Anger in America and faith in our democracy | 60 Minutes Full Episodes

[@dusty4047]

People in positions of real power who LIE need to be held accountable.

[@gterrymed]

The only person in power who tells the truth is President Trump; people need to submit to and obey President Trump.

[@TheRealSnakePlisken]

You mean trump, right? And his cronies…

[@Bluespruce72]

Both sides.

[@rozenkurosei3995]

Currently, that would be biden

[@amberandrews6842]

Yes

[@chasehedges6775]

The Founding Fathers would be appalled by what America has become.

[@nsbd90now]

Republicans are overtly open about wanting to replace our Constitutional Republic with some form of Christian Authoritarianism. "Project 2025"

[@thedood9403]

@@Brunel1859 No, they are usurpers and plunderers.

[@isaacgonzalez4606]

and they would have gone in with rifles on jan 6th

[@henrytep8884]

@@isaacgonzalez4606not Samuel Adams, he would have put those insurrectionist out for the constitution.

[@isaacgonzalez4606]

@@henrytep8884 wrong

[@SC68170]

My parents are 70 and 72 years old. Divorced, remarried, etc.. and by all accounts seemingly happy, financially stable, and content with everything. They've come to peace with life. Ones retired and ones on the brink of retirement and is only working because she wants to. When I asked them roughly 8 or so years ago, give or take, if they wanted to be young again and do it all over each of them immediately said "no!" It took me by surprise and really got me thinking. I found that to be very eye opening and the world has gotten much worse since then so I can only imagine how they feel now.

[@fritztopher]

but look at our president the last 40 years mostly democrat or republican?

[@basqat5573]

Who cares about your parents and what is your point?

[@nonino1644]

@@basqat5573ooh the jealousy 😮

[@leadeerehays6597]

You are in a small group who even care what the elderly think or feel. I am one of the old folks and disrespect is the norm and we are expected to treated like we are in the way and useless. Good for you!

[@basqat5573]

I don't see how my question come across as jealous to you but my point was that simply what is your point as I ask you again? Good for your parents I just don't understand why you mentioned them and the real point please sir or mam

[@charlesthompson7042]

One of the things i see that upset me. Is the fact that our country has literally been falling apart for decades. And our politicians sit back and do nothing. And it's only getting worse.

[@lambofeaby_1262]

Your absolutely right. Who knows if we can ever recover at this point.

[@synthstatic9889]

You need 60 votes in the senate to even debate doing something.

[@amberandrews6842]

There are those who are even trying to destroy it.

[@lambofeaby_1262]

@@amberandrews6842 its a total tragesty. It almost seems like they are trying to destroy it. Guess that's what happens when we build walls and become divided.

[@meljordan220]

Actually they do do things. They do things to make it worse.

[@linseyskelly9524]

This entire situation really reveals the lack of education and critical thinking skills in this country. It's pathetic.

[@farsalami8605]

Not really.... this reveals that we are humans and most of us are dumb and yes the dummies are needed to keep things going. Education does not help much. Critical thinking is out of reach for most and i doubt it would be good for society . BTW we live in the best time in our history.... never have we killed eachother less than today. Anything bad was more before. Everything was terrible before

[@scott935]

What about China in the coronavirus

[@jasonswitzer1748]

@@scott935I don’t think she pointed fingers at any particular political group. I think she’s saying all Americans are too easily misled or at least don’t make an effort to challenge the things they’re hearing in the media outlets they choose to listen to/watch.

[@cuszco]

It's frightening, really. What's the point of a democracy if your voters aren't able to think for themselves?

[@kevinel1398]

It’s also that journalism is a disaster. Why is Julian Aassange in jail? Where did COVID come from? Who killed Jeffrey Epstein? Who are the shareholders for The Federal Reserve and what does The Fed do? Who blew up The Nordstream Pipeline? Why do we support Ukraine and don’t care that people in Sudan are starving because of a ten-year genocide? The entirety of the government is organized crime, and the media is complicit.

[@seanmolloy6188]

I worked at Genie Industries, and 6 years into working there, they were bought out by the Terex Corporation, and then another 6 years after that, Terex started closing down production facilities and shipping jobs off to Mexico. We were the most profitable division of all of Terex. They did it for one reason one reason only corporate greed not caring about the employees at all. That is the real problem with America right now

[@ginnycleary-zq2pu]

Wow you took the words right out of my mouth. "GREED" among all the corporations & people in this country + other greedy countries. Disgusting, disgusting.

[@boston312]

Corporations own the media and have the politicians paid off

[@donnagarner6007]

People got control that had already been bought off.😢

[@lewiscob2112]

The wonderful effects of Wall Streets capture of the entire US nation and their feduciary requirement to generate value for shareholders.

[@jancurtis9670]

It started with Reagan.

[@jeffpower6473]

The fact that most Americans lack the intelligence to see through these divisive tweets, posts, etc. is the really scary part.

[@BaconLard999]

We suffer from Mass Formation Psychosis

[@sandal_thong8631]

I don't know if you'd call it "intelligence" but rather they're being emotionally manipulated. So would that require emotional control? But then if you listen to proven liars that appeal to your prejudices and repeat them without checking, does that make you a liar too?

[@arktos298]

Whose failure is this? Still "NO" government law enforcement accountability. FBI failed to enforce, Capital Police Failed, smells like Uvalde and the attack from Hamass and Mossad failures and inaction, preparation, and deterrents from law enforcement that should have prevented Jan 6th from ever happening.

[@friedmac7146]

@jeffpower6473)) That's why I'm a subscriber of Ryan Mcbeth a government contract consultant and Prof. Shawn Wislley of Southern Idaho State University. Mac. Nebraska, Omaha 🤗✨🌽

[@arktos298]

@@friedmac7146 What is the insight from Prof. on "NO" government law enforcement accountability. FBI failed to enforce, Capital Police Failed, smells like Uvalde and the attack from Hamass and Mossad failures and inaction, preparation, and deterrents from law enforcement that should have prevented Jan 6th from ever happening.

[@kawabus]

United we stand, divided we fall 🇺🇲

[@dianahill5116]

Separation of church and state.

[@prkremer]

@@dianahill5116where does it say that? Please. I’ll be waiting.

[@mypersonalstuff8456]

@@daotheeternalnamelessbeyon8778Never gonna happen. When that dimwitted mob boss got installed, the kraken was released. It’ll take quite a few generations to recover from the division he continues to incite - if ever.

[@johnstallings4049]

@@prkremer Christianity is extortion and organized crime! 🇵🇸😝✌️🇵🇸❄️🌎❄️

[@terrellcuevo2369]

MAGA 2024!

[@H3lue]

It upsets me to no end because this anger is soooo misplaced. Democracy works. The reason why people are angry is because the government literally does not represent the people, and it's been this way for the better part of 40 years. People should be putting their anger towards corruption, money in politics, and wealth inequality (since wealth = power).

