Here’s the opening of the Watergate Comedy Hour, to help you remember that it’s a very good idea to laugh at authoritarian leaders. There’s a reason they hate mockery so much.
This is from the original vinyl album in my parent’ collection, probably recorded in 1974.
Intro to the Watergate Comedy Hour
The Authoritarians
The Authoritarianism Project is a weekly newsletter on anti-democratic movements in the US and overseas, and part of my open-source research for a forthcoming book, tentatively titled "Deathsquad Democracy."
The Authoritarianism Project is a weekly newsletter on anti-democratic movements in the US and overseas, and part of my open-source research for a forthcoming book, tentatively titled "Deathsquad Democracy." Listen on
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Patrick Symmes