Perils of Christian Patriotism | We're All Antifascist (Right?) | How to Cut the Pentagon Ep. 219

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On August 20th, 1989, Lyle and Erik Menendez shot and killed their own parents. Until then, this Beverly Hills family had been a portrait of the American Dream. How did it go so wrong? To listen to all four episodes of 'The Menendez Brothers' right now and ad-free, go to IntoHistory.com . Subscribers enjoy uninterrupted listening, early releases, bonus content and more, only available at IntoHistory.com . If you or someone you know is in crisis, there is free help available at mhanational.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Perils of Christian Patriotism | We're All Antifascist (Right?) | How to Cut the Pentagon Ep. 219

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Subscribe to the Un-Diplomatic Newsletter: https://www.un-diplomatic.com

Read Julia's report (with William Hartung and Gabe Murphy) on cutting defense spending: https://www.stimson.org/2025/developing-efficient-effective-defense/

Catch Un-Diplomatic on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@un-diplomaticpodcast

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Free preview episode cross-over with the Bang-Bang Podcast. A madcap collage of American Berserk—that’s one way to describe David O. Russell’s Three Kings , and it’s exactly how Van, Lyle, and screenwriter Kevin Fox dive into it. This two-part episode (the second installment drops shortly) unpacks the film’s wild genre mash-up: comic book absurdities collide with nods to Star Wars and Apocalypse Now , all while a grim commentary on U.S. militarism and society simmers underneath. The group digs into how the film disorients viewers with slapstick humor and sudden, brutal violence—like Mark Wahlberg’s character, whose torture by an Iraqi soldier (grieving the loss of his son to an American bombing) flips the script on American power. When Wahlberg’s character feebly defends U.S. actions as “maintaining stability in the Middle East,” the soldier shoves a CD-ROM in his mouth—a searing metaphor for the imposition of U.S. hegemony. From cartoonish “United States of Freedom” patriotism to cow guts and milk truck explosions, Three Kings might not be the perfect vehicle for telling Americans—and all the privileged in the Global North—what they need to hear. But at times, it sure comes close. Subscribe to the Bang-Bang Podcast to unlock the rest of this episode, Part II, and the entire Bang-Bang catalog: https://www.bangbangpod.com/p/part-i-three-kings-1999-w-kevin-fox Further Reading Kevin’s Website “ The Class of 1999: ‘Three Kings’ ,” by Matthew Goldenberg “ Three Kings: neocolonial Arab representation ,” by Lila Kitaeff “ The Gulf War, Iraq and Western Liberalism ,” by Peter Gowan “ The Gulf War’s Afterlife: Dilemmas, Missed Opportunities, and the Post-Cold War Order Undone ,” by Samuel Helfont…

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