Episode · Timcast IRL · 2020-06-23
Books mentioned on TimcastIRL #81 - Far left CHAZ Is In CHAOS, Another Dude SHOT, "Chazians" Demand Curfew
CHAZ/CHOP are on the line as chaos mounts and the 'residents' of CHAZ demand safeties from society they rejected, NPR frames a news story in a reliably tiresome way, modern people don't know how lucky
Tim Pool discussed V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and others and Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein. Also mentioned: Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and David Lloyd is a graphic novel depicting a dystopian fascist Britain characterized by pervasive surveillance and government corruption.
Discussed“have you guys have seen V for Vendetta right I'm sure this guy is claiming that the police had a meeting”
Where to get it
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Rules for Radicals
Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky is a political guidebook detailing tactics for community organizers and activists seeking social and political change.
Discussed“because look man these people the people organizing this stuff believe it or not are well-read not the average person there they understand like rules for radicals”
Where to get it
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Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers by Robert A.
Discussed“which Heinlein predicted this in Starship Troopers no punishment for children or criminals no instilling of civic or personal responsibility”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Lord of the Rings
“I can do a really good Smeagol from Lord of the Rings”