Back to episode — Episode 2755 CWSA 02/19/25
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have you ever noticed if you've been around addicts or especially alcoholics that there's something they have in common? You ever noticed that? And people on certain kinds of medications, have you noticed that they can form a common kind of personality? The commonality of this, the fact that so many people are having a very specific weird character situation. I don't know, I wouldn't call it chara…
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So in the same way that you've probably heard it said that all addicts lie, if you haven't heard it you could be really happy I told you because sooner or later you're going to run into an addict who lies. And even the addicts will tell you, yeah, you know if we have to we're going to lie. So that's a very specific behavioral thing, right? And it's because there's this very specific force that is affecting the same people in the same way. So yes, it is brainwashing. There's absolutely no doubt about it in my opinion. There's no doubt about it. It's a brainwash effect.
Meanwhile, Eric Dolan
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writing for Quartz says there's a new study on despair and how it affects voter turnout. You'll be very surprised to hear that people who are suicidal and in despair are less likely to vote. Huh. Well, surprising. You know what they could have done to save some time and money? They could have just asked me. Scott, do people who are experiencing despair, are they motivated to do really anything? An…
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