Darryl Cooper, Nazi Apologetics, & Disturbances in the Discourse

<p>Join Matt and Chris for a deep dive into the discourse created by Darryl Cooper’s controversial interview with Tucker Carlson. The decoders tackle Cooper’s revisionist takes on Winston Churchill, Hitler, and WWII, asking whether throwing in strategic disclaimers really makes it all okay.</p><p>They also explore reactions from the wider comment-o-sphere, including the musings of libertarian firebrand/idiot Dave Smith, mainstream historians and history YouTubers, and the hosts of Triggernometry, Konstantin and Francis, as they try to unpack Niall Ferguson’s sharp critique of Cooper. Along the way, Sam Harris enters the fray, on a search for grown-ups in the alternative media.</p><p>But does Harris offer a mature critique, or is he engaging in his own cycle of grievance-mongering? Matt and Chris examine his response and consider if it rises above or contributes to the podcasting noise. Whether you are a staunch critic of Sam Harris or a devoted fan, we promise this episode has something to disappoint everyone!</p><p>Links</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOTgPEGYS2o" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tucker Carlson: Darryl Cooper: The True History of the Jonestown Cult, WWII, and How Winston Churchill Ruined Europe</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-0bCrq4zM0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The History Underground: Was Churchill the Chief Villain of WWII??? A Response to Darryl Cooper &amp; Tucker Carlson</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/martyrmade/status/1831069714296258844" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cooper's follow up thread on X.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cna-wzwB4fo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Triggernometry: “Tucker Has Become an Enabler of Fascists” - Sir Niall Ferguson</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fLpKzbqpGk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dave Smith | Darryl Cooper | Part Of The Problem 1169</a></li><li><a href="https://www.samharris.org/podcasts/making-sense-episodes/383-where-are-the-grown-ups" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sam Harris: Episode 383&nbsp;Where Are the Grown-Ups?</a></li><li><a href="https://www.thefp.com/p/pseudo-scholars-and-the-rise-of-the" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Free Press: Sohrab Ahmari. Pseudo-Scholars and the Rise of the Barbarian Right</a></li><li><a href="https://www.splcenter.org/20180419/mcinnes-molyneux-and-4chan-investigating-pathways-alt-right" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SPLC: McInnes, Molyneux, and 4chan: Investigating pathways to the alt-right</a></li><li><a href="https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/3/27/15695060/sam-harris-charles-murray-race-iq-forbidden-knowledge-podcast-bell-curve" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vox: Ezra Klein. Sam Harris, Charles Murray, and the allure of race science</a></li><li><a href="https://www.vox.com/2018/4/9/17210248/sam-harris-ezra-klein-charles-murray-transcript-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vox. The Sam Harris Debate.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/individual/arthur-jensen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Arthur Jensen Profile at SPLC. The researcher who contributed to the Neo-Nazi journal.</a></li><li><a href="https://winstonchurchill.hillsdale.edu/churchill-cooper-ww2/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Churchill Project. Reply to Darryl Cooper: The Truth About World War II.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.thebulwark.com/p/the-charlottesville-hoax-hoax" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Bulwark: Robert Tracinski. The “Charlottesville Hoax” Hoax.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/jd-vance-cats-grill-chicken-ohio-b2612999.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Independent Article on the 'Cat' roasting video.</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield,_Ohio,_cat-eating_hoax" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wikipedia article on the Cat Eating Hoax.</a></li></ul><br />