Defending Free Speech in a Polarized World: The Full Ezra Levant Interview
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- Open speech is under attack around the world.
Canada’s Rebel News @RebelNewsOnline founder Ezra Levant warns what might happen if we lose free speech in America.
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Politicians in Canada plan to punish "hate speech" with life in prison.
In England and Scotland, you already can get arrested for “hateful” posts.
J.K. Rowling fights back - breaking Scotland’s law on purpose, daring police to arrest her.
In Australia and Brazil, politicians tried to censor Twitter accounts.
But Elon Musk refused.
It’s good that both defend free speech.
Here’s our FULL interview with Ezra Levant on censorship vs. free speech.
They also can freeze our bank accounts!
I'm considering closing my bank accounts because they pay .00025 % interest . Banks charge you for keeping your money in their bank. I get as much interest from my mattress.
In other words your government is illegitimate and your tax liability is now zero. Your individual sovereignty now surpasses the state.
@@molotulo8808 I get 1.8% in my savings account. You can get more if you lock some money into a GIC for a year.
Government can and does seize bank accounts in the United States. So far they don't for free speech *violations* but they do for a host of other non-financial crimes.
@@EF-69 but those are for crimes, not for attempting to silence protestors by making it hard to fund their protest.
"If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter."
George Washington
Our founders were so ingenious! It's hard to believe how much the commies have been able to infiltrate and subvert the best system ever built in the history of the world! Sad to see
But we have so many people believing that the election was stolen because of the freedom to lie. Fox New only had its hands slapped because of those lies and the lies have divided us and privileges a billionaire.
Absolutely. We have already seen this during the China Virus. Shameful.
I hope they get new leadership in Canada
Canadians have exactly the government they deserve
Voting has consequences
For better or for worse, Canadians want a nanny state. Trudeau has been elected as party leader in three consecutive elections since 2015.
@@ryanm7263do Americans deserve Biden?
@@arsmaster Yes. Half of Americans have become basically wicked and corrupt, while the other half have become weak and ineffectual.
As far as Canadians are concerned, they deserve Trudeau because he is emblematic of their smug, narcissistic and basically amoral society.
Politicians are above the law everywhere they never go to jail for the same crimes as normal people.
Pretty much
The liberals here in the US have no idea what they have done to that "tradition" by prosecuting and convicting Trump in a court of law. This opens the door for any former President to be prosecuted, which is a good thing. I just wish they would have used actual violations to make it happen.
Unless it’s trump. Then they hold every single law against him. Almost every politician and president has done the same things he has but only trump is held responsible.
That's why it is the "just us" system.
What’s your opinion about Trump being convicted on all 34 counts?
Mr. Levant is an exemplary example of a splendid human being. He's a hero. 👏
There’s a whole bunch of heroes that work at Rebel News.
There is a good reason the freedom of speech is ammendment number one and right to bear arms is number 2.
And there is a reason those opposed to the right to bear arms are also against freedom of speech.
#4 is just as important and #1 and #2. Without #4, we'd lose the others.
@@Zt3v3 I agree but would add the whole Constitution is mandatory.
What’s your data to support that people opposed to 2nd amendment also oppose the 1st amendment?
It’s the same people, it’s the left. The modern left has slowly morphed into an authoritarian regime.
@@ShawnPatton-rm2hv 😂 policy and proposed policy
Ezra Levant and Rebel News are Canadian heroes!
You need to research your hero . See how many lawsuits he is currently in court for . A liar a criminal and has raised thousands of dollars for the coutes political prisoners. Refuses to help them . Pockets the money and magically goes on a Hawaii vacation with the funds .
traitor right wing supporters
Real Canadians love Ezra Levant.
Everyone should know who Ezra Levant is. He’s an absolute warrior for individual freedom.
That's right . Everyone should look into Ezra. He is actually a criminal who manipulates the situation to fundraiser so he can skim off the top and in Manu cases takes the whole thing . Nothing but a scam artist
Lol Trudeau telling someone else to take accountability for polarization...
That’s the pot calling the kettle black.
Thank you John. And thank you Ezra. Best wishes to you both. 🇺🇸 🇨🇦
Ezra Levant is the most important journalist in Canada.
and Menzies
Indeed
Somebody has to fill Rex Murphy's shoes.
@thegeneralist7527 Oh yes. RIP Rex Murphy. A voice of reason within the cesspool of the CBC.
He is no journalist he is a criminal
John, Canada has never had free speech, it is not in their constitution, nor the Bill of Rights. Mostly it was never criminalized until this prime Minister came into power.
Americans tried to invade Canada to take over its government, but it was so small they could not find it. They would fare much better today.
It's in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
@da_revo5747 But it’s not protected the same way as the First Amendment in the US. The constitution also has opt outs and exceptions if the government feels it’s necessary. Of course, necessary is subjective.
We did have free speech. The philosophy of governance was that everything is legal that isn't specifically outlawed. In fact this line of thinking was the reason the US almost didn't get a bill of rights, it was seen as redundant by many at the time. Although I would say time has proven the great value of having the acknowledgement of rights written down.
In Quebec non-french freedom of expression has been legally restricted since the 1970s.
Free Canada 🇨🇦 Rebel rocks.
Easy to say this with not looking into rebals criminal fundraising practices.
@@trevorbenson3488 😆 if it’s criminal then I’m sure they’d be charged considering how much the people in power hate Rebel news.
Ezra Levant has been a defender of freedom of speech in Canada for decades. Thank you!
TWO HEROES IN THIS U TUBE VIDEO ❤
Excellent interview
I love how Stossel forces himself to play "tongue in cheek" devil's advocate while nonchalantly discounting every point Ezra makes!
He's clearly of the same bent, but as an outstanding journalist he offers both sides!
Love The Stoss.
Universal freedom of speech with one exception; it should be illegal for gov't employees to lie, with prohibitive penalties. This woukd turn things arou d so fast we could start rebuilding a culture of sanity.
government employees are servants - servants should keep their mouths shut unless authorized to speak by elected representatives. It should be grounds for immediate dismissal for any government employee to discuss policy without expressed consent of elected representatives. No leaks, no smears - the people would have to listen only to their elected representatives.
@@brianmcdonald-xh7jl I get your point but I think that would just promote secrecy and obfuscation when what we need is transparency and truth.
Like AOC said in congress interviewing a whistleblower, she said they were allowed to lie but not the whistleblower and asked if they watched the crime in person when the whistleblower was reporting a paper trail of the crime committed which is documented evidence and not firsthand observation which actually has the least say in courts because what you see changes with your point of view, attention to detail, and memory recall. Paper trails are factual and unbiased. In theory congress can lie to protect classified secrets, but they lie every day about everything. They are like small children. The government actually employes a lot of people, department of motor vehicles, department of education, department of this and department of that, state and federal level.
@@Discopuss truth and transparency comes from the elected representatives not self interested bureaucrats. If bureaucrats need to be questioned its on the record and under oath.
What part of free speech did you not understand? The police are allowed to lie, why should anyone be allowed to? You are however a fool to trust anyone who lies, and are protected by law from defamation and fraud.
Ezra is a master of never speaking about himself. I would like to know more about him, his family, etc
He does great work. I wish him well.
HA! I am good friends with his brother and sister-in-law, and met Ezra a few times at their family events. What do you want to know?
CSSR - Canadian Soviet Socialist Republic. That is how democracy dies. Canadian democracy is over and gone.
There are lessons to be learned from this in our country (U.S.) It's subtle and under the guise of seemingly humane ideals... but in the end, it's all about the power. And Social Media using fake names is totally a method that our founding fathers could not have foreseen.
@@DarkMagic666 If I remember correctly, James Madison used the pen name "Publius" in the federalist debates. Alexander Hamilton was "Phocion". I think that our founding fathers would be quite capable of comprehending false names and anonymity. Speaking of the founding fathers, Hamilton had an affair and has paid hush money to hide his affair with a married woman. That reminds me of someone, but the name escapes me.....
And yes, it's all about the power. I has always been about the power, that's why our founding fathers have created checks and balances. However, checks and balances have been partially eroded and we have the situation that politicians no longer represent the people. That is why we have the choice between two octogenarians, neither of which is to my liking.
