Dave Smith: Israel, Hamas, Ukraine, Russia, Conspiracies & Antisemitism | Lex Fridman Podcast #464

Did anyone get this podcast approved by Sam Harris before it was produced?

Dave Smith is my Ron Paul

Ron Paul is proof positive that the "prevailing view" in politics at any given time is almost always wrong. Literally.

When I think libertarian, I immediately think about Ron Paul. All this auditing of the government makes me think of him, we coming for the fed brother

Ron Paul shattered my fifteen year old, Republican view of the world. A chance reading of his book, A Foreign Policy of Freedom in 2009 made my jaw drop. I saw him speak at the Hoffheinz Pavilion in Houston during a 2012 campaign rally; then met him in 2013 at Mises Circle event in Houston. Ron Paul is truly life changing.

Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep464-sa See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc. 0:00 - Episode highlight 1:26 - Introduction 1:45 - Libertarianism 3:00 - Ron Paul 6:13 - Military–industrial complex 13:06 - War on Terror 25:25 - China and Taiwan 33:13 - Just war theory 40:22 - Israel and Gaza 57:49 - Douglas Murray 1:05:42 - Hamas 1:22:01 - Hitler and Stalin 1:24:15 - Darryl Cooper 1:33:27 - Antisemitism 1:47:00 - World leaders 1:59:34 - Jeffrey Epstein 2:07:37 - Sam Harris 2:20:21 - Ukraine and Russia 2:39:46 - Joe Rogan 2:52:15 - Conspiracy theories 3:10:06 - Hope *Transcript:* https://lexfridman.com/dave-smith-transcript *CONTACT LEX:* *Feedback* - give feedback to Lex: https://lexfridman.com/survey *AMA* - submit questions, videos or call-in: https://lexfridman.com/ama *Hiring* - join our team: https://lexfridman.com/hiring *Other* - other ways to get in touch: https://lexfridman.com/contact *EPISODE LINKS:* Dave's X: https://x.com/ComicDaveSmith Dave's YouTube: https://youtube.com/DSmithcomic Dave's Instagram: https://instagram.com/theproblemdavesmith Dave's Website: https://comicdavesmith.com/ Part of the Problem Podcast: https://partoftheproblem.com/ *SPONSORS:* To support this podcast, check out our sponsors & get discounts: *Call of Duty:* First-person shooter video game. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/call_of_duty-ep464-sa *Tax Network USA:* Full-service tax firm. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/tax_network_usa-ep464-sa *Notion:* Note-taking and team collaboration. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/notion-ep464-sa *Shopify:* Sell stuff online. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/shopify-ep464-sa *BetterHelp:* Online therapy and counseling. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/betterhelp-ep464-sa

Everytime someone mentions the suicides post war, I instantly saddened and remember friends, classmates and fellow townies who ended their life because of how fucked up they got post war. All those families and relationships destroyed.

Dave Smith is quickly becoming my Ron Paul

So good! Thank you, Lex, for inviting this extraordinary human being!!

Lex, your longform podcasts are incredible. any opportunity to listen to any world leader would be educational, insightful and help to self assess whatever side you support on any issue, situation, etc. you have a gift that makes folks comfortable and open up. do these with everyone you can. i have personally listed to over 200 of your podcasts, and have loved all them; those that agree or disagree with my views