S4 E23: The Twentieth Century and Beyond
Unlimited Opinions - Philosophy, Theology, Linguistics, & More
English - January 31, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsPhilosophy Society & Culture History mythology politics history philosophy linguistics language tolkien fantasy comparative mythology world mythology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Our elected officials should meet in a swamp in the pouring rain while knee-deep in muck to prevent corruption! Maybe that idea needs some work, but among other rants, we discuss theories of mass society in the twentieth century. At what point does politics just become the masses ruled by the elites? Has this process already occurred, and if so, how did it happen? Is there any hope in bringing back the educated, independent civic-minded individual, or are we all just ruled by a secret elite anyway? All this and more as we discuss Tocqueville's quiet despotism made real, Marxists' reaction to the lack of revolution, and other theories on how the people may lose power. Follow us on Twitter! @UlmtdOpinions