The big difference here is Trevor Noah is preaching a loser's way of thinking (and he's a millionaire). Thomas Sowell is preaching a winner's way of thinking.

@kristyperry6846

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, & he wants to stay there!!

@davidpressley3451

2 жыл бұрын

Well let's be honest Trevor Noah would not debate Thomas sowel cause of his intellectual disadvantage to Thomas sowel

@nullakjg767

2 жыл бұрын

The big difference is Thomas Sowell is harvard graduate with multiple PHDs and Trevor noah is a comedian with only a high school degree from a south african private school. Which one do you think is better informed? Thomas Sowell experienced the civil rights movements. Trevor noah didnt come to america until after obamas first term.

@Muckylittleme

2 жыл бұрын

It is quite disingenuous of Trevor Noah to compare the least of contemporary white suffering with the worse of historical black suffering as case for how injustices/crimes have weight. It is the old apples and oranges and selective morality arguments the left always make. If you want to compare the suffering of black slaves in the America with historical white suffering then compare with historical white slaves in the Middle East, or million dead whites who died fighting against slavery and tyranny or the lives of the worse off white people of the time, like for like. And we should always remember that slaves brought back from Africa were almost entirely already slaves and enslaved and then sold by other Africans! None of this even gets into the fact contemporary blacks who want the reparations have never been slaves nor the people who would be forced to pay never been slave owners and of course if that precedent were set then where would it end and why would it be limited to slavery and not any other historical injustice faced by a a people or nation and who makes the rules?

@acedaytona1884

2 жыл бұрын

@@jasondavis9639 bahahaha your such a fool

Thomas Sowell, doing more for African-Americans than all the race hustlers out there and making the world a better place. It is so uplifting to listen to him.

I can never get enough of Thomas Sowell. He NEEDS to be required reading in every school across America. We need his voice to be heard. He is an erudite, genuine, and fair voice in a panorama of one-sided bullhorns that placate to the 'feels' in order to boost votes.

@JaymoJoints

Жыл бұрын

Nah, he's a black man who says things white folks want to hear. Not particularly erudite, certainly not genuine. He's doing well for himself though, that's for sure.

@jdw393

Жыл бұрын

@@JaymoJoints that's a rather pessimistic view on his writings. What would benefit your position more would be to substantiate it, I don't think you can. He's been a contrarian for over half a century and hasn't received too much love for it. If he says what white people want to hear, you're right in that white people, as well as all other races, appreciate the truth.

@poloshirtsamurai

Жыл бұрын

@@JaymoJoints Nah, my family (Filipinos) immigrated to the US in 97 and doing better than most Black folks now. They're holding themselves back and blaming their unproductiveness on other people is all it is.

@OLDirty_Kungfu

Жыл бұрын

​@@poloshirtsamurai So your stance is that black people are holding themselves back? In what ways? Please elaborate so you don't seem to be making a racist statement based off of stereotypes immigrants are taught about Black people. This is in the spirit of genuine concern and not an attack.

@OLDirty_Kungfu

Жыл бұрын

​@@jdw393 if he is the only voice of opposition, that doesn't make him a truth teller. Please, tell me what economy based stances he has to support his historical analysis and economic plans?

You asked us for our comments, and what we/I thought of this video. Firstly, huge kudos to you for bringing Thomas Sowell to a new audience. Not everyone has heard of him, but I regard him as one of the greatest Americans living today, as do many of the other people leaving comments on your channel. So if you bring this man to a new audience who have never heard of him, then you are providing a great service.

Thomas Sowell, drops knowledge and wisdom for the soul. Bars.

@jasondavis9639

2 жыл бұрын

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@exdemocrat9038

2 жыл бұрын

Thomas Sowell would beat Trevor Noah in a debate in his sleep.

@asaventurasderobson

2 жыл бұрын

If the US where to pay reparations for slavery, they own a lot of money to Yazidi women in Syria, who where enslaved by ISIS, a group that thrived in US mistake in Iraq. But I guess they don't matter to BLM or groups like that.

@anthonynewsome7094

2 жыл бұрын

Thomas Sowell is a tool of white supremacy.

@johnfantham3027

2 жыл бұрын

Amen 🙂1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ truth ‼

Here it is in an easily copy-pastable form: "How do you make something of yourself as an African-American in America today? The way anybody else would. You equip yourself with skills that people are willing to pay for." - Thomas Sowell

@TerriLynn714

2 жыл бұрын

Amen

@raifthemad

2 жыл бұрын

@@jasondavis9639 When you resort to name calling, you admit that you have lost the argument.

@jasondavis9639

2 жыл бұрын

@@raifthemad and you are a white supremacist.

@jasondavis9639

2 жыл бұрын

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2 жыл бұрын

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As a 87 year old little ol' granny , I happened on your channel and am loving listening to the people you put on as well as your comments. I think it is commendable that you are trying to educate yourself. I think you are very smart, insightful, and kind and look forward to watching your journey.

@wondertrip

Жыл бұрын

Thomas Sowell is wrong, in denial, or stupid. These elite, well-educated, slave-owning, God-fearing "Founding Father" White men made "the rules" and defined all exceptions to "the rules," and it was not "self-evident" that all people are created equal, or they would have said so. As validated by the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, these men knew the value of words, and how to carefully craft sentences, paragraphs, and documents. Evidence of their intent to sustain their "privilege" is validated by the absence of any timetable to establish that "all people are created equal." Keep in mind, these elite, well-educated, slave-owning, God-fearing "Founding Father" White men had no problem executing contracts or agreements between themselves, or Native Americans, and with France, Spain, etc. Or, are supposed to believe these elite, well-educated, slave-owning, God-fearing "Founding Father" White men, who used the same colonization tactics as their British peers, were not as smart as Chinese men who established, with Britain, a 99-year (timetable) lease for Hong Kong in 1898?

As Mr. So well says. As an American Mexican, and growing up in a poor family. My parents always told us to study graduate an opportunity they did not have due to the depression or their parents taking them out of school. We all graduated, two of us went into the military and retired. The others found jobs they love and have been able to sustain their families. Mexican were also treated differently, and my parents experienced that too. That did not stop them from doing what it took to raise a family. It is the responsibility of the individual to make what they want out of themselves.

"Equip yourself with skills people are willing to pay for", Thomas Sowell

@CrazedPop

2 жыл бұрын

That was just such great advice for anyone. Wish I would have gotten advice like that when I was younger.

@Katebebe1

2 жыл бұрын

That's such a blanket statement that needs to be unpacked to really examine it's validity. The basic assumption is that the playing field is flat. Is it? Think about it for a moment, who are the people "willing to pay for"? Let's start from here...

@imagex8000

2 жыл бұрын

@@Katebebe1 educated people that know how to carry themselves. Have you ever hired anyone? Are you self employed or a business owner? If not how are you qualified to unpack that answer?

@Katebebe1

2 жыл бұрын

@@imagex8000 Yes, I am all that you have listed. However, I am not the subject here. Rather, Thomas is. The beauty of intellectualism is that all one puts out is subject to close scrutiny. That is all I am asking us to do.

@imagex8000

2 жыл бұрын

@@Katebebe1 when you ask "Who are the people they are hiring". Thats a blanket racist statement without any context on position or qualifications. Bringing that victim mentality back into a powerful quote tells me a lot about you. An owner of any kind of successful business is not one of them.

Thomas Sowell is an absolute American treasure. His work continues to inspire me.

@busking6292

2 жыл бұрын

Here we have a fearless,erudite,articulate,highly-intelligent American and look what's in the WH ? Thomas could have stood as an 'independent' and swept the board and we'd have a REAL President.

