good evening, i m mehdi hasan. we begin tonight in florida. land of endless sunshine, citrus fruit and senior living. welcome to the villages. the florida retirement community is so big it s the same size as the city of gainesville, florida, just off the interstate. also its biggest waco texas and the village is a big deal politically as well. it s a regular stop on the campaign trail for right-wing republicans. donald trump spoke to supporters there in the final stretch before election day. he signed an executive order on medicare there in 2019. while matt gates and marjorie taylor greene took their traveling gave a gifts act there in 2021. when ron desantis said he was stripping disney of his self governing power in the state when he sought to control higher education and when he briefed people on his coronavirus response in 2020, he did it all from, you guessed it, the villages. if something major and conservative politics is happening in florida, and chances are it s happ
armed to the teeth ready and eager to be sick tip on law abiding trump supporters and hardworking small business owners. the right has become obsessed with this new and i would argue extremely dangerous conspiracy theory. you would be forgiven if you were unaware of this but they are all over it, and you just don t have to take my word for it. watch for yourself. here s just a small selection of the current craziness. the irs is already wonderfully mysteriously heavily militarized. they stockpile thousands of firearms and millions of rounds of ammunition. why? it s a praetorian guard that will be unleashed. joe biden said he was gonna grow the middle across harris and unite the country. instead, you have a government targeting the citizens. they are arming up the irs like they are preparing to take volusia. like james bond, but instead of hunting down evil maniacs
against our great nation is a clear example of this bitter reality. a state of mistrust has cast its shadow on the international relations while there is no trust or just authority to help resolve world conflicts. no one feels secure or save even those who have a stockpile thousands of atomic bombs and other arms in their arsenals. joining me former ambassador nicolas burns with harvard s kennedy school. i hate to quote a yankee to a red sox passionate red sox fan but as yogi berra would say, this is deja vu all over again with ahmadinejad attacking israel and empty seats in the u.s. delegation. today they said because it is the yom kip pur holiday and found that additionally offensive. you re absolutely right, andrea. he is not the figure he once was
individuals. they claim that only their views, approaches or prescriptions can save humanity and the world economy. their colleagues and friends don t you think that the root cause of the problems must be solved in the prevailing international order? or the way the world is governed? i would like to draw your kind attention to the following questions. who abducted tens of millions of people from their homes in africa during the dark period of slavery making them a victim of their materialistic greed in the united states and in europe? who imposed colonialism for over four centuries upon this world? and who occupied lands and massive resources of other nations, and alienated cultures who triggered first and second world wars that left hundreds of millions injured or killed or homeless. who reated the wars in the korean peninsula and in vietnam. who imposed through deceit and hypocrisy the zionist and over 60 years of war, homelessness, terror and mass murder on the palestinian