Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2019-10-10
Books mentioned on Part Two: Ragnar Redbeard: The Patron Saint of Toxic Masculinity
In Part Two, Robert is joined again by Jamie Loftus to continue discussing Ragnar Redbeard. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.
Robert Evans recommended Murray Bookchin Reader by Janet Biehl and others, and discussed Might is Right by Ragnar Redbeard, Rival Caesars by Ragnar Redbeard and others, and The Satanic Bible by Anton Szandor LaVey.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Might is Right
Might is Right by Ragnar Redbeard is an infamous late-nineteenth-century text that promotes extreme social Darwinism, egoism, and the rejection of egalitarian morality.
Discussed“this is part two uh of our two-part episode on Arthur Desmond, author of Might is Right, the book that inspired the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting, and a bunch of other stuff.”
Where to get it
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Rival Caesars
Discussed“In 1903, he published Might is Right, the newest edition of Survival of the Fittish with that title. Um, he wrote another book, Rival Caesars, which flopped. And by 1904, he had been reduced to managing an ice cream and candy company.”
Where to get it
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The Satanic Bible
The Satanic Bible by Anton Szandor LaVey is a foundational text of modern Satanism published in 1969.
Discussed“Now, many scholars will claim with significant evidence that Anton Levy plagiarized huge chunks of might is right in order to write the Satanic Bible, which is his most well-known uh piece um which he published in 1969.”
Where to get it
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Murray Bookchin Reader
Murray Bookchin Reader edited by Janet Biehl and Murray Bookchin is a collection of writings by the influential libertarian socialist thinker and social ecologist.
Recommended“Well, uh, you can find me at I write okay on Twitter. Um, if you want to find a political philosopher who was not a a violent nihilist uh and not anti-woman, maybe read some Marray bookchin.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“I I mean I You do have to appreciate that he went back and he changed the title to something like punchier, too. Might is right. Yeah.”
“Well, might is right. So yeah, good. That is that is how poetry works.”