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I'm Scott Galloway, and this is No

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Mercy, No Malice. Humans are

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social animals, and nothing brings us

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together like a common enemy. The

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downside? Sometimes we make

1:26

opponents into enemies, or

1:28

manufacture enemies entirely. Enemies,

1:32

as read by George Hahn. For

1:39

any species to endure, it

1:42

must find reward in two things, sex

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and conflict. The

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importance of the sex drive is obvious. But

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if we're not wired for conflict, we'll

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meet the same fate as if we never

1:55

reproduced. Evolution is a

1:57

competition for resources and conflict.

2:00

The ecosystem isn't much concerned

2:02

with who plays fair. Everything is

2:04

prey to something else. Conflicts

2:08

arise over resources, mates,

2:11

territory, and pride. We

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either develop a reward system that deftly chooses

2:16

battles or

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will be consumed by a species that does.

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Humans are not immune. We

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evolved hiding in the trees while stronger, faster, and

2:27

more sharply clawed creatures roamed

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the savannah. So we

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developed a robust neurological system for

2:34

identifying threats, gauging their

2:36

severity, and responding quickly, often

2:39

before we're conscious of the threat level. But

2:42

fight or flight wasn't enough to shepherd us

2:44

out of the forests. First,

2:47

we had to develop our superpower,

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cooperation. The

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cocktail that's made us the apex of

2:55

apex predators is cooperation on

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the rocks of conflict. Under

3:01

threat, we become a band

3:03

of brothers, establishing sisterhood to

3:05

fight the power and form

3:08

one nation indivisible. This

3:11

system, however, is always on. It

3:15

feels bad to be scared, but

3:17

good to be angry. Especially

3:20

good when we're surrounded by others who

3:23

validate our anger and direct

3:25

it toward the chosen threat. This

3:28

dynamic is often referred to as

3:30

tribalism, but that misses the point.

3:33

Tribes are defined by their enemies.

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They help us convert danger and

3:38

anxiety into brotherhood and glory. Spiritual

3:42

leaders preach we should love our

3:44

enemies. Evolution teaches

3:46

us to love having

3:48

enemies. Rallying

3:51

support under the threat of a common foe

3:53

is an ancient tactic. Historical

3:55

foes Athens and Sparta united

3:57

to fight the Persian Empire.

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Empire, and Rome's rivalry

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with Carthage is credited with

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holding its fractious Republic together.

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The U.S. shaped a half-century of

4:09

foreign policy on countering the threat

4:11

of Communism. Most

4:14

profoundly, House of Stark

4:16

and the Targaryen forces allied to

4:18

combat the undead, but I

4:20

digress. We

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love conflict. As

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General Lee said at Fredericksburg, quote,

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it is well that war is so terrible, or

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we should grow too fond of it. This

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is likely even more true today

4:37

when technology and culture have severed

4:39

so many of our traditional bonds

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and left young people aching for

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connection and community. According

4:46

to a recent UNICEF report, quote, the

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proportion of people willing to participate

4:51

in demonstrations has increased to its

4:53

highest levels since the 1990s, and

4:55

the number of protests

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has also risen in

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this period, unquote. Most

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rivalries are harmless, but they

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point to a darker tradition. Because

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we enjoy unity in the face of

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threat, we seek out enemies, even

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if we need to manufacture them, or

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we let others manufacture them for us. As

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you know, Trumph desperately clearly

5:24

told militarism, which uptickized American sightings

5:37

around the globe, but despite spoilers,

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defeats are certainly constant on us.

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They point to jobs in a

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different manner. They're

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fighting age and they're mostly males." He's

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right that there has been a sharp rise in

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the number of Chinese immigrants crossing the southern border.

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Thousands have made it to New York, in fact. The

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New York Times has been duckied. recommending their arrival.

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But it takes a warped perspective

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to see enemies among these people,

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sleeping in bunk beds, working

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the dangerous, dirty jobs American citizens

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don't want. I

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see my parents risking everything to

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find a better life. Also,

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these new immigrants are our lifelong.

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They paid $500 billion in taxes in 2021 and made

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up 22% of all entrepreneurs. Their

6:31

children are the most fiscally

6:33

productive cohort in America. Without

6:36

immigration, we'd be in population decline,

6:38

which is the surest way to

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go into recession and lose influence on

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the global stage. The

6:46

conflict in Gaza has

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reverberated throughout U.S. higher

6:50

education, catching many

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flat-footed, despite predictions that there

6:55

would be disruption in academia

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and that DEI would begin

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eating its tail and turn

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racist. U.S.

