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H4: Radical Agendas and Authoritarian Ambitions: From Race-Based Taxation to Iranian Threats
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In these two explosive segments, Tara and Lee expose the alarming rise of extremist policies and the global forces emboldening them. First, they dissect New York socialist politician Zohran Mamdani’s brazen defense of taxing neighborhoods by race, highlighting how the rhetoric of “equity” is just a pretext for classic political persecution—and a roadmap to punish dissenting constituencies. Tara warns this ideology is the natural endpoint of Democratic policies that demonize entire groups for political gain. Then, they pivot to the international stage, where Iran’s top clerics have doubled down on fatwas calling for the assassination of Trump and Netanyahu. Tara reveals how Iran’s nuclear program—propped up by Chinese scientists and oil revenues—is quickly rebuilding despite U.S. bunker-buster strikes. And she underscores the chilling historical parallels between today’s socialist promises and the Marxist revolutions of the 20th century: seizing the means of production, dismantling law enforcement, and controlling food and energy to cement power over the population. From local race-based taxation schemes to international terror threats and economic subversion, Tara argues these stories are all part of a bigger, unreported pattern: an authoritarian vision that’s far closer to home than many Americans realize.
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In these two explosive segments, Tara and Lee expose the alarming rise of extremist policies and the global forces emboldening them. First, they dissect New York socialist politician Zohran Mamdani’s brazen defense of taxing neighborhoods by race, highlighting how the rhetoric of “equity” is just a pretext for classic political persecution—and a roadmap to punish dissenting constituencies. Tara warns this ideology is the natural endpoint of Democratic policies that demonize entire groups for political gain. Then, they pivot to the international stage, where Iran’s top clerics have doubled down on fatwas calling for the assassination of Trump and Netanyahu. Tara reveals how Iran’s nuclear program—propped up by Chinese scientists and oil revenues—is quickly rebuilding despite U.S. bunker-buster strikes. And she underscores the chilling historical parallels between today’s socialist promises and the Marxist revolutions of the 20th century: seizing the means of production, dismantling law enforcement, and controlling food and energy to cement power over the population. From local race-based taxation schemes to international terror threats and economic subversion, Tara argues these stories are all part of a bigger, unreported pattern: an authoritarian vision that’s far closer to home than many Americans realize.
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