A Golden Age for Assholes (Episode
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
- August 20, 2023
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I’ve stopped blaming narcisists for their actions and now blame the rest of society for praising their behavior.
@@passiveactionAgree, humans are in the hands of the tech god and captured in the illusion it is a good god.
Why not blame both the narcissist and the enabler?
“My hate is general, I detest all men;
Some because they are wicked and do evil,
Others because they tolerate the wicked,
Refusing them the active vigorous scorn
Which vice should stimulate in virtuous minds.”
― Moliere, The Misanthrope
@@gordonbgraham
“Looks like we’ve got another mystery on our hands.” - Fred Jones
blame both
“The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people are so full of doubts.” -Bertrand Russell
We perceive others from the level we are at. I am at the level where the illusions of individuals is a concept. A horrible one. Theres no point meditating unless its an attempt to stay in meditation. Looking to a puppet for hope or calling non puppets ..A holes is a sorry state to live in. The problem with your world is that you think it matters
Paraphrased maybe from Yeats "the second coming"-"the best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity" he was referencing ww1 I believe.
Ahh, yes ... and Joe Biden has NO doubts whatsoever. Sweet! LOL -
@NotFlexing
@@scotthullinger4684And in steps an example of who Sam is talking about.
@@imacmill - Based on specifically WHAT? Name it. Yes, name it.
I have listened to this spoken essay multiple times, just these first 9 minutes, and the whole body of it as a subscriber. Thank you, Sam, for laying it out so clearly. I have only a handful of things in my bucket list. One of them is to have a two hour conversation with you. I'm sure it would be like jumping into an ocean of reason, courage, compassion, and trust. You and Steven Pinker are such inspiring human beings. Keep at it, Sam. Voices like yours will be much needed in the years to come. It's going to get rough, and there is no guarantee our Constitutional democracy will survive.
"Wears his lack of wisdom like a crown." Applause!!!
Like is a great honor.
Sam and the left as usual completely ignore that the left created Trump, He also ignores the fact that even women, LGB and other left-wing groups are speaking out about extreme left ideology. He ignores the destruction of free speech. He ignores the fact that the mainstream media's reputation has been destroyed and the role of the media has been destroyed. The media has historically been the institution that questions power and holds politicians to account, Now the mainstream media is the propaganda arm of the Democrat party, News and media's role has changed from holding politicians to account, to protecting those in power and running propaganda to protect them 24/7
I am patient with stupidity but not with those who are proud of it.
Edith Sitwell
@@insinserious It would if he lacked it.
Americans are the simplest people i swear
WOOOOW THIS SUPER BASIC PLATTITUDE IS SOOOOO DEEP
What's particularly disturbing to me as a psychologist is how their total lack of shame and self-doubt gives them - in the eyes of many - a quality of strength, adds weight to their opinions, and makes their morally indefensible behavior acceptable, even attractive. How this particular brand of aggressive charisma blinds people to their stupidity and malevolence is something I find hard to understand.
@@saviormoney.That description doesn't fit for Sam
@@saviormoney.Are you gaslighting Sam? Obviously you are living in alternative universe than us.
@saviormoney. his lack of shame is because he hasn't said or done anything shameful, and his lack of self-doubt is because he's reciting a well reasoned essay.
@saviormoney. The one at the top of this comment section, I thought that was tacit in my comment.
It was shocking to me when Trump became pres in 2016...but particularly after the Jan 6 insurrection. It is an opening into the world of what we have seen in other countries; countries that we (at least me) used to regard as idiotic for having masses believe the crap that their leaders would spew. Venezuela, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan etc...now I see the same idiotic citizens cheering when their leader throws down pure unadulterated lies, right here in the USA. And I think this is going to get worse, much worse after next year. I fear something horrible could happen to us. I hope I'm wrong.
"Permission to go on a moral holiday" is such a good way to put it.
Like the babies in the basement
@@jonhelguson yawn, even if I grant you it was a weird comment and probably not the best way of making the point he was trying to make, does that really undo any of the moral claims we can make about Trump based on obvious evidence?
@@jonhelguson get over it dude
Obvious evidence. 😂 there you go. It’s done
@@favourites4 Nothing Sam says about Trump exculpates Trump. The point is that Sam does not care when it's his team behaving like assholes. It's pure Schmittian friend/enemy distinction. I accept that politicians are imperfect vessels for political goals, and I don't look at my political opponents as necessarily bad because they chose Biden, whose moral failings we can go through if you want.
“You can’t be a hypocrite if you have no standards to be held accountable to.”
I never been a big Sam Harris fan, but I am now as he is the most consistent of the former IDW, he hasn't fallen victim to audience capture and seems loyal to his own sense of right and wrong.
