Welfare Kid reacts to Thomas Sowell EXPOSING Lyndon Johnson

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[@elingrome5853]

many of his books as audiobooks on YT, but im sure you know this

[@maladjustedmoon5200]

I’ve met several white supremacists and when I’d argue with them they’d all say that they do like Thomas Sowell. Please don’t let your channel turn into another place for neo-fascists to try to spread this nonsense

[@ripvanwinkle2002]

polo the laws the music the culture change WAS ALL ENGINEERED by the LEFT to keep blacks under their thumb.. in the 1970s black were coming up and having more success and wealth.. once you have made your own wealth the last thing you do is vote for people who will take your wealth away and give it to others.. your culture was destroyed on purpose to keep you as slaves.. by the same party who controls the media and the entertainment industry and who FOUGHT A WAR to keep slavery LEGAL..

[@maladjustedmoon5200]

The awful white supremacist I work with was excited about this video since of course the only non-whites he likes are Thomas Sowell, Candace Owens, and he’s starting to like Kanye due to his antisemitism. Do you want your audience to be klan members and nazis?!

[@maladjustedmoon5200]

All the racists I’ve ever met really love Thomas Sowell. You’re gonna build a big following of people who think certain groups of people should be deported or at least want them to be second class citizens that have to sit in the back of the bus and so on

[@madmitch3365]

“You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible.“ -Thomas Sowell

[@gertexan]

Yep, when you reward bad behavior you get more bad behavior.

[@spencerbrown6214]

Spot on!!!! 🙌

[@larrybremer4930]

Victimhood is disabling. It is so much easier to blame others for your own life failings than to look in the mirror and make the change.

[@christieanderson1330]

Every time we get a democratic president taxes go up. Then there's inflation. People are so ignorant thinking that Kamalas plan to tax the billionaires is great. All its going to do is make things worse. Prices will go even higher jobs will be lost. Billionaires own alot of companies that employ people, if you tax them they will raise prices. I work for my self, and the more taxes they take out the higher I have to raise my price so I can pay my bills.

[@k.h.a.l.i.l.]

​@gertexan the issue is the assumption that poverty is inherently caused by, your words, bad behavior and that's just not true. Plus, punishing children based on judgements about their parents is an interesting choice. Welfare did wonders for my family and so many of my friends' families. I would not be successful today without that help as a kid and as an adult when I fell on hard times.

[@chase2289]

Welfare does not need to be incentivized. The family unit needs to be incentivized

[@Fawn-hv7mx]

It's part of the divide-and-conquer strategy.

[@Grizazzle]

Welfare is intended to SUPPORT the family unit.

[@williamfranz8313]

@@Grizazzle it is intended to destroy the family unit and promote dependence on the state

[@Theywaswrong]

And that is EXACTLY what Obama did. Democrats went right to work signing up people for government welfare programs that they didn't know they could be eligible for..because they were working and doing ok. Google the welfare role increases during the Obama years and see how taxpayers were scammed and continue to be scammed for more democrat voters, JUST LIKE UNRESTRICTED, PROTECTED ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION.

[@larrybremer4930]

Yep, what you see is the result of incentivizing baby mama to marry the Government entitlements instead of the baby daddy.

[@raymondjensen4603]

The best wisdom I ever received from Thomas Sowell was " There are no solutions, just tradeoffs" That advice has been the most useful for me in my life.

[@thomasmoos2729]

Yesterday's solutions are today's problems

[@tomdodds8091]

I'd say that's true about 90% of the time. There are occasionally issues, usually very simplistic, that can be truly solved. If you introduce the tiniest bit of complexity, that percentage jumps from about 90 to about 99.9 immediately.

[@tomdodds8091]

​@@thomasmoos2729Ah, yes. The law of unintended (or intentionally ignored) consequences.

[@lungilenyathi4343]

Same here 🙏🏾😊

[@rosanneshinkle4133]

LBJ destroyed the black family when he substituted the government for black fathers. I wish Dr. Sowell would live forever.

