Collectivitis Podcast

Pietro and Floyd take a look at Scott Morrison's recent resignation from Federal Parliament, and his new job as a warmonger, jumping immediately into the Military Industrial Complex (despite being an Evangelical Christian). They also reminisce over some of Scomo's worst moments, such as his weak opposition to vaccine mandates and his escape to Hawaii during the bushfire crisis.

They also discuss the recent New Hampshire Republican Primary results which saw Donald Trump beat Nikki Haley, and speculate about what this could mean for the US Presidential election later this year—whether Trump is allowed to run, whether Joe Biden will be his opponent (or potentially someone like Michelle Obama, or Gavin Newsom), and all the other variables which seem to be up in the air at the moment.

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Another educational episode in the series of "Everything Wrong with…" Pietro and Max tackle Democracy and its many shortfalls.

They discuss many of the problems with Democracy, many of the ways it infringes on individual rights and libertarian philosophy.

They also explore some of the perverse incentives which are created with this system of ruling, and compare to other authoritarian systems of the past, such as dictators, monarchies, and communists.

In the end, some alternatives to the problems of our current Democratic system are explored, such as anarcho-capitalism or minarchism (or minarchist democracy).

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Pietro is joined by Melisa Albisetti: an Argentinian-born, South Australian, Javier Milei supporting libertarian who is currently completing her masters in Economics.

Melisa outlines her journey from socialist university to libertarian philosophy, as well as her move to Australia (and her love for all the freedom it provides).

She then outlines everything you need to know about Milei: his rise to notoriety, his rise to political power, how he strategized to win the presidency, what he's done since being elected, how he's working within the system to bring about prosperity, how he's dealing with protesters and detractors, and much more.

Melisa also gives some insight into how Australia and Argentina have many things in common—and if we continue on our current trajectory, we will see the economic ruin and inflation that they're seeing in our own future.

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Pietro and Max look back on 2023 and give the wins, losses, and draws of the year from a libertarian perspective.

They talk about wars, both Palestine-Israel and Ukraine-Russia, they talk about the US Presidential election which is coming up in 2024 (and their thoughts on Trump, Ramaswamy and more).

Among the topics are also inflation, the Libertarian party in Australia (as well as the one in the US), and electoral wins that libertarians had this year (including Javier Milei, John Ruddick, and ACT in New Zealand).

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Pietro and Floyd look at the recent rumours around Dan Andrews potentially running for the Federal seat of Dunkley, following Labor's Peta Murphy passing away. The rumours suggest Dan could be vying for eventually running for Prime Minister given Anthony Albanese's lacklustre first year in office. They also take a look at what this could mean for the Libertarian Party in Australia.

Next they discuss the recent ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court in the US, which bans Donald Trump from appearing on the ballot in their state at the next presidential election. They look at many of the possible outcomes of this, including what it means for Joe Biden, whether this could affect Vivek Ramaswami, and they examine at US libertarian Spike Cohen's thoughts on the matter.

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Pietro is joined this week by Rukshan Fernando (previously known as 'Real Rukshan'). Rukshan is a wedding photographer who burst to fame in the journalism world in 2020 for his on-the-ground coverage of the COVID pandemic management, and the large protests against lockdowns and vaccine mandates which occurred in Victoria. Since then Rukshan has added filmmaker and political commentator to his list of monikers, and continues to provide live, raw, unedited footage of protests and political events.

The two discuss Rukshan's experiences, both personal and professional, during the pandemic and beyond. They talk about everything from Victoria Police, to Dan Andrews, to the corruption within the media, to Rukshan's haters and detractors, plus much more.

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Pietro and Max take a look at the recent Republican Primary debate in Alabama for the US Presidential Election. They focus especially on how well Vivek Ramaswami is doing in the debates, and how unrelenting he's been in his attacks against the neo-cons (Nikki Hayley and Chris Christie).

They also discuss the election more broadly, whether the Democrats will run Joe Biden or try to replace him with Gavin Newsom, Newsom's weird debate with Ron DeSantis, where Donald Trump fits into all of this, and more.

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Pietro is joined by Libertarian Party member of Parliament in NSW, John Ruddick. The two discuss all things Javier Milei following his recent success in becoming elected as President of Argentina.

They delve into Milei's anarcho-capitalist ideological roots, his no-holds-barred, take-no-prisoners style of libertarian messaging, and his plans to end the stranglehold of Central Banks and dollarise the Argentinian economy.

They also talk about what Milei's win can mean for the cause of liberty in Australia and the USA, and whether his win can translate into success for countries which are yet to hit the skyrocketing inflation rates of Argentina.

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Pietro and Floyd celebrate the huge victory for liberty which just occurred in Argentina - Javier Milei, from the party 'La Libertad Avanza', won the run-off election to become President.

The talk about what hopes they have for his presidency (other than not being assassinated by the CIA). Some of his policies include removal of the central bank and dollarization of the economy.

They also share some of their favourite quotes from Javier, including ones where he unabashedly attacks the left. Some explicit language here, so viewers/listeners be forewarned.

Javier's victory is being celebrated all across the libertarian world, and his bold messaging strategies (he is an anarcho-capitalist) may well have some lessons for fighting against the state, its coercion and its corruption.

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Pietro is joined by Gideon Rozner, former lead spokesman for the IPA, frequent guest on Sky News and ABC, and all-round libertarian heavyweight.

Gideon is Jewish, and a Zionist. They discuss what Zionism is, as well as various aspects of the war between Israel and Hamas/Palestine, and the history and politics of the region.

In a slightly different format to usual, the two have a back-and-forth debate, as they disagree on whether the state of Israel should be invading Gaza, both from a moral and a pragmatic point of view, and discuss what it could mean for the rest of the world in the coming months.

The conversation spans to include everything from Netanyahu, antisemitism, Trump, Russia/Ukraine, World War III, COVID, vaccine mandates, and more.

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