Episode 71: RESPECT for elementary education, capitalism v meta-Marxism, Right wing reaction to Trump conviction, MLB reconciles racial injustice

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Mailbag: Carly’s recording

The Thought Provoker:

Shawn is up first this week. An anonymous expert recently participated in a debate discussing Meta-Marxism and capitalism. They discussed how the theory of meta Marxism primarily looks at all relationships through the lens of power and power imbalance while capitalism looks at relationships through the lens of self-interested and trade. Is one theory moral and the other immoral or are they both just ways to govern and either is fine?

Next up, Matt. Right wing media figures are attacking the US system of justice following Trump’s conviction on 34 felonies this week. Charlie Kirk tweeted “indict the left or lose America”, Matt Walsh tweeted that the “The only thing I want to hear from [Republicans] is which Democrats they will have arrested.” Representative Mike Collins tweeted, “Time for Red State AGs and DAs to get busy.” I know Sam plans to vote for Trump, but are he and Shawn willing to defend this kind of rhetoric?

Finally, Sam. Nada, nada, nothing

The Big Question: Major League Baseball has officially incorporated Negro Leagues statistics into the Major League record. As result of Wednesday's integration, Negro Leagues legend Josh Gibson is now baseball's all-time leader in career batting average (.372, beating out Ty Cobb's .366), slugging percentage (.718, beating out Babe Ruth's .690), and OPS (1.177, beating out Ruth's 1.164). Gibson is also the new single-season leader in those categories. MLB has a historian who works for them who developed a team to do the research that allowed for these updates. Is this a model for how other groups in the US can deal with historical racial injustice?