@okayultra wrt USA, I don’t think that was utterly insane in 1950s; it wasn’t true then, but things could have developed that way, and
@okayultra I find that the only way I can understand contemporary culture is to trace ideologies back to the time when they did make sense.
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@okayultra Understanding why so many intelligent people found Marcuse a revelation in 60s helps understand why he’s both used and wrong now. -
@okayultra “Wrong” because problems and resources have both changed; “used” because culture warriors haven’t caught up to present; - 1 more reply
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