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The Psychic Life of the American “Left” and the Destructive Use of Shame

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There’s a joke that goes: “How do leftists form a firing squad?” The answer: “They stand in a circle.”

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Resources

• Dlaske, K., & Del Percio, A. (2022). Introduction: Language, work and affective capitalism. International Journal of the Sociology of Language. https://doi.org/10.1515/ijsl-2022-0046
• Harrington, A. (2019). On early 20th‑century America’s unhealthy fixation with ‘hygiene’. https://lithub.com/on-early-20th-century-americas-unhealthy-fixation-with-hygiene/
• Liu, C. (Substack note). https://substack.com/@cliuanon/note/c-138078916
• Parenti, C. (2024). The cargo cult of woke. https://catalyst-journal.com/2024/06/the-cargo-cult-of-woke