Victor Davis Hanson explains the woke movement in 60 seconds

[@hettdog]

"I'm going to adjudicate on the back end and I need POWER to do so." That is the most telling statement.

[@kittycat8222]

Yeah they want that back end.

[@grizzlygrizzle]

I think he could have emphasized more strongly that the adjudicating of equality of outcome entails a BOATLOAD OF POWER.

[@somersetcace1]

@@grizzlygrizzle And if power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely, then a boatload of power, means a boatload of corruption and that's exactly what it descends into every single time.

[@Ubu987]

@@grizzlygrizzle Because their goals are impossible, there is no limit whatsoever on the power they demand.

[@RustyShackelford1554]

It’s actually really helpful. Understanding computer science has helped me understand totalitarianism and communism better (“backend” is used to describe the server-side, the *hidden* side of engineering, where the decision analysis takes place). The more well read and the better you are at math and all of the real subjects the better you can dismantle them. I learned this after I ALREADY had an Econ degree and knew all about Friedman, Sowell and Keynes (the progressives LOVE Keynes) and read a ton about soviet history. Now I’m reading into liberal psychology.

[@queazy03]

Tell one side that all their troubles in life are caused by others, and they should attack the others (directly or indirectly). It's a divide & conquer tactic

[@charlesdeblanc3386]

And it's rather effective; people squabble amongst themselves instead of seeing that both parties are using them.

[@andrewmeneely9774]

YES, REMEMBER THE NAZI S ... HOLOCOST

[@kevinscollan8293]

​@@charlesdeblanc3386thats the point, this is leftist thinking, the right wants less government not more leftist beurocracy!😎🖕

[@carlosmarcos4070]

Covid lockdowns and product shortages proved it. Then came all the civil unrest we've seen since...

[@PK-fp8ie]

there's a reason the elites utilize registered democrats. registered Democrats are by far consist of the dumbest people in America and possibly the entire Universe

[@room2growrose623]

Thomas Sowell said something like, if you can’t have equal outcomes with the members of a simple family unit, how could you manage them with a vast society?! In a family they have all the same circumstances yet one is successful, another isn’t, another chooses a different thing 🤷🏽‍♀️. You cannot legislate men’s hearts!!

[@bubstacrini8851]

I am not arguing against difference, I just want to point out that there can be vast difference even within the family unit...it is seldom a level playing field and certainly cannot be used in a vigorous sense as a model for identical conditions or environment!

[@victorhopper6774]

@@bubstacrini8851 does not matter. we all take many steps each day that make us who we are. add in a lot of ''luck'' and here we be.

[@bubstacrini8851]

@@victorhopper6774 well of course it matters if your trying to generate models that mimic the real world. I also believe chance or luck play a role, but without a doubt some people are better at building there own good luck than others. Unequal outcomes are to be expected.

[@MsPlasticJim]

What a wise man

[@AndyMann-vs3sf]

Yes, let's continue with savagery.

[@kayleneemery8217]

Thank you both.

[@michaeldemarco467]

And it always, always ends the same way. Poverty for those being made "equal".

[@Rid3thetig3r]

If they're lucky...

[@rosc2022]

​@@Rid3thetig3r ... enough to live through it...

[@stevenfugate4454]

Poverty death and being ruled over by rich lavish living overlords who say just sacrifice a little more and we'll have utopia but only they will have it you'll die in squalor producing their utopia yours will never be the poor must basically die for the upper class to have all the power they want all the land and resources all the power and glory

[@olympiahendrix4392]

Cubans, Venezuelans would agree!

[@jamesb.hallmd9899]

Excellently said!

[@pedals4show764]

Victor Davis Hanson is a national treasure! God bless him.

[@jalander8817]

He’s a beautiful loser.

[@preasail]

What’s great about him is that he doesn’t believe in evidence, making him so much like Benedict Donald, our Manchurian Candidate

[@dmsteele92831]

I'm an atheist and I fully support this statement :)

[@anaibarangan4908]

I like him very much.

[@preasail]

@@anaibarangan4908 Victor Davis Hanson supports the 1/6ers. That makes him a patriot.

