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This content argues that the rise of right-wing extremism and political polarization in America is deeply rooted in a manufactured "culture war" that exploits societal anxieties, particularly among white men, leading to widespread social dysfunction and violence.

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So, do you know how many transgender

Americans have been mass shooters over

the last 10 years?

>> Too many.

>> Okay, now five is a lot, right? I'm

going to give you I'm going to give you

some credit. Do you know Do you know how

many mass shooters there have been in

America over the last 10 years? Counting

or not counting gang violence. Great.

>> I want to watch that execution. That'll

make my day better. I want to [music]

see him on a public block and get him be

publicly executed. And I think that

would be justice. At what age should you

start to see public executions? Hold on

a second. Don't you agree that more

[music] speech, not less speech, is

better for a free society? Prowling

blacks go around for fun to go target

white people. That's a fact.

Now, let's get it all in perspective for

all y'all [music] enjoyment. A song I

can step with. Y'all appointed me to

bring rap justice, but I ain't [music]

y'all know it's not great and a whole

lot of only describ as soldier

survivors. Stay laced in the best

wellressed with a white team looking for

white people.

>> So if you had a daughter and she was 10

and she got raped when she was going to

give birth and she was going to live.

Would you want her to [music] go through

that and carry her with baby?

>> The answer is yes. The baby was going to live.

live.

>> In the days after the death of George

Floyd, conservatives [music] created the

George Floyd challenge on social media

where they took pictures of themselves

mocking Floyd's last moments before his

[music] death.

>> Swing around like you.

Yeah, I' been that. You know I [music]

click clack. Where you in your men's at?

Do the smurf through the W baseball bat.

Roof top like we bringing [music] 88

On April 20th, 1999, I was in my junior

year of high school in math class in the

middle of what seemingly was a normal

day. And my teacher, whose name I don't

quite remember, came into class late

with a ghostly look on his face. He was

a first year teacher. Um, one of the few

black male teachers I think I had all

through high school. He was from

Colorado, so he had a bit of a cotton

bank swag. Very proper. But he settled

us down and they announced that there

had been a shooting at a high school in

Colorado and that our school way in

Illinois might be dismissed soon. I

didn't go to a school where I worried

about safety that much. This is the

South Chicago suburbs in the '90s. And

don't get me wrong, gang violence was

definitely a thing, even in the suburbs

back then. But in my school, at worst,

there were a few fights. I might have

seen some gang activity once or twice.

So, it was weird to all of us that this

shooting was significant enough in a

whole state across the country that they

were going to cancel school here or that

anything about our school in particular

would need to change in the aftermath of

the Coline Massacre. Now, understand,

gang issues have been relevant to the

city of Chicago for decades. I wasn't

even allowed to wear a certain color

combination since like fifth grade

because even in the suburbs, the gang

problem was serious enough for them to

pay attention. I had to learn a

handshake or two to walk through my

neighborhood just to get to school for a

short period of time. But I didn't know

any serious gangsters, right? I wasn't

in the streets like that. And the

streets that you would have to be in

like that were not near me. But I do

vividly remember stories of Yummy

Sander, Dantrell Davis, and Girl X.

Horrifying stories of crime in Chicago

in the9s, but far enough away that I

didn't think about it in my daily life.

At the same time, it did reflect enough

of my world that I understood that I was

still somewhat a part of it. But I

didn't fear it at school. My high school

was pretty decent. It was well mixed at

the time, both racially and

socioeconomically. There was a handful

of rougher kids from the city who went

to school, but that was it. I worried

more about getting roasted at the lunch

table than getting chased home by GDS.

But after Cullen, I suddenly had a new

fear that I needed to face every day.

Random, quiet, edgy white boys. Well,

not super random because one thing that

came out of Coline was that there was a

certain type of young white male that

was almost always behind these types of

events. And they were more common at my

school than any alleged thugs. See, much

like the black parts feeding into the

school, there were also poor white

parts. And I noticed early on that the

poor white kids at the school did not

mix well with the ones from the nicer

part of the suburbs. In fact, they were

bullied incessantly by those kids. And

some of those kids fit the description,

if you will. They seemed frustrated with

the world in ways that didn't make sense

to me because to me, they were still

white. Couldn't be that bad, right? Over

the years, I found most of these guys on

Facebook, and most of them, I would say,

are living useful, healthy lives. Most

of them actually have moderate to

liberal politics at the end of the day.

But a few of them, a few of them still

seem very, very angry. But these days, I

kind of get it. Young men like Dylan

Clebold and Eric Harris, the

perpetrators of the Coline Massacre,

they for whatever reason felt very

similar to these boys and men and they

just decided to respond in destructive

and horrifying ways. And of course, you

know, they weren't the first or the last.

last.

>> Students also say that members of the

small suburban gang bragged about their

guns and ammo. One cyber chatter even

recalled a previous warning that a

certain El Caress wrote about preparing

for the big April 20th. You're all going

to be sorry. Terrorism experts widely

know that this time of year has been

extremely violent throughout history.

April 19th is the anniversary of many

painful moments from Waco to Ruby Ridge

to Oklahoma City. And this past April

20th was the 110th anniversary of Adolf

Hitler's birthday. April 20th might just

turn out to be a watershed date for an

event such as what occurred in Colorado

and might in the future precipitate

other types of events like this. In

1999, Colby was actually the fourth

school shooting to get significant media

coverage in around four years. A few

years before, Kip Kinkle shot 20

students a day after murdering both his

parents in Oregon. And that same year,

two middle school students set up a

sniper nest and pulled up the fire alarm

at Westside Middle School in Arkansas,

killing a teacher and four middle

schoolers. Sometime later, there was

another shooting in Georgia. Or maybe it

was back in Colorado. Maybe it was

Illinois. Fast forward some years and

it's a guy driving a car through a

college in California. It's hard to say.

There's so many. And to be honest, I

personally stopped counting them the way

I did back in 2012 in Newton,

Connecticut, because that's when I

realized that no matter what happened or

how many people died, nothing was ever

going to be done about this problem. In

2012, Adam Lanza used a Bushmaster XM15

to kill 27 people, seven adults, and 20

elementary schoolage children. You would

think that such an event would elicit

national outrage strong enough to change

gun laws in this country forever. That's

what happened in other places where mass

shootings occur. You would think that

this nation would do some deep

reflection on its engagement with guns,

mental illness, and the ways young men,

mostly white young men, are being

socialized to make sure that something

this senseless would never happen again.

Surely someone would pay a price for the

death of nearly 30 innocent people,

mostly innocent children. Innocent,

mostly white children. But no, instead

it actually birthed a new conspiracy

movement. People like Alex Jones made

harassing the families of the victims

their new content formula. So much so

that he was sued into relative

obscurity. And once that happened, it

became clear nothing would ever be done

about these types of spree shootings

because it's more important to serve the

interest of gun lobbyists and the

ideology that represents it than to

serve the people suffering from the gun

violence themselves. Because to them, to

white America especially, it's worth it.

I think it's worth it to have

>> a cost of unfortunately some gun deaths

every single year so that we can have

the Second Amendment to protect our

A source tells [music] CNN that Trump

ally and the founder of Turning Points

USA, Charlie Kirk, was shot at an event

on a college campus in [music] Utah.

>> Kirk was actually shot in the neck. The

school adding that Kirk was 20 minutes

into [music] speaking

>> when shots were fired from a nearby

building. According to the university,

there are reports that Kirk was hit.

>> We can hear the audio where an audience

member asked Kirk about mass shooters in

America right before the gunshot. Adam

audience member says, "Do you know how

many mass shooters there have been in

America over the last 10 [music] years?"

Kirk says, "Counting or not counting

gang violence." And that is when that

single shot was [music] fired.

>> It is my uh it is my great dishonor to

be the person that says this and breaks

this to you on television, but Charlie

Kirk, according to the president of the

United States,

is dead.

When I look at the very public, gruesome

murder of Charlie Kirk, I can't help but

realize that for the first time since

2012, I'm reminded of this brand of

spectacle violence somewhere between

terrorism, true crime, political

violence, and accelerationism.

But, and here's an important part,

almost always exclusively white, both in

the victims, but also the perpetrators.

It's actually not ideal to talk openly

about the perpetrators of mass

shootings. I'm gonna break some social

mores in this video, among many other

things. The reason why I call it

spectacle violence is because for the

most part, the individuals that do these

horrific acts do them for attention.

It's why they write manifestos and send

press kits to local media. Some have

even live streamed their crime. So

talking about them publicly ends up

being exactly what they want and in many

ways it motivates copycats. However, at

a certain point, I feel like certain

conversations need to be had, especially

when some of the main people who need to

hear these things are trying very hard

to avoid the subject. The underlying

forces behind these events, behind the

murder of Charlie Kirk and even the

attempted murder of Donald Trump, are

things the right deeply wants to avoid.

Because talking about these things might

force many on the right to critically

engage with the ongoing struggle that

the right is in with its own ideology

and the tangible results that ideology

leads to, which to put simply is rampant

unnecessary death. And by rampid

unnecessary death, I'm not just talking

about the multiple genocides happening

across the world through American

imperialism or the many preventable

deaths happening because of poor health

care or poverty in America right now.

I'm genuinely just talking about normal

white people that are dying or killing

themselves greatly due to the ideology

that the right promotes throughout this

country. I believe many modern

conservatives, particularly the men, are

in a death cold. It's not a hot take to

speak to how the party of Trump thrives

on the pain and suffering of others. But

today, for this video, I want to spend

time on the real byproduct of that, the

fact that the biggest body counts, at

least here in the States, is actually

other white people. And that the cult

works extremely hard, often using

figures like Charlie Kirk, to hide this

reality or maybe make it seem like it's

all worth it, as we see them do with his

death in particular. I had no desire or

intention to talk about Kirk because I

try my best to avoid these types of

headaches. But in the wake of his death,

the right has tried to turn him into

Martin Luther King. And Charlie Kirk

directly insulted Martin Luther King's legacy.

legacy.

>> Yeah. And the Civil Rights Act, though,

let's be clear, created a beast, and

that beast has now turned into an anti-white

anti-white weapon.

weapon.

>> Yeah. And that and that's and that's the reality.

reality.

>> So there's a need for some direct push

back and response in this regard. Also,

I have to admit I'm a bit fearful of the

response this might get from the right.

They seem to feel like this one time

nobody should disagree with their views

of this guy or make fun of the fact that

he died. That nobody should make jokes

about a person who was overtly hateful

and ugly to them. Mind you that in the

days after the death of George Floyd,

conservatives created the George Floyd

challenge on social media where they

took pictures of themselves mocking

Floyd's last moments before his death.

And to this day, they are so obsessed

with mocking him that they're still

keeping him alive through memes and AI.

But somehow Charlie Kirk is where we

draw the line. So you guys got that one.

Sure. With that said, I will form warn

you. This is going to be a pretty

gruesome, ugly, hard to watch video at

times. I'm going to talk candidly and

maybe even flippidly about death and

self harm and mental illness and mass

murder and all the isms. While I have

some hopeful things to speak to by the

end, this is definitely a video that

will make you feel shitty at times cuz

it made me feel shitty making it. But it

needs to be done. It needs to be known

years from now when we finally are out

of this situation that many people saw

this nonsense for what it was and will

hopefully be there to inform those who

don't know any better just who Charlie

Kirk was in the greater context in which

he lived. Cuz these ugly times won't

last forever. and historical record is

needed less we carelessly repeat

avoidable mistakes. So, let's talk about

Charlie Kirk and the cult that killed

him. Part one, the origins of the

The American family, liberty, freedom,

the constitution, our history, veterans.

That's what we're conserving. You are on

the precipice of the most important

>> Young men do not know how to control

themselves. Ladies, would you agree? [cheering]

[cheering]

>> Oh, don't worry. I'm going to do the

whole other side of this in a second.

So, you better be ready. You better be

ready. I'm They're like, "Oh, yeah.

It's going to be an equal opportunity

offender." To understand Charlie Kirk in

totality, we first need to understand

that he isn't the first, nor will he be

the last of his kind. In fact, he's part

of a long-standing tradition of

right-wing provocators whose job is not

doing politics the right way, as some

dumb [ __ ] might say on their podcast.

But instead, he was furthering a

far-right agenda in this country. And

this is apparent in just how far the

right has been able to shift the overs

and window in terms of what are even

acceptable things to say or believe in

our modern society. For example, no

American would have support or even

seriously engaged with the idea of a

president getting a third term ever

since FDR did it nearly 75 years ago.

It's literally in the Constitution.

However, for weeks now, as of recording,

Republicans, even Republican officials,

have been seriously priming Americans

for the argument that Trump should get a

third term and how that's actually okay

under the Constitution.

>> We had longer odds in 16 and longer odds

in 24 than we got in 28 and President

Trump will be the president of the

United States. And the country needs him

to be president.

>> Is it constitutional for President Trump

to run for a third term? He's teasing

that. I I you know if you if you read

the constitution it says he's not but if

he says he has some some uh different

circumstances that uh might be able to

go around the constitution but that's up

up to him. We got a long way to go.

>> But you're open to it.

>> Well uh I think that uh there's going to

be happen to have to be an evaluation.

>> Not even George W. Bush who was very

very bad. The fact that he's the last

Republican president before Trump has

managed to whitewash his past, he was

not good. Don't let the old painting sad

man stuff fool you. But as bad as he

was, he never would have thought of

sending troops in the military and the

National Guard to American cities and

states that he didn't like. But Trump is

threatening to send American troops to

low crime cities like Portland, saying

that they need to be cleaned up,

ignoring the much more dangerous cities

in red states, and the right eats this

all up. Mind you, and this will be a

recurring theme, none of this is really

helping anyone, let alone many of the

working-class white people who voted for

Trump. While Trump's appeal is more

diverse than people like to believe,

this is just something you have to

acknowledge. At the end of the day, his

base, like all Republicans for years,

has been among uneducated whites and

rural white people. People who, for the

most part, have never benefited from his

policies. For example, regarding the

ongoing government shutdown that is

still in place as of writing, the

shutdown is happening because

Republicans want to make major cuts to

many social safety net programs, which

will impact poorer Americans. And

despite the efforts of Republicans for

decades to make it seem like the poor

are only undeserving black and brown

people leeching off the government, the

majority of Americans receiving those

benefits are white. And these same white

people will support Trump literally to

their death. Why is this the case? And

what does it have to do with Charlie

Kirk? To make sense of that, I want to

dive into the concept of the culture

war. Because it's through the culture

war that all of this is possible. And

they know this because Charlie Kirk

actually named his college tour the

Culture War Tour. So, switching gears

for a second, if you're at all on

Twitter and social media in the months

and weeks preceding the murder of

Charlie Kirk, you probably caught wind

of two other tragic killings. The

killings of Austin Metave and Irana

Zerutka both went viral on Twitter as

these were two young white lives ended

by black men. Both of those black men,

mind you, faced immediate legal charges.

I want to be clear. It's genuinely sad

and I send condolences to their families

regardless of the circumstances of their

death. It's tragic when people die like

this, especially when their deaths have

become flash points and culture wars

online. Austin Metaf's father in

particular showed an inspirational level

of grace in the aftermath of his son's

death that should be commended.

Unfortunately, that father's grace is

not being copied by the American right

who used his son's death to talk about

black fatigue. Not the original use of

that term, by the way, but a racist

version that is basically white people

getting tired of not being able to be

openly racist. Similarly, Zerusa's

desperate legislative initiatives to

reinstate and even expedite the death

penalty in North Carolina, which

yikes is really all I can say to that.

And this is all after President Trump

weaponized the deaths of white women at

the hands of immigrants all through his

campaign trail as a way to bolster his

anti-immigrant agenda. And now we have

ICE kidnapping people off the street and

even in churches, gyms, and public schools.

schools.

>> I want you to take a look at something

that just came about two days ago. We

made a tape which I'm going to show you,

and it's a tape of a great mother who I

got to know a little bit at one of the rallies

rallies

>> night accused of killing a 12-year-old girl.

girl.

>> Police say these men strangled [music]

her before dumping her into that creek.

Both men were in the country illegally.

There are hundreds and even thousands of

cases like that and it's people coming

into this country that are horrible people.

people.

>> And as I saw these stories explode

online and invigorate an already foaming

at the mouth population of racist

conservatives, I couldn't help but think

to myself, but what about white-on-white

crime? What about Vincent Balotaro, the

young Charlie Kirk fan who murdered two

teenage girls whom he had been stalking

for what seemed like months, even after

getting a restraining order against him?

By the way, Balotaro's family is

connected to law enforcement, but

clearly they're very picky about who

they need to protect and serve. Or what

about insert countless other stories of

white women murdered by white men since

the beginning of time. Gabby Patito,

Lacy Peterson, Natalie Holloway, the

little the little girl that General

Benet Ramsay. I've been seeing that

girl's face since I was a child. It's

actually cursed. Surely other young

white women had been murdered in North

Carolina. Were their deaths not worthy

of attempting to reinstate the death

penalty? What is it about D. Carlos

Brown, the severely mentally ill black

man that killed Ariana that warrants

such a response? Do you think that black

men are the most pressing danger to

white women in this country? If you do,

it's probably because you're racist and

low-key sexist, but I know I only have

so much room with y'all right now. You

can bet money, like literally don't make

this bet because you'll lose it, that if

a young white woman is murdered in North

Carolina, it would probably be from her

white boyfriend or husband. Because all

crime in this country is intracial. At

least 80% of white victims of violent

crime. The perpetrator of that violence

is also white. White people make up 74%

of familial violence victims, meaning

child abuse, domestic violence, and

family, which makes sense cuz most

family violence offenders are white. And

females make up 80% of the victims for

family violence. Again, usually killed

by a boyfriend or husband. Very rarely a

stranger. And considering that only

around 10% of black men have a white

spouse, the biggest threat to any white

woman in this country by far is a

straight white man. And that goes not

just for murder, but also assault and

especially rape and molestation. Yet

somehow new laws form when a black man

is the perpetrator as if it's the right

of white men to abuse, harm, and kill

women that look like them. And it

doesn't require new laws for putting

convicts to death when they do it. And

don't get me wrong, the rate of intimate

partner violence in the black community

is awful in so many ways. But don't all

lives matter, y'all? Surely, we

shouldn't only focus on black people in

this situation. Not if what we actually

care about are these innocent white lives.

lives.

