Repackaged Illiberalism

Contemporary illiberal movements are less often new ideologies than deliberate repackagings of 20th‑century totalizing ideas, spread and amplified by online networks and transnational intellectual currents. Because these are recycled doctrines rather than novel theoretical systems, defenders of liberal institutions should prioritize institutional repair, historical education, and networked counter‑mobilization instead of inventing entirely new theoretical responses. — If true, this reframes strategic priorities for civic defenders (policy, philanthropy, media) from fresh ideological invention to strengthening institutions and counter‑messaging against recycled narratives.