Essentially, all or nearly all of these discussions comes back to reparations. Way back when, the promise was forty acres and a mule in exchange for black votes. Today, diversity and inclusivity can be found in this their main narrative: "We're here for you. You had it bad as slaves, and here are all the perks we Dems are giving you. Vote Dem, and your lives will get progressively better." All lies of course, but the lies from the Repubs aren't any better. Independents like Bernie? Not helpful. LSS, it's a broken system. Help is a long ways off. I'm commenting about something else other than voting. I'm trying to examine the narrative that depicts all American blacks as being members of this endlessly put-upon demographic. Constantly elbowed away from "the good life" today, and yesterday, and the day before that, and, well, it goes back to their slave days. Or does it? The main (only?) "what slavery was like" narrative includes nothing but whuppins and massa graping black women. Non stop. But you can get more ants with honey than with vinegar. So was it all vinegar and no honey?? Was slavery really one beating after another, one snuggle/struggle after another for all the black women? Every time we look at very dark/black African Americans, and they claim to trace their roots back to the slave days, what we are seeing in their skin tone is evidence that their great great grandmothers were not graped by massa. Moreover, their great grannies were also not graped by massa. Their grannies? Not graped. Making beautiful, sweet music in the bedroom is often considered honey. If you were a buck, and you did your chores, often you were rewarded with some bedtime snuggling with that hawt piece of honey (if she consented, too, of course). So yes slavery was awful. But part of the con job is that slavery was all vinegar. And the Dem's con job continues today.
what group has has had more preferential treatment than any other group in housing, loans and never had a law passed against them that guaranteed being treated less than other groups in society?
@@1969cmp what group has has had more preferential treatment than any other group in housing, loans and never had a law passed against them that guaranteed being treated less than other groups in society?
That's a great quote. I'm always chasing after this best version of myself. I can get a little down when I'm not that person which obviously doesn't help the pursuit.. Maybe I should lower the bar a little and accept that isn't always obtainable. It would seem to be the pursuit of the best version of myself without really worrying about whether I am that version or not that brings out the best version of me. (probably just listening to as much Jordan Peterson and Tom Sowell as I can is the best medicine...that Tom Sowell quote got me thinking for sure )
best thing about Sowell is that when you go back and listen to his interviews during his early career everything he talks about perfectly illustrates modern day America. He was truly ahead of his time and unbelievably intelligent.
@@genebuchanan7130 Sowell was saying there was no racism in 1970s/80s. He would probably say there was no racisms in 1920s cause a few black ppl had decent jobs!
'Black Rednecks & White Liberals' is among the single most important books ever written, as it demonstrates the brutal impact of Culture on both society and individuals.
It would never be allowed because within one generation, humanity would chase most school unions out of towns with pitchforks and warnings to never come back. Maybe one in one hundred unions would get a cautious okay on remaining. Maybe.
I don't sometimes agree with everything his facts suggest however since I am not going to research the subjects yes all of his books should be required reading It would encourage others to do research
"If 70 years ago I said everyone should be treated equally, I would have been considered a radical. If today I said everyone should be treated equally, I would be considered a racist" - Thomas Sowell.
i don't know when he said it but from todays date that would be 1952 I don't a radical would be the word they use, and if in the South I'm pretty sure they wouldn't, and a racist, are you sure he said that?
@@willie417 That would be very, very radical in the 1950s south. There were riots throughout the 1960s and the civil rights act in 1964 for a reason...
@@philsburydoboyso you don't think anyone said that? anyway it may have been radical. those southern whites would have called him something, but they wouldn't have used the word radical
It would be amazing Joe is himself a bit of a "classic liberal" with some libertarian leanings, tinged with the tiniest glimmer of fiscal conservatism once in a while. It would be interesting to hear them discuss... just about anything.
It's too late. It was one of the saddest days of my life when watching an interview with Dr Sowell and he was asked if he was still hopeful about our chances to turn this thing around .. and Dr Sowell answered that he was not. My heart sank; Granddad has given up on us. As far as I know that was his last public interview. I pray that he is sitting in a comfy rocker in the warm sun, cat purring his lap, Miles Davis softly in his ear. You did all you could, Dr Sowell, left us a treasure trove of wisdom and a template to follow. It's up to us now. Thank you.
Go to Joe's page and DEMAND HE HAS DR SOWELL ON THE SHOW! Joe has had some real garbage guests on his show. Joey Diaz. An angry drunk. Who the hell cares what Joey Diaz has to say about anything - unless its cocaine and hookers cause Joey is an expert on those things... So Joey has been on Rogan heaps of times, but he hasn't had Dr Sowell on ONCE. WTF???
if you pat close enough attention, you’ll realise joe gets uncomfortable talking about the darker aspects of race and racism in general, he’ll try to find a way to change the subject
The fact that Joe did not know Thomas Sowell is amazing for someone many people look to for information. Thomas is in his 90's now and the Matrix media has done a stellar job of keeping him tucked away. He is a critical thinker on steroids and when he passes away we will have lost a national treasure.
That blew my mind-- especially since Sowell is quite popular on TH-cam. You'd figure Joe would've stumbled upon him by now. Too busy in his own sphere, I suppose.
Yeah that surprised me as well, but Joe's gift is giving other people their voices to be heard. Joe never claims to be the smartest person in the room.
The only sin is ignorance (of Sir Thomas Sowell), the only evil is the perpetuation of ignorance (of Sir Thomas Sowell), the only 'good' is striving to be brighter-minded which exposure to the mind of His Royal Highness, Sir Thomas Sowell, will do for you,... which happens right after your brain explodes.
pretty sure, no one is more enamored of this comment than you. Sowell as a human being is well versed in geography, history, culture, economics, politics...etc. The man is also a seasoned photographer and traveller... just what the heck do you mean? Don't ever try to downplay him like that!
@@don_specialfx2632 because he is your God and can't possibly be out of touch with average people that move in different circles and have different education, grew up with social media and cognitive abilities. i talk to billionaires daily that are the best on earth at what they do and don't know shit about shit except what got them crazy rich. Its a reason Trump is 1000000 times more successful than Sowell ask Sowell why he wont know will he? Why has a man who isn't as smart or well spoken run circles around Dr. Sowell as far as accomplishments? He isn't better looking ,smarter ,more well spoken? Why do so many people embrace his tattered ideas and messages while Sowells amazing insights go unknown to the average American? Yea when you don't know you don't know. Stop worshipping people and learn to think.
I'm white and my parents are Republican now, they used to be Democrat in the Clinton era. But Thomas Sowell is the epitome of everything my parents want for the country, they like many others (Joe Rogan) don't even know how perfectly Thomas describes these issues and the solutions. We want a good economy, and a safe and loving community for everyone with fair chances for all. It's based on how hard you work, you've got to earn it. This recent critical race theory is going backwards from the eutopia that was right on our finger tips before the 1960s social revolution. In the 1960's they started giving everyone free hand outs and deliberately incentivizing black mothers to STAY SINGLE and receive benefits, breaking up the family of Black Americans. The Democrats did this intentionally and 100 years from now it will be common knowledge 101 of what happened... we are still in the age of denial and lies.
West Indians of a former slave heritage have been self-autonomous for some time. Meaning, that, unlike in America where racism is systemic and institutionalised that's maintained by one race over another West Indians are usual in ethnicity across the board of power in their countries.
Just recently discovered Thomas Sowell. As a black man in America, I've never had my world turned so upside down in my life. And its a beautiful thing, the knowledge and understanding. I do agree with Hunter Maats. The way to approach racism isn't to just say its bad, you have to remove the distinctions that separate us as humans. Like Morgan Freeman said you get rid of racism by stop talking about it, "I won't call you a white man, and you don't call me a black man. I'm Morgon Freeman".
The sad truth is that it's difficult to not talk about something as unimportant as skin color. As humans, we like to point out things that are different from us and make up words for them. I am only a white man because darker skin pigments exist. It's so silly.
I didn't like basic economics as a teaching book. He spends too much time on politics and ideas rather than the basics of economics. Youre better off with a college textbook or reading forbes or freakonomics. Intellectuals and Society is a book that will change your life tho.
The only sin is ignorance (of Sir Thomas Sowell), the only evil is the perpetuation of ignorance (of Sir Thomas Sowell), the only 'good' is striving to be brighter-minded which exposure to the mind of His Royal Highness, Sir Thomas Sowell, will do for you,... which happens right after your brain explodes.
Absolutely should be. But never will be honored as such because he doesn't follow the brainwashed narrative. Just imagine how far along blacks would be had they listened to and followed a man like Thomas Sowell as opposed to race-hustlers like Jackson, Sharpton, Kendi, Reid, and countless others.
I would have thought that Joe Rogan was more familiar with Dr. Sowell. Dave Rubin got Thomas Sowell on his show after the latter's retirement. Sowell seemed very happy disturbing Dave Reuben's comfortable notions about the world, and Dave himself was very gracious, which further pleased Sowell. Sowell nonetheless looked a tad tired. He is a few years older now, and I'm not sure he would accept an offer to be on Joe Rogan's show, but it would be worth it for Joe to travel himself to meet Sowell, if that got him to accept. The problem with that is that Joe Rogan doesn't seem to yet appreciate the importance of Dr. Sowell sufficiently enough to make that kind of effort.
Go to Joe's page and DEMAND HE HAS DR SOWELL ON THE SHOW! Joe has had some real garbage guests on his show. Joey Diaz. An angry drunk. Who the hell cares what Joey Diaz has to say about anything - unless its cocaine and hookers cause Joey is an expert on those things... So Joey has been on Rogan heaps of times, but he hasn't had Dr Sowell on ONCE. WTF???
Glad to hear! My best experience with different ethnic groups was in the military. We had an even playing field that we could all grow or fail in regardless of color....
Mr. Sowell is one of the most intelligent and most important intellectuals of our modern times, and one that the liberal elites are deathly afraid of, that's why they suppress him in any way they could.
Indeed.... and it is completely antithetical to murder your fellow man, but then "love Jesus" ... They might say it, but they aren't living it the way Christ modeled it. Hypocritical.
@@jsmall10671 I'm fairly certain your statement is 💯% not based in any historical let alone theological timeline. But if you want to troll people with outlandish one liners then by all means continue. You have that right, but it doesn't mean you are right. Peace be with you 🕊️
His ideas are challenging at first. You want to reject it because of what we grew up thinking here. But you break through that barrier and ask yourself the question: do we want things to get better or do we want them to stay the same. His ideas are certainly part of a blueprint towards a brighter and more loving future for all of us.
I listened to the audio book of Sowell's "Black Rednecks and White Liberals". It blew my mind. It felt like I had just completed a college course. Mr. Sowell is a national treasure.
