“We are where we are because our culture is special” Konstantin Kisin LIVE in Melbourne

International writer, comedian and co-host of TRIGGERnometry (@triggerpod), Konstantin Kisin, delivers a must watch keynote address on why the West is special and why it must be defended in Melbourne, Australia.
Konstantin is never afraid to speak up about identity politics, cancel culture, weakening liberalism and charting a sensible path through these murky waters.
The Institute of Public Affairs is Australia’s leading, independent public policy think tank, dedicated to preserving and strengthening the foundations of economic and political freedom. Konstantin Kisin is the latest in a long line of leading international speakers the IPA is proud to have brought to Australia to spread the word of freedom.
Konstantin Kisin’s visit to Melbourne was held in partnership with the Centre for Independent Studies.
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[@lambsypte4482]

Australia can only save itself but stopping "sheep voting" for the 2 major government parties that no longer work for Aussies.

[@jom4223]

Agree with the non major parties getting more votes, only problem was when we had hung parliament, the major parties would not work with the minor parties to create good governance so we had little progress. Short sighted majors only wanting to advance themselves not the nation as a whole.

[@jcisme]

I like the sentiment. I vote One Nation but the system with preferential voting etc gives such an major advantage to the 2 party system. Leftist nutjobs like Simon Holmes à Court are able to fund a group of indepandants (Teals) to tip the scales to the point that Labor were able to form government with only 33% of the primary vote. I am not sure I would call this democracy.

[@zeburules]

🎯

[@ImPistolKnight]

The amount of low information voters here is shocking. Need to get rid of compulsory voting.

[@johnk-pc2zx]

Sorry for sounding so radical, but they clearly both hate us.

[@jennyj0007]

I love the way KK expresses his ideas in such easy way and it also isn't always in a negative fashion. He highlights the good in Western society. Granted there many things that needs improving but I rather live in Western country than any other type.

[@sunshineandwarmth]

I'd rather live in a safe environment, wo chaos, stable in all ways, w a mixed culture that possesses similar values and goals. A society that leaves no one behind and has enough basic goods and services for all its citizens to continue to prosper. I'd especially like to have residence in a country where ppl have a say in their lives as times change and not just vote for one of two ppl so as to choose the one who seems to be not as bad as the other one. A place where the truth would be presented to all and that decisions of common interests be made by the majority of citizens and not just so called elected officials. But that could only be in Paradise, wouldn't it? So, I guess we are OK and things might be worse . . .😁

[@nigelliam153]

@@sunshineandwarmthor the 60’s

[@rey_nemaattori]

@@sunshineandwarmth A mixed culture that possesses similar values and goals is contradictio in terminis: If they have similar values and goals, they're not really different cultures to begin with. If they're mixture of cultures, they don't have similar goals & values because if they had, you'd have no measure of what exactly is being mixed A society that leaves no one behind is also one that doesn't go anywhere. There's always people who don't want to come along, are you willing to sacrifice everybody because one person doesn't want to tag along? Don't get me wrong, nothing wrong with a safety net for those who fall of the bandwagon, through bad luck, disease, shitty upbringing or even a bad decision or two in the past, but if people refuse to change their ways, better themselves or at the very least _try_ to get moving, eventually you'll have to let them fall where they are or you'll stagnate all of society to save someone who doesn't even want to be saved.

[@pamelaleibowitz3019]

Sounds like South Africa today !An amazing country,with amazing people !That sadly we’re it ends today!

[@kurtwilkinsongardendesign8000]

You can say that until it becomes a third world country

[@Alekosssvr]

Born in Melbourne in 60. Great growing up there even if - as a child of "new immigrants" - had to get a taste of overt racism every now and then. But immigrants back then didn't complain about this. They were happy to be free and working in a safe and growing economy. Some of the "new immigrants", Greeks, Italians, Yugoslavians, were placed in "work camps" when they arrived. Please note, they were LEGAL immigrants that went to Australia after an open invitation at the end of WII. Yes some were picked out and placed, against their will, in work camps where they had to work all day - typically in fruit farms - and were not permitted to leave. If they did leave, they were tracked down, beaten up, and returned. They STILL didn't complain. Even though they were effectively slaves they knew they would be released at the end of the season. Besides they had free food, all you can eat fruit, and a place to sleep. In post WWII Europe these were a luxury. The Australia I grew up in was harsh but fair. Everyone was given a chance to do great in the society. Without any special benefits, affirmative action, or anything else. Immigrants excelled. Immigrants worked hard, saved money, did NOT engage in crime, bought their own home, sent their kids to college. One generation. Zero help. Even with the work farm experience and the occasional racist treatment, they excelled. The Australian government did acknowledge that this work farm thing they did was probably not right. They said "sorry". That's it. No quotas, no affirmative action, no reparations. Went to school in a suburb of Melbourne were most kids were children of immigrants. Sure there was racism. There was even "N-words" for new immigrants. Dagos for Italians, Wogs for Greeks. We let everyone use these "N-words". Despite the work farms, the N-words, the racism, we all got a fair chance. Equal opportunity in a land where there was PLENTY of opportunity to go around. Immigrants asked for nothing, received no benefits, yet still excelled. THAT Australia has gone for good. Now we have authoritarian regime that is targeting anybody that dissents - especially if you are white. Today some of the elderly first immigrants might be ind anger of the law for saying something that might be considered ... racist.

[@carolynbrightfield8911]

By the 1990s, "Skips" was the word of choice for taunting old generation "Aussie" children in high-school playgrounds used by the newer immigrant "Aussie" children. Skippy the Bush Kangaroo.

[@getlost3346]

One should point out, even the Italians, Yugoslavs, Greeks and others had "N-names" for everyone else. No one was guilt less for racism, and it something that won't change. As far as camps go, many nations restricted the movements of Foreigners even today. Fact is many want this returned today.

[@Aussie-Nan]

Not sure where you grew up in Melbourne but I grew up there in the 60’s Polish migrant father Aussie/English mother a lot of what you wrote does not seem correct to me.

