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Initially used as a term to empower awareness of systemic inequalities in society, wokeism is now a deeply divisive term. The media's perpetuation of woke culture has made this term a buzzword. For some, being woke is part of the antidote of acknowledging the instruments of oppression. For others, it is a dangerously absolutist ideology, a sort of reverse McCarthyism, corroding liberal society and encouraging self-imposed victimhood. Is the 'war on woke' a legitimate phenomenon, or a reactionary distraction from the real problems being 'woke' addresses?
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[@en9a9eperelandra80]

"About 15 months ago my wife got pregnant. Not me, cause we're old school" KK brilliance

[@cioccolateriaveneziana]

And then they were looking at ultrasound pictures of the fetus at 9 months, 12 months, 20 months... That's more than old school, letting your wife gestate for so long...

[@en9a9eperelandra80]

@MyAqaa No, "pregnant 15 months ago" simply means his child is around 6 months old now (after being born)...it doesn't illogically imply that his wife is still pregnant. Some slow thinking people are apparently offended by the underlying truth in the joke and absurd extrapolations are their best attempt at a response. This is the hallmark of a woke mind searching for a comeback after being humorously exposed to biological realities.

[@insimpletermsyt]

@@en9a9eperelandra80 Pretty sure picking mistakes doesn't imply wokeness or opposition

[@cioccolateriaveneziana]

@@insimpletermsyt Of course. I'm just pointing out his blooper but that doesn't change a thing about the quality of his speech.

[@cioccolateriaveneziana]

@@en9a9eperelandra80 My remark was about the following part where he speaks about "months" instead of "weeks". Understandable mistake, he was just concentrating on his point.

[@mattyjay8896]

As a conservative from America, I can assure you that the point of view Konstantin is presenting here, is precisely how we also see wokeness. Which is exactly why common sense, and logic will always dismantle woke ideology. Well done sir!

[@andreashahner2956]

That is exactly the point why the world goes to waste. People who think logic is their fortee but it is not. Just dreams and hopes that someone somehow will find a solution for the problem isn't logic, it's not even an opinion, it's just laughable. That's why a professional comic is presenting it. I don't have any hope left for mankind if jiokes are taken seriously by the most of the people. You don't want to change so your grandchildren will spit on your grave like you spit on their future.

[@lydiahilles31]

Except it's pigeon chess for most. They never listen to rationale.

[@RustyShackleford78741]

actually it’s comments like that that makes it so what they need is positive reinforcement they are told nothing but negative by the left so they immediately think everything is negative and whenever you say negative things about them they are just confirmed and then whenever they hear things that are Actual truth they refer back to the negative things to think they are being lied to so this shit needs to stop

[@Covebrewery]

Nah you dont speak for Americans. Just the loud obnoxious minority of right wingers.

[@illmeeillmee9373]

Oh pls! Im American and Im not brainwashed by conservative bs like yourself. He is a comedian speaking on Science, that is the heart of narcissism. Climate change is real. This idiot makes no points. I know actual scientists and the facts are there. You right wingers are dumb and pathetic. This has nothing to do with woke. Ya;ll throw around that word where it doesnt belong.

[@mackthurston140]

Im 58 yo and this is how people spoke when i was a young man. Its refreshing, honest, in your face and to the point.

[@sulemandawood5955]

Sorry but the man in the video is in his 40s

[@abc5228]

dito

[@user-nj9ru4ef2w]

are you an elderly lady now?

[@nektekket852]

Well, I'm 63, and this guy is an a$$hole.

[@j0hnydelfino353]

@@abc5228double idiot

[@lifeisashow1813]

“We can change things but not by complaining and throwing paint on walls.” That’s gold. ✊

[@PlugInKali]

He said "throw soup on paintings".

[@quintwolf7185]

One cannot be constructive unless one is also critical. Think about it.

[@quintwolf7185]

​@@PlugInKaliAnd technically it wasn't even on the painting but the glass protecting it. So the speaker fails on that point of accuracy too.

[@fredericklee6899]

Soup on paintings

[@ciganyweaverandherperiwink6293]

"When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years."--Mark Twain. Bravo Konstantin, I think you're terrific.

[@shafeekmohammed208]

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[@talkshitko9234]

👍 .

[@erciliaflores]

Mark Twain was awesome

[@lufe8773]

Yep watched him and his mate go on 'the' journey from shallow comedy and platitudes to serious thinking. Many others are too. The trouble is the opposite of thinking is so easy. Just repeat what the mob (media) are saying and instant acceptance

[@ianwolvaardt2352]

Best quote ever!

[@budc3156]

"Go to university, graduate and become a woke idiot" is the best line of many in this superb speech. 🤣

[@rexkimberley9537]

I will be interested to see if he is invited or allowed to speak at any of our universities in the USA.

[@dutchreagan3676]

Did you hear the follow up? . You get married; you have kids and you become a MAN (

[@james3876]

@@dutchreagan3676 it makes sense as a dig at single males as being inferior for not having children, and is a popular virtue signal among married traditional conservative types, so it wasn't seen as a joke.

[@dutchreagan3676]

@@james3876 He also refers to them as an 'Infantilized population' and looks at age of first marriage, age of first child, age of purchasing a home. We're raising a generation of useless sociology-majors with $60,000 in debt, who don't know 'how to' function in real life. There's the 'man' reference from!

[@hangtime911]

"Go to university, become a woke idiot, don't graduate, and be too proud to admit your errors." We will be living with millions of psychotically angry big pharma puppets and I hope they realize this and come back to us. Be understanding, most are good but led wayward by bad.

[@NinjaMarkRomberg]

Standing ovation for Konstantin Kisin! Hell of a speech! Respect and admiration for him from Italy!

[@udithalekamge9513]

Not a single parent who would not smash that button so hard that their hands bled. Truer words have never been spoken.

[@Gecko17k]

True. One does not fully understand until being a parent. Plus, this is almost literally what we do Because having a child does always cause lots of pollution. But we need the line to continue.

[@DreamWayClub]

Thats not true. So many people doesn't give a sh///t about their kids? because they so poor or their lives is so misarable. But one thing is true, this people dosn't care about climate change even more.

[@clairee4939]

@@DreamWayClub there’s no reason not to care about both of course but I think the point was that asked to consider the real and tangible economic benefits vs less harder to visualise disadvantages - those parents would go with the first. In reality climate change is probably going to have a huge impact on economies especially in the poorest parts of the world where it will be felt the most.

[@maninblack9271]

"My wife got pregnant, not me, cause we're old school"..... Preach it. 👍🏾😁

[@salaciouscrumb555]

There is nothing worse than a man saying we're pregnant.

[@maninblack9271]

@@salaciouscrumb555 indeed.

[@DekkarJr]

was perfect delivery ahhaha

[@maninblack9271]

@@DekkarJr true

[@mathboy8188]

The substance of his speech was terrible, but gotta give credit where credit is due... that was a funny line.

[@ricpan]

"The only way to deal with the problem of racism is to treat people on the content of their character and nothing else." 👍 A great quote.

[@The762nato]

It was by Martin Luther King .

[@harpo345]

@@The762nato And he acknowledges that.

[@mattzimik5705]

So then half of white people will be degraded I think? Let's be honest western people are the most racist people ever on the planet.

[@harpo345]

@@mattzimik5705 You are historically illiterate. Every society since the Paleolithic has defaulted to racism - the only society that has ever seen that as a problem is the West. The only civilisation to have ever abolished slavery is the West. The only society to legislate against racial discrimination is the West. Go away and educate yourself.

[@mattzimik5705]

@@harpo345 For god's sake please stop the nefarious lecture on history. The west established slavery and when it was finally abolished after centuries of atrocious crime against humanity, you called that an achievement? That's proposterous dude. If the west you claimed care so much about humanity, why nearly four thousand reported case of hate crime against asians in the US alone? Have you ever heard of politically motivated mass scale hate crime against particular race in 21st century? Just admit that it only happens in the west. The speaker seems to have lots of knowledge of Asia particularly China and India while cunningly omitted Africa. I want to ask if he's even been in any of these countries. Your revered speaker is totally a pothead going around every right wing news channel spewing nonsense, somehow his delusional rhetoric feeding off to brainwashed fools. What a shame

[@Harlow542]

Love Konstantin. He has humor but can still make a point and back it up with logic. 👏

[@slackblabbath8528]

And he doesnt even need a teleprompter and ear pieces telling him what to say......

[@crockmans1386]

Back it up with logic? Aaaaargh, how ugly dat is. It proves clearly that he aint woke.

[@andrewgenner2613]

Simply the best speech for many , many years. Probably the best 9 minute speech ever.

[@mawnkey]

Konstantin showing once again why he and Frances have been rapidly acquiring such a huge audience. Well-reasoned, charismatic, and incredibly funny. Dude's an absolute beast at public speaking.

[@oli2173]

He wrong about everything tho

[@brahmagupta99]

Who is Frances?

[@direweaver]

@@oli2173 no u

[@LANDYMAN090]

@@oli2173 oh and you know better do you? Then enlighten us all to why he’s wrong and exactly why he’s wrong?

[@LANDYMAN090]

@@brahmagupta99 he’s the other half of their podcast which can be found here on KZbin

[@londonhodnet4079]

Well done Konstantin

[@thesunreport]

I watched a bit of it and tbh he came across as a Fisher-Price Andrew Tate. These aren't his own views, they are simply regurgitations of thoughts already out there, spoken to please his audience. Like I said, I only watched three minutes of it, but I'm guessing that to further 'mock wokeism', he goes on to say that he identifies as his parents bank account??

[@alexmancera6566]

@@thesunreportpretty much. It’s really depressing to see everyone is the comments eat it all up. He spews out the same reactionary fear mongery arguments that 2 second google searches refute.

[@santosmadrigal3702]

I saw it coming . I'm acuainted with a educated man ( a great musician ) He was having a conversation with another educated professional . They were talking about all the reasons God doesn't exist ... I am not an educated man . But it sounded like they were mad at God .

[@marcustulliuscicero2676]

@@alexmancera6566 ​@thesunreport Don't cry, ladies

[@philosonic]

@@marcustulliuscicero2676 Yeah, conservatives definitely aren't trying to be woke about woke culture. Also, they definitely aren't trying to cancel cancel culture. Conservatives are definitely not hypocritical...

[@dhoyongjeong5006]

I'm from South Korea, and in South Korea, too. This country was one of the poorest countries when my parents were born in late to early 60s. Now, it is economically doing pretty well in the world. The development, economic prosperity, was achieved by building and running A LOT OF factories where people to work and earn their living. This is the exact same path that China has taken since the 80s, Southern East countries like Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia have taken since 90s or 00s, and India is taking now. "You are not going to get them to stay poor", DECLARED by Konstantin is the exact message that the developing "global south" wants to convey, and is conveying, to the "global north". The global south understands that environmental protection is important, but not at the expense of hindering or sacrificing economic development. So whatever Greta Thunberg or World Economic Forum blathers, Konstantin is right. Climate change does not depend on the global north. It is the global south that will determine the course of climate change, and the global south will prioritize economic development.

[@dmitripogosian5084]

And England and US in 19 century.

[@couchphotography8861]

That Thunberg girl is a complete fake!

[@user-nj9ru4ef2w]

how is your english so good

[@wimwilms1424]

I would be pleased, if anybody in Germany, my home country, would be able to stand up, and hold such an impressing speech.

[@Palpad100]

This speech is full of holes and it's being told in a very condescending tone.

[@MrFurley2u]

​@@Palpad100Says who?

[@editfazekas3854]

Show us your track record to take your opinion seriously.@@Palpad100

[@vel230]

​@@Palpad100Do you mean holes?

[@vel230]

​@@Palpad100says a woke, university attending leftist who won't make one difference in the world....wokes are be-ers not doers.

[@thermalreboot]

I've watched many Triggernometry episodes, but I never saw how eloquent Konstantin is.

[@roffel6876]

Look up his interview with BBC Scotland or his appearance on Question Time. He is awfully good at this.

[@schmozzer]

I've watched this man since they were struggling in their first studio and even I am surprised.

[@cioccolateriaveneziana]

He always is!

[@cnrspiller3549]

I'm very familiar with his best stuff, but this was on another level.

[@rifrafbarker]

With dad brain nonetheless!

[@nicolarenshaw6460]

I really do appreciate this man speaking the truth loudly and clearly. Thank goodness for all those like him.

[@manfrombritain6816]

this is what happens when a man has a faithful wife and family, and his own source of income. nobody can stop him from speaking honestly and courageously then

[@nicolarenshaw6460]

@@manfrombritain6816 good point. I'm certain my husband would agree with you 100% as well.

[@ScottR10]

Ding a ling...its all BS

[@Trishpage312]

And no flash cards

[@skj5139]

God grant us many more people like this man. He is really awake to what's going on.

[@bob-zi1eb]

He is woke.

[@FactsOverFeelingz]

​@@bob-zi1ebexplain how

[@MaksimSSM]

No, world consist on traitors and liars would be worse place.

[@kaywaters7478]

“Not a parent in the world who would not press that button so hard that their hand bled.” Perfect.

[@Divine_Will_Be_Done]

My son, aged 30, patronizes me. He tells me about organic foods and carbon footprint and saving the planet. He is European. He doesn't realize the I did "all that" when I had the luxury of NOT being a parent to 3 kids. When I was a teenager in the 1980s I spoke down to my father, who had 5 children to feed. I went on about healthy this and healthy that. 10 years later, poverty stricken with a lousy husband, with a toilet outside and a bucket for my children to bath in, I was grateful for food and wood and medicine. I was 29 years old and no longer full of woke. (As if generation z invented it. What a joke.) I was a mum of 3 and living in a foreign country with a foreign husband. I couldn't speak the language and didn't have friends. Food. Heat. Medicine. That was my pyramid. So many woke kids don't even know what Maslow's hierarchy of needs (pyramid) is. The west is falling at a rapid rate. I returned to Africa in 2022 after 30 years in Europe. I don't want to freeze nor go hungry on the alter of wokeness. I didn't see a doctor since 2019 in the UK. Came back to Africa, saw a doctor and discovered I have an autoimmune disease which is ravaging my body. The doctors in the UK hid behind a screen for 2 years. So much for western civilisation. Fear riddles them. Here in Africa we still talk to each other without a screen. Here in Africa climate change isn't even a topic. Food. Heat. Medicine. Bringing up their children. Dreaming of a future for them. Well said young man. May you bring some sense to European youngsters.

[@alancraig5421]

Brilliant you are a inspiration to us all

[@victoriaide7638]

I sympathize with you. I think it all boils down to preserve your humanness and humility in the face of western materialism. And it seems many African as well as Latin American countries still haven't lost that ability.

[@michaeldoolan7595]

God bless you sister

[@joeperry2089]

Wow damn is there any help I can provide???

[@ninacee9140]

This was a wonderful comment to read, thank you for sharing

[@philhermetic]

Konstantin, you have a seventy year old man moved to tears in East Yorkshire, thankyou for that! If only the WOKE were as awake as you are!! Phil

[@mitsterful]

You're simply wishing for your preferred brand of authoritarianism over the the left wing brand you don't like. Look at the 'don't say gay law' in Florida. This is a type of speech restriction coming directly from the right-wing. But, naturally, you don't care about it do you? You only care when it's supposed woke people who are doing the cancelling.

[@redrumax]

He did not think this one through. Depopulation will help with those poor people who want to get rich and stop the climate agenda. Just what the globalists are doing now.

[@ally11488]

If I'm 70 and that impresses me, I'd like to think it would be in a dementia ward.

[@philhermetic]

@@ally11488 Not a very coherent or constructive reply, could you elaborate?

[@ally11488]

@@philhermetic Sure. Konstantin Kisin is running a business...namely, himself. The Triggernometry channel copied a model introduced by Dave Rubin's, 'The Rubin Report'. Both purports to be simply on a quest to find the truth, but ultimately, it's to push a narrative Charles Koch of Koch Industries, and every right-wing think tank agrees with. If Kisin et al are lucky, some of that Koch money will find its way into their pockets. I find it ironic that these people present themselves as being fringe, unfashionable and "cancelled", but in reality they have more influence on the discourse than those they constantly claim suppress their speech. I find it all the more worrying, bearing in mind it's largely a younger audience, someone of your age is taken in by this charlatan. Did you know he recently scored highly in a test to determine psychopathic traits?

[@teresabenson3385]

Finally, someone willing to address the big picture!!! Well done!

[@arnoldsilva1111]

Such a coherent speech on how futile these activist’s actions are when it comes to climate change. Literally just a drop in the bucket if they were to get their way.

[@yiguanas812]

Great speech. I'm surprised they let him in there at all.

[@Vin_Venture896]

Damn it’s almost as if he’s a grifter spouting nonsense and crying about the ‘woke’ - which conveniently has just become a word which means ‘anything I don’t like this second.’

[@BearPawSwipe]

@@Vin_Venture896 That seethe you have going on is kind of funny. You should look in the mirror, I think you will see something else to be angry about.

[@Hajde_budalla]

@@Vin_Venture896 which he is not, but we can tell what you are. A failed social experiment.

[@Serek2000]

@@Vin_Venture896 how is he wrong?

[@rigavitch]

@@Vin_Venture896 Narcissist!

[@julesc9875]

Standing ovation.. Kostantin just articulated what the majority of people think but is afraid of saying because the modern inquisition will take our jobs, livelihoods and rights like living in peace away..

[@egregius9314]

I have to hand it to whoever invented the terms 'woke' and 'wokeness'. Seldom have there been better strawmen for right-wing reactionaries to 'push over'. Too bad it's all so ill-defined, and attributed to non-descript people, that it doesn't stand up to scrutiny.

[@4gsl]

Except that "climate change" has ALWAYS occurred, has NOTHING to do with atmospheric CO2 or Nitrogen volume (the more, the better for EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING), and the opposition to and reduction of both is PURELY POLITICAL and PURELY EVIL.

[@bossycoconut847]

Nah, he's just dumb

[@egregius9314]

@@4gsl So who has the money to spread lies about man-made climate change, which is definitely not real? Big solar panel companies? Wind turbine manufacturers? Big public transit? The lithium battery lobby? Or is it big automobile manufacturers? Big oil companies?

[@ScottR10]

Thats if you believe the BS about it to begin with, sounds like you do and get easily led down the garden path

[@benbax5990]

Konstantin Kisin made a mindblowing speach....... So much truth...... 🙂

[@stanislaskostkajesiaslekst6036]

4:10 I come from one of the Asian country, and what he's said is true. We don't care about the environment, because the people don't have the mindset of preserving the environment. Let alone knowing the broad concept of Environmental Crisis, gas emition, greenhouse effect, etc. We just want our car to be fancy, our home to be cooled by AC, our shoes to be good.... We just want to be rich.

[@Jackal-xd9dw]

Speak for yourself. Plenty of environmental activism has found a place in Asia. See the Chipko movement for an example.

[@stanislaskostkajesiaslekst6036]

@@Jackal-xd9dw Speak for yourself before you go to my place.

[@Jackal-xd9dw]

@@stanislaskostkajesiaslekst6036 unlike you, I am not pretending that my own weaknesses are the weaknesses of all of Asia. Just say you don't like facts that challenge your nonsense world view and go.

[@stanislaskostkajesiaslekst6036]

@@Jackal-xd9dw my nonsense world view somehow is aligned to hundred of millions. me and ther other people who shares this "nonsense" view would care less about the environmental issue. if someone is going to safe the planet, then just do it. no need to pursuade other people to do something extra. some asians may show more respect towards this issue, most of them, i doubt it

[@Jackal-xd9dw]

@stanislaskostkajesiaslekst6036 now you're just changing the goalposts. Your view that Asians don't care about the environment, don't know anything about it, and that "we" just want money is a false blanket statement that is not in line with reality. The reality is that Asia is also home to environmentalism. Don't speak for us Asians who do not agree with you and pretend that all of Asia is as you say it is.That's all.

[@salifyanjisichilindi5940]

I'm a Zambian (African) living in India, I must say the western world keeps on baffling me even more by the day 😅 Brother brought his A game 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@malovina]

As a Russian living in US, it baffles me too. Very scary times.

[@olympia72]

For reasonable people in the West it is always very relieving to see such comments from outside.

[@rembrantwithagrenade171]

Bhai which city??

[@salifyanjisichilindi5940]

@@rembrantwithagrenade171 Rajkot brother

[@frelonvert6064]

Don't you have problems in your own country? What the fuck business is any of this to you? Is this that 'feminising' of males I'm always hearing about?

[@tikar8982]

My husband and I and several friends listened to this in our garage tonight ... "smash that button" almost brought me to tears BECAUSE IT'S TRUE! And at the end, we all stood and clapped for you (I swear we weren't drinking wine 🤣) So you received a standing ovation from my little group of people, because we all thought you were brilliant and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts, from America, with love 🇺🇸 ❤️

[@xcrockery8080]

So you and your husband have too little education and not enough life experience to detect the fact that Konstantin was talking utter bollocks then?

[@carbonfibercarpet4655]

Man you guys sound boring af

[@crd6473]

What were you applauding? His primary thesis is essentially “you can’t change things so quit complaining”. He delivered this speech while wearing a tuxedo and speaking at one of the preeminent institutions of elitist society in the world. You listened to this speech in your garage. I can understand why he doesn’t want things to change…I don’t understand why you share that view.

[@debsievert4766]

Ditto for sure! Just watched you on Tucker Carlson. ❤❤❤

[@Tetrad20]

@@crd6473 YOU. DID. NOT. WATCH. THE. ENTIRE. VIDEO.

[@mmadmic]

Amazing speech ! Truth and facts. Period !

[@HangingGarden606]

He's a great speaker. It's interesting hearing him go solo, well-informed and fluid.

[@tireachan6178]

When it comes to pushing buttons I'm often confronted with the thought that a considerably high number of WOKE individuals would happily smash a button that causes those who aren't of certain demographics or simply disagree with them to drop dead.

[@MS-sb9ov]

Ain’t that the truth, and the irony.

[@PizzaLord]

I have heard "woke" people say that if they were the ultimate ruler of the world they would not only literally cut out the tongues of everyone in the world who disagree with them but they would do it in a heartbeat. This was a great speech but I hope some of the other speakers highlighted just how pathological these people are.

[@wilhelmvanbabbenburg8443]

U must be very smart

[@nathan87]

Yes, I was tempted to criticise this point; feelings alone are rarely a complete moral justification. I'm inclined to give Konstantin the benefit of the doubt here, though. I think his intention was not to was not to *justify* the choices made by parents, but to point out that this is an inevitable part of the reality we face as a society trying to deal with certain problems. By including the personal perspective I think he only meant to underline the point with personal experience. But yes, in general it is a big problem that changes of view upon becoming a parent are seen by many parents as a *positive* thing and that "as a parent" is generally taken to strengthen a position. I don't see any reason not to consider the opposite: that "as a parent" your views should be seen as irrevocably tainted.

[@fiddygd8304]

This is half the problem. You complain that the 'woke' movement has brainwashed young minds when you readily believe they would wish you dead. You are only driving the division. Brainwashing happens on both sides but only when it's in line with your beliefs is it acceptable. Get a grip.

[@whiskeytango9769]

This speech needs to be heard by everyone. This is truth.

[@jbaz830]

I’ll do my part and send it around

[@mathboy8188]

I bet none o f you guys even understood his argument. The substance of his speech was rather pathetic. _It's the truth! Everyone needs to hear it! Those who disagree are zealots! We need to send it around!_ _What was the substance and merit of his speech? We don't know. But we're quite sure that it's totally awesome!_

[@Anten7]

No, it's not the truth. The truth is the exact opposite of what this man is saying. A sociopath will respond with hatred towards those holding him responsible for his behavior. This man preaches forgiveness to the sociopath by blaming the victim - which is what all sociopaths do. In other words, "KK" is just another sociopath apologist verbalizing every sociopath's inner dialogue with himself: "When you hold me accountable for my sociopathic behavior, it hurts my feelings." Same as it ever was..

[@monsterdude4252]

@@Anten7 like he said u woke people only care about ur weak mind set feelings

[@xcrockery8080]

How is a string of logical fallacies, "truth"? He's a liar, peddling nonsense for a demographic that wallows in lies.

[@itiszulu]

It will surely rank among the greatest speeches delivered at the Oxford Union.

[@JenkinsPsych]

I appreciate him trying to speak kids language, and uses comedy. A responsible man stepping up.

[@Sharon-sg1970]

What a fantastic speech!!! We need more like him in this world!

[@christopherholland6212]

He has to be destroyed for that reason. The woke universe does not tolerate dissent.

[@MrSatnavatron]

NO SHARON WE DONT

[@SPQR7117]

@@MrSatnavatron YEAH, WE DO.

[@michaelcalvert169]

i actually the majority of the world are like this but the ruling class makes people think they are in the minority w/ their corporate media propaganda machines

[@xcrockery8080]

...except that it is irrational; and poorly-argued gibberish. Let me guess - you didn't exactly get good marks at school?

[@yojasmagic]

Konstantin's a treasure.

[@patriciafredal6308]

Here here!

[@gsomethingsomething2658]

@@patriciafredal6308 Hear, hear!* ;)

[@voltairedentotalenkrieg5147]

He told a young white English girl who was targeted by gangs that white people shouldn't look after their collective interest. But KK gets to look after his poeple's collective interest. See KK was more than happy with Wokeness once it's not directed at his people. Or doesn't become a problem for his people.

[@ransakreject5221]

Yeah he’s weird looking but he’s very smart and a charming speaker

[@sjames304]

@@voltairedentotalenkrieg5147 Can you elaborate more on that? I'm surprised at that.

[@SalvatoreASgroi]

This guy is GREAT. He is dead on with his observations. Logical and realistic. We need more of his type. 👍

[@miggrodriguez9996]

One of the greatest speeches I've heard in a long time. Smart words that must be reiterated in all platforms. Thank you Mr Kisin, you gain a new fan here

[@glf2424]

Amazing speech and nailed it! Good Lord we need more sound minds such as this.

[@ScottR10]

Ding a ling

[@j7ech402]

@@ScottR10 Please seek immediate professional psychological help. You seem very disturbed

[@jeromepuri9205]

It’s illiterate and misinformed. Truly a terrible argument and I’d be worried about my cognitive capacity if I thought this were a sound mind.

[@sallifrancis7250]

@@jeromepuri9205 the Spirit of Common Sense is calling you.

[@sallifrancis7250]

@@jeromepuri9205 but you refuse to hear....why?

[@patriciasanderson2171]

Big fan of Konstantin. He speaks so much sense during a mad time.

[@cjp592]

Exactly! Sense during a mad time. And it is mad. I don’t know why mad. But to be honest I think there are more sense out there. But the media wants to make you think the crazies outnumber the sense so that we capitulate without a fight. There are sense just like Kisin but you won’t see them in front of the camera. Drama, twisted, sick people are given the attention because that is what the media wants us to be. Sick!!!

[@daviddejuannavarro9423]

he seems to make sense because of the incredibly reductionist and decontextualized views he holds. I think we confuse cleverness with ignorance.

[@LazyGoose872]

@@daviddejuannavarro9423 give a specific example..?

[@shaunhunterit342]

@@daviddejuannavarro9423 I think you confuse big words with cleverness

[@baishihua]

@@daviddejuannavarro9423 Care to elaborate?

[@treelinehugger]

His speech is so incredibly Britsh. His sarcasm, courtesy insults, and dry comedy are perfect.

[@damarisk8252]

Omg yes! Thank you Konstantin, this message desperately needs to be spread! 👏👏👏

[@estern001]

As brilliant as the Oxford Union is, as amazing a place fostering Free Speech it is, it's somewhere on the scale of shameful that the UK doesn't embrace the same values. Thank you, young ladies and young gentlemen!

[@MrSteveGrey]

We are not entitled to free speech in the UK, unfortunately.

[@theman3456]

MrSteveGrey LMAO... just like Germany and France

[@haret0n]

@@MrSteveGrey i disagree. you have much more free speech in england than in many parts of the world. more than we do here in new zealand. you should notice and be proud of what you have. use your power.

[@estern001]

@@MrSteveGrey Nor do you have the God given means to enforce it. Very sad.

[@kafon6368]

@@estern001 Wen the population doesn't believe in God, rights are merely privileges handed to you by governments on the condition that you behave well.

[@e.daniels5971]

KK is a Rhetorical Rockstar. Completely informed, spine of steel, intellectually fluent, ideologically convicted, verbally lacerating ... impressively delivered with the composure of quiet confidence. A very rare voice that deserves much more exposure. Credit to OxfordUnion for the platform.

[@trevorcorkery]

This is such a brilliant case for embracing classical liberal arts education and why it has gone so far off course and we only value STEM now because we know its off the rails.

[@matthewchapple5557]

He wouldn't be allowed to be booked to appear on a campus in the U.S. We're too far gone to the left. The enlightened students of this country would shout him down and cry if talked to them in that fashion. They are just pitifully weak.

[@shelleyfrazier9943]

Every so often a man of integrity pops up to cheque those are just plain full of themselves! Congrats to this man for being a voice in the wilderness - let's hope that that those who have been brainwashed will pull their heads out of their butts long enough to realize the peril that they are creating...

[@DwayneDeveaux1204]

You ain't that bad yourself at the verbal gesticulations.

[@garethlee2473]

What he said was completely illogical. It was false dichotomy, either you do nothing to curb carbon emissions, or you give up all improvements in living standards. It’s incredible how much impact such a stupid speech has had among right wingers.

[@bobef90]

concisely and honestly put. Master Class in expressing so many realists thoughts.

[@agenticmark]

Love how an Everyman and comedian can so utterly destroy his opponent.

[@GetUnlabeled]

With grace and ease

[@blinsmaslom3263]

And an immigrant, with English as a second language.

[@paulmoulton7248]

Comedians are exceptional communicators and are generalists. IMO they make the best political pundits.

[@TankerKC]

@@paulmoulton7248 Except in the US, there are few comedians left. Those that are left are writing TV commercials for insurance companies.

[@paulmoulton7248]

@@TankerKC Rogan, Dore, Crowder are noteworthy ones.

[@GetUnlabeled]

He's right, if basic survival is an everyday struggle, their brains LITERALLY ARE UNAVAILABLE to give a crap about any other thing

[@lil-g4879]

But they don’t and he is not stating a fact, he’s just lied. The countries with the highest emissions are the USA, Japan, Russia, Germany, India and China. He thinks poor people getting new toilets are going to be the reason for it, the bloke is a whopper.

[@MrsTabby1963]

That's why these climate change ideologues are all from privileged class.

[@ojw5922]

Facts. You'll never see a working class woke person, it's always those who are comfortable financially

[@honkytonk4465]

how is climate change more dangerous than starving ,the wokies are without logic

[@fuzzlewit9]

@@ojw5922 Absolute nonsense. Right wing are usually the ones that are financially comfortable, and many working class have socialist beliefs and want a better - more fair - world.

[@gromhellscream4487]

Well, I just became a fan of this gentleman. I didn't know he was this good.

[@Daswars777]

The damage is done, the world is suffering and in chaos. How will we make sure these woke people are facing the consequences for this?

[@TheFiddle101]

Very witty. Living in Bulgaria, I can see exactly what he means.

[@king6dutch]

True, but it doesn't matter where you live. There are poor people all around, in the UK, in the USA and in Canada where I live. Who am I to tell the people who can't afford to eat in these times that, no it doesn't matter how hard you work, we need you to starve so that less carbon gets emitted. Well I won't but our idiot in charge Justin seems perfectly willing to, and force those not currently near starvation down as well.

[@kirkchurchil8216]

dude no one in the UK, USA, or Canada needs to worry about starving to death lol obesity is far more a concern for us. Obesity/ overweight rates Canada 64% USA 69% UK 63.9% I personally know people in the US who are receiving 1000 a month of food stamps and yeah there overweight to obese. I’ve done charity work in third world countries we have no clue what poor is. We think tv is a right in the US lol! This is part of the problem of the woke narrative westerners need to stop playing victims that’s why none of our kids want to work. You have to work hard to make it in life like our grandfathers did and train our children to be self sufficient instead of victims it’s the only way to beat these woke nut jobs.

[@elizabethspence4033]

@@king6dutch press that button.

[@planebreach]

@@king6dutch in this context it matters because the point is that outside of the west nobody gives a damn about climate change. They might pretend they do like china ... but all of the nonsense you westerners are doing in the climate area is for nothing and the only result will be more poverty across the globe.

[@call_in_sick]

KK’s public speaking has gotten really good. Could listen to him all day.

[@nateman79]

This guy is brilliant.. I can only hope Great Britain has a Prime Minister like this someday.. doesn’t need notes or Teleprompter. 👏👏👏👏👏👏 BRILLIANT

[@abcdefg8057]

Brilliant speech that keeps getting more relevant as the time goes on. I for one can not wait for wokeness to be a thing of the past.

[@aaroningl]

Jordan Peterson has preached the same message for years now. 👏

[@a041705]

Except Peterson dropped the ball on Ukraine and Putin. Crapped himself

[@IsabelNavVilar]

That's right!!

[@alexvalin9085]

this guy is way funnier though

[@trevorcorkery]

There are so many brilliant things about this. Most importantly he is complimentary to his adversaries while also destroying their beliefs. It's in good humor and creates a bridge. This guy is genius.

[@evanhancock4657]

Right, kind to his adversaries… except for the 1 in 100 who are trans, who he can’t help but take potshots at to score cheap clapter. Also, his “bridge” is empty. It has handrails but no floor, as he doesn’t actually propose any solutions. If anything, he implies that inaction is preferable.

[@bookovza3925]

@@evanhancock4657 Not even close to 1/100 is trans. His solution is for you to stop thinking you are a victim, work hard, and stop being afraid about stuff that you personally can't fix. Being trans is not special. Being a minority is not special. Being fat, thin, gay or straight is not special. You live in the most tolerant society in human history. Get over yourself.

[@L_Martin]

@DontTreadOnTeachers I studied Critical Studies at the University in Birmingham in the UK, Sociology and Gender Studies modules, some CRT. I applied Marxist and feminist and postmodern theory to texts for my Contemporary Literature module in the English Department... The answers to climate change are not coming out of these departments. Leaps forward for society are not coming out of these departments, I'm afraid. These departments are trying desperately to make society think they are useful or valuable. They have very little utility, and actually do a great deal of harm from what I've seen. The Critical Theories have resulted in a denial of reality in favour of standpoint theory. The feminist theory I was taught is now used to put men in women's pri /sons. No, you can't "identify" as a scientist if you are not qualified. So no, STEM is not just another identity. If you want to discuss Critical Theories further, and why postmodern q weer theory project of "q weering" categories is not useful to tackling climate change, but actually actively dismantles and corrupts every other discipline it comes into contact with, we can have that conversation. "There is no such thing as "hard sciences." " -- hope you tell them that the next time you need to travel by airplane, or you're in hospital being kept alive by people who actually learned something valuable to society, taking practical steps to keep you healthy or alive... While you type your reply on a phone/computer, a device no one in a Gender Studies or English Lit department would know the first thing about creating. From what I encountered, it was a lot of very embittered people who could only dismantle and pull apart the works of great figures of the European past, works which they themselves could not create. And most were utterly boring white people consumed with guilt about being what they were.

[@etiennechaplais1764]

I'm not sure i would call a guy who thinks climate change isn't linked with hunger, technology is going to solve everything and foetuses grow 20 month old a genius

[@derekarmunendua5991]

@DontTreadOnTeachers 🤦🏿‍♂️😂🤣 Are you kidding me?? That's literally this woke administration to it's core... They've used us as pawns since 2015. They're doing it now with immigration.. Y'all wokeflakes are entitled bittch made narcissists.

[@rosemariemcgowan6388]

This guy speaks the truth .Well done x 🎉🎉

[@apexlax34]

Oxford Union has a rich history of counterpoint zeitgeist views and am so glad that Konstantin was one of the ones given the opportunity to join. Speaking hard truths brother

[@MM-po1qd]

Hats off to Oxford uni for being one very few UK's HEIs that allow free expression of opinion.

[@wozman93]

One reason I’m sure it will continue to retain its status as “Best Uni in the World”

[@jeffmcmahon3278]

This wasn't an expression of opinion - it was a statement of fact.

[@RileyWritey]

Sadly that uni is awful towards the locals.

[@cohort075]

I’ve been saying this for years, but because I’m a nobody………. It takes people like Konstantin, with a proper platform to speak the truth. It’s about time people put things in proper perspective. And Polar bear numbers are increasing.

[@ally11488]

Funny how you interpret the truth as anything that aligns to your politics.

[@alementary4065]

@@ally11488 Or, you know, what is demonstrable with actual facts.

[@FazeParticles]

@@ally11488but you can’t counter what he said.

[@lil-g4879]

@@alementary4065 can you give a fact? His carbon emissions comment was not true, as the USA, Germany and Russia are among the largest producers and probably always will be (they aren’t in Asia)…

[@ohwellwhateverr]

@@ally11488 Or, consider this, you align your politics to what you approximate to be the truth.

[@Pyzdu]

he spoke absolute truth here.

[@regalcartoon3952]

I was talking with the Person Creation Department the other day and uh, they kindly gave me the recipe for creating a woke person. I will now read it to you: So you take some liberal, add in some victim mentality, mix that with ignoring science, splash a bit of shouting at others until they go away, toss in a bit of acting like you’re 5 just to keep things interesting, sprinkle in some activism (Women’s rights, veganism, whatever you want. It’s personal preference), pour some pronouns in, put in a healthy dose of your daily “I find that offensive” intake, add 3/4 cups of “I’m calling the police”, another 2 cups of “Defund the police”, 3 teaspoons of victimizing people who don’t want to be victims, 8 cups of “No one is right except for me”, an entire shaker of “Opinion over science” seasoning, 1/0 cups of “I can’t do basic math”, 5 tablespoons of inability to respond when one’s logic is used against them, add an over abundance of support from brainless liberal propaganda outlets like CNN, and that’s all the ingredients. You’ll want to stir until evenly mixed (or whatever this mixture identifies as), put it in the oven for 666 hours because it creates something hellish, cover it with blue and pink icing to represent hair dye, toss on some colorful flags for decoration, adorn it with black or rainbow clothing that supports liberal propaganda movements, and crumble some furries on top. And you are done. You have just created a woke person. Why the fuck would you do that?!

[@lilacdaven]

CRUMBLE SOME FURRIES LOL I tried this but my woke mixture is a bit too liquidy, what do you suggest I add to fix it? 😔

[@HelloEveryonez678]

For me this speech, which has gone viral, is the turning point against woke-idiocy. it is the beginning of the turning of the tide against this mafia. Well done Mr. Kisin, thank you!

[@frelonvert6064]

Hey Konstantin, still using sock accounts I see. Surprised to see there's still life left in this grift. Is 'woke' even a thing any more? People will never guess that you're a gay brown man pretending to be a white-supremacist, will they?

[@googleisshittoss]

@@johnnymartinjohansen Well, the Americans should know...they bred this bullshit in the first place

[@igorfilipovic6531]

I hope so. But part of cheap clean energy. I dont know about that. Look what happend with Nikola Tesla 120 years ago.

[@francisravenscroft-dw6gi]

So anyone that it not a white supremist is a member of the mafia?

[@frelonvert6064]

@@igorfilipovic6531 Yeah, and literally nothing has happened in the world since that time...

[@AdrianMark]

Excellent speech. I studied economic sustainability ten years ago, and this is the most succinct argument against the cultural nonsense. We can change things, but not by complaining.

[@checkoutmyyoutubepage]

Define woke.

[@alexanderkriete9401]

@@checkoutmyyoutubepagearguing semantics, not substance. Classic

[@checkoutmyyoutubepage]

@@alexanderkriete9401 why don’t you define it then? How are you gonna use the word woke if you can’t define it?

[@checkoutmyyoutubepage]

@@hetrodoxly1203 that’s not what woke means… saying race isn’t a factor in life is like saying humanity have become Vulcans.

[@checkoutmyyoutubepage]

@@hetrodoxly1203 that’s not what woke means 🤦‍♂️

[@jonathanchester5916]

If you can learn to think freely and critically as a person you've done a very good thing. If you can convince another person to think freely and critically you have done a great thing.

[@TheLongSummer]

There is hope for the future after all. Thank you and God bless!

[@filigree123]

Absolutely excellent! I wish I could vote ten thousand times for you Konstatin!

[@annemaria5126]

This was an even greater speech. So clear, well-spoken, so positive yet very critical. What can anyone say to denye these words. Maybe even feel offended by them? I hope most students still have a bit of common sense deep in their hearts and brains. More is not needed. But I fear the WEF's work is desastrously well working.

[@257ian]

"we looked at videos about how the feotus would look at 9 months and 13 months and 20 months". Man, I'm hoping your baby is born before 13 or 20 months 😮

[@stoicsociety247]

Never mistake Intelligent people with educated people. The woke may be educated….. Love KK

[@spracketskooch]

As Mark Twain said, "I never let my schooling interfere with my education".

[@StillAliveAndKicking_]

Whilst I approve of education, education includes indoctrination.

[@patthewoodboy]

@@StillAliveAndKicking_ which isnt Education 🙂

[@atg131000]

@@patthewoodboy On the target!

[@patriciasanderson2171]

Never a truer word said.

[@stillakzo]

Never ever been so impressed by any University. I appreciate the oxford union to let the free minds speak. This is the only way forward. Suppressing one side and letting other side speak is what's going on nowadays. Thank you so much for letting him speak and publishing the video.

