Equity: The Thief of Human Potential - Thomas Sowell

Thomas Sowell (born June 30, 1930) is an American author, economist, and political commentator who is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. Sowell is the author of more than 45 books (including revised and new editions) on a variety of subjects including politics, economics, education and race, and he has been a syndicated columnist in more than 150 newspapers.
Sowell was born in segregated Gastonia, North Carolina, to a poor family, and grew up in Harlem, New York City. Due to poverty and difficulties at home, he dropped out of Stuyvesant High School and worked various odd jobs, eventually serving in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War. Afterward he took night classes at Howard University and then attended Harvard University, where he graduated magna cum laude in 1958. He earned a master's degree in economics from Columbia University the next year and a doctorate in economics from the University of Chicago in 1968. In his academic career, he has served on the faculties of Cornell University, Amherst College, Brandeis University, the University of California, Los Angeles, and, currently, Stanford University. He has also worked at think tanks including the Urban Institute. Since 1977, he has worked at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, where he is the Rose and Milton Friedman Senior Fellow on Public Policy.
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[@CaptainCook83]

I would rather fail and learn something than pass and learn nothing.

[@AfterSkool]

Exactly.

[@olivervision]

We learn more from mistakes compared to 'successes'.

[@Gibbypastrami]

We can make plenty mistakes without society setting us up for failure, drugs in our communities out there originally by the government, school to prison pipeline, corrupt policing with a judicial and legislative system refusing to call it out and right it’s wrongs, the prison industrial complex literally tearing apart millions of lives with their insistence on locking away the key and making money off this legal slavery than actually looking to actually rehabilitate I’m going on a tangent, but, we can still work towards equity (which is an equal START to the race, not equal outcome of the race)

[@badger7275]

Same. But when someone older and has significantly more experience in whatever I’m doing gives pointers, suggestions and warnings I do listen.

[@lanichilds2825]

You are the type of person who would apreciat Failure by king missile

[@kirtpurdy3796]

As a teacher, I am forced to live with this every day. It's so sad, as the kids who actually put in the effort end up getting similar results (pass the course) to those who only show up for 30% of the classes in a semester. We are going to, eventually, kill work ethic because of this. There will be no need to strive for excellence. Kids aren't stupid - they will figure this out and will behave accordingly, and our society at large will suffer.

[@JT-bc5cd]

I recommend to any actually talented educators I come across to get out of the corrupt and degenerate government system. Engage with parents, sell your services to them directly. Talented teachers could build relationships with a dozen or so parents, and educate their children in a privately and collaboratively with the families; make an excellent income, paid directly by the families themselves. There is no need for talented educators to waste away their abilities in the “public system”.

[@myrtlealley]

​​@@JT-bc5cda pretty good idea. When I'm a parent, I would rather my kid be tutored by a real teacher on the side rather than some clueless undergrad trying to get beer money. Granted, I'd be evaluating them with a fine tooth comb and get the one whose passion for learning is 110%, can inspire my kid, teaches effectively, needs more money, ect.

[@jameseverett4976]

Eventually? Try hiring a typical kid from the current generation for a job. They'll show up to get their paycheck, and be honestly clueless as to why you need them to put in some work first.

[@noobwow2009]

This is what happens to Asian kids in NY. Denying the hard working efforts and simply canceling the way kids get into good school in the name of letting black kids have equal chance going to better schools. wtf😂

[@Juliana65]

We're already seeing this. I see it in my neighbors two daughters. They have no goals or ideals that would lead to a personal fulfillment of whatever talents they may have been born with. They are an example of what the "right" to do nothing looks like. It's sickening.

[@chrno269]

I just had to endure equity and diversity training for work.....came here to heal my soul

[@moviesgregoroamin]

I feel so sorry for what you have to go through. I retired before having to undergo that kind of brainwashing. Id hate to think Id probably pretend to go along with it.

[@BloodSweatandFears]

I quit my job because of them. Ugh I’m sorry you have to deal with that!

[@klaede9666]

Bless your poor soul

[@MRGoods89]

Do what i did. I watched a couple minutes of similar training. Took note of everything wrong with it. Took my issues to HR and manager and explained why the training was bad, in a way they couldn't refute. I refused to do anymore of the training. They didn't make me do the training.

[@BloodSweatandFears]

@@MRGoods89 Someome tried to do that at my previous job. He was fired less than a week later. Called him combative and problematic. Problem is is they are an addiction/mental health place that is completely funded by federal and state grants. So DEI basically owns HR. I got out of there a few months later, absolutely crazy.

[@nathanfwaggoner3428]

Equity could theoretically lead to the dystopian nightmare depicted in Kurt Vonnegut's story "Harrison Bergeron" where anyone who excels in any area above the rest is deliberately and forcibly handicapped by the state or the authorities to make everyone perform exactly on the same level. In his story, this discouraged the expression of beauty, art, creative expression, innovation, and greatness just so that no one would ever be offended by becoming jealous or resentful of anyone else.

[@rottencandy2675]

yes! I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks of that story when equity comes up.

[@hobbyist518]

Meh. Why look to what equity could theoretically lead to by pointing to a work of fiction when you could look to what equity HAS ACTUALLY led to in reality? I get stories can be easier to swallow and remember than the multi million horror stories from Mao’s China and Lenin’s/Stalin’s Russia, but still…

[@leafyisnthere9396]

@@hobbyist518 Ill give you this, many people ignore the deaths of millions. Ive had my own share of conversations with "socialist"/adj people, and they just ignore the deaths, or completely justify them, unless I mention starvation, etc, then they just deflect and bring up "capitalism" as some kind of rebuttal.

[@oldthink]

I use "2081," the film adaptation of Bergeron in my high school Philosophy class as the topic of our final exam/Socratic Seminar. Might be adding this, too.

[@ericgwalsh]

Only applies to whites.

[@tcrowesemler6184]

“It’s amazing how much panic one honest man can spread among a multitude of hypocrites.” ~Thomas Sowell~

[@alvargas5095]

I wonder if he was thinking of Jesus Christ?

[@kalt7990]

Thank God for Sowell's wisdom. I wish I was as honest, but I am hypocritical among many other flaws. It's something I'm willing to admit but not something I'm willing to be content with.

[@lamb-mz2sd]

Confucius said something like, the honest man is like water, where the hypocrites are like grease. When you heat up a pan full of water, they can tolerate added grease. But when a greased pan is heated, it'll react violently with even one drop of water on it.

[@jasonhayden5077]

​@@kalt7990 we all have our struggles and I try myself not to be a hippocrite. Just as a Christian I try not to sin however I am born of sin my only hope is Jesus Christ 🙏

[@jasonhayden5077]

​@@alvargas5095 I don't know but Christ is a great example with him and the pharisees!

[@EricZuniga69]

"If there's anything worse than unfairness, it is make- believe fairness." ~ Thomas Sowell

[@jryan9547]

I loved this quote.

[@FFSWTFisThis]

That quote made me pause and tell others

[@alfonsoreynosa8143]

That got me!!!

[@ajb.822]

Yes. Also, parents would do well, imo, to differentiate between justice and equality, and fairness which is more like modern "equity" . When the kid complains that " It's not fair" when older sibling gets to do something, because it's their birthday or due to the fact of their older age or maturity, that's not unjust of the parent. The younger child will be treated the same, when it's appropriate for them, too, someday. But, when a patient IS being capricious, unjust, etc., they should admit it, apologize and then decide if it's appropriate to make any change to your previous decision, or ammends to the child, as a result.

