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Roe v. Wade Fears and Hedges on Trump's Corruption
from The Coming Collapse · #103
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6 minSpeculation about incremental abortion restrictions and abortion pills, more Hedges quotes about Trump's corruption and lack of ethics, and how Trump has accelerated erosion of democratic norms.
- 50:07Tim discusses the likelihood of restrictions on Roe v. Wade rather than an outright elimination, citing the availability of abortion pills and the difficulty of enforcement.
- 50:58Hedges describes Trump as an ethical despot who chooses appointees based on personal loyalty and obsequiousness, willing to sell anyone out while dismantling government institutions.
- 52:02Tim notes that while corporate totalitarianism may have already been happening, losing even the pretense of freedom and democratic norms matters significantly.
- 52:31Globalism is identified as deeply empty at its core, failing to give people anything meaningful to latch onto and filling them with anxiety and apprehension.
- 53:55The migration spike that alarmed Europe peaked in 2015 and has been declining for years, yet political rhetoric continues to frame immigration as an ongoing invasion.
- 54:39Tim argues that when elites fail to address legitimate economic fears—stagnant wages, job loss, social instability—they hand demagogues like Trump an opening to exploit those anxieties.
- 54:56Liberal mockery of MS-13 on social media demonstrates insensitivity to actual victims beheaded by the gang, and dismissing Trump's framing while ignoring the organization's real violence shows being completely out of touch.