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412. True Stories From a Soviet Spy | Jack Barsky

The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

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Roots of Secrecy in Revolutionary Background and Anti-Collectivist Ideals

The secrecy of the KGB was rooted in its revolutionary background and cell structure. The speaker is grateful for living in a country constructed by the founders, believing that left-wing thinking's flaw is the idea of man's fundamental goodness, which aligns with the flaws of communism. The speaker emphasizes that history shows the seat of evil in all men and the majority manage it well, but the ruling people were mostly evil. The constitution is constructed to manage this evil by the separation of powers and the idea that all men are created evil, with inalienable rights. This aligns with the speaker's anti-authoritarianism and disgust with collectivism, as he believes inalienable rights are not granted by the government.

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