Class War Battlefield Podcast Episode 2024.05.00 The Future is Really Now, But Some People are Less Ready Than They Think They Are NEWSFLASH Progressives Have Won the Future With Clips from Bernie Sanders Youtube Channel, Amanpour and Company, (SONG) John Mellencamp, Democracy Now!, C-SPAN Website, Jim Heath Channel, Clinton Center Youtube Channel, Clinton Library, CNN Youtube Channel, Clinton School Speaks, The Cynical Historian, Thom Hartman Program, Democracy At Work Youtube Channel, Big Think & FDR Library Website I know it’s been nearly a month since I released my last episode, but there is a good reason for the delay. After catching COVID in February I needed more time to recover, which I have. In returning, I figured I’d start with a good news episode, little did I know during the research process for the audio clip section, would I discover a story bigger than the one I spoke of during the episode (listen to the Note at the end of the episode and then listen to the next episode segment). The good news in this episode segment details how and why Progressives have won the future. That’s not hyperbolic either, it’s the truth. Okay its partially the truth, in reality more radical ideas presented between 75 and 120 years ago, which are now understood to be beneficial to a healthy society and thus have moved from being considered radical to being moderate ideas presented by left of liberal people have won the future – at least in the hearts and minds of Americans, too bad many of those American minds have been infected by a Conservative virus that distorts not only their reality but also how they interpret what it takes to mend that reality so they can live fuller and happier lives (whew that’s a mouth full). Progressives, have picked up these ideas and advocated them for so long, a newer generation now fed up with the obscene excesses of Capitalism which has not only tarnished their future but also wreaked havoc with their present; sees no other option but to advocate these positions in an attempt to make whole what has been broken. If you are interested in hearing about this topic please listen on, if not then move onto the next Episode segment.
Class War Battlefield Podcast Episode 2024.05.01 The Other Side of the Political Divide, The Democratic Leadership Council brings Neoliberalism to the United States With Clips from Milken Institute, Clinton School Speaks, Clinton Center Youtube Channel, All things Springsteen, C-SPAN Website, Houston Institute Youtube Channel, EconTalk, Crash Course, Free to Choose Network, Institute for New Economic Thinking Facebook Page, LibertyPen, Three Minute Theory, Clinton Library Youtube Channel, Politics 101 and Oskar I didn’t start off with the idea Episode 2024.05 would be longer than one Episode, while researcher audio clips for what turned out to be the first segment in the episode I listened to a speech by the Democratic Leadership Council founder Al From, this led me to discover a whole history that has been ignored by Progressives, Liberals and the media in general; turns out the Democratic Leadership Council is important to understanding the rightward shift of America’s politics. Obviously the founder and most members within its structure would disagree with this interpretation in the role they played during their 20 year run, but I think their record speaks for itself; more I believe the lack of serious scholarship studying their inner workings, their impact on the political and societal environment, as well as the people who operated the organization, funded it and propelled it forward during its formative years and beyond; speaks volumes about their true impact. Yes Neoconservatism is the most brash, outspoken and aggressive agenda shoving political philosophy created during the United States historical run therefore it receives tons of money to rip its countermovement actors and actresses open for the public to see; but the Neoliberal policies pushed equally by the Democratic Leadership Council, most specifically by its Presidents (Bill Clinton and Barak Obama), were in fact promoted by the DLC through its surrogates, these policies did as much if not more damage than the Culturally crippling policies promoted by the right flank of this political counterrevolution. For this reason the DLC music receive its proper placement in the history books which can only be done by thoroughly studying its processes, its original funders and the people who helped it’s politics move across the country. This episode is about my reaction to discovering a treasure trove of information about the DLC. To Donate to CWB – (CashApp – $CWBPodcast) (Paypal – CWBPodcast); Give as little as $5 a month to help me continue to produce these regularly! Music Used in the opening, Curtis Mayfield’s Think, Brandy’s The Definition and Marvin Gaye’s Inner City Blues or Michael Jackson’s They Don’t Really Care About Us. If you have any questions, comments or concerns please contact me at vphiamer.adis.ogaarwa@outlook.com
