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- Americans no longer feel safe to speak their minds. The levels of self-silencing in the country rival that of Mccarthyism in the late 1940s - or higher, says research scientist Todd Rose. Our social trust is non-existent, so much so that many are opting out of sharing their opinions altogether, making way for those at the extremes to be the dominant voices.
But just because the most vocal want something, doesn’t mean that the rest of the country shares this ideology. In fact, our brains mistake this extremist noise for consensus, reinforcing the lie that this is what we must believe.
Here’s why this social silence must be changed. Why it's healthy to invite in other points of view - even if they differ from yours.
This is The Dilemma with Irshad Manji, a series from Big Think created in partnership with Moral Courage College.
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I have noticed this in my university. I am an international student in the US. When I first came here to study, I had this dream that I would be able to have more debates and discussions about policies around the world, even those that are controversial but necessary to have. I thought it would the place, as my university also prides itself to be a beacon of free expression. BUT once I got there, the reality is absolutely terrifying. People are so scared to talk right now, that debates have almost disappeared. People are afraid to state opposite opinions. They are afraid to even engage in those tough conversations we used to have in the past. No one wants to be canceled. No one wants to be the one saying something offensive even when what they want to say is proven and scientific facts. People are self-repressing their right to express themselves. I am not joking. I have been here for one year now and I literally haven’t had a discussion with people with two fundamentally opposite opinion. You would think everyone is on the same page, but no. They are just afraid to talk.
Welcome to Russia!
Correct. No one can think and debate anymore because all responses are filtered through emotion. Other than my best friend I literally cannot have a discussion with anyone I know including my family about deep, moral issues that may be difficult to discuss. People simply lack the ability to do that in 2024. It's sad.
This has been a thing since about 2015. It won't change anytime soon.
It isn’t making sure you say the right thing. It’s making sure you don’t say the wrong thing.
Our culture has spent a lot of resources over a very long time defining all the behaviours we should not do and the 'appropriate' punishment for them while simultaneously depleting the methods, people, and institutions that will teach and support us to be beneficial to society.
There’s just too many self-evident (sometimes harsh) realities in life that we are socially expected to act like they don’t exist.
The human ego's need to control others -- it's real. That's, in part, why so many targets of oppression become oppressors when they acquire a sliver of power. In my view, the only answer is to reform ourselves. We explore how in the next two episodes.
I have noticed that in American (and also UK culture), a lot of people are also self-silencing for fear of saying something that is triggering, which seems to tap into a part of cancel culture. It seems that even if fundamentals align, when something is not delivered with the right words or tone, this is enough to divide beyond the actual meaning of what is being said. As a European who lived abroad I definitely noticed a type of fear culture that we don't seem to have or at least not to that level
I, too, have noticed that cancel culture is less intense in most of parts of Europe than here in the U.S. and Canada. That said, I take strength from Todd Rose's suggestion to say, "You know, I'm not quite sure..." What do you think of that tip?
Good discussion topic, but it feels a little too staged with the camera zooming back to the audience thoughtfully taking notes and the ominous two note synth music in the background. Not my favourite format, ironically it made me not want to trust content.
I agree, it feels scripted, fake, complete with heartening stories told by smiling people of how being honest ackshually made them a better person and everything will be all right in the end. The problem with this is that it doesn't counterbalance a whole internet full of stories of people who got fired for wrongthink. They self-sabotage their message that people are afraid to speak up (which is important if true) by painting it as a false fear, not grounded in reality (which may also be true, but paternalistic arrogance is not the way to reach anyone).
I completely agree and I even posted a comment about the unnecessary use of the music in this video.
Wow, sorry to hear that. For what it's worth, the only "staged" piece was my introduction to camera. That's it. I had no idea what the in-studio audience was going to say, nor did they have any idea what I was going to ask. Most of the time, I didn't have any idea what I was going to ask either. I simply wanted to make the space inviting and free of judgment. Even the very end of this episode, where I express gratitude for Kelly's "no", was spontaneous. I remember this because I was exhausted from all the noise (and therefore interruptions) coming from the room of 5-year-olds next to us. By the end of the discussion, I didn't have much energy to think. The director said: Why don't you tell us how you're feeling? And that's what I did.
