Ep. 18 Chris Rufo: On Wokeism in Schools, Critical Race Theory, & DEI

[@YT-User1013]

We also need to get rid of the ESG ratings for companies and corporations which forces them to “go woke”.

[@salvador.garcia]

Exactly. If some companies want to be woke, that's fine, but the problem is that the State forces them all to be woke and takes power away from the consumer to choose.

[@Stevarooni]

​@@salvador.garciaTechnically the State doesn't force them too, it just isn't enforcing law that requires companies to pursue the best financial interests of investors.

[@dyronw.brodbeck]

@@salvador.garcia - & be certain to Sell that DJ6T stock soon, as trump plans to cash out as soon as he legally can.

[@leobrady4157]

Excellent! Just say No to marxism. Thanks John and Chris

[@politicalfoolishness7491]

This is excellent news. Thank you Chris Rufo!

[@zachlowe1111]

Thank you for fighting the good fight.

[@marlerj001]

I thought the defense of FIRE was interesting. I have to take Rufo’s side on it. Holding the line is maintaining the woke agenda if the status quo is on the left’s side of the game. Bring it back to the center and hold the line there.

[@gonavy1]

End the insanity. This is a start.

[@konic40]

All this reminds me of Evergreen college years ago. CRT comes from the top down.its like an enemy setting self destruct time bomb. The kids dont get they are being propagandized against themselves.

[@kjf729]

I think it’s just worth noting how refreshing and initially surprising it is to just hear someone plainly speak and answer questions directly without relying on presuppositions, euphemisms, or ideologically proprietary lingo. He just talks clearly and transparently and every example he gives is concrete and can be examined and considered. It’s not just hypothetical or abstract like most of what emanates from his opponents. Even if you disagree with him completely, he make it’s easy to discuss points in plain language and with specificity. I don’t think people appreciate how rare this is these days.

[@rockymountainwoman2618]

"Open and free discourse. . . . " Amen!! Chris is an astute, clear, critical thinker.

[@midwestribeye7820]

Let them teach how they want at this college. There are many other colleges to choose from if you disagree. Not every college, church, person, etc. needs to have the same 'group think.'

[@sanniepstein4835]

We should not be forced to fund any of them.

[@peteschaub7561]

​@@sanniepstein4835 so there should be no state funded educational systems at all?

[@dyronw.brodbeck]

@@sanniepstein4835 - & We should not be forced into bankruptcy if we hold some DJ6T stock. Soon, trump will "legally" cash out.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

The only diversity that matters is the diversity of thought.

[@frenchfry5675]

diversity of thought from white billionaires, amirite .

[@jimhill6586]

A real loss of meritocracy has happened. Checking a box for race, gender, and ideology identity as a qualification, the bias has become obvious.

[@kinjunranger140]

I disagree

[@dyronw.brodbeck]

@@jimhill6586 - Sell that DJ6T stock before trump can legally cash out.

[@Letmedoubt]

Great conversation, John! That’s the journalism we’re all looking for. Thank you for your honest work!

[@brettmullin7575]

God bless you Chris Rufo!

[@conner_b_griften]

My next door neighbor's kid (living at home) is a recent graduate from a CA community college with an AA. He still says "I seen..." and "It ain't...".

[@scallywag1716]

Put up and shut up has been the way for years and years in most businesses. You have to tow the ideological line just to maintain your job. Yet…certain persons who are “under represented” have free will to espouse their wretched “ideals”.

[@jason666king]

I like that you pushed back from an anti-authoritarian perspective. I'm a fan of Rufo's work, but we have to be careful who we give power to. Great interview, Mr. Stossel!

[@ransakreject5221]

The right spends so much time making sure it doesn’t go too far. Even though it’s AKWAYS the left that really goes too far.

[@midwestribeye7820]

Why doesn't our culture quit asking for name, sex, pigmentation on employment applications? Look at a person's skill set and accomplishments.

[@TheNancypoo]

I’m so sick of race and gender being at the forefront of everything!!! It’s nauseating. Just pick the best person for any job or position. I have zero white guilt.

