Joe Lonsdale: Rome and Jerusalem S1 E19
Meditations with Zohar
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Is Judaism a Dialectic?
I think that dialectic you described fits also with in Judaism in, for example, the treatment of kings in the Bible. I always read this as the Bible, like, secretly telling you how bad kings are, right? And you don't want kings in general, even King David,. Like that seems pro elitist in a way. Uh, Nietzschean. Most of the kings turn out to be super corrupt and sinful. And, um, the institution of kingship really doesn't last very long.
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