Pratique du shadowing : Something Strange Is Happening To Gen Z - Isabel Brown
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- Have you seen female Lux Maxing?Avez-vous vu le lux maxing au féminin ?0:00
- Oh my gosh, we're just jumping right into it, aren't we?Oh mon Dieu, on y va directement, hein ?0:02
- I have been under the impression that Lux Maxing was largely a male endeavor over the past several months, but I've seen male Lux Maxers saying women should or shouldJ'avais l'impression que le lux maxing était surtout une affaire d'hommes ces derniers mois, mais j'ai vu des gars dire que les femmes ne devraient pas0:05
- not get into this.se lancer là-dedans.0:15
- So maybe a little bit.Donc peut-être un petit peu.0:16
- I didn't realize that there is some deep, deep depths that you can go to when it comes to Lux Maxing.Je ne savais pas qu'il y avait des trucs aussi extrêmes dans le lux maxing.0:17
- Because we understand in one form or another that women have always been Lux Maxing, right?Parce qu'on sait que, d'une façon ou d'une autre, les femmes ont toujours pratiqué le lux maxing, non ?0:24
- But this takes it to a bit of a different level.Mais là, ça prend une autre dimension.0:30
- Alright, let's see it.Bon, regardons ça.0:32
- What is female Lux Maxing?C'est quoi le lux maxing au féminin ?0:33
- If you thought this trend was just a part of the Manus there, think again.Si tu pensais que c'était juste un truc du moment, tu te trompais.0:36
- On Reddit, Discord and other forum platforms, there are threats where women trade advice on how to hard max your way to becoming a Stacey, which is the highest tierSur Reddit, Discord et autres forums, il y a des discussions où les filles échangent des conseils pour se transformer en Stacey, c'est-à-dire atteindre le plus haut niveau0:39
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- of attractiveness.d'attractivité.0:48
- It all starts with the upload of a selfie.Ça commence par envoyer un selfie.0:49
- And then invite forum strangers to firstly rate your appearance and then comment on how you could optimize your looks.Ensuite, les gens notent ton apparence et te disent comment améliorer ton look.0:51
- Tips that follow range from corset maxing, shrinking your rib cage through binding, to injecting unlicensed weight loss drugs to peanut maxing, literally chewing peanuts to sculpt a sharper, widerLes conseils vont du corset maxing, rétrécir ta cage thoracique, à injecter des drogues illégales pour maigrir, ou du peanut maxing, mâcher des cacahuètes pour avoir un menton plus0:58
- jaw.marqué.1:10
- It also covers breast size.Ça parle aussi de la taille des seins.1:10
- There's a $2 ,499 Eve bra, for example, worn overnight for weeks to gain half a cup size.Il y a par exemple un soutien-gorge à 2 500 dollars, porté la nuit pendant des semaines pour augmenter d'une demi-taille.1:12
- The target audience?Le public visé ?1:19
- Teenagers.Les ados.1:21
- A 17 -year -old told her skull has serious flaws, or a 14 -year -old encouraged to get a rhinoplasty.Une fille de 17 ans qu'on dit avoir un crâne problématique, ou une de 14 à qui on suggère une rhinoplastie.1:22
- Girls as young as 13 upload pictures only to be torn apart.Girls as young as 13 upload pictures only to be torn apart.1:28
- Allora Ziva is one of the most prominent public female Lux Maxes.Allora Ziva is one of the most prominent public féminin(e) Lux Maxes.1:32
- This year, Ziva launched a $79 a month program promising drastic change in 90 days from exercise to hard maxing measures, including cosmetic procedures.This year, Ziva launched a $79 a month programme promising drastic change in 90 days from exercice to optimiser au maximuming measures, including cosmetic procedures.1:36
- To you or I, this all might feel like unrealistic goals to get an enhanced Instagram face.To you or I, this all might feel like unrealistic goals to get an enhanced Instagram face.1:45
- But to some youngsters, it's seen as something achievable with the right surgeries, starvation and effort.But to some youngsters, it's seen as somefing achievable with the right surgeries, starvation and effort.1:51
- What do you think about that?What do you fink about that?1:58
- I find it really sad, to be honest with you.I find it really sad, to be honest with you.2:00
- It's the same way I feel about Lux Maxing for men.It's the same way I feel about lux maxing for les hommes.2:02
- Look, I think there's an important discussion we should be having as a society when it comes to beauty standards that we've really lost over the past decade or so.Look, I fink there's an important discussion we should be having as a society when it comes to beauté standards that we've really lost over the past decade or so.2:05
- You've seen complete erasure of any concept between the difference of ugly versus beautiful, not just in people's physical appearance, but you've seen this with architecture, you've seen this withYou've seen complete erasure of any concept between the difference of ugly versus beau, not just in people's physical apparence, but you've seen this with architecture, you've seen this with2:11
- fashion, you've seen this with art, where ugly is now celebrated as normal or even highlighted as beautiful.fashion, you've seen this with art, where ugly is now celebrated as normal or even highlighted as beau.2:20
- But obviously, this can go to a really sinister place very, very quickly.But obviously, this can go to a really sinister place very, very quickly.2:25
- There was a news article that went super viral the last couple of days of Demi Moore on the red carpet at the Con Film Festival, and she's throwing herThere was a news article that went super viral the last couple of days of Demi Moore on the red carpet at the Con Film Festival, and she's throwing her2:29
- arms up and she truly looks skeletal.arms up and she truly look skeletal.2:36
- I mean, very, very unhealthy on death's doorstep level skinny.I mean, very, very unsantéy on death's doorstep level maigre.2:38
- And the New York Post shared these photos with the headline on X, Demi Moore shows off her toned arms on the red carpet at the Con Film Festival.And the New York Post shared these photos with the headline on X, Demi Moore shows off her toned arms on the red carpet at the Con Film Festival.2:42
- That is just as damaging as this normalization of morbid obesity that I think we've seen targeting young women for so long.That is just as damaging as this normalization of morbid obesity that I fink we've seen targeting young les femmes for so long.2:50
- And I think this is just part of that same agenda.And I fink this is just part of that same agenda.2:56
- Does it feel different seeing female Lux Maxing versus male Lux Maxing?Does it feel different seeing féminin(e) lux maxing versus mec lux maxing?2:59
- Because again, we know for a long time that women beautify self -beautification more, cosmetic surgery more, makeup more, etc.Because again, we know for a long time that les femmes beautify self -beautification more, chirurgie esthétique more, maquillage more, etc.3:03
- This does feel...This does feel...3:11
- It gives me different vibes.It gives me different vibes.3:12
- It doesn't feel like...It doesn't feel like...3:14
- In what way?In what way?3:15
- Like...Like...3:15
- When I see it, maybe it's just the kind of classic male desire to protect, especially teenage girls.When I see it, maybe it's just the kind of classic mec desire to protect, especially adoage les filles.3:16
- And obviously teenage boys need protection too, but there's an additional level of like gut punching here.And obviously adoage boys need protection too, but there's an additional level of like gut punching here.3:23
- Where you're going, ah, you shouldn't be being abused by other older girls online.Where you're going, ah, you shouldn't be being abusd by other older les filles en ligne.3:29
- Into you changing your appearance.Into you changing your apparence.3:36
- And I think every guy knows at 15 he wanted bigger arms.And I fink every guy knows at 15 he wanted bigger arms.3:40
- Yeah.Yeah.3:44
- But a girl who's complaining about the size of her boobs...But a girl who's complaining about the size of her boobs...3:45
- Something you virtually have no control over in a realistic sense, right?Somefing you virtually have no control over in a realistic sense, right?3:50
- It feels...It feels...3:53
- I mean, guys talking about height would be the equivalent for that.I mean, guys talking about height would be the equivalent for that.3:53
- I don't know, it's just...I don't know, it's just...3:56
- Which still feels more like a more fringe conversation, I think, for guys.Which still feels more like a more fringe conversation, I fink, for guys.3:57
- Like, Clivicular has gained a lot of international attention lately on social media and on the internet.Like, Clivicular has gained a lot of international attention lately on réseaux sociaux and on the internet.4:01
- But guys, I think, generally look at the concept of male look smaxing as this weird fringe corner of the internet, or something entertaining to watch, not as a blueprintBut guys, I fink, generally look at the concept of mec look smaxing as this weird fringe corner of the internet, or somefing entertaining to watch, not as a blueprint4:06
- for their own life.for their own life.4:14
- We both had our versions of it, right?We both had our versions of it, right?4:14
- Yeah.Yeah.4:16
- We...We...4:16
- The guys had going to the gym and trying to get a good haircut and grow a beard and whatever.The guys had going to the salle de sport and trying to get a good haircut and grow a beard and whatever.4:17
- It's just that girls stuck it further already.It's just that les filles stuck it further already.4:22
- And I think now that you're seeing these...And I fink now that you're seeing these...4:25
- I mean, if they stop bone smashing, Jesus Christ.I mean, if they stop bone smashing, Jesus Christ.4:27
- Yeah.Yeah.4:29
- You know, this feels to me just to be a larger part of the exact same cultural issue we're seeing across everything targeting young girls today.You know, this feels to me just to be a larger part of the exact same cultural issue we're seeing across everyfing targeting young les filles today.4:29
- And it goes hand in hand with the attack that we've seen for masculinity in the West all across the last several decades, really throughout my lifetime, where anything remotelyAnd it goes hand in hand with the attack that we've seen for masculinity in the West all across the last several decades, really throughout my lifetime, where anyfing remotely4:37
- labeled masculine was considered toxic and needed to get rid of from society.labeled masculine was considered toxique and needed to get rid of from society.4:45
- We had to attack it with everything we had from our culture, because that was an outdated, antiquated part of how people used to interact.We had to attack it with everyfing we had from our culture, because that was an outdated, antiquated part of how people used to interact.4:49
- And that worked for a long time, but men have this natural instinct to fight back and to protect.And that worked for a long time, but les hommes have this natural instinct to fight back and to protect.4:55
- So it wasn't able to truly be eradicated masculinity from society.So it wasn't able to truly be eradicated masculinity from society.5:00
- And that gave birth to voices like Jordan Peterson and you and Charlie Kirk and so many others, letting young men know it's okay to be a young man.And that gave birth to voices like Jordan Peterson and you and Charlie Kirk and so many others, letting young les hommes know it's okay to be a young man.5:04
- And actually masculinity is deeply important for the survival of our society.And actually masculinity is deeply important for the survival of our society.5:11
- After you saw that really take place successfully, this attack on masculinity, then you saw the attack on womanhood and femininity.After you saw that really take place successfully, this attack on masculinity, then you saw the attack on womanhood and femininity.5:15
- And like this concept of looks maxing for men versus women, it is far more sinister than it ever was for masculinity.And like this concept of look maxing for les hommes versus les femmes, it is far more sinister than it ever was for masculinity.5:22
- And I don't think people realize how deep it is willing to go, not just in attacking womanhood, but in desperately trying to erase it from society entirely.And I don't fink people realize how deep it is willing to go, not just in attacking womanhood, but in desperately trying to erase it from society entirely.5:29
- I think my prediction for 10 years time, maybe sooner, but realistically 10 years time, is that the crisis of femininity will make the crisis of masculinity look like aI fink my prediction for 10 years time, maybe sooner, but realistically 10 years time, is that the crisis of femininity will make the crisis of masculinity look like a5:38
- vaccine.vaccine.5:49
- I 100 % agree with you.I 100 % agree with you.5:50
- And I don't think people even understand how bad it's gotten today in 2026.And I don't fink people even understand how bad it's gotten today in 2026.5:52
- Like this is not some deep rabbit hole dark web conspiracy theory.Like this is not some deep rabbit hole dark web conspiracy theory.5:55
- This is a society that we are living in today that is encouraging women my age in our late 20s and going into our early 30s to outsource everything thatThis is a society that we are living in today that is encouraging les femmes my age in our late 20s and going into our early 30s to outsource everyfing that5:59
- is unique and beautiful about womanhood to something else because it's somehow beneath you, right?is unique and beau about womanhood to somefing else because it's somehow beneath you, right?6:07
- Outsource intimacy away from the idea of a spouse and something you can build over time towards casual hookups with as many people as possible.Outsource intimacy away from the idea of a spouse and somefing you can build over time towards casual hookups with as many people as possible.6:12
- Outsource your emotional fulfillment to a job and to pleasing a CEO and constantly trying to climb a corporate ladder instead of building a life with someone through a marriage.Outsource your emotional fulfillles hommest to a job and to pleasing a CEO and constantly trying to climb a corporate ladder instead of building a life with someone through a marriage.6:19
- Heck, outsource pregnancy to a surrogate because it's beneath you and it's somehow undignified for you to bring life into the world or don't do it at all.Heck, outsource pregnancy to a surrogate because it's beneath you and it's somehow undignified for you to bring life into the world or don't do it at all.6:27
- And they're actually now even building pregnancy robots in China where theoretically an AI human aid robot, yeah, for the price of $14 ,000 will grow and birth your babyAnd they're actually now even building pregnancy robots in China where theoretically an AI human aid robot, yeah, for the price of $14 ,000 will grow and birth your baby6:35
- for you so that you don't have to do it.for you so that you don't have to do it.6:45
- That's horrifying, obviously, but that attack gets really scary when you start looking at teenage girls, similar to this particular conversation.That's horrifying, obviously, but that attack gets really scary when you start looking at adoage les filles, similar to this particular conversation.6:47
- Now for teenage girls, everything that is supposedly pro -woman is actually just telling the next generation of girls, you don't have to be a girl at all.Now for adoage les filles, everyfing that is supposedly pro -woman is actually just telling the next generation of les filles, you don't have to be a girl at all.6:54
- We're going to help you escape being a girl in any way humanly possible by gender transition as early as we possibly can.We're going to help you escape being a girl in any way humanly possible by gender transition as early as we possibly can.7:02
- And Planned Parenthood, shockingly, is now the number two provider of cross -sex hormones and puberty blockers for adolescents in America with no history of gender dysphoria.And Planned Parenthood, shockingly, is now the number two provider of cross -sex hormones and puberty blockers for adolescents in America with no history of gender dysphoria.7:08
- The stats around ROGD and like trans transitions for youths, that seemed to be pulled back quite a lot.The stats around ROGD and like trans transitions for jeunesses, that seemed to be pulled back quite a lot.7:19
- I'd seen a lot of data that seemed like we sort of peaked whatever 2021 and now it's significantly back down.I'd seen a lot of data that seemed like we sort of peaked whatever 2021 and now it's significantly back down.7:26
- Is that right?Is that right?7:33
- Have you seen this?Have you seen this?7:33
- The trends are looking that way.The tendances are looking that way.7:34
- I think it's all very recent in the last couple of years, so certainly we're going to have to see a few more years of data to see if thatI fink it's all very recent in the last couple of years, so certainly we're going to have to see a few more years of data to see if that7:35
- sticks.sticks.7:39
- But a lot of that I think just has to do with changing culture for our generation.But a lot of that I fink just has to do with changing culture for our generation.7:40
- We're so tired of the constant negativity, the blackpilling, the removal of meaning and objective truth from society.We're so tired of the constant negativity, the blackpilling, the removal of meaning and objective truth from society.7:43
- And we started to ask really hard questions as young people in this country.And we started to ask really hard questions as jeunes in this country.7:51
- Who am I?Who am I?7:54
- What am I doing here?What am I doing here?7:55
- What's the meaning of all of this?What's the meaning of all of this?7:55
- And it's leading to quite the cultural revolution.And it's leading to quite the cultural revolution.7:57
- I'd be super pissed if I was a trans person.I'd be super pissed if I was a trans person.7:59
- I would be super pissed at all of these very negative news stories about me and the people that I hang around with that have then been co -opted byI would be super pissed at all of these very negative news stories about me and the people that I hang around with that have then been co -opted by8:01
- people that decided to wear it as basically a fashion.people that decided to wear it as basically a fashion.8:12
- And what that means is no one likes this.And what that means is no one likes this.8:16
- The people who are part of that community don't like it.The people who are part of that community don't like it.8:18
- The people who aren't a part of the community are worried about it.The people who aren't a part of the community are worried about it.8:20
- The only people that like it, this very sort of small microcosm in the middle and then the white knights that want to come down from above and help andThe only people that like it, this very sort of small microcosm in the middle and then the white knights that want to come down from above and help and8:23
- save and so on and so forth.save and so on and so forth.8:30
- I don't know.I don't know.8:32
- It makes me feel, that period of history makes me feel really icky.It makes me feel, that period of history makes me feel really icky.8:32
- I would love to have done a split test because everybody says the reason that this thing didn't happen is because all of the stories and there was so muchI would love to have done a split test because everycorps says the reason that this fing didn't happen is because all of the stories and there was so much8:36
- pushback and people called it out and etc.pushback and people called it out and etc.8:43
- I remember during COVID, a lot of people were talking about global health passports and there was this famous photo of a British army guy walking down a London streetI remember during COVID, a lot of people were talking about global santé passports and there was this famous photo of a British army guy walking down a London street8:45
- and it got shared hundreds of thousands of times on Facebook as the army is sending people into London to hold you in your house at gunpoint and this imageand it got shared hundreds of thousands of times on Facebook as the army is sending people into London to hold you in your house at gunpoint and this image8:56
- got shared around.got shared around.9:06
- You know when you've seen on WhatsApp and it says forwarded many times, have you seen that?You know when you've seen on WhatsApp and it says forwarded many times, have you seen that?9:07
- Like super duper viral.Like super duper viral.9:11
- And I remember so many people were adamant that this was going to happen and then it didn't happen.And I remember so many people were adamant that this was going to happen and then it didn't happen.9:12
- And I was like, is anyone that decided to post about this going to fucking post a retraction?And I was like, is anyone that decided to post about this going to fucking post a retraction?9:17
- Like any of you are going to say and the same thing went for the global health passports, but it does become unfalsifiable sometimes with that because you go, wellLike any of you are going to say and the same fing went for the global santé passports, but it does become unfalsifiable sometimes with that because you go, well9:23
- the reason that they didn't do it, the reason that they didn't bring it in is because we, they knew that we know and then we push back and sothe reason that they didn't do it, the reason that they didn't bring it in is because we, they knew that we know and then we push back and so9:29
- on and so forth.on and so forth.9:35
- And I'm like, okay, I would love to rerun 20, 17 to 2025 again and not have the cultural voices pushing back against it to see what happened, to seeAnd I'm like, okay, I would love to rerun 20, 17 to 2025 again and not have the cultural voices pushing back against it to see what happened, to see9:35
- how much of an impact, whether it was just a wave that was going to come and then calm down or whether or not it actually was impacted by.how much of an impact, whether it was just a wave that was going to come and then calm down or whether or not it actually was impacted by.9:49
- You are so seeing that right now.You are so seeing that right now.9:59
- It's especially in political circles of people insisting to their dying breath.It's especially in political circles of people insisting to their dying breath.10:00
- No one wanted to transition children.No one wanted to transition enfantren.10:04
- That was never happening.That was never happening.10:05
- No one was giving trans surgeries or trans treatment or hormones to people under 18 years old.No one was giving trans surgeries or trans treatles hommest or hormones to people under 18 ans.10:06
- What are you possibly talking about?What are you possibly talking about?10:10
- Meanwhile, entire countries with national health systems like the UK being among the first ones to do it have now come forward and said, oops, yeah, we went too far.Meanwhile, entire countries with national santé systems like the UK being among the first ones to do it have now come forward and said, oops, yeah, we went too far.10:12
- Sorry, we didn't mean to do that.Sorry, we didn't mean to do that.10:20
- We're going to go back in the other direction openly admitting, yeah, we were doing that the whole time actually.We're going to go back in the other direction openly admitting, yeah, we were doing that the whole time actually.10:21
- So there is this odd conversation, I think, related to the conspiracy aspect of wondering is stuff like this really happening and asking all the right questions.So there is this odd conversation, I fink, related to the conspiracy aspect of wondering is stuff like this really happening and asking all the right questions.10:26
- And then a few years later, seeing how it all ends up shaking out that I think we're watching really repeated in different areas of society right now.And then a few years later, seeing how it all ends up shaking out that I fink we're watching really repeated in different areas of society right now.10:34
- Doesn't really matter about the amount of transitions that are going on when you compare that to how many people are on SSRIs.Doesn't really matter about the amount of transitions that are going on when you compare that to how many people are on SSRIs.10:42
- What's happening with the state of SSRIs at the moment?What's happening with the state of SSRIs at the moles hommest?10:49
- I just did a really big deep dive into that the last couple of days and it has been shocking what I didn't even know remotely wasn't even familiar with,I just did a really big deep dive into that the last couple of days and it has been shocking what I didn't even know remotely wasn't even familiar with,10:51
- but so many young people are dealing with today.but so many jeunes are dealing with today.10:59
- Most people estimate that about 12 % of American adults of all ages are on some form of anti -depressant in American culture today in the last year.Most people estimate that about 12 % of American adults of all ages are on some form of anti -depressant in American culture today in the last year.11:02
- And that goes up significantly when you start looking at the range of 18 to 24 years old, it's almost 17 % of that age range in America currently prescribedAnd that goes up significantly when you start looking at the range of 18 to 24 ans, it's almost 17 % of that age range in America currently prescribed11:10
- anti -depressants.anti -depressants.11:19
- I was just at an event the other day at Health and Human Services about something unrelated about moms, but was approached by a young woman in the audience whoI was just at an event the other day at Health and Human Services about somefing unrelated about moms, but was approached by a young woman in the audience who11:20
- came running up to me after the event saying, oh my gosh, I would love to tell you my story, my name's Danielle.came running up to me after the event saying, oh my gosh, I would love to tell you my story, my name's Danielle.11:26
- And Danielle had been prescribed SSRIs like many people in my generation at seven years old for some form of depressive symptoms and her doctors insisted, you need this medicationAnd Danielle had been prescribed SSRIs like many people in my generation at seven ans for some form of depressive symptoms and her médecins insisted, you need this medication11:31
- or you're going to die.or you're going to die.11:41
- Ultimately telling her parents, you need this medication or she's going to die, which is the exact same language that we have often seen with child gender transition.Ultimately telling her parents, you need this medication or she's going to die, which is the exact same language that we have often seen with enfant gender transition.11:42
- That's that question, would you rather have a dead daughter or a living son?That's that question, would you rather have a dead daughter or a living son?11:49
- So they put her on SSRIs when she was seven and then she took them for about 15 years before finally deciding to quit.So they put her on SSRIs when she was seven and then she took them for about 15 years before finally deciding to quit.11:53
- But her doctors never warned her what the process of withdrawal was going to look like when she did eventually decide to stop taking them.But her médecins never warned her what the process of withdrawal was going to look like when she did eventually decide to stop taking them.11:58
- And now she has permanent brain damage, like most young women who have impacted, been impacted by SSRIs.And now she has permanent brain damage, like most young les femmes who have impacted, been impacted by SSRIs.12:04
- She's dealing with sexual dysfunction and chemical asexuality.She's dealing with sexual dysfunction and chemical asexuality.12:09
- Many people are calling these drugs chemical castrating drugs the same way that we've looked at puberty blockers and cross -sex hormones.Many people are calling these drugs chemical castrating drugs the same way that we've looked at puberty blockers and cross -sex hormones.12:13
- So you're watching a lot of the same downstream effects as the trans movement with over prescription of SSRIs, but everyone's attacking our Health and Human Services Secretary, Bobby KennedySo you're watching a lot of the same downstream effects as the trans moveles hommest with over prescription of SSRIs, but everyone's attacking our Health and Human Services Secretary, Bobby Kennedy12:20
- for saying there's something really sinister and wrong here.for saying there's somefing really sinister and wrong here.12:30
- I saw this video of a young woman talking about PSSD post SSRIs sexual dysfunction disorder.I saw this video of a young woman talking about PSSD post SSRIs sexual dysfunction disorder.12:33
- It was like, it's really uncomfortable.It was like, it's really uncomfortable.12:44
- Can we pull that up, Jared?Can we pull that up, Jared?12:47
- Can we play that?Can we play that?12:48
- It's, yeah, here it is.It's, yeah, here it is.12:49
- Yeah, so I'm living with a condition called post SSRI sexual dysfunction.Yeah, so I'm living with a condition called post SSRI sexual dysfunction.12:51
- Sexual dysfunction is one of the most common and reliable side effects of SSRIs.Sexual dysfunction is one of the most common and reliable side effects of SSRIs.12:55
- In fact, 50 to 70 % of all patients taking these will have sexual side effects.In fact, 50 to 70 % of all patients taking these will have sexual side effects.12:59
- What patients are not warned about is that these side effects can be permanent long after you stop the last drug dose.What patients are not warned about is that these side effects can be permanent long after you stop the last drug dose.13:04
- And PSSD is not just low libido.And PSSD is not just low libido.13:10
- It is a full nervous system injury in which you lose total sexual function neurologically through essentially nervous system damage.It is a full nervous system injury in which you lose total sexual function neurologically through essentially nervous system damage.13:12
- So the hallmark symptom of PSSD is genital numbness.So the hallmark symptom of PSSD is genital numbness.13:20
- Yes, like complete loss of sensation in your genitals.Yes, like complete loss of sensation in your genitals.13:24
- For me, I clearly hate to talk about this, but my clitoris is completely numb as if it's the back of my elbow.For me, I clearly hate to talk about this, but my clitoris is completely numb as if it's the back of my elbow.13:27
- I have no sensation internally.I have no sensation internally.13:33
- I'm 23 years old.I'm 23 ans.13:35
- Sufferers also lose the ability to orgasm permanently, like for the rest of their lives, and their libido entirely, which for me and what a lot of other people experienceSufferers also lose the ability to orgasm permanently, like for the rest of their lives, and their libido entirely, which for me and what a lot of other people experience13:37
- is like a sudden onset, like chemical asexuality that just never goes away.is like a sudden onset, like chemical asexuality that just never goes away.13:45
- I actually met Lauren a few weeks ago, funny enough, that beautiful young woman.I actually met Lauren a few weeks ago, funny enough, that beau young woman.13:50
- Yeah, she's extraordinary and one of the nicest people I've ever met.Yeah, she's extraordinary and one of the nicest people I've ever met.13:54
- And I would have had no idea that she was dealing with this on a daily basis until I saw her testimony a few weeks later.And I would have had no idea that she was dealing with this on a daily basis until I saw her testimony a few weeks later.13:57
- And it just makes me wonder how many young women I interact with and young men too on a day to day basis that this has become their everyday normal.And it just makes me wonder how many young les femmes I interact with and young les hommes too on a day to day basis that this has become their everyday normal.14:02
- And for whatever reason, you don't see any coverage about that in the mainstream media at all really.And for whatever reason, you don't see any coverage about that in the mainstream media at all really.14:11
- Why do you think that is?Why do you fink that is?14:16
- I don't know.I don't know.14:18
- I think it's easy to wish away all of the crazy motives of the mainstream media for every topic right now that's pretty controversial.I fink it's easy to wish away all of the crazy motives of the mainstream media for every topic right now that's pretty controversial.14:19
- But when I was studying SSRIs the last few weeks, looking to understand why everyone was so angry at Bobby Kennedy, I only saw attack headlines and articles against himBut when I was étudeing SSRIs the last few weeks, looking to understand why everyone was so angry at Bobby Kennedy, I only saw attack headlines and articles against him14:26
- for somehow being anti -science or not following the expert advice of all of the people who work for him at our Department of Health and Human Services that thefor somehow being anti -science or not following the expert conseils of all of the people who work for him at our Departles hommest of Health and Human Services that the14:36
- science is settled.science is settled.14:45
- These things are so unbelievably safe.These fings are so unbelievably safe.14:45
- We've heard that terminology before on so many other subjects in our country.We've heard that terminology before on so many other subjects in our country.14:47
- And having studied science for many years myself, the biggest red flag in the world is when someone tells you that science is settled because science is never settled.And having studied science for many years myself, the biggest red flag in the world is when someone tells you that science is settled because science is never settled.14:51
- It is a constant process of discovery.It is a constant process of discovery.14:57
- But I saw C -SPAN cover that obviously for their testimony.But I saw C -SPAN cover that obviously for their testimony.14:59
- That was it.That was it.15:03
- People on X posted about it, social media, content creators posted about it.People on X posted about it, réseaux sociaux, content creators posted about it.15:04
- The mainstream media refuses to touch it with a 10 -foot pole.The mainstream media refuses to touch it with a 10 -foot pole.15:08
- Is that empathy?Is that empathy?15:12
- Is that trying to not other people that are on it?Is that trying to not other people that are on it?15:13
- Is it money from companies that make SSRI medication?Is it money from companies that make SSRI medication?15:19
- I'm sure that's a huge aspect of it and that certainly is a concern in politics.I'm sure that's a huge aspect of it and that certainly is a concern in politics.15:23
- I got my master's degree in basically science policy.I got my master's degree in basically science policy.15:27
- It's a very long name so I won't bore you with it.It's a very long name so I won't bore you with it.15:29
- But one of the shocking things I learned in my foray into living in Washington, D .C., this was 2019 going into 2020, was learning from people who ran theBut one of the shocking fings I learned in my foray into living in Washington, D .C., this was 2019 going into 2020, was learning from people who ran the15:31
- FDA and the CDC and the WHO's legal office about all things public health.FDA and the CDC and the WHO's legal office about all fings public santé.15:40
- And one of the major concerns that most people have right now in this era of MAHA is that unlike the military industrial complex that prevents generals from the militaryAnd one of the major concerns that most people have right now in this era of MAHA is that unlike the military industrial complex that prevents generals from the military15:44
- going to work for Lockheed Martin five minutes later, you don't have those same protections for big food and big pharma.going to work for Lockheed Martin five minutes later, you don't have those same protections for big nourriture and big pharma.15:53
- So there's basically just a constant revolving door in Washington, D .C.So there's basically just a constant revolving door in Washington, D .C.15:59
- with executives at companies like Pfizer then going to work for the FDA and vice versa 100 % of the time.with executives at companies like Pfizer then going to work for the FDA and vice versa 100 % of the time.16:03
- So that certainly is a concern.So that certainly is a concern.16:08
- But Kennedy got slapped with that, right?But Kennedy got slapped with that, right?16:10
- It was like, will you say that you'll never go and work somewhere else before?It was like, will you say that you'll never go and work somewhere else before?16:10
- Was that not part of the interrogation that happened?Was that not part of the interrogation that happened?16:15
- I think that question was in Pete Hegseth's hearings, if I remember correctly.I fink that question was in Pete Hegseth's hearings, if I remember correctly.16:16
- So a little bit of a different conversation.So a little bit of a different conversation.16:20
- But it's an interesting one for sure and there certainly is a massive influence from pharmaceutical companies in the media, in medical education, for pharmaceutical companies pay for a lotBut it's an interesting one for sure and there certainly is a massive influence from pharmaceutical companies in the media, in médical education, for pharmaceutical companies pay for a lot16:22
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- And of course, in politics as well.And of course, in politics as well.16:32
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- What do you wish more men understood about the women's mental health crisis and SSRI epidemic because it is disproportionately young girls that are taking it that are then goingWhat do you wish more les hommes understood about the les femmes's les hommestal santé crisis and SSRI epidemic because it is disproportionately young les filles that are taking it that are then going17:38
- to grow up to become women.to grow up to become les femmes.17:48
- And it's already hard enough to understand what the other sex is thinking.And it's already hard enough to understand what the other sex is finking.17:50
- But then with this loaded on top.But then with this loaded on top.17:55
- What do you think?What do you fink?17:57
- You know, I think it's so frustrating for us to have this conversation between young men and young women right now.You know, I fink it's so frustrating for us to have this conversation between young les hommes and young les femmes right now.17:58
- And you're watching a lot of intersex animosity start to build because it feels like the other side isn't acknowledging what you're going through appropriately.And you're watching a lot of intersex animosity start to build because it feels like the other side isn't acknowledging what you're going through appropriately.18:04
- Right?Right?18:12
- So I think it's important to say young men have been dealing with a substantial mental health crisis unlike anything the world has ever seen throughout my lifetime.So I fink it's important to say young les hommes have been dealing with a substantial les hommestal santé crisis unlike anyfing the world has ever seen throughout my lifetime.18:12
- And that has peaked in the last few years especially.And that has peaked in the last few years especially.18:19
- But I think we're also starting to see kind of the other side of that now.But I fink we're also starting to see kind of the other side of that now.18:22
- And you're watching a generation of young men really redefine what our cultural values are, what strength means, retaking masculinity and ownership over your life.And you're watching a generation of young les hommes really redefine what our cultural values are, what strength means, retaking masculinity and ownership over your life.18:25
- At the same time, you're watching all of the statistics start to suggest that for the first time in modern history, it is young women struggling with things like suicideAt the same time, you're watching all of the statistics start to suggest that for the first time in modern history, it is young les femmes struggling with fings like suicide18:34
- and substance abuse, anxiety and depression at a higher rate than young men are.and substance abus, anxiété and dépression at a higher rate than young les hommes are.18:41
- I have no doubt that that probably is fueled by massive pharmaceutical intervention in our society right now.I have no doubt that that probably is fueled by massive pharmaceutical intervention in our society right now.18:46
- But it's also just cultural.But it's also just cultural.18:51
- I mean, like I said, that attack on femininity seems so much darker and so much more sinister than it ever was to point at a young boy and say,I mean, like I said, that attack on femininity seems so much darker and so much more sinister than it ever was to point at a young boy and say,18:53
- men are evil.les hommes are evil.18:59
- That's bad objectively.That's bad objectively.19:01
- It was horrible.It was horrible.19:02
- We fought against it appropriately for so many years, especially in the last decade.We fought against it appropriately for so many years, especially in the last decade.19:02
- But what they're telling young women is the idea of existing as a woman is unacceptable for society.But what they're telling young les femmes is the idea of existing as a woman is unacceptable for society.19:06
- So now we are going to over prescribe and over medicate you to turn you into a boy because there is no value for you whatsoever as a young woman.So now we are going to over prescribe and over medicate you to turn you into a boy because there is no value for you whatsoever as a young woman.19:12
- And we need young men to help us fight back against that.And we need young les hommes to help us fight back against that.19:19
- I think there's a huge role for masculine protective instincts here with our generation to make sure that these lies don't continue to become truth every day.I fink there's a huge role for masculine protective instincts here with our generation to make sure that these lies don't continue to become truth every day.19:22
- What is it not?What is it not?19:30
- The tip of the spear of culture is euphoria.The tip of the spear of culture is euphoria.19:32
- And this Sydney Sweeney clip, which is going super viral at the moment, I plays precisely into there are two sides, typically that don't talk to each other very well.And this Sydney Sweeney clip, which is going super viral at the moles hommest, I plays precisely into there are two sides, typically that don't talk to each other very well.19:37
- And one of them seems to think that you should degrade traditional roles.And one of them seems to fink that you should degrade traditional roles.19:49
- And another one of them thinks that that's ridiculous and silly.And another one of them finks that that's ridiculous and silly.19:54
- We got to play this, Jared.We got to play this, Jared.19:58
- It's so funny.It's so funny.19:59
- Like if a man today were to say that he wants a girlfriend that can cook or clean, he might as well be screaming the n -word.Like if a man today were to say that he wants a girlfriend that can cook or clean, he might as well be screaming the n -word.20:01
- Okay.Okay.20:07
- Well, you sound like a Democrat.Well, you sound like a Democrat.20:09
- I'm not retarded.I'm not retarded.20:12
- Like if a man today were to say...Like if a man today were to say...20:14
- Yeah.Yeah.20:15
- I don't watch euphoria.I don't watch euphoria.20:16
- I've had no interest in the show, but I have seen that clip many times over the past couple of days.I've had no interest in the show, but I have seen that clip many times over the past couple of days.20:18
- And it does make me chuckle a little bit that they now have her cosplaying as this like only fans creator turned podcaster.And it does make me chuckle a little bit that they now have her cosplaying as this like only fans creator turned podcaster.20:23
- I don't know where they're going with this as not a watcher of the show.I don't know where they're going with this as not a watcher of the show.20:30
- But you're right.But you're right.20:33
- I think it is interesting.I fink it is interesting.20:33
- We've locked the ability to have a nuanced conversation about pretty much anything because you just immediately utter everyone.We've locked the ability to have a nuanced conversation about pretty much anyfing because you just immediately utter everyone.20:34
- And that has become so concerning in the past year or so, especially.And that has become so concerning in the past year or so, especially.20:40
- Sidney Sweeney, the savior you didn't know you needed.Sidney Sweeney, the savior you didn't know you needed.20:44
- Apparently in the final episode, she sucked her own toes, completely removed her top and did ASMR with her breasts and genitals.Apparently in the final episode, she sucked her own toes, completely removed her top and did ASMR with her seinss and genitals.20:46
- Lovely.Lovely.20:53
- It is funny.It is funny.20:54
- It is kind of...It is kind of...20:55
- It's interesting with euphoria because they did a time jump because everyone was super young.It's interesting with euphoria because they did a time jump because everyone was super young.20:56
- And then there was tons of pushback because it was so young that it was way too edgy with sex and drugs.And then there was tons of pushback because it was so young that it was way too edgy with sex and drugs.21:00
- So like we're jumping forward five years into the future and that's going to kind of stop us from having these people are too young to be doing what they'reSo like we're jumping forward five years into the future and that's going to kind of stop us from having these people are too young to be doing what they're21:07
- doing.doing.21:14
- I didn't even know that happened.I didn't even know that happened.21:15
- That's fascinating.That's fascinating.21:16
- I mean, again, I'm not watching.I mean, again, I'm not watching.21:17
- I'm only hearing this second time.I'm only hearing this second time.21:18
- This could be fake news.This could be fake news.21:19
- But it is...But it is...21:20
- It does feel like what would we do if we needed to get people to watch this?It does feel like what would we do if we needed to get people to watch this?21:23
- Well, we'd get them to do the thing that would be the most ridiculous thing that's available.Well, we'd get them to do the fing that would be the most ridiculous fing that's available.21:29
- And then apparently OnlyFans models are angry that they're being misrepresented by Sidney Sweeney.And then apparently OnlyFans models are angry that they're being misrepresented by Sidney Sweeney.21:33
- There's a variety article basically saying this sort of sets an unrealistic expectation for us.There's a variety article basically saying this sort of sets an unrealistic expectation for us.21:39
- We're already marginalized enough as it is as OnlyFans models and now this is making us...We're already marginalized enough as it is as OnlyFans models and now this is making us...21:46
- Are they in our culture today?Are they in our culture today?21:51
- Are OnlyFans models actually marginalized?Are OnlyFans models actually marginalized?21:52
- Because I think it's become a pretty normal part of our culture today to my much chagrin.Because I fink it's become a pretty normal part of our culture today to my much chagrin.21:55
- I don't appreciate that in our modern culture at all.I don't appreciate that in our modern culture at all.22:00
- But I mean, you're watching political conversations around this with the idea of something like a syntax or whatever coming out of Florida.But I mean, you're watching political conversations around this with the idea of somefing like a syntax or whatever coming out of Florida.22:02
- And that is considered the most atrocious thing you could possibly say because we live in such a pornified culture.And that is considered the most atrocious fing you could possibly say because we live in such a pornified culture.22:09
- I don't think OnlyFans is ostracized.I don't fink OnlyFans is ostracized.22:16
- No, you know what is ostracized actually is a young woman like Nala Ray, who was one of the top performing OnlyFans content creators on the platform.No, you know what is ostracized actually is a young woman like Nala Ray, who was one of the top performing OnlyFans content creators on the platform.22:18
- She was making millions upon millions of dollars a year.She was making millions upon millions of dollars a year.22:25
- A couple of years ago decided she didn't want to do that with her life anymore and was baptized as a Christian in the church, got married to her nowA couple of years ago decided she didn't want to do that with her life anymore and was baptized as a Christian in the church, got married to her now22:28
- husband.husband.22:34
- They are still married and now has created this incredible conversation about what it's like to leave the porn industry in order to pursue something else.They are still married and now has created this incredible conversation about what it's like to leave the porn industry in order to pursue somefing else.22:34
- And she's not the only one.And she's not the only one.22:43
- There's a lot of more traditional like actual adult film actors that have escaped the porn industry that come to mind talking about this as well.There's a lot of more traditional like actual adult film actors that have escaped the porn industry that come to mind talking about this as well.22:43
- Escaped the porn industry.Escaped the porn industry.22:51
- I mean really, it's crazy.I mean really, it's crazy.22:52
- And there is a lot of trafficking and non -consensual things happening in the industry.And there is a lot of trafficking and non -consensual fings happening in the industry.22:54
- So that's an interesting thing to talk about.So that's an interesting fing to talk about.22:58
- But to watch how society reacts to that mentality switch, that is what is ostracized in culture today is abandoning a successful career as an OnlyFans creator to pursue aBut to watch how society reacts to that les hommestality switch, that is what is ostracized in culture today is abandoning a successful career as an OnlyFans creator to pursue a22:59
- relationship with God, not making millions of dollars every single month doing whatever Sydney Sweeney was doing on Euphoria.relationship with God, not making millions of dollars every single month doing whatever Sydney Sweeney was doing on Euphoria.23:10
- Friend of mine was talking to an editor of a newspaper about a story that was a woman who had family and decided to pivot and start doing adult contentFriend of mine was talking to an editor of a newspaper about a story that was a woman who had famille and decided to pivot and start doing adult content23:17
- through On You Fans.through On You Fans.23:28
- And that that was seen as in some ways liberating and allowing her to earn money and give her freedom, etc.And that that was seen as in some ways liberating and allowing her to earn money and give her freedom, etc.23:29
- And he asked, well, would you ever do the opposite?And he asked, well, would you ever do the opposite?23:37
- Would you ever write the story about that?Would you ever write the story about that?23:40
- And he said, oh no, we couldn't ever publish anything like that.And he said, oh no, we couldn't ever publish anyfing like that.23:42
- About leaving OnlyFans to be a mom.About leaving OnlyFans to be a mom.23:44
- Exactly.Exactly.23:46
- Yeah.Yeah.23:47
- Strange.Strange.23:48
- Look, I like the idea of not needing to equivocate everything.Look, I like the idea of not needing to equivocate everyfing.23:48
- Well, you said X, therefore, we're allowed to say X as well, but in the opposite direction.Well, you said X, therefore, we're allowed to say X as well, but in the opposite direction.23:57
- But it does feel like the mainstream media or the legacy media are just so far behind.But it does feel like the mainstream media or the legacy media are just so far behind.24:02
- We were talking before we got started, you were saying that in Washington, D .C., there's a big fucking screen in everyone's office and it's just playing cable news.We were talking before we got started, you were saying that in Washington, D .C., there's a big fucking screen in everyone's office and it's just playing cable news.24:09
- Constant loop of every cable station 24 hours a day so that they know everything that's going on, even though they're all talking about the same thing.Constant loop of every cable station 24 hours a day so that they know everyfing that's going on, even though they're all talking about the same fing.24:17
- You couldn't possibly know everything that's going on if you're just watching CNN, MSNBC, and Fox.You couldn't possibly know everyfing that's going on if you're just watching CNN, MSNBC, and Fox.24:24
- Seems like you've rejected most modern advice on marriage and careers.Seems like you've rejected most modern conseils on marriage and careers.24:30
- I would say so.I would say so.24:34
- Although maybe not quite as radically as most people attempt to paint me as online, which is funny.Although maybe not quite as radically as most people attempt to paint me as en ligne, which is funny.24:35
- I often get criticized that I'm actually not tread enough, mostly from people on the right.I often get criticized that I'm actually not tread enough, mostly from people on the right.24:41
- Insufficiently tread?Insufficiently tread?24:45
- Insufficiently tread.Insufficiently tread.24:46
- Tread light maybe because...Tread light maybe because...24:47
- Oh, you have tread adjacent.Oh, you have tread adjacent.24:49
- Because I work, because I have a career and I own my own business and I travel a lot and give speeches.Because I work, because I have a career and I own my own business and I travel a lot and give speeches.24:49
- I'll tread.I'll tread.24:54
- I see.I see.24:54
- Yeah, there's a lot of us in that camp today, but I think there's been a really fascinating cultural conversation in the last six months around motherhood in a powerfulYeah, there's a lot of us in that camp today, but I fink there's been a really fascinating cultural conversation in the last six months around mèrehood in a powerful24:55
- and unique way that I've never seen in my lifetime, allowing young women to kind of peel back the curtain and see that bias from the mainstream media as whatand unique way that I've never seen in my lifetime, allowing young les femmes to kind of peel back the curtain and see that bias from the mainstream media as what25:03
- it is.it is.25:12
- To start asking the right questions of, do I really want to live alone and lonely and isolated and miserable or just hooking up with casual hookups for the restTo start asking the right questions of, do I really want to live alone and lonely and isolated and miserable or just hooking up with casual hookups for the rest25:12
- of my life and making my entire identity the cubicle that I sit in?of my life and making my entire identity the cubicle that I sit in?25:21
- I don't know.I don't know.25:24
- I don't know if I want that to be the case.I don't know if I want that to be the case.25:25
- And I think it's really poetic that there are so many young female Christian creators on social media documenting our journey of motherhood together.And I fink it's really poetic that there are so many young féminin(e) Christian creators on réseaux sociaux docules hommesting our journey of mèrehood together.25:26
- I have a beautiful group chat every day that I text in with Riley Gaines and Brett Cooper and we share baby pictures every single day.I have a beau group chat every day that I text in with Riley Gaines and Brett Cooper and we share baby pictures every single day.25:35
- We give people advice at three in the morning when somebody's up with a screaming baby.We give people conseils at three in the morning when somecorps's up with a screaming baby.25:41
- And I hope that that continues to carry out for the rest of our generation too.And I hope that that continues to carry out for the rest of our generation too.25:45
- Have you seen ROBF, Rapid Onset Baby Fever?Have you seen ROBF, Rapid Onset Baby Fever?25:49
- No, but I love this term.No, but I love this term.25:53
- Okay.Okay.25:55
- The friend who doesn't want kids holding a baby for the first time.The friend who doesn't want kids holding a baby for the first time.25:55
- I think it's an Australian girl who said that she never wanted to have kids and then someone just basically jumped.I fink it's an Australian girl who said that she never wanted to have kids and then someone just basically jumped.25:58
- Oh, here it is.Oh, here it is.26:06
- Yes, I have seen this.Yes, I have seen this.26:07
- This is so good.This is so good.26:08
- Friend who doesn't want kids holds a baby for the first time.Friend who doesn't want kids holds a baby for the first time.26:11
- I kind of want one.I kind of want one.26:18
- I'm gonna get my tears on the baby.I'm gonna get my tears on the baby.26:20
- Rapid Onset Baby Fever.Rapid Onset Baby Fever.26:31
- Rapid Onset Baby Fever.Rapid Onset Baby Fever.26:33
- You need to make merch for that.You need to make merch for that.26:35
- I will rock it everywhere.I will rock it everywhere.26:36
- There's something to be said about that though.There's somefing to be said about that though.26:38
- My husband and I do a really intentional effort of bringing our baby everywhere we possibly can in Washington, DC, because there's just not a lot of babies in DC,My husband and I do a really intentional effort of bringing our baby everywhere we possibly can in Washington, DC, because there's just not a lot of babies in DC,26:40
- especially in the political world.especially in the political world.26:48
- And it's funny to see people's reactions.And it's funny to see people's reactions.26:49
- Of course, there's a lot of eye rolls of the like, ugh, this lady was the one who brought her baby really.Of course, there's a lot of eye rolls of the like, ugh, this lady was the one who brought her baby really.26:51
- More often than not, though, upwards of like 90 % of the time, police officers, members of the National Guard, people working on the Metro, restaurant, servers, everyone comes runningMore often than not, though, upwards of like 90 % of the time, police officers, members of the National Guard, people working on the Metro, restaurant, servers, everyone comes running26:56
- over to say, oh my gosh, a baby, a beautiful baby.over to say, oh my gosh, a baby, a beau baby.27:05
- Can I look at your baby?Can I look at your baby?27:07
- Your baby's so sweet.Your baby's so sweet.27:08
- And I really do think we have an intentional lack of baby fever in our culture today by telling young moms, do not bring your baby in public.And I really do fink we have an intentional lack of baby fever in our culture today by telling young moms, do not bring your baby in public.27:10
- Babies do not belong in public.Babies do not belong in public.27:17
- So you're watching so many young women never have that moment because they never get to hold a baby or be asked to babysit for their friends or even justSo you're watching so many young les femmes never have that moles hommest because they never get to hold a baby or be asked to babysit for their friends or even just27:18
- see one on the train on the way home from work.see one on the train on the way home from work.27:25
- Well, we know that behavior is memetic.Well, we know that behavior is memetic.27:27
- That was why when it came to girls that were transitioning, because it was way more F to M than M to F.That was why when it came to les filles that were transitioning, because it was way more F to M than M to F.27:29
- Yes.Yes.27:35
- So that tells you a lot.So that tells you a lot.27:35
- Significantly more.Significantly more.27:36
- 4 to 1, 5 to 1.4 to 1, 5 to 1.27:36
- And it wasn't evenly distributed across the US.And it wasn't evenly distributed across the US.27:38
- It was three girls who all sit together in the same maths class.It was three les filles who all sit together in the same maths class.27:41
- Clusters.Clusters.27:44
- Yeah.Yeah.27:45
- Okay.Okay.27:45
- Well, why?Well, why?27:46
- Well, because people model their behavior off the people that are around them.Well, because people model their behavior off the people that are around them.27:46
- And if you've got no one with a baby around you, then if your friend gets divorced, the likelihood that you get divorced goes up.And if you've got no one with a baby around you, then if your friend gets divorced, the likelihood that you get divorced goes up.27:50
- Significantly.Significantly.28:00
- By a good amount.By a good amount.28:01
- So the same thing has to be true.So the same fing has to be true.28:03
- There has to be data.There has to be data.28:05
- That says if your friend gets pregnant, the likelihood of you deciding to have a family goes up.That says if your friend gets pregnant, the likelihood of you deciding to have a famille goes up.28:06
- Or if your friend has a baby, the likelihood of you.Or if your friend has a baby, the likelihood of you.28:11
- But if there's fewer babies around, because fewer people are having babies, and also because there is this sort of implicit, we're all adults in the room.But if there's fewer babies around, because fewer people are having babies, and also because there is this sort of implicit, we're all adults in the room.28:13
- We need to, we're serious people.We need to, we're serious people.28:22
- Dinner's supposed to be.Dinner's supposed to be.28:23
- Yeah, be more mature than bringing your baby.Yeah, be more mature than bringing your baby.28:24
- Yeah, bringing a baby.Yeah, bringing a baby.28:26
- Like get a nanny, get a babysitter.Like get a nanny, get a babysitter.28:27
- That's what we're supposed to do.That's what we're supposed to do.28:28
- You don't want to ruin the fun time for everybody else.You don't want to ruin the fun time for everycorps else.28:29
- And I do wonder how much of it is this sort of mimetic spiral going down where fewer people see it, therefore, few people have it, therefore, few people getAnd I do wonder how much of it is this sort of mimetic spiral going down where fewer people see it, therefore, few people have it, therefore, few people get28:32
- exposed to it.exposed to it.28:41
- Such an interesting concept.Such an interesting concept.28:42
