#1257 Debunking the reactionary intellectuals of the dark web - a podcast by BestOfTheLeft.com
from 2019-03-20T00:00
Air Date: 3/19/2019
Today we take a look at the likes of Sam Harris and Jordan Peterson as a window into the world of their followers and as an inoculation against thinking they're people worth taking seriously just because they make sense one-third of the time.
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SHOW NOTES
While "New Atheism" is hardly a monolith, it has at its core features of liberal chauvinism, anti-"political correctness", “science”, secularism, and general deference to U.S. foreign policy consensus.
Ch. 2: Questioning Sam Harris and New Atheism - Revolutionary Left Radio - Airdate 10-1-17
Dan Arel, award-winning journalist and best-selling author, discusses Sam Harris' confusion about having right-wing supporters even though his atheism is just as fundamentalist as traditional Christian religion.
Ch. 3: Deconstructing Liberal Intellectuals - Part 1 - Revolutionary Left Radio - Airdate 4-22-18
New Atheists have a deep ignorance of history and are very eurocentric in their science. They intend to depoliticize young people and de-engage the populace.
Ch. 4: Breakdown of the Reactionary Right - Benjamin Dixon Show - Airdate 5-23-18
Straight White Men are the status quo and the new media moguls and reactionary right will fight to maintain it.
Ch. 5: Sam Seder RIPS APART Jordan Peterson's Real Time Appearance - The Majority Report - Airdate 4-23-18
In this Majority Report clip, we watch Jordan Peterson's appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher and totally rip it apart.
Chapo and Natalie Wynn (ContraPoints) discusses Jordan Peterson and Ben Shapiro and their influence on the internet towards lonely white guys.
Ch. 7: Deconstructing Liberal Intellectuals - Part 2 - Revolutionary Left Radio - Airdate 4-22-18
Classical Liberals and New Atheists follow the idea that science exists in a moral and cultural vacuum. They construct their arguments to be impenetrable and misunderstood.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 8: Candidate diversity and harm mitigation - Whitney from Redmond, WA
Ch. 9: 10-15% deviation allowance for identity diversity - Ariel from Seattle
Ch. 10: Twenty Percent - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 11: Race should be considered first rather than last - Grant from Nashville
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 12: Final comments on weighing the value of voting based on non-dominant identity of politicians
MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions):
- Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr
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- Our Fingers Cold - K2
- Astrisx - Bodytonic
- Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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