Episode proper starts at around 12:45, for those who want to skip the pre-episode banter.
By the way, this was an especially good episode, highly recommend it, even for those who don’t usually listen to this podcast.
Learned a lot about the history of fascist militias in South America.
Is Ben Norton actually a member of the CPC, or was Yugopnik doing a joke? I thought I would have heard of this by now if he is. It is not very important to me either way, I just think it would be cool if he was in the CPC.
Don’t think foreigners in China can join the CPC
They can’t. Only Chinese citizens. And it is notoriously difficult for foreigners to become citizens. It basically never happens unless they are already of Chinese descent. There are a few exceptions in which foreigners who have performed something that is considered an extraordinary service for China were given honorary citizenship and/or membership in the CPC. This used to happen occasionally in the past (particularly people who helped China during the revolutionary period), but nowadays i haven’t heard of it happening anymore.
No socialist country made it very easy to immigrate or become a citizen. Thats an entirely capitalist phenomenon.
No. They were just doing a bit.
Nice. Is this the 3rd time Ben has gone on the Deprogram now?
Yes. Ep. 33, 115, 207
Absolute banger of an episode. I especially appreciate the crash course on Latin American politics from Ben.
I found a YouTube link in your post. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
