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This Is Not A Drill with Gavin Esler

America’s Next Civil War?

This Is Not A Drill with Gavin Esler

Podmasters

News, Society & Culture, Politics

4.91.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

The world has never stood as close to the apocalypse as it does today. Hosted by ARTHUR SNELL, a former British diplomat and counter-terrorism operative who has seen service in Yemen, Helmand and Zimbabwe, DOOMSDAY WATCH meets experts and eyewitness for an unflinching look at the threats that conventional media ignores. On this first edition: Is a toxic combination of extreme partisanship, detached elites and Trump’s incitement driving the world’s greatest democracy to a second Civil War? • “This is the story of a great project that has torn itself apart from the inside.” – ARTHUR SNELL • “At what point do we stop saying this is a democratic country?” – BRIAN KLAAS • “Where there is anger and polarised states, democracy may not work any more.” – JACK GOLDSTONE Want to support us, get episodes early and extra content? Support us on Patreon and back us from just £3 per month now. DOOMSDAY WATCH was written and presented by Arthur Snell and produced by Robin Leeburn – with assistant production from Jacob Archbold. Theme tune and original music is by Paul Hartnoll. The group editor is Andrew Harrison. DOOMSDAY WATCH is a Podmasters production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:00.0

If you win Ohio and you win Florida and you win Iowa and all by big numbers, big,

1:10.1

big winning Florida, all by big numbers, when that happens, nobody's ever lost, nobody's

1:17.3

ever lost.

1:21.2

This was the scam of the century and this was the crime of the century.

1:26.7

Welcome to America.

1:28.7

Here in the world's greatest democracy, in spite of a clear result in the last presidential

1:33.4

election, nearly half of the population and almost all of the supporters of the losing

1:38.5

side are convinced the vote was rigged.

1:41.7

This is a story of a great project which has torn itself apart from the inside.

1:46.8

It's about a political movement that is given up on politics and a loser who can't accept

1:51.9

he lost.

1:53.7

Most of all, it's a story about the end of democracy in America and their second civil

1:59.6

war.

2:01.8

We run a serious risk of pretty significant violence.

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