and of course extremely grateful for the chance to share some of my thoughts on
chance to share some of my thoughts on
chance to share some of my thoughts on risk and why it’s a good thing and why
risk and why it’s a good thing and why
risk and why it’s a good thing and why generally speaking we get it wrong I’m
generally speaking we get it wrong I’m
generally speaking we get it wrong I’m not an academic expert but I was in the
not an academic expert but I was in the
not an academic expert but I was in the Army for a very long time and I’ve made
Army for a very long time and I’ve made
Army for a very long time and I’ve made my living the last 17 odd years since I
my living the last 17 odd years since I
my living the last 17 odd years since I left as a commercial security and risk
left as a commercial security and risk
left as a commercial security and risk consultant so while having work papers
consultant so while having work papers
consultant so while having work papers or letters after my name except some
or letters after my name except some
or letters after my name except some some silly ones I’ve got a certain
some silly ones I’ve got a certain
some silly ones I’ve got a certain amount of real-world experience
amount of real-world experience
amount of real-world experience we’ll start by defining some terms risk
we’ll start by defining some terms risk
we’ll start by defining some terms risk is in the very sterols of academic
is in the very sterols of academic
is in the very sterols of academic definition a threat or a hazard that’s
definition a threat or a hazard that’s
definition a threat or a hazard that’s been assessed at the impact in its
been assessed at the impact in its
been assessed at the impact in its probability there’s a whole body of
probability there’s a whole body of
probability there’s a whole body of scientific work and there’s a whole body
scientific work and there’s a whole body
scientific work and there’s a whole body of professional work around what we what
of professional work around what we what
of professional work around what we what we call big our risk it’s sort of thing
we call big our risk it’s sort of thing
we call big our risk it’s sort of thing you see banks insurance companies major
you see banks insurance companies major
you see banks insurance companies major industrials and it’s we’re very
industrials and it’s we’re very
industrials and it’s we’re very sensitive a very complex mathematics and
sensitive a very complex mathematics and
sensitive a very complex mathematics and analytical techniques are applied to
analytical techniques are applied to
analytical techniques are applied to very complex arithmetic ‘el and
very complex arithmetic ‘el and
very complex arithmetic ‘el and statistical analyses in order to derive
statistical analyses in order to derive
statistical analyses in order to derive basically a bet and that’s not we’re
basically a bet and that’s not we’re
basically a bet and that’s not we’re going to talk about today we’re going
going to talk about today we’re going
going to talk about today we’re going talk about small our risk risk as it
talk about small our risk risk as it
talk about small our risk risk as it affects us as individuals how we proceed
affects us as individuals how we proceed
affects us as individuals how we proceed of risk as individuals how we perceive
of risk as individuals how we perceive
of risk as individuals how we perceive risk as a society and how things have
risk as a society and how things have
risk as a society and how things have begun to conspire against us slightly in
begun to conspire against us slightly in
begun to conspire against us slightly in terms of the quality of the decisions
terms of the quality of the decisions
terms of the quality of the decisions we’ve been making and this hooks into a
we’ve been making and this hooks into a
we’ve been making and this hooks into a great extent with what guy’s been
great extent with what guy’s been
great extent with what guy’s been talking with talking about and with some
talking with talking about and with some
talking with talking about and with some of the individual things that came up in
of the individual things that came up in
of the individual things that came up in the first session about the impact of
the first session about the impact of
the first session about the impact of stress and about house how our
stress and about house how our
stress and about house how our personalities as the killer ape that’s
personalities as the killer ape that’s
personalities as the killer ape that’s only just 10,000 years out of the trees
only just 10,000 years out of the trees
only just 10,000 years out of the trees is coping with the massive fast forward
is coping with the massive fast forward
is coping with the massive fast forward pace of a society that’s evolving at a
pace of a society that’s evolving at a
pace of a society that’s evolving at a logarithmic rate so that was that was
logarithmic rate so that was that was
logarithmic rate so that was that was page one
I’m the old girl for you I’m the I’m the
