Trump Is The Ugly American. The Fearful American

The Social Contract with Joe Walsh

The Bravery Project

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

4.6 • 752 Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Fascists and authoritarians destroy the truth and erase history. Because fascists and authoritarians are afraid of truth and history. Trump wants to erase slavery from American history. Also, the White House launched a TikTok account - continuing his middle finger to the rule of law. But he knows Congress won’t do a damn thing about it.

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0:00.0	America, we got to get back to doing what's expected of us as free citizens in this democracy.
0:07.0	That means being tolerant, being respectful, stay informed, and being engaged.
0:13.0	I'm former Congressman Joe Walsh.
0:15.0	Follow me here and join the millions of Americans who are renewing their social contract with each other.
0:23.6	The social contract, it's on us.
0:31.7	Good Thursday morning.
0:33.6	I always know how to start a show. I always have that thought, that impulse that will
0:45.2	kind of be my trigger, i.e. get me going, get me going for the 20 or 30 minutes or so that I'm with you every day that thing
0:57.0	that that riles me up or pisses me off or gets me thinking and it sets in motion every day this show, a show that I have to get off of my chest.
1:18.6	I don't know how to start today.
1:23.7	I don't have that trigger today.
1:28.8	So I'm just going to throw the word fear out there.
1:33.3	Fear.
1:36.5	I think Donald Trump represents fear.
1:42.7	I think Trump is the last gasp of an America way too many Americans who are so damn afraid of change, afraid of how rapidly shit is changing.
2:07.7	Trump represents that.
2:11.3	It's important to say at the outset, Trump doesn't give a damn about it because Trump doesn't
2:16.5	give a damn about anything but Trump doesn't give a damn about anything but
2:18.5	Trump. But people are and Trump knows this. So many people are drawn to Trump and have been drawn to
2:27.0	Trump for so long. So many people cling to Trump and have clung to him for so long because they are afraid.
2:38.0	They are afraid by what they don't know.
2:40.7	They are afraid of change.
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