Empire and the Missing Western Left – Adnan Husain (DCC66 - Audio)
Added 2025-01-03 16:24:19 +0000 UTCWe are joined by Adnan Husain, a historian of both Medieval Europe and of the Middle East. Adnan is Associate Professor, Queen's National Scholar Graduate Chair, and Director of the School of Religion at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario. He is also the co-host of the Guerilla History podcast. We discuss a number of topics including the state of the Empire, the absence of an effectual Western Left, the state of the Middle East, and the determinants of US foreign policy.
Special thanks to:
Dana Chavarria, production
Casey Moore, graphics
Michelle Boley, animated intro
Mock Orange, music
Comments
The Huntington monologue was interesting, but it dissolved into multiple levels of incoherence. It’s a useful dark fairytale to place upon the unexamined fact of white supremacy (anti-pluralism), so it’s not surprising that something similar would be part of Takfiri ideology. But it’s only a narrative used to justify atrocity (& perhaps get young/ignorant recruits’ blood pumping); it obscures more than it explains. Very interesting discussion though. Your podcasts seem to be getting more and more interesting Aaron, something I thought not possible. Excellent work.
William Stearns
2025-01-09 14:49:35 +0000 UTCAhhh, the last question "cut deep". : "Why is the left not resolutely anti-imperialism, at this point[..] what is the reason we are a handful of Youtube channels" One day the full scope of this nations activist to NGO conveyor belt will be known. They know how to do it, they have been doing it for years, its well funded, and the funny thing is that its as cheap to turn activists as it is to buy a politician.
Sean Atkinson
2025-01-09 05:19:07 +0000 UTC
