The Machiavellians
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The Illusion of Democracy: Why Freedom Isn't Free
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In this video, we uncover the hidden dangers within democracy and its relationship to state power, inspired by Bertrand de Jouvenel's thought-provoking insights. Democracy is often seen as a force for freedom, but what if it's actually the "time of tyranny's incubation"? Join us as we explore how democracy's structure can silently nurture state power, eroding liberty in the name of the "general will."
Drawing on themes from Nietzsche's "will to power" and de Jouvenel's On Power, we examine the egoistic and self-propulsive nature of power and how it manipulates democratic ideals to consolidate control. If you're interested in philosophy, political theory, and the hidden mechanics of state authority, this video will challenge conventional views on freedom and government.
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War: Lifeblood of the state: 0:00
Illusion of Self-Rule: 07:26
Tyranny of Conformity: 12:30
The Egoistic Engine of Power: 16:15
The Collective 'I' in Command: 19:33
The Leviathan Revealed: 25:28
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The Philosophy of Navigating Life's Uncertainties | Stoicism
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View the full transcript of this video on our Substack: themachiavellians.substack.com ACCORDING to the Greek philosopher Epictetus, people are more tormented by their opinions of things than by the things themselves. We all have desires, fears, and resentments that disturb our peace and tranquility. What we often forget is that these troubles are largely due to our own reactions and have littl...
Why Enmity is Better than MERE Friendship
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View the full transcript of this video on our Substack: themachiavellians.substack.co... This video explores the spiritual mastery of combat, defeating enemies, and the path to winning through inner strength. The comfort of friendship alone can breed complacency, while true greatness often demands a worthy opponent. Whether your goal is to embody virtue or achieve mastery, growth remains elusiv...
Nietzsche's Guide to Elevate Your Pleasure | Power vs Pleasure
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View the full transcript of this video on our Substack: themachiavellians.substack.com/subscribe OUR ANALYSES: ▶ Why Greek Tragedy is the Greatest Art Form: ua-cam.com/video/JNZcNmXEaDI/v-deo.html ▶ Nietzsche on Nihilism: ua-cam.com/video/c-aPNypXxi8/v-deo.html ▶ How to Create Your Own Values: ua-cam.com/video/3jaedEtPp9w/v-deo.html ▶ The Great Health and the Philosophers of the Future: ua-cam....
The Hideous Truth Nietzsche Dared Reveal
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View the full transcript of this video on our Substack: themachiavellians.substack.com/subscribe ALSO WATCH: ▶ What Jordan Peterson Gets WRONG About Nietzsche: ua-cam.com/video/8AVp1LYAds0/v-deo.html ▶ Nietzsche's Enticing Psychology of Power: ua-cam.com/video/4b9ub5ufsAU/v-deo.html ▶ Nietzsche on Embodied Mind: ua-cam.com/video/1Ngi5I44Uqw/v-deo.html Nietzsche's pronouncement that "God is dead...
Socrates' Secret to EXPOSING Fools
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View the full transcript of this video on our Substack: themachiavellians.substack.com/subscribe Discover how Socrates' genius mind games and relentless questioning can break down even the most stubborn arguments. Learn how Socratic dialogue can be a powerful weapon against stupidity, making people squirm and rethink everything they know. Join us as we uncover Socrates' secrets to debates and s...
Orwell's Warning: The Insidious Nature of Political Language
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Support the channel by subscribing to our Substack: bit.ly/3VgvCD2 Imagine waking up in a world where words no longer mean what they appear to. A place where language, the very tool we use to communicate and understand reality, is twisted to obscure truth and manipulate thoughts. This unsettling scenario is not a dystopian fiction but a reality shaped by doublespeak-a deliberate distortion of l...
The Soul-Crushing Cost of Productivity
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Join our Substack to get early access to the video scripts and exclusive content: bit.ly/3VgvCD2 In our relentless pursuit of productivity, have we sacrificed our very souls? This video delves into the dark side of the modern hustle culture, exploring how endless productivity can erode our well-being, stifle our creativity, and disconnect us from the joys of life. Discover the hidden costs of a...
Nietzsche's Warning: The Decline of Humanity
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View the full transcript of this video on our Substack: themachiavellians.substack.com/p/nietzsches-psychology-of-decadence?r=302otc WATCH: ▶ Nietzsche's Alchemy of the Self: ua-cam.com/video/kYMnrTxW1Dw/v-deo.html ▶ Nietzsche's Enticing Psychology of Power: ua-cam.com/video/4b9ub5ufsAU/v-deo.html ▶ Nietzsche's Ubermensch: ua-cam.com/video/eRO80_3D6DM/v-deo.html OUR ANALYSES: ▶ Why Greek Traged...
When an Entire Country Descends Into MADNESS