[@BB-cf9gx]

Excellent interview.

[@peterbrunsgaard2012]

My favorite journalist! ⚡️⚡️👏👏🙏🙏

[@Rayne247]

Ask Kamala what woke means. After all she said "we all need to be more woke".

[@Rayne247]

I would move to Florida if it wasn't for humidity, sink holes, hurricanes, alligators and other things. Politically I wish my state, which is supposedly conservative, was moving along the lines Florida is. People might think I'm religious or conservative by these statements but they would be wrong. I'm an atheist and not politically aligned with either party. I was, once upon a time ago, a Democrat. That ended when I saw where people like Obama, Clinton, and others were taking that party. Straight off a cliff is where they went. However, even if I don't agree completely with conservatives I have to lean towards them if Democrats insist on going where they are.

[@LIFTINGTHEVEIL]

I needed this

[@Rayne247]

One more thing, lol. I am thankful every day that I don't have kids in the educational system now. They're all grown and the youngest is in her 30's. I'm also thankful to be old so that if they completely destroy this country I won't be around for it. I never in my life thought I would say "I'm so f'ing happy to be old".

[@jci3060]

Excellent work

[@soroushfetkovich5084]

God bless Rofu in Christ Jesus. Fiat!

[@johnl5316]

He drives a Fiat? He is an Italian citizen, but do we know that he drives a Fiat?

[@Becca777T.]

But both sides should absolutely be a part of the curriculum-not a narrow view and the decision should lay with the people and a balanced group of people not a group that is primarily one or the other position.

[@richardjaffe9972]

There is a difference in “Treating ideas equally “ than judging those ideas and allowing these ideas to be heard. 😅A distinction though as to the validly of the ideas based on evidence and a consideration of their interpretations using critical thinking and acknowledgment of logical fallacies and cognitive biases would be nice. 😢

[@Hryblzonyaa]

Been subscribed, set to "all". First video I've seen pop up in months.

[@dentpeninde]

there should be absolutely no public funding for university research.

[@konic40]

I would like to hear the other side of this CRT argument, an interview would be nice

[@jl9205]

Virtually every soundbite he played was the "other side." We've heard it all before. Rufo is the counterbalance.

[@konic40]

@@jl9205 I want to hear an actual interview and dig into what they think and why

[@StumblingThroughItAll]

@@konic40 Rufo did an interview/debate with Marc Lamont Hill that was decent.

[@peternagy7366]

Chris Rufo is an example of how consevatives and classical liberals should operate.

[@PsychoBreak-f9l]

Good talk

[@kirstencampbell2593]

Generally you tried to ignore them on the web or troll them with simple gen x lingo. Like whatever, get a life, bite me, and forget about them, because you have a life and want to live it. Stay positive it is about to get bumpy.

[@samus_aran_P]

This is a really weak interview by Stossel. The Devil's Advocate position he's taking sounds like it's coming from the most ignorant libertarian perspective possible.

[@davidcorsi4665]

Enjoy John but Libertatians do not live in the real world. They love having “intellectual” dialogues giving utopian perfection but sorry, just not the real world.

[@SeanBook001]

They ignore your citations because they aren't APA format

[@eyesonly4755]

after people get their degrees they have to pay hundreds for tests

[@jao6580]

Wow, the algorithm wasn't kind to this video. Wonder why?

[@benhynum9879]

University of Texas jumped in the race to bottom with both feet.

[@MrTod1984]

Well you're up late but so am I 4:27 AM Monday August 2024

[@bloodstripeleatherneck1941]

2:32 am

[@hallelujah969]

Endtime Bible prophecy is proving to be true

[@rebeccamarkovich2929]

What jobs can they get after graduation?

[@Foche_T._Schitt]

54:10 Lincoln didn't abolish slavery. He abolished habeas corpus and right of states to leave the union.

[@brentwells8963]

Well that’s just weird 🤓 “ sarcasm “

[@MuddlingParadox]

What's the "pornography" being used in curriculum?

