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Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

(2016/11/18) Hatred Unleashed (Trump’s America)

Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

Jay Tomlinson

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.53.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2016

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Edition #1059

Today we look at the wave of white-supremacist hatred that was unleashed on election day and Trump’s pick of a white nationalist, anti-semite to work in the White House

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Show Notes

Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill

Ch. 2: Act 1: Trump Victory Inspires Acts Of Hate Against Minorities - @RingOfFireRadio - Air Date 11-11-16

Ch. 3: Song 1: Shut It Down - MxPx


Ch. 4: Act 2: Feelin' Alt-Right (Act 1, Part 2) - Full Frontal with Samantha Bee - Air Date: 10-31-16

Ch. 5: Song 2: A Dose of White Supremacy - Neffe Odom Kragh-Muller


Ch. 6: Act 3: A White Nationalist & Anti-Semite in the Oval Office- Trump Taps Breitbart's Bannon as Top Aide - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 11-14-16

Ch. 7: Song 3: Second Class Citizen - Area-7


Ch. 8: Act 4: Racists Emboldened By Trump Victory - @TheYoungTurks - Air Date 11-10-16

Ch. 9: Song 4: Love Your Neighbor - Todd Agnew


Ch. 10: Act 5: A White Nationalist Will Be Advising Trump's Administration - @RingOfFireRadio - Air Date 11-14-16

Ch. 11: Song 5: What A Beautiful Morning! - Drunken Logic


Ch. 12: Act 6: Former KKK Leader Loves Trump Adviser Who Didn't Want Kids in School with Jews - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date 11-15-16

Ch. 13: Song 6: Parade - Kimya Dawson


Ch. 14: Act 7: "White Supremacist, Anti-Semitic, Islamophobe" Stephen Bannon as Trump's Chief Strategist - @TheRealNews - Air Date 11-15-16

Ch. 15: Song 7: Let's Work Together - Canned Heat


Ch. 16: Act 8: You Will Not Believe This Insane Antisemitic Email - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date 11-14-16

Ch. 17: Song 8: Violent Days - RTZ


Ch. 18: Act 9: Get Trained for the Resistance via @ShowUp4RJ - Best of the Left Activism

Ch. 19: Song 9: Right to Complain - Trombone Shorty & Marc Broussard


Ch. 20: Act 10: Just Like After Reconstruction, Trump Vote Highlights White Backlash to Recent Racial Progress - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 11-9-16


Voicemails

Ch. 21: Standing up for the oppressed - Justin from Indiana

Ch. 22: It's not just Trump, it's congress too - Jessica from Las Vegas, NV

Ch. 23: Explaining why Democrats lost - Nick from California

Ch. 24: Explaining Democrats disdain for working class - Roy in Texas

Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics


Ch. 25: Final comments on the false equivalency between pro-Trump and anti-Trump violence

Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone


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0:00.0

We need to refuse to cooperate with the policies of the Trump administration that are

0:06.6

racist, sexist, sublimophobic, and decimatic, or otherwise infringed on civil liberties.

0:16.2

This program is made possible by the members and donors to the show.

0:18.9

To support the work we do and get members on the bonus content, please visit the Contributes

0:23.2

tab at Bestofaloft.com.

0:24.8

Welcome to the award-winning Bestofaloft podcast with Cups Today from Ring of Fire Radio,

0:30.0

Full Frontal with Samantha B, Democracy Now, The Young Turks, The David Pakman Show,

0:35.0

The Real News Network, and Democracy Now.

0:37.6

And something special for you today, in the wake of the election, I decided that I needed

0:41.2

to learn more about this alt-right that helped propel Trump to his pseudo-victory.

0:46.5

So I found some white supremacist podcasts to subject myself to, and one is hosted by

0:52.0

a couple who basically sounds like Ward and June Cleaver transported to 2016 and convinced

0:58.9

they need to kick all the blacks and Jews out of the country.

1:01.7

So for educational purposes only, I thought I would share some of the highlights of them,

1:06.7

rejoicing over Trump's election.

1:08.8

So whenever you hear the leave it to be for theme song, get ready for some real-life

1:12.9

hate speech spoken disconcertingly in the friendliest way possible.

1:23.0

Anyone who followed the 2016 election closely specifically followed the work of the Southern

1:30.6

Poverty Law Center of people like David Nyworth absolutely knew what would happen if Donald

1:37.2

Trump won the election because those groups, those journalists explained in very clear detail,

1:44.2

a Chauncey de Vega, it's Salon, another great friend of ring of fire, another person who

1:47.5

warned us extensively about this.

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