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What Liberals Get Wrong about the Right with Corey Robin

Factually! with Adam Conover

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Pessimism in Racial Progress and Impact on Political Transformation

A core belief underlying certain political ideologies is a deep pessimism about the potential for racial progress. This pessimism extends beyond race to encompass doubts about the possibility of political transformation. Such beliefs are not limited to one political ideology, as even the left sometimes harbors a version of this pessimism, mistakenly believing it to be a progressive stance. This overarching pessimism is highlighted as a fundamental element of right-wing thinking, where the rhetoric of futility prevails. This argument posits that attempting to bring about change in areas like economics, race, or gender is futile due to entrenched inequalities that are viewed as inherent to humanity.

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