[@johnl5316]

Here in Fla we have seen plenty of examples on TV news

[@johnl5316]

Showing graphic images of sexual behavior

[@peterbills4129]

Search images for "images from gender queer". The book, Gender Queer, was and still is in some middle schools/high schools, assigned reading.

[@wereproductsnotconsumers8179]

Didn't Chris criticize Candace after she completely exposed what antismtsm is? Did he not watch the debate or something? Watch James Lindsay if you want to understand what wokeism is.

[@1Corinthians6Verses9thru11]

Candace didn't seem to know the difference between actual antisemitism (*which exists) and false claims (*by the ADL etc.) of so-called "antisemitism", so she just assumed that every accusation of antisemitism fell into the latter category. I'd suggest not making the same mistake that she did.

[@wereproductsnotconsumers8179]

@@1Corinthians6Verses9thru11 What you stated isn't even slightly true, but it is fascinating to see you write that. You can misinterpret all you like but you can't gaslight. "Candace didn't seem to know the difference" You clearly don't have the ability to discern. See how that works? Who is right? "She just assumed that every accusation fell into the latter" You are just assuming what she assumes instead of stating what she stated. Next time you want to opine I suggest you don't make the same mistake simpletons do that criticize Candace with no real merit behind it. Did you watch that debate or not because that rabbi was very clear what that term is. "changes with time" "Christianity=antismtsm"

[@LIFTINGTHEVEIL]

@@1Corinthians6Verses9thru11u just got destroyed effectively at the starting line

[@wereproductsnotconsumers8179]

@@LIFTINGTHEVEIL Everything left leaning can be destroyed by truth

[@Cindybin46]

@@1Corinthians6Verses9thru11 People shouldn't even know what "antisemitism" means! I never even heard of that word until I was in my 60s.

[@user-wr4yl7tx3w]

Problem with Rufo is that he turns around and support Trump, someone known for persistent lies. Shows he is interested more for political future than the cause.

[@johnl5316]

BS..Trump's "lies" is an invention of the dems. Hillary lied UNDER OATH in congressional hearings and there was no consequence

[@peterbills4129]

What's the cause?

[@ransakreject5221]

Trump lies. No worse grab Biden. Probably less. Trump is the lesser of 2 evils. I’d have preferred desantis as would rufo. But he’s not on the ballot

[@sanniepstein4835]

What lies? What is the alternative? The Democrats have become totalitarian, not telling a lie here or there but decreeing all of reality. None of Trump's flaws compare. I really don't get the emotional response ppl have to Trump, and the wildly unequal standards they apply to him.

[@MrCharizard36]

It's sad that the Right Wing is all about free speech until you start criticizing Israel. I disagree with the Left Wing on most things, but at LEAST they can criticize AIPAC. Libertarians seem the most free speech but even they throw the non-aggression principle out the window when it comes to Israel, so each side has it's hypocrisy.

[@scottm8579]

Conservatives never mention the religious aspect of thier agenda. Which is not for me.

[@johnl5316]

What is Rufo's religious agenda?

[@peterbills4129]

FYI: Not all Conservatives are religious. Also, why do Progressives and Leftists hide the religious aspect of their agenda? Marxism/Communism is a religion.

[@randymagnum8178]

Im with you there. Im euro so I have no horse in this race but I often will hear interviews with conservatives where I feel they are making good points and then the go on to say “ lets pray on this” , god bless the USA and I feel like Im at a children’s play. You are supposed to be adults, let’s focus on reality. No one will be saved by some magic fairy, let’s sort out the tax code in the meantime.

[@sanniepstein4835]

First, there are plenty of non religious conservatives. Second, you should examine your anti Christian bigotry. They don't force anyone into their churches.

[@randymagnum8178]

@@scottm8579 it‘s not about being forced into church (even though this has been happening for as long as churches existed). Its hard to find common ground and team up with adults that still believe in the easter bunny. Look, Noah may not have fit every species on a hand built boat a mere 5k years ago🤷‍♂️

[@merlinwizard1000]

38th, 5 August 2024

[@TheyCallMeMrBoombahstic]

Bring back the visual media side. I love audio books, but i think visual aids help retain the information for certain folks, like myself.