Sarah and I start with a callback to our previous episodes by connecting the military industrial complex back to the demographic and technological changes producing a rise in white supremacy.

For the bulk of this episode we talk about how this situation is inflamed further by two sociopolitical groups borrowing heavily from cult and hive mind:

First is the concerning blend of narcissism, persuasion, phobia, confusion and information control tactics used by Donald Trump and his insular support network.

Second is the mobbing, dismissal, shaming, deference and moralizing of those that claim the mantle of social justice. By lobbying beyond social recognition and equality for racial, gender and sexual group pride, the collateral damage has been the emboldening of propaganda efforts for white pride.

Bottom line: Can we admit that both ignorant bigotry and deference in the name of political correctness are intellectually lazy and demoralizing phenomena? I hope so.