@@alluringbliss4165 Allowing the Trump tax cuts to expires will mean higher taxes on working families and businesses, including… A family of four earning $75,000 will owe an additional $1,500 in taxes. A family of five with two earners making around $100,000 will owe an additional nearly $7,500 in taxes. The Child Tax Credit will be slashed in half from $2,000 down to $1,000. The guaranteed deduction that 90 percent of taxpayers use to simplify their tax filing will be slashed in half. The 20 percent deduction that helps small businesses compete with larger corporations goes away leaving small businesses facing a 43.4 percent tax rate. There have been no changes to CBO’s methodology to address other miscalculations… For fiscal year 2023, CBO under projected the budget deficit by $1 trillion. The green tax provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) were originally estimated to cost $400 billion through FY 2031. This has since been revised up by two-thirds, to about $660 billion through FY 2031 or $790 billion through FY 2033.
I'm black. Born in Philly. I had a father who was a veterinarian. I had a mother who was a teacher. THAT was my advantage. Thomas Sowell is a brilliant man.
Yes but if you marry a women that you find attractive looks wise but didn’t grow up in a decent environment like you …boom all your parents efforts go into waste !! Choose wisely n modest
For all his supposed knowledge and wisdom, Thomas Sowell says nothing at all about the existence and effects of today's highly COVERT race injustices against Black Americans! He just panders for white approval! Guess that's how Sowell gets paid!
Mistake if don't correct evolve to bad habit and its so hard to stop bad habits and miraculously difficult to endo bad habits when it evolve to wrong culture that have it own music community customs and books and idols
Leaders like Martin Luther King, Jr., Medgar Evers, Thurgood Marshall and Malcolm X got replaced by Al Sharpton, Ben Crump, Diddy and Jay Z. What's wrong with this picture?
@@KentonJosephalthough he studies all American groups, he specializes studying his own people, and it’s to wake us up and get us aware of our horrible conditions that we live in and that we love co-signing.
Because he refuses to blame the white man for so.e black people's lack of sicial advancement and poverty. He refuses to be a victim. That is why. @@Moveon-j8r
Morgan Freeman: “I don’t want a Black History Month. Black history is American history” He added that the best way to get rid of racism is to “stop talking about it.” “I am going to stop calling you a White man, and I’m going to ask you to stop calling me a Black man"
Morgan Freeman was missing the one thing that would facilitate such an end of racism: Jesus. The Bible says "God hath made of one blood all nations of men." This doesn't exist in any other philosophy.✝
@@mikejohnson9118 without history a society can not learn from it past. History reminds us our past mistakes so we don't repeat. It also reminds us our past good dids & decisions so we can try to emulate or replicate them.
Morgan Freeman has made an asinine statement. If you stop talking about murder when it end? Murder was first mentioned with the sons of Adam and Eve and it still exists to this day.
@@royguster5576…obviously you have your sleeves rolled up ~ it’s easy to say pretty words ~ even “praise God” hasn’t stopped suffering…thus humans fear love..Jesus said to ‘go beyond the mind’ ~ we are souls and we come from the realm of love where no separation exists to this earth realm where separation plays out…until we awaken and recognize what we all know but fear to see ~ we and all life are connected from one source ~ look beyond the chatterbox of the mind where love reveals the truth that “sets you free” >>>>>>>>>>>
@@someonenotnooneYou mean people who like logic and facts? Unlike the delusional people that wanna ignore what the real issues are and continue to be a perpetual victim keeping racism alive....
Agreed, but over represented in the black community unfortunately. I wish things would change for them, but it’s beyond any means i can fathom at this point. There needs to be an internal spark, an enlightenment within them - a pipe dream for the rest of us hoping to share the streets with civilized folks, when they become it
@@willharriman1881-z9b perpetuated by the victimhood behaviour. If you experience 5% actual systemic racism keeping you from an opportunity or two, you’re chances of persevering is much higher than if you had a cynical attitude thinking the whole game is against you for being black. That gives you 5% actual racism holding you back plus 45% racism in your head. Pessimism comes in all shapes and colors. There are entrepreneurs who dream big and take chances despite the challenges and those who look at it and say it’s not worth it…the bank won’t give me a loan, the market is trash, the product has no demand, the workers are incompetent, etc.
@@willharriman1881-z9b Do a search for this book: 25 Lies: Exposing Democrats' Most Dangerous, Seductive, Damnable, Destructive Lies and How to Refute Them Paperback - January 11, 2022 BTW, written by a Black man.
@@kevokodesh3904 Because he categorizes race into groups on how they do economically and on test scores. That being said, mentioning my race is relevant.
Asian ? Asia goes all the way from Israel, Middle East over India, 75% of Russia to Korea and Japan. The term Asia is a western definition ,which they even can not agree on. Japanese and Koreans do jot call themselves asians. People in so called asia is different as day and night
@@Hazel66781 yes according the definition in usa. It is the same as saying that Scandinavians are not European. The us definition on a "white" includes people from north africa and middle east . People that is condsidered "white" innusa is considered colored or black in scandinivia.That said koreans, japanese and partly chinese was reffered to as white by europeans up untill late 1800. Asians are NOT a race. Even between koreans and kapanese there are a difference ( we are not the same race).So ignorant
@@배영근-제주도 Your writing is extremely poor. I feel as though I’m conversing with an uneducated person, someone who lacks basic understanding. Engaging in this discussion feels pointless, much like debating with someone who lacks the capacity to understand. Chinese, Japanese, and Koreans are all considered Asians. While race and ethnicity can sometimes overlap, they are not synonymous. For example, a person might identify as Black (race) and African American (ethnicity).
Thomas Sowell is a thorn in the side of woke/SJW/liberals. A black educated intelectual who started as marxist and, after working for the goverment, took a 180 degree turn to become a reference of conservatives and libertarians. Simply epic!!!
Your premise is faulty. I am liberal, and I agree with Dr.Sowell entirely. Facts, are facts. The woke people ARE correct in their contention that segment's of country's population are discriminated against. I personalty beat someone up in HS (decades ago) using sexuality as an excuse. (I called him something he didn't like). I personally don't spend my idle hours fixated on what other people are doing in bed with other consenting adults. That seems to be the average Trumper's delight. I believe that therein lies your true "Bone of Contention" with the SJW crowd. I'm straight, raised 7 kids by 3 different women. NOW WHAT ?
I am white, the oldest of five children. My father worked a part time job and a full time job during our childhoods. Our mother was a stay at home mom. We had three meals a day. Never felt hungry. For the most part our parents only had one vehicle... A station wagon. We had 'just enough clothing'..nothing extravagant. Mother occasionally sewed my clothing. No fancy vacations! A long drive to spend a week or two with grandparents. Our parents lived paycheck to paycheck. No credit cards. I learned to live frugally as well. My three children are educated, married with children. We are all homeowners. They work full time. None of us are Drags on the government.
For the greater portion of the history of the United States, the vast majority of government was made up of white people. Even till today, in the nearly 250 years of history of the United States, there has been just one Black president, and even he was half white. There has been no woman president. There has been no Asian president. There has been no Native American president, there has been no Hispanic president. Explain to me why that is. Explain to me why, in 250 years, there has been just ONE U.S. President who was non-white. And explain to me why there has been ZERO women Presidents. I'll wait....
The government set black people up to be drags. Your father was fortunate to have two jobs. I hope you can say that his employers were an equal opportunity employer and he worked alongside black people.
I'm black and my family is the same. It's about what your family teaches and how they behave. We were always taught there is no free lunch, if you want something go out and get it in the most respectable way possible.
This was told to me before i went to bootcamp by 4 different neighbors, 3 different races. "People are people. trash, is trash. People come in all colors, shapes, and sizes. Trash comes in all colors shapes and sizes. The trick is knowing the difference between the two "
True, but so is pattern recognition. So when you're dealing with just one person, judge that person as an individual. But when you're analyzing a group, however defined, analyze it as a group. Each group has a different percentage of individuals who behave in different ways.
@@rebel4466I love that man. The color of trash bags don’t matter. I’m biracial and well in tune with both sides of my white southern family and black midwestern family. And guess what people talk about black violence and crime but from having moved from STL to the country an hour outside of STL rural communities have a MASSIVE meth and hard drug problems. I’m 23 and I kind of helped and kept in touch with this white kid whos white parents gave him meth starting at age 12 he was 20… he was missing all his teeth. I’ve never seen anything like that in all my years and my white mother also abused substances while my black dad provided. My full white brother and sisters white dad bailed on them as kids while my black dad raised them. Trash bags come in all colors but so does angels and saints my brother 🤝🏽 The Army taught me no matter the race we are all Americans rolling in the mud together.
