[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":62},["ShallowReactive",2],{"content-body-manuel-barkhau-the-rise-of-libertarianism-in-germany":3,"transcript-manuel-barkhau-the-rise-of-libertarianism-in-germany":59},{"body":4,"extras":57},[5,17,25,33,41,49],{"_key":6,"_type":7,"children":8,"markDefs":15,"style":16},"dd63d31f4981","block",[9],{"_key":10,"_type":11,"marks":12,"text":14},"dd63d31f4981s0","span",[13],"strong","“They say Germans are romantics in the sense that they follow an ideal to the bitter end, maybe to their own detriment.",[],"normal",{"_key":18,"_type":7,"children":19,"markDefs":24,"style":16},"c20401759c7d",[20],{"_key":21,"_type":11,"marks":22,"text":23},"c20401759c7ds0",[],"On this week’s podcast, I sat down with Manuel Barkhau.",[],{"_key":26,"_type":7,"children":27,"markDefs":32,"style":16},"d41c84dd82be",[28],{"_key":29,"_type":11,"marks":30,"text":31},"d41c84dd82bes0",[],"Manuel is a Software Developer based in Frankfurt, Germany. He’s been an Austro-Libertarian, Anarcho-Capitalist since the Ron Paul presidential campaign in 2008, and a Bitcoiner since 2011. His current focus is on growing the libertarian community and awareness of libertarianism in Germany through the German libertarian party Die Libertären.",[],{"_key":34,"_type":7,"children":35,"markDefs":40,"style":16},"388ee872948b",[36],{"_key":37,"_type":11,"marks":38,"text":39},"388ee872948bs0",[],"This episode dives deep into the evolution of political thought in Germany, particularly in the context of the recent COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on civil liberties.",[],{"_key":42,"_type":7,"children":43,"markDefs":48,"style":16},"4e746d94734a",[44],{"_key":45,"_type":11,"marks":46,"text":47},"4e746d94734as0",[],"The conversation explores the current political landscape, the role of media in shaping public perceptions, and the potential for libertarian ideas to gain traction in a society increasingly wary of centralized power.",[],{"_key":50,"_type":7,"children":51,"markDefs":56,"style":16},"a45948322fc6",[52],{"_key":53,"_type":11,"marks":54,"text":55},"a45948322fc6s0",[],"The dialogue also touches on technological advancements, such as drones and their implications for warfare and civil liberties, and the possibility of a dystopian trajectory if current trends continue.",[],{"pullQuote":58},"They ​say ​Germans ​are ​romantics ​in ​the ​sense ​that ​they ​follow ​an ​ideal ​to ​the ​bitter ​end, ​maybe ​to ​their ​own ​detriment. ​ But ​who ​knows? ​Maybe ​if ​they ​figure ​out ​that ​the ​ideal ​is ​freedom, ​then ​they ​will ​follow ​that ​to ​the ​bitter ​end, and ​then ​Germany ​might ​become ​a ​libertarian ​utopia ​at ​some ​point.",{"slug":60,"turns":61},"manuel-barkhau-the-rise-of-libertarianism-in-germany",[],1788817239978]