# A 1948 cartoon that predicted our current state of affairs

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Podcast: [Wiggins America](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wiggins-america-6693392)
Published: 2026-07-04T13:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 839

## Resource

In the second half of this segment, listen to Ryan set up a prophetic cartoon from WW2 about what could happen if we allow our enemies to inhabit our ideas.

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