The Roots of Modern Democracy

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[@yuki-sakurakawa]

"Melting pot of cultures..." Kinda. Each canton has its own culture, and each region has its own language. At the cantonal (state) level, it's mostly homogenous to ensure social harmony. At the federal level, all cantons are represented as well as the people directly. And the federal council (collective executive) has a mixture of different languages, different parties, and different cantons, to prevent one man rule.

[@CheckmateSurvivor]

Democracy is yet another globalist conspiracy against people. And the Earth is flat.

[@suzannecarter445]

I have a brilliant Chinese high-school student living with me. We have watched three of your videos, including this one, together. Each one took 1 1/2 hrs or more because we stop it so often to discuss what it means historically, philosophically, linguisticly, scientifically - you name it. Today he said he has learned more from those 3 videos and our discussions than in a whole year of philosophy and history in his private school. Thank you for that pleasure.

[@pavelandreev4727]

I do similar viewings with my daughter of 13. It is the best way to complement the formal education with a discussion on important philosophical and historical topics that usually don't get discussed in school. I would say that I learn as much from her as she from me, and both of us from this kind of videos.

[@dionysianapollomarx]

That’s so wholesome. I’d love to have a friend to dialogue with while watching educational videos.

[@Mcsepps_Lamtbalps]

I wish I had a teacher like you

[@ThenNow]

This has made my day. Thank you and regards to you both. Send me an email if you have any questions!

[@Miodrag.Vukomanovic]

Why do you have a sleeper cell gaining info to use against you when China rises and takes over the world?

[@Michaelwilliams89033]

I once went on a vacation with my family to Switzerland and i was really amazed with the structures i saw, The unmentioned factor is that everyone works hard. They had an unbelievable work ethic. The pioneer generation were given a good opportunity by an intelligent government, but they worked hard to improve themselves. Another unmentioned thing is the significant economic pressure on working families.

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[@eliphaslevi9589]

I went to Switzerland many times. I am Australian. I found that when I 1st went there I honestly felt like I was returning HOME. Lucerne was my favourite place. I have read much of Carl Jung and so much of his work speaks deeply to me. Definitely there is magic in the mountains and Switzerland nature serves as a physical realm of our deep inner spiritual world. Lauterbrannen is Tolkiens inspiration of home for Elves..a perfect and quiet peaceful realm in a world of turmoil. I spent an afternoon on a pier in Zurich with my father sharing some beers and talking about life, he is now passed on but that moment remains one of my most significant and enduring of all my life. I hope others might experience such joy when they travel there. Oh yes . And who can forget the trains.. immaculate and wonderful.

[@Tearnofear]

Your words just made my day. Than you and greetings from Switzerland

[@eplecor]

That was incredible. Your filmmaking and storytelling has become the best on KZbin. Thanks for your hard work and dedication to research and education.

[@brandonsaffell4100]

May the algorithm bless this content.

[@luminetto]

😂

[@turpinglipper9171]

I've been following this channel for about 6 years, it gets better and better, if you can top this video, I cant wait to see it. Wow!!! Great stuff Lewis.

[@Bolts_Films]

I love all the little artistic flares in the editing of your videos! the little edits to background noise feel experimental and really fun/authentic

[@yaroslavmartsinkevich1392]

So pleasurable to watch this piece of art

[@DQuintero1509]

I went to Switzerland a couple of months ago and for me was amazing to see the culture. You can feel how people live there, methodic, pragmatic and well organized. For me was very expensive but the reward was to feel other way to experience life. When I was at the train station, I asked myself: Am I seeing the top of the top of the world?

[@jimmygeorge161]

In my opinion peoples are always happy,philanthropic when they have everything they want,(I mean they want) and when there is free will. Look at the example of Switzerland,in dark ages.the country side didn’t have any women because they were supposedly practiced witchcraft.(tied to the stakes and burned alive

[@stnbch3025]

No. You were just another tourist looking to please the self.

[@natureswayglass3529]

@@stnbch3025 Suspect you read the comment falsely. The individual said “Am I SEEING the top…”, not am I “on”… Maybe try stretching. Or touch some grass. ~Lighten UP~. Mahalo Natures Way

[@pavelandreev4727]

I love Rousseau, I am currently rereading his "Emile or on education" to use in a small thesis of mine how education should change focus to not only allow but encourage creativity and critical thinking instead of "marketable skills". Oh, and I love this channel as well :)

[@steveclancy6474]

I live in Switzerland and knew it was where I had to live the day I arrived for the first time (23 years ago). Many things contributed to this feeling but significant among them was the direct democracy.

