Do you actively listen to FDR (Freedomain Radio, Stefan Molyneux) ?

[Reason]

http://www.freedomainradio.com/Podcasts.aspx

I can now say that Stefan Molyneux has contributed more to my understanding of the world than Ron Paul...

Stefan Molyneux was recently named one of the Top 10 Most Influential People in the Alternative Media:
"Stefan Molyneux may be perhaps the most eloquent "red pill" in the alternative media.

A self-described philosopher, Molyneux has a strong knowledge of history and a core compass reading of freedom and non-violence.

Who is Stefan Molyneux?

The John Galt of our generation?

He hosts a popular radio broadcast on his FreedomainRadio; his Youtube uploads have been viewed over 6 million times on his channel alone, and his site claims over 25 million downloads making his ideas the "largest and most popular philosophical conversation in the world."

His articles can be seen on mega-sites like Lew Rockwell and others; he has published several books on the philosophy of liberty and non-violence (many of which are offered FREE from his site) and how they apply in today's world, and he is a frequent guest on RT's Adam Vs. The Man and the Keiser Report.

Despite his overwhelming knowledge of the corrupt system, Molyneux always remains optimistic in his presentation, which is quite refreshing among all the doom-and-gloom.

We expect Molyneux to end up as one of the most important voices of our time."

http://www.freedomainradio.com/Podcasts.aspx

 

[FrankRep]

I don't agree with his "Don't Vote" and "Don't get politically active" views.

 

[Reason]

I don't agree with his "Don't Vote" and "Don't get politically active" views.

Do you understand why people take such a position?

 

[FrankRep]

I don't agree with his "Don't Vote" and "Don't get politically active" views.

Do you understand why people take such a position?

I wish more Liberals and Democrats would take that position. lol.

 

[Reason]

I wish more Liberals and Democrats would take that position. lol.

You didn't answer the question Frank

 

[PaulConventionWV]

http://www.freedomainradio.com/Podcasts.aspx

I can now say that Stefan Molyneux has contributed more to my understanding of the world than Ron Paul...

Stefan Molyneux was recently named one of the Top 10 Most Influential People in the Alternative Media:
"Stefan Molyneux may be perhaps the most eloquent "red pill" in the alternative media.

A self-described philosopher, Molyneux has a strong knowledge of history and a core compass reading of freedom and non-violence.

Who is Stefan Molyneux?

The John Galt of our generation?

He hosts a popular radio broadcast on his FreedomainRadio; his Youtube uploads have been viewed over 6 million times on his channel alone, and his site claims over 25 million downloads making his ideas the "largest and most popular philosophical conversation in the world."

His articles can be seen on mega-sites like Lew Rockwell and others; he has published several books on the philosophy of liberty and non-violence (many of which are offered FREE from his site) and how they apply in today's world, and he is a frequent guest on RT's Adam Vs. The Man and the Keiser Report.

Despite his overwhelming knowledge of the corrupt system, Molyneux always remains optimistic in his presentation, which is quite refreshing among all the doom-and-gloom.

We expect Molyneux to end up as one of the most important voices of our time."

http://www.freedomainradio.com/Podcasts.aspx

Stefan Molyneux is full of himself. He's a pompous ass. Also, some of his views are really quite questionable when you think about it. He is rabidly anti-religious and mistakenly believes it is the bane of a free society. Anyone who is at least a little open-minded doesn't collectivize religion like that and deny it can serve any good purpose. That's the hallmark of an arrogant, single-minded atheist: They think they are the most open-minded people because they shun those who view the world differently, ironically accusing them of being closed-minded bigots.

 

[I<3Liberty]

I listen to Stefan's videos... sometimes.

Yes, he's atheist and very upfront about it. I'm Christian and while I feel he makes a lot of generalizations about religion -- he has some thoughtful insight on other topics.

 

[bolil]

Stefan Molyneux is full of himself. He's a pompous ass. Also, some of his views are really quite questionable when you think about it. He is rabidly anti-religious and mistakenly believes it is the bane of a free society. Anyone who is at least a little open-minded doesn't collectivize religion like that and deny it can serve any good purpose. That's the hallmark of an arrogant, single-minded atheist: They think they are the most open-minded people because they shun those who view the world differently, ironically accusing them of being closed-minded bigots.

