“If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed.” ― Mark Twain

@heythere9371

6 ай бұрын

True. News publications are infamous for using vague language to whitewash the crimes of the IDF and Israel. Headlines like: "Missle Finds Palestinian Family In Their Home" which erase what happened

@rajanalexander4949

6 ай бұрын

Fantastic quote

@muttsnuts1982

6 ай бұрын

Amazing how true that still is today.

@lloydgush

6 ай бұрын

A lie always carry a truth about the liar if you know how to read it.

@rajanalexander4949

6 ай бұрын

​@@lloydgushwell put!

Its incredibly comforting to know there are still classes like yours, that encourages healthy discussions, respectful disagreements, and using history as a reference tool, not a political wedge.

@SuperMCFIVE

4 ай бұрын

Listening to him speak about a Jew going into the Muslim Quarter and an Arab going into the Jewish Quarter makes me think about cities in the U.S. That same example could apply to Chicago, which is very segregated. There is much fear amongst people in Chicago to go into neighborhoods where people are of a different color or ethnic origin. That is the only way to break the fear, and in some cases, hate, that exists amongst Chicagoans.

@bdlog6092

4 ай бұрын

Quick to assume that “Palestine free…River to the sea,” means “kill all the Jews.” For some, including some Jews, even some Israelis, it just means all the (innocent) Palestinians have the same freedoms throughout the land as (innocent) Israelis. Whether 1 state or 2, but allowing the Jewish state. For some-including some conservative Jews, liberal Jews, and Israeli intellectuals-that a Jewish state is wrong and incompatible with justice. Palestinians would have right of return, and some Jews would lose land but not citizenship, human rights, or their lives. That’s better than Palestinians get, and it’s not genocide. And then a tiny % actually mean that all the Jews would be either forcibly expelled or killed. It’s not hard to find an Israeli Jew that wants exactly such ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. Netanyahu and his gov’t are well documented calling for it.

@brandonmay3094

2 ай бұрын

@@bdlog6092 It is what it is. Absolutely no reason to privilege Muslims over Jews. The perversions and deceit can't go on forever. Self hatred and self destruction is a real thing, and it shouldn't be valued highly.

@imoeazy

Ай бұрын

Dr. Sam is visually and obviously emotionally connected to israel. He speaks more opinions rather than talking about actual historical social discourse. Why does he use no examples? He just talks about personal examples and relates to personal experiences. I do not like that

@barry963

7 күн бұрын

@@imoeazy Yet on this QandA was VERY pro-Palestine. Just the format, think about that. "Instead of the normal QandA we ain't going to have protests and death threats from one section we know well."

Sorry Pollyanna, When I see thousands of young people marching in the street, chanting "From the river to the sea", I don't buy that the Arabs are eager to talk to a Jew.

@dirkhamilton2709

6 ай бұрын

I wish I didn’t agree with you, but I do.

@neirinski

6 ай бұрын

Many people chanting and marching along are Jews.

@Famr4evr

6 ай бұрын

@@dirkhamilton2709same.

@144Jackson

6 ай бұрын

Seriously - would you blame them?

@da7me22

6 ай бұрын

I am an Arab and I strongly disagree with you. It can be done if there is a vision for the future.

As an Israeli, I really appreciate your thinking and the critical thinking you pass to your students. I wish this course would be mandatory so everyone would get their thinking head rather than default hate towards the other side.

@mohammadishaque2965

5 ай бұрын

Stop killing

@yuvalkalderon

5 ай бұрын

@@mohammadishaque2965 wow your so smart.. you showcase why this video is important .. thank you

@mohammadishaque2965

5 ай бұрын

@@yuvalkalderon Thank you for your compliment. Also stop killing children.

@yuvalkalderon

5 ай бұрын

@@mohammadishaque2965 probably you dont read anything but Hamas propoganda. That is holding a 10 month baby as a hostage..

@IstandwithIsrael236

5 ай бұрын

‏עם ישראל חי

I wish more educators were like this man. God bless😊

@billybob-vy4sw

6 ай бұрын

What was good about this video?

@vashmatrix5769

6 ай бұрын

Don't worry, most are secular & communist anyway.

@imoeazy

Ай бұрын

This Dr.sam guy clealry is emotionally connected to israel. He avoids answering questions about one state or two state solution. And also just says, " hamas took over" without context. And he uses way too many personal experiences to justify his reasoning. No examples of actual historical discourse

It is very nice to know that not all university professors are pushing their ideology on young minds. Its nice that he gives an honest perspective and invites honest conversation. I love catching these videos!

@ireneuszpyc6684

6 ай бұрын

I think it's his worst lecture: he makes Palestinians look innocent - he never mentions that Palestinians voted for Hamas

@puraLusa

6 ай бұрын

​@@ireneuszpyc6684remember when the professor talked about propaganda. Let me introduce u to political indoctrination. It's been so long since an election and so many of gazans are minors that the majority present hasn't elected hamas.

@brianmulligan5956

6 ай бұрын

Remember kids: "Anti-Semitism emerged from Christianity, not from Islamism" Another ridiculous statement.

@MrScott1212ful

5 ай бұрын

He is pushing his ideology on us. One of tolerance. Must have tenure. LOL

@jacobwilkinson6112

5 ай бұрын

@@ireneuszpyc6684*Whoosh* He also isn’t a political commentator. He’s a professor. His job is to teach these people to think, not what to think.

