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May 24, 2019 - Sargon of Akkad - Carl Benjamin
06:47
Questions from a Young Activist
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So I wanted to ask what's UKIP's stance on facial recognition and what do you think this means for us?
Should we be concerned?
We should definitely be concerned.
This is essentially us going down the same route as the Chinese government.
Absolutely.
Which I don't, I'm sure I don't have to stress is not a route we should be going down.
I don't know what UKIP's official position on this is because this is quite a new issue.
Honestly, I don't think they're switched on enough because they've got other things in front of them.
You know, this is kind of crept up from behind on everyone.
But I've got no doubt that because UKIP is essentially a kind of libertarian liberal party, they would be diametrically opposed to the issue.
I mean, the Conservatives tweeted out the other day, didn't they?
Saying, you know, how would you feel about facial recognition software?
Well, bad.
I think everyone would be in agreement this is a bad idea.
But it's something that they would love to implement because they're interested in social control.
I think that UKIP would be the opposite of that.
I think they would be very much against it.
Yeah, that's really interesting.
I absolutely agree.
I think that our civil liberties are certainly being put at risk with facial recognition.
No question of it.
And a chap was actually arrested and charged for covering his face.
Oh my head.
That's unbelievable.
Yes, exactly.
It's really worrying because I feel like the UK is becoming a police state.
And this is all because of the EU, really.
You know what?
I'm not even sure if that's because of the EU.
We're definitely the most surveilled society in all of human history.
There are more cameras per square mile than anywhere else in the world, apparently.
I don't think that's terrifying.
I know, isn't it, right?
But I don't think it's the EU that's done this.
I think we've done this to ourselves.
And I think it's the kind of like nanny state mentality where instead of standing up for our liberties and our ability, it's always our ability to be independent of the government.
It's part of this desire to use the government to solve all of the problems of the country.
And I just don't think the government is capable of solving all those problems.
For example, if you, you know, grooming gangs or no, no, grooming gangs, knife gangs in London, right?
That is a direct consequence of a breakdown of society, the social structures that make up these communities.
Frankly, parents.
Absolutely.
It's a lack of fathers in the homes.
No amount of government intervention can fix that.
That requires the people who are having children but not marrying to realize the benefits of family values.
And I don't know how many of these kids are going to have to stab each other to death before they realize that.
But having children out of wedlock is definitely the problem there.
And the government can't force people together.
It can't force them to stay together.
But I imagine there probably are ways that it can incentivize people not to have children out of wedlock.
Do you think that could be due to the education system not instilling these values?
Yes, that's, I mean, I don't think the educational system necessarily should try and instill a certain kind of value.
I don't think they should.
I think British values should be taught.
But I'm not against the idea that the more we go on without this being done, the more I think maybe it might be necessary.
But I think that there's definitely ways of incentivizing single parenthood, and I think that they're bad.
I mean, they're bad for the kids.
They end up being bad for the society around them.
I think it's a way of effectively absconding from your own duty as a parent when you're irresponsible in this way.
Because it is about being irresponsible, and it is about your personal responsibility as a parent to care for your child.
And I do believe that we should do what we can not to subsidise that kind of lifestyle, which is the opposite opinion of the Labour Party, incidentally.
What did the Labour Party think?
Well, they had no limit on the amount of benefit payments you could receive.
So there were some people who had like eight or nine children who were getting over £100,000 a year from the taxpayer.
And the Conservatives had to cap this at £25,000, which is still higher than the average wage in the country.
And I don't think in...
And I tell you what, man, you can go to any council estate in this country and there are young women who have switched on to this.
They know that the government will give them 20 grand a year and a house if they have a few children.
And so they do.
And it's not that they're bad people.
It's just that they're being incentivized to do this.
And I think that that's a genuinely negative thing for society as a whole.
And it's bad for kids.
It's bad for the kids.
It's a huge problem.
My next question.
What do you think about all the hate that you're getting from the leftists?
And how do you deal with it?
Because they really do come from a place of hate.
They do.
Whereas we come from a place of love, love for our great nation.
And yeah.
What do you think?
I think that when you're taking flack, it means you're over the target.
And honestly, I find their efforts rather amusing.
I'm very much enjoying it.
Every hit piece is a laugh for me.
And I tend to post a lot of them to my Telegram and have fun with them.
So follow me on Telegram.
It's great.
But yeah, no, so I would be concerned if they weren't writing about me because that means I would be having no effect at all.
The fact that they're trying to stop me means that I'm getting somewhere.
Yeah, I saw you on Victoria Derbyshire and I thought you did really well.
You came across very well.
Thank you very much.
That was a very hostile interview, wasn't it?
Yeah.
How was it?
She was angry.
I could sense the anger coming out of her.
She was directly on the attack and leaning in.
And I just don't see her as a moral authority.
So any kind of moral shame.
Anyone who works at the BBC is not a moral authority.
The BBC protected Jimmy Savile.
Anyone who works there is essentially complicit.
I do not see them as moral authorities.
I see them actually as victimizers and bullies.
Yeah.
I mean, they are an institution.
I'm just one guy.
And it's not just the BBC, it's all of the other press outlets.
When they're all punching down at just a YouTuber, a guy in his office at home, then you know that I must be saying something that really threatens them because otherwise they wouldn't waste their time.
I think they're very scared because they can see that we're fighting back.
Yes, I think so.
Any other questions?
More comments?
No, just thank you so much for everything that you're doing.
And I think you really opened my eyes to a very true point, which is that the left are adopting all these concepts such as women rights to, I guess, control us more.
Yes.
They're laying claim to you on your identity as a woman.
Yes, exactly.
Using identity politics to have control over us.
And this is why I always say that the opposite, the answer to identity politics is party politics.
You should be free to associate with whatever party you want.
You could join whatever party you want, vote for whatever party you want.
And you shouldn't have people saying, no, you have to join us because you're a woman or you're black or you're ex.
They don't own you.
You own you.
Yeah, absolutely.
Thank you so much.
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