Thomas Sowell is a very intelligent man who's perspective on our cultural landscape is invaluable. His words help us all.

@keltonhutchison5951

2 жыл бұрын

He is a national treasure.

@Bancheis

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Culture is the real cancer in America, not some arbitrary dislike of people for the color of their skin. People who simply jump on the race bandwagon are missing the real cause, class. People have always been treated differently by their class.

As a black man I can tell you Thomas soul couldn’t be more right now. It’s not about race it’s about culture. It’s the culture that is keeping our black community down not the color of their skin

@clydekimsey7503

2 жыл бұрын

Ever heard Larry elder?

@markjones4814

2 жыл бұрын

@@clydekimsey7503 always

@MichaelMartin-eh6wl

2 жыл бұрын

@@clydekimsey7503 Larry learned form Sowell and Walter Williams. He'll tell you the same.

One of my favorite quotes from Thomas Sowell is "When people are presented with the alternatives of hating themselves for their failure or hating others for their success, they seldom choose to hate themselves"

@raeannaroylance5401

2 жыл бұрын

🎯

@FYahooo

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, however until you stop blaming others you cannot grow and become a better human being. That is what every psychiatrist tells ever patient of trauma that walks into there office. It is no different for the black race. To go forward you must let the past go.

@Cipher71

Жыл бұрын

If that ain't the truth then I don't know what is

Thomas Sowell is one of the greatest scholars in American history, enough cannot be said about the man. One of the original freethinkers.

@brookebond2390

2 жыл бұрын

world history

@jima6545

2 жыл бұрын

I know Leftists absolutely hate him. Which is a ringing endorsement for me.

@willowb1527

2 жыл бұрын

@@jima6545 oh yeah to the woke left he's enemy Number One.

@TheOneAndOnlyFloridaMan

2 жыл бұрын

@@jima6545 Well the left hates anyone who speaks the truth. They hate him in particular because he speaks the exact truths that they've been trying to obscure for the last century. Their greatest weapon is racial division, which he's spent most of his life combating.

@gunman462

2 жыл бұрын

He was in a position to educate himself before being indoctrinated into the narrative. He is the most important man, in modern day, in a position to educate people against racism.

Mind blown huh? As always, our actual history is way more complex than what bobbleheads in the MSM would have us believe. I love this journey you’re on - knowledge is power 🦾

@sunshynff

2 жыл бұрын

Sell out

@jacquelinejob2766

2 жыл бұрын

@@sunshynff Grow up and learn some facts, you might hate these facts but that's your problem.

@flogg8635

2 жыл бұрын

@@jacquelinejob2766 , nice.

@Zanroff

2 жыл бұрын

@@sunshynff sell in

@brookebond2390

2 жыл бұрын

I discovered his writings 30 or more years ago, I can say he changed my life forever

Studying Thomas Sowell is like opening up a pandoras box. You'll never get enough , and you'll be amazed at what you learn.

@sunshynff

2 жыл бұрын

Amazed at what you're dumb enough to believe

@RyderSpearmann

2 жыл бұрын

So true. Sowell is truly a National Treasure. Really concerned we'll lose him before too long like W. Williams...

@jessallen7756

2 жыл бұрын

I completely agree ..Thomas Sowell is one of this countries greatest minds...He should be 100 x more well known than he is....And I wish he was younger than he is.. I believe he is around 92 yrs old

@sharkshock9080

2 жыл бұрын

@@sunshynff I'm amazed that your best argument is to call someone dumb. Not a good look for you bro.

@sunshynff

2 жыл бұрын

@@sharkshock9080....Sorry, I was tired from posting several other poignant responses to the nonsense that is Thomas Sowell, that was just a quick quip as I was logging off. What would you like to know? That Sowell's views in intellectual circles, even most conservative ones, are considered sophomoric at best, and is the reason that he is not "100X more well known". That he is only now gaining popularity as the divide between the two party system is exponentially growing, in part because he is slightly more intelligent than Jordan Peterson, and leaps n bounds more intelligent than Ben Shapiro, but mostly because he is black? If Candice Owens has taught us anything, there is nothing more a conservative loves,. than a person of color, willing to confirm their bias towards other people of color and those in our society oppressed. Where Candice Owens is barley more intelligent than a gold fish, who used to be a supporter of BLM and editor of a magazine that's main purpose was to insult and write critical articles about trump, and also sued her former high school for discrimination for not protecting her against racial slurs by other students, Sowell is intelligent, bright, and an excellent speaker. He is able to form an argument that is more difficult to dispute by those on the left, then you add in the fact that he is black, and most liberals are scared shitless to publicly disagree with him. A conservative's perfect weapon, and a guaranteed payday to any person of color that can pull it off. The biggest weakness in most of Sowell's arguments is that while he states a lot of factual statements, that resonates with people of all colors, those same people fail to realize that facts can show correlation, but they in no way prove causation. Just like in science, a theory is the most solid proof of something other than a natural law. A theory is made of hundreds or thousands of facts, facts from testing things for years and years, and hundreds of scientists around the world trying to disprove those tests through peer reviews, and when no scientists can disprove the original hypothesis, and testing of facts, then and only then does it become a theory. YET, regular folks in society assume that a theory is just a hunch or unproven idea how something works, when, by definition, they should be using the word hypothesis. It is that same phenomenon that cause people to think that Sowell's assumptions about why people are poor and continue to live in poverty, are believable by so many, while in reality being quite false. Is that comment informative enough for you? Or not long enough? I can write more if you would like? Only took me a few minutes.

