Thomas Sowell - The Origins of Woke

In 1995, Thomas Sowell examined the elitist social movement that has now metastasized into Woke culture. www.LibertyPen.com

[@daviddougall5122]

Has there ever been a greater American mind? Probably he is the most interesting person I have ever listened to. Mr Sowell, I love you Sir.

[@scottkozinski6199]

I'm very much a fan, and would certainly agree that Mr. Sowell is an interesting and excellent thinker. To me, it seems that he has observed, pondered, reflected, and connected a broad spectrum of facts and formed them into wisdom and common sense. He is also very gifted / practiced at expressing this wisdom so as to make it understandable. I greatly admire his attention to word choice with the moderator. He seems to diligently pursue accuracy of expression. It is a great contrast to most politicians and speakers who will deliberately or at least carelessly inflame, rather than expound.

[@jamesgibson538]

All I can say is "Amen!!" I am amazed that most people I mention Thomas Sowell to, have never heard of him. He's older than Biden, but there's no comparison in intellect!

[@LordDad]

There have been greater minds, as I’m sure mr. Sowell would agree, but not many and certainly not on the left.

[@USMC-cv5sd]

@@LordDad You probably like any black person who tells white people their perfect and that black people are garbage. That says a lot about you.

[@USMC-cv5sd]

You probably like any black person who tells white people their perfect and that black people are garbage. That says a lot about you.

[@roadtoscratchgolf3481]

This man is so much like my father, who told me when I was a young man seeking my “first real job.” I complained that I didn’t get hired, because I was black. My father stopped me immediately and said, son, you didn’t get the job because you don’t have the skills. It had nothing to do with skin color. He went on to say, that he wouldn’t hire me for the position simply because I didn’t have the experience needed, although I had the education. He scolded me and said: “make skin color the very last reason to use for not getting something you want.” I’ve lived by that motto ever since, and I’ve taught my daughter to do the same.

[@jasondashney]

Even if you are wrong and skin colour really is the reason you aren't getting the job, the only path forward is to try harder and get better skills because there literally is no alternative. All you can do is all you can do so the reason why becomes basically irrelevant.

[@roadtoscratchgolf3481]

@@jasondashney This is true. You either get better skills or start your own company. Complaining won’t help.

[@flying911]

I agree!

[@Gromkiii]

I'm white as snow and live in 99% white country in EU. And I will not hire you because of colour if I don't know you. I never have this concern before and I will genuinely not care about race, but after BLM in Usa and I get familiar with victim blaming from black and liberals blaming everyone except themselves, I will try to stay away from this coult as far is possible.

[@Sikhou999]

@@Gromkiii you're wrong for that. Soros is an enemy for whites and blacks and everybody. Do you think all blacks automatically support BLM ?

[@jacquil6718]

“In a democracy we have always had to worry about the ignorance of the uneducated. Today we have to worry about the ignorance of people with college degrees.” ~Thomas Sowell

[@davestang5454]

Those 2 sentences have more useful substance to me than the entire contents of every book and lecture I ever digested in college.

[@atwilliams8]

Everything he says applies to him. A know it all who doesn't properly assess the problems with his arguments.

[@cliffordkelleher0142]

@@atwilliams8 i bet $20 he would shred you in a debate

[@msi8311]

That’s what my Chinese cousin tells me when she defends China, she said how can a billion uneducated farmers vote? I said, well are you going to wait until they’re still uneducated, but have college degrees and believe they’re educated? Wild

[@jacquil6718]

@@atwilliams8 So Thomas Sowell is a know-it-all who doesn’t know anything? That’s a neat trick.

[@original_angston4155]

This is 1995? It's 28 years later and still so relevant. Thomas Sowell is such a treasure.

[@jacob96014]

If this was released and the date was never shown. People would assume it was about today's politics, because nothing ever changes. No one you vote in makes changes for the benefit of the people. They only do things to benefit themselves and their friends, stay rich and keep the 99% poor and tamed, chasing their own tails fighting about who is the more terrible party. Ridiculous and also sad people think either party cares for them completely

[@kevinwoody4967]

Because “real” truth has no expiration date! As Mr Sowell points out his research goes generational

[@urstube6901]

I can’t believe they were showing homosexual motion picture in schools in the 90s. Very interesting!

[@bondwin7025]

Dr Thomas Sowell turns 94 years young on June 30th. ❤ Walter E Williams also was one of the great mind's. Rip MR Walter E Williams 🙏

[@FakeJerseyGurl]

I totally agree!! I'm shocked it's still the same 28 years later! I don't think we'll ever learn.

[@NomadSupreme911]

The fact that I as a black man was not made aware of Thomas Sowell at some point during my childhood years is criminal.

[@toywrench1]

He exposes the many lies of rhe democrats and their media. Therefore, I have trouble finding Anyone who has heard of him or Candace Owens or Star Parker or any conservative, especially black. If they have heard of them, you start hearing the insults.

[@drillingig2368]

By design.

[@leonharrison800]

Sowell just another lackey of white supremacy. A man who cannot see that Leftism is the weapon to fight racism and all oppression.

[@unclepizza72]

I grew up in Oakland California and we were talking about him

[@leonharrison800]

Sowell just another Conservative of no consequence. BLM is worth defending,not Sowell.

[@jaym2112]

"I'm not tough; life is tough. I'm merely trying to acquaint you with those facts."

[@williammunny9916]

*_John 10.9 I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. 10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly._* _Jesus Christ loves you. Repent and be saved. Only Jesus Christ saves. God bless you, and the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family._

[@jaym2112]

@@williammunny9916 Don't focus on the 99. Focus on the 1. Ask yourself: "Who is MY 1?" He/she isn't in the KZbin comment section. He's is closer to home. Who is your 1?

[@PrinceBieBrockP]

That’s awesome 😂

[@Leo-mr1qz]

One of the best lines I've EVER hears!

[@jcyt0511]

Given enough time, deceit, nefarious agenda, etc. any 'great' guy who gets a statue will have his statue torn down one day because he 'isn't great'.

[@sarjim4381]

Twenty-six years ago and it's like this was written yesterday. Amazing how prescient he was then and still is today.

[@sarjim4381]

@Dr. Thomas Sowell The real Dr. Sowell channel is just named Thomas Sowell. You are clearly some kind of imposter and up to no good. Reported.

[@Individual_Lives_Matter]

The PC movement was just an early probe of the intersectional woke movement. They tested the fences, found some weaknesses, got beat over the head by some smart people and retreated back to the universities. People like Camille Paglia and Christina Hoff-Somers thought they beat them. They just did a tactical withdrawal, got stronger and came back with a fury.

