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Konstantin Kisin Oxford Union Viral Speech (brief video - 30+/- seconds)
youtube.com ^ | Konstantin Kisin

Posted on 01/23/2023 2:18:01 AM PST by RoosterRedux

This is just a brief video snippet of the viral speech mentioned in the headline.

Here's an excerpt:

Free speech is not some right-wing reframing of whatever. It's the foundation of Western civilization.

The only way to deal with the problem of racism is to treat people on the content of their character and nothing else. The fact that Woke culture seeks to overturn that is a new form of racism.

Here's a link to the entire speech: Konstantin Kisin | This House Believes Woke Culture Has Gone Too Far - Oxford Union (about 9 minutes)


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: kisin; racism; woke

1 posted on 01/23/2023 2:18:01 AM PST by RoosterRedux
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To: RoosterRedux

Correction: video snippet is actually 54 seconds.


2 posted on 01/23/2023 2:18:54 AM PST by RoosterRedux
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The real meat of his entire speech is his attack on climate change and how it is the poor in Asia, Latin America, etc. who will bear the brunt of "saving the planet" AND how they, the poor, cannot be expected to bear that burden.

As an aside, he points out that the UK contributes only 2% of the ingredients that cause climate change and therefore there is nothing--NOTHING--the UK can do that will matter.

3 posted on 01/23/2023 2:32:48 AM PST by RoosterRedux
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There is a great book on the topic.

“Fossil Future: Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas—Not Less” by Alex Epstein

https://www.amazon.com/Fossil-Future-Flourishing-Requires-Gas-Not/dp/0593420411


4 posted on 01/23/2023 2:41:21 AM PST by Krosan
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To: RoosterRedux

Seen it and it’s good. He’s speaking to young people who are off camera. Puts a little comedic affect in it.

As you say, points out that the UK is only 2% of global emissions and that if it sunk into the ocean, it wouldn’t make a difference. He also points out the obvious, that China/India are the largest producers and that they’re poor and you’re not going to get poor people to stop trying to become less poor and definitely not going to get them to become poorer. Same with Central/South America.

He doesn’t try to say climate change is a hoax because they would stop listening right there. He tells them they need to quit throwing food on paintings and need to educate themselves and innovate new technologies like former generations.


5 posted on 01/23/2023 2:47:03 AM PST by Pollard ( >>> The Great Reset is already underway! <<<)
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To: RoosterRedux

Great comedian. More people need to know who he is. I saw this video before with zero context. I had to search through the comments to see who it was and where.


6 posted on 01/23/2023 2:59:09 AM PST by Nateman (If Mohammad was not the Anti Christ Mad Moe definitely comes in as a Strong second..)
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To: Pollard

It is interesting that he didn’t mention Africa.


7 posted on 01/23/2023 3:06:04 AM PST by RoosterRedux
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Saw and heard him on Tucker last week…..Impressive


8 posted on 01/23/2023 3:20:43 AM PST by Guenevere (“If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?”)
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Not a lot of industrialization in Africa thought China is working on that. What Africa does have is super low wage human labor and children are fair game for laborers. Those kids helping to mine cobalt have a small carbon footprint though.


9 posted on 01/23/2023 3:27:08 AM PST by Pollard ( >>> The Great Reset is already underway! <<<)
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True but Africa does have a serious pollution problem. With a population second only to Asia, their lack of industrialization is made up for by their antiquated infrastructure and lifestyles.


10 posted on 01/23/2023 3:44:35 AM PST by RoosterRedux
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Africa, unlike India, China and Brazil, isn’t going anywhere. It’s going to stay poor and under developed and basically a source of commodities and raw materials for more advanced regions.


11 posted on 01/23/2023 3:48:55 AM PST by sinsofsolarempirefan
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To: RoosterRedux

Wife and I have been watching Triggernometry on YouTube for about two years now, on which Lisin and Francis Foster (another comedian and a former schoolteacher) interview various conservative and not so conservative people. Awesome stuff. Highly recommended.


12 posted on 01/23/2023 4:18:31 AM PST by hemogoblin
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Kisin. Typing on phone.


13 posted on 01/23/2023 4:19:20 AM PST by hemogoblin
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To: RoosterRedux

He was on Tucker Carlson last week.


14 posted on 01/23/2023 4:24:27 AM PST by gattaca (Either you will control your government, or government will control you. Ronald Reagan)
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To: sinsofsolarempirefan
Going "anywhere" isn't the issue, is it?

Don't you think the poor people in Africa would like to move up the economic ladder ever so slightly to improve their lives?

The problem is that the climate change crowd want--actually demand--restrictions that would not only prevent an ever-so-slight improvement in the lives of Africans but would probably even make them worse.

15 posted on 01/23/2023 4:37:47 AM PST by RoosterRedux
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To: sinsofsolarempirefan

You raise an interesting point about Africa’s continued exploitation. I’ll bet China is planning to develop some “gated” cities in Africa that are quite modern.


16 posted on 01/23/2023 4:48:34 AM PST by RoosterRedux
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