100 years of Communist Disaster

This year marks communism's 100th birthday. Its horrors should remind us of the value of freedom.
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When communism was first implemented 100 years ago, people were excited.
Western academics and media figures at places like the New York Times praised the ideology even as millions starved. The praise continued even as communist leaders murdered political opponents.
Today, some Antifa activists carry communist flags. Some say communism failed in the Soviet Union because it wasn’t “done right."
But communism has been tried again and again-- in dozens of countries. It always fails. Stossel talks with Lily Tang Williams, who grew up in China, where tens of millions starved to death after government abolished private farms. Lily’s father taught her to trap rats for food, but then even the rats ran out.
Somehow she survived, and now she says she never wants to be without freedom again.
She's so passionate about freedom that she ran for US Senate in 2016 as a libertarian.
She says her mission in life is to tell people that life without freedom is awful.
Produced by Maxim Lott. Edited by Joshua Swain.

[@HughesEnterprises]

She's more American than half the people born here

[@coopermiller5836]

That's just what I was gonna say... She makes me proud to be an American! Amen, sister. You go get 'em!

[@rubenscott3972]

Bush Obama bill Clinton all the same person bushes daddy set it all up

[@martymcfly5423]

yea, the retarded half are also called Democ-Rats

[@Medschoolsurvivor2022]

@David Velevski those are the people that would make this country better.

[@TheDragonCat99]

Hughes Enterprises Especially those ONLY born here (Anchor babies).

[@applepie8150]

I love how she refers to America as her country. She is what all immigrants should be like.

[@GeorgeSemel]

That is the thing about America, you can come here and the day you become a citizen, you are considered American as anybody else. As for the Banks, most all of the problem was that the Government forced them to do the thing that got them in trouble in the first place. Look up Community Reinvestment Act.

[@bsm6776]

Yes

[@LordFalconsword]

I guarantee she isn't running around waving a Chinese flag. Fuck these people who come here and wave their old countries flag. Become an American, or go home, mooches.

[@mjp5429]

@Artoria Pendragon No one(that I know anyway). Is asking you to forget what and where you came from. All we are saying is that you show some respect for the country that was kind and caring enough to give you a new home and a new chance at life.

[@randallcase1009]

It's a powerful thing that some of our very best citizens are immigrants. It is a bit sad that they believe MORE in our country than so many of our born and bred citizens. God bless folks like Mrs. Williams.

[@WolfvineGaming]

“Hey come to my room with me.” **pulls out a pocket Constitution**

[@eventhor7524]

what a true gentleman XD

[@juliansoto2651]

That day she finally got what she needed. Liberty.

[@jek6999]

Is that what he calls it!

[@martymcfly5423]

@@jek6999 😂🤣

[@ihavekalashnikovyoudomath9275]

"Ring my Liberty Bell"

[@hengyan6232]

I am chinese, living in China, using a VPN to get here. I am a proud libertarian as well!!! We all should defend the liberty of man kind

[@yngwievanhalen9640]

Good luck Heng, you're going to need it.

[@bradleyweiss1089]

Zuckerburg has already sold us all out.

[@tomerpilo5193]

You should move to one of the free territories like hong kong or macau. Or even go to taiwan

[@loveflink4334]

Keep fighting for freedom brother

[@typingcat]

Don't trust Chinese VPN. They are run by the government. Maybe it's too late and the OP's organ was already extracted...

[@MikeBaxterABC]

"Don't Do and CRAP to MY Country" ... if only every American was as honest and cared as much! :(

[@tkgus2408]

@Walter White Did you not hear what she said? George Bush, a conservative, denounced the free market. Stop with the liberal and conservative crap! Fight for freedom.

[@VanquishMediaDE]

@@tkgus2408 Bush was never a "Republican" he was a Neo-con.

[@tkgus2408]

@@VanquishMediaDE ??? If you look at my unedited comment, you will see that I called him conservative...

[@VanquishMediaDE]

@@tkgus2408 When I replied to the original comment, it replied under your name, please disregard as my comment was not directed at you.

[@fsmoura]

1:41 Socialism-so awesome you run out of rats to eat.

[@table1552]

I love that kind of socialism

[@davidgolden6068]

Rats: the bacon of socialism

[@MiraSubieGirl]

My Dad used to pluck the hairs and stretch them to look like rabbit so his Mother wouldnt feel so ashamed. USSR... 😑

[@glauber9924]

Liberals: no rats...I sEe ThIs An AbSoLuTe wIN

[@NoOne-yh4cl]

Rat burgers, rat dogs, rat kabobs, rat soup, chicken fried rat, rat meatloaf. The possibilities are endless.

