Has real communism ever been tried? What do communists want? What did Karl Marx want? Is communism democratic- or is communist democracy an oxymoron? How does the economy work in communism and what are the means of production? Who's in charge? What drugs does Dan take before recording?
We'll be answering all these questions and more. This is the biggest episode on Polymath so far and my personal favourite. This episode is MASSIVE: in length, in scope, in relevance. We're taking one of the most controversial, messiest subjects in the world, sweeping away all the bullshit, and extracting just the real unbiased truth.
And we're not just listing definitions: this beast of an episode runs through political science, political philosophy, political theory, a ton of economics, history spanning three centuries, and a little seasoning of psychology. All because I wanna give you guys as comprehensive an understanding as possible.
This is the fifth episode on a multi-part series on this channel: An Objective Guide to Political Ideologies. But don't worry, you don't need to listen to any previous episodes to understand this one- it all makes complete sense by itself and with no prior knowledge about this kinda stuff. Enjoy!