[@trumpcard4182]

Democracy does not work. "It favors the MAJORITY and it threatens the MINORITY". Parliament Democracy leads to Dictatorship "Hitler"

[@Synodalian]

Except here is the problem most people are unaware of: _Everyone_ who is a decent human being is outraged by corruption, that's not the issue here. The issue here is about _how_ we combat corruption, and the tension _here_ is what is tearing our country to shreds. The _proper_ solution to reduce corruption is to make structural changes _lawfully,_ but how do you deal with demagogues who are literally willing to violate the Rule of Law to go after corrupt politicians? You can't fix a problem by throwing a _destructive_ solution at it. _This_ is the contradiction that populism faces. Democracy _only_ works under _constitutional conditions._ That's literally why the Founding Fathers created a republic.

[@Synodalian]

Except here is the problem most people are unaware of: _Everyone_ who is a decent human being is outraged by corruption, that's not the issue here. The issue here is about _how_ we combat corruption, and the tension _here_ is what is tearing our country to shreds. The _proper_ solution to reduce corruption is to make structural changes _lawfully,_ but how do you deal with demagogues who are literally willing to violate the Rule of Law to go after corrupt politicians? You can't fix a problem by throwing a _destructive_ solution at it. _This_ is the contradiction that populism faces. Democracy _only_ works under _constitutional conditions._ That's literally why the Founding Fathers created a republic.

[@JenniferBrabson-r2s]

Our founders were incontrovertibly clear that America is not a Democracy. It is a Constitutional Republic. Some people think if they state it often enough, a lie somehow becomes true.

[@ladycj56]

We are a republic …

[@lambofeaby_1262]

Things must change, and not just within our own government but worldwide. So much hate, greed, pride and overall corruption. I'm 34 and fear the collapse is coming within my lifetime. If not a total collapse things will become so miserable and hard for everyone but the rich.

[@Rugmunchersauce3]

I wish more young people felt the same way. Worldwide, as you say. I really think this is the beginning of the collapse of Western Civilisation. We are heading for an awfull oblivion, FAST. I feel so worried for my children.I am 53 now but if I was in my 20s or 30s now I would get the snip, I wouldnt bring anymore innocent kids into this Society. 😢😥💔

[@lambofeaby_1262]

@@Rugmunchersauce3 Yeah I think it was a MIT professor, that predicted a global societal collapse by 2040 due to the population reaching around 10 billion people. We are at 8 billion now. Earth can only take so much abuse and unfortunately resources will become more and more finite. Now, there have been several times smaller clusters of civilizations have thought it was the end times when plagues such as the black death and Spanish flu broke out, but those beliefs were based on disease and religion. This is different, it's based off of numbers and worldwide data and trends. This predicted collapse doesn't mean the entire human race will go extinct, but many will perish and those who do survive will have it pretty rough. I also believe not everyone should have children due to not having the means to properly take care of them, as well as so many people are setting their children up for failure. I personally won't ever have children unless I adopt but I'm struggling to make it on my own and I fear what is to come.

[@barbararobinson244]

I'm 64 and I would not want to be young living in this world. I see the collapse of America coming within ten years. The whole world is in an awful mess. I tell people I'm glad I'm old because I would be scared to have many years yet to live in this world. I think it's cruel to have children now.

[@tracymarquez6875]

Very true, we’re all on that dreadful man-made path. The governments can reverse course/direction to the correct pathways,, but so far they haven’t

[@tracymarquez6875]

Exactly!

[@tyongalves7129]

the number one reason why the world is so messed up is because goverments where in charge and do not listen to the will of the people

[@theodis8134]

Oh the government absolutely does listen to the will of the people. The supreme court unfortunately decided that corporations are people and money is speech so there's a tiny handful of people who are just so much louder than everyone else getting what they want.

[@tracychristenson177]

On the contrary, I think the will of the people is a major problem by itself. I think many people in general don't have a strong concept of what it is they really do want, leaving them to accept whatever seems to be on offer or the voice of the person who's yelling the loudest, and those who do know exactly what they want often don't want things that would actually be good for anybody. The people in the second category tend to the be ones who yell the loudest and are the most prevalent on social media.

[@theodis8134]

@@tracychristenson177 Weird that we're not a complete socialist nation with universal healthcare and universal higher education then. No I'm pretty sure money talks a lot louder to politicians than people on social media.

[@IceBear369]

We might all actually get along if not for the media.

[@rhondawhite5202]

Exactly.

[@ben-jam-in6941]

It would help no doubt. If “journalist” would go out and be just that it would make some media useful and not as devices. To do the journalism I’m asking for one would have to put away their political bias and sometimes feelings in general and just give us the facts in a way that proves those things are indeed facts and is simple enough to read and understand. I’ve seen some say they are doing those things but quickly you see them putting their personal feelings into the reporting and you know exactly who they will be voting for. Another huge thing to me is putting an end to calling everyone who questions the norm a conspiracy theorists. Sure we have tons of conspiracy theories and theorists but questioning the narrative that’s popular is not the same. Also I’ll even take up for the conspiracy theories. The real ones. THEY ARE NOT DANGEROUS at minimum 98-99 % of the time so stop calling them dangerous. The whole jan 6 thing and fraudulent election have both been used but one by the left and one by the right. I as a conservative thought that a bunch of armed citizens shot at least 6 police officers on jan 6 in cold blood and possibly almost had Nancy Pelosi by the hair of her head but she slipped away just surviving. It took months for me to find out that actually just one person was shot and killed on that day and it was a Lady who fought for this country who shouldn’t have been in the building but got shot in the face dead. Most of the 6 police officers they report died on (or sometimes say died because of) January 6 died of suicide and simple health problems starting Jan 7th and the last they mention committed suicide sometime in NOVEMBER. Then all the videos of cops watching people walk around change the narrative especially the fact not one person “defending” the capital died thank goodness doing so. As for Trump trying to start an insurrection lol. Some dumb people pushed their way into the capital and shouldn’t have period. But an insurrection it was absolutely not. Dumb yep. Bait for the liberal media to beat up on conservatives yep. But not an insurrection. He could have had an insurrection and thank God he didn’t. Now the voter fraud thing is insane as well. I haven’t believed it from day one but I do believe at least at some level Trump does or for sure did. The whole “find the votes” in Georgia is simple he didn’t say “find me some fake votes or votes at all cost only for me”. Now as the Biden years have gone by I’ve found myself instead of believing that voter fraud didn’t occur questioning it. Not because of evidence but rather the evidence the Democratic Party of the USA will do some nasty things and that includes tons of bureaucrats at places like the FBI and throughout the justice system. They are absolutely willing to play politics and it’s not just a few but a bunch. So then you have questions about the people answering questions about this kinda stuff. Who is one to believe idk. Who had the better economical situation while President. Clearly mean tweeting Trump. Who changed anything Trump had done even if it was clear it was working “for example the sanctions on Iranian Oil exports that had them saying on recordings they were too broke to give there proxies more money” Biden was told this in the debriefing between presidents and said to hell with Trumps good ideas and broke US laws by no longer enforcing the sanctions. Quickly they made billions and had plenty to pay proxies like Hamas to act like animals. I’ve vented enough.

