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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Donald Trump's Acceptance Speech and the Use of Fear as a Tool

    Donald Trump's acceptance speech at the RNC last night was all about fear. After the attacks in Orlando and Nice, police killings in Dallas and Baton Rouge, Trump made a strong call for law and order. But do politicians create the fear, or does it exist already and it’s just tapped by politicians like Trump?

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jul 22, 2016 • 1 min read

    Donald Trump's acceptance speech at the RNC last night was all about fear. After the attacks in Orlando and Nice, police killings in Dallas and Baton Rouge, Trump made a strong call for law and order. But do politicians create the fear, or does it exist already and it’s just tapped by politicians like Trump?

    The full episode

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    Stoking Fear as Trump's Political Strategy
    1. 0:30Donald Trump's Acceptance Speech and the Use of Fear as a ToolYou’re reading this
    2. 9:01New Statistics Report an Uptick in Crime in Los Angeles
    3. 18:32Who is on Hillary Clinton's Shortlist for VP?
    4. 28:30Movies: Star Trek, Divergent, Don't Think Twice
    5. 42:05Highlights from Comic-Con 2016
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Barry Glassner

      Lewis & Clark College

      News

    The full episode

    1 of 5
    Stoking Fear as Trump's Political Strategy
    1. 0:30Donald Trump's Acceptance Speech and the Use of Fear as a ToolYou’re reading this
    2. 9:01New Statistics Report an Uptick in Crime in Los Angeles
    3. 18:32Who is on Hillary Clinton's Shortlist for VP?
    4. 28:30Movies: Star Trek, Divergent, Don't Think Twice
    5. 42:05Highlights from Comic-Con 2016
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