America's Darkest Corners

Rick Wilson's The Enemies List

Lincoln Square

News, Politics, News Commentary

4.9 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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The darkest corners of American society are bred on the internet. In this episode Rick is joined by journalist and author Elle Reeve to discuss her new book, "Black Pill: How I Witnessed the Darkest Corners of the Internet Come to Life, Poison Society, and Capture American Politics." They dive into the rise of far-right extremism, the origins and impacts of 4chan and 8chan, and the evolution of white nationalist movements. Elle shares her firsthand experiences and insights into the cultural and political influence of online troll communities, the disturbing realities behind QAnon, and the personal toll on individuals drawn into these extremist ideologies. Elle's book, "Black Pill: How I Witnessed the Darkest Corners of the Internet Come to Life, Poison Society, and Capture American Politics," available now. Timestamps: (00:03:37) Black Pill (00:10:22) When did Richard Spencer "hit the wall"? (00:16:14) The far right and hyper masculinity (00:20:17) Q Anon Follow Resolute Square: Instagram Twitter TikTok Find out more at Resolute Square Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Resolute Square.
0:02.0	Square.
0:03.0	Folks, what are you seeing in the Republican Convention?
0:07.0	You're seeing exactly what we told you you would see.
0:10.0	You're seeing Project 2025 play out in real time. You're seeing Project 2025 play out in real time.
0:14.0	You're seeing the fact that the Agenda 47
0:18.0	R&C Platform Project 2025,
0:21.0	it's the same pig with different lipstick. It's a complete roadmap for a country that you won't recognize.
0:28.0	The authoritarianism that is inherent in the R&C convention this year would shock anyone who had been to a Republican
0:37.1	National Convention in the pre-Trump era where we talked about individual liberty, personal freedom, government staying out of your business
0:45.2	and out of your bedroom and out of your doctor's decisions and out of your house.
0:49.7	We used to talk about limited government and now they're talking about unlimited government. We used to talk about limited government and now they're talking about unlimited government.
0:54.2	We used to talk about restraint and the rule of law and now they're talking about Donald Trump
0:59.2	and the Republican Party being above the law.
1:01.8	The convention is not what it once was. There used to be a debate
1:06.4	about policy before the Convention. There used to be a debate about ideas before the
1:11.6	convention because by the way folks you may not remember this but the
1:14.8	Republican Party used to be a coalition of different political tribes and now it's just one
1:27.8	now it's just one. Now it's just Trump. Now it's one man and his will being executed. Now I can tell you there have been conventions like this in the past, but you had to speak German to understand
1:35.7	them.
1:36.7	This is a future that they're laying out for you right now, very explicitly.
1:40.7	They're showing you every day what they're planning to do. They're showing you every day that this is not a party or a president or certainly not a vice president in the form of JD Vance who believe in freedom, who believe in liberty, who believe in America, and who
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