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Howdy ALL!!  Today we bring to a close Benjamin and I's discussion around the points and concepts he brought forward in his essay; "In Defense of the Authoritarian Impulse".    It's been a wild and thought provoking ride.. One that I hope you all have enjoyed as much as I did.    The inspiration for the thumbnail (on the youtube version) came from one of our rabbit trails regarding the inconsistency of law and the misuse of it through institutional corporate capture... aka regulatory capture.    I will apologize in advance for my seeming inability to bring words to bear in this episode as I was pushing through some form of blooming illness... of which I'm still teetering on whether or not I will succumb to it. BUT WE PRESS ON!    As always friends, I hope you enjoyed this. Please feel free to comment, like, subscribe, or share.   Do as you will!    Don't forget to checkout EclecticChitChat.com for our comprehensive list of listening platforms! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aaron-bratton/support

Howdy all!    As promised this my reading of Mr. Forney's, quite honestly, amazing essay on the topic of Latent Authoritarianism and it's function as the immune system of Society.    I'm glad to have it put together prior to our finishing our dissection of his work this coming week.    I hope you all enjoy his work as much as I did.   Be well!    Don't forget to check out EclecticChitChat.com for all our podcast and vlog platform options! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aaron-bratton/support

Howdy all! We are continuing forward with the Forney Factor and our discussion regarding Ben's essay. During our talk we traced through the evolution of red lining and how's it's progressed to include whomever isn't deemed "ideal" or acceptable. I found what I believe to the be article mentioned! So enough blathering here, enjoy the show! Not much else to blather on about here, so get to listening! Remember Redlining? It's Alive and Evolving - The Atlantic --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aaron-bratton/support

Howdy all!    Edmund and I are back, as promised!!  We've decided to break the philosophical ice with a jaunt through the concept of "intersectionality", in an attempt to be semi-topical with our current goings on of today.    We intend to use this as a jumping off point to discuss the concept of race/ethnicity either in our next conversation or another in the nearish future.   Through this conversation, I was actually brought around to the idea of intersectionality having at least SOME positive application, if not in day to day personal application. The idea of data harvesting of individuals along as many points of "individualization" could have some benefit to someone somewhere; but not within the confines of peer to peer interactions.   We had a fun at the expense of the practitioners of Intersectional ideology and we hope you will too!    Don't forget to check out EclecticChitChat.com for all our different podcast platform options! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aaron-bratton/support

Howdy all!    Today I'm embarking upon a NEW ECC miniseries with my friend through the book of faces, Mr. Benjamin Forney!    Mr. Forney is quite the autodidact and has graced me with a couple of essays he has penned on the topic of authority within social hierarchy.    Within this episode we get through roughly one third of his first essay, "In Defense of the Authoritarian Impulse". I have to say, I'm not easily impressed and I do not often find my own mindset and perspective so thoroughly and thoughtfully expressed.    I quite enjoyed our initial foray into his work. This will be a 2 to 3 part venture into his initial essay; after which we will delve into his second one. Which expounds upon the general topic.    I won't reveal much more upon the topic, but I will lead with this quote of his:  "If violence is not solving all of your problems, you aren't using enough of it. Then again, there are often more efficient ways to solve problems, than brute force."   Don't forget to check out our other platforms for listening at our website EclecticChitChat.com!!   ENJOY --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aaron-bratton/support