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Dig: Assassin Nation w/ Patrick Blanchfield

Dec 19, 2024
Patrick Blanchfield, a writer and associate faculty at the Brooklyn Institute for Social Research, dives into the chilling realities of assassination and political violence. He explores the powerful emotions behind violence, and how American society grapples with human disposability. The conversation touches on the repercussions of gun violence, public attitudes toward health insurance executives, and the often twisted perceptions of resistance versus sanctioned violence. Blanchfield also contextualizes political assassinations across cultures, questioning the morality behind state-sanctioned violence.
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