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The Sacred Myths of Liberalism - Eric Kaufmann

Jun 9, 2024
01:07:29
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Canadian professor of politics, Eric Kaufmann, discusses sacred myths of liberalism, addressing topics like cancel culture, woke culture, affirmative action, white guilt, group differences, cultural movements, social media's impact, cancel culture, feminization of society, cultural Marxism, and political demography.
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  • Making race and gender sacred leads to cancel culture for perceived offenses.
  • The emergence of an anti-racism taboo in the mid-60s blurred definitions of racism.

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Impact of Making Race and Other Social Aspects Sacred

The podcast delves into the concept of making race, gender, and other social aspects sacred, leading to extreme reactions like cancel culture for perceived offenses. This sacredness extends to micro-aggressions and speech deemed offensive. The mythic structure of 'minorities good, majorities bad' is discussed as a consequence of this sacredness.

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