216: J.D. Vance, Conspiracy Hobbit
Conspirituality25 Jul 2024

216: J.D. Vance, Conspiracy Hobbit

Just two days after surviving an assassination attempt, Donald Trump announced JD Vance as his VP pick. Vance has made a dramatic U-turn from calling Trump a "reprehensible idiot" and "America's Hitler" in 2016. But who is this 39 year old, really—who after less than two years of on-the-job experience, is now almost a heartbeat away from leading the free world? Well, not unlike other right-wing populists in Europe and at home, Vance has an idiosyncratic political affinity for JRR Tolkien. We might even call him America’s conspiracy hobbit at this point, fresh from the Appalachian Shire but inexorably drawn by the burning crypto rings of Silicon Valley to eventually land at the feet of Sauron to meet his fate. But to answer this question and examine where JD Vance fits into the conspirituality landscape, we’ll be breaking down a speech recently released by ProPublica. It’s from an intimate invitation-only conservative event hosted in 2021 by a group called the Teneo Network. Behind closed doors, Vance encouraged his audience to get away from that weird feeling in their chests when listening to the unique truths of conspiracy theorists. Like, Alex Jones sees the world more clearly than MSNBC's Rachel Maddow. The right also apparently needs more oligarchs. Oh, and the literal Devil is at work in the world around us. Show Notes J.D. Vance Speaks at a Private Teneo Network Event, Sept. 2021 Inside the “Private and Confidential” Conservative Group That Promises to “Crush Liberal Dominance” How Lord of the Rings Shaped JD Vance’s Politics The Influences on JD Vance’s Political Philosophy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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