That level integrity as very rare today , especially for folks who have the opportunity to exploit the dumb masses looking to be pandered to.
He also very well spoken.
For him is simple tho, he’s always a 100% right, period.
Love your phrase "audience capture" That seems to describe people like Jordan Peterson perfectly (really feel sorry for that guy).
Because he is a coward and does not want to stand up against the elite.
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Never thought the words ass and hole could be center stage in such a classy eloquent speech 😂
I remember Sam calling the isis mothertuckers in an eloquent speech 😂 that shit was glorious
Eloquent if gently worded word salad containing suppressed egotistical rage is eloquent
@@fredwinslow744suppresses egotistical rage…spot on
the intelligence of supporting a literal oldf olks home patient destroying the world and escalating towards nuclear war, over thebest presiden in modern history because the guy was mean on twitter
@@fredwinslow744 It was eloquent and full of facts. You just don’t like your dirtbag heroes criticized.
"You achieve a kind of malignant Buddha-hood" very well said indeed 😂
Pretty sure Sam Harris wouldn't know Buddha hood if it came up and bit him in the ass.
I didn't listen to it coz I don't believe in the BS of anyone but the first truth that buddha taught was "life is suffering" which basically means 'life is sh!t"....people who cruise and are in peace and bliss don't compete and fight and stress in the sh!t for crumbs...they get out of it and go live on the land growing their own food and living simply...I've always said buddhism is a polite way to say "fck the world" because we dont stay in the sh!t we get out of it for peace...the most peaceful people live in nature and have very little or no dealings with people and it's how the extremely rich live too...private lives with big high fences to keep people out and very few contacts...like semi recluse lifestyles...it's what monks do too...they build thick high concrete walls around the temple and have big iron gates to lock each evening to keep random assholes out...I'd say the happiest people on this planet are misanthropists...not hating people but just not needing them...when there is a rich spiritual life to explore and one spends several hours in meditation each day often having out of body experience (astral travel) one lives more in the spirit world than physical world
@@sasa-ix9ydI agree with most of your words. Except the spirit world. The spirit world is the world in your head, the fantasy of the mind. Which could be much better place than reality.
There are many problems with your position. First, life is suffering as a statement of western pessimism is a bad mistranslation of the concept 'dukkha'. Buddhism at its philosophical apotheosis produces the notion of the bodhisattva- the man who has one foot in nirvana and one foot in samsara (the so called "fucked world") and realizes that nirvana IS samsara, that the thing he thought was awful was actually ideal all along, it was his wrong seeing or ignorance that was the problem. The bodhisattva will not transcend this plane until he has enlightened all other beings first. What you're describing IS true samsara, a "fleeing the difficulty of the world" that only CREATES the difficulty of the world. And using meditation as a way to silo yourself from pain and difficulty "because people suck" is absolutely the opposite of the spirit of the whole Buddhist project, not to say we should all hang out in crackhouses all day. But we must live in society and tend to it, otherwise it will quickly become impossible to live in isolation in the woods, because they'll all be razed by nuclear fire. There is no escape, we must fight@@sasa-ix9yd
@@user-io6eq9gt6w hmm...opinion is asshole..we all got one...no need to label myself as anything but u could call me 'misanthropic'...aside from relativistic and subjective judgements or measurements of good or bad or right or wrong or true or false which are illusion anyway because anything goes in a world in which everything is anything u wanna make it out to be..my view is just my view...some will agree and some will disagree but reality is life is pointless and meaningless and and the highest understanding is nothing is happening and nothing exists....I see your point about the boddhisatva helping people but it is my understanding that step is not required for buddhahood...plenty of buddhas have gone to live alone in a cave living on only a small amount of food each day and either had little or no contacts with anyone and attained buddhahood...it does not require work or service as u may think...just letting go of all desires and spending several hours in meditation each day and the karma which forms the spirit body disipates more and more until the arahant has no soul or individual spirit body due to existing in everything everywhere which is nothingness..his spirit is the infinite essence...the akasha in which everything seems to exist...as we know nothing is not simply nothing it is one thing or power which is two things (dualism) which is everything (endless multiplicity of details) which is nothing...therefore everything is nothing and nothing is everything...I acknowledge the path of the boddhisatva in buddhism but it is by no means a requirement for buddhahood (non returner with no next life) ...due to their past karma some people have taken on the role of boddhisatva and also due to their karma some have literally said "fck the world" and gone to have thousands of hours of samadhi in a cave and become arahants...as for fighting hmm...the monk does not need to fight...in thailand the military protect the monks...the rough tough and brutal guys will protect the calm peaceful guys...often a rich man will take security guards with him who will forcefully handle anyone who threatens the saftey of rich man...how many soldiers in battles have killed and died to protect kings? or a royal family?...let the fighting take place how it will we need not be busy with that...many asians have a mentality of laying low and not wanting to get involved and they get attacked in western nations...I see it...many attacks by black americans on asians seen as weak and easy targets...what can be said...they need to be packing heat...they need a gun for protection...for the monk calling on angels and various deities for protection they can even stop a gun from firing which has been proven a lot in thailand and also cambodia...lord buddha did not teach about all the magical stuff...animist practices that our ancestors joined with buddhist katas or mantras for amazing results...it's a whole other topic how an individual can be protected by unseen forces connected to a blessed amulet or takrut which will cause physical harm to an attacker such as sudden weakness in body or decision to walk away or even heart attack and death if the person persists with their attack...I will state that spiritual men and warriors have always had a connection...oftentimes the warrior who had killed many became a peacful soul of meditation in later years...sometimes the spiritual man with special abilites has left the monkhood to resume killing people again...people are busy creating karma that is their road...those who want to get off the road can do so with some guidance...its all happening and there are really no rules but the ones we convince ourselves to believe or the ones others created to influence us and manipulate and control us for various reasons
I got a (free) subscription (mostly) just to hear the remaining three minutes not under paywall, and they did not disappoint, were perhaps the most powerful of the episode - addressing Elon among else. This is super pithy, potent stuff for anyone with an open ear. You've outdone yourself with this one, Sam. Thank you for your crystal clarity.
