Downstream: Who Profits From Genocide? w/ Andrew Feinstein
Topics discussed
Introduction: Andrew Feinstein and the arms trade
Personal morality and the Holocaust survivor mother
Recruitment into the ANC and anti-apartheid activism
Life in apartheid South Africa and family dynamics
The end of apartheid and white South African fears
Comparing South African and Israeli apocalyptic fears
Corruption in the ANC and the transition to power
Human nature, greed, and economic assumptions
Human messiness and the mother's perspective on racism
Moving to the UK and leaving political activism
Jewish identity, Zionism, and the Nakba
The book 'Making a Killing' and the global arms trade
Critique of defense spending and the military-industrial complex
Tony Blair, corruption, and the arms trade
Economic arguments for and against the defense sector
AI in warfare and the 'tech bros' of apartheid
Political future and stepping down from parliament
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