It's funny to imagine Don Hughes is just being a nice post-ironic comedian because he's a war criminal. Being "post-ideology" and skeptical of communism (his podcast is called "You Can't Win") is a trait you can see among many reactionaries and opportunists who benefit from it.

But he's not a profiteer CIA type. he's just a sweet Canadian boy who may have some learned helplessness due to his leftist experiences being pointless. This lack of faith in the proletariat is disturbing, sir please change the name of your pod to We Can Win