A Long Walk In Socialism

Want to see an example of failed socialism?
Go to an Indian Reservation.
Turning Point USA Productions shares the unfiltered stories of the harsh struggles of the Navajo Nation. These raw experiences reveal the individuals, families, and communities torn thin by tyrannical government overreach.
These Navajos expose everything through their personal stories:
“Socialism took my brother.” - Albert, Navajo Business Owner
“I didn’t realize how corrupt things were. My peers, they live in poverty and they don’t even know it.” -Loara, Young Navajo Entrepreneur
“If you can control healthcare, you can control the population.” -Elisa, Navajo Community Activist
#SocialismSucks #CapitalismCures #ThinkForYourself

[@melissagray8138]

Congratulations on your Emmy award Turning Point USA! This documentary is eye opening and powerful!

[@rmf9567]

Listen, I like your question a lot. You are all over the place are you saying that New York has a bad medical system? Are you saying that New York is a socialist government? Are you saying that Taiwan is a socialist government let me know because I can answer all the questions above.

[@LizzStewart]

I see this and looking back in my youth. I think I lived in socialism, in Sylmar, California. My mom was on welfare, she used all the government programs to be able to make it with 5 kids. When I was about 14, I thought I was to get pregnant and collect welfare to live. Thankfully my mother married a man and he took us to Orange county which was a different life. All the kids at school was working towards college. I thought, wow, is this possible? But because I was Hispanic and I was raised that all rich people are white and we can't ever be rich. So I decided that I'll make it and then I help my family to make it. I ended up moving to Idaho around 30 years old. I finally was able to buy a house and I now live comfortable. I never thought I would. To me, that is rich and I made it. But it was years and years of hard work but made it. I enjoy my freedom in America. I so happy I was born and raised here. I now think all the poor areas in American are stuck in socialism.

[@ElRey_Congo]

Congratulations! Your victory mentality is an inspiration

[@LibertarianLatina]

Good on you! Don’t forget to take care of your family🥰🇺🇸🗽

[@2vcrew782]

That’s right! But remember there are many poor white living in socialized welfare and poverty the same as blacks and Hispanics

[@marcidena8308]

It makes me sad that so many have that mentality that they can’t do or be more. The system keeps people in that mentality to stay in control, but we have the power to do and be better if we want it. Like you said lots of hard work, but it is worth it when it’s something we’ve accomplished. Worth it to say government/socialism I don’t need you to keep me down because the possibilities are in my hands and I choose my future. I choose for myself and my family. Congratulations to taking yourself out of that state of mind and passing that along to your family. One at a time the world is changed.

[@2vcrew782]

@pipper donnie Your not wrong you know that. The problem is, socialism, capitalism, communism all look good on paper but greed and evil destroys the good intentions. Capitalism encourages innovation and competition but also uses a massive sector of the citizens for “slave labor” as you said to barely make ends meet and not have health care while the presidents and ceos are getting record profits. Socialism isn’t ugly, it’s just when it’s implemented by ugly evil people it gets distorted. Bad and good is possible with any situation in life when you throw humans in as a variable.

[@natesussman9865]

I did not know this.....it's making me think of leaving the democratic party. Tell me my choice is right?

[@IronPalm]

You are not alone in that decision, my friend - many have done so and say it's the best decision they ever made. Look up #walkaway

[@yeticusrex1661]

The Democrat Party has had this shift towards the extreme left for at least the last 20-30 years. It's not that you need to #walkaway, but more like the party left you behind. As an independent who voted for neither Trump nor Hillary, I am even further convinced that this country must vote for Trump, warts and all. Sometimes I don't like his words, but now I have seen his actions, and he does it for the betterment of the country as a whole....and that is all I really want.

[@chiefpotleaf6211]

This has nothing to do with socialism, the democrats hate socialism anyways, however they are the lesser of two evils. As someone who lives on a reserve I beg you to not vote Republican.

[@yeticusrex1661]

@@chiefpotleaf6211 If the democrats hate socialism, then why are they allowing the socialist democrats (and communist Bernie Sanders) to be part of Joe Biden's team and write his policies? No, the moderate democrats sat back and allowed the socialists take power over their party. Biden is just a doddering old fool that is the trojan horse for the radical left. You don't even have to be a republican to see right through that.

[@rr9thislandproperties159]

