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The Gist

Democracy's Nightmare Scenario

The Gist

Peach Fish Productions

News, Daily News

4.53.7K Ratings

🗓️ 25 September 2020

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

On the Gist, Kelly Loeffler and Atilla the Hun. In the interview, Jonathan V. Last, editor of The Bulwark, talks with Mike about his recent piece which forecasts that after the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, America is moving one step closer to another political crisis. Last walks through some of the nightmare scenarios, particularly on the probability that a conservative justice is appointed, confirmed, and subsequently rules on the November election. Last explains that although he remains optimistic with regards to the legitimacy of the SCOTUS, he is ultimately losing faith that some voters care not for a system of governance that is capable of functioning competently. In the spiel, remaining outraged as Trump repeats himself. Email us at thegist@slate.com Podcast production by Daniel Schroeder and Margaret Kelley. Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

The following program may contain explicit language.

0:03.2

["Band Warms Up the World"]

0:07.2

It's Thursday, September 24th, 2020, from Slate,

0:10.0

it's the gist I'm Mike Pesca.

0:12.1

You did know we had a problem of creeping authoritarianism.

0:16.3

You also know that one way the authoritarianism creeps

0:20.4

is by incentivizing underlings of the most authoritarian

0:23.7

creeps to valorize anti-democratic instincts,

0:26.7

to glamourize thugishness.

0:29.2

Now I asked if you knew that, because this lady

0:31.9

from a Georgia TV ad has a related question.

0:35.8

Did you know Kelly Leppler was ranked

0:37.4

the most conservative senator in America?

0:40.2

Yep, she's more conservative than Attila the Hun.

0:43.2

Next, in this commercial, we cut to a scene

0:46.0

of the year around 450 AD.

0:48.9

A pale white guy actor is playing Attila, Attila the Hun,

0:52.9

even though Huns were of Central Asian, Turkic, Mongolic,

0:56.6

and Yurgic stock.

0:58.7

The head hun says these words to a note taker.

1:04.7

Fight China.

1:06.2

Got it.

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