California: the Decline of the American Dream

[@Bonsignore4U]

They should put the year the videos were produced

[@Full-Moon-Mustang]

it's couple of years after the 2008 crisis, most likely 2010-12

[@williamwilson6499]

A 23 minute news presentation was done in 2009…the 52 minute documentary was released in 2010. It ain’t rocket science guys.

[@BFaluup]

The news paper that guy was reading said November 10, 2009.

[@alexcarter8807]

@@BFaluup Yep and things were pretty shit in 2009. I'd lost everything and tons of other people had too.

[@Denys101]

Exactly, holy f i thought that they were showing how things are today in America

[@dearsirormadam20]

The fact that we get free documentaries from Best Documentary on KZbin is priceless; keeping the education and knowledge alive. 👍👍👍

[@harlanjackson6112]

Yes, because docs from the mortgage recession of 2009 are SO relevant today... /s

[@Darktophat_10]

@@harlanjackson6112 The Data is relevant, yes. Using past data prevents us from making mistakes....but we voted for tRump again so we are doomed....

[@harlanjackson6112]

@@Darktophat_10 I agree that past data is important, but let's please label this as such. Putting out a doc in 2024 and not labeling it as 15 year old 'where we were then' paints an inaccurate picture of where we are today.

[@brunodelacruz06]

And show the world that the anti-immigrant propaganda is garbage.

[@silveriver9]

"That's why they call it the American Dream, because you have to be asleep to believe it." -George Carlin

[@vanessarubinidellarovere]

Hahahahaha 👏🏻

[@monicaperez2843]

LOL!

[@williamberkowitz9388]

The prophet of the Atheism

[@dogvip7688]

[@paaulistta]

Move somewhere else. This is not North Korea. Get a passport and leave. I hated my home country, so I left for the greatest country on earth: The United States of America. 🇺🇲

[@Juju-l3o]

I watch these kind of documentary’s to remind myself to be grateful for what I have.

[@SusiesRepeat]

Yes my problems seem trivial to those in this program.

[@kendallevans4079]

Me too....but also to remind myself to not be cavalier with decisions that will impact my life now and down the road.

[@benascg-ll7sq]

​@@kendallevans4079 actouch of libertarianism does not hurt😊

[@hugohabicht9957]

That is the whole point : To make us feel better. But shit will hit the fan for all of us rather sooner than later

[@richardbowers3647]

This a funny joke??? Right??? Steinbeck.protested this in 1937!!! right!!!

[@HerbisRGreen]

This is how bad things were in California 15 years ago. It looks like a picnic compared to what's happening out here now.

[@richardmorris7063]

And libs still brag its the fourth largest economy in the world! All that $$ & can't fix anything or make anyone happy. Meanwhile watch a Peter Santonelli video. He does documentary on little far away places. People in those far away places are the happiest & best off. Every notice really wealthy people look like they have a stick up their ass?

[@harlanjackson6112]

You may have missed it, but the mortgage crisis of 2009 was nationwide.

[@Daniel-xp8ct]

Desperately flee the USA as soon as you can. It is in a declining empire, China has already won. Things will get even worse in the future, there is no hope for your nation.

[@Andersonluizsilva86]

Faz o B...

[@Dad-Gad]

Growing up here in the UK in the 80s and being a skateboarder , California was like a dream to me . Oh how wrong I was .

[@Somd55]

........and you believe every story that appears on a television/youtube show?

[@user-xe4es4mq2k]

It was a dream until the 2000s hit. Liberal politics killed it. I lived near Lance Mountain. LA was an amazing place back then.

[@standforhumanitariancauses4756]

@@user-xe4es4mq2k How did liberal policy kill CA???? California has the 2nd highest life expectancy in the nation. Some of the cities in the Bay Area, such as San Jose, have the highest quality of life and happiest places to live. Most miserable states are those red conservative states. The high taxes from CA and other blue states, goes to SUBSIDIZE those poor republican/red states. Otherwise they can't sustain themselves. Home prices in Bay Area is one of the highest in the nation? why? better living standards. A lot of brains and educated people. The red states, have some of the highest gun related deaths in the nation. Life expectancy in red states are less than those in the blue states. Texas and Florida, have the highest health uninsured people in the nation. CA is not perfect,, but it's 1000 times better than those deep southern states and other red states, such as Arkansas, and Missouri. Ca has the highest GDP in the nation. 5th strongest economy in the world. During pandemic Covid-19 deaths were much higher in those red/republican zip codes, cities and states. PERCENTAGE WISE.

[@m42037]

It was a dream in the 80s, not today. Thanks to Obama and sleepy Joe

[@m42037]

​@@Somd55Quiet

[@saffronandfriends9514]

When you’re half way through a documentary and you realize it’s 15 years old 😂

[@francesholliday5427]

Thanks for the heads up

[@HerbisRGreen]

Just think, this was 15 years ago, how much worse has the situation gotten since then?

[@AI_admin]

OMG was just realising this when 2009 was mentioned. 🤣 Imagine what 2024 looks like???? 😥

[@polardiscoball]

@@AI_admin its absolutely horrible... its raining 😂 Jesus loves the red welfare states that the California economy supports 🥰

[@jasonarpy]

​@@polardiscoballRachel Maddow has a butt plug for you too

[@michaelscott6390]

Am i right in thinking this is an old documentary? Things were bad then but a WHOLE lot worse now.

