6022 How to be a JERK! Twitter/X Space
Freedomain with Stefan Molyneux
Stefan Molyneux
4.6 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 17 July 2025
⏱️ 95 minutes
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Summary
This episode examines the manipulation of beliefs through propaganda, prompted by Joshua Vasquez's question on recognizing its influence. I discuss how propaganda relies on reward and punishment rather than reason and reflect on the struggles of young men, urging resilience and awareness in personal relationships.
We address the societal impacts of propaganda, noting how it silences dissent and fosters anger towards challengers. I advocate for homeschooling to escape toxic educational systems and emphasize the importance of agency in personal choices.
Engaging with callers, we explore integrity and the need to uphold non-aggression principles while confronting harmful ideologies. The conversation touches on the tension between conservatism and progressivism, highlighting the importance of clear boundaries and personal accountability. We conclude with a message of hope, emphasizing community and shared values as essential for social change.
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| 0:00.0 | I do want to thank everyone who dropped by last night. |
| 0:01.7 | That was a really, really good conversation, a really good show. |
| 0:05.4 | And I appreciate that. |
| 0:08.3 | So here was a question. |
| 0:09.8 | Again, happy to hear from you. |
| 0:10.9 | Here's a question that came in from Joshua Vasquez. |
| 0:13.7 | He said, what are some questions to ask ourselves to discern whether or not we are falling for propaganda? It's a great, great question, a really, really |
| 0:23.7 | important question. And I'm going to give you some of the things that I have noticed about |
| 0:30.9 | this issue of falling for propaganda. And the first thing that is important to, I guess, |
| 0:42.7 | grok or understand about the issue of falling for propaganda is that propaganda |
| 0:48.2 | works on punishments and rewards. |
| 0:52.3 | It does not work on reason. It does not work on evidence. It does not work on reason, |
| 0:55.2 | it does not work on evidence, |
| 0:56.7 | it does not work on facts, |
| 0:59.2 | it works on punishment and reward. |
| 1:04.3 | So anytime somebody comes at you |
| 1:08.2 | with an idea or an argument |
| 1:10.8 | and implicit or explicit in that is threat or reward, |
| 1:19.9 | then you are absolutely in the realm of propaganda. You are absolutely in the realm of propaganda. So, for instance, I said to young men |
| 1:33.6 | that while they suffer, their suffering is not unique, and they still has to be a way to |
| 1:39.1 | overcome the obstacles placed in front of you. Now, this is something that I don't exactly know |
| 1:46.5 | where it came from in me, |
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