Brian Mast Grills State Department's DEI Head

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  • čas přidán 12. 06. 2023
  • At a House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee hearing on Tuesday, Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) spoke about DEI efforts in the Biden administration.
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  • @hxhdfjifzirstc894
    @hxhdfjifzirstc894 Před rokem +5803

    If you're really trying to hire the best person for the job, there's absolutely no reason to ask about someone's race or 'identity'.

    • @RogerThat1945
      @RogerThat1945 Před rokem

      Well, motive needs to be a factor also; and if they are applying (for a position) just because they fit a communist-incompetent trait, then it does not bode well for anyone else wishing to survive more of their future. Fact is smiling bitches would not be able to run an ice-cream stand without whitey's technology the good Lord provided the faithful.

    • @thunkjunk
      @thunkjunk Před rokem

      Not if you are woke. They are antiracist and will exclude white people first.

    • @sueshialaleniah6526
      @sueshialaleniah6526 Před rokem +176

      I'd say if they "identified " it would be a no not in my business, cause if they have to identify...their too confused to hold a position in my business. Other than that if their experienced, qualified I'll take their application. This Diversity and inclusion crap is just that, crap.

    • @CC.94
      @CC.94 Před rokem +66

      No reason to ask about race ever. Identity is different.

    • @Lightning613
      @Lightning613 Před rokem +67

      Not about abilities or qualifications. It’s purely intersectionality scores and extremist ideals.

  • @ArtIsNotAlwaysEasy
    @ArtIsNotAlwaysEasy Před rokem +2067

    Why the State Department needs a DEI is beyond horrible

    • @keaka560
      @keaka560 Před rokem +127

      Why does anyone needs DEI. If anyone needs DEI, is the NFL, NBA, NHL. See how that goes over

    • @swallman
      @swallman Před rokem

      It is a terminal cancer that has infected all of America now.

    • @hxhdfjifzirstc894
      @hxhdfjifzirstc894 Před rokem

      They don't. It's just a way to install anti-Americans in disguise.

    • @marccovitz5289
      @marccovitz5289 Před rokem

      @@keaka560 : Wow! What a stupid comment. Sounds like you dropped out in the 5th grade.

    • @YourBestFriendforToday
      @YourBestFriendforToday Před rokem +46

      It is a colonizing force and it's winning.

  • @wesjones1417
    @wesjones1417 Před 6 měsíci +459

    The fact that this has to be explained to adults is astounding....and sad...

  • @edwardp7725
    @edwardp7725 Před 6 měsíci +1456

    He literally just erased her position and made her admit it herself. What an amazing hearing and an amazing man.

    • @dadthelad
      @dadthelad Před 6 měsíci

      The sad irony is, to be the most effective, it required someone who wasn't 100% white, male, and middle-aged/old. Because that kills their inherent, racist, sexist, and ageist, preconceived prejudice.

    • @vdgjolly
      @vdgjolly Před 5 měsíci +39

      The power of asking questions instead of just making statements.

    • @motina10
      @motina10 Před 5 měsíci +24

      But she will be like "They just don't know what DEI is."

    • @mikerit9570
      @mikerit9570 Před 5 měsíci +6

      He never let her state a position. Congressional hearings have become a forum for politicians to ramble without ever asking a question. How can he have “literally erased her position”? She was never asked a policy question; what is her position? We don’t know from this clip. So what is the point of the hearing? For Brian Mast it is to talk about his ideas on employment and race. He implies his position is not the state department’s position.

    • @notavailable4596
      @notavailable4596 Před 5 měsíci +22

      ​@mikerit9570 She's made it more than clear through her social media and through her actions.

  • @lcweave2016
    @lcweave2016 Před rokem +1959

    This woman speaks in this soft, sweet voice and a smile that comes across as a grimace, but her whole demeanor suggests disdain and inner rage at those asking questions.

    • @GillAgainsIsland12
      @GillAgainsIsland12 Před rokem +84

      Totally. She is just skilled at hiding it.

    • @user-fs9dt4tz1w
      @user-fs9dt4tz1w Před rokem +78

      She's not hiding anything. Speaks out of the side of her mouth...But...The eyes don't lie! Can you dig it?! Smiling faces sometimes... They don't tell the truth!

    • @OGRE_HATES_NERDS
      @OGRE_HATES_NERDS Před rokem +13

      ive never seen this lady before in my life so why would i assume she is a racist or a liar? does she work for the federal government?

    • @Sam-kw7qm
      @Sam-kw7qm Před rokem +63

      yeah. she's ticked off. she has no answer to the truth he's speaking. he's put it in a common sense simple way and she cannot refute it.

    • @thedude4682
      @thedude4682 Před rokem +26

      None of this will end well.

  • @twinkyunouwantmycreamfilli8297

    He broke that argument down really well.

    • @who346
      @who346 Před rokem +5

      He seems giving plain language which can't be discounted evaded deflected or talked around.... all skill politicians and women Excell at..
      What competence is shown through race and ethnic for the job....

    • @stephendise7946
      @stephendise7946 Před rokem

      He didn’t press her. He failed. He asked her what the best candidate looked like and she told him what her aspirations were. Then he gave her a cat bath. I would have torn this ignorant woman to shreds.

    • @stephendise7946
      @stephendise7946 Před rokem

      😡 to your comment.

    • @DB742
      @DB742 Před rokem +4

      This happened to my Dad in the 90s in the Fed Govt, affirmative action hiring point system basically said, "white guys & pure merit qualifications last".

    • @twerkinalisha7346
      @twerkinalisha7346 Před rokem +2

      Most combat military know exactly how he was putting it. Which is how most of us think.

  • @networknomad5600
    @networknomad5600 Před 5 měsíci +510

    In no world should there be a “DEI head of the State Department”

    • @martinguila
      @martinguila Před 5 měsíci +14

      But how then could we have communism if there is no one responsible for creating equity working for the state?

    • @Laowu1898
      @Laowu1898 Před 5 měsíci +20

      The DEI head is definitely a DEI hire

    • @krwd
      @krwd Před 4 měsíci +4

      totally agree, if you can pass the state department exam you should be considered and i can tell you if you are just looking at minority status you are not getting it

    • @donotcare000
      @donotcare000 Před 3 měsíci +1

      A what? Why do we need that nonsense?

