Name: Death of the liberal class
ISBN: 9781568586793

Death of the liberal class

The liberal class plays a vital role in a democracy, and posits itself as the conscience of the nation. It permits us to define ourselves as a good and noble people. Most importantly, the liberal class offers a safety valve for popular frustrations and discontentment by discrediting those who talk of profound structural change. Once this class loses its role, then democracy breaks down and the liberal class becomes an object of ridicule and hatred. The Death of the Liberal Class examines the failure of the liberal class to confront the rise of the corporate state and the consequences of a bankrupt liberalism, making the liberal class irrelevant to society at large and ultimately the corporate power elite they once served.

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airhead969Feb 2021

Oh thanks. Yeah, the American empire is socially divided-and-conquered against itself and economically pyramidally-narrowing with ultra rich vs. growing favelas / ultra poor.

Americans have to escape their ruts, become more unified, and act more sensibly, determined, and rationally to assert for a fair shake and better leaders focused on public works, reinvigoration, and better services.

I also like:

- Death of the Liberal Class - book, Hedges

- Collapse - book, Jared Diamond

- Upheaval - book, Jared Diamond

- The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol 1-6 - book set, Gibbon

- Screw It, Let's Do It - book, Branson

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EstragonDec 2010

Chris Hedges said it near the end of his talk on The Death of the Liberal Class at the Sanctuary For Independent Media this Fall[1]. He attributed it to his brother-in-law, if I recall correctly. However, I am sure I've heard it before.

[1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYCvSntOI5s

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