[@johnny33321]

terminator was the cal gov. that old

[@BPDBRETT]

Current times are not even close to what was going on in 2009. Unemployment was very high and the entire housing market collapse. This is when the homeless population started to explode.

[@alexcarter8807]

2009 and no, thinks were HORRIBLE in 2009, they're rather good now.

[@michaelscott6390]

@@alexcarter8807 Nah, pretty sure there's still a lot of homeless and other probs. You must live in a gated community

[@luckyguy600]

AMEN, brother. It is why Frisco & Oakland and a lot more West Coast states and cities are just existing. Somewhere along the 'golden sunset way' ... things got messed up.

[@jonathancastro624]

I live in Brazil and even with all the difficulties of life here, I wouldn't trade my city for California.

[@luzdacamera]

Eu também, vida longa aos BRICS!

[@luzdacamera]

É por isso, que eles querem tanto roubar o petróleo da Venezuela, para salvar a economia de merd@ deles. Eles gasta bilhões e bilhões de dólares com guerras, mas querem que nós da América Latina sejamos o pote de ouro deles. HAhaha.

[@e.felipeoliveira4758]

​@@luzdacameraverdade 👏👏

[@gadoxipado]

Então escreve em português ora bolas!

[@jonathancastro624]

@@lepetitotarriô Pela Califórnia? Prefiro continuar morando no Acre. Há cidades do interior do brasil são uma maravilha pra se viver

[@robertko5425]

This is a GREAT Example of an EMPIRE IN DECLINE !!!! I was in Southern California in 1984, and it was a very BEAUTIFUL PLACE back then.

[@Daniel-xp8ct]

Exactly, first lucid American I see in the comments. It is not the fault of party A or B, the country that is in decline has been overtaken by China and this is an inevitable process. Anyone who wants to live with dignity must necessarily immigrate, the future of the USA is not pretty.

[@Nothing_to_see_here]

Man this didn't age well. Californians would give anything to have the state they had during Arnold's term.

[@MrGene1976]

No they wouldn't, they voted for this crp😅

[@vaquero7072]

Arnold sucked too

[@Hellcat71782]

@@vaquero70721000% better than Gavin

[@jaysphilosophy1951]

Now in 2024, I realize the policies written a decade earlier came to fruition. Blame the politicians folks they are the ones who destroyed the state.

[@deathlarsen7502]

@@Hellcat71782 ain't saying much

[@TheGreyLineMatters]

I lived in Hollywood for a few years after my parents abandoned me, I tried being homeless and an actor at the same time... While I did end up in a couple movies, I hardly ever made money off it and eventually gave up.

[@michelgouverneur885]

this report is dating 2009 . how it is now ? does the movie industry is better or wrong ?

[@TheGreyLineMatters]

@@michelgouverneur885 No idea, I haven't bothered to go back since I left.

[@Full-Moon-Mustang]

Well why just not stick to blue color jobs?

[@heytibby]

You must not be a Jew

[@cherylT321]

@@FalconXE302I was wondering the same thing!

[@freakinfrugal5268]

The show mentioned, Flash Forward, aired in the 2009-10 season, so that is indicative of how old this documentary is.

[@Wolfsheim23]

yep we get that since it had Arnold as Gov. But things are way worse now under Newsom. Hell these were the good old days. California got worse! Much Worse!

[@freakinfrugal5268]

@@Wolfsheim23 sorry, I made the comment before Schwarzenegger appeard

[@_INTERNETER_]

You make it sound as if 2010 was 30 years ago😂

[@harlanjackson6112]

@@Wolfsheim23 Sure, all our homes are worth double what they were in 2009. Unemployment is half what it was then. But I would neither blame nor credit Newsom for it.

[@Wolfsheim23]

@@harlanjackson6112 Homes are up EVERYWHERE as well as job numbers so it has nothing to do with CA. Businesses are leaving, crime is rampant, homeless are drawn there from all over America and now they can steal as much as they want too. Its a utopia for degenerates.

[@VS-sn4db]

Llevo viendo unos cuantos documentales sobre Estados Unidos y realmente creo que pagarian por la calidad de vida que tenemos en España, estando ahora como estamos. Mucho ánimo desde Castilla❤

[@lolataken]

Nosotros también la pagamos, con impuestos, muchísimos impuestos....

[@KingSeven007]

My uncle once told me the American Dream is that bit of panic when you wake up in the middle of driving from your morning job to your night job.

[@kachagibbs6243]

YIKES

[@Duck-d7p]

Smart man

[@iamgabriel5823]

I'll bet he achieved it though. Nobody works anymore in California.

[@Juju-l3o]

This was deep.

[@juanzamarripa3778]

@@iamgabriel5823”nobody works anymore” you’re smoking crack. I work 2 jobs just to get by.

[@shanefrederickson7468]

Not just Cali! It's EVERYWHERE!! 🤬🇺🇲

[@monicaperez2843]

Yeah!

[@wgsmit02]

According to Kamala “Joe we did it”

[@hakujin1]

@@wgsmit02 Best economy, bag jobs growth in half century, record market, infrastructure, chips - Yeah, I'd say they did. They'd have gotten us the most best border deal in decades too but Cheeto told the Republicans no. 🐑 🐑 🐑

[@buzz5969]

Not here yet😊🇺🇸✌🏻🍻

[@joselitoespiritu1577]

Tired of this. This government specially my home state California cater more for the welfare of illegal immigrants. They just opened up the border and it feels like it's free for all. No more law and order. Policies are not thought through. We need a leader who will restore civility, uphold law and take care of our own citizens.

