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Hearing the Other Side: Democracy v. Libertarianism. Frank Furedi & Keith Knight
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Professor of sociology at the University of Kent
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0:16 - What is Democracy, and why is it moral?
1:54 - Is mass ignorance an argument against democracy?
4:09 - “Democracy is mob rule”
5:17 - “How can you delegate rights you don’t have?”
7:25 - Rational ignorance - Bryan Caplan, The Myth of the Rational Voter
10:36 - Against Democracy by Jason Brennan
12:49 - Democracy blurs potential “class-consciousness”
16:13 - The problem is not nobility, but the double standard of statism
18:33 - Owners v. temporary caretakers
22:04 - Popularity contests result in perversions of truth, justice, & beauty
24:13 - Do government schools bias the minds of the citizens in favor of the government?
27:33 - “Democracy makes accountability impossible”
30:31 - Do you support world democracy?
33:01 - Voluntary democracy v. involuntary democracy - Worker cooperatives - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_worker_cooperatives
34:57 - Are “American values” unique?
38:00 - Double standards when it comes to the west
41:49 - How can I become an informed voter / democratic participant
45:11 - Major takeaways from the work of Edward Bernays
47:14 - The thesis of How Fear Works
50:17 - Book recommendations to think logically with regards to fear?
53:10 - Final message about democracy