[@kitcyat]

oh my god I love that lady so much I wish all immigrants were like her

[@litigioussociety4249]

Az h The Democrats would become anti-immigration overnight, if that were the case.

[@exanimisrex3808]

Az h She wasn't born in America but she is more American than anyone on the left. She makes me proud of the country I was born in.

[@bL1X]

Litigious Society - So would the Republicans. One day you might wake up and realize that, but for now, you're on the wrong KZbin channel. Why not go back to FoxNews or CNN. You'll get lots of left vs right propaganda. Take care.

[@UnchainedEruption]

Fox News is a lot better than CNN. For one, they at the very least gave Stossel a place for many years in spite of holding certain beliefs which contradicted the status quo there. You think any of the liberal media would have allowed that?

[@bL1X]

Gallifreyan Buccaneer - hey, more power to ya. Enjoy your good dose of GOP propaganda every day. Used to be my thing too back when I thought Republicans shared my beliefs.

[@theohuioiesin6519]

Saying: “I am a Nazi” Saying: “I am a Marxist.” Should be viewed as very similar statements. But that is not the case sadly.

[@StarfieldRailway]

Marxism is even more dangerous than Nazism.

[@theohuioiesin6519]

Hooptie Hamburger yea history seems to indicate that. But then again being a Nazi meant: National Socialism... Sad. Horrible. And a bit funny at the same time.

[@ethanb663]

I still don’t understand why others don’t think this same way, they’re educated on socialist theory but have no idea of socialism in practice or in history

[@boneappleteeth3127]

There was a time when the U.S. cracked down on socialist or communist ideas. Now, we're supposed to just "let it happen".

[@MrSedrack]

Nazis were cuddly teddy bears compared to the communists . It's unreal to even compare the absolute horrors committed by the communists.

[@UncleDon226]

"That wasnt *true* communism. That was corrupted and turned away from its original goal." I hear this about all the socialist countries that failed. But even if that were true, why would you want a system that is apparently so corruptible?

[@55Quirll]

They would say 'hah, so is Capitalism!' Maybe, but it hasn't murdered over 100 million of it's own citizens.

[@JamesMaximum]

@@55Quirll Anytime someone brings up communism's killcount, they always say "but capitalism killed more" without any sources lmfao

[@55Quirll]

@@JamesMaximum Agreed. Also Communism never brought up any poor people to where they were better off of rich.

[@JamesMaximum]

@@55Quirll It’s like being in a bad place and solving that by taking down someone who has more than you lmao

[@jackv6477]

😂🎉 that wasn't real communism LMAO. Very naive. Where do you think the elites go there in communism? The assembly lines with the sheeple getting basic Russians and nothing else for old days labour? No! They continue to little good lavish lifestyle wake up this is naive. I'm besides capitalism is any type of production, therefore capitalism exist in communism but only that it's operated by the states and the state the issues rations for people's labour. And crony capitalism Kanopolis get most of the money with a little trickle down to the workers and a few trips to Disney World. Yet it's capitalism also. A bird uses its energy to gather our resources and turning the final product which is its nest is also participating in its own type of capitalism, or economics. Very basic if you don't want all your academic mind control institutions confuse thanks make it to be so complicated when it's very basic. Women always look up the socioeconomic ladder when choosing a mate for long-term purposes you told me all your going to sort yourself out in communism if you cannot have a higher socioeconomic standing then her? What's going to happen to your ability to attract a female? Sorry about the ankle herons that's Google's voice to text translator and I'm not going to type this out love getting paid😅

[@josephupton3601]

Michael Moore and Bernie Sanders need to hear this.

[@flubesmith3751]

They already know and that's why these reprobates want it.

[@youdagoob]

Joseph Upton they would say she's not a REAL immigrant.

[@carrcorp2]

Those rich socialist know exactly what they doing

[@psikogeek]

They cannot hear such messages.

[@lowerclassbrats77]

Joseph Upton They would hear but refuse to listen. It would be a waste of time.

[@roharatube]

John you left out Mao's Great Leap Forward. 60 million dead.

[@MitzvosGolem1]

True and we do business with commies China today....

[@MitzvosGolem1]

@@strangelyukrainian7314 Ukraine had a antisemetic past long before Nazi or Soviets scum...nothing to do with that.. Pogroms

[@55Quirll]

The Culture Revolution The Great Leap Forward Stalins 5 year plans, he had so many 5 year plans and people starved during all the plans because instead of farming and feeding the population he was trying to industrialize the USSR to match America, failed every time.