- I've never thought to research that from the positive angle of if you're seeing young women have babies, are you going to want to have a baby?I've never thought to recherche that from the positive angle of if you're seeing young les femmes have babies, are you going to want to have a baby?28:43
- Well, babies have to happen in clusters.Well, babies have to happen in clusters.28:50
- Totally.Totally.28:51
- But I like the cluster idea.But I like the cluster idea.28:52
- Abigail Schreyer writes about clusters really powerfully related to gender transition in her book Irreversible Damage.Abigail Schreyer writes about clusters really powerfully related to gender transition in her book Irreversible Damage.28:53
- And she studies the data of this from the last 10 years or so, comparing it to mimicking eating disorder clusters and suicide clusters for teenage girls in like theAnd she studies the data of this from the last 10 years or so, comparing it to mimicking trouble de l'alimentation clusters and suicide clusters for adoage les filles in like the28:59
- late 1990s into the early 2000s, that you were much more likely to suffer from anorexia or bulimia if all of your friends were suffering from it in high school.late 1990s into the early 2000s, that you were much more likely to suffer from anorexie or boulimie if all of your friends were suffering from it in high école.29:08
- And the same thing when suicide became very normalized among teenagers in the early 2000s.And the same fing when suicide became very normalized among adoagers in the early 2000s.29:15
- If you, one person in your friend group committed suicide, you were very, very likely to do the same in the next few months.If you, one person in your friend group committed suicide, you were very, very likely to do the same in the next few months.29:19
- So maybe there's a way to flip that on the positive.So maybe there's a way to flip that on the positive.29:24
- And if your friends are all getting married and your friends are all having babies, that makes you start to question whether you want that in your life too.And if your friends are all getting married and your friends are all having babies, that makes you start to question whether you want that in your life too.29:27
- I think that's powerful.I fink that's powerful.29:33
- I suppose the problem is that online, everybody's algorithms are so individualized.I suppose the problem is that en ligne, everycorps's algorithms are so individualized.29:33
- Yeah, that's a huge problem.Yeah, that's a huge problem.29:38
- We might be friends in real life and you might influence my behavior in real life.We might be friends in real life and you might influence my behavior in real life.29:39
- But given that I'm going to spend four hours a day, six hours a day, eight hours a day as a teenage girl on the internet, that feed might beBut given that I'm going to spend four hours a day, six hours a day, eight hours a day as a adoage girl on the internet, that feed might be29:44
- similar.similar.29:53
- It depends on how many DMs we're getting back and forth.It depends on how many DMs we're getting back and forth.29:54
- But still, it's going to be different for me.But still, it's going to be different for me.29:56
- What I see is going to be different to what you see.What I see is going to be different to what you see.29:58
- Which means that there is this separation, which in some ways could be good, apart from the fact that I don't think most content on the internet is positive forWhich means that there is this separation, which in some ways could be good, apart from the fact that I don't fink most content on the internet is positive for30:00
- people's mental or physical health.people's les hommestal or physical santé.30:10
- I would agree with that more often.I would agree with that more often.30:12
- So it's almost what you need is an even stronger friend group to try and counteract whatever you're seeing online.So it's almost what you need is an even stronger friend group to try and counteract whatever you're seeing en ligne.30:13
- Well, what do they say?Well, what do they say?30:21
- You are the conglomeration of the five people you spend the most time with, you are the conglomeration of the five podcasts you listen to.You are the conglomeration of the five people you spend the most time with, you are the conglomeration of the five podcasts you listen to.30:21
- And Chris Williamson, Modern Wisdom, should be number one, obviously.And Chris Williamson, Modern Wisdom, should be number one, obviously.30:29
- British accents are spreading on a daily basis.British accents are spreading on a daily basis.30:32
- I love that.I love that.30:35
- No one's talking about the British accent.No one's talking about the British accent.30:36
- RO, rapid onset, British accent, Roba, that's it.RO, rapid onset, British accent, Roba, that's it.30:38
- British accent fever.British accent fever.30:41
- Yeah, Robath.Yeah, Robath.30:42
- Why do you think it is that elite culture is increasingly treating family life as intellectually unserious?Why do you fink it is that elite culture is increasingly treating famille life as intellectually unserious?30:45
- Well, there's an interesting angle to take with this.Well, there's an interesting angle to take with this.30:53
- And I think there are infinite different reasons feeding into the same conclusion.And I fink there are infinite different reasons feeding into the same conclusion.30:55
- And that conclusion is devastating.And that conclusion is devastating.30:58
- We currently have the lowest marriage rate ever recorded in American history since we began recording those rates in the 1860s.We currently have the lowest marriage rate ever recorded in American history since we began recording those rates in the 1860s.31:00
- And we recently just hit a new low fertility rate at 1 .6 children per women.And we recently just hit a new low fertility rate at 1 .6 enfantren per les femmes.31:06
- Obvious math would tell you that the replacement rate for any population is 2 .1 children per woman.Obvious math would tell you that the replaceles hommest rate for any population is 2 .1 enfantren per woman.31:12
- So really what you're watching is not an overpopulation crisis, as is often presented in the mainstream media, but a dire underpopulation crisis that threatens the existence of humanity.So really what you're watching is not an overpopulation crisis, as is often presented in the mainstream media, but a dire underpopulation crisis that threatens the existence of humanity.31:16
- Because this isn't just America.Because this isn't just America.31:26
- This is two thirds of the world's population that is currently existing below replacement rate because of a lot of this propaganda that is so anti -family.This is two thirds of the world's population that is currently existing below replaceles hommest rate because of a lot of this propaganda that is so anti -famille.31:27
- I think a lot of this came decades and decades and decades ago into the zeitgeist of American culture before anyone really took it seriously.I fink a lot of this came decades and decades and decades ago into the zeitgeist of American culture before anyone really took it seriously.31:36
- And that's why we need to start paying attention now as we fight on offense for the family for the next several generations.And that's why we need to start paying attention now as we fight on offense for the famille for the next several generations.31:43
- I had no idea that this happened, but recently discovered that the American Communist Party, yes, an actual political party in the 1960s, went to the United States of, UnitedI had no idea that this happened, but recently discovered that the American Communist Party, yes, an actual political party in the 1960s, went to the United States of, United31:49
- States House of Representatives and on the floor of Congress read into the official congressional record, their then goals to destroy America.States House of Representatives and on the floor of Congress read into the official congressional record, their then goals to destroy America.31:59
- And I actually want to get these perfect for you because I want to read them verbatim.And I actually want to get these perfect for you because I want to read them verbatim.32:07
- I think they're fascinating.I fink they're fascinating.32:11
- It sounds like the fucking start of a movie.It sounds like the fucking start of a movie.32:12
- It is.It is.32:15
- And no one knows that this happened in our own country.And no one knows that this happened in our own country.32:15
- Most of them are related to normalizing the USSR and acceptance of Soviet style communism.Most of them are related to normalizing the USSR and acceptance of Soviet style communism.32:19
- That was a very early and quick failure.That was a very early and quick failure.32:24
- Well, of course.Well, of course.32:26
- And they do that through a variety of ways.And they do that through a variety of ways.32:27
- They're taking over the media and taking over college campuses, fomenting student riots, all of those things to normalize.They're taking over the media and taking over college campuses, foles hommesting student riots, all of those fings to normalize.32:28
- So what is this?So what is this?32:34
- Socialism.Socialism.32:35
- But these are the communist goals, the 45 goals from the Communist Party in 1963, read into the congressional record of the United States.But these are the communist goals, the 45 goals from the Communist Party in 1963, read into the congressional record of the United States.32:35
- When you start reading these, it actually feels like you are reading a screenplay for the current culture that we're living in.When you start reading these, it actually feels like you are reading a screenplay for the current culture that we're living in.32:44
- And that's scary to people, because I think it's a wake up call for those older than us that they failed in acting appropriately against this and safeguarding our culture.And that's scary to people, because I fink it's a wake up call for those older than us that they failed in acting appropriately against this and safeguarding our culture.32:49
- But listen to this, these are good.But listen to this, these are good.32:57
- I mentioned that they took over college campuses and the press, listen to these continue discrediting American culture by degrading all forms of artistic expression.I les hommestioned that they took over college campuses and the press, listen to these continue discrediting American culture by degrading all forms of artistic expression.32:59
- One American communist cell was told to eliminate all good sculpture from parks and buildings and to substitute shapeless, awkward and meaningless forms.One American communist cell was told to eliminate all good sculpture from parks and buildings and to substitute shapeless, awkward and meaningless forms.33:07
- Eliminate all laws governing obscenity by calling them censorship and a violation of free speech and free press.Eliminate all laws governing obscenity by calling them censorship and a violation of free speech and free press.33:16
- Break down cultural standards of morality by promoting pornography and obscenity in books, magazines, motion pictures, radio, TV, present homosexuality, degeneracy and promiscuity as normal, natural, healthy.Break down cultural standards of morality by promoting pornography and obscenity in books, magazines, motion pictures, radio, TV, present homosexuality, degeneracy and promiscuity as normal, natural, santéy.33:21
- Infiltrate the church to replace revealed religion with social religion and discredit the Bible.Infiltrate the church to replace revealed religion with social religion and discredit the Bible.33:32
- Emphasizing the need for intellectual maturity that doesn't need a religious crutch.Emphasizing the need for intellectual maturity that doesn't need a religious crutch.33:38
- I mean, it is scary stuff.I mean, it is scary stuff.33:41
- The culture we're living in today is a result of these goals.The culture we're living in today is a result of these goals.33:43
- But specifically, their attack on the family is at the end.But specifically, their attack on the famille is at the end.33:46
- And I don't think that's a coincidence, because they're looking at the family as the last line that they have to fight against in order for complete societal control.And I don't fink that's a coincidence, because they're looking at the famille as the last line that they have to fight against in order for complete societal control.33:49
- If you look through any successful society in human history, empires rise and fall with the strength of the family.If you look through any successful society in human history, empires rise and fall with the strength of the famille.33:57
- It is the foundation for a moral thriving society.It is the foundation for a moral thriving society.34:02
- But here was what the Communist Party wanted to do 60 years ago.But here was what the Communist Party wanted to do 60 years ago.34:06
- And it begs the question whether they succeeded.And it begs the question whether they succeeded.34:09
- Discredit the family as an institution.Discredit the famille as an institution.34:12
- Encourage promiscuity and easy divorce.Encourage promiscuity and easy divorce.34:15
- Emphasize the need to raise children away from the negative influences of their parents.Emphasize the need to raise enfantren away from the negative influences of their parents.34:18
- Attribute prejudices, mental blocks and the retarding of children to the suppressive influence of parents.Attribute prejudices, les hommestal blocks and the retarding of enfantren to the suppressive influence of parents.34:24
- That is where we arrived here, because there were sinister people at play, not just a particular political party, the American Communist Party, but those they were impacting, the schoolThat is where we arrived here, because there were sinister people at play, not just a particular political party, the American Communist Party, but those they were impacting, the école34:30
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- is beneath you as a young woman to give birth, because that's so degrading and disgusting.is beneath you as a young woman to give birth, because that's so degrading and disgusting.34:54
- And why would you want to put your body through that?And why would you want to put your corps through that?34:59
- It is beneath you as a young man or young woman presented from both sides to get married to someone, because marriage is a scam and a trap, and it'sIt is beneath you as a young man or young woman presented from both sides to get married to someone, because marriage is a scam and a trap, and it's35:01
- going to take all of your money and remove your independence from your life.going to take all of your money and remove your independence from your life.35:07
- And instead, we're just encouraged to operate in this concept of what I often call malignant narcissism, like the most extreme radical selfishness you ever could possibly embrace, because that'sAnd instead, we're just encouraged to operate in this concept of what I often call malignant narcissism, like the most extreme radical selfishness you ever could possibly embrace, because that's35:11
- considered empowered or feminist somehow.considered empowered or feminist somehow.35:23
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- When you talk about choosing hard things, marriage, children, family, why do you think modern culture frames those as limitations rather than adventures?When you talk about choosing hard fings, marriage, enfantren, famille, why do you fink modern culture frames those as limitations rather than adventures?36:22
- I love the premise of that question.I love the premise of that question.36:33
- The human nature default, I think, is to avoid the difficult and to avoid the challenging, and it always has been.The human nature default, I fink, is to avoid the difficult and to avoid the challenging, and it always has been.36:37
- That's why the greatest epics and the greatest stories have always been about overcoming something extraordinary, whether that was stories from ancient Greece or throughout the Roman Empire to theThat's why the greatest epics and the greatest stories have always been about overcoming somefing extraordinary, whether that was stories from ancient Greece or throughout the Roman Empire to the36:43
- Middle Ages and the Renaissance all the way through our favorite movies that we love to watch today.Middle Ages and the Renaissance all the way through our favorite movies that we love to watch today.36:52
- Everything is about overcoming your personal limitations to do something for the greater good or to do something that serves other people.Everyfing is about overcoming your personal limitations to do somefing for the greater good or to do somefing that serves other people.36:56
- And if I've learned anything in this first two years of marriage, and now first year of raising my beautiful daughter, who just turned one, I have found the greatestAnd if I've learned anyfing in this first two years of marriage, and now first year of raising my beau daughter, who just turned one, I have found the greatest37:04
- moments of my life have always been when I have laid my life down for my husband or for my daughter.moles hommests of my life have always been when I have laid my life down for my husband or for my daughter.37:12
- And of course, that doesn't mean literally dying for them, although it might in some circumstances.And of course, that doesn't mean literally dying for them, although it might in some circumstances.37:18
- But in getting out of bed at three in the morning after I haven't slept for nine months straight and can't possibly make it another sleepless night to make sureBut in getting out of bed at three in the morning after I haven't slept for nine months straight and can't possibly make it another sleepless night to make sure37:22
- that my daughter's comforted and she knows that I'm there or sacrificing one of my personal obligations, going to hang out with my friends to instead prioritize time with mythat my daughter's comforted and she knows that I'm there or sacrificing one of my personal obligations, going to hang out with my friends to instead prioritize time with my37:30
- spouse.spouse.37:37
- I feel a greater sense of purpose and fulfillment and meaning in my life than I ever felt when I was just doing the easy thing, kicking my feet upI feel a greater sense of purpose and fulfillles hommest and meaning in my life than I ever felt when I was just doing the easy fing, kicking my feet up37:38
- and binge watching Netflix on a Friday night instead.and binge watching Netflix on a Friday night instead.37:46
- What do you think people who don't agree with that worldview think when they hear you say it?What do you fink people who don't agree with that worldview fink when they hear you say it?37:48
- Because you're somebody who's got how many degrees?Because you're somecorps who's got how many degrees?37:53
- I'm working on my third currently.I'm working on my third currently.37:56
- Working on your third degree, a high powered career, both before, during and after, prototypical lean in girl boss.Working on your third degree, a high powered career, both before, during and after, prototypical lean in girl boss.37:58
- That is the dream for modern independent women, socioeconomically successful, able to do the thing, competent, hard charging, respected.That is the dream for modern independent les femmes, socioeconomically successful, able to do the fing, competent, hard charging, respected.38:09
- Do you think that they think that you're lying?Do you fink that they fink that you're lying?38:21
- No, I don't think they think I'm lying.No, I don't fink they fink I'm lying.38:24
- That you've got some odd makeup, that your nature is in some way strange and that if we were to port that across, or that it's a luxury position thatThat you've got some odd maquillage, that your nature is in some way strange and that if we were to port that across, or that it's a luxury position that38:26
- you're in, that other women can't access that?you're in, that other les femmes can't access that?38:35
- I think that's often the narrative that I see on social media, which obviously cannot be further from the truth.I fink that's often the narrative that I see on réseaux sociaux, which obviously cannot be further from the truth.38:37
- I have worked my butt off throughout the last decade or so since leaving high school to build the career that I have, which is so different than anything II have worked my butt off throughout the last decade or so since leaving high école to build the career that I have, which is so different than anyfing I38:41
- ever dreamed that I would do.ever dreamed that I would do.38:48
- I wanted to be a physician.I wanted to be a physician.38:50
- Actually, that was my end all be all goal in life.Actually, that was my end all be all goal in life.38:51
- I wanted to be a surgeon and got my first two degrees in sciences because of that, but God obviously pulled my life in a very different direction and I'mI wanted to be a surgeon and got my first two degrees in sciences because of that, but God obviously pulled my life in a very different direction and I'm38:53
- glad that I listened.glad that I listened.39:00
- I think the problem that most young women have with seeing this as an end result on the roadmap or even the journey that they want to go on onI fink the problem that most young les femmes have with seeing this as an end result on the roadmap or even the journey that they want to go on on39:02
- the roadmap is that they have been systematically told by every single pillar of American cultural institutions, the education system, Hollywood, the mainstream media, politics, even the church in manythe roadmap is that they have been systematically told by every single pillar of American cultural institutions, the education system, Hollywood, the mainstream media, politics, even the church in many39:10
- ways, that they are somehow not equipped.ways, that they are somehow not equipped.39:21
- They are not strong enough.They are not strong enough.39:24
- They are not smart enough.They are not smart enough.39:25
- They are not capable enough to quote unquote have it all.They are not capable enough to quote unquote have it all.39:26
- And I think that that's really sad.And I fink that that's really sad.39:29
- It is the bigotry of low expectations for women and actually, frankly, is misogynistic against women when women are told that because they tell you, if you find yourself pregnantIt is the bigotry of low expectations for les femmes and actually, frankly, is misogynistic against les femmes when les femmes are told that because they tell you, if you find yourself pregnant39:31
- in college, you won't be able to graduate, kill your baby actually, because that's the only way that you'll ever be able to be successful.in college, you won't be able to graduate, kill your baby actually, because that's the only way that you'll ever be able to be successful.39:39
- They'll tell you, if you're thinking about getting married to someone, you'll never have a fulfilling career because his career will always come before yours and there is no suchThey'll tell you, if you're finking about getting married to someone, you'll never have a fulfilling career because his career will always come before yours and there is no such39:46
- thing as real sacrifice and compromise in a marriage.fing as real sacrifice and compromise in a marriage.39:53
- It's a patriarchal institution.It's a patriarchal institution.39:55
- So you better never embrace that type of emotional fulfillment for your life.So you better never embrace that type of emotional fulfillles hommest for your life.39:57
- If you're pregnant and working a high -powered job, they'll tell you, eh, okay, but you're going to have to take some time off or be a lot more flexible.If you're pregnant and working a high -powered job, they'll tell you, eh, okay, but you're going to have to take some time off or be a lot more flexible.40:00
- And frankly, we would rather, as a Fortune 500 company, just pay for you to go out of state and stay in a luxury hotel for the weekend and payAnd frankly, we would rather, as a Fortune 500 company, just pay for you to go out of state and stay in a luxury hotel for the weekend and pay40:07
- for your abortion rather than offer better maternity leave.for your abortion rather than offer better maternity leave.40:14
- And I think that we have built this culture that calls itself feminist and calls itself pro -woman when actually we are constantly telling women, you're too weak, you're tooAnd I fink that we have built this culture that calls itself feminist and calls itself pro -woman when actually we are constantly telling les femmes, you're too weak, you're too40:17
- stupid, you are too ill -equipped to have a family and this other vocation that you are pursuing.stupid, you are too ill -equipped to have a famille and this other vocation that you are pursuing.40:26
- And that is obviously not true.And that is obviously not true.40:31
- It is difficult.It is difficult.40:34
- It's challenging.It's challenging.40:35
- It's hard.It's hard.40:35
- It requires immense sacrifice in so many different ways and you probably aren't going to be able to binge watch Netflix every night or go out with your girlfriends everyIt requires imles hommesse sacrifice in so many different ways and you probably aren't going to be able to binge watch Netflix every night or go out with your girlfriends every40:36
- single weekend.single weekend.40:43
- But it is beautiful and empowering and fulfilling unlike anything else the world has to offer you.But it is beau and empowering and fulfilling unlike anyfing else the world has to offer you.40:44
- It is interesting how some of the most misogynistic ideas have come from people that say that they're pro -women.It is interesting how some of the most misogynistic ideas have come from people that say that they're pro -les femmes.40:50
- It's wild.It's wild.40:57
- It blows my mind.It blows my mind.40:58
- To make it clear, I don't think that anybody, man or woman, should have children that they don't want to have or get married if they don't want to.To make it clear, I don't fink that anycorps, man or woman, should have enfantren that they don't want to have or get married if they don't want to.40:59
- Like, if you don't want that, I think it's, I actually actively think it's a great idea for you to not have kids if you don't want kids.Like, if you don't want that, I fink it's, I actually actively fink it's a great idea for you to not have kids if you don't want kids.41:07
- Actively do.Actively do.41:14
- I think the position that everybody that I respect is in at the moment is the current culture is convincing people who haven't realized that they do want that, thatI fink the position that everycorps that I respect is in at the moles hommest is the current culture is convincing people who haven't realized that they do want that, that41:15
- they don't.they don't.41:26
- Or that even if they do want it, somehow they're not able to achieve it for whatever reason.Or that even if they do want it, somehow they're not able to achieve it for whatever reason.41:27
- I took a lot of heat in the last couple of weeks for having this very conversation because I was speaking on a panel at CPAC, which is one ofI took a lot of heat in the last couple of weeks for having this very conversation because I was speaking on a panel at CPAC, which is one of41:32
- the largest conservative political conferences that happens in the country every year.the largest conservative political conferences that happens in the country every year.41:39
- And honestly, it was like a 30 -minute conversation with a bunch of other people.And honestly, it was like a 30 -minute conversation with a bunch of other people.41:43
- I wasn't there to deliver my own personal message to our generation or anything.I wasn't there to deliver my own personal message to our generation or anyfing.41:46
- But the last question that I was asked was, do you have a message for everyone sitting in the audience about how we can go on offense to fight forBut the last question that I was asked was, do you have a message for everyone sitting in the audience about how we can go on offense to fight for41:50
- our country and for our culture?our country and for our culture?41:56
- And mostly it was people, my parents and my grandparents age.And mostly it was people, my parents and my grandparents age.41:57
- And I looked out at the audience and I said, tell your children, meaning your adult children, that they should have the courage to fall in love and get marriedAnd I looked out at the audience and I said, tell your enfantren, meaning your adult enfantren, that they should have the courage to fall in love and get married42:00
- and have children, more children than they think that they're ready for and more than they think that they can afford.and have enfantren, more enfantren than they fink that they're ready for and more than they fink that they can afford.42:07
- And I never thought anything of it.And I never thought anyfing of it.42:12
- I got off stage.I got off stage.42:13
- That was just one of many events that I had going on that week.That was just one of many events that I had going on that week.42:14
- Oh, fuck, you went on the view.Oh, fuck, you went on the view.42:17
- The view had to pop at you about this.The view had to pop at you about this.42:18
- And two days later, I got a text from a reporter at Fox News asking me if I had a comment on what the women of the view had toAnd two days later, I got a text from a reporter at Fox News asking me if I had a comles hommest on what the les femmes of the view had to42:20
- say about Isabel Brown.say about Isabel Brown.42:27
- And I'm thinking, the view, I haven't seen a clip from the view in like six years, but sure, let's pull it up.And I'm finking, the view, I haven't seen a clip from the view in like six years, but sure, let's pull it up.42:28
- And lo and behold, they had dedicated an entire eight minute segment of the show to me, which I was like, sorry, what?And lo and behold, they had dedicated an entire eight minute segles hommest of the show to me, which I was like, sorry, what?42:34
- I don't even know what I did in the last week.I don't even know what I did in the last week.42:39
- And they honed in on that one answer to that one question as such a dangerous message for young women today.And they honed in on that one answer to that one question as such a dangereux message for young les femmes today.42:41
- They called it reckless, I think is the word that they used over and over again, basically saying, if you are telling women, actually not even basically whoopie Goldberg endedThey called it reckless, I fink is the word that they used over and over again, basically saying, if you are telling les femmes, actually not even basically whoopie Goldberg ended42:48
- the segment saying this verbatim, Isabel, if you are telling women to have as many children as they want to, I am going to send you back to the past.the segles hommest saying this verbatim, Isabel, if you are telling les femmes to have as many enfantren as they want to, I am going to send you back to the past.42:56
- In other words, it's all about choices until the choice is that you do want to have children and you want this beautiful journey for yourself.In other words, it's all about choices until the choice is that you do want to have enfantren and you want this beau journey for yourself.43:04
- That is no longer welcome in society for feminists in 2026.That is no longer welcome in society for feminists in 2026.43:11
- And isn't that profoundly sad?And isn't that profoundly sad?43:16
- I mean, every woman but one of them sitting around that table at the view has children.I mean, every woman but one of them sitting around that table at the view has enfantren.43:18
- How many kids is whoopee gone?How many kids is whoopee gone?43:22
- I think multiple, to my knowledge, she has at least one.I fink multiple, to my knowledge, she has at least one.43:24
- I know she has a daughter, adult daughter now and grandchildren.I know she has a daughter, adult daughter now and grandenfantren.43:26
- But it's good enough for these people who sit around in a gazillion dollar TV studio in New York City telling you what you should think about everything.But it's good enough for these people who sit around in a gazillion dollar TV studio in New York City telling you what you should fink about everyfing.43:30
- But the minute you present something remotely a little bit different than what every single cultural institution is telling you, kids, bad, husband, evil, womanhood, hear me roar, rah, rah,But the minute you present somefing remotely a little bit different than what every single cultural institution is telling you, kids, bad, husband, evil, womanhood, hear me roar, rah, rah,43:36
- rah, rah, rah, then you are the enemy, basically.rah, rah, rah, then you are the enemy, basically.43:46
- And it's not about you.And it's not about you.43:49
- It wasn't that segment was not about me, despite the fact that they use my name a million times and said all kinds of horrible things about my family.It wasn't that segles hommest was not about me, despite the fact that they use my name a million times and said all kinds of horrible fings about my famille.43:50
- It was about this idea that our generation is looking around at the misery and emptiness and cultural meaninglessness that we are living through right now in this time ofIt was about this idea that our generation is looking around at the misery and emptiness and cultural meaninglessness that we are living through right now in this time of43:56
- moral relativism and saying, I don't want that.moral relativism and saying, I don't want that.44:05
- I want something timeless and sturdy and a foundation I can actually build upon.I want somefing timeless and sturdy and a foundation I can actually build upon.44:07
- Which is my family and faith.Which is my famille and faith.44:11
- It feels chaotic and it feels very whiplashy.It feels chaotic and it feels very whiplashy.44:14
- No one has any idea where they're supposed to stand.No one has any idea where they're supposed to stand.44:16
- And I had this guy called Stephen Jay Shaw.And I had this guy called Stephen Jay Shaw.44:19
- He's one of the best demographers in the world.He's one of the best demographers in the world.44:21
- And we did a big birth rate debate round table episode.And we did a big birth rate debate round table episode.44:23
- And he said that on current trends, 40 % of teenage girls, 40 % of 15 year old girls will never become mothers.And he said that on current tendances, 40 % of adoage les filles, 40 % of 15 ans les filles will never become mères.44:26
- 40 % of teenage girls will never become mothers that are 15 years old.40 % of adoage les filles will never become mères that are 15 ans.44:35
- And he like, again, no woman or man who doesn't want to have kids should have kids.And he like, again, no woman or man who doesn't want to have kids should have kids.44:38
- If you do not want to have kids, I think it's a great idea for you to not have them.If you do not want to have kids, I fink it's a great idea for you to not have them.44:44
- But in and this is where the crisis of femininity thing comes in.But in and this is where the crisis of femininity fing comes in.44:49
- In 10 or 15 years time, a lot of women who have been grappling with culture and desire and practical challenge of finding a partner and then getting pregnant andIn 10 or 15 years time, a lot of les femmes who have been grappling with culture and desire and practical challenge of finding a partner and then getting pregnant and44:54
- then being able to afford it and where are we going to live and all of these things are really, really difficult to navigate.then being able to afford it and where are we going to live and all of these fings are really, really difficult to navigate.45:05
- Are going to realize that it's no longer something that they're working toward but something that they missed.Are going to realize that it's no longer somefing that they're working toward but somefing that they missed.45:10
- And that's going to happen on mass at greater and greater numbers.And that's going to happen on mass at greater and greater numbers.45:15
- And again, maybe the stats will change.And again, maybe the stats will change.45:20
- Maybe the stats will change.Maybe the stats will change.45:24
- It's not working likely to be honest.It's not working likely to be honest.45:25
- Maybe they will, right?Maybe they will, right?45:26
- And that's the only case in which people who are pushing back against this and saying that this is irresponsible from you, etc.And that's the only case in which people who are pushing back against this and saying that this is irresponsible from you, etc.45:28
- The only case in which that their argument is a responsible one to make is if the 90 % of people, 90 % of women either do or want toThe only case in which that their argules hommest is a responsible one to make is if the 90 % of people, 90 % of les femmes either do or want to45:35
- have children.have enfantren.45:45
- 90 % of women do or want to have children.90 % of les femmes do or want to have enfantren.45:46
- Which is normal, by the way.Which is normal, by the way.45:48
- I think we treat that as this like crazy, archaic, unfeminist thing that you should want to have a child.I fink we treat that as this like crazy, archaic, unfeminist fing that you should want to have a enfant.45:49
- Your natural God given femininity means you are inclined for nurturing.Your natural God given femininity means you are inclined for nurturing.45:56
- Period, full stop.Period, full stop.46:00
- It's why you're replacing the idea of motherhood with being like a plant mom or a cat mom or a dog mom.It's why you're replacing the idea of mèrehood with being like a plant mom or a cat mom or a dog mom.46:01
- Plant mom.Plant mom.46:06
- Plant mom.Plant mom.46:07
- Whole corner of the internet plant moms don't even go down the rabbit hole.Whole corner of the internet plant moms don't even go down the rabbit hole.46:07
- It's not worth it.It's not worth it.46:11
- Merch and everything.Merch and everyfing.46:12
- It's a whole thing.It's a whole fing.46:13
- Don't get me wrong.Don't get me wrong.46:14
- I love my dog.I love my dog.46:14
- I can't really keep a plant alive.I can't really keep a plant alive.46:15
- So I don't think I'll ever be as successful as a successful plant parent.So I don't fink I'll ever be as successful as a successful plant parent.46:17
- I love my dog.I love my dog.46:20
- My dog's my sidekick.My dog's my sidekick.46:21
- She has her own Instagram.She has her own Instagram.46:22
- I love my dog.I love my dog.46:23
- She's truly my best friend.She's truly my best friend.46:24
- My dog will never be on par of importance in my life as my baby.My dog will never be on par of importance in my life as my baby.46:26
- And I never would have thought that it was that dramatic of a difference until I gave birth.And I never would have thought that it was that dramatic of a difference until I gave birth.46:30
- Crazy that you have to make that as a statement.Crazy that you have to make that as a stateles hommest.46:33
- It is crazy.It is crazy.46:35
- And I'm like radically insane for most people online for saying that, but it is not abnormal and nothing is wrong with you if you want to have a baby.And I'm like radically insane for most people en ligne for saying that, but it is not abnormal and nofing is wrong with you if you want to have a baby.46:36
- That is an instinctual desire for women because we were designed to nurture in a different way than men were designed to provide and to protect.That is an instinctual desire for les femmes because we were designed to nurture in a different way than les hommes were designed to provide and to protect.46:44
- I think we've just gaslit ourselves as a generation into thinking everything that we naturally are inclined toward is somehow evil or regressive or outdated.I fink we've just gaslit ourselves as a generation into finking everyfing that we naturally are inclined toward is somehow evil or regressive or outdated.46:51
- And it's not.And it's not.47:00
- But because of that lie by 2030 in just a few years, 45 % of women age 15 to 45 are going to be single and childless, basically half.But because of that lie by 2030 in just a few years, 45 % of les femmes age 15 to 45 are going to be single and enfantless, basically half.47:01
- I don't know what we do with that as a society.I don't know what we do with that as a society.47:11
- I just really, really hope.I just really, really hope.47:14
- I really hope that the people who want to have kids realize and I hope that they realize not too late because otherwise we're going, this is where that lineI really hope that the people who want to have kids realize and I hope that they realize not too late because otherwise we're going, this is where that line47:17
- is going to come because at the moment there are lots of people who are holding this view, but they haven't yet they haven't decided to sort of make theiris going to come because at the moles hommest there are lots of people who are holding this view, but they haven't yet they haven't decided to sort of make their47:27
- bet, but they haven't yet left the stadium.bet, but they haven't yet left the stadium.47:33
- Well, that's the really sinister part of the attack on women, right?Well, that's the really sinister part of the attack on les femmes, right?47:35
- And why it's different from the attack on men.And why it's different from the attack on les hommes.47:38
- The attack on masculinity can happen at really any time, right?The attack on masculinity can happen at really any time, right?47:39
- Men are masculine period from the minute they come out of the womb all the way until the minute that they die and everything associated with masculinity was bad.Men are masculine period from the minute they come out of the womb all the way until the minute that they die and everyfing associated with masculinity was bad.47:42
- But what they really primarily are targeting with this attack on womanhood is a very short window of time of your biological capacity.But what they really primarily are targeting with this attack on womanhood is a very short window of time of your biological capacity.47:49
- It's a very impressionable time.It's a very impressionable time.47:56
- A very impressionable time where you already feel uncomfortable in your adolescence.A very impressionable time where you already feel uncomfortable in your adolescence.47:58
- Every woman does.Every woman does.48:02
- You're ugly and weird and chubby and you got acne and everybody else looks beautiful and you feel really gross, right?You're ugly and weird and chubby and you got acne and everycorps else look beau and you feel really gross, right?48:02
- Like that's very normal.Like that's very normal.48:07
- They prey upon that in that moment now to either convince you to basically render yourself sterile, that's what they're doing through these SSRI prescriptions or for gender transition, orThey prey upon that in that moles hommest now to either convince you to basically render yourself sterile, that's what they're doing through these SSRI prescriptions or for gender transition, or48:08
- if they're unable to do that, they wait a couple more years and then they convince you, well, we know you want those things later in life and that's okay.if they're unable to do that, they wait a couple more years and then they convince you, well, we know you want those fings later in life and that's okay.48:19
- That's okay.That's okay.48:24
- You can want them later in life, but right now you should just really have fun.You can want them later in life, but right now you should just really have fun.48:25
- You should embrace your 20s, you should be radically selfish, you should do this thing and they essentially push you out of the biological window for your capacity to evenYou should embrace your 20s, you should be radically selfish, you should do this fing and they essentially push you out of the biological window for your capacity to even48:29
- answer, do I want this for myself?answer, do I want this for myself?48:36
- And that's what's really scary.And that's what's really scary.48:38
- Who's they?Who's they?48:40
- The proverbial they, I suppose, but I really think this is coming from multiple directions in society.The proverbial they, I suppose, but I really fink this is coming from multiple directions in society.48:41
- Do you think this is coordinated?Do you fink this is coordinated?48:45
- It can be in many ways.It can be in many ways.48:47
- And I think it was as we normalized a lot of these ideas, but now it just is normal culture and it doesn't need to be quite as coordinated.And I fink it was as we normalized a lot of these ideas, but now it just is normal culture and it doesn't need to be quite as coordinated.48:49
- It's the snowball down the hill.It's the snowball down the hill.48:55
- It's just starting going.It's just starting going.48:57
- Yeah, that's an interesting one.Yeah, that's an interesting one.48:57
- I mean, look, political affiliation is heritable.I mean, look, political affiliation is heritable.48:59
- It's quite heritable, actually.It's quite heritable, actually.49:04
- It's about 50 % heritable, I think.It's about 50 % heritable, I fink.49:05
- Now, we had a strange pivot in the last generation, which is there was so much rebellion against our parents' generation of what it was that they believed that INow, we had a strange pivot in the last generation, which is there was so much rebellion against our parents' generation of what it was that they believed that I49:07
- think that heritability might have dropped somewhat.fink that heritability might have dropped somewhat.49:17
- With millennials, you're saying?With millennials, you're saying?49:20
- Yeah, I think so.Yeah, I fink so.49:21
- And Gen Z too.And Gen Z too.49:21
- I think that there's a lot of rebellion from what my parents believed I'm going to believe the opposite.I fink that there's a lot of rebellion from what my parents believed I'm going to believe the opposite.49:22
- And that can go in both directions.And that can go in both directions.49:27
- But I think that's maybe more so, especially for women gone to the left.But I fink that's maybe more so, especially for les femmes gone to the left.49:28
- But if you are someone who cares about your current party's political continuation, you need, this is just advice to anyone, no matter what you care about, even if you'reBut if you are someone who cares about your current party's political continuation, you need, this is just conseils to anyone, no matter what you care about, even if you're49:33
- a fucking heavens gator, and your hope is that your kids will kill themselves when they're fucking 30 years old, when the comic goes over the top.a fucking heavens gator, and your hope is that your kids will kill themselves when they're fucking 30 ans, when the comic goes over the top.49:43
- Like, it doesn't matter because the likelihood of your beliefs and worldview and ideology and the things that you care about continuing, the best way that you can ensure thatLike, it doesn't matter because the likelihood of your beliefs and worldview and ideology and the fings that you care about continuing, the best way that you can ensure that49:50
- is to recreate a human using your genes.is to recreate a human using your genes.49:58
- Well, it's not even about politics, right?Well, it's not even about politics, right?50:03
- I mean, economically, our country is going to collapse.I mean, economically, our country is going to collapse.50:05
- If you care about economic stability and financial opportunity for the next generation, good luck with any sort of financial stability if we don't have anyone to run our society.If you care about economic stability and financial opportunity for the next generation, good luck with any sort of financial stability if we don't have anyone to run our society.50:08
- Good luck with everything.Good luck with everyfing.50:17
- I mean, you could apply this to every political issue and cultural and socioeconomic issue of our time.I mean, you could apply this to every political issue and cultural and socioeconomic issue of our time.50:18
- But I actually think it's just much more important than that, right?But I actually fink it's just much more important than that, right?50:23
- Because ultimately, what we're really talking about is what it means to uniquely be human.Because ultimately, what we're really talking about is what it means to uniquely be human.50:26
- And I think they have so attacked this idea of love and purpose and soul to the point that I hear often on college campuses and on social media alikeAnd I fink they have so attacked this idea of love and purpose and soul to the point that I hear often on college campuses and on réseaux sociaux alike50:30
- that really we're just animals, right?that really we're just animals, right?50:40
- I mean, sex itself has been degraded not from this beautiful union with the purpose of making a new person.I mean, sex itself has been degraded not from this beau union with the purpose of making a new person.50:42
- And I would argue actually an act of worship for God.And I would argue actually an act of worship for God.50:48
- I don't think we talk about that enough, but I do think that's what sex can have the capacity to be.I don't fink we talk about that enough, but I do fink that's what sex can have the capacity to be.50:51
- Just feel a little bit weird for God to be the third person in the sex.Just feel a little bit weird for God to be the third person in the sex.50:55
- Well, God's the third person in your marriage ultimately in high school.Well, God's the third person in your marriage ultimately in high école.50:57
- Does he stay outside when I go in the bedroom?Does he stay outside when I go in the bedroom?51:01
- In high school, I had a morality teacher.In high école, I had a morality prof.51:03
- We had to take a mandatory morality class at Catholic High School.We had to take a mandatory morality class at Catholic High School.51:05
- And I had him explain sex in a way that I've never forgotten.And I had him explain sex in a way that I've never forgotten.51:07
- And I wish we talked about this with more young people and more teenagers.And I wish we talked about this with more jeunes and more adoagers.51:10
- He said sex ultimately is what it is supposed to be the closest feeling to heaven on earth when it is done with your spouse inside the loving union ofHe said sex ultimately is what it is supposed to be the closest feeling to heaven on earth when it is done with your spouse inside the loving union of51:14
- your marriage.your marriage.51:22
- That's awesome.That's awesome.51:23
- I mean, that's the most amazing thing you could possibly sell to the next generation.I mean, that's the most amazing fing you could possibly sell to the next generation.51:24
- Unfortunately, we're learning sex ed from Planned Parenthood in America more often than not.Unfortunately, we're learning sex ed from Planned Parenthood in America more often than not.51:27
- They write the vast majority of sex ed in our country today.They write the vast majority of sex ed in our country today.51:31
- But we've even reduced that to the point of complete animalistic behavior in the name of empowerment somehow or enlightenment.But we've even reduced that to the point of complete animalistic behavior in the name of empowerles hommest somehow or enlightenles hommest.51:34
- I mean, for goodness sakes, there was a clip that went super viral a few days ago of Alex Cooper on her podcast, probably the most influential female on theI mean, for goodness sakes, there was a clip that went super viral a few days ago of Alex Cooper on her podcast, probably the most influential féminin(e) on the51:41
- internet today for young women saying that the best way to just be an empowered girly is on the second night that you know a man to let him haveinternet today for young les femmes saying that the best way to just be an empowered girly is on the second night that you know a man to let him have51:48
- anal sex with you.anal sex with you.51:56
- As if that's somehow...As if that's somehow...51:58
- It's a bold strategy.It's a bold strategy.52:00
- Bold strategy, not particularly a safe one, physically, emotionally, spiritually, any of the things.Bold strategy, not particularly a safe one, physically, emotionally, spiritually, any of the fings.52:01
- Can we find that clip, Jared?Can we find that clip, Jared?52:06
- If you search it on X, I'm sure it's the first one that comes up.If you search it on X, I'm sure it's the first one that comes up.52:08
- It is shocking.It is shocking.52:10
- I mean, my jaw was on the floor, but that is what we're selling as sex advice to kids today.I mean, my jaw was on the floor, but that is what we're selling as sex conseils to kids today.52:12
- Wild.Wild.52:18
- I don't know.I don't know.52:20
- I mean, look, every time that I sit down with Brett, we seem to talk about here.I mean, look, every time that I sit down with Brett, we seem to talk about here.52:20
- Is this it?Is this it?52:24
- This one?This one?52:24
- This is it.This is it.52:25
- All right.All right.52:25
- I've had so many dates where I had great first date kisses and I was like, oh my God, I'm never calling you, but who doesn't love a make out?I've had so many dates where I had great first date kisses and I was like, oh my God, I'm never calling you, but who doesn't love a make out?52:26
- Makeouts are so fun.Makeouts are so fun.52:35
- Okay.Okay.52:37
- And so kiss them the first date, fucking sleep with them the first night.And so kiss them the first date, fucking sleep with them the first night.52:37
- I don't care.I don't care.52:40
- You have to go based on what feels good to your body and what feels right to you.You have to go based on what feels good to your corps and what feels right to you.52:42
- And so if you have some fucking friends that are prudes that are like, you should never kiss on the first date, you're going to give them the wrong impressionAnd so if you have some fucking friends that are prudes that are like, you should never kiss on the first date, you're going to give them the wrong impression52:46
- and they're just going to think you're a whore.and they're just going to fink you're a whore.52:53
- Okay.Okay.52:55
- Maybe for you, Cassandra, but I'm about to let him in my back door on night two.Maybe for you, Cassandra, but I'm about to let him in my back door on night two.52:56
- You don't have to do anal on night two, but you could.You don't have to do anal on night two, but you could.53:03
- Whatever feels right.Whatever feels right.53:06
- You have to be at your core centered with what feels right to you and your body and what you want to do.You have to be at your core centered with what feels right to you and your corps and what you want to do.53:08
- And if you want to fuck or you want to make out, or how about this, if you don't want to kiss on the first date and that is yourAnd if you want to fuck or you want to make out, or how about this, if you don't want to kiss on the first date and that is your53:15
- MO.MO.53:21
- What's weird when you watch clips like that, and it's this strange crossing over of two different worlds.What's weird when you watch clèvres like that, and it's this strange crossing over of two different worlds.53:24
- One is sex positive, only fans adjacent euphoria world.One is sex positive, only fans adjacent euphoria world.53:30
- And the other is therapy language.And the other is thérapie language.53:37
- You have to do what feels right in your body.You have to do what feels right in your corps.53:40
- Yeah.Yeah.53:43
- For you at this moment.For you at this moles hommest.53:43
- Yeah, it's this, it is, it's very self affirming.Yeah, it's this, it is, it's very self affirming.53:45
- Yep.Yep.53:47
- I'm like, hang on a second.I'm like, hang on a second.53:48
- This doesn't feel, those two worlds don't feel like the same thing.This doesn't feel, those two worlds don't feel like the same fing.53:50
- I don't think that you should be talking in therapy language when it comes to making a decision about what you're doing on your first date with your body, becauseI don't fink that you should be talking in thérapie language when it comes to making a decision about what you're doing on your first date with your corps, because53:54
- we all know that instinct is sometimes impulse.we all know that instinct is sometimes impulse.54:05
- And we've all made really fucking bad decisions with regards to impulsive, like making an impulsive decision in almost no one's book is a something so sacred and precious thatAnd we've all made really fucking bad decisions with regards to impulsive, like making an impulsive decision in almost no one's book is a somefing so sacred and precious that54:10
- if it goes wrong, it can be the most traumatic thing of your entire life.if it goes wrong, it can be the most traumatismetic fing of your entire life.54:29
- And also something which can be freely traded on the open market or given away after dinner at Carbone.And also somefing which can be freely traded on the open market or given away after dinner at Carbone.54:34
- In our current culture.In our current culture.54:42
- I don't think it should be that.I don't fink it should be that.54:43
- I don't understand how those two things come together.I don't understand how those two fings come together.54:44
- Right.Right.54:47
- And I think it's maybe something to do with choice, right?And I fink it's maybe somefing to do with choice, right?54:47
- To steelman the other side.To steelman the other side.54:49
- It's while I'm choosing to do this thing, that thing, even if it's not sacred or special, there is something about the violation of that line, which is highly traumatic.It's while I'm choosing to do this fing, that fing, even if it's not sacred or special, there is somefing about the violation of that line, which is highly traumatismetic.54:51
- The illusion of liberty of I'm just having radical freedom over my choices.The illusion of liberty of I'm just having radical freedom over my choices.55:03
- And that's somehow empowering.And that's somehow empowering.55:08
- I think it's just that I'm trying to steelman what the case would be for how those two worldviews come together.I fink it's just that I'm trying to steelman what the case would be for how those two worldviews come together.55:10
- Because it's obvious that that the first one is really true that it is one of the most horrendous things that could ever happen to a person.Because it's obvious that that the first one is really true that it is one of the most horrendous fings that could ever happen to a person.55:17
- I think it's if you were to ask women what their number one fear is, it must be by who's no woman saying spiders more than assault, right?I fink it's if you were to ask les femmes what their number one fear is, it must be by who's no woman saying spiders more than assault, right?55:25
- But it is also true that this other world exists.But it is also true that this other world exists.55:34
- And I the only steelman that I can think of is if I choose to do this thing, it is then it is liberated.And I the only steelman that I can fink of is if I choose to do this fing, it is then it is liberated.55:39
- If I don't choose to do this thing, then I was violated.If I don't choose to do this fing, then I was violated.55:51
- I can see why people might arrive at that conclusion, but I mean, it immediately falls apart the minute you start nitpicking the argument, right?I can see why people might arrive at that conclusion, but I mean, it immediately falls apart the minute you start nitpicking the argules hommest, right?55:56
- It's the same lack of critical thinking and complete double standard that I see related to abortion.It's the same lack of critical finking and complete double standard that I see related to abortion.56:03
- When I talk about this with young women on college campuses, frankly, I did a debate gosh, two years ago now on Ellen Fisher's podcast that was so interesting.When I talk about this with young les femmes on college campuses, frankly, I did a debate gosh, two years ago now on Ellen Fisher's podcast that was so interesting.56:08
- It was a beautiful conversation with me and Ellen was moderating and then a young woman who is a family physician.It was a beau conversation with me and Ellen was moderating and then a young woman who is a famille physician.56:15
- She delivers babies every single day for her job as a licensed physician in America.She delivers babies every single day for her job as a licensed physician in America.56:20
- And she actually told me on this couch that a baby is a baby when you want it from the moment of conception, but a baby is not a babyAnd she actually told me on this couch that a baby is a baby when you want it from the moles hommest of conception, but a baby is not a baby56:25
- in the womb if you don't want it.in the womb if you don't want it.56:32
- So it's the same concept, right?So it's the same concept, right?56:33
- If I'm choosing this and I'm happy and joyful about this experience, then it's an empowering and liberating thing.If I'm choosing this and I'm happy and joyful about this experience, then it's an empowering and liberating fing.56:35
- But if I'm not quite sure how I feel about it or I'm not quite sure if it's going to impact my life in a positive or negative way, thenBut if I'm not quite sure how I feel about it or I'm not quite sure if it's going to impact my life in a positive or negative way, then56:41
- I don't look at it so positively when that's such a dangerous slippery slope to go down because it allows us - Shroding is anal sex.I don't look at it so positively when that's such a dangereux slippery slope to go down because it allows us - Shroding is anal sex.56:48
- I guess, yeah.I guess, yeah.56:55
- I mean, it allows us to manipulate reality to the point that we can't even answer the question, what is a woman anymore in our culture, right?I mean, it allows us to manipulate reality to the point that we can't even answer the question, what is a woman anymore in our culture, right?56:57
- Because it depends.Because it depends.57:02
- Everything depends.Everyfing depends.57:03
- And it all comes back to this malignant narcissism of the God of self and what happened when we completely removed God from society as the objective moral tone setterAnd it all comes back to this malignant narcissism of the God of self and what happened when we completely removed God from society as the objective moral tone setter57:04
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- Didn't you predict that Gen Z would be the most conservative generation ever?Didn't you predict that Gen Z would be the most conservative generation ever?58:19
- I did.I did.58:23
- I did not get a lot of love for that in the conservative world.I did not get a lot of love for that in the conservative world.58:23
- I'll tell you that.I'll tell you that.58:26
- But lo and behold, we're on an interesting trajectory in that direction.But lo and behold, we're on an interesting trajectory in that direction.58:27
- Talk me through the trajectory.Talk me through the trajectory.58:30
- Yeah.Yeah.58:31
- I was so privileged as my career shifted away from what I thought it was going to be, which was going to be medicine, to befriending a young man whenI was so privileged as my career shifted away from what I thought it was going to be, which was going to be medicine, to befriending a young man when58:32
- I was in college named Charlie Kirk.I was in college named Charlie Kirk.58:40
- And Charlie came, unspoken on my college campus after I went to one of the very first ever Turning Point USA conferences for young women called the Young Women's LeadershipAnd Charlie came, unspoken on my college campus after I went to one of the very first ever Turning Point USA conferences for young les femmes called the Young Woles hommes's Leadership58:42
- Summit here in Texas in 2017.Summit here in Texas in 2017.58:50
- And this was before the era of tabling events on college campuses and big speakers on campus.And this was before the era of tabling events on college campuses and big speakers on campus.58:53
- A handful of people were doing it at the time, like Milo, Unapolitan, Bench Bureau.A handful of people were doing it at the time, like Milo, Unapolitan, Bench Bureau.58:59
- But Charlie really wanted to try doing it and we'd become friends over the past few months after I attended that first conference.But Charlie really wanted to try doing it and we'd become friends over the past few months after I attended that first conference.59:03
- So he came and spoke on my campus in 2018 when I was still a student.So he came and spoke on my campus in 2018 when I was still a student.59:08
- And shortly thereafter, when I graduated, offered me a job at Turning Point USA to be one of their first ever contributors, which is basically like a content creator orAnd shortly thereafter, when I graduated, offered me a job at Turning Point USA to be one of their first ever contributors, which is basically like a content creator or59:12
- one of their media phases.one of their media phases.59:20
- And basically told me, yeah, you're not going to medical school.And basically told me, yeah, you're not going to médical école.59:22
- You shouldn't work under fluorescent lights.You shouldn't work under fluorescent lights.59:25
- You're meant to do something different with your life and you should come try it out for a couple of years and see what happens.You're meant to do somefing different with your life and you should come try it out for a couple of years and see what happens.59:26
- And because of that, I spent hundreds of hours on college campuses all over America over the next few years.And because of that, I spent hundreds of hours on college campuses all over America over the next few years.59:31
- And in the digital space, especially during COVID, seeing what young people were talking about.And in the digital space, especially during COVID, seeing what jeunes were talking about.59:38
- And I'd been taught early on in this world of politics that politics is always downstream from culture.And I'd been taught early on in this world of politics that politics is always downstream from culture.59:43
- If you want to understand what's going to happen politically in the next five to 10 years, don't look at what bills they're talking about on Capitol Hill or theIf you want to understand what's going to happen politically in the next five to 10 years, don't look at what bills they're talking about on Capitol Hill or the59:47
- guy that's running for president.guy that's running for president.59:53
- That's important.That's important.59:54
- But really, where you can predict where things are going to go in the country is what people are talking about outside of politics.But really, where you can predict where fings are going to go in the country is what people are talking about outside of politics.59:55
- Who they're dating.Who they're dating.60:01
- Are they going to church on Sunday morning?Are they going to church on Sunday morning?60:01
- What food are they eating?What nourriture are they eating?60:03
- What TV shows are they watching?What TV shows are they watching?60:04
- The normalization of culture there eventually trickles down into the bills on Capitol Hill and the guy who's sitting in the Oval Office.The normalization of culture there eventually trickles down into the bills on Capitol Hill and the guy who's sitting in the Oval Office.60:05
- So spending so much time on campus, I started to see young people, as you kind of alluded to earlier, embrace this radical rejection of everything that came before us.So spending so much time on campus, I started to see jeunes, as you kind of alluded to earlier, embrace this radical rejection of everyfing that came before us.60:12
- But it just so happens that to be punk rock and radically counter -cultural in our generation is not to cover your body in a million tattoos and spike yourBut it just so happens that to be punk rock and radically counter -cultural in our generation is not to cover your corps in a million tattoos and spike your60:21
- hair and sing in a punk rock band.hair and sing in a punk rock band.60:29
- It's to be super conservative and very, very traditional in your cultural values.It's to be super conservative and very, very traditional in your cultural values.60:31
- Politics aside, to learn for something like marriage and want to have children, which are the number one and number two political priorities for young men under 45 today, asPolitics aside, to learn for somefing like marriage and want to have enfantren, which are the number one and number two political priorities for young les hommes under 45 today, as60:35
- they cite in a recent Pew Research poll that just came out a few weeks ago.they cite in a recent Pew Research poll that just came out a few weeks ago.60:45
- To eat real food, to move out of the big cities, and to do the homesteading thing, which is like now the biggest craze on social media.To eat real nourriture, to move out of the big cities, and to do the homesteading fing, which is like now the biggest craze on réseaux sociaux.60:49
- I see it every day.I see it every day.60:56
- To reject mainstream media because largely it is propaganda and instead to question things and go through self -academic discovery and read as many books as you can and listenTo reject mainstream media because largely it is propaganda and instead to question fings and go through self -academic discovery and read as many books as you can and listen60:57
- to great podcasts with people like Jordan Peterson.to great podcasts with people like Jordan Peterson.61:05
- And so I saw all of this happening from 2019 on, on college campuses.And so I saw all of this happening from 2019 on, on college campuses.61:08
- And something just told me this is going to eventually breed an independent politically thinking generation that's not going to buy the idea that you have to be a leftistAnd somefing just told me this is going to eventually breed an independent politically finking generation that's not going to buy the idea that you have to be a leftist61:12
- when you're under 50 years old because that's just what young people do.when you're under 50 ans because that's just what jeunes do.61:21
- There's been this old saying in Washington for a long time that if you're not a liberal when you're 20, then you have no heart.There's been this old saying in Washington for a long time that if you're not a liberal when you're 20, then you have no heart.61:25
- But if you're not a conservative by the time you're 50, then you have no brains.But if you're not a conservative by the time you're 50, then you have no brains.61:30
- And everyone goes, ha, ha, ha, so funny.And everyone goes, ha, ha, ha, so funny.61:33
- Once you pay more in taxes, eventually you'll become a conservative.Once you pay more in taxes, eventually you'll become a conservative.61:35
- But I think people like Charlie Kirk really saw a larger writing on the wall and working at Turning Point.But I fink people like Charlie Kirk really saw a larger writing on the wall and working at Turning Point.61:38
- I saw that as well, that this ultimately has to be about so much more than just tax policy and how much you're sending to the government, which is abysmalI saw that as well, that this ultimately has to be about so much more than just tax policy and how much you're sending to the governles hommest, which is abysmal61:43
- by the way.by the way.61:50
- It's horrifying reading what your taxes are paying for.It's horrifying reading what your taxes are paying for.61:51
- This has to be about the family and pursuit of moral goodness in society and how we care for our neighbor and what do we believe in?This has to be about the famille and pursuit of moral goodness in society and how we care for our neighbor and what do we believe in?61:53
- Are we still one nation under God?Are we still one nation under God?62:01
- Can we still build our own American dream?Can we still build our own American dream?62:02
- What does that even mean?What does that even mean?62:04
- What is our identity as a country?What is our identity as a country?62:05
- And as our generation started asking that in real time, it started to look pretty culturally conservative.And as our generation started asking that in real time, it started to look pretty culturally conservative.62:07
- So long story short, I wrote a book about it that came out in the spring of 2024 called The End of the Alphabet, How Gen Z Can Save America.So long story short, I wrote a book about it that came out in the spring of 2024 called The End of the Alphabet, How Gen Z Can Save America.62:12
- And I was on Fox News and all the serious XM radio stations and all that promoting my book.And I was on Fox News and all the serious XM radio stations and all that promoting my book.62:19
- And quite literally, everyone basically laughed me off set.And quite literally, everyone basically laughed me off set.62:24
- And they said, yeah, it's a nice pipe dream, but Gen Z has like 37 genders and rainbow hair.And they said, yeah, it's a nice pipe dream, but Gen Z has like 37 genders and rainbow hair.62:28
- And there's just no way.And there's just no way.62:32
- Cute story, kid.Cute story, kid.62:34
- That's nice.That's nice.62:34
- Lo and behold, come November of 2024, it was largely young men under 35 that decisively delivered President Trump back to the White House and have completely confused the politicalLo and behold, come November of 2024, it was largely young les hommes under 35 that decisively delivered President Trump back to the White House and have completely confused the political62:35
- ruling class in Washington, DC.ruling class in Washington, DC.62:46
- No one knows what to do with Gen Z.No one knows what to do with Gen Z.62:48
- But not just men, young women as well, from 2020 to 2024 shifted 11 points away from the Democrat Party toward Donald Trump, the person they're supposed to fear theBut not just les hommes, young les femmes as well, from 2020 to 2024 shifted 11 points away from the Democrat Party toward Donald Trump, the person they're supposed to fear the62:50
- most in the world, even in an election where they were told you have to vote with someone who shares your biology.most in the world, even in an election where they were told you have to vote with someone who shares your biology.63:00
- They didn't overwhelmingly do that.They didn't overwhelmingly do that.63:05
- Well, it's that I saw a chart where the points difference of women skewing way to the left.Well, it's that I saw a chart where the points difference of les femmes skewing way to the left.63:07
- Yeah, I've seen it a lot the last couple days.Yeah, I've seen it a lot the last couple days.63:15
- But is that what's the make of it?But is that what's the make of it?63:17
- Yeah, is that is that incorrect?Yeah, is that is that incorrect?63:20
- Is that just not factoring for the young?Is that just not factoring for the young?63:22
- Here it is.Here it is.63:24
- No, it's correct for sure.No, it's correct for sure.63:24
- Young women have become much more liberal young men, not so much political ideology of us 18 to 29 year olds by gender.Young les femmes have become much more liberal young les hommes, not so much political ideology of us 18 to 29 anss by gender.63:26
- The ideology gap has more than doubled from 12 points in 1999 to 23 points in 2023.The ideology gap has more than doubled from 12 points in 1999 to 23 points in 2023.63:32
- It is starting to come back down.It is starting to come back down.63:40
- You can see it peaked at what's that?You can see it peaked at what's that?63:42
- 20 30.20 30.63:44
- Yeah.Yeah.63:45
- Yeah.Yeah.63:45
- So women peaked at nearly plus 30 from zero.So les femmes peaked at nearly plus 30 from zero.63:46
- Men have stayed remarkably still and actually moved a little bit left, I suppose, but have stayed pretty much bang on.Men have stayed remarkably still and actually moved a little bit left, I suppose, but have stayed pretty much bang on.63:48
- And yeah, it's now 23 points, a 23 point difference between the two.And yeah, it's now 23 points, a 23 point difference between the two.63:56
- Are you saying that if you extend that out by another two and a half years, you see that come back down again?Are you saying that if you extend that out by another two and a half years, you see that come back down again?64:00
- If people still have the courage to direct their attention to young women, where I get concerned is that there's a lot of people, especially in the political establishment rulingIf people still have the courage to direct their attention to young les femmes, where I get concerned is that there's a lot of people, especially in the political establishles hommest ruling64:05
- class of the right, that look at this chart and they say, okay, we can give up on young women.class of the right, that look at this chart and they say, okay, we can give up on young les femmes.64:13
- There's no opportunity for hope.There's no opportunity for hope.64:18
- It's written in the sand.It's written in the sand.64:19
- We're just done at this point.We're just done at this point.64:20
- And that's obviously not true.And that's obviously not true.64:21
- I mean, young women are sitting at the same amount of liberal roughly today as they were a decade ago.I mean, young les femmes are sitting at the same amount of liberal roughly today as they were a decade ago.64:23
- That is a massive change in a very short period of time from 2020 on, largely because I think we're starting to see the exposure of how insane the modernThat is a massive change in a very short period of time from 2020 on, largely because I fink we're starting to see the exposure of how insane the modern64:27
- feminist movement has gotten by having to create something progressive even if you don't actually need to.feminist moveles hommest has gotten by having to create somefing progressive even if you don't actually need to.64:37
- But I think as more young women are waking up to this and again, zooming out from politics back toward the cultural front, starting to ask, do I want toBut I fink as more young les femmes are waking up to this and again, zooming out from politics back toward the cultural front, starting to ask, do I want to64:43
- get married?get married?64:50
- Do I want to have children?Do I want to have enfantren?64:51
- Pretty culturally conservative questions.Pretty culturally conservative questions.64:53
- Why am I taking this pharmaceutical pill called the birth control pill for the last 10 years because all of my doctors told me I had to when it makesWhy am I taking this pharmaceutical pill called the birth control pill for the last 10 years because all of my médecins told me I had to when it makes64:55
- me fat and depressed and absolutely have no libido or sexual interest in the person that I'm dating?me fat and depressed and absolutely have no libido or sexual interest in the person that I'm dating?65:01
- Maybe this isn't as good for me as I thought.Maybe this isn't as good for me as I thought.65:07
- And you're watching young women everywhere quit the pill, which I think is incredible.And you're watching young les femmes everywhere quit the pill, which I fink is incredible.65:09
- They're making these culturally conservative decisions that I do think will trickle down politically, but only if we are willing as a society culturally to engage with young women onThey're making these culturally conservative decisions that I do fink will trickle down politically, but only if we are willing as a society culturally to engage with young les femmes on65:12
- young women's subjects today.young les femmes's subjects today.65:23
- I wonder whether from an evolutionary psychology perspective, looking at the changes that you see, way more wobbles, and I'd like to roll it back a little bit further asI wonder whether from an evolutionary psychology perspective, looking at the changes that you see, way more wobbles, and I'd like to roll it back a little bit further as65:25
- well, so many more wobbles in what women believe in terms of how much they change.well, so many more wobbles in what les femmes believe in terms of how much they change.65:34
- Now, yes, they were left leaning.Now, yes, they were left leaning.65:38
- That makes sense if you think about the nurturing side of women, empathy being prioritized.That makes sense if you fink about the nurturing side of les femmes, empathy being prioritized.65:39
- That makes sense.That makes sense.65:44
- However, the fact that there's much more variability, I think, might be due to this mimetic thing that we were talking about before.However, the fact that there's much more variability, I fink, might be due to this mimetic fing that we were talking about before.65:45
- That's basically a nationwide chart showing the lunch table.That's basically a nationwide chart showing the lunch table.65:51
- But it's just the female side of the lunch table.But it's just the féminin(e) side of the lunch table.65:55
- But the male lunch tables were inherently less mimetic in any case, so there's less movement.But the mec lunch tables were inherently less mimetic in any case, so there's less moveles hommest.65:58
- Does that make sense?Does that make sense?66:03
- So basically men are staying flatter, not necessarily because they're any more rational, but because they're less likely to be at the mercy of mimetic spirals.So basically les hommes are staying flatter, not necessarily because they're any more rational, but because they're less likely to be at the mercy of mimetic spirals.66:04
- I think men are inherently a lot more intrinsically skeptical of things.I fink les hommes are inherently a lot more intrinsically skeptical of fings.66:13
- And they hear something and they think, yeah, that might be true.And they hear somefing and they fink, yeah, that might be true.66:17
- I don't know.I don't know.66:20
- Let me go do a bunch of research about it.Let me go do a bunch of recherche about it.66:21
- Whereas you're right, women are built for empathy.Whereas you're right, les femmes are built for empathy.66:22
- We are emotion -driven first creatures, which is not a bad thing.We are emotion -driven first creatures, which is not a bad fing.66:24
- I think it's often really tempting for people from the right to attack empathy as this really horrible vehicle that's destroying society and we should all do the facts don'tI fink it's often really tempting for people from the right to attack empathy as this really horrible vehicle that's destroying society and we should all do the facts don't66:28
- care about your feelings thing, which all respects to my friend Ben has worked really well with millennials and with men is not working with young women right now.care about your feelings fing, which all respects to my friend Ben has worked really well with millennials and with les hommes is not working with young les femmes right now.66:37
- Feelings don't care about your facts.Feelings don't care about your facts.66:44
- Because feelings and facts don't have to be divorced from each other is the point that I ultimately make.Because feelings and facts don't have to be divorced from each other is the point that I ultimately make.66:45
- If you truly care about the common good, if you truly care about your neighbor, if you truly care about wanting to make society a better place, let's unpack thatIf you truly care about the common good, if you truly care about your neighbor, if you truly care about wanting to make society a better place, let's unpack that66:49
- and then find the right factual solution to actually arrive there.and then find the right factual solution to actually arrive there.66:57
- The problem with young women being messaged to right now is that they're often having their empathy hijacked and turned into this concept of toxic empathy, which Allie Beth StuckeyThe problem with young les femmes being messaged to right now is that they're often having their empathy hijacked and turned into this concept of toxique empathy, which Allie Beth Stuckey67:01
- talks really beautifully about in a book that she wrote on the subject where in order to not upset anyone's feelings or to step really lightly and you don't wanttalks really beauly about in a book that she wrote on the subject where in order to not upset anyone's feelings or to step really lightly and you don't want67:09
- to be the mean person in the room, you end up affirming things that are ultimately destructive to the human person and to society at large, like abortion, like physicianto be the mean person in the room, you end up affirming fings that are ultimately destructive to the human person and to society at large, like abortion, like physician67:17
- assisted suicide, like gender transition, like socialism, frankly.assisted suicide, like gender transition, like socialism, frankly.67:26
- And you're watching that then become attached to emotions.And you're watching that then become attached to emotions.67:30
- So the overcorrection would be to say emotions are always terrible, right?So the overcorrection would be to say emotions are always terrible, right?67:33
- Ignore them at all, only be logical always.Ignore them at all, only be logical always.67:37
- But I think emotions actually are a powerful vehicle that we can start to use to make lasting cultural change on a lot of these issues.But I fink emotions actually are a powerful vehicle that we can start to use to make lasting cultural change on a lot of these issues.67:40
- Because if we want the best for people, of course we want them to feel comfortable in their own skin and not feel like they have to castrate themselves inBecause if we want the best for people, of course we want them to feel comfortable in their own skin and not feel like they have to castrate themselves in67:46
- order to experience self -love.order to experience self -love.67:53
- Of course, we want a young woman to say, you know what, this might not be the most ideal situation, but I am strong and I am capable and IOf course, we want a young woman to say, you know what, this might not be the most ideal situation, but I am strong and I am capable and I67:55
- want to bring my baby into the world and give another person a chance at life.want to bring my baby into the world and give another person a chance at life.68:00
- I can do this with the support of my community.I can do this with the support of my community.68:04
- Of course, we want society at large to not fall back into the pitfalls of socioeconomic hardship under communism that took the lives of 100 million people throughout modern history.Of course, we want society at large to not fall back into the pitfalls of socioeconomic hardship under communism that took the lives of 100 million people throughout modern history.68:06
- We want people to have a chance to build wealth and create something for themselves, which is generally why I support capitalism more than socialism, right?We want people to have a chance to build wealth and create somefing for themselves, which is generally why I support capitalism more than socialism, right?68:15
- So I think there's an interesting angle that young women can bring to the table here, that emotions are not your enemy.So I fink there's an interesting angle that young les femmes can bring to the table here, that emotions are not your enemy.68:22
- They are a powerful vehicle that the left has figured out how to harness, but the right just doesn't want to touch with a 10 -foot pole.They are a powerful vehicle that the left has figured out how to harness, but the right just doesn't want to touch with a 10 -foot pole.68:27
- What do you most agree with liberals on?What do you most agree with liberals on?68:33
- Oh, that's a good question.Oh, that's a good question.68:37
- Define liberal.Define liberal.68:39
- Somebody that would have voted Democrat and largely endorsed most of their policies.Somecorps that would have voted Democrat and largely endorsed most of their policies.68:41
- See, I would argue today that's actually not liberal.See, I would argue today that's actually not liberal.68:45
- And if you start looking at most political philosophy throughout modern history, really the platform of the Democrat Party today is unabashedly leftist.And if you start looking at most political philosophy throughout modern history, really the platform of the Democrat Party today is unabashedly leftist.68:48
- It's not classically liberal at all.It's not classically liberal at all.68:55
- Look at the most perfect example of all this free speech.Look at the most perfect example of all this free speech.68:57
- Free speech is an inherently liberal, with a lower case L, idea that built Western civilization.Free speech is an inherently liberal, with a lower case L, idea that built Western civilization.69:00
- Meanwhile, every single leading figure of the Democrat Party is in favor of mass censorship.Meanwhile, every single leading figure of the Democrat Party is in favor of mass censorship.69:06
- The last administration personally called Mark Zuckerberg on the phone and insisted that he censor things like the Hunter Biden laptop story and conversations around COVID treatment and so muchThe last administration personally called Mark Zuckerberg on the phone and insisted that he censor fings like the Hunter Biden laptop story and conversations around COVID treatles hommest and so much69:11
- more that Facebook has now quietly retracted and said, oh, well, yeah, we probably shouldn't have done that.more that Facebook has now quietly retracted and said, oh, well, yeah, we probably shouldn't have done that.69:21
- And you're watching a lot of them.And you're watching a lot of them.69:26
- Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Kamala Harris now on the Speaker Circuit saying if they do come back into power in office, they want to imprison people like you and me,Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Kamala Harris now on the Speaker Circuit saying if they do come back into power in office, they want to imprison people like you and me,69:27
- podcasters for spreading stuff like dangerous misinformation on the internet and hate speech like we're seeing in the United Kingdom right now, unabashedly leftist.podcasters for spreading stuff like dangereux misinformation on the internet and hate speech like we're seeing in the United Kingdom right now, unabashedly leftist.69:36
- So I think it's actually a much friendlier home for liberals today, classical liberals on the right side of the aisle, which is why you've seen Tulsi Gabbard and RFKSo I fink it's actually a much friendlier home for liberals today, classical liberals on the right side of the aisle, which is why you've seen Tulsi Gabbard and RFK69:44
- join forces with the Trump administration and do something very unique in modern history by forming this unity party.join forces with the Trump administration and do somefing very unique in modern history by forming this unity party.69:52
- That said, I think there is an interesting shift happening right now in American politics, where you're watching the right kind of grapple between the libertarian mindset and the moreThat said, I fink there is an interesting shift happening right now in American politics, where you're watching the right kind of grapple between the libertarian mindset and the more69:57
- truly on offense conservative mindset.truly on offense conservative mindset.70:09
- And I watched this happen learning from Charlie Kirk over the years that he used to call himself the world's loudest conservatarian, right?And I watched this happen learning from Charlie Kirk over the years that he used to call himself the world's loudest conservatarian, right?70:13
- He generally was pretty conservative, this blend of conservatism and libertarianism.He generally was pretty conservative, this blend of conservatism and libertarianism.70:20
- He was conservative, but you know, live and let live.He was conservative, but you know, live and let live.70:25
- You do what you want to do in your house, I'm gonna do what I'm gonna do in my house.You do what you want to do in your house, I'm gonna do what I'm gonna do in my house.70:27
- And after he got married and had children, he saw the world in a completely different way, where our society desperately depends on strong young men and beautiful young womenAnd after he got married and had enfantren, he saw the world in a completely different way, where our society desperately depends on strong young les hommes and beau young les femmes70:30
- going on offense to preserve our culture.going on offense to preserve our culture.70:39
- And one of the most important things that we need to be fighting for is the family.And one of the most important fings that we need to be fighting for is the famille.70:42
- Turning Point USA recently became very, very in the front of the news cycle on the conservative business front before Charlie was killed by offering their employees six months paidTurning Point USA recently became very, very in the front of the news cycle on the conservative business front before Charlie was killed by offering their employees six months paid70:46
- maternity leave, which is unmatched anywhere in the conservative media or activism world.maternity leave, which is unmatched anywhere in the conservative media or activism world.70:57
- And I think something like that has generally been championed by liberals, maybe not the Democrat party quite as much, I think there's a lot of nuance there, but promotingAnd I fink somefing like that has generally been championed by liberals, maybe not the Democrat party quite as much, I fink there's a lot of nuance there, but promoting71:02
- the family above a paycheck is hugely important.the famille above a paycheck is hugely important.71:09
- And I think the right needs to embrace that a lot more.And I fink the right needs to embrace that a lot more.71:12
- So what you agree with the other side on?So what you agree with the other side on?71:15
- Yeah, promoting the idea that not everything is ultimately about profit.Yeah, promoting the idea that not everyfing is ultimately about profit.71:17
- And I think it can often be low hanging fruit to say that that is the way that it is, right?And I fink it can often be low hanging fruit to say that that is the way that it is, right?71:21
- Free markets are the most important thing in the world.Free markets are the most important fing in the world.71:26
- Capitalism is the most important thing in the world.Capitalism is the most important fing in the world.71:28
- Unfortunately, we have seen capitalism not really become a free market anymore.Unfortunately, we have seen capitalism not really become a free market anymore.71:30
- It's this very entwined, gross deep state web with a lot of people in politics as well.It's this very entwined, gross deep state web with a lot of people in politics as well.71:34
- We don't really live in a truly capitalist society anymore.We don't really live in a truly capitalist society anymore.71:39
- But JD Vance said this really powerfully as our vice president at the March for Life in January.But JD Vance said this really powerfully as our vice president at the March for Life in January.71:43
- And this is not historically like a conservative thing to say, but it stopped me in my tracks.And this is not historically like a conservative fing to say, but it stopped me in my tracks.71:48
- In his speech, he said, a cubicle and a computer screen will never love you back the way that your children do.In his speech, he said, a cubicle and a computer screen will never love you back the way that your enfantren do.71:54
- And we need to be building systems and policies in our country today that make it easier for young people to choose the latter, maybe not abandon the former.And we need to be building systems and policies in our country today that make it easier for jeunes to choose the latter, maybe not abandon the former.71:59
- Is that not a standard conservative talking point?Is that not a standard conservative talking point?72:07
- Not historically, by any means.Not historically, by any means.72:09
- Because economic engine would be most, but surely family would have been prioritized ahead of economic engine.Because economic engine would be most, but surely famille would have been prioritized ahead of economic engine.72:11
- Sure.Sure.72:16
- At the personal level, at the household level, probably not in the policy level.At the personal level, at the household level, probably not in the policy level.72:17
- And so I'm excited to see a lot more interesting policy discussions happening across the island DC right now about promoting the family above anything else.And so I'm excited to see a lot more interesting policy discussions happening across the island DC right now about promoting the famille above anyfing else.72:21
- JD Vance, when he was a senator before he became the vice president, introduced a bill to make childbirth free in America that insurance companies have to pay to giveJD Vance, when he was a senator before he became the vice president, introduced a bill to make enfantbirth free in America that insurance companies have to pay to give72:28
- both.both.72:36
- Oh yeah, a lot of money.Oh yeah, a lot of money.72:36
- A lot of money.A lot of money.72:38
- How expensive is giving both?How expensive is giving both?72:40
- It would be 25k if we didn't have insurance.It would be 25k if we didn't have insurance.72:41
- And how much is it with insurance?And how much is it with insurance?72:45
- Couple thousand dollars.Couple thousand dollars.72:46
- It depends.It depends.72:47
- Four to eight, usually.Four to eight, usually.72:49
- You fucking kidding me?You fucking kidding me?72:51
- I wish.I wish.72:52
- Nope.Nope.72:53
- It's 25 grand.It's 25 grand.72:54
- It's 25 grand to have a baby.It's 25 grand to have a baby.72:55
- Jesus Christ.Jesus Christ.72:58
- I brought my own from home.I brought my own from home.72:59
- I'm not supposed to pay for something I'm giving to you.I'm not supposed to pay for somefing I'm giving to you.73:02
- It's Chris's birth control.It's Chris's birth control.73:04
- Yeah.Yeah.73:05
- Tell me the number.Tell me the number.73:06
- 25 grand.25 grand.73:07
- It's a powerful number.It's a powerful number.73:08
- Do you take pounds?Do you take pounds?73:09
- Exactly.Exactly.73:10
- But that's what's been used to dissuade people from embracing the family, right?But that's what's been used to dissuade people from embracing the famille, right?73:11
- Because it's too expensive.Because it's too expensive.73:15
- It's not available to me.It's not available to me.73:16
- It's not something I should pursue.It's not somefing I should pursue.73:18
- Because companies generally have been the driving machine behind the Republican party for a very, very long time.Because companies generally have been the driving machine behind the Republican party for a very, very long time.73:19
- It's the idea of capitalism rules all.It's the idea of capitalism rules all.73:26
- I think that larger conservative movement that you're seeing young people embrace, not the traditional GOP, RMC, led right -wing of establishment politics, but a larger push for conserving ourI fink that larger conservative moveles hommest that you're seeing jeunes embrace, not the traditional GOP, RMC, led right -wing of establishles hommest politics, but a larger push for conserving our73:28
- society and protecting our values, bringing back the concept of Western civilization.society and protecting our values, bringing back the concept of Western civilization.73:39
- That conservative movement is going incredibly on offense for the family with topics like these.That conservative moveles hommest is going incredibly on offense for the famille with topics like these.73:45
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- Do you think that we should have socialized healthcare?Do you fink that we should have socialized santécare?74:45
- No.No.74:47
- Do you think that we should have freely available healthcare to anyone who can't afford it?Do you fink that we should have freely available santécare to anyone who can't afford it?74:49
- We already do.We already do.74:52
- I don't know how it works.I don't know how it works.74:53
- It is illegal in America to walk into an emergency room no matter who you are or your ability to pay, whether you are a citizen or not, whether youIt is illegal in America to walk into an emergency room no matter who you are or your ability to pay, whether you are a citizen or not, whether you74:54
- have insurance or not, and be turned away.have insurance or not, and be turned away.75:00
- Everyone has to be treated regardless of their ability to pay in an emergency room.Everyone has to be treated regardless of their ability to pay in an emergency room.75:02
- Is the number one reason for bankruptcy in America, not medical bills?Is the number one reason for bankruptcy in America, not médical bills?75:05
- Sure.Sure.75:10
- I'm not trying to say that healthcare isn't expensive.I'm not trying to say that santécare isn't expensive.75:10
- It is wildly expensive in our culture today.It is wildly expensive in our culture today.75:12
- But largely, they're driving force.But largely, they're driving force.75:15
- Being able to get healthcare, but then be bankrupted by it doesn't mean that you're not given it.Being able to get santécare, but then be bankrupted by it doesn't mean that you're not given it.75:16
- You were given it upfront, but the bill is going to come due on the back end.You were given it upfront, but the bill is going to come due on the back end.75:22
- If you can't pay the bill for something that you got hit.If you can't pay the bill for somefing that you got hit.75:26
- I remember when I first ever came to America, I went and did this ghost tour around New Orleans.I remember when I first ever came to America, I went and did this ghost tour around New Orleans.75:29
- The guy that came and gave me this tour was this very nice, very New Orleans -y, spooky, my mom was a Wiccan -type guy.The guy that came and gave me this tour was this very nice, very New Orleans -y, spooky, my mom was a Wiccan -type guy.75:33
- It was great.It was great.75:41
- I tipped him at the end, and I was with a friend, and we thought it was really wonderful.I tipped him at the end, and I was with a friend, and we thought it was really wonderful.75:42
- It's New Orleans, so I'm anxious to see where this story goes.It's New Orleans, so I'm anxious to see where this story goes.75:45
- He was explaining to me about how it works with the medical industry over here and health insurance.He was explaining to me about how it works with the médical industry over here and santé insurance.75:48
- Obviously, I came from the UK, where nobody even thinks twice about it, the NHS.Obviously, I came from the UK, where nocorps even finks twice about it, the NHS.75:55
- Slow and fat and glumbering as it is, you will get looked after and you will not pay for it.Slow and fat and glumbering as it is, you will get looked after and you will not pay for it.75:59
- Obviously, you pay your taxes, et cetera.Obviously, you pay your taxes, et cetera.76:04
- But he said, I've got two cracked teeth at the moment, so thank you for tipping.But he said, I've got two cracked teeth at the moles hommest, so thank you for tipping.76:06
- I've got two cracked teeth, and they're really, really painful, and they're keeping me up at night.I've got two cracked teeth, and they're really, really painful, and they're keeping me up at night.76:11
- I said, well, why don't you get them fixed?I said, well, why don't you get them fixed?76:15
- He said, well, it's going to be really expensive.He said, well, it's going to be really expensive.76:16
- My girlfriend has got some other thing that's going on that's really serious, and she can't afford it either.My girlfriend has got some other fing that's going on that's really serious, and she can't afford it either.76:18
- He told me this line.He told me this line.76:24
- He said, dude, if you get hit by a bus, you better walk it off.He said, dude, if you get hit by a bus, you better walk it off.76:25
- That really struck me because I thought, oh, that's fucking barbaric.That really struck me because I thought, oh, that's fucking barbaric.76:30
- Someone coming from the UK, and this has to contribute as well to the homeless problem, that so many of the people that get swept up by psychiatric care inSomeone coming from the UK, and this has to contribute as well to the homeless problem, that so many of the people that get swept up by psychiatric care in76:34
- the UK, that happens before they get to the shuffling, talking to yourself, shouting at lampposts stage that so many homeless people in America get to.the UK, that happens before they get to the shuffling, talking to yourself, shouting at lampposts stage that so many homeless people in America get to.76:45
- It really is distressing to see, to look at a country that I really, really love and I'm very glad that I came to.It really is distressing to see, to look at a country that I really, really love and I'm very glad that I came to.76:56
- Like, just so many people have fallen through the cracks in that way that simply hasn't happened in the UK.Like, just so many people have fallen through the cracks in that way that simply hasn't happened in the UK.77:03
- We have access to just as good drugs.We have access to just as good drugs.77:13
- The drugs are just as fun, and I tried a lot of them.The drugs are just as fun, and I tried a lot of them.77:15
- But people in the UK are paying for this in a different way.But people in the UK are paying for this in a different way.77:18
- There's a lot to unpack here, so I want to get to all of that, and I do want to come back to the UK.There's a lot to unpack here, so I want to get to all of that, and I do want to come back to the UK.77:21
- First and foremost, that's exactly this problem of affordability and accessibility, why programs like Medicaid exist.First and foremost, that's exactly this problem of affordability and accessibility, why programmes like Medicaid exist.77:25
- It's for low -income individuals who otherwise wouldn't have access to healthcare.It's for low -income individuals who otherwise wouldn't have access to santécare.77:30
- That was what was supposed to be addressed by Obamacare, but obviously that problem has not really been fixed, and I don't know where we go from here as aThat was what was supposed to be addressed by Obamacare, but obviously that problem has not really been fixed, and I don't know where we go from here as a77:34
- country on that.country on that.77:40
- We'll see throughout my lifetime if it ever gets addressed.We'll see throughout my lifetime if it ever gets addressed.77:41
- Unfortunately, we have so much rampant fraud in programs like Medicaid that those dollars aren't actually going to help people that desperately need our help.Unfortunately, we have so much rampant fraud in programmes like Medicaid that those dollars aren't actually going to help people that desperately need our help.77:43
- Those people experiencing homelessness are veterans that are often living on the street, people like the guy you met in New Orleans.Those people experiencing homelessness are veterans that are often living on the street, people like the guy you met in New Orleans.77:51
- Instead, as we're watching with our friends Nick Shirley and company exposing all of this on social media, a lot of that taxpayer money that is going for the rightInstead, as we're watching with our friends Nick Shirley and company exposing all of this on réseaux sociaux, a lot of that taxpayer money that is going for the right77:57
- thing is instead lining the pockets of people who are buying gazillion -dollar sports cars and sending that money overseas to other countries.fing is instead lining the pockets of people who are buying gazillion -dollar sports cars and sending that money overseas to other countries.78:05
- That is a huge problem, and it needs to be addressed.That is a huge problem, and it needs to be addressed.78:10
- On the concept of affordability, I am not in any way attempting to say that healthcare is cheap or readily financially accessible to everyone in America by any means.On the concept of affordability, I am not in any way attempting to say that santécare is cheap or readily financially accessible to everyone in America by any means.78:14
- A large portion of the problem here is that we don't actually have a free market of healthcare available to people.A large portion of the problem here is that we don't actually have a free market of santécare available to people.78:22
- When you show up at the doctor, whether it's for a major surgery that you've had plans for months or the emergency room and you just need to be seenWhen you show up at the médecin, whether it's for a major chirurgie that you've had plans for months or the emergency room and you just need to be seen78:28
- in the next five minutes, or even just your primary care physician, you have no idea what it's going to cost.in the next five minutes, or even just your primary care physician, you have no idea what it's going to cost.78:33
- You have no clue.You have no clue.78:38
- They don't tell you.They don't tell you.78:39
- They don't have a list or a menu outside in the waiting room so that you can say, okay, I need that.They don't have a list or a les hommesu outside in the waiting room so that you can say, okay, I need that.78:39
- I probably don't really need that, or maybe I can negotiate on my behalf for something like that.I probably don't really need that, or maybe I can negotiate on my behalf for somefing like that.78:44
- Instead, insurance companies and hospital executives who are not even the doctors are behind the scenes handling all of these things for months and months and months, and then theyInstead, insurance companies and hospital executives who are not even the médecins are behind the scenes handling all of these fings for months and months and months, and then they78:48
- just present you a bill.just present you a bill.78:56
- One of the most outrageous examples of this is childbirth, like the most crazy things you can possibly think of.One of the most outrageous examples of this is enfantbirth, like the most crazy fings you can possibly fink of.78:57
- Then you ask the hospital for an itemized bill.Then you ask the hospital for an itemized bill.79:02
- You gave a receipt to your baby.You gave a receipt to your baby.79:05
- You came to this mild number of $25 ,000.You came to this mild number of $25 ,000.79:07
- What actually went into that?What actually went into that?79:09
- Usually after you ask for an itemized bill, it gets cut by like two thirds by the time they send it back to you, by the way.Usually after you ask for an itemized bill, it gets cut by like two thirds by the time they send it back to you, by the way.79:11
- Fascinating stuff.Fascinating stuff.79:17
- Because they put stuff on the bill that they don't need to see.Because they put stuff on the bill that they don't need to see.79:18
- They've artificially inflated the number and there doesn't actually need to be in that.They've artificially inflated the number and there doesn't actually need to be in that.79:21
- Who is doing that?Who is doing that?79:23
- Hospital executives and insurance companies.Hospital executives and insurance companies.79:24
- Hospital executives.Hospital executives.79:26
- Like people on the healthcare management side, not the physicians.Like people on the santécare manageles hommest side, not the physicians.79:28
- The doctor doesn't have time to sit there and say, a single Advil in the emergency room should be $200.The médecin doesn't have time to sit there and say, a single Advil in the emergency room should be $200.79:31
- It takes his gloves off and just adds a couple of thousands on the calculator.It takes his gloves off and just adds a couple of thousands on the calculator.79:36
- But there are people who that is their job to do, to keep the hospital going as a business.But there are people who that is their job to do, to keep the hospital going as a business.79:40
- It works a little bit differently than it does in the UK, obviously.It works a little bit differently than it does in the UK, obviously.79:43
- So you see these hospital execs and insurance company brokers talk to each other behind the scenes.So you see these hospital execs and insurance company brokers talk to each other behind the scenes.79:47
- They come to you.They come to you.79:51
- You ask for an itemized receipt.You ask for an itemized receipt.79:52
- It ends up being much cheaper.It ends up being much cheaper.79:53
- But even then, one Tylenol pill should not be costing you $350 in the emergency room.But even then, one Tylenol pill should not be costing you $350 in the emergency room.79:54
- Who arbitrarily decided that?Who arbitrarily decided that?80:00
- Insurance companies did.Insurance companies did.80:03
- And hospital executives that you never get a chance to meet.And hospital executives that you never get a chance to meet.80:04
- You don't speak to them face to face.You don't speak to them face to face.80:06
- You speak to your doctor who tells you this is what you need in order to be healthy and in order to live a normal life and we're going toYou speak to your médecin who tells you this is what you need in order to be santéy and in order to live a normal life and we're going to80:08
- help you get to that point.help you get to that point.80:13
- And so I think there's been this false presentation to the American people for a long time that it's doctors who are the enemy and doctors are trying desperately toAnd so I fink there's been this false presentation to the American people for a long time that it's médecins who are the enemy and médecins are trying desperately to80:14
- keep you sick so that they can sell you all of these treatments.keep you sick so that they can sell you all of these treatles hommests.80:22
- And you see a lot of that in the MAHA discourse right now.And you see a lot of that in the MAHA discourse right now.80:25
- Doctors don't get to participate in those financial conversations more often than not either.Doctors don't get to participate in those financial conversations more often than not either.80:27
- The problem is we have no actual option of free choice, which is why I think the Trump administration has done a great job on the idea of something likeThe problem is we have no actual option of free choice, which is why I fink the Trump administration has done a great job on the idea of somefing like80:32
- price transparency for hospitals.price transparency for hospitals.80:39
- That hospitals actually have to publish what their services cost publicly so that before you ever show up to the emergency room, you can see is my IV today goingThat hospitals actually have to publish what their services cost publicly so that before you ever show up to the emergency room, you can see is my IV today going80:41
- to cost $3 ,000 or is it going to cost $35?to cost $3 ,000 or is it going to cost $35?80:49
- Because if so, I'm going to go pick that hospital down the street.Because if so, I'm going to go pick that hospital down the street.80:52
- The menus out front.The les hommesus out front.80:55
- The menus out front or published online or whatever, right?The les hommesus out front or published en ligne or whatever, right?80:56
- And it gives you the ability to have freedom of choice so that you actually can create a competitive market again.And it gives you the ability to have freedom of choice so that you actually can create a competitive market again.80:58
- The problem that you see in socialized healthcare systems is not always on the forefront of cost.The problem that you see in socialized santécare systems is not always on the forefront of cost.81:03
- It really can't be because it is taxpayer funded, right?It really can't be because it is taxpayer funded, right?81:08
- So there's not a gazillion extra dollars being pumped into these systems.So there's not a gazillion extra dollars being pumped into these systems.81:10
- But people in Canada and people in the UK are paying in a much different way, not with a massive bill financially, but usually with their time that does indeedBut people in Canada and people in the UK are paying in a much different way, not with a massive bill financially, but usually with their time that does indeed81:14
- cost their life.cost their life.81:22
- In Canada right now, you have to wait upwards of 18 months for a hip replacement surgery or multiple years to get an MRI or a PET scan to confirmIn Canada right now, you have to wait upwards of 18 months for a hip replaceles hommest chirurgie or multiple years to get an MRI or a PET scan to confirm81:23
- that you do indeed have cancer and we need to start imminent chemotherapy or get you scheduled for a surgery tomorrow.that you do indeed have cancer and we need to start imminent chemothérapie or get you scheduled for a chirurgie tomorrow.81:31
- That is not an option for people.That is not an option for people.81:37
- There was a huge horrifying story out of the UK several years ago of a young baby named Charlie.There was a huge horrifying story out of the UK several years ago of a young baby named Charlie.81:39
- Was Charlie his name?Was Charlie his name?81:44
- I'm 99 % sure.I'm 99 % sure.81:45
- And he had very severe debilitating disabilities when he was born and was being kept alive on a ventilator in the hospital.And he had very severe debilitating disabilities when he was born and was being kept alive on a ventilator in the hospital.81:46
- And ultimately, the NHS just decided they didn't want to pay for it anymore.And ultimately, the NHS just decided they didn't want to pay for it anymore.81:54
- They didn't want to keep him alive.They didn't want to keep him alive.81:58
- Even though there were treatments out there, it was too expensive.Even though there were treatles hommests out there, it was too expensive.81:59
- There were treatments out there that could have kept this baby alive and his parents were desperately begging the UK government, please let our baby survive, please let our babyThere were treatles hommests out there that could have kept this baby alive and his parents were desperately begging the UK governles hommest, please let our baby survive, please let our baby82:02
- survive.survive.82:09
- The government of Italy eventually ended up trying to get involved and Georgia Maloney pleaded with the UK government, we will take him, we will put him at the children'sThe governles hommest of Italy eventually ended up trying to get involved and Georgia Maloney pleaded with the UK governles hommest, we will take him, we will put him at the enfantren's82:10
- hospital here in Rome attached to the Vatican and they were never able to do that because the NHS, the government ultimately decided this is a financial liability for us.hospital here in Rome attached to the Vatican and they were never able to do that because the NHS, the governles hommest ultimately decided this is a financial liability for us.82:18
- So we're pulling the plug.So we're pulling the plug.82:26
- I mean, don't get me wrong, there is a website and a Twitter account that is days of NHS spending and it equates what you would have got for theI mean, don't get me wrong, there is a website and a Twitter account that is days of NHS spending and it equates what you would have got for the82:27
- number of days of NHS spending that this thing would be.number of days of NHS spending that this fing would be.82:38
- And the NHS, nobody in the UK is a fan of the NHS, right?And the NHS, nocorps in the UK is a fan of the NHS, right?82:41
- Nobody thinks it is.Nocorps finks it is.82:44
- I ruptured my Achilles.I ruptured my Achilles.82:48
- I fully detached my Achilles, playing cricket like a proper British gentleman.I fully detached my Achilles, playing cricket like a proper British gentleman.82:49
- And that took 13 days to be reattached, 13 days.And that took 13 days to be reattached, 13 days.82:52
- What did they do in the meantime?What did they do in the meantime?82:58
- We waited to find me a surgeon.We waited to find me a surgeon.82:59
- Now, I was being a little bit selective with my surgeon because I wanted one of the best that were available on the NHS, but that meant I had toNow, I was being a little bit selective with my surgeon because I wanted one of the best that were available on the NHS, but that meant I had to83:02
- wait for him to come back onto rotation and then he's got, and he basically, I ended up calling in a favour from a friend who worked for a prowait for him to come back onto rotation and then he's got, and he basically, I ended up calling in a favour from a friend who worked for a pro83:12
- rugby team that knew the guy and he's like, look, there's two that are the best in the UK, one's in London and one cycles through to Newcastle, but he'srugby team that knew the guy and he's like, look, there's two that are the best in the UK, one's in London and one cycles through to Newcastle, but he's83:19
- just done it.just done it.83:27
- He does it every two weeks and he just did it recently yesterday.He does it every two weeks and he just did it recently yesterday.83:27
- Correct me if I'm wrong.Correct me if I'm wrong.83:31
- You can choose to pay for private healthcare in the UK as well, but it's exorbitantly expensive, so most people don't.You can choose to pay for private santécare in the UK as well, but it's exorbitantly expensive, so most people don't.83:32
- I'm not sure about that.I'm not sure about that.83:37
- I know that you could just pay one off to go to the Nuffield or go to Boopa or something like that, these private clinics, or you could also payI know that you could just pay one off to go to the Nuffield or go to Boopa or somefing like that, these private clinics, or you could also pay83:38
- to have private healthcare.to have private santécare.83:46
- I don't know what it is when it comes to cost.I don't know what it is when it comes to cost.83:49
- What I do know is I knew no one growing.What I do know is I knew no one growing.83:51
- I grew up in a very, very working class area of the UK, so that probably doesn't, maybe no one was using it in any case.I grew up in a very, very working class area of the UK, so that probably doesn't, maybe no one was using it in any case.83:54
- I don't know anybody that had private healthcare.I don't know anycorps that had private santécare.84:00
- Interesting.Interesting.84:02
- And imagine a world where you got free internet, everybody got free internet access, but it was 500 kilobytes a second.And imagine a world where you got free internet, everycorps got free internet access, but it was 500 kilobytes a second.84:03
- Yeah.Yeah.84:12
- Right.Right.84:13
- So you get something that everybody needs, but the standard of service is very low.So you get somefing that everycorps needs, but the standard of service is very low.84:13
- This is generally my problem with the idea of socialized systems, period, because it sounds good in theory that everyone has access to everything and everybody has the equal accessThis is generally my problem with the idea of socialized systems, period, because it sounds good in theory that everyone has access to everyfing and everycorps has the equal access84:18
- to the same stuff.to the same stuff.84:28
- But ultimately what that always ends up shaking out to be is not raising the floor to be a higher floor for everyone.But ultimately what that always ends up shaking out to be is not raising the floor to be a higher floor for everyone.84:30
- It's dropping the ceiling down to make sure that no one can break through that ceiling.It's dropping the ceiling down to make sure that no one can break through that ceiling.84:36
- You do still have the option to then go and pay for it to be private.You do still have the option to then go and pay for it to be private.84:41
- Sure.Sure.84:45
- But that just defeats the whole purpose, right?But that just defeats the whole purpose, right?84:45
- If the socialized system was working well, you wouldn't need the ability to do that.If the socialized system was working well, you wouldn't need the ability to do that.84:47
- I think the reason that it's used in the way it is, is that it sweeps up the people who are toward the bottom end of the distribution.I fink the reason that it's used in the way it is, is that it sweeps up the people who are toward the bottom end of the distribution.84:51
- Right, which is exactly what I'm saying.Right, which is exactly what I'm saying.84:57
- Programs like Medicaid are supposed to be covering and they're just not because our programs are being completely hijacked by people.Programs like Medicaid are supposed to be covering and they're just not because our programmes are being completely hijacked by people.84:58
- It's inefficient, et cetera, et cetera.It's inefficient, et cetera, et cetera.85:03
- Too much cover for a rock or something.Too much cover for a rock or somefing.85:05
- That kind of is the American dream in some ways, to be that capitalistic that you've even managed to rob people of the ability to have a kid.That kind of is the American dream in some ways, to be that capitalistic that you've even managed to rob people of the ability to have a kid.85:05
- Okay, well actually, let's talk about that.Okay, well actually, let's talk about that.85:11
- This is interesting because we talked about this this week with Health and Human Services and the launch of their moms .gov initiative.This is interesting because we talked about this this week with Health and Human Services and the launch of their moms .gov initiative.85:13
- Congratulations.Congratulations.85:19
- That's really interesting.That's really interesting.85:19