[@ScottR10]

Ding a ling

[@krisztinahalmy8151]

WELL #SAID SIR‼️

[@pontiacowl6727]

THIS YOUNG SPEAKS TRUTH ON MANY LEVELS❤❤❤

[@usamahisaacs8393]

“Not me because we’re old school.” You sir, have my respect 🤌🏼

[@jimdavies6764]

As a Cambridge grad I have a hard time remembering where Oxford is, but this speech alone placed it on the map. Thanks for an outstanding ten minutes.

[@KorisnickoIme84]

May I ask what kind of job you do?

[@Clembo]

It is at that place above yours in every respect. Both of which are below 10 American universities.

[@borincod]

@@Clembo huh, you are from usa, right? This would explain a lot

[@Clembo]

@@borincod nope, the USA just has the best universities it isn't even close.

[@hayleylongster4698]

​@@Clembo People of the UK, we created a monster lol

[@mariamattos100]

Thank You Konstantin !!!

[@zarameneshian3596]

Konstantin K . You are sooooooo Right , THANK YOU WAKE UP AAAALLLLLL !!! ❤❤️🙏🙏🙏

[@azhivago2296]

Excellent speech.

[@TugHillGuy]

6:12 "Now, about 15 months ago my wife got pregnant. Not me, because we're old school." 😂

[@adventurearyck64]

Hilarious! Laughed so hard, I Spit my whiskey out when he said that!

[@Wheels-Wheels-Wheels]

Brilliant speech.

[@sukalemon]

it is a great speech!

[@BramHepburn]

Most shocking thing in this speech was the absolute eruption of applause at the end. Very encouraging!

[@zbigniewchrysler3019]

Shouldn't be. If people were not bludgeoned into professing their support for this asinine Woke BS under threat of losing their jobs and having mobs trying to silence them from expressing their true opinions.

[@etiennechaplais1764]

I thought it was the total absence of a rational thought but ok

[@BramHepburn]

@Etienne Chaplais seriously. You didn't get anything out if that at all? Just totally closed to it?

[@etiennechaplais1764]

@@BramHepburn not only closed to it, opposed to it. This feels like listening to a lobbyist from the 90s.

[@BramHepburn]

@Etienne Chaplais lobbying on whose behalf? His point is that poverty stricken populations don't have the luxury to care about the environment. They are too busy trying not to starve. Thus when globalist promote moronic environmental/ climate policies that will further damage the global economy, they come off as hypocritical fools.

[@abuyusef27]

KK … anyone else that has lived outside of Uk knows this. Thanks for expressing what we all want to say!

[@daveslater9141]

I really, honestly and truthfully can't put pen to paper and describe how I feel when I listen to the Professor, the man is amazing, I consider myself honoured to have been born in the same era of Jordan peterson, I stand ever so humble just knowing this.

[@Lee-mmg]

No. This gentleman is awesome. Never heard it put more succinctly.

[@dontarguewithidiots7459]

SUCH a good speech. Watched it multiple times and sent it to bunch of people.

[@tobystupp2976]

so did I

[@evanhancock4657]

I was going to explain why this was a logically empty speech, but then I saw your username and changed my mind. Thanks for the save!

[@harpo345]

@@evanhancock4657 But Evan, you've commented multiple times here and have yet to formulate any argument against this speech - ad hom attacks only reveal the emptiness of your own position. Try harder.

[@etiennechaplais1764]

@@harpo345 false dichotomies (world hunger vs climate change... he's gotta know there's a pretty obvious link), no actual solutions except waiting for the technology to magically save us, boomer anti trans jokes, ridiculous analogy with the baby as if climate change wasn't threatening billions of lives..

[@wyattfamily8997]

I've sent it as far and wide as possible, just hope some of the "woke wank-rs" watch it.

[@x0rn312]

Konstantin is a treasure to humanity.

[@surfinterf7381]

Utterly refreshing. Sanity at last.

[@yannickkirschen3785]

What a brilliant speech!

[@s.j.bluewater908]

Yep.

[@lindaj.herzog7392]

Fantastic speech! I’m 80+ now, and like KK I’m Very tired of woke culture being so fast asleep to reality they do not realize they have been brainwashed. I want to hear more from KK, and others who are willing to speak the truth logically!

[@exp10rer]

His KZbin channel is "Triggernometry"

[@hieroglyph321]

What a waste of 80 years. Sorry.

[@chrismcdonald6481]

​@@hieroglyph321 his 80 years has made hin wise, you on the other hand.....................

[@Elhock]

Wow - that’s a harsh thing to say to someone’s grandmother. You should be ashamed.

[@justtryme2020]

@@hieroglyph321 you should be listening rather than bullying your elders in the comments. Not only is your behavior very unbecoming, but also something tells me you're the target audience.

[@gemaf]

Kisin’s speech should be pumped through loud speakers at every college campus.

[@discojelly]

We Texans do NOT and shall NOT listen to any such feller' with a British accent and bowtie. He is, however, entitled to his own opinion.

[@harpo345]

@@discojelly Still resent the redcoats burning Washington or something?

[@EMP698]

@@harpo345 they can't resent that. Texans were not part of the colonies / US by then.

[@lobbyskids2]

@@discojelly would you rather a blue state supplant Texas's reputation for being the most hospitable state in america? Don't worry yank I'm only pulling your leg 😅

[@zeldaharris6876]

loud speakers around the world.

[@pasiramo3103]

Mr Kisin! You are my hero!

[@sagar65265]

Ironically people who complain about universities such as Oxford being too woke fail to realize that such a University is the one airing this kind of debate, no one at Parler or any other right-wing media source.

[@doctortrouserpants1387]

So good to hear someone just being direct and honest, with a sense of humour.

[@foxtayle683]

"Your feelings matter more than the truth" - What an amazing statement that sums up woke culture!!

[@user-th5nb3ox1w]

This guy nails it.

[@rosemariemcgowan6388]

I love logic and common sense x

[@joewinder8374]

Absolutely on point as always.

[@JCSAXON]

Despite any personal opinion, I’m so well impressed by public speakers who take solid command in expression. I salute a new, greater exchange in common discourse ❤