s06e96 | Auron MacIntyre's Total State: How Liberal Democracies Become Illiberal Tyrannies

Helen Pluckrose returns to discuss her new book: The Counterweight Handbook: Principled Strategies for Surviving and Defeating Critical Social Justice―at Work, in Schools, and Beyond. We also talk about the origins of her moral philosophy and her newfound love of Norse mythology. https://twitter.com/HPluckrose https://helenpluckrose.substack.com Pre-purchase The Counterweight Handbook: https://a.co/d/0Zh4kU5 Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce https://cash.app/$benjaminaboyce https://www.buymeacoffee.com/benjaminaboyce --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/calmversations/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/calmversations/support

Jules Louise opens up about her trans and detrans journey, and finding love with a self-professed autogynephile ( @RayAlexWilliams ). Detrans Stories: https://bit.ly/DeTransStories Find her on twitter: https://twitter.com/JulesGeezLouise Calmvo with Ray: https://youtu.be/IgT7-U97bHE Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce https://cash.app/$benjaminaboyce https://www.buymeacoffee.com/benjaminaboyce --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/calmversations/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/calmversations/support

Auron MacIntyre ( @AuronMacIntyre ) is a deft right-wing commenter who delves into the vicissitudes of managerialism and what he calls The Total State—which he just wrote a book about—which we discuss at length. Buy it here: https://a.co/d/75KMMM0 Listen to him here: https://apple.co/3ybJE19 Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce https://cash.app/$benjaminaboyce https://www.buymeacoffee.com/benjaminaboyce --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/calmversations/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/calmversations/support

Leslie Elliott and I watch The Complete Evergreen Story, episodes 1-4, which is the documentary I produced in 2019 based on principle footage of the intersection meltdown that was the harbinger of the 2020 race panic, and many another college protest. Full documentary: https://bit.ly/evergreenstory https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce https://cash.app/$benjaminaboyce https://www.buymeacoffee.com/benjaminaboyce --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/calmversations/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/calmversations/support

Youtube version with hard coded captions: https://youtu.be/CoPURhJzi1U Eli Steele ( @elisteele ) is a documentary filmmaker who works closely with his father, Shelby Steele, to explore and expose the dangers of identity politics on the American experiment. We talk about his craft and love of the American principles of liberty, property, and individualism. Follow his work via the links below: https://twitter.com/Hebro_Steele https://manofsteele.substack.com https://whatkilledmichaelbrown.com/filmmakers Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce https://cash.app/$benjaminaboyce https://www.buymeacoffee.com/benjaminaboyce --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/calmversations/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/calmversations/support

James Lindsay of nudist courses returns to speak about the current crop of cringe college antics, and what the eternal revolutionhas to teach us about human nature and very bad ideas. His channel: https://www.youtube.com/@newdiscourses His twitter: https://twitter.com/ConceptualJames My tip jars: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce https://cash.app/$benjaminaboyce https://www.buymeacoffee.com/benjaminaboyce --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/calmversations/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/calmversations/support

🎶Borderline—feels like I'm going to lose my mind 🎶You just keep on pushing my love 🎶Over the borderline Josh Slocum of  @DisaffectedPodcast  riffs on toxic femininity, masculinity, and other parasocial shenanigans https://twitter.com/DisaffectedPod Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce https://cash.app/$benjaminaboyce https://www.buymeacoffee.com/benjaminaboyce --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/calmversations/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/calmversations/support

LaRell Herbert ( @TheLaRell ) shares his biography of childhood trauma, "internalized" misandry, transition, and finding the truth. YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/thelarell Instagram: www.Instagram.com/larellh Book: https://amzn.to/4d3EhRy Website: www.LaRellHerbert.com Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce https://cash.app/$benjaminaboyce https://www.buymeacoffee.com/benjaminaboyce --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/calmversations/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/calmversations/support

Leslie and I riff on power and snacks. Follow Leslie @theradicalcenter Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce https://cash.app/$benjaminaboyce https://www.buymeacoffee.com/benjaminaboyce --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/calmversations/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/calmversations/support

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