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What Cultural Marxism Really Is

An Explainer

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Matthew McManus
Jun 30, 2021
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If Plato is the exemplar of the philosopher who vainly tried to change the world, Marx is on the opposite end of the spectrum. His thought has inspired revolutionaries, totalitarians, humanitarian reformers, and more. This has earned Marxism plenty of enemies along the way, the best of whom have taken issue with virtually every element of his thinking.

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Lecturer in Political Science at the University of Michigan. Author of "The Political Right and Equality," "The Rise of Post-Modern Conservatism," and other books.
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