    • @isayusayweallcansay
      @isayusayweallcansay Před 3 měsíci +3

      @@donotcare000 … People like Claudine Gay, BidenHarris, Obama, Mike Dyson.. The list is really long

  • @msmith42001
    @msmith42001 Před 5 měsíci +109

    “Judge then by the content of their character”. Famous words lost on our current society.

    • @Le_Samourai
      @Le_Samourai Před 2 měsíci

      Mast's argument commits the fallacy of composition: what is true for an individual is not necessarily true of a group.
      Being white or black does not make someone a better or worse diplomat. However, it could still be the case that a diverse group of diplomats functions better than a homogenous group of diplomats

    • @northernsupernova1
      @northernsupernova1 Před 27 dny

      @@Le_Samourai Ill trust a homogenous compotent group over a diverse incompotent group anyday. Incompotence results in wars

  • @jnorris8649
    @jnorris8649 Před rokem +1350

    You mean like appointing someone to the Supreme Court because she’s a “black woman”? Or selecting a VP?

    • @r.n.6515
      @r.n.6515 Před rokem +77

      They can't define a woman

    • @Black_Patriot-Veteran-1970
      @Black_Patriot-Veteran-1970 Před rokem +94

      Exactly, it is MORE INSUTING on Black people to have a member of that race be given a job just for the sake of being that particular Race. As a Black man myself, I find it patronizing and downright insulting.

    • @bernventer5949
      @bernventer5949 Před rokem

      Or appointing a president like Biden who is a cabbage and a CROOK.

    • @gso7725
      @gso7725 Před rokem +12

      Yes! Are they the best for the job? I have a hard time believing it.

    • @slappinthigh
      @slappinthigh Před rokem +20

      ​@@Black_Patriot-Veteran-1970 I'd drink a beer with you, my friend.

  • @shellyeager6318
    @shellyeager6318 Před rokem +352

    His “bald” statement was great! He threw everyone off and made it playful. Well done to that man.

    • @blackviking2079
      @blackviking2079 Před rokem +2

      I see what you did there

    • @captaincrook1582
      @captaincrook1582 Před rokem +6

      That was very "bald", I mean "bold" of him.

    • @sunshineandwarmth
      @sunshineandwarmth Před rokem +3

      Yes, but baldness does play a role and you can bet he knows it!
      Unfortunately, it's not one of the traits that's "favored."

    • @eyohboy455
      @eyohboy455 Před 4 měsíci

      do you think he thinks this way too? i mean not a bad take, but still @@sunshineandwarmth

    • @EyeSeeThruYou
      @EyeSeeThruYou Před 2 měsíci

      Yup, the bald statement clinched it! 👍

  • @KathyStrickland-nh9vx
    @KathyStrickland-nh9vx Před 4 měsíci +105

    What a reasonable, well spoken, patient man.

    • @VeteranHwyFuzz1
      @VeteranHwyFuzz1 Před 3 měsíci

      And he's like that in person - just a great guy.

    • @lord_kinbote3920
      @lord_kinbote3920 Před 3 měsíci

      He's a gun grabber, though.

    • @jon4715
      @jon4715 Před 3 měsíci

      ⁠@@lord_kinbote3920Disappointing…he comes from the WHO school of speaking it seems. Tulsi (whom I like, but is also a gun-grabber), Obama (who speaks calmly, but speaks poison to the masses).
      It really is “all how you say something” and not what you’re saying…sad.

  • @chelym4094
    @chelym4094 Před 4 měsíci +141

    FANTASTIC! This is logic perfectly stated, no snottiness or thrilling commentary. Just facts.

    • @Le_Samourai
      @Le_Samourai Před 2 měsíci

      Mast's argument commits the fallacy of composition: what is true for an individual is not necessarily true of a group.
      Being white or black does not make someone a better or worse diplomat. However, it could still be the case that a diverse group of diplomats functions better than a homogenous group of diplomats.
      Hardly a perfect argument...

  • @novakkavon5418
    @novakkavon5418 Před rokem +742

    How nice it is to listen a human being with common sense

    • @furtim1
      @furtim1 Před rokem

      Why would a common sense person say that "you can't know if I am white or black or wheelchair bound, unless I tell you..." (paraphrase). They are both delusional. Actually, they are both performing liars.

    • @semajsenrab9982
      @semajsenrab9982 Před rokem

      If it was an album it would be called fanfare for white Fergility

    • @semajsenrab9982
      @semajsenrab9982 Před rokem

      And what do you mean by human? If anything he looks more like simian then to me, if that ur undertone 🤷🏾‍♂️

    • @shionkreth7536
      @shionkreth7536 Před rokem +6

      It is refreshing.

    • @HomikaGaming
      @HomikaGaming Před rokem +7

      I wish it were more common

  • @deep5811
    @deep5811 Před rokem +332

    That representative is a true champion for this country!

    • @tankfist2593
      @tankfist2593 Před rokem +5

      Nah. He is 15 years too late. The country is lost.

    • @paulandrews1548
      @paulandrews1548 Před rokem +5

      How the F, does America have people like that and end up voting for Trump or Biden?😢

    • @matthewcastro7670
      @matthewcastro7670 Před rokem +1

      @ Paul andrews
      Great point sir

    • @blokcomNativeFaces
      @blokcomNativeFaces Před rokem

      @@tankfist2593 Unfortunately you're correct. I like Mast, Higgins etc but the anti-American rot is too deep. Progressive ideologies has infiltrated even red states like TX, Idaho etc.

    • @MarkHWillson
      @MarkHWillson Před rokem +1

      @@paulandrews1548 Because we are not a monolith, and in a diverse representative democracy, some of the representatives represent most people well, some do not. And when it comes time to run for President, usually the most effective strategy, like any good business strategy is to cater to the lowest common denominator. Representatives don't have quite that same issue since they have to only appeal to their local constituency, which tends to be a much more unified culture, with lots of obvious common goals and issues.

