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“In neoliberal society, the capitalist market is no longer imagined as a distinct arena where goods are valued and exchanged; rather, the market is, or ideally should be, the basis for all of society.” Politics is no longer primarily a negotiation of where the line between public and private falls (as in classical liberalism), for neoliberalism “works to erase this line between public and private and to create an entire society – in fact, an entire world – based on private, market competition. … Consequently, contemporary politics take shape around questions of how best to promote competition.”

Book:Naming Neoliberalism: Exposing the Spirit of Our Age

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Naming Neoliberalism: Exposing the Spirit of Our Age

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Rodney Clapp

Rodney Clapp, born in 1957, is a renowned author whose works span across various fields, including history, culture, and philosophy. Known for his in-depth research and unique perspective, Clapp's writing is highly regarded by both academic circles and the general public. more

“Neoliberal ideology, so accurate in discerning the factors that hinder or promote economic development, is mistaken in suggesting that the “downsizing” of the state—its withdrawal from “inappropriate” activities—is automatically and obviously associated with a promise of greater freedom for citizens. For it is not only through the exercise of inappropriate and incidental activities that the state oppresses people, but also — and above all — through those that are most essential and proper to it: taxation, policing, justice, and public education. And these, rather than retreating in the new neoliberal framework, tend instead to grow disproportionately. There are two reasons for this: first, it was precisely in order to expand them that the state withdrew from the economy; second, as it unloads its economic burden, the state seeks new roles for itself that justify its existence, and ends up meddling in all sectors of human life previously left to private discretion.”

Oppression Ideology Private Life Political Philosophy Public Life State Neoliberalism

Book:O Jardim das Aflições

Source: O Jardim das Aflições

“She really was pretty, for a grown-up, but when you are seven, beauty is an abstraction, not an imperative.”

Beauty Child Abstraction Grown Up Grown Ups Imperative Child S Mind Ursula Monkton

Book:The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Source: The Ocean at the End of the Lane

“It is imperative that you know that your activities on earth must have to it some divine purpose.”

Earth Purpose Divine Activities Imperative

Author:Sunday Adelaja

“It's the nature of our specialty: nothing can be explained. One can only achieve understanding on one's own. You are a command, a part of the Speech of Creation. A load-bearing structure. I told you once you were a projection. Remember? Here it is: You are a projection of the Word that is destined to reverberate. And every day you get closer to the original. You are a foundation upon which an entire universe can be built. And this cannot be explained, Sasha, it can only be understood.”