Frank Furedi
Hungarian-born British sociologist; emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Kent and executive director of MCC Brussels; author of Culture of Fear, Therapy Culture and In Defence of Populism.
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Their wordsthe exercise of responsibility by adults has little to do with technical skills but a commitment to assume the duty of care about the future of the younger generations
↗On the Crisis of Socialisation and the Problem of Adult Responsibilityfrankfuredi.substack.com 1st of 2 in this piece
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Their wordsThe invention of the word adulting is symptomatic of a culture that increasingly portrays the identity of an adult as one, that no sensible person would enthusiastically embrace.
↗On the Crisis of Socialisation and the Problem of Adult Responsibilityfrankfuredi.substack.com 2nd of 2 in this piece
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Their wordsThe supposed concern of people like Pistorius with the future of democracy is driven by the fear that they have lost the argument.
↗These Days The Enemies of Democracy Masquerade As Its Savioursfrankfuredi.substack.com 1st of 2 in this piece
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Their wordsThe answer of elitist commentators to the rise of democracy is to try to limit people’s right to influence the direction and outcome of public life.
↗These Days The Enemies of Democracy Masquerade As Its Savioursfrankfuredi.substack.com 2nd of 2 in this piece
- 3 months earlier
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Our reading
Calling a family member a ‘carer’ strips the relationship of its special normative meaning.
Their wordsThe reason why I hate the term carer is because it implicitly transforms the unique relationship between family members into a generic term that divests caring from its special normative content.
↗Why Do I Hate The Designation Of The Term ‘Carer’ For Family Caregivers?frankfuredi.substack.com 1st of 2 in this piece
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Their wordssince the 1980s there has been a systematic attempt to deprive traditional language of its moral content.
↗Why Do I Hate The Designation Of The Term ‘Carer’ For Family Caregivers?frankfuredi.substack.com 2nd of 2 in this piece
- 4 weeks earlier
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Their wordsAntisemitism has become an integral feature of the contemporary western zeitgeist.
↗Why Jews Can Never Be Victimsfrankfuredi.substack.com 1st of 2 in this piece
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Our reading
Openly mocking Jewish people has become acceptable to a significant section of British society.
Their wordsthe explicit mocking of Jewish people has become acceptable not just to the regulars at The Crown but to a significant section of British society.
↗Why Jews Can Never Be Victimsfrankfuredi.substack.com 2nd of 2 in this piece
- 8 weeks earlier
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Their wordsHope serves as an emotional substitute for future oriented political thinking.