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Robert Reich: The Common Good | Town Hall Seattle
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- čas přidán 15. 08. 2024
- Societies and nations undergo virtuous cycles that reinforce and build the common good, as well as vicious cycles that undermine it. In his new book The Common Good, acclaimed author Robert Reich contends that over the course of the past five decades America has been in a slowly accelerating vicious cycle-one that can and must be reversed. With the warmth and lucidity that have made him one of our most important public voices, Reich takes our stage to make the case for a generous and inclusive understanding of the American project, centering on the moral obligations of citizenship. Rooting his argument in everyday reality and common sense, Reich demonstrates the existence of a common good and argues that it is this that defines a society or a nation. He examines how we as a country should relate to honor, shame, patriotism, truth, and the meaning of leadership. Join Reich for a discussion on the fundamental purpose of society, and a cri de coeur to save America’s soul.
Robert Reich is Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley. He has served in three national administrations and has written fifteen books, including The Work of Nations, which has been translated into twenty-two languages, and the best sellers Saving Capitalism, Supercapitalism, and Locked in the Cabinet. His articles have appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. He is co-creator of the award-winning film Inequality for All, and is also chair of the national governing board of Common Cause.
Presented by Town Hall Seattle as part of the Civics series.
Your the biggest man to me Mr. Reich .More common sense than all the politicians in office right now.
...put together 😅
Me too.............Bob is an unusual, brilliant man, and has given invaluable service to this country for a long time.
That's not saying much but I agree that Robert is awesome while I'm not especially impressed with most of our politicians. I do think highly of a few of them.
Yes, we are desperately in danger of losing our soul and historic identity! A substantive change is required of all of us!
Mr Reich is a good man with a good heart, it follows that his politics are about fairness, compassion and the pursuit of the common good.
He’s a rare commodity! A gem in the midst of packs of vicious wolves! We need more people like him, especially in the political field!
Robert Reich... Thank you for your teaching. You are loved by many, including me... 🐦🙏🐦
I love Robert Reich. He is a thoughtful, decent, down to earth man. God bless him.
Bob is so eloquent with his words. I could listen to him speak anytime and anywhere. Thank you Mr Secretary for all you do for our country.
How can we get this guy and Bernie Sanders to lead us into taking back our government? What a phenomenal speaker! Very inspirational and gives me a lot of optimism.
Vote & support or participate in your own way to campaign for him/them.
You're all delusional
@@NEbluefire sorry, I'm all for a woman president, but not Harris. There are a lot of reasons she didn't even her own state in the primary.
@@NEbluefire you didn't. You said we finally got a woman in the white house. If you didn't mean her, I apologize for misunderstanding.
@@NEbluefire I get that. You mentioned there finally being a woman in the white house as well, and as that was the only woman mentioned in a short comment. I took it as an idea, if not an endorsement
Robert R. Gives hope. Agree or disagree he gives hope, by looking at things in his very upbeat way, and being able to say it to the masses in that upbeat way. Thanks Robert R. For your optimistic look on our time and the hope we should have.
The problem is not the system - it's people. No matter what economic system we have in place, we must have regulation to keep the balance. Lesson one is that power always results in corruption. This includes power in the economy, business, education, government, religion, etc. Business owners should not be revered as kings. They should not be given so much power over their workers.
Money = Power. Billionaires should not exist. Thank you, Robert Reich for your contributions to the conversation.
I thank you for your service, both within government and without.
Professor Robert Reich is one of the greatest statesmen and brilliant ethicists of our time. I love his book, "The Common Good" as do many foreign students and recommend it to every citizen with a conscience and those who wish to grow one.
Robert Reich is brilliant and is wonderful at conveying his knowledge to his fellow Americans!
Thank you Bob, I too am a war baby and LOVED your talk tonight and true we are in our own safe bubble because no one hears us. ❤
“If you really want to learn anything you’ve got to talk to someone who disagrees with you”
This is SO true. Sadly social media is primed do exactly the opposite, making villains of anyone who disagrees. Social media is a toxic wasteland fuelled by targeted propaganda on either side. It’s good to know young minds are being guided by you. It gives me hope!
