#375 – David Pakman: Politics of Trump, Biden, Bernie, AOC, Socialism & Wokeism

David Pakman is a left-wing progressive political commentator and host of The David Pakman Show. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) - Introduction
(06:42) - Political ideologies
(16:10) - Twitter drama
(31:07) - Biden vs Trump
(38:07) - AOC
(40:47) - Bernie Sanders
(48:55) - Donald Trump: Pros and cons
(1:14:46) - Joe Biden: Pros and cons
(1:21:08) - Hate for politicians
(1:37:29) - RFK Jr
(1:50:48) - Republican voters
(1:57:30) - Conspiracy theories
(2:02:26) - January 6th
(2:11:31) - Hunter Biden's laptop
(2:15:46) - Tucker Carlson
(2:18:44) - Wokeism and censorship
(2:37:11) - ChatGPT and universities
(2:43:10) - Libertarianism
(2:46:47) - Elon Musk
(2:55:14) - Dealing with attacks
(2:59:56) - Truth
(3:05:47) - Israel and Palestine
(3:09:41) - Ukraine war
(3:17:42) - Books
(3:28:22) - Mortality
(3:30:33) - Advice for young people
(3:32:05) - Hope for the future