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Support the channel by subscribing to our Substack: bit.ly/3VgvCD2 Thought Reform set out to find an answer to two simple questions. Can a man be made to change his beliefs? And if so for how long? Thought Reform seeks to bring about in every person it reaches a significant personal upheaval in all their beliefs and values. It is a relentless means of undermining the human personality. Thought ...
Breaking the Mold: Emerson's War on Conformity
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Support the channel by subscribing to our Substack: bit.ly/3VgvCD2 WATCH: ▶ Nietzsche's Alchemy of the Self: ua-cam.com/video/kYMnrTxW1Dw/v-deo.html ▶ Nietzsche's Enticing Psychology of Power: ua-cam.com/video/4b9ub5ufsAU/v-deo.html ▶ Spiritual Health: ua-cam.com/video/bBQnIhQFl5E/v-deo.html In a world marked by conformity and external validation, the concept of self-reliance, as articulated by...
Machiavelli: "Teacher of Evil?"
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Support the channel by subscribing to our Substack: bit.ly/3VgvCD2 For centuries, scholars and commentators have engaged in heated debates over the moral implications of Machiavelli's "The Prince." Some argue that Machiavelli unveils the true essence of power, offering insights to guard against potential tyrants-a potentially positive perspective. Conversely, critics label Machiavelli as a purv...
Why Jung LOVED and HATED Nietzsche | A Cain and Abel Story
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Support the channel by subscribing to our Substack: bit.ly/3VgvCD2 I recommend watching The Living Philosophy's video: ua-cam.com/video/ohAf-GCruvk/v-deo.htmlsi=dOyHjduKmNUek8JA ALSO WATCH: ▶ What Jordan Peterson Gets WRONG About Nietzsche: ua-cam.com/video/8AVp1LYAds0/v-deo.html ▶ Nietzsche's Enticing Psychology of Power: ua-cam.com/video/4b9ub5ufsAU/v-deo.html ▶ Nietzsche on Embodied Mind: ua...
Why Nietzsche Hated Religion (and Racism)
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#modernpoliticalideologies #Christianity #antiSemitism #leftwing #rightwing #religiousandpoliticaldynamics #historicalconnections #societaltensions. Support the channel by subscribing to our Substack: bit.ly/3VgvCD2 WATCH: ▶ Nietzsche's Alchemy of the Self: ua-cam.com/video/kYMnrTxW1Dw/v-deo.html ▶ Nietzsche's Enticing Psychology of Power: ua-cam.com/video/4b9ub5ufsAU/v-deo.html ▶ Nietzsche's A...
Beyond Good and Evil: Nietzsche on the Path to Spiritual Wholeness
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Support the channel by subscribing to our Substack: bit.ly/3VgvCD2 WATCH: ▶ Nietzsche's Alchemy of the Self: ua-cam.com/video/kYMnrTxW1Dw/v-deo.html ▶ Nietzsche's Enticing Psychology of Power: ua-cam.com/video/4b9ub5ufsAU/v-deo.html ▶ Nietzsche's Antichrist: ua-cam.com/video/0EfnUeXKVHU/v-deo.html OUR ANALYSES: ▶ Why Greek Tragedy is the Greatest Art Form: ua-cam.com/video/JNZcNmXEaDI/v-deo.htm...
What Jordan Peterson Got RIGHT About Nietzsche
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What Jordan Peterson Got RIGHT About Nietzsche
Nietzsche's Plan for Human Evolution
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Nietzsche's Plan for Human Evolution
Nietzsche's ASSAULT on the ILLUSION of Self
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Nietzsche's ASSAULT on the ILLUSION of Self
How One Man Made You Want Hot Dogs & Hate Communism
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How One Man Made You Want Hot Dogs & Hate Communism
The Surprising Noble Origins of Our Freedom
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The Surprising Noble Origins of Our Freedom
Will To Power vs Will To Life | Nietzsche & Schopenhauer | The Best of German Philosophy
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Will To Power vs Will To Life | Nietzsche & Schopenhauer | The Best of German Philosophy
How Christian Slander Became a Weapon That Destroyed The World
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How Christian Slander Became a Weapon That Destroyed The World
Dionysus vs The Crucified | Nietzsche's Radical New Atheism
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Dionysus vs The Crucified | Nietzsche's Radical New Atheism
The Truth About Jordan Peterson's Truth Theory
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The Truth About Jordan Peterson's Truth Theory
Why Greek Tragedy Matters Today
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Why Greek Tragedy Matters Today
Misunderstanding Consciousness Could Cost You Your Sanity | Nietzsche vs Descartes On Consciousness
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Misunderstanding Consciousness Could Cost You Your Sanity | Nietzsche vs Descartes On Consciousness
The Power of Solitude: How Isolation Fuels Greatness
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The Power of Solitude: How Isolation Fuels Greatness
The Psychology of Power: How Nietzsche Explains The Soul
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The Psychology of Power: How Nietzsche Explains The Soul
Is Humanity Evolving Into a Collective Consciousness? | Emerson's Over-Soul
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Is Humanity Evolving Into a Collective Consciousness? | Emerson's Over-Soul
What Jordan Peterson Gets WRONG About Nietzsche
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What Jordan Peterson Gets WRONG About Nietzsche

