
Return of the Strong Gods
Nationalism, Populism, and the Future of the West
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Narrated by:
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Rick Adamson
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By:
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R.R. Reno
After the staggering slaughter of back-to-back world wars, the West embraced the ideal of the "open society". The promise: By liberating ourselves from the old attachments to nation, clan, and religion that had fueled centuries of violence, we could build a prosperous world without borders, freed from dogmas and managed by experts.
But the populism and nationalism that are upending politics in America and Europe are a sign that after three generations, the postwar consensus is breaking down. With compelling insight, R. R. Reno argues that we are witnessing the return of the "strong gods" - the powerful loyalties that bind men to their homeland and to one another.
Reacting to the calamitous first half of the 20th century, our political, cultural, and financial elites promoted open borders, open markets, and open minds. But this never-ending project of openness has hardened into a set of anti-dogmatic dogmas that destroy the social solidarity rooted in family, faith, and nation. While they worry about the return of fascism, our societies are dissolving.
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A much needed reflexion
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Great listen.
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It was a book that made me think, and has made me want to get the hardcopy, so I can read it and annotate as I go. As I stop and think about it now, it made me wonder where the “Golden Mean of America” is today. People who are not at either of the poles that seem to divide us so much today. It is as if neither side can see anything good in points raised by the other.
And that is not something we can sustain.
I wonder what the answer to the question of What it is we love about our country? would be for each of us, And if each of us has even bothered to ask that question.
This book makes me believe that we should, and work to preserve what it is we love about our nation, and what it is we need to do to improve where we feel we fall short.
Demands your full attention
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A Piercing Critique of the Post WW2 Consensus
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Mandatory reading for disenchanted souls
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Strong critical review with weak conclusion
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An Informative Read
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A must read
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A Second Reading, For The Win
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The truth is told
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