Neoliberals feared violent colonial repression would destroy Western liberalism itself.

Evidence

Shenfield feared that the repression necessary to maintain colonialism would be ‘bitter enough to poison the West itself and sap its own liberalism’. Justice may be with the French in Algeria, he warned, but the attempt to maintain French rule may ruin France herself. — Jessica Whyte, The Morals of the Market, 399

Categorization

• SEED: Could be an essay angle on how ‘liberal self-preservation’ rather than human-rights concern drives reformist criticism of empire.
• XREF: connects to: Neoliberals feared colonial anti-imperialism would morph into anti-capitalism — Jessica Whyte, The Morals of the Market: Human Rights…, 251; Neoliberals rejected Millian social democracy more than colonial rule itself — Jessica Whyte, The Morals of the Market: Human Rights…, 246

Broader Connections

• Neoliberals feared colonial anti-imperialism would morph into anti-capitalism #expands (0.85) — Jessica Whyte, The Morals of the Market, 251
• Neoliberals rejected Millian social democracy more than colonial rule itself #qualifies (0.75) — Jessica Whyte, The Morals of the Market, 246