This Wreckage

Jake "Silly Socrates" Flores is back on the show to talk about his new podcast Why You Mad? and theories of comedy and class war.

But before that, we talk about something that's no laughing matter: the NYPD's permissive culture towards rapists and other abusers on the force, unfortunately celebrated by humorous challenge coins and nicknames like the "assman". Writer for the Appeal and the Intercept Tana Ganeva joins us to discuss the failures of Cuomo and di Bunglio's even tepid reforms, speculate why it's been such a shell game, and if "defund" or "abolish" police and prisons are the right approach.

Shownotes:

https://theintercept.com/2020/07/06/nypd-culture-of-impunity/

https://theintercept.com/2020/05/07/coronavirus-america-rural-prisons/

https://theintercept.com/2020/02/03/michigan-legal-marijuana-criminal-justice-reform-michael-thompson-clemency/

https://www.patreon.com/whyyoumad

NYPD Challenge Coins https://researchdestroy.com/nypd-challenge-coins.pdf

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Closing song: G-Flux - Ceviche

We talk about the pro-democracy struggle in Hong Kong

Closing Music: Les Miserables - Do You Hear the People Sing? (2012 film soundtrack)

Politigram ethnographer Joshua Citarella shares his observations about the online post-left, particularly its zoomer base radicalized in 2016 meme wars. We discuss how important were memes to Trumps' victory, their political journey since then, and how the left can de/re-radicalize those committed to the violent right. Finally, we discuss the phenomenon of memes becoming reality, especially in the context of Unite the Right in Charlottesville and the CHAZ/CHOP in Seattle.

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Show notes:

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Politigram and the Post-Left

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Theme music: Georgio Moroder - Racer