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   Anne Applebaum (anneapplebaum@journa.host)'s status on Saturday, 07-Sep-2024 00:49:10 JST Anne Applebaum

   From me and Peter Pomerantsev, a new narrative podcast drops today: AUTOCRACY IN AMERICA

   the first episode is here:
   https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/archive/2024/09/start-with-a-lie/679625/

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     Sean Bala (seanbala@mas.to)'s status on Saturday, 07-Sep-2024 01:09:41 JST Sean Bala

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     @anneapplebaum Listening to this right now and it is fantastic. I had not given deeper consideration to different roles of lies in political discourse beyond the obvious. It is not about getting people to believe lies but using them to enforce loyalty and group identity. As Adam Kinzinger points out, people would rather jump in front a train than go against the group. Thanks and looking forward to the next one.