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According to the speaker, communists and socialists persist in implementing their systems despite repeated failures because of a desire to be their own God. Referencing C.S. Lewis, the speaker suggests it is better to live under greedy robber barons than perpetual moral busybodies, as robber barons may eventually be satiated, while those who torment for your own good will do so without end.
The speaker identifies a common thread in the writings of Gramsci, Marcuse, Foucault, and de Beauvoir: a disdain for God, who represents an external power and authority, and for objective reality, which God makes possible. Rebelling against reality to become one's own God allows justification for any action, including re-educating, imprisoning, enslaving, or killing those who stand in the way of their utopia.