That is why here in the YT comments i pick the adverse comments to comment to. Way more fun, staying (halfway) polite, responding exctly to what they wrote (not a strawman), calling them out whether they have any backing for their slogans. Almost all the time crickets.
It is not only politics, there is a myriad of such mindset. Trumpism, Flat Earth, Creationism, gun nuts, and and and, I use to call it cults.
All share that one (or a handful) slogan is declared as irrefutable Truth, so obvious it is not worth pondering for a millisecond about.
By choosing to believe in the slogan, you mutate into someone who is RIGHT - always. Who belongs to the Chosen Few who understand without the burden to know ANYthing or ever to be curious, to be forced to learn anything. Your gut feeling is the ONLY reliable source of truth.
Life is so simple from now on, all is defined, no need for ANY own thinking, especially not this nasty questioning of your own ideas.
Total laziness is now the Motto, all self-doubt can be dropped, just lean back and let yourself be filled up by the steady trickle of the media's pseudo-reality, right down to the so-called "documentary" channels that fill their program with the weirdest nonsense about aliens etc., more spectacular and better done than real fact-based info.
Imho the movies are contributing to the blurring of reality and fiction, not by malicious intent, just for entertainment. When science and engineering is realistic and when it is just sciency talk - in a movie you will not put a disclaimer in front of every statement.
We are trending to let ourselves be entertained, advertisement is a profession in subconscious manipulation.
Critical thinking should be a prime topic at schools, questioning all you hear, but first and foremost what you think YOURSELF - and why, whether that is not from someone else.
When you cannot formulate a thought in your own words, you have not thought it through and should not spout it out.
When people start "talking" in Bible verses, you know how far the brainwashing can go. Own thinking replaced by Bible babble.
normally that would work. but with the current state of affairs the opposing views are trumpian crazy nuts who believe that the Jews are shooting space lasers at us you can't negotiate with crazy
Well said.
You are so correct. After my Conservative twin brother tried to tell me that Nixon beat Kennedy I pulled up the Electoral College count, 319 to 209. My brother’s response, “you are not going to change my mind, I get my information from a different source than you..” That got me thinking for a day. Then I realized my twin brother like all extreme Conservatives knows. Just as if you are religious know there is a God in heaven. They know, Fox has conditioned them to know, to know what they know in a powerful religious way. So they only listen to what they want or need to hear. When they hear a contrary fact or opinion it is blasphemy to them because they know the truth. Like a religious belief only their truth is and can be true. To get my brother to listen to and process a fact contrary to what he knows is like asking a Christian to convert to Buddhism.
Remember the past.
People worship the positive product talks of Steve Jobs, etc.
They sell a good product. They are self imposed or actual geniuses. And work day and night on computer tech.
The geniuses "actually" know the possible pros and cons of possible future usages of the "information highway". But, nobody wants to listen to them speak in forums that talk about the pros and cons. The iPhone and iPad got sold like absolutely "NOTHING" bad could ever happen. They need to sell a product so they sell a lie. Or wait, they didn't lie. They omitted all their campfire talks with Steve Jobs and other geniuses that actually talk about all the pros and cons. They omit it.
We pay for their omitting the possible cons.
I listed possible cons in a course in University with professors. I said what about child molesters and social media, what about rogue groups forming, what about incredibly angry people using the internet while also being able to do all that on an iPhone and iPod anywhere they are, and what about lies people could spread.
I got told to "SHUT UP" by the professor with a few masters and a PHd. Why? Because as far as designers and smart people were concerned the iPhone and iPod and the internet was Only Ever going to save the world and be this wonderful place with love, caring, and butterflies. It was automatically going to create a place where all creative folks would meet and help support each other. Sure. For that group. But what happens when anybody and everybody can use the internet? Professors at the time had no answers. Interesting how professors at the time only praised Steve Jobs and the internet. Praise and omitting possible cons isn't great education. Now they are eating their words and writing essays about the cons like they first thought of it....and no they didn't first think of it. They ignored any possible cons and just kept only seeing positives in their own minds. I was told to quit the course. I was told the internet and smart phones were going to the best thing that ever happened.
