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https://twitter.com/War_Takes/status/1546579298508750852?cxt=HHwWiICyibHrxvYqAAAA

The Rhodesia episode itself was good, but then I went through his tweets. of course he omits the NATO proxy war when discussing ukraine (framing it purely as a russian invasion that happened for no reason) in addition he had this lovely drivel where he responded to Luna Oi, saying she's "Denying the agency" of people in countries like Vietnam (her home) for noticing how often the US backs color revolutions. He's also quote tweeting himself while claiming "tankies" called him a "cuck" and presenting no evidence anyone said any of those things.

After this guy, and AdamSomething, I'm waiting for them to bring Vaush on and start complaining about "tankies" every episode. I'm starting to think the entire "Nate Bethea" produced podcast circuit: WTYP, Trash Future, Lions Led By Donkeys, 10K Losses, etc. is just social imperialist drivel. Nate Bethea and Joe Kasabian are both vets of the US invasion of Afghanistan (not conscripts, but actual fucking volunteers who fell for imperialist propaganda and now feel or pretend to feel some guilt about it) , and wouldn't you know it, every podcast Nate Bethea produces tows a tepid "both sides are always equally bad" line with regards to US imperialism. Joe Kasabian in particularly loves to play up Soviet atrocities with western sources like Montefiore and Snyder. Weird. Getting very disappointed in this shit. Chapo-adjacent pods, for all their faults, aren't nearly this bad when it comes to US imperialism.

Getting real tired of this line I see increasingly in media: Pointing out US hegemonic involvement is "denial of the people's agency". If you point out the US's specific involvement in this or that coup, this or that color revolution, this or that forced loan, this or that diplomatic pressure, no matter how specific you get, or how well-documented your sources, you get accused by liberals of "believing everything ever is the USA's fault." They apply a false broadness of scope to the specific historical point to discredit it.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

WTYP is a PROUD COMPANY run by three TRUE ENTREPRENEURS for the IMPERIAL INTERESTS of this BUSTY but still CHASTE nation we called the UNITED STATES

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Idk bro, we literally just saw two U.S. backed (notice I didn't say caused, though I could easily make that case for Venezuela) attempts at revolutions in both Venezuela and Bolivia in the last 6 years. I'd say chances are pretty good that there are others that are always on the boiler plate.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I'm firmly of the opinion that the CIA gets up to so much shit that it is 100% rational to assume that if something bad happens they had a hand in it.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The problem is Liam and if I could, can I just take a second to just whine about how much Liam sucks? I dont feel like he adds anything to the podcasts he's in. He's shitty and boring, which unlike a lot of the people most people here would complain about tend to be bad and funny. Dude has the most boilerplate :liberalism: takes about politics and just likes to make Roz bleep out the venting that is too hyperbolic for someone like him to actually do.

I cant speak about Nate Bethea being bad, I only started listening to LLBD and wasnt really impressed by him as I was Liam.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I cant speak about Nate Bethea being bad

simple. he's a veteran of an imperialist US war and he funds and produces all these podcasts behind the scenes. weird!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

WTYP literally can't stop losing. How hard is it to vet your guests? Except they probably agree with this. :yea:

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Except they probably agree with this.

yep. i bet at least one of them is following this guy

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Don't sell Alice short, she also has garbage takes.