Peter Todd: Ukraine and Contrarianism

Crypto Voices: Episode 163 Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/ Show support appreciated: donations.cryptovoices.com Alec Harris's havenX: https://thehavenx.com/ Matthew and Alec talk with Peter Todd about supporting Ukraine, and knowing when to *not* be a contrarian. We run the gamut on global security, focusing on Ukraine, but also Israel, Taiwan, and Bitcoin. Contents 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:45 Idiotic contrarianism 00:04:30 Why aren't we standing up to Russia? 00:10:35 What about NATO? 00:14:06 Why should we protect Ukraine? 00:17:00 Russian liberal cause & Navalny 00:19:47 What about US wars? 00:27:00 What about freezing reserves? 00:34:45 What about Russian disinfo? 00:38:45 What about infrastructure risks? 00:45:02 How to strike back? 00:47:20 What does history tell us about diplomacy? 00:54:53 Russia parallels with Gaza 00:55:31 Russia parallels with China 01:01:40 Russia parallels with Gaza 01:11:40 Other wars show no ambiguity in Ukraine 01:15:37 Bitcoin: On-chain vs. Layers vs. Banks 01:19:10 Closing Thoughts More info on Peter: https://twitter.com/peterktodd Show Sponsor: hodlhodl.com/join/cryptovoices Hosts: Matthew Mezinskis, Michel, Alec Harris Music: New Friend Music newfriendmusic.com/ Podcast & videos Bitcoin, privacy, crypto, economics & liberty Thanks for watching!