I Can’t Overstate How Dire This Is | Bret Weinstein

Dave Rubin of “The Rubin Report" talks to Bret Weinstein about the decline of enlightenment liberalism; whether tribalism is Western civilization’s future; why Western civilization has been reversing course on racial equality; the missteps of the New Atheists and the challenge of reconciling past wisdom with modern problems; the societal consequences of rapid progressivism; the arbitrary nature and pointlessness of a lot of our education; the unintended impacts of discarding established norms; the human tendency to focus on immediate problems while avoiding thoughtful analysis to avoid unintended chaos; the need for a balanced approach that respects both conservative and progressive instincts in societal evolution; Elon Musk's unexpected role in the Twitter free speech battle; his personal meeting with Musk and Musk subsequently blocking him; the challenges faced by individuals who have strengths like courage and insight but who struggle to collaborate effectively; and much more.
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0:00 Intro
1:37 The Future of Western Civilization
9:50 The Missteps of the New Atheists
13:55 The Arbitrary Nature of Our Education
18:24 Societal Consequences of Rapid Progressivism
32:29 The Most Important Lesson of COVID
39:10 Elon's Role in Free Speech Battle
43:03 Bret's Personal Meeting with Elon
49:59 Issues with Ineffectively Collaborating
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[@elizabethfilby930]

I’m an Australian. There was no one more anti-gun than me, until Covid. I could never understand why Americans clung so tightly to their Second Amendment. I will NEVER question that devotion ever again. Disarmed populations have no way to stop the incursion of dictatorial governments, who so easily took our freedoms.

[@RichardWarner-df7dz]

Correct. If the wrong person is elected in Nov USA. The world is lost.

[@bellakrinkle9381]

Unfortunately, there is no one to change the system. Trump will be more of the same, with a different twist.@@RichardWarner-df7dz

[@michelleagate1625]

3/4 Thank you for your realization of why we fiercely resist any infringement upon this right. Stay safe and healthy in these difficult times.

[@Cuttuttlefish]

Yeah I'm even ashamed to admit that I thought Jim Jeffries was hilarious a few years ago, laughing at Americans and their firearms; I thought Jon Stewart and John Oliver were geniuses, deftly commenting on the ills of society, rather than seeing them for the respectively smooth-talking and inane socialist propagandists that they are. How shallow and stupid my thinking was back then; I look back on my past self and can't fathom how and why I was so easily taken in by what in retrospect was so obviously just a barrage of propaganda in entertainment clothes. I feel like we were all in a much better position to do something back then, but so many were still asleep. Now many of us have woken up, but the enemy has successfully brainwashed so many of the new generation via tertiary miseducation, and imported so many more from faraway places, I think it may now be too late.

[@mkaberli614]

The second amendment is there to protect the first amendment.

[@doghouse6413]

I find myself suddenly understanding why so many people were willing to die for liberty all those years ago

[@user-ij9rz4fp7u]

Well I like your comment but my friend it wasn’t all those years ago we have hundreds of thousands of veterans who who just got out of a 20 year war in Afghanistan and Iraq

[@Builder44708]

I live down the street from Independence Hall and sometimes walking past it's like I can feel the weight of the opportunity and the responsibility those guys (the Founding Fathers) gave us. I personally didnt think so much about this kind of stuff til I moved to Philadelphia. I realize so many dont need the visual reminder--so many of my fellow citizens are aware of this regardless of where they live. I guess my point is I have so much more respect these days for others who love this country and realize what a rare and precious thing the American project is.

[@bb5242]

ya because you just get so sick and tired of other people's idiotic nonsense

[@drjerry5389]

Yes, yes , yes! But Bret Weinstein is not a Zionist nor does he sppot Netnayahy?

[@Canuckbelgo]

​@drjerry5389 I seriously doubt Brett is a Zionist - someone with his heart and intellect surely could not be. Rubin, on the other hand, apparently supports the gen0cide on the Palestinians. I pray that Brett truly is not one of them, God forbid, because he absolutely touched my heart here and I'll admit that I was on the fence about him.

[@mysticmom616]

Once the internet was introduced, everything changed. Kids stopped playing outside, parents started hovering, it’s bizarre

[@bluewaters3100]

I am 71 and felt things shift in our country in 1996 . Health Insurance prices rose steadily , the internet was wonderful but it started interfering with our right to privacy, and thee was a big increase in the population of cities which created issues. To me these three things played a big part in where we are now.

[@Marc-io8qm]

Are you joking?

[@vinylmandate]

@@Marc-io8qm Please explain why you said this. i am genuinely curious to know what he said was incorrect and why he should feel differently. Because he clearly was stating his opinion and not declaring an absolute truth. Given what went on in just the 4 years prior I can understand why one would feel like a shift had occurred. I'm a generation behind him and I could rightfully say that I felt a shift in the aftermath of Sept, 11, 2001. From my perspective the country and our national identity as Americans are distinctly different on both sides of that date. And because that event changed us and the path we seemed to be onápreviously one could argue that the "terrorists" were successful to a much greater extent than they had likely even thought possible when devising the attack.But this is just my opinion about which I have a very string feeling in it's validity. But I do realize that opinion and feelings aren't facts. I will push back on his thoughts about the internet and right to privacy. Most people were not on the internet in 1996 and wouldn't be for at least a decade. Even for those of us that were I don't see how it was an intrusion into our privacy. At the time it was largely unmonitored like a modern version of "the wild west". If you thought your communications through it were at a greater risk of being tracked and/or intercepted there was nothing preventing you from using encryption or simply using traditional methods that were as insecure as they had always been. Seems that if you were mildly savvy it was a boost to your privacy.

[@jozette-pierce]

@@Marc-io8qm Wake up, Bozo. The globalists could not stand Perestroika, (world peace &freedom) and did their best to cause problems, starting with the terrorism FALSE claims, like IRAQ. This guy is right.

[@shanejones578]

@@vinylmandateI’m born in 99, I knew in 2007 when there was a foreclosure side outside of my home and my mom who I’d barely got to see my whole life prior to this because she worked so much couldn’t even find work. I was still 7 years old when Lehman crashed, I don’t remember a day I just remember gloom and a nation in the dumps for years.

[@lilitincher4973]

It started long before then.

[@RockHudrock]

I am a lifelong conservative / libertarian & USAF veteran - and I love Bret & Heather so much. Just the meticulous way they think through everything and bring in a synthesis perspective, pro-human, pro-western (W.E.I.R.D.), and the way they explain the tragedy of corruption and capture of science, regulatory agencies, tyrannical pseudo-authorities. 🇺🇸

[@tonyrmathis]

When you boil it all down the only real difference between progressives and conservatives is conservatives are cautious about change and progressives seek change for the sake of change. It's a battle between the childish mentality of "Anything would be better than this" and the wisdom of "You have no idea how much worse things could be."

[@abe1996]

Except when it comes to Israel. Then their tribal inclinations truly come out, unapologetically.

[@NeverForget1776]

​@abe1996 that's not tribalism but for one who hates Jews we can see why one would think it's tribalism

[@gulanhem9495]

lmao a naive conservative boomer who believes in the strength of Enlightenment liberalism and our so called democracy to be able to fend off totalitarian wokeness and neo-marxism. 😂

[@abe1996]

@@NeverForget1776 I AM a Jew. Stop throwing antisemitism around where it doesn't exist. You do a disservice to people who actually are victims of antisemitism. Not supporting the Zionist, apartheid state of Israel does not make you antisemitic. Get a grip.

[@defuse56]

I'm in my early 70's. Sometimes I amuse my family by listing all the stuff we did in the late 60's and early 70's that was perfectly legal that would now get you on CNN being reported as a criminal. For me, the Patriot Act was the moment I realized we were at the point of not being able to turn back. Before that I thought it was just my growing cynicism over the fate of America.

