Trumpism: Us Versus Them
This episode attempts to understand Trumpism, the divisive rhetoric that has dominated the past few years: triggering a fear-based instinct against a totem of the other side. I analyze the negative language used in Donald Trump Jr.'s speech at the RNC regarding 'Joe Biden and the radical left Democrats,' and how it creates tribalism.
Also: the two Senate runoffs in Georgia (Jon Ossoff against David Purdue, Raphael Warnock against Kelly Loeffler); Trump's continued denial of the election results; the state of the COVID-19 pandemic.