He was only taught that, and more importantly, was modeled in implicit racism by family elders for 18 years, NOT "all his life." After about age 11, one's peers become important sources of learning. This is the importance of adolescence, which may be regarded neurologically as a developmental stage lasting to as late as25 years, due to the forebrain (pretty much all the major associational areas) not attaining full connectivity. Age 21, was in our species the universally understood minimal adult age, outside of US legislation. A number of cognitive deficits in choicemaking show strong prevalence , rather quickly diminishing statistically, as well as physical strength, stamina never being maximized in normal, nonsedentary cultures until later. Adulthood is quite clear and developmentally set in many species. Ours is more clearly understood than most. Brains, remember, are predictive organs, requiring strong memory, associational, evaluative skills, and MUST throughout lifespan, be able to correct previous errors in evaluation. While it is more subtle, intimate, complex than can be treated in a comment, we see conaiderable evidence of high anxiety and cognitive withdrawal in the commenting here, which , again, is the problem, more pervasive than its biased manifestations -symptoms.
@@briseboy I think you've missed the point A person's most expression able years in developing their personality traits are their younger years I give the young man credit for unlearning the Racism his family taught him when he was younger And you mention that his adolescent friends played a big role in his unlearning of Racism It usually stands that family's with roots as deep in Racism as his family did Would likely be living in a area where most if not all the local residents are also very Racist So how many non Racist friends do you think he grew up with
In ancient times there was no nuclear family as we understand it here, sometimes a whole village raised a child. It worked back then, guess it can still work now.
Whoa. Well done, Derek Black. It took courage, decency, & integrity to make the break you did. Thank you for sharing this life change. I gained insight from it.
I agree; furthermore, I think her and people like her are part of the problem. I cannot believe I was able to finish the video if it was not because of him I wouldn’t have watched the whole video. She is talking about Biden as champion of fighting for racial equality when he is the cause that so many minority people are in jails. He is a sellout and a horrible person one thing is to vote for him because is the lesser of two evils but praise him give me a break.
@@Crisfer05 If you are willing to listen to this guy given his past experience. Why can't you believe that Joe Biden has grown or changed. He is at least listening. We want change and if so then we should make allowance for people to learn and grow past their mistakes . It is also important to look at the whole truth of the situation where he was being asked by black community leaders to take the stance he did . If so, I can't blame him too harshly as we having a seat at the table means getting a chance to ask for what we want and we do want them to listen and do things we say will benefit us . Fact is that we need to grow up and take responsibility for ourselves and our actions also .
@@preciousyoung357 They definitely would've. When I was younger, I had a friend who's parents begged them not to go to Uni - I later realised it was cos it would undo the H8.💔
That’s why there’s these narratives about college being part of some Illuminati agenda and how we “can’t trust science, history, sociology, scholars” etc... I was NEVER like this lol I grew up a secular Buddhist and pacifist but I did get a whiff of really bad depictions of feminism and social justice during gamergate and went through a “””skeptic”””” phase before college. It was mostly towards feminism and just not being educated or being outright deceived but I also had a lot of internalized misogyny snd cooing with SA and my experience and a woman and at the time older teen, it was painful to boil my experience down to some buzzfeed junk and when I started to resllt get into critical theory and start learning about the real thing I was afraid because it hammered home that I have a lot less free will and agency than I think and also I have a lot privilege and as a genuine empath who cares for people being oppressed, it was hard to make sense of knowing that I couldn’t say I cared in the same breath advocate for horrible ideology. But I do believe at core I’m a kind and loving person and I do enjoy science, logic, philosophy, history, psychology etc and understanding how reality operates so ultimately the facts simply led me away from my misconceptions
@@sad-qy7jz This. This is the beauty inherent in self awareness, true knowledge- you're a shining example of a lovely human & unless you're an exquisitely adept antisocial personality disordered type? You're pretty freaking awesome. So pleased to have read your writing. Thank you from the bottom of my bruised up heart for your EQ & IQ both being quite high. ❤ Namaste & Peace to you. #EndingWhiteSupremacyMATTERS
Mr. Black is an articulate, thoughtful and persuasive speaker--a ray of hope for a more positive future. He deserves more national media attention and support to amplify his messages.
absolutely!. His compassion and understanding combined with his own well-examined evolution, probably affords the best chance of changing hearts. I hope the media gives him the opportunity to be heard.
He is not only using his past to make him a better person, but he is using his past to help others become a better person. This is what I would call real. He admits his mistakes, he faces them, learns from them, and then helps others to not make the same mistake. He is also giving permission to those who think like he used to, to learn a different way of thinking. I love what he is doin right here.
Mr Black should be encouraged and given more time in media. A very well articulated man He should be voted as a Republican rep. This could be the future for USA
Bless the people that turned this guy around. He said it took years but they committed to it. That’s true love: sitting with your enemy and turning him into your friend
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@Dj Luminol “The streets may look clean…” This. Wasn’t racism “unacceptable” the entire time this man and his family were running infamous fringe websites? Are we actually any safer by exiling them to Parler?
The establishment need to speak to people like this young man. They need to understand white nationalism and realise that it's the biggest threat to American democracy.
The establishment is THE maintainer and ground source for white supremacy. They're not going to relinquish their hold on their power. Its up to us to do this work.
The establishment is THE maintainer and ground source for white supremacy. They're not going to relinquish their hold on their power. Its up to us to do this work.
@@wanparaph I understand your point which is historically correct in some cases but "the establishment" I was referring to is defined by the people who hold positions of power now. I would expect that most of those individuals do not hold the same views as white power activists. By all means do your work against fascism but understand that you need Police reform and more resources put into this fight. That requires leadership from the top, the agreement of the establishment and money.
@@nicknewman7848 i agree about police reform. But then we have Obama coming out and calling defund police a snappy slogan. Bullshit. Think of another way to say it with two words. Defund the police might not be the solution but he didn't say along with it that there would be police reform no matter what. Sure biden had said that after the fact but he also denounced protest in general. Before this capitol attack business. These are establishment politicians's. Its why Sanders got shoved out again. And look. Wtf? He's the only one, period, that seems to be working his ass off in the Senate for us. And then actual Democrats in Congress shut him, and the people down. Don't expect me to be anything but cynical. This country has operated on white supremacy and elitism since day one. Tell me that white supremacy is going to yield even the tiniest bit of it's hold on this country. You know it won't. So what should i think?
I am old white southern man . The south is more integrated neighbor hoods are mixing . Young people mix friendships more than my generation. I live in a mix neighbor hood , blacks , latinos and whites and we get along fine. Their is still a lot of racism . I personally am tired of it . I don't think we can advance as a nation with one group being so far behind. It makes me feel good to see people get educated and move into middle class no matter what their race is. Appreciate this speaker he is very articulate and well educated person that has obviously used his mind to move into a better conscious state.