[@Alekosssvr]

@@Aussie-NanAltona. Working class. Australia had a clear racial-acceptance ladder. Greeks become much more accepted after the influx of Asian populations. In fact it even became "cool" to be Greek. Where did you grow up?

[@petergeofferson177]

We had to work at earning acceptance, trust and respect from the skips.

[@memoryhero]

_"Alexander Solschenizyn spent most of his life in a prison camp where he endured terrible conditions, punishments, brutal beatings and a starvation diet; I went to an English boarding school: that's where the similarities end."_ 🤣

[@speedypete4987]

13 years veteran of English boarding schools here...he's not wrong! : )

[@paulpetersen6539]

I literally might never get over how funny that was.

[@user-kk1kf4qn4b]

Solschenizyns son was at my (boarding) school.

[@TTFN55]

@@user-kk1kf4qn4b - REALLY? What was he like?

[@user-kk1kf4qn4b]

@@TTFN55 I didnt know him. He was older than me. (The school was Eton.)

[@svenhaheim]

This is why I support Triggernometry, another great speech by Konstantin.

[@johnryan1386]

Australia is very nearly lost, we have a chance to turn it around but I fear we are too divided. I’m turning 40 this year but I no longer recognize this country for how it used to be when I was a kid.

[@soulsphere9242]

I just turned 40. I really don't understand what all of the negative fuss is about.

[@knowname7289]

@@soulsphere9242 then you're part of the problem

[@soulsphere9242]

@@knowname7289 I can't do anything about that if no one can articulate what the problem is other than keep repeating things like "Australia is lost." I listen to these right-learning channels because I like to get a broad range of opinions, but often the comment sections are just people making vague claims about "we lost our way" or "things are getting worse." Left wing channels have the same issue with people constantly predicting the end of civilisation, but people at least put forward specifics, like they believe climate change is gonna destroy everything tomorrow. People at the left and right extremes actually are almost identical.

[@civicblade1]

Australia is a good country. We have a clear direction on being a mutl-cultural immigrant nation and a country that respect views from all background and that we focus on taking care of Australian's well-being and protect Australian's human rights. As long as these key tenets are intact we are in a good place.

[@user-bn4jk8gn1k]

@@soulsphere9242 I wonder if you're the type who needs something to direct happen to you before you can see what's happening.

[@azareidies]

I was sacked and prevented from working in Melbourne for 2 YEARS due to refusing a poison MRNA injection. We were forced into a curfew and arrested if we dared go more than 5km from our homes. I went bankrupt and ended up homeless whilke my Grandmother died alone in a nursing home after no one was allowed to visit her for 2 years. We then had to apply to drive though the ring of steel so 5 of us could go to her funeral. All of Melbourne stood by and allowed this to happen to others and cheered it on due to fear of a illness that isnt and wasnt a threat. Shame on all of you for failing the biggest IQ test ever conducted.

[@soulsphere9242]

It is you who failed both the IQ test and the "am I a decent member of society test." Melbourne allowed it to happen because people as a whole decided that a temporary personal sacrifice for the benefit of wider society was the right thing to do. When the outbreak started there was scant information other than the decimation that was happening in Italy and Spain, and China was not telling the truth about what was going on. Rather than letting ideology and their personal concepts of freedom drive their decision making they decided "we are in this together" and made a collective sacrifice based on the best information the actual experts had at the time. That is what unified, educated and socially cohesive societies do. So much for all of the right-wing claims about social cohesion breaking down. I don't believe that anyone should be forced to take a vaccine, but they should be prepared to deal with the consequences of that. If you lost your job because you were not prepared to take a perfectly safe injection, then that is squarely on you. Congratulations, you bankrupted yourself for no reason whatsoever. The rest of us kept our jobs and are doing fine in a life that is back to normal. Who failed the IQ test?

[@DaleIsWigging]

and the values he is saying to defend are the same values and society that put us through that.

[@alanwatterson2850]

Sorry to hear you ruined your life by refusing scientifically proven medication. You're not in a position to talk about IQ.

[@kcc879]

and people still won't talk about it. My job that I was sacked from for the same reasons, put a gag order on those of us and told not to talk about. Sorry to hear about your family death. So many suffered and most Aussies stood by and did nothing.

[@soulsphere9242]

Hmm, my comment got deleted. Anyway, it is you who failed the biggest IQ test: you voluntarily lost your job, became homeless and the vaccine was perfectly safe the whole time. Did it ever occur to you that people allowed the lockdowns to happen because they actually agreed that all things considered, they were probably a prudent measure to take at the time? Most people aren't stupid, they listen to experts, and they also understand that not every recommended measure is going to be right 100% of the time in a once in 100-year event, but that doesn't mean you don't follow the best advice that we have at the time. Decent members of society are willing to make sacrifices and compromise for the greater good. Selfish people do not.

[@niguel4438]

We should be thankful for people like Konstantin for the globally articulating what the majority in the west think.

[@janeb1484]

no he is completely biased

[@suebishop5427]

I agree. Completely biased. Freedom of speech is not available in the West and USA they also have censorship

[@anacebotari8604]

Unfortunately, as he mentioned in his speech, only the old folks are listening and not the younger generations. Of course, videos like this can reach the younger generations, but when you look at the time length of the video and the shorts trend on youtube, I wonder if this has a negative impact on people to not click on long videos.

[@brianmorris8045]

@@anacebotari8604 The young who we need to listen today, but are not, are those who are so selfabsorbed in their 'woke'ness they won't know what's around them, and won't know what hits them till it hits them in the face like a wet fish, when the SHTF.

[@zoeybella234]

Biased how?@@janeb1484

[@larrym12]

The reality is that London and Paris fell in 2018 and now in 2024 no one can save these cities

[@calgakispict3652]

The UK, France and Germany have fallen. The US is close too. Meanwhile the middle east is being armed by the Americans.

