Douglas Murray: Reflections on the Revolution in America 

It has been a pleasure witnessing Douglas Murray over the years evolve into an ever more perceptive and thoughtful cultural analyst.

This man is exceptional in distilling what he has seen around the world and most recently, here in the US. I was struck by his closing statements about our great country and our role (and responsibility) in the world -- If we get this wrong the world will be in trouble, if we get it right the world will be OK.... In my experience it's been that way since WWII, but perhaps never so critical as right now. I am increasingly grateful that we have Douglas Murray in the public discourse at this critical juncture in American and world history.

Douglas Murray has such a clear and concise line of thought. And the courage and resolve to speak up - something we must all learn to do. Let’s put the lunatics back in the asylum and the clowns back in the circus. We know what’s right just need the bottle to do it.

Ahh The sarcasm... dry humor.. frankness.. and everything else that one gets to experience when listening to a well spoken Englishmen who has retained those pricelessly unique elements of classic British parlance that has been fine tuned over centuries. 'Most enjoyable'

Wow Douglas is aging like fine wine!

You are a God-send to America in perilous times, Mr. Douglas Murray. Your four points about troubles are spot on and your suggested solution to turn the tide is both needed & desired by many. We must mind our way!

The Brilliant, charming and deadly Mr Douglas Murray 💪

Murray could come to America and teach a great deal of our history

That bit right at the very end, about education. Such a lovely thing to hear that bristle in Douglas Murray's voice. Tens, if not dozens of millions of kids in the English speaking world are being ripped off of perhaps the most valuable thing they may ever possess: a good education. The kind that swings open the doors to an open mind, a greater understanding, a love of learning, a boundless curiosity and ability to value what is actually beautiful about the world. And that's hardly even a brief notion skimming the surface, compared to the depth that resides there. They're being ripped off. Knowing how they're ripped off is important. Knowing why they are ripped off more important still. Knowing the results of this going forward, practically priceless. Because that third one there - provides the indictment on the entire profession that considers a thing like pigmentation, or what resides between the legs, or vague notions of navel-gazed identitarianism to be far more important than actually imparting any sort of skills required to bestow upon a scholar some semblance of perspective and actual knowledge. This is one hell of a thing to steal from a person. It is one hell of a thing to steal from young people. Which is why I spit on the ground before their pathetic efforts to prove to me that they actually care. They don't care. How could they possibly care? They are denying the one greatest thing that could cause the pulling back of the curtain and revealing the Wizard at work spinning out mischief. My 'troubled' childhood was eased enormously by one simple thing: my ability to get out of myself, to get over myself, to become amazed and focused on an endless list of things that required full concentration and focus. Which causes one to forget many of the things they are unable to do anything about really, for the moment. So one gets on. These dozens of millions are now seen as incapable of such a thing? Hell. I was an average child. A regular boy. Nothing special at all. So I don't buy this argument. Illiteracy should have become that ten-foot high banner on every BLM protester poster. The why of it. It should have been front and center. It should have mattered. It should not have been yet again buried beneath and behind another soft parade of lousy reasons to own a "Get Out of School Free" card. Because illiteracy is like 50, or 60, or 70 years of slow death by a brain's drowning. Thinking that this is not true, or not the case, is like being wrapped up in fishing lines or kite tails of delusion. There is no flying free, moving to that far horizon. There is just the spinning of a manipulated top. A child's toy. A failure to mature. I could go on about this all day, and sometimes feel moved to when inspired by comments such as Mr. Murray's. I think the fact that it is not front and center speaks volumes.

As always, Douglas is a Powerhouse 🇬🇧 🇺🇸

Douglas Murray is Outstanding! 🇺🇸🤝🇬🇧 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

I'm a lifelong lefty and I adore this man for his moral clarity, his insight and his balls.

Douglas starts speaking at 10:10

The ever brilliant Douglas Murray... and his ever thankful fans.

Always an absolute pleasure to listen to Douglas Murray.

Douglas Murray is a national treasure. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

Brilliant as always, especially his last point on the importance of basic education.

This is Douglas Murray, I fine so thought provoking and endearing to watch. He engages with audience the on real human level.

The joy of watching an educated, articulate man talking complete sense.

I love the fact that for years Douglas thought he was "of the left"....then in the past two decades has realized that intellectual honesty, rationality, logic and respect for history and eternal truths makes him....of the right.

