Hello my friends and families, this video is something new here at Dad Saves America. I'm hoping to bring the dad lens to the issues in the news in a way that's even simpler, and from the heart every week as a compliment to our incredible guest interviews in the podcast and more carefully written and produced documentaries. In the weeks ahead I hope to incorporate answers to some of the most thoughtful comments from you all, and to try my best to walk the walk of mature discourse... with the occasional jab at sheer nonsense and communism of course😉.

Parents handed over the education of their children wholly to the state. They aren't teaching them how to do anything. They aren't teaching them any adult life skills, and in today's age, these kids aren't observing their parents do things to learn either, because their heads are in their phones. So it's no wonder that they're turning out like this.

@carnivorewisdom

Ай бұрын

Exactly right. The real problem is us (adults). #seektruth #carnivorewisdom #meathealsus

@Mr.E-gi5rq

Ай бұрын

They aren't kids . They are adults . The fact they get treated as kids is the problem.

Unruly, undisciplined "children" who need to be held accountable for their actions. Leadership ? It's almost impossible to find. This is what happens when anything goes.

Students attending college are not kids, not children. Referring them as such is a problem and giving them a pass for poor judgment and bad decisions.

@antbrown9066

Ай бұрын

Under 25s are still at an influential age. Whatever you want to call them. Hopefully they have been educated well at home to provide them with some defence from the rule and sway of the mob. If not, the educators job is to provide such parameters and guidance. Not enable and encourage it. The teachers are more to blame than the students.

@Jeffthedude15

Ай бұрын

Mentally, they are kids. Unfortunately, parents in recent generations (30yrs) have babied as well as spoiled their children, which doesn't help help them mature as fast as previous generations. It used to be that once you graduated HS, a couple would get married and have children. In the 1800s, when someone would turn 13, they were considered adults and would get married and would buy or be given some land.

@andrewcrook2240

Ай бұрын

"Young adults"

@antbrown9066

Ай бұрын

@@andrewcrook2240 the lecturers and professors are also part of the mob - in position’s of influence to those “young adults” with under developed brains.

@mikect500

Ай бұрын

​@@Jeffthedude15this is buying into the leftist agenda to keep criminals out of jail. At 20 I was a Infantry Sergeant in an Airborne unit patrolling the streets of Beirut and I am not special. You don't have to be over 25 to understand what peaceful protesting is or not to destroy other people's property.

Easy times created weak people. We will see what times they create.

@gregj831

Ай бұрын

Very true! Largesse can make monsters out of people. People also suddenly, get very stupid both morally and intellectually.

@lawsonharrison6927

Ай бұрын

@@gregj831 I think humor is one of the best tools humans have to heal historical wounds and build new cultural bridges. But like many tools can be misused a.d weaponised.

@gregj831

Ай бұрын

@@lawsonharrison6927 These days, the Woke Mob has all but destroyed good stand-up comedy.

@lawsonharrison6927

Ай бұрын

@gregj831 agreed. And it seems more that people being offended that they are offended on someone else's behalf.

I recently discovered the channel. Enjoying a refreshing point of view with intelligent guests and a side of common sense.

I'm Jewish. You make many good points about being an adult and allowing free speech. I want to agree with you completely. Unfortunately, I see a few flaws in the argument: Hate speech and incitement to violence are not protected by freedom of speech. Criticizing Israeli policies is, but calls for violent uprisings such as the calls for a global intifada should not be tolerated. More fundamentally, I believe there is an inherent flaw and naivety in free speech absolutism. As long as we all agree to play by the same rules of a free society, I, too, would fight for anyone’s right to voice their opinions, even if I disagree with them profusely. However, that is not the case here. There is an underlying fight here against the core values of our society and against freedom of speech itself. They aim to use mob rule to intimidate and shut down opposing views to their own dogma, exhaust public resources and patience, and punish society at large. It's one thing to advocate for playing by the rules, even if we don't agree with one of the opponents. It's entirely different when one of the opponents fundamentally disagrees with said rules and aims to undermine the system itself. By allowing these riots to continue instead of shutting them down immediately, we are fueling the same revolution aiming to topple society, giving it more legitimacy.

