The historical shortcomings of liberalism don’t mean that socialists should throw liberalism out wholesale. On the contrary: socialism needs liberalism.

Holy shit Jacobin is on a roll this week.

  • Hexboare [they/them]
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    2 months ago

    Second, and relatedly, I spent the better part of the past decade reading a great deal about the Right and its main intellectual currents

    I poisoned my brain and now it's broken

    Also define what the "Right" is mate, cause it's usually just liberalism

    • plinky [he/him]
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      2 months ago

      There are differences of course inside the right as subset of libs, but the unifying factor is private property, which grinds his gear probably.