I was a History Major and what the professor is presenting is true. He made Some excellent points about human behavior. These college students have been indoctrinated to react but not to question or research.

@djkhalid99

6 ай бұрын

I always tell my kids if you wanna know about something, ask away and don’t be afraid to hear the truth. ‘The cure for a ignorance is a question(s)’ prophet Mohammed said once.

@seal869

6 ай бұрын

lmfao

@thomasbonnett4800

6 ай бұрын

Profound response.

@billybob-vy4sw

6 ай бұрын

What excellent points did the prof. make about human behavior relative to the Palestinians and Israelis?

@Nijinsky26

5 ай бұрын

If you’re a History Major, you are indoctrinated

Great teacher. It is a huge responsibility and requires great skill and empathy with your students to negotiate such a sensitive topic. Kudos to you, sir.

@seal869

6 ай бұрын

he's wrong about nearly everything he said

@pitchforkpeasant6219

6 ай бұрын

@@seal869because of what your “side” has told you?

@missrudy8553

6 ай бұрын

​@@seal869actually, he is not. Look at the history, Wikipedia is free..

@Kaleidoscopio14

5 ай бұрын

​@@seal869you just mean you don't agree. It doesn't mean he is wrong

Just wanted to say, huge respect to the students/mods running this channel. You guys work hard and we can tell. Overall discussion is important and we all hope for peace and love for families. ❤

Finally seeing someone teaching critical thinking. Not a moment too soon.

@ilikedots

6 ай бұрын

too soon? do you see how old this channel is?

@noahman27

5 ай бұрын

First, Instead of focusing on what you don't like about my post, you can focus on what you do like about it, and feel good that someone appreciates seeing this teacher dislodge these children's minds from mindless opinions and conclusions to the possibility of mindful thinking. And yes, for these children, it's not a moment too soon. And Second, isn't ironic that you misunderstood my comment about a video illustrating the dire need for critical thinking. Something this entire world needs to be doing better.

@corryburton9252

5 ай бұрын

he doesn't do critical thinking...he is even subconsciously pushing propaganda.....Palestine hasn't existed in longer than ANY OF THODE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ALIVE.....furthermore it was named palestine as joke by the british after the philistines.....

Nice work! I wish the rest of the universities had honest conversations like this instead of indoctrination. Thank you for teaching these students to think critically.

@zizendorf

6 ай бұрын

@caljets9704 Interesting... Seems you've fallen prey to the cancel culture hyperbole, the likes that Peter Boghossian perpetuates. I'd question that blanket portrayal! Clearly, this "class" refutes that as close-minded nonsense.

@seal869

6 ай бұрын

lmfao

@charliekowittmusic

6 ай бұрын

Bro sees what college is actually like outside of conservative propaganda, and says “I wish college was like this college”.

@zizendorf

6 ай бұрын

@@charliekowittmusic Because what you're witnessing and watching is simply truthful!

@pitchforkpeasant6219

6 ай бұрын

@@charliekowittmusicso if its not the leftist side, its the conservatives side? Thats kind of extremist thinking. Theres more to the world than left and right. No one on the left considers the gray area any more. Far more prevalent on the left I should say

Very important that professors like this one truly educate our young people

As an Israeli, it was very heart warming hearing this professor.

@zizendorf

6 ай бұрын

@OrelBenShamay Question: Do you support the slaughter of innocent women, children, and elderly by IDF? I'm not anti-Semitic but I despise Netanyahu and the Israeli military for their wanton crimes against humanity.

@oiulti6900

6 ай бұрын

Good, I am hoping soon you will be chanting free Palestine like me and my Jewish friends are saying.

@user-fw7wd7yh6d

6 ай бұрын

@@zizendorf these so-called 'innocent people' elected hamas terrorists as their political leaders. People must take responsibility for their choice!

@donramon9723

6 ай бұрын

@@user-fw7wd7yh6d But do these Palestinian kids really have a choice or voice regardless of Hamas? Cmon. Whatever makes you sleep better at night i guess.

@chopperking121

6 ай бұрын

@@zizendorf Mate, U should despise any country that ever had an army in this world by your logic. Ofcours killing innocent ppl is unfortunate, but it will always have been happening. The quetion is what would u suggest to do if hamas or any other group are hiding behind it's own ppl. The same happen in afganistan and any place you need to fight gurilla armies. If you ever have a solution go a had and tell us. I am curious how did u feel about syria war that still going on, and what u did about it.

I must say, as heartwarming as this is, from translated interviews of the Gaza population before the 7th Oct attack of Hamas, there was a lot of support for Hamas or their goals also among young Arabs. This needs to be addressed too, even though it's a tough topic and very complicated.

@KonaTheDragon

5 ай бұрын

Yeah, I thought he was painting a disingenuous picture saying everyone loves everyone around 4:00

@mayaberliner3955

5 ай бұрын

both of these state of minds exist, exactly

@jf9593

4 ай бұрын

It's being addressed right now.

@vanessashimoni6548

4 ай бұрын

Social media has made it very easy for young Palestinians to broadcast their views to the world. It’s almost 💯 anti Israel and steeped in Jew hatred.