@zaphodbebop105

2 жыл бұрын

@@busking6292 hahahahahahahaha! You think Uncle Thomas would’ve stood a chance!?!? Hahahahaha, the right is so fucking delusional. 😂😂😂

@kane357lynch

2 жыл бұрын

@@zaphodbebop105 yeah black people look at someone intelligent and articulate and see "YOU ACTIN WHITE!!!" Therefore would never vote for him. Instead you voted in a guy who wanted to resegregate schools in the 70s because you're just so undelusional

@zaphodbebop105

2 жыл бұрын

@@kane357lynch well no, they look a Uncle Thomas here espousing bull crap about black people not wanting equal rights and think “daaaamn, this guys is stupid as hell!” Hahaha

@charlestontouch

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed whole heartedly...check out Dr Walter Williams ( fellow economist and thinker , Sowells friend who also has a similar story who also " does not suffer fools lightly"...we are losing these brilliant men from tht generation each day

You begin by stating that Thomas Sowell is 'fair'. My utmost respect to you, sir. My short list of heroes begins with my Dad, and can be counted on one hand. Thomas Sowell is tied for second. Thank you.

The problem with reparations is that people who have never been slaves, and some of whose families were never slaves, are demanding reparations from people who not only did not own slaves, but their families never did.

@daqsystems

Жыл бұрын

Also reparations expect people who never owned slaves to be punishes for it.

@-miekeb-

Жыл бұрын

Have you been a slave more then anybody else walking around now? Nobody really knows who were slaves or owners... your forfathers could have bin.... again slavery has nothing to do with race

@lanthanumlanthanium6373

Жыл бұрын

@@-miekeb- It's designed to keep race and slavery into the minds of the youth. Create a divide between races and create a victim mindset for blacks. If they feel like victims, then they're still slaves in our modern era. Whether black people want to believe it or not, we've all been getting screwed by the little hats. They have been enslaving all of us with the money they print and the control through inflation, interest rates, commodities, and /stocks/bonds. The plantations were owned by the 👃 and slave ships were owned by them as well, but as long as white people are the scapegoat, the little hats will be free and will pay money to BLM to make sure young black kids are told that white people are the oppressors and use buzzwords to shut down any educational argument to debate the brainwashing they're being taught in school.

@thetruth5098

11 ай бұрын

Why did the indians or the Jews get reparations???

@user-zq9cy4rv2i

2 ай бұрын

Stop playing crazy like you know your owe reparation free labor for 400 years and your own all the land and the money black people don't own nothing yall stole all the land

I'm not paying for anything that had nothing to do with me, nor should anyone be paid for anything that did not occur to them. Period. Thank you good sir for being an honest, open minded, critical, reasonable and fair thinker.

@gorkyd7912

2 жыл бұрын

The reality of the reparations movement is that it helps the middle-men who will control the transfer. Who the wealth will be taken from, and who it will be given to, is not the real question. The real question is who will be taking the wealth and then giving it, and what assurance and accountability exists to make sure all the wealth that was taken has immediately been given with no delay. Even if 100% is transferred, if there is a 1-year delay in the transfer when there is 10% real annual inflation, and wealth is measured in dollars, and say the reparations is a total of $1 trillion that's like $50 billion of added spending power for the middle-man just by holding the cash for a year during the transfer. But of course there is no accountability to make sure the money taken will be given. What are you going to do, sue them?

@sunnydlite-t8b

2 жыл бұрын

Reparations is just a way to stoke up the race-baiting shite. All it would do is make people dislike black people for getting free shit that they are not. You will never get equality by treating one group different.

@teeraaskew9274

2 жыл бұрын

So reparation we’ve given to Jews,natives,and Japanese, but when it comes to Black people getting reparations it’s a problem.

@gorkyd7912

2 жыл бұрын

​@@teeraaskew9274 Say you were caught speeding and you get fined $100. So you pay the $100, but then a year later you get a new fine for $200 for the same speeding ticket because the police reviewed their history and decided only paying $100 was not enough. So you pay the $200, but then a year later you get another fine for the same ticket because $300 was not enough and certainly if you are still wealthy after paying the first two fines you should be paying another fine. This is the story of reparations. Ask any Japanese-American, was $20,000 enough compensation for the internment camps? Ask the native tribes, was their reservation enough compensation for the genocide? 360,000 young Americans died in war to free Black Americans from slavery. That's about a 1:1 life given fighting for every slave shipped to North America from Africa; only about 388,000 slaves were ever brought to the US because it was borderline illegal to import slaves since the beginning. Of course it's not enough that the US abolished slavery, outlawed it globally, gave their own blood to free those slaves that were brought here illegally or during the first few hundred years when our new-born government was too weak to enforce anti-slavery laws. It's not enough that Black Americans have more and better opportunities in the US, and live in better conditions, and receive preferential treatment in every category by the government to make up for past wrongs. The simple fact is that the US is rich and therefore it has to pay more; that's the thinking and that's why there's no point in even having this conversation.

@jackyhallmark3094

2 жыл бұрын

Shouldn't even be a conversation on it. IF they could prove they were ancestors of slaves in America, IF they could prove who is the ancestors of slaves owners, why should all American tax payers be expected to help pay for it. Why would they not be asking the people from the country that sold them into slavery to pay them? If they did it in a logical way , they would expect some of their own ancestors to pay them too. They know better than to do that though because the country's they originated from would laugh at them.

Not one member of my family was in this country prior to 1950. Before that they were in Russian work camps following WWII in Eastern Europe because they were a part of an ethnic German minority living in Eastern Europe. They had to escape the camps where my grandmother told me her job was to wheelbarrow the dead bodies to the mass grave. They escaped and made their way to America with nothing in their pockets. My Grandfather died 2 years ago leaving behind a legacy of a successful business owner and staple of the German American community in our area. He died very wealthy. Not because anything was given to him, because him and his partners worked for free at their business while holding 2nd and 3rd jobs at the same time. What they went through is sometimes reffered to as the forgotten genocide. It's forgotten because they never wanted to talk about it. They left it behind and built a new life in America without looking back. It's hard for me to accept the idea that I have to pay someone back for something my family wasn't here for especially considering members of my family were in forced servitude up until 1949. Everyone's past has suffering. The way to move out of suffering is through hard work to better your family for generations to come.

@kingjames6568

2 жыл бұрын

Well said.

@dunringill1747

2 жыл бұрын

Very well said. Here is a quote I read that fits some of your points: "I have no reason to feel guilty of a crime I've not committed and I do not give money to petulant children who make false accusations."

@jasondavis9639

2 жыл бұрын

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2 жыл бұрын

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@476429

2 жыл бұрын

My friend's grandfather was in Vorkuta for fifteen years. Lucky he made it out alive. He was an Austrian diplomat during the war so he was close enough to German for the Russians to lock him up.

Dr. Sowell is just an HONEST believer- better than "Fair" because "fairness" has a compassion sense attached to it. Dr. Sowell is just truthfully even if it is unpopular.

The clip with Thomas Sowell describing his experience teaching minorities at Cornell PERFECTLY sums up the problem with the equity based approach vs. merit. Fuuuuucking hell! Why can't everyone be as smart as Thomas Sowell??? Why can't I be??

I'm a 60 y/o Latin man. I was raised by a father that relished turmoil in our house. There was never peace in our house. By the age of 16, I started committing high level crimes just to try to gather enough money to get out of the house. Did some pretty bad things. I tried to go to college but never finished . My life had many ups and downs, never learned good coping skills. Anyway, my point regardless of skin, if you don't grow up in a good environment , it's difficult to succeed. and blaming others is the easy way out.

@illogicalamity

2 жыл бұрын

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@bill4824

2 жыл бұрын

@CatInTheBox I agree! I’ve experienced a lot of the same things. And I’m a 45 year old white man.

@EuroGuy85

2 жыл бұрын

fere libenter homines id quod volunt credunt

I will always say, Thomas Sowell is an American treasure!!!! I’m of Mexican heritage, I encourage my children to read his books or at least watch his videos.