[@tomcat7843]

Now that is what college proffessirs are supposed to be

[@blindbrad4719]

Except what he's describing isn't what woke is. He's just describing life and capitalism that takes advantage of people purely for profit. The right has thrown the word around so much as an insult and misinterpreted it so badly when using it that it's now detrimental to actual victims that need us to be aware of their problem. if those that profited from insulting and ridiculing it for their own benefit hadn't given the idiots that didn't understand the nuance of how to do it properly a platform and exposure, calmer heads would have prevailed, gently moved those misguided idiots aside and we wouldn't be where we are today. politicians blaming woke for "sympathetic" votes, media companies profiting from"car crash TV" viewership numbers, corporations profiting from virtue signalling their support whilst lobbying those same politicians for monetary profits. That's who you've got to blame."Woke" is being aware and "awoken" to the fact that black transgender women are four times more likely to be murdered, "woke" is being aware and "awoken"to the fact that sexism is still a problem around the world, "woke" is being aware and "awoken" to the fact that male construction workers are more likely to commit suicide because of toxic masculinity that labels them as week for needing help. So no, the guy in this video doesn't know what "woke" is, and he is perpetuating The same BS that divides people, probably keeps him in a job and keeps him relevant. if some conservative probably right wing idiot snowflake hadn't got so offended by something they had heard had happened, and instead of ranting and ridiculing it to soothe their own ego and superiority complex, and instead taken the moment to teach a more measured approach to it, the world would be a better place than it is right now.

[@nancymarusic3064]

​@@blindbrad4719 your name explains you perfectly. You're a great example of what the modern education/indoctrination system has created. Spouting absolute nonsense while advocating communism/socialism. Your ignorance of reality is amazing👏

[@tomcat7843]

@@blindbrad4719 if you took the superlative language out of your comment it would have a different meaning. I still don't understand your definition of woke.

[@blindbrad4719]

@@nancymarusic3064 LOL, what has communism/socialism got to do with things like sexism around the world? things like forced arranged marriages? why do you think me being blind has anything to do with being indoctrinated? Unquestioning belief like religion indoctrinates, being blind makes you question everything.

[@blindbrad4719]

@@tomcat7843 woke is being aware that injustices like forced child marriages exist, suicide risks in men is higher because of the toxic belief that men don't need help or modern slavery still exists.

[@robinwells8879]

Absolutely. I don’t have a problem with equality of opportunity because it rounds up. Equality of outcome always rounds down society.

[@benjamintaheny450]

Equality of opportunity is a nice theory. People try all kinds of manipulation to favour their progeny. The BEST example is hundersceiding BUD gender fluid.

[@robinwells8879]

@@benjamintaheny450 just because it’s not easy to make the theory happen doesn’t mean it’s not worth pursuing. Education is the best way to go and recognising talent and being able to make the most of it is good for society and worth the cost. And yet we don’t do it because it’s deemed elitist by the left. This is not to denigrate the trades either because we would be lost without them. We must find and promote all talents. Talent is economic strength for those who have it.

[@ingridhl4559]

​@@robinwells8879 Elitist by the left? Where did you get that from. The left has always fought for free education, healthcare food and shelter because we consider them to be basic human rights and a well educated healthy population of people will be able to be more creative and do better over all. Did you know that Cuban doctors are admired and wanted all over the world for their education?. The only reason other countries around the world are not as development and have poor economy is because the U.S wants to own and control everything.

[@elvisleeboy]

Equality of opportunity is something females scream for, because it would mean that they don't have to bother with the effort of creating their own opportunities. Usually what they mean is that they want men to hand it to them.

[@olympiahendrix4392]

Equal opportunity gives a person a chance to study, work, prosper, what is wanted now is equal equity! LOL

[@vonhellfinger7540]

Hanson Davis Pure Gold.

[@saravanaraghavan3419]

Go😅😮😅😅😮😅😊

[@billd.6847]

I learned in school in the late 1960's, everybody is different, some are smart and can become doctors or nurses or lawyers, others work well with their hands and can become mechanics or chefs. Find what you are good at and do it. In the 1970's, we learned that everyone is equal, and everybody is the same.

[@user-iy6rm6pm4j]

I learned in school in the late 1960s that only white people who were born already rich are smart enough to go to Harvard and become doctors. In my elite prep school yearbook from the 1960s, everybody was white and everybody went to the Ivy League. Nobody from the white working class was smart enough to get into Harvard. You agree?

[@carladehaas7866]

Equal in humanity, different in ability - and, often, different in willingness to do effortful work to maintain &/or advance one's self.

[@patrickmccarthy7877]

Free people are not equal. Equal people are not free.

