Episode 56
When Will White America Wake Up?
Summary:
In this episode, Dr. Jim explores the alarming rise of Nazi salutes at political events, notably the CPAC conference, questioning why prominent figures like Steve Bannon engage in this behavior. He notes the importance of the white majority to recognize and confront the dangerous dynamics of Trump's administration, drawing parallels between historical regimes and current policies. Featuring probing questions about societal silence and complicity, this episode emphasizes the need for collective action against emerging authoritarian tendencies in the United States.
Chapters:
| 0:00 | Introduction and Question on Salutes |
| 0:01 | Nazi Salutes and Events at CPAC |
| 0:54 | White Majority's Silence on Administration Issues |
| 2:00 | Trump's Campaign and Administration Strategies |
| 3:22 | Need for White Population to Lead Change |
| 4:01 | Allegiances of the Current Administration |
| 4:46 | Call to Action for the White Majority |
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Left in Exile Intro
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Transcript
If you haven't been paying attention, the CPAC conference recently wrapped up and in that conference, you had a who's who of felons and rapists and abusers in and around the conference. But there's a couple of people that we need to pay attention to.
peech. During the conference [:not to be outdone another CPAC speaker, the producer of Sound of Freedom, Eduardo Vestighi. Also decided it was a good time to throw up a Nazi salute. Which makes you wonder, what is it about the conservative political action committee conference? That brings out all of the Nazis from the woodwork. Why is this the venue that all of these people feel emboldened and safe to do a Nazi salute?
mographic in the electorate, [:And while the campaign was run on domestic, kitchen table issues, what was the other major undercurrent of that campaign? There's no doubt about it that the entire Trump 2024 presidential campaign was a sundown campaign drawing overt and covert callbacks to the 1933 campaign that Hitler ran.
And there's a reason why Trump made it a point to stop at every sundown town possible to bring his particular brand of xenophobia, racism, and sexism in front of his largely adoring masses.
policy. And Trump even made [:And that brings up the question, how much more are white people going to need to see About this administration and from this administration that is going to prompt them into action. For anything to change. It's going to require the majority of white people to lead from the front because what the administration wants. Are members of the marginalized community to lead the protests up front so they have an excuse to turn their guns and their hoses against us as a pretext for declaring martial law.
sn't kidding when he said he [:There's a reason why this administration is on the side of Putin and North Korea. There is a reason why this administration has tightly allied itself. With four South African billionaires who think apartheid was a great model that we should bring back There is a reason why this administration Is siding with the leader of argentina who already ran a crypto scam and robbed his people already? While parading around with chainsaws.
thing? When are you going to [:And if you don't act, what happens next is also on you. You cannot take the position that the German citizenry did. In post World War II, where they claimed ignorance, you see everything in front of you. And if you're making the deliberate decision not to act, you're telling everybody that you agree.
Sir Thomas Moore. Noted that silence means consent. So to you, how much longer are you going to remain silent and consent to what's going on?
