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Beau you said that Cheney was not conservative enough for this new “Breed” of Republicans, I think you meant that she s not morally corrupt enough for them.😊
To them, it's the same thing.
the current republican party is not conservative. It's radical (tearing apart our democratic traditions instead of cherishing them) and authoritarian (trying to keep power by taking away the right to vote-- complying with multiple contradictory beliefs).
@@macmcleod1188 agreed. They are not conservative in an American sense. They are increasingly authoritarian.
The GOP hasn't done anything but start wars & blow a hole in the deficit and fear monger for 20yrs.
'Far-right' is the term.
Perhaps Biden turned left because, in the time he has left, he honestly wants to do what's right.
@Laundry Faerie
That is oddly catchy
There's hope for that. Little of it, but with that stuff it's take what you can get.
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That's the truth, he actually loves America and is considerate of it's working class.
@@hackE444
actually sounds like a neo-lib slogan, and something that could end up on a ceremonial slab of stone....
I wish Bernie had called it social democracy instead of democratic socialism. It would have prevented some of the automatic rejection of their ideas.
You know all those subjects in school that you hate until a teacher comes along and makes them interesting? You're that teacher.
You have a way to get me thinking. That is a really go thing.
Keep it up.
Vienna he would be like a teacher god !
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AGREED.
@@kitty62862 I think you want to be a student now. Where back then, it was a chore.
Regardless of his reasoning, this benefits everyone
I think America is turning left instead of going backwards
@@dianaagnoli9377 to that I say Hallelujah !!!! (not religious but it is appropriate here)
Exactly my thoughts, as long as they're doing their jobs and actually serving the American people their motivations don't much matter.
I think the death of his son and the realization of his own mortality has made him see the world with a bigger heart.
I agree
You make a valid point. Any of you people who haven't done so already, I did, write him and his wife a letter. And say thank you. It'll mean a lot to him. And it will mean a lot to you too.
God bless our country. It only works when we do. Peace.
No way he would turn American left if it wasn’t supported. He is a politician who will do and tell you what he thinks of want to hear. Fortunately the country is leaning toward some mild policies that help real people.
It took John McCain getting terminal cancer to open his eyes. It's just too bad it takes experience to access empathy. Some of us can do it without the personal loss.
And being waterboarded
I love all the mind reader comments. I'm in my seventies also. When I look back at the selfish, judgmental, self-rightous, self-centered, and self-indulgent person I was and the growth over the years in service to others, compassion, patience, and non-judgmental attitude, I refuse to think I'm alone. For some of us life experiences made us want to be better human beings. I pray it does the same for others.
Hi Ann, I am in my late sixties and must admit I was going down the grumpy old man route. I have made a conscious effort to change and become more tolerant but sometimes it's really hard. You put things really well and I'll try harder. Regards Jim UK.
Thank you for this Ann ☺️
Then there are those who just get meaner and more bitter the older they get(45).
I'm with you Ann. I've always tried to look on the positive side, the older I get (mid 60s) the better I find that decision to be. Not everyone, sadly, improves and grows as they age, but let's hope that thd majority of us do. Our world will be a better place with people like you in it of any age.
@@micheleconner5083 lol. In my late 30's, I find myself to be much more patient, compassionate and loving towards some (especially the young and vulnerable)......I am much more respectful towards those with wisdom and experience, and I am much more impatient and mean towards those who clearly want to do nothing but cause harm, or those who are actively and willfully stupid, or narcissistic. Who knows how the next few decades might change me, should I be here to experience them. ;)
There's a rubber band effect going on in US politics now. One side's stretching the band left, toward the center. The other side is stretching right, toward fascism. Whichever side the band snaps, the other side is gong to keep hold of it for a long time.
Perfect analogy. Hopefully that rubber band flies past the center to the real left for once in our history.
I’m using this.
Well if it "devolves" into a fascist authoritarian dictatorship it will be an extremely long time. 😆 Governmental forms tend to last longer when nobody has a vote and often is only solved by bloodshed.
Let's hope it goes towards social democracy. I call it capitalism with a heart.
@@londegraw3519 lol things solved in america without bloodshed when has that ever happened?
Pendulum effect.
I think Joe is a rare bird who grows with experience. They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks. But I think this old dog has quite a few new tricks in his bags. He learns from past mistakes.
