The Crunchy to Far Right Pipeline

A Bit Fruity with Matt Bernstein

Matt Bernstein

News, News Commentary, Society & Culture

4.9 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2024

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Summary

How does a harmless interest in yoga turn into a crusade against homosexuals in public schools? Specific though it seems, we’ve all seen it happen: a friend with a seemingly innocuous interest in wellness starts “doing their research”, and one year later, bam: QAnon. Sparked by some recent beauty influencer drama, Derek Beres of Conspirituality helps us identify the far right’s Goop-iest seduction tactic. Support me + listen to bonus episodes on Patreon! Get an exclusive 60% on Incogni! https://incogni.com/fruity. Huge thanks to Blueland for sponsoring today’s show. Get 15% off a cuter, more sustainable way to clean at www.blueland.com/fruity. Me on Instagram. A Bit Fruity on Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It is true that some municipalities do have water that is turning the frogs gay. Hello and I'm Welcome back to a bit fruity.
0:14.0	I'm Matt Bernstein and I'm so happy that you're here.
0:16.0	A couple weeks ago I was perusing Reddit as I do in the wee hours of the morning
0:22.0	and I came across this post that reignited a
0:26.4	curiosity in me about a topic that I find so fascinating and so dark and I want to
0:32.0	read that Reddit post to you, which was in R slash Maine, the forum
0:37.2	devoted to people who live in the great state of Maine. The title of the post reads,
0:42.2	why are so many alt-right wingers in the homesteading and gardening space?
0:47.0	And then the text of the post says,
0:49.0	I'm 24 and single, being mostly by myself, it has taken a toll on my mental health.
0:54.0	The last few years I have been branching out and meeting people in my area that have similar interests.
0:59.0	After meeting with a lot of people with a lot of the same interests,
1:02.0	I thought I would make a lot of great friends. The more I talk to them, the more I heard dog whistles or just laughable conspiracy theories.
1:09.0	If you don't like and or trust the government, I get it.
1:13.4	But I just want to talk about sustainability or great plant convos to plant together.
1:18.6	Why does the conversation always go to the woke left or litter boxes in schools when I would rather talk about research
1:25.1	papers of permaculture practices.
1:28.6	Why indeed?
1:29.6	Do you like my radio voice?
1:31.6	It's very, very professional.
1:33.4	Who among us hasn't known somebody,
1:35.8	maybe a family member or a friend,
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