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Such criticism is understandable but ultimately self-defeating, because it
subverts
the very basis of the liberal, open society famously defined by Karl Popper: critical, scientific engagement at the level of ideas.
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This approach
subverts
the historically accepted narrative of African inferiority, and it serves as inspiration for people of color who have grown wary of seeing themselves depicted without sophistication and without grace.
It evolves and manifests itself in different ways: sometimes it challenges our assumptions and
subverts
our expectations; often, it takes us by surprise.
Vaguely defined terms are a standard part of the totalitarian toolkit, and they always begin, as Hedges notes, with legislation that
subverts
the rule of law by enabling the arbitrary exercise of power.
The surrealist essence of the rebellion was somehow symbolized by Gilles Caron’s famous photograph, in which an insolent smile at a riot policeman
subverts
the frozen, established order to the point of making it ridiculous.
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