Day: December 2, 2020💾

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A Conspiracy of Silence

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A Conspiracy of Silence

11/30/20 by Hidden Brain

Web player: https://podcastaddict.com/episode/115904792
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We all self-censor at times. We keep quiet at dinner with our in-laws, or nod passively in a work meeting. But what happens when we take this deception a step further, and pretend we believe the opposite of what we really feel? This week on Hidden Brain, economist and political scientist Timur Kuran explains how our personal, professional and political lives are shaped by the fear of what other people think.

The Very Drugged Nazis

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The Very Drugged Nazis

The drug-fueled escapism of the Weimar years helped turn Berlin into what Alfred Dublin called the “Whore of Babylon,” while the collapse of the currency in 1923 contributed to the collapse of liberal and conservative institutions and values. For both Communists and Nazis, the impression of total dissolution offered an obvious target. The Nazis seized the opportunity to imply that Jews were behind every aspect of the Weimar Republic, which they called the “Jewish Republic.” Jews were equated with toxins, bacilli, and pathogens.