• 86 | Right-Wing Political Thought w/ Dr. Matt McManus

  • Apr 2 2024
  • Length: 59 mins
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86 | Right-Wing Political Thought w/ Dr. Matt McManus

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  • In this episode, we are joined by Matt McManus to discuss his research into the history and philosophy of right-wing politics in his book The Political Right and Equality. We discuss the nature of conservatism as an irrationalist reaction to modernist ideas about human egalitarianism, the rhetorical strategies of the right, and the historical conditions under which moderate conservatism turns over into extremist fascist reaction. We pay special attention to Edmund Burke’s aestheticization of politics and Joseph De Maistre’s formula for presenting conservative ideology as punk-rock counterculture rather than the argumentatively weak status-quo apologia it really is. It pays to know your enemy, comrades.

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    References:

    Matt McManus, The Political Right and Equality: Turning Back the Tide of Egalitarian Modernity (New York: Routledge, 2023).

    Matt McManus, “Liberal Socialism Now,” Aeon (2024). https://aeon.co/essays/the-case-for-liberal-socialism-in-the-21st-century

    Music:

    “Vintage Memories” by Schematist | schematist.bandcamp.com

    “My Space” by Overu | https://get.slip.stream/KqmvAN
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