Totally. Everyone seems to speak like they are on too many anti-depressants I am unsubbing.
@@eddenoy321 So you think Kelly, who blurted out "No!", is on anti-depressants? I'd love to try the drug that you're taking right now. 😊
“Guard your heart.” It’s true. Be kind, be willing to trust, but do not trust people generally until they really, really give you a reason to trust them. And that trust is voluntary given by you, not demanded by the other party.
Hell, don’t even trust yourself. Are you a good influence? Trust instead in good wisdom, that which serves one well when adhered to with the right interpretation and the right heartstate
It's one thing to disagree, but it is another to subjugate. In the US we have a vocal part of voters trying to subjugate the rest. There isn't some way to instill empathy in someone already blood-bent on being the biggest neanderthal in the cavern system. I don't share opinions because everyone is so religious and I think abrahamic religion is one of the most evil things humanity has ever followed. It isn't hard to see that or to share opinions, but there isn't any empathy left from people that have selfish desires.
Religion has historically been one of the greatest sources of violence in humanity. It deals directly with helping groups cope with death. So when their worldview is challenged, of course they will respond in kind. Add in easily-corrupted power structures that allow few to command many towards violence. And yes, it rightfully becomes difficult to trust those that follow religion.
Thank you for your comment. Genuinely one of the best TH-cam comments I've read!
I first noticed Irshad Manji on TVO here in Canada, many years ago.
I'm glad she's joined the team, and I hope to see more of her.
Hey, thanks for remembering my days at TVO! Good times. The next two episodes of The Dilemma will drop on each of the next two Fridays. So you'll definitely see more of me -- like it or not. 😉Where in Ontario (or Canada) are you?
@@Irshad_MoralCourage,
Not only am I in Toronto, but I often see your former rhetorical TVO adversary, Michael Coren walking his cute little dog.
@@fuferito You know, Michael and I have become very good friends. We've both grown. Curiosity changes everything.
@@Irshad_MoralCourage,
Absolutely.
Why is there background music added to this video? Apart from it not being a good match it's completely unecessary. The content of the video should be engaging enough that there is no need for added audio to enhance the listening experience, in fact it's a distraction even if it is at a low volume level. The narration/conversation is all we need.
Because all of this is a joke. Especially actors performance.
Recognizing collective illusions in the age of social media is exceptionally important, as is being able to understand when there is an objective foundation of equality when you're engaging in argument & discussion so that you know when to expect that the net result is learning & mutual understanding even if there isn't a consensus of agreement vs. encountering endless scenarios where the contention & othering prevents any sort of objective vulnerability.
The saying “ask for forgiveness instead of permission” is not followed by very many because our culture is more willing to shame instead of forgive. Forgiveness is an underrated value we have to start practicing more often.
IRL I speak the same way I've always spoken since 1990. The only censorship is online. I would love to tell you exactly what I think but, my digital tongue has been removed. ONLY my digital tongue!
This is a brilliant conversation and conversation starter. This is a thoughtful, honest, and thought-provoking conversation. Very good.
I'm really kinda confused at what the chunky peanut butter food stamps example has anything to do with trust and withholding one's viewpoints on moral issues.
I think he was implying the government didn't trust him with how to spend his food stamp money.
I'll tell you one thing. It immediately made me lose trust in the speaker. Because I grew up on food stamps and ate chunky peanut butter all the time.
He was definitely implying what the commenter above stated. But I'm confused, bc you can buy candy and all sorts of junk food with food stamps.
Combining the previous three comments with the detail that the checkout operator denied him his peanut butter, that would be a betrayal of trust if he legally could get the peanut butter but was denied it anyway. The betrayal of trust is not with the food stamps in this instance but with the operator and the machine and the feeling of being unfairly judged.