[@noahvanderstap6501]

How did you make the move to Switzerland at such a young age? I am 20 and I am considering studying there in the future but is it easy to find a job and learn the language etc. Just interested in your stories

[@craigboyle6364]

⁠@@noahvanderstap6501If you’re just looking to study then it shouldn’t be too hard too move and acquire the permits although if you have heard stories of free or very cheap education that only applies to Swiss citizens so it won’t be very cheap

[@craigboyle6364]

Although if you’re looking to live here further on after, then it becomes a good deal harder, especially for naturalization.

[@RandallSlick]

This is quite possibly the best traditional documentary I've seen in many, many years. Once this would have been on BBC2 at 9PM on a Sunday night. Great work.

[@Whayles]

Then & now is one of my absolute favourite creators. Each video lifts me up and reignites my interest in philosophy and culture. This video was yet another great one and one I will watch again!

[@goatskip]

Impressive, thought-provoking and inspiring, as always.

[@rawbennett]

Wow, Lewis, one of your best so far!!

[@ghesak]

I just wanted to say that I have learned so much through your videos. Thank you for the work that you do, you have an undeniable ability for teaching and although your political position is clear from the content you create, I also admire your effort to remain as objective as possible. Truly, thank you.

[@aaron6806]

Incredible work, as always. As another commentor has done, this deserves several re-views with anyone with whom a deep conversation about ideas and ideals possible.

[@henryplitt6803]

As a Swiss citizen I couldn’t agree more, especially interesting is how our constituons is written, and how these seemingly abstract ideas were translated to very real laws and principles. Swiss law is the basis for our political system and therefore may be, imo one of the greatest texts to have been written, period.

[@ayyleeuz4892]

but it's wrong nowhere has democracy like swiss, and there is no mention of the althing whatever

[@marcelh663]

As a Swiss, I think that this should be taught more in schools. We had one of the greatest thinkers and in school I learnt about some imaginary guy who shot an apple, but not the one who spread humanism...

[@jeffharper407]

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[@laurenjeangreenbean6301]

Awww that was awesome to see my name lol excellent marketing strategy lol binge on again! Love the work!!

[@comedyfriendsenglish]

Bravo. I love your videos! Amazing work

[@ricerat23]

the roar of this river! haha love it... rich history and philosophy content on top of a filmmaker's editing... fantastical!

[@gulaschnikov5335]

Good job! You made me desire reading Rousseau :)

[@Knaeben]

This show was very informative. Quite fantastic!

[@dmitrenchik7777]

Incredible work ! Thank you

[@lacingtrails420]

A wonderful video. enjoyed it so much.

[@ICreatedU1]

Swiss dude here, amazing work. Just wanted to point out that while it's true people call themselves Swiss here since at least the 15th c., one can find evidence dating back to the 2nd c. BC of a people inhabiting the Swiss plateau (and southern Gaul) calling themselves "Helvets" (Helvetii), which is the origin of the Roman name "Helvetia" for (proto-)Switzerland from the 1st c. AD onwards and is still today the literary term for the country. We still call ourselves Helvets :) Anyway, Keep it up!

[@danielsoderqvist9836]

Swedish guy here, "helvete" in swedish is directly translated to the curse word "hell". Weird :)

[@volks5965]

​@@arisnotheles All sour because our kjøttboller is superior ;-)

[@isopropylprofimilbarbiturp2217]

I love the integration of sociopolitical circumstances into the discussion of Rousseau's philosophy! Amazing work!

[@yahyafati]

How are you this good! Seriously this amazing.

[@landotter]

Great video!👍

[@ReynaSingh]

Beautifully filmed and edited

[@theoutsider7119]

Coincidentally i keep seeing your comments on different channels and videos but with the same content. I like this content (self actualisation and understanding) and your comments seem interesting too.

[@UncleKeith567]

Great work!! I was really hoping you would touch on James Baldwin's time in Switzerland, and where he was a 'Stranger In The Village.' Not sure if it would fold easily into the main trust of this essay, but hope springs....

[@jaydef6497]

So glad I found this video again!!!

