The Absurd Arena – Useful Idiots Discussion Board Week of 10.31
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The Absurd Arena – Useful Idiots Discussion Board Week of 10.31
For the Useful Idiots who think they can talk back to a podcast.
Hey Useful Idiots,
Things, as promised, are truly getting crazy. What began in 2016 and has rapidly devolved into the Great Unravelling™ is fully upon us with farcical debates, nonsensical punditry, bizarre conspiracies, scary violence. And in the next week, we’ll watch the threads fall apart, completely and finally untethered.
So what’s next for American democracy? Will our hegemonic empire turn its control from far-away poor countries and back inward to regain control of itself? Will the rampant election denial from 2016 and 2020 descend into more violence until we erupt in civil war? Will we maintain our strict aristocracy or perhaps finally enjoy a taste of true anarchy?
All this week, we’ll be discussing it here on the Absurd Arena, laughing at terrible debates on Thursday Throwdown, playing drinking games while watching the corporate media pollsters, and never stop making fun of it all along the way. Stick with the Useful Idiots and hold on tight. We’re riding this one all the way down together.
As usual, the best comments and questions will be read on the show. Here’s the starter prompt:
Where’s the US headed? Will we implode after the election? What questions do you have for Aaron and Katie for the future of our country?
The Absurd Arena – Useful Idiots Discussion Board Week of 10.31
I see a lot of Libs on Twitter today reacting to Lee Fang and KK's big story in the Intercept with yawns and the insane claim that "there's nothing new there". Oh? You knew that already? You knew that the government was working closely with big tech to shape the "cognitive infrastructure" of the nation? WHAT
THE
F U C K
IS
WRONG
WITH YOU
PEOPLE
Kinda off topic, but I was recently listening to old episodes of Useful Idiots and realized how much I miss Matt Taibbi. As much as I love Aaron Maté and his insight and intelligence, the comedic banter of Katie and Matt is unparalleled. I really hope that Matt will be back before the apocalypse so that in the meantime I can experience the hellscape we are living in with a cathartic laugh once in a while. Or perhaps even better if Matt can return "part-time" sharing slots with Aaron so that we get the best of both!
Thank you Katie, Aaron, Matt, and Matt... You keep me sane.