#publicintellectuals — Public Fediverse posts
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#American #pundits and #publicintellectuals are doing a good job at analyzing the collapse of #democracy and the rise of #fascist #authoritarianism in the #US. They’re just not doing very much to stop it …
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"Grounded #intellectualwork, when it happens, if it ever happens again,is #uncomfortable. It tells you things you don't want to hear, makes arguments that threaten positions you hold, points out problems you'd rather not see. The #publicintellectuals of the past…afflicted the comfortable and comforted the afflicted…Our current crop//slop does the opposite. They comfort the comfortable & flatter the unflattering, and they've been doing it for so long that we've forgotten to expect anything else."
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Frankie Boyle:
> We live in a country where posting “Let’s riot or something bruv!” on Facebook will get you a couple of years in prison, while writing a column saying we should bomb Syria is practically an entrance exam for public intellectuals. Of course, it’s never phrased as a plea to kill shepherds in pursuit of our geopolitical interests.
#TheBritish #TheUK #PublicIntellectuals #MainStreamMedia