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Communist Professor Defends Stalin & Mao’s Legacy - Heated Debate

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🗓️ 25 August 2021

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Summary

Patrick Bet-David sits down with professor Asatar Bair, a self-described communist. In this interview they talk about Communism vs Capitalism, how he grew up and his political views.

Watch the full interview: https://youtu.be/Iov6jyfKtRc

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0:00.0

We're taught that Stalin is just an appalling monster.

0:03.8

This is utter nonsense.

0:05.6

The economy grew massively utter-style,

0:08.1

quicker than any society ever industrialized,

0:10.2

and people's lives got a whole lot better.

0:12.0

You get millions of people.

0:13.7

Capitalism generates poverty

0:16.0

because it concentrates wealth in a few hands.

0:18.6

What's more important, living out my purpose and ambitions

0:22.4

or living a safe and guaranteed life?

0:25.8

Should you not be allowed to live out your purpose?

0:28.7

Of course you should.

0:29.5

But should somebody starve so that you can do that?

0:32.9

I would say capitalism heals 14 million people

0:36.5

each and every year.

0:37.5

I'm alone.

0:38.2

I don't think that's how the world works.

0:39.7

Do you?

0:40.3

I do.

0:41.1

Yes, I do.

0:46.0

My guest today is Dr. Asatar Bear,

0:48.4

who's an associate professor at economics

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