Warning On America's Collapse, Don Lemon vs Elon Musk, Racism, Hitler & Rising War | Bret Weinstein
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Published 2024-04-16
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In our challenging times, censorship and attempts at information control pose a critical question — how can we protect our institutions and the quest for truth?
In today’s episode of Impact Theory, Dr. Bret Weinstein and I go deep into the cultural and political implications of the Chinese diaspora in America, the evolution of cooperative behaviors, and the significance of lineage over race. We’re covering a myriad of controversial and complex subjects that will challenge your understanding of the world and push the boundaries of conventional discourse.
Dr. Bret Weinstein is an evolutionary biologist with a piercing view on the challenges and potential futures of Western civilization. Dr. Weinstein is an outspoken public intellectual, engaging with society's most pressing issues, driven by the conviction that although Western civilization is at a critical juncture, burdened by the strains of rapid novelty, it is not yet beyond redemption.
Topics we discuss include:
- Security risks of an unchecked southern border
- Influence of foreign powers on American political systems
- Manipulation for competitive advantage
- Risk potential for foreign influence on U.S. politics
- The significance of free speech and controversial topics
- Social media's amplification of human tendencies
- The relationship between collusion and emergent processes
- The importance of updating positions based on evidence
- Challenging conventional wisdom and skepticism
- Understanding historical figures and preventative measures
- Importance of discussing controversial issues
- Systematic sabotage in education
- The shift towards extremeness in entertainment and a call for depth in experiences
- Connection between growth cessation and rise in antisemitism
- The need for advanced tools to avoid genocidal behavior
- The role of science in establishing facts
- Challenges in modernizing the Middle East
We also discuss genocide, evolution, historical atrocities, and examine the structures of power that seem to be perpetuating division and distrust in society.
Dr. Weinstein doesn't shy away from controversial topics, scrutinizing current leadership decisions, or proposing a stark vision for a rational future that salvages the best of Western civilization.
Chapter Markers:
[0:00] Dehumanization, inequality, genocide, war
[54:12] Levels of control and illusion
[1:14:01] What leads to a clearer understanding?
[1:43:13] Consent of the governed
[2:30:34] We need to communicate & think
[3:06:16] Rare sex for evolutionary success
Powerful Insights From Dr. Bret Weinstein:
"There's two kinds of competition, you've got exploitation competition, and interference competition. If I bomb your factory so you can't make stuff, I am arguably competing with you. But it's a destructive kind of competition. If I try to make better stuff than you in order to out compete you in the market, and you try to make better stuff than me because you want to succeed, then the point is, what we get is an improvement in the quality of the things we have access to."
"But if you've lived inside the academy, you know also that a field like climate science at the moment will not welcome countervailing evidence. And what that means is that the evidence you see doesn't have the implication that you think it has. Even if the studies you see are accurate, you're not seeing the studies that weren't done that would have provided a different view."
"But in [navigating controversial topics], you are more or less saying, oh, I know what's probably there, and we can't afford to know that in any factual way. So that can't possibly be right, because how do you know if you haven't gone down that route?"
"If you imagine that there's a lot of productivity to be discovered through collaboration, well, if you decide only to collaborate with people who look like you, how far you're going to get is going to be limited, because some of the best people to collaborate [with] probably don't look like you."
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Themes: Mindset, Finance, World Affairs, Health & Productivity, Future & Tech, Simulation Theory & Physics, Dating & Relationships
All Comments (21)
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WARNING: I will never ask for your contact info in the comments section, that is someone impersonating me!
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People can’t handle the truth and thus ignore or run from it. I want to hear the truth no matter how painful it might be.
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Americans need to rediscover how to put govt in check when it is out of control and authoritarian.
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Bret please never give up, we do need your mind at work
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I get the sense Tom is either not listening or does not understand what Bret is saying this whole interview. Which is odd because Weinstein is being quite clear.
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I haven't watched a Tom Bilyeu interview in a while but I must say I'm glad I came across this epic discussion with Dr. Bret Weinstein. Much as Tom tried hard to ask provocative questions, Bret responded in the most eloquent and calmly composed nature of a man of wisdom with an uncanny knack of connecting the dots. Definitely one to share with folks!
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I realized early in covid the reluctancy for most, to talk in depth about psychological history, most everything gets labeled as a conspiracy. We've lost our willingness to confront uncomfortable thoughts.
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Bret Weinstein is so amazingly calm and rigorous in his approach. I kind of agree with him about everything , thanks for this interview conducted without complacency.
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I was at a going away party last night which was attended by a bunch of people in their thirties, mostly career military and schoolteachers. The conversations were dominated by plans to leave the United States, either because they hate living here or because they don't think there is a future here. It may have taken a while for Rome to fall, but Rome also took many centuries to build. Transportation is faster now, and our destruction is being executed by people who want to destroy us. Our currency is being eliminated because there are people who want the control that a digital currency will give them more than they want to avoid the anarchy and famine that will result. The pedocrats paying invaders to come here and then granting them rights and benefits not available to citizens are doing it in order to destroy our cohesion, our sanity, our safety, and our resolve to continue as Americans. Tom seems like he's hanging onto his state of denial with white knuckles.
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I love hearing this man. So sensible. The world is thirsting for "sensible"
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Canada is getting fucked up too we are no longer what we used to be all Canadians that are not afraid to speak out will agree
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At 40:20 Bret says "for some reason, they wanted us to take the shot." Instead of the interviewer asking "Why do you think they wanted us to take the shot," He just moves on instead of exploring the comment. That statement was one of the most important statements ever uttered online! This video is a perfect example of the Dunning-Kruger effect in action.
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This is one of the most important discussions on the internet. Great job you two!
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If someone is in your country and they refuse to assimilate; or worst try to change your country into the place they ran from or into to the same thing they got put out of other for try to do, people have a right to be mad. Their “culture” doesn’t supersede everyone else
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Is it just me, or is Brett's voice, his cadence, calmness, just soothing? Could listen to him all day...
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I’ve got no idea how his college students could turn against such a logical intelligent peaceful person? Actually accusing him of being racist.
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The problem with the SARS-CoV-19 panic is the caparisons of reactions and results. My state did not lock down, we did not wear masks, and we did not get in line for vaccinations. Yet we lived a normal life. While other states went to extremes. Who was right? We were.
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“Polite Society” is actually a group of people that love status, and money over truth.
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2:13:50- Bret: ‘There is no habitat that selects for stupidity.’ DEI: ’Hold my beer, I’m on it.’
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I don't care who's channel Bret Weinstein is on; Every time I hear Bret speak, I know it is with Full Integrity, and an un-fathomable depth. Additionally Bret's self confidence allows him to speak in such a way that most can grasp what he is saying. Others with less intellect try to hard to sound as if. Thank You for having such great guests. PS. I've heard that there is a great possibility that Alex Jones was guided / lead by the FBI down the Sandy Hook rabbit whole. Considering the FBI & CIA's history, I wouldn't dismiss the claim at hand. Good Comment, It is up to us to separate the chafe from the grain.