[@TheGreatness-gg1jx]

He destroyed, or rather, WE ALLOWED him to destroy more than that. The reason the poverty level shrank was because of the emerging business-owning class that was recovering from the Depression. With so-called "integration" aka "civil rights legislation", that group was DESTROYED. Why? Because they were largely small businesses who were not capitalized to compete with larger corporations. But the real killer was US. WE, still brainwashed, stopped supporting our own businesses. Sowell never talks about these deeper points because he's still fundamentally a superficial thinker.

[@vinauttv7167]

I do, too! Buy as many books of his as you can and keep them in your library.

[@nellybean69]

He is a national treasure.

[@cheetah-kb5rc]

Wrong! Nobody forced them to quit working & accept welfare instead. LBJ made gov't thepimp, paying them to pump babies, each from a different man. More babies had, more money. No limits. The excuse given to care for them was " they must be taken care of because unable to learn as the other races".

[@dmm3124]

That was the plan of the racist democratic party. And it still is.

[@roadhog19]

I am a 67 year old man and have been listening to Thomas Sowell for 40 yrs. He is definately a great communicator as well as being RIGHT. I am a caucasion American. He is absolutely correct on having a REAL father in the household to teach thier children properly.

[@margiealbiani7301]

I don’t think LBJ wanted to hurt black families and why wasn’t it known that the policies were contra the ultimate goal?

[@roadhog19]

@margiealbiani7301 great question, the short answer is, he, LBJ like the rest of the "establishment" for the last 60-70 years haven't and to this day give a crap about the american people. The people are corrupt and EVIL. If your paying attention, it is coming to their fruition. Welfare us how LBJ cemented the black vote.

[@robertbrooks7196]

He wasn't interested in helping them either. The civil rights act/great society agenda was solely to capture the black urban vote for democrats forever. He was quoted as saying this will keep blacks voting democratic for the next 200 years. And he substituted the n word for blacks in the comment. LBJ was an avowed racist.​@@margiealbiani7301

[@summerswanson7252]

LBJ was a known and abject racist. He knew exactly what would happen to the blacks under his policies. He bragged about it. He excelled in social manipulation as President and in Congress. He knew these policies would hurt the blacks AND the white underclass.

[@kylemacdonald9719]

Thomas Sowell is quietly brilliant and so easy to listen to and comprehend

[@cogbd]

I've marveled at Thomas Sowell's lucidity for forty years. One of the blessings of the internet is that more people are hearing his knowledge and intelligence.

[@kevinhall3449]

Yes, I'm one of the many who discovered Mr Thomas on the internet. He da Man !

[@kevinhall3449]

@@cogbd yup, I'm one of 'em and I spread Mr Thomas's msg every chance I get, he da Man! Even If its not OK with the LoonyLeft this white boy holds that black brainiac in very high regard.

[@icu4life240]

​@kevinhall3449 only because he says things that they only want to hear. It's called pandering and he does it to sell books. So sad that none of his ideas were put to good use.

[@tomleonard6177]

Thomas is a national treasure. If i had read his "Basic Economics" in high school i might have majored in economics. He makes any subject as interesting as it is educational.

[@bettydekorte2077]

I’m an 85 year old woman who loves Thomas Sowell and Victoria David Hanson. I listen to them a few hours a day. I love your response and analysis. I hope you have the family that you never had, a wife and children. God bless!

[@kevinhall3449]

I'm a 64yr old whitey from Canada and also listen to Mr Thomas and Mr Victor daily. Smart honest men who are truth-tellers.

[@CarolinaGirl6919]

Victor 😉🙂

[@Lurch685]

VDH is kind of basic.

[@janathomas4203]

Both men are so intelligent and wise!

[@bettydekorte2077]

Yes, Victor not Victoria sorry!

[@craigbauman3486]

Building up the family should be the priority of our society.

[@rectorkirk1158]

Men sacrafice for thier familys happiness. Women sacrafice family for thier happinees.

[@JoXcalibur]

Currently the Democrats are bent on destroying the family.

[@Mastakatz]

The left has embraced Marxism which de values the family unit. It’s poison. Kamal is a Marxist like her father.

[@TraceyNelms]

Along with truthful education

[@randallshuck2976]

I was born in 1950. My father and grandfather owned and operated a construction company that through the 50s and 60s employed many fellows of all different ethnic backgrounds and built private homes and commercial buildings all over our city of about 60,000 and the neighboring city of over one million. He hired on the basis of skill, merit and reliability. I saw many tight black families who proudly worked, saved and built communities. I also saw what Johnsons "Great Society" did to them in a few generations. The black families fell apart and did so at a faster rate than Hispanic, white or any other ethnic group. The urban communities lost focus and became dependent on the government almost completely by the fourth generation. The rural communities remanded strong and vibrant through many more years but each generation more of the youngsters left the farm and moved into town. The older generations have since passed on and now the only leaders are social celebrities who know little about life, love or the value of honest work and family. Just my opinion about my observations.

[@billkittleman9631]

Truly well stated .. no greater testament to your latter points than the utterly LOATHSOME Cardi B

[@JoanneJennings-e4s]

You are absolutely correct.

[@williamh4172]

Government never "solved" a problem they didn't create. The "solution" always brings in a whole host of new problems for them to "solve". All by design.

[@LeeLeeBellePBJLee]

Like our crappy food making us sick, so we take a medication to help, that medication has side effects so we take another medication for the side effects but that medication also has side effects, etc.

[@istandinawe6319]

Wow! Simple but profound 🧐

[@KratostheThird]

@@LeeLeeBellePBJLee Fast food like McD's, Subway, Burger King and others who have all substituted real, quality ingredients for crummy, artificial ingredients, which I watched Subway do over the years. Look this up. It's part of why Gen Z looks miserable, most of the food they've been given is poor quality. Medication comes from Big Pharma, and all Big Pharma cares about is $$$$.

[@C2yourself]

When I was 17, in summer of 1973 I worked in a convalescent hospital. It was a middle to upper middle class area of the bay area. I was a white girl attending high school working to save up for community College. One of my coworkers was a 24 year old black lady from a neighboring big city. One day she said "how many kids you got?" I answered that I was in high school and not married... and had zero kids. She laughed and said "girl you need you some kids so you can get welfare". I told her no thanks, I'll wait until I'm married. She went on to explain how the system worked. I was horrified but later confirmed her story with my dad. I was really mad that I was paying income taxes to support her kids so she and the father didn't have to. The whole miserable system was set up to make black people dependent on the system and make them democrat voters for life. Welfare it's social crack!

[@iamjustsaying4787]

The Left wing and the Right wing fly the same vulture.

[@transformationgeneration]

You're right. And soon the politicians learned that they could use the anger that arose in people like you (and me) to make it seem like our whole race hated the other race. The real issue of money and feeling used was washed over and it all became black vs white. Brilliant EVIL.

[@davidanderson8469]

Very true. Look at the family unit, lowest out of wedlock record, black owned businesses, inventors, engineers and high church attendance prior to the 1985 Great Society and the War on Poverty. Add to that the amazing musical accomplishments and artists.

[@Lucylou7070]

So she was working too and it still wasn't enough?

[@FranKern-j5s]

@C2yourself Try to keep up with reality. Welfare laws changed decades ago. Now, benefit amounts decrease after 1 child, after 2 children and decrease with each subsequent child. And young black women, on welfare, aren't normally considered reliable sources for the law.

[@MamawT65]

I’m 66 and only learned of Thomas Sowell 3 yrs ago! I agree with you he is a genius and I could listen all day! He is a treasure!

[@PatLong-v3g]

His books should have to be read in high school and college

[@coldspring624]

I was 10 when Johnson walked into office. The eyes of this child felt nothing but evil in his eyes.

[@nozzledrich]

I'll grant you, LBJ was a scumbag and he, along with JFK, should have been planted in Arlington on the same day but a 10 yo kid knows nothing from what he sees on the TV. Just stop. TRUMP 24

[@Theywaswrong]

It was that overweight, shady Southern politician that too much resembled a Huey Long, scripted messages in the form of an Elmer Gantry. In short, a crook..a dangerous crook that JFK kept at arms length because he didn't trust him and was NOT his choice for VP.

