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"In Western Europe, populist and sovereign parties and movements often have the opposite problem, they struggle to free themselves from the opposing ideologies of the last century; overcoming the paralyzing boundary between right and left, social justice and traditional values could represent a significant barrier to the Great Reset. although devoid of solid ideological foundations and too seduced by grotesque conspiracy ("childhood disease of antiglobalism", according to Dugin), they represent a brute, almost telluric force that instinctively resists "

There is a bit of a double up with this bit.

I'm not too keen on having to go all agricultural. I would like a lot of this technology if it was used for good.

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Stegiel's avatar

Yes. Dugin is very interesting ideologically. However, a bit of a double up here as well. Our industrial civilization arose to service needs. Then advertising came along to create those needs. Private money creates the technology to serve it's needs. If we go to the 1840's - the locomotive evoked in some sensitive people concern.

On the Projected Kendal and Windermere Railway-Wordsworth

Is then no nook of English ground secure

From rash assault? Schemes of retirement sown

In youth, and ’mid the busy world kept pure

As when their earliest flowers of hope were blown,

Must perish; – how can they this blight endure?

And must he too the ruthless change bemoan

Who scorns a false utilitarian lure

’Mid his paternal fields at random thrown?

Baffle the threat, bright Scene, from Orresthead

Given to the pausing traveller’s rapturous glance:

Plead for thy peace, thou beautiful romance

Of nature; and, if human hearts be dead,

Speak, passing winds; ye torrents, with your strong

And constant voice, protest against the wrong.

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