Facts About Slavery Never Mentioned In School | Thomas Sowell | REACTION

[@budoboy1977]

"If you want to educate yourself, you have to put the time in." That's some truth right there.

[@RabbiSteve]

Amen.

[@richardmartin9565]

Educating yourself creates value in yourself. You become your first asset.

[@Ninang363]

"A Peoples History of the United States" by Howard Zinn

[@jayelle9420]

Amen...that goes on my refrigerator door!

[@basicforge]

I said pretty much the same yesterday to a few friends from church. The truth is hard to find and you have to really dig for it.

[@Liciousdub]

You can't ever be the same person on and intellectual level once you discover Thomas Sowell. It forces you to expand.

[@NaturalRagman]

LOL😂😂😂

[@gidgethrobowski3860]

You must be joking, Thomas Sowell is an Uncle Tom-grifting liar.

[@guysumpthin2974]

The “moors “ slave traders were black , and they sacked : irish , Italian, spanish & blacks . White people fought and killed other white people to abolish slavery.

[@guysumpthin2974]

Great Wisdom Jamal

[@peoplelikeus3684]

Sowell opened my eyes too.

[@michaeloshea3090]

As a High School teacher told me right before graduation, don't let schooling get in the way of your education. That was over 40 years ago and I thank him for that advice every day.

[@carlslayton9337]

Words of wisdom!!!!

[@lisagilliard584]

That was strong!

[@bweaver760]

Schooling is just a scheduling as to what, when,and where to teach a lesson! Education is where one decides to learn what we don’t know yet! Education is achieved through hours, days and years of researching, studying and experiencing real life!

[@tedeitel8060]

The fictional Television series ROOTS did more damage to our society today! Than anything ever played on that idiot box! It's like what the Black panther serious is doing today! It's Fictional entertainment with absolutely no Truth not even a little bit!😊😊

[@corneliuswowbagger]

That was a very wise teacher!

[@billbrolin1246]

Thomas Sowell is an American treasure. What a brilliant man. He should be held up as a role model in the black community, and frankly, any community.

[@jaggedstarrPI]

Agreed: ALL communities. I can't always agree with him, naturally; but like J Peterson, he is always brilliant, challenging, and important to our times, a bullwark against the ubiquitous soft-minded "wokism" that's drowning American culture, along with the West entirely.

[@rigpa10]

are you a bot - i see you repeat the same line on every channel

[@elijahFree2000]

Sowell cherry picks what he wants to push his political agenda.

[@narinesingh9548]

And what political agenda might that be, seeing that he is 92, and has himself so much history under his belt?

[@tctyt]

​@@elijahFree2000oh you spelt left wingers wrong.

[@TVAvnger]

"Many people choose wrong because it is easier." You are spot on. Very wise statement. 👍🏼

[@MalawisLilleKanal]

If you grow up among gang members it's not as clear a choice. A small child does not select friends based on if they are going to be gang-members at a later age. Only if you have decent parents can you really choose to stay out.

[@428Zz]

I don't usually watch reaction videos, but when Thomas Sowell is involved and dropping knowledge, I know the reactions will always be good. The guy is a living legend.

[@maitrehauchecorne846]

Thomas Sowell is one of the truly great intellectual’s of Our time. He has been overlooked , neglected and suppressed by the mainstream Media. His work should be required reading taught in every school discussed and debated by those with passionate viewpoints. Only then can We appreciate the full value of His intellect , insight, foresight and discernment.

[@thegolem9325]

I have to wonder why people like you love him but hate the thousands of other black academics that say the opposite of him. Is it because he's made a career out of catering to racists and saying what you want to hear? It's like Candace Owens. She sued her school over racism allegations and won with the help of the ACLU but she will go on TV 7 days a week and swear racism doesn't exist despite literally profiting off of it.

[@kevmac1230]

The powers that be have tried to silence the good Thomas Sowell due to his nasty habit of telling the truth.

[@MidgetMalone]

He doesn't talk about things they way they want him to. He is a Black man, so they can't say anything about him so the best they can donis pretend he isn't there. Shit, I would vote for Mr. Sowell to be world president.

[@kevmac1230]

@@MidgetMalone That's the truth,if he were white the media'd have a field day. Dr.Sowell is an amazing man with a once in a lifetime intellect. He's too smart to enter politics.

[@raylewis2121]

@@kevmac1230 Mr Sowell is an icon in Black Studies communities. As an undergrad, I was exposed to 20 of his books, either as texts or on “required reading” lists.

[@meh_lady]

Sowell is the giant who nobody will ever be able to stand on the shoulders of, completely irreplaceable. My respect and admiration for him is unmatched. I’ve read every one of his many books several times.

[@elijahFree2000]

Sowell pushes the claim that free blacks owned slaves on large numbers when their ownership was primarily of family members they could not afford to free under the south's legal system.

[@tipsywombatxd581]

I remember a couple of my history teachers actually just showing us Roots for our lesson on slavery. I remember thinking that it was strange that Europeans just showed up like hunters and captured random Africans for slaves…. Human history is complex and we need to acknowledge the actual history here. We don’t need myths.

[@jacklynhiserodt34]

We watched Roots in middle school

[@ceciliajones7816]

I HAD to watch the series in 5th as a homework assignment. It warped my ideas until I got older and educated myself.

[@cyborgchicken3502]

There were some cases like that... But very, very, very few and I'm pretty sure if they African kingdoms saw that they were under threat, they would fight back against the Europeans despite not having the same access to guns and advanced military technology, but they'd fight nonetheless and there are in fact many historical accounts during the European colonial period of African tribes, empires and even villages rising up against their colonial invaders and oppressors.. Take the Zulu and Rozvi people of Southern Africa, they actively resisted European colonialism, the Rozvi people even halted Portuguese expansion in the region completely... Yes in the end they probably lost to to advanced European technology and military tactics but not without putting up a brutal fight and taking as many colonial soldiers out as possible... This is something that modern woke education also completely ignores, there's this tendency to paint Africans as helpless victims instead of valiant freedom fighters who fought tooth and nail to defend their lands and people... But again... Not every African nation at the time resisted the Europeans, some aligned themselves with them, some made trade agreements and some entered military alliances with them too.... I absolutely hate how modern woketivists try to paint these historical events as completely one sided or as totally black and white when it was far more complex than we think because we as humans are extremely complex too, but sadly we lack the capacity to do any complex thinking and for some reason only think in binary perspectives

[@yourealittlebitfat4344]

@@cyborgchicken3502 The only people that actually did that were the Portugese.

[@warrenp8877]

​@@cyborgchicken3502 Do you believe that Muslims were very active in the slave trade as well?

[@sunnydays8270]

Thomas Sowell is an American treasure. He grew up in Harlem, and is currently a Professor at Columbia University. Everyone learns from him US history that weren't taught in schools.

[@StevePCut]

He's not a professor at Columbia. He WAS a professor at Stanford

[@spencerantoniomarlen-starr3069]

​@@StevePCuthe also was a professor at Columbia

[@spencerantoniomarlen-starr3069]

@@StevePCut and UCLA

[@scottcoleman5088]

WALTER WILLIAMS MIC DROP

[@Keyboardje]

Not only US history. I've learned things about the whole worlds history from listening to him, under which things I never knew about European history either, and I am a white Dutch person.

[@KenDelloSandro7565]

Dr Sowell is an American Treasure. His brilliant work in history and economics should be studied in every school in this country. +God Bless Dr Sowell and his family.

