Episode 462 is split into two parts. Today's discussion uses the book Thinking, Fast and Slow to identify some heuristics and mental shortcuts common in Alt-Right thinking. They include: 1. Confirmation Bias 2. Cognitive Ease 3. What You See Is All There Is 4. Halo Effect 5. Coherent Stories Then some more unstructured commentary (ranting) on immigration, intelligence testing, multiculturalism and identity politics. What This Series Is About: Political thinking is often quick thinking. Thinking quickly is is an evolution-driven feature that was once necessary for our survival. But in a vastly more complex world than the one our species grew up in, this mode of thought is often dangerous and destructive. Look around. Sometimes some people, even libertarians, use ...
Read More »[PODCAST] #461: SPEED AND POLITICS (Part One) – Rules For Radicals
What is wrong with John Oliver? What's wrong with Donald Trump? What's wrong the anti-Trump anti-reality protestors? What was wrong with me the other day when I suddenly felt impelled to hatch a conspiracy theory about Trump's election being part of a "larger plan" with no evidence? What's wrong with an alarming number of the interactions in School Sucks Facebook group lately? Political thinking is often quick thinking. Thinking quickly is an evolution-driven feature that was once necessary for our survival. But in a vastly more complex world than the one our species grew up in, this mode of thought is often dangerous and destructive. Look around. Sometimes some people, even libertarians, use mental shortcuts to arrive at faulty conclusions, ...
Read More »[BONUS] Multi-Purpose Trump! (With Richard Grove, Kevin Cole and John Massaria)
(AUDIO)The Deep End Episode 16, Recorded October 19th, 2016 -How will the world be saved from these horrors? -Some history of the current Russia conflict -The cursed mainstream media -the contents and significance of the latest Clinton email leaks -Trump's continued usefulness to Clinton -Trump's continued usefulness to Cultural Marxism -Trump's continued usefulness to the Globalist agenda CLICK HERE if player does not appear. Additional Parts: Rich and John discuss getting robbed in Washington DC...but literally Rich< Kevin and John discuss the contents of the latest email leaks
Read More »[BONUS] Trump: How To Lose Debates – The Deep End Episode 15
(AUDIO & VIDEO, 135 MINUTES) Rich, Kevin, Dylan and Brett discuss the 2016 election and what's beyond the headlines. Includes the contents of leaks, George Soros and mysteries surrounding Huma Abedin. Recorded mid-September 2016 CLICK HERE if the player does not appear.
Read More »[BONUS] PodcastMasters’ Debates: Make America Great Again?
(VIDEO, 2 HOURS) The Mastery reassembles to discuss the campaign, agenda, appeal and trickery of Republican front-runner Donald Trump, and how Trump is a predictable response to the recent insanity of the left.
Read More »126: Logical Fallacies Series Preview – Two Minutes With Mitt Romney
Today's installment is a preview of the upcoming series on logical fallacies. This series will probably begin some time in March. Topic: I examine a clip of Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney slithering his way through a statement defending his support of the National Defense Authorization Act. Before being asked if he would have signed the bill as written, the moderator explains how the NDAA includes the new executive power to indefinitely detain American citizens. Romney don't care. His response is less than two minutes and contains over 20 logical fallacies. Bumper Music: "Rebirth of Slick" Digable Planets Look Closer: Logical Fallacies Basics http://onegoodmove.org/fallacy/toc.htm Mitt Romney: Champion of Big Government http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig4/howell5.html Romney as Job Creator Clashes with Bain Record of ...
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