Calmversations s07e89 | Rethinking the Political Compass, with Aethemplar
Jul 28, 2025
Dive into a captivating discussion with Aethemplar as they reframe the political landscape through historical lenses. Explore the nostalgic 'ghost dancing' of political identity and how crises reshape ideologies. Delve into the complexities of American values and the potential for unity amidst division. The interplay of faith and immigration highlights our shared humanity, while archetypes in leadership reveal the need for environmental awareness. Finally, consider the transformative power of myth and the evolution of governance in today’s political climate.
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Liberal Democracy's Self-Strengthening Cycle
- Liberal democracy has synthesized and strengthened itself by absorbing useful elements from its opposites like fascism and communism.
- Returning to extinct political systems only empowers liberal democracy further, as they act like a ghost dance of past failures.
Rainbow Coalition as Ethnogenesis
- The "trans stuff" and rainbow coalition represent an ethnogenesis, a formation of a new ethnic-like group based on sexual identity and liberation.
- Though claiming left-wing politics, these communities function as far right due to their strict borders and exclusion.
Redefining Left and Right
- The political left-right divide is a materialist construct about borders: right erects borders, left deconstructs.
- Groups with strict borders, even if adopting left rhetoric, are functionally far right due to exclusivity.
