160: Empire of Lies (w/Sofia Cherici & Jan Zabka)
Conspirituality
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The Evolution of Conspiracy
The boundaries among different extremist ideologies are very blurred. We can trace it back at least to the Middle Ages even though today's proliferation is supercharged by social media. Its versatility gives us a glimpse of the coiling Leviathan animating whatever cultural clothing, mythic prophecies or historical tensions it might be shamelessly exploiting. If it is always run through with fantasies and lies, that is because it exploits real vulnerabilities, longings and alienation.
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