[@DiddyKatt]

But Mark McGuire was juicing. Lol

[@nathanngumi8467]

Word. Unfortunately Dr. Thomas Sowell and others who speak the truth are ignored by those who benefit from falsehood.

[@kimobrien.]

Sowell supported ever Imperialist war the United States has ever fought including the ones fought during his lifetime Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan. So you tell me tell if falsehoods were not used to justify fighting those wars?

[@thatiswhotheyare]

It amazes me how easily people fall for Sowell’s faulty logic. The “Level playing” is glossed over because it is the core fault in his argument. A level playing feild actually creates competition and innovation because it introduces a larger pool of human potential. Instead, Sowell misrepresents the argument and formulates this false notion of “cosmic justice” and “equal outcomes.” True equality has equal begins not ends, and is a real investment in the nations future. Instead, Sowell reverse engineers the argument to protect his Rich handlers. Equity would create greater competition for those Rich families and it is a threat to their wealth. Lack of competition as we know leads to stagnation, decreased innovation, and American as we see it today. Sowell argues against the core principle of competition while dressing up his argument in utopian clothes. It’s weak and transparent and we all need to see more clearly. This a common trope of the reactionary conservative elites fear of competition, while exulting its virtue for everyone but themselves.

[@kimobrien.]

@@thatiswhotheyare "Level playing field." No such thing when you have capitalism. At best you can break down artificial barriers for entry into education and better paying jobs are try and measure and advance that with quotas. The overall goal must be to advance the unity of the workers of all nations against the capitalist by supporting the rights of those who are the lowest paid and least skilled. It is from the most oppressed that the most resolute fighters have emerged.

[@trollnerd]

What truth is he speaking? He used as an example a guy who used steroids to set a record as his example of meritocracy. And in a way, it's actually a perfect example of the MYTH of meritocracy. The people who are at the top like to claim that they got there on merit and skill, and there are plenty of bootlickers like Sowell who will happily agree and say "yep, everyone is where they are because they deserve it", but in reality they cheated in some way, got some unfair or unearned advantage and would have never made it to their position if they had started in the same place as the people they are lecturing as "meritocracy"

[@trollnerd]

@@johncollins7062 and you think sowell speaks logic? He said a guy who used steroids is an example of meritocracy lol

[@unicornishcornish]

Strict and fair teachers were my favourite. They always had clear rules, same for everyone so I knew exactly what I needed to learn to get a good grade. I excelled in their classes and learnt a lot thanks to them. I'd hate it if anyone lowered the standards just for me, what an insult that would be, suggesting I don't have what it takes to grasp the full material. If there's no struggle, no friction then you're not developing

[@ih8pcsinboca]

Well said. That's the racism of the Left. They don't want minorities to learn, since education would be a way out of poverty for some of them. But they can't say that, so they promote reward without work so that they don't learn anything. I went to a state univ here in FL and everything was graded on the curve. You could not fail. Also, there were students there who were nearly functionally illiterate and couldn't even write a simple paper or presentation.

[@moonknight4053]

To this day I struggle with maths, yet my reading and writing is pretty good. But maths is my biggest weakness, it would take me years to become very good at it. Yet I want to become a teacher

[@ih8pcsinboca]

@@moonknight4053 You can do it. I struggled with it too. But I did every problem, not just the assigned problems, and did the examples too. Also, I wrote every formula on the first line of the page that I was writing on when I did homework. Soon it became second nature. But you need good teachers. If you have a bad math teacher get in another class so you don't get discouraged. And that's all of the unsolicited advice from me. Hope that you keep trying.

[@whiskeytango9769]

I find it astounding that in the 24 years since he made this speech, things have only gotten worse, much, much worse...and every prediction made by this speech has come true.

[@maxwellirving2683]

Well that didn’t age well lol

[@whiskeytango9769]

@@maxwellirving2683 Really? It's as true today as it was then.

[@swagmuffin9000]

@@whiskeytango9769I think max meant it didn't catch on, or people just ignore this kind of thinking. But yea, I agree, it's such a good speech now

[@maxwellirving2683]

@@whiskeytango9769 I was referring to the affirmative action ruling that happened a couple of days after you posted. I will concede that there are other aspects to this problem yet to be solved, but I thought the timing was funny is all.

[@Cyborg_Lenin]

Oh in that case you will love Lenin. Almost 100 years since that man's death and everything is still going like he predicted.

[@user-rg6ml5mc2k]

What I love most about Thomas Sowell is his fight for "reality" against "ideology." It's the common thread in all his books.

[@rabbitsforyang8273]

sorry, posing as a mascot of laissez-faire capitalism is hardly non-ideological note the repetitive tropes of debunked assertions about "communism" without a mention of systemic poverty, social inequity, and yes mass deaths from non-secret policing / unaffordable healthcare just a walk in the park for someone admitted to Harvard as a high-school drop-out yet refuse to acknowledge any "affirmative action" at play

[@minihunt4093]

Sigh however his reality does not seem to line up with actual reality... He promoted ideas that are based in ideology as a Christina I read of philosophy or science. They are easily debunked and heavily flawed by even the lightest of intelligent. :/

[@amarissimus29]

Social science can never have the equivalent of the laws of thermodynamics, ergo it is taught as though all is possible. Magic. Injecting the reality is difficult, yet Sowell always seems to do it with ease.

[@amarissimus29]

@@minihunt4093 Excellent debunking. You totally changed my mind.

[@iangrant4756]

His reality is an ideologically based one; it's the same one used by Reagan, and he got it from the Birchers. What Sowell is doing is setting up a straw man that he can easily attack. So that's not reality, that's laziness.

[@markmccormick]

One of the greatest thinkers, philosophers, and writers in the history of humankind. May God bless Dr. Thomas Sowell.

[@leascaart]

Damn!! I can NEVER get enough Sowell. He's just so brilliant.

[@suraya1224]

Too bad a course on Thomas Sowell is not mandatory in high school & college. He's a national treasure.

[@DeusAstro]

I despise him, he just a male Candice Owens but pretending to be more academic

[@GabrielSilva-mv4fm]

Thomas Sowell discourse in this video is contaminated with neoliberal ideology. It is well constructed, and therefore even more dangerous for kids, that will have difficulty seeing the true intentions behind it.

[@jeffwilliams2828]

To white conservatives. But black people haven’t listened to him since he argued the Civil Rights movement was wrong. Hell, economists don’t even listen to him and those are his academic peers

[@Cereal_Killer007]

Thomas Sowell is awesome. He actually started off as a communist with victim mentality in his formidable years. It was only through his own experiences that he saw the realities of the matter. So he understands both sides of the coin very well

[@grahamb7947]

Too bad academics are fervently against following the words of this great man more closely. They've basically developed an allergy towards facts. They're deep down the rabbit hole of equity and can't accept the fact that the paths they're on, and are pushing kids down, is the exact same path as those followed by Hitler, Mao, Stalin and others like them... "I know what's good for the people, and I'm willing to punch you in the face, defame you, and even resort to killing you in broad daylight if you threaten my ideology" They literally can't see their own trajectory throughout history, and refuse to learn from atrocities of past. The kicker, just like Lenin, most of these people are well-off college graduates who have zero grasp on what it's like to be a lower income earner themselves. That, or people who've not yet even been required to live from their own wallets, but have credit cards provided them by their parents. Kids who are brainwashed into thinking they should be able to live from others' hard work without issue throughout their lives, in the name of fairness. Taking from another to give to yourself isn't fairness. It's slavery. It's theft. It's a crime against mankind.

[@ShadowWizard123]

This was recorded over 20 years ago. Man seemed to have a crystal ball to see what's going on today.

