Bonus audio from Jason about what can Biden do to push Bibi to accept a ceasefire and hostage deal?
And this week's episode on: Why is Harris not appealing to middle-aged white men? Plus listener questions on migration, the NHS, and Ukraine
This week I wanted to lead with some bonus content:
Special Shout out to mega-orderer Shani who in channeling the Dune heroine has echoed many other listeners by asking: what can Biden do to dominate Arakis and push Bibi to accept a ceasefire and hostage deal? And why is Bibi deliberately prolonging the war? Like why should the war have lasted nearly a year since October 7, 2023?
This line of argument draws on Thomas Friedman’s recent op-ed where he puts on paper and in audio what many have been thinking— that Bibi and Trump are colluding to make the war the graveyard for Harris/Biden’s goals of win-win solutions and mutually beneficial compromises, because as arch Disorderers-in-chief both Trump and Bibi benefit from the conflict not being resolved (albeit in different ways)…
Instead of rehashing that argument you can read Friedman here:
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/05/opinion/thomas-friedman-israel-trump-harris.html?showTranscript=1
or listen which I find more enjoyable here:
And here is my response to this phenomenon in video:
And Audio of the same thing for those who want to listen like a podcast
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Now to this week’s Disorder Pod episode:
This week, Jason and Alex catchup after an eventful summer. Alex discusses her main takeaways from her trip to Tbilisi for the McCain forum, while Jason talks about his conversations back in New Jersey with real American voters. These conversations are giving him a pit in his stomach. His mounting concern is that Harris may fall into the Clinton trap – turning off traditionally Democratic voting white middle-aged men who are not from the coastal elite. Jason has been speaking to some ‘real Americans’ and hearing that they find Harris an uppity female lawyer, who doesn’t stand for anything, and who is too inauthentic to win the 2024 US Presidential election.
Pivoting away from this doom and gloom, the duo take listener questions. They look at how host countries could better assimilate migrants; whether Starmer should take a braver approach to push the UK back into the single market; how to stave off the rise in populist parties like AfD; how to push back against anti-Ukrainian conspiracy theories from one’s colleagues; and if a nationalised health system like the NHS can deliver ‘Ordering Solutions’ for its population or if the failure of the NHS at present showcases that state-led mega ordering is simply not possible in today’s world.
Background Links:
Listen to our million downloads episode which was referenced numerous times, especially about Sweden, Privatization, health care, and assimilation/migration, https://pod.link/1706818264/episode/0c8bf88a4b5b3bfc2ba60f36c12bc4de
And for more on Harris and her problems being bold and landing with White men: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/cnn-political-director-warns-of-trouble-sign-for-harris-as-she-lags-with-white-male-voters-in-key-states/ar-AA1q3lkL
And her problems also surface with Hispanic voters, especially men: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/skeptical-voters-wrestle-know-kamala-harris-seen-donald-trump-rcna168784
Video from James’ question (note this is pure misinformation garbage but interesting to know that it is being produced)
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