Rittenhouse Verdict Emboldens Far-Right

<p>After Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted after shooting dead two men and injuring another at a Black Lives Matter protest, the US right are triumphant. What does this mean now: for right-wing vigilantes and for progressive protesters? How would the US justice system have judged a person of colour in the same circumstances, and what does this tell us about white supremacy?</p><br /><p>We're joined by Benjamin Dixon, Dr. Cynthia Miller-Idriss, Pat Blanchard and Wajahat Ali .</p><br /><p>Please subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqay1GVERiMWxrX2ZyOU5jVmlLZHZ4UGFDMTg3d3xBQ3Jtc0ttMFVyVjdubFFJQmhFVHEwNjd6Xy1ZMXhuQ09qWTRjcnJERUc1VFRnOWtvc0NTX3ZLTXgxek1jWGgwUGxjTEdabVhIRVFfZ1RpaEJYd1FTUzNmQTg3NjZBQk16U01rMVRwM0twWWN5RWZZR2VQSm9oYw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fpatreon.com%2Fowenjones84" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://patreon.com/owenjones84</a></p><br /><p><br /></p><p>Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast" rel="payment" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast</a>.</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>