Fireside Chat with Dennis Prager PragerU

Do you let your race, gender, or orientation define you? If you are on the left, everything is perceived through the lens of identity politics. Systemic racism is not the real issue plaguing America—it is our opposing values system. Dennis Prager offers some refreshing insight into how to heal our broken nation.

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0:00 This Episode Is Sponsored By CCU
1:06 There Will Always Be Bad People
3:21 There’s Not Much Racism To Fight
4:25 Why Don’t Black Conservatives Agree?
6:10 “I See No Color” Is The Goal
9:06 Real Racists Think Race Is Important
10:18 Total Breakdown Of A Moral Standard
12:00 Blame Democrats For Loss Of Income
13:34 We Can Mourn Floyd & Condemn Theft
14:19 How To Teach Your Kids Not To Kill
15:40 Thou Shalt Not Steal... Unless Insured?
16:51 Black Firefighter’s Business Burned
17:14 Remember Protests Were Dangerous?
18:00 Do We Need To Reform The Police?
20:50 Where Is The Systemic Racism?
21:48 Better Answers Than Police Reform
23:48 Nazis Thought Race Was Important
25:26 Everyone Is Flawed

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Watch Dennis’s commencement video on Monday to hear more on lessons learned from the lockdown. Be notified when the new video drops: https://www.prageru.com/series/5-minute-videos/

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Dennis’s column this week — The Lockdown, Evangelicals and the Afterlife: A Response to Steven Pinker: https://www.dennisprager.com/column/the-lockdown-evangelicals-and-the-afterlife-a-response-to-steven-pinker/

Liberty and freedom are very rare in human history. The human instinct is not to yearn for liberty—humans yearn to be taken care of. Generally, by the government (socialism & communism).

America's founders knew that limited government and liberty are key to a free society—but we are now witnessing that as Americans become more secular, they value liberty much less.

This episode is sponsored by Colorado Christian University. CCU is offering a $1,000 scholarship to PragerU subscribers for online classes through CCU Online. Go to PragerU.com/ccu to learn more.

The column about liberty: Some Thoughts About Being Safe https://www.dennisprager.com/column/some-thoughts-about-being-safe/

The column about our polarized political climate: America’s Second Civil War https://www.dennisprager.com/column/americas-second-civil-war/

0:00 Serenity Prayer For Times Like This
1:20 This Episode Is Sponsored By CCU
2:10 Fireside Chat For Over 2 Years
3:39 Dennis’s Live Q&A On Tuesdays
4:16 Dennis Mocked, Yet Again
6:15 Dennis Is Very Careful With His Words
7:05 Liberty Is A Value, Not An Instinct
9:08 The Liberty Bell’s Inscription
11:07 More Secular, Less Free
13:04 No Lockdown For Hong Kong Flu
15:24 Reliance On Government Over Time
18:20 Values Are Everything
19:20 Our Polarized Political Climate
21:17 The Left-Created Thanksgiving Division
23:08 Godparents To A Gay Couple’s Child
25:12 SIXHIRB
27:00 Dennis Is A Crazed Audiophile
29:49 For Goodness Sake

The LA Times reports that extreme poverty may be the pandemic’s heaviest toll. But it isn't the virus causing this suffering—it's the lockdown. Dennis also addresses the latest new media lie about him—these leftists are determined to discredit Dennis, but they are just too easily proven wrong every time they try.

Dennis’s column discussed: https://www.dennisprager.com/column/truth-not-politics-is-at-the-root-of-the-left-right-divide/

0:00 Past Fireside Chats Are Always Relevant
1:24 Lockdown Causing Extreme Poverty
3:02 The Elderly In Isolation
4:17 LA Times’ Factually Incorrect Headline
6:50 When Is The Lockdown Not Okay?
8:56 Elderly Dying Vs. Young Dying
12:08 Government Controlling Businesses
13:43 Willing To Give Up Liberties So Easily
14:32 Are We “Mildly Inconvenienced”?
16:04 Lies Written About Dennis
18:04 The New Lie Written About Dennis
20:17 What Dennis Actually Said
21:39 We Must Fight Back
22:28 Government Encouraging Snitches
24:57 Risking Your Life For A Haircut?
26:55 Big Tech Censorship On Coronavirus
29:39 How To Reason With The Other Side
30:53 Civilization Is At Stake

Make no doubt about it: COVID-19 is a dress rehearsal for a police state. Dennis Prager is taking a bold stance on the coronavirus because he is dedicated to truth. He also addresses the left's contempt for working people, the growing threat of a police state, and the danger of putting our health above our rights and freedoms.

Dennis’s columns mentioned:
The Worldwide Lockdown May Be the Greatest Mistake in History 👉 https://www.dennisprager.com/column/the-worldwide-lockdown-may-be-the-greatest-mistake-in-history/
Our Dress Rehearsal for a Police State 👉https://www.dennisprager.com/column/our-dress-rehearsal-for-a-police-state/

0:00 Dennis Received Otto Socks
1:34 Dennis’s Consistent Covid-19 Beliefs
3:49 Ruined Lives Of Low-Risk People
4:45 The Paralyzing Effect Of Fear
6:54 Hydroxychloroquine Saves
8:30 The Worldwide Lockdown Is A Mistake
9:57 The Left’s Contempt To End Lockdown
12:05 Dennis Hurting His Credibility?
13:37 Stand By Truth No Matter What
15:37 The Left Has Corrupted The Sciences
18:58 God Bless The Swedish Government
20:14 Experts Have Destroyed People’s Lives
21:51 Dress Rehearsal For A Police State
23:54 Science And Secondhand Smoke
24:50 Health Above Rights
26:07 “Publicly Owned” Is A Facade
27:10 Elites With Contempt Still Have Jobs
27:49 Why Is Everyone Quarantined?
29:20 No Longer The Land Of The Free
31:27 Do You Fight For Freedom?

The fear of pain may hold you back from a joyous life. And so Dennis's advice of the week is: Don't take unnecessary risks, but also do not let fear, safety, or mortality completely preoccupy you. "Playing it safe" leads to its own undesired consequences—and pain is a part of life. You can't escape it!

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0:00 The Word “Safe”
1:17 Don’t Take Unnecessary Risks
3:00 Don’t Let Death Preoccupy You
4:42 The First Time Dennis Conducted
7:36 If You Play It Safe
8:44 The Word “Safe” On Campuses
9:30 No Rape Culture On College Campuses
11:08 Don’t Let “Safe” Take Your Joy
12:42 Dennis Was Sent To The Soviet Union
15:33 Otto’s Boredom
15:52 The WWII Generation And Safety
17:01 Nothing Is Perfectly Safe
19:19 Blame Capitalism For Economic Hurt?
21:32 Arrogance In Dismissing This Solution
22:06 Government Does Not Produce Wealth
22:32 Economic Recovery
24:08 Choosing To Disobey The Law
27:01 Covid-19 Effects On Marriage
29:29 “Until It’s Safe” Means Never