[@paultrigger3798]

California is blessed with having the combination of the best geographic location, weather, and resources on the planet yet it's still somehow ruined by the people who inhabit it.

[@karlyoungman4062]

and the people who govern it

[@daleestep9518]

Liberals weridos diversity ect

[@andreabontempo643]

It's ruined by the people that live there? How about the government policies that have destroyed these states

[@Danki81]

​​@@daleestep9518 of course, diversity ruins California... not to forget the infamous weridos 😂 keep watching fox

[@rogergeyer9851]

Yeah, because floods, mudslides, massive droughts and fires, earthquakes and big fault zones, etc. etc. are all fantastic positives. /s WAKE UP.

[@aaronsmith593]

California is too expensive. Moving out is the best decision ever.

[@silveriver9]

Did u go back to where you came from?

[@patrickmunneke8348]

I wish I could. All my family is here.

[@amandahugenkiss]

@@patrickmunneke8348 Are you still breastfeeding or something? Maybe you could switch to formula?

[@vids595]

I know lots of people who left for states with lower costs of living. In every case they found out that pay is also proportionally lower.

[@amandahugenkiss]

@@vids595 Exactly. Cali expensive but there's also a lot of opportunity out there.

[@thailandmalcolm]

I live in Thailand. I live in an older condo in Pattaya (a 5-minute scooter ride to the beach). It is all concrete, so the rooms are quiet (I have a video of the condo). I am on the ninth floor, so the sunsets are great, and I do not have much trouble with mosquitoes or road noise. We have a large pool with a slide. There is a restaurant by the pool; most meals are 3-7 dollars. My rent is $207/month. I have a new wall unit A/C, that I run 24/7 and my electric bill is $30/month. My room is 270 square feet or 30 square meters. It has plenty of room for a single guy. I have no plans to move back to the States.

[@YOsefFM]

“IT’S CALLED THE AMERICAN DREAM BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO BE ASLEEP TO BELIEVE IT.” George Carlin

[@peterlagroove6555]

The government you elect is the government you deserve.” ― Thomas Jefferson

[@SimonLloydGuitar]

Jefferson said that when the Government actually meant something and wasn't controlled by the shadow government, corporations and oligarchs.

[@nestorrivera3106]

most of the time its impossed, Joe biden was removed by Obamas order just some time ago

[@TVluver2]

The U.S. certainly does not deserve another 4 years of Trump, but yet he stands a very real chance of being elected. Go figure.

[@NIKIB09]

Trump2024

[@TVluver2]

@@NIKIB09 Nobody deserves anything as bad as another 4 years of Trump!

[@petejames1326]

THIS IS WHAT I DONT GET, in 2009 when this doco was made california debt was what $40 billion now its like $147 Billion, what has gone wrong and if these numbers are right, why hasent CA gone bankrupt? how exactly do they keep kicking the debt can down the road?

[@danielgc1970]

Federal intervention? It's a mess.

[@arnoldberk2809]

No bank would give them a loan so The Fed prints money and keeps loaning the State.

[@sizzelot]

The Feds keep printing more money to give them driving up inflation

[@ey67]

Bought politicians

[@petejames1326]

@@danielgc1970 can eventually cal will declare bankruptcy? its only a matter of WHEN not if right

[@ralphs400]

Whats to starta house cleaning business. Cant keep her tent clean cuz shes busy relaxing

[@billedifier8584]

She's living the dream, thinking like an 8 year old!

[@colorocko1]

and wonders why they don't have a job.

[@iamgabriel5823]

Clearly that couple were well-fed. Does she realize that cleaning houses requires WORK! I would love to know where those two are now. Probably collecting disability checks for being obese.

[@RM-cb8vc]

😂

[@mariekatherine5238]

I’m the first one to go to college and grad school, and it looks like I’ll be the last one for quite some time. My nieces and nephews finished high school, and one went to community college for two years for an AS degree in agriculture. Two others went to private trade schools for a year, cosmetology and auto body. None of them own a home. In fact, two live with me. Three are married. One has two kids, one of whom just scraped by to get his high school diploma. The other gradually gave up during Covid and turned 16 right before regular class resume. He never returned.

[@sissyrayself7508]

So in other words they are smarter than you? They went with getting trained for tades instead of aquiring mountains of debt for a post doctorate " degree" in Philosophy of English Lit? Gee.. I do wonder which makes more sense. I wonder.

[@harlanjackson6112]

@@sissyrayself7508 You think they're smarter than MarieKatherine, yet they're living with her. Clearly she's not the one with money troubles, Sissy.

[@space2coast]

​@@sissyrayself7508 youre husband is cheating on you, insufferable ha g

[@adamademi5881]

From İstanbul-Turkey! In the world’s most developed countries, there are countless homeless, hungry, jobless, familyless, and lonely people; yet those who consciously and deliberately cause the same tragedies, traumas, and sufferings in other countries through various wars of interest are, in fact, people very much like us, considered to be exceptionally civilized. Democracy is on the verge of ending in the world. The race, religion, color, gender, and age of the poor, homeless, destitute, abandoned, helpless, and sick cannot be questioned. They are undoubtedly the dignity of humanity.

[@SlackersIndustry]

Best thing i did was get out 7 years ago, the writing was on the wall. Good look to all .

