James Lindsay: How Manufactured Slogans Hack the American Mind
"No one is illegal on stolen land." "Ceasefire now."
Ever wonder why certain political phrases seem to appear out of nowhere and suddenly become unavoidable? James Lindsay returns to Ami’s House to expose the psychological engineering behind the slogans that are currently hacking our public discourse.
While these viral phrases feel like organic expressions of "the people," James argues they are precision-engineered "thought-terminating clichés." Their goal isn't to start a conversation, but to shut down rational cognition entirely.
In this episode, we deconstruct the mechanics of…
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