How Democracy Has Been Taken Over By “High Conflict Personalities” (with Natalie Fulton) (Ep. 49)

The Simple Heart w/ Wayne Hsiung

The Democratic Party in Denver has accused animal rights of racism for advocating against the slaughter of animals. Workers of color, they say, will be negatively affected. Natalie Fulton and I discuss how to respond to these allegations - and what this incident shows us about the “high conflict personalities” who have taken over our political system.

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Phone banking:

https://connectforanimals.com/group/1693590764695x127770678678802430

Donation:

https://proanimal.org/donation/

Denver Ballot Initiative: Vote Yes on 309!

https://proanimal.org/campaigns/denver-slaughterhouse-ban/

Denver Ballot Initiative: Vote Yes on 308!

https://proanimal.org/campaigns/denver-fur-ban-308/

(More links below.)

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Chapters:

Chapter 1) 00:00-18:39 Intro, Denver Slaughterhouse Ban ballot initiative & Denver Fur Ban ballot initiative voting on November 5th, Democratic Party politics in Denver, & media publishing lies about the ban & activists

Chapter 2) 18:40-29:12 Activists & the media, centering the cruelty against animals during the ballot initiative campaigns, & handling with lies/personal attacks

Chapter 3) 29:13-40:14 Disillusionment with the Democratic Party & learning during the Denver Ballot Initiative campaigns

Chapter 4) 40:15-45:59 how some activists “support” Tr*mp, how the American Constitution should be changed with each generation, & how electoral college voting should change

Chapter 5) 46:00-1:01:39 Enforcing the laws we have, the “what if it were dogs” argument, how individuals/organizations speak against animal rights, & on climate change & transportation

Chapter 6) 1:01:40-1:06:52 On politics of both parties & the political system, phone bank for the Denver Slaughterhouse Ban at proanimal.org/phonebank, & vote on November 5th

Chapter 7) 1:06:53-1:07:09 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, Chloe Leffakis, & Jeremy Loeb

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Follow Pro-Animal Future:

https://ProAnimalFuture.org

https://www.instagram.com/proanimalfuture/

Follow Natalie Fulton:

www.youtube.com/@Natalie.Fulton

patreon.com/nataliefulton

https://nataliefulton.substack.com/

https://www.instagram.com/nattiefulton/

https://www.tiktok.com/@nattiefulton

https://www.threads.net/@nattiefulton

https://www.facebook.com/nataliefu26

—Books/articles mentioned:“A ‘war on factory farming’ begins with proposed Denver slaughterhouse ban, and immigrant workers may be the first casualties” by Kyle Harris

https://denverite.com/2024/10/24/denver-measure-109-immigrant-workers-vegan-activists/

NPR/PBS: “Denver voters prepare to decide the fate of the city’s only slaughterhouse” by Andrea Kramar

https://www.rmpbs.org/blogs/election-2024/denver-slaughterhouse-309

https://www.instagram.com/p/DBj7t4ITDdh/?img_index=1

Ranked-choice voting:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranked-choice_voting_in_the_United_States

National Popular Vote Interstate Compact:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact

Science magazine: “Exceeding 1.5°C global warming could trigger multiple climate tipping points”

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abn7950

PNAS: “The global biomass of wild mammals”

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2204892120

“5 Types of People Who Can Ruin Your Life: Identifying and Dealing with Narcissists, Sociopaths, and Other High-Conflict Personalities” by Bill Eddy

“Conflict Is Not Abuse: Overstating Harm, Community Responsibility, and the Duty of Repair” by Sarah Schulman

“The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence” by Gavin de Becker