  • @backseatboysgaming6911
    @backseatboysgaming6911 Před 6 měsíci +775

    I really do feel for this woman, she's struggling with coming to grips with the fact that she is worthless and her entire career isn't just pointless, it's detrimental.

    • @EngineVSEngine
      @EngineVSEngine Před 6 měsíci +54

      She isn't worthless, her job or role may be but not her. Nobody is worthless.

    • @Bob-mo4no
      @Bob-mo4no Před 6 měsíci

      Unless you mean not worthless in terms of worm feed?
      Plenty of people are worthless to society at large

    • @ryanmarbut1035
      @ryanmarbut1035 Před 5 měsíci +32

      ​@@EngineVSEngine When people say things like that, I usually give them the benefit of the doubt and assume that is what they mean.

    • @squishypineT03
      @squishypineT03 Před 5 měsíci +11

      ​@@EngineVSEngine you'd be surprised!!

    • @DimitriTheBarbarian
      @DimitriTheBarbarian Před 5 měsíci +16

      Lol she has never been challenged like this before

  • @foulplay99
    @foulplay99 Před 7 měsíci +31

    This guy is a fantastic speaker and representative, wish there were more like him.

  • @hoosierman5573
    @hoosierman5573 Před rokem +389

    Common sense will always defeat the propaganda machine. Good job.

    • @Gene_Cali
      @Gene_Cali Před rokem +2

      “No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.”

    • @Jigsaw33
      @Jigsaw33 Před rokem +8

      It absolutely will, to any person with common sense. Yet still unfortunately not the way our country is headed right now.

    • @hufinnpuff3068
      @hufinnpuff3068 Před rokem

      Common sense will always be defeated by the propaganda machine if it doesn't fight back.

    • @3Torts
      @3Torts Před rokem +9

      The Propaganda machine has won many times... Common Sense has won few.

    • @ryanstuckey8677
      @ryanstuckey8677 Před rokem

      it absolutely won't or the nazis never would have been ablt to do what they did the sheep will always believe what told they are to lazy and to stupid to think for themselves

  • @shionkreth7536
    @shionkreth7536 Před rokem +2355

    DEI is literal systemic discrimination, and this guy did a wonderful job at pointing out why it is not good for any field. Well done, sir.

    • @zt3823
      @zt3823 Před rokem

      Just because hes half-Mexican doesn't make him A brother to latinos no one hates a mexican like a mexican. That's true among many races, no one hates an Indian like an Indian. No one hates a woman like a woman. No one hates a black man like a black man.
      You all can skip diverse education but it's not going to help you still when it comes to 2050🎉 When white people become the minority. Buckle up because you can't stop it

    • @ruthannjones5873
      @ruthannjones5873 Před rokem +18

      Some of the sorry candidates presented for other positions would have been stupid enough to try answering his questions. At the least, she seemed smart enough to not try.

    • @Bonzi_Buddy
      @Bonzi_Buddy Před rokem

      DEI is evil. It is a scam system to get institutional leftists in as many positions of power across as many governmental and corporate bodies as possible. It is about power and money.

    • @jasonharris836
      @jasonharris836 Před rokem

      DEI is not systemtic discrimination. People like you who say that are worried about becoming a minority in this country and you don't want to give up resources and space. I don't see why women and people of color and sexualized minorities would want to join these white male dominant institutions like the military. Why join them they were never designed for them.

    • @cherylromano185
      @cherylromano185 Před rokem +18

      The congressman lost limbs while deployed. He knows intimately about the cost of being a patriot!

  • @RuiNDieM1988
    @RuiNDieM1988 Před 6 měsíci +51

    This man made the argument that shouldn't have to be made but apparently needs to be made and he did it to perfection. When filling positions you need the best candidate and that doesnt have a "look"

  • @benruggiano6306
    @benruggiano6306 Před 4 měsíci +36

    Solider, I commend you and I'm so thankful for all of your sacrifices and services.

  • @user-ew2lf4zv1h
    @user-ew2lf4zv1h Před rokem +131

    A very powerful narrative by Brian Mast!

  • @chrisreynolds3351
    @chrisreynolds3351 Před rokem +607

    A wonderful and articulate man, showing that calm and logical debate wins the day.

    • @lexidecimal9941
      @lexidecimal9941 Před rokem +5

      That man's name is now Chad.

    • @MomJeans2
      @MomJeans2 Před rokem

      He showed that liberals can smile like idiots and waste 5 minutes of your time acting like ignorant fools. He proved nothing.

    • @IHaveaPinkBeard
      @IHaveaPinkBeard Před rokem

      Why do you say he is now Chad?

    • @lexidecimal9941
      @lexidecimal9941 Před rokem +3

      @@IHaveaPinkBeard it's a top tier manly name that's become the epidemy of how one man recognizes another man but doesn't know him.

    • @teck1756
      @teck1756 Před rokem +7

      While I agree he's a wonderful and articulate man, I vehemently disagree that "calm and logical debate wins the day." Why do you think we're in this situation to begin with?

  • @seangeary7100
    @seangeary7100 Před 5 měsíci +4

    Preach! This is the America I know and love and will live and die for.

  • @Jammsbro1
    @Jammsbro1 Před 3 měsíci +5

    Simple, honest, respectful.

  • @fromaggiovagiola9128
    @fromaggiovagiola9128 Před rokem +97

    This speech is all the DEI Training you need.

    • @GF-qb3uo
      @GF-qb3uo Před rokem +3

      Amen. Alternatively, in more plebian workplaces, a sign saying "Don't be an asshat to your coworkers" would do.

  • @sirgalahad3574
    @sirgalahad3574 Před rokem +75

    Hell of an approach to that questioning.

  • @anthonymwade
    @anthonymwade Před 4 měsíci +24

    THIS IS THE BEST EXPLANATION I HAVE EVER HEARD!!!!!!!

  • @soundssimple1
    @soundssimple1 Před 4 měsíci +5

    excellent words. thankfully there are still people in the USA with rational minds. we need much more if this.

  • @RonaldColeman-ef2rc
    @RonaldColeman-ef2rc Před rokem +85

    This guy is awesome.

  • @anthonyjames2021
    @anthonyjames2021 Před rokem +173

    " I will allow you to tell me what you identify as. " - says it all about this woman.

    • @2019inuyasha
      @2019inuyasha Před rokem +9

      How can the panel be undeversed if each person just tells you what they identify as. Hey we have one Latino slot open now everyone raises there hand I'm Latino...ha got ya deportation is waiting outside... 😂

    • @dangurtler7177
      @dangurtler7177 Před rokem +7

      As do her facial expressions.

    • @zt3823
      @zt3823 Před rokem

      If he was so proud to be latino why didn't he just say it
      This man can claim latino all he wants but no one hates a latino like a latino. He's gonna need that diverse education to explain his white side in 2050 when Caucasians become the minority, Sorry that's just what's going to happen.

    • @dude-man
      @dude-man Před rokem +10

      but she 'wouldnt allow' our opinion...

    • @donoimdono2702
      @donoimdono2702 Před rokem +21

      DIE director at our work sent me an email saying that I was receiving a special email on Veterans Day thanking me for my service because I "identify as a veteran." I replied that I don't "identify as a veteran," I *AM* a veteran with documents, photos, and scars to prove it.
      I got such a saccharin mealy-mouth apologetic response that I nearly choked. It is almost embarrassing how inept, unneeded, and ridiculous the position of DIE department/director is.

  • @awesomecoolguy6515
    @awesomecoolguy6515 Před měsícem +2

    Brian Mast is right on!!

  • @MrKingalow
    @MrKingalow Před 5 měsíci +12

    Brian Mast should run for President - we need people like him at the top.

  • @GillAgainsIsland12
    @GillAgainsIsland12 Před rokem +1262

    That woman is demented, but comes across as a wholesome and fair person. She is anything but. Don’t be fooled by their fake, calm demeanor.

    • @rickerhart907
      @rickerhart907 Před rokem +65

      She's probably the worst of them. But she has the look and demeanor of a perfect government bureaucrat

    • @jmerced
      @jmerced Před rokem +80

      Anybody who can smile like that while having their worldview stomped into smithereens is not someone you can trust.

    • @davidhickey1972
      @davidhickey1972 Před rokem +34

      AMEN TO THAT SHE IS THE ENEMY

    • @secondchance6603
      @secondchance6603 Před rokem +46

      She's not half as smart as she might like to think she is.

    • @rob2508
      @rob2508 Před rokem +42

      Like: they smile in your face, and stab you in the back…

  • @geraldabeyawardena5606
    @geraldabeyawardena5606 Před rokem +61

    As a person of colour I applaud your sentiments
    If we are all brothers and sisters then it should not matter who puts their hands up!

    • @peartfaldo
      @peartfaldo Před rokem

      oh...but it matters to THEM. Its the ONY thing they have left to try and divide us.....They are obsessed with it. And those of color are victims....they will make sure you realize that.

  • @thetinmansheart
    @thetinmansheart Před 2 měsíci +2

    Bravo sir

  • @sunnyl1032
    @sunnyl1032 Před 5 měsíci +6

    Loud and clear Sir

  • @billwood6987
    @billwood6987 Před rokem +395

    Diversity has not enriched my life one iota, quite the contrary! I'm Irish and there were many Irish slaves. Many Irish had to flee their own country only to be treated as lesser humans in this country but I don't wear my heritage around like a badge and demand I be respected because of it. Respect is earned by the individual not by race.

    • @mariebussinger6565
      @mariebussinger6565 Před rokem +26

      Agreed, no one has a monopoly on pain.

    • @Ycytd5d78vcy
      @Ycytd5d78vcy Před rokem +23

      We are always overlooked because we didn't bitch about it. We didn't look back like true survivors.

    • @billmoran3219
      @billmoran3219 Před rokem +8

      Respect earned is respect given!

    • @simianfinance7313
      @simianfinance7313 Před rokem +11

      Well I'd say we had hundreds of years more persecution, they only pay attention to shit that occurred in somewhat recent history because it gives them a talking point.

    • @thistle76
      @thistle76 Před rokem +7

      Nor use to be given restitutions nor has many different groups that have experienced life... life isn't always fair you can't ask for everything to be compensated...you are correct

  • @hehhehheh4588
    @hehhehheh4588 Před rokem +279

    Hire the best person for the job regardless of race, religion, or creed? How racist!

    • @AflacMan13
      @AflacMan13 Před rokem +3

      😂 Nice sarcasm.

    • @JimJones-kk8pb
      @JimJones-kk8pb Před rokem

      ​@@AflacMan13projection

    • @heatherbeth4249
      @heatherbeth4249 Před rokem

      @@JimJones-kk8pbyou know what they say about opinions.

    • @bamboosho0t
      @bamboosho0t Před rokem +1

      I agree. So what are we to do about nepotism, and cronyism? For decades it appears as long as Whites got the jobs, no one cared HOW they got it. Under the auspices those who got the job "earned" it. If you want to get rid of DEI, fine. Get rid of nepotism, cronyism and any other favoritism, and you've got a deal. Equal playing field for ALL, not just a few.

    • @Le_Samourai
      @Le_Samourai Před 2 měsíci

      Mast's argument commits the fallacy of composition: what is true for an individual is not necessarily true of a group.
      Being white or black does not make someone a better or worse diplomat. However, it could still be the case that a diverse group of diplomats functions better than a homogenous group of diplomats

  • @ericpeterson282
    @ericpeterson282 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Well said and much appreciated.

  • @Jmfufghf
    @Jmfufghf Před 3 měsíci +2

    Brilliant speaker, clear honest and composed. The truth

  • @mmaaddict78
    @mmaaddict78 Před rokem +1230

    This guy embodies what a representative of the people should be like.

    • @drivebyquipper
      @drivebyquipper Před rokem +11

      But, but, but ... he has no hair!

    • @GwladYrHaf
      @GwladYrHaf Před rokem +18

      @@drivebyquipper how do you know? Are you a biologist?

    • @drivebyquipper
      @drivebyquipper Před rokem +2

      @@GwladYrHaf Did you go there? Appeal to Authority? Lol! Do you have to be a biologist to see his bald head?

