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Standing up to discrimination and hate should be everyone’s business, says community activist Wale Elegbede. In this vital talk, he shares how his community in La Crosse, Wisconsin came together to form an interfaith group in response to Islamophobia and racism — and shows why a mentality of caring for your neighbors can make life better for everyone.
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MrBananaSlice
January 1, 2021 at 10:49 pm
i love it how this guy is comparing his own experience of micro aggressions and people saying racist things to people who experienced actual racism and antisemitism such as jewish holocaust victims and uighurs in concentration camps in china. i mean calm down buddy, you have it pretty easy in america. stop whining. victim culture…..
Chrystian Vigil
January 1, 2021 at 10:52 pm
2016 was the first year that I had experienced a Hate Crime. It was a Trump Supporter who was yelling racial slurs and hate towards me. When he tried to throw chemicals onto me, while at the time I was just walking to my car after shopping at the mall. I was still a teenager when this happened. And the hate that I felt from that man, stayed with me forever.
I don’t blame him, since he was probably raised to be racist. But Trump’s campaign was heavily empowered by discrimination and white empowerment. It was such a scary experience. And I would never want any one else to experience this. We all deserve to be treated with respect and humanity, no matter the political party, race, ethnicity, etc.
We can do better. But it starts with you. Check your implicit biases and how you can change yourself. This is why I do not hold hatred in my heart towards Trump Supporters or white people. We can’t expect change if we do not put in the effort ourselves to stop racial discrimination and prejudice.
Singularity Bound
January 1, 2021 at 11:06 pm
They tried that in Salem and dozens of other deep religion dominated lands.. never worked out well. You people always start shouting the others are evil and so burning them…
The focus should be on become better people.. not a dictated pov…Im not attacking him or his thoughts, its just a warning that keeps getting ignored..
Selah R.
January 1, 2021 at 11:06 pm
What it takes to eradicate hate (discrimination, false stereotypes/lack of information, “tribalism”, and most other bad -ism’s) is to become part of a broader community. People learn hate by bad influence and lack of information/exposure, and they can correct those if they get a chance to work alongside people from that group… not by being threatened, harassed, ridiculed, lectured, labeled, punished, or ostracized/othered (ie reverse hate/-ism’s). Our commonalities bridge our differences.
Blow Me
January 1, 2021 at 11:16 pm
1:49 “…… and the lack of diversity….” LOL, how much diversity is there in Nigeria?
Ed Gepixel
January 1, 2021 at 11:19 pm
I hate conservatives. How can we eradicate that hate?
Screw Tape
January 1, 2021 at 11:25 pm
Commi TED at it again
C M
January 1, 2021 at 11:32 pm
you can not eradicate hate! What other snakeoil you got!
GMAH
January 1, 2021 at 11:33 pm
Damn, rightwingers disliking a video about eradicating hate, shocking
pavelow235
January 1, 2021 at 11:39 pm
Simplistic garbage is what this video is.
AnimePro
January 1, 2021 at 11:43 pm
“Hate” is a political canard use to silence people. You are simpleton if you believe “hate” is a serious problem
Jade Choi - Million Dollar Challenge
January 1, 2021 at 11:38 pm
Happy new year everyone 🎊
pavelow235
January 1, 2021 at 11:38 pm
Hate is human nature.
Humans are different.
Differences create hate.
yourmanwatson
January 2, 2021 at 12:04 am
So you choose endless war ? Good luck with that..
pavelow235
January 2, 2021 at 12:12 am
@yourmanwatson obviously you work “with” human nature, not try to eliminate/ignore like this guy espouses
yourmanwatson
January 2, 2021 at 12:23 am
@pavelow235 So let people cross borders illegally ?
Njul
January 1, 2021 at 11:51 pm
Be done with these stupid religions already. Religions serve no valid purpose but to control people’s mind with bullshit concepts based on superstitions.
Shoulder Kicking Mossberg
January 1, 2021 at 11:53 pm
But I’m white and live in a society, not a community 🤔
kris guntner
January 1, 2021 at 11:58 pm
A nice place to start is to stop saying people born white are automatically “racist” which is LITERALLY racist to say.
Thanks. :/
Azucena Cruz Brooks
January 2, 2021 at 12:18 am
This comment section did not pass the vibe check 🤮 so many people completely missing the point.
