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The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad

My Chat with Sociologist Dr. Göran Adamson, Author of Masochist Nationalism (The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad_341)

The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad

thesaadtruthwithdrsaad

Society & Culture, Science, Education

4.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 24 December 2021

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Topics covered include George Orwell, nationalism, masochism, multiculturalism, Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Noble Savage, civilizational guilt (e.g., Pascal Bruckner's work), self-flagellation, idea pathogens (social constructivism, cultural relativism, feminism, postmodernism, identity politics), the psychology of envy, white supremacy, benevolent sexism, thinking versus feeling, satire, cancel culture, deontology versus consequentialism, classical liberalism, the field of sociology, and Swedish society. _______________________________________ This chat was posted earlier this summer on PodTV's platforms. However, since terminating our contract by mutual consent, the rights to this clip revert back to me, and hence I'm now posting it on my platforms. It was posted earlier today (December 24, 2021) on my YouTube channel as THE SAAD TRUTH_1349: https://youtu.be/TzCQUhhJ8Js _______________________________________ If you appreciate my work and would like to support it: https://subscribestar.com/the-saad-truth https://patreon.com/GadSaad https://paypal.me/GadSaad _______________________________________ The Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense (paperback edition) was released on October 5, 2021. Order your copy now. https://www.amazon.com/Parasitic-Mind-Infectious-Killing-Common/dp/162157959X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= https://www.amazon.ca/Parasitic-Mind-Infectious-Killing-Common/dp/162157959X https://www.amazon.co.uk/Parasitic-Mind-Infectious-Killing-Common/dp/162157959X _______________________________________ Please visit my website gadsaad.com, and sign up for alerts. If you appreciate my content, click on the "Support My Work" button. I count on my fans to support my efforts. You can donate via Patreon, PayPal, and/or SubscribeStar. _______________________________________ Dr. Gad Saad is a professor, evolutionary behavioral scientist, and author who pioneered the use of evolutionary psychology in marketing and consumer behavior. In addition to his scientific work, Dr. Saad is a leading public intellectual who often writes and speaks about idea pathogens that are destroying logic, science, reason, and common sense. _______________________________________

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0:00.0

Hi guys today I have a repeat guest from 2017 and if I remember correctly the last

0:07.6

I checked we were in that last chat well over a hundred thousand views so

0:12.0

turns out that he was he's been one of my most popular

0:16.1

guests and so he was kind enough to return on the show.

0:20.3

You're on Adamson, how are you doing, sir? I'm very happy to be here again.

0:25.0

Thank you so much.

0:26.0

Oh, cheers.

0:27.0

For the people who don't know you, I just prepared a little brief bio,

0:31.0

so let me mention it very quickly. You are an associate professor in

0:34.2

sociology at University West in Sweden. Your PhD is from London School of

0:39.1

Economics, a great school. Several books that you've written,

0:43.5

populist parties and the failures of the political elites,

0:46.5

the rise of the Austrian Freedom Party in 2016,

0:49.6

and then the book that we discussed most

0:52.4

the last time you were here in 2017, the Trojan. the that just came out this year, masochist nationalism, multicultural self-hatred,

1:05.0

and the infatuation with the exotic.

1:08.0

It is based in part on George Orwell's notes on nationalism.

1:12.9

So what I thought we would do,

1:14.7

Joran, is begin with this latest book.

1:18.0

There's all kinds of connections

1:19.3

between your book and other stuff that I'd like to talk about.

1:21.8

But why don't you give us first a summary of the central

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