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  • @NeilSims-d4q
    @NeilSims-d4q 5 годин тому

    The quote from Farnsworth, when put in context, makes it look a lot different. Yes, Socrates was willing to talk to everyone, regardless of their ethical and political position. And that ended up making him friendly with, and even teacher to, many of the thirty tyrants. This shows that mere intellectual engagement is not enough, and this trust that reason will prevail is, ironically, irrational.

  • @ryannickens7848
    @ryannickens7848 5 годин тому

    So asking questions in order to better understand someone's philosophy is considered The Socratic Method? Seems like just common sense to me.

  • @jakedover5301
    @jakedover5301 11 годин тому

    Why no invasion of ads on this video?

  • @jakedover5301
    @jakedover5301 11 годин тому

    Why no invasion of ads on this video?

  • @johnberry1107
    @johnberry1107 12 годин тому

    "aren't taught to think" is too broad, no? Nobody was ever taught to think? Yikes.

  • @reidshandreidshand4585
    @reidshandreidshand4585 22 години тому

    this video woul have been more honest if there was just audio or text, some of your attached video clips and images were themselves manipulative. i am not sure i learned anything new.

    • @tomt5176
      @tomt5176 10 годин тому

      I was just thinking that exact same thing. The magic of sound and vision: the juxtaposition of the sound bites as attached to particular images. Brainwashing 101

  • @debra97510
    @debra97510 День тому

    So Kamala and Newsom and Pelosi dblspeak. Is it what they are calling wordsalad?

  • @winonahdrake6931
    @winonahdrake6931 День тому

    "Alternative facts." That one will never stop hurting my brain. Chuck Todd asked Kellyanne Conway to explain why Spicer would "utter a provable falsehood", and instead of defending the facts or actions, she said Sean Spicer was using "alternative facts," because she knew that all their supporters would object to was the words "we lied to you."

  • @ShaneMclane-PrivateEye
    @ShaneMclane-PrivateEye День тому

    3:46 this is describing Idiocracy, which is rapidly becoming a reality.

  • @garzatatu6
    @garzatatu6 День тому

    Freedom without the structure of morality, will always be chaos.

  • @phatphish7617
    @phatphish7617 День тому

    Especially here in MeRIcA, ignorance and stupidity are worn like a badge of honor, to prove they aren't "woke"...I must admit I still don't have a total grasp or understanding of exactly what "woke" means, but I sure hear it a lot out if the mouths of conservative white America

  • @scottgreer1951
    @scottgreer1951 День тому

    There is no Twitter smart man

  • @Krikenemp18
    @Krikenemp18 День тому

    Nietzche was a smart guy, but I fail to see how he holds more authority on the ideals and values of my position than I do. It would be nice if someone would talk with me, rather than about me with someone who's dead.

  • @MrBROTHERFELDER
    @MrBROTHERFELDER День тому

    It’s been said that, these days, people are WILLINGLY practicing doublethink without anyone even tricking them into doing it! It’s WORSE than 1984 today.

  • @zzav2345
    @zzav2345 День тому

    Heh, its why "woke" is an insult of the deluders and the deluded. MY reply is"I know you prefer sleeping sheep to fleece and eat, but I'm watching you so you can't eat me."

