Michael Knowles - The Problem With Political Correctness | Modern Wisdom Podcast 331

Michael Knowles is a political commentator, podcaster, and an author. Ostensibly, political correctness is the right thing to do if you're a responsible human that is respectful of other people's emotions. Encouraging people to be mindful and precise of the words they use makes sense. But demanding for tolerance becomes undermined when the people doing the demanding are overbearing and intolerant. It’s like punching people in the name of peace. Something is obviously amiss... Expect to learn why people who respect free speech may need to restrict free speech, how political correctness lays a trap for everyone, whether Michael thinks we're closer to a Brave New World or 1984, his thoughts on Steven Crowder's situation and much more... Sponsors: Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and Free Shipping from Athletic Greens at https://athleticgreens.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 20% discount & free shipping on your Lawnmower 3.0 at https://www.manscaped.com/ (use code MODERNWISDOM) Extra Stuff: Buy Speechless - https://amzn.to/3vTcmxS Follow Michael on Twitter - https://twitter.com/michaeljknowles Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #michaelknowles #politicalcorrectness #freespeech - 00:00 Intro 00:30 The Problem with Political Correctness 06:00 The Need for Censorship 11:25 Language Has Been Politicised 21:35 The Inner Citadel 28:10 Why the Left Hate the Working Class 31:45 The End Goal of Political Correctness 38:28 Should Intolerance Be Tolerated? 45:22 The World Without Woke 51:29 History's Grounding Effect 55:43 'Seasons' Are Triggering 59:20 1984 or Brave New World? 1:10:00 Reality & Accountability 1:15:35 Steven Crowder's Cancellation - Listen to all episodes online. Search "Modern Wisdom" on any Podcast App or click here: iTunes: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/modern-wisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: modernwisdompodcast@gmail.com

Michael KnowlesguestChris Williamsonhost

Jun 7, 20211h 27mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: June 7, 2021
Duration: 1h 27m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Michael Knowles is a political commentator, podcaster, and an author. Ostensibly, political correctness is the right thing to do if you're a responsible human that is respectful of other people's emotions. Encouraging people to be mindful and precise of the words they use makes sense. But demanding for tolerance becomes undermined when the people doing the demanding are overbearing and intolerant. It’s like punching people in the name of peace. Something is obviously amiss... Expect to learn why people who respect free speech may need to restrict free speech, how political correctness lays a trap for everyone, whether Michael thinks we're closer to a Brave New World or 1984, his thoughts on Steven Crowder's situation and much more... Sponsors: Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and Free Shipping from Athletic Greens at https://athleticgreens.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 20% discount & free shipping on your Lawnmower 3.0 at https://www.manscaped.com/ (use code MODERNWISDOM) Extra Stuff: Buy Speechless - https://amzn.to/3vTcmxS Follow Michael on Twitter - https://twitter.com/michaeljknowles Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #michaelknowles #politicalcorrectness #freespeech - 00:00 Intro 00:30 The Problem with Political Correctness 06:00 The Need for Censorship 11:25 Language Has Been Politicised 21:35 The Inner Citadel 28:10 Why the Left Hate the Working Class 31:45 The End Goal of Political Correctness 38:28 Should Intolerance Be Tolerated? 45:22 The World Without Woke 51:29 History's Grounding Effect 55:43 'Seasons' Are Triggering 59:20 1984 or Brave New World? 1:10:00 Reality & Accountability 1:15:35 Steven Crowder's Cancellation - Listen to all episodes online. Search "Modern Wisdom" on any Podcast App or click here: iTunes: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/modern-wisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: modernwisdompodcast@gmail.com

SPEAKERS

Michael Knowles
guest
Chris Williamson
host

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Michael Knowles and Chris Williamson, Michael Knowles - The Problem With Political Correctness | Modern Wisdom Podcast 331 explores michael Knowles Warns Political Correctness Is Rewriting Reality Itself Michael Knowles argues that political correctness (PC), wokeness, and cancel culture operate by redefining language in order to reshape reality, erode shared standards, and ultimately undermine self-government. He claims conservatives have unintentionally aided this process either by capitulating to new terms or by embracing value‑neutral free‑speech absolutism that destroys old standards. Knowles contends that all societies necessarily censor some speech and ostracize some views, and that the Right must openly defend “just and prudent” censorship rooted in objective truth, tradition, and a thicker moral vision of the good. The conversation with Chris Williamson ranges across language, identity politics, Gramsci, Marcuse, Orwell/Huxley, social media, porn, religion, and the future trajectory of Western civilization under what they see as a radical liberationist ideology.

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