This conversation covers Antony C. Sutton's "Wall Street Trilogy," (https://amzn.to/46lMS0O) argues that American financial interests played a significant, often overlooked, role in supporting and shaping various totalitarian regimes. It contends that Wall Street financiers, like those from J.P. Morgan and General Electric, provided financial and technical assistance to the nascent Soviet Union, Nazi Germany, and the Italian Fascist state, viewing these regimes as opportunities for economic exploitation and control rather than ideological adversaries. The text further suggests that figures such as Franklin D. Roosevelt were deeply connected to these financial elites, and that his New Deal policies mirrored "corporate socialism," which centralized economic power. It also touches upon attempts by certain American business figures to establish a fascist-style government in the United States, and highlights how information regarding these connections was sometimes suppressed.

Antony Sutton's Wall Street Trilogy

This conversation covers "The Invasion from Mars: A Study in the Psychology of Panic" by Hadley Cantril, (https://amzn.to/4llTSzq) published in 1940 by Princeton University Press, which examines the widespread public reaction to the 1938 Orson Welles "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast. The book investigates why some listeners believed the fictional news bulletins to be real, leading to panic across the United States. It includes the full script of the radio play and analyzes the demographics, psychological factors, and societal conditions that contributed to the diverse listener responses, ranging from calm to extreme fright and action. The study utilizes interviews, surveys, and newspaper clippings to explain the phenomenon, highlighting the importance of context and individual susceptibility in interpreting information.

The Invasion from Mars - A Study in the Psychology of Panic

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