Toxic Victimhood

[@AZWallbreaker]

My Nigerian parents NEVER mentioned racism or any other -isms once to my siblings and I. Boy, they were STRICT about having good grades at school and good behavior anywhere we went. As adults, we're grateful to have parents to keep us in line when we were kids!

[@andrescott1883]

I bet you enjoyed diversity and affirmative actions programs though. Must be nice.

[@lightdark00]

You never specified black. You had Asian or White parents?

[@geneandaj4286]

@@lightdark00 lol Always a search to diss huh

[@Leslie_the_Great]

@@lightdark00 Nigerian, so black, I guess

[@FloridaGirl-]

👍 AZ. It all starts AT HOME!

[@mobiusraptor7]

As a Black man, I cannot wait for books like "White Fragility" and "How to be Anti-Racist" to be seen by history in the same way as "The Communist Manifesto" and "Mein Kampf".

[@Hibernicus1968]

You may have a long wait. If history is any guide, the ideology will persist despite its failures. Look at Critical Race Theory and modern wokeness. It's straight up Marxism. It's just switched out class for race as the primary organizing factor in society around which everything revolves. You would think Marxism should be as dead as Julius Caesar, after it was seen again and again for a century to fail, and to generate only poverty, oppression, mass death, and waves of refugees. But it's alive and well, and making inroads in our society and its institutions. The founders of BLM can openly proclaim that they are Marxists -- they don't even attempt to hide under an alternate label, and wear the name proudly -- and the movement is feted and pandered to by our media, by academia, and by the democrat party.

[@johnhoffman2878]

Which will ruin the economy, starve millions to death and send us back to the dark ages which will result in people waking up and realizing crt and that fragility book were lies and that the left lied to them and that Marxism and socialism are bad

[@mynameskobe6838]

Lotta people seem to think Communism is a good thing. It's really scary.

[@bludeuce3855]

@@mynameskobe6838 until the economy completly falls and the country is completly out of money, food shortages happen, the country sent back to the dark ages due to renewables and millions starve to death which will result in people waking up and realizing communism is evil and the left and communists lied to them

[@williampierce4513]

I'm black as well and I agree.. I'm so fucking tired of these neo-marxists and race hustlers.. much respect to you for saying something.

[@VIKDR1]

Racism 1850 - "You are my property!" Racism 2021 - "This test is hard!"

[@brkbtjunkie]

Imagine thinking everything is about you.

[@Felixthecatfan21]

You probably didn't watch Kendi's video on how to be an anti racist. I watched the video and it has opened my mind and it has gotten to question me how much has white privilege impacted the lives of many black, brown, yellow and red and the swirls in between people living in this Country.

[@StopListeningToLibertarians]

@@Felixthecatfan21 lol

[@AlexMoffet]

We live in the “look at me culture “ and I hate it

[@christopherlewis1315]

I can't believe you made this statement to ME!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@WilliamCooney-l2v]

@@Felixthecatfan21 Do yourself and everyone else a favor and educate yourself on the LBJ administration. The leftist policies to push for incentivizing fatherlessness in black communities and entitlement programs that just made things worse. There is a reason fathelss households were LOWER than whites before the implementation of politically left policies which were issued in under guise of the being the good caring people here to help. While in reality it was like a modern slave system by those on the political left to keep black americans voting that way while stopping the beautiful growth in both wealth, education, and productivity we saw happening. As society got less racist, black Americas were doing way better, then idiots like LBJ reversed all that. While the then entire situation is very nuanced at it's core left the soft bigotry of low expectations is a main driving factor behind what we see.

[@hollowdog7208]

“Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.” ― George Carlin

[@rantingguy1726]

Fuck is the world lesser without him. That guy was awesome to watch.

[@sandydegener6436]

Like Mike Judge and "Idiocracy", George would be shocked to see how our current reality has exceeded their jokes.

[@rantingguy1726]

@@sandydegener6436 Crazy thing to mention! I watched that movie again not a week ago cause I'd forgot most of it and that intro about Evolution usually rewarding the smartest and strongest not applying to humans because we have no natural predator really made me think. It was saying that in regards to humans, evolution rewards those who breed the most rather than those best fit to survive. That sh*t hit me hard cause what's scariest is it's 100% true, we don't have a big natural predator to thin us. The premise of the movie is terrifyingly very logically sound!

[@bludeuce3855]

unless you attack them with a sword or gun

[@sandydegener6436]

@@rantingguy1726 , and I bet Mike Judge was laughing his ass off when he was writing the original story: "Aw man this could NEVER happen here!" (Although he MAY have had a creeping suspicion!)

[@yackemflaber84]

A big reason these people are "winning" is that they refuse to debate people who would contradict their beliefs. They only go on programs that will support them out right or only push back a little bit.

[@dantompkins2584]

They'res is real racism in America if we live in a 50 foot brick tower with no emididies and white people live in condos suburban homes and nice neighborhoods those facts paint a clear picture of it rasicts lie to prolong it racism is totally real feminism is all b.s.

[@meetthekitties2740]

When victimhood becomes currency, expect a crap load of counterfeiters

[@theladygunsmith]

Best comment ever!!!

[@Novelera05]

Love how you think 👏👏

[@cainabel615]

“You’re racist!! Now give me money.” - CRT grifters

[@hyperreal]

By their "logic" they are profiting from the suffering of minorities.

[@anneb889]

@@hyperreal Many people profit from pushing a victimization narrative. Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson, now people like those authors shown. It’s like feminism…..the victimization can never end….there are many who make money or gain power perpetuating it.

[@elizabethk3238]

Yes!

[@myblacklab7]

Or "You're white, therefore you're racist, so give me money, racist."

[@nghtwtchmn129]

Jared Taylor said that Kindi deserves a Genius Award for getting paid to make whites feel bad about themselves.

[@addusernamehere]

"Toxic Victimhood" is a term that NEEDED to be invented. Thank you, John Stossel, for helping popularize it.

[@moonstruck336]

"To fashion a victimization identity is a luxury available to people who aren't suffering that much" - well said !

[@myblacklab7]

And very true. CRT is elitist and racist.

[@btsnake]

A consequence of having so few real problems that you have to fabricate fake ones in order to feel like a hero

[@moonstruck336]

@@btsnake well you don't " have to " - there are a lot of problems in the world still so you can choose one but I do agree that it is easier to fabricate, make up or even create problems and that is what most people do

[@tsiozo211]

@@moonstruck336 They aren’t looking to solve anything. They adopt this mindset because it is self serving and absolves them of personal responsibility.

[@moonstruck336]

@@tsiozo211 I agree

[@discodynamitetnt2938]

"the tests aren't unfair. LIFE is not fair, the tests measures the results." -Thomas Sowell

[@telesnow]

idk school is bullshit. Just cause life is unfair doesn't mean it has to be. Just sounds like shitty western democracy cope.

