Giving Thanks for Settler Colonialism | Michael Knowles LIVE at Vanderbilt University
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2024
- Michael Knowles breaks down the harsh reality for leftists who claim that America was founded on genocide and oppression.
This Young America’s Foundation event is part of the Logan Family Lecture Series.
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Michael Knowles is the celebrated host of “The Michael Knowles Show” at the Daily Wire and “The Book Club” at PragerU. He is also the author of the best-selling book “Speechless.”
"Do we have any other lunatics in the room?"😂😂😂😂 only Michael Knowles could make it sound like a compliment
I admire his not getting offended, but I considered that a slam and a way to discourage more crazy behavior. 🤣🤣
Lol imagine being a grown adult and throwing a temper tantrum so badly that you have to be escorted out of a talk at a college. Those poor ppl are so indoctrinated and they don't even realize it
Eh, “grown adult” in yesteryears terms may have meant 18, but now? Maybe 25. Maybe.
The difference between today’s 17 yr olds and low 20’s ain’t much. Still doesn’t excuse their behavior though…
@@360lootgoon3 you're an adult, you're SUPPOSED to be an adult by 18 yrs old. Which for every other non Western country you'd be a grandparent by then lol
Sad but true, the want the perks of being an adult like driving, voting etc but none of the accountability. Which is funny cuz these are the same people going on about it lol guess that’s why we call them ‘kidults’
@tidepridej86:They are a sorry picture.
That one lady said she was a vet, I highly doubt she’s any younger that 22. Likely older if she entered at 18 her minimum contract woulda been 4 years
This is why I love Michael. He doesn't try "owning the libs" with quick quips and disingenuous listening. He takes commentary and criticism very seriously and gives people the answers they deserve. I'm also very pleased with the audience members and the people who came up to ask questions. Their interactions with Michael were wonderful, from the lighthearted distant cousin to the more thoughtful disagreements. Absolutely amazing talk and Q&A. I hope one day to be able to attend one myself!
I absolutely hate how Michael answers questions lol He always goes into roundabout spiels that don't directly answer what's being asked
The one guy is asking why Christianity is better than Islam, particularly in the context of conquest. The right answer is that Islam forces conversion by the sword, that Muhammad massacred Jews and pagans for not believing, that Muhammad encouraged his followers to rape slaves, that Muhammad literally compared women to animals and treated them that way, telling his followers to beat their wives. Not to mention the fact that Muhammad was a pedo who slept with his 9 year old, prepubescent wife and allowed his followers to mary the young girls they kidnap in conquest.
Michael must be too afraid of losing Muslim followers to avoid giving the straight answer
No conservative tries to "own" someone in debate. It's not a dance off. The truth is self evident in just a few sentences. Only leftists want to "own" by shouting, ad hominem, and violence.
"Any other lunatics in the room?" Lol
I loved the shrill reply, "I'M STILL HERE!"
Starts at 5:20
The hero we don't deserve
Thank you, sir!
Nah 5:18
Michael is a gift from God!! I get a sense of comfort listening to him!
Exactly, me too.
He really has a way with words, a gift for public speaking. Only problem is his proposed solution of Cringianity, which was the woke movement of Ancient Rome.
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I envy him for his stoicism and ability to remain so completely even keeled. It’s amazing and hilarious and why he succeeds in his debates
I’d love to meet these hecklers and laugh in their faces, 😂😂😂😂
I happened to be seated in the row they were all in. It was awkward for a few minutes before they left.
Love thy enemies
Knowly is one of the most positive forces in our culture today. Beautifully articulate and he has his finger right on the pulse of North American society. These are the issues we need to talk about today! Kudos!
Best YAF talk I've seen to date. Michael needs a raise Benny Boy!
Benny will never do that 😂 his a bit of a wank 😝
But was a good talk 👌
I don't think Ben is in the position to give a raise anymore. You should @ Jeremy instead, haha
Michael Knowles is the man.
"What they lack in arguments, they make up for in volume. They're very good at that." Great observation!
That's so cool to see smiling Samuel asking Michael to corner for him.
Remember when the mob tried to cancel Michael Knowles a few years back? What an epic fail. Knowles never skipped a beat.
