Bonus Edition #340 - SOLVED! Prophetic Voices from the Past and Hope for the Future

Air Date: 3–9-25 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon and Erin discuss: - The Founding Fathers' prophetic concerns that we don't ever talk about - FDR VP Harry Wallace's op-ed on American fascism from 1944 - Philosopher Richard Rorty's chilling predictions from 1998 - A few reasons - with caveats - why U.S. Democracy might make it through Trump 2.0 - Some hope and advice from a country that recently defeated their authoritarian regime   BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Hear the Full Show, Members Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!)   FOLLOW US ON: Bluesky Mastadon Instagram Facebook YouTube Nostr public key: npub1tjxxp0x5mcgl2svwhm39qf002st2zdrkz6yxmaxr6r2fh0pv49qq2pem0e   REFERENCES: Benjamin Franklin to the Federal Convention The Other Fear of the Founders - The Atlantic Vice President Henry A. Wallace on 'The Danger of American Fascism' in 1944 - Brewminate An eerie prophecy of Trump's second term - Vox Three reasons why American democracy will likely withstand Trump - Vox Poland just showed the world how democracy wins   Find your Indivisible group - or start one Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121 Use the 5 Calls app for scripts and to reach all your elected officials   Join our Discord Server Reach us via Signal: Bestoftheleft.01   Leave a message at 202-999-3991   Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Contact me directly at [email protected] Review the show on Apple Podcasts!