Is our civilization heading to a time of neo-feudalism, an age of faceless, invisible kings?Martial arts headmaster, teacher, author and lawyer Jonathan Bluestein shares his insights into the world at large, why we shouldn’t be afraid of civil disobedience and reads a passage from his book, Exceptional Ideas About Humanity, in this historical Living 4D conversation.Learn more about Jonathan at Blue Jade Martial Arts and on Facebook and YouTube.Show NotesNeo-feudalism: The age of the invisible kings. (4:36)Is World War 3 happening now? (18:14)The societal blueprint for the class system was written centuries ago by Plato. (25:47)A downward drift in consistently teaching outdated things throughout the generations for no good reason. (33:41)Defining the middle class by looking above and below. (41:03)Is modern Western civilization really a continuation of a foundation laid by the Greeks and Romans? (54:01)Different flavors of veganism. (1:01:54)Replacing the spiritual. (1:14:22)“At the end of the day, we’ve got to work on fixing one thing, then go from there.” (1:30:39)A koan. (1:44:54)Jonathan reads The Hole. (1:53:11)Why The Hole is relevant for our current time. (2:09:32)Jonathan’s action items. (2:14:25)ResourcesProsperism: Limited Capital, Boundless Plenty, Research of Martial Arts and The Martial Arts Teacher by Jonathan BluesteinThe Republic by PlatoThe Decline of the West by Oswald SpenglerThe Erotic and The Holy by Marc GafniThus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich NietzschePlato’s The Republic as read on YouTubeMaslow’s Hierarchy of Needs More show notes and resources for this episode are available on our website.Thanks to our awesome sponsors: CHEK Institute/IMS 1 Online, Paleovalley (save 15 percent on your purchase by using the code chek15 at checkout), BiOptimizers (save an extra 10 percent on your purchase by using the code PAUL10 at checkout), Cymbiotika (save 15 percent on your purchase by using the code CHEK15 at checkout), Organifi (save 20 percent on your purchase by using the code CHEK20 at checkout) and Airestech (save 15 percent on any purchase you make by using the code CHEK15 at checkout).We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.