[@michaelfranciotti3900]

And I thought "social justice" was a new term

[@francinebacone1455]

Or conservatives don't change their arguments no matter how wrong they are

[@smdnsnnd7254]

Because things haven't changed... people have been trying the same thing for almost 100 years... the difference is its now in the USA...

[@nocturnaljoe9543]

@@smdnsnnd7254 This.

[@surrealresonance3426]

​@@francinebacone1455 and how have Marxist arguments evolved? Whenever someone looks to history to show how miserable of a failure Marxism was nearly everywhere it tried, your arguments always reduce to "well that wasn't real communism." How many times does it have to manifest in reality before it's real communism?

[@dm91214]

What a tremendous accompaniment of the insightful graphics and the words and wisdom of Thomas Sowell. This video should get an Academy Award.

[@kimobrien.]

Sorry Superman V got the Best Propaganda Award.

[@sandyfike841]

This is what the internet was meant to be. Hearing incredible wisdom from sources you would never have had access to. Kids would be better of quitting school and self educating with lessons from Sowell. SHAME on the Teacher's Union, administrations and teachers for selfishly pleasing themselves and leaving our children behind.

[@eyobwalid2332]

They left our children behind because they get so little financially out of it. Here in America, everyone is taught that money is king, and I think that detracts everybody, teachers included, from the work they are actually doing. And such, even if they care about their students, they will take the backseat when the paycheck becomes so lackluster. Again, this is my unbased opinion, which I would love to confirm or deny with logic and facts; please leave your thoughts here too

[@kimobrien.]

@@eyobwalid2332 Sowell thinks the same thing. For him capitalism, "free markets" and private property are the best things since sliced bread.

[@thatiswhotheyare]

It amazes me how easily people fall for Sowell’s faulty logic. The “Level playing” is glossed over because it is the core fault in his argument. A level playing feild actually creates competition and innovation because it introduces a larger pool of human potential. Instead, Sowell misrepresents the argument and formulates this false notion of “cosmic justice” and “equal outcomes.” True equality has equal begins not ends, and is a real investment in the nations future. Instead, Sowell reverse engineers the argument to protect his Rich handlers. Equity would create greater competition for those Rich families and it is a threat to their wealth. Lack of competition as we know leads to stagnation, decreased innovation, and American as we see it today. Sowell argues against the core principle of competition while dressing up his argument in utopian clothes. It’s weak and transparent and we all need to see more clearly. This a common trope of the reactionary conservative elites fear of competition, while exulting its virtue for everyone but themselves.

[@sandyfike841]

2 Things in response. 1. If you installed "equity" for airline pilots. That is.. everyone can be an airline pilot that wants to be. And this was made mandatory. Would you ever fly again? 2nd...You do not understand Conservatism at all. Conservatives want competition. Which is the opposite of Equity. We also want everyone to be productive and successful. This is TRUE! We support hard work, honesty and commitment. But we also realize everyone has different mental capacity and talent. So outcomes will never be equal. @@thatiswhotheyare

[@cultureofmen]

@@thatiswhotheyareThe man has over 40 books. Write at least an essay whereby you point out all of his fallacies of you should be truthful in your claims.

[@mikehigbee2320]

Observe that he said all this in 1999. Obviously, his words have fallen on deaf ears, for things have progressed in the opposite direction all this time. Still, his words are there to be heard and read. We can only pray that the people who need his wisdom will find it. Videos like this will certainly help.

[@oblivionsa7973]

For now they are, at least. There are plenty of people who would gladly change that given the chance.

[@Macromental]

Indeed.. a very, very wise man.

[@obeb787]

This is just not the case, stop lying to yourself! He’s just being used as a toke

[@MrBillybooth]

@@obeb787 Ad hominem. Address the logic of his words, not his character. Do yourself a favor and type "logic" into your search engine. Then read, read, and read some more... haha!

[@obeb787]

@@MrBillybooth lol thats not even an ad hominem, it has nothing to do with his character! Lol But how did you even watch the video and not catch all the straw-men in it? Just the first sentence is a straw men.

[@HeyNow1234]

If there's anything worse then unfairness its make believe fairness. Wonderful statement all in its self.

[@jaymehatfield9540]

I think you mean THAN, not then. Two completely different words with completely different meanings.

[@treenelson4063]

@@jaymehatfield9540 Perhaps a typing error.

[@jaymehatfield9540]

@@treenelson4063 perhaps, although on the qwerty keyboard a and e are not side by side, nor designed to be struck with the same finger. I admit that I do read an enormous amount of comments in many genres, and find this 4th grade error extremely common in American retorts. I offer correction because I fully believe then/than are words purposely denied focus to our educational systems. Teacher for 16 years, make of it what you will. Words have power, and correct words offer validity to our communications.

[@treenelson4063]

@@jaymehatfield9540 I think you mean; ‘than’ and not ‘then’: two completely different words with completely different meanings. Proper punctuation is also important, and offers even more snobbish validity to communications.

[@jaymehatfield9540]

@@treenelson4063 you could be right! I always tried not to belabor their lessons with too much of that. It is quite enough to see that spelling correctly and knowing the meaning in context for use helps combat "wiggle words". The current trends stretch meanings and historical definitions far beyond colloquial usages, and even directly change definitions in online dictionarys for political purpose. When you see young adults being blatantly deceived by language and struggling to meet the challenges of modern corporate employment, spelling becomes very important indeed.

[@michaeleckert2818]

One of the greatest thinkers in the last 100 years. The fact that his wisdom isn't in every classroom everywhere is criminal tragedy.

[@chuckdavis8016]

My children give me much of the credit for their education. School became just a place to go, so the overseers could keep track of their whereabouts during the day...even into their late teens they were excited about coming home to crack the books!!!...they are very successful now. So, when i look at education I look at truly gifted people who dropped out and I am grateful to them for sharing.....

[@hiddenhand6973]

Can you recommend a few books for my 13-year-old?

[@stubby7934]

In 1999 this would have come across as completely outlandish. All these years later, I can't believe how accurate he was...let alone why we're still having to deal with it.

[@JayM928]

The only thing that would have been outlandish about it then is if you had implied that it was done intentionally to create a class of people wholly dependent on govt. Here he’s saying people are doing the wrong thing for what they think are honorable reasons. That wasn’t outlandish to think in 1999. I think fewer people believe that now.

[@LprogressivesANDliberals]

Slippery slope. It’s clear that with progressive ideas, once it goes down the lefties will keep pushing for more and more progressive ideas. No cash bail just passed in LA. Enjoy the decline 🇺🇸📉

[@kimobrien.]

@@JayM928 The real thief of human potential is "Imperialism the highest stage of Capitalism". The trillions of dollars spent on wars to defend foreign investors profit and property is staggering.

[@csfischer007]

@@kimobrien. This may have been true 100 years ago, but the irony is that Capitalism has, and is, correcting itself; disproving Leninism along with the misunderstandings of Marxism. Further irony is that Imperialism is a symptom of right-leaning collectivism. The right/left paradigm is a false dichotomy. The real discussion should be between collectivism and individualism. And we've seen the results of both right collectivism and left collectivism.

[@kimobrien.]

@@csfischer007Capitalism correcting itself? Wages in the US became stagnant in 1973. Crisis of 2008 worst since the great depression. War in Central Europe and increasing capitalist competition between the American Imperialists and Capitalism with Chinese characteristics. The end of the retreat by labor in the US. The neo liberal theories were thrown into the trash barrel with the crisis of 2008 with the end of the Bush Administration and the earlier proclamation of a "New World Order" defeat of Nation building in Afghanistan at a cost of 2.3 trillion. Instead of the "End of Communism" and the quote "end of history." The revolution in Cuba continues despite every attempt by the American Imperialists to crush them.

