Sarah Longwell and Pedro Gonzalez: Meet the Young MAGA Edgelords—and the One Who Got Away
· 1 h 29 min
Episode Sarah Longwell and Pedro Gonzalez: Meet the Young MAGA Edgelords—and the One Who Got Away
As Sarah explains in her new book, Trump has been so successful teaching a new generation of Republicans about the political value of vice signaling that Nazi talk and racism has become the norm among young MAGA edgelords. Disdain for women is also a key element. One former true believer, Pedro, says the right sees all of Trump's corruption and abuse of power as justified because he's focused on the country's true enemies: brown people, immigrants, and their white allies. And Vance buddying up to the racists shows that he is the real heir apparent to Trump. Plus, Tucker is not well, Trump keeps lying about handing out money, Pence can't seem to come to terms with how he enabled this moment we're in, and Pedro's anti-Tim tweets before his Road to Damascus moment.
Sarah Longwell and Pedro Gonzalez join Tim Miller. show notes:
• Sarah's book, "How to Eat an Elephant: One Voter at a Time" • Pedro's Substack • Pedro's piece in The Nation • The Bulwark, including Tim, live tonight on YouTube or Substack • Cormac McCarthy's "The Road," mentioned by Pedro • Bulwark LIVE: Benefit for Springfield Some moments require you to step up. Some require you to show up. That’s why The Bulwark is coming to Ohio. Join Tim, Sarah, JVL, Sam and friends Friday, September 25 at the Dayton Masonic Center for an evening of politics and fellowship. - TICKET INFO
Links in the notes 7
- https://bookshop.org/p/books/how-to-eat-an-elephant-one-voter-at-a-time-sarah-longwell/6a0996cb43d2ef5b
- https://www.readcontra.com/
- https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/elon-musk-maga-white-nationalism/
- https://www.youtube.com/@bulwarkmedia/featured
- https://www.thebulwark.com/
- https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-road-pulitzer-prize-winner-cormac-mccarthy/c27e1f023b2090fc
- https://www.daytonmasoniccenter.org/events/live-recording-of-the-bulwark-to-benefit-the-springfield-community
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