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EPISODE · Nov 15, 2018 · 31 MIN

Episode 9: Did Philosopher Richard Rorty Predict the Rise of Donald Trump in 1998?

from The Collateral Banter Podcast · host Danny T.

Very strong language is used at 12:49.Danny reads from Richard Rorty's prescient book Achieving our Country.  Professor Rorty predicts that the economic decline in western democracies creates the conditions for strongman to win power, while the Left embraces cosmopolitanism and identity politics. Once in power, the tyrant reverses these gains of acceptance and dismantles democracy. Enjoy.     Music: "Dub Kong" by CaballoFrom the Free Music ArchivesCC BY NC 

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