[@Mark-cd2wf]

Brilliant!😁😁😁👍👍👍

[@liberty-matrix]

“A society that puts equality-in the sense of equality of outcome-ahead of freedom will end up with neither equality nor freedom. The use of force to achieve equality will destroy freedom, and the force, introduced for good purposes, will end up in the hands of people who use it to promote their own interests.” ~Thomas Sowell

[@goldfishi5776]

with undertones of Franklin on freedom, they both reflect that taking from the unwilling is tyrannical. It's a freedom tax to rob me for his benefit using the arms of government and just because that group wills it. But we see through history in the absence of formidable dissent, you will have pillage.

[@glendavis1266]

Many cite the erosion of freedom. Where is that happening in United States? Maybe freedom where capitalist slavery can exist. Only profits matter!

[@Mark-cd2wf]

“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” George Orwell, _Animal Farm_

[@rosenden2510]

What is the solution?

[@elleanna5869]

​@@rosenden2510no solutions just most honest/ decent compromise. Basic idea should be that inequality and disparity are fought providing opportunity and protecting everybody dignity . But then merits are different and must be ackwnoledged and rewarded - since in a wider perspective they benefit the whole national / world community. (If they don't produce benefits for all , they aren't merits. Example: a great businessman that produces high income but at the expenses of people with exploitation, or poisoning natural resources , has no merit. Must be persecuted) keeping it all together and with freedom (which is never unlimited, comes always with responsability) is a perpetual struggle. But it seems still the best thing we can try.

[@willashland4597]

Absolutely brilliant. VDH is on par with the greatest of conservative thought leaders today.

[@blindbrad4719]

Except what he's describing isn't what woke is. He's just describing life and capitalism that takes advantage of people purely for profit. The right has thrown the word around so much as an insult and misinterpreted it so badly when using it that it's now detrimental to actual victims that need us to be aware of their problem. if those that profited from insulting and ridiculing it for their own benefit hadn't given the idiots that didn't understand the nuance of how to do it properly a platform and exposure, calmer heads would have prevailed, gently moved those misguided idiots aside and we wouldn't be where we are today. politicians blaming woke for "sympathetic" votes, media companies profiting from"car crash TV" viewership numbers, corporations profiting from virtue signalling their support whilst lobbying those same politicians for monetary profits. That's who you've got to blame."Woke" is being aware and "awoken" to the fact that black transgender women are four times more likely to be murdered, "woke" is being aware and "awoken"to the fact that sexism is still a problem around the world, "woke" is being aware and "awoken" to the fact that male construction workers are more likely to commit suicide because of toxic masculinity that labels them as week for needing help. So no, the guy in this video doesn't know what "woke" is, and he is perpetuating The same BS that divides people, probably keeps him in a job and keeps him relevant.

[@DumelFernandez]

​@@blindbrad4719 a11a

[@blindbrad4719]

@@DumelFernandez type plainly, I'm blind and don't understand what you're trying to say

[@colebyrnes7889]

​@@blindbrad4719 If you are blind and dictating to your phone, that explains the very lengthy response. Victor isn't demonizing any individual, nor is he claiming to know the absolute answer. He is simply laying out the tried, and failed experiments that occurred when a populous does not value personal accountability and prefers government mandate. The result is, and has been, the slaughter of millions today and for the last hundred years. What does it take to wake people up to the idea that handing your rights over to the government will always result in your life being of lesser quality and significance? Over 100 million dead in Russia and Asia during the 1900s. Do you really believe that humanity has changed so much?

[@colebyrnes7889]

I wouldn't say "conservative thought leaders". I would say philosophers. He only adheres to a certain train of thought because he has proven to himself that it is correct. I agree with him. The problem is that most people don't want to admit that human beings are just not that good overall.

[@sandorfintor]

what happens to me if I agree 100%?!? Will I get dragged away to a re-education camp?!? hopefully not. Let's spread true knowledge and understanding.

[@Bill-dj4sj]

If you’re in Australia I can definitely see the COVID camp being repurposed down the line. I remember when those teens escaped, they had it in the radio here in the UK. I was cheering for them.

[@Thaco69]

Funny response, as the political right speeds towards authoritarianism.

[@Rid3thetig3r]

​@@Thaco69 In which Western countries is the right in charge?

[@m_d1905]

​@@Thaco69 You're gonna need receipts for that stretch.

[@ingridhl4559]

​@@Rid3thetig3r U.S and Canada are definitely not democratic or liberal anymore. They tell the world they are bringing democracy, but you start to see a collapse in healthcare, education and a housing problem, but continue funding wars. You no longer have a fair democratic society, but a right wing dictatorship. You should look that up the ones the U.S funds many of those murderes.

[@johnny4aces410]

It's all about power over people and control of people.

