Jon and Matt were joined by their coworker, friend, and occasional cohost, Dan to discuss the recent insurrection in the capitol.
Discussed in this Episode:
- Initial reactions
- Garbage mainstream media media takes
- God dammit, stop making "banana republics" and "third world" comparisons as if they aren't racist & obfuscating of American imperialism!
- No one ever needs to hear the opinion of George W. Bush again
- International perspective: This is exactly the kind of attempted right wing coup the US typically supports
- Is right wing extremism really "not who we are?"... because it really seems like it is
- The myopia of focusing on the individuals who stormed the capitol and even Trump himself rather then systemic critiques of capitalism and empire
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