Summary: This is an interview with Robert Meeropol, the son of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg who were executed for espionage. * I am releasing this episode on the 70th anniversary of their execution, at 8:00 PM EST, the time at which the Julius and Ethel were executed. Pre-Episode Introduction 0:00:00 - Introduction and Robert's story 0:08:40 - Manichean nature of propaganda 0:12:40 - Government destroys culture, not just resistance 0:14:35 - Timing of this episode 0:18:05 - Propaganda in the case of Robert's parents 0:23:35 - Role of fear and othering in propaganda 0:31:45 - Why was it important for propaganda that the kids of the Rosenbergs were targeted as threats? 0:42:45 - Propaganda in the media as a sedative that gets people to work within the system rather than buck it 0:56:10 - How can we know truth in a world saturated by propaganda? 1:04:50 - Why can't the government bring itself to admit they're wrong? 1:16:05 - Why do we need activists today if we solved discrimination with Civil Rights? 1:26:10 - Resource recommendations and plugs
