Loading...(2011/03/07) Bradley Manning, American Schadenfreude, Libyan "Rebels," and the PONY
Episode #246 Bradley Manning was stripped and left naked in his cell for seven hours, which is a familiar CIA tactic used to teach “learned helplessness.” Jamie talks about Charlie Sheen, and the sexist way the media — and Americans — engage in Schadenfreud. Allison discusses the establishment media’s rhetoric when discussing pro-democratic forces, and what differentiates a “terrorist” from a “freedom fighter.” But mainly, this is the episode in which Allison finally gets a pony.
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