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Military Times‘ photo of a gallows erected on Capitol Hill by pro-Trump militants. (photo: Sarah Sicard)
This week on CounterSpin: As we recorded on January 7, the Washington Post was calling for Donald Trump’s removal from office. To which one might respond: Ya think? Media who egged on Trump’s candidacy, trivialized his venality and normalized as extreme-but-within-range his and his party’s every anti-democratic outrage, are poorly placed to take principled umbrage when that juggernaut takes the course that everyone and their mother said it would. Headlines suggesting the insurrection at the Capitol was the Trump era’s “last gasp” suggest a continued refusal to acknowledge the multiple factors that drove and abetted it, that go well beyond Trump and are going nowhere with Trump’s deposal, today or in two weeks’ time.
Some say the deferential police treatment of rampaging white nationalists who brought their own gallows, as opposed to the abuse that routinely meets nonviolent Black and brown protestors, betrays a double standard; our guest says no, it reflects the single standard of white supremacy. We talk about coverage of the January 6 attack on the Capitol with political scientist Dorothee Benz.
And speaking of law enforcement: We’ll also hear briefly from activist/attorney Mara Verheyden-Hilliard of the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund. They’re demanding an investigation of federal and local police planning and response to yesterday’s events.
Plus Janine Jackson takes a quick look at media coverage of Julian Assange’s extradition denial and Trump’s Blackwater pardons.
Transcript: ‘What Happened at the Capitol Could Not Happen Unless Police Allowed It to Happen’ and ‘Being Neutral in the Face of a Fascist Threat Is Not an Acceptable Journalistic Value’
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I’ve loved Counterspin for years, but I feel there’s a tension involved in trying to include both in-depth dissection of MSM stories and features; maybe a half hour could be dedicated to both? Or 2 separate shows? The Web design also needs serious work.
Please supply transcript of Jan. 8 podcast. I’d like to share some of it with a relative.
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Lynn
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It’s not just black and brown protesters that get abused.
Anyone considered left wing gets greeted with violence
You could definitely see your skills within the work you write.
The world hopes for even more passionate writers such
as you who are not afraid to mention how they believe. Always go after your heart.