We don't hear enough from voices like yours. I grew up in a primarily black neighborhood (even though I was white), and the majority of my friends were black. When I went into the Marine Corps, I encountered a lot of southern men who despised me for being too friendly with the "coloreds"....this nation has a lot of growing still to do.
my deepest of cynicisms at least have the back up plan that you described. we're all going to mix over time then eventually start to all look alike anyway. would be nice to not have to rely on hundreds of years but there's at least that if all else fails
@@Matty80822 I am not describing something happening I future. In the south unless you live in a gated community you will have neighborhood that is mix of latinos , whites and blacks. Even middle class neighbor hoods with $200000 houses are mixed. Where I live there is more blacks than whites. I have never had a bad problem with black or latino. I live next store to latino family we get along fine.
"If you can convince the lowest white man that he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down upon and he'll empty his pockets for you." - Lyndon B. Johnson
I was raised Mormon by well-meaning parents who told me that the church frowned on inter racial couples and that black men couldn’t hold positions of authority. When I asked why this was my simple mother said it was because problems happened when black and white blood were mixed 😳 when I was asked to the prom by the handsome and popular bi-racial teen across the street I was told no, I needed to find a “nice” boy to go with. Never mind that he was a straight A student, football player and very sweet guy (who I went on to date in secret). It took me well into adulthood to realize I had been raised racist. It has taken the rest of my life to try to understand and unlearn those teachings, particularly the subtle ones. I expect it will be a lifelong learning process of putting myself in another’s shoes.
TODAY'S Church of Jesus Christ (Mormon), which does not preclude people of colour holding positions of authority, surely must have done real soul searching and chose to change this horrible practice (1980's I think). If I had been in your position I would have turned away from my upbringing. In 20017, I was baptized to the church and have never felt a moment of regret. You see, it was my CHOICE to examine the faith and convert from the Protestant church.
I unfortunately, had just about the exact experience. I vividly remember in the early 80’s being told dark skin was extra melanin , to show the mark of Cain. Literally translated, dark skin is evil. I was 14 or so the first time I saw an interracial couple, they were “tolerated” because they were active duty military (ie would not be around long). I won’t even go into being a female born into that church and what that does to an incredibly feisty, and independent little girl. On the bright side, I was around 11 or 12 when I decided to question this bubble of nonsense. I was forced to go to church, had missionaries and bishops lay hands on me (this is prayer,that women aren’t allowed to do, where several men lay hands on your head and pray) to convince me not to let go of that abhorrent doctrine. I let it go ... and am much better for it.
Maybe not hate, but the human species is definitely territorial and tribalist by nature. So our survival instinct was and is still strong to see the stranger as dangerous, as an outside threat to our group’s resources. But most people in America aren’t having to literally fight and defend their resources every day and we have these big, smart brains that we can use for critical thinking and compassion. I think in modern society so many people feel a lack of belonging and sense of community which lends itself to people joining groups, however insidious, in an effort to feel like they belong.
I agree. I'm an ex-conspiracy theorist and I can tell you that these people are both passionate and confused. They want to understand the things that are effecting them or well could, and when they can't understand the explanations they are given, because they are confused, dumb or mistrustful, then they take the explanations they can understand or tollerate. The concept that a segment of your society are looking down on you and being jerks to you for no good reason? That translates VERY easily. A.G.
@@AussieGriffin Could you share what helped you move away from being a conspiracy theorist? What was the first inkling that helped you see things differently?
@@AussieGriffin Right. Anger and blame are always the " go to" answers when your life sucks or you feel downtrodden and ignored. There's a lot of untangling that needs to be done across our society. Many people have felt left behind.
If people think they know everything, they learn nothing. There are a lot of reasons for white nationalism. Some of them are poor and ignorant. Whiteness is all they have. Some have genuine fear of others. They fear things that are different. Some fear that they will lose what they have. Trump has exploited them, and have yet to realize that they have been used.
What his friends gave him was the opportunity and permission to right himself - mainly - by sitting with him, patiently. This demonstrates that we are, without question, going to have to extend ourselves. Risks will need to be taken. with failures accepted, if we are ever going to fix the mess we made of it all.
@First Last you must have missed the white nationalist sheep in Charlottesville chanting "Jews will not replace us" and "blood and soil," white supremacists slogans.
I think that was the point of his argument. To not assume that white nationalists are uneducated but in fact a lot of them have quite an extensive amount of education which is a bigger problem. Because these people are pretty smart and they still fall pray for fear mongering or airs of superiority and if thats the case there is A LOT of work to be done when it comes to racism.
Exactly right. You nailed it. This is why so many white tRump supporters feel their votes were stolen - because black voters tipped the election for Biden. This incenses them! Let's face it: they don't believe POC should have an equal voice in our society. 😐. Scary, disheartening shit.
Wow, man. I mean, if the godson of David Duke could get out of his nationalistic headspace because his friends debated with him about it, maybe there's hope.
Derek makes the point that segregation perpetuates racism when diversity opens minds. I myself have had a struggle with my bias but the more I see a diverse public and media, the more I realize the utter fallacy of my irrational bias.
@josie A pattern interrupter is Someone who interrupts beliefs and patterns (usually ones that are negative or unhealthy) that have been handed down through a family, generation after generation. Another example would be domestic violence. If you grew up watching your dad abuse your mom, the odds are that you will grow up to abuse your partner or you will attract an abusive partner are very high. You’ve, in essence, inherited the family “pathology.” But, if you grow up and develop an awareness of that pathology and refuse to continue the pattern, you might get some help from a therapist to work through that trauma, so you can not consciously or unconsciously perpetuate it and pass it on to your children. Healing the trauma and releasing it interrupts the pattern, so it “dies” with you and will not be continued to be passed down through the generations of your family.
Unfortunately, the practice of continuously maintaining, promoting and subjecting others to their system of racism has had a detrimental impact upon the health and wellbeing of their victims for generations. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4026365/
@@KASalaam2U wow that is so sad. There are so many people who don't understand that and just say get a job or get a better job or systemic racism doesn't exist or you just want a handout or black people get paid the same. Makes me want to scream!!! I will read the study so I have more talking points against the idiots who think these things.
What an intelligent young man. I love the part when he said “you might be liberal and voting democrat, but your choice to live in a white neighborhood and send your kid to white school, that makes you a white nationalist” so true.
WOW! This was a fascinating interview, and Michel always delivers. And as I often comment on this channel, it is the most underrated channel on TH-cam. Amazing content and I'm never disappointed. Thank you...
I’m tremendously proud of him!! I’m sure it’s not easy walking in his shoes but I wish more like him would be given a platform. Thank God for those that worked with him over the years because that’s true love!!! 🙏
I hope he stays alert and safe 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Too many people with rage out there who may have no love for what he is trying to do. May he stay protected from evil doers. 🙏🏻
My family was quite racist...even as a ten year old I didn't like their ideals...granted they weren't exactly like the Duke family, but Trump has always reminded me of my father.
😟 You know I didn't grow up in a racist family and I'm not young. It must be a real hardship and moral burden to grow up in that kind of environment. Stay strong in creating your own path! 💗
@ConspiracyClownsGFY good for you! That shows even at a young age, your personality trait you were a smart & independent thinker! I assume you are/were the type that wouldn’t let friends talk you into trouble or peer pressure you? these are true traits of one who is a leader, I hope you as an adult you realize those qualities, and both you and the community you live in are benefitting from this! You can lead, manage, and promote lots of positive things! 👍❤️ sadly I have a bad judge of character, I find it compelling that you see your father & Trump alike, you must be a good judge of character?? I used to be easily persuaded, NOT with my moral compass , like being racist or honorable. But I used to always just take peoples world for value & trusted it was for the best interest & believed what people told me. I’m just now learning I can’t do that! And I should of learned this in my 20’s or 30’s! Maybe I was too sheltered?
