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Back to EpisodesYin, Yang, and the Secretary of Armageddon (S2. Chapter 28)
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Lloyd reads Chapter 28 of the Tao Te Ching against militarized masculinity, performative strength, and the political theater of domination.
Beginning with Pete Hegseth and widening into war budgets, denied healthcare, and America’s addiction to hardness, Lloyd asks what happens when power forgets its opposite.
A meditation on strength, softness, empire, and why civilizations that worship force eventually forget how to hold anything gently.
Includes an open letter to Pete Hegseth and one very Taoist suggestion: sit still, then resign.
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