An Unsolved Remainder: Haiti w/ Jonathan M. Katz
Jonathan joins us to talk about the gang violence that has engulfed Haiti since 2021 and place the instability that has haunted that nation within its proper political and historical context.
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Image: A man stands in front of a burning barricade on a street filled with smoke from burning tires during a protest in Cap-Haitien, following the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise in July of 2021 (Source: REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo)
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THIS WEEK IN VIOLENCE: Slob Hog Down
ALSO AVAILABLE IN AUDIO
Now that prophecy has failed, and Britain’s vaunted emperor-administrator Sir Keir Starmer has been exposed in both his bare-arsed nudity and his interior vacuity, we took the opportunity to give his bare arse a courtesy Blood Work kick as he shambles out the door. Good riddance to a pig, a slob, and a wretched dog.
Comments (5)
But that’s just it, isn’t it? Violence is accepted so long as it is perceived to a) not harm you *and* b) be necessary for your own safety. In America, certain areas of towns are perceived as crime areas because they’re poor. (Ofc, they’re poor because our governments and city/ infrastructure planners wanted them this way.) To those in slightly more privileged positions, violence by police seems necessary. Thus, why so many Americans (appallingly) don’t blink an eye when they see excessive police violence pointed toward any ‘type’ of person they deem potentially dangerous. When it seems out of place—toward a ‘nice’ church-going white boy—it’s less accepted. Those gangs aren’t too different from official police forces. They take taxes from residents and protect them from outside forces. They’re merely lacking their own local judicial system to ‘legitimize’ their violent control further. Idk, I’m rambling now. Okay byee
Thanks for another excellent episode
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another absolute banger. would love to have your honored guest back to talk about "Gangsters of Capitalism" some day if topics align. inspired by the Klein/Wolf version i offer a mnemonic: Racket by Katz? All's well with that! Racket (Taibbi)? Prepare to feel greasy
If anyone's interested in learning about the Haitian Revolution, I highly recommend the "Revolutions" podcast season 4.