[@alfonsobaglioni1391]

Great cities that will be there for generations to come. Yesterdays and today's wicked politicians will not.😂

[@TruthSeeker-wj4pr]

It will get even worse

[@janeb1484]

time moves on - stop living in a bubble and move away from grief = i have been through that but we have to learn how to deal with reality

[@KeepItSimpleSailor]

Glad you’re not a soldier - throwing in the towel so quickly

[@imnotanalien7839]

Great speech on the value of Western Culture. Yaaaaaay, Western culture and capitalism….we wouldn’t be writing comments on KZbin without it!!!!❤ 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@garrybuckley1503]

But while your cheering , the west is trying to close down free speech

[@andrewthomas695]

What type of capitalism?

[@danieldavidisson9906]

That's why it is collpasing

[@DaleIsWigging]

you need math to have all this technology and you wouldnt have that if it werent for the africans and arabs. So how much of this technology are you falsely attributing to western cukture?

[@tobsternater]

oh yeah....'rraaayyyyyyy!! pppffttttt!!!!

[@ezzafive9271]

I don’t feel that Australia is governed by consent any more. Preferential voting, and the politicians carrying out their own agendas against the will of the people have made Australia a more unpleasant place to live. The government are fast tracking the removal of many of Australians’ freedoms and many people are too complacent to act.

[@grannyannie2948]

Sadly this is true. Is it still democracy when both parties have the same policies really? And is it still a democracy when half the voters are fairly recent immigrants?

[@sylviam6535]

Australians have always been extremely complacent and compliant. In the past they got away with it, but with the modern treacherous political class they are now paying the price.

[@grannyannie2948]

@@sylviam6535 The sheep that sacrificed their lambs will never wake up.

[@robynjeucken3391]

Omg what a bunch of wingers you all are! Pathetic.

[@python27au]

So what do you propose to do about it? I’ve heard a lot of talk like this and its always, “you are all sheep”. Well what are you? Are you going down to bullshit hq to tell them whats what?

[@kronk358]

This dude is becoming something special.

[@createwithbarbbl4125]

Not becoming, already is.

[@amraceway]

@@createwithbarbbl4125 I think he went to a special school.

[@soljanshametaj2891]

Australian government is gonna do what the above bosses tell them

[@rozbailey6889]

Always a pleasure to listen to Konstan’s perspective of life

[@helenjackson9217]

This is the first time I’ve come across this man’s work and I’m glad I now have. Thank you, Konstantin.

[@stephenmellor5783]

Listen to his Oxford Union speech. Gold!

[@user-bn4jk8gn1k]

wow, do you only listen to the abc or something? there is SUCH an amazing world of wonderful thinkers out there, enjoy the journey!

[@royboy4571]

Oh yes, this conservative right wing grifter who pretends he is a centrist, yeah he knows the appetite for right wing talking points, and riding it all the way to the bank.

[@amaryllisequistra]

Check out his Tiggernometry podcast!

[@sandponics]

I am sorry that I ever listened to this stupid man.

[@saladgirl2062]

Please come to Canada , our current government is well on its way to ending freedom of speech and the ability to speak truth to power with bill C 63.

[@goingtogetugly9657]

Why are you begging this nobody to come to Canada? Why are people treating this guy like a major intellect? He's never said anything original or particularly interesting. He's an obscure, not very funny comedian with a podcast. What's so impressive?

[@scoot88]

​​@@goingtogetugly9657 It's obvious, people are desperate and need to believe there is a way out of the current nightmare that is Canada and the rest of the west. People like Konstantin, Jordan Peterson etc are the hope a lot of people need. Get over yourself.

[@scoot88]

​@@goingtogetugly9657 Your name right here is a classic example of this. Haha. Fuck sake.

[@critical_always]

​@@goingtogetugly9657 He isn't saying anything original. Correct. In fact, he said this himself in this video. But.... He's saying it while others are being quiet out of fear to be cancelled by bullies like you. You are the disease, while people like Konstantin are the cure.

[@goingtogetugly9657]

@@scoot88 Here's an idea: Address what I've said or you should recognize it's YOU who needs to 'get over yourself'. There are intellectually impressive people... like Jordan Peterson for example... who actually have penetrating insights about the "current nightmare that is Canada". Then there are mediocre thinkers who say banal, obvious things, who can only be impressive to other banal, mediocre thinkers. Konstantin would fall into the latter category.

[@josephwallis8965]

🧡 Kisin, please come more often and write more books, the free world needs you, Australia does not need political correctness, Australia is destroyed by WOKE and political correctness

[@axeman2638]

Kisin is politically correct.

[@sunshineandwarmth]

Isn't that the truth? And the same for everywhere else.

[@kimcarsons7036]

The free world? Free to bomb children and lie about it & have a stupid gullible free world think it's to protect us from Islam? What a sick joke

[@highvibe4839]

I speak the same as I have since birth, with compassion, honesty, and the larrikin attitude we aussies have in our DNA, people find it refreshing, so long as I don’t berate or belittle, most people now are so uptight and serious, keep laughing smiling because this country needs it more than ever. ❤

[@AnneMB955]

Australia is not destroyed. We are resilient and accepting.

[@Kwesekara1672]

Why freedom is so important for a society to thrive & succeed explained so well.

[@wombatmobile]

This is why Australia leads the world in electric car design and production. The Chinese could never produce such an innovation because they do not understand freedom and they have no incentive to innovate.

[@Kwesekara1672]

@@wombatmobile I agree. People have to be free to be inventive & original. Why bother if it’s all for the State & nothing for the individual?

[@civicblade1]

@@Kwesekara1672 You seemed to have missed the sarcasm.

[@Kwesekara1672]

@@civicblade1must’ve.

[@simonostermann5284]

Freedom only works when there is responsibility. True, unadulterated freedom is a nightmare.

[@georgesutter2256]

You are speaking of an Australian long gone

[@simoncollins6529]

A west long gone, and a lovely speech 30 years too late

[@sonjakozman1699]

Awful defeatist attitude, can you go quietly, at least?

[@intello8953]

Lol when was Australia booming? When they was slaughtering and dehumanising aboriginals?