Matt Stone
January 2, 2021 at 1:06 am
I eat bacon cheeseburgers 🍔
* SLAVIC ARYAN *
January 2, 2021 at 12:35 am
This channel is pure liberal propaganda…
atomixfang
January 2, 2021 at 12:44 am
If only people practiced what they preached, Nigeria would be a first word country.
Argentina Luna
January 2, 2021 at 12:48 am
In God eyes we are all equal. Let’s respect each other.
IvanAndreevich
January 2, 2021 at 12:52 am
We have instructions for eradicating hate in an 11 minute video now? Utopia, here we come.
Edit: one minute in, step 1 is feeding others so your kids go hungry. That’s an interesting start.
John Wick
January 2, 2021 at 12:53 am
Also takes a community to eradicate crime
AngelaTiffany Rogers
January 2, 2021 at 12:54 am
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IvanAndreevich
January 2, 2021 at 12:57 am
Fight those who believe not in Allah or the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which has been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the Religion of Truth, from among the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizyah with willing submission and are subdued.
— Quran
Matt Stone
January 2, 2021 at 1:05 am
Lots of dislikes on this video.
Rooted Reality
January 2, 2021 at 1:15 am
Politics and Religion have infected each other… gotta down right sickening
The Train CJ
January 2, 2021 at 1:24 am
HAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAA!!! Typical propaganda to keep people segregated…
Johnny Darcalli
January 2, 2021 at 6:52 am
All it takes is Jesus Christ.
timv82
January 2, 2021 at 8:19 pm
alexis Juillard damn right, it’s like they haven’t even read their own book
KaBup
January 2, 2021 at 8:37 pm
@alexis Juillard That’s is the old book, the new one talks about love.
alexis Juillard
January 2, 2021 at 10:18 pm
Yeah so easy lol. Both are valid. Or do the 10 commandements not stand?
KaBup
January 2, 2021 at 11:15 pm
@alexis Juillard yes, but this are rules to living. Christians also account for compassion, that’s what makes the difference from others religions
Johnny Darcalli
January 2, 2021 at 11:38 pm
2 Timothy 3:1-5
1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
Tejo
January 2, 2021 at 7:01 am
All you people need to watch some Thomas Sowell
Müse, Mien, & Machination
January 2, 2021 at 12:08 pm
Who is Thomas Sowell?
Sharp931
January 2, 2021 at 1:05 pm
@Müse, Mien, & Machination Random Trump supporter.
Ted Magyar
January 2, 2021 at 2:32 pm
Absolutely
Lee Boyd
January 2, 2021 at 9:17 am
Looking at facts and recent news, of this mans pedigree, only the American part allows him the freedom to have his opinion. If you want to play the numbers game, Islam wins the gold medal for religious genocide, subjugation, and empire building. While claiming to be victims. Sorry but your medieval death cults reputation precedes it.
Hamza bn
January 2, 2021 at 11:02 am
I think there are three main things that would make people erase hate between them:
🔴 The first is to use their brains to decide who is good and who is bad (what’s good and what’s not good) and NOT relying or at least only on religion and feelings.
🔴 The second is by breaking stereotypes through exchanging
🔴 Avoiding to judge an entire group of people.
I just live in a conservative muslim country in north africa and….yes we do struggle with anti-semitism, homophobia etc and that’s what some people are trying to erase, this community is hated for doing that in their home countries, and they are even hated when they go abroad because they come from a country that doesn’t promote human rights ! like people just think about these good people that are being hated everywhere they go ! be careful before you judge somebody.
That was a pretty long comment , thank you if you read it all, I hope our world would become a better place to live for everybody, just don’t offend anybody and never let anybody offend you 💚
Julian Ortiz
January 2, 2021 at 11:05 am
Hate is part of human nature
Bethel Natasha
January 2, 2021 at 11:38 am
+ 2 3 4 9 0 3 0 0 2 4 3 6 4..
Bethel Natasha
January 2, 2021 at 11:39 am
Text him on What”sApp…
Bethel Natasha
January 2, 2021 at 11:39 am
I pray may they lord Grant you all your heart Desire through the powerful relationship restorer…
psychotic fairy
January 2, 2021 at 12:03 pm
if you think Islam is fucking peaceful you have clearly never read the Quran, dude. it’s inexcusably sick!