[@michaelragaee]

Mr. Stossel, you are great! I am from Egypt, and big government ruined everything! They took the lands of the people and made it public, now we are hungry...Once upon a time, Egypt used to feed the Roman Empire!

[@alexanderchenf1]

Michael R you probably had more freedom under Roman Empire than under the current semi-Sharia law.

[@arminiusofgermania]

You are thinking of Carthage. Egypt used to feed ptolemy's empire.

[@SZ-wb1qb]

@@arminiusofgermania He was actually right about Egypt, had been feeding Rome since Octavian's time.

[@blancmull3886]

C Alex the military overthrew the far right Muslim Brotherhood government ages ago. While the current government is not perfect, at least it isn’t a government of Sharia Law

[@TickedOffPriest]

Stupidity is trying the same thing and expecting different results.

[@Stan_in_Shelton_WA]

no, that is insanity. Remember, liberalism is a mental disorder.

[@andrewshierling6131]

That's the definition of insanity

[@aramkrikorian9460]

Liberalism is not a mental disorder, leftism is a mental disorder - it's a combination of narcissism, economic delusion and idiocy. Liberalism is the belief in the superiority of individual liberty. We shouldn't let the left control the meaning of liberal.

[@Lawliet734]

+gaylord That is neither insanity nor stupidity. Success may come only after numerous attempts, as in every revolution; that is getting different results from doing the same thing.

[@BronzeOrwin]

If it's only after numerous attempts, I do not want America to be part of an endless list of failed tries.

[@R0yL33]

"If you empower government, not individuals, we're going to lose this free country"

[@BryonLape]

There can never be enough women like Lily.

[@Yewon2001]

John Stossel is a patriot and a true American hero

[@robertpolanco1973]

@Yewon2001 - Well, not everyone thinks so. He is a right-winger under the guise of a "patriot and a true American hero."

[@timgreen2426]

@@robertpolanco1973 his work is heroic.

[@robertpolanco1973]

@@timgreen2426 - Well, I DON'T CARE about Stossel's "work" and I find people like him to be right-wing ASSHOLES!

[@robertpolanco1973]

@@gabe3527 - Oh, please! Like conservative nutjobs have some kind of monopoly on common sense!

[@timgreen2426]

@@gabe3527 YES!!! & The courage to find answers to questions most have not thought to ask and publicly report the ugly truth.

[@carlspackler4447]

This woman is awesome!!!

[@ecomotive6158]

I hope we get millions of more immigrants like this lady.

[@jarretlingle2553]

"Don't do any crap to my country!" I agree wholeheartedly and couldn't have said it better myself.

[@mtericktucson]

Common sense 2017

[@JeremyMoritz1]

Personal freedom is not a common understanding outside of America. America deserves a lot of credit for making it common sense.

[@gtzaskar6353]

Good video. Being a Libertarian makes more sense than ever.

[@I3thdisciple]

She's an American who happened to be born in China

[@thomasvenneker]

Thanks for making these video's.

[@inbedwithagoblin8290]

only 34k subs? is this the real John Stossel channel? Should have half a million at least.

[@SvobodaIliSmert]

death to all who stand in the way of freedom for the working class

[@jasonberry1307]

You’re awesome Lilly and God Bless you and your family

[@saiamitchaddha5525]

Amen🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@shakesalotjones]

Great videos Stossel! You need more subscribers.

[@iowasenator]

This is an individual that we NEED in government today! What a fantastic lady!

[@tomassmith2312]

I love this women

[@theboxer5]

There are two "women" in this video? LOL

[@iowasenator]

What a woman! I wish that we had millions more EXACTLY like her! Vote Lily for President of the United States!

[@scronx]

Tears to the eyes, John. Tears to the eyes -- for how much the tyranny has jumped in JUST 90 DAYS! THANK YOU in any case!

[@uspatriots877]

We need more people like this lady and john stossel

[@user-lt9pe4fe5c]

What an awesome Lady! She seems like such a genuine person.

[@rob1248996]

One of the best videos I've ever seen. I know many Chinese students here in U.S. They become capitalists as soon as their feet hit the ground off the plane from China. It's amazing.

[@thomasgrabkowski8283]

same with cubans and vietnamese

[@eugenetswong]

She really makes it real, and not just an academic discussion.

[@Amateur_Pianist_472]

The Tiananmen Square story always breaks my heart.

[@e.martinez5999]

Oh my goodness i love her.

