Chapter
The Future of Trumpism
57:09 - 1:01:54 (04:44)
The collapse of Trumpism is possible but the infrastructure has been assembled and the fear is that the person to pick up this infrastructure has the charisma and intelligence to unify the coalition that Trump gathered and also have a meaningful idea that welds the other groups together. This worries many including the speaker as it could be someone like Tom Cotton.
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The speaker expresses concern over the potential collapse of Trumpism due to its lack of a meaningful idea and Trump's poor implementation of authoritarianism.
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Summary
The speaker expresses concern over the potential collapse of Trumpism due to its lack of a meaningful idea and Trump's poor implementation of authoritarianism. They fear someone with both the charisma to unite the group and the intelligence to wield them properly, such as Tom Cotton, will pick up where Trump left off and cause greater harm.
ChapterThe Future of Trumpism
EpisodePart One: How Nice, Normal People Made The Holocaust Possible
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Horst Wessel was a right-wing activist and son of a protestant preacher who was reportedly assassinated by his landlady in a small apartment in 1930.
58:16 - 59:27 (01:10)
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Horst Wessel was a right-wing activist and son of a protestant preacher who was reportedly assassinated by his landlady in a small apartment in 1930. The exact details of his death are unclear, but rumors suggested he was a pimp and may have been killed by a former associate of his girlfriend who was a former prostitute.
ChapterThe Future of Trumpism
EpisodePart One: How Nice, Normal People Made The Holocaust Possible
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Horst Wessel was a Nazi street fighter who was killed in 1930, and the circumstances surrounding his death are unclear to this day, with theories ranging from self-defense to a political assassination.
59:27 - 1:01:02 (01:34)
Summary
Horst Wessel was a Nazi street fighter who was killed in 1930, and the circumstances surrounding his death are unclear to this day, with theories ranging from self-defense to a political assassination.
ChapterThe Future of Trumpism
EpisodePart One: How Nice, Normal People Made The Holocaust Possible
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The details surrounding a murder are uncertain and remain a mysterious and intriguing topic.
1:01:02 - 1:01:54 (00:51)
Summary
The details surrounding a murder are uncertain and remain a mysterious and intriguing topic.