Sadly. I was disappointed in their behaviour. Because in any other class in art school we always went over possible pros and cons with every single other art subject. BUT NOT, the internet and smart phones. They were left for only blessing. We were only allowed to bless the internet and the smart phone? Really bizarre to me.
Now people get it. And it's too late? Not sure.
Anyways, the California folks at the forefront of computers and inventing all of this stuff are saying they always thought about pros and cons but companies don't want to discuss or worry about negative ramifications. Just create a product and sell it.
Any other company that builds cars, sells food, etc. are under huge scrutiny, and products are vetted and anything that goes wrong, products are discontinued and companies get sued when issues occur.
But the internet, social media, and smart phones...computers. Oh well, just do whatever. There are some attention drawn to some faulty products. But not taken as seriously as car manufacturers and food. We seem to give the new tech a free pass. The internet is suppose to be the wild west where child molesters rule, violence is encouraged, and people can do whatever they want in secrecy and partake in dangerous and unsafe activities. Is this how you would sell a car? Or food?
How do you deem the internet and smart phones unsafe? Who will deem some parts of the internet and the smart phones are negative enough that the product needs to be discontinued, revamped, or reviewed? If cars start blowing up we can have that car discontinued, revamped, or reviewed. And if food starts poisoning people then we discontinue, revamp, or review the product.
How do you revamp and review the internet and smart phones? We would be reviewing people's behaviours and dark uses? How do you keep up with billions of people?
How do you discontinue, revamp, and review people's behaviours on the internet and on smart phones?
I went that far in the class to talk about that in 2005. And sci-fi has been questioning this kind of stuff since the early days of sci-fi coming into fruition. So, no, these pros and cons, have been thought of in sci-fi for years before we had the internet. This is not surprising by the geniuses in California. They are giving advice and ideas again. But, again, nobody wants to listen to them. So the products, called the internet and smart phones will just be pumped out with absolute zero responsibility and zero accountability. Imagine car companies and the food industry being able to run without regulations and just running wild? Would you want these companies doing whatever they feel like? I don't think so.
Imagine all flight systems and the behaviours of pilots just running wild because they feel like it and freedom of flying becomes a thing? Just fly anywhere and everywhere and ignore all the rules. No thanks.
Rules and regulations can be beneficial on the internet and smart phones. No?
Do I have ideas of about those rules and regulations? No. Lol. But, what would be some options? I mean. Criminal activity is monitored. How do we keep up? Lol. People get away with big criminal activities with smart phones and the internet. It's a giant problem and it's only going to get worse. That's no pessimism. Criminality is a major excessive problem happening all day and night online and through cell phones. It's a criminal's dream to hide in plain sight.
Why can't we have someone like him in Office? Seriously?
Why? Because the power hungry vicious wolves will devour him in an instant!
Perhaps. He strikes me, while thoroughly palatable and digestible, persistently one lent not (
tongue-in-cheek), to be taken lightly!
I voted for Robert Reich in the Democratic Party primary when he ran for Massachusetts Governor back in 2002. He was one of gee, 5 or 6 candidates, iirc, all but one of them men.
So, because Mass. Dem primary voters are who they are, the worst candidate, the most conservative candidate...the only woman in the race, won the nomination, and she went on to lose handily to....Mitt Romney. That is how that happened. I've always thought that Robert Reich would have beaten Romney if the Dems had given him a chance...but they did not.
Mitt Romney was tall, that's all, and he spent his whole governorship preparing to run for president.
Thank you so much...you are a gift to my heart. To hear the toxic atmosphere I and others feel we are experiencing put into words ...and then given a positive solution. You are a treasure. Will continue to listen, read and do!
Myra Morosco a1
He so eloquently exists as he suggests. Chef's Kiss!
Always great to listen in to Robert Reich. Inspirational!
Love this man and his understanding of the way things are and should be.
Have you seen his doc " Inequality for All" . It really did point out some real progress.
@@murrayflewelling1258 🥵🎉🎉
I love listening to this man! He gives me so much hope for our country!
