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E69: Balaji Srinivasan on the Rise of the Tech Counter Elites
"Upstream" with Erik Torenberg
Understanding Political Accountability and Ideology
Political accountability in American history reveals a disconnect between the perceived importance of political figures and their actual replaceability. The lack of consequences for colossal failures such as those related to Iraq, Afghanistan, Ukraine, and the Houthis in the Red Sea, highlights a system devoid of shame and accountability. The school of fish analogy demonstrates how individual accountability is insignificant within the broader context of political ideology. Removing individual figures does not address the core issue, which lies in the prevailing ideology. Focusing on individuals for change is ineffective, as real change can only be achieved by countering and replacing the prevailing ideology just as Soviet communism and Nazism were dismantled. To create substantial change, a counter
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