"If you stand for nothing, Burr, what'll you fall for?"

Rich and Adam continue to tackle the fundamental flaw in America's modern protest movements: we're great at being AGAINST things, but what are we actually FOR? Everyone loves to cosplay as a revolutionary, but few are able to translate economic grievances into actionable political demands.

We explore the timeline of events along with dispatches from participants on the ground in Hong Kong and Poland to understand what took massive crowds with genuine grievances to results, or lack thereof.

In Part One we tackle Hong Kong - The 2014 Umbrella Protests and the 2019 fight against the Extradition Bill. In Part Two we explore Poland's Solidarity movement - a rare example of getting it right.

[00:00] Introduction and Opening Remarks

[03:15] Discussion on the NYC Mayoral Race

[03:43] Reflections on Political Promises

[07:13] Critique of Political Figures

[10:39] Media Influence and Misinformation

[12:16] Social Issues and Public Perception

[25:26] Economic Inequality and Welfare

[31:19] The Hypocrisy of Wealth Distribution

[33:57] The Exhaustion of Fighting Ignorance

[34:44] Protests in Hong Kong and Poland

[36:10] The History of Hong Kong

[46:04] The 2014 Hong Kong Protests

[52:29] The 2019 Hong Kong Protests

[01:01:26] The Impact of COVID-19 on Protests

[01:04:05] Conspiracy Theories and Final Thoughts

Note: Contains strong language and political commentary

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