7:04

universities have an important legacy

7:07

of protest. However, there's

7:09

been a troubling presence of anti-Semitism

7:11

in these campus protests. Its

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extent is disputed and unclear,

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but it is happening, and history

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has taught us there is no

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such thing as anti-Semitism light. While

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all forms of bigotry are condemnable, anti-Semitism

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carries a unique danger to

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the long history of setting

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up Jews as the go-to

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manufactured enemy. It's

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essential for any group advocating

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for a cause to actively

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combat any hateful messages that

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exploit our primal instincts to

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identify fake enemies. I

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believe the greatest threats to America

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aren't its true adversaries, But

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the voices that tell us to hurt

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others who pose no real danger. The

8:00

library to get a manicure is

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not your mortal enemy. These.

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Hateful messages have such power

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because they trigger our deep

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enemy identification system. We.

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Join movements because of their

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goals, but also increasingly because

8:16

joining makes us feel good.

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That. Son an insult. Joining.

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Is the reason we do everything? It.

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Triggers our reward system in some

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way. Camping. Out

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on college quads or barricading buildings

8:30

is a social Aphrodisiac. These.

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Experiences generate powerful feelings of

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com an identity and give

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us the incense sense of

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belonging. This we crave. Especially

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among young people who lack

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the same connective tissue earlier

8:46

generations enjoyed on campus. Cove.

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Id and identity politics have

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sequestered and divided students from

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one another. At

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my alma mater, U C L A on

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Tuesday night. Counterprotesters.

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Attack the pro Palestine and camp

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meant and a multi our pitched

9:04

battle ensued. Little.

9:06

Of this has anything to do with the

9:08

humanitarian crisis and Gaza. There's.

9:10

An African proverb that if a

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child does not feel the embrace

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of the tribe, They. Will

9:17

burn it down to feel warmth.

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I wonder how many of the student

9:22

protesters are burning the village to feel

9:24

warmth? When. Enthusiasm

9:27

overwhelms reasoned analysis. You find

9:29

yourself on the steps of

9:31

your college admin building demanding.

9:34

The Revolution Sydney Cheater Aid.

9:37

We. Should. And. Will put

9:39

a wide berth for nineteen year olds

9:42

pushing the boundaries of their intellectual freedom

9:44

and testing. The. Put.

9:47

Another way. They. Pay us

9:49

to make mistakes in a safe environment.

9:52

When. Their expression, however, in pairs

9:54

and other students right to a

9:56

safe college experience. They.

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Should be suspended. Or. Expelled.

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At U C L Way, they

10:04

expel ninety one percent of the

10:06

potential students during the application process.

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Shouldn't. Restricting the access of jews

10:11

to campus facilities be on par

10:14

with not having perfect S a

10:16

T's. Elite. Universities

10:18

need to accept and exit

10:20

more students. Finally

10:23

there is in my view

10:25

no excuse. For. Any

10:27

faculty or administrators to disrupt

10:29

our mission to educate. They.

10:32

Have a right to free speech, Meaning.

10:34

They cannot be criminally charged for

10:37

what they say, however, These.

10:39

Are adults being paid to do a

10:41

job and when they make said job

10:44

harder for the rest of Us, war

10:46

for the students and their families to

10:48

even have a commencement ceremony, they should

10:51

be fired. Go.

10:54

Into the lobby of any organization and

10:56

starts screaming at your fellow employees and

10:58

setting up a tent in the cafeteria.

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and see how that turns out. The

11:04

arrogance and self aggrandizement

11:06

of faculty at elite

11:08

universities who unilaterally change

11:10

their job description to

11:12

social engineer is a

11:15

noxious. You. Sign

11:17

the back not the front of

11:19

the colleges checks. To

11:21

Your damn Job. U.

11:24

C. Berkeley professor Carlo to

11:27

Pola developed a deft construct

11:29

for identifying the stupid. People.

11:32

Who hurt others while hurting

11:35

themselves? We're. All

11:37

at different points of our lives. Stupid.

11:41

We. Instinctively, turn on our parents. Are

11:43

you? We are teens because it makes

11:45

it easier to leave the pact and

11:47

it's healthy to question the way things

11:49

have been done. I hate

11:51

you said every team at some point.

11:54

We're. Also prone to stupidity and a lack

11:56

of grace with our spouses and friends. Who.

12:00

In Nv are similar to why Fi.

12:02

Hyper local people who care about

12:04

us often bear the brunt of

12:06

our moods and disappointments which have

12:08

nothing to do with them. Students

12:12

on campus who feel animosity

12:14

for their country. Not to

12:16

mention their fellow students are

12:18

hurting others and themselves. At

12:22

home in school on the

12:24

job for in your community,

12:26

do you register the commitment

12:28

good will and love of

12:31

the people closest to? Or

12:34

are you being stupid? Mice

12:39

is so rich.