Growing Up with Communists & America’s Final Stage | Richard Dreyfuss | POLITICS | Rubin Report

Dave Rubin of “The Rubin Report” talks to the author of “One Thought Scares Me…” and Academy Award winning actor Richard Dreyfuss about the dangers of political partisanship; why the left vs right mindset is a trap; the importance of opposing views; why we’re all centrists, why tribalism around political parties is so dangerous; what it was like to grow up around members of the communist party; what drew so many Americans to communism in the 1950s; how America’s system was strong enough to allow a communist party to exist even at the height of the Cold War; what it was really like for some blacklisted writers; why he’s so worried about political polarization; why political statements in Oscar Awards speeches make him cringe; why he attended a Ted Cruz rally in 2016; how his generation made the psychology of partisanship so much worse; why he thinks we abandoned the teachings of the founding fathers; why we need to prioritize the teaching of civics in high school; why the current level of political partisanship may be the end of America; and much more. 0:00 Intro 3:27 The Life of Richard Dreyfuss 15:39 Thoughts on Communism 21:13 The Effects of Hollywood 27:12 Staying Above the Craziness 32:14 The History of Our Political System 35:46 What is Endgame? 40:27 Can Hollywood Help Show Our History? Is the state of US news driving you crazy? Does the coverage of political news rarely seem “fair and balanced”? Serious discussions on US politics is vital to having a healthy democracy. No matter what political party you belong to, we need to be able to hear a variety of political perspectives. Whether you majored in political science or just want to have a deeper understanding of the issues you’ll want to check out this playlist:    • POLITICS | Rubin Report   To make sure you never miss a single Rubin Report video, click here to subscribe:    / @rubinreport   Looking for smart and honest conversations about current events, political news and the culture war? Want to increase your critical thinking by listening to different perspectives on a variety of topics? If so, then you’re in the right place because on The Rubin Report Dave Rubin engages the ideas of some of society's most interesting thought leaders, authors, politicians and comedians. The Rubin Report is the largest talk show about free speech and big ideas on YouTube. Dave allows his guests to speak their minds and his audience to think for themselves. New videos every week. The Rubin Report is fan funded through monthly and one-time donations: https://rubinreport.com/support ****** Join Dave's Locals community: https://rubinreport.locals.com/ Order “Don't Burn This Country” the follow up to Dave Rubin’s New York Times bestselling “Don’t Burn This Book” here: https://daverubin.com/book/ Buy Tickets for the upcoming “Don't Burn This Country” book tour here: https://daverubin.com/events/ Dave Rubin's book, "Don't Burn This Book" is available at: www.dontburnthisbook.com LISTEN to The Rubin Report podcast: www.rubinreport.com/podcast See Dave LIVE: https://daverubin.com/events/ Sign up for our newsletter with the best of The Rubin Report delivered to your inbox once a week: http://www.rubinreport.com/newsletter Official Rubin Report Merchandise: https://rubinreport.myshopify.com/ All art on the set are original works by Caylin Rose Janet. Get a print here: https://www.caylinrosejanet.com/rubin... ****** Richard Dreyfuss American Actor Richard on Twitter:   / richarddreyfuss   ****** Follow Dave on Twitter:   / rubinreport   Follow The Rubin Report on Facebook:   / rubinreport   Follow Dave on Facebook:   / daverubin   Follow Dave on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rubinreport... About Dave Rubin: http://rubinreport.com