I’m the old girl for you I’m the I’m the one I’m the product of this all gasp
one I’m the product of this all gasp
one I’m the product of this all gasp institution though I left here a very
institution though I left here a very
institution though I left here a very very long time ago and had to say that I
very long time ago and had to say that I
very long time ago and had to say that I let my primary risk management here the
let my primary risk management here the
let my primary risk management here the then headmaster a man of reputation was
then headmaster a man of reputation was
then headmaster a man of reputation was it was a man who understood the concept
it was a man who understood the concept
it was a man who understood the concept of risk and who understood the concept
of risk and who understood the concept
of risk and who understood the concept of what we little buggers got up to and
of what we little buggers got up to and
of what we little buggers got up to and he certainly had my number and he
he certainly had my number and he
he certainly had my number and he certainly schooled me very carefully and
certainly schooled me very carefully and
certainly schooled me very carefully and brought to my attention when I’d made
brought to my attention when I’d made
brought to my attention when I’d made some less than 14 risk management
some less than 14 risk management
some less than 14 risk management decisions what I began to grasp them and
decisions what I began to grasp them and
decisions what I began to grasp them and what I grasped simply what I’ve grasped
what I grasped simply what I’ve grasped
what I grasped simply what I’ve grasped completely since that is that there is
completely since that is that there is
completely since that is that there is management decisions we make where we
management decisions we make where we
management decisions we make where we are confronted with the unknown position
are confronted with the unknown position
are confronted with the unknown position the closer that position is or the the
the closer that position is or the the
the closer that position is or the the close that decision is to something
close that decision is to something
close that decision is to something that’s ultimately primeval something
that’s ultimately primeval something
that’s ultimately primeval something that’s back in the lizard brain the more
that’s back in the lizard brain the more
that’s back in the lizard brain the more likely we are to make a correct decision
likely we are to make a correct decision
likely we are to make a correct decision because our instinct and our knowledge I
because our instinct and our knowledge I
because our instinct and our knowledge I like to to be perfect and our courage is
like to to be perfect and our courage is
like to to be perfect and our courage is gradable we can make sensible decisions
gradable we can make sensible decisions
gradable we can make sensible decisions and this goes right back to you know if
and this goes right back to you know if
and this goes right back to you know if you only if you’re in the savanna which
you only if you’re in the savanna which
you only if you’re in the savanna which is where we all came from there’s a lion
is where we all came from there’s a lion
is where we all came from there’s a lion around I guarantee you everybody in this
around I guarantee you everybody in this
around I guarantee you everybody in this room is going to make a sensible
room is going to make a sensible
room is going to make a sensible decision about whether or not to
decision about whether or not to
decision about whether or not to approach a lion I will equally guarantee
approach a lion I will equally guarantee
approach a lion I will equally guarantee you that other decisions we make both as
you that other decisions we make both as
you that other decisions we make both as individuals and the societies as become
individuals and the societies as become
individuals and the societies as become more complicated and more abstruse more
more complicated and more abstruse more
more complicated and more abstruse more abstracted from those key tribal or
abstracted from those key tribal or
abstracted from those key tribal or Paleolithic varieties will get more more
Paleolithic varieties will get more more
Paleolithic varieties will get more more difficult to do and this is to do with
difficult to do and this is to do with
difficult to do and this is to do with knowledge and it’s to do with the
knowledge and it’s to do with the
knowledge and it’s to do with the ability both to understand the context
ability both to understand the context
ability both to understand the context of where we are and the importance of
of where we are and the importance of
of where we are and the importance of where we are and the example our quote
where we are and the example our quote
where we are and the example our quote is that of how we respond both as
is that of how we respond both as
is that of how we respond both as individuals and societies to the two big
individuals and societies to the two big
