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The Genus Species Metaphor and Ideological Cores of Postmodernism

The metaphor of genus species is important in understanding the different variations of an idea./nPostmodernism is becoming skeptical of the grand trajectory of history narrative./nPostmodernism is a Marxist analysis of who defines what things mean./nResentment and bitterness are one core of these concepts, but the other is viewing every social interaction through the lens of oppressor and oppressed./nThe same claim of victimization and power is made in both Marxism and critical race theory.

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