It seemed to get better- thanks for confirming that. I just wish he would have released it with those last 3 minutes as a kind of PSA rather than paywalling it.
@@AndyAckeryeah, PSA woulda been nice, I agree. But t'was super easy to "apply" for the free subscription. And so now I'm set to hear other future goodies beyond the paywall.
Pithy and potent are great distillations of Sam’s take on these themes-sorta pithy and potent yourself in a comically redundant way😂
why is there elon musk in there ? did sam also talk about elon too ?
@@darthvader1793 Elon Musk is another Trump only he actually has money.
Sam’s best quality is saying what he thinks regardless of how much his audience will disagree. Most people value money over honesty, so they’ll say whatever their audience wants to preserve income from them. I think that’s why he’s ostracised so much, because he’s not boxed into a group and the internet has become a place where you either pick a side or get punished.
@@saviormoney. Or you got fooled by a politician
@@stanleyalanSam is a smug arrogant asshole who can’t admit when he’s wrong. He was wrong on Covid vaccines and he was wrong on censorship. This is Sam’s ego having a tantrum.
@@gordonbgraham
But Sam would have been right if Covid had been worse or if masks had worked better or if vaccines had worked better blah blah blah.
you guys are islamaphobes. no one insulted trump until after he converted
@@samdg1234You fundamentally misunderstand the point he was making in the speech of his you just referenced.
Gooooood stuff. So glad you made this Sam. I have trouble wrapping my head around the ability to describe what I see happening. You have done an amazing job.
"wrapping my head around the ability to describe "
Trying to be polite.
:-)
@@bakedbean37No, the quotation marks aren't strictly necessary and if one so chooses to use them, they would only be applied to the clause "wrapping my head" because it is the only part of the sentence that is metaphorical
@@madallas_mons "the "quotation" marks "
Are there to make it clear what is being responded to.
literally same
Bruh Imagine being 40 years old and having trouble to describe basic morality😂
If only to hear Sam repeatedly use the word Asshole in such earnestness😂, this episode is worth it
i cant wait for the meme!
Take a drink, every time he says assholes…
Pity that subtitled seem to be so pc that it's just omitted.
YES ! 😅😊
@@tinatrottier582 😭😭😭
What a wonderful description and classification of this common personality disorder. It should be included word for word in psychology textbooks!
Incredibly on point. I will fall asleep to this as a lullaby that puts the world to rights.
Sam's podcasts make best lullabies..
Lol. That's right.
This is a weirdly sycophantic comment but I agree that Sam is boring enough for it to work.
It's funny how lefties believe they have morals that should be emulated. All I see is fake elitism.
@@macdietz yeah intelligence is boring to the dumb.
“Malignant Buddhahood” - what a great phrase! 😂
I might be wrong but buddha (atleast guatama) was described as pretty apathetic yet compassionate
@@levisnotjeansYeah read Buddha's statement about women
Real compassion right there😂
@@deeznutz8320 What statement?
Sam is on point in this description of what an asshole is. He nailed it perfectly!!
Trump has built a trump tower in Sams head, and living in the pent house rent free 😂
This is so spot on and timely!! Sam never disappoints.
Never? I mean, everyone is entitled to opinions but...
...never?
@@macdietz How about rarely?
