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34: Meaningless Modernity and the Appeal of Nationalism with Dr. Benjamin R. Teitelbaum
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Growing up in Denver, Colorado, Benjamin Teitelbaum had a yearning to connect with deeper ancestral roots.
This yearning led Teitelbaum to explore his Swedish heritage and Swedish patriotism.
As he experienced it, however, celebrations of Swedish patriotism were largely confined to groups of Swedish nationalists, including the far-right, as mainstream Swedish society had jettisoned patriotism in favour of multiculturalism.
This led Teitelbaum into a complex and nuanced relationship with Swedish nationalism, and more particularly with those who call themselves Swedish nationalists, as an academic researcher.
This episode digs into some of the key issues facing the liberal west today, including the prominence of money, materialism and rationality as western values, the existential malaise faced by many young people growing up without a sense of roots or a connection to place, the ubiquity and dangers of cancel culture, and more.
Having already appeared on the Real Clear Values podcast to talk about the values that unite disparate nationalist thinkers such as Steve Bannon and Alexandr Dugin, in this episode Benjamin Teitelbaum gives further insight into his own values journey.
Tune in to learn more about some of the biggest values-related challenges facing western liberal societies today.
(Episode recorded on 29th April 2022.)
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