  • @MacMeisterToronto
    @MacMeisterToronto День тому

    Yeah…spot on. Double Speak is a huge aspect of Scientology. I grew up in Scientology until I left home as a young adult. I distanced myself as best I could while still maintaining a relationship with my mother who was a 50 plus year member until her death a year ago. She was estranged from all four of her children for over 25 years. Since her death I’ve had to come to terms with the subliminal influence Scientology jargon and beliefs has had on me. The most common and consistent effects involve language. I have a bilingual thought process that has left me routinely existing with two sensibilities…one Scientology language and edicts juxtaposed with the normal real world language and sensibilities. I hadn’t fully realized I was left doing this throughout my adult life until my mother’s death triggered my full attention to what Scientology language did to my young self. This video explains how important the influence of language is on our thoughts, feelings and beliefs. This video has helped to explain some of how I was so deeply influenced and how difficult it is to fully eradicate Scientology from my reflex thoughts. Fortunately I’m able to catch myself and disregard most things Scientology. What surprises me is that it remains at all. L. Ron Hubbard was definitely Machiavellian and an expert in double speak. 🇨🇦👋

  • @LAZ-org
    @LAZ-org День тому

    "Many people call themselves atheists while accepting Christian morality. If you reject the Christian God, That discredits the whole thing." Well, that went off the deep end of the either-or 'False Dilemma' logical fallacy. The 'context vid' continues on the logical fallacy train that presumes atheists must disprove god when the onus of proof is on those making the original claim. With that said I do love the posting of the Socratic method and hope the OP turns a critical eye on themselves and learns the difference between faith and evidence.

  • @LadySalemRaven
    @LadySalemRaven 2 дні тому

    twitter and tiktok

  • @DEADDEMONS410
    @DEADDEMONS410 2 дні тому

    Why are so many secret society demons pretending to be retarded? 🤔

  • @DEADDEMONS410
    @DEADDEMONS410 2 дні тому

    "An armed society, is a polite society"- The universe

  • @JimJacoby-m9e
    @JimJacoby-m9e 2 дні тому

    These people are blackbelts in double speak occult who we are fighting are everwhere everyone a smith like mstrix satans the devils trik he knows the end is near and no cards will help he set his own trap jesus ? Quote before you see me again you will neither rest or sleep cavalry

  • @RileyThePerson
    @RileyThePerson 2 дні тому

    please stop doing cocaine

  • @joeygigante4509
    @joeygigante4509 2 дні тому

    Lol medical freedom. Lol abortion as birth control

  • @joeygigante4509
    @joeygigante4509 2 дні тому

    This is political correctness . Anyone who tries to control speech as offensive. Is evil.

  • @gbalfour9618
    @gbalfour9618 2 дні тому

    Wish to believe but I’m cursed to think

  • @thestrawberrymooncatsbandc382

    You have 50% of Americans not voting. You have 25% of Americans voting to slow or halt government and corporate oppression (Dems) You have 25% of Americans voting for evidence without proof which somehow follows you into the doctors office if you are a women. There is not intellectual discourse to be had with Trumpers sir. Thanks for the annoying video.

  • @judithlacks7508
    @judithlacks7508 2 дні тому

    "science is real" "love is love" "kindness is everything" "women's rights are human rights" even "black lives matter"

  • @hallitoff3883
    @hallitoff3883 2 дні тому

    Would have been useful to give more examples of the abuse of language rather than focusing on pictures of those who abuse, or have abused, language.

  • @dluv75
    @dluv75 2 дні тому

    Mostly peaceful protesting. Summer of love!

  • @matarr222
    @matarr222 2 дні тому

    Unfortunately, the graphic at 15:31 does NOT represent the statement by Dunning/Kruger. So much for the Dunning-Kruger effect. 😄😄😄

  • @JesusGarcia-bu7tf
    @JesusGarcia-bu7tf 2 дні тому

    Thanks for a refreshing reminder - that there is plenty of rational thought to counter the cacophony of religious banter from the likes of Jordan Peterson.

  • @finarollerz
    @finarollerz 3 дні тому

    Every time Kamala opens her mouth 😅

  • @JoeBurgettMusic
    @JoeBurgettMusic 3 дні тому

    To reject Christianity means to reject its ethics and morals? Not true. Considering they believe basic morals and ethics come from the Bible and God. When the atheist who doesn't believe in a God can still have basic morals and ethics. We cannot pretend to think that not believing in a God also must mean abandoning all morals and ethics. If the Christians and Jews believe all belong to them, then an atheist cannot reject them all. Just reject the notion that they are exclusive to believers

  • @aaronfreeman5264
    @aaronfreeman5264 3 дні тому

    The only fools we must correct, are ourselves. Can you help others see, what they dare not think? This should bring forth the appearance, of what you may not see.

