PragerU and Justice: A Conservative Nightmare | Big Joel

In this spicy video, I talk about the PragerU video "Social Justice Isn't Justice" hosted by Allie Stuckey. Maybe it's good let's find out!

Edited by Ben from Canada!

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[mothcub]

I know I’m gonna be at the charity stream, 3pm eastern time this Saturday! Who else is gonna be there??? (No big joel did NOT ask me to say this)

[nitrocharge]

PragerU legitimately angers me. It manages to insult religion, politics, and social issues all in one channel. I think everyone of all walks of life can stand against the sheer lunacy that is PragerU, regardless of their social, religious, and political views

[WlatPziupp]

When right wingers talk about justice they always mean punishment. In their minds justice and punishment are synonyms

[FrankAtanassow]

Now there's a bold claim: "Any statement that does not appear verbatim in the Bible is necessarily false." Does it say *that* in the Bible?

[jacobodell]

"The Bible never used the phrase 'social justice.'" Funny, it never mentions smart phones either.

[danielowens]

When PragerU exclaims that "Justice" in the Bible is never preceded by "social" is that not just an oversimplification. I mean to exclaim an ancient book translated from another language would contain a modern idea in the exact words were use it today is just silly and doesn't really say much about the Bible's position on social justice. Just a thought.

[goosgasgas]

"Social justice asks about a person's economic condition" Yeah...as it should? Surely this woman doesn't believe that a poor man stealing to feed his family and a wealthy man stealing in order to get richer are the same thing? They must know that mitigating circumstances are a thing, right?

[midwesterner]

Don’t tell conservatives that Jesus forgave a criminal while he was on the cross.

[jorgeluz]

"the bible never says 'social justice'" I'm pretty sure the Bible never says "gay", "capitalism", "communism" or "late-term abortion" either and yet the Christian Right seems to have a lot of opinions on these things based on the Bible.

[BizzeeB]

Prager University is a university like the Olive Garden is a garden.

[calebqueen]

Sad thing is, is this makes my Christian identity look fundamentally stupid and inherently ignorantly rightist when in reality the idea of Jesus is literally all based on the concept of social justice. So frustrating

[Hlast]

I don't understand PragerU's argument about justice in relation to Christianity. The entire point of the religion is that mercy triumphs over justice, that people are not getting what they deserve. Have they even read what they claim they're following? The point of Jesus dying is to forgive our sins. In their video, they claim that justice supersedes compassion. The literal exact opposite of that is true in Christianity. It's one of the major sticking points people have with the religion, in fact. Radical mercy is really hard to come to terms with, especially when you think of it in regards to rapists or mass murderers.

Not arguing for or against radical mercy here, just pointing out PragerU's failure to notice the central idea of what they claim makes the basis of their morality.

[mstkharris]

I like how she says “historically oppressed” like she thinks it’s funny.

[kristinabeck]

My sister just graduated Harvard and gave up a ridiculous salary to work as a public defender. Recently, she was practically crying because she had 1 DAY to prepare for 14 CASES. The system is broken :(

[nimrodery]

"The meek shall inherit the Earth."
"No social justice in the Bible."

[theshortestcharles]

"The great battle of our time is between Judeo-Christian values and leftist values"
Well that escalated quickly

[coglineerro]

*Prager U voice*: Imagine this nightmare world where the Justice system considered why someone broke a law and how to put them in a situation where they won’t break that law again rather than just locking up everyone who shoplifts or acting out.

[angryfruitt]

When the Bible doesn’t say something so you can’t do it

[tabithak.]

Fun fact: lots of Jewish people consider social justice to be a foundational part of their Jewishness.

[justdirt]

"Think of a black thief"
Me telling myself to stop imagining a ninja