[@ecnad]

Without a doubt one of your most beautiful works thus far. Merci, Lewis.

[@thea42]

Very good thank you. ❤

[@maxschoon2470]

Great video! To me Rouseau's ideas sound much like the ideas in Plato's Republic.

[@cazcaleando]

damn, this was such a beautiful video!

[@mysterioanonymous3206]

Amazing man... It was rather captivating, even for me (being swiss myself). I might add that in my state, one of the original founding members (a rather isolated alpine region, I live where the black and white footage in your video was shot), we have had what is best described as cooperative/collective for over a thousand years. it has historically conveyed over the grazing rights (the alps), and still does. they own 80% of the land to this day. we call it the state within the state. it's all that existed until modern switzerland came into being. nowadays it's engaged in hydro power, logging and preservation and finances a lot of the states public amenities charitably with the proceeds. just like a thousand years ago, members meet annually and cast their votes by raising their hands. democracy is in our blood.

[@lukazka]

excellent video

[@totonow6955]

Thanks!

[@edumorphology]

This one was really good, even among your other really good ones.

[@ShuToshio]

This must be one of Lewis' favourite productions

[@raulsimon2218]

It is absolutely hilarious to see Hegel transcribed as "Hey, girl"!

[@HiMotionAndDesign]

This looks amazing! Great work!

[@hospod163]

I love every video you produce i haven't watched it do far but tomorrow is my free day and i couldn't have spent the time better thank you!

[@accountabilitypartnerscomm7635]

Nice nod to the respect for geography in the formulation of world ideas and embodiment. I could see how Foucault could appreciate this. We accept what we think are good ideas -- which we in turn shape ourselves with by participating in power, pro and con.

[@martijncrowe3901]

Excellent essay, thank you. As so many of your channel. For some helping criticism :David Graeber, who in his boek: The Dawn of everything, starts with a critical (in the sense of Kant) assessment of Rousseau (and his audience). I find that this kind of essays make a lot of intellectual work more accessible, than only reading, but.... reading we should, to make our own minds up. Not many people red the treatise of Rousseau, like so many cited men (and women). Is this where we auteurs find our grave: in citations?

[@FCB_Tani]

I can only recommend everyone to take a trip through Switzerland. A wonderful country, very close to paradise. Original and yet a model for future ideals.

[@mysterioanonymous3206]

Thanks. But we only get 1600 hours of sunshine a year which gives you depression real quick. So there's that... 😂

[@ArmandoD10S]

This is one of the best documentary I’ve ever seen about switzerland, the funniest part about this is that the narrative of the history of my country is almost entirely made from a genevan perspective, and the whole swiss people are telling us that we are not swiss, we are french. Thank you for this historical lesson and cheers from Calvingrad! 😅

[@guzallamomo]

Nah, We call you Russians or Welsh (no Idea why), we never call you French, that would be to much of a Insult. We Love you even if you keep Voting the wrong way. Greetings from the other End of Switzerland.

[@mysterioanonymous3206]

meh, I live in one of the founding cantons.... we have had a cooperative here for well over thousand years that owns 80% of the states land (conveying over grazing rights originally, but they now do hydropower, logging and so forth, the proceeds of which go to charitable causes and public amenities in the state) and now, just like then, members meet annually and cast their votes by hand. now, i don't want to take away from rousseau or geneva, or the french speaking regions generally, but the origin does lie in central switzerland, as a defensive alliance, and more and more states joined exactly for that reason, over time. so i feel like geneva is being stylised into something it isn't, in terms of swiss history. we have voted here for a long, long time, over 700 years before rousseau was born... so to me it was a little funny in a way, given our local history here. like wtf is geneva to us? we mountain people don't get enough credit that's for sure, lol...

[@aaron6806]

The tug-of-war between individual and communal impulses is something I observe in myself, and reconciliation of these impulses appears to be very elusive, if not impossible.

[@fraurosenthal2958]

As a swiss person I was very interested to learn a lot of these things. A problem that we have nowadays is that many inhabitants migrated from other countries and don't have swiss citizenship, therefore not being able to participate in politics.

