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Importance of aides in running a show
The speaker emphasizes the importance of people like Connolly and aides to help run the show and highlights the example of the capture of one of the London Underground bombers due to the aid of CCTV cameras. The aides' job is also mentioned as important in terms of dragging out their commander from gunfire as he kept risking his life to command the troops.
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The Irish revolutionaries were executed in a brutal way, while the firing squads were all shaking and nervous, the condemned men seemed brave and unshaken.
43:48 - 47:22 (03:34)
Summary
The Irish revolutionaries were executed in a brutal way, while the firing squads were all shaking and nervous, the condemned men seemed brave and unshaken.
ChapterImportance of aides in running a show
Episode#396 - Sebastian Junger - The Brutal History Of Freedom
PodcastModern Wisdom
The villains in movies are often portrayed as bourgeois twats in a tower.
47:22 - 50:39 (03:16)
Summary
The villains in movies are often portrayed as bourgeois twats in a tower. But, in reality, bad guys look like us and have leaders, using any means necessary to further their political interests.
ChapterImportance of aides in running a show
Episode#396 - Sebastian Junger - The Brutal History Of Freedom
PodcastModern Wisdom
The invention of monotheistic gods can be traced back to the advent of agriculture and the increase in anonymous communities, while the use of surveillance cameras has helped capture dangerous individuals responsible for crimes like the London Underground bombings.
50:39 - 55:46 (05:06)
Summary
The invention of monotheistic gods can be traced back to the advent of agriculture and the increase in anonymous communities, while the use of surveillance cameras has helped capture dangerous individuals responsible for crimes like the London Underground bombings.