Trust and Faith in Politics | Alex Vanopslagh | EP 94

This episode was recorded on December 19th, 2023.
Born in 1991, Alex has been the leader of the Liberal Alliance since 2019. He took over a party on the verge of extinction and has since managed to turn the party into a pillar of the Danish center-right. This was achieved by a political reorientation from a globalist and hyper-individualist platform to a far more communitarian platform, emphasizing not merely the power of personal freedom but the meaningfulness of responsible citizenship - coupled with a reinvigorated and innovative style of political messaging that made him and the party into the youth favorite at the most recent election. Alex’ message was encapsulated in the words “Du kan godt” (“You can do it”), a very contentious claim in a welfare state such as Denmark.
Alex would like to bring attention to his own book, “Vejen til ansvar” (“The Road to Responsibility”) - even though it’s a bit inaccessible to the non-Danish speaking audience.
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- Chapters -
00:00 - Coming Up
01:37 - Introduction
03:42 - Entering Politics
08:32 - The Monarchy's Role in Danish Politics
11:04 - Ascending to Party Leadership
16:55 - Building Trust
21:26 - Responding to COVID-19
35:25 - The Re-Election Journey
45:49 - Embracing Humor in Leadership
49:47 - Faroe Islands and Greenland Affairs
54:48 - Freedom of Speech at Universities
57:17 - Final Reflections

[@romancarp6427]

It is very clear that Jordan has had a big impact on Alex's and Liberal Alliance's political messaging. And a positive one at that

[@kevin_heslip]

Thought you got Milo on for a split second when I saw the thumbnail

[@hoobyhoo]

Tammy, not a political book, but curious if you have heard if or read 'the Way of a Pilgrim'?

[@GyllenkroksAve]

Remember that 7th of October was the date of the Battle of Lepanto when Europe was rescued from the Ottoman expansion and saved from islam. Since then the catholics celebrate the Lady of the Rosary, so let us pray the rosary for western society, for our christian roots, against islamisation