Some Guy
January 2, 2021 at 12:12 pm
Fake audience clapping at the beginning of TED videos confirmed.
Мария П.
January 2, 2021 at 2:17 pm
Unsubscribe and don’t respect ✊ why? Bcs you closed channel on Russian language. Zero off support. Regress.
Rasierer Ramon
January 2, 2021 at 3:13 pm
Honestly, this topic is very honorable just as it is flawed. In every community there will be dishonrable people, only thinking of their own gains. And they would do almost anything to maximize them. Thats just human nature. If we dont get rid of things like corruption, offshore accounts, tax evasion, slapp suits, religious manipulation, or in short, people who use their money and power to oppress others or maximize their own gains at all cost, there will be hate.
If we really want to eliminate hate, there needs to be more equality. When you are somone on the low end with maybe 30-35k income per year, you cant do things like tax evasion through a maze of companies. You cant even do it the low-fi way because you cant afford the court costs if you get caught.
People who have millions or billions dont give a flying f__k about that stuff, because they know they can do almost anything.
Its only gotten worse over the past couple of decades and the only way out are extremly strict regulations. Unfortunately most politicians are dogs of the establishment although their 600+billions military budget is bought with the money of all the regular Joes and Janes. They can make a lot more privately if they push what their masters demand of them.
This whole society we live in is pretty f____d
To all the people who intend to comment on this in a patronizing way: You are part of the problem and you f_____g know it
서광교회
January 2, 2021 at 4:25 pm
Trump, President Carter fell for re-election?
Both of them hate Korea.
Korea is the country with the largest number of God’s people after the United States.
Hating Korea is like a sin of hating God.
Age of Peace
January 2, 2021 at 4:31 pm
Human soul is not religious, black, white or any “race”. At the essence we are all the same, just are different because of different circumstances.
bravojr
January 2, 2021 at 5:13 pm
What about hate?
You don’t know hate, you know mild uncomfort.
You wish to eradicate the name callers, the hecklers, and those who just have bad days?
Surely, you wouldn’t take that step would you.
M R
January 3, 2021 at 1:40 am
Hatred has existed in all of our institutions. Universities, banks, governments, etc. There are many white supremacist groups with thousands of members. There are people who say things that are based on hatred, who are ignorant of the harm they are causing.
bravojr
January 2, 2021 at 5:17 pm
Which is it?
Black people strong and don’t need no preaching to,
Or black people needing help and we should bend over to help them?
This back and forth see saw narrative is giving me Whiplash.
Oh.. Oh. wait. that isn’t what I mean please don’t send me to the Gulag!
M R
January 3, 2021 at 6:20 pm
Both of these are true. They don’t need to have their autonomy taken away from them in order to help them. The US government contributed to the suffering of black people, and is obligated to do something to correct it.
bravojr
January 2, 2021 at 5:18 pm
When Hatespeech is targeted by Hatespeech.
M R
January 3, 2021 at 1:33 am
“There are good people in every community” sounds very hateful
Z1BABOUINOS
January 2, 2021 at 5:26 pm
The now senile, crook Reject, the henchman of Barack Hussein,
*DEPORTED TWICE as many* people in his first term alone
as President D.J. Trump.
Extradite him and his bagman-son, the crackhead, to Ukraine,
’cause they want their money back and the thieves. YT Link: ████████████
(link self-censored. My previous post got *SHADOW-BANNED)*
Z1BABOUINOS
January 2, 2021 at 5:30 pm
Youtube partial link:
watch?v=PcOYsmjhTGE
Theseus
January 2, 2021 at 5:35 pm
Sure is nice to see a video about racism that doesn’t involve blaming white people for it.
M R
January 3, 2021 at 1:43 am
Is there any videos where they blame all white people?
Vance H
January 2, 2021 at 6:31 pm
Truth, Peace and Love for All.
stephane Z
January 2, 2021 at 7:13 pm
unsubbed ! TED changed their original content ! previously it was all about science … i don’t see that content anymore…
Калидас Калидасьеро
January 2, 2021 at 8:24 pm
Collectivistic Narcissism: this is when not only single person but the whole community turn their attention on the ways they think, they feel, they do. But more healthier for that community would be turn their attention to objects in outer world of them.
