I read just a bit about Derrida’s political views, but Marxism was VERY popular w/his ilk in the 60s, it’s at least an influence. I just know he hated the French Communist Party, was called a “libertarian pessimist” in the 80s, & acted SUPER pro-Marx once the US was unchallenged
Not close borders. But he recognised that the idea of Free Markets had limits, like national security, equality of cost etc. He even favoured regulation to prevent collusion and cartels forming. Not something the purist Right likes to discuss!
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Oh right, I knew about that! Yes, compared to actual late-stage capitalism, Adam Smith’s system seems like a utopia. Chomsky went as far as to say Smith would hate modern capitalism and could even identify more with today’s socialists, but Chomsky says that about everybody.
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True. It is strange though, that certain aspects of Smith are emphasised others ignored. I never bought the Free Trade mantra.
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