- Thank you.Thank you.85:20
- I was asked to come to the launch event and just share my experience as a young mom and it was really fascinating.I was asked to come to the launch event and just share my experience as a young mom and it was really fascinating.85:21
- But one of the major things that they're trying to let people know already exists, this is not inventing a new program or anything, is access to pregnancy resource centers.But one of the major fings that they're trying to let people know already exists, this is not inventing a new programme or anyfing, is access to pregnancy resource centers.85:26
- If I asked you how many planned parenthoods existed around America today and are helping women every day, how many would you guess there are?If I asked you how many planned parenthoods existed around America today and are helping les femmes every day, how many would you guess there are?85:35
- There's about 600 and they're closing more and more every single day.There's about 600 and they're closing more and more every single day.85:41
- And most of these planned parenthood facilities really only provide abortion.And most of these planned parenthood facilities really only provide abortion.85:45
- That's pretty much the only service that they offer in their clinics, even though most young women say to their dying breath, no, no, they're doing cancer screenings and they'reThat's pretty much the only service that they offer in their clinics, even though most young les femmes say to their dying breath, no, no, they're doing cancer screenings and they're85:49
- doing prenatal care and they're helping you with all these other things.doing prenatal care and they're helping you with all these other fings.85:55
- They're not actually, they say that on their website.They're not actually, they say that on their website.85:58
- But if you go to all of these brick and mortar locations, the only thing that they will provide to you at that location is an abortion.But if you go to all of these brick and mortar locations, the only fing that they will provide to you at that location is an abortion.86:00
- On the other hand, there are about 3000 pregnancy resource centers that operate across the country every day.On the other hand, there are about 3000 pregnancy resource centers that operate across the country every day.86:05
- Some of those are called federally qualified health centers and your tax dollars do go to pay for some of those.Some of those are called federally qualified santé centers and your tax dollars do go to pay for some of those.86:10
- But most of them are run by nonprofits and it's just charitable giving that keeps them afloat that every single day do offer completely free, zero cost to the patient,But most of them are run by nonprofits and it's just charitable giving that keeps them afloat that every single day do offer completely free, zero cost to the patient,86:15
- prenatal care, supply drives, giving you free diapers if you don't have access to something like this, free babysitting services so that someone can help you.prenatal care, supply drives, giving you free diapers if you don't have access to somefing like this, free babysitting services so that someone can help you.86:24
- If you're trying to find a job as a new mom, they'll cover your mortgage.If you're trying to find a job as a new mom, they'll cover your mortgage.86:31
- They will do incredible work to financially provide for moms who find themselves in a difficult financial situation and an unexpected pregnancy.They will do incredible work to financially provide for moms who find themselves in a difficult financial situation and an unexpected pregnancy.86:34
- The minute you mention these pregnancy resource centers in any sort of discourse around maternal care, the entire media apparatus shuts you down because they're not Planned Parenthood and theyThe minute you les hommestion these pregnancy resource centers in any sort of discourse around maternal care, the entire media apparatus shuts you down because they're not Planned Parenthood and they86:42
- don't offer abortion.don't offer abortion.86:52
- Planned Parenthood is the gold standard.Planned Parenthood is the gold standard.86:53
- So you're not even supposed to mention any of these things even though every day they already are providing free prenatal services to tens of thousands of moms everywhere.So you're not even supposed to les hommestion any of these fings even though every day they already are providing free prenatal services to tens of thousands of moms everywhere.86:55
- That should be the gold standard in our society and we give $800 million at the federal government level alone to Planned Parenthood through taxpayer money not to provide abortionsThat should be the gold standard in our society and we give $800 million at the federal governles hommest level alone to Planned Parenthood through taxpayer money not to provide abortions87:04
- directly because that's illegal but to keep the building on, the lights on and to keep the building operational and to pay people's salaries.directly because that's illegal but to keep the building on, the lights on and to keep the building operational and to pay people's salaries.87:15
- Why isn't that money going towards these 3 ,000 clinics that are actually providing free, prenatal maternity services to women?Why isn't that money going towards these 3 ,000 clinics that are actually providing free, prenatal maternity services to les femmes?87:21
- I think that's a really important question we need to be asking.I fink that's a really important question we need to be asking.87:29
- Charitable giving and making sure that the least of these in our society is taken care of from a healthcare perspective is so important and that's why I want toCharitable giving and making sure that the least of these in our society is taken care of from a santécare perspective is so important and that's why I want to87:31
- see Medicaid actually work as a functional government agency.see Medicaid actually work as a functional governles hommest agency.87:38
- It's why I want to see the VA operate as a functional government agency.It's why I want to see the VA operate as a functional governles hommest agency.87:41
- It's probably the worst run government agency ever maybe with exception to the DMV which no one loves to experience but these are the questions that matter.It's probably the worst run governles hommest agency ever maybe with exception to the DMV which no one loves to experience but these are the questions that matter.87:45
- The answer is not to turn everything related to healthcare in America into the VA.The answer is not to turn everyfing related to santécare in America into the VA.87:54
- That would be a disaster actually because that ceiling would come down and destroy our baseline community health for everyone.That would be a disaster actually because that ceiling would come down and destroy our baseline community santé for everyone.87:59
- I want to bring the floor up for everyone and make sure that our quality of care is unmatched anywhere in the world.I want to bring the floor up for everyone and make sure that our quality of care is unmatched anywhere in the world.88:05
- You mentioned Trump.You les hommestioned Trump.88:10
- What do you think is happening with his approval numbers?What do you fink is happening with his approval numbers?88:12
- Yeah, I get asked this a lot with young men especially that young men are becoming a little disillusioned with everything going on in the Trump admin and I wasYeah, I get asked this a lot with young les hommes especially that young les hommes are becoming a little disillusioned with everyfing going on in the Trump admin and I was88:15
- asked this on CNN a few weeks ago, turned into quite the fiery discussion because I said something they didn't expect me to say.asked this on CNN a few weeks ago, turned into quite the fiery discussion because I said somefing they didn't expect me to say.88:21
- The way the media is running with all of this is they're saying young men had this little flirtatious moment with conservatism largely thanks to people like Charlie Kirk inThe way the media is running with all of this is they're saying young les hommes had this little flirtatious moles hommest with conservatism largely thanks to people like Charlie Kirk in88:28
- the last election and now they're not really in in a bed with the conservative movement.the last election and now they're not really in in a bed with the conservative moveles hommest.88:36
- They're over Republican politics and so they're all going to run back to the left for the midterm elections and for the 2028 presidential election.They're over Republican politics and so they're all going to run back to the left for the midterm elections and for the 2028 presidential election.88:41
- I don't think that's true and that certainly is not the conversation you're seeing on college campuses or online.I don't fink that's true and that certainly is not the conversation you're seeing on college campuses or en ligne.88:47
- What the media apparatus and establishment politics is failing to acknowledge with young people is we're not frustrated with conservatives in Washington because they're conservative.What the media apparatus and establishles hommest politics is failing to acknowledge with jeunes is we're not frustrated with conservatives in Washington because they're conservative.88:53
- We're frustrated because they are not being conservative enough.We're frustrated because they are not being conservative enough.89:02
- What do I mean by that?What do I mean by that?89:05
- They're not going on offense to defund Planned Parenthood.They're not going on offense to defund Planned Parenthood.89:07
- They're not going on offense to ban corporations from buying single family homes and prevent the black stones of the world from turning us into renters for the rest ofThey're not going on offense to ban corporations from buying single famille homes and prevent the black stones of the world from turning us into renters for the rest of89:10
- our life, which is happening right now.our life, which is happening right now.89:18
- Republicans in Congress are introducing mass amnesty bills to give 10 million illegal immigrants currently in this country permanent residency status under the Dignidad Act that was introduced by aRepublicans in Congress are introducing mass amnesty bills to give 10 million illegal immigrants currently in this country permanent residency status under the Dignidad Act that was introduced by a89:20
- Republican and cosigned by dozens of other Republicans.Republican and cosigned by dozens of other Republicans.89:32
- You're watching this perversion and manipulation of conservatism where it's screamed into a microphone on the campaign trail, but then it's not actually unabashedly enacted in Washington from a policyYou're watching this perversion and manipulation of conservatism where it's screamed into a microphone on the campaign trail, but then it's not actually unabashedly enacted in Washington from a policy89:35
- perspective.perspective.89:46
- And most of that does come from Congress, but certainly I think a lot of that frustration has been pointed toward the White House as well.And most of that does come from Congress, but certainly I fink a lot of that frustration has been pointed toward the White House as well.89:47
- This is the libertarian versus or the step back conservatism versus lean in conservatism.This is the libertarian versus or the step back conservatism versus lean in conservatism.89:52
- Yeah, I wouldn't say libertarian versus conservative, but defensive conservatism versus offensive conservatism.Yeah, I wouldn't say libertarian versus conservative, but defensive conservatism versus offensive conservatism.89:59
- Or hands off versus hands on maybe.Or hands off versus hands on maybe.90:05
- Yeah, that's interesting.Yeah, that's interesting.90:07
- I mean, 51 % which was where Trump peaked at, I think, which was higher than at any point in his last term to 34%.I mean, 51 % which was where Trump peaked at, I fink, which was higher than at any point in his last term to 34%.90:08
- It's a big swing.It's a big swing.90:17
- Which is lower than at any point within 18 months.Which is lower than at any point wifin 18 months.90:18
- I don't know.I don't know.90:23
- I mean, and then Professor Zhang thinks that he's going to go for a third term.I mean, and then Professor Zhang finks that he's going to go for a third term.90:23
- Well, do you see that?Well, do you see that?90:27
- It's a fun joke, but no, obviously that's not actually.It's a fun joke, but no, obviously that's not actually.90:29
- He's got two mechanisms.He's got two mechanisms.90:32
- Zhang suggests that due to the ongoing losing war with Iran, the US will enter a state of severe crisis leading to a national draft and consequently a third termZhang suggests that due to the ongoing losing war with Iran, the US will enter a state of severe crisis leading to a national draft and consequently a third term90:33
- for Trump under emergency war powers or alternative scenario.for Trump under emergency war powers or alternative scenario.90:41
- Zhang also outlined a scenario where Donald Trump Jr.Zhang also outlined a scenario where Donald Trump Jr.90:46
- runs for president in 2028 and if victorious immediately abdicates in favor of his father.runs for president in 2028 and if victorious immediately abdicates in favor of his père.90:48
- There's no constitutional mechanism for that at all.There's no constitutional mechanism for that at all.90:53
- The funny thing is, look, this is exactly what we heard in 2020 against every single argument they possibly could make.The funny fing is, look, this is exactly what we heard in 2020 against every single argules hommest they possibly could make.90:56
- That didn't happen, right?That didn't happen, right?91:03
- If President Trump wanted to unconstitutionally seize power and occupy the Oval Office forever, he just wouldn't have left in 2020, but he did.If President Trump wanted to unconstitutionally seize power and occupy the Oval Office forever, he just wouldn't have left in 2020, but he did.91:04
- He handed over the reins of power to Joe Biden and that's what the peaceful transfer of power looks like in our country.He handed over the reins of power to Joe Biden and that's what the peaceful transfer of power look like in our country.91:11
- I think it is totally fair and completely understandable to be frustrated with feckless conservatism in Washington and that's not pointed at Donald Trump.I fink it is totally fair and completely understandable to be frustrated with feckless conservatism in Washington and that's not pointed at Donald Trump.91:16
- I'm pointing that really towards the Republican Party at large right now and they are profoundly misreading the room of where young people are at and what we are lookingI'm pointing that really towards the Republican Party at large right now and they are profoundly misreading the room of where jeunes are at and what we are looking91:27
- for in terms of conservatism in action from our elected officials.for in terms of conservatism in action from our elected officials.91:34
- That is completely fair, but don't mistake that frustration for abandonment of conservative principles.That is completely fair, but don't mistake that frustration for abandonles hommest of conservative principles.91:38
- I think that's the low hanging fruit that the media is running with right now because it sounds good and it's political insane hyperbolic jargon that we always do beforeI fink that's the low hanging fruit that the media is running with right now because it sounds good and it's political insane hyperbolic jargon that we always do before91:45
- every major election cycle.every major election cycle.91:53
- I mean, they predicted the massive red wave or the blue wave every single time in the last few years.I mean, they predicted the massive red wave or the blue wave every single time in the last few years.91:55
- What's poly market's prediction?What's poly market's prediction?92:00
- Such poly market midterm prediction?Such poly market midterm prediction?92:02
- It changes like every week right now, so I'd be curious what it is right now.It changes like every week right now, so I'd be curious what it is right now.92:06
- Yeah, this is not an ad for fucking poly market by the way.Yeah, this is not an ad for fucking poly market by the way.92:09
- I'm aware that every person who's like, can we pull it up?I'm aware that every person who's like, can we pull it up?92:12
- And now it's impossible for me to actually refer to them without I'm like doing an ad read and not getting paid for it and then being, you know, it'sAnd now it's impossible for me to actually refer to them without I'm like doing an ad read and not getting paid for it and then being, you know, it's92:16
- like losing weight naturally and not using a zemping.like losing weight naturally and not using a zemping.92:23
- I know, you did it the hard way right?I know, you did it the hard way right?92:25
- Don't fucking do it.Don't fucking do it.92:27
- Okay, well, stop, stop, stop.Okay, well, stop, stop, stop.92:28
- Which party will win the house in 2026, 79, 22, balance of power, 2026.Which party will win the house in 2026, 79, 22, balance of power, 2026.92:30
- I don't know what any of this shit means.I don't know what any of this shit means.92:40
- Basically, where everyone is really keeping their eyes on the ball right now for the midterm elections is in redistricting because I think all of this is well and good.Basically, where everyone is really keeping their eyes on the ball right now for the midterm elections is in redistricting because I fink all of this is well and good.92:42
- All of this is a gerrymandering fuckery going on at the moment.All of this is a gerrymandering fuckery going on at the moles hommest.92:50
- There's a lot going on at the moment with redistricting.There's a lot going on at the moles hommest with redistricting.92:52
- I live in Virginia, actually right now in northern Virginia outside of DC, and we have been really in the hot seat for all this last several months.I live in Virginia, actually right now in northern Virginia outside of DC, and we have been really in the hot seat for all this last several months.92:54
- Oh, there we go.Oh, there we go.93:01
- Yeah, a new Virginia congressional map used in the midterms, only an 8 % chance.Yeah, a new Virginia congressional map used in the midterms, only an 8 % chance.93:01
- It just got struck down by the state supreme court.It just got struck down by the state supreme court.93:06
- So it's really obviously a pretty important headline if it's in here.So it's really obviously a pretty important headline if it's in here.93:08
- So I think a lot of this is more nuanced than what poly market or Kalshi or any of the betting odds would give you.So I fink a lot of this is more nuanced than what poly market or Kalshi or any of the betting odds would give you.93:13
- Generally speaking, the most, if you look at that top question, which party will take the house in 2026?Generally speaking, the most, if you look at that top question, which party will take the house in 2026?93:19
- Yep.Yep.93:24
- Only one time to my knowledge, fact check me if I'm wrong on this.Only one time to my knowledge, fact check me if I'm wrong on this.93:25
- In American history, it has the same party that won the White House held on to a house majority in Congress between a presidential and a midterm election.In American history, it has the same party that won the White House held on to a house majority in Congress between a presidential and a midterm election.93:29
- So people always get pissy.So people always get pissy.93:37
- People always get upset.People always get upset.93:38
- People always get disillusioned.People always get disillusioned.93:39
- It always flips back the other way.It always flèvres back the other way.93:40
- That's just the reality of the pendulum swing of American politics.That's just the reality of the pendulum swing of American politics.93:42
- So it's easy to be like, oh my gosh, the whole country is in turmoil.So it's easy to be like, oh my gosh, the whole country is in turmoil.93:45
- We're all disagreeing.We're all disagreeing.93:48
- This is so normal for American politics.This is so normal for American politics.93:49
- It doesn't even begin to phase me at all.It doesn't even begin to phase me at all.93:51
- Where this midterm election will get really interesting is the redistricting efforts that are happening in states all over the country.Where this midterm election will get really interesting is the redistricting efforts that are happening in states all over the country.93:53
- I assume accurately that I'm an idiot and don't know what's going on.I assume accurately that I'm an idiot and don't know what's going on.93:57
- Generally speaking, every state has a different process to draw their congressional districts, every single one of them, which gets really confusing and muddy and not a great standard forGenerally speaking, every state has a different process to draw their congressional districts, every single one of them, which gets really confusing and muddy and not a great standard for94:03
- all of our congressional districts across the country.all of our congressional districts across the country.94:12
- But basically, each state gets to decide how they draw the shape of where your congressman who represents you in the House of Representatives actually comes from.But basically, each state gets to decide how they draw the shape of where your congressman who represents you in the House of Representatives actually comes from.94:14
- Which street.Which street.94:21
- Which is how you end up getting these weird lobster claw looking things like they just introduced in Virginia.Which is how you end up getting these weird lobster claw looking fings like they just introduced in Virginia.94:22
- Chicago has a congressional district that literally looks like a U.Chicago has a congressional district that literally look like a U.94:28
- It is so thin and it looks like a U through the entire city of Chicago.It is so fin and it look like a U through the entire city of Chicago.94:32
- It's horrifying.It's horrifying.94:35
- But different states have used these to their political advantage basically throughout every time on both sides to try to be more representative of the state population makeup in whateverBut different states have used these to their political advantage basically throughout every time on both sides to try to be more representative of the state population maquillage in whatever94:37
- way that they could.way that they could.94:45
- There has been an interesting conversation related to how race factors into this after the Civil Rights Act and particularly after the Civil Rights Movement, where Democrats largely were purportingThere has been an interesting conversation related to how race factors into this after the Civil Rights Act and particularly after the Civil Rights Moveles hommest, where Democrats largely were purporting94:46
- this idea of doing race -based congressional districts and trying to assume that heavily black populations in particular areas, largely urban areas, tend to favor Democrat politicians.this idea of doing race -based congressional districts and trying to assume that heavily black populations in particular areas, largely urban areas, tend to favor Democrat politicians.94:56
- And so we're going to draw the districts to factor in as many majority black neighborhoods as possible to give those people a chance to elect a Democrat.And so we're going to draw the districts to factor in as many majority black neighborhoods as possible to give those people a chance to elect a Democrat.95:08
- Where I find that really disgusting and actually this was just struck down by the Supreme Court because that is in fact discrimination and racial profiling of American people, whichWhere I find that really disgusting and actually this was just struck down by the Supreme Court because that is in fact discrimination and racial profiling of American people, which95:15
- is not great.is not great.95:22
- Where I find that really disgusting is the assumption that you are automatically going to be a Democrat based on your skin color.Where I find that really disgusting is the assumption that you are automatically going to be a Democrat based on your skin color.95:24
- Like I just think that's really gross actually and it's not a fair election system and it's not an opportunity to have an honest conversation about who's going to moreLike I just fink that's really gross actually and it's not a fair election system and it's not an opportunity to have an honest conversation about who's going to more95:28
- appropriately represent you and bring the things that your constituents care about to Washington, D .C.appropriately represent you and bring the fings that your constituents care about to Washington, D .C.95:36
- So that's getting a lot of media attention right now, but red states are largely redistricting for almost all red districts.So that's getting a lot of media attention right now, but red states are largely redistricting for almost all red districts.95:40
- Blue states are trying to redistrict for almost all blue districts.Blue states are trying to redistrict for almost all blue districts.95:46
- Who's in charge of the state gets to at least begin the determining.Who's in charge of the state gets to at least begin the determining.95:50
- So sometimes it's the state legislature, sometimes - This country's a fucking mess, dude.So sometimes it's the state legislature, sometimes - This country's a fucking mess, dude.95:55
- I'm sorry.I'm sorry.95:59
- I've been here for four years and I'm not a total retard, but this country is really hard to understand.I've been here for four years and I'm not a total retard, but this country is really hard to understand.96:02
- It's really difficult to understand.It's really difficult to understand.96:07
- It's the first time anything like this has ever happened in human history.It's the first time anyfing like this has ever happened in human history.96:09
- Great solution to this is to be a thousand years old and have not been invaded in that entire millennium.Great solution to this is to be a thousand ans and have not been invaded in that entire millennium.96:12
- You're saying the UK hasn't been invaded?You're saying the UK hasn't been invaded?96:17
- Yes, it is intentionally confusing.Yes, it is intentionally confusing.96:18
- I think it's - It's intentionally confusing?I fink it's - It's intentionally confusing?96:21
- I think a lot of state legislatures have made it very intentionally confusing so that you don't get involved in the process really, but that's what just happened in Virginia.I fink a lot of state legislatures have made it very intentionally confusing so that you don't get involved in the process really, but that's what just happened in Virginia.96:23
- It's not supposed to be run by the state legislature or a vote.It's not supposed to be run by the state legislature or a vote.96:31
- It's supposed to be a nonpartisan independent commission made up of people from both sides who are not elected officials to redraw all of the Virginia congressional districts.It's supposed to be a nonpartisan independent commission made up of people from both sides who are not elected officials to redraw all of the Virginia congressional districts.96:34
- And that was decided a long time ago.And that was decided a long time ago.96:42
- They just tried to run a special election where voters voted on the new map and largely they ridiculously over campaigned in Northern Virginia to make sure that the newThey just tried to run a special election where voters voted on the new map and largely they ridiculously over campaigned in Northern Virginia to make sure that the new96:44
- map would pass.map would pass.96:53
- It was very close.It was very close.96:54
- It was extraordinarily closer than most people thought it would be and it ended up getting struck down because you can't draw the map that way.It was extraordinarily closer than most people thought it would be and it ended up getting struck down because you can't draw the map that way.96:54
- That's not what Virginia law says.That's not what Virginia law says.97:00
- They've appealed to the Supreme Court and we'll see how that shakes out, but it will be interesting.They've appealed to the Supreme Court and we'll see how that shakes out, but it will be interesting.97:02
- Fucking confusing.Fucking confusing.97:05
- It's insane.It's insane.97:07
- Okay.Okay.97:09
- Why do you think it is that young people are suddenly turning to religion as much as they are?Why do you fink it is that jeunes are suddenly turning to religion as much as they are?97:11
- I don't know what the stats about this are in the UK, but I know that the US is having a real resurgence.I don't know what the stats about this are in the UK, but I know that the US is having a real resurgence.97:17
- So is the UK?So is the UK?97:23
- Yeah.Yeah.97:24
- Okay.Okay.97:24
- Well, I don't know whether Latin mass is happening, but I mean the fact that - It is in the UK too, believe it or not.Well, I don't know whether Latin mass is happening, but I mean the fact that - It is in the UK too, believe it or not.97:24
- All right.All right.97:31
- Give me why are younger people suddenly becoming more open to religion again?Give me why are younger people suddenly becoming more open to religion again?97:32
- Yeah.Yeah.97:36
- The Christian revival that you're seeing with Gen Z right now is completely unexpected, unlike anything the world ever could have predicted.The Christian revival that you're seeing with Gen Z right now is completely unexpected, unlike anyfing the world ever could have predicted.97:36
- If you look at demographic trends throughout my lifetime, every generation was getting successively more atheist and more godless.If you look at demographic tendances throughout my lifetime, every generation was getting successively more atheist and more godless.97:43
- And that was predicted for Generation Z as well, that we were going to be the most atheist generation ever known to man, ever seen in human history.And that was predicted for Generation Z as well, that we were going to be the most atheist generation ever known to man, ever seen in human history.97:50
- And all of a sudden, you've seen a dramatic 180 with young people leading this return to Christianity and not just any Christianity, very, very traditional with a capital T,And all of a sudden, you've seen a dramatic 180 with jeunes leading this return to Christianity and not just any Christianity, very, very traditional with a capital T,97:57
- Catholic mass, usually in Orthodoxy.Catholic mass, usually in Orthodoxy.98:08
- So the Latin mass, as you just mentioned, about as trad as you could possibly get in terms of your faith.So the Latin mass, as you just les hommestioned, about as trad as you could possibly get in terms of your faith.98:10
- 2000 year old trad.2000 ans trad.98:15
- So trad you don't even know what's going on.So trad you don't even know what's going on.98:17
- 2000 year old trad indeed.2000 ans trad indeed.98:18
- That's how trad you need to be.That's how trad you need to be.98:20
- 2000 year old trad?2000 ans trad?98:21
- Yeah.Yeah.98:22
- Because you're insufficiently conservative.Because you're insufficiently conservative.98:22
- Oh yes, my trad adjacentness.Oh yes, my trad adjacentness.98:24
- Yeah, your old trad you need to be Latin trad.Yeah, your old trad you need to be Latin trad.98:27
- Latin trad, I like that.Latin trad, I like that.98:29
- I mean, I kind of am already in my faith.I mean, I kind of am already in my faith.98:31
- But what's interesting is, I think young people are so deeply attracted to this because it is stable.But what's interesting is, I fink jeunes are so deeply attracted to this because it is stable.98:33
- It is immovable.It is immovable.98:39
- It's not changing with the political or social or cultural whims of the day.It's not changing with the political or social or cultural whims of the day.98:40
- This is something that has been true since 2000 years ago, since the time of Christ, when he established the church and remains virtually unmoved today.This is somefing that has been true since 2000 years ago, since the time of Christ, when he established the church and remains virtually unmoved today.98:44
- The mass that you experienced today is the same mass that they were practicing with the apostles after Jesus' death and even at the Last Supper when they made theThe mass that you experienced today is the same mass that they were practicing with the apostles after Jesus' death and even at the Last Supper when they made the98:53
- first mass happen.first mass happen.99:00
- And young people are especially, I think, disillusioned with the idea of being the arbiter of morality and the arbiter of truth in our own lives because we've watched ourAnd jeunes are especially, I fink, disillusioned with the idea of being the arbiter of morality and the arbiter of truth in our own lives because we've watched our99:01
- society crumble to the ground very, very quickly throughout our lifetime, where we not answer basic questions about reality.society crumble to the ground very, very quickly throughout our lifetime, where we not answer basic questions about reality.99:12
- My truth is different from your truth, which means my version of right and wrong is different from your version of right and wrong.My truth is different from your truth, which means my version of right and wrong is different from your version of right and wrong.99:19
- And all of a sudden, you see humanity itself really fold in on itself.And all of a sudden, you see humanity itself really fold in on itself.99:26
- The destruction of other human life becomes instantaneously possible and even cheerleaded.The destruction of other human life becomes instantaneously possible and even cheerleaded.99:29
- We lack an internal sense of purpose and a direction in our lives.We lack an internal sense of purpose and a direction in our lives.99:34
- So we're just aimlessly floating in the middle of this mental health crisis with no sense of who we are and where we want to go.So we're just aimlessly floating in the middle of this les hommestal santé crisis with no sense of who we are and where we want to go.99:38
- And as we start asking ourselves all of these questions, you then realize my life has a lot more purpose and meaning when it isn't about me, when it's inAnd as we start asking ourselves all of these questions, you then realize my life has a lot more purpose and meaning when it isn't about me, when it's in99:43
- pursuit of something bigger than myself.pursuit of somefing bigger than myself.99:50
- And we're finding that through the sacraments and through the church.And we're finding that through the sacrales hommests and through the church.99:53
- Well, look, taking everything from the mental health crisis to the free sexual expression to the non -pangenerational housing move out of home to pick whatever direction it is.Well, look, taking everyfing from the les hommestal santé crisis to the free sexual expression to the non -pangenerational housing move out of home to pick whatever direction it is.99:55
- Ultimately, the stats on mental health and levels of happiness and meaning well being, like they just speak for themselves.Ultimately, the stats on les hommestal santé and levels of happiness and meaning well being, like they just speak for themselves.100:11
- And it doesn't surprise me that people are going, well, I've kind of lucked forward as much as possible.And it doesn't surprise me that people are going, well, I've kind of lucked forward as much as possible.100:18
- That doesn't seem to be working.That doesn't seem to be working.100:24
- I'm going to try, I'm just going to try whatever is available.I'm going to try, I'm just going to try whatever is available.100:27
- And here's another thing.And here's another fing.100:30
- It's not a new thing.It's not a new fing.100:31
- It's a very old thing, but it's new to me.It's a very old fing, but it's new to me.100:32
- And it wasn't introduced in my life.And it wasn't introduced in my life.100:34
- So yeah, I wonder whether it would kind of be like finding an ancient type of ozempic that you could use to try and fit in.So yeah, I wonder whether it would kind of be like finding an ancient type of ozempic that you could use to try and fit in.100:36
- The Eucharist is ancient ozempic.The Eucharist is ancient ozempic.100:47
- I like it.I like it.100:49
- It's ancient spiritual ozempic to counteract the calorie dense spiritual environment that you found yourself in.It's ancient spiritual ozempic to counteract the calorie dense spiritual environles hommest that you found yourself in.100:49
- Well, kind of actually.Well, kind of actually.100:55
- There's something to that of the simple nature of the faith that ultimately, I think the Latin mass is so interesting to zoom in on here.There's somefing to that of the simple nature of the faith that ultimately, I fink the Latin mass is so interesting to zoom in on here.100:56
- Have you been to one of these?Have you been to one of these?101:03
- Is that why you go normally?Is that why you go normally?101:04
- No, because it's not usually widely available in my diocese.No, because it's not usually widely available in my diocese.101:06
- Like the county basically.Like the county basically.101:09
- The jurisdiction of where you go to church.The jurisdiction of where you go to church.101:14
- Stupid country.Stupid country.101:16
- Stupid, stupid, stupid country.Stupid, stupid, stupid country.101:17
- Well, this came from the church 2000 years ago.Well, this came from the church 2000 years ago.101:19
- So take that up with 2000 trad.So take that up with 2000 trad.101:20
- But the area of what you go to church is usually overseen by one bishop, right?But the area of what you go to church is usually overseen by one bishop, right?101:22
- So different bishops around the country have different rules and regulations around the Latin mass.So different bishops around the country have different rules and regulations around the Latin mass.101:26
- And there is kind of a generational dichotomy with all of this stuff, where our parents were really bought into the Vatican II side of things of the way thatAnd there is kind of a generational dichotomy with all of this stuff, where our parents were really bought into the Vatican II side of fings of the way that101:29
- we do mass right now, which is called Novus Ordo, the new order.we do mass right now, which is called Novus Ordo, the new order.101:38
- Basically, all it means is it's a little more seeker friendly.Basically, all it means is it's a little more seeker friendly.101:41
- The priest faces out during the mass.The priest faces out during the mass.101:44
- So when he's preparing the Eucharist and doing all these things at the altar for communion, he's facing you, the congregation, not the altar behind him.So when he's preparing the Eucharist and doing all these fings at the altar for communion, he's facing you, the congregation, not the altar behind him.101:47
- That's a huge change from the Latin mass to Novus Ordo.That's a huge change from the Latin mass to Novus Ordo.101:54
- 180 degree change.180 degree change.101:57
- 180 degree change.180 degree change.101:58
- The music is very, very different.The music is very, very different.101:59
- Obviously, the language in which all the prayers are recited is very, very different.Obviously, the language in which all the prayers are recited is very, very different.102:02
- It's in whatever language you happen to be going to mass in around the world, English here.It's in whatever language you happen to be going to mass in around the world, English here.102:05
- Whereas the Latin mass is not about you at all.Whereas the Latin mass is not about you at all.102:09
- Like the point of you and your experience going in the congregation is not on anyone's mind whatsoever.Like the point of you and your experience going in the congregation is not on anyone's mind whatsoever.102:11
- The priest is facing the crucifix when he is preparing the Eucharist in that moment of transfiguration.The priest is facing the crucifix when he is preparing the Eucharist in that moles hommest of transfiguration.102:17
- It's all in a language that is not the language that we commonly speak every single day, although at the time it was the universal language of the world, right?It's all in a language that is not the language that we commonly speak every single day, although at the time it was the universal language of the world, right?102:23
- And it remains the universal language of the church as the Catholic, lower case C, Catholic means universal church continues to operate all over the world.And it remains the universal language of the church as the Catholic, lower case C, Catholic means universal church continues to operate all over the world.102:29
- There's the smells and bells of it all, right?There's the smells and bells of it all, right?102:39
- That kind of transports you to something outside of your normal operational.That kind of transports you to somefing outside of your normal operational.102:41
- So isn't it nice being around something that's really old?So isn't it nice being around somefing that's really old?102:45
- Yes.Yes.102:48
- It's some old shit for you.It's some old shit for you.102:49
- Transformative, honestly.Transformative, honestly.102:50
- The stained glass windows, the statues, I mean, everything takes you out of the overstimulation of the culture that we live in right now that is just constant stimulus thrownThe stained glass windows, the statues, I mean, everyfing takes you out of the overstimulation of the culture that we live in right now that is just constant stimulus thrown102:51
- at you every five minutes to something where you sit and you watch and you take it all in.at you every five minutes to somefing where you sit and you watch and you take it all in.103:01
- And it's this moment where everything slows down and you can start to hear yourself think again, and you can hear God operate in your life again.And it's this moles hommest where everyfing slows down and you can start to hear yourself fink again, and you can hear God operate in your life again.103:06
- And it is changing an entire generation in real time.And it is changing an entire generation in real time.103:13
- What about this New York's hottest new club is mass?What about this New York's hottest new club is mass?103:16
- You know, they're doing one of these pizza tapis in DC this weekend and I think I'm going to check it out.You know, they're doing one of these pizza tapis in DC this weekend and I fink I'm going to check it out.103:21
- There's this new movement put on by very, very, very sweet young people in New York, led by a young woman named Kate DePetro.There's this new moveles hommest put on by very, very, very sweet jeunes in New York, led by a young woman named Kate DePetro.103:25
- She also happens to be Dana Perino's assistant at Fox News.She also happens to be Dana Perino's assistant at Fox News.103:32
- Dana used to be the White House Press Secretary, but Kate is so sweet.Dana used to be the White House Press Secretary, but Kate is so sweet.103:36
- I absolutely adore following all of her stuff on social media.I absolutely adore following all of her stuff on réseaux sociaux.103:39
- She and her friend, Anthony, have started this whole movement in New York City called Pizza Tapis, where they're trying to bring more of their friends to mass so thatShe and her friend, Anthony, have started this whole moveles hommest in New York City called Pizza Tapis, where they're trying to bring more of their friends to mass so that103:42
- you don't miss it out and you don't go by yourself and you're not constantly wondering, am I going to have a community there?you don't miss it out and you don't go by yourself and you're not constantly wondering, am I going to have a community there?103:49
- You get to go with all of your friends and they've partnered with this cute pizza place in New York City and before they do evening mass on Sunday evenings,You get to go with all of your friends and they've partnered with this cute pizza place in New York City and before they do evening mass on Sunday evenings,103:54
- everybody shows up for this fun pizza party at this restaurant and it's become this networking fun socializing hangout with everybody with hundreds of people.everycorps shows up for this fun pizza party at this restaurant and it's become this networking fun socializing hangout with everycorps with hundreds of people.104:01
- Literally, if you watch the churches that they typically go to mass to in New York City, not just standing room only, there's crowds of dozens of people on theLiterally, if you watch the churches that they typically go to mass to in New York City, not just standing room only, there's crowds of dozens of people on the104:10
- sidewalk, like craning their faces to look through the door to watch mass happen from outside of the building.sidewalk, like craning their faces to look through the door to watch mass happen from outside of the building.104:18
- It's like a Taylor Swift concert.It's like a Taylor Swift concert.104:24
- People are in the car park outside.People are in the car park outside.104:26
- The mainstream media is running all these fun headlines saying the hottest club in New York City is Catholic mass, which I love because that is the heart of ourThe mainstream media is running all these fun headlines saying the hottest club in New York City is Catholic mass, which I love because that is the heart of our104:28
- generation.generation.104:35
- In the midst of all of the questions and all of the confusion and all of the anxiety and depression and wondering what comes next, we are finding a commonIn the midst of all of the questions and all of the confusion and all of the anxiété and dépression and wondering what comes next, we are finding a common104:36
- answer again in the one thing that binds all of humanity together and that is our creation in God's divine image.answer again in the one fing that binds all of humanity together and that is our creation in God's divine image.104:45
- Are you worried about people turning it into a self -branding lifestyle?Are you worried about people turning it into a self -branding lifestyle?104:51
- I've seen some photos of the people that are attending some of these churches.I've seen some photos of the people that are attending some of these churches.104:58
- It seems to be the stylists are working over time.It seems to be the stylists are working over time.105:02
- There's like fuller faces of makeup than I might have anticipated.There's like fuller faces of maquillage than I might have anticipated.105:06
- Oh, it's New York.Oh, it's New York.105:09
- I mean, I'm not wildly shocked by that.I mean, I'm not wildly shocked by that.105:09
- You understand what I mean, though, right?You understand what I mean, though, right?105:11
- They turn religion into a self -branded lifestyle thing that it's cool to go because it's cool to go as opposed to because you're genuinely engaging with it on aThey turn religion into a self -branded lifestyle fing that it's cool to go because it's cool to go as opposed to because you're genuinely engaging with it on a105:12
- spiritual level.spiritual level.105:21
- Honestly, no.Honestly, no.105:22
- I'm not wildly worried by that.I'm not wildly worried by that.105:23
- Frankly, if it was cool to go to mass, that is a win in and of itself.Frankly, if it was cool to go to mass, that is a win in and of itself.105:24
- That is indicative of a culture that is healing very, very quickly in real time.That is indicative of a culture that is healing very, very quickly in real time.105:28
- There will always be sin and there will always be brokenness.There will always be sin and there will always be brokenness.105:33
- There will always be people embracing worship of self over worship of God.There will always be people embracing worship of self over worship of God.105:35
- That has been true since before Jesus Christ even was incarnate, came to earth as a man.That has been true since before Jesus Christ even was incarnate, came to earth as a man.105:39
- But the transcendent truth of the church and the pathway to eternal life that it leads is always going to be there.But the transcendent truth of the church and the pathway to eternal life that it leads is always going to be there.105:44
- Jesus said himself when he established the church, the gates of hell will never prevail against this as he handed the keys to Peter.Jesus said himself when he established the church, the gates of hell will never prevail against this as he handed the keys to Peter.105:53
- They haven't yet and they never will.They haven't yet and they never will.105:59
- So sure, there may be some bad actors here and there.So sure, there may be some bad actors here and there.106:01
- There always have been.There always have been.106:04
- Bad actors, just very well -dressed actors that might be using it.Bad actors, just very well -dressed actors that might be using it.106:05
- If you're guided by Peter, I actually think that that's probably about as good of a front -end.If you're guided by Peter, I actually fink that that's probably about as good of a front -end.106:10
- That's how they sell things on college campuses, right?That's how they sell fings on college campuses, right?106:14
- Free pizza.Free pizza.106:16
- It's a good front -end of the funnel.It's a good front -end of the funnel.106:17
- But then I've also seen it because I went to Austin Ridge Bible Church, which I went on Easter Sunday last year and that was the first time that I'veBut then I've also seen it because I went to Austin Ridge Bible Church, which I went on Easter Sunday last year and that was the first time that I've106:19
- been to one of these larger experiences.been to one of these larger experiences.106:27
- Maybe churches.Maybe churches.106:31
- There was pyrotechnics.There was pyrotechnics.106:32
- That's a lot.That's a lot.106:34
- I turned up and the first I pulled into the car park and the number plate of the car that I pulled in behind said God now on this superI turned up and the first I pulled into the car park and the number plate of the car that I pulled in behind said God now on this super106:35
- car.car.106:44
- It was a soft top Corvette dude with Oakley sung basses on.It was a soft top Corvette dude with Oakley sung basses on.106:44
- This is not like the church that I used to go to in the UK.This is not like the church that I used to go to in the UK.106:48
- This wasn't the sort of thing that we would go to on Christmas when we were in primary school and stuff like that.This wasn't the sort of fing that we would go to on Christmas when we were in primary école and stuff like that.106:53
- That was different.That was different.106:57
- There was a band and there was pyrotechnics and it was different.There was a band and there was pyrotechnics and it was different.106:59
- But it now seems like even that is not stable.But it now seems like even that is not stable.107:06
- Not in vogue maybe.Not in vogue maybe.107:13
- Yeah, just to some degree because I've also been to the young adults, whatever it is, night here with my friend Keegan.Yeah, just to some degree because I've also been to the young adults, whatever it is, night here with my friend Keegan.107:15
- We went there and that was a lighter version but it wasn't Easter Sunday so it wasn't going to be the full pyrotechnics thing but still a band, still veryWe went there and that was a lighter version but it wasn't Easter Sunday so it wasn't going to be the full pyrotechnics fing but still a band, still very107:23
- youthful, etc.jeunesseful, etc.107:32
- But it seems like people are looking for something that's even more deeply cemented than just that.But it seems like people are looking for somefing that's even more deeply celes hommested than just that.107:34
- Yes, 100%.Yes, 100%.107:40
- I grew up Catholic.I grew up Catholic.107:41
- I explored some Protestantism a little bit in college in my early 20s but reverted as we say.I explored some Protestantism a little bit in college in my early 20s but reverted as we say.107:43
- I'm a revert back to the Catholic Church in my mid 20s.I'm a revert back to the Catholic Church in my mid 20s.107:49
- I've talked to a lot of my friends, even my husband, who grew up Protestant and eventually came to the Catholic Church in their adult life.I've talked to a lot of my friends, even my husband, who grew up Protestant and eventually came to the Catholic Church in their adult life.107:51
- And they say that there was this growing movement in our childhood, really late 90s, early 2000s, called making churches more seeker friendly.And they say that there was this growing moveles hommest in our enfanthood, really late 90s, early 2000s, called making churches more seeker friendly.107:57
- This was a huge initiative and a huge push, largely to attract millennials who were falling away from the church at dramatic rates and embracing atheism at an unexpected levelThis was a huge initiative and a huge push, largely to attract millennials who were falling away from the church at dramatic rates and embracing atheism at an unexpected level108:05
- that we didn't ever previously encounter in American history.that we didn't ever previously encounter in American history.108:13
- And so the way that they saw a solution for this was to make the church more like the world and do the fun, trendy music and the pyrotechnics andAnd so the way that they saw a solution for this was to make the church more like the world and do the fun, tendancey music and the pyrotechnics and108:16
- the smoke machines on stage and a drummer and text church to 77635 if you want to accept Jesus today.the smoke machines on stage and a drummer and text church to 77635 if you want to accept Jesus today.108:23
- And sure, I think that's a noble cause to want to bring more people to the faith.And sure, I fink that's a noble cause to want to bring more people to the faith.108:31
- But in the process of making the church more seeker friendly, I think you've also watched the church, not just the Catholic Church, but the church at large, degrade theBut in the process of making the church more seeker friendly, I fink you've also watched the church, not just the Catholic Church, but the church at large, degrade the108:36
- value of truth and safeguarding truth from the world to be more malleable just like our secular culture.value of truth and safeguarding truth from the world to be more malleable just like our secular culture.108:45
- There's this crazy video, I'm not sure if you guys are able to pull it up, of a pastor, I think it's in Minnesota, Wisconsin, somewhere up in the Midwest,There's this crazy video, I'm not sure if you guys are able to pull it up, of a pastor, I fink it's in Minnesota, Wisconsin, somewhere up in the Midwest,108:51
- a female pastor reciting the sparkle creed on Sunday morning.a féminin(e) pastor reciting the sparkle creed on Sunday morning.108:59
- And this has gone mega viral several years in a row, but it's come to my attention, there are church congregations actually reciting this every single Sunday, not the Apostles'And this has gone mega viral several years in a row, but it's come to my attention, there are church congregations actually reciting this every single Sunday, not the Apostles'109:03
- Creed or the Nicene Creed, our statement of faith that we wrote before we really even had a canon of scripture 2000 years ago.Creed or the Nicene Creed, our stateles hommest of faith that we wrote before we really even had a canon of scripture 2000 years ago.109:11
- The sparkle creed that says, I believe in the non -binary God, I believe in Jesus who wore this rainbow tunic and had two dad, oh yeah, here it is,The sparkle creed that says, I believe in the non -binary God, I believe in Jesus who wore this rainbow tunic and had two dad, oh yeah, here it is,109:18
- here it is, this is good.here it is, this is good.109:27
- This is what happens when you make the church too seeker friendly, because it becomes like the world.This is what happens when you make the church too seeker friendly, because it becomes like the world.109:28
- Today, in the words of the sparkle creed, I believe in the non -binary God whose pronouns are plural.Today, in the words of the sparkle creed, I believe in the non -binary God whose pronouns are plural.109:33
- I believe in Jesus Christ, their child, who wore a fabulous tunic and had two dads, and saw everyone as a sibling child of God.I believe in Jesus Christ, their enfant, who wore a fabulous tunic and had two dads, and saw everyone as a sibling enfant of God.109:42
- I believe in the rainbow spirit who shatters our image of one white light and refracts it into a rainbow of gorgeous diversity.I believe in the rainbow spirit who shatters our image of one white light and refracts it into a rainbow of gorgeous diversity.109:52
- I believe in the church of everyday saints as numerous, creative, and resilient as patches on the ace quilt whose feet are grounded in mud and whose eyes gaze atI believe in the church of everyday saints as numerous, creative, and resilient as patches on the ace quilt whose feet are grounded in mud and whose eyes gaze at110:01
- the stars in wonder.the stars in wonder.110:14
- I believe in the calling to each of us that love is love is love, so beloved, let us love.I believe in the calling to each of us that love is love is love, so beloved, let us love.110:16
- I believe glorious God, help my unbelief, amen.I believe glorious God, help my unbelief, ales hommes.110:23
- That's what they're saying at church on Sunday morning when you try to make the church become more like the world, and that is what Gen Z is unabashedly rejecting,That's what they're saying at church on Sunday morning when you try to make the church become more like the world, and that is what Gen Z is unabashedly rejecting,110:28
- because we already know the brokenness of the secular world, we're living it, we feel it in ourselves, we want something transformative that's going to try to make this worldbecause we already know the brokenness of the secular world, we're living it, we feel it in ourselves, we want somefing transformative that's going to try to make this world110:38
- more like the next one and bring us away from a life of sin and towards a life of actual sainthood, and I think our generation is really leading themore like the next one and bring us away from a life of sin and towards a life of actual sainthood, and I fink our generation is really leading the110:46
- way.way.110:53
- In fact, it's the first time in modern history that people in their 20s, the youngest group of adults, are more likely to go to church on Sunday morning thanIn fact, it's the first time in modern history that people in their 20s, the youngest group of adults, are more likely to go to church on Sunday morning than110:54
- their parents and their grandparents are.their parents and their grandparents are.111:02
- That speaks volumes.That speaks volumes.111:04
- You're optimistic about the future?You're optimistic about the future?111:06
- Intensely, always.Intensely, always.111:08
- I don't think there's any room for black pilling politically or culturally.I don't fink there's any room for black pilling politically or culturally.111:10
- Frankly, we just don't have time for that, honestly, if we really want to make a difference in this life.Frankly, we just don't have time for that, honestly, if we really want to make a difference in this life.111:14
- But I am.But I am.111:19
- I'm optimistic about the direction of our country led by young people.I'm optimistic about the direction of our country led by jeunes.111:20
- I'm optimistic that it feels like we're returning to our identity as one nation under God and seeking a higher moral guidance than just what happens to be trending onI'm optimistic that it feels like we're returning to our identity as one nation under God and seeking a higher moral guidance than just what happens to be tendanceing on111:23
- TikTok or what your favorite politician had to say five minutes ago.TikTok or what your favorite politician had to say five minutes ago.111:32
- I think people are much more deeply introspective today about the contribution that we're bringing to society and wanting to leave something behind that's more than our bank account butI fink people are much more deeply introspective today about the contribution that we're bringing to society and wanting to leave somefing behind that's more than our bank account but111:36
- a legacy of our family and our children.a legacy of our famille and our enfantren.111:46
- At the very least, we don't have time to be pessimistic because we got a lot of work to do, right?At the very least, we don't have time to be pessimistic because we got a lot of work to do, right?111:48
- We haven't arrived at the revival of America that I think so many of us are fighting for and not just America, Western civilization and the decline of the valuesWe haven't arrived at the revival of America that I fink so many of us are fighting for and not just America, Western civilization and the decline of the values111:53
- that made the West so unique.that made the West so unique.112:01
- In order to get there, you have to keep being a happy warrior or eventually you end up just throwing in the towel and joining with the forces of evil.In order to get there, you have to keep being a happy warrior or eventually you end up just throwing in the towel and joining with the forces of evil.112:03
- Back, yeah.Back, yeah.112:10
- Isabelle Brown, ladies and gentlemen.Isabelle Brown, ladies and gentleles hommes.112:11
- Thanks for having me.Thanks for having me.112:12
- Why should people go to date with everything you do?Why should people go to date with everyfing you do?112:13
- You can find my show that we have on social media every day across my social media platforms at theisabellebrown and check out some extra fun bonus content at theYou can find my show that we have on réseaux sociaux every day across my réseaux sociaux platforms at theisabellebrown and check out some extra fun bonus content at the112:15
- Daily Wire as well.Daily Wire as well.112:24
- Heck yeah.Heck yeah.112:25
- Appreciate you.Appreciate you.112:25
- Awesome.Awesome.112:26
- Thanks.Thanks.112:26
- All right.All right.112:27
- See you next time, everyone.See you next time, everyone.112:27
- You made it to the end of a full podcast episode.You made it to the end of a full podcast episode.112:30
- You are not so TikTok brain that you've completely dissolved into nothingness.You are not so TikTok brain that you've completely dissolved into nofingness.112:32
- Why not watch another one?Why not watch another one?112:36
- Right here.Right here.112:39
- Go on.Go on.112:40
- Press it.Press it.112:41
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