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#119 - Curtis Yarvin - The Tyranny of Democracy - The Illusion of Choice
Curtis Yarvin — aka Mencius Moldbug — is the most controversial political thinker alive. In this interview, he lays out his honest analysis of how the modern West is ruled: not by democracy or elections, but by an entrenched oligarchy of institutions, academia, media and the permanent bureaucracy.
We explore:
– Why democracy is an illusion & always was
– The Fabian takeover & the myth of progress
– Harvard as the ruling class of America
– The origins of managerialism & regime control
– Virology, censorship & the corruption of science
– Revolution, monarchy & the path to reform
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:04:36 – What Is Democracy Really?
00:10:18 – The One-Party State Thesis
00:14:55 – How the Cathedral Works
00:20:05 – Why the Right Always Loses
00:26:40 – Democracy Is a Religion
00:34:12 – Voting as Ritual
00:39:20 – Replacing the Operating System
00:43:45 – Why Revolutions Don't Work
00:47:22 – Monarchy vs Anarchy
00:52:16 – The Problem With the Constitution
00:56:50 – Censorship & Institutional Capture
01:02:37 – Why the System Can't Be Fixed
01:08:04 – Trump, the Regime & the Illusion of Power
01:13:39 – Who Should Rule and How
01:21:11 – The Case for a CEO King
01:29:18 – What Bitcoin Reveals About Governance
01:36:07 – Technocracy, AI & State Collapse
01:43:29 – Why Progress Isn't Real
01:51:53 – The Myth of Enlightenment
01:57:42 – Why Yarvin Still Has Hope
02:03:25 – Final Thoughts
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EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK
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Published on 4 weeks, 2 days ago