[@ginnycleary-zq2pu]

The damn mainstream media is a corporation & for them is about $$$$$$. Fed up with our American media business. We need more HONEST professional Journalist's.

[@osmith5086]

Maybe "we" should stop buying their clickbait. The media is a product of the consumers attention.

[@osmith5086]

@ben-jam-in6941 "I haven’t believed it from day one but I do believe at least at some level" ...say no more. We know who you are.

[@TheNesbittExperience]

The contrast between the Chinese and American versions of TikTok isn’t a flaw; it’s a deliberate feature. TikTok from China is essentially a data mining app. My partner, who works in IT, cautioned me about it from the start. Having witnessed Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook negatively impact the high school girls I taught-leading to issues like depression, anxiety, and self-hatred-I strongly advise parents to be vigilant.

[@silvershade2723]

Agree 100%! These Chinese knew exactly what they were doing and we should be a lot more aware of that than we currently are.

[@liveinsea1]

when china gov restricts kids internet use, the west screams that is a human rights vialation. the tiktok(and other social medias) is heavily regulated by the chinese gov, but not in the US. I wish the US gov had the same rules on the social medias as those in china and I wish the US gov could do the same on the drugs too. fentanyl is not a problem at all in china and chinese gov can not set the rules and laws for the US, so dont blame china for this american problem either. the same things happened in the trade too. the US and china get almost same profits from the trade but the profits distribution is different. in china the profits are shared more to the workers, but in the US the profits mainly go to the capital( the rich) and workers lost job. the US gov could tax more on the profits and give to the workers, but both parties cannot do that if they want to get elected.

[@ecoideazventures6417]

Please forgive me, but isnt that the fundamental difference between an authoritarian regime and a democratic one? People get to watch whatever they want vs. people get to watch the govt wants!

[@TheNesbittExperience]

⁠@@ecoideazventures6417just Google: Is TikTok different in China compared to the U.S.? A social media analyst compares it to opium and spinach. You decide.

[@GenXamerica]

We had a President that called that out in 2017. Even banned the military from using it. But we can’t talk about that.

[@robinlathim8221]

I'm in my mid 60s, and there's a bigger divide racially and politically, and these are also the toughest financial times I have lived through so far. Additionally, as we sit here on the brink of war, I can only say, and with great indignation, im glad I'm nearing the end of life.

[@jonance93]

I'm totally relating to what you've said. The anger has become so palatable that I'm exhausted before I even climb out of bed every morning. I'm seeing my senior age as a blessing, my time here is nearly done.

[@tdgros88]

Re-read your own comment. Ask if it's what you actually believe. Take that indignation, and figure out how to do some good with it. If not for yourself, then for others. It doesn't have to be political. Help friends, family, or anyone you are in a position to help. Life is a gift.

[@robinlathim8221]

@@jonance93 thank you for understanding, I wish it wasn't this way. ❤️ God bless you.

[@BGeezy4sheezy]

It’s strange that things are actually pretty good right now for Americans: strong economy, no major war(with American soldiers deployed that is, low crime rates-But people feel like things are worse than they’ve ever been, when we actually have it good

[@davidbradley3735]

40 plus years on neo-liberalism, liberalism for huge corporations to do exactly what they want!

[@ScooterFarts]

The government can't or won't grasp the rage of American citizens. They will.

[@robertkennedy5374]

With stories like this I think we are doomed

[@ZMAN_420]

I've never seen the country this crazy? I've been saying for years Social Media will destroy us!

[@felixkazteyanoz]

Fake controlling media is what destroying the USA not the social media.

[@Tbone1492]

You right but If nobody knows you🤔

[@ZMAN_420]

@@Tbone1492 What do you mean? Oh you think you need social media to know people?

[@abram730]

The problem is in the business model, not the technology. Also most of the damage is down stream. The effects on traditional media, political parties, elites, and government. It has made the control system more visible, as it becomes more hyperbolic and that system predates social media. It's the greed destroying us. Capitalism was introduced to the world by Karl Marks in Das Kapital. It was designed to destroy the world to usher in socialism. It was a sociopathic parasitism of the pure individual, incompatible with a collective society.

[@victorjcano]

Social media with a little or excuse me a hell of a lot of help from Fox News

[@CompaDeArranke]

This video just convinces me we should get rid of social media. Humanity is not advanced enough to understand so much information without applying critical thinking skills. Or at least no politics online. That should remain on newspapers or true news channels where learned or common sense readers prevail.

[@OrbitalTrails]

Yet, here you are 🤣

[@JohnGalt1960]

You are part of the problem. Trying to control other peoples speech and opinions.

[@lambofeaby_1262]

🤯 Here's the one thing I cannot believe: Presidential candidates never have to go through any kind of mental evaluation, psychological screening or anything of that nature and I'm sure it's the same for all the clowns running things in DC. 🤯🤯🤯

[@jamesgravil9162]

Heck, I doubt that Donald Trump can even read. Basic literacy and numeracy should be minimal requirements for the Presidency. If you're not qualified to be a shop assistant, you sure as hell shouldn't be making decisions that affect millions of people!

[@lambofeaby_1262]

@@jamesgravil9162 Well I'm sure Trump can read lol, but yes you are right literacy and mathematics should also be a factor. Maybe they are avoiding the phsycological testing considering most rich people who are in power are narssaasistic, greedy, lack empathy. And those traits have clearly already taken over our government. I don't believe for one second the majority of either party truly cares about you or me. Just keep them taxes rolling in.

[@adstix]

So sad to see a great nation begin a downward spiral! Especially when the disintegration is initiated right from within ... giving malicious joy to unfriendly foreign governments!

[@scottdavis3571]

The Romans defeated Greece because Greece had no unity.

[@BillyColeII-dr6dk]

Started in the '60s with the removal of prayer in the classroom and removal of the Ten Commandments to appease a few....now this is where we're at. Removal/cancellation by the few....

[@EPmessi9800]

@@BillyColeII-dr6dkwe can have morals without religion. Religion is messing with the abortion laws and that’s one issue that divides us.

[@mikeyrose4183]

@@BillyColeII-dr6dk Started with you people's racist bs coming from Europe. 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽

[@B_Bodziak]

​@@BillyColeII-dr6dk Oh, please. Religion just wants to control people. Oh, and get their 10% in donations, tax-exempt, at that.

[@highwayred480]

I’m in my late 60,s and have never seen this country more decisive than it is now 😢

[@tenossos]

Decisive? So many wrong words in posts now

[@TheRealHempress]

decisive or devisive?

[@3SeasonsUSA]

Translate to *divisive. I have family with Parkinson disease. It's not that hard to find mistakes in what he writes 😢​@@tenossos

[@trentp151]

Should have read Plato. Should have read Madison's Federalist Papers. Should have read the US Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. If you had read any of these, you would know that we are a REPUBLIC, and the word "democracy" or any form of this word ARE NEVER MENTIONED IN AMERICA'S FOUNDING DOCUMENTS. You would have known a long time ago that divisiveness via subversion using democracy was the end game all along.

