Episode 31 - The Cost Of Crafted Words

In part two of the series How to Think Clearly in the Age of Fear, Manipulation, and Economic Pressure, Linal Harris moves from careless words to crafted words, the kind used by media, headlines, and public narratives to shape what you think, what you say, and ultimately what you fear. He unpacks the etymology of the word craft itself, which traces back to strength, skill, and the narrowing of mental power, and then uses the petrodollar as a full historical case study to show why the story behind the Iran conflict is far bigger than any seven word headline can hold.From the Bretton Woods agreement of 1944, to Nixon ending dollar convertibility in 1971, to the Arab oil embargo of 1973, to Saddam Hussein announcing he would stop trading oil in US dollars just before the Iraq war, Linal connects the dots that the news never does. And then he gives you the tactics to test every frame you encounter, not just the facts inside it.Public language shapes private fear. Fear in headlines becomes fear in households. And households become the place where crafted words finally become your own.Follow Linal Harris Here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linalharris.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@linalharris⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/linalharris⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@linalharris⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/linalharris/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