Episode #047 ... Rousseau pt. 3 - The General Will

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  So our ship crashed.

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  We're on an island with no hope of rescue.

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  We've decided that having a government is going to be more beneficial than not having a government.

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  And we've decided that the structure of this government is going to be Rousseau's favorite kind,

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  the elective aristocracy.

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  Now what?

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  Well, to answer that question, I want to ask you a question.

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  When was the last time you went to Ikea?

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  Yes, Ikea, the furniture store.

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  You heard me right.

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  I'm serious.

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  When was the last time you waddled through that giant Swedish maze that they make you go through?

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  You feel like a rat inside of a maze, but instead of looking for cheese at the end,

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  you're looking for like a cheap coffee table or some piece of furniture?

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  When was the last time you walked through their giant store and you sat down at all the pre-constructed living rooms and dining rooms and you felt,

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  if only for a moment, like you were a different person, like you had a different life, one where you felt alive again.

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