Climate justice can't happen without racial justice | David Lammy

[@Miranox2]

Justice does not need a qualifier nor prefix. Stop trying to "fix" past injustice by adding more injustice.

[@karolinad9567]

Gggg

[@karolinad9567]

H

[@karolinad9567]

muhahaha u

[@natashaferran420]

muhahaha lets be honest it isn’t even well meaning. It was and still is lies in an attempt to gain power. Also if they really cared about their people they would go and sort their own homelands out that murders children claiming they are witches.

[@thej.cosbyshow5590]

Absolutely ridiculous

[@rjb9239]

It's disappointing how most people on the comment think that it's an attack on them. Climate change does disproportionately affect Black, indigenous and BIPOC people. It's something to think about and recognize.

[@jeffreymelanson4549]

It is well known that white people pollute less than other races.

[@chille-ql4ry]

This world became a southpark episode

[@saucywench9122]

Lmao!

[@The_Grim_Rabbit]

Always has been.

[@khawajaans5714]

@@saucywench9122 ءط

[@jameslong2618]

It’s a faze like the hippie era or the gothic era or the witch craft era. It’s just something for us to laugh at in the future.

[@slimfast67]

And maybe you are Randy Marsh...

[@Puiutzu96]

TED talks used to be about cool, innovative, scientific visions. Now everything is political. Everything has to do with race, discrimination and oppression. TED is no longer what is used to be. I will kindly unsubscribe from TED until somebody sets it back on track.

[@PresidentialWinner]

I did then at some point i came back. These days i just open the videos, check out the dislike ratio and close the video if it has more than 15% dislikes coz i know it's bullshit. Other viewers can filter them for me.

[@Puiutzu96]

@@PresidentialWinner I would literally wait the whole day to come home and watch 2 or 3 videos. Now I do exactly what you stated. Bullshit pretending to be scientific reports. Ted talks, maybe take feedback from your viewers and do something about it. Invite people that actually accomplished something and have deep understanding of a REAL mechanism. I swear we need a petition to depoliticize TED talks.

[@hannijazz3276]

So, to end discrimination is not an idea worth spreading? Are you suggesting that we should not try to end discrimination? If so, for what reason?

[@PresidentialWinner]

@@hannijazz3276 It's not like that. There are plenty of "ideas worth spreading" but when i watch TED, i want to see something incredible, interesting, amazing, innovative. Not some boring lecture about some random subject. If they want to focus on social issues 99% of the time (like they seem to be doing currently), ok, count me out.

[@Puiutzu96]

@@hannijazz3276 how exactly has this video helped you stop discrimination? What if as a normal person I don't discriminate? I just want good content from a format that was providing it. Now it's political, and that's a problem. Instead of educating people with science, they spread biased opinions.

[@AudioRedmusicunlimited]

racial justice can’t happen without black fathers, taking a stand and rasing the children they helped created.

[@ottowelt4378]

75% single motherhood Rate in the black Community wtf bro

[@Crystalswordswinger7865]

@11STARFIRE yeah that is not true, get clued into that statistics or stop spreading misinformation

[@hadihassan372]

By outsourcing manufacturing , pollution is outsourced.

[@JeepCherokeeful]

Many people aren’t smart enough to realize this.

[@INFPownage]

I love how united the comment section is over this. I have a tinge of hope.

[@samuelsofa]

Hey TED this Isn’t Comedy Central

[@breadfan7433]

Actually, it is, nowadays. It's just that some people can't get over that it once used to be really "Ideas worth spreading". Look, TED means "Technology, Entertainment, Design". I, at least, choose to see this type of video as belonging to the Entertainment section. If nothing else, the comments are hilarious.

[@nousername8162]

Reminds me of onion talks lol

[@DegreesOfThree]

The Darfur conflict was about oil, not climate. Nice try though.

[@iddrisparks1383]

Bearly your an idiot

[@canaryimpulse989]

yeah its not like theres any connection between those things or nothing

[@DegreesOfThree]

@@iddrisparks1383 It's 'you're' not 'your' smart guy.

[@DegreesOfThree]

@@canaryimpulse989 The 2nd civil war in Sudan started in 1983. There was no such thing as climate change or even global warming then.

