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Full Idea
American white men trusted the promises of neoliberal selfishness, they trusted the philosophy of winning, then discovered losing.
Gist of Idea
American white men trusted the philosophy of winning, and then discovered losing
Source
Franco 'Bifo' Berardi (The Second Coming [2019], I 'Fascism')
Book Ref
Berardi,Franco 'Bifo': 'The Second Coming' [polity 2019], p.45
A Reaction
The most pernicious terminology in the English-speaking world is the labelling of people as 'winners' and 'losers'. We celebrate the one winner, and ignore everyone else. Celebrity, excessive wealth, honourable titles.
| 23532 | The delusion of free will brings a sense of guilt [Berardi] |
| 23531 | Philosophers should interpret the world, by expressing its possibilities [Berardi] |
| 23537 | American white men trusted the philosophy of winning, and then discovered losing [Berardi] |
| 23536 | Community is now a nostalgic memory, which no longer exists [Berardi] |
| 23534 | Communism failed to unite western workers with the oppressed of the south [Berardi] |
| 23535 | Western workers turn to nationalism, to avert the effects of globalisation [Berardi] |
| 23533 | The economy has replaced medieval theocracy at the centre of our society [Berardi] |
| 23538 | Nothingness only exists in consciousness [Berardi] |