Are Americans Following in the Footsteps of USSR?

Jonah Goldberg and Niall Ferguson unite against the forces of illiberalism... while they disagree about whether America is doomed to follow the Soviet Union, both gripe about anti-American radicals, the bourgeoisie, and deaths of despair.

[@julieraiNYC]

these you tube titles are so not Dispatchy. You shouldn't have to sell your souls to get views.

[@tcnymex]

You might consider adding the date/episode-number of the AUDIO dispatch podcast from which each of these small CZcams clips are taken. So that those of us who prefer to listen to just the actual "audio only podcast" can do so. (say while driving, rather than be forced to drive and deal with CZcams)

[@gwfbagel3811]

Niall is right, Jonah is wrong.

[@peterw.5984]

An amazing conversation! Both of you made some excellent points.

[@allamericantrolling]

This conversation is as stupid as I thought it would be 🤣

[@EdwardWongHauPepeluTivrusky-IV]

9:01
This is a partial response to the question of why so many Americans kill themselves.
“What happens when you can’t seem to stay afloat and find hope in the richest most powerful country in the world? What happens when it starts dawning on you that the work hard narrative is just that; a story we tell ourselves. What happens when you look around and you see the types of people that get social status and wealth. It isn’t the loyal worker who rises. It isn’t the hard worker that is rewarded. Times have changed. If this is the best time to be alive in the best country in the world, then the problem seems to be me. It’s tough.
These are some of the thoughts that danced around my head during the darkest years here. I’m just one person but despair would describe the last 5 years of my life. I am lucky and grateful to have not succumbed to misery.

[@oswarz]

Why do people think like that? Why don't Americans question the story fed to them? People in other countries do. What's wrong with Americans?