You hit the nail on the head, all people who were poor have had it hard and were treated like their lives didn't matter. Keep going on your journey.

@euphoricmonk

2 жыл бұрын

and that's most of these issues are Cultural, which people can change that's the core message.

@quickstepz9250

2 жыл бұрын

Are these blacks really poor.... They have good clothes, a roof manage to sit around all day and play with guns and pay for weed, alcohol etc. Go to Africa. You will see poor. These blacks in America are just shameful. POOR means no government handouts. No job, leaving from house to house.

@rickt10

11 ай бұрын

Ben Franklin changed his mind about splitting from the Crown when he saw how the English treated the Irish. It isn't race, it is culture. The English thought they were surperior to everyone. Hillbillies were the Scotch Irish that understood the English, so when they got to the colonies, they headed to the hills to get away from them. They just wanted to be left alone.

I grew up in Alabama in the country and starting middle school was the first time I went to school with black kids. We fought at first but soon figured out that we were had MUCH MORE in common than we did with the white city kids.

@dard4642

2 жыл бұрын

I'm white and went to black schools my whole life until my mom got remarried when I was in high school. We moved to a different school district. It wasn't rich or anything but it was what most people think of when they think of suburban-white. It was a culture shock. I was finally around other white kids and didn't understand them and they didn't understand me. We were from different worlds.

@vinnysimonetti201

2 жыл бұрын

@@dard4642 i know exactly what you mean. i grew up with my mom and that pretty much encapsulates my relationship with my dad's side of the family.

I've learned the most about what being American means from Thomas Sowell. In my personal experience, most valuable perspectives come from people who don't look like me and didn't grow up the way I did.

@jaimew9320

2 жыл бұрын

Amen

@stevebuffinton1094

2 жыл бұрын

In my opinion this is the true blessing of diversity. Sadly the idea of diversity has been perverted recently to be used as a weapon and not for the good that it can bring.

You’re right Van, America was never more together than right after 9/11 and everyone was on the same page against terrorism and protecting America. Now the government, media and large companies have completely split us apart for their own gains. Hopefully more and more people keep waking up to this info and we can come together again.

@josephtingley654

2 жыл бұрын

It'll take something that big unfortunately for people to wake up and realize we're all Americans.

@GrimrDirge

2 жыл бұрын

Well, that and 100 years of Gramscian "war of position" fought through our schools, media, and creative class.

@ChrisHolman

2 жыл бұрын

Amen and Amen

@fallenshroud9956

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, we were never more together in ignoring the government stealing our freedoms. The Patriot act was passed during those days. We definitely need to unify, but we must remain vigilant and insure that what we are unifying behind isn't a distraction from nefarious action. I'm worried governments will take advantage of the war in Ukraine. Not sure how they're going to do it, but it's sketchy when all media all around the world is only focussing on one thing.

@elecjack1

2 жыл бұрын

The closest we have ever been together as a population was likely after the Pearl Harbor attack. Unfortunately, we came out of WW2 with too much of the population trusting the government and holding it (as a whole entity) as being good and it being our duty to do what the government tells us like good citizens rather than standing together as a people and doing our civic duty to keep the government in check.

My great uncle had a wonderful saying which I in turn repeatedly shared with my children. "I keep trying to have a pity party, but nobody wants to come". It always comes back to me in moments when I am tempted to whine about any difficulty in life.

My daughter once complained about a job she had, and I told her: "This is a stepping stone and it will either move your forward, or it will move you back. Will you take the good and decide to never be in that place again, or will you take the bad and keep working that same job for the rest of your life? It all depends if you look at it as a learning experience or a failure. It's your choice."

"US as Americans need to stop all the BS...stop all the infighting and realize that we are all we have." Amen and amen! That sir, is a nugget of wisdom.