[@huertalapaz8359]

not only America it touched the world with a heavy hand and has not been recieved well, now some have resources to retaliate .IMO In my early 80's .

[@DiodeMom]

Yes. The Patriot Act wasn’t the actual moment the 3 letter agencies became corrupt, it just gave them the power to become the puppet masters.

[@nickmcginley4570]

You mean like letting kids play outside by themselves?

[@l.a.mottern3106]

They just renewed a Domestic Spying provision in the NDAA. You wonder.

[@alexdegaston422]

The Patriot Act is the sacred cow of the authoritarians who want to redefine the world according to their own best interests of the next paycheck.

[@cindyr830]

With the deepest gratitude, thank you both, for demonstrating bravery and a deep commitment to truth.

[@wm3138]

The battle is more fundamental, one of good vs evil.

[@RosemaryDrone-zy2eh]

Amen!! And people trying to cancel God are on the bad side

[@andrewmiles3378]

Spot on!

[@jcameronmcso]

“Traditions are solutions for problems that society has forgotten about. If you remove the traditions, you will reintroduce the problems.” This saying sums up a lot of Brett’s valid points

[@javaman4584]

That's the idea of "Chesterton's fence". You see a fence, and you don't know why it's there. It appears to serve no purpose, so you get rid of it. Then the thing gets in that the fence was built to keep out.

[@anzacman5]

​@@javaman4584who was Chesterton?

[@meb280]

@@anzacman5 Google GK Chesterton

[@meb280]

The problem is that it wasn't society that forgot about them so much as it is the institutions (academia, media, etc.) that deliberately and willfully abandoned them, and then brainwashed everyone into following/believing them.

[@zeenuf00]

​@anzacman5 look it up.

[@jerrycrosby9188]

I have an uncle with a Ph.D. in mathematics who was hired by N.A.S.A. about 20 years ago to look at variations of temperature on earth over time. He had no political affiliation and found that our present temperatures were within normal fluctuations. He had to present his finding in San Francisco, and joking asked us to be his body guards because they would attack him over his findings. Instead, he was just ignored, like many others.

[@robinbjorge9329]

YES!!! 😅

[@howard5992]

Um, the world is significantly warmer than it was just 200 years ago.

[@LiftOffLife]

​ Um...zoom out to thousands of years and you'll discover the truth. There is no Climate crisis.

[@jeffbudd7678]

Glacial maximums vs glacial minimums. The warming climate is totally consistent with the historical and geological records. The cooler periods also tend to last significantly longer than the warm periods, so really this is just a small, regularly occurring bump in the road.

[@bigoptions]

No, the Gleissberg cycle is making higher lows, and this 11.?? year cycle is number 6 of 8 and it peaks in August of this year. Global warming is real, and our biggest concern should be losing our electric grid due to X flares. It's going to be a hot summer. This will be a little evidence of what is coming.

[@alanparsonsfan]

"they are not wise people, and I do not want to see them empowered with regulatory capacity"--this is a substantial part of our problems today. Clear, substantive quote.

[@teritallent]

First they came for the Communists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Communist Then they came for the Socialists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Socialist Then they came for the trade unionists And I did not speak out Because I was not a trade unionist Then they came for the Jews And I did not speak out Because I was not a Jew Then they came for me And there was no one left To speak out for me ..."FIRST THEY CAME" Written around 1946 by German Lutheran paster Reinhold Niemöller. Pastor Niemöller supported Hitler's ascension to power. Pastor Niemöller survived incarceration in Sachsenhausen concentration camp and survived incarceration in the Dachau concentration camp. He survives his guilt. He survives the persecution. He lowered himself in repentance. And finally took personal responsibility. It wasn't the Lambs ... the Silence of the Lambs ... that became his fixation. It was the Silence of the Clergy in Nazi Germany and the Silence of the Intellectuals in Nazi Germany. "FIRST THEY CAME"

[@kevinmccubbin2385]

I love how Dave said 'We should have had a conversation about what comes after gay marriage '. Well, we did, Conservatives warned of the slippery slope and were dismissed out of hand.

[@SuperMnunez]

I was thinking the same. It should have never been allowed. They should have been awarded the social benefits of marriage, without redefining what marriage is. After all, the concept of marriage is a religious matter. Dave sees it from his gay POV but it is no different than trans people demanding everyone else accepts them by the sex they assigned to themselves. In both cases, they are imposing on others their personal opinion about the matter.

[@lori-anne5672]

“All we want is for you to stay out of our bedroom “, now it has gone to you must not only tolerate you must embrace and fly the flag. We will persecute you if you do not!

[@richardb1280]

When gay marriage was introduced to Canada in 2005 a small group of us in the local pub talked did talk about it and discussed the ramifications of the new law. One of the guys turned to his friend and said 'We could get married even though we're straight'. We talked about that fact and we had a good laugh that night. A few days later at the pub that same guy said he had emailed 2 Toronto newspapers and claimed they would become Canada's first married straight couple. One of those newspapers, The Toronto Sun, took the bait and sent in reporters to the pub where they did an interview that very night and took pics. Again we had a good laugh. The next day, which was Saturday featured the two guys on the front page. This created a worldwide media frenzy! They did interviews as far away as Australia and they almost ended up on Late Night tv when Jon Stewart was going to fly them to New York.

[@AlexKomnenos]

That’s what these classical liberal types will never realize about themselves. Now they’re looking at the monster they created and we conservatives warned them about

[@HeyHolly14]

@@SuperMnuneztotally disagree. Marriage was a a solely religious practice that became a legal matter down the road. Marriage is shrined in to law and equality applies. Be mad that government took over marriage and start calling religious church marriages , “ anointed marriage”. Everyone else is just married legally. Regardless of your convictions you still need to look at this occurrence with an objective and logical lens.

[@jaykay6387]

I also felt that by the mid-nineties, the idea of race as either a help or a hindrance had receded to a point where the broad consensus was that was barely an issue. Then, all of a sudden, the CRT/DEI ideological storm that had been percolating since the sixties on college campuses started gaining momentum, resulting in an infiltration and contamination of Federal, state & local government, law enforcement, the courts, schools, and the business world. "Meritocracy" became a dirty word, while being a "POC" or other "oppressed" victimhood classes became the only valid forms of social currency in this upside-down world we now have to endure. And yes, it is dire, and is not sustainable.

[@martino8114]

Jay is it? My friend that was one of the best comments I’ve seen in nine years… I’m a defense engineer / warfare tactician specializing in designing of top secret electronics, and modern warfare tactics and communism. You nailed a portion of what we all globally have been experiencing. We are in a global war that people refuse to a knowledge. And that started to prepare itself for about 60 years ago, phase one has been in motion for 30 years (the acquisitions and positioning and demoralizing/dummying down the population), the psyops battles set in motion 2015, phases 2 and 3 completed 2020… there’s only one phase left…. This election is our death throw. Take this or leave it I just felt you deserved to know this seeing what you alone have seen , recognized, and acknowledged. Salute and stay alert

[@freddieoblivion6122]

If you look, you can see LOTS of proto-wokeness in the TV shows and movies we watched then.

[@jaykay6387]

@@martino8114 Thank you for the kind words. Yes, "Me, too" began around 2015 and of course in 2020 they used George Floyd simultaneously as a battle cry, leverage and accelerant on the social chaos that had already entrenched itself. The total insanity that has been unleashed since then has been disorienting and infuriating. I went to college in the mid to late seventies, had always been a Democrat, but as a result of what I've been witness to in the last decade I finally recognized what the GOP had been warning us about for 40 years. I always thought they were just howling at the moon. Turns out, they saw this train coming down the track very clearly.

