JTOL0042 Reasoning With A Radical Leftist

Meet my friend, a radical leftist. Please see the timestamps. The first part of this discussion is about the differences in mindset between people who support different economic systems. The second is about socialism and communism and my friend’s thesis about why they haven’t been successful.

PART 1

01:33 The Origins of Biases Against Radical Left Ideologies

07:13 Flaws of Capitalism/defining terms socialism, capitalism, anarchy, libertarianism

13:54 Is anarcho-capitalism self-contradictory?

16:15 Different definitions of freedom

21:40 Capitalism extracting surplus labor vs. the market value defined by supply and demand.

25:49 Alternative form of valuing labor by employers

27:20 Freedom, Wealth and Equality, the Citizens United case, and Social Darwinism

30:34 Inequality and freedom

33:54 Wealth being deserved vs being earned

PART 2

37:38 Why Socialism has failed

43:40 Propaganda and international interference by the US against communism

45:58 Did communism fail because of the system, the people in charge, or lack of preparedness resulting in compromise?

48:10 Socialism/Communism was born under fire

51:00 What about the horrors committed under communism?

53:35 Radical left governments receive more criticism, even though capitalist governments also commit horrors

56:47 Is wealth a signifier of value?

Originally Published on January 12, 2018

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