Your entitled country is lost
Enjoyed listening, as This was a lecture of hope for many, as evident by their questions, everyone needs hope, especially in a era of transition and uncertainties, it hard to be positive…thank you, Bob !
I will always follow him! Everything he says is True!
I can listen to this gentleman forever! What an inspiration he is to all of us! Hope does exist!❤️
Erudite, amusing, compelling. Such a great and natural public speaker.
You are a light that gives me hope for my grand children and that for real América is always great country
The way you addressed the questions was amazing. I look forward to learning more about you.
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"What he said", thanks Mike. My experience is that he exists as suggests. Don't we all want to be heard, acknowledged? Personified exemplification of encouragement! Again, Chefs Kiss. Standing ovation!!!
Love the part about the signing the Presidents name with a signature machine. When I was a kid we were going to move into government housing and I had a dog that I was not going to be allowed to take. I was heart broken and told my Mom it was not fair. She said that I should write a letter to the President which I did. I did get a letter back from one of the Presidents secretaries explaining that I should take the matter up with our local government representatives It was a nice letter but the signature at the bottom was note worthy,,,,,,,Golda Hale.
Love this guy
Robert Reich is AWESOME, HILARIOUS, AND BRILLIANT...
Sir, I needed that lecture. You helped me regain some confidence in our country. I think I should have got a better education.
I'm so glad I came across this today!!
A brilliant man and loved!
Thank You.
Interesting comments on why America is so polarized. Change is needed.
He is a great speaker and I'm glad I listened
Thank you, Professor Robert Reich ❤😊🇺🇸 🗽 🌎
That was my momentous introduction to someone who makes the case for the common good better than anyone I have ever heard.
I'm still amazed that people choose to hate a very distant person's ethnic origins than to point an evil finger at their very unskilled and wounded parents!!! Even the crown of Esau was preserved in eternity for this exact same consideration in his nature!
Tomatis Therepy reignites the neural pathways that supplant the frontal lobe in service to community thru internal peace and truth; Not ideals, not politics, not educatoral defamation but rather; inward register of self necessity with other!!!The human mirror mother that offers opportunity to the self insight life was intended for.
Seattle!!! You will always be my home! Namaste
Excellent presentation!
In 1967 1 worked at a bowling alley in the navel base in Philly as a pin setter for 35 cents an hour. I was in the third grade. if you don't know what a pin setters job was , it's a job that was phased out by machines, thank God, I believe we will overcome the current crisis, I dodged a lot of heavy objects in my life and the one currently tossed my way will miss, with your help, 😁
This is soooo true. Delivered beautifully, little humor here and there keeps audience awake. : ) Althoug I have some doubs considering his optimism about the future in USA. That´s because what´s happening in Universities there, not pretty, necessarily.
A superb communicator...and he makes it look so easy which of course it's not...
You Sir Are a Giant Amoung Us!
Loved it! 👍🏼
I want to ask if there's anyone here from Seattle. If so - and if the guy in still alive - please send my admiration to the master carpenter who did that woodwork. Quite sincerely (and I'm not American) it is equal to the best in the world, medieval or modern. Seattle Town Hall must be an absolute masterpiece.
Brilliant and excellent. Right on in how the world is today.
Great lecture.
Love you, Prof. Bob!
An excellent presentation, followed by an organized, interesting diverse set of questions. Good to pass It on.
Ok, this was 4 years ago, I want to hear todays speech. This was inspiring by the way! I enjoyed
Wonderful thoughts 😊.
Thank you
23:05. We are not learning anything because we are not talking with people we Disagree With. Meaninful Dialogue. Friendly Repartee. This is the most important thing he has said so far. A Very well-spoken man.
I do
Robert is a dark horse and very funny. I love him:) Great video.
Robert Reich, AKA RR! He is the Smartest Man I know of. He is Brilliantly Intelligent. I have asked him to Run for Public Office, as IMO he would do America GOOD. Standing Ovation for Mr. Robert Reich!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That lady, who came from another Country to here, said it right. People listen to WHO makes a statement and NOT what they are SAYING.
Bob you are a God among men. Also we have lost all our Heros. You are my Hero. No better example of why in war I have hope.
Inspirational! ROBERT YOU ARE IN FACT A CELEBRITY!
Reich for President!!
and for VP/ Stephanoupolous? LOL
Best speaker so far !
"give to others" that is GOLD....
Feeling optimistic
Love your stories.
As a conservative, I would disagree on most policy issues with Robert Reich, whose fundamental faith in government "solutions" is utterly alien to me. But the intellectual landscape of this country would be admittedly impoverished without him. A wellspring of lucid insights.
My takeaway from this is that we need to get rid of the labels.
Myself, I identify as an individual. Independent of the republican and democratic parties. I vote for whom will best serve my best interests.
Not Party lines. Country over party. People over party.
I would love to get an education from Robert but I am now at the end of my life. It would be better if my son got that education. He would learn so much the university failed to teach him.
Good lesson ..love his talks..
Thank you!!!
A Master in his Field 😊.
YOU HAVE THAT RIGHT, PEOPLE DO NOT DISCUSS TOGETHER, ANYMORE...I CHOOSE TO REMAIN AN AMERICAN INDEPENDENT...ALL THIS LEFT/RIGHT STAGNATION IS ABSURD...
Looking forward to reading the book.
At the end of the day, does this affect me personally or our society in any way?
No. We should help anyone that needs help.
Our society should focus on our epidemic of health issues, feeding, clothing and housing the poor and taking care of our elderly.
Why doesn’t he hold office? What a fantastic and knowledgeable speaker.
Holding office ruins you... changes you..
Actually he did hold office once. He was Labor Secretary under Bill Clinton, an appointed position once. And he did a wonderful job. The powers that be would never let him get elected ; however. But, another democratic administration "could re-appoint him, again to another position, or to a leadership position inside a cabinet to rebuild things." Hope yet springs eternal.
@@Baking_baked RR has held offices in three different Administrations! He is not "ruined." I believe “holding office” can equally bring out the best in people also, especially if they have a heart to do good for their fellow man(kind) and their country and world--and the position has power they get to use for those purposes! (Sincerely, Rev. J. Roland Cole., age 85, a 1960's Civil Rights Activist and patriot, who spent his family's last $ 25.00 in 1963 to attend the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom so it wouldn't be a failure and hold the Movement for Civil Rights back. I got to hear live Dr. King's great "I Have a Dream" Speech!) And I heard the youngest speaker that day, also, John Lewis. I also attended, 58 years later, the March on Washington for Civil Rights for All, August 28th 2021, to express my passionate conviction and belief in "Civil Rights for !"--that right and our "democracy" is under greater threat now than ever before. There, an appreciative and beautiful "black lady," a Professor Russey, gave me a blue, John Lewis T-shirt with his colorful picture on the front and with four of his great quotes which I will share after saying, "John Lewis's "holding many offices" did not ruin him. either, but gave him greater freedom, scope, and ability to do good for us and our country! Consider encouraging everybody to act according to these four (4) John Lewis sayings: 1. "Your vote is precious, almost sacred." 2. "Each day on earth is a gift/ we must use to continue/ building the/beloved community." 3. "Get into Good and/ Necessary Trouble." 4. The Struggle for Voting Rights/ Continues." All the Best to you and yours for the rest of your life! JRC
@@thethirdgeneration1738 I know that's right!
@@jenoyecole628 Oh Lordy, Lordy! How not to be taken lightly, INDEED! 👍
excellent.
This has never been more important that after the 2022 midterms
What a great talk from a great man.
That is not called capitalism but like in Germany and Austria Socialism ! The State provide easy access to Health and Education , those who are rich pay their fair contribution to the Society and enjoy fully what they earn ! There is Social Justice and all citizens respect one another ! Much safer society than in the US !
Brilliant
Such a smart man.
Listen to Robert Reich, his fluency with words, his message. He sounds like a genuine intellectual who isn't full of shit. Show me one Republican who is able to deliver a monologue with such eloquence and with such honesty and who doesn't appear one bit nervous or self conscious because he's speaking the truth.
