"Crack-Up Capitalism": Historian Quinn Slobodian on Trump, Musk & Movement to "Shatter" the State

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Aired: Feb 20, 2025

Who are the minds behind DOGE, and what do they really believe? Historian Quinn Slobodian says three strains of conservatism have converged to form the second Trumpadministration's anti-democratic coalition: finance-backed corporate interests previously friendly to the Democratic Party, Christian conservative think tanks who have long advocated for the end of the administrative state, and theonline-driven movement of reactionary extremists who traffic in white supremacist and neo-Nazi rhetoric. Meanwhile, says Slobodian, "Trump is a person who doesn't believe in much, but he believes in money," leaving himwilling to enact the political visions of these three pro-capitalist projects. Slobodian, an expert in German history, also discusses the connections between the Trump sphere and Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party,supported by Musk and Vice President JD Vance.

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2.20.25 Democracy Now!: "Crack-Up Capitalism": Historian Quinn Slobodian on Trump, Musk & Movement to "Shatter" the State

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2.20.25 Democracy Now!: "Crack-Up Capitalism": Historian Quinn Slobodian on Trump, Musk & Movement to "Shatter" the State