@wondertrip

Жыл бұрын

Thomas Sowell is wrong, in denial, or stupid. These elite, well-educated, slave-owning, God-fearing "Founding Father" White men made "the rules" and defined all exceptions to "the rules," and it was not "self-evident" that all people are created equal, or they would have said so. As validated by the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, these men knew the value of words, and how to carefully craft sentences, paragraphs, and documents. Evidence of their intent to sustain their "privilege" is validated by the absence of any timetable to establish that "all people are created equal." Keep in mind, these elite, well-educated, slave-owning, God-fearing "Founding Father" White men had no problem executing contracts or agreements between themselves, or Native Americans, and with France, Spain, etc. Or, are supposed to believe these elite, well-educated, slave-owning, God-fearing "Founding Father" White men, who used the same colonization tactics as their British peers, were not as smart as Chinese men who established, with Britain, a 99-year (timetable) lease for Hong Kong in 1898?

@BallinNQnz

Жыл бұрын

Thomas Sowell is not a real economist. He is simply a mouthpiece for white supremacy. This guy did not oppose reparations for Jewish people, Japanese Americans, or Native Americans. That is not being fair, that is having a double standard.

loving your channel, and I appreciate the timing of coming across them.... I'm a 46 year old white English woman ....and as time goes on , I'm becoming more able to look objectively at the ideologies / narratives / beliefs that I have held, ...and many, I have realised to be untrue . Thankful for this journey x " Im tired of being Luke warm" - great statement

I love Sowell because he never says anything without the evidence to support it. I appreciate the hard work and dedication it takes to research and find evidence for your claim. People usually believe what they want to believe without any evidence.

My wife is a fifth grade teacher and she has always, for 26 years, explained that the brain is the same color for everyone. The important part of this is that what you store there is yours forever and gives you incredible power. No one can take it away from you and you can use it to do remarkable things.

@ciancialinda2528

Жыл бұрын

Amen

@michellemartinezjunco5144

Жыл бұрын

❤I am a retired 5th grade teacher, and only taught at, at risked schools! Your wife is right! Same with poverty! You can be from poverty, and be brilliant! Look at Dr Ben Carson!

@-miekeb-

Жыл бұрын

Wise woman!!

Yo I literally sat through this whole thing even though I can't stand Trevor Noah... but I still don't believe I'm a victim and have been much better off since walking away from the left

@dunringill1747

2 жыл бұрын

Trevor Noah is one of the race hustlers Thomas Sowell warns us about. T. Noah is in it to stir up anger.

@jasondavis9639

2 жыл бұрын

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2 жыл бұрын

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@kathyborthwick6738

2 жыл бұрын

Same here! 🥰👵🏽👋🏾

@kathyborthwick6738

2 жыл бұрын

@@jasondavis9639- Sadly found this video that you posted very divisive!

I love Thomas Sowell! He feels me with truth and knowledge. Thanks for sharing and please keep it going so we can hear every side. I personally look for truth.

I love how we all discuss slavery that “happened in the past”, yet I never hear those same people discuss present day sexual slavery of females who are SOLD into sexual trade all over the globe.

@sopol6111

2 жыл бұрын

Look up who's body is it..channel on you tube there's a discussion with Dr Suzanne Vierling. It's brilliant. It speaks to your comment.

@tracyworth1630

Жыл бұрын

I agree so much modern day slavery including blacks in Africa and sex slavery for women and children. Why isn't the world stopping this instead thinking their they are owed money for events they were not party to.

@wondertrip

Жыл бұрын

Thomas Sowell is wrong, in denial, or stupid. These elite, well-educated, slave-owning, God-fearing "Founding Father" White men made "the rules" and defined all exceptions to "the rules," and it was not "self-evident" that all people are created equal, or they would have said so. As validated by the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, these men knew the value of words, and how to carefully craft sentences, paragraphs, and documents. Evidence of their intent to sustain their "privilege" is validated by the absence of any timetable to establish that "all people are created equal." Keep in mind, these elite, well-educated, slave-owning, God-fearing "Founding Father" White men had no problem executing contracts or agreements between themselves, or Native Americans, and with France, Spain, etc. Or, are supposed to believe these elite, well-educated, slave-owning, God-fearing "Founding Father" White men, who used the same colonization tactics as their British peers, were not as smart as Chinese men who established, with Britain, a 99-year (timetable) lease for Hong Kong in 1898?

@RaveyDavey

5 ай бұрын

Sowell mentioned current day slavery in this video.

The fact that modern slavery never gets talked about by people like Trevor Noah should inform you just how disingenuous they are about the evil of slavery.

@scozz6139

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, completely!

@JG-qt3pn

2 жыл бұрын

Lebron James and Michael Jordan both descend from slaves but have no problem making millions off the sale of sneakers and equipment made by slave labor in China.

@blitzkriegdesign

2 жыл бұрын

Hate slavery? Don't buy natural diamonds.

@shelbyspeaks3287

2 жыл бұрын

What's disingenuous is that america literally made the plantation nationwide and is now calling that "freedom and liberty" 😂 2022 america is not 1922 america folks, let's face it, we lost...

@raifthemad

2 жыл бұрын

@@blitzkriegdesign Or chocolate. I doubt it's changed much since a decade ago, when about 60% of coco came from plantations filled with slaves, often child slaves.

One is a stand up comedian, literally a court jester. The other, one of the greatest intellects of all time. Comparing them at all is an insult to reason.

@markcatanzaro9699

2 жыл бұрын

Very good point- Jordan Peterson would rip Trevor's arguments to shreds

@briantrenchard8700

2 жыл бұрын

Very true but totally necessary

@milostone6498

2 жыл бұрын

Not necessarily. Opinions are capable of surprising and surpassing one's expectations and position. I agree with you, in terms of character, but be wary of dehumanizing your opposition. You may just blind yourself to similar tendencies. Happy travels ✌️❤️🙏

@gorkyd7912

2 жыл бұрын

Don't worship people. Sowell is a smart dude. There are lots of smart dudes.

@steverampton2462

2 жыл бұрын

So, you're saying that unless someone is an intellectual they have no right to an opinion? Hmmmmm.... I wonder what. Mr. Sowell would say to that?

I have watched many of your videos now. I just want to tell you that I have a ton of respect for you, Van Hall. You are doing something very very useful and valuable for the good of all of our society. Please, keep doing this! And the way you present ideas is very humble and i think that makes it as effective as possible at opening minds that have so far been closed.

@wondertrip

Жыл бұрын

Thomas Sowell is wrong, in denial, or stupid. These elite, well-educated, slave-owning, God-fearing "Founding Father" White men made "the rules" and defined all exceptions to "the rules," and it was not "self-evident" that all people are created equal, or they would have said so. As validated by the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, these men knew the value of words, and how to carefully craft sentences, paragraphs, and documents. Evidence of their intent to sustain their "privilege" is validated by the absence of any timetable to establish that "all people are created equal." Keep in mind, these elite, well-educated, slave-owning, God-fearing "Founding Father" White men had no problem executing contracts or agreements between themselves, or Native Americans, and with France, Spain, etc. Or, are supposed to believe these elite, well-educated, slave-owning, God-fearing "Founding Father" White men, who used the same colonization tactics as their British peers, were not as smart as Chinese men who established, with Britain, a 99-year (timetable) lease for Hong Kong in 1898?

It's good that you are watching Mr. Sowell. It's good that you question too. God bless you.

Trevor Noah is a hack comedian and can't hold a candle to Thomas Sowell

Alright bro, Thomas Sowell is an intellectual. He has done his research and argues based on facts. Trevor Noah is a late night host. He is given scripts to read, he doesn’t deal in facts he deals in ideology and there is a huge difference.

