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July 18, 2024 52 mins
Uncover the unsettling reality of the Conflict Machine in this episode of Gracearchy with Jim Babka. Following the recent assassination attempt on Donald Trump, we delve into the philosophies of Thomas Hobbes and Carl Schmitt to expose how their ideas perpetuate cycles of fear leading to violence. This powerful discussion not only critiques these enduring influences but also advocates for the principle of Human Respect as the antidote to all political violence. Join us as we challenge the status quo and inspire a move towards a more peaceful society. Timeline/Chapters 0:00 Theme 0:43 Disclaimers 5:14 False Evidence Appearing Real 7:09 Political Theology 8:04 Fear Not 9:44 Hobbes' Leviathan 12:25 Hegel's Hero 12:57 Do you know Carl Schmitt? 16:38 between the Katechon and the Eschaton 20:22 Friend-Enemy, the birth of politics 23:17 Politics is a weak word 25:00 War by other means 29:01 ALL the violence is wrong 32:55 The Conflict Machine 35:13 Governance vs the State 38:29 instead of Fear and Chaos 39:13 From subjective fear to objective realities 44:12 Principle of Human Respect greater than Fear 46:49 Why we get more violence 47:34 Finding blame, scapegoating, and punishing 49:10 Violent tongues and hearts 51:48 Practice Human Respect Links Robert J O'Neil clip on "Jimmy Rex Show" https://www.tiktok.com/@mrjimmyrex/video/7389765873801645358 Conflict Machine article https://theexitnetwork.substack.com/p/the-conflict-machine-explains-our Mimetic Mirror with guest Jerry Bowyer https://youtu.be/i_zaPoAx8co The State (defined) https://zeroaggressionproject.org/mental-lever/the-state/ The Hong Konger episode https://youtu.be/iGY_aXz3GCE Human Respect episode https://youtu.be/9Pd_yFx56BI Rene Girard episode https://youtu.be/dL8Err6K778 Bill Protzmann is your moderator. ZERO AGGRESSION PROJECT - https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ - is our sponsor. But the views expressed are exclusively those of the participants, and not necessarily those of the board, staff, or supporters of the Zero Aggression Project. Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: serjo.de.lua.music@gmail.com Chat-GPT4 was used to help write the show description. Be grace-full to each other.
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