Critiquing Modernity: A Conversation with Dr. Guido Preparata (Part 2)

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Dr. Guido Preparata is author of such books as Conjuring HitlerThe Ideology of Tyranny, and most recently, Toward a Eusocial Empire

Here he joins Dr. Arthur Versluis and Dr. Christopher McIntosh to discuss a wide range of topics joined by a critical view of modernity and its reigning narratives. This is part one of a two-part series.

His website is here and his books are available here.

Chapters

0:00 Introduction to the Eusocial Empire

1:33 The Metaphor of Insectoid Mentality

4:35 The Ideology of Tyranny and Posthumanism

8:07 Sexuality, Fertility, and the Working Class

12:25 Absorption into the Hive and Destructiveness

15:08 Violence and the Attack on Western Civilization

22:52 Utopian Communities and Alternative Models

34:10 The Reign of Quantity and Pessimistic Realism

41:17 The Concept of the Anarch

45:11 Decentralization vs. Centralization

49:18 Final Thoughts and Concluding Remarks

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