Welcome to Douglas Wilson's The Plodcast, presented by Canon Press.

Yeah. Yes, God, God, God don't never change.

Welcome to the Ploncast. I'm Douglas Wilson and I'm very appreciative of the fact that you

decided to join us. Thanks. Appreciate it. This opening segment I tentatively titled,

or the note that I have sketched to myself here,

is when the revolt happens,

when the revolt happens.

And this is a phenomenon that I've noticed,

I've noticed as I've read various history books,

and I've noticed this in marriage counseling.

And this is a weird psychological quirk that people have.

I think I can explain part of it, but there are parts of it I think that are simply inexplicable.

Let's say you've got a situation of genuine oppression,

genuine tyrannical oppression.

And this oppression can be society-wide. Let's say the

absolutist and tyrannical disposition of the Kings of France in the 1600s, let's say.

The monarchy in the aristocracy of the 1700s

was not nearly as

as

nearly as oppressive.

And you can describe this phenomenon this way.

Many times despots, tyrants.

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