[@isidoreaerys8745]

Really shows how much he poisoned the discourse. He was on the cutting edge of anti-intellectualism, nimbyism, and antivax pseudoscience.

[@jimwerther]

@@isidoreaerys8745 If you mean Sowell, then your claims are obviously without basis.

[@ronfox5519]

@@KAT-dg6el The problem is the same as when copyrights are violated. One person does the work, but a different person reaps the reward.

[@noonesishome]

I am so angry at times that we are bombarded by silly basketball players and rappers as icons and almost worship as pillars within black American community, while this absolutely brilliant mind of Thomas So well has never been praised as such, to the point I only heard about him this year makes me feel so cheated on. He opened my eyes and answered so much of my questions I have asked all my life. Thomas Sowell is a national treasure.

[@bryanwilliams6032]

The schools will never teach kids about Thomas because they don't us Free, black or white.

[@mandelorean6243]

The actual literal toxic culture.. needs to be gotten rid of.. corporations love it, ride the coat tails of this "sagging is coo, grabbing yo junk while arguing is coo.. school, teachers and adults are square idiots, don't deserve respect... books and learning is for suckered, street education!" What's sad is all the people and youth buying into .. told what to wear "leaving stickers on your hat is fresh, skinny jeans are cool, gold teeth face neck tattoos are cool.. guys have now bought into gucci, Armani Prada etc... The women's fashion brands got this culture by the balls.. like the NFL wishes it could do by half time shows bring boy bands, Beyonce etc.. they wish they could have housewives and single women buying all their merch

[@nunyabidnez7857]

Sowell's delivery is flat, sober, and crystal clear. It must still astonish him after all these years how resistant so many of us can be to common sense. It's wonderful to have him, and will be terrible to lose him.

[@elizabethpeterson455]

Loose him? Where is he going?

[@a.s.clifton544]

Mr. Sowell will be 93 later this month (June 30, 2023). We will lose him when he dies. Thankfully we will have what he has written and said forever.

[@elizabethpeterson455]

93🤗...Wow! Blessings to him.

[@thenatureofnurture6336]

Nah, he's an economist. He won't be advised. He's aware that creatures respond too the stimulus of their environment. One of the major mistakes many people make is imagining that they are fully conscious - none of us are or ever will be.

[@scootza1]

​@@elizabethpeterson455 you big silly!

[@jaym2112]

I wanted to write down any quotable profound things he said. About halfway through I realized I was transcribing every word.

[@matvei15]

Absolutely true for me, too.

[@PrinceBieBrockP]

😂

[@keegangates5073]

You can just buy his books then, saves a lot of time.

[@ladyleah1961]

@@keegangates5073 Yes “Intellectual and Society” is one of his latest.

[@JohnSmith-nz2yq]

@IAM REAL Unless someone decides all books have to be burnt ;)

[@timperrin1196]

" I'm not tough, life is tough. I'm merely trying to acquaint you with those facts." Thomas Sowell 1995.

[@franciskamba5795]

Priceless!!!

[@paulhickmott1770]

I cant bevlive this is from 1995

[@anthonyclarke5579]

Sowell is so direct it almost defies belief, no delay, no if's or but's, just a straight forward answer. You gotta love him.

[@anthonyclarke5579]

@Google Sucks Ass Each to their own I guess. I still believe Mr Sowell is better able to express himself than most us and certainly without going as far as to be caught out by lies or even lying. Thank you for the reply. Happy rest of the century.

[@slalomho2990]

sowell called them the "self anointed" which is a very apt description

[@oeckstei]

That is such a powerful and underrated statement that every young person should hear but doesn’t want to: “Their are no solutions… only trade offs”.

[@brianmeen2158]

Yet some in our country still believe we can perfect mankind.

[@cechzc2e]

​@@brianmeen2158, and make the situation infinitely worse.

[@tpxchallenger]

His personal story is inspirational. Born in 1930 in North Carolina, raised in Harlem, high school drop out, Marine Corps, night school to graduating Magna Cum Laude from Harvard in 1958. Jim Crow to Ivy League by way of high intelligence and hard work. No wonder conservatives admire him so much.

[@fasteddie4107]

No wonder intelligent, thinking Americans admire him so much.

[@fasteddie4107]

And thus revealing how stupid some are

[@fasteddie4107]

Is this a joke or are you really just that plain ignorant? Pew research polled Americans to identify the most racist ethnic group and the group that blacks identified as “the most racist ethnic group” was … (drum roll) … Blacks. They indicated that racist blacks are quick to pull the race card at any and every opportunity. Evidence is easy: just listen to Joy Beyhard, Whoopie Goldberg, Stacey Abrams, etc. Blacks say that Jessie Jackson, Al Sharpton, Angela Rye are the worst. I tend to agree with Chris Rock: I love Black people, but I sure hate Nxxxxxs”. The folks above fall into Category B.

[@morrnmanderson7376]

@Anya Wale Thats absolute trash. You saying you understand white men entirely tells us everything we need to know about ya.

[@angru_arches]

@Anya Wale I'm black and what you're saying is full BS...let's see if being black makes this same opinion more valid.

[@Delta51000]

Dr. Thomas Sowell is an intellectual power house, an American treasure. God bless you, sir. 🇺🇸

[@williammunny9916]

*_John 10.9 I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. 10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly._* _Jesus Christ loves you. Repent and be saved. Only Jesus Christ saves. God bless you, and the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family._

[@baryntn41]

This intellectual collosus of Rhodes.

[@jimwerther]

@Dr. Thomas Sowell Please go away, fraud.

[@voronOsphere]

@@jimwerther This kook is definitely a cloner....

[@matnels277]

One of my heroes 🇦🇺🇺🇲

[@JP-su1eg]

"I'm not tough, life is tough...I'm merely trying to acquaint you with those facts". This here is so profound...there are 2 types of people...those that are paralyzed in the "life is not fair" mentality and blame & expect others to save them. And then there are those who accept it but, understand that it is their responsibility to rise above that and pull themselves up by their own bootstraps and actually do the work. There will always be obstacles but we have to rise above them.

[@jimmyhalperin7792]

"The obstacle becomes the way". Marcus Aurelius ❤

[@seanohare5488]

Definitely

[@juanmiguelfrissatessa1950]

Protect this man at all costs. He is a national treasure.❤

[@groovecouple4644]

“People’s lifestyles have a lot to do with the outcome”. Well said.

