1950s Liberals Stood Against Communists & Right Wingers
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- čas přidán 11. 04. 2019
- The speaker is Hendrik (Rick) Hertzberg. He has been a long time journalist/writer for The New Yorker and the New Republic. He was also the speechwriter for Jimmy Carter. Whether or not you agree with his point of view, I feel that he is a wonderful storyteller with a unique way of presenting his experiences. This interview was conducted in 1989. #hertzberg #1950s #1960s #liberal #newyorker
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David, your interview videos are so great. What a treasure for future generations. Thank you, and thank you for sharing them.
'The Radical Center' TM
Well you're here early. I agree with you, though perhaps in not the direction you might think.
I'm curious on how he views liberalism today.
Liberalism today is so miscued by the left and the right it’s actually insane .. all real liberalism ever really was supposed to be was a form a rationality .. I lean to the left but goddamn do I hate communism .. not to say I wouldn’t be in favor of Medicare and government aid but this idea that just because the right hate communism the left love it is so horrendously stupid that it boggles my mind how this reality even exist .. propaganda from all sides is winning and it’s pathetic .
Im a modern day liberal.
Liberals of today do not support or want communism.
I am interested in investing in aociety to make it better for society as a whole but d not support communism. ☮️💟
I'm Far left Liberal I see the feminist as center right and the republican party as far right.
Also I hate how people in the middle right say the left & right are the same using horseshoe theory. It would only apply to the center and the right yet I'm here on the far left 100 miles from the center looking at how Washington D.C. and Lamestream Media only show center right & far right politics
@@Multi1163 I understand what you're saying, and believe you when viewing others who are different. When you turn to the "right" and see feminists, they are to the "right" and Republicans and further "right" so they must be far-right . From MY perspective though, most Republicans are centrist with feminists to the left. But to the right of my stance are neo-nazis, and those who are intolerant of differing views. These would be far-right. Most Republicans are centrists. You can tell this by going to a Trump rally. I personally know several who are left of my personal politics, who've attended these rallies and were amazed by how welcome they were by most others. Sure, there are a few who are fearful of the left, but on the majority, Republicans are more centristic.
I'm a liberal. My parents are strong Democrats and they go to church every Sunday. We see no conflict. I am not a god damn communist and I do not support Marxism or Communism, nor do I want it in my country. I want to help the poor, I want to tax the ultra rich to create some basic programs that I believe people deserve: tuition free/or cheap PUBLIC university education, and affordable healthcare for all.
Stalin & McCarthey, what a smart mom
2 Joes.
When you listen to libertarians it's as if you listen to Marxists. To help the poor is socialist. To be feminist is socialist. To think there are higher things then money is socialist.
It's like yeah are you running a argumentation for socialism or againt there?
The right needs to starkly work out the difference between social aid as part of a societiy, civic obligation and socialism.
"Inherit a department store"! Ohhh man, that's funny!!😂
Whenever I see these sort of films, I wonder what these people think today, after another few decades have gone by.
He looks awfully young to have been 9 years old when Stalin was still alive.
Did you read the description? This was recorded in 1989.
David Hoffman filmmaker
@@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker Yes, so if he was 9 years in, say 1952, then he is going to be 47 in 1989. I would expect a little bit of gray hair. Maybe he's just a real baby-face!
Just getting into your videos, David. Great content. Feel like we’re friends:)
2020: now they’ve become them.
That’s really bullshit, communists literally have a common saying among them that goes, “Liberals get the bullet too”
@H D E Can you define what a communist is without googling it?
We need this man asap
true libertarians believe in the constitution
I love these videos, David had some foresight and a great name, man these videos are amazing!!!
Great interview! Thank you David!!
David, you’re a brave man, or well-entertained, or both, for posting this one. Thanks for it.
