Bret Weinstein
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Well, I mean, again, you know, I said a lot of stuff over the years about the fact that our civilization had become a racket and the fact that we were living in the era of malignant governance and that basically I'm concerned as somebody who believes in good governance that
Well, I mean, again, you know, I said a lot of stuff over the years about the fact that our civilization had become a racket and the fact that we were living in the era of malignant governance and that basically I'm concerned as somebody who believes in good governance that
Well, I mean, again, you know, I said a lot of stuff over the years about the fact that our civilization had become a racket and the fact that we were living in the era of malignant governance and that basically I'm concerned as somebody who believes in good governance that
that there's almost no component of this that you couldn't remove and create an improvement, that that's not a message you want. I want a message in which we govern as lightly as possible, but we do it really, really well. And an era in which you can cut off any limb and the patient gets healthier, that teaches the wrong lesson about governance.
that there's almost no component of this that you couldn't remove and create an improvement, that that's not a message you want. I want a message in which we govern as lightly as possible, but we do it really, really well. And an era in which you can cut off any limb and the patient gets healthier, that teaches the wrong lesson about governance.
that there's almost no component of this that you couldn't remove and create an improvement, that that's not a message you want. I want a message in which we govern as lightly as possible, but we do it really, really well. And an era in which you can cut off any limb and the patient gets healthier, that teaches the wrong lesson about governance.
It teaches the lessons that governance was a mistake to begin with, which it wasn't. Right. So...
It teaches the lessons that governance was a mistake to begin with, which it wasn't. Right. So...
It teaches the lessons that governance was a mistake to begin with, which it wasn't. Right. So...
Well, let's be honest about what the conservatives had right from the get go. there are problems that only competition solves. There are other problems that competition in something like a market is not well positioned to solve, but there's certain problems that there's no second best. It's only competition that works. And so when we talk about, well, what are we going to do for fact-checking?
Well, let's be honest about what the conservatives had right from the get go. there are problems that only competition solves. There are other problems that competition in something like a market is not well positioned to solve, but there's certain problems that there's no second best. It's only competition that works. And so when we talk about, well, what are we going to do for fact-checking?
Well, let's be honest about what the conservatives had right from the get go. there are problems that only competition solves. There are other problems that competition in something like a market is not well positioned to solve, but there's certain problems that there's no second best. It's only competition that works. And so when we talk about, well, what are we going to do for fact-checking?
We're going to abandon the idea of fact-checking. What you want is is a vibrant, independent journalist sector in which people who spot the story early and people who articulate the story in the most intuitive and accurate way outcompete those who do a worse job. So that over time, what we get is journalism that you can't
We're going to abandon the idea of fact-checking. What you want is is a vibrant, independent journalist sector in which people who spot the story early and people who articulate the story in the most intuitive and accurate way outcompete those who do a worse job. So that over time, what we get is journalism that you can't
We're going to abandon the idea of fact-checking. What you want is is a vibrant, independent journalist sector in which people who spot the story early and people who articulate the story in the most intuitive and accurate way outcompete those who do a worse job. So that over time, what we get is journalism that you can't
And that it reveals to us which government programs actually work, even if they don't sound reasonable at first glance. Here's what's really going on behind the scenes in this program. Right. And then journalism that exposes any kind of fraud. And I don't know about you, but as I was watching confirmation hearings.
And that it reveals to us which government programs actually work, even if they don't sound reasonable at first glance. Here's what's really going on behind the scenes in this program. Right. And then journalism that exposes any kind of fraud. And I don't know about you, but as I was watching confirmation hearings.
And that it reveals to us which government programs actually work, even if they don't sound reasonable at first glance. Here's what's really going on behind the scenes in this program. Right. And then journalism that exposes any kind of fraud. And I don't know about you, but as I was watching confirmation hearings.
My sense was that the Elizabeth Warrens and the Bernie Sanders were dinosaurs who do not understand that the earth has just been hit from outer space and that they don't live in the world that they are so used to. That their corruption was immediately apparent. And they're not used to that. They're used to having a whole phony journalistic layer that covers for them.
My sense was that the Elizabeth Warrens and the Bernie Sanders were dinosaurs who do not understand that the earth has just been hit from outer space and that they don't live in the world that they are so used to. That their corruption was immediately apparent. And they're not used to that. They're used to having a whole phony journalistic layer that covers for them.