@@kimobrien. you should practice what you preach if you like that system please live in one that is already been established under that system russia , china, cuba , Venezuela and etc don't live in one that is completely the opposite and criticize that will make you a hypocrite .
@@bockscar1 Sorry it doesn't work like that. I live here and we will make a socialist revolution here. The class struggle goes on internationally. The Imperialist nations including the the US/UK invaded the Soviet Union. Leon Trotsky's Red Army defeated them. Once the working class decides it wants socialism nothing can stop them.
Years ago I asked a Caribbean girl what was the difference between her culture and American culture. She told me the big difference was that stupidity was not tolerated in the Caribbean, regardless of whether a person is rich or poor.
You also never had a “Jim Crow” era and the islands never had many Orange Ulster Irish Guttersnipes sent there, (Green Irish were sent as slaves to Barbados, but they had a different philosophy). These differences gave the Caribbean blacks significant cultural advantages over the mainland, even though you all came from the SAME Ghanaian slave stock, the same raided tribes, often descended from the same families separated at the auction block to decide which would be sent where. Genetics have almost nothing to do with it, it is all Ulster Gutter culture mixed with horrible leftist ideas. I think they were not as ruthless at stamping out residual African identity on the islands, they didn’t NEED to be, the slavers just needed to control the boats to keep your ancestors in line most of the time. They were harder on the green Irish, as Protestant blacks were above Catholic Celts on the Tory hierarchy. Darwin even made it anthropologically official in his pseudoscience about race, sure, horribly depicting west Africans as ape-like, but at least he gave them credit for being physically powerful and imposing manly men; Irish, however, were BELOW them as goofy pale circus monkeys, scrawny, gangly and weak, and very stupid. Walt Disney based “Lafwick” from “Pinocchio” after this stereotype.
@@eldermillennial8330 Irish and British people deported to Barbados were convicts not slaves. Slavery was outlawed thought-out the British Isles by the Normans in the 12th century. Only Caribs and Africans were slaves in the Caribbean.
@@eldermillennial8330 congratulations, you win first prize for Biggest Chip On An Irish-American Shoulder! Seriously, you actually managed to take a discussion about black history and make it all about the Irish and Catholicism vs Protestantism 😂 Here's a question for you: how many Catholics were there in the British abolitionist movement which put an end to the slave trade? Answer: they were all evangelical protestants and quakers. 👍
Thomas Sowell literally obliterated my liberal way of thinking, with facts. Liberals and democrats have fought tooth and nail to keep him hidden from blacks. Get him on the show before he's no longer with us.
He is 92 years old and will be celebrated as a voice of reason posthumously! He has been saying great stuff over 50 years after ridding himself of Marxist ideology while working for the government!
The person who made me a staunch conservative was a radio talk show host in Baltimore named Ron Smith. He was exceptionally well-read and an astute thinker. He was always quoting Thomas Sowell and held him in great esteem. Smith died a number of years ago, and I still miss his show. He taught me a great number of conservative principles that I hold dear today. He's also the reason I got to know and appreciate Professor Sowell.
Don't worry, eventually (if not already) some socialist/communist/left-leaning "fanboi" will post a very well-educated-sounding broad dismissal of everything Sowell has ever said. He will neglect to provide evidence of course, leaving it up to you to research whatever the heck it is he's talking about.
West Indians of a former slave heritage have been self-autonomous for some time. Meaning, that, unlike in America where racism is systemic and institutionalised that's maintained by one race over another West Indians are usual in ethnicity across the board of power in their countries.
@@theviewfinder8923 West Indians never got suckered into a self-perpetuating welfare system. Which may explain why blacks in America were steadily improving their status until after WWII.
Go to Joe's page and DEMAND HE HAS DR SOWELL ON THE SHOW! Joe has had some real garbage guests on his show. Joey Diaz. An angry drunk. Who the hell cares what Joey Diaz has to say about anything - unless its cocaine and hookers cause Joey is an expert on those things... So Joey has been on Rogan heaps of times, but he hasn't had Dr Sowell on ONCE. WTF???
@@uncaboat2399 why should black ppl in 40s be “increasing their status” while European immigrants were being given all the government benefits. Black “status” should hv been 10x better than whites who got off boat 150 years after they did.
Denial is ubiquitous within the human genome. Thomas Sowell makes common sense arguments that any 8th grader born before 1950 could make. Today's eighth-graders have the intelligence of fourth graders from the past because idiots run America's public schools. Colleges cater to stunted adolescence we're loose morals, and a lack of academic vigor is encouraged. State schools in America are where children go to be indoctrinated into Marxism. I went to film school in America, and instead of teaching me how to construct good films, I was encouraged to study, feminist theory, postmodernism, and French intellectual socialism. The academies are corrupt. All in all, you're just Another Brick in the Wall.
West Indians of a former slave heritage have been self-autonomous for some time. Meaning, that, unlike in America where racism is systemic and institutionalised that's maintained by one race over another West Indians are usual in ethnicity across the board of power in their countries.
@@theviewfinder8923 so what has gone wrong in Haiti ? Haiti was one of the first Caribbean Islands to get independence . Why has it not been a success ? Was it the dept to France or just corruption in governments .
@@derekgodfrey5 The questions you have about Haiti are interesting but have nothing to do with what I have cited in the video we are discussing. If you could frame your question in the terms of Thomas Sowell's positions that cite differences in Caribbean black mobility in the US compared to black descendants of slavery in America.
That's insane & you are basing it upon the thinkers you know of. by this silly statement you made we can tell that you're greatest thinkers are on youtube. You're narrow understanding of philosophers & thinkers shows us that you are not very well educated. Does he make a few valid points? Yes, so does alex jones. Both are right at about the same rate.💁♂️ sorry man but you made a wild statement& I had to call ya out on it. ✌💜🍻🍀
In one of Thomas Sowell's books (On Classical Economics), Thomas writes there might never be someone with such varied knowledge on such a wide variety of subjects, and a way of interconnecting them, as John Stuart Mill. I believe Thomas Sowell is the John Stuart Mill of our times. The knowledge he has of the world is astounding, a true gem for humanity.
He subscribes to the mystification of value by denying the labor theory for one of mystification of capital, trade and markets. All he does to try and contradict Marx is to look for ways to try and mystify the meanings of generalizations and tendencies. Like his mentor Milton Friedman he can't give any credit to the union or labor movement. So he finds himself having to mock John L Lewis as the greatest oil salesman. Lewis was a man with a tenth grade education that had worked in a coal mine yet had the ear of Presidents and lead the CIO industrial trade unions.
@@kimobrien. Judging from your comment I going to assume you are very young. So please go and learn about the kind of man Marx was and what destruction his ideas brought to the world. There is a very good abridged version of the Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn which paints a haunting picture of communism in practice. Thomas Sowell himself wrote a good biography on Marx and Engels which you can easily find online in audio format.
@@booster-b3568 I've read some of his writings like the Communist Manifesto. It's not a novel like what Solzhenitsyn produced. Seems to me World war one was started by Austria Hungary declaring war on Serbia in 1914. The CZAR and his family got what they deserved wouldn't you agree? The Provisional Government of Kerensky was collaborating with those who wanted to destroy the revolution and bring back the CZAR like what happened in 1905. It's easy for you to sit in front of a computer and talk. Have you ever seen the pictures taken of the Japanese victims of the atomic bomb? I'm not interested in Sowell's gossip hounds character assassination biography. Solzhenitsyn was six years old when Lenin died. He was 20 when Trotsky was exiled. He was in his thirties and a Major in the Red Army fighting the NAZI's in Europe when he ended up in trouble.
@@booster-b3568 I knew about the camps and the Stalin Era before the publication of the Gulag so it wasn't a shock. The story in the early years has the red cell being punished for the suicide death of the Water Works Engineer and another instance ware a man who is to be shot unjustly is set free by the soldiers. That sounds like a working justice system not the one that came into being sometime after Lenin death in 1924 and Stalin's next to complete takeover in 1928. I know quite well that a section of the American military and government were just looking for the right time to launch a nuclear war. They talked about openly and probably when Kennedy gave his speech saying nuclear war would mean ashes in our mouths they came to realise at least until the Reagan era that a first strike would not work out that well. I don't believe for a second that the American Communist party was ever in a position to launch any kind of takeover or coup. That whole Red Scare was just an excuse to clamp down on civil liberties, labor and blacks. If and when there is a revolution in this country it will because the ruling capitalist class can no longer solve the problems it creates.
So true! It's a real disgrace to have such a true scholar be cut out of the conversation. Here's to hoping that Joe can use his platform to help correct this, but although he is a morally strong guy, I am not sure even he has his company's backing to present these topics to his audience.
I know Thomas Sowell for about ten year now, as a Brazilian, i always get surprised that so many americans never heard about him. Sowell isn't an american treasure he's a world treasure.
Sowell is not celebrated by the left-controlled media, therefore his wisdom is not widely echoed, unfortunately. That said, Rogan should've known who Sowell is, which leads me to believe that Joe is not as learned as I thought he was.
This was very interesting. As a black West Indian woman I would like to hear more on Sowell's study. The only thing I'd question is the input of the Loving Jesus. I've found that loving Jesus does not hamper me in any way. My leaders at church encouraged us to get our education along with excellence in our Christianity.
Go to Joe's page and DEMAND HE HAS DR SOWELL ON THE SHOW! Joe has had some real garbage guests on his show. Joey Diaz. An angry drunk. Who the hell cares what Joey Diaz has to say about anything - unless its cocaine and hookers cause Joey is an expert on those things... So Joey has been on Rogan heaps of times, but he hasn't had Dr Sowell on ONCE. WTF???
I think of the most popular quote from Lord of the Rings when I think of Thomas Sowell. "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us."
I had similar feelings when Walter Williams passed in December of 2020 (age, not the 'rona). Another great one whose time is short, I think, is Victor Davis Hansen (also a fellow at Stanford).
I can’t believe Rogan didn’t know Tomas Sowell. I live in Spain, my mother language is not even English, and yet I consider Tomas Sowell one of the greatest contemporary intellectuals.
Go to Joe's page and DEMAND HE HAS DR SOWELL ON THE SHOW! Joe has had some real garbage guests on his show. Joey Diaz. An angry drunk. Who the hell cares what Joey Diaz has to say about anything - unless its cocaine and hookers cause Joey is an expert on those things... So Joey has been on Rogan heaps of times, but he hasn't had Dr Sowell on ONCE. WTF???
