Yascha Mounk | Full Episode 10.6.23 | Firing Line with Margaret Hoover | PBS

Left-leaning author and professor Yascha Mounk discusses his new book “The Identity Trap” examining the rise of identity politics within the progressive left. Mounk addresses the risks this trend may present to schools, corporations, and democracy.
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[@lisalivingston6473]

In my opinion, I believe that the majority of Americans are quite moderate in their political views in contrast to the extremes of both parties. I was encouraged to hear that in Florida parents and students are pushing back on book bans. One student even mentioned that she looks for banned book titles to add to her summer reading list. Young people are the promise of a brighter future, and I look forward to seeing their positive impact on our country, especially those who choose to pursue political office.

[@marwar819]

Young people will not bring a brighter future is they are educated in liberal schools. I am retired I take colleges classes, what I am hearing is TERRIFYING. The religion professor promotes white hate, don't trust your parents, says the f-word at minimum 5x a class, dresses in combat clothes (every day), is a narcissist, brags about hers accomplishments ad nauseum. I could go on.

[@seanbramble]

27 minutes! That’s it?! Missed opportunity to get into the details with one of the most intelligent contrarians on these topics

[@user-lw9lk1rk1v]

He learned the hardest lesson of his life and had the scars, both physical and mental, to prove it.

[@user-wh1pl2us7i]

I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on man unless they act.

[@leonardowolff2177]

Children are being taught to segregate and classify human beings by race in a age they don't even think about that.

[@roughhabit9085]

Why won’t the Chile and the CIA episode play anymore?

[@user-np6ph4gp1z]

It was a slippery slope and he was willing to slide all the way to the deepest depths.

[@diceinavice]

at 9:07 No, there's no data on this, but we've talked to teachers. His entire position is based on anecdotes, like the principle in Atlanta that said, "that isn't the black class". These are baseless opinions that only promote more frustration around this entire topic of racism. And yet he is a professor, having books published and being interviewed on PBS. Good God. Entire interview is a discussion on his OPINION. Great job Margaret Hoover for asking the data question.

[@evanregis1598]

The book has plenty of factual information. You might enjoy reading it.

[@tomcotter4299]

Mounk keeps repeating the false claim that it is “illegal” to teach Woke ideas on college campuses in Florida. That is not true. The law says that professors cannot *compel” students to affirm the truthfulness of concepts like ‘white supremacy’ or ‘oppression’. In other words, the law prevents professors from teaching students what they must think but leaves open the possibility for professors to teach students how to think about any subject they want. Mounk is too smart to continuously propagate this misinformation. I hope he’ll issue a correction.

[@davesmith4110]

As a high teacher in central Florida, I can assure you that we have more government control over teaching basic facts than we've ever had before...many words and ideas are now "illegal" in both the state law and overall culture...other states like Iowa, that ban "divisive concepts" are just as bad.....

[@tomcotter4299]

@@davesmith4110 I'm talking about higher education where all students are adults and they voluntarily choose to attend the school. Public school teachers have no academic freedom in my opinion. Public schools are not a "marketplace of ideas"--they are a government monopoly. Public school teachers teach the curriculum, which is approved by the board that is elected by voters, and that is it.

[@davesmith4110]

Believe whatever you want, but there is no monopoly of that when you factor in people have a choice not to attend a public school. The only true monopoly in the US is the security and law system, but educational institutions...regardless...if you villify and attack teachers...you lead to the shortages that we see in most right leaning communities...@@tomcotter4299

[@alexm2889]

​@@tomcotter4299what a twisted ideology

[@tomcotter4299]

@@alexm2889 Whose?

[@tomcotter4299]

This book is like 5-years too late. Literally every single point he makes has been made by someone else years ago. Everyone who participated in the “Intellectual Dark Web” era of politics has already heard all of this and moved on to searching for practical solutions to the problem of the identitarian-Left.

[@ChrisRubeo]

Yeah I looked him up and saw a tweet of his from 2018 when he said that he had no need to speak to Jordan Peterson. Who’s laughing now?

[@davesmith4110]

the problem is that those "practical solutions" for most non identarian left often led to Fascism...ironically this was Mussolini's and other Italian socialists path in the post-world war one era...

[@vivienneb6199]

@@ChrisRubeo Peterson is a covert identitarian, and resentful. He simply can't believe anyone would challenge his male privilege, and that's why he mocks women by imitating them with is weird voices.

[@louduva9849]

Oy vey!

[@hemlock527]

Yascha reminds me of those who cried "islamophobia" after 9/11 until about 2005. The arrogance of a coward who eventually comes around to reality but can't embrace it fully and would rather step on the 'other' who is some kind of 'extremist' saying NOTHING different.

[@lucasgrey9794]

That's funny considering 9/11 was the work of Saudi Arabia (American backed Muslims) and Israel (Jews).

[@marwar819]

I am a recovering Dem. I have never voted for a Repub president. I hate Trump. I will vote for him over Biden.

[@cablenewsfanatic5634]

Seeing the light. Better late than never

[@alexm2889]

You'd be voting to end democracy. I hope that's clear to you.

[@cablenewsfanatic5634]

@@alexm2889 Someone worried about ending democracy is ok with the guy who tried to pack SCOTUS, weaponize the law against political opponents and concerned parents, cancelled primaries in Florida so Dem Floridians had no other choices, fiddled with the primary schedule making the first state he competes in the state he feels strongest in, tried to legislate voter fraud into national election laws and calling anyone who disagreed Bull Connor, George Wallace, and Jefferson Davis after he campaigned on uniting the country on Day 1, opened our borders and encouraged asylum to be abused so as to replace all of the voters that his party has lost and continues to lose due to its shift in focus from working and middle class families to identity politics and woke global elitism?

[@willmercury]

No respect for Mounk after his mendacious hit piece on Bret Weinstein in the NYT.

[@Relacks27]

What a soft ball interview