Stop pandering to woke mobs: comedian Andrew Doyle 

Nick it's not a competition of one-upmanship to see who has read most, let the guest speak...

Doyle is a voice of reason in a troubled world.

I am a classic Christian Conservative and it is odd that I find myself agreeing with these two individuals on many things when they are what used to be true blue Democrats. But it turns out that we are all just freedom loving individuals that disagree on a few items but at the end of the day we we are all seeking liberty and justice for all.

"The Woke" is the story start to how the Borg came to be in Star trek .

I pre-ordered a copy of Andrew's book for two main reasons: 1. Andrew is insightful and witty, so I'm sure I'll enjoy it. 2. I think the polemical message of the book is spot on and I want to support authors brave enough to take on woke ideology.

The host is just immensely off-putting constantly interrupting the guest. For heavens sake, let the guest speak, if you invited him to speak. Listeners care about his point, not your constant interjections.

If your guest is far better informed and read than you, best listen not interrupt

We second-wave feminists are still alive & kicking in America too. Lesbian feminists in the US have been speaking out for decades. Terf is a slur, very gendered, used against women who ask the mildest questions. Would you like to interview some prominent American "terfs"? I can point you in their direction. Fantastic interview. Very enjoyable. Thank you.

My wife teaches at a public elementary school. Recently there's been this 11 year old boy who has decided he's a girl, and the school authorities have decided to allow him to use the girl's bathroom. And they decided not to tell the parents, in order to protect this kid's "confidentiality." So.. imagine you're the father of a 7 year old girl, and she comes home and tells you about how this 11 year old boy violated her "confidentiality" by peeking through the crack between the bathroom stall door and column at her while she was sitting on the toilet. And you've had no warning about this. This kind of thing is why my city just had the first negative population growth year since the 60's.

Let Andrew talk!

Nick, for God's sake, let your guest speak

Please let your guest speak - please. He's why we're watching. Just saying.

“Puritanism is the haunting fear that someone, somewhere might be having fun.” HL Mencken

“Upper middle class bourgeoisie luxury” = “first world problems“ where people have too much and have it too easy and have lost all shame.

What's great about Doyly Doyle is that he's able to come up with solutions.

Fantastic conversation! Andrew has become one of my favorite commentators, particularly on this subject. My only criticism would be for Nick not to have interrupted as frequently as he did. Although that happened less so in the second half of the conversation. Other than that, bravo!

Let the man finish a answer Nick.

Wokeness is designed to make people victims of their own virtues.

Doyle is a joy as always. It's a shame that this interviewer is absolutely terrible.

Why does the interviewer keep interupting Dr. Doyle? Yes, we know the interviewer is smart but I came here to listen to Dr. Doyle.

I hate how Nick always has a point to make in the middle of someone else's answer.

The interviewer interrupts too much. Maybe it's an issue of video conference lag? That would account for it, but he doesn't let his guest finish his ideas. Mr. Doyle was, however, very accommodating.

I'm a mental health nurse thinking overwhelmingly so and critically in my very 'real time' decision/thinking, to remain in my said nurse practice of seventeen years within NHS or not! For many reasons/variables subjects you have discussed touched upon here, within the realms and empires built and encompass, critical social justice. I feel the absolute lack of attention and flawed transparency within social justice is near 'critical', requiring addressing too. Thankyou again to both of you for your shared platform and discussions.💜

Whoever invented the phrase, "my truth", was a master manipulator. It instantly renders every argument or fact posed to the true believer (or new puritan) inconsequential because, after all, this is MY truth and my truth can be whatever I want it to be.

The Salem bridge moment is irrefutable proof that shame culture MUST be brought back as it is the only effective societal safety valve on many such craziness which lack in common sense or decency.

Yes, @ReasonTV..... Stop pandering!!! You're the ones who needed this message

Is this where Nick invites a guest on to listen to him expound his own political insights?

“Coalesces to… a loss of humility,” the sad departure of shame culture from Western civilization.

I ended up skipping Nicks parts and just watching Andrews.

Nice one Doylie. Keep up the good fight. After PayPal's recent shenanigans I think we desperately need our Ipswich Bridge. If financial institutions start attacking our money because a few well-placed woke ideologues within the workforce have grabbed the levers of power, then it's game over for truth and our way of life.

you would do your audience a great service if you would kindly not interrupt your guest so much.

Oh ffs let your guest speak. Edit- could only watch another fifteen minutes. The constant interruptions are so infuriating. Unwatchable for me.

Smartest comedian I've ever heard

Other than Nick interrupting Andrew a half dozen times this was a particularly good interview. Nick asked great questions throughout. Hopefully he can learn to STFU a little more.