Brandon Bebonang - The very system that created your “reservation” is based in socialism. Separate, sequester and steal. Socialism separates your thinking processes, sequesters you physically, mentally and psychologically and then steals whatever is left. I see so many parallels between the Native American peoples and my Native Hawaiian people. We have “reservations” called “Hawaiian Homelands”. To make Hawaiians feel good about themselves they (government) ‘give’ Hawaiians the opportunity to ‘own’ a home. Using the word ‘own’ is tricky because you have to build the home but the land isn’t yours. So once you pass away with no apparent heirs, it goes back to the government. You sign a 99 year lease that’s purely feel good but you get nothing tangible out of it. A lot of Hawaiians live off of welfare, food stamps (ebt) and other government hand outs. Drug and alcohol abuse is rampant. Self reliance is only afforded to the most forward thinkers. Even though I could have qualified for Hawaiian Homelands I told myself no. I’ll do it the hard way and start my own business and work hard because that’s the only path to The American Dream. Whenever you sign onto taking handouts from the Democratic Party (FDR’s New Deal, LBJ’s The Great Society) you’re signing on to your own bondage because it’ll never give you enough to thrive, only enough to live...if even that. These programs were put in place to control swaths of people and to sell back your freedom. It’s programs of bondage that is still around today, woven into the fabric of our society. In effect, these programs imprison you with “free stuff” and make you reliant on that next check with no way of breaking that bond. You can’t get a “pay increase” on welfare unless you keep spitting out kids and that just further increases your reliance. Inner city Blacks, Indigenous Peoples like the Native Americans and the Native Hawaiian are all “controlled” by these measures. This is the kind of things that you’ll never learn in schools. Academia is under the leftists thumb, as is Hollywood, the mainstream media and the deep state. How can you fight it? The only way we’ve ever fought oppression... educate yourself. Seek the truth. Open your eyes to the deception. And then vote! Don’t vote a Party... vote in someone that will help free your mind and give you back your freedom. True freedom. Not a freedom that is tethered to anything. A freedom that allows for the learning of our past as a country even though it might hurt to read because no country is perfect just as no man is perfect. But true freedom is only being offered by one candidate during this cycle. Only one candidate has the minority employment rate down to its lowest in the history of our country (pre-pandemic). Only one candidate has vowed to bring home the troops from overseas and has actually done it. Only one candidate stands with our men and women in law enforcement. Only one candidate has eased regulations for small businesses and has allowed mine to flourish and grow even during a pandemic. I’ll let you decide but one guy has been in public office for 47 years and actually got richer while the other guy has been in there for 47 months and lost net worth, donates all his paychecks to charities across the nation and has actively worked for the American people. It’s not about a Party... it’s about the track record for the American people. In 2016, for the first time in 25 years I didn’t vote because I believed the mainstream media but I also knew how corrupt the Democratic candidate was. I was a guy that said that I’d be better off moving to Canada! I almost did... but I waited and I watched and even though Donald Trump can be bullheaded, arrogant, cocky and brash... he’s passionate about the American people and THAT’S what I want from my Commander is Chief! I spent the last 2-3 years following and listening and educating myself and with the help of organizations like #tpusa I’ve had my eyes opened and will never fall into the Democratic Plantation again! Don’t listen to me... do your own research. Compare Cuban programs, Venezuelan programs, Chinese Communist Party programs and see how much they align with American Socialism because when you do that honestly, you’ll see so many similarities. I know this is long and likely nobody will read it but when I hear Native people say the things you did it strikes a cord in my heart and mind. Take care my friend and God Bless!

[@catash7247]

Ex-Democrats for Trump 2020!

[@derekcooper6988]

a community gets destroyed by american imperialism and private interests and they blame welfare programs lmfao

[@hollisullivan102]

Thank you

[@josh124c]

You can't wait to flee the us to a socialist, communist country like everybody.. riiiiight??? 😅

[@RaspingPompano2]

THEY GAVE THE AWARD BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT YOU WERE ADVOCATING FOR SOCIALISM, THEY DIDN'T WATCH THE VIDEO 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@helamana]

Hahahah…I was wondering that too 😎😎👏🏽 I Mean, Hollywood and the MSM are so Socialism driven…but well deserved Emmy still

[@timothypeterson59]

If this doesn’t grab you by your heart, you have no soul. We are all brothers and we should fight for the freedom of all man kind. Education is the sail that sets us to our destiny. Our education system has failed us all. I pray for your soul to find strength and happiness.

[@zapatavive1801]

What was the invasion theft Genocide and racist chattel slavery

[@Warriorking.1963]

@@zapatavive1801 And obviously your people never carried out anything like that, right? Squeaky clean... too pure to even take a dump I suppose.

[@steamgent4592]

@@Warriorking.1963 🤣🤣🤣

[@nephisanchez8818]

As a navajo, I have seen this negative effects. This video depicts the horrors of colonialism. Although it needs to be mentioned that the long walk was a product of capitalism. Capitalist needed the native lands to further pursue wealth. The abuse on the long walk caused a cycle of abuse on the reservation. I know many that have been abused and this has produced trauma. Just recently my cousin committed suicide. There a deep and heavy burden that my people carry from the atrocities committed under the authority of the US Government. We can not treat each other in ways we have in the past.

[@tyrroo]

"The abuse on the long walk caused a cycle of abuse on the reservation. I know many that have been abused and this has produced trauma... There a deep and heavy burden that my people carry from the atrocities committed under the authority of the US Government..." Yes, the government was horrible to many natives in years past, but it's time to move on and stop abusing each other, and stop abusing alcohol. I live in central Canada and am poor, so I have spend years living near and being friends with many Aboriginals. There was pain in the past, but there's also a shitload of blaming others, instead of taking responsibility for their own lives and their own actions. Even in this video I see it, blaming "socialism" instead of your parents or your own choices.

