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🐰 Living In A Dream World? | Paul Kingsnorth, Against The Machine Book Study: Part 3

Paul Kingsnorth’s Against the Machine may be the clearest diagnosis of our modern sickness yet...

🐰 Down The Rabbit Hole 🕳️


“Meanwhile, out in what is fondly called ‘the real world’ by people who often don't know very much about reality, you are living in a metastasizing machine which is closing in around you, polluting your skies and your woods and your past and your imagination…Most of the things you like are fading away.”

~ Paul Kingsnorth, Against The Machine, p. xiv


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LIVESTREAM AT 7:30PM (EST) TONIGHT (THURSDAY OCTOBER 30)


Greetings, dear newsletter subscriber,


We begin the livestream of our book study today! We will be discussing the Introduction as well as Chapters 1 & 2 this evening at 7:30pm (EST).


Join us on the Gadfly Academy YouTube channel beginning at 7:30pm (EST) - blue link ABOVE.


In this week's video and blog post, I offer a reflection on the Introduction and Ch. 1 & 2 of Kingsnorth's book.


Even if you don't read the book, and just join us for the discussion, I'm sure you will find it of interest!


You can find the full schedule on this week's Substack post:


👉 Watch the video here

👉 Read the article here


Hope to see you this evening! Have a great weekend, and we'll see you again next week!


Warmly,


Herman


PS: Do you know of someone who might be interested in the book study? If so, please forward this email on to them!


PPS: Here are the first part of the book study schedule:


October 30: 7:30pmEST


November 6: 7:30pmEST


November 13: 7:30pmEST


November 20: 7:30pmEST

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