Propaganda of the Deed (Part 2)

About this episode

The episode discusses rising political tensions and features interviews with protesters advocating for more direct action.

Political tensions across the country continue to rise. Today, we spoke with protesters who believe the time for debate, peaceful protest, and civil disobedience has passed, asking what they think must now be done to defend their values. From the anti-ICE protests to the fans of Luigi Mangione, we also explore the similarities—and the key differences—between this moment and the anarchist wave that swept America more than a century ago. Check out Propaganda of the Deed (Part 1) if you haven’t listened to it yet. CREDITS: This episode of Reflector was reported and produced by Andy Mills, Ethan Mannello, Eli Cohen, and Matthew Boll Music for this episode was composed by ⁠⁠Cobey Bienert⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠Peter Lalish⁠ Reflector artwork by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Jacob Boll⁠⁠⁠⁠ To become a Longview subscriber you can visit us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you to our sponsor Ground News. You can visit them here to learn more: ⁠⁠⁠GROUND.NEWS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Andy Mills, Ethan Mannello, Eli Cohen, Matthew Boll, Cobey Bienert, Jacob Boll

Topics covered

• political tensions
• protests
• civil disobedience
• anarchism
• social movements
• historical comparison

Keywords

• political protests
• civil disobedience
• anarchism
• anti-ICE
• social justice
• historical context

Sponsors

Ground News

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Longview

Books & works: Propaganda of the Deed (Part 1)

Places: America

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