That's the biggest thing I've noticed too. He has the capability to learn from his mistakes. He honestly thought things he did in the past were good at the time and has had the ability and opportunity to see how they turned out, and the brains to make a different choice now.
I also believe he learnt from the Obama "experience"? 8 years of not getting much done....sorry.
He watched it first row
@@andreverwoerd1378 Yes. Also - the Republicans did everything they could to stymie ANYthing Obama tried to do. Not saying that Obama was always correct, but -
The quiet part was "we can't let that uppity n**** get nuthin'!"
@@knightmarecityk This. He's human and he acts like it. I'm not a big personal fan of Biden or Harris, but so long as they're doing what the American people actually need and want to happen I'll be satisfied regardless of their motivations. It's nice having a rational grown up in the White House again, and sad that I have to say that at all.
@@forgenorman3025 ,please do not be sad. What you said are true.
A second term - YES
He is getting old - YES
Wants to be remembered favorably - YES
I Concur one 💯% 👍👈
I don't care how old he is, if he's running for a second term, I'm voting for him
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And IT COULD ALSO BE BIDEN AIN’T STUPID. HE KNOWS HE CANNOT GET A SECOND TERM WITHOUT US PROGRESSIVES.
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@@JoseFernandez-wu8pj You should repost that and get a ❤️ from Beau.
my dad was very conservative when young and mellowed to quite liberal when older. He said he saw how many people need help and how he believed it was government's responsibility to ensure that help is what they got. He benefitted from Britiain's Health Care system and was grateful for it. He knew that all people should get this. Without judgment.
I think that happens a lot. I thought I was a Republican. But yrs working in hospital, seeing uninsured turned away, plus that Sociology class put a lot into perspective for me. Seems to me, the more you learn, you tend to become Liberal. The Rep party tho has a hold on the Christian Evangelicals. I can understand that too bc these churches praise Trump as some sort of gift from God. But he is the only one that took into consideration the death toll when when moving the embassy to Jerusalem, and didn’t care. I figured more would die but they only counted 58.
His son's passing, and the death of his first wife and daughter changed the man, greatly. We needed him in 2016, he was grieving, he arrived just in time.
People keep saying this changed him... any interviews to document this? I'd love to witness this humanity people see in Biden. I never bothered looking for it in Trump for obvious reasons... but while I hear all these warm feelings about Biden's persona, all I've seen is a different strain of the same political coldness I've seen from many of the big political names and a history of "tough talking". Is there any recent interviews that show this "change" you speak of?
Social Democracy Is Capitalism with a conscience.
Capitalism with morality
Morals or morality? I would go for immoral.
He actually talks about why he is doing a lot of this. Those talks almost always start with "I talked to my grandkids and......" He actually is trying to listen to those more connected than him.
Before I even read your comment, I was thinking just THAT🙋♀️🤗✌🤭
That easy of a lie is all it takes for you, huh?
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@@0U714W what lie?
Loved the very last line before he signed off! "....but unless this country descends into fascism, it is headed towards social democracy."
True. Staying with unsustainable free-reign capitalism is no longer an option for the States.
@@safe-keeper1042 that is fascism and Soc Dem both.
Socialism or barbarism.
That's the choice.
Soc Dem is barbarism tomorrow.
Fascism is barbarism now.
@@safe-keeper1042 Social Democrats aren't leftists because they aren't anti-capitalists. Actual socialism seeks to abolish capitalism, democratic socialists believe that can be done through electoralism, anyone with sufficient knowledge of history knows that is not possible but will still consider demsocs comrades. Just don't be counter-revolutionary and you're cool to me.
From my perspective I doubt the whole US is going to turn fascist. What would be more likely to happen is a new north/south situation arises where red states want to succeed from the blue states. Take a look at all the bills making it harder to vote and bills that attack LGBTQ+ rights. The Republicans are pushing towards creating a new south and I would not at all be surprised if in the next 10 years there are not serious calls from Republicans for a new confederacy.
@@zixx844 Listen to this and keep in mind it was released in 2019 www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-it-could-happen-here-30717896/
I think he believes that he has nothing to lose. He has more than he’ll ever need. Why not shake things up? Go Joe!!
"When I say left, I mean American left."
That really made me laugh. Thanks, Beau!
Yeah, republicans think all leftists are progressive liberals , which isn't the case . Most democrats are centric democrats.
