Frank Wright
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first heard Jun 2026
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There's another and far more distinguished Tweedy Northerner called John Gray.
I've mentioned him before.
And for years, he's been talking about the end of the liberal idea generally, like liberalism finished.
You know, not just the political ideology, but its economics, its system, the lot.
He could see the writing on the wall a number of years ago, maybe 10 years ago.
I went to see him personally and listened to him.
He's a brilliant man.
And he's also...
Well, I think one of the most remarkable things about his work is that he said it so long ago, but why would he know?
He was a student of Sir Isaiah Berlin, who was the greatest champion of the liberal idea in the 20th century.
So he's been saying that for a long time.
It's not just me.
And it's very difficult to persuade people because they see this total system and they think, well, how can you ever get rid of it?
But
One of the major ideas that I can supply to you that will have practical value to you in your life and probably give you a lot of realistic hope, not false hope, but real hope, is that practically no one ever talks about the central role of belief
in the political technique of the 20th century.
That means belief is foundational to the way that we are ruled.
And as you can see, millions and millions of people worldwide every day are losing belief in the way they are ruled, despite the fact that the machinery of manufacturing that belief is more omnipresent and refined than ever.
They have lost control of the foundational political technique that secures their power.
This is how they make belief is the title of one of my pieces on it.
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