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JEB

(4,748 posts)
Sun Jun 8, 2014, 07:58 PM Jun 2014

Interesting interview. Pretty much nails it.

The Specter of Authoritarianism and the Future of the Left: An Interview With Henry A. Giroux
Sunday, 08 June 2014 00:00 By CJ Polychroniou, Truthout | Interview

"Neoliberal societies, in general, are in a state of war - a war waged by the financial and political elite against youth, low-income groups, the elderly, poor minorities of color, the unemployed, immigrants and others now considered disposable."

http://truth-out.org/news/item/24121-the-specter-of-authoritarianism-and-the-future-of-the-left-an-interview-with-henry-a-giroux

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Interesting interview. Pretty much nails it. (Original Post) JEB Jun 2014 OP
Quite true and inhuman. They have written off large segments of humanity as inconvenient RKP5637 Jun 2014 #1
The elite show a remarkable lack of foresight JEB Jun 2014 #2
Excellent Reading!!! As you said, this pretty much nails it, an inhumane agenda. n/t RKP5637 Jun 2014 #3
, blkmusclmachine Jun 2014 #4
K&R woo me with science Jun 2014 #5
Third Way = Wealth Disparity Perpetuation Machine. Enthusiast Jun 2014 #6

RKP5637

(67,101 posts)
1. Quite true and inhuman. They have written off large segments of humanity as inconvenient
Sun Jun 8, 2014, 08:41 PM
Jun 2014

and in the way, considered disposable. What they don't get is, as the bottom falls away, the new bottom will be their ranks, and they will claw and tear each other apart ... and history will repeat as before with new species on earth.

 

JEB

(4,748 posts)
2. The elite show a remarkable lack of foresight
Sun Jun 8, 2014, 08:45 PM
Jun 2014

except when it comes to immediate financial gain.

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