This video was most helpful, thx)

RIP Carlos Puebla (1917-1989)

1:38 i doubt this, a lot of gen alpha are already watching and following alt-right contents, they're not even afraid to be openly racist and homophobic anymore. i think gen alpha is going to be *the end* of leftist gains in millenials and gen z, these kiddos will be the first generation that will confidently go back to conservatism.

Red like blood because socialism is violence and it's bad

how do i read books without getting bored at like the first 70 pages

They all are the same in that they are all impossible and cannot work. Anyone with a brain knows these ideologies can't work

I lost him when he said “Social democracy and democratic socialism are not the same… …but some democratic socialist systems are effectively socially democratic, in theory…”

But the memes are fun

the blistering irony of saying "beware dogma and jargon" and then immediately rips dialectical materialism hahahahaha. talk like a human ya dumb fuck

Polish-Soviet war 1920 - hold my beer

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Im politically pretty much the opposite of you, but I think your advice applies universally. Don't treat politics like astrology.

im still feeling about politics rather than thinking about it. and it gives me little grounds to stand on

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Read the whole site how do i overthrow these capitalists and political dynasties pimping out my motherland for their own materilaistic wants at the expense of our PEOPLE

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Who cares about these intellectual distinctions? What these all have in common is too-strong central control. This will always, inevitably, be a thugocracy. Weak central control is far better for the average citizen. More freedom, more accountability by leaders to the people.

I'm only a "leftist" because my existence is political, i really dont know anything about politics at all, but being trans takes away my right to be apolitical wich is quite anoying

Literally the only problem that I have with this is that I wanna discern that I am anti stalinist because he was too “authoritarian” or whatever makes sense to show that the cult of personality is bad and that we’re all equal

I wanna learn about anarchism 12/18/24

7:00 then what is the anarchocapitalism? if anarchism means transition from capitalism to communism

SOCIALISM- From each accoording to his ability To each according to his WORKS. COMMUNISM- From each according to his ability To each according to his NEEDS.

a problem worldwide is people dont know whtaas the difference between actual socialism and democratic socialism (which in turn is not what most european governments actully mean to be they are moer social democracy) which is much closer ot being capitalist than actually socialist

well its wrong that nazi had free market i just seen a video(yes did my own research LOL) that Nazi nationalised businesses for the national interest. SO if its true then it is not "free market"

Aye, as an anarchist myself it's good to see us be correctly catagorised as having the same socialist goals as communists.

My problem with young leftists, and youth politics in general, is the utter lack of perspective.

Short answer: the name... Long answer: watch the video

It's very intresting reading through comments on how many people have diffrent takes on politics, from my country stand point (poland) a lot of views that say they are socialist or communist will be found with a lot of backlash. Just becouse of my countries history and how those idiologyis affected it (even if I know the lable dosen't really match the thing that were happening). Right now I'm on crazy ride with shit show in my politics. It's all silly sometimes how couple of people can make a full action movie without any action.