individuals and societies to the two big bogeys what we most gave of was scared
bogeys what we most gave of was scared
bogeys what we most gave of was scared of terrorists terrace a terrible terrors
of terrorists terrace a terrible terrors
of terrorists terrace a terrible terrors present the extension threat to our
present the extension threat to our
present the extension threat to our society ice is going to topple a society
society ice is going to topple a society
society ice is going to topple a society tomorrow we’re terrified a pedophilia
tomorrow we’re terrified a pedophilia
tomorrow we’re terrified a pedophilia we’re really worried we will drive our
we’re really worried we will drive our
we’re really worried we will drive our children to school a mile because of all
children to school a mile because of all
children to school a mile because of all the
the
the roving pedophiles out there this is not
roving pedophiles out there this is not
roving pedophiles out there this is not to discount this is not to say that
to discount this is not to say that
to discount this is not to say that these things do not go on of course they
these things do not go on of course they
these things do not go on of course they do this to say that we have a grotesque
do this to say that we have a grotesque
do this to say that we have a grotesque over estimate of just how frequent this
over estimate of just how frequent this
over estimate of just how frequent this is is a sophistic you are 10 times more
is is a sophistic you are 10 times more
is is a sophistic you are 10 times more likely to die in the United Kingdom in
likely to die in the United Kingdom in
likely to die in the United Kingdom in an accident involving a domestic iron
an accident involving a domestic iron
an accident involving a domestic iron then you are to become a victim of
then you are to become a victim of
then you are to become a victim of terrorism either killed or wounded 10
terrorism either killed or wounded 10
terrorism either killed or wounded 10 times more likely that’s consistent
times more likely that’s consistent
times more likely that’s consistent terrorism is not an existential threat
terrorism is not an existential threat
terrorism is not an existential threat to our society it was not Nexus tential
to our society it was not Nexus tential
to our society it was not Nexus tential threat during the troubles in Northern
threat during the troubles in Northern
threat during the troubles in Northern Ireland it never has been make
Ireland it never has been make
Ireland it never has been make substantial threat it’s an irritant it
substantial threat it’s an irritant it
substantial threat it’s an irritant it has no strategic significance the
has no strategic significance the
has no strategic significance the societal impact of terrorism is not the
societal impact of terrorism is not the
societal impact of terrorism is not the impact of the act itself it’s the impact
impact of the act itself it’s the impact
impact of the act itself it’s the impact of the response to it and the responses
of the response to it and the responses
of the response to it and the responses we choose as a society to generate to
we choose as a society to generate to
we choose as a society to generate to terrorism are based on some false
terrorism are based on some false
terrorism are based on some false perceptions some of these are
perceptions some of these are
perceptions some of these are deliberately false some of these are
deliberately false some of these are
deliberately false some of these are exercised by government for a variety of
exercised by government for a variety of
exercised by government for a variety of reasons perfectly valid reasons you know
reasons perfectly valid reasons you know
reasons perfectly valid reasons you know there’s nothing malevolent about this is
there’s nothing malevolent about this is
there’s nothing malevolent about this is not the line government’s don’t sit down
not the line government’s don’t sit down
not the line government’s don’t sit down and say what can we do to be nasty and
and say what can we do to be nasty and
and say what can we do to be nasty and mean today but it’s in response to what
mean today but it’s in response to what
mean today but it’s in response to what they perceive of as public pressure and
they perceive of as public pressure and
they perceive of as public pressure and that public pressure is often manifested
that public pressure is often manifested
that public pressure is often manifested through a very small number of voices on
through a very small number of voices on
through a very small number of voices on things like Twitter through the media
things like Twitter through the media
things like Twitter through the media and through the people who shout the
and through the people who shout the
and through the people who shout the loudest and it’s also occasioned by
loudest and it’s also occasioned by
loudest and it’s also occasioned by extreme risk aversion because the impact
extreme risk aversion because the impact