[@unaa9380]

@@DegreesOfThree all those centuries of corruption and pillaging done largely through colonialism has contributed to the state of mind these nations are in now and global warming as a whole, it's like u watched the video but nothing got in

[@abcam20]

Oh boy the comment section is lit

[@lovequeen7080]

Is Trump a racist? Mr. Truthbomb did a video explaining....made me cry! kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioSnkmyPiq9gl6M

[@galaxyyfrog]

@@lovequeen7080 damn how many drugs are you on

[@lovequeen7080]

@@galaxyyfrog Why do ask that?

[@galaxyyfrog]

@@lovequeen7080 deep state? Really?

[@TripodJonas]

Racial justice is racism. Justice can only be individual based, because any group contains more than one individuals deserve more than one judgement.

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

That's exactly like saying: _justice for a murder is murder. Just how thick is that skull of yours anyway?

[@TripodJonas]

Aylbdr Madison murder is an good example, you can’t just catch the murderer’s brother and call it they day just because he got gifted something after the act. You have to judge the individual

[@one1charlie643]

Lammy, haha haha. The guy that said that donating funds to the starving in Africa is racist. FFS TED.

[@freddobbs8558]

Oh my god. Get a freakin’ life TED talkers, producers and associates.

[@bravojr]

They will just disable the comments section soon.

[@dkt6408]

@@bravojr they won't

[@kevinj9059]

You've been putting out a lot of crap lately, but this takes the cake. You can talk about climate issues without bringing this CRT bullcrap into it. You've earned this unsubscribe.

[@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism]

We're all just in tears seeing you go.

[@scallywag870]

@@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism He's disappointed, kinda like many others who possess critical thinking skills. I'm happy to see him go because he made a wise decision.

[@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism]

@@scallywag870 Critical thinking skills. Wow, that must feel like such a privilege to have. I bet you must read a lot uh?

[@scallywag870]

@@Warrior_Resisting_ColonialismYes I read the book of being a rational human being. Can you apologize for being indian please?

[@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism]

@@scallywag870 I figured you probably read that one. I don't apologize to colonizers for being me.

[@BarnardClangdeggin]

So the climate is racist now? TED has gotten so bad I’ve decided to UNSUBSCRIBE.

[@liamwinter4512]

So is Covid

[@BarnardClangdeggin]

@ - clearly YOU haven’t watched the video, or you wouldn’t be saying that. The thumbs up/down ratio indicates most people agree with me.

[@BarnardClangdeggin]

@@liamwinter4512 - COVID is racist too? Well, it was only a matter of time until anything whatsoever is labeled as racist to avoid a meaningful, rational, fact based conversation. These skills are apparently not taught in institutions of higher learning any more. Stephen Pinker made this point perfectly in the video titled “Political Correctness is Redpilling America.” (look it up).

[@zeake13]

bye, ted.

[@VarenRoth]

You're taking a social issue, and chaining it with a climatology issue. By doing this, you're bringing down both sides of the point. Children suffering from asthma? That's about where you live, and you can be the whitest richest kid and still breathe the worst air. This video is going to have people who are ignorant on or opposing doing something about climate change and racial inequalities to bring hate to the *other point*. If your point was to try to gather support for one cause by pulling members from the other, you have failed miserably. Climate change, pollution, they are issues that involve the whole earth. The USA, Europe, China, India, and so forth. The "Black lives" issue is so deeply american, that the amount of issues you're talking about don't even remotely pass through the mind of most people in europe or china. And if you speak of Africa's poverty? That's where white people are prosecuted and killed. Stop trying to mix fights that have nothing to do with each other, and realise that you need to fight on different fronts using different messages and tools. If on the way to that you want to help specific communities, that doesn't make it a prerequisite for everyone else's success. On both issues? You're dividing, when you should be uniting.

[@DiscipleOfHeavyMeta1]

The climate issue is fundamentally a social issue. Climate change is a consequence of industrial activity under the current economic system.

[@9rh9]

I do feel like he’s making one valid point: people that live in poorer areas (or the PC version of that) get more of the negative effects of climate change and poor areas contain more black people. A more logical solution would then be to help poor areas with education, awareness and fighting/preparing against the negative effects of climate change. I think you are making some good points though. Trying to view everything through the lens of blm makes no sense at all and will probably divide people even further. I also feel like blm problems usually equates to poor people problems. Not a very good precedent to set imo.

[@mojo3008]

You are not a victim. You seem to be doing pretty good to me.

