Comments by "Wide Awake Human" (@WideAwakeHuman) on "Joe Rogan Experience #1512 - Ben Shapiro" video.

Joe: SOMEONE has to do something about these kids and teach them there's a better way Crazy idea here... How about the people that are MAKING the kids actually teach them something? It's just crazy enuff to work.
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Roy Underhill - the Woodwright's Shop on PBS... that was one of my favorite shows back in the day!!!
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@pietermaaan Being a cop in America - i did that job for many years and I guess I can see how you might wonder that because of how the media portrays gun violence in this country - yeah, we all have guns, usually more than one, but I carried one every day on my hip and was fairly confident I could use mine better than the thug that might try to get me - fortunately I never had to find out - but considering the nationwide insurrections that are going on right now and the Leftist leaders that are ordering cops to stop defending law abiding citizens and their property I have never been more glad to be in America where I know I can protect myself and family with accurate, efficient lethal force if I need to. The slight increase in risk from everyone possibly being armed is worth the freedom I have to own guns and protect myself how I see fit and not have to hide in the corner and wait for cops that will almost always be too late. I came across plenty of criminals with guns over the years, some got really close to being deadly situations, but like most cops I avoided it at all cost, sometimes putting myself at great risk of getting shot, and was able to get out without having to go through shooting someone or being shot. I had partners that weren't so lucky, both shooting someone and getting shot. But everyone having guns isn't even on the top 10 list of things that make being a cop in America a difficult job. Also - about being individualistic - it's one of the founding ideas of this country. A society can't make good decisions without being comprised of individuals that make good decisions. When individual responsibility and freedom is protected above everything else then there is maximal freedom for everyone and maximal opportunity for everyone. The popular thing today is to break everyone down into their groups, race, sex, gender, whatever and then assume everyone in that group is the same and wants the same things - but that couldn't be further from the truth. Humans are individuals and to not recognize that inherent fact and protect it is to the detriment of everyone.
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@moseff We're not asking them to teach their kids calculus they didn't learn in college. - if parents could never teach their kids anything that they themselves weren't taught first then how would society have ever progressed? Adults learn from observation - I see people do stupid sh!t and break the law and go to jail and that's BAD; I should teach my kid to be a law abiding person. I see people sit around and whine about being "held down" and they never change anything, but I see people who work hard and accomplish things; I should teach my kid to work hard at things and not focus on the negative. The schools obviously are a complete failure at teaching these kids how to be productive members of society and if you really believe the parents are incapable of it then I guess there's no hope for any of them. That's pretty depressing to think like that tho.
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@moseff Last time I checked a couple of years ago the US spent more money per student than any other country in the WORLD while performing well below other countries. Money isn't the answer no matter where you put it - schools, 'clubs',whatever... Talk about doing something that will give us the exact same result that we've been getting - we've been throwing money, trillions, at this issue since the 60s and it's declined every since. Everyone that comes along with the idea that if you just put MORE money in different places is just avoiding the inevitable fact that PARENTS have to raise kids and if those parents WANT to give their kids a better life then there are plenty of ways to learn how to help make that happen - millions of people have done it. The media and our Democrat politicians constantly telling kids that they will be held down because of their skin color or economic position and there's nothing they can do about it is the problem - the absolute worst thing you can do to someone you hope succeeds is to sit there and tell them that success has nothing to do with what they do and everything to do with how society or 'the man' treats them.
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