The host critiques Tucker Carlson's unsettling analogies and dives into the complexities of Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft. Political discourse is dissected, revealing anxieties over modern authority and the dangers of simplistic labels like fascism. The conversation also highlights the troubling authoritarian trends among tech leaders, while emphasizing the need to return to the core principles of liberalism. A call for more moderate political dialogue and self-reflection on the right adds depth to this exploration of evolving ideologies.
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Tucker's Spanking Analogy
Tucker Carlson compared Donald Trump to a father spanking his children.
This analogy was used in the context of punishing political opponents.
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The President as Father Figure
The idea of a president as a paternal figure is ancient and illiberal.
It contradicts the principles of post-Enlightenment liberalism and the American founding.
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Rejecting Paternalism
The American founding sought to reject the idea of the president as a paternal figure with arbitrary power.
Legitimacy comes from elections and the law, not mystical authority.
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In 'Three New Deals,' Wolfgang Schivelbusch examines the similarities and differences between the New Deal in the United States, Fascist Italy, and Nazi Germany during the 1930s. He explores how these regimes, despite their political differences, shared commonalities in their use of propaganda, charismatic leadership, and public works projects. Schivelbusch argues that these similarities contributed to the popularity of totalitarian systems in Europe during that period.
German big business and the rise of Hitler
Henry Ashby Turner
The Myth of Left and Right
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Verlan Lewis
Hyrum Lewis
Liberal fascism
The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning
Jonah Goldberg
In 'Liberal Fascism', Jonah Goldberg presents a controversial argument that fascist movements were and are rooted in left-wing ideologies. He contends that the original fascists, including Mussolini and Hitler, were on the left and that their policies and principles share similarities with those of modern liberal progressives. Goldberg explores how fascist elements, such as statism, eugenic racism, and the suppression of individual freedoms, have been present in various forms of liberal and progressive movements throughout history. The book challenges the mainstream view that fascism is exclusively a far-right ideology and argues that the totalitarian impulse is a common thread among these movements[1][4][5].
American Covenant
How the Constitution Unified Our Nation—and Could Again
Yuval Levin
In 'American Covenant,' Yuval Levin argues that the U.S. Constitution is not the source of contemporary political discord but rather the solution. The book blends historical analysis with practical insights, highlighting the framers’ sophisticated understanding of political division and the Constitution’s power to facilitate constructive disagreement and forge unity. Levin provides a hopeful and insightful perspective, rooted in American political tradition, and offers practical solutions for reforming aspects of the constitutional order that have malfunctioned.
Jonah has a gift for the masochists that punish themselves by running to the tune of his rants: a long, bingo-card friendly, esoteric Ruminant.First, Jonah forces everyone to listen to Tucker Carlson’s creepy “Daddy” analogy before returning to the ole reliables: gemeinschaft and gesellschaft, the incessant lizard-brain blabbering of late-stage election season, and the nebulous definition of fascism. To wrap up Ruminant el clasico, Jonah chastises Kamala Harris and the other jabronies throwing the “f” word around, comes to the defense of Liberal Fascism, and ponders the rising authoritarian tendencies of the big tech bros.
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