
315: Girard - The End of Scapegoating
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The Patterns of Pathocracy
The patterns are too clear. Anyone who desires power should never be given power, right? That's an old adage. Goes back to prehistory. And I'm not talking about false humility. This is why when you read Xenophon,. for example, you go back and read Xenophon, who is a soldier. All the commanders just run off when they're about to get crushed by the Persians. And all the soldiers like Xenophon, we like you. You're going to lead us. And Xenophon's like, no, I'm not. I'm going to go home to my farm.
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