The Crumbling E21 - Libertarianism - P2 - Nock Nock Nockin' on Mencken's Door
Sophia and V move into talking about two proto-chuds whose
admissions of elitism would make Anton LaVey blush: HL Mencken and
Albert Jay Nock. Both were brutally critical of democracy, and Nock
was one of the first figures on the right to refer to himself as
"libertarian." This episode explores three of the main characteristics of
all libertarian ideology that remain elusive unless you've had to read a
lot of this nonsense.
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admissions of elitism would make Anton LaVey blush: HL Mencken and
Albert Jay Nock. Both were brutally critical of democracy, and Nock
was one of the first figures on the right to refer to himself as
"libertarian." This episode explores three of the main characteristics of
all libertarian ideology that remain elusive unless you've had to read a
lot of this nonsense.
support the show
https://www.patreon.com/TheCrumblingpodcast
show notes
www.thecrumbling.beehiiv.com
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Reply on Bluesky
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Host
Sophia Florence
Sophia (she/her) is a comedian from Connecticut, who also works as a chemical engineer in the (small) pharmaceutical industry during the day. She also provides policy advice and copywriting for political campaigns, writes horror and comedy screenplays, and is in grad school for mathematics.
Host
V
V (she/her) is a sociologist who studies The Torment Nexus - basically, factors that lead to conflict online and offline. There’s not really a word for the general field she’s in yet, but it spans a lot of different subjects such as: epistemology, eschatology, technology, conflict/war/terror studies, religious studies, privacy/cybersecurity and internet studies.
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Damian
Damian (he/him) has roots in activism and organizing in California and at his workplace. For work he has been everything from a lab monkey to a professional hiker to a local journalist. His hobbies include tabletop RPGs and pretending to be a frog on the internet. If his voice is familiar congrats on being part of either a niche RP podcast fandom or a lefty furry political podcast fandom.