I really appreciate Nick's additional commentary. I love it how he says, "and I know you know this", which tells us that he's commenting for the less educated about the topic like me to further explain or flush out a thought contextually. ❤️🔥🔥🔥

This video should be called: stop thinking your points are more important than your guest’s.

I don't know who the guy is that's hosting the show, but he seems to want to hear himself speak more than Andrew. We are here to listen to what Andrew has to say, and this guy is constantly interrupting him.

I listened to the whole thing, in spite of the dialogue issues. This topic is important and I think we are on the precipice of a major shift in tolerance of people who decided to be the internet police

Your interviews are always so informative. This one is great, I feel like I learn so much listening to Reason TV.

Wokeness is stupid because no one will ever be woke enough. You will drown attempting to tread that water. I liked some random guy’s take on gender during an on the street interview: “If you were dead and buried for 1000 years, the archaeologist is going to identify whether you were a male or female by your bones.” I dislike that if or when I’d speak to someone who’s asking me describe myself, that I’d have to answer whether I’m Cis-gendered. Language and communication are already effort. Why complicate the process for vast majority of folks?

My only complaint here is the reference to PHD, with the implication it has anything to do with critical thinking skills. A PHD means nothing except that you like school.

Dude! I loved your performance in “No Country for Old Men.” 😂

It would be nice if you wouldn't interrupt , Nick ...

This is why we need the first amendment protections as a human right not just a constitutional right. For example, social media should not be able to ban someone or delete a post based on content unless someone gets a court order. Their whole business model is communication so it needs to be completely free. PayPal banks and credit card companies should not be allowed to deny service unless the service violates US law.

Nick, at times you made it hard for your guest to get a word in. Love your content tho.

I adore Andrew Doyle and have read his books and never miss Free Speech Nation. His war on woke shows a bravery very few would dare to speak for fear of cancel culture.

❤ Andrew Doyle

The point that part of this is on the level of fashion is well taken. I've long had a (semi serious) notion that Foucault became so well cited partly because academics love the words "Foucault" and "Foucauldian", and themselves for being able to pronounce them.

It was good to see Nick Gillespie letting Andrew Doyle get a few words in.

Gave up at the half. One of my biggest pet peeves is a host inviting a guest on just to end up having the host do most of the talking. Andrew took his time out, you invited him on to get his perspective, so shut up and listen to it and stop interrupting the man! So rude and arrogant.

"No no, we're oppressing you for your own good."

Using the term cultural marxism is fine. 10 years ago, after I'd been studying thought control tactics for a while, I could clearly see the totalitarian tactics outlined in Robert Lifton's 8 were being used abundantly by feminism, and the social injustice left. I just didn't know their source. I didn't know if the tactics arose spontaneously in our culture, or by some ideological agenda? Cultural marxism was the 1st wikipedia source I came across... fortunately before 2015 when they changed it. I came across all the big names there, Gramsci, Fromm, Adorno, Horkheimer, Marcuse. I read Marcuse before James Lindsay ever got around to it, although he's far surpassed me by now! Don't back down from these nut jobs! There's nothing at all anti semetic about using the term cultural marxism because bigots and bullies asserted it is. Ffs, it is an accurate description of reality. Horkheimer himself believed the word 'justice' to be synonymous with 'communism'. That makes 'social justice', either social injustice, or 'social communism'. And "social communism" is accurate. Cultural marxists do believe that all people are either oppressed or oppressor based on their immutable traits. Their obvious bigotry aside, that is "social communism"... "social marxism"... and "cultural marxism". Always articulate reality accurately, especially if cultural marxists are offended. Ffs, the title of this video is "stop pandering to the woke mob"... practice what you preach.

Thank you both for the publication of such rational views. It’s so reassuring to listen to such intelligence and reason, though now is not the time for complacency. Rather than merely be “reassured” that reason still exists, I for one will at least attempt to assert it. Thank you again.

When the interviewer talks more than the interviewy

Another great interview by Nick with an important thinker.

Wait wait. How is the term CULTURAL MARXISM anti-semetic now? I'm over half-jewish and I use that term to describe the communistic Tendencies of the woke left. I wasn't aware it had taken on this other connotation can someone please explain it to me?

It’s like purposely bleeding into the water to stop a shark attack. Feeding frenzy.

Wow. Great stuff. Andrew on form.

Andrew Doyle is a delight and his analysis is very clear-sighted. He was also very patient and polite throughout, as this interviewer is a real pain, always interrupting to try to show how clever he is.

Wow!!..more of this everywhere please!!...extremely clear!!!

What's the point of inviting such an intelligent thoughtful person onto your channel then repeatedly asking him questions and interrupting him after 20 seconds?

