Uncovering the Real Story: How Nixon and Ailes Changed the Republican Party

26/07/2023 37 min
Uncovering the Real Story: How Nixon and Ailes Changed the Republican Party

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Episode Synopsis

On this episode of The Enemies List, Rick Wilson invites Kevin Kruse, a brilliant historian, to discuss the consequences of false history and how it has been used to manipulate the public. They explore the Republican Party's stance on race, from the Lincoln era to the Trump era, and how the GOP switched sides and lost their claim to being the "Party of Lincoln." They also discuss the (evil) genius of Roger Ailes and how he was able to turn a bland and milquetoast Nixon into a figure the South could rally around.

Timestamps:
[00:00:01] False history shapes future actions.
[00:02:55] Erasing racial history: Lie, deny, reboot.
[00:06:45] Nixon flips for Southern vote: Ailes' genius marketing
[00:10:50] Nixon's rise: Charisma, Race, Middle, Genius, Inversions, History.
[00:14:32] Rewrite history, control destiny: Alarming.
[00:18:16] Weaponized fiction leads to danger.
[00:21:36] Evangelical Christianity weaponized, corporatized, branded.
[00:24:33] Christianity, Capitalism, Prosperity Gospel: War on New Deal
[00:28:15] Making deals, bending arc of justice.
[00:31:19] Dodged a bullet, gun not empty.

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