# Democrats & Republicans: The False Binary in American Politics

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Published: 2026-07-25T12:24:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.nilesheckman.com/podcast/2026/7/15/97hipn71lylk3u6t3jzdeqwo30094j
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Democrats & Republicans: The False Binary in American Politics Niles Heckman In occultism there is the concept of binary. Meaning two. One aspect of this basic spiritual teaching is that we materially exist in binary reality. Meaning a two thing condition. For example - of Sun / day / (male) and moon / night / female. And why don't we call our daughters our moons? Think about that. In William Walker Atkinson's text the Kybalion, which if you are interested in knowing things is worth a read, there is the principle of polarity - Which says "Everything is dual; everything has poles; everything has its pair of opposites; like and unlike are the same; opposites are identical in nature, but different in degree; extremes meet." And unlike other weaklings in philosophical, psychological, ecological, and supposedly spiritual spaces who placate to privilege & power cause they are scared of losing audience and thus don't talk about the political, we aim to speak justice & truth and will thus be incorporating this into are you smarter than a 5th grader in economics and politics.  These insight sub-episodes are mirrored on our primary YouTube channel which can be found at https://www.youtube.com/@NilesHeckman/videos

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