Darryl Cooper, Nazi Apologetics, & Disturbances in the Discourse
Decoding the Gurus
Christopher Kavanagh and Matthew Browne
4.2 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 24 September 2024
⏱️ 144 minutes
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Summary
Join Matt and Chris for a deep dive into the discourse created by Darryl Cooper’s controversial interview with Tucker Carlson. The decoders tackle Cooper’s revisionist takes on Winston Churchill, Hitler, and WWII, asking whether throwing in strategic disclaimers really makes it all okay.
They also explore reactions from the wider comment-o-sphere, including the musings of libertarian firebrand/idiot Dave Smith, mainstream historians and history YouTubers, and the hosts of Triggernometry, Konstantin and Francis, as they try to unpack Niall Ferguson’s sharp critique of Cooper. Along the way, Sam Harris enters the fray, on a search for grown-ups in the alternative media.
But does Harris offer a mature critique, or is he engaging in his own cycle of grievance-mongering? Matt and Chris examine his response and consider if it rises above or contributes to the podcasting noise. Whether you are a staunch critic of Sam Harris or a devoted fan, we promise this episode has something to disappoint everyone!
Links
- Tucker Carlson: Darryl Cooper: The True History of the Jonestown Cult, WWII, and How Winston Churchill Ruined Europe
- The History Underground: Was Churchill the Chief Villain of WWII??? A Response to Darryl Cooper & Tucker Carlson
- Cooper's follow up thread on X.
- Triggernometry: “Tucker Has Become an Enabler of Fascists” - Sir Niall Ferguson
- Dave Smith | Darryl Cooper | Part Of The Problem 1169
- Sam Harris: Episode 383 Where Are the Grown-Ups?
- Free Press: Sohrab Ahmari. Pseudo-Scholars and the Rise of the Barbarian Right
- SPLC: McInnes, Molyneux, and 4chan: Investigating pathways to the alt-right
- Vox: Ezra Klein. Sam Harris, Charles Murray, and the allure of race science
- Vox. The Sam Harris Debate.
- Arthur Jensen Profile at SPLC. The researcher who contributed to the Neo-Nazi journal.
- The Churchill Project. Reply to Darryl Cooper: The Truth About World War II.
- The Bulwark: Robert Tracinski. The “Charlottesville Hoax” Hoax.
- Independent Article on the 'Cat' roasting video.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | The Oh, Hello and a |
| 0:28.0 | Welcome to Decoding the Guru's the podcast where an anthropologist and a psychologist |
| 0:30.0 | listen to the greatest minds the world has to offer |
| 0:32.0 | and we try to understand what they're talking about. |
| 0:34.4 | I'm Matt Brown, psychologist from Australia. |
| 0:36.8 | With me is my partner in crime, Chris Kavanaugh. |
| 0:39.6 | He's an anthropologist of some kind from Japan formerly Northern Ireland. |
| 0:45.8 | Hello Chris. Am I from Japan though? |
| 0:48.6 | Yes. Sorry Japan you're settled with me in my opinions. |
| 0:53.2 | Chris, are immigrants ever really from the place they settle? |
| 0:57.2 | Like are they, can they ever be a true resident there or are they always going to be treated |
| 1:01.3 | as outsiders? |
| 1:02.3 | That's what the current discourse has got me thinking about. |
| 1:04.8 | Well, yeah, I think they can. |
| 1:06.8 | I just think I can't. |
| 1:07.8 | But I'm a permanent residence. |
| 1:09.2 | That's a you problem. |
| 1:10.4 | Yeah. |
| 1:11.4 | Permanent residence. |
| 1:12.0 | I'm not a permanent residence. I'm a permanent resident in Japan. So, you are, you are. That's it. |
| 1:19.0 | Is that coming away too much information? There's all information the internet could use against you don't worry. |
| 1:25.0 | Maybe I was just checking you all whatever. |
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