This week we talk with Geoff Blackwell, attorney for American Atheists and podcaster. We also discuss Trump’s inability to “talk good”, Rush Limbaugh’s dangerous suggestion that Hurricane Irma was fake news, and Iowa Corn Goblin Steve King gets his DACA racism on. Don’t forget to catch the live show Sunday, September 17th on Livestream or Facebook Live!
Thanks to Geoff for coming on the show! You can find his work below:
Stories covered in episode:
- Trump: Hurricane Irma ‘Could Be Something That Will Be Not Good’
- Rush Limbaugh’s dangerous suggestion that Hurricane Irma is fake news
- Steve King: Deported Dreamers Can Teach Home Countries ‘How A Civilized People Interact With Each Other
Cognitive Dissonance Live:
- https://livestream.com/dissonancepod
- https://www.facebook.com/pg/dissonancepod/videos/?ref=page_internal
Rep. Steve King isn’t just a casual racist, either; he’s literally a white supremacist with an entirely ignorance-based worldview, as he made clear at the Republican convention last year. (Link to YouTube clip of MSNBC.)
The problem with the kek thing has to do with Poe’s Law. The problem with trolling in general has to do with Poe’s Law. If you can’t tell the difference between a troll ideology and the real thing, it will lead to problems further down its memetic lineage.