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Why Conspiracy Theorists are 

Taking Over the World - Naomi Klein

Intelligence Squared

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Bestselling author and activist Naomi Klein goes down the rabbit hole in pursuit of her doppelganger – another well known writer with a name similar to hers but whose views couldn’t be more different from her own. 

She finds herself returning again and again to a place she calls Mirror World, where conspiracy theorists, anti-vaxxers and wellness influencers make common cause with far-right propagandists and demagogues. 

In conversation with journalist Ruchira Sharma, Klein sheds light on our own culture as we turn ourselves into polished virtual brands, publicly shame our enemies, watch as DeepFakes proliferate and whole nations flip from Democracy to something far more sinister. 

CBS-News Anchor : 

One of The World's leading physicians 

describes Donald Trump as, "America's Shadow". 

In a recent article, 

Dr. Deepak Chopra writes about how 

The Shadow includes all Dark Impulses 

like Hatred, Aggression, Sadism, 

Selfishness, Jealousy and more --

This comes as Dr. Chopra unveils

a new Health and Wellness app. 

Earlier, Josh Elliott talked to Dr. Chopra 

about his new push for Wellness 

as well as The 2016 Presidential election 

Dr. Deepak Chopra :

We have to Thank Donald Trump for 

Giving Permission to the entire American Public 

to expose The Shadow -- 

He represents The Collective Shadow right now.

The Shadow is that part of ourselves 

that We're embarrassed by --

You know, There's a Racist, There's a Bigot, 

There's a Hater, There's a Prejudiced Person, 

in ALL Human Beings, You know? 

We can't accuse just ONE person of being Racist, 

or Bigoted, or Prejudiced, or Ethnocentric 

or full of Hate, that part comes out 

when There's Crisis, when 

There are Dehumanizing 

conditions, such as War, when 

There's poor Leadership, when 

There's just Confusion in Society --

So, He represents that, and in a way, 

to Become AWARE of that is to start 

The Healing Process.

So I Think the fact that 

He has become abusive, 

He's displayed The Abuser 

in ALL of Us. 

We have that Shadow, and 

The Shadow is primitive and yet, 

millions have expressed Their Support 

for him with Their Votes, through 

The Primary Season, to this point. 

Q.) Is it Fair, then, to Say that, perhaps, 

You Do not Line-up Donald Trump in 

The Crosshairs, so much as The Electorate 

that has supported him to this point? 

He's an exaggerated expression 

of something primitive in All of Us, 

so just to be aware of that, is - 

It's to bring Light to The Shadow.

You can't fight The Shadow, 

with The Shadow, okay? 

You can't fight Darkness 

with Darkness, but 

You CAN Shine The Light. 

So, He's Helping Us 

to Shine The Light -- 

Q.) What are Your Thoughts, then, 

on the presumptive Democratic 

nominee, now, Hillary Clinton? 

Dr. Deepak Chopra :

I Think right now, that's 

The Choice we have: 

If You have to make a Conscious Choice, 

We have to ask ourselves, 

WHO Our Leader will BE --

For the rest of The World, you know, 

Leadership comes at several levels; 

So, He represents 

Survival and Safety -- 

You might say, you know, 

The First Level of Need, 

but We have OTHER Needs... 

We have Needs for Success, for Jobs, 

for Love, for Compassion, for Higher Consciousness; 

for Creating a more Peaceful, Just, Sustainable, 

Healthier and Happier World, so We have to Decide : 

Who Do We want to represent Us 

and I know in fact you will be petting a follow-up piece to it --

It's certainly.... It's another.... 

It's an Interesting Way of Looking, 

as a Way of Looking at Ourselves, right now --

What is it in Him, that has 

brought-out this amazing 

Vulgarity of Dialogue, and 

Given Permission to everyone to be 

Politically Incorrect as well -- In fact, 

if You're Politically Correct, right now, 

You are -- You're not even cool. 

It's not cool to be Polite, Courteous, 

Deferential, Have Good Manners anymore.

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