@Kunfucious577

2 жыл бұрын

Of course there’s a big difference. However, more people are influenced by Trevor Noah because they don’t know about the difference. Let them see for themselves and compare

@brianlevine249

2 жыл бұрын

That was my first take on this video too. Those two shouldn't even be in the same conversation. But then I'm like "hey if he's truly following up on his research and truly listening to the points that Sowell makes AND confirming them himself with the data" then this is probably one life saved. Who knows though. Finding the real data and evidence is getting so hard now with the corruption of the MSM and facebook/twitter/etc becoming the ministries of truth.

@walexhrist2305

2 жыл бұрын

But he thinks he knows

@Art-dl9ce

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kunfucious577 my eyes are opened thanks to yall in the comments

@bencruz563

2 жыл бұрын

I don't like Trevor Noah but don't dismiss and arguement based on the messenger. Good ideas will overcome fallable messengers but bad ideas cannot easily be aided by the best messengers.

You sir are an inspiration to a man who lived in Birmingham UK during the riots and slum Clearance. I lived the life of the minority but am part of the majority. Stay safe.

Keep it up listen to both sides, I'm not black, but grew up poor with an alcoholic father. I've had to struggle at times. Do admire your honesty. I love Thomas Sowell he is a thinking man and like you said a fair man.

Lynching has always been illegal. It's the special designation of "hate crime" that is being argued over.

@keithlillard3890

2 жыл бұрын

And the fact that it would be a federal crime

The "lynching bill" isn't to make lynching illegal, it makes lynching a federal hate crime. You said the voting was 50/50 but actually the vote in the house was 422-3. 3 people voted against the bill.

@bricehatcher8391

2 жыл бұрын

Lol dam bro. You ain't had to him like that

@chrisosborne3679

2 жыл бұрын

@@bricehatcher8391 huh? Lol

@johnboyd7983

2 жыл бұрын

This is a perfect example of the misinformation Van is inundated with. One can clearly see how deep the brainwashing has been. Kudos to him for opening the door to opposing views. Hopefully logic ultimately prevails.

@texashookem22

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnboyd7983 I agree completely, and Van has quickly become one of my favorite channels to watch, not because he is listening to conservatives speak, but because he is finding things out on his own. Not because somebody told him he needs to think a certain way, or be a certain way, or do a certain thing, but because he wants to see if he can better himself. That’s exactly what this life is about, and that is exactly why Van going to be extremely successful in the long run, both in spite of, and despite all the pushback he is getting, and will get.

@Bancheis

2 жыл бұрын

I hope Van sees this. Good comment.

Dude you are YOU and that ALONE is top tier. Sowell, MAN I also got sucked into his work, books etc. and it was a rabbit hole of knowledge back in college & thru the years. That thirst for knowledge I have, you have, Joe & Jen has - it's growth. Learning from all different sources is growth. It's objective self education. Keep doing you buddy! 🔥🔥🔥✍️ We get the facts now we chose (wisely) what we do with it.

Thomas Sowell is a brilliant mind, I've learned so much from him, I beleived his wisdom applies to everybody, his logic and facts is something everybody can learn from

Thomas Sowell is someone we should all hear from…a wonderful mind.

Thomas Sowell is one of the most intelligent people out there discussing these things. I enjoy when people are open minded and are willing to educate themselves on things that they care about. Thank you for letting me be a part of that journey .

@kristyperry6846

2 жыл бұрын

Ben Shapiro is as well, sometimes he comes off a little snug.. Thomas Sowell is calm composed in contrast to Ben.. Plus he was in the Jim Crow era..

@jasondavis9639

2 жыл бұрын

@@kristyperry6846 Ben shapiro is a white supremacist, no different then Richard spencer

@donaldmccombs5566

2 жыл бұрын

@@jasondavis9639 ben is an active jewish believer, how can he be white supremacist. They hate jews more then blacks. You need to educate yourself.

@rebelsguide9770

2 жыл бұрын

@@jasondavis9639 . WOW! Anyone that believes a JEWISH man is really an American neo-Nazi is just... DUMBER THAN A BAG OF HAMMERS!

@jasondavis9639

2 жыл бұрын

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Many of us did give. We gave our blood, our kin, our children and our parents. We stood with Martin Luther King and marched with him, arm in arm. Many of us have given.

The pot of gold is forgiveness and learning from the past. Mr. Sowell takes facts and statistics and without assumption. He judges people on character and not color. He is one of my favorite human beings and I could listen to him all day. What make this so real is your reaction. i have listened to and read Sowell for years but love your balanced and fair reaction. I learned from your comments today. Peace.

My forefathers didn't move to the US from Norway until the 1890's . I am considered lower middle class and I owe nothing for reparations

@ryankellypa

2 жыл бұрын

Mine moved to Pennsylvania from south west Germany. In 1703 we never had slaves 10 percent of us are now amish. We fought for the union in the civil war. We fought in ww1, ww2, and pretty much supply the army now. The only slaves we had in PA were irish who built the the Erie Canal. Can we give them some money because they are mostly poor still.

@jasondavis9639

2 жыл бұрын

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@jasondavis9639

2 жыл бұрын

@@ryankellypa kzread.info/dash/bejne/kaaMmqSre9XHdqQ.html

Honestly, I've never heard of Jewish reparations. They could make a case as good as anyone for being oppressed, but their culture puts an emphasis on hard work, overcoming adversity and having good morals. Any society that pushes those beliefs will be successful.

@sanniepstein4835

2 жыл бұрын

Reparations were sent to Israel by Germany as long as actual victims of the Nazis were still alive.

@JoeBizzle

2 жыл бұрын

@@sanniepstein4835 interesting. A direct line from criminal to victim. Makes sense. Is that the reason for their success? Doubt it.

@nullakjg767

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah im not sure what hes talking about with jewish reparations. Almost all the jewish people Ive met, their success comes from a strong cultural values of education. Theres a lot of anti semitic rumors in the black community. There might be one going around saying the govts give them free money and withhold it from other minorities?

@Muckylittleme

2 жыл бұрын

They also have a culture of racial favouritism and help each other out at others expense.

@jasondavis9639

2 жыл бұрын

@@nullakjg767 idiot they did receive reparations, look it up. and Jewish people identify as white so why would black people differentiate whites on ethnicity lol.

I had watched the point-counterpoint Trevor Noah-Thomas Sowell passage on another video in the past few days but I appreciated Van Hall's commentary on it. Thomas Sowell is a national treasure.

I love how he talks about the educational indifferences. Me and my cousin talked about this a while back. A reparations should be free education but not just with universities to get Young African-Americans into private owned schools in more educational systems where they have that push to succeed at a faster rate. So that by the time they get into a university or go to college they already have the tools to succeed and won't be as was quoted " trying to keep up"

Dude. I've been watching you for four days now. I can honestly tell you that I believe people are coming for the conflict and leaving more open-minded people. You are doing God's work here, man. Keep it up, please.

I would say remember one thing while watching this. Trevor Noah is South African NOT American. He came to America Just to do The Daily Show when Jon Stewart retired.

@Tara-zq3il

2 жыл бұрын

How well is South Africa doing ?

@jellyfilledgiraffe3971

2 жыл бұрын

@@Tara-zq3il It's pretty shit here. A lot of government policies based on race alone which hasn't helped the country at all, High unemployment, high crime, laughable basic education (You only need an average of 30% to pass high school). The weather is nice though

I like watching these videos. It gives me a look into Van’s mind and helps me to understand a different viewpoint. I think that this is what a lot of us are lacking. We have more in common that not but we let those little things divide us.

I just found your channel. If you are interested in Mr Sowell all his work is amazing but try reading his book Discrimination and Disparities. It's a shorter book of his but a great read. I also think that putting things into perspective regarding slavery and the atrocities from this country and doing more reading and research about similar issues globally can help give perspective for people living in this country. I think Americans are so disconnected from the rest of the world that we only think about issues locally and not the bigger picture on the human condition. By the way, keep up the content brother

Making a law against lynching doesn’t mean that up to this date lynching was legal, it would be murder, or attempted murder. A new law would just specify it as a hate crime with a more harsh punishment.

