In this episode, the guys start off by touching on the recently imposed COVID lockdown in New Zealand, Valentine's day, and the legalisation of drugs for recreational and utilitarian use.
Next, Damon discusses the recent New York Times hit piece on the blog, Slate Star Codex, which sought to undermine media content counter to mainstream narratives by making all-too-familiar accusations that the content is conducive to terrorism, the oppression of minority groups, and white supremacy.
After this, the guys talk about how alternate forms of communication have been used in both the past and present in order to enforce uniformity amongst a diversity of unique cultural groups and centralise power.
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Valentine's Day in India- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine%27s_Day_in_India
Bridgewater Hit- https://www.bridgewater.com/rob-copeland-of-the-wall-street-journal-again-intentionally-distorts-facts-about-bridgewater
NYT employees' free speech- https://nypost.com/2021/02/13/new-york-times-employees-feel-they-cant-speak-freely-survey/
Slate Star Codex on NYT- https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/statement-on-new-york-times-article
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