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Adam Kinzinger

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1038 total appearances

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The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1054: Adam Serwer, Lauren Egan, and Justin Jones: The Attack on Knowledge

And that's simply a matter of like the time that we live in and how rich America is. I don't think it's like anything particular to humanity. But, you know, what's ironic, I think, is like, you know, you have all these people from the tech industry who are involved in this sort of dismantling of this.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1054: Adam Serwer, Lauren Egan, and Justin Jones: The Attack on Knowledge

And that's simply a matter of like the time that we live in and how rich America is. I don't think it's like anything particular to humanity. But, you know, what's ironic, I think, is like, you know, you have all these people from the tech industry who are involved in this sort of dismantling of this.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1054: Adam Serwer, Lauren Egan, and Justin Jones: The Attack on Knowledge

But, you know, virtually every like profitable technology that we adopt, you know, starts off as some sort of government grant because prior to it becoming profitable, commercial entities can't take that kind of risk. I can't say for sure what the effect of this will be, but I know it will be bad for the country.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1054: Adam Serwer, Lauren Egan, and Justin Jones: The Attack on Knowledge

But, you know, virtually every like profitable technology that we adopt, you know, starts off as some sort of government grant because prior to it becoming profitable, commercial entities can't take that kind of risk. I can't say for sure what the effect of this will be, but I know it will be bad for the country.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1054: Adam Serwer, Lauren Egan, and Justin Jones: The Attack on Knowledge

But, you know, virtually every like profitable technology that we adopt, you know, starts off as some sort of government grant because prior to it becoming profitable, commercial entities can't take that kind of risk. I can't say for sure what the effect of this will be, but I know it will be bad for the country.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1054: Adam Serwer, Lauren Egan, and Justin Jones: The Attack on Knowledge

One of my big concerns is that if you look at the way that red states have destroyed public goods, people might say, oh, well, there will be a backlash to this.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1054: Adam Serwer, Lauren Egan, and Justin Jones: The Attack on Knowledge

One of my big concerns is that if you look at the way that red states have destroyed public goods, people might say, oh, well, there will be a backlash to this.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1054: Adam Serwer, Lauren Egan, and Justin Jones: The Attack on Knowledge

One of my big concerns is that if you look at the way that red states have destroyed public goods, people might say, oh, well, there will be a backlash to this.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1054: Adam Serwer, Lauren Egan, and Justin Jones: The Attack on Knowledge

But if you look at the way that red states have destroyed public goods, in the end, sometimes there isn't a backlash because people can be convinced to scapegoat or blame someone else for their problems and become perhaps even angrier, even more reactionary. Yeah, no, I make that point a lot.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1054: Adam Serwer, Lauren Egan, and Justin Jones: The Attack on Knowledge

But if you look at the way that red states have destroyed public goods, in the end, sometimes there isn't a backlash because people can be convinced to scapegoat or blame someone else for their problems and become perhaps even angrier, even more reactionary. Yeah, no, I make that point a lot.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1054: Adam Serwer, Lauren Egan, and Justin Jones: The Attack on Knowledge

But if you look at the way that red states have destroyed public goods, in the end, sometimes there isn't a backlash because people can be convinced to scapegoat or blame someone else for their problems and become perhaps even angrier, even more reactionary. Yeah, no, I make that point a lot.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1054: Adam Serwer, Lauren Egan, and Justin Jones: The Attack on Knowledge

That's right. You sometimes see liberals rooting for things to get worse so that people will get angry about it. But it's just not necessarily the case that that will lead to Republicans losing power. And I think they understand that.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1054: Adam Serwer, Lauren Egan, and Justin Jones: The Attack on Knowledge

That's right. You sometimes see liberals rooting for things to get worse so that people will get angry about it. But it's just not necessarily the case that that will lead to Republicans losing power. And I think they understand that.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1054: Adam Serwer, Lauren Egan, and Justin Jones: The Attack on Knowledge

That's right. You sometimes see liberals rooting for things to get worse so that people will get angry about it. But it's just not necessarily the case that that will lead to Republicans losing power. And I think they understand that.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1054: Adam Serwer, Lauren Egan, and Justin Jones: The Attack on Knowledge

Yeah, I mean, it's totalitarian. You're allowed to think and say what the government allows you to think and say. And if you don't do that, then there will be consequences. Sometimes, you know, the administration has people who are sophisticated enough to talk around these things and talk about them in euphemism. But obviously, Ms.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1054: Adam Serwer, Lauren Egan, and Justin Jones: The Attack on Knowledge

Yeah, I mean, it's totalitarian. You're allowed to think and say what the government allows you to think and say. And if you don't do that, then there will be consequences. Sometimes, you know, the administration has people who are sophisticated enough to talk around these things and talk about them in euphemism. But obviously, Ms.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1054: Adam Serwer, Lauren Egan, and Justin Jones: The Attack on Knowledge

Yeah, I mean, it's totalitarian. You're allowed to think and say what the government allows you to think and say. And if you don't do that, then there will be consequences. Sometimes, you know, the administration has people who are sophisticated enough to talk around these things and talk about them in euphemism. But obviously, Ms.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1054: Adam Serwer, Lauren Egan, and Justin Jones: The Attack on Knowledge

McMahon, perhaps due to her career in professional wrestling, is not one of those people. There was another revealing moment during her confirmation hearing where they asked her whether a black history class would be illegal. And she said she didn't know. And it's like, what? You know, it's always good when you have the people who are not quite clever enough to veil what's actually going on.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1054: Adam Serwer, Lauren Egan, and Justin Jones: The Attack on Knowledge

McMahon, perhaps due to her career in professional wrestling, is not one of those people. There was another revealing moment during her confirmation hearing where they asked her whether a black history class would be illegal. And she said she didn't know. And it's like, what? You know, it's always good when you have the people who are not quite clever enough to veil what's actually going on.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1054: Adam Serwer, Lauren Egan, and Justin Jones: The Attack on Knowledge

McMahon, perhaps due to her career in professional wrestling, is not one of those people. There was another revealing moment during her confirmation hearing where they asked her whether a black history class would be illegal. And she said she didn't know. And it's like, what? You know, it's always good when you have the people who are not quite clever enough to veil what's actually going on.