[@nephisanchez8818]

@@tyrroo Thanks for your reply. I wish I could say it’s in the past. As of today, of the Navajo population 10% are without electricity and 30% are without water. Our recent battle with COVID-19, left us without many of the needed supplies and support promised by the government. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5qaoXmcpbyZr7s We are making a great comeback with the help of many individuals and organizations. I completely agree that we all have our ability to choose. It’s a little hard to blame someone for drowning when you are still holding them under water. I personally believe that the pains and traumas all people carry, place a burden that might make it harder for some to do what those without trauma do with ease. I believe that our current President Trump shares your same viewpoint. In fact he might also blame you for your current circumstances of being poor. Yet he has lived a live free from monetary burdens. By having empathy we can stop abusing others and instead of blaming we will try to help each other. My hope is that one day soon, we will all treat each other with respect and dignity.

[@terifarley4770]

Everything that you stated is correct and its a true horror and presently also a horror especially for loosing a brother, no words to describe! Please understand that any taking of land or people or abuse of people is not freedom. Capital may come from it but it isn't moral it isnt freedom it isn't what should be in any land! America was not built on one thing but many things, some good but many bad! Europeans came here in a minority of those fleeing tyranny but the majority came here with tyranny being their goal. The GOP is full of bad people as is the Democrat party past and present. Past and present both parties also had individuals who stood for betterment of others rather than corruption to gain for themselves. Evil goes back to James Town but not everyone who came to Americas from Europe was corrupt like the James Town people. The Plymouth people were not corrupted to seek glory and wealth at the expense of other, though not perfect either. The US is far from perfect and likely will fail. That fight is not to go into hell from that failure but to undercut that failure and innovate ways to shield and unite each other. Socialism and capitalism both have failed.

[@terifarley4770]

@@tyrroo Not sure how Canada is but in the US the reservations are from treaties and all or most treaties are broken by the US, this is a system of failure with many good people involved but also many bad people dishonoring Indiginous and dishonoring themselves. After so many years its difficult to see what is good and what is to be rejected. Native Americans have a better idea of how to solve this than any other person regarding the reservation system, while also being in deep struggle. As a whole the US of any ethnicity has also been under a unaccountible federal reserve and the innability to fight real monopolies of power and fascism which exist through many people struggling in freedom while others are allowed passes through tax free foundations and mega bank loans with dollars that prop up banks as printed but once cirulated those printed dollars imidiately loose value and destroy the value of anyone not in the top. That is facism and the federal reserve and income tax are the two biggest crimes in the 20th century financially speaking, setting the US overall into socialism, the reservation system being an extension of that but even more targeted. Treaty for getting land back is good, but everything else being socialist breadcrumbs. The same thing happens throughout the world via the corrupt state department and corrupt CIA.

[@nephisanchez8818]

@@terifarley4770 Thank for your response. I agree wholeheartedly. Wonderfully put.

[@nativeTania]

Read "Dying in Indian country" by LIsa Morris. A story of how an Indian family broke out of the reservation/socialist system and found freedom.

[@vinicioramirez5283]

De de ttt5 7

[@svsproductions1]

Never thought of this till just now but its like the exact opposite of the Amish who seem to have near full separation from the government and by all appearances seem to be thriving.

[@godfather1014]

I'm from Canada and this is the path were heading down, hope my American neighbors go out and vote for Trump. The media, the elites, the establishment and celebrities smear him! Its up to you guys to defend your country!

[@Packmania]

This isn’t socialism.

[@tsiharter6423]

Socialism in a pure form is prisons and plantations. Nazism is close to pure socialism.

[@jstevinik3261]

THANK YOU.

[@fastrunlogistics3560]

so·cial·ism /ˈsōSHəˌlizəm/ Learn to pronounce noun a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole

[@jstevinik3261]

@@fastrunlogistics3560 There is some property in reservations that were meant for the least resourceful lands.

[@mekumcream8279]

Ok. That's not socialism. And no one holds those views. And social democracy is nothing like socialism in the first place.

[@aaronyepez6148]

Nothing is more democratic than voting with your dollar under capitalism

[@baldridgeroy]

We really stretching the word Socialism here huh? Yeah, Socialism is why we Native people were placed on reservations. No other reason at all. 🤣🤣

[@oyinkan3969]

Please can you explain, I don't know much about this

[@christopleefulp5256]

Not why but the outcome.

[@matthewbyers4034]

Lol this guy didnt try to soak up anything in this video. Just covered his ears and started lalalalal I wont hear anything bad about my fantasy lalala it just hasnt been done right yet lalala America is bad lalalala Stay woke

[@jeaninedubroc6194]

Greed put them into reservations. The socialist system of Reservations controls & keeps them in poverty.

[@noahdespain3273]

This is a travesty. I’m from and have lived in and around Northern AZ and can attest to the destitution of the Navajo living circumstance. Take a drive through Page heading toward flagstaff and you’ll see for yourself.

[@chiefpotleaf6211]

absolutely nothing to do with socialism what so ever.

[@josiahmccallister3150]

@Annie wilson imperialism and capitalism went (and still go) hand in hand

[@arthurmorgan1550]

This is the result of colonialism and imperialism, which are both connected to capitalism. This has nothing to do with socialism.

[@Ryyics1]

This is incredibly misinformed and many things are taken out of context.

[@MsOneaglewings]

explain

[@thelovelyj2070]

At some point you have to stop blaming the government, white people, and take responsibility for your own life. This video pushes accountability for ones own life, which is a fight against dependence on government. You may not like the video, but it opens the door for our people to step into a new direction, that rejects placing the blame on someone else.