    • @jfloyo11
      @jfloyo11 Před rokem +2

      I know...a white guy

    • @Paul2377
      @Paul2377 Před rokem +7

      A shame he voted against same sex marriage, then. Clearly not for "all" the people.

  • @hdcvospringer
    @hdcvospringer Před rokem +189

    She understood the “best” question. She knew he was nailing her bs

    • @davidanoble
      @davidanoble Před rokem +5

      As someone who completely disagrees with this woman's position, I was also confused by the original phrasing. Not because I couldn't imagine what he meant, but because I could imagine multiple options for what he meant.

    • @GeneralBlorp
      @GeneralBlorp Před 11 měsíci +1

      Sipping that water like “Ohh fuuuuuu-“

  • @marypiorodrigues8973
    @marypiorodrigues8973 Před 5 měsíci +3

    Great questions! He's good!

  • @timothytwombly4595
    @timothytwombly4595 Před 3 měsíci

    Truth is always amazing to hear loud, proud and clear

  • @laikwanstone8929
    @laikwanstone8929 Před rokem +219

    He conducted himself well. This is emotional stuff, and he was very agreeable while being sufficiently firm. Love that military pedigree.

    • @ralphsanchico2452
      @ralphsanchico2452 Před rokem +1

      I was taught by an E-8 that “Tack and Diplomacy is ability to tell someone to walk off a short pier and have him enjoy the trip there”

    • @jfloyo11
      @jfloyo11 Před rokem +1

      One word...Genetics. We dont need to ask him anything to get answers...thats the beauty of science.

  • @rumination2399
    @rumination2399 Před rokem +675

    This is beautiful. He’s not making cheap points or humiliating anyone or using gotcha tricks (except in the most technical rhetorical way) and you can see you much more powerful it is

    • @DekkarJr
      @DekkarJr Před 11 měsíci +5

      yesss. I call this having No Fat on your argument. It works with any concept said outloud to the public or with the public present as we are to the 'miracle' of public access TV every day if we so choose. It's all about the beats and the rhythem ofwhat you've written, it's just genuine passion and emotion in clear articulation.
      It's truly like scientifically beautiful. like math

    • @stevesetzer3361
      @stevesetzer3361 Před 11 měsíci +5

      Great comment.... I can definitely learn from this. Comment sections seem to encourage this unfortunately

    • @ararune3734
      @ararune3734 Před 9 měsíci

      The only reason why people have a problem with "gotcha" is because they're intellectually dishonest and can't bear being wrong, accepting it and changing their position. Must we spoonfeed everyone common sense?

    • @user-bz6um9hv1p
      @user-bz6um9hv1p Před 6 měsíci +1

      this dude is smart like all you readers

    • @Jeremy-ho3vi
      @Jeremy-ho3vi Před 4 měsíci

      How long was I asleep.. .. there's a DEI department?

  • @Yuliya666
    @Yuliya666 Před 5 měsíci +3

    Bravo 👏 ❤

  • @Sergeant_Fury
    @Sergeant_Fury Před 2 měsíci +2

    Discrimination, Exclusion and Incompetence

  • @aaronscholl1534
    @aaronscholl1534 Před rokem +784

    I love how he cornered her by asking "What does the best look like?" There is only one truthful answer and she had to say it. This demolished DEi right there.

    • @brianmeen2158
      @brianmeen2158 Před rokem

      DEI is race hustling and it’s very lucrative

    • @megg.6651
      @megg.6651 Před rokem +40

      These wokies do not care at all about who is best for the job.

    • @danielh3974
      @danielh3974 Před rokem

      @@megg.6651 Truth, they only care about diversity and being more inclusive, and even when hit with the truth it wont make them change their minds and will continue with their agenda.

    • @pikehunter23750
      @pikehunter23750 Před rokem +19

      Tell that to the guy who didn't want to choose a "white 50 year old" because they aren't as interesting as say someone not white.

    • @Aliyah_666
      @Aliyah_666 Před rokem +2

      ​@@pikehunter23750Jesus...cry more...

  • @wdblackman
    @wdblackman Před rokem +3100

    Yes, institutional racism does exist. It’s called DEI.

    • @TheRobe-
      @TheRobe- Před rokem

      New Hampshire is forcing state employees to undergo a mandatory 3 hour DEI training. It’s really just anti-white training.

    • @S.Waters.
      @S.Waters. Před rokem +176

      And CRT.

    • @mrs.hancock4124
      @mrs.hancock4124 Před rokem +178

      And affirmative action.

    • @calmbro1970
      @calmbro1970 Před rokem +1

      and black only scholorships, whites must score higher to pass school compared to others. black only stimulus checks for farmers regardless of economic status.

    • @robertsmith2956
      @robertsmith2956 Před rokem

      and SCOTUS. They just said blacks have a right for the person they vote for to win regardless of the vote count.

  • @user-eb3ms3ij7o
    @user-eb3ms3ij7o Před 4 měsíci +1

    Marching into the light of the living waters!!!❤❤❤

  • @LanceNeves
    @LanceNeves Před 6 měsíci +3

    The super long pause after BEST was priceless!

  • @2AForUK
    @2AForUK Před rokem +741

    This wasn't a beat down this was in its truest form a lesson. An education from someone who knows what it means to put your best foot forward.

    • @zt3823
      @zt3823 Před rokem

      Why are caucasians so scared of diverse education
      You shouldn't be, you're gonna need it when you're the minority in 2050

    • @drivebyquipper
      @drivebyquipper Před rokem +6

      A lesson that falls on deaf ears is not an education, it's a waste of breath.

    • @mountianfolks
      @mountianfolks Před rokem +2

      Regardless whether he knows it or not... He was a product of "Affirmative action". No one asks for it.... It is just done. Think your file doesn't say your race... BS!.... It does.

    • @drivebyquipper
      @drivebyquipper Před rokem +5

      @@mountianfolks So what? He's not a product of affirmative action. Get your head screwed on straight.