[@TwinSister1957]

Same....exited 4 years ago. It was my home state 60 years. Peace Out Cali

[@TheOpenSociety777]

​@@TwinSister1957everyone I know from California has left🎉🎉

[@TVluver2]

@@TheOpenSociety777 Everyone I know from California has stayed and is lovin' it. To each his own.

[@ekkolima]

State coffers are empty?? Ask Gavin Newsom and Nancy Pelosi. Put them on the streets for a week, 🤔..

[@TheSmartLawyer]

Nancy is a great stock picker.

[@luckyguy600]

Well, hold on their partner ... The good Lord has issues with those two, and a whole lot more. Just not yet. Their punishment for their 'misdeeds & greed' will be much harsher than anything you saw in this video and on these folks' faces.

[@justiceforall007]

So true! 😂

[@eleanormattice3598]

Tax the rich at the same rate as the rest of us.

[@Wolfsheim23]

@@eleanormattice3598 They already are taxed way more than us. You need to find better solutions than just the meathead typical response.

[@catcubus]

Hoping to have left California within the next 3 years!! It's become too expensive to live here.

[@MrTottanham]

Florida is became the same, a lot of people move here thinking is so cheap here, after a few months they realise how expensive it is, low pay expensive life

[@colorocko1]

leave your cali politics there when you leave. Vote Red!

[@iamgabriel5823]

Where will you go?

[@Daniel-xp8ct]

Man, if you want to have a quality of life you need to leave the USA, it's a decadent empire, a nation with no future. Look for a country that promotes a decent life for its citizens and that offers a public healthcare system. Leave the country, changing states won't do any good.

[@ecclairmayo4153]

There are literally 49 other states. California has never been the most affordable place to live. Why do they insist on staying there?

[@Fallopianjunglejuice]

It's home just like wherever you are living they won't hear that

[@Maximusdecimus649]

I love to watch old documentary, it’s like a time machine

[@chelleb3055]

Oh, it's happening everywhere. I just crossed the country and saw most major cities. It's shockingly real. I thank God I live in Idaho but even that's not safe forever.

[@alexcarter8807]

You couldn't pay me to live in Idaho lol.

[@chelleb3055]

@@alexcarter8807That's fine, I really love it here by Yellowstone. It's not for everyone!

[@deathlarsen7502]

bc lefties moved from CA there to escape the liberal wastelands they created and will create it there

[@NorceCodine]

What's the situation? I live in a small town in Texas, no tent cities yet but crime is through the roof. Literally every night something gets stolen from my yard.

[@siddg1463]

❤️ California is awesome! 😎 keep believing the news 😂 non-thinking people should stay away and hide under their beds in the country; the news has created gullible doom & gloom nail-biters, meanwhile we are living in the greatest era to be alive in all of human history. Dont believe the news & Enjoy everyday dudes ☀️🏝️😊

[@patrickmunneke8348]

The American dream died decades ago.

[@tlakins]

Only in Blue States and Big Blue Cities.

@@tlakins OK then move to the conservative South the poorest area in the country. 71% of GDP in America is in blue counties due to progressive policies. 7 of the top dependent states are red states. Blue states are subsidizing red states because of red policies. California BTW is the 4th largest economy in the WORLD recently replacing Germany which has TWICE the population of California. California is truly incredible & no state comes even close.

[@Snake-ms7sj]

Started dying in 2008. All planned.

@@Snake-ms7sj Not really. California had a rebirth under Democrats Brown & Newsom leapfrogging from 9th largest economy in the world to 4th under awesome Newsom.

[@TheSakufighter]

Our constitution has been slowly eroded

[@petrolo72]

💯 the California in this documentary in 2009, was infinitely better in almost every aspect than it is today. Crime has risen by multiple factors, homelessness has exploded, the corrupt politicians making policy in the state have put the state in a position and deficit hundreds of percentage points greater than it was during the financial crisis of 2009.

[@colorocko1]

no one wants to talk about that. The leftists destroyed the state and the US.

[@marknewton6984]

Homeless😮

[@Daniel-xp8ct]

The problem is not in California, but in the entire country. Anyone who wants to have a quality of life needs to escape the USA as soon as possible. This is a decision to be made with a certain sense of urgency. You live in a decaying empire, long ago conquered by China. The future is bleak for the entire American territory, never doubt that. Anyone who lives in the USA cannot hope. The "American dream", which was always empty propaganda, has become the American nightmare.

[@mijiyoon5575]

This doc is good for reference as it is an old one but, has value as a reference backward

[@Duck-d7p]

❤

[@alanpecherer5705]

I lived in LA and worked in the TV/film industry about 1985-2000. Those were spectacular years, best years of my life. That time will never come again. Part was being young, part was the money that was freed up and better economic mood of the 80's after the glunky 70's. There was so much going on, and there was absolutely no shortage of money to get whatever cockamamie project done. EVERYBODY made money. There were good projects, there were crap projects, but everybody was busy as a bee. Very sad to see it decay, but it's been decaying for 20 years. I definitely didn't appreciate how good I had it.

[@KratostheThird]

I'm going to disagree here. I met a Korean American guy over a decade ago at a ballpark. After getting to know each other, I learned that he lived in South Central LA back in the early 1990s. At that time, violent crime was really bad. Young people were murdered on the streets, partially due to the gangs in Los Angeles. He witnessed the LA Riots in April - May of 1992 which left around a billion dollars worth of damage and dozens of people killed. I've been to LA several times and some portions of it back in the 90's was great. You obviously worked in Hollywood back then so you were pretty much living the good life. I know that the entertainment then was better. And let's just say that Seinfeld, Frazier, Family Matters, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, all great shows that were filmed in Hollywood, could never be done today.

