SATs, Colorblindness & New Movies on Race | Glenn Loury & John McWhorter | The Glenn Show
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0:00 The word about Ron DeSantis on the streets of Key West
3:32 John’s awards show allergy
6:41 The realness of "American Fiction"
14:50 Ground News ad
17:03 The narrow historical vision of "Rustin"
24:09 The SATs are on their way back
25:36 Afraid to flagrantly split infinitives and end sentences with prepositions? That’s something you should get over.
28:42 What do we mean by “colorblindness” today?
40:43 John: Maybe we have to be a little cold-hearted about colorblindness
43:09 What does rigid colorblindness blind us to?
48:53 What would Stanley Crouch do?
53:21 Debating the presidential debates
Glenn Loury (Brown University, Manhattan Institute) and John McWhorter (Columbia, New York Times, Lexicon Valley). Recorded March 16, 2024.
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It's pretty clear to me you are The reincarnation of a confederate general
movies are jewish , therefore they can only be subversive , they celebrate only perversion , destructive and antisocial attitudes . Movies are carefully crafted to cause lifelong effects on the psyche , psychological pain and infict maximum destruction on society and its values : that's the only thing you need to know about movies , TV shows , even musicals ...
Being an intellectual means you have a responsability : " noblesse oblige " , but you wouldn't know anything about that ....
I've been following these men since the Obama administration and I can honestly say it's like a new episode of a highly binge worthy Netflix series everytime they drop a new one. Love these brothas.
Ditto!
How much self-confidence should we aspire to?
"Glenn eating cereal on camera during recording" levels of self confidence!
Love the show, thank you for your work!
Self confidence? I think it's rude and disrespectful. I don't want to see him shoving food in his mouth or his tongue hanging out. I like listening to these guys but...
That's why he apologized at the end and said he was eating because he had to take medication
I’m listening to Woke Racism audiobook and can’t stop laughing with the beautiful humour of John McWhorter. Life is so much more manageable now that I have Glenn Loury and John to reassure my sanity. I wish I could invite you both to dinner.
John, “I have other things I would rather be doing” is a quote we should take to heart.
I am 74 and have lived 45 minutes from Watts in Los Angeles since 1962. Times started tough but got better and the 80's was life was better that today. We had lower social pressure and NO cell phones. We talked to each other.
BB King at the Shrine Auditorium.
65 here. Gil Scott Heron at Carnegie Hall. Stay well man
I'm trying to start a new custom: abandoning our phones on Flag Day or Arbor Day or something... maybe even permanently, for those who have the huevos. Probably not women, they're hopelessly addicted. Wishful thinking, maybe - but I agree with you, even if I'm not as old. Life was better before the smartphone. Even a cellphone can be OK. It's having that screen in our pockets all the time that is destroying the fabric.
@@freddieoblivion6122 Freddy I am 65 w a UA-cam addiction. I love your idea but I need a 12 step program. “I am Dabronx and I am an addict” . Peace brother
@@freddieoblivion6122 I wouldn't have even minded the smartphone technology applied to useful tasks, but what killed it -- and killed the social construct -- is social media. A misnomer if I've ever heard one. It is ANTIsocial media. We've self-isolated and are now using our smartphones to talk AT people and not WITH them. One reason why I much prefer coming to Glenn's channel to hear him and John commiserate about many of these self-inflicted social maladies. Just the colloquy alone is the type of connection we all used to have with one another, without judgement, without sanctimony, and above all, without anonymity.
Was going to come out here but brianna173 said it's so much better than I would have.
Colorblindness is a word I grew up with in predominantly white schools in the 70s and 80s. We took it to mean to treat everyone of every race with kindness and respect. It's something I try to practice in my adult life. It's a beautiful term.
Same. I heard it a lot when I was in school in the 80s and 90s. It just generally meant to treat everyone the same regardless of color. People act like it’s confusing now but everyone knew what it meant 30 years ago. It’s not a new concept at all, nor does it seem particularly confusing.