It’s always been a class divide, not race. The powers that be just tell us otherwise so we don’t aim our frustrations at them

You're so right! We have to stop seeing ourselves as "I'm a member of the white community, I'm a member of the black community", and consider us all members of the American community. We all hit the lottery being born here. I'm third generation American of Italian/Sicilian ancestry. They faced "Italians need not apply" sings at Boston places of business, while looking for work, but still understood that America is the land of opportunity. They sent their kids to school to learn English, because they knew it was the language of success, giving their kids the best chance to succeed. A hundred years later, we're living the American dream.

@deec7124

2 жыл бұрын

I always consider myself American. My ancestors came here at all different times depending on side of the family. I just don’t have 1 defining “culture” that I cling to other than saying American. Always interesting when I talk with friends who are more connected to a particular culture.

@TheFamousMockingbird

2 жыл бұрын

the thing is when generationally you were forced to see yourself as from the black community because you were literally held in the longest reign of chatle slavery in history followed by jim crowe and lynichings, redlining, still get the hate stare in certain parts of the country, it's hard to just "not see yourself as a part of a community". you can respect and love all humans and not restrict unique identities, cultures and histories that were formed. these are not mutually exclusive. every person in history is a person, nobody needs a philosopher or historian to explain this, though there seem to be a lot who want to play ostrich and stick their head in the sand and hold hands around the mulberry tree also sorry for the tone, but i think a huge problem actually infecting american society is the stain of "american exceptionalism". We were fortunate, some of us were, but this idea that america is some bastion of freedom and the rest of the world is squalor is just incorrect. it is not even in the top 20 in most free countries, its pretty much one of the only countries in the entire world that does not have maternity leave etc. the world is a big place and a lot of people stick around the area they were born and grew up, have this warped notion of other places who might not be as financially strong that they suffer because of it. the mentality we attach to this notion of american exceptionalism shows what things in life we value. tell the homeless they won the lottery, but hey wont hear you because they are wide awake in no state for dreaming.

@deec7124

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheFamousMockingbird if you read and/or listen to Dr Sowell, I believe his main point about race and identity, etc is that you really need to have the facts about all races, nations, etc. I don’t want to put words in his mouth. As I read a short biography (Maverick by Jason Riley) one of the things emphasized is that Sowell saw disparities (grew up Marxist) and then decided to do some research and find out why. Why is this neighborhood different than the other one? Why does that school have different outcomes than the one down the road? As far as your 2nd paragraph, the systems in all countries are so different that you can’t really compare/contrast. People often come here for medical care because the wait is so long (ie Canada). They do have longer maternity leave and often have longer vacation time, but they all pay exorbitant taxes. It’s just a different system. You have to find what works for your life.

@lisazaccardimeunier8378

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheFamousMockingbird I'm not suggesting people forget or not be proud of their heritage, I'm simply pointing out that in order for us to move to a post-racial America, we have to consider ourselves ALL in the same community, as Americans first, rather than put our ethnicity first in order of importance, when considering our identify. I wholeheartedly believe in American exceptionalism. I work with people from around the world in my profession, and many of them come from poor villages in India. They went to Europe for the free college education, and come to America for the opportunity. Our standard of living on average is superior to most other places in the world. I would absolutely tell a homeless person they hit the lottery being born here, considering our robust social safety net. I would argue that most, not all homeless people are homeless due to their own personal choices, rather than their lot in life. One question for you, on what data do you base your statement that the US isn't among the top 20 free nations? We certainly do have maternity leave here. A woman's employer is required to hold her job for 12 weeks while she's on maternity leave. Women are free to have as many babies as they want , and raise them as they see fit, unlike communist China that limits the number of babies a woman can have through forced abortions, and if they see a child is athletically gifted, they are removed from their mother's arms and sent away to train, for example Olympic gymnasts are groomed by the government from a very early age, regardless of the parent's wishes. They have no choice in the matter, so I ask again, on what data do you base your statement that the US isn't among the top 20 freest nations?

@mikeh8416

2 жыл бұрын

Irish got the SAME "need not apply" sign. That continued WELL into the 2nd World War. Nobody wants to talk about the hardships of other groups, because it doesn't fit the current agenda of divide and conquer. It's harder to divide when you have several groups, and easier when you can pick *TWO* that have obvious differences. As long as Liberals can CONTINUE to stoke the fire of domestic "group think", the more laws they can write to gain an even greater grip on their control of our lives.

We ARE the same! Love it! Keep em coming brother! People need this

The cool thing is that Thomas Sowell’s writings on this topic correlate with the statement that racism is not as much of the cause of black poverty as it is portrayed to be by the left. Although racism surely still exists, the most prevalent reason for the lack of success in black communities are these cultural issues that hold people back. The problem is that it is very politically incorrect to suggest this. People will call you a racist for pointing this out. And then what happens? The left enables these cultural issues to keep holding people down. It’s very damaging. Wish more people could hear Thomas sowell. Much love ❤️

@onastick2411

2 жыл бұрын

I'd like to see a comparison to how well Working Class/Middle Class black people are doing in America, Europe and Britain, compared to their equivalents in Africa.

