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Martyr Made On Tucker Carlson

Posted in Library of Congress, Undogegorized by chamblee54 on September 8, 2024


Last week, Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson hosted Darryl Cooper, aka Martyrmade. DC has a podcast about history, with a series about Israel-Palestine especially well regarded. People who follow @martyrmade know that sometimes, DC says things you don’t want to hear.

The TSMC/DC gabfest … which was well sponsored by commercial interruptions … settled on World War 2. As with many historic events, WW2 has a standard American viewpoint, which you challenge at your peril. DC said things that you are not supposed to say. Many observers are outraged. One wonders how many of the angry commenters actually listened to the show.

I heard the show. Some points were reasonable, while others were not. It seems like we are going through another phase of our appreciation for that conflict. This is an ongoing historic process.

Some responses are wothwhile. As is often the case, you have to read a bit to find out anything.  @GrayConnolly “I am finally watching the @martyrmade / Tucker discussion on Churchill. I am not sure who among the critics have actually watched it. As I dislike Twitter pile-ons, I think everyone should watch what X says before X is put in the tumbril. My response as a Churchillian below.”

Look at the way America deals with the War Between the States. First there was a bloody war. After about sixty years, there started to be reconciliation, between the Union and the Confederacy. Now we are in Phase 3, where the only permitted dialog is condemnation of the Confederates.

This same reckoning is going on with WW2, and is not well received by some parties. WW1, which created many of the conditions which led to WW2, is mostly ignored. Maybe that is how this is going to go. Vietnam is always a contentious topic, while few talk about Korea. These things too shall pass. Pictures are from The Library of Congress · selah

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