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I'm self in some hot water with his critics anyway, you know his he's is not in our order with his fans by his critics Are having trouble with the fact that he has challenged people to explain to him why diversity is strength. What is the argument for diverse- the being an advantage, no I actually have an argument for that and I'm going to answer Tucker's question, but I watched Don lemons show a clip from it, I didn't see the entire show in which was talking about this topic and the. Books on Don Lemon show. Said, the answer to tuckers question of why Why is diversity is strength? Here's their answer, Tucker Carlson is a white supremacist

that sound like an answer to the question of. Can you waiting to me why diversity is an advantage saying it's not just Haven'T- heard the argument. And the argument was from Don Lemon's crew is pundits well you're. Obviously a white supremacist, that's very racist of you. Now. Did anything in that situation sound like an advantage. Do did you feel like you are better off because Tucker Carlson, it was a white guy with one opinion and Don lemon had several people. They were all white. I think three, African America, seventy one white pond it and and they disagreed Are we better off. Well probably not nest specific case. But here's what's yours.

As illegitimate about both sides of the arguments, I think both sides of the argument have, implicitly in them that There's something about diversity that would either be good or never be good. Or at least never be a plus I don't think that's anywhere near the truth. Seems far more likely that it would be situations in which, makes things worse? and there will be situations in which you would make things better, but nobody has actually expressed the positive argument. The argue- and that there is an advantage and I'm going to do that for tuckers benefit and for yours as well. Now What is first admit, but there's not one answer this just right. All the time right, it's going to be A little of both- and let me talk about the little of both part-

I think talk to the example. If you were Let's say your you know. And these are crazy examples, because they don't really conform to the actual world, but they're sort of conceptual let's, hey you and three other people- were trying to build a bridge across a river. And you did speak the same language? Would it be easier or would it be harder for the small Have you to work together given that your diversity has caused you to be so so different that you don't even speak the same language. Well in that, artificial example? Clearly is worse, but does that little example? You know the drive our whole world. It does not doesn't even come close

Let me give you an example: where diversity would be a strength, let's say take the the Blige's already mostly you know, I'm working on that with Bill Pulta. You should go to blight authority, dot, com and add your ideas if you have any for what to do about these inner inner city areas where there's a lot of blight and some of them have been cleared by the blight authority so that it's now empty ground and you're trying to figure out? What do you do with this? Now now is an advantage two I have opinions from. Let's say billionaires who have money and let's say, african american residents, who grew up there were still live there, who are completely different than some billionaire who maybe wasn't even born in this country uh?

but the billionaires got the money the people in the inner cities have the knowledge. The insight they've got the experience, don't you need both, You need the money and the needs of people to know that's a good idea or that's a bad idea or why it won't work. That's a clear example: where having everybody involved, gets you to a better place, so there's an example for you now. I think, Ben in Tuckers question- maybe we're going little further than he would go here. I don't like to mischaracterize someones opinion so I hope I'm not doing that. But if you were to start from scratch, let's say there were there: was the planet? There was no world and you Let's, let's, let's build a perfect little planet, I'm God I'll make a planet, would be better. If People were more alike or just completely different to the point. Where

some of kill the other ones, the other, your God and there's no planet. Yet you just get to create one which is better. Well, I guess suppose it depends what you're trying to accomplish, and nobody can figure out what God have in mind but it does seem to me that if you could start from scratch having People who don't have a reason to fight that's just baked into some stupid reason. Like hey, your dna is different than mine. I have to kill you, You probably want less of that right, but that is not our current situation. The currency situation is diversity is a given meaning. That we're different, it will will live in a world full of different people. So Don't get a choice of non diversity. There's no choice, it just exists. It's like air, What would be the point of saying? Would it be better to have three kinds of air or one kind of error,

it's not really a question? We just have the air, we have it's a given. So given. Given that it's a given There are situations in which is an advantage, and the answer is absolutely yes because one of the ways that diversity is an advantage is you you can get more feel for more things than you could. If you had one sensor I tend to think of civilization, as sort of like. A living creature, sum of all people is like a living creature? That's evolving, even as we speak. What I by that is that the centralized elements, such as the government media, the internet, those are like the brains, you know the

