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Is America Racist?
My brief conversation with Liz Wheeler at the National Conservatism Conference in Orlando, November 2021.
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That was excellent. Thanks for posting it, not only for the content but because I had lost track of Liz Wheeler after she parted ways with OANN. Her “Tipping Point” show was good, even when she had that Gabriel guy on as guest.
I don’t know if there is anyone on the other side to have a conversation with. To the left, “conversation” means they talk and everyone else either agrees or acquiesces. Part of that is than they are not interested in solving problems. They merely want the power.
very nice interview. Thank you for sharing.
Nice job, Mr. Green!
My only criticism: I wish Liz Wheeler had talked less and let you talk more.
SOON-TO-BE-FATHER?!? (naturally that caught my ear…!)
This is excellent! People do need uplifting messages. I hope they listen.
Excellent interview JJBM!
Thanks, Derryk. Good to see you here again.
One of the most informative and enlightening presentations I have seen. I wonder if @derryckgreen your view as applied to the large cities and what has happened to them politically over the last 60 years does more to explain the divide within America than just saying it is an urban/rural divide expressed through the political parties. I bring this up because, if it is true, the existing divide can be corrected through proper education and political action. That would bring a new measure of hope to all Americans.
The facts on the ground being delivered by the Biden presidency might speak more convincingly to minorities than any other conversation between those of differing views ever could.
Spot-on. It’s why conservatives, or non-leftists, don’t like to engage this kind of conversation. Who wants to be berated as the cause of all racial sins under the sun––I get the reluctance. However, when we cede the conversation to the racial grifters of the left, they control the narrative. The country has suffered because of that.
Many large cities are ecosystems of values that run counter to my view. Sure, the values are ideological but since the late 60’s early 70s, that ideology has become a religious system, complete with its version of sin, right/wrong, values, and scapegoats. Churches in these areas have either failed their moral obligations with respect to human dignity or have completely abandoned their obligation altogether in this area. Plus it’s much easier to blame one’s frustrations and disappointments on white people (scapegoats) rather than taking responsibility for actions that minimize human flourishing.
Good interview. I like your focus on what binds us together, not what separates us (especially that which is ultimately trivial, e.g. skin color). By setting a positive example you are presenting a constructive approach for others to follow. I think it’s further helpful to lean into the message that self-responsibility and personal betterment is not easy, but it’s the only way to true self-respect. Young men (of all races) are attracted to a challenge and the satisfaction of overcoming that challenge.
Look at how Thomas Sowell, Walter E. Williams, and Clarence Thomas are treated. White liberals hate them and minorities buy into the hate. These wise men should be respected role models. They are great examples of wisdom and achievement. And now we have lost Dr. Williams. Dr. Sowell is even older. Even Justice Thomas is nearing retirement. The younger folks have wasted so many years refusing to study their every word. We need these younger voices of hope.
There are a few out there. I know them mostly from YouTube: Candace Owens, Brandon Tatum, Anthony Brian Logan … just a few, but they give me hope.
This might show us that we need to win the battle over educating the children that we saw kicked off in Virginia. Moms watching this might be persuaded to support offerings of school choice where non-public entities can deliver a different product from that of the public schools. The NEA must be dislodged from its perch and curricula and individual performance standards must be redone.
The Hodge Twins, Leonydus Johnson, the whole crew at Project 21… The Black Tea Patriots…there are many more younger conservativese of African ancestry out there than I can list off the top of my head.
We need to figure out how to break through academia.
And- in my hurry out the door to get to church this morning I did not write this- The LORD be with you, your wife and your yet-unborn child.
Definitely the Hodge Twins. Those guys are a hoot.
And Jericho Green.
I liked it.