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Psychedelics to Heal Ukrainian Trauma

from The Tim Dillon Show #335 · #335

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Tim reads a New Yorker piece about using shamans, ayahuasca, and military chaplains trained in 'spiritual resilience' to help Ukrainians cope, arguing that ending the war would help more than microdosing.

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  • New Yorker article proposes using psychedelics to heal Ukrainian trauma instead of ending the war itself.
  • Tim notes the event promotes psychological resilience while refusing to pursue peace talks or stop the conflict.
  • The U.S. wants to continue the war while telling Ukrainians to use psychedelic drugs to cope with it.
  • Military chaplains would be trained as shamans to guide troops through microdosing and Ayahuasca therapy.
  • Tim argues stopping the actual trauma is more effective therapy than psychedelics while keeping the war going.
  • As the official sponsor of the Ukraine war, the U.S. has no clear objectives or national interest in prolonging it.
  • Tim suggests a 20-year war that bleeds Russia dry would be America's best-case scenario.
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psychedelicsVladimir PutinThe New YorkerUkraine

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