Its sad that Thomas Sowell gets no airplay on liberal media. The people who need to hear him probably will never get a chance. Put him on The View and watch the ladies' head explode. I have never seen anyone get the better of Sowell.
They would never LET him on... George Orwell said " The further society strays from the truth, the more those who speak the truth will be hated. " They would murder him in anger and hatred for exposing their superficiality.
He’s saying the evidence shows that before 1960 Black poverty and unemployment was decreasing. After affirmative action in the 1960s it reversed. This implies that government involvement though their programs hindered Black progress instead of helping. I would argue this also happened to other minorities including the indigenous people. Children and adults who are given handouts and special treatment never learn how to survive on their own. The failed government programs continue to be a drain on the country. I’m not saying programs wouldn’t help, but the programs need to change. Get people back to honest work through training and education. Not handouts and free passes.
Just look at the indigenous population in Canada. Same thing. More help from the gov't caused more poverty, drugs, and crimes. Throwing money at social programs rarely works. There needs to be an "attitude change" that leads to "behaviour change". Why are Asians among the highest earners in US? Just look at how Asian cultures value the importance of family. When you have a culture that idolizes crimes and drugs/fast money, what else do you expect??
We will never be able to fix it because the majority doesn’t see a problem and those that do just want to protect themselves until they can afford to get the hell away from those that don’t see a problem. Chris Rock talked about blacks vs. n words. Blacks don’t want to live around n words so black neighborhoods will always have very few successful blacks because they just want to escape. I’ll never live around them again.
You’re obviously not familiar with his extensive academic and high quality research and publications. Consider "Say's Law: An Historical Analysis" (1972) published in the Journal of Political Economy or "Minimum Wage Escalation" (1973) published in the Journal of Political Economy or "Black Education: Myths and Tragedies" (1972) published in the Public Interest…I could go on. His empirical and theoretical work has been well-worth a Nobel Prize. His scholarly and public intellectual work has been akin to that of Milton Friedman.
@@Guizambaldi Fair enough; we can agree to disagree on our assessment of the quality, extensiveness, and import of his academic work. But, if you haven’t, I urge you to read the articles I cited and a few others. I have a PhD in business and an interest in African-American economic achievement, and I think his work is brilliant in its scholarship.
Actually, Thomas Sowell is totally opinionated. He projects his opinion and looks desperately for cherry picked facts to support it. He does NOT look for actual legitimate cases of genuine current race injustices. He runs away from them to insist that ALL the current problems of Black Americans are self created through bad life decisions. In this, Thomas Sowell intentionally panders for white approval! I cannot respect that!
THIS MAN IS AN EXAMPLE OF A FREE REPUBLIC OF AMERICA 🇺🇸 !!! 10 MILLION PLUS UNDOCUMENTED ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS !!!!????? COMMON SENSE ALONE EXPLAINS THIS AIN'T GOOD !!!!!!! MY OPINION IS THAT AMERICANS MUST BE UNITED TOGETHER ❤️ !!!!! ALL OF US !!!!!
My father passed away when I was 13. My mother remarried a black man. And although he was a pretty decent man, he brought scamming into our home. The stereo system I got was stolen, we always had liquor that was stolen, we had free pay-per-view TV that was scammed, and guess what happened when his family came over? Stuff went missing, they called me white-boy, and leeched off my mom. I lived their culture firsthand.
As an AMERICAN, my fellow AMERICAN, Mr Thomas Sowell, is a common sense logical person and I wish he was heard more by those who would benefit from his words… our nation would be much better for it! Thank you Mr. Sowell for your words and wisdom. God Bless
I’m 38 now I learned of Mr. Swell when I was 17 his teachings have had a profound effect on me. However, I don’t know many people that know of him in my area. I’m from Jacksonville Florida when I speak of him to other Black people they get very offended. They really want it to be a reason why things are the way that they are, and telling them to take personal responsibility sometimes hurts their feelings, but he is absolutely correct. Knowledge is power knowledge is key and once your eyes have been opened it’s kind of hard to just go along with whatever so due to gaining this knowledge at 17 I got called uncle Tom all the time and I would always say as long as you mean Thomas Sowell thank you 😊❤ so thank you Mr Sowell you are the ultimate truth teller ❤
@@Tudogs 🤦🏽♂️ so so frustrating I don’t even say nothing to people anymore I just let them be ignorant now… just don’t like being lumped in with them sometimes you know bro 🤔
I am a teacher/principal. When passing through well off suburbs, I don’t see many children on the street, the ones you do see are most often with parents or family adults, usually going somewhere to do something. When passing through poor areas children are evident usually in large groups of other children. This backs up my personal theory which states that a child’s success in life is directly proportional to the amount of time their parents or significant adults spend with them. My son was also carried a lot in his first two years he had persistent collic and needed to be moved and rocked, he is now a world class data scientist, with his maths used by many world recognised teams in sport.
Drove through englewood Chicago once years ago. Saw a kid who looked about 10 years old hanging out alone on a front porch in the middle of the day on a school day.
White Canadian here,living on Vancouver island,where most people are white,as well.Dr Thomas Sowell is my favourite person in the history of humans.The man is exemplary,for all people.
In many ways, the Indigenous people are basically Canada’s version of African Americans. Lots of broken families, a flawed sub-culture, and generational trauma of hopelessness leads Indigenous Canadians to have higher poverty rates, higher incarceration rates, higher drug use rates, higher overdose rates, higher domestic violence rates, higher homeless rates, and lower education rates compared to all other Canadians who descended from old world immigrants/settlers.
@@Entername-md1ev Nah u don't know Canada. Black people in Canada are treated the exact same as black people in the US Racisms is only a bad thing to a country when there isn't any feeling of nationalism/patriotism. If u want to speak about indegenous people sure, they are indeed treated poorly by the government, but hey, Canada is a 3rd world country anyway.
@@Entername-md1ev all this, despite being giving trillions of dollars in land and ongoing financial support, free homes, free university education and monthly payouts; I suppose being handed everything results in some pretty dysfunctional patterns.... now, the indigenous people are completely free to return to their hunter-gatherer roots on their ancestral lands, but none of them seem to want to do that.... hmmm.... if the changes brought to the country by settlers were so bad, I wonder why they don't simply reject them outright and go back to the wonderful lifestyle they had before?
I was born during apartheid in South Africa, grew up in it, worked in it, got free from it. Because of the time I grew up in, I never got education, I've been unfortunately poor in my life. I got my freedom 30 years ago, these 30 years were enough time to turn my life around if I was mean to be something in life, but I couldn't. To comfort my setbacks, I would conveniently blame apartheid for how my life is right now, but I know that would be the worst mistake of my life, because when you die blaming, when you die with excuses, your children inherit those excuses and it become hereditary in your family to blame something if they can't fix their lives. I don't talk bad about white people, I never use apartheid as an excuse, so my child knows that I have nothing because life was not kind to me. When I narrate apartheid stories to my child, I narrate so my child can learn where we've come, but I make sure that's not an excuse to justify my none achievement status. So there's no hate in this house, we face each day with its own challenges as it come.
@@johnsmith-ht3sy. I'm not sure if you're patronizing me or, It's gross to say a person was lucky to live under oppression. I'm the one with the conscience to know if I was lucky or not. Be that as it may, I do consider myself to be lucky because I experienced and witnessed oppression under apartheid. At least apartheid didn't patronize us, we knew where we stood. I'm lucky because, now we face situation far worse than apartheid, we are mentally enslaved now by our own. We are enslaved by the gvt, she's killing the sense of mental development in our people, killing the sense of facing challenges in life, she has turned us into a very weak unambitious nation that depends on handouts.
Thomas Sowell is without a doubt, one of the greatest minds of our times both intellectually and socially. He has a great mix of massive intellect and humanity rarely found in such great abundance in one human being. He is a gift to the whole world. Listen and learn.
@@alntr2872 There are obviously many factors that contribute to a person's behavior! Such would include things like environment and particular circumstances. And certainly, the people led and who influenced.
@@willharriman1881-z9b You could add racism, poverty (produced by systemic factors such as racism i.e. redlining), white supremacy. These factors lead to survival behaviors of their victims which are then criminalized by the same entities that produced the behaviors due to the narcissism and failure in morality. Thus capitalism itself is an environment that produces poverty and criminal behavior because by its very nature it relies on dehumanizing a segment of the population to thrive.
