259 | Political Fallout

The Minimalists

Joshua Fields Millburn

Finances, Home & Garden, Leisure, Mental Health, Minimalism, Contribution, Passion, Minimalists, Health & Fitness, Decluttering, Philosophy, Health, Relationships, Growth, Simple, Society & Culture

4.7 • 11.2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2020

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Joshua and Ryan talk about the 2020 election, our current political divide, and how we can find unity even when we disagree with returning guests T.K. Coleman, Kim Iversen, and Jamie Kilstein, and they answer the following questions:

If your values aren’t aligned with either of the major party candidates, is voting for a third-party candidate really a wasted vote? (06:36)

How do we incentivize the system to improve? (11:33)

Is it okay to minimize politics in my life and ignore the social media posts, the news, and the debates that feel very toxic, or is it my responsibility as a citizen to be well-informed and confident in my political opinions? (16:22)

Is it our duty to vote? (21:42)

Is moralizing politics the crux of the problem? (24:42)

Are these candidates really the best we have to offer? (28:42)

What is Unity2020? (30:26)

Should I vote even if I don’t fully understand the issues? (35:14)

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0:00.0	This episode of The Minimalist is brought to you by...
0:02.8	Nobody.
0:03.7	Because advertisement sucks.
0:05.9	It's focused on backwards.
0:08.2	Hmm.
0:30.0	Just feeding your greed, or I bet that you'd be fine without it.
0:39.5	Hello everybody, welcome to The Minimalist Podcast.
0:42.2	We're rediscovered what it means to live a meaningful life with less.
0:45.5	My name's Joshua Fields-Milburn.
0:47.0	And I'm Ryan Nicodemus, and together we are the minimalist.
0:49.5	And there's a reason we're on the same camera today if you're watching this on YouTube.
0:52.5	We just had to be next to each other.
0:53.7	We've never done this before.
0:55.0	There are three guests in the studio.
0:57.8	And you can't tell we're all appropriately distanced, so don't worry.
1:01.2	Right.
1:03.3	Today we're going to talk about the 2020 election.
1:05.5	So I think this is actually to come out of day early, Ryan.
1:07.8	So we're going to get this day out a day before the election.
1:10.3	We want to talk about the current political divide.
1:12.8	We want to talk about how we can find unity even when we disagree.
1:17.7	And so we got some folks here we may agree with, we may disagree with.
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