Ep. 2281 The Psychology of Human Action: Why Some People Slavishly Follow the Elites
The Tom Woods Show
Tom Woods
4.8 • 3.4K Ratings
🗓️ 12 February 2023
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Jeff Leskovar wanted to figure out why so many people adopt the whole program of the elites, even though there's no particular reason that someone who favors arming Ukraine should also favor, say, a higher minimum wage. All these positions are nevertheless held as a bundle. Those holding them tend not to want to debate, and seem relatively untroubled by the suppression of their opponents' voices. Jeff thinks he's discovered the reason behind all this, and he shares it with us today.
Guest's Paper: https://www.lewrockwell.com/2021/12/no_author/the-psychology-of-human-action-2/
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| 0:00.0 | The Tom Woods Show, episode 2281. |
| 0:03.5 | Prepare to set fire to the index card of allowable opinion. |
| 0:08.0 | Your daily dose of liberty education starts here. |
| 0:11.6 | The Tom Woods Show. |
| 0:14.5 | Hey folks, chances are if you're listening to this podcast, |
| 0:16.8 | you are surrounded by irrational panicked people who think you're a terrible person |
| 0:21.3 | because you don't want to lock everybody in their houses. |
| 0:23.6 | No amount of reasoning appears to accomplish anything, |
| 0:26.1 | and not to mention the media has done nothing but stoke fear |
| 0:29.5 | and failed to provide context. |
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| 0:51.2 | Hey everybody, Tom Woods here. |
| 0:52.6 | I'm delighted to welcome my friend, Jeff Leskovar, |
| 0:56.0 | whom I've known from various libertarian events for. |
| 0:59.8 | I don't know exactly how long, but it sure seems like quite some time. |
| 1:03.1 | And I want to talk to him. |
| 1:04.4 | He's a businessman who, like many of you, |
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