Frank Furedi is a Professor of sociology at the University of Kent.
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