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1. Richard Carroll (cheshire_ocelot@cawfee.club)'s status on Saturday, 24-Jun-2023 08:26:16 JST Richard Carroll

   Vladimir Lenin taught that “he who says A must say B.” He was correct, but Patrick Deneen has not listened. Deneen says A, that our Regime, our ruling class, is destructive and evil. But he then refuses to say B, that the Regime is therefore wholly odious and illegitimate, and before any new system is possible, it must be destroyed. Instead, Deneen’s response to A is magical thinking. When the people peacefully complain enough, you see, the Regime will dismantle itself voluntarily and hand over power to a new ruling class, which will hold and implement opposite views on every matter under the sun. This absurd fantasy, even when cushioned within much fancy philosophy, harms rather than advances the postliberal project.

   This is a recurring problem with conservatives. They can be okay at identifying problems, but seldom have solutions and don’t think things through to their logical conclusions.

   https://theworthyhouse.com/2023/06/22/regime-change-toward-a-postliberal-future-patrick-deneen/

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   • LS (lain@lain.com)'s status on Saturday, 24-Jun-2023 08:27:00 JST LS

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     @Cheshire_Ocelot western conservatives are so good at turning all other available cheeks