    • @mountianfolks
      @mountianfolks Před rokem

      @@drivebyquipper BS! As a Latino he was automatically given points on every advancement test the military gave. Just like liberal colleges do.... our military does too. He couldn't help it or stop it if he wanted to. Educate yourself and stop your lies

  • @chrismoser9676
    @chrismoser9676 Před rokem +21

    This is awesome. Perfect way to challenge this

  • @kc753
    @kc753 Před 4 měsíci

    Great job 💯‼️ everything said perfectly. Two individuals having different beliefs yet having a positive conversation.

  • @RyanMartinRAM
    @RyanMartinRAM Před 5 měsíci +2

    What a beautiful interaction, and her grace and humility in admitting "you have a point" is just as beautiful as the manner in which he framed his questions. Also, her humility in her final answer showed her position very effectively. We all want the same thing--we are just in disagreement about the best way to get there.

    • @DimitriTheBarbarian
      @DimitriTheBarbarian Před 5 měsíci +1

      Grace? Humility? This woman is paid a TON of US taxpayer money for her worthless job

  • @joelinvirginia5198
    @joelinvirginia5198 Před rokem +257

    Does anyone else see how this is taking us backwards? We're regressing here folks. We are delving deeper into a segregationist society - where race/color becomes the pre-eminent criteria, or filter as Rep. Mast says, upon which to base all sorts of decisions. My company, for instance, has never - in its 18 year existence, had anything like an "employee of the month" - but used to recognize employees based on merit and unique accomplishments in their duties. But in reaction to the events of the last several years, the company decided to develop a DIEB working group with outside consultant support - which has now instituted a "Highlighted Employee of the Month, sponsored by DIEB" -- guess what type of employees are NOT in the running to be recognized? This type of policy is not good, from any angle, against any group, from any perspective. It will not lead to good.

    • @thunkjunk
      @thunkjunk Před rokem

      It is part of the Woke mental virus working its way all around the West. In the UK today they spent hours talking about what "sex" means. I'm talking about biological sex and having to do with the trans issues. I only see conservatives and republicans fighting against it which is why I'm very much most likely voting for DeSantis because of his anti-woke stance and actions.

    • @JackSlugman
      @JackSlugman Před rokem

      Yes.

    • @jennic2251
      @jennic2251 Před rokem

      They started it

    • @delven121
      @delven121 Před rokem +5

      Breaking up more and more in tribal people is what is happening.

    • @chrisgill1302
      @chrisgill1302 Před rokem +7

      That IS the plan.

  • @eastcoastpodiatrycentreorc8855

    It was killing her that his ethnicity cannot be ascertained at a glance. That fact completely obstructed all of her potential avenues of verbal gymnastics.

    • @jonathantan2469
      @jonathantan2469 Před rokem +39

      That's why they are coming up with the term "White Hispanic", and also "White-adjacent" to describe some ethnicities of Asian Americans & Middle-Easterners.

    • @1spun716
      @1spun716 Před rokem +15

      ​@@jonathantan2469let the grift continue..🤣🤣 good lord these people are digging deep.

    • @zt3823
      @zt3823 Před rokem

      I could have told you right off the back that was a half breed
      Don't worry when white people become the minority in 2050 We'll treat them a lot better than they treated us

    • @CaptainSeamus
      @CaptainSeamus Před rokem +32

      Become "TransRacial" - screw em at their own game.

    • @garyallen9901
      @garyallen9901 Před rokem +6

      To be honest he does look white. But being white and looking white is a real thing.

  • @CannaGro81
    @CannaGro81 Před 3 měsíci

    Thank you for your continued service

  • @Kallivakgames
    @Kallivakgames Před 23 dny

    Most powerful statement made. What does the best look like.

  • @justinbailey6515
    @justinbailey6515 Před rokem +606

    Kamala Harris is the best argument against dei that can be made...

    • @elizabethjarvie6077
      @elizabethjarvie6077 Před rokem +1

      🩷

    • @joshuawillard9813
      @joshuawillard9813 Před rokem

      Kamala Harris is a forking joke. She's been indian (India, not Native American) for her whole career and, all of a sudden, she's black so she can get the votes for Biden. All the while, supporting the "peaceful protests" when POC were harassing and burning white owned businesses to the ground.

    • @susieque176
      @susieque176 Před rokem +15

      Truer words have never been spoken 🙄

    • @elderwiz3165
      @elderwiz3165 Před rokem

      First black female president as Joe steps down due to health issues?

    • @tonyborelli.
      @tonyborelli. Před rokem +2

      im darker than she is

  • @comiskey2005
    @comiskey2005 Před rokem +414

    DEI is a grift.

    • @hxhdfjifzirstc894
      @hxhdfjifzirstc894 Před rokem

      Yep, they can install corrupt idiots like that guy who steals dresses at the airport, and nobody can complain without being called a racist or a sexist or some kinda BS.

    • @CleverGirlAAH
      @CleverGirlAAH Před rokem +23

      DEI is another word for reparations.

    • @jmerced
      @jmerced Před rokem

      No doubt about it. It is the government's attempt to control the populace by using the very groups they have been historically most able to control.

    • @jamescraven3493
      @jamescraven3493 Před rokem

      you mean a bunch of crap that ruins everything

    • @TheRobe-
      @TheRobe- Před rokem +11

      It’s both a grift as well as a non-theist religion. It’s about “spreading the word” of anti-white rhetoric.

  • @armylabman
    @armylabman Před 4 měsíci +1

    Amen brother. This is why SO many extraordinary people are removed from service.

  • @davidbryant3223
    @davidbryant3223 Před 5 měsíci +1

    glad to know there are people out there like this and their message is getting out - Thank God for the UN MAINSTREAM MEDIA

  • @D3vastat0r116
    @D3vastat0r116 Před rokem +90

    the DEI is a waste of time and money !!!! dont we all identify as AMERICANS ???

  • @BillyColeII-dr6dk
    @BillyColeII-dr6dk Před rokem +11

    This is the only DEI training needed....He broke it down perfectly.

  • @dougmcleod4279
    @dougmcleod4279 Před 4 měsíci +1

    "that can't be the number one filter", that sums it up for me and, hopefully, should for everyone.

  • @mibict
    @mibict Před 9 měsíci +1

    God bless you!