And isn't this kind of gross? Is this

what y'all watch me for? Some of y'all,

that's what y'all want out of me. I hate

it. I hate y'all so much. Sure, when you

go low, going lower is a thing, but at

the end of the day, bringing up white

crime statistics in this way should just

really make you feel icky. It's too much

like the stuff they do. You know,

further, it's not like any racist in the

audience will suddenly be convinced to

rethink their ways based on this

information. And I'll come back to this

in a moment, but this is not how actual

minds are changed in reality. If racism

or any other ism were an issue of logic

and information would have solved that

issue years ago. But it's very clear

after literal generations of learning

and educating that no amount of

explaining the truth to racist changes

the way they see things. Racism's power

to endure for so long in this country

isn't due to hate. I hate that we talk

about racism as an issue of hate because

that allows for so many people, so many

very racist people to create distance

from themselves and the actual damage

they do with their racism cuz they don't

necessarily feel hatred in their hearts

when they do it. And they're probably

correct. Racism isn't about hate. It's

about indifference to harm being done to

people that don't look like you.

especially if that harm is useful for

how you maintain your own status quo.

Racism is still here because it has

utility as an organizing social

framework for white Americans. The role

racism plays in this country is for

building consensus in community. It's

almost ritualistic in its use.

>> and I refuse TO APOLOGIZE.

>> I REFUSE TO APOLOGIZE

>> FOR CREATING THE MODERN WORLD.

>> FOR CREATING THE MODERN WORLD. WHITE

YOUTH FOR A generation have made racist

jokes not as an expression of hate but

almost as an initiation into whiteness

as a concept performing the agreement

amongst each other that blackness is

beneath them and unworthy of sanctity.

This is why racist group chats exist so

prominently such as the one the young

Republicans got caught on earlier this

year. This is why white kids on Omega

and other chat random sites and Call of

Duty lobbies hurl slurs from the safety

of their perceived femininity going all

the way back to slavery. This is why

poor whites had astoundingly low

standards of living but fought for the

Confederacy because it preserved their

way of life as wretched as that way of

life was. The lynchings of black people

during slavery going into Jim Crow was

often a community gathering or festival

environment for white people. They would

make flyers and sell food as they watch

black bodies burn and hang from the

popular trees. Then afterwards, some

would even take their body parts as

souvenirs. Feel free to Google this. I

am not making this up. The biggest

falsehood about racism is that it's

about the hatred of any group of people.

But in reality, racism is about a

perverse love for whiteness and the love

language through which that is

expressed. And this is just the overt

stuff that whites will admit you

shouldn't do. we shouldn't lynch people.

We shouldn't say the n-word. They keep

doing it and saying it's a joke, but

they know they shouldn't. And the reason

why that is still such a focus because

it serves as the cover for the much more

harmful systemic racism that most

whites, including Charlie Kirk, would

never even admit exists. There is

nothing fascistic about deporting people

in your country that are here illegally,

securing your borders, and putting your

own people first. How many of you

students out there feel as if you'd be

graded differently if you come out as a

conservative or a Trump supporter? Raise

your hand. Look around.

That's fascism. That is definitional fascism.

fascism.

>> Do you think, for all that I just said,

do you think a few cherrypicked

statistics and some witty clapbacks is

going to change this? No. This is the

culture wars.

>> In busy schedule to meet with us, the

grassroots. We're fighting on college

campuses every single day. We're

fighting for the next generation. And to

know that we have the backing of the

most successful president of our

generation uh means the world because

look, we are in a culture war right now.

We're fighting for free speech, for free

markets, and for American

exceptionalism. And uh to have the

president take time out of his schedule

to meet with us to just exchange some

ideas really really means the world. And

look, this is uh this is a battle that

we're going to win.

>> And beyond that, we spoke about the

I can't stress enough how important

culture wars are to the American right

and to American politics in general. And

this is because culture wars have

effectively replaced actual politics for

most people right and left, but

specifically for the right. It has been

instrumental in convincing many people

to vote against their best interest.

When regular people are surveyed about

policies, they almost always lean toward

more progressive policies, more taxing

the rich, less government in people's

personal lives, sensible gun control

laws, etc. It's not universal. Many

Americans support tougher border laws,

for example, but very few desire to see

what's actually been happening under

Trump since he's been elected. Even

attitudes on abortion rights

consistently fall to the left of

Republican policies. Conservative voters

constantly vote against their

self-interest whether they realize it or

not. And even in moments where they do

realize it, they still don't care

because, as I've been saying, this is a

cult. And the culture wars are their,

you know, deep lore text. The culture

wars, ironically, are proof that facts

actually should care about feelings

because people have been using feelings

to override facts in this country for

100 plus years. There's so many examples

of this, both historical and recent. One

is that conservatives were more likely

to die from COVID due to vaccine

hesitancy and resistance to masking.

Despite the fact that science, logic,

and so much information was telling them

that masking and vaccines would save

their lives. So many conservatives were

literally like I remember vividly, I'll

see if I can find the clip, a guy that

was on a respirator talking about how he

doesn't regret not getting a vaccine or

masking and then he died 2 days later.

>> I immediately asked Christopher why

hadn't he gotten the vaccine? I'm more

of a libertarian

and I don't like being told what I have

to do. I'm still not completely 100%

sold on the inoculation.

>> It was eerie to hear Christopher insist

on his individual freedoms even as he

struggled to breathe.

>> You think I probably should have had a

little healthier fear that it need to be

taken more seriously.

how close I am to being a lot worse. I

really don't know. Christopher Green

died 9 days after this interview.

It doesn't take much to find countless

examples of conservatives directly being

hurt by Trump's policies on tariffs or

ice crackdowns, people's mail order

brides being deported, and it's often

people who voted for him. And whether or

not they regret it is up for grabs. But

understand, pointing this out about

Trump is lowhanging fruit because it's

been everyone since the beginning of

time in this country, especially when it

comes to conservative ideology. For

example, consider free healthcare

something that the rest of the developed

world has had for more than half a

century. And it should and would be here

in America if not for the utilization of

culture wars. Numerous American

presidents from a variety of political

standpoints going back to the early

1900s have tried to create a universal

health care system that was free to

Americans, but were stymied by

capitalistic and conservative entities

using emotionally manipulative culture

war methods of convincing the masses

that having free healthcare was somehow

not in their best interest. President

Truman was reelected largely on a

campaign for a singlepayer national

health plan and the Democratic Party

gained control of Congress. At the same

time, Americans were on edge after World

War II and a lot of that fear was placed

broadly on the construct of communism.

This fear towards communism and

communists, which infested the world

through the Cold War, became known as

the Red Scare. Opponents of the WMD

healthc care bill took advantage of

these fears to squander its success. The

AMA was one of these opponents and with

help from public relations firm Whitaker

and Baxter launched one of the largest

lobbying efforts of its time. The group

spent over 4.5 million 48 million in

today's dollars on advertisements,

newspapers, magazines, letters, and

radio stations across the country.

Slogans played on communist fears with

titles such as a threat to health and a

threat to freedom and utilized the term

socialized medicine whenever possible.

Public opinion in support of government

health insurance fell from 74% in 1942

to 51% by 1949, just a year after

President Truman was voted into office.

The same thing happened with the New

Deal back in the 1930s. Was the New Deal

the 1930s? Am I tripping? Don't don't

don't make fun of me. Yeah. Okay. The

New Deal was at its core a socialist

work program that lifted millions of

Americans into the middle class out of

poverty, but it only passed because it

was initially designed to exclude

undeserving black Americans as much as

possible. However, after political

reigns for black people such as the

civil rights bill, fair housing laws,

etc., this required New Deal government

programs to be more accessible to all

Americans. And you see white Americans

quickly turn against the very policies

that induced the golden age of American

prosperity in the 1950s and60s. Even

today, the very idea that people should

get free healthcare is somehow

controversial and unamerican even as

millions of white Americans suffer and

go broke due to health care costs. A fun

fact to never forget is that white

people port cement into their own

swimming pools to ensure that black

people could not swim with them.

Conservative political positions are

positions to maintain systems of

dominance and exclusion, even if those

most dominated and excluded are white

people, all cloaked in the rhetoric of

personal responsibility. Charlie Kirk

himself railed against the idea that the

government might offer free lunches to

school children, claiming that the

problem with school children was obesity

and not food insecurity.

>> Do you think that there should be free

school lunch for all children? >> No.

>> No. >> Why?

>> Why?

>> Of course not. Cuz parents should feed

their kids, not the government. What if

they can't

>> go get a job? Show me a single child in

America going hungry. Doesn't exist.

Number two, we have churches. We have

food shelters. We have we have billions

and it does not exist. We have a child

obesity problem, not a child starvation

problem in this country. That

>> refusing to recognize that those

problems are connected and that there's

tons of evidence that literally millions

of American children need free lunches

and that it would be incredibly

beneficial to those children and thus

society as a whole to get them. In this

clip, Kirk yells, "Get a job." And the

crowd laughs cuz they still operate on

the image of black welfare queens, not

realizing that the average recipient of

food stamps is a single white woman with

two kids. Mind you, the woman originally

Her name was Linda Taylor and she was

identified by the Chicago Tribune in

1974 as a person who had committed

welfare fraud while driving fancy cars

including a Cadillac and very quickly

after that she was given the nickname

the welfare queen.

>> It is accurate to say that a higher

percentage of black children suffer from

food insecurity in this country.

Something like 20 to 30% of black

children or around 2.3 million kids. And

white children suffer from food

insecurity at a much lower rate,

somewhere around 7%. But we live in a

predominantly white country. So that 7%

adds up to close to 4 million white

children whose parents need to get a

job. So the rest of us don't have to pay

a few extra dollars on our taxes to help

their children not starve and not grow

up being statistically more likely to

end up dead or in jail. Ironically,

paying for school lunches up front means

paying less for jails, healthcare, and

welfare later in their lives. But

because of people like Charlie Kirk,

many conservatives would rather those

four million children starve if it means

those who are undeserving suffer. Even

now, as the government is preparing to

shut down, conservatives are mocking

people who won't be able to feed

themselves. But here's the real power of

this cult of the culture war. Some of

these same people doing the mocking were

themselves once on SNAP benefits. Some

of these same poor white moms of those

four million kids are still likely going

to vote Republican in 2028. And I want

to correct the common sentiment from

progressives that says it's because

they're dumb. They're not dumb.

Delusional maybe, but they just fully

believe in the world view they've been

sold. And this begs the question, why?

And how? These decisions actively make

America worse for everyone. Not just

black people or gay people or

immigrants. Everyone. And most of the

people who suffer are white and many of

those suffering also support their own

suffering. Why and how? To answer that

is super complex and I don't know all of

it. But I know a big factor that brings

us back to Charlie Kirk is his role in

the culture wars and his job of

recruitment and reinforcing of the moral

standards of the right by using those

culture wars to galvanize and build

consensus with their base. And this is

most prominent through the media. today

that is YouTube and podcast. But for a

while it was TV and radio and that's

where the foundation lies in media

manipulation. And to understand that you

have to start with good old Satan

himself, Ronald Wilson Reagan 666. This

man is undefeated in how often something

bad comes back to him. In this situation

is the 1987 ending of a policy called

the fairness doctrine. You may have

heard right-wing pundits at times try to

make this seem like this doctrine would

silence them and make it so they

wouldn't be able to have the right to be

on air. But that's not really accurate.

The end result probably what changed the

way that all politics are discussed in

media. But what the fairness doctrine

really was was making media companies

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ground news shade notwithstanding. The

point is that having a balanced intake

on what political opinions you bring in

pretty much started to die at that

point. And then it got even worse

because of one more thing. Reagan isn't

the only villain here. You all know I'm

bipartisan in my hatred of America's

political apparatus. The next major

factor is the telecommunications act

signed by Bill Clinton in 1996.

>> Today, with a stroke of a pen, our laws

will catch up with our future. We will

help to create an open marketplace where

competition and innovation can move as

quick as light. An industry that is

already one6th of our entire economy

will thrive. It will create opportunity,

many more high wage jobs, and better

lives for all Americans. Among many

other things, what this mainly did was

allow for unchecked corporate ownership

of media companies, resulting in massive

mergers until only a few companies own

all of what is seen or heard on our

screens and airweight. So now you have

companies like the far-right leading

Sinclair Media owning most local TV

stations in the country and purposely

seeding right-wing perspectives into

their coverage and being blatantly

manipulative in their efforts to control

media narratives as seen in this

horrifying but real clip of their many

news stations reading the same script.

The sharing of biased and false

>> false news has become all too common on

without checking facts first.

Unfortunately, some members of their platform

and this is extremely dangerous to our democracy.

democracy.

>> This is extremely dangerous to our

democracy. So with these two things in

place, we now have the environment set

for people like a Charlie Kirk to will

immense power in pushing cultural

narratives and swaying public and

political influence. They just didn't

quite know it yet. And Kirk comes in the

late 2010s, but he's following in a

tradition of right-wing talking heads

normalizing certain far-right talking

points. And here's where we meet the

most important character in the history

of the culture wars and possibly one of

the most influential political figures

who never hold an office, Rush Limbaugh.

Folks, there's actually a debate going

on on ESPN and throughout the sports

world over who can use the n-word when

the white race has probably had fewer

slaves and for a briefer period of time

than any other in the history of the

world. What are the similarities between

the Democrat party of today and the Nazi party?

party?

>> Rush Limbaugh is greatly responsible for

today's political reality. There is no

Trump, no Fox News, probably no

Manisphere, and definitely not a modern

culture war without him. He is patient

zero for the awful timeline we're in

right now. Ironically, Limbaugh was the

failed son of a prominent political

family whose only talent was yapping at

a time where that talent only had one

medium to be successful, which was

radio. And Limbaugh loved radio and

worked in it on and off growing up until

he got to college. And then he dropped

out of college to focus on being a DJ

full-time in his early 20s and was not

very successful until he found his

calling as a right-wing provocator. And

this wasn't a new thing for American

radio at the time. But to give the devil

his due, Limbaugh was extremely talented

as an ortor.

>> Barney admitting that he had had an

affair with Steven Gobi and he said,

quote, "I was just trying to help this

guy through some problems, but I got

suckered. That's what drove me to my boy

Lollipop." My boy lollip. It was

absolutely perfect. I don't think that

that is making fun of the homosexual lifestyle

lifestyle

>> because of the Fairness Doctrine and the

Telecommunications Act. The value of his

voice skyrocketed and spread throughout

the nation. In his book, Talk Radio is

America: How an industry took over of a

political party that took over the

United States, Brian Rosenwall explains

how with the fairness doctrine gone,

radio stations learn to streamline their

content for market optimization, making

all day conservative talk shows a strong

branding strategy, partially due to the

fact that newer FM radio was clearer and

better for music, but couldn't reach as

far as AM radio, and listeners were fine

listening to lower quality signals for

talk radio, meaning that it was rural

Americans well outside of centers that

was their key market demographic playing

into certain conservative and regressive

ideologies around people and social

issues etc was great for galvanizing

that community and this coincided with

the affforementioned rise in media

consolidation as well as the vision of

people like Nuke Gingrich who recognized

where politics would fail culture wars

could prevail and so what we have is our

first ever basically algorithmic bubble

where a whole community of people are

cocooned in a specific view of the world

without ever being exposed to opposite

opinions and then enriched and

radicalized and having everything about

that reality turned up to 10 to the

point where we are where we are today.

We're at a point now where Charlie Kirk

is saying things that Limbbo would have

been taken off of air for in the '90s.

>> Taylor Swift might dradicalize herself,

engage in reality more, and get outside

of the abstract clouds. Reject feminism.

Submit to your husband, Taylor. Again,

the point is always to push the envelope

on what can be deemed normal and civil,

and that's what these people have been

and are continuing to do. Republican

politicians courted Limbaugh's favor. He

makes visits to the White House. He

advises presidents, and he gets more and

more influential. Mind you, in this same

time, both Barack Obama and Bill Clinton

serve eight-year terms. So, he isn't all

powerful in terms of actual sentiment

for most Americans, which is something

that's important to remember, but I'll

come back to that later. But the nature

of our politics is fundamentally altered

in terms of polarization and what counts

as a political platform. Instead of

actually talking about policies on

helping American people with jobs and

health care and the economy and even

safety, it just becomes, "Are trans

people playing sports with your

children? Are gay people kissing each

other? Are black people existing?" The

most effective commercial and this has

been proven in the previous American

cycle was this commercial about Kla

Harris talking about trans people using

the slogan Kamala is for they them.

Trump is for you.

>> Every transgender [music]

inmate would have access.

>> Kamla is for they them. President Trump

is for you. I'm Donald J. Trump and I

approve this message.

>> That is a proven thing that worked more

than anything else that the Republicans

put out there. That should tell you

something about the power of the culture

wars. Mind you, there was also liberal

and progressive media and content doing

the same thing. John Stewart rises

during this same time as does NPR.

Liberals even tried to mimic Talk Radio

with the failed Air America, but it was

not good enough to shift the Overton

window with this significant amount of

Americans who, if we're honest, liberals

weren't paying attention to. The country

as a whole didn't seem to realize what

was happening in middle America this

entire time. a lot of especially modern

liberals don't recognize is that Obama

and Bill Clinton moved the Democrats to

the right. Yes, they did. Stop arguing

me about this [ __ ] Look it up

yourselves. Do the [ __ ] Googles. And

Clinton specifically pushed the

Democrats right in a way that gave

Republicans two options. Either move

left, which was out the question, or

move further right, which is what they

did with the help of Limbo. They

vilified everything the Democrats did.

Even if the Democrats were doing exactly

what the Republicans wanted to do, such

as the 94 crime bill or the welfare

reform bill, both under Bill Clinton, or

Obamacare, which got its origins from

Mitt Romneyy's healthcare plan. What

Limbbo and the Culture Wars did was make

it that even working with Democrats to

make the government functional and help

a small amount of people was seen as a

heinous betrayal to the conservative

reality and ideology. He helped create

the image of Democrats as godless

communists who hate America and that

impact reverberates through conservative

spaces and leadership to this day. In

that process, Hillary Clinton became a

super villain even before she ever held

any type of office. So when she ran in

2016, unbeknownst to many liberals in

the Democratic party, she was fighting

essentially 20 years of negative

campaigning to millions of Americans.

The blue wall had cracks in it for

decades and nobody noticed. And let's be

clear here, it wasn't hard to make the

Clintons look bad. In middle America,

the Democrats had long since abandoned

the working class in favor of

neoliberalism. They serve the same

corporate overlords that the Republicans

do. They participate in the same

behavior that exploits and harms

American people. They just do it with

nicer words in a more diverse cast.

Please understand that Democrats had

their own culture war strategy of paying

lip service to racial minorities,

immigrants, and the LGBTQ community, but

never doing enough to actually help them

outside of grand jesters and empty

promises. Even today, whenever we see

figures in the Democratic party that are

more progressive and are more trying to

get away from corporally owned politics,

people like Bernie Sanders, Jamal

Bowman, and Zora Mamani, the Democrats

prefer establishment figures owned by

corporations instead and do everything

they can to undermine those movements,

which is why Democrats constantly lose. [music]

for you.

>> Meanwhile, NAFTA, started under Reagan

but signed by Clinton, expedites the

mass erosion of jobs in middle America.

And this leads to poverty and

dysfunction in those areas that turn

into hot beds for opioids and meth and

heroin and white populations. And then

here's Rush Limbaugh and his cohorts

such as Sean Hannity, Michael Medvev,

Herman Kaine, etc. explaining that their

problems, the problems of these white

people in these rural towns in middle

America and in the South, those problems

that they're experiencing are the result

of the Clintons, the Obamas, immigrants,

critical race theory, and eventually

trans kids playing soccer, the woke mind

virus, and postmodern neo-Marxism. And

it's worked beautifully for well over a

decade now. And so Trump won in 2016,

and liberals were shocked and did it

again in 2024. But don't mistake this

for the country moving more right. It's

just the country responding to its

natural right-wing disposition. It's

because the right is winning the culture

wars. It is clearly apparent that the

right isn't doing much to create new

ways for Americans to thrive and be

successful. No one believes in trickle

down economics and probably never have.

Republicans haven't been the party of

small government since Dwight

Eisenhower. But they know policies don't

matter as long as they promise to hurt

the people that their followers hate.

And in that regard, they're doing an

amazing job. And this is the role

Charlie Kirk really played. He wasn't

God, family, country, all that [ __ ] He

was meant to be a provocator, but not to

like galvanize the masses, but to

collect those already interested in the

rhetoric that the right presents and

radicalize them into devoted followers

who will support the right no matter

what. no matter if it's actually hurting

them. What conservatives require are

cult members. They require people who

are more interested in winning the

culture war than their own well-being.

People immune to facts and logic. This

will come up later, but understand the

modern right isn't this huge overbearing

mass of people. What it is is a

wellorganized, highly motivated mass

that can in unison move and influence

everything about our political reality.

I talked about it in my election results

video that Trump had hundreds of

thousands of votes in swing stakes where

voters didn't even bother to vote for

any other candidates or issues on their

ballots. These voters weren't

politically inclined or informed. They

just came to vote for Trump as a part of

his cult personality. That's what the

right has understood for decades now.

It's what they learned from Limbbo and

why even today as they get exposed for

all kinds of corruptions, openly court

Trump to defy the Constitution or get

caught having racist group chats, they

never apologize, never admit wrong,

never play defense cuz their most valued

followers don't want that and don't need

that from them. Never forget Trump saying,

saying,

>> "Stand back and stand by."

>> When asked to denounce white

supremacists, that wasn't an accident or

a misspeak. That is intentional. A small

group of highly dedicated,

wellorganized, and mobilized believers

is all they need under the circumstances

because those folks do the work. They do

the evangelizing, they do the

recruiting, and they come out to vote,

which is really all they need when the

Democrats are as weak and feckless and

genocidal as they are. And thus, America

has steadily moved further right in

pretty much every meaningful way for

most of my lifetime. Sure, gay people

can get married for now. You might even

see a gay kiss on TV every once in a

while for now. And there were some DEI

workshops and some donations to black

schools or whatever after George Floyd

was murdered. But never forget that

after a year of protest and riots in the

name of George Floyd, all these people

shouting defund the police, that the

government's response was to raise

police budgets nationwide. This country

is as right as it's ever been. Policing

hasn't changed. The rich continue to get

richer as the poor get poorer.

Corporations own our data, our ways of

communicating with each other, and even

our access to art. The country is still

hella segregated. Women no longer have

the right to abortion. There's still no

free healthcare. You can still buy

AR-15, the same place you can buy

Pokemon cards. Military police are

invading American cities and kidnapping

people off the street. And America is

still an imperious superpower,

supporting and funding numerous

genocides across the globe. Aside from a

few victories here and there and some

dynamic changes, the right has been

winning the political game via the

culture wars for a while now. This

doesn't mean we stop fighting. In fact,

we're in a better position than we've

been in in decades on the opposite end

of the spectrum. But let's not be

delusional on where the ledger stands.

All that said, something else occurred

to me when I saw Charlie Kirk get shot

in the neck in the ensuing aftermath,

and that maybe winning the Culture War

isn't the gold here, because the winners

of the Culture War seem more like

losers. Part two. Who was Charlie Kirk?

I barely knew who Charlie Kirk was

before he died.

>> Do you truly in your heart of hearts

truly believe that [music] this is a

human being? This

>> without a doubt.

>> Without a doubt. >> Yes.

>> Yes.

>> This is a dolphin [music] fetus. This is

a human fetus. Look how similar they

look. In life, do you confuse dolphins

for human babies often?

>> Regular watchers will know I don't

engage in ragebait content much. For all

the accusations I get of catering to

white liberals, this is my first

conservatives are bad video in like 3

years because I don't like attracting

those types of viewers. I don't watch or

listen to conservative pundits. I don't

make content about the ridiculous things

they say or do. I legit could barely

tell the difference between him and

Tucker Carlson cuz they all fit in the

same mold that I just described earlier.

However, they're trying to make him into

a martyr. They're trying to make him on

the same line as Martin Luther King or

Malcolm X to lionize him as a

sympathetic figure who only wanted what

was best for people in America and had

deep meaningful beliefs about free

speech and open dialogue and getting

past differences. God, family, country

in that order. And to the untrained ear

who doesn't know the reality, who could

hate that? But I know that Charlie Kirk

started out by targeting people for free

speech, by targeting college professors

and trying to silence them on college

campuses for saying anything that was in

any way progressive. I know that these

same people who say God, family, country

will gladly persecute you for not

worshiping their god, kill your family,

and put you out the country. Of many

things I'm going to expose about Kirk,

the main thing that should tell you the

type of person he is is that he's the

only conservative pundit that I can

think of in my lifetime to legitimately

and publicly criticize Martin Luther

King in any real way. When the New York

riots happen, it goes for like a week.

It goes for about a week. He's telling King,

King,

>> "You've got to say something to condemn

this." And King says he he doesn't want

to do it because he says I don't want to

deliver a condemnation without also

condemning the causes that lead to riots.

riots.

>> That sounds like BLM. I wanted to make

sure that you know after that

conversation we talk about the positives

and then we also get into some of the

other implications of this. We're a

truth seeking show but I can say

declaratively this guy is not worthy of

a national holiday. He is not worthy of

godlike status. In fact, I think it's

really harmful. Most conservatives

aren't bold enough to engage with MLK

critically. Instead, they like to use

the sanitized version of King to push

their right-wing agenda. But maybe, I

guess, to his credit, Kirk has purposely

brought up King's radicalism as a way to

undermine him, likely in preparation for

Project 2025 and the purging of civil

rights that we see are clearly trying to

attempt. Notice how Kirk talks about the

civil rights bill and his issues with

it. He doesn't get very specific, does he?

he?

>> Imagine what happened during 2020 with

even more murdering. And imagine how

just remember how angry we got when CNN

called it mostly peaceful. >> Exactly.

>> Exactly.

>> And this is one of the reasons why MLK's

numbers went down towards the end of his life.

life.

>> He doesn't spell out the problem. He

just insinuates that a problem is there

and he expects everyone else watching to

know where he wants to go, but he can't

quite go there yet publicly. The Civil

Rights Act was a new founding where we

decided to discard the US Constitution

and reconstitute

the story, the mantra, the creed, and

the vision of America. And you even see

this in Republican circles as well.

Well, they say, well, you know, the

Civil Rights Act corrected a lot of the

errors of the Constitution. No, it

didn't. The the Civil Rights Act was a

completely new creation. Of course, it

was well intended by some. We have

acknowledged that many times. But the

Civil Rights Act at its core was a new

founding. It was to discard what

happened prior. The Constitution says

people have equal rights. Imagine just

treating people equally. The Civil

Rights Act does not treat people equally

because the legal theory under the Civil

Rights Act is disperate impact. And so

therefore, you can't arrest a bunch of

criminals in DC because you might be

disproportionately arresting black men

and that might be deemed as racist. And

this is a very intentional thing that

Kirk and folks like him do. They're

always just asking questions or having a

conversation. And I bring this up

because the first thing that people need

to get on board with is recognizing that

Kirk's whole stick of open dialogue and

debate is a bait and switch tactic. Not

meant to actually pursue truth and a

better understanding of modern issues,

but to normalize certain ideas, spread

them as much as possible, and then

harness the power that comes from that.

There was once a time that agreeing that

your 10-year-old daughter would have to

have a baby by her rapist was considered

weird. But here's Charlie Kirk doing it

for millions of viewers to see.

>> So, if you had a daughter and she was 10

and she got raped and she was going to

give birth and she would No, wait. Oh,

and she was going to give birth and she

was going to live, would you want her to

go through that and carry her

>> baby? That's awfully graphic. The answer

>> it's No, but it's a real life scenario

that happens to many people.

>> The answer is yes. the baby would be delivered

delivered

>> and then he just continues on as he is

as if that's not the worst thing you've

heard today. And it's because Charlie

Kirk's fans either don't notice or don't

care. But being wrong and weird on a

large scale for everyone to see is the

point. Kirk and his ilk aren't trying to

convert normal people or those who

disagree. He's seeking out the select

few who are amenable to his extreme

beliefs or indifferent to them as long

as it serves their overall agenda. This

is also why he focused on the least

capable opponents for making content.

While Kirk is presented as his great

intellect or debater

>> in life, do you confuse dolphins for

human babies often?

>> Most of his debates in his debate wins

come from debating 19-year-olds using

well-rehearsed talking points and skills

of sophistry to make his fundamentally

awful opinion seem reasonable and

possibly even logical. Much like people

like Ben Shapiro and Steven Crowder

before him, he recognized that arguing

with college kids was an excellent

formula for turnurning out content for

the right-wing media apparatus.

>> Nine out of 13 states had abolished

slavery by the Constitution. Northwest

Ordinance had all new territories were free.

free.

>> And and what do you take from that? That

America wasn't racist.

>> Not only that, we were the first country

to abolish slavery, not just continue

the practice of it.

>> Charlie, that's you have to understand

you're you're not an unintelligent

person. You know that that's a logical fallacy.

fallacy.

>> The right has for decades targeted

college campuses as college kids make

for easy targets of derision. Colleges

are where young people go through many

transitions and develop unrefined belief

systems that they paradoxically feel

incredibly strong about, making them

easy targets for gotcha moments and very

satisfying to see put in their place.

Thus, they are great for farming content

to the anti-intellectual crowd. And

that's often what happened in these

viral moments on right-wing online

spaces. Remember Charlie Kirk and Ben

Shapiro? These are adults with entire teams behind them who do this for a

teams behind them who do this for a living, challenging some 19-year-old who

living, challenging some 19-year-old who probably stayed up till 2 a.m. the night

probably stayed up till 2 a.m. the night before playing Call of Duty that took

before playing Call of Duty that took maybe one or two sociology classes and

maybe one or two sociology classes and wants to step up to the table. It's not

wants to step up to the table. It's not a fair fight. It's the equivalent to

a fair fight. It's the equivalent to watching Razor Raone fight local jobber

watching Razor Raone fight local jobber number 595, except the crowd doesn't

number 595, except the crowd doesn't understand that the match is

understand that the match is predetermined.

predetermined. >> Say hello to the bad guy. However, when

>> Say hello to the bad guy. However, when people like Charlie Kirk and Ben Shapiro

people like Charlie Kirk and Ben Shapiro face people who are actually well-versed

face people who are actually well-versed in their topics or relatively

in their topics or relatively well-trained in rhetoric, they will

well-trained in rhetoric, they will usually get demolished.

usually get demolished. >> This is a dolphin fetus.

>> This is a dolphin fetus. >> See Kirk debating college students at

>> See Kirk debating college students at Cambridge or against Bana Joy Grave.

Cambridge or against Bana Joy Grave. >> Systemic racism. I could sit here and

>> Systemic racism. I could sit here and ask you, Charlie, do you know how many

ask you, Charlie, do you know how many people came over in the transatlantic

people came over in the transatlantic slave trade?

slave trade? >> I could approximate about 1.8 million.

>> I could approximate about 1.8 million. >> No, it's like 20 million.

>> No, it's like 20 million. >> Hold on. 20 million came as slave.

>> Hold on. 20 million came as slave. >> 20 million. I'm making a simple

>> 20 million. I'm making a simple observation which is which is

observation which is which is objectively true regardless. The women

objectively true regardless. The women of the west are miserable and we should

of the west are miserable and we should tell them to stop freezing their eggs

tell them to stop freezing their eggs and start finding their partner earlier

and start finding their partner earlier and have lots of babies.

and have lots of babies. >> If you actually care about women's

>> If you actually care about women's happiness, then the solution is to

happiness, then the solution is to structurally support them. That means

structurally support them. That means universal childare, shared legally

universal childare, shared legally enforceable parental leave. Um, and in

enforceable parental leave. Um, and in Nordic countries where women have high

Nordic countries where women have high workforce participation and also some

workforce participation and also some state support, they report higher life

state support, they report higher life satisfaction than in more conservative

satisfaction than in more conservative countries including America. So if your

countries including America. So if your metric is bad,

metric is bad, >> I disagree, but thank you.

>> I disagree, but thank you. >> The two minutes that Kirk had facing

>> The two minutes that Kirk had facing Dean Withers on that Jubilee episode

Dean Withers on that Jubilee episode were rough enough that Kirk seemingly

were rough enough that Kirk seemingly kept ducking Withers for the rest of

kept ducking Withers for the rest of that year. Dean was actually finally

that year. Dean was actually finally supposed to debate Kirk a few weeks

supposed to debate Kirk a few weeks after he was murdered. Something that

after he was murdered. Something that Dean took very very hard.

[snorts] Nobody.

Nobody deserves that. Not even Charlie Kirk.

Kirk. >> When Kirk went to Cambridge in the UK

>> When Kirk went to Cambridge in the UK and faced up against students who've

and faced up against students who've actually put in significant effort and

actually put in significant effort and preparation, he was so clearly

preparation, he was so clearly outmatched that his own channel comment

outmatched that his own channel comment section took the side of the woke

section took the side of the woke feminist. So there it is. Charlie Kirk

feminist. So there it is. Charlie Kirk beaten by facts and logic in the

beaten by facts and logic in the marketplace of ideas. Feminism wins, the

marketplace of ideas. Feminism wins, the right loses. Nothing else to worry

right loses. Nothing else to worry about. Right?

about. Right? Wrong. Obviously, and this is because

Wrong. Obviously, and this is because Kirk isn't in it for debates or the

Kirk isn't in it for debates or the pursuit of truth or intellectual

pursuit of truth or intellectual discourse or even winning the debate

discourse or even winning the debate half the time. He's in it for the

half the time. He's in it for the purpose I mentioned earlier of breaking

purpose I mentioned earlier of breaking containment, saying inflammatory things

containment, saying inflammatory things that he may or may not even be sincere

that he may or may not even be sincere about. I'm focusing on this because many

about. I'm focusing on this because many people on the right and plenty of

people on the right and plenty of liberals like Ezra Klein believe certain

liberals like Ezra Klein believe certain things about Charlie and open dialogue

things about Charlie and open dialogue that are just not true and fundamentally

that are just not true and fundamentally harmful. They think that people with

harmful. They think that people with opinions similar to Charlie Kirk must be

opinions similar to Charlie Kirk must be openly defeated in the marketplace of

openly defeated in the marketplace of ideas. And they take Kirk's political

ideas. And they take Kirk's political intentions of having dialogue and

intentions of having dialogue and discussion at face value, saying Kirk

discussion at face value, saying Kirk did politics the right way. But this is

did politics the right way. But this is so stupidly naive it makes my head hurt.

so stupidly naive it makes my head hurt. Plus, it's just not based in reality.

Plus, it's just not based in reality. Here's Kirk, a man who didn't even

Here's Kirk, a man who didn't even finish college, insulting multiple

finish college, insulting multiple highly successful black women with

highly successful black women with advanced degrees and high achievements,

advanced degrees and high achievements, insinuating that their success is only a

insinuating that their success is only a product of affirmative action based

product of affirmative action based solely on them being given opportunities

solely on them being given opportunities because they were black.

because they were black. >> I may have been admitted on affirmative

>> I may have been admitted on affirmative action both in terms of being a woman

action both in terms of being a woman and a woman of color. But I can declare

and a woman of color. But I can declare that I did not graduate on affirmative

that I did not graduate on affirmative action. This is my personal story. You

action. This is my personal story. You really have to wonder. In fact, you

really have to wonder. In fact, you know, if if we would have said three

know, if if we would have said three weeks ago, Blake, if we would have said

weeks ago, Blake, if we would have said that Joy Reid and Michelle Obama and

that Joy Reid and Michelle Obama and Sheila Jackson Lee and Katangi Brown

Sheila Jackson Lee and Katangi Brown Jackson were affirmative action picks,

Jackson were affirmative action picks, we would have been called the racist.

we would have been called the racist. But now they're coming out and they're

But now they're coming out and they're saying it for us. I'm only here because

saying it for us. I'm only here because of affirmative action. Yeah, we know you

of affirmative action. Yeah, we know you do not have the brain processing power

do not have the brain processing power to otherwise be taken really seriously.

to otherwise be taken really seriously. you had to go steal a white person's

you had to go steal a white person's slot to go be taken somewhat seriously.

slot to go be taken somewhat seriously. >> He insults their brain processing power

>> He insults their brain processing power and assumes that their job should have

and assumes that their job should have went to more qualified white men. He

went to more qualified white men. He gives no actual argument for this, no

gives no actual argument for this, no material evidence to support this. It's

material evidence to support this. It's just evident on face value from his

just evident on face value from his perspective because of their race and

perspective because of their race and this distortion of what affirmative

this distortion of what affirmative action must be. The racism is so

action must be. The racism is so inherent that he's not even capable of

inherent that he's not even capable of understanding that what he's talking

understanding that what he's talking about is why affirmative action was

about is why affirmative action was created. When these women speak on

created. When these women speak on benefiting from affirmative action, what

benefiting from affirmative action, what they're pointing out is that before

they're pointing out is that before affirmative action, they would not have

affirmative action, they would not have had the opportunity to reach the level

had the opportunity to reach the level of success they've reached. Not because

of success they've reached. Not because they lack the brain processing power,

they lack the brain processing power, but because races like Charlie Kirk

but because races like Charlie Kirk assume that they couldn't and will never

assume that they couldn't and will never allow them the chance. And mind you,

allow them the chance. And mind you, that still makes them rare because the

that still makes them rare because the most likely recipients of affirmative

most likely recipients of affirmative action have historically been white

action have historically been white women. But in Kirk's mind, in the minds

women. But in Kirk's mind, in the minds of most conservatives, racism only

of most conservatives, racism only exists when people say slurs or openly

exists when people say slurs or openly admit it. And even then, we shouldn't

admit it. And even then, we shouldn't talk about it too much. And none of this

talk about it too much. And none of this matters again because the point isn't to

matters again because the point isn't to have a logical discussion where people

have a logical discussion where people learn something. is to say something

learn something. is to say something racist or sexist or homophobic out loud

racist or sexist or homophobic out loud to his fan base and get away with it.

to his fan base and get away with it. Affirm the racist tendencies of his fans

Affirm the racist tendencies of his fans and build a coalition. I could talk

and build a coalition. I could talk hours if I wanted to about how wrong

hours if I wanted to about how wrong this statement of doing politics the

this statement of doing politics the right way is as others have, but it

right way is as others have, but it doesn't make a difference because people

doesn't make a difference because people like Kurt aren't here to be convinced.

like Kurt aren't here to be convinced. They're here to normalize their hateful

They're here to normalize their hateful rhetoric. Liberals and moderates

rhetoric. Liberals and moderates watching, understand if the ultimate

watching, understand if the ultimate goal is to reduce the damage that

goal is to reduce the damage that certain ideas cause, the best strategy

certain ideas cause, the best strategy is not to help them spread. Even if you

is not to help them spread. Even if you think you're winning the optics in the

think you're winning the optics in the moment, taking certain ideas out of the

moment, taking certain ideas out of the marketplace of ideas ends their ability

marketplace of ideas ends their ability to replicate. Yes, the dreaded

to replicate. Yes, the dreaded deplatforming is our best weapon. There

deplatforming is our best weapon. There are drawbacks to it, yes, but understand

are drawbacks to it, yes, but understand that there's tons of research at this

that there's tons of research at this point that shows that no one really

point that shows that no one really changes their mind from public debates.

changes their mind from public debates. People don't change their mind just

People don't change their mind just because they've been presented with

because they've been presented with better information on a topic. People

better information on a topic. People will legit lie if they think it serves a

will legit lie if they think it serves a greater communal good. So even if you

greater communal good. So even if you have your cool Aaron Sorcin moment where

have your cool Aaron Sorcin moment where you own the Chuds, you're still not

you own the Chuds, you're still not doing anything useful. It's team sports

doing anything useful. It's team sports and entertainment and our team will

and entertainment and our team will never win the actual major game going on

never win the actual major game going on with a strategy that we're going to

with a strategy that we're going to convince them in the marketplace of

convince them in the marketplace of ideas. And the right knows this. It's

ideas. And the right knows this. It's why they won't stop saying so much wild

why they won't stop saying so much wild [ __ ] all the time. It's why they do not

[ __ ] all the time. It's why they do not care if what they're saying is true or

care if what they're saying is true or false, if it makes sense, if it doesn't,

false, if it makes sense, if it doesn't, if it's an outright lie or exactly the

if it's an outright lie or exactly the opposite that someone else said. And I

opposite that someone else said. And I hate our modern news media for not just

hate our modern news media for not just saying this to them. Whenever someone on

saying this to them. Whenever someone on the right just lies in their face, they

the right just lies in their face, they say, "Is that true?"

say, "Is that true?" >> and it puts the microphone right back to

>> and it puts the microphone right back to them like they didn't just lie a [ __ ]

them like they didn't just lie a [ __ ] second ago. Like a perfect example is

second ago. Like a perfect example is listening to Trump talk about the

listening to Trump talk about the Epstein files on the campaign trail.

Epstein files on the campaign trail. >> There's a moment where you had some

>> There's a moment where you had some hesitation about Epstein releasing some

hesitation about Epstein releasing some of the documents on Epstein. Why the

of the documents on Epstein. Why the hesitation?

hesitation? >> I don't think I mean I'm not involved. I

>> I don't think I mean I'm not involved. I never went to his island and listening

never went to his island and listening to him talk about the [ __ ] now.

to him talk about the [ __ ] now. >> Mr. President,

>> Mr. President, >> what did Jeffrey Epstein mean in his

>> what did Jeffrey Epstein mean in his emails when he said you knew about the

emails when he said you knew about the girls?

girls? >> I know nothing about that. They would

>> I know nothing about that. They would have announced that a long time ago.

have announced that a long time ago. Sir, there's nothing incriminating in

Sir, there's nothing incriminating in the files. Why not acting?

the files. Why not acting? >> Charlie Kirk himself spoke on the

>> Charlie Kirk himself spoke on the Epstein files all the time, but clearly

Epstein files all the time, but clearly was told behind the scenes to stop.

was told behind the scenes to stop. >> Honestly, I'm done talking about Epstein

>> Honestly, I'm done talking about Epstein for the time being. I'm going to trust

for the time being. I'm going to trust my friends in the administration. I'm

my friends in the administration. I'm going to trust my friends in the

going to trust my friends in the government to do what needs to be done.

government to do what needs to be done. Solve it. Balls in their hands. I've

Solve it. Balls in their hands. I've said plenty this last weekend. And it

said plenty this last weekend. And it was such a blatant reversal of his own

was such a blatant reversal of his own opinions that surely some people should

opinions that surely some people should have woken up. But they didn't. Still no

have woken up. But they didn't. Still no consequences, no change in behavior, no

consequences, no change in behavior, no damage to their movement. We are living

damage to their movement. We are living in a post-truth era. So why are we

in a post-truth era. So why are we worried about having good faith debates

worried about having good faith debates with people who are obvious liars? One

with people who are obvious liars? One scary thing is the country has moved so

scary thing is the country has moved so far right in its general disposition and

far right in its general disposition and the

the right-wing movement has been so

right-wing movement has been so effective in their rhetoric that they've

effective in their rhetoric that they've managed to label Kirk as a moderate. If

managed to label Kirk as a moderate. If you have unapologetic, ferocious

you have unapologetic, ferocious anti-white racism, then young whites are

anti-white racism, then young whites are going to find some very radical

going to find some very radical political positions. If you want young

political positions. If you want young ladies to become more conservative, we

ladies to become more conservative, we should encourage and celebrate marriage.

should encourage and celebrate marriage. Get a mortgage, get married, and mate. I

Get a mortgage, get married, and mate. I think it's worth to have a cost of

think it's worth to have a cost of unfortunately some gun deaths every

unfortunately some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the

single year so that we can have the second amendment to protect our other

second amendment to protect our other god-given rights.

god-given rights. >> And by the way, genetics matter. We

>> And by the way, genetics matter. We should talk about genetics more. It's

should talk about genetics more. It's not racist to say that. You do not have

not racist to say that. You do not have the brain processing power to otherwise

the brain processing power to otherwise be taken really seriously. You had to go

be taken really seriously. You had to go steal a white person's slot to go be

steal a white person's slot to go be taken somewhat seriously. He's saying

taken somewhat seriously. He's saying these racist things and openly speaking

these racist things and openly speaking on women not needing to be educated and

on women not needing to be educated and just wanting to become mothers,

just wanting to become mothers, defending gun violence in the name of

defending gun violence in the name of liberty, etc. And it makes him a

liberty, etc. And it makes him a moderate because every once in a while

moderate because every once in a while when an overt white supremacist come to

when an overt white supremacist come to the stage, he shouts them down. But what

the stage, he shouts them down. But what you need to understand is that

you need to understand is that Republicans and their followers know

Republicans and their followers know it's all the same thing. You just can't

it's all the same thing. You just can't say the quiet part out loud. Lee

say the quiet part out loud. Lee Atwater, the campaign manager for Ronald

Atwater, the campaign manager for Ronald Reagan, said as much back in 1981 as

Reagan, said as much back in 1981 as they developed their culture war

they developed their culture war playbook.

playbook. >> You start out 1954 by saying

>> You start out 1954 by saying by 1968 you can't say that hurts your

by 1968 you can't say that hurts your backfire. So you say stuff like force

backfire. So you say stuff like force busing states rights and all that stuff

busing states rights and all that stuff and you're getting so abstract now

and you're getting so abstract now you're talking about cutting taxes and

you're talking about cutting taxes and all of these things you're talking about

all of these things you're talking about are totally economic things and a

are totally economic things and a byproduct of them is blacks get hurt

byproduct of them is blacks get hurt worse than white.

worse than white. >> This is still where we are still a but

>> This is still where we are still a but the truth is Kirk was just skilled at

the truth is Kirk was just skilled at hiding the racism inherent in his

hiding the racism inherent in his movement. Many members of Turning Point

movement. Many members of Turning Point USA were exposed for having their own

USA were exposed for having their own racist text chats. It's just something

racist text chats. It's just something white people do when they're not around

white people do when they're not around us or even when they are around us to be

us or even when they are around us to be honest. Kirk was a modern update on all

honest. Kirk was a modern update on all the overtly racist pundit this country

the overtly racist pundit this country has seen. However, I want to talk about

has seen. However, I want to talk about the one that I think most right-wing

the one that I think most right-wing figures are mimicking today, George

figures are mimicking today, George Lincoln Rockwell. Now, some of you may

Lincoln Rockwell. Now, some of you may find it offensive to compare George

find it offensive to compare George Rockwell, an overt neo-Nazi, to Charlie

Rockwell, an overt neo-Nazi, to Charlie Kirk, allegedly allegedly a moderate.

Kirk, allegedly allegedly a moderate. Allegedly a moderate and overt overt

Allegedly a moderate and overt overt neo-Nazi. However, you'll find him and

neo-Nazi. However, you'll find him and Rockwell believe pretty much the same

Rockwell believe pretty much the same thing. Rockwell attacked MLK and the

thing. Rockwell attacked MLK and the civil rights bill. Charlie Kirk took the

civil rights bill. Charlie Kirk took the same exact position 60 years later. Both

same exact position 60 years later. Both alleged that he was a communist, which

alleged that he was a communist, which we'll give him that one. MLK secretly

we'll give him that one. MLK secretly based made a whole video about it. It's

based made a whole video about it. It's fine. Rockwell believed in the Great

fine. Rockwell believed in the Great Replacement theory. Charlie Kirk

Replacement theory. Charlie Kirk believes in the Great Replacement

believes in the Great Replacement theory. Rockwell was anti-feminist and

theory. Rockwell was anti-feminist and anti-gay, saying that he would allow gay

anti-gay, saying that he would allow gay men in his movement if they changed, but

men in his movement if they changed, but didn't believe in gay marriage. I will

didn't believe in gay marriage. I will say this, in my organization, I have men

say this, in my organization, I have men who were homosexuals. They were sucked

who were homosexuals. They were sucked into that filth just like drunkards or

into that filth just like drunkards or dope fiends, and I have been able to

dope fiends, and I have been able to rescue them, and I'm not a bit ashamed

rescue them, and I'm not a bit ashamed to that. I'll stand shoulder-to-shoulder

to that. I'll stand shoulder-to-shoulder with any one of them any day. The only

with any one of them any day. The only thing I will not tolerate is a

thing I will not tolerate is a homosexual who is a homosexual.

homosexual who is a homosexual. >> Charlie Kirk says basically the same

>> Charlie Kirk says basically the same thing, always arguing about women being

thing, always arguing about women being submissive, saying he's okay with gay

submissive, saying he's okay with gay people existing, but marriage is between

people existing, but marriage is between a man and a woman.

a man and a woman. >> Why can't marriage be allowed with two

>> Why can't marriage be allowed with two men or two women? allowed and what it is

men or two women? allowed and what it is are two different things. Just strictly

are two different things. Just strictly from what marriage has always been is

from what marriage has always been is the idea of two separate parts coming in

the idea of two separate parts coming in a union to be able to have hopefully a

a union to be able to have hopefully a lifelong partnership to raise kids,

lifelong partnership to raise kids, adopt kids, or have kids. It is the

adopt kids, or have kids. It is the attraction of opposites. If you want to

attraction of opposites. If you want to redefine marriage, that's fine. That's

redefine marriage, that's fine. That's your contention. But I take a classical

your contention. But I take a classical view of marriage.

view of marriage. >> Both were anti-immigration. Both were

>> Both were anti-immigration. Both were college dropouts. Both showed potential

college dropouts. Both showed potential as provocators, which got the attention

as provocators, which got the attention of rich benefactors. Harold Noel Errol

of rich benefactors. Harold Noel Errol Smith Jr. Bankroll Rockwell Bill

Smith Jr. Bankroll Rockwell Bill Montgomery saw similar potential in Kirk

Montgomery saw similar potential in Kirk and helped him found Turning Point USA.

and helped him found Turning Point USA. Both were overtly anti-communist and

Both were overtly anti-communist and anti-progressive. Both tooured college

anti-progressive. Both tooured college campuses debating students and creating

campuses debating students and creating spectacle to bring attention to his

spectacle to bring attention to his cause. Both couched their politics in a

cause. Both couched their politics in a false image of Christian faith based

false image of Christian faith based solely on whiteness. Both were even from

solely on whiteness. Both were even from the state of Illinois with Rockwell

the state of Illinois with Rockwell being from Bloomington and Kirk being

being from Bloomington and Kirk being from Arlington Heights, the future home

from Arlington Heights, the future home of the Bears, which h that's so bad. And

of the Bears, which h that's so bad. And there's one more similarity I'm going to

there's one more similarity I'm going to save for later. However, for a lot of

save for later. However, for a lot of you, this might be your first time ever

you, this might be your first time ever hearing of George Rockwell. Hell,

hearing of George Rockwell. Hell, [clears throat] I didn't know much about

[clears throat] I didn't know much about him to earlier this year. And shout out

him to earlier this year. And shout out to Westside Tyler for making a similar

to Westside Tyler for making a similar comparison between him and Charlie Kirk

comparison between him and Charlie Kirk in a video just a few months back. But

in a video just a few months back. But despite the fact that Rockwell was a

despite the fact that Rockwell was a well-known figure in the 60s during the

well-known figure in the 60s during the civil rights movement, often trailing

civil rights movement, often trailing Martin Luther King on his speaking

Martin Luther King on his speaking engagements and marches, he's been

engagements and marches, he's been erased from our history. And the reason

erased from our history. And the reason is obvious. Rockwell made one mistake.

is obvious. Rockwell made one mistake. He said the quiet part out loud a lot.

He said the quiet part out loud a lot. >> Commander George Lincoln Rockwell, you

>> Commander George Lincoln Rockwell, you are head of the American Nazi party.

are head of the American Nazi party. >> Yes, sir. How can you possibly justify

>> Yes, sir. How can you possibly justify leading an organization whose objectives

leading an organization whose objectives are the liquidation of the Jews, the

are the liquidation of the Jews, the removal of the Negroes to Africa, and

removal of the Negroes to Africa, and the turning of the United States into a

the turning of the United States into a fascist state? Well, I don't know where

fascist state? Well, I don't know where you got those supposed objectives, but

you got those supposed objectives, but they're ridiculous. Uh we have no sub

they're ridiculous. Uh we have no sub such objectives as you have said. We are

such objectives as you have said. We are not out to liquidate the Jews. We are

not out to liquidate the Jews. We are out to liquidate communist traders.

out to liquidate communist traders. Unfortunately, too many Jewish atheists,

Unfortunately, too many Jewish atheists, not religious Jews, but too many

not religious Jews, but too many religious uh atheist Jews are mixed up

religious uh atheist Jews are mixed up in communism.

in communism. >> He was too honest about what the

>> He was too honest about what the American right really was and what they

American right really was and what they wanted. He was too extreme, not in his

wanted. He was too extreme, not in his rhetoric, much of which was popular then

rhetoric, much of which was popular then and is openly parited by the American

and is openly parited by the American right now. No, his problem is that he

right now. No, his problem is that he openly called himself a Nazi. He did it

openly called himself a Nazi. He did it at a time where Americans had spent

at a time where Americans had spent years branding themselves as anti-Nazi,

years branding themselves as anti-Nazi, even though the Nazis modeled their

even though the Nazis modeled their genocide off of Jim Crow laws in

genocide off of Jim Crow laws in America. There were still the bad guys

America. There were still the bad guys to us then and still today. But his

to us then and still today. But his political platform was damn near

political platform was damn near identical to Trumpism.

identical to Trumpism. >> Rockwell soon discovered that the

>> Rockwell soon discovered that the well-educated and spirited Judith was

well-educated and spirited Judith was nothing like the mental image of a wife

nothing like the mental image of a wife based on the demure and submissive

based on the demure and submissive Clare. He quickly eroded whatever

Clare. He quickly eroded whatever relationship he had with the Altmans by

relationship he had with the Altmans by blaming them for not training Judith for

blaming them for not training Judith for the proper meaning docile and compliant

the proper meaning docile and compliant role of a wife and mother which was in

role of a wife and mother which was in his view the only appropriate station

his view the only appropriate station for a woman

for a woman >> submit to your husband Taylor

>> submit to your husband Taylor >> but unlike Kirk and so many figures on

>> but unlike Kirk and so many figures on the right he didn't play koi with

the right he didn't play koi with plausible deniability he didn't wink and

plausible deniability he didn't wink and nod with other white supremacists in the

nod with other white supremacists in the crowd he didn't say stand back and stand

crowd he didn't say stand back and stand by he said literally literally white

by he said literally literally white power. That's a book he wrote. He named

power. That's a book he wrote. He named one of his magazines The Stormtrooper.

one of his magazines The Stormtrooper. And one of his followers went on to

And one of his followers went on to write the Turner Diaries, the Bible of

write the Turner Diaries, the Bible of white supremacist fanfiction. So, he is

white supremacist fanfiction. So, he is not mentioned in today's like modern

not mentioned in today's like modern society and has been erased from

society and has been erased from history. And I'm not saying that's a bad

history. And I'm not saying that's a bad thing, but it's interesting to consider

thing, but it's interesting to consider that he himself has been erased, but not

that he himself has been erased, but not his rhetoric. Especially since

his rhetoric. Especially since conservatives today have come to

conservatives today have come to identify themselves with Nazis so much

identify themselves with Nazis so much that making Nazis bad guys in movies and

that making Nazis bad guys in movies and TV shows and video games is offensive to

TV shows and video games is offensive to them. We just had a guy call himself a

them. We just had a guy call himself a fascist on Jubilee to laughter and

fascist on Jubilee to laughter and applause. But let's go back to that last

applause. But let's go back to that last similarity between Kirk and Rockwell I

similarity between Kirk and Rockwell I didn't speak on yet. It's in how they

didn't speak on yet. It's in how they both died. The story right now is that

both died. The story right now is that Kirk was shot by a young white man named

Kirk was shot by a young white man named Tyler Robinson sniped from a rooftop.

Tyler Robinson sniped from a rooftop. Tyler Robinson has been branded as a

Tyler Robinson has been branded as a leftist by a lot of conservative media

leftist by a lot of conservative media due to some incredibly speeches and

due to some incredibly speeches and circumstantial pieces of evidence that

circumstantial pieces of evidence that I'll talk more about later. I will add

I'll talk more about later. I will add now that everything from his past life

now that everything from his past life to his parents to his username on Steam

to his parents to his username on Steam and his hobbies indicates that he was

and his hobbies indicates that he was your typical right-leaning young man

your typical right-leaning young man from Utah. Meanwhile, Rockwell was also

from Utah. Meanwhile, Rockwell was also sniped from a roof by John Patler, a

sniped from a roof by John Patler, a former member of his American Nazi

former member of his American Nazi party, who had a tumultuous tenure with

party, who had a tumultuous tenure with the party due to not fitting into the

the party due to not fitting into the Aryan aesthetic, for which he was

Aryan aesthetic, for which he was eventually ousted by Rockwell for his

eventually ousted by Rockwell for his bolevik tendencies. But what he really

bolevik tendencies. But what he really meant to say was that Patler was a

meant to say was that Patler was a closeted gay man. And I'm sorry if I

closeted gay man. And I'm sorry if I can't not engage with the profound irony

can't not engage with the profound irony of these similarities and what they tell

of these similarities and what they tell us about the hidden cost of movements

us about the hidden cost of movements like Rockwells and Kirks. the fact that

like Rockwells and Kirks. the fact that Rockwell named his magazine

Rockwell named his magazine Stormtroopers, explicitly insinuating

Stormtroopers, explicitly insinuating the untimely death of his followers for

the untimely death of his followers for the White Cause, and the fact that it's

the White Cause, and the fact that it's that same belief in the expendability of

that same belief in the expendability of his followers that led to his own death.

his followers that led to his own death. And a similar thing can be said about

And a similar thing can be said about Kirk, whose last words were literally

Kirk, whose last words were literally him attempting to deflect the reality of

him attempting to deflect the reality of spree shooters and similar acts of

spree shooters and similar acts of senseless gun violence that he's

senseless gun violence that he's defended throughout his career. acts

defended throughout his career. acts that, believe it or not, are far more

that, believe it or not, are far more likely to kill men who look like him

likely to kill men who look like him than look like me. Because of this, Kirk

than look like me. Because of this, Kirk ends up being just another victim of his

ends up being just another victim of his own cult. The world Kirk helped build is

own cult. The world Kirk helped build is the same one that killed him. And now

the same one that killed him. And now they want to make him a martyr. Not a

they want to make him a martyr. Not a cautionary tale, not an opportunity to

cautionary tale, not an opportunity to reflect, but a symbol to push their same

reflect, but a symbol to push their same destructive movement for. And I can talk

destructive movement for. And I can talk all day about how the rhetoric of the

all day about how the rhetoric of the rights and Kirk and Rockwell and

rights and Kirk and Rockwell and whomever hurts me and those like me and

whomever hurts me and those like me and those I care about, but we kind of

those I care about, but we kind of already know that. Instead, let's talk

already know that. Instead, let's talk about y'all. Let's talk about the other

about y'all. Let's talk about the other casualties of this forever culture war.

casualties of this forever culture war. Let's talk about the young white men

Let's talk about the young white men dying like Charlie Kirk did. Part three.

dying like Charlie Kirk did. Part three. Look at me. I can't stop talking about

Look at me. I can't stop talking about the Joker, y'all. I'm sorry. I promise I

the Joker, y'all. I'm sorry. I promise I won't be here long, but it's important.

won't be here long, but it's important. We got to get into the media analysis

We got to get into the media analysis bag just a little bit for this section.

bag just a little bit for this section. The short of my infatuation with Joker

The short of my infatuation with Joker as it pertains to this topic. For those

as it pertains to this topic. For those of you who are new, there was once a

of you who are new, there was once a time where the Joker was this silly,

time where the Joker was this silly, almost queercoded agent of chaos that

almost queercoded agent of chaos that was a popular villain, but not this icon

was a popular villain, but not this icon for disaffected predominantly white men.

for disaffected predominantly white men. When I was a kid, I saw Jack Nicholson

When I was a kid, I saw Jack Nicholson as the Joker in the first Batman movie,

as the Joker in the first Batman movie, and I thought, "Yeah, that's cool." But

and I thought, "Yeah, that's cool." But nobody wanted to be him. Same thing for

nobody wanted to be him. Same thing for the Joker in the reruns of the 1960s and

the Joker in the reruns of the 1960s and the classic cartoon series in the9s. But

the classic cartoon series in the9s. But then in 2008 with the Dark Knight

then in 2008 with the Dark Knight Returns, the gritty revamp of the Batman

Returns, the gritty revamp of the Batman films, we got a new reimagining of the

films, we got a new reimagining of the Joker as representing the

Joker as representing the affforementioned disaffected group of

affforementioned disaffected group of angry predominantly white men. And I've

angry predominantly white men. And I've talked in multiple videos now on how

talked in multiple videos now on how that image of the Joker is so iconic to

that image of the Joker is so iconic to these men and boys because it embodies a

these men and boys because it embodies a fantastical ultraviolent response to an

fantastical ultraviolent response to an indifferent and crew society that both

indifferent and crew society that both causes their dysfunction and rejects

causes their dysfunction and rejects them for it. And because of this, they

them for it. And because of this, they lash out. And while the Joker's

lash out. And while the Joker's popularity has wand as the years have

popularity has wand as the years have gone on, the sentiment behind his

gone on, the sentiment behind his popularity has gone nowhere. The chaotic

popularity has gone nowhere. The chaotic evil desire to have revenge on society

evil desire to have revenge on society is just as salient in a lot of young

is just as salient in a lot of young predominately white men. Dax

predominately white men. Dax notwithstanding the last Batman movie

notwithstanding the last Batman movie just took the same character motivation

just took the same character motivation and put it on the Riddler this time

and put it on the Riddler this time instead of the Joker just because it

instead of the Joker just because it still is just as salient now as it has

still is just as salient now as it has been probably for several generations.

been probably for several generations. This nation is full of angry, nihilistic

This nation is full of angry, nihilistic and potentially violent young men trying

and potentially violent young men trying to get someone, anyone to pay attention.

to get someone, anyone to pay attention. And I don't think people realize how

And I don't think people realize how integral that sentiment is to movements

integral that sentiment is to movements like the American Nazis or Turning Point

like the American Nazis or Turning Point USA. These photos that we see of these

USA. These photos that we see of these young men back years ago in Virginia,

young men back years ago in Virginia, these are not white men who are well on

these are not white men who are well on track in life, who are finding their way

track in life, who are finding their way easily through this world. No, these are

easily through this world. No, these are rejects. We're seeing the type of men

rejects. We're seeing the type of men that if the Joker was real, they

that if the Joker was real, they probably would have been some of his

probably would have been some of his goons or as Rockwell Duly named

goons or as Rockwell Duly named Stormtroopers. Stormtrooper might sound

Stormtroopers. Stormtrooper might sound like Tyler Robinson. The limited info on

like Tyler Robinson. The limited info on Robinson indicates that he was actually

Robinson indicates that he was actually a young man of significant intelligence,

a young man of significant intelligence, having a 4.0 GPA, scoring 34 out of 36

having a 4.0 GPA, scoring 34 out of 36 in his college entrance exams, ranking

in his college entrance exams, ranking him in the top 10% of testers. Yet, he

him in the top 10% of testers. Yet, he went to an unremarkable state school and

went to an unremarkable state school and dropped out after one semester to enter

dropped out after one semester to enter trade school. He was described as shy

trade school. He was described as shy and quiet by many and was clearly deep

and quiet by many and was clearly deep into internet culture if the memes he

into internet culture if the memes he put on the bullet casings and his choice

put on the bullet casings and his choice of Halloween costumes are of any

of Halloween costumes are of any indication. And that's all we know

indication. And that's all we know really. Over a month after this huge

really. Over a month after this huge story, it's been radio silent on any new

story, it's been radio silent on any new information and why he did this.

information and why he did this. Conservatives like to say the memes on

Conservatives like to say the memes on his bullet cases indicate a left-wing

his bullet cases indicate a left-wing political standing. However, the memes

political standing. However, the memes are also well-known memes in right-wing

are also well-known memes in right-wing spaces meant to mock the left. The only

spaces meant to mock the left. The only other ostensibly left-leaning aspect of

other ostensibly left-leaning aspect of Robinson's life is the revelation that

Robinson's life is the revelation that he was allegedly in a queer relationship

he was allegedly in a queer relationship with his roommate who was said to be

with his roommate who was said to be trans, though there's minimal evidence

trans, though there's minimal evidence of that as well. Mind you, Tyler

of that as well. Mind you, Tyler Robinson being bisexual or pansexual or

Robinson being bisexual or pansexual or whatever, wouldn't make him any less

whatever, wouldn't make him any less right-wing. Right-wing men are very much

right-wing. Right-wing men are very much fans of queer sex and trans women. The

fans of queer sex and trans women. The law cabin Republicans are a thing. Gay

law cabin Republicans are a thing. Gay Nazis were a thing. Even amongst

Nazis were a thing. Even amongst Rockwell's group, if you talk to trans

Rockwell's group, if you talk to trans women, they will tell you some of their

women, they will tell you some of their biggest fans tend to be Republican men.

biggest fans tend to be Republican men. There's also been some effort by those

There's also been some effort by those on the left to say that Robinson was

on the left to say that Robinson was actually far right and killed Kurt

actually far right and killed Kurt because he wasn't righting enough. Many

because he wasn't righting enough. Many connect the memes to other far-right

connect the memes to other far-right groups, specifically those led by Nick

groups, specifically those led by Nick Fuentes, who was a constant and

Fuentes, who was a constant and persistent critic of Charlie Kirk

persistent critic of Charlie Kirk publicly. There's a lot of internet lore

publicly. There's a lot of internet lore there that sounds plausible from a

there that sounds plausible from a biased position, but there's little

biased position, but there's little validity to support this assertion as

validity to support this assertion as well. Then of course we have the

well. Then of course we have the conspiracy theories that it was about

conspiracy theories that it was about the Epstein files or the Israel lobby

the Epstein files or the Israel lobby body doubles and all kinds of stuff that

body doubles and all kinds of stuff that comes from these moments. But at the end

comes from these moments. But at the end of the day, until we hear from Tyler

of the day, until we hear from Tyler directly, we don't have a strong

directly, we don't have a strong understanding of why he allegedly did

understanding of why he allegedly did this. All that said, I have what I think

this. All that said, I have what I think is a compelling explanation, which is

is a compelling explanation, which is that Tyler Robinson was like a lot of

that Tyler Robinson was like a lot of young white men, except he's evolved

young white men, except he's evolved somewhat. Tyler didn't technically

somewhat. Tyler didn't technically commit an act of mass violence. Instead,

commit an act of mass violence. Instead, he made a mass spectacle of violence.

he made a mass spectacle of violence. We'll explain this a bit by talking

We'll explain this a bit by talking about spree shooters. There's been a lot

about spree shooters. There's been a lot of effort as of late by the state, law

of effort as of late by the state, law enforcement, and of course, people like

enforcement, and of course, people like Charlie Kirk to reframe spree shootings

Charlie Kirk to reframe spree shootings and mass killings in ways that fail to

and mass killings in ways that fail to isolate the disproportionately white

isolate the disproportionately white male and right-wing nature of these mass

male and right-wing nature of these mass violence incidents. All domestic terror

violence incidents. All domestic terror acts of mass violence and street

acts of mass violence and street shootings are disproportionately done by

shootings are disproportionately done by right-leaning straight white males.

right-leaning straight white males. Kirk's incredibly ironic last words were

Kirk's incredibly ironic last words were him responding counting or not counting

him responding counting or not counting gang violence to a question about spree

gang violence to a question about spree shootings. He was trying to insert a

shootings. He was trying to insert a racist dog whistle to deflect from the

racist dog whistle to deflect from the point of the question. And he did this

point of the question. And he did this because engaging with the reality of

because engaging with the reality of what spree shootings are in America will

what spree shootings are in America will require us to critically look at white

require us to critically look at white people, white men specifically. The

people, white men specifically. The writers put a lot of effort in making

writers put a lot of effort in making street shootings an issue of trans

street shootings an issue of trans people somehow. Even though most

people somehow. Even though most research indicates that trans people

research indicates that trans people make up less than 1% of all spree

make up less than 1% of all spree shootings. And bringing up mass

shootings. And bringing up mass shootings in the context of street

shootings in the context of street violence as if it's a black inner city

violence as if it's a black inner city gang thing hides the white male

gang thing hides the white male right-wing nature of the phenomenon even

right-wing nature of the phenomenon even more. Gang violence and spree shootings

more. Gang violence and spree shootings have completely different circumstances

have completely different circumstances and motivations and thus responses. But

and motivations and thus responses. But conflating those two is the point for

conflating those two is the point for men like Kirk. Again, the goal isn't the

men like Kirk. Again, the goal isn't the greater truth or understanding. It's

greater truth or understanding. It's breaking containment. This is not to say

breaking containment. This is not to say that all spree shootings that aren't a

that all spree shootings that aren't a part of street violence are done by only

part of street violence are done by only white men. There's figures like Brian

white men. There's figures like Brian Nichols or Christopher Dorner as

Nichols or Christopher Dorner as examples of black spree shooters. But

examples of black spree shooters. But aside from being relatively rare, it's

aside from being relatively rare, it's also not hard to recognize the

also not hard to recognize the difference between someone like

difference between someone like Christopher Dorner who went on a killing

Christopher Dorner who went on a killing spree over being fired from his job as a

spree over being fired from his job as a police officer versus Scott Paul Beier

police officer versus Scott Paul Beier who killed six women at a yoga studio

who killed six women at a yoga studio cuz he was depressed and couldn't get a

cuz he was depressed and couldn't get a date. And again, there are some black

date. And again, there are some black spree shooters with similar motifs, but

spree shooters with similar motifs, but they pale in comparison to the amount of

they pale in comparison to the amount of white ones. While both events are

white ones. While both events are abhorrent, only one reminds me of the

abhorrent, only one reminds me of the popularity of the Joker. Only one

popularity of the Joker. Only one involves this vague desire for

involves this vague desire for retribution on society, which tends to

retribution on society, which tends to be the unique motivation for mostly

be the unique motivation for mostly right shooters and almost no one else.

right shooters and almost no one else. In the aftermath of Kirk's murder, the

In the aftermath of Kirk's murder, the term nihilistic terrorism or nihilistic

term nihilistic terrorism or nihilistic violent extremists popped up on people's

violent extremists popped up on people's radar. talk about nihilistic violent

radar. talk about nihilistic violent extremism but haven't really set out to

extremism but haven't really set out to define what it is and a lot of people

define what it is and a lot of people don't know what it is. So what is it?

don't know what it is. So what is it? >> At its simplest terms, nihilistic

>> At its simplest terms, nihilistic violent extremism is a practical

violent extremism is a practical definition that allows authorities,

definition that allows authorities, specifically law enforcement and the FBI

specifically law enforcement and the FBI to attribute acts of violence that are

to attribute acts of violence that are terroristic in nature that but lack a

terroristic in nature that but lack a singular ideological focus. It's

singular ideological focus. It's individuals who are mobilized maybe

individuals who are mobilized maybe three or four ideologies, but none of

three or four ideologies, but none of them hold a premacy over that person's

them hold a premacy over that person's beliefs or why they took the violent

beliefs or why they took the violent actions they did, but nonetheless,

actions they did, but nonetheless, they're seeking to exploit this the

they're seeking to exploit this the weaknesses in society through violent

weaknesses in society through violent means and hoping to see it collapse or

means and hoping to see it collapse or at least degrade a little further.

at least degrade a little further. >> Essentially saying, "We don't really

>> Essentially saying, "We don't really understand why he did this." But I think

understand why he did this." But I think that's a lie. This ignores a very

that's a lie. This ignores a very obvious factor in many of these events,

obvious factor in many of these events, the desire for attention. So, you think

the desire for attention. So, you think Batman's made Gotham a better place?

Batman's made Gotham a better place? >> Look at me.

>> Look at me. >> Look at [groaning] me.

>> Look at [groaning] me. >> Going all the way back to the Coline

>> Going all the way back to the Coline killers. When you read their writings

killers. When you read their writings and the writings of other spree

and the writings of other spree shooters, you see a ton of patterns. And

shooters, you see a ton of patterns. And one of them is the desire for people to

one of them is the desire for people to see what they're going to do to witness

see what they're going to do to witness them. Many leave behind manifestos. They

them. Many leave behind manifestos. They send press kits to the media. They

send press kits to the media. They document their preparation, release

document their preparation, release videos of themselves. Some even live

videos of themselves. Some even live stream themselves in the midst of the

stream themselves in the midst of the act. They stylize themselves in ways to

act. They stylize themselves in ways to build an aesthetic, often paying tribute

build an aesthetic, often paying tribute to other shooters or images of white

to other shooters or images of white spectacle violence. The Coline shooters,

spectacle violence. The Coline shooters, for example, often got accused of being

for example, often got accused of being fans of the Matrix or that there was a

fans of the Matrix or that there was a connection there, but actually they were

connection there, but actually they were clearly referencing this scene from

clearly referencing this scene from 1995's Basketball Diaries.

>> [screaming] >> These acts are intended to give them

>> These acts are intended to give them meaning in a world where they feel

meaning in a world where they feel meaningless. And I would argue that even

meaningless. And I would argue that even the killers who do seem more politically

the killers who do seem more politically or specifically motivated still desire

or specifically motivated still desire some sense of notoriety and attention.

some sense of notoriety and attention. Dylan Roof was an overt white

Dylan Roof was an overt white supremacist and his killing, like many

supremacist and his killing, like many right-wing terrorists, was explicitly

right-wing terrorists, was explicitly for the goal of starting a race war

for the goal of starting a race war through which so many people, black and

through which so many people, black and white, would have died. Again, inspired

white, would have died. Again, inspired by the Turner diaries, a another part of

by the Turner diaries, a another part of Rockwell's legacy. ROF arandized himself

Rockwell's legacy. ROF arandized himself as the only person resolute enough to do

as the only person resolute enough to do what had to be done for white people and

what had to be done for white people and wrote in his diary in jail how he hated

wrote in his diary in jail how he hated that people had the nerve to question

that people had the nerve to question exactly why he was doing what he was

exactly why he was doing what he was doing to question his mental wellness or

doing to question his mental wellness or say he had a drug problem. He didn't

say he had a drug problem. He didn't want any of those normal excuses y'all

want any of those normal excuses y'all be giving to these white boys. He was

be giving to these white boys. He was adamant and he's been very clear since

adamant and he's been very clear since then that he has no sorrow for the lives

then that he has no sorrow for the lives that he took. You don't do this much

that he took. You don't do this much because you're indifferent to being

because you're indifferent to being known and understood. No, you want to be

known and understood. No, you want to be known and understood. You want your

known and understood. You want your words and actions to be influential and

words and actions to be influential and mean something. And I know this because

mean something. And I know this because law enforcement knows this. Since

law enforcement knows this. Since probably the mid2010s, when it became

probably the mid2010s, when it became clear that mass shootings were just

clear that mass shootings were just going to be a thing we had to deal with

going to be a thing we had to deal with here in America, the media and

here in America, the media and authorities began to give less attention

authorities began to give less attention and energy to spreading the names and

and energy to spreading the names and faces of the perpetrators of these

faces of the perpetrators of these crimes. It used to be that committing a

crimes. It used to be that committing a spree shooting of some sort would get

spree shooting of some sort would get your face all over the news for weeks or

your face all over the news for weeks or months. You get tons of examination of

months. You get tons of examination of your life and your background and your

your life and your background and your parents and your friends and all this

parents and your friends and all this stuff, academic papers, interviews in

stuff, academic papers, interviews in prison, whole documentaries, etc. Now,

prison, whole documentaries, etc. Now, you're lucky if your incident stays in

you're lucky if your incident stays in the news cycle for more than 48 hours,

the news cycle for more than 48 hours, and the media will rarely say your name

and the media will rarely say your name on TV. But what if you kill or attempt

on TV. But what if you kill or attempt to kill someone famous? Then they can't

to kill someone famous? Then they can't ignore you. Literally the same day

ignore you. Literally the same day Charlie Kirk was killed, there was a

Charlie Kirk was killed, there was a spree shooter by a kid obsessed with

spree shooter by a kid obsessed with Hitler and Nazis in a whole other state.

Hitler and Nazis in a whole other state. But he didn't kill Charlie Kirk. So none

But he didn't kill Charlie Kirk. So none of us remember this. Consider how much

of us remember this. Consider how much more famous Matthew Krooks would have

more famous Matthew Krooks would have been if he had actually killed Donald

been if he had actually killed Donald Trump. Further, look at his very similar

Trump. Further, look at his very similar background to Robinson. Quiet kid,

background to Robinson. Quiet kid, highly intelligent, highly online, all

highly intelligent, highly online, all the usual features. But at some point,

the usual features. But at some point, Krooks knew that he wanted to do some

Krooks knew that he wanted to do some type of spectacle act of violence, and

type of spectacle act of violence, and he researched spree shooting and other

he researched spree shooting and other things extensively before deciding to

things extensively before deciding to kill Donald Trump. But he failed, and

kill Donald Trump. But he failed, and instead, his attempt became fuel for

instead, his attempt became fuel for Trump's presidential campaign. And his

Trump's presidential campaign. And his story has mostly pushed to the side. But

story has mostly pushed to the side. But understand, targeting famous public

understand, targeting famous public figures or infamy isn't a new thing, and

figures or infamy isn't a new thing, and it's probably going to make a strong

it's probably going to make a strong comeback because this is what

comeback because this is what disaffected, mostly white men have been

disaffected, mostly white men have been doing for years. When you look at Ronald

doing for years. When you look at Ronald Reagan or Bork or the murder of John

Reagan or Bork or the murder of John Linen, they all have the same

Linen, they all have the same similarities. My goal in bringing up

similarities. My goal in bringing up spreooners is to beg an obvious

spreooners is to beg an obvious question. Why is this something that

question. Why is this something that Americans have just allowed to happen

Americans have just allowed to happen here in America? No other country in the

here in America? No other country in the world, even countries with plenty of

world, even countries with plenty of guns like Canada, has this many acts of

guns like Canada, has this many acts of senseless violence? But more

senseless violence? But more interestingly, why do we not engage with

interestingly, why do we not engage with the uniquely white nature of this

the uniquely white nature of this phenomenon? Not just the fact that the

phenomenon? Not just the fact that the shooters are predominately white, but

shooters are predominately white, but also the fact that the victims are

also the fact that the victims are predominately white. Of all the inherent

predominately white. Of all the inherent paradoxes in the modern American

paradoxes in the modern American rightwing, none to me are more striking

rightwing, none to me are more striking than the fact that 20 white kids dying

than the fact that 20 white kids dying at an elementary school or a high school

at an elementary school or a high school or an all-white church or an all-white

or an all-white church or an all-white country music concert would bear minimal

country music concert would bear minimal energy or attention in the alleged

energy or attention in the alleged prolife conservative agenda. Instead of

prolife conservative agenda. Instead of outraging self-reflection, the right has

outraging self-reflection, the right has only doubled, tripled, and quadrupled

only doubled, tripled, and quadrupled down with Kirk being one of the main

down with Kirk being one of the main people defending guns and gun culture

people defending guns and gun culture and distracted from any real efforts to

and distracted from any real efforts to look inward. Him being murdered in a

look inward. Him being murdered in a similar act in the middle of dodging

similar act in the middle of dodging questions on the nature of these acts is

questions on the nature of these acts is so ironic that it feels like something

so ironic that it feels like something from a movie. Charlie Kirk's murder is

from a movie. Charlie Kirk's murder is yet another cry for attention from white

yet another cry for attention from white men who are suffering under latestage

men who are suffering under latestage capitalism and alienation. But at this

capitalism and alienation. But at this point, it's clear that the excesses of

point, it's clear that the excesses of white death in this country is not a

white death in this country is not a glitch. It's a feature. It's the entire

glitch. It's a feature. It's the entire point. And that's why Kirk has to be

point. And that's why Kirk has to be celebrated and elevated to such a high

celebrated and elevated to such a high level because he was a true believer

level because he was a true believer turned public martyr. And other white

turned public martyr. And other white men like him will be lucky to share his

men like him will be lucky to share his fate. But the reality is most of the

fate. But the reality is most of the other deaths in the name of this cult

other deaths in the name of this cult don't have nearly the same level of

don't have nearly the same level of exaltation.

exaltation. >> Obviously, that's not what either of us

>> Obviously, that's not what either of us is saying.

is saying. >> What do you think is the cause of it?

>> What do you think is the cause of it? Like what do you think is the reason why

Like what do you think is the reason why more men aren't succeeding and getting

more men aren't succeeding and getting college degrees and more men aren't

college degrees and more men aren't going out and making as much money in

going out and making as much money in their 20s?

their 20s? >> I think that the current environment

>> I think that the current environment does not necessarily lend itself to the

does not necessarily lend itself to the disposition that men have got. So

disposition that men have got. So they're less conscientious than women

they're less conscientious than women from a personality standpoint on

from a personality standpoint on average. [music] That means that it's

average. [music] That means that it's really difficult comparatively on

really difficult comparatively on average for you to be able to remind

average for you to be able to remind yourself that you need to do the sort of

yourself that you need to do the sort of homework. Men are more predisposed to

homework. Men are more predisposed to addiction. They're more predisposed to

addiction. They're more predisposed to using recreational drugs. They're more

using recreational drugs. They're more predisposed to being in jail, to all of

predisposed to being in jail, to all of the sort of gang stuff that people get

the sort of gang stuff that people get drawn into. It's just more likely for

drawn into. It's just more likely for guys. There are more roots that men can

guys. There are more roots that men can be pulled away.

be pulled away. >> People on the right say pretty

>> People on the right say pretty consistently that the left offers no

consistently that the left offers no answers to young men. The the phrase is

answers to young men. The the phrase is often the left has failed men. And I get

often the left has failed men. And I get why they say this. It's stupid. But I

why they say this. It's stupid. But I get what they're trying to get at.

get what they're trying to get at. They're getting at the fact that the

They're getting at the fact that the left offers men no easy answers for the

left offers men no easy answers for the specific things they believe are causing

specific things they believe are causing them problems. Instead, the left, cuz

them problems. Instead, the left, cuz we're talking about a very nebulous

we're talking about a very nebulous thing, right? offers young men a

thing, right? offers young men a relatively unproven and risky way of

relatively unproven and risky way of reimagining themselves as men, which is

reimagining themselves as men, which is in many ways antithetical to the way

in many ways antithetical to the way they have been taught to think a man

they have been taught to think a man should be. They are literally telling

should be. They are literally telling them the thing that they're actually

them the thing that they're actually pursuing is the problem in the first

pursuing is the problem in the first place. So, of course, how could that be

place. So, of course, how could that be an easy or viable answer from that

an easy or viable answer from that particular standpoint? Mind you, there's

particular standpoint? Mind you, there's no shortage of left-leaning men that

no shortage of left-leaning men that exhibit the traits we often associate

exhibit the traits we often associate with traditional masculinian manhood.

with traditional masculinian manhood. Whether it be physical prowess,

Whether it be physical prowess, desiraability, wealth, being a solid

desiraability, wealth, being a solid father figure or provider, and in plenty

father figure or provider, and in plenty of cases, being a misogynist or

of cases, being a misogynist or patriarch, none of these things are

patriarch, none of these things are unique to the right. Further, if you

unique to the right. Further, if you look at a lot of modern right-wing male

look at a lot of modern right-wing male figures, they come up pretty [ __ ]

figures, they come up pretty [ __ ] short in their performance of

short in their performance of masculinity. Whether it be Ben Shapiro's

masculinity. Whether it be Ben Shapiro's clear low tea count or the fact that

clear low tea count or the fact that many right-wing men like Kanye West or

many right-wing men like Kanye West or Steven Crowder can't keep their women or

Steven Crowder can't keep their women or don't take care of their kids. But the

don't take care of their kids. But the right has the advantage in branding, not

right has the advantage in branding, not in truth. And so because they can frame

in truth. And so because they can frame their false images of masculinity as the

their false images of masculinity as the appropriate ones, it's an uphill battle

appropriate ones, it's an uphill battle for anyone outside of that. The right's

for anyone outside of that. The right's image of masculinity is based in

image of masculinity is based in dominance and the left'sn't. to the

dominance and the left'sn't. to the right. As long as a man aspires to or

right. As long as a man aspires to or exhibits traits of dominance, then he's

exhibits traits of dominance, then he's okay in their eyes. And while again,

okay in their eyes. And while again, these problems do exist with men on the

these problems do exist with men on the left, we're not branding ourselves as

left, we're not branding ourselves as such, and that limits our reach.

such, and that limits our reach. Conversely, the right tells young men

Conversely, the right tells young men and boys that they can be a dominant

and boys that they can be a dominant alpha male as long as they follow them

alpha male as long as they follow them on Instagram and buy their vitamins and

on Instagram and buy their vitamins and do this workout plan as well as this

do this workout plan as well as this 11step course to becoming a millionaire

11step course to becoming a millionaire before the age of 30. And none of it

before the age of 30. And none of it works. Of course, the irony, the immense

works. Of course, the irony, the immense irony of the left has failed men is that

irony of the left has failed men is that the right has always failed men. The

the right has always failed men. The right has been in control of what men

right has been in control of what men say they're trying to be for

say they're trying to be for generations. And why are we where we are

generations. And why are we where we are today if not for the false things

today if not for the false things they've been selling y'all?

they've been selling y'all? Algorithmically generated content on

Algorithmically generated content on social media contributes to and profits

social media contributes to and profits from young men's growing social isol

from young men's growing social isol social isolation, boredom, and

social isolation, boredom, and ignorance. With the deepest [music]

ignorance. With the deepest [music] pocketed firms on the planet trying to

pocketed firms on the planet trying to convince young men that they can have a

convince young men that they can have a reasonable faximile of life on a screen,

reasonable faximile of life on a screen, many grow up without acquiring the

many grow up without acquiring the skills to build social capital or create

skills to build social capital or create wealth.

wealth. The statistics are insane. [music] Like

The statistics are insane. [music] Like 45% of men 18 to 25 have never

45% of men 18 to 25 have never approached a woman in person.

approached a woman in person. >> You could largely describe America right

>> You could largely describe America right now as a giant bet on AI. [music] 10

now as a giant bet on AI. [music] 10 companies have driven all the growth in

companies have driven all the growth in GDP, are responsible for 77% of the

GDP, are responsible for 77% of the earnings growth. Our economy literally

earnings growth. Our economy literally rests on 10 companies now, often

rests on 10 companies now, often referred to as the magnificent 10. and

referred to as the magnificent 10. and they do several things, but quite

they do several things, but quite frankly, they're in the business of

frankly, they're in the business of enragement, polarization, and then

enragement, polarization, and then sequestering young people from all other

sequestering young people from all other activities of trying to establish a

activities of trying to establish a romantic partnership when you have

romantic partnership when you have literally lielike synthetic porn. So,

literally lielike synthetic porn. So, what are we doing? I think we have our

what are we doing? I think we have our economy is attached to one objective,

economy is attached to one objective, and that is to evolve a new species of

and that is to evolve a new species of asocial, asexual males. Unintentionally,

asocial, asexual males. Unintentionally, [music] we have an economic interest

[music] we have an economic interest right now, I would argue, in planning

right now, I would argue, in planning our own extinction. It's not

our own extinction. It's not controversial to say that modern men are

controversial to say that modern men are in a state of crisis, but that crisis is

in a state of crisis, but that crisis is very much man-made. And by man-made, I

very much man-made. And by man-made, I mean capitalism, of course. I hear

mean capitalism, of course. I hear Tucker Carlson is worried about tea

Tucker Carlson is worried about tea levels. And he's right. There's

levels. And he's right. There's substantial evidence that men have less

substantial evidence that men have less testosterone today than they did a

testosterone today than they did a generation ago. Is it due to cultural

generation ago. Is it due to cultural degeneration or trans women or the fact

degeneration or trans women or the fact that corporations have been allowed to

that corporations have been allowed to feed us microplastics for most of the

feed us microplastics for most of the last 50 years? Men are getting married

last 50 years? Men are getting married less and are less likely to head a

less and are less likely to head a household. Is this because feminism has

household. Is this because feminism has made women more masculine? Or because

made women more masculine? Or because neoliberalism has made it impossible to

neoliberalism has made it impossible to support a family on a normal job? Is it

support a family on a normal job? Is it because capitalism incentivizes

because capitalism incentivizes employers to pay people less and less to

employers to pay people less and less to work them more and more? And the right

work them more and more? And the right constantly fights against raising the

constantly fights against raising the taxes on the wealthy who are in control

taxes on the wealthy who are in control of that equation, let alone raising the

of that equation, let alone raising the minimum wage or paying for health care,

minimum wage or paying for health care, maternity leave. Who would want to get

maternity leave. Who would want to get married under any circumstances when

married under any circumstances when it's two people just struggling

it's two people just struggling together? Everything about modern man

together? Everything about modern man and modern society is a direct

and modern society is a direct reflection of the failures of modern

reflection of the failures of modern capitalism. But the right refuses to

capitalism. But the right refuses to acknowledge this to the detriment of his

acknowledge this to the detriment of his own followers. The most damning

own followers. The most damning statistic of the dysfunction amongst

statistic of the dysfunction amongst white men specifically can be found in

white men specifically can be found in the suicide rate. While so many white

the suicide rate. While so many white supremacists like to talk about 1350,

supremacists like to talk about 1350, the distorted data point that says

the distorted data point that says African-Americans make up 13% of the

African-Americans make up 13% of the population and 50% of the crime, which

population and 50% of the crime, which is a willful misrepresentation of FBI

is a willful misrepresentation of FBI data that we all should know by now.

data that we all should know by now. I've talked about it before. I'm not

I've talked about it before. I'm not getting back into it. But what about

getting back into it. But what about 3070? Y'all ever hear that one? That

3070? Y'all ever hear that one? That represents the percentage of white men

represents the percentage of white men in this country and the percentage of

in this country and the percentage of suicides that they represent. Yes, white

suicides that they represent. Yes, white men are 30% of the population and

men are 30% of the population and represent a whopping 70% of suicides in

represent a whopping 70% of suicides in America. Yet somehow it's the left who

America. Yet somehow it's the left who is failing men. And this is on top of

is failing men. And this is on top of all the ugly things I talked about in

all the ugly things I talked about in the last section like spree shooters or

the last section like spree shooters or how about acts of family annihilation

how about acts of family annihilation where white men wake up one day and

where white men wake up one day and decide to murder their entire family,

decide to murder their entire family, their wife and their kids cuz they lost

their wife and their kids cuz they lost their job or dealing with depression,

their job or dealing with depression, both of which may or may not also end in

both of which may or may not also end in suicide. Do I even want to get into

suicide. Do I even want to get into pornography addiction? Pornography

pornography addiction? Pornography consumption is more prominent and tends

consumption is more prominent and tends to be more deviant in red states. You

to be more deviant in red states. You southern red states love your film boys

southern red states love your film boys and your porn. And pornography addiction

and your porn. And pornography addiction on occasion spirals out into white men

on occasion spirals out into white men committing spree shootings. If any other

committing spree shootings. If any other group in this country had these types of

group in this country had these types of disproportionate negative health

disproportionate negative health outcomes, it will be all over every news

outcomes, it will be all over every news space on a regular basis with explicit

space on a regular basis with explicit detail. They would call it the white

detail. They would call it the white male spree shooter problem and not the

male spree shooter problem and not the male loneliness crisis because the

male loneliness crisis because the reality is it's the white male

reality is it's the white male loneliness crisis. I recently watched a

loneliness crisis. I recently watched a video by Coffeezilla where he talks

video by Coffeezilla where he talks about the proliferation of gambling in

about the proliferation of gambling in our daily society. Shout out to him for

our daily society. Shout out to him for the video as a whole, but I couldn't

the video as a whole, but I couldn't help be frustrated that he didn't touch

help be frustrated that he didn't touch on who the targets of this type of stuff

on who the targets of this type of stuff is, which is young white men scared

is, which is young white men scared about their position in society, hoping

about their position in society, hoping that something as simple and easy and

that something as simple and easy and loweffort as gambling can pull them out

loweffort as gambling can pull them out of a situation where they might be at

of a situation where they might be at the bottom of the economic reality and

the bottom of the economic reality and push them to the top. And yes, you do

push them to the top. And yes, you do have people like Kevin Hart, Drake, even

have people like Kevin Hart, Drake, even Drewki and Joe Button appear in some of

Drewki and Joe Button appear in some of these gambling commercials, which by the

these gambling commercials, which by the way, shout out to Kaisenette for being

way, shout out to Kaisenette for being one of the few to turn like these multi

one of the few to turn like these multi multi-million dollar gambling company

multi-million dollar gambling company deals. He turned one down. So yes, black

deals. He turned one down. So yes, black figures are a part of the promotion of

figures are a part of the promotion of these sites, but this is just due

these sites, but this is just due diligence on the part of these gambling

diligence on the part of these gambling companies to hit every corner of men

companies to hit every corner of men they can think of. The real targets are

they can think of. The real targets are young white men looking to feel like

young white men looking to feel like winners to grasp an opportunity. And

winners to grasp an opportunity. And this works because they know how

this works because they know how desperate people are, how big the gulf

desperate people are, how big the gulf between the halves and the have nots is

between the halves and the have nots is growing, and how no amount of talent or

growing, and how no amount of talent or hard work creates a solid path to a

hard work creates a solid path to a viable, successful life in this country

viable, successful life in this country anymore. Once again, your grandparents

anymore. Once again, your grandparents killed the New Deal in the 1960s so that

killed the New Deal in the 1960s so that black people couldn't live too close to

black people couldn't live too close to you. And mind you, problem gambling has

you. And mind you, problem gambling has a higher suicide rate than any other

a higher suicide rate than any other form of addiction. and people like Joe

form of addiction. and people like Joe Rogan promoted regularly in between

Rogan promoted regularly in between complaining about the masculinity crisis

complaining about the masculinity crisis to his predominantly white male audience

to his predominantly white male audience all for the love of money which he

all for the love of money which he doesn't need. He got it from Saudi

doesn't need. He got it from Saudi Arabia. And again, this is not to say

Arabia. And again, this is not to say that black and other men don't suffer

that black and other men don't suffer from these issues that the suicide rate

from these issues that the suicide rate for men in general is abnormally high

for men in general is abnormally high over the last 40 years. But considering

over the last 40 years. But considering all the other ways in which black people

all the other ways in which black people tend to lead in negative health outcome

tend to lead in negative health outcome categories, you got to think that white

categories, you got to think that white men are working extra hard to outdo

men are working extra hard to outdo structural racism to take the lead here.

structural racism to take the lead here. All while simultaneously escaping the

All while simultaneously escaping the scrutiny and disrespect that usually

scrutiny and disrespect that usually comes with it. But here's the thing,

comes with it. But here's the thing, this particular social problem is just

this particular social problem is just as influenced by structural issues with

as influenced by structural issues with white men as social problems affecting

white men as social problems affecting black men and black people in general

black men and black people in general and everyone else. is just a different

and everyone else. is just a different function of the same exact structure.

function of the same exact structure. Many white men, white male oriented

Many white men, white male oriented spaces have attempted to lay the blame

spaces have attempted to lay the blame for these issues at the aspects of

for these issues at the aspects of modern society. They blame women,

modern society. They blame women, immigrants, gay people, etc. for

immigrants, gay people, etc. for promoting degeneracy. And somehow that

promoting degeneracy. And somehow that is causing like factories to shut down

is causing like factories to shut down in their Midwestern towns. Even though

in their Midwestern towns. Even though they can't quite connect the dots there

they can't quite connect the dots there for you, they don't have to cuz that's

for you, they don't have to cuz that's what you kind of want to believe. And

what you kind of want to believe. And they want you to believe this because if

they want you to believe this because if you don't, then you might accidentally

you don't, then you might accidentally engage with structures of patriarchy and

engage with structures of patriarchy and capitalism that have been used to kill

capitalism that have been used to kill as many opportunities for normal white

as many opportunities for normal white men as they have for anyone else. And

men as they have for anyone else. And mind you, this is why people like Kirk

mind you, this is why people like Kirk argue against women being independent

argue against women being independent and getting educated. The whole trad

and getting educated. The whole trad thing that has become popular in the

thing that has become popular in the last couple of years is a marketing ploy

last couple of years is a marketing ploy to convince women that they were better

to convince women that they were better off in the 1950s when they couldn't get

off in the 1950s when they couldn't get a divorce. The three M's make you a

a divorce. The three M's make you a better citizen and more conservative,

better citizen and more conservative, which of course is mortgage, marriage,

which of course is mortgage, marriage, and mating.

and mating. >> In fact, ending no fault divorce is

>> In fact, ending no fault divorce is literally something many right-wingers

literally something many right-wingers want to do right now. They want women to

want to do right now. They want women to not have autonomy, often using the fact

not have autonomy, often using the fact that women are so unhappy now as

that women are so unhappy now as evidence of the failure of feminism,

evidence of the failure of feminism, which is ironic because it actually just

which is ironic because it actually just proves the left's point about

proves the left's point about everything. One thing that never gets

everything. One thing that never gets brought up when we talk about the male

brought up when we talk about the male loneliness epidemic because it takes the

loneliness epidemic because it takes the focus away from explicitly men is the

focus away from explicitly men is the fact that while the suicide rate for men

fact that while the suicide rate for men is abnormally high and has been for

is abnormally high and has been for decades now, women are actually more

decades now, women are actually more likely to attempt suicide than men.

likely to attempt suicide than men. They're not doing any better under the

They're not doing any better under the current situation. And in another sick

current situation. And in another sick twist, the only reason why their suicide

twist, the only reason why their suicide rate isn't higher is because of the

rate isn't higher is because of the methods women tend to choose for killing

methods women tend to choose for killing themselves versus men. To be blunt, men

themselves versus men. To be blunt, men are more likely to use guns in

are more likely to use guns in attempting suicide, which is much more

attempting suicide, which is much more lethal than the methods women tend to

lethal than the methods women tend to use, such as attempting to overdose on

use, such as attempting to overdose on pills. Thus, women are more likely to

pills. Thus, women are more likely to survive, creating opportunities for

survive, creating opportunities for future intervention. And white men are

future intervention. And white men are more likely to own firearms, often as a

more likely to own firearms, often as a manifestation of achieving masculine

manifestation of achieving masculine status and or the irrational fear that

status and or the irrational fear that black people or immigrants or terrorists

black people or immigrants or terrorists or whatever else are dangerous to them.

or whatever else are dangerous to them. So, they want to carry these guns around

So, they want to carry these guns around in case they have to become John Rambo

in case they have to become John Rambo one day. And ironically, that just ends

one day. And ironically, that just ends up making it easier for them to kill

up making it easier for them to kill themselves when things don't go well for

themselves when things don't go well for them. A paper published in the National

them. A paper published in the National Institute of Health said the following.

Institute of Health said the following. >> Themes of white male anxiety are common

>> Themes of white male anxiety are common in recent social science research. For

in recent social science research. For example, Carlson shows that white male

example, Carlson shows that white male anxiety surrounding perceived threats to

anxiety surrounding perceived threats to their dominant status explains high

their dominant status explains high rates of gun ownership among whites.

rates of gun ownership among whites. Kimmel also demonstrates that the

Kimmel also demonstrates that the pressure to be economically successful,

pressure to be economically successful, particularly in times of economic

particularly in times of economic uncertainty, is a major source of

uncertainty, is a major source of distress among white men. Indeed, the

distress among white men. Indeed, the narrative of the erosion of the

narrative of the erosion of the authority of white men and perceived

authority of white men and perceived status threats is evident in the

status threats is evident in the formation of the Tea Party movement and

formation of the Tea Party movement and the rise of men's rights groups.

the rise of men's rights groups. Research on health and well-being also

Research on health and well-being also supports these notions. Case and Deon

supports these notions. Case and Deon show that suicide rates among white

show that suicide rates among white males have increased, which they

males have increased, which they speculate have been fueled by

speculate have been fueled by hopelessness. In response to this study,

hopelessness. In response to this study, Philillips hypothesized that white men

Philillips hypothesized that white men may have experienced greater increases

may have experienced greater increases in suicide because they were socialized

in suicide because they were socialized to believe that they would experience

to believe that they would experience upward social mobility and economic

upward social mobility and economic prosperity in a way that racial minority

prosperity in a way that racial minority men were not. In other words, these men

men were not. In other words, these men had further to fall.

had further to fall. >> This excerpt mentions Michael Kimmel in

>> This excerpt mentions Michael Kimmel in his concept of agrieved entitlement. And

his concept of agrieved entitlement. And while Kimmel has for various reasons

while Kimmel has for various reasons fallen out of favor in gender studies, I

fallen out of favor in gender studies, I don't think anyone has a better

don't think anyone has a better framework for examining the uniqueness

framework for examining the uniqueness of this specific social ill for white

of this specific social ill for white men specifically. Kimmel states the

men specifically. Kimmel states the following in a paper titled Suicide by

following in a paper titled Suicide by Mass Murder. Feeling agrieved, wronged

Mass Murder. Feeling agrieved, wronged by the world. These are typical

by the world. These are typical adolescent feelings common to many boys

adolescent feelings common to many boys and girls. What transforms the agrieved

and girls. What transforms the agrieved into mass murderers is also a sense of

into mass murderers is also a sense of entitlement. A sense of using violence

entitlement. A sense of using violence against others, making others hurt as

against others, making others hurt as you yourself might hurt. Agrieved

you yourself might hurt. Agrieved entitlement inspires revenge against

entitlement inspires revenge against those who have wronged you. It is

those who have wronged you. It is compensation for humiliation.

compensation for humiliation. Humiliation is emasculation. Humiliate

Humiliation is emasculation. Humiliate someone [music] and you take away his

someone [music] and you take away his manhood. For many men, humiliation must

manhood. For many men, humiliation must be avenged or you cease to be a man.

be avenged or you cease to be a man. Agrieved entitlement is a gendered

Agrieved entitlement is a gendered emotion, a fusion of that humiliating

emotion, a fusion of that humiliating loss of manhood and the moral obligation

loss of manhood and the moral obligation and entitlement to get it back.

and entitlement to get it back. These men have been told all their lives

These men have been told all their lives that they should align themselves with

that they should align themselves with these structures and traditions that

these structures and traditions that masculinity should be a certain way and

masculinity should be a certain way and it's their job to ensure that that if

it's their job to ensure that that if they abide by certain rules and

they abide by certain rules and traditions that they will be rewarded

traditions that they will be rewarded and in that process they become foot

and in that process they become foot soldiers or maybe even stormtroopers for

soldiers or maybe even stormtroopers for these structures. And being a soldier is

these structures. And being a soldier is costly and the cost is their happiness,

costly and the cost is their happiness, well-being, and possibly their lives.

well-being, and possibly their lives. And it's all to protect the system that

And it's all to protect the system that does not have their best interest in

does not have their best interest in mind. And more and more so many of these

mind. And more and more so many of these men are recognizing that the structure

men are recognizing that the structure is not holding up its end of the

is not holding up its end of the bargain. And they're looking around at

bargain. And they're looking around at their peers slowly dying. But instead of

their peers slowly dying. But instead of recognizing the system as the problem,

recognizing the system as the problem, they listen to the system explain to

they listen to the system explain to them that the real problem is trans

them that the real problem is trans middle schoolers playing soccer. And for

middle schoolers playing soccer. And for a long time, it was really hard for me

a long time, it was really hard for me to make sense of that. How so many of

to make sense of that. How so many of these men can fall for such obvious

these men can fall for such obvious misdirection and why so few recognize

misdirection and why so few recognize the real problem. But then, as I've

the real problem. But then, as I've studied the manosphere and the

studied the manosphere and the right-wing over and over, I realized

right-wing over and over, I realized that it's not because it makes sense,

that it's not because it makes sense, but because it makes community. It's cuz

but because it makes community. It's cuz the cohesive identity of white men is

the cohesive identity of white men is literally worth dying for from their

literally worth dying for from their perspective. The real challenge that the

perspective. The real challenge that the left has in attracting men is the fact

left has in attracting men is the fact that it means deconstructing this

that it means deconstructing this ideological framework and reconstructing

ideological framework and reconstructing the concept of community and kinship for

the concept of community and kinship for a lot of white men that let's be honest

a lot of white men that let's be honest a lot of us don't want to be around.