[@prestonhanson501]

Their lifestyles is the #1 reason for the outcome. They work at McDonald's all their life, then are mad they don't have a nice house and car. Well yeah. You worked atcdonalds by choice, you chose to be poor by working at McDonald's

[@cubeman22]

@@prestonhanson501 I mean to be fair tho if they get up in management, sure they'd be working at McDonald's but making some bank. But if you're flipping burgers and never going higher yeah you're gonna be poor forever.

[@theflyingdutchguy9870]

@@cubeman22 dont they use dubble sided grills😂😂😂

[@lsporter88]

Indeed.

[@cubeman22]

@@theflyingdutchguy9870 I don't know what grills they use, I'm the one ordering the burger.

[@colonial345]

It’s so crazy how literally everything in this short interview is still incredibly relevant 20+ years later

[@armandcasanare2366]

I agree 💯%.

[@Brandon-0300]

No doubt, just thinking the same thing! A house divided cannot stand.

[@dudebro3250]

He is so smart yet can't workout it's the small 🧢 that are behind all of this. Anyone who is pointing out the issues but not who is behind the issues is either being intentionally subversive or isn't smart enough to notice. Malcolm X is 1000x smarter than Thomas Sowell.

[@paulinsonso6569]

Truth is like that...

[@bamboo9040]

It seems to be more relevant today.

[@daisyroots8926]

Wow… so many years ago… all totally relevant today.. I’m so glad that I d discovered this gentleman… what a gift to society he is

[@aribolab]

"If you say people's lifestyles have a lot to do with the outcome, then there is no room for the anointed." Brilliant.

[@sarjim4381]

We also flooded East Palo Alto with police. I was part of a five county task force that placed three and four times the normal number of cops on the streets so the law abiding locals could see they finally had some protection from the thugs. We had pages of names and pictures of people with warrants and parole violators so we could sweep them off the street. The average response time for calls dropped fpr a half hour to two minutes. We stopped every car with a vehicle code violation because many of them either had warrants or had been committing crimes. Within two weeks, EPA went from multiple gunshots on the streets each night to maybe one or two, and we got to those, in many cases, before the person firing the gun had a chance to hide it. People were once again out taking evening walks, and kids were once again playing in the parks. I know from personal experience that defunding the police is a terrible idea.

[@ElainesDomain]

Thank you

[@shodanart]

Thomas Sowell addressing in the 1990s the SAME issues that persist in 2021. Sowell is talking about, the Leftist elitists, “who ignore the facts or evade them.” Organizations, the “the leaders” of black movements like Jesse Jackson in the 1990s, BLM today, get rich on “symbolic” programs. Nothing changes but they get to feel superior and that they’re on the “side of the angels.” But, nothing changes, and BLM are now millionaires. Conservatives care about black communities. Sowell says there are no “solutions.” We want real answers to help the “majority of the population in black communities” who “are not criminals.” If the activists would work with us we’d be able to lower crime, poverty and murder rates. But, they’re getting rich off talk, symbolic programs and demonizing the Right.

[@relaxingsounds1386]

They Want to destroy neighborhoods by defining police. It's part of a plan.

[@merrillweinheimer4063]

Thank you

[@gooble69]

@@nidhishshivashankar4885 Cool story, but what does the data say? Because fad diets are a bad idea, regardless of who says it.

[@ArloPignotti]

Thomas Sowell's "There are no solutions, only tradeoffs" is one of the most profound truths I have ever heard that explains so much, I wish some had told me that decades ago.

[@benjy117]

That's like talking about the so called "Debt" the government has created on the people. IT REQUIRES EVER MORE DEBT IN ORDER TO TURN. THAT'S HOW A DEBT BASED MONETARY SYSTEM WORKS.(But it's at the taxpayers EXPENSE)(Unconstitutional)

[@sterilepickle544]

Can you explain what exactly that means?

[@ArloPignotti]

@sterilepickle544 Politicians almost always sell proposed changes as "solutions", but nothing is all-upside. There are always downsides. There are always unintended consequences. So that must be explored to know if the tradeoff is worth it. The most well meaning changes forced bluntly and widely on society more times than not make things worse. It's a warning to be wise and thoughtful of how we execute our demands. Hearing the other side and debate is practical to exploring tradeoffs.

[@sterilepickle544]

@@ArloPignotti ok I understand so basically everything down side regardless of how good at first they be, so it’s wise to always think thoroughly of the options you are thinking of taking before taking action on them. The elite tend to take the option with the quickest and most satisfying results instead of building things up slowly with careful planning which “fixes” the problem temporarily but causes more problems down the road, sorta like a quick bandage.

[@saspen3]

I learned this in Business Management at college, which is why I love this man for reminding me of the basis of life on this earth - the freedom to choose!!!

[@ldy1luk]

How is I've never heard of this man before? Ironic that what he's said almost 30 yrs ago is still relevant & true today. If only people would listen & realize your station in life is directly linked to the choices you make. You can choose to make changes & sacrifices to better yourself or you can expect to be given everything & not take responsibility for your inaction to make your self better.

[@kimberly5304]

Almost 30 years later, his words are true! When are we going to wake up, stand up, and think for ourselves.

[@sharoncrawford3042]

This man is 100% on target. Our country has become a country dependent upon gov.

[@RedCandleWax24]

A country dependent on gov is good for business.

[@Individual_Lives_Matter]

And that’s why so many are willing and waiting to follow the instructions of government experts.

[@joefox9765]

And went from herding the sheeple to war on the people

[@benmiddleton9984]

If jobs paid a livable wage in this country people wouldn't have to depend on government nearly as much as they do. Jobs are supposed to bring Independence, not more dependence.

[@grantdavis6363]

Depend on GOD and his son Jesus.

[@michaelhipps4430]

I’m 57 years old and I never could come up with an answer to the question, “Who would you most like to have dinner with?” I now have that answer. It would be the honor and privilege of my life to spend an hour or two dining with and listening and learning from Thomas Sowell.

[@JohnWilliams-channel]

I would rip him up and down to the point of speechlessness. I would tear every argument down to the ground. How dare this man accuse intellectual elites of thinking they are smarter than others.

[@tonim5924]

I would love to have dinner with him but he is so.much smarter than me, I would be very intimidated.

[@virtualpilgrim8645]

I would love to have dinner with Jared Taylor

[@michaelhipps4430]

@@virtualpilgrim8645 The American Renaissance guy? Why? Are you trolling or serious?

[@virtualpilgrim8645]

@@michaelhipps4430 I once saw someone in a KZbin comment section with the name, "Thomas Sowell's Neighbor".

