Cold War threat produced unprecedented internal cohesion in capitalist societies

Evidence

Class struggles are attenuated and “imperialist contradictions” suspended before the threat from without. Mobilized against this threat, capitalist society shows an internal union and cohesion unknown at previous stages of industrial civilization. It is a cohesion on very material grounds; mobilization against the enemy works as a mighty stimulus of production and employment, thus sustaining the high standard of living. — Herbert Marcuse, One-Dimensional Man, 160

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Cold War bipolarity temporarily suppressed preexisting civilizational dynamics — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 102; Cold War mentality of permanent mobilization set in before the Cold War began.; Cold War competition with the Soviets made domestic racism a national security liability — Sahar F. Aziz, The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes…, 465 (+6 more)

Broader Connections

• Cold War bipolarity temporarily suppressed preexisting civilizational dynamics #expands (0.82) — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 102
• Cold War competition with the Soviets made domestic racism a national security liability #exemplifies (0.80) — Sahar F. Aziz, The Racial Muslim, 465
• Cold War mentality of permanent mobilization set in before the Cold War began. #qualifies (0.78)
• Economic upheaval and war threats inflate perceived competition between groups #expands (0.75) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1505