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EP 254 John Robb on What Went Wrong with America
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Jim talks with John Robb about the ideas in his recent essay, "What Went Wrong With America?" They discuss why there's a need to address what went wrong, tribal conspiracy theories following the Trump assassination, a breakdown in collective sense-making, cohesion, coherence, legitimacy, OODA loops, the importance of orientation, reorienting after career retirement, America's choice to orient on globalism, open borders, the end of America's tribal narrative, Pat Buchanan, the Ross Perot 1992 presidential campaign, how the global orientation shaped the response to 9/11, the current global economic situation, the U.S.'s dependence on sanctions, drone warfare, likely scenarios if China invades Taiwan, prospects for flipping back to a national orientation, improving collective sense-making, the current anti-immigration protests in Europe, and much more.