This was a real shot of hope by a hell of an intellectual

Thank God for Douglas Murray!! Your lucid mind and addressing the dangers of CRT in this country can't come soon enough. Perhaps in 2022 we will self correct in Nov!

What a brilliant lecture...Douglas Murray is an intellectual giant of our times.

Well said on John Oliver, a very original and hilarious comedian when he was gigging around the UK and appearing on panel shows, he went to the States and was initially great there too, I'd actively look forward to Last Week Tonight appearing on YT, but bit by bit he traded clever, insightful humour for trotting out the same tired lines about the same predictable targets and his items started being obviously, deliberately biased in one very specific direction by clear omission and in some cases, being deeply disingenuous. I'm happy to laugh at jokes that target people I support if it's clever and at least vaguely honest but when it's all one way and lacking in any honour or original wit it's just not entertaining. I guess it's mainly down to the script writers, maybe he has no editorial control at all, but his show sure sucks these days. I gave up perhaps a year ago, I can't bear to watch it at all these days.

Douglas Murray is rarity in the 2020. A thoughtful voice that never fails to get u thinking 👍🇬🇧

Douglas is the voice of sanity in a world full of nonsense.

Notice how his famous optimism had slowly disappeared about 1-1,5 years ago... He's been trying to warn everyone... But honestly, none of the people in charge are listening. Including in Britain.

So happy this is on line - only 5000 miles away so bit tricky to get too.

Another hugely engaging talk by Douglas Murray. I love how he discusses incredibly serious and worrying themes but still somehow makes us retain hope. Just the act of listening to him alone is a positive experience, even if he is proclaiming the death of western civilisation. And his anecdote about 'Jesus was a migrant' was a genuine LOL moment.

I have been very pleased to see Douglas emerge himself in the public discourse in the US. The right man, the right time and the right place!

Douglas Murray. Click. Many thanks.

I was born in 1938 - the 50’s were a great time to be alive and a teenager. The world was people, not digital.

Thanks for this great talk. Please America, get it together….

My brother Douglas, the truth will lead us to freedom and happiness. From a fellow Englishman

I am ever thankful for the clarity and courage of Douglas Murray. By the power vested in me, an average patriot-citizen, I designate Douglas Murray an Honorary American Patriot. There, it's done.

Such a joy to listen to such an articulated, logical, wise man!

One of my favorite authors. His book 📕 The madness of crowds was/is my favorite. Cant wait to read his next book. Hope he is writing something good 👍

That's my city , that's my state and to hear the wondrous Douglas Murray ! It does not get much better than that ...

Absolutely brilliant and riveting talk by the impressive Douglas Murray.

He's like listening to a fine symphony.

It’s so sad when we can’t laugh at ourselves. The comedians are in trouble .

Douglas Murray is one of the best thinkers out there today. He’s amazing!

Douglas Murray is one of my favorite commentators...very very insightful.

I am writing from France. Murray is one of my favorite Authors these days. But I savor the irony. I am in France because I was was deported from the US, after spending 5 years in prison. I last lived in a Missouri prison. In fact I was arrested in St Charles county, not far from where the Show-Me institute is. I don't know that deportation was strictly necessary (I had lived in the US for 50 years), thinking that 5 years of prison was payment enough for my debt to society. But I am not grousing. I've even subscribed to the Show-Me institute!

Doug is a great man. May his brilliance and insight live a very long time..... him too.

I discovered Douglas about 2 yrs ago ..what a brilliant man..

Great talk! Love Douglas Murray and putting the world to rights!

I admire the way Douglas based his arguments on facts, reason and evidence, unlike many of his opponents.

As always,Douglas the real .English Gentleman l really enjoy listening to him and his opinions.

Douglas is a treasure.

Excellent, as always. Thanks Douglas 💯

A wonderful talk. The magic lantern metaphor is excellent

You, Mr Douglas, are amazing

Always a pleasure to listen to the clear thoughts of Douglas Murray. All best to you in Missouri who are standing up against the crazy.

Bravo, Bravo - The great orator Christopher Hitchens would be proud of you Sir.

Love this dear Gay man.... total exemplary of what should represent LGBTQ interest and proper conduct as a human being. And I am speaking as a gay man myself.

He is superb as usual.

Is there any mechanism by which Murray could be President? What a legend.

I love Douglas Murray!

Douglas Murray is not only the British treasurer. He is one of the Europe treasurer.

We've lost confidence in ourselves, both on the left and the right. It's time we start working to restore a sense of confidence in our social discourse and our civic lives.

