On Donald Trump and the Fourth Political Theory (October 2020)

On Donald Trump and the Fourth Political Theory (October 2020)

Aleksandr Dugin speaks to Luis Razo Bravo about the problems he has with Western liberals and about his proposal for a "Fourth Political Theory".

Time Stamp: 

00:00 -- Opening Quote by Dugin 

01:09 -- Introduction to Dugin and the exchange 

03:53 -- How Dugin feels about the threat of human extinction 

07:10 -- Are we in a position to avoid human extinction? Liberals vs. conservatives. 

11:43 -- The mistake of modernity from Dugin's perspective 

18:43 -- The mistake of modernity from Razo's perspective 

23:04 -- Dugin on Platonic ideas and the mistaken vision of Locke 

25:17 -- Dugin on the Council of Trent, the Spanish scholastics, and Protestant rebellion 

26:55 -- Dugin on Protestant Calvinism and the profit motive 

27:45 -- Razo on the tension between Catholic south and Protestant north 

28:38 -- The tension between Duginian Russia and Trumpian USA 

31:28 -- Dugan on Biden and the progressives 

33:15 -- Dugin on Trump as the new hope of revival in the US 

36:20 -- Razo asks Dugin about his recommended sabotage of US culture 

39:18 -- Dugin on Trump and the realization that half of US hates the other half 

42:35 -- Razo asks about Dugin's "Fourth Political Theory"

45:56 -- Razo asks Dugin about the rising call for socialism in the US 

48:25 -- Razo highlights Dugin's vision of unity between left and right anti-liberal causes 

51:09 -- Razo asks Dugin for more specificity about this proposal (Heidegger's "Dasein") 

55:05 -- Razo asks Dugin about leadership and Dugin says ideas are a priority 

58:18 -- How to make philosophers kings and kings philosophers 

59:59 -- Parting words from Dugin

On Donald Trump and the Fourth Political Theory (October 2020)

Aleksandr Dugin speaks to Luis Razo Bravo about the problems he has with Western liberals and about his proposal for a "Fourth Political Theory".

Time Stamp: 

00:00 -- Opening Quote by Dugin 

01:09 -- Introduction to Dugin and the exchange 

03:53 -- How Dugin feels about the threat of human extinction 

07:10 -- Are we in a position to avoid human extinction? Liberals vs. conservatives. 

11:43 -- The mistake of modernity from Dugin's perspective 

18:43 -- The mistake of modernity from Razo's perspective 

23:04 -- Dugin on Platonic ideas and the mistaken vision of Locke 

25:17 -- Dugin on the Council of Trent, the Spanish scholastics, and Protestant rebellion 

26:55 -- Dugin on Protestant Calvinism and the profit motive 

27:45 -- Razo on the tension between Catholic south and Protestant north 

28:38 -- The tension between Duginian Russia and Trumpian USA 

31:28 -- Dugan on Biden and the progressives 

33:15 -- Dugin on Trump as the new hope of revival in the US 

36:20 -- Razo asks Dugin about his recommended sabotage of US culture 

39:18 -- Dugin on Trump and the realization that half of US hates the other half 

42:35 -- Razo asks about Dugin's "Fourth Political Theory"

45:56 -- Razo asks Dugin about the rising call for socialism in the US 

48:25 -- Razo highlights Dugin's vision of unity between left and right anti-liberal causes 

51:09 -- Razo asks Dugin for more specificity about this proposal (Heidegger's "Dasein") 

55:05 -- Razo asks Dugin about leadership and Dugin says ideas are a priority 

58:18 -- How to make philosophers kings and kings philosophers 

59:59 -- Parting words from Dugin