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If everyone was a little bit shameless, it might deflate the ‘anti-woke’ right | Keith Kahn-Harris

The human need for transgression is key to the backlash. Liberals must allow room for this without it harming others

There was a time when being rightwing meant being conservative in the truest sense; committed to order, civility and restraint. No longer.

The Reagan/Thatcher years began to change things, as neoliberal economics destabilised societies by slashing and burning the state. And in recent years, this lust for destruction has been accompanied by a gleeful lack of restraint in language and behaviour.

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Source: US Politics - theguardian.com


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