Episode

Is Christian Wrong?

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Making the Argument with Nick Freitas
Published
Jul 9, 2026
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3504
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Summary

My co-host Christian has put out another video, which I encourage you to go and watch over on his page. In it, he discusses why wokesim seemed to appear out of nowhere, its true origins, and what it will take to defeat it... Will I agree with him, or are Christian and I about to have a fight? SPONSOR: Angel Studios Join the Angel Guild Premium for a limited-time America's 250th offer at $15/month or $135/year—membership includes 2 free theater tickets to every Angel theatrical release, including Young Washington. This is the lowest price of the season, and the offer goes live June 8th. Become a Premium Angel Guild member at https://Angel.com/nick ----- GET YOUR MERCH HERE: https://shop.nickjfreitas.com/ BECOME A MEMBER OF THE IC: https://NickJFreitas.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickjfreitas/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NickFreitasVA Twitter: https://twitter.com/NickJFreitas YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Nickjfreitas TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nickjfreitas3.0 00:00:00 – Reacting to "The Ruling Class and the Lie They Told Us" 00:00:50 – The first time "white man" became an insult 00:02:36 – The Great Awokening: every institution changed overnight 00:05:08 – Pronoun fights in the Virginia House of Delegates 00:06:26 – The grassroots explanation never made sense 00:07:13 – Who actually runs this country? 00:11:01 – "Democracy is a sham": every society has a ruling class 00:13:33 – Ruling classes are like fire — how do elites justify their rule? 00:16:14 – Every elite needs a legitimizing story, from Alexander to Marx 00:19:02 – Why appealing lies beat hard truths 00:21:10 – America's new ruling class: credentialed managers and technocrats 00:25:23 – Parasitic elites vs the industrialists who built America 00:28:47 – Christopher Lasch, elites wi…