[@sillydog70]

I love that girl!! More Americans should listen to her and see this and take her message to heart

[@jasonjames4254]

The young exchange student said, "Lilly come to my room. I want to show you something!" LOL! And he actually showed her a copy of the CONSTITUTION and THEN she became aroused!! ROFL!!! ABSOLUTELY LOVE THAT STORY!!!

[@MitzvosGolem1]

Marx Engels original "communism" never occurred... Only warped evil tyrants took over using it . Marx and Engels both were inspired by the German peasants revolt of 1500ce... Extreme left or right both bad.. A balance is needed..

[@exchequerguy4037]

My deceased wife grew up in Vietnam during the war and the first several years of peace. She said that after the fall of Saigon in 1975, their relatives can south from Hanoi with care packages, only to discover that the denizens of Saigon were well-fed. All through the war, the North Vietnamese government told their people that the South Vietnamese were starving and they must liberate them. They now realized they had been lied to all that time.

[@scotthuffman6089]

That was really great!!! Hope people are willing to listen to people like her. Unfortunately this country is heading down hill in a hurry.🙁

[@user-fz3xt7el3p]

I wish this video was played in our universities and high schools... what a powerful lesson...

[@ShitizenKane]

that was awesome stossel

[@Adam-yo3bt]

Type Password Here megadeth is awesome.

[@BirdogEd]

And two years later; the CORONAVIRUS possibly started by (starving) Chinese eating Rats, Bats, etc... 😎🇺🇸🗽👍

[@bicanoo_magic3452]

Stumbled across your channel. powerful message. Great to have an insiders view point...that's still alive to tell about it!!

[@cmndrkool321]

I love how she refers to the United States "her country ." That's the way it's supposed to be! She loves freedom so much because she was raised with none; and our youth today takes it for granted; and wants ton give it up for free shit.

[@joeyandozzie101]

I think I'm in love.

[@OptimusJedi]

Great video and very powerful stuff.

[@nancyoffenhiser4916]

With you 100 percent Lily! 💝

[@billybobjenkins1967]

The part about something going off in her head when she read the first sentence of the constitution. For some reason I thought that was very beautiful to hear, and to see her face light up. I've never seen something like that before. This is probably what they're really talking about when they say we are a country of immigrants. The same idea, same feeling being felt by many millions..wow

[@richardlew3667]

Forget Yang. I'm going with Tang.

[@makeromaniagreatagain9697]

0:40 Millions of people were acctually purposly starved and the Soviet Union exported grain during the Holodomor

[@mysteriousmuffin6017]

They starved themselves by resisting grain confiscation.

[@mysteriousmuffin6017]

Pedro Prada Carciofi They also purposely burnt their own grain and slaughtered animals. Only the most ignorant believe the ‘holodomor’ was intentional famine.

[@majermike]

@@mysteriousmuffin6017 not sure I understand, send link please

[@figeon]

Wow! What an incredible story. She’s a true patriot.

[@duanebarry2817]

It's great to see that John Stossel is still spreading the message of liberty. I hope these videos keep coming.

[@tehArgento]

When an immigrant is more american than the government

[@nomlo2513]

But immigrants are bad

[@sosopwsi829Jjw9]

@@nomlo2513 Not when they enter in legally

[@barrylarry3782]

I like how she says my country. Hell yeah lady be proud of your citizenship 👍😄

[@flintloxgaming]

What a lovely lady, God bless ❤️

[@ekpurdy]

Lily Tang is AWESOME!

[@tonyc2569]

“Teenagers” protesting..Sounds familiar.

[@TheBcoolGuy]

I really like this woman! She is wonderful!

[@hcalderonmeister3961]

World needs more guys like Stossel. God bless you.

[@aniarablechannel4668]

Go Lily! Go Stossel!

[@bootleg0012]

Mao ze Dong Mao is a Dong Sounds the same to me

[@bradleyweiss1089]

Eli Wesley Mao’s a Dong. Or was. Or still is I guess since he’s still on display.

[@letters_from_paradise]

Wow, she's pretty damn inspirational.

[@dabigisland1]

Thank You Lily.

[@timgreen2426]

This Lady needs a bigger platform.

[@nischalofchrist]

When people lose faith in God they want other gods, in this case Big Govt

[@randomserbianguy5677]

Not necessarily and its a false strawman

[@fuckoff187]

so thats how you pick up chicks in china...invite them to your room and show them the constitution. but seriously this chick woman blew my mind

[@byua1835]

lmfaoooo

[@kurtsu1008]

Thank you, Mrs.Williams. You are so brave, may God bless your family and the best country He ever created.

[@saiamitchaddha5525]

Amen🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@seanknight9808]

Very well said sister!

