&quot;great society&quot; is not being used a rhetorical device to refer to a particular society; it is (I am reasonably sure) referring to the &quot;Great Society&quot; program in the United States [0] in the mid-60s.  I don&#x27;t know enough to address the claims in the GP, but they did frame their argument, at least.<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Great_Society" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Great_Society</a>