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The Nazi Experiment, Vol. 14: Germany Is Not an Economic Zone
In this fourteenth volume of the Nazi Experiment series of the New Discourses Podcast, host James Lindsay takes us into the bottom third of the fourth chapter of Volume 1 of Hitler's Mein Kampf to show the parallels to what we face in our own day.
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The Myth of the Blood, Vol. 1: Pseudo-Traditionalism and the Nordic Science
In this episode of the New Discourses Podcast, Lindsay inaugurates that series with a further exploration from the first chapter of Rosenberg's Myth.
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Heroism and Honor in the Fascist Mind
Central to the psychological and social construction of both Fascists and Nazis are the concepts of heroism and honor.
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The Nazi Experiment, Vol. 13: The Nazi Myth of the Blood
In this episode of the Nazi Experiment series on the New Discourses Podcast, host James Lindsay takes you through several sections of Rosenberg's Myth, showing just how deep the racial rabbit hole goes with the Nazis (to the foundations of humanity, to be exact).
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Fascism and the Naturalistic Fallacy
Underneath the hood of Fascism is a heavy insistence that its program aligns with various aspects of Nature.
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The Creepy Real Meaning of Fascism as Corporatism
Father of Italian Fascism, Benito Mussolini, is famous for having remarked that Fascism can be summarized simply enough as "corporatism."
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Fascism Is Progressive
Fascism is a progressive ideology. It would be most appropriate to say that it is progressive by reactionary means, in fact.
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Introducing Woke Nationalism
When we talk about Woke Left and Woke Right, while the essential core of being "Woke" is mostly the same, there are some key differences.
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What Was “Positive Christianity” in the Nazi Movement?
The Nazi Party had a problem through its entire existence, from 1920 to 1945. That problem was Christianity, which was in its way.
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Forced “Friendship” Under the Friend-Enemy Distinction
The friend-enemy distinction is the underlying organizational principle of the Marxist Left, radical Islam, and the Fascist Reactionary Left.
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The Nazi Experiment, Vol. 12: Positive Christianity as the “Christian Nationalism” of the Third Reich
A "Christian Nationalist" movement is reaching into many legitimate anxieties of American Christians and turning them to its project.
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The Nazi Experiment, Vol. 11: Dictatorship by Reichstag Fire
An undeniable part of the Nazi Experiment is that it operated a fascist-style dictatorship for its infamous "racialist worldview."
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The Nazi Experiment, Vol. 10: Blood, Soil, and the Racial State
James Lindsay reads from Mein Kampf to show you the horrible reality of the intended Nazi State apparatus in Hitler's own words.
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The Difference Between Left and Right
The thing is, while radicalism and political violence are not (at present) "both sides" problems, temptation is a both-sides problem.
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The Nazi Experiment, Vol. 5: Forty Points for the Nazi Party
Lindsay tackles the "25 Points of the Nazi Party" along with the 12th and final chapter of the first volume of Mein Kampf.
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The Nazi Experiment, Vol. 1: The Nazi Racial Worldview
James Lindsay reads from Chapter 1 of Volume 2 of Mein Kampf to explain the Nazi racial worldview (weltanshauung).
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Agitation and Propaganda: The Battlespace of the 21st Century
James Lindsay exposes the propaganda tactics behind psychological and political warfare, from Communists to Nazis.
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OnlySubs: Prayer and the Fearsome Power of Ideology
James reads a short snippet from a book where Nazi ideology comes face-to-face with Jewish prayer in one of the ghettos the Nazis set up for the Jews.
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America’s Sons and the Dark Temptation of the Woke Right
Host James Lindsay takes a shockingly candid look at the dark soul and evil manipulation of the rising Woke Right and invites you to join him in putting a stop to it.
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