Trump Spreads Fear. Daily. Why Does Fear Work So Well with a Right Wing Audience?

The Social Contract with Joe Walsh

The Bravery Project

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

4.6 • 752 Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Five days later, and we still don’t know why the Afghan National shot two National Guard members in DC last Wednesday. But that hasn’t stopped the Trump administration from collective punishment - from banning all immigration from Afghanistan and other 3rd world countries. It’s a policy driven by fear.

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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, staying informed, and being engaged.
0:13.3	I'm former Congressman Joe Walsh. Follow me here and join the millions of Americans who are renewing their social contract with each other.
0:23.4	The social contract, it's on us.
0:31.3	Hey, I hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving weekend.
0:38.6	Former Congressman Joe Walsh with you this Monday, December 1st.
0:44.6	December, baby!
0:47.3	Isn't that wild when you think about it, December already?
0:50.7	Isn't that wild when you think about it, December 2025?
0:53.6	Isn't that wild when you think about it? We 2025? Isn't that wild when you think about it?
0:55.7	We're only, what, 31 days away from the year 2026?
1:03.0	Seems just like yesterday.
1:06.4	We went from 1999 to 2000.
1:12.5	And in the blink of an eye, we're almost in the year 2026.
1:19.0	Hope you all had a really nice Thanksgiving.
1:20.8	Two thoughts this Monday morning as we get back into it.
1:27.2	I was wrestling with this all day yesterday as I began to think
1:31.9	about, and I took some time off, spent a lot of time with my dogs, tried to take as best as I
1:40.1	could my mind off of politics, as much as I could over Thanksgiving.
1:45.0	But yesterday as I began to get into it again and began to get into everything that's front of mind right now,
1:55.0	I sort of obsessed over this.
1:59.0	We're now five days removed from an Afghan national in Washington D.C.
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