Dave and Stephanie dig into what caused voters to ignore Donald Trump's felony convictions, indecency, incompetence, narcissism, and dishonesty – and elect him president. This includes a review of the 50-year war waged by the mega-rich and corporations to undermine civility, compassion, equity and rule of law, to elevate the free enterprise system, rob the working class and enrich themselves. The Lewis Powell Memo kicked this into high gear 50 years ago.

They also propose theories about why Dave's campaign for president failed in its mission to alert the public, media and policymakers to the ecological overshoot emergency.

Clips: Desi Lydic on The Daily Show on Comedy Central and Jimmy Kimmel on Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC.

Mentioned in this episode: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Elon Musk, Steven Spielberg, Bill Gates, Chris Hedges, Thom Hartmann, William Kristol, Andrew Egger, Dan Lashoff of World Resources Institute, American Petroleum Institute, Guttmacher Institute, American Enterprise Institute, Hoover Institution, Cato Institute, Heritage Foundation, Mercatus Center, Warren Beatty, Jane Fonda, Terry Spahr, John McCain, Reagan, Bush, Grist.

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LINKS:

 Desi Lydic Reacts to Trump's Election Win & the Media's Blame Game | The Daily Show
https://youtu.be/hPHH5trgC1w?si=vww-V3qoIRpLCgmH

Jimmy Kimmel Reacts to Donald Trump Winning the Presidential Election
https://youtu.be/5JxELubSgJg?si=v9LRIHd5FqDZCQLf

Strong Economy Begins With Shrinking Workforce - Episode 84 of the GrowthBusters podcast
https://www.growthbusters.org/strong-economy-shrinking-workforce/

Dave the Planet – Dave's campaign Substack column
https://davetheplanet.substack.com

I'm Withdrawing from the Race for U.S. President - Episode 21 of the Dave the Planet podcast
https://davetheplanet.substack.com/p/im-withdrawing-from-the-race-for

Welcome to Overshoot: Have a Nice Day – episode of the Conversation Earth podcast
http://www.conversationearth.org/welcome-to-overshoot-2020/

Trump Wins, Planet Loses – by Tik Root on Grist
https://grist.org/article/the-massive-consequences-trumps-re-election-could-have-on-climate-change/

If Trump Wins, Is It Game Over? – by David Todd McCarty on Medium
https://medium.com/rome-magazine/if-trump-wins-is-it-game-over-26f1cc296342

The Billionaires Won: The 50-Year War on Democracy That Built Trump's Oligarchy and Killed the American Dream – by Thom Hartmann
https://hartmannreport.com/p/the-billionaires-won-the-50-year-841

The Lewis Powell Memo: A Corporate Blueprint to Dominate Democracy
https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/democracy/the-lewis-powell-memo-a-corporate-blueprint-to-dominate-democracy/

Tentacles of Rage: The Republican Propaganda Mill, a Brief History – by Lewis Lapham
https://msuweb.montclair.edu/~furrg/gned/laphamtentacles04.pdf

Dave the Planet Substack column
https://davetheplanet.substack.com/

Dave Gardner for President
https://davetheplanet2024.com

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