How Does Democracy Work With a Citizenry Increasingly Uninformed & Fearful?

The Social Contract with Joe Walsh

The Bravery Project

Joe, Politics, Trump, Wash, Joewalsh, News, Thedaily, Thelincolnproject, Podsaveamerica

4.6 • 752 Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

The data shows that Americans wildly overestimate the number of people in this country who are NOT like them. And Americans wildly underestimate the number of people in this country who ARE like them. This misinformation creates fear. And politicians feed on this fear. What do we do about this?

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0:00.0	Do, do, do...
0:03.5	Bampa!
0:07.1	Bampa! Bampa! Bampa! Bampa!
0:09.9	Okay, enough Rasmataz!
0:12.8	But it's not every day a new scratch card drops.
0:15.0	With the new set for five years scratch card from the National Lottery,
0:19.3	you could win five grand a month, every month,
0:21.8	for five years. Pick up yours in store today and get scratching. Search Dream Big Place Mall,
0:27.4	rules, procedures and game-specific rules apply. Place must be 18 or over. America, we got to get
0:34.8	back to doing what's expected of us as free citizens in this democracy.
0:39.9	That means being tolerant, being respectful, stay informed, and being engaged.
0:45.9	I'm former Congressman Joe Walsh.
0:47.6	Follow me here and join the millions of Americans who are renewing their social contract with each other.
0:55.4	The social contract, it's on us.
1:07.3	Hey, happy Thanksgiving one day away from the bird.
1:11.6	Who's gonna be cooking the bird?
1:14.6	Are you cooking? Are you baking? Are you smoking?
1:16.6	Deep frying?
1:18.6	How are you preparing that turkey, that bird for tomorrow?
1:22.6	No matter how you are, no matter what your politics are,
1:24.6	no matter who you voted for, man, I wish everybody
1:28.2	listening to me right now has a beautiful, peaceful, relaxing, wonderful, joyous Thanksgiving tomorrow.
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