[@ann-christinberg886]

Excellently captured!

[@katarinahinsey3931]

​@@martino8114 don't we all deserve to know what these phases entail? Please elaborate and tell us what you know.

[@kcn-qt6fc]

Brett Weinstein is one of the only intellectual people who really gets what's happening to humanity

[@edbutzwiggle4227]

@kcn-qt6fc Totally!

[@soulscanner66]

Jesus, anti vaxxers now on Rubin. He's really circling the drain.

[@c.l.368]

check out daniel smachtenberger

[@ericstogner2222]

Yes and no. He is starting to get what is happening, but even his understanding hits a glass wall because as an atheist, he doesn’t understand the larger picture. He sees enough to expose and explain the problems and the results those problems are causing in the current systems in society, but without an understanding of evil and God’s larger plan, he runs out of “logic” and scientific reason to explain and understand things. But a well read Christian can solve the questions that Bret struggles with. It’s all spelled out in the Bible - a book Bret is as of yet still unwilling to accept as truth. Without that, one is forever wandering around with only partial understanding and wisdom.

[@user-ob5nk3ss1p]

@@ericstogner2222Good will always be good! but the bible was written by men -Romans and used to mind control. A good God, yes but none of us have a clue because we were not taught the truth. No one understands it and no one has ever understood this force, but we know it's there.

[@jodymccabe2586]

One of my issues with this discussion is that there are a lot of us who are lone wolves in our land and we have no place to gather. We've also been censored and been banned and we didn't follow the lies, and we tried to warn others of what had happened and of course were shut down. So, how do we who aren't wealthy or hanging out with individuals like y'all help fix the problem. I am a Christian so I see a wider viewpoint than given here. I agree, it needs to be fixed and we have to step off the cliff to try.

[@bellakrinkle9381]

There are many types of Christians, maybe find the ones you can blend into.

[@lesliechew7293]

100 % agree with Brett! My husband & I are not concerned about ourselves…we’re so incredibly concerned about our kids & grandchildren. Are they going to have a future or will the globalists be successful? Our kids think we’re crazy, we’ve lost most of them because of this & yet our worries are for them.

[@justanothernick3984]

The ”globalists” have already succeeded. It’s called international trade. And internet made it easier. Either you accept the toothpaste is out of the tube or foolishly try to push it back in. You can stop progress as much as you can stop time. This discussion is highly amusing. On so many levels. I’d expect intelligent people to be more… intelligent. 😅

[@alisonvanschoor730]

I feel your hurt - our son does not want to discuss our prudent preparations (aka "prepping") which, as members of the white race in South Africa (where members of the government publicly say we should all "be slaughtered, just not YET...") we think is just the intelligent thing to do..... even though the focus of our Prepping is to get HIM through whatever disaster that may come.....

[@Opa773]

Prepare for the worst. The children will EVENTUALLY understand . Can food , buy dry and can foods etc . Keep loving .

[@janehunyor3243]

Agreed with the previous comment...I was a huge liberal in rebellion to my conservative dad in the 70s who used to say 'beware of the NW Order' and we all thought he was nuts...then one day in probably 2015 I slapped myself in the forehead and said oh shit, dad was right! But by then he had a level of dementia so I couldn't really talk to him about it. However, and unfortunately, I think it will happen much faster with your kids because things are moving exponentially faster now. Just prep extra for them too til they ask for it...

[@Michael-fw5ef]

If you were concerned about the children, you would have spoken up about the forced YOU KNOW WHAT over the past 2 years. People ruined kids IMMUNE systems and now they pretend to care about kids.

[@zarlok5294]

He’s absolutely correct. There’s nothing worth living for under absolute tyranny.

[@stp479]

Because all of the value is taken by the tyrannical.

[@dalelerette206]

To confederate is to bring (states or groups of people) into an alliance. Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly. - Leviticus 19:15 Amen.

[@raoultesla2292]

Elaon Musk just stated, "I realized the Fatalism of it all"

[@zarlok5294]

@@raoultesla2292 there is most certainly no dishonor In surrender to God.

[@Acujeremy]

If you think USA in 2023 is you living under tyranny, you are delusional! I suggest taking a walk outside and talking to some people in the real world and you will see they are not like Twitter.

[@zetamale7952]

Love Bret. I could carry on a conversation with him all day. I could listen to him all day.

[@QuBoadicea69]

I agree!!

[@joebright1752]

This is an essential conversation. It seems clear we've been on this destructive path much longer than anyone is willing to consider. There was an enlightenment. There are still some enlightened individuals. Unfortunately the cultural wave is rapidly running away in a different direction. Indeed a "calamity" is solidly on the way. Thank you.

[@bonniechase5599]

None of this "cultural wave" is organic. Our culture has been manipulated for a long time to get us where we are. As I heard some pundits say on the radio 30 years ago, "everyone knows the first thing you take over is the media". People need to stop believing the predatory media and stop doing as they say. Seek your own inner guidance. It is real.

[@noeldeal8087]

In fact, Jesus called the calamity coming, "The Great Tribulation."(Matthew 24) The Bible also says, "All those calling on the name of Jehovah will be saved".

[@bellakrinkle9381]

I believed that as a child. @@noeldeal8087

[@ChaseBoudreaux]

BRET YOU LED OUR FAMILY through the early days of 2020 with your interview w/ Dr Malone and once again you are so articulate about the big picture. THANK YOU

[@ggaggagga4]

I came across Weinstein during the Covid nightmare and he was the first outspoken Liberal that I found I could TRUST in many many years. He's a true "Liberal" and the Left has precious few of them these days.

[@jimuren2388]

Yes. Vinay Prasad has been outspoken too. It's amusing to listen to politically liberal doctors like Kory and Malone freak out ... "What? If I give care to patients you'll fire me, take away my license and throw me in jail !?!??"

[@jhn146A]

Because Leftists and true liberals are not one in the same.

[@j.t.3872]

@@jhn146A Yes, they are different. "Classical Liberals" (good) Left-wing Liberal Progressive Democrats (bad).

[@miketomlin6040]

Since the Left have not liked the Liberals since human values or Political SCIENCE was invented the LEFT never had any of them, so what are you waffling on about?

[@miketomlin6040]

@@jhn146A Liberals are folks like Obama, Biden, Blair, Macron, Trudeau, etc. Not at all Left of Centre. All Capitalists!

[@flavioantonino]

Freedom is chaos. Liberty is freedom with morality.

[@edbutzwiggle4227]

@flavioantonino brilliant

[@bellakrinkle9381]

Liberty only happens after freedom is won.

[@h.callahan5431]

love this.

[@wrkndude1]

Freedom is willingly obeying God

[@ericperkins3078]

I guess I picked the wrong week to stop drinking.

[@bellakrinkle9381]

LOL don't give up. It's a relief not spending $$$ on all those bottles of wine.

[@richardhubbard2151]

Lmao

[@ryanpaul1403]

hahahahaha airPAIN

[@Tina-mt9cl]

Keep a supply of whiskey because it will be currency if shit ever hits the fan.

[@camden7806]

You picked the best week. It's time to get right with God.

[@donnaschnare7029]

One of the wisest, and respectful humans I have encountered. I have been a fan of The DarkHorse for years and Bret and Heather have provided wisdom to those of us who will listen with an open mind. My hope is that their journey continues and if we make it through this they will have been part of the reason.

[@HomeAtLast501]

I've never heard him say anything original.

[@phoenixfire8226]

@@HomeAtLast501 Everyone stands on the shoulders of giants. Where can I go to read your "original", groundbreaking thoughts?