[@lizwilson9727]

I have learned so much from this wonderful man, mostly in having a much broader perspective on multiple fronts, developing a big picture view instead of zooming in on a pinpoint and believing that’s the entirety

[@Brownbear77777]

Dr. Sowell, I respect you and I admire you. You are honest and you are not afraid to speak the truth. I would sign up for any and all the classes you have taught in a heartbeat. I am so glad someone has posted these question-and-answer sessions on KZbin. Thank you, sir.

[@hamdinger7145]

This man is a genius.

[@williammunny9916]

*_John 10.9 I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. 10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly._* _Jesus Christ loves you. Repent and be saved. Only Jesus Christ saves. God bless you, and the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family._

[@isidoreaerys8745]

Nimbyism, Antivax, and raving delusions about gay porn being shown to 7th graders. Truly a monument among conservative thinkers. Visionary.

[@stanh24]

@Miles Doyle yes he is. Unfortunately genius is not only rare, but also unevenly distributed.

[@relaxingsounds1386]

@@isidoreaerys8745 CCP troll

[@havingfun1968]

I’d follow that Marine anywhere!!! Semper Fidelis…. Captain T, USMC

[@melodicdreamer72]

I love the way Thomas sums it up at the end - If people take responsibility for their actions, there is no room for the anointed (and the anointed can't have that).

[@melodicdreamer72]

@Ludwig MIses The government machine thrives when we believe in their manufactured boogeyman. When the current boogeyman is found out, or close to it, they'll move on to the next one. As a country we need to stop fearing, take responsibilities for our selves/family, and demand the government to protect our liberty.

[@peterclark6290]

The difference between peoples is culture. Underneath (below the cosmetic variations), we are the same based on a shared genome. The best advice we can give humanity is to begin adopting elements of the most powerful culture until they merge (a multi-generational project). I would recommend the one that has boot prints, used car lots, and abandoned picnic sites on at least two celestial bodies. They are the ones looking to the future with the most intent to get there.

[@just-a-fella3212]

But being responsible for oneself comes from a realisation that one is responsible for oneself. Not everyone has reached that realisation, even in adulthood. Usually the realisation of individual responsibility kicks in in young adulthood, providing the growing individual(s) are not been brainwashed to believe they are not responsible for their self, and providing one does not damage one's own psychosocial development, for instance with drug use which halts one's psychosocial development at the age when the drug use commences. It is not as easy as just telling people they need to take responsibility for their self. They need to have acquired that realisation, and they need to want it too, that is, not shy away from it. People shy from all sorts of things, and there is no greater burden than the burden of freewill and the responsibility that goes along with it, so it is no wonder that so many would rather deny the existence of freewill and responsibility, and instead resort to blaming others or circumstances. And even if they do accept responsibility, they also need a certain level of intelligence to solve their life problems, for intelligence manifests as problem solving ability, and life is becoming more complex and difficult for those with lower intelligence to manage. So I do not think the problem is as easily addressed as Mr. Sowell here suggests.

[@peterclark6290]

@@just-a-fella3212 Which can be summarised as: There will be quality rejects. No big deal. Whatever that can be done to minimise their disturbance will be good. For all concerned. The corollary of which is: Don't make reject quality kids because they turn into reject quality adults.

[@just-a-fella3212]

​@@peterclark6290 Yes, I agree that, sort of. Society will always cater to and be mostly attuned to the average, which will leave a lot struggling, and mean there will always be quality rejects. The best and fairest system is a capitalist system with welfare provisions. That provides both freedom to make money and support for the struggling.

[@jr260cc5]

One of the wisest persons of our time. I can listen to him for hours

[@mh_golfer]

The way he breaks things down is amazing. So much wisdom and common sense, yet he can communicate it in a way that everyone can understand. #Legend

[@LukaMargaretich]

“There are no solutions, there are just trade offs.”

[@Rajaat99]

This is profound and true.

[@jimwerther]

Sowell has a great quote which expands that line: "The first rule of economics is that there are no solutions, just tradeoffs. The first rule of politics is to ignore the first rule of economics."

[@herrbonk3635]

@@Rajaat99 Not true in all senses or contexts though. For instance, if the rich gets richer due to increased productivity (instead of stealing, via taxes or other means) that usually means that the poorer people get it better as well, everything else equal. This is a fact most socialists ignore. They often belive its always a tradeoff, economically. A zero sum game. (Although not even Marx or Engels said it was that simple.)

[@Rajaat99]

@@herrbonk3635 Yes, but the statement is still true. Increased productivity is still a trade off. Why was productivity increased?

[@herrbonk3635]

@@Rajaat99 It's usually increased due to new or enhanced production methods invented (or new "technology", as many people say today). Sometimes due to a new scientific breaktrough or discovery. Some major such events historically could be when we discovered how to plant food, later how to (genetically, without knowing it) manipulate the plants to give better yields. Or when the English invented the steam machine, or the French invented the automated sawing machine, or the Germans and later Americans invented the modern computer, and so on. The practical applications of all these scientific discoveries and technical inventions sure usually meant some trade offs, but they still *solved* major problems! The vaccines being another example of that (mentioned in the video), saving millions of lives. So Thomas Sowell's thesis is much more true in politics, wars, or perhaps in isolated economic terms, than it is in technology and science, or even culture. I still agree with a lot of things he says, indeed, but *just* trade offs was too simplistic.

[@marta9854]

It’s depressing to realize this was back in 1995 to realize, nothing has gotten better, it’s just slowly getting worst.

[@liamjohnson1219]

Yea agreed. It seems that Mr Sowell was decades ahead of the game.

[@apersonontheinternet8006]

Slowly? We've been speed running a cultural suicide.

[@MEGATONHAMMA]

Nothing? Damn. I’m not even that nihilistic.

[@drewjohnson4794]

And most Americans continue to care about baseball more than their own kids future.

[@markbeiser]

The woke mind virus continues to mutate and become more virulent.

[@DC-rd6oq]

I never tire of listening to Thomas Sowell, no matter how old the interview.

[@c-lion4137]

Damn. He nailed it again. This man is a National treasure

[@DonaldJDuck-ql3jj]

Today we call them "the elite" Sowell was awake to this stuff decades before most people, I'm so glad I found this guy, man is brilliant, everything he said is spot on

[@MisstyG]

Yes, there were several people, also back then, who knew who the c0mmies were, and what their MO was.

[@kimobrien.]

@@MisstyG Sowell hags with the other Party of the elite.

[@kimobrien.]

@Sarah Hodgins We could say Joe Biden is "Woke" because he only sleeps during nap time.

[@jeromewesselman4653]

Senator McCarthy was right

[@kimobrien.]

@@jeromewesselman4653 Eugene or Joe?

