Michael Shellenberger
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When the host becomes vulnerable and weakened and old and prone to disease is when you're prone to fraud. And then you get... the worst of them all by far, which is abuse, by which is abuse of power. And we are coming out of a period of extreme abuse of powers. I mean, we can debate the period of time that's relevant. I think the last 12 years, we should think of it as a woke reign of terror.
When the host becomes vulnerable and weakened and old and prone to disease is when you're prone to fraud. And then you get... the worst of them all by far, which is abuse, by which is abuse of power. And we are coming out of a period of extreme abuse of powers. I mean, we can debate the period of time that's relevant. I think the last 12 years, we should think of it as a woke reign of terror.
When the host becomes vulnerable and weakened and old and prone to disease is when you're prone to fraud. And then you get... the worst of them all by far, which is abuse, by which is abuse of power. And we are coming out of a period of extreme abuse of powers. I mean, we can debate the period of time that's relevant. I think the last 12 years, we should think of it as a woke reign of terror.
meaning a period of great fear, certainly universities, media, wokeism. I mean, it really, it starts with Black Lives Matter, ends with the election of President Trump in 2024. That was a period of abuse of power. Every single major institution, medical power, educational power, media power, political power. And what gets revealed when Elon and Trump break open the U.S.
meaning a period of great fear, certainly universities, media, wokeism. I mean, it really, it starts with Black Lives Matter, ends with the election of President Trump in 2024. That was a period of abuse of power. Every single major institution, medical power, educational power, media power, political power. And what gets revealed when Elon and Trump break open the U.S.
meaning a period of great fear, certainly universities, media, wokeism. I mean, it really, it starts with Black Lives Matter, ends with the election of President Trump in 2024. That was a period of abuse of power. Every single major institution, medical power, educational power, media power, political power. And what gets revealed when Elon and Trump break open the U.S.
government is we see this agency that was always there in their peripheral vision. Everybody sort of knew about, but you kind of forgot about, USAID, Agency for International Development. And what opens up is a bunch of, you know, things that you had forgotten but are important to remember. The first is that human economic development, prosperity, growth comes from within.
government is we see this agency that was always there in their peripheral vision. Everybody sort of knew about, but you kind of forgot about, USAID, Agency for International Development. And what opens up is a bunch of, you know, things that you had forgotten but are important to remember. The first is that human economic development, prosperity, growth comes from within.
government is we see this agency that was always there in their peripheral vision. Everybody sort of knew about, but you kind of forgot about, USAID, Agency for International Development. And what opens up is a bunch of, you know, things that you had forgotten but are important to remember. The first is that human economic development, prosperity, growth comes from within.
It comes from the core values of within, namely delayed gratification, hard work, saving on principle, waiting to get married until you can afford your own home and sustain your own family, which means, you know, healthy marriage. sublimation, that those things are the recipe.
It comes from the core values of within, namely delayed gratification, hard work, saving on principle, waiting to get married until you can afford your own home and sustain your own family, which means, you know, healthy marriage. sublimation, that those things are the recipe.
It comes from the core values of within, namely delayed gratification, hard work, saving on principle, waiting to get married until you can afford your own home and sustain your own family, which means, you know, healthy marriage. sublimation, that those things are the recipe.
The Congo. Yeah, I mean, I think that that picture that you're describing is the same one that Harvey Mansfield lays out in his wonderful book, Manliness, where he has three levels of masculinity. The first is weak men who are incapable of defending themselves and others. Manly men, who are strong men who look down on the weak men, but will also abuse their power.
The Congo. Yeah, I mean, I think that that picture that you're describing is the same one that Harvey Mansfield lays out in his wonderful book, Manliness, where he has three levels of masculinity. The first is weak men who are incapable of defending themselves and others. Manly men, who are strong men who look down on the weak men, but will also abuse their power.
The Congo. Yeah, I mean, I think that that picture that you're describing is the same one that Harvey Mansfield lays out in his wonderful book, Manliness, where he has three levels of masculinity. The first is weak men who are incapable of defending themselves and others. Manly men, who are strong men who look down on the weak men, but will also abuse their power.
And then the gentleman, who has the power of the manly man, but keeps it in reserve to protect his family, you know, his bride, his children, his family, his nation, etc. civilization, but he's not going to abuse his power. So we've seen a regression where civilization was created by gentlemen, as you said.
And then the gentleman, who has the power of the manly man, but keeps it in reserve to protect his family, you know, his bride, his children, his family, his nation, etc. civilization, but he's not going to abuse his power. So we've seen a regression where civilization was created by gentlemen, as you said.
And then the gentleman, who has the power of the manly man, but keeps it in reserve to protect his family, you know, his bride, his children, his family, his nation, etc. civilization, but he's not going to abuse his power. So we've seen a regression where civilization was created by gentlemen, as you said.
They became gentlemen, in the process of creating civilization, they become gentlemen, or in the process of becoming gentlemen, they create civilization, which is to say a society based on universal rules, on the view of humans as all equal under first God and then equal under the law. and that everybody has these fundamental inalienable human rights.
They became gentlemen, in the process of creating civilization, they become gentlemen, or in the process of becoming gentlemen, they create civilization, which is to say a society based on universal rules, on the view of humans as all equal under first God and then equal under the law. and that everybody has these fundamental inalienable human rights.