[@branlan895]

@@telesnow so you want to remove tests? study harder. why are asians better at math? because they study harder and smarter.

[@telesnow]

@@branlan895 I'm asian wtf is this supposed to mean? I'm horrible at math but I think you misinterpreted what I was saying. I'm saying that just because in the natural order of things life is unfair, doesn't mean it should be. Life should be as fair as possible for everyone. A homeless child doesn't get the same chances.

[@stefanschultz601]

@@telesnow you're giving off some strong tankie vibes. "boo hoo i'm useless and it's society's fault."

[@telesnow]

@@stefanschultz601 I can assure you I'm not a tankie. Ew. But society should be improved. I'm not useless because of society. I just cant function in it mainly because of past experiences. But I'm improving myself. Regardless what is wrong with wanting fairness?

[@monty1460]

I listened to Kendi and DiAngelo give speeches when they started to become popular and determined they were not intelligent. McWhorter is 100% correct, he has a brain and is able to use it.

[@azmike3572]

Apparently neither Diangelo nor Kendi has heard of Thomas Sowell, who would destroy their "facts" easily.

[@Paul-sj5db]

Oh no. You're dead wrong. They've heard about him. That's why they refuse to debate their critics.

[@azmike3572]

@@Paul-sj5db Well, that's good to hear...that they know about him.

[@tubewatcher721]

I love Thomas Sowell. He is so SMART. He blows me away. Boy what courage.

[@mixrable1212]

Absolutely not, they know EXACTLY who Sowell is, they also know that they have no substance against him, they ALSO know that acknowledging them would result in losing some 1.5 million $ a year. As my Mom says "it's easier to wake someone up when they're not pretending to be asleep"

[@mikenkfalls]

He is the man.

[@jamie6387]

Everybody wants to be a victim these days, by any means necessary.

[@systemsbroken]

Stop victimizing me....jerk.

[@StopListeningToLibertarians]

They want to victimize you

[@DocNo27]

Victims are dependant and thus can be controlled. It's rather transparent - what's really disappointing is that so many people fall for it!

[@danyluk1]

"I'm offended, therefore I am."

[@jarrodschuck3295]

People are just catching on to the grift, it’s where the money is. Another youtuber made a video about a camp that charges parents $500 to teach their children about their whiteness. The sad thing is they have nothing to say about the BLM taking advantage of these deaths and buying their mansions next to white folk. The irony is thick in the air!

[@Drako9823]

"The heartbeat of anti-racism is confession." If that doesn't scream "cult!" to you, I don't know what else will.

[@Redmenace96]

First thought in my head! Thank you for commenting.

[@capncake8837]

“Are you racist?” “No.” “Are you sure you’re not racist” “Yes.” “Are you sure you’re sure.” “Yes.” “Are you really sure?” “Okay, fine. I am racist.” That’s probably how it’s gonna go.

[@ab5olut3zero95]

Imagine having the hubris to believe you and you alone speak for anyone and everyone with similar skin tone. That’s horrifyingly conceited.

[@ge2719]

We also have a special word for that. Racism.

[@nolgroth]

I think a better word is "hubris."

[@michaelbrinks8089]

Every country in Africa and Haiti is 3rd world because of white racism. Meanwhile many Asian countries are very modern and 1st world, who have somehow escaped white racism.

[@macc240038]

That was what Al Sharpton did. He appointed himself to speak for all black new yorkers. And very few stood up and said this man does not speak for me. So now we have a nation of people cowed by people like him.

[@cravinbob]

@@macc240038 Al Sharpton tells Black youth that they have no future because of White people so they end up making him correct (but he is wrong). Racism is "so what" but if you want to think it makes you a failure then so what? It only hurts you when you let it. The biggest problem we have is laziness and that followed by public schools. Racism does not even figure into it. Go out tomorrow and pick out someone you know and believe they are racist then figure out what exactly have they done to you to make your life so awful. Did you fail in school because of that person? Or you did not get a good job because of them? Maybe learning a skill will get you a job or you can start your own business and hire yourself. Information is everywhere, knowledge at your fingertips with access to internet right there in your hand all the time! Stop calling someone racist before you make them want to shut you up. Stop getting "facts" from Sharpton and other idiots. Try Thomas Sowell, the smartest Black man around who will tell you facts backed up by empirical data and evidence. He was completely unimpressed with Obama and still is. Look at some videos featuring Dr Sowell. He is in his 90s now and worked hard for every dime he made and put himself through college- Ph.D. in Economics, University of Chicago, 1968 A.M. in Economics, Columbia University, 1959 A.B. in Economics, magna cum laude, Harvard College, 1958 Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University, September 1980 - present Professor of Economics, U.C.L.A., September 1974 - June 1980 Visiting Professor of Economics, Amherst College, September 1977 - January 1978 Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University, April - August 1977 Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, July 1976 - March 1977 Project Director, The Urban Institute, August 1972 - July 1974 Associate Professor of Economics, U.C.L.A., September 1970 - June 1972 Associate Professor of Economics, Brandeis University, September 1969 - June 1970 Assistant Professor of Economics, Cornell University, September 1965 - June 1969 Economic Analyst, American Telephone & TelegraphCo., June 1964 - August 1965 Lecturer in Economics, Howard University, September 1963 - June 1964 Instructor in Economics, Douglass College, Rutgers University, September 1962 - June 1963 Labor Economist, U.S. Department of Labor, June 1961 - August 1962 Al Sharpton- High School graduate College drop out and nothing more of any import to bother with.

[@mustang607]

This new critical social justice movement turns MLK's dream into a nightmare.

[@thriveni1857]

Imagine thinking that MLK was one kind of libertarian.

[@Viconius]

It's also funny how being an "anti-racist" is so well paid. Follow the money still applies to this version of snake oil.

[@Redmenace96]

The Rev. Al Sharpton made a living for 40 years on victimhood.

[@willharriman1881]

@@Redmenace96 Yet, the problem of actual LEGITIMATE race grievances is still quite real!

[@monicaalba1127]

Race hustlers don't want the problem to be solved, that's why they only sow further division. It's the problem that pays their bills.

[@willharriman1881]

@@monicaalba1127 Did so called "race hustlers" create America's continuing race problem?

[@myopeius5765]

I met this guy who liked to play victim card. He claimed that he was only interested in things that affected him personally. I asked him if he believed men landed on the moon. He said he didn’t know because he wasn’t there. I said, “I don’t believe there was slavery because I wasn’t there”. He didn’t want to talk anymore.

[@xenosayain1506]

That is gold. My favorite freak was at work. Girl wore a black lives matter shirt. So I asked black lives matter right. She said yes I then asked, so white lives. She said yes but not as much because we gotta focus on black lives. I then stated which broke her. So your racist against all other minorities? Because you excluded them in a heartbeat. The flipout was so bad she was demoted and promptly fired for screaming racial slurs and threats in a quiet workplace🤣

[@maddmaxxpain]

Both are priceless!!! I’ll have to use them soon

[@mobiusraptor7]

@@xenosayain1506 The biggest surprise was that SHE was fired. Then again, would she able to sue your company because it won't bend over to crybullies (cause thats who they are).

[@xenosayain1506]

@@mobiusraptor7 luckily no. Direct language violation under a no tolerance policy for racial slurs. There is no clause for asking political questions so I was okay. Boss eyed like a hawk for a month though looking for a reason to get me afterward.

[@NotMyWar]

“To fashion a victim identity is a luxury afforded to people that aren’t really suffering.” Tell me that doesn’t hit you like a ton of bricks.

[@user-fy3rd8dr6h]

For reall

[@alexandersolzhenitsyn5303]

A victim industry has been fashioned

[@judyhamsmith82]

This was the best line of all!

[@sweetdrahthaar7951]

Profound and worth remembering.👍🏻

[@mygabrielle7477]

Yes this was the most profound line that stuck with me also after watching

[@hisokamorow8388]

He’s spot on about how being a “victim” is now the ultimate privilege in this country.

[@XiongGou]

The it's "racist or it's anti-racist," mentality is so juvenile and lacking in nuance and complexity it's infuriating. It is a tool for shaming those who don't just jump on board and accept their view on these issues. It removes the need for debate, the need for research and scholarly work and it removes any responsibility from those who deem themselves as "victims," to try and change or improve themselves.

[@OneTwo-yw4ij]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Thank you! If you're a victim of everything, then where is the responsibility for you to improve yourself? Zero effort should never = a reward!

[@TheSonofabiscuit]

This is why it's all being pushed in public education.

[@waitwhat3148]

Racism is non binary. Most preferred pronouns for racists are they, them.

[@Frilleon]

Actually it’s the opposite…that mentality is too complex. Life is simple. Judge people on their action not race. No research necessary. The extra complexity being added by schools, media, etc is what is keeping the race conversation relevant

[@XiongGou]

@@Frilleon I agree to an extent that is true of our interpersonal relationships. However, when viewing things through the lens of history that is when I believe more nuance and complexity enter the picture. For example, "America is built on stolen land by stolen people." There is so much about that statement that glosses over a vast number of historical factors that are important for understanding slavery, the treatment of the native Americans and many other issues. First and foremost being that A. It isn't just white Europeans who have engaged in slavery or even profited from it. In fact, it was competing African tribes that killed and sold their own people into slavery in the first place. B. There were many competing native American tribes during the initial founding of this country. Many sided with the Europeans and assimilated into their culture to protect themselves from enemy tribes who they had been fighting with for a long time already to that point. I've already written too much but history is not black and white, good or bad. Yet that is how these left thinking people are trying to paint their picture of the past and founding of the United States. To say it's problematic is the least you could say.

[@Deknis]

The fact that two don’t want to debate or just be challenged in general says everything I need to know as a black person.

[@anthonyhenry9383]

Reasons they do not want you to pay to anyone it's because their opinion can only survive in a vacuum

[@anthonyhenry9383]

Just out of curiosity am I wrong in my view that most people regardless of their race are ethnicity are born with very capabilities as well as individual potential.

[@lainiwakura1776]

I hope one day someone at these talks Robin DiAngelo gives has the balls to call her out. Or call her the n-word, hard r and everything.

[@wadebradley7388]

I agree as a white person. There are many people all on the left who refuse to debate, like AOC, that proves to me that they can't defend their position against scrutiny, and they have no position, just lies.

[@littlemonsters19d]

@@wadebradley7388 "It is better to be morally right than factually correct." -- AOC

[@joankersting2358]

Victim mentality is soooooo dangerous!

[@lancegerber6992]

"To fashion a victimization identity is a luxury available to people who aren't really suffering that much." One of the best quotes I've heard in a long time. Well done professor.

[@myblacklab7]

Quite true. I've never met an oppressed person who is politically correct, and most oppressed people are extremely politically incorrect - people who are actually oppressed would never be welcome at any leftist victimhood party.

[@Boristien405]

Time stamp?

[@reubensandwich9249]

@@Boristien405 3:46

[@Boristien405]

@@reubensandwich9249 Thx

[@africanqueen1655]

@@myblacklab7 Poverty & Oppression are Man-Made! To End them return the looted Land & Resources that are still being colonized!

[@ARealPersonNotABot]

I remember being a kid watching 2020 back in the 80s and 90s. It would come on after TGIF on ABC. John Stossel both looks and sounds almost the same as he did back then. Nice to know you're still dedicated to actual journalism.

[@2nd_a_dad4791]

You said what I was thinking.

[@clarissa8477]

I used to watch him back then on ABC too! I loved him (still do), he’s always made sense to me.

[@therockinboxer]

It's nice to see some normal people.

[@zillsburyy1]

im suprised he is not black listed

[@Rick_Cleland]

@@zillsburyy1 Black listed? BLACK listed!? *_BLACK_* listed!!?? RACIST!!

[@fluffymajestic8656]

DiAngelo calls herself racist and then merrily takes millions of dollars for it, and clinks champagne glasses with other rich people.

[@dr.winstonsmith]

To McWhorter’s last point: this is why the powers that be never want to emerge from pandemic mode.

[@throatpunch4789]

They will drag this out for as long as we let them! It will go on for 20 more years if it was up to them

[@stonefox9124]

And the ONLY reason we went into pandemic mode in the first place, no virus needed.

[@cheetolalito]

Plus we all share our opinions with them online 24/7 for free. Politicians know exactly which topics are most distracting or most divisive. They can see how masks and vaccines cut down the middle between party lines therefore they push those items to further divide red and blue. It’s no longer okay to not have an opinion. I for example could not care less about racism whether it’s happening or it’s not… it’s not something I see around me, racism is not something I or my community lives in… I don’t feel like I need to take up a cause they I don’t even know exists to virtue signal to my online platform that I am indeed a good person. It takes privilege to fight for causes that you don’t even understand.

[@jeffmyers7062]

yup continuing the grift

[@Spencerianism]

No doubt. There's always gonna be another "variant" right around the corner to keep this plandemic going indefinitely.

[@Timinator62]

Now that Labor Day is over and the kids go back to school today, we'll see how many Woke Teachers get exposed this week.

[@ComedyAintPretty]

Probably not enough.

[@themagalanium9491]

I start university soon and I'm ready for that shit show to happen. Given university professors can't be held to the same standard as public or Catholic school teachers

[@MichaelSHartman]

Let's hope the Antifa, and Marxist teachers, and administrations get exposed. If you are in Sacramento County, you should definitely check it out.

[@ellenaivanovych4916]

And how new "cases" will increased because that. We will see but they are already implementing mandatory vaccine in school workers , and some people are going to be fired

[@tesstkohls7448]

The only thing that is "systemic" is laziness. The only "inequality" is in the effort put out by people.

