Podcast 12: Past, Present, Future of America
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Special Guest: Vivek Ramaswamy, Entrepreneur and Author of Woke, Inc
Segment 1 – Segment 1: Pursuit of Happiness, Pursuit of Excellence
Segment 2 – Equity vs Excellence, The Woke Approach
Segment 3 – How do we stop this direct attack on Liberty and the Constitution?
Segment 1:
Background on Vivek
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Vivek Ramaswamy is a successful entrepreneur who has founded multiple successful enterprises including Roivant Sciences, a new type of biopharmaceutical company focused on the application of technology to drug development.
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A first-generation American, valedictorian of St Xavier High School, biology degree from Harvard and law degree from Yale.
What Propelled America from unreachable colony to world power!
Pursuit of Happiness
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“The “American Dream”” – Personal hard work, dedication and talent create success
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Early settlers left the “civilized” world to come to an unknown wilderness.
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For generations, immigrants came to America to start over and have a chance to improve their lives
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It is only recently that immigrants came for the “free stuff” at the behest of the Democrat Party
Pursuit of Excellence
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Americans are responsible for almost every advancement in the modern age through a constant drive to push the envelop.
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Not just technical advancement but all areas:
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Social: abolish slavery, women right to vote, true anti-discrimination
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Diversity of ideas and people were a huge driver to advancement
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Not mandated diversity, but actual coalescing of different approaches to problem solving
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Segment 2
Equity vs Excellence
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Excellence/aptitude/character now take a backseat to equal outcomes
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California math equity: “The guidelines call on educators generally to keep all students in the same courses until their junior year in high school, when they can choose advanced subjects…”
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https://apnews.com/article/business-race-and-ethnicity-ef14c40ab196e29b3a9f3022ee70d0f7
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“The new policy — the first of its kind for a U.S. securities exchange — requires most of the nearly 3,000 companies listed on Nasdaq to have at least one woman on their board of directors, along with one person from a racial minority or who identifies as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or queer. It also requires companies to publicly disclose statistics on the demographic composition of their boards. “
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Do we really want to pick airline pilots based on skin color instead of proficiency!
The Woke Approach
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Critical Race Theory, 1619 Project, Comprehensive Sex Theory all aim to totally rewrite actual American History to destroy the exact process that made America great.
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The concept that everyone deserves the same outcome without earning it is an insult to everyone that worked to get to where they are.
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How did “Woke” become mainstream?
Segment 3
Patriot Movements
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The original Boston Tea Party was about taxes – “Taxation Without Representation”
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In 2009, the Tea Party movement sprang from out of control spending
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Today we are facing a direct attack on liberty and whether we keep the Constitution or throw it out
The Players
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Big government
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The Media
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Big Tech
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Big Business
The Objective
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Free Speech
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Free Press
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Personal Freedom – Personal Responsibility
Action Plan
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Must grow influence at the local level and show that the vast majority of people are not ok with the destruction of America.
September 2nd Rally
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Chance to meet with like minded people, hear the issues and prepare to respond
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Tickets will be available soon!
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