Can College Students Change My Mind On Systemic Racism?

[@grega4231]

This type of audience is very rare nowadays. They asked and they listened quietly. Kudos to them.

[@surlespasdondine]

Not among students.

[@mattwilliams3427]

Imagine getting a useless major and thinking you’re smarter because of it.

[@oreally8605]

Sad as can be. You get out into the real world 🌎 and it's pays 👎 👎 nothing..

[@LFSPharaoh]

I see the dunning-krueger effect everywhere nowadays.

[@zayz1990]

Same here ... My friends all have degrees and in debt meanwhile I left high school , mastered 2 skill trades ( more then 8 years each) and also not in debt ... Yet they feel better because of a paper

[@oreally8605]

@@zayz1990 Good 👍 on you. Sorry your friends have meaningless paper.

[@tobyrock7194]

She is much smarter then most.. Don't hate because she thinks differently... Stop being the victim that's what she did

[@gingerdad127]

Great to see this debate being sensible where we don't have green, blue and purple haired people screaming at everyone who disagrees with them

[@DaniHGirl]

Those people are saved for the gender debates, not the race ones 😅

[@gingerdad127]

@@DaniHGirl good observation 🤣

[@msnewsenior]

Maybe it’s being exaggerated and you shouldn’t paint those who oppose your viewpoints with one wide brush

[@Houseofpheromones0]

@@msnewsenior only a brush that covers 90+%

[@dustylense]

I just LOVE LOVE LOVE Amala. What a breath of fresh air. So poignant and controlled. Ready for any question with cool calm hard facts. What a career this young lady will have. Quickly has become one of my favorite personalities on many fronts. You go girl!

[@WTFisgoingon8]

I was thinking the same thing! shes so young and has such a potential to make amazing changes in the country!

[@nicholassims1947]

I love her too! On top of how smart and rational she is, I love her voice. She has a slight crack in her voice that almost sounds like she's nervous sometimes. But when you listen to what she's saying, it's evident it's just her voice because there is no hesitancy or lack of preparedness in anything she says. Even in her videos when she's not in this type of town hall setting and it's just her commenting on a subject, she has the slightest crack in her speech occasionally. Voice of an angel!

[@waitingpatiently]

My feelings exactly! Thank you for typing this.

[@tafferchuck1349]

I will never not support Amala. Like seriously, from all the people and youtubers, and influencers and writers and documentaries I've admired and listened to and gotten some level of intellectual entertainment or intellectual satisfaction, she's the highest. And I have listened to her for what? Three months?

[@isoutoforbit]

I'm thinking the same, I wish she got more attention than Candace Owens, who's more of a provocateur at this point.

[@_Gilles_]

Love how Amala is not shying away from discourse

[@merlin1649]

That is what makes a winner.

[@dannydiamonds8682]

Huge w

[@krisnyc9134]

It's easy to not be shy why you're wrong.

[@dannydiamonds8682]

@@krisnyc9134 omg yes. Please troll

[@krisnyc9134]

@@dannydiamonds8682 no need to troll. There's a video on pragerU with Larry Elder and Dave Rubin where Larry explains exactly why systematic racism is a myth. Larry is a libertarian but she claimed to have never her a conservative make the case is false. Larry made the case and the video is on the company page where she works.

[@savl7162]

Wow. Just wow. I aspire to be able to public speak like this.

[@foximoxi8533]

It’s amazing. She’s very talented at it.

[@kreynolds1123]

If it really interest you, getting in touch with Toast Masters international might help you with public speaking. In debate where you are a subject mater expert arguing a point, it's a good thing to be aware of opposing positions and arguments, and to be prepared with counter arguments. Also, It's good to be schooled in informal logic and logical fallacies so that you can spot them and or avoid making logical fallacies, which if not avoided, can still weaken an argument for otherwise true statements and conclusions.

[@S_I_R_77]

u can do it but do some training and confidence about yr self and it will come

[@lighthouselithium]

right!! so controlled and calm

[@savl7162]

@@kreynolds1123 thank you!

[@cross3fire]

I appreciated that Amala mentioned Thomas Sowell, one of a few great minds.

[@RENEG4DE4NGEL]

He and Dr. Jordan Peterson are the two greatest minds of our time, IMO. History is going to look back much more fondly on these men than the small amount of appreciation they are receiving now.

