Gore Vidal on 'The Emperor' (2/7)

[@jtulley2839]

I just fell head o9ver heels in love with that mans stunning intellect5 ! Have read some of his work over the years , but this interview just floors me with the scope he can provide and the ability to appreciate nuance of these characters , thats with out this voice we woudl not be able to appreciate. Please Good Sir find someone to lead us forward in this group of young people !!!

[@johnnyjimj]

If you love the thoughtfulness of these interviews you will probably also appreciate the interviews Paul Jay did with Aleksandr Buzgalin. Very enlightening about the Soviet Union and its fall.

[@truthlifefishing1730]

The irony of his intelligence, is that he is smart enough to keep his mouth shut about what he really knows.

[@jtulley2839]

@@truthlifefishing1730 oh damn that would be a read

[@disk0__]

Men spend entire lives only to be half as lit as Gore Vidal

[@mehjones8008]

Never knew all this about FDR! And I knew plenty.

[@blazodeolireta]

may I suggest the "empire trilogy" by C. Johnson?

[@pathacker4963]

How did TheReal News Network know to run this? Did they know Assange was going to be grabbed and what book he would be carrying? Big fan of Gore's by the way.

[@rockyfjord4710]

Was Assange carrying a book by Gore Vidal then? Do you know what title? I didn't see that.

[@1schwererziehbar1]

@@rockyfjord4710 He was carrying "History of The National Security State".

[@beesplaining1882]

It's ok to watch Gore Vidal while Julian Assange is being covered extensively elsewhere. Vidal's message has been ignored by the world anyway. We need to hear it and watch it again!

[@rockyfjord4710]

@@1schwererziehbar1 Thanks much!

[@i992dc]

RIP Q

[@Reprodestruxion]

All about the emperor giving up their divinity and Intimidating the soviets

[@nationalallianceforprogres3136]

Long live democratic socialism and freedom

[@sadisticincubus]

Why split these up?

[@matthewmartell9118]

mildly sucks

[@johnnyjimj]

For ad revenue, what else? Of course you wouldn't know because like most enlightened people you bypass them ;-)

[@allypoum]

More clicks. Even the woke need to play the holy algorithm.

[@mutroom9914]

TRN making some revenue from Assange’s product placement as he was being dragged out of the Ecuadorian embassy.

[@disk0__]

Alternate take: wtf didn't notice the book, and oh nice thank you for reposting this because there's no way in hell the KZbin algorithms would ever suggest these videos *_from over a decade ago_* thank u mr real

[@ZubairKhan-vs8fe]

Where is part 3

[@reddeserted13]

If Vidal praises someone, listen.

[@julesg7430]

I disagree with Gore Vidal on his portrayal of Roosevelt as being ideologically anti-colonialist, it seems absurd considering the colonial possession of Puerto Rico and the newly acquired colonies in the Pacific after the war. It seems to me like this was merely a facade to disarm his "allies" and reduce their future capabilities of being able to challenge the U.S.

[@Gerguzalbutzelnikoskech]

It seems like you didn't listen to everything Gore said.

[@Reprodestruxion]

Yeah the subtext was there would be only 2 empires left

[@thefakenewsnetwork8072]

Long live communism and eugenics

[@Reprodestruxion]

😒

[@andromeda3483]

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[@thefakenewsnetwork8072]

Long live communism and eugenics