[@fraurosenthal2958]

@@kjurpjdpihe9096 That' s too bad, I hope this will change

[@idkusername2795]

Hello, I’m also Swiss, and if I have to be honest I think it’s better that it’s so difficult for immigrants to get residency, if you look what is happening in other countries with a big immigrant population it’s noticeable that immigrants can have a massive impact on the locals. And it’s not always a good influence, like it’s now the case in Sweden for example. This is most likely because a lot of people want the better life they can get here, but they don’t want to give up their usual lifestyle, which can often hurt the country they are migrating to, especially when you have a bunch of immigrants like it is the case in Switzerland. I’m not agains immigrants but I do believe that everyone should try to respect the local ideology and try to integrate if they want to live with the locals.

[@mysterioanonymous3206]

​​@@idkusername2795Swiss here also... I think immigration has been less than stellar in many ways and my personal experience says so too. Diversity is highly overrated and issues are real and significant. A consequence however of particularly the large refugee waves from the Balkans in the 90s (that caused major issues with crime that endure to this day) is that the establishment has woken up to the dangers and problems that uncontrolled immigration (refugees) brings. Since, they have quietly been implementing ways to get highly qualified immigrants and push back or onwards cultural misfits (refugees with low educational attainment). It's not talked about much, or discussed publicly, but it's real and effective... When I look at what's happening in Sweden or Germany I break out in cold sweats. Total nightmare.

[@markkeogh2190]

Switzerland has many foreign nationals. Thank goodness as it would be a far duller place but for them. The fact that many have lived a long time here and yet cannot vote is just preventing a layer of integration. The Swiss economy needs foreigners, takes their taxes etc …so let them more easily become naturalized citizens.

[@mysterioanonymous3206]

@@markkeogh2190 hey look, it's another one of those economic immigrants who left their country for greener pastures and now thinks he's knows something his host country's citizens don't... If I got 1 CHF everytime I meet one of your kind I'd be even richer than I already am. But no matter how dull and boring it is, you guys just keep coming 🤔 If you don't like it, why don't you leave? Ill give you an entertaining ride to the airport where I berate you why your country isn't able to deliver economically to its interesting citizens... would you welcome that? Didn't think so. Maybe think about that a bit. Also, I have yet to meet any particularly exceptional "expats" (economic immigrants) btw, you guys aren't nearly as interesting as you want to believe 😂👎

[@sawyerstudio]

🧡thanks so much for this

[@patrickbalkany7989]

Just subbed to your Patreon. Your work is too important, video-essays of this quality are non-existant on internet today.

[@ThenNow]

Appreciated!

[@jkam2524]

Lovely job. Thank you.

[@derhochwohlgeborene8548]

Wonderful! Guess I gotta read Rousseau then.

[@T_Dot94]

Bravo!

[@iisig]

Small addition: Switzerland as a real nation state hasn't existed for that long. A true swiss identity has existed even shorter with local identities playing a much bugher role (and they still play a large role). In the old confederacy, regions were independent even in their foreign policy and some parts of what tiday is switzerland were Ubtertanengebiete (subordinate regions). Along with that, most wars the swiss fought were against other swiss political entities, often with support from abroad. The sonderbund wars fir example were a very defining moment in swiss history. And lastly: A lot of the founding myths are mostly myths. Other defensive pacts existed throughout europe.

[@dionysianapollomarx]

Rousseau critiquing the paradoxes of modernity as a Swiss is interesting. His ideas are totally counter to the ahistorical portrayal of him by Graeber and Wengrow.

[@Grace.allovertheplace]

Hi just found out about this channel the other day and I’m pleasantly surprised and have binged plenty of videos & subscribed of course. Many thanks for high quality videos and great content. Respectfully, Grace 🩰

[@SneakySteevy]

Spinoza is the father of the modern democracy.

[@resb1714]

Democracy: Two wolves and a sheep discuss what they gonna eat for dinner. Greetings from Switzerland

[@adamkimara6919]

I love Switzerland and Rousseau 🇨🇭

[@totonow6955]

So very helpful a d beautiful.

[@HembachEntertainment]

I am really sorry for going away from video's topic, but I just blown away by this magnificent melody in 22:22 I would really appreciate it if someone could tell me the name and author of it.

[@ThePugilist218]

Great video. Subbing your Patreon.

[@donny_doyle]

Brilliant- neauri

[@grafffuj]

Nice video, although the thumbnail might be wrong because langkofel and plattkofel are in italy. You could have used the Matterhorn or piz Bernina instead 😊

[@ThenNow]

Thank you

[@grafffuj]

@@ThenNow great change!!!

