I had the opportunity to chat with David Gornoski about Girard, Mimesis, and its relationship to understanding propaganda. 

0:00 - Episode Introduction7:45 - David's Introduction10:55 - What is Mimesis?12:50 - Polarization & Nuance26:15 - The Crowd is Untruth37:25 - Reverse Mimesis50:40 - Demon Possession and Isolation57:50 - Community vs. Crowd1:05:40 - Truth and Love1:12:40 - Christ Haunted World

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• Sagan's "The Demon Haunted World": https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17349.The_Demon_Haunted_World?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_19
• The Crowd is Untruth: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21536205-the-crowd-is-untruth-annotated-with-meditations-and-scriptures?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=fR7YfAvW47&rank=1
• Sickness Unto Death: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24972.The_Sickness_Unto_Death?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=jpM9Ya4X8A&rank=1
• The Crowd: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54062407-the-crowd---gustave-le-bon-modern-library-classics?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=uc6I3Ru2Oe&rank=1
• Interview with Abby Cleckner on Diffusion of Responsibility: https://thefourthway.transistor.fm/episodes/s9e35-interview-abby-cleckner-government-and-the-diffusions-of-power

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