
The Total State
How Liberal Democracies Become Tyrannies
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Auron MacIntyre
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The Total State pulls back the veil on the new American authoritarianism and why the same system of liberal democracy we say we cherish may have led us to our present state
The modern United States is a nation full of censorship, lockdowns, riots, and political persecution. How did the land of the free become a surveillance state terrified of COVID and ruled by unaccountable bureaucrats? As a journalist, Auron MacIntyre witnessed firsthand the manipulation of news events, the bias of the press, and the relentless assault on truth during the Donald Trump presidency. Yet, it wasn't until the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 that his worldview was irrevocably shaken. The emergency measures and unchecked power wielded by authorities revealed a dark underbelly that defied the constitutional safeguards he had always believed in.
The Total State delves into the core of MacIntyre's ideological crisis, exploring the erosion of individual liberties in the name of public health and the new brand of American authoritarianism that revealed itself under a state of emergency.
Drawing inspiration from a diverse array of thinkers outside the mainstream, MacIntyre questions the narrative that has been ingrained in our political discourse. What if democracy doesn’t limit government but instead helps it to expand? What if the Constitution failed to restrain power as intended?
The Total State doesn't offer easy answers, but it poses essential questions about the trajectory of our nation. MacIntyre meticulously examines the forces that have shaped our current reality, urging listeners to confront uncomfortable truths about the state of our democracy and individual freedom. This thought-provoking exploration is a call to action, encouraging listeners to understand the roots of our present predicament and contemplate the challenging path forward.
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Democracy: The God That Failed
- The Economics and Politics of Monarchy, Democracy and Natural Order (Perspectives on Democratic Practice)
- By: Hans-Hermann Hoppe
- Narrated by: Paul Strikwerda
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
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This sweeping book is a systematic treatment of the historic transformation of the West from limited monarchy to unlimited democracy. Revisionist in nature, it reaches the conclusion that monarchy, with all its failings, is a lesser evil than mass democracy but outlines deficiencies in both as systems of guarding liberty.
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Audiobook Chapter 11 is actually a repeat of Chapter 9
- By Anonymous User on 08-23-21
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Why Liberalism Failed
- By: Patrick J. Deneen
- Narrated by: Brian Holsopple
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
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Of the three dominant ideologies of the 20th century - fascism, communism, and liberalism - only the last remains. This has created a peculiar situation in which liberalism's proponents tend to forget that it is an ideology and not the natural end-state of human political evolution. As Patrick Deneen argues in this provocative book, liberalism is built on a foundation of contradictions.
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a fine idea stuffed in a dead horse and beat
- By David on 09-26-18
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It's Not Like Being Black
- How Sexual Activists Hijacked the Civil Rights Movement
- By: Voddie T. Baucham Jr.
- Narrated by: Clayton Brown
- Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins
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We are living in crazy times. Biological men are competing and winning against biological women in sports. The newest Supreme Court justice declined to answer the simple question: “What is a woman?” Record numbers of young Americans now identify as transgender. Sexually explicit materials permeate schools. Pedophiles have rebranded as “minor-attracted persons.” Pastor and bestselling author Voddie T. Baucham Jr. equips Christians to fight back against this pervasive sexual identity ideology and stand firm in biblical truths.
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What a powerful resource of information
- By S. Hill on 07-17-24
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Regime Change
- Toward a Postliberal Future
- By: Patrick J. Deneen
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
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From Notre Dame professor and author of Why Liberalism Failed comes a provocative call for replacing the tyranny of the self-serving liberal elite with conservative leaders aligned with the interests of the working class.
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A New Political Vision
- By SMW on 06-14-23
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The Myth of the Andalusian Paradise
- Muslims, Christians, and Jews Under Islamic Rule in Medieval Spain
- By: Dario Fernandez Morera
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
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Scholars, journalists, and politicians uphold Muslim-ruled medieval Spain - "al-Andalus" - as a multicultural paradise, a place where Muslims, Christians, and Jews lived in harmony. There is only one problem with this widely accepted account: It is a myth. In this groundbreaking book, Northwestern University scholar Darío Fernández-Morera tells the full story of Islamic Spain. As professors, politicians, and pundits continue to celebrate Islamic Spain for its "multiculturalism" and "diversity", Fernández-Morera sets the record straight.
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I should have known better all along.
- By David on 07-31-16
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All Things Are Full of Gods
- The Mysteries of Mind and Life
- By: David Bentley Hart
- Narrated by: Rachael Beresford
- Length: 22 hrs and 12 mins
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In a blossoming garden located far outside all worlds, a group of aging Greek gods have gathered to discuss the nature of existence, the mystery of mind, and whether there is a transcendent God from whom all things come. Turning to Eros, Psyche asks, "Do you see this flower, my love?"
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It's all in the mind
- By Owen Kelly on 08-30-24
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A World After Liberalism
- Philosophers of the Radical Right
- By: Matthew Rose
- Narrated by: Jeff Harding
- Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
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In this eye-opening book, Matthew Rose introduces us to one of the most controversial intellectual movements of the 20th century, the "radical right", and discusses its adherents' different attempts to imagine political societies after the death or decline of liberalism. Questioning democracy's most basic norms and practices, these critics rejected ideas about human equality, minority rights, religious toleration, and cultural pluralism not out of implicit biases, but out of explicit principle.
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Essential Reading for understanding the Far Right
- By BWA on 08-18-21
By: Matthew Rose
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Eros and the Mysteries of Love
- The Metaphysics of Sex
- By: Julius Evola
- Narrated by: Cat Weiss
- Length: 14 hrs
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A comprehensive work on the metaphysical aspects of sexuality. Julius Evola sheds new light on the mystical and spiritual expression of sexual love. This in-depth study explores the sexual rites of sacred traditions, and shows how religion, mysticism, folklore, and mythology all contain erotic forms in which the deep potentialities of human beings are recognized.
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Excellent book with masterful narration
- By Nick on 12-04-24
By: Julius Evola
Required Political Reading for All
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The Real Benedict Option
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Good stuff
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What sets The Total State apart is its ability to tie together historical context, political theory, and cultural analysis in a way that feels both urgent and timeless. MacIntyre draws on thinkers like Burnham and Jouvenel, offering a deeply informed critique of liberalism’s inability to restrain its own inherent drive toward centralization and control. His exploration of the elite dynamics behind the expansion of state power aligns perfectly with the Machiavellian insights I hold dear.
But what truly resonates is the book’s unapologetic willingness to critique modernity at its roots. MacIntyre understands that liberalism, far from being a neutral framework for governance, acts as a social acid, dissolving the structures and traditions that once anchored societies. He highlights the hollow promises of freedom and equality, exposing the contradictions and trade-offs inherent in these ideals. His writing makes clear why the crisis of meaning we face today was inevitable under the totalizing reach of the liberal state.
MacIntyre doesn’t shy away from uncomfortable truths about human nature, hierarchy, and the necessity of competing elites. His arguments dovetail with my belief that society thrives not through abstract ideals of egalitarianism but through competing spheres of influence that keep power in check. The Total State is refreshingly free of the naïveté that plagues so many critiques of modernity—it’s grounded in reality, offering insights for those of us who reject the managerial monoculture.
In short, Auron MacIntyre has written a book that should be in the hands of anyone who recognizes the decline of the West and wants to understand how we got here. It’s a reminder that the total state is not a glitch in the system—it’s the natural conclusion of liberalism itself. For those seeking clarity in a chaotic world, The Total State delivers in spades.
What stood out most to me in The Total State is how MacIntyre exposes liberalism’s contradictions.
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A true conservative intellectual of our time
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