Michael Malice Vs. the Soviet Union
The Political Orphanage
Andrew Heaton
5 • 951 Ratings
🗓️ 27 September 2023
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
Antipathy towards communism tends to come from its consequences–liberal democracy and markets have yielded greater prosperity, so we should embrace them over socialism. Michael Malice posits a different argument–that regardless of consequence, the Soviet Union and allied communists were evil from the get go, and should be remembered and condemned for it. He is the author of “The White Pill: A Tale of Good and Evil.” He joins to discuss.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Greetings comrades and welcome to the political orphanage, a home for plucky |
| 0:09.6 | misfits and the triumphant proletariat. |
| 0:13.8 | I'm your relentlessly egalitarian host Andrew Heaton. |
| 0:20.1 | Well, it's a very exciting week for old Heaton. |
| 0:23.6 | I've launched a television show on YouTube anyway, |
| 0:27.4 | but we're treating it like a TV show. |
| 0:29.2 | If you see me, call it a TV show. |
| 0:31.9 | Because there are crew members I can theoretically shout at and at one |
| 0:36.8 | point they hired a makeup artist to pamper me. The kickoff episode features three comedy sketches, a desk piece, and an interview. |
| 0:46.0 | That inaugural interview is with Michael Malice about the Cold War and how the Soviet Union was |
| 0:52.0 | pretty evil from the get-go, from the moment ago, |
| 0:55.7 | and would have been regardless of whether or not it worked out, |
| 0:58.8 | whereas I tend to take a consequentialist position on communism, Michael Malice opposed it on ethical grounds, |
| 1:05.4 | and we have a good talk about that. |
| 1:07.6 | On today's podcast, you are going to hear that full unabridged interview with Michael Malice about his book The White Pill, which we significantly |
| 1:16.4 | cut down on the aforementioned TV show for reasons of time. |
| 1:20.7 | But I want to encourage you to check out that show anyway because in the comedy sketches I play a soldier |
| 1:29.1 | a spy and a robot butler over the course of the episode I was actually given a comedy budget and |
| 1:37.0 | you can see what I look like if that appeals to you. |
| 1:39.7 | People are always surprised at how tall I am. Apparently I sound short. I don't know what to make of that. |
| 1:45.3 | So sit back and get ready for the full and unbridged interview with Michael |
| 1:50.7 | Malice about his book The White Hill and the Evils of Communism. |
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