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Nat Towsen

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
2123 total appearances

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American Power
The War Nobody Wanted, The Deal Nobody Likes

uh not a non-nationalistic yeah i got you uh a non-nationalistic narrative but about supporting americans about like we really about american prosperity i mean you know i and that doesn't mean letting the free market go wild and and letting ezra klein union bust or whatever it means like actually supporting a labor movement actually supporting laborers the working class

American Power
The War Nobody Wanted, The Deal Nobody Likes

allowing the middle class to grow again or, you know, creating conditions in which it can grow again.

American Power
The War Nobody Wanted, The Deal Nobody Likes

I think I think you're totally right that we do need to have a way to be like we have the responsibility to help other countries in the world when human rights violations are being, you know, are being committed.

American Power
The War Nobody Wanted, The Deal Nobody Likes

And our military force is an absolute last resort.

American Power
The War Nobody Wanted, The Deal Nobody Likes

We need to use an international coalition.

American Power
The War Nobody Wanted, The Deal Nobody Likes

We need to use diplomacy whenever possible.

American Power
The War Nobody Wanted, The Deal Nobody Likes

in order to maintain American prosperity while preventing human rights abuses nationwide.

American Power
The War Nobody Wanted, The Deal Nobody Likes

And I want to point out what you're saying with Adam Smith and with all these people about no mention of Gaza and the human rights abuses in this autopsy.

American Power
The War Nobody Wanted, The Deal Nobody Likes

I think

American Power
The War Nobody Wanted, The Deal Nobody Likes

Part of what's so frustrating about that is you hear him saying, you hear a lot of people saying, well, you can't talk to these people.

American Power
The War Nobody Wanted, The Deal Nobody Likes

Your autopsy needs to include that.

American Power
The War Nobody Wanted, The Deal Nobody Likes

And I think the reason you can't talk to these people is because you're learning that that's a line in the sand.

American Power
The War Nobody Wanted, The Deal Nobody Likes

So often we keep hearing, well, they're not willing to have this conversation.

American Power
The War Nobody Wanted, The Deal Nobody Likes

It's like, okay, well, it's been a few years.

American Power
The War Nobody Wanted, The Deal Nobody Likes

Maybe take away from that fact.

American Power
The War Nobody Wanted, The Deal Nobody Likes

that we're not willing to have a conversation about whether or not murdering babies is good.

American Power
The War Nobody Wanted, The Deal Nobody Likes

You're so far past the line in the sand for so many people.

American Power
The War Nobody Wanted, The Deal Nobody Likes

If you say international human rights, a lot of people would be like, oh, I don't care about that.

American Power
The War Nobody Wanted, The Deal Nobody Likes

But it turns out it costs us votes.

American Power
The War Nobody Wanted, The Deal Nobody Likes

It turns out people do actually really care about human rights, and they need to find a way to not make that antithetical to being pro-America.