Another win for Truth and Rationality is that Hadley Freeman has gone from The Guardian to The Times!! 5 years ago she would be lambasted for betraying her beliefs, now she is lauded for the courage of standing by them.

36:11 You're interrupting him too much!! It was getting worse and then this part is too much, let the man finish a sentence!!

Omg.. Nick- please let the speaker finish!! We don’t need to hear your interruptions,& your points don’t need to be made. This would have been amazing to listen to if u would have kept your mouth shut,& let him finish speaking.

Regarding trangendering children as being done with _"The best of intentions"._ Uh huh. Sure.

Good god, let the man talk!

Waste of time, just read his books, they aren't interrupted in the middle of a thought lol

" who do you think created cancel culture? " -Kanye West

"We all thought this can be contained within the humanities."

Hadn't appreciated how well read Andrew is. This talk is making me nostalgic for the You Tube of 2018, the IDW and all that. Well read people discussing important ideas.

About three quarters of the way through Andrew's new book - The New Puritans. A fabulous read. I'm also starting to formulate a personal opinion that Andrew is beginning to remind of a little bit of Jordan Peterson - as a very gifted, talented and intelligent man with a wealth of very useful information, more often than not well-organized and presented in lay language designed not to confuse, but do the opposite - educate, illuminate and raise a bit of consciousness along the way. Great conversation here. Tracking Andrew all over the net, largely on the book, but enjoying every bit of it.

I'm openly straight and openly black

Tatanya McGrath. Superb.

Intelligence is a function of historical geographic origin (statistically). Lack of intelligence will in fact indicate prevalent criminal behavior and high birth rate. Previously this pattern was identified, and this pattern persists without the slightest interruption into the modern day in the present moment. Racism is about a priori judgment of individuals, when they may not have the characteristics in the detriments/benefits of the group.

To me Facebook is what he’s talking about as a 100% correspondence. I deleted it in 2019 and while I still see the crap affect the news, it’s proportionally less to me w/o Facebook… (can ignore it on Twitter or yt cause don’t know the people

The higher one's status the more one has to lose.

Why do you think loving and caring about your country is right wing? What freedoms you have and your quality of life, is due to what brave English soldiers paid with their lives to keep for future generations.

Frederick Douglass seeing his own struggle when reading about the Irish gives the lie to this corrosive concept of 'representation'.

" Impervious to reason." 'nuff said.

I could have gone my whole life denouncing cultural Marxism and not known it had anything to do with antisemitism. Thanks.

Duuuuuuuuude, just let your guests speak.

Ah, the intensity and intrusiveness of interrupting the interviewee...

Personally, I would volunteer to serve as any Truth and Reconciliation committee when the Trans fervor breaks.

The ppl in power are too busy covering up other stuff. Truth gets in the way. Propagation of petty divisions is useful.

Feels like there's a lot of brackround I have to know to fully engoy this conversation. Still informative.

A better title would have been, 'Secular Puritans.'

This host loves his own voice.he just can't let guest finish a friggin sentence(to a question!) Good interview nonetheless

Minute 21: This symbiotic relationship between the wealthy and the whiners is the heart of the problem.

Very interested in reading his book.

Stella Benson's books are available via Project Gutenberg.

But reason panders to the cult of woke all the time.

Social justice warriors to woke kulture.... that evolution. 😮

The host talks too much.

This is great

that was a zoroastrian flame purification ceremony,don't forget!diversity,inclusion,stunning,so brave.

I love that he opens with “openly gay” like it matters… reason just can’t wrap their head around this stuff yet, and Nick is one of the greatest culprits.

I majored in English Lit (a double major with Computer Science) and I never had to write things to say anything was problematic with the works I read. (And this was the 1987-91 era.)

I'm proudly left leaning to the point of not be afraid to defend my views on life and most importantly because of the current political situation, I'm open to being wrong.

I didn't see this so much as an interview as a spirited conversation between two very well-educated, thoughtful analysts/writers, and I felt Nick's input was quite interesting. However, as many said below, he needs to get better at holding his tongue and awaiting his turn to speak. By which time it's possible either a) the conversation will have turned away from the point or observation he wanted to make or share, or b) he'll have forgotten it entirely, at least at that moment. That's the challenge inherent in a good dialogue (I'm very prone to doing this kind of interrupting myself), but a respectful, skillful conversant will do their best to allow their fellow to finish their main point or story first. Andrew's really wonderful, but I think Nick's great too.

Holy crap. I thought I was the only one to coin the phrase 'neo-Puritans'. I want the culture we had in the 80s and 90s back. edit: I make this comment before even watching the video. Two minutes into the video now and these fine gentlemen just referenced the 80s and 90s! Love it!