@@macdietz hy·per·bo·le
noun
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
@@macdietz almost never, for sure fewer times than any intellectual
the intelligence of supporting a literal oldf olks home patient destroying the world and escalating towards nuclear war, over thebest presiden in modern history because the guy was mean on twitter
Sometimes Sam just hits it out of the park.
Elegant, humerus and very spot on. Thank you Sam!
Does being a smug arrogant narcissist who can't admit when he's wrong qualify Sam as an asshole?
That doesn't help if he couldn't hit a barndoor.
@@Galdring Yeah, "hits it out of the park" foul
*You cannot possibly serious, mate. As an atheist, I used to like the ole' Sam Harris that would debate William Lane Craig or the one who would tried to educate twerps like Ben Afleck on the "Real Time with Bill Maher" show (see: Bill Maher and Sam Harris vs. Ben Afleck). But, for someone who claims to care about TRUTH and SCIENCE -- he's conveniently quiet when it comes the one of the biggest A-holes (to use his preferred word here) of our time: That is Dylan Mulvaney -- a the one who appropriates womanhood, farcically advertises "tampons" on social media (yeah tampons), and makes millions of dollars whilst still swinging his MALE genitalia for laughs and giggles. Where is Sam Harris to call out such a monumental A-hole? At least Richard Dawkins has the guts to explain biology and debunk the garbage peddled by Mulvaney and his kind. Again, Harris is conveniently quiet. Why is that? Because he's a coward who is scared of getting "canceled" for speaking the truth. And in my book -- than not only makes Harris the A-hole -- it makes him a coward and intellectually dishonest.*
I felt back in 2015 Trump was giving people permission to let their inner assholes become their main personality trait. I feel very correct in that observation.
Edit-I just heard your moral holiday reference after commenting and it's super accurate.
Sam is like a light in the most unruly neighborhood at 3 am. His mind and his heart is something to aspire to.. from what I seen of him. I could be wrong. 😅
Sam, I admired you for years, The Four Horsemen, etc.
After Hitchens died, I thought you would be the man. Sure enough, you went from strength to strength.
Then, it all fell apart….you lost it, calamity after calamity, culminating in the “ I don’t care if hunter has the bodies of children in his basement “… That was it for me, I unsubscribed from your podcast…then you popped up in my feed. I clicked in anticipation, but alas, the disappointment was palpable. What a waste of a previously brilliant mind.
Absolutely true.. hate when heroes are revealed as zeroes
Maybe I've found the first non-politically motivated criticism. I'm asking people because I'm curious: Do you dislike Sam Harris and also condemn Donald Trump as fundamentally negative influence in the world? I can't find people who dislike both and it makes me suspect that a lot of the negativity is politically motivated.
Absolutely spot on, Sam! Thank you for speaking on this, I've reflected upon this very topic. No truer words said here!
So many in our society have fallen victim to praising the asshole. It does speak to who they are. And they don't seem to care. As said elsewhere, "cruelty is the point". It's sad to witness the crumbling of society. Yet the proponents of social media never mention the dark side of inflicting hate behind the digital curtain.
@@davidsalo8397quit crying
Notice how society is falling with Atheïsm on the rise😂
No correlation
Imagine listening to Sam Harris and praising him. What a bunch of unthinking rocks.
Aw he triggered you. Cry more.
@@saviormoney. Save your tears, keep them in a jar, look back on them in better times when your less sensitive.
@genghishectic No kidding. It's Sowell's "Intellectuals and Society" being acted out in real time.
@@paulrussell1207
*"Aw he triggered you. Cry more."*
Wow, that is an adult comment.
Appears that you are the one actually triggered.
Were you not the one praising his, "The Moral Landscape" until his thesis was presented with the slightest of challenges, then silence from you. Are you too busy crying?
Then go write some books and start a podcast and see if you can make money off your opinions if you're so much smarter.
Sam has a unique way of using language to make a point, and his use of the word “asshole” in describing Trump, Tate, and Musk is no exception. Rather than coming across as merely derogatory, his choice of wording serves to highlight specific behaviors and attitudes he perceives in these individuals. Through his eloquent delivery, Sam transforms what could be a mere insult into a sharp critique, prompting listeners to think more deeply about the characters and actions of these prominent figures.
I watched Bill Maher's interview with Elon Musk some time ago and found it uncomfortable to see how Bill Maher was sucking up to Elon Musk.
Sam never disappoints.
Thank you, Sam.
For those who couldn't figure out who are these three faces:
on top is Donald Trump, middle Andrew Tate and bottom Elon Musk.
We needed this podcast. 👏 It's been a long time coming.
The clarity is deep and refreshing to hear. Clearly spoken.
Like a nun?
