rant · moment 8 of 15
Do I Care? Corruption, Blackmail, and Audiences Wanting Pod Save America Instead
from 151 - Toddler Suicide Bomber · #151
4 min
Tim defends himself against accusations of not caring, describing bringing on researchers about government corruption and human trafficking only for audiences to prefer lighter content like 'dope queen' podcasts, and reflecting on why real revolutionary energy doesn't exist.
- Tim lists what he believes the U.S. government should stop doing: torture, assassinating democratically elected leaders, poisoning people, murdering journalists, and deploying death squads.
- Exposure to discussions about human trafficking and government corruption on his show has made him cynical about whether senators and congressmen care about healthcare when they're being blackmailed over child pornography and drug use.
- Tim brought well-researched writers onto the show to discuss government corruption, but audiences rejected it and demanded Pod Save America instead.
- A live tru TV podcast with Russ Baker describing MK-ULTRA and the Boston Marathon bombing fell flat in front of a room full of confused young professionals in suits.
- People don't care about real issues; they want socialism as an identity, want to make memes, attend Brooklyn Socialist Party mixers to hook up, and want Patreon money and fame.
- Self-described revolutionaries have no intention of actually doing anything—they're not burning anything down or throwing rocks at the White House.
- Tim says he's tired of being accused of not caring when the real problem is that audiences don't care.