A Classical Liberal Meets a Communist...

An episode of the It is Discernable® podcast, hosted by Matt Wong, titled "A Classical Liberal Meets a Communist..." was published on January 26, 2021 and runs 79 minutes.

January 26, 2021 ·79m · It is Discernable®

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Summary

Mike Riccard is a small business owner in Melbourne who believes Communism is both the preferred and inevitable evolution of capitalism.   In this discussion I tried to find out why and how…and what a Communist society would look like.    With so much discussion on Discernable over Marxism and other world views lately, it seems wise to seek out those who actually hold those world views to hear what they have to say and how they say it.  -----------------------------------------------  Show notes 1:33 What do you mean by ‘Communism’?  3:42 Lenin and Trotsky were misguided  5:53 Capitalism is a pre-requisite for Communism  11:05 What will a Communist society look like?  21:02 Orthodox Communism calls for violent overthrow  24:27 Isn’t this just liberalism?  28:19 People naturally want to work and contribute  35:04 How did Mike come to Communism?  41:09 Communism and free markets  43:48 The Dan Murphys example  52:55 Ushering in Communism  56:28 The USA is closes to Communism  57:10 Describing a Communist society  1:09:35 USA and natural rights

Episode Description

Mike Riccard is a small business owner in Melbourne who believes Communism is both the preferred and inevitable evolution of capitalism.

In this discussion I tried to find out why and how…and what a Communist society would look like.

With so much discussion on Discernable over Marxism and other world views lately, it seems wise to seek out those who actually hold those world views to hear what they have to say and how they say it.

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Show notes

1:33 What do you mean by ‘Communism’?

3:42 Lenin and Trotsky were misguided

5:53 Capitalism is a pre-requisite for Communism

11:05 What will a Communist society look like?

21:02 Orthodox Communism calls for violent overthrow

24:27 Isn’t this just liberalism?

28:19 People naturally want to work and contribute

35:04 How did Mike come to Communism?

41:09 Communism and free markets

43:48 The Dan Murphys example