By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 16 Jul 21
Bill Maher kicked off a cultural meme a few weeks ago with a segment on his popular show Real Time where he skewered the cultural left for progressophobia, which he defined as āsituational blindness, except what you canāt see is that your dorm room in 2021 is better than the South before the Civil War.ā In this episode, I map the idea of progress in our culture. Maherās comments were widely praised in the mainstream media, from Morning Joe Scarborough on MSNBC (center left) to Peggy Noonan at the Wall Street Journal (center right). Together these represent the modern worldview …
Bill Maher kicked off a cultural meme a few weeks ago with a segment on his popular show Real Time where he skewered the cultural left for progressophobia, which he defined as āsituational blindness, except what you canāt see is that your dorm room in 2021 is better than the South before the Civil War.ā In this episode, I map …
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 16 Jul 21
Bill Maher kicked off a cultural meme a few weeks ago with a segment on his popular show Real Time where he skewered the cultural left for progressophobia, which he defined as āsituational blindness, except what you canāt see is that your dorm room in 2021 is better than the South before the Civil War.ā In this episode, I map the idea of progress in our culture. Maherās comments were widely praised in the mainstream media, from Morning Joe Scarborough on MSNBC (center left) to Peggy Noonan at the Wall Street Journal (center right). Together these represent the modern worldview …
Bill Maher kicked off a cultural meme a few weeks ago with a segment on his popular show Real Time where he skewered the cultural left for progressophobia, which he defined as āsituational blindness, except what you canāt see is that your dorm room in 2021 is better than the South before the Civil War.ā In this episode, I map …
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 6 Nov 20
The day before this week’s US presidential election one of my favorite public intellectuals, Sam Harris, released a podcast where he announced a breakthrough in his understanding of what had heretofore been a mystery: the appeal of Donald Trump to his followers. His revelation: Trump offers what no priest can credibly offer: a total expiation of shame. His personal shamelessness is a kind of spiritual balm. Trump is fat Jesus. He’s grab-them-by-the-pussy Jesus. He’s I’ll-eat- cheeseburgers-if-I-want-to Jesus. Heās punch-them-in-the-face Jesus.Ā How painfully partial and depressing is Harrisās denigration of the 30% of the population who love Trump, and the 47% …
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The day before this week’s US presidential election one of my favorite public intellectuals, Sam Harris, released a podcast where he announced a breakthrough in his understanding of what had heretofore been a mystery: the appeal of Donald Trump to his followers. His revelation: Trump offers what no priest can credibly offer: a total expiation of shame. His personal shamelessness …
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By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 6 Nov 20
Very good podcast Jeff. Puts a lot of calm into a very chaotic time. – Nils Montan The day before this week’s US presidential election one of my favorite public intellectuals, Sam Harris, released a podcast where he announced a breakthrough in his understanding of what had heretofore been a mystery: the appeal of Donald Trump to his followers. His revelation: Trump offers what no priest can credibly offer: a total expiation of shame. His personal shamelessness is a kind of spiritual balm. Trump is fat Jesus. He’s grab-them-by-the-pussy Jesus. He’s I’ll-eat- cheeseburgers-if-I-want-to Jesus. Heās punch-them-in-the-face Jesus.Ā How painfully partial …
How Sam Harris Misreads the Right – And reveals a blind spot of āmean modernismā Read More Ā»
Very good podcast Jeff. Puts a lot of calm into a very chaotic time. – Nils Montan The day before this week’s US presidential election one of my favorite public intellectuals, Sam Harris, released a podcast where he announced a breakthrough in his understanding of what had heretofore been a mystery: the appeal of Donald Trump to his followers. His …
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By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 21 Oct 20
A couple weeks ago I received an email from my old pal Jason Lange with the question: āWhatās your pulse on all the āconspiritualityā out there?ā Iād never heard the term āconspiritualityā, but I understood what he meant when he described āthe weird convergence Iām seeing of āspiritualā friends going hard right, Trump, even QAnon.ā What an interesting phenomenon! Iāve seen some of it myself, even in the integral world. Is it a reaction against the recent eruptions of mean green? An evolutionary regression brought on by stressful life conditions? Or perhaps a strange integration, as is the way of …
A couple weeks ago I received an email from my old pal Jason Lange with the question: āWhatās your pulse on all the āconspiritualityā out there?ā Iād never heard the term āconspiritualityā, but I understood what he meant when he described āthe weird convergence Iām seeing of āspiritualā friends going hard right, Trump, even QAnon.ā What an interesting phenomenon! Iāve …
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 21 Oct 20
Wow a great stimulating conversation. – Mary Linda Landauer These two guests were particularly interesting. a fascinating discussion. – Dave Cardano A couple weeks ago I received an email from my old pal Jason Lange with the question: āWhatās your pulse on all the āconspiritualityā out there?ā Iād never heard the term āconspiritualityā, but I understood what he meant when he described āthe weird convergence Iām seeing of āspiritualā friends going hard right, Trump, even QAnon.ā What an interesting phenomenon! Iāve seen some of it myself, even in the integral world. Is it a reaction against the recent eruptions of …
Wow a great stimulating conversation. – Mary Linda Landauer These two guests were particularly interesting. a fascinating discussion. – Dave Cardano A couple weeks ago I received an email from my old pal Jason Lange with the question: āWhatās your pulse on all the āconspiritualityā out there?ā Iād never heard the term āconspiritualityā, but I understood what he meant when …