Things Pissing Me Off - Malcom Gladwell, Coldplay, and Other Degenerates (The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad_869)

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Sep 4, 2025

The discussion kicks off with Malcolm Gladwell's controversial takes on gender and identity. Highlighting a Coldplay incident shows how society grapples with tough topics. A warning to Canadian Jews raises questions about free expression versus societal norms. The analysis of cowardice among public figures reveals a reluctance to engage in meaningful discourse. Meanwhile, the speaker critiques politicians profiting from public service and touches on issues of censorship and the complexities of free speech in today's climate.

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INSIGHT

Power Of Conformity

The Solomon Asch experiment shows how powerful group conformity is, leading people to deny obvious facts.
Gad Saad uses it to explain why public figures cave to peer pressure on sex and gender issues.

INSIGHT

Platform And Responsibility

Gad Saad criticizes Malcolm Gladwell for recanting transgender positions while lacking moral courage.
He frames Gladwell as emblematic of influential figures who abandon biological reality under social pressure.

ANECDOTE

Coldplay Crowd Reaction

Gad Saad recounts Coldplay bringing Israeli fans onstage and the audience booing them.
He sarcastically praises the band for calling Israelis "human" amid crowd hostility.

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This clip stems from an XSpaces session that I held on September 3, 2025: https://x.com/GadSaad/status/1963328223456235704

The list includes:

1) Malcolm Gladwell and his trans lunacy

2) Coldplay's recognition that Israelis are human

3) Mohammad Fakih's warning to Canadian Jews who support Israel

4) The censors at X who argue that satirizing hate speech is hate speech

5) Cowardice of a well-known scientist and an antiquarian bookseller both of whom declined to come on my show because of my political positions

6) Cenk Uygur (aka Chunky Yogurt)

7) The Netflix documentary about the catfishing mother (Münchausen syndrome by proxy)

8) How do politicians get so rich during their "public service"?

9) Richard Grenell's Islamophilia and lack of understanding of freedom of speech and freedom of religion

10) Endless accommodations to Islam = suicidal empathy

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Dr. Gad Saad is a professor, evolutionary behavioral scientist, and author who pioneered the use of evolutionary psychology in marketing and consumer behavior. In addition to his scientific work, Dr. Saad is a leading public intellectual who often writes and speaks about idea pathogens that are destroying logic, science, reason, and common sense.

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