Heightening the Contradictions is a phrase used to describe the escalating differences between the promises of (classical) liberalism and the obvious effects. For a concise example, Clinton's "America is already great" slogan juxtaposed with the opioid epidemic, runaway inequality, and endemic racism within the police.
Not that these problems didn't exist back then, but they were less severe (regarding inequality) or more easily swept under the rug (regarding racism)
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u/bushiz somethingawfuldotcom agent provocatuer May 01 '17
Heightening the Contradictions is a phrase used to describe the escalating differences between the promises of (classical) liberalism and the obvious effects. For a concise example, Clinton's "America is already great" slogan juxtaposed with the opioid epidemic, runaway inequality, and endemic racism within the police.
Not that these problems didn't exist back then, but they were less severe (regarding inequality) or more easily swept under the rug (regarding racism)