@daddyfett9857

4 ай бұрын

From different surveys it would appear suppor

I loved this discussion and was sad it was so short! I liked that he mentioned the false information on both sides because it's so true

@jeff8124

6 ай бұрын

Full lecture is about an hour and ten minutes long

@joman388

4 ай бұрын

As well as His own false information. thanks

My ex is a Palestinian, when we got together I didn't care and only cared about how he treated me. That was a huge mistake. During the relationship he, his friends, and his family said implicitlyand explicitly, "Any non-muslim is only a visitor in Jerusalem." His grandmother still lives in Jerusalem today and so does many of his family members. He routinely travels there once every two or three years to see them. When we discussed marriage towards the end of our relationship, he mentioned I should reconsider what religion to believe in and if my brother can repent for being part of the military. Things were put into perspective for me and I learned a lot from him, his family, his friends, and basically his community.

@forgiven2812

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your experience.

Not only young students at PSU need to learn about this. Everybody needs to learn about this!

@SOC119

6 ай бұрын

That's why we stream!

@zizendorf

6 ай бұрын

@@SOC119 Thanks! From an old Sociology major.

@twoheadedboypt2

6 ай бұрын

The students at Portland State University desperately need a class like this.

@zizendorf

6 ай бұрын

@@twoheadedboypt2Abso-freakin-lutely!

@noahmijo

5 ай бұрын

Wait a second-this professor encourages students to ask questions and not base opinions on rumor and innuendo? Better arrest and imprison him immediately.

Seeing such a large group listen to this man gives me a glimpse of hope

It’s refreshing to hear a balanced talk about all sides of the conflict. Best take away for me is that people generally don’t do their homework about the truth about the region that goes deep into history. People make emotional, surface judgements with passion and many are wrong.

This teacher is a national treasure. I wish more people listened, thought, then spoke as he does. We'd be able to solve anything then.

@billybob-vy4sw

6 ай бұрын

What did u learn from this lecture about the Palestinian Israeli conflict?

@gshefer11

6 ай бұрын

Yes, if you just sidestep the fact that Palestinian Arabs want Jihad for all the Jews, things look "solvable" . But "pro Palestine" people will NEVER discuss that.

@drsmaq3045

6 ай бұрын

Sounds more like a natural disaster quoted with sugar

@jstitt13

5 ай бұрын

@@billybob-vy4sw both sides want peace except Hamas

@billybob-vy4sw

5 ай бұрын

@jstitt13 there is the west bank where there is no Hamas where the settlers in support of the military are taking more properties and running pogroms. In Gaza Israel periodically "mows the lawn" to kill civilians. Israel never wanted peace because it wanted the land - Palestinians are just in the way.

so jealous i never had a class like this. This guy's awesome

@amberhamer8572

6 ай бұрын

Agreed

“From the river to the sea” means you’re not interested in a two-state solution.

@jasonleveck8546

6 ай бұрын

Modern zionism is a militant and racial political ideology.

@TheMwegasShow

6 ай бұрын

Well... Israel has not been interested in the two state solution even when Hamas and the last regime was in power.

@HoangNguyen-hv1qy

6 ай бұрын

@TheMwegasShow Israel agreed to a 2-state solution 5 times in its history. Every time, the Palestinians refused and launched attacks on Israel.

@cabbytabby

6 ай бұрын

@@TheMwegasShow ya, it goes both ways. Israel has to agree and Palestinians can’t be for “the river to the sea”. Unfortunately, a study by a Palestinian researcher showed that 59% of Palestinians don’t even want a two-state solution. Some Israelis also reject it. Not acceptable!

@jurgenhess134

6 ай бұрын

​@@TheMwegasShowIsrael has offered a 2 state solution 7 or 8 times. What do you think all these peacetalks where about? Palestine rejected it every single time.

I had a teacher that told truths in high school, he taught various history classes. I had him for US Military History. That man opened my eyes, ears and mind to the fact that we are not taught the truth of history, let alone current events. That poor guy got in trouble constantly by the principle and the school board. But he always fought for the truth and stuck to it.

You did a great job with this episode, thanks very much.

"antisemitism doesnt emerge from islam" someone has never read the koran or hadiths

@3rdEyeWide

6 ай бұрын

There was anti-semitism under the early Roman Christians before Islam was even developed.

@Dani_sister4peace

3 ай бұрын

How do you know he hasn't read the Quran? 😂

@smccarthy7088

6 күн бұрын

One example, many more. Hadith The hadith (non-Quranic accounts of Muhammad) use both Banu Israil and Yahud as terms for Jews, the latter term becoming ever more frequent and appearing mostly in negative context. For example, Jews were "cursed and changed into rats" in Sahih al-Bukhari, 4:54:524

@KMProtectionServices

17 сағат бұрын

I have read the Koran, still on my bookshelf. Have not read all the Hadith but most. If you believe it speaks of peace then you are naive.

As an Jewish Israeli i loved everyword came out of his mouth❤❤❤ the only thing is that it is true that a lot of jewish and Arabs want peace but there are a also a lot that dont😢

I lived in Israel for 4 years and my experiences were much the same as the professor's experience.