I've never really liked that assertion, given it that I think it really only fair to compare democracies, and then the US is pretty average with only Europe really seeming to make that case, but even there it's only the more left parties that advocate for social democratic policies, it just seems that way because they have had the programs in place for long enough that those that would challenge them just don't have the political capital. we have a center and mid left, just not a far left like we do a far right
@@andrewemerson1613 The US has a center and a mid left?
Are you sure about that?
Because by most not heavily skewed standards, even most of the democrats are center right at most.
The US has a far right and a center right party, with a few individual center left people in the latter.
The main difference between Europe and the US is probably that in Europe, the ppl remember very clearly what fascism looks like, and because of that they know to stay away from it.
Always a sensible caveat.
Even the guys US conservatives demonify as marxist/communist out-of-their-mind leftists are basically toothless pro-business social democrats by global scales.
Not bad, but there are far more socialist movements on this globe. Some of which even make some sensible, working policies.
Though, to be fair - outright pro-worker, diminish-corporate-power leftists are quite rare in most european countries. And those are mostly so far away from the centers of power its a little sad.
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I was converted from nazi to social democrat only because of how Beau says "again".
I wanna hear that story!
@@Vohlfied It just happened today. He said "Hi everybody, it's Beau again", then I stopped being a Nazi, and started being a socdem.
Whatever works
Needs more explosions to be believable. Recommend second draft.
Yes, that is the choice: social democracy or fascism. Thanks for putting it so succinctly. We need to understand this.
Whatever is driving him, I am relieved to see him heading into the direction of equity. I know his goals are not my goals, but I am becoming convinced that he may be able to start us rolling in the right(left) direction.
Why do you want equity? Why not strive to improve oppertunity?
@@catsaresocute650 Because rising tides life white boats, while black and brown boats continue to sink. Opportunity is a myth without justice. This isn't an opinion it is numerical fact, ergo opportunity does not solve the problem.
Just one among many reasons. Assuning your good intention, I suggest you go look at the studies of the centuries of continuing to this day equity in jobs, housing, incarceration, education, and so much more. BIPOC have obstacles to overcome that white folx, even those of us who are poor, simply do not encounter.
@@ExkupidsMom so why exactly don't you work on removing the obstracels?
Because I am a liberal who sees that any goverment intervention has negativ consequeces and I generally put that to lack of competition. So apart from the fact that I think it's wrong from a standpoint of it dosn't improve persumed underlying causes it also makes everything else worse and is scary to think of because of the question of how the goverment is supposed to be exercising this and the underlying reasoning and how it can be expanded?
@@ExkupidsMom I would love to hear what you think about the reparations concepts going 'round and all that. We should have learned by now that leveraged government systems can do more damage than help- Liberia is an example; in 1832, America "repatriated" a few thousand freedmen and women from the US to Liberia; a generation later these English speaking, trade and banking savvy "new people" ran the country and still do today. My concept of repatriations would include our Indigenous Peoples as well as other minorities- really more like college at the state level at the Feds expense for say the next 20 years. The R's always like to see a sunset date on spending programs. But in less than 20 years, I think some new commer prez will repeat Eisenhower's comment about the GI Bill- "It was the greatest gift America ever gave herself".
Hope you are having a better day! FR
As an eastern european, there is one thing he did, that would be considered left of center even here, the speech where he chastised Amazon for union busting. The rest? Yeah, still center right.
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Thanks for the cudo of mentioning my homeland...life IS good, here in Denmark 🇩🇰
Love your content, Beau..keep it up! 😊
Ah, the only country that seems to love their flag as much as the US does.
@@ZipplyZane You clearly haven't been to Ukraine, or Russia, or... just about a ton of other countries. The Danes just use the flag to commemorate things like birthdays, national holidays, and whatnot. But other nations bring out their flag for other reasons. Seems like an unnecessary snarky comment to me, but to each his own I suppose.
@@jonasion Oh. That wasn't meant to be snarky at all. I don't see loving a flag to be an inherently bad thing. It's bad when it's forced on people, but not if you genuinely like it.
Sure, those who went after Kaepernick and all are assholes, but they clearly weren't concerned about the flag. They were concerned about someone lesser than them not knowing his place.
I actually really like the Danish flag myself. While I like the US flag, I do think the large number of stars makes it a bit too complicated--which is why it often gets simplified for cartoons and emoji.
