Can We Be Heroes Again? Confronting the Banality of Modern Evil (Patreon)

Can We Be Heroes Again? Confronting the Banality of Modern Evil

Get Nebula for free, and watch exclusive Like Stories of Old content, by signing up for CuriosityStream: https://curiositystream.com/likestoriesofold Help me make more videos! Support this channel: https://www.patreon.com/LikeStoriesofOld Leave a One-Time Donation: https://www.paypal.me/TomvanderLinden Follow me: Sign up for my weekly newsletter: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/likestoriesofold Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LikeStoriesofOld Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tom.vd.linden Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tom_LSOO About this video essay: An analysis of the dissonance between morality and heroism in stories, and the reality and moral complexities of our modern society. 0:00 Introduction: Dreams of Heroism 7:38 Part 1: Organized Irresponsibility 15:41 Part 2: Carrying the Cross 23:03 Part 3: The Banality of Evil 31:09 Part 4: Reclaiming Morality Sources: Allan Schnaiberg – The Treadmill of Production: https://amzn.to/3hWv6rR Ulrich Beck – Risk Society: https://amzn.to/3usjwr9 Ulrich Beck – World Risk Society: https://amzn.to/3ft7g5k Ivie – Can ‘Ethical’ Consumption Exist Under Capitalism? (no): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXUIP0mLgn8 Kaylene C. Williams – Fear Appeal Theory: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/265807800_Fear_Appeal_Theory Kim Witte and Mike Allen – A Meta-Analysis of Fear Appeals: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/12314742_A_Meta-Analysis_of_Fear_Appeals_Implications_for_Effective_Public_Health_Campaigns Leigh Singer – Barbaric poetry: can we really film the Holocaust? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOoIYmrmlSs Further Reading: Like Stories of Old – The Complete Reading List: https://kit.co/likestoriesofold/reading-list 10 Books that changed my life: https://kit.co/likestoriesofold/10-books-that-changed-my-life 10 More books that inspired my thinking: https://kit.co/likestoriesofold/10-more-books-that-inspired-my-thinking Lies of Heroism – Redefining the Anti-War Film: https://youtu.be/yf0G2MPBEYM Vigilantes, Retribution, and the Pursuit of Meaningful Justice: https://youtu.be/KvguN86vsUA Media included: A Clockwork Orange; A Hidden Life; Avatar; Avengers Endgame; Avengers Infinity War; Bag It; Batman Begins; Batman v Superman; Black Panther; Blade Runner 2049; Captain America Civil War; Captain America The First Avenger; Captain America The Winter Soldier; Captain Fantastic; Cloud Atlas; Cowspiracy; Dominion; Dunkirk; Elysium; Enemy of the State; Fight Club; Game of Thrones; Hacksaw Ridge; Harry Potter; Home; Into the Wild; Joker; Kick-Ass; Kingdom of Heaven; Knight of Cups; Lord of the Rings; Man of Steel; Mr. Robot; Network; Paths of Glory; Platoon; Quantum of Solace; Samsara; Schindler’s List; Sense8; Shooter; Snowpiercer; Spider-Man 2; Spotlight; Star Wars; The Dark Knight; The Dark Knight Rises; The Falcon and the Winter Soldier; The Grey Zone; The Hunger Games; The Killing Fields; The Lion King; The Matrix; The True Cost; V for Vendetta Business inquiries: lsoo@standard.tv Music: A. Taylor – Particles Makeup and Vanity Set – Asuntos Primordiales Tony Anderson – Chasm A. Taylor – Wistful Chris Coleman – Reckoning Shawn Williams – Darkness A. Taylor – Who Will Remember Bradford Nyght – Closeness Jude Cosmo - Chroma Music licensed from Musicbed. Elevate your videos with record-label quality music here: http://share.mscbd.fm/likestoriesofold Additional Music: Josh Leake - She