[@jaanaviit3847]

"People when they hear the truth it bothers them, because they're taught to believe one thing but then they have to learn another completely different reality it confuses them and makes them feel lost and mad". I agree with you 100! Particularly if their own personal identity is aligned deeply with that belief system. It is confronting. Nicely observed Jamal.

[@shawnpilgrim2355]

Thomas Sowell is not only one of the smartest men to ever call America home, but he’s always one of the most humblest men who could have been so much more, but decided to live by his values.

[@briarstick6500]

He had a great man

[@Facts-Over-Feelings]

RACIST EUROPEAN AMERICANS LOVE SOWELL CAUSE HES A SELLOUT.. JUST LIKE AL SHARPTON ON THE LEFT OR LARRY ELDERS ON THE RIGHT.. PLEASE.. ALL FUNDED PROPAGANDA BS. THERE IS MONEY IN ANTI BLACK HATE.

[@quintessentialnobody1320]

If I could give TS 10 years of my life, I would, because no one will follow in his footsteps. Once he passes, so will his messages of truth, sadly.

[@greyjedi1272]

Lol, that’s a reach if I’ve ever heard one.

[@shawnpilgrim2355]

@@greyjedi1272 LOL

[@cecedubois5147]

A lot of people go by the motto: "Don't confuse me with the truth, I already know what I believe." But Thomas Sowell brings the truth, everytime. He's a national treasure.

[@bobby12348]

Really?

[@rustar00]

Really. Sorry you can’t grasp it.

[@theodoreritola7641]

IN the 1600s in north Africa Muslims had 1,,5 MILLION WHITE SLAVES FROM EUORPE , Why isnt that taught in schools ?

[@victorhopper6774]

@@bobby12348 yes we tend to believe what was presented to us first as a fact. only with time and stronger evidence do we change. how many 4 year olds believe in santa and how many 20 year olds do?

[@bryangillie3679]

We all need to be accountable for learning our true history, because the government isn't gonna let the schools teach us the truth.

[@cidquakenbush302]

Especially today. The school union needs to be dismantled.

[@southernbelle1831]

That's because the public schools are set up for indoctrination! Its commonly referred to as the public fool system for a reason!

[@johnmiller8670]

The government teaches things that divide us. We don’t realize that we are all family.

[@southernbelle1831]

@@johnmiller8670 👍

[@UrMomGoes2College]

You're right, it's all what I call Freemasonic Science, and Jesuit-written history.

[@leecoles6303]

I'm a proud English man. The way we got rid of slavery warms my heart. Our navy went out and brought them to justice. Good ol' William the conqueror.

[@GrayghostAlpha]

I genuinely believe that Dr. Sowell is one of the most brilliant minds of the 20th century, and I'm always glad to see more people being exposed to his work. From one seeker of truth to another, keep up the good work.

[@Facts-Over-Feelings]

YET THE BIBLE WAS USED TO ENSLAVE AFRICAN PEOPLE SPECIFICALLY.. WTF ARE YOU AGREEING WITH.. THAT IS HISTORY.. THE CHURCH ALLOWED FOR THE ENSLAVING OF BLACK PEOPLE BECAUSE WHO THEY WERE ON RACE.

[@TheRedStateBlue]

then you're an idiot.

[@dennisharrington3874]

People are ALL the same. Good and bad don't know color or race. Much respect and love to you, my friend. Thomas Sowell is a well-spring of truth, well researched and documented. I encourage everyone to not only watch video pertaining to his works, but to read any of his many books.

[@TheRedStateBlue]

wrong. he's a liar who's made a career out of cherry picking data to support his suppositions, which is not science. real economists and sociologists have thoroughly debunked everything he's ever published.

[@joestalin2375]

​@@TheRedStateBlue if you didn't bring proof your the liar and a twisted aberrant psychopath.

[@Rid3thetig3r]

​@@TheRedStateBlue Okay, debunk this: "There are no solutions, only the allocation of scarce resources that have alternative uses". I'll wait...

[@powers2bworldwide279]

​@@Rid3thetig3r ..and the western game has been about keeping those scarce resources OUT of the hands of socalled Blacks and socalled Black communities. Therein has been the problem.

[@TheRedStateBlue]

@@Rid3thetig3r i'm gonna need some context... solutions for what, exactly? or is this how dumb you are that you think you can stump me with a fucking sentence that has no context... you can't and sowell's still a lying piece of human garbage.

[@victoriagrove5344]

I remember studying literature in school. One of the most common themes among writers was ‘man’s inhumanity to man’. This is still a relevant theme today

[@Facts-Over-Feelings]

YET THE BIBLE WAS USED TO ENSLAVE AFRICAN PEOPLE SPECIFICALLY.. .. THAT IS HISTORY.. THE CHURCH ALLOWED FOR THE ENSLAVING OF BLACK PEOPLE BECAUSE WHO THEY WERE ON RACE.

[@anond2015]

​@@Facts-Over-Feelings The Bible is full of slavery. The Israelites enslaved other tribes. They were enslaved themselves. It was encouraged in the OT.

[@patsyp.1307]

​@@Facts-Over-Feelings that is not true. Christians brought the word, to get Africans to salvation. IT was in the mind of Africans, that it was a tactic to enslave; an you still in that mindset yourself. HOWEver, Christians too can be evil; that comes in where 1) they are not truly Gods child to begin with that seed that fell by the wayside an rocks, which did not sprout). 2 They were in a false church to begin with(For many false churches come up; as though they were the legit church; which they were not but the anti-system). 3 They were racist far more than actual Christians. IF people keep themselves down as slaves; they always remain one. America is about Freedoms an Rights; via Constitution. HOWever not all that are illegal are sovereign; an until they are legal Americans, they remain illegals. AN Constitutions say illegals cannot stay, but for a period; then they have to go. BIDen is but one of many; that pushed such.. Truth. Search old videos of him, an see how prejudiced he was/an is. I once seen video where he cursed blacks of a college out in their class. No jk. I tried to find said video; i think they scrubbed it, but nothing stays hid on internet.. keep try find it ya will. God bless ya. (i do not catch replies, i do not see them). Bye.

[@southbug27]

@@Facts-Over-Feelings You’re incorrect. The Catholic Church was the first group to release a Papal statement condemning the slave trade & warning they would excommunicate any Catholic who participated in the slave trade. The Catholic Church condemned the new form of slavery being practiced in the New World; the racialized slavery. The Church continued to release statements condemning slavery until 1890. Back then as is still true today, some Christians decided they did want to be told what to do & not only continued with the sin of slavery but they took Bible verses out of context, misused them, & even lied about the Bible & Christianity. In today’s world, the biggest area where people refuse to follow the Bible & church teachings is in the area of sex. Christians aren’t supposed to have sex before marriage, & once married, aren’t supposed to use birth control, masturbate, watch pornography, or even have sex with their spouse in any way that would disrespect their spouses humanity & use them for sexual gratification in a dishonorable way.

[@vincevasquez8741]

It's absolutely amazing to see Thomas Sowell start to reach a lot more people. We need more intellectuals like this these days.

[@overit4648]

I first started watching you when you were doing reactions to music. I always thought you were just so much fun to watch. This video put you on a whole new level for me. It was so humbling to sit there and watch somebody actually taken the information with an open mind with an open heart and open spirit. I want to believe that people are good, and you made that easy for me today. Thank you thank you thank you.

[@jrsmac5081]

There are nice and decent people in the world, but as God’s Word says, “ Man is Basically Evil!” That is why Jesus came into the world, to save those who believe and repent! Genesis 6:5-15 5 The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time. 6 The Lord regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled. 7 So the Lord said, “I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created-and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground-for I regret that I have made them.” 8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord. Noah and the Flood 9 This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God. 10 Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham and Japheth. 11 Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight and was full of violence. 12 God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways. 13 So God said to Noah, “I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth. 14 So make yourself an ark of cypress[c] wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out. 15 This is how you are to build it:……….. Genesis 8:18-21 18 So Noah came out, together with his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives. 19 All the animals and all the creatures that move along the ground and all the birds-everything that moves on land-came out of the ark, one kind after another. 20 Then Noah built an altar to the Lord and, taking some of all the clean animals and clean birds, he sacrificed burnt offerings on it. 21 The Lord smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart: “Never again will I curse the ground because of humans, even though every inclination of the human heart is evil from childhood. And never again will I destroy all living creatures, as I have done.

[@raebowen9677]

​@jrs mac man isn't basically evil. God doesn't say that man does. It's an excuse to do bad things and then claim it as simple nature. It's not, evil is learned. During our most vulnerable years we are taught to do and think the things we do later. Man teaches man to be evil. It is not a basic part of him. We can overcome that which we are taught.

[@2BNamedL8r]

Thomas Sowell is a national treasure. One of a kind.

[@David-ky9ns]

More to the point, he is a national resource that should be taken advantage of. I have watched every video he has produced and most of videos made about him by other people. Thomas Sowell is an Inspiration in my life.

[@JohnSmith-fq7hj]

And that's why they hate him he's stands against everything these clowns stand for. It's hard to fill empty heads with just lies when there's someone out here spitting facts that disprove everything they say. Honestly surprised he hasn't caught that super "covid" yet

[@TheRedStateBlue]

he's a lying asshole.

[@joeday4293]

Thomas Sowell is one of our very greatest Americans in the Modern Age, and he speaks absolutely nothing but truth. You will never go wrong listening to him, my brother. I couldn't be happier to see you reacting to this video.

[@trentrez6643]

Thomas Sowell just stated the obvious. I can read you an encyclopedia if you want

[@chrisfrench9257]

​@Trent Rez The obvious seems to be needed for far too many these days, brother.

[@bartoszk4299]

Meanwhile people all over the world knows that but not the Americans. We had this at school...

[@joeday4293]

@@bartoszk4299 The people who select your public school curriculum probably don't have a stake in some sort of grift that is based around what is or isn't taught in school. We have that problem in America, and it shows.

[@trentrez6643]

@@bartoszk4299 people here know it too. This video was made to make white conservatives not feel so bad about their ancestors owning slaves

[@drumrboi72]

👁 lived in Nigeria (As a black American) for 2 yrs, and actually witnessed a thing called 'tribalism' which is FAR more intense or even toxic than racism,..BELIEVE me; and it still exist ALL over Africa til this day.

[@teasabarfoot1975]

It is sad.

[@markr.devereux3385]

Bro' you of all people should know. I value your comment and it's a very good point you made.

[@southbug27]

Is there any story or situation that you could share with us here?

[@differencemaker242]

I believe it. The American Constitution here is not recognized on Reservations. So what do they do? They discriminate in hiring based on race and age. I spoke with a shuttle driver at one of their casinos and he told me they openly passed him up for a promotion in order to give the job to a tribe member. They told him this to HIS FACE. So this whole campaign to make people hate whites for doing this 100 years ago and to make us believe every brown man is from Heaven is a complete fraud.

[@shellieperreault6262]

Know what's sad? You have to tell others that you were a BLACK American in Nigeria.... Because if you were white, Asian, Hispanic or something else, your simple non-subjective observation would have been labeled "racism."

[@dianepereira1860]

"Choosing wrong because it's easy"....so true...doing the right thing isn't always easy but at least you can live in peace with a clean conscience.

[@scottanderson3751]

“Education” and “indoctrination” are two completely different things-not a lot of people know;just like they planned ✌️

[@johnnyappleseed5590]

Yet our educational system is full of extreme indoctrination today.

[@reformedwheat5648]

💯

[@TheDylls]

Facts! Unless my 2.5yr old daughter TRULY ends up wanting to be a doctor or a lawyer or something, I don't really give a shit what her school grades are like, as long as I genuinely believe she's learning and growing... That make any sense?

[@TheInfectiousCadaver]

i grew up in a southern school. real small town in texas pop. maybe 1600? if you have ever played any of the bioshock games, thats what it makes you feel like. your just in another world. its just weird.

[@basicforge]

Agreed. How to think vs. what to think. But it's more than that because indoctrination usually also includes being told how to feel and react.

[@Kurok4ever]

Loved your heart felt words. They can be used to incorporate all races, “what are we doing to each other”. We are all here for such a short time. Some shorter than others. We need to learn to speak to each other better, love each other better, understand better. We can be better but that’s a choice.

[@erkl8823]

Thomas Sowell is a man among men, & one of the great thinkers/philosophers/historians of all time. Everything he touches turns to gold. He's been an invaluable resource for me on my path to understanding where we are in life, as a people, as a species, & I'm infinitely thankful for him. He's getting very old now, & I'm already worried more & more about the day coming when we won't have him around. Thanks for reviewing his work. Hope to see it from more folks. If only we could *all* be a bit more like Sowell.

[@lesliepage3886]

I learned so much about minimum wage from him. I definitely want to abolish minimum wage.

[@shoahkhan5670]

*_Nothing pains some people more than having to think._* ~ Martin Luther King Jr.

[@thegolem9325]

I have to wonder why people like you love him but hate the thousands of other black academics that say the opposite of him. Is it because he's made a career out of catering to racists and saying what you want to hear?

[@shoahkhan5670]

​@@thegolem9325 History, as with science, is neither a democracy, nor a consensus. One person can be correct, just as a million can parrot something that is erroneous... In fact, that dynamic is more the rule than it is the exception -- just ask the likes of Galileo! As a _du jour_ analogy, the square metre insulative property of CO2 is 1~2 watts; for H2O, it's 100 watts... Yet, this is never mentioned by "thousands of other" scientists promoting a fear campaign. Similarly, those "black academics" _(* citation needed)_ almost certainly garner their knowledge from the same, Marxists, societal subversion manuals (assuming they don't just make it up) -- how many of them were vetted for being card-carrying "BLM" / "NAACP / "Nation of Islam" _et al._ cadre? -- which all conspicuously elide any mention of ⁽⁽⁽them⁾⁾⁾, in any context that is not soused in victimhood... That, one, glaring omission, alone, should give any rational observer (Niebuhr) pause, wherein the application of salt to whatever postulate is being presented, should be liberally applied. *YOU MAY PURCHASE MALE OR FEMALE ꓢꙆ ꓥꓦꓰꓢ FROM AMONG THE FOREIGNERS WHO LIVE AMONG YOU. YOU MAY ALSO PURCHASE THE CHILDREN OF SUCH RESIDENT FOREIGNERS, INCLUDING THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN BORN IN YOUR LAND. YOU MAY TREAT THEM AS YOUR PROPERTY, PASSING THEM ON TO YOUR CHILDREN AS A PERMANENT INHERITANCE. YOU MAY TREAT YOUR ꓢꙆ ꓥꓦꓰꓢ LIKE THIS; BUT THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL, YOUR RELATIVES, MUST NEVER BE TREATED THIS WAY.* (Leviticus 25꞉44-46)

[@cypherpunk7675]

​@@thegolem9325 found the Marxist religitard.

[@cynnail395]

I learned about this from a Lutheran Minister. He was a black man from Africa. His sermon opened our minds about the slaves being caught by other black people and sold into slavery. This was in the 60's..I never forgot his sermon. Evil exists in the hearts of men and we can only find forgivness through our Lord.

[@jeanalice4732]

Islam and Arabia still perpetrated this for millennia and still do. Now it includes traditional Jewish attitudes. Something about these culturally EVIL religions that supports this. Wonder what. Then they have the audacity to project it on others. Satanic!

[@vanessamartz7596]

Christ and Christlike behavior is the only answer. I always find I have more in common with a black Christian than one of my own race who is not a Christian. Our country is in woeful need of more Christian citizens who live their life accordingly.

[@thegolem9325]

@@vanessamartz7596 "Christ and Christlike behavior is the only answer." Historically, your Christ is the #1 justification people have used for racism and other forms of discrimination. Your Christ was the justification for the genocide of the Mesoamericans with the first Spaniards reading a proclamation from the pope when they arrived declaring their orders to convert and kill all of them in the name of your Christ. Your Christ was the justification for Manifest Destiny and the slaughter of the native people. Your Christ is the justification for miscegenation laws. The KKK is a Christian organization. Most white supremacy groups identify as Christian actually. Hitler repeatedly said in his speeches that the German people were God's chosen people and they were creating a Christian nation. Your Christ was the justification for the slaughter of the pagan Slavs. When you get right down to it, almost any atrocity you can come up with that has been committed by man has been justified using your Christ.

[@notmygovt]

Amen

[@Whatifiamarobot]

Thank you for telling the most important truth there is. Jesus Christ. And, salvation through him. Follow Him. B

[@JohnLaird7]

I'm so glad to see more people opening up to our real history and learning about how easily we've been duped.

[@dreamweaver1603]

All history at the high school level is basic. You have to dig deeper if you truly want to learn about a topic.

[@tabathac444]

​@@dreamweaver1603it isn't basic. It's set up to feed a specific narrative.

[@gregbayne6229]

@@tabathac444 what’s the specific narrative was that! That the white man enslaved every race on every continent millions of years! I didn’t just start in 1600’s we have been doing the same thing for years! And it won’t stop until the world ends🙋🏻‍♂️

[@fatefox3912]

​@Tabatha C not true. Most kids parents don't want them to know the truth. They have a tantrum

[@QB42477]

I knew skinfolk sold us

[@lisazaccardimeunier8378]

Thomas Sowell is 92 and still brilliant. It’s a shame so many people don’t know who he is. He should be required reading in school.

[@frankdc7386]

Thomas will go down in history as genius the establishment would never mention. Thomas is a priceless gift humanity didn't have time for. I know him and that's a comfort in this present hell.

[@colddirtybastard]

Which other black thinkers do you think should be required reading in schools?

[@lisazaccardimeunier8378]

@@colddirtybastard I’m not sure. What do you think? I’m genuinely interested.

[@colddirtybastard]

@@lisazaccardimeunier8378 I'm curious as well. Can I ask why you only know of him and not any other black thinkers? Is it perhaps something he says that you agree with?

[@lisazaccardimeunier8378]

@@colddirtybastard I don’t think of Sowell as a black thinker, rather a pragmatic thinker, like his mentor Milton Friedman, but other prominent black figures who I hold in high regard are Frederick Douglas, Ben Carson, Larry Elder, to name a few.

[@Jane-dq7on]

You are a good soul Jamal. Thank you for representing what humanity should strive for. Our children need more mentors like you to identify with.

[@bobby12348]

Thank karen

[@curtis0074]

Thomas Sowell is one of America's greatest thinkers and as a black man I was confused why he is never mentioned in the black community. I understand now, its because he doesn't fit the liberal profile and tells the truth about history. I love the man and know he is in his latter years, and I hate to think he eventually will be leaving the planet to be among the other great heroes of the world. I use his books and videos as sort of a mentorship.

[@herrnoname2.094]

They say he is an Uncle Tom

[@kimprestholt4536]

He is a brilliant man right up there with Frederick Douglass and Martin Luther King.

[@NeiveVeve]

I think Ben Carson is also a brilliant man. His story is profound. I know there is a movie about him, but he is also shunned by liberals.

[@martinheath5947]

High level scholarship is associated with white oppression therefore he may be dismissed as nether truly black nor representative of African Americans. Such a stupid argument but that's today's politics for you.

[@hlnmarie]

Why is Clarence Thomas also never mentioned?

[@jensterooniam]

Thanks again Jamal. More than happy to stay in the flow with you. Sometime you just don't know how much you needed something until someone shares it with you. Much love.

[@jons3808]

Much respect to you Jamal for getting out. You’re an inspiration and a good human being.

[@SinisterAnimationS]

Hes one of the good ones for sure

[@Facts-Over-Feelings]

YET THE BIBLE WAS USED TO ENSLAVE AFRICAN PEOPLE SPECIFICALLY.. .. THAT IS HISTORY.. THE CHURCH ALLOWED FOR THE ENSLAVING OF BLACK PEOPLE BECAUSE WHO THEY WERE ON RACE. SO HES INCORRECT. ALSO..RACIST EUROPEANS AMERICANS LOVE SOWELL CAUSE HES A SELLOUT.. JUST LIKE AL SHARPTON ON THE LEFT OR LARRY ELDERS ON THE RIGHT.. THERE IS BIG MONEY PAID OUT TO ANTI BLACK PROPAGANDA HATE.

[@DeidreL9]

This was so important, his work needs desperately to be spread and shared, and definitely taught in schools. We need badly to stop seeing race instead of humanity. Jamel I’m so proud of the person you are, you are such a real, good, decent human. This video is exactly what the world needs. If we look at any point in history, anywhere, people enslaved whoever they could. What we need now is to put the energy this all raises, whether good or bad, and put it into understanding each other and caring for each other. The “us and them” mentality causes nothing but pain and division. Thomas Sowell is a voice of truth. Thank you Jamel, bless you!

[@jeanstrickland2445]

Perfectly stated, he’s a good man.

[@fudhater8592]

"We need badly to stop seeing race instead of humanity" LOL where the fuck have you been, in hibernation? Just this week there's audio of a Nashville city council member calling black people "baboons". Sowell is living up to his name - Uncle Tom

[@acornsucks2111]

Most are not looking for the truth, rather just an excuse.

[@DeidreL9]

@@acornsucks2111 yes unfortunately. Fodder to fuel their agenda. Here’s hoping though.

[@lathedauphinot6820]

The world needs more people like you. You’re younger than I am but have a lot of wisdom and use it to do right and help people. If everyone did that we’d have Heaven on Earth. Thank you.

[@tonygonzales3206]

Wisdom is what's going to help us in the long run. Wisdom and common sense have gone by the wayside. People rely too much on technology and don't know how to use wisdom anymore.

[@TerriGarofalo]

You are important voice in the world now. Blessings.❤

[@macman1469]

My ancestry is Irish . For centuries the Irish were oppressed . That was my ancestors NOT me . I wasn't oppressed or enslaved. I'm definitely not a victim . As a man I take full responsibility for my actions . I take all the blame and all the credit for my position in life .

[@annt.7785]

So what, nobody asked you. We're aware of the mind games you guys keep trying to play with us, so stop. We're allowed to talk about OUR history without you guys running your mouths, leave us alone.

[@j.s.viewer3923]

@@annt.7785 Seriously? It's a youtube comment section where everyone shares how they are connected to the subject matter. And the subject matter of this video is how all groups from all walks of life have both been the villains and the victims. Your comment is counterproductive and hypocritical considering this context. As Jamel_AKA_Jamar has said time and again, "Just Be A Good Human."

[@macman1469]

@@annt.7785 Nobody asked you either . But we're all free to voice our opinions as free people . Edit I'm not playing mind games with you because you don't have the tools required for such activities.

[@aea8753]

Ann T.

[@Smurfy10285]

​@@annt.7785Wow.. Talk about contributing to the problem.. Just another narrow minded racist hypocrite clinging on to the false narrative that only your race can be or was oppressed.. especially when you actually have no relative affiliation with anything that happened back then but use that slave narrative to cry victimhood. Take personal responsibility in the free country that granted you the freedom to do so.

[@raymondrhodes1807]

Hey man, I enjoyed listening to your take on all of this.I am 41. I grew up in a small town in Oklahoma, and we had a few black families there. No real gangs back then and no mention of racism. Bible belt. No internet. It was a different world from where you grew up. And yet here we both are. It's good to hear that people from all walks are arriving here on common ground where we should have been all along. I didn't have a hood to get out of, ours was a different kind of hell. But nobody wants to hear me cry about that. Heck, I don't wanna hear me cry about that. Lol You seem like a straight shooter man. I subbed and will be glad to learn more about everything as I follow along on your journey. In the Marine Corps, I had many friends and rivals that were all different races and skin tones. Racism isn't tolerated and all Marines bleed green. Now I'm back in the Civ-Div, and I can hopefully use that race ignoring quality to help out. After all, the race is HUMAN to me. I appreciate you brother. Take care and God bless you!

[@dorisreyes6998]

James you’re so right the majority of the problems we as blacks are going through is because of our own doing. We are hurting each other. I am a senior, Army vet and a mother of one child a son. Slavery was definitely Evil.

[@mateollamo73]

Love your outlook on life, love how you see things, love how you spread the word of positivity and what needs to be done in order for ALL of us to get along with each other. Keep sending the word my brother!!

[@williepressley2036]

Much respect to you for watching this with an open mind..I grew up in Mississippi in the 60s..I have seen racism..but we live far enough after slavery that people don't have a living memory of it..just the racism that is left over as a byproduct..until people can think for themselves and find the truth for themselves it will not get better..unfortunately there are people on both sides of the issue who need this division to continue so they can exploit it for their benefit..again..much respect to you

[@dave131]

So glad you've discovered Dr Sowell. The most ignored national treasure in history. We have to ask ourselves why.

[@kopparhast5921]

@@MyPronounIsGoddess Very well said!

[@USAVET11B20]

because he brings the uncomfortable truth

[@chariotreign]

Amen Potato Head 😃

[@greyjedi1272]

@@USAVET11B20 More like a 1 sided narrative but do you.

[@billwillson5361]

​@@MyPronounIsGoddess Sharpton is a criminal. No wonder there's so much black criminality in the west with "heroes" like Sharpton. Cheers

[@jamesgray1019]

You’re an independent man with independent thought (like myself). Kudos to you for doing the research. Very few people choose to do so and believe a narrative as opposed to the truth. Thanks for keeping it true my independent brother.

[@carlmildner859]

" A lot of people ... when they hear the truth... It Bothers them.." SO TRUE

[@blakemcelrath54]

Thomas Sowell (Sole) is one of the most brilliant people I've ever seen. And he's researched this stuff for the last 30-40 years he's also a brilliant economist. His video on where black culture comes from and the Ottoman Islamic slave trade is amazing so much information

[@claranielsen3382]

Facts!

[@AKLMUSIC419]

​@THE CONFEDERATE CHRISTIAN 88 Go away you Leftist troll.

[@haeuptlingaberja4927]

You know nothing. Sowell was a fraud and a liar funded by white supremacists and conservative think tanks. It always amazes me when stupid people call other morons "brilliant."

[@TheDylls]

I'll never be able to describe what an economist IS or DOES, but I DO KNOW that they are the LAST person you wanna debate stats/facts with! They ALWAYS know exactly how your statistic was too limited in scope and can provide a much wider and more thorough view!😅

[@ondolite3789]

😂🤣🤣

[@babyfry4775]

Slaves have been around for centuries. There are slaves in the Bible. Joseph was sold into slavery by his brothers who were jealous. If you’ve ever watched Apocalypto (it shows the raiding of a tribe by another more powerful tribe for slaves.) It’s a good movie. Takes place probably in the 1500’s in Mexico. There is sex trafficking today that’s similar to slavery. You’re so right, we need to be better human beings.

[@jhickssmd]

There are slave auctions being held today in Libya

[@Facts-Over-Feelings]

NOT TRUE. THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SLAVERY.. EUROPEAN AMERICANS HAD THE WORST TYPE.. CATTLE.

[@marktyler3381]

Thousands, and probably 10s of thousands of years

[@marktyler3381]

@@Facts-Over-Feelings Ah, nice slavery and nasty slavery. Mate, listen to yourself

[@babyfry4775]

@@jhickssmd just awful.

[@barneyfyfe8313]

God bless Thomas Sowell! He is indeed a national treasure.

[@americanschweitzer45]

I think one reason folks get mad when they hear the truth is because, no one wants to be tricked or lied to! When one finds out they’ve been tricked it’s hard to admit everything you’ve been taught is wrong! It’s “easier” to stay with what you’ve always been taught. Sometimes it has a little bit to do with laziness as well! It’s more work/time to actually teach yourself the truth rather than just live the lye! Great video brother!

[@jakesgr8sakiorjoe58]

You are my favorite reactor. You clearly have a good brain in your head. I started with your music stuff and your music reactions were always great. Thomas Sowell is a very intelligent black man like yourself that I respect as well. He has a lot of interesting points of view and facts to back them up that I would have never known about if it were not for him. Not just about slavery and racism but like you preach at the end of this video. You lived it and didn’t even have to do the research. That’s why I love you.

[@lessmorley2091]

Much respect to ANYONE who seeks TRUTH and exposes it to the light..God bless

[@katieirish5765]

It seems to me that people in every sector, as well in the current government administration, are NOT using their brains to look at every issue going on today. No one is using their intelligence or any critical thinking to form their opinions. They are simply reacting and taking on public opinion. Thank you Jamel, for being a critical thinker. You are providing a service here.

[@Mike_Jones68]

This is incredibly correct. Current times is a manipulator's wet dream. Constant bombardment of info, whether true or false doesn't matter. Too bad most of the institution thrives on this manipulation of the public to remain divided or misinformed. Pretty sad actually

[@havikparris7675]

Knowledge is power/control and greedy people would rather you have none. News, government, conglomerates are enemies of influence. Kanye is off the rails becuase he is a black extremist. You should show caution in action and line of thought when dealing with extreme ideals.

[@mikei7498]

They have sold out their “brains” and intelligence for narrative and party !

[@MrMinima86]

Nobody is using critical thinking anymore really, they all just believe what they're told and repeat it like npc's

[@Alan-in-Bama]

You’re exactly right ! The people in government and those in most every aspect of public influence are running on Emotions instead of logic, reason and the law. They are also deliberately stoking the emotions of the people on a regular basis….To keep the levels of fear and anger at the highest, it’s an easy way to tear the country apart and allow those in power to justify Taking more power…. That they’ve been denied by the Constitution and the people as a whole.

