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Authoritarianism and Global Threats
Timothy explains how the politics of authoritarianism work and how accepting the idea of a global conspiracy can lead to becoming a defender of one's special group. He also discusses the strange focus on resisting globalism while overlooking real threats, such as foreign entities interfering in elections. Additionally, he talks about how Russia's current regime denies that things can get better, and instead, their ideology is to tell people to "go watch Netflix."In this clip
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