@@randypaul1170they won’t talk about all the reasons they’ll only select the reason that fits their agenda. Mr. Sowell is laughing to the bank. He knows what the majority of the country (white folks) want to hear. They want to hear an educate brother say black people are their biggest problem but little do they know there’s 1000 more scholars that say the opposite… ✊🏿
The "fartherlessness" issue is secondary to the core issue of ongoing race injustices! Black American men cannot play the breadwinner role under the weight of continuing race injustices!
@@willharriman1881-z9b No evidence of that. In fact, just looking at the gross picture, fatherlessness increased as racial injustices diminished. Lots of possible causes of fatherlessness, but racial injustice doesn’t have much support.
@@christianlibertarian5488 You are totally confused! Most race injustices today are highly COVERT practices intentionally hidden from view! You have been fooled! You don't know what you are saying!
Dr. Sowell- You are a Godsend; not just your carefully researched facts, measure-twice-before-cutting statements and your curiosity of the narratives around us...but, your genial corrections of those who need it and eye-level gaze to your audience. What a place we could live in if people would dialogue like Dr. Sowell. Lead on.
I work in an industry in which Indians dominate in hierarchy and compensation. Asians are a distant second then the remaining races are below them. I’m white but I recognize the Indian and Asian cultures EARN what they have and are deserving of what they have achieved. I can’t imagine feeling cheated or bitter. If I want to reach their level, I just need to work harder. It really is that simple.
@@jcjohnson0 Genuine excellence from people of Asian origins is widely celebrated by the white system. Yet, genuine excellence from Black Americans is generally IGNORED! That's the difference!
Sowell is great. But I think he needs to clarify that "hillbilly" Appalachians were NEVER slave owners. They were ABOLITIONISTS, and in fact, West Virginia split from Confederate Virginia in the civil war over slavery. Many east Tennessee and east Kentucky regiments fought FOR THE NORTH. Appalachians, despite being very poor, have a much lower crime rate than black communities. I actually resent the term "hillbilly." Just say Appalachian and Ozarks.
He’s old af. Like when I heard Mick Jagger call us Negroes, I took no offense because he’s old af. There was no political correctness. I feel you though. I’d never call yall hillbilly. 🫶🏾
Why is it noteworthy to mention slave ownership since that's irrelevant to his point? Blacks weren't the first people to be enslaved and hillbillies didn't get affirmative action. They got no perks for being white & poor.
I am of Appalachian descent and the "hillbilly" term needs to be eradicated. It's derogatory and rarely used now by people except those who want to call a group of people a vile name. My ancestors (mostly Irish) came here with nothing and some were indentured servants. Today, they are doctors, lawyers, and business owners.
There will always be racism, but if you play the victim card, you will never overcome it. If you are good at what you do, racism is less of a problem. Good workers are hard to find.
@@howell7136 Since there is always racism it has to be confronted and addressed. It cannot be ignored and that is what the so called race hustlers are doing what has to be done to correct this problem. Maintaining the status quo is unacceptable!!!
@@howell7136 Racism is unacceptable. It has to be addressed by the so called race hustlers who refuse to accept the status quo. Power concedes nothing without a demand.
I live where there are black Americans with ancestry as deep back as anyone, as well as black Caribbeans & Africans who just got here. There is a startling difference in culture not based on race, but simply on ethic, choice, & purpose. We all have genetic differences, it's culture, experience & teaching not genes that motivates us to be who we are.
I'm an 80 year old white woman and I find Thomas Sowell such a breath of fresh air to replace Rev. Jesse Jackson or Barack Obama. I have been saying that it is not the color of the skin, but the culture. I saw a video where multiple young black women were asked if t they'd prefer a hard-working, honest black man or a rich drug dealer. Every one chose a drug dealer! I was shocked. My limited experience has been--- loud hip-hop music while driving, allowing their children to run & play tag in the grocery stores, talking & laughing very loud while walking, expensive braided, colorful hair on women, flashy, gold jewelry, poor care of their homes & yards, name calling of other blacks that desire education or are conservative as Uncle Tom's. All blacks know JayZ, but how many have heard of Thomas Sowell? I haven't met Thomas Sowell or Ben Carson but I know who they are and listen to them.
@@marilynmccormick3731 You do know there is a black " subculture" like there are white ones? You really think all black folks who are poor live or think the way you described???
Hi Marilyn McCormick, You are so "spot-on" in your commentary. I'm an 81-year-old black man What you have said resonates with me, and I feel your heart I have long known who Dr,. Ben Carson is, a world-renowned pediatric neurosurgeon and a previous Head of HUD. However, I only recently discovered Dr. Thomas Sowell, and,, yes, talk about a breath of fresh air and then some
Rev Jesse Jackson fought against racism with his mentor MLK Jr,he saw racism first hand because he was born during the Jim Crow era.Obama has nothing to do with racism because he's a Black man that was hated because he was the first Black president,get your facts straight.🤔
Exactly. Its not racism when you call spade a spade. The once rich culture of black americans devolved into degeneracy, and I hope its not too late to turn back. I have 2 black friends who almost seek refuge from other blacks because they call them white for liking metal music and computer coding that we do. It angers them greatly.
Why be a responsible adult bound by obligations, when you can be a narcissistic child running wild? Which is easier? Which is more rewarding? Obviously not being responsible...
Mr Sowell is absolutey correct. Refusing to see yourself as a victim is the most empowering mindset one can have. It opens you up to the endless opportunities out there.
People whose integrity has not been damaged in childhood, who were protected, respected, and treated with honesty by their parents, will be-both in their youth and in adulthood-intelligent, responsive, empathic, and highly sensitive. They will take pleasure in life and will not feel any need to kill or even hurt others or themselves. They will use their power to defend themselves, not to attack others. They will not be able to do otherwise than respect and protect those weaker than themselves, including their children, because this is what they have learned from their own experience.
Thomas Sowell's teachings should be ingrained to all groups that feel they're victimized, marginalized and discriminated against. As important as MLK is, Thomas Sowell's words have more impact, particularly economic prosperity, to blacks in America.
I'm black and white, while my parents got divorced when I was young I'm thankful that I had both parents in my life growing up. And amazing grandparents
@@wallihaley5194it’s so fascinating. I saw a 60 minutes report about this not too long ago. They tracked centarians for 10 years before they turned 100 and the cognitive differences was astounding! Some of them still driving, subtract backwards, use devices. Others didn’t know the day of the week. I’m sure it was 10 years, might’ve been longer but, it was definitely eye opening for me. You just never know.
He absolutely should have been President. Very sadly, the psychopaths behind the scenes do not what us to know truths. They control us with lies. The biggest fear of a psychopath is being exposed and losing power.
I am immigrant from Asia. Dr Sowell is true masiha for all ethnic communities - advocating African Americans what to do, and others what exactly not to do. Bring back prohibition, stop all drugs including marijuanna, keep families together by increasing community support centers (in terms of religious/spiritual means, town halls or whatever it may be), the entire US will again rise as the unanimous leader of the world.
If you do not look, you will not find. Welcome to American, where people spend ZERO time learning and increasing their knowledge base yet still think of themselves as some kind of expert, simply because they have an opinion. There is a name for this type of thinking...Dunning Kruger.
"Americans don't read." Iforget who said it. It drives me crazy that people don't pick up a history book outside of public education and graduation. I gave my kid books for graduation because education has only just begun. There is a complete reliance on authority. I see this all the time. "The school system doesn't teach us [whatever]. I ask them what is stopping them from going to the library and getting a book?
I have never heard him speak before or read anything by him, but he sure is a well-spoken gentleman with a wealth of information and insight. I really enjoyed this and will listen to more. Also, I don't know who the interviewer is, but he is also a very intelligent, well-spoken man and I enjoyed listening to him. I do know this, it doesn't matter where you are from, you colour, religion, or background, but it never pays to live as a victim with that mentality. Even if you have been victimized, you need to acknowledge it, cry about it, kick a few pillows around, and then you need to learn to do everything you can to be the best person you can be. YOU. YOU have to do that. The pride you will feel, the sense of accomplishment, and the confidence you will have stays with you forever and will be a comfort to you.
Unrecognized? How about Harvard University magna cum laude, masters at Columbia University, doctorate at University of Chicago, professorships at Cornell University, Brandeis University, and University of California.
@@johnpaulcarter6770 Unrecognizsd? Merely earning college degrees and teaching employment from big name schools isn't the same thing as true recognition.
