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Radio War Nerd EP 359 — Smedley Butler & American Empire, feat. Jonathan M. Katz

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Butler, Isn't a Superpower?

There's absolutely no trace of this, this proto whistleblower at all that I see in your description of Butler Rhett as a 17 year old Marine. There aren't that many Marines and the Marines are sent everywhere. But it's not a, some kind of superpower on his part. It's because he's a Marine. He is a true believer but also very headstrong. The one thing that stays constant throughout Smedley’s life through every swing of the pendulum is that he wants to be free.

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