I think all they did was give him some marketing!
I remember when they "accused" him of saying he wanted to ERADICATE transgenderdism and he just smiled and said yeah I said that I meant every word :D
Only criticism I have for this lecture is that it wasn't longer. I would've loved to have Michael go on about colonialism and for the Q&A session to be extended further. I'm here because Michael mentioned on his show he was doing a talk at a university and I was curious. Glad I checked it out, even more lovely commentary from one of my favorite people on the Daily Wire.
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@@PerspectiveEngineer lol you should be thanking the Lord for colonialism. You would be sitting in a mud hut with flies on your face otherwise.
This we incredible. Thank you!
My boy Knowles knocking it out again
"You can't pray in schools" Someone needs to take a look at Dearborn Mich... Someone needs to take a look at many New York schools and MANY other states that have made allowances and set up special rooms and times for MUSLIM Teachers and children to pray in schools! It's happening FAR more than you think!
Alhamdulilah!!
It goes to show how ineffective the right is, DESPITE all the funding you throw at them. You can clearly get religious freedom in schooling, but you don't care enough to make time and space for the SAME LORD Islam teaches of.
God will help you, but you need to actually care enough to put Him first.
Thanks for the warning/notice.
@@Kaleki935 YOUR "gOD" is NOT the God of the Christians, your Mudman took Christianity and BASTARDIZED it to fit his own PERSONAL maniacal needs! You do realize that your fake mudman was a blond haired white man right? Your own book describes him. Now THAT being said you ARE 100% right about REPUBLICANS being ineffective but that is more to do with them being FAKE republicans than anything! This country has had only ONE political party for about 50 years now and its the Socialist party pretending to be BOTH Democrats & Republicans! The second you realize that and look at what has been going on for 50 years it all suddenly makes sense! I'm not a Christian nor even one of any of the Abrahamic religions but you need to seriously investigate the Islamic religion before you truly commit your soul to it! Islam is NOT what you are being led to believe it is!
Knowles in an American treasure
Love how unflappable Michael is. He needs to give Walsh some lessons. Matt's a lot more timid on a stage, as great as his message remains.
It's true, they're just different dudes. Knowles is a highly educated, talented public speaker with a professional background in performance art. Walsh is just a Midwestern dad who has made a career out of pointing out obvious truths that have become less obvious to our confused, secular society.
I don't think Walsh will ever be able to give public speeches the way Knowles can, but what makes Walsh dynamic and special to watch is the righteous anger with which he dismantles leftists' corrupt view of the world.
@@BigMikeTheGuy Very well said
I agree. If you ever watch the Joe Rogan podcast with Matt Walsh you can see how timid and hesitant he is. He doesn’t do the best job of proving his points. That’s why I wish Michael could have done it/will do it someday
@@BigMikeTheGuy- Very good points. Michael Knowles in many ways has the same sort of background as Ronald Reagan. It isn’t to take away from either Walsh or Knowles, just that Knowles in addition to being very knowledgeable is also highly trained in the art of persuasion, which also makes him seem more likable, etc. They are the same traits that gave Reagan the nickname the “Great Communicator”.
@@BigMikeTheGuyI totally agree Mike !! Not that you need my approval!
Good points Michael. Every one.
1:05:38 The last questioner was really eloquent!
The Lakota call themselves Lakota which means “allies or friends”. Other tribes call them Sioux which means “little snakes”.
Love you uncle Knowles
When Cortez saw the Aztec human sacrifices, he said, "Be still my beating heart!"
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I hope the last questioner finds his way to Wallbuilders, they have extensive records and artifacts from the founding, one of the founders of Wallbuilders is a Jeffersonian scholar and debunks many of the lies associated with Jefferson and the founder fathers at large. It’s unfortunate that Knowles (perhaps unwittingly) agreed with some of the premises the questioner laid out, but there’s a lot of misinformation regarding some of the most important people of our nation.