The same reason the mainstream media did, they ignored him, he’s a threat to their ideologies.. Joe has finally got away and now can start thinking for himself
@@dlbutler that's. What he specialises in and that why he's so fansinating,,, he provides evedence not just theory,,,,,,, that's the whole point beta,,,,
I can safely with validy deduce the far plurality of Germans cannot assimilate the nuances in historical cultural sociopolitical economic dynamic landscape in history of AfroAmericans. Specifically AfroAmericans nexus to the evolved aggregate financial and social status standings without assaying the adverse generational consequences of AfroAmericans from the historic experience of AfroAmericans in United States due to enslavement of AfroAmericans. To the obverse in the generational benefits of Whites unique experience in American History. Sowell thesis is an underlying specious conclusion all adverse generational consequences of slaveries are amalgam of parity. Which is an absurd specious conclusions.
@@dougfredricks2017 Did you say Thomas Sowell is a voice of reason? The central thrust in the premise of Thomas Sowell's writings is antithetical to Thomas Sowell's own life. As a child Thomas Sowell's family relocated from the Jim Crow South to New York. Had not Thomas Sowell's family relocated to New York from the wretched constraints upon AfroAmericans lives growing up in the Jim Crow South. We would had never known Thomas Sowell as we know him today. The Jim Crow South imposed significant adverse suppressive generational consequences upon AfroAmericans. Unfortunately the enormity in the multitudes of AfroAmericans in the Jim Crow South were unable to flee or relocate from the Jim Crow South. The suppressive adverse generational consequences to AfroAmericans from the Jim Crow South was due to the ramifications of AfroAmerican slavery that benefitted generational consequences of White slave holders. Did you say Thomas Sowell is a voice of reason? With astute probity it can be extracted Thomas Sowell has mastered the art of polemics. Thomas Sowell could have taught Socrates a thing or two on the Socratic Method. Thomas Sowell is a voice of polemics.
@@mab7175 😆 at your dissertation. You need to take your meds for your Personality disorders most notably the narcissism ASAP. And if you are that easily triggered perhaps a lobotomy is In order....
@@dougfredricks2017 I wasn't triggered by your post. The purpose of my post was not directed to you. This post is addressed to the general viewership who read posts. Your post was merely a vehicle to the viewers who read posts to examine what appears to be an unchallenged convention. Thomas Sowell is not holy words written in stone unassailable and cannot be challenged. His reasoning is flawed or intentional polemics. I take note your highlighted unrevealed reply of vulgar ignorance reflects your cowardice.
"Conservative" I think hes a bit more than that and can be pidgeon holed into that title. Regardless though, he is a national treasure. *ALSO* I wish Tom Sowell would be a guest on the JRE.
@@famousbowl9926 My eye arch towards the conservative title comes in 2 parts. 1) Some of his views land twoard the libertarian box. 2) The title "conservative" has become seemingly maluable. However one breaks it down, Dr. Thomas Sowell is a great mind and I have benefitted greatly from his scholarly endeavors and applicable pragmatism.
Dr Sowell is a truth seeker and not very ideological per se. He looks at what has worked, regardless of race, and draws his lessons and truth from that. It's the way we all should be.
Glad to be here; a 30 year old black man who comes from the southern culture and has dealt with mediocrity my entire life. I desperately want out. Discipline and work ethic seems to be the key and I'm constantly working on improving them both. I'm grateful I just haven't been straddled with children and a toxic marriage where I no longer am the focus.
Thomas Sowell SHOULD BE the most important person in American History - at least - in the last 200 years... The fact he is not better known is the worst tragedy.
If you’re not aware of Thomas Sowell, I’m very glad you are now. Not only is he smart, but also rational, calm, and speaks eloquently so that you can understand his thoughts. Legendary stuff.
@@ExMachina70 Opposed to AOC who claims to have one yet when given any chance shows she can't do basic financial math that upper grade-schoolers can do.
Thomas Sowell is an incredibly brilliant, insightful & eloquent man. Mr Sowell is up in years, & it will be a HUGE LOSS to us when he goes Home to the Lord.
_“There are no solutions, there are only trade-offs; and you try to get the best trade-off you can get, that's all you can hope for.”_ *~ Thomas Sowell*
Believe it or not, this quote got me sober. I started looking everyday as a trade off. I can either start the day productively and spend time with my kids or I can get drunk again.
Thirty-five years ago, Mr. Sowell transformed me from a academic hard-case to the prized jewel of the campus. Just by emulating Sowell, I was a sixteen year old powerhouse. I basically lifted his perspective, voice, phrasing, and lingo and applied it to my own coursework. I later segued into my own style, but reading him was the turning-point for me academically.
@@AskAW What does it matter? Learn for the sake of learning. If your mind's ability to grasp new concepts improves, it will eventually be reflected in how you live your life. It's the journey NOT the destination that counts.
Eh I listened to this and to say it’s all culture is very narrow in my opinion. He said this shift happened post world war 2. White people served. Black people served. A large portion of black veterans were denied the benefits white soldiers were given from the gi bill. A big benefit was the ability to own a home. The white soldiers were able to pick themselves up by their bootstraps and better themselves and over a million black veterans were denied that opportunity. To say it’s all culture is silly.
I own and have read several of Dr. Sowell books and one of those is "Black Rednecks and White Liberals". It's simply and utterly fascinating and a must read.
I've familiarized myself with Sowell around the same time I began reading up on Yuri Bezmenov. No connection, between the two but my gut feeling that this country is heading towards something undesirable imo... something akin to marxism prompted me to brush up on history with Thomas Sowell being a big part of it.
@@sMASHsound I have a section on my bookshelf just for him. I would also suggest "Basic Economics" and "Wealth, Poverty and Politics". Both long reads but well worth your time.
Go to Joe's page and DEMAND HE HAS DR SOWELL ON THE SHOW! Joe has had some real garbage guests on his show. Joey Diaz. An angry drunk. Who the hell cares what Joey Diaz has to say about anything - unless its cocaine and hookers cause Joey is an expert on those things... So Joey has been on Rogan heaps of times, but he hasn't had Dr Sowell on ONCE. WTF???
I am so surprised that Rogan was not familiar with Thomas Sowell. He's one of the most brilliant people on the planet, especially in the areas of race, economics and history and should be required reading in schools but given the current political climate in education, I doubt that will happen.
Rogan still has not been introduced to a great deal of conservative intellectual thought and knowledge. Like most Americans, he’s mostly heard liberal thought for most of his life.
It's the ultimate irony. A black person who knows more than stupid smart white people who know everything. Candice Owens is another person who managed to break through the misinformation.
@@TheDiamondSkye I'm not seeing the significance of that statement. Things change over time. The majority of opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965 came from Democrats. JFK would be considered a Neocon and Bill Clinton a conservative by modern standards. So what? What does that have to do with the intelligence of the statement you're replying to?
@@TheDiamondSkye ya he was actually a Marxist, then he grew up and became a Republican, all it took him was 1 government job to realize the government doesn’t care about solving issues whatsoever, looks like you’re the ignorant one
You could get millions of viewers if you bring in Thomas Sowell because he's magnificent and will probably blow you away with his dialogue, if not, he'll be welcomed by the intellectual in the world.
Thomas Sowell is a living Legend. I've never heard or read a story of why geography made Africa less developed than Europe like he told it. Excellent piece.
"if you always have believed that everyone should play by the same rules and be judged by the same standards, then that would have gotten you labelled a radical 60 years ago, a liberal 30 years ago and a racist today". Thomas Sowell
If every American read "Black Rednecks And White Liberals" by Thomas Sowell, this country would be in a MUCH better place than the disaster we currently see in front of us. If you haven't already, BUY IT AND READ IT.
I've read parts of it, and i like it, but Intellectuals and Society knocks the shtt out of me every single time i even get just one paragraph. I would recommend Intellectuals and Society much more.
@@davidanalyst671 If someone asked me which Sowell book to read...it would be near impossible to say. How do you go against "Basic Economics"? Or "Intellectuals and Society"? Or "Black Redneck and White Liberals"? Or "Vision of the Anointed"? The answer might be "The Thomas Sowell Reader", which covers a cross section of all that.
I taught adult education in a California prison for 25 years. Nearly 95 percent of my students were either black or Hispanic. I never met one who thought of himself as a victim of racism. In fact, if I heard it once, I heard it hundreds of times: "My brother is an officer in the navy and my sister works for IBM. I'm the screw up! I put myself in here."
Even Thomas Sowell has written that the war on drugs needs to be ended. Black men get harsher sentencing for drug charges, and with that they become institutionalized, their children go without fathers, they have a much harder time finding a job upon release, and they lose their alibility to vote. I love Dr. Sowell's preaching of personal agency, but there's more to the struggle. The American judicial system uses tax dollars to farm poor people into free labor through the drug war, and black men suffer the most from this ongoing process.
@@sidhu139 If YOUR eyes were really opened, you would not have made such a superficial statement. Your petty comment tells me all I need to know about the level of honor you have in you.
I,m white english and Thomas Sowell is awesome. Such a shame history doesn't teach these things in schools. What a better way to educate black people by giving them someone to be proud of and look up to.
I'm a whire Irish man,,,,, we have been brit baited as I like to call it sowell thought me that,, Cromwell and eugenics was an evil to us all,,,,, 🇮🇪❤️🇬🇧.
As a non black person Sowell blew my mind to pieces . As soon as I heard him talk within the 1st few minutes . He made absolutely 100% sense . And that's why liberals hate him because he deals with actual history and common sense
Not only Liberals but Black Colleges will not allow him there to speak! Now why should I support them? 90% plus don't like him don't support him, that is why I distance myself from them. Yes I'm black but the majority love and are in breaded in hate and hate all. FYI
@@jerrodbutali3990 I can read 50 books in 1/2 a year and I'm 34. You do the math. Some of his books are 300 pages and take a few days to read. some are shorter and can be read in an afternoon. Maybe you should read more instead of passing judgement.
"To say that you're gonna have 'Social Justice' means you gotta have to concentrate power in the hands of some small group of people - to override rules and standards and so forth ... and people do not see that that's more dangerous than the injustices they're trying to wipe out ." - Thomas Sowell
The guy talking can't even fully explain to Joe Thomas Sowell's work. I pray that Joe will pick up some books or watch some interviews of Thomas Sowell.
Thomas Sowell is one of the leading persons that led to my Red-pill experience. His "Intellectuals and Society" is one of my favorite books I have ever read and a huge eye-opener.
I understand about the red pill. Its just a different way to look at things. This other yahoo talking about being kind. Hes 100% blue pill n doesnt even know it.
@@robertgouldshaw2041 What’s so cringe about it? He’s right. Half the prominent voices in the “Red-Pill” community or “Manosphere” are hella cringe. It’s like astrology for men half the time with their alpha, beta, sigma male labels and the red to blue pill spectrum. And the thing that’s so cringe about it is that they peddle their bullshit using the standard model - two truths and a lie. To improve your life you should focus on improving areas where you are deficient, say health and finance, you should understand that you need to be able to defend yourself in this word, either orally through debate or physically if the need arises, and you should never let any woman get close to you and understand that they only ever want you for your money and are a bunch of harpies that you ditch the moment a newer, better model arrives in your life. Yeah right, and I should lose weight via diet, exercise, and buying your magic pills too, huh? Be a good, kind person.
@@winstonsyme5899 have you ever taken a slice of sourdough bread, and put butter on it, then peanut butter? if you don't understand why i'm asking, then you'd never understand why i'm right
“It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong.” -Thomas Sowell
@@magnacarta9364 exactly, because their money is guaranteed. They're paid with stolen money, can you imagine if we were able to withhold our taxes from the politicians? I sounds crazy when you think about this idea of giving people guaranteed money expecting them to be accountable. Probably why income tax didn't exist originally
This is Thomas Sowell's complete breakdown of the Black culture:th-cam.com/video/FT4NQ9D0M6w/w-d-xo.html
Amen 🙏
Oh for the love of god reach out to Joe and get on the JRE .
Essentially, all or nearly all of these discussions comes back to reparations. Way back when, the promise was forty acres and a mule in exchange for black votes.
Today, diversity and inclusivity can be found in this their main narrative: "We're here for you. You had it bad as slaves, and here are all the perks we Dems are giving you. Vote Dem, and your lives will get progressively better."
All lies of course, but the lies from the Repubs aren't any better. Independents like Bernie? Not helpful. LSS, it's a broken system. Help is a long ways off.
I'm commenting about something else other than voting. I'm trying to examine the narrative that depicts all American blacks as being members of this endlessly put-upon demographic. Constantly elbowed away from "the good life" today, and yesterday, and the day before that, and, well, it goes back to their slave days.
Or does it?
The main (only?) "what slavery was like" narrative includes nothing but whuppins and massa graping black women. Non stop. But you can get more ants with honey than with vinegar. So was it all vinegar and no honey?? Was slavery really one beating after another, one snuggle/struggle after another for all the black women?
Every time we look at very dark/black African Americans, and they claim to trace their roots back to the slave days, what we are seeing in their skin tone is evidence that their great great grandmothers were not graped by massa. Moreover, their great grannies were also not graped by massa. Their grannies? Not graped.
Making beautiful, sweet music in the bedroom is often considered honey. If you were a buck, and you did your chores, often you were rewarded with some bedtime snuggling with that hawt piece of honey (if she consented, too, of course).
So yes slavery was awful. But part of the con job is that slavery was all vinegar. And the Dem's con job continues today.
Woah the legend himself! God Bless!
Joe rogan is perpetually learning, yet perpetually ignorant.
Joe really needs to sit down with Dr. Sowell before we lose him.
Amen!
The entire west should sit down with Dr. Sowell..
Totally agree!
I so hope that happens
100% agree, but Dr. Sowell won't. He is terrified of being in that kind of spotlight.
One of my favorite quotations:
_”When people get used to preferential treatment, equal treatment seems like discrimination.”_
― Thomas Sowell
....profound.
what group has has had more preferential treatment than any other group in housing, loans and never had a law passed against them that guaranteed being treated less than other groups in society?
@@1969cmp what group has has had more preferential treatment than any other group in housing, loans and never had a law passed against them that guaranteed being treated less than other groups in society?
@@Gnofg The Jewish.
@@jimmyboy1582 that would be wrong. Jewish people have earned everything they have.
“Nobody is equal to anybody. Even the same man is not equal to himself on different days.”
- Thomas Sowell
That's an amazing quote! So true that it makes you laugh by yourself.
Brilliant
Now that right there is something to ponder.
Episode JRE EP 897 with Hunter Maars.
That's a great quote. I'm always chasing after this best version of myself. I can get a little down when I'm not that person which obviously doesn't help the pursuit.. Maybe I should lower the bar a little and accept that isn't always obtainable.
It would seem to be the pursuit of the best version of myself without really worrying about whether I am that version or not that brings out the best version of me.
(probably just listening to as much Jordan Peterson and Tom Sowell as I can is the best medicine...that Tom Sowell quote got me thinking for sure )
best thing about Sowell is that when you go back and listen to his interviews during his early career everything he talks about perfectly illustrates modern day America. He was truly ahead of his time and unbelievably intelligent.
@@genebuchanan7130 nothing ahead of his time about him. White folks have ALWAYS said there’s no racism in US!
@@genebuchanan7130 yes he’s been denying there’s racism since 1865!
AGREED Gene!!! WAY ahead of his time.
@@genebuchanan7130 Sowell was saying there was no racism in 1970s/80s.
He would probably say there was no racisms in 1920s cause a few black ppl had decent jobs!
'Black Rednecks & White Liberals' is among the single most important books ever written, as it demonstrates the brutal impact of Culture on both society and individuals.
It like Housing Boom and bust
Really answered some lingering questions that I could not figure out myself.
I re-read it or listen to it in audio form often. It's so important. It should be required reading for every US citizen.
Try Wealth, Poverty and Politics
@@TheRomanticsWB it should be a required reading for High School kids.
It’s a great read! It was a real eye opener on society and why things are they way they are.
Sowell is a treasure. His "basic economics" should be required reading in schools.
It would never be allowed because within one generation, humanity would chase most school unions out of towns with pitchforks and warnings to never come back. Maybe one in one hundred unions would get a cautious okay on remaining. Maybe.
You basically stole this from my mind! I would love to see how to spread his wisdom among young people and create Sowell clubs in high schools
I don't sometimes agree with everything his facts suggest however since I am not going to research the subjects yes all of his books should be required reading
It would encourage others to do research
Right on.
Took the words outta my mouth,,,, Joe should have him on,,,,, it's culture not race,,, simple as,,,, ❤️🇮🇪🇺🇲
"If 70 years ago I said everyone should be treated equally, I would have been considered a radical. If today I said everyone should be treated equally, I would be considered a racist" - Thomas Sowell.
That’s common logic
i don't know when he said it but from todays date that would be 1952 I don't a radical would be the word they use, and if in the South I'm pretty sure they wouldn't, and a racist, are you sure he said that?
@@willie417 That would be very, very radical in the 1950s south. There were riots throughout the 1960s and the civil rights act in 1964 for a reason...
@@philsburydoboyso you don't think anyone said that? anyway it may have been radical. those southern whites would have called him something, but they wouldn't have used the word radical
@@willie417 What dude said went completely over your head.
Thomas Sowell should be a household name. He is a national treasure.
In the Internet age, _especially,_ he should be an international treasure too.
I feel like he is a household name. Very strange that Joe doesn't know who he is
Except in the way he bad mouths the good Southern people.
Seventy percent of Americans have no idea who he is because they don't READ!
No, we don't need him. We have plenty of folks who are scholars who don't cherrypick and whitewash black history to comfort white folks.
Thomas has a lot of common sense coupled with an intensive understanding of culture and history.
I read "had" and panicked. Minor heart attack there.
@@vyse102 me too
There are not his books in Spanish. We need. And subtitles in English or Spanish. I love him.
He's been a public figure for over 40 years but has 120K subs on youtube because he speaks to a small fringe of pathetic man children
He is Genius!!
Please have Thomas Sowell on the show. He’s a national treasure that deserves some recognition!
100%
sowell is dead
@@mrcampo19 False.
That would be such a good podcast!
@@mrcampo19 Since when?
He's a self described conservative libertarian Joe needs too get him on the show before it's too late
It would be amazing Joe is himself a bit of a "classic liberal" with some libertarian leanings, tinged with the tiniest glimmer of fiscal conservatism once in a while. It would be interesting to hear them discuss... just about anything.
It's too late.
It was one of the saddest days of my life when watching an interview with Dr Sowell and he was asked if he was still hopeful about our chances to turn this thing around .. and Dr Sowell answered that he was not.
My heart sank; Granddad has given up on us.
As far as I know that was his last public interview.
I pray that he is sitting in a comfy rocker in the warm sun, cat purring his lap, Miles Davis softly in his ear.
You did all you could, Dr Sowell, left us a treasure trove of wisdom and a template to follow.
It's up to us now.
Thank you.
He’s over 90 years old and doesn’t travel.
@@brassbear3373 send the private jet with chauffeur and nurse Lolo got to be a way have Joe go to him
Absolutely!
Joe.....come on, dude. Get Sowell on the show, before it's too late....one of the brightest minds we have left!
Go to Joe's page and DEMAND HE HAS DR SOWELL ON THE SHOW! Joe has had some real garbage guests on his show. Joey Diaz. An angry drunk. Who the hell cares what Joey Diaz has to say about anything - unless its cocaine and hookers cause Joey is an expert on those things... So Joey has been on Rogan heaps of times, but he hasn't had Dr Sowell on ONCE. WTF???
if you pat close enough attention, you’ll realise joe gets uncomfortable talking about the darker aspects of race and racism in general, he’ll try to find a way to change the subject
The fact that Joe did not know Thomas Sowell is amazing for someone many people look to for information. Thomas is in his 90's now and the Matrix media has done a stellar job of keeping him tucked away. He is a critical thinker on steroids and when he passes away we will have lost a national treasure.
That blew my mind-- especially since Sowell is quite popular on TH-cam. You'd figure Joe would've stumbled upon him by now. Too busy in his own sphere, I suppose.
Yes! Blew mind mind that Rogan was ignorant to Sowell. Wtf? He better start learning about him now, he really should, then get him on his show.
Yeah that surprised me as well, but Joe's gift is giving other people their voices to be heard. Joe never claims to be the smartest person in the room.
Shocking he was never on the Rogan show. Probably to high brow intelligent for poor old.Joe
@@Bowlardo too. 😛
Thomas Sowell is an American treasure. The man more than deserves the highest civilian award possible.
100%
Absolutely!
And yet he is almost invisible why? Because he's telling the truth
He's one of the most brilliant Americans alive today.
@@quierovermitubo Because liberal now even worse woke media hates him.
Thank you for educating Joe on Dr. Sowell, certainly the most important historian of our lifetime, but the least celebrated.
Dr. Sowell is incredible, I'm a little surprised Rogan didn't know more about him. Better late than never!!
@@philipmartin2919 You mean "did not need affirmative action"?
Dr. Sowell is a the clearest living thinker.
The only sin is ignorance (of Sir Thomas Sowell), the only evil is the perpetuation of ignorance (of Sir Thomas Sowell), the only 'good' is striving to be brighter-minded which exposure to the mind of His Royal Highness, Sir Thomas Sowell, will do for you,... which happens right after your brain explodes.
@@AANasseh Sowell is a great thinker, but the Chicagoan Schools of Economics pale in comparison to the Austrian Schools.
Thomas Sowell is a brilliant researcher.
only in his field he is clueless about the world out side of his field.
@@tonyamartin1425a comment from someone without a BRAIN, OH thanks so much😂😂😂FJB and YOU Tony the loser😂😂
pretty sure, no one is more enamored of this comment than you. Sowell as a human being is well versed in geography, history, culture, economics, politics...etc. The man is also a seasoned photographer and traveller... just what the heck do you mean? Don't ever try to downplay him like that!
@@don_specialfx2632 because he is your God and can't possibly be out of touch with average people that move in different circles and have different education, grew up with social media and cognitive abilities. i talk to billionaires daily that are the best on earth at what they do and don't know shit about shit except what got them crazy rich. Its a reason Trump is 1000000 times more successful than Sowell ask Sowell why he wont know will he? Why has a man who isn't as smart or well spoken run circles around Dr. Sowell as far as accomplishments? He isn't better looking ,smarter ,more well spoken? Why do so many people embrace his tattered ideas and messages while Sowells amazing insights go unknown to the average American? Yea when you don't know you don't know. Stop worshipping people and learn to think.
grifter*
Thomas Sowell is a beacon. I'm white, British, middle aged, middle class and I think every word he says is a jewel.
I'm right with you; same here
I'm white and my parents are Republican now, they used to be Democrat in the Clinton era. But Thomas Sowell is the epitome of everything my parents want for the country, they like many others (Joe Rogan) don't even know how perfectly Thomas describes these issues and the solutions.
We want a good economy, and a safe and loving community for everyone with fair chances for all. It's based on how hard you work, you've got to earn it. This recent critical race theory is going backwards from the eutopia that was right on our finger tips before the 1960s social revolution.
In the 1960's they started giving everyone free hand outs and deliberately incentivizing black mothers to STAY SINGLE and receive benefits, breaking up the family of Black Americans.
The Democrats did this intentionally and 100 years from now it will be common knowledge 101 of what happened... we are still in the age of denial and lies.
West Indians of a former slave heritage have been self-autonomous for some time.
Meaning, that, unlike in America where racism is systemic and institutionalised that's maintained by one race over another West Indians are usual in ethnicity across the board of power in their countries.
Of course. He hates himself. That's why you like him.
@@bomgodd Can you explain?
Just recently discovered Thomas Sowell.
As a black man in America, I've never had my world turned so upside down in my life. And its a beautiful thing, the knowledge and understanding.
I do agree with Hunter Maats. The way to approach racism isn't to just say its bad, you have to remove the distinctions that separate us as humans. Like Morgan Freeman said you get rid of racism by stop talking about it, "I won't call you a white man, and you don't call me a black man. I'm Morgon Freeman".
I'm a white guy from the UK and Sowell also blew my mind. A true hero
Classic Morgon
I wish more people were like you. Unfortunately there’s a crowd that just call him a racist for various reasons that are complete trash
The sad truth is that it's difficult to not talk about something as unimportant as skin color. As humans, we like to point out things that are different from us and make up words for them. I am only a white man because darker skin pigments exist. It's so silly.
I was able to hear him speak once in person. A defining moment for me.
Mr. Sowell my only living hero.
Taught me everything I need to know about ' Basic Economics'
Check out Ron Paul's books too
I didn't like basic economics as a teaching book. He spends too much time on politics and ideas rather than the basics of economics. Youre better off with a college textbook or reading forbes or freakonomics. Intellectuals and Society is a book that will change your life tho.
The only sin is ignorance (of Sir Thomas Sowell), the only evil is the perpetuation of ignorance (of Sir Thomas Sowell), the only 'good' is striving to be brighter-minded which exposure to the mind of His Royal Highness, Sir Thomas Sowell, will do for you,... which happens right after your brain explodes.
Fantastic man and one of my hero’s but not the only one
Jordan Peterson needs a lot of consideration too in the hero classification. Listening and applying their ideas to life will surly improve anyone.
I love Thomas Sowell and should be honored as one of the greatest intellectuals of all time!
Absolutely should be. But never will be honored as such because he doesn't follow the brainwashed narrative. Just imagine how far along blacks would be had they listened to and followed a man like Thomas Sowell as opposed to race-hustlers like Jackson, Sharpton, Kendi, Reid, and countless others.
Joe Rogan needs to get Thomas Sowell on his show. Please God, make this happen.
great idea!
That would be incredible!
6 hour rogan show with Sowel, make it happen aha
The man's 90 year old. I doubt he'll be able to come on.
I would have thought that Joe Rogan was more familiar with Dr. Sowell. Dave Rubin got Thomas Sowell on his show after the latter's retirement. Sowell seemed very happy disturbing Dave Reuben's comfortable notions about the world, and Dave himself was very gracious, which further pleased Sowell. Sowell nonetheless looked a tad tired. He is a few years older now, and I'm not sure he would accept an offer to be on Joe Rogan's show, but it would be worth it for Joe to travel himself to meet Sowell, if that got him to accept. The problem with that is that Joe Rogan doesn't seem to yet appreciate the importance of Dr. Sowell sufficiently enough to make that kind of effort.
If you can get Sowell on the show, I will actually pay money to see that.
Go to Joe's page and DEMAND HE HAS DR SOWELL ON THE SHOW! Joe has had some real garbage guests on his show. Joey Diaz. An angry drunk. Who the hell cares what Joey Diaz has to say about anything - unless its cocaine and hookers cause Joey is an expert on those things... So Joey has been on Rogan heaps of times, but he hasn't had Dr Sowell on ONCE. WTF???
Thomas Sowell’s anti victim mentality has helped me more than he will ever know, he changed my life for the better.
His legacy will live on for some time
Me too, saved my life. I’ve never been happier before than I am today.
@Macro Cosmos haha REEEEEEEEEE
@@gochasingwaterfalls9970 Thomas Sowell inspiration made me grow from a 5'4 midget to a 6'6" he-man
Glad to hear! My best experience with different ethnic groups was in the military. We had an even playing field that we could all grow or fail in regardless of color....
Knowledge is power! Thomas Sowell is a well of knowledge that would open people’s eyes so we can improve our society.
A 92 year old black man teaching the younger generation what the truth is. He's a national treasure many have never heard of.
if only he had another 30yrs to drill into that cement block wall of ignorance
Let me guess your white.... Anyone calling this Oreo a treasure is absolutely WHITE.
Younger generation of who??
@@krwd You silli sossidge.
He is just a talking head and quite ludicrous.
Why is his race significant.
Everybody should listen to what Thomas Sowell has to say.
He's great at reading, remembering and regurgitating. I find this out when he was talking about Ireland's history.
Everyone should but to many people judge him and critique him. man is a genius to me and is well educated we should all take a listen from me. Sowell
Mr. Sowell is one of the most intelligent and most important intellectuals of our modern times, and one that the liberal elites are deathly afraid of, that's why they suppress him in any way they could.
Thats why youtube only tells me about new sowell videos when they are a month old. They never tell me when videos are newly released
Have you watched when Sowell was in front of congress and biden was in charge of the meeting? It was great.
HE IS NOT AN "INTELLECTUAL" HE IS A CRITICAL THINKER!!!!
@@jarberwoks8399 Mr. Sowell handled it like a pro
he schooled Biden 😂
Two points-
Thomas Sowell is the man and it’s ok to love Jesus.
Indeed.... and it is completely antithetical to murder your fellow man, but then "love Jesus" ... They might say it, but they aren't living it the way Christ modeled it. Hypocritical.
@@drizzlejohnJesus also slaughtered babies, so whatever
@@jsmall10671 I'm fairly certain your statement is 💯% not based in any historical let alone theological timeline. But if you want to troll people with outlandish one liners then by all means continue. You have that right, but it doesn't mean you are right. Peace be with you 🕊️
AMEN
@@jsmall10671go back to school.
Thomas Sowell is a voice of reason & calm in a world obsessed with wokeness!
wokeness = madness
His ideas are challenging at first. You want to reject it because of what we grew up thinking here. But you break through that barrier and ask yourself the question: do we want things to get better or do we want them to stay the same. His ideas are certainly part of a blueprint towards a brighter and more loving future for all of us.
@@alexbaum2204
Bingo. We just want everyone to be better off. :)
I listened to the audio book of Sowell's "Black Rednecks and White Liberals". It blew my mind. It felt like I had just completed a college course. Mr. Sowell is a national treasure.
"When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to help yourself you tell them what they want to hear"
Thomas Sowell
Why do you think they gave him that endowed chair as the Milton Freedman senor fellow at the Hoover institute.
@@kimobrien. because he doesn't follow that critical " garbage race " theory which has the roots of critical theory.
@@bockscar1 He tells conservatives what they want to hear.
@@kimobrien. you should practice what you preach if you like that system please live in one that is already been established under that system russia , china, cuba , Venezuela and etc don't live in one that is completely the opposite and criticize that will make you a hypocrite .
@@bockscar1 Sorry it doesn't work like that. I live here and we will make a socialist revolution here. The class struggle goes on internationally. The Imperialist nations including the the US/UK invaded the Soviet Union. Leon Trotsky's Red Army defeated them. Once the working class decides it wants socialism nothing can stop them.
After watching CNN, ABC, NBC, MSNBC, Bloomberg TV, CBS, etc., it is refreshing to see Joe Rogan allow a guest to answer questions.
Years ago I asked a Caribbean girl what was the difference between her culture and American culture. She told me the big difference was that stupidity was not tolerated in the Caribbean, regardless of whether a person is rich or poor.
You also never had a “Jim Crow” era and the islands never had many Orange Ulster Irish Guttersnipes sent there, (Green Irish were sent as slaves to Barbados, but they had a different philosophy). These differences gave the Caribbean blacks significant cultural advantages over the mainland, even though you all came from the SAME Ghanaian slave stock, the same raided tribes, often descended from the same families separated at the auction block to decide which would be sent where. Genetics have almost nothing to do with it, it is all Ulster Gutter culture mixed with horrible leftist ideas.
I think they were not as ruthless at stamping out residual African identity on the islands, they didn’t NEED to be, the slavers just needed to control the boats to keep your ancestors in line most of the time. They were harder on the green Irish, as Protestant blacks were above Catholic Celts on the Tory hierarchy. Darwin even made it anthropologically official in his pseudoscience about race, sure, horribly depicting west Africans as ape-like, but at least he gave them credit for being physically powerful and imposing manly men; Irish, however, were BELOW them as goofy pale circus monkeys, scrawny, gangly and weak, and very stupid. Walt Disney based “Lafwick” from “Pinocchio” after this stereotype.
Wow....
Words on marble right there
@@eldermillennial8330
Irish and British people deported to Barbados were convicts not slaves.
Slavery was outlawed thought-out the British Isles by the Normans in the 12th century. Only Caribs and Africans were slaves in the Caribbean.
