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Totalitarian Trajectory Vs. Courage: A Conversation with Charles Eisenstein

What if we were born to shine in this moment?

Tessa Lena
Dec 18, 2021
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Last week, I had the great joy of interviewing brilliant Charles Eisenstein for my podcast, Make Language Great Again. I really loved how our conversation went, and I am very happy to share it with you.

Charles and I talked about the totalitarian trajectory we are on—and about the useful role that bullies play in waking up our courage.

It seems like Charles and I have arrived at similar conclusions as far as the existential meaning of the terrible moment we are in—which is to say that the conversation was a ton of fun—and that’s despite the total insanity of the surroundings, etc.

For context, here is the recent Thanksgiving story by Charles that we talked about in the interview: The Human Family. And here is his beautiful essay called, Mob Morality and the Unvaxxed.

Without further ado, here is the interview, hope you enjoy watching it as much as I enjoyed doing it.

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