The Secret Left Wing Group Destroying Our Society | Ed Dutton

About this episode

Nick Dixon interviews Ed Dutton about his book exploring the connections between Quakerism and contemporary left-wing ideologies.

On this week’s episode of The Current Thing, I am joined by Ed Dutton, to discuss his new book The Quaker Question: Exposing the Sect That Really Rules the World. We discuss:-The many surprising links between Quakerism and Woke-Why only 5% of left wing people are actually kind-How far being left wing is genetic-The first non-binary preacher-The science and psychology behind peak religious experiences-Why pacifism is just virtue signalling-Whether Ed is too reductionist in his thinkingAnd lots more! Watch the full episode, with an extra half an hour of content not available anywhere else, here: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/the-secret-left-wing-group-destroying Subscribe here: www.nickdixon.net Support me with a donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixonNick's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon Follow Nick on X: https://x.com/nickdixon Ed's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCMRs0Ml8RF0cWVAOeQeBxTwEd's Substack: https://www.jollyheretic.com Ed's new book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Quaker-Question-Exposing-Really-Rules-ebook/dp/B0GNH3PLZX/ref=sr_1_1

People in this episode

Host: Nick Dixon

Guest: Ed Dutton

Topics covered

• Quakerism
• Woke culture
• Left wing politics
• Genetics and politics
• Religious experiences
• Pacifism
• Reductionism

Keywords

• Quakerism
• Woke
• left wing
• genetics
• religious experiences
• pacifism
• Ed Dutton

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Quaker Question: Exposing the Sect That Really Rules the World

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