I’m increasingly convinced this is significant. The ruling classes are increasingly forgetting that neoliberalism only works as a facade to oppress others, and that if you actually believe it you won’t get very far as a country.
As the red sails article goes: they kind of do believe their own lies. Western chuds are not innocent dupes, but are chuds out a sense of loyalty. They go along with the lie even if they know it’s a lie, because they see themselves as simply acting on their interests as a white person.
Even the rugged individualism Americans pride themselves in goes out the window when it’s time to demonstrate their loyalty to their white skin. Look at how enthusiastic white people are to accept a worse lot in life if it means non-whites get hurt more and white elites that secretly despise them get richer.
While I agree with the general sentiment of your comment, I also think a lot of it stems from the indoctrination that “GDP growth is the only conceivable goal of economic policy” and “welfare state is unsustainable”: the neoliberal myth of “yeah we know it’s not perfect but it’s the best we can do”
I’m increasingly convinced this is significant. The ruling classes are increasingly forgetting that neoliberalism only works as a facade to oppress others, and that if you actually believe it you won’t get very far as a country.
As the red sails article goes: they kind of do believe their own lies. Western chuds are not innocent dupes, but are chuds out a sense of loyalty. They go along with the lie even if they know it’s a lie, because they see themselves as simply acting on their interests as a white person.
Even the rugged individualism Americans pride themselves in goes out the window when it’s time to demonstrate their loyalty to their white skin. Look at how enthusiastic white people are to accept a worse lot in life if it means non-whites get hurt more and white elites that secretly despise them get richer.
While I agree with the general sentiment of your comment, I also think a lot of it stems from the indoctrination that “GDP growth is the only conceivable goal of economic policy” and “welfare state is unsustainable”: the neoliberal myth of “yeah we know it’s not perfect but it’s the best we can do”