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City Journal's 10 Blocks
The Will to Liberty
Mar 20, 2024
Exploring the erosion of public trust in experts, the conflict between elite authority and democratic ideals, reclaiming individual rights over group control, advocating for historical memory as the foundation of individual rights, extending freedom to the digital realm, and the importance of political morality in maintaining a functional society.
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- In the current political moment, elites prefer control through mandates and pseudo-ideologies, prompting a resistance from the populace.
- Reasserting individual rights over group and state claims is crucial for restoring the founding ideal of freedom.
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The Conflict Between Elite Authority and Democratic Ideals
The podcast discusses a conflict between elite authority and democratic ideals, highlighting a shift towards an ideology of control to manage public opinion. The elites have resorted to mandates and pseudo-ideologies to assert control, leading to a pushback from the populace. While the populace opposes the ideology of control, they lack a clear ideology of their own, creating a vacuum that the podcast suggests can be filled by an ideology of freedom.
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