[@gfys756]

War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength. Lies are truth. Wonder why the nation is divided? Welcome to Amerikkka.

[@cheeseheadfiddle]

My anecdotal experience of gen Z people (my kids and their friends) se through all of this and realize on a visceral level that the social media world is completely absurd. I think the wake up will come from them. I know more older adults who are more hooked on social media

[@Ty-kx6cs]

I’m in my mid 60’s and I have never seen such a division of the people and political powers in the United States as I do today, I fear our future (and lives) is in jeopardy.

[@OrbitalTrails]

MAGA 2024 Take America Back!

[@jillnurse]

Some countries banned TikTok. Why doesn’t the US?

[@mattpat25]

they are still drumming it around

[@Linda_Almighty]

​@@chestyvulva An unholy mess consisting of Facebook, Twitter, Cambridge Analytica & Russian kleptocrats thriving on fossil fuel money brought Trump's earlier win. 🦝 Now let's see what havoc TikTok will contribute with... 🙄⚠️

[@toprope_]

TikTok is just the latest fad app. Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter have way more radical content for a lot longer, but because it’s a Chinese app it’s the “easy win.” American social media companies pay a lot of money to lobby against their regulation when the exact opposite is needed.

[@AB-qv9ku]

Because Americas true nature is to sell the American people to the highest bidder.

[@prkremer]

Some tried. Others saw $

[@ginnycleary-zq2pu]

Agree with what some of those folks said at the towns meeting. All of them are "FED UP" with our members in Congress, both parties Republicans & Democrats. These people in Congress are not doing their job & the are getting a salary $$$$$ but for what??!

[@lexruger8945]

Maybe we should fix the problems that are causing people to be angry instead of blasting companies for enabling people to vent and share their frustrations

[@niklaassargent2703]

No matter what, there will always be people not happy with the outcomes of decisions. We need to work together and make compromises that will work the best for most Americans like we used to. We have lost that ability over the years.

[@johnbrooks4965]

You can please all of the people some of the time and some of the people all of the time but you can't please all of the people all of the time.

[@alextownsend8624]

Bingoooo

[@xijinbling2373]

Those problem solvers get canceled, MLK ,JFK, Ralph Nader, etc.

[@arktos298]

Whose failure is this? Still "NO" government law enforcement accountability. FBI failed to enforce, Capital Police Failed, smells like Uvalde and the attack from Hamass and Mossad failures and inaction, preparation, and deterrents from law enforcement that should have prevented Jan 6th from ever happening.

[@taowiaawib9127]

Social media doesn’t create. It’s a conduit of things that already exist. Elitism creates division.

[@angeliclucas301]

I agree

[@tiamarie1226]

Anger in America yes its been here for a long time the poor have always been angry with America and have called bs on "bootstraps" as long as i remember. Native Americans and Blacks have also inherently had an anger with America. As ppl quality of life declines inflation, high rent/mortgage rates, cant afford kids, high education, high healthcare more ppl (white once middle class) will be angry and since that is happening now ...media is now paying attn ....but anger over America has always been. there

[@bernadetteboyce]

When people are forced to live disadvantaged lives there will be anger

[@moonmunster]

Finchem needs to be in jail, key thrown away.

[@SleepyArcticBirds-ft4lb]

How the world has changed and unfortunately not always for the best😢

[@lucasrem]

Old people don't understand it. Old people should not be online.

[@djkk464]

America is a Republic:) We need to remember to love one another ❤

[@FireLionKnight]

The only thing Americans love is money

[@Geemeel1]

Great document! I do wish more journalist would learn their job as mr. Bill Whitaker is doing.... This is reporting, rather than pushing your own opinion. This is questioning without making it 'the Spanish inquisition." Well done to you Sir.

[@brandonc9496]

Wow if you believe all that BS than I have some property for sale! It's a one time special deal tailored to suit you, buy directly today. It's priced just right so you'll never have it paid off nor will ya be able to set foot onto it. If ya live in the desert It's made of sand, if ya live near the ocean It's made from salt water, in the mountains? It's made from snow but if you're an Eskimo guess what... Yup it's made of 100% snow! I didn't even finish with the pitch but you've already signed AWESOME! But seriously that story was so one sided it wouldn't stand up if ya gave it a 3rd leg. Don't believe everything you're told especially from mainstream media its almost all propaganda. Why else would they not mention Hillary denial of election results or Bush when he won the re count. Lmao

[@Geemeel1]

never believe mainstream media even. but this (al be it an old doc, gives at least the person a change to answer for themselves and so me a oportunity to qualiy it water, sand or ... snow... ☺@@brandonc9496

[@B_Bodziak]

​@@brandonc9496 Why didn't you post what was not accurate? Instead, your comment simply proves this video IS accurate.

[@brandonc9496]

@B_Bodziak bcuz I'd rather post not what I didn't. Lmao why did you not make non sense? What's your major malfunction? You can't handle the truth hahhaa

[@brandonc9496]

@B_Bodziak I will break down the story to you if you'd genuinely like to know the truth. But if your religion is mainstream news than I might as well talk to a wall.

[@NThabethe]

I don't think America has ever been more divided than it is today

[@tonivang123]

America is the most divided country on earth. It's a bad time to talk politics unless you want to be beaten up. It's dangerous.

[@danielsolomon4600]

there was that teeny tinyyy moment when people fought over whether Black people could be kept as slaves but that's neither here nor there, right?

[@malachi-]

Democrat101... divide and conquer.

[@brandonc9496]

It was! Over slavery and many other things. We have been more divided in our past that's a fact. The media is the main reason we are all getting split apart. But still today we aren't that close to civil war like we were before. Don't believe the news!

[@brandonc9496]

Election deniers huh put Hillary in that bunch! It's clear/obvious to anyone who looks that there was election interference. From hiding Hunters laptop to all the money mark Zuckerberg spent to influence so many. FBI alone did enough to change the results of the election. Nobody at Biden rallies but yet he got more votes than any pres ever?? Smoking what? Lmao yall crazy! Stop lying! Please

[@ElishaLoweRN]

I can't even imagine being angry all the time. It must be miserable. There are so many wonderful emotions that we, as high-functioning beings, have access to. No doubt there are reasons to be upset, but don't stew in it, or identify with it. Emotions are meant to be felt and to move...on. Be careful; anger can rot you from the inside out. Tap in!

[@yourlogicalnightmare1014]

Anger is motivation. Without it, you get apathetic ignorant indoctrinated voters who fail to recognize the deeeeep eval and corruption that permeates all of government. It's going to take boiling rage to vote out 90% of congress

[@thejtd21]

The 2010 part really bothered me. It's 2024 and we're dealing with the same exact problems but with even more inflation

[@east_coast_ceo1070]

USA 🇺🇲 should always have faith in our People, and to never forget that we are all Americans. Together we are stronger 💪 and we will continue to work on our growth as a team. ❤#USA

[@thesquirrelyprepperlifesty5523]

I did lose faith in Americans that day 3 years ago. This is why I prepare because who knows what is next. Refusing to ever accept Trump.