  • @MegaProudtobe
    @MegaProudtobe Před rokem +25

    And this is the way we all should be thinking. Thank you, Congressman Mast.👏👏👏👏

  • @MitchMBowring1
    @MitchMBowring1 Před rokem +320

    This is something I learned at the age of four. I cannot believe we have to still discuss this with people in these roles.

    • @jean-marclamothe8859
      @jean-marclamothe8859 Před 11 měsíci +15

      Exactly, that’s what I’m saying since three years, I cannot believe that we are devoluting as a specie.

    • @josephlewis7443
      @josephlewis7443 Před 8 měsíci

      This is a fact. If I have an accident there is only one main factor with few exceptions that determine where the blood comes from if I have to have a direct transfusion and that is blood type. It does not depend on the color of skin, socioeconomic status religion how I / you were raised or our belief in anything or where we live though out this whole wide world. There is only one RACE on planet Earth. The human race. That should be the driving force constituting our actions. And if not we are doomed as a species.

    • @Nahrix
      @Nahrix Před 6 měsíci

      Just remember that kids now at the age of four are "learning" the opposite of what you were taught at that age.
      For example, in the future: "Of course there's no such thing as men or women. It's all a social construct. I learned that at age four."
      My point being that our society isn't just currently ridiculous for reasons like this video, but also its very foundation is being eroded, and is setting itself up for complete collapse due to insidious indoctrination of our future generations.

    • @greeneyesdante
      @greeneyesdante Před 5 měsíci

      Right!?!?! But now we have children in leadership roles so things have changed. Unfortunately!

    • @bigcountry5520
      @bigcountry5520 Před 5 měsíci

      Mind control through the education system. The system is designed so that people associate their own identity and self-worth, with their success along an academic path. That path was set early in life. Achieve this and you'll be worthy. Except, they move the goal posts each time. So now we have 50-60 year old Bureaucrats, who are completely dependent on the system for identity, and self worth. It's a cult.

  • @rednkfn
    @rednkfn Před 5 měsíci

    That was a beautiful exchange of how so many fed up people fill.

  • @MonkeyPower55
    @MonkeyPower55 Před 5 měsíci +1

    She answered loud and clear with her silence, her inability to answer the questions in anyway that would defend or redeem her position in this topic.

  • @PIANOBARN
    @PIANOBARN Před rokem +82

    Congress should start going after ESG and DEI and shutting them down if they are threaten businesses.

    • @JesusIsRealJ1247
      @JesusIsRealJ1247 Před rokem +1

      To do that, they have to execute, or imprison everyone at BlackRock. Larry Fink for starts.

    • @davidhowell7901
      @davidhowell7901 Před rokem

      Too late. It's already a part of big business and big government.

    • @toomanyhobbies2011
      @toomanyhobbies2011 Před rokem

      If they threaten ANYONE, which they already do. In other words, abolish these racist/Communist organizations.

    • @morriganfey6079
      @morriganfey6079 Před rokem

      Yes. Because it is essentially blackmail.

    • @peterfitzpatrick7032
      @peterfitzpatrick7032 Před rokem +1

      They should....... but they wont... 😕

  • @josephclarke4244
    @josephclarke4244 Před rokem +80

    I'm an Air Force Veteran of the early 1980's we needed no one to tell us to treat and work respectability with any color of member we were assigned with! This is all a bunch of crap!

    • @albrewer2696
      @albrewer2696 Před rokem +6

      All with common sense see it is a bunch of crap. But we are not being governed by common sense or any sense of responsibility to or adherence to the Constitution. These are dark days for our nation.

    • @amcalca1
      @amcalca1 Před rokem

      we're all green!

    • @josephclarke4244
      @josephclarke4244 Před rokem +3

      @@albrewer2696 there are people and organization's who want no part of moving on from race baiting, some people rely on political and racial division to survive 😔

    • @uknownance4797
      @uknownance4797 Před rokem +3

      ​@@josephclarke4244it's very profitable.

    • @jacquelineaslan8403
      @jacquelineaslan8403 Před rokem +3

      @ Joseph Clarke I’m also an Air Force Vet from the early 80’s. At every station that I was assigned to there was pretty good mix of races and I do not recall it ever being an issue. I was happy and proud to serve in the US Air Force. I never thought that I would say it, but I would not enlist now under any circumstances. This country has lost the plot and our service members are just one group of many that are paying the price.

  • @artvandelay_180
    @artvandelay_180 Před 5 měsíci

    Brilliantly presented. 👏

  • @gregwoodhouse5423
    @gregwoodhouse5423 Před 5 měsíci

    Brian grills that was extremely impressive. Thank you for your loyalty to this nation in the many ways that you should. You just showed people. Why just being the best and whoever you are is all We need to be

  • @liv4swells
    @liv4swells Před rokem +21

    To them it’s not about hiring the best it’s only about hiring different colors. I’d like to see if they’d go for this in the NFL and NBA

    • @calvinhoward3808
      @calvinhoward3808 Před rokem +1

      Fair trade. Diversify congress for a diverse NFL/NBA. Say 25% for the major 4 races?

  • @JonnyMReck
    @JonnyMReck Před rokem +53

    She would be the one to ruin your career in one statement while smiling nicely.

    • @CaptainSeamus
      @CaptainSeamus Před rokem +7

      Oh sweetie, it's for your own good... don't you understand...

    • @jammybadger6514
      @jammybadger6514 Před rokem +1

      Smiling assassin

    • @lauriedavis329
      @lauriedavis329 Před rokem +2

      and enjoying every minute of doing so.

    • @jonb7470
      @jonb7470 Před rokem

      @@lauriedavis329 that’s the most important part.. the enjoyment. These people seek it.

    • @jasondawson92
      @jasondawson92 Před rokem

      It’s on the dna 🧬 by there ancestors of not trusting but to go to war

  • @donfss5088
    @donfss5088 Před 4 měsíci +1

    First time I've watched Rep. Brian Mast. It's easy to see why his district elected him.
    All I can say is I'm impressed.

  • @anthonyc5362
    @anthonyc5362 Před 4 měsíci

    Right on!

  • @philbob99
    @philbob99 Před rokem +189

    She has contempt for the questions and the process. It is beneath her exalted position in the Orwell Wing of Dept of State.

