'structural'

craner

craner

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I assume that the term in this context derives from Marxism, but maybe it is even more specific than that (John?).

The term 'neoliberal' has come to serve a blanket purpose in left rhetoric presently; in fact I'd argue that is has usurped the function that 'neocon' used to serve. The perspective John is describing is basically a conservative one, 'neoliberal' and 'neocon' are just a garnish in this context.
 
john eden

john eden

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craner said:
I assume that the term in this context derives from Marxism, but maybe it is even more specific than that (John?).

The term 'neoliberal' has come to serve a blanket purpose in left rhetoric presently; in fact I'd argue that is has usurped the function that 'neocon' used to serve. The perspective John is describing is basically a conservative one, 'neoliberal' and 'neocon' are just a garnish in this context.
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I think you can be a non neo-liberal conservative though. The Church of England / Women’s Institute, community jumble sale end of things. Like you can see the advantages of civic pride and libraries and a safety net.
 
shiels

shiels

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luka said:
I'm arguing that it does precisely the opposite. That it fills the space where that thinking would otherwise happen.
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That's why i said 'if you actually want to comprehend'... I don't disagree that it can sometimes do this but i think it's in the nature of new ideas arising in public consciousness to accumulate into these insufferable grey blobs before things break up and get more refined (privilege, mental health stuff, virtue signalling etc etc)
 
john eden

john eden

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I think the term is irritating when it’s used to try and mitigate the effects of individual harm. Like if you are the victim of a crime it really isn’t a lot of help to suggest that this is a structural issue and not the fault of the perp.
 
craner

craner

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john eden said:
I think you can be a non neo-liberal conservative though. The Church of England / Women’s Institute, community jumble sale end of things. Like you can see the advantages of civic pride and libraries and a safety net.
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Of course you can, but the focus on personal responsibility in this context is a broadly conservative one.
 
john eden

john eden

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Also irritating when it is used in a finger wagging way alongside a lot of university jargon to prove that someone online is bad and wrong. People hate that.
 
craner

craner

Beast of Burden
So 'structural' is basically an analytical (and now also rhetorical) tool that is contested. What was interesting in the immediate wake of BLM was the extent to which corporations and businesses all released statements acknowledging the existence of structural racism and their role in it as a reflex, as if the political argument didn't even exist.
 
luka

luka

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Exactly Craner, this is what I'm saying. How did that happen? It wasn't to do with the 'thinking and analysing' Shiels is pretending happened.
 
shiels

shiels

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has the definition of racism, the acts that are defined as racist changed over time? how might that have happened?
 
craner

craner

Beast of Burden
Here's a good example local to me:

Black Lives Matter

Chapter stands in solidarity with all communities who continue to suffer racial inequality and discrimination. Chapter stands in solidarity with all communities who continue to suffer racial inequali...
www.chapter.org www.chapter.org

All of this stuff is highly performative.

With this one you even get instructed what to read and watch.
 
luka

luka

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craner said:
Here's a good example local to me:

Black Lives Matter

Chapter stands in solidarity with all communities who continue to suffer racial inequality and discrimination. Chapter stands in solidarity with all communities who continue to suffer racial inequali...
www.chapter.org www.chapter.org

All of this stuff is highly performative.

With this one you even get instructed what to read and watch.
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What's your structural analysis of this behaviour please Craner?
 
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