[@thesonofdormammu5475]

We need more Thomas Sowell in our society. He is not just a "black" philosopher, his words have power for everyone on the planet.

[@rjlovell1]

He’s black?

[@fyrchmyrddin1937]

One can bet their bottom dollar that KZbin has de-emphasized all of his speeches & clips like this one.

[@angeliquekeeney9804]

He's BLACK?!?!?

[@angeliquekeeney9804]

@@rjlovell1 yeah,I know!!!

[@primalrage9785]

I don't think anyone but you thought he's just a black philosopher.

[@butterfly-nb1ow]

This needs more exposure. I am so thankful to the many wise people like Thomas Sowell in this world.

[@Deknis]

As a black person, I find affirmative action insulting.

[@treebranch4636]

Affirmative action supported and benefited white women the most.

[@jeffwinkler1137]

He just concisely explained 2023 in 16 mins all the way back in 1999.

[@nevermorebouquet3681]

No, he really didn't. The arrogant dipshit flagrantly argued that profit was infinite insofar as we could tell, and not even ten years later the rate of profit imploded and destroyed the world.

[@jeffwinkler1137]

@@nevermorebouquet3681 Fiat was doomed to fail from onset, it always fails, its a scam.

[@paulturner9998]

He sure did. Accurately too. Excellent man. ❤

[@MrRight0930]

Difference being in 1999 most ordinary people treat social justice as a joke, but now they are thinking that's the real justice..

[@Josh.Mangelson]

That's because social justice and crt have been around for decades in academia. He didn't use a crystal ball. He was talking about the same arguments made then, those arguments just hadn't reached a critical mass yet.

[@bajadrifter]

Dr. Sowell, you are our era's most articulate and valuable commentator! Thank you!

[@ASMRDoodlez]

This did an outstanding job of explaining what I'd recently realized: one of, if not the, biggest divisions in societies right now is the conflict between people who want to optimize their own lives and communities, and those who want to shape the world in a way they deem perfect. The latter group believes that given enough control, they could eradicate poverty, hunger, and discrimination, but in trying to take from some and give to others, they directly come into conflict with the people who are trying to build up their little corner of the world.

[@albertfinkelstein]

Like the child nobody wanted to play with in the sandbox because they destroyed other kid's sandcastles, but ironically cried the loudest when someone defended their castle with a soft punch

[@alergames147]

@@albertfinkelstein I don't see what you mean by this.

[@albertfinkelstein]

@@alergames147 Turn on the light

[@donaldlippert6374]

Professor Sowell is the most insightful, intelligent and IGNORED intellectual of our day. This ignorance is to our shame and doom.

[@soonersciencenerd383]

should have been "president sowell".

[@chrhadden]

speak for your self

[@soonersciencenerd383]

@@chrhadden do we need a president sowell instead of this one?

[@chrhadden]

@@soonersciencenerd383 i can tell he isnt being fake .hes one up already.

[@chrhadden]

@@soonersciencenerd383 i oh i see what happened i replied to the wrong person sorry

[@jamesstamp8567]

It's a shame that Thomas Sowell isn't more well known. He's a national treasure.

[@polyglotte]

So sensible. We need more sensible people speaking out.

[@bethcoddington2150]

Thomas Sowell is a national treasure. This talk was 24 years ago. How many more students have been deprived of the education they deserve? It is as they say, "The bigotry of low expectations".

[@usarmyveteran177]

Liberals are the biggest example of having the bigotry of low expectations.

[@jbrown8274]

It's not at all what he's pushed he's pushed with many of us have pushes the abolishment of the Department of Education and if you were to step back and take a look at what kids knew before the Advent of the Department of Education the graduation rates and the fact that people sent their children from around the world to learn here you might learn something but instead you take a misrepresented talking point and you spew garbage that's all the left ever does you don't think for yourself you don't step back and look at something you don't have deductive reasoning critical thinking or even the ability of self-reflection but maybe you should grow up being adult and give it a try I have seen what the department of education is done when I graduated high school kids knew a lot more than the kids that are graduating today thank God I never relied on the school to teach my children everything they needed in life I started them on critical thinking had a very young age my children went to kindergarten knowing how to do basic math up to division multiplication then your geometry the new history they knew reality because I saw the difference between my education and people that I knew that came 10 years after me and if you paid attention you would see that the Department of Education isn't about educating it's about dumbing down so people like you will fall in line and spew

[@laurasummers115]

❤

[@RevoltingPeasant123]

@googlenazicompany5935 His point is that education might be 100 times better funded now, than when he went to school in the 1940s, but that it is far worse quality. Of course, you've never read a word his written or you'd know that.

[@Mk101T]

@@RevoltingPeasant123 I think he has some good talking points ... but we have a different animal going on now than what he was speaking to . And he is obviously being used as a mascot these days depicted at 9:31 in the video.

[@maggsbufton1969]

No better argument AGAINST “ Affirmative Action “ policies has ever been stated. Thomas Sowell’s speech was spot on and based in fact and reality .. His story about his teacher was very powerful; she demanded excellence from her students and her students strove to achieve it. That is WHAT a teacher is supposed to do.

[@mewing9619]

You fail to understand the purpose, and so does he. Academic tunnel vision, and hubris.

[@adamdrouin2295]

​@@mewing9619 The purpose is equity which is clearly a destructive and ignorant policy meant to make people feel good instead of actually doing any good. Just as idiotic as the idea of reparations

[@mewing9619]

@@adamdrouin2295 missed the point, don’t worry about it though.

[@adamdrouin2295]

@@mewing9619 Believe me, I'm not worried in the slightest. But please do arrive at the point Mr./Mrs. random internet person who actually believes they are more intelligent than Thomas Sowell. Now that should be compelling

[@mewing9619]

@@adamdrouin2295 I don’t believe you. I do see your limits though.

[@lostlivesmatter777]

Such a wise and truthful sage. I thank God for this gift at this time to humanity.

[@pamelasloan1664]

This is a man with common sense i could listen to him all day without becoming bored the world has lost this Art

[@lanfearzero]

One of the most brilliant minds of our time. I have the utmost respect for this man.

[@mba2ceo]

No he is a mansion slave. My opinion

[@JeffDeWitt]

@@mba2ceo If you really believe that your screen name fits you perfectly.

[@indianatarzan8001]

@@mba2ceo One of the biggest lies in this era is that opinions of ignorant idiots should weigh just as much as learned experts.

[@billydavis4252]

He means we'll and has great talking points; but he misses Jesus's message to focus our lives not on excuses for why we don't help the poor but on actions that will effectively help the poor. The fact that handouts are short-sighted and ineffective doesn't excuse us from being highly active in trying to help the poor gain the ability to take care of themselves.

[@reven-docta79]

@@mba2ceo No, he has a nice home that he purchased from money that he earned through the value placed on his labor and service. If he has a housekeeping, they earn a salary based on the value of their contracted duties. Both he and his employees pay taxes.

[@dakov2498]

Thomas Sowell is one of our greatest minds. I truly hope we haven’t already destroyed our prospects for raising similarly great minds in the future. Thank you for posting this clip. If it makes a difference for one young person it is worth it!

[@Medic81]

Yeah lets just be sure that young person is given the most, regardless of the color of their skin, or the land they were born on right? Right? or would that be... to much equity XD

[@Shahzad-Khan]

I'm working my ass off dont worry

[@Medic81]

@Shahzad Khan lol good boy. Feed your corporate superiors like a good peasant. Keep grinding away your life for them

[@francinebacone1455]

Literally all of his sources are bullshit. Man's a fraud.

[@jomansson5742]

​@@Medic81or, equality?

[@iambob6590]

Equity requires the destructions of distinctions. Distinctions are an intrinsic part of reality. This would mean that 'Equity' runs counter to reality, and no matter to the timeframe, reality always wins. Reality always wins. edit: Thomas Sowell, a great man of our times.

[@sajjadhematinourani9959]

What a speech. One of the greatest ever!!!

[@liberty-matrix]

“A society that puts equality-in the sense of equality of outcome-ahead of freedom will end up with neither equality nor freedom. The use of force to achieve equality will destroy freedom, and the force, introduced for good purposes, will end up in the hands of people who use it to promote their own interests.” ~Thomas Sowell

[@DanielCovington]

And that is why that infamous unicorn, the "Real Communism" has never been tried, and never will be.

[@realistic_delinquent]

“Those who would give up essential liberty for safety will het neither liberty nor safety” -Ben Franklin

[@alexlloyd5354]

Ok people, equity here is misunderstood and misput. let me put it like this, in a school you have two students, ones mother just got cancer and the other is from a wealthy family with a tutor. Is it fair to put the same academic expectation on the 2 of them? The goal of equity is to account for people's starting position. Some people are placed ahead of the curve at birth, they could have more money, healthier lives or parents and the other student could have mental illness or stress. Putting them in the same room and having them take the same test with the same government provided resources would be equality. Equity would be providing more resources to the more disadvantaged students and weighting there test differently. Equity in education goes against alot of what we see, however if you ever here I want to be judged for my work and progress, that is equity. If you here I want to be judged for results, not the work I put in, that is equality.

[@juliantheapostate8295]

@@alexlloyd5354 'Is it fair to put the same academic expectation on the 2 of them? ' Yes. It's not the fault of the fortunate person that the other person is unfortunate - why should he be handicapped or not benefit from an advantage?

[@alexlloyd5354]

OK, then you beleave that. However, this is much more arguable and more important t9 understand than the arguments given above. For example, I could argue that since the student who is disadvantaged has no control over his circumstances, he shouldn't be penalized by circumstance.

[@Tylerstrodtman]

Ya know what I love about Thomas Sowell almost as much as his genius? I have never heard him even change the tone of his voice. Those of us who love his work could take a major cue from his demeanor and way that he treats even (and especially) those who disagree with him. Yet another reason why Thomas Sowell is a national treasure and not allowed to die.

[@PeopleFisher]

Thomas Sowell and Clarence Thomas are NEVER allowed to die. It is forbidden.

[@FM-dm8xj]

Great teachers and warriors usually have great self control and awareness.

[@trollnerd]

This really just shows that the reason you listen to Sowell isn't because he's telling you accurate information but because he's presenting it in a pleasing manner so you're willing to take it at face value without critically thinking about it or investigating the counter arguments. This is unironically how Hitler rose to power.

[@gregbors8364]

Thomas Sowell is an apologist for slave owners

[@ExperiencePath]

Id prefer saying leftist justice than cosmic justice

[@adamshalashaskarevolverocelot]

Started listing to Thomas Sowell a few years ago and now I am glad that I did especially when I watch his videos and listen to some of his audio teachings throughout his life. Still can't believe he is in his 90's and still educating people to this day.

[@CiJeGr86]

I happened to stumble across this video, and I'm amazed! I honestly had never heard this argument and seen it illustrated so succinctly. Thank you for the visuals and making this video. I'm rethinking some of my stances.

[@TMB-B10M]

As a Montessori teacher, I love hearing this. My professional organizations (AMI and AMS) have fully embraced the equity and gender theory standpoints. I finally decided to leave teaching after watching this destroy my classrooms. But I can assure you, it doesn’t matter what color of skin my student has or what their poverty level is… I can teach teach division into the millions and most of the parts of grammar before my student turns 6 and it isn’t even difficult. I love it. My students love it. They are capable of it. Children in the first plane of development (0-6 years old) have what Montessori called an “absorbent mind” and the child can learn more than we give them credit. She said after that age, the child just learn and put effort into his learning, but before that, he can absorb it! That’s why languages can be learned by little children so effortlessly! I love teaching, I hate that I can no longer find a way to use my skills because of what society has demanded of our learning institutions. If I had the money, I would open my own school but for now, I’ve opted to be a receptionist at a hair salon. I refuse to teach the way they want me too and therefor I am no longer accepted as a professional in the school system.

[@Gromkiii]

Go teach private pls people like you are only hope for kids in this days of madnes.

[@bvoyelr]

That's a shame, and it's a brewing crisis. School systems are systematically chasing out level headed teachers and inviting increasingly extremist ones. There's a reckoning coming on that account, but all it'll do is change standards so bad teachers can't actively teach this stuff. Hopefully things change soon enough for people like you to re-enter the field, because if they don't, then we're going to lose an entire generation of skilled teachers.

[@catholicpatriotusa1507]

Look into an online program called Kolbe Academy. I think people with your standpoint on education will have a distinct advantage getting hired by their program

[@paulturner9998]

Well said. You're making a stand for the truth and I appreciate what you said. Thank you. I hope that one day you may return to the vocation that you love and benefit yourself and those children. 🙏⭐💞

[@louistin]

I'm from the UK, and through primary school I was taught in a Montessori school, and that method of teaching was truly incredible. I was learning much faster than others my age, and after I left primary school I was accepted into a Grammar school after taking the 11+ exam. I am now expected to achieve top grades in my GCSE exams, which will put me on the path towards top universities. It's a shame that you are no longer able to apply your teaching methods in schools, it clearly works.

[@NoSteponSnek69]

There is absolutely no substitute for initiative, hard work and willpower.

[@dianblum5406]

Yeah there is. Inherit it.

[@SilverDreamweaver]

Yes there is. Daddy's money.

[@kamprouristheoharis8458]

Came to say what the others already did

[@towel-ie7554]

Inheritance may provide for basic needs but it won't substitute for character and personal achievement.

[@nihilioellipsis]

it's aspirational. Initiative, hard work and willpower are crucial, but they guarantee zero outcomes.

[@rahuldewan75]

Very very well done. I’m a student of Thomas Sowell; explaining his ideas to others is so hard. Recently, I started writing to explain disparate ideas shared by him into a story. And this lecture delivers it beautifully. The visualisations take the story telling to a whole new level. Thank you so much. 👏🏽🙏🏽 I’ll make a donation!

[@marshallvannice]

Why try if the harder you work the more your punished.

[@bondwin7025]

Dr Thomas Sowell is a national treasure 🇺🇸🎆❤️.

[@garybacica5709]

Thomas Sowell has a wonderful soul. I was the first one in my family to reach the seventh grade and I remember that my family made a huge deal about it. I was in Ozone Park Queens at the time. I've never heard of this man before but I am very interested in learning what he has to say. Quitting television many years ago was one of the best decisions I have ever made.

[@winterramos4527]

Roosevelt, Queens here my guy. Proud of you

[@frankdasilva5649]

Years ago I stopped my subscription to both Time magazine and the New York Times. And I must have watched CNN (which merely copied a local radio station - WINS - format) for for less than two hours. Always negative repetitive nonsense!

[@michaelmerchant9870]

​@@frankdasilva5649ß

[@vaguelyvagrant9694]

Ever so often, I watch a YT video in which I'm disappointed that I can't somehow give it many more "thumbs-up" than just one. 90% of those videos include Thomas Sowell. Thank God for this giant's voice and reason.

[@Juliana65]

Thomas Sowell is a GIFT to human kind, especially in the USA. I value him and others like him so much these days. We need more people like Thomas Sowell.

