Monthly Archives: August 2017

Victim Politics Is Part of the Strategy of the Neoliberal Counter-revolution

Posted on August 19, 2017 by greg

In order to understand the current conservative backlash movement, it is necessary to comprehend the role played by fantasies of victimhood that supports victim politics. Victim identification is one of the strongest political forces in the world today. Not only … Continue reading →

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The Role of Nationalism in Supporting Economic Neoliberalism

Posted on August 11, 2017 by greg

Neoliberal (or free market) globalization is merely one type of globalization. The neoliberal variant of globalization is currently dominant causing it to be confused or mistaken with globalization in general. Economic neoliberalism is supportive of economic globalization, but is firmly … Continue reading →

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Meritocracy Disguises Inequality That Supports A Growing Oligarchy

Posted on August 1, 2017 by greg

The idea that the mind plays an active role in structuring reality is called Kant’s Copernican revolution, because like Copernicus who turned astronomy inside-out by claiming the Earth moved around the sun (instead of the other way), Kant argued we … Continue reading →

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