I had to read some of the Frankfurt School people in college. I was not even able to properly get my head around what they were talking about. James Lindsay and others researching all this and presenting it to everyone are heroes and I thank them all.

I am a science teacher who came from the science research world. When I was getting my licensure to teach, I was baffled by these ideas of so-called equity, social justice, being disruptive, etc. Now thanks to James Lindsay and others, I realize where those ideas come from, and that is Marxism. Far too many instructors and students are steeped in this stuff, and it is corrosive to education, liberty, and prosperity. A social revolution is indeed on the move right beneath our feet. I sincerely hope for all our sakes that we can catch it before it’s too late.

I remember a Sociology course @ University of Oklahoma in 1989-90, where the prof explained that our papers must use non-gendered pronouns, in order to counter sexism, (read patriarchy). I asked how a Darwinian theorist can discount traditional gender roles that have evolved over 6000 yrs. of recorded history? She asked how I came to this question....when I suggested biological imperitive, she had no response. Tip of the iceberg!

Believing in "the greater good" over the "individual" will always produce this insanity.

Yes, I saw this coming at my brief stint at university two years ago. I had to walk. I was told to "free my mind". They didn't want me to free my mind, they wanted me to think like them.

It is horrible just how essential this talk is now.

Anyone else petrified that this is only the beginning of what will end up being a movement leading to the death of millions?

I used to go to social justice student groups, like PoC only, and someone there once said: "this is called a 'safe space' but in reality no where is safe for us." I was speechless.What does that even mean? The utter unawareness of their own privilege is baffling.

I have been living in this culture; witnessed it take root in the dominant city, see it creeping out into the real world, and was a part of it until I graduated college and came to my senses. It is as oppressive as it claims liberalism is. I’m afraid to speak out; I’ve had people try to get me fired numerous times because of social media, so I’ve just stopped posting. I’ve had to endure these diversity, equity, inclusion, white privilege trainings for years. I remember my first one, in 2012, called unconscious bias, where the woman told me that because I’m white I immediately see someone black walking down the side of the street and therefore I cross because I’m racist. I never did that until she told me I did that and started doing it. Like a thought had been put into my head. It’s like you said, they start with the conclusion and then you find ways to get there. It’s sinister. I’m leaving my profession of education behind as soon as I can because I don’t want to promulgate it anymore. I know it’s everywhere now, but at least I don’t have to be the one to teach it.

Robin D'Angelo is the L.Ron Hubbard of the humanities.

This guy has his finger on the pulse of this beast

To hear a liberal talk like this is astounding. Thank you, I had lost all hope that any were still sane, and able to see what is happening.

The first year of my Drama Bachelors degree w Honours was laced with this tripe. I remember sitting in a class called "Staging History" where we were asked to sum up our identity in ONE SENTENCE. Some described themselves as queer travellers (gypsies), others as immigrants and social justice advocates. Naturally, I didn't buy any of this moral theatre, and described myself (being a Norwegian) as a Viking God who was there to rape and pillage. Of course this didn't end well, and my grade fell short to a mere 60% in said course. Since I didn't buy into this critical theory, of decolonizing drama, I graduated with a 2.1.

"We are late to this fight" is the scary part. It's very late in the game, the plan to reshape society not just nationally but on a global scale is getting deeply entrenched. We have to organize a liberal democracy movement to counter this! Spread the word!

The only critical method that should be taught is critical thinking.

This is one of the greatest lectures ever. I come back to it time and again.

Black Lives Matter is an excellent example of an organization heavily influenced by critical theory.

‘Constant cynical criticism is a solvent that can dissolve liberal society’ Wow

A prophet in action. Your work is indispensable Mr Lindsay.

“Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain

This is one of the best things I've seen on UKposts. Thanks for making sense of the assaults on Western culture.

As long as your watching this and understand the meaning of this mans words there is still hope. Critical Thinkers are need to translate the double speak that some of these 'intellectuals' are feeding the youth and the corporate/media. We need more Philosophers, we need more critical thinkers like Mr. Lindsay. Keep informed, keep sane, and support those who speak towards truth with sincerity and authenticity.

"Constant cynical criticism form a big enough group, especially of under-informed complainers, is a solvent that can dissolve liberal societies." Brilliant!