@MichaelMartin-eh6wl

2 жыл бұрын

Racism, on the personal level exists, but is inflamed by the "elite". Systemic racism no longer exists. I dare you to find one law anywhere in the US that excludes based on race. Hell, men can be women, and women can be men now. So, explain to me how much dick I have to suck, or how much pussy I have to lick, or how much shit I have to eat to prove I'm not a bigot. I get your point, but racism does not exist in America. We're only arguing personal preferences now.

@billallen4793

Ай бұрын

If you were to remove 2 certain subsections of our population, we would have the safest country in the world 🌎!...from Wyoming USA 🇺🇸 👋 🤠

Dude your channel has become one of my favorite things to watch. It’s so nice to see someone not letting the media take advantage of them and program their way of thinking. Looking forward to more of your videos in the future!

Thomas Sowell must have the most comprehensive historical knowledge of anyone I've ever come across, I know that his take on my own Irish culture and our historically infamous relationship with alcohol is not exactly complementary but I can't argue with it's accuracy.

@jima6545

2 жыл бұрын

The alcoholism is endemic. The work culture is not. Anthracite region of PA was Irish, Italian, Ukrainian and Polish coal miners. Very few jobs as tough or dangerous. However, a lot of the cultural references apply. Especially now

@dreamweaver1603

2 жыл бұрын

I think he’s moved on to animals and it’s fascinating. He’s just a seeker of knowledge with the right tools to understand it and then tell it to others.

@antibritish_anarchsim1547

2 жыл бұрын

You should read Rothbards stuff🗿

I appreciate your mindset and honesty. We need more people like you in our world.

This gentleman is a treasure for this country. I listen to him all the time. He's right all they want is to divide us. So they can make all kinds of money off our suffering. It's wonderful to see people are waking up to all the lies.

i hate when ppl say “you don’t know what it’s like to be____” like you don’t know what it’s like to be me so what’s your point

I've learned so much from listening to Thomas Sowell. I've gone deep down the rabbit hole with him. Brilliant man. We'd all do well to spend one hour a day listening to what this man has to teach.

This is one of the first books that I read of his. Having been raised in the Low income part of the city I could relate to exactly what he was talking about and it’s people like this that got me to where I am now. I have wife a small business and a great sense of responsibility for my actions Because I read books like this

@belovedstrummer6140

2 жыл бұрын

What book is the video referring to? Please answer

Hi Van, Van here. True story. I'm southern (SW Virginia). I have what you would for sure consider a thick accent. When I turned 30 in 1999 I moved to DC to get work. As an artist, my work spoke for itself but it was clear that, unless someone talked to me long enough to understand that I'm intelligent, they would dismiss me outright. My wife at the time was angry at this and told me that I needed to change the way I speak. I said nope, never. If someone doesn't look past my accent then they don't deserve to know me. She pointed out that a southern accent is pretty and most people like it, it was my grammar that made me sound ignorant to some of those people. It wasn't that I was stupid and southern...it was that I was careless with my grammar and used phrases like "I'm goin' to the store to get me a coke." instead of "I'm goin' to get a coke." It seems slight, but if you sound stupid you might as well be stupid. And yes, I could have said "screw that screw them" but where would that have gotten me? Why KEEP my bad grammar instead of improving myself? I still have a thick accent. However, I use proper grammar (usually).

@becks7394

2 жыл бұрын

I remember having the same talk with my Dad when I started adopting the valley girl from so cal accent. Most excellent advice. I extend that to littering speech with swear/curses. Use it as a spice, not the main ingredient.

@TheRealMightyHokie

2 жыл бұрын

@@becks7394 Well said. =D

@froggergypsy4596

2 жыл бұрын

I have same problem, sometimes I try to improve the way I speak. I admit I don't sound to smart listening to my Grammer and I admit it

@becks7394

2 жыл бұрын

@@froggergypsy4596 I think I do alright, then I listen to someone like Jordan Peterson whose every word sounds like a piece of fruit hand-selected by God for my ears to savor. .. and then I just thank the stars for Grammarly and spell check. LOL. Just trying counts, at least here I think. :)

@savsmiles3042

2 жыл бұрын

I concur with your wife. I’m from Cali and I love southern accents but bad grammar annoys me no matter who it is from. When I hear a successful person, like a doctor or a lawyer not use proper grammar I always wonder how they got through school.

I agree with your statement on staying positive. Everyone has obstacles and challenges in their lives... but I have no interest in sharing mine with other ppl. If we all went around uploading our insecurities to others, the world would be a miserable place. And some people want to make the world's problems their own personal problems. We all gotta focus on what makes us happy.

