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The New Conflict of Visions

How new constrained/unconstrained religious visions produce the political polarisation of today

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Dara Macdonald
Jul 15, 2021
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There has been much hay made of the quasi-religious nature of seemingly political movements from Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests of last year to the Extinction Rebellion (ER) stunts. But the people who look at these movements as a sign of political polarisation are wrong. Political polarisation is the symptom, not the cause. These movements aren’t qua…

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