@DadSavesAmerica

Ай бұрын

I'm deeply sympathetic to your concern. DEEPLY. But we already know what happens when we adopt your backdoor into the free speech via so-called "hate speech". The worst people imaginable weaponize it. They already have. The enemies of civilization have used the concept of "hate speech" to turn our institutions into their madrasas. So no, there is no such thing as "hate speech" in any legally important sense. These reprehensible thugs DO have the right to shout "death to America" and "death to Israel" and "from the river to the sea". Far wiser people than you or I in the times before the woke mind virus and social media poisoned a generation have fought for these principles. Now... do I have doubts? Yes. Do I worry that we are being actively conquered from within by a demonic mix of communists and Islamists? Yes. Yes I do. But I'm not prepared to throw in the towel on Western civilization and become a post-modern right wing woke warrior yet. The case hasn't been convincingly enough that the path you're charting is one to anywhere but hell. When the mob crosses the line to the threat of imminent violence, the cops must step forward an arrest them. When the mob goes full BLM, it should be brought to heel and every violent actor imprisoned. But the line must be drawn HERE on what we are defending as Americans.

@YigalChripun

Ай бұрын

@DadSavesAmerica just to be clear, I'm not justifying shutting down protests in Texas just because we disagree with their opinions. I'm very much sympathetic to your viewpoint, and I actually agree that they should be allowed to shout those slogans you've mentioned. I specifically called out the calls for a global intifada rather than those. The grey area between our two viewpoints isn't as large as it might seem. What I'm asking really is this: Where do we draw the line? Because a line has to be drawn somewhere. Legally, there are limits to free speech. Even under the 1st amendment: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." Key words there are "peaceably to assemble." So yeah, I don't presume to offer a solution, just a concern and a question: how can we maximise free speech and also protect free speech given that inherently, there's tension between the two due to opposing worldviews and dogmas. Edit: One last thought: The problem with the line, as stated in your reply, is that in reality, we already see two tiered policing in the UK, and even the response in different US states is varying a lot. While ideally, you're correct that the cops should intervene when there's imminent threat of violence (and not before), again, in practice it could be too late as the mob could be too big to contain by that stage. As I say, that seems to be the case in the UK already. They cannot allow people to be "openly Jewish" in London and they are too afraid of the mob to enforce our western civilisation norms. They have already forced British veterans to remove the union jack (the British flag) on the memorial day and there was violence towards those veterans selling poppies on the day with the met police doing F all to protect their citizens. So it's not just the Jews. We are merely the canary in the coal mine but the threat to western civilisation is already grave and imminent.

@andrewcrook2240

Ай бұрын

Agreed- dad is wrong here.

Independent and critical thinking has left the planet, it left just after reality!

U.S. Congress has a history of outsourcing regulations. They have unConstitutionally outsourced regulations through alphabet federal agencies for decades.

The last video on the climate overreach was so good! Loving this channel.

@DadSavesAmerica

Ай бұрын

Thanks! I really appreciate that. Glad to have you here!!

I would be furious if I spent that much money on college only to have these protests take over my school and endanger my semester completion. Also remember, these KZreadrs are depending on clicks and views and likes (attention) to make money. It reminds me of small children who kick and scream and have tantrums to get attention.

- university indoctrinates its students into Maoist revolution - university Maoists attempt a revolution they made their bed; let 'em lie in it

@DadSavesAmerica

Ай бұрын

#truth

A concern is that the scales of justice is becoming a pendulum.

Arrest, Expel, Deport.

