Exterminate Capital's Exploitative Grip | Travis Smith

Trickle-Down Socialism

Pat, Dan, and C$ Burns open the episode, which features Travis Smith (@Extermin8) a Communist Party Activist, by discussing some of our own inherited anti-Communist Bias, we discussed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's grace and the dog-whistle racism she faced when being interviewed by GOP members of the Senate Judiciary Committee like Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) and we discussed some of the important background listeners might need to stay engaged in the interview. Pat and Travis talk about Travis' ideological journey from Evangelical, Conservative family in East Texas, always uncomfortable with the racism endemic on the Right, to an anti-Capitalist who first attended some meetings of Democratic Socialists of America but ended up finding himself identifying with and soon joining and engaging in activism with the Communist Party. The discussion centers around understanding how Communists aren't violent, rather the Revolution that is oft-discussed would most likely entail pushing people into struggle, aiming to radically reduce the economic hierarchy in the society, and eliminate Fascist elements (possibly through education, as an example.) None of this is violent if the Capitalists understand that the worker majority is determined to ensure every person's needs are met. Also discussed was Travis' belief that a Popular Front against Fascism is needed and that our current system of Capitalism is violent every day towards the disenfranchised, the unbanked, the unhoused, the incarcerated, and he uninsured. We ask listeners to keep an open mind as they listen - you might find you agree more than you disagree with a Communist. Communist Party USA: CPUSA.org World Peace Council: wpc-in.org Travis' Etsy store --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/trickledownsocialism/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/trickledownsocialism/support