[@malthecpa815]

Look into Walter E Willams! He’s just as brilliant of an economist but unfortunately he passed away

[@MrNicnine]

Thomas sowell... please he is no more than a slick, wise race hustler. He simply and cleverly twists geography and history to comfort and appease the bias thinking conservative! And make money. Just like amala! He has never attempted to assist, uplift anyone of color! Despite all the evidence of our countries wicked, clever endeavors. Maybe because our long term efforts to deceive the masses about our countries true histories MO"method of operation " is identical to his and gives the chance to expose them instead he gives them pass!!! Just like amala

[@RENEG4DE4NGEL]

@@MrNicnine You're describing the Democrats, not T.S.

[@MrNicnine]

@@RENEG4DE4NGEL really. What Era are we talking about? Sounds like I described the conservative/republican party. Right now, today! 11/3/22!!!

[@steviecapone]

I think people from all sides of the aisle need to take notes on how Amala carries herself, especially in these open forum discussions. She doesn’t go for the “gotcha” moments and she doesn’t have to raise her voice to get her point or the facts across. She’s a lot more mature than people twice and three times her age.

[@praline4157]

Wow, Amala was so composed and did such a great job. I’d be terrified, shaking, stuttering and hoping not to pee my pants in a situation like that. These conversations are so necessary. It’s wonderful she is willing to put herself out there. Some of the audience points really seem like reaching to justify the ideology. Like the sudden pivot to maternal mortality being something to do with lack of access to opioids which as Amala replies is generally not necessarily a healthy or positive thing anyway. Opioid over use and addiction is a huge health problem and it’s hard to see how that would explain the mortality issue although of course people who need them shouldn’t be discriminated against based on race or gender or whatever.

[@kevinc3342]

Amala went into "debate" with young and wet-behind-the-ears college students. Unless a young student has years of debate experience, it's easy to shut them down in a few minutes. The so-called Diversity and Inclusion Major doesn't know enough to push back against Amala. He asked about identity-labels on a birth certificate and existence of systemic racism in present-day. Amala said some BS about "making up for past discrimination with present discrimination." Who are Black Americans discriminating against and in what way? While there are behavioral issues from some Black Americans themselves, residual effects of over 350-plus years of BOTH Jim Crow racism and Black enslavement affect Black citizens in present-day. Amala used the "Black Pathology" argument and completely avoided answering the original question on systemic racism. I see through her bullsh*t!! That economic growth she referenced was destroyed over and over again by angry white mobs massacring Black citizens and destroying DOZENS of prosperous Black cities and towns. Amala intentionally avoided mentioning that.

[@MikeHarrison3266]

It is down to confidence in the information you have to pass is the truth and difficult to dispute.

[@kevinc3342]

The so-called opioid epidemic is NOT a Black issue - it's a Caucasian issue and current health problem for other races, but not Black Americans. The 1980s and 1990s saw the CIA with U.S. government-approval flood Black areas with drugs as a way to destroy Black family unity and neighborhoods. This period saw harsh laws that TARGETED Black addicts and criminals while ALLOWING white users and criminals to get away with little to ZERO punishment. This was all tied to the Iran-Contra scandal and the USA's illegal wars in Central America. There is no way some young college student would know ANY details about how the U.S. government plotted against Black citizens and punished them with new-age and UNFAIR mass incarceration laws.

[@adriant240]

There's no reason to be afraid to have this conversation. It's not hard to point out stupidity and everyone should feel emboldened to call out woke ideology. It's easy to debate them because they always run away from debate and can't use any logic. It's a layup.

[@romerohaley2554]

I have always thought that class is a major factor in many issues. Amaia was amazing in her responses.

[@samanthawhang7498]

Culture and biology as well. There are a lot of health issues that affect Black women disproportionately (diabetes, obesity, mental illness, heart disease, stroke, etc). I think a lot of that is just biology (genetic factors that differ by race), but some of it can be cultural as well (such as diet). If Black women start out less healthy to begin with, then it would follow that this would carry on into their pregnancies and they would have higher risk pregnancies and births because of it. Black women also have a high rate of single motherhood, which could cause extra stress during pregnancies, while not having a solid support system (of a husband and his family to help).

[@romerohaley2554]

@@samanthawhang7498 true. On my mother's side there are issues of depression. My grandmother actually went through electric shock treatments. My mother was bipolar. My grandmother's family came from Yugoslavia which is now Bosnia, Croatia, and Serbia. I always wonder how much those experiences could affect DNA and what is passed on emotionally. My mother was also a single mother to 6 children and we lived in housing we were the minority in the neighborhood. This is interesting.

