Libertarians talk Psychology

This is a reboardcast from Feb. 14, 2021 In this thought-provoking episode, we explore how open debate fuels both psychological growth and a truly free society. We dive into the principles of civil discourse, cognitive bias, and how psychological defense mechanisms often shut down meaningful conversation. By examining real-world examples—from political polarization to online cancel culture—we reve...

The swamp still exists! But at least it is a better swamp now than it was for the last few years. It is hard to ignore the Jeffrey Epstein lies, the Covid abuses, the ongoing Ukraine corruption, and the gutting of DOGE. But at least Ron DeSantis has presented a possible escape. Just convince Elon Musk to lead an effort for a balanced budget amendment. Clips Used:   The Naked Gun - "Nothing to see...

We look at some of the news events in the last week or so in light of the herd mentality permeating the US. Victor Davis Hanson describes the situation as a problem with the Trump derangement syndrome. He warns not to follow the experts because their analysis is flawed by group bias. We discuss how herd mentality and groupthink threaten our rational thinking. Clip Used from:   Victor Davis Hanson:...

Is there any excuse for using force even if a country is expressing threatening language? What if that country is doing harm to their own citizens? Is it really a good idea to contribute money to that country even when it shows one of these bad behaviors? It seems like a better idea would be to encourage a more prosperous population by showing good free market example. 2 Clips Used from:   Dave Sm...

Spoiler alert. We discuss the ideas characterized in Downton Abbey as it relates to libertarian principles. Centralized power restricts personal freedoms and choices represented in the series by aristocracy and the middle class workers. Clip Used:  "He Was More a Philosopher Than a Thief" By: @DowntonAbbey Follow Us : YouTube X Facebook Bluesky All audio & videos edited by : Jay Prescott Video...

We comment on Dave Smith’s assessment that Elon Musk is dedicated to two big issues. One is free speech and the other is government spending. 2 Clips Used from:   Dave Smith | Trump VS. Musk | Part Of The Problem 1272 By: @PartOfTheProblem Follow Us : YouTube X Facebook Bluesky All audio & videos edited by : Jay Prescott Videography

We discuss the very interesting brouhaha between Elon Musk and Donald Trump. We look at clips from sky news and Dr. Drew to review the characteristics of the conflict from a libertarian standpoint but more importantly the issues of family dynamics that appear to be involved for Elon Musk. Clips Used:   ‘Ketamine has worn off’: Elon Musk deletes posts on X following Trump spat By: @SkyNewsAustralia...

It breaks my heart to see one of my heroes, Kash Patel, resort to the same deep state trick I have been hearing for decades: “believe me, I am an expert, and Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide”. Clips Used:   Tucker Reacts to Kash Patel and Dan Bongino on Jeffrey Epstein By: @TuckerCarlson Dave Smith | HHS Finally Admits the Truth | Part Of The Problem 1269 By: Dave Smith Follow Us : YouTube X Face...

Steve Bannon presented a marvelous summary of the current situation when he spoke at Hillsdale College. He suggested that we are in a Civil War and that it will last a long time and be decided that whoever does not give up. Similar to 1860, the two sides are dug in. The deep state controls the institutions and commercial environment. We discuss this concept and how the average person can continue...

Does Trump play four dimension chess when he negotiates, or does he just shoot from the hip? Does he even have a plan or is the plan to simply respond to the pressure as it evolves? Clip Used: Trump's negotiation style usually makes the other side want to get back, says Cambridge's Bordone By: CNBC Television Follow Us : YouTube X Facebook Bluesky All audio & videos edited by : Jay Prescott Vi...

This is a rebroadcast of an earler episode from Jan. 13, 2022 We discuss the organizational element of entropy as it applies to social systems—its relationship to information and censorship, our Constitution, and the Libertarian perspective. Follow Us : YouTube X Facebook Bluesky All audio & videos edited by : Jay Prescott Videography

This is a rebroadcast of an earler episode from Jan. 13, 2022 Our government does a miserable job of handling our legal drug problems. But they are even worse with illegal drugs and the war on drugs. Some other countries do a much better job. Follow Us : YouTube X Facebook Bluesky All audio & videos edited by : Jay Prescott Videography

Sky news reported that 30+ percent of the total population think that political murder is justified at least partially. This rises to 55% in the case of Donald Trump for the left. This startling result translates to a mental illness crisis for the country. We discuss these ideas and possible reasons for the change from a more moral society and what remedies are available. Follow Us : YouTube X Fac...

