Wilhelm Reich & The Sexual Revolution

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How did the left go from class war, to culture war?
I believe the answer can be found, in part, by looking at the work of the radical Austrian psychologist, Wilhelm Reich.
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Reich believed that an economic revolution was not possible without a cultural, social and sexual revolution. If you wanted to destroy capitalism, you had to first destroy the foundation upon which it rested; namely, the patriarchal family.
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What led him to believe this?
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And how has his thought impacted and influenced the trajectory of the modern left?
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This video will outline the Reichean theory of sexual revolution and highlight its influence on left-wing counter-culture.

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