Why does Andy Frisella say the world's problems come down to a courage problem?

Andy Frisella argues that the people who control the world could not do so without ordinary people's voluntary participation, and that if enough people simply said what they think, those plans would never become reality. He points to people who privately thought COVID masks were pointless but wore them anyway, and says citizens are obliged by the Constitution to defy government orders they believe are wrong.

• DJ compared the idea to the villain's warning about keeping the ants in line in the film A Bug's Life; Andy said posting that clip during COVID got his account banned.
• Andy told critics of Israel to name Netanyahu's government specifically, saying generalising about all Jews hands his side its defence.

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“That makes this a courage problem. And it's very easy to solve.” Andy Frisella · at 22:46 — open in the transcript →

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