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“I'm not fucking fighting to defend women's right to wear the veil, the hijab, the niqab, whatever," she declaimed. "All these young women these days who describe the veil as a signifier of their identity. I tell them they are suffering from what that presently unfashionable philosopher Karl Marx would have called false consciousness. In most of the world the veil is not a free choice. Women are forced into invisibility by men. These girls in the West making their quote-unquote free choices are legitimizing the oppression of their sisters in the parts of the world where the choice is not free. That's what I tell them and they're very shocked. They tell me they find my remarks offensive. I tell them I feel the same way about the veil. It's exhausting. I've become embittered.”

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Book:Quichotte

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Quichotte

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Salman Rushdie

Salman Rushdie (born June 19, 1947) is a British-Indian novelist and essayist. Known for his magical realism style, his novel Midnight's Children won the Booker Prize in 1981. His works often explore themes of cultural conflict, religion, and politics. In 1988, his novel The Satanic Verses sparked global controversy, leading to a fatwa issued by Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini calling for his assassination. Rushdie spent years in hiding under police protection. He remains a prominent voice in contemporary English literature, celebrated for his literary innovation and defense of free expression. more

“Yes, the Illuminati have always sought a New World Order. Humanity cries out for it. Isn’t it time to abolish the old, failed ways that have enslaved so many billions? The Illuminati have incurred the enmity of all those who prosper from the Old World Order: the rich, privileged elites, the religious leaders who deceive their flocks (of sheep), and the paranoid, ill educated idiots (all the brainwashed anti-New World Order conspiracy theory nuts who don’t see that the New World Order is their only hope of liberation).”

New World Order Brainwashed Masses Illuminati Dialectic False Consciousness Old World Order

Book:The Hidden Masters

Source: The Hidden Masters

“The concept of false consciousness elucidates how individuals in positions of disadvantage often internalize societal inequalities as inevitable, thus resigning themselves to unfulfilling roles and relationships. This phenomenon perpetuates a cycle of complacency that hinders both personal growth and collective efforts towards social justice within organizational settings.”

False Consciousness Conflict Theory

Author:Carson Anekeya

“Men før arbeiderklassen er skikket til å gripe makten ved revolusjon, til å lede, må den bli sin egen situasjon bevisst. Klarsynet oppnås bare ved at den falske bevisstheten arbeiderklassen lever under, avsløres: Arbeideren er i det kapitalistiske samfunn ikke et fritt individ, han bare narres av sine herskere til å tro at han er det.”

False Consciousness Neo Marxism

Book:Kateterprofetenes opprør: Arven fra Det nye venstre, og hvordan vår tids vekkelse kritiserer Vesten i stykker

Source: Kateterprofetenes opprør: Arven fra Det nye venstre, og hvordan vår tids vekkelse kritiserer Vesten i stykker

“Falsk bevissthet, opprinnelig et marxistisk konsept, er bedrageriet også vår tids woke-aktivister primært sloss mot: I vestlige demokratier er vi blitt innbilt til å tro at samfunnet vi deltar i, er et rimelig rettferdig et, med nøytrale institusjoner, og at kampen mot rasisme, homofobi og kvinnehat langt på vei er vunnet. Oppgaven aktivistene har påtatt seg, er å grave bort grunnen for denne illusjonen ved å lete frem og peke på subtile former for ulikhet og undertrykkelse.”