the internet, plus the government or sort of like the brain of civilization, but all of the people or like the five senses. All the people are in different places, doing different things. There are different ages, different situations all over and if we didn't have all of those different sensors feeding into the central government, the central internet, the central brain we wouldn't be effective? We would be we will be flying blind we wouldn't know when to do this or went to do that, because the sensors wouldn't be telling us what's happening when we do things. So from that perspective, let's look at the United states. The United States has diversity. It's not. There's, not really realistic, real world situation where that's going to change So how do you make it a plus instead of making it

what it could be, if you didn't pay attention, it could be a negative. Or one of the ways you make it a plus. Is you try to Enterprise on language so that at least your talking the same language, trying to standardize on culture as much as possible, but that causes its own problem, because there are some cultures that don't that, don't let's say assimilate as easily. For example, I would say that the mexican Emma legal or illegal? They they do they do. Assimilate fairly well, maybe not as easily as an Australian who already speaks a language or somebody from Great Britain who already speaks a language. They have a little advantage right, but in in my experience mexican immigrants assimilated

Well, it might take them one generation to really dial it in, but that's pretty quick compare that to let's say somebody who's coming from a devout one hundred percent, elevation? Don't speak English, and if they had their choice they would they would like to see the american government changed to Sharia. Are they going to assimilate at the same rate? Probably not it's going to be an extra challenge. You've got the language challenge. Plus you've got a religion that you can't leave without pretty big pet. And that religion has its own set of beliefs. That comes with it. So in that yes well, it's a little harder. Little So what do you do when you've got all of this diversity in all these situations? I would argue that the United States has done an excellent job of of selling the melting pot as a positive thing,

What are some of the advantages of selling this melting pot situation, as as a plus well I'll. Give you a real world example. So If you saw one of my earlier periscopes this morning, I was talking about my startup went up: now the the genius in my startup. The smartest person by far is Nick no neck is our CTO Co founder and he was born in the needy born in India. Came here got educated here and is the number so am I better off because I live in the country, there was able to import a genius who just happened to have a completely different back, well yeah yeah. We built a company.

He was the main mastermind behind it, the main the main idea guy we all did our part. So in the startup I have a certain set of skills that I can bring to its Quinn ours. Our ceo has a certain set. You know the all the other folks who were working with us. They have different. Skills were all very different people, but we couldn't have built this product. Without a bunch of really different kind of people coming together to work on it, and why is it that? Why is it that check is even available to be in this trade into me. It's because it's because the United States did a good job of making this country a place that you could come no matter who you are the you can come here. It's not easy,

immigration was not easy. I think Nick would tell you it was. You know the there were some tough years, but certainly I'm better off, because you know I could meet neck and we could build something that I think could actually make a big difference in the world. Now, that's not to say that diversity works, Well all the time, diversity. You know what caused what caused the The nine slash eleven problem now, what caused somebody to attack the United States on nine slash eleven? Well, you can't say diversity exactly, but the fact that we are completely different and that difference was the basis. Of what the disagreement is, you know one of pursuing a radical islamic version of the world and one whose seem to be opposed to that and then you've got a war So there is no, there is

overall answer. This says that diversity is always good, are always bad. But it is very clear to me that there are situations where He gives you more insight and more ways of looking at things, so You can have a let's say, a diversified portfolio. Of not only thought and by here's, the important part, but of experience of experience. If you don't bring that different way of thinking different experience, you're missing something pretty powerful somebody saying that's anecdotal and you are correct, Using anecdotes to make the bigger point, but I think the bigger point stands on its own, which is if I were, if I were trying to start this

same startup- and I didn't have somebody who had say next point of I'd- be I'd be behind way behind so um? That's what I wanted to say about that. So two Tucker your question, was an excellent question. What is why does diversity give us strength? Why does it give us power and I think it does through the diverse still thought and in the real world you could tell yourself well what, if people were all the same. Ethnicity or same gender, couldn't they also have different thoughts, answer is yes but in the real world not so much as if you actually came from a different gender came from a different ethnicity came from a different country that's a whole greater level of diversity of thought, and there are plenty of situations such as brain,

ring starting a new company innovating plenty of times when you want the superior thought. Alright, let's talk about another topic which is watching CNN having just absolute orgasms over the fact that President Trump'S disapproval level has according to them has it has reached fifty seven percent. And as the they are approaching interpolating or there. With extending their thought this way and they're making they're making a gigantic. Analytical error, that it's hilarious to watch it happen and here's the error in the past The popularity of the president was a correlated to have the midterm election goes. So if the approve, yes, the

president had lots of disapproval. You would expect his party would do poorly in the midterms and there's plenty of history, with that and so CNN and others are saying well The president's doing importantly using the like, mid, mid 30s, I think in approval. And that would, if that would tell us that the midterms disaster they're. Actually using that word a catastrophe for the Republicans. And they they noted that, in particular, the independence our are leaning in the wrong direction, but here's what's wrong with that analysis