FACTS! Wallbuilder is a good source. Knowles did a terrible job with this
1.. Thomas Jefferson although he had slaves he inherited them. He was born into a system that he hated and tried to change. He tried to change the laws so he could free his slaves in 1769 and was voted down by the Crown. He put an anti slavery paragraph in the original Declaration of Independence and SC and Georgia threatened to walk if he didn't remove it. There were manumission laws on the books that made it impossible to free his slaves plus his debt. Jefferson could have sold half of his slaves to pay off however didn't because it would have meant breaking up families. Jefferson openly said he was for emancipation. His actions as President prove this too. The left attacks Jefferson because if you want good little Marxist zombie slaves you have to bring down the guy who wrote our rights are God given and natural rights and not from the state. Regardless the Founders set the foundation so we could end slavery and we did.
2.Washington was a devout Christian. Was in church every week. His tomb has literally one of the most Christian scriptures on it . 'I am the resurrection and the life....' ya that one is central to our Faith. Two things can be true. He can be a Mason and a Christian. I meditate and take Yoga. I have been to a Buddhist temple and I am a Christian. Washington in his own words addressed your claim. The secularists always leave this out.
3. Jefferson Bible. If you read it there is still mention of Miracles. He put scripture he felt would guide them morally while they worked and wanted it all in one place for easy access. It had nothing to do with the way the left tries to frame it for their agenda of no morality or God in anything.
3. John Adams is questionable. He is also quoted for saying "We have no King but Jesus"
4.Jefferson in a personal letter says "I am a Christian"
5. There are more founders than Washington, Adams, Jefferson etc. Sam Adams, Father of the Revolution is a Christian and many other signers of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence were Christian.
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When it really begins
Thank you
“We are legion” 😂😂😂
I have to leave another comment. That was so freaking good! Ben only does 10 minute speeches now and I can't tell if it's the same word count bc he speaks so fast.
If Michael isn't running for POTUS in the 2030's he's letting his country down.
In fairness, Ben’s been on a worldwide whirlwind tour since Oct7.
Willam Bradford is my ancestor who helped make the first thanksgiving
Gotta say, that back and forth with the last guy was really great on both sides! The founding fathers definitely weren't perfect by all means, but nuance and graciousness ought be practiced to those who've come before us.
This was a new perspective for me...I love his perspective, and I think it's good advice to go gently on forefathers as we should on our parents.
18:35 We won fair we and square... end of discussion.. and Columbus was a brave and courageous explorer who deserves our appreciation and gratitude... he deserves to be remembered
Michael is a boss👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸
It’s always a good night when Michael is speaking ❤
Someone has to stand at the end of the long chain of people conquering any land. Looking at the alternatives, I'm overall happy with the system of governance that the people standing at the end of the line for this land came up with.
Such a heartwarming family reunion 🥲
I love to listen to Michael knowles he always tell the truth.
Michael handled the initial outbursts perfectly. Do not give them any attention. Do not let them speak, talk over them with truth, Logic, and reason. do not entertain conversation with them. Make your points then go on with You're speaking engagement and escort them out of the room
Like they were never there.
But he did give them attention. He even quieted the audience so he could hear what they were saying.
Methinks the woman did not "fight" for our freedom but sat at a desk
Would love to see a sit down with that last question asker Michael :) Wonderful demeanor and obvious knowledge, great for a discussion and I think you've have him converted after 3 hours.
How miserable must your life be to purposely go to an event to be offended?
I wish those angry people yelling could just listen to a speech and maybe consider other perspectives. The anger is disturbing
Hey, those AYPs are open minded! Just ask them.
I wish they'd stick around for the q&a, but they're too closed-minded to wait that long
His level of chill is fire 🔥 🔥 🔥 😂
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1:11:11 Good one. Enjoyed it fully well.
Spanish "Hispanics" have a lot to answer for in regards to colonialism. Not too sure what a White Polish American ever did in regards to colonialism.
5:19 Start.
Great speech.
Fun fact: Michael uses both "Lakota" and "Sioux" to describe the tribe in question. "Lakota" means "the people/human beings," it is the name the tribe gave itself. "Sioux" means "little snakes" or "enemies" and was the name given to the Lakota by other tribes whose misfortune it was to cross their path. This same pattern repeated itself with many of the NA tribes, and reflects the attitudes that come with primitive tribalism. "We're human beings. Those guys on the other side of the river? Meh, not so much."
Tribalism lends itself poorly to civilizational advancement. The tribes tend to live in isolation from one another and what little contact that takes place between them is typically hostile in nature. As a direct result, tribal societies have historically been the most vulnerable to conquest and enslavement.
Those who agitate for decolonization would do well to be careful what they wish for. Decolonization has frequently proved to be rather hard on the decolonized, as was the case in Zimbabwe, Uganda, Somalia, etc. It is a project which can easily lead to a devolution back to the Stone Age.
For all of time, there will exist a moral conundrum, that is the very essence of human nature. While we strive to achieve perfection, there is and always will be, only one perfect being. That's the point, ultimately. God is real and we are meant to enlighten ourselves to the highest levels possible to hopefully reunite with our creator.
(48:14 ) It's somewhat hilarious in retrospect when the secularists use the greatest 'reaching' microscope to find just 1 line Jefferson wrote to the Danbury Baptist church but ignore the thousands of other writings or references from the Founders about Faith.
Killer speech here.
This kid’s funny who says “I’m gonna push you on one thing”, like he’s really going to enlighten Michael with anything he says.
The separation of Church and State argument is a tired, old one. The irony is when Jefferson wrote about the "wall of separation" he was writing to a group of Danbury ministers explaining how the constitution would protect the churches FROM the government. The ministers had written Jefferson with their fears that this new government would be a cudgel against the churches. The original letters are all available. It's amazing to me how people will take that one line and completely flip it to mean the opposite of what Jefferson meant. It's honestly evil.
Funny thing is the Danbury baptists were right. The federal government is now a cudgial against the church.
So true and they used it to remove prayer from school
Separation of Church and State does not mean what Atheists think it means lol
We literally established the Bible as the first book for public schools. Also, we had individual State churchs....
Washington was an Anglican...
Facts!!
Also the Jefferson Bible was not put together to remove what the left claims. Jefferson picked specific scriptures that he wanted easy access to while they all worked to keep them moral. Guarantee no one has read it. It still has miracle in it
Washington literally has one of the central scriptures to our Faith on his tomb 'I am the resurrection and the life...' Washington also addresses the Mason claim. Going to a meeting doesn't mean you aren't a Christian or now somehow are a diest. I have been to Buddhist temple and taken Yoga and I am a Christian. Diests don't pray or go to church there would be no point since they believe in a creator God who is hands off on our lives. All he did was spout lazy lefty history to push an agenda. I wish Michael addressed it better.
Adams is debatable. He is also quoted saying "We have no King but Jesus"
Also Sam Adams a Christian and there are more Founders who are Christian than not.
Jefferson also tried to end slavery. 1769 while on the House of Burgess and was voted down by the crown. The original draft of the Declaration of Independence had an anti slavery clause and SC and Georgia threatened to walk if it wasn't removed. The agreement was it had to be unanimous.
Jefferson was openly for emancipation and was an early abolitionist. His slaves were inherited. He was born into a system he worked to change.
Funny those who protest and yell from left never stick around to ask questions or debate vast majority of the time, and every single daily wire speaker has those who disagree go straight to front....
Protesting Michael Knowles is so retro.
It’s nice to see old fads make a comeback.
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Michael Knowles is a gift from God, truly😂😂😂😂
JEFFERSON WAS NOT ALLOWED TO SELL HIS SLAVER BECAUSE IT WAS LAW IN VIRGINIA AT THE TIME THAT IF YOU OWED MONEY YOUR SLAVES WERE COLATEREL TO YOUR DEBTS
Jefferson also tried to change the slave laws.
Knowles did a bad job with the last guy.
1. Thomas Jefferson although he had slaves he inherited. He was born into a system that he hated and tried to change. He tried to change the laws so he could free his slaves in 1769 and was voted down by the Crown. He put an anti slavery paragraph in the original Declaration of Independence and SC and Georgia threatened to walk if he didn't remove it. There were manumission laws on the books that made it impossible to free his slaves plus his debt. Jefferson could have sold half of his slaves to pay off however didn't because it would have meant breaking up families. Jefferson openly said he was for emancipation. His actions as President prove this too. The left attacks Jefferson because if you want good little Marxist zombie slaves you have to bring down the guy who wrote our rights are God given and natural rights and not from the state. Regardless the Founders set the foundation so we could end slavery and we did.
2.Washington was a devout Christian. Was in church every week. His tomb has literally one of the most Christian scriptures on it . 'I am the resurrection and the life....' ya that one is central to our Faith. Two things can be true. He can be a Mason and a Christian. I meditate and take Yoga. I have been to a Buddhist temple and I am a Christian. Washington in his own words addressed your claim. The secularists always leave this out.
3. Jefferson Bible. If you read it there is still mention of Miracles. He put scripture he felt would guide them morally while they worked and wanted it all in one place for easy access. It had nothing to do with the way the left tries to frame it for their agenda of no morality or God in anything.
3. John Adams is questionable. He is also quoted for saying "We have no King but Jesus"
4.Jefferson in a personal letter says "I am a Christian" In another letter to a kid named after him he literally says love God, your neighbor on your parents.
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There are more founders than Washington, Adams, Jefferson right Sam Adams a Christian and many other signers of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence were Christian.
This is true.
You are correct, but the caps lock doesn't help
We need Matt Walsh to come talk about this subject
The colonists benefited the whole world.
It doesn't help the pouters or the whiners.
19:18 It does encourage those that embrace the Present and Future.
Socialism by nature creates stagnation, they basically bring the economy to a stand still.
Everyone becomes dependent on the Government, unemployment surges, crime surges, and it stays that way until you vote them out. But who would bite the very hand that is feeding it. It's a trap , that puts us on the road to communism. That is when Satan is taking over.
I like Michael K and thought his presentation excellent. Another good discussion of this topic is in the “Uncancelled History” podcast (Episode 2) hosted by Douglas Murray. I think MK and the last questioner had an excellent back and forth. Will we ever see MK have coffee with Victor Davis Hanson to discuss this topic? There is always hope!
If the land must go back to Indians, then it definitely ought to be the Crows, as the Crows have consistently been allies of the US. In fact, the last Plains Indian war chief passed his tests to become a war chief while leading a demolitions team to blast German positions on the Siegfried Line in 1944.
If micheal doesn’t corner for that fight and stream it imma be upset
Colonization? While Tanzania (which enshrined communism in the constitution) suffered economically after independence, Singapore and Botswana flourished. Colonization was not the problem.
It depended on whether the newly independent nations retained the Western modus vivendi or rejected it in favor of Marxism, tribalism, Radical Islam, or some other anti Western ideology. Somalia went with a combination of all 3 of the ideologies I just mentioned and experienced the worst humanitarian crisis in recent decades. Coincidence? I think not. Decolonization has proved historically to be rather hard on the decolonized. It is a project which can easily lead to a devolution back to the Stone Age.
Excellent speech. I'm glad you brought up the spiritual aspects of colonizers and of the left. Incontrovertible facts!
Median age at my church is probably 70, glad to here some churches are flourishing, but this isn't the case everywhere
He’s talking about the difference between the traditional Latin mass goers vs the novus ordo churches
Is that the lesbo with two les moms who joined the army? These people act as if they joined for novel causes and not selfish ones.
This was one of my favorite presentations by Michael Knowles. The last question was a very legitimate one. The Founding Fathers may have been geniuses but we can still criticize where they got it wrong. However, the focus of the gentleman on slavery is not where I would place the focus on. Slavery was a way of life in their time and even Adams wrote slavery as a right in his draft of the Massachusetts state constitution. The bigger concerns for me were that many of them were freemasons and that meant that they generally did not believe in established religions. Neither Adams nor Jefferson believed in established religions. Of the big six, Madison was the one who believed most in an established religion but was also the most adamant about the first amendment prohibiting an established religion. I am more worried about their belief in no established religions than I am in the fact that they owned slaves. Slavery was bad but it damaged the body while the errors of beliefs in no miracles and no established religion damage the soul. I am more concerned over that than slavery.
Well said.
Bravely spoken yet partly true...Freemasonry is a religion.