I've taught at several universities, including one of the major ones at which protests are happening, so I'm reminded of how immature and uninformed a lot of 18-22 year-olds are. When I see these protests, many of which, as you say, feature laughably horrible public relations and behavior that only alienates the undecided, I consider the fact that many of the protesters are really performing for each other (or for some of their professors) to achieve status within the group. By behaving outrageously, they are proving their allegiance to the cause, even if they don't know much about the cause. Although some of them are true believers, for most of them, this will become an episode of their life, most of the remainder of which will turn out to be relatively normal/boring. Keep in mind that college students have been protesting for >50 years, so they are competing with that legacy as well as with one another. We see more of it now with everyone having a video camera. It's also always been the case that any kind of activism or protest attracts a certain percentage people who are seriously mentally unbalanced and who are mainly looking for a way to vent their unfocused rage at the world. Look back at the whole Evergreen debacle, and you'll see it. The Evergreen mess is probably what college administrators are thinking about when they decide to have protesters arrested. Additionally, I know that college administrations are currently under very strong and growing pressure from alumni to protect the school's name and brand value. If your school becomes a national laughing-stock, the value and prestige of your degree declines.

@gregj831

Ай бұрын

Very good points here as those of us who were around then, well remember how the idealistic hippies from the 60s and 70s, faded into complete irrelevancy and that by the 80s the only long-haired males to be found were acid rock bands. Our culture had completely shifted the other way and those who were hippies, could only sheepishly laugh about how they were, and nobody dare admitted to actually spitting on returning Vets. At some point the trust money from parents will run out for these little radicals and reality is going to set in and when that occurs, they're going to be in for a major shock.

@DadSavesAmerica

Ай бұрын

Great comment loaded with truth. So much of this is just mood affiliation. The NY Times did a story summarizing dozens of interviews that paints a picture of the most boringly predictable, buzzword-laden lazy leftism possible. Everything is for show. It’s all theatrics.

@southerner66

Ай бұрын

@@DadSavesAmerica Maybe it's not all theatrics. I think part of it is kids looking for some kind of moral/ethical purpose to their lives. Gen Z seems to be particularly vulnerable to leaders that come along offering them a Great Cause they can get swept up in. The problem is, as you point out, that it's all marketed to them with a combination of buzzword slogans, dubious narratives, and utopian fantasies. The disturbing part is that a lot of it is being taught to them by their college instructors. There were always some far-left thinkers at colleges, but, at this point, the hiring process had made it so that you have to declare your allegiance to the cause before you'll even be considered for a job.

@DadSavesAmerica

Ай бұрын

That's fair, and I totally agree. We all go through a certain amount of soul-searching and plenty of identity formation in high school and college age. The "critical social justice" ideology is a perfectly adapted virus, fit to attach to this youthful search for meaning and then destroy the mind with infantile everything-is-oppression obsession. It's such an ideal way to destabilize one's psychology, strip them of personal agency, and turn them into fundamental uncurious "activists" who don't know what they're fighting FOR, only what they are against. Criticism has always been the hallmark of the intellectually lazy and unproductive posers. Critical Social Justice is a totalizing worldview built entirely on that foundation of jello.

@gregj831

Ай бұрын

@@DadSavesAmerica Yep! Bonafide fakers and hypocrites.

Every parent needs to teach their kid how to critically think and ask questions that get to the heart of issues

@MS-lk2sk

Ай бұрын

@@dublakhan6121 that factual statement made me cry

Excellent summation of what is happening. Thank you.

@AB-wg7qe

Ай бұрын

No it’s not. These are just kid clowns complaining. There hasn’t been any violence until the cops or provocateurs show up. The quads were set up originally for large gatherings and protests. Don’t be a dope.