  • @crashoverwrite5196
    @crashoverwrite5196 3 дні тому

    Welcome to germany in 2024

  • @JesusGarcia-bu7tf
    @JesusGarcia-bu7tf 3 дні тому

    Anyone who uses large unnecessary jargon to defend the existence of a sky daddy shouldn’t be taken seriously. Peterson makes a living at promoting this regardless of all evidence pointing to the contrary. Is either delusional or dishonest or maybe both.

  • @Jimmyjonesjunior
    @Jimmyjonesjunior 3 дні тому

    Came right to the comments for all the "quotes". I'll add one. "If one does not do this, then you will do that." - idk some guy.

  • @Fooranku
    @Fooranku 3 дні тому

    There should have been footage of Bush 1 and Bush Jr. Those two talked in circles all day

  • @tomdeitch2305
    @tomdeitch2305 3 дні тому

    Gobbledygook- puts video of Jordan peterson.. Brilliant

  • @babayagaslobbedaknobba
    @babayagaslobbedaknobba 3 дні тому

    It doesn't work when the fools believe whatever they want as the truth. They just say it's fske, or it's a lie, if it goes against what they want.

  • @wetwilly01
    @wetwilly01 3 дні тому

    I wish orwell had a stronger emphasis on autocracies as opposed to just communism.

  • @incog99skd11
    @incog99skd11 3 дні тому

    IBM had AMDs specified in a mainframe. I asked what they were. Air Movement Devices or FANS. I bet they charged a lot for AMDs. Jargon.

  • @incog99skd11
    @incog99skd11 3 дні тому

    " I can't breathe"

  • @incog99skd11
    @incog99skd11 3 дні тому

    The greatest doublespeak hoax of all time was "The Patriot Act". "Affordable Care Act" is another.

  • @ryanwiseman9141
    @ryanwiseman9141 3 дні тому

    It’s been memory holed, but I remember in 2000 when that CIA spy plane crashed in China. Supposedly it crashed into a Chinese fighter. Not sure that makes any sense, nobody, officially died. The prisoners the Chinese held, Americans, were referred to as “Detanees”. Now we all heard that term a ton in the next 5-10 years, but that was the first time I’d heard that instead of prisoners. This is why PR is cancer

  • @JesusGarcia-bu7tf
    @JesusGarcia-bu7tf 3 дні тому

    The narrator talks about gobbledygook while showing Jordan Peterson, the poster boy of gobbledygook

  • @JesusGarcia-bu7tf
    @JesusGarcia-bu7tf 3 дні тому

    1984 must have been required reading for communist interrogators. Not to mention all the newspeak going on everywhere today. What a scary, dehumanizing world humans have created.

  • @Jago-Shogun
    @Jago-Shogun 3 дні тому

    This is when the hermit card comes into play. Being alone, helps you take distance, get fresh air, and look at society from afar so you're able to critique it, which is harder to do from within.

  • @FlanaFugue
    @FlanaFugue 3 дні тому

    We're all guilty - we each individually perpetuate the word confusion by ignoring the opposition's definitions of the same terms - heeding only our own. We then gravitate towards others who heed a similar enough definition of the term/s used, allowing this to be one of the ways our social political groupings take place, until finally the sand in which the lines are drawn hardens to stone and the groups are fest, ready for the next stages of conflict. We're arguing about Capitalism; each takes a convenient slice of the defintion that suits them at the time, but never the whole; we shift the spectrum needle around as needed - whatever it takes to maintain opposition to the other side. One side refers to "Socialism" as one thing, the other side, something else. We seem unable or unwilling to allow for the establishment of a common definition of a thing we're debating into infinity, take 5 minutes to reiterate it as a plain idea in a few words, let go of an initial misunderstanding because we're addicted to the rage the frustration of misunderstanding keeps building up behind its wall. We keep doing this again and again, for more and more words and concepts, distilling them into a stew of individual hate bombs, ready to meme at an 'enemy' whose 'misunderstanding' is counted on and already a source of ridicule used against them. We don't want them to understand. They don't want to understand either because they are doing the same thing we are. We all need our emotional rage fuel, and so: The State doesn't need to enforce words or defintions of words onto us. We do it ourselves, to ourselves.

  • @nicolebarbarito5597
    @nicolebarbarito5597 3 дні тому

    Doublespeak: College is indoctrination! -Trump Republicans