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The Three Faces of Risk

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Fraser, S. (2019). The Three Faces of Risk. In Fraser, S. Mongrel Firebugs and Men of Property: Capitalism and Class Conflict in American History. Verso, pp. 31-58

(adjective) complacently or inanely foolish; silly

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the fatuity and hypocrisy that lurked just beneath this romance of risk

—p.37 by Steve Fraser
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the fatuity and hypocrisy that lurked just beneath this romance of risk

—p.37 by Steve Fraser
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clear and obvious, in a stark or exaggerated form

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Confidence Men writ large, as a moral stench in the nostrils of society

—p.44 by Steve Fraser
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Confidence Men writ large, as a moral stench in the nostrils of society

—p.44 by Steve Fraser
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(noun) a falling off or away; deterioration / (noun) descent slope

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the declension of the masculine mystique long identified with the titan of finance

—p.51 by Steve Fraser
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the declension of the masculine mystique long identified with the titan of finance

—p.51 by Steve Fraser
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(adj) exhibiting different colors, especially as irregular patches or streaks

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Populism, progressivism, and the New Deal (not to mention socialism and the labor movement) are overdetermined phenomena originating in multiple grievances, articulating a variegated array of desires and objectives

—p.53 by Steve Fraser
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Populism, progressivism, and the New Deal (not to mention socialism and the labor movement) are overdetermined phenomena originating in multiple grievances, articulating a variegated array of desires and objectives

—p.53 by Steve Fraser
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2 years, 11 months ago

(adjective) of or relating to priests or a priesthood; priestly / (adjective) of, relating to, or suggesting sacerdotalism

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A sacerdotal atmosphere pervades this old-line family bank, where the very notion of risk is verboten, where rumors and hot tips are considered unseemly

forgot this lol

—p.57 by Steve Fraser
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2 years, 11 months ago

A sacerdotal atmosphere pervades this old-line family bank, where the very notion of risk is verboten, where rumors and hot tips are considered unseemly

forgot this lol

—p.57 by Steve Fraser
uncertain
2 years, 11 months ago