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Fear is the beginning of wisdom

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The video explores the complex relationship between fear, female nature, and societal structures, arguing that the concept of "fear" is less about an inherent trait in women and more a result of specific Western cultural ideologies. The speaker suggests that in many Western contexts, any form of discipline, impulse control, or adherence to behavioral standards imposed on women is often mislabeled as oppression rather than recognized as necessary for maintaining civilization. This perspective contrasts sharply with the social incentives faced by men, who are generally expected to act as rational adults without facing the same accusations of persecution when they exercise self-control. The discussion posits that what is often perceived as a "fearful" female nature is actually a reaction to an environment where passion and excitement are prioritized over love, leading some women to seek entertainment rather than genuine commitment. A significant portion of the dialogue shifts to redefining love not merely as a passive feeling but as an active verb involving decision-making, commitment, and mutual agreement. The speaker criticizes the mindset that views love simply as making someone feel something, arguing that this places an unfair burden on one partner to generate emotions rather than fostering a shared responsibility for the relationship's health. This philosophical point serves as a counter-narrative to the chaotic dynamics often associated with the "fear" mentioned in the title, suggesting that true stability comes from viewing relationships as constructed agreements rather than emotional dependencies. By framing love as a deliberate choice and action, the speaker aims to dismantle archaic Victorian-era ideologies that still influence modern perceptions of gender roles and romantic expectations. The conversation then transitions to current events within the Black diaspora, specifically addressing xenophobic attacks in South Africa against West African immigrants. The video presents clips showing South African men protesting against foreigners, particularly Nigerians, whom they accuse of selling drugs, trafficking women, and stealing jobs. A stark contrast is drawn between how these aggressors treat other Africans versus white people; while Black foreigners face violence and near-lynchings, similar confrontations with white individuals result in different outcomes, highlighting the racial dynamics at play. The perspective of a Ghanaian mechanic immigrant is shared to illustrate the frustration felt by skilled workers who are denied opportunities simply because they are labeled as foreigners without local identification, despite possessing valuable skills that locals may lack due to laziness or unemployment. Ultimately, the video concludes by connecting these disparate topics through a lens of social reality and human behavior, urging viewers to look beyond surface-level narratives about gender or race to understand the underlying structural incentives and cultural conditioning. The speaker emphasizes that while people in South Africa may feel desperate enough to steal due to poverty and lack of opportunity, this does not justify the violence directed at fellow Africans, nor does it excuse the broader societal failures that create such conditions. The video ends with a call to action for viewers to engage with these difficult topics by liking, sharing, and subscribing, encouraging a deeper understanding of the challenges facing the Black diaspora and the importance of distinguishing between genuine love and mere entertainment in personal relationships.
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[music and singing] [music] >> You know, I kind of explained the the background of the title or of the phrase fear women at least from a Nigerian perspective. When you read the title, and you can segue this into your interpretation of this song, what comes to mind? What what do you think about female nature that we as men might misunderstand or like trivialize? >> I don't want to disrupt the whole basis of the stream, but I'm not thinking of it in the same way. I'm aware that women have a nature that is, you know, dimorphically established to to to men who have a nature also. But but what I think it really is is not women's nature that is to be feared and maybe we'll get into this a little bit later when I get into like now Valley philosophy and you know, the pedagogy that we have from certain authors and philosophers. But um really the social scaffoldings and incentivization of certain types of control and reining in of impulses and like the standard of like adulthood and like good conduct that that maintains and balances civilization. I think that in the West very specifically, right? Cuz I don't want to I want to stop short of of of of I don't know, condemning [clears throat] the entirety of women, but in the West, you know, female culture is marked largely by this ideology that any type of discipline, any type of refusal of the impulses and the passions, any type of holding to a certain standard of behavior is oppression of some sort. It's it's it's bad for them and it's it's it's evidence of some type of unfair persecution. Meanwhile, you and me have all the social incentives and or disincentives to act like rational, fair adults. >> We're going to have fun. [music] We're going to have fun. >> And I think this is where we come down to I guess boiling women down to their natures because there's nothing else in so far as society doesn't support them to be anything else. They could, and they have before, and you ask the Passport Bros, they get on a plane right now. You can go find somewhere where the women are different. But in a place like this what Summer Walker's talking about it, I I don't think it's love at all. I think she's she's I think she's inheriting a type of you know, Victorian era Western cast-based ideology of what it is to be a woman and what it is to be a man. And in the particular type of, you know, passion and all this other kinds of stuff. A lot of women when they when we're talking about this archetype, we're not talking about people who want love. We're talking about people who want entertainment. People who want excitement. You know, you're you're a monkey. You're a clown. You're here to to to excite my passions, you know. >> For I never saw true beauty till this night. >> In so far as we can consider or construct love in our minds as a verb, something that is done, a decision that is made, and commitments and agreements that are executed. Many of them are not thinking of love in this way. They consider love to be a feeling. Make me feel something, you know, and it's your job, your burden to make her feel it. I I resent that if it wasn't clear already. >> All right. So, we we'll we'll we'll take a take a quick quick intermission. I want to talk about a few current events that are happening in the black diaspora. So, I don't know if you're familiar with what's going on in South Africa. Currently, there are a lot of xenophobic attacks against other Africans, particularly Western Africans in South Africa by South Africans, more specifically South African men. I think some people have said more specifically even Zulu men in uh places like uh Johannesburg and Durban, etc. So, uh let me play this these clips and then uh I'm going to get your thoughts. So, before I play the next clip, uh just to give some context, the first clip was of some of the South African men marching in the streets in protest against foreigners. Uh like I said, more specifically West African foreigners that they believe are invading their their country. Kind of like I played in the clip a few weeks ago, they accuse a lot of these men, including Nigerians, for, you know, selling drugs, uh selling their daughters into a certain lifestyle, prostitution, uh drug addiction, etc. >> You cannot convince me to date a Nigerian Igbo man. A Nigerian Igbo man, you can't convince me. You can't even pay me in dollars to do that. Do you know what shege is? >> [laughter] >> taking away opportunities from them. And the second clip that I just showed was some South African men confronting white people. And the very different I guess posturing and also the different uh outcomes, right? So, in in the first clip and in some other clips that I've seen, some foreigners, some some men from Zimbabwe were caught in the street, were beaten, were damn near lynched. But, when they try that with white folks, cuz we we often ask, "Why don't they do have that same energy with white folks?" The second clip is kind of a an example of how that works. So, the next clip that I'll play, uh I found a It's like a mini documentary of a Ghanaian mechanic explaining from his point of view as a West African immigrant or migrant, uh his perspective on South African men. And then, you know, you and I will talk about it. >> The master that taught me at school in Ghana So, we'll be seeing me We'll be seeing them all around here. With their fathers drinking together. And then, at times I used to Please, why can't you give me this boy to train him to become a mechanic? Say, "Ah, a nice car. I don't have time for that." >> The bottom line is laziness. People are lazy. People don't want to work. Simple as that. >> As a foreigner, when I come to this country and I read what is going on here, and I see this is free to get a certificate and get a job. I got a skills already. I come to this country. What What must I do? I have to go and get a certificate and get a job. When you get a job, you say you're foreigner. You don't have ID. They chase me away. >> When you grow, what are you going to do to support yourself? You understand? We haven't taken anybody's job. I'm telling you, if you like, let's leave this place for them. >> How many years will Nobody can work here. >> If you don't have a skill, you can't work. >> You end up >> There are poor people that have got ID, but they can't work. You understand? There are poor people that have got ID book, but they can never do nothing in that company. >> Right in the city center, you keep unemployed people. So, what do you expect them to do? Because they need to eat, they need to sleep, they need to survive, they need better life. You know? So, they have to come and steal on those who are working. >> Hey, if you've made it all the way to the end, please click that like and subscribe button. Also, share this with somebody that you think would [music] gain value from it. Click the thumbnail at the top if you want the full video. Click the thumbnail at the bottom if you want a video that's closely related to this. Again, like, share, subscribe. [music] Appreciate you guys for watching. Check out some more of our content. And I'll see you guys in the next one. Peace. >> [music]