There have been a lot of alarming stories in the news lately about Boeing planes malfunctioning and falling apart mid-air. But media outlets like Wired are insisting that noticing this trend is just playing into a “far-right” conspiracy theory. So, what’s the truth here? Are there major problems with companies like Boeing and United Airlines? Are these problems intentional? Were they caused by DEI policies? And WHERE IS Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg?! Glenn breaks it all down and explains how China is taking advantage of it either way.
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GLENN: So the USAID disinformation primer targets gamers, advertisers, memes, and the so-called right not to be disinformed.
And that's, of course, a civil right, that our Founders talked about all the time.
You know, that -- that right to not be disinformed.
Now, there are some conspiracy theories out this.
I found out from wired this -- this weekend. This information is pretty disturbing.
Over the past week, airplanes made by bogey, have been involved in numerous incidents.
Including, midair emergencies. Leaking hydraulic fluid. A wheel falling off a plane as it took off. Pilots losing control of a plane mid-journey.
One plane just mysteriously driving off the tarmac into the grass field.
And a plane plummeting and suddenly falling out of the sky, injuring 50 people. As a result, right-wing influencers and far right extremists are once again spreading a conspiracy theory that Boeing's problems are all due to the airplane manufacturer's supposed embrace of diversity.
STU: Hmm.
GLENN: Now, as a -- what am I? A far-right extremist, I guess is what they would -- a right-wing influencer, is I guess what they would call me. I don't think it's all of that. But I suspect that it plays a role.
This time around, they're even going further. Some are even claiming that accidents are happening intentionally.
And Boeing is failing on purpose. As part of a global conspiracy to bring down western civilization.
And promote communism. And countries like China.
Well, now, that seems a little harsh. Now, James Lindsey, last week, was on Joe Rogan.
And I think that's pretty much what he is saying.
That they're doing it intentionally.
I haven't talked to James about this. But I don't think it's being done intentionally by bogey. I don't think Boeing is sitting around and going, you know what, we should fail, so China could take over.
Don't think that's happening.
I do think the DEI, is a direct -- this is a true and correct result of DEI. And those -- that kind of thinking.
For instance, when you say, let's reimagine the police, and fire a bunch of the police.
What the direct result, Stu, that we've seen?
STU: Usually, a lot of police, no longer wanted to be employed by those cities, and crime increasing. And people living much less safe existences.
GLENN: Yes, right. Huh. Okay. So there's -- there's one. There's one.
You know, when you -- when you start to promote transgenderism in school.
You know, the population is maybe one percent transgender.
But now schools are reporting, that up to 30 percent of the class, is claiming to be transgender. So do you think that is connected at all?
STU: You know, I don't know if scientific consensus has arrived at a theory yet, Glenn. But it does seem -- you know, correlation does not equal causation in some cases, Glenn. It's important to note that.
GLENN: There you go. There you go.
STU: But it is interesting that after all of these things that we've been talking about occur, we seem to see consequences that might be expected from them.
GLENN: Yes. Yeah. That's weird.
Now, these people are spreading all kinds of lies.
Are some even claiming accidents are happening intentionally. The claims began earlier this year, according to Wire. After a part of a Boeing-built Alaska airline plane blew off during a flight.
Far right figures claimed the airlines were now more dangerous, not because of the faults with production process. But because they force diversity, equality, and inclusion policies. Which conspiracy theorist claim, without any proof, resulted in putting unqualified flight crews into the cockpit.
The same far right figures are now claiming that Boeing's support of environmental, social, and governance ESG policies and DEI have led to plummeting standards in the manufacturing process.
Well, what else has happened at Boeing? What else -- I mean, I would love an answer.
I can't seem to -- where did I leave my Pete Buttigieg.
I can't seem to find him anywhere. I don't find an answer from him. But what else is happening?
STU: This is just not appropriate. Now, it is interesting, Glenn.
Even going back to old-school advertising. Right?
If you go back to old-school advertising.
You hear companies say, we are obsessed with quality. All we think about every day is how to make your experience better. How to make that food taste a little bit better. How to make that automobile the -- the perfect -- I mean, remember those videos they used to have in the commercials.
Where they would show the wind tunnels. Like the arrow dynamics. And focus on these tiny details that no car buyer would ever really think about when buying a car.
But the point was, they were so obsessed with their product.
You were getting someone who thought about that, all the time. That's all they cared about.
Therefore, they're getting the best experience. Now their commercials are, we never think about the product. All we do is think about how many vaginas have we employed?
How many people like having vaginas nearby when they're in bed! Whether they're women or whether they're men.
How many times -- how many boxes can we put on the little checkmark list, that when gender comes up, and they give you all of this nonsense.
How many. Wait. How many people, with the certain levels of melanin are employed here?
When they tell you, that's what they care about, it's pretty freaking natural to think, maybe quality isn't their main focus.
GLENN: Thank you for flying United Airlines, this is your non-white vagina speaking from the cockpit, which we don't really like. I don't like to use vagina and cockpit in the same phrase. But we're working on that.
This is really bad.
Okay. So I posted. I am in this article too. Because I posted last week, about the C919, which is the Chinese 737.
