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The American Mind

Rittenhouse Takes the Stand | The Roundtable Ep. 94

The American Mind

The Claremont Institute

Philosophy, News, Society & Culture

4.61.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2021

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Kyle Rittenhouse has testified in his own defense at the trial which will determine his future after he stood up against rioters in Kenosha, WI. The editors discuss Kyle’s remarkable composure in the face of a ruling class mob that is howling for his imprisonment. Ryan and Matt also give a brief recap of NatCon2. Plus: is there any parallel between today’s events and Dune?

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coming up on this episode of The Round Table.

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When we even approach tiptoe up to the line of resisting,

0:09.0

you know, some random court in some place

0:12.2

thwarting the will of the people

0:13.9

or thwarting a popular thing

0:17.7

that some Republican campaigned on

0:19.4

and then wanted actually to implement.

0:22.5

We're called, you know, insurrectionists anti-democratic.

0:27.0

We're accused of thwarting the rule of law,

0:30.1

and yet, when the Democrats do it,

0:32.4

they pursue what they want to do.

0:34.6

They actually have a healthier sense of politics

0:37.9

than a sort of throwback to a different era,

0:41.4

which is to say, yeah, some random court, you know,

0:44.9

wants to halt some national policy.

0:47.1

And our response should be no.

0:50.6

That's not how democracy works.

0:52.6

It's not how republicanism works.

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And, you know, they get a complete pass on it.

0:56.7

So it's pretty revealing.

0:59.2

All right, well, welcome, everyone, once again, to The Round Table,

1:26.0

the editors and publishers podcast at The American Mind

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