I'm a South African and Thomas Sowell has had the greatest influence on me. What has been seen in America, there is also evidence of here in South Africa. Similar histories, similar trajectories.
Great interview with a great man again! The source of fatherless homes is the direct result of the Great Society! The social services to families is dependent on no man in the household. That was written into the law. I first encountered this while a nursing student in 1965. A family who just needed some help was refused by the social worker because the father was in the house. This is still in effect - 3 years ago my niece (white) in Springfield OR with 2 kids broke up with the father of her children. The state social worker arranged housing for her and set he up for a CNA course. She would have been independent. When the father of the children was seen in the home, all services were terminated. She is now destituted except for family charity. The law and the Great Society claimed another family, and left the children fatherless. Dr. Sowell is so right. The liberals have destroyed poor families - white and black!
You’re partially correct with the welfare system. I believe a lot of black people got suckered into that, which helped destroy the family. One mistake I believe that some black people have made was believing everything the white supremacist tells them. As a black person, you have to question everything because the white supremacist are good at deceiving people.
Sowell is a genius. I wish he had been a teacher of mine back when, and better yet, put in charge of the education system instead of the teachers' unions about thirty or forty years ago...
No one should be disagreeing. I am a black male 68 years of life, and have seen the acceptance of the negative hip hop culture do a lot of damage to some of our young men and women. I want to be clear that we have a lot of positive young people, who have accomplished a lot and contributed to the country. I would love to hear organizations as BLM and similar groups speak out about how the ghetto hip hop culture has cause damage to our youths and feed the world stereotypes view of blacks. We seem to get our feelings hurt when people mention that there are blacks who embrace that culture.
Mr. Sowell. Sending strength, knowledge, wisdom, and most important hope for people everywhere. You are a treasure that I found late in life but I found you that’s what is important. Thank you for making me feel smarter when I hear you speak or read your books.
Something that Sowell doesn't mention is that, before the 1970s, American industry needed black workers. And, because of strong unions, black workers earned enough to live with dignity. Also, the blacks who moved to the cities often had strong Christian roots that gave them a clear moral code and sense of purpose. All that fell apart in the 1970s, and black culture fell apart with it.
Thomas Sowell is one of the Great Americans of All Time. His work is so beyond Profound, he will no doubt have a Special place in Heaven. Universities have classes dedicated to pop stars yet they don't have a class dedicated to Thomas Sowell, a clear marker of how poor Universities have become. I, a white man have followed much of his work over the last 10 years and have been so appreciative of his work.
This man is truly about diversity, the only true diversity, and that is the diversity of thought because other than that, we are all just human beings, no matter what racial group we belong to.
I don't even need to fact check Mr Sowell before sharing, that's what I love about sharing his video's.
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heh careful with that, he is just human like the rest of us...
he’s dead wrong. It is racial. In every city in the world the poorest and most diseased belongs to people with black DNA
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@@alluringbliss4165 but Thomas is correct.
@@alluringbliss4165 Allowing the Trump tax cuts to expires will mean higher taxes on working families and businesses, including…
A family of four earning $75,000 will owe an additional $1,500 in taxes.
A family of five with two earners making around $100,000 will owe an additional nearly $7,500 in taxes.
The Child Tax Credit will be slashed in half from $2,000 down to $1,000.
The guaranteed deduction that 90 percent of taxpayers use to simplify their tax filing will be slashed in half.
The 20 percent deduction that helps small businesses compete with larger corporations goes away leaving small businesses facing a 43.4 percent tax rate.
There have been no changes to CBO’s methodology to address other miscalculations…
For fiscal year 2023, CBO under projected the budget deficit by $1 trillion.
The green tax provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) were originally estimated to cost $400 billion through FY 2031. This has since been revised up by two-thirds, to about $660 billion through FY 2031 or $790 billion through FY 2033.
I'm black. Born in Philly. I had a father who was a veterinarian. I had a mother who was a teacher. THAT was my advantage. Thomas Sowell is a brilliant man.
Way to go Gator! 🐊
Yes but if you marry a women that you find attractive looks wise but didn’t grow up in a decent environment like you …boom all your parents efforts go into waste !! Choose wisely n modest
Why are your people so screwed up?
@@helloitsmehb Jim Crow and social services from the 60s.
WERE NOT BLACK ... STOP USING THAT SLAVE TERMINOLOGY
My guy. 94 years old as of recently, and still sharp as a tack. A very impressive human being.
Hi Sniper, well said.
Ditto. He is a most remarkable man. Like you said, he's lucid, his memory is solid, and as he has said, facts form his mind.
@@juliecarne7706 , I got what you said.
Wow!
For all his supposed knowledge and wisdom, Thomas Sowell says nothing at all about the existence and effects of today's highly COVERT race injustices against Black Americans! He just panders for white approval! Guess that's how Sowell gets paid!
Rap, Hip Hop and the promotion of base and/or criminal attitudes has been disastrous for the black community once celebrated for their gospel music.
Crack epidemic lead to all of this
Mistake if don't correct evolve to bad habit and its so hard to stop bad habits and miraculously difficult to endo bad habits when it evolve to wrong culture that have it own music community customs and books and idols
Are you implying that the economic and social status of blacks has deteriorated since the "good old days" of Gospel?
Leaders like Martin Luther King, Jr., Medgar Evers, Thurgood Marshall and Malcolm X got replaced by Al Sharpton, Ben Crump, Diddy and Jay Z. What's wrong with this picture?
Absolutely, and who runs the Rap business?
This man is near 100 years old and speaks so brilliantly and is so sharp, wow
so much more coherent than FJB
Black don’t crack
I hope Thomas Sowell has a protégé. The most brilliant and underappreciated man of our time.
That would be a good move
For saying its not racism all he talks about is black people.
@@KentonJosephalthough he studies all American groups, he specializes studying his own people, and it’s to wake us up and get us aware of our horrible conditions that we live in and that we love co-signing.
@@KentonJosephI wonder why??? 🙄
He does Larry Elder
God, I love this man. Common sense from an intellectual. He is a national treasure.
Message from England: he’s an international treasure too 😊
@@trustydiamondwhy do white men love him so much
He's a world wide treasure
@Moveon-j8r because he isn't a rasict? Because he believes equity in outcome is a disaster, for everyone?
Because he refuses to blame the white man for so.e black people's lack of sicial advancement and poverty. He refuses to be a victim. That is why. @@Moveon-j8r
Morgan Freeman: “I don’t want a Black History Month. Black history is American history”
He added that the best way to get rid of racism is to “stop talking about it.”
“I am going to stop calling you a White man, and I’m going to ask you to stop calling me a Black man"
Morgan Freeman is a very smart man if every race would just listen to him we can solve this in about 5 minutes
Morgan Freeman was missing the one thing that would facilitate such an end of racism: Jesus. The Bible says "God hath made of one blood all nations of men." This doesn't exist in any other philosophy.✝
@@mikejohnson9118 without history a society can not learn from it past. History reminds us our past mistakes so we don't repeat. It also reminds us our past good dids & decisions so we can try to emulate or replicate them.
Morgan Freeman has made an asinine statement. If you stop talking about murder when it end? Murder was first mentioned with the sons of Adam and Eve and it still exists to this day.
@@royguster5576…obviously you have your sleeves rolled up ~ it’s easy to say pretty words ~ even “praise God” hasn’t stopped suffering…thus humans fear love..Jesus said to ‘go beyond the mind’ ~ we are souls and we come from the realm of love where no separation exists to this earth realm where separation plays out…until we awaken and recognize what we all know but fear to see ~ we and all life are connected from one source ~ look beyond the chatterbox of the mind where love reveals the truth that “sets you free” >>>>>>>>>>>
So refreshing to listen to intelligent men speak.
Intelligent man.
Thomas Sowell is a National treasure.
An international treasure!
For specific people yeah. People who want certain viewpoints supported.
@@someonenotnoone Truth hurst, huh?
@@MarkMay-cr6bv What truth hurt you?
@@someonenotnooneYou mean people who like logic and facts? Unlike the delusional people that wanna ignore what the real issues are and continue to be a perpetual victim keeping racism alive....
This man should have been our first black president.
Obama was not black. He is biracial whether he likes it or not!
Exactly
Absolutely
We still haven't had a first black president. Why does the color matters anyway ?
@@bonnydaise8112 Everything is about color, when someone refers to themselves as a color they are not! Most "Black" people are dark brown.
It's not even "black" culture. It is the urban(sometimes rural), outlaw, hustling, drug culture in general. It comes in all colors.
Agreed, but over represented in the black community unfortunately. I wish things would change for them, but it’s beyond any means i can fathom at this point. There needs to be an internal spark, an enlightenment within them - a pipe dream for the rest of us hoping to share the streets with civilized folks, when they become it
That's the point of this video... Is this another "click video to comment on the title" things?
Nope, it’s black culture, you are just too polite to admit it
Where else do we see that culture so highly represented?
Read Sowell’s book on that very topic: “Black Rednecks White Liberals”. What you call “black culture” comes from white rednecks.
Get married before you have children, there, I said it.
Fine
They treat marriage like nothing more married couples have aids
Or don’t have children at all in this horrible economy.
them blacks in Cincinnati had it way better than we whites had in southern ohio. They make me sick with their victimizing BS.
I’m a 30 year old black Woman I haven’t had kids because I’m not married yet.
I learned more by listening to Dr. Sowell for 12 minutes than I have by listening to any of my professors. Truly an amazing man.
Lies are easily believed by the gullible!!!
@@brucefrancis2301lmao stay mad lil nigga truth hurts
Thomas Sowell is hands down a national treasure. God bless him and give him many more years of productivity - we need him!!
Amen.! ❤❤❤
Thomas Sowell is a bootlick who panders for white approval!
I am so sick of the non victims, pretending to be victims
Who ate you referring to?
@@alluringbliss4165 anyone complaining
Often victims of their own choices and behaviors...
Victims can turn to bullies too and they do it without guilt at times.
Then you must really hate Donald Trump.
His general advice is to look inwards, rather than outwards, for the cause and the solution of our problems. That's right in principle.
His "advice" is to pretend that genuine race injustices don't exist! What a fool!
@@willharriman1881-z9b perpetuated by the victimhood behaviour. If you experience 5% actual systemic racism keeping you from an opportunity or two, you’re chances of persevering is much higher than if you had a cynical attitude thinking the whole game is against you for being black. That gives you 5% actual racism holding you back plus 45% racism in your head.
Pessimism comes in all shapes and colors. There are entrepreneurs who dream big and take chances despite the challenges and those who look at it and say it’s not worth it…the bank won’t give me a loan, the market is trash, the product has no demand, the workers are incompetent, etc.
@@willharriman1881-z9b Do a search for this book: 25 Lies: Exposing Democrats' Most Dangerous, Seductive, Damnable, Destructive Lies and How to Refute Them Paperback - January 11, 2022
BTW, written by a Black man.
@@willharriman1881-z9bhe’s certainly no fool
@@willharriman1881-z9bFalling back onto victimhood like always eh? 🤦
I miss the times when American men had balls.
The Thomas Sowell videos are a fresh breath of sanity.
Dr Sowell One of the smartest and wisest individuals I’ve ever encountered.
FACTZ 👍🏾
family is considered the basic unit of society because it serves essential functions that are crucial for the survival and prosperity of any society.
I'm Asian, and I think Sowell is a brilliant man. I've learned so much from him.
Why even mention you are Asian; That’s the point Thomas makes…
@@kevokodesh3904 Because he categorizes race into groups on how they do economically and on test scores. That being said, mentioning my race is relevant.
Asian ? Asia goes all the way from Israel, Middle East over India, 75% of Russia to Korea and Japan. The term Asia is a western definition ,which they even can not agree on. Japanese and Koreans do jot call themselves asians. People in so called asia is different as day and night
@@Hazel66781 yes according the definition in usa. It is the same as saying that Scandinavians are not European. The us definition on a "white" includes people from north africa and middle east
. People that is condsidered "white" innusa is considered colored or black in scandinivia.That said koreans, japanese and partly chinese was reffered to as white by europeans up untill late 1800. Asians are NOT a race. Even between koreans and kapanese there are a difference ( we are not the same race).So ignorant
@@배영근-제주도 Your writing is extremely poor. I feel as though I’m conversing with an uneducated person, someone who lacks basic understanding. Engaging in this discussion feels pointless, much like debating with someone who lacks the capacity to understand.
Chinese, Japanese, and Koreans are all considered Asians. While race and ethnicity can sometimes overlap, they are not synonymous. For example, a person might identify as Black (race) and African American (ethnicity).
Thomas Sowell is a thorn in the side of woke/SJW/liberals. A black educated intelectual who started as marxist and, after working for the goverment, took a 180 degree turn to become a reference of conservatives and libertarians. Simply epic!!!
Your premise is faulty. I am liberal, and I agree with Dr.Sowell entirely. Facts, are facts. The woke people ARE correct in their contention that segment's of country's population are discriminated against. I personalty beat someone up in HS (decades ago) using sexuality as an excuse. (I called him something he didn't like). I personally don't spend my idle hours fixated on what other people are doing in bed with other consenting adults. That seems to be the average Trumper's delight. I believe that therein lies your true "Bone of Contention" with the SJW crowd. I'm straight, raised 7 kids by 3 different women. NOW WHAT ?
He's a thorn in the side of made up people everywhere.
He and Ben Carson are two of my favorite people on earth, and both underappreciated by the majority of Americans. They're both exemplary human beings.
Thomas wishes he was white. Fuccem
I am white, the oldest of five children. My father worked a part time job and a full time job during our childhoods. Our mother was a stay at home mom. We had three meals a day. Never felt hungry. For the most part our parents only had one vehicle... A station wagon. We had 'just enough clothing'..nothing extravagant. Mother occasionally sewed my clothing. No fancy vacations! A long drive to spend a week or two with grandparents. Our parents lived paycheck to paycheck. No credit cards. I learned to live frugally as well. My three children are educated, married with children. We are all homeowners. They work full time. None of us are Drags on the government.
For the greater portion of the history of the United States, the vast majority of government was made up of white people. Even till today, in the nearly 250 years of history of the United States, there has been just one Black president, and even he was half white. There has been no woman president. There has been no Asian president. There has been no Native American president, there has been no Hispanic president. Explain to me why that is. Explain to me why, in 250 years, there has been just ONE U.S. President who was non-white. And explain to me why there has been ZERO women Presidents.
I'll wait....
Your family didn't have to deal with Jim Crow. The blacks of all classes were treated like dirt under this system.
The government set black people up to be drags.
Your father was fortunate to have two jobs. I hope you can say that his employers were an equal opportunity employer and he worked alongside black people.
You are like most normal people in the West❤from Sweden.
I'm black and my family is the same. It's about what your family teaches and how they behave. We were always taught there is no free lunch, if you want something go out and get it in the most respectable way possible.
This was told to me before i went to bootcamp by 4 different neighbors, 3 different races. "People are people. trash, is trash.
People come in all colors, shapes, and sizes. Trash comes in all colors shapes and sizes. The trick is knowing the difference between the two "
True, but so is pattern recognition. So when you're dealing with just one person, judge that person as an individual. But when you're analyzing a group, however defined, analyze it as a group. Each group has a different percentage of individuals who behave in different ways.
@@richatlarge462 true
I always say "the color of trash bags doesn't matter"
@@rebel4466I love that man. The color of trash bags don’t matter. I’m biracial and well in tune with both sides of my white southern family and black midwestern family. And guess what people talk about black violence and crime but from having moved from STL to the country an hour outside of STL rural communities have a MASSIVE meth and hard drug problems. I’m 23 and I kind of helped and kept in touch with this white kid whos white parents gave him meth starting at age 12 he was 20… he was missing all his teeth. I’ve never seen anything like that in all my years and my white mother also abused substances while my black dad provided. My full white brother and sisters white dad bailed on them as kids while my black dad raised them. Trash bags come in all colors but so does angels and saints my brother 🤝🏽 The Army taught me no matter the race we are all Americans rolling in the mud together.
Its sad that Thomas Sowell gets no airplay on liberal media. The people who need to hear him probably will never get a chance. Put him on The View and watch the ladies' head explode. I have never seen anyone get the better of Sowell.
They would never LET him on... George Orwell said " The further society strays from the truth, the more those who speak the truth will be hated. " They would murder him in anger and hatred for exposing their superficiality.
You are correct! He would defy the narrative on MSNBC and CNN!
He’s saying the evidence shows that before 1960 Black poverty and unemployment was decreasing. After affirmative action in the 1960s it reversed. This implies that government involvement though their programs hindered Black progress instead of helping. I would argue this also happened to other minorities including the indigenous people. Children and adults who are given handouts and special treatment never learn how to survive on their own. The failed government programs continue to be a drain on the country. I’m not saying programs wouldn’t help, but the programs need to change. Get people back to honest work through training and education. Not handouts and free passes.