BenIsJamIn
January 2, 2021 at 8:55 pm
Anyone realize how far left Ted has gotten? No wonder they don’t get views anymore.
Greg
January 3, 2021 at 12:45 am
When I first discovered TED about a decade ago, I used to watch a few of their videos per week. They featured scientists and professors, true thought leaders, talking about bleeding edge inovative ideas. After a while, they gradually shifted to lazy PC content. Every once in a while I check in and see what they have to offer, and every time I am disappointed. It’s not that racism isn’t important, or that we should be complacant about racism, but these topics are so cliche, and all their speakers just parrot the same lame talking points endlessly. TED’s organizational strategy has obviously shifted from educating people to showing off their left wing political ideology to score cheap points with the masses.
Henry
January 3, 2021 at 2:09 am
Stfu
FantaFNM
January 3, 2021 at 10:42 pm
why
weston saathoff
January 3, 2021 at 5:45 am
Even if we hacked everyone’s mind and programmed them to get along they’d glitch out and start a war.
nate wykle
January 3, 2021 at 6:41 am
people need to eradicate there hate for the law first… and by law i mean actual laws. not cops in general.
John Greene
January 3, 2021 at 6:47 am
It takes Jesus Christ to eradicate hate. Man doesn’t have it in him.
Catbus Driver
January 3, 2021 at 10:59 am
lmao now burn at the stake
E con
January 4, 2021 at 3:31 am
Your imaginary friends is… imaginary
Leonardo Montalvo
January 3, 2021 at 7:18 am
George Floyd died of a drug overdose.
Daniel deVilliers
January 3, 2021 at 1:11 pm
Unlike Jeffry Epstein, George Floyd killed himself.
motinuppi
January 3, 2021 at 12:02 pm
You sir, are asking people to let go of their reservations against Muslims, labeling these as hate.
For the reservations to subside, Islam will need a reformation. There is too much hate and intolerance in the Islamic holy texts for any educated person to simply dismiss the continued attacks on western values such as personal liberty, freedom of speech, and even lives of innocents as merely acts of deluded individuals.
I say this with the utmost respect for you and your family. Good people cannot let evil slide. When enough many do, the consequences are felt even by those such as yourselves.
Daniel deVilliers
January 4, 2021 at 3:57 am
Treating them like decent people is your first mistake. The same mistake that got ALL those innocents killed.
Lingkar Arsitek
January 3, 2021 at 3:18 pm
Inspiration responsibility
Adalberto Estevez
January 3, 2021 at 6:31 pm
White people hate talking about social issues and love. It’s gotta be science, or nothing.
Daniel deVilliers
January 4, 2021 at 4:07 am
While greatly science focused, my experience of ‘white’ people is that they spend WAY too much time talking about social issues and not enough time enforcing proper VALUES and protecting the birthright of their OWN.
Voice of Wisdom
January 3, 2021 at 7:00 pm
After 9/11 I wanted to understand why someone would do such a thing. So, I got a copy of the Koran and it cover to cover. I found two things that helped me understand.
First, the Koran begins as a treatise on liberal social law. Love your neighbor, help the poor… But, as it goes on it becomes ever more apocalyptic. Perhaps by the end Muhammad was contemplating his own death and judgement. I have reached an age where my past is longer than my future, and I can say from personal experience that it changes the way you think. But, to force this thinking on the young can have unforseen consequences.
The second was a story about someone asking Muhammad about a man that had multiple wives. He had no problem with this. “Two wives, three wives, four wives…” So, in countries where Islam informs the writing of laws, polygamy is allowed and four wives are allowed for those that can afford them. For each man with four wives, three others are deprived of one of the most basic things in life. This leads to inequality far beyond what we in the West would ever experience.
When a young desperate man is fed all this apocalyptic thinking, then he’s told if he becomes a martyr he will get one hundred virgins in the afterlife, is it surprising that we have terrorists? Looking in from the outside, how am I to know if the Muslim I meet on the street is the one that loves his neighbor and helps the poor, or the one that will try to kill me?
FantaFNM
January 3, 2021 at 10:41 pm
Quran*
Voice of Wisdom
January 3, 2021 at 11:03 pm
@FantaFNM As with most words that originate in a foreign language (You notice I’m not writing this in Arabic) there are several recognized spellings of the word. Most Islamic scholars spell it Qur’an, not Koran or Quran. If it makes you feel better, you can continue incorrecting me.
