#200 – Michael Malice: Totalitarianism and Anarchy
Lex Fridman Podcast
Lex Fridman
4.7 • 13.6K Ratings
🗓️ 15 July 2021
⏱️ 165 minutes
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(08:00) – Animal Farm
(11:02) – Emma Goldman
(14:07) – Albert Camus
(15:37) – How to be a hero in Nazi Germany
(22:43) – Camus on Existentialism vs Nihilism
(28:44) – Cynicism is a lie
(33:52) – Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union
(54:10) – Lex and Michael argue: can most people think on their own?
(1:05:48) – How Lex and Michael use Twitter
(1:15:11) – Life is beautiful
(1:18:13) – Returning to Ukraine
(1:20:07) – Michael is now an underwear model
(1:24:13) – The Anarchist Handbook
(1:25:59) – Tolstoy was an anarchist
(1:38:41) – Anarchy debate between Lex and Michael
(2:07:49) – Why Michael doesn’t vote
(2:25:04) – Austin and New York
(2:33:40) – Alex Jones
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | The following is a conversation between me and Michael Malis. |
| 0:04.8 | Michael is an author, anarchist, and simpleton, and I'm proud to call him my friend. |
| 0:12.0 | He makes me smile, he makes me think, and he makes me wonder why I sound so sleepy all |
| 0:19.1 | the time. |
| 0:20.5 | And now enjoy this conversation with Michael Malis in the dupe of love and language that |
| 0:27.2 | I'm increasingly certain I'll never quite able to get the hang of. |
| 0:32.7 | For those of you listening to just the audio portion of this podcast may be confused by |
| 0:37.4 | the introduction, so allow me to explain. |
| 0:40.9 | That was Michael Malis doing an oppression of me, Lex Friedman, introducing Michael Malis |
| 0:47.9 | on the Lex Friedman podcast. |
| 0:51.1 | I do not find this impression humorous, but as a sign of my friendship, I've issued |
| 0:56.8 | him a rare one-time warning. |
| 0:59.9 | The second time, of course, if it were to occur, will promptly proceed to a termination. |
| 1:07.5 | I send his family and his friends condolences. |
| 1:10.8 | He will be missed. |
| 1:13.1 | As usual, I'll do a few minutes of As Now. |
| 1:15.4 | I try to make these interesting, despite the sound of my voice, but I give you timestamps. |
| 1:19.7 | So if you skip, please still check out the sponsors by clicking the links in the description. |
| 1:24.7 | It is the best way to support this podcast. |
| 1:27.1 | I'm very picky about the sponsors we take on, so hopefully if you buy their stuff, you'll |
| 1:32.2 | find value in it just as I have. |
| 1:35.1 | This show is sponsored by Gala Games, a fascinating new sponsor. |
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