Norm and Hasan are both political entertainers who earn a living by coming up with new narratives even when a more historical view would be simpler and more effective. Capital needs colonialism to slice up the world in order to create the imperial structure, but this is an unwieldy tool that can backfire, leading to braindead Americans exclaiming that they are being exploited by Israel. Not exactly sure what their plan is to live without the petrodollar. Maybe it has something to do with getting a chungus job like they're discussing here. Actually, who cares? If you see this, what books have you been reading lately?