Episode 20: Pigs Flying Directly Into the Sun
Kyle and Phil talk copaganda
Episode Notes
Why is it that almost every network procedural seems to be centered around cops? Detectives, Navy Investigators, Homicide units - all these cop shows and all these stakes. Through endless coverage and entertainment programming people absorb the belief that cops are always, without question the "good guys."
But we know that to be untrue. Policing in America is nothing like NCIS or Bones. Police in America are the edge of the coercive power of the dictatorship of the bourgeoisie. Dominating neighborhoods, arresting and murdering people without cause or consequence, extracting what little people can collect through fines and civil asset forfeiture - what do cops provide that justifies the glowing coverage in entertainment and in news media? Phil and Kyle discuss this topic and wrap up with a round up on the latest news.
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