[@dodgeman4360]

Well, she sure looks good with the rifle.....I agree with her anger at Bush and even Obama carried on for the banks.....She certainly is passionate

[@revacohen]

I'm a Republican, but she was right about George W. Bush: he shouldn't have used tax dollars to bail out banks. The GOP needs to go back to being about limited government.

[@brookeking8559]

revacohen, sadly the national GOP has rarely shown itself to be a fan of limited government. It doesn’t deserve that reputation.

[@misterdibs1729]

This woman is awesome. Total success story. 1.) Red-pilled by an American. 2.) Leaves communist country. 3.) Lives and marries, succeeds and has kids. 4.) Gets citizenship. 5.) Gets involved in politics. And yet we have this generation of millenials who are proud of doing the opposite of each number listed above.

[@HeadCoachKev]

Thank you, Lily🇺🇸🙏🏼

[@dosomething3]

It’s hopeless. The young are poor. They think that the free-market system failed them. But it’s actually the free-market system that is under attack (by them) and is therefore causing their poverty. But it’s too complicated to explain this to them.

[@MyUsernameIsGuess]

The Mandalay shooting is the kind of thing the CIA would do.

[@bh-qf6rc]

Great video!!

[@joecombs7468]

People like Lily understand America better than people who were born here.

[@jakubv.5017]

Yugoslavia did communism right

[@abcdef-ms9mb]

I never knew how in communism there was very little rat infestation, this video shone a new light onto my brain thanks John and Lily

[@dominiccompoz9810]

I have lived in Colorado my whole life, and I didn't know who she was. Damn. I wish I would have told my friends and family about her.

[@synewparadigm]

Too late, She moved to NH, as Colorado is turning blue and will end up in 20 years like CA.

[@TommyNitro]

We need more people like this woman.

[@johnathanbagley3642]

wow what an inspiring interview!

[@collinthomas6288]

This video should be played on repeat in public places

[@charcounsel4432]

Lily Tang Williams thank you. Let's all rise up together and speak the truth.

[@kermitdagangster1012]

The beauty of America, Ms Tang is an exemplary American who understands our philosophies.

[@homefront3162]

Good job John

[@garywebb8086]

I've seen these testimonies many times. From the Cubans here in Florida and from the Vietnamese as well. Many Americans are now getting goodies from Uncle Sam, so freedom is pretty much on a death watch.

[@jnazorn0t]

Is it wrong that I just fell in love with Lily? Every word she says is like an angel speaking in my ears, keep up the good fight Lily!

[@jrodagormykid9063]

Liked and subbed.

[@epicduck703]

Video needs to be shown in schools across America and on Twitter and everywhere.

[@jeffreyfoj9800]

This is AMAZING!!!! That young lady is beyond fabulous! Wow! This should be required viewing by middle school thru college. Incredible!!!!!! John Stossel has more "common sense" than any person on the planet. All of his videos are mind blowing. His ability to communicate is second to none. Digressing, I have previously worked in a couple of industries where I met a few hundred celebrities. Had breakfast with John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin. Watched June Carter-Cash iron her own clothes as I prepared to escort her and Johnny Cash to an event. Sat in the 3rd row of a Jerry Seinfeld performance because that's where the tickets were that Jerry had available to me and my then wife. Got a kiss on the cheek from both Dolly Parton and another time Whitney Houston when both were the biggest celebrities in the world. The stories are endless. But one day someone asked me, "if you could have lunch with anyone in the world, who would you choose?" My answer then and my answer now is - JOHN STOSSEL. The guy oozes charisma without ego and can tell stories like no other. John, if you ever read this, hook me up. I'm actually an interesting and enjoyable person to be with myself. [e-mail]

[@timevampire83]

Lily tang Williams! You're amazing!

[@kevinhoward4036]

People like this lady should be able to go around schools and colleges etc. To talk to and educate about the realities of communism. As it is now they spout out loads of cr*p and they believe every word of it. Things need to change

[@robviousobviously5757]

Lily is a beautiful freedom flower...

[@llo7816]

My wife is from former USSR and she gets into it with some of her fellow teachers whom are clueless!

[@maxstevanus28]

This was amazing

[@elizabethdepalma9371]

What a Lady! Thank you.

[@zerofox1551]

Brought tears to my eyes!

[@Mr.WellingtonVonDukeIII]

Death: its time. Communism: was a a good government system? Death: no, you were the worst.

[@michaelangelo8898]

Damn! You rock madam!

[@thetrumpnewsnetwork7503]

nice video happy to share