So very well said
Looks like LBJ had the last laugh.
I doubt this maybe more community relationship and being together back then but there more successful black people today then in 1960.
Just look at the indigenous population in Canada. Same thing. More help from the gov't caused more poverty, drugs, and crimes. Throwing money at social programs rarely works. There needs to be an "attitude change" that leads to "behaviour change". Why are Asians among the highest earners in US? Just look at how Asian cultures value the importance of family. When you have a culture that idolizes crimes and drugs/fast money, what else do you expect??
Mr. Sowell is definitely someone I wish I could sit down one afternoon and have a discussion about things affecting America.
I agree.I came to the same conclusion some time ago. Black citizens will have to fix it themselves.
There's surely no one else who can fix it for them.
We will never be able to fix it because the majority doesn’t see a problem and those that do just want to protect themselves until they can afford to get the hell away from those that don’t see a problem. Chris Rock talked about blacks vs. n words. Blacks don’t want to live around n words so black neighborhoods will always have very few successful blacks because they just want to escape. I’ll never live around them again.
@@mk14m0Not the way they want it fixed anyway
@@Theweouthereforrealclub-who do y'all think you're fooling?
They're worthless! Always bitching and victimizing themselves. This poor white boy recalls not eating for up to two days.
It is to its great shame that the Nobel Prize in economics has never been bestowed on Thomas Sowell.
Wonder why🤔
He is a public intellectual, not a top economist.
You’re obviously not familiar with his extensive academic and high quality research and publications. Consider "Say's Law: An Historical Analysis" (1972) published in the Journal of Political Economy or "Minimum Wage Escalation" (1973) published in the Journal of Political Economy or "Black Education: Myths and Tragedies" (1972) published in the Public Interest…I could go on. His empirical and theoretical work has been well-worth a Nobel Prize. His scholarly and public intellectual work has been akin to that of Milton Friedman.
@@jpsf37miller48 Still not Nobel Prize material. Friedman is on another league.
@@Guizambaldi Fair enough; we can agree to disagree on our assessment of the quality, extensiveness, and import of his academic work. But, if you haven’t, I urge you to read the articles I cited and a few others. I have a PhD in business and an interest in African-American economic achievement, and I think his work is brilliant in its scholarship.
This is a man , agree or disagree with his views , has chosen to be knowledgeable and not opinionated, and you gotta respect that .
Actually, Thomas Sowell is totally opinionated. He projects his opinion and looks desperately for cherry picked facts to support it. He does NOT look for actual legitimate cases of genuine current race injustices. He runs away from them to insist that ALL the current problems of Black Americans are self created through bad life decisions. In this, Thomas Sowell intentionally panders for white approval! I cannot respect that!
I love the anecdote about the father watching his children eat while taking nothing for himself. On a human-father level that is very inspiring.
kinda bitter sweet watching these two sages grow old before our eyes on the table of unconventional knowledge
THIS MAN IS AN EXAMPLE OF A FREE REPUBLIC OF AMERICA 🇺🇸 !!! 10 MILLION PLUS UNDOCUMENTED ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS !!!!????? COMMON SENSE ALONE EXPLAINS THIS AIN'T GOOD !!!!!!! MY OPINION IS THAT AMERICANS MUST BE UNITED TOGETHER ❤️ !!!!! ALL OF US !!!!!
My father passed away when I was 13. My mother remarried a black man. And although he was a pretty decent man, he brought scamming into our home. The stereo system I got was stolen, we always had liquor that was stolen, we had free pay-per-view TV that was scammed, and guess what happened when his family came over? Stuff went missing, they called me white-boy, and leeched off my mom. I lived their culture firsthand.
Very interesting insight 👍
Sorry you had to go through that 😢
😂 so where the fuck is decency white boo
SO GLAD THOMAS HAD SO MANY PEOPLE LOVE HIM SO MUCH , ALL IT TAKES IS LOVE !
What an American treasure Tom Sowell is. He states the truth even if it hurts. That is what we need in this country.
He deserves a Nobel prize
He certainly does, but he’ll never get it because his opinions are “unfashionable”.
In a just world, Obama would give up his.
As an AMERICAN, my fellow AMERICAN, Mr Thomas Sowell, is a common sense logical person and I wish he was heard more by those who would benefit from his words… our nation would be much better for it!
Thank you Mr. Sowell for your words and wisdom. God Bless
I’m 38 now I learned of Mr. Swell when I was 17 his teachings have had a profound effect on me. However, I don’t know many people that know of him in my area. I’m from Jacksonville Florida when I speak of him to other Black people they get very offended. They really want it to be a reason why things are the way that they are, and telling them to take personal responsibility sometimes hurts their feelings, but he is absolutely correct. Knowledge is power knowledge is key and once your eyes have been opened it’s kind of hard to just go along with whatever so due to gaining this knowledge at 17 I got called uncle Tom all the time and I would always say as long as you mean Thomas Sowell thank you 😊❤ so thank you Mr Sowell you are the ultimate truth teller ❤
Great comment. I'm from Daytona and the same ignorance exists here, too.
@@Tudogs 🤦🏽♂️ so so frustrating I don’t even say nothing to people anymore I just let them be ignorant now… just don’t like being lumped in with them sometimes you know bro 🤔
You are an amazing person, able to follow truth even when you are not treated well for speaking it.
I am a teacher/principal.
When passing through well off suburbs, I don’t see many children on the street, the ones you do see are most often with parents or family adults, usually going somewhere to do something. When passing through poor areas children are evident usually in large groups of other children.
This backs up my personal theory which states that a child’s success in life is directly proportional to the amount of time their parents or significant adults spend with them. My son was also carried a lot in his first two years he had persistent collic and needed to be moved and rocked, he is now a world class data scientist, with his maths used by many world recognised teams in sport.
Drove through englewood Chicago once years ago. Saw a kid who looked about 10 years old hanging out alone on a front porch in the middle of the day on a school day.
Sounds like white privilege.
Jk.
It's ur personal theory, thats the reason why it's so shallow. Reflects badly on you as a teacher esp. the principal.
@@user-bh8fu9lg8r can you back that up with any reasoning.
White Canadian here,living on Vancouver island,where most people are white,as well.Dr Thomas Sowell is my favourite person in the history of humans.The man is exemplary,for all people.
In many ways, the Indigenous people are basically Canada’s version of African Americans. Lots of broken families, a flawed sub-culture, and generational trauma of hopelessness leads Indigenous Canadians to have higher poverty rates, higher incarceration rates, higher drug use rates, higher overdose rates, higher domestic violence rates, higher homeless rates, and lower education rates compared to all other Canadians who descended from old world immigrants/settlers.
@@Entername-md1ev Nah u don't know Canada. Black people in Canada are treated the exact same as black people in the US
Racisms is only a bad thing to a country when there isn't any feeling of nationalism/patriotism.
If u want to speak about indegenous people sure, they are indeed treated poorly by the government, but hey, Canada is a 3rd world country anyway.
@@Entername-md1ev all this, despite being giving trillions of dollars in land and ongoing financial support, free homes, free university education and monthly payouts; I suppose being handed everything results in some pretty dysfunctional patterns.... now, the indigenous people are completely free to return to their hunter-gatherer roots on their ancestral lands, but none of them seem to want to do that.... hmmm.... if the changes brought to the country by settlers were so bad, I wonder why they don't simply reject them outright and go back to the wonderful lifestyle they had before?
@@contribution741 "Generational trauma" is also mostly bullshit. Sure it will exist if you actively feed the narrative to them. It's not inherited.
I was born during apartheid in South Africa, grew up in it, worked in it, got free from it.
Because of the time I grew up in, I never got education, I've been unfortunately poor in my life. I got my freedom 30 years ago, these 30 years were enough time to turn my life around if I was mean to be something in life, but I couldn't.
To comfort my setbacks, I would conveniently blame apartheid for how my life is right now, but I know that would be the worst mistake of my life, because when you die blaming, when you die with excuses, your children inherit those excuses and it become hereditary in your family to blame something if they can't fix their lives.
I don't talk bad about white people, I never use apartheid as an excuse, so my child knows that I have nothing because life was not kind to me.
When I narrate apartheid stories to my child, I narrate so my child can learn where we've come, but I make sure that's not an excuse to justify my none achievement status. So there's no hate in this house, we face each day with its own challenges as it come.
My fellow South African, I wish I could like your comment thousands of times. 🎉
@@GeorgeKhoza-cf8yu awesome! Your children will be FREE because of your commitment👍
You where so fortunate to live in South Africa's heyday.
