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Communism is the most wretched and murderous economic system ever devised by man
[Originally recorded and posted on YT in August 2021] A look at the evils and errors of communism, with a particular focus on the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin. The lecture includes excerpts from The Captive Mind, by Czeslaw Milosz.
Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
0:44 - Definition of Communism
3:16 - The Violence of Communism
7:20 - America's Changing Views on Communism
10:58 - Introduction to Czeslaw Milosz
16:38 - The Brutality of Joseph Stalin
25:27 - Excerpts from Captive Mind
28:58 - The Petty Bourgeoisie
34:46 - The Peasant Problem
46:04 - The Problem of the Proletariat
55:54 - The Mastery of the Mind
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