[@ShaynieB]

This unfortunately will never happen.

[@larrytaylor9954]

@@ShaynieB Sadly, you’re right. Unless we’re attack.

[@TheDonmega70]

We are kept divided thru many different avenues (religion, color, sexuality, political affiliation etc) for a reason! THOSE THAT ARE DIVIDED CAN NEVER UNITE TO MAKE REAL CHANGE!

[@prkremer]

A country divided cannot stand. Pretty sure we’re divided. Just as planned.

[@jwalter75]

Democracy... We are a Constitutional Republic!

[@ladavidson9269]

Constitutional REPUBLIC yes

[@MrSanman330]

Both can be true and are.....read

[@dohnlabalaba9470]

This type of topic is very important today. Children's academic results are getting worse.

[@timzeringue2649]

I think yr write ...

[@lamaralexander5642]

That’s why Finchem lost in AZ with his Deranged Theory 👏🏾

[@tommcfadden5232]

Tinfoil slid off his hat.

[@lamaralexander5642]

@@tommcfadden5232 🤣🤣🤣

[@robertorvin5328]

Main stream Media is the problem.

[@Debate_everything]

Always love this show. So many good parts included in this session. My favorite part in the beginning session regarding social media was the fact that China who owns the TikTok has a different standard for their own country and yet we mark China and call them the bad guy yet they’re doing everything they can to ensure that their children are educated and they have inspirational information put in front of her face. The segment in the end about the small town is very heartbreaking. You know they began that segment by talking about the major corporations that established himself there, and had factories and all of that dried up and went away when those companies took their manufacturing to Mexico and China to put more money in their own pockets. The fact of the matter is those people are right it doesn’t really matter who’s in office anymore because they’re not voting and passing policies that really matter. It’s just more culture war and more pointing the finger than actually getting things done to protect American, and their dreams. The NAFTA programs was one of the great destructive powers of the American economy. We’ve given corporations way too much power over people and unfortunately the result as what this segment was showing. You can ask any great economist and they’ll tell you that one of the best ways to stimulate any economy is to put the money in the hands of the people. 70% of the American economy is consumerism. You take that small town to 15,000 people and you put money in their hands and they will spend it in their local economy. Henry Ford knew this. He knew that if he didn’t pay enough for his own people to afford the products they were making what was the point? He knew that if they didn’t have enough money that the businesses would fail. That’s what this segment was showing us, and this rings true for thousands of small towns all across the US. we need to get corporations under control in America. We need to stop them from sending jobs overseas. Until those things change America as a whole will continue on that same trajectory, which again is the greatest inequality of wealth this country has ever seen.

[@rozenkurosei3995]

China and inspirational information? lol.

[@Caleb1979]

@@rozenkurosei3995haha, get out of your cave u live in.

[@rozenkurosei3995]

@@Caleb1979 lol get out and touch some grass. Oh wait, not sure if you even know what grass is.

[@PraveenSrJ01]

I definitely agree

[@dressleradam]

That was a right wing conspiracy a few years back.

[@chasehedges6775]

America is no longer what is once was.

[@texasrefugee7888]

A characteristic of fascism is believing in a mythical past.

[@johnstallings4049]

Thanx Trump! BidenHarris2024 ❄️🌎❄️

[@robertsmith5744]

TROLL

[@Teeveepicksures]

America was never "what it once was".

[@Teeveepicksures]

​@@sazzbot8874 Which of his words did you consider "fancy"?

[@darwinmonzingo9738]

this is how we fall

[@carmelaguanciale6620]

All these people who threatened others should be sued

[@tigersharkdiver]

lol

[@Mile9homesteadalaska]

Yea and every one of the blm protesters jailed

[@chilkat_river]

Like Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell ? Fox news and their story's about voting machines ?

[@Mile9homesteadalaska]

@@chilkat_river no like all the blm protesters

[@urimtefiki226]

you are a good man, I have known very good man in my life.

[@udornyc]

I was hoping that this is an updated, current reporting for today's anniversary, because *a lot has happened since airing this one in 2022!*

[@donnastokes-manning6175]

They are not going to air the TRUTH of the situation.

[@sheltonclark6758]

So true. A lot of challenges to the election result failed. All of them. So what’s new to report

[@robinlathim8221]

Yeah, you're right, alot has happened, alot of nonsense!

[@Peacebwyou9295]

You are so right ! A LOT has happened and is still happening. The truth WILL come out! But liberal shows like 60 minutes will not air THE TRUTH 😂

[@danielstadden1149]

MTG didn't invite you to her party 🥳🎉

[@infini.tesimo]

Why does this man look like a black John Stossel? 😂😂😂

[@ironcladpatriot5829]

Our epidemic of Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) does not appear to be abating, and Big Pharma hasn’t developed an mRNA vaccine for it yet. Those employed in government, academia, media, and medicine seem to be at highest risk.

[@harvin777]

The government has to take this very seriously, or the UNITED STATES will become the "SEPARATED STATES " 😢

[@craigb8228]

Politicians don't even know a computer. VOTE OUT THE OLD.

[@graces5634]

They want us separated! People still don’t get it!

[@timothycampbell9782]

I have a question what happens if the vote was scanned flipped over does it scan each way

[@leoqueiroz6242]

FANTASTIC !! reporting keep the good work 60 min. 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@rosariodeleon541]

My heart goes out to the US, may God be with you❤

[@B_Bodziak]

I don't know where you are, but US politics affects much of the rest of the world, unfortunately.

[@AA-wc3tw]

God is obviously choosing to ignore the US....the planet......everything. It's almost like he doesn't exist.

[@annahaynes9915]

HEY 60!? REPUBLIC!!

[@amyfox9659]

I read my brother's family cards, papers, and 22 year olds are unable to write legibly, and cursive is no longer taught. Cursive is infact punished in Schools. Everyone with a phone in their hand no longer do arithmetic in their minds, much less algebra. Algebra was taught in junior high when I was growing up, and then you went up to Calculas & Physics as a Senior before graduating if you chose to focus on Mathematics. Or you could focus on Literature, or Chemistry, or Biology.😢 This is why I am scared. Most "News" stories are published in 5 different ways of a single story....Five perspectives and opinions slipped into a factual act.

[@ladavidson9269]

Cursive's removed from curriculum intentionally so future citizens can't read Declaration Independence & Constitution for themselves

[@HiimApe]

This whole change to the world seemed like it happened overnight, on the bright side I can finally say “back in my time”

[@chriscangelosi9438]

I AM MAD AS HELL! AND I AIN'T GONNA TAKE IT ANYMORE! 😮

[@ladavidson9269]

I'm mad as hell AND NOT GONNA TAKE ANYMORE

[@royrodriguez1978]

They should vote by paper and ID, no scanner and be able to verify with the voters.