He might come off that way, but actually he is just linguistically brilliant. A pompous ass that released troves of information for free? I have not consumed all of his philosophy, but in what I have he has never come across as 'rabidly' anti religion. I don't know where you get single minded from, perhaps you should do some you tubing. From what I understand, Mr. Molyneux simply has an issue with any belief system dictating to society what is deviant and what is acceptable. Religion, hate to say it, is foremost in doing so.

 

[jclay2]

I like Stefan. He gets a little arrogant sometimes, but I have almost never not enjoyed listening to his rants about the state.

 

[Debbie Downer]

Hell no.

 

[BuddyRey]

No, I almost never listen to Molyneux. I'm a voluntaryist and everything, but I find his personality very abrasive and obnoxious (makes Kokesh seem almost cuddly by comparison, IMO).

 

[compromise]

He hates Ron Paul, 'nuff said.

 

[Reason]

He hates Ron Paul, 'nuff said.

Wow, not accurate at all...

 

[PaulConventionWV]

He might come off that way, but actually he is just linguistically brilliant. A pompous ass that released troves of information for free? I have not consumed all of his philosophy, but in what I have he has never come across as 'rabidly' anti religion. I don't know where you get single minded from, perhaps you should do some you tubing. From what I understand, Mr. Molyneux simply has an issue with any belief system dictating to society what is deviant and what is acceptable. Religion, hate to say it, is foremost in doing so.

That's the problem. This "anything goes" philosophy only applies to secularism in his view. He has an issue with any belief system dictating what is deviant and what is acceptable, and yet he holds such a view. He believes aggression is wrong, doesn't he? The non-aggression principle is part of a belief system dictating to society what is deviant and what is acceptable.

Yet, he shuns others who may have different moral belief systems just because they are based on the idea of a diety or an absolute moral standard. How can he criticize others when his own belief system is just as arbitrary as any other? He arbitrarily believes his belief system is superior simply because he has it ingrained in his head that he knows all the answers and takes no account of where the answers came from. Sure, maybe the NAP is the best, but denying that the NAP has any religious implications is to deny that there is any higher authority than man's mind, and he puts his mind over any man's, making him the sole moral authority in his own world.

It's not just his arrogance. He's a cultist who believes he is superior to others. He's a cultist just like Ayn Rand was.

 

[PaulConventionWV]

No, I almost never listen to Molyneux. I'm a voluntaryist and everything, but I find his personality very abrasive and obnoxious (makes Kokesh seem almost cuddly by comparison, IMO).

I wish people would stop saying voluntaryist. It's voluntarist.

 

[Reason]

That's the problem. This "anything goes" philosophy only applies to secularism in his view. He has an issue with any belief system dictating what is deviant and what is acceptable, and yet he holds such a view. He believes aggression is wrong, doesn't he? The non-aggression principle is part of a belief system dictating to society what is deviant and what is acceptable.

Yet, he shuns others who may have different moral belief systems just because they are based on the idea of a diety or an absolute moral standard. How can he criticize others when his own belief system is just as arbitrary as any other?

http://fdrurl.com/UPBAudio

 

[heavenlyboy34]

Once in a while. Sometimes he has some good insights, and he interviews interesting people without being rude to them. I notice people here have mentioned his hard atheism as a turn off. I agree, but to be fair he has also spoken favorably of the Catholic Scholastics and certain other religious philosophers. If he were more open-minded and thoughtful I would probably think more highly of him.

btw, I find much of his psycho-babble silly and not based in real psychology.

 

[heavenlyboy34]

I wish people would stop saying voluntaryist. It's voluntarist.

No, it's Voluntaryist. It's a political philosophy, whereas voluntarism refers to general voluntary behavior.

Here is a copy of The Voluntaryist newsletter (1997) http://www.voluntaryist.com/backissues/085.pdf

Wiki info http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntaryism

 

[heavenlyboy34]

He hates Ron Paul, 'nuff said.

No he doesn't. He disagrees with RP on very specific things.

 

[Reason]

No he doesn't. He disagrees with RP on very specific things.

This is my understanding as well.