As hard as it is for me as jewish person to accept anti semitism, you're correct it is part of av free society. As long as there no antisemitic crimes

@DadSavesAmerica

Ай бұрын

I totally understand and think you're brave to recognize that. I have MANY Jewish friends who have been shaken to the core by this whole movement. They saw themselves as progressives and "allies"... and here they are watching a psychotic mob play act as the brownshirts through the streets of our cities. It's deeply unsettling. What I really don't have a great answer for is where the balance lies between peaceful protest and the mob tipping point. We KNOW that people lose their minds and do things they will regret when acting in a mob mentality. Can we protect free speech and association while being vigilant against mob madness? Can the police be trained and managed and properly armed to do that effectively? I hope so.

Part of Western Civ. is law-and-order. But one party has campaigns against that, and has for decades.

Just who do they think they are interrupting a perfectly moral dismembering of defenceless civilians? This is an outrage.

Spiritual warfare! Alive and kicking AND growing! Prayer, prayer, prayer. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

Iŕony That young folks have to teach our parents good ole fashion values like not murdering babies.

I wonder how much this of this is caused by outside paid agitators riling up a gullible crowd.

@DadSavesAmerica

Ай бұрын

I think the paid agitators… are the schools themselves.

I absolutely agree as Ukrainian born Israeli who made California as my home. I moved out of Israel when my son was born because I did not want him to grow up in midst of the violent conflict and yes, there is blunt anti-semitism in Arab community in general that we see expressed in these protests. People think we Israelis do not hurt to our gut seeing death and suffering in Gaza after October 7?!! That in itself is obnoxious. I wish upon no society to experience the barbarism we have experienced not only on October 7 (that indeed was most brutal and large), but we are in decades of indiscriminate Arab aggression ... and historical lies becoming a norm in US academia, propagated also by Jewish scholars. Its the meeting point of destructive self-criticism and calls to obliteration of a state which as October 7 showed is literally genocidal. Being able to criticize my government is very important. I have been protesting against Netaniyahu-Smotrich-Ben Gvir myself via legal protests that have been ongoing in past two years in Israel. Criticism of military control of Palestinian Arabs in West Bank / Judea and Samaria. Looking how we move to the right as society, wanting leadership to use brains more than force - because we all are parents and at core of Jewish values is compassion and care for human life and rights regardless of race / ethnicity/ gender. It is dangerous idea that people are automatically seen as just in their barbarism because they are (fill the blank) or that national narrative cannot be historically a lie. As a mother I teach my son to look into reality from all perspectives before he makes up his mind on the issue. Of course be self-critical, but always with kindness and love. And then always focus not on your frustrations but on what you wish to build. Be the love you want to see in the world, but also don't let others turn your compassion into means to run you over. Because, as much as I wish to see all humans as beings of love, right now on the planet many many of us are not. If we want to change it, we need to look reality in the eye, no matter how emotionally challenging it is. So I teach him nervous system regulation and emotional resilience as well. Good luck to us fighting Islamism. Arab colonialism of past 1400 has been truly brutal and literally wiped the Feminine. These are results. The anger is there rightfully, but it is directed outward, rather than taking into reflection. Pointing finger at Israel, while completely not addressing islamic barbarism in your own society is bizarre and this is what as Ukrainian Israeli woman I want world to see. We will not be able to end this conflict if we will not look at it, and we own it to Palestinians and Israeli children. I can do my part of the work as Israeli. Palestinian parents need to do theirs. You can teach your children you are proud they kill Jews, including via acts of suicide, while I teach mine to see the situation through multiples sides with compassion and vigor for solution. You cannot come snd rape, murder, decapitate, kidnapping my children while using yours as shields and not expect me to do all I can to make sure this does not happen again.

@lcitizen3029

Ай бұрын

Thank you. I love that you teach your son nervous system regulation. That is what all of us need to learn. People are completely spun out, ignorant and entitled. It would help if each of the most hysterical among us just calmed their nervous systems down. I appreciate what you wrote. God bless you.

One point of clarification: The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) is an intergovernmental organization with 35 Member Countries and 8 Observer Countries. The US is a member of IHRA and its delegates assisted in drafting the working definition of antisemitism.