[@HomeAtLast501]

Poor thing --- I clearly upset you because I'm not reflexively, unquestioningly, worshipping at the altar of Brett. Brett isn't standing on the shoulders of anyone because he isn't saying anything original that builds on what others have said --- he is simply parroting what others have said, but presenting it as his own, original thought, two years later. @@phoenixfire8226

[@HomeAtLast501]

And I haven't made any claim to the public that I am presenting original, ground-breaking ideas. Brett does so every week. @@phoenixfire8226

[@vivienneb6199]

Is that right? Do you agree with Heather's self assessment that she has masculine traits? Do you agree "science" is a "masculine" way of thinking? Do you think women are silly, and gossiping idiots?

[@jdwalz]

Brett is the exemplar of the new enlightenment. He is among the few willing to search for and speak the truth, and for that sin they will try to crucify him.

[@jarcadipane2849]

Forest for the trees..

[@meb280]

Sounds vaguely familiar...

[@c3bhm]

Not really. The single-most important (and forbidden) topic is one that he has fallen in line with the official narrative of. A truly enlightened person would open-mindedly explore it and debate it, but he just so happens to be a member of that group so he violates his own principles and dismisses those who do want exploration and debate. This is NOT the 'new enlightenment'. Principles must be principled across the board, not merely in accordance with one's own personal preferences. But we don't have anyone like that, yet. And whenever anyone dares to touch this forbidden topic, to use your own words: "...the few willing to search for and speak the truth, and for that sin they will try to crucify..." And people like Brett stand by and allow it to happen. It's absurd to call that 'enlightened'. Enlightenment does not conform to whatever the dictates are of the current overton-window. That's cowardice.

[@juan.zabala]

Enlightenment and crucifixion in the same sentence. Muricah.

[@suckieduckie]

@@c3bhm Ahh the inevitably comment blaming everything on people from Israel.

[@janetajanemcneil1531]

Great talk - THANK YOU BRET!! Dave, this is such a well needed talk and personally, I agree 100% with Bret. Witnessing this from the start of CV & having stood up myself to CV measures, and taken the blows that received, it is so refreshing to hear this talk. Thank you both! :)

[@astridkamps7645]

I like listening to Bret Weinstein. One of the things I like the most is that he chooses his words very carefully and wisely. What I don't understand is that I have not come accross him talking about the end of a financial era which we are now approaching rapidly. I have not heard him taking this in account when discussing current world events. Could someone please point out a podcast or an interview where Bret is explaining the importance of the global financial situation in the "endgame narrative"?

[@patrickbarnes9874]

I think you're onto something here. Bret's fatal flaw is his unshakable faith in evolution. Evolution theory simply isn't the universal paradigm of the cosmos that the thinks it is. Thus, he will perpetually have good ideas but never have correct ones. If Bret can explain something using an evolutionary lens then he will explain that thing using an evolutionary lens. Regardless of whether that lens is the most accurate tool for the specific job or not.

[@adamdalpozzo]

If you want to know what's going on in the financial area there's nobody better than Catherine Austin Fitts, look her up. Whitney Webb also does a good job of connecting the dots but Catherine is a financial specialist and knows what time it is.

[@shanejones578]

What’s going on in is rich people know wha a coming and want to be spectators. “He who holds the gold makes the rules”…

[@bellakrinkle9381]

The financial world is not Bret's realm. Look for a video about his trip with Chris Martinson to South America to observe the migrants from all over the world entering the US through Mexico - by the millions.@@patrickbarnes9874

[@bellakrinkle9381]

Great suggestion! @@adamdalpozzo

[@bobdavidson1879]

Bret was one of the first people who helped me know I hadn't gone totally nuts.

[@000Mts000]

maybe you both did

[@marianneacuna757]

@@000Mts000If Bret is a “kook,” and I for standing with him, I’ll wear the title proudly.

[@tuxcollins2718]

My dad told me about the WEF when I graduated from high school. I was 18 years old, and I'm 60 today. I've known for over 40 years, and it's terrifying, but at least people believe what I say about this today.

[@user-ob5nk3ss1p]

@@tuxcollins2718People have been ringing the bell for a very long time, look at William Cooper "Behold the Pale Horse" shows the documents to their plans etc. They killed cooper. And of course, they have tried to discredit the truth tellers with "you are a conspiracy theorist", a term they made up to discredit when too many people started question the lies being told about JFK's murder. People have been deceived since the beginning of time.

[@chrissemenko628]

​@@tuxcollins2718Same. My dad warned us kids waaaaay back in the 70s that f**kery was incoming. I'm 59. Stay strong. Cheers. Christi

[@thatrugreallytiedtheroomto4537]

Brett is one of the most admirable human beings - a hero of the Covid era to say the least. So genuine and humble. Much respect for his character and the courage he leads with. Excellent conversation, thank you both 🙏

[@cragjones1799]

Hes also a kook...

[@nudawn110]

excellent guest. stubborn interviewer - cogn dissonance from a deliberate rogue agent of the bankster talmudic overeach

[@evelyn6843]

Bret is such an eloquent speaker, we need him on every podcast...

[@gordonbecker5055]

Brett’s slow, calm, careful, sincere choice of words in voicing his thoughts is a wonderful experience to enjoy, inform, (and share).

[@danielroehm2822]

Dave, this guy Weinstein is the kind of 'liberal' that I can live along side of. He is absolutely right about the danger this new left presents. Great interview.

[@papazjose1274]

The Left presents just as much danger as the Right presents because the reasons why we are fighting among ourselves is all created by the controllers of the universe, using "Divide & control." They want us divided and therefore lie to both sides, so that they can control all of us. They divide the people using country of origins, religions, etc. While it is all about them controlling the masses. In addition none of the masses of the West spoke up when the West has been going around looting the 3rd world for over a century now.

[@georgebailey8179]

He's an actual liberal. The ones heading down an authoritarian road are the polar opposite of liberals.

[@caleighhraee]

Dave is also a classical libertarian lol

[@Ln-cq8zu]

The far left and far right (even though they don't know it) are both just foot soldiers of the so called elites (the true architects of this dystopia) 😮

[@Ln-cq8zu]

Elon isn't the man he is portrayed to be. Bet my bottom dollar is that he's establishment! 😮

[@vmasing1965]

I took part in student protests in late Soviet Union, and nobody seriously believed we could win this fight. It was truly an empire, massive, literally 1/6th of the planet, with secret police that must have had millions of people in it, part time or full time. Yet, it collapsed like house of cards. However, our entire underground organization was not only political but also deeply religious. A protestant church of mostly students, with political convictions and stupidly fearless. Partly from youthful (baseless) bravado, partly from the religious world view. There also was a few hardcore dissidents in the province I was in, who were purely political, not religious -- about a dozen of them. While our group was massive in comparison, more than 300. And that was it, the rest of the society was simply too scared to do anything. For a good reason too. Their entire life experience told them that anyone who openly opposes the government ends up mining copper in the Siberian Gulags. I don't think societies can really remain free if people have no fulcrum outside the society. Problem is, in totalitarian countries there's nothing besides family that's outside state, and family in this situation is a liability not help. The only thing you can possibly rely on has to be transcendental in nature. Either that or nothing. As strange as it sounds, in a situation as extreme as this, that's a very practical advice. As we can see today, if you have that "nothing", you really get nothing.

[@stewarthall967]

@fifthentity4511 Respect. Excellent comment. Read "Live Not By Lies: A Manual For Christian Dissidents"

[@Snappypantsdance]

Hmmm, your comment is making me think. Do you have a channel or any way that you convey this info to people today? Would love to hear back from you!

[@DieFlabbergast]

Вы попали в самую точку. (You've hit the nail on the head.)

