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Published on the Doomstead Diner on November 18, 2018

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Last week's Fireside Rant © , Compounding Conflagrations of Collapse did remarkably well in its first week on the air (or in this case over fiber-optic cables), particularly since I haven't done any Audio Rants in quite some time. You tend to lose audience if you don't keep the content running regularly, but the numbers for the first week are so far very good on that Rant at 193 Listens.

For this week, I'm ranting on our sitting POTUS Donalditry Trumpovetsky and his International Diplomacy ineptness, rising Fascism in the Western Industrialized Nations, and Right Wing internet Trolls who infest the commentariat of a variety websites. The spin down of Collapse continues to accelerate here as 2018 comes to a close, and I don't expect things to improve in 2019. It brings out the Scum of the Earth in the commentariat, and this can be a real problem as time goes by. It plays havoc with the idea you can both have "Free Speech" and a decent and intelligent conversation at the same time. Anyone who watched the Commentariat on Zero Hedge deteriorate over the years knows what I am talking about.

As a note for new Listeners, I'm doing my new Rants now on the Diner YouTube Channel, where you can also find the many Collapse Cafe discussions held with a variety of Collapse Pundits and other interesting and thought provoking people over the years. Many other Rants and Interviews can be found on the Diner Soundcloud Channel as well.

For those interested in a Transcript of this rant, CONTACT me on the Diner and I will send you one. I'm not generally publishing transcripts of my rants, I think they lose too much in the transition from voice to text. They need to be listened to to get the full flavor. However, there are Deaf People out there, so I will provide the transcripts on request.