Firearms
What are some firearm modifications that citizens use to bypass firearm regulation?
Bump Stocks, Full auto triggers, Pistol braces.
This government agency was exposed in 2013 for secretly collecting phone and internet data on millions of Americans
The NSA (National Security Agency)
What is Political Polarization?
The divergence of political attitudes from the center
Based off of your own perception of the political climate in the United States, What percentage of Americans in 2024 had faith in major media and how they conduct modern journalism?
31% of Americans trust legacy media outlets as their source of news (Sources: Gallup)
Who enacted the War of Drugs campaign during the 1970s in the USA?
President Richard Nixon
How does the ATF bypass due process?
Expanding terms within current legislation without consulting congress.
This country uses a social credit system and advanced facial recognition to monitor and influence citizen behavior.
China
What are the three main contributors to the hostile culture of politics?
Emotional Hostility, Bias and Misinformation, and Prioritizing being Correct (Right Vs Wrong Mindset)
What is one of the two major events generally considered to be the origin of legacy media distrust in the United states (1955-1975, 1972-1974)?
The Vietnam War and the Watergate Scandal (Sources: Pew Research Center)
What percentage of incarcerated individuals are arrested for drug possession in the US?
20% of individuals
What is the main issue with current firearm legislation?
The legislators are inexperienced with firearms and therefore don’t know how to effectively make laws around firearms
These two modern surveillance technologies are growing fast, but current laws and protections haven’t caught up.
AI surveillance and predictive policing
What is the most prominent form of misinformation in politics?
Contextual Misinformation
When comparing podcasts to Legacy Media, which of the two pulls more viewership?
(Bonus Points) By roughly how many times more?
Podcasts!
By Roughly 22x
(Sources: New York Post and ADWEEK)
What commonly known drug was mistakenly regulated as a narcotic during the 1900s?
Cannabis