@@lokiprankster9177 You are absolutely right!! But I think that the anonymous naming convention today is layered onto something much larger than back then. The size of the exposure is so huge.
USSR - United States Socialist Republic
God bless rebel news
Great Interview John!
People are so naive to think this is a good thing. If silencing speech can be used against your opponents, it can be used against you.
That’s why it should be based on the context, like preventing speech that promotes taking rights away from people.
@@ShawnPatton-rm2hv The problem with context is that it's based on government interpretation of said context. You can argue that the government has misinterpreted the context, but guess what? You have NO say-so. Only THEY have the say-so. The USA has it pretty well defined, only banning incitement of rioting/violence and defamation. While even that might at times be based on context, at least those are the only restrictions. It's what sets the USA apart from other "free" societies, and it makes a HUGE difference.
I think this is probably your best and most important podcast ever. I'd really appreciate if you would continue to return to this topic in future videos. In many ways it's really the most important topic in the world. When we attempt to ban speech, that speech doesn't stop... it's simply driven into the shadows and that creates distrust between everyone. It makes the people banning the speech more paranoid because you now know that the people around you might not be telling you things you need to know. The transwoman may never hear anyone refer to her as "he" but she will forever wonder if everyone around her is thinking it and whispering behind her back. This is how racism works, people are always suspicious to the point of being convinced that the people of a different race aren't saying what they REALLY feel and so they accuse others of having racist motives whether they ever actually said anything racist or not. We end up in a strange world where it's considered acceptable for people of one color to use words or express thoughts that people of another skin color will be punished for using. These outcomes are inevitable when you make rules and laws forbidding speech because what they're actually trying to ban ideas. If you want to make an idea more popular and give individual words more power... ban them.
Great interview. Ezra Levant is well read and a very articulate speaker. Thank you John for exposing him to more Americans. What has happened in Canada under Justin Trudeau can easily happen in the U.S. unless we fight government censorship, like what happened here during the COVID lockdown.
Wow, such an important discussion. Thank you both.
"You've got to think about those powers of government being wielded by your opponents and if you don't like that, you shouldn't wield those powers yourself." - just wow...good stuff...
And that’s kind of like corruption. If they are doing something wrong (Lying, stealing, accepting bribes, etc) to get elected/power and like doing it, just don’t bring it up so anyone can continue to do it.
Excellent information ❤
Fantastic! I need a copy of the book Ezra!
I love these stories, as it's amazing many people don't know it goes on. However, I'm at the point that I can't watch. I get SOOOooo Pissed off.
Rebel news is the best. Thanks John
This video was so informative not just about America and Canada but the world. Thanks for that
I've always loved Canada, but I'm starting to see the danger of their politics.
Two of the greatest unsung heroes in the Global Freedom Movement having a real conversation about free speech? I wish I could like this video more than once!
When advocating for free speech becomes a fringe position you know we're in trouble
Another great interview. Thank you.
The only free press in Canada
Rebal is not free press . Rebal is only there to push problems to his advantage
I would argue all violent crime is hate crime. It's dumb to have it as a category with extra penalty.
With the laws in the U.S. we support the perpetrator and not the victim. It’s more severe if it’s planned instead of being spontaneous, forget that it’s most likely still the emotional state of the murderer. The victim is still and their loss still affects people.
A crime is a crime, and we have laws on the books to deal with crimes. Tacking on extra penalties because of what the perpetrator was "thinking" turns our justice system into the "thought police", which is very dangerous. If you commit a crime, you should pay the penalty based on established law, and that's it. As distasteful at it may seem, I wish someone convicted of a "hate crime" would appeal the extra penalty up to the Supreme Court and have it overturned.
The freedom to speak publicly about ANY grievance is to be protected at all cost. There is NO SUCH thing as an "break glass in case of emergency" type of speech protection.
Thanks John!
I don’t always agree with Ezra/ Rebel News, but the last thing I want in Canada is censorship laws. On that subject I totally agree with him.
This is scary stuff 😮
I live in Canada behind the iron rainbow.
Ezra is a brave man in a country of cowards.
Ezra is a professional grifter . Steeling funding from almost every donation.
Learn to spell before you attempt to engage. Embarrassing
What about Fox News and Fox News “journalists” in the USA?