@@eldermillennial8330 congratulations, you win first prize for Biggest Chip On An Irish-American Shoulder! Seriously, you actually managed to take a discussion about black history and make it all about the Irish and Catholicism vs Protestantism 😂 Here's a question for you: how many Catholics were there in the British abolitionist movement which put an end to the slave trade? Answer: they were all evangelical protestants and quakers. 👍
@@eldermillennial8330 Have you got a source for that Darwin stuff? Was he even a Tory?
Thomas Sowell literally obliterated my liberal way of thinking, with facts. Liberals and democrats have fought tooth and nail to keep him hidden from blacks. Get him on the show before he's no longer with us.
He is 92 years old and will be celebrated as a voice of reason posthumously! He has been saying great stuff over 50 years after ridding himself of Marxist ideology while working for the government!
@@reginaford8575 I hope he gets at least as much posthumous recognition as Terence McKenna. He deserves it.
The person who made me a staunch conservative was a radio talk show host in Baltimore named Ron Smith. He was exceptionally well-read and an astute thinker. He was always quoting Thomas Sowell and held him in great esteem. Smith died a number of years ago, and I still miss his show. He taught me a great number of conservative principles that I hold dear today. He's also the reason I got to know and appreciate Professor Sowell.
thomas sowell tells the story with a strange neocon bias
What do you mean your "Liberal way of thinking"?
I’ve never seen a thread where everyone agrees. And everyone agrees Thomas Sowell is brilliant and of superior humor.
Don't worry, eventually (if not already) some socialist/communist/left-leaning "fanboi" will post a very well-educated-sounding broad dismissal of everything Sowell has ever said. He will neglect to provide evidence of course, leaving it up to you to research whatever the heck it is he's talking about.
West Indians of a former slave heritage have been self-autonomous for some time.
Meaning, that, unlike in America where racism is systemic and institutionalised that's maintained by one race over another West Indians are usual in ethnicity across the board of power in their countries.
@@theviewfinder8923 West Indians never got suckered into a self-perpetuating welfare system. Which may explain why blacks in America were steadily improving their status until after WWII.
Go to Joe's page and DEMAND HE HAS DR SOWELL ON THE SHOW! Joe has had some real garbage guests on his show. Joey Diaz. An angry drunk. Who the hell cares what Joey Diaz has to say about anything - unless its cocaine and hookers cause Joey is an expert on those things... So Joey has been on Rogan heaps of times, but he hasn't had Dr Sowell on ONCE. WTF???
@@uncaboat2399
why should black ppl in 40s be “increasing their status” while European immigrants were being given all the government benefits.
Black “status” should hv been 10x better than whites who got off boat 150 years after they did.
My grandfather is a farmer, he feeds everyone.
Sowell is a scholar, he educates everyone.
Both are respected soon-to-be centenarians.
Yes, and neither are listened to enough.
Hopefully they both make it there and more with great continuing cognitive ability
Ain’t that the truth 😞
Thomas Sowell is one of the most intelligent people of our time. Grateful for him
Very intelligent Man he is
Denial is ubiquitous within the human genome. Thomas Sowell makes common sense arguments that any 8th grader born before 1950 could make. Today's eighth-graders have the intelligence of fourth graders from the past because idiots run America's public schools. Colleges cater to stunted adolescence we're loose morals, and a lack of academic vigor is encouraged.
State schools in America are where children go to be indoctrinated into Marxism. I went to film school in America, and instead of teaching me how to construct good films, I was encouraged to study, feminist theory, postmodernism, and French intellectual socialism. The academies are corrupt.
All in all, you're just Another Brick in the Wall.
West Indians of a former slave heritage have been self-autonomous for some time.
Meaning, that, unlike in America where racism is systemic and institutionalised that's maintained by one race over another West Indians are usual in ethnicity across the board of power in their countries.
@@theviewfinder8923 so what has gone wrong in Haiti ? Haiti was one of the first Caribbean Islands to get independence . Why has it not been a success ? Was it the dept to France or just corruption in governments .
@@derekgodfrey5 The questions you have about Haiti are interesting but have nothing to do with what I have cited in the video we are discussing. If you could frame your question in the terms of Thomas Sowell's positions that cite differences in Caribbean black mobility in the US compared to black descendants of slavery in America.
Sowell = greatest living American thinker, of any race, creed or color.
Maybe not the greatest but I'd definitely say Top 5.
That's insane & you are basing it upon the thinkers you know of. by this silly statement you made we can tell that you're greatest thinkers are on youtube. You're narrow understanding of philosophers & thinkers shows us that you are not very well educated.
Does he make a few valid points? Yes, so does alex jones. Both are right at about the same rate.💁♂️ sorry man but you made a wild statement& I had to call ya out on it. ✌💜🍻🍀
In one of Thomas Sowell's books (On Classical Economics), Thomas writes there might never be someone with such varied knowledge on such a wide variety of subjects, and a way of interconnecting them, as John Stuart Mill. I believe Thomas Sowell is the John Stuart Mill of our times. The knowledge he has of the world is astounding, a true gem for humanity.
He subscribes to the mystification of value by denying the labor theory for one of mystification of capital, trade and markets. All he does to try and contradict Marx is to look for ways to try and mystify the meanings of generalizations and tendencies. Like his mentor Milton Friedman he can't give any credit to the union or labor movement. So he finds himself having to mock John L Lewis as the greatest oil salesman. Lewis was a man with a tenth grade education that had worked in a coal mine yet had the ear of Presidents and lead the CIO industrial trade unions.
@@kimobrien. Judging from your comment I going to assume you are very young. So please go and learn about the kind of man Marx was and what destruction his ideas brought to the world. There is a very good abridged version of the Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn which paints a haunting picture of communism in practice. Thomas Sowell himself wrote a good biography on Marx and Engels which you can easily find online in audio format.
@@booster-b3568 I've read some of his writings like the Communist Manifesto. It's not a novel like what Solzhenitsyn produced. Seems to me World war one was started by Austria Hungary declaring war on Serbia in 1914. The CZAR and his family got what they deserved wouldn't you agree? The Provisional Government of Kerensky was collaborating with those who wanted to destroy the revolution and bring back the CZAR like what happened in 1905. It's easy for you to sit in front of a computer and talk. Have you ever seen the pictures taken of the Japanese victims of the atomic bomb? I'm not interested in Sowell's gossip hounds character assassination biography. Solzhenitsyn was six years old when Lenin died. He was 20 when Trotsky was exiled. He was in his thirties and a Major in the Red Army fighting the NAZI's in Europe when he ended up in trouble.
@@kimobrien. your point being?
@@booster-b3568 I knew about the camps and the Stalin Era before the publication of the Gulag so it wasn't a shock. The story in the early years has the red cell being punished for the suicide death of the Water Works Engineer and another instance ware a man who is to be shot unjustly is set free by the soldiers. That sounds like a working justice system not the one that came into being sometime after Lenin death in 1924 and Stalin's next to complete takeover in 1928. I know quite well that a section of the American military and government were just looking for the right time to launch a nuclear war. They talked about openly and probably when Kennedy gave his speech saying nuclear war would mean ashes in our mouths they came to realise at least until the Reagan era that a first strike would not work out that well. I don't believe for a second that the American Communist party was ever in a position to launch any kind of takeover or coup. That whole Red Scare was just an excuse to clamp down on civil liberties, labor and blacks. If and when there is a revolution in this country it will because the ruling capitalist class can no longer solve the problems it creates.
He's not just smart; he knows how to communicate things in a way that shows self-evident facts.
I will always laugh at his one word answer to what advice he would give Obama: "Resign."
Yes, yes, exactly!!!! Nailed it!
He conveys complex thoughts with simplicity and understandability
Smarest black man alive
So, an adult ?
Thomas Sowell is a national treasure. Unfortunately, most people in this country have never heard of him.
Just found out about him today
So true! It's a real disgrace to have such a true scholar be cut out of the conversation. Here's to hoping that Joe can use his platform to help correct this, but although he is a morally strong guy, I am not sure even he has his company's backing to present these topics to his audience.
It’s because his thinking doesn’t fit the leftist narrative, democrats want the black vote so they want to keep the race division going
I had not heard of him until today and I’m 63. He’s a genius!
I know him. Great man. Greetings from Berlin.
I know Thomas Sowell for about ten year now, as a Brazilian, i always get surprised that so many americans never heard about him.
Sowell isn't an american treasure he's a world treasure.
People know. They just wish he would go away
I didn't know he was known in places other than America.
thanks for the info.
Sowell is not celebrated by the left-controlled media, therefore his wisdom is not widely echoed, unfortunately. That said, Rogan should've known who Sowell is, which leads me to believe that Joe is not as learned as I thought he was.
@@edwardgrimsley4401 Just finished "The quest for cosmic Justice" what a gem. Fantastic book.
This was very interesting. As a black West Indian woman I would like to hear more on Sowell's study. The only thing I'd question is the input of the Loving Jesus. I've found that loving Jesus does not hamper me in any way. My leaders at church encouraged us to get our education along with excellence in our Christianity.
That podcast needs to happen. GOOD that someone mentions Sowell on there..
We should storm Joe Rogan's social media so he invites Thomas Sowell
What is the name of the guest?
@@hegemonycricket2182 Hunter Maats
@@alitaladar thank you 👍
Go to Joe's page and DEMAND HE HAS DR SOWELL ON THE SHOW! Joe has had some real garbage guests on his show. Joey Diaz. An angry drunk. Who the hell cares what Joey Diaz has to say about anything - unless its cocaine and hookers cause Joey is an expert on those things... So Joey has been on Rogan heaps of times, but he hasn't had Dr Sowell on ONCE. WTF???
Hope this is one step closer to getting Sowell on JRE.
Make it happen Joe.
Let’s start a campaign
Thomas Sowell took 5years to get on Dave Rubin. We ain’t got that time with Joe!
Thomas Sowell on JRE ... THE WORLD'S ELITE WOULD IMPLODE AND EXPLODE AT THE SAME TIME!! Please, God in heaven, make it happen!!
Well, this is from his studio in California so this happened a long time ago.
Joe, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, have Thomas Sowell on you show before it is too late!
I will seriously weep when Thomas Sowell passes. He has taught me so much.
Marty, I just mentioned that to my family not long ago. It will be a very sad day.
Yeah I hope he keeps pumping out content for us until the end.
I think of the most popular quote from Lord of the Rings when I think of Thomas Sowell.
"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us."
I had similar feelings when Walter Williams passed in December of 2020 (age, not the 'rona). Another great one whose time is short, I think, is Victor Davis Hansen (also a fellow at Stanford).
Jesus, don't do that. I thought you were saying he'd died.
