
Episode 645 • • 32:32 - 35:56
645: Ghost of Austin
Lenco Bearcat Marketing and Ferguson Protest Slogans
Marketing materials from Lenco for the Bearcat armored vehicle are contrasted with company claims that the vehicles are for "crisis negotiators." The "Hands up, don't shoot" slogan used in Ferguson is criticized as ineffective, while sympathy protests linking Ferguson to Gaza are noted. The hosts suggest that the public's focus on these events is a distraction from broader issues of militarization.