We are not who we once were... If I had the opportunity to hold public office... I would treat my position and responsibilities with all the respect I could muster... and I'd be humbled and honored that people are willing to trust me to represent them such do my due diligence to see that their wishes, wants and needs are the core of any decision I'd take part in... I'd be honest, open, and always be willing to listen to their concerns, ideas, trepidations and especially their fears... I know I would never be able to make everyone happy... but their security, health and well-being would always be my top priority... and I would take the time to explain my motivations and reasons for making decisions on their behalf... I would defend the vulnerable members of my community and attempt to limit the power and influence of those that would wish to exploit or diminish or mistreat them... I would not make assumptions, or judgments about an individual without as much context and information as I was privy to... I genuinely care about people... And I truly understand what it's like to struggle, and suffer and feel powerless...I have training as a peer support specialist, do volunteer counseling and develop ideas for policy, peer based nonprofits, social programs and community outreach... I've worked with the unhoused, addicts, the developmentally disabled, and the trans and LGBTQ+ communities... I'm a critical thinker... With a love for sociology, politics, history, psychology, economics, and philosophy... I have a gift for rhetoric, research, and using applied knowledge... as well as being able to explain difficult concepts in a way that most people can understand... I am a seasoned writer... Any power I had access to would be used for the soul purpose of empowering others... but I'd never get elected... never in a million years... and to watch these disgusting excuses for a human beings make such a mockery of the position they hold... offends me to the utter depths of my soul... and truly shows what a cruel and unfair reality we live in... We gotta try to fight back because all lives matter... that's why the progressives have been so flaccid... the left has a great difficulty presenting a united front... the civil rights movement really spooked the conservative leaders... because it was a "Civil Rights" movement... discrimination, oppression, inequality, injustice, disenfranchisement, trauma, violence, hopelessness, uncertainty and stress are destroying us all... The right has always had the advantage of having it's members fall in line to an almost insurmountable barrier and a furious force against real progress... Fear and hate acting as not only a uniting force, but as an almost endless supply of energy and momentum... And those on the left play right into their trap... Whenever others may try to show solidarity to POC because they have faced similar struggles for reasons other than race, they tend to be rebuffed, treated like there's no way they could ever understand, or are even accused of being racist or trying to diminish the suffering of POC... Wherever the left uses ableist language or says derogatory things about the appearance, intelligence, weight or age of their political advisories or each other... Or call into question their sexual preferences as well... Then the right wins... It's the oldest trick in the book... Divide and Conquer... They have us all fighting amongst ourselves... And have made us all slaves to their greed... We get so Lazer focused on just a few targeted groups... that we utterly ignore the struggles and the continued marginalization, and silencing of others... That's how they have been so successful... We are all suffering... It is one of the only truly shared human experiences... We need to unite in or struggles and suffering... It should be all of us fighting together as allies... Against the oligarchy, the corporate shills, corrupt politicians, the greedy elitists... We need to be allies... Fighting together... A rising tide lifts all boats... And We need to stop lifting some, only to allow others to fall by the wayside... Incels need to recognize the humanity of Feminists... Feminists need to recognize the mental anguish of Incels... POC need to acknowledge the systematic oppression of the disabled or homeless... the disabled and homeless need to seek allies and support from their communities... We seem to want to fight over who's been harmed the most... who has the darkest histories... Who's suffered the most... Who's the most deserving of justice... And all we're doing is hurting and getting in the way of what we're all trying to achieve... We all what the same things... happiness, health, a home, comfort, safety security and a future... The leaders of the right have convinced their followers that the reason they are suffering is because it was everyone that's not "like them" has been stealing their rights, their jobs, their land, their opportunities, their freedom's, their future... When the rest of us are fighting to either retain what little we have left... or fighting for things we were never allowed to experience... Either way this is a battle for the future of this country on an existential level... It's time to resurrect the common good... Support and defend all those who struggle... and acknowledge the humanity of all those who suffer... Until we