James Lindsay is fair and truthful. He is respectful and honest in his approach, when destroying, what is untruthful accusations against Western society. The sooner society listens to men like him, the sooner we can sort this mess out. Thank you and please continue your marvellous work 🙏

Many thanks to the brave souls that read, understand, and explain this headache-inducing tripe for the rest of us! The world needs you.

This is one of the most important talks out there. It fills in some of the gaps that aren't talked about by other prophetic figures like Jordan Peterson. Fundamentally what we're facing today is a three headed monster: 1) Post-modernism (denies objective reality), 2) Critical theory/activism (deconstructs our society's reality) and 3) Marxism (replaces it with a new totalitarian reality).

A great way of describing : what is on the box and what is in the box. If we are superficial we look at the box only. If we seek the truth we have to look into the box. Any box. Thanks for stressing this. A mathematician as well :) "I have only 2 allergies: to bullshit and to unfairness" whole heartedly agree with. Thank you Jim.

I used to have a beautiful friend who was a bit lost about her future. She went off to university and what returned was a narcissistic SJW tyrant who believes she can single handedly save the world even though she can't pay the rent.

This has finally articulated what I have been feeling since many years. Many thanks and huge respect from Berlin, Germany

This deserves many more views

Great video. Thank you

If the Critical Race Theory Dilemma was a movie, James Lindsay (and his team) is the hero.

Watching this for the first time. I can’t believe how much ground the Marxist Revolution has gained since this lecture two years ago! I am constantly sounding the warning bell to my friends and family and they still don’t get it. It’s so frustrating to the point of discouragement. Thank you James Lindsey for carrying the warning bell forward using your platform to educate and inspire those who see with clarity, but most of all those who need clarity.

What’s scary: 1)this process is already very far along. It’s taught in universities and now k-12 schools - and you can see it surfacing in the fact the left wing has shifted away from open mindedness and free speech and toward conformity and cancel culture. 2)it’s much easier to learn how to call everything racist than it is to understand the kind of argument that’s in this video. It’s hard to propagate these kind of arguments in a world where half the people dismiss it as racist and refuse to engage. I’m afraid we’ve already lost. It represents a shift away from western thinking centered on the individual and towards some sort of collectivism. Some group of intellectuals somewhere seem to have decided that individualism and liberalism are 19th and 20th century ideals and need to be dispensed with to make way for a new system. Scary times indeed.

Amazing lecture! Thank you for sharing. As a person who was raised by communist society I can witness firsthand that we are on a full speed approaching the communism...very sad.

I kept being reminded of "game critic" Anita Sarkeesian's line about video games. "EVERYTHING is sexist, EVERYTHING this racist, and you have to point it ALL out."

The scary part is the moment you bust out laughing and everyone else turns around with belligerent hatred in their eyes and several ists on their lips.

James...you did it! What no one else has been able to quantify and specify...you have done it. I will share with everyone I possibly can! You and your presentation will save our Republic...on behalf of all who see this as I do....THANK YOU!!

Great talk but Goldblum wasn't eaten by a dinasaur while on the toilet

James Lindsay notes that Foucault has been cited 900 000 times in academic papers and writings. The Frankfurt School, Foucault and Derrida are principally responsible for illiberal critical theory and cultural Marxism. Here is something less known about Foucault: he was a monster. He applied his concepts of episteme and power as a social construct to sexual matters ('sexual power'): he argued that the setting of the age of consent at 16 was artificial, a consequence of wrongly applied social power, and therefore children were capable of giving consent; he was one of the core signatories to a petition in the early 1970's to the French Parliament to permit sexual relations with children. Fortunately the petition was unsuccessful. He died of AIDS aged 58. By their fruits you shall know them.

He, James, will gain more attention because he was on Joe Rogan’s podcast again yesterday.

I've seen this madness unfold at my own university (Erasmus University Rotterdam). I shudder to think where this will end.

Wonderful talk. If I may humbly offer a suggestion, it would be fantastic if your provided the sources you mention in the talk in the description of your videos whenever possible. That way, everyone can follow along what you're reading.