[@Redbeardblondie]

Don’t lean right, don’t lean left, just leaning back. Leaning back, watching and listening, making your own mind up. I love it.

[@shinmopi]

Hi! Jamal. I always come watch or rewatch some of your videos from time to time, cause I like the way you think or the way you express your ideas. I'm a 51 year old French guy living in a small town in the western part of France. But after listening to part of your story, I wanted to tell you that I'm glad you made the choices you made in your life, and I'm glad you succeeded in escaping from a certain kind of life. You have my utmost respect. Wishing you and your family the best.

[@robbyrockets1]

He is one of this countries finest historians. He doesn't try to color anything one way or the other, he simply presents facts and let's you decide.

[@bettyscott4461]

There mighy be some truth in what Sowell is saying. I refuse to believe that color did not play a part into who were captured as slaves. Why was blacks taken all over the world to be slaves. Why are blacks the only race hater everywhere. So called historian wrote the history books. Why were black people not included. Lies were told then and they are still trying to keep the lies hidden.

[@rickybobby8224]

I'd say he is one of our finest thinkers.

[@iamwhatiam4075]

He leaves out some key points though. The infiltration by fabian socialists (marxists- c0mmunlsts) into religions, governments, etc. That caused most of the "civil wars" & revolutions, around the world. They twisted history, education, science etc for the purpose of power, $$ & control over the populations. We were all. Psy opped into the consumerism, rasssissim , divion, fear , sick, poor .. all makes "you" easier to control & manipulate. Because, WE have the power. WE outnumber "them" , by massive amounts. If we see & learn the truth, the lies, we unite. They can't have that. Then we elect those who are not their puppets. And we have prosperity, and family, which they hate. So they have systems everywhere to maintain their control. Once you see THAT matrix of control, it crumbles, and then we stand up, their game board topples & they loose. Do you see why their media,and everyone goes after, everyone who. Doesn't fall in line? Anyone who is working for US , not THEM.. like the last guy.. whom they used to all love,until he had enough & tried to free us?

[@NaturalRagman]

Sowell is not a historian. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@stevenwasserman9729]

If I could say anything to you Jamal, I would say this: Thank you. Thank you for being you. Thank you for caring. Thank you for being someone who is critically needed in this world: A good man. Thank you for all the music reviews and your honesty and your humanity. Never doubt, you touch lives and you make a difference.

[@jwayne7400]

Thank you for this reaction and important discussion. We need to know and understand history and the truth to better ourselves and this planet. Ignoring the history of slavery disrespects those who've been enslaved since the beginning of humanity, and more importantly continues to This Day

[@amyelizabeth529]

Definitely keep on reacting to historical documentaries. Learning from history is, and will always be, cool, informative, and provocative.

[@mattcordes9276]

Thomas Sowell should be required reading throughout junior high and high school. He will never get the recognition that he deserves because of his non-compliance with other intellectual influencers, and his willingness to tell the truth and shed light on it with his genius. He is a national treasure.

[@WizzRacing]

What I find so funny.. Thomas Sowell was a Marxist. Till he went to work for the Government.. Then he realized they have one interest at heart. Their paycheck on the Taxpayers dime..Why nothing ever gets fixed.

[@suckthehead1]

Your absolutely correct but our schools are ran by people trying to destroy the kids with all the nonsense going on in our country.

[@kansasunicorn7937]

I agree 100 percent!

[@bobby12348]

Why something the white man like 😂

[@livefreedom1776]

@@bobby12348 Thomas Sowell is a black man and a historian

[@rl7231976]

It's refreshing to see someone speaking truth 🙌 💯

[@carolgiangreco6548]

You're a very special young man. I admire you. You inspire me. Thanks for doing this YT channel. God Bless.

[@grahamswannell8073]

Thomas Sowell is one of the very few academics who can write in away that is readable for ordinary people.

[@kkspencer8376]

I grew up in rural Michigan and graduated from high school in 1982. We were taught this in junior high school and high school. But once "Roots" came out, the entire way of teaching history changed. I've watched many of your reaction videos and really enjoy seeing you and your wife. My question is this ... When do we stop throwing hate bombs at people, regardless of skin tone, just because the exist, and simply love and embrace people, just because they exist?

[@thetipinatorR]

That’s exactly how I feel.

[@YuckFouTube2]

I am Native American and German, most of my friends have been black even when I was in the Marines. I've had it explained to me and I still think it's wrong for anyone to use the N word, regardless of race.

[@Volyren]

Sadly, its not going to change. Forget the slavery narrative. Replace it with whatever you want. Humans will always find a reason to hate other humans. And its not something we can ever change. Because its built into our DNA. And I don't mean that metaphorically. We are animals. Humans forget that, or assign themselves a higher order than the 'rest' of these dumb animals. But you're just an Alopecia Ape with funny mouth noises. Sure, words allow for compound knowledge and the neat ordering of thoughts and memories, but they have done humans a disservice too. Because every decision and action you have ever taken was out of animalistic urge. You just wrap it in words. Then add some more words. Then sprinkle some words on top, until you have an epic love poem written in iambic pentameter. And the recieving bald monkey reads these many flowery words, and understands the message. "Me want use your butt." Every conversation you've ever had is just an ooga and a booga with more steps. You are genetically identical to Oog and Ug. Tech evolved, thanks to funny noises. *You* didn't. The point I'm making here is predicated on you accepting that humans are, in fact, animals. Something everyone *knows,* but no one *believes.* How do animals survive and evolve? By competition to cull the weak and pass on the strongest genetic material. What happens when a group of animals enter a no struggle situation? Struggle is manufactured. The animals split into groups and steal/snipe/go to war with the other group. In this way, the cycle of life has evolved to overcome natural struggle. Check out the Mouse Utopia experiment for a detailed record of this in action. Racism is a lie. Just like that love poem. Its the words and concepts you use to justify or explain the instinctual urge to not like someone, or some group. Hatfields and McCoys, for instance. The exact same hate, yet these people were the same race. Race is just an excuse. *We* don't even understand why we hate some people. Because its an urge. Like needing to pee at 3am. It just *is.* No one accepts or discusses this fact. And, I get it... its depressing. Accepting it means accepting you can't *ever* change it. But gravity doesn't stop working because you think you can fly. And ignoring the heart of the issue only exacerbates the harm. We look at a kid throwing a tantrum, and shake our head sadly and walk on. We know. We've been kids. Seen other kids do it. Its just a sad fact of being human, that shameful act. Now imagine if people actually knew where racism came from. Instead of building generational hate, you'd act like you'd seen the tantrum kid. Or the 40 yr old guy's new convertible. Just another of those shameful human episodes that many of us experience as fellow humans. Racism won't end until hate does, and hate will only end when the ladt human alive buries the second to last human. For 5 minutes. Then he'll start hating those loud-ass wolves or even himself. Thats just the truth. And truth hurts.

[@IdahoRanchGirl]

I graduated in 82 as well! We were never taught about him. Then again, I never paid attention too much! And I graduated Fairfax, VA which is pretty much outskirts of DC.

