How Utopianism Lets Good People Do Bad Things | The Wickerman

<p style="text-align:center;">Would you get thrown into the Wickerman or would you do the throwing? </p> <p style="text-align:center;"> </p> <p style="text-align:center;">The idea that some people must be sacrificed for others to thrive has been with humanity forever. Utopianism can be a driving force in getting people to do terrible things in the name of a wonderful, non-existent future.</p> <p style="text-align:center;"> </p> <p style="text-align:center;"> What's up with utopianism and can it be cured? </p> <p style="text-align:center;"> </p> <p style="text-align:center;">◬ In this episode: </p> <p style="text-align:center;">⋗ Word of the podcast: Utopia ⋗ Is utopianism a destructive perspective? ⋗ Is leftism inherently utopianistic? ⋗ What cures utopianism? ⋗ Does social media make resentment and utopianism more likely? ⋗ How Salomé overcame utopianistic political views</p> <p> </p> <p style="text-align:center;">◬ Join your fellow peasants to theorize about the state of our world at the Silver Eye Society Patreon: <a href='https://www.patreon.com/silvereyesociety'>https://www.patreon.com/silvereyesociety</a>.</p> <p style="text-align:center;"> </p> <p style="text-align:center;">◬ Listen to the podcast via:</p> <ul><li style="text-align:left;"><a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/0os9rvFzt9EyjPzman9Wjf?si=4izCTGmoSh-sMs0qcqWJ_g'>Spotify</a></li> <li style="text-align:left;"><a href='https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/3dff262e-dfc9-43f2-99d8-9889c8212e15/SILVER-EYE-SOCIETY'>Amazon</a></li> <li style="text-align:left;"><a href='http://tun.in/pkgRs'>Tune-In</a></li> <li style="text-align:left;"><a href='https://silvereyesociety.podbean.com/'>Podbean</a></li> <li style="text-align:left;"><a href='https://feed.podbean.com/silvereyesociety/feed.xml'>Apple</a></li> </ul>