extreme risk aversion because the impact of a terrorist event is profound in
of a terrorist event is profound in
of a terrorist event is profound in media terms and profound in reputational
media terms and profound in reputational
media terms and profound in reputational terms if I’m be cold and analytical for
terms if I’m be cold and analytical for
terms if I’m be cold and analytical for a moment and it’s just us talking right
a moment and it’s just us talking right
a moment and it’s just us talking right astín the several million people we
astín the several million people we
astín the several million people we hope we’re going to be watching this on
hope we’re going to be watching this on
hope we’re going to be watching this on the Internet at some point yeah the
the Internet at some point yeah the
the Internet at some point yeah the actual value of a human life roughly
actual value of a human life roughly
actual value of a human life roughly million pounds so if you lose five or
million pounds so if you lose five or
million pounds so if you lose five or six people in a terrorist attack the
six people in a terrorist attack the
six people in a terrorist attack the impact the human impact is about five or
impact the human impact is about five or
impact the human impact is about five or six million pounds of me will be
six million pounds of me will be
six million pounds of me will be infrastructural damage let’s let’s be
infrastructural damage let’s let’s be
infrastructural damage let’s let’s be pessimistic and let’s see about
pessimistic and let’s see about
pessimistic and let’s see about 50 million pounds if we look at the 7/7
50 million pounds if we look at the 7/7
50 million pounds if we look at the 7/7 bombings which are an appalling tragedy
bombings which are an appalling tragedy
bombings which are an appalling tragedy and apart and an atrocity and please
and apart and an atrocity and please
and apart and an atrocity and please don’t think I’m trying to denigrate the
don’t think I’m trying to denigrate the
don’t think I’m trying to denigrate the experience of either the victims or the
experience of either the victims or the
experience of either the victims or the gallant people who acted to mitigate the
gallant people who acted to mitigate the
gallant people who acted to mitigate the impact but let’s look at it sensibly
impact but let’s look at it sensibly
impact but let’s look at it sensibly here the all cost to the tattoo the
here the all cost to the tattoo the
here the all cost to the tattoo the nation of the 7/7 bombings was probably
nation of the 7/7 bombings was probably
nation of the 7/7 bombings was probably of the order of 200 million or so the
of the order of 200 million or so the
of the order of 200 million or so the cost of the disruption to London and to
cost of the disruption to London and to
cost of the disruption to London and to business and to the even tenor life just
business and to the even tenor life just
business and to the even tenor life just in the few days afterwards was in the
in the few days afterwards was in the
in the few days afterwards was in the billions and the long-term impacts of
billions and the long-term impacts of
billions and the long-term impacts of the restrictions on Liberty being
the restrictions on Liberty being
the restrictions on Liberty being increase in surveillance and increased
increase in surveillance and increased
increase in surveillance and increased abstraction of the forces of law and
abstraction of the forces of law and
abstraction of the forces of law and order and the security service from
order and the security service from
order and the security service from other tasks is also significant now in
other tasks is also significant now in
other tasks is also significant now in cold risk management terms that does not
cold risk management terms that does not
cold risk management terms that does not fit the cost-benefit calculation though
fit the cost-benefit calculation though
fit the cost-benefit calculation though there are reasons why we chose to do it
there are reasons why we chose to do it
there are reasons why we chose to do it that way that’s one example there is a
that way that’s one example there is a
that way that’s one example there is a trend or tendency nowadays and guy
trend or tendency nowadays and guy
trend or tendency nowadays and guy brought it out to think about the media
brought it out to think about the media
brought it out to think about the media as a source of untrustworthy news there
as a source of untrustworthy news there
as a source of untrustworthy news there is a lack of trust in the public domain
is a lack of trust in the public domain
is a lack of trust in the public domain the fact is that there is a great deal
the fact is that there is a great deal
the fact is that there is a great deal of skepticism now about pretty much
of skepticism now about pretty much
of skepticism now about pretty much everything that happens we don’t trust
everything that happens we don’t trust
everything that happens we don’t trust our media we don’t trust our politicians