[@IdahoRanchGirl]

To answer your question, that happens when we quit saying "black man or woman" and "white man or woman" where it is not needed. Especially in the news. It's needed when describing someone for a reason, but not just to say it to get attention. They could say like, "A man was killed by a woman at the beach" instead of "A black man was killed by a white woman at the beach" Bcuz does the color really matter? No. A man was killed by a woman. It was murder no matter the color.

[@bham01]

Dude. Truth bombs all the way through this post. Thank you for for the insights and forward thinking.

[@anthonyferruggia3202]

Dr. Sowell is an intellectual genius and expert on this subject. Thank you Dr. Sowell for allowing us the privilege to your knowledge. Thank you Jamal for your commentary.

[@ronileigh9336]

God Bless You my brother.

[@rogerdaly6326]

Jamal i know the music reactions have gotten tough to do. You shouldn't worry about it. The bulk of your music reactions before they started getting blocked were during the Covid lock down. Your reactions & your attitude & honesty helped a whole lot of people get through that time. And look at all the great music you got to discover on this journey. Your positive message & good nature really lifted peoples spirits. I think when you gain a certain amount of followers the KZbin algorithm starts flagging you. Movies , comedy , social issues , react to whatever interests you & we will come along for the ride. Thanks for everything so far.

[@jayelle9420]

Ditto all that!

[@dougcortes6567]

Thank you for adding this comment - and thank you Jamal.

[@MrNoclutch]

Being deceived angered me but the most upsetting experiences was when I discovered I let myself down and fell for some things I didn't process to a understanding. I learned just how ignorant I was when my children started asking questions. Great reaction. Thanks for the share.

[@KevinGloverpost24]

how were you deceived?

[@donsmith8871]

Im a 74 y old white male, no one alive today had anything to do with what happened back then I only wish all of this hate would go away. Sadly though it wont as long as the politicians keep us divided and keep the fire burning. Thank you for what you try to do, we need more ppl like you to try and open the eyes and minds of the people that are to blind to see what is really going on and how they, all of us have been deceived,

[@PSBaker-hk5de]

Many people have inherited property and money from slavery. The entire railroad system was built from the profits of slavery. The entire British Empire benefited from slavery and the sell of cotton. France benefitted tremendously from slavery in the Caribbean, where sugarcane, tobacco, and cotton produced huge profits.

[@dcarts5616]

@@PSBaker-hk5deand all of those African tribes who assisted in the capture and sale of their own black brothers and sisters and acquaintances should definitely be held to account. They too profited, they too inherited land but stole that land from those they captured and enslaved raped and sold. We start at the supply chain and hold them to account and work on outward of that or we don’t hold anyone to account. ANYONE with a bloodline related to the slave trade of black Africans by black Africans should be held to account. Angela Davis, Kamala Harris, and many others must be held to account. If you don’t believe the supply chain is the first place to hold to account, then go complain somewhere else. If you think fixing evil is only done by perpetuating more evil, then you are wrong. Giving life and blood to end the practice is more than enough to atone for what happened. Nobody ended the enslavement of Africans the way the US did. Not even close. I’m not a leftist or a republican but I’m not going to let evil retaliate for evil. If grudges continue, we’ll never progress.

[@davetaylor5065]

@@dcarts5616 good point. You don't go after the kid buying the dime bag to get high, you go after the cartel making the drug...

[@jeanalice4732]

​@@dcarts5616 Amen amen amen!! Don't forget the more current political contributor... COMMUNISM ., ... Or it's substitute

[@chrissauter7501]

​@PS Baker over 400,000 military aged white males died to end slavery in America. America reconciled itself between North and South through a final act that made ALL Civil War veterans were U.S. veterans. It was so bitter that brothers fought against each other viciously without remorse, yet we came back together. It was no easy road to re-unite even in deepest way but it happened. I donthink that ALL Americans today agree we need to reconcile the past but the issue is we disagree on how to accomplish it.

[@Blue-df9yf]

Keep the truth fowing!! Your a Good Human!!

[@johnkoval577]

Sir That is one of the most enlightening, powerful, explanation of slavery that I've heard. The one issues is that most people don't want to hear the truth about it. Only one side and not the whole story. Thank you very much. Keep up the good work.

[@corvuslight]

Thomas Sowell is a true wealth of powerful information. You can't go wrong continuing to watch and listen to what he has to say.

[@yixxt]

Thomas Sowell is a hack.

[@KevinGloverpost24]

he is a professional gaslighter

[@marchebert9813]

​@@KevinGloverpost24 gaslight? How so?

[@KevinGloverpost24]

@@marchebert9813 One of the major talking points from Sowell is "Slavery isn't about race" Globally he is right HOWEVER in the British Colonies, the United States, and the Caribbean there were over 100 pieces of legislation that enforce slavery based only on race.

[@PaulKeil]

'We need to do better.' Exactly, slavery was not about racism but money. In general I would say it is our leaders who need to do better. The average person around the world just wants to live a peaceful life, without having their families destroyed by the actions of politicians and businessmen.

[@MrVvulf]

Regarding "so-called" leaders. Here is what Booker T. Washington had to say (over 100 years ago, in 1911) about some of the kind to avoid: “There is another class of coloured people who make a business of keeping the troubles, the wrongs, and the hardships of the Negro race before the public. Having learned that they are able to make a living out of their troubles, they have grown into the settled habit of advertising their wrongs - partly because they want sympathy and partly because it pays. Some of these people do not want the Negro to lose his grievances, because they do not want to lose their jobs.” ― Booker T. Washington

[@azurephoenix9546]

Yep. That is exactly right, and it's always been that way. There are more slaves today, right now, than at any other time in history, but because we're so ingrained to think of it not as economic injustice, but as a racial one, the fact that over 14 million people are held in slavery right now gets ignored, brushed over and excused, so it continues at a previously unprecedented rate. And it's only getting worse.

[@mwfmtnman]

@@azurephoenix9546 well, don't forget, as a proportion of the overall population slavery rates are lower than ever. That said, it is still a disgusting practice.

[@otisdylan9532]

@@mwfmtnman Good point. Proportion is the relevant stat, not the total number.

[@mwfmtnman]

@@otisdylan9532 exactly, we as a species are doing better. We tend to gloss over that.

[@curtisconaway8554]

Thomas Sowell is one of the greatest thinkers of our time. I highly recommend his lectures and speaking as he has some of the most truly progressive (non-political progressive) ideas on race and the issues that plague us all.

[@hallofrecords4959]

You seem like a good, honest dude. I appreciate the truth youre trying to spread.

[@patrickmcgavin2245]

Take your time you're allowed to speak your mind Jamal. That's why we're here. Not just to see you react. Also hear you give your thoughts. On whatever you're reacting to. I'm glad you made it out Jamal. Life is and always has been a series of choices. If a person is not in life where they wanted to be. A person has only themselves to blame.

[@kylekarcher]

What about people who are terminally I'll? People with disabilities? I agree we can make things better but some are dealt a bad hand in life. It's not as simple as you want to make it.

[@DoremiFasolatido1979]

Well, that's pure bullshit. The universe is going to eat you alive.

[@patrickmcgavin2245]

@@kylekarcher what are you talking about? Obviously I was talking about what Jamal was talking about. Appearantly you want to turn this into something it's not.

[@kylekarcher]

@@patrickmcgavin2245 Just making a statement that not everyone has a choice. Sorry you fell offended by the truth.

[@patrickmcgavin2245]

@@kylekarcher first off don't apologize I'm not offended. Even if I was don't apologize. Second since I wasn't talking about them my statement still stands.

