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Taking Illiberalism seriously

Taking Illiberalism seriously

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Crisis of Liberalism | Society for Cultural Anthropology

Last week I wrote about taking Illiberalism seriously. I was questioning why threats are underestimated even in the face of clear and immediate danger. We have a tendency to parody illiberal actors marking them out as uniquely evil or devoid of content. This process simultaneously either exaggerates or underestimates threat levels without addressing root

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