@jeanine6328

2 жыл бұрын

One word, therapy. Very sincerely, I believe everyone can benefit from therapy, if only just to release their demons. As you said, we all have our hardships, no two are alike. And no two respond alike. Life messes us all up and turns good people into angry people. Having a place to release that anger undirected at anyone can only improve interpersonal relationships. It makes it possible for those who have a hard time finding a positive spin to drop their baggage at the door. Perhaps even benefit from people like you with the fortitude to stay the course. It’s an amazing thing to release the past. Bless 🙏

@palmatrh

2 жыл бұрын

Shared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings. ― Friedrich Nietzsche

@donnatassa2018

2 жыл бұрын

My friends and I have had quite a bit of bad things happen to us from our childhoods and through our lives. We never sit around talking and dwelling on them because we are too busy laughing and living in the blessings. We are living our best lives.

Thomas Sowell is one of America's greatest minds and a living legend

Every time I listen to Dr. Sowell, my brain gets bigger. He literally smartens me up and wakens me up to the historical facts behind the biased, overblown rhetoric that we're afflicted by these days. Dig dipper, LFR, don't stop your journey with him!

History is often very interesting from what we believe we know.My Grandfather's family moved from Southern Italy to America at the turn of the century. There was no opportunity for them in Southern Italy,they were not treated well. Little side note,the largest lynching in America was in 1891,New Orleans, Louisiana, 11 Italian Americans.

@ScrotieJohnson

2 жыл бұрын

The irish, italians and the welsh(in the uk) were all treated badly, the irish were considered a low form of life back in the 1800s in the us, the irish worked the rail road with the chinese immigrants

We as Americans fight among ourselves about stuff that really don't matter in the big scheme of things. As he stated look at Ukraine now, it's time to get serious people.

@jasonbennett2383

2 жыл бұрын

That's by design. Love thy neighbor, people!

@escobarlisle6007

2 жыл бұрын

Well said and that is the main reason Russia and China are laughing and licking their lips right now

@escobarlisle6007

2 жыл бұрын

@@zorab1619 yes and race and gender are also classes

@woahblackbettybamalam

2 жыл бұрын

Do you know anything about Ukraine? Do you know their neo nazi azov battalion have murdered over 14,000 ethnic Russians living in Donbas? There are no good and bad guys in war

@escobarlisle6007

2 жыл бұрын

@@woahblackbettybamalam well said alot of people also seem to think the west is innocent in all this,

I am Lakota and Irish and used to be ashamed of being Irish until spending time with Thomas Sowell! Now am proud to be both! 🦅💚🦅👵🏽👋🏾🦅❤️🦅🍁🦅❤️🦅🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Exactly right! Victimhood has become a pernicious social currency.

Man I love your reaction videos, but just the fact that you are willing to listen to other perspectives with an open mind. My respect level for you has grown exponentially

Wow this was mind blowing. I feel smarter every time I watch one of these videos with you bro! Knowledge is power!

Thomas Sowell has amazing quotes. Thank you for having the courage to talk about this man and give him a spotlight.

I'd never heard of Mr. Sowell until your videos... He brings a lot of intelligence and logic to things... Thank you for exposing us to him.

I believe that excerpt was from Sowell's excellent book, "Black Rednecks and White Liberals." It's thouroughly documented and well worth the read, Van. Sowell's books have really opened my eyes and helped to change my outlook on a whole host of subjects. His book, "The Ecomonics and Politics of Race" is also another great book that I guarantee will challenge some of your basic worldview assumptions.

@marksauck8481

2 жыл бұрын

Can we get an audio version of this book. I want it very much.

@ollie4dad

2 жыл бұрын

@@marksauck8481 It's on audible, and I think on KZread as well.

@mr.e8432

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it’s from “Black Rednecks and White Liberals”

@CodyCha

2 жыл бұрын

Great book

Man, when you said "we don't have to compare bad things in order to relate" I've felt that way so much lately but didn't know how to word it properly, you nailed it perfect. Thank you✌

Such a great man. I can listen to Mr. Sowell for hours and hours. One of my favorite quotes by him came when he was asked why he became a Capitalist after claiming to be a Socialist for many of his college years and as a young adult? In Thomas Sowell style his response was simply...."Facts". Brilliant mind and a national treasure whose writings and photography, for that matter, should be exposed to every American and every race.

Sowell will blow your ever lovin' mind!!!! THe man is on point, ALL THE TIME!!!!

Ghetto life can't be simultaneously glorified and condemned as someone else's fault. We're living in an ironic time.

