Wolff Responds: The irony of this Independence Day (July 4, 2024)
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The US and Israel should be reminded of Arnold Toynbee, who said, that Empires die through suicide, not murder!
And who’s at fault for this empire dying by suicide?
I think he said “civilizations” but it is a valid one with empires.
It's looking like we the people need to break away from our corrupt government.
What you need is to have a socialist revolution
Some tried like the militia groups and Timothy McVeigh !
It’s been like that since probably the mid 1800’s. This is nothing new.
@@Q-154 They weren't Woke back then ! ...LoL
@@Q-154 They weren't Woke back then ! ...LoL
Thanks for the work you do
The whole world needs a 4th.July to get the US off our backs.
Perfectly stated....I am hoping that Australia could emulate American independence by somehow becoming independent from the US.
@@currawong2011 You're not the only Australian that feels such so much
This will be their Independence Day.
Totally agree
It’s back. The Golden Rule. Those who have the gold make the rules
It never left.
In one famous traditional story, it was said, "Four legs good but two legs better. "
Those who have the guns take the gold. Just ask Africa, South America, and every country that has been attacked by the US and Europe over the past 200 years.
"Face the fact that maybe we need another 4Th of July to set things right".
That's scary to hear.
That suggest alot of "revolutionary" kind of behavior on all kinds of levels.
Scarier than having King Trump (feel free to pick any random fascist)? Not even close for me.
@@mooseymoose Kanye West 😐
How about comedically scary?
@@LeroyTorres-ul8oj Terrifying.
The American king is AIPAC
The oligarchs and lobbyists
Very true
@@thisiskevin1000ĂÎPĄC is the ultimate lobbyist in govt
Israhell is at war with the American people
Do you honestly believe that the 5,000 - 6,000 men and women, who own the vast majority of this country's wealth, who average 15 corporate directorships, between them, and whose families have spent the better part of the last few centuries, amassing the wealth, power, and control over the world, that they hold in their hands, are going to give all of that up, or any of it up, for a little country in the Eastern Mediterranean, IF their interests do not align??
Get real!
Their interests DO align, because it's the same interest.
Israel is their little colony, in the Near East, albeit a very important colony, but a colony nonetheless.
Should put the whole supreme clowns in jail as official act
N fargh their sss until they rot
One Frenchman who was looking at an exhibit extolling the American Revolution commented: "There is a fault: insufficient guillotines."
Thank you. Best wishes.
Thomas Jefferson (in the Federalist Papers) stated, "Judges do not have power; Judges have judgement." What happened overnight that now Judges (at every level) have power?
This is what happens when people don't understand how government works and vote out of hatred and spite.
The voting out of hatred and spite is all by design of following the christian play book.
White male evangelicals invented a religion that gives them exclusive rights and power to run the world as they see fit
I don't know what all this fuss is about. Laws don't matter in the US, anyway.
True enough. Unfortunately
Officially now.
The disunited states of America.
Dunno about that from the outside it appears regular Americans want their country back but the incredibly corrupt system youve got wont let it go,
what you need to do is to break away from ignoring who is the root of the problem. Blaming the government is a deflection from the real enemy .
All empires end.
That's sure as gravity 😊
Empires need a Emperor.
I’m right with ya dude. A+ ✌🏾❤️
I look forward to your book. It's high time for me to start supporting your program again. I shall do that today.
HOW ABOUT WE CUT TO THE CHASE AND HEARTILY SUPPORT THE ONLY CANDIDATE NOT OWNED BY THE "DONOR" CLASS, JILL STEIN.
All anyone has to do is find out where a candidates funding is coming from to know who they actually represent.
I agree but Jill's credibility has been destroyed by the donor class from both parties to the point that the majority of people wont vote for her. We can thank the corporate Democratic Party for the majority of this.
All the more reason for us to double down!
Marianne Williamson
@@infinitemonkey917 Soft headed new age anti-vax maniac? Crikey.
Too old.
Just then, mushroom clouds everywhere in America.
Richard, the US Empire has been around for a lot more than 75 years!
Seventy five years of power now going down the drain .
It didn’t have the stature and scope of an empire more than 75 years ago. That all began after a second world war.
@@DearProfessorRF Are you familiar with the Monroe Doctrine from over 200 years ago?