@maynardcast

2 жыл бұрын

So what's the difference? Murder already has 25 to life. Why not just do that? Oh I know...because calling it something else gives politicians the opportunity to mold 'hate crime' 'protected' and 'lynching' to whatever they want. It removes protection from people and puts more power into the hands of the powerful few.

@markbrown8097

2 жыл бұрын

Aren't all violent crimes hate based?

@charg1nmalaz0r51

2 жыл бұрын

@@markbrown8097 yeah buts its extra hatey. Its like you have hate then you season it with more hate 🤣

@josmotherman591

2 жыл бұрын

At one time hanging by the neck until dead was the accepted death penalty all over the World.

“Equip yourself with skills people are willing to pay for” that is really something my dad told me many times growing up.

@filthymcnasty4u284

2 жыл бұрын

I was taught many different forms of Construction work growing up. Now kids shy away from learning how to build or work on equipment. Boys in America are being raised to girly. This comes from a soft society.

@jedediahpelland

2 жыл бұрын

Not only that, surround yourself with like minded people. Others will just try to bring you down.

@garygoodin1426

2 жыл бұрын

It made no difference. For example as I worked on severed wire on a bldg., A black doctor was being discussed by several white men inside. Instead of using his name, he was referred to as "the nigga doctor". " Yeah, he was a no good nigga doctor". I'll never forget that lesson and I kept working, realizing how much being black made even professionals, doctor's, lawyers, etc. targets of white hatred. Very sobering indeed.

@joelengland8429

2 жыл бұрын

@@garygoodin1426 ok but how many people really do that? I haven’t met any people that actually talk about or treat black people like that. Yes there is a percentage of people that discriminate against each other. Do you think black people don’t call white people crackers, or how about racists, because what the masses and out children are being told is that white people are all racist and that black people can only be victims. Which is entirely wrong. It is humans, all humans that have from the beginning of civilization have had unpleasant behaviors among ourselves. Whites are not all bad, in fact I think for the most part they are. Every race is just a different color of human and humans all have the same qualities

@jamesboaz4787

2 жыл бұрын

I've said for years if I ever have a kid I would tell them to make themselves as useful to as many people as possible. Wish my dad would have told me that.

When you tell someone often enough they can't do something they will start to believe it.

You not selling out your bringing forth the facts. Please keep educating the people.

Thomas Sowell, and pretty much anyone from his generation, is an incredibly important figure in our history. Some people agree with his perspective, others don’t but he lived through and found success when American society was much more toxic for black Americans. Thomas Sowell ,for me, is someone who speaks from experience and uses reason to make sense of the world around us.

Between the two I would side with Thomas Sowell because he goes back to facts and original sources whereas Trevor Noah is using feelings and not hard facts. There are many times where Trevor has stuck his foot in his mouth while there are almost no times where Thomas has.

@danilopompey754

2 жыл бұрын

This clown, Sowell, makes some really stupid arguments. You are wronged and go to trial, and this clown stands up for the defense and argues you should not get justice because a lot of other people have been equally wronged. Absurd. Based on that nonsense, there should be no murder trials because so many people have be murdered. Nonesense. Bro, that is not being "fair," your word; that is being an apologist for enslavers. Reparation are paid all the time. Victims of 911 were paid hundreds of millions in reparations. Why? Because it was the right thing to do. Or we should not practice "democracy" because prior to the 18th century so many other countries did not practice it. Absurd. The very example Sowell gave about Black students at Cornell, is a prime example were the implementation of "reparations" in the form of of tutors and other enrichment could have benefited the obviously smart Black students. QED

@dole8001

2 жыл бұрын

@@danilopompey754 you are joking right? That is the exact thinking that keeps people mentally enslaved to propaganda. Also learn history America is a constitutional republic not a democracy. It sounds like ypu need to listen and not just hear.

@danilopompey754

2 жыл бұрын

@@dole8001, since you obviously could not refute a single thing I said, you restored to saying a platitude. Look it up. (Try again.) Our type of government is "democratic;" its precise form was not germane, and if you could think with any rigor, you would know that, but you clearly don't. Dr Sowell is a clown; he has been espousing his nonsense for over 50 years, and has not managed - in all those years - to debate a single person on the left. Why? Because they would chew his a*s up and spit him out, just like I do, and I'm literally nobody. My endorsement of reparations obviously remains unchallenged. QED

Such a brilliant man. Rush introduced me to his teaching.

I’m not rich and no one in my family is wealthy I have worked for everything I own and thank God for what I do have Because without God in our lives we will all loose

The overwhelming majority of Jewish families I know are very close and have strong family values..that's why they do so well..it seems to me yall have a close family and your kids seem to be doing great as well. That's what its about.

@illuminahde

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly right. Thomas Sowell's History of the Jews discussed this and he also talked about how Jews managed as middle men because they didn't have a natural resource to trade. It's a very good read. It's on KZread as well if you've never heard it before.

@illuminahde

2 жыл бұрын

@John Fischer That's what I meant by being middle men. There was a group in China and the Lebanese did this as well. It's an economic solution to not having anything of value except your gift of gab. Consider this idea and having a strong family that hands down businesses when people discuss why so many Jews are in positions like managers, accountants, money lenders and precious metals-jewelry. Not just that, Jews test high on math skills. It's why I get kinda tickled when I hear about the JQ. I just think people haven't or mentally can't extrapolate from history why certain populations tend towards certain outcomes.

@ParadoxxInfamy

2 жыл бұрын

Jewish society has historically been one of the societies that has a strong history of supporting those in the society that arent doing well and helping them get back on their feet. Also, due to the sheer number of people discriminating against them in the normal job markets(normal trades/farming), they usually had to get innovative and find alternate means or untapped markets(diamonds and movies)

@richardmilliken8705

2 жыл бұрын

That's a given. The Jewish Families emphasize the importance of "Education" and they could care less about wearing expensive sneakers, sweat-suits, and gold chains. Interestingly, the Asian students are kicking *ss and doing better than the Jews in public schools. Again, the common ingredient to their success is their focus on studying hard (6-8 hours/day) in their advanced placement school classes. They're not wasting time hanging out& doing nothing.

I am Jewish and I don’t know of anyone in my family tree or that of any of my friends that received reparations for anything. We were slaves to the Pharoh of ancient Egypt. Should we seek reparations for that? Jewish families like many others have a strong family dynamic which includes two parents and an emphasis on education.

@jasondavis9639

2 жыл бұрын

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@jaybelle1909

2 жыл бұрын

They are probably referencing the jews getting their homeland back

@Poisonshady313

2 жыл бұрын

@@jaybelle1909 nope

@LarryBonson

2 жыл бұрын

Reparations is not paid to individuals it's paid to your country which is Isreal.

@davidbabani9257

2 жыл бұрын

@@LarryBonson so give reparations to Africa? That makes no sense.

Murder is a crime! Keep praying that these people stop the hating mongering!

You are absolutely correct, fair does hurt but that's where our conversation begin - keep up the good commentary

By the way, I just wanted to say one more time that I am so encouraged by you watching these videos and taking the time to investigate new ideas for yourself. This is one of the most respectable things that I have seen in many years. Don't let anyone discourage you from this journey

@jasondavis9639

2 жыл бұрын

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The Irish slaves were slaves, though in the US they where called indentured servants the were still bought after they were captured by Cornwell against there will. They had to work for twenty years,then were supposed to be released with a small amount of money to start a new life. But because of that they were commonly killed near the end of there service to avoid having to be payed upon release. So it was common for them to be treated worse than there black counter parts, because the blacks were considered property. In there eyes damaged "property" couldn't be sold. Where as the Irish where more commonly beaten to death, because they they couldn't be sold and if servitude was completed it actually cost money for there owner.

