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Is This How the West Ends?

Academy of Ideas

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The Numbing Effects of Decadence and the Rise of the Pink Police State

This chapter delves into addiction and societal complacency by comparing modern drug use to Aldous Huxley's Soma. It discusses how the desire for safety leads to authoritarianism, undermining traditional liberties and highlighting civilizational decay.

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