Free speech is messy, frustrating, angering, and BEAUTIFUL to see in action. The House passing an antisemitism bill is an overreach and it should be blocked by Congress! There are laws preventing people from stepping past the line of free speech and the bill is a violation of our first amendment rights. 🇺🇸

I really wonder why our students are going so crazy now ! Maybe there are other reasons that should be explored ; this is our youth after all . Perhaps they are also tired of the fact that we always assert our imperialist claim in the world with such merciless violence !

Be consistent even when it doesn’t benefit the way you think, or see the world around you. Thanks for being consistent in your principles. Sane discourse in an ever increasing insane culture

@DadSavesAmerica

Ай бұрын

I appreciate that. I’m not perfect by any means. But taking a deep breath helps.

Spring, 2024: "Hey, Columbia! Stop giving money to Israeli Genociders!" Fall, 2024: "Hey, Columbia! Here's another check for $70,000 so you can teach me more about the Israeli Genociders!"

@DadSavesAmerica

Ай бұрын

And fear not, victimhood studies student. Your $70k will ultimately be paid by some else via “loan” forgiveness to buy your vote. No questions asked to the school about where all that money went in the first place.

Okay, this is an unexpectedly well balanced.

for your question about outsourcing - sadly the us did outsource its definition of hate crimes to private organizations like cair- they even let that group lead "fight against anti semitism capaign". i am on board with you as mizrahi (secular) jew - hate speech is still protected under free speech . but we both know those universities wouldn't hire a white supremacist or militant christian as lecturer.even if he is the most qualified person in his scientific research field. have a frank discussion on it in congress,i am on board.but its not like us funding is available for every single person who holds whatever opinion he has. i would say calling for the death of israelis should be allowed only if right wing protesters can march through campuses and call for nakba (and the universities will be warned not to remove any of the two if they want to preserve their governmental funding) . those ivy league universities dont even enable respectful debate(even on controversial topics)because such woke student associations control who is being invited,and when someone they dislike is being invited they BOMB the event with shouts and chants and blocking the entrance. no sociologist,historian,oriental studies expert who is critical about edward said orientalism is being hired. you want to rectify that and enable kkk members to be history professors? please do

To provide a meal to those that have a meal plan. Nobody was stopping them from going to get something to eat.

The true thumbnail copy should have read something like ‘Inmates Running the Asylum’.

Your title makes me think of what became of Orthanc when Saruman became possessed by Sauron and started creating Urukai in Isengard.

Regarding the dressing up of the statue of George Washington - at least it is still standing unlike so many statues that were destroyed in the summer of love. Many of those statues were put up around the civil war when every citizen had a reason to hold anger in their heart towards the other side but they made the effort to come together. But we 150 years later decide to be angry for them which is such an insult to their suffering.

Division is rampant.

@Namelbmert

Ай бұрын

Addition, too...involving more people subtracting the Founding Fathers' principles and multiplying the effect.

@happyappy19931

Ай бұрын

@@Namelbmertwhich is abhorrent.

Your right to protest is forfeited if you engage in any behavior that infringes on rights that are generally afforded to others. If you are protesting and violate the rights of someone else, you should be completely shut down, then allowed to resume under close scrutiny that is watching for continuing violations. If said violations continue, the time you remain shut down (not allowed to protest) should be increased

The only degree worth paying the kind of money that Ivy League charges would be a rocket scientist.

11:20 - other commenters have pointed out that Congress has a really bad habit of Outsourcing it's constitutional obligations. When it comes to First Amendment issues, attempts have certainly been made: do you remember that judge in Oregon was going to try to have the ACLU decide who counts as a journalist ?!? Lmfao - this bill is actually crazier than I would have expected & that is saying something!