[@Marley-ii6ls]

I'm curious how did your country become communist? I suspect because the current system paridym in the west is being turned upside down and seemingly forcefully broken on purpose, that the powers that be are eventually going to introduce communism as an alternative to capitalism that they broke.

[@TheKayzieMichelle]

Thank you for that. Very important point.

[@saygrayspeech1016]

13:02 “We are stuck in a terrible problem, which is: you can’t embrace the solutions of the past to get out of the problems of the present, and you can’t abandon the solutions of the past (because they’re outdated) because you’ll end up abandoning all sorts of stuff that matters in ways you don’t know about.” The most intellectually honest statement I have ever heard! It is like a coming of age for the whole world. We have just finally graduated after having completed all of our research and dissertation at the University of the Enlightenment… and yet we find that we may need to move back home for a bit. Yes it sounds like a place to cry out for help, as humiliating as it seems.

[@BuckF0eJiden]

Bret and his brother Eric are two of the most eloquent, intelligent speakers I've ever heard.

[@bellakrinkle9381]

Indeed, they are unique and special people.

[@geo525252]

Watching liberals like Brett actually wake up to what many of us saw decades ago is nice to see. It's also maddening.

[@carlthecaveman]

Yeah, the interview with his brother where they were clapping each other on the back for being "ahead of the curve" was laughable. When they "left the left" they just exchanged bubbles.

[@c3bhm]

Brett was a 'ban assault weapons' kind of fool, not all that long ago, but things started to go to hell in recent years so he started to wake up and realize 'golly gee, maybe there IS a reason for the 2nd Amendment'. It's kind of pathetic. I like him and listen to him often, but it's sad commentary on how screwed up our society is when people like him are seen as among the cream of the crop of our thought-leaders.

[@KT-dj4iy]

Are you confident that you had good reason for seeing things correctly back then? I mean, it's possible to have poor justification for a belief, even if it is a correct belief. And I'm increasingly of the view that the beliefs of the "convert" more often have solid justification than the beliefs of those us who found ourselves having to wait patiently for them to see sense. It is by no means a 100% correlation, but that it's non-zero is intriguing. I'm not poking for a fight here, I'm just interested in how people go from nonsense to sense. And vice versa I suppose! 🙂

[@anomietoponymie2140]

@@carlthecaveman You're wrong, Caveman. I've seen people exchange bubbles before and as an ex-leftist myself, am often cautioning myself not to do so. It took me about 20 years, thought by thought, piece of evidence by piece of evidence, puzzle after puzzle, thinking it through, questioning. There's been an exodus from the left, yes, but Brett and Heather are not the bubble jumping type. Their evolution has been a long time coming, they are very thoughtful, careful people.

[@mattsullivan6163]

💯💯💯 The only positive of the Plandemic was this but they still aren’t fully aware of everything but that’s okay.. Question everything

[@ccmTopher34]

It’s quite crazy how fast the collectivist movement today has thrusted otherwise apolitical intellectuals (actual intellectuals) into deeply political conversations. I feel bad for the distress and attacks they burden and am eternally grateful that they are here to help society see this through towards the light.

[@rashone2879]

Like musk is the leader of everything these days…until he slips up or gets bored and moves on.

[@j.t.r1409]

Well said!

[@martino8114]

Well said! And might I add that they are nothing short of Hero’s and Godsends… I thank them all as well

[@katarinahinsey3931]

Me too

[@mkjohnson7826]

@@rashone2879 Or they silence him. They are already going after him for the “crime” of hiring too many Americans.

[@junegunter2705]

Glade you and Heather has fully woke up.🎉❤

[@grainofsand4176]

I appreciate Bret's cautious optimism about Elon.

[@kenhiett5266]

This is why Bret and Heather have been my go-to since I realized how close we are to unraveling. The way they work together and hold each other accountable, regardless of the slings and arrows, is a powerful truth seeking dynamic. Best I've found on average to date.

[@jboushka]

I listen to them. I love the dog and two cats. The black cat seems attached to Bret.

[@Supsboredrn]

I remember this guy on jre fell for a fake tweet of a doctor saying they were fine with the vaccine being poison. If you are someone who’s that gullible you are probably not the best source on a lot of topics.

[@georgegrader9038]

I've been listening for 4 years and acquired/read read their book.

[@zzzzBadBoyzzzz]

Humanity has 5,000+ years of religious stories and values that have been written down for us. Such educational materials should not be ignored and discarded via our educational systems.

[@earthlighteleven]

yeah but there's always time for a re-look and revamp for things to remain time relevant - but the essence of most of the tenets are pretty good

[@sharondavis258]

Yes, I just quoted a verse in the Bible that covered the topic he seems to just recently figured out. Matthew 24: 21 22 "For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elects sake those days shall be shortened.". It is tomorrows news written thousands of years ago.

[@grannyannie2948]

In the 1970s in my country, we still read from the Bible in government schools every day. I don't know why it stopped. It is part of our culture and a complex book to read, so intellectually stimulating as well.

[@zzzzBadBoyzzzz]

@grannyannie2948 what country?

[@grannyannie2948]

@@zzzzBadBoyzzzz Australia.

[@michellecoon6619]

Thank You Dave Ruebin and Brett Weinstein!

[@warpeace8891]

Nadir was 1984 Practical Solutions which are still valid now.... Spend your money elsewhere, away from the ones you don't want to have power.... Hold to account, those who are in positions of responsibility. Go to court, write that letter, mobilize your allies. Don't do nothing.

[@marktullis6484]

Incredible, brutally honest conversation. Bret is a good guy in the existential battle of good vs. evil. And, of course, everyone knows Dave is. Keep up the good fight gentlemen. There are many good souls behind you.

[@falseprogress]

There's still a major problem on the Right in that too many are mindless climate-change deniers, bolstered by the left's concern over the issue ("we gotta be against their tribe no matter what"). Dave Rubin falls into that camp with his sneering attitude toward logical climate science. It's dangerous & childish to make CO2 into a "leftist" cause rather than a physics predicament.

[@vinylmandate]

That's too comfortable a position to be in. We need to be standing alongside him. Perhaps you meant that, in which case this is a minor, and maybe even pedantic, distinction but at this stage in the war we can't even suffer the slightest bit of confusion. We need to be 1000% clear in our convictions. I hope you agree.

[@Lee-de2wl]

Great interview. The scary thing is that the climax of this present madness hasn’t been reached.

[@mrrandom9869]

I havent paid attention to politics for a decade. I was listening to them now and thinking "wtf are they talking about" the whole time. Since I cannot ask them, I'm asking you now wtf your comment is about.

[@vincentmurphy9252]

People humans are weak! They go with the flow like Covid they all move at same time follow the herd it’s not easy going against it but it made me mad money over 35 years! And fight for free speech do not let them say hate speech is wrong it’s speech you do not like it stand up to it do not ban what you think should be banned ! The future is bleak if you really lost freedom

[@ggaggagga4]

Thinking, rational people who take their responsibility to protect those they love, better get started preparing for the day after this tsunami hits in America. It's time to KNOW what one believes and how far they are willing to go to protect those they love.

[@mrrandom9869]

@@ggaggagga4 who, what, when, where? I havent paid attention to politics for a decade, so what exactly is this all about? Please explain without hyperbolies, metaphors, or vagueness.

[@JeepCherokeeful]

@@mrrandom9869our whole world has changed over the last 10 years, how could you not notice?

[@blustar1856]

I think it was Fr Berrigan - quoting Chris Hedges - who once said - paraphrasing: "I don't fight fascism because I expect to win - I fight fascism because it's fascism."

[@jacklawsen6390]

If people won't stand up to tyranny because there's a risk of losing a job or being cancelled, we'll reach a point where the risks are far worse.

[@neilestenson6595]

The DOJ, FBI, CIA, ATF & NSA are full of those people. So is Congress and the Judiciary.