Have I ever told you, the history doesn't repeat itself, you know we think it does, but it doesn't. History definitely does not repeat, and here's what's different, this president has a screw. Aiming economy. This president has a whole bunch of stuff going right, North Korea. You could make an argument that it's moving slowly, but in the right direction. You can see that the trade deals a lot of people like the fact that trade deals are being pushed on we'll probably see a few more countries come online with deals. Mexico said yes, Canada can't be far away. We we get some more between between now and the midterms, so here's what's different from history.

There's never been a president performed more strongly while being personally disliked so much the most of it is because of the you know the the accusations of racism, the accusations of being a bully. You know more of the the personal stuff. We've never seen that before. So if there were going to be a year in which the old statistic didn't work anymore, where the president's popularity no longer predicted what the midterms would be. The This would be that year. Don't you think, if ever there could be a year where the popular pretty the president is disconnected from what people think is his performance. This is the air all right.

So so we might see a bit of a surprise. If you were to ask an independent who does not identify with the Republican Party, what do you think? Do you approve of president Trump? What would an independence say? I think. They might say I don't approve of him, but but I sure, like this economy, I sure like what's happening overseas. You know many of the, I'm going to say I, like the court picks. You know sort of exciting. The news is more interesting. Lately race relations would be better. I wish we could do something with health, but things aren't I went pretty well now.

So I've got a feeling that independence are not answering surveys. The way people expect that they will. Can you guys hear a loud background noise right now, or is that just me uh? So here's what I went in a minute, what I would look for, I think the Republicans are going to do better than what all the in Sorry, I don't know that the Republicans will pull it down. I'm not predicting a red wave, but I think they'll perform better than the experts are going to say for similar reasons to why the President one when the polls said he wouldn't 'cause people will

all you, they don't like him, but it's not related to his job performance and now we've actually seen his job performance, but here's the other thing that strikes me. You know I've told you that people don't form independent opinions. About politics. They think they do. You think they do. Everybody else thinks they do, but they don't people's winds are assigned to them. By the media that they choose to watch. So if you. If you're a conservative and you choose to watch Fox NEWS and Drudge report you're going to end up with one hard and opinion, that's sort of similar to that side. If you watch CNN and MS we see in New York Times, You'Re- going to end up with a hard and opinion that is what they have assigned to you. So when CNN reports that the disapproval of the president has reached fifty seven percent

What is the other way they could report that that would be the same information and also completely accurate Another way they can say that is CNN has succeeded in convincing people fifty seven percent of the public- that the president should not be approved right because it's the media that causes these opinions, people don't just have opinions and then the media measures them. The media creates the opinion and then they measure how well they did so see. You then is doing really well right. Now,. And you know it's interesting, is that this change seemed to correspond to the. Talking less about Russia. Did you notice that I don't know related or not, but the new This is sort of abandoned Russia as a story it,

and move to just other other things, the there's the Woodward book in the New York Times Anonymous thing- and it looks to me like the anti from press has found some winning messages, an it wasn't: Russia, Russia, just wasn't moving the dial. So now they're back to others, chaos in the in the White House and You might be crazy and maybe we have to have him really. You know removed office and he's unhinged. So maybe that's just more effective attack and the polls are just are reflecting that, but you also have the effect that The independence are going to say now we don't approve of him, but when I walked into, voting booth tell So again, why wouldn't vote for a Republican? If I would have voted for a Republican under a different administration? You know

But when they walk in the booth, I think independence. Well, let me let me put it this way. What is it that makes you register? as an independent instead of a democrat or Republican, it's the feeling. That you've got some independent thought and that you could go either way. I mean these are people who are self identified will a self identified independent, walk into the voting booth and say I'm not going to vote for this Republican. Because a totally unrelated person, I don't like his personality, but I do like his performance and his performance. Will be even better and give me more of what I want if I vote for this person who happens to be a Republican, is an independent going to say no, I'm not going to vote for the person. I want this car which person, because I have a bad feeling about the tweets coming from a completely different person.