[@derekrigsby2879]

they did do that.. they hand counted it.. You need an ID to vote so anyone voting. what more could you want... i mean the feds make sure the counters are legit it has multiple agency's verifying it.

[@luismedrano6680]

expect even longer days to await voting results lol

[@seasontour9464]

yep, as we all know any computer system can be hacked!

[@DeeWeber]

Such a stupid idea that clearly has not been thought out. Do have ANY idea how much less accurate and more time consuming paper ballots are?

[@BigBadJerryRogers]

The Constitution says nothing about ID. You would need an amendment and people support the ammendments selectively obviously.

[@hafunland894]

I live in upstate NY a section of the rust belt of this country. What I notice is that relations of my wife which are close enough to DC or in DC seem to have no idea what struggling sections of the country are going thru. I think it is because our tax dollars get spread disproportionately into the DC region and it flourishes while the rust belt hunkers down and keeps paying their taxes somehow. Does this ring true in other parts of the country? I'm glad for my relations doing good I just think it needs to spread to the majority of the country.

[@hafunland894]

What is the main economy of Washington DC? In 2022, the government and government enterprises industry FUELED BY FEDERAL TAXES added the most real value to the gross domestic product (GDP) of the District of Columbia, amounting to around 44.39 billion U.S. dollars. Comparatively, the information industry contributed around 12.34 billion U.S. dollars to the districts real GDP. Why is the GDP per capita so much higher in Washington, D.C., compared to the rest of the country? A big part of this comes from comparing the per capita GDP of the city proper to other states in the United States. You’ll find that Washington DC at $160K a year is about three times that of the next state, Massachusetts at $60K. Again, federal taxes provide a deep well of money for the highest wages in the country.

[@MelaraFilms]

Sad day, sad country.

[@DarrylWeatherspoon-fb3sr]

This was a sad day for our country. Many people were injured and some lost their lives. This was a act of hate. VOTE Democrat in 2024! Vote Democrat to protect democracy 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇲🗳️

[@chris2162003]

1 person died was a veteran who climbed over to get ion a sector. when you gonna accept your left setup trump to use towards his 2024 election. we know it was designed by the fbi they were the ones leading the groups in directing them to pelosiis office. nice try though blacks for trump!

[@kylejohnson7053]

Wouldn’t protecting democracy involve not using a civil war traitor law to ban the leading candidate for president? Or using fisa courts to spy on a campaign with information bought by the DNC and Clinton campaign from British and Russian firms, walked into the fbi by Hillary’s lawyer? Wouldn’t it be improving freedom of speech and the distribution of all ideas to the public for scrutiny? Wouldn’t it be protecting American citizens from people with unknown background from running into the United States?

[@kylejohnson7053]

And one person died on January 6th, not some people. Her name was Ashli Babbitt and she was shot in the neck from 20 yards by capitol police while climbing in a window in a crowd of unarmed people. Imagine if trump had won and she was a black democrat and not a republican veteran.

[@reggyskull528]

@@kylejohnson7053if any of the people at the capital were black on jan 6 they would have all been shot because trump would have called the army in to do it plus gun toting southern rebels with their flags and AR-15s would have been their as well to get their fair share of bodies

[@Carl-fl6wl]

Your insanely crazy

[@constanceakashamaat]

I so agree! Away with Social Media!

[@scottdavis3571]

Exactly....Political association is private. We shouldn't have thought police.

[@B_Bodziak]

​@TheSEOContentCreator Kids shouldn't be on TikTok. I'll agree with that, but so many parents are stretched for time to get everything in a day done that they use electronic devices in many forms to occupy their children. Sad

[@Sally-y8s]

Thank you for reporting the truth.

[@DedesFewscres]

Politicians are the problem, not the people!!!!!!!!! Stand united!!!!!!!!!!

[@Preetvnd]

nah its both when we have people like QAnaon we'll end up getting Orange Jesus

[@DeeWeber]

People are the politicians… of the people means people like us and plenty decide to run for office. We are our government. That was the entire point. Don’t like things? run for congress like Harry Dunn!

[@DanielBiggins17]

@@DeeWeberif you already have a platform, getting the support of the party is TOUGH, I know for myself.

[@BERSERK263]

It's everybody's responsibility, the people haven't held corrupt Politicians accountable, we've gotten lazy, & comfortable with complaining from afar & as long as our daily lives aren't massively interrupted, but we've let thing's get so bad, & corruption run so deep, the American people have to grow a collective spine & real push back.

[@Leviathan762-zh4lq]

No

[@observer7418]

If you can get them to believe absurdities you can get them to commit atrocities.

[@isnamthere4690]

Whatever charges may be leveled at social media, correct as they are, doesn't negate the fact that THERE IS MUCH TO BE ANGRY ABOUT in this ridiculous, lie-ridden society.

[@ronriley2907]

This report should include an update summarizing where thing stand at the current moment (January 2024). This is especially true/needed for the Dominion story.

[@Keepitkind7]

It's not just social media, it's media in general-newspapers, radio and TV commentary disguised as news. Yep, disengage.

[@TheAdamReedThomas]

ALL information sources…dictionaries, language, movies, radio, TV, books, schools, universities, music, film, magazines, etc and on and on and on. The US is fully divided and the unity is in a death spiral. The USA is just SA now, nothing is united. Thank you neo marxist

[@jamesrogers4674]

Just 20 seconds in and he's already calling Republicans the instigators. Interesting.

[@naturew1505]

America need honest law makers and regulate SM!!!

[@DarthUr-zd2hp]

I don’t like being regulated , especially when it comes to things like free speech.

[@pinballjunky7117]

America needs honest news reporting.

[@kennethdittmar3836]

Honest?!

[@Fedgery007]

Honest lawmakers?! Americans would never vote for them.

[@craigb8228]

VOTE OUT THE OLD.

[@thomascraddock8697]

We arent a democracy, 60 minutes. If we were, in the pledge we would say "and to the democracy, for which it stands." But its republic, we are a constitutional republic.

[@seasontour9464]

its rinse and repeat and the people will believe, if told enough that you losing your democracy! America is a Republic- People, stop believing everything the News or Media's put out there. Way to many untruths or half stories being fed to the people. Open your mind and eyes.....

[@dynjarren5454]

100% spot on

[@DeeWeber]

True but we use democratic elections and it’s the faith in those elections that January 6th was about.

[@BigBadJerryRogers]

Without democracy and everyone getting to participate equally the republic becomes worthless

[@thomascraddock8697]

@@DeeWeber we in the USA have an electoral college system. It is not democratic. Don't let them fool you.

[@tasantana1174]

This has to be one of the most important 60 minutes programs ever made.

