Why Does Everyone Feel So Politically Homeless? - Ana Kasparian - #859

About this episode

Ana Kasparian is a political commentator, journalist, and co-host of The Young Turks. When we talk with normal people about politics, we usually have more common ground than disagreement. So how have public politics become so polarised? Why does it feel so tribal? And is it really that unreasonable to hold beliefs from both sides? Expect to learn why Ana went independent and unaligned herself from the Democratic party, the issues Ana has with the political Left, why the Left are scared of speaking up against policies they don’t agree with, why people go from left to right but not the other way around and much more… Timestamps: (00:00) Avoiding Political Labels as a Journalist (07:48) How Ana’s Worldview Has Changed (11:59) Strengths & Weaknesses of the Left (21:28) The Danger of Absolute Purity to a Political Group (28:29) Incentives for People to Move to the Right (37:47) Will Ana’s Audience Still Listen if She Changes Her Mind? (45:52) How Algorithms Encourage Political Tribalism (57:26) The Lack of Grace in the Dating Arena (01:01:15) Where to Find Ana Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get a 25% discount on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with any purchase at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠ How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠ The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠ - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices