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Why You'll Never Achieve The American Dream
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“Yeah Capitalism Is Bad…But What Can We Do?”
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The Real Reason The US Wants To Ban TikTok
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How The Media Controls The Masses
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What Happens When Evil Wins?
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Why You Should Be A Socialist In 2024
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Komentáře

  • @redhgffdsgd1605
    @redhgffdsgd1605 Před hodinou

    What's happened to American dream? you looking at it, as comedian man said.

  • @gaborrajnai6213
    @gaborrajnai6213 Před 2 hodinami

    Trust me you are not that bad off. America is a big country which can run its matters. In Greece people had a referendum, when the leeches started selling islands, then the Germans came in and told, that they dont care about democracy either they comply, or they will burn down their economy. The government tried to fight back. Next day not a single ATM or credit card worked, they ousted the government in two weeks. Their last act was to buy a couple of Mercedeses for the ministers to support German industry.

  • @whiteclouds618
    @whiteclouds618 Před 2 hodinami

    Bring back Khilafath Bring back Ottoman

  • @stevoo3237
    @stevoo3237 Před 2 hodinami

    Everything is going up because of Joe Biden in office stupid economic policies so at least you can see that happening, but thrashing capitalism is totally misguided, capitalism has brought more innovation and lifted more people out of poverty than anything else in human history

  • @stevoo3237
    @stevoo3237 Před 2 hodinami

    I literally unsubscribed because of this video

  • @stevoo3237
    @stevoo3237 Před 3 hodinami

    Because the Constitution is one of the most greatest documents ever written by man, I don't know what this dude's hate for America is but he needs to get on the "right" side of things he is sadly misinformed and smearing and casting patriotic Americans in a crude light...

  • @johnvilla5249
    @johnvilla5249 Před 3 hodinami

    The average American family consists of a broken down father who is being worked to death. an always unhappy mother with her never ending tik tok life standards and onlyfans and children being raised by smartphones and tablets the American dream everybody 😂

  • @johnvilla5249
    @johnvilla5249 Před 3 hodinami

    The American dream is working 2 jobs living in your car and paying for women you do not physically see. Meanwhile you are well controlled and the rich get richer awesome 👍

  • @gaborrajnai6213
    @gaborrajnai6213 Před 3 hodinami

    Arent the US Army and Navy are like, publicly financed institutions? And if they are, then shouldnt they by default support any American enterprise, who pay taxes to them, well except of course if they have some more important thing to do? I cant even see how a conservative or a liberal is not pissed off, that these generals and admirals think that those trillion dollars worth of equipment what the American people pay for is actually theirs which they could hand over to their beloved filmmakers as royal gestures.

  • @ItsCjhoneycomb
    @ItsCjhoneycomb Před 3 hodinami

    A few years back. I explored the world a little bit.. i came across a few socialist countries. People FELT poor. They CRIED for opulence. They wanted SUCCESS, LEVERAGE, LUXURY. But the government wouldn't let them shine. They weren't able to create business. They couldn't hustle their way to their goals. The best they could do was beg foriegners for money.

  • @BO_OBERS
    @BO_OBERS Před 3 hodinami

    America also backing a genocide in Ukraine, because it wants to secure it's dominance on Russia

  • @BO_OBERS
    @BO_OBERS Před 3 hodinami

    America also backing a genocide in Ukraine, because it wants to secure it's dominance on Russia

  • @joeking433
    @joeking433 Před 4 hodinami

    Seek the Lord. It's the only real way to win.

  • @mikeohawk95
    @mikeohawk95 Před 4 hodinami

    Even texus and Florida putting in laws in place to recreate the false American dream form the 60’s and make anyone whom doesant conform,suffer

  • @armchairwarrior963
    @armchairwarrior963 Před 4 hodinami

    LOL Landlord here. There is actual thing called maintenance, make sure everything runs, keep the common area's clean and everything in working order. It's almost a mini gov. Rent doesn't get you back your capital you pay. Only time you get money is after you sell your property. If property value drops, you lose money, if property values are higher, you make money. If its so easy everyone would be doing it. Nothing about it is passive. It's a second job. I wish I would have invested my money like everyone else. and never do the landlord thing again. Unlike you rich white liberals. I come from actually working class/peasant background. Btw if you hire anyone to do anything else. you're not going to make money. Basically operating at a lost. I have to do literally everything from fixing washing machines to painting to etc.. Margins are very thin. You have to be a part time plumber, electrician, garbage man, lock smith etc..

  • @joeking433
    @joeking433 Před 4 hodinami

    I have the American Dream and it ain't all that! But it's better than struggling!

  • @joeking433
    @joeking433 Před 4 hodinami

    It's just princes and peasants now.

  • @armchairwarrior963
    @armchairwarrior963 Před 4 hodinami

    Also the first gulf war was a trap for Iraq. US gave Saddam the okay for Iraq to invade Kuwait.

  • @IcyPixel17
    @IcyPixel17 Před 4 hodinami

    I heard that the 2025 project included its focus on Christianity, by making other religions either illegal or wiped out. What scares me the most is that this violates the First amendment, and that there could be away to get around its boundaries.

  • @IcyPixel17
    @IcyPixel17 Před 4 hodinami

    Civil War 2, Coming soon!

  • @Owl350
    @Owl350 Před 4 hodinami

    Capitalism without socialism like we have is Fascism .

  • @in.der.welt.sein.
    @in.der.welt.sein. Před 5 hodinami

    These four pillars don't sound any different than neoconservatism, which Democrats have have been enabling for decades at this point.

  • @davebrayfb
    @davebrayfb Před 5 hodinami

    Great video, you should do a video on how the "Chicago Boys" Shock Therapy destroyed Chile.

  • @ALLYasishereLOL
    @ALLYasishereLOL Před 5 hodinami

    I agree with all that but no gun control we can't regulate guns

  • @Owl350
    @Owl350 Před 5 hodinami

    Vote for the Socialist Party or you'll be voting for FASCISM again !

  • @Owl350
    @Owl350 Před 5 hodinami

    Vote for the Socialist Party or you'll be voting for FASCISM again !

  • @Owl350
    @Owl350 Před 5 hodinami

    The Christian FASCIST has become to dangerous to allow !

  • @WBT_1995
    @WBT_1995 Před 5 hodinami

    4:09 There is the sleight of hand! I can agree socialism is the means of production held in common only if you also include “by the community.” And to say the very limited definition you provided is socialism? It’s incorrect. This is certainly a Marxist interpretation of Socialism. Who says it has to workers? It can be the community, the village, the town, the firm, or, if you change around the definitions and fixed ideas, as ideology does, the nation. National Socialism is socialism because within its ideology is the community, the german nation, holding in common, the means of production, to secure “living space,” of course, and to fight the “Judeo-bolshevik threat.” Don’t get me wrong, though, those are obvious delusions. And “living space” is genocidal. Just pointing out you 1), used a too narrow definition of socialism, and 2), are using strictly Marxist talking points. I understand it, though, you are making propaganda for your movement.

  • @T_Dot94
    @T_Dot94 Před 5 hodinami

    1.74 mil niceee. I'm such a loser

  • @eduardocastillo2759
    @eduardocastillo2759 Před 6 hodinami

    Thanks!

  • @grantrmoore
    @grantrmoore Před 6 hodinami

    Capitalism is extremism. Same as communism. There HAS TO BE a better alternative. Why does the top 1% get everything? Why are the working class unable to afford stocks? Why are the payed "per hour"? Why is it that cost of living is 4 times higher than what most of us are making?

  • @sheldond1992
    @sheldond1992 Před 6 hodinami

    This analysis is not accurate. Ive been reading this "mandate" all day, and I'm not here to defend one particular side, but it needs to be said that you should probabaly look into it yourself. Every video on CZcams is echoing the same sentiment, and its all exaggerated and misaligned bs

  • @WBradJazz
    @WBradJazz Před 6 hodinami

    I feel so powerless

  • @amphimixis
    @amphimixis Před 6 hodinami

    Still voting for Biden, the lesser of two evils here, but I always vote in local and state governments races too. That's how we get new people into power and these boomers out. China will not supercede the US as the leading economic power in the world, as China has far more systemic problems than your video addresses. Biden deserves a lot of criticism, his administration has opened up some land to more drilling, yes, but they've also enacted way more environmental protections which prohibits drilling and mining of land that the cons would've destroyed. Give the Biden administration some credit and keep the criticism grounded in facts please. These tankie arguments and weasel words you sneak into your video how both sides are equally bad is dangerous rhetoric that disengages people from our political system. Slacktivism ain't fixing the US.

  • @Owl350
    @Owl350 Před 6 hodinami

    You're right there is nothing for a government other than FASCISM regardless of Elections !

  • @Owl350
    @Owl350 Před 6 hodinami

    It's true the us only has one enemy the military industrial complex and the others in the big five conflicts of interest !

  • @adamboisvert5545
    @adamboisvert5545 Před 7 hodinami

    Fuck America

  • @UniversalistSon9
    @UniversalistSon9 Před 7 hodinami

    This video may be right but social democracy is the most successful system that this world has known so far. But yes, in the long run maybe a socialist system would work

  • @dadirmirir4301
    @dadirmirir4301 Před 7 hodinami

    I really believe the american dream is real but only when you avoid the system and find your own way i came to america with only 200$ in my pocket now i have $50k in my savings and making 8k a month without degree i avoid to use credit cards and am enjoying life indeed american dream my next step is to go into real estate or business

  • @skeletonrebellion
    @skeletonrebellion Před 8 hodinami

    "Liberalism itself has failed, and for a pretty good reason. It has been too often compromised by the people who represented it." ~ Hunter S. Thompson

  • @murphy33741
    @murphy33741 Před 8 hodinami

    You can also serve in the military for education. NOT FREE. It is a quid pro quo but if you’re smart (and somewhat lucky) you can make the most out of it. Just saying you don’t need rich parents or financial debt. Wish you included this alternative. Love the vid though :)

  • @IamStempie
    @IamStempie Před 8 hodinami

    Trump got put into prison

  • @WyattCullimore-ko3vr
    @WyattCullimore-ko3vr Před 9 hodinami

    Calling the founding fathers frat boys when all you’ve done is create a CZcams channel and not an entire country seceding from Britain… yeah you’re someone we should definitely listen to.

  • @WyattCullimore-ko3vr
    @WyattCullimore-ko3vr Před 9 hodinami

    “Id rather be free, than have ensured safety”. -me

  • @WyattCullimore-ko3vr
    @WyattCullimore-ko3vr Před 9 hodinami

    Your CZcams channel should be called liberals and what we think

  • @scorpionjaxxer339
    @scorpionjaxxer339 Před 9 hodinami

    When is the video on the rise of evil socialism?

  • @gitfiddler716
    @gitfiddler716 Před 9 hodinami

    Trump = Oliver Cromwell. Search who Cromwell is.

  • @wayne387
    @wayne387 Před 11 hodinami

    America has already fallen we just haven’t felt it yet but it’s coming.

  • @coolbro8922
    @coolbro8922 Před 11 hodinami

    Perhaps the European Plan is much better.

  • @morenahlatshwaya8067
    @morenahlatshwaya8067 Před 11 hodinami

    People should remember: poverty is not an accident, a coincidence or an inevitability. It is something which is manufactured by the ruling class, that's why investment is the key to sustaining your financial longevity

    • @perefeghaandrew8076
      @perefeghaandrew8076 Před 11 hodinami

      You're absolutely right, you've remind me of what someone once said "The mind is the man, the poor is in it and the rich is it too". This sentence is the secret of most successful investors. I once attended similar and ever since then been waxing strong financially, and i most tell you the truth..investment is the key that can secure your family future.

    • @JosiahHelloy
      @JosiahHelloy Před 11 hodinami

      Putting our time and effort in activities and investments that will yield a profitable return in the future is what we should be aiming for. Success depends on the actions or steps you take to achieve it. Show me a man without investment and I'll tell you how long it takes to go bankrupt. Investing creates a safe haven for the future. With the right investment choice that has at least a 10% minimum risk and with the advice of an expert, profits and interest is guaranteed.

    • @Jameshenry-gu1fi
      @Jameshenry-gu1fi Před 11 hodinami

      I agree with you had a senior colleague at work who was doing well but never had an investment. Unfortunately he lost his job and went from living a comfortable life to hardship. There would had been something to fall back on if he had an investment

    • @johnalex4006
      @johnalex4006 Před 11 hodinami

      that's why I always urge everyone to start investing somewhere now no matter how small, this is literally the time for that, forget material things, don't get tempted,i became more better the moment i realized this.

    • @Soboj-oy8me
      @Soboj-oy8me Před 11 hodinami

      yeah investment is the key to sustaining your financial longevity but venturing into any legitimate Investment without a proper guidance of an expert can lead to a great loss too