What starts as a classic debate on free speech differences between the United States & the rest of the world somehow mounts into a rambling diatribe about the right to be 600 pounds and obese, change your gender and have it paid for, or to take a vaccine or not.
Does our own rational approach towards unpacking these topics lead to changed perspectives by episode end? Maybe, but you'll have to listen to be sure.
We start discussing the recent trend of tearing down statues in America and Europe without any consideration for historical context or the positive impact on humanity also brought by these folks. As usual, as the whiskey begins to flow the conversation goes significantly off on several other courses, including free-associating what the psychopaths must have been like who would sign up on a mission to discover the new world. This one is anything but boring folks.
And why are there Egyptian hieroglyphics of helicopters and planes? Is this evidence of interdimensional aliens or perhaps even the multiverse?
What starts as a discussion sparked by the news that a Facebook whistleblower exposed the ways the company "controls the narrative" quickly turns into a surprisingly heated debate between Daniel and Alex on the right of businesses to impose a vaccine mandate for their customers. My body, my choice? Or viewing the unvaxxed as a danger to the community and society at large.
...oh, and do the vaccines work anyway, cause the data on that is starting to look a bit disappointing.
We take the Political Compass test https://www.politicalcompass.org/ to see where we fall on the left/right scale with authoritarian/libertarian intersection. What do we learn? You'll have to listen to find out, but perhaps the greatest learning of all is that there is little representation for most of our feelings in today's ruling governments. Additionally, there's little difference between so-called 'left' and 'right' anymore.
Basically, we're screwed.
