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Summer Fund Drive Special Programming: Culture Is a Main Ingredient: Rodstarz Calls Artists to Resist Fascism
On Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sat down with Rodstarz of the revolutionary Hip Hop group Rebel Diaz for a timely conversation about authoritarianism, political repression and the urgent role artists must play in defending their communities. Drawing from his family’s experience with dictatorship in Chile, Rodstarz argued that what is unfolding in the United States cannot be dismissed as ordinary political conflict. He described fascism as a system built around an authoritarian leader who uses fear, division and propaganda to demand loyalty and punish dissent. From attacks on immigrants and…
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