
So This Just Happened #002: Personal insecurity and political extremism
So much of the political and religious extremism that is currently plaguing the United States and many other countries likely derives from personal psychological trauma.
Matt and Kali kick off a multi-faceted discussion of this topic talking about Lady MAGA, a pro-Trump drag queen who had to abandon her profession after Republicans decided to create a nationwide trans panic.
Timecodes
01:51 -- Obergefell v. Hodges and the conservative bifurcation of queer equality movement
06:49 -- Why intersectionality matters and one way of explaining it to others
12:02 -- How the right manipulates sexually frustrated straight men
15:41 -- How some people use "affirmative action" as an excuse for personal setbacks
22:17 -- The importance of positivity in the fight against injustice
27:31 -- How the far right seeks to create center-to-left discouragement
31:58 -- A note about our theme music
33:59 -- Drag and transgender people have always been part of Western culture
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