terrific talk (already/so far... am taking a break midway,** to absorb first half -- and the recollections it's causing to arise) **specifically, after matthew's disclaimer, in order to joke, 'actually you DO SOUND quite a bit like a mastermind historian' ---in an appreciative way, to be sure; am not suggesting you are creating a simplifying master narrative, matthew, not at all) really grateful for the point that the advent of 'the neoliberal age of austerity' -- & worse -- was palpable in the 70s and 80s, because it WAS (whatever some say now to make it seem as if atavistic social policies and behavious just sort of crept in slowly and imperceptibly. a great deal of self-serving accommodation to the new regimes was made ( & rationsalisations used) by many one would not have expected to drink THAT kool-aid. (& so a 2nd dose of despondency ensued for some.) looking forward to the rest of the talk. thanks also to ross, especially for situating it a) territorially, and b) sensitively well. _/\_ c.
terrific talk (already/so far... am taking a break midway,** to absorb first half -- and the recollections it's causing to arise)
**specifically, after matthew's disclaimer, in order to joke, 'actually you DO SOUND quite a bit like a mastermind historian'
---in an appreciative way, to be sure; am not suggesting you are creating a simplifying master narrative, matthew, not at all)
really grateful for the point that the advent of 'the neoliberal age of austerity' -- & worse -- was palpable in the 70s and 80s,
because it WAS (whatever some say now to make it seem as if atavistic social policies and behavious just sort of crept in
slowly and imperceptibly. a great deal of self-serving accommodation to the new regimes was made ( & rationsalisations
used) by many one would not have expected to drink THAT kool-aid. (& so a 2nd dose of despondency ensued for some.)
looking forward to the rest of the talk. thanks also to ross, especially for situating it a) territorially, and b) sensitively well.
_/\_ c.
Ay so if I wanted to talk about a similar subject can I meet you