Uncovering the Real Story: How Nixon and Ailes Changed the Republican Party

Rick Wilson's The Enemies List

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News, Politics, News Commentary

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🗓️ 26 July 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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On this episode of The Enemies List, Rick Wilson invites Kevin Kruse, a brilliant historian, to discuss the consequences of false history and how it has been used to manipulate the public. They explore the Republican Party's stance on race, from the Lincoln era to the Trump era, and how the GOP switched sides and lost their claim to being the "Party of Lincoln." They also discuss the (evil) genius of Roger Ailes and how he was able to turn a bland and milquetoast Nixon into a figure the South could rally around. Timestamps: [00:00:01] False history shapes future actions. [00:02:55] Erasing racial history: Lie, deny, reboot. [00:06:45] Nixon flips for Southern vote: Ailes' genius marketing [00:10:50] Nixon's rise: Charisma, Race, Middle, Genius, Inversions, History. [00:14:32] Rewrite history, control destiny: Alarming. [00:18:16] Weaponized fiction leads to danger. [00:21:36] Evangelical Christianity weaponized, corporatized, branded. [00:24:33] Christianity, Capitalism, Prosperity Gospel: War on New Deal [00:28:15] Making deals, bending arc of justice. [00:31:19] Dodged a bullet, gun not empty. 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	My guy, I use the point with Ms. Football.
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1:05.0	On January 6th of 2021, you had tens of thousands of people peacefully protesting.
1:11.0	So, it's not right we didn't spare theories that killed on.
1:14.0	It's real.
1:16.0	I'm Rick Wilson, and this is The Enemy's List.
1:21.0	Well folks, welcome back once again to The Enemy's List.
1:25.0	And my guest today is Kevin Cruz.
1:27.0	He is a brilliant historian who has a perspective on American history that I think you're going to really enjoy.
1:33.0	And Kevin to start out, thank you so much for coming on The Enemy's List.
1:37.0	And as I was saying just before we went on the air here,
1:41.0	I think a lot of our politics is infected with this completely distorted, weird false narrative about American history
1:49.0	that has led us into these sort of rabbit holes in the last 50 years maybe
1:54.0	that depend on an understanding of America that isn't real.
1:59.0	And you've written a lot about it including with your new book Myth America
2:02.0	on just how distorted people's ideas of American history are.
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