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Jul 13, 2022Liked by Deep Socks

I don't really give a damn that Curtis Yarvin is a monarchist rather than a fascist. Either way he's an authoritarian and his "philosophy" is nothing but an exercise in apologetics for tyranny. Instead of tearing down the oligarchy, he would have you embrace it.

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It might be worth considering, as an experiment, ways in which monarchism could be less authoritarian than the current oligarchic rule. Perhaps to be more specific, it might be good to think about why certain people might find the idea of monarchal rule more liberated than the current form of rule they endure. You may find this article resonant with your intuition that Yarvin is secretly seeking a continuation of oligarchic rule: https://deepsocks.substack.com/p/a-repudiation-of-the-core-analogy

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