[@nellymoo635]

Good days have gone by and yes there are issues with immigration impacting Aussie culture but it's still a fantastic place! The censorship and inability to declare what is truthful is also a problem. Don't give up! Our children's freedom is at stake.

[@manicmadpanickedman2249]

​@sonjakozman1699 hypothesis West in a nut shell Live self depraved Pay too much for things that aren't ours and things that destroy earth Act like entitled childern Probably war Based on the privilege of attributed wealth, which is undeserved ... Especially given their behavior... It's for money, Aka power ... you believe these things to be valuable because other people would trade a lot for it, but it alone is worthless and doesn't do anything Money doesn't do anything For instance, I trade my washer machine for gold .... I put my dirty laundry on a gold brick ... and are my clothes clean ?? 😂😂 Suppose I could try and trade it to some bozo with fancier clothes And a smaller brain, but then I've still only then got a fancy suit that I cheated somebody to get and still no way to clean it and people just give me their gold because they belive I'm worth more See how that works not great... If life isn't getting easier or happier,or satisfying what are you advancing if you're not satisfied ?

[@lindenwatson846]

A great thought provoker and a magnificant debater!

[@kantraxoikol6914]

no more special than the english commonlaw that MADE it happen

[@torquemaddertorquemadder2080]

Latest dimwit pleaser, you mean.

[@LordFardCry-ck3si]

So much love for my Aussie mates!!! Stay strong!!!

[@sandponics]

They hate the poms.

[@afountainpenawakening]

welcome to 'Straya' KK.... love that you have come to visit us ... Great speech

[@mral4381]

Maybe he doesn't understand who he is serving now. It isn't us but he will become increasingly subservient to Israel over time. It's starting to make sense why hos videos are so frequently promoted. He is from both the Soviet Union and Iran as far as i cam tell.

[@keepcalmandblametheblackgu9164]

The bloke sounds and looks like a homosexual snob.

[@sandponics]

Australians are so insecure that they have to ask every new arrival the same question "What do you think of Australia". When I first arrived I thought it was great, but now I am not so certain.

[@tamaritiel9909]

The west is not yet lost if people like Konstantin still have a voice. Thank you!

[@vivrowe2763]

He is one person, not the Governments that are all dirty everywhere.

[@jaxwhyland]

I live in Melbourne, how did i not know this was happening??

[@shaneashby5890]

Because you don’t live in Melbourne you live in the Communist Republic of Melbourne.

[@userI3I2]

Because it's just hysterical right wing screeching.

[@KJTB8]

@@userI3I2Right 'Wing' - Not 'Ring'

[@shaneashby5890]

@@userI3I2 Pointing out that Communism is evil is not hysterical right wing screeching.

[@shaneashby5890]

@@userI3I2 I have a question for you when does the left go too far?

[@fifidownunda]

Great to have you here Downunda, Konstantin! I'm a big fan 😃

[@leslieelizabeth219]

So am I.

[@ruth.greening]

Who benefits? He does. He's tickling your ears with what he thinks you want to hear! He's very good at it. That is what comedians are paid to do. Be a critical thinking person. Ask yourself some questions ❓. Are his facts correct? Have you checked for yourself?

[@emmyelijah7395]

​@@ruth.greeningA lot of us are eagerly waiting for your evaluation of Konstantin's factual correctness.

[@chrisk7118]

Private property and rule of law is good for building wealth during times of benevolent rule, but it doesn’t safeguard against excessive government when rule of law is suspended ie covid lockdowns, mandated jabs etc

[@simoncollins6529]

Agreed, nice speech, it's a shame it's 30 years too late

[@kevinmcfarlane2752]

NOTHING is a safeguard against excessive government. The price of freedom is eternal vigilance. And it doesn’t affect the truth of what he’s saying.

[@kevinmcfarlane2752]

@@simoncollins6529So what would you suggest then? Give up?

[@sunshineandwarmth]

Right, but to be fair, they were dealing w a novel situation, so all their guesses couldn't have been expected to be right.

[@marcjames3487]

@@sunshineandwarmthTrue but what still scares me is the enthusiasm with which they grasped the most authoritarian response.

[@nicholasdiacos-qr2mq]

Winston Churchill once said democracy is the worst form of government until we find a better one!

[@grannyannie2948]

He was referring to Plato. Plato concluded that democracy is the worst form of government and the best was a good and noble king.

[@anyacaspari9064]

Konstantine - welcome here, love You !! SPEAK out !!

[@sonjakozman1699]

Great speaker, here's my thoughts; Australia can only be saved if we remove any corporate money from politics, until then there can't be trust and the interests of corporations will always come ahead of the public AND it attracts the wrong sort of people to be politicians. Conservative and progressive ideas can both be valuable. It isn't left vs right, it's up vs down.

[@nellymoo635]

Agreed. The system in America is so far gone, so out of control and a perfect example of what must NOT be allowed happen.

[@DgardsGaming]

Depends on what you define as progressive these days, as alot of progressive feels very regressive. also Consverative for Australia is basically just common sense, thats it thats all.

[@DgardsGaming]

@@nellymoo635America is easy to save then Australia, you still have rights to defend yourself and free speech unlike Australia

[@sonjakozman1699]

@@DgardsGaming I believe there is a lot of benefit to equality of opportunity and to rid ourselves of discrimination and oppressive acts, that is progressive. A lot of social progressivism, which I think you might be referring to, I believe was hijacked for other agendas and used to divide the population. Gone too far, need to pull it back, no need to deny biology for example.

[@katadam2186]

@@DgardsGamingeverything starts with the individual

[@noobsaibot5285]

The West's religion, culture, moral and legal structure must be preserved

[@user-vk4el9oy6m]

Only chance of that happening is to ban that other so called religion moving in like a virus.

[@AnneMB955]

Australia needs protection from countries who wish to infiltrate. I’m more concerned about this than climate change.

[@chrisfactmanolitsis5070]

Do you mean we should be marveling at the West's morality concerning the complicity in mass murder in Gaza ??