Don't look in the basement
"A Treatise of Assholes" LOL thank you Sam
Notice how Sammy ignores his Jewish buddies from the ADL
True tribal nose moment
There have always been assholes. The real question is how did we get to this place where so many people celebrate these flawed people.
This was excellent.
The distinctions you pointed out were super helpful, thank you.
I will definitely go subscribe
It's astounding that this brilliant comedy is actually applicable to our times
Smart people can be wrong too. But egotistical people have a hard time admitting it.
This is perhaps your best work ever Sam. No irony, you nailed it.
Only a century ago, had so many cultural instruments to defeat the ubiquitous assholes. Now those instruments have been eroded by self interest. Not only do the assholes flourish, they are celebrated.
🏆
INDEED.
Just replace "assholes" with "narcissists"
Yes Sam does suffer from Narcissistic Personality Disorder, that is why he is incapable of admitting when he is wrong.
Sam Harris logic-
If everything was different right, I would not be wrong right, and since eveything could be different right, I am correct right.
Somone suffering from NPD is incapable of admitting when they are wrong.
A narcissist is, by defenition, an asshole.
An asshole isnt by defenition an narcissist...
You sure are@@ikik3406
Sam needs to look in the mirror too😭
but the way Sam is describing an asshole...thats pretty much a narcissist @@ikik3406
many comments are proving sams point lol
And many are not. What's your point?
@@Alnivol666 I think it's that many are.
@@paulrussell1207 Well...when you are biased and basically all you have is a hammer, makes sense that you only see nails.
@@Alnivol666That metaphor is quite difficult to interpret, given the context. You just really wanted to use one, didn't you? :D
@@genericusername8337 It is not that difficult. People who already worship Sam are incapable of seeing his fallacies or critique his obsessions. They will consider anything he says as some sort of deeply intelectual thought when it is anything but.
Luckily, the spell broke for me long time ago. Can see the level of depth the man can provide. What astounds me is to see how he still has so many followers considering the utter dumb stuff he has been caught saying which would not be a problem except for the fact that he can never admit he is sometimes wrong. Never.
Oh sam, what happened to the days of you talking about things that are deep and meaningful instead of the weird fixation with these characters.
Good one. To not experience shame, one should live shamelessly, rather than become immune to feeling it. It's there for a reason.
holy crap. This place has turned into a weirdo hivemind.
Malignant Buddhahood! LOL! Such a great term he just coined.
First of all, that's a helluva thumbnail. 🤣. And this is great, great work.
This might be the best talk I've ever heard on UA-cam. Thanks Sam.
I think people confuse "being a nice person" with "being a good person", being both is of course optimal, but if you have to choose one or the other, choose "good". nice is a paint job, good is a foundation. some people grasp this with a glance, others not at all.
Omg so true. You should meet my family
Wise words, especially considering it's coming from a youtube comment. usually only get ad-hominem attacks, spam to porn or crypto sites, or emojis with no words.
Being 'nice' is just good manners
@@fubar12345 plus syrup
@@fubar12345 i know you are but what am I? No, I'm not a puppet, YOU'RE the puppet. I'm the most honest president ever except maybe for Abraham Lincoln.
couldn't agree with you on everything that you have said about these men. It's heart warming to see the voice of reason hasn't fully died out on the internet. Thanks for the great insight, Sam
I think you mean, "couldn't agree *more"*
Doug Stanhope said years ago that people just love people who are basically horrible people, every reality show has to have them to keep the viewing figures up.
Just this intro, by itself, is a work of art, and I mean this absolutely.
The Voice, speech delivery & intonation and the actual message, are so clear, on point, sharp & witty that it's almost unreal listening to it first time.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤮
Go through these comments. Note how most everyone commenting on the anti-Sam/Sam's TDS comments presumes those commenters are "Trump and Tate fans" (quoting one of them there.) If that doesn't disturb you somewhat.... no matter what you think of Trump or Tate!.... you have real problems with your epistemology & ability to empathize. You are due a thorough self-examination & possibly a sit-down with a therapist or clergy.
Please note: I'm the same soft atheist I was back when Sam was good. Clergy are free though. Plus they have talked a lotta people through tricky questions.
Let me get this straight....you're chastising people for not showing empathy to the guy calling people he disaaproves of assholes for ten minutes straight?!
That's next level mental gymnastics
@@nihilistlivesmatter More or less the opposite. Reread my comment (which admittedly I just scribbled out & should have edited a bit.)
I'm saying *most Harris defenders here have little or no political empathy* & go immediately to people critical of Sam as "TRUMPERZ" or something similar. Sorta like their ersatz hero.
This is _extremely_ common with (authoritarian?) leftists. Haidt addresses this obliquely in "The Righteous Mind" with the study showing that centrists & rightists have a much easier time telling you the good/proper motivations of lefties than the converse.