@future288ify

2 жыл бұрын

Irish people were not slaves that is a myth

@mikeradu2010

2 жыл бұрын

@Kay Lavender - Thanks for that useless comment where you provide zero evidence or rationale to back up that trite & lazy response. You’re right up there with holocaust deniers. They really should have an IQ requirement here to allow someone to post a comment.

@anonomas6126

2 жыл бұрын

How about the Barbary slave trade or the Roman occupation of the world or the Mongol slaughter of vast parts of the world.

@mossandthesea

2 жыл бұрын

@@future288ify sorry but you are mistaken.

@gametimedaily7740

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry Kay, I worked in a library all through college and the Irish slave trade was a very real thing. You should probably do some research before jumping online and commenting on things that you don’t know about. Just because google puts a bunch of propaganda on the first page doesn’t mean that you did your research.

LFR, as a young Black American man, I do believe that the majority of a person's success/destruction is due to individual decisions 90% of the time. Even back then in a lot of Blacks were already free and owned businesses including banks. It's our division being the main contributor to our destruction. That affects out incomes/property value.

Thomas Sowell's work should be in every single school, church, and collage in America. He is a godsend to the black community.

@sidhu139

Жыл бұрын

It's college, not collage. Clearly you need to go back to college.

Thank you for airing this discussion. As an African-American, I believe we need more of these discussions to help those of us who feel like victims…those of us who are nihilistic.

Van, we love you bro, seriously. It's unfortunate so many in your age group were taught wrongly. Thomas Sowell is who he is, because he ignored the status quo and educated himself with the facts. He is a Black Conservative who made it through Jim Crow , the Civil Rights movement and all the violence that came with it, and stuck to his non-victimhood principles.

@jasondavis9639

2 жыл бұрын

Black American 🇺🇸 here kzread.info/dash/bejne/kaaMmqSre9XHdqQ.html

@kylaarmstrong-benjamin8066

2 жыл бұрын

Right? There's no victims. Everyone has the same equally opportunities in every and all forms.

@jasondavis9639

2 жыл бұрын

@@mirrorneurongirl lol “if yourself” okay

@jasondavis9639

2 жыл бұрын

@@mirrorneurongirl and how am I being a victim we built this country and we want our money. If you don’t like it go back to Europe.

@jasondavis9639

2 жыл бұрын

@@kylaarmstrong-benjamin8066 click the link boy. Stop being a follower.

The deeper I get into this video the better it gets - again, thanks for posting this video and your comments - it makes me think and learn which is exactly, in my book, where we can have productive and meaningful conversations.

I agree with Thomas Sowell, and I'll add to it: 1. Equip yourself with skills that people are willing to pay for. 2. Be honest, but not brutally honest. 3. Have humanity, humility, ingenuity, & consideration. 4. Have good morale & work ethics. 5. Leave your ego at home. Now, can this all be done at the same time, all the time? Not likely, but we can sure try.

More slaves now then ever in history. Estimated 40.3 million slaves right now and 71% being women and 1 in 4 being a child. So just let that sink in.

@wpeters4361

2 жыл бұрын

And these slaves are not in "white" or western countries, they're in countries run by people of color. where the majority of people living there are people of color.

@geoculus5606

2 жыл бұрын

So crazy.

@kenadkins1360

2 жыл бұрын

@@wpeters4361 non western? Like the Dominican Republic where they just go across the Island to Haiti and grab people to drag off into sugar cane fields? It's everywhere just being overlooked and ignored.

Thomas Sowell is a national treasure and his books should be taught in high schools.

@RxQLAB

2 жыл бұрын

His theories were taught in high school. Maybe you dont remember the scene with all the kids falling asleep in class in Farris Buller's Day Off.

@sidneycooper

2 жыл бұрын

No. Thomas Sowell is a collaborator. He's an apologist for white supremacists. His arguments are all specious. He's just like Ben Shapiro and Candace Owens. There is a special hell for those people. There isn't enough space in the comments section of KZread to teach all Americans what our education system has spent the last 200 years lying about.

@Kunfucious577

2 жыл бұрын

@@sidneycooper listen to him and you won’t think that anymore.

@sidneycooper

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kunfucious577 I have listened to him. He is a sophist. His positions seem logical to the uninformed, but they are fallacies. The insideousness of Mr. Sowell is that he KNOWS what he is doing. Upton Sinclair famously said, "It's hard to make a man understand a thing when his paycheck depends on him not understanding the thing." Systemic racism in the U.S. is a verifiable, historical fact. Yet, somehow Mr. Sowell is blind to it. Nevermind that all anyone has to do is read the U.S. Constitution. It states a black man is only equal to ⅗ths of a white man. In 1870, the 15th Amendment granted black men the right to vote. Then, every state legislature and court, including the U.S. Supreme Court ignored the Constitution for the next 95 years until Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed by President Johnson. And after black people turned out in historic numbers to elect and re-elect Obama, the SCOTUS gutted the law. The VERY NEXT DAY àfter the Shelby County v. Holder decision was announced, Texas, Mississippi, and Alabama announced they would return to suppressing the black vote. Also, the FHA drew maps to specifically deny mortgages in every community that had black residents. It was called red lining. After WWII, the GI Bill guaranteed veterans returning from the war low interest, money down, mortgages. That was on paper. In reality, only a handful of black veterans were allowed to exercise their right to that benefit. It was provided million's of white veterans in which is why in 2016, the net wealth of the average white family was ten times greater than the average black family. I could go on for volumes. My point is that the U.S. was founded as a white supremacist nation. That is what the 1619 Project is all about. Of course the forces of white supremacy are pushing back as they always have. Mr. Sowell is an educated man, yet he denies the verifiable. He denies it because the racists pay him extraordinary sums of money to deny the truth. This is not a new phenomenon. The masters have always been able to find willing accomplices among the enslaved. Even during the Final Solution, the Nazi found Jews that helped them kill Jews. The U.S. Army had entire companies of Indian Scouts that helped the White man commit genocide against the indigenous nations. Enslaved blacks spied on their fellow enslaved to uncover slave revolts; they were employed as "drivers" to help the white overseers torture the enslaved to glean ever higher productivity from the work camps. History has given these traitors various names. But they all fall under the category of collaborator. They worked against their own people on behalf of the oppressor for personal benefit. Tell me if the following seems true: "If it takes a man 8 hours to dig an 8' by 8' by 8' hole, it should take two me 4 hours to dig the same hole." Sounds accurate, right? Except it isn't. If it were true, then all you would have to do is keep doubling the men until you have enough men to dig the whole instantly! That is a classic example of sophistry. On the surface it sounds accurate. Only after you take the premise to its logical conclusion that the fallacy is revealed. This is the game that Mr. Sowell is playing. His arguments are crafted to appeal to the casual observer who is not versed in the subject. But upon critical scrutiny, his logic falls apart. He twists facts and denies history to make his point. And the last time I checked, if you have to twist things to make your point, you don't have a point.

@Kunfucious577

2 жыл бұрын

@@sidneycooper you haven’t listened to him cause you wouldn’t be describing him this way if you did. I’d understand if you just don’t agree with him but no reasonable person would think about calling the man uninformed after watching or reading him. Every single one of his books use up almost half of the book to site references he used to write it. He has facts or statistics in almost every sentence. The man doesn’t get emotions involved which is how he’s been able to take all the baseless insulting by people with his same skin color. It’s always a personal attack but never on the subject cause he right. You’re a good example. All you basically said was you don’t like him and you think he’s illogical. Ok. Fine. About what? And after you point out what was illogical, tell me why and where you got that info. You wouldn’t be able to because he’s not wrong.

