About this episode
The episode discusses the liberal left's criticism of the war against Iran and various related socio-political issues.
Topics covered: The liberal left’s conditional criticism of the war against Iran, the problem with the liberal attack on the “illiberalism of the Iranian regime”, Jon Stewart recycles stale anti-Muslim jokes from 2001, pretends not to know why Iran attacked US bases in the Gulf States, the communist leadership of Vietnam goes along with Trump’s plan for Gaza Board of Peace (Bored of Peace), governments everywhere refuse to condemn the aggression against Iran, voice mild concerns instead, Trump’s cabinet and its supporters claim to be carrying out God’s holy plan, the unconscious assumption of white European supremacy among liberals and among “aspiring whites” in the Global South. Music track: “Spanish Key” by Miles Davis (public domain).
Topics covered
- liberal left criticism of war against Iran
- illiberalism of the Iranian regime
- anti-Muslim jokes
- Vietnam leadership and Gaza
- government responses to aggression against Iran
- white European supremacy
Keywords
- Iran
- Trump
- Gaza
- Vietnam
- liberalism
- anti-Muslim
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Spanish Key
Places: Iran, US, the Gulf States, Vietnam, the Global South
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