#200 – Michael Malice: Totalitarianism and Anarchy

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Michael Malice is a political thinker, podcaster, and author. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Gala Games: https://gala.games/lex - Indeed: https://indeed.com/lex to get $75 credit - BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off - MasterClass: https://masterclass.com/lex to get 15% off EPISODE LINKS: Michael's Twitter: https://twitter.com/michaelmalice Michael's Community: https://malice.locals.com/ Michael's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5tj5QCpJKIl-KIa4Gib5Xw Michael's Website: http://michaelmalice.com/about/ Your Welcome podcast: https://bit.ly/30q8oz1 The Anarchist Handbook (book): https://amzn.to/3yUb2f0 The New Right (book): https://amzn.to/34gxLo3 Dear Reader (book): https://amzn.to/2HPPlHS Podcast (Round 1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIk1zUy8ehU PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: - Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (08:00) - Animal Farm (11:02) - Emma Goldman (14:07) - Albert Camus (15:37) - How to be a hero in Nazi Germany (22:43) - Camus on Existentialism vs Nihilism (28:44) - Cynicism is a lie (33:52) - Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union (54:10) - Lex and Michael argue: can most people think on their own? (1:05:48) - How Lex and Michael use Twitter (1:15:11) - Life is beautiful (1:18:13) - Returning to Ukraine (1:20:07) - Michael is now an underwear model (1:24:13) - The Anarchist Handbook (1:25:59) - Tolstoy was an anarchist (1:38:41) - Anarchy debate between Lex and Michael (2:07:49) - Why Michael doesn't vote (2:25:04) - Austin and New York (2:33:40) - Alex Jones