@AC-mp7cx

6 ай бұрын

immense privilege in israel and theft of land

@sea2959

6 ай бұрын

living with cave man that talk to a wall has that effect

@gnlout7403

6 ай бұрын

@@sea2959 you think israel is backwards? look at the neighbors

@Alex-gn6ii

6 ай бұрын

The people and the governments or organizations are not always aligned. That's a key takeaway you're not getting from his lecture

@gnlout7403

6 ай бұрын

@@Alex-gn6ii what do you mean?

This is the most accurate thing about this conflict I have found on youtube. I will be sharing this. Thank you for posting.

As a retired college educator, I appreciate his calm approach. Teaching “critical thinking” is possible, but needs to start well before the university level. The Socratic method of teaching encourages students’ inductive and deductive reasoning.He missed a golden opportunity to discuss the value of “anecdotal” evidence vs quantitative data and/or ethnographic research when examining cultures and society. He’s an interesting character.

@intsccents

4 ай бұрын

It is easy to hold sway over young minds when a course like this is part of your requierd undergrad classes ? To be honest he may be a decent person a little to left for my tatste but he had many things wrong that he was trying to say were factual. and now these young minds without doing anymore investigation may realy believe that the U.S.A is selling arms to Hamas ! realy does anyone believe this crap.....

I absolutely love tprofessor Samuel! This is what education is supposed to be. Present all sides, try to understand and then formulate opinion. Most importantly, understand that is your opinion which can and should be challenged. If it stands up to the challenge, you may most likely be correct. If it doesn't, then re-examine your views. Gives me hope for the future when I see teachers teaching rather than spewing propaganda. Nothing more important than actual discussion and a little understanding..

Better lecture than i predicted, although one false trope: @8:16-Where does Hamas get weapons? No, not from the US, but from Iran, or Russia, or China, or Turkey, or North Korea.

@twoheadedboypt2

6 ай бұрын

The theory being we inadvertently supplied them via all the weapons left behind in Afghanistan

@kickinsnarehat

6 ай бұрын

The United States and Israel have both supplied Hamas with financial and military support in its earlier years to create turmoil with the PLO. Israel and the US hold some responsibility for the uprise of Hamas. You could even make a cogent argument in relation to the benefits Israel and the US would get from this conflict coming to fruition geopolitically and financially.

@garrettcochran9169

6 ай бұрын

@@kickinsnarehat is there actually any credible sources that suggest the US supplied Hamas with military aid at any point? I googled but I did not see anything on first few pages. You can argue that humanitarian aid to gaza or unfreezing of Iranian assets indirectly subsidizes Hamas but I suspect that is the opposite argument you would want to make.

@mxplk

6 ай бұрын

@@garrettcochran9169 I would bet that nearly all Hamas funds come from Iran, Qatar, the EU, the UN, and various Leftist NGOs.

@healer81

6 ай бұрын

The weapons get passed all over the world. But many of them come from America. Didn't you see the nic cage movie lord of war? It's a great film.

Great talk but a few things he got wrong. 1. Hamas did not get its weapons from the US but from Iran. 2. His idea of a single state living in peace is a pipe dream. The moment that happened it would instantly stop being a Jewish state and Islamic law would be implemented. 3. He shouldn't have sugar coated the number of problems religiously fanatic settlers are causing and Netanyahu not doing anything about it. 4. While talking about how many Gazans just want peace He failed to mention how many cheered and then spit upon that mostly naked German-Israeli girl in the back of that pickup with her lower leg bent the wrong way.

@rsjcmp2285

6 ай бұрын

for some reason the US gave suitcases full of cash to iran under obama, and Biden was about to give billions more, i don't know if he withheld as of yet. yes anecdotal storeies help us see the unity but anecdotes are not statistics. that's what we would need to understand the people of each group.

@yaosteen

6 ай бұрын

Agreed. A lot of truth in the lecture, but all your points are correct and it can be dangerous to downplay the reality that a minority of religious fundamentalists on both sides have undue influence on the political machinery.

@anthonymorris5084

6 ай бұрын

Well said.

@austin.hook-em

6 ай бұрын

@@Dramat1c_Ironyhas every Islamic not adopted Sharia law? Cmon man, what exactly makes you think that a one state solution (as described in the OP), would not immediately adopt Sharia? Gimme a break, good mercy, wow!

@sholay706

6 ай бұрын

Well israel wants one state but an apartheid state with Palestinians as second class citozens

Thanks for streaming. I watched it from Munich, Germany ❤

Very insightful. Proof that understanding is out there to many. To listen to more than one source then, do you own independent research all may come to understand.

He is an amazing teacher. A gem! I will learn more from him. He is a grown up.

He insinuates that Hamas got their weapons from the US, but doesn't mention Iran? C'mon Prof.

@randomnerd1988

6 ай бұрын

Hamas openly admitted to receiving weapons from Iran. US paid a $6B ransom in exchange for US hostages from Iran, right before Oct 7 attack. US state office has disclosed that the ransom money was "frozen" and only for humanitarian aid. But the timing of the "paid ransom" is too much of a coincidence to the Oct 7 attack. Online meme's are shared that Biden funded the Hamas terrorist attack on Isreal, via Iran ransom payment

@randomnerd1988

6 ай бұрын

Not picking sides, just sharing information I've learned about

@ranonampangom2185

6 ай бұрын

Yeah that indicates a total lack of awareness.

@braces11111

5 ай бұрын

But where did Iran get their weapons? Iran is funded by the US.

