Walter Rhein Podcast

This is the second conversation on estrangement that I’ve had with Andra Watkins . I’m coming to understand that just about everyone who grew up in the United States was conditioned to not discuss the abuses they endured out of some absurd “deference” to the abuser. I suppose we could conclude that patriarchal systems are only allowed to exist if we are all trained not to acknowledge the shortcomi...

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I predict that the corporate democrats are once again going to take the exact wrong lesson from the Platner Debacle. Instead of listening to the people, they’re going to subject us to an offensive lecture because that’s what they always do. “See? See what happens when you demand something other than one of our anointed candidates? Now be good little voters and get behind the bland corporate white...

Please support me if you can! Thanks for your support: 30% off 💙 40% off 💙 50% off 💙 60% off In our current political landscape, we’ve got one group that wants to use public funds on education, infrastructure, housing and healthcare. Then there’s another group that wants to siphon all taxpayer dollars to a group of men who divert themselves by abducting children so they can rape them on a priva...

Hello Everyone! I really appreciate all the wonderful people I’ve gotten to meet on Substack. I first met A. Eevie Bateman because one of my readers recommended one of her articles. It was a thoughtful piece on how white women maintain the patriarchy, and I brought Natasha K. on to discuss it. Eevie’s been writing a lot of provocative pieces and she’s gaining a lot of followers. It’s been great to...

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Thanks for your support: 30% off 💙 40% off 💙 50% off 💙 60% off Let me be clear. I denounce hate. I denounce racism. I denounce antisemitism. I denounce genocide. We are living through an era of intense stress. I’ve personally had to keep my children home from school at times because there were rumors we were going to be raided by the masked gestapo. Every day I’m terrified that armed men will k...

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It has been a while since I talked to Zuri Stevens and I didn’t realize how much I needed this conversation. We walked through all the terrible things that are going on today, but we did it with the purpose of seeing where we can best apply our power. There are a lot of forces of deceit in the world. They try to distract us. They make it feel like our defeat is inevitable. They try to silence us....

A lot has happened since I conducted this interview back in May! Melat Kiros has gone on to win her primary, and I wish all the best for Ericka Kopp for VA-01 . I’ve seen a lot of stories about Melat in legacy media over the last few days, but almost none of them have taken the time to schedule an interview with her. That’s odd because Melat and Ericka are two of the most brilliant and compassiona...

It’s all thanks to you! Thanks for your support: 30% off 💙 40% off 💙 50% off 💙 60% off Justice is an elusive concept. Part of the reason is that crimes are committed in darkness, while justice needs to come out into the light. The problem is that within the arena of accountability, it can be easy to overlook the true scope of the atrocities. The judge sitting secure and protected in his cozy co...

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This was such a fun live! We needed to cut loose and laugh a little bit and we achieved our goal. Eevie started us off with some funny stories about her childhood, Derek is just hilarious as always, and I was like a timid little bird who didn’t have much to say 🤣. There is such a nice community of people here on substack! I’m so appreciative for this group. It’s been so frustrating to see the ove...

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I’m 100% grassroots and I need your support! Thanks for your support: 30% off 💙 40% off 💙 50% off 💙 60% off Authoritarian systems always require the control of information. You see that in narcissistic relationships when your abuser cuts you off from friends and family. Abusive people want to establish themselves as the only source of information. When somebody you trust comes up to you and off...

I love Egberto and Liza! They’re both located in Texas and it was my privilege to bring them together. Things are changing throughout the country but especially in Texas. State Democratic party Chairman Kendall Scudder is bringing a new progressive energy to the state, and for the first time in many years Democrats are challenging in every single race. That’s big. In this conversation, we discuss...

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Thanks for your support: 30% off 💙 40% off 💙 50% off 💙 60% off We need to be clear about what’s happening. The status quo Democratic party that failed to prevent the rise of fascism in the United States is feeling very threatened by progressive wins. This is the same group that always finds enough members to defect to the Republicans to fund their cruel and authoritarian initiatives. This is th...

What a wonderful conversation! Decent people all across the world are still reeling from the atrocities of the “rape academy.” As far as I know, no arrests have been made in relationship to that. That’s unacceptable. I appreciate people expressing their support online, but we need to do more. The fact is that our elected representatives are not helping us. The police are not helping us. We need to...

You guys, I keep telling ‘ya. Things aren’t going to change until you start supporting change. Stop listening to big media. Stop listening to celebrities. Stop listening to ancient politicians. Above all, stop proliferating their lies and excuses. Sitting representatives have the power to fix things. They are the problem. It’s not the young people. It’s not Democratic socialists. Everything wrong...

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Will Fullwood is my good friend and he’s one of the most compassionate people I’ve ever met. He’s dedicated to anti-racism activism. We’ve been doing regular talks for the last two years. His insights have been invaluable in helping me better understand the true rot the USA’s cruel cultural identity. This was the last conversation we had before Will moved permanently to France. He’s in a new place...