@@QueenieKoopa Oh please, it's not really that deep. There's a list of approved products on food stamps, and that chunky peanut butter wasn't on it. It literally had nothing to do with trust. Stop pretending like you're smart.
It’s no use in talking when no one is listening.
"The mark of an educated mind is the ability to entertain a thought without accepting it"
The group discussion was very interesting. The idea that some feel a conversation (which could be higher conflict) cannot be had without wanting to learn something...I think the 'no' in that answer is when relationships are transactional. I tend to agree with her and the elderly man's rationale when it comes to workplace or any other relationship with a high-power dynamic. But if it's a relationship that's not transactional...this could present a problem. The example the gentleman who is gay presented - he wants to feel BETTER and to be understood with his family dynamic.
I appreciate everyone's input but as someone who's a little older now, the answer that someone is younger and naive is not respectful and it's so silencing to another person's experience. That used to happen to me all the time and I try never to evoke this. But it works if you want to feel you 'win' a conversation. Even if the younger woman's opinion is because she's young - maybe mingling with more youthful people brings us vibrant perspectives and a long-lost sense of hope.
Shocker
Lately I've been feeling the pressure of staying silent a lot more. The world wants to teach people that they should accept how things are no matter how badly things are for them because that's what's "normal" and "normal" is always right. People get angry at you for speaking up but even if you do it's just another addition to the bucket of "saying the right thing" or "not saying the wrong thing" that the video says people are most worried about. Changing has always been hard. It's only harder when mistreating people is the norm as it has been for a lot of history.
I agree with parts of this and I disagree with parts of it too. I have often lamented the decline of healthy debate in society. I don't know whether it is education, upbringing, culture or globalism (likely a little bit of them all) but as a general rule we have become obsessed with having the 'correct' answer in a discussion - and such thinking precludes any shades of grey. For each person what they experience is their truth, and when people of opposing views clash - each holds their truth as sacred, and this is dangerous. We need to become way less invested in certainly opinions and perhaps less invested in beliefs because the more tightly our identity is bound up in these beliefs, the harder we struggle when they are challenged. And so on this part, I agree that the world is "big enough' and we should aim to approach conversations with curiosity and compassion - seeing it as an opportunity to learn, rather than a point to win.
Where I disagree is on topics where shades of grey are non-existent. By this I mean, if a person holds and espouses beliefs that raises safety and security concerns to another person or group - we should not and can not attempt to engage with them in this way. The paradox of intolerance is that we must not tolerate intolerance in our societies. Therefore on issues such as racism, sexism, homophobia etc - basically any serious prejudice or vilification - we don't ask for a sit down to say "hey can you explain to me more about your viewpoint" because such a discussion would likely only cause us harm and will not lead to the positive outcomes espoused in this video.
For this type of discussion to work both sides must be equally committed to an exchange of ideas in a non-attached way. It's not about convincing the other person to agree with you, its about trying to learn something new.
Some people believe truly horrible things that they will never, ever give up on, and are not interested in truly discussing in an open way. I'm okay with those people "self-silencing", even if they do act super indignant about it.
Boy this will be a lame and boring society. Then people will say one what happened. Well most people was like this as children and in high school. Malcom x, Muhammad ali, 2pac and so on would not last in this time frame, hell not even Moses or Jesus, Bruce lee people that are so weak just need to become stronger or the weak will destroy to strong then you will be left defensiveless because all yiou have will be the weak, and we know the weak all they do is complain, worry, scared therefore allowing those in power to rule forever. Just a heads up.we are leaving a mess for the children and youth to come, and it will be our fault, smh.
It has often been said that people don't want to hear your opinion; they want to hear their own opinion coming out of your mouth. Maybe if we weren't so protective of our own opinions? Do we identify with them too much? Great video.
peer pressure to be part of the popular crowd.
The point why people are self silencing is because justifying a slightly off opinion is an assload of (often futile) work and your opponent or "conversational partner" doesn't want to listen at all. People simply like to hear themselves talk but dont want to be talked back to
It's funny, I work from home and it feels like something like a 9/11/2001 could happen and no one in a work meeting would even acknowledge it. It's like the world that's discussable within a work context now is down to what the weather will be like for the day where you're at. Can't even talk about holidays now since people might trip up and say Christmas.