[@claudiag.3036]

Amala, you are so poised, respectful, and speak with such grace & kindness. It’s inspiring. That’s when you know someone is actually informed & educated-when they don’t need to yell, name call, and point fingers. We should all be able to have discussions like this.

[@Sdority905]

💯

[@dennyliegerot4021]

You're a hell of a speaker...and a complete realist. Well done!

[@bobw222]

You have the perfect combination of facts and excellent debating style. You gently sidestep the traps they place out for you and gently win the audience over with facts. I plan on learning a lot from watching your videos over the coming years.

[@jesseyeager4651]

Full stars for internet etiquette, quite apart from the excellent manner in which you comported yourself in the video. The phrase "my debate with..." is infinitely preferable to "Amala obliterates..." and its ilk. Way to be.

[@br7451]

Outstanding responses by Amala! She knows her Thomas Sowell very well, especially regarding redlining, disparities implying discrimination, negative black culture, etc.

[@lordshaitan]

I knew that DEI was taught as a course at university/college -- I had no idea that the insanity had become its own Major.

[@paulthompson9668]

What's next, B.A. in Wokism?

[@m_d1905]

​@@paulthompson9668 That would be Gender Studies.

[@paulthompson9668]

@@m_d1905 I just never expected them to be so blatant by actually calling DEI a major.

[@mrboost4186]

@@paulthompson9668 That's exactly what this is by another name

[@paulthompson9668]

@@mrboost4186 God bless you and your family

[@jennaseachman3973]

You are so well spoken and intelligent. Every one of your videos inspires me to be a more articulate debater and thinker. 🧡

[@Tunes_Teacher]

💪🏼Get it, Amala! We’re behind you, admiring how you’re using your voice and cheering you on! ❤️

[@uberdonkey9721]

You're an excellent speaker. I'm 52 and would struggle to present as clearly and objectively as you have here. Wow.

[@kammurabi2313]

Nice job Amala. Also, surprisingly, cheers to the college students and audience members for not being unhinged while asking questions. Seemed like they were actually trying to listen instead of merely projectile vomiting their latest programming.

[@nf6386]

This is a best case practice example of how to answer idiotic questions and opinions with grace, eloquence and generosity of spirit, along with a healthy dose of common sense. Outstanding performance by Amala.

[@amberlayne4206]

She does such a good job with not talking down to people while still voicing superior views. Excellent communication skill

[@lisal2994]

These videos really highlight Amalas true strengths. She is one of the few people out there today who listen well and respond thoughtfully and intellectually without putting the other party down and keeping the communication open. Thanks for posting these. You are so well spoken for your age and we need more young people like you to engage similarly with the opposite side.

[@evelynlipon7067]

Maternal mortality includes homicide, other health problems (obesity, hypertension, diabetes, lack of exercise) etc. Poverty and drug abuse as well.

[@galicsmile]

Amala, you're very intelligent, quite charismatic, and able to maintain your composer under stress. Great job!

[@ogenevieve]

I am so filled with hope for the future when I see this young woman standing at the podium, looking relaxed and ready. I also know that she's gonna bring it to whoever tries to box her in, lie about the stats or try the sneak attack and snag her with a "gotcha" moment. What I like best about Amala is not only is she media ready, but she knows what she's talking about and if she's unsure, she'll admit it right then and there and learn something new from it and most likely end up thanking that person for the exchange of ideas. Amala, stay strong and humble, but above all, remain teachable. W/uatw, Genevieve

[@melissalutz9003]

I love seeing bright well spoken young people share their knowledge in such a poised manner and not just yelling fake facts at each other followed by name calling

[@xoxobeexoxo1]

Amala, you fucking killed it I have no other words. I’ve followed you for awhile and every time every damn time you speak you have so much fact to back it up I end up in a rabbit hole for hours. Keep educating these people! All of them!

[@fjbT2024]

I'm so proud of you!

[@skepto-o-punk8286]

Amala you are so incredibly brave to go out and do what you do! You are a shining light in the midst of so much darkness.

[@peterhenriques6404]

I just appreciate the balanced arguments and balanced facts concerning race in the US. Thankyou Amala

[@averyhaddad]

Black is beautiful. White is beautiful. Yellow is beautiful. Red is beautiful. To be human is beautiful.

[@steveluhr5156]

And then she said Thomas Sowell.Great video. Thanks for sharing. Good info. Presentation really solid. I have more perspective

[@Gabreyes093]

I watch pundits on both sides of the aisle. Amala is the strongest conservative speaker in my opinion. In this talk she brought up points that I will be researching on my own time

[@joannecash7243]

Nice job Amala! Poised, prepared and positive. Most excellent!

