Fear Leads to Submission: COVID, Climate Change, and Authority with Dana Loesch

In this episode of The Vivek Show, host Vivek Ramaswamy is joined by radio host and political commentator Dana Loesch. They delve into Loesch's journey in the 2016 presidential cycle and her initial hesitation about Trump, as well as Ramaswamy's experience stepping down as a biotech CEO. The conversation covers faith, Marxism, GOP politics, and the challenges posed by ideologies like Critical Race Theory. They also discuss the consequences of society's increasing reliance on government authority and the blurring of political lines in modern America. -- Donate here: https://t.co/PE1rfuVBmb For more content follow me here: Twitter - @VivekGRamaswamy Instagram - @vivekgramaswamy Facebook - http://facebook.com/VivekGRamaswamy Truth Social - @VivekRamaswamy Rumble - @VivekRamaswamy -- Time-codes: 00:00:23 - Dana Loesch's experience supporting a governor in the 2016 presidential cycle 00:01:34 - Loesch reveals her journey from Perry to Cruz to Trump 00:04:46 - Vivek Ramaswamy's decision to step down as a biotech CEO 00:05:32 - Ramaswamy's choice not to run for US Senate 00:08:16 - Challenges of being the head of the GOP 00:09:56 - The few in Congress who don't care about special interests 00:11:33 - Inoculating oneself against the administrative state's influence 00:14:01 - Vivek's motivations for running and knowing when to walk away 00:16:57 - Dana Loesch's journey to non-denominational Christianity 00:18:18 - Loss of faith in God's impact on society 00:21:24 - Freedom, equality under God, and the threat of Marxism 00:25:39 - Science and reason becoming a "superstition" 00:26:06 - Dostoevsky's "The Brothers Karamazov" and its relevance today 00:27:42 - Fear of the unknown leading to submission to authority 00:29:27 - The shift in the political landscape and blurred lines between right and left

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