If This Isn't Stopped, UK's Fall Is Irreversible | Andrew Gold

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Dave Rubin of "The Rubin Report" talks to Andrew Gold about how political tribalism and social media echo chambers can resemble cult psychology; why women are more likely to be drawn into cults; lessons from Scientology and NXIVM about conformity, status, belonging, and why intelligent people become trapped in ideological bubbles; why people often abandon cult-like movements only after being personally mistreated; how October 7 challenged some progressive Jews' beliefs; the growing threat of internet censorship and government control of social media; the UK's push to favor "trustworthy" legacy media like the BBC over independent YouTube creators; how bots, foreign influence, and online ID…