I can’t believe Rogan didn’t know Tomas Sowell. I live in Spain, my mother language is not even English, and yet I consider Tomas Sowell one of the greatest contemporary intellectuals.
Joe can exceed my expectations in some areas but falls far below in others. At least now he’s heard of him. Finally
He is great. Amo Jesús Huerta de Soto, una joya de España
@@eddieandrews2636 true. He needs to bring on new exciting people. Expand Joe, expand
Go to Joe's page and DEMAND HE HAS DR SOWELL ON THE SHOW! Joe has had some real garbage guests on his show. Joey Diaz. An angry drunk. Who the hell cares what Joey Diaz has to say about anything - unless its cocaine and hookers cause Joey is an expert on those things... So Joey has been on Rogan heaps of times, but he hasn't had Dr Sowell on ONCE. WTF???
I would love to see Thomas Sowell get the kind of exposure that Joe Rogan could bring to him and his ideas
Absolutly,,,, imagine sowell on jre,,,,
Why would a brilliant man like Thomas Sowell need a clown like Joe Rogan?
How did Joe miss Thomas Sowell. Hes been a conservative voice in America forever. Sowell is the giant whose shoulders Rogan rides!
The same reason the mainstream media did, they ignored him, he’s a threat to their ideologies.. Joe has finally got away and now can start thinking for himself
Thomas S. Is an actual intelligence that's unafraid of histrionic truths. He's unafraid to teach us about racism within they're own.
You probably mean "historic truths," but "histrionic truths" would be an interesting concept to define and explore.
Let's not make a drama out of a crisis....
It's called the truth,,, the highest virtue of Al and he unashamelesly speaks the truth 🇮🇪❤️🇺🇲❤️🇬🇧
You mean histrionic untruths don't you??
@@dlbutler that's. What he specialises in and that why he's so fansinating,,, he provides evedence not just theory,,,,,,, that's the whole point beta,,,,
Even here in Germany, some people know Thomas Sowell and deeply value him as a very honest, intelligent man. He is a true gift to humanity!!! ❤
I can safely with validy deduce the far plurality of Germans cannot assimilate the nuances in historical cultural sociopolitical economic dynamic landscape in history of AfroAmericans. Specifically AfroAmericans nexus to the evolved aggregate financial and social status standings without assaying the adverse generational consequences of AfroAmericans from the historic experience of AfroAmericans in United States due to enslavement of AfroAmericans. To the obverse in the generational benefits of Whites unique experience in American History. Sowell thesis is an underlying specious conclusion all adverse generational consequences of slaveries are amalgam of parity. Which is an absurd specious conclusions.
A voice of reason Sowell is...
@@dougfredricks2017
Did you say Thomas Sowell is a voice of reason? The central thrust in the premise of Thomas Sowell's writings is antithetical to Thomas Sowell's own life. As a child Thomas Sowell's family relocated from the Jim Crow South to New York. Had not Thomas Sowell's family relocated to New York from the wretched constraints upon AfroAmericans lives growing up in the Jim Crow South. We would had never known Thomas Sowell as we know him today. The Jim Crow South imposed significant adverse suppressive generational consequences upon AfroAmericans. Unfortunately the enormity in the multitudes of AfroAmericans in the Jim Crow South were unable to flee or relocate from the Jim Crow South. The suppressive adverse generational consequences to AfroAmericans from the Jim Crow South was due to the ramifications of AfroAmerican slavery that benefitted generational consequences of White slave holders. Did you say Thomas Sowell is a voice of reason? With astute probity it can be extracted Thomas Sowell has mastered the art of polemics. Thomas Sowell could have taught Socrates a thing or two on the Socratic Method. Thomas Sowell is a voice of polemics.
@@mab7175 😆 at your dissertation. You need to take your meds for your Personality disorders most notably the narcissism ASAP. And if you are that easily triggered perhaps a lobotomy is In order....
@@dougfredricks2017
I wasn't triggered by your post. The purpose of my post was not directed to you. This post is addressed to the general viewership who read posts. Your post was merely a vehicle to the viewers who read posts to examine what appears to be an unchallenged convention. Thomas Sowell is not holy words written in stone unassailable and cannot be challenged. His reasoning is flawed or intentional polemics. I take note your highlighted unrevealed reply of vulgar ignorance reflects your cowardice.
"Conservative" I think hes a bit more than that and can be pidgeon holed into that title. Regardless though, he is a national treasure. *ALSO* I wish Tom Sowell would be a guest on the JRE.
Idk hes pretty conservative bro...
I would love him on JRE. He will open so many people's minds.
@@famousbowl9926 My eye arch towards the conservative title comes in 2 parts. 1) Some of his views land twoard the libertarian box. 2) The title "conservative" has become seemingly maluable.
However one breaks it down, Dr. Thomas Sowell is a great mind and I have benefitted greatly from his scholarly endeavors and applicable pragmatism.
Dr Sowell is a truth seeker and not very ideological per se. He looks at what has worked, regardless of race, and draws his lessons and truth from that. It's the way we all should be.
Thomas Sowell went into College as a Marxist and came out a Conservative Capitalist.
Thank You for SPEAKING TRUTH. They hate you for It.
We Love you for the Same Reason
Glad to be here; a 30 year old black man who comes from the southern culture and has dealt with mediocrity my entire life. I desperately want out. Discipline and work ethic seems to be the key and I'm constantly working on improving them both. I'm grateful I just haven't been straddled with children and a toxic marriage where I no longer am the focus.
Preach it to your friends Black kids shouldnt feel as if they can't reach their potential the culture in the south and california Destroys lives
Go for it!!
Maybe you can take some online courses, too.
What's the next step? When will you make it? Who will know when you arrive?
@@AskAW A. Walker should know, you walk one step at a time.
Thomas Sowell SHOULD BE the most important person in American History - at least - in the last 200 years... The fact he is not better known is the worst tragedy.
He should be ONE of the most important, but he isn't THE most important person in the last 200 years.
He's a philosopher too, we don't get many of those nowadays.
Thomas Sowell has a VISION that VERY few people regardless of race have.
Thomas Sowell is a pure genius
Agree Dr. Sowell is one of the most intelligent Men on the planet.
If you’re not aware of Thomas Sowell, I’m very glad you are now. Not only is he smart, but also rational, calm, and speaks eloquently so that you can understand his thoughts. Legendary stuff.
The guy even has a Doctor in Economics but doesn't feel the need to expose that fact. Talk about being well-grounded.
Agreed!!!
@@ExMachina70 Opposed to AOC who claims to have one yet when given any chance shows she can't do basic financial math that upper grade-schoolers can do.
@@forkliftofzen5318 AOC is a good example of the damage that arrogance and stupidity can cause.
Thomas Sowell is an incredibly brilliant, insightful & eloquent man. Mr Sowell is up in years, & it will be a HUGE LOSS to us when he goes Home to the Lord.
_“There are no solutions, there are only trade-offs; and you try to get the best trade-off you can get, that's all you can hope for.”_ *~ Thomas Sowell*
What rubbish. Lockdowns and masks are solutions. If they don't work, it's because you didn't lockdown and mask hard enough! Moooaaaarrr!
Believe it or not, this quote got me sober. I started looking everyday as a trade off. I can either start the day productively and spend time with my kids or I can get drunk again.
@@lakersfansince1991 amazing brother. Glad to hear it.
Thirty-five years ago, Mr. Sowell transformed me from a academic hard-case to the prized jewel of the campus. Just by emulating Sowell, I was a sixteen year old powerhouse. I basically lifted his perspective, voice, phrasing, and lingo and applied it to my own coursework. I later segued into my own style, but reading him was the turning-point for me academically.
I started reading Thomas Sowell books about 7 years ago. He woke me up to the reality of society we live in. He is amazing.
What did you do with the knowledge?
@@AskAW
What does it matter? Learn for the sake of learning. If your mind's ability to grasp new concepts improves, it will eventually be reflected in how you live your life.
It's the journey NOT the destination that counts.
Eh I listened to this and to say it’s all culture is very narrow in my opinion. He said this shift happened post world war 2. White people served. Black people served. A large portion of black veterans were denied the benefits white soldiers were given from the gi bill. A big benefit was the ability to own a home. The white soldiers were able to pick themselves up by their bootstraps and better themselves and over a million black veterans were denied that opportunity. To say it’s all culture is silly.
@@Supsboredrn more to the story
Any other recommendations ? i mean other authors
Love listening to Mr. Sowell. He is very well informed and has been easy to follow.
Who votes for Joe to have Sowell on his show???
It’s time that he be recognized in the mainstream, bravo!
Sowell passed away 2 years ago.
@@hobou1901 no he didn't but nice try
@@hobou1901 um, no. As of this date he is alive and reasonably healthy.
@@chadparsons50 and still writing books!
He did a phone interview last year, but I'm not sure he is willing to appear in interviews anymore, he is getting way up there.
I own and have read several of Dr. Sowell books and one of those is "Black Rednecks and White Liberals". It's simply and utterly fascinating and a must read.
I've heard good things about it I'll get it on Amazon
I've familiarized myself with Sowell around the same time I began reading up on Yuri Bezmenov. No connection, between the two but my gut feeling that this country is heading towards something undesirable imo... something akin to marxism prompted me to brush up on history with Thomas Sowell being a big part of it.
im not into books. but i feel i need to collect his, in like physical hard copy form.
@@sMASHsound I have a section on my bookshelf just for him. I would also suggest "Basic Economics" and "Wealth, Poverty and Politics". Both long reads but well worth your time.
Right? It blew my mind when he went in depth about hillbilly culture and how similar it is to ghetto culture. Such an eye opening book.
Dr. Sowell is a national treasure.
Unoriginal comment you little hype beast
If you don't mind, as an englishman, I'd like him to be considered a world treasure. That's all thanks.
@@martynradford605 consider it done!
@I Yam What I Yam! Either that, or it's true.
Go to Joe's page and DEMAND HE HAS DR SOWELL ON THE SHOW! Joe has had some real garbage guests on his show. Joey Diaz. An angry drunk. Who the hell cares what Joey Diaz has to say about anything - unless its cocaine and hookers cause Joey is an expert on those things... So Joey has been on Rogan heaps of times, but he hasn't had Dr Sowell on ONCE. WTF???
Even though I am much older than Joe Rogan it makes me proud that I have been following and listening to Thomas Sowell for more than 30 years.
I am so surprised that Rogan was not familiar with Thomas Sowell. He's one of the most brilliant people on the planet, especially in the areas of race, economics and history and should be required reading in schools but given the current political climate in education, I doubt that will happen.
They only allow black people to be taught in schools.
Rogan still has not been introduced to a great deal of conservative intellectual thought and knowledge. Like most Americans, he’s mostly heard liberal thought for most of his life.