@@ZipplyZane then Im really sorry and apologize. Im so used to people trying to be clever, on the Internet that that whole prism just becomes the light that I shine on things. Entirely my bad.
I find the US flag very beautiful stars and all, and regrettably I find the Confederate flag even more so. It has got to go, but it is a stunner VISUALLY! All the wrong connotations.
On a sidenote, upon reflection, I react a little to the Danish flag because it has been appropriated by the far right wing nationals in Denmark, and its heavy use is now a liberal sore-eye that I feel when I see people proudly use it. Im a proud Dane, but an expat, and Im less proud of being Danish compared to 25 years ago.
@@jonasion Well, crud. That's the same problem we have here in the US, with the right wingers and our flag.
Thank you for making the distinction between American "left" and the rest of the world "left" and my sympathies that you have to, good luck Beau.🖖
I also get what Beau means by pointing out this distinction. At the end though his suggestion to choose between Denmark or fascism is rather painfull since the Social-Democrat government in Denmark decided - just one week ago - to send back Syrian refugees to Damascus because 'it would be safe for them to return'. Actually a lot of Syrian refugees will be put in jail , tortured, murdered or would have to join the army of Assad, the dictator they escaped from,, who is still in charge, stronger then ever it seems. I don't think the left in Denmark - or Europe - is still as left as it used to be.
Agree. I’m Danish and I’ve lived my childhood on an US Air Force Base and in West Virginia amongst many places around the world I’ve seen many kinds of social democracy and there’s a vast difference between the different variations of it. Also whenever I talked to soldiers from America there wasn’t one who was scared of the Scandinavian kinds of social democracy.
@@ankejansen791 I'm Danish, and I think you're right. For a couple of decades now, Denmark and most of Europe have been moving right on a lot of political issues. Some countries including Denmark, have arguably fachist or Fachist-lite parties in Parliament. Some of them quite big.
Denmark have had a lot of Tax cuts for the wealthy, coinciding with cuts in our social security-net. Healthcare, schools, seniorcare, unemployment benefits and so on.
Our handling of refugees become more and more dispicable in some cases. And the instance you mention makes me sick. Sadly there are a lot more cases like it.
We are moving in the direction of the US, and it scares me.
@@soul0360 - we see the same trends in Norway, where the right wing populist party is adopting "murrican" rethoric and methods to scare and enrage voters.
@@soul0360 Sending people back to Syria should be considered malicious intend to cause bodily harm or something. I don't get how people can even reason doing that.
He brought the best people on board, and he asked them what they thought. Then he listened.
Exactly
Only great leaders do that.
@@e-spy Too many Trumpists have no idea what a good leader is or does. To them, it's an authoritarian who is decisive, does his own thing even if it's objectively stupid, and listens to no one else; true leadership is nothing like that. They need better examples than the stereotypical dictatorial football coach...
@@AndrewAMartin so true. why are so many people eager to let someone else tell them what to do??? Because that is what is happening here. Lemmings, and a LOT of them!
@@e-spy And then they have the gall to call you a sheep if you disagree with their delusions.
Yeah, I'm grateful to Joe, and Bernie, and Kamala, and Katie, and all the rest. But their doing their job.
But long before 6th Jan. Ever since donald trump enetered the Oval Office.
There was one voice that kept me centered and feeling secure for my nations future.
One man who gave me consistent faith in our country and faith in my fellow citizen. That was you Beau.
From the bottom of my heart, Thank You.
Couldn't have said it better myself. Beau never runs around with his hair on fire and always manages to put things in perspective....
I agree
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In order to keep this grounded feeling for generations to come, I think Beau should make a video one day about all the things he reads about so we can design some sort of curriculum around it
He told rich people that basically nothing would change and for them it's mostly true. No matter how much they cry and whine about having to pay their fair share of taxes.
The difference between 90% of all the money they will never need and 80% of all the money they will never need is still money they will never need, yeah.
@@JJ-qo7th It might mean having to wait until next month to buy another Ferrari! How can you be so insensitive, JJ? 😏😏😏
I still don't see why the concept of a billionaire is accepted at all, how many lifetimes would it take to spend that money? I think these people are just severe hoarders..
@@jordanmurray410 agree.
@@jordanmurray410 Absolutely. Especially when there are so many people with less than they need.
