#106: First as Farce, Then as Tragedy
About this episode
The episode discusses the factors leading to Donald Trump's return to power and the role of the Democratic Party in this context.
Donald Trump has won the 2024 election. In order to understand what we're up against, let's look at how we got here. In many ways, the Democrats are responsible for Donald Trump's return to power. Over the past four years, the Democrats have beefed up the institutions through which the fascists will enact their policies, normalized violence against the people that the fascists intend to target, turned over the communications platforms via which people share information, and discouraged people from the kind of tactics one needs to fight against a fascist regime is complicity. {November 6, 2024} -------SHOW NOTES------ Table of Contents Introduction {0:37} The Hot Potato Changes Hands Again {1:12} The Party of Complicity {3:03} The Road to Fascism {5:07} The Police {5:15} The Law {6:17} The Media {8:05} Emptying the Streets {9:28} The Political Rachet {11:56} Desensitizing the Public {14:04} The Road Ahead {15:10} This episode offers an audio version of History Repeats Itself: First as Farce, Then as Tragedy in Argentina, published by CrimethInc. on November 6th. The article makes the case that, in many ways, the policies of the Democratic Party are responsible for Donald Trump's…
Topics covered
- politics
- fascism
- Democratic Party
- media
- violence
- power dynamics
Keywords
- Donald Trump
- Democratic Party
- fascism
- politics
- media
- violence
- power
- history
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Democratic Party, CrimethInc.
Books & works: History Repeats Itself: First as Farce, Then as Tragedy in Argentina, The Billionaire and the Anarchists, Take Your Pick: Law or Freedom
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