This is such a frustrating subject. My wife is in the public school system and asked me why I was so opposed to CRT. I explained that it was based on Critical Theory which was a Marxist that was neither Critical or a Theory (testable), it is meant to Divide through ideology. She explained that herbl friend at work, a sociologist, told her it was just a way to critically examine racism. My response was less than well received because I insulted her friend. My wife is far from ignorant, but she has very little interest in politics or economics so it is difficult for her to examine her friend's position.

Finding the New Discourses podcast has been instrumental in helping me to reflect, clear-eyed, on my teacher prep program. It is my sincere hope that parents wake up and push back because they are the only hope for saving the public education system.

Bless your heart Dr. Lindsay! You invested your intellect and time to read this stuff! That's a huge sacrifice for which I'm so thankful. I don't think I can do it. Although, after listening to one of your discussions, I bought Horkheimer's "Critical Theory: Selected Essays" and Gramsci's "Prison Notebooks" volumes 1, 2 and 3. I'll try my best to follow your lead and read some of this dangerous garbage. Seriously, thank you for what you do; western civilization is at risk.

This is the best video on the topic that I have ever encountered. Whoever is reading this that agrees, we need to share this every-fucking-where. Everywhere. *Everywhere.*

This really gets to the core of the problem. Brilliant. I am sharing it with whoever might listen.

How apt this speech is today. Their revolution has landed upon us no matter what walk of life you are in.

With our QB Jordan B on the injured list, the world needs you more now than ever.

These people, BIPOC, are now at my children's school board meetings with ridiculous demands. Thanks for providing the hard work that went into this speech. It shows!!! And with you and Helen I have solid talking points to assist at least one member that is pushing back. I suggest everyone check your local schools and school boards for this activism and do not give 1 inch less they take a mile.

James Lindsay will be remembered in 100 years as much as we remember any intellect from our founding days presently.

Apologies to all those I debated in the late 1990’s. Most made the case that racism cannot be cured with racism. Many made the case that the policies of affirmative action will break us into smaller and smaller victim groups and suppression of speech would be the next step. “In America! You’re surely not serious?!” Well, i was wrong. I am committed to fighting the left’s support, or tacit approval, of suppression of speech. I’m ashamed of my former party.

I just want to say I love the aesthetics of that venue.

I am impressed with anyone who can read through (endure) critical theory enough to grasp its essential elements and elucidate its dangers so clearly. He's done the hard work necessary to untangle the trickery and deception and it gives me a sense of hope and confidence as I go forward into a world where I am continuously faced with circumstances that demand that my conformity and an environment where smiling assassins lurk. I will return and use this lecture as a base for further study. Freedom is never free, there is always a price to pay, and I think Dr. Lindsay has GIVEN us tools to fight the good fight. He has my respect and gratitude. May he be blessed!

Janice Fiamengo breaks down the cost of diversity bureaucracies at universities. It’s 10’s of millions of dollars in salaries and resources.

My wife doesn't following politics, and had no idea they were teaching this crap. I took her to meeting of a local parent group that was formed to expose CRT in the school district. This stuff is EVERYWHERE in the country. We live in a Red County in a Red State, and it's being taught here. Everyone has to get involved and vote out all of the CRT proponents in all the school boards, in every city and town. That's only the first step.

Not long ago, I had an aversion to nontheists after coming out of fifteen years of atheism and into Greek Orthodoxy. I have put that debate aside for now. I've stopped equating being anti-Christian with being pro-SJW after seeing your group's much needed work. Our debate can either be held off until we pull through this, or else will make for a great way to pass the time when we end up cellmates in political prison.

He mentions the symbolic significance of giving this talk in the Gladstone Library. *As I'm watching this* news is breaking that Liverpool has agreed to change the name of Gladstone Hall (different location) due to BLM-related protests and demands. History is moving fast...

The label on this box says "Social Justice", the contents appear to be a mixture of Calvinism and The French Revolution.

Wow!!! I’ve been following this for a few years now but I didn’t really understand the critical theory part. This is so helpful for the tough conversations ahead.

James Lindsay, The Hero We Need.

I got an ad for a Masters in Social Justice at the top of this video. They're on to you, James.