[@sazajac77z]

I am one of the lone wolves he describes. Quite bad at "packing". But I saw this for what it was from the gitgo, having studied it all for 30 yrs. High IQ, skeptical, open minded, so I was able to connect the dots better than most. And it sucks feeling alone in all this. I need a pack, and there is none. I'm in my 60s now, and I expect to be included in the round-ups eventually. I'll go down swinging, alone and unnoticed.

[@jimkinch5313]

You might go down physically alone but spiritually we are many🙏

[@NextExiter]

Round ups aren't super likely, for probably several reasons. Persecution--as it's handled by modern states--is a profit-maker in itself. It's big business. Briefly: they don't want to round up "extremists," because then they can't surveil them. They can, however, psychologically "waterboard" a population, or even discreet individuals (and do), wile providing no means to challenge it or stop it. Which in many ways is worse.

[@FloridaManConstruction]

You are solo, but not alone.

[@SethCohn23]

We're out there, but yes, we're a minority... No matter how much people talk about the silent majority, the truth is the marching morons (a term invented by Cyril Kornbluth in 1951, far before Idiocracy) are the majority.

[@freddieoblivion6122]

I suspect you describe a LOT of us nowadays. We are being atomized purposely.

[@goldeye1958]

Everything I have deduced on my own as a Canadian citizen in the front lines of this asymmetrical war on freedom and democracy. Bravo.

[@Mrs.Bombtastic]

Canadian here! Well said.

[@normaandersson]

So much respect for Bret. A consistent voice of truth and reason in the shit show we have witnessed the past few years.

[@JW-dc8hk]

One thing we could have started doing 30 years ago would be to get our fear in check and start rehabilitating severe impoverished communities and address mental health in a meaningful and consistent way. 50-60 years ago certainly 30 years ago “throwing people in prison DID NOT help our society. People like to complain that every thing is wrong but they rarely think on how we can practically fix it. This is one of those things I’m mentioning and a mindset that would have really made a difference

[@uraseagull4825]

I have been working on this for at least 50 years. I remember first hearing about stagflation during the Carter Administration and learned then, if we did not alter our course that we would end up in the economic conditions we're in. Finally understanding the various administrative financial and legal functions of socialism, fascism, communism, and libertarianism led me to understand the potential social ramifications that now exist, if we did not alter our course. Essentially, there are a group of sociopathic criminals that are pulling the strings of most of the nation-states of the world and many of them are associated with the WEF, international banking, and many other organizations working in collusion, including the MSM, the United Nations and some 40 different corporations. They're basically using taxes and regulatory fees and government contracting to redistribute that wealth to the corporate interest they own and control. They have done this by usurping both our human and property rights. In the U.S., almost every politician and Judge is breaching their Oath of Office to protect and defend the U.S. Constitution and in doing so they are literally committing many crimes including crimes against Humanity. And in doing so they have literally stolen much of the wealth of humanity. They need to be arrested and stripped of their wealth, so it can be giving back to the people. The only group I know for the U.S. that has a legal method of doing this is COINSOG. Whether we can pull it off is another issue but I know of no other method of accomplishing this. If we could do it here, the rest of the world would follow suit.

[@MrSpaceace1999]

What the hell is coinsog

[@uraseagull4825]

@@MrSpaceace1999 A question asked in such disrespect is why your question is going unanswered and you will not be invited.

[@KatherineNalley]

​@uraseagull4825 with respect and a genuine desire to know, may I ask what is COINSOG?

[@davidlamb7524]

I googled Coinsog and found their website. I agree with their criticism of the status quo. I was however put off by the Nazi style insignia, the moral certitude, the over-simplification and the poor spelling.

[@hacker4now1]

Well said my friend and absolute truth !!

[@sandral5503]

I’m 54 and I remember as a young kid fishing Puget Sound for bottom fish… it was unbelievable, and the crabbing , clamming and oysters we use to get… Now, all the bottom fish are all but gone, and there are so many toxins anymore , it’s tuff to get the shellfish. It breaks my heart . I wish the next generations of sports anglers could experience what I got to as a child… I live for the outdoors, hunting and fishing , I’ve seen the drastic change …

[@olyseespotrun8799]

Agreed. It's a hellscape now. When you've spent a lifetime plugged into nature, the catastrophic changes are undeniable. Now living in the S Puget Sound for the past 9 yrs (grew up in rural NH immersed in the natural world), I've watched things collapse even further.

[@toneybrooksmedia2235]

I think the strength of our opposition as Davids or Elhanans against Goliath is the fact we are not congregated and free to act as Lone Wolves. The spiritual world leads us to those whom we need to find; to see and to hear those things we are meant to see and hear. ''A thousand points of light.'

[@gillps5130]

Then KZbin is truly spiritual as I found out everything back then from recognisably truth telling experts and sceptics.

[@christianlange9434]

Great to see Bret on your Rubin Report. Thank you for this ;-)

[@frjimomi]

Brilliant analysis of the most worrisome crisis of the times. The Nobel laureate of Bengal, Rabindranath Tagore, once commented, "Emancipation from the bondage of the soil is no freedom for the the tree."

[@StanHowse]

Bro made the Nobel prize because of his Guilt, and his Wife's suicide (because her husband, Nobel sucked). They then gave it to Obama, for getting elected President.... That fkn thing is a paperweight.

[@luzclara3855]

The soil is God

[@joyceelmer131]

@@luzclara3855 AMEN!

[@frjimomi]

@@luzclara3855 Amen!! Tagore composed many hymn and gave Gandhi the moniker, Mahatma - great soul.

[@joevil6259]

I've been saying something similar. This is not just politics and culture as usual, this is plain evil. We better push back wherever and whenever we can. Not everybody is a leader that can ( hopefully) change things but everybody can stand strong right there where they are and not give an inch

[@Diametricallyopposed00]

Have you read ‘silent weapons for quiet wars’? Bilderberg group? The elites have an agenda, and they are executing it perfectly. 🐑🐑🐑🐑 = us.

[@andrewsweat4350]

Where some people see powerful influence and elite/politicians...I see demons.The push for foreign wars, purposely poisoning Americans through processed food, nonsensical ideals such as climate change/social credit sytem/AI/diversity etc. to forward an agenda to maintain Global Control at the cost of the lives and quality of lives of entire populations, that takes demons imo. Yes evil...

[@DiodeMom]

That’s one of the reasons DeSantis looks so appealing to me. He’s passed laws in FL that have gotten horrible criticism and were relayed by media as falsely as could be gotten away with, and he stands by what he did.

[@joevil6259]

@@DiodeMom DeSantis did great things for FL no doubt. My problem with him is that the establishment is solidly behind him and he'll end up doing their bidding. He has no choice in the matter since he is not financially independent.

[@DiodeMom]

@@joevil6259 I know. I agree with that. At some point you have to pick your battles. But yeah I worry that going to DC will eff with anyone’s head. Didn’t used to be that way.

[@mrdavies7894]

This is the single most fascinating, frightening, amazing, horrifying, encouraging interview (all of the above, where _some_ of the above is well placed on other interviews or news stories) I have seen in recent memory, perhaps ever. Sending this around; the current number of views (under half a million) is far too few….

[@Thelightwinsall]

It Comes Down To Honest and Open Analysis And Debate BEFORE Instituting Any Major Change Within Educational Institutions

[@YvonneCunnington]

"Everyone is panicked over the fact that there are no adults." Amen to that. This is the big deal problem we have in Canada.

[@artn2950]

Trudeau!!! Yikes

[@stevelambert8854]

Very valuable discussion. Thank you, Dave, for having Bret this morning.

[@jarcadipane2849]

As a Conservative, I can honestly say that Bret is mostly logical.

