On the eve of the 2024 U.S. presidential election and again on the night thereof, Zach (Zacharoni Pizza) and Cameron (Cam Burger) discuss the conflict-ridden domestic and international climates and how the election might affect each. By way of introduction, the former describes himself as a one-time leftist who abandoned the left/right paradigm due to disillusionment with liberals given their demonstrated penchant for changing stances on issues like war and free speech, while the latter explains that he’s a leftist living in Trump country where it’s paradoxically easier to find like-minded leftists due to their scarcity. Cameron observes that conservatives in his area don't need to organize much due to their majority status, and notes a libertarian lean among conservatives and the absence of visible divisions within the right-wing groups.
On the subject of U.S. domestic tensions, the pair speculate about potential civil unrest following the election, considering both Trump and Harris victory scenarios. Zach expresses his skepticism about extremist groups, suggesting that both far-right and far-left groups serve the interests of the security state. Meanwhile, Cameron shares his experience with a neo-Nazi organizer in his area and discusses the potential for increased far-right activity if Trump wins the election.
With the conversation shifting in its second half to geopolitics—including potential conflicts with Iran and China, signaled in part by a hypersonic missile test by the U.S. military on the night of the election—Zach expresses concern about the possibility of war with Iran under a Trump presidency and discusses the broader implications for global politics. He goes on to present his perspective on the Ukraine conflict, viewing it as a result of Western imperialism against Russia. He suggests that the start of World War III might be traced back to Russia’s exclusion from the SWIFT financial system in March 2022.
Though for now the election outcome seems to have been decided peacefully, we here at Radio Free Pizza will naturally keep our eyes on how the aforementioned domestic and international tensions develop—or even find their resolutions, if we might be so lucky—and we look forward to having Cameron back to discuss those developments in another spectacle to come.
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