There needs to be multiple classes on conversation in school. I think it would solve more problems than anyone even realizes and I think it's what is needed to help the world.
Confidence to be who you are and act accordingly, the awareness of knowing how this affects you and others, skill to navigate the changes that come, interpersonal politics of dealing with the people of influence who are critically involved, and the acceptance of your positioning in life after this. These things are indeed scary. Not all aspects of these important enough compared to the risk. Some are. You must be wise enough to know.
The really strange part is: People can agree with you and contort the idea irreparably. Others wont have a full appreciation of what you mean and oppose you to an almost violent degree. Just look at how American politics is today. "Twisted messages from the wrong messengers".
I honestly mis Obama. I'm not even American.
👏👏 BRAVO 👍👍 seems always about "HOW" not about what... yes, honesty & courage prevail (among others), yet, HOW they are carried out makes all the difference!! to me, the ultimate fail safe for humanity is KINDNESS - everything else can be salvaged, to say the least, w/ even an ounce of kindness... guess HOW KIND the approach/effort to understand & learn/ expressed will determine how well/correctly/accurately received especially w/ good intention(s)... AWESOME convo/discussion 💙🤍 as always LOVE Big Think 🥰😍🤩🕉
What?! Why wouldn't someone be able to buy chunky peanut butter with food stamps? It's FOOD. I get the point of the story, but that's just bonkers!
If I had to take a wild guess, the local store owner had some experience with food stamp people stealing or something -- or just thought they were lazy... and was semi-harassing all of them with arbitrary policies / embarrassment... to get them to stop coming in -- or simply to get a dopamine kick of superiority.
@@GoGreaterGood Well, I can believe that. My sister used to babysit for a nurse that lived in an upper middle-class neighborhood, and went to a store in that area. When she paid for her stuff with food stamps, the bagger refused to bag her items! A snobby bagger. 😳💩
The stats about a few rotten apples ruining it for everyone else feel right. I also like: "I'm not sure about what you just said -- Can you explain it better?"
I don't think moral or civic courage can exist so long as we allow people to harm others for saying the "wrong" thing, regardless of if that harm is physical, social, or financial. If we want people to be more publicly honest, we must reduce the risks involved in being so.
You may very well be right that we have to reduce the risks of being honest. Thing is, though, who's "we"? Exercising Moral Courage -- which means standing up to our own threat-seeking brains so we're able to express our honest views in ways that invite engagement -- *is* a way of reducing risk. In other words, the "we" is you and me. You and I can't leave it to others. Someone has to go first, and second, and third. That's the dilemma: Are you willing? I am, and doing so has made me a healthier, happier person. The Dilemma explore this point in Episode 3 (which drops on Friday, Oct 4).
@@Irshad_MoralCourage Thanks for your thoughts. Person to person, I think you are correct. The key point I would add is that purely person to person is insufficient, especially in an organization. The act of imposing negative consequences on someone for respectfully holding an opinion contrary to your own need to at least be taboo, if not explicitly banned.
There is also the point made early in the video: "If I think letting you make your own choices will in some way hurt me, then I have no other choice but to try to control you". There are many people for whom the definition of how another can hurt them is either irrational or egregiously broad. I'm not sure how we overcome that.
Very important topic, thank you
Thanks so much. Is there something in particular from this episode that resonates strongly with you?
People should be as afraid to speak as they are to be completely ostracized by civilization but sure enough in free speech protections that nothing will happen to them for expressing their views, save a few exceptions to absolute free speech.
Just made my day: that floating group carpet over that dark background.
BIG THINK .... Honest conversation? Bad actors, bad director, pathetic music... This is really sickening. USA is ill because of this kind a sketch-like production pretending to be the truth.
Impecable, disfruto la intención, disfruto el contenido. Gracias.
Gracias!