are all free... No one is... We need to stand together as allies, brothers in arms, and fight for all our futures... Because if we don't the future is bleak, and the American experiment will truly be nothing but a failed curiosity in the annals of whatever human history we have left... So call your Jane's, your Buffalo solders, your Hippies, Yuppies, Yippees... your Boomers, Doomers, Millennials, Gen Zs... Your Geeks, Freaks, Goths and Gamers... Your vegans, keto, carnivores, paleo and junk food junkies... Your polygamous, trans fabulous, single parent, blended families, traditional marriages, 2 mommies, 2 daddies, the fosters... The ex-cons, the juvenile delinquents, the honor students, the C students... the disabled, the health nuts... the atheists, the satanic temple, the fundie snarkers, the quantum spiritualists... the mentally ill, the overloaded, the overwhelmed, the overworked, the underpaid... And the LBGTQ+ and every other letter in the alphabet and every shade of color the human race has ever seen... And give these conservative scumbags a run for their greedy, elitist, corporate, corrupt, narcissistic, bigoted asses... Literally... and take back this country and make into something our children will be proud of... because we all deserve it... And United in or humanity... We will triumph... Because the alternative is to horrifying to even begin to imagine... Embrace our differences... Diversity is our greatest strengths... Overcome each others weaknessess... We all have a part to play... Humans together... United in our battle to reclaim our humanity... Our Rights... Our sanity... Our country... And the future of us All!!...Wisdom is the simple truths that everyone tends to miss... Ethics is empathizing... Power should be to granted so that you may empower others... And we are the creators of our own monsters... The killer of our own heros... And our reality is defined by the stories we tell ourselves... And it is through the richness of these stories that our understanding of reality becomes more complete... And it is richness that is far more valuable then being right or wrong... Because knowing a wrong answer is only detrimental if you unable to understand why it was wrong when corrected... Because those who say you are wrong and yet can not tell you why you are as such are about as useful as being wrong in the first place... Truth is never gospel... but the richer the stories you can build through knowledge the closer to truly understanding reality you can get... Though it is a fundamental feature of existence that no one can ever know everything... It’s is having a lot of colors to paint one's reality with that makes for being able to actually just how wonderful and beautiful existence is... And brings one to the point where protecting it and all those that you share it with... Finally becomes second nature... and you see yourself as part of the existance as a whole as apposed to subjugated to it...
nice town hall.people are actually coming out.
The man is brilliant!
This is a message of hope!
We can overcome!🤔😎
God bless!👍
Exactly the people need to ask all of our government to work for us no matter what party. No them vs us.
Professor Reich is a National Treasure.
(But of course I would think that bcoz I was born in 1946 AND
I graduated from university in California.)
you are a genius,like your speech very much
Good morning Mr Robert Reich long time no see how you doing? Time is running out, Thanksgiving is coming, May your heathy, happy, always smiles with you family enjoys the feast at great Holiday,
You made a very profound statement. It is not that capitalism is good or bad- it is how it is organized! Capitalism can be organized to support the common good.
This is what a real patriot looks and sound like.
Criminal conspiracies are common enough, but not much good.
Maybe, we should finally address the criminals.
Then, the common good comes into view...
Absolutely👍👍
I know that podium and choir bay. Wish I could have managed the 75 miles...please come again.
His words are aspirational, but unfortunately the system is too far gone to be salvaged!
When he said “congratulations on having the largest…um…” I did not think he was gonna say nose. Lol. Love your work Robert.
We face many challenges here in 2022...we should look at the present but plan for now and again
I agree Bob, your the real deal, and I did two tours in Iraq.
To me,
My Grandparents' Generation was The Greatest because THEY were THE greatest, most honorable, trustworthy, dedicated, caring, loving & Patriotic Generation, Americans & humans that will ever exist in my lifetime.
Example:
If my g-parents' knew you were hungry, you were going to get fed knowing you or not & if you ever left either of their houses hungry,
That was your own fault..
but they wouldn't have let you leave without plenty of leftovers anyway because they truly were The Greatest Generation & Humans ever.
Income determines outcome in America & THAT is the #1 problem.
I'm not as optimistic,social media is here to stay.
Those that served have been given the opportunity to help correct the many mistakes they made, they better than anyone can make it right ,with “(Truth).
Our friend
24:00 this story about the mini Cooper and the truckers reminds me of the Gabriel Eglasias bit about him driving a VW bug ... "Yo how'd you get in there essay?"