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Class War Battlefield Podcast Episode 2024.05.00 References [CLIP 01 – 02:00 mark – Date Originated: March 14th, 2024] Democracy is at stake./ Bernie Sanders Youtube Channel - https://youtu.be/VfVn9vE1HBQ [CLIP 02 – 10:51 mark – Date Originated: March 13th, 2024] Bill Kristol on Trump’s “Authoritarian Vision” for a Second Term, Amanpour and Company/ Amanpour and Company - https://youtu.be/dgYZzhqD3aA [SONG 01 – 19:27 mark – Date Originated: June 16th, 2023] John Mellencamp - The So-Called Free (Official Audio)/ John Mellencamp - https://youtu.be/OlEOeeaC5AM?list=PLcPtyuoB5ZmvN2JsYNSPAXDCO-zFd96PZ [CLIP 03 – 24:24 mark – Date Originated: June 04th, 2019] Democratic Divide The New Progressives in the Party at Odds with the Establishment/ Democracy Now! - https://youtu.be/WVykcfL8_JA [CLIP 04 – 41:31 mark – Date Originated: March 22nd, 1990] Democratic Leadership Council’s 1990 Conference in New Orleans/ C-SPAN Website - https://www.c-span.org/video/?11660-1/democratic-leadership-council [CLIP 05 – 58:10 mark – Date Originated: November 30th, 2011] Clinton Read my lips ad '92/ Jim Heath Channel - https://youtu.be/B-U0wFoYAXk [CLIP 06 – 58:37 mark – Date Originated: July 02nd, 2019] Putting People First 1992 Clinton - Gore Campaign/ Clinton Center - https://youtu.be/vFrSpjaZlDg [CLIP 07 – 01:05:46 mark – Date Originated: June 24th, 2016] The President's Remarks to Democratic Leadership Council (2000)/ Clinton Library - https://youtu.be/GYK5bYgCZQY [CLIP 08 – 01:15:16 mark – Date Originated: July 27th, 2016] Obama's 2004 DNC keynote speech/ CNN Youtube Channel - https://youtu.be/ueMNqdB1QIE [CLIP 09 – 01:25:06 mark – Date Originated: February 03rd, 2017] The New Democrats and the Return to Power/ Clinton School Speaks - https://youtu.be/bN6Sl2PHNkk [CLIP 10 – 01:41:08 mark – Date Originated: March 05th, 2020] Debunking the Free Stuff Kennedy Meme,The Diatribe/ The Cynical Historian - https://youtu.be/ZNxWTiDrgR8 [CLIP 11 – 01:54:47 mark – Date Originated: September 09th, 2021] Why There Is Nothing New or Liberal about Neoliberalism (w/ Richard Wolff)/ Thom Hartman Program - https://youtu.be/70bI1EV7xSs [CLIP 12 – 02:06:36 mark – Date Originated: January 22nd, 2023] Shifting from Economic Neoliberalism to Economic Nationalism, Global Capitalism with Richard Wolff/ Democracy At Work Youtube Channel - https://youtu.be/bl6iepwdgrA [CLIP 13 – 02:12:55 mark – Date Originated: November 30th, 2020] The neoliberal era is ending. What comes next, Ganesh Sitaraman, Big Think/ Big Think - https://youtu.be/zEBhiNRiNCI [CLIP 14 – 02:17:39 mark – Date Originated: November 29th, 1935] FDR Speech, Progress means not only sound business but sound improvement in American Life./ FDR Library Website - https://www.fdrlibrary.org/utterancesfdr 2:31:33 – START OF THE EPISODE 3:31:37 – CWB Podcast Note on the Song “The So-Called Free” by John Mellencamp 3:44:02 – CWB Podcast Note on the References 3:51:58 – REFERENCES FURTHER RESEARCH [Date Originated: April 07th, 2015] RePost: The Manifesto of The Third Way Democrats- The New Orleans Declaration/ A Bias Perspective Blog - https://abiasedperspective.wordpress.com/2015/04/07/repost-the-manifesto-of-the-third-way-democrats-the-new-orleans-declaration/ [Date Originated: September, 1989] The Politics of Evasion: Democrats and the Presidency/ Progressive Policy Institute - https://www.progressivepolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Politics_of_Evasion.pdf [Date Originated: December 19th, 2001] How the DLC Does It/ American Prospect - https://prospect.org/features/dlc/ [Date Originated: October 04th, 2005] A Democratic Party in the remaking/ Tampa Bay Times - https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1995/11/19/a-democratic-party-in-the-remaking/ [Date Originated: February 07th, 2011] The end of the DLC era/ Politico - https://www.politico.com/story/2011/02/the-end-of-the-dlc-era-049041 [Date Originated: January 12th, 2016] The DNC Junta Is Continuing the Democratic Leadership Council Coup/ Truthout - https://truthout.org/articles/the-dnc-junta-is-continuing-the-democratic-leadership-council-coup/ [Date Originated: Unknown] The Democratic Leadership Council: Institutionalizing a Party Faction/ Idea Exchange - https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi%3Ffilename%3D16%26article%3D1000%26context%3Dstate_of_the_parties1%26type%3Dadditional&ved=2ahUKEwjKw6CAyJ6FAxWtEUQIHfdZAY4QFnoECC8QAQ&usg=AOvVaw0hIt6LHZdrt5YUX_jOdceu
