Douglas Murray’s Commencement Speech to Columbia Graduates: The Kindling of the Fire Is Now Your Job
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- čas přidán 16. 05. 2024
- After Columbia University cancelled its school-wide commencement due to threats stemming from weeks of anti-Israel protests and encampments on campus, author Douglas Murray provided a commencement address for a group of Columbia graduates, faculty, and alumni. He recommended 4 virtues these graduates should seek to live by: 1) Respect-a respect for tradition and learning from the past; 2) Courage-remember that heroism can come in all forms and from all places; 3) Curiosity-stay curious and gravitate towards those who are curious; and 4) Gratitude-Instead of choosing between a life of resentment and being indoctrinated into a life of resentment, focus on gratitude.
Douglas Murray is one of the greatest intellectuals who is literally saving The West.
Have read every one of his books & he has inspired me to speak up against the insanity going on
Unfortunately he is not literally saving the west, nobody is listening, we are doomed.
Well said, feel the same.
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Praise God
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Douglas Murray- living conscience of the Western world.
This is who a friend of Israel looks like. ♥️🇮🇱🇺🇸
He is a friend to all decent human beings with courage. He is a friend to civilized human beings with moral compass. It just so happens to be that those are the main qualities of the people and the State of Israel.
a friend to genociders
Are you a little slow? We have all watched just how idiotic, uneducated and willfully ignorant these "pro-Palestinian" protesters are about the basic history of the region is. Any ignoramus can watch propaganda and scream the same modern day self-righteous slogans ad nauseam "genocide," "war criminal," "ethnic cleansing," "occupation," "colonizer," "fascist," all of which obviously and rationally describe the Iranian Regime and there jihadist proxy warmongers who have colonized Gaza, Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, Iraq and at this very moment attempting to exterminate the Jewish refugees who escaped those very same countries and make up the majority of Israel's Jewish population. But you don't strike me as the sort of person with the moral fortitude to study or learn about these basic facts because obviously your own racism against this ancient Middle Eastern minority matches group the IRGC which is an actual Nazi-like group of war criminals responsible for all you falsely project at the Jewish People of Israel.
Any time spent listening to Douglas Murray is time well spent.
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✨ Yes, well said. Only too often great people like Murray were ignored or derided for speaking up, until they were gone. Great to have the tech now that people in every corner of the world can listen to him in real time at the hit of a button. ☘️
I need to honest, if it wasn't for this man, I would have lost my conscious Compass a long time ago.
He will go down as one of the greatest names to have ever lived.
Wonderful!
May you keep on in your honest journey for truth.
For when you find the truth, the Truth will set you free.
Really? I doubt you have chosen a pro Israel life now
One of the greatest names ever to have lived???????😂😂😂😂😂😂😂. Oh stop😂😂😂😂😂😂. Someone make it stop, please😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
DM - the voice of truth and reason. We need more like him.
@@stephendoherty981you need a hearing aid.😅😂🤣
@joridley904 No, but you clearly do as well as a new pair of glasses. Somebody needs to go to Specsavers.
Douglas is a lighthouse of wisdom in a world eclipsed by stupidity and brainwashing.
The irony of your comment!!!!
And anger and hate and anti Semitic and sociopaths
My abiding understanding of Murray gained over many years is not to be right but to continually travel the world and visit all sides in arenas of conflict and war to try and understand actual cause and effect, often engaging with closed minds to explore for a mutually agreed realities that could bring about change, reconciliation and peace. His attempts to explain the facts of an issue with refreshing candour speak for themselves. This is an anathema for those fixed by dogmatic attitudes wishing to perpetuate resentful differences rather than healing similarities. Kind regards Tim
True and the important thing is not to hate back….as that harms us. We need to find the way not to hold onto anger, resentment etc as it doesn’t help, however justified we feel. Peace 🤍
My god you are a dying breed my friend, Balls of steel & superior educated as well !
Wow. What a vocabulary. Could you describe manliness without using an anatomical metaphor? It would sound far more intelligent, and certainly less vulgar.
@@geraldarcuri9307really necessary comment mate.. does his choice of words really matter here?
@@geraldarcuri9307People use language different in every generation.. This a is a comm9n phrase in generations prior.The relevance is that he is strong psychogically and has moral vpursgev
that is exceptional.
I'm not even British DOUGLAS MURRAY FOREVER
There are more people like him today; one of them is Ben Shapiro. But I understand what you mean. Today, there are people who would use violence if anyone disagreed with them. But Mr. Murray is a strong person. He is not the type of person who says what people want him to say just so he can keep his job or lets fear stops him from expressing his views. Unfortunately, the authorities in every country in the West today allow violence from people (from the “religion of peace” for an example) just not to offend them.
