Blindingly Unjust with Christopher Dilworth - Part 2

APR 7, 202350 MIN
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Blindingly Unjust with Christopher Dilworth - Part 2

APR 7, 202350 MIN

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<p>On Part 2 of Blindingly Unjust, we look at the way the law, public relations, the media interact with each other in order to manufacture consent. We start by examining the kid-gloves in which Sam-Bankman Fried is treated with and then we move on to examine the larger power structures that allows impunity for some and imprisonment for others. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Show Notes</p><p>0:50 - Sam Bankman-Fried Scandal</p><p>1:30 - Elizabeth Holmes</p><p>2:00 - Sam Bankman-Fried admits to running a Ponzi Scheme</p><p>10:36 - Coordinated Pump and Dump</p><p>12:42 - FTX’s backdoor: The exchange is supposed to be a safe that cannot cracked, but FTX figured out how to “crack” the safe. </p><p>14:19 - FTX being embedded with politicians and appearing with Zelensky</p><p>15:13 - Old lady being in jail over Christmas </p><p>16:38 - Prosecutorial power </p><p>17:30 - Arrested over “a 1000-yard stare”: Racial discrimination where a black person was sitting outside. </p><p>19:15 - Prosecutor’s office and Police are extremely comingled which is why we cannot get a single conviction</p><p>20:50 - The limits of Law - it is an expression of societal power.</p><p>23:12 - Bush Vs Gore and Legal fiction</p><p>25:42 - The same power circle within the USA</p><p>27:38 - China’s meritocracy</p><p>30:22 - The way China works vs the Way the USA works</p><p> 32:50 - Who owns BMW</p><p>36:15 - Media driven blood-lust</p><p>38:15 - Korean War Posters</p><p></p><p>43:17 - Who the us fights a war with..</p><p></p><p>Christopher Dilworth can be found on <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/DillieHoliday">Twitter</a></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.historicly.net/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">www.historicly.net/subscribe</a>