This is an important interview by Brian Taylor Cohen, one of the brightest and most articulate commentators (I want to say on the air, and he does appear on cable news, but he's also a powerful presence on the internet via Twitter, YouTube, and other platforms) and Heather Cox Richardson, an important US historian who uses history to inform current events.
A couple of points they make that jumped out at me.
1. Taking Over World Money Supply. She talks about how Trump is 78 years old and not in great health, and could leave Vance in charge. Vance is Thiel's pawn. Peter Thiel is a 'tech bro' interested in crypto currency and this could lead to taking control over the world money supply.
2. Whenever there is a new technology, and she lists mining, cotton, diamonds, copper, oil as examples, there are no regulations at first and a few people get very rich and powerful to the detriment of everyone else.
(#1 and #2 are intertwined starting around 5:45 to about 7:40)
3. Trump's succeeded because his actions are so outrageous that people can't conceive he's being real. They want to take away abortion, get rid of medicare, etc. people don't believe it. They're planning that. We need to take it seriously. (about 8:30 min)
4. The Big Lie. If your roommate steals $20 you can get mad at him. But if he schemes to take over your family's bank account, retirement funds, your family's house, it's beyond comprehension. Don't have emotional groundwork to get mad because it's too outrageous to imagine. That's what Trump has done. Of course the Supreme Court wouldn't give the President to commit crimes in office, but they did.(about 10:50)
5. History- Turning on a Dime - History taught me that American society can turn on a dime. I've been waiting and it didn't happen. But since Biden pulled out of race, the US has turned on a dime. (about 17 min)
There's a lot in between that links each of the points together worth listening to.
This video has two very bright people dissecting what's happening and where we seem to be going.
At the end they push two of their books probably worth reading:
Richardson: Democracy Awakening coming out in paperback in October
Cohen: Shameless How Republicans used long term plans to change the US, which we can see most clearly with the Supreme Court.
Changing the scotus and ruling America from judicial bench was Mitch McCTurtlefartfaces wettest dream and legacy come true.
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