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Pete Reads 'You Gentiles' by Maurice Samuel - Complete

Nov 5, 2025

Dive into a thought-provoking analysis of Maurice Samuel's 'You Gentiles.' Explore the emotional and moral divide between Jewish seriousness and Gentile playfulness. Discover how Samuel links sports to Gentile ethics and critiques loyalty as a game-based virtue. Delve into complex themes of identity, intermarriage, and the struggles of assimilation. Pete engages deeply with historical grievances and modern antisemitism, emphasizing the enduring Jew–Gentile contest and the challenges of societal change.

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00:00 • 13min

Initial Reaction to Samuel's Thesis

13:28 • 11min

Samuel: Life, Experience, Not Books

24:21 • 11min

Purpose: Explain Anti‑Semitism, Not End It

35:49 • 12min

Emotional Difference Between Peoples

47:20 • 13min

Sport as Gentile Spiritual Outlet

01:00:18 • 11min

War, Honor, and Moral Punctilios

01:11:35 • 17min

Host Commentary: War and Historical Nuance

01:28:15 • 12min

Gods: Monotheism vs Polytheism

01:39:55 • 12min

Religion, Nation, and Jewish Identity

01:51:27 • 18min

(continued) Utopia and Prophetic Visions

02:09:49 • 9min

Loyalty: Jewish vs Gentile Virtue

02:18:56 • 3min

Loyalty Illustrated: Censorship and Morality

02:21:58 • 12min

Loyalty's Social Role and Critique

02:33:49 • 11min

Inability to 'Play the Game'

02:44:56 • 11min

Discipline: Different Forms Explained

02:56:25 • 11min

Orthodox Discipline vs Modern Imitation

03:07:17 • 12min

The Reckoning: Nations and Collective Responsibility

03:19:27 • 11min

Historical Grievances and Violence

03:30:46 • 17min

Moderns: Westernization and New Antisemitism

03:47:45 • 12min

We, the Destroyers and Social Change

04:00:03 • 13min

The Games of Science Critiqued

04:13:32 • 15min

Science, Facts, and Spiritual Limits

04:28:36 • 11min

Art, Science, and Jewish Purpose

04:39:55 • 2min

The Masses: Modernized Jews vs Gentile Middle Class

04:41:47 • 9min

Solution & Dissolution: Intermarriage Debate

04:51:14 • 25min

Mechanics of Dissolution and Identity

05:15:48 • 11min

Final Chapter: No Quick Hope

05:26:48 • 12min

05:38:53 • 8min