@kylemenos

4 ай бұрын

Where did Iran get there weapons from? The answer is the same as Hamas and Israel.

This is the best professor I’ve come across so far. As a Sociology student myself I admire how puts his perspective based on facts not some silly media.

This is the most balanced viewpoint I have ever heard. This should be required listening for everyone.

I usually dislike how centrist this guy can be but centrism is surprisingly refreshing on this topic.

Thank you Dr. Richards!! Just found this profound lecture, God Bless! 🙏Without understanding and looking both ways, no good decisions can be made, no change for better. 00:33 trying to remember history lessons...I was wondering what's that color on top of Turkey and the Thracian region of Bulgaria and now Plovdiv but that was the flame in the logo. Please keep teaching the truth and enlightening the world for more mutual understanding and acceptance, peace, it's obvious your lectures come from an honest place

Wow, I'm surprised to hear this lecture be a reasonable education experience for college students. Glad to see this!

I watch a lot of his content and even though I don't agree with someone of his opinions, I love how he tackles these issues with conviction and a search for the truth in most cases.

@KonaTheDragon

5 ай бұрын

I feel like the students are building great values and skills for lifelong relationships and problem solving. He’s one cool dude 👍

I really appreciate this discussion.

show me one Muslim nation where Christian and Jews can live according to their faith in peace and safety.

@matisfriedman9930

6 ай бұрын

There’s one on Jupiter I believe

@sitiasmahabdullah8186

5 ай бұрын

Maybe you never heard about my country. But nvm 😊

@hudahadi2774

4 ай бұрын

Isq

@hudahadi2774

4 ай бұрын

All of Muslim countries have Christians living in peace. Two of my best friends are Christians. We have yezidis, sabe2a, and different religions. For the Jews, after the occupation of Palestine things changed, before 1948 Jews lived peacefully in our countries. Still, we have nothing against Jews, Zionism is what we do not support

@rosalindpaaswell9513

4 ай бұрын

Y​ou need to learn the history of your country and all the Arab nations. ALL Jews were forced from all of those countries with violence and discrimination in the earl 1950s. None are left. To repeat: all Jews.

This guy is awesome , I didn’t want the video to end

This is one the best discussions on this issue!

I can't get enough of this Dr. Been watching all his videos take note all other educators this is how it's done.

Professor tells his students that government and media releases propaganda. Student proceeds to believe propaganda as facts and asks a question about it.

@theoncousland4587

6 ай бұрын

If I could put on my tinfoil hat for a second. Alot of young people get their news from Tick Tock, a Chinese owned company. Content on Tick Tock in China is heavily moderated while in the west it is far more open. It would take little effort to manipulate content to influence young people's opinions on said platform. China controls the hearts and minds of young people in the west. Take off tinfoil hat.

@SoulHydron

6 ай бұрын

That's part of learning and teaching! Most people don't get it right away the 1st time. It's funny when you point it out like that though

I truly appreciate the dialogue you provide on your channel. That said, I disagree when I see a young Israeli woman stripped of her clothing, Paraded down the streets of Gaza in the back of a truck, while Gazans spit, hit and try and get at her. That doesn’t seem like a very diplomatic approach.

So Ibn Arabi is one of the most profound theological thinkers to me, so I acknowledge that Islam is a diverse tapestry of beliefs, but to say there is nothing anti-Semitic in Islam is inaccurate. Book 54, Hadith 102: “The Jews will fight against you and you will gain victory over them until the stone would say: Muslim, here is a Jew behind me; kill him.”

@maj1636

6 ай бұрын

Well, this is just proving that Islam is the truth, because it describes exactly what is happening now and by the way review the definition of SEMITIC ( that would help).

@4xdblack

6 ай бұрын

@@maj1636 bro what kind of talking stones have you been seeing lately?

@yaosteen

6 ай бұрын

@@maj1636 yes, I’m aware of the etymology of the term, which further speaks to the reality that Jews and Arabs are cousins, but given the context, I think you know the intent. Also, if you’re talking about discrimination against Muslims, which I do not deny is a very real thing, people typically use the term Islamophobia for that.

@da7me22

6 ай бұрын

This Hadith can be easily debunked. It is Hamas propaganda.

@Kurtlane

6 ай бұрын

@@maj1636 Review the origin of the word "antisemitism." I am sorry you are so stuck in h..e-mongering. That Hadith is pure h.. e-mongering.

what i conclude is that all we need are some pen pals.A small room cannot harbor two enemies but it can accommodate a hundred friends.

@michaelperry8413

6 ай бұрын

Actually, that is not a bad idea. With today's technology (Zoom, etc) it would be easy to form discussion groups world-wide, so you can learn about other cultures. That is one of the main reasons that I like to follow these lectures, is to see the response of the international students. At least, you could become a little more educated. Is it as good as being there? No, of course not. But I believe that a lot of people could certainly become more educated, via a well thought out exchange. This seems like a perfect opportunity to contact a university in another country and do a sort of "virtual exchange student" program. Of course, most people (students) are not really motivated to do something like that on their own. However, it is certainly a do-able task, that would be worthwhile. Maybe a good task for graduate studies. Good Thinking!! 😇

@AC-mp7cx

6 ай бұрын

we need radical changes and freedom of palestinians

I lived in Ecuador for ten years and I can confirm, antisemitism there is very prevalent

@KonaTheDragon

5 ай бұрын

Can you please share some of the common criticisms for Jews there?

