The Best Debate in the Universe - IS IT OKAY TO PUNCH A NAZI?

Monday January 23rd 2017

This week we have a surprisingly thoughtful debate about whether or not it is, in fact, okay to punch a Nazi. Our guest is an African American, Mike D, who has been everywhere and has managed everyone from A-list stars to new media up-and-comers. Mike brings his surprisingly thoughtful insight to a debate I originally intended to be focused on various types of attacks Nazis deserve. Speaking of, we created an animated clip from last week's episode with Chris Ray Gun about the US shoe company that accidentally put swastikas on their boots:

At the heart of the debate this week is the question: do words that incite violence equate to violence? The question was spawned by an incident where someone punched white nationalist, Richard Spencer during an interview:

As always the brilliant Mikey Bolts is back on the mix, and Rucka's dropping his wisdom left and right this episode. Is he due for another promotion?

And thanks to everyone who downloaded Candid to check it out. Here's the link for those who haven't:

And finally, here's the HERO OF THE WEEK clip where the librarian reminds us of a very important fact:

The voicemail number is: 1-562-58-I-RULE (1-562-584-7853).

DCist - People are making memes of the white nationalist getting punched
NY Times - Inciting violence may not be protected speech
The Atlantic - Why we need to tolerate hate
NBC - Man tries to set himself on fire in protest of Trump
MSN - What are the odds? Mom, dad and son all share a birthday. Apparently pretty good.
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