/249/ Dances with Truckers ft. Ashley Frawley
Added 2022-03-22 07:01:00 +0000 UTCOn the Freedom Convoy, the indigenous question, and 'anti-socialist socialism'(?)
Sociologist and commentator Ashley Frawley is back on the pod to talk about the situation in Canada. With family members involved in the protests, we asked her what she made of the truckers and the way demands were framed as 'anti-socialist'.
We move on to debate how to understand popular resistance to 'social engineering' today, as well as the uses of 'emotionalism' to undermine political agency.
Readings & Links:
- How the truckers split indigenous Canada, Ashley Frawley, UnHerd
- Lecture: Emotion & Reason, Ashley Frawley, The Academy
- Semiotics of Happiness, Ashley Frawley, Bloomsbury, 2005
Comments
Loved this episode a lot, it's hard to get a good view of indigenous issues without falling into liberal mystification.
Blake
2022-05-20 22:16:05 +0000 UTCWhen Ashley says (correctly imo) 'the pandemic naturalises a deep crisis in capitalism', is that really that different from your family's WEF conspiracies? The only difference it seems to me is her family believe this is a temporary lapse into corruption and chaos, and Ashley believes it to be built in to the system. I dont think these views are so at odds with each other as she makes it sound at the start
John O'Riordan
2022-03-28 16:30:45 +0000 UTCWhy does Phil believe there’s like some radical left that defunded American police departments? Is he sundowning like Biden or is he a spiritualist medium now channeling someone’s Fox News dad?
Red Shmoo
2022-03-28 03:51:19 +0000 UTC