@@michaelbartlett6864 absolutely yes. And that didn’t make United States an empire yet.
Since before the Monroe Doctrine, we have been invading and colonizing countries all over the world. What is your definition of "empire"?
In Australia we had an immensely popular twice elected left wing government dismissed by the Governor General using these sorts of powers because the ruling classes did not like them.
I simply don't understand how to penetrate the mind of a populace that is willfully ignorant. Most people are clueless as to what is happening to them. We are trained rats on the treadmill of consumerism and even though life is mostly painful as a result we have no real vision as a populace. I feel we are doomed to a crash of epic proportion that will produce unimaginable pain and who knows what will emerge or how long it will take to get there. We are under the influence of mass psychosis and we are not in touch with that fact. I am sixty eight years old and feel that I am fortunate not to have any children or grandchildren to suffer where we are and where we are going. What has anyone below the age of thirty ever known in this country but tolerable upheaval. We, I fear, are entering the land of intolerable upheaval. We are in deep doo doo!
Yes , thank you so very much !!!
This country is in deep … trouble .
Love how you compared King George of Britian to George Washington .
The United States in not UNITED !!!!!!!
Lets us look forward to the fireworks ahead .
BALANCE !!!!!!
Rocking that snapback Prof. Wolff
Casual Thursday!
Getting sensitive about balding, I see.😂😂
Thank you professor Wolff
Looking forward to the book, Professor. These responses are a great way to hear your input. I always enjoy watching them, asm much as one can enjoy these topics.
Thank you! I appreciate your genius opinions on the economy and politics and labor.
Thank you for your service, sir! So grateful for you.
I have never could have thought one day the great USA could be like this. Never
How could the US constitution have such a loophole which the Supreme Court could exploit?
They have found ways to create loopholes using 14th-century laws as precedents and whatever else they can use to corrupt the Constitution and twist it into their vision.
There are more than just this one. Hang on to your britches because when Dictator t-rump gets back into office there will be more brought into the light of the average people.
Thanks!
Professor Richard wolff,
I have been listening to your lectures and economic commentaries. Yiu have been teaching me the basic knowledge of economy. I am a Syrian refugee. I have been in Russia practically from 1991, after worsening of the peaceful life in my country Syria thanks to the American imperialist policy. I'm a Syrian Kurd and want ti tell you about the leftist and the real communist and philosopher Abdalla Ocalan who has been sentenced to life imprisonment in Turkey and has been in jail so far for 25 years. I think yiu have heard about that legendary genius who predicted the fall of the Soviet Union in his book * the built socialism * and recommended some reforms which he thought had been necessary to save the first socialist country ever found on our planet bur nobody paid attention to him
Ocalan has written dozens of books and delivered to the judge who sentenced him book which he wrote numbering one thousand pages which covered the history of the middle east six thousand years of history of our region. When tge judge red that book he broke his pen saying i can not judge this man because the history will spit on me. Now in the moth part if Syria where teachings of ocalan have been implemented the region flourishes very quickly where real democracy prevails regardless of fauth, nationality abd gender. Women protect their rights and firm 50 ooer cent in all positions including the hjgher posts. Communes have been formed everywhere.
Please talk about ocalan, s movement in one of your commentaries if possible.
What this does, is to exempt the entire executive branch, with its mass array of agencies, and goons, at its disposal, from any culpability under the law.
All the best from nothingwest !
Yet again, thank you Prof. Wolfe -- I really needed a moment to catch my breath.
Amazing start
Much ado about nothing. They've merely made de jure what was and has always been de facto.
As my neighborhood turned into a battlefield for the last week, by drunken idiots blowing stuff up, who've never served a day in their life, and fought for nothing, the hypocrisy was apparent and the air was thick with irony.
Thank you !
Supreme Court members should be selected by themselves within a pool of 200 members elected by the people. Power from the roots that is the people not from the appointment from executive or Congress
Yes, indeed a sad 4th July 😔
Where even medicine is a business.
Not “maybe” but “when” 🔥🤝🔥🤝🔥
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Even the date is a sham 4th of July 1776, officially should be 3rd September 1783 !
Bit by bit... the slippery slope.
Happy Independence Day. Probably the last one.