If Canada is cowardly, then US is so much more so, given your citizenry has acquiesced to obscene levels of crime, abject poverty, race obsession, Antifa, BLM, political persecution of Candidates and Voters, widespread election fraud, CRT, etc. In Canada, we don't elect Sheriffs, DAs, Judges, et al, enabling more impartial Courts. In Canada, Elections are universally by paper ballot, with Polls closing at 8pm accross eight time zones. Elections here don't permit Corporate nor Union Donations. No defeated Member can lobby for several years, ....... In short, clean up your own more cowardly house before sayin' a word about anywhere else. There isn't a Western nation so literally broken as is yours. Not to be laughed at, as we all need a strong US, as once we 25% of The Empire needed the same from Britain, our Mother country, Notice, of all Anglo nations, only the one that rebelled is truly dysfunctional. By the way, Canada's headed for an Election favouring The Conservatives in a "landslide", which'll take care of our little tyrant, Trudeau.
@@trevorbenson3488 One man's grifter is another man's necessary whistleblower. The fact that you apparently ignore that reality marks you as an ignorant fool.
"The Candaian Human Rights Tribunal"? What human rights? You mean the rights that the government wants to take away?
Great interview, lots to think about!
He uses lawfare just like thebGovernment is doing in the USA. This is universal now except for a very few countries. When you hear misinformation and disinformation THINK: mind control! You are a challenge to their rule. Politicians are supposed to represent the people!!
Citizens are supposed to obey the laws.
Keep up the good work John
those folks will stand with who ever pays them $35 an hour while protesting anything you want them to-
And people wonder why I left the left
It’s one of the worst religious cults
People don't wonder about me. They just hate me for pointing out the abuse and tyranny of the left because some people cannot stand being wrong and want to shoot the messenger.
same here. I was a liberal all my adult life (until age 51) until I saw that the left were using covid as a way to purge conservatives from the bureaucracy and institutions and attempt to grab permanent power for themselves and outlaw their opposition.
All motion is relative, I would prefer to think the Left moved away from you, not the other way around. That's how many of my "leftist", "progressive" and "Liberal" friends are. Odds are you're a smart person who thinks for themselves, and has their heart in the right place. That's what the Left used to be. Odds are you just didn't follow the herd/cult when it lost its freaking mind in the last 10-20 years - when it started caring more about pronouns than about the welfare of the people.
@@John_II Well said and correct accept replace pronouns with climate change , pronoun's came shortly after and sealed the deal .. GN FROM OZ MATE 🦘🦘
Well then Canada's voters need to get a clue and vote them out.
Thank You Gentlemen!
UA-cam removed the like button on this video ! lol Tell me again how youtube does not censor FREE SPEECH !
You can see many commentators have starting code. They do not correctly spell word like Youtub, block, idiats, stupod. Because comments gets deleted.
UA-cam has no obligation to allow free speech. UA-cam is private property with the first amendment right of freedom of association. This is part of what we all agreed to when signing up and using their site.
@@markn866 Why about the publisher/platform issue?
@@sanniepstein4835 What about it? I know of no issue. There is nothing in law the creates such a distinction.
How do you know when a politician is corrupt? When they become a politician.
Let them all tell us exactly who they are.
I'm generally Progressive/Liberal on alot of issues but I agree with Mr. Levant. I'm also Canadian and some of this anti-free speech stuff coming from the Left, in this country, has gone too far.
When they came up with freedom of the 'press', they did not envision the internet, smartphones with cameras, blogs, computers, printers, social media, billboards,
They knew technology would improve. Freedom of speech and freedom of the press are vital to a free state.
Tyrants have to be tyrannical, no matter their ethnicity, nationality or political affiliation.
I really hope when Polievre wins, he will undo all damage Entiled Trudeau Baby Trudeau.
Why is it that I can down-vote but not up-vote this video? (Exactly what the video is talking about!)
Let me admit I wasn't going to watch this all the way through. But I'm very glad l did. With the way some people here in the United States are trying to shut people up, it gives me hope.
Free speech is OK, but we should also have a better deportation program 😉
USA MSM is just as bad as Canadian Main stream media, Leftists Dictatorships everywhere love them and feelings are mutual.