@@johnsmith-ht3sy. I'm not sure if you're patronizing me or, It's gross to say a person was lucky to live under oppression. I'm the one with the conscience to know if I was lucky or not.
Be that as it may, I do consider myself to be lucky because I experienced and witnessed oppression under apartheid. At least apartheid didn't patronize us, we knew where we stood.
I'm lucky because, now we face situation far worse than apartheid, we are mentally enslaved now by our own. We are enslaved by the gvt, she's killing the sense of mental development in our people, killing the sense of facing challenges in life, she has turned us into a very weak unambitious nation that depends on handouts.
I always like to hear the truth and wisdom that freely flows out of Mr. Thomas Sowell’s mouth.
Thomas Sowell is without a doubt, one of the greatest minds of our times both intellectually and socially. He has a great mix of massive intellect and humanity rarely found in such great abundance in one human being. He is a gift to the whole world. Listen and learn.
It’s not color, it’s behavior
And what of the behavior of whites who still impose genuine race injustices against Black Americans?
How is behavior formed?
@@alntr2872 There are obviously many factors that contribute to a person's behavior! Such would include things like environment and particular circumstances. And certainly, the people led and who influenced.
@@willharriman1881-z9b You could add racism, poverty (produced by systemic factors such as racism i.e. redlining), white supremacy. These factors lead to survival behaviors of their victims which are then criminalized by the same entities that produced the behaviors due to the narcissism and failure in morality. Thus capitalism itself is an environment that produces poverty and criminal behavior because by its very nature it relies on dehumanizing a segment of the population to thrive.
@@alntr2872 Agreed! And that's only scratching the surface! There are many, many factors!
Speaking of his family, Thomas Sowell says, their delight was in the home. It speaks volumes.😊
The only adversity I’ve ever faced in life, was due to my own lack of intelligence
I can relate to that too
I was born into adversity but I worked my way out.
... Mine was through lack of honesty.
@@smallfishbigpond4222I don’t believe you
😂
8:39 fartherlessness has a bigger effect than race or poverty.
But why is the black father out of the home usually?
@@randypaul1170they won’t talk about all the reasons they’ll only select the reason that fits their agenda. Mr. Sowell is laughing to the bank. He knows what the majority of the country (white folks) want to hear. They want to hear an educate brother say black people are their biggest problem but little do they know there’s 1000 more scholars that say the opposite… ✊🏿
The "fartherlessness" issue is secondary to the core issue of ongoing race injustices! Black American men cannot play the breadwinner role under the weight of continuing race injustices!
@@willharriman1881-z9b No evidence of that. In fact, just looking at the gross picture, fatherlessness increased as racial injustices diminished. Lots of possible causes of fatherlessness, but racial injustice doesn’t have much support.
@@christianlibertarian5488 You are totally confused! Most race injustices today are highly COVERT practices intentionally hidden from view! You have been fooled! You don't know what you are saying!
Thomas Sowell Is a national treasure, and all people, black and white should respect this man’s intelligence and integrity in my Opinion
Vance must be smiling ear to ear hearing Sowell praise his book!
Dr. Sowell- You are a Godsend; not just your carefully researched facts, measure-twice-before-cutting statements and your curiosity of the narratives around us...but, your genial corrections of those who need it and eye-level gaze to your audience. What a place we could live in if people would dialogue like Dr. Sowell.
Lead on.
I work in an industry in which Indians dominate in hierarchy and compensation. Asians are a distant second then the remaining races are below them. I’m white but I recognize the Indian and Asian cultures EARN what they have and are deserving of what they have achieved. I can’t imagine feeling cheated or bitter. If I want to reach their level, I just need to work harder. It really is that simple.
Exactly. It's not about race.
It's about culture.
Culture trumps all.
Period.
That's also why the lie of "multiculturalism" is so dangerous.
This is very interesting. Would you mind sharing more details, like which field would that be, in which country, etc...
Just say the newest subsector of the tech industry
This is also the same reason why people don’t take racism against Asian seriously. Since they are doing so well they can handle mockery and racism.
@@jcjohnson0 Genuine excellence from people of Asian origins is widely celebrated by the white system. Yet, genuine excellence from Black Americans is generally IGNORED! That's the difference!
Thanks!
Sowell is great. But I think he needs to clarify that "hillbilly" Appalachians were NEVER slave owners. They were ABOLITIONISTS, and in fact, West Virginia split from Confederate Virginia in the civil war over slavery. Many east Tennessee and east Kentucky regiments fought FOR THE NORTH.
Appalachians, despite being very poor, have a much lower crime rate than black communities.
I actually resent the term "hillbilly." Just say Appalachian and Ozarks.
Not to mention those mountain folk are some of most creative productive people in america the foxfire series should be in everybodys home library
Hmmm, aren’t you grouping people to avoid individual responsibility?
He’s old af. Like when I heard Mick Jagger call us Negroes, I took no offense because he’s old af. There was no political correctness. I feel you though. I’d never call yall hillbilly. 🫶🏾
Why is it noteworthy to mention slave ownership since that's irrelevant to his point? Blacks weren't the first people to be enslaved and hillbillies didn't get affirmative action. They got no perks for being white & poor.
I am of Appalachian descent and the "hillbilly" term needs to be eradicated. It's derogatory and rarely used now by people except those who want to call a group of people a vile name. My ancestors (mostly Irish) came here with nothing and some were indentured servants. Today, they are doctors, lawyers, and business owners.
What a wonderful man. I love this man. He is sheer genius. I could listen to him all day.
This is a rare example of someone sharing Thomas Sowell videos who actually adds something of worth to them! Liked that brief observation at the end.
There will always be racism, but if you play the victim card, you will never overcome it. If you are good at what you do, racism is less of a problem. Good workers are hard to find.
And why be so bothered by racists? They are losers.
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Since there is always racism it has to be confronted and addressed. It cannot be ignored and that is what the so called race hustlers are doing what has to be done to correct this problem. Maintaining the status quo is unacceptable!!!
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Racism is unacceptable. It has to be addressed by the so called race hustlers who refuse to accept the status quo. Power concedes nothing without a demand.
So there's racism but anyone whose been subjected to it shouldn't ever say so? Sounds like bullshit.
You just said there will always be racism,but,if it happens to you,wouldn't you complain about it ??? Or just let it slide ???
Thomas Sowell is a hero of mine!
I live where there are black Americans with ancestry as deep back as anyone, as well as black Caribbeans & Africans who just got here. There is a startling difference in culture not based on race, but simply on ethic, choice, & purpose. We all have genetic differences, it's culture, experience & teaching not genes that motivates us to be who we are.
I'm an 80 year old white woman and I find Thomas Sowell such a breath of fresh air to replace Rev. Jesse Jackson or Barack Obama. I have been saying that it is not the color of the skin, but the culture. I saw a video where multiple young black women were asked if t they'd prefer a hard-working, honest black man or a rich drug dealer. Every one chose a drug dealer! I was shocked. My limited experience has been--- loud hip-hop music while driving, allowing their children to run & play tag in the grocery stores, talking & laughing very loud while walking, expensive braided, colorful hair on women, flashy, gold jewelry, poor care of their homes & yards, name calling of other blacks that desire education or are conservative as Uncle Tom's. All blacks know JayZ, but how many have heard of Thomas Sowell? I haven't met Thomas Sowell or Ben Carson but I know who they are and listen to them.
@@marilynmccormick3731 You do know there is a black " subculture" like there are white ones? You really think all black folks who are poor live or think the way you described???
Hi Marilyn McCormick, You are so "spot-on" in your commentary. I'm an 81-year-old black man What you have said resonates with me, and I feel your heart I have long known who Dr,. Ben Carson is, a world-renowned pediatric neurosurgeon and a previous
Head of HUD. However, I only recently discovered Dr. Thomas Sowell, and,, yes, talk about a breath of fresh air and then some
Rev Jesse Jackson fought against racism with his mentor MLK Jr,he saw racism first hand because he was born during the Jim Crow era.Obama has nothing to do with racism because he's a Black man that was hated because he was the first Black president,get your facts straight.🤔
Exactly. Its not racism when you call spade a spade. The once rich culture of black americans devolved into degeneracy, and I hope its not too late to turn back.
I have 2 black friends who almost seek refuge from other blacks because they call them white for liking metal music and computer coding that we do. It angers them greatly.
@@duanegantt5792Yes! Sowell is great.
Life is home. Home is having a life. Being responsible. Fathers, you are responsible.
