YBS: The Coming Authoritarianism -- Left or Right? -- Mokuji

show introduction and housekeeping

00:40 to 03:53

good news from Orange County, CA about lockdowns and restaurants

03:54 to 11:12

horror of lockdowns and government power
rule of law, collectivism, politics, role of government, power

11:13 to 17:07

defining left and right in American terms
Reality, concepts, Reason, epistemology

17:08 to 28:19

Leftist authoritarianism
nihilism, collectivism, egalitarianism, inequality, role of government, racism

28:20 to 43:48

authoritarianism of the Right
mysticism, politics, role of government, power

43:49 to 50:09

Q: thoughts on lawsuit by Texas to get trump 4 more years?

50:10 to 52:32

religion and nationalism in Rightist authoritarianism

52:33 to 01:13:44

Q: what were the motivations of the architects of the welfare state?

01:13:45 to 01:15:56

Q: what is the morality of using a prostitute?

01:15:57 to 01:18:57

Q: in 200 years, will we be living in an Objectivist world?

01:18:58 to 01:19:36

Q: how can one live for oneself without being a narcissist?

01:19:37 to 01:24:09

Q: thoughts on phrase 'fake it till you make it' ?

01:24:10 to 01:26:27

Q: why was Kant worse than Hume?

01:26:28 to 01:31:13

Q: how to properly express outrage?

01:31:14 to 01:33:03

Q: thoughts on GOP forcing Visa and Mastercard to not service PornHub?

01:33:04 to 01:35:54

Q: is a benevolent dictatorship feasible?

01:35:55 to 01:37:19

Q: thoughts on source of self-esteem vs. self-esteem promoted in modern education?

01:37:20 to 01:38:54

Q: thoughts on how different states verify election results?

01:38:55 to 01:42:42

Q: thoughts on Pride, pizzabox scene in Parasite, and AoC defending her bartending job?

01:42:43 to N/A