[@aimealeyda]

I've seen must of your videos, enjoy each one of them. I have a comment/question. Can you talk about women's contribution to culture and politics? I believe there are women philosophers that you can talk about as well. Thanks for reading.

[@Tearnofear]

wow this whole Video is Poetry. Thank you so much to hear something nice about "my" Country, in a time where the negatives overboard

[@GanjaGardner]

puts my feeling into words, real talk life n society is deep an infinite loop.

[@garybutler1672]

I wish I had realized this when I lived near Geneva

[@gabrielspautz3448]

please do one on France!!!!!!

[@tylercross8877]

Fantastic vid. I have some disagreements with Rousseau but I do agree he moved us forward in the right direction more so than just about anyone

[@symbolsandsystems]

consciousness is hunger hunger is consciousness satisfaction is sleeeeeep

[@eddeph]

"How switzerland gave us democracy" - thumbnail has seceda and sassolungo both in italian tyrol

[@intellectually_lazy]

that you switzerland for frankenstein and varney

[@LeodiAstoriaXIII]

Can someone list out the music in this video?

[@nickapvikes]

One of the letters to Rousseau you quoted ("Thank you for the present you have given us. It is an arsenal of the most excellent weapons.") reminded me of an interviewers comment on Cory Doctorow's writing. Sounds weird I know. But I found the quote so here ya go: Terry Bison: "These days a lot of SF writers (and others!) are moving into YA because it’s more profitable. But it seems to me that you also have a political agenda. Can say anything about that?" Cory Doctorow: "That goes back to what you said earlier, about having a project. I don’t have a name for it, but it’s about technology and liberation. Those are the words I’d use. My work is all in service to it-the blog, the YA fiction, the technological advocacy, the standards work, the lobbying. All of that stuff is part of a bigger project. Where YA comes in, I guess, is that kids are never part of the status quo. They are outlaws by hereditary design. Plus they are tuned into technology. And technology always favors the attacker, not the defender." TB: "Cool. So you’re arming a constituency that’s interested in changing things. You’re passing out weapons to the kids.." CD: "That’s a lovely way to put it. I’m sure that’ll read great on my indictment sheet. But it does seem a little like that. The weapons of course are ideas and information. I’ve thought a lot about what it’s like to be an activist in the era of Google. I think it’s less important to know facts than it is to know keywords. Keywords are capabilities: if you know something can be done, you can figure out how to do it."

[@Delfigamer1]

What is YA?

[@nickapvikes]

​@@Delfigamer1 @Delfigamer1 YA is Young Adult, in this context he's talking about writing novels/novellas/short stories for young adults. My absolute favorite of his is _Walkaway_ which I highly recommend if you like the idea of a post-scarcity sci-fi utopia/dystopia! Doctorow is an author of YA & adult fiction, some nonfiction, a blogger (BoingBoing + Craphound), and an activist (EFF - Electronic Frontiers Foundation) for things like lessening copyright/"intellectual property" restrictions & a critic of silicon valley, venture capital, and capitalism in general.

[@symbolsandsystems]

virtue creates wealth wealth creates narcissism....

[@TheJayman213]

Nice.

[@normalizedinsanity4873]

"In reality, the difference is, that the savage lives within himself while social man lives outside himself and can only live in the opinion of others, so that he seems to receive the feeling of his own existence only from the judgement of others concerning him. It is not to my present purpose to insist on the indifference to good and evil which arises from this disposition, in spite of our many fine works on morality, or to show how, everything being reduced to appearances, there is but art and mummery in even honour, friendship, virtue, and often vice itself, of which we at length learn the secret of boasting; to show, in short, how abject we are, and never daring to ask ourselves in the midst of so much philosophy, benevolence, politeness, and of such sublime codes of morality, we have nothing to show for ourselves but a frivolous and deceitful appearance, honour without virtue, reason without wisdom, and pleasure without happiness." JJR

[@nerd26373]

Always stay safe. Traveling can be quite dangerous, so it's better to always be mindful whenever it's necessary for you to do so.

[@pavelandreev4727]

This sounds like a threat. Like, "don't stand near open windows"... 🤣🤣🤣

[@howlrichard1028]

Wait, did you change the title?

[@Kuudere-Kun]

So basically Rousseau was the first person to say... We live in a Society.

