🎙️ Radical Roots — Episode 49: Entering the Breach: Soft Civil War in 2025 (Aug 24, 2025)

🎙️ Radical Roots Podcast – Episode 49: Entering the Breach: Soft Civil War in 2025📅 Sunday, August 24, 2025 | 🕗 8:30 PM ETThis week, we ask: How far have we already fallen? And what does it mean to fight back before it's too late?🧭 Opening Reflection: “How Far Have We Fallen?”We begin by grounding in the reality of this moment:• What do we do when the systems meant to protect us betray us?• How do we respond as Black and Brown voices navigating collapse, not just crisis?🧷 1. Kilmar Abrego García Released—but Not FreeA Salvadoran father wrongfully deported is now out on GPS monitoring—but ICE still seeks to deport him to Uganda.• Why Uganda?• What does this case say about how far due process has eroded—and what it means for immigrant communities in 2025?🏛️ 2. Armed National Guard in Washington D.C.: Protection or Occupation?Despite historically low crime, Trump has deployed National Guard troops across D.C.• What are the implications of federal troops patrolling domestic cities?• Are we witnessing a new form of martial control in plain sight?🏙️ 3. Chicago Is Next: Manufactured Crisis as Political TheaterTrump has announced National Guard deployment in Chicago under the guise of crime control.• Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. Pritzker say it’s unconstitutional.• Hakeem Jeffries calls it an “authoritarian escalation.”• Is this the next chapter in a power grab disguised as protection?⚖️ 4. Captured Opposition: When Democrats Enable AuthoritarianismSome Democrats continue to defect or stay silent—enabling overreach under the guise of compromise.• Is the Democratic Party fighting authoritarianism—or normalizing it from within?• What happens when the opposition becomes complicit?🕋5. Trump takes control of museumsTrump Takes Over Museums — Rewriting Culture in Real TimeThe administration is now exerting direct control over federally funded museums, reshaping exhibits and narratives. This is about erasing histories, controlling memory, and weaponizing patriotism.👇🏻6. FBI & ICE Standards Lowered — More Boots, Less OversightHiring standards for ICE and the FBI are quietly being gutted. Background checks, fitness requirements, and psychological screenings are being rolled back to rapidly expand enforcement capacity—with little public debate or accountability.🪖 7. The Soft Civil War Has BegunMilitary deployment. Eroded due process. Manufactured consent.• We unpack Barbara Walter’s warnings on civil war indicators—and how many we’ve already crossed.• What does resistance look like when the battlefield is everywhere, and the silence is strategic?🧠 Closing Reflection:If this is the soft civil war…• Where do you stand?• What are you willing to do for truth, safety, and liberation?• How do we mobilize before this moment hardens into something irreversible?📢 Join the Movement:💬 Comment your thoughts — we’re listening.📲 Follow us on Instagram: @RadicalRootsPodcast🔔 Subscribe & hit the bell — new episodes every week.#RadicalRootsPodcast #SoftCivilWar #KilmarGarcia #ChicagoMilitaryOccupation #DemocraticComplicity #AuthoritarianWatch #ImmigrationJustice #BarbaraWalter #BlackAndBrownPower