Or you can just look to the old saw "conservatives think leftists are wrong, leftists think conservatives are evil." Not to mention the preponderance of "nazi" & "istaphobe" blather.
@@theminister1154
Maybe you haven't been around as the right called everyone who didn't kiss billionaires assets "communists", for generations now.
Have you missed all the accusations of "cultural marxism"?
How about all the "groomer" accusations?
That "conservatives think leftists are wrong" quote must have come from a conservative who thinks themselves above it all and sees only the injustices of "epithetery" when pointed in their direction.
The right judges people on actions.
The left judges people on what the media elites tell them to think.
Excellent comment. I don't support Trump and I believe Tate is a narcissistic conman, but I also believe Sam Harris has lost the plot and has no longer has the ability to rationally think about certain topics. I used to be a paid subscriber to Sam's content so I'm coming at this from a place of empathy. Trump broke Sam's brian and Covid exposed his authoritarian tendencies and duplicitous personality.
Well said Sam. It's sad that so many look past this behavior and even normalize it.
Putting AH's on a Pedistal has got to stop. 30 years ago these men would have been locked up shamed and forgotten about today they are "Brave" and "unflinching". No they are deep down just AH's.
Does being a smug arrogant narcissist who can't admit when he's wrong qualify Sam as an asshole?
Who cares? He was a good president better than the black war criminal
Oh man, this is right on target!! Thank you!!
Chronic, lifelong TDS.
It’s terminal TDS
That term is cope for Trump fanboys.
I didn't think I'd enjoy hearing Sam say "asshole" so many times...I did.
Tremendous, please also make a detailed monologue on this recent trend of naive westerners converting to Islam without having even a slight idea about what it entails.
Great idea
And also a video about Muslims leaving Islam because of it's fallacies.
Islam is superior in its nature bro, this is why its gathering a lot of attraction lately
@@Dakapponit's not superior, its barbaric and since social media is making people more and more hollow and apathetic from inside, islam seems to appeal to them more and more.
@@Dakappon That's certainly not true and very arrogant to think that. Clearly I can tell you probably have a deficit in your education just by making that remark.
Therefore let me ask you some logical questions about your belief system:
If you were born into a strict different religious family would you still hold the same beliefs?
How do you know the God you are believing in is the right one and all the other religious divinities are wrong?
If God is omnipotent, why do children get born only to suffer and die at an early age, of which is unattached to free will?
If there is a god why did he/she create the dinosaurs and then destroy them, did he/she make a mistake?
If you can answer these questions appropriately, I may be able to have an intellectual conversation with you...
"Trump is the asshole avatar of our age." Gotta' love Sam, just telling it like it is. Truer words were never spoken. What a great snippet this is. Another brilliant expose by one of the greatest thinkers of our time.
Greatest thinkers of our time
MY FUCKING GOD THIS IS SAD😂
I have to thank Trump because he’s taught me so much about what a narcissist is. I’ve been able to see some of his tricks and character traits in other people which helps me to be cautious of them. But with all said, Trump is probably the king of narcissists.
Same. In a bizarre sort of way Donald Trump probably saved my life: tuning in to his repulsive narcissistic qualities actually made me realize there was a person in my midst who shared a lot of those same qualities and that realization shocked me into ending that non-relationship before it very likely would have destroyed me, as it did his previous wife. Life is strange.
Ah but, what about Boris Johnson, the King of the World?
Great comment. You really have me for for thought. . I've learned so much about how to recognize narcissists from observing Trump. I didn't realize how many people I know that are narcissistic.
Trump represents where I end. It is often said "The world is a mirror". We see what we like and dislike about ourselves reflected back through the actions of others. An avatar of personality like Trump shows me what I am not, but he also represents what a lot of people feel.
Trump and others like him remind me how I never want to be: egotistic, childish, selfish behavior, full of hatred, racist to the core, seeking power regardless of how it affects others.
He also reminds me how I strive to be the opposite: kind, compassionate, own my mistakes, inclusive of others regardless of differences, even his.
The motivation for power is an energy that has alluded me, so I can't speak on what that motivation is or feels like. Perhaps that hunger for power is what causes these personality traits to intensify, similar to symptoms of a disease. Those people seeking power over others feel like a different species to me at this point.
Did you ever realize how many public figures, politicians are narcissists? Look around at global leaders. Trump is in his element.
reminds me of the iconic monologue from team america world police
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Sam cuts straight to the important and perennial facts
There's nothing here. Lefties fight religions that offer objective moral standards in support of individual autonomy but then they come back to hold other people on their personal subjective moral standards. It's narcissistic when you think about it. They think they know better than anyone else. I don't understand why people listen to liberal elites.
@@Todd361 those went above your head, cultist.
