Cultural Leftism

Cultural Leftism (a term whose very value is disputed) is an intellectual and cultural leftist tendency that originated in Europe in the inter-war period under the Great Depression (1920's and 30's.)

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Leftist - Europe - Great Depression

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It is considered as a renewal of the radicalism of Georg Brandes and Friedrich Nietzsche, among others, and is associated with a diverse catalogue of intellectuals, architects, artists, writers and politicians, who tended, in various and even contradictory ways, to resist the status quo and social and cultural conventions.

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Georg Brandes - Friedrich Nietzsche

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The cultural radicals settled the score with the established norms and encouraged new ideas and perspectives.

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It was also a parting with a lot of ideologies, such as conservatism and conventialism and resulted in a broadening of the political apparatus.

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Conservatism - Conventialism

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