I could listen to Douglas for hours.
Same. He is absolutely what all of us in the western world need. Nothing but praise for this man
He's one of the few people who CAN talk for hours!
And I do!!!
Ditto. And, thanks to CZcams, I do!
I like Douglas Murray but the sound quality of this recording is terrible
Finally a speaker with some common sense.
Courage, prudence, justice, and moderation; the four virtues. Timeless!
Is there no situation upon which this man cannot bring to bear a succinct and erudite enlightenment? Lucky, lucky students.
I love who he is. One of the greatest men of our time.
Truth, goodness, beauty, and love! What an example for us all!
You have been a sound spokesman for America, England, and of course, Israel!
And for Truth and Culture and Humanity. Rare nowadays.
“A decline in courage may be the most striking feature that an outside observer notices in the West today. The Western world has lost its civic courage . . . . Such a decline in courage is particularly noticeable among the ruling and intellectual elite, causing an impression of a loss of courage by the entire society.”
― Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn
The video may be blurry and the audio may be tincan but the quality of prose keeps us captivated.
They don’t deserve you, but need you so so badly.
This is really true.
Yep
Love listening to you Douglas - thanks for everything you do ❤
Thank you for your voice of reason.
Always speaking out the truth. I stand with you Douglas Murray!! May God save the West
Grateful, yet shocked, that you were invited to Columbia. This gives me hope.
✨ What a privilege those graduates had, to have *Douglas Murray* deliver that speech - Lord knows, he's a busy man - but also the *bravest, most truthful & not only the smartest but wisest man* we have today. We need more than ever to *listen to men like Murray, who in time will join the ranks of Plato, Socrates et al* . ☘️
Douglas is a throwback. "When ships were made of wood. And men of steel. "
Eloquence - the breadth and depth of the English language - demonstrated with calm assurance. Warmth, wisdom expression and sincerity. Thank you Douglas, as always.
Thank you, Mr Murray, for your inspiration and the sparks of brightness you spread over the world and minds...
Douglas is so endearing, and one of the most courageous men alive. It's so like him to salvage something inspiring and good for these grads to remember. Well done.
The one and only, Douglas Murray. Man of reason.
A beacon of integrity and professional journalism, in the light of the darkness and delusion that encompasses this generation of students, who’d cheer for a terror organization, murderers, who openly declare their goal of destroying western civilization, yet somehow these students “identify” with such evil.
My gratitude and admiration for your resounding voice of reason and realistic perception of the current state of humanity, or what’s left of it.
Stunning to see these students so eager to listen to DM, you could almost hear a pin drop! not the entire generation is lost apparently
Thank God for his voice of sanity!
A warrior of our times
How lucky these students to have you as a speaker!
Thank you for being the voice of truth and reason!
❤ Hero to us. Douglas Murray
Thank you Douglas love listening to you 🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️
Thank you Douglas Murray for sharing your speech. I enjoyed it.
You are a man of such character, sensitivity and nobility, that declare you a Israeli hero.
A man of integrity & courage who delivers his words with such intellect and charm. Once he starts to speak I find it impossible to turn away. Surely one of the greatest advocates for a righteous world in these increasingly unstable times that is being dominated by the very loud & the very ignorant.
I can feel my IQ go up by whole points when I listen to this Man. He helps me to courage in life.
HELLO FROM SYDNEY, RESPECT TO DOUGLAS MURRAY❤🎉!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Douglas Murray is a beacon of sanity in a world cloaked in the fog of hatred.
No, Murray spews anti Muslim hatred.
Douglas Murray is an inspiration in these times of madness
Mr. Murray ie a gem. An awesome, brilliant man!
Douglas Murray is a hero in our time. Thank you for standing up for morality and justice and of course for all you do for the great State of Israel and the Jewish people.
Thank you for sharing your speech with us. Just wonderful
Brave and wonderful man! I admire him so much!
Eloquent, articulate and consistently on point. Thank you.
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I can keep listening to Douglas Murray...what a treat to listen to him !
Thank you, Douglas, for once again being the voice of reason! I so appreciate you being the voice for many
Brillant Douglas Murray ! Greetings from Germany
Congratulations to all the graduates, and bravo to them for giving Douglas Murray so attentive a hearing. Whether one agrees with him or not, there's no doubt that he has all the curiosity about and gratitude towards the world that he was recommending there.
Wow! You've given these young graduates a precious advises. A brilliant speech! Also you are an extraordinary orator. What a pleasure it is to listen to you. Thank you so much for sharing this video ❤
Courage, curiosity, sense of memory, and gratitude as antidote to resentment. Brilliant.
