Part Of The Problem Shameless War Propaganda
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Mar 20, 2026 They tackle war propaganda and the surreal mood around the Iran conflict. They question viral claims about a killed 19-year-old and urge skepticism of wartime narratives. They debate how foreign policy is fracturing political coalitions and examine accusations about suppressed investigations and media spin. They also discuss economic fallout from strikes on energy infrastructure.
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War Feels Surreal And Predictable
- Dave Smith finds the current Iran war surreal and compares it to COVID lockdown eeriness, arguing events are unfolding exactly as he and Robbie predicted.
- He highlights how a multi-trillion-dollar foreign policy industry treats non-interventionist populism as an existential threat to its business model.
Never Trumpers Became War Cheerleaders
- Dave Smith argues Never Trump conservatives feared Trump's foreign-policy skepticism because it threatened the forever-war industry.
- He says those critics later infiltrated Trump's coalition and now cheerlead wars they once opposed.
Question Wartime Claims Before Amplifying
- Dave Smith criticizes wartime social media claims, using a 19-year-old Iranian wrestler's execution post as an example of misleading propaganda.
- He stresses verifying allegations (e.g., convicted of killing two police officers) before using them to justify policy.