[@TheBikerWolf1]

Wow, 2nd time I learnt or got confirmed essentials of CH - not got teached here in my 20+ years of eduction, especially not what it did idealogically to ourselves and consequentially to the world. 1st it was one of the many sleepless nights in the USA due to jet-lag, just changed channels and was hanging on one where a US report was about Geneva and the fathers of their constitutions when they visited the place after the independence wars. I never heart that - that Washington and fellow were in CH - we know the travel stories of Mark Twain, the contribution to the Myths by Goethe and Schiller but such political figures - not even a foot note in Swiss historical teachings. I tried to find out what it was what made Geneva so geo-politically special since centuries. It did not start with Rousseau, Calvin 150years before was shifting gears significantly, eliminated the Catholic base rule for the mass: "Ora et labora" and if you behave in carrying your cross in pain you get the award in the afterlife... - maybe the American dream in fact was dreamt the first time in Geneva 250years prior of their revolution - as well and I guess all was a result of ingredients injected in a longer term "fermentation" process by the initial setup of the Burgundy Kingdom which where at the end of the High-middle-Ages maybe the most innovative Kingdom in all Europe: Based on Constitution, Equal rights for boys and girls and Savoy to which Geneva belonged then was part of it, till in the 15th century Berne defeated Burgundy and occupied what today is the french speaking part of CH. Ironically what started in Geneva in the 15th to the 17th century, affected Northamerica and France in the 18th and then came from outside into Switzerland by Napoleon only to be erased few years later but then in 1848 the first federal state constitution in CH was to a high degree copied from the US one and pasted to the Swiss needs (no absolute power for the politicians - maybe the closed State setup of what Lincoln was saying in Gettysburg 20years after "of the people, for the people, by the people") also co-worked (enriched?) by refugees from other countries where their revolutions failed and many of their liberal / radical master minds moved to Switzerland. That's why - thanks a lot for your brilliant contribution

[@mysterioanonymous3206]

meh, my little alpine region in central switzerland (one of the founding cantons) has cooperatively administrated the land for a little over a thousand years (that same collective still exists and still owns 80% of the land here). just like then, members still meet in person annually and cast their vote by raising their hand. so i'm not saying you're totally wrong, you're not, but in my tiny little alpine corner of the world... democracy is nothing new, and it sure as hell wasn't brought by napoleon (who's army coincidentally came through my town... and ransacked it). there's a reason we were the epicenter of an independence movement (in 1291AD mind you), and that's only when it kicked off, not when the system was magically invented. the real reason is that we live in a hostile region (climate wise and in terms of the ecology) where not many people live (so you know everyone) and we have always had to rely on each other for survival. power politics has no place here. a cooperative way of life is in our blood. and it's still alive and well to this day - you can feel it in the air. if you have history like we have, you can only laugh and be amused when you hear this stuff (in a benevolent way)... we've been here well before modern nation states existed, and we'll be here long after they're gone.

[@maxschoon2470]

Today, we are again at a turning point; while we've parliamentary democracies, the wisest aren't in charge. One could argue that the soul of the state is turning tyrannical, just like the souls of the individuals constituting the state.

[@Alexx29]

Agreed, although this only fortifies the position that freedom is never granted but defended and fought for.

[@aturchomicz821]

And Switzerland is different how exactly??🤡

[@Tchnfrq]

11:02 so a modern european democracy?

[@marcomagasic9108]

Burgers + milkshakes = freedom!

[@user-wl2xl5hm7k]

I wonder if Switzerland will be the first jurisdiction to fully abolish all types of intellectual property laws. If so, hopefully sooner than later.

[@tehchives]

@@user-wl2xl5hm7k Hey, nice share. Thank you. I'm all for getting rid of IP and checking it out now.

[@user-wl2xl5hm7k]

@@tehchivesGlad to help :) As an aside, IP laws were relatively young at Karl Marx’s time. He was unaware of how they worked, so he didn’t address them at all or about how they negatively affect the working class. Against Intellectual Monopoly is the most informative book humanity has on the subject now. Against Intellectual Property is another incredible essay, but it’s written from a right-libertarian perspective so if you’re leftist like me you’ll have to read with an open mind and extract what’s helpful.

[@aturchomicz821]

Its a conservative Shithole, obviously not??