[@Rilan-pu7xm]

No - we should not be glorifying and cheering t-err-st attacks, vio-lns and mart yr dom, either. What is your point? @@chrisfactmanolitsis5070

[@noobsaibot5285]

@@chrisfactmanolitsis5070 yes. You would do the same if you were Israeli. Gaza is home to some of the world's most evil people. UN teachers in gaza teach little kids to murder jews. The UN is evil and so is the news you watch. Raping and genociding civilian jews, elentless missile strikes while holding hostages is only getting met with force. It is literally impossible to have peace with neighbours that are nonstop shooting at you. Why not pull your head in and read some history, because you are on the side of evil.

[@AndyJarman]

I was an infant in the 1960s, we weren't allowed to read Enid Blighton, Rudyard Kipling, or Kenneth Graeham. In religious education classes our gay drama teacher played Monty python records and read a book. I wasn't told why this censorship was being imposed by our school. Now I know.

[@sunshineandwarmth]

❤

[@KeepItSimpleSailor]

BS. Nobody stopped you reading those books then or now.

[@zeppelin1qaz]

What planet were you on. Kenneth Grahame is a GCSE set text. And no one took R E seriously.we used to play cards.

[@weed...5692]

@@KeepItSimpleSailor It's not that he wanted very much and someone stopped him. You don't seem to get how it works: Children are being taught anti-Western garbage and they aren't being taught pro-Western anything. That's just it - no teacher whips anyone who tries to read Kipling or others, they just don't tell kids why Western values and Western culture is good and in a lot of ways superiour.

[@grannyannie2948]

I'm only a little younger and none of those authors were banned. And in my state school we said the Lord's Prayer and read from the children's Bible every morning.

[@redundantlyuseful3366]

In today’s Australia we do not get to keep what we create. The company does.

[@sandponics]

So start a company.

[@REwing]

I’m pleased that I waited till the end and listened to his ideas, instead of jumping in!!! So much he did not mention, I was waiting to hear of his constructive ideas of globalisation, and the control of the collective west by the unknown faces and names. Maybe he will speak again and explain the 59 wars that American has forced on these nations. I have always enjoyed listening to him for many years, and I will continue to do so. NZ.

[@markoarcabic]

Konstantin is a legend

[@TruthSeeker-wj4pr]

Cringe

[@ruth.greening]

And he's not factually correct. Start to think for yourself.

[@zedred8075]

This is exactly what every culture in history says about itself before it becomes history.

[@intello8953]

Shhhh people don’t realise Konstantin is a literal western simp supremacist

[@stevenborham1584]

Spot on. Yet your response hasn't got a trail of Konstantin fans mauling it. I only got through half this speech before being disillusioned by his aparent naivety. The Conquistador statement was wildly vague and disingenuos.

[@Matt_Wilson01]

Melbourne is a mini Britain atm, doesn’t even feel like Australia in that state anymore

[@user-pq2ob1rd6r]

Sydney is a mini Asia 😂

[@sandponics]

Poms rule OK.

[@TheGolfCommunity1]

If the voice of the individual mattered, they wouldnt have invaded Iraq

[@blackukulele]

Much of the 'west's' strength was based on Christian values (not always consistently followed). On another point, the books 1984, Animal Farm and Brave New World are all worth reading for an understanding of where we are now.

[@sandponics]

Never followed.

[@flej01]

This man is spot on, glad I happened upon this channel thank you, speak loud, speak clear. You’re the voice we need to understand it.

[@TheAbundantDuck]

Really? I was thinking that he says almost nothing at all of merit. It’s vapid nonsense.. some of is blindingly obvious, but then he takes the wrong message from his own examples and ignores the very real threats to freedom and good governance that come from rampant capitalism. Our governments are bought and paid for by the same capitalist enterprises he venerates here. Look at what the Tories have done to the UK and the GOP have done to the US. These parties are not the exemplars of freedom we need to emulate.

[@user-mn3ge5ri9z]

Think this man is speaking my kind of speak! 🌻❤️🐕

[@tompommerel2136]

Konstantin is ALWAYS worth listening to!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ruth.greening]

He has flaws in his arguments. Start thinking about things for yourself. You need to listen carefully. Russia is not losing the war in Ukraine. That's just for starters. Do your own research. Mainstream propaganda would have you believe that. But it is not true. Think of it like this. Ukraine is advancing backwards. Why are they recruiting people off the streets of they are so successful? Whatever figures the West suggest, turn them around; it's all projection. That's a great place to start. Think of it as Kabuki theatre 🎭. A distraction.

[@user-mc2oc6jw9q]

Konstantin is a great communicator. I like how he described Jordan Petersen banging on for 18 minutes and then cutting to the chase in the last 2 minutes of a conversation, Konstantin literally did that for 17 of the 19 minutes... (Spoiler alert for those who have not seen it yet, he talks about the 3 pillars of our society that are under threat). *IMHO these 3 pillars are being eroded by narcissistic, gen Z wokeism or as it is also being referred to in the UK "Wokanomics" (almost looks like wankonomics) where the virtue signalling is rife and high jacking popular culture to serve a narrative, not a purpose* (which is exactly what communism does, control how you think vs encourage how contribute)

[@Jack-ns9sz]

no he isn't

[@user-mc2oc6jw9q]

@@Jack-ns9sz hey jack-off, the facts say otherwise (as is always the case when lefty's try to derail or high jack a narrative)50,000 views in 15 hours, more than you or anybody from the left ever gets on their videos

[@user-mc2oc6jw9q]

@@Jack-ns9sz hey jack-off, 50,000 views in 15 hours says he is worth listening to. Nothing from the left ever gets that in a month!

[@unaffectedbysurroundings7997]

excellent speech, Konstantin! We need you here in New Zealand.

[@shaneashby5890]

There is no saving New Zealand you guys are already a Communist country.

