In this episode of New Ideal, Onkar Ghate and Nikos Sotirakopoulos discuss the question of whether Kamala Harris is a communist, and if not, what the real problem with her views is.

Among the topics covered:
● The essence of the Marxist ideology;
● Why Harris is not a communist;
● How the “communist” label helps New Right tribalists hide their own anti-Americanism;
● The importance of using concepts precisely;
● How mislabeling someone as “communist” whitewashes real communism.

Recommended in this podcast are Ayn Rand’s article “The Left: Old and New” (https://courses.aynrand.org/works/the...) and Sotirakopoulos ’s lecture at AynRandCon Europe 2024 “Lessons From the Intellectual Success of Marxism.” (   • Lessons from the Intellectual Success...  )

The podcast was recorded on September 9, 2024 and released on September 14.

0:00:00 Introduction
0:01:10 Marxist ideology
0:09:22 Why Harris is not a communist
0:12:25 New Right hiding their anti-Americanism
0:20:41 The importance of using concepts precisely
0:26:40 Misusing “communism” whitewashes real communism


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