[@unaa9380]

So only victims can stand up for victims? Great mentality there

[@mojo3008]

@@unaa9380 America is the least racist country on the planet. He is proof that in America it doesn't matter what your skin color is you can make it. All you have to do is finish high school, don't get any felonies, don't become a drug addict and don't have children until marriage. With that formula anyone can become middle class. There is no systemic racism in this country.

[@Crystalswordswinger7865]

@@mojo3008 ok mike, while I think I get you point, and we probably are on the same side, lammy isn’t from America, he’s from the UK

[@p1ll]

Down votes says it all

[@qg95]

Every word of this speech is right, yet two-thirds of the reactions are negative. The refusal to acknowledge the problem is contributing to it.

[@thejacal2704]

Everything in your first clause is incorrect, and yours eco d clause should read 'three quarter's. The refusal to acknowledge that this isn't a problem is contributing to a special kind of racism.

[@DegreesOfThree]

We're supposed to feel sorry for people that are lucky enough to own beachfront property? I'd be happy to trade.

[@aaronabunu2725]

the issue is that in a few years it'll be beach under property. if you still want to trade then Ben Shapiro was right all along about selling underwater houses

[@DegreesOfThree]

@@aaronabunu2725 They'll say anything to take your money. NYC was supposed to be underwater 10 years ago. If only it were true.

[@christianguzman4688]

Rapture anyone

[@asderathoslchaim7093]

Money can't buy happiness.

[@DoloresJNurss]

I'd like to know where The University of Michigan claimed that only 12% of American environmental leaders aren't White, because if they did say that, they weren't looking very hard. Standing Rock was the most massive and long-lasting protest in environmental history, and it was entirely led by Native Americans, who also were the primary participants. And that was only the beginning. Standing Rock gave birth to environmental activist groups throughout the USA,Canada, and Mexico, all led by the indigenous people of this continent. I think this is an important example of what the speaker calls being "cropped out of the picture". Or perhaps their criteria for "environmental activist group" didn't include groups defined by some academic definition that ignores size, persistence, effectiveness, and a high degree of organization for some other peculiar standard. I'm frankly puzzled.

[@jaapiegoedhart2904]

I think he meant what is picked up by the (western european) media, not what groups are very effective. If I talked to a random person on the street (in NL) and asked them what is the biggest climate activist movement, I guess it'd be Fridays For Future or Extinction Rebellion, not any of the much older (often indigenous) movements for protection and restoration of the Earth.

[@DoloresJNurss]

@YouStink LOL! You cared enough to comment. Most people who genuinely don't care don't bother announcing it unless somebody demands their opinion--it's not that important to them. In contrast, you went out of your way to volunteer the information that you supposedly don't care, to total strangers who didn't even know you existed till you spoke up. That's the action of someone who wants heard. So, now that you've gone out of your way to get my attention, do speak up and say what's really on your mind.

[@tjs8329]

In no way are these two issues correlated. I subscribed to hear and learn from intelegent people on smart subjects- not be lectured on a vague correlation between social justice issues.

[@ShadoFXPerino]

The video spells it out pretty clearly: 1. People who are distracted by social justice issues don't care about climate change 2. Climate can only be fixed if all of humanity works together to fix climate change Therefore: 3. Climate cannot be fixed until people distracted by social justice issues no longer exist

[@wholelottalight]

@@ShadoFXPerino Thank you for attempting to spell it out clearly, but the logic is heavily flawed as it is based on false premises. 1. The people who can actually do something about climate change are elected leaders of countries and billionaires. We would need actual programs put in place that actually sequester carbon or do something about other greenhouse gasses. Re-distributing money isn't actually a solution, especially when all it really does is turn those people producing 2.6 metric tons of CO2 into people producing 16 metric tons. Just think about it for a minute. I'm totally on board with hiring a bunch of people to plant trees as he suggested or to build things that will actually DO something. That isn't what they are doing, but I would be on board with that. All they ever do is meet and talk about it. Carbon credits are the STUPIDEST load of crap ever. That is the reason the right doesn't take this seriously. Oh and forest management needs to be a thing. Forests aren't particularly helpful when we have a situation like we are currently having in California. 2. Nope. Even if everyone agreed that something needed to be done, what exactly are they supposed to do about it? While it isn't a bad idea to recruit people and to promote your cause so that there is enough public support to elect officials who can do something about it; ultimately the solution is going to involve people who re-design society. You just need a few people with a good idea who can get things rolling. 3. Since this was based on the false premise of 1 and 2 it is also false. This is an absurd position to take if you think about it from more than one angle. I'm sure they are both good causes, but that is like me saying I can't even start to build a house until everyone tells me how amazing the house will be and that we all agree the house will look amazing. Of course I can start building it, and of course people can start trying to change the climate to whatever they want. 4. Of course this brings up a real problem. Large scale efforts like planting trees will have a major impact in and of themselves on local climates. That is like trying to solve climate change by introducing climate change. Altering weather patterns might be great for some areas, but not so great for others. That is why this is ultimately such a political issue. Most solutions will involving hurting people in one way or another even though it may be a net benefit to the world. Here is a video that (unlike this supposed TED talk) actually talks about real solutions and is an idea worth spreading. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5TbdH9uadNlbMk&ab_channel=RealEngineering