I very much appreciate your commentary on this because it is one of the few places I can go to hear what someone whose views do not line up with my own present their case in a non-argumentative manner.

Van, i love hearing your opinions BTW! On the point of making a law banning lynchings, it is a waste of paper. Murder is already illegal. Making a law stating that murdering someone by rope is redundant.

Let's get Larry Elder on this channel.

@robertdedrick7937

2 жыл бұрын

Yes 👍 👍 👍

@theelite3792

2 жыл бұрын

Larry is an interesting speaker, but he's mostly about facts and why facts are on his side, and doesn't care about the feelings of people he disagrees with, which I think was one of his criticisms of why he isn't fond of Shapiro. I could be wrong, but I think he said something to that affect recently

@amgirl4286

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! Larry elder! I would consider reparations for the elder generation of women, as well as those who grew up under Jim Crow. But I would not support giving anyone under 50 a dime in repetition …

@west-Co_exploration

2 жыл бұрын

And to your point of acknowledging that there are people who actually don't try because they believe somebody is going to hold them down no matter what they do... The simple fact is... it's always easier as human beings to find a good excuse for failure than to put in the hard work necessary for success.

@euphoricmonk

2 жыл бұрын

@@theelite3792 Shapiro always advocates for Facts over feelings. That's his catch phrase.

The "anti lynching" bill is a "feel good" bill. Lynching as any other form of murder was already a crime in all 50 states. Congress passes these type bills just to play to certain segments of the electorate, depending on what they think will get them the most votes.

@pneeb419

2 жыл бұрын

Which is why there were some who voted against the bill. They felt it was just for optics since lynching has been illegal for years....since the fall of the Jim Crow era anyway. Does lynching still occur? It shouldn't, but probably does. And the perpetrators should be crucified....literally. But it's not so prevalent that Congress needs waste time drafting, debating, passing a bill to make it illegal....again.

@sanguiniusthegreatangel6834

2 жыл бұрын

@@pneeb419 If a black person was lynched in the United States it would be all over the news. Nobody is getting lynched. A black person faked a hate crime and they decided to try and pass this bill to push a narrative.

@RS-fy9hb

2 жыл бұрын

@@sanguiniusthegreatangel6834 Jussie Smolett?

@faolnagael7591

2 жыл бұрын

@@RS-fy9hb It was a hoax... he's been found guilty of staging it.... kzread.info/dash/bejne/dWyq1raHZ5WWidY.html

@dreamerzyx

2 жыл бұрын

I was going to post the exact same thing. You definitely have to look beyond the name of the bill. Both parties are notorious for creating bills with controversial names with the sole intention of being able to say that the other party wouldn't vote for it so they are racist, sexist...you name it. Several years ago there was a similar bill called "Equal Pay for Equal Work" (name may not be exact and this IS NOT the 1963 Act - it was in the last 10 years), which was BS. This was already passed in 1963. It was just another political ploy to say that (in this case) "this Republican didn't vote for the Equal Pay Act" which made it illegal to pay women less for the same work, when in fact this bill did not do that at all.

The first person who can correctly calculate what everyone owes everyone, for all the injustices of human history, can get my money.

Dawg, the squeaking of your chair sounds EXACTLY like one of the cabinet doors in my kitchen. I am home alone and you just had me walking around room to room with a hammer at 2 in the morning, omg 🤣🤣🤣

The Jews received reparations from Germany, it was file 3 years after the war ended, the people responsible were still alive. American slavery was different the owners only took your freedoms and made Africans work, it wasn’t a killing fields and no property was obtained. A hundred years later no slaves are here and no slave owners are here.

@mr.e8432

2 жыл бұрын

The obvious flaw is that the Jews were doing just fine BEFORE the war, and they would have done just fine after the war with or without reparations. The notion that jews only do so well today because Germany paid some of them after the war is absolutely ludicrous. The answer is culture. I'm willing to bet most would find it insulting. The idea that people today who have never owned slaves should pay reparations to other people's today who had never been slaves is so stupid it's beyond comprehension.

@shanenolan8252

2 жыл бұрын

They filled 3 years after the war but it was decades before the received any . Remember Germany didn't start paying anything until the late 60s . Because of post war reconstruction ( the Marshall an ect ) and some as late as 2000 period swiss bank and art collections. Stolen property

@DrewRycerz

2 жыл бұрын

Way more than 100 years.

@bigeric1982

2 жыл бұрын

"Only took your freedoms" Holy shit! "No property obtained". Absolutely disgusting the level of ignorance displayed in this post is mind bending. Hundreds of years of brutality, rape, lynching's and oppression. No slave owners here today? Here is a thought use google and research the companies who profited off and exist because of slavery and are billion dollar entities today due to said profiting of slavery! New York Times, USA today, brooks Brothers, CXS railroads, Bank Of america, Wachovia AIG ect ect ect. 100 years later no slaves? I guess if you ignore the Lynch laws and con vict leasing sure! It's amazing someone can have access to unlimited information at the touch of ones fingers but can be so fucking ignorant at the same time! Yuck

@shanenolan8252

2 жыл бұрын

@@DrewRycerz yes a hundred and 70 something years sinse 1864 .

My ancestors came from two sides, one side fled Germany to get away from a very evil man and the other was Native Americans that were forced to walk The Trail Of Tears. We all have ancestors in our families that were badly mistreated, used and murdered but if we pay everyone there would not be enough money

@jasondavis9639

2 жыл бұрын

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Preach Christ. No way to be lukewarm that way.

I'm an electrician and I went to do some work at dhs. I remember leaving so depressed and just in a bad mood. I look at the security guard and I said every1 is mad or just being mean to each other. I'm from the south!! I say hi to every1 open the door for strangers daily. I asked him how do u do this daily and his words to me from a black man was. ... people aren't strong enough to overcome poverty cause it's easier to blame or depend on some1 else. Even though they don't care about you they smile at them and it tricks them into thinking theor on ur team. A simple gesture is all it took to trick them! I'll never forget that I would of never viewed it that way almost like they were trained.

If I had to take the advice or listen to Thomas Sowell or Trevor Noah.... It's Thomas Sowell hands down.

@dunringill1747

2 жыл бұрын

Good on you. I won't listen to race hustlers either.

There’s never been a time in the history of the world that it has ever been a level playing field,this idea of Reparations is rooted is sheer (Greed,covetousness and Envy

I love coming back to see you in the beginning of you learning the truth.

Love your intelligence, honesty and care of humanity

The haters never talk about modern day slavery happening right now. That tells me how sincere they are , they care sooooo much about people. My ass

Very few slave owners, as only the rich could afford them, and there were both white and black slave owners. To give reparations now, after so much time has passed, would be punishing the majority for the actions of a minority. Not to mention you have a lot of people like me, whose ancestors came here long after slavery had ended, and had no part in slavery at all. All it would do is create even more vitriol and division between the races, which we don't need at all right now.

@willowb1527

2 жыл бұрын

Facts 💯

@jasondavis9639

2 жыл бұрын

Black Slave owners what? this country was built by my ancestors. Take your ass home then if you don’t like it.

@jasondavis9639

2 жыл бұрын

You are a white supremacist.

@joshuashelton6355

2 жыл бұрын

@@jasondavis9639 Black slave owners were few. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Black_slave_owners_in_the_United_States But they existed.

@raifthemad

2 жыл бұрын

@@jasondavis9639 Then learn your own history, don't just listen to race hustlers and propagandists. Instead of spouting garbage, how about you educate yourself. There were black slave owners in the south and slaves did not build your country. I was born in soviet union and live in eastern europe, yet know your history better than you who just spouts the usual garbage narrative like a good sheep.