[@SteviePaints]

Spot on.

[@willharriman1881]

WRONG! LEGITIMATE race grievances are still part of the picture even today!

[@dafrailjew]

@@willharriman1881 please do explain

[@willharriman1881]

@@dafrailjew There are STILL actual white racism abuses being perpetrated even today! We have race discrimination in employment, in housing, in police conduct, criminal sentencing and all through American life! The civil rights agencies and courts are loaded with documented race cases!

[@bludeuce3855]

BLM has no interest in helping blacks BLM is nothing more but a marxist organization and a fraud

[@rnrtruestories]

Where I work this is infecting the workplace too and I’m saying that as someone whose the son of immigrants from India. My parents never talked about racism instead focusing on working hard

[@SA-5247]

The whole point of this is to get them talking about it and forcing them to choose an imaginary side. It further values these overpaid authors “brand”, and energizes stupid people to become verbal drones. This is also why they cite pseudo science and theoretical literature that was produced by them as evidence. They love to generalize people by race and love the term “people of color” because it again, forces people to identify and pick a side. The last thing they want as an organization is a good example of “POC” doing well because of their values/parents, coming in and stealing their spotlight. As if it’s not already blatantly obvious what the problem is.. Unfortunately for them, most people have enough brain power to see right through their intellectually bullshit..

[@rnrtruestories]

@@SA-5247 it’s even gotten to the point that we have to take “anti-racism” training and we are now talking about gender based analysis

[@HAUNTEDRECS]

@@rnrtruestories happened at my work too.. I quit.

[@user-fy3rd8dr6h]

Ignore it to death on them brotha! - just a white guy.

[@montestu5502]

Hard work and personal responsibility are now called racist. The left hates both of those.

[@TheBritishPatriot]

The ones screaming “racism” the loudest are usually the biggest racists!

[@dymytryruban4324]

Громче всех "Держи вора!" кричит сам вор. (A popular Russian saying) A person who screams "Thief! Hold him!" the loudest, is the thief himself.

[@Nemo-un5rr]

I agree this is very true. They lack any kind of self awareness. I’m from LA.

[@HeathenRides]

Just like the ones screaming idiots are always the least intellectual people ..(often the least intelligent to and act like they are the main character on Earth) and girl's calling other's tramp's etc are very often extreme loose themselves. Just as people who fatshame slightly chubby people have either body dismorphia and low self-esteem.projection has somehow become a part of culture..look at the Democrats They calling everyone They disagree with somekinda extremists but they're the most radical party or atleast top 3 on a global level..

[@padraig5335]

@@HeathenRides Ehhhhh everyone is an idiot in certain aspects, and smart in others.

[@HeathenRides]

@@padraig5335 wtf do that has to do with my comment? ..

[@TheRadicalCentrist.1776]

Constanly being told I'm a racist is one of the things that made me change my voter registration from Democrat to Republican. Such devisive and destructive nonsense.

[@bludeuce3855]

im getting tired of that too even my cousin is too in ohio some BLM supporter called him a racist but hesaid he wasnt and the BLm supporter tried to punch him but my cousin had the upperhand (hes a body builder) that BLM supporter tried to hit him with a baseball bat so my cousin grabbed the bat out of his hands and swung it at the guys right arm breaking the guys lower arm and he also warned the guy if we called him a racist for doing nothing wrong he would do more than just break his arm of course the BLM supporter ran off scared my cousin showed him hes not a pushover and is soemone you dont wanna mess with

[@pitchfordfamily8306]

"Fashion victimization identity is a luxury for people who aren't really suffering that much." nailed it!

[@eileeneclark9011]

9/7/21...THIS is what they now call RICH COUNTRY/ELITE "PROBLEMS"... THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF 3rd WORLD PROBLEMS!!!

[@AnthonyAcello]

Thomas Sowell's book Discrimination and Disparities - read it It should be taught in schools.

[@xenosayain1506]

Beautiful read. Man is a legend

[@kellykizer6718]

@Fremen There's a "Opposing Viewpoints" book series that deals with both side of almost any subject pretty fairly with out taking sides. I'd study all side's of any argument or topic then make up my own mind about it and everybody else should to and not mindlessly follow any one.

[@kellykizer6718]

@Fremen 👍

[@iamfodder1017]

Jordan Peterson has a great video when this philosophy is taken to it's sad end..."When victimhood leads to genocide." Don't think it can go that far? Look around at what we're seeing in this country right now....we are split at the seams almost exactly 50/50...civil war isn't as far away as one might think. Both sides are reaching the tolerance breaking point.

[@bludeuce3855]

i doubt genocide would occur and i doubt whites, Asians and latinos would be killed they are trying to divide us which will split the US in 2 but i doubt theyll kill anyone who isnt fond of the woke ideology if the left did kill anyone that doesnt agree with them there would be retaliation and the left would lose cause the lefts anti racism and blm ideology targets not jsut whites but also Asians and Latinos the lefts ideas of giving power to blacks and leaving Whites, asians and Latinos will backfire cause there are more whites

[@bludeuce3855]

i doubt the left would kill off the ones that dont agree with them if they did retaliation would happen and the left would be defeated

[@anomonyus-57]

@@bludeuce3855 The government is left tho.... There will be no retaliation under the name of "anti-racism". Its literally like isis

[@bludeuce3855]

@@anomonyus-57 there will be retaliation and there will be a revolution against them cause the lefts ideas will backfire cause they want prisons abolished which will will backrfire on them and anyone who supports anti racism will become marked people cause this Anti racism is nothing more but proprganda those BLM marxists are using to trick blacks and to cement their way into power

[@M925-q6j]

Bring back the 80's-90's. Most of us got along, of all races. A bunch of us came from from racist families, which helped bring us together. It was a great cultural shift. These grifters are reversing everything. It's disgusting.

[@MomoKunDaYo]

Yeah growing up my dad didnt like blacks, and he would crap on white people and today my best griends are a black guy and a white guy, I didnt give a crap about their race, but we all liked punk rock, smoking, drinking, and beavis and butthead and so we all became best friends. I'm a republican because I know that neutral policies arent racist and I want the economy to be back to what it was before all of this new aged gimme gimme shit

[@chamboyette853]

Exactly. Things are so much more racist and sexist than when I was growing up in the 1980s. My school in the 1980s was violent and people fought against eachother, sometimes a black guy fought against a white guy. But I never remember anyone saying it was based on racism, and to the best of my knowledge it wasn't. I never heard someone say "as a woman" or "as a black person". People were seen as individuals moreso. With this movement of people identifying based on their gender and race is so sickening and seems to obviously cause both racism and sexism.

[@SepticFuddy]

@@BasedAurelius As toxic as antisocial media is, this kind of poison saw no issue being spread back in the 60s-70s with the Black Panthers, not to mention the anti-minority racism that spread over many eras before it

[@slohmann1572]

The problem with being anti-[something] is that you’re always looking for someone to label [something]. There’s always an enemy, even when they’re imaginary.

