8. The Nitty Gritty: Capitalism & Fascism

Elon Musk made a bit of an oopsie during his speech at Trump’s inauguration by letting the mask slip off entirely. He unambiguously made a “fascist salute” twice. Musk bootlickers predictably defended his gesture, but among his defenders was the Anti-Defamation League, which is an organization that purports to be fighting against hate speech. They called it an “awkward gesture in a moment of enthusiasm,” which is bizarre for the fact that they’ve defamed college students for simply wearing keffiyehs on college campuses. This led to progressive organizations and lawmakers like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calling out their disgusting double standard on Twitter. Read More About This Story Here: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/elon-musk-salute-reaction-right-wing-extremists-1235241866/ Additional References: The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/us/politics/elon-musk-white-house-trump.html CNN - https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2023/12/18/donald-trump-campaign-rhetoric-cnc-vpx.cnn NBC News - x-twitter-elon-musk-nazi-extremist-white-nationalist-accounts-rcna145020 Truthout - https://truthout.org/articles/free-speech-absolutist-musk-is-abetting-modis-suppression-of-voices-in-india/ Rolling Stone - https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/elon-musk-great-replacement-conspiracy-theory-1234941337/ Mother Jones - https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/11/elon-musk-river-sea-antidefamation-league/ Videos: Greenblatt on MSNBC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uB4JMZNLr0 Greenblatt on CNBC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw84oU5xIUY Greenblatt Talks TikTok - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKbMtVKq18I ************** Support the Show: Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/humanistreport YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7Q4rvzJDbHeBHYk5rnvZeA/join Membership via PayPal: http://www.humanistreport.com/support.html ************** Mike's Book, 'Catalyze' is Now Available on All Major Retailers! Grab Your Digital or Paperback Copy Here: http://www.humanistreport.com/book.html ************** Visit Our Website: http://www.humanistreport.com/ Join Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/ntzkbyzsdA Join Our Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/HumanistReport/ Like Us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/humanistreport Follow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@humanistreport Follow Us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/HumanistReport Follow Mike on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mike.figueredo/ Follow Mike on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/humanistreport Subscribe to Our Second Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnSKFAh2-y_xplp4gB_9X0w Download the Opt-Out App: https://www.optout.news/ ************** The Humanist Report (THR) is a progressive political podcast that discusses and analyzes current news events and pressing political issues. Our analyses are guided by humanism and political progressivism. Each news story we cover is supplemented with thought-provoking, fact-based commentary that aims for the highest level of objectivity. #HumanistReport #ElonMusk #AOC

The “hand gesture” didn’t happen in a vacuum.

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Ben Thomson, a nephrologist at Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital, is suing Mackenzie Health for more than $1.5 million. Mackenzie Health, which has not yet filed a formal response, says it

Dr. Ben Thomson, a nephrologist at Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital, has posted opinions on social media about the war between Israel and Hamas. Along with threats to his safety, earlier this month he was suspended for one month, but the health authority denies he 'was suspended for his views.'

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Trump's inauguration drew a number of business and tech CEOs, including Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Tim Cook, and TikTok's Shou Zi Chew.

While Elon Musk and other billionaires watched the Trump inauguration, his pet DOGE project faced three new lawsuits.

After the cease-fire, Israeli settlers, with soldiers' help, terrorize Palestinians in the West Bank. Homes burned, people injured. Will justice prevail? The world must hold these violent criminals accountable before hatred consumes us all. #EndSettlerViolence

Trump made promises to target LGBTQ people and immigrants, and to enact a number of other right-wing plans.

Trump’s popular vote win was the second-smallest seen over the past 40 years.

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We need to start reversing 40 years of neoliberalism with economic planning and public ownership

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Grab Atlas VPN for just $1.83/mo + 3 months extra before the BIG DEAL deal expires: https://get.atlasvpn.com/Hakim Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ComradeHakim Twitter: @YaBoiHakim 00:00 Introduction 00:31 Definitions and Minor Shapiro Improvements 02:08 Loosey-Goosey Terms, Diffuse Definitions 03:44 EVERYONE I DON'T LIKE, a Proper Definition 06:49 Muh Freedums, Racism, Militarism 09:00 Mussolini and Brainrot 11:42 Contradictory Values 12:31 Welfare Fascism? 14:28 The List Changes and FDR 15:34 The Biggest Meme So Far 17:12 Conclusion and Easter Egg

Mark Zuckerberg wants "masculine energy" and "aggression" at the office — sounds like a toxic workplace

Make no mistake, one of the most popular apps in the world was just down in the U.S. for 14 hours because Donald Trump ordered that it be taken down. Why? So he could be seen as a hero in “saving” it.

Jeffrey Epstein leveraged connections with global elites, potentially serving intelligence interests while entrenching himself in powerful circles linked to Donald Trump, Peter Thiel, Elon Musk…

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Joe Biden’s enabling of a genocide in Palestine was in keeping with a career spent pushing bloody war in the Middle East. His action and inaction on Gaza was brutal, unjustifiable, and unforgivable.

Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ComradeHakim Twitter: @YaBoiHakim A very basic general overview of the contradictions of Capitalism, and the intrinsic faults that make the system untenable. Sources and books mentioned are in pinned comment. 00:00 Intro 00:22 Capitalism's Boom and Bust Cycles 02:10 The Falling Rate of Profit 03:54 Infinite Growth in a Finite World 05:04 Profit Over All Else 08:06 Capitalism and Meritocracy 09:32 The Reserve Army of Labour 10:32 The Centralization of Capital 11:57 Class Antagonism 13:26 The Lack of Real Solutions Within The System 15:20 Conclusion

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