Iran - A First Hand Account with Pouya Mortaheb | Yaron Brook Show

00:00 Intro
01:19 Iranian protests
02:25 Growing up in Iran
07:27 Fatalism
10:57 Becoming secular
15:10 Discovering Ayn Rand
15:40 Demonstrations
17:15 For the yearning for the normal life
19:53 Attitude towards women in fundamentalist religions
22:05 Unwritten rules
23:52 Praying
25:10 Start of the current protests
27:55 Noticing that this time it is different
30:04 Moral reckoning
34:10 What do the demonstrators want?
36:10 How wide spread it is?
38:45 Executions
40:55 Can military turn against the regime?
43:30 1979 revolution
45:00 Also women oppressing women
48:40 Red lipstick
49:20 Short sleeves
49:45 Story with dentist
50:55 Intellectual inspiration
51:55 No compromise
52:50 Internet
56:37 Traffic police story
59:00 Grievance with foreign governments

Live Questions:
1:08:46 Do average Iranians accept the existence of Israel
1:09:18 How does the Regime explain the violence against women done by the morality police? Do they deny the violence or try to justify it?
1:10:11 What process do you see actually changing the regime if there aren’t elections?
1:11:30 Any recount of the kids getting sentenced for their making of a Pharell "Happy" Video ?
1:12:40 I seen a documentary and it depicted Iran as a secular paradise before 1979. What are your thoughts on this?
1:17:38 Great interview! Any recommended biographies/memoirs about life in Iran?
1:19:52 Great interview. Pouya is an impressive young man.
1:20:06 Pouya, you are an heroic inspiration for young people who want to take their lives seriously. Welcome!
1:20:20 Thanks Pouya! Great to listen to you

1:20:38 Government based on the hatred of the west

Live Questions:
1:28:03 Is the population slowly starting to recognize that the enemies of capitalism are motivated by jealousy and insecurity rather than compassion for the vulnerable? I think this narcissistic scam is being discovered by more and more people.
1:30:46 In the long run would it be a good thing if Trump wins the nomination and loses again even more drastically? The the country witnesses the Democrats overseeing a horrible economy for another 4 years, then a free market conservative wins in 2028?
1:34:02 according to Objectivism is honesty with oneself, not others? Honesty is being true to ones knowledge of reality, and objective needs of mans life? So the only reason you should feel bad about lying to someone is because of what it does to yourself?
1:37:11 Was just listening to your news update show on cancer. Despite the FDA, will we see a cure for cancer in your lifetime? Or does the FDA have so many wrenches in the gears we won't see a cure for any major illness anytime soon?
1:40:40 How do you tie John Dewey and Russo to Kant? Has Kant been influential in the Muslim world as well? Or were they already so primitive and nihilistic they didn't need a Kant to knock them down any further?
1:45:16 What do you make of Steven Crowder turning down his $50,000,000 contract with The Daily Wire in the name of "standing up to big tech"? Irrational times we live in where an idiot like that can be offered such number$.
1:46:44 Whilst I often think of the word ‘values’ as denoting ‘rational’ values, I seldom hear the term ‘destructive values’ which, according to Rand’s definition, should be a valid concept. Valuable input appreciated.
1:49:01 Do you think Apple's iPhone dominance will last, or has the company stagnated too much since Steven Job's died, and wokeism seeped into corporate management?
1:50:16 "Everyday you don't work hard, you're going backwards" -Jocko Willink
1:51:00 What is the difference between being emotionalist and listening to the signals your subconscious is sending you?
1:51:35 Why are some Muslims countries rich, like UAE? Are they more secular than the rest of the Islamic world? And do you think London is a better run city than NYC?
1:53:42 If conservatives were sincere in being only anti-“illegal” immigration, their focus would be on law-abiding, productive immigrants and how to build a safe, streamlined legal immigration system.

1:54:27 Outro

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