James Lindsay was first with us a few months ago after his great speech on Woke in the European Parliament. He returns to Hearts of Oak to unpack a recent thread of his on X, titled 'How totalitarian cults control people through shame'. We often find that presenting information and facts often fails to sway those trapped in totalitarian ideologies (like Woke, Covid or gender queer). People do not like to admit they were wrong and certainly do not like others knowing they believed shameful things. The battle we face regards social identity, not error. Belonging and not belief. Before it is possible to get people out of such a cult mentality, they must realise they have permission to believe against cult doctrine. Join us as James breaks all of this down in his own imitable and profound style. Discussion based on https://x.com/ConceptualJames/status/1731784407688544285?s=20 https://newdiscourses.com/2023/03/wokeness-and-the-structure-of-cults/ James Lindsay is a professional troublemaker, mathematician, author, internationally recognized speaker and the founder and president of New Discourses. James is a leading expert on Critical Race Theory and is best known for his relentless criticism of "Woke" ideology, the now-famous Grievance Studies Affair, and his bestselling books including Race Marxism and Cynical Theories, which has been translated into over a dozen languages. In addition to writing and speaking, he is the voice of the New Discourses Podcast and has been a guest on prominent media outlets including The Joe Rogan Experience, Glenn Beck, Fox News, and NPR. Connect with James... X: https://twitter.com/ConceptualJames GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/conceptualjames Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/James-Lindsay/e/B009BBX7BI/ref=aufs_dp_fta_dsk Connect with New Discourses... Website: https://newdiscourses.com/ X: https://twitter.com/NewDiscourses Interview recorded 5.12.23 Connect with Hearts of Oak... WEBSITE https://heartsofoak.org/ PODCASTS https://heartsofoak.podbean.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA https://heartsofoak.org/connect/ Support Hearts of Oak by purchasing one of our fancy T-Shirts.... https://heartsofoak.org/shop/