[@ShadoFXPerino]

@@wholelottalight The rich and the politicians can only be brought to heel on the environmental issue by vote or revolution. Blacks need to have their needs addressed before they will vote in eco candidates, I guess? Then after that we can all vote in eco politicians to make eco laws. Overall I think the goal of this video is to get black activists more interested in eco activism, going as far as to put false promises into eco activists mouths to make eco activism more palatable to black activists. What he's basically done is tell people to vote for eco politicians because they will need to solve social problems first before they can truly fix eco problems, and presumably that is what will be done. And even if they ignore social problems and only focus on eco problems it's still a quality of life bonus to black communities.

[@Sam-wb2mp]

@@ShadoFXPerino So you're saying humans need to work together. What's stopping us. Just creating excuses for not taking action and actually doing something. You make out as though all black people want to make a change and no white people do. A human is a human and both white people and black people probably want change in the environment equally. I don't see the point making this a problem about race when it's clearly just a problem about the laziness of humans. Black and white people work together everyday and it works perfectly so stop creating problems where there isn't one because it actually ends up making you the racist hypocrite

[@ShadoFXPerino]

@@Sam-wb2mp that is essentially the speaker's entire point. He's not trying to accuse people of being racist. He's trying to get black activists and climate change activists to engage more closely.

[@chetisrael9840]

How about we all unsubscribe guys?

[@ExiledAndBanished]

disgusting. stuff like this is why people are voting for trump out of spite

[@think32]

I'm a little surprised (but just a little) by the multitude of negative, emotional reactions in the comments. I've yet to see a single person complain about a single fact David Lammy spoke or explain why they disagree. People are projecting their own biases. This is deep truth. If it causes you cognitive dissonance, then take a few breaths, clear your negative energy, and re-watch. If you disagree with any statements, quote him and say why you disagree. A rational argument against something said here would be much more effective than pouting. Thanks TED. This is excellent.

[@suzannedoyle5100]

👎Using one divisive agenda to prop up another one is unconscionable. 🙄

[@milana3302]

At first I saw the title and listened to the beginning of the video and click on dislike because it was unbearable. Then I forced myself to listen to the video and then I take off dislike. Although this video does not deserve a like either. What's the matter? 1) Climate justice and racial justice are different things. You CAN'T mix them up, you can't try to solve one problem with another. It's like blaming the bad taste of a oversalty cake on a bad oven. 2) The video has good ideas. Like the fact that poor people suffer the most from pollution. But it's not just black peeople. White people suffer from this too, as much as Asians, Australoids and all others. Don't blame people for what they didn't do. How can you fix it? Change the headline, for example "How climate change affects black peeople" or "How climate change is related to racial injustice" or "Why climate change is more affecting disadvantaged groups" or smth like that. And, of course, there is no need to push one problem to another. TED is becoming more and more like a company trying to make money than a company trying to change the world and make it better. Please, spotlight the problem, don't try to make benefit from it.

[@FullSendRen]

Who are your donors sir?

[@smokinghollywoods]

That's a really important question.

[@iddrisparks1383]

Ramon Leite not really

[@youcanfindrace]

@@iddrisparks1383 you are black

[@Irishtradchannel]

@@iddrisparks1383 It actually is, Lammy and corporate funds are never far apart.

[@truthsayer]

if we are serious about climate justice, we will prioritize other species

[@marvooutthamo]

priortize ourselves and the other species will naturally fall back in order

[@truthsayer]

@YouStink the problem with being a jerk is that - everywhere you go, there you are

[@rednola9892]

I was going to dislike it immediately but then I realized I would give it a chance so I watched the whole 9:32. my verdict was worse than anticipated. I wish I could dislike twice. Edit: Wait, why isn't this on TedX?

