1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:04,120 Speaker 1: My friends. This is now the question Congress will be 2 00:00:04,200 --> 00:00:07,920 Speaker 1: taking up soon, and it's because of the first ever 3 00:00:08,119 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 1: law passed in Australia in the entire world that bans 4 00:00:12,720 --> 00:00:18,000 Speaker 1: social media for those under the age of sixteen, and 5 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 1: Denmark says they'll pass a similar law in a few months, 6 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:26,119 Speaker 1: so will Norway, New Zealand, maybe even much of the 7 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 1: European Union, and now both Democrats and Republicans, eggdon by 8 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:36,760 Speaker 1: many parents and child welfare advocates want to do the 9 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:40,840 Speaker 1: same here in the United States of America, and their 10 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:45,240 Speaker 1: arguments are very easy to see, and frankly I sympathize 11 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:50,240 Speaker 1: with it that this rampant use of social media, especially 12 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:55,280 Speaker 1: by teens and tweens, has gotten out of control. The 13 00:00:55,480 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 1: average thirteen year old spends over four hours at day 14 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:07,039 Speaker 1: day on social media. Seventeen year olds nearly six hours 15 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 1: a day here in the United States, across Europe, Australia, 16 00:01:11,959 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 1: New Zealand, much of the developed world. And it's not 17 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 1: just that they're spending so much time on garbage and 18 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:23,039 Speaker 1: things that are stupid and a clear waste of time. 19 00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 1: Much of the content is poisonous, it is toxic, it 20 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 1: is destructive, Pornography, cyber bullying, platforms that exploit people's loneliness, 21 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 1: their vulnerability, depression, suicide, It goes on and on and on. 22 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 1: We are rearing a generation now that has had its 23 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 1: brain rewired from this constant, ubiquitous, all pervasive use of 24 00:01:56,880 --> 00:02:01,279 Speaker 1: social media, and so it has led to skyrocketing mental 25 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 1: health problems, much higher suicide rates, all kinds of personal problems. 26 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:13,399 Speaker 1: Academics now are suffering. Children's health is suffering. Parents say 27 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:17,040 Speaker 1: they don't know what to do, they are at a loss, 28 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:21,640 Speaker 1: and so a government ban seems like the answer. But 29 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:24,640 Speaker 1: is it As I said on the air and I 30 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:29,360 Speaker 1: want to repeat it, yes, I do believe most of 31 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:40,680 Speaker 1: social media, whether it's Facebook, x, Instagram, you name it, TikTok, whatever, Snapchat, Reddit, 32 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:44,239 Speaker 1: those are the media platforms that are banned in Australia 33 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:47,320 Speaker 1: and that they want to ban for kids under sixteen 34 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:51,239 Speaker 1: in Europe and here in the United States. Is much 35 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 1: of it poison yes? Is it garbage yes? Is it 36 00:02:56,200 --> 00:03:02,079 Speaker 1: very bad for kids? Yes. That's the job of a parent, 37 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 1: not the job of the government or the state. This 38 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 1: is big government and big Brother on steroids where they 39 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:16,680 Speaker 1: are again co opting parental authority, parental control and yes, 40 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:23,520 Speaker 1: parental responsibility. Grace and I monitor our children social media use. 41 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:29,480 Speaker 1: Ashton is fifteen, Ava is thirteen. They are limited to 42 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 1: only one hour a day. We know exactly what they're 43 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 1: downloading because we've coordinated their phones with Grace's phone, so 44 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:44,120 Speaker 1: we know anything that they download any social media platform. 45 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 1: They try to access what they're watching at all times. 46 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:54,200 Speaker 1: Plus they have a sixty minute limit. That's it. That's all. Now, 47 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:58,360 Speaker 1: other parents may choose to do it differently. I don't 48 00:03:58,360 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 1: believe in one size fits all, but my point is, 49 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:05,240 Speaker 1: or don't even have your child have a phone, or 50 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:08,400 Speaker 1: if you need a phone for your child for emergency reasons, 51 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:11,840 Speaker 1: they can get a flip phone. They can call text 52 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 1: on a flip phone. They don't need to have an 53 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:18,360 Speaker 1: iPhone or a smartphone. My point is this should be 54 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:23,799 Speaker 1: the decision of the parents, not of the government, because, 55 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 1: trust me, the left wing governments that are now pushing 56 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:32,520 Speaker 1: this ban, and the Democrats in Congress as well, it's 57 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:35,320 Speaker 1: not about the children. They don't give a damn about 58 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:39,760 Speaker 1: the children. It's about control, and what they ultimately want 59 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:43,480 Speaker 1: is to use this as the trojan horse to push 60 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 1: through what their ultimate goal is Universal digital ID to 61 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:53,760 Speaker 1: get everybody to sign up in order to be able 62 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:57,280 Speaker 1: to be on the Internet or on social media. That 63 00:04:57,360 --> 00:05:00,719 Speaker 1: you have your name, your address, would they can then 64 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:05,159 Speaker 1: track you when you go from site to site, platform 65 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:09,800 Speaker 1: to platform. They can watch you, monitor you, track you, 66 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:15,280 Speaker 1: and yes, eventually to control and censor you. They want 67 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:20,600 Speaker 1: everything now done under the full auspices and the surveillance 68 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:25,240 Speaker 1: of an all powerful state. And this is the first step, 69 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 1: a giant first step, to a digital ID system, my friends, 70 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:36,520 Speaker 1: This is like the Patriot Act all over again. Initially, 71 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:41,360 Speaker 1: of course I supported it, as most Americans did. They said, 72 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:44,880 Speaker 1: we need to track the bad guys, the terrorists, We 73 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 1: need extra tools. What's the problem. The problem they ended 74 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:54,600 Speaker 1: up weaponizing it and abusing those powers to spy and 75 00:05:54,760 --> 00:06:00,640 Speaker 1: surveil us. The American people don't fall for this. This 76 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 1: has nothing to do with the children. This has to 77 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:13,920 Speaker 1: do with censorship, control and a universal digital ID. You 78 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 1: don't want your children watching social media. I hear you 79 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:22,839 Speaker 1: take control. You pay for that phone. You're the parent, 80 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:28,960 Speaker 1: You're the boss. It's time to parent and discipline your children. You, 81 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:34,240 Speaker 1: not the government, are the ultimate decider. You don't want 82 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:37,400 Speaker 1: your kids on social media? Then you tell them to 83 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:40,080 Speaker 1: get off, and you tell them to stay off.