[@TheGreatness-gg1jx]

That's because he was a demon, determined to prevent US from flourishing by all means at his disposal. But I'm not made at him or any enemy. I'm mad at US for being suckers.

[@karenc2837]

Wow

[@kevinhall3449]

@@coldspring624 from a 10yr old, lol, zowie

[@DorothyCain-k1i]

Polo before the war on poverty started the Black family were the most religious groups in America..this is another fact. Culture is downstream when Faith and religion no longer is part of the family..This is the reason why America is falling apart.. Patriotism is God, family and Country, when one is lost, all goes away...I like your videos and watch the music videos.. Happy to see you are expanding your mind to Thomas Sowell..He's a conservative economist..He makes common sense...

[@fmayer1507]

Excellent comment. This applies across the board as well, not just to the Black Community. When SCOTUS equated pornography with free speech, that policy destroyed all of America. People wonder why we have so much sexual violence but never connect the dots between massive amounts of pornography and the bad behavior that people display. SCOTUS should focus on political free speech being a human right, not pornography being free speech. The people must be free to criticize government policies because that was the exact intent of the First Amendment.

[@charlesm9929]

Polo, I recommend you read Thomas Sowell's book Basic Economics. I know it sounds dry as a bone, but it's not. It's actually a very compelling read. Sowell explains economics so a layman understands it. He uses statistical analysis and facts to explain the truth about the way things work (or don't work). He is all about using empirical evidence, and you will find yourself having a hard time putting it down.

[@kickstar1]

That's a tough read. He should start with something more palatable like Black Rednecks and White Liberals. Basic Economics is more like a reference book.

[@elingrome5853]

its on YT, FYI

[@cakesaregood5176]

Good advice

[@OlliGarch]

I agree it’s a very important read that every person in school should be required to read.

[@kwpres]

It's a big tome, and I used it when I taught my last Econ class. If you want to understand today's politics, read "Vision of the anointed." It's why the opposition to populists like Trump is bi-partisan. THEY are the "anointed"

[@MatthewC137]

Policies don't change when they appear to be failing because unbeknownst to the average person, they're really doing exactly what they were designed to do.

[@ribeirinhu]

Exactly

[@Fawn-hv7mx]

🎯

[@ohsweetmystery]

👍Top comment

[@collinnicholasns]

Yes, Johnson was well known as a racist and multiple times voted against the civil rights act in the 50s because Eisenhower, a Republican, was president and he wanted to make sure the Democrats got that feather to stick in their hat. Welfare was never intended to get people out of poverty it was meant to destroy the black community and get them dependent on the government so they would just be quiet.

[@hennypenny247]

And because no failure goes unrewarded when it comes to government programs. Failure = more funding next year. More phony baloney jobs for your friends.

[@kurtwagemann9075]

Thank you Polo for putting this out there. More people in this country need to discover Professor Sowell. He speaks the truth.

[@Usernameblahblahnblah]

I think this particular video is from 12-13 yrs ago. So, Sowell has been saying this for a long time.

[@KratostheThird]

@@Usernameblahblahnblah Yes, this was recorded in the Bay Area during the early 2010's. There is an old 1978 documentary with Milton Freedman that shows a much younger Thomas Sowell discussing the problems that have come with the welfare state. He also describes crime rates amongst blacks, in contrast to his youth in Harlem in the 1940's.

[@3YearsApart1613]

I consider Thomas Sowell the greatest thinker of this generation. He doesn't mess around with emotional arguments. He presents data/facts and does the best job of connecting the dots on why problems occur. I am like you.. I could listen to him talk on these subjects all day.

[@earlymorningtwilight9119]

Vivek said the same thing. The family is everything.

[@bertdavenport7156]

Where do you think he got that from? It is a fact, but I believe Elder brought it into focus for Vivek. I heard Elder mention that Vivek learned that from him. Vivek has a brilliant mind and learns extremely fast. Vivek 2028!