Blessed are the peacemakers.

Thank you for this💗

I like how the professor is both focused on critical thinking and rational but also deeply compassionate for both sides.

As a Christian, I appreciate you calling out antisemitism among Christians. The whole replacement theology idea is just completely absurd

@yodheytheway

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much

@user-bc6ll5mt4j

5 ай бұрын

There is no replacement theology. Theology is the study of religion. Its called the replacement theory and it is not a christian theory or a religious theory in general. Please list the major christian denominations, making up more than 1% of the total christian population in the world, that have the replacement theory as a part of their official church doctrine. The majority of the christians in the world are catholics, i cant recall pope francis promoting the great replacement theory.

@noahclark657

5 ай бұрын

@user-bc6ll5mt4j This is just plain inaccurate. It *is* called replacement theology, or Supersessionism. While no major denomination may claim replacement theology as part of their doctrine *today*, it has been a mainstream interpretation throughout history for orthodox Christians, Catholics and Protestants. Many individuals still hold this view as a thin veil for their antisemitism. Catholic teachings may not explicitly say the words Replacement Theology or Supersession but have taught it to varying degrees throughout history. Please, do at least a modicum of research before you start trying to "correct" someone

@ruhnet

5 ай бұрын

Antisemitism is present among many Christian groups, however, to say it _stems_ from Christianity is inaccurate and very uninformed.

@noahclark657

5 ай бұрын

@@ruhnet Completely agree. Though I don't think that's what any of us are saying here...

Pen state has a gem of a teacher! Calm, thoughtful and fare.

I wish I had professors like this one.

Your views, which are naive in the best case, lead to misunderstanding of the situation. You visited. You have friends. But if you can even think of a one state solution - you have no idea about the conflict.

The best most important line was about propaganda. The whole idea that if I do hits headlines, it’s what the intelligence agency wants you to hear (not necessarily or even usually the truth). It’s sad how few people understand this.

@danpress7745

6 ай бұрын

Propagandists are NEVER the ones doin' the killin' and dyin'.

@glasshalffull2930

6 ай бұрын

When the story of the 500 killed in the Israeli attack on the hospital came out, it literally took me about five minutes of checking photos and video to determine it wasn’t an Israeli airstrike and that there weren’t any 500 killed. There was even a fake photo of another building that was demolished and the hospital entrance banner had been photoshopped onto the rubble. If something sounds outrageous, don’t instantly react, but wait a while for more info.

@ibrahimabubakari3509

5 ай бұрын

People are getting bombarded, children in incubators are getting transported,...... Is that propaganda?

@KonaTheDragon

5 ай бұрын

That’s why Elon’s fight for Twitter was important: it was being run by the FBI. That’s a huge part of the current fight for the first amendment aside from the whole censorship thing right now: freedom of press is imperative!

Thanks for your lecture and shinning a light of true. We need to see each other h side with empathy. It’s important to develop critical thinking instead of listening to everyone view of the world.

WOW is all I can say. I would love to study under this professor, great lecture.

This guy is actually awesome. Very forward thinking! Maybe universities aren't a lost cause.

@ChaosBarnaby

5 ай бұрын

Despite right wing propaganda, this is what most universities are like. Go sit on a class sometime if you have the opportunity, I think you’ll be surprised.

@DiodeMom

5 ай бұрын

@@ChaosBarnabyno lol you’re so wrong. I was in college in 1980s- indoctrination. My daughter is in her 3rd year of law school- indoctrination. Yes there are some good professors like this man. Thank God I was able to home school and teach my kids how to think and ask questions and research.

I have met a number of Palestinians from gaza and many jews from isreal. I support isreal.

I’m an Israeli and I would love to speak to a Palestinian living in Gaza.

@mohamadromzee7394

5 ай бұрын

How about a Palestinian living in the west bank that is under a brutal apartheid military rule?

@johnwong5317

5 ай бұрын

@@mohamadromzee7394 And you ignore now no Jews in Middle East countries. Arab people got more rights and freedom in Israel more so than 50 Arab countries, especially women.

@mulan2010

4 ай бұрын

@@johnwong5317 That’s not true. Ethiopian women are given medication to render them infertile. Do research on the injustices people of color face in Israel.

@Iron-Lion-Zion

3 ай бұрын

​@@mohamadromzee7394 where are you from?

Hey, thanks for this channel. Glad I found it! I didn’t get to go to college, but got married, had a child and got older. I love sociology, political science and trying understand where all the hatred comes from. I’m learning SO MUCH from these videos and the great questions. Please keep the videos coming.

The thing I appreciate, and respect about this gent, is he is teaching the students to think critically.

Thank you for an interesting video. However, I'd like to offer a different perspective on one point you mentioned regarding anti-Semitism in the Christian community. In my experience, the situation in American Christian circles is quite the opposite. American Christians are generally very supportive of Israel and the Jewish people. For instance, it's common in Christian churches to pray specifically for Israel during times of conflict. While there are certainly anti-Semitic individuals within the Christian community, my experience suggests that this is an anomaly in the present day.

