- Pensée unique
The expression "pensée unique" (French for "single thought") describes the claimed supremacy of
neoliberalism as anideology .Concept and background understanding
"Pensée unique" is a critique of conformism from political left-wing and alternative parties and organisations like
Attac . Use of the term points at the fact of enforced reduction in political discussion by mainstream politics that, for example, prominently reveals itself in the famous populisticTINA -Argument ("There Is No Alternative") ofMargaret Thatcher (former prime minister of Britain) that is widely adapted by other politicians (for instance asGerhard Schröder 's (former chancellor ofGermany ) argument, translated word-for-word from Thatcher’s (German: „Es gibt keine Alternativen...“) [ [http://archiv.spd.de/servlet/PB/menu/1011220/1034840.html SPD-Archiv - archiv.spd.de - News-Archiv ] ] .The expression was coined in a January
1995 editorial article in "Le Monde diplomatique " [ [http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/1995/01/RAMONET/1144 La pensée unique, par Ignacio Ramonet (Le Monde diplomatique) ] ] byIgnacio Ramonet , who is editor-in-chief of "Le Monde diplomatique" and, apart from many other functions and memberships, is a special honorary member of Attac.References
ee also
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Alter-globalization
*Another World Is Possible
*Anti-globalization
*Economism
*New Philosophers
*Political correctness
*TINA
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