He's a liberal, why is that shocking to you?
@@Jaxsf1 I watched him with ron white... I think ron white talked to him off camera to explain some shizz
The reason Rogan says he has heard sowel's
name before at the start of this video is because Bryan callen has mentioned him many times
Ah, Thomas Sowell: The smartest man you’ve never heard of
Thomas Sowell simply one of the best intellectuals this country ever produced, sad that liberal media and academics ignore his wisdom.
It's the ultimate irony. A black person who knows more than stupid smart white people who know everything. Candice Owens is another person who managed to break through the misinformation.
you do know that a long time ago thomas sowell would identify as democrat yes? you're showing your intelligence.
@@TheDiamondSkye
I'm not seeing the significance of that statement. Things change over time. The majority of opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965 came from Democrats. JFK would be considered a Neocon and Bill Clinton a conservative by modern standards. So what?
What does that have to do with the intelligence of the statement you're replying to?
@@TheDiamondSkye ya he was actually a Marxist, then he grew up and became a Republican, all it took him was 1 government job to realize the government doesn’t care about solving issues whatsoever, looks like you’re the ignorant one
@@A.J.1656 I am anticipating @diamondSkye response to this
You could get millions of viewers if you bring in Thomas Sowell because he's magnificent and will probably blow you away with his dialogue, if not, he'll be welcomed by the intellectual in the world.
Thomas Sowell is a living Legend. I've never heard or read a story of why geography made Africa less developed than Europe like he told it. Excellent piece.
I second this! My jaw dropped and then their history started making sense
Race and culture is another great book by Mr Sowell. Blew my mind .
Read the book “guns, germs, and steel” the story is there for those who care to learn.
"if you always have believed that everyone should play by the same rules and be judged by the same standards, then that would have gotten you labelled a radical 60 years ago, a liberal 30 years ago and a racist today". Thomas Sowell
If every American read "Black Rednecks And White Liberals" by Thomas Sowell, this country would be in a MUCH better place than the disaster we currently see in front of us. If you haven't already, BUY IT AND READ IT.
Reading it now! It is an amazing book!!
Already read it a while ago. Agree that it should be required reading in high school/college.
I've read parts of it, and i like it, but Intellectuals and Society knocks the shtt out of me every single time i even get just one paragraph. I would recommend Intellectuals and Society much more.
Should be required reading in high school...
@@davidanalyst671
If someone asked me which Sowell book to read...it would be near impossible to say. How do you go against "Basic Economics"? Or "Intellectuals and Society"? Or "Black Redneck and White Liberals"? Or "Vision of the Anointed"? The answer might be "The Thomas Sowell Reader", which covers a cross section of all that.
PLEASE GET THOMAS SOWELL ON YOUR SHOW! He is getting up in age so don't lose your opportunity for enlightenment. BTW.. love your show.
Reading "Discrimination & Disparities" now. Sowell is a hero of mine. There should be a statue of him in Harlem.
That book is worldview-changing. Amazing.
@@SeraphsWitness True, but good luck trying to sell this narrative nowadays..
Thomas Sowell is one of the greatest living Americans...
In Sowell I Trust! Wish he could be with us for a 1000 years.
Truth
Thomas is one of the great thinker of our West Culture.
I taught adult education in a California prison for 25 years. Nearly 95 percent of my students were either black or Hispanic. I never met one who thought of himself as a victim of racism. In fact, if I heard it once, I heard it hundreds of times: "My brother is an officer in the navy and my sister works for IBM. I'm the screw up! I put myself in here."
Even Thomas Sowell has written that the war on drugs needs to be ended. Black men get harsher sentencing for drug charges, and with that they become institutionalized, their children go without fathers, they have a much harder time finding a job upon release, and they lose their alibility to vote. I love Dr. Sowell's preaching of personal agency, but there's more to the struggle. The American judicial system uses tax dollars to farm poor people into free labor through the drug war, and black men suffer the most from this ongoing process.
I'm so glad somebody's finally talking about Mr. Sowell on Rogan's channel. He's a national treasure.
To none economists never informed of his game.
He has a second Channel
Dr Soul is the greatest living American intellectual.
He didnt portray him well.
@@ziraprod6090 No he didn't, but at least he mentioned him. Joe Rogan has a lot of subscribers.
"Black Rednecks & White Liberals" is another literary masterpiece from Mr. Sowell. I real eye opener.
Got it on audible great listen
ive watched a lot of sowell but i have not read his book yet...got to do it...guy is lagit
zsigma6217 You mean "a real eye opener" instead of "I real eye opener". If your eyes were really open you wouldn't have mistyped.
@@sidhu139 If YOUR eyes were really opened, you would not have made such a superficial statement. Your petty comment tells me all I need to know about the level of honor you have in you.
@@willl7780 BOOKS, as in many... lol
Amazing everyone should listen to this and Thomas Sewell
I,m white english and Thomas Sowell is awesome. Such a shame history doesn't teach these things in schools. What a better way to educate black people by giving them someone to be proud of and look up to.
Not just black people
I'm a whire Irish man,,,,, we have been brit baited as I like to call it sowell thought me that,,
Cromwell and eugenics was an evil to us all,,,,, 🇮🇪❤️🇬🇧.
He turned my hate for the UK into love,,,, 🇮🇪❤️🇬🇧
I was literally getting chills while he's explaining what you're all about, I love Prof. Sowell
As a non black person Sowell blew my mind to pieces . As soon as I heard him talk within the 1st few minutes . He made absolutely 100% sense . And that's why liberals hate him because he deals with actual history and common sense
Not only Liberals but Black Colleges will not allow him there to speak! Now why should I support them? 90% plus don't like him don't support him, that is why I distance myself from them. Yes I'm black but the majority love and are in breaded in hate and hate all. FYI
Not only that they hate him but petrified to debate him.
He's a black person that has a pretty low opinion of black people.
Actually not all liberals hate him.
So. What. How has the information changed the direction of your life?
Professor Sowell was born a wise and intelligent man!
This man explained this so well and no one can get offended because it’s the truth
Apart from the people from Devon, being likened to slaves.
the truth is usually called out as racist anyways...crazy times
What!! The Left gets offend by the truth ALL THE TIME!!!
@Jimmie Jay Bohorn how so? ive never seen that...do you think whites are the only racist...ill take you to south chicago and see how you do...
@Jimmie Jay Bohorn you have no reply lol...derpy derp derp
I've read all of his books. Each one is a mind bender and game changer.
That is a major accomplishment. I am still trying to finish one.
He's written like 50 books, you read em all? Yea ok...
@@jerrodbutali3990 I can read 50 books in 1/2 a year and I'm 34. You do the math. Some of his books are 300 pages and take a few days to read. some are shorter and can be read in an afternoon. Maybe you should read more instead of passing judgement.
@@itzbebop hmmmm Ive thought about it, im gonna continue to pass judgement. Thanks
@@jerrodbutali3990 no problem carry on!
"To say that you're gonna have 'Social Justice' means
you gotta have to concentrate power in the hands of some small group
of people - to override rules and standards and so forth ... and people do not see
that that's more dangerous than the injustices they're trying to wipe out ."
- Thomas Sowell
Sowell is not only a brilliant economist but he’s a brilliant thinker. This man would have been a phenomenal president. He is a national treasure
I discovered Sowell by his newspaper columns in the late 90s. Glad he is finally getting some real attention.
Please, let it be solemnly noted, Thomas Sowell's perspectives make the world feel like something we can all master and bear.
I adore Thomas Sowell. Brilliant man. A National Treasure - such a shame more Americans don’t know him & his wisdom.
"We actually all have the same potential." That's very untrue statement.
@@mrkvomiltato871 no you don’t.
@@johnjaso385 Life is not fair and people are not equal.
@Macro Cosmos Yeah, Sowell did. They let him in the Big House!
My nieces, nephews, employees and interns learn real quick
Share him on social media and anywhere you can.
“Black Rednenecks and White Liberals” is the Thomas Sowell book he is quoting from. Amazing history of many coutures.
Read it last summer. Will read it again.
Buy your Thomas Sowell books now before the left bans them.
Paul Petersen in print!
Great book
The guy talking can't even fully explain to Joe Thomas Sowell's work. I pray that Joe will pick up some books or watch some interviews of Thomas Sowell.
Thomas Sowell is a brilliant man, and IMHO one of history's greatest thinkers.
Sowell is amazing and breaking down stereotype and fallacy , with evidence all along the way.
Thomas Sowell is one of the leading persons that led to my Red-pill experience. His "Intellectuals and Society" is one of my favorite books I have ever read and a huge eye-opener.
red pill is so cringe man. Dont fall for that wack shit. Just be a good, kind human being
I understand about the red pill. Its just a different way to look at things. This other yahoo talking about being kind. Hes 100% blue pill n doesnt even know it.
@@lolmouf lol your comment is even more cringe
@@robertgouldshaw2041 What’s so cringe about it? He’s right. Half the prominent voices in the “Red-Pill” community or “Manosphere” are hella cringe. It’s like astrology for men half the time with their alpha, beta, sigma male labels and the red to blue pill spectrum.
And the thing that’s so cringe about it is that they peddle their bullshit using the standard model - two truths and a lie. To improve your life you should focus on improving areas where you are deficient, say health and finance, you should understand that you need to be able to defend yourself in this word, either orally through debate or physically if the need arises, and you should never let any woman get close to you and understand that they only ever want you for your money and are a bunch of harpies that you ditch the moment a newer, better model arrives in your life.
Yeah right, and I should lose weight via diet, exercise, and buying your magic pills too, huh?
Be a good, kind person.
@@markh6598 You're just referring to the Reddit version lol. The term "red pilled" just means to just be knowledgeable about reality
Sowell is probably one of the most brilliant black men in our lifetime. He speaks truth most being the kind that does not make you popular.
sowell is probably one of the most brilliant men of our time. black or otherwise.
@@cheezyridr
No.
@@winstonsyme5899 have you ever taken a slice of sourdough bread, and put butter on it, then peanut butter? if you don't understand why i'm asking, then you'd never understand why i'm right
@@cheezyridr Much more accurate if you delete "one of".
@@cheezyridr spot on.
“It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong.”
-Thomas Sowell
Excellent, ie they experience no consequences for their actions, like all politicians.
@@magnacarta9364 exactly, because their money is guaranteed. They're paid with stolen money, can you imagine if we were able to withhold our taxes from the politicians? I sounds crazy when you think about this idea of giving people guaranteed money expecting them to be accountable. Probably why income tax didn't exist originally
One of my favorite quotes of his
@@nika.5223 its funny because it's not profound, but it makes so much sense and is necessary because it's exactly what we're doing
“Intellectuals and society”