Episode 2 – COVID Lenins & Things
Episode 2 – Aren’t lefties supposed to be the champions of individual rights and civil liberties?
What can the response to Covid from the left and the right teach us about the deeper philosophical underpinnings of each? On their own terms, it would seem the left would be the ones to resist authority while the right chants “follow the rules!” but Covid has turned that on its head. What the hell is going on here?! Have a listen and find out.
Hosts & Guests
Dane
David
Episode Show Notes
Lenins “who whom”
http://bit.ly/WhoWhomWikipedia
Early US death estimate (2.2m)
http://bit.ly/ModelSimulatedDeathsCovid
Deaths of despair are linked with economic hardship
http://bit.ly/EconomicHardshipSuicideRates
Graph of death rates by country
http://bit.ly/CoronavirusPandemicCOVID
Stanford antibody study – April 2020
http://bit.ly/COVIDSeroprevalnceSantaClara
CDC says antibody studies are showing infection rates likely 10x higher
http://bit.ly/AntibodyTestsCoronavirus
United Airline shares drop after passenger dragged off plane
http://bit.ly/SharesUnitedAirlines
Minneapolis – one of America’s most liberal cities for decades leaves those behind it claims to champion
http://bit.ly/MinneapolisRacismMinnesota
Minneapolis mayoral history – no Republicans since 1961 (except for 1 day in 1973)
http://bit.ly/mayorsMinneapolis
U.S.’s highest per capita education spending doesn’t produce good results
http://bit.ly/HowMuchCountriesSpendEducation
“The Monopoly on Violence” – Dave Smith at 1:06:22
http://bit.ly/MonopolyViolence
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