Hannah Arendt's "The Origins of Totalitarianism" (Part 1/6)

[@fergalcussen]

Had a copy for more than 15 years. I finally started it a few weeks ago. I'm on page 165 at the moment.

[@everything5066]

Where did you get it

[@fergalcussen]

@@everything5066 a famous second hand book shop called Charlie Byrne's in Galway, Ireland.

[@gabe.6273]

I was delusional in believing that I could understand this book. I’m barely on page 35 after one weeks of reading and analyzing the preface.

[@fergalcussen]

@@gabe.6273 I eventually finished the book earlier this year. It was one of those books I had made several attempts at through the years. The edition I own has several prefaces which I found a slog, but I got past those and found the essential parts of the book a rewarding read.

[@magicteen1]

Tank

[@jasonmontoya]

Just finished this amazing book. It seems like a miracle that it even exists. I appreciate your summary as this books is one that requires much work to digest and fully understand.

[@justinratcliff7766]

12:00 Chapter 1 begins.

[@ipdavid1043]

I shall insist myself to learn and listen to all of your six parts. Thank you

[@KD-rs6xx]

Relieved to find your lectures. Will study them by listening to them more than once.

[@shofibahalwan402]

I love this. Thank you for making this accessible.

[@jocelynrocha841]

Omnmg So excited about your Hannah Arendt series :)

[@z.a.7846]

She's one of my favorites. Thanks for covering this. I'm wondering if you could also do the same for her On Revolution?

[@msmelanie.]

I second this 👌

[@VirtueInEternity]

love this episode. know it’s probably not very good youtube-wise but personally am stoked for the rest of the series. great work

[@alexgebhardt5925]

So excited about this series!!

[@sunflowr8721]

So excited for this series!

[@masscreationbroadcasts]

I didn't see you yet make a playlist on this series, please do.

[@thelittlemrs]

Thank you so much for posting this. Just bought the book 👍

[@axelsawczuk7100]

excellent job! Thank you so much for doing this.

[@mariebuchballing1088]

THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS

[@renebakker4446]

Brilliantly done.

[@reibala9460]

32:22 Peite Bourgeois moment

[@Knaeben]

I'm almost through the anti-Semitism part, but I'm not seeing what's the point of all this relative to totalitarianism. It seems like it could have been summed up in maybe six pages.

[@donnananar1556]

AMAZING!🙏🏻❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@letcatt2]

Good analysis

[@optimalpi999]

Anyone that calls you/anyone a "conspiracy theorist" is (1) in denial, (2) trying to use mind control on you by making you believe conspiracies don't exist, when in fact, conspiracies have always existed and exist now.

[@JH-lo9ut]

Yes, conspiracies exist. This does not mean every conspiracy theory is valid. In fact, most of them don't even come close to prove what they claim. Instead they, as ideas or memes or theories, are constructed in a way so that they can't be disproven. Any evidence presented in favor of the theory is vague enough to resemble hard fact, but is never conclusive enough to rule out other explainations. Any evidence presented against the conspiracy theory is, by the conspiracy believer, disregarded as irrelevant, fabricated or even a part of the conspiracy itself. The burden of proof must lie with those who present the theory. This is a logical principle recognised by science, philosophy and law. But it is not recognised or practiced by what we call "conspiracy theorists", who will offer wild and strange claims, and then demand of their critics that they should be the ones to disproof those claims. Well, it turns out that it is fairly easy to fabricated claims that cannot be disproven. This does not equal truth, but it doesn't matter: A lot of people will fall into this logical spring-trap. Once a person gets into the mindset where they believe in a conspiracy so much that their overall view of reality gets distorted, the conspiracy theorist start to develop something like a severe mental illness. This pattern of behavior has been observed and objectively described again and again. By psychologist, by historians, journalists and by family members. This is why it is relevant to talk about something like conspiracy theories. It is a type of paranoia, capable of destroying lives and whole societies. It is not the same thing as a methodical pursuit of truth.

[@optimalpi999]

@@JH-lo9ut Close; however, the rub is that by the time “the critic” discovers the truth (if ever) the result is done. Example: authorities said the air at the WTC site after 9/11 was safe to breathe. Later, truth was that it was toxic. I say: conspiracy to lie. Fast forward to today…air in East Palestine is safe to breathe. I say conspiracy to lie. Who wants to volunteer and prove me wrong? There are endless conspiracies and some, most will never be proven true or false…so… it requires discernment to decide. That is wisdom not just facts and logic.

[@aryanchaudhary4400]

Conspiracy exists only in the form of probability/possibility

[@optimalpi999]

@@aryanchaudhary4400 no. Think mafia

[@jJeremyRoot]

Algorithm is confused. I'm watching something about the philosophy of lying and I get an advertisement for reading scripture?

[@PaperadiGomma123]

I think your work i great, but you diluted Arendt thoughts with contemporary similarities which clearly are not on the same level as her magnum opus.

[@Zing_art]

This is a prime and horrendous example of Scapegoating

[@cajka7803]

DEAR busdriver i m at 2:55 , she is just a narrative hebrew, salad enjoyer.

[@toddwoolner8164]

Number one German identity predates the modern German state created under Bismarck in 1871. Secondly Jews were targeted because in Germany, just like in America today, they were an extremely influential and wealthy group. The more political actives ones were disproportionately involved in the pushing of Cosmopolitan political and cultural values upon the German masses, who were quite naturally offended by this. My own great grandmother was an Italian Jew who “solved” the anti-Semitic problem in her own life by assimilating totally to the society around her, she married my Anglo-Protestant great grandfather.

[@cappentine132]

Listening to normal people describe antisemitism is like watching someone trying to balance rocks. "when the things happen then the other things happen" as if logic hadn't already died

[@oreradovanovi5204]

I read it, but it never produce an abstraction that I could apply to other phenomenon

[@ASMORPHEUS1979]

I agree with her, but our children are dying. I prefer evil and alive over kind and dead.

[@leewhipple1898]

Distorting Arendt to support own politics

[@erinaltstadt4234]

Lol, 1/6, not 5

[@cajka7803]

Religion, the most interesting in world (Bodelair)

[@rozalialuks6583]

Excelent. Thank you! #judeuslivresporPALESTINALIVRE

[@wittenstienspavlov3699]

Look at the banks OP I could not get through 10 mins of your cast. I read hannah and you're a pure true .........no words.. Don't make podcasts on hannah anymore.

[@muhammadabirhossain7216]

This is how Israel and IDF work