[@timhoward5077]

26 years on and what Sowell said in 1995 about the anointed applies even more now than it did then. The fact that he is so little known speaks volumes about the power of the liberal media.

[@maniwatson5503]

Man I'm 26. Where were going as a country is a dark place.

[@mauricea.tillman4956]

He's so unknown because his views are difficult to understand by undereducated people. Therefore, it's easy for people with an agenda to ignore him. The fact is that most of the problems he addresses are more complex than his answers. For example, "There are no solutions, just trade-offs." That's too simplistic of an answer.

[@jamessilver6429]

@@mauricea.tillman4956 quest. does water make things wet ? answ. yes ! - simple but undeniably true.

[@jamessilver6429]

he's basically saying its not a perfect world. perfection is G-D buisness , not ideology nor politics nor " idealism" good wiiled pragmatism , kicks a#s against "idealism" every day of the week.

[@adamvicari3295]

Almost 30 years later, and this STILL describes the democratic party to a "T". The analysis was right: with leftists, it isn't about the specific policies or even the major issues of the day, it is about this blatantly false sense of superiority, this false vanity. The left are no more than air headed imbeciles who try their hardest to look smart. They dress their arguments and ideology in emotion, but they are completely devoid of facts and reason. Which is why when emotion fails for them and reality slaps them in the face, they don't know what to do, there is no "plan B" for them.

[@dojocho1894]

My father was a Intelligence officer in the US Govt He left after some time....He told me T Sowell is the most correct person he has ever heard that knows the truth.

[@STAPLES8143]

I could listen to this man speak for hours and hours , his understanding of the facts are astounding, we need many more men like this in this countries leadership, we would be in much better shape

[@DoctorQuackenbush]

Dr. Sowell is wonderful. He would say no, but there should be statues of this guy, not a drug-addicted criminal.

[@JordanHowellMusic]

What’s wrong with being a drug addicted criminal. If ones crimes are in the name of good or helping those who are oppressed, in the face of an unjust system of laws, then, is there still a problem with that? They should have the option to be able to find therapy , suboxone/methadone treatment, and or other help for, their addiction. But otherwise. Yeah, is there still something wrong with that scenario?

[@jimwerther]

@@JordanHowellMusic Please tell me you're not serious.

[@iPeter5]

@@jimwerther I am afraid, he is.

[@pbrooks2099]

@@JordanHowellMusic To answer your question- YES, there is much wrong with your scenario. Wouldn’t you rather have a person like Sowell as a role model for your children than a criminal drug addict who only cares about himself. Floyd didn’t give a crap about social justice- get real.

[@torealfonso]

@@pbrooks2099 Sowell would disagree with you. He is for the legalisation of drugs. A drug addict only hurts himself. Sowell wouldn't care about that. And you also don't choose role models for your kids. They choose themselves. Sowell is pro freedom. Seems you don't like that.

[@marilynbarker8255]

Sowell… pure genius. Why don’t more people listen to his words of wisdom?

[@walkerpercy8702]

Because most politicians and academics are in the cult of Woke.

[@toywrench1]

Because the msm has most ppl under mind control

[@ThatShitGood]

So well, just like his name.

[@getschwifty9531]

The media makes a concerted effort his words don't reach the average person that would benefit to hear from him.

[@armyofninjas9055]

Because about half of what he says is true and the other half is ultra-rightwing fantasy.

[@joshuagreen119]

I don't give them money either. USA is lucky to have Thomas Sowell. It's a shame more people won't listen to him and appreciate the simplicity of how he explains many of our problems. The press was a problem back in 1995 also.

[@louisepage3842]

This man is truly a clear thinker able to back up his opinions with fact in a very clear and concise manner. Truly a national treasure!

[@TheBelegur]

To listen to Thomas Sowell for fourteen minutes is to get a massive injection of common sense.

[@JerryFreeman265]

me too!! in these manipulate divisive times

[@adamvicari3295]

Almost 30 years later, and this STILL describes the democratic party to a "T". The analysis was right: with leftists, it isn't about the specific policies or even the major issues of the day, it is about this blatantly false sense of superiority, this false vanity. The left are no more than air headed imbeciles who try their hardest to look smart. They dress their arguments and ideology in emotion, but they are completely devoid of facts and reason. Which is why when emotion fails for them and reality slaps them in the face, they don't know what to do, there is no "plan B" for them.

[@majermike]

@@adamvicari3295 wake up man dems vs republicans is how the anointed keep you preoccupied while they take over. dems have been on the wrong side of history the last couple years, and they are dumb as a hunk of shat, but republicans have a long track record of air head decisions too, like the war on "terror" which was just an excuse for big brother to spy on our own citizens, take away individual liberty, and transfer our money over to anointed military corporations.

[@willharriman1881]

Actual common sense has nothing to do with left or right! Nor does common sense have anything to do with so called liberals or conservatives! Plain common sense requires no special classifications!

[@patientlywatching7775]

Listening to this video certainly reaffirmed that it's not me that's losing it in this country right now. Amazing that's even a consideration. I retained my common-sense for the last 6yrs, and for that I get to question whether or not I'm the baddie. I'm not.😁👍❤

[@ernestopenas5651]

Impressive man. Not just for his intellect, but also for his bravery to defy the political correctness tsunami

wokeism wasn't really a thing back then

[@zero_wing_]

ahead of his time and visionary

[@voronOsphere]

@ He's been called an UNCLE TOM by Leftist YoungTurKKK type DemoKKKrats for DECADES. What's your point? He never had to face Political Correctness Hate? That would be false.

[@francisbrewster4948]

Its difficult to argue against the double standards of textbook Marxism

[@seanohare5488]

Definitely

[@jimmyhalperin7792]

Thomas Sowell has made such an indelible impression on me since I've been following him the last few days. My mind and heart are literally 'blown away '. God bless you ❤

[@lucianoriega277]

Thank God for this men! Everything he says is pure gold.

[@AD-oo9rb]

"Facts that contradict what they believe are simply ignored or evaded."

[@greymanBB]

The origin of cancel culture

[@prestonhanson501]

The best line of all of them. They ignore everything they were proven wrong about eveytime with a blank stare on their face, or they call you a racist. Like their unable to process their wrong. Narcissists

[@TheJeremyKentBGross]

@@greymanBB And book burning.

[@JuanCarbutt]

"I'm not tough, life is tough. I'm merely trying to acquaint you with those facts" - Thomas Sowell (9:10) My new favourite quote!

[@JohnWilliams-channel]

Life is as tough as you make it. Those are the facts, not Sowell and his lies.

[@foxtrotjulietbravo5536]

Juan Carbutt - My dad impressed that very sentiment upon his children. He simply said, "Life isn't fair, work harder."