a lot of us don't want to be around. It's why so many white men on the left

It's why so many white men on the left hold on to those same frameworks when

hold on to those same frameworks when they get here allowing many problems to

they get here allowing many problems to repeat themselves. And any white man on

repeat themselves. And any white man on the left that tells you otherwise is not

the left that tells you otherwise is not to be trusted. It's that sense of

to be trusted. It's that sense of belonging and community that creates a

belonging and community that creates a barrier. And understanding that, it

barrier. And understanding that, it makes sense how so much of our daily

makes sense how so much of our daily lives have been atomized to reduce

lives have been atomized to reduce community because it makes it so the

community because it makes it so the only community left for many of these

only community left for many of these white men are these reactionary

white men are these reactionary right-wing spaces. I remember when I was

right-wing spaces. I remember when I was a teen that rock and metal were much

a teen that rock and metal were much more prominent parts of white male

more prominent parts of white male culture. There were much more popular

culture. There were much more popular genres of music that were intrinsically

genres of music that were intrinsically anti-establishment, anti-corporate. And

anti-establishment, anti-corporate. And unsurprisingly, within all that

unsurprisingly, within all that convergence of media companies, you saw

convergence of media companies, you saw them purposefully begin to exclude those

them purposefully begin to exclude those types of very much white oriented music

types of very much white oriented music in favor of music that was more easily

in favor of music that was more easily commodifiable. Deja Shade does a great

commodifiable. Deja Shade does a great analysis on how Eminem, believe it or

analysis on how Eminem, believe it or not, was probably the last true

not, was probably the last true anti-establishment white megastar figure

anti-establishment white megastar figure holding off the full control of MAGA for

holding off the full control of MAGA for white minds today. Because today, most

white minds today. Because today, most images of viable white masculinity that

images of viable white masculinity that are popular are very much right-wing,

are popular are very much right-wing, very much corporally sponsored, Happy

very much corporally sponsored, Happy Dog, Happy Dad, whatever the beer

Dog, Happy Dad, whatever the beer company is. all these podcasts. It's not

company is. all these podcasts. It's not just Charlie Kirk, it's Theo Vaughn,

just Charlie Kirk, it's Theo Vaughn, it's Aiden Ross, it's Brilliant Idiots

it's Aiden Ross, it's Brilliant Idiots or whatever dude's name is that be

or whatever dude's name is that be hanging with Charlemagne. And this is

hanging with Charlemagne. And this is why Trump went to all of those podcast

why Trump went to all of those podcast kind of just casually saying whatever

kind of just casually saying whatever the [ __ ] he wanted with no push back.

the [ __ ] he wanted with no push back. And now all of them are like,

And now all of them are like, >> I can't believe he didn't release the

>> I can't believe he didn't release the Epstein files. We were tricked.

Epstein files. We were tricked. >> It may seem like I'm being flippant

>> It may seem like I'm being flippant here, but I genuinely just feel sad.

here, but I genuinely just feel sad. Getting back to media analysis for a

Getting back to media analysis for a second, I can't not think of the war

second, I can't not think of the war boys from the Mad Max movies. I remember

boys from the Mad Max movies. I remember watching Fury Road back in 2015,

watching Fury Road back in 2015, recognizing that it was a brave decision

recognizing that it was a brave decision to not just have these foot soldiers in

to not just have these foot soldiers in the movie be nameless peons to be killed

the movie be nameless peons to be killed in the background. Instead, the war boys

in the background. Instead, the war boys were this great metaphor for what's

were this great metaphor for what's happening to boys in our world right

happening to boys in our world right now. We watch as one of them goes to a

now. We watch as one of them goes to a metamorphosis to find meaning in a

metamorphosis to find meaning in a seemingly meaningless life, greatly

seemingly meaningless life, greatly through developing a new community apart

through developing a new community apart from his cult of origin. I found a quote

from his cult of origin. I found a quote from the Mad Max fan wiki that is

from the Mad Max fan wiki that is sourced to George Miller, though I

sourced to George Miller, though I couldn't verify this. Still is too

couldn't verify this. Still is too perfect to leave out here.

perfect to leave out here. >> These war boys have no choice. They're

>> These war boys have no choice. They're culturally impoverished. There's no

culturally impoverished. There's no books. There's no internet. There's no

books. There's no internet. There's no theaters, no radio, no music. All they

theaters, no radio, no music. All they have are the detritus of the past and

have are the detritus of the past and they refashion it so a steering wheel

they refashion it so a steering wheel becomes a religious artifact. They do

becomes a religious artifact. They do the sign of the V8, the engine they've

the sign of the V8, the engine they've scarified onto their bodies because an

scarified onto their bodies because an engine is much more permanent than a

engine is much more permanent than a human body. They chrome their teeth

human body. They chrome their teeth because chrome is such a rare thing. So,

because chrome is such a rare thing. So, like all cults, this is another cult

like all cults, this is another cult invented by Immorton Joe in order to get

invented by Immorton Joe in order to get people to die on his behalf. What's so

people to die on his behalf. What's so effective about them as a metaphor is

effective about them as a metaphor is how these boys reinforce each other.

how these boys reinforce each other. They're a community before anything.

They're a community before anything. They actively have some touching and

They actively have some touching and enduring moments of brotherhood within

enduring moments of brotherhood within their cult, which is something that

their cult, which is something that needs to be recognized. It's why it

needs to be recognized. It's why it works. But at the end of the day,

works. But at the end of the day, regardless of those minor positive

regardless of those minor positive moments, it's a closed circle. They're

moments, it's a closed circle. They're not allowed out and not allowed to see

not allowed out and not allowed to see the world beyond their existence, less

the world beyond their existence, less what happens to Knox, the character in

what happens to Knox, the character in the first Mad Max, happens to more of

the first Mad Max, happens to more of them. And this is exactly what happens

them. And this is exactly what happens in a lot of these maleoriented

in a lot of these maleoriented right-wing spaces. These boys and young

right-wing spaces. These boys and young men spend countless hours in group

men spend countless hours in group chats, Reddit pages, and the comment

chats, Reddit pages, and the comment sections of their favorite creators,

sections of their favorite creators, creating culture around the cult,

creating culture around the cult, reinforcing their behavior, and

reinforcing their behavior, and paradoxically toxifying each other where

paradoxically toxifying each other where it would be incredibly hard for them to

it would be incredibly hard for them to ever find community elsewhere. And the

ever find community elsewhere. And the result

result is death.

is death. Socially, if they're lucky, but

Socially, if they're lucky, but eternally for more than we like to think

eternally for more than we like to think about. And in the meantime, the real

about. And in the meantime, the real life of Morton Joe and his various

life of Morton Joe and his various cronies enrich themselves through their

cronies enrich themselves through their sacrifices. Don't look up how much money

sacrifices. Don't look up how much money Trump has made in the variety of crypto

Trump has made in the variety of crypto scams and contracts in just the first

scams and contracts in just the first year of his presidency, all off the

year of his presidency, all off the backs of these same white men who voted

backs of these same white men who voted for him, whose lives have not changed at

for him, whose lives have not changed at all. The rise in the suicide rate in

all. The rise in the suicide rate in America over the last 20 plus years is

America over the last 20 plus years is almost exclusively driven by white men,

almost exclusively driven by white men, often due to depression, addiction,

often due to depression, addiction, despair, and a loss of hope. All while

despair, and a loss of hope. All while the right has controlled this country

the right has controlled this country for most of the last 50 plus years, and

for most of the last 50 plus years, and has pointed to us and everyone else as a

has pointed to us and everyone else as a minority, saying somehow it's our fault.

minority, saying somehow it's our fault. And if you include the political ranks

And if you include the political ranks of Clinton and Obama and Biden as being

of Clinton and Obama and Biden as being right-wing, which you should do some

right-wing, which you should do some Googles, it's all pretty much right-wing

Googles, it's all pretty much right-wing all the time for a generation, for at

all the time for a generation, for at least my entire life. But even not

least my entire life. But even not counting them right now, Republicans

counting them right now, Republicans have the Congress, the Presidency, the

have the Congress, the Presidency, the Supreme Court, all three branches of the

Supreme Court, all three branches of the government. And what have they done for

government. And what have they done for y'all? Aside from [ __ ] up us, what

y'all? Aside from [ __ ] up us, what has changed? In fact, they're actively

has changed? In fact, they're actively trying to make y'all less healthy and

trying to make y'all less healthy and less wealthy as we speak. As the

less wealthy as we speak. As the president spends $300 million to

president spends $300 million to redecorate the White House and invites

redecorate the White House and invites tech billionaires over to hang out and

tech billionaires over to hang out and plan future contracts for [ __ ] that will

plan future contracts for [ __ ] that will only make our lives worse. But as others

only make our lives worse. But as others have noted, cruelty is the point. If

have noted, cruelty is the point. If y'all know I'm suffering, then you're

y'all know I'm suffering, then you're getting exactly what you want.

getting exactly what you want. I guess these right-wing men, these

I guess these right-wing men, these white right-wing men haven't discovered

white right-wing men haven't discovered some newfound value in their lives in

some newfound value in their lives in the process, but they're seeing the

the process, but they're seeing the inherent cruelty of right-wing ideology

inherent cruelty of right-wing ideology come to prominence. Abortion is gone.

come to prominence. Abortion is gone. Affirmative action is gone. Trans rights

Affirmative action is gone. Trans rights are gone. Immigrants are being hunted in

are gone. Immigrants are being hunted in the streets. Genocide is still

the streets. Genocide is still happening. And even more is on the

happening. And even more is on the horizon. But nothing for addiction,

horizon. But nothing for addiction, nothing for mental health. You're still

nothing for mental health. You're still getting gambling commercials probably in

getting gambling commercials probably in between watching this video. nothing to

between watching this video. nothing to improve that is on the America agenda.

improve that is on the America agenda. The big beautiful bill made significant

The big beautiful bill made significant cuts to benefits and made it so you

cuts to benefits and made it so you can't even challenge AI doing whatever

can't even challenge AI doing whatever the [ __ ] AI is about to do to us in the

the [ __ ] AI is about to do to us in the next 10 years. Meanwhile, Gen Z, the

next 10 years. Meanwhile, Gen Z, the generation most targeted by Turning

generation most targeted by Turning Point USA and Charlie Kirk, is

Point USA and Charlie Kirk, is committing suicide at a higher rate than

committing suicide at a higher rate than previous generations. This is the agenda

previous generations. This is the agenda people were mourning when they say

people were mourning when they say Charlie Kirk was a good guy as his

Charlie Kirk was a good guy as his friends strip them of rights, money,

friends strip them of rights, money, humanity, and generally make them less

humanity, and generally make them less healthy and less safe. As long as this

healthy and less safe. As long as this video is, and as much as I've already

video is, and as much as I've already said, I still don't think I have

said, I still don't think I have adequate words to make sense of that.

adequate words to make sense of that. So, instead, I'll actually try to end

So, instead, I'll actually try to end with a little hope. An important thing

with a little hope. An important thing to remember about all of this is that no

to remember about all of this is that no fascist regime exists forever. And while

fascist regime exists forever. And while fascism is here in this country right

fascism is here in this country right now, most Americans are not on board,

now, most Americans are not on board, even those who are politically

even those who are politically unincclined, even those who are

unincclined, even those who are moderately right-leaning. In two terms,

moderately right-leaning. In two terms, Trump has never been a popular

Trump has never been a popular president. He's consistently pled under

president. He's consistently pled under 45% and on average, he's the least

45% and on average, he's the least popular president since the 1940s. He

popular president since the 1940s. He did not win by a landslide in 2024, nor

did not win by a landslide in 2024, nor did he win by a landslide in 2016. In

did he win by a landslide in 2016. In fact, he's pulled in pretty much the

fact, he's pulled in pretty much the same percentage of votes each time. If

same percentage of votes each time. If you manage to get off social media and

you manage to get off social media and stop watching entertainment news, you'll

stop watching entertainment news, you'll find that most people, even most white

find that most people, even most white people, are not on board with this cult.

people, are not on board with this cult. They're not in it. Even in rural areas

They're not in it. Even in rural areas that have been greatly targeted by this

that have been greatly targeted by this cult, there are tons of people who

cult, there are tons of people who understand what is happening and are

understand what is happening and are resisting in ways that they can.

resisting in ways that they can. Moreover, there are plenty of regular

Moreover, there are plenty of regular people who are amenable to just causes

people who are amenable to just causes that just need to be built with, engaged

that just need to be built with, engaged with, talked to, and most importantly,

with, talked to, and most importantly, organized. The reality is that the right

organized. The reality is that the right is actually becoming more desperate

is actually becoming more desperate because although they've been winning

because although they've been winning for so long, the fact that I'm even here

for so long, the fact that I'm even here making this video to as big an audience

making this video to as big an audience as I will get is example of how things

as I will get is example of how things are changing. If they were truly so

are changing. If they were truly so powerful, they wouldn't be working so

powerful, they wouldn't be working so hard to prove it. So, those of us who

hard to prove it. So, those of us who are in spaces where we can work to reach

are in spaces where we can work to reach these people, specifically those of you

these people, specifically those of you who are whites that are maybe maybe

who are whites that are maybe maybe instead of moving to a gentrified area

instead of moving to a gentrified area in the inner city, take your ass back to

in the inner city, take your ass back to the rural spots where you came from and

the rural spots where you came from and get [ __ ] percolating over there. I I'm

get [ __ ] percolating over there. I I'm not going I I don't have the capacity.

not going I I don't have the capacity. I've tried. It doesn't work. But you

I've tried. It doesn't work. But you might be able to do better than I can

might be able to do better than I can cuz And I don't say this flippantly,

cuz And I don't say this flippantly, them [ __ ] need help. They need

them [ __ ] need help. They need you. We have to recognize that the vast

you. We have to recognize that the vast majority of the men that I've been

majority of the men that I've been targeting in this video are victims in

targeting in this video are victims in this equation. Most of them groom from a

this equation. Most of them groom from a young age to see the world in a very

young age to see the world in a very specific way that ends exactly where we

specific way that ends exactly where we know it ends. For them to be fuel for

know it ends. For them to be fuel for the machine. So they die and the beat

the machine. So they die and the beat goes on. And all other [ __ ] aside,

goes on. And all other [ __ ] aside, as a person who's done work in rural

as a person who's done work in rural areas, who's been a teacher to young

areas, who's been a teacher to young white men in the suburbs, or just as a

white men in the suburbs, or just as a [ __ ] human, recognizing that

[ __ ] human, recognizing that meaningless devotion to death in the

meaningless devotion to death in the name of forces that don't care about you

name of forces that don't care about you is a sad thing. It's hard not to have

is a sad thing. It's hard not to have empathy for what's happening to these

empathy for what's happening to these men. And that almost almost goes to

men. And that almost almost goes to Charlie Kirk, who was only 18 when he

Charlie Kirk, who was only 18 when he was found and groomed by his right-wing

was found and groomed by his right-wing ultra rich backers to be a stormtrooper

ultra rich backers to be a stormtrooper in their war. They paid him handsomely

in their war. They paid him handsomely to be on the front lines, of course. But

to be on the front lines, of course. But I'd like to think that at 18, nothing is

I'd like to think that at 18, nothing is set in stone for how you view the world.

set in stone for how you view the world. Who knows who he could have been without

Who knows who he could have been without this structure in place, but instead he

this structure in place, but instead he was making jokes about genocide and

was making jokes about genocide and running cover for pedophiles at the cost

running cover for pedophiles at the cost of his humanity and eventually his life.

of his humanity and eventually his life. But out of respect for Charlie's memory,

But out of respect for Charlie's memory, I'm going to do what Charlie would do

I'm going to do what Charlie would do and just say, "Damn, that's too bad.

and just say, "Damn, that's too bad. It's too bad what happened to you, bro.

It's too bad what happened to you, bro. I I don't know what to tell you. I have

I I don't know what to tell you. I have sympathy for you, but that's not my

sympathy for you, but that's not my problem. Personal responsibility and all

problem. Personal responsibility and all of that. See, to recognize the sadness

of that. See, to recognize the sadness of a man dying like that, leaving his

of a man dying like that, leaving his wife and children behind at such a young

wife and children behind at such a young age, to feel something about the

age, to feel something about the tragedy, I'd have to put myself in his

tragedy, I'd have to put myself in his shoes. I need empathy. And empathy is a

shoes. I need empathy. And empathy is a madeup new age term that is does a lot

madeup new age term that is does a lot of damage. But it is very effective when

of damage. But it is very effective when it comes to politics. Empathy I prefer

it comes to politics. Empathy I prefer more than empathy. That's a separate

more than empathy. That's a separate topic for a different time.

>> Hell any [ __ ] who slack in his back pull back WITH THE FAT. SHAME ON YOU

pull back WITH THE FAT. SHAME ON YOU WHEN YOU STEP THROUGH OLD DIRTY BASTARD

WHEN YOU STEP THROUGH OLD DIRTY BASTARD THE ZOO and I'll be damned if MY LADY

THE ZOO and I'll be damned if MY LADY MAN COME TO my you

MAN COME TO my you set up and down that [ __ ] back you can't

set up and down that [ __ ] back you can't spam but let me get on the MAN

out loud my style is me not long TOOK ME EJECTED STY MY LE

TOOK ME EJECTED STY MY LE MY PANTS AND ROCK AGAIN

MY PANTS AND ROCK AGAIN like a PSYCH

[music] AND WHERE MY STARVING GROUNDS I GIVE to

AND WHERE MY STARVING GROUNDS I GIVE to my [music] across the water.

>> I live like a capitalist every single day.

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