Behind the Bastards

Joining Robert, Propaganda, a poet and political activist, delves into the controversial legacy of Cecil Rhodes. They discuss Rhodes' ambitious and exploitative actions in colonial Africa, illustrating the deep moral complexities and lasting impacts of his policies. With humor and critical analysis, they tackle Rhodes' role in shaping apartheid and systemic racism. The conversation also ties in ethical discussions around conflict diamonds and the importance of mental wellness, pushing listeners to reflect on history and its present ramifications.

Dive into the intriguing life of Cecil Rhodes, a controversial colonial figure whose ambitions shaped modern capitalism and racial ideologies. Discover how his privileged upbringing fueled a sense of entitlement and paved the way for exploitative practices in the diamond trade. The conversation humorously contrasts local coffee farmers who can't afford their own produce, shedding light on capitalism's absurdities. Explore the colonial history of the Zulu Wars and the evolution of a diamond empire, revealing the dark roots of exploitation and its lasting impact today.

Garrison Davis is joined by Robert Evans to continue discussing Focus on the Family.FOOTNOTES: https://www.wnd.com/wp-content/uploads/Focusletter.pdf https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280494532_A_Report_From_Love_Won_Out_Addressing_Understanding_and_Preventing_Homosexuality https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/10-things-you-should-know-about-focus-on-the-family https://truthwinsout.org/love-won-out/ https://www.denverpost.com/2008/10/22/focus-on-the-family-focuses-on-homosexuals/ https://web.archive.org/web/20081219222643/http://www.lovewonout.com/conferences/speakers.cfm https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Love_Won_Out_Conference_Guide.pdf&page=21 https://web.archive.org/web/20061015022627/https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2000/octoberweb-only/53.0.html https://psychology.ucdavis.edu/rainbow/html/Paulk-Southern%20Voice.html https://www.huffpost.com/entry/re-focus-on-the-familys-l_b_9146880?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJfNaec_vi3TBetAzb6BKcw3_GzGWaVeKtnsrL489M4kNsh2Wop2PfyofnQbBQldcuOQyX-59K5UIp7vkgHX_woNQfGCbVDrUy86JH1AnX6bKcZ8jNhNhlBa4CMil5jLy4bP1xHdpnxgO12_VIhJln3FwEUgMO4fVIfME4oVUQYK https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7648730 https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-10-23-0210230342-story.html https://www.au.org/blogs/wall-of-separation/for-focus-on-the-family-the-focus-remains-on-far-right-politics https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/06/life-as-ex-ex-gay-paulk-108090 https://www.westword.com/news/focus-on-the-family-calls-john-oliver-vile-after-mike-pence-takedown-10107689 https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-pence-focus-on-family-20170623-story.html http://nrb.org/news-room/articles/nrbt/vice-president-mike-pence-speaks-focus-familys-40th-anniversary-celebration/ https://www.glaad.org/conversiontherapy?response_type=embed https://www.statista.com/statistics/1053024/lgbtq-youth-in-us-attempted-suicide-conversion-therapy-experience/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Garrison Davis is joined by Robert Evans to discuss James Dobson and Focus on the Family.FOOTNOTES: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1990/08/08/the-empire-built-on-family-faith/a2b300eb-25f8-4925-af24-ce076c620f51/ https://web.archive.org/web/20040130060421/http://www.salon.com/news/1998/07/09news2.html https://www.focusonthefamily.com/about/historical-timeline/ https://www.britannica.com/topic/Focus-on-the-Family https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1990-02-23-9001160138-story.html https://govinfo.library.unt.edu/ngisc/members/dobson.html#:~:text=He%20served%20on%20the%20task,Delinquency%20Prevention%2C%201982%2D1984. https://www.frc.org/historymission https://www.amazon.com/New-Dare-Discipline-James-Dobson/dp/0842305068 https://www.amazon.com/Republican-Gomorrah-Max-Blumenthal/dp/1568584172 https://www.amazon.com/Stations-Cross-Adorno-Christian-Right/dp/0822325411#:~:text=In%20Stations%20of%20the%20Cross,the%20current%20U.S.%20political%20economy.&text=Adorno%E2%80%94can%20illuminate%20the%20political,aspect%20of%20contemporary%20American%20culture. https://www.amazon.com/James-Dobsons-War-America-Alexander-Moegerle/dp/157392122X Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert is joined again by Jamie Loftus to continue discussing Mark Zuckberg. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert is joined by Jamie Loftus for an update on the crimes of Mark Zuckerberg. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/qanon-groups-have-millions-members-facebook-documents-show-n1236317  https://archive.is/rCvAy#selection-1323.0-1327.269 https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/craigsilverman/facebook-ignore-political-manipulation-whistleblower-memo  https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/facebook-failed-kenosha?bfsource=relatedmanual https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/facebook-employee-leaks-show-they-feel-betrayed https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/craigsilverman/facebook-zuckerberg-what-if-trump-disputes-election-results?bfsource=relatedmanual  https://www.instagram.com/p/CAQ6NpFA-au/?utm_source=ig_embed  https://www.businessinsider.com/mark-zuckerberg-haircut-explained-augustus-caesar-2019 https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/09/17/can-mark-zuckerberg-fix-facebook-before-it-breaks-democracy  https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/sep/12/what-attracts-mark-zuckerberg-roman-hardman-augustus  https://time.com/5880118/myanmar-rohingya-genocide-facebook-gambia/  https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xg897a/hate-speech-on-facebook-is-pushing-ethiopia-dangerously-close-to-a-genocide  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007MAXH38/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1   Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Robert is joined by Joelle Monique to discuss the School of the Americas.FOOTNOTES: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/el-salvador-mozote-trial-trump/2020/03/13/09d89632-64a5-11ea-8a8e-5c5336b32760_story.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/26/world/americas/el-salvador-el-mazote-massacre.html https://theintercept.com/2020/01/28/el-mozote-massacre-reagan-war-on-press/ https://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncw/f/hassettm2007-1.pdf  https://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-guatemala-war-aftermath-20180903-story.html  https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/cifamerica/2010/nov/18/us-military-usa https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu//NSAEBB/NSAEBB122/920310%20Imporper%20Material%20in%20Spanish-Language%20Intelligence%20Training%20Manuals.pdf https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-37114191 https://www.theguardian.com/news/2020/sep/03/operation-condor-the-illegal-state-network-that-terrorised-south-america  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tC62Grvn2vM Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part two, we discuss Carlos the Jackal, the most wanted terrorist on the planet. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert talks to two of his friends, Bea and Elaine about the Golden Age of Terrorism which mostly included people getting free airplanes in exchange for threatening strangers with guns. FOOTNOTES: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/13/carlos-the-jackal-tells-french-court-he-is-a-professional-revolutionary  https://www.caracaschronicles.com/2018/10/20/carlos-the-jackal-would-use-genocide-to-run-for-president/  https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjd-vK1_rfrAhXKvZ4KHRAhCHc4ChAWMAN6BAgDEAI&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwikileaks.org%2Fgifiles%2Fattach%2F33%2F33292_Carlos%2520the%2520Jackal.docx&usg=AOvVaw0VcCFqAXqsLrBYo6qGD-yJ  https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/08/pictures-reveal-carlos-the-jackal-clandestine-life-prague-abu-daoud  https://www.timesofisrael.com/revealed-munich-olympic-terror-masterminds-drunken-life-in-prague/  https://www.npa.go.jp/archive/keibi/syouten/syouten271/english/0301.html  https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/05/17/national/revealed-n-korea-hideout-of-red-army-faction-fugitives/#.X0XpkTVlAvg  https://apjjf.org/-Takazawa-K--ji--Patricia-G--Steinhoff/5130/article.pdf  https://unseenjapan.com/red-army-faction/  https://www.amazon.com/Jackal-Complete-Legendary-Terrorist-Carlos/dp/1611450268#:~:text=Jackal%20is%20the%20definitive%20biography,ends%20during%20the%20cold%20war. https://www.wired.com/2013/06/love-and-terror-in-the-golden-age-of-hijacking/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.