@featherweldon3632

6 ай бұрын

Sadly there is a lot of antisemitism in Christian circles. This started with the Catholic church, unfortunately. The Catholic Church believes that the church has replaced The Jews and God’s promises to Israel and The Jews are now meant for The Church and not the Jews. It’s very sad. I’ve been called a heretic and Judaizer by other Catholics for supporting Israel and the Jews. Many protestant churches still teach this twisting of the truth started by the Catholic church, replacement theology. I am a Messianic and have spent time in both Messianic Synagogues and Christian churches and I personally left two different churches that were teaching this replacement theology. I wish all Christians and all Christian churches were actually supportive of Israel and the Jews but sadly, that’s not the case.

@narrowpathfarm

6 ай бұрын

Most churches near me believe in replacement theology and spit on israel

@joman388

4 ай бұрын

That kind of talk by the professor that Christians are anti semites is utter and almost complete nonsense and even the opposite.I know of zero antisemite Christians,we certainly do not believe God stopped after the Old testament and that Jews need Jesus,but we by in large are the Jews best friends on the face of the earth. I really do not appreciate this professor that much in so far as what I have heard. thanks

Two comments: 1) Israel and the jews are and have been a very successful group over hundreds of years, often against huge odds, this has created deep envy and hatred. 2) The compulsory military National Service in Israel , 3 years for men, 2 years for woman. This creates a unity in the country that every citizen is contributing , it creates a unity that is powerful and defines the culture of the country.

@j.c.4192

6 ай бұрын

It also indoctrinates Group think.

@nevillemontgomery7318

6 ай бұрын

@@j.c.4192 so does Liberal Progressive Group think, with skill full propaganda and political warfare of the oppressed against the oppressor . Newtons law applies to humans in strange ways.

@scottsweeney6903

6 ай бұрын

Survival.

@ibrahimabubakari3509

5 ай бұрын

Ou are stealing lands and you think someone is jealous of Israel? Never seen someone jealous of a criminal or warmonger

@supporter2023

4 ай бұрын

@@ibrahimabubakari3509 Concrete, please. What a lands, that stealed???

I wonder how the professor would explain a recent poll among Gazans conducted just before the Hamas attack that showed 57 percent of Gazans being at least sympathetic of Hamas with only slightly less support by the people in the West Bank and slightly more in Jerusalem?

@SuperKripke

6 ай бұрын

Do you adopt moral positions based on polling?

@caracoidwren944

6 ай бұрын

@@SuperKripke I don't get your point.

@SuperKripke

6 ай бұрын

@@caracoidwren944 There's a genocide and ethnic cleansing campaign currently underway against the people of Gaza. Does a "poll" you read about justify that campaign?

@uuu817

6 ай бұрын

@@SuperKripke😂 that’s not what’s happening! But I’m sure you’re okay with the phrase “from the river to the sea” complete fool

@SuperKripke

6 ай бұрын

@@uuu817 It's an Israeli chant as well and is also incorporated into their flag. Palestine and Palestinians on the other hand are being wiped off the map. Any finding of genocide will have to be cofirmed by independent bodies like the UN but the images coming out of Gaza as well as the forced expulsion and indiscriminate bombing all points to an ongoing genocide and ethnic cleansing.

Thank you for that... Glimpse of sanity in a crazy reality.

The hate for jews by average citizens in the surrounding countries is quite strong. This is my personal.experience

@robe4314

6 ай бұрын

The Jews are always blamed for societies ills. Since the beginning.

@kielhawkins9529

6 ай бұрын

How quickly after it became a country was Israel attacked?

I really like the discussions you have in your class. As an audio technician I would really recommend getting a headset microphone with a shorter boom so the capsule is not directly in front of your mouth... The capsule is clipping from time to time. Also, your "p" and "s/t" sounds would be softened much more.

@SOC119

6 ай бұрын

Send an email to staff@soc119.org and ask Yuli to send your email to Jeff and Sam! Would love to chat.

Thanks, this video really opened up my mind.

Excellent lecture Dr.Richard’s. The most balanced perspective - this so what happens when education meets firsthand experience. There is hope for our Universities !!!

Absolutely beautiful lecture. One of many. I found you about two years ago and have been follwoing heavily ever since. EVERY university needs a professor like you.

I have lived and worked in Israel, and have visited both jewish and arab quarters while also being warned not to. Westerners were being kidnapped in West Bank and Gaza. We went anyways. And found warm friendly people in both areas. Those friendly Palestinians protected us from HAMAS. Hid us. I came away from those times strongly in support of Israel. Never have I met such a warm loving people. I met so many survivors of Nazi Death camps, listened to their sad tales. To my dying breath, I will stand up for Jews. I will fight you on behalf of Judaism.

@amberhamer8572

6 ай бұрын

❤

@matisfriedman9930

6 ай бұрын

God bless you!!!!!

@eagletinting6981

5 ай бұрын

No entiendo conocio gente chevre palestina, pero va a luchar contra ellos por el judaismo?????. Osea que asi sean personas honestas, calidas, lindas kas ma ta rias por una religion que nunca pide hacer daño al otro. El Judaismo no pide ven ganza al contrario nada que no va por el camimo del amor no es judaismo. Creo que vas por el camino del Sio##nis%% mo. CUANDO HACES ALGO QUE INFRINGE DOLOR A OTRO NO ES DE DIOS. SE COMPASIVO Y MISERICORDIOSO.