Afternoon Beau - internet people. I hope everyone is doing well, or at least 'hanging in there.' 💜
Cheri Ann hi👋😀 hope you are well & glad to see you here.
Ignore distractors, keep your head down and focus on what needs to be done.
Being from The Netherlands, I always found it difficult to understand why there is so much resistance against social democracy in America, as Americans visiting here always seemed to enjoy how well everything is organized here. On the other hand, not many Americans visit Western Europe and experience it first hand.
Its expensive and difficult for most of us on the bottom 2 quantities to travel for a weekend, let alone leave the country. Getting a passport involves money and time and is only necessary for leaving the country. Leaving the country requires a weekend at the least.
Americans who travel to other countries for pleasure are generally the ones who are, already, disposed to learn about other cultures and consider new and better ways of doing things.
I've had two "extended stays" in Germany, either because my dad was in the military or I was. If I ever make it back there, I might have to be forcibly deported. We're talking clapped in irons, frog-marched onto the plane at gunpoint and guarded until the plane takes off...
He's right.
As an Aussie - the idea of the American "Left" being considered to be socialist or even (shudder) communist...is both hilarious and very depressing.
@Romantic Warrior1 Exactly.
Decades of "Red Scare" propaganda.
Divide and conquer. Oldest trick in the book.
Which is not to excuse "communism" as it is commonly known.
Marxist ideology has never been put into effective practice as communism.
Every time, somebody came along who wanted to run the show, and so what The First World has termed "communism" has actually been totalitarianism, tailor-made for each particular nation.
They liked to call themselves communist to maintain the illusion of social equality; while we in the West went along with the term to frighten our own societies into obedience or acquiescence.
@Romantic Warrior1
You're welcome.
Yeah, I got that implication from your post.
BTW, a film to watch to get a very black comedic view of the USSR is "The Death of Stalin". Hilarious and very astute piece of brilliance.
Does he have grandkids, I ask because they change people, my father-in-law was kinda scary. Now, giant teddy bear, he does everything possible for the kids future. An amazing man!
When you mean, whether Joe Biden has grandkids - yes, he has!
The 3 eldest (about college age), were the ones, who gave him the last push for his running for president. They gave an interview on this around August 2020 (I believe it was CNN). They also spilled some small "quirks" of his 😉, like his favorite icecream...
Even knowing it was a narrated interview and me being a foreigner, I thought it was endearing ☺.
Furthermore, I agree wholeheartedly with you, that grandparents can have a complete change of mind on topics as soon as the future of their grandchildren might be in danger.
Be well - Europe 🌷
Change is inevitable, will happen regardless of stupidity, or ignorance.
I believe you're correct... I just hope there are fewer injuries on the path.
@@francisdavis1271 sadly, change requires chaos.
A guy from Québec leaving a comment here : it's surprizing to hear someone with that accent explain rationally what social-democracy is. :-)
Welcome, this is a place to learn.
Beau has made the observation that someone who sounds and looks like him may be dismissed by some people at first glance without actually listening to him; but other people who look and sound like him may listen to his thoughts when they wouldn't from someone different.
Shhhhh. Dont tell anybody, but the accent is a bit of an affectation. It gets a certain kind of American in the door, so they might hear something outside the echo chamber. Look how carefully he words his titles, as well.
@@Condorito380 Haha, my first video of his was "how I learned to love MAGA hats," which didn't go the same direction a lot of people may have expected. I can't remember why I wanted to watch that video given that I'm a left-leaning person, but it got me hooked to his content!
@@Condorito380 I live in Québec, but I've worked with people in Kentucky once and one of them didn't have an accent. Apparently, he went to study in Boston and had to "work it out", since people there looked down on him for it, that's sad...
Kudos to Beau of the Fifth Column. For a non-American, this newsfeed is the best quality explanation of US politics and socio/cultural realities I have ever heard. I think it's the combination of a very insightful, calm, intelligent and informed presenter, and the image of the 'ordinary man' just giving his audience an honest take on how he perceives issues arising in the US. We need more like him in every country.
16,000 views and the video hasn’t even been up for an hour :-) congratulations Beu! It gives me hope for America. Thank you so much for your videos!
He hasn't turned left, he's just being human.
That seems like a hard thing to find in politicians these days
@@jacksmith-vs4ct only hard to find in the candidates the country's owners allow us to pic from.