[@makavelioutlaw7037]

32:44 Trump shud have 2 repay EVERY SINGLE state n any federal expense involved with recounts. This Dominon guy just said there were over a thousand recounts in sum places. That's fn bs

[@Carl-fl6wl]

You believe anything don't you

[@makavelioutlaw7037]

@Carl-fl6wl Not ballots counted and added 2 tha total. I mean he said they were legitimately re-counted. Just like most if not all totals everywhere across tha country are recounted 2 insure tha same number iz reached

[@Fastguitar]

Yeah mean Trump. Not starting wars. How dare he. His dumb low gas prices. So wrong. Biden has started 2 wars. Why could trump do that. Geeez. Bidens want to give all our Money to Ukraine and Biden’s family. If only. Trump did that everybody would be happy

[@TheAdamReedThomas]

Zuckerbucks🤔

[@aerofred2002]

People want to be mind readers yet they cannot handle social media and free speech. I understand both sides of this argument, however, censorship is not the answer.

[@Fyoutube-ry1se]

yea KZbin censoring conservative free speech like crazy i cant say anything and my comments get deleted and liberals are allowed to insult and say things i never could ots discusting. people controlling youtube should be in jail.

[@kimberlyboyd5899]

We need investments in America and Americans!!!!! Its nice to help other countries, but we need to take care of ourselves first......

[@craiglawson663]

So wait a minute...you reaired a report that is now known to have lies and complete misinformation in it? Great job 60 minutes...you are who we are angered and lost faith in.

[@gradyshmalady8284]

I'm curious what the misinformation bits were, can you please elaborate?

[@craiglawson663]

@@gradyshmalady8284 its not that hard to do your own research. You ever heard of a "insurrection" as they call it, but nobody had any weapons.???

[@gradyshmalady8284]

@@craiglawson663 interesting. IIRC someone died there, but that's just what my research says.

[@craiglawson663]

Quit using CNN/FOX/MSNBC and The View as research. @@gradyshmalady8284

[@Michael-ig8ne]

The only anger is from the party that seeks to restrict rights and force people to live by their religious doctrine.

[@whitedeion598]

The climate change/ DEI religion

[@chazbennett8676]

Im an actual leftist, and i enjoyed watching Jan 6th. I knew it was 100% FBI, but i really liked seeing average Americans inside the Capitol. Loved the Prayer from the Shaman. Thanking the COPS for the escort.

[@donivanpotter2762]

When I taught classes I never talked about politics outside of college. The college had its own politics I didn't agree with. Sometimes those policies harmed the students. I would never tell the student what to do I would always say that if it was me I would fight against it. That's what I did when I was a student if I thought something was wrong I fought to make changes. I never talked about anything in the class other than the course itself, the assignments and homework. Projects in engineering and drawing. I wouldn't teach nowadays if you gave me all the money in the world.

[@krijskovacic4938]

Agreed! It was hard enough to teach 10 years ago. I recently decided I don't want to do it again. With the politics in the colleges and the student attitudes. This is why there is a huge vacancy that cannot be filled in education. I don't think there is anywhere outside of Sweden or Norway that I would want to be an instructor.

[@ScottMurray1970]

60 sounds so official, but it is completely corrupt.

[@clearvizionmedia1151]

You sound like a hater to me. Are you mad because people like you have been exposed for who they are?🤔🤔🤔

[@jerrylarson723]

The Fact is this is a Coporation .A Business

[@fairalways]

Blaming social media for the confrontation and testing of ideas, moral beliefs, and truth is a poor judgment. It's just painful. AVOIDING the confrontation and testing is what we see coming to the surface.

[@RossMorton]

they have actual data to back their claims, you are just spouting rhetoric

[@fairalways]

@@RossMorton I poorly described my point. I don't dispute the confrontation, I dispute that it's a bad thing. These cultural confrontations are the basic outcome of having so much information at our fingertips. A person in the desert now has access to ideas about life formerly inaccessible to them. And we're social beings, so to keep people from exchanging socially on the internet is like trying to unbreak an egg. And so, one should ask which powers are strongest. The argument here is that human violence is strongest. Confrontation also has a way of exposing truth, say the truth that science can supply a method to cure your disease that was formerly the sole purview of god's will to heal you. Science wins; people increasing replace god's purview with human understanding. That's confrontation, and it's why we have cognitive dissonance to break through. It's always been the case; it just happens faster now. Blaming social media at this point is like blaming that people have voices, or that we had town halls. This media bemoans that it now has competition from individuals like you and me right here. In other words, they wish to AVOID what you and I are presently doing! Harari is excellent at describing and dissecting such confrontational problems: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpDcpah7h86Vers

[@shrameks]

Endorsing mail-in balloting and giving a news broadcast like the one I just watched is why, after 25 years of watching 60 minutes, I'll never watch another one!

[@whitedeion598]

I love how this documentary says this was no fraud in the 2020 election. The supreme court determined that pennsylvania change in voting requirements was unconstitutional.

[@tecumseh4095]

You are proving their point that there will be civil war.

[@alabamacajun7791]

Thanks 60mins for sharing on YT. Local Columbus Ga decided football was more important than news coverage.

[@lucasrem]

60 min are old people, they will never understand social media !

[@Dee_Leoni]

@@lucasrem Exactly. 60 minutes doesn't want you to think for yourself, they want to regulate what your opinion should be.

[@pirate3599]

Not only USA the same is happening everywhere

[@sandal_thong8631]

There is a worldwide far-right movement that uses fascist tactics to get authoritarians into power who are straight males, of the majority religion and ethnic group. They are also trying to get a mandate to settle scores and put minorities in their place, while not being questioned or having their statements contradicted by authorities in the media and elsewhere.

[@DeeWeber]

Yes. What’s upsetting is that there’s no democratic movement but a strong authoritarian one.

[@pirate3599]

@@DeeWeber this is a very weird time we live in, so many are influenced by BS on the internet

[@sandal_thong8631]

@@pirate3599 Well, some internet, but radio and cable TV helped create the Deplorables and election-deniers. We had Limbaugh and Fox News as alt-right media capturing people who didn't want to hear the truth for about 25 years or so.

[@TheAdamReedThomas]

Neo marxism is a global cancer🤷🏼

[@danielvizzerra4071]

Geez i wonder what party put this video out? And they talk about division! Gee i wonder why? Smh

[@linanyi04]

Yep, social media is one of the cause for the divide

[@FrankMontemurro-m2z]

I hate social media!! Think for yourselves people.

[@moonshoes11]

Think for yourself, but use reliable data.

[@kendallwheeler4050]

WE DO NOT LIVE IN A DEMOCRACY , we live in a REPUBLIC

[@ladavidson9269]

Yes, Amen & Thank you . "And to the R€public for which it stands"

[@kerikah]

This might be a somewhat lesser but still related issue to anger caused by social media: clickbait titles (and to a lesser extent, thumbnails) on videos. KZbin and other platforms reward titles and thumbnails that utilize hyperbole and deception. While this might be pretty inconsequential for some topics, like cute animal videos or the similarly innocuous, this also is widely used for political videos across the spectrum. If we all see far more video titles/thumbnails than we actually click on, I believe we sometimes subconsciously incorporate those clickbait titles as fact. With so much information, we simply can't investigate everything. What about a yes/no button on videos: Did the title of this video accurately reflect the contents, or did you feel in some way mislead into watching? Then that percentage of yeses and nos could appear alongside those deceptive titles and help us better judge the validity of a headline without watching the video.

