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<p>In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by a friend of the show, C. Derick Varn ( <a href="https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCMuZYE1Q9yNpzn4dzsPtmcQ" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @VarnVlog </a> ), a theorist, writer, and leftist podcast veteran, to discuss the phenomenon of leftists shifting to the right and cases throughout the history of famous right-wingers who were former radical leftists, such as Benito Mussolini and various former Communists turned Fascists. </p>
<p>We discuss examples of the infamous "Trotskyist to Neoconservative pipeline," such as Lyndon LaRouche, James Burnham, and Irving Kristol. We speculate about the intellectual, psychological, and social factors behind these political shifts and their relation to the culture of the left.
In The Backroom on Patreon, Varn and I go deep into the lore of contemporary examples of famous leftists "leaving the left" as well as the phenomenon of the "post-left" whereby people reject the left-right binary. Become a Patron at Patreon.com/OneDime if you haven’t already!
00:00 The ACP, "Maga Communism" and The Post-Left
04:12 Introduction to 1Dime Radio with C. Derek Varn
05:02 The Left-to-Right Political Shift
06:38 Trotskyists To Neocon Pipeline
15:07 LaRouche Vs MagaCommunism
45:42 Personal and Psychological Factors in Political Shifts
53:07 The Culture of the Left
01:21:38 The Urban-Rural Divide
01:23:27 The Backroom Preview
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Outro Music by Karl Casey</p>
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