Sadly I didn’t come anywhere near the topic I actually wanted to broach today: heterodox vs. contrarian thinking; but instead got bogged down trying to catch up on all the news and culture war…”nonsense”? I’m still not sold on how important the culture war actually is. Stewart clip - https://www.salon.com/2022/03/29/jon-stewarts-all-panel-goes-off-the-rails--and-gets-interesting/ Fifth Column: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fifth-column-analysis-commentary-sedition/id1097696129?i=1000556033891 Apologies, I couldn’t find the Andrew Sullivan article; I believe it’s on substack. It’s called: The Problem with Jon Stewart.

I give an apology for my clumsiness. Talk news and my latest read: The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Cline; and come to the defense of our oft maligned VP, Kamala Harris.

I touch on Ukraine and the SotU to my book summaries of Davos Man by Peter S. Goodman and Not a Nation of Immigrants by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz. I also incorporate some other books into my explanation as to what our REAL problems are as a nation, and global community. Congressional Dish 244 https://congressionaldish.com/cd244-keeping-ukraine/ Congressional Dish 248 https://congressionaldish.com/cd248-understanding-the-enemy/ I’m pretty sure I forgot to provide a link in here for something I mentioned in the episode. I’ll try to figure it out.

Trying to figure out which truths are going to help us carve a path forward for all earthlings. Link to the book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Indigenous_Peoples%27_History_of_the_United_States

Nontroversy: An attempt, often politically or commercially motivated, to cause controversy over something that isn’t contentious, scandalous, or even true. Race: A social construct we should shatter. Bad ideas: what I have all the time. Krystal Ball https://youtu.be/c2LHbYTJV9g Roxanne Gay: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/03/opinion/culture/joe-rogan-spotify-roxane-gay.html Blocked and Reported: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blocked-and-reported/id1504298199?i=1000550298147 Podsave: https://crooked.com/podcast/fine-well-talk-about-joe-rogan/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pod-save-america/id1192761536?i=1000550193654

I do a little recap of the last episode, and breeze passed some things in the news, before I settle in to a nice rant about the culture war, ID politics, and race. So yeah, nothing cringe worthy here. CNN link on Jordan: https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/27/us/joe-rogan-jordan-peterson-climate-science-intl/index.html Coleman and Dr. Sheena Mason: https://youtu.be/A69TTNLvzno

I give a longer than expected show intro that involves voting rights, Biden, and even a movie review before embarking on the main LGBTQ topic. I’m sure I put my foot in my mouth more than once, but ultimately help to solve the issue entirely so we can move forward happily as a planet. If only…. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/jan/5/lgbtq-movement-losing-trans-athlete-debate-transge/ https://youtu.be/ki6w1L4Z46U https://congressionaldish.com/

I take a dive into a Give Them An Argument podcast with Professor Burgis and Emma Vigeland as they go on a bash Jordan rant. I find all of this uncharitable and completely counterproductive to anyone ACTUALLY interested in creating a social and cultural movement. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/give-them-an-argument/id1527096105?i=1000545594511

I start with the Smollett trial and end with the legislation—with plenty of meanderings in between; mostly around the Assange and Donziger cases. https://abc7chicago.com/jussie-smollett-verdict-jury-sentencing/11336423/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/build-back-better/

I do my best to focus on the manifesto itself, but you will catch me meandering as always. The topics are all born out of the document, but I try to expand on them with modern day examples. Below is the link for the debate between Slavoj Zizek and Jordan Peterson. https://youtu.be/qsHJ3LvUWTs