Why speak when nobody listens 🤐
Why can’t you use food stamps to buy chunky peanut butter?? Please explain what’s going on here.
This video confuses me because it does not match my experience. I haven't met these in-between people. Or people who say they care about black lives but in private don't.
I often hear this idea that only the most extreme are heard when in reality there are all these people in between with grey opinions. I've met people who are less loud about hating immigrants but the view point remains the same.
I think that people need to at least feel understood in order to not walk away angry but people want to be agreed with.
I often stay silent not because I'm afraid of voicing my secret inner opinions but because I don't want to be inappropriate, or I don't want to hear about how great it is to be a bigot.
The things that are at the heart of our division in the United States aren't about how we should set taxes they are about core fundamental values. Do you only care about yourself or do you realize that there are other people in this country?
it's real problem in the USA
I like the content in this Ep... but it feels very scripted.
For what it's worth, the only "scripted" piece was my introduction to camera. That's it. I had no idea what the in-studio audience was going to say, nor did they have any idea what I was going to ask. Most of the time, I didn't have any idea what I was going to ask either. I simply wanted to make the space inviting and free of judgment. Even the very end of this episode, where I express gratitude for Kelly's "no", was spontaneous. I remember this because I was exhausted by all the noise (and therefore interruptions) coming from the 5-year-olds in the room next to us. By the end of the discussion, I didn't have much energy to think. The director said: Why don't you tell us how you're feeling? And that's what I did.
Exactly.
@@Irshad_MoralCourage Stop lying!
the CIA has done this by design and use companies that they control such as youtube to do it.
Life is too short to try to convince stubborn people they are stuck in the past. I would rather cut family & friends out of my life than defend negative social behavior. I shouldn't have to listen to bigots, racists, & misogynists just to hear where they are coming from.
I only "self censor" at work and even then, I educate myself enough to let my co-workers understand I have taken the effort to learn as many sides of the argument that engaging with me is not going to be a cake walk if they chose to proceed. The reason the fringes succeed in shutting down discussion is they only go for "low hanging fruit" of people they think they can sway. I have had racist & sexist co-workers in the past & the facade is easy to break once they open up. I would rather they know my core values are non-negotiable because being a tolerant person will not get me fired, but being a closet racist & homophobe will. I truly do not care how they live their life, but do not try to convince me accepting alternative lifestyles & races is wrong.
This is the same reason politics is the way it is, nobody represents the center, so the only donors they get are far right or far left which pulls the parties further away from the center (very much a "boiling the frog" philosophy). Let's face it, a sane argument doesn't sell as well as the spectacle of insanity. The norms from 10 years ago are straight up vanilla compared to where we are today. Once we let the worst people speak without a filter, there were too many platforms that normalized abhorrent behavior, and it has only gotten worse since Twitter is now an un-moderated mess that is hemorrhaging money.
ironically this entire skit feels very disingenuous.
Yes, I have no idea what this skit is even about. No one talks because to say anything in 2024 offends someone... and after all these DEI things at work I'd rather just not talk about my life outside of work to the rotating cast of people I barely know than deal with the rigmarole.
Tyranny of ideas
I've had that same view for a while. It's rarely really WHAT you say that is the biggest issue (ofc exceptions apply), it's HOW you communicate it to others. You can get away saying so much more if you know how to communicate it
Not all people know how to listen...some don't even want to 😅
What is up with the background music and the shots of (probably paid) people pretending to take notes? You want me to trust this presentation when you so clearly are being manipulative?
Great wow
Just amazing 😮
Are these people in that group living in the real world. They seem to not be engaging in the day to day life of an average American living paycheck to paycheck.
how did you get that?
@@TheIshvalanHero I'm curious about that, too! @FandangoBatter, help us understand how you came to that conclusion...
Sir this is a Wendy's
See I don't believe this is an issue but I also was surprised when I was the only one in my class to choose the right length lines on the Asch conformity experiment. When people complain it just seems like they want to indulge themselves and say whatever and not have social consequences for it. Which just isn't going to happen. Sometimes people will be upset with you! And that's okay! Feelings don't make something right or wrong. But they do create a situation where you gotta decide whether it's worth speaking your mind or being more selective. You can't minimize yourself all the time and be happy. And you can't speak your mind all the time without consequence. Gotta find the right balance for you. And if more people were willing to live an honest balance we'd all live in a more fulfilling society. Be comfortable in the gray area too. Life is mostly gray area and contradiction.
Love your perspective. Life is, indeed, replete with ambiguity. The ego can't handle that. But if we learn how to tame our own threat-seeking egos, the resulting curiosity would make life a fascinating -- and, as you say, "fulfilling" -- adventure.
Well we know which political side to thank for that phenomenon 🫏
It's like, I am left wing and woke as fuck.
But if I make a joke "Andrew Tate and Griffith did nothing wrong" some people get upset and start going on about how they did morally reprehensible things.
But it hit me: Political alignment should be like a job, not a sports team. We don't have to hang out or be friends.
Of course, let's stop talking about woke for a second..... Trumpians do the SAME shit...
Dude same I am leftist and also woke but I wanna make some damn jokes. I think it's just a higher risk version of "don't use the friend group 1 humor with friend group 2" lol
The risk being literal ostracization.
I hope we find each other in the real world, or at least people as cool as each other. I have ONE FRIEND who is ok with this humor and my anxiety went down SO MUCH cuz I don't have to be on a moral high ground at all times it's exhausting.
Duh. 🙄 That’s what happens in communistic countries. What did we expect? We transitioned to this type of system we can’t expect people to continue to feel secure enough to collaborate.
MAGA?
Look 2 sets of school shooter parents have or are being prosecuted.
Then just last week schools across the nation were hit with so many social media threats - by students - that 3 different states are now prosecuting both children and parents with terroristic threat charges, a federal offense carrying hard prison time if not Guantanamo Bay style imprisonment, right?
The 3 states are: Georgia, Massachusetts & Florida. Police there are doxing students as young as 11 - 13 y/o, perp walking them and publishing their names as well as their schools on social media - before they’re proven guilty.
So they’re escalating danger to that specific child, and their schools as well as their families.
Yeah Johnny Law’s out to destroy those students and their families now rather than educate or support them. Heads up.
Is it any wonder no one trusts each other anymore?
One incarcerated student made a repost of a reposted threat.
And now is being publicly shamed, identified, and threatened by his community.
What types of countries punish family members for suspect’s crimes or punish suspects before they are proven guilty?
Communist countries.
The only other communities who punish family by proxy are literal cults. Shaming, excommunicating, shunning in the case of cults - investigating, imprisoning or killing in the case of countries like N. Korea…
Do some comparative research if you dare. Some comparative historical research.
Then apply what you’ve learned about the slide 🛝 into communistic or authoritarian rule, the collectivist thinking… the muted / oppression of expression…
Dare you.
You dont even know what communistic country look like. Do not insult people who really lived or live under communistic regime, by saying that your capitalistic country is a communism. Americans cant refrain from using word communism, when discussing topic of freedoms? Not every discussion about freedom of citizens vs power of police, is related to communism. WTF
@brightpage1020 Where are children "perp walked" in Massachusetts? Please provide some proof or a link for verification.
Crybabies, “Let me express my opinion but don’t give me any counter opinions” ❄️ Say something dumb you’re gonna get called out, why is this being treated like a new thing?
Hmm 🤔
trusting anyone is basically setting yourself up for disappointment. Make them believe you trust them, just don't ever actually do. Waitresses do something similar, they make you believe they're available so you keep spending, but they never really are available. And if my childhood taught me anything it was 2 things: Nod and say you agree then go and do whatever 'it' is however you wanted to do it in the 1st place, asking for forgiveness than permission saves you a shitload of grief and time wasted in having to convince people your way is better then having to do something their way which wastes your time and your energy.
i hope you have a great day my fellow human
@@TheIshvalanHero Do you have faith in our species? I used to, but it's waning big-league.
