Useful Idiots Podcast: George Floyd protests, Dems’ failures and the 2020 election with guests Marianne Williamson and historian Dr. Gerald Horne
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and rebellions happening for racial justice across the country, and how the media documents them when reporters aren’t on the ground. They dive in to the resurgence of the “outside agitators” trope, as well as the historical context of that narrative in America.saying its likely that the protests are being pushed by Russia.
Our hosts look at Donald Trump’s role in the rhetoric around the current protests. “This is on Trump. He is the president now,” Taibbi says. “He has that power, and in a situation like we’re in now where there are dual massive emergencies going, on, we’re in a pandemic and the country’s completely falling apart in ways we haven’t seen since the sixties, the power of the Presidency completely demands someone who recognizes the authority that they just to fix things by speaking.
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