[@aanchaallllllll]

0:39: 🇨🇭 Switzerland's unique history and culture have made it a fascinating and influential country. 5:15: 🏔 Swiss history is a mix of myth and reality, with a strong emphasis on freedom and independence. 9:47: 🇨🇭 Switzerland's political process was dominated by powerful interests and controlled monopolies, while paying lip service to democracy. 14:28: 📚 Jean-Jacques Rousseau, a brilliant and influential figure, was born in Geneva in 1712 and laid the foundations for modern psychology, political sovereignty, ecology, and equality. 19:14: 🤔 The human soul is constantly shaped by external influences, causing it to appear different from its true nature. 23:22: 📚 Rousseau's theory challenges the belief that society makes people good, suggesting that society corrupts individuals instead. 28:09: 📚 The video discusses the impact of anonymous letters on the government and the views of Rousseau. 32:52: 📚 Rousseau's writings on democracy and freedom continue to be influential today. 37:12: 📚 The video discusses the influence of Jean-Jacques Rousseau in shaping Western consciousness and the romantic movement. Recap by Tammy AI

[@lilytea3]

I now only need to spend minutes understanding the content of this video. You're a time-saver Tammy AI!

[@ambition112]

Amazing!

[@brimleyhillmassive]

Impenetrable fortress of greed.

[@roderickrayrutledge2740]

Who are the Landolts?

[@r00kie51]

This is a very nice essay about Rousseau and his influence over different fields of society and humanity as a whole. But i find the title of this video very missleading. Whe in Switzerland consider Rousseau to be genevan but not swiss. This is mainly beacause Geneva joined our confederation in 1815 years after Rousseaus death. Why not call the video "How Rousseau Chanced the World"? it has little to do with Switzerland in the end.

[@Slithermotion]

It wasn't part of a federal switzerland until 1815 but was strongly allied since the 16th century. Since geneva was a protestant associate of the swiss confederation ties where a lot of time closer then to catholic savoy or france. So yes 1815 is the officiel date however geneva was long before that strongly tied into the ancient swiss regime. This is also true for valais, grisons and some other. The theories of Rousseau were strongly tied to protedtantism which had a big influence in the swiss political history and which cummilated in the french invasion and later in the "Sonderbund" war.

[@kiwiopklompen]

Indeed. I think the title is misleading. I thought it was going to be about how Switzerland became the no. 1 county in the world. Best healthcare, welfare, etc..

[@vanleeuwenhoek]

Perhaps, our essayist sees the cultural/political backdrop of Switzerland as the most influential part of Roussaeu's writing. We could see his work as that of a wandering 'warrior pastoralist' expecting tribute, in a manner of speaking, through his critical writing about the supposed 'natural order' existing within his society.

[@ayyleeuz4892]

hopefully time traveller can go back and execute baby Rousseau

[@akashpat6109]

The thumbnail is not Switzerland , its Italy

[@threesixnine369six]

It looks like Saxer Lücke in Appenzell, in eastern Switzerland close to Liechtenstein.

[@akashpat6109]

@@threesixnine369six Its the dolomits in Saint Ulrich Italy

[@akashpat6109]

lol my comment made the thumbnail change .. lol

[@threesixnine369six]

@@akashpat6109 nice try lol but it still looked like Saxer Lücke. Look it up. There’s a famous hiking trail where the picture was taken from.

[@pocketsand6776]

very partridge, i love it

[@rjjames9336]

Interestingly, New Zealand is actually the first true constitutional democracy in the world. New Zealand was the first country to allow all citizens to vote, woman included, in 1893.

[@Yatukih_001]

I don´t think that democracy is a modern day tradition. I think it´s always been around. It´s even been officially acknowledged. Have you ever heard about Njáls´Saga? That was about founding democracy. 1000 years ago there was this guy called Njáll and he created one of Iceland´s earliest parliaments. And you know that to have democracy, legend has it you need to have a parliament. Bam! If you research the history of Benin you will eventually find out they had a democracy there. Cambodia, Greenland, Siberia. These have had democracies and it has been known for thousands of years there. I think somebody does not want people to know this and that is why they tie it all to Sweden and call it a modern democracy. Thanks for your video. Excellent narration and good points about democracy´s rich and diverse history. Kind regards from Ásgeir in Iceland.

[@symbolsandsystems]

good: fulfils a purpose true: it is witnessed reality = god

[@nickpharo5300]

Hey man. I think you should do a trilogy on Charles Taylor a Secular Age!