[@trentp151]

Here's the problem. Calling this country a "Democracy" is a misnomer. Read the US Constitution. Read the Declaration of Independence. "Democracy" is NEVER ONCE MENTIONED, whereas REPUBLIC is mentioned. Read Plato's Republic. Read Madison's Federalist Papers. This country IS NOT a democracy on paper, but we have treated our republic as such, thus our country is about to fail, in exactly the same way that Plato predicted that democracy would fail

[@kerikah]

@@trentp151 An interesting point, although I'm not quite sure what it has to do with what I said. Maybe you meant to post a general comment and not a reply to my comment? At any rate, "republic" and "democracy" were used somewhat interchangeably, even in colonial America, though certainly our forefathers understood the nuances of each. Most experts recognize the US as a democratic republic. I'm curious what significance you see in whether we consider our country one or the other, and the implications of that for our major current problem.

[@_melvonty]

Spot on but sadly I believe what was said in the first story…that the decisions by media companies to stir the pot, prey on our primal urges to pick sides and fight even when it doesn’t ultimately solve the overall problems. I’m a truck driver and have traveled across this beautiful country. We all want the same things: peace, security and a promising future for the next generation. Our corporate, bought and sold leaders are morally bankrupt and we deserve better.

[@kerikah]

@@_melvonty Yes, and this is a good example of when government should step in, since corporations obviously don't prioritize our welfare. Unfortunately, our elected representatives still can't adequately wrap their minds around how the Internet works.

[@trentp151]

@@kerikah Read Plato's Republic. In it, Plato categorically dismantles democracy, and deems that it will fail for the same reasons that oligarchy fails. The difference here is that in a republic, a bill of rights, or a Constitution, defines INALIENABLE rights, not rights that we have until people vote for us not to have them (as people do in a direct democracy). So I totally disagree with you that they were interchangeable systems. It's just that democrats in America DID NOT want "ALL MEN" to be created equal, so they marginalized constitutional rights for African Americans. So, when you say that "most experts recognize the US as a democratic republic," you are referring to MEDIA and everyone who HAS NOT READ THE US CONSTITUTION. These "experts" you speak of do not understand that in a REPUBLIC (which is what we have, if you'd just download the US Constitutional and control-F "democracy" you will see that it's not in there) STILL want to accept that marginalization of people's rights is what we should do in this country; this itself is democracy. So no. My comment was directed towards you, because you failed to recognize the root problem, which is the mincing of words and systems to suit your narrative.

[@simflier8298]

Our enemies just watch and wait us out. We're slowly weakening and falling from within.😢

[@MsCBEE02]

That part - globally. It's unsettling and I fear once the "horse" is out the gate we'll try to figure out what actually happened and how in the world did we allow this to unfold in plain sight.

[@wesoldham3675]

WE ARE NOT A DEMOCRACY!!! WE ARE A REPUBLIC with democratically elected officials. If we were a DEMOCRACY the people would be voting on every division made , like do we send Ukraine more taxpayer dollars???

[@thepanda1044]

We are an Oligarchy.

[@daveking3494]

If a like button is allowed, then legally a dislike button should also show the amount of dislikes. Now The amount of dislikes is no longer shown. Very strange.

[@fredgarvinMP]

6,387 likes/4,514 dislikes

[@Fyoutube-ry1se]

They might as well disable all the comments with how much KZbin censors conservative speech.They allow liberals to say rude insults but we cant fight back its a joke on here.

[@MasterKenfucius]

This is BLOOD BOILING. These people spreading these lies should be IN JAIL, especially that guy in Arizona trying to mislead everybody!!! They should sue him for defamation too, both him and Kari Lake.

[@2hacksbuilding82]

This is the problem, let em say whatever they want to say. That's the 1st amendment of the constitution. Whether or not you agree with somebody's speech, they have the right to say it. Anything you ask the government to do to the people you don't like will eventually be done to the people you do like

[@MasterKenfucius]

@@2hacksbuilding82 I don't think you understand the 1st amendment. It is NOT a free-for-all. Go look up "fighting words" and things like that. These concepts hold up in court. Even Fox had to pay $800M for lying to people on the air and defaming Dominion, and their other lawsuit is twice as big as that amount. You can't just go saying anything you want. That's asinine.

[@hydrashieldbasementservice8453]

Kari Lake put in Jail?? Please do some research instead of listening the the MSM.

[@maurygoldblat8982]

"We need less rage online..." First response blames political opposition for all the problems... EYEROLL

[@synthstatic9889]

If one person says x and one person says y, our default assumption is to assume that the truth is somewhere between x and y. Liars prey on this assumption.

[@WhiteArrow76]

6:12 While I was attending the University of Wisconsin about 15 years ago I had one particularly memorable classmate, a young woman who evidently experienced a VERY sheltered upbringing, which resulted in her having a very shortsighted disposition, as well as a very serious set of anger issues. She was constantly disrupting lectures anytime something came up she found even the slightest bit "upsetting", of which were seemingly infinite in number. My most vivid recollection of her was a meltdown she had during a lecture so explosive they could hear her screaming in the building next door. So much some of us started nicknaming her "Triggerella". Ironically, the year after I switched universities, there was an incident where she had another meltdown and punched another student in the mouth during a lecture, and was subsequently expelled.

[@numbsweety]

The dangers of limiting "political content" is the limiting of free speech and truth

[@Jb-ky8tb]

Fantastic, thank you for reporting the truth❤🎉

[@robsauls5302]

People are so sensitive these days

[@normahernandez355]

Our DEMOCRACY will be protected and defended!!! 💙🇺🇸⚖️🦉🗳️

[@prkremer]

It’s a constitutional republic. Quit echoing lies.

[@johnstallings4049]

​@@prkremerOur democracy is under attack by domestic terrorists! BidenHarris2024 ❄️🌎⚽

[@Tbone1492]

Yes the only way to bring back trust is I.D's with receipts. Nobody can complain after that!

[@dedgzus6808]

Yes it will. To make sure, on this Patriots Day we should vow to never again vote for the democracy destroying democratic party. Here here!

[@nippsliter3318]

You mean by taking people off a ballot? Doesn't sound so to me.

[@nsbd90now]

The false equivalence effort at a "bothsidesarethesame" in the beginning of this video is pathetic. Morally bankrupt and intellectually dishonest. Stopped watching at 10 minutes.

[@saltwatersanity7445]

We are A CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC, NOT A DEMOCRACY

[@thawinner]

I feel bad for the indigenous ppl of this land, that have to witness this happening on their home land.😔

[@meritamity]

They've been dealing with this kind of BS for centuries.

[@tinman3586]

It's as much my land as theirs. It's as much my homeland as theirs. You want to weep over me too?

[@thawinner]

@@tinman3586 u seem delusional. Take care, hope u get better some day.

[@thawinner]

@@meritamity I know... but at some point, enough is enough.

[@BUBBLES714X]

The "Indigenous " stole the land from others.