Why Bad Ideas Won't Go Away

Tuesday, February 21, 11:00am - 12:00pm (EST)

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Trafik : Pécs, Perczel Miklós utca 22, 7621.

The history of the Left is a series of failures, blood and misery—and yet, in the present, socialism is considered trendy and idealistic, particularly among the youth. On the other end, the Right has reared its ugly head in trying to counter the Left, and we have an increasingly popular new Right that is increasingly nationalistic and authoritarian. But why is it that these sets of ideas are only growing in popularity, and have become the two predominant political forces in today’s culture? Why do bad ideas have so much staying power? And what will it take to overturn their momentum in the culture?

Nikos Sotirakopoulos is an instructor and visiting fellow at the Ayn Rand Institute. He received his Ph.D. in political sociology from the University of Kent in the UK, and has been teaching at UK universities for 10 years.

Dr. Sotirakopoulos is also the director of the Ayn Rand Institute Europe and a graduate of the Objectivist Academic Center. He has been a frequent commentator in British media, and has written two books: The Rise of Lifestyle Activism: from New Left to Occupy and Identity Politics and Tribalism: the New Culture Wars.

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The history of the Left is a series of failures, blood and misery—and yet, in the present, socialism is considered trendy and idealistic, particularly among the youth. On the other end, the Right has reared its ugly head in trying to counter the Left, and we have an increasingly popular new Right that is increasingly nationalistic and authoritarian. But why is it that these sets of ideas are only growing in popularity, and have become the two predominant political forces in today’s culture? Why do bad ideas have so much staying power? And what will it take to overturn their momentum in the culture?

Nikos Sotirakopoulos is an instructor and visiting fellow at the Ayn Rand Institute. He received his Ph.D. in political sociology from the University of Kent in the UK, and has been teaching at UK universities for 10 years.

Dr. Sotirakopoulos is also the director of the Ayn Rand Institute Europe and a graduate of the Objectivist Academic Center. He has been a frequent commentator in British media, and has written two books: The Rise of Lifestyle Activism: from New Left to Occupy and Identity Politics and Tribalism: the New Culture Wars. Perczel Miklós utca 22, Pécs, 7621, Hungary false MM/DD/YYYY 30 OPAQUE amoRvfSXWzcMnKeEWmny170701

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Perczel Miklós utca 22, Pécs, 7621, Hungary

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