[@hsumlin1999]

It's painful to realize there are many Americans who do not know Tom Sowell.

[@iarreolav]

just learned about him. glad to be here

[@pederjohansen2029]

And in the rest of the world. His message needs to be spread through the world.

[@markpunla2191]

US in general is probably the most disappointing country if you ever support and respected it.

[@ICK69]

Will be more painful to know that many of them hate him

[@bryon5284]

Here's the thing I learned about him in college from my black sociology teacher. He mentioned that he was a "sell-out" and I naively believed him. 20 years later I learned the opposite and I realized that college campuses are nothing more than the liberal left indoctrination.

[@BigD4Real.]

Thomas Sowell is a true American treasure. His books change the way I think about almost everything.

[@VeganSemihCyprus33]

Nature is the mother of equity 👉 The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 💖

[@mildlyextreme]

Indeed. I'm reading through his "Vision of the Anointed" now and am loving it.

[@ericruiz4404]

Can u recommend one of his writings?

[@mildlyextreme]

@@ericruiz4404 I recommend Vision of the Anointed as I am currently reading it and loving it.

[@joedarrow5422]

Consider yourself lucky for finding him. I do!

[@danhenry6282]

My father, God Bless Him, had me start reading Thomas Sowell approximately fifty years ago. There is no doubt in my mind if more educators were like him the US would be much better off. His ability to disect tough issues with a touch of gentle good humor has always amazed me. I have always almost pitied the people who have tried to debate him. The knowledge in his brain is encyclopedic. Live long Mr. Sowell. A long time fan.

[@trollnerd]

Did your father provide you with the counter arguments to Sowell as well so that you could critically think about which side actually makes more sense, or did he push you toward just one side? Lo and behold, the side your father groomed you as a child into supporting is the one you continue to support. Shocking. Time to question your assumptions and start critically thinking. You don't believe anything unless you've listened to the best that both sides have to offer.

[@gregbors8364]

Thomas Sowell is an apologist for slave owners

[@N7sensei]

God bless your father, you, and Thomas Sowell!

[@burleybater]

@@trollnerd Um, there are just an awful lot of pretty brilliant people out there in the world who tend to lean toward what they are naturally attracted to. If this means having more of a magnetic pull toward a Sowell than a Kendi, then so be it. There is no particular or perfect path to understanding or enlightenment. No-one owns this trajectory on behalf of anyone else. If my dad turned me on to Beethoven at the age of 3, it didn't spoil me for Bach simply because that wasn't part of his agenda. Lo and behold, your tag name might wind up suiting you. I love raspberries to bits. Biased, even. The gooseberries I avoid will just have to live without me. I suffer no dark age because of it. And anyway, no-one has to provide anyone with 'counterarguments' to Sowell. They're on the news every night. They're in the New York Times daily. They can be found in hundreds of thousands of university lecture halls across the nation. They are spewed endlessly across this very internet. They are ubiquitous, and they are everywhere. They can hardly be missed, unless you're living on the dark side of the moon, and even there, they are bound to bring a little moon dust in the back door.

[@trollnerd]

@@burleybater it's never easy to admit that you were groomed. That your mind was molded like clay by someone else who programmed ideas into your head before you were old enough to question them and never gave you the opportunity to critically think about whether those ideas are correct. But it's not too late for you to be truly critical of your own world view and wonder "does it REALLY make sense to say that 400 years of treating black people like they werent human had no effect on their outcomes at this point, or is that literally the most stupid thing a person could possibly think"? Thomas sowell is a tool of capital and white supremacy. A useful one too because theres nothing white supremacist and capitalists love more than a member of the group they fucked over the most repeating their talking points.

[@billrose9954]

It sounds cliche, but I believe it: Thomas Sowell is a national treasure. He is hero of the mind.

[@kimobrien.]

If that's the case would you auction off his books to pay the national debt?

[@setanta1970]

I'm a very visual learner. These sketches are a huge help when it comes to understanding and retaining this valuable knowledge.

[@JamesG12]

I believe in equal opportunity for all but not equal outcome. Those who work the hardest and perform the best should get the oppurtunities they deserve.

[@pongkham143]

Yes, but not everyone gets the same playing field. This was the whole point of the vid. Equality/fairness is a lie & y this world is a mess.

[@akrobatik7154]

@@pongkham143 not sure why this is so diffcult for people to understand. Americans just refuse to believe it. Gotta start at the beginning when you tell the story.

[@pongkham143]

@@akrobatik7154 you need to rewatch the vid & understand what cosmic justice is.

[@chrisb9377]

And in the video, Thomas argues that if his teacher had the cosmic justice perspective, he would’ve ended up way worse but because he was treated with equality and not equity, he was able to rise above and become great

[@Mohawks_and_Tomahawks]

@@akrobatik7154 You're not as smart as you think you are. Also, really nice how you just judged an entire country. That's what we call "discrimination"

[@LifeisGood762]

One thing I really appreciate about these animations is they give incentive to WATCH as you listen. While I would normally have constant background noise no matter what I'm doing, with these I pause the video and STOP when I need to do something else because the illustrations are so insightful. It means there's some silent time and brain rest. I think it's helping with the addiction to my smart phone.

[@tomservo75]

"If there's anything worse than unfairness, it's make-believe fairness." Gold!

[@easymacoldtown3954]

"If you want to help people, you tell them the truth. If you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear."

[@szymonbaranowski8184]

how it works in democracy?

[@orctrihar]

​@@szymonbaranowski8184 Democracy have nothing to do with both

[@MiniFi_]

And which is this? A truth, or what people want to hear?

[@burleybater]

Love that quote to bits.

[@Peter-td3yk]

Funny I retired at 47 was at santna row happy hour, they asked what I did Im retired i goof off.. They were shocked lotery winnings stock options?? Man you are lucky.. It kinda pissed me off I had a plan saved invested there was no luck just a plan and I did it.. They made every excuse in the known universe. It was depressing to hear all those feeble losers..Im going to start, or i could have done that..none stated Im on track to do that.. NONE.. Kicker they wanted free drinks from me??? Get lost im retired..

[@Lemonscreech539]

Absolutely brilliant. If I could only remember a tiny fraction of what this man tells us.

[@FallouFitness_NattyEdition]

One of the greatest minds of this century.

[@shredermn]

If he is one of the greatest minds, then this world is truly doomed.

[@RockbandDrummer321]

@@shredermn your world might be

[@shredermn]

@@RockbandDrummer321 Mine and 99% of Earth's population sure is.

[@kusheen5865]

Life is unfair...the end. Keep grinding and doing what you need to do, help others along the way if you can, learn to recognize good moments and savor them when they come, treat others the way you expect to be treated even if they don't deserve it, and give as much time as you can to the people you love.

[@alwayshavefaith8394]

Life is not unfair it's the most precious gift,you are the product of your choices,don't blame your environment.

[@gregorymclean1979]

Wisely said. Thank you.

[@43474]

..I don't know if there even is "fair", balanced, maybe..

[@kusheen5865]

@@alwayshavefaith8394 Please explain to me how people born with disabilities made that choice? What about people who die in random circumstances like a mass shooting or in natural disaster; they also chose that?

[@alwayshavefaith8394]

@@kusheen5865 being born with a disability doesn't mean you can't thrive and be happy,the rest of my answer KZbin won't post I guess because it has to do with gun control.

[@brucebarthold5359]

Thomas Sowell is a national treasure! His books should be required reading for students.

[@kevinmccabe7263]

Love the Plato reference! The allegory of the cave should be taught in all schools!

