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Chris Hedges' 'Coming Collapse' Article
from The Coming Collapse · #103
Audio-only archive episode — no video to seek.
6 minTim reads at length from a Chris Hedges essay about America's decaying democracy, corporate totalitarianism, and warning signs of societal collapse, pausing to riff on Warren Buffett's optimism.
- 7:08All news is now invective, even mainstream outlets and comedy special reviews.
- 7:46People write with hyperbole because clicks require animated takes and viral outrage.
- 8:15Mainstream media went invective, so fringe figures followed and became completely off the chain.
- 8:31Tim watches Proud Boys and Antifa beating each other with batons in Portland while cops stay out of it.
- 9:36The Proud Boys have become actual fighters, a real group that gets into street fights.
- 10:06You flip from Jimmy Fallon playing chess to people clubbing each other—these things feed off each other.
- 10:57Tim's uncle got in a fight with a guy over the Irish Republican Army despite having no real connection to it.
- 11:42Society faces constant danger of collapse into street chaos, as seen in sporting events and verdict verdicts.
- 12:29There's no organized movement like the Weather Underground yet, but advanced civil disobedience is probably the next phase.
- 12:59Tim complains the coffee is the worst thing he's ever had in his life.
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