About this episode
Wajahat Ali discusses the dual threats of MAGA fascism and Democratic complacency, emphasizing the need for accountability and action in politics.
Americans must fight a war on two fronts: against MAGA fascism and Democratic Party complacency. Wajahat Ali of the Left Hook on Substack and author of Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American joins Gaslit Nation to discuss how to actually build back better this time. Donald Trump is America's karma of white supremacy, greed, and misogyny. But while the MAGA virus burns through our institutions, another danger is the "Big Club" in Washington, D.C. where Republicans and Democrats share the same donors, the same golf clubs, and the same refusal to tax the rich. The DNC thinks they can waltz into power by not being Trump, but voters want a fighter and they want accountability. We are watching a righteous rage build across the globe, from the resistance in Ukraine and Hungary to vigilante violence here at home. When an Amazon worker drops dead and colleagues are told to work around the body, the status quo makes revolution by any means inevitable. Ukrainians are fighting a war on two fronts: homegrown corruption and Kremlin fascism. We must see ourselves in the same fight. If the Democrats choose the James Carville "possum strategy"…
People in this episode
Host: Andrea Chalupa
Guest: Wajahat Ali
Topics covered
- MAGA fascism
- Democratic Party complacency
- political accountability
- white supremacy
- global resistance
- homegrown corruption
- Kremlin fascism
Keywords
- MAGA
- Democrats
- politics
- accountability
- white supremacy
- revolution
- Ukraine
- Hungary
- corruption
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: DNC
Books & works: Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American
Places: Ukraine, Hungary, Washington, D.C., California
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