The Gradual Nature of Social Change and Empathy in Politics

Cenk Uygur is a progressive political commentator and host of The Young Turks.
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OUTLINE:
(00:00) – Introduction
(14:27) – Progressivism
(20:37) – Communism
(35:24) – Capitalism
(41:27) – Corruption
(46:13) – Money in politics
(1:03:00) – Fixing politics
(1:22:11) – Meritocracy & DEI
(1:33:10) – Far-left vs far-right
(2:07:43) – Donald Trump
(2:28:00) – Joe Biden
(2:46:27) – Bernie Sanders
(2:59:56) – Kamala Harris
(3:07:25) – Harris vs Trump presidential debate
(3:20:55) – RFK Jr
(3:30:37) – The Young Turks
(3:38:49) – Joe Rogan
(3:48:30) – Propaganda
(3:55:46) – Conspiracy theories
(4:03:33) – Israel-Palestine
(4:13:20) – Hope

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