[@myblacklab7]

Yeah I'm still looking for the neo-Nazis whom I've been told by multitudes of leftists are everywhere. I've found a few politically-incorrect white people who might arguably be adjudged to hold racial prejudices, but I haven't found any dedicated neo-Nazis who are out burning crosses or hunting down people of other races, which seems to be how the left imagines America to be. On the other hand, there is a large group that uses a lot of bigoted and racial rhetoric - it's called "the left."

[@suryanshshrivastava4681]

@@myblacklab7 okay boomer

[@izzydeadyet7336]

Exactly! We all need an opponent, an enemy! Some live for drama and throwing hate around, then they influence other weak minded to follow them strait off a cliff ! The racial divide is always pushed hard by the news and media, you have to ask yourself why? Why do they intice us to hate and violence?

[@100percentSNAFU]

I have always said this myself. And might I add, being anti[whatever] means you have no mission or ideology of your own, you simply work to counteract someone else's mission or ideology. It is a negative path. Just look at the "Anti-Trump" crowd. Fine if you don't like Trump, everyone is entitled to their opinions. But what are you offering in exchange? The "anything but that guy" attitude is actually one of the biggest problems in politics today. More people need their own ideas and less of "whatever is the opposite of what the other guy says". Unfortunately we have reached a landscape today where the "anti" attitude seems to be the norm, and new ideas are at a minimum.

[@mrjohnnyk]

It's a problem with political organizations, they are created due to a real problem, but after they address and fix the problem they try to find an excuse to still exist because they have made a lot of money doing what they did.

[@dirkdisco2316]

I have a black American friend and a Kenyan American friend. My black American friend is a victim and that hurts our friendship, my Kenyan friend is not a victim and was the best man at my wedding. Night and day. It's also interesting how Africans living in America view Black American victim and gang cultures.

[@kateruterbories2692]

I don't remember "receiving" scores in school. I do remember earning them.....

[@Mintstar_Oceanpop]

Spot on comment.

[@gteixeira]

Some teachers would give scores based on allegiance to their opinions or based on personal preference rather than learning the concepts of the lesson.

[@kateruterbories2692]

@@gteixeira Not in my generation, that's a new thing.

[@gteixeira]

@@kateruterbories2692 It really depends on the school, the time, the teachers you got. We can't generalize. Most of my teachers were awesome and honest about their job.

[@christines9227]

I’m from the Caribbean and I don’t have that victim mentality thank God.

[@jrgilby]

I was "*encouraged*" to attend a speaker series featuring Dr. Kendi. The Q&A ended up being "Anyone who disagrees with me is racist"

[@foxy-st7fh]

"D'OH"

[@petehoward8494]

That cannot be a surprise. We must rise up and reject that backwards thinking.

[@TheNancypoo]

Did you question anything??

[@jrgilby]

@@TheNancypoo I didnt have to. Others were asking how to "debate" their relatives quoting Candice Owens or Dr. Ben Carson. Dr. Kendi's lame answer: Yes, Black people can be racist.

[@jrgilby]

Seriously, that was his answer, to call his detractors racist. This was not a Q&A it was an indoctrination of a Fortune 100 company paying him untold amounts of money and 'encouraging' us to buy his book (with company money, because I was reimbursed)

[@snowdog202]

It's amazing to me that believing that everyone should be held to the same standard is considered racist and the belief that POC are too stupid to get an ID, use the internet or compete on the same level is considered "righteous"

[@Ruckus45]

My 7yo has to read every day and has for two years. She's already at a third grade level and more importantly she enjoys learning. I'm confident this good behavior will translate to later in her education and eventually in her profession. So that's racist? Giving my kids an advantage through the merits of their own efforts? Just insanity to even infer that.

[@AttRandyReynolds]

I have pretty much given up doing any more than writing KZbin comments stating that I have given up trying. It has been forty years since the Civil Rights Revolution and yet we have a current period with more rioting, protesting and racial strife than we have had in decades.

[@jimm.1013]

Yeah, it would appear that whatever we are trying to do as far as race in society, we might want to consider trying something else.

[@jetrpg22]

The government is bigger. The government hands out $$$ unequally.. its a zero sum game You beat the other or you lose. Its that simple. And who is losing.. whites. Simple.

[@winterlogical]

Mind you, that is rioting, protesting, and racial strife all based on lies. A bunch of misinformation and misrepresentation of statistical data where people don't ask the underlying "Why?" questions. Quite frankly, after Obama's presidency, race relations got worse because people listened to him and believed misconceptions about things like Ferguson. How we went from steadily improving race relations and polls in the 1990s where young black men and women said racism was little or no problem in their daily life, to now people protesting police killings of unarmed black people when that number is in the teens annually... It's all incredible how much these extremists have pushed the narrative in a manner of five years. Obama himself said that the civil rights movement got the country 90% of the way there in terms of racial equality and that he wanted to close that 10%. The extremists want people to believe it's exactly the other way around.

[@apextroll]

Tackling victimology in all it forms will go a long way.

[@jetrpg22]

@@apextroll I wish we could just be free of it, but the truth is humanity runs off of us and them. If you let go of the them narratives you have nothing to defend yourself with.

[@djomegaminus]

I am afraid that there is a certain class of race-problem solvers who don't want the patient to get well, because as long as the disease holds out they have not only an easy means of making a living, but also an easy medium through which to make themselves prominent before the public. ~Booker T Washington~

[@ChosenPlaysYT]

One side of the discussion is willing to discuss and debate, while the other is not. That’s all you have to know.

[@dav5666]

How to fight racism "Stop talking about it." Morgan Freeman

[@user-fy3rd8dr6h]

Amen!

[@ksharpe8137]

So true

[@DuctTapedGoat]

Which usually gets a reply about how the colorblind make racism worse...

[@TheNancypoo]

No one gets rich with that thinking tho 😐

[@AlvinJWilliams407]

True

[@surflust]

"I am afraid that there is a certain class of race-problem solvers who don't want the patient to get well, because as long as the disease holds out they have not only an easy means of making a living, but also an easy medium through which to make themselves prominent before the public." --Booker T. Washington

[@mgnchase849]

Kind of like how pharmaceutical companies have no interest in curing cancer. Because its treatment makes too much money

[@tokesalotta1521]

One of the worst traits of people is to blame others for their failures. These two are exploiting that

[@MegatronJon8]

Victimhood is the most valuable currency in America today.

[@livingunderarockunderarock9963]

What hood are you from??? The victim’hood

[@barbara2788]

@@livingunderarockunderarock9963 he never said he was a victim.

[@livingunderarockunderarock9963]

@@barbara2788 it was a rhetorical question that I answered in efforts to make a light joke about the comment. The squiggly line with a dot under it is a question mark. We use question marks regularly in the English language.

