219: Dems Learn to Sh*tpost

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Aug 15, 2024

The podcast dives into how Democrats are adapting their messaging with humor to combat conspiracy theories. It discusses the absurdity of political insults and the power of memes in shaping narratives. The hosts explore the misuse of documentaries like 'Died Suddenly' and its influence on anti-vaccine sentiments. There’s a focus on how humor and music are becoming essential in political rallies, merging activism with pop culture. The conversation emphasizes authenticity, empathy, and the evolving landscape of political communication in today’s society.

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Intro

00:00 • 2min

The Power of Humor in the Age of Conspiracy Culture

01:52 • 3min

Controversies and Conspiracies: A Cultural Deep Dive

04:50 • 21min

The Intersection of Wellness Influence and Political Engagement

25:21 • 8min

Music, Memes, and Political Strategy

32:59 • 21min

The Intersection of Politics, Humor, and Crime

54:27 • 2min

Navigating Political Communication

56:32 • 20min

The Impact of Authenticity and Meme Culture on Communication

01:16:54 • 2min

Eight years ago, they called us cucks, libtards, and globalists. We were corrupted by cultural Marxism, teaching our kids to hate themselves. Four years ago they gloated over drinking liberal tears. They called us sheeple, groomers, vampires, pedos. We made up a pandemic so that we could brew up a kill shot, and force it on everyone after making ourselves soy-boy sick. We were exposing our kids to trans strippers in the library and showing them how to use buttplugs in kindergarten. When our children were sufficiently deranged and submissive, we drained them of adrenochrome and mutilated their privates.

JD Vance’s ONE JOB was to turn this bullying into policy, and encode it in the pages of Project 2025. Peter Thiel sent him forth to blend every shitpost into a radioactive slurry to power a cybertruck convoy carrying the titans of New Right capitalism into Washington.

He tried. He really did.

But then came the stories about him. That he fucked a couch. He wrote about it in his book, someone said. Someone else said he was getting off on dolphin porn. The lies spread, with glee and schadenfreude. And he folded. Like a foldaway.

Suddenly, all the green drained out of million shriveling Pepes and made the world verdant with hope. And from the middle of a cornfield football grid, Tim Walz manifests with his Big Dad grin and said, "Let’s roll up our sleeves and beat these creepy weirdos.”

Today we’ll talk about fighting conspiracy theories that started as jokes with jokes that defuse conspiracy theories. About what it takes to commandeer the attention economy, and how much of our souls we spend to do it. About the difference between meme wars and policy debates, and how far the Big Dad Energy vibes can take us.

Show Notes

RFK Jr.'s incredible disappearing campaign

Was J.D. Vance's Hillbilly Elegy Really a True Story? All About the VP Candidate's Controversial Memoir

Walz on Morning Joe

The author of the viral joke post about JD Vance having sex with a couch breaks his silence

162 lies and distortions in a news conference. NPR fact checks former President Trump

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