This video is ridden with inaccuracies, over-simplifications, and lies. I included them all in a comprehensive list here: 0:00-1:45: This requires context. The document you read at length is not an enacted law, but rather an internal U.S. policy discussion to address Cuban aggression during the Cold War. The economic strategies you read were not widely accepted (quite the contrary) and did not impact America's geopolitical relationship with Cuba. 1:48: The United States does not "hate" Cuba. The reason the U.S. has not imposed an embargo against Vietnam is due to pragmatic political and economic reforms, the likes of which Cuba has not engaged in with the U.S. states due to its isolationist sentiments. Indeed, the U.S. has tried to rekindle its relationship with Cuba numerous times to no avail. The Helms-Burton Act embargo was imposed on Cuba in 1996 in response to a massive influx of Cubans seeking asylum in the U.S. from political persecution and economic plight. It stipulates that the embargo will be lifted once Cuba improves its human rights conditions. 2:59-3:03: This quote does not apply to the Cuban Revolution. The vast majority of original Cuban revolutionaries did not align themselves with socialist principles. It was only after Fidel Castro seized power, that communism was enshrined into Cuba's constitutional law. In fact, many Cuban revolutionaries were liberal-revisionists, who sought to better apply liberal economic principles to Cuba, as opposed to the Marxists you purport them to have been. 3:31-3:39: It is an opinion, yes, to believe the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law was moderate, but most historical scholars would beg to differ. CARL caused numerous problems for the infant Cuba, including economic decline, deterioration of diplomatic relations with the United States and several European countries, a loss of a qualified workforce, and an over-reliance on the Soviet Union (a nation that would later leave them in a terrible nine-year famine). Not to mention it was a major violation of civil liberties such as the right to property and due process. 6:24-6:38: The embargo of which you speak was gradually imposed from 1960-1962, beginning with the suspension of sugar imports. While embargos like these do not align with liberal principles like free trade, your over-simplified narrative undermines the nuance of this embargo that ought to be contextualized with the events. 6:43-6:56: Mr. Parrilla's opinion on the embargo is at worst factually incorrect and at best spurious. The United Nation's definition of genocide is, "the intentional destruction of a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group, in whole or in part". While the U.S.'s embargo against Cuba did indeed hinder Cuba's economic growth, it was imposed for purely political reasons (e.g. a statement against Cuban authoritarianism). It is also important to consider that Cuba's poverty is largely a product of its own creation, spawning from its socialist principles, primitive means of production, and isolationism. 9:25-9:43: Humanitarian aid is (as you mentioned) invariably exempt from sanctions under U.S. law. But, even if the Swiss banks had been breaking U.S. law, it would be unlikely for the U.S. to sanction them. For, sanctions are usually reserved for exceptional cases of enemy sympathy. Additional/minor inaccuracies and statements: 2:12: The Spanish claimed Cuba in 1492, a year after their first voyage to the Americas. Nineteen years later, it was conquered, and the first African slaves were brought to the island that same year; 1511. 2:20-2:25: This is an over-simplication of the events leading up to the Spanish-American War. Additional causes, such as Cuba's (then) ongoing battle for independence, and geopolitical events, such as the interception of the De Lome letter, played equal parts in inciting the Spanish-American War. 8:39-8:41: Why do you only paint Cuba as a prosperous and free country when it fits your narrative? Your first source, an article from the New York Times, mentions the violations of free speech rights by the Communist Party, as well as the general discontent with the current government. If the United States violently repressed Coronavirus protests in the same way Cuba did, things would sit quite differently with you, wouldn't they?

Vive la Commune ! 🏴 The bloody week was a total massacre ... It was said thet even the sewers were overflowing with blood... Foutu versaillais.

Miss Tick sniffed. "You could say this advice is priceless,' she said. 'Are you listening?" 'Yes,' said Tiffany. 'Good. Now ... if you trust in yourself ..." "Yes?" '... and believe in your dreams ..." "Yes?" "... and follow your star ...' Miss Tick went on. "Yes?" "... you'll still get beaten by people who spent THEIR time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy. Goodbye."

Ban the Marxist parties

This video looked cool and important, and I’m open to communism content as a simple socialist, but then you talked about America winning the cold war against the URSS, which at the time was a dictatorship, bad?😭🙏

It's all the same.

Did anyone notice the hammer and sickle on the same slide😮

having adhd and trying to get into marxism is torture

Just discovered your channel. Thank you so much for all the hard work. I have a lot of watching (and reading) to do.

I’m glad to hear that the one party state where they deprive people of civil liberties for protesting is soooo democratic.

I NEVER THOUGHT ID SEE THESE FUCKS AGAIN DONT DONT LET THEM FIN D YOU THE BALLS WILL RUIN EVERYTHING

Word of advice to leftists: grow up. When you have matured mentally and emotionally you will no longer be a leftist. You will learn to take accountability for your own actions that lead to your station in life instead of blaming some other group for it. You will value things like law and order and public safety. You will realize that family is important.

Abraços do Brasil, camarada! 💚💛❤️ Viva o socialismo! Viva o comunismo! VENCEREMOS CAMARADAS!! Trabalhadores do Mundo, Uni-vos! Viva a UP (Unidade Popular - Pelo Socialismo) VENCEREMOS CAMARADAS! Viva PCBR (Partido Comunista Brasileiro Revolucionário) E um abraço a todos os outros camaradas e partidos Marxistas-Leninistas e um grandioso abraço aos Maoistas tambem! Venceremos, Camaradas! "Precisamos ENDURECER! Sem perder a TERNURA" - Comandante Che Guevara

“I know that I know nothing” is a mantra to myself these days, that and “I have that” when I hear the name of any type of prejudice. I know jack shit and im here to learn!

I appreciate this video, thank you. I’m struggling with just being full of anger at the state of the world with nowhere for it to go, and it’s so easy to go after my right wing friends and unintentionally make them feel threatened. It’s hard to balance caring about them as friends and being so eager to destabilize or even destroy their political views. I have a massive “leftists are the only right ones” complex but I struggle to see how that’s a bad thing sometimes.

This is the video that brought me to socialism, soon it will be 7 years and It’ll mark my 7th year of being politically corrrect ;)