Welcome to Circa 1945: Breaking the Machine.

This podcast asks one question: what would it take to genocide-proof a society?

We’ve talked about scarcity, propaganda, obedience, solidarity. But today, I want to talk about something else. Something we don’t usually think of as infrastructure — ritual.

And I want to start with a scene you already know.

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