I’m always amazed at how your commenters don’t understand or willfully misunderstand what the terms communist, socialist, liberal, conservative, and alt-right, actually mean. The dumbing down of the average American is real and painful. My brother for example is a Trotskyite i.e. a type of communist, and would have most liberals shot or guillotined, while self-styled social democrats like Bernie or AOC would merely be sent to labor camps for re-education. Liberals are a core problem to a ‘real’ socialist, and disgusting, while anyone who thinks themself ‘conservative’ is just a type of liberal. The Scots economist Adam Smith would likely be a liberal or a democratic socialist today for example - if you know anything about Smith and Hume. Americans need to have better education systems. I view the situation as hopeless and the American Republic about to melt into its Empire phase - maybe three generations? - before a bloody end. Curious if you think I’m overly pessimistic.
I am concerned as well. I believe in the rule of law and hope that it will see its way to lead us back to a semblance of partisanship that can communicate across the walls that now divide us. The terms that so many seem to misunderstand even though my interview subjects I believe present them clearly, seem to be a desire to just further the divide between them and us or us and them. A bit scary. I am watching with hope, I always have hope, and faith in the younger leaders to find a way back to an America where we can talk to one another again. In my own little way, I'm hoping that the clips on my channel aid in that direction.
David Hoffman-filmmaker
@@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker I think they do. And thank you for the longer comment - I really value your wise perspective and thoughts here.
I'm so glad you said this. I've been watching these interviews and scrolling through the comments, and I'm shocked at how thoroughly viewers misunderstand what's being said.
Something that's continually amazed and perplexed me during the last 4 years is how some people really live in a different perceived reality where conspiracy theories are legitimate and people with different perspectives are trying to "destroy America." They can't think rationally or independently, or conceive of anything being true outside the ideology they've bought into--and they don't want to.
Only recently have I come to understand the terrifying truth that rational argument and facts simply have no effect on roughly half the country. Even ethics--even the suffering of children separated from their families--doesn't stir a shred of humanity or compassion. Heaven help us.
@@sadiedavenport : The rioters in Portland explicitly wished to be a separate country. Some people have always believed in UFO’s or the Red-under-the-Bed conspiracies but the covid one is all too real. No way is the disease an existential threat.
@@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker You're the man, David. I feel like I've always known you. I'm afraid I've become pessimistic about our future. Thank God you haven't.
Middle ground always persists, everything else just orbits around it. Well, not always, but let's hope to keep it this way for the foreseeable future :D
Constitutionalist here hated by the two party system.
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Mr Hoffman Could you share some questions I could possibly ask Gen Z individuals in NYC that would be interesting for viewers 50 years from now?
Thanks, again, David. Can you post the original dates of these, please? The published date can be misleading.
This was made in 1989.
David Hoffman - filmmaker
Nuance, something that America could use
Well, it's not the same as communism but it is the same problem as communism. In a sense if communism was free, free speach, free religion, free citicens etc who also just have a unique economic cooperation, than there would be no problem with it.
It's crazy how the same things are going on today except the new term for today's absurdism is "facism"
They actually predicted that the Left-wing would say that back in the 40s.
We need a pro equality, anti equity left today. Themes repeating themselves.
Thanks David, I so appreciate your films. I had to watch this, and really listen to it. I wasnt brought up in a real political family. Although Im sure they were concerned, about communism. It wasnt something our family really talked about. At least so I could hear it. All I really understood, was that the communists would bomb us, that was scary for us kids. Bomb shelters were being built eveywhere, & we would have drills at school. But guess we werent too savy about all the politics of it. We just wondered why, the communists hated us so much ! I remember those days well . Thanks again for sharing your lifes work , I enjoy watching them all !
The left and right can kick rocks
Amen.
For real. Both are full of shit.
Look at how healthy we used to be before GMOs and high fructose corn syrup. Great interview. ❤
back when liberal meant liberal. Nowadays the ones referred to with that moniker have much different 'beliefs'
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All of our sound political logic only lives in the past.
Liberals now stand with the communists 😂
Mika Hakinnen stand*
@@mavhunter8753 corrected😂
They’ve never been different, but only gave the illusion of being different.