Topic: Linguistic Violence

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89: Mass Confusion
• 44:47 - 48:19

89: Mass Confusion

White Privilege as an Absolution Tactic

A host recalls being accused of "white privilege" by a professor, interpreting the accusation as a way for the accuser to absolve themselves of being part of the "supreme" decision-making class. The segment introduces a provocative definition of "violence" as the "undue alteration" or changing of the truth, suggesting that lying and linguistic manipulation are aggressive acts.