This was probably the best and most important speech I've listened to by Douglas Murray. Unfortunately, he's speaking to the choir. How do we get this message out to the people who need to hear it most?

Douglas Murray, treasure of the West.

Damn. Gotta love Douglas Murray ❤🇬🇧

Congratulations all of you for your nobel contribution and specially for inviting Duglas Murray.. the Modern Winston Churchill, his clear truth word it's precious for our Western World.

Sublime truth garnished with unassailable facts. Always a feast, delivered by a master! False prophets shake at the mention of his name.😁

Good he mentioned American schools teach the "bad" of America, slavery, Jim Crow, etc. I would argue that "black issues" are emphasized more than any other single issue.

That look he gives around 58:00! "If you live in the 50s, you have to live through the 40s..." Indeed!

Love Douglas Murray. This man is a genius.

What a treasure Douglas Murray is!

I like Murray a lot, I learned of him through Roger Scruton. I take issue, however, with his assertion that we need to agree on a shared history. We aren't a nation but a republic and a republic formed originally by divergent cultures of the British Isles. I also will now sacrifice my heritage to appease the vast unwashed, as my ancestors were at Jamestown in the early 17th century, in the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution, and with the Confederate Army in the mid 19th century. Now I will stand with ANY American (regardless of ethnicity, skin colour, sex, sexual orientation) to support their heritage and history but I will not punch down onto my own. Nor will I allow that to occur unanswered.

I just love listening to him. He so eloquently, addresses the current problems here in America. I

Starts at 10:05. Geez ya’ll, *Ten Minutes* of intro?!? Get on with it.

Thank you for having this kind and well informed man Mr. Murray on this program. Kind regards. Mehran from San Diego

It all boils down to negligent/outsourced parenting. Trend is not our friend.

Jesus was born in the Roman Empire. They allowed pretty unfettered travel for its citizens and people born within its borders. If you came from outside the empires borders, especially with large numbers and seemingly hostile intent then that was completely different. Not controlling its borders is one of the major reasons Rome fell.

Douglas Murray comes on at 10:07. Skip ahead past the introductions.

I just learned about this guy, he's brilliant.

Wonderful !

It's always a pure pleasure to hear Douglas say sensible things about insane behaviors

The man's a prodigy.

Never thought I'd see Douglas Murray in my hometown!

Douglas Murray is one of the greatest intellects of today and yet he is not considered as such

Douglas is a great writer but also a great comediant , i had a great laugh

Douglas is an inspiring speaker

So many introductions I wondered whether we'd get round to Douglas' talk at all....

Excellent talk…

Man! I had no idea that Douglas Murray was in the area speaking! How I would like to have been there!

God he is brilliant

I read Allan Bloom's The Closing of the American Mind in the early 1990s. I bought it in a really sumptuous Penguin edition. I felt at that time that I was reading a very powerful and insightful analysis of what was happening then and what would continue to happen. I find it strange that in these times I never hear Bloom's name mentioned or his work cited. I lent my copy of the book to a friend and never got it back and I have never since then found another copy of the book in a bookshop, even though I have spent a lot of time browsing in bookshops between then and now.

Douglas is a great speaker

As a fellow Brit, Murray is an export to be proud of, always fascinating, engaging and damning with his truth

"Not a great fan of whinging," says Douglas Murray. My favorite British word used by my favorite British public intellectual.

VERY encouraging to hear a very educated Brit hit the “nail on the head”. My experience with many educated Brit’s is that of condescension NOT of praise.

Another great talk by Douglas Murray. I do not blame Europeans want ing to distance themselves from most American academia (not the sciences and engineering). The Humanities and Social Studies are lost here in the United States. Those disciplines have evolved into dystopian cesspits of cultural Marxism and collectivism.

This giant has to be in all platforms Thanks Douglas!

I like Douglas Murray but I don't share his optimism!

Brilliant, sorry I missed this event!

Dear Oh Dear, A FULL TEN MINUTES OF RAMBLING NONSENSE BEFORE WE SEE/HEAR THE SPEAKER. Why do Americans take longer to introduce a 'SPEAKER', than it takes the speaker to SPEAK - must be that they like the sound of their own voices!

The fact that some Democrats couldn't believe Trump won in 2016 - so they had to blame Putin - isn't an excuse to dismiss those who can see that Biden did not win in 2020. Murray fails to be objective here.