You give him too much credit
@@LeShawnTho my thoughts echo yours on this matter. Joe is doing much better than I hoped. Don't get lazy, we still got a lot of work ahead.✌
Says a lot about the American right/conservatives when “left” policies are simple decent humanity, doesn’t it?
Love and Light to you ALL. Have a Great Weekend Everyone. Be Ready, Be Prepared. Great Video #Beau
Love and light to you too ❤️
Honestly I've never been a big fan of jo..
But it wouldn't be real hard to be the best we've had in a really long time..
I say go for it..
Being like Denmark is an option now? Hot damn. I'm down for vertical farming, clean energy, and flowers everywhere. What to I gotta do?
And those pastries! I still have the memory of that tea shop from our one night stopover in Copenhagen. * sigh * What a beautiful place. 🥰
Trump supporters: tRuMp is gOd
Biden voters: DO BETTER!
ain't that the truf
"Right now the Republican Party is the Party of no ideas" - Right now?
Well it's usually no ideas or bad ideas
"still" ?
@@jacksmith-vs4ct it's either no ideas or tax cuts....
The party of no no and no.
I did not vote for Biden, but I'm liking most of what he's been doing. Job well done these first 100 days.
As a side note: I still get a kick out of everyone who uses social media to proclaim: "No Socialism!"
Like, what did you do to provide yourself with the electricity required to have internet (which you OFC had to support yourself) to make that proclamation.
I'm still waiting for any of those individuals to protest their weekly garbage pick up.
Greetings from Denmark. Just an example of how very similar the US and Denmark really are: the CEO of our largest bank was fired for money laundering last year, so he got millions of dollars and was recently acquitted of any criminal activity. Justice!
"We can be like Denmark" -- haven't you seen the news stories of all the starving and dying people in the streets of Copenhagen? Well, neither have I.
since I am a dane (2nd gen American), I like this comment! 😉
We'd love you in Denmark Beau, and you're right, the US left, would be considered political right in Scandinavia
I've been watching you for nearly a year now. With regards to the past four and a half years, thank you for reminding me of the kind of critical thinking I learned 43 years ago in college. Your sincerity and calm demeanor has served to keep my head from exploding. Worth an extra 3 units at least.
Maybe Biden grew up and realized “money is not everything”
Nobody who has accumulated wealth believes that, though. Otherwise, they would not have accumulated enough wealth that they could not spend reasonably in their lifetime.
Hopefully
@@drawingainteasy4142 BS, if you only care about money you have no life.
@@drawingainteasy4142 Oh, nonsense. I have more money than I can spend in my lifetime, because there is hardly anything more that I want, let alone need, in my life. Maybe replace my beloved '92 Peugeot 205 with an even smaller electric one day, but that's about it.
@@chezmoi42 Do you keep accumulating more regardless?
Beau, I think you're right, excuse me, correct, lol, but I think he also is listening to young people of today, he's at least educable, to a point. 👍🥰😘✌😷🎃💯
I super appreciate Beau's community. Yall are some smart well informed compassionate people. Its a pleasure to meet you.
At this point, when America is in her darkest days after Trump administration, any President with a soul will take care of the people who suffer the most. Of course, his opponents will name him "Left". By the way, can someone, please, tell me what's wrong with "Left"? How can America survive without going left at this point?
Simply put; if you're still a Republican *today,* you have no ideas or opinions of your own. You think what you're told to think by Trump, Q, Miller, Bannon, and the right-wing echo chamber of Fox, Newsmax, and OANN.
If you're told something is wrong, you simply accept it.
If you're told to fear something, you fear it.
If you ask questions or express doubts, you're vilified.
It's really that simple.
Since we all walked out of Africa the good people have had to come and save us from our own demise. This is just another one of those processes. When this stops ..when good people stop showing up... we will finish our own existence. Be thankful to the goodness that has come from all of us.
There is nothing wrong with the left. It is the only possible course of action. The problem is the vast number of uneducated or poorly educated in this country have bought into the lie spoon fed to them for near a century that anything that is left is evil and that everyone having enough to survive is a pipe dream. They believe the only options are a small few having enough or no one having enough. They believe this because they lack critical thinking skills more refined than that of your average poodle.