I hope this young man will be able to reach back in to his former life and convince his parents and others how harmful their ideology is. Hate has no place in America. It is destroying our country.
I don’t think people can change your mind, what’s possible is to change your heart, and it’s what happened here. This guys heart was changed by the goodness of the very people he thought were bad. And what he is doing is planting the seed by speaking out, but then people need to interact closely with others to change their hearts. Brain wash is not easy to undo.
Just reading through the comment section is inspiring!!!! The courage of this man and all the voices supporting him. I have never liked so many comments in a single video!!!!!!
I hope Derek Black gets to share his story and views more widely. America needs to hear him and Christian Picciolini BADLY right now and in the next years to come, given how tragically divided America is and how the violeny alt'right is throwing its weight around.
I agree. wow...what an inspiration he is. But the message that stood out the most was "misinformation". How do people hear the truth? We need a huge "Love thy neighbor" movement in this country. That's how I raised my children and that's how their children will be raised. I think there should be huge signs all over the world, words written in the sky, music everywhere that says "ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE. LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED".☺
I agree that we need to hear from Derek more-so sensible! I noticed you said “other than community,” and I wonder if maybe you meant “in addition to community.”
@@TampaDave That's true, and it is actually called narcissistic personality disorder when it becomes severe enough. People with the disorder need to feel superior, because they believe that not being superior would mean that they are worthless and unlovable. Their behaivors are usually motivated by the fear of being abandoned. It's a horrible disorder to suffer from, and causes immense pain to both the person diagnosed with it, and the people around them. There are treatments which can help, though.
Derek Black is an excellent advocate for the possibility of convincing people to abandon their racist beliefs. It gives me hope that people can change even if they are currently indocrinated.
Thank you. Your openness in having a meeting of the minds with your college friends; it's inspiring. It takes real bravery to forge your own path in life.
It is essential to ensure Republicans never again win a national election. We should all thank the black community for saving us from a second Trump term. Now it’s time for everyone to begin to work for a Harris victory in 2022. Please everyone work on voter registration and get out the vote drives.
Interesting his statements about Chicago being “liberal” but saw so much blatant racism. I moved from a fairly conservative city in Southern California to the Portland, Oregon area and was absolutely shocked to hear the things that came out of people’s mouths. The fact that Portland PD officers were openly involved in the KKK until just a couple decades ago is one example.
Oregon was founded by white supremacists historically. Outside of Portland is all lumberjacks and hick towns filled with simpleton racists. Not surprised at all, they blame Democrats and colored people for their problems and call us irrational 😂
rachael Open the people say one thing but their beliefs are different. I live in a very diverse city, yet in my conversations with very liberals I have come across statements that have extremely racist not just against people who live here but even people across the border.So a political affiliation means nothing.
I agree and would want someone to call me out on things personally....even if it's uncomfortable for me. BECAUSE not everyone (including my own self) realizes the systemic, biased, & subconscious actions that we make daily that contribute to continued white supremacy....BUT....if we are willing to set our pride aside & listen to people with different experiences than us then we can definitely take action to do better. So I think understanding that white people aren't going to suddenly realize all of their errors instantly is important. That sucks & can feel disheartening I imagine. I know we can get there though! 👍🥰
Listening to Derek Black makes my heart happy! Thank you for your willingness to be open-minded to receive the love and true teaches of your friends in college ❤️
"You can come up with reasons to believe anything, sometimes I wonder if the smartest people could convince themselves of the dumbest things” whew that was a bar!🔥
By the same token, it was always there. Derek was raised to be a white nationalist from birth, his mother's first husband was David Duke, and I could spend hours just listing the groups that supported this nonsense in the 80s, 90s, and aughts that I knew of, that was always adjacent to American culture at large. It pops its head up every few years, eventually fades back into irrelevancy while tearing itself apart from the inside, then rinse and repeat every 5-10 years ad infinitum. The internet helps make their time in the sun a little more intense, and the GOP discovering that they didn't have to pretend this was just a 'fringe movement' or couch their bullshit in cheap political jargon sure hasn't helped anything, but if you didn't know this before now then realize you were lucky and know this was always and will always be waiting in the shadows. That's why if you're against racism and nationalism, you have to make sure you recognize it for what it is as quickly as you can and make sure to make it as difficult for them to grab a foothold as possible the next time it pokes its head up.
I love this human. First listened to him and the friend who helped him leave this movement. This cult. It's an amazing conversation. OnBeing.org. Krista Tippett is an amazing interviewer.
I am curious as to what his relationship with his family is now. I wish she would have asked him that. What do they think of his transformation and do they accept it?
I don't expect they take it to heart, not yet, but I'm sure love leads them to meet together. They surely have taken his learnings to mind. That's where change starts.
You can read 'rising out of hatred' by Eli saslow. It tells the story of Derek's transformation and also highlights how this has affected his relationship with his family, particularly his father.
Derek went away to college. He opened his mind to education and it changed him. This is what education is supposed to do. He's been there, done that, so he has the ability to speak to this issue in a way others can't. I'm glad you interviewed him.
"Love is the only force capable of turning an enemy into a friend." Dr. MLK, Jr. We MUST reintegrate these people into our national identity: there's no E PLURIBUS UNUM unless we ALL play.
This young man made lots of great points, but, one really sticks with me: Having a country so wildly divided (racially, economically, etc.) destabilizes the country and will make life worse for virtually everyone. Promoting injustice and inequality is a a terrific way for our adversaries, abroad, to tear this country apart. We have a nuclear stalemate on our hands so fomenting social division is a terrific tool for a country like Russia to use to ultimately bring this country to it's knees. Very bright young man. Radical inequality (and various forms of division, like racial division) will ultimately destroy this country.
He's right. We can't rest on our laurels. God knows if he can engage so can we. Breaking those ties had to be hard. I salute this courage. We need to emulate it.
How was your life growing up? Did you deal with black kid's during your youth? How was your experience in college? How has your life been since you've become an adult?
He broke the family curse and his children will now have the proper education and be able to choose wisely. Thank God for his friends, Love really does cover a multitude of faults.
Derek Black is living proof that it's possible for a person to overcome racism. He was open- minded enough to listen and accept the truth about race. Bravo!
I have seen this kind of turn-around from my perspective as a South African. I was very aware of the tension, near civil war fears as apartheid gave way to true democracy. We had our first black president, the great Nelson Mandela, and suddenly the fear and racist viewpoints of many white South Africans was challenged. I saw turn around in people I know. It gives me hope.
Cathy & Emily - Question: Did your respective journeys lead you to Atheism or a form of Christianity that addresses the toxicity (especially in Evangelicalism)? Thanks.
Thanks Derek! I really appreciate you opening up and helping me and us understand our blind side. You should be so grateful to your newfound family for leading you to the light as well.
The best parts of this excellent interview, to me, are Michel’s comment on the role of love in Derek’s conversion, and Derek’s VERY practical advice on how we as individuals can push back white supremacy. We and our families can do our bit by acting locally, individually. It’s hard - dinners and conversations with beloved family members who cling to racist attitudes can be awful - but this is the only way we can really evolve.
I've seen your story before so glad that you remain enlightened you need to make yourself available to help the nation heal after this increable wrong turn we as a nation took in 2016
I didn't like how she handled her first question. But, Derek Black, your answer was excellent and, clearly, enlightening. I just bought the book. Thank you for sharing your story.
I hope his friends who helped change his mind offer him a supportive place to spend special occasions so he doesn't have to go near those toxic bigots he's related to if he doesn't want to. Love does not solve everything, and it should not excuse racism. Poor guy probably has other trauma he's not talking about after being raised in that culture.
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If this man can unlearn the racism that he was taught all his life
Especially growing up in that family
Then we all can
That’s a fact.
..and our children will NEVER HAVE TO
BLM is reigniting the fires.
He was only taught that, and more importantly, was modeled in implicit racism by family elders for 18 years, NOT "all his life."
After about age 11, one's peers become important sources of learning. This is the importance of adolescence, which may be regarded neurologically as a developmental stage lasting to as late as25 years, due to the forebrain (pretty much all the major associational areas) not attaining full connectivity.
Age 21, was in our species the universally understood minimal adult age, outside of US legislation.
A number of cognitive deficits in choicemaking show strong prevalence , rather quickly diminishing statistically, as well as physical strength, stamina never being maximized in normal, nonsedentary cultures until later.
Adulthood is quite clear and developmentally set in many species. Ours is more clearly understood than most.
Brains, remember, are predictive organs, requiring strong memory, associational, evaluative skills, and MUST throughout lifespan, be able to correct previous errors in evaluation.
While it is more subtle, intimate, complex than can be treated in a comment, we see conaiderable evidence of high anxiety and cognitive withdrawal in the commenting here, which , again, is the problem, more pervasive than its biased manifestations -symptoms.
@@briseboy I think you've missed the point
A person's most expression able years in developing their personality traits are their younger years
I give the young man credit for unlearning the Racism his family taught him when he was younger
And you mention that his adolescent friends played a big role in his unlearning of Racism
It usually stands that family's with roots as deep in Racism as his family did
Would likely be living in a area where most if not all the local residents are also very Racist
So how many non Racist friends do you think he grew up with
" When you ask people to give up hate, you need to be there for them when they do " - Reverend C.T. Vivian
Yesssssss. I need to hear this. Helping people out their hatred requires forgiveness and patients. I NEED to remember that
Absolutely!
So many Hearts your Way! :) What a beautiful Reminder :)
Wow
Thank you Michael
Basically, *it took a village* to undo the corrupt teachings of his parents.
In ancient times there was no nuclear family as we understand it here, sometimes a whole village raised a child. It worked back then, guess it can still work now.
“..smart people are able to convince themselves of the dumbest things..” profound wisdom
I'm gonna be thinking about that paradox for a while.
That's what Hitler thought too!
Your a negative person, !!!
i shivered when he said that.
This is a reflective statement about certain members of my family, all college educated.
Whoa. Well done, Derek Black. It took courage, decency, & integrity to make the break you did. Thank you for sharing this life change. I gained insight from it.
Hear, hear! I did as well. More of us need to hear this perspective.
Me too.
It takes so much guts. We think its the edge fringe but we really have learned much more about how centrist RACISM IN EVERYDAY LIFE IS NOW.
NO, it is not centrist.
Racism is being promoted for profit and power.
@@yes0r787 Same as it ever was!
The habit of viewing white nationalists as uneducated has long been dangerous when the people running these movements are often well educated.
The Naked Wombat they only ACT ignorant
I agree; furthermore, I think her and people like her are part of the problem. I cannot believe I was able to finish the video if it was not because of him I wouldn’t have watched the whole video. She is talking about Biden as champion of fighting for racial equality when he is the cause that so many minority people are in jails. He is a sellout and a horrible person one thing is to vote for him because is the lesser of two evils but praise him give me a break.
@@Crisfer05 If you are willing to listen to this guy given his past experience. Why can't you believe that Joe Biden has grown or changed. He is at least listening. We want change and if so then we should make allowance for people to learn and grow past their mistakes . It is also important to look at the whole truth of the situation where he was being asked by black community leaders to take the stance he did . If so, I can't blame him too harshly as we having a seat at the table means getting a chance to ask for what we want and we do want them to listen and do things we say will benefit us . Fact is that we need to grow up and take responsibility for ourselves and our actions also .
exactly...their soft glove approach to white supremacy and code talk is far more dangerous
@@nata3467 I believe in traditional methods when dealing with them.
No one is more eloquent against a false belief system than those who once believed it.
I would add, those who are negatively affected by it can be equally, if not more eloquent...
@@LifeInZadar often they are the same...
Thats a dumb thing to say
Why do I get the impression his parents would’ve sacrificed his education if they knew this was going to happen.
Cause they probably would have
@@preciousyoung357 They definitely would've. When I was younger, I had a friend who's parents begged them not to go to Uni - I later realised it was cos it would undo the H8.💔
That’s why there’s these narratives about college being part of some Illuminati agenda and how we “can’t trust science, history, sociology, scholars” etc... I was NEVER like this lol I grew up a secular Buddhist and pacifist but I did get a whiff of really bad depictions of feminism and social justice during gamergate and went through a “””skeptic”””” phase before college. It was mostly towards feminism and just not being educated or being outright deceived but I also had a lot of internalized misogyny snd cooing with SA and my experience and a woman and at the time older teen, it was painful to boil my experience down to some buzzfeed junk and when I started to resllt get into critical theory and start learning about the real thing I was afraid because it hammered home that I have a lot less free will and agency than I think and also I have a lot privilege and as a genuine empath who cares for people being oppressed, it was hard to make sense of knowing that I couldn’t say I cared in the same breath advocate for horrible ideology. But I do believe at core I’m a kind and loving person and I do enjoy science, logic, philosophy, history, psychology etc and understanding how reality operates so ultimately the facts simply led me away from my misconceptions
@@sad-qy7jz This. This is the beauty inherent in self awareness, true knowledge- you're a shining example of a lovely human & unless you're an exquisitely adept antisocial personality disordered type? You're pretty freaking awesome.
So pleased to have read your writing.
Thank you from the bottom of my bruised up heart for your EQ & IQ both being quite high. ❤ Namaste & Peace to you.
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One million percent.
Mr. Black is an articulate, thoughtful and persuasive speaker--a ray of hope for a more positive future. He deserves more national media attention and support to amplify his messages.
absolutely!. His compassion and understanding combined with his own well-examined evolution, probably affords the best chance of changing hearts.
I hope the media gives him the opportunity to be heard.
yeah, i wonder how many he recruited and many of them he was able to switch back
And he put the democrats in their place - coming from a former white supremacist? Powerful...
He is not only using his past to make him a better person, but he is using his past to help others become a better person. This is what I would call real. He admits his mistakes, he faces them, learns from them, and then helps others to not make the same mistake. He is also giving permission to those who think like he used to, to learn a different way of thinking. I love what he is doin right here.
Mr Black should be encouraged and given more time in media. A very well articulated man He should be voted as a Republican rep. This could be the future for USA
Bless the people that turned this guy around. He said it took years but they committed to it. That’s true love: sitting with your enemy and turning him into your friend
Beautifully put.
He chose to RECEIVE it though...
Well said ! Especially after your last sentence!
Exactly. 👍👍
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@Dj Luminol “The streets may look clean…” This. Wasn’t racism “unacceptable” the entire time this man and his family were running infamous fringe websites? Are we actually any safer by exiling them to Parler?
The establishment need to speak to people like this young man. They need to understand white nationalism and realise that it's the biggest threat to American democracy.
Yes! Those who have recovered and overcome this mindset are extremely important and need to be consulted and trusted.
The establishment is THE maintainer and ground source for white supremacy. They're not going to relinquish their hold on their power. Its up to us to do this work.
The establishment is THE maintainer and ground source for white supremacy. They're not going to relinquish their hold on their power. Its up to us to do this work.
@@wanparaph I understand your point which is historically correct in some cases but "the establishment" I was referring to is defined by the people who hold positions of power now. I would expect that most of those individuals do not hold the same views as white power activists. By all means do your work against fascism but understand that you need Police reform and more resources put into this fight. That requires leadership from the top, the agreement of the establishment and money.
@@nicknewman7848 i agree about police reform. But then we have Obama coming out and calling defund police a snappy slogan. Bullshit. Think of another way to say it with two words. Defund the police might not be the solution but he didn't say along with it that there would be police reform no matter what. Sure biden had said that after the fact but he also denounced protest in general. Before this capitol attack business. These are establishment politicians's. Its why Sanders got shoved out again. And look. Wtf? He's the only one, period, that seems to be working his ass off in the Senate for us. And then actual Democrats in Congress shut him, and the people down. Don't expect me to be anything but cynical. This country has operated on white supremacy and elitism since day one. Tell me that white supremacy is going to yield even the tiniest bit of it's hold on this country. You know it won't. So what should i think?
"Being smart doesn't mean you believe the correct thing."
I am old white southern man . The south is more integrated neighbor hoods are mixing . Young people mix friendships more than my generation. I live in a mix neighbor hood , blacks , latinos and whites and we get along fine. Their is still a lot of racism . I personally am tired of it . I don't think we can advance as a nation with one group being so far behind. It makes me feel good to see people get educated and move into middle class no matter what their race is. Appreciate this speaker he is very articulate and well educated person that has obviously used his mind to move into a better conscious state.
you are a good southern man.
We don't hear enough from voices like yours. I grew up in a primarily black neighborhood (even though I was white), and the majority of my friends were black. When I went into the Marine Corps, I encountered a lot of southern men who despised me for being too friendly with the "coloreds"....this nation has a lot of growing still to do.
@@jamesmcclure3907 sad... and yes, a long road ahead for humanity...
my deepest of cynicisms at least have the back up plan that you described. we're all going to mix over time then eventually start to all look alike anyway. would be nice to not have to rely on hundreds of years but there's at least that if all else fails
@@Matty80822 I am not describing something happening I future. In the south unless you live in a gated community you will have neighborhood that is mix of latinos , whites and blacks. Even middle class neighbor hoods with $200000 houses are mixed. Where I live there is more blacks than whites. I have never had a bad problem with black or latino. I live next store to latino family we get along fine.
"If you can convince the lowest white man that he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down upon and he'll empty his pockets for you."
- Lyndon B. Johnson
So true. That's why trump is going to the bank with these trumptards,
Jeweled Bird The man was a vile racist in private, yet got credit for being a 20th Century Lincoln.
@@TampaDave That doesn't mean that what he said isn't true.
Painfully accurate
The latest Trump scam is the best example of picking pocket of poor white people while distracting them with race.
I was raised Mormon by well-meaning parents who told me that the church frowned on inter racial couples and that black men couldn’t hold positions of authority. When I asked why this was my simple mother said it was because problems happened when black and white blood were mixed 😳 when I was asked to the prom by the handsome and popular bi-racial teen across the street I was told no, I needed to find a “nice” boy to go with. Never mind that he was a straight A student, football player and very sweet guy (who I went on to date in secret). It took me well into adulthood to realize I had been raised racist. It has taken the rest of my life to try to understand and unlearn those teachings, particularly the subtle ones. I expect it will be a lifelong learning process of putting myself in another’s shoes.
TODAY'S Church of Jesus Christ (Mormon), which does not preclude people of colour holding positions of authority, surely must have done real soul searching and chose to change this horrible practice (1980's I think). If I had been in your position I would have turned away from my upbringing. In 20017, I was baptized to the church and have never felt a moment of regret. You see, it was my CHOICE to examine the faith and convert from the Protestant church.
It must have been, and still continues to be extremely difficult. More power to you, and all my love and prayers : )
That is very noble of yourself.
I unfortunately, had just about the exact experience. I vividly remember in the early 80’s being told dark skin was extra melanin , to show the mark of Cain. Literally translated, dark skin is evil. I was 14 or so the first time I saw an interracial couple, they were “tolerated” because they were active duty military (ie would not be around long).
I won’t even go into being a female born into that church and what that does to an incredibly feisty, and independent little girl.
On the bright side, I was around 11 or 12 when I decided to question this bubble of nonsense. I was forced to go to church, had missionaries and bishops lay hands on me (this is prayer,that women aren’t allowed to do, where several men lay hands on your head and pray) to convince me not to let go of that abhorrent doctrine.
I let it go ... and am much better for it.
Good for you! You were so intelligent to question "the bubble of nonsense".
Hate is not nature, Hate is learned.
No child is born with hate, they learn in their family and the environment in which they are exposed to.
Well said it’s absolutely truthful.
Exactly
So true
Maybe not hate, but the human species is definitely territorial and tribalist by nature. So our survival instinct was and is still strong to see the stranger as dangerous, as an outside threat to our group’s resources. But most people in America aren’t having to literally fight and defend their resources every day and we have these big, smart brains that we can use for critical thinking and compassion. I think in modern society so many people feel a lack of belonging and sense of community which lends itself to people joining groups, however insidious, in an effort to feel like they belong.
FACT !!
Sounds like he had good friends who cared about him. That does matter.
I would argue that they aren't uneducated, but rather, miseducated.
I agree. I'm an ex-conspiracy theorist and I can tell you that these people are both passionate and confused. They want to understand the things that are effecting them or well could, and when they can't understand the explanations they are given, because they are confused, dumb or mistrustful, then they take the explanations they can understand or tollerate. The concept that a segment of your society are looking down on you and being jerks to you for no good reason? That translates VERY easily.
A.G.
@@AussieGriffin Could you share what helped you move away from being a conspiracy theorist? What was the first inkling that helped you see things differently?
@@AussieGriffin Right. Anger and blame are always the " go to" answers when your life sucks or you feel downtrodden and ignored. There's a lot of untangling that needs to be done across our society. Many people have felt left behind.
