480 – Topics

00:03 Just great: making America great, Washington architecture from the enlightenment, America where to re-invent yourself, the Trump slogan, America as the child of enlightenment, America as a civilization, America as an idea, toxic thinking, parliamentary model best at preserving freedom, president as elected monarch, legacy of the great English spirit

18:00 Eurocen-trick: Western values and the Anglosphere, the West as a target of criticism, pattern of dissent, consent of the governed, rule of law, spirit of competition, capitalism, false accusations of racism, Obama’s un-American past, American art and culture, good triumphs, culture and civilization, competing cultures, America’s celebration of the individual, Europe’s tyranny-freedom swings, making Europe great again

35:40 World views: America in contrast, innovation in America, sacrifice vs self interest, civilization as a world view, India, China, age of enlightenment defines America’s world view, American immigrants most conscious of America’s value, global convergence of America’s idea.

46:50 Gulliver’s Travails: attempts to destroy the America spirit, culture think, politics of division, Gulliver is white, culture of privileged groups, mocking the majority, melting pots of Rome-Britain-America, multiculturalism the destructive force, language and culture define civilization, English legacy

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