Discussion reveals the interplay of psychoanalysis, Marxist theories, and political responses to rising right-wing populism.
This conversation explores the theoretical tools and insights that psychoanalysis and philosophy offer for making sense of the re-election of Trump and global resurgence of right-wing populism. Licensures of obscenity, Trump’s developing relationship with fascism, the function of fantasy in capitalism, Marxist theories of history, and past and potential leftist political responses are discussed.
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