[@sluggo5260]

@@JohnWilliams-channel What lies do you think Thomas Sowell tells. I'd like to know because I've never heard one, and I've read, seen, and listened to this man for many years.

[@JohnWilliams-channel]

@@sluggo5260 Right wing disinformation. From libertarian supply side economic myths to the emphasis on personal responsibility with none towards social responsibility. He is a voice for the wealthy promoting the game of unfettered capitalism because they are way ahead. He also completely denies the legacy of racism and discrimination in this country and how that still affects black families today. Life is not just a game of skill and luck, it also depends on your starting position. Sowell seems to think that talent alone is all you need. Said from the safety of his sponsorship because he says what they want to hear. We need more than just equal opportunity as marketing bullets for our economic system, we need equity in the resource available for providing equal opportunity. Every economy on earth is a balance between capitalism and socialism. He is a radical that would rather the they fight than cooperate. If it were up to people like him. everything would be privatized and there would be precious few winners.

[@sluggo5260]

@@JohnWilliams-channel You're wrong. You, and people like you, are always looking for excuses for your own failures. Everything you are putting out all leads to the same simple lie..."Whaaa...Whitey got the job because of racism....Whitey won because of racism....Whitey got a raise because of racism'., etc, etc, etc. Remember, there is NO excellence where there is "equality"....Hollywood is not history....One can not atone for a wrong never committed. Quit whining...no one owes you anything.

[@fidelmontagu7262]

As a black man... I couldn't agree more with this guy... My Mum use to say, rise above and Ignore Ignorance. Was born in London UK 1962. First off the bat was so lucky to be born in England, where every race was looked upon as equal. As a Brit we just role our sleeves up and get on with it. I now live in Canada ( Miss the UK. ) I have a decent career, no big deal and like to live and let live. Life really is that simple, If one makes it so... Ignorance always complicates matters, just make common sense good choices. and work with what you've already got. It really is that easy, side note on politicians, never really understood them and never will.

[@barrymantei7795]

I love this man, he has a blend of common sense and intellect that you rarely see.

[@carminegalante4925]

“Passing out condoms is not even the half of it” “And if you complain about it, that’s considered censorship “ Less than 2 minutes in and his words from YEARS ago ring the truest TODAY

[@carminegalante4925]

@breadandcircuses8127 the prolife/prochoice argument

[@imnotfromfrancewheeler2678]

​@Bread And Circuses The ideology of gender? The parental rights bill? The critical race theories taught in school? How do you NOT see a connection?

[@maiyenish8552]

14:30 "... it's not race, it's not income, it's not education, it's lifestyle! When you live a certain way there are consequences to that. The media doesn't want to accept that. Because if you say people's lifestyles have a lot to do with the outcome, then there's no room for the anointed."

[@graemecreegan6749]

Also if many people made the sorts of lifestyle changes which would dramatically improve their life outcomes, their utility as consumers of all manner of products would decrease in inverse proportion. Advertising revenue determines tv schedules which in turn shape public thinking.

[@ericbrown5589]

It is a pleasure listening to this man. His foresight and understanding of the world is exceptional.

[@edithbannerman4]

@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

[@here_we_go_again2571]

An oldie but a goodie. Thx for uploading and thx for the original date of the interview in the description.

[@laur131306]

It's crazy how spot on this is even for today. 26 years later and it doesnt seem one politican has learned any lessons except how to lie and distract better.

[@davidhunt7427]

@@KAT-dg6el Why would anyone who is incompetent want to learn it is more important to create wealth than it is to distribute it!??! To the _feeling_ crowd,.. the answer is always to just continue to eat the rich because wealth is zero-summed. The idea that wealth arises by means of production and not consumption is as a crucifix to a vampire,.. and for much the same reason. *_To say that 'wealth in America is so unfairly distributed in America,' as Ronald Dworkin does, is grossly misleading when most wealth in the United States is not distributed at all. People create it, earn it, save it, and spend it._* ~ Thomas Sowell Carl Benjamin,.. also known as _Sargon of Akkad,.._ used to be a fairly typical kleptocratic liberal until someone asked him where did the wealth presently in Singapore and Hong Hong come from??!? Did they steal it somewhere,.. or did they create it?! To his credit, Carl quickly realized that their wealth was new wealth that did not exist before,.. but, seriously,.. are most progressive liberals even capable of imagining this to be so!? To a very substantial extent NF Idealists are largely incapable of learning it is more important to create wealth than it is to distribute it. What lesson is there in *_Les Misérables?_*

[@jamie42172]

@@KAT-dg6el Agreed, It's hard to learn when everything is a lie or fairytale. The broadcasts and programs are everywhere. Learning will begin when fast-food, soda, sugar products and addictive pharmaceuticals stopping paying media outlets to advertise; and when the FBI and CIA assets in social media and news networks get out of the way of telling the real story.

[@prestonhanson501]

Because their would be no need for the masters. Thays why they don't talk basic logic. They must create a problem by making ordinary life seem like a injustice. When you life's problems are normal amd will never go away

[@RoeserFan1]

The only pols today who might have heard of Sowell are Cruz, Paul, DeSantis and Noem. Mitchy McConnell has likely never heard of him.

[@RoeserFan1]

@@KAT-dg6el Nope. The scent of free cheese is too powerful.

[@fyufiy4703]

from the uk here and i LOVE thomas sowell. he changed my political mind from left to right.

[@Baddy187]

Yeah the same for me. Feels good to see clearly now doesn't it :)

[@williammunny9916]

*_John 10.9 I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. 10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly._* _Jesus Christ loves you. Repent and be saved. Only Jesus Christ saves. God bless you, and the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family._

[@marblesthecat3861]

Welcome to sanity!

[@pompouspirate7903]

@fyufiy Ditto, he is one of my red pill patrons. I also have to credit Larry Elder, Jordan Peterson, Douglas Murray, Candace Owens… I feel so much better on this side.

[@ultrascreens5206]

It should never be about left vs right. Thats just a game to divide and label people. We should all be free thinking individuals who sometimes lean left and sometimes right..

[@cliffright1142]

My father died when he was fifty years of age from heart issues. There were eleven of us in our home at the time. I was fifteen and took it as hard as any of my siblings I’m sure. The four of us oldest went to work and we barely made it but, we did. Most of my siblings went on to gain reasonable success in the World. Only two of us ever went onto college. Me, it was via the military at nights and helped me somewhat in my eventual career in the auto industry. Were it not for merit, I fear most of us would have become wards of the State save by the insistence of my Mother and her work ethic. We tend to expect government to fix everything. It’s a sad point in our history that, we so easily hand over our ability to succeed to an entity that makes nothing.

