What’s the Deal with Fascism?

A still Covid-brained Jonah does his first Ruminant of the new year today. Assuming most ...

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A still Covid-brained Jonah does his first Ruminant of the new year today. Assuming most listeners are over the January 6th coverage, a brief point on the politics of that day leads the pod. Then, let’s talk about Fascism, baby. Then a potpourri of topics for you to enjoy this weekend. Why is the GOP so uncomfortable with January 6? What’s the deal with Fascism? How accurate was Ted Cruz’s impression from John Belushi in The Blues Brothers? What do pizza and sushi have to do with the role of the federal government? 

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    Martin Sulkanen

    As others have noted, Jonah hits it on the head about needing less “transformative” politics and more “bacon and eggs” politics of competent governance: working schools, clean city water, garbage picked up, safe streets. He needs to go on MTP and square off with the “Clueless Transformationalists”

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    Denise Cote

    Wait, Jonah reads his email?!?

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  3. Jared Manly

    Jonah, ever hear Dan Carlin name drop and disagree (pretty dismissively) With the premise of Liberal Fascism on like episode 7 of hardcore history addendum back in feb 2019? I had hoped at the time it was the beginning of a debate between two high quality podcasts

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    Kevin C. Smith

    "For defecations and guffaws." Another Jonahism for SWAG that should be sold in an online store for us Goldberg fans!

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  5. Gabej1989

    VIGOROUS ENEMA

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    Pete T

    In regard to both parties Presidents "swinging for the fences". As I understand Jonah, it is an attempt to use power while in power to accomplish an historic outcome. The motivation may not be a calculated decision based on a realistic outcome but rather the personality of anyone that would run for the office. It seems that it would have to be baked into one's DNA to " swing for the fences " to run for the office of "Leader of the Free World". I apologize for not being more articulate but I have COVID brain

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  7. Dave Thatcher

    Jonah I read the piece you posted on Bari Weiss’ site thanks for posting it very good read. I must say though if I am Steve I’m pissed you should keep that talent level for The Dispatch!

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    Ben Connelly

    Jonah, you said that you thought nobody in the comments section would actually say that January 6th was a good thing. Well maybe not the Remnant comments section. But on the piece you wrote for Bari Weiss, some jackwad in her comments section wrote that his first thought on 1/6/2021, as it was unfolding was to celebrate that politicians were finally getting what they deserved and that he wanted them to die or some such nonsense.

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    MarqueG68

    Re: Pippa's cameo

    Mwah! *chef's kiss*

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    The Bell Tower

    If Superman is caught on camera robbing an old lady on the train, I’m gonna be outraged. I’m also not gonna give a fig what Lex Luthor thinks about it.

    That’s not because he’s a criminal or even because he’s my enemy. It’s because he’s Superman’s enemy.

    This is the problem so many Democrats have criticizing January 6. I’m not saying they shouldn’t condemn it, I just don’t give a damn when they do it.

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      Dan

      You know what... that's fair. And reasonable. I need to incorporate that thinking more, myself. Selectively though--there are times when I darn well should be concerned with what my opponents think.

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        The Bell Tower

        I think I articulated that last point slightly wrong. It’s not that I don’t care so much as I don’t think certain individuals have credibility given their sort of crying wolf in the past. So many Republicans have been racists or fascists or sexists that I’ve lost count.

        The same can absolutely be said for some Republicans. Everyone’s a communist or a socialist. If the real thing did come along, some folks have already emptied their clip.

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