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Behind the Bastards

There’s a reason the History Channel has produced hundreds of documentaries about Hitler but only a few about Dwight D. Eisenhower. Bad guys (and gals) are eternally fascinating. Behind the Bastards dives in past the Cliffs Notes of the worst humans in history and exposes the bizarre realities of th...

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Aimé Césaire

Discourse on Colonialism

Csaire's book was referenced for its powerful critique of colonialism and its detrimental effects on both the colonizer and the colonized.

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And we must show that each time a head is cut off or an eye put out in Vietnam and in France, they accept the fact.

— Episode: It Could Happen Here Weekly 73

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Csaire's book was referenced for its powerful critique of colonialism and its detrimental effects on both the colonizer and the colonized.

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And we must show that each time a head is cut off or an eye put out in Vietnam and in France, they accept the fact.

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Jim Marrs

The Illuminati

The Secret Society That Hijacked the World

Robert found it to be a 'crank' book, criticizing its structure and how it connected the Illuminati with Zionism, while acknowledging the inclusion of some interesting quotes.

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It's called The Illuminati, The Secret Society That Hijacked the World by Jim Mars with two Rs.

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Episode: Part Three: A Complete History of the Illuminati

Robert found it to be a 'crank' book, criticizing its structure and how it connected the Illuminati with Zionism, while acknowledging the inclusion of some interesting quotes.

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It's called The Illuminati, The Secret Society That Hijacked the World by Jim Mars with two Rs.

And Mars is absolutely a crank that for an idea of what a cranky is, his book on secrets in the chapters on The Illuminati, part one is Germany and part two is Zionism.

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Luther Blissett

Q

It was described as a conspiracy book that came out before QAnon, with the pen name being a famous soccer player's name.

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And they wrote this bestseller called Q. That's a conspiracy novel.

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It was described as a conspiracy book that came out before QAnon, with the pen name being a famous soccer player's name.

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And they wrote this bestseller called Q. That's a conspiracy novel.

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Clay Blair

The Forgotten War

America in Korea, 1950-1953

The Korean War was described as being the 'memory hole war' in America and the UK, with it not being talked about much. There was a pretty good book by that title too.

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The Forgotten War is literally like its most common nickname. There's a pretty good book by that title too.

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The Korean War was described as being the 'memory hole war' in America and the UK, with it not being talked about much. There was a pretty good book by that title too.

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The Forgotten War is literally like its most common nickname. There's a pretty good book by that title too.

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Steven Smith

The Great Disruption

An Earth Rebirth Novel

It was discussed as a book promoting Nazi propaganda and esoteric Hitlerism, and was mentioned as the book that introduced a speaker to the Flat Earth conspiracy.

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Now about a month ago, y'all and I, we went through a little book called The Greatest Lion Earth.

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Episode: The QAnon Book: A Half-a*sed, Bagel-Tossing Review

It was discussed as a book promoting Nazi propaganda and esoteric Hitlerism, and was mentioned as the book that introduced a speaker to the Flat Earth conspiracy.

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Now about a month ago, y'all and I, we went through a little book called The Greatest Lion Earth.

About the Flat Earth conspiracy theory. It turned out to just be straight Nazi propaganda.

Esoteric Hitlerism, Nazi propaganda.

as he's talking about the books that brought him into this holds up a copy of The Greatest Lion Earth.

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Saul D. Alinsky

By Saul David Alinsky - Rules for Radicals

A Practical Primer for Realistic Radicals (1971-05-16) [Hardcover]

It was mentioned in the context of QAnon, where it was suggested that Hillary Clinton's mentor, Saul Alinsky, dedicated the book to Lucifer, characterizing him as a Satanist and Nazi.

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Hillary's teacher and friend was Saul Alinsky A man who dedicated his book Rules for Radicals to Lucifer who he calls the original rebel

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It was mentioned in the context of QAnon, where it was suggested that Hillary Clinton's mentor, Saul Alinsky, dedicated the book to Lucifer, characterizing him as a Satanist and Nazi.

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Hillary's teacher and friend was Saul Alinsky A man who dedicated his book Rules for Radicals to Lucifer who he calls the original rebel

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William Selzer

Vigilante

A Border Patrol Novel of Suspense

It was mentioned as a source by the podcast hosts, detailing the history and impact of vigilante border patrols and specifically the 'rape trees' idea as a symbol of Mexican male immorality.

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According to Harold Shapira, author of a book about Vigilante border patrols, the rape trees are a powerful symbol of the Mexican male's immorality and simultaneously imbue their own...

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It was mentioned as a source by the podcast hosts, detailing the history and impact of vigilante border patrols and specifically the 'rape trees' idea as a symbol of Mexican male immorality.

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According to Harold Shapira, author of a book about Vigilante border patrols, the rape trees are a powerful symbol of the Mexican male's immorality and simultaneously imbue their own actions with valor.

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Colin G. Calloway

First Peoples

A Documentary Survey of American Indian History

A passage from the book was quoted describing the emergence of class distinctions among the Chumash people due to their secret society related to the construction of canoes.

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A passage from the book First Peoples Populating the Planet charts out how things went from there. A bearskin cape worn only by the elite of canoe owners and village chiefs marked the...

— Episode: Part One: A Complete History of the Illu...

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Episode: Part One: A Complete History of the Illuminati

A passage from the book was quoted describing the emergence of class distinctions among the Chumash people due to their secret society related to the construction of canoes.

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A passage from the book First Peoples Populating the Planet charts out how things went from there. A bearskin cape worn only by the elite of canoe owners and village chiefs marked the beginnings of class distinctions, adsted burials, which were far more elaborate for the wealthy and their children than for commoners.

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