[@AnthonySforza]

I love how people who are paid to stand on a stage and complain about how hard they've got it... Can do just that, without reprecussions by the very authority figures they're rallying against. Kind of seems like "Oppression" is a luxury.

[@DeflatingAtheism]

The division and resentment Kendi and DiAngelo preach are obviously useful to the ruling class... after all, the ruling class are the only people propping up these frauds!

[@AnthonySforza]

@@DeflatingAtheism Well... When you're right, you're right.

[@carlschnackel3051]

@@DeflatingAtheism The ruling class is almost totally democrat. The Bloomberg organization did a study, trying to prove the old democratic dogma about "The republicans are only for the super rich. The democrats are for the poor man". I heard this bullshit from my in-laws for years, and they actually believed it. When given evidence that this wasn't the case, they would just repeat it again - as if that would somehow make it true. Anyway, about the study... The figures were cross referenced from the US Census Bureau and the IRS. The results of their study didn't support their old dogma, so they tried to bury the study and act like it never happened. The results showed that 65% of people who made more than $500,000 per year were registered democrats. It also showed that 83% of people who earned less than $100,000 were registered as republicans. So much for their chant that the democrats are for the poor man. You're right. The ruling class of democrats are propping up these race baiters.

[@nolimit4117]

Right, you mean the oppressors let him on stage to speak?

[@mitchellhomestead8905]

It is a billion dollar industry.

[@pauldillingham6316]

DeAngelo and Kandi are winning the hearts and minds of people that are not very intelligent.

[@matteocaso2343]

It really is a religion. I actually learned about it in theology class

[@JV-tg2ne]

More of a jim Jones style cult masquerading as a religion just like jones’ brand of marxist theology attracted weak minded non thinking individuals

[@cindylouwho620]

@@JV-tg2ne yes I agree

[@db-rc5fr]

@@JV-tg2ne Logical and rational thought is becoming extinct. Many people will on believe any narrative despite what the evidence and verifiable facts are.

[@maddmaxxpain]

Sick!

[@Polyester_Avalanche]

"To fashion a victimization identity is a luxury available to people who aren't really suffering that much." "In America today, there are advantages to being a victim."

[@egg4489]

All thanks to the Cultural Marxism

[@maxwellmccloud5325]

Heck yeah I would love to be a victim

[@RobollieG]

You see quite a few people tripping over themselves trying to get identified as being part of a victim group! Plus, now you have people who, in order to feel they are "part of the conversation", dig up "proof" that whatever group they may be identified with have also been victimized. Victimhood is the new Royalty.

[@Polyester_Avalanche]

@@RobollieG It's the "Oppression Olympics" lol

[@BrockOBauma]

John Stossel and John McWhorter are national treasures.

[@bennichols561]

In NZ a politician said we shouldn't have race based policy's. He got called racist.

[@RogueA.I.]

“Kendi is dim” I love this guy!

[@billmeriwether605]

That was an unexpected and …..Wonderful response!

[@spiritmatter1553]

I didn’t know I was quoting you verbatim when I made the exact same comment on another person’s post! Wheird.

[@raeyearnd3260]

So happy that I moved away from a city with a large black population,, the hatred that some of them had for me just because I was white was hard to deal with 30 years ago,, I imagine now it would be impossible to ignore.

[@rgp090953]

We are witnessing the birth of a brand new religion, based solely upon one's skin color! How crazy is that?!

[@fanenthusiast3802]

Wouldn't be the first time ever. It's really unamerican though.

[@hyperreal]

I suspect most Americans will reject it in the end. Scientology is a joke and this is way crazier.

[@KiRetteCouture]

I'd argue it's not a new religion. Racism has been there since the creation of America. The black extremism just got more visible and louder.

[@rgp090953]

@Kyle Reese Subhuman Incel Yes, I've heard of them. I was only attempting to refer to the most current ridiculous phenomenon. As I stated, this phenomenon is quite new and the ones you mentioned have been around for a long time.

[@rgp090953]

@@KiRetteCouture Really? There is no scientific basis whatsoever for this all encompassing idea that all white people are racist...that they're BORN that way! It is a belief that its followers accept purely upon faith and belief in what they're being told. I'd say that pretty closely fits the definition of "religion."

[@vickielawson3114]

The two Johns here are such intelligent, measured guys and we need more like them!

[@iamfodder1017]

Funny, I'm working right now in an extremely diverse large tech company who's ranks compose of minority after minority, immigrant after immigrant, and yet, none of these successful minorities or immigrants seem to suffer, nor use the excuse of their skin color to account for their success or failure at a given task. Victimhood is the easy way out...it's nothing more than an excuse, it's a mindset that keeps people trapped at the bottom....because getting to to top actually takes hard work.

[@raywest3834]

BIGGEST DETERMINANT of a child having a successful, happy life is the QUALITY of the PARENTING.

[@RatFink-nr5td]

John, my experiences over the past 72 years, leads me to agree with your comment that America is less racist today than ever before. However, if the current momentum continues of BLM, CRT, Kendi, Deangelo, etc., racism will escalate.

[@bludeuce3855]

and every white, asian and latino will resilt against the left and the woke and attack BLM, CRT, Deangelo ect cause the lefts ideas will starve millions to death

[@bludeuce3855]

@@RatFink-nr5td im saying the woke lefts ideas will ruin america and starve millions to death

[@bludeuce3855]

@@RatFink-nr5td this anti racist movement and crt and 1619 movement will result in backlash cause not everyone will belvie in it including our children

[@varunsingh9945]

People who never faced racism are trying to shame and bully those who never practiced racism

[@anthonymorris5084]

Nicely said! Have to remember this.

[@CODYORMOE]

Victimhood has become something to aspire to. It’s been monetized even. The bigger the victim you are, the bigger your gofundme.

[@africanqueen1655]

Yes we saw the “Victimhood” on full display at the Capitol Building!

[@apextroll]

Literally everyone who engages with a group identity wants to be a victim.

[@africanqueen1655]

@@apextroll What racial GROUP are you from?

[@apextroll]

@@africanqueen1655 Obviously the group that doesn't want to be a victim.

[@africanqueen1655]

@@apextroll Oh so you are not White, they have been on the news crying & playing VICTIM over losing the election, Attacking the Capitol Building, the Teaching of AMERICAN History & Critical Race Theory... and so on... taking about a “GROUP of Victims”. Geesh

[@FireinTheBowl]

Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson are such amateurs. This is pure race hustlers

[@ericsimonson8540]

First step, don’t listen to and believe anything you hear on MSM. look at the facts, eliminate the noise and think for yourself

[@MakinMoneyISeasy]

I hope he's right about a coming pushback. They seem to have just about bullied everyone into silence. Despicable people.

[@mobiusraptor7]

It's happening. Parents are pushing back against CRT in schools. They are either in response homeschooling or sent to private schools.

