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s05e44 | Live with James Lindsay: Woke Gnosticism and the Oxford Debate

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Gnosticism and Hermeticism by Eve Sedgwick

Gnosticism is a belief that being itself is a prison and that we've been flung into it outside of our decision. And so I started to piece together, especially the queer theory was profoundly Gnostic. So I understand Marxism as a Gnostic movement very quickly. It all falls into place. QED: What do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

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