Hearing the Other Side: Democracy v. Libertarianism. Frank Furedi & Keith Knight

Professor of sociology at the University of Kent https://www.amazon.com/Democracy-Under-Siege-Dont-Them/dp/1789046289/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Democracy+Under+Siege&qid=1606774616&s=books&sr=1-1 -- 0:16 - What is Democracy, and why is it moral?   1:54 - Is mass ignorance an argument against democracy?   4:09 - “Democracy is mob rule”   5:17 - “How can you delegate rights you don’t have?”   7:25 - Rational ignorance - Bryan Caplan, The Myth of the Rational Voter   10:36 - Against Democracy by Jason Brennan   12:49 - Democracy blurs potential “class-consciousness”   16:13 - The problem is not nobility, but the double standard of statism   18:33 - Owners v. temporary caretakers   22:04 - Popularity contests result in perversions of truth, justice, & beauty    24:13 - Do government schools bias the minds of the citizens in favor of the government?   27:33 - “Democracy makes accountability impossible”   30:31 - Do you support world democracy?   33:01 - Voluntary democracy v. involuntary democracy - Worker cooperatives - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_worker_cooperatives  34:57 - Are “American values” unique?     38:00 - Double standards when it comes to the west   41:49 - How can I become an informed voter / democratic participant   45:11 - Major takeaways from the work of Edward Bernays   47:14 - The thesis of How Fear Works   50:17 - Book recommendations to think logically with regards to fear?   53:10 - Final message about democracy