anachronism

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These anachronisms and inequities are further exacerbated by the unaccountable malefactors of the wealthiest classes, who are able to thwart any fundamental reforms that might weaken the popular urge for a radical or totalitarian solution.

From Salon

Israel is in some ways an anachronism in that 20th-century trajectory.

From Salon

Some people do not get the Lions and call it an anachronism and an unimportant exhibition.

From BBC

Andy Cooke, chief inspector of constabulary, said the current police funding formula was "an anachronism".

From BBC

If journalism's “bias” is to report what is factual, that kind of “neutrality” in the age of Trump is rapidly becoming an anachronism of false equivalence.

From Salon