our media we don’t trust our politicians
our media we don’t trust our politicians but we trust our schoolmasters obviously
but we trust our schoolmasters obviously
but we trust our schoolmasters obviously because they’ve thoroughly reliable
because they’ve thoroughly reliable
because they’ve thoroughly reliable jolly good sorts and we certainly trust
jolly good sorts and we certainly trust
jolly good sorts and we certainly trust our security and risk consultant cars
our security and risk consultant cars
our security and risk consultant cars are available afterwards we don’t reach
are available afterwards we don’t reach
are available afterwards we don’t reach us anybody else and that corroding of
us anybody else and that corroding of
us anybody else and that corroding of trust in the public debate coupled with
trust in the public debate coupled with
trust in the public debate coupled with a very well-meaning but ultimately
a very well-meaning but ultimately
a very well-meaning but ultimately negative attempt to set guidelines for
negative attempt to set guidelines for
negative attempt to set guidelines for how that public debate can be conducted
how that public debate can be conducted
how that public debate can be conducted have led not just to a corrosion trust
have led not just to a corrosion trust
have led not just to a corrosion trust and a corrosion of confidence in
and a corrosion of confidence in
and a corrosion of confidence in veracity but also in the exclusion of
veracity but also in the exclusion of
veracity but also in the exclusion of large areas of human of debate the
large areas of human of debate the
large areas of human of debate the exclusion of large areas of thought from
exclusion of large areas of thought from
exclusion of large areas of thought from that public debate and I’ll take here as
that public debate and I’ll take here as
that public debate and I’ll take here as an example right-wing politics extreme
an example right-wing politics extreme
an example right-wing politics extreme left-wing politics
left-wing politics
left-wing politics you will look in vain for discussion of
you will look in vain for discussion of
you will look in vain for discussion of extreme racist points of view in the
extreme racist points of view in the
extreme racist points of view in the media you will look in vain for open
media you will look in vain for open
media you will look in vain for open discussion of extreme left-wing
discussion of extreme left-wing
discussion of extreme left-wing communists Trotskyist anarchist Maoist
communists Trotskyist anarchist Maoist
communists Trotskyist anarchist Maoist points of view anywhere but in closed
points of view anywhere but in closed
points of view anywhere but in closed circuits you’ll look in vain in our
circuits you’ll look in vain in our
circuits you’ll look in vain in our great universities for any discussion of
great universities for any discussion of
great universities for any discussion of any number of contentious political
any number of contentious political
any number of contentious political issues because there is a perception
issues because there is a perception
issues because there is a perception that there are some things that are just
that there are some things that are just
that there are some things that are just so dangerous some ideas which are so bad
so dangerous some ideas which are so bad
so dangerous some ideas which are so bad that the very mention of them will get
that the very mention of them will get
that the very mention of them will get people wearing culture and marching
people wearing culture and marching
people wearing culture and marching through the streets this is not just
through the streets this is not just
through the streets this is not just incredibly offensive so the good pop the
incredibly offensive so the good pop the
incredibly offensive so the good pop the good people of this planet who are
good people of this planet who are
good people of this planet who are plenty smart enough to recognize a bad
plenty smart enough to recognize a bad
plenty smart enough to recognize a bad idea if they hear one it’s also
idea if they hear one it’s also
idea if they hear one it’s also grotesquely mistaken because elimination
grotesquely mistaken because elimination
grotesquely mistaken because elimination of the debate from the public does not
of the debate from the public does not
of the debate from the public does not eliminate the debate ruin the concept
eliminate the debate ruin the concept
eliminate the debate ruin the concept from the public debate does not stop the
from the public debate does not stop the
from the public debate does not stop the concept being discussed what happens is
concept being discussed what happens is
concept being discussed what happens is that the concept will carry on being
that the concept will carry on being
that the concept will carry on being discussed the conversations will go on
discussed the conversations will go on
discussed the conversations will go on the fascists will sit sit in their
