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308 | Johnathan Bi: René Girard, Mimetic Theory, and Confronting the Apocalypse

The Realignment

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The Two Types of Frustrations Are Catachon

The catachon is something that's supposed to prevent the apocalypse and so these frictions are catachonic they prevent war from escalating. The question is what caused this what caused the disintegration of these cultural frictions in warfare Gerard's answer is Napoleon and the Napoleonic Wars it was the first time where mass conscription was created.

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