📚 2 Books mentioned in "Trump assassination attempt, Secret Service failure, Inside the RNC, VC liquidity problem" of All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
Podcast: All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
Episode: Trump assassination attempt, Secret Service failure, Inside the RNC, VC liquidity problem
Published on July 19, 2024
Here’s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode. Click on the links to watch specific excerpts on YouTube and feel free to purchase the books if they caught your interest!
Hillbilly Elegy
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We all read Hillbilly Elegy; I don't know if we talked about it on this pod years ago, but you and I certainly talked about it a bunch.
In this segment, the podcast hosts acknowledge that they have both read the book 'Hillbilly Elegy' and mention that they have previously discussed it, either on this podcast or in their private conversations.
The Proud Tower
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What I will blame them for is taking the demonization up to eleven, taking the vitriol all up to eleven because that could poison the mind of someone who's already mentally disturbed and say, 'Okay, well, wait a second, if he is Hitler, why wouldn't I be Colonel van Stenberg for assassinating him?
During a discussion on violent rhetoric and the dangers of demonizing figures like President Trump, one of the podcast's hosts suggests that individuals might rationalize violent actions by identifying with historical characters, such as Colonel van Stenberg from The Guns of August, in the context of assassination.