Difference between revisions of "Right Hook: The Tactics of Conservative Criticism"
From Critiques Of Libertarianism
Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
[[Category:Libertarian Apologetics]] | [[Category:Libertarian Apologetics]] | ||
<!-- 1 URL must be followed by >= 0 Other URL and Old URL and 1 End URL.--> | <!-- 1 URL must be followed by >= 0 Other URL and Old URL and 1 End URL.--> | ||
− | {{URL | url = http://www.pieria.co.uk/articles/in_defense_of_leftiness}} | + | {{URL | url = http://web.archive.org/web/20170628222259/http://www.pieria.co.uk/articles/in_defense_of_leftiness}} |
<!-- {{Other URL | url = }} --> | <!-- {{Other URL | url = }} --> | ||
<!-- {{Old URL | url = }} --> | <!-- {{Old URL | url = }} --> | ||
+ | {{Old URL | url = http://www.pieria.co.uk/articles/in_defense_of_leftiness}} | ||
{{End URL}} | {{End URL}} | ||
{{DES | des = "Over the past few years, there have been some big hitting books from the left criticising inequality, capitalism and 'free market' economics or neoliberalism. Naturally, these books have received a lot of criticism from the right. However, sometimes it seems that this criticism is overzealous: an attempt not merely to question the book, but discredit it entirely, and accuse the authors of various misrepresentations of facts and people along the way." Examples from ''[[The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone]]' by Kate Pickett & Richard Wilkinson, '[[Chavs: The Demonisation of the Working Class]]' by Owen Jones, and '[[The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism]]' by Naomi Klein. | show=}} | {{DES | des = "Over the past few years, there have been some big hitting books from the left criticising inequality, capitalism and 'free market' economics or neoliberalism. Naturally, these books have received a lot of criticism from the right. However, sometimes it seems that this criticism is overzealous: an attempt not merely to question the book, but discredit it entirely, and accuse the authors of various misrepresentations of facts and people along the way." Examples from ''[[The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone]]' by Kate Pickett & Richard Wilkinson, '[[Chavs: The Demonisation of the Working Class]]' by Owen Jones, and '[[The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism]]' by Naomi Klein. | show=}} |