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Rethinking Ideology: Challenging the Ruling Class and Centralized Control

The End of the End of Ideology ⋆ Brownstone Institute 🔗

Looking back, Daniel Bell’s “end of ideology” seems more like an attempt to draw closed a green velvet curtain that was hiding something terrible.

The text discusses the concept of the end of ideology proposed by Daniel Bell in 1960, which suggested that experts should rule society while the rest of the population complies and works hard. However, recent events, particularly the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, have shattered the belief in the competence of the ruling class and the institutions they control. This has led to a reevaluation of traditional ideological categories, with both left and right being betrayed by the institutions they once trusted. The rise of a freedom movement against the ruling class's agenda has been fueled by oppression in sectors such as education, food, and medicine. The text questions the centralized control of education, medicine, food, and finance, and emphasizes the need to peacefully unseat the elites from their ill-used power.

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