Life Liberty & the Pursuit of Bitcoin with Robert Breedlove - WBD735

Robert Breedlove is a philosopher and podcaster within the
Bitcoin space. In this interview, we discuss the Alliance for
Responsible Citizenship (ARC) conference, the anti-woke movement,
cultural Marxism, and the origins of certain ideologies. We also
delve into the impact of COVID-19, the role of politics in
societal change, the influence of taxation and inflation on the
economy, and the potential of Bitcoin as a solution to many of
these issues.


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Normative behaviour in society at any one time may be codified
such that it appears to be a natural law: behaviour, dress,
language, and demeanour are perceived to be as fixed as
biological traits. However, culture is merely a template for
expectations in a social group. Acceptable conduct is malleable.
The history of civilisation is full of profound shifts in
cultural social behaviour and societal norms.


It is not uncommon for marginal groups within society to test the
paradigm. However, we do appear to be at a rare inflection point.
Society is split between two equally powerful ideologies, both of
which lay claim to the cultural elite mantle. Wokeism, whilst
being criticised by some as being a lazy pejorative for a wide
range of progressive liberal opinions, does have roots in an
understandable backlash against the promotion of identity
politics and cancel culture.


Robert Breedlove however views wokeism as another form of
cultural Marxism funded by the state. In this podcast, he
suggested that it is a divide-and-conquer strategy to create a
demand for stronger governance. We discussed whether the
development of these ideologies is organic or intentional. Robert
leaned towards the latter, comparing it to the romantic lies told
throughout history to justify theft.


Robert explained his perspective on the influence of Marxism on
the social institutions of the West. He believes that Marxism
seeks to abolish private property, which he sees as the
foundation of civilization and justice. He also connects the rise
of cultural Marxism with the increasing violation of private
property rights.


When asked about the solution to these issues, Robert proposed
that making property harder to violate is crucial. He sees
Bitcoin as a potential solution, as it provides inviolable
private property rights. With a Bitcoin standard, the state's
ability to print money would be limited, reducing their revenue
source and potentially leading to a more peaceful and prosperous
world by creating less incentive for people to politic and more
incentive for them to produce.


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Show notes:
https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/life-liberty-the-pursuit-of-bitcoin


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