About this episode
Is our civilization heading to a time of neo-feudalism, an age of faceless, invisible kings? Martial arts headmaster, teacher, author and lawyer Jonathan Bluestein shares his insights into the world at large, why we shouldn’t be afraid of civil disobedience and reads a passage from his book, Exceptional Ideas About Humanity , in this historical Living 4D conversation. Learn more about Jonathan at Blue Jade Martial Arts and on Facebook and YouTube . Show Notes Neo-feudalism : The age of the invisible kings. (4:36) Is World War 3 happening now? (18:14) The societal blueprint for the class system was written centuries ago by Plato. (25:47) A downward drift in consistently teaching outdated things throughout the generations for no good reason. (33:41) Defining the middle class by looking above and below. (41:03) Is modern Western civilization really a continuation of a foundation laid by the Greeks and Romans? (54:01) Different flavors of veganism. (1:01:54) Replacing the spiritual. (1:14:22) “At the end of the day, we’ve got to work on fixing one thing, then go from there.” (1:30:39) A koan . (1:44:54) Jonathan reads The Hole . (1:53:11) Why The Hole is relevant for our current time. (2:09:32) Jonathan’s action items. (2:14:25) Resources Prosperism: Limited Capital, Boundless Plenty , Research of Martial Arts and The Martial Arts Teacher by Jonathan Bluestein The Republic by Plato The Decline of the West by Oswald Spengler The Erotic and The Holy by Marc Gafni Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche Plato’s The Republic as read on YouTube Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs More show notes and resources for this episode are available on our website. Thanks to our awesome sponsors : CHEK Institute/IMS 1 Online , Paleovalley (save 15 percent on your purchase by using the code chek15 at checkout), BiOptimizers (save an extra 10 percent on your purchase by using the code PAUL10 at checkout), Cymbiotika (save 15 percent on your purc Thanks to our awesome sponsors : Paleovalley BIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15 Organifi CHEK20 Wild Pastures Korrect SPIRITGYM Pique Life CHEK Institute We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.