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Reactionary Democracy : How Racism and the Populist Far Right Became Mainstream by Aurélien Mondon; Aaron Winter is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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Democracy Must Be Anti-racist. Any Less Is Cowardly. Any Less Is Reactionary. Democracy Is Not Necessarily Progressive, And Will Only Be If We Make It So. What Mondon And Winter Call 'reactionary Democracy' Is The Use Of The Concept Of Democracy And Its Associated Understanding Of The Power To The People (demos Cratos) For Reactionary Ends. The Resurgence Of Racism, Populism And The Far Right Is Not The Result Of Popular Demands As We Are Often Told. It Is Rather The Logical Conclusion Of The More Or Less Conscious Manipulation By The Elite Of The Concept Of 'the People' And The Working Class To Push Reactionary Ideas. These Narratives Place Racism As A Popular Demand, Rather Than As Something Encouraged And Perpetuated By Elites, Thus Exonerating Those With The Means To Influence And Control Public Discourse Through The Media In Particular. This In Turn Has Legitimised The Far Right, Strengthened Its Hand And Compounded Inequalities. These Actions Diverts Us Away From Real Concerns And Radical Alternatives To The Current System. Through A Careful And Thorough Deconstruction Of The Hegemonic Discourse Currently Preventing Us From Thinking Beyond The Liberal Vs Populist Dichotomy, T

Author

Aurélien Mondon; Aaron Winter

Publisher

Verso is the imprint of New Left Books

Published

2020

Language

EN

ISBN

9781788734233

Subjects

Political Science, Social_sciences