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2024 - Year in Review (Myth20c - Ep284)

2024 - Year in Review (Myth20c - Ep284)

Author: Myth of the 20th Century - "Only the truth is banned." January 7, 2025 Duration: 4:58:10
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Plutarch, who lived in a Greek province during the height of the Roman Empire, is widely regarded for his biographies of great leaders in the ancient world. In his work on Tiberius Gracchus, a Roman politician killed for his advocacy of land reform, Plutarch wrote, “The rich men of the neighborhood contrived to get these lands again into their possession, under other people's names, and at last would not stick to claim most of them publicly in their own. The poor, who were thus deprived of their farms, were no longer either ready, as they had formerly been, to serve in war or careful in the education of their children; insomuch that in a short time there were comparatively few freemen remaining in all Italy, which swarmed with workhouses full of foreign-born slaves. These the rich men employed in cultivating their ground of which they dispossessed the citizens.” Tonight, in review of the events of 2024, we discuss the many parallels between the American and Roman empires, in particular as it pertains to the use of foreign labor at the expense of its own citizens, and the continual destabilizing effects it has wrought on the people, politics and culture of the broader Western world.

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-- References --

- Tiberius Gracchus, Plutarch (75) - https://classics.mit.edu/Plutarch/tiberius.html

- Dr. Strangelove, Kubrick (1964)

- Goodfellas, Scorsese (1990)

- New evidence of widespread wage theft in the H-1B visa program, Hira and Costa (2021) - https://www.epi.org/publication/new-evidence-widespread-wage-theft-in-the-h-1b-program/

- Boeing - Troubled Skies, Myth of the 20th Century (2022) - https://myth20c.wordpress.com/2022/03/31/boeing-troubled-skies/

- Nvidia v. Intel v. AMD - Who’s winning the AI battle?, Karaahmetovic (2023) - https://finbold.com/nvidia-v-intel-v-amd-whos-winning-the-ai-battle/

- The Syria Riddle: How It May Turn Into the First BRICS War, Escobar (2024) - https://www.unz.com/pescobar/the-syria-riddle-how-it-may-turn-into-the-first-brics-war/

- The Ukraine War After the Penny Has Dropped - Make That the Oreshnik, Helmer (2024) - https://www.unz.com/article/the-ukraine-war-after-the-penny-has-dropped-make-that-the-oreshnik/

- Bukele: Seeking God’s Wisdom, Taking Down MS-13, Advice to Trump (2024) - https://tuckercarlson.com/bukele

- Exclusive: Tucker Carlson Interviews Vladimir Putin (2024) -

- The Javier Milei Interview (2024) - https://tuckercarlson.com/javier-milei

- Harvard President Resigns Amid Controversy, Moody (2024) - https://www.insidehighered.com/news/governance/executive-leadership/2024/01/02/harvard-president-resigns-amid-controversy

- John Mearsheimer and Jeffrey Sachs | All-In Summit 2024 -

- Netflix accuses VMware of patent infringement, Herijgers (2024) - https://www.techzine.eu/news/privacy-compliance/127403/netflix-accuses-vmware-of-patent-infringement/

- Boeing’s terrible year is ending with the worst aviation tragedy of 2024, Isidore (2024) - https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/31/business/boeing-terrible-year-ends-with-tragedy/index.html

- Joe Rogan Experience #2234 - Marc Andreessen (2024) -

- Dear Elon, Sam Hyde (2024) - https://x.com/wigger/status/1873892448692486480

- Letter to David Sacks, Adam Smith (2024) - https://x.com/myth20c/status/1873785241556705521

- Donald Trump promises to declare Mexican cartels terrorist organizations ‘immediately’ (2025) - https://www.deseret.com/politics/2025/01/02/donald-trump-calls-mexican-drug-cartels-foreign-terrorist-organizations/

- United States Fed Funds Interest Rate - https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/interest-rate

- Eugyppius - https://substack.com/@eugyppius



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Myth of the 20th Century is a show that digs into the stories we think we know and examines the forces that shaped them. Guided by the principle "Only the truth is banned," this podcast peels back the layers of official narratives, exploring the intersections of history, current events, and power. Each episode is a deep dive into the foundational myths-political, social, and cultural-that define our modern world, particularly those emanating from and surrounding the American experience. The analysis is grounded in a belief that what is often presented as settled history is anything but, and that contemporary headlines cannot be fully understood without this crucial context. You'll hear detailed explorations of pivotal events, ideological movements, and the figures who championed or challenged them, all framed by a critical perspective that questions mainstream consensus. This isn't a recitation of dates and names, but a connective investigation into how the past actively informs the present. For those who find standard historical accounts lacking or suspect that news cycles are missing crucial depth, this podcast offers a different lens. It’s for listeners who want their history and politics presented without the usual filters, where the focus is on the underlying patterns and enduring consequences of twentieth-century dogma and ambition. Tune in for a challenging and consistently detailed audit of the century that made us, asking persistently whether the sun truly never sets on the American empire or if that itself is the most potent myth of all.
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