Interview · moment 18 of 23
How the Left Became Fans of the CIA and Silicon Valley
from #226 - Whitney Webb #3 | The Tim Dillon Show · #226
7 min
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Whitney and Tim discuss how progressive politics shifted from anti-war, anti-surveillance stances under Bush to embracing CIA figures like John Brennan and censoring anti-war voices like Cindy Sheehan, plus the status of Ghislaine Maxwell's delayed trial.
- Western power establishments have historically viewed the masses as dangerous and requiring manipulation, a concept dating back to Edward Bernays and his application of Freudian psychology for government and corporate control.
- Silicon Valley corporations have merged with the state, creating a technocracy where elites supposedly better suited to power guide the masses without allowing them to make their own decisions.
- Practical resistance to surveillance and data collection involves refusing smart home devices, using burner phones, and protecting location data.
- The left became fans of the CIA and Silicon Valley through identity politics prioritizing a candidate's gender and race over actual policies.
- People on the left now rail for speech restrictions online, wanting people deplatformed, unable to earn money, regulated, and watched—the opposite of Bush-era left positions.
- The shift started during Obama's presidency when critics faced accusations of racism for questioning his continuation of Bush policies, but accelerated after 2016 with Russiagate.
- Former CIA directors like John Brennan now appear directly on MSNBC to deliver narratives to the left, making Operation Mockingbird obsolete when intelligence officials simply host their own shows.
- Mika Brzezinski's daughter hosts a major left-wing network show while her father oversaw Operation Cyclone, which created al-Qaeda and set foundations for current controversial agendas.
- Silicon Valley platforms censor both right and left, notably silencing actual progressives like Cindy Sheehan, the famous Bush-era anti-war protester, while elevating Russiagate promoters.
- Bill Barr's recent declaration of no wrongdoing in Alex Acosta's Epstein sweetheart deal is convenient given Barr's previous law firm connections to Epstein's defense and his father's role hiring Epstein at Dalton School.
- Pro-Trump figures claimed Bill Barr would fight the deep state, yet he sided with establishment interests on the Epstein matter, raising questions about where resistance to institutional power actually exists.
John BrennanJeffrey EpsteinEdward BernaysBill BarrCindy SheehanRachel MaddowSilicon ValleytechnocracyBrzezinskiAlex AcostaSigmund FreudGhislaine MaxwellKamala Harris