This is a rebroadcast from Decebmer 24, 2021 Is it fair to women when they have to compete against transgender athletes? Have we improved our institutional rules to be fair to all homosexuals? Do we really have to agree with the new realities, or can we simply be satisfied with allowing consenting adults’ behavior? Follow Us : YouTube X Facebook Bluesky All audio & videos edited by : Jay Presc...

Julie and Mike take time out from politics to discuss a variety of things they think are important that they have learned over time. They include items from life, work, finances and relationships. Follow Us : YouTube X Facebook Bluesky All audio & videos edited by : Jay Prescott Videography

We used to think that greed and male-male competition explained how almost every civilization turned to big government and unnecessary war. But these incentives just did not explain the resulting hatred and intensity. It turns out that Freud and Jung explained an additional powerful weakness in humans that snowballs from the personal to the group, race, country, and political levels. This continue...

YouTube video! We review the origin of the Trump derangement syndrome and the Elon Musk derangement syndrome. Both have to do with the psychological mechanism of projection. A common tactic to avoid understanding one's inner motivations and in particular one's self interest cheating, projection, when gone off the rails can result in violence and war. We review a clip from Academy of Ideas to bette...

Jack Spirko passionately identifies 15 things that are the enemies of the people, and this ends up being a great reveal for our generation! He goes from the military industrial complex, to the medical complex, to education. Of course, the government is intimately involved in almost every one of these enemies! The question becomes, do we really think we can elect politicians who will fix any of the...

Julie reviews Edgar Schein's thoughts on group growth and proposes a comparison to the left, the right, and the composite. Groups can be compared and contrasted to individuals in terms of their maturity, their ability to deal with reality, and their ability to solve problems and take in new information. We discuss the left and the right political groups in their current form. Follow Us : YouTube T...

This is a rebroadcast from December 11, 2024 Apparently, tariffs are a bad idea for all countries involved, because they raise the prices for all consumers. But maybe there is more to consider, like the politics between countries. At least the talk about tariffs makes a pretty good threat. Follow Us : YouTube Twitter Facebook Tumblr All audio & videos edited by : Jay Prescott Videography Clip...

We piggyback on Victor Davis Hanson's characterization of the current change being a counter revolutionary move after the country was taken over by the left political ideology. Julie compares this to organizational theory of how groups move from their original work and original mission to become self interested living systems. As a living system, the group can defend itself and be unconscious of h...

Today’s various issues are exciting, however it is hard to remember the history and perspective that got us here. Dave Smith has some observations that can help us get started on the path to common sense reactions. Follow Us : YouTube Twitter Facebook Tumblr All audio & videos edited by : Jay Prescott Videography Clips Used:   Dave Smith | People Need to be Prosecuted | Part Of The Problem 123...

This is a rebroadcast of ep 152 Julie reviews an article on statistics showing extremely high ratios for Democrats to Republicans in university faculty. We talk about the impact of this lack of diversity in problem-solving and in principles such as freedom of information. We briefly discuss why this might've happened. Follow Us : YouTube Twitter Facebook Tumblr All audio & videos edited by : J...

Victor Davis Hanson talked about Trump‘s strategy for USAID, transgenders, $40 million to the Wuhan labs, and Anthony Fauci. He also talked about the left being off guard concerning Trump‘s speedy intentions for US geography, appointments, the swamp, and the 30% Democrat low approval. Money laundering must be in the picture; either past present or future! Follow Us : YouTube Twitter Facebook Tumbl...

Watching the RFK Jr. hearing, we discuss how information flow works in self-correcting systems and how the Trump nominees are being attacked by the swamp. While Mike was pessimistic in the past, Julie was more hopeful that with the information channels open the country could self correct. Political emotions combined with the Internet is causing a renaissance in information flow and problem solving...