Episode 226: "The Weaponization of Loneliness" with Stella Morabito
"Terror can rule absolutely only over men who are isolated against each other.… Therefore, one of the primary concerns of all tyrannical government is to bring this isolation about." — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
"Americans have long sensed a new kind tyranny creeping into our lives. This disquiet has hovered in the background for a long time, though most of us couldn't put our finger on it. Trends to control speech and behavior are isolating us from one another, and they have begun to intensify rapidly and spread throughout society's institutions." — Stella Morabito
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