In my opinion that’s just like the woke thing, 30-40 years ago it meant something different than today. I feel it’s been hijacked for ppl to use who just don’t like something
The woke pretend not to understand that it is merely a metaphor for valuing human dignity above race and pretend to think that people who use it are dishonestly or idiotically saying that they REALLY and literally don’t notice what a person’s race is, or worse, that “the colorblind” need to mentally reframe POCs as white.
Colorblindness got abandoned because it wasn't a "quick enough" heal. It was mocked as a "band-aid solution" to racism.
But the thing about band-aids, is... while it's true that they themselves don't do the healing, they _do_ smooth over the wound and prevent it from getting infected, allowing nature the time and safety needed to heal the injury.
Defeating racism with colorblindness is a slow burn. It's getting the truthful thought into kids heads that "black and white are not so different," and trusting them to treat them the same 20 years down the road when they are the ones making the new society.
As it is, people hating on colorblindness are like kids who get a band-aid put on, say, "It still hurts, so this is useless!" and tear it off... then get massively infected and blame their parents for giving them the useless bandaid.
I usually only listen to the Glenn Show in an audio form. Glenn casually eating cereal during this conversation has convinced me to watch the video. Thank you
You come for the discussion. You stay for the cereal.
LOL!
Glenn, you are my leader. The words you come out with are (almost) always on point and inspire me always. But the cereal eating has just elevated you to a new level. Love from London
These two intellectual giants never disappoint!!! Two of the most intelligent and especially emotionally intelligent people in the public eye today! I love how they disagree with the utmost respect. It’s okay to talk to someone you disagree with. The other side isn’t necessarily evil and talking about disagreements is the best way to build bridges. These 2 are the best
I’m happy to report that I’ve found John’s books on linguistics in the language section of my local library.
Lurking Orthodox priest and frequent listener thanks John for pronouncing words correctly that I've mispronounced for, oh, fifty years. You guys are always enjoyable and thoughtful!
I always tell my wife I wish I had John's voice, vocabulary, and cadence.
Listening to these gentlemen, especially Glenn, is a salve to my pysche.
You can't fight discrimination by discriminating against another race
I’m a big cereal guy myself Glenn. Much respect.
cereal is JUNK FOOD
I could not stand watching him eat. 😂
Always happy to see these two in discussion
In response to John’s question, I was at Boston University in the 90’s and wokeism (we didn’t call it that) was absolutely already a thing. So much so that I didn’t realize it wasn’t everywhere until it went national around 2012 and people were acting as though it was something new.
These are two of my favorite people. I truly hope I get to meet them one day and chop up facts with the best.
When discussions include Black or African-American, they aren't talking about race or skin color. They are talking about Dysfunctional Black Urban Culture. Rich and middle-class blacks have more in common with their white neighbors than they do with their poor urban cousins. Politicians who wish to appear woke stress race as part of their DEI inclusion platform. Race is a lever, not a sincerely held belief.
Race uis a fact, not a belief. It's there even if you don't believe in it.
@@gandydancer9710 Scientists state that race doesn't exist as a biological fact. It is a cultural phenomenon. Children are taught to view skin color as having meaning. Teach your children well, or not.
@@glennmitchell9107 Utter nonsense. Loury and McWhorter are blacks and I am not and the difference IS a "biological fact". I can tell that from a photograph without knowing anything about their "culture". Or 21 And You could do it from a throat swab, again with no "cultural" information..
"Something you're supposed to be interested in is the dresses", that killed me John. 😂😂😂
I love the increase in editing quality!!❤❤
Roland Fryer was on the PBD Podcast yesterday and when asked his greatest influences in the world of economics he named my man Glenn first!
I am a Democrat who plans to vote for Biden, and I agree with Glenn that the candidates should debate each other. Not expecting them to do so would set a bad precedent. I can't imagine an election without debates.
