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> It kind of combines all the worst ideas from liberalism over the past 50 years (postmodernism, identity politics) Not to be pedantic, but those are _illibe
by wutbrodo 9y ago
> It kind of combines all the worst ideas from liberalism over the past 50 years (postmodernism, identity politics)
Not to be pedantic, but those are _illiberal_ ideas. You're conflating liberals and the left, which was mostly fine when they were in a coalition for a while. But if you're talking about identity politics et al, you're very specifically describing things that are almost definitionally illiberal.
- snerbles 9y agoIt's tragic that some consider "classical liberal" an alt-right dog whistle.
- wutbrodo 9y agoYea, liberalism just isn't in vogue anywhere on the political spectrum. The kind of people you're talking about are particularly intellectually dishonest and morally decrepit, but a rejection of liberalism seems to have taken root all over the place.