[@mmp495]

I would vote for him in a heartbeat. ❤

[@nantec5575]

Asians are very successful in the US. They suffer the same discrimination before, but they succeeded because most Asian families are two parent household.

[@DeniseWilcox-kp1dl]

Why isn’t Thomas Sowell taught to every child in school? We need to start a movement to make it happen!!! 🙏🏼❤️🇺🇸

[@billkittleman9631]

Because that would greatly stifle the reprehensible Left’s corrupt agenda

[@JoanneJennings-e4s]

The question should be, "why aren't we teaching our kids this at home"? We are waiting for someone else to do it for us,.

[@bonnydaise8112]

@@JoanneJennings-e4s That is how we think.

[@jvz28az]

Thomas Sowell is a well studied and independently intelligent man. He has been able to see through the lies of democratic politics and their policies. He’s a great mind. I’ve listened and known about him for years. I’m glad you’re discovering him.

[@keithk7455]

Incentivize and excuse immoral and violent behavior no consequences, then create a victim class and say all the negative things in your society is someone else’s fault, and never hold the individual accountable….thats how we got here.

[@susanverhoeven4962]

Thomas Sowell is a genius. I am glad You Tube is making him available to us.

[@wallyreyes8876]

If Soros , Obama and the Democrats get their way,this will soon not be available.

[@Stab_Knifewind]

Thomas Sowell is obviously a genius and anyone would do well to learn from him. Great video Polo.

[@Lilbit371]

Welfare destroyed families by saying the family could not receive aid if the man was still in the home.

[@Youttubi]

I agree. It was not good for the black community.

[@jenniferditty2904]

Busch ran on a family values ticket while the government would not give you help if the father was in the home. i been saying this since the 90's.

[@kevindavis7620]

I enjoyed your reaction. Thomas Sowell speaks truth and everyone can learn from his wisdom.

[@louisel.sinniger2057]

Polo, I am in my early 70’s. I miss the times of when I was a young kid. Things have just gone crazy. I love Mr. Sowell. He does his research! Thank you for having your channel. Keep it going!

[@planetx5269]

LBJ was horrible. Thank you for your great video

[@bulvie4741]

Thank you so much for helping to expose this incredibly wonderful man to more Americans. He is a national treasure and to few don't know who he is, which is a horrible shame. I've been following Thomas Sowell for years, and gained so much from his knowledge.

[@shannonjohnson2530]

A truelywish there were more gentlemen like you educating themselves.

[@freedom7880]

I didn't know who Thomas Sowell was until I stumbled upon his KZbin videos, and I'm middle age! He is truly an American treasure, along with Victor Davis Hansen, and their books should be required reading in High School and College. God bless you Polo, what an impressive young man you are!

[@rosethorns1893]

There’s a reason they don’t teach them in schools

[@jaycee30865]

No father no mother? God bless you pal. I feel so bad I ever complained about anything in my life when I hear that and I see that you’re standing up and moving around and making sense. Hats off.

[@davegibbs6423]

One of our greatest minds.

[@touchdown15nichols72]

Hi from Cape Coral FL . I adore Thomas Sowell.

[@ronbyrd1616]

Great show, Polo . Many of us without family here have found the greatest family in the Christian God and all his heritage...I've never known greater love and contentment ! I hope you have that also .

[@georgeharvey3062]

I’m with you Polo. Thomas Sowell is in his 90s now. It will be a great loss when he goes. I’m fascinated by his extremely logical and well educated mind. I watched maybe 50-100 of his videos and every time I learn something I did not know and he always explains things so I can understand. I would put him as one of our greatest thinkers of all times.

[@rosanneshinkle4133]

Sad but true. At least he will have left us many videos and books.

[@angelacolabianchi9055]

I agree Mr Sowell is brilliant, I have been listening him for yrs, a man of such knowledge and wisdom.

[@judybertagna4527]

Thomas Sowell is an absolute treasure and a man of such moral strength. I respect him and his knowledge so much.

[@igmugleska966]

Thomas Sowell is a gem. Your commentary is also very illuminating!

