This episode examines the dangers of memeifying politics, focusing on Trump’s xenophobic remarks about Haitian immigrants in the 2024 debate. As a West Indian Ohioan, I discuss how memes normalize hate, pacify resistance, and even strengthen fascism. We explore how the right weaponizes memes for recruitment and how humor can defang political critique.
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Media and Research Mentioned:
🔗 Migrant Caravan National Emergency – Daily Dot: https://www.dailydot.com/irl/migrant-caravan-national-emergency/
🔗 Inside the Hate Factory: How Facebook Fuels Far-Right Profit – The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/dec/06/inside-the-hate-factory-how-facebook-fuels-far-right-profit
🔗 Trump Referred to Haiti and African Countries as ‘Shithole Nations’ – NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-referred-haiti-african-countries-shithole-nations-n836946
🔗 A Brief History of Fascist Lies by Federico Finchelstein: https://bookshop.org/a/23229/9780520389779
🔗 Why It’s Time for White Male Mediocrity to Lose – Ijeoma Oluo, NBC News:https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/ijeoma-oluo-why-it-s-time-white-male-mediocrity-lose-n1251948
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