I really like your thoughtful and sincere approach to what is a very difficult topic. I do have a preference for Mr. Sowell's style and reasoned approach, e.g., as opposed to more emotional presentations that can be prone to skip over facts. I heard a quote from a biologist / psychologist that went like this "we are not thinking creatures that feel, we are feeling creatures that think." That is a very important distinction... emotions can be chaotic, but passion drives us all. So we should respect feelings and work to understand our underlying drives... "our hearts". I think you are trying to do that as well as to process all the facts... "our minds". On the emotional side, the most painful moment in this video was when the well-meaning moderator said to Thomas... "somewhere out there watching this video, their is a young Thomas Sowell, there is "an" African American that's smart..." (How are we supposed to interpret that?) Trying not to be disrespectful to anyone, but there are not many individuals out there, of any race!, like Thomas Sowell! And that's ok, he's using his gifts wonderfully. I think its been well established that there are many different types of intelligence, not just "book smart." On top of this, there are many bright and "book smart" Americans of every race, aren't we all "street smart" enough to know that by now?! Everyone has gifts, we all all God's children, and that means having amazing potential. But we don't all have the same circumstances. If we understand that and can really see each other and want the best out of everyone, then we'll find ways to reconcile and encourage - as "every" African American, like "every" American, has value equivalent to Thomas, even if we can't match his lofty intellect and achievements! We do this, and our country will truly be great.

When one uses logic he is wise, when one uses emotions he’s either a fool or easily fooled!!

Lyching is already illegal, dude. This law’s purpose is specifically politicized in way to speak about the lyching of black ppl. Personally, I don’t care if they pass that law as long as it doesn’t harm anyone, but lyching is very very illegal. Geez...

@Shandathe

2 жыл бұрын

Yep. And it's not like other laws don't cover it. The list starts with (attempted) assault and ends with premeditated murder, with anything a creative prosecutor feels like tossing in between for good measure.

@joseph906

2 жыл бұрын

Remember, its the fake news media spinning it their own way, so we should show a bit more understanding with people who hear it from those outlets.

@justineanglemyer3980

2 жыл бұрын

I could be wrong but I believe part of the problem with the bill was the failure to define lynching. The language was vague enough that a police officer shooting an individual or a self defense case could be open to hate crime charges under the proposed law if the racial identity criteria were met!

@jannettsnow2856

2 жыл бұрын

Did you know that whites who stuck up for black people or helped in any other way was lynched also..

7:44 "It's hard to imagine that you have benefits because of the color of your skin if you cannot see the benefits that you have." This is truly amazing to me. So when a white person is just as poor and has it just as rough as a black person, the white person should not complain, because he's white? And even though there are no benefits to be seen, he's still somehow benefitting from the color of his skin? Why? Are white people superior and therefore have inherent benefits because of it? That's ridiculously racist against black people. Or is he saying that it's impossible for a white person to have it just as bad as a black person? So a black millionaire can complain about having it rough, but the poor white person can't simply because he's white? That's incredibly racist against white people. And all of this is even assuming that white people on average are getting more benefits from 'the system' than black people do, which has never been proven and, dare I say, even been debunked multiple times. I'm starting to feel like Trevor is just a racist who cannot see reality for what it is, because he's blinded by hatred and possessed by his ideology.

@dunringill1747

2 жыл бұрын

Thomas Sowell warns us about race hustlers like Trevor Noah. Millionaires that make money stirring up hatred with the narrative about why blacks should feel owed something by others who had nothing to do with suppressing their ancestors.

@jasondavis9639

2 жыл бұрын

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@jasondavis9639

2 жыл бұрын

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@jasondavis9639

2 жыл бұрын

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@Jcikokalol

2 жыл бұрын

@@zorab1619 yep, he just says what his handlers want him to for TV views and he gladly does it to get his bag. Dude has no ties to America dad swiss/German, mom African, and he was born in south Africa, yet wants to complain about America while receiving all the benefits America has to offer that immigrants are literally dying to get here for.

I am SO glad that you are posting Mr. Sowell's reactions. Fair isnt actually fair. Why take money from people who had nothing to do with slavery for reperations? From people who mostly cant afford to live, with what they are making at work, as it is? Is this just another way of supporting those who refuse to support themselves? I, and my wife, neither of us, have profited by being white. We both have had to work for what we do have, ever since we got out of high school. Thomas Sowell is a Godsend. Extremely intelligent. Not just smart. He is intelligent. There is a difference between smart and intelligence. One can be smart, and still be ignorant. Intelligence is being able to use your smartness on a high level. Thamk you again! I am enjoying you vidoes!

The problem with the culture is they listen to athletes, comedians and entertainers! 💪💪Sowell

"Black people were slaves" And if you look at history, Trevor, you'll see nearly every other race at some point in time was as well.

@ronaldperry7479

2 жыл бұрын

The West practiced chattel slavery. This wasn't the same as slavery that was practiced in other parts of the world.

@desmonlyons6817

2 жыл бұрын

Yes and if u look in history almost all those races received some form of reparations. Except for black people. That is all.

@Spartan1853

2 жыл бұрын

@@desmonlyons6817 well that is false. What is your evidence for "almost all?"

@Skinsfan819

2 жыл бұрын

@@desmonlyons6817 Black people have received reparations in the form affirmative action, hiring and promotion preferences and wealth transfers via welfare.

@khalaq2

2 жыл бұрын

Nearly every other race? I cannot think of a single one that was not enslaved at some point in history. Only the details differ.

I agree 100% with Thomas Sowell. The question that comes to mind is why one group should get extra advantages when many of another group are as poor as the group that gets advantages!

@jasondavis9639

2 жыл бұрын

Because we built the country and they didn’t, what a fucking stupid question to ask. You must be a white supremacist.

@spartacus8085

2 жыл бұрын

@@jasondavis9639 What exactly do you mean with "we built the country"? Is that a exuse for a group to have more advantages?

@jasondavis9639

2 жыл бұрын

@@spartacus8085 more advantages,what are you talking about we are talking about a debt that is owned to black Americans 🇺🇸

@jasondavis9639

2 жыл бұрын

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I appreciate your well-thought-out and open-view content.

The truth hurts because the truth hasn't always been told. The person already has a mindset

Being born American is like hitting the lottery. The ticket was paid for by all our ancestors. That's the best way to look at it. Also, there is more slavery now than ever before

@bigl9478

2 жыл бұрын

No there is not more slavery now than ever. 😂😂😂

@donaldforeman4010

2 жыл бұрын

@@bigl9478 I'm not sure if that statement is true or not but there's definitely more than most think

@dawnelder9046

2 жыл бұрын

Slavery still exists in China, the Middle East and Africa.

@donaldforeman4010

2 жыл бұрын

@@dawnelder9046 every country! There's sex slave's in at least every major city in America.

@floydisnutz8443

2 жыл бұрын

@@bigl9478 You sweet summer child.

Trevor speaks alot of anecdotal things, but Thomas speaks from a factual standpoint, with data, and facts to back it up, along with his own experience in teaching.

@dunringill1747

2 жыл бұрын

Thomas gave solid advice on how to better yourself and your family's future. Trevor makes millions stirring up emotions on why you should be angry and owed something. Trevor is one of those race hustlers Thomas warns us about.

@ravenspawn8982

2 жыл бұрын

Trevor isn't even from this country so he needs not have an opinion about this country or its past. He needs to be concerned with S. Africa and their slavery issues. He's just an opportunistic individual not a reasonable one.

@satinlovegloveful

2 жыл бұрын

@@ravenspawn8982 white people… anyways you have it reversed. Thomas is speaking about world history. Reparation has to do with American history.

@sidneycooper

2 жыл бұрын

Thomas is purveying rank sophistry, plain and simple.

@landoakechi9406

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, but Thomas also seems to think that racism isn't existent at all in modern society

Our mind is the same color for everyone.

I appreciate you producing this type of content. I appreciate you stating your views even though they don’t always align with the people you are reacting to. We need to be able to intelligently discuss these issues in our society. Much love.