Episode 23: Kill or be Killed / Live and Let Live

On this episode...I try a brand new format where I comment DURING the episode of "The Hate Project" that I am revisiting.  This time, I am revisiting episode 27 which originally aired on April 15, 2013 (exactly 6 years ago today!!).  Check the timestamps below for the topics discussed - highlights include a call from "Mandelacon", discussions of imperialism, and my dramatic performance of Brad Paisley's "accidental racist" 

*00:00 - Intro

*05:12 – Intro to “The Hate Project: Episode 27” where I establish newer ground rules.  I decide to start a hate group against rude people

*08:47 – I offer to do a dramatic rendition of Brad Paisley’s “Accidental Racist” with any hatemonger who wants to call in and do the LL Cool J verse.

*13:38 – discussion of online shitpost hate forum Nimbusters

*16:05 – I assess this “hate project” experiment and whether it’s doing any good.  I describe Flannery O’Connor’s “The Artificial Nigger” and how it relates to the actual hatemonges here.

*22:03 – Republican Kansas county commissioner using the N-word in 2013 and how this is the real soul of repubs / racist people having black friends as insurance

*27:28 – klansman Dragon1488 has an Indian primary care physician, this makes me mad as an Indian-American and I call out the hypocrisy, though I still disguise myself bc I am also anonymous on this show.

*36:46 – A call from Mandelacon (sp?), who claims to be part of the Pan-African Intelligence Network yet does not belong to any sect or group.  This is a new and interesting perspective for this show, even in the incoherent moments. He talks about imperialism and state violence versus humanity.

*1:00:13 – resident klansman Dragon1488 calls in.  I call him on his hateful rhetoric, then try to introduce brand new stereotypes to him. -Mandelacon calls back in, Dragon1488 tries to debate him on South Africa.   -Dragon even has insights on U.S. imperialism, yet doubles down on racism and blowing up countries of non-white people. Also discussion of Boston marathon bombing, and Dragon demonstrates a reasonable perspective on allowing communities to get rid of confederate park names and statues.

*1:00:54 – My current commentary on my interactions with Dragon – did I let him off too easily in being friendly with him on these calls?

*1:00:56 – My dramatic rendition of Brad Paisley’s “Accidental Racist”

*2:00:04 - Outro  

References from episode: Holden Matthews, son of sheriff's deputy, accused of setting fire to black churches https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/11/us/louisiana-black-church-fires-suspect-detained/index.html https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/crime_police/collection_9c63ec70-5c8d-11e9-88c7-379d4911ca02.html#1 Brad Paisley "Accidental Racist" https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/brad-paisley-ll-cool-js-accidental-racist-song-raises-eyebrows-54274/ Republican Jim Gile 2013 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jim-gile-kansas_n_3045720 Kaufman County Murders https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaufman_County_murders Boston Marathon Bombing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Marathon_bombing

Music:   Gnossienne no. 1 by International Surrealist Bulletinis licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License. Remedy for Melancholy by Kai Engel is licensed under a Attribution License.