The totalitarian reign of the ‘successor ideology’

Wesley Yang on how the once liberal elites were captured by an authoritarian cult.

Topics Identity Politics Politics

When a man can declare himself a woman, how do we know what is true or false anymore? The institutions we might once have looked to – from academia to journalism to science – have all rallied around the absurdity that we can change sex at will. Here, Wesley Yang – essayist and author of The Souls of Yellow Folk – explains how a ‘successor ideology’ has captured the liberal mind. It has swapped tolerance and pluralism for brutal authoritarianism. And it has redefined reality itself, embedding lies in the fabric of our institutions. Democracy, Wesley says, is our only hope of resisting it. Watch, share and be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel.

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