Yes soooo important to let go of resentment as it so often spans generations…in the Middle East and and so many other conflicts. It’s the minority, in such situations, who go against the majority and let go of resentment from the past and undoing so let go of so much burden and suffering.
Thank you Douglas. Your words are cleansing fire
Love Douglas Murray very smart person.
Douglas Murray - the voice of sanity.
Nothing to do with this clip per se but thank you for being my voice and mind which I would struggle to express without losing my temper. Please please please keep up the good work, without you many of us would be lost.
Amen! I agree 100%!
A very important point - the past judges us. Gratitude is the virtue Shakespeare most valued
So glad they invited him for the commencement speech - gives me hope !
Brilliant graduation speech I hope the students really listened to what he was saying
Douglas Murray would make such an incredible president or PM but I totally understand why he doesn't want to go down that path.
I love Douglas Murray ❤
Love you, Douglas Murray!
“For anyone interested in thinking”…
Thank you for your efforts Douglas. We need you
God bless you Douglas. Keep the good work up
Douglas is priceless 🇬🇧🙏🇮🇱
*Weird feeling that must be for Douglas, to come back to these institutions remembering what they used to be and witnessing now what they have become... Wokism (and everything that goes with it) stand for "self-destruction of the bored West by mean of an infantile neurotization of the thought"... Long live our sweet Douglas for the sake of sanity !!! Keep up the good work Monsieur, you've got a lot of fans in France ! Vive la révolution conservatrice !*
that was beautiful. thank you
Bravo!!
Congratulations to the graduates!
They are so lucky to have you❣️
Cometh the hour, cometh the Man - tou are the right Man at the right hour - thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all you do Douglas, especially for the people of Israel❤🇮🇱
King Douglas !❤
Columbia?? Holy surprise! Let's hope they listened.
We are witnessing the controlled dismantling of the West. Most of us are looking on, mouths open, helpless. I think I speak for many of us when I say that Douglas is our voice. He has the poise, intellect and public recognition and strength to speak truth to power and if we have to fight to defend our way of life, then that is what we must do.
I find myself thinking, as an 83 year old lady, that I would fight for what Douglas Murray espouses. There are millions of us. Maybe not as old as I, but don’t count us out when seeing those who would destroy the goodness of the West.
@@joanmiller1037 I don’t think I would ever count you out. Your experiences after a lifetime of living is invaluable.
Please do stay in the battle, such as calling legislators periodically.
Hopefully they will be open minded enough to take some of the information on board.
Thank you Douglas ! Great job , great speech !
Congratulations to grads! I wish I had heard this speech as a grad. You guys are really fortunate. Take time to reflect on his words.
A few years ago I felt doom for my children and grandchildren,
Douglas Murray you inspire this old man.
Thank you
God bless you, Douglas Murray!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Always a treat to listen to DM
Our hero brilliant and couragous
True courage personified
Thank you for always speaking the truth. And, for quoting the great Canadian, Norm Macdonald.
Douglas Murray!
Keep your hands off! He’s ours 😆🤩
Douglas Murray is a treasure.
Douglas Murray is the most spectacular Orator of our time , this recording is shocking , there are better recordings available of speeches from a hundred years ago, quite how this poor quality seemingly slipped through the net amazes me .
This man is a prophet.
If you ran to be the PM of the UK, without a shadow of a doubt nor hesitation, i along with so many i know, would vote for you Douglas Murray. Alas, the political class in so many countries incl the UK are simply morally corrupt and lack integrity nor empathy to stand up and shout truths like you…the world has gone mad and someone needs to turn on the lights and stop all this bun fight and bring it to order🎉
Douglas wouldn't want to run for PM because he likes to pursue truth, and a politician isn't an ideal career for that! We should definitely support people like Douglas though to ensure they keep speaking up for worthy values and truth.
I can only hope there are many protesters in the room to hear what he has to say but I’m highly doubtful! What a pity if I’m right!
Please, please can we get together and persuade Douglas Murray to come home to the UK and get himself into parliament and then become Prime Minister. That man speaks so much sense, it almost brings me to tears.
What an inspiring speech! Thank you Douglas Murray!
Great man
This man is a genius
Fantastic!
Please become the PM? The British people need you. You somehow get a pass on your views that others have been cancelled
Douglas Murray 👏👏👏👏❤❤❤❤❤
My undergraduate alma mater: Barnard. Love your articulate perspective.
Whoever chose Douglas Murray for the commencement speech is a hero. Much gratitude to you, whoever you are.