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We are joined by Gaby Del Valle who has written a great\u2014and distressingly relevant\u2014essay for The Baffler, which reports on the \u201ceugenic foundations of the war on woke.\u201d We dig into the beliefs of innate biological hierarchy and genetic superiority that underpin so much of mainstream right-wing politics. Whether it\u2019s the convergence of Christian nationalist and tech rationalists around issues like declining birth rates and embryo engineering, or its the resurgence of blood libel with JD Vance\u2019s fascist fairy tale about Haitian migrants, or its the cultural war against woke universities and DEI committees\u2014these various sects are all unified by their use of biological essentialism to justify social domination.\n\n\u2022\u2022\u2022 Live Free or DEI https://thebaffler.com/salvos/live-free-or-dei-del-valle \n\u2022\u2022\u2022 Follow Gaby: https://x.com/gabydvj \n\nSubscribe to hear more analysis and commentary in our premium episodes every week! https://www.patreon.com/thismachinekills \n\nHosted by Jathan Sadowski (www.x.com/jathansadowski) and Edward Ongweso Jr. (www.x.com/bigblackjacobin). Production / Music by Jereme Brown (www.x.com/braunestahl)