[@olympiahendrix4392]

300 years of black slavery sounds really silly when you consider there are more slaves today than in the past. Slavery is not a black problem, it is a human problem. How we deal with power and they want to eliminate the Constitution, the rule of law? Greed, corruption can stay?

[@kimmandley9356]

It always has been.

[@hiptobejarrod]

Equality is having fertile soil to grow crops in. Equity is forcing the crops to grow a certain way. One leads to natural progression while the other leads to controlled progression.

[@BigT2664]

Thank you! Life is NOT fair! Nor was it ever intended to be fair! Wokeness is the argument of a two-year-old. "But that's not fair!"

[@Theactivepsychos]

But the right came up with the idea of equality of opportunity but then attack any system of creating a more equal society that offers a decent opportunity to everyone. I mean do you know anyone on the right championing an inheritance tax? That would really level up the opportunity stakes if that tax was then either given to other children or funding services those children could access like sports, extra teaching, decent homes, access to good food etc etc.

[@monicasmith6698]

​​@@Theactivepsychos So, how do you "give decent😅 homes., or good food". Those are choices people make. People's choices are part of a free society. The only way to to FORCE those things on everyone is to take away rights and freedoms from everyone. No, thanks! To be honest, you did say access to good food.. Ok, the only thing stopping people from that access is cost. However, lower income families usually have the SNAP benefits and it's the adult's choice. So, now what? Go back to my comment above.

[@monicasmith6698]

Exactly! My mom always told us that life is not fair as we were growing up. It is true. I was the first one in my direct family lineage to graduate from college. But I was a single mother of two young children and I was in my early thirties. Sometimes you work hard and aim one day at a time to make your dreams reality.

[@Theactivepsychos]

@@monicasmith6698 so that is easy. There could be a national advancement of good healthy food, instead of overproduced, and under nourishing, confectionery and property could become less of a commodity and more of an affordable utility. None of these would infringe on freedom, and would create that equality of opportunity that everyone seems to think is good.

[@Theactivepsychos]

@@monicasmith6698 don’t forget that much of the world in which we live right now was built in the 1950s and 1960s. A full scale, infrastructure program was rolled out which created high paying jobs and gave people Road housing and other utilities that made life easier and cheaper. Another version of this is essential in the next decade.

[@ronfowler2530]

Add Thomas Sowell in the discussion with these two and it would be incredible.

[@olympiahendrix4392]

I'd love to see that!

[@Mark-cd2wf]

Two men, each of them a national treasure. Now _that_ I’d like to see.😁👍

[@pennythpmas5787]

In the 80s we believed in the individual. We wanted to be unique. Not Group think, Group Identity. 😢

[@nturavrgchick6055]

Without group think/identity, they can't have Marxism, socialism, or communism. Whatever tf it is that they're trying to turn us into, group identity is the central component necessary if they are to achieve this goal. I was a teen in the 80s, too. So I feel your pain on that note! ❤

[@beefcakepantiehoes]

Group identity/group think is more part of conservative American ideals actually. Ex. Everyone MUST stand for the pledge of allegiance, everyone MUST speak English to be a “real American”, everyone MUST show undying admiration to the founding fathers even though they were flawed humans beings and owned slaves. The whole obsession with “western civilisation” being threatened is another example of this anxiety of preserving the groups nationalist identity. Conservatives think of people as needing to be constrained with rigid behaviours/rituals or else they lose some kind of cohesion that defines them. To me this is pure group think/anti individualistic behaviour compared to democrat values of tolerance and protecting peoples individualistic self expression

[@beefcakepantiehoes]

@John S If they’re not a must then why does ALL of conservatives media demonise those who don’t want to stand for the pledge or don’t want to worship the founding fathers as infallible near Demi gods? Group think and black and white thinking has always been part of the conservatives ideals, what do you think the cultural revolution of the late 1960s was all about? It was a break from the conservative group think conformity into something more individualistic and expressive.

[@JK360noscope]

RIP America

[@smedleybutler5276]

@@beefcakepantiehoes The only groupthink that we Conservatives engage in involves anything to do with the truth. Something the Left doesn’t know anything about.

[@aucourant9998]

Brilliant. That is the best summary I've heard.

[@matthewbernard4427]

Why is this principle of “equality” never applied in sports? Most teams from high school to the pros always choose players based on merit.

[@BEAUTYnIQ]

its 'equity' that the wokes want.. 'equality' and 'equity' are different.. 'equity' is a basis for socialism..!

[@BokFrak]

If there's a sport that could use some attention from the woke mob then that would have to be the NBA. The woke mob is eyeing the NHL, instead.

