A History of Political Upheaval

Rick Wilson's The Enemies List

Lincoln Square

News, Politics, News Commentary

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🗓️ 15 May 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

History can be viewed through the lens of political upheaval and revolution. On today's episode Rick is joined by Fareed Zakaria to discuss Zakaria's new book, "The Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present." They explore the historical patterns of cultural and political upheavals, beginning with the Tea Party movement and the cultural backlash during Barack Obama's presidency. Zakaria contrasts the incremental nature of the American Revolution with the more radical French and Russian revolutions. They delve into the challenges faced by modern authoritarian regimes in China and Saudi Arabia, the importance of America's post-war influence, and the need to navigate technological and economic transformations while preserving liberty and human dignity. Fareed's new book, "Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present", available now. Timestamps: (00:01:28) A new era of cultural politics (00:06:38) Is Trump a dictator? (00:12:18) The expansion of rights (00:15:24) Saudi Arabia and China Follow Resolute Square: Instagram Twitter TikTok Find out more at Resolute Square Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:34.0	There was also maintained what was called an enemy's list, which is rather expensive and continually being updated.
0:45.0	Democrats want Republicans dead.
0:50.0	Where I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose any voters, okay?
0:57.0	The women was the least likelihood of getting pregnant are the ones most worried about having a Martian.
1:06.0	On January 6th of 2021 you had tens of thousands of people peacefully protesting.
1:12.0	So, it's not a right-wing conspiracy.
1:14.0	You're a duck-kew-on.
1:15.0	It's real.
1:17.0	I'm Rick Wilson, and this is the enemy's list.
1:20.0	Hi folks, it's Rick Wilson, welcome back. enemies list.
1:27.0	My guest today is Farid Zakaria. You have seen Farid on CNN. He is someone
1:31.2	who has explored a lot of the big cultural and political currents in our lifetimes,
1:36.8	and he has an incredibly important new book out called The Age of Revolutions, progress and
1:41.2	backlash from 1600 to the present, and how progress and having read it
1:45.4	Freed I came away from it in some ways feeling a little relieved because this is not a
1:51.6	uniquely chaotic era that we're living in.
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