And when I say it's a 737, it's not.
Because a 737 says Boeing, and this one says Commack on the side.
Other than that, it's almost as if someone stole the plans of a 737 from Boeing. And is making now.
So they're starting to market their new 737.
What is Boeing going to do?
Boeing will go out of business, if it doesn't come up with the answers. I mean, are you going to fly United?
STU: Right now, I don't think it's a good idea.
GLENN: No, it doesn't. I'm not suggesting anything you know, I don't -- you know, you -- I never thought I would ever say this about Americans on American-made planes. But, hey, if you want to roll the dice, it's your life.
That's not a good slogan.
United. What the hell!
Roll the dice.
(laughter)
I don't think that's good. I don't think that's good.
So, you know, when people start noticing.
And it's fascinating to me, that everything is blamed on bowing.
I think this.
To me, this seems more like maybe it's a problem of maintenance from United.
But I don't know. Because I can't find my Pete Buttigieg. So I have no idea, whose problem is this? Whose fault is it?
My guess is they have either disgruntled or, you know, just really, really, really unqualified people working on the plane. You know, like, I don't know.
I just finished working on it.
These four screws were left behind.
But, you know, the IKEA furniture stands up without all those screws.
So I think you're fine. Clearer up.
You know.
It could be that. It could be Boeing. It could be a combination of both of them.
STU: It does --
GLENN: But isn't it interesting, that when you have the CEO of United come out in a dress.
And like, we're doing transgender script shows all the time. And our pilots and our stewardesses, the mechanics, they love it. They love it.
Look at me, I'm dressed as a woman now. What's your problem.
When he seems to be so focused, on drag shows, and DEI, I don't know.
Were the people at United Airlines just looking for a lot of -- they're like, everything is done.
Joe, it's 19:15 in the morning. I don't have a thing to do. Everything is running so great. Why don't we spend the day on diversity?
Now, maybe. But I kind of doubt it.
STU: It goes back to what you -- what you are focusing on as a company.
Glenn, you're a guy who collects watches. Ever since I've known you, you've collected watches. And the watch. The watch is expensive.
Usually, not because it can keep time like your i Phone.
Right? Like the craftsmanship is why it's expensive.
The stories you've told me.
GLENN: No. I know. But hang on just a second.
There's several reasons why things are expensive. One is image and brand.
And there's many watches that are much better. Like everybody thinks. Oh, Rolex watch, that's -- it's not. It's a good watch.
But it's not -- it's not a craftsman time piece, you know what I mean?
There are watches that will take a year-plus. To make. All made by hand, by one person. And they run forever, you know what I mean?
So there is something to say, that something is made of real quality and real craftsmanship. And I would say, that used to be Boeing.
And then there's those that are just really popular, that are, you know, like I would say, that's the F-35. And that doesn't really run.
Yeah. It will take off.
We hope that it will land.
And, you know, 70 percent of them aren't ready for any kind of combat.
But, hey, it's very popular and cool to look at, isn't it?
And then there's just crap.
STU: Yeah.
GLENN: And that's because the company doesn't care.
STU: Right.
And when you are in a situation like this. When you are having issues like, I don't know. Maybe people have noticed Boeing over the past few years, having issues.
One of the few ways you push back against that. Is to talk about how focused you are on quality.
Even in sports. You have teams that -- that they -- they are posting pictures of themselves out in clubs. Late at night. On Instagram. And doing these things.
And look, every single team, has players that go out to late dinners. And go to clubs, right?
That is the lifestyle of a 25-year-old athlete. Right?
Everyone knows that. But if you're constantly telling your fans, hey, we're out doing that.
People will think, well, hey. Why aren't you getting sleep. Why aren't you at the gym? Why aren't you working on your game? We all know that companies can do more than one thing.
Like, there's no reason, why Boeing theoretically couldn't have more efforts. They probably always had them at some level.
But they don't promote it all the time. The main thing your business does.
GLENN: After the 1970s, and all cars, and trucks were deemed worthless from America, because the quality was so bad.
What did Ford come up with for their slogan? Ford, where quality is job up.
STU: Hmm. Yeah. Job one!
GLENN: Okay. That's what you do!
Where is the advertisement for United, saying, we will get you there?
Because our pilots will die too. And we don't want them to die. Because they're drag queens.
Where is the safety? Where is Boeing saying that? Boeing should be leading the way on the news of what's happening in their company. And they're not. And it's almost, as if the mainstream media is doing everything they can, to keep -- can you imagine ten years ago, if any -- Glenn Beck airlines, United Airlines. Any airline had the problems that United Airlines was having right now. No one would fly them.
Because the media would only be talking about what's happening at United. That's causing all of these planes.
STU: Yeah. Totally.
You're totally right.
GLENN: That's all it would be.
STU: You have to get people to be comfortable that your plane won't take off from LA to New York. And have several other landings in the way in Omaha and Nevada. Right?
You have to be able to convince people that you can get people there in one piece. And I will add to your analysis of that, Glenn, the media would be non-stop on whoever the Transportation Secretary was under a Trump administration. You know their name. You would know everything about everything they were doing, every day.
