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The Grift: The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans from the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump — The Economics of Political Legitimacy

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world.

This episode explores *The Grift: The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans from the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump* by Clay Cane as a systems-level analysis of political legitimacy, institutional incentives, and the ways organizations preserve credibility through representation.

Rather than viewing this topic as simply a debate over political ideology, this discussion examines how institutions create incentives, shape public narratives, and reinforce feedback loops that influence which voices receive…

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