216: J.D. Vance, Conspiracy Hobbit

Conspirituality

Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, Julian Walker

Spirituality, Social Sciences, Religion & Spirituality, Science, Philosophy, Society & Culture

4.2 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2024

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

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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0:00.0	If a person pauses with some flicker of moral conscience
0:03.6	because it's rising up and it's saying inside,
0:06.3	I'm not quite sure I can sign on to that theory
0:08.4	about Sandy Hook, Vance is telling
0:10.9	his followers to let it go, just let it flow.
0:14.3	And he's speaking to a demographic that needs reassurance,
0:17.8	confidence, and validation of their persecution complex.
0:21.1	They need constant reminders of everything that they've lost.
0:24.0	His listeners need permission to be enthusiastic about the waves of rage and resentment,
0:29.6	and perhaps even the surges of violence that rise up in response to these validations.
0:34.0	If you're a fan of workplace comedies like the office or satire like the onion then I have a
0:45.8	podcast that I know you'll love it's called mega mega mega is an improvised satire
0:52.0	from the staff of a fictional mega church.
0:55.0	That's the premise each week.
0:56.8	The hosts Holly, Laurent, and Greg Hess are joined by guests
1:01.0	since people like Cecily Strong or Jen Hatmaker to portray
1:05.0	characters inside the colorful world of Twin Hills Community Church
1:10.1	which they describe as a mega church with a tiny family feel.
1:15.0	The result is a sharp-witted and hilarious look into the world of commercialized religion,
1:20.0	using humor to cope with the frightening amount of power that church and religion have.
1:27.0	So I very much recommend you checking out Megas episodes like the one with Saturday Night Live Cessily Strong playing
1:35.0	C. C. String, a hilarious character who's fresh out of jail and also
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