[@eversun77]

You’re always welcome here Konstantin 👍

[@mikaham681]

The best thing about "freedom of speech" is actually the freedom to listen....to others who have different experiences, different knowledge and different beliefs. Because by listening to others, with different views, sometimes contentious views, we can accelerate our own learning, improve our own knowledge and have better, more productive happier lives. In countries where freedom of speech is limited, the people are definitively more ignorant, more arrogant and their ability to change their lives for the better, and/or think for themselves is stifled.

[@AndyJarman]

You mean diversity ?

[@mikaham681]

@@AndyJarman Freedom of speech in my mind is the freedom to communicate, even if it offends others. I don't agree with physically harming others, but I think its ok to speak anything. The problem around the world, with "Diversity" is that groups, majorities and minorities, are "offended" by someone else's freedom of speech, and therefore attempt, or choose, to take away the right to Freedom of speech, and the Freedom to listen. Its my experience that the most offence is taken, when an individual or group believes their "faith" is being attacked. In my opinion, Faith is simply a belief that is not supported by facts or rationality. Its also my experience that sometimes people that support diversity, attempt to limit freedom of speech that may "offend" the subjects of that diversity. So for clarity, my position is that Freedom of Speech is not diversity.

[@AndyJarman]

@@mikaham681 I was being facetious. Obviously in the clown world of DEI they do not want diversity, equality or acceptance.

[@royboy4571]

@@Rilan-pu7xm Corrupt societies, like the US, where congress is bought and paid for, and the average US citizens concerns for decent wages, health care, an end to foreign wars and gun reform is never addressed. US , the leader of Western Civilisation !

[@dianamartin7180]

Konstantin Kisin is an incredibly intelligent individual. I love his talks and thoroughly enjoyed this one.

[@andykerr4180]

The thing is if you remove private property rights and insensitives then human nature is a constant regardless of the type of society. If there's no personal benefit to the individual, if you reward people who contribute little or nothing then you disincentive people who gain no material benefit from their hard work and resent it when they see a sytem that rewards the lazy.

[@DaleIsWigging]

that is what happens in society already. an inventor or a researcher gets A LOT less than the person who successfully markets the idea. business people get more than the people who actually know about the product. the manager gets more than their employees who actually make the products. Many things are subsidised by public funds then sold to private interests. Most high paying jobs require not much physical work and not much actual skill or knowledge, when compared to lower paying jobs. Our society already rewards the most lazy corrupt people

[@bjchorny]

There's nothing left to save; going forward, seeing that those who engineered and participated in the downfall don't exist in the future.

[@Islamophobiaisalie]

Konstantine is a 💎

[@borisgeorge3256]

Wonderful, insightful address Konstantin. Keep up the great work you do in educating people, especially young people, on what it is possible to lose if we turn away from the great things the West has achieved, especially in promoting human flourishing.

[@ruth.greening]

He's a comedian, not a historian, and he gets his facts wrong. Think for yourself.

[@mancyank564]

Ruth, which facts were incorrect?

[@ruth.greening]

@@mancyank564 Ukraine, for starters. Why are Ukraine hauling people off the streets to fight if they're winning. Listen to Weeb Union, Military 🪖 Summary, and you'll get a different picture to the one portrayed by the bought and paid for propaganda machines that is Western media. New Atlas is another one. Nothing is what it seems. I'd like to know how much he earnt, tickling people's ears, with what they want to hear. Cui bono? Who benefits? Look up Aus:sie Coss:ack, banned on this platform. For the crime of truth telling. There is another chap in Ukraine, called Patrick Lancaster. Look him up. Still on this platform. All the best.

[@ruth.greening]

@@mancyank564 I think my response has been removed. Too many truths for the fat checkers. Not a spelling mistake btw.

[@ruth.greening]

@@mancyank564 Have you heard of Patrick Lancaster? You'll know which facts I'm talking about. That's for starters. Think for yourself. I see you are a sort of critical thinking person. Good on you and all the best. There are others. This will do for starters. Try New Atlas. Weeb Union.

[@tommythompson7941]

Respect from the States, Konstantin. "Defend the faith," mate! God bless you.

[@davidsea1482]

Thank you so much for your information.

[@pawfeirefin4048]

That's not the only reason Cortez succeeded! It helped a bit that the Aztecs were expecting the return of the white, bearded god (the civilisation bringer, Quetzalcoatl, who came across the seas many centuries earlier).

[@pamh5441]

Sometimes KK says something worthwhile this was not one of those times. IPA is he the best speaker you could find?

[@richardfox6595]

The local lefty cancellers can't have heard of Konstantin. He's much too intelligent for them to let him speak.

[@annapachaclarke2392]

Their brain cells are too frazzled by their own delusions. They cannot comprehend someone such as Konstantin!!

[@lizziebkennedy7505]

That’s all you know. You’d only be able to find it if you could search using actual vocabulary.

[@robynjeucken3391]

That's where you'd be wrong! We're always keeping our eyes on you lot.

[@davidburne9477]

“Local lefty cancellers” says everything we need to know about *your* apprehended bias.

[@genebrowne3138]

I dont think he's intelligent at all most of his speech is pointless and common knowledge no great or new insights at all. Plus he's wrong about how Eastern countries can't invent anything. Did he forget the Russians launched the first satellites into space and the US stoled their technology so they were able to land on the moon. The IPA are really scrapping the barrel with this guy.

[@thegeorges2384]

KK, I love how you have come to the belly of the beast & are striking at the head of the snake. So happy to welcome you to Melbourne, God willing there are people in that crowd who will have a crack at the labour stronghold in Victoria.✝️🕎

[@user-wc4dg5fh3u]

This talk made such exceptional points about the West being special. We should quickly recognise, though, that Western society's success and capacity for thinkers, was often cultivated by a history of ancient Westerners who did oppress others with violence. I also want to ask this question - isn't it interesting that people will have different perspectives on the way they act on this specialness? I mean, some of us are going to want to spread the advantage in one way or another - maybe even consider that colonisation/control that the West establishes over other peoples will ultimately be for the better (regardless of the violence, because it may be considered a means to a better end). More research should definitely be done on this because it's going to influence how people view collective conscience and ethical identification moving forward. Also, I think it's awesome that I get to see this video about a really relevant talk happening in Australia - my own country! It makes me super interested, because I don't quite know how to define Australia's national identity, and I love this kind of talk for the sake of understanding.

