Counter-Currents Radio Podcast No. 496
The Ukraine Debate Afterparty

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Greg Johnson held an impromptu afterparty and Ask Me Anything following his debate on the Ukraine war with Mark Collett on Saturday, and the recording is now available for download and online listening.

Topics discussed include:

First half (49:32)

02:22 What are some graphic novels you would recommend?
03:38 Greg, are you still on the keto diet? How’s that going?
06:55 When should conservatives be progressive?
08:26 On the differing levels of conviction between the Right and the Left
10:37 Summary of the debate with Mark Collett
11:20 Nicholas R. Jeelvy’s initial assessment of the debate
17:00 Gaddius Maximus’ analysis
22:23 “Liberals don’t fuck around”
24:32 If the Pro-Ukrainian Left loses in Ukraine, they will take it out on domestic dissidents
27:54 White Nationalists who support the invasion are endangering the entire movement
30:32 Poll results on attitudes towards the invasion
33:20 On Ruuben Kaalep
35:18 On people who “let their enemies choose their friends”
37:08 On pragmatism and Realpolitik
38:39 If it’s bad for the Jews, it’s good for us, right?
45:35 The West vs. former Communist countries

Second half (51:26)

00:29 Vladimir Putin sounds like he’s auditioning for BLM
04:29 How Northwestern Europeans are trusting to a fault
05:58 How some Serbs self-identify as . . . Native Americans
10:40 Putin’s rhetoric of “imperialism” is recycled Communist-speak
11:58 Don’t support Putin just because he opposes transsexuality
13:23 How supporting Putin is like pathological altruism
17:48 Origins of Azov and “lending verbal help” to Putin
22:02 On the narrative that Communism had conservative effects
27:11 Is Putin a pious Orthodox Christian?
33:08 On the importance of unity among White Nationalists
35:16 Support for Putin is cuckoldry (Greg Johnson’s satire of Dugin, “North Americanism: A Cautionary Tale ^[2].”)
38:44 On paid Russia-shills

To listen in a player, click here ^[3] for the first half and here ^[4] for the second. To download, right-click either link and then click “save as.”

Part 1

https://counter-currents.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Ukraine-Debate-Afterparty-Oct-15-2022-Part-1.mp3 ^[3]

Part 2

https://counter-currents.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Ukraine-Debate-Afterparty-Oct-15-2022-Part-2.mp3 ^[4]

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