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DEATH OF THE LIBERAL CLASS

The liberal class plays a vital role in a democracy. It gives moral legitimacy to the state. It makes limited forms of dissent and incremental change possible. The liberal class posits itself as the conscience of the nation. It permits us, through its appeal to public virtues and the public good, to define ourselves as a good and noble people. Most importantly, on behalf of the power elite the liberal class serves as bulwarks against radical movements by offering a safety valve for popular frustrations and discontentment by discrediting those who talk of profound structural change. Once this c.

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  • "The liberal class plays a vital role in a democracy. It gives moral legitimacy to the state. It makes limited forms of dissent and incremental change possible. The liberal class posits itself as the conscience of the nation. It permits us, through its appeal to public virtues and the public good, to define ourselves as a good and noble people. Most importantly, on behalf of the power elite the liberal class serves as bulwarks against radical movements by offering a safety valve for popular frustrations and discontentment by discrediting those who talk of profound structural change. Once this c."@en
  • "Asserts that the liberal class has failed to confront the rise of the corporate state and argues that the five parts of the liberal establishment--the press, liberal religious institutions, unions, universities, and the Democratic Party--are more concerned with status and privilege than justice and progress."
  • "The liberal class is facing an untimely demise of its own making. In this provocative new work, Hedges explains how liberals sold the country out, bankrupted the country, and now face a crisis of their own."@en

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  • "Livres électroniques"
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  • "The death of the liberal class"
  • "La mort de l'élite progressiste"
  • "DEATH OF THE LIBERAL CLASS"@en
  • "Death of the liberal class"
  • "Death of the liberal class"@en

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