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John Gray in Conversation

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John Gray Believes the Iraq Situation is a 'Potent Evil'

02 min 38 sec

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John Gray argues the tyranny of a dictator may be "less terrible" than disorder and points to the “mixture of anarchy and theocracy" that grew from Saddam Hussein's removal in Iraq.
John Gray, True Conservatism is a Lost Idea

03 min 29 sec

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John Gray argues true conservative ideas have been lost to the political success of the neoconservative movement.

He says, "Utopianism has migrated from the Left...to the Right."
John Gray Traces the History of Terror

06 min 12 sec

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Through mapping the historical changes in Utopian philosophies, John Gray finds "ghastly societies" which use terror as a "pedagogic tool."

Gray explains Utopianism is founded on the idea that catastrophe precedes an ideal society.
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morrison33

Posted: 05.01.10, 06:18 AM

John Gray continues on the tradition of pessimism first established by Schopenhauer. I read his book "The Straw Dogs". It was a depressing, true account of the grotesque human condition. BRILLIANT!