[@femioyeniyi613]

Please I really want to understand your reasoning that you can't seem to comprehend what this man is saying?!

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

You're just here nay-saying real science because it doesn't fit with your white supremacist conservative agenda.

[@adriantitera2770]

@@femioyeniyi613 Because it's lunacy, it's identity victim hood politics. It gives the opposite of progression, instead, woke politics are Regression. I myself am mixed, but skin color is irrelevant, we are All children of God. I have seen countless Black voices say that They reject Black Lives Matter, Countless people from All walks of Life Love their family, while Black Lives Matter seems to break up (The Nuclear Family). If Black Lives Matter cared about Black Lives, then they would care about All Black Lives, not just the ones that are cherry picked for the narrative.

[@rednola9892]

@@femioyeniyi613 I comprehend what he is saying as well as most people citicizing it.

[@rednola9892]

@@aylbdrmadison1051 lol can't tell if you are a troll or being sarcastic.

[@MrAlexandru1986]

He forgot to mention the emissions coming out of China and India . . . . I wonder why that is? Oh right . . . . the narative would sharter, , , I get you mate

[@billhicks8]

You guys think you're so clever that you can wipe away entire critical analyses with a single sentence. I'm not big on David Lammy, but people with "opinions" like yours are by far worse, because you speak completely thoughtlessly and think you are exposing agendas and destroying "narratives". It would be funny, but it's quite pathetic really.

[@TheLastSamurai101]

India's per capita emissions are extremely low - it's only the 158th highest in the world. The US generates 10 times more CO2 per capita than India. India's emissions are literally the minimum required to support the huge population.

[@unaa9380]

That's the whole point, they literally make things for Western countries hence why David said there needs to be a change in racial issues so that there can be an economic change so that the climate can be saved, it's all linked

[@dkt6408]

if a minority is affected more by a problem than the majority, then solving the problem itself is a better solution than helping more the minority. all problems should be solved equally, indifferent of the minority or the majority, except if the problem is directly tied to minority majority conflicts. Solving climate change first will also solve the climate change affect inequality, solving just the climate change affect inequality wont do much. I'm all for equality, and equality problems should be solved equally Edit: while this video is not that good, please don't use it as a representation of people wanting equality and BLM. and remember to always treat the other side of an argument with respect.

[@moonbyulswife3990]

You're right. I agree with every word

[@MartinMuehl]

So you're all for equality as long as the solutions don't negatively effect you or make you lose any privileges? Got it.

[@SmokeJam]

@@MartinMuehl explain to me what privileges do I have? I can't change the fact where and as what I am born, so that doesn't make any sense. "White supremacy" or anything enforcing that is just another tool of trying to gain power and forcing others to be your victim. If you have to take away everything my ancestors worked for to achieve equality, you are working on the wrong end, because those are the "privileges" achieved by sweat, blood and death and should be honored, preserved and expanded on!

[@dkt6408]

@@MartinMuehl no that's not at all what I said, maybe you should read the comment more carefully. What I meant was to solve bigger problems which also include the original problems under it. example: climate change affect inequality can be solved by just solving climate change in the first place. the solution to unequal privilege would be for everyone to get the same privileges, not for everyone to not have privileges. I hope you understand, I'm on your side. BTW: I don't agree with @SmokeJam

[@gianniclaud]

TED has lost its way

[@tomasgomes8793]

Remember when TED videos had a ratio of likes / dislikes above 1? PS: George Floyd was saying "I can't breathe" way before he was even on the ground. Watch the police videos. The man was gonna die either way.

[@chrisose]

Next we will hear about how racist the sun is.

[@iampdv]

It is pretty racist in disproportionately hurting whites when they get too much of it. Let's cancel it. Let's also cancel clouds, as they disproportionately deprive blacks of vitamin D.

[@vu4y3fo846y]

Stars racist too. Why isn't my black Jamal in the zodiac!? Until then, constellations are CANCELLED (/s)

[@unaa9380]

People that totally missed the point, part of the problem smh

[@finesse1125]

Ever notice minorities have darker skin than white people? That's bc sunlight doesn't make it through the walls of White Privilege surrounding them but cuts through minorities like they're made of toilet paper #cancelthesun

[@finesse1125]

@@unaa9380 explain then. Because I watched the video and I'm still not convinced.

[@andrewbishop869]

Everyone lives on planet, therefore everyone needs to step up and fix it. This is not a racial issue, please take race out of it. Also would question some stats in this talk. Additionally love lets solve rasicm by being racist.

