Kill It to Save It: An Autopsy of Capitalism’s Triumph over Democracy

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For decades now, American voters have been convinced to fortify public policies that only benefit those in power. But how do the powerful extract consent from citizens whose own self-interest and collective well-being are continuously denied? And why do such a lot of Americans appear to have given up on quality public education, on secure food and secure streets, on living wages—even on democracy itself? Kill It to Save It lays bare the hypocrisy of recent US political discourse, documenting the historical and theoretical trajectory of capitalism’s triumph over democracy.

Tackling the interconnected issues of globalization, neoliberalism, and declining public institutions, Corey Dolgon argues that American citizens now accept reform policies that destroy the public sector (seemingly within the public interest) and a political culture that embraces what Stephen Colbert calls “truthiness”—a willingness to agree to arguments that feel right “within the gut” irrespective of fancy science or messy facts. In a narrative that stretches from the post-Vietnam War era to the present parade of political reality TV and debates over Black Lives Matter, Dolgon dismantles US common-sense cultural discourse. His original, alternative account reveals that this ongoing crisis in US policy is not going to cease until a crucial mass of American citizens recognize what has been lost, and in whose interest.

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