After listening to your superb explanative , revealing vids [ for myself ] for a number of weeks ; one deduces that its difficult enough , in the present era , to navigate the political terrain , that is constantly shifting , but when narcissism overshadows and relegates that very political system seemingly unopposed , in the form of , let's say , health and education bodies delivering to communities a service that reverses the distinction that the professionals serve our interests and not vice-versa , this needs a hell of a push-back to achieve a status quo [ not the pop group ]

Please watch this. More important than ever.

These lunatics are the “experts” and “fact checkers” that our media loves so much.

Watching 2 years later ♥️ Are we awake yet 🕊

Critical social justice is a major contributor to the poor quality of modern discourse because the critical method is simply to promote and boost complaints regardless of their truthfulness or relevance. It's yellow journalism as politics.

It is all happening so fast.. We must read and educate ourselves. We could argue that everyone somewhat hallucinates their own reality, neuroscientifically speaking, but lately I'm really opening my eyes to the European enlightenment as a discovery of something I would dare call spiritual. A faculty, like installing a module, or a software program; Critical thinking, reason, inquiry etc in a reiterative process (individual and institutional), always willing to throw away its own hypothesis. Without it, I fear we will degrade with the same exponential change it catalysed.

This was a great speech. One criticism I have is with Lindsay's remark that social justice, as the radicals he discusses define it, is not communism. I'm not so sure it isn't. If you work through what social justice activists are reasoning, re. how they get to their objections, it sure sounds a lot like it. Let's keep in mind that the academics of the Frankfurt School, a couple of which Lindsay named in his speech, were after creating the conditions for a Marxist revolution. However, they realized that Marx was wrong about what would create those conditions. They realized it would not come from class struggle, of the working class against the capital class. Instead, they've created the grounds for a different struggle, and they did this explicitly: non-whites against whites, women against men, etc. They implicitly define individualism as bigotry, through their insistence that unequal outcomes are prima facie evidence of systemic bigotry, of the white patriarchy. Unequal outcomes can not only come from institutional discrimination. It can also come from individual choices. They know this, but they say that the people who made those choices have been "conditioned" to make them by a racist, sexist architecture built into our society, hence "systemic," and that the insistence that these are individual choices is propaganda, a buying into the conspiracy. Without individualism, what's the point of private property and free enterprise?...

In my country they are introducing "ecofeminism" and a "gender perspective to mathematics" to primary and secondary schoolers. My kids go to private now to avoid that nonsense.

I love, love, love James Lindsay!!!! He’s just a fighter for truth and freedom! I played your video speaking at the YAF conference in Houston on our drive to Lake Powell. At the end, my husband turned to me and said, “wow, he’s super smart and able to put it all together”. My husband is a super smart pilot and engineer that appreciates you informing and encouraging us! We both love you!

Dr. Lindsay was recently surprised by the substantial uptick in his follower count on twitter. This is what happens when you manifest order amidst chaos. Great Job, James. Keep up the good work.

Peterson was warning about this for the last 30 years.

And then a week later the world erupted into social justice fever

Quite prescient in light of what has happened since the end of May.

Love this. Keep up the great work. In response to all this, I have publicly declared my pronouns to be F*** and OFF.

41:25 is the ahh has moment for me. I've been on this Critical race theory rollercoaster for a few years but nothing sums it up better than the line "Nothing has been safe from critical methods because nothing is perfect"

Basing one's opinion on facts is a good idea;. Reading what "they" say rather than reading what their critics say is more revealing. Of course, it helps to have a logical mind and enough knowledge to create a library of books. Dr. Lindsay helps us make sense of the people who are shouting one thing and doing another as well as people of the past who shouted one thing and did another thing.

The problem is that the people who most need to hear this lecture will never listen to it. We need to figure out ways of defeating these people, defanging these ideologues, and deprogramming its cultish membership.

You can point to actual examples of systemic racism & sexism, but it becomes extremist when you blame every individual of the privileged group of being complicit in racism or sexism. That's basically what they're doing. It's a guilt trip. They call it critical theory. I call it cult mentality.

Thank you, Dr. Lindsay. You are helping us stop the ridiculous leftists.

It is crucial to understand what we are up against in order to defeat it and save freedom. Excellent talk.

Seizing the means of "cultural production" is the best way to explain this.

