(2016/03/18) Playing with the Fire of Fascism (Trump and his Supporters) (Repost)
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Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 15 July 2016
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
Edition #999
Today we again ring the fascism warning bell as we look at the continuing saga of the Donald Trump presidential campaign. And remember: “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good [people] to do nothing”
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Republicans On Board With Trump Target And Kill Families Of Terrorists - @theyoungturks - Air Date 12-17-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Family Values - Johnossi
Ch. 4: Act 2: The Ugly Place That Donald Trump Is Leading Us - Moment of Clarity w/ @LeeCamp - Air Date: 01-20-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Rome Wasn't Built In a Day - Morcheeba
Ch. 6: Act 3: .@timjacobwise on How Donald Trump Legitimizes Racist Ideas - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date 01-07-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: When Anger Shows - Editors
Ch. 9: Song 4: People, Turn Around - Delta Spirit
Ch. 10: Act 5: Thirty Black People Booted From Trump Rally - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-02-16
Ch. 11: Song 5: If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next - Manic Street Preachers
Ch. 12: Act 6: How and why fascism comes to power - Economic Update w: @profwolff - Air Date 3-6-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: All You Fascists - Billy Bragg & Wilco
Ch. 14: Act 7: Trump's Response to Violence at His Rallies - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 03-12-16
Ch. 15: Song 7: What happens tomorrow - Duran Duran
Ch. 16: Act 8: Cops Swarm Black Man For Getting Punched At Trump Rally - @theyoungturks - Air Date 03-11-16
Ch. 17: Song 8: Out of Control - U2
Ch. 18: Act 9: The Call for a Voting Renaissance and Mass Non-violent Mobilization to Stand Up to Trump via @MoveOn - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 19: Song 9: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Ch. 20: Act 10: Sasha Abramsky on what Trump supporters really think - Start Making Sense from @TheNation - Air Date 3-2-16
Voicemails
Ch. 21: Understanding the new movement for socialism - Patrick from Dallas
Ch. 22: "Impartiality" stems from privilege - Ruben from San Jose
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 23: Final comments on what it was like to prep for today's episode, plus calling for input for episode #1000
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
TAKE ACTION:
Read, sign and share MoveOn.org's open letter.
Follow @MoveOn on Twitter for the latest updates on the campaign and other actions to stand up to Trump's dangerous rhetoric.
Use the hashtags #LoveTrumpsHate and #STOPTRUMP on social media.
Donate to the MoveOn.org "Stand Up to Trump" campaign to support their efforts.
Sources/further reading:
Democrats Sound Alarm Against Trump (via Politico)
Liberal Groups to Launch Campaign to Defeat Donald Trump (via USA Today)
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Episode #999 http://www.bestoftheleft.com/_999_fascism
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Amanda Hoffman
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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| 0:00.0 | Hi everyone, quick note before today's show, a couple reminders first that unfortunately |
| 0:04.5 | today's a rerun episode because I am currently at NetRoot's nation today yearly political |
| 0:11.4 | independent media nerd conference. |
| 0:14.9 | And so I go to that every year. |
| 0:17.0 | It kind of makes me think of those old teacher work days, you know, from when you're in |
| 0:21.4 | school and you know from the students perspective, it seems like a vacation is happening. |
| 0:26.0 | And in reality, the teachers behind the scenes, they're working away making lesson plans, |
| 0:30.1 | whatever it is teachers do. |
| 0:32.0 | And so to that's what NetRoot is for me. |
| 0:34.0 | I take the day off from making a show, but I always learn so much from all the the sessions |
| 0:41.7 | that are going on and I meet interesting people and have interesting conversations. |
| 0:45.8 | And so I always feel like I grow as a person by going to a conference like this. |
| 0:51.1 | And then hopefully that makes the show better in the long run. |
| 0:54.5 | Secondly, I want to remind you that our big summer fundraiser is going on and it's going |
| 0:58.8 | very well. |
| 0:59.8 | Last update I gave was that we had just passed our $1,000 mark. |
| 1:03.9 | I'm raising money for climate change organizations. |
| 1:07.2 | That's 350.org and the Chesapeake Climate Action Network. |
| 1:11.6 | That's a local or regional organization that I personally used to work for. |
| 1:18.2 | So I can vouch for how good they are at what they do. |
| 1:22.4 | And the dedication of the people who work there. |
| 1:25.6 | So I raise money for both of these organizations, 350. |
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