@jaymepoisson.bsky.social another great episode. I know there's limited time but I'd have loved to hear your guest talk about the impact of rising polarization and the logic of the security state (eg pushing for consent manufacturing vs democratic buy in) both drive conspiracy uptake/plausibility.
And also a shout-out to this wtf moment in American history, that should make everyone incredibly skeptical of their government's motives and capacity for truth/empathy
www.cnn.com/2016/03/23/p...
cnn.com
Report: Nixon’s war on drugs targeted black people | CNN Politics
One of Richard Nixon’s top advisers and a key figure in the Watergate scandal said the war on drugs was created as a political tool to fight blacks and hippies, according to a 22-year-old interview re...