Daily: REBELS WITHOUT A CLUE The psychology of Corona rage

The Bunker

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News, Politics, Society & Culture, Government

4.6 • 984 Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2020

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Bleach! 5G! Bats! Why would anyone march with a banner that reads “Sacrifice the Weak”? Is the political reaction to COVID really being influenced by conspiracy theory? And can a democracy function when many voters simply reject facts in favour of comforting delusion? Political psychologist STEPHAN LEWANDOWSKY talks to debut presenter Justin Quirk about the irrational energies driving the Corona crisis. “Whenever people feel they’ve lost control they invariably resort to conspiracy theory.” “People take lies from a politician as a nudge and wink that they are on their side. That’s what happens with Trump.” Presented by Justin Quirk. Produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producer Jacob Archbold. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:15.6	Yes, this is a new voice. Hello, I'm Justin Quirk and I'm making my debut in the bunker cinematic universe.
1:21.4	Please be nice to me. The longer the Corona lockdown lasts, the
1:25.2	more restive parts of the population and across the world become. In the UK
1:29.4	non-compliance amounts to the odd illicit barbecue, but in the US small gatherings of armed
1:34.7	protesters encouraged by the President have become national stories.
1:38.8	And it's driven by a cocktail of disinformation, conspiracy theory, extreme libertarianism and quack science, much of it coming direct
1:45.5	from Donald Trump and the Republican media.
1:48.5	Will the COVID crisis make or break the conspiracy mindset?
1:52.1	Why do people find conspiracy theory so attractive?
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