[@Ryyics1]

Calling the systematic genocide of indigenous Americans "socialism" is woefully misguided. It was bigoted, racist and horrific acts carried out by the US Government and went noticed by it's citizens. I'm not trying to convince anyone that socialism is the way of the future, or that it will solve your problems. I see a problem with the parallel of public programs like the post office or social security being likened to genocide. It's sickening.

[@thelovelyj2070]

Did you grow up on the reservation?

[@Ryyics1]

@@thelovelyj2070 yes, I did. Why?

[@lindahickling9862]

I walked away from my planned career in education during my Master’s program at Westfield State University Massachusetts.) The school has a tyrannical PROGRESSIVE program which my (younger) classmates accepted gladly. Every night when I see the riots on (certain) news programs I am reminded of the dreams and plans for my future which were stolen from me (although I was paying for the abuse I suffered CASH - no student loans!) I am becoming painfully aware this evil is metastasized yet cloaked in a riddle wrapped in a mystery wrapped in an enigma! Wishing you success in demonstrating God has a plan for your success; leaving the “Master” is the path to freedom as was demonstrated in America’s founding. Protecting our Liberty is a generation -to-generation virtue which must be demonstrated, taught and preserved at ALL Costs!

[@artsymamanana]

Mass is baaad!

[@meghanschuler4739]

This makes me tear up. My best friend is from (here in tucson, az) tohono o'odham nation. And, i was shocked when I moved here just how bad the res here is. And, to be told by friends it's this bad everywhere broke me. I've had tons of native friends and none of them ever thought where they were from was abnormal. But as I grew up and revisited them, I found it was this bad everywhere. Anyone pro socialism clearly has never put two and two together. It's insanely bad. I hate that this is going on here. Its one reason I hope someday that I can become a senator or something and fight this. I hope we get more ppl to fight this with me.

[@elizabethbrower640]

I lived in Tucson for five years and now I’m in upstate New York. I also lived in SW Montana for three years. Every reservation in America looks like a 💩hole. But how much of that is the governments fault today?

[@gabrielarellano4117]

Considering that the U.S. government has never been socialist, and the genocide of the indigenous people was done by the U.S. , reservations have nothing to do with socialism and everything to do with colonialism and white supremacy

[@elizabethbrower640]

@@gabrielarellano4117 horse crap. That might have worked once but no more. No Indian is forced to stay on the Rez anymore and any Native American can get a free ride to all the Ivy League colleges and most state schools in America. They aren’t trapped into the squalor of the Rez. They choose to stay there.

[@gabrielarellano4117]

@@elizabethbrower640 it still has nothing to do with socialism which is my point you dunce

[@elizabethbrower640]

@@gabrielarellano4117 of course it does. The entire Indian system is based on socialism, jackazz. Take a hike.

[@JonathanLaSalle]

We are not Indians. We are Native Indigenous People. Stop calling us Indians. Christopher Columbus named us in error. I am Native. I am NOT Indian. Indians live next to Pakistan. STOP! Correct it. We are Indigenous People.

[@yankeerepairs]

With respect, All the ancestry of all people, globally, originated in certain areas, and spread around the globe over millennia... And, the use of the word 'Indian' is all over the reservations that I live near. It's used on signs, businesses, schools, in everyday language. And, all previous generations of people, likely conquered, other lands, & humans... It's just the way the world was settled. Thankfully that's all over now. Civilization has become civil. And, I can still buy some 'Indian Fry Bread' on the side of the road, where I live. As well as turquoise, and visit multiple casinos. ( I actually don't wear jewelry, or gamble ) but, you get the point. I respect the term Native, and use it almost exclusively, but am also aware most, if not all Native people I know, use the word Indian, quite often. Peace be with All.

[@JonathanLaSalle]

@@yankeerepairs , Oh absolutely. I correct everyone but as you say there are those who still identify as Indian. I ok with that. I thank you for your comment. We are living in a world where we are constantly walking on eggshells afraid to offend someone. And indeed qe might at some point. For the sake of dialogue I am very understanding. I agree with everything you have said. With time we will correct it. Blessings in abundance. Peace be with you.👍🤗❤🏹

[@ferdelicay18]

Jonathan La Salle your right some still identify as "Indians" but in majority of Navajos don't like to be called Indians. Thanks for correcting some.👍🏼

[@JonathanLaSalle]

@@ferdelicay18, very well said. I get a bit feisty but then I collect myself with humility and just speak about how I feel. Hopefully someone will relate. Blessings to you and your family. A'HO!🤗❤🏹

[@rt7535]

@Jonathan....when I was younger I used to sometimes call myself indian...lol. Now I only say native american or indigenous. 👍

[@JKillen]

Profound. We must never let these stories be forgotten in order to save the future.

[@dagothur76839]

This why american imperialism must be stopped 🙏🙏🙏

[@stephanmackie5281]

Say NO to BIDEN!!!!

[@mekumcream8279]

He already won lol

[@stephanmackie5281]

@@mekumcream8279 posted this a month ago...

[@deejay2997]

Reservations are the blue print for the rest of the country.

[@hawtdawg3821]

This is actually the result of colonialism and capitalism intertwined ffs 🙄

[@kodiak_9169]

No it’s not

[@rustinusti]

@@kodiak_9169 Yes it is. Socialism had no part in this.