[@josephfraley4432]

It's the beast, and it will gain absolute power, woe to humanity. The ultimate test.

[@andrewmiles3378]

Spot on!

[@deegee8992]

Credit to the facilitator of the explanation of these profound ideas. Rubin your questions where so well considered. 10/10

[@BecamePneuma]

I am a single American male and every fiber of my being knows something is going on in this country. I am prepared. Men, stand strong. Protect your families at all costs. We will meet again.

[@sjoerdhartman9181]

You must have had some good parents huh!?

[@ArronMurray]

Same with the UK, in fact, I believe this is happening in all of the anglosphere countries and the west in general.

[@BecamePneuma]

@@ArronMurray We are brothers.

[@BecamePneuma]

@@sjoerdhartman9181 not even close buddy. I was taught traditional values as a child but that’s about it. I am a product of what I’ve been through to this point.

[@BecamePneuma]

@@sjoerdhartman9181 My username is me. Look up the definition of Pneuma.

[@hamsterlife6509]

Thanks, Dave. This is a very important conversation. Bret's interview with Vivek Ramaswamy on Dark Horse was one of the defining interviews that showed a path away from D vs. R to humanity vs. the elite.

[@scapps8173]

Now that would be a fantastic duo. Vivek for President and Brett for VP

[@user-ki7bt9lk2m]

Awesome conversation to listen to I'm pretty aware of my surroundings I like to think. More than the average person living today I'm sure of that much. This added supply to my arsenal. Thanks for that. Keep up the good work, both of you.

[@laurelsoderholm9480]

Now we are aware of migrants coming down from Canada to vt nh. That is troubling now that good weather is coming! Lots of open spaces up here. Very unnecessary. I need to be safe for my self here in this area!

[@user-cv1uv3wp6q]

Thank you Bret. Just watched your interview with Tucker.

[@denisevarner7308]

Excellent discussion. This is what should be discussed in Universities and conveyed through Congress. What we have now is how to legitimize irresponsible, insane, dangerous behavior because of greed. The powers that be are destroying the human capacity for reason and optimal level of living for greedy materialism.

[@wheelie642]

The only fix for this is for the second amendment people to peacefully unify without weapons in hand and as a million man march into Washington and demand change.

[@freddieoblivion6122]

They've been convinced that humans aren't the future.

[@martino8114]

I personally believe we need to take all of the institutions such as education science medical and pharma as lost and rebuild . The trust is gone for good and the rot is too far infiltrated

[@jarcadipane2849]

I could NOT agree more even if i tried. Look at how they are condoning anything and everything that would either anesthetize the public or create conflict amongst the masses.

[@jarcadipane2849]

@@martino8114 rebuilding is not going to be easy.

[@harmonygordon6901]

Bret is an outstanding man. He has sacrificed much to pursue truth. BLESS HIM.

[@MJVH777]

Evolution, not the truth... the men who think they came out of a mud puddle now find themselves back in it... exactly what they deserve! Praise YahWeh!

[@Commonsense401]

But also gained so much in the process.

[@annap7678]

Best discussion I’ve heard in quite some time! I’ve missed Bret Weinstein. Even though I am still subscribed (“Send all” bell), KZbin rarely sends his podcasts my way now, and I used to always get them. This was just excellent, gentlemen, and unfortunately it was right on target. I feel the same sense of foreboding Bret describes, and I have to actively encourage optimism in myself these days. There are some bright possibilities that promote some hope out there in the sea of malevolence that surrounds our ship. Unfortunately there are also a number of loose cannons rolling around our deck which we constantly have to dodge to keep from being maimed or worse, and these hamper our side’s efforts. Please keep up you efforts, both of you, because it’s obvious you are making a positive difference as well as holding back the storm. Wherever your theism is now, I’m still going to say this: “May God bless and keep you-and your families-safe.” The prayer is actually a bit longer: Numbers 6:24-26.

[@dee5778]

The greatest threat to our country is trump and his America hating magat nazis.

[@rankoutsider2363]

Bret is so intelligent, his words are so truthful and well sculptured to the point his truth CAN NOT offend, and ever offend. Because it has come to a point in our society where telling the truth offends and can get us in trouble. And when that occurs it only heightens one’s frustration and can turn any situation worse for us.

[@47bricklayer]

When I saw the mindless compliance during the plandemic, I retired at 57 years old. I started living like there's no tomorrow. I am not optimistic about the future. I am not willing to live in a world where I don't own myself, where I don't have bodily autonomy, intellectual agency, or individual liberty. Everyone who was ever a slave valued life more than their ownership of them self. Give me liberty or give me death. Eat, drink and be merry, for soon we die.

[@limjan1667]

I still remember very vividly what my government told us; anyone rejecting being vaccinated will be blacklisted as social outcasts. I’m a Malaysian, and I’m one of those many few who rejects getting vaccinated until the very end. In the end I conform; as my government increased the places where those who were not vaccinated will not be allowed to go to. This is only one example whereby those who are in authority gradually abused their power to control us. In the podcast, the conversation revolves around the elites using all kinds of means to assert their control upon us. This is happening all over the world. In Malaysia (my country), our local elites are collaborating with some of our politicians along with people from the underground world to get to what they want. Unless you support their political narratives and or their overly ambitious global objective, the average citizen finds it almost Impossible to live; as these globalists have certain ways and or means to ensure that either you conform, or be muted. I’m one of those kinds of individuals that cannot sit still; knowing all that’s happening. I believe that there are still quite a number of people like us in this world. I feel that we have to unite; not only speak up against this evil that’s enveloping the world right now, but fight against it. May God bless us, and the world. 🙏🏻.

[@noeldeal8087]

That's actually in the Bible, "eat, drink, etc." Greek philosophy, I believe.... How about living forever? Sounds good, right? Christ can't be bribed etc., as King of God's Kingdom.

[@47bricklayer]

We are novel creatures. Jesus is the only autobiographical creature. He is God's character incarnate.@@noeldeal8087

[@rcjdeanna5282]

My mantra was, "I didn't abandon my friends dying with AIDs I'm sure as he*l not going to be scared of this crap." Later I found out who was responsible for both pandemics....same old Fauci.

[@mikisunshine9334]

These 2 men & Brett's lovely wife kept me sane during covid & glad to see they're still at it,keep it up & want more of this please.

[@MagnusGalactusOG]

This was a really good conversation. I'm glad i was able to listen in and learn a bit from it.

[@saygrayspeech1016]

21:26 “We all want progress, but if you’re on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive.” - C.S. Lewis

[@natalieelisabeth5767]

Fantastic conversation. Bret is one of the main reasons my family didn’t take the vaccine. He’s a voice that should be taken seriously, imo.

[@randpherigo9724]

the way they pushed it.. spoke volumes .. smelled a rat right away

[@sweynforkbeard8857]

I took the vaccine, but I'm 70 and if it killed me, it's not like I'm not going to die in a couple years anyway. If I were young, no way would I get it.

[@Resenbrink]

@@randpherigo9724how tiresome

[@miketomlin6040]

If you had folks over 60 in your family who were not vaccinated, you took a big risk!!

[@sweynforkbeard8857]

@@miketomlin6040 I don't think so. I think I took a bigger risk taking an experimental vaccine. I actually regret giving in to the fear mongering.

[@notsure64]

Thank you both; remember the West is resilient; there are silent millions who don't want to engage with the crazy woke folk until they see a clear path. Former liberals are afraid of the insane direction liberalism is taking.

[@heartdominance]

Looking good Bret! Peace brother. You’re absolutely right! Thank you for the inspiration, excellent introduction to the video.

[@ColdFlame53]

The fixing a car analogy was really great!

