DeSantis’ Fashwave Adventure, Part 1

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07/20/23 • 31 min

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Gare talks with Robert and James about the history of the alt-right’s defacto online aesthetic, dubbed Fashwave, and how it led to the disastrous “Dark MAGA.”

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Gare talks with Robert and James about the history of the alt-right’s defacto online aesthetic, dubbed Fashwave, and how it led to the disastrous “Dark MAGA.”

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It Could Happen Here - DeSantis’ Fashwave Adventure, Part 1

Transcript

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Oh, welcome back to It Could Happen Here, a podcast about things falling apart and about what we like to call the crumbles in here. And a key aspect of the crumbles is the ongoing resurgence of fascist political parties and politicians in the United States and elsewhere. In today, we're going to be talking about about one of said fascists, a fellow you might have heard of named Rondasantist. Putting Ron, Yeah, putting Ron oldd sanctimonious. Now,