I never watch debates. Politicians speaking makes my gorge rise. But Biden running away from one would be a very bad look.
@@gandydancer9710 Yet Trump got a pass for running away from the entirety of the Republican debates. I find the inconsistency of his supporters frustrating. If Biden had not shown up for an ongoing debate, they'd have had a field day. In 2020 my nickname for Trump was Donny Narco. In 2023-24 I gave him a new one: Donny No-Show.
@@emergencyCALL911Trump said he’ll debate Biden anytime, anywhere. The news media kept writing for Biden to stay in the basement and not debate trump in 2020 cause he didn’t need to….
@@emergencyCALL911 No one gives a damn what YOUR "nickname" for Trump is. You're a Trump hater, so what? Anyway, you're also full of BS. Biden was AWARDED the Dim nomination in 2020 in lieu of a contest and isn't debating RFK Jr or anyone else this time around. Why should he? He's already got the Dim's nomination.
Similarly, there was no reason for Trump to debate the midgets, he already had the nomination. But things which are different are not the same. Biden DOESN'T have a win in 2024 election locked in. Quite the opposite. If HE runs from debating Trump we all will know why.
@@chrischreative2245 Which is completely irrelevant to the fact that Trump bitched out of the primary debates. I wasn't defending Biden, I was criticising Trump and the double-standard of those who deride Biden for "hiding in his basement" while giving Trump a free pass for hiding out at rallies surrounded by yes-men while all the other candidates subjected themselves to the cross-examination of a debate.
That one hurt @John McWorter! “Was it like that back in the 80s”? I grew up in Texas in the 80s. No, it was nothing like it is today. So much ground work had been done in the late 60s to mid 70s. By the time 80s rolled around we were unified more than ever. It wasn’t perfect, but it was damn close.
Glenn, I understand that the argument for color blindness is based on treating each of us as an individual with agency and personal responsibility. Focusing on disparities between groups rejects this framing and treats people as de-personalized members of their group and assumes that their situation is solely (or mainly) the result of their group membership (and societal discrimination for or against that group). Group framing allows Michelle Obama to claim that she suffers from racism and that poor, uneducated, unemployed white people benefit from white privilege. I think we have to choose our framing and stick with it. It's impossible to fashion a coherent social policy if you flip-flop between respecting the individual and treating them as a mere representative of a group, depending on the result you want in a particular situation.
Always great, gentlemen. Thank you.
Can you discuss how the open border impacts the black political community, please? I would love to hear your thoughts.
So many gems here. I appreciate you guys.
That preposition rule is an absurdity up with which I will not put! 😂
Is it racist to be sick of race?
If so, I am guilty.
The quality of the sounds of John’s voice is usually great. The quality of his thoughts and arguments are at the highest level.
Always a pleasure listening to these guys.
I never eat cereal for breakfast , I only eat it as snack while watching TV lol
Instead of trying to make America color blind we need to individualize America and end all the stereotyping.
Trying to make America colorblind is like trying to make people not see things. God gave us eyes. But I pray people look beyond what they see and see the character of person. Character trumps looks any day.
"Where's the restroom at?"
"Don't you know that you should never end a sentence in a preposition?"
"Where's the restroom at, a!#hole?"
🤣
I have pre-ordered Glenn’s book today! 😊
Thanks for discussing American Fiction. Loved it. I was also thinking of John McWhorter throughout the film, as though it's about him.
I love listening to these gentlemen. The world would be so much better off if more people would be open minded. The reason race is as much of an issue as it is today is because government uses it to maintain power. Government teaches hate in schools. I believe that most people would love to see all people successfull.
Ok, before they get serious, love the flamingo shirt!!
John needs to build a steampunk set of pipes and gauges in his home office background. Looks cool.
Barbie, American Fiction , Rustin. Cinematic discourse? Like it. Love it. Want some more of it
I was hoping to hear their thoughts on Coleman’s debate with the journalist who criticized him so vociferously over his George Floyd piece.