You are frickin awesome. What a great short video. If you are ever in south Carolina I will be happy to buy you and your family dinner and drinks. I appreciate you

Parents why the hell are you STILL sending your child to ANY college or university? Biu yourself a Thomas Sowell and Booker T Washington library and send your child to a trade school then locally organize apprenticeship programs. I guarantee you your child will receive a MUCH more valuable real world education AND actual networking/working experience than at ANY college or university….all for a MUCH cheaper price.

The campuses are more like Lord of the Flies 2024.

Many people posting has been asking about "where the parents are in all of this?" That is a very good question because it leads to the next most concerning question of "what if it's the parents who indoctrinated them?"

The empire has fallen. Long live the empire!

@AB-wg7qe

Ай бұрын

Thank you Darth Sidious

@Namelbmert

Ай бұрын

Thanks, Dark Helmet!

There is going to be a lot more overreaction to this nonsense the longer it persists.

A loud minority does not eaual a majority.

I like his position

Appreciate and enjoy your comments and views. Thank you!

Poor Dad. The world is a messy place. Who knew?

@DadSavesAmerica

Ай бұрын

Richard, I think you’re my biggest fan, even in opposition. And I’m glad to have you here.

@lisamarieversaci

Ай бұрын

You two cuties

If the interwebs had existed in 1969 at the time of huge campus protests against the Vietnam war, the comments would have been much the same as these. “Spoiled brats”. “Communists”. “Love it or leave it”. “Effete”. (Spiro Agnew’s favorite). Etc. The best descriptor however, then as now, would have been “correct”. Just as the demonstrators 55 years ago were right to protest the US crimes against humanity, so to are those today demanding an end to Israel’s war crimes (financed by the US) in Gaza.

Having kids in a Mad World is not going to fix the mass and momentum of our decline and demise.

You don't often see students fighting cops on behalf of foreign powers.

I'm glad you draw attention to the lack of 'adult' behaviour, but in my experience I've encountered a lot of immature adults, so for me it's a lack of maturity & an over abundance of immaturity regardless of age. Being an adult doesn't equate to being a grownup. What we're seeing is the manifestation of infantilism, which Christopher Hitchens talked about back in the early 90's!

@DadSavesAmerica

Ай бұрын

You’re right. When I say “adult”, I mean “mature adult”.

@martindenham2207

Ай бұрын

@@DadSavesAmerica Well said. It’s maturity that’s needed. The ability to use reason & logic to solve the problem. Everything seems emotional at the moment. Immaturity, uncontrolled emotions, irrational & illogical thinking. Feelings over facts. Resentment & spite. It’s literally children having a tantrum regardless of age. Also factor in those who are manipulating for personal gain too, and you have a recipe for disaster. It’s all expressions of narcissism at the end of the day as it’s behaviour to benefit them regardless of the impact on others. I’m thinking the word “no” needs to be very fashionable right now.

What a wimp

So fr the river to the sea is ok?

It’s deeply disturbing that a generation of parents have worked hard and paid for their young people to go to universities to be radicalised and used by activists . The question is who is behind all this.

@happyappy19931

Ай бұрын

Soros for one.

The problem is us and the society and formal education And there is something more danger There is a lot of money that came from out of the country that they don t have our values. And they are wash the brain of the youth. In this problematic is a lot of thing envolved. But I m agree with you where are the parents?

You would've been pissing yourself during Vietnam.

You can bet the CCP is loving all this discord in the U.S.😉

There are laws that can be enforced and order restored. Why not use them instead of enabling this behaviour. And why are they going to a western university?

History tend to repeat itself....it's like a pendulum!

It might be bloody something, as in Freud was right.

2A

Farfour the mouse likes martyrs.

Spanking🙏♥️

The villification of these students who are protesting a genocide is disgusting. The click bait circus is not very entertaining.

@DadSavesAmerica

Ай бұрын

I don’t remember protests like these when the Syrian regime was killing 500,000 people. And Hamas started this war. So I think criticism is more than justified. Disagree. Be disgusted. But calling this a genocide is not a statement of fact. It’s rhetoric meant to rig the debate with emotion.