Ive never felt comforatable enough to engage, ever..... Is that something that other people are taught??? Growing up? At school? Who teaches that?
‘Critical Thinking’ was a mandatory subject at school.
I never had this issue. I'm openly sexist and racist and will never self censor.
Is she real? Perfect speech.
Wait till you see who really votes for Trump. It's not PC to support him so people don't talk about it but way, way, way more people support him than some want to admit.
I think you're spot-on. I could be completely wrong about this, but I think pollsters don't know how to access what they call "low-information" voters, because such voters flick the pollsters away. Is that the reasoning behind your comment or are you thinking something else. Asking out of sheer curiosity.
Well I don’t know any other answers then that that lives inside my head. However I’m willing to cooperate collaboratively!
I don't think so, I think people don't communicate because they are on their phones all the time so it gives the illusion of connectivity when you're really isolated
This video really wants to ignore power structures and safety. There are also lots of places where we don't need to be honest. Work isn't a place where we are all going to be able to fully show up as ourselves and that is fine and freeing.
I work in a toxic MAGA macho culture. Better to stay quiet, rather than have to punch my way out of trouble.
But then things won’t change. It’s a chain.
@@ritikasingh9555 Oh it has changed. They leave me alone due to the fact that they know I know how to fight. I can only comment about my situation. Also, MAGA will not alter their minds. They are belligerent, ignorant things incapable of correction. They are a waste of time.
also this is waaaaay too staged and everyone just sings along and agrees with everything said...if that person was telling me that peanut butter story i'd have drilled him 20000 questions starting with "nobody cares what you buy, was it different back when u were a kid? b/c a friend of mine on something similar to food stumps bought mc donalds with them and nobody gave half a f...are you telling me this story to humanize yourself to me so I become more likely to agree with whatever you sell me after?"
Everyone wants to sell you something, everyone has an agenda and if you're not buying a product, you are the product. Nothing's free in this world, not has it ever been, doubt it'll ever be.
"Everyone has an agenda" -- that's exactly what I've been teaching my Al Jazeera-addicted mother for the past 5 years! And in those exact words. (Quit eavesdropping, Nik.😆) That said, I can honestly tell you that I did not ask Todd the personal question in order to "humanize" him and thereby soften up the audience. Your cynicism is impressive, but not accurate in this case. I asked him the questions because I wanted to know why he started thinking about, then researching, the issue of social trust. Like it or not, we humans are indelibly shaped by your experiences. For the sake of transparency, I think it's important for the audience to know the personal experience that's been a major driver in Todd's passion for this issue.
This is literally what liberals do. Try to force speech/silence.
Did you notice the comparison to McCarthyism? Compelling speech isn't a right/left thing. It's about tribalism and control. It can happening in any political context.
This is literally what any weak or scared person or group does, attempt to silence the opposition. If your position is strong enough, you shouldn't need to try and silence anyone. You wouldn't be afraid of teaching actual history, feel the need to ban books, stop certain speakers from giving talks at universities, or any of that nonsense that people who are left, right, and in-between do in this country.
……🤔
The Russian bots are all here for this one lol
Speak your mind, or stay silent. It matters not to anyone else.
It matters to everyone, it's the backbone of a society that remains free
@@mmdrodrigues the individuals choice does not matter.
@@jtec99 how so ?
Well my job depends on me not making certain jokes or saying certain things. I'm an artist and so if a screenshot or something of me making a dark joke gets out my rep and thus my prospects take a huge hit.
@@ZentaBon everyone's job has those guidelines. You're a little more free to speak you're mind since you're self employed i assume? I'm speaking of your personal conversations with individuals in normal discourse.
u can vote with wallet, it is now what gamers do, every woke game goes broke rite now
Any "woke" game would be boring as stink. If you already know who's going to win, why play?
What if you aren't 'curious' to know what some random strangers' opinions are on a topic?
This video is circumstantial advice, and it all depends on the situation. Imo
For example u can’t criticise the gods special people. Anti-semitism!!!!!!!!!