[@1corinth15]

So happy to see you discover T Sowell. I have loved him since I first read his column in the newspaper back in the 80s. God Bless you!

[@mkile1]

Dr. Thomas Sowell is a national treasure.

[@jcsrst]

Polo I am a huge fan of the channel. You are very well rounded and I enjoy how open minded you are. Listening to different kinds of music is like eating food from other cultures, it opens the mind. This was an EXCELLENT video!

[@PanheadJeff58]

You are on the right path, man. Thomas Sowell is a brilliant man.

[@nichmon3221]

Polo, thank you for saying the words "popularity contest". That's a great way to put it. So many people are voting for only that reason and it blows MY mind too!

[@shawnmason8543]

They double down on it because it’s all about power and holding onto it. Thank you for the video it’s what we all need

[@MrVvulf]

Divide et impera. Latin for Divide and conquer. When classes or races clash, politicians benefit (by dividing). They claim "I will fix it!" with flowery platitudes, but they never do, and they never will. The situation serves their goals.

[@shawnmason8543]

@@MrVvulf 100% agree. Karl Marx in his communist manifesto taught just that. They constantly try to divide us over everything. Race, economic status, vaccinated vs unvaccinated, you name it. If we ever come together as a people then we will take back our nation.

[@RogerMaidens]

Mr Sowell is an American treasure. Thx for the vid.

[@marklane61]

One of the problems we face is the people we elect as our representatives don't represent us. They represent themselves and their wealthy friends.

[@typeorulz]

💯

[@timrodriguez3508]

Polo, thank you for sharing!!! That’s the most important thing about this video… You starting the conversation 🙏 Also when you said you smile inside when you see a family unit, that got me 🥹 Love and respect brother! (And I love that you love Tool!) 🤘🏼

[@FishKungfu]

Thomas Sowell really explains things in an accessible way. Brilliant!

[@tammybrook8052]

Love Sowell...A brilliant man that everyone can learn something from...❤

[@bradsense7431]

You are so right about how we double down on failed policies. Their answer is that we just need more of said failed policy and always most assuredly we need to throw more money at the problem. You are showing wisdom and common sense Polo. I have seen many who have come out of similar backgrounds such as yours that have gone in the other direction and miss out on having a fulfilled life which also benefits all of society. It’s maddening that there are those who don’t care because they benefit from keeping people down so they will try to keep Thomas Sowell from being heard while totally disparaging him.

[@markgrissom]

Well done Polo!!!

[@daveking9393]

I LOVE Thomas. Please stay on that journey. Thanks for sharing!

[@Bill-jc1fy]

Thomas Sowell is a brilliant man but more importantly, a very wise one too. His views on history and economics are based upon facts and figures instead of the reliance on emotions expressed by those on the left. He should be studied in schools across the USA. Thanks for the video and good luck to you.

[@KathleenMcCormickLCSWMPH]

Learned helplessness is promoted by the policies and rhetoric in this country. It keeps us all down. Thanks for exploring this, Polo.

[@asgio27]

I just adore this fellow, and cannot for the life of me, not understand why we do not hear more of him ! A jewel.AND A MARINE ! I so agree with you on Dr. Sowell, absolutely, and could listen to him all day. You do a wonderful job here also, and we need more like you, Dr. Sowell, and other sensible people, that just want the world to improve, for ALL .

[@joebrumfield]

He's such a treasure. Clear thinking and wisdom are valuable to all of us - and should be respected above popularity and immediate gratification! Thank you for sharing this and God bless you in your continued journey of waking.

[@roymars8122]

Thomas Sowell is one of the great political and economic thinkers of our time. He has the ability to boil down huge amounts of data into concepts that the average person can understand (if they have an open mind). Mr. Mars, my last name is also Mars and I'm wondering about the family history of your surname. Perhaps we could discuss it sometime?

[@Uncletoast52]

Black fathers need to step up and support their children.

[@rudybrooks3722]

And White father's need to step up and stop their children from committing suicide and overdosing on opioids.🤔

[@davidanderson8469]

When I see football players the majority thank their mothers.

