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'''Eric Weinstein:''' | '''Eric Weinstein:''' | ||
Yeah. Okay. Well, here's—let's get into this, because I think that one of the funny things is that the culture seeped in to U.S. culture in a way that the current lefties do not understand. And I think of myself as left-of-center. But I don't think of myself as a—what these guys now call themselves as “progressives,” because it doesn't seem progressive in any way, shape or form. So, for example, our friend Christina Hoff | Yeah. Okay. Well, here's—let's get into this, because I think that one of the funny things is that the culture seeped in to U.S. culture in a way that the current lefties do not understand. And I think of myself as left-of-center. But I don't think of myself as a—what these guys now call themselves as “progressives,” because it doesn't seem progressive in any way, shape or form. So, for example, our friend [https://x.com/CHSommers Christina Hoff Sommers], who is a feminist who associates with second wave feminism— | ||
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You know, is notable for saying that she doesn't think that the wage gap is what it is frequently quoted as being, which is a 25% discount for women doing the same work as men. Now, she was protested, at, a university in Oregon by a bunch of kids who were singing a rewritten song. And it went like this, “no platform for fascists, no platform at all. Which side are you on? Which side are you on?” Now, that song comes from 1931, I think, from a woman named—it's credited on Wikipedia, I think, to Pete Seeger, but it's Florence | You know, is notable for saying that she doesn't think that the wage gap is what it is frequently quoted as being, which is a 25% discount for women doing the same work as men. Now, she was protested, at, a university in Oregon by a bunch of kids who were singing a rewritten song. And it went like this, “no platform for fascists, no platform at all. Which side are you on? Which side are you on?” Now, that song comes from 1931, I think, from a woman named—it's credited on Wikipedia, I think, to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Seeger Pete Seeger], but it's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Reece Florence Reece]. | ||
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'''JD Vance:''' | '''JD Vance:''' | ||
Right. It is a brilliant documentary called Harlan County, USA, which, I believe that she's featured in this documentary. She’s much older at that point, of course, but she's singing the song in the documentary. And to your point about private armies, this incredibly violent attempt to suppress people from demanding— | Right. It is a brilliant documentary called [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlan_County,_USA Harlan County, USA], which, I believe that she's featured in this documentary. She’s much older at that point, of course, but she's singing the song in the documentary. And to your point about private armies, this incredibly violent attempt to suppress people from demanding— | ||
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