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Successor ideology

"Successor ideology" is a term coined by essayist Wesley Yang to describe what he sees as an emergent ideology within liberal or left-wing political movements in the United States, Canada, and to a lesser extent other Western countries, centered around intersectionality, social justice, identity politics, and anti-racism, the rise of which, Yang argues, is degrading conventional liberal values of pluralism, freedom of speech, color blindness, and free inquiry.[1][2][3] Proponents of the concept link it to an alleged growth in the intolerance of differing opinions, to cancel culture, wokeness, social justice warriors, and to the far left;[4][5][6] Yang himself describes it as "authoritarian Utopianism that masquerades as liberal humanism while usurping it from within."[4]

The thesis garnered support from some commentators around 2020-2021, with Roger Berkowitz linking it to a broader retreat of liberalism worldwide that is challenged from the left in the form of the successor ideology and from the political right in the form of illiberal democracy,[7] and with Matt Taibbi calling the ideas of those he associates with the ideology "toxic" and "unattractive".[8][3] The concept has also come under criticism, with some commentators arguing that the term does not accurately describe trends within left-wing movements and others considering it a reactionary concept.[2][3]

Origins edit

The term was coined by political writer Wesley Yang in a 4 March 2019 Twitter thread discussing diversity in college admissions and among the professional-managerial class. Following a tweet arguing that the end-point of an emergent racial ideology is "critical race theory", Yang stated: "This successor ideology has been a rival to the meritocratic one and has in recent years acquired sufficient power to openly seek hegemony on campuses and elsewhere."[9] He expanded on the term in further tweets in May 2019,[10] and in a 2021 blog post,[11] and has appeared on podcasts by The Wall Street Journal and the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research to promote it.[12][13]

Response edit

Sarah Jeong, writing in The Verge, has argued that the term "seems to only muddy the waters since the thing that [critics of the 'successor ideology'] are concerned about isn't actually a concrete ideology but an inchoate social force with the hallmarks of religious revival."[2] Political writer Osita Nwanevu contends that, counter to the narrative that the successor ideology is fundamentally illiberal, it is actually those who are identified with it who are "protecting—indeed expanding—the bounds of liberalism", while it is those who oppose it—whom he calls reactionaries—who are "most guilty of the illiberalism they claim has overtaken the American Left."[3]

The thesis has largely faded from popular discourse related to its attendant topics. Those related topics[a] however, remain salient in different ways across the US, as many political observers look to the approaching 2024 elections.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Douthat, Ross (12 June 2020). "The Tom Cotton Op-Ed and the Cultural Revolution". The New York Times. from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Jeong, Sarah (10 July 2020). "Social media and the end of discourse". The Verge. from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d Nwanevu, Osita (6 July 2020). "The Willful Blindness of Reactionary Liberalism". The New Republic. from the original on 20 July 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b West, Ed (23 June 2020). "As a conservative, I mourn the loss of liberalism". Unherd. from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  5. ^ Fonte, John (25 June 2020). "The Vanguard of Record". The American Mind. The Claremont Institute. from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  6. ^ Sullivan, Andrew (12 June 2020). "Is There Still Room for Debate?". Intelligencer. New York Magazine. from the original on 16 July 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  7. ^ Berkowitz, Roger (18 June 2020). "The New Orthodoxy". The Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanity. Bard College. from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  8. ^ Taibbi, Matt (20 June 2020). "Matt Taibbi: The press is destroying itself". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. from the original on 13 April 2021.
  9. ^ Yang, Wesley (4 March 2019). "Tweet". Twitter. from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  10. ^ Yang, Wesley (24 May 2019). "Tweet". Twitter. from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  11. ^ Yang, Wesley (14 June 2021). "Welcome to Year Zero". Year Zero.
  12. ^ Baker, Gerry; Yang, Wesley (13 June 2022). "The Successor Ideology and the Threat to Our Freedoms". The Wall Street Journal. from the original on 16 June 2022.
  13. ^ Douthat, Ross; Hughes, Coleman; Yang, Wesley; Salam, Reihan (6 August 2020). "The Successor Ideology". Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. Retrieved 15 July 2023.