[@sr2291]

@@Uncletoast52 Only Black fathers?

[@Uncletoast52]

@@sr2291 Yeah, what about it ?

[@sr2291]

@@Uncletoast52 That's stupid.

[@MaLiArtworks186]

We slept with windows open and sometimes slept outside on front porch or in backyard.

[@pamelqtaylor8335]

49 ( considered gen x) remember in my childhood sleeping in the screened in porch during the summer months in Rochester, Ny in the ‘ 80’s due to having no air conditioning! Couldn’t pay me now to!

[@kevinriley602]

If you can find the video of LBJ speech about "If you give blacks (but he used the N -word) they will vote democrats all the time

[@elingrome5853]

Hmmm, for the “next two hundred years” I think he said…

[@Cherryvanilla27]

@@elingrome5853that is correct. Two hundred years is what he said.

[@Fawn-hv7mx]

I've heard that he said it would keep them in their place, which may be equivalent.

[@cakesaregood5176]

And history has proved him right.

[@c.c.hiliner1065]

"I'll have then (N-words) voting Democrat for the next 200 years" - LBJ

[@stephensuter7242]

It will take time to heal us! We need to listen to each other and not bash another’s perspective! Thank you for your voice in our world!

[@chesterlestrange7725]

True to a point. The perpetual victimhood mindset is being encouraged greatly. And discouraging it gets you labeled all sorts of -ists and -phobes. Healing can't happen when so many refuse to actually heal, and see the progress that has been made. When we have academics that say things like "past discrimination can only be made up for with present discrimination" we really do need to "bash" perspectives like that.

[@jayclark8284]

I've been a big fan of TS for over a decade now. On a personal level Polo, it warmed my heart to hear you speaking labour observing families and feeling joy and not envy. I came from a pretty disastrous situation and was fortunate to be taken in by a Hawaiian family who made me truly appreciate the vital nature of family. I hope you have a living family of your own now, and if not yet, then in the near future. Blessings from Bali🙏

[@monnieannbee8197]

Thomas Sowell is a national treasure. He’s well educated and traveled and has empirical data to support his research. The late Walter William is another economist that should be read as well!

[@thomaswoods1365]

Government is not the answer. Government is the problem - Ronald Reagan. Incentives are not always good.

[@bobbyschannel349]

Without the government black Americans would be sacrificed citizen still, without the government black Americans were not have been able to assimilate into the American mainstream strata. Without the government, the 1964 Civil Rights bill would not had passed🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@debrayoung4338]

Thanks Polo, more more, Sowell love to hear his perspective. It is qualified with real data! His books should be gifted to everyone we know. Truth being told.

[@MatthewC137]

Remember this: If you want more of something ANYTHING, subsidize it. You name it. Broken homes, poverty, etc. are no exception.

[@jamesleblanc7437]

Yes, money creates. Throwing money at poverty, creates poverty.

[@mynameis757]

Thank you for presenting pertinent information on most important societal issues. God Bless!!

[@TheRPGamer7]

I subbed for the music reactions, but am pleasently surprised to see Tomas Sowell here!

[@margiealbiani7301]

Thomas Sowell was a joy to listen to and make so much sense I can’t believe he is not on more. Thank you for sharing this and I would be interested in any future interviews with him.

[@elingrome5853]

Sowell is the goat 🐐

[@justplaintara9028]

Fascinating discussion. Thank you for bringing it into my line of sight

[@jasonbowers4388]

Check out Milton freedman. He was one of Thomas sowle professors.

[@zenhaelcero8481]

Oh man, I hope he does! Friedman is great.

[@Bkenda05]

This was great! I just discovered Thomas Sowell and like you, I could hear him speak all day. I intend to read his work as well to get smarter on these topics.

[@garysteinert8040]

You could fill volumes with the things today’s educators don’t want you to know.

[@loubator6200]

Thanks for this selection and commentary. I used to read Thomas Sowell in the newspapers years ago, now watch his videos when I find them. For the record, Colin Powell was born in Harlem and raised in the Bronx.

