1/ @michaelmalice did a great interview with @DouglasKMurray last month!
They discussed everything from the nature of politics to Cold War double spies.
Read the most interesting insights and ideas from the interview below!
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They discussed everything from the nature of politics to Cold War double spies.
Read the most interesting insights and ideas from the interview below!
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2/ @michaelmalice made a great point at the start: "Our conversations are being pre-selected for us."
Issues today come preattached with The-Only-Acceptable-Position you can take on them
A curious shrinking of the Overton window.
Issues today come preattached with The-Only-Acceptable-Position you can take on them
A curious shrinking of the Overton window.
3/ @DouglasKMurray remarked how "a small number of ideologues" can make quick inroads into a culture
Self-identified crusaders of the Greater Good are amoral about the path they take to the utopia
They use tools that other people won't: false accusations, blatant lies, etc
Self-identified crusaders of the Greater Good are amoral about the path they take to the utopia
They use tools that other people won't: false accusations, blatant lies, etc
4/ Michael Malice asked Douglas if he is more white-pilled or black-pilled
Douglas didn't know the difference - so @michaelmalice laid it out for him:
Douglas didn't know the difference - so @michaelmalice laid it out for him:
4/ The Black Pill:
- the world is headed in an unpleasant direction
- we can't do much about it
- a bleak view of human nature, think of the Joker's opinion of humans
The White Pill:
- Pragmatic optimism
- victory is neither inevitable nor impossible
- better go down fighting
- the world is headed in an unpleasant direction
- we can't do much about it
- a bleak view of human nature, think of the Joker's opinion of humans
The White Pill:
- Pragmatic optimism
- victory is neither inevitable nor impossible
- better go down fighting
5/ Which way, Douglas Murray?
Whether he's black-pilled or white-pilled depends on the day
Trends described in The Strange Death Of Europe make Murray grim
Events laid out in The Madness Of Crowds, while not savory, do make him smile because of their sheer stupidity
Whether he's black-pilled or white-pilled depends on the day
Trends described in The Strange Death Of Europe make Murray grim
Events laid out in The Madness Of Crowds, while not savory, do make him smile because of their sheer stupidity
6/ "Literally my face changes between talking about The Strange Death Of Europe and The Madness of Crowds." - @DouglasKMurray
7/ Banger of a line from Michael Malice:
"You take one red pill, not the whole bottle."
"You take one red pill, not the whole bottle."
8/ Douglas Murray brilliantly compared politics to an impressionistic painting:
"Politics is like an impressionistic painting - you can't understand what's going on if you're super up close."
Breaking news must be looked at in the context of history.
"Politics is like an impressionistic painting - you can't understand what's going on if you're super up close."
Breaking news must be looked at in the context of history.
9/ The best part of the interview involves a story of a Cold War double spy told by Douglas Murray.
He tells it so well I won't share any details except tell you to watch the interview! I'll link it below
He tells it so well I won't share any details except tell you to watch the interview! I'll link it below
10/ @michaelmalice came with great research and asked Douglas questions I haven't heard him answer before.
They talk about:
- Margaret Thatcher
- 2 controversial figures from Britain
-Douglas' very first book!
And a lot more. Link to the interview: bit.ly/3mbPTXI
They talk about:
- Margaret Thatcher
- 2 controversial figures from Britain
-Douglas' very first book!
And a lot more. Link to the interview: bit.ly/3mbPTXI
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