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Wed, 12 Oct 2011 22:57:12 PST

Show 40 - (BLITZ) Radical Thoughts

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Wed, 12 Oct 2011 - 02:37:38 minutes - 113.50mb

Using the two 20th Century "Red Scare" eras as case studies, Dan looks at the fear that can be generated by potentially dangerous ideas and examines the way such powerful mass emotions can cloud human judgment.

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1. “The Psychology of Physical Violence” (essay) by Emma Goldman (1917)

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