[@kevinhall3449]

I like the way you talk, and how you look at info from Mr Thomas. HatsOff to you Polo for doing what you do.

[@MatthewC137]

El Be Jay was vile just like ALL top Ds.

[@deborahstollman6238]

Thomas Soul makes so much sense! He’s incredible!!

[@sallys1179]

Thomas is so correct. Some of the neighbor hoods I grew up in were black when I was a little girl. Milwaukee, WI. Best neighbors in the world then. People would come running to help each other.

[@k.dickey2772]

I, too, could listen to Thomas Sowell over and over. I hear something new each time.

[@alistaircrowley9442]

Truth? Yes, transformative truth. You feel it when you hear it and you never forget the lesson

[@rojimowi]

Thank you. Dr. Sowell is a national treasure. Roji

[@gregorypattakos7876]

One of the the things that Johnson was said to have said was ( Well we can’t keep the “ N “ out of the ballot box I’ll make sure they vote Democrat for the next 200 years )

[@JoXcalibur]

It worked. The black people are still enslaved by the Democrats and resisting freedom.

[@REDMAN5575]

I was introduced to this man by another fellow truck driver and I am 32yrs old and I am hooked on his knowledge

[@perrylewis375]

Polo you have come so far with so many disadvantages not having a family I can't wait to see you 10 years from now

[@dorianwhite2826]

I always love to listen and watch someone using their mind. Very impressive take, i can tell you honestly think for yourself and seek truth.

[@cynthiaadkins-zj9ut]

Thomas Sowell is a national treasure.

[@PaulMiller-mn3me]

I wish he was 40 years younger and running for President. Sowell 2028!

[@MrVvulf]

@@PaulMiller-mn3me He would never do that. In fact, he turned down a post as Federal Trade Commissioner that was offered by President Ford in 1976. He hated the political games you have to play in such positions.

[@DanlowMusic]

​@@PaulMiller-mn3meno kidding!

[@mtevilone]

In 20000 I went into my local Hastings in Bozeman, Montana. As I walked in I noticed the new release books, which I normally walked by. I noticed a book titled, 10 Things You Can’t Say in America. So I walked over and it was authored by a man I had never heard of, Larry Elder. I picked up one of the books, and opened to see what these 10 things were. I wound up purchasing that book, and started checking out other books by him. Larry Elder led me to Dr Walter Williams, and Dr Thomas Sowell. I was already a big fan of Justice Thomas and some of his writings. All amazing men, no matter what their race, because all of them back their words with facts.

[@perrylewis375]

The biggest change agent is that we allowed government to take God out of schools and out of our lives and so we are reaping what we have sown

[@sybilsmith5869]

Polo! What a joy to find you with none other than one of my two favorite philosophers, Thomas Sowell! I was used to seeing you listening to Disturbed, Sound of Silence! Many thanks for your “reactions”. Nice to follow you once again, I’ll keep and eye and ear open to you for more!

[@cadleo]

I could listen to you listening to Thomas Sowell all day.

[@williamwallen4145]

Mr. Sowell's perceptions and brilliance pull me in.

[@JayyeStone]

I didn't hear about Sowell until about 3 years ago. What a brilliant mind! He has a way of drilling right down to it. I think the changes we need to make are gonna take people making some moves like the Rooftop Pastor Brooks in Chicago. Bitching and whining isn't gonna get anything done for any people. Action is required. Incentives need to shift toward family IMHO.

[@dougjohnstone9393]

He is a genius who should receive more exposure and notice. His positions would surely change the general ideology of any thinking person. Great video - thanks!

[@gabrielbachman6154]

Raised in welfare system myself , my 3 younger sister's still live in it. People really don't understand how much of an impact that it has in terms of aspiring to better, as if it is nessisary to exist or we would not survive while it keeps people enslaved to a master no longer able or too afraid or can't see beyond the chains that bind them.

[@michaelpatterson1736]

Thank you, Polo. Enjoyed this reaction video I vote for more Thomas Sowell videos. I've heard many and they are all good.