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From his earlier article on the same topic:
> The postliberal religious right in the United States, for its part, elevates honor, piety and self-sacrifice. These may not be highly valued goods for liberals, who may even attack them as the root causes of oppression. But they are undeniable human goods, and if we fail to acknowledge their appeal to those who see the world differently, we miss the main drivers of the allure, stability and spread of illiberalism today.
> I’m not defending these regimes. My goal is to understand them.
Well you've failed.
If you invite Steve Bannon to your thought experiment dinner party to learn about "honor, piety and self-sacrifice" you are at best a useful idiot contrarian.
> The postliberal religious right in the United States, for its part, elevates honor, piety and self-sacrifice. These may not be highly valued goods for liberals, who may even attack them as the root causes of oppression. But they are undeniable human goods, and if we fail to acknowledge their appeal to those who see the world differently, we miss the main drivers of the allure, stability and spread of illiberalism today.
> I’m not defending these regimes. My goal is to understand them.
Well you've failed.
If you invite Steve Bannon to your thought experiment dinner party to learn about "honor, piety and self-sacrifice" you are at best a useful idiot contrarian.
'moral mission' as in: we cherry pick what we believe in to make our ingroup feel strong while putting down those below us. There is not a single moral fiber in their nihilist, dogs eat dogs point of view, where social competition is a zero sum game.
They feel like they're loosing social standings and are lashing out. This is also the kind of honorless cunt who applaud double tap on rescuers, or on shipwreck survivors, because other people dying without a chance at survival give them a hard on that make them feel masculine. They are the same as MAGA.
They feel like they're loosing social standings and are lashing out. This is also the kind of honorless cunt who applaud double tap on rescuers, or on shipwreck survivors, because other people dying without a chance at survival give them a hard on that make them feel masculine. They are the same as MAGA.
illiberal - opposed to liberal principles; restricting freedom of thought or behaviour.
AI overview says: Illiberal describes attitudes or policies that are narrow-minded, bigoted, intolerant, or restrictive of personal freedoms. It signifies a rejection of liberal values like pluralism, minority rights, and open-mindedness. In politics, "illiberal democracy" refers to regimes that hold elections but lack fundamental democratic safeguards like rule of law and free media.
So I am quite confused, seems author is defending/praising the Hungary while at same time he is calling Hungary an illiberal state? Wouldn't word "conservative" be more suitable for not promoting new progressive ideas?