False consciousness

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How can wealth persuade poverty to use its political freedom to keep wealth in power? Here lies the whole art of Conservative politics in the twentieth century.

Aneurin Bevan

In Place of Fear

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Topic

Conservatism False consciousness

Author

Aneurin Bevan

Source

In Place of Fear

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1952 1950s 20th century

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Citation

Bevan, Aneurin. In Place of Fear. William Heinemann, 1952, ch. 1.

Keep you doped with religion and sex and TV
And you think you're so clever and classless and free
But you're still fucking peasants as far as I can see.

John Lennon

Working Class Hero

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False consciousness

Speaker

John Lennon

Source

Working Class Hero John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band

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Song

Genre

Pop music Rock music

Language

English

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

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Lennon, John. "Working Class Hero." John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. Apple Records, 1970.