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The "No-Living-Heroes Theory," as coined by Eric Weinstein, claims that contemporary society is reluctant to celebrate worthy living individuals as heroes. Historically, exceptional figures like aviators and explorers were publicly honored, exemplified by numerous ticker-tape parades. However, this practice has diminished, likely due in part to complex figures such as Charles Lindbergh, whose controversial views conflicted with his heroic achievements.  
The "No-Living-Heroes Theory," as coined by Eric Weinstein, claims that contemporary society is reluctant to celebrate worthy living individuals as heroes. Historically, exceptional figures like aviators and explorers were publicly honored, exemplified by numerous ticker-tape parades. However, this practice has diminished, likely due in part to complex figures such as [[Charles Lindbergh]], whose controversial views conflicted with his heroic achievements.  


[[File:Lindbergh-ticker-tape-parade.jpg|thumb|1927 Ticker Tape Parade celebrating one of our last American heroes, Charles Lindbergh (1902-1974)]]
[[File:Lindbergh-ticker-tape-parade.jpg|thumb|1927 Ticker Tape Parade celebrating one of our last American heroes, Charles Lindbergh (1902-1974)]]
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''This brings us to a final issue, which I think is incredibly important, which has to do with why there are no living heroes. In effect, we almost don't believe in heroism. As soon as somebody starts to make us excited about the world and what is possible for the individual, we come to start feeling terrible about that person, unless they're trapped inside of a Marvel movie, or something like that. If you go back to the history of ticker tape parades, you will see that there were many ticker tape parades given for individual aviators, individual explorers, ships captains who put their ship at risk to rescue the crew of another–and, in fact, this pattern largely stopped.''
''This brings us to a final issue, which I think is incredibly important, which has to do with why there are no living heroes. In effect, we almost don't believe in heroism. As soon as somebody starts to make us excited about the world and what is possible for the individual, we come to start feeling terrible about that person, unless they're trapped inside of a Marvel movie, or something like that. If you go back to the history of ticker tape parades, you will see that there were many ticker tape parades given for individual aviators, individual explorers, ships captains who put their ship at risk to rescue the crew of another–and, in fact, this pattern largely stopped.''


''My contention is that the difficult case of Charles Lindbergh may have marked a turning point. In Lindbergh's case, he had flown solo to Europe from the United States and come back a hero, I believe in the late 1920s. Now, Lindbergh was a very difficult human being to deal with, because he was an authentic hero, and he was also somebody who believed in America First, and in isolationism, and given the Nazi menace in Europe, I think it's almost an unforgivable position. Nevertheless, the fact is that Lindberg commanded tremendous popularity, and that popularity could have been used to keep the U.S. out of a war.''
''My contention is that the difficult case of [[Charles Lindbergh]] may have marked a turning point. In [[Charles Lindbergh|Lindbergh's]] case, he had flown solo to Europe from the United States and come back a hero, I believe in the late 1920s. Now, [[Charles Lindbergh|Lindbergh]] was a very difficult human being to deal with, because he was an authentic hero, and he was also somebody who believed in America First, and in isolationism, and given the Nazi menace in Europe, I think it's almost an unforgivable position. Nevertheless, the fact is that [[Charles Lindbergh|Lindberg]] commanded tremendous popularity, and that popularity could have been used to keep the U.S. out of a war.''


''What I find is that, since Lindbergh, it has been very rare to elevate any individual to the point where they can oppose our institutions. The Pete Seegers and Albert Einsteins of the world, who fought against McCarthyism, were a huge danger to the industry that was cropping up around anti-communism. When it came to the Vietnam War, it was very dangerous to have popular entertainers, like John Lennon, who were against it.''
''What I find is that, since [[Charles Lindbergh|Lindbergh]], it has been very rare to elevate any individual to the point where they can oppose our institutions. The Pete Seegers and [[Albert Einstein|Albert Einsteins]] of the world, who fought against McCarthyism, were a huge danger to the industry that was cropping up around anti-communism. When it came to the Vietnam War, it was very dangerous to have popular entertainers, like John Lennon, who were against it.''