[@fganddogs]

Thanks!!

[@rpaulwaddington1858]

Welcome Konstantin.

[@shaneconnor86]

every word is carefully weighed and resonates with truth

[@DavidOlver]

Well said speech

[@johnpaulnash8144]

I often wondered how past great civilisations collapsed.

[@Orson2u]

Slowly, then suddenly.

[@sandponics]

Corruption by the elites, who usually either debased their currency, or lost a war or two to their enemies.

[@johnnumbat9782]

Very refreshing KK - you know the West and in fact the whole world we live in is basically one giant ponzi scheme and I’m not even Italian.

[@jimdavid7710]

Mr Kisin is brilliant

[@timstraw2295]

Excellent presentation

[@leslieelizabeth219]

Love this guy 👌👏👏👏Welcome down under 🇦🇺

[@brianmorris8045]

We normal people know where abnormal people can shove their political correctness...where it hurts most on their person.

[@ebert8756]

Wow. Konstantin is on fire.

[@user-ly4ko3sf3s]

I think the Australian government needs to take a long hard look at what is happening in the UK, France & Belgium to name a few and then ask themselves "do we want Australia to go down this route" We need to start acting now before it is to late.

[@TheSamjane4]

Already too late…the amount of people sleeping in parks and cars now is disgusting. The government doesn’t care

[@pas0003]

Welcome down under! Big fan! So sad i missed the chance to hear you speak in person. I would have definitely been there if i knew you were coming down! Great talk nonetheless!

[@hanajinks1044]

Nazi

[@ruth.greening]

I can tell by the colour of your avatar, your politics. And your thinking. "A man convinced against his will, is of the same opinion still." Don't know where it comes from, but it's great. Did you look into Maidan? Look for Oliver Stone's film. Ukraine on Fire.

[@pas0003]

@@ruth.greening hi! I'm from Ukraine myself, also lived in Russia, US, Australia, etc. I had friends that participated in Maidan, which were mass protests against a widely recognised corrupt and puppet government, similar to what you have in Belarus right now. I have family and friends in both Russia and Ukraine. I am 100% in favour of Ukraine independence and think that it has every right to defend itself against the brutal, genocidal invasion by ruZZia and it's terrorist government. And I think it's in Europe's and NATOs best interests to support it towards victory. I can elaborate more or answer questions if you are interested.

[@ruth.greening]

@@pas0003 Please do. Why was Ukraine inhibiting native Russian speakers in the Donbass from speaking Russian, when it was their first language, considering that President Zelenski has Russian as his first language?

[@pas0003]

@@ruth.greening more than happy to share my experiences. I come from a mostly Russian speaking family in Eastern Ukraine. Nobody was inhibiting people speaking Russian - people speak Russian, Ukrainian, English or whatever else they want to this day. This is part of RuZZian propaganda. 2014 happened long before Zelenski was around as a president. There was a series of laws passed to make sure that Ukrainian was the primary language taught in all schools in Ukraine, which is extremely reasonable if you ask me. Every country should teach it's language as the primary languange. The second part you need to ask is on WHY there are so many people speaking Russian in Eastern Ukraine. If you look up Holodomor (early 1930s), you will see that it was a famine engineered by the Stalin/Soviet regime, that resulted in murder of millions of Ukrainians, especially in the Eastern Ukraine. This population vacuum was then filled by forced or incentivized resettlement of ethnic Russians into Ukraine (something you are now seeing in Crimea and Donbass - Russians had a lot of practice doing this). This was a part of a broader Russian strategy of ethnic cleansing, which happened in many places, but was really highlighted in Ukraine. Throughout the last hundred (and more) years, Ukrainian language, traditions, culture, literature, etc was routinely suppressed, destroyed and banned across Ukraine. Ukrainians had their family names changed to be more "Russian" (my family is an example of that). Russian culture and language was forced upon people, so after Ukraine gained it's independence (as well as dozen or so, other ex-soviet republics) in early 1990s, Ukrainian culture, language and traditions made a come back. I think it is right. I think it is totally appropriate. I think anyone living in Ukraine should be able to speak Ukrainian and Ukrainian should be the first language taught to all school children. Secondary languages like Russian, English, French are and will continue to be widely available. Do you think that an independent country is wrong to teach school kids, encourage government officials, TV and Radio stations to use their language as the primary language?

[@shelleychadwick4336]

Please come to Canada and help us overcome Trudeaus censorship bills C-11, C-18 and C-63.

[@dragonflydroneservices1021]

Gratitude

[@The_Last_Rick]

Well said sir.

[@wgj4813]

Brilliantly said. Every university student and many more should listen who has experienced an authoritarian culture and has analysed our culture recognised it is better and suit all human beings. We better look after it and ensure another culture doesn't surripicially take over just because they like ultimate control and power. I think Queen Elizabeth embodied the spirit of the Weatern World.

[@stefcep]

University students don't want to listen to those like me who have actually experienced authoritaranism. They believe 3 years of reading what they're told to read by their chardonay socialist teachers makes them experts in...well everything, and all of history too.

[@royboy4571]

Queen Elizabeth, the lady who rose to fame and fortune, thorugh her innovation and hard work, whose intellect and courage is a beacon of light to all her......subjects. FFS, a woman whose title was hereditray in nature, WTF is wrong with you ?

[@JoeViveiros]

Outstanding

[@nigelwiseman8644]

respect for this guy

[@no-body-22]

The comparison with the conquest of Mexico is very sharp. Cortez built a large coalition of disgruntled tribes. It wasn't democracy but offering a viable alternative.

[@firstnamelastname6976]

I was thinking about his comments about Hernán Cortés. He was Born in 1485 and died in 1547. How can he be a product of a free society? Adam Smith was born in 1723. Age of enlightenment was between 17th and 18th century when almost all the ideas of "free society" were developed. How can he claim that success of cortes was because of superior western ideals when they were not even developed yet?