@happyappy19931

Ай бұрын

The same people chanting “from the river to the sea”? The same ones ignoring 10/7?

Great video! I agree with you on "safe spaces." That's part of the problem here. Some students are hijacking parts of campus and making them feel unsafe for other students. I would encourage you to put your son in contact with credible journalists and lawyers before he starts college. That is, if he is as passionate about this cause as you are. The reason why I say journalists and lawyers is because these "protests" are extremely well-funded and well-organized. Qatar's "Al Jazeera" is one of many propaganda platforms whose reporters constantly twist the narrative in Palestine/Israel. These people cannot engage in an actual military war on a college campus, so they engage in "Brainwashing Combat." It's nice to tell your son or daughter, "Just respond to your fellow students with facts." Sadly, this is not an effective strategy when you're dealing with fact-denying, event-interrupting, and peace-disturbing people. Tell your kid to stand up for the truth and not to bother wasting his time engaging with these students. And, if he chooses to engage with these students and G-d forbid gets hurt because of it, then that's why he should have good journalist and lawyer contacts beforehand.

@DadSavesAmerica

Ай бұрын

Oh, I’m not sending him to a school in the US. He’s going to Italy where the tuition is cheap, and at least the communists there aren’t confused about how many genders there are.

I have a question about free speech? Did the founding fathers really write a constitution with the main idea being people should be allowed to say whatever they want, or is this a protection against tyrannical government

@pocket83squared

Ай бұрын

You're talking about the First Amendment to the Constitution. And yes, it was designed to protect against governmental suppression of expression. The idea is not so much about being able to say whatever we want, as it is about being able to challenge ideas, because doing so is central to preserving democracy. For example, how could you expose a corrupt candidate if you can't speak out about his corruption?

@MS-lk2sk

Ай бұрын

@@pocket83squared that was I thought so I don't understand why it is used to say, in America we have the right to say whatever, I disagree, because that's not what this amendment means, or is this wrong

@pocket83squared

Ай бұрын

​@@MS-lk2sk That's correct; there are limits to 'free' speech. One does not have a legal right to deceive (commit fraud) or incite violence. You can't go around screaming "fire!" in a crowded theater or threatening people. Even cursing and obscenity can get you into trouble. Again, the First Amendment is mostly about a citizen's being able to express their beliefs and opinions, within reason. We sometimes call it free speech, but that's not quite accurate, because it comes at quite a high price. Because of it, we have to learn to tolerate the outrageous opinions and beliefs of others. And further, freedom of expression is constantly under attack from those who would prefer to censor the opinions they don't like to hear.

@MS-lk2sk

Ай бұрын

@pocket83squared But that is my question, does free speech actually mean anyone can just call someone a racist word and we have to tolerate it? Because that what I feel like many talking heads are conveying.

@pocket83squared

Ай бұрын

@@MS-lk2sk There isn't a yes or no answer. It depends on context. Setting and intention matter. To some extent, there will always be debate over what degree words are an expression of violence. Legality remains perched on that edge. It is unrealistic to expect to involve the legal system over every little insult. So yes, some tolerance is part of the price of preserving expression, but no, a person has no right to continuously harass another, either.

Logic and rhetoric have not been taught to the general American populous. These ideas transfer from understanding advertising in a healthy way and not being sold on every as-seen-on-tv thing. To being able to debate and understand your opponents point of view without feeling attacked. Debate, and dialog are lost within our own political bubbles. Coming up against opposition turns into a threat activating that fight or flight when we should be able to discuss hard topics without getting personally offended.

@julianamerz9493

Ай бұрын

Let’s also not forget that these protests are being pushed and financed by Soros and other globalists. They did this for BLM. As you said these kids need to be adults and if they were more formed and aware they might not fall prey to these influences as easily as has been happening The more instability and confusion the “deep stare” and/or globalists are able to install the easier it will be for them to manipulate the situation to their liking.