[@SaltBhj]

“Because if you say that people’s lifestyles have a lot to do with the outcome, then there’s no room for the anointed”. What a phrase.

[@TrishCanyon8]

This man has such sincerity. I so appreciate Thomas Sowell.

[@zeldaharris6876]

This interview is just brilliant and needs to be played on every media outlet around the world. EVERYONE needs to hear this. If there ever was someone who deserved the title of national treasure it is Thomas Sowell. A great mind and a great man.

[@katielain6519]

The book is an excellent read. This book can be found on this platform in audio form, a great listen if one hasn’t the time to sit and read. But honestly it is written very well and a page turner.

[@Fukmall]

​@@katielain6519 Thank you for your text and the info on the book. Prayers. 🙏💯🇺🇲

[@constitutionalized8810]

Love Mr. Sowell, he just lays it out pure and simple.

[@Fukmall]

Unarguably one of the greatest thinkers of our time. Conservative OR Liberal. Prayers. 🙏💯🇺🇲

[@samuelmatz]

Dr. Thomas Sowell, a treasure that keeps on giving. Jesse Jackson would be in deep fear to debate Dr. Sowell. Thomas is correct about format being important.

[@freedom7880]

Jesse Jackson would be speechless.

[@koyotekola6916]

Jesse Jackson would be speechless, because he can't defeat logic.

[@Pad2Paper]

My high school English teacher used Sowell’s essays/books as the pinnacle of a perfect writer. She fervently disagreed with every point he made (after all, she was an indoctrinated state agent working in a government building called school) but it was through the manner he stated his claims, refuted countervailing narratives, and at the ease in which one could follow his arguments. Glad to see Sowell still cranking out more books and interviews.

[@jimwerther]

I'll give your teacher credit for not hiding him, the way most on the left do.

[@jimwerther]

@Dr. Thomas Sowell You are not Thomas Sowell, you fraudulent creep. Go away.

[@jonaskoelker]

Three cheers for your teacher seeing the good in one of her political opponents-it's nice to confirm that some of the anointed aren't completely blinded by their politics.

[@Pad2Paper]

@@jonaskoelker Blinded by her politics she was, but steadfast in her willingness to listen to opposing viewpoints that tested her preconceived notions. Oddly enough, I appreciated her candor and enjoyed her intellectual stimulation. Never would she allow fellow students to regurgitate talking points like they do on cable/main-stream media. With her, you could babel about any of your opinions. Her’s always leaned towards the left, but you were *never* entitled to your own facts. Maybe this is why she was so enamored by Sowell? On another note, I don’t remember my time in school being so divisive as it seems today. Who knows? Maybe if I was instructed in today’s woke environment, I’d would be marching to “end white supremacy”. I guess my former English teacher wouldn’t agree with that take either. Seeing people’s political stances back then, I know we were somewhat divided, but not merely in the manner we are today. That’s why I don’t assume most people see themselves as “the anointed”. Rather, we are all too fast to speak and just as slow to listen-especially with viewpoints that aren’t our own.

[@fckyafeelingz4064]

@@Pad2Paper I value and appreciate your insight. I've returned to university (first time, I dropped out and joined the military) and currently, the woke ideology has infected EVERY class (with the exception of my Formal Logic and Statistical Analysis class). For every paper, essay, project, speech, and reflection I have been assigned, I prioritize making the point in opposition to critical race theory and anti American sentiment.

[@EliseuMateus]

Thank you for presenting me this author!!!

[@billcheek4308]

This man makes more sense than anyone, as a common person who has lived life and not dreamed it

[@Leo-mr1qz]

I love to see Dr. Sowell chuckle and smile. His kind soul shines when you get a glimpse of it. God Bless him. 😇

[@Leo-mr1qz]

@Dr. Thomas Sowell Thank you. I am honored to receive a reply from you. I reside in California.

[@Leo-mr1qz]

@Dr. Thomas Sowell I understand. You are obligated to respect your privacy. 😊 Thank you for all of the wonderful knowledgeable insight that you spread throughout the country and the world. You are a true blessing and inspiration to mankind. I highly respect you and your devotion to factual evidence and the truth. May peace be with you and your family. ❤

[@patprr1756]

@@Leo-mr1qz My heart goes out to you .

[@paulaharrisbaca4851]

God help us if he ever dies. I'm for getting his head transplanted onto some 21-year old idiot gang-banger's body who gets shot in the head by some other gangsta so we can keep him around another 50 years, because we are going to need him. Does that seem un-Christian? I apologize. God be with ye.

[@patprr1756]

@@paulaharrisbaca4851 It's certainly dumb

[@Dude0000]

“The tragedy is that the anointed want to make symbolic statements” Not much changed in over 25 years except terminology. Anointed = elites, symbolic statement = virtue signal… Tom Sowell represents the best of humanity’s ability to think and articulate thought to others.

[@boshman78]

100% this

[@BST-lm4po]

The "anointed ones" is a code word for the "chosen ones". The 👃

[@kimobrien.]

@@BST-lm4po Just as they chose him to sit in that Milton Freedmen chair out at Stanford university.He too is one of the anointed elite.

[@editfazekas3854]

@@kimobrien. If he was he would chair Stanford. However, just for a change, he would deserve it.

[@kimobrien.]

@@editfazekas3854 He sits in the Milton Freedman Chair at the Hoover Institution at Stanford. He's paid to sing the praises of neoliberal capitalism and the ruling class of capitalist bosses. He promotes the idea that the bosses are oppressed by their own policies. That there is some kind of difference between Democrats are Republicans. .

[@arbencukaj5520]

The more I watch him the more I am convinced Tomas Sowell is one of the brightest minds alive.

[@kettygomez9233]

From Chile... What a pleasure to listen Dr Sowell Clear..direct..educated..absolutly aplicable in 2023... Thankssss

[@McVaio]

The amount of knowledge and intelligence to interpret facts and evidence Thomas Sowell possesses it incredible. I could listen to him all day long.

[@SuperSupersoda]

It's June of 2022 as I type this. I watched this video all the way through one more time, after having previously watched it. Every single thing Sowell says in here is only becoming more and more accurate with every single passing day. I watched it and couldn't believe how much he hits the nail on the head every single time. To think, this was taped 27 years ago, that is just amazing.

[@chefbillybaroo2056]

I agree I don’t know whether would be a gift or cursed to have that foresight 25 26 27 years ago to say to everyone look at what’s going to happen we need to stop and become self-sufficient, and then nobody listens to you! And here we are………….