@@Todd361In this case the fact that people mistake shamelessness for integrity and take refuge in the no-apologies persona of unethical public figures because it’s easier to feel like you have nothing to be ashamed of than it is to take responsibility and try to be a good person. Seems like a problem that has plagued humanity for a long time so yeah, an important and perennial fact about the world.
Sam, this episode is incredible!! I've been thinking about this the same way myself!!! Thank you for posting this! I will subscribe!
Elon Musk in the same picture as Trump and Tate? How exactly do they compare?
They're all dissidents targeted by leftist smear campaigns. Not really much similarities besides on an abstract level.
Enemies of the authoritarians.
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Exactly. Sam believes, that academics should have the total control over the society, since their supperior intelect will guide humans towards better future.
Therefore, free speech, anti-lockdownism etc is the prime example of his hell.
Free speech is hell? Wait what ...
Sam never recovered from trump. Trump truly broke this man… lmfao
I thought that being wrong and refusing to admit it was the very definition of an asshooe...
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"To be an asshole one must mistake one's vices for virtues". A brilliant summary of what being an asshole is. They should put that definition in the Oxford English Dictionary. Having said that, one should also never underestimate the power of assholes in large numbers.
Yay! Sam knocks it out of the park. 61yo here. I can't believe what we are living thru with these a holes.
I hear you brother.
Stupidity is hailed as the new integrity.
Does being a smug arrogant narcissist who can't admit when he's wrong qualify Sam as an asshole?
@@donamillsSays the dummies that cant think for them selves and dont analyze Sam at all
Its all just dicksuckery galore😂
Thank you, you putting things into word with this episode, i thought about a lot in the last decade.
How do you determine if someone is an asshole? Who made Sam Harris The Arbiter of Who is an Asshole?
It's not an arbitration, this is his podcast and his viewpoint you can either agree or disagree
Who made you the adjudicator of who presents a commentary....?
Seriously, it's like you have literally identified yourself as being an asshole....
Each of us did when we clicked on the clip.
“Malignant buddhahood” - glad that phrase made it in before the cut off
Sam Harris: "I am correct about everything"
*Source: Sam Harris.
I'm asking people because I'm curious: Do you dislike Sam Harris and also condemn Donald Trump as fundamentally negative influence in the world? I can't find people who dislike both and it makes me suspect that a lot of the negativity is politically motivated.
I feel like Sam thinks he’s better than everyone else
Morally superior than most, I'd give to him. Who knows, maybe he's got some skeletons in his closest. But based on what we see he's a more caring human, than trump or tate. If more care about others, doesent make you a better person, than tell me what does. He wouldn't be speaking about these goons, if he dident believe in his heart that they are a negative force for humanity.
people who refuse to admit when they were wrong are considered assholes too, Ham Sarris.
Cucker Tarlson?
Can someone clip every time Sam says “asshole” and stream it all together? Please oh please
Bold of Sam to call himself out like this.
"The Man Who lost his Soul"
In broad daylight he came, his darkness clear.
Many revering the depth of his sadness, his wounded soul.
His influence growing like ivy with each and every year.
His septic loathing taking root in other mens hearts, day by day.
He lives for himself, only himself, hating himself, abusing others.
Insatiable is his lust, his greed and his need of constant adulation.
Grandiosity is first nature, masking the agony of truth he knows; about him.
So he stands before wanting crowds, exalted by them, a parasite of their good will.
Frightened now, being caught deep inside his own behavior, he will strike out.
He will not go quietly into the night, the time being near, his darkness clear.
Nice poem, I can't place the author. Could you tell me? I would like to read it in full, thanks.
I wrote it specifically about Trump
I kept it short. That's all there is.
@@ryanbooth2666very well written nice work
@@ryanbooth2666 FYI Clinton was a far worse president & human being but the Left always looks the other way when it's one of their own.
he’s still talking about Trump
And? Perhaps you haven't heard, but, unfortunately, Trump is not a cancer in remission so he cannot yet be ignored.
Why? You mean Trump is not around anymore? Anything we could learn during Trump's era, we have learned it?
It’s hard not to when he’s still out there manipulating nearly half the country with his dictator wannabe antics. I would love for trump to go away ASAP
Gawd, I know. What would he do without him.?
What about those who admire Trump because he is honest, kind, wise, selfless, accepting, empathetic and dedicated to serving the greater good? Because at this point, every one of his supporters thinks exactly that; that you can't get further from being an asshole than Donald Trump and that he is what we should all aspire to be. Because he is NOT an asshole.
He IS and they are delusional, but what about them?
Your views on Trump is echoed by many, - very many in the UK. As well articulated as ever. Going to have to sign up....