[@dargosian]

I have loved this speech of Tom Sowell's since I first found it 3 years ago... The illustrations help make his point very vividly, and always have an artisanal, complementary take on the subject that goes deeper than a basic illustration would have. Love it, great work.

[@obeb787]

What do you love about it? His argument is actually false! Where is equality of output found?

[@askeladd60]

@@obeb787 how about affirmative action you dolt

[@adamdrouin2295]

​@@obeb787 Which part of his argument do you ignorantly believe is false?

[@obeb787]

@@askeladd60 how is affirmative action equality of outcome? is getting into college the actual outcome or the opportunity? It’s all based on your definition isn’t it? Plus we have to consider decades upon decades of prejudice in history. How would you repair that? What other method would you use that produces equality of opportunity?

[@obeb787]

@@adamdrouin2295 which part of his argument do you ignorantly believe is truth?

[@AM-fs8sh]

Unbelievable that he was seeing this and speaking about it so clearly over 20 years ago. 🙏🇺🇲

[@cwdgamedev822]

When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear. - Thomas Sowell

[@hiair]

Your work is OUTSTANDING! Thank you so much for taking your time and effort to explain this GIGANTIC social problem in so much detail in so simple terms so everyone can understand it. EVERYONE has to watch it!

[@MrMcGribble]

What an American treasure Mr. Sowell is! I could truly listen to him for days!

[@SmackMule]

Love Thomas Sowell. Props to the artist, too. Very talented.

[@timstevens3025]

That production was very cool. A LOT of drawing!

[@wyattmiles8140]

Thank you Dr. Sowell. This is such a critical message for our day. I love the illustrations as well; very bold and well rendered.

[@farmerz97]

I've been teaching over 20 yrs. Teacher's use equity all the time. You give the team below grade level more support to help them catch up. The motion forward is still contingent on the effort of the individual.

[@user-rp1zt7ui7j]

Hi @farmerz97. Why do you think most teachers/schools lean so much towards lowering standards? I think it's trying to please the (hopefully) small percentage of bad parents who just complain instead of parenting. But I would really appreciate your opinion on this issue.

[@rickrolledtruth5834]

Schools are indoctrition centers so why bother have strangers teaching lies etc.

[@farmerz97]

@@user-rp1zt7ui7j I agree 💯. A teacher cannot "lower the standards." If I am teaching 2nd grade I use those standards. Think of standards as more of a guide for teachers to know what to teach and what to expect from incoming students. I think education is part of culture. we are more so in a celebrity and quick fix environment many not all students have lost the appreciation for intellect or the want to get rich quick,. (Ex. Instagram model) In addition some families encourage and support ieducation and some don't. In terms of the school, in my city teachers ratings are based on how much progress our students make from the beginning of the year to the end. This is in addition to how many students meet the standards. Assessments are all standard based so if you lower your standards students will never meet. You provide students with the support they need to meet the standards.

[@jwf6289]

He is such a real, honest man and teacher. Thank God we have him.

[@LprogressivesANDliberals]

He is 92 and will die soon. I will try to attend. In a chaotic world of blk folks Thomas sowell stands out as a rationale man blk folks should achieve to be

[@kimobrien.]

@googlenazicompany5935 A defender of American Imperialism who can not help gushing with pride. LMAO

[@williammoore5277]

We didn't appreciate Jesus or Washington, or even Eisenhower when they and many others wasted a lifetime of breath to warn us of ourselves. The dimwitted will sleep the sleep of the self assured. Oh well, so do beef cattle.

[@upholddialogue]

Exemplary teaching on all counts! Thomas Sowell is a genius of our time. He wastes few words. Splendid art work and animation. Bravo to all. Thank You, Cathy

[@GreenTimeEagle]

Word smith. I love how he would sometimes just state one word with a pause before going into detail, exploring that word

[@jomansson5742]

"The path to hell is paved with good intentions"

[@84thomascox]

Thank you for this. I've listened to several of Sowell's books multiple times and this video still helped me understand his arguments better. The drawings are actually really helpful. Well done! Keep it up!

[@kimobrien.]

When can we expect a comment on the 2008 "No Banker Left Behind Act".

[@RodrigoArthurFodraFurlan]

Amazing speech and video... This should be available in every language and have wayyy more views

[@jasonthieme8926]

This was an amazing visualization of Thomas sowell's speech. I felt like it really took the essence of what he's trying to get across. I love this message

[@42BETWO]

‘Do-gooders are the thieves of virtue.’ -Confucius ‘Virtue that tries to be virtuous, is not virtue.’ -Lao Tzu

[@gardenjoy5223]

Disagree with both. There will always be people, that indeed need help. It's perfectly fine to do good to those in their hour of need. If an earthquake destroys a city, give tents, water, food for a while. To abstain from that, is in fact immoral. Anything that's new, is tried and practiced. There's no shame, but rather praise, for aiming for (trying for) being virtuous. Once perfection is reached, the trying is over and the virtue is established.

[@thenumber1kidd811]

What a lovely energy and great smarts thomas sowell has. 🙏🏼 💙💗🩵💪🏼✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️

[@patriced8643]

can't believe this speech is over 20 years old... look at society today. What a visionary!

[@owenatkin3148]

I can't help but listen to the parable of Miss Simon and think "now, wait a minute.." because her methos was absolutely not everyone gets the same schooling. She gave extra work and effort to students that required it to become better in the form of the extra homework. Those that needed it, got extra training and resources to overcome defficiencies.

[@toni2309]

That's a good point.

[@eyesofthecervino3366]

Well spotted.

[@burritogod59]

Totally fair point. What extra training and resources did they get though? It came in the form of more work.

[@tatterfox]

The difference being, though, is that she didn't lower the standards they had to meet. They all had to spell the same words, and they all had the same amount of words to spell. And if they could not meet those standards at the time, she gave them practice work to ensure they could later. They had to work to keep up, and those who did generally had better work habits for it.

[@julianhudson2113]

@@tatterfox Schools are incentivized to lower their standards to make more kids pass, which makes the school look better on paper. Still, if the priority is getting as many students to competency as possible, giving extra to those that need it seems like the best option.

[@thegram9207]

You'll never encounter your true potential in a system of equity. In fact nobody will when you think about it.

[@chrisb9377]

Thankfully we have a system of equality

[@friedmandesigns]

@@chuckles9767 The current construct has not been brought to you by forces that care anything for the vast majority, other than that they continue being gamed of their agency. ;)

[@thegram9207]

@@chuckles9767 Who says inequality is the alternative? Besides you of course

[@friedmandesigns]

@@chuckles9767 Agreed, Chuck. And it is a conundrum...maybe *the* conundrum. Perhaps someday the entire hominin species focuses on the contribution we all can have/give. Right now we're diminished by in-group preference, and ancient source code "survival realities" (real, or imposed by our current control constructs) via living on a spaceship with competition for limited resource inputs. Only future alien archaeologists know if we overcome that or not. Here's to hope 😉 ... Cheers.

[@thomas0086]

@@friedmandesigns I personally do not understand it. People so stunted by myopia and unable to see past their microcosm. On a macro scale, it is so evident the multiple impediments to efficiencies, productivity, and and progress caused by this disunity and hyper individuality. Also, that’s my issue with Thomas Sowell, he does not give enough acknowledgment to these systems of inequality that result in those who are disenfranchised by such systems. Without an active balancing effort, the whole concept of meritocracy becomes nothing more than a cruel joke.

[@kathyli3775]

salute to Dr. Thomas Sowell!

[@Dedpyro]

Thomas Sowell is one of my favorite people.

