agsalaska said:
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The totalitarian fascist methodology identity politics Left, vs any that believe in the old ideas of America and the West.
You should read this.
And Im not going to debate it or comment on it because it would be a complete thread derail. But it is a great article.
Spoiler alert, it doesn't really agree or disagree with your comment. Just explains it.
Three ways to despotism
Thanks. You are right.
Wow. What a lengthy and comprehensive diagnosis. Accurate on all points and pretty bleak. I agree with everything it says about both sides trends, even though know the one aligning with, its not out of ignorance of what it may mean. Its one reason why wouldn't entirely mind a break-up --- diluting the totalitarian power for either at the expense of the arrangement may be a better thing for the future.
Anyone even half way concerned with the great clash building --take the time to read his link. But it is not short.
A few previews:
For the rising populism and new Right:
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By rejecting neoliberal dogma, the populist Right has been able to appeal to working-class voters, who are ditching their traditional ties to Democrats in America and to social-democratic parties across Europe. This working-class shift could be accelerated by the adoption of draconian green policiesand the high energy prices they producewhich is already sparking support for right-wing populists, particularly in the eastern reaches of Germany.
In the coming years, ever-stricter environmental controls on households and businesses, and the surge of energy prices and reliability shortfalls, seem likely to spark the kind of grassroots rebellions first seen in the gilets jaunes protests that swept France and received sympathetic support across the populist Right. Some resent seeing the well-to-do advertize their environmental virtue while the policies they recommend impose extraordinarily high energy and housing costs on whole economic sectors.
And they are right to rebel agains that... the only way to avoid is if the elite share the dial down and sacrifice. If they do, they could lead with some credibility again. But have shown they will not.
Regarding the Democrats and Left:
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This shift has occurred as progressives have grown to dominate many of society's most critical institutions such as academia and the media, and have sought to fortify their position with the tools of authoritarianism. This near-total dominance of the cultural heights of Western societies has been marked by increasing political dogmatism, a penchant for censorship, and contempt for those who diverge from their orthodoxies. "The current religion of Western liberals in politics and media," notes writer Glenn Greenwald, "is censorship: their prime weapon of activism."
Universities have been the prime incubators of this shift. Once a bastion of open inquiry, higher education is now defined by ideological homogeneity, particularly among the faculty. This, according to a recent study, has been particularly true at liberal arts colleges, some departments of which have become entirely "Republican-free." The skew is especially acute in fields that most affect public policy and opinion. Well under 10 percent of faculty at leading law schools, such as Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Columbia, and Berkeleyinstitutions that graduate many of the nation's leadersdescribe themselves as conservative.