[@infinitivez]

It's as if when you see a demographic, you feel since you're not a part of it, you have to defend yourself against it. Nothing in this talk was about racism. It was about how climate change directly affects a low-income minority group more than its white counterparts. It's as if there are giant groups of people who aren't even using the same words we are.

[@andrewbishop869]

maybe but I think you miss the point on this one, Lammy has tried hard to make this about race and if he really cared he would be calling for us all to come together. Not suggesting things or using information the way he has. David in my opinion has tried to blame one group for all the problems, thus there is racism contained within this talk.

[@dhairyadave1806]

how tf does racism help with climate crisis??

[@aabeen1]

Without climate change and BLM this guy would be selling cars.

[@Anonymous-kh3eu]

Or working at Macdonalds

[@Dbanj598]

I am black and this is a joke

[@Ash-ku5ho]

That's 9 minutes and 32 seconds of my life I'll never get back.

[@Anonymous-kh3eu]

Why would you watch it? As soon as I saw that headline I just jumped strait into the comments

[@bvec97]

seeing all these whypeepo (I am white so don't even try it) complaining about how they don't want to subscribe to a channel about learning because it made their little snowflake hearts shatter, it clearly demonstrates that they were never interested in learning in the first place. If you were committed to education in any way, in any area, you would understand what he's saying and agree that we cannot tackle the climate crisis without addressing racial inequalities. To say it doesn't affect people in cities more, disproportionately people of color, is laughable. 97% of scientists don't agree on ANYTHING, but they agree on this. Stop being butthurt over someone telling you there's a systemic problem. Did he mention any of you by name? Why are you offended, then? Maybe it speaks to the deeper issue, that you are, in fact, biased when it comes to race. And when you don't do anything to fix that, let alone acknowledge it, in a country with systemic racism, you enable the system and that is a racist action. It isn't difficult to understand, you're just willfully ignorant. Thank you for hating on this Ted Talk.

[@ThoroughlyBaked]

You're welcome.

[@ronaldg6427]

Ted doesn't seem to listen to it's comment section

[@RunikaMori]

@Rebecca Leeman The video was too so it fits. A stupid comment section for a stupid video.

[@michaelmullan1086]

He brings race into everything, sees racism where there’s none, very divisive!

[@atalanta9353]

Because he’s racist.

[@Crystalswordswinger7865]

Well, Ted talks are now politics talks

[@gantmj]

Welcome to 2014.

[@saucywench9122]

Always was.

[@KiwiKrazyable]

People's lives aren't politics and neither is the climate crisis.

[@saucywench9122]

@@KiwiKrazyable correct and yet politicians are basing their platforms on them both.

[@williamh.gatesiii8183]

I'm a black, college educated engineer and I hate this nonsense.

[@Finkelfunk]

Your race doesn't matter in this context and I hate that modern liberals have already pushed reasonable adults to include this in their statement because they fear not being given credit otherwise. You are a rational human being and you hate this nonsense. Your skin color doesn't matter.

[@WhiskeySpruce]

Every issue is a race issue, even when it isn’t.

[@davidstone61]

Fix racism with more racism is insane

[@wellhungindung]

Is this the guy that called Brexit voters Nazis or no?

[@marvinrascal3376]

Yes. He also claimed that it was the EU that defeated the Nazis.

[@wellhungindung]

@@marvinrascal3376 And I think he is one of the MP's who claims most in expenses per annum even though he lives in London. If you live in the Shetland Isles I kind of get it but London...

[@marvinrascal3376]

@@wellhungindung whilst claiming to be oppressed...

[@VerenaSatriani]

I have one simple question; can we live peacefully in this world? At least that's my dream. To all my friends here, happy Tuesday, stay safe and helathy.

[@Crystalswordswinger7865]

Preach people like you who *want peace* but don’t do anything about it aren’t helping

[@rcair123]

Remember when TED talks were good? Seems like it was only a few years ago, so sad.

[@TheMonteCarlo]

STOP

[@aightbet164]

Stop

[@mick7sp]

Total BS, low for TED even.

[@zachpeslak5967]

Unsub, Ted used to be interesting, not any more

[@unabruja624]

Wow, the amount of offended white people in this comment section 👀

[@нико-р2х]

I'm not white and i'm "offended" because they make their followers to believe such bullshit

[@unabruja624]

​@@нико-р2х they don't make anyone believe anything, people will believe what they believe, oreo.

