Episode 92: The Madding Crowd Unpacked (part 2)
from GenXtemporaneous Hosted by Marc Snediker and Kristina Lorusso
In this episode Marc and Kristina have a conversation about Gustav LeBon's theory of the crowd. They explore what he seems to have gotten right and where he may have been slightly off base. We reflect on his argument through the lens of multiple real-world examples including religion, war, and the January 6th insurrection. Sources Zaretsky, Robert. 2016. “The Myth of Mobocracy.” The Atlantic. July 27, 2016. https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/07/trump-le-bon-mob/493118/. “Third Republic 1886-1889 - the Boulanger Affair.” n.d. Www.globalsecurity.org. Accessed June 30, 2022. https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/fr-third-republic-4.htm. Le Bon, Gustave, 1841-1931. The Crowd : a Study of the Popular Mind. New York :Penguin Books, 1977.
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