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Back to episode — Episode 2358 CWSA 01/19/24

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augh and say that's an easy one. The Republican state's doing great the Democrat state becomes a socialist hellhole. And would be right. You say this to a Democrat what do you think they would say? Would they say you know the Democrat one's going to be like a utopia and the Republican one is going to have no abortion no rights everybody has to be like some religious fanatic or something? Would th…

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ke everybody poor and they're all elite idiots. I made up that last part but he implied that. Now we of course all cheered and said well isn't that unique that thing that happened one time ever. Well it turns out it wasn't one time ever. So the WEF got another little wake-up call from a gentleman named Kevin Roberts who's from some I think he's some Republican think tank kind of guy but he got an audience in other words he was on stage and he's a Heritage guy Heritage Foundation guy thank you. So Heritage Foundation guy you know conservative leaning. And he he's there and here's I'll give them credit. So at the WEF they let him talk and they did not interrupt him and it wasn't because he was giving a speech he was just in a panel and to have a panel discussion. And the things he said and the fact he wasn't interrupted was kind of impressive. So I'm going to give the WEF a tentative pat on the back for letting both Milei speak. They knew what he was going to say right the WEF wasn't that surprised and they may have known what this gentleman was going to say because the Heritage Foundation. So I'm going to give the WEF some credit. They allowed the very competing opinions and they gave it some attention. Now that doesn't clear them of every allegation against them or make them the best thing that ever happened but you can't ignore that right? It's so rare that somebody will give a full hearing to the other side that it makes news. That's why Vivek Ramaswamy was so impressive. There were a lot of viral videos of him literally doing the same thing. Here's the microphone you've got this much time tell me what you think and then I'll tell you what I think.

So first all compliments to the WEF for inviting the alternative opinions but let me just say what he said and I'm cribbing this from a post by MJ Truth Ultra. He paraphrased something but it's longer than this but he says among other things it's laughable that you or anyone would describe Davos as protecting liberal democracy. It is equally laughable to use the word dictatorship at Davos and aim that at President Trump. President Trump if he's the next president is going to take on the power of the elite. So his take was that the people in that room were the elites and that they are the problem. And he goes I want to drive home with all due respect you're part of the problem talking to the people who are in the room with him. Political elites tell the average person that the reality is X when in fact reality is Y. And then he gives examples. Oh he was good yeah I'm paraphrasing so you're missing the beauty and the power of what he said. He is really good at talking you know he's Vivek quality communication skills and that's highest compliment. So you gotta do yourself a favor and listen to it in his own words because I'm not doing it justice.

He gives some examples where they say one thing and it's opposite of facts. He says open borders the elites tell you tell us open borders and illegal immigration are okay. Americans don't think that's okay. Okay now I love the way he says it. He could have said it's not okay but that's just a debatable point. Instead he says the Americans don't think that's okay by majority. That's true. On public safety he says the elites tell us public safety isn't a problem in American cities. Americans say that's not true. Perfect. Climate change at least say we have this existential crisis that's looming. Americans know those solutions are more harmful than the problem. China he says they are number one adversary in the US and all free people on Earth. Elites don't acknowledge that they give them a platform. The WEF is discussing foisting gender ideology upon the globe and global elites embrace it. Trump will understand the basic biological reality of manhood and womanhood. And then he says Donald Trump will be in power not to guide sheep. Oh wait did he say that or did no he didn't say that that was a comment on his post. Somebody said this I wish I knew if it was him. So maybe you can give me a fact check. Oh he said it I'm getting a confirmation he said it. So let me read the quote. Donald Trump will be in power not to guide sheep but to awaken lions. That might be the best thing I've ever heard in my life. Oh Milei said it did Milei say that? So we have some question about who's the author of it but it's very repeatable. Yeah more people are saying Milei said it than this gentleman but let us summarize.

Jamie Dimon speaking out in favor of reason over TDS. Two very very capable people went to the WEF and told them they are the problem. Never seen that before. This UFC fighter Strickland he's basically just putting it out there. So and of course Elon Musk is our maybe the champion of free speech making all of this possible. So there is a dad energy that is unmistakable. Do you all see it yet? Do you see the dad energy? Now when I say dad I don't mean male I mean there's a certain energy to the strong parent. So I'm going to throw into dad energy the so-called angel mom who just wiped the floor with Dan Goldman. That angel mom if you watch that video and you watch her talk you don't want to fuck with her. She may be an attractive woman but boy does she have dad energy. That's dad energy. She didn't come there to take prisoners she came there for war. And let me tell you her navigational skills are probably good right? I'll bet her navigational skills are good. I don't think she was just playing with dolls indoors when the boys were outside. So she's got some stuff right. She has some real character.

But I think this is now a trend that will be hard to reverse. And I'm going to give you a little palate cleanser here. You're probably aware that Mark Cuban is pro-DEI and has been saying some things on the X platform in favor of it. Not everybody agrees but here's why and I've been part of that conversation with him. And so his view if I can paraphrase it correctly is that a company will do better by pursuing DEI type of goals because diversity is an advantage and you can get an equally good employee but then you get the double advantage that diversity gives you better let's say a better understanding of the market just really in a variety of ways. I would agree diversity gives you benefits.

Now the question is not that diversity gives you benefits that's never really been the key question. The question is whether there are other expenses to it. Now this is again the coffee machine problem. If I said hey I got a concept we're going to increase diversity but we're not going to give up anything in terms of the quality of the employees what do you think? Are you down with that? Because that's the world that Mark Cuban thinks he lives in. The world where you can increase diversity and you're not only not spending anything to do it you're just gaining. It's a pure gain. You get the same quality employee and you get the diversity too and that's good on a variety of planes.

Now do you recognize that yet? That's the coffee machine with one button. Do you know what I'd love to do? I would love to increase diversity without any impact on anything else and everybody else just does just as well. But that's not really the real world is it? It's not even close.

Do you remember when Bernie Sanders had to be schooled by Bill Maher that what he thought was equity that the Democrats are pushing was nothing like what Bernie Sanders thought it was? Because in the real world you don't get to push one button on the coffee machine and it works every time. In the real world equity turns into equity of outcomes which is first of all impossible and second of all destroys every civilization guaranteed. Bernie Sanders didn't even know that. It's one of the main platforms of the Democrat Party of which he is one of the main characters and didn't know. Let me tell you why he didn't know. Bernie Sanders has never been a middle class white guy applying for a job right? Bernie Sanders has never been a middle class white guy applying for a job. If you've not been one of those you're blind.

Do you know what? Mark Cuban has never been a middle class white guy applying for a job. Now is Bernie Sanders an idiot? I don't think so. If you measured his IQ I'm sure it'd be fine. He just is blind to a part of reality that other people live every day. Is Mark Cuban dumb because he disagrees with me? Nope every indication is he's super smart. But is Mark Cuban ever been a middle class white guy trying to get a job in a big company including his? Has he ever been a white middle class white guy trying to get a job at Mark Cuban's company?

Now I will agree with Mark Cuban on the following concept. There definitely can be companies that increase diversity and get even better people than they might have gotten because they're maybe trying harder to look for the hidden gems and maybe his company is exactly one of those as possible. S

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o my theory is not that there can't be a company that does better in every way. Of course they could because there's a variety of everything all the time and maybe his company is one and that would be a laudable accomplishment. I mean if we talk to his white middle class employees at Cuban companies which I'd love to do by the way I'd love to see if they say the same thing you know I didn't think…

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