Its Gods baby, it's Gods choice. And he has chosen Life. For convenience, women think they should decide who Lives and dies.
I disagree with Michael on one point: he says you judge a religion by whether it is true or not.
Jesus was right: By their fruits ye shall know them. (Matthew 7:16-20
Jesus also said "I am the way, the truth, and the life." If you don't have truth, you don't have Jesus.
You need to know Jesus AND follow Jesus, which will prduce fruits. Truth and fruits are both needed. It's not an either or thing.
"The only way it could have been more perfect is if she had cleaned up after her bull instead of her dog." Great line. Michael is brilliant. I hope he breaks free of the DW soon.
Why? What's wrong with Knowles' affiliation with DW?
I don’t get the line what does it even mean 😅 I’m stupid :P
And probably coz his too good for Dw 🤷♀️
I think DW is perfect for him and he's perfect for them. In this talk he contradicted Ben's opinions, but did so respectfully and with conviction. The DW must be conservative, but demonstrating diversity of thought within it is essential.
that fact that the Founding Fathers were flawed does not reduce the importance of their deeds vis-à-vis that founding, it make them all the greater
Michael did a bad job addressing that. Yes we are all flawed however all that kid did was spout lazy lefty history talking points
1. Thomas Jefferson although he had slaves he inherited. He was born into a system that he hated and tried to change. He tried to change the laws so he could free his slaves in 1769 and was voted down by the Crown. He put an anti slavery paragraph in the original Declaration of Independence and SC and Georgia threatened to walk if he didn't remove it. There were manumission laws on the books that made it impossible to free his slaves plus his debt. Jefferson could have sold half of his slaves to pay off however didn't because it would have meant breaking up families. Jefferson openly said he was for emancipation. His actions as President prove this too. The left attacks Jefferson because if you want good little Marxist zombie slaves you have to bring down the guy who wrote our rights are God given and natural rights and not from the state. Regardless the Founders set the foundation so we could end slavery and we did.
2.Washington was a devout Christian. Was in church every week. His tomb has literally one of the most Christian scriptures on it . 'I am the resurrection and the life....' ya that one is central to our Faith. Two things can be true. He can be a Mason and a Christian. I meditate and take Yoga. I have been to a Buddhist temple and I am a Christian. Washington in his own words addressed his claim. The secularists always leave this out.
3. Jefferson Bible. If you read it there is still mention of Miracles. Jefferson put scripture he felt would guide them morally while they worked and wanted it all in one place for easy access. It had nothing to do with the way the left tries to frame it for their agenda of no morality or God in anything.
3. John Adams is questionable. He is also quoted for saying "We have no King but Jesus"
4.Jefferson in a personal letter says "I am a Christian"
5. There are more founders than Washington, Adams, Jefferson. Sam Adams a Christian and many other signers of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence were Christian.
Fact:
Native Americans are themselves colonizers.
What's known as native Americans are at minimum the second wave of colonizers if not the third iteration.
Before them were Neanderthals.
This is like the slavery discussions.
Everyone has practiced slavery or been enslaved. We all owe each other reparations I guess. So it's kind of a wash.
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Yaayyyyy colonialism
Thomas Jefferson was a Christian This is from the letter Jefferson sent Thomas Jefferson Grotjan:
"Your affectionate mother requests that I would address to you, as a namesake, something which might have a favorable influence on the course of life you have to run. Few words are necessary, with good dispositions on your part. Adore God; reverence and cherish your parents; love your neighbor as yourself, and your country more than life. Be just; be true; murmur not at the ways of Providence-and the life into which you have entered will be one of eternal and ineffable bliss. And if to the dead it is permitted to care for the things of this world, every action of your life will be under my regard. Farewell.[iii]"
Jefferson clearly was a Christian. This is hardly the writings of a diest.
Hey yaf editing team. Why leave 5 minutes of dead time at the begining of the video? I get that the folks who watched live had to see that screen. But it is just a waste of 5 minutes to have it in the final video.
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During our lunch break at work last night,..... I work nights..... we were talking about this religion/ morality subject in modern society.