[@landonhudson448]

I'm glad to see open, respectful dialogue on issues like these. The ones that usually blow up online are always about someone getting angry or someone else 'destroying' their arguments. I'm thankful for Amala and the two who asked her questions for staying respectful. I'm also relieved that their questions weren't senseless. They had substance, and that, unfortunately, is rare.

[@robinfisher3218]

Thanks for recognizing the complexity of these issues. I think the human urge to simplify things is a barrier to finding solutions. Sometimes it is racism but, as you point out, racism in the US is complicated. It takes real effort, much of which hasn't been done, to really understand this stuff.

[@dannyr2976]

This was great, Amala is so articulate, well-presented and factual rather than giving into pure emotional bias. The man in frame's reaction at 8:51 was just priceless. Nicely done!

[@WasATeenTeacher]

Brilliant. I'm generations older (baby boomer), but thoroughly enjoy listening to you when you are making a point, defending one or arguing one.

[@nipulkradmsinatagras8293]

Got nothing but *LOVE LOVE LOVE* for this woman!

[@ensporium8857]

Amala is a champ 💯

[@imperfectperfectionist3117]

Wonderful job Amala! Thank you for being a young conservative voice to look up to! ❤

[@ShoTime017]

Amala, you go girl! Give them facts. I'm glad you referenced the great Thomas Sowell.

[@chantelcombrinck133]

Amala, you are so intelegent and so informative. Thank you for sharing in kindness and logic.

[@An0nAm0nda]

Great job, Amala. And thank you for telling everyone about Thomas Sowell!!

[@straighttalknosugaradded]

Amala, you make me so proud! I know you don’t need my praise, I just needed to let you know that since I got red pilled recently your voice is one of the balanced voices I listen to. Kudos to you 🎉

[@JimC]

BRILLIANT! I only have one tiny nitpick: at 3:10, you said "subscribe" when you meant "ascribe". But otherwise MASTERFUL! AWESOME!

[@RENEG4DE4NGEL]

Like, comment, and ascribe! 😅

[@kap925]

I've been watching Amala since she started at PragerU, about a year ago, at the age of 21 (she's now 22). I am absolutely blown away by her rational thinking, superior intelligence and ability to so clearly articulate her thoughts. I'd love to have just 10% of her abilities, and I'm a university graduate in my early 60s! My other comment has to do with the white female questioner that Amala completed buried/silenced. How do people get to the point where they are seemingly so full of self hate/loathing, due to their race!?! That's my takeaway! Alongside that, I'd say that she is also guilty of the bigotry of low expectations, with respect to black Americans.

[@rkimpz7]

Wow... This is a great post on civil exchange between human beings questioning the Validity of thought process and belief systems... The way Amala calmly & respectfully commands the space with ease is a breathe of fresh air. She is so poised. Amala, LOVE YOUR CONTENT.

[@0250TheCat]

Wow, your poise is something else. You know your stuff. Love it!

[@ddamesco]

You did very well, miss. Keep up the good work. More power to you.

[@hyacinthlynch843]

There can be no advancement in any area of life until one accepts responsibility for their own life.

[@Mercybeat74]

Really nice job. You articulated your points in such a productive way. Love your content. Also love the brilliant Thomas Sowell.

[@juanitasteiger7405]

Very informative and balanced-excellent presentation!

[@kennydonfilms]

You did really well Amala!

[@Channel66678]

Wow I wish I was as knowledgeable as you Amala & I'm 44yrs old!🤣 You're a great debater, commentator & give awesome speeches. You should be extremely proud of yourself.👏

[@squadwipesyt3639]

Thank you for so eloquently explaining to people what ive been saying for years. When we finally look at each other as humans in the modern world instead of the ideology of the past people still carry, humanity will finally be able to prosper. You cannot solve a problem without correctly addressing it first. Humanity has a tendency to sweep our problems under a rug and let it fester, instead of just fixing it like we should in the first place.

[@jacquesvermeulen7105]

Thank You for what you are doing! Love from 🇿🇦

[@natemarx4999]

Amala is super elegant in the way she explains things.

[@morsedeaconanthony]

The word is eloquent

[@sandyb2218]

Both.....Elegant and Eloquent

[@morsedeaconanthony]

@@sandyb2218 dummy

[@djdumpsterfire4885]

@@morsedeaconanthony we know what he means

[@jesseyeager4651]

There's an elegance to her eloquence that lends relevance to her rhetoric.

[@stevehardwick1578]

Thank you for addressing these issues with honesty.

