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the end of the end may be in sight

And yet, every day, all around us, the very meaning of history is eroding and dissipating. On the barren shores at the end of history, even the victors wander like historical amnesiacs. From within the worldwide windowless enclosure of the neoliberal order, the circuits of historical memory are fry…

—p.12 Evil Empire (Boston Review / Forum Book 8) The End of the End of History (7) by Maximillian Alvarez
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the neoliberal order will “stabilize” its own dominance

One could argue that the greatest support for Fukuyama’s argument is the fact that, even if the globalized marriage of market capitalism and liberal democracy does not constitute an ideal social order in regard to humanity’s collective fulfillment, prosperity, peace, or happiness, it still seems …

—p.9 The End of the End of History (7) by Maximillian Alvarez
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all history is the history of empire

Among the prizes at stake in the endless war of politics is history itself. The battle for power is always a battle to determine who gets remembered, how they will be recalled, where and in what forms their memories will be preserved. In this battle, there is no room for neutral parties: every hist…

—p.7 The End of the End of History (7) by Maximillian Alvarez
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talking about Boomers in monolithic terms

[...] Is it a sign of Boomers’ internal sociopathic confusion that they trumpeted the sacrifice of tens of thousands of soldiers while avoiding participating in the war effort at all costs, even if that meant passing the buck on to poorer, less educated, disproportionately black and brown draftees?…

—p.123 The Baffler No. 39 - The Organization of Hatreds The People Who Stole the World (118) by Maximillian Alvarez
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generational identity and intergenerational solidarity

The capitalist accessories of our quest for generational belonging—from the products we consume and integrate into our personalities to the narrowing set of viable ways to make a living in today’s economy—have provided us all with infinite, shiny reasons to further segregate ourselves, to feel soli…

—p.124 The People Who Stole the World (118) by Maximillian Alvarez