Apr 27, 2019
Kathleen Belew is a professor of history at the University of Chicago and the author of the new book Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America.
Belew explains white supremacy is a cultural, social and political problem rather than just the pathology of a relatively small number of people, what "white power" really means, and how white supremacist and other right-wing foot soldiers, activists, and enablers are engaging in and preparing for various forms of "race war" against their "enemies".
Professor Belew also locates the recent New Zealand neo-Nazi terrorist attacks in New Zealand are part of a much larger and older pattern of right-wing violence--which includes being early users of the Internet and "social media".
On this week's show, Chauncey DeVega reflects on the reaction to his recent essay about how right-wing border militias are Donald Trump's foot soldiers and shock troops. Are the American people just exhausted from too much truth-telling? Have the American people almost fully surrendered to Donald Trump and the right-wing's assault on democracy?
Chauncey also shares some hate mail which again shows how Donald Trump is a human drug for his political cult members.
At the end of this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show, Chauncey shares some quick thoughts about the new Avenger's: Endgame.
SELECTED LINKS OF INTEREST FOR THIS EPISODE OF THE CHAUNCEY DEVEGA SHOW
- The MAGA Bomber is right: Donald Trump is "like a new found drug"
- Right-wing border militias are the shock troops of Donald Trump's authoritarian movement
- Why So Many Violent White Supremacists Aren’t Charged With Domestic Terrorism
- Federal judge says Coast Guard officer accused of terror attack plot will be released from detention
IF YOU ENJOYED THIS WEEK'S SHOW YOU MAY LIKE THESE EPISODES OF THE CHAUNCEY DEVEGA SHOW AS WELL
Ep. 228: Tim Wise on the New Zealand Mosque Massacres and the Violence of White Privilege
Ep. 187: Avengers: Infinity War / The Secret History of Marvel v. DC Comics
Ep. 178: Donald Trump is the Leader of a Political Cult
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