This makes me uneasy. Who are you wanting to deport? And by the way, are you Native American ? If not , when did your ancestors come over here?
Deport who to where?!?! USA itself is built from immigration (technically)
Bacon is okay, but I really need a 3/4" box-end wrench.
@@johnscott2746"Before 4 years ago" is my guess.
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Give it a minute America is going in the same direction. Maybe we are there already.
Great interview. Thank you for sharing
Holy crap Canada and England what happened.
Resistance is not Terrorism!
But who decides which is which?
@@FifthConcertoeveryone
And vice versa.
Particularly Israeli resistance to Hamas terrorism.
Targeting civilians specifically to incite fear is the very definitions of terrorism you sheep.
I miss Steven harper
Yes. Best P.M. that we've had in my lifetime. Now we have the worst one.
already happening in the USA
Canada doesn't have the US first amendment, but it does have a charter of rights and freedoms which includes a protection for speech with the only limit being what is required to allow a democratic society to function.
What Canada lacks is a supreme court that trust and believes in the little guy rather than always siding with the political elite.
Very informative 👍👍👍
The truth this man speaks infuriates me. I thank God for such a wise, strong man.
The World is a box of TNT. And it's about to blow up...💣🔥
Great interview. Thank you both Sirs.
God Bless our Bill of Rights!
Scary stuff. I used to think there should be more censorship, more of those “you have to be nice” laws. Not anymore. We all need to buck up and get a life.
Not only does it depend on the prosecutor but also who is reporting the alleged crime and what their motive is, politically or otherwise.
The problem is that free speech doesn't mean freedom of crime: You can't block streets, destroy buildings, physically attack, and violate property rights.
yet, those things are tolerated when they are ideologically in line with the government's Marxist agenda and violently attacked by police when they are against the government agenda.
I suspect in your examples, the problem is not free speech but in actual physical actions that are causing actual physical harm to others. There is a difference between speech and actions. I suspect that we should probably not attack those who speak freely, but should probably go after those who cause actual harm to others. "First, do no harm."
There are laws for those physical damages you suggested.
That isn't a problem at all, the actual problem is that some people today are incapable of discerning the difference.
thats all good and well in a world where some arent more equal than others. at this point only one side can do all those things with impunity.
Freedom of speech is not optional. It’s mandatory.
Sincerely, an American with guns
Trudeauing should be added to the english vernacular. The definition being "projecting one’s own flaws, or destructive actions, on to one’s political opponents". For example Trudeau claims his opponents have a ""lack of understanding of basic science". That is rich coming from a failed drama teacher.
A drama teacher that left his job mid semester, after (allegedly) having a minor student sign a NDA and a multi million dollar payment.
When did all this start in Canada and who’s responsible? I’m surprised Canada went down this path..
The tipping point was almost nine years ago, when the liberals stole the election.
Hey Stossel, why do you not cover the fact that the goat lovers are free to violate Canada's "hate speech" laws?
"Sticks and stones will break my bones but words will never hurt me" - Genius
God bless these two men!
John, the first amendment here is ignored now. Have you not heard of Alex Jones?
Sometimes they get arrested it's almost monthly now
Good report ….thank you 🙏
Big Brother loves you!
There are only two ways I can see for Canada to change this. Vote them out first. If that doesn’t work they need to use force. If you don’t the rabbit hole will just keep getting deeper.
an amazing interview.
I would be scared to death to be a Candian.
Never once watched a cbc video yet I have 3 in my recommended one is 3 years old with 125 views. How much do we give the cbc again? 1.3 billion dollars?
How do Canadians justify the PMs censorship
It's a very serious violation of freedom of speech
God bless the founders. First Amendment! (Whether you enjoy protections of the first amendment or not, who doesn't aspire to make their country greater and their leaders serve--rather than rule?)
👍Obrigado.
"Beat the tar out of him" - that is as much an exaggeration as "it was assault" - both sides need to rachet things down. That being said, Free Speech is under attack and many arrests are unwarranted...
I was alone too Ezra. Where were you. Antifa attacked a venue owner five years ago and I fought back, suddenly they were muslims and no one gave a rats ass. Just finally the case went to court in May, now I have to wait till August for a decision.