Why Companies Went Woke — It's Not What You Think | Vivek Ramaswamy | POLITICS | Rubin Report

Dave Rubin of “The Rubin Report” talks to Vivek Ramaswamy about his book on woke capitalism, “Woke Inc.” and his new book “Nation of Victims”; the real reason corporate America got suckered into the social justice movement; why woke corporations are multiplying; how power players like Larry Fink, the CEO of Blackrock, is tricking corporations into the ESG scheme; why Vivek created Strive to combat the dangers of stakeholder capitalism; how Strive is working to convince companies like Chevron to ignore the wishes of large shareholders like Blackrock and Vanguard; stakeholder capitalism vs shareholder capitalism; why Gen Z and Millennials have been suckered into victimhood culture; why competitive victimhood is so dangerous; why the the rise of victimhood culture puts our society in danger; what conservatives get wrong about Big Tech; what Mark Zuckerberg understood about human instincts that made Facebook so successful; why we shouldn’t blame Instagram for the problems in youth mental health; why teens girls are so susceptible to Instagram and social media addiction; and much more.Show more

0:00 Intro
1:33 Who Is Vivek Ramaswamy?
5:43 The Advent Of Corporate Wokeism
13:05 What Is Blackrock’s Relationship with ESG?
23:23 Why Immigrants Recently Adopted Victimhood
27:55 Understanding Oneself Will Combat Social Media Woes
35:30 Is There Any Progress?

Is the state of US news driving you crazy? Does the coverage of political news rarely seem “fair and balanced”? Serious discussions on US politics is vital to having a healthy democracy. No matter what political party you belong to, we need to be able to hear a variety of political perspectives. Whether you majored in political science or just want to have a deeper understanding of the issues you’ll want to check out this playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEbhOtC9klbCr0iN2ANJbaV477B0eSpc6

To make sure you never miss a single Rubin Report video, click here to subscribe:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJdKr0Bgd_5saZYqLCa9mng?sub_confirmation=1

Looking for smart and honest conversations about current events, political news and the culture war? Want to increase your critical thinking by listening to different perspectives on a variety of topics? If so, then you’re in the right place because on The Rubin Report Dave Rubin engages the ideas of some of society's most interesting thought leaders, authors, politicians and comedians. The Rubin Report is the largest talk show about free speech and big ideas on YouTube.
Dave allows his guests to speak their minds and his audience to think for themselves.
New videos every week.

The Rubin Report is fan funded through monthly and one-time donations:
https://rubinreport.com/support

******

Order “Don't Burn This Country” the follow up to Dave Rubin’s New York Times bestselling “Don’t Burn This Book” here: https://daverubin.com/book/

Buy Tickets for the upcoming “Don't Burn This Country” book tour here:
https://daverubin.com/events/

Dave Rubin's book, "Don't Burn This Book" is available at:
www.dontburnthisbook.com

LISTEN to The Rubin Report podcast: www.rubinreport.com/podcast

See Dave LIVE: https://daverubin.com/events/

Sign up for our newsletter with the best of The Rubin Report delivered to your inbox once a week: http://www.rubinreport.com/newsletter

Official Rubin Report Merchandise: https://rubinreport.myshopify.com/

All art on the set are original works by Caylin Rose Janet.
Get a print here: https://www.caylinrosejanet.com/rubinreportart.html

******

Vivek Ramaswamy
Author, Nation of Victims
Vivekon Twitter: https://twitter.com/VivekGRamaswamy
Get Vivek's new book "Nation of Victims: Identity Politics, the Death of Merit, and the Path Back to Excellence" here: https://www.amazon.com/Nation-Victims-Identity-Politics-Excellence/dp/1546002960

******

Follow Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RubinReport
Follow The Rubin Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rubinreport
Follow Dave on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/daverubin
Follow Dave on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rubinreport/?hl=en
About Dave Rubin: http://rubinreport.com