[@petehoward8494]

Blame everyone who has been bullied into silence. Therein lies the problem. The silent majority has been way too silent for way too long.

[@MakinMoneyISeasy]

@@petehoward8494 so it's revenge then? Against people who had nothing to do with it?

[@benwest3223]

You don’t need to hear Kendi speak very long before you realize McWhorter’s assessment of him as “dim” is spot-on.

[@LeninovaPles]

John Stossel brave and determined voice of reason. We live in the time when common sense is not so common, when thinking is offensive and feeling is confused for understanding. Scary. This is what George Orwell was worried about. “War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.”

[@conservativemovement]

My pastor wanted everybody in our church to read Robin DiAngelo's book, "White Fragility." I reply-emailed to the entire church immediately asking why Communist literature was in my church bulletin. The church leadership took a few weeks to look into everything and got back to me that they completely agreed with my objection and that they have told the pastor to stop using the pulpit to promote his own personal political views. In my city in a park near my home some young people spray-painted four Communist messages on different parts of the pavement and railings. One was painted over immediately, and two were recently removed about 8 months after they had been put down. There is still one message. As John McWhorter says people do catch up with these lies and as long as we have time to counterargue, we can completely prevail because liars have nothing going for them except stealth surprise shock and awe... Keep the faith share conservative resources keep talking keep sharing keep putting it out there and the truth will prevail.

[@jetrpg22]

You should have told them satan has a great place for them in hell and begged the rest of the church to come to jesus and find a real earthly Shepard. But instead you wrote a letter. Guess who is gonna keep winning?

[@jetrpg22]

Its not about communism or some shit its about EVIL.

[@TheRisky9]

I remember when we used to read the Bible in church.

[@jetrpg22]

@@TheRisky9 Oh they read the bible, and cut out any kind of righteousness from it.

[@dontewashington3250]

Teacher: “Mr. Kendi, can you tell me the sum of two plus two?” Kendi: “Woooowww, that’s racist.”

[@KingNicotine]

...I hope you know just how correct you are. CRT teaches that subjects like mathematics and the sciences are a "white" way of knowing things. This strikes me as odd...there were dozens of civilizations that studied mathematics and branches of science (chemistry, astrology, geology, ect...) long before any "white" civilization made contact with them.

[@willharriman1881]

@@KingNicotine The point is that in the USA, mathematics is a largely white dominated activity. In truth, academia itself is largely white dominated activity in the USA! Nevertheless, anyone of any color can study whatever they choose! Blacks can léarn mathematics just like anyone else!

[@MadManUSMC]

@@willharriman1881 When you say "White" you are referring to Asians, who have dominated mathematics for over a thousand years ( Algebra is an Arabic word ) and continue to do so. In fact, the top household income earners in the US are Asian. Might want to study up on who is called "White" historically (m Hint it's everyone not black, Native American, or Samoan. )

[@willharriman1881]

@@MadManUSMC You are confused! I wrote, "In the USA"! Did you miss that? Work on your reading comprehension.

[@KingNicotine]

@@willharriman1881 ...yes...in the USA it is...then again the USA is a nation predominantly composed of white people. Also...as you said...people of color can choose to study what ever they want...including mathematics...but...because they don't...CRT blames the problem on "racism". Another example of that kind of mindless drivel is the way feminists complain there aren't enough women in technology fields...even though there is a 2 to 1 hiring preference for women in such fields...they just aren't going into said fields...which, somehow, makes it misogynistic... Oh...and don't try to accuse Darrel there of lacking reading comprehension when he clearly wrote "In fact, the top household income earners in the US are Asian." ...he said "in the US"...which means you clearly didn't comprehend what he wrote...you just accused him blindly. Kind of a shaky perch of faux intellectual superiority you've perched yourself on, slugger.

[@judyhamsmith82]

“I suspect…….a lot of the extremes are going to start retreating…” I hope & pray he is correct.

[@pigyear88]

I came to USA at 8 not knowing the ABCs, I am retired an engineer at 47 years old after working for Motorola 19 years. I see racism but that inspired me to work hard and prove others I am not just skin color. I am Chinese BTW. My parents taught me education is the key.

[@kerryabruzzo5297]

Stossel: He’s winning hearts and minds. ‘Me: Never heard of him!

[@RUN_IT_UP_]

Sheep only follow

[@rickdrysdale892]

Neither have I. They both seem like they are in it for the money.

[@Mintstar_Oceanpop]

I've seen a few videos about DiAngelo. She seems disturbed in mind and slightly unhinged imo.

[@brianwright9514]

But the people shaping the education system have heard of them and taken their training sessions.

[@BlastinRope]

You think thats something to be proud of? The entire country is being grifted and your response is, "well, I cant tell we're being grifted"

[@captaincodebook3200]

There is more racism exhibited by urban black people toward other races than the other way around. I have experienced it in my job over the last 15 years.

[@problematicspaghettios]

"He is dim." "But hes winning hearts and minds." Yes. Dim hearts and minds.

[@kma3647]

Not necessarily. He's winning CEOs and politicians too. They're not stupid. These people are highly intelligent and they're adopting these ideas because they can exploit them to gain more money and power for themselves using a simple guilt-based attack. As anyone who's ever sat through a Sunday sermon knows, guilt is a very powerful emotion that is easily exploited to get people to change their behavior.

[@jetrpg22]

Dim hearts and minds who control you, your government, and educate your children.. correct.

[@TSemasFl]

Not winning my mind, I can assure you of that.

[@steelefarmllc142]

We can only hope that there will be a "Push Back" Thanks for your reporting John

[@petehoward8494]

No, not hope. It's way past time. Make it happen. Get involved. Speak up. Stop putting up with stupid shit.

[@roc5291]

If you’re being told you’re a victim, you’re being exploited. If you’re being told you’re the oppressor, you’re being suppressed as a threat to those doing the exploitation.

[@Bauks]

I've adopted the Morgan Freeman method to race. I just don't talk about it.

[@petehoward8494]

Because in a color-blind society, it has no place. Bless you, Morgan Freeman.

[@sandydegener6436]

I always comment the question but never get the answer: "All things considered, Is there a better country for blacks than the USA?"

[@Bauks]

@@sandydegener6436 Home is where the heart is. If they're happy wherever they're happy, then I'm happy too.

[@sandydegener6436]

@@Bauks , judging from their narrative and their constant complaining, their home ISN'T the USA

[@sandydegener6436]

@@BasedAurelius , then SPEAK OUT at every chance you get. It's time to return the original meaning to "brave"

[@ACoustaDC]

"To fashion a victimization identity is a luxury available to people who aren't really suffering that much. In America today," Getting that tattooed on my forehead today.