Keep up the good work, Prof Wolff...
🇫🇮❤prof. Wollf & his peaked cap.
Yeah, cause why hasn't it happened before?
It cracks me up that "conservatives" invoke "the founding fathers", ignoring that they were trying to be radically progressive rationalists.
George Washington, "In the last place, though first in importance I shall ask-is there any thing doing, or that can be done to restore the credit of our currency? The depreciation of it is got to so alarming a point-that a waggon load of money will scarcely purchase a waggon load of provision."
Prof Wolfe speaking truth as always - fyi Geopolitics in conflict is trying to set up an interview with you - I hope to see you on that channel as David is doing a great job reporting on much of the same stuff
Have to disagree with Professor Wolff regarding an oncoming empire from the east as China always advocates building a world based on mutual respect & shared communities. This shows propaganda is a powerful tool that even a highly educated intellectual couldn’t escape the effects completely.
I heard a story yesterday that China was finally able to sanction all exports to the US. Time to panic? 😢
to make laws, you have to be above the law. elephant in the room nobody sees...
No. Agreement between many. You know, democracy ensures the laws are just for all.
@@user-dj6hu9gq4t you're being facetious, right?
I thought the hat was the Killdozer.
Guys how to ask Wolf questions?
Founding fathers turning in their graves
It isn't just the founding fathers. What about all the people who died fighting in wars to protect our freedoms? Those freedoms will disappear with a dictator in power and their sacrifice will ultimately have been for nothing.
We the people this country. We don’t have to accept the ruling of the Supreme Court. It’s our country.
What are you going to do about it?
@@MAchannel2024right?! 😂😂
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Presidential immunity is no different from any other office. Police have immunity, lawyers do, judges do, diplomats, etc.
The Police shouldn't have immunity either, they are legalised thugs!
In fact no-one should be above the law!
Dear Prof.Wolff,
I keep on making comments on all respected blogs regarding your profound mind, quoting that all followers and guests should be affraid of bad evil Wolff.
What did the make believe voice in your head (god) tell you about this delusional thought system you have?
Nonsense, sovereign immunity is long standing common law in the Western Europe Empire. A highly ignorant view and understanding of the law from this academic.
It has always existed and what we cannot have is it being applied for some and not for others. SCOTUS has resolved that rightly.
The people who have the power to fix this situation(the current president) aren’t willing to use it
Expand the Supreme Court
Ban air-conditioning from Washington DC 😂
13 districts 13 judges.
While I appreciate your standpoint, I feel that strident complaining does jack diddly for winning people over. We need hopeful, positive revolutionary optimism with actual direction towards building something as opposed to kvetching endlessly about what we already know. I can't stand to listen to your eternal whinging, personally.
The colonies broke away in order to maintain slavery and settler colonialism (which England was reining in for tactical reasons). Anti-monarchism explanation is anti-materialist.
Brits were broke from th 7Yr War.
Taxing colonies.
The US was always planned as a European tax shelter. Run by the Rothschild banks. Our true founding fathers 😢
I am British,so I am not celebrating.
You might have a reason not to celebrate tomorrow as well!
You all elected Boris, so being British isn't much better, not to mention the whole British empire thing.
This is the worst 4th of July in history!
Nothing like 1812 😂😂
May be the last.
I am speechless, It is 😥. I really think it all started to go down with Citizen United. I can't wait to buy the book
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It started with Lincolns "War of Northern Aggression." Setting brother against brother. 😢
So could Biden put Trump in jail for 100 years and not be held liable?
I wish he could.
Biden belongs in prison. He’s murdered far more people than Trump.
He should be in a cell now! Waiting for sentencing. As any American would after being convicted of so many felonies. I hate the American two-tier justice system 😢
How nice to know that I am not the only one mourning the loss of the late great government of the United States on this tragic anniversary of its birth. Trump tipped the scales on the previously self-policing SCROTUS (spelling intended). People say he isn't the cause, but rather the symptom of American decline. Fifty years ago, my high school teachers were predicting this would happen and I saw no reason to disagree, but I had the hope that it wouldn't happen until I was gone from the place. Trump changed all that and if God won't, then I DAMN HIS SOUL on my own!
