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Podcast: The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast
Episode: The Democratsâ Devious Appeal to âFreedomâ
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In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer and Nikos Sotirakopoulos discuss the Democratic National Committeeâs 2024 Platform.
Among the topics covered:
The ambiguity of âfreedomâ in the Democratsâ rhetoric;
How the platform packages legitimate freedom with the âfreedomâ to take from others;
How the platform packages equality of rights with metaphysical equality;
How the platformâs egalitarianism is racist and infantilizing;
How altruism and Marxist economics drive the platformâs call for the wealthy to pay their âfair shareâ in taxes;
What a principled opposition to the DNC platform would look like.
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