Cenk Uygur

And so, but so I can come back to that, but, but right now, but so I didn't check it all because I didn't want an unfair advantage, uh, because I want to earn it. I want to earn it. So now I'm in law school and I'm hanging out with right-wingers because at that point I'm a Republican.

And so, but so I can come back to that, but, but right now, but so I didn't check it all because I didn't want an unfair advantage, uh, because I want to earn it. I want to earn it. So now I'm in law school and I'm hanging out with right-wingers because at that point I'm a Republican.

And so, but so I can come back to that, but, but right now, but so I didn't check it all because I didn't want an unfair advantage, uh, because I want to earn it. I want to earn it. So now I'm in law school and I'm hanging out with right-wingers because at that point I'm a Republican.

And one of the guys says to me about one of our, uh, black student, uh, going to Columbia, he says, oh, I wonder how he got in here. God, that is the problem with affirmative action. It devalues the accomplishments of every minority in the country. You have to transition away from it. If you don't, it sets up a caste system, and that caste system is lethal to democracy.

And one of the guys says to me about one of our, uh, black student, uh, going to Columbia, he says, oh, I wonder how he got in here. God, that is the problem with affirmative action. It devalues the accomplishments of every minority in the country. You have to transition away from it. If you don't, it sets up a caste system, and that caste system is lethal to democracy.

And one of the guys says to me about one of our, uh, black student, uh, going to Columbia, he says, oh, I wonder how he got in here. God, that is the problem with affirmative action. It devalues the accomplishments of every minority in the country. You have to transition away from it. If you don't, it sets up a caste system, and that caste system is lethal to democracy.

So does DEI go too far in some instances? Yes. But is it a boogeyman that's going to take all the white jobs and make them black, as Trump would say, black jobs, right, and give minorities too much power, et cetera? No, the idea isn't to rob you and to give all the opportunity to minorities. The idea is to make it equal. But as the pendulum swings, did it swing too far in some directions? Yes.

So does DEI go too far in some instances? Yes. But is it a boogeyman that's going to take all the white jobs and make them black, as Trump would say, black jobs, right, and give minorities too much power, et cetera? No, the idea isn't to rob you and to give all the opportunity to minorities. The idea is to make it equal. But as the pendulum swings, did it swing too far in some directions? Yes.

So does DEI go too far in some instances? Yes. But is it a boogeyman that's going to take all the white jobs and make them black, as Trump would say, black jobs, right, and give minorities too much power, et cetera? No, the idea isn't to rob you and to give all the opportunity to minorities. The idea is to make it equal. But as the pendulum swings, did it swing too far in some directions? Yes.

The left can't acknowledge that, and the right thinks, can't acknowledge that. Of course, at some point, you've got to give a chance for others to break in so they have a fair chance.

The left can't acknowledge that, and the right thinks, can't acknowledge that. Of course, at some point, you've got to give a chance for others to break in so they have a fair chance.

The left can't acknowledge that, and the right thinks, can't acknowledge that. Of course, at some point, you've got to give a chance for others to break in so they have a fair chance.

Because people are taught to just be in the tribe they're in and to believe it 100%. Like, I've gotten kicked out of every tribe. I might be the most attacked man in internet history, partly because we've been around forever and partly because I disagree with every part of the political spectrum because I believe in independent thought. And the minute you vary a little bit, people go nuts.

Because people are taught to just be in the tribe they're in and to believe it 100%. Like, I've gotten kicked out of every tribe. I might be the most attacked man in internet history, partly because we've been around forever and partly because I disagree with every part of the political spectrum because I believe in independent thought. And the minute you vary a little bit, people go nuts.

Because people are taught to just be in the tribe they're in and to believe it 100%. Like, I've gotten kicked out of every tribe. I might be the most attacked man in internet history, partly because we've been around forever and partly because I disagree with every part of the political spectrum because I believe in independent thought. And the minute you vary a little bit, people go nuts.

And so the far left tribe is... gonna go with their preset ideology, just like the far right tribe is. So for example, on trans issues, we've protected trans people for over 20 years in the Young Turks. We fought for equality for trans people and for all LGBTQ people for two decades. We did it way before anyone else did.

And so the far left tribe is... gonna go with their preset ideology, just like the far right tribe is. So for example, on trans issues, we've protected trans people for over 20 years in the Young Turks. We fought for equality for trans people and for all LGBTQ people for two decades. We did it way before anyone else did.

And so the far left tribe is... gonna go with their preset ideology, just like the far right tribe is. So for example, on trans issues, we've protected trans people for over 20 years in the Young Turks. We fought for equality for trans people and for all LGBTQ people for two decades. We did it way before anyone else did.

When Biden came out in favor of gay marriage in 2013, we're like, this is comically late. So like, we're all supposed to like congratulate him in the year 2013 that he thinks gay people should have the same rights as straight people. And then he had to push Obama to get there. Right.

When Biden came out in favor of gay marriage in 2013, we're like, this is comically late. So like, we're all supposed to like congratulate him in the year 2013 that he thinks gay people should have the same rights as straight people. And then he had to push Obama to get there. Right.