He Grew Up in Soviet Union, Now Teaches Young People Grim Truth About Socialism
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🗓️ 5 August 2021
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Growing up in the now-defunct Soviet Union was not easy for Zilvinas Silenas or his family.
“Government basically brainwashes you from a very early age, and government thinks you are disposable,” Silenas says of living under communism.
After leaving Russia and spending four years attending a “very left college” in America, Silenas says he became even more committed to the principles of economic freedom. Today, Silenas is the president of the Foundation for Economic Education, an organization that educates young people about economic freedom.
He joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss his experience growing up under communism and why he is so passionate about teaching the next generation the realities of socialism.
We also cover these stories:
- The Biden administration works to find a way to extend the expired federal eviction ban.
- Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, a Republican, says he wishes he hadn’t signed a ban on mask mandates.
- Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is taking a stand for Israel and against Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Thursday, August 5th. |
| 0:09.3 | I'm Risa Zaljudis. |
| 0:10.3 | And I'm Virginia Allen. |
| 0:12.5 | What are the realities of living in a communist nation? |
| 0:16.6 | Gilvan Ashulanas grew up in the Soviet Union and experienced the realities of communism |
| 0:22.0 | on a daily basis. |
| 0:24.0 | He joins the show to explain what life in the Soviet Union was really like. |
| 0:29.0 | And why he's so passionate about teaching young people the principles of economic freedom. |
| 0:34.2 | Today, Shalema runs the Foundation for Economic Education, an organization that teaches |
| 0:39.7 | young people about the power of economic freedom. |
| 0:43.3 | He explains how students can get involved and learn the truth about free markets. |
| 0:57.0 | And now onto today's top news. |
| 1:07.6 | The Biden administration is working to find a way to replace the expired federal evictions |
| 1:12.4 | ban. |
| 1:13.4 | On Tuesday night, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention imposed a new moratorium |
| 1:18.4 | that is intended to prevent evictions in counties with high rates of COVID-19 until |
| 1:23.8 | October 3rd. |
| 1:25.4 | But already, the legality of the moratorium is being questioned. |
| 1:29.7 | One day before the CDC announced the new moratorium, Jean Spurling, one of President |
| 1:34.7 | Biden's economic recovery advisors, said to date, the CDC director and her team have |
| 1:41.0 | been unable to find legal authority even for a more targeted eviction moratorium that |
| 1:47.5 | would focus just on counties with higher rates of COVID spread. |
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