68. Mattias Desmet: Mass Formation, Propaganda, US Elections, and Sincere Speech

Mattias Desmet, author of The Psychology of Totalitarianism, joins The Feds this week. Mattias is a professor at Ghent University who clearly articulated the mass formation seen during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the interview, we discuss how to spot mass formation and propaganda, and why free speech is so important. We discuss the 2024 US Election, and how we saw both mass formation and a breaking of mass formation. We talk about transhumanism and a return to God. Woven throughout the interview, Mattias hones in on the point that people from different backgrounds are newly united by their ethical duty to articulate their own unique and sincere opinions. 1:00 Mattias Desmet: Why he started looking into Mass Formation 4:50 What is Mass Formation and how do you spot it? Examples past and present 20:11 Propaganda v. Truth and examples of Propaganda in current world 26:25 2024 US Election: Mass Formation or a breaking of Mass Formation? 36:30 How do people get out of a mass formation? 43:00 Why is Free Speech so important? 45:45 Dictatorship v. Totalitarian State 49:00 The importance of sincere and true speech 55:45 Are we seeing a return to God? 1:01:00 Transgenderism and Transhumanism 1:04:00 Harms of Transhumanism 1:07:00 How can you protect yourself from Grand Narratives? Mattias’ Substack: https://substack.com/@mattiasdesmet?utm_source=top-search Mattias’ Book: Psychology of Totalitarianism X: @DesmetMattias Check out Feds For Freedom's Substack Sign the Feds for Freedom DEI Petition: https://conservativechange.org/petition/dei-must-die-ban-taxpayer-funding/ Watch and listen to The Feds on any of these platforms: https://taplink.cc/fedsforfreedom Support the Work and Become a Member of Feds For Freedom www.fedsforfreedom.org/join Follow Us on Social Media Instagram/X (Twitter)/Facebook: @feds4freedomusa