Regarding color blindness, as a principle of law it’s good. Glenn asks whether we should ignore race when we see disparities in prisons or in wealth or achievement. Then we must ask: is race the issue, or might it have less to do with race, and more to do with inner city culture or schools who graduate students that can’t read adequately. Are we targeting the disadvantage or inequity, or are we targeting skin color and lineage? I’m all for marshaling extra resources for inner cities because of poverty and education issues. Is that really race? I’m not for targeting resources for the Obama children, or my own children. What is landing a disproportionate number of blacks in prison? Is it race or is it criminal behavior? Is it related to our failing to educate inner city students? Is there an iniquitous treatment due to race? A double standard? Maybe white kids smoke weed and get a warning and blacks go to jail. If that were the case, and I don’t think it is today, then legalize weed or require the same treatment of the crime. If the incarcerated are rapists, murderers, or serial burglars who refuse to change, it doesn’t matter their race. They need to pay for their crime and society needs protection from them. I get racial discrimination. It has a history that’s real and their are biases and stereotypes that are almost natural to people, unfortunately, but is race the problem, or is it an inability to read, or an inner city culture where academic achievement isn’t cool? Let’s solve the problem. Ideology gets in the way of solving them.
Preach
"... we must ask: is race the issue, or might it have less to do with race, and more to do with inner city culture or schools who graduate students that can’t read adequately."
Or race might be the issue. Fact: Middle class blacks who don't live in the inner city culture or go to schools who graduate students that can’t read adequately still have worse outcomes. Simply rejecting out of hand the idea that it might be race doesn't have a sound basis.
“Barbie was great” 🤨… making me question Glenn’s judgment
The instant a pet phrase of the Left goes mainstream enough to garner sufficient criticism of its merits, it always mysteriously becomes passé or offensive to use, while another new term for the same purpose bubbles up from the depths of academe and tumblr.
The endless game of whack a mole.
John, lots of Americans are worried that Biden isn't capable of engaging in a debate as well.
No it wasn’t like this in the 80’s. I miss the 80’s every day. Life was very copasetic back then in general. Far less race bickering. It’s terrible today. I miss the days when everyone generally got along with each other.
The Oscar’s allow me to catch up on all celebs aging in relation to me! I love the glamour!
Guide to understanding/predicting the Supreme Court:
Alito -- An intelligent Constitutionalist of a patriotic bent
Brown-Jackson -- A dishonest justice of exactly average intellect
Coney-Barrett -- An elitist/institutionalist opposed to We the People
Gorsuch -- An intelligent Constitutionalist of a We the People bent
Kagan -- An intelligent progressive Machiavellian
Kavanaugh -- A traditionalist/intitutionalist opposed to We the People
Roberts -- An intelligent institutionalist of Machiavellian bent
Sotomayor -- An honest maternalist suffering intellectual deficits
Thomas -- An intellectual giant of compassionate bent
As a soldier with a top secret clarence. I know when to speak. I had to say something about the fourteenth. A blackman being 35ths hit meafter listen to your show and I...Let my emotions get in the way?!
Race should be A factor in policy decisions, not THE factor in deciding.
Besides race based comparisons what purpose would or should it serve as A factor?
How does it compare to all other factors?
@@knifehandz As they discuss during the show, it's worth considering potential discrimination as a potential explanation for whatever is being assessed. If race is consistently showing up associated with some phenomenon it should definitely be considered. But, it should not be considered to the exclusion of socio-cultural and/or economic factors.
Read an English textbook with the sentence "a preposition is not good to end a sentence with"
John, you never sounded better!!!
I'm sitting here eating my overnight oats and what do I Glenn eating? Oats! Love it! I must say though that I respect anyone who will sit in front of a camera and eat oats without dribbling down their shirt, because I am clumsy as hell.
Slurping works
Regarding the movie "RUSTIN", there's a wonderful DOCUMENTARY film "Brother Outsider" (was shown on PBS television) that really shows Bayard Rustin in his complexity--bth BEFORE working with MLK Jr. and AFTERWARDS. Worth watching.
Has to eat during the podcast. Couldn’t wait an hour
Yes eating on camera is a bad look ...
Glenn apologized at the end for eating during the show, saying that he needed to eat something because he took medication.
Having been in high school in the mid eighties, I recognized at that time the desire of my classmates to go along with the crowd, to fit in, not make waves, go along with predominant thought, fashion, music, etc. And now they have raised a generation of unthinking conformists just like themselves, only worse!!!
I’ll buy your book John when it comes out on Audible. I hope you read it.
What bothers me is this idea by some groups that everyone ELSE is supposed to ensure those groups are “GIVEN” diversity, equity, and inclusion, that they have no responsibility to do anything to help themselves obtain it. Unfortunately, that’s just not true.
You make no sense. How are you givan diversity, equity and inclusion
@@ashlibabbittcroakedit9108 Well that’s my point. How DO you GIVE someone those things? But that seems to be the expectation. What I hear is 1) How this “racist” country of ours is the sole cause of this inequity and 2) that everyone else has to fix it. What I DON’T hear is what people on the short end of the equity stick can do to improve this, how to help people make better choices for themselves, and what needs to be changed within the community to help younger generations see and take advantage of opportunities in front of them. Isn’t THAT the best way to achieve DEI?
@@ashlibabbittcroakedit9108 You don't think all the DEI officers aren't giving anything to anyone?
@@gandydancer9710 Of course. They are giving themselves money, attention, and relevance. That’s about the it.
Love the show btw 😂 always welcome them together. I could literally watch tou both talking about pain drying lol
I actually thought about them while watching American Fiction 😅. I was sure they would like it
Here is the hardline. Sometimes talk turns the next page because the opponent is losing the battle and war is the only way out. Thats how lies get out.
Debates reveal a level of spontaneity and competence that scripted interactions do not. One should be able to compare and contrast the candidates skills in a side by side live environment. Trump and Biden are not the only candidates running. If you are against the "2 party system" then you should be all for the debates where RFK Jr. will get a chance to shine.
39:25 That just reminds of what I read about how they practically put the separation of church and state into law in 3000 BC, but in practice, in the way cultures developed and what become important to the average person and to the people/priesthood in power, separation of church and state NEVER really worked, SINCE, because the average person's beliefs and moral were obviously shaped by the religion of the land, and the law of the land came from people in power who could use religion as part of that power, whether they were actually devout themselves or not.
Can “race neutral” be an appropriate synonym for what most people mean by “colorblindness”?
Watch the video again. These two distinguish the two terms, being against the former and in favor of the latter, iirc.
@@gandydancer9710 I don’t need to watch the video again. I posited the question before Glenn made the distinction.
John love your flamingo shirt. Is that you idea of bohemian style?
Perhaps the issue with the racism industry today is that they identify disparities in an effort to highlight race and racial animus that may no longer persist rather than seeking to address the current situation and actual issues within communities which contribute to the perseverance of disparities.
Churchill said about ending a sentence with a preposition that it is the kind of grammatical something or other "up with which he will not put"
I think the Presidential debates are meant to show how a candidate -and their arguments- hold up under pressure. Both Trump and Biden are known quantities in many regards. But, even so, do we really think Joe is going to win through in a serious discussion with any major world leader? At least Trump could do his usual routine and still walk away with something like what he wanted.. It'll be more interesting for the VPs to debate, as a vote for Joe could well end up being a vote for his VP to be commander in chief. I've not seen much of Kamala's understanding of foreign policy, and what I have seen is pretty awful (or just her presentation) so I look forward to see her go head to head. That has value.