[@louismorris7946]

imagine that everyone is a winner or everyone is a loser .imagine that in horse racing everyone would have to ride their horse in such a way that they all crossed the finish line at the same time.all gambling would be non existant because it demands for someone to win someone has to lose.

[@BEAUTYnIQ]

@@louismorris7946 then everyone would be the same level of mediocrity.. how boring. celebrate the differences.

[@jmerced]

As soon as you suggest that the rim should be lowered for white people or that the NBA should represent the population at large, the people demanding equity all of a sudden realize that they don't really believe in that.

[@Chris-um3se]

This is profound And beyond BRILLIANT ---Bravo !!

[@blindbrad4719]

Not really, because what he's describing isn't what woke is. He's just describing life and capitalism that takes advantage of people purely for profit. The right has thrown the word around so much as an insult and misinterpreted it so badly when using it that it's now detrimental to actual victims that need us to be aware of their problem. if those that profited from insulting and ridiculing it for their own benefit hadn't given the idiots that didn't understand the nuance of how to do it properly a platform and exposure, calmer heads would have prevailed, gently moved those misguided idiots aside and we wouldn't be where we are today. politicians blaming woke for "sympathetic" votes, media companies profiting from"car crash TV" viewership numbers, corporations profiting from virtue signalling their support whilst lobbying those same politicians for monetary profits. That's who you've got to blame."Woke" is being aware and "awoken" to the fact that black transgender women are four times more likely to be murdered, "woke" is being aware and "awoken"to the fact that sexism is still a problem around the world, "woke" is being aware and "awoken" to the fact that male construction workers are more likely to commit suicide because of toxic masculinity that labels them as week for needing help. So no, the guy in this video doesn't know what "woke" is, and he is perpetuating The same BS that divides people, probably keeps him in a job and keeps him relevant. if some conservative probably right wing idiot snowflake hadn't got so offended by something they had heard had happened, and instead of ranting and ridiculing it to soothe their own ego and superiority complex, and instead taken the moment to teach a more measured approach to it, the world would be a better place than it is right now.

[@Gilbertsonxfactor]

Woke means Broke. They broke into my house. They broke over the backyard fence. They broke away from lawful arrest. They broke away from education and hope. Woke means BROKE!!

[@blindbrad4719]

What are you on about? Being woke is just being aware of something like suicides being higher in male construction workers because of toxic masculinity.

[@Johnsons97]

Woke means Choke. If you vote in fear of woke, the next election conservatives will choke

[@anaibarangan4908]

God sees it all that adds or is why this country is sinking, and that includes ALL of the wickedness involved in the double standards two tiered justice system. There's no deception possible about what claim to be otherwise than that TRUTH

[@Professorgenitals]

What😂?

[@4NickAder]

yet conservative reaganomics created the $33 trillion dollar National Debt, didnt it

[@ladyguenevere3501]

VDH! Brilliant and humble man. Always insightful. Always right on. Truth!

[@user-es3zh3jk5o]

Dictators today and throughout history haven't changed. Money, Power, Control

[@dennisdose5697]

Thanks Victor, you summed that up beautifully.

[@karlmtinsley8297]

Obama, Biden, Trudeau, Ardern, Merkel, Macron…did I miss anyone??

[@billieford9683]

The Australian, the English and probably some others but it’s a starter list

[@backwardreality]

Put Ireland on that list too. We're being used as a testing ground for Looney Liberal agendas.

[@Steve-sg3uz]

Liberals. Most are children of Liberals.

[@Thaco69]

Well, you just listed a bunch of center-right politicians. Was that what you were going for?

[@frigidmonk]

@@Thaco69believing any of those politicians are center right should cause you to evaluate your life choices and demand a refund. 🤦‍♂️

[@pacalvotan3380]

I totally agree. I have noticed this over the years, 2-3 decades ago when the "woke" movement got its start, that it's all about giving power to those who can't handle the power to bring about change. As soon as a government awards "favortism" to any one group in our world there will always be animosity, resentment, and conflict.

[@smithh104]

History will repeat itself, people will never learn😔

[@gcujimmy]

If history has taught us one thing it's that we never learn from history.

[@JakeWitmer]

They might learn ..after they destroy the Prussian model of schooling

[@pinchebruha405]

Excellent gentlemen thank you for the concise breakdown, it will be easy to from this 60 seconds into the conversation 🙌

[@flangecorp9789]

Boiled down nicely.

