In this episode, we discuss a guy so anti-imperialist that he unquestioningly supports U.S. imperialism. That's right, we're talking about Macleans contributing editor, National Post columnist and all-around neocon ghoul Terry Glavin (Gladio). 

The piece in question is a masterful work of concern trolling, where he suggests that if BLM activists want to win him over, they'll have to stop wearing clothes. It's essentially a hornier, unironic version of the classic Matt Bors cartoon.

Gladio comes very close to making a valid point about supply chains in the Third World and their dependence on sweatshops, but bookends it with a wildly superficial attack on the moral integrity of BLM.

Joining us is long-time friend of the show and recovering podcaster Abdul Malik (@socialistraptor), who bonds with Eric over their Mississauga heritage.

Links

A write up of Gladio's hilarious talk at University of Victoria

Gladio's sole Rate My Professors review, which was totally not written by him

Abdul - Modern Monetary Theory could be the key to unlocking Canada's economic future

Joel Laforest - No More Excuses. It's Time to Fight for a Left Program in Canada

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