[@banjobluedog]

truth be said, it is you and me that is the problem because we could have stopped it at the outset but we lacked the will and the courage to do so. And even now, at this late hour, we could stop it if only we could find the will and the courage. So look within and find your will and courage.

[@sandponics]

The government is not the problem, you are for voting them in.

[@yojoe5311]

Konstantin is one of the great thinkers and orators of the modern era.

[@kimcarsons7036]

HAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHa

[@user-vv8xs8bz1r]

He's a marxist dimwit...gimme a break

[@ruth.greening]

What is he thinking of? His bank balance! Think for yourself. He gets his facts wrong. You pander to him writing this stuff. Wake up. For starters, Russia did not invade Ukraine. Look up history of what happened in 2014. There is more to Ukraine than from Feb 2022. Maidan. Violent Colour Revolution instigated by the West. Russian speakers not being allowed to speak their own language in the Donbass. We bombed Iraq over Marsh Arabs, remember? Check your facts. Before voting for the clown 🤡.

[@yojoe5311]

@@kimcarsons7036 HAHAHHAHAHHAHAH. Same argument. Prove me wrong.

[@kimcarsons7036]

@@yojoe5311 hahaha. you think hahahahahaha is an argument. I am ridiculing your stupidity. Kisin is a hack, simping for the Murdoch empire. His intelligence is laughable. It is a sad joke.

[@kennethguitarfiend4493]

I like this man

[@dangerjanger]

Bang on, fantastic

[@eespn4764]

Last decade of western 🎉🎉

[@Jennifer-mv9pg]

While KK has a platform I have hope that our Western culture will survive and hopefully burn brightly again in the hearts of our younger generations. Only hearing the truth from such intellectuals who have experienced both sides of the cultural coin will our children understand what a privileged life they have been born into

[@richardryan2769]

Freedom allows you to the opportunity to live your best life as you see fit. To work together with whomever you wish. To band together in pursuit of common ends.

[@pamelaleibowitz3019]

Thank you!I agree with your clear,insightful assessment !

[@lesleylambourn9113]

Great talk. Thoroughly enjoyed it

[@firstnamelastname6976]

I was thinking about his comments about Hernán Cortés. He was Born in 1485 and died in 1547. How can he be a product of a free society? Adam Smith was born in 1723. Age of enlightenment was between 17th and 18th century when almost all the ideas of "free society" were developed. How can he claim that success of cortes was because of superior western ideals when they were not even developed yet?

[@janmortimer1758]

Spot on!And hence destroyed an advanced culture!

[@patobrien9463]

Can't believe people paid to listen to this confected history.

[@nguyenanhtuan1196]

More developed than the human scarifice "civilization" of the native Americans at that time.

[@sandponics]

The age of enlightenment was when they learned how to make money out of stupid people.

[@alexharvey9721]

We seem to have forgotten that truth and righteousness fail to exist when we give them authority.

[@christothemurph]

Ra! Ra! Konstantin!

[@123jlb]

Really like Kisin...but just to be clear: the Institute of Public Affairs (like more than 500 similar 'Institutes' and think-tanks around the world) are part of the Atlas Network whose aims are shifting public discourse and political agenda toward corporate hegemony - it is NOT about freedom/autonomy, opportunity, democracy, or capitalism etc or 'countering the march of socialist ideology', the network is very much about consolidating power and wealth - under the guise of seemingly well-meaning 'principles' and headed by some good (but mis-guided) people.

[@leanneward5244]

The only person that can save Australia is Pauline Hanson

[@rachaelcourtnell7275]

Hope they treated you well in Melbourne, and hope you managed to see some of Australia.

[@mogznwaz]

I would point out that, if Britain is an example, that we DON’T have freedom of culture to the extent KK implies. Britain has its own distinct culture which has evolved over centuries and it has rules, standards, etiquettes, traditions which are universally expected and observed and what makes us distinctly British. We don’t have ‘freedom’ to jump queues because the social contract is strong that we don’t do that. It’s not policed by the system- so not illegal - but it IS policed socially. Or was when we had a largely monocultural society.

[@Sanguinarius9999]

Is military domination / strength and exploitation of other peoples. Industrialisation at the cost of environment / ability to prosper in the future really culture? Are fear and greed really culture ?

[@Rilan-pu7xm]

No, but neither is repression, oppression, beating of women, phony trials where your punishment is public hang-ing, keeping more than 50% of your population in poverty, persecuting minority religions violently, and rewarding corruption. MANY societies function that way, outside of the west. The west does not - it has many strengths that outweigh its weaknesses, which is what KK is saying - and is still a better alternative than many other systems. The west is also willing to admit and discuss its problems to move forward. That is a major strength. The west is not the only system that exploited certain people. Like I mentioned, other countries today are FAR FAR worse - the ones pointing fingers at the west. Don't pretend otherwise. @@Sanguinarius9999

[@royboy4571]

KK, I'm not conservative but I love libertarian think tanks . FFS !

[@AndyJarman]

He's a bit soft isn't he.

[@kristofferholmgren8926]

Seriously one of the most beautiful speeches I have ever heard! Thank you Konstantin!

[@lolittareisner4433]

Bravo 👏

[@smartarse2008]

Love this guy!! Always speaks the truth! Who else better to articulate the West shortfalls and the declines of our freedoms, then someone from communist Russia raised in UK. Such an eloquent speaker!

[@engo88771]

It is a strange argument to make that a Spanish Conquistador, operating during the period of the Spanish Inquisition, was successful due to being free from religious dogma. I would suggest there were many other more tangible reasons for their success. Infighting between various groups and plague did more their part than firearms and steel

[@sandponics]

They wanted to get away from the Spanish Inquisition.

[@user-mh7vx6wh5u]

Where is the rest of the discussion???

[@acedrafter]

Thank you for sharing this truth stream

[@JulesFox]

Excellent speach