It's as if they are implying (actually almost stating outright) that western governments are in a more comfortable position because they do not give a shit about their citizens, give them nothing and rule entirely through cultural hegemony, armored with force. As if their thesis is Macchiavelli and their antithesis is Gramsci and they look at the synthesis and say "this, but unironically."
It's as if they are implying (actually almost stating outright) that western governments are in a more comfortable position because they do not give a shit about their citizens, give them nothing and rule entirely through cultural hegemony, armored with force. As if their thesis is Macchiavelli and their antithesis is Gramsci and they look at the synthesis and say "this, but unironically."