[@нико-р2х]

@@unabruja624 well, you are right, but I still think they brainwash people in some way, well, at least they try to...

[@unabruja624]

@@нико-р2х brain wash? Lol, if I said to someone, hey, trees are blue, I'm not brainwashing anyone, I'm just saying something. Brainwashing is way worse than stating something

[@нико-р2х]

@@unabruja624 ok ok i don't wanna fight anymore, please

[@simi3241]

Isnt this the guy who said that donating to people in need in africa is rascist???

[@JasonEyermann]

Omg this talk is so cringing.

[@geraldmerkowitz4360]

That's the word I was looking for

[@sebastiankobialka4071]

lets be honest: 90% of the disslikes came from people, that havent watched the video but just saw the title...

[@lisagorman216]

Good point 👍

[@Anonymous-kh3eu]

The title is all you need to see to know that this video is an absolute joke and disgrace Very disappointed in this channel

[@TheDav135]

The title sums up David Lammy in a nutshell.. you don't need to see some cows to smell some bullshit

[@Hosenanzugtasche]

Let's be honest: some people can see patterns.

[@saucywench9122]

I honestly couldn't finish it. I think I got maybe five minutes in and quit because I thought he was trying to convince me oxygen was racist. It made no sense.

[@MrAlexandru1986]

Everything is about race these days . . . What's the point of all the progress made for equality where now what they push is equity AKA take from white to give to black. Doesn't that just define racism?

[@saucywench9122]

Yup. That and communism. All I took away from this video is that oxygen is now racist.Oh, and that the speaker wants us to think that anyone whose black must be a victim.

[@akwatching]

@@saucywench9122 how dense can you be

[@akwatching]

What have they taken from white people and given to black? Answer quickly

[@saucywench9122]

@@akwatching well, I am 75% water.

[@saucywench9122]

@@akwatching didn't you watch the video? All the polluted air.

[@MrDudePatrol]

And videos like this are the ones that cause us to stop watching your channel. I am a person "of color" and I'm also American, and I'm actually doing pretty damn good in my career. Let's stop this BLM BS, shall we?

[@ThePcg813]

“ you ain’t black” joe biden

[@lovequeen7080]

Help me share this beautiful video about Trump. I cried watching this. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioSnkmyPiq9gl6M

[@hunterfortruth6036]

Ted is becoming more woke than twitter.

[@gabrielrodda2455]

I remember when TED talks used to be education, before it's evolved into this political propaganda.

[@SkyeDoesRJ]

That's very cool, but what does BLM have to do with climate change?

[@TubeOfTheYou1000]

did you want the video he justt explained it smhh

[@johnspace1876]

Curious how he defines the term Justice.

[@FakeJeep]

Oh look... my cue to unsubscribe. Thanks TED.

[@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism]

They'll really miss you, I'm sure.

[@FakeJeep]

@@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism I came here years ago for the science talks and technology that could change everyone's lives for the better. As of lately they've become nothing more than a political platform and it's grating. The dislike ratio on this video says that much.

[@aaronwilloughby6776]

Again with the racial division. Jesus guys please try harder

[@Jerome...]

For every Thomas Sowell there are too many clowns like this guy.

[@JustSayin993]

What you need to do mate is get yourself out of the ideoological plantation. To help you do so, read the book ‘Blackout’ by Candace Owens. It is essential reading for all of us.

[@MartinMuehl]

Nothing that Candace Owens ever wrote is essential reading for anybody on anything ever.

[@laurensahanna5826]

Candace Owen hahahaha

[@JustSayin993]

@@namelessblob781 ... exactly. Read the book.

[@scallywag870]

He who preaches victimhood will have a lifetime of peace and tranquility.

[@bravojr]

Assuming that humans can impact an environment that is much larger than all of us.

[@birgittabirgersdatter8082]

bravojr I reckon when it comes to climate, the big burning bright thing in the sky, has us beat.

[@bravojr]

@@birgittabirgersdatter8082 Certainly and heck you don't even have to look that far away. A single volcano among all of them outdo all of the carbon output of China!

[@daniaflores8013]

I really hate how the POC who speak on Ted and that are really passionate about racial injustice just make everything a race problem. It’s not. Why are you doing this Ted? Why?

[@Irishtradchannel]

It pays well.

