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The Truth About Critical Methods | James Lindsay

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Mar 19, 2020
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INSIGHT

Critical Theory as Revolutionary Tool

  • Critical theorists apply constant cynical criticism to liberal freedoms to tear down society and replace it with their own social justice designs.
  • Despite failures of prior revolutions, today’s critical theorists openly reject liberalism to build their social engineering project.
INSIGHT

Cynical Criticism Dissolves Societies

  • Constant cynical criticism applied broadly is a solvent that can dissolve liberal societies.
  • Critical theory doesn’t need to understand issues well; its goal is to complain and demand change relentlessly.
ADVICE

No Neutral Ground in Justice

  • We must choose to interrupt oppressive systems or actively support them by inaction.
  • There is no neutral ground; silence perpetuates injustice and the status quo.
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