Michael Malice: Christmas Special | Lex Fridman Podcast #347

Michael Malice is the author of the book The White Pill. Please support Michael by purchasing it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3uSVNTR Support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - House of Macadamias: https://houseofmacadamias.com/lex and use code LEX to get 20% of your first order - InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off - NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour - SimpliSafe: https://simplisafe.com/lex EPISODE LINKS: Michael's Twitter: https://twitter.com/michaelmalice Michael's Community: https://malice.locals.com Michael's YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UC5tj5QCpJKIl-KIa4Gib5Xw Michael's Website: http://michaelmalice.com/about Your Welcome podcast: https://bit.ly/30q8oz1 Books: The White Pill (book) http://whitepillbook.com The Anarchist Handbook (book): https://amzn.to/3yUb2f0 The New Right (book): https://amzn.to/34gxLo3 Dear Reader (book): https://amzn.to/2HPPlHS PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 1:06 - Santa and the White Pill 4:00 - Marxism and Anarchism 19:18 - The case for socialism 23:28 - Human nature and ideology 31:50 - Cynicism 47:35 - Twitter 52:16 - October Revolution 55:26 - Trotsky, Lenin, and Stalin 59:51 - Communism 1:23:38 - Suppression of speech 1:45:34 - Twitter Files 1:52:37 - Self-publishing 2:05:57 - Kulaks and starvation 2:43:12 - The Great Terror 2:51:30 - Lavrentiy Beria 2:57:55 - Joseph Stalin 3:06:30 - Iron Curtain 3:18:59 - Ideologies vs leaders 3:22:51 - Emma Goldman 3:27:11 - White pill moments 3:38:34 - Hope for the future SOCIAL: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman