Debate video: Morality of Capitalism vs. Socialism (Buenos Aires)

Here’s the edited video of the November 21, 2018 debate in Argentina. The debaters’ back-and-forth was at times intense, and the audience was sometimes rambunctious — but the moderator, Professor Ivan Carrino, did a very good job of keeping us on track and on time. After introductions by Eduardo Marty, initial voting directed by María Marty, and the moderator’s opening remarks, the debate begins at 16:30. My contributions to the debate (in English):

16:30: My initial remarks — the theme of moral individualism versus collectivism.
53:30: On what being a “social animal” means — lions, ants, bees, and humans.
1:06:20: On sex, “patriarchy,” women’s liberty, and the track records of liberal and socialist societies.
1:18:25: On poverty in the United States — poverty by rich countries’ standards, as failure mostly of pockets of socialism.
1:37:18: Response to audience question about solving poverty: freedom, property rights, and individual respect work everywhere they’ve been tried.
1:56:00: Closing remarks — the moral question: What is the most important thing in the world? Capitalism: Your life. Socialism as appealing to fear, disrespect of others, and the desire for power over others.

Much thanks to the Fundación para la Responsabilidad Intelectual (FRI) for inviting me to participate.

Direct links at YouTube: At the Fundación para la Responsabilidad Intelectual (FRI) site. At the Razon y Revolution site. And here is the unedited, originally streamed video.