The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters #1326

Carl, Josh, and Harry discuss the aversion to anti-white hate, the return of the neocons, and the death of international socialism.

Reading List

• The New Containment Method

  • Keir Starmer statement on UK foreign policy and human rights – Keir_Starmer – X

  • Kingbingo_ post reacting to UK political developments – Kingbingo_ – X

  • Drew Pavlou comment on Alaa Abd el-Fattah case – DrewPavlou – X

  • John McMurdock MP comment on UK human rights policy – JMcMurdockMP – X

  • Andy Ngo post on activist controversies – MrAndyNgo – X

  • Jack Montgomery commentary on UK politics – JackBMontgomery – X

  • Ozraeli Avi post on international activism – OzraeliAvi – X

  • Christina Hoff Sommers commentary on free speech – CHSommers – X

  • kunley_drukpa post on activist discourse – kunley_drukpa – X

  • British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah arrives in UK after travel ban lifted – The Guardian

  • Reform UK statement on Alaa Abd el-Fattah case – reformparty_uk – X

  • maxtempers post criticising activist narratives – maxtempers – X

  • Academic Agent post analysing activist rhetoric – AcademicAgent_X – X

  • PositivFuturist commentary on human rights activism – PositivFuturist – X

  • WorldByWolf post reacting to UK political response – WorldByWolf – X

  • Robert Jenrick statement on UK justice and citizenship – RobertJenrick – X

  • Richard Tice comments on human rights and immigration – TiceRichard – X

  • Nigel Farage statement on UK political priorities – Nigel_Farage – X

  • Nigel Farage follow-up post on activist politics – Nigel_Farage – X

  • Alicia Kearns comments on Alaa Abd el-Fattah controversy – aliciakearns – X

  • BBC News report on Alaa Abd el-Fattah and UK response – BBC News

  • BurnsideWasTosh critique of activist narratives – BurnsideWasTosh – X

  • Babygravy9 post reacting to UK political debate – Babygravy9 – X

  • aswren commentary on human rights activism – aswren – X

  • amjadt25 post on activist credibility – amjadt25 – X

  • christiancalgie post criticising activist politics – christiancalgie – X

  • The Times report on Alaa Abd el-Fattah and UK citizenship debate – The Times

  • Independent report on Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s past tweets – The Independent

  • Alaa Abd el-Fattah apologises for hurtful tweets – The Guardian

• The Return of the Neocons

  • Trump signals tougher approach toward Venezuela’s leadership – The New York Times

  • disclosetv post on developments involving Venezuela – disclosetv – X

  • The Insider Paper post on US–Venezuela tensions – TheInsiderPaper – X

  • Lindsey Graham statement on US policy toward Venezuela – LindseyGrahamSC – X

  • Lindsey Graham follow-up comment on sanctions and pressure – LindseyGrahamSC – X

  • Joey Mannarino commentary on Venezuela and US politics – JoeyMannarino – X

  • Thomas E. Woods critique of US foreign policy – ThomasEWoods – X

  • Kentucky Republican reaction to Venezuela policy debate – Kentucky.com

  • Kentucky political coverage of US sanctions and foreign policy – Kentucky.com

  • Progressive critique of Paul Singer and Venezuela policy – Common Dreams

  • RedEaglePatriot post praising hard-line Venezuela stance – RedEaglePatriot – X

  • JRFBoy post reacting to US–Venezuela news – JRFBoy – X

  • ztisdale commentary on sanctions and regime change – ztisdale – X

  • Michael Knowles post on American foreign policy priorities – michaeljknowles – X

  • TheChaosWeeber reaction to Venezuela discourse – TheChaosWeeber – X

  • Matt Walsh commentary on US intervention abroad – MattWalshBlog – X

  • poxesfoxes post criticising regime-change politics – poxesfoxes – X

  • DMichaelTripi reaction to Trump-era Venezuela strategy – DMichaelTripi – X

• The Death of the Socialist Dream

  • Global oil reserves by country – Worldometer

  • Experts warn Trump faces major challenges fixing Venezuela’s oil industry – Investopedia

  • Archived article on Venezuela and oil politics – archive.is

  • Venezuela economic outlook and indicators – FocusEconomics

  • Do US sanctions on Venezuela work? – Council on Foreign Relations

  • Venezuela’s oil industry collapse and the potential US role – The Guardian

  • Why children in Venezuela aren’t getting enough to eat – NPR

  • Video explaining Venezuela’s crisis and oil economy – YouTube – Source

  • AgrisAcademy post on Venezuela and agriculture – AgrisAcademy – X

  • Analysis of Venezuela’s election and Maduro’s position – The Guardian

  • BBC explainer on Venezuela’s political and economic crisis – BBC News

  • Jeremy Corbyn criticised for stance on Venezuela – UK Conservatives – Facebook

  • Sargon of Akkad commentary on Venezuela – Sargon_of_Akkad – X

  • WokeratiMarty post reacting to Venezuela discourse – WokeratiMarty – X

  • BBC Newsnight segment on Venezuela – BBCNewsnight – X

  • Oil prices, Venezuela, Trump and global markets – The Telegraph