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Transmissions Episode 2: Ukraine, NOBS, and the End of the End of History (w/ George Hoare)

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The Political Project of Technocracy

David Frum: There's a lot getting lumped in here with progressive technocracy. I think the left at its best is able to offer a technological vision that says, 'I'm inspired by Christian parentes writings about heat sink or sorry, carbon sink technologies' And so we have the same political challenge that Marx and Engels had in the 19th century which is that we do not have the political will. We are already at the technological stage required for socialism, in my opinion. You need a Marianne Williamson, George, a magical woman with healing crystals and a faith based populist agenda. Unfortunately, our political system is not designed at all to encourage the innovation or political entrepreneurs, such

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