Is Europe Part of America?

About this episode

Samo Burja and Erik Torenberg discuss the influence of U.S. politics on Europe and the potential shifts in political interests.

In this episode of Live Players, Samo Burja and Erik Torenberg discuss the global influence of U.S. politics on Western countries, the persistence of Western civilization as a political unit, the synchronization of political interests via the internet, and the potential for significant right-wing and free speech shifts in Europe given increased American cultural influence. — 📰 Be notified early when Turpentine's drops new publication: https://www.turpentine.co/exclusiveaccess 🙏 Help shape our show by taking our quick listener survey at https://bit.ly/TurpentinePulse — RECOMMENDED PODCASTS: 🎙️ Second Opinion: Join Christina Farr, Ash Zenooz and Luba Greenwood as they bring influential entrepreneurs, experts and investors into the ring for candid conversations at the frontlines of healthcare and digital health every week. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0A8NwQE976s32zdBbZw6bv Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/second-opinion-with-christina-farr-ash-zenooz-md-luba/id1759267211 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SecondOpinionwithChristinaFarr — SPONSORS: ☁️ More than 41,000 businesses have already upgraded to NetSuite by Oracle, the #1 cloud financial system…

People in this episode

Hosts: Samo Burja, Erik Torenberg

Topics covered

• U.S. politics
• Western civilization
• cultural influence
• free speech
• right-wing shifts

Keywords

• Europe
• America
• politics
• Western countries
• cultural influence
• free speech
• right-wing

Sponsors

NetSuite

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Organizations: Turpentine

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