Re split infinitives and ending a sentence with a preposition, I agree. However, I think there is a good argument for a prescriptivist approach for the definition of words. I look at these as the building blocks of communication. When we can't agree even on the meaning of words and spend so much time to 'define your terms', when the definition expands so much to create only confusion, and, worse, when a word has two opposite meanings (Janus words such as nonplussed), this doesn't serve the people. Laws, vital instructions, procedures, etc are written with these, so the clarity that comes from a standard only aids us. We're not being oppressed by a standard. I have no opposition to neologisms; I appreciate them. Rather than try to change the meaning of existing words, be creative by coining new ones.
Oscars seemed like a last gasp to me. The most popular movies where girlboss directors coding their own patronizing idea of men into their films as if it's subversive when that is the dominant thing anyway. Other movies like the one with Paul Giammati had such over the top conspicuous intersectional supporting roles it seeemed absurd. The movie John's talking about might be good because of Jeffrey Wright.
“My friends are here essentially for accidental reasons that go back a long long time.”
This is the story of most Americans who aren’t a multigenerational New Englander. Could be slavery, grandpa returned from Korea and was discharged in a place with warm winters, the wife got TB on day 1 of the Oregon Trail and you live in St. Louis in 2024.
Chickens are rampant in places with hurricanes. Hurricanes set chickens free.
I wonder if when talking about systematic anything…the word systematic is used in a way to fuse private and public sector into one collective system. Coming at it from a Marxist perspective, the idea is to eliminate private assets, private businesses, etc.. The fact that the government can force DEI quotas on private ownership of companies, is a very secretive way to put comrades, or in South Africa they call it cadre deployment, into all public and private institutions. It’s a way of taking over all sector’s… and eliminates private businesses and then you are left with the Soviet Union. Once the government is in the private sector you are left with a whole lot of ESCOM’s and flickering lights, and no economy. Twitter, once Musk took over and fired 80% of the employees that added no value to the company but were also being paid by government entities is an example of a government run company. It’s a very sneaky way for Marxist to infiltrate both private and public sector. Systematic Marxism.
Mmm hmm. Now if you can just find a way to blame China, you'll score even more points with the tribe.
It was a cereal experience.
Color Blindness is no differnet then common sense or treat others as you want to be treated
How does the utopic society in Star Trek, which was long held up as the ideal, treat race?
@@sdrc92126IDK… How does fantasy live up to reality?
Star Trek was a TV show! 🤣🤣
@@user-bg7km4ij7f I'm not talking about fantasy, I'm talking about what a couple of generations were taught.
At a press conference about Star Trek: The Next Generation, a reporter asked Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry about casting Patrick Stewart, commenting that "Surely by the 24th century, they would have found a cure for male pattern baldness." Gene Roddenberry had the perfect response.
"No, by the 24th century, no one will care."
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Glenn! Check out Bill Maher's monologue last night!
One of those 3-letter named people, who you referenced, NHJ just had a huge piece in the NY Times Magazine, "The Coloblind Trap." I couldn't bring myself to read it. Maybe you felt the same way as I am surprised you didn't mention it.
Who is "NHJ"?
Dr. McWhorter: while down there try to get to Dry Tortugas National Park. Accessible only by boat (or seaplane)
John I hope you don't find a bunch of squatters living in your home when you return back to NY it's terrible here in the city. Plus a police officer killed today with just 3 years on the job. The lady that came to her deceased mothers apartment only to be murdered by squatters.
I always assumed that a preposition must have an object; therefore, when a sentence ends with a preposition, it automatically becomes an adverb. I defer to Prof. McWhorter.
That Bach scene from Tar infuriated me. To study music without knowing Bach is ridiculous
Modernity is filled to the brim with people whose main personality trait is anti-White racism
Almost like studying Philosophy without reading Plato... which, now that I think about it, universities have definitely "de-centered" that dead-old-white-man called "Plato".