If people think they know everything, they learn nothing.
There are a lot of reasons for white nationalism. Some of them are poor and ignorant. Whiteness is all they have. Some have genuine fear of others. They fear things that are different.
Some fear that they will lose what they have.
Trump has exploited them, and have yet to realize that they have been used.
Woke is a better word
He was converted by compassion and kindness. A good lesson for all of us during these angry times.
"...they're sending rapists..." From the moment he descended the elevator. We all knew.
When he went after the Central Park Five, we knew.
I've heard about his story before. God bless his friends to have enough compassion to right his views.
If I remember correctly, it was Jewish Americans that reached out to him...
What his friends gave him was the opportunity and permission to right himself - mainly - by sitting with him, patiently. This demonstrates that we are, without question, going to have to extend ourselves. Risks will need to be taken. with failures accepted, if we are ever going to fix the mess we made of it all.
@First Last Found the Nazi
@First Last you must have missed the white nationalist sheep in Charlottesville chanting "Jews will not replace us" and "blood and soil," white supremacists slogans.
@First Last
“Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind.” Albert Einstein
THE SINGLE MOST INTELLIGENT CONVERSATION ON RACE IVE EVER HEARD FROM A FORMER WHITE NATIONALIST..
He needs to be heard more.
Agreed. Very impressive how thoughtful his answers were.
Just curious, how many conversations have you had with former white nationalists? (I didn't know that there were that many of them)
@Herkimer Snerd Thanks for answering.
I think that was the point of his argument. To not assume that white nationalists are uneducated but in fact a lot of them have quite an extensive amount of education which is a bigger problem. Because these people are pretty smart and they still fall pray for fear mongering or airs of superiority and if thats the case there is A LOT of work to be done when it comes to racism.
Shout out to all the friends and people that constantly spoke up during his college years.
Derek has a kind face. It has not been bittered & hardened by callous hatred. May God bless & keep him. He is a Light worker!
Doesn't matter how rich or poor Trump supporters are, they all feel like some "other" is trying to take or hurt what is rightfully theirs.
Exactly right. You nailed it. This is why so many white tRump supporters feel their votes were stolen - because black voters tipped the election for Biden. This incenses them! Let's face it: they don't believe POC should have an equal voice in our society. 😐. Scary, disheartening shit.
@Oma Kathy learn where to turn off caps lock and turn on spell check.
Nothing was rightfully theirs. They are trying to keep what they took.
A William Faulkner novel morphed into reality TV.
It’s the same tactic hitler used.
Wow, man. I mean, if the godson of David Duke could get out of his nationalistic headspace because his friends debated with him about it, maybe there's hope.
I 100% believe conversations can stop alot of hatred. We find out how similar we really are and that our differences are just surface level.
It helps to be smart, which he clearly is.
@@jenkem4464 Yeah, that's true. 😬
Definitely can't do it by canceling others' views. Love works.
Derek makes the point that segregation perpetuates racism when diversity opens minds. I myself have had a struggle with my bias but the more I see a diverse public and media, the more I realize the utter fallacy of my irrational bias.
Thank you for posting.
More power to you : )
Good on ya for being willing to learn.
🌺
I appreciate you saying that and not pretending to be perfect. This is what it’s all about educating ourselves and learning from each other. ❤️❤️❤️
He was REALLY LUCKY to have people CARE ENOUGH TO APPROACH AND COACH HIM
He is literally the definition of a pattern breaker talked about in sociology. Amazing that it’s so pronounced.
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Very well put, Charisma
@josie A pattern interrupter is Someone who interrupts beliefs and patterns (usually ones that are negative or unhealthy) that have been handed down through a family, generation after generation. Another example would be domestic violence. If you grew up watching your dad abuse your mom, the odds are that you will grow up to abuse your partner or you will attract an abusive partner are very high. You’ve, in essence, inherited the family “pathology.” But, if you grow up and develop an awareness of that pathology and refuse to continue the pattern, you might get some help from a therapist to work through that trauma, so you can not consciously or unconsciously perpetuate it and pass it on to your children. Healing the trauma and releasing it interrupts the pattern, so it “dies” with you and will not be continued to be passed down through the generations of your family.
Unfortunately, the practice of continuously maintaining, promoting and subjecting others to their system of racism has had a detrimental impact upon the health and wellbeing of their victims for generations.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4026365/
@@KASalaam2U wow that is so sad. There are so many people who don't understand that and just say get a job or get a better job or systemic racism doesn't exist or you just want a handout or black people get paid the same. Makes me want to scream!!! I will read the study so I have more talking points against the idiots who think these things.
Derek, your a inspiration and a voice that needs to be heard. I hope the best for you and I believe you'll go along way. Keep shining the light ✌️♥️
Given the rioters at the Capitol, he’s on point about it NOT just being “losers, uneducated, etc.”
Good insight. We are finding that to indeed be the case.
Yeah, they were CEOs, realtors, lawyers, state legislators, ppl who could afford private flights, married to doctors etc.
I don’t know how that ever came to be assumed to begin with, except if you get all your info from MSNBC....bigots are everywhere
What an intelligent young man.
I love the part when he said “you might be liberal and voting democrat, but your choice to live in a white neighborhood and send your kid to white school, that makes you a white nationalist” so true.
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She lets her guests do the talking. That's her best trait although she asks intelligent questions as well.
I’m pretty impressed with this guy. I imagine it’s dangerous for him to tell the truth about these disgusting terrorist organizations.
Funny, he seems to be completely unharmed and making a good life from this grift.
@@gusphaseb3936 Says the unrepentant white nationalist.
Yes. Admirable. 😻
@Jeff Hook Sir. You'll be okay. Simply try...
@Jeff Hook Any proof he's a "shill for Jews" as you put it.... yeah I suppose not. You should learn from this guy.
I’m tremendously proud of him!! I’m sure it’s not easy walking in his shoes but I wish more like him would be given a platform. Thank God for those that worked with him over the years because that’s true love!!! 🙏
I hope he stays alert and safe 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Too many people with rage out there who may have no love for what he is trying to do. May he stay protected from evil doers. 🙏🏻
My family was quite racist...even as a ten year old I didn't like their ideals...granted they weren't exactly like the Duke family, but Trump has always reminded me of my father.
😟 You know I didn't grow up in a racist family and I'm not young. It must be a real hardship and moral burden to grow up in that kind of environment. Stay strong in creating your own path! 💗
I had to hear slurs against Native. Americans from aunts. It bothered me at a young age. I'm glad my mom moved us away.
Even a child knows that it is not right, but sometimes feel trapped by their parents and go along to get along. But they know.
@@lorebay2593 Interesting. But, not a replete actuality. The formative years just biologically establish a lot.
@ConspiracyClownsGFY good for you! That shows even at a young age, your personality trait you were a smart & independent thinker! I assume you are/were the type that wouldn’t let friends talk you into trouble or peer pressure you? these are true traits of one who is a leader, I hope you as an adult you realize those qualities, and both you and the community you live in are benefitting from this! You can lead, manage, and promote lots of positive things! 👍❤️ sadly I have a bad judge of character, I find it compelling that you see your father & Trump alike, you must be a good judge of character?? I used to be easily persuaded, NOT with my moral compass , like being racist or honorable. But I used to always just take peoples world for value & trusted it was for the best interest & believed what people told me. I’m just now learning I can’t do that! And I should of learned this in my 20’s or 30’s! Maybe I was too sheltered?
I hope this young man will be able to reach back in to his former life and convince his parents and others how harmful their ideology is. Hate has no place in America. It is destroying our country.
I don’t think people can change your mind, what’s possible is to change your heart, and it’s what happened here. This guys heart was changed by the goodness of the very people he thought were bad. And what he is doing is planting the seed by speaking out, but then people need to interact closely with others to change their hearts. Brain wash is not easy to undo.
Martine Reed it leads to dangers to our democracy, dangers like DJT.
Just reading through the comment section is inspiring!!!! The courage of this man and all the voices supporting him. I have never liked so many comments in a single video!!!!!!
What a wonderful interview. Such an intelligent young man and eloquent speaker. Hope to hear more from him.
I hope Derek Black gets to share his story and views more widely. America needs to hear him and Christian Picciolini BADLY right now and in the next years to come, given how tragically divided America is and how the violeny alt'right is throwing its weight around.
Two grifters who basically just go on speaking tours to get their balls fanned.
I agree. wow...what an inspiration he is. But the message that stood out the most was "misinformation". How do people hear the truth? We need a huge "Love thy neighbor" movement in this country. That's how I raised my children and that's how their children will be raised. I think there should be huge signs all over the world, words written in the sky, music everywhere that says "ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE. LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED".☺
Plenty of racism here in Australia. Love to have this inspirational person come and speak here
Here is the book about Derek’s transformation-
Rising Out of Hatred: THE AWAKENING OF A FORMER WHITE NATIONALIST
By Eli Saslow
please bring him on more.. he makes sense and we need solutions other than community.
I agree that we need to hear from Derek more-so sensible! I noticed you said “other than community,” and I wonder if maybe you meant “in addition to community.”
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Clever & smooth ... but it didn't work.😉
Yes! WP is really incomprehensible to me without these insights.
Yes ! ThankYou Derek. Your wisdom shines bright just what we all need to here !
This guy should be on National television around the world everyday.
He’s right about different economic backgrounds. Imagine Judges and Lawyers being in this “movement”!
The moral of this story: People can change!
“Sometimes the smartest people are able to convince themselves of the dumbest things” now that is so true!
It depends on what you desperately WANT to believe. Many people have a neurotic or sociopathic NEED to feel superior.
Yes. We grossly underestimate the influence our desires have over our "knowledge."
@@TampaDave That's true, and it is actually called narcissistic personality disorder when it becomes severe enough. People with the disorder need to feel superior, because they believe that not being superior would mean that they are worthless and unlovable. Their behaivors are usually motivated by the fear of being abandoned. It's a horrible disorder to suffer from, and causes immense pain to both the person diagnosed with it, and the people around them. There are treatments which can help, though.
@@orchdork775 it IS severe enough.
Facts. i had to reflect on myself also after that statement.
I have such immense respect for Mr. Black. He's a remarkable young man.
His Heart was leading him in a different direction. The blessing is that he was able to distinguish the difference between the truth and a lie.😉
Love how he speaks about "Choices in our daily lives..." He's transformed into a wise gentleman
I appreciate how this person’s face lights up when he talks about helping fight racism. What an amazing story. Would love to meet his friends.
very impressive young man who is uniquely positioned to advance change.
Derek Black is an excellent advocate for the possibility of convincing people to abandon their racist beliefs. It gives me hope that people can change even if they are currently indocrinated.
Derek Black would do well as a politician now. He has so much experience and is intelligent. We need people like him!
Yeah, they wore those hoods so they could go sit on the city council after the klan meeting or whatever.
Yeah, "whatever" included police, judges, ministers and deacons, etc.
Thank you for this interview with Derek Black. It gives me hope. He's an open and quick thinking individual who has much to bring us.
Thank you. Your openness in having a meeting of the minds with your college friends; it's inspiring. It takes real bravery to forge your own path in life.
It is essential to ensure Republicans never again win a national election. We should all thank the black community for saving us from a second Trump term. Now it’s time for everyone to begin to work for a Harris victory in 2022. Please everyone work on voter registration and get out the vote drives.
Best endorsement for education. Ever.
Mmf
@@gustavopacheco6202 Oof. Why do you think education means indoctrination? 😔😒
The first question was about how people who are educated with college and graduate degrees are also white nationalists.
Yet, he points out, correctly, that people of all education levels hold these twisted views.
And by education I’d say interaction with other people out of their white supremacy bubble. Ones who were smart and challenged him.
Biden would do well to have this guy as an advisor.
Certainly on a committee of some sort.
I agree.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
There's always HOPE and this young man is proof. Thank God for his friends at college. Peace to ALL of US
All I can say is "Derek Black, thank you!"
Interesting his statements about Chicago being “liberal” but saw so much blatant racism. I moved from a fairly conservative city in Southern California to the Portland, Oregon area and was absolutely shocked to hear the things that came out of people’s mouths. The fact that Portland PD officers were openly involved in the KKK until just a couple decades ago is one example.
Oregon was founded by white supremacists historically. Outside of Portland is all lumberjacks and hick towns filled with simpleton racists. Not surprised at all, they blame Democrats and colored people for their problems and call us irrational 😂
Sioux Maelstrom ...Remember the Black gentleman who was thrown out of a hotel by a minimum wage security guard ????
@@buckeyewill2166 sí señor.
Not just Oregon. Hopefully we all grow the f up. 1 race, the human one
rachael Open the people say one thing but their beliefs are different. I live in a very diverse city, yet in my conversations with very liberals I have come across statements that have extremely racist not just against people who live here but even people across the border.So a political affiliation means nothing.
That's why they love trump, because he said the quite suff out loud, and gave them permission to come out . What was done in the dark came to light t
"The smartest people are able to convince themselves of the dumbest things" ... thats probably true
Derek Black has learned how to think for himself and make decisions. Cognitive thinking. Stay the course, brother, and have a good life.
Brave young man, stay strong ! you are inspiring others
Really interesting discussion hearing how he changed his evil heart into one that is pure
His heart was never evil. He believed what the people he loved and trusted taught him as did they when their minds were manipulated.
Exactly he was condition from birth. Using those simplistic terms is what creates divisions in the first place.
True Patricia and Mari - if his heart was truly "evil" he never would have listened to his friends and therefore not evolved.
Yep. I don't believe someone is non-racist unless they demonstrate it in their daily life. Your daily choices matter.
I agree and would want someone to call me out on things personally....even if it's uncomfortable for me. BECAUSE not everyone (including my own self) realizes the systemic, biased, & subconscious actions that we make daily that contribute to continued white supremacy....BUT....if we are willing to set our pride aside & listen to people with different experiences than us then we can definitely take action to do better. So I think understanding that white people aren't going to suddenly realize all of their errors instantly is important. That sucks & can feel disheartening I imagine. I know we can get there though! 👍🥰
Listening to Derek Black makes my heart happy! Thank you for your willingness to be open-minded to receive the love and true teaches of your friends in college ❤️
Well spoken. Gives me hope that better days are to come. Great interview
He makes a really good point. Walk the walk.
"You can come up with reasons to believe anything, sometimes I wonder if the smartest people could convince themselves of the dumbest things” whew that was a bar!🔥
All I can say is thank you, Derek! and thank you PBS. For Derek, the cost must be very high. I wish him safety and grace now and in the years to come.
That's awfully frightening.
By the same token, it was always there. Derek was raised to be a white nationalist from birth, his mother's first husband was David Duke, and I could spend hours just listing the groups that supported this nonsense in the 80s, 90s, and aughts that I knew of, that was always adjacent to American culture at large. It pops its head up every few years, eventually fades back into irrelevancy while tearing itself apart from the inside, then rinse and repeat every 5-10 years ad infinitum.
The internet helps make their time in the sun a little more intense, and the GOP discovering that they didn't have to pretend this was just a 'fringe movement' or couch their bullshit in cheap political jargon sure hasn't helped anything, but if you didn't know this before now then realize you were lucky and know this was always and will always be waiting in the shadows. That's why if you're against racism and nationalism, you have to make sure you recognize it for what it is as quickly as you can and make sure to make it as difficult for them to grab a foothold as possible the next time it pokes its head up.
I love this human. First listened to him and the friend who helped him leave this movement. This cult. It's an amazing conversation. OnBeing.org. Krista Tippett is an amazing interviewer.
Can't find the exact podcaster
"President Donald Trump" - One of the BIGGEST mistakes in American history. 😥
Trump is a darn racist alone with all his trumplis
It's almost over!!🎉
I am curious as to what his relationship with his family is now. I wish she would have asked him that. What do they think of his transformation and do they accept it?
I don't expect they take it to heart, not yet, but I'm sure love leads them to meet together. They surely have taken his learnings to mind. That's where change starts.
You can read 'rising out of hatred' by Eli saslow. It tells the story of Derek's transformation and also highlights how this has affected his relationship with his family, particularly his father.
Derek went away to college. He opened his mind to education and it changed him. This is what education is supposed to do. He's been there, done that, so he has the ability to speak to this issue in a way others can't. I'm glad you interviewed him.
This guy has a good head on his shoulders...should work on being a change agent.
My thoughts exactly. He could be a significant voice for change-maybe he can start with his family
Isn't that what he's doing in this interview?
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His family members are too unlikely to change.
What an assertive young man whose inside light shines One who is willing to listen to a new discourse and open to new possibilities.
"Love is the only force capable of turning an enemy into a friend." Dr. MLK, Jr.
We MUST reintegrate these people into our national identity: there's no E PLURIBUS UNUM unless we ALL play.
This young man made lots of great points, but, one really sticks with me: Having a country so wildly divided (racially, economically, etc.) destabilizes the country and will make life worse for virtually everyone. Promoting injustice and inequality is a a terrific way for our adversaries, abroad, to tear this country apart. We have a nuclear stalemate on our hands so fomenting social division is a terrific tool for a country like Russia to use to ultimately bring this country to it's knees. Very bright young man. Radical inequality (and various forms of division, like racial division) will ultimately destroy this country.
Russia actually hosts meetings for American secessionist groups.
@@lenblack1462 I wasn't aware of that, but, it would certainly make sense.
What a Godsend T***p has been for Russia! No way could Russia have done so much to undermine our democracy without him!
He's right. We can't rest on our laurels. God knows if he can engage so can we. Breaking those ties had to be hard. I salute this courage. We need to emulate it.
"But once in college..." - it seems to me, as it always has, that education actually fixes many things - ergo, it should be a human right
Mandatory, even?
It actually lS a human right, it's just not always recognized as such.
How was your life growing up? Did you deal with black kid's during your youth? How was your experience in college? How has your life been since you've become an adult?
College made me racist
@@doxscund8821 sorry, kiddo
you chose to be
He broke the family curse and his children will now have the proper education and be able to choose wisely. Thank God for his friends, Love really does cover a multitude of faults.
I like this interviewer...will start following her regularly...great conversation...scary!!@
Hi Deborah the interviewer is on PBS stations, it might be metrofocus. I'm not sure but I watch it all the time and she is on as an interviewer.
@@Lyoness1977thanks for the info!!!
Shure would not want to piss her off
Thank you for sharing your story Derek, it brings me hope that not all humanity is lost.
Derek Black is living proof that it's possible for a person to overcome racism. He was open- minded enough to listen and accept the truth about race. Bravo!
I have seen this kind of turn-around from my perspective as a South African. I was very aware of the tension, near civil war fears as apartheid gave way to true democracy. We had our first black president, the great Nelson Mandela, and suddenly the fear and racist viewpoints of many white South Africans was challenged. I saw turn around in people I know. It gives me hope.
Amazing conversation. Enlightening esp. regarding armchair liberalism still alive & well today despite the progress we think we see.
That's how I feel about the Christian evangelicals as I was raised in.
Same. They're not quite as toxic as White Supremacists, but they can be just as misguided. Especially when the two ideologies overlap.
Cathy & Emily - Question: Did your respective journeys lead you to Atheism or a form of Christianity that addresses the toxicity (especially in Evangelicalism)?
Thanks.
Ugh tell me about it. Still processing the trauma of growing up in an environment of religious extremism....
They are the Same...
... Charles Manson ...
Child abuse comes in many forms. Glad to see this guy was able to overcome the damage done by his parents.
Thanks Derek! I really appreciate you opening up and helping me and us understand our blind side. You should be so grateful to your newfound family for leading you to the light as well.
Acknowledgement of the past is the key to the future
And Understanding.
@@yes0r787 To aknowledge is to understand AND accept reality
@@TampaDave Thx 💛
Preach sister!!
The best parts of this excellent interview, to me, are Michel’s comment on the role of love in Derek’s conversion, and Derek’s VERY practical advice on how we as individuals can push back white supremacy. We and our families can do our bit by acting locally, individually. It’s hard - dinners and conversations with beloved family members who cling to racist attitudes can be awful - but this is the only way we can really evolve.
I've seen your story before so glad that you remain enlightened you need to make yourself available to help the nation heal after this increable wrong turn we as a nation took in 2016
I didn't like how she handled her first question. But, Derek Black, your answer was excellent and, clearly, enlightening. I just bought the book. Thank you for sharing your story.
I don’t want them to go underground. I want them out in the open so we know who these people are.
josie so there WAS some kind of silver lining to these dark 4 years?
Yes and no. Being in the open makes them more known but also encourages them to be more violent.
Great interview!
This young man has a lot of integrity. I can't imagine the holidays for him, or how his relationships are with his parents, etc.
I bet love holds them together.
I hope his friends who helped change his mind offer him a supportive place to spend special occasions so he doesn't have to go near those toxic bigots he's related to if he doesn't want to. Love does not solve everything, and it should not excuse racism. Poor guy probably has other trauma he's not talking about after being raised in that culture.
This is one of the most powerful personal narratives I've heard. I'm going to share this widely.