[@alanpecherer5705]

@@KratostheThird So what are you disagreeing with?

[@KratostheThird]

@@alanpecherer5705 That it was all great. I visited the Hollywood Walk of Fame and other iconic features in Hollywood. Had a friend who worked on cameras and lightning equipment. Today he doesn’t dare go anywhere near Hollywood anymore. It’s very depressing, but the politicians took what was good and ruined it.

[@alanpecherer5705]

@@KratostheThird I don't think we are disagreeing. No place is perfect. But I was fondly recalling the place (and time) as dripping with opportunity for the greatest number of people I've ever seen. I knew guys with zero TV background who wandered into film shoots, volunteered to shlep lights or cables and a year later had steady union jobs in lighting or electrical. 3 years later they were lighting directors making $150K++ I had 2 spectacular businesses in tech, very profitable, start 'em up and making money in days. Yes, South central LA was a pit and plenty of LA was and is a depressing post industrial dystopia. A lot left over from WW2. The difference between then and now is that ALL of LA is a pit.

[@KratostheThird]

@@alanpecherer5705 It's all about being noticed. Getting phone calls from producers and other people behind the scenes was also how many got their start in show business. The last movie I watched from Hollywood was Top Gun Maverick, mostly because it was Tom Cruise and it was part of an old movie franchise I enjoyed. But as far as most everything else, no thank you. It's garbage, and the constant lecturing from modern films and shows is also a big turn off. Every inch of LA is a pit. I also heard they're taking old buildings and replacing them with modern brutality style slop. Homes have also been reworked to be more cheap and superficial.

[@bohditony]

That’s why it’s called the American DREAM! Not reality.

[@narfle]

My dude, the "american" dream was alive before USA existed and it still lives just fine, just not in USA. It was never the "american" dream, it was just considered the norm for us yuro-peons.

[@modern.monkE99]

Amén

[@Daniel-xp8ct]

The idea of ​​the "American dream" has always been a farce of nationalist propaganda, sold especially by cinema. Only fools believed this.

[@goGDOGod]

This video was uploaded 3 days ago and the clips they are showing us are from 2009? 20:58

[@Wolfsheim23]

Probably how long it takes to freely release a documentary without getting struck down.

[@alexcarter8807]

Hell 60 years ago, everyplace in the US was the American Dream. Now, it's California/Hawaii prices everywhere (the cheapest place I've lived, in my experience, is Hawaii where I grew up) and it's not the fault of any particular "Nation-State" like California, it's that there are a LOT more people now.

[@me12722]

Since the year 2000 we've added 50 million residents to the US. I see too many people on the road who should be taking the bus.

[@Tyrfingr]

It's the same story here in Europe/Sweden. The infrastructure and social services which grows naturally with a population, suddenly finds itself stunned and incapacitated by hundreds of thousands of people who suddenly show up. And the system never gets a chance to catch up, because newcomers never stop coming in. It doesn't take a genius to figure out the undesirable effects; that the standard of living drops like a rock for everyone. Historically it's nothing new. Humans have some nasty self-hating habit of destroying their own paradise and moving on to the next green patch to take a giant dump there too. And on and on it goes. One imagines that if evolution itself had a conscious mind, it must recoil in disgust over what it has managed to spawn in our kind. Something so intelligent and full of potential, which seemingly only manages to create short lived well managed civilizations that turns to shit every century like a regular clockwork. That we are still around is a mystery yet to be answered for.

[@HaroldHivart]

Mass immigration as in Europe.. France is spoiled by it as well..

[@cmcmahon8551]

No state or country can consistently make all these horrible decisions. This is all part of a much bigger plan, and it's going according to schedule, their schedule!

[@deathlarsen7502]

you ain't so bright pot head. It IS the fault of the dems who IMPORTED the 3rd world why there are so many people here

[@jackzux9362]

I am Polish and I am horrified by what happened to the USA. Nightmare. Dirt, stench and poverty. For me personally, it is very sad, because as a student I dreamed of going to America, which was for me an unrivaled symbol of democracy, freedom and wealth. In Poland, we do not have black people, we do not have thieves, hooligans, homeless people, drug addicts, beggars, and above all, our cities and villages are well-kept, clean, there is practically no garbage anywhere, and the streets are safe.

[@Chomar_Hunter]

"At some point, Poland will also be next." Willkommen im Satanischen Weltsystem Matrix 😈

[@truther001]

Won't be long now before your leaders pi** off Russia to the point of no return.

[@MariaHelena-pb1rt]

​@@Chomar_Hunterverdd 🙏🇧🇷

[@bindilove3899]

I’m an American and it’s beautiful and wonderful in the USA. These videos are focusing on the negative and over- dramatizing things. I have a WONDERFUL life here.

[@arturg1881]

​@@bindilove3899😂😂😂

[@volkerschrock2547]

Diese KI-Stimme verleidet einem alles.

[@tiffaniex333]

The parallels between Cali and the whole of North America are clear. The system, the STATE, is the issue. It was never designed to give us the “American dream.” Our struggles are all interconnected

[@alexcarter8807]

The "American Dream" is also very modest. Look up the "Four Freedoms" that FDR talked about. That was the American Dream. Freedom from fear, want, etc. It wasn't a big house and a fancy car.