[@debragalloway6115]

This is my first time watching your channel,im 67yrs we did learn about slavery in our country. But was never raised with hate for any race. I heard this 'The answer to racism is to bow humblely together at the foot of the Cross then get up from our knees and ask what can we do together to ask what can we do to make things better in unity' God is love one another ❤❤❤ i've subscrided,want to hear more. If we could just work together as color blind eyes 😢❤God Bless You.

[@louprovenzano4849]

Hey Jamel, you are blessed, and we are blessed that we get to watch your podcast. You are among a rising number of truth seekers and tellers who give me faith that the best of America may be yet to come. Thanks.

[@kkarnet]

Thomas Sowell is a National Treasure. I have been a student of his since the 70's. There are decades of knowledge to be gained from that man.

[@debbierichards3742]

I appreciate your honesty. It is the "TRUTH" that sets us free.

[@whatsitgoingtobetheneh]

I've watched alot of your videos dude and this was something special. I love your perspective on life and I found alot of encouragement in it. You're truly one of the "good guys" online. Thank you.

[@kemohere]

I'm surprised and so happy to see people trending Dr. sowells work. I go through all his works and interviews about once a year. His work in american history is important, but his work in economics is far more important. All the greatest happiness to everyone. Love you some sowell, he will too soon be lost to us. A treasure to this planet. So lucky to have to man.

[@joshuadeaton7379]

I respect Dr Sowell very much. He's a brilliant man and has taught me a lot about our nature and our country.

[@bobby12348]

Ye a whitean

[@greatlakesgirl7601]

Both you and Thomas Sowell are extremely good humans Jamel. The world needs more of that. Love ya brother ❤

[@victoriagrove5344]

Thank you for getting into these issues, Jamel. I really admire how you are using this tool.

[@stixup-sameconnectiontypin2630]

You are REAL, you are one of the RARE CONTEMPLATIVE humans that looks at the big picture. Everything you say couldn't have been said better brother. Keep up the FANTASTIC work. Unity survives us, division destroys us. Listen to this man viewers, he is wise.

[@furonbrainiac6634]

Let me just say I've never been to the US, so its often hard for me to understand how American cultural conflicts work, or how Americans developed such a skewed view of history even in their educational system. But seeing you think for yourself, even from a young age, gives me hope for the future and you're retailing of the pain you saw in the hood and the reflection of such pain in your face really touched my hearth. Its really tragic to think they're are children growing up in fear in those hoods and that they're are people who prefer to keep that way to maintain a convenient lie rather than tell the truth and help these children. I can't imagine what it must have been like to live like that and I admire you're courage for overcoming it and your strength of character for not letting that destroy who you are and still being someone who thinks for yourself instead of being told what to think, you have the makings of a leader and I applaud you. Never let the world bring you down brother, always stand tall.

[@juanitasteiger7405]

I’m a 76 year old white women living in Canada but I feel your love-glad I listened to your podcast. God bless!

[@rj5485]

76? Leaving comments on a KZbin video? Interesting

[@raphmaster23]

​@@rj5485 why is that confusing? My 86 year old Uncle is more technically savvy than me.

[@rj5485]

@@raphmaster23 one out of millions

[@daisydriver5877]

​@@rj5485 Yup! Got another one here...77!

[@rj5485]

@@daisydriver5877 and I'm 98!

[@blackeagle4700]

humans can be horrible, good thing you are promoting people being good humans. more people should be doing that rather than just complaining about everything. I have watched many of your videos and you are always trying to learn and educate rather than whine and complain, I admire that in a person. thank YOU for being a good human

[@thomasjacks4287]

Appreciate what you have to say and sharing your story. Thankyou

[@Uriahjw]

I always watch your videos because what you say comes from your knowledge and your heart. Life, no matter where it is, should be sacred. Coming to your channel is like coming home and having a great conversation.

[@bonnieking5674]

God bless you young man. You are a wonderful person. This video is hard to watch. I am an empathetic grandmother and things like this really hurts. Your so right , we need to gain control of this situation and move ahead together. They are deliberately trying to make us hate each other. Together we would be strong and could take over our own future. They want to enslave all of us. If you try to own any human you are evil. Your right. You are a good person and have a beautiful sense of life. Stay safe.

[@jayelle9420]

I've followed you about 3 years. I am so delighted by your success with so many subs and views. Congratulations! You are a strong, wise and talented gentleman. You will make this world a better place with your example of critical and analytical thinking and your sincerity. On to a million, Sir!

[@Homeatlast101]

I love to hear and see smart black men talk common sense. Thank you my friend, it is refreshing................

[@philosothink]

Mr Sowell is so clear in communication and so truthful in his statements he's able to piss everyone off with one paragraph on a sensitive subject.

[@voiceover2191]

Thank you for the reaction Jamel and I appreciate you involving your personal views and background that got you there. Much respect!

[@CharlesComstock-qs6qr]

From the first time I began watching music reaction videos, you have been my favorite "reactor." You easily beat out my runner-up, the Rob Squad, even though that duo also has some priceless reactions and are from my home state. As a veteran of Vietnam and the turbulent years that followed, rock music was a central part of my life. It's why I so thoroughly appreciate your spontaneous reactions to the music from back in MY day. Like when you marvel at Stevie Ray's guitar virtuosity AND his "stank face." My politics changed over those years reflected in my movie choices before and after I went to Vietnam. The last movie I saw BEFORE I went there in 1969 was "The Green Berets." The first movie I saw AFTER I came back in 1970 was "Easy Rider." That was at Ft. Sill, Ok where, even at an army base, the audience cheered loudly when the reefer toking began. I was one of them. I've changed a lot politically over those years since, but especially since the late '90's, when I first tuned in to that rarest (then) of radio hosts--a black conservative human computer known as Larry Elder. Like you, he was raised in South Central where he worked in his hard-working dad's cafe. His book about their reconciliation is terrific as is his political commentary. Whether you align with him or not, he is a classic debater who challenges his adversary while respectfully disagreeing with him using logic and facts instead of emotion and name calling. Though I have loved your music reactions, I always wanted to hear your thoughts on politics. (I thought you might follow the example of the LFR family who also started with music reactions then went deep and unafraid into political waters.) So, it feels great to see you dip your toe into unknown waters with your reaction to the Thomas Sowell video on slavery. I have that book, and anyone who says he is not a valid and brilliant historian should check out his bibliography. As the pundits say, "he brings the receipts." Sorry not sorry to use so much bandwidth but in closing, as a happily aging white guy, I will never apologize for believing more in the advice of Dr. King than Dr. Dre. I remember when favoring character over color was a good thing. To me, it still is. But we can never have unity if we keep focusing on identity. Thanks, Jamel, for keeping it real and always enjoyable.

[@TheMollyPitchers]

Thank you for your service and for sharing your story 🕊️🇺🇸🙏

[@Rakeemgrant]

Larry Elder is great. Thank you for serving Sir

[@williamkuegler4119]

Jamal my brother you are a breath a fresh air. I live in Baltimore, Md and my co worker was born and raised in Cherry Hill, I’m a white man that could never possibly understand the struggles he had and that you had. I have an immense amount of respect for anyone that made it under those circumstances that I’ll never understand. Well done Jamal! We’re so glad you made it and that you bless us with your content and your commentary

[@kdm71291]

One of the things I love about you, Jamel, is that you refer to EVERYBODY as “brother” or “sister”….because that’s the truth….underneath, we are ALL brothers and sisters….we are all Earthlings…..and that’s all that should matter!