Postmodern Conservatism: Reactionary Politics in Late Capitalism
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How Does Donald Trump Reflect Post Modern Conservatism?
How does donald trump, as an individual figure, reflect some of these main features of post modern conservatism? Well, i think there's two things to say here, right? First off, it's important to recognize that trump is a symptom of a broade cultural malays. In terms of his own personal capacities, i think he's certainly a very skilled salesman. Not exactly the brightest guy in the world, but he certainly has a kind of gut level set of instincts a for how politics are moving in his countries. The way he reflects post modern culture in a kind of very interesting way is is outlook has very much been shaped by the 19 eighties.
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