RSH 75 -- Reichstag Fire But From The Left (1.16.2021)

Recorded January 14, 2021. Welcome to 2021! Adam and Peter are back and, in this episode, they talk about the pro-Trump, far-right near-insurrection at Capitol Hill, how it's a harbinger for more white supremacist extremism, and why left-wing anti-fascism is necessary.  Links: Capitol Hill siege was openly planned but ignored by law enforcement: https://theintercept.com/2021/01/07/capitol-trump-violence-law-enforcement/ ; mass resignations follow Trump riot: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-officials-resign-white-house-b1783622.html ; U.S. allies say the pro-Trump, far-right near-insurrection had help from law enforcement: https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-attempted-coup-federal-law-enforcement-capitol-police-2021-1?fbclid=IwAR2VIichAZHGBjndmpAPHIsWvSxqni5KnQi2F9CocdI8StzoaV6wzXnl0jc ; inaction of Capitol Hill police was by design: https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2021/01/inaction-capitol-police-was-design/617590/ ; Trump mob was not policed as hard as BLM protesters: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-07/trump-rioters-weren-t-policed-like-blm-protesters?sref=AN2927tl ; Republican lawmakers who sought to overturn the 2020 election results: https://truthout.org/articles/here-are-the-names-of-every-republican-who-voted-to-overturn-election-results/ , https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/01/07/co-conspirators-sedition-here-are-names-every-republican-who-voted-overturn-election; Rep. Ayanna Pressley's panic button was ripped out before the riot/mob: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/534064-pressleys-chief-of-staff-said-her-offices-panic-buttons-had-been-torn-out ; Rep. James Clyburn suggests fascist mob may have had "inside intel": https://nypost.com/2021/01/10/rep-clyburn-suggests-capitol-rioters-may-have-had-inside-intel/ ; Rep. Cori Bush remands expulsion of Republican lawmakers who incited the Capitol Hill violent siege: https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/01/06/progressives-back-rep-cori-bushs-resolution-expel-lawmakers-who-incited-violent ; Capitol Hill cop took selfies with pro-Trump mob: https://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/2021/01/capitol-police-member-caught-on-camera-taking-selfies-with-trumps-insurrectionists/?fbclid=IwAR0YJVhXPy1EGydpbprFTHeIHPNwJ39IPzsjH6DsG4EN6zBYG_iN7PKCumI ; the pro-Trump mob was not working-class: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/01/thoroughly-respectable-rioters/617644/ , one of them (Jenna Ryan) was a Texas realtor who flew to D.C. in a private jet: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/texas/article/Trump-Frisco-Texas-realtor-broken-window-capitol-15855673.php , https://www.newsweek.com/jenna-ryan-texas-realtor-capitol-riots-sign-vandalised-1560515 ; armed right-wing protesters protest outside Kentucky state capitol during the Jan. 6 Capitol Hill far-right siege: https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article248392675.html; FBI, DHS, White House adviser foresaw possible far-right riot and looked the other way: https://www.newsweek.com/fbi-homeland-security-white-house-advisers-foresaw-possible-riots-looked-other-way-1559535; months of red flags led to far-right Trump riot: https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/deaths-capitol-pro-trump-far-right-mob-months-red-flags-ncna1253205 ; West Virginia state Republican legislator participated in far-right mob at Capitol Hill: https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/07/politics/delegate-derrick-evans-insurrection/index.html ; off-duty police were in the far-right mob at Capitol Hill: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/surprise-surprise-off-duty-cops-180000845.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/09/us/politics/capitol-police.html) ; police departments investigate which of their own members participated in the near-insurrection at Capitol Hill: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2021/01/09/investigating-police-rioters/ ; U.S. police three times more likely to use force against left-wing protesters than against far-right protesters: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/13/us-police-use-of-force-protests-black-lives-matter-far-right ; the austerity politics of white supremacy: https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/the-austerity-politics-of-white-supremacy ; Sign petition to support Cori Bush's bill to expel Republican lawmakers who aided the near-insurrection: https://gopcoup.com/ Theme song: "Real Sankara Hours theme song" Peter MGunn -- bass guitar Adam Hudson -- drums Support the struggle: Anti-Police Terror Project -- @APTPaction (Twitter) Reclaim the Block -- @reclaimtheblock (Twitter) secure.everyaction.com/zae4prEeKESHB…zC-lQfhEaey0U People's Breakfast Oakland -- @PeoplesBreakOak Black Hills Legal Defense Fund -- bhlegalfund.org Follow us on Twitter: Adam Hudson -- @adamhudson5 Peter MGunn -- @MGunnPeter Real Sankara Hours -- @sankarahours Adam's SoundCloud -- @adamhudson5 Get the RSS feed from our Podbean to stay up-to-date with new episodes: realsankarahours.podbean.com Subscribe to us on Patreon to get bonus episodes: www.patreon.com/realsankarahours/