The Folly of Progressivism with Nellie Bowles

Conversations With Coleman

Coleman Hughes

Philosophy, Society & Culture

4.8 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2024

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

This conversation covers a range of topics including Nellie Bowles' experience as a writer, the challenges of balancing science writing and comedy writing, the reality of homelessness and drug addiction in cities like San Francisco, the rise of autonomous zones like CHAZ/CHOP, and the idealism and limitations of progressive movements. The conversation explores the concept of human nature and the limitations of systems that try to change it. It delves into the history of Antifa in Seattle and Portland and the reasons behind their rise. The discussion also highlights the corruption within the Black Lives Matter movement and the lack of scrutiny it received from the mainstream media. The conversation concludes with a reflection on the decline of left-wing political comedy and the emergence of new comedians who are not bound by corporate media.

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0:00.0	Oh, Yeah, yeah. Welcome to another episode of Conversations with Coleman.
0:33.1	My guest today is Nellie Bowles.
0:35.6	Nellie Bowles is a journalist who used to report on technology
0:39.0	and culture for the New York Times.
0:41.1	She now writes a hilarious and incisive weekly column for the
0:44.6	free press. In this episode we discuss her new book, Morning After the
0:49.4	Revolution, Dispatches from the wrong side of history.
0:53.0	We talk about the reality of homelessness and drug addiction in American cities,
0:58.0	the idealism and limitations of the progressive left,
1:01.0	how human nature dooms idealist projects, the origins and evolution
1:06.0	of Antifa in Seattle and Portland, the financial corruption of Black Lives Matter and
1:11.2	Patrice colors, the decline of political comedy, and much more.
1:16.4	As always, if you like to support the show, you can do so at Patreon.com slash Coleman Hughes.
1:22.1	So without further ado, Nellie Bowles.
1:24.6	Okay, Nellie Bowles, thanks so much for coming on my show.
1:30.0	Oh, we're rolling.
1:32.3	Yeah. Let's do it. And, uh, it's a pleasure to be here. Yeah, yeah. And it's, I was just telling you, uh, before the recording, how incredible it is
1:43.0	that you can launch a book, you know,
1:45.2	mere weeks away from giving birth.
1:47.8	And, you know, any one of these things
1:51.0	is usually enough to take up somebody's full emotional mental bandwidth,
1:55.2	but you're doing double duty, birthing two things.
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