@joeyjojoshabadoo889

2 жыл бұрын

That's is an excellent point. I'm going to steal that observation.

very informative video. thx for that

I am loving these videos! It opens my eyes and I can see it opening yours as well!

Van is the people’s champ. We are on a journey together with him.

This Dude is 90 years old. Most people are only just discovering him. That's a bugout

5:35 + "we don't have to compare bad things" great video, interesting history and critique, also love your 'set' "we are all we have" Beautiful

So nice seeing Thomas Sowell being continuously discovered. Or rediscovered

I totally agree with what you said around the 6 minute mark. That's why I feel really uneasy about the Hollywood trend of capitalizing on Black trauma. I'm don't see how it helps anyone. I think those stories should be taught in schools before they are taught by the entertainment industry. I could be wrong but that's just my feeling.

I am Southern white, but my heritage is of several mixed races. I love the South. I agree Van, I always try to point out our long history together and how our culture is the same and we are alot alike.

Yes Van! We are all Brothers and Sisters. We are ONE RACE, the HUMAN race.

Thomas Sowell is one of our intellectual national treasures. Your comments puts me in mind of one of Charlie Daniel’s lyrics “we may have done a lil fight in’ amongst ourselves, but you foreigners best leave us alone”.

I'm amazed you found this so quick! Nice

I'll be honest I thought I knew history and other facets of etymology as well as English as far as writing and that type of English, I even went to college as a dual major for computer informatics and for English, I chose music and dropped out, but the best thing to ever happen was the wake up call given by the professor in my advanced English class and he exposed us all to Thomas Sowell. As it turns out I still know less than I thought I did back as someone who felt like they understood English and history, im so happy I got that wake up call, about 12 or so years later and still a college dropout who once thought he knew a lot, im happy to say im so happy I was clueless and wrong, I've spent over a decade reading and watching anything and everything I can get my hands on by him. Trust me, read and listen and even watch everything you can by him. The fact that man isn't required reading in public schools is such a disservice to our history not only in thus country but as a species. He's worth the rabbit hole you will go down, he won't play nice, or dumb anything down for anyone, he holds nothing back on any subject, I've learned more in one of his books than I ever did in anything in high school. Watch some of his lectures or interviews, sometimes at first it can be a struggle to follow along but once you understand his way of thinking and talking you will be able to instantly follow along whenever you watch him. The fact he isn't required reading in public schooling just shows how we have all failed as a society to truly teach and spread truth and without remorse or for anyone's feelings. Ben Shapiro may say facts over feelings but Mr Sowell was doing that decades ago. If I ever have children once they start to understand basic skills I will make sure they watch, listen, and/or read his work.

Thomas Sowell: the best of the best. He’s not celebrated by the media or current academia because he speaks truth & common sense - backed up by extensive knowledge. His wisdom “is no respecter of persons” - no racial politics - just the facts. He will go down in history as one of most important scholars in American history!!!

I love Thomas Sowell. He's changed the way I think about a lot of things.

You speaking the truth

Van, you speak a lot of wisdom in this video. Well said...

That’s a lovely speech there my friend about positivity I feel blessed I work at the minimum wage level but I have food in my cupboard and my mother who’ is my best friend and an Angel I live now go take care of her like she did for Iam blessed to wake each day 🙏❤️

I don't even know you and I'm proud of you for moving forward through this material... This is healing people... I hope you know that... You're awesome...

I remember hearing Thomas Sowell for the first time, the second time, the third time etc.... You know truth when you hear it. There's a reason our Corporate Media pretends this man does not exist.

@CodyCha

2 жыл бұрын

There basically one rule in life (this may change in the future but I doubt it). Never side with mainstream media. If you’re not sure who telling the truth, just do the opposite of that mainstream media say.

My man "Nothing but positivity around me" and I look over and see "FART NOW" lol You're awesome dude. And it's true some people find their identity in what's gone wrong. It's so bad there is a condition where a parent will deliberately continually make their children sick because of how people treat them when their kid is sick.

@trismaccarran9950

2 жыл бұрын

Munchausen Syndrome

Watching You expand your mind and increase your knowledge is an inspiration to our young people so Thank You-🦅🍁🦅💚🦅🍁🦅👵🏽👋🏾🦅☀️🦅

I don't tell people my problems as a competition, I am not asking for pity or help. I do it so other's understand my perspective. Putting yourself out there can make others realize they can overcome.

God says We are the Same. I'll go with His Word.

I was having conversation with someone ( of a different race, but my friend) last year. The discussion of riots and race got brought up and he said when will we all get along. I said when someone from another country attacks us. Unfortunately it seems to me Americans are all head strong ,opinionated and destined to fight. It's almost like brothers growing up. We are going to fight but no one else better get involved or we will come together to fight you.

