New liberalism has a very strong moral grammar, which is based on ideas of sacrifice. And yet, this was absolutely evident after the aftermath of the two thousand and eight crisis. Same thing in what happened in europe with greece? Were suddenlya the problem with greek banks was turned into, you no that the reason for that is great. People just love sitting in their squares and drinking coffee and playing chess all day. Yetat's ovestly, that's just northern europe being jealous of the mediterranean, but couched in moral terms. That seems so important for understanding how all of these various reactionary ideologies from above and below converge.
How neoliberal conditions create popular constituencies, ideologies, and subjectivities among poor and working-class people for a violent, mean, and repressive neoliberalism—and how those reactionary politics from below converge with those generated from above. Political theorist Rodrigo Nunes analyzes Bolsonarismo (the ideology and politics surrounding far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro) and far-right politics everywhere.
Read Rodrigo's essays:
radicalphilosophy.com/article/of-what-is-bolsonaro-the-name
publicbooks.org/are-we-in-denial-about-denial
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