the fascists will sit sit in their
the fascists will sit sit in their corners and they will have their
corners and they will have their
corners and they will have their conversations extreme left will sitting
conversations extreme left will sitting
conversations extreme left will sitting their corners and have their
their corners and have their
their corners and have their conversations at homophobes extremely
conversations at homophobes extremely
conversations at homophobes extremely extremely motivated religious types and
extremely motivated religious types and
extremely motivated religious types and they will not be challenged and as a
they will not be challenged and as a
they will not be challenged and as a result you get the classic example is
result you get the classic example is
result you get the classic example is Anders Breivik in in Norway a man of
Anders Breivik in in Norway a man of
Anders Breivik in in Norway a man of extreme right-wing views who had no no
extreme right-wing views who had no no
extreme right-wing views who had no no platform for those views and as a result
platform for those views and as a result
platform for those views and as a result refined them and worked by himself
refined them and worked by himself
refined them and worked by himself proceeding from a number of false
proceeding from a number of false
proceeding from a number of false premises and built what was overtly a
premises and built what was overtly a
premises and built what was overtly a very logical succession of ideas except
very logical succession of ideas except
very logical succession of ideas except of course though based on a single idea
of course though based on a single idea
of course though based on a single idea which in the technical term here was
which in the technical term here was
which in the technical term here was complete bollocks but he led it led him
complete bollocks but he led it led him
complete bollocks but he led it led him inescapably to the conclusion what he
inescapably to the conclusion what he
inescapably to the conclusion what he need to do was attack the youth of the
need to do was attack the youth of the
need to do was attack the youth of the Norwegian Labour Party and kill loads of
Norwegian Labour Party and kill loads of
Norwegian Labour Party and kill loads of them and he followed that logic through
them and he followed that logic through
them and he followed that logic through and he did it and he’s now doing life in
and he did it and he’s now doing life in
and he did it and he’s now doing life in Nosler prison at no point did anybody
Nosler prison at no point did anybody
Nosler prison at no point did anybody have the opportunity to say to him
have the opportunity to say to him
have the opportunity to say to him Anders this basic idea here it’s
Anders this basic idea here it’s
Anders this basic idea here it’s bollocks
bollocks
bollocks the other example always quote is one of
the other example always quote is one of
the other example always quote is one of the happiest moments ever had was on
the happiest moments ever had was on
the happiest moments ever had was on question time a couple of years ago I
question time a couple of years ago I
question time a couple of years ago I don’t know if you saw it when Nick
don’t know if you saw it when Nick
don’t know if you saw it when Nick Griffin MEP was invited on and Nick
Griffin MEP was invited on and Nick
Griffin MEP was invited on and Nick Griffin came on I may betray a little
Griffin came on I may betray a little
Griffin came on I may betray a little bit of my my political inclination here
bit of my my political inclination here
bit of my my political inclination here when I described him as a fat weasel and
when I described him as a fat weasel and
when I described him as a fat weasel and engaged in like baddie knowledge with
engaged in like baddie knowledge with
engaged in like baddie knowledge with the up with the other people on the
the up with the other people on the
the up with the other people on the panel they took him on on an idea level
panel they took him on on an idea level
panel they took him on on an idea level and they trashed him they absolutely
and they trashed him they absolutely
and they trashed him they absolutely destroyed him because his ideas were
destroyed him because his ideas were
destroyed him because his ideas were immature ill-thought-out
immature ill-thought-out
immature ill-thought-out straightforwardly wrong and poorly
straightforwardly wrong and poorly
straightforwardly wrong and poorly articulated that’s not a great start add
articulated that’s not a great start add
articulated that’s not a great start add to that the fact he was up against
to that the fact he was up against
to that the fact he was up against people there were several times as
people there were several times as
people there were several times as intellectual superior and he was
intellectual superior and he was
intellectual superior and he was destroyed and that was the day the BNP
destroyed and that was the day the BNP
