Bad Faith Liberalism and the Politics of False Equivalency

Many liberals adhere to a false-equivalency discourse in which they endlessly suggest that violence, extremism, demagoguery, and cult-like behavior at work in American society are committed by both the right and the left, as if one balances off the oth…

Many liberals adhere to a false-equivalency discourse in which they endlessly suggest that violence, extremism, demagoguery, and cult-like behavior at work in American society are committed by both the right and the left, as if one balances off the other. This conveniently leaves the center and liberals as the only voices of reason and moderation, willing and eager to offer the only acceptable political position in dealing with far-right authoritarianism. More

The post Bad Faith Liberalism and the Politics of False Equivalency appeared first on CounterPunch.org.


This content originally appeared on CounterPunch.org and was authored by Henry Giroux.


Print Share Comment Cite Upload Translate Updates

Leave a Reply

APA
Henry Giroux | Radio Free (2023-03-29T19:47:05+00:00) » Bad Faith Liberalism and the Politics of False Equivalency. Retrieved from https://www.radiofree.org/2023/01/27/bad-faith-liberalism-and-the-politics-of-false-equivalency/.
MLA
" » Bad Faith Liberalism and the Politics of False Equivalency." Henry Giroux | Radio Free - Friday January 27, 2023, https://www.radiofree.org/2023/01/27/bad-faith-liberalism-and-the-politics-of-false-equivalency/
HARVARD
Henry Giroux | Radio Free Friday January 27, 2023 » Bad Faith Liberalism and the Politics of False Equivalency., viewed 2023-03-29T19:47:05+00:00,<https://www.radiofree.org/2023/01/27/bad-faith-liberalism-and-the-politics-of-false-equivalency/>
VANCOUVER
Henry Giroux | Radio Free - » Bad Faith Liberalism and the Politics of False Equivalency. [Internet]. [Accessed 2023-03-29T19:47:05+00:00]. Available from: https://www.radiofree.org/2023/01/27/bad-faith-liberalism-and-the-politics-of-false-equivalency/
CHICAGO
" » Bad Faith Liberalism and the Politics of False Equivalency." Henry Giroux | Radio Free - Accessed 2023-03-29T19:47:05+00:00. https://www.radiofree.org/2023/01/27/bad-faith-liberalism-and-the-politics-of-false-equivalency/
IEEE
" » Bad Faith Liberalism and the Politics of False Equivalency." Henry Giroux | Radio Free [Online]. Available: https://www.radiofree.org/2023/01/27/bad-faith-liberalism-and-the-politics-of-false-equivalency/. [Accessed: 2023-03-29T19:47:05+00:00]
rf:citation
» Bad Faith Liberalism and the Politics of False Equivalency | Henry Giroux | Radio Free | https://www.radiofree.org/2023/01/27/bad-faith-liberalism-and-the-politics-of-false-equivalency/ | 2023-03-29T19:47:05+00:00
To access this feature you must login or create an account.