A Brief History of How We Got Here

Published: April 5, 2022, 7 a.m.

b'There are so many things we think we know but we don\\u2019t really know. When you hear someone use the word communism, socialism, Marxism, fascism\\u2026do you know what they mean? Or do you just have a general idea? Where did these ideas even come from? How did our governments evolve? What\\u2019s an aristocracy, a democracy, a kleptocracy? We keep talking about oligarchs\\u2026What\\u2019s an oligarchy? How is it different than a plutocracy? What is going on in the world and how did we get here? Honestly, this pod started as a an extended \\u201cI don\\u2019t think that word means what you think it means\\u201d and turned into a brief history of the world. But, I came out of the research understanding things so much better than I did before, and I hope you\\u2019ll come out of listening to this pod feeling the same way.\\n\\xa0\\nPlease RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!\\n\\xa0\\nAll my links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl\\n\\xa0\\nThank you to today\\u2019s sponsors!\\n\\xa0\\nhttp://www.smith.ai\\nhttp://www.AthleticGreens.com/politicsgirl\\nhttp://www.LittlePassports.com/politicsgirl\\n\\xa0\\nThe PoliticsGirl Podcast is a Meidas Touch original podcast produced by Happy Warrior Entertainment.\\n\\xa0\\nSource Notes:\\nhttps://www.politicsgirl.com/episode-020-source-notes\\n\\xa0\\nSpecial Thanks to Holly Shuter for her research assistance.'