Andy and Colin are joined by political analyst Keith Preston of Attack the System to talk about the Trump phenomenon and why a man who essentially makes sensible, middle-of-the-road statements so successfully "triggers" the media, the establishment, and the Left, and what this reveals about the deeply unhealthy nature of American society and its economy.
0:00:00 “I know nothing about David Duke”
0:00:25 Intro Music
0:00:50 Andy’s introduction
0:02:35 Why American politics is normally boring
0:07:00 Trump as an attacker of the system
0:12:30 The co-opting of the Tea Party by Conservatism Inc.
0:14:45 Chimerica and the global trade in debt and unemployment
0:16:55 Trump compared to Ross Perot
0:25:15 Trump’s grasp of the media
0:29:50 Trump’s handling of the David Duke affair
0:37:05 The paranoia and hysteria of the Left
0:50:25 Bernie Sanders and America’s Leftward Drift
0:56:50 “Worthless college degrees”
1:01:25 Tribal nature of the Left
1:05:30 The Frankenstein zombie politics of the GOP establishment
1:10:40 Self-destruction of the GOP?
1:13:55 Political revolutions that fizzle out
1:15:25 Predictions
1:26:45 Outro music
Running Order
0:00:00 “I know nothing about David Duke”
0:00:25 Intro Music
0:00:50 Andy’s introduction
0:02:35 Why American politics is normally boring
0:07:00 Trump as an attacker of the system
0:12:30 The co-opting of the Tea Party by Conservatism Inc.
0:14:45 Chimerica and the global trade in debt and unemployment
0:16:55 Trump compared to Ross Perot
0:25:15 Trump’s grasp of the media
0:29:50 Trump’s handling of the David Duke affair
0:37:05 The paranoia and hysteria of the Left
0:50:25 Bernie Sanders and America’s Leftward Drift
0:56:50 “Worthless college degrees”
1:01:25 Tribal nature of the Left
1:05:30 The Frankenstein zombie politics of the GOP establishment
1:10:40 Self-destruction of the GOP?
1:13:55 Political revolutions that fizzle out
1:15:25 Predictions
1:26:45 Outro music
Show Notes
- Keith Preston's book Attack the System: A New Anarchist Perspective for the 21st Century
- Keith Preston's book El Salvador - A War by Proxy
- Colin Liddell's Occidental Observer article "Trump Dukes it Out with the Media"
- Music by Colin Liddell
Presidential Predictions
Keith predicts Hillary beating Trump (or another candidate) (wrong)
Andy predicts Trump beating Hillary (right)
Colin predicts Trump beating Hillary (right)