Here in England, we have a massive issue with the way our people behave. People are unbelievably selfish, nobody cares about anything or anyone else, theft and violent crime is out of control, anti social behaviour is prevalent in all towns and cities and we're heading towards a complete breakdown. Why is this happening?
Well, I have a theory..........
At this present time, church attendance is at an all time low, however........throughout history, the church and religion has played a huge part in setting morals and standards.
As the influence of the church has pretty much gone, it's all gone t*ts up. I don't like organised religion as I think it brainwashes people and controls the poorly educated masses, however........ the less religion is in society, and the worse people become
Would you prefer unorganized religions to organized ones? Because an unorganized religion is easier to manipulate. It's not grounded in anything solid and will drift with the winds of the age. In my opinion, that's exactly what we see with wokism.
@@jacobecklund3651absolutely agree. At the same time, I sympathize with gooner’s frustration over his country’s societal problems. They are precisely mirrored here in America.
Interesting that you can recognize the solution and still dislike it. Have you considered that your dislike for organized religion could be, itself, the result of brainwashing?
I would love to hear Michael answer my criticism:
Was Christianity not the woke movement of Ancient Rome?
How was Christianity woke in Ancient Rome.
In general, Christians in ancient Rome were very law-abiding citizens, as their religious teachings emphasized respect for authority and adherence to civil laws. However, some conflicts did arose due to the Roman authorities' demands for emperor worship, which Christians considered a violation of their monotheistic beliefs. This occasionally led to persecution of Christians for refusing to participate in certain imperial rituals but Despite these tensions, many Christians sought to coexist peacefully within the Roman legal framework, and the majority of them were very law-abiding citizens in their daily lives.
In short, not all change is good.
The word "woke" today is used in reference to a specific set of ideas that directly contradict Christian teaching. Ideas like modern gender theory, the right to abortion, critical race theory, and so on.
If you want to replace the word "woke" in your question with "new" then perhaps you would be correct. However, it would then be much easier to see how ridiculous it is to associate ideas that were new 2000 years ago with ideas that are new today based purely on the fact that at one time, they were both novel. Christianity is good and true and beautiful. The modern concept of wokeness is not.
No, because wokeism has a very particular ideology and definition.
What your asking is "wasn't Christianity the rebellious movement of Ancient Rome" in which case, yes, but that's not wokeism.
Wokeism is the idea that history can be defined as a series of class struggles between oppressor and oppressed, fundamentally driven by power and peoples lust for it, and that the oppressor groups take the place of the majority or status quo, typically defined by racial majorities like white people, or majorities in positions of political power like men. You therefore can ascribe social credit, victimhood status, and oppressor status to people based on their group identity. For instance, you can define marriage as a power struggle between the tyrannical man and slave wife, and therefore can ascribe guilt to all men, husbands, and fathers, and victimhood status and therefore right to equity to women, wives, and mothers.
If you want additional in-depth academic information, outside of RUclips, regarding what countries like Russia and China are doing; then I highly encourage using these useful resources, which have extensive reports:
- Amnesty International
- Atlantic Council
- Australian Strategic Policy Institute
- Carnegie Endowment
- Cato Institute
- Center for New American Security
- Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Foundation for Defense of Democracy
- Helsinki Commission
- Heritage Foundation
- Hudson Institute
- Human Rights Watch
- National Endowment for Democracy
- Royal United Services Institute
- Safeguard Defenders
- Stimpson Center
- Wilson Center
This is a list of multinational think tanks and NGO's, that present their data and findings for the sake of public transparency and accountability.
Apologists for pro-Authoritarian regimes despise these organizations for exposing what their rogue governments do.
Q&A 33:55
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The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom was one of Jefferson's proudest achievements, and one of the 3 things he wanted on his tombstone. He literally cut up the Bible to improve it. While Christianity did inspire the founders and shape the idea of inalienable rights, it was not intended to be a dogmatic theocracy.