My mother in law was a teacher, she had a picture in the house that read "Children Learn What They Live" did not make sense much to me as a wild teen, but this is the same thing on a much larger scale. There are many ways you can take what was said in this video, many ways you can interpret meaning to ones self, but I love that you didn't miss the most raw fact of it all, we are all the same and we need to realize that...sooner than later. Love your content my man.

The world will be a much better place with more people like you. People who are open and understanding toward other people and ideas, and smart enough to look at all the evidence and then form their own opinion. I really like your videos.

And this is why Ben keeps saying it's not about race but about culture. All the race baiters out there keep trying to make it about skin color, as if that freakin' means anything. No, it's simply about patterns of behavior, mannerisms and ideas.

This man explains the connections our past has on our culture today.i am a white guy,and did not know what to make of what I see.for years,why I would say to myself,sowell makes it easy for a chump like me.with you tube i am exposed to Africans with channels like this ,and am impressed with there excellent english as a second language.and general knowledge and curiosity.no ebonics.thank you t.sowell for pointing to history where it comes from.

Fantastic reaction when you commented on not liking having these conversations! My best friend and I are the same way. He happens to be black and the greatest guy I've ever met! We don't talk about race, (current events on the news included), and we don't talk about politics, because we have different views on politics, but that's okay! Friendship is more important than beliefs we get from the media and other people. 🙂

Repeatedly talking about personal tragedies only cements one to further misery. Thanks for reacting to Dr. Sowell's work!

That intro was f****** heavy! I've never seen this before that's amazing! I dunno parts of my Irish family we're treated similar to blacks and we're not allowed to get jobs drink out of the same fountains or enter common places

@gaynorkelly9413

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And why in the Caribbean and UK there are many mixed marriages (Jamaica eventually had a law drafted by the colonists to ban intermarrying because land was being left to the offspring).

Should react to Larry elder vs Dave ruben. The topic is systemic racism 👌 Larry will answer questions you been asking in past political vids 👌

Love love love Mr Sowell! Much respect.

Van, I started watching you with your music reaction videos because I like to see open minded people trying new things and enjoying the experience just for the experience. To watch you expand on that open mindedness, experience a true intellectual hero like Dr. Thomas Sowell, and appreciate it for the value it could have for all of us is amazing my friend. Keep doing what you're doing and continue the journey brother.

I have always wondered about this. I once went to a a soul food restaurant with some of my black friend, I told the that my maternal grandmother from Tennesse made soul food - ha!!! grits, cornbread, greens and pigs feet - ha!!! My maternal grandpa use to hand out with his black friend who sharpened plows and other tools for the local faming community, I was taught to call him Uncle Joe. As an adult - once drove grand-dad to Nashville. He loved Krispy Kreme donut and we stopped at one dring our road trip. We went inside and all types of people were sitting at a counter. Grand-dad chose to sit next to the only black customer. They had a grand old time talking with each other. When we continued our journey, I asked him why he sat next to the black man, he said "the white people sitting in there were uppity city folks. I guess some people would discribe my southern grandparents as "Crackers," but I never saw them pratice racism. They were just poor folks skratching a living from a small farm. At some point the little town nearby had a celebration in the park claiming my grand father was the oldest man in the county. On the little stage, grand dad said he wasn't the oldest man in the county and he asked uncle Joe to come up on stage with him. He said, "Uncle Joe here IS actually the oldest man in the county, he was just born deep in the country were they just wrote your name in a family bible, instead of having a birth certificate. They had been boyhood friends. That was one of the bravest things I saw my grand dad do in that basically white community.

Thomas Sowell has long been a favorite author of mine. Victor David Hanson is another historian who is well worth listening to.

I agree. Positivity. Delving in the darkness separates people. We all have crosses to bare. I agree!

The point you made about people comparing and trying to one up each other with tragedies is something very close to me. Mom's side of the family has a long history of bad mental health. One time, I went to a doctor and told him the family history to explain my problems. I told him the main story, that great grandpa was a family man, went to work on the subway every morning and came back every evening for dinner and brandy. One day, he said goodbye, left the house, stood on the platform, then stepped out in front of a full speed EL train. And the doctor told me that he had a similar story, therefore that doesn't apply to my current state. What a guy

exactly i hate the oppression olympics

The thing I take most from this, which has been my life experience growing up around some black people since i was born, is that its a cultural issue and not racial at all. Skin color just means nothing honestly, its your culture, education, manners, how you carry yourself, religious beliefs etc that define you so, essentially who you are as an individual. and of course tight knit groups breed similar kinds of people as they grow up in the same culture.

@Incomudro1963

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I noticed a long time ago that most "racism" is actually a dislike of certain cultures. I TRUE racist dislikes a person of a different culture no matter how nice, smart, successful, etc. that person may be. That shouldn't be confused with people who don't like the cultural aspects of a portion of a population. Those are the people who judge a person by the content of their character, and not the color of their skin.