[@outdoorloser4340]

The State is overwhelmingly controlled by people with dual citizenship not loyal to the United States.

[@aquelpibe]

I agree that the American system is in trouble, but you are blaming the wrong component of the system. The state is not the problem, big money controlling politics, and the indecent concentration of wealth are the problem.

[@GuyMontag-n6g]

Look at the behavior of these people. Vanity, gluttony, and sloth are killing us.

[@narfle]

You american could fix it. By electing the most vain, gluttonous and slothful person on the planet for president.

[@danielcraft3727]

The love and worship of money power authority and Disney Hollywood fantasyland action Hero's, Prince's Princesses, etcetera. America can't handle the truth and reality and escapism has become a psychotic delusional drug for the masses.

[@mustbtrouble]

U mean capitalism?

[@angru_arches]

@@mustbtrouble socialism... everybody wants handouts, capitalists don't spend money they don't have, but thieving socialists do.

[@jonathanandrew2909]

@@mustbtroublestudent living in the camper literally keeps his underwear in the oven instead of changing the propane tank. That’s not a fault of capitalism.

[@Rickey703]

Bad things can happen to good people. Stay resilient! God bless you.

[@Goodwillwinoverevil1984]

Very hard to do at times..

[@joepass1883]

Blinders

[@Daniel-xp8ct]

There is no point in having hope living in the USA, this is a country with no future, a decadent empire, long ago defeated by China. Anyone who wants to have a better future needs to immigrate. And do this as soon as possible, while the dollar is still worth something, because it is a currency that tends to melt in the future.

[@desdicadoric]

This was 15 years ago and it’s got much much worse since then

[@Daniel-xp8ct]

And in 15 years it will be even worse, as the US' decline is rapid, just as China is rising. Get away while there is still time, there is no future in the USA.

[@markwhitethorn6743]

Put a cap on rents, put a limit of maximum 1 house (the one where you live) that can be bought, stop short renting (AirB&B), stop big financial and real estate group from opereting in the residential market. That would much help to make houses affordable again.

[@KarenMason-w6m]

Definitely read Thomas Sowell Basic Economics and research rent caps in New York. The rich elites/politicians had multiple rent capped NICE apartments for years. Regarding Real Estate companies…. Eliminate them and see how much the Attorneys charge… there are many legal intricacies involved in the selling and buying of real estate.

[@TVluver2]

Put a cap on rents and it leaves little incentive for anyone to want to own rental property as there are no caps on how much a landlord's expenses can go up in a year (i.e. my expenses on just ONE rental property increased by over $500 per month this year...$375 for insurance, $100 for HOA dues, and about $75 for miscellaneous expenses including taxes). Also, if each person can only own 1 house and big financial and real estate groups are prevented from opearting in the residential market, then who is going to own the rental properties that those who cannot qualify for a mortgage (or simply do not wish to own their a home) depend on? Your ideas sound good on paper, but in reality, would leave anyone who cannot buy a home or does not wish to buy a home with no place to live.

[@tesscot]

Unless the bathroom stuff is fully contained and removed it is way too close to the river.

[@carloslx]

it dumps in the river

[@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO]

@@carloslx - They shit and piss in the river (probably) and then bathe in it later.

[@williamwilson6499]

14:18 This is what you can expect from “living in faith”. Give up your imaginary friends and face life like an adult. The only people making money with faith are the ones exploiting the gullible.

[@Matthew_Loutner]

I have to disagree. Living by faith has always worked for me and by faith, I am off of the streets and into my own house and car and they are both paid for. The difficult times were just that: difficult. By faith in God won out in the end.

[@reinhardt2002]

While all this was happening, Wall Street smiled at Uncle Sam's $1 trillion check Congratulations

[@DeepVerma728]

Yup! 9 trillion up and vanished out of the U.S Treasury in 2008.

[@jonathanandrew2909]

I thought it was a $trillion coin. As if that magically changes anything.

[@DMWBN3]

Isn't there a figure around 3 trillion they've been unable to account for?

[@reinhardt2002]

@@DMWBN3 In the Inside Jobs documentary they state that 1 trillion was just the initial amount. I didn't know that 'minimum state' neoliberalism worked like this.

[@Rondon68]

The US has the biggest debt in the world. It makes me laugh when they say they are the richest country in the world. The American dream was only ever that. A DREAM.

[@yasdnilknarf1885]

And 14 years (2024) later things are a lot worse. Go Dems!

[@andreabontempo643]

Wow this was in 2009? I left California two years ago. It's a horrible state now. I can't believe people still want to live there. It's not the same. It's very sad.

[@colorocko1]

Yet they want to blame Arnold, what a friggin joke LOL

[@iamgabriel5823]

@@colorocko1 -- Newsom is the absolute worst thing that ever happened to California.

[@harlanjackson6112]

Depends on the area, Andrea. Most of CA is way better than the outskirts of Visalia down by the river. Sorry if your old neighborhood sucked.

[@kingkong81icloud]

Screw your freedom, remember that ?

[@Arnoud-nf6iz]

schwarzenegger said it yes

[@highbrass3749]

Covid really exposed many people.

[@Wolfsheim23]

Yeah he seems to not really get Make America Great Again. Also many morons don't get that MAGA also means America First. Not engaging in Nation Building, Endless Wars, and all that Neocon One World Gov, New World Order agendas that the Dems so easily bought into now. Things have totally flipped. They are the military industrial complex's puppets now and see that going full marxists is a faster way to get people to give up Freedom for Safety to the point they have no power and turn to full debtor slaves.

