Ep 885: The Real 'Cancel Culture'
In this fiery episode, we turn the tables on the right-wing outrage machine by exploring what actual cancel culture looks like under the current administration. We dive into the Pentagon's removal of webpages about minorities who served in the military, including Ira Hayes, the Native American Marine who helped raise the flag at Iwo Jima.
We play a game of "Do You Remember?" highlighting the hypocrisy of those who decried "cancel culture" just a few years ago but are now actively erasing history that doesn't fit their narrative. We examine the shocking DEI purges happening across government agencies, particularly in the National Archives and Department of Defense.
From historical monuments to classic films and music, we explore what American culture would look like if we truly followed through on current efforts to erase "DEI" from our collective memory - everything from Johnny Cash's music to "To Kill a Mockingbird" would be on the chopping block.
We connect contemporary deportation policies to Bush-era "black sites" and examine how the current administration learned its playbook from previous Republican administrations.
Recorded March 20, 2025. Contains explicit language.
1 comment:
Dick the fuck Cheney was just shy of his fourteenth birthday when Ira Hayes died. Am I a bad person for wishing that Ira had shot little Dick in the face before he died?
Marcy Wheeler is essential reading if you want to know what is going on with the legal challenges to the Fergus administration.
Cancel culture used to be what was called "manners" when I was a kid. Manners are an underappreciated method for lowering the homicide rate as the population density increases.
Now it's just another word for butthurt. Perhaps my perspective on this is a bit skewed by the bikers I grew up around.
Well, the argument over the use of "fascist" is once again going to be decided by whether or not the goddamn fascists win.
So far they never have, but a lot was lost making that be so.
Thank you again for the podcast. So now it's spring, and last week it snowed a couple of feet. Things are progressing toward our move, but some bullshit will have to be coped with on the way. Same as it ever was, I guess.
-Doug in Sugar Pine
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