Notes edit

  1. ^ As mentioned in the intro:
    Against:
    • Intersectionality
    • Social justice
    • Identity politics & Anti-racism
    In favor (liberal values):
    • Pluralism
    • Freedom of speech
    • Color blindness
    • Free inquiry

External links edit

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Successor ideology is a term coined by essayist Wesley Yang to describe what he sees as an emergent ideology within liberal or left wing political movements in the United States Canada and to a lesser extent other Western countries centered around intersectionality social justice identity politics and anti racism the rise of which Yang argues is degrading conventional liberal values of pluralism freedom of speech color blindness and free inquiry 1 2 3 Proponents of the concept link it to an alleged growth in the intolerance of differing opinions to cancel culture wokeness social justice warriors and to the far left 4 5 6 Yang himself describes it as authoritarian Utopianism that masquerades as liberal humanism while usurping it from within 4 The thesis garnered support from some commentators around 2020 2021 with Roger Berkowitz linking it to a broader retreat of liberalism worldwide that is challenged from the left in the form of the successor ideology and from the political right in the form of illiberal democracy 7 and with Matt Taibbi calling the ideas of those he associates with the ideology toxic and unattractive 8 3 The concept has also come under criticism with some commentators arguing that the term does not accurately describe trends within left wing movements and others considering it a reactionary concept 2 3 Contents 1 Origins 2 Response 3 See also 4 References 5 Notes 6 External linksOrigins editThe term was coined by political writer Wesley Yang in a 4 March 2019 Twitter thread discussing diversity in college admissions and among the professional managerial class Following a tweet arguing that the end point of an emergent racial ideology is critical race theory Yang stated This successor ideology has been a rival to the meritocratic one and has in recent years acquired sufficient power to openly seek hegemony on campuses and elsewhere 9 He expanded on the term in further tweets in May 2019 10 and in a 2021 blog post 11 and has appeared on podcasts by The Wall Street Journal and the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research to promote it 12 13 Response editSarah Jeong writing in The Verge has argued that the term seems to only muddy the waters since the thing that critics of the successor ideology are concerned about isn t actually a concrete ideology but an inchoate social force with the hallmarks of religious revival 2 Political writer Osita Nwanevu contends that counter to the narrative that the successor ideology is fundamentally illiberal it is actually those who are identified with it who are protecting indeed expanding the bounds of liberalism while it is those who oppose it whom he calls reactionaries who are most guilty of the illiberalism they claim has overtaken the American Left 3 The thesis has largely faded from popular discourse related to its attendant topics Those related topics a however remain salient in different ways across the US as many political observers look to the approaching 2024 elections See also editAmerican Left Regressive left Woke capitalismReferences edit Douthat Ross 12 June 2020 The Tom Cotton Op Ed and the Cultural Revolution The New York Times Archived from the original on 23 July 2020 Retrieved 8 August 2020 a b c Jeong Sarah 10 July 2020 Social media and the end of discourse The Verge Archived from the original on 28 July 2020 Retrieved 8 August 2020 a b c d Nwanevu Osita 6 July 2020 The Willful Blindness of Reactionary Liberalism The New Republic Archived from the original on 20 July 2020 Retrieved 8 August 2020 a b West Ed 23 June 2020 As a conservative I mourn the loss of liberalism Unherd Archived from the original on 23 July 2020 Retrieved 8 August 2020 Fonte John 25 June 2020 The Vanguard of Record The American Mind The Claremont Institute Archived from the original on 2 July 2020 Retrieved 8 August 2020 Sullivan Andrew 12 June 2020 Is There Still Room for Debate Intelligencer New York Magazine Archived from the original on 16 July 2020 Retrieved 8 August 2020 Berkowitz Roger 18 June 2020 The New Orthodoxy The Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanity Bard College Archived from the original on 8 August 2020 Retrieved 8 August 2020 Taibbi Matt 20 June 2020 Matt Taibbi The press is destroying itself Pittsburgh Post Gazette Archived from the original on 13 April 2021 Yang Wesley 4 March 2019 Tweet Twitter Archived from the original on 8 August 2020 Retrieved 8 August 2020 Yang Wesley 24 May 2019 Tweet Twitter Archived from the original on 23 July 2020 Retrieved 8 August 2020 Yang Wesley 14 June 2021 Welcome to Year Zero Year Zero Baker Gerry Yang Wesley 13 June 2022 The Successor Ideology and the Threat to Our Freedoms The Wall Street Journal Archived from the original on 16 June 2022 Douthat Ross Hughes Coleman Yang Wesley Salam Reihan 6 August 2020 The Successor Ideology Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Retrieved 15 July 2023 Notes edit As mentioned in the intro Against Intersectionality Social justice Identity politics amp Anti racismIn favor liberal values Pluralism Freedom of speech Color blindness Free inquiryExternal links editThe Successor Ideology 2020 video by the Manhattan Institute featuring Ross Douthat Wesley Yang Coleman Hughes and Reihan Salam Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Successor ideology amp oldid 1184277655, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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