[@colorocko1]

@@Arnoud-nf6iz and newscum said you wear a mask or else go to jail

[@KratostheThird]

@@Wolfsheim23 People who were left leaning or Democrats used to be "live and let live". That was the 90's.

[@nordwest23]

I do live here in north western Commieifornia And lived in California For most of my 62 years and I must say this is a very good documentary And now in 2024It is shockingly worse

[@iamgabriel5823]

Yep, 2009 was the good old days.

[@rohanrayakar2257]

When was the documentary made, it looks at least 10 to 15 years old in terms of timeline?

[@Chomar_Hunter]

2009 or 2010

[@davidtrimm3823]

People grow up today with no goals or initiatives to make their lives better. Everyone expects the government to support them. US society is in free fall. Glad I’m 70

[@KratostheThird]

I'm almost 40, and my teen years I will always look back on with fondness. For kids today? They are going to be hit with hard times.

[@aylinchalabi]

Cost of living is expensive unnecessarily. That's why new generation struggling by themselves. Otherwise especially SOCAL is a really good place, for working and living

[@shefaliohara3103]

I was so upset that the group camped by the river were forced to leave. They were a community, they lived in harmony despite their poverty, and they were not causing problems for anyone. WTH was wrong with the sheriff???

[@colorocko1]

The demorat government with their environmental rules kicked them out. The can't have people pooping in the river. The sheiff does what your government tells them to do.

[@breakfast00club..11]

We have tens of thousands of homeless black men in San Diego thousands..as a black women is is a lesbian I am ashamed of this .. Help the black man please give free housing free food free money Biden said he would he knows we have it 10 times harder it's not the black man's fault..please please give to us not Ukraine

[@colorocko1]

@@breakfast00club..11 just blacks, what about the other colors?

[@TVluver2]

@@breakfast00club..11 I don't think any one color person should be targeted for help. Help should be available to anyone who needs it AND is willing to work for it. Free housing, free food, and free money is just a temporary fix and should come coupled with mandatory educational and job oportunities to help people in need become self-sufficient. Simple handouts help no one in the long-term and just create individuals reliant on the handouts.

[@martinhristov8250]

Oh man the newspaper at 13:01 shows year 2009, damn 15 years ago.

[@riskyron1416]

Time surely Flies.

[@marcuslinton310]

Supply and demand has always driven society. Places like California will always be in high demand because of it's location and weather. Therefore, it will inevitably become beyond the reach of average Joe citizen because prices will continue to increase for everything because there are plenty of wealthy people willing to pay the price to live there no matter how high things go. An imbalance was also inevitable where the middle class gets phased out due to the cost of living. Support services needed in society like grocery stores, department stores, gas stations, restaurants, on and on cannot support high level wages and so all these people who need those jobs still can't afford to support themselves. You would think in a wealthy place like Cali they could support higher prices on everything, but the wealthy are kind of sheltered from regular society. They don't use Walmart, regular department stores and regular restaurants, they have their own little society within society. I don't understand how anyone can think they just deserve to live in California even if they can't afford it. It's just like not being able to buy a luxury vehicle or luxury home. Cali is a luxury and you can either afford it or not. If you can't, you better leave and find a new city that has a job you can get and a society that is affordable to live in.

[@iamgabriel5823]

Where would that be?

[@TVluver2]

California is not just all wealthy people. We have a large middle-class working a variety of skilled and professional jobs. You're right that those working in low-skill/low wage jobs cannot afford to support themselves here due to the high cost of living (can these low wage jobs afford to support themselves in other places? I don't know.). But the answer cannot just be to raise prices to give these people higher wages. This would cause two problems: 1) Giving people higher wages means little if they also have to pay higher prices. They still won't be able to afford to live. and 2) the middle-class population who use these services cannot afford to pay the higher prices either. They will then also want pay raises which will cause the prices to go up even higher, starting a vicious circle. In the end, everyone ends up right back where they started in terms of spending power and the problem isn't solved. I advise every young person I know to strive to obtain the skills/education needed to keep them out of those low wage jobs, but of course, that only solves the problem for that individual. I don't know what the answer is for the state as a whole.

[@Ronaldo-r4l]

THIS DOCUMENTARY WAS IN 2009

[@Spazzthrashers]

id love to see an updated version of this

[@markzucker3949]

I'm a bike mechanic and builder. From Berkeley CA... Back in 09, people woukd buy them within 60 days, often the same day I posted the add... Now it takes 6 months to 2 years... And the harassment from people who make appointments but don't show up has also maxed out to 90%>>>> usually the buyers drive 50+ miles to get the bike, and the locals are riding Uber, or renting e-bikes whioe getting fat, losing all muscle, and mysteriously growing shorter after high school

[@Wolfsheim23]

Yeah every angle is worse in Cali now. Retail is all leaving. Turning former flourishing areas into Ghettos. It's sickening. How does a city keep falling for so long.. without waking up and doing something? People there are so conflicted with everyone wanting THEIR ideas given attention too, but nobody does anything. Just arguing and frustration. No Leadership. Just Talk.

[@PP-wz7mp]

Well, change your profession.

[@iamgabriel5823]

@@Wolfsheim23 -- It's part of the UN Agenda 21 plan.

