Farmers, AI, and the Fight for Rural Influence
They dig into the environmental controversy surrounding AI infrastructure — including a disputed quote from Jeff Bezos about water consumption — and draw surprising parallels to WWII-era clandestine operations and today's media spin. Buckley drops a striking statistic: New Zealand's rural population is just 0.4% of the country's total, yet agriculture drives $65–70 billion in export receipts against a $370 billion GDP. The two explore how farmers in both countries are being heard by politicians but not helped by them, echoing patterns playing out across the UK and beyond. The concept of "herd memory" emerges as a framework for how rural communities could better protect themselves. Soil health, freedom, and coercive control round out this eye-opening global conversation.
