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The Duopolist — A Framework for Understanding the West’s New Ideological Struggle

The Return of the Duopoly: Liberal Democracy Under Pressure from Within and Without cover

The Return of the Duopoly: Liberal Democracy Under Pressure from Within and Without

Oppressionism and Authoritarianism: The two challenges liberal democracy failed to see coming

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Part 1: Civilization’s Dependence on Ideological Dualism

Part 1: Civilization’s Dependence on Ideological Dualism

Part 2: The Fall of Communism and the Vacuum of Counter-Ideology

Part 2: The Fall of Communism and the Vacuum of Counter-Ideology

Part 3: The Rise of Oppressionism: Liberalism’s Internal Rival

Part 3: The Rise of Oppressionism: Liberalism’s Internal Rival

Part 4: The Counter-Movement Begins: Naming the Enemy

Part 4: The Counter-Movement Begins: Naming the Enemy

Part 5: What Comes Next: The Return of the Dialectic

Part 5: What Comes Next: The Return of the Dialectic

Part 6: A New Paradigm - The Dual Duopolies of Liberal Democracy

Part 6: A New Paradigm - The Dual Duopolies of Liberal Democracy

Part 7: Renewing Liberalism - Two Linked Battles

Part 7: Renewing Liberalism - Two Linked Battles

Part 1: Civilization’s Dependence on Ideological Dualism

Part 1: Overview

Civilization’s Dependence on Ideological Dualism

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1.1 Dualism as Civilizational Engine

Opposition as Foundation: How Conflict Shaped the West

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1.2 The History of Oppositions

The West’s Moral Architecture: How Ideological Dualisms Shaped Western Civilization

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1.3 Gramsci and the Struggle for Cultural Hegemony

The Long War: How Culture Became the Battlefield

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1.4 The Necessity of Ideological Tension

Why Civilizations Falter Without Opposition

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