Do independence? Think that way, I think in the past, people would have said, the approval rate of the president is basically an approval rate of the party, they would You said those are sort of the same thing, but now those are just disconnected the approval rate of the president is really just about him. It's just about a personality and the approval rate at the party is wait for it. What's the what's, the most recent thing you heard about the party: oh, It was an anonymous article in the New York Times in someone who is presumably a Republican. Was operating as a control on the person, That was a part you didn't like. Are you going to get more or less

Troll on this president, if everybody's republican or if every or if you get a split Congress, hello So it seems to me that the people who control this president, to the degree that he can be controlled, are republicans. Wouldn't you say who is it Who is it that's the better control on this president? Is it let's say is it Maxine waters? Maxine waters having a productive effect on President Trump by forming his opinions and helping him move toward more reasonable policies. Probably not Maxine waters,

Is it Nancy Pelosi who's having a good impact on this president to take some of the rough edges off that that you don't like? Probably not? Is it Rand Paul. It is who does the President listen to Rand, Paul or Maxine waters. One of those people can help you get What you want from this president, which is taking the advice you know the Lindsey, Graham who who has more more influence with this president, Lindsey, Graham Or Chuck Schumer there's no competition. If you like what this president has done mostly, but you know you want to make sure that there's soon gating factors there, some

there's some second opinions that he'll listen to and that's really what it is, because the president still in charge for second, opinions are useful, well ran, Paul's got a good second opinion yeah. Lindsey Graham's got a good second opinion. And you know you can go down the line. There are lots of Republicans who operate, as I would say, quite credible, yeah, Lindsey, Graham's, very credible, take let's say New Gingrich. You know he's not in the office of moment, but prominent Republican is New Gingrich, a good voice in terms of the president's second opinions. Yes, it is so, if you're an independent I think you might find yourself voting for your best interest, TED Cruz. Another good example right

in voting for your best interest, given that this president will probably be president for six more years, your best interest is somebody who's, a kredible second opinion for the president, and those are Republicans so we'll see how it goes I'm not going to predict a red way, but I think Bluewave, won't be this high. Maybe more of a blue splash. So I actually let me commit I'm going to commit to a action. My prediction will be The blue wave will be a blue rebel small rebel. Ok, that's my that's! My predict! not quite sure if it change can choose you know, who's got control, I'm gonna say it's not a way. If that's and it's because the polls are not capturing the fact

people are evaluating their approval of the President based on personality and not and not results, and if they want more of the results, they're going to go more republican. I think right, I will the media call a way of anyway. Probably Do you even vote? I do not vote. I've explained in the past. Why I don't vote and it's a combination of two things one is, I don't think I add much to the outcome there rarely do. I have confidence that I have the better idea. So I don't know what to do about trade agreements. What to do about North Korea necessarily, but on top of that it would make me less.

Unbiased. So soon as you join a team and you say I'm I'm one of these people or or even if you say I voted for this person, you can a committed and you're gonna you're gonna. You. To defend that person, no matter what I have been saying, positive things about President Trump for few here is now people would say: well, you're, already biased, you're, so biased in his camp. Everything you do seems to be pro trump, but that's not true, I criticize him on race relations. I criticize them on healthcare. I criticize them on immigration we should that should have been wrapped up by now. I could probably, I think, Porter Rico it's hard to judge whether the recovery there could have been better because it was the you know the last

Pastor of several, so the resources were strained and it is an island see can't you can't really know if things should have been better, but you can say it wasn't great. You can say that, however, it came out wasn't great and I'm so, So if you're asking me, you know, if I vote, I would be, or inclined to say everything that the person I voted for is great, even if it isn't. If I don't vote, I maintain a little bit of independence: mental independence, in which I can say yeah. I like these things. He does. These things need work. So there you go. The food was found rotting in containers in Puerto Rico, yeah I in a big disaster relief situation.

You have to assume that there will be lots of flaws, lots of imperfections lot of inefficiencies because they're just shoving massive resources in the general direction and hoping that people can sort it out when it gets there all right, I mean I'm exaggerating a little bit. Of course they do have a plan, but I imagine that there's something more resources than they have people who can keep up with it. So that that's why it's hard to know. If that was a failure of management, you just there's just no wait it out, because you need a control group that was manage. By somebody else under the same situation at the same time to know if they should have gone differently or a better leader could have got a better result. There's just no way to know um uh huh

Somebody is asking me to to tell you why I am Spartacus story. Well, I yeah I was driving this morning and I changed the lane and after I changed the