[@Maramba01]

Well done David for raising this important narration of the impact of climate change on us people of colour!! Never be silenced by negativity !!! Keep talking!! You will always have my vote and support 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@drew55555]

Wow TED has gone down hill!

[@fracturededits6778]

wanna talk about race? try telling Africans in developing nations or the less economically developed "global south" that they will have to remain in their poverty because developing their nations would mean pollution

[@JeroKro]

yeah, the thing is that racial justice is imaginary (and please before criticising my comment read this:) in the human culture there is such ignorance that we really thing that races are a thing, that the color of our skins its actually something to be proud or ashamed, this racial war its the saddest and stupidest thing, and saddly is imaginary. I know that the suffering is real, the discrimination is real, the pain is real but it comes from an imaginary fight that come from racial perception. The thing is that if we stop thinking of race as "a thing" and we just realize that is an imaginary differenciator we can then realize that climate change is not, that climate change is a physical change that as a larval maturing society we have done from our ignorance and acts and it need EXTREME intervention from every human being. Racism too, but racism is a thing of education, climate change is a matter of doing immidiate action. Sorry if my english is rusty, I know it is. I thing that we, as humans should take down our racial perceptions so we stop seeing colors and we start seeing humans so we, as humans can act together.

[@thedude4872]

This channel keeps getting worse. See ya’

[@thejacal2704]

What's that noise? Oh, its the bottom of a barrel being scraped.

[@JohnQPublic11]

He's a loon.

[@pnuthead13]

This post and the comments are an excellent example of what is ahead for any company/organization that publicly puts in the effort to combat racial inequality. I’m super aware that TED, while excellent, featured so many white speakers. You can see all the ‘remember when’ comments in this thread. TED - this is going to continue to trigger a chunk of your fan base but keep going. Add more content that continues to push for equality and - thank you!

[@Mucving]

Companies and organizations should push for meritocracy. Your melatonine levels or contents of your pants are irrelevant.

[@pnuthead13]

@@Mucving While I basically agree with your first sentence your second sentence seems to be something only a person insecure about either would worry about.

[@SmokeJam]

You just have to love it when a guy in a fancy place with a fancy suit which shows how much money he actually has, calls himself a victim. I'd say the average dude literally working his life out of his body to be able to support himself and his family is more a victim of politics than this guy here is. You just gotta love hypocritics, don't you.

[@jacobkom5249]

How much do you know about the speaker other than his 'fancy suit'

[@7urn3rmusic]

On today's episode of " how woke can we be" with David lammy.

[@CyberCheese392]

Corruption affects people in power, not just white people. But there is a lot of correlation and not as much causation here

[@smokinghollywoods]

Take your green sect paws out of my country! (Brazilian writing)

[@rob-890]

Imagine being lectured to by someone who has been idle for the last 20 years accomplishing nothing major!

[@mpho1]

Video title was definitely ridiculous and my first reaction was to roll my eyes, but he made some really valid points throughout the video. I doubt all these people mad in the comments watched the video.

[@anaag2682]

or they are racist

[@spaceedementia]

Climate action will most negatively impact poor communities all over the world

[@skptrcr]

Illogical.

[@maximo0987]

This comment section is tragic. Well said Lammy, it’s the people who have done least to contribute to the climate crisis who will be affected most by it!

[@oOTiCkTaCkOo]

Bye Ted, i am willing to come and resub once you go back on education track.

[@VickieV1333]

I have unsubscribed, Ted, because I am sick about EVERYTHING being about RACE! All you’ve done is kept racism alive. Goodbye 👋

[@Sagittariuz912]

Don't retreat. If the sane people leave, there will only be the radicals left, and this will become a positive feedback loop.

[@VickieV1333]

@@Sagittariuz912 Good Point... I’ll reconsider.

[@musiqueetmontagne]

What utter, utter BS.. The politicising, and worse, racialising, of a scientific phenomenon. You should be ashamed.

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

Racism is not a political issue.

[@musiqueetmontagne]

@@aylbdrmadison1051 Read my comment again. It doesn't say that racism is a political issue.

[@UTubeSL]

And... unsubscribed!

[@HH-je3sh]

Professional victim

[@budphillips5968]

The whole premise of the topic is bs

[@tjls123]

Racial justice? Just say it, you want REVENGE, NOT EQUALITY!!!

[@marth8000]

Head > Desk Head > Desk Head > Desk Head > Desk Head > ∞

[@themoodude]

aaaaand unsubscribed.

[@BeeMusic2024]

No