[@kodiak_9169]

RR I’m pretty sure The British Empire wasn’t capitalist, they did this to us, they are descendants of the British people, but capitalism isn’t on the reservations now, very very few business owners are there, on my reservation bashas is a gold mine for food stamps for my people, and tuba city clinic is a place for “affordable” health care, yeah it’s cheap but you’re gonna get cheap treatment, it’s almost like the reservation isn’t even ours ohh wait it isn’t, who controls it? The federal government, and I’ll tell you they don’t like capitalism, they invest a lot in the Navajo people, you think that if my people stop buying alcohol and meth wouldn’t work, but the federal government hates sober indigenous people, the reason why I say they make money off of us is because of anazai ruins, jewelry, and oil in the ground, they also make money off of us being trafficked, and murdered, tribal police don’t handle or are not allowed to handle those cases like regular police, instead the FBI does it all

[@rustinusti]

​@@kodiak_9169 The British Empire was very much capitalist. So is the American Empire. If capital is privately-owned and exchanged for profit, as it has always been in UK and US, it is capitalism. Indeed, the UK and the US did this to you. Their capitalist quests to accumulate and monopolize capital is why they are rich and reservations are poor. The social programs you are describing were a response to this. Countries do not become poor because they are socialist. They become poor by capitalism, and turn socialist as a defense.

[@kodiak_9169]

RR if that’s true how did the Soviet Union fall? Why did they have many starve?

[@rosegoldwatergoddess6210]

Thank you for doing this I am a Native New Mexican and we have such a rich history that I feel is often looked over and many should know! In the time of "black lives matter" I always think of this...

[@LindaEckertBallard]

Aldo Native New Mexican

[@matthewbyers4034]

Great video, I wish the media and woke public would start paying attention to issues like this rather than trying to divide us

[@Chris_at_Home]

I pray that man with his tragic life finds peace in his soul.

[@oddish3022]

This is why a lot of young Navajos join the military

[@tomio8072]

huh, weird that before that, they didn't have the central component of capitalism: private property. But then as soon as this was enacted onto the people, the tribes had to live in enclosed areas, so that capitalists could create farms and railroads and businesses? Almost as if it was the installation of capitalist property relations which caused them this amount of suffering!

[@areosolwarrior7]

👏👏

[@makogatheringsystem7632]

I grow up in the Navajo nation until I was 18 we had no running water and we recently got power through the chapter house and what they do is put you on a wait list a basically draw names out of a hat and if it’s not your name tough luck

[@sharonarviso729]

So emotionally heartbreaking because I lived it!

[@omsmada]

this is capitalism but ok

[@matthewlee4999]

The legacy media would never frame them like this.

[@tomio8072]

Love it how actual Natives are in the comments correcting them.

[@andyp320]

Where

[@MarkJacksonGaming]

-- Hear this: The is NO end to the evil it is to be the democrat.

[@jeannemagruder9668]

So moving and important to see the reality of what socialism does wherever it’s forced. I truly believe most people want to live in harmony with each other. I only want everyone to succeed, to have a good life healthy happy families. Be able to provide for themselves not depend on the government. Big government= Big Problems #Socialism/Communism Congratulations TPUSA! Thank you for all you do to change hearts and minds. Thank you for making a difference. 🇺🇸

[@edgabel6814]

I don’t understand. Why does this district vote so heavily Democrat?

[@SalomesView]

You stole artwork from Shonto Begay for this video. He owns the copyright to his art even if it hangs in a museum. You stole from him. I find it interesting that you take possession of other tribal information as well. Shame on you. This is a Republican organization and again they are not straight up. May you reap what you sow.

[@hasteenwashington1588]

how can it be stolen? Million of visitors take pics of it at the museum, so you telling me everyone stole it too? It for the people to see and it out there to be appreciated. @Shiela Brown you going off the deep end with you hatred, Don't think it is stolen at all.

[@SalomesView]

@@hasteenwashington1588 Well gosh darn, those silly copyright laws about asking an artist to use with their permission. This artist was not asked. I happen to like and respect the artist who is from the same tribe. Taking without permission is what is hateful. And, he was not happy it was used.

[@hasteenwashington1588]

I'm pretty sure shonto sold it.. took payment so it's not his no more. Your welcome. Capitalism... Got paid to do a job, is sold BOOM!!

[@kodiak_9169]

Shonto Begay is an artist who believes art is free to the people, because freedom is just as essential as air and without it there can be no life

[@rustinusti]

@@kodiak_9169 Doesn't sound like someone who would approve of TPUSA at all, but good for him. A true comrade.

[@liverplover1]

This was AMAZING!!!! Ahéheé. We have to get the word out to our people. We have to fight for what we know is right!!! Stand up and fight!!! We are warriors of our people!!! Stand up and fight!!!!!!

[@chiefpotleaf6211]

Yes our people must stand up and fight, against capitalism and colonialism, the only people who would stand shoulder to shoulder to fight for the Ojibwe nations freedom are socialists.

