Freedomain with Stefan Molyneux

“A Star Is Born” is a perfectly constructed allegory for fame being the hide of bright armor that people encase themselves in when they are broken and hollow inside.

The film is full of extravagant flash and dazzle – Bradley Cooper’s supposedly down-home country musician half-beating bluegrass to death with hard rock guitar shredding – Lady Gaga’s frustrated small-time waitress erupting into big time talent with a geyser of fiery shiny vocals - the one star rising as the other dims and dies, like an interstellar cycle of life and death. The predatory personalities that circle money gushing talent like the remora fish that feed on the scraps of shark’s meals, while ending up actually eating the entire shark - the proud father who jovially crushes his daughter’s talents because he never had the guts to follow his own ambition - the lure of moneymaking in art, the strange sexlessness of top-tier artistic achievement, and the constant temptation to trade one’s soul for the empty highs of money, fame, cheering crowds and crushing addictions.

Bradley Cooper plays Jackson Maine – the main character, I get it – a half-washed up country blues singer who plays old songs to aging crowds. His deep back story emerges like sheet lightning flashes throughout the movie, and is consistently ignored by those around him. He grew up in the middle of nowhere, with an alcoholic father who roped him into being a drinking buddy as a child. Jackson Maine’s mother died in childbirth, his father also died young, and the boy tried to hang himself when he was only 13 years old.

This is the horrifying and painful back story to his addictions - to fame, sex, alcohol, drugs, you name it – but the real addiction is to worshiping his abusive father. There is a titanic battle within Jackson - referred to by his older manager/brother - that Jackson reveres his father, but his father was a terrible human being. In one scene, Jackson goes to visit his father’s grave, on the old ranch, only to find out that his brother has sold the ranch. He goes and punches his brother, who tells Jackson that he should stop worshiping his father.

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A view into the world of leftist dating practices, analyzed by Stefan Molyneux, Host of Freedomain Radio.

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Stefan Molyneux's work has had over half a billion views and downloads. He has stirred up controversy among libertarians in recent years, having supported Donald Trump and entertained more controversial topics. So Tom Woods decided to raise some of these criticisms with him and give him an opportunity to say whatever he liked. The result is this episode, in which (unusual for the Tom Woods Show) the two of them appear together on video.

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Stefan Molyneux of Freedomain Radio delivers a powerful speech at the Eagle Forum in St Louis.

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Likely as a result of my powerful coverage of Kavanaugh vs Ford, Freedomain Radio web sites have been hit with distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS attacks) lasting days!

YouTube has also age-restricted my most popular video, and placed my Truth About Sweden into "limited state."

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Question 1: [1:23] - "I've been thinking a lot about the qualities I need and desire in a lifelong mate, and I'm wondering if I'm holding my partners to an unrealistic or foolish standard. I recently broke up with a woman because I didn't find our conversations to be substantive enough to really sustain a relationship decades into the future. In short, I didn't think my needs for intellectual stimulation were being met within the romantic relationship. Since then, however, I've been wondering if I'm expecting too much from one person. I also want to make sure that I'm not evaluating female romantic partners with the same criteria I would a male friend. Is it possible to be in a healthy and lasting relationship in which one person's intellectual needs are met outside of the relationship: via work, friends, and solitary activities such as reading books? Or is compartmentalizing such a big part of my life a surefire way to end up resenting the other person and feeling stifled?"

Question 2: [34:07] – “Do you think young people should be encouraged to have strong opinions on government and politics? Upon reflection the strong convictions I had one way or another haven't done me any favors. I don't think they are doing other young people any favors either. It's alienated me and others for no practical reason, it's pushed many of my former classmates to being unemployable, and the convictions are founded more upon indoctrination rather than real world experience or understanding.”

Question 3: [45:34] – “I'm a 25-year-old woman in a committed relationship of 4 years. Since the beginning of the relationship, I have done practically a 180 in terms of my political views, and beliefs in general. I'm a college dropout, which I now consider to be a blessing since I'd probably be working the same job I am now, had I finished, and now have only $6,000 of debt left on my student loans. My boyfriend (hopefully future husband) is a teacher who is buried in debt from graduate school. He is the primary bread-winner, but I've recently discovered that he owes much more in student debt than I had previously thought. This realization has caused us both a great deal of stress in recent weeks. I work in HR and contribute much less than half, but still a fair chunk of our living expenses. You've said quite often that women are most happy in the home. I didn't think this way for most of my late teens and early twenties... But as I've come into my mid-twenties, I find myself being much more aware of my indoctrination in that regard. I've realized that I'd love to be a stay at home mother. I don't think it's quite too late for me, but it almost is. How can we manage a traditional life in this day and age, with two incomes being practically required? Do we have to be rich for me to be a stay at home mom? Is there any hope for me, for us, to do our small part to improve the world by giving our children a stable, healthy upbringing?”

Question 4: [1:52:00] – “I'm a 22-year-old college student entering my final year of college who was raised by a family that personifies the term "Bible Belt". I recently began to date this girl whose sexual history consists only of one-night stands up until me. I knew about the one-night stands before we began dating but I proceeded to pursue her anyways. I have negative thoughts and emotions about these one-night stands constantly and there has been an incident where I was compared to one of the guys she slept with. Even after speaking to her about that, I still cannot seem to get it out of my head and we never arrived at any closure. How do I process and cope with these thoughts and emotions? Am I just subconsciously looking for a way to end the relationship because her history goes against my morals and values?”

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