Extremely Online Goes Extremely to War w/ Connor Kilpatrick [B-Side]

Explicit content warning

09/27/19 • 6 min

Connor Kilpatrick is back for the B-Side and we chat about his latest piece about an extremely online leftist who went to fight for socialism in Rojava only to end up making memes in a warzone. Super good, folks. "The Online Left Goes to War," https://jacobinmag.com/2019/08/the-online-left-goes-to-war ----------------- Twitter: www.twitter.com/deadpundits Facebook: www.facebook.com/deadpunditssociety iTunes: www.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1212081214 YouTube: http:/www.youtube.com/channel/UCHahv2fM9eH2K4TzmsWl\_Xg

Previous Episode

Warren and Her Supporters are 30 Years Too Late w/ Connor Kilpatrick

Connor Kilpatrick, a longtime contributor and story editor at Jacobin, joins us to discuss some of the key differences between Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth. We discuss his piece, coauthored with Bhaskar Sunkara, titled "Elizabeth Warren is Thirty Years Too Late" (https://jacobinmag.com/2019/09/elizabeth-warren-bernie-sanders-patagonia-democrats) as well as do our damnest to figure out why so many professional-managerial class types are siding with Warren. The B-Side airs in two days! Get full access by becoming a patron today: http://www.patreon.com/deadpundits ----------------- Twitter: www.twitter.com/deadpundits Facebook: www.facebook.com/deadpunditssociety iTunes: www.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1212081214 YouTube: http:/www.youtube.com/channel/UCHahv2fM9eH2K4TzmsWl\_Xg

Next Episode

Fighting the Emerging Sanders vs. Warren Media Consensus w/ Ben Burgis

Ben Burgis, author of Give Them An Argument (Zero Books, 2018), joins us to dissect the emerging liberal-progressive media consensus that the Sanders-Warren debate can be best characterized by "distinctions without differences." How did this Warren campaign talking point become the media status quo, how do we assess Warren's recent rise in the polls, and how should democratic socialists debate with liberals and progressives? Tune in to find out. Articles mentioned: -Eric Levitz, "The Bernie vs. Warren Debate We Need," http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/09/the-bernie-vs-warren-debate-we-need.html -D.D. Guttenplan, "We Don’t Have to Choose Between Warren and Sanders Yet," https://www.thenation.com/article/sanders-warren-wfp/ *** Support DPS by becoming a patron and receive weekly bonus episodes: http://www.patreon.com/deadpundits *** ----------------- Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/deadpundits Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/deadpunditssociety iTunes: http://www.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1212081214 YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHahv2fM9eH2K4TzmsWl\_Xg