380. When people are afraid, they turn to a dictator
The Social Contract with Joe Walsh
The Bravery Project
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🗓️ 1 May 2024
⏱️ 10 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | The mighty and resilient Merrimack River, carving through the communities of our great region. |
| 0:06.0 | My name is Linda Lorden, proud president of Merrimack County Savings Bank, and like the river that serves as our namesake, |
| 0:13.0 | where a constant yet ever-changing presence, because to us, it's bigger than banking. |
| 0:19.0 | It's about powering communities and putting people first |
| 0:22.1 | it's about knowing where you came from and where you're going that's Merrimack |
| 0:26.7 | style visit us at the Merrimack.com this is about defending democracy. |
| 0:38.0 | This is no longer Democrats versus Republicans. |
| 0:40.8 | What do you want your kids to believe in? |
| 0:44.0 | There must be given to take. |
| 0:46.3 | This is White Flag with Joe Walsh. |
| 1:01.0 | When people are afraid, they clamor for a dictator. They cry for a strong man. |
| 1:06.0 | They beg for a king. |
| 1:12.0 | When people are afraid and people are scared and there's unrest, when they're worried about |
| 1:17.9 | crime, they're worried about their own safety, they cry out for a dictator. |
| 1:28.2 | They choose a dictator. |
| 1:31.6 | They want a dictator to rule them. |
| 1:38.2 | Trump's making absolutely no secret about what he would be if he's reelected. I said a few months ago on CNN that Trump is going to |
| 1:51.3 | lean into this dictator bullshit. He's going to lean into elect me and I will be a king, and I will ignore the Constitution, and I will do whatever I have to do to keep you safe, to get these scary, dirty illegals out of the country. |
| 2:17.1 | And now these student protests on these college campuses. Look, average everyday Americans, |
| 2:28.3 | white, black, and brown are scared right now, worried right now, concerned right now, about the unrest. |
| 2:46.2 | It's not just the Trump base. It's not just the MAGA base. I've heard from independence. I've heard from |
| 2:53.8 | center-right Republicans, conservatives. I've heard from center-left Democrats. I've heard from |
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