Ha ha. Tiny minds think one person is to blame for the problems caused by Capitalism. smh
What part of the job, of being President, requires you to break United Stares law?
Please give me some examples.
Last fifty years? Everything and anything 😢
Today is the first time I disagree with you
Usual historical nonsense.
Deep....
Deep, so profound....
why he so drippy tho
*1 of 2. This is how you always need to vote:*
We must fully resist and _always vote_ against (& less authoritarian than) both the Republican *and* Democratic Parties- including AOC, all of the squad, Bernie Sanders, Edward Markey, Mark Pocan, the justice democrats, Biden & all other democrats. Vote in every single election- at all levels. And also _endorse or anti-endorse,_ in all elections you can, for outside your voting jurisdiction.
For _all_ public positions. And this same strategy applies against the same one or more party-monopolies in _all_ countries worldwide.
Real progressives will never be Democratic Members or Democratic loyalists. Never vote for _any_ Republican member or loyalist either.
If no candidates for a position fit that bill:
-Where _write-ins_ are permissible, always write-in an anti-authoritarian person;
-Where write-ins aren’t permissible, always vote uncommitted or leave the ballot blank.
This will continuously reduce the power of _all_ authoritarian parties in the party monopolies. Until our task is complete.
Repeat strategy for all new authoritarian parties that emerge.
Go, 3rd Party Candidates, Go! Go Write-in Candidates, Go! -I totally agree with your commentaries.
-Do you have any favorites for who to use for write-in Candidates, or does it have to be some in-State person (so as to not disqualify the ballot)?
-I plan to use your strategy across the board, but have one more commentary: Stop the Cash-Cow of Corporate Welfare money going to the Military Contractors!
@@Wild-Wally Excellent, thank you for your encouraging words! And I agree with you, no taxes need to go to the military industrial complex.
So write ins are allowed in some states but not others. For president, Chase Oliver is one of the many different people you could vote for that meet this strategy: Just remember, the strategy is always to vote against both monopolizing parties, and to also vote on the less authoritarian side of both parties
RFK is a choice if he’s even on the ballot. The problem is 3rd party candidates very rarely ever win.
@@kingtrance307 RFK Jr. is a Dem *&* Repub hack. He’s horrible. And particularly authoritarian in areas (e.g. Israel). You need to _always vote _*_against_* RFK Jr.
@@kingtrance307 Of course they won`t win in this cycle; -but we need to start a movement now! Power to the People! Every State should have a Ranked Choice voting system, like Maine and a couple of other States (if I`m not mistaken)...
You speak with forked tongue!
Lol, no 'we,' my ancestors were enslaved.
Who's ancestors were not enslaved? Grow up. 😢
*2 of 2. This is how you always need to vote:*
We must fully resist and _always vote_ against (& less authoritarian than) both the Democratic *and* Republican Parties- including Trump, Vivek Ramaswamy, Rand Paul (He’s _no_ Ron Paul), Thomas Massie, Warren Davidson, Ron Johnson, and all other Republicans. Vote in every single election- at all levels. And also _endorse or anti-endorse,_ in all elections you can, for outside your voting jurisdiction.
For _all_ public positions. And this same strategy applies against the same one or more party-monopolies in _all_ countries worldwide.
Real libertarians will never be Republicans or Republican loyalists. Never vote for _any_ Democratic member or loyalist either.
If no candidates for a position fit that bill:
-Where _write-ins_ are permissible, always write-in an anti-authoritarian person;
-Where write-ins aren’t permissible, always vote uncommitted or leave the ballot blank.
This will continuously reduce the power of _all_ authoritarian parties in the party monopolies. Until our task is complete.
Repeat strategy for all new authoritarian parties that emerge.
Great fairytale but in most states people listen to the news and TV adds for election picks. Every media outlet in all states run lies and misinformation 24/7 against any non corrupt person running for any office and stupid people vote with emotions not logic.
Vote all you like. It amuses the rulers 😂
@@richardscathouse False. Since you don’t care about human progress, you shouldn’t be making public comments in the realm of politics.
Actually read my original comment and you’ll see why you’re incorrect.
Trump 2024 🇺🇲
For Prison!!!!!! Make Merika Meth again right?
@@kevchard5214 God bless America you f****** tankie.
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