About this episode
Max discusses the No Kings rallies and draws parallels between current political issues and the life of Simon Bolívar.
The No Kings rallies fanned out across the United States in protest of Donald Trump’s increasingly dangerous, erratic and autocratic regime. Cuba remains in darkness, the war in Iran has already turned into a quagmire, the economy is cratering and Americans are feeling powerless in the face of Trump’s rule. In this episode Max ruminates on the liberation of “America” from a different era as told by the life and times of Simon Bolívar, one of the great military commanders and political leaders of the post-Enlightenment era. His was truly a revolution of “no kings.” In Bolívar’s approach we can learn about combating despotism. UNFTR Resources Become a Member . UNFTR’s 5 Non-Negotiables . Video: Trump will leave | It's Trumpism we're now fighting Essay: No King . Book Love Marie Arana: Bolívar: American Liberator -- If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook , Bluesky , and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com . Become a member at unftr.com/memberships . Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee at shop.unftr.com…
People in this episode
Host: Max
Topics covered
- protest
- autocracy
- Bolívar
- despotism
- Trump
- political history
Keywords
- Trump
- Bolívar
- protest
- autocracy
- despotism
- politics
- history
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: UNFTR Media, UNFTR
Places: Cuba, Iran, America
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