Invisible Doctrine
by George Monbiot, Peter Hutchinson · first published 2023
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…problems. Sad thing is, other parties don't seem to get that they need to be where the young people are and provide content that matches what they like to see. I can also only recommend to read "the invisible doctrine" by goerge monbiot. Sad enough that I can't think of a similar book in German. Or a newspaper that would be able to match the Guardian, for example.
on “40 out of 60 German climate greening endavours fraudulent” ↗The Invisible Doctrine, by George Monbiot and Peter Hutchison. 4hr audiobook, concise text. If by "classical liberal" you mean "laissez-nous faire", this might be easier to be open to reading. If you mean Hayek's now-maligned…
on “Ask HN: Good articles or books to understand the current zeitgeist?” ↗…others when I'm aware of it. I would far rather promote education of humans by humans, and the idea of "public luxury, private sufficiency." Two books come to mind: The Evolved Nest, by Darcia Narvaez Invisible Doctrine, by George Monbiot and Peter Hutchison I recommend checking your public library for these, or bookshop dot org or thriftbooks, rather than Amazon.
on “AI will divide the best from the rest” ↗…suddenly, and the self-inflicted wounds by the US administration only accelerate what was already happening. There are few parts of the world not subject to the same forces. I strongly recommend reading The Invisible Doctrine by George Monbiot as a brief, first line explanation of many of the symptoms we currently see in the Western world. The second thing to realize is that the current political and economic system is not…
on “I am concerned about the future. Are you?” ↗Capitalism (control of land, labor, and money) has been on the rise since the 1600s[0]; to what degree has this economic model shaped Democracy? [0] according to Invisible Doctrine, a history of capitalism by Monbiot and Hutchison (2024)
on “Brian Eno's Theory of Democracy” ↗