[@meticulousperversions9064]

he ain't the only one: George Carlin, Bill Hicks, David Icke, JFK, those who wrote the constitution and so on.....

[@jimmyhalperin7792]

❤

[@frankdel2916]

Every comment and statement is so deep, thoughtful, and backed by research....and deserves to be framed and placed in the parlor

[@derrickettinger3380]

Wow Awesome interview !!! Ty

[@kimdavid4406]

"There are no solutions. There are trade-offs." Brilliant man!

[@orangejulius8366]

No solutions, only trade offs. This is the best and only answer that actually works. Love this guy.

[@kimobrien.]

It's really a short sighted answer since obviously the world and human society has undergone tremendous change since the opening of the capitalist era that began in Europe only about 500 years ago.

[@sluggo5260]

@@kimobrien. "Short sighted" but true...after all, the simplest answer is almost always the best.

[@kimobrien.]

@@sluggo5260 Simple answers often lead to future disasters. Nixon's simple solution to the decline of the dollar and demand for gold for weak dollars was the "temporary" suspension of the gold standard. That was fifty years ago. Since then we've had massive inflation, 2008 and now a situation where printing dollars may no longer solve our economic problems.

[@Dr.JustIsWrong]

13:39 homeless "Simple, don't give them money!" I guess the trade off is scraping up dead people..

[@joekelley5121]

This is the best Sowell video I've watched - so far. Not only does he speak the truth, he's able to back it up with logic, facts, concrete examples and outcomes. And, yet, none of his wisdom and intelligence seems to be able to break through the noise of the left.

[@patsirianni7984]

One of the most underrated intelligent men the world

[@concernedcitizen6577]

The saddest thing is that the 'anointed' are usually anointed by their friends or themselves.

[@williammunny9916]

*_John 10.9 I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. 10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly._* _Jesus Christ loves you. Repent and be saved. Only Jesus Christ saves. God bless you, and the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family._

[@joejones4172]

To me the saddest thing is that the "anointed" control government! Without that control, the couldn't implement their assinine policies! Not that your idea is wrong.

[@rosc2022]

Legends in their own mind.

[@Itsjustme222]

This interview is amazing. At the end its🎤drop.

[@JeanSweeny]

He looks at data and tells what he sees. Practical, real and honest. Where have people like him today gone?

[@fallonstone408]

A timeless masterpiece Thomas Sowell is, in the past, present and future he will be. Yoda.

[@rowdyhoo]

Man…that’s a LOT of truth in 15 minutes. Kudos Mr. Sowell!

[@jackhartmann1084]

Every wise thing I have ever thought or said has been said by someone decades ago. Wish more people had listened to Thomas Sowell.

[@007.M-D]

Pure intelligence , concern, observation, experience. And clarity of thoughts, of speech, served by genuine eloquence.

[@chandthrukanagarajah]

I can listen to Mr. Sowell talk all day. This man is brilliant. I'm starting to see a lot more young men listen to this man, and I hope that number grows more and more.

[@kimobrien.]

He tells the conservatives what they want to hear.

[@chandthrukanagarajah]

@@kimobrien. he speaks the truth backed up by stats

[@kimobrien.]

@@chandthrukanagarajah He just picks facts to support the conservative view of capitalism vs the liberals view. Although the liberals won't always admit it they like the conservatives support capitalism.

[@chandthrukanagarajah]

@@kimobrien. do you live in a capitalist society? Just curious because of your profile pic

[@chandthrukanagarajah]

@@kimobrien. also this man even admitted to being an extreme liberal during his college days. He only changed his views when he started working in the government. I think its quite disingenuous to completely write off people as completely bias and write them off despite them making coherent and logical arguments. Someone can say they shouldn't listen to you because you are an extreme leftist.

[@Eronicavel]

I was 6 when this interview was done. We lived in the poor part of town neighboring another town which had major gang problems with drugs and shootings. Dad was stuck working for a crappy chemical company and mom was dealing with assholes from her job at a public tv station. They didn't beg the government for help; they saved their money and we moved to the countryside and they got much better jobs. These days we are doing well. Parents are retired with money in the bank and 401Ks along with getting social security while I (now 33) am working overtime at a job that is needing more workers but people seem more than happy with welfare from the government than actually working.

[@matthewjamesshovlin3136]

That last statement is very true. You could say the same about what is happening in England, speaking from experience.

[@flying911]

We need many more people in this country to have a work ethic like yours!

[@snowyhogsmeade]

@@matthewjamesshovlin3136 This is human nature, animals too. That's why socialism doesn't work, it ignores human nature. The left is idealistic, not logical.

[@dvchel]

@@matthewjamesshovlin3136 Add the Netherlands too.

[@Dr.JustIsWrong]

He says the liberal programs don't work, but you say the programs do work and people think they getting easy street for nothing.. Hmm

[@johnadams3538]

Thomas Sowell is brilliant. The facts he presents are thoroughly researched and from an objective perspective. I’m always learning new things when watching his videos.

[@wyattmoates]

I love listening to this man, Thomas Sowell and Dennis Prager, I could listen to both of them almost endlessly. Tammy not Wyatt

[@billgreenidge6740]

I love and admire Dr. Sowell. I am constantly learning something new from him.

[@chrismarshall6647]

Such a great man with great vision. It is to bad that his teachings and thoughts are not taught to our youth in schools. It would make a difference. At 64yo I am still learning and listening. Thank you Thomas Sowell .

[@Mike-ks6qu]

Thomas Sowell is an amazing thinker and perhaps even better writer. I love his books, and i read him often. I've revently read "The Quest for Cosmic Justice". Fantasic book. Also, "basic economics" and "Economic Facts and Fallacies". Highly recommended.

[@inilegnam]

Thomas Sowell and Wendell Berry--two of the greatest elders and thinkers of our time.

[@kevinstaggs5048]

Thomas Sowell is absolutely brilliant. I love hearing him talk. I always end up smarter after listening to him.

[@zippydoo9533]

Let's face it. This system was rotten to the core when this interview took place over 25 years ago.

[@williammunny9916]

*_John 10.9 I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. 10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly._* _Jesus Christ loves you. Repent and be saved. Only Jesus Christ saves. God bless you, and the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family._

[@jimwerther]

It was far better then than now

[@sylviam6535]

It was a dream compared to now.

[@alanaadams7440]

And we wondered how it could get worse

[@evanhammond7305]

It was the same then and the same 50 years before that

[@lindathomas2350]

Thomas Sowell is the epitome a reason, logic and wisdom!

[@PooyaRadbon]

Can't believe such a straight clear honest mind exists!!! Gratful to have seen this video!!!