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From the article: "This ideology is a successor to liberalism. It brandishes terms that superficially resemble normative liberalism—terms like diversity and in
by gedy 7y ago
From the article:
"This ideology is a successor to liberalism. It brandishes terms that superficially resemble normative liberalism—terms like diversity and inclusion—but in fact seeks to supplant it. This new regime, in which administrative power has been fashioned into a blunt instrument of deterrence, marks off a crucial distinction—between the liberal rule of law, and the punitive system of surveillance rooted in identity politics known as 'social justice.'”
- doodliego 7y agoIt's neo-Stalinism, the goal and methods are both fundamentally anti-democratic. It's effects are as bad as the McCarthyism and red scares of the mid-20th century.
- nullc 7y agoThat is essentially the subject of this article: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-09-09/free-speech-is-no-longer-safe-speech-at-today-s-elite-colleges?srnd=opinion https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-09-09/free-s... ... but I felt that coverage was a bit thin and-- lacking a better phrase-- subjective. Perhaps the continuation of this series will be more substantive, it seems off to a good start.