[@user-cy9vd7rl4h]

Thomas Sowell is one of the most, if not the most, lucid and insightful thinkers of the age. His ideas should be the basis of the future and unfortunately, we're speeding at an unsustainable pace towards the exact opposite.

[@kimobrien.]

Yes Yes s defender of American Imperial exceptionalism who gushes with pride.

[@Orson2u]

I love the re-branding of this classic talk: “Equity, the thief of human potential” So True.

[@logandraper]

I have never heard of thomas sowell but this was one of the most eloquent lectures ive ever heard

[@patriciabanchs8711]

Wow!! I am amazed how honest & truthful this lecture was. I learned a lot!! ❤️🙏❤️

[@MindOverMediaYT]

This video is a masterpiece. By far the best use of my time today. The doctrine of equity is concerning and growing in America. This video did a wonderful job at sinking equity. As a college student I can say that equity is taught and pushed on students while equality is deemed as being a problem. We need awareness of what equity actually is practically, so history does not repeat. Amazing video.

[@danielvarela9929]

He would have been a better boxer than Mike Tyson and Ali if his P.E teacher had higher standards and did not embrace cosmic justice or at least win a gold medal in the Olympics in boxing All he needed was one good PE teacher who had high standards And we would have had two Michael Jordan’s

[@KrookedKookie]

Are humans just animals?

[@francinebacone1455]

Ah shaddap

[@jasonmelstad]

explain to me the "doctrine" of equity as you understand it

[@spencercase5370]

@Daniel I get what you are saying, it’s just not what anyone else is saying. Although many people are saying that a person would be healthier with a PE teacher that pushed students despite their failures and weaknesses instead of given students head starts and rewards because of their failures and weaknesses.

[@AfterSkool]

This idea has been suppressed and shamed out of our bloated institutions, but we must be able to have this discussion if we are to restore balance and move forward. Please share this video. If you like this video, please consider supporting After Skool on Patreon. Thank you www.patreon.com/AfterSkool

[@Bobthebuilder886tok]

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[@jessetorres8738]

There are 2 kinds of Socialism-Equality Of Opportunity & Equality of Outcome-& there are aspects of both that are commonplace throughout the Unite States today. Equality Of Opportunity includes things like public education, emergency medical care, & protections guaranteed in the Constitution; everyone regardless of income or citizenship status has the right to access these things. Equality Of Outcome includes things like the highways, the police & fire departments, & Social Security programs; everyone pays taxes to fund these things & we all get to use them because of this. So, the next time you encounter someone who says that socialism is bad, be sure to explain to them these things, & be sure to ask them if they think that they would be better without them.

[@Huspree2011]

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[@tarstarkusz]

It's not "nuanced" it's magical. Sowell believes all of the inequities of the world can be fixed with good, but tough teachers or what he calls "good" education. This is simply not true. A kid with a low eye cue (I know) does not benefit from classroom education beyond a certain point which changes with eye cue. Eye cue is highly heritable and mostly based on your jeans (I know) with environmental effects mostly being on the negative (IOW, a bad environment can damage your eye cue but a good one will not raise your eye cue above what nature gave you in the first place). Education is not magic. Buildings are not magic. Books are not magic.

[@Medic81]

This in-fact IS NOT a nuanced idea at all. If you think the American form of "justice" is applying the same rules and standards to everyone is a reality, then you are being willfully ignorant. You are not a free thinker, you only "freely think" what Joe Rogan espouses. This channel has continued to deliver capitalist, classist, racist rhetoric for a while now, it's just embarrassing. It is now clear that you are in fact - lost - or where never found and just continued to illustrate words of others, wish they were better words.

[@jamesboekbinder3967]

Great to see this speech illustrated! One of my favourite Sowell speeches. Hope many are listening and watching.

[@drewsteroni6440]

This video alone is worth a subscription. I can't believe that he gave that speech in 99! Feels like a reactionary speech to today's world

[@darthduggan4783]

Absolutely brilliant speech, and it has aged so well.

[@kimobrien.]

Was separate but equal make believe also?

[@thatiswhotheyare]

It amazes me how easily people fall for Sowell’s faulty logic. The “Level playing” is glossed over because it is the core fault in his argument. A level playing feild actually creates competition and innovation because it introduces a larger pool of human potential. Instead, Sowell misrepresents the argument and formulates this false notion of “cosmic justice” and “equal outcomes.” True equality has equal begins not ends, and is a real investment in the nations future. Instead, Sowell reverse engineers the argument to protect his Rich handlers. Equity would create greater competition for those Rich families and it is a threat to their wealth. Lack of competition as we know leads to stagnation, decreased innovation, and American as we see it today. Sowell argues against the core principle of competition while dressing up his argument in utopian clothes. It’s weak and transparent and we all need to see more clearly. This a common trope of the reactionary conservative elites fear of competition, while exulting its virtue for everyone but themselves.

[@primeryai]

​@@thatiswhotheyarenah. you simply misunderstood the whole thing.

[@thatiswhotheyare]

@@primeryai nope you need to look into wealth protection industry. Mr. Sowell is a patron. Simple maxims. “If it makes sense to me it must be true.” It’s deeper than your confirmation bias.

[@jeanhowell9353]

Everyone should be required to read the writings of this wise man! He articulates reality so clearly.

[@user-qh4dr1vy9d]

Nothing should be required

[@jeanhowell9353]

@user Not to argue the point but requirements help people focus and have a more productive life. Mr. Sowell is a wise man with a ton of common sense which is sorely lacking in todays world. Just flopping around with no absolutes in one’s life is one reason we have people who conduct themselves in undesirable ways. Humanity needs structure and requirements help with that.

[@re1v3r]

Huge Sowell fan, I love his Anointed Ones book. I wish he was a more common household name. Massively underappreciated 😢

[@joannajiang7376]

This speech has aged so well! Imagine how much progress we would’ve made if our civil issues were communicated in such a respectful demeanor (you know as opposed to riots, blaming superiority, blaming the police, blaming some for being too smart)

[@iamthemagnificentjar]

Thomas Sowell has is absolutely amazing. I love listening to him speak.

[@fredbowers5580]

This is excellent! Sowell's ability to clearly explain concepts cuts through the noise of those lost to petty politicking and rigorous dogmas. We need more individuals like him.

[@kimobrien.]

They forget to wave the American flag though this excellent work of propaganda. .

[@thatiswhotheyare]

It amazes me how easily people fall for Sowell’s faulty logic. The “Level playing” is glossed over because it is the core fault in his argument. A level playing feild actually creates competition and innovation because it introduces a larger pool of human potential. Instead, Sowell misrepresents the argument and formulates this false notion of “cosmic justice” and “equal outcomes.” True equality has equal begins not ends, and is a real investment in the nations future. Instead, Sowell reverse engineers the argument to protect his Rich handlers. Equity would create greater competition for those Rich families and it is a threat to their wealth. Lack of competition as we know leads to stagnation, decreased innovation, and American as we see it today. Sowell argues against the core principle of competition while dressing up his argument in utopian clothes. It’s weak and transparent and we all need to see more clearly. This a common trope of the reactionary conservative elites fear of competition, while exulting its virtue for everyone but themselves.

[@danielstavroff1535]

I wish this man a long, rich, wealthy, and delightful life. Thank you for everything you've done, Thomas Sowell! I look forward to your next work!

[@SJM6791]

Thomas Sowell is one of the finest human beings and Americans to have ever lived. I will be devastated when he leaves us.

[@TomGrubbe]

"The vision of cosmic justice is very beneficial to those who hold it even if it is not beneficial to those who it is intended to benefit. This is why people are so reluctant to give it up." That stuck with me. You see that exact mindset in social activists all the time.