[@siyaindagulag.]

Zen and the art of .... automobile maintainence?

[@thomasburtonwalker]

Please more of this stuff, Dave. It’s literally why I started following you in the first place.

[@lindamccann7723]

Thank you for this discussion!

[@Cnhfcsh]

Excellent job by both of you. Please keep up the excellent work.

[@7349yt]

Nietzsche, Huxley and Orwell DID tell us, but instead of using 1984, Brave New World and Thus Spoke Zarathustra as warnings, we used them as manuals.

[@ALL4TRUTHANDFREEDOM]

Thank you Dave for having Brett on your show. What a fantastic interview! Love from Canada 🇨🇦 ❤🙏🏼

[@PhilosoFeed]

As one of the first ever victims of arbitrary social media censorship, I'm very sympathetic to Brett's concerns and the problems he had with his podcast. On the other hand though, there is something he is missing, and it's this: Brett made his podcast almost exclusively about covering covid from a contrarian perspective. Millions of us agreed with him, but since we all agreed that covid was not something worth ending the world over, there wasn't really an market for his content. Like cool, yet another video showing some study about vaccines or masks or social distancing, etc. It was invaluable info for the first 3-6 months there, but then the people who agreed with him moved on with their lives. I distinctly remember right around the time I started scrolling past his videos, and then after a month or so they stopped showing up. And I'm one of his biggest fans - I think he'a great and so is Heather. That shit just got so boring.

[@teritallent]

Men never do evil so cheerfully and eagerly as when they do it from religious convictions.

[@teresaprice5070]

Absolutely LOVE Bret's (and Heather's) scholarly, yet heart-driven, perspective and insights!! One of the best discussions I've had the pleasure to view: thank you, Dave, for hosting this conversation--one that I have a sense will be transformative for our world! 😍

[@GetMeThere1]

I was born in 1953 and raised in Bergen County NJ -- 10 miles from the GW bridge into NYC. The suburbs. When I was a kid our town was just FILLED with birds of all types. It was a RACKET of bird calls. Now (when I visit) I notice it's virtually DENUDED of birds. A few Mockingbirds, and that's about it. Furthermore, as a young teen my folks bought a "weekend place" north of the Catskills, and up there, too, lots of birds. There are still birds up there, but surely CONSIDERABLY FEWER (in number and variety) that there were 50 years ago. The fact is, you NEED to be 70 years old to notice this stuff. Back in the late sixties I was puzzled about all the dead stumps up there -- and an "old-timer" explained to me that they were chestnut stumps; still existing because chestnut is resistant to rotting. Even the stumps are gone now, but so is ANY evidence of elm trees (plentiful in the late sixties). Mountain ash is now dying quickly (there used to be a baseball bat manufacturer not far from our place -- it's no more). Lots of the white pine looks sickly to my eye -- as does beech. Fuck climate warming, we've heavily DENUDED our natural environment, and nobody talks about it nor notices it in the visceral way that I do.

[@reiduncoffey6517]

Love this interview! Thank you!!!

[@Lyra1.618]

Millions of us are so grateful that both of you exist and are willing to examine these issues. THAN YOU! Comfort in the storm. Highly intellectually and emotionally intelligent at once, you both span the huge gaps in information and analysis presented by “mainstream” sources.

[@robertstolz931]

Great interview Dave. I’ve been watching Brett & Heather right from the start of Covid. I owe my sanity to them. We will all stand up together and fight the elite narrative.

[@NikiBechusWTF]

Exactly the same, thank God for Dark Horse.

[@TheValkryie]

Here, here. Brett & Heather saved my sanity during the insane Covid era.

[@vmlb2009]

It's amusing to observe Bret discussing the consequences that significant changes invariably bring. This precisely encapsulates my understanding of conservatism: 'Changes have consequences. Let's consider our actions carefully, always bearing in mind that solving one problem often leads to the creation of another.

[@aaronvt9980]

There are no solutions, only trade-offs. - Thomas Sowell

[@sambathelionking]

All the religions that have survived to this Era have survivalist code. The religions were / still are instruction manuals on how to survive.

[@sirrathersplendid4825]

Exactly. They incorporate basic survival strategies into their dogma - not eating potentially contaminated shellfish/pork or the five-times daily prayer schedule with its ritual stretching and prostration for a healthier body.

[@sambathelionking]

A huge chunk of moses in the old testament is about cleaning yourself. Cleanliness being a key survival skill.

[@sirrathersplendid4825]

@@sambathelionking - Yes, especially the purity rituals connected with fertility, birth and death.

[@shellyscott4822]

The light has already won but we still need more people to wake up!!❤

[@caroldanson5476]

We have been careless by electing an old man with mental issues in the US and we in Canada have elected a spoiled child in an adult body who is unqualified, incompetent and inexperienced and neither the old guy or the younger guy have a clue of what to do . Like children in a candy store they grab everything with NO INTELLIGENCE. The result is a HUGE MESS.

[@lynnsharp9929]

The thing is, even worse, their being elected reflects the mind(less), soul(less) state of the millions of people who voted them in.

[@artn2950]

Trudeau needs a tutu!

[@MrSpaceace1999]

You are part of the problem if you think they are making any of the decisions

[@albertmaziarz6739]

huge-mess-like-you.

[@victorpozzo8682]

We need more of this. We can overcome the ridiculous woke agenda.

[@shaneleighton3453]

The thing is though is that he is/ was one of the intellectual leaders of the left that got us to this point to start with. I want to be happy to be hearing this from a guy like Brett Weinstein but he has always been a Communist, so he needs to do a bit more than go in front of a camera and espouse the virtues of conservatism before im riding in his boat. He's on the right path but as Ronald Reagan said "Trust but verify"

[@deeh5126]

@@shaneleighton3453 if you are laying this at the feet of Bret, you are very ill-informed and uneducated about this mess. We all have played a part (large or small). This is simplistic I am baffled.

[@shaneleighton3453]

@@deeh5126 Who's this "we" you are talking about???? I have nothing to do with any of this craziness. I've been saying these things for decades. Bret Weinstein was/is a person who supported whole heartedly the values that got us to the point that we are at now, and he acts as if nobody else noticed until he and Dave Rubin started talking about it. I'm not surprised that you are baffeled. Being the one who is "ill informed" And it is now and always has been simple. To call it complicated is trying not to admit to being wrong, and save face. There are objective rights and wrongs that are just true and no matter how hard people try to justify someting that is true to be subjective doesn't make it so. And everybody deep in their hearts knows this. I'm Happy Eric is coming into the light, but he needs to aknowledge that these "revelations" of his are not new. Not complicated and that he has to take some responsibility for his part in it. When he and dave were patting themselves on the back for being on the cuting edge of this is laughable. Hundreds of millions of people have been saying what they said for 6 decades. Now that they have been kicked out of their club they are mad about it and think they can round up the other cancelled leftists and do something about it. Again, We will take all the support we can get, but recognizing that he was a part of the problem is his first step to being taken seriouly by those of us who have been on the right side all along.

[@remotecontrol9489]

So more multiculturalism, more multiracialism, no countries no peoples. Especially the white ones. Otherwise we all die. says Bret Weinstein.

[@thomasbonnett4800]

Don’t attack your allies. If you need to correct someone, do so respectfully.

[@ashtarstar1248]

What a brilliant man !!! Bret's knowledge resonates with my beliefs on humanity.

[@APCSW19]

Very powerful, thank you.

[@trmccracken2376]

Chesterton's Law: Never remove a fence until you know why it was put there.

[@angelashort1331]

Jude , tells us ,STAY ALWAYS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES ,WHERE,GODS LOVE CAN REACH AND BLESS YOU , ❤Some boundaries arecsupernatural ❤