@@sassyviking6003 this administration can help america go a bit more towards the left, specially since conservatives ideas only exists on social media, nowadays whenever their ways materialize into the real world Charlottesville happens, Jan 6th on the hill happens. And that’s when everyday Americans gets the chance to meet American conservatism as it exists today. And it is a disaster.
@@MaRi-zp9zk Let's just hope it works. As I stated there is nothing to fear about the left, and if fact we should all want a leftist society. But the irrational fear of people being taken care of runs deep in this country. I just hope any moves to the left sticks and we don't require more Charlottesvilles or Jan. 6ths showing how bad conservatives are to make it happen.
I'd choose social democracy over fascism any day of the week. Here's hoping Biden continues to destroy the stereotype the GOP is spinning. Thus far, I've been pleasantly surprised by Biden. Granted, the previous administration set the bar really low....
He had smart people in the background.
@@rogerstarkey5390 No snark, but it seems you might want to edit that to HAS.
You should watch today's story on Gravitas about the US being seen as the largest threat to global democracy according to a global survey. The same survey found a preference for democracy and found it's number one threat to be income inequality.
I'm going to add another one, in his speech, Biden said we are fighting the great competition between Autocracies and Democracies. If Biden wants to win the 21st century abroad, he needs to start at home, no matter the political cost.
As a Dane living in California. I can 100% agree, that very few American politicians is anywhere near the level of Democratic Socialist we have. And that although Denmark by no stretch is a paradise. For working class Americans it might as well be.
No minimum wage. But around minimum $25 for flipping burgers. And they have benefits, sick days, vacation days etc. Kids can work, and the government act as their union.
It's not an utopia, but it is far better for the poor, the working class and the middle class.
Hey there Beau! AOC on the chest!
Subtle, wasn't it?
The ten year plan?
The Humanist Report posted a piece on AOC this A.M. that I found interesting.
Howdy Beau! The Republican Party has always been the party of no ideas, even in the past up to 2016 to 2020, thank goodness we have you to get ideas across but you are never rude or condescending, you sir are a gem, keep up the good work 👍
I actually think that he wants to create the transformative presidency that some of us hoped for with Obama but didn’t get.
Biden ran ,also, on bipartisan cooperation in getting things done. McConnell has said he won't let that happen, so screw McConnell and the weirdo GQP and do good things without them.
5:58 Greetings from Denmark
You: "... he wants what every first term president wants."
You, and me both, in an odd harmony: "A second term."
I laughed out loud.
Same here😉✌
And here.
So did I because this ignores the fundamental problem that Biden shows very little mental accuity.
Biden is the worst president in u s a history
@@hisbos7331 You're the worst troll in the history of the Internet... Cope harder.
I think it's just tragic that 'socialism' is a dirty word in America. It's basically saying that making sure everyone is 'okay' is bad. Says something about the country's psyche.
Denmark here.- Not paradise but by and large our democracy works
Biden was a segregationist that served with the first black president. He is a man that understands, very directly, what it's like to have been on the wrong side of history. I think he was humbled by history, and wants to leave, not just a legacy, but, an apology, through action. I respect it.
I like what you said. It is quite possibly true.
Do you ever feel like you're selling the entire civilization, its heritage and future to others?
I love that AOC tshirt says a lot. ♥️♥️ keep making these contents.
Thanks for your thoughts, Beau! Have a nice day and greets from Germany! 👋😉✌️♥️
I think it's a mix of all of the three. He is the guy who is going to go big and if it doesn't work he'll ride off onto the sunset.
People reach a certain age where they suddenly don't care what anyone thinks,so he'll just lay out all the cards and see where they fall.
That was true of my Mum. She was 87 when she passed but kept her marbles right to the end. Once she hit her late 60's she said what she thought and didn't have time for BS. I miss her and her honesty. 💚
@@GreenGrasshoppa my mom passed at the same age. Clear intelligent thinker to the end. We were fortunate in that.
That usually comes from the specter of death and realizing how little value things have and that life is what is precious
I think that may be a big part of it. He’s old enough to throw caution to the wind and actually do what “the people” want.
When he starts doing press conferences in t-shirt and sweats, that will be the clincher.
It’s the third option, with one more thing:
He may or may not seek a second term, but he’s paving the way for Kamala Harris.
Second term or not.
In order to save our Republic and Democracy, WE as a nation need to turn left.