destroyed and that was the day the BNP died we should be doing a lot more of
died we should be doing a lot more of
died we should be doing a lot more of that we should not be attempting to
that we should not be attempting to
that we should not be attempting to exclude ideas from discussion we should
exclude ideas from discussion we should
exclude ideas from discussion we should embrace ideas we should embrace the risk
embrace ideas we should embrace the risk
embrace ideas we should embrace the risk we should accept the fact that all risk
we should accept the fact that all risk
we should accept the fact that all risk is about something you want to do you
is about something you want to do you
is about something you want to do you take a risk because you want to do
take a risk because you want to do
take a risk because you want to do something it’s all about not doing
something it’s all about not doing
something it’s all about not doing something you don’t want to do you know
something you don’t want to do you know
something you don’t want to do you know you accept the risk you embrace the risk
you accept the risk you embrace the risk
you accept the risk you embrace the risk you assess the risk and if it falls with
you assess the risk and if it falls with
you assess the risk and if it falls with you risk appetite you go for it and you
you risk appetite you go for it and you
you risk appetite you go for it and you have to dare to be there to fail you
have to dare to be there to fail you
have to dare to be there to fail you just came out this morning as well you
just came out this morning as well you
just came out this morning as well you have to accept the fact that sometimes
have to accept the fact that sometimes
have to accept the fact that sometimes it won’t work mostly if you’re smart
it won’t work mostly if you’re smart
it won’t work mostly if you’re smart mostly if you’ve assessed the risk
mostly if you’ve assessed the risk
mostly if you’ve assessed the risk properly mostly if you’ve made sure you
properly mostly if you’ve made sure you
properly mostly if you’ve made sure you at least understand what you don’t know
at least understand what you don’t know
at least understand what you don’t know it’s not important that you know exactly
it’s not important that you know exactly
it’s not important that you know exactly what the context is it’s important you
what the context is it’s important you
what the context is it’s important you understand what you don’t know where you
understand what you don’t know where you
understand what you don’t know where you might be mistaken
might be mistaken
might be mistaken where a fact may or may not be reliable
where a fact may or may not be reliable
where a fact may or may not be reliable and then you can start making some smart
and then you can start making some smart
and then you can start making some smart decisions so if that’s my message today
decisions so if that’s my message today
decisions so if that’s my message today it’s very simple let’s embrace the risk
it’s very simple let’s embrace the risk
it’s very simple let’s embrace the risk let’s embrace the risk of bringing some
let’s embrace the risk of bringing some
let’s embrace the risk of bringing some openness and some truth into the public
openness and some truth into the public
openness and some truth into the public discourse let’s embrace the risk
discourse let’s embrace the risk
discourse let’s embrace the risk I’ve actually talking to people let’s
I’ve actually talking to people let’s
I’ve actually talking to people let’s embrace the risk of bringing ideas out I
embrace the risk of bringing ideas out I
embrace the risk of bringing ideas out I don’t mean by that we should be
don’t mean by that we should be
don’t mean by that we should be offensive own political correctness
offensive own political correctness
offensive own political correctness originally was not about stifling ideas
originally was not about stifling ideas
originally was not about stifling ideas it was about stifling the way we present
it was about stifling the way we present
it was about stifling the way we present the ideas in a way that’s not offensive
the ideas in a way that’s not offensive
the ideas in a way that’s not offensive some ideas will be offensive
some ideas will be offensive
some ideas will be offensive some things are offensive some people
some things are offensive some people
some things are offensive some people are offensive I’d be bloody offensive as
are offensive I’d be bloody offensive as
are offensive I’d be bloody offensive as in the Army for 25 years either being
in the Army for 25 years either being
in the Army for 25 years either being offended is not a sufficiently good
offended is not a sufficiently good
offended is not a sufficiently good reason for not listen to what somebody
reason for not listen to what somebody
reason for not listen to what somebody is saying so that’s my message thank you
is saying so that’s my message thank you
is saying so that’s my message thank you very much
very much
very much [Applause]
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