[@caleblauber1441]

Thus is very true! Since childhood I remember having commodity foods, clothing distribution in the schools, being told what you can and can’t do. continuously. The Navajo tribe and government saying you can do this, you cannot do that. You do not have the authorization to do this. It has to be approved. After a lifetime of hearing this, why do you think many of the Navajo people do not establish any state of independency. Living on the reservation doesn’t allow you to build your own house and to resell that home. Thus, I always tell my Navajo family and friends to build OFF the reservation and establish equity. That’s where real wealth starts. We are not given that option LIVING IN OUR HOMELAND.

[@shegeek72]

Twisting facts. What the video refers to are social programs, NOT socialism which is government control of all means of production and manufacture. But conservatives keep beating the drum of implying that social programs are socialism, which is BS.

[@issy2008m]

😳41 years and I never knew they were suffering silently, living in a private socialistic society!! ……. HOW IS THIS STILL ALLOWED TODAY??

[@gregfrench1254]

This is the story of the decade. No justice, no peace. March to freeing us all the way the Indians used to have North America.

[@quintaeco]

#NavajoCodeTalkers my heroes top of the list! Yá’át’ééh

[@mikehartsook5281]

Mine too seen the movie about the Navajo code talkers too. Very brave warriors.

[@mikehartsook5281]

SOCIALISM IS THE SAME THING AS COMMUNISM.

[@oddish3022]

@@mikehartsook5281 duh did you watch the video

[@luisbarrera1]

Well deserved Grammy!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@MsOneaglewings]

Socialism is the door way to communism .

[@burritoman12]

I M P E R I A L I S M

[@andrewfenn2916]

Thank you, Navajo Nation.

[@candacehandyside903]

The government sucks. Donald Trump wanted more for American natives. I can’t for the life of me stop thinking about the elder American Native who was on the side of democrats who are wholly responsible for the horrible conditions and socialism American Natives have been forced to deal with. I feel for Indians. I wish I could help.

[@jonathonmccue7271]

I think the real issue is "settler racism" and the continuation of the idea that "white is right" within the social conscious here in the western hemisphere.

[@cabinarrow]

I actually have some of those cans the food came in. Keep speaking out.

[@steffkelly3830]

Beautiful production.

[@officialtrippyyhippie3584]

This is copy written artwork from artist @Shonto Begay. He ABSOLUTLY did not give permission for its use!!

[@coloradowashere]

Exactly tell them to pay to use it they talk about socialism but don’t want to pay to use lmao they so dumb

[@garynelson2409]

Great Doc., I recommend reading "THE NEW TRAIL OF TEARS", by Naomi Schaefer Riley if you want to see the scope of what the Feds have done to the American Indians.

[@genalee5211]

This is heartbreaking 🥺

[@joshjohnson2600]

This is what Jesus was talking about when he said ‘Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish, he eats for a lifetime.’ If we’re going to have a civilized society then our population has to be concerned with acquiring skills and understanding the downfalls of history.

[@d77tutt]

It's sad and unfortunate Navajo's won't and don't take heed to this knowledge you're dispersing.

[@pbinion70301]

If ANY group of minorities in the US should be upset about how they have been treated, it's the Indians. Blessings to all our natives.

[@dagothur76839]

Agreed #landback #decolonialism

[@xwrtk]

They are native Americans. Don’t call them Indians. They aren’t dorm India.

[@pbinion70301]

@@xwrtk I transcribe the general tribal council meeting minutes for one of the oldest native groups in America and they call THEMSELVES Indians. They are NOT hung up on titles or anything else "western" in nature.

[@xwrtk]

@@pbinion70301 Guess everyone is different. I have full blood friend and a part native friend. Representing 3 different tribes. None of them want to be Indian.

[@deborahkelly1018]

Socialism is as Socialism does, and there are many ways to use Socialism--for good and for ill.

[@benchavis1624]

What is good way to use socialism?

[@odelmisfelipe2899]

Yeah I am curious too..? 🤔

[@deborahkelly1018]

@@benchavis1624 Guard it from abuse.

[@stephanmackie5281]

Nothing good comes from socialism. You may be part of our problem

[@ameliaandrade1508]

God bless you. Keep fighting.

[@kevinblessing4257]

You should also research Democratic socialist nations, look at their test scores, their poverty rates, their overall happiness... blindly following anything is silly. Do some non-bias confirming research and you might surprise yourself...

[@jeffking8033]

This is the case for nearly every reservation in the US. If you truly want to fulfill your dreams and aspirations, you have to escape the cycle of being in the socialist slave systems that are layered into every aspect of reservation life. Living off the rez presents it's own set of challenges, but it is a life limited by your own skillset...a skillset in which you can change, get better, and thrive. I grew up on the rez, know all about hauling water, chopping wood, living on commodity food, getting substandard health care, empty political promises, and still grieve for the many friends and family who could not escape substance abuse issues. Time has changed, but the rez is still the same; stuck in the 1960's infrastructure with modern technology clashes and a mostly undereducated population who can only see inside the barbed wire.

