Ep. 18 Chris Rufo: On Wokeism in Schools, Critical Race Theory, & DEI

We also need to get rid of the ESG ratings for companies and corporations which forces them to “go woke”.

Kids have been brainwashed in schools for many years that's how we got here

End the insanity. This is a start.

Problem with Rufo is that he turns around and support Trump, someone known for persistent lies. Shows he is interested more for political future than the cause.

New Atheist Cult allowed the Trans Cult to begin. Rainbow alphabet woke mind virus was born.

38th, 5 August 2024

CRT is l inherently racist, taking whole races of people and labelling them either good (oppressed) or bad (oppressor)

hey John,
wow, this sounds exciting! changing the college format of studies from a communist, to a traditional Liberal Arts study format. (that’s where these terms originated, i.e., CRT, DEA, etc.; don’t believe it? see “The Naked Communist,” a book by W. Cleon Skousen, 1958, containing the “Goals of Communism”).
I really wish them the best of luck, in their endeavors to flip the script on the radical far left, and the far right agendas, to land on traditional studies for students who desire a great education without the brainwashing from radical teachers and professors!!
great commentary @John!

Lincoln did not start the war on the seceding states to abolish slavery. He said so very clearly. How do these 2 not know the facts on this?

Let them teach how they want at this college. There are many other colleges to choose from if you disagree. Not every college, church, person, etc. needs to have the same 'group think.'

Democrat/ultra liberals do not care about unintended consequences. Those are too complex to analyze and therefore they do not cause politicians to lose votes so they do not care.

They ignore your citations because they aren't APA format

Well that’s just weird 🤓 “ sarcasm “

My next door neighbor's kid (living at home) is a recent graduate from a CA community college with an AA. He still says "I seen..." and "It ain't...".

Why doesn't our culture quit asking for name, sex, pigmentation on employment applications? Look at a person's skill set and accomplishments.

Bring back the visual media side. I love audio books, but i think visual aids help retain the information for certain folks, like myself.

My God he's a white male!!! Runnnnn!!!

It's sad that the Right Wing is all about free speech until you start criticizing Israel.
I disagree with the Left Wing on most things, but at LEAST they can criticize AIPAC.
Libertarians seem the most free speech but even they throw the non-aggression principle out the window when it comes to Israel, so each side has it's hypocrisy.

Is it true that 66% of the students are female? If true, why is it 2/3 female?

University of Texas jumped in the race to bottom with both feet.

Good talk

All about free speech until it's about the Holocaust, consistency is not there.

My favorite journalist! ⚡️⚡️👏👏🙏🙏

But both sides should absolutely be a part of the curriculum—not a narrow view and the decision should lay with the people and a balanced group of people not a group that is primarily one or the other position.

I think it’s just worth noting how refreshing and initially surprising it is to just hear someone plainly speak and answer questions directly without relying on presuppositions, euphemisms, or ideologically proprietary lingo. He just talks clearly and transparently and every example he gives is concrete and can be examined and considered. It’s not just hypothetical or abstract like most of what emanates from his opponents. Even if you disagree with him completely, he make it’s easy to discuss points in plain language and with specificity. I don’t think people appreciate how rare this is these days.

Excellent work

God bless you Chris Rufo!

I’m so sick of race and gender being at the forefront of everything!!! It’s nauseating. Just pick the best person for any job or position. I have zero white guilt.

What jobs can they get after graduation?

I would move to Florida if it wasn't for humidity, sink holes, hurricanes, alligators and other things. Politically I wish my state, which is supposedly conservative, was moving along the lines Florida is. People might think I'm religious or conservative by these statements but they would be wrong. I'm an atheist and not politically aligned with either party. I was, once upon a time ago, a Democrat. That ended when I saw where people like Obama, Clinton, and others were taking that party. Straight off a cliff is where they went. However, even if I don't agree completely with conservatives I have to lean towards them if Democrats insist on going where they are.

Ask Kamala what woke means. After all she said "we all need to be more woke".

One more thing, lol. I am thankful every day that I don't have kids in the educational system now. They're all grown and the youngest is in her 30's. I'm also thankful to be old so that if they completely destroy this country I won't be around for it. I never in my life thought I would say "I'm so f'ing happy to be old".

I agree with Chris that even those free speech institutions are amoral, and will eventually fall corrupt like the ADL, bad ideas must be said yes, but at least have the guts to argue what is right for society, ie. denounce males playing female sports, denounce sexual identity importance for young kids …etc

Generally you tried to ignore them on the web or troll them with simple gen x lingo. Like whatever, get a life, bite me, and forget about them, because you have a life and want to live it. Stay positive it is about to get bumpy.

There is a difference in “Treating ideas equally “ than judging those ideas and allowing these ideas to be heard. 😅A distinction though as to the validly of the ideas based on evidence and a consideration of their interpretations using critical thinking and acknowledgment of logical fallacies and cognitive biases would be nice. 😢

Endtime Bible prophecy is proving to be true

"Open and free discourse. . . . " Amen!! Chris is an astute, clear, critical thinker.

Great conversation, John! That’s the journalism we’re all looking for. Thank you for your honest work!

Chris Rufo is an example of how consevatives and classical liberals should operate.

This is a really weak interview by Stossel. The Devil's Advocate position he's taking sounds like it's coming from the most ignorant libertarian perspective possible.

Students unenrolling from a school where they may actually learn to think, is quite telling. Those students are already brainwashed from k-12.

Wow, the algorithm wasn't kind to this video. Wonder why?

Is it too soon to mention that the unintended consequences of the Civil War was the beginning of the end of small federal government, and thus the end of the United States of America as formed?

Rufo is the Alinsky of the right. That is why he is so despised among the activist left. He is using their own tactics against them.

Enjoy John but Libertatians do not live in the real world. They love having “intellectual” dialogues giving utopian perfection but sorry, just not the real world.

after people get their degrees they have to pay hundreds for tests

there should be absolutely no public funding for university research.