Vivek Ramaswamy: Trump, Conservatism, Nationalism, Immigration, and War | Lex Fridman Podcast #445

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0:00 – Introduction
2:02 – Conservatism
5:18 – Progressivism
10:52 – DEI
15:45 – Bureaucracy
22:36 – Government efficiency
37:46 – Education
52:11 – Military Industrial Complex
1:14:29 – Illegal immigration
1:36:03 – Donald Trump
1:57:29 – War in Ukraine
2:08:43 – China
2:19:53 – Will Vivek run in 2028?
2:31:32 – Approach to debates

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VR28

He'll be pres in 28

This is silly. Russia has BRICS so why would a superpower decouple from China????? to do business with the rest of the west with lifted sanctions???? The US cant Dictate any peace deal. Peace only by Russian terms. This is silly

Guys I'm from Europe so I can't vote, if Vivek runs next term please consider him 🙏🏼😭

😶shooting anyone mate for there political stuff is such a bad thing to do people should be more civil

The philosophy of taking things away from someone based on colour has been practiced in India based on caste in India by the government. It’s called reservation.

It’s a flawed concept and should be learnt by other countries on the flaw of the concept.

This guy is so full of 💩. no idea how you guys buy it. i don't think he has sat down and really thought about how the US would be if half of what he is proposing came true. the whole red lines discussion is just cringe. putin and xi would have their way with him.

Vivek is a juggernaut 💥

The worst things in human histoy have been made in the name of the greater "good", stating they had the best of intentions when they started but got deviated!

Burocracy has never been able to see "good" as the individuals have them in their values!

Reality is that this is due to the incompatibility between human nature that strives because of the individual, and Collectivism which is what burocracy actually is!!

Any form of burocracy will always (by definition) persue Collectivism in any of its forms, whereas what the people trully need to strive in life is the individual to decide by themselves according to their own values! No burocracy will every achieve to the later for the individual!

All this talk about accountability but fully against limiting credit and making the banks work for the people. Why does the government get away with the spending they do? Because the people are even worse. The bank owns everyone I know and there won't be any American pride again unless the credit system and banks are disrupted from the path they've been on. They're burying us all.

24:40 The majority of government employees are state workers, and most federal employees serve in the military. If you remove both military and state personnel from the equation, you're left with less than 0.5% of the population in government roles that could potentially be cut. It’s hard to understand how this would be considered the "single greatest form of economic stimulus."

Алексей, потрясающая беседа! очарована гостем! подача, манера держаться, голос все при нем! полное отсутствие фальши! очень редко, когда я согласна по всем пунктам, которые звучат в ходе беседы. это как раз такой случай! мне безумно понравилось! этот человек достоин того, чтобы представлять такую страну как США. очень надеюсь, что в ближайшем будущем он и Тулси Габбард станут лицом американской политики.

очень расстроила история про легальную миграцию. все намного хуже чем я думала. похоже на схватку с Левиафаном. встает вопрос: зачем стремиться стать частью общества, которое будет тебя постоянно отторгать? и при этом ты будешь абсолютно бесправным… мне есть над чем подумать.

p.s. вы также очень хороши! впрочем как всегда! несмотря на ваш слегка подуставший вид. From Russia With Love!❤