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Alex Kopytko is a ”radical centrist” that wants to understand the extremes. He has worked in politics and has studied public policy and political science. Alex argues that centrism is less about being a contrarian, it is about being able to change your mind and embrace an openness to new ideas. He is concerned about where the United States is headed and through conversations with people from all sides of the political spectrum, he wants to know how Americans can limit the tribalism that is flourishing. As someone that dances along the center-right of the political spectrum, Alex thinks the country needs to come together and talk to one another before it could be too late. This podcast covers domestic politics, as well as political philosophy, and international issues.
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Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
In this episode, Alex starts by wishing he never heard a new anti-woke rap song that features Ben Shapiro. Then he gets into the recent deaths of three American soldiers in an isolated part of Jordan that the US military has been using for years. Alex argues that this can be seen as an important moment — the United States should look at its policies towards Iran and its proxies and realize that both deterrence and diplomacy are not working. Finally, Alex argues that Fascism always needs support from the capitalists and monopolists, and visa versa. Last week at Davos, Jamie Dimon, the chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, started to warm up to a Trump 2.0 Administration. He argued similar talking points that were used by elites to justify Mussolini in the 1930s — the economy was good, immigration was quelled, the world was stable, and the trains ran on time. Alex wishes we could learn more from history.
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