A good time to watch valuable lectures while stuck indoors. Best wishes to all individuals of the world.

At 4:20, you can hear @Triggernometry laughing. Also: Sokal himself can be seen in the audience.

This is a fantastic speech. More people, a lot more people, especially the modern BLM, Antifa, CHAZ, etc, etc supporters, need to see this. I hope it'll clear the mud in the brains.

Things are getting crazy, being able to defend yourself and your family is a set of skills everyone needs to get acquainted or re-acquainted with.

"... deeply imbedded in society and actively seeks to change this." Change this into what? What is Critical Justice's goal, and what is its eschaton? I have heard "revolution" just a handful of times. What does that mean? Violent revolution? What does society look like after the revolution? Is the hunch that most of us antiliberals have about this - that the goal is VIOLENT revolution, and the endgame is Stalinism - true?

Finally i understand what is happening. Not even Jordan Peterson explain me só clearly. Very very good. Thank you.

I had to come back and give this one a second watch. I suspect people will realize how right you were about everything the moment it's too late to stop it.

Thank You! ❤

I would love to have more information on the struggle sessions by bias response teams. Fans of Solzhenitsyn will know how closely these confessions are linked to torture, imprisonments and murder.

29:00 "Criticism is great in the right amount, especially when it's well informed and well considered... but constant, cynical criticism from a big enough group, especially of under-informed complainers is a solvent that can dissolve liberal societies." Bullseye.

This lecture is the exact introduction we need. Prerequisite for further study. JL is the man!

Its so insane.. all of it, that rational people just can't believe masses are that easy to manipulate. It's just too unbelievable, and then you see it happening and it's like a really surreal dream. I keep trying to wake up.

Listened to this and his second spot on JRE. Brilliant reluctant hero James is as we need to learn who these SJW types are. Hear them speak about their political ideas and see them interviewed. While being inclusive to the SJWs but not cowing to their "horse hockey".

Technically, the lawyer got eaten by a Trex on a toilet, not Jeff Goldblum

Bravo and thank you for your new book! I’ve started it and am enjoying your expertise on this matter. To speak from personal experience and to provide a practical example of what you are talking about: I left home in the States to go abroad to earn a degree in Museum Studies at a major university in England. Although this degree was available in the US and had been for about a decade or so, I wanted to stretch my legs and revisit the country I was born in (dual citizen). The program began well enough with discussions on how museums worked, what they did, etc. then we got to the critical theory part, although the professors never called it such, referring to it only as “theory”. I am sure that the critical part comes in when you sign up for a PhD. I wondered what the heck this had to do with working in a museum, where most of our work would be doing research on objects in the collections and teaching kids stuff. My dismay only increased, though as we were force fed feminist theory and cultural studies, in bite sizes. When I left with my diploma I found myself fully indoctrinated. It took several years to overcome the groupthink. I can vouch for several museums by saying that science and tech museums remain skeptical of critical theory and continue to do their jobs researching what they have and educating the public about it. I can say this because in my first few jobs, before I had gotten rid of the cult speak, I got into arguments with staff at the museums over integrating critical ideas. However, that hasn’t stopped critical theorists from trying. I have attended three museum conferences (AAM, Museums Association, and the California Association of Museums) as well as museum field speaking events and critical theory is everywhere in the museum field. Know that these institutions your taxes pay for, and successful businessmen and women gift checks to are being infiltrated by critical theorists who want to tear down and completely redesign these institutions for black lives matter and other social justice movements. Take a second to think about that for a second: people are donating money and tax dollars (less so in the US than the UK) to institutions that are now increasingly condemning capitalism. They are quite literally biting the hand that feeds them. I won’t mention these professors by name as they do not deserve to be attacked and several of them teach other subjects along with critical theory that are of value to people who want to work in museums. And the guest lecturers who spoke to us did include people from all over the political continuum of the museum field, including liberals like Neil Mcgregor. These people are coming for our institutions. I just hope it is t too late.

James Lindsay is an exceedingly important voice in the world today. We're being pushed into a dark place, and we need to understand what's going on to fight against it before it overtakes and fundamentally dismantles the liberal values that have been responsible for so much progress that we've made over the last several centuries.