[@sgt1terrence]

Our basketball team is badass..but i never ended up playing there and my dad asked if id rather play basketball or play basketball and learn something?..he is a hunter and outdoorsman so only time he was home was on sundays for the games but he only needed a few more credits to finish college..of course i said i want to be smart and play ball and he said "welp them kids just show up and dont learn anything and that's dangerous"..coming from a man that taught me weapons safety..how to hunt and track an animal..gut it, skin it and then turn it into a hide so my aunties could make moccassins and other regalia...fast forward to now and most of those kids at that school are on the left because they werent taught a damn thing about the civil war....you know abraham helped us in alot of ways even though we wasnt talked about much..if nobody looked at black people like they were human beings then they wouldnt have given us natives a damn chance..that's what i was thankful for this year..because it can all be taken away

[@mrb1usky764]

wish I knew if a way to help with opportunity zones for all native Americans

[@savannahcook7548]

This. Is. So. Good. 👏🏼 As a Native American, thank you for this!

[@yfriseur3599]

I pray the day comes very soon that the Native American people have true FREEDOM ! Vote for real CHANGE! Socialism isn’t working and hasn’t worked to give you and your families the liberty and freedom you DESERVE! You deserve EQUALITY!

[@dagothur76839]

Agreed, this is why the us must be destroyed, as it took over the nation's the people already there made

[@danielroybal4724]

We need a native women like Karen running the country!!!

[@lisawilliams2676]

I have no words!! Except I’m so sorry!! I’m not for socialism at all!🌺❤️🎚🙏

[@slenin8088]

That's not socialism.

[@DanGruenflagheadshots]

This is copy written artwork from artist Shonto Begay. He has not give them permission for its use.

[@deejay2997]

Do you know him personally?

[@DanGruenflagheadshots]

@@deejay2997 yes.

[@deejay2997]

What did he say, I haven't read any objections by him on this platform.

[@deejay2997]

I want to know how he feels about this form of art where one person is expressing there souls frustration through film.

[@rachelmarks796]

Powerful and heart-breaking! My prayers are that this message gets out!!

[@uduran9907]

POWERFUL! Share this video. God bless the USA

[@mikejoyce9235]

If I were Trump or local leaders I would want to put certain manufacturing near the reservation and help them to help themselves. A lot of these reservations are in the middle of nowhere and therefore aren't very economically viable for them. They are truly concentration camps based on socialism. And this is what the Democrat Party wants now?

[@mariehill835]

Solar farms. Harvest that sunlight & also greenhouses. Navajo traditional weaving and beadwork is very beautiful and there’s a definite market for it. Retreat centres that focus on traditional healing. There’s so much potential

[@rt7535]

The real problem is the leaders of the Navajo Nation. They are holding back the people. They need Vision and fresh ideas to bring revenue into the tribe.

[@deejay2997]

Peter McDonald tried doing the same thing your saying and got railroaded for trying to bring industries near th rez.

[@mikejoyce9235]

@@deejay2997 very interesting. Too me it seems like they want them in ruins.

[@masterbaiter9856]

Capitalist: thank God you guys aren't socialist now give us your land.

[@aaronyepez6148]

A capitalist would trade or buy it if the other party wanted to do so voluntarily

[@britahorn2039]

#StrongWork ladies!! Thanks for sharing your story. #SocialismSucks

[@LeeAnnStar]

this may not be the place for this but I figured I'd give it a shot. my dads side of the family is apache and I would love to know more from actual natives. my dads side is all over the place, changed names, died or who knows . we weren't close to them since they were so scattered. if you want to reach out you can on Twitter leeannstar23 💜

[@chiefpotleaf6211]

if you want to hear from a native i am from an Ojibwe rez in Canada, this video is pure horse crap, none of the issues on reserve have anything to do with socialism, rather they are a failure of capitalism and colonialism

[@zilari3662]

@@chiefpotleaf6211 Does the Canadian government treat reservations different then US?

[@mariehill835]

The Socialism runs even deeper in Canada.

[@johnclements5535]

This issue deserves a better documentary. This is barely even a documentary. This just felt like straight-up anti-socialist propaganda without trying to line up the evidence. "My brother died of alcohol abuse... because of socialism... socialism sucks!" It felt like there was a producer telling the interviewees to slip that in as often as possible. Nah, you need to do a better job connecting the concepts. It suffers from what so many documentaries fall into - long fades and way too much music and graphics, rather than more dense expository interviews and data. And it needs to explain better why it is socialism as opposed to capitalism and colonialism responsible for the devastation, as you can see from the comments below. But I will say kudos to at least raising awareness about this issue and that there are Native Americans awake to the dangers of socialism and leftism. So I hope there will better media in the future to come about this issue.

[@cabinarrow]

Hey, Alisa Martinez. A real work horse for New Mexico also.

[@iaintwonderwoman5720]

After this telling documentary some of you commenters refuse to listen to the people speaking pouring out their hearts LISTEN…they have lived this For once LISTEN not just comment Believe them Forget labels and look at what it looks like in real time please We can do much better Let’s do that Speak to your reps/senators see what they say. You will know from their response where they/you stand Enough I appreciate this video greatly

[@rd7726]

My heart goes out to the conservative native Americans who do not want the policies of the left.

[@lonkblink127]

How can you not be horrified by this?

[@omsmada]

if you're horrified by this, just wait until you realize their economic system is purely capitalist, instead of what this propaganda outfit is claiming...

[@GIRTHYANDITCURVES]

I feel like the definition of socialism they have misses the point. Pre Colombian Natives had complete freedom over their lives and they already knew the value of their work because it literally kept them alive. We know the value of our work today but the Capitalist system is made for grooming work horses and weeding us out. Communism isn’t the answer we literally had the answer in front of our faces the whole time.