@MsDesiree39

2 жыл бұрын

@@Incomudro1963 yes, i live in a place where the majority of racists are ethnic but are racist to me/my pple due to skin colour

@gaynorkelly9413

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As a black brit that's what I've always said after working for years in America, despite the continued racial debates (which always benefit the so-called 'leaders' than the people, who then become trapped in perpetual victimhood), the way of thinking and acting is much the same. INDIVIDUAL rights trump the good of the community...which is more European.

What's breaking my heart is right here in front of my eyes! No time to look back right now. They did in the past what they did to survive. Now today we need to look at what's in front of us and survive the biggest challenges ever! For the future of all the next generations. Every country! This is our turn to make a difference! Fight the GOOD fight simple!

Idahoan here - Thank you, Van! Very well said, couldn't agree more.

You should really look up tall poppy syndrome - it's a real gate keeper to success. It's extremely prominent in my country and really effects everything, you almost feel ashamed to succeed. Seems like it's started to spread to the rest of the world now and risen in popularity especially over these last 3-4 years.

If you read your Bible You would Know TD Jakes is a business man, not a man of The Most High.

Yes! Years ago "Black Rednecks & White Liberals" was an eye-opener. Another one you might find enlightened is "Please Stop Helping Us" by Jason L. Riley

Van... 👏👏👏👏👏👏 great talk, really great. I love that you are starting a conversation... more people need to. All of us should really...

@lauriwest435

2 жыл бұрын

Just talk to each other instead of listening to what others say and taking it as fact... we really are all so much more alike than we are lead to believe, in my opinion, by the media.

We are blessed to have Thomas Sowell around in our lifetime, such a intelligent man. 🙏

All this is from his book "Black Rednecks and White Liberals". I listened to it on YT. Very eye opening and even if you don't agree, certainly brings up many points to consider and talk about.

These episodes where you talk about the bad things that have happened to you, or your current struggles, this is sort of a new thing in the human experience. It's a cultural thing. What people are really doing when they take part in this, is they're establishing a pecking order of victimhood. 50 years ago no stranger would walk up to you and tell you about being molested when they were a kid. Or that their child died. Or their financial troubles. All these things happened before, it still happens now. Why is it that people are much more forthcoming with these experiences? Because they're trading in social credit. They're signaling to you that they have been mistreated or persecuted more than you have, and that you owe them.

I believe that clip was a portion of one of Dr. Sowell's books titled Black Rednecks and White Liberals. It's been a good while since I read that book but I think that's where the dialogue is from.

You’re ideology is obviously right, conservative/libertarian. Continue the journey with Thomas Sowell!

Guys like Ben Shapiro, Larry Elder, Dave Rubin have been very influenced by Sowell and his work.

@JaysinStatic13813

2 жыл бұрын

And Thomas Sowell was very influenced by guys like Friedrich Hayek , Milton Friedman, George Stigler, Sterling Brown if you haven't you should for sure check out those guys.

@joshlobel8111

2 жыл бұрын

@@JaysinStatic13813 thanks for the info 🙏🏻

@JaysinStatic13813

2 жыл бұрын

@@joshlobel8111 No problem brother, there is so many great minds out there that people don't know about.. Like those guys I mentioned and other guys like Ludwig Von Mises, Hans Herman Hoppe, Walter E. Williams, Murray Rothbard. It's a whole rabbit hole bro. haha

@antibritish_anarchsim1547

2 жыл бұрын

@@joshlobel8111 Friedman and Hayek are socialists, read Rothbard instead🗿

Thomas Sowell is a national treasure and the single most important economist of our time

@antibritish_anarchsim1547

2 жыл бұрын

Rothbard is better🗿

Truth, very well said. I agree with your statements regarding our country coming together as a people, as Americans.

"No negativity around me... I'd rather not talk at all" may be few words, but you said a mouthful with that line brother. Another great video. Stay blessed

Van, please react to Candice Owens. She amazing

@davenunyabusiness4893

2 жыл бұрын

NGL her take on this whole Ukraine Russia stuff has been hot garbage.

@SquirrellyFries

2 жыл бұрын

Meh, I don't get the sense she thinks very deeply about anything. Everything I've seen of her is regurgitating very surface-level right-wing talking points.

This is from Thomas Sowell’s book Black Rednecks and White Liberals, which is one of the best books I have ever read. I learned so much. Great reaction!!

Yes, On stopping BS. My thought everyday is to be kind, help someone in need and do not allow anyone to steal your joy. Ditto on the same!!!!

Thomas Sowell, you went down this rabbit hole 👏👏👏👏