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Is Film Industry Self-Imploding?

“COVID was a really dark time for me and for a lot of people,” said Rob Schneider. For the famous comedian and actor, the years of the pandemic were a time to take stock of what had become of America, speak up about it—and even write a book.

You Can Do it! Speak Your Mind, America was published in September 2024. “If we’re going to continue to have a free society, it’s going to require people to step up and be courageous,” Schneider said.

Schneider, who is also a screenwriter and director, rose to prominence as a cast member and writer of NBC’s Saturday Night Live. He earned three Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his writing on the show.

In this episode, he reflected on our current political and cultural moment. What really happened when Rob bumped into Robert De Niro at the SNL reunion? What is the role of comedy in an age of outrage? And how do we turn around the tribalism he sees gripping America? Here’s more as Schneider appears on American Thought Leaders, from the Epoch Times.

Why Is America So Divided?

You want to know why America is really divided? Follow the science.

The “Right Angle” team of Scott Ott, Bill Whittle and Stephen Green dissect a Washington Post article by Joel Auchenbach and a subsequent interview of the author by “Think,” a public radio program, in which he revealed, among other factors, that political divisions are being sparked by a steady rise of tribalism and that “policy preferences are increasingly likely to be entangled with a visceral dislike of the opposition.”

The “Right Angle” crew shares their thoughts, including Auchenbach’s premise of how evolutionary psychology plays a role into the division.

Conservatives In Hollywood

Dave Rubin of The Rubin Report talks to Andrew Klavan from the Daily Wire about what the life of Hollywood conservatives is really like, how inflation and high crime can be turned around, and how the beliefs of Black Lives Matter harm those they claim to protect.

In this clip Andrew discusses the danger of the political bubble that most of the liberal elite confine themselves to. He explains how this only exacerbates political tribalism and political polarization. Andrew also shares what it was like to know so many secret conservatives and closeted Republicans in Hollywood and the damage done by groups like the Friends of Abe staying secret.

Here’s a second clip where Andrew discusses why the Trump phenomenon should not have surprised anyone. Many Trump supporters had either been insulted or ignored by politicians over the past few decades. He explains why Glenn Youngkin’s victory is so significant and conservatives should not despair.

He discusses how America has had rampant inflation before and rising crime in major cities like NY. That is usually when leaders like Rudy Giuliani or Ronald Reagan are able to come in and impose real positive change. He describes how even his Democrat parents voted for Giuliani because they saw the results of his policies. Andrew shares his thoughts on Jordan Peterson and the importance of morality and finding meaning in your life.

We close with Andrew Klavan discussing Black Lives Matter and how that Marxist organization harms the black community. Andrew discusses why morality and Christianity are so central to his life and the dangers of not thinking through one’s beliefs. He gives the example of BLM, which advocates for the lives of the black community, but seems completely unaware of how their policies damage the very community they claim to care about. Andrew also describes the importance of freedom and individual rights and why science as a religion has failed.

Individualism Has Limits

Black Pigeon Speaks introduces a new series of shorter pieces meant to generate discussion. In this first piece, he touches on the limits of individualism and how tribalism has contributed to the fall of the West.

America’s Tribalism Explodes

America’s tribalism and chaos are set to explode. Has the once-free nation become nothing but a Leftist banana republic? More from Black Pigeon Speaks.

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