The Stand : A Study of Power

Stephen King’s novel “The Stand” and its television adaptations give us not only an apocalyptic horror story, but also a remarkably direct examination of how power works in social groups, how power attracts the corrupt, and how even good people with noble goals compromise their own ideals in the service of the perceived "greater good" of the group. Some folks are still a bit triggered by the two or three Covid jokes in this one. But with a 2020 show about a plague, I'd be remiss if I didn't make a little hay of it. 🔹 Patreon | patreon.com/FeralHistorian 🔹 Ko-Fi | ko-fi.com/feralhistorian 00:00 Intro 01:10 Summary and Tangents 04:48 Randall Flagg 12:00 Hand of God 13:50 Build Back Busted 15:46 Adaptations 18:33 Nadine Cross 21:28 Harold Lauder 22:36 Stu Redman 23:50 Surrendering Autonomy 25:09 Non-Linear