As Abraham Lincoln said, "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." Perhaps having been entrusted with the most powerful office at such a critical time in history has given Joe Biden a new appreciation of his responsibility to America and the world.
"When you are completely out of ideas, you will cling to the one bad idea you have like a life preserver"
“If all you had ever felt toward another person were the cold wish to “win,” how would you understand the meaning of love, of friendship, of caring? You would not understand. You would simply go on dominating, and denying, and feeling superior. Perhaps you would experience a little emptiness sometimes, a remote sense of dissatisfaction, but that is all.”
― Martha Stout, The Sociopath Next Door
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him."
― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket, safe, dark, motionless, airless, it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. To love is to be vulnerable."
"Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person's ultimate good as far as it can be obtained."
― C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves
"I believe it is the duty of each of us to act as if the fate of the world depended on him. Admittedly, one man by himself cannot do the job. However, one man can make a difference. We must live for the future of the human race, and not for our own comfort or success."
"Responsibility is a unique concept... You may share it with others, but your portion is not diminished. You may delegate it, but it is still with you... If responsibility is rightfully yours, no evasion, or ignorance or passing the blame can shift the burden to someone else. Unless you can point your finger at the man who is responsible when something goes wrong, then you have never had anyone really responsible."
"When doing a job - any job - one must feel that he owns it, and act as though he will remain in that job forever."
“Above all, we should bear in mind that our liberty is not an end in itself; it is a means to win respect for human dignity for all classes of our society.”
― Admiral H.G. Rickover, Father of the US Nuclear Navy
“There is no joy equal to that of being able to work for all humanity and doing what you're doing well.”
― R. Buckminster Fuller, Critical Path
He's planting trees in whose shade he knows he will never sit. And the Republicans are sharpening their axes.
I could not have said this better myself. Once again Beau. Compliment to your parent for raising a good man.
I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say it's a mix of all the reasons you cited
Mcconnel the grim reaper of a better America.
The Grim Reaper performs a necessary function for the health of the whole. McConnell is a leech, sucking the life out of America for his own benefit.
Reading the video title, I was initially elated that Biden had finally turned left. Then I realized that what he has been doing is supposed to be considered left and I was quite disappointed. He feels like a conservative to me, and I live in the US.
As long as he is helping the largest amount of regular people, that is a way to spend my taxes that I approve of. I choose Denmark. That is what is humane and that is what I learned at my church. I am constantly surprised at how heartless/selfish people that call themselves Christians reveal themselves to be.
As always, you have a broader point of view. You never disappoint Beau. Have a great weekend! Love the shirt 😉
What a day internet people ✌️❤️ you all be good and eat your greens today mmmkay😁
Drink water
Great suggestions.
Fresh asparagus from just up the road... 🤗 'tis the season.
Some combination of all 3 make sense..
I'll take it for a start.
I think President Biden is just a good man who does not hold to the "I GOT MINE" philosophy !!!!!!!
FDR didn't go left by choice either.
And look at what good he did for America
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There's a similar opportunity now (and I suspect that's where things are heading)
@@rogerstarkey5390 and I welcome it with open arms the same way my Great Grandparents welcomed the New Deal in the 1930s
Moscow Mitch is a very negative person, he needs to resign.
Nature might take care of Moscow mitch.
He old too.
“Capitalism with a smiley face”, great description of social Democrats
"Do your duty, demand your right" Early Swedish workers right slogan
Howdy
Second!! 💐👍🏾 and Howdy!
@@d123mahesh2 Ha! Hello again!! Twice in one day!
Welcome to the 21st century from Canada.
Recall that Biden keeps telling GOP politicians to bring their better policy ideas.
He promises to compromise with them use the best ideas regardless of source, and give them credit for contributions.
Really Like your definition of social democracy 👍🏼👏
Howdy Beau! You answered all my questions, thank you.
Could Biden be moving left because he wants to get stuff done?
the GQP will never be this weak again. time to HAMMER it.
Thanks. Trying to understand what is going on....Hopeful for future for our kids and Grandkids!
Woody Allen talked about sharks having to swim. Republicans have a dead shark.
Floating belly up and backwards.
👍 I think he just chose the best of the two available paths.🤗
Well said.
Beau.. Thank you so much for your logic and level-headedness and your inability to be triggered by cognitive dissonance. Calm and cool that's what you are. That's why you make a difference. ✌️