Election 2024: Rescued Republic? The 250th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
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Nov 7, 2024
The hosts dive into the recent election outcomes, exploring how Trump's presidency and a Republican majority could reshape societal dynamics. They highlight the emotions surrounding the results and analyze voting trends, particularly among women. Media omissions in reporting voting shifts across states spark a critical discussion about public perception. Additionally, they cover the controversy surrounding proposed CDC quarantine measures and the rise of fear narratives that manipulate societal sentiment, urging a reclaiming of collective empowerment and understanding.
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Election Outcome as a Mandate for Change
Trump won the 2024 election with a commanding victory, securing the presidency and likely both houses of Congress.
This outcome presents a significant opportunity for substantial change in the country.
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A Win for (Almost) Everyone
Trump's victory benefits nearly everyone, except certain groups and elites.
Many fear this outcome, but they fail to see how the previous administration's actions were already detrimental.
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Post-Election Fears
Heather Heying shared a text exchange with a friend who voted for Harris and expressed fear about the election results.
Heying responded with hope and confidence in the new administration's potential.
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In this 250th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we talk about the state of the world through an evolutionary lens.
In this week’s episode, we discuss the election results. The outcome—Trump in office, and both legislative bodies having a Republican majority—has the strong potential to be positive for everyone, and yet so many people are scared or angry. We discuss why, and provide some reasons that letting go of your fear and anger is the right thing to do. Also: what do exit polls reveal about who voted blue vs red? Who are the women who voted for Trump? How can you level up yourself and your understanding of the world? Then: why is the New York Times producing graphics that omit some of its own data, making it appear that the West coast had no shift in voting between 2020 and 2024 (spoiler: a significant majority of counties across the countries moved red this election). Finally: which party had more people who hoped for authoritarian crackdowns just two years ago? And what did the CDC have planned for the dirty and unvaccinated?
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