The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal
Ep 985: 'The Cheaper The Crook...'
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"The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter." -- The Maltese Falcon
Episode 985 of The Professional Left takes a deep dive into the word "normalizing" — a term that gets thrown around constantly in political coverage, but rarely gets a clear definition. Driftglass and Blue Gal trace how a stubborn 30% of Americans have believed one wild conspiracy theory after another for decades, and argue that what looks like normalization on the Left is really just exhaustion from years of fighting battles that others are only now waking up to. The episode uses a surprising example — the slow, hard-won acceptance of women priests in the Church of England — to show what real normalization actually looks like, and why it's very different from what pundits mean when they scold people about Trump. Personal stories, sharp media criticism, and a 1973 sci-fi film all make appearances along the way, connecting the political moment to something much bigger and longer in the making.
Link for this episode: Driftglass and Blue Gal on The Bill Show from Australia! https://www.podbean.com/ep/pb-q42x7-1a99204
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