When postmodernists deconstruct great historical authors like Shakespeare, they do not engage in balanced critique acknowledging both merits and flaws; instead, they gleefully dismiss the entire corpus of work because of identified problematic elements like sexism.

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if you are reading deconstructions of great authors like Shakespeare you don't find things like you know Shakespeare really is great and it's kind of sad that I have to point out this element of sexism in him it's kind of a gleeful dismiss missing of all of Shakespeare

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Stephen Hicks: Nietzsche Perfectly Forecasts the Postmodernist LeftPhilosophyInsights
Created: 8/10/2026, 10:26:49 PM

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