In this podcast, I reflect on recent events that took place in Charlotteville, Virginia. The discussion inevitably ranges far and wide and covers such issues as the role of violence in politics, the nature of the left-right binary, the question of the moral equivalence that President Trump et al seem to draw between neo-fascists and their anti-fascist detractors, the natures of free speech and propoganda, the significance of history and future thinking for politics, the nature of the symbolic universe inhabited by some activists, and the phenomenon of meme wars. The question of how far we can, and should, extend our sympathies is once again brought to the fore. [Free. 47 minutes.]
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REMARKS ON FREUD PART 1 - THE UNCONSCIOUS
QUESTIONING QUESTIONING
EL-SALVADOR TAKES HISTORIC STEP - INTERESTING TIMES 37
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TORY DESTRUCTIVE NIHILISM - INTERESTING TIMES 36
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CUMMINGS SPILLS THE BEANS - INTERESTING TIMES 35
ON PALESTINE - INTERESTING TIMES 34
JERSEY & FISH - INTERESTING TIMES 33
DEMOCRACY FOR SALE - BOOK REVIEW
CURTAINS FOR JOHNSON? - INTERESTING TIMES 32
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THE COLD WAR WITH CHINA - INTERESTING TIMES 31
VIOLENCE IN NORTHERN IRELAND - INTERESTING TIMES 30
CAN THE LABOUR PARTY SAVE THE WORLD? - INTERESTING TIMES 29
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KILL THE BILL PROTESTS & WHAT THEY EXPOSE - INTERESTING TIMES 28
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PEACEFUL PROTEST TO BE ILLEGAL? - INTERESTING TIMES 27
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