Freddie Deboer: The Nihilism of the Left and the Optimism that Must Replace It
From the New World
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The Politics of Deference, Right?
A lot of people see politics as their venue for getting some type of recognition or some type of almost therapeutic experience. I think this is related to the politics of deference, but I think it predates even some part of the gay marriage movement. Part of the reason why the symbolic is so glaringly important to so many leftists is because they don't feel like they have power in any other domain,.
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