263 / The Cult Within A Cult / Jared Yates Sexton

In this interview, I speak with political commentator Jared Yates Sexton, author of the upcoming book American Rule: How A Nation Conquered The World But Failed Its People. As I remark on in this discussion, I first became aware of Jared and his work from his analysis of the QAnon conspiracy theory. I ask him to expound on the tenets of this alarmingly popular and increasingly pervasive belief system (which we characterize as having the attributes of a pseudo-religious cult), its roots on the anonymous online forum 4chan, as well as the impacts this reality-bending narrative is having on contemporary politics in the United States. // Episode notes: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com/episodes/jared-yates-sexton // Sustain + support: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness // Donate: https://www.paypal.me/lastbornpodcast