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A Constitution Ripe For Authoritarian Exploitation

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The Failures of the Liberal Consensus

This chapter explores the failures of the liberal consensus and its role in allowing both reasonable and unreasonable conservatism to emerge. The speaker questions whether conservative arguments were truly principled or if they were just attempts to gain power and attention under the guise of principles. They also discuss the detrimental effects of certain conservative policies on creating a more just society.

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