Liberalism is Elitist | Stephen Horvath | Part 1 of 8 

This guy is a liberal elitist, and what many would now call a "social justice warrior". His constant talk of "white males" and "white privilege" is unlikely to be well received by the white working class who have had to accept mass, uncontrolled immigration and deindustrialisation and the constant arrogant scorn of people like him. They don't care about "trans" issues or any of that cultural Marxist stuff which only concerns small university bubbles and the metropolitan elite. They care about patriotism, jobs, border control etc., whereas this guy seems to think that more social liberalism and statism is the answer. He is totally out of touch with the working classes he tries to represent in this debate.

"Out of touch white men.." Anytime someone wants to put this overused trope into a debate, I get glassy eyed and stop listening.

I couldn't competitively debate and defend utter nonsense like he does.

We traded values of enlightenment for liberalism and there it is. I quoted Lenin and they all scattered.

I'm pretty sure you could make a case for liberalism being elitist. This however... is not how you do it. Also did I put the speed on 2x? Or what's going on here? Chill out my dude.

Who is the Asian guy that's in every single debate, how many t-shirts does he have and why doesn't someone buy him a suit?

Facts don't care about your feelings

In case you wonder why the term liberalism is so difficult to define, it used to be a vague term in the past already, and now it has become ambiguous as well. Classical liberalism was a vague term for the freedom of individuals from any state intervention according to capitalistic rationality: when the monarchs were overthrown in Europe, liberalism was, on the one hand, the right for everyone to vote and the division of powers in the government, but on the other also the unhindered individual's freedom to develop a market, which might have led to any harmful attitude by industrialists (exploitation of workers, monopolies, potentially harmful products). That is already a broad meaning for one term. today, liberalism has, in addition, a "wrong" use mainly through conservative people who describe with it left-wing politics, which makes the term unnecessarily ambiguous.

I'm no lefty; I don't like socialism. One of the reasons for this? Socialism's radical idealism, i.e., its dangerous, (almost) irrational detachment from reality. Stephen's position here is a case in point. Although I admire his passion and commitment to his values, some of which I happen to share, I can't agree with Stephen's conclusions. Just because people do not agree with the 'save the world now!' cause, doesn't mean things are bad or that people are morally bankrupt. That people think refugees should not be allowed into their countries, doesn't mean they want the latter to suffer or perish (only an extreme, narrow, and highly ambitious view of things would consider mankind's destiny, or even that of a few human beings, as its own responsability). That people want to succeed without being of any service to their neighbours, doesn't mean people are being mean to them, nor that they are incurring in some sort of 'per se' immoral behavior (Why should you be of service to your neighbour? Why should you be of any use to anyone? Because if you don't, then THEY wont reach success? You are not a mindless tool. You are not responsible for other people's success, nor happiness. Whenever people model their conduct after such utilitarian, 'help-thy-neighbour' views or premises, they do so out of their own free will; for it makes THEM feel better about themselves. Helping others is ultimately a personal choice, not "divine inspiration", nor the product of higher, suprahuman knowledge. That is, helping others is as human, and so, as selfish as any other voluntary human act is). So, regarding the proposition. I'd say that liberalism (socialism) has become elitist out of apathy (as many of the speakers have directly or indirectly suggested). Assuming this is the case, a crucial set of questions in need of answers would be: when and how does apathy enter Lefties' game; and, most importantly: why. _

who else couldn't stop watching the guy in the background falling asleep?

Oxford has not done much as you can clearly see. WTF is this guy talking about.

Lo mau apapun gw kasih asal hal itu terjadi. Itulah kebahagiaan sejati. Gw CINTA.

Great point there at the end about using Martin Luther King's vision selevtively and totally ignoring how he proposed we get there lol Liberealism especially in the modern day is about getting small concessions and making global injustice more palatable.

Mahatma Gandhi orang India yang minta jadi Kristen mentalnya, emosi, kualitasnya rendahan karena jika dia sudah memutuskan ingin jadi Kristen seharusnya ketika diperlakukan kurang baik atau ditolak bila seekstrem itu ya oleh orang Inggris seharusnya dia tetap bertahan dan maju untuk pindah jadi Kristen. Bila loh orang Kristen yang baik Inggris di gereja yang nolak Mahatma Gandhi harusnya gak usah sejahat itu dan gw rasa Mahatma Gandhinya juga bukan motifnya ke Kristen deh tapi ada maksud terselubung sehingga gw rasa orang Inggris di gereja yang ketemu dia hati-hati

So Very, In Fact, I Want To Say You Are Doing The Lord's Work, Sir!

i'm 21 i suddenly i hear a lot of people my age slating liberalism and i'm still trying to get my head round it. I mean whats the alternative? Conservatism? yikes

what rights have been taken away from American women? None.

I could't get him without CC

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Yes the way he talks is strange, why should it matter though? His points still stands.

horrible public speaker regardless of his points.

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I want to become a student at this university

Good riddance to Left/Liberalism.

I don't agree that people who praise David Cameron and Nick Clegg for bringing in same sex marriage are elitists. Yes, the hard work and campaigning of pressure groups and individuals helped raise the issue. However, only politicians in Parliament can actually effect a change on the law. I also don't think that relying on MPs to make a progressive change is elitist - on the contrary, it shows politicians listening to the society they serve.

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It’s good that we have someone who would be considered an elite speaking out about gross inequality in our society. Thank you! A very powerful speech.

The man redefines liberalism as he wants, and uses the old sentences like “the white man” and “privilege”, while speaking from Oxford. He has no ideia what liberalism is. He’s just another student trying to get attention. Boring…

French culture politics are maybe behind it. With the rise of the Anti Americanism trend, the consistent war shame on the Germans and Britain leaving the EU, leaves only France now able to seek cultural dominance in the liberal western world throughout an culturally French dominated Brussels since Belgian independence from Holland around 200 years , and also finally spreading its extreme socially hierachical elite culture in the political west. This is why politicians sadly grow social elite habits towards the common people which clearly is the result of recent French cultural dominance. And now the west risks getting another " guillotine rage of the mass".

This guys whole argument is that if your political your elitist, fuck me you like toast? Elitist. What’s that you like the colour red? Elitist !

A bunch of elites debate whether or not they are elites....

0:56 Oh please. Women do have control over their bodies but you're not allowed to murder babies whether it is your body or not.

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All I’m seeing is a bunch of kids talking about something that’s not in their hands.

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If I dress nice do I get to sit on the bench in front of the camera?

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He talks too fast and in a very monotonous voice. The entire audience looks spaced out.