@pocket83squared

Ай бұрын

Rhetoric is a persuasive tool used for eristic; as such, it's a dance that moves the ignorant no closer to developing an understanding. If you and I are going to argue over reform strategies from the point-of-view of utility, then I suggest we orient the culture more towards dialectic instruction: that is, science literacy. Most people don't know what's causing the tides. Maybe we could start by introducing them to some basic literacy skills first though, eh? Logic is the linguistic face of mathematics. That's well beyond most people. Let's lower our aim here, too. A more realistic target would be to aim at some low-level statistical instruction; you know, maybe get people to stop wasting their productivity on lotteries, supplemental insurances, luxury services, high-risk investments, pyramid schemes, and interest-only mortgages.

@briand8335

Ай бұрын

@@pocket83squared why should our standards be dropped? While I agreee that rhetoric is a persuasive tool it also allows one to know when rhetoric is being used against them. Most Americans wont pick up a book after high school. Asking them to make informed decisions with regards to elections will be based soley on the rhetoric provided to them. If youre asking dor scientific literacy i might would agree, but the school systems have failed in creating lifetime students. The goal of the school system shouldnt be to cram information but to instill a love of learning.

@pocket83

Ай бұрын

​@@briand8335 Have you considered that "a love of learning" might not be something instilled? There's this thing called nature, whereby some of us end up inclined one way, others, another. You can't get blood out of a stone. Most people are incapable of using nuanced tools. Teaching rhetoric (which is an art of misdirection) is like showing a kid how to swing a machete-he won't be using it to cut through weeds.

@pocket83squared

Ай бұрын

@@briand8335 ​ Have you considered that "a love of learning" might not be something instilled? There's this thing called nature, whereby some of us end up inclined one way, others, another. You can't get blood out of a stone. Most people are incapable of using nuanced tools. Teaching rhetoric (which is an art of misdirection) is like showing a kid how to swing a machete-he won't be using it to cut through weeds.

Okay, what is going on here? More than half of my comments aren't showing up. Though they may be disagreeable, they contain no obscenity. Is it the uploader? The moderators? The down-thumbs? The AI auto-filter? Whatever is doing this, people need to learn to consider other opinions. You're isolating yourselves in a bubble, and destroying civil discussion. Uploader: empty your spam filter. Commenters: stop down-thumbing things you don't like to hear, _because_ it turns those comments invisible; when the shoe's on the other foot, you won't like to have your own opinion censored, right? Jeez.

@lisamarieversaci

Ай бұрын

It’s not on the uploaders end for sure.

@lillyfire8524

Ай бұрын

It’s probably KZread

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Well, it IS a right guaranteed in our First Amendment. We shouldn't complain about it.

@amio_roseto1

Ай бұрын

Yes and No.. because if someone will go to your house and trash it while doing it's "first amendment" it's not the first amendment.

@Namelbmert

Ай бұрын

@@amio_roseto1 Precisely.

Oh come on Dad. Don’t be a propaganda machine. Don’t follow whatever Jordan Peterson is doing.

@ms-jl6dl

Ай бұрын

Say hi to your Dear Leader Klaus Schwab and keep on watching Richie Madow and CNN.

@robertmadison1205

Ай бұрын

I note you make zero points.

@amio_roseto1

Ай бұрын

Let me guess.. you don't like Dr. Jordan Peterson ... Because his right ?

@AB-wg7qe

Ай бұрын

Exactly. This guy is such a dope. He can’t find the time to complain about the slaughter of Christians in Palestine but woke dopes protesting it is too much😂

@nidaa5819

Ай бұрын

Well. I used to like him. But, truth is truth. One should be brave enough to identify the truth. 14,000 children killed. Come on. Religious Christians should connect with Lord and ask for guidance.

Iŕony That young folks have to teach our parents good ole fashion values like not murdering babies.