@Schmair87

5 ай бұрын

Your comment is contradictory

@patrickpalmer4691

5 ай бұрын

@@Schmair87 Life is full of contradictions. I'm not perfect either.

Thank you. This was an excellent conversation

Thank you I needed this! There are two sides, got it!

I really appreciate the fact that he even brought this up. If you agree with him on everything or not he still had the balls enough to talk about it. I don’t see the president or anyone of his staff taking questions much less trying to engage in an open forum willing to put his life experiences in front of the class and say fire at will and then do the best he can to bring into the light a lot of the flaws on both sides of the table while still holding up the dream of peace. Great work sir! Sorry for the poor punctuation 😅

It's hard to listen to anyone talk on this subject but I enjoy the way he's presenting it. No finger pointing.

Attended a very conservative S. Baptist Christian University and high school in the same city where I had many Jewish friends in the high school. I believed the connection there was the enormous Christian support for going to Israel to feel near the the land where Jesus lived and taught and the local Jews in that city knowing that support was strong for Israel due to that strong connection.

There are so many students in that class paying zer0 attention. What a shame. This professor is a gem.

Note: There are judges, doctors, lecturers, business owners, contractors, bankers and members of government... and more - all have equal rights - male and female as residents of Israel.

Dr Richards. You are incredible. Keep spreading your art ❤

Man, you should do international tours you are an amazing speaker. If you would teach over here i would be present every day. Keep teaching our youngsters this way

It would be great if we have a class that talk about what just happening in our society

I love this professor. I enjoy his lectures.

I like how positive and humanist this professor's outlook is, that deep down everyone wants peace, but do wonder how many of his anecdotal experiences are influenced by confirmation bias.

LOL when I pointed out that Prof Sam by basing his view of the attitudes of the young in Israel and Palestine towards peace, based solely on his personal experience, both in the M. East and the US, is not being academic, and also runs counter to recent surveys/polling that show the opposite, my post disappears! In 2020, the Alliance for Middle East Peace (ALLMEP) and USIP commissioned a study of Israeli and Palestinian youth, ages 15-21. It showed that among both Israelis and Palestinians, just about half on each side believed that a political resolution can actually bring peace. But by a clear majority, each side believed that violence is the only or best way to achieve concessions from the other side. It also noted the rising number of youthful militia groups, especially in Palestine connected neither to Hamas or Fatah and very radical! Not peaceful IMO, but then the prof probably only related to well educated people as he is a prof after all!

Žižek can learn a lot from this great professor

@adamjuneau6287

6 ай бұрын

what is his stance? i thought it was "both sides are losers, and i don't support losers."

@alenkadvorsak4674

6 ай бұрын

Why? Žižek has just explained this another part of the view in a very early stage when everybody is looking at just one side in a country of eternal apologising, that is actually ok.

wish i had taken this class in uni, what an amazing human!

Nice to hear someone with a truly unbiased view. I keep hearing fervent opinions by misinformed or uninformed people one way or the other. It appears that most have no interest in finding more information from the other side to really understand what's going on.

I would like to see one of his lectures in person

Ok, on this, I am much older than most of the students there. I was in the Army 88-92. I was stationed in Asia and, just like Sam said, with his friends in Israel. What I saw was totally different than what I was told in the US, especially in China. Propaganda is Propaganda. It's all about getting the population to support the government's view. I look at facts, and facts don't care about feelings. What I have seen fact-wise and what I see on social media are very much two different things. Students need to understand everyone has a point of view. Take everything with a grain of salt. Just because you heard something doesn't mean it is fact. Look for sources, look for the facts don't just accept what people say on social media. Now, when I got out of the Army, I went back to Japan and stayed there for several years. Young people need to look at things from all points of view and then weigh the facts.

Wow this lecture was really amazing

Now that’s a quality teacher.

"From the river to the sea" Intentions are clear in black and white.

Great video. Several thoughts 1. This professor speaks a great deal but there is very little content. One big word salad. 2. I believe he has been watching too many Disney movies since Palestinians absolutely hate Israeli's and Israeli's believe that all Palestinians want to wipe them off the face of this earth. 3. Since Israel is a very small country Palestinians are in constant contact with Israelis. His childish belief is that if both sides simply speak to one another everything will be okay is truly laughable. 4. His answer on a two state solution was as weak as you can get. He responded to this question by saying, I support whatever the Israeli's and Palestinians believe is the best solution for them.

@jurgenhess134

6 ай бұрын

The palestiniens rejected a 2 state solution 7 or 8 times.

@Ifishmo

6 ай бұрын

Nailed it!

@davidr4523

6 ай бұрын

@@jurgenhess134 you are correct!

@stevefirst1512

6 ай бұрын

Yup. The scary thing is how many comments were received giving this lecture and Q and A big thumbs up. I'll go a step further: I think its very subtle but I believe he has a strong bias in favor of Palestinians. What he doesn't have is a military or intelligence background. These are cultures with distinctly different values in large part. There is no talking productively because Hama's, Hezbollah and the PA control Palestinians and are committed to making Israel disappear. Its a shame but a fact!

@davidr4523

6 ай бұрын

@@stevefirst1512 great points 👍 I absolutely agree with you that this profession sides with Hamas but will not state this publicly. These college classes are fun to take but are true career killers.

Dr Sam is very knowledgeable and unbiased and you know he knows his history, much respect