[@blindbrad4719]

Except what he's describing isn't what woke is. He's just describing life and capitalism that takes advantage of people purely for profit. The right has thrown the word around so much as an insult and misinterpreted it so badly when using it that it's now detrimental to actual victims that need us to be aware of their problem. if those that profited from insulting and ridiculing it for their own benefit hadn't given the idiots that didn't understand the nuance of how to do it properly a platform and exposure, calmer heads would have prevailed, gently moved those misguided idiots aside and we wouldn't be where we are today. politicians blaming woke for "sympathetic" votes, media companies profiting from"car crash TV" viewership numbers, corporations profiting from virtue signalling their support whilst lobbying those same politicians for monetary profits. That's who you've got to blame."Woke" is being aware and "awoken" to the fact that black transgender women are four times more likely to be murdered, "woke" is being aware and "awoken"to the fact that sexism is still a problem around the world, "woke" is being aware and "awoken" to the fact that male construction workers are more likely to commit suicide because of toxic masculinity that labels them as week for needing help. So no, the guy in this video doesn't know what "woke" is, and he is perpetuating The same BS that divides people, probably keeps him in a job and keeps him relevant. if some conservative probably right wing idiot snowflake hadn't got so offended by something they had heard had happened, and instead of ranting and ridiculing it to soothe their own ego and superiority complex, and instead taken the moment to teach a more measured approach to it, the world would be a better place than it is right now.

[@blindbrad4719]

What he's describing is how to use it as an insult and a distraction for politicians to use as a scapegoat

[@laviniasnow4494]

🔥👏🏻 Hats off for the concise manner in which you stated the truth!

[@martaalvarez4859]

It's a very profitable business too.

[@Foxbody429]

Well said V.D.H 👏

[@thejacobite7880]

There isn't a conversation that Hanson ever has that doesn't bring an aspect of information, weather new or a better understanding.

[@ericvigen]

Well said ! 🫡🫡🫡

[@thomasmaloney843]

we need equity now! all animals are equal, just some animals are more equal than others.

[@DJC3PO]

Orwell would be proud.

[@glenbreeding2819]

I listen to this man on a podcast weekly and have never heard a man more intelligent or able to explain how the world is going on around us

[@uknighthuntingvision93]

I hear you brother!

[@kaylenehousego8929]

Appreciation and blessings from Sydney.

[@benjohnson7930]

Not everyone is capable of having original thought, they rely on talking heads to form an opinion that they find acceptable, usable.

[@stevenpatzner6962]

Fantastic Summary 👍

[@bobwoods1302]

Inclusivity and mutual respect will be the end of us.

[@glendavis1266]

Why?

[@marieeustasie8014]

Bcoz. Inclusive and equal with what? That which is against God's plan? With whom? evil? Then that's the end of us.

[@KJMcK33]

Freedom and Justice for ALL.

[@thomasmcglynn8813]

Welcome 🙏 to the brave new world 🌎

[@marieeustasie8014]

Welcome to death, evil, and destruction.

[@juanmaldonado4193]

The incoherent ideas in Marxism

[@sunilmisra8107]

You want coherent anti-Christ's teachings? Read Locke. Incoherent capitalism.

[@TuhljinTampergauge]

@@sunilmisra8107Capitalism is just the label an enemy of free markets coined to attack it, and free markets are literally just the natural result of people being free to conduct trade. Communists don't want the workers to own the rights to our own labor.

[@user-iy6rm6pm4j]

Are labor unions a form of Marxism? Why shouldn't the aristocrat who owns the factory keep 99.9% of the factory's profit? Why should the factory worker who can't get into Harvard based on merit (academic test scores) get a fair share of my company's profits?

[@bonnielucas3244]

From day one we are all different. Forcing supposed equality only brings chaos and disaster. Sooner or later, it also becomes apparent that those people who are pushing such an agenda are not willing to live what they're promoting. They want to tell others what to do but they are not doing it themselves. But the biggest problem is yes, natural talent and motivation ends up being sacrificed to extreme mediocrity and inefficiency, and economic systems break down. Society breaks down due to desperation. I am 64. For example, over the years, I have applied for many jobs that I was rejected for because I just was not what was required by the employer. It's not a problem, it's normal and healthy to be able to build your business as you see fit. Choose people who will be able and willing to do what is needed I am glad for all the more fit people in this world. I did what I could as long as I could and now am mostly involved with self care and small contributions to help younger family members develop good habits. Grandchildren being born, my adult children are walking with God, leading sensible lives. It took effort. God is my refuge and provider. I am grateful to have been born and raised in the USA. I am not happy at all when I see people living here who are unappreciative or misguided, and are causing unnecessary problems.

