Topic: Stalin

A historical overview of China's Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) describes Mao's attempt to regain power after the failure of the "Great Leap Forward." The segment details the mobilization of students into paramilitary units that killed teachers and intellectuals. The hosts reflect on the horrific extremes of the era, including reports of ritualistic cannibalism, as a warning of how quickly social order can collapse.

Marxist theory defines profit as theft and the exploitation of labor, a concept that appealed to sharecroppers in the post-slavery era. However, Stephen Kotkin of the Hoover Institute explains that Stalinist collectivization effectively reintroduced serfdom by enslaving 100 million people under state control. The hosts conclude that these systems often replace private exploitation with state-run nepotism and favoritism.