#200 – Michael Malice: Totalitarianism and Anarchy
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<p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br />
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(00:00) – Introduction<br />
(08:00) – Animal Farm<br />
(11:02) – Emma Goldman<br />
(14:07) – Albert Camus<br />
(15:37) – How to be a hero in Nazi Germany<br />
(22:43) – Camus on Existentialism vs Nihilism<br />
(28:44) – Cynicism is a lie<br />
(33:52) – Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union<br />
(54:10) – Lex and Michael argue: can most people think on their own?<br />
(1:05:48) – How Lex and Michael use Twitter<br />
(1:15:11) – Life is beautiful<br />
(1:18:13) – Returning to Ukraine<br />
(1:20:07) – Michael is now an underwear model<br />
(1:24:13) – The Anarchist Handbook<br />
(1:25:59) – Tolstoy was an anarchist<br />
(1:38:41) – Anarchy debate between Lex and Michael<br />
(2:07:49) – Why Michael doesn’t vote<br />
(2:25:04) – Austin and New York<br />
(2:33:40) – Alex Jones</p>