The Social Contract with Joe Walsh

The Social Contract with Joe Walsh

America, we gotta get back to doing what's expected of us as free citizens in this democracy. That means being tolerant, being respectful, staying informed, and being engaged. I'm former Congressman Joe Walsh. Follow me here and join the millions of Americans who are renewing their social contract with each other. The social contract. It's on us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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October 5, 2025 28 mins

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Armed, masked agents from our federal government raided an entire apartment complex in Chicago the other night, breaking down doors, throwing American citizens out into the streets, and detaining them for hours. The very thing the British monarchy did to us so many years ago. The very thing our founders rebelled against and sought independence from. And it’s happening in America again.

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The establishment and the leadership of my new political party just doesn’t get this moment. Just doesn’t understand the unique threat we face right now. So…it’s time for the Democratic Party establishment to get out of the way. And it’s time for the Democratic Party grassroots to lead the way. Fascinating conversation with long time Democratic consultant & strategist, Julie Roginzky.

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The stories are endless…American citizens being grabbed and swept up in these cruel, senseless ICE raids and detentions. An American citizen working on a construction site was detained twice by ICE in four weeks. And held for hours each time. He’s now suing the government. Good. But his story, sadly, is not unique. Not at all.

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Yes, it was unserious, yes, it was performative, and yes, it was a major national security risk. But the reason Donald Trump & Pete Hegseth summoned 800 of our top military commanders from around the world to all meet at a base outside DC today was much more serious, and much, much more frightening.

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For the umpteenth time, this should never happen in America. This is what our founders feared. And in the year 2025, it’s exactly what Trump is doing. Putting the military on our streets against the American people. We must not allow it. He should be taken to court immediately, and we all should protest like we’ve never protested before.

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Trump made very clear during the 2024 election that if elected, he was going to go after his political opponents. Retribution was going to be his focus. And that’s what he’s doing. And he’s taken over the Justice Department to do it. And we can blame Trump and his enablers for allowing this fascism to happen. But the real fault lies with the American people. Trump said he would do this but too many Americans just didn’t care

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September 25, 2025 31 mins
As always, political violence is ALWAYS wrong. And…masked agents grabbing people off of our streets and disappearing them into unmarked vans is ALSO wrong. And un-American. We are telling people from around the world to stay away from America. Shame on us.

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I’ve only been a Democrat a few months. I sat down with two long time Democrats. Turns out we disagree on plenty of policy, Israel/Gaza included. But we listened to each other and had a conversation. Not a debate, a conversation. And btw, we agreed that policy differences right now are ok. All that matters right now is preserving democracy.

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Watching that press conference yesterday, with the world’s biggest idiot talking about autism & vaccines & Tylenol & pregnancy, I actually thought for the first time in a long, long time that we’re completely fucked and there’s no coming back from this. Woke up this morning, wondering the same. We put a horrible human being in the White House. Democrats don’t understand how it happened, and Republicans don’t give a f#ck...

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September 22, 2025 35 mins
We’re fighting a monster. The antithesis of the social contract is sitting in the White House. Being tolerant and respectful means fighting back against his intolerance and disrespect. Being informed means keeping the lines of communication open with everyone in our community, then sharing the facts we learn with others. And staying engaged means resisting with everything we’ve got.

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Since the killing of Charlie Kirk, there has been an organized, concerted, and angry effort on the eight to attack free speech, to shut down speech they don’t like, and to get people fired for things they say. Today’s Republican Party has declared war on free speech.

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September 18, 2025 37 mins
I sat down with long time journalist and founder of Telos.news @ryanlizza to discuss the killing of Charlie Kirk and how dramatically my former political party has changed these past 15yrs, over the course of Kirk’s political rise and my political fall. Interesting conversation.

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The attorney general was asked a direct question - who killed Charlie Kirk? And she answered - left wing radicals did. She said it twice. Ok fine. Then charge every left wing radical in America for the murder of Charlie Kirk. Do it. Now. And if you can’t, then apologize to the American people. And resign. Immediately.

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It’s non stop - the right continues to blame “they” for his death, they continue to call for retribution, and they are actively trying to shut down speech, to shut down any criticism of Kirk. Why? Why is the right doing this? Because it is intentional.

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Most of the biggest voices on the right, in both the media and elected office, have been blaming “them” for last week’s killing. “They” did it. These same voices are declaring a “war on the left.” This is divisive, dangerous stuff. If it’s civil war they want, then quit hiding behind “they.” Just say it.

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