#ZoonGarden is happening around us. Polarization, weakened democracy, media manipulation, distortion of truth, division, governed by two dogmatic tribes. Spread the word folks. We are living in Zoon Garden. amazon.com/Zoon-Garden-Decli…
Having them sit for a few hours with Rogan or someone like Rogan -- instead of the same set of insular TV reporters plugged into all the same people -- would be a great test for people who want to be President. Long overdue to have different kinds of moderators.
Marxists are chock-full of hubris, obviously. Conservatives *can* have hubris, as can liberals. Being aware of other systems of thought, and being aware that there are *always* weaknesses in one's preferred system goes a long way, I think.
One of the main schisms I see today is not so much one of political theory, but of epistemology. (How we know what we know.)
Conservatism & liberalism help balance each other by encouraging epistemological humility, IMO. The ultimate danger lies in hubris -- unchecked certainty.
“Socialism never took root in America because the poor there see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.” –John Steinbeck
What changed? Are we exploited? Has the American dream died? Have politicians convinced us we are exploited?
People need a day to experience the utopias they are so hell-bent on creating so they can finally see that you can’t politicise your way out of the human condition.
A timely quote from #Zoongarden
"The war had become no longer about truth; it had become about ideological reality and the attempt to make that reality the truth." - 135
A long form debate with a neutral moderator.
No fake audience reactions.
No biased questions.
Neutral camera positions.
No sound bite length responses.
Just their respective policies explained to us.
Please @realDonaldTrump and @JoeBiden make it happen. #debate#joerogandebate
A big thank you to Sebastian Guell for the great conversation we had on politics in America right now. There’s always something to learn from your podcasts so keep doing what you’re doing.
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