The Regrettable Century

Expanding the Austerity Panopticon: The Capitol Riot as Political Theater (with C. Derick Varn, PH Higgins, and Steven)

January 19, 2021 Chris, Kevin, Jason, Steven, Derick, and PH Season 3 Episode 9
The Regrettable Century
Expanding the Austerity Panopticon: The Capitol Riot as Political Theater (with C. Derick Varn, PH Higgins, and Steven)
Show Notes

This week we are joined by C. Derick Varn, PH from Radical Thoughts Podcast, and Steven from Supreme Leap Forward to discuss how the Capitol Riot wasn't a coup, or a terrorist attack, and admonish the "left" for supporting the expansion of the security state.

The Washington Riot Was a Defeat for the Far Right, Not a Triumph

https://jacobinmag.com/2021/01/capitol-building-riot-business-trump?fbclid=IwAR0G-TkRfpMVUZdLE86-Qky0SWUyBxtGuv7Up_J0lYZkMHBCrtxOVWq2f_A 


We Should Be Very Worried About Joe Biden’s “Domestic Terrorism” Bill 

https://jacobinmag.com/2021/01/joe-biden-domestic-terrorism-bill-capitol-building?fbclid=IwAR0tDTAFXEstET0cdDGAS4Di-p49jVbUBsaGRa-H1dADcGBjkIWPHu2JQAs 


The US Capitol riot risks supercharging a new age of political repression

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jan/14/biden-protest-surveillance-repression?fbclid=IwAR3XSFD5SZJlzZxZKOSiN_p--xko9nLGA1T4D4WtJlkFk5D47GVobcLF588 


US police three times as likely to use force against leftwing protesters, data finds

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/13/us-police-use-of-force-protests-black-lives-matter-far-right?fbclid=IwAR2XgiT5WX36LYdW6moSApGcevbhz5ddHpNmiZx8ffC38-eVLUmYzPzwAF8 

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