[@tonyzanowic7442]

Let all of the Leftists go to Affirmative Action doctors, and let them fly on the planes with Affirmative Action pilots etc

[@user-iy6rm6pm4j]

You woudn't have health insurance to pay for any doctor if it weren't for labor unions, which are a form of Marxism. Why should the aristocracy pay for your heart surgery? We can just replace you with some other average person.

[@apjoeapjoe]

This comment betrays an inaccurate understanding of affirmative action. Might I suggest you read up on it?

[@overland5.710]

still did not get the meaning wow

[@jrod8332]

The elimination of affirmative action is a great thing!

[@tonyzanowic7442]

@@apjoeapjoe 😆 🤣 😂

[@E.L.RipleyAtNostromo]

Every time this guy speaks the universe gets smarter. I just wish more people would listen. Great stuff, thanks for sharing! 👍

[@susancnw59]

Love this man. VDH is amazing.

[@0007tad]

Brilliant mind ,VDH - Thank you for your knowledge ..

[@JL-hz5li]

This is absolutely correct, the parallels between today's western culture and politics and those of the Stalin/Mao/Polpot era, are frightening.

[@valerieconner1204]

That is such an insightful explanation of "woke"and why it's not tenable.

[@AkamoriRivals]

And one of the many problems with this is that people of differing races/genders/religions have far more in common on a economic level than they have in common with people of the same race/gender/religion of different economic levels. The issue is that as a white man who was born from poverty, and never got any opportunities until I put in an immense amount of work, I never experienced white privilege, and to assume that every white person does, automatically forces a wedge between the white person and the black person. As does arguing about gender and trying to force your opinions on others. If people would just learn to stay in their own lane, we could all meet in the middle on the things we have in common as opposed to focusing on what is different about us, and how those differences victimize us. Which is what the woke loves to do.

[@eugenemurray2940]

2 types of Privilege One that is bestowed One that is earned

[@benjamintaheny450]

​@@eugenemurray2940 There's actually THREE types of privilege: The third is IMAGINARY 😂

[@benjamintaheny450]

'white privilege' is an #ANTIWHITE SLUR. TRIBALISM (DEFINING and DEFENDING of boundaries to restrict access to resources of a particular territory for exclusive use of the people occupying that location) is denied to Westernkind. Tribalism much better describes the effort of segregation in the American South.

[@TechnocraticDreadnought]

Equality of freedom to choose.

[@HAMRADIO-w3g]

Yes we will all be equally poor while the leaders of government get 10 wives and a private army. You can never sell me on this.

[@MissJensk1]

I never thought about it like this. Excellent point.

[@robsan5777]

VDH just calmly, succinctly, intelligently & eloquently puts reality out there on a wide variety of subjects. LISTEN TO HIM!

[@glendavis1266]

No

[@martinalenz5029]

Men are different. They can't be all the same. Every individual is unique. They will always strive for individual freedom.

[@cityiot]

Equity denies Darwinism

[@charlesdeblanc3386]

Modern medicine defies Darwin (unfortunately).

[@khaelamensha3624]

From my point of view, equality denies Darwin, not equity

[@DJC3PO]

​@@khaelamensha3624 how so?

[@tomasomaonaigh7659]

The absence of fossils showing one species becoming another, denies Darwins theory.

[@oldtimers6460]

Equality of outcome. Inequality is called life and so live with it and grow. You cannot beat life and never will.

[@PeterbFree]

They have no intention have any kind of “equality”. They want total power, nothing else

[@Jimmyjames738]

Wise words from VDH ✌️👍

[@shiningfaceofluzon5594]

Originally, WOKE really just meant black Americans stay vigilant to racial discrimination. Around 2010, it encompassed other social inequalities. today's wokeness are complaints stemming from the need for validation; NOT REAL PROBLEMS.

[@nadyatytian279]

Equality does not exist, because we are all different, give or take, more or less. What we need Is equity, so everyone gets a fair chance. You don't help the oeople who don't need it, but the ones who do.

[@AGsoloman5k]

Equity means same outcome for all. Not what we need. We have equality, equal opportunity. everyone has a chance to get a degree. start a business. become rich off social media. Equity would be like, "im not going to do anything, because im owed en equal amount of success to those who work hard. Equity is for lazy do nothings. the only thing Equity will do is ensure we are all poor. they will crush the middle class and themselves even richer. happens with socialism every time.