Great comments about what Jewish students are expected to endure. That is, to the extent there are Jewish students on campus. There are reports circulating in the Jewish community that elite universities have tacitly determined to keep Jewish student percentages on campus to their percentage representation in the US population. And are therefore rejecting Jewish applicants in large numbers totally divorced from regular admissions standards. Sounds just like the 1930s, when my father, who did not have an obviously Jewish name, managed to gain admission to Harvard despite the anti-Jewish quotas because they presumed him to be a random applicant from a mid-western state with a notable lack of Jews, likely of 19th Century German immigrant background.
As always, a great conversation. I guess I'm the stick in the mud who sees nothing wrong with the rule of not ending sentences in a preposition.
I believe you are mischaracterizing what Justice Jackson said. It was not that she was pointing out that Society is not colorblind--she was pointing out that the Constitution--specifically the 14th Amendment itself--is not colorblind. As you say, Justice Thomas claims that the Constitution IS colorblind. That is the crucial difference. So it is not the case, as you suggest, that they are talking about different things.
JOHN! Are you suggesting Bradley Cooper isn’t “Deep”?? Did you see him transform on stage into John Merrick???? LOLOL. But seriously, I heard an interview with Bradley who explained the film isn’t about Bernstein’s music as much as it’s about Bernstein’s feelings about his music……….? More like Bradley’s “feelings”.
Education is not colorblind as anybody who goes to any mostly black school or school district can see that inequity in funding, quality and support. And these are the exact same situations that were found in the 1960s, 1950s and before that. But somehow people love to ignore that and focus on SATs, college admissions, "affirmative action" and all other things that are irrelevant to the problem in order to pretend it doesn't exist.
Key West explains the flamingo shirt
Liberal quote of the Century, “some of my best friends are Black!”
28:41 "Boldly to go" sounds ok.
Not if you're a Star Trek fan
@@barbaraschumacher3861 Fair comment.
Presidential debates as they have been are useless. I find most formal debates to be useless as mechanisms for discovering new information. They are an academic fetish, a battle of wit as often as a battle of wits. As a long serving staff NCO, I much prefer the military's Commander's Brief. Argue your position with a three bullet PowerPoint slide and be prepared to answer every challenge with details.
Yeah, THAT would work for Biden. Or Trump.
@@gandydancer9710 I don't care if it works for Biden, Trump, or any other candidate. Presidential debates are supposed to be tool for the voter.
@@glennmitchell9107 Supposed by whom?
@@gandydancer9710 Me
D.E.I. Didn’t Earn It. If two people are equally qualified, then choose the one most likely to succeed based on character.
There's a lot in life that people have but didn't earn, including a significant portion of what goes into their skills and qualifications for a job, but generally I agree.
When looking a black poverty and institutional racism there are two dominant thoughts. 1. Since black poverty is currently twice that of white poverty, there is significant institutional racism. 2. Adding in the temporal properties; black poverty has consistently dropped since 1940 (80%), dropping by 50% in the last generation to 17%, so we have shedded the majority of institutional racism and it is slowly percolating throughout the economic system. The trend is your friend.............
Rustin was a fine man ... I haven't seen the movie yet and I want to see it ...
I would like to hear what you two think of The American Society of Magical ……. I can’t and don’t want to write the last word.
It sounds absurd to the highest order.
So, if I change the battlefield?! With the same tactics? To here in america...Things change...
Since I always played sports and music where it was always merit and the best played. It hasn't been until that last 10 years that race was brought to the forefront it seems to me. Not sure why. It is all just sad to me, but at nearly 77 it is what it is. the movie that has moved me the most is on Netflix: All The Light You Cannot See is amazing. to me the question is; Is the world a better place today than it was in the '60's through the '90's? If not then this is not progress.
In war...There are no rules.
It is and somebody is feeling the heat. Their old way of doing things is small potatoes?!
John nails it with his points regarding the American Fiction movie, there's a total lack of depth in the characters in most of the movies the last decade(s). Simple, flat and predictable most often.