[@laneybop1728]

I’m so glad to see John stossel ,who always asks fair questions from both sides of a debate, speak with John McWhorter! Obviously the 2 spoke of “ popular “ authors of the moment- would never accept a debate with either of them! Both their books and cult like following has been driving me crazy as I sat through Covid and it was everywhere! Hopefully John McWhorter is correct , as he was in everything else he said, that this was just a phase at a time we had too much time on our hands

[@charlieodom9107]

They don't want equality...they want equity!!! Everyone has the same rights and opportunities in America. The difference is many people, regardless of race, feel they are entitled to something even if they don't earn or work for it!

[@jetrpg22]

That is not true Whites, Asians, and Men don't have the same rights. Facts are facts.

[@charlieodom9107]

@@jetrpg22 really? Show me one example of this. Show me one example of a right that one race has over another in America.

[@susanmcmasterson956]

Given what Kendi has said about ALL policies being either racist or anti-racist and his de facto definition of racist policy as "any policy that leads to racial disparities in outcomes," I REALLY want Kendi to step up and show solidarity in the fight against vaccine passports in those leftist governed cities where mandates are imposed. It's his Achilles heel, in that he must either denounce it outright or acknowledge that his entire world view is faulty. His silence on the matter is deafening, since the question has been floated by him by many prominent people with absolutely no response thus far. In the end, it proves that their rhetoric is not aimed at creating equality, but is simply an opportunistic grift designed to gain power, influence and wealth. As if the avowedly Marxist BLM leaders owning million dollar estates weren't enough proof of that already.

[@numarkaz]

Perfectly stated...

[@mickk8519]

Just to add, those million dollar estates are also in white areas. Total hypocrisy.

[@susanmcmasterson956]

@@mickk8519 Haha, YUP! Great Point. How fearful can they possibly be of white supremacist oppression when they're moving into those areas? Their behavior consistently betrays their rhetoric.

[@SA-5247]

The dude isn’t a mediocre professor trying to sell books via a twitter following. All these people are the exact same.. It’s honestly hilarious watching a bunch of adult toddlers buy into this obvious ploy. Do yourself a favor art study students, take a marketing class. Just one..

[@davidpelto8824]

Stossel: I've watched your work for a couple of decades now, and you do the country and the world a great service...and liberating thought. Thank you. and John McWhorter is a new name to me, but I like his courage and thoughtful analysis.

[@JRowan]

Good interview. John McWhorter needs to be on more media.

[@stormsmack69]

"Racism is on life support being kept alive by race hustlers" Thomas Sowell

[@jetrpg22]

The issue is Thomas' narrative asks people to ignore the obvious truth (or some aspect of it) that people can see with their eyes. To accept his narrative you have to ignore the observable reality you witness. He is too soft on IQ and biological reality to be correct and everyone who cares enough to study the facts in their heart of hearts knows it.

[@stormsmack69]

@@jetrpg22 well, youre entitled to your opinion.

[@jetrpg22]

@@stormsmack69 Yep.

[@stormsmack69]

@@jetrpg22 and you know what they say about opinions.

[@jetrpg22]

@@stormsmack69 IDK they're more accurate than many journals of science?

[@wplains]

Imagine getting a medical degree or becoming an engineer by default with no tests and no studying. Would you want to be treated by such a doctor or have such an engineer build your local bridge?

[@littleworkshopofhorrors2395]

Calling someone a "victim " gives them an excuse to not even try and only those who try will succeed, as it should be if society is to grow. The cream naturally rises to the top, and homogenised is so bland.

[@rudiruttger]

I experience a glimmer of optimism for mankind from videos like this.

[@russelldodd93]

As Democrats place abortion clinics in minority neighborhoods, passed Jim Crowe laws, pass laws that target minorities like the 94 crime bill, and claim "You ain't black if you vote for Trump", we need them to lecture us.

[@Ocyla]

I've been saying for a while it floors me that we went from "we can do it!" Rosie the Riveter style to crying in a corner saying "I can't !!!"

[@matthewnorman2951]

I've been trying to make this point since I started college. The battle was constant and hard fought against activist professors.

[@DeconvertedMan]

the insanity - pure insanity everywhere. what the bleep.

[@StrayCatHomestead]

Most colleges are liberal.

[@db-rc5fr]

Education is only as good as what is being taught and learned. Being educated shows the ability to learn but not necessarily the ability to critically think. Learning and thinking are two different skill sets. Learning without critical thinking is indoctrination.

[@pablopicaro7649]

Elements of the Leftist religion. Not like a formally historic written religion like Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, etc. Leftism (the new religion) is mailable and constantly adapts to where the most MONEY and self serving GLORY can be found.

[@RARufus]

Except there are books that explain the ins and outs of this new religion. The video clearly showed them. The fact that a religion has a written book doesn’t make the book true. If you think other religions aren’t corrupted by money and lower you haven’t read history or even looked at many televangelists.

[@LouisPaquette]

Leftism is the new Fascism.

[@billythedog763]

@@LouisPaquette you are nuts if you dont see all the "Fascism" coming from the right-wing

[@normamimosa5991]

Let's do the tests with no names on them, so the marker has no idea about the color of the student's skin. I expect, that in many schools, that is the way tests are already conducted -- just random numbers. Unfortunately many black (and white) students in low-income neighborhoods do poorly in school, because the schools and many of the teachers are LOUSY. Teachers' unions should be banished, paving the way to fire inept teachers and middle-layer administrators who eat up budgets. School choice should be mandated to weed out poorly performing schools. Democrat states won't allow this. Innovation is needed in these neighborhoods to attract business and prevent crime to increase the tax base for funding to improve the schools. That would mean more police, not less and new legislation to be tough on crime and drugs. Also would mean dealing with teen pregnancies by ending government funding for teen mothers.

[@LastbutNotFirst]

my roommate is black / indian mixed.. basically appears to be black. he was the first black kid to attend an all white school - that didnt even celebrate martin luther king day.. until he joined the school. so, all white school accepts and embraced a black kid and alters their school holiday rules to include MLK.. but anyways.. i heard him talking the other day and he said "ark-kansas".. and he also said "drowned" while talking to his friend on the phone. he went to an all white school. still seems to be stupid. lol.

[@toddsalmon6541]

Norma, you need to run for office. Lots of wisdom here.

[@normamimosa5991]

@@toddsalmon6541 Thanks. It's amazing how much pushback one gets for good ideas!

[@QueueTeePies]

When I took AP courses in high school, the exam only asked for the first 3 letters of your name to differentiate students but not enough to guess the race.

[@kenthhamner2641]

Tests are marked according to correct or incorrect answers not who answers!

[@stephanygoddard2850]

Great video. As a social worker, this kind of agenda is heavily pushed on my field and I can be ostracized by not accepting systemic racism as truth

[@richardanderson-ze3sk]

John, you continue to serve, and America is better for it.

[@hvalour1]

Equity isnt helping the losers, its the pulling down of winners to the level of losers.

[@yrrej9696]

McWhorter is a vital voice in this ongoing debate. I hope his final thoughts manifest themselves in the not so distant future.