Why be a responsible adult bound by obligations, when you can be a narcissistic child running wild? Which is easier? Which is more rewarding? Obviously not being responsible...
Mr Sowell is absolutey correct. Refusing to see yourself as a victim is the most empowering mindset one can have. It opens you up to the endless opportunities out there.
Always colonizer to say the natives weren't victims
People whose integrity has not been damaged in childhood, who were protected, respected, and treated with honesty by their parents, will be-both in their youth and in adulthood-intelligent, responsive, empathic, and highly sensitive. They will take pleasure in life and will not feel any need to kill or even hurt others or themselves. They will use their power to defend themselves, not to attack others. They will not be able to do otherwise than respect and protect those weaker than themselves, including their children, because this is what they have learned from their own experience.
Thomas Sowell's teachings should be ingrained to all groups that feel they're victimized, marginalized and discriminated against. As important as MLK is, Thomas Sowell's words have more impact, particularly economic prosperity, to blacks in America.
What a terrible college you went to
Sowell is just a bootlick pandering for white approval!
Thomas should be President ❤
Amazing wise intelligent man
I can always rely on Sowell to articulate my thoughts.
The culture if low standards and irresponsible behavior.
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The government trained them that way
@@jackyhallmark3094I think it’s social media/entertainment industry allowing the exposure of irresponsibility for recognition
The culture of being excluded and treated liked an other
The Blacks make me sick!
This man is a super genius! Thank God he's using it for good, instead of evil!
Amazingly JDVance is now the nominee for VP of the USA.
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Great to see Mr Sowell in good health .
When Dr. Sowell was talking about his upbringing it suddenly occurred to me that his biography might make a good movie.
I'm black and white, while my parents got divorced when I was young I'm thankful that I had both parents in my life growing up. And amazing grandparents
He so old but still gazillion times more sharp than Biden and trump... God bless him may he live 100 more years
True. I wish all of us could retain our mental faculties in our old age, but unfortunately, most of us won’t.
Get treatment for your TDS. Is T Sowell smarter than you? This discourse is wasted on you.
@@wallihaley5194it’s so fascinating. I saw a 60 minutes report about this not too long ago. They tracked centarians for 10 years before they turned 100 and the cognitive differences was astounding! Some of them still driving, subtract backwards, use devices. Others didn’t know the day of the week. I’m sure it was 10 years, might’ve been longer but, it was definitely eye opening for me. You just never know.
Sowell is not driven by personal gain. The difference between an academic & a politician.
He absolutely should have been President. Very sadly, the psychopaths behind the scenes do not what us to know truths. They control us with lies. The biggest fear of a psychopath is being exposed and losing power.
I am immigrant from Asia. Dr Sowell is true masiha for all ethnic communities - advocating African Americans what to do, and others what exactly not to do.
Bring back prohibition, stop all drugs including marijuanna, keep families together by increasing community support centers (in terms of religious/spiritual means, town halls or whatever it may be), the entire US will again rise as the unanimous leader of the world.
If you do not look, you will not find. Welcome to American, where people spend ZERO time learning and increasing their knowledge base yet still think of themselves as some kind of expert, simply because they have an opinion. There is a name for this type of thinking...Dunning Kruger.
"Americans don't read." Iforget who said it. It drives me crazy that people don't pick up a history book outside of public education and graduation. I gave my kid books for graduation because education has only just begun.
There is a complete reliance on authority. I see this all the time. "The school system doesn't teach us [whatever]. I ask them what is stopping them from going to the library and getting a book?
Dr. Sowell is a giant.😊
Love this man! And the interviewer is always dope!!
I have never heard him speak before or read anything by him, but he sure is a well-spoken gentleman with a wealth of information and insight. I really enjoyed this and will listen to more. Also, I don't know who the interviewer is, but he is also a very intelligent, well-spoken man and I enjoyed listening to him. I do know this, it doesn't matter where you are from, you colour, religion, or background, but it never pays to live as a victim with that mentality. Even if you have been victimized, you need to acknowledge it, cry about it, kick a few pillows around, and then you need to learn to do everything you can to be the best person you can be. YOU. YOU have to do that. The pride you will feel, the sense of accomplishment, and the confidence you will have stays with you forever and will be a comfort to you.
Where is this man Nobel prize he has been grossly unrecognize for his intellect, and writings etc. ✊🏾🇯🇲
It's cos he's black innit
Hmm where is it? Wonder why he hasn’t received one 🤔
You don't get a Nobel Prize for being a sellout!
Unrecognized? How about Harvard University magna cum laude, masters at Columbia University, doctorate at University of Chicago, professorships at Cornell University, Brandeis University, and University of California.
@@johnpaulcarter6770 Unrecognizsd? Merely earning college degrees and teaching employment from big name schools isn't the same thing as true recognition.
I'm a South African and Thomas Sowell has had the greatest influence on me. What has been seen in America, there is also evidence of here in South Africa. Similar histories, similar trajectories.
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One of the greatest minds to have lived in the 20th and 21st century. When you are gone in flesh and bones, you mind will live on through your work.
Thomas Sowell speaks the truth! Nothing more to say!
I really do look forward to this; as his explaination should make sense of a LOT of things about how come things got to how they got to.
What a man, great deep analysis
Great interview with a great man again! The source of fatherless homes is the direct result of the Great Society! The social services to families is dependent on no man in the household. That was written into the law. I first encountered this while a nursing student in 1965. A family who just needed some help was refused by the social worker because the father was in the house. This is still in effect - 3 years ago my niece (white) in Springfield OR with 2 kids broke up with the father of her children. The state social worker arranged housing for her and set he up for a CNA course. She would have been independent. When the father of the children was seen in the home, all services were terminated. She is now destituted except for family charity. The law and the Great Society claimed another family, and left the children fatherless. Dr. Sowell is so right. The liberals have destroyed poor families - white and black!
You’re partially correct with the welfare system. I believe a lot of black people got suckered into that, which helped destroy the family. One mistake I believe that some black people have made was believing everything the white supremacist tells them. As a black person, you have to question everything because the white supremacist are good at deceiving people.
Thoughtful, very thoughtful!
A real American hero!
Yes Dr Sowell is a very good man who knows what he is talking about in this I've learned a lot from 12 minutes he speaks the truth 👏 USA 🇺🇸
Shine the light of truth, and banish ignorance and delusion. 🗽
Facts can be painful
I love listening to Thomas Sowell definitely sharing this video
Sowell is a genius. I wish he had been a teacher of mine back when, and better yet, put in charge of the education system instead of the teachers' unions about thirty or forty years ago...
Appreciate ya. Thanks for sharing.
No one should be disagreeing. I am a black male 68 years of life, and have seen the acceptance of the negative hip hop culture do a lot of damage to some of our young men and women. I want to be clear that we have a lot of positive young people, who have accomplished a lot and contributed to the country. I would love to hear organizations as BLM and similar groups speak out about how the ghetto hip hop culture has cause damage to our youths and feed the world stereotypes view of blacks. We seem to get our feelings hurt when people mention that there are blacks who embrace that culture.
Media have strong responsibility in what role models they choose to cast light on. Change could start there.
the family being together make a big difference i was only raised by my dad and i notice a big difference between me and alot of friends
What is the difference between you and your friends?
Mr. Sowell. Sending strength, knowledge, wisdom, and most important hope for people everywhere. You are a treasure that I found late in life but I found you that’s what is important. Thank you for making me feel smarter when I hear you speak or read your books.
Something that Sowell doesn't mention is that, before the 1970s, American industry needed black workers. And, because of strong unions, black workers earned enough to live with dignity. Also, the blacks who moved to the cities often had strong Christian roots that gave them a clear moral code and sense of purpose. All that fell apart in the 1970s, and black culture fell apart with it.
Except that a lot of the riots and disorder in those working class cities happened in the 60s, not the 70s.
Thomas Sowell is one of the Great Americans of All Time. His work is so beyond Profound, he will no doubt have a Special place in Heaven. Universities have classes dedicated to pop stars yet they don't have a class dedicated to Thomas Sowell, a clear marker of how poor Universities have become. I, a white man have followed much of his work over the last 10 years and have been so appreciative of his work.
Thomas Sowell is always beautifully dressed.
He can't help it. He's a gentleman.
@@retroloungemusic Agree.
True gentlemen, class, sophistication and sensibility.
@@CrowsAreMurder Correct.
On this subject Sowell is a 100% spot on
This man is truly about diversity, the only true diversity, and that is the diversity of thought because other than that, we are all just human beings, no matter what racial group we belong to.