#375 – David Pakman: Politics of Trump, Biden, Bernie, AOC, Socialism & Wokeism

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<p>David Pakman is a left-wing progressive political commentator and host of The David Pakman Show. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br /> &#8211; <b>Eight Sleep</b>: <a href="https://www.eightsleep.com/lex">https://www.eightsleep.com/lex</a> to get special savings<br /> &#8211; <b>Shopify</b>: <a href="https://shopify.com/lex">https://shopify.com/lex</a> to get free trial<br /> &#8211; <b>ExpressVPN</b>: <a href="https://expressvpn.com/lexpod">https://expressvpn.com/lexpod</a> to get 3 months free</p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> David&#8217;s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/dpakman">https://twitter.com/dpakman</a><br /> David&#8217;s YouTube: <a href="https://youtube.com/@thedavidpakmanshow">https://youtube.com/@thedavidpakmanshow</a><br /> David&#8217;s Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/david.pakman">https://instagram.com/david.pakman</a><br /> David&#8217;s Website: <a href="https://davidpakman.com/">https://davidpakman.com/</a><br /> David&#8217;s Subreddit: <a href="https://reddit.com/r/thedavidpakmanshow/">https://reddit.com/r/thedavidpakmanshow/</a><br /> Books mentioned:<br /> 1. The Rebel and the Kingdom: <a href="https://amzn.to/3p9pLDt">https://amzn.to/3p9pLDt</a><br /> 2. Saving Time: <a href="https://amzn.to/3pejiH3">https://amzn.to/3pejiH3</a><br /> 3. Endurance: <a href="https://amzn.to/419ez6O">https://amzn.to/419ez6O</a></p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br /> Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#38; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (06:42) &#8211; Political ideologies<br /> (16:10) &#8211; Twitter drama<br /> (31:07) &#8211; Biden vs Trump<br /> (38:07) &#8211; AOC<br /> (40:47) &#8211; Bernie Sanders<br /> (48:55) &#8211; Donald Trump: Pros and cons<br /> (1:14:46) &#8211; Joe Biden: Pros and cons<br /> (1:21:08) &#8211; Hate for politicians<br /> (1:37:29) &#8211; RFK Jr<br /> (1:50:48) &#8211; Republican voters<br /> (1:57:30) &#8211; Conspiracy theories<br /> (2:02:26) &#8211; January 6th<br /> (2:11:31) &#8211; Hunter Biden&#8217;s laptop<br /> (2:15:46) &#8211; Tucker Carlson<br /> (2:18:44) &#8211; Wokeism and censorship<br /> (2:37:11) &#8211; ChatGPT and universities<br /> (2:43:10) &#8211; Libertarianism<br /> (2:46:47) &#8211; Elon Musk<br /> (2:55:14) &#8211; Dealing with attacks<br /> (2:59:56) &#8211; Truth<br /> (3:05:47) &#8211; Israel and Palestine<br /> (3:09:41) &#8211; Ukraine war<br /> (3:17:42) &#8211; Books<br /> (3:28:22) &#8211; Mortality<br /> (3:30:33) &#8211; Advice for young people<br /> (3:32:05) &#8211; Hope for the future</p>