[@SoliGloria1]

The gentleman in the yellow hoodie and brown jacket at 8:50 made my day😂 He was like 🤦🏼‍♂️ are you going to bring out every liberal talking-point lady?😂

[@Monicadr1781]

I’m so glad you bring up class; I was so hopeful when reading Caste by Isablel Wilkerson that there would be some discussion of the Scotch-Irish in early American history; European immigration in the 1840s, Brocero, the general fall of unions in this country - that make everyone vulnerable and necessarily rabid.

[@mommypov4958]

As always beautifully poised and delivered

[@janrouse2642]

Very clever young lady. She doesn't just talk, she educates herself and then talks.

[@phathokum1855]

She figures it all out and impressively explains it.

[@Zukadog]

An actual debate without rhetoric! Great stuff Amala!

[@balla2828]

Fantastic answer to the first man’s question

[@craigoverholt7168]

It’s great too see some research good and way too kick ass in the debate

[@starkeyshelbyj]

Such poise Amala❣️🙏🏼 I’ll watch your career, not creepily, b/c you’re are … a great future for our country ❣️🙏🏼

[@porgguy4962]

Very impressive. So well done.

[@sachabkitty]

Keep up the great work! I'm so happy to have found you!

[@erincosta565]

You are a great speaker!

[@jimwerther]

She is incredibly poised and well spoken for someone so very young. Should only improve from here.

[@PreppyHorror]

Wow! Great job Amala!

[@louisborda9011]

I could hear you talk all day!! Amazing speaker

[@reneekelly2911]

Well done, Amala. Brava! 😀

[@robertbunnitt4695]

Slavery was a world wide practice and it included many different races. It goes back to Biblical days.

[@djeio]

and your point is

[@DJShire_ATL]

I love you Amala. You’re flawless

[@hekili-machine3933]

Intelligent, logical, well poised and highly articulate !!!

[@user-in6te4bt5e]

Amala Ekpunobi you are an amazing person! 🥰

[@pete6300]

I'm so sick of people blaming redlining. Every single immigrant group was redlined. It's the whole reason there are little Italy, Chinatown, Koreatown, little Havana, little Jamaica, little Haiti, little Mexico, etc in towns all over the country. The outgroup has always been denied access to the ingroups spaces. The success of the group was based on what their culture expected of them. Some of those groups have turned their little corner of the city into prime real-estate. Others continuesly undermine property values.

[@wally7361]

They wasn't excluded

[@NYsurfer51]

Awesome job Amala! I'm proud of you! 🙂

[@moremusic99]

Brilliant as ever!

[@nancywhitehead219]

Ethnicity or race should ever be on any application, ever.

[@damealeta3541]

The last person who had a question response of "Okay (shrug)" was funny. You were able to answer the question and provide facts that completely shut down her thinking. I don't think she happy about that and maybe a little shocked!

[@jptrini1]

so poised, calm and well spoken !!!!

[@fandhtwoohs8129]

"Especially by today's standards." Sure, we're absolutely going to find solutions by comparing yesterday's actions to those of today.

[@caseyblankenship987]

Dang the first question was answered better than I could have ever imagined

[@josephbradberry4089]

Great job answering those hard questions.

[@jeremyhicks6367]

Great job Amala!

[@anthonym840]

Excellent presentation. 👌

[@Blueskies1180]

Wow-the audience isn’t having a hissy-fit and throwing tantrums while debating opposing opinions, very refreshing to see!

[@ardentdg1]

I was a teacher in oakland california (now in another school in cali) and have been dealing with a lot of this. I was once defended by a black colleague, and had a meeting with MANY administrators, the family of the black student and the teacher defending me. it came out of the student that they wouldn't listen to me or do what I said because I am white. Her grandmother cried. Where is the systemic racism there?

[@miguelpintadostanford711]

Oh this was good you were very good girl!

[@jesusdamian2172]

I'm speechless wow great job!

[@ianmcgeehan4627]

Does anyone know the secret to why foreign blacks who experience serious discrimination in their home country, emigrate to America, Do Not choose to use any government welfare systems and become successful?

[@cleanmikeandtheboys3165]

Thought she was about to say "I'm a pharmacist, I've dealt with this, I refused to give them the opioids too"

[@lindaostrom570]

really well done presentation and q and a Amala.

[@brentoutashape9141]

Armed and shielded only with the truth, you shall meet your enemy on the field and shall leave victorious with a new ally.

[@alexvance09]

Good stuff. You represent us well ❤