[@lukebetzner7714]

I am outraged. I had no idea regarding these statistics. 75% of the homes without electricity and water are Navajo??? What is that!?

[@SKuLLxKruSHeR]

I'll tell you what it is: the United States does not care about human beings

[@areosolwarrior7]

The US government not keeping its promises to the Native community... look up any treaty between the US and Native tribes. 👍

[@rt7535]

Really, it is the Navajo Nation leaders who hold back the people. They are the ones to blame.

[@lukebetzner7714]

@@rt7535 Why would they hurt the people they represent that way? It sounds like the same thing is happening in the US house of Congress, just on a larger scale.

[@deniseedmondson6236]

These people and my own daughter who is 1/2 native are in my thoughts, heart and prayers! I do know that God's love through Jesus is the way the truth and the life! Do unto others.... love your neighbor as yourself! Only with God's help are we capable especially when it is difficult and challenging! That is an understatement!

[@MrsRanchoFiesta]

Wow. Emmy worthy, indeed.

[@bornmexicanraisedinamerica4912]

I am subscribed to this channel and never saw this vid in my time line. Saw the Emmy post and it’s how I found this.

[@UKBLUE1]

Love the saying... You can not multiply wealth by dividing it..... Socialism

[@lavery1965]

Powerful, thank you !

[@LTX-Shep]

Powerful video! Thank you TPUSA.

[@dolson7758]

Karen my heart breaks for your people....

[@morningglory459]

I’m sorry that this has taken so long for the Indian Nation to wake up. This is the American tragedy ...... not Racism! Turn to God and he will lead you through. 🙏🏻🇺🇸🙏🏻

[@chiefpotleaf6211]

it is our turning to God in which lead to my nations destruction, and it is completely because of racism that reservations/reserves exist

[@TheMidwestAtheist]

What is a bit infuriating about this video is they actually give a fairly good definition of socialism around 1:04 noting it is about things "being owned or regulated by the community as a whole" but then keep calling things that fail that definition to be "socialism." For example, around 4:26, they show one women complaining about how other people, *not* her community, controlled the education. So, by the definition we were provided in this vey video, that cannot be socialism. And yet...that is what it was being called. 🤦 But it's not surprising. I dealt with a MAGA a couple years ago who ignored the definition of socialism I gave him and proceeded to use his own definition which is one of government making decisions, a definition that seems to very much fit the scenarios in this video being labeled as "socialism," even though the government is *not* the community. (Given that we live in a democracy, it sort of is...but, not only does it often not give people an equal voice, it often leaves many people out of the process, a problem noted in this video.) Unsurprisingly, this definition of government making decisions gets ignored by the MAGA when it comes to, say, police or the military. So, really, a more accurate definition of "socialism," as used in videos like this, is "whatever government program MAGAs don't like."

[@jackcarr177]

I know it's not as simple as everyone pack up a u-haul and get out of Dodge but everyone needs to get out of Dodge.

[@charlenewetzel7408]

Vote fo Freedom

[@gregm3771]

How many white settlers were slaughtered by the Navajo?

[@dogfacedponysoldier1692]

New Mexico needs Karen and Elisa, it is time.

[@Calmdowndude]

Not this again... My comment was taken down, but this video and Karen Bedonie didn't prove anything but covered the truth behind the Navajo people's self governing sovereignty.

[@Calmdowndude]

In every Native American out there, in truth the US government only wants to see a failing sovereignty system. If you weren't protected by our soverignty chances are, we would all be integrated into American society. Paying bullshit property taxes, competing with others to make a decent living off the land. Elders you all say needed saving would have died off a long time ago and our way of life would be forgotten.

[@Calmdowndude]

Karen is a Conservative Repulican who aims to destroy her people's self governing body, in order to make her money like a Red, White & Blue American. It's a problem, cause she doesn't see the value of a people trying to pick themselves up for more than a hundred years. If she sees it as a problem why not become a solution?

[@deejay2997]

She is creating a solution one viewer at a time.. After watching I realized the truths that are in the film.

[@ljzaz4]

Karen...Russell Means would not have approved of using his statement regarding socialism at the beginning your video. Means was not a Republican but a true Lakota fighter who stood for the rights of all Native Americans. He also did not believe in the "US Gov System" which you seem to support as a small business owner. Further, Means beliefs are not similar to yours and he would have taken the time to point you in the right direction. I advise you to please remove Russell Means speech from your video out of respect for him and his followers. RIP Russell Means

[@Calmdowndude]

Exactly, she prefers to make a profit and chooses to throws her tribal government underneath her gain status. The tribe regulates laws for business on the their reservation, and she fails to explains herself thoroughly in her 4 episodes of bullshit. LIKE EVERY OTHER SMALL BUSINESS OWNER ACROSS THIS COUNTRY! they want to find a loophole so they can gain ONLY FOR SELF PROFIT.

[@ashsoular1297]

Amazing!

[@danielroybal4724]

Elisa and Karen are my queens I bow before them!

[@NicholasDiMaggio]

This is an absolutely unhinged way of representing this history omg Charlie please seek Christ

[@istoppedcaring6209]

i reject the idea that the long march was socialism, today the reserves without property rights are bad for the same reasons as why communism is and was though