EPISODE · Jun 15, 2024 · 1H 3M
#031 - Ben Cobley - We Are Suffering The Institutional Erasure Of The English
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Ben Cobley writes the blog, A Free Left Blog, and is author of The Tribe: The Liberal Left and the System of Diversity. Ben is a journalist by trade and a former Labour Party activist. In this episode, Ben and I talk about Being English and Englishness, what it is and how it has come under threat from the spread of progressive ideologies, what it means to be a part of a nation, why there might be a hostility toward the English and Englishness, the impact of liberalism on England and the world, the difficulty of finding the language to explain something deeply felt, the impact of modernity and cultural disintegration, the feeling of overpopulation in a small country, why Ben joined the Labour Party and why he left, and much, much more. Enjoy the show Classmates. And don't forget to subscribe. You can also check Ben out on:Unherd.com@existentialpoliticsX/TwitterThe CriticYou can follow Thinking Class on: X/TwitterYouTubeSubstack
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Ben Cobley writes the blog, A Free Left Blog, and is author of The Tribe: The Liberal Left and the System of Diversity. Ben is a journalist by trade and a former Labour Party activist. In this episode, Ben and I talk about Being English and Englishness, what it is and how it has come under threat from the spread of progressive ideologies, what it means to be a part of a nation, why there might be a hostility toward the English and Englishness, the impact of liberalism on England and th...
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#031 - Ben Cobley - We Are Suffering The Institutional Erasure Of The English
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