''We have been frightened about individuals coming to rival our institutions in terms of power. And that's what's so great about the new revolution in long-form podcasting, and all of these other forms of social media. Now, we have a great danger in that most of these platforms are mediated. We saw what happened to Alex Jones. It's quite possible that if these powerful institutions come to believe that a particular individual should be removed, they can always choose to enforce the rules in a different way.''
''We have been frightened about individuals coming to rival our institutions in terms of power. And that's what's so great about the new revolution in long-form podcasting, and all of these other forms of social media. Now, we have a great danger in that most of these platforms are mediated. We saw what happened to Alex Jones. It's quite possible that if these powerful institutions come to believe that a particular individual should be removed, they can always choose to enforce the rules in a different way.''
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|content=The absence of [[No-Living-Heroes Theory|politically vocal living US heroes w self-minted credibility]] is entirely unnatural.  
|content=The absence of [[No-Living-Heroes Theory|politically vocal living US heroes w self-minted credibility]] is entirely unnatural.  
My best efforts trace this to Lindbergh.
My best efforts trace this to [[Charles Lindbergh|Lindbergh]].
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|content=6/ My point here is that our minds are programmed to recognize the “Gated Institutional Narrative” or GIN and to take our emotional instructions from it. This is Orwell’s 1984 Newspeak: Adjective-Profession-Target.  
|content=6/ My point here is that our minds are programmed to recognize the [[Gated Institutional Narrative (GIN)|“Gated Institutional Narrative” or GIN]] and to take our emotional instructions from it. This is Orwell’s 1984 Newspeak: Adjective-Profession-Target.  


Or so asserts self-styled Internet personality @EricRWeinstein.
Or so asserts self-styled Internet personality @EricRWeinstein.
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|content=8/ This brings us to one of my most controversial theories: Ever since Lindbergh’s attempt to keep the US out of WWII, our institutions have fought against us having ANY living heroes with self-minted credibility.  
|content=8/ This brings us to one of my most controversial theories: Ever since [[Charles Lindbergh|Lindbergh’s]] attempt to keep the US out of WWII, our institutions have fought against us having ANY living heroes with self-minted credibility.  


This leaves a vacuum filled by acceptable institutional figures.
This leaves a vacuum filled by acceptable institutional figures.
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|content=9/ The lesson learned from Lindbergh appears to be that Mavericks are too dangerous to institutions...and in the case of Lindbergh that made some sense. But what about a John Lennon? Frances Kelsey? Charlie Chaplin? Paul Robeson? Frank Wilkinson? Katharine Hepburn?
|content=9/ The lesson learned from [[Charles Lindbergh|Lindbergh]] appears to be that Mavericks are too dangerous to institutions...and in the case of [[Charles Lindbergh|Lindbergh]] that made some sense. But what about a John Lennon? Frances Kelsey? Charlie Chaplin? Paul Robeson? Frank Wilkinson? Katharine Hepburn?
|timestamp=5:46 PM · Jan 21, 2018
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=== 2020 ===
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|content=Learn to notice accounts that overuse ridicule. An account that overuses LMAO, ROTFL, meh, ha ha, loser, etc, etc, is trying to bypass your rational mind to get at your evolutionary programming to avoid expulsion from society.
Learn to notice the strategy working, and laugh. 🙏
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|content=We don’t empower [[No-Living-Heroes Theory|living heroes]] with the ability to challenge institutions.
We allow for individuals tied to institutions. We allow collective heroism (e.g. crews of astronauts are neither individual nor unaffiliated). But Lindbergh taught them the danger.
And so we now destroy.
|timestamp=9:40 PM · Sep 10, 2020
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|content=Most of my real heroes now appear before me as scoundrels. They are mired in smears, whisper campaigns, impoverished by boycotts, cancelled, beset by campaigns to discredit everything they do, say, or even observe.


=== 2020 ===
That isn’t an accident. It is reputation warfare known as [[Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt (FUD)|F.U.D.]]
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|content=[[Morals|Moral]]: Institutions are doing you a favor by whittling down the set of possible heroes. Ask yourself:
 
[[Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt (FUD)|FEAR]]: who frightens me?
 
[[Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt (FUD)|UNCERTAINTY]]: who is unpredictable?
 
[[Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt (FUD)|DOUBT]]: who lives under a cloud of questions particularly with respect to motive.
 
Then ask: is there a [[Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt (FUD)|FUD]] campaign?
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|content=Even a *total* scoundrel may at times have something valuable to say. When someone tells you: “You should *never* listen to *anything* that person says! Don’t listen. Not a good look!” that is the dead giveaway. There is no soul on earth who that fits. Not a single one.
 
Lastly:
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