A familiar cycle: The elites ignore the masses, dismiss their fears & concerns. The masses grow angrier & more fearful. Then along come the charlatans like Tucker Carlson & RFK Jr who feed the masses’ fears & concerns with lies & conspiracies. And the truth becomes more scarce.

A familiar cycle: The elites ignore the masses, dismiss their fears & concerns. The masses grow angrier & more fearful. Then along come the charlatans like Tucker Carlson & RFK Jr who feed the masses’ fears & concerns with lies & conspiracies. And the truth becomes more scarce.

A familiar cycle: The elites ignore the masses, dismiss their fears &amp; concerns. The masses grow angrier &amp; more fearful. Then along come the charlatans like Tucker Carlson &amp; RFK Jr who feed the masses’ fears &amp; concerns with lies &amp; conspiracies. And the truth becomes more scarce.

“People who are afraid will believe the lies.”

America, we gotta get back to doing what's expected of us as free citizens in this democracy. That means being tolerant, being respectful, staying informed, and being engaged. I'm former Congressman Joe Walsh. Follow me here and join the millions of Americans who are renewing their social contract with each other. The social contract. It's on us.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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America, we gotta get back to doing what's expected of us as free citizens in this democracy. That means being tolerant, being respectful, staying informed, and being engaged. I'm former Congressman Joe Walsh. Follow me here and join the millions of Americans who are renewing their social contract with each other. The social contract. It's on us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

America, we gotta get back to doing what's expected of us as free citizens in this democracy. That means being tolerant, being respectful, staying informed, and being engaged. I'm former Congressman Joe Walsh. Follow me here and join the millions of Americans who are renewing their social contract with each other. The social contract. It's on us. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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