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It is not your duty to finish the work, but neither are you at liberty to neglect it.
Rabbi Tarfon, Pirkei Avot 2:16
“The task is not yours to finish,” explains Dr. Gabor Maté in reference to the quote from Rabbi Tarfon, who lived around the time of Jesus. “But you have to take part in it, in this struggle and in this search for truth. Not because one is going to complete the task or even necessarily succeed in one’s lifetime, but because as human beings, what are we to do except to contribute to the cause of justice and truth and freedom as best as we can do it?”
This week, for a special edition of Useful Idiots, we are joined by two people leading the fight to ‘finish the work’: Gabor Maté and UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese.
Our discussion tackles Israel’s genocide in Gaza, from Francesca’s legal attempts to hold governments accountable and the backlash she’s received, including getting personally sanctioned by the US government for, according to Marco Rubio, engaging in “illegitimate and shameful efforts” to prompt the ICC to investigate, arrest, or prosecute U.S. and Israeli officials and executives, to Gabor’s philosophical battle for the light of humanity.
And he explains why, even though the work is far from done, the light will never go out:
“This great evil has been fighting forever to stamp out the small kernel of human kindness and humanity. But if it hasn’t succeeded until now, it never will. There is this light of human truth and kindness and justice. It’s going to keep burning.”
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Let’s take a look at the midterms: Democrats are looking pretty good in the polls, especially because Trump has betrayed two of his key promises, which was to have No New Wars and to address the cost of living.
In his second term, we’ve seen him do the exact opposite. He started a war on Iran, which has driven up the cost of living, especially energy prices. But are Democrats seizing the rage? Are they taking up the anti-war mantle?
No!
Here’s why: in an effort to escape this predicament of spiking energy prices and win back the polls from Democrats, Trump recently made a gas deal with Vladimir Putin to claim he’s bringing prices down. And rather than simply point out that Trump is only doing this to save face because he’s lost the anti-war lane, Democrats are instead accusing him once again of being a traitor, warmongering for Russia.
That’s right: it’s Russiagate Part (10?)
To discuss the Democrat blunder of missing the easy opportunity to pin Trump for his disastrous war of choice on Iran and potentially blowing their midterm lead, we speak with James Carden, author of the new book, The Great Betrayal: How the Democrats Became the Party of War.
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She explains how the perpetrators of Israel’s genocide on Gaza, from decision makers like Benjamin Netanyahu to his chief propagandists like CNN’s Dana Bash, enact the domestic abuse term known as DARVO: deny, attack, reverse victim and offender.
Kylie shows us clips of Dana Bash and Vice President JD Vance and reveals how they manipulate their audience with each tactic of DARVO.
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0:00 Midterm politics and preview
01:56 GOP Senator drools over bombing Iran (but only after the midterms)
04:22 Ted Cruz claims Abdul El-Sayed is in the Muslim Brotherhood
06:14 Ted Cruz knows nothing about the Bible
08:08 James Carden on why Dems have become the party of war
28:32 Democrats, war, and history
46:03 Kylie Cheung on how Zionists and domestic abusers are alike
53:48 Dana Bash's sexual atrocity propaganda
1:05:13 JD Vance celebrates ad accusing rape victim of lying

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