Class War Battlefield Podcast Episode 2024.05.01 References [CLIP 01 – 01:18 mark – Date Originated: May 18th, 2016] Frank Luntz The Verbal and Visual Language of America/ Milken Institute - https://youtu.be/PROjMTqjGt4 [CLIP 02 – 11:31 mark – Date Originated: February 03rd, 2017] The New Democrats and the Return to Power/ Clinton School Speaks - https://youtu.be/bN6Sl2PHNkk [CLIP 03 – 15:33 mark – Date Originated: September 28th, 2021] Governor Bill Clinton Announcement for President of the United States/ Clinton Center Youtube Channel - https://youtu.be/VjSag5frbuI [SONG 01 – 25:41 mark – Date Originated: April 18th, 2020] Bruce Springsteen Darkness on the Edge of Town NJ 1992/ All things Springsteen Youtube Channel - https://youtu.be/teIS-0iHIcY?list=PL8hOmZGKIwpI6CieXIk0SFwIhe9ROYiQZ [CLIP 04 – 30:22 mark – Date Originated: May 06th, 1991] Democratic Leadership Council Keynote Address C-SPAN.org/ C-SPAN Website - https://www.c-span.org/video/?17869-1/democratic-leadership-council-keynote-address [CLIP 05 – 38:03 mark – Date Originated: October 20th, 2017] Nancy MacLean Democracy in Chains/ Houston Institute Youtube Channel - https://youtu.be/eowEmcS75JM [Additional Time Marks – 1:14:26] [CLIP 06 – 45:36 mark – Date Originated: February 09th, 2023] A Conversation with James M. Buchanan: Part 1/ EconTalk Youtube Channel - https://youtu.be/JvUe6Sz94UQ [CLIP 07 – 59:29 mark – Date Originated: March 05th, 2016] Game Theory and Oligopoly Crash Course Economics #26/ Crash Course Youtube Channel - https://youtu.be/PCcVODWm-oY [CLIP 08 – 01:08:05 mark – Date Originated: March 22nd, 2017] Erosion of the Constitution (S1107) - Full Video/ Free to Choose Network Youtube Channel - https://youtu.be/RHUIyMVDRfk [CLIP 09 – 01:24:20 mark – Date Originated: November 15th, 2021] Milton Friedman's Collusion with Segregationists/ Institute for New Economic Thinking Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/INETeconomics/videos/3068398210069304/ [CLIP 10 – 01:37:00 mark – Date Originated: October 08th, 2010] Milton Friedman - The Proper Role of Government / LibertyPen Youtube Channel - https://youtu.be/HrgckWNgNgE?list=PL658A06660848E2D8 [CLIP 11 – 01:46:48 mark – Date Originated: January 18th, 2015] Three Minute Theory What is Neoliberalism/ Three Minute Theory - https://youtu.be/dzLv3rfnOVw [CLIP 12 – 01:49:50 mark – Date Originated: June 29th, 2016] President Clinton at REGO [NPR] Event (1993)/ Clinton Library Youtube Channel - https://youtu.be/8hRiHTWuJzc [CLIP 13 – 02:01:18 mark – Date Originated: February 02nd, 2017] George W. Bush Address To Congress 2001/ Politics 101 – https://youtu.be/m6g1Uxz5ZA0 [CLIP 14 – 02:14:23 mark – Dat111e Originated: February 04th, 2024] Wendy Brown – American Nightmare: Neoliberalism, Neoconservatism, De-Democratization (2006) – Part 1/ Oskar – https://youtu.be/lhgW5hrAFK4 2:23:52 – START OF THE EPISODE 3:29:28 – REFERENCES FURTHER RESEARCH Why Clinton, Reagan and Carter all Embraced Neoliberalism – Throughline – NPR/ NPR - https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1091050251 Neoliberalism from Reagan to Clinton. Monthly Review - https://monthlyreview.org/2001/04/01/neoliberalism-from-reagan-to-clinton/ Key Concepts of Libertarianism/ Cato Institution - https://www.cato.org/commentary/key-concepts-libertarianism# PRESIDENTIAL REPORT CARD: Milton Friedman on the State of the Union/ Hoover Institution - https://www.hoover.org/research/presidential-report-card-milton-friedman-state-union “Neo-Liberalism and its Prospects”: Milton Friedman/ Hoover Institution - https://miltonfriedman.hoover.org/internal/media/dispatcher/214957/full American Nightmare: Neoliberalism, Neoconservatism, and De-Democratization/ Ediscipline - https://edisciplinas.usp.br/pluginfile.php/7934867/mod_resource/content/1/Neoliberalismo%20neoconservatism_BROWN.pdf Al From Is Wrong... Again/ Huff Post - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/al-from-is-wrong-again_b_119587 Neoliberalism? Never Heard of It/ Jacobin - https://jacobin.com/2019/11/neoliberalism-term-meaning-democratic-party-jonathan-chait