    • @iamjurell
      @iamjurell Před rokem

      would be a bit weird to call it the 'Orwell' wing-- or is that the American version of irony?

    • @Simon-talks
      @Simon-talks Před rokem

      Yeah she's definitely an Orwellian clown "equity selection" and paid heavily to do the scam

    • @bluesteel6310
      @bluesteel6310 Před rokem +3

      @@iamjurell He was calling it that as a descriptive title because it has earned that mockery.

    • @Simon-talks
      @Simon-talks Před rokem

      It’s more like the “World Economic Forum’s New World Communist Order” dystopia….

    • @iamjurell
      @iamjurell Před rokem +1

      @@bluesteel6310 except 'Orwell' isn't a description, it's a proper noun and, in this case, a fictional dedication. Nor is the name 'Orwell' typically used as any form of mockery, given who and what Orwell was and did.
      Lastly, it doesn't goddamn fit. We all get what it's *meant* to mean but was poorly constructed and worded-- get over it and read some of what Orwell actually wrote

  • @Paragon..
    @Paragon.. Před rokem +96

    "Can look like any one of us and that is the American way"
    The correct answer was : Someone professionally qualified with experience.
    It's tough thinking rationally when you're a racist and race is all you think about.

    • @rickerhart907
      @rickerhart907 Před rokem

      Government bureaucrats live off the fat of the land. And they want to help their friends and family do the same. That's exactly who's going to get hired. This d e i officer and all the rest of them need to have their hiring practices investigated.

    • @gravitytwo4088
      @gravitytwo4088 Před rokem

      Well, he as asking about physical looks.

    • @Paragon..
      @Paragon.. Před rokem +2

      @@gravitytwo4088 "That has nothing to do with how somebody looks... Do they have the skills to do this?"
      He was asking what "Best" looks like on the paper application form. Your "Physical Looks" are not included on applications. Have you ever applied for a job?

    • @amcalca1
      @amcalca1 Před rokem

      @@gravitytwo4088 to point out how ridiculous it is to use the DEM model of racism......

    • @lynnmarie2962
      @lynnmarie2962 Před rokem +3

      ​@@gravitytwo4088 because DEI is all about judging people by the color of their skin and not about the content of their character or qualifications. It's the repackaged version of institutionalized racism.

  • @andrewhill401
    @andrewhill401 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Thank god for people like this man

  • @crhill1824
    @crhill1824 Před rokem +49

    The spoken words of a true American!

  • @redneckoc8585
    @redneckoc8585 Před rokem +74

    He is 100 percent right. I remember the single greatest thing I learned in life, I learned from my drill sergeant. In the Army there aren't different colors...there is only one color and it is green. That has served me well in life.

  • @angelking.91
    @angelking.91 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Brian Mast is a beast! i watched his "Warfighters" episode on history channel, his story is incredible!!!

  • @oblonghas
    @oblonghas Před 3 měsíci +3

    This guy was well spoken

  • @Yona2299
    @Yona2299 Před rokem +23

    As a minority who served , right on brother.

  • @keithmccabe4040
    @keithmccabe4040 Před rokem +18

    Well said and well done, Rep. Mast.

  • @TJWilliamssr
    @TJWilliamssr Před 5 měsíci +1

    Asking when hiring or promoting should be illegal..

  • @shrimpie202
    @shrimpie202 Před 5 měsíci +2

    I did not know our state dept had a DEI admin . Disgusted with Biden

  • @Sam-kw7qm
    @Sam-kw7qm Před rokem +14

    Talk about pure common sense! He nailed it!

  • @Dombledore11
    @Dombledore11 Před rokem +569

    I had to take a sociology course for my business degree and said essentially this: ability and content of character should always outweigh someone’s race when when evaluating applications for any position. You would not believe the level of vitriol and revulsion I was met with by both other students AND the professor for suggesting we should accept everyone EQUALLY and judge them as people not representatives of their race.

    • @tsilikasp
      @tsilikasp Před rokem +50

      The debate has been lost at the educational institutions long time ago. We now witness the defeat in government and business corporations. It's the new form of tyranny.

    • @peggybushnaq9802
      @peggybushnaq9802 Před rokem +4

      In a perfect world unfortunately.🙁

    • @Texas75023
      @Texas75023 Před rokem +27

      @@peggybushnaq9802 Or Martin Luthor King's *DREAMS* . . . instead we have his *NIGHTMARE*

    • @KobeNash0404
      @KobeNash0404 Před rokem

      Doesn't surprise me - the current academia landscape is a cesspool of DEI, far left ideologies, CRT and mental illness.

    • @zane62135
      @zane62135 Před rokem +35

      Marxists gonna marx

  • @user-gg5uj4ji3x
    @user-gg5uj4ji3x Před 5 měsíci +1

    Well done!

  • @daletaliaferro6386
    @daletaliaferro6386 Před 7 měsíci

    Outstanding job done by Brian Mast! Thank you!

  • @rlnstn9300
    @rlnstn9300 Před rokem +87

    One of the very BEST videos I've watched in quite a while. Plain-spoken and to the point. Not in any way insulting to anyone. Very well put. Great example of how public discourse should be handled.

    • @furtim1
      @furtim1 Před rokem

      Plain spoken? "you can't tell if I am white or black unless you ask?" He would probably say the same thing about being male or female. Both these clowns are liars.

    • @stephenodubhlaoich
      @stephenodubhlaoich Před rokem +3

      I dont understand how people think this is such groundbreaking arguments..you guys are busy asking "how does it even make sense what they're doing??" but it makes total sense when you understand it is simply anti Whiteism, there doesn't need to be he some complicated justification

  • @maryjones6115
    @maryjones6115 Před rokem +12

    Fantastic questioning!!!! Gets to the root of the issue.

  • @varoonnone7159
    @varoonnone7159 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Why isn't THIS man running for presidency ?
    He's made his point so clear in such a short time

  • @johnmcmahon8513
    @johnmcmahon8513 Před 4 měsíci +2

    She JUST let the air out of the foundation for her entire career by agreeing with him !

  • @JOMAR3
    @JOMAR3 Před rokem +9

    I am Honored to call this learned Man my Brother