2 Crickets In A Thorn Tree

Gabriel and Nick chat about the EFF-Afriforum hate speech court case and some of the principles of free speech. They also chat about the Trump-FBI raid.

Recommendations:

Nick: https://dailyfriend.co.za/2022/08/26/sorcery-in-samlesbury/

Gabriel: https://youtu.be/pAeoJVXrZo4

Nick and Gabriel take a meander through the place of Bloemfontein in SA today, the Zuma medical parole trial, the speech Gabriel gave at UNISA, the power of theater and Republican Party Reptiles.

Recommendations:

Nick: Inda and Pakistan https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/partition-wasn-t-inevitable

Gabriel: The danger of one thingism https://dailyfriend.co.za/2022/08/18/against-the-silver-bullet-or-one-thing-ism/

Gabriel and Nick chat about the life of John Kane-Berman and then about the powerful and undiscussed conservative soul of South Africa which is rising to the surface with the collapse of the ANC.

Recommendations:

Gabriel: Lord Sumption: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YleLkFnwqK0

Nick: Fusionism: https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/07/why-both-types-of-conservative-fusionism-still-matter/

Gabriel and Nick chat about the IRR's legal arguments for why Jacob Zuma should not have been released from jail at the direction of Arthur Fraser and what Zuma can do to turn around his reputation and the country.

Recommendations:

Nick: Heilung https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVbc_Fwbt50

Gabriel: Sibelius Theme and Variations for Solo Cello (1887) https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ-BIEutAWc&feature=share

Nick and Gabriel ask the question, What is the Middle East? They also discuss the plans for an Eskom 2, South Africa's wild west past and Biden's trip to the Middle East.

Recommendations:

Nick: Tolkien Lore https://www.youtube.com/c/TolkienLorePodcast/videos

Gabriel: The Churchill factor https://www.amazon.com/Churchill-Factor-How-Made-History/dp/1594633983

Philip Glass - Violin Concerto & Company Complete https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsX5gldmmFE

Gabriel and Nick chatt about the shocking murder of Shinzo Abe and Abe's legacy they also discuss Boris Johnson and his final defeat lastly they mention Bheki Cele and his racist tirade.

Recommendations:

Nick: Goodbye, Boris https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/07/goodbye-boris/

Gabriel: https://twitter.com/TheKiffness/status/1545002632913342464

Nick and Gabriel discuss recent rulings by the United States supreme court, the arguments that underpin them and the politics involved. Specifically the lies about the repeal of Roe v Wade, the underpinning of the administrative state and the opportunity for Democrats to win big.

Recommendations:

Nick: The Absurd 2nd Century Space Opera You'll Never Read https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBpDdlirzH0

Gabriel:

Pentagon finds concerning vulnerabilities on blockchain https://www.techrepublic.com/article/pentagon-finds-concerning-vulnerabilities-on-blockchain/

Stop Lying about Abortion Laws and Ectopic Pregnancies https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/stop-lying-about-abortion-laws-and-ectopic-pregnancies/

MacG and Chill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9JuV4UVRrE&list=PLUU1IGHNoNrv0sKgXhrLbuxRTELs8ei7l

Gabriel and Nick chat about how not talking about the difficult things can very quickly backfire on you.

Recommendations:

Nick: Saudi Arabia and the U.S. https://thedispatch.com/p/saudi-arabia-welcomes-a-likely-reset

Gabriel: The right thing to do https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBdfcR-8hEY

Supreme court ruling https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/19-1392_6j37.pdf

Nick and Gabriel chat about urban decay the end of ANC dominance and the cynicism of American politics.

Recommendations:

Nick: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/06/birthplace-saudi-state-becomes-tool-new-nationalism

Gabriel: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/15/opinion/bimbo-tiktok-feminism.html

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Nick and Gabriel chat about a recent spate of firings, or more accurately a suspension, a firing and two election losses.

Recommendations:

Gabriel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1oeJwF5tG4

Nick: https://dailyfriend.co.za/2022/06/10/the-amritsar-crisis/