That's true, but at this point the most basic premises of humanity are under attack. Even skipping the man and woman stuff as important as it is, look at the war in Israel. Americans are saying what was done against them was justified?!? Even if you 100% agree that they are the oppressors and the Gazans are victims, they didn't attack a military base on the border or raid a grocery store to feed their families. How do you justify burning babies and violating women? We've lost our most basic principles, morality is now a relative thing and it comes from the generations raised without religion. That question about secular morality? In recent weeks we've finally gotten the definitive answer, and that's the one thing that makes me scared.
In the first place, the original intent of "conquest" implies "capture of political rule" and is not about gaining ownership of land over which the previous ruler governed. In other words, one does not own the land when he conquers the throne he succeeds to what belonged to the previous ruler-political authority. This theory of "ownership of land by conquest" was a theory first put out by ambitious British capitalists. It appears that the American government driven by capitalist ideals was even more forceful (and cruel) w.r.t land ownership than was their predecessor.
Next, using religious beliefs to qualify which conquest is justified amounts to narrow-mindedness. Dogmatic followers of religion, who strive to represent their own particular religion as greater than other religions are unquestionably ignorant. Ignorant (unenlightened) followers of a religion, trying to glorify their religion as supreme over other religions instead belittle their Master (Guru, Messiah) through their bigotry, intolerance, hate, inquisitions, crusades, and religious wars.
All religious institutions, irrespective of how noble their initial ideals, attract ill repute as soon as they function as theocracies, using man-made theological doctrines and arguments to justify and defend even their unholy acts.
You are "using religious beliefs to qualify which conquest is justified". It may be that the conclusion you've come to is that none of them are justified, but that doesn't change that this is a religious position you've taken.
The protester in the beginning who claimed she served in the army, fighting for our freedom, I can't stand self aggrandizing people like that. Who did you fight anyways? Don't go and serve if you're gonna be throwing it in my face. Very poor attitude, but I wouldn't be surprised if research was done, and it turned out that she never really served anywhere. If she did, it's probably strictly for the post service benefits of it, and there are many. I know someone who got injured while playing volleyball in the pool with other army buddies. He's collecting a disability check because his shoulder hurts. You can hate me, or you can stop and think about it. Let's not make the army untouchable, beyond any reproach.
What are you thankful for?
The forever transition is absurd. Even in the name trans means your always in the process.
Agreed.
Nashville copycats are punching air rn
Gangstalking is a thing.. demons in meatsuits
At 17:00 into the video ----- Stolen land? ... Stolen from who?
"Political theocracy is a necessary evil and "Christian" tyranny is the least evil form of Political theocracy don't strike me as particularly comforting propositions
"If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin, and in the end, despair."
~CS Lewis
@@reubenoakley5887 Politics and nationalism are false gods and The Lord JEHOVAH is our only hope for a civilization worthy of that designation that is the bitter truth. Psalm ch.146:3NIV"Do not put your trust in princes,
in human beings, who cannot save."When their spirit departs, they return to the ground;
on that very day their plans come to nothing.
5Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the LORD Their God."
@@aservantofJEHOVAH7849 There is a difference between trusting in princes, and being aware of what the princes are up to and putting them in their place through the proper use of political power. It is our duty as citizens in a republic to use, with all prudence and righteousness, whatever power is available to us by appropriate application of the law.
"To those whom much is given, much shall also be required"
@@reubenoakley5887 which citizens are you talking about. 2Corinthians ch.6:14NIV"Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?"
2Corinthians ch.6:17NIV"Therefore,
“Come out from them
and be separate,
says the LORD.
Touch no unclean thing,
and I will receive you.”
There is simply no political or legislative pathway to the righteousness of God.
We have NO moral obligation to save any of the nation's of the present age from themselves.
pause 12:57
They need to press full charges against these lunatics, escorting them out of the room without consequences only emboldens them
59:48 Michael Knowles height: 5'10"
How do we know that?
@@LucianoDiPiazza4903 Googled it.
48:10 q{ All societies have some kind of religious foundation }
7:27 I had it figured out by 5. By 5 I knew 2 things. 1. you couldn't hit girls (which obviously gave them an unfair advantage), 2. Girls were Icky (needless to say as time went on I realized this was NOT True. They were Strange Mysterious and WONDERFUL) BTW at 75 I Still don't understand them, and they're still WONDERFUL.
Sam Alvey is awesome
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