The Tonic Accord

Breakdown in Wisconsin: The Blurred Lines Between VIGILANTISM & TERRORISM


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Early last week, events in Kenosha, Wisconsin took a turn when protesting followed another unnecessary shooting of a black man by police. However, by the end of the week, things escalated to disturbing levels. A 17-year-old male shot three people and killed two of them. Now Kenosha is burning and another wave of chaos has hit the US cities. Americans on both sides are struggling with the right words to describe the shooter, Kyle Rittenhouse. In this episode, Drew and Alex talk about how the murkiness of the protests has made it difficult to distinguish who's who. Are people like Kyle Rittenhouse vigilantes? Counterprotesters? Violent extremists? Drew and Alex also look at the health of US Democracy as a whole and what could've brought the nation to the brink of social unrest.
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