[@HrDKnockLife]

I get this strong feeling that China, the Soviet Union (Russia) and other communist leaning ideology states have made it a point and priority to promote such ideas here in America. Whether through social gatherings say in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s to the Internet and later social media platforms. This ideology has definitely taken a foothold in many community colleges, state and even private universities. I keep witnessing how when opportunities don’t equal outcomes how the left continues to promote equality in a way that is detrimental to America and American values all together. It’s scary really. ✌🏽🇺🇸🙏

[@JoyceHouston-hp5cq]

WOKE is not about inequalities. There have always been INEQUALITIES in humanity and there will always be. THE WOKE MOVEMENT IS ABOUT INJUSTICES. Its about an "awareness" (WOKE) of injustices. Fact.

[@Teukel-gy7gy]

Such a wise and learned man. When men like him were common and in charge we were a great nation.

[@jimhughes1070]

So sad that everyone doesn't understand that this is the truth

[@roberth2227]

That's a very accurate summation. You divide a people by focusing on the perception that one side has an advantage over the other, an exploit that through continued messaging.

[@vinnylamoureux1187]

That explains a lot.

[@elrikkvalo2059]

He is so right. And we have never even reached the point of discussing the possibility that some one or group is playing us.

[@vaughnslavin9784]

This man is a national treasure

[@AbbyEllie69]

This is a wise man! Love his videos

[@---Dana----]

No that's no what it means at all. It simply means BEING AWARE of inequalities in our society. The causes are another thing and there's no 1 answer. Edit: equality of opportunity is a noble goal and should not be confused with equality of outcome which is not possible.

[@LUIS-ox1bv]

Being aware of inequalities can be subjective and is used arbitrarily by the left. Just as, " racism," is applied to anyone or anything which the left desires to deconstruct and reshape, in order to fit their subversive narrative. This desire on the part of the left to correct perceived injustices or wrongs, in their attempt to create a temporal utopia, is doomed to fail. As any Marxist inspired enterprise fails.

[@JohnOneall-pg1qu]

Exactly what you are saying.

[@alexanderwhite298]

Actually just a bunch of nonsense.

[@Julian-cw8je]

Never heard of Victor Davis Hanson before. Wow. Glad I did, now.

[@froggy0162]

Disingenuous drivel…

[@MCDuncan08]

Gaslighter...

[@pantarkan7]

It's not just 'circumstance'; you're not supposed to control for one's choices.

[@lukasmakarios4998]

Every time you over-generalize an issue and pick a simple, single explanation and try to force a standard solution, you get injustice. It never fails. All people are unique, and their circumstances are always going to be different. You CAN'T make everyone equal. Equality doesn't exist. Even the oxymoron of "First among equals" is a hypocritical recognition that we will never be equal in anything.

[@williamkelly5567]

Money needs to be done away with.barter system needs to come back

[@JosephMoore-gc8me]

I like the countdown timer feature. It will tend to keep people glued to the video longer.

[@robr9411]

He nailed it.

[@Frank-sm9yl]

Insightful, intelligent, in touch with reality.

[@seanfoley7097]

It's never been about equality it's about equal outcomes

[@PeterbFree]

Which means absolute power over everyone and everything. You are agreeing with what he is saying because what he is saying is the truth

[@Diz.31]

I love hearing victor speak.

[@trentonveselka2018]

They don't want a shot. They want unwarranted success.

[@norawheeler2555]

Yes. I can fix the world if you'll just give me all your freedom and all the fruits of your labor.

[@cvent8454]

This man is so spot on. If this short video interests you, I can't recommend his books highly enough.

[@12bigredd]

lol they really hate being called out lol poor little rich man lol

[@ericeisenhofer2867]

If people are free, they will not be equal. Equal opportunity to attain one's individual potential is the highest virtue we can hope to achieve.

[@unreal727]

Exactly. It was never about equal opportunity, because equal opportunity is in fact protected, that’s why America was founded. What these people want is equal outcome, which is inherently prejudiced.

[@lorraineprahm5461]

Brilliant explanation

[@The_Nonob]

Exactly !

[@arthurnorton284]

So true, and it doesn't end well.

[@Chris-um3se]

Way to go - Thanks for this SEGMENT. Pursue Excellence not Equity.

[@rayinpau.s.a.6351]

This is Human Nature & Common Sense!

[@wlodell]

Excellent!

[@alburyeel4993]

Bring back loony bins!!

[@skotters]

Good stuff. The taproot reason is because people see stuff that other people have and want to have that stuff too. And the only way to obtain said stuff is to fuel the machine of wokeness.