As a population percentage there's more Trump supporters in England. Sad but True 😭
England is the asshole of an unwanted Union. Just bullies taunting the brave.
As a lifelong Sínn Fein supporter I've experienced England's shamelessness for all 58 year's of my existence.
At least they don't put us in cages for thinking anymore and we've got a vote that isn't worthless.
We don't miss state sponsored Death squads roaming our streets that's for sure.
The English will believe any old shite, unfortunately, their critically thinking skills are severely limited. Imagine living in a country of worthless, minority, gerrymandered government's with worthless votes. Oh yeah we can imagine it because that's England and the US.
I remain committed to a better, fairer, reunited Ireland with economic liberty for all.
Slava Ukraine 🌈 Saorise Ireland
End the tyranny of foreign occupation.
I can think of another to put on the list who told survivors of the Lahaina fire he lost a house to fire when he really only had a damaged kitchen. Does it always have to go back to him when addressing victims of tragedies?
Great synthesis and right to the point Sam. Good job 👍
Way to stay strong Sam. We all know there was immense pressure for you to join their ranks. Your integrity and intelligence is target for all of us to aim at in our own lives. Well done!
How did Sam went from the mindfulness guy, to atheist guy, to social asshole expert guy?
Clever people can cover a multitude of issues….he’s not a one trick pony!
Sam has opinions on more than one subject? Truly mysterious
"Trump gives his fans permission to go on a moral holiday, and to live there, if they choose." Perfectly said.
The effects of TDS is powerful in this one young padawan
Ahhh yes, accuse someone of the nonsense term "TDS" instead of any actual introspection
Sam should understand that what you hate about others is what you hate about yourself.
Lol
Thanks for exploring this topic. I feel a, slight sense of relief that I'm not the crazy one.
@@saviormoney. in god's name, give us a break will ya.
@@saviormoney.oh look, another “asshole” who admires other assholes 😂
@@saviormoney.also, I like how people like you never have the balls to write your own comments on videos like these… you can only manage to respond to others comments with knee jerk contrarianism, without any thoughts of your own.
Can you make this longer for those who are not subscribed, the other ones you had with your thoughts alone where much longer.
Just play it at 0.75 speed
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haha@@pluto9000
Choosers and beggars…
The worst part is the generation who see these as the lauded figures and internalize their perspectives on the world before they can even wrap their heads around what trump and tate are even when it is explained to them.
Brashness isn't offensive. It's the arrogance and ignorance of basic knowledge
Very eloquently said.
As an a*hole I would say that it is better to be an a*hole than to support a tyranny of politeness.
Asshole and politeness are not two ends of a spectrum, so your comment is gibberish.
@@Kwistenbiebel200 Over your head. Do you not understand what a "spectrum" is? Let me help you out. Southern racists are the most polite people you'll ever meet -- bless their bigoted hearts. But they are assholes.
I'll take a impolite person who works to help others over a polite r-dneck anyday.
Ps Trump is the worst combination: Both vulgar/boorish (impolite) and an asshole.
@@Kwistenbiebel200 How so?
Great title Sam
you continue to be a voice of reason in a sea of nonsense .
Exactly! They are not pretending, you are
Ah yes. Still Sam "the pope" Harris
Outstanding titling. For whatever reason, this is the podcast that made me sign up as a subscriber :D
So simple and powerful. This is at the root of so much that is wrong right now. Of course Sam articulated it better than most could. Very much appreciated!
Nah, it is merely a symptom. An effect, not the cause.
If only we had a few hundred thousand Sam Harris’s, I think our world could actually be a decent place
Big time. I'd say 10 would make a dent!
Apart from if you’re a Palestinian
"To be an asshole means to mistake one's vices for virtues". 'Nuf said!
"Life is high school endlessly repeating itself."
--from Funky Winkerbean
This is some premium grade truth right here.
the intelligence of supporting a literal oldf olks home patient destroying the world and escalating towards nuclear war, over thebest presiden in modern history because the guy was mean on twitter
This show should be called MAKING SANITY
Loved this talk ... the un-shamable a-hole problem. The human ability (or inability in Trump's case) to experience shame is at the core of the problem in our politics these days. The un-shamable exploit their opponent's human sensitivities (ability to feel shame) and decency and use it to their advantage by denigrating those who have a moral sense of right and wrong and a sense of self impropriety. One side is always competing with a handicap. In effect, empathy and human decency are repurposed and repackaged as a weakness that their sociopathic counterparts intentionally exploit to their advantage. This can yield success by various measures...profit, political success, etc. The result is a larger and large population of a-holes and a dwindling group of decent human beings.
Is that supposed to be Elon Musk? Because you might want to remember what he did with Starlink in Ukraine.
Yeah he gave ukrain starlink free and at the most crucial time