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

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:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00)– Introduction
(06:42)– Political ideologies
(16:10)– Twitter drama
(31:07)– Biden vs Trump
(38:07)– AOC
(40:47)– Bernie Sanders
(48:55)– Donald Trump: Pros and cons
(1:14:46)– Joe Biden: Pros and cons
(1:21:08)– Hate for politicians
(1:37:29)– RFK Jr
(1:50:48)– Republican voters
(1:57:30)– Conspiracy theories
(2:02:26)– January 6th
(2:11:31)– Hunter Biden’s laptop
(2:15:46)– Tucker Carlson
(2:18:44)– Wokeism and censorship
(2:37:11)– ChatGPT and universities
(2:43:10)– Libertarianism
(2:46:47)– Elon Musk
(2:55:14)– Dealing with attacks
(2:59:56)– Truth
(3:05:47)– Israel and Palestine
(3:09:41)– Ukraine war
(3:17:42)– Books
(3:28:22)– Mortality
(3:30:33)– Advice for young people
(3:32:05)– Hope for the future