FantaFNM
January 4, 2021 at 1:16 am
@Voice of Wisdom no im just saying ur fine and have a great day
Andy Cordy
January 3, 2021 at 8:20 pm
I am astonished and frankly disgusted by the negativity towards this talk. It’s one thing do nothing about what’s wrong in our communities. It is wholely indefensible to talk down the efforts of those who are willing to work for the betterment of safety and security in any would – be just society.
Islam karim
January 3, 2021 at 9:02 pm
Thanks bro
pavankumar pinnelli
January 3, 2021 at 9:26 pm
With increase in urbanisation and individualism the sense of community is almost gone. As we are going after comforts this trend will continue. Now who has the energy to feed the community?
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January 3, 2021 at 11:59 pm
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Chuck Brenner Indianashogman
January 4, 2021 at 1:32 am
It takes loving yourself before you can love others.
Be a proud nation of your people no matter what color you are.
Now that we are all forced together for the sake of ” diversity ” for the globalist so they can push their agenda, don’t take it out on each other. If everyone went back to their own country , they would be again , a proud nation.
Chai Chu
January 4, 2021 at 1:44 am
It is hubris to even think of “to eradicate hate”. You cannot win if you don’t know what you are fighting against.
E con
January 4, 2021 at 3:10 am
Like most black men that can afford to, Elegbede is good at speaking black and sleeping white. 🙄
Karen Serio
January 4, 2021 at 4:30 am
It takes a village. We all want & deserve to live in a community where we watch out for & help each other.
Jew Man
January 4, 2021 at 12:29 pm
Seek God. Anyone calling upon the name of the lord shall be saved.
So it’s not up too any minister to save you just your own mouth.
Don’t miss out on your Inheritance.
Spin the bottle.
The top is noon. One full 360 degree rotation is 24 hours.
Point the top at a fixed object.
Move THE BOTTLE to the back of the fixed object.
Noon IS NOT NOON UNTIL IT REACHES THE START POINT OF THE FIRST NOON.
THE EARTH IS NOT SPINNING OR MOVING AROUND A FIXED LIT OBJECT.
IF GRAVITY IS REAL WHY LEVEL ANY OBJECT ON EARTH?
GAME OVER.
All this (propaganda thesaurus dictionary) news of trying to convince everyone to NOT SEEK God IS Orchestrated by the leader of the world..
The earth is truly flat. Up is just that simply up
E con
January 4, 2021 at 5:44 pm
There’s no god.
溪岸湖边
January 4, 2021 at 2:09 pm
He speaks the English so fast,I cant even undestand without subtitile.maybe for native English speaker also cant unserstand,is it correct?
Back Health 101
January 4, 2021 at 4:21 pm
Hate speech is speech change my mind.
Max Gioviale
January 4, 2021 at 7:47 pm
I like TED wide view as well as the speech as well as the historical statues, nature connected via tradition to the place and the social connections to the african pre-colombian culture.
Great Quotes Daily
January 5, 2021 at 2:50 am
Wasn’t the founder of Islam, Muhammed, a man who murdered many, many people? How can this be called a peaceful religion when its beginnings were not so? This is very confusing to me.
Liberal Lis
January 5, 2021 at 3:11 am
Doesn’t change the fact blacks got handouts when i got roadblocks. i dont want “common ground” iwant revenge for what happened to me in school.
☣FalloutBoySVK☢
January 6, 2021 at 11:53 am
Peace require sacrifices. Are you ready to give up on your Religious beliefs? I highly doubt that. But guess what, most wars were caused by differences between religions. IF all people throw away Religion and rise above as HUMANITY, one HUMANITY, only then we can thrive as a society.
Religion as many other things just put artificial differences between people. We don’t need things that make us different, we need things that can unite us. Or else, our differences will be our doom as our society cannot thrive with all the different beliefs, pursuits and life styles.
Swe3ets
January 6, 2021 at 11:56 pm
Religion is only as good as the person teaching it to you, So when you state you are religious, I can’t help be see you as a fool.
Unlock Your Potential Alhasan. S
January 7, 2021 at 12:45 am
Yess!! It’s takes the decision of our united strength to change history of ignorance.
Have a look at my book I also have been inspired by change to inspire others everyday.