#Unity2020: Ending the Two-Party System with Bret Weinstein

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“The obvious thing to do, if you want to win elections in the US, is make policy on behalf of the people… but they can’t do it, because the purpose of these parties is corruption.”
— Bret Weinstein

SHOW DESCRIPTION

Location: Zoom
Date: Friday 3rd July
Company/Project: DarkHorse Podcast
Role: Host

In 2017, Bret Weinstein was thrust into the public limelight, when he objected to a change in the college's tradition of observing a "Day of Absence". Bret stating that "there is a huge difference between a group or coalition deciding to voluntarily absent themselves from a shared space in order to highlight their vital and under-appreciated roles, and a group or coalition encouraging another group to go away." It led to widespread protests and claims that Bret was "a racist" and the college was forced to close for two days.

Following the Evergreen College protests, Bret outlined the threat of behaviour like this spilling over into the outside world. His concerns were proven correct after the death of George Floyd.

In the days following Floyd's death, people took to the streets across the US and then across the world. What originated as a Black Lives Matter movement, quickly became infiltrated by far-left groups.

In this interview, I talk to Bret Weinstein, a biologist and evolutionary theorist, who was at the center of the Evergreen College controversy. We discuss the US protests, bipartisan politics, inequality, and where Bitcoin fits into this and #Unity2020.

TIMESTAMPS

00:04:25: Introductions
00:06:54: Evergreen
00:09:36: George Floyd and current events
00:14:01: Inequality breaking the system
00:18:41: Leadership in protesting groups
00:22:03: Predictions for protest outcomes
00:27:56: Inequality around the world
00:32:55: Influence peddling in politics
00:36:26: Political corruption
00:40:28: Unity2020
00:46:07: Poor election leadership candidates  
00:49:28: Drafting Unity2020 leadership candidates
00:52:04: Bitcoin fixing societal problems
00:54:38: Needing a Steve Jobs’ moment
01:00:14: Why is Bitcoin not in wider conversations?
01:03:26: Unity2020 next steps
01:10:57: Libertarianism
01:14:06: Final comments

 

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