Manifesto!

Episode 52: True Believers and the Case of the Writer Turned Congressman

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Apr 13, 2023
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Peter Meijer
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 5min
2
The Seagull Standard
05:27 • 3min
3
The Importance of Not Being a Dogmatic Writer
08:37 • 3min
4
The Longshoreman Philosopher's Biography
12:05 • 5min
5
The Inability to Interact With Someone Who Can't Be Convinced
16:35 • 2min
6
The Interchangeability of Mass Movements
18:53 • 3min
7
The Importance of Half Truths in the Mass Movement
21:40 • 2min
8
The Power of Mass Movements
23:52 • 2min
9
The Strangeness of Hoffer's Writing Style
26:02 • 3min
10
The Legend of the Longshoreman Philosopher
29:13 • 5min
11
The Power of Self-Sacrifice
34:35 • 4min
12
The Importance of Aesthetics in Mass Movements
38:29 • 3min
13
The Importance of a Hidden Life
41:14 • 3min
14
The Persistence of the Totalitarian Impulse
44:10 • 4min
15
The Digital Swarm
48:21 • 2min
16
The Social Formation of the Digital Swarm
50:46 • 4min
17
The Power of the Swarm in the Digital World
55:01 • 3min
18
The Politics of Social Media
58:10 • 4min
19
The Moderating Effect of the Water Cooler
01:02:04 • 3min
20
The Discourse on the Internet Is Not Representative of the Real World
01:05:22 • 6min
21
How to Respond to the Current Environment
01:10:57 • 3min
22
The Importance of Visceral Hatred
01:13:56 • 2min
23
The Diametric Opposition of the National Socialist
01:16:24 • 4min
24
The Problem With a Centralized, but Also Aloof Governing Mechanism
01:20:45 • 4min
25
The Importance of Conviction in Political Discourse
01:25:07 • 3min
26
The Problem With the AUMF
01:27:43 • 3min
27
Cashot Payas
01:30:39 • 3min
28
Fame Is Not Fastidious About the Lips
01:33:20 • 2min
29
The Importance of Respect in Politics
01:35:16 • 4min
30
The Difficulty of Poetry
01:39:33 • 4min
31
Jeffrey Hill's Art of Mass Popularity
01:43:09 • 2min
32
The Relationship of the Poet and Art to a Democracy Public City
01:44:54 • 1min
33
The Relationship Between Art and a Poet
01:46:16 • 3min
34
Jeffrey Hill on the Common Man
01:49:41 • 2min