[@breakfast00club..11]

thousands..as a black woman who is a lesbian I am ashamed of this .. Help the black man please give free housing free food free money Biden said he would he knows we have it 10 times harder it's not the black man's fault..please please give to us not Ukraine

[@Wolfsheim23]

@@breakfast00club..11 That has to be a joke response. Badly done.

[@oleeshanorris5343]

Without expendable income the whole system collapses.

[@harryknutts8428]

the lizard kings take over

[@aquelpibe]

Maybe the absurd, indecent concentration of wealth has something to do with that. Too many people living paycheck-to-paycheck and a few with far, far more than they need or can possibly spend.

[@billedifier8584]

@@harryknutts8428 Surely you don't imagine that they ever lost control?

[@billedifier8584]

@@aquelpibe That's the way money works! Spend all of your income without saving at least 10% for the future and you will always live paycheck to paycheck.

[@aquelpibe]

@@billedifier8584 It´s easier to save when you are earning decent money. When everything goes to the bare necessities it´s not that easy.

[@kimchimaek]

Welcome to the precursor to the dystopian future we watched and were warned of in fiction.

[@vanman757]

This was filmed in 2009, aswel ?!

[@aledceluslibres1323]

Pero este documental de que año es?.

[@ceeemm1901]

Every year...

[@FoundWorthy]

Homeless...i was homeless once; dont do drugs kids, and you will not be homeless.

[@Duck-d7p]

Not true but still dont do drugs

[@Dakid015]

Don't make bad decisions

[@MrSouthOfFrance]

what year is this?

[@williamwilson6499]

Look it up. I did…took about two minutes.

[@PowerstrokeSynd]

@williamwilson6499 You took the time to comment on all these messages, but couldn't just answer the question? Smh

[@williamwilson6499]

@@PowerstrokeSynd Correct..it’s your mom’s job to hold your hand. I expect you to grow up and stand on your own two feet.

[@PowerstrokeSynd]

@williamwilson6499 Now, my Mom is involved in this? You are the one who needs to grow up. Wtf is the matter with you?

[@tracielliott5386]

I think 2008 or 2009. People don't really read newspapers anymore, and Arnold was the governor.

[@materiasdiversas]

Qué pena que presenten un video tan antiguo, hacen referencia al 2009, 15 años atrás, citan al gobernador Arnold Schwarzenegger y su periodo hace ratos terminó… No niego que la realidad no sea la misma en algunos puntos, me gustaría que hicieran un video con datos de actualidad 2024. Creo que es reciclado su video, realista si pero con datos, videos e información antigua.

[@PistolArrow76]

Siiii no entiendo porque hicieron upload este video Lol es de 2010 ahora está más peor

[@mattwood3773]

The channel is called best documentary not newest documentary.

[@altapedroza3604]

2024 y la situacion es peor. 😔

[@UncleBuZ]

The "American Dream," eh? More like a Hollywood B-movie where the plot's lost its way among Los Angeles' tent cities and glittering facades. Sold as a ticket to anyone with the guts to dream, it's ironically become a VIP pass for the few, while the rest face the cutting room floor of systemic barriers and economic jokes.

[@hakujin1]

If the few are millions, sure. cry harder?

[@UncleBuZ]

Ah, the classic 'millions have made it, so what’s your problem?' argument. It's a bit like saying, 'Because a few people win the lottery, we all have equal chances of wealth.' Sure, millions might grasp a corner of the dream, but when the game is rigged with uneven opportunities, systemic barriers, and a playing field that’s anything but level, it's less about crying harder and more about questioning the fairness of the game. Success shouldn't be as rare as a winning lottery ticket or as exclusive as a VIP pass in a world where the promise was opportunity for all, not just a golden ticket for the lucky few. Can you summon a rebuttal with a tad more sophistication than a novice gamer in a tutorial level?

[@blackhat5434]

@@hakujin1 Actually, he's captured the essence perfectly.

[@P.u.p.p.e.t.M.a.s.t.e.r]

@@hakujin1 Systemic barriers and economic inequalities limit access to opportunities, it's a well established fact with empirical data. Maybe, grow up?

[@blackhat5434]

@@hakujin1 Statistics on income inequality, limited access to quality education and healthcare, disparities in housing affordability, and unequal opportunities for socioeconomic advancement based on factors such as race, gender, and socioeconomic background. Additionally, studies on social mobility demonstrate that while upward mobility is possible for some, it is increasingly difficult for others, indicating systemic obstacles to achieving the American Dream for many individuals and communities. What's your eexcuse for not knowing this basic info? You're American right? Most Americans are undereducated.

[@tdistortion5155]

Still on point for today, it isnt a crisis, its capitalism.

[@joepass1883]

Good on the producers for not mentioning California politicians at all . Keep the messaging up

[@mlecarre2057]

A lot of people walking around thinking their owed something just because their here….

[@thesnapper84]

Arnold was the Governor from 2003-2011, this is hella old. And why only show inner city LA primarily? California is massive

[@silveriver9]

Same applies today. Only worse.

[@swallowedinthesea11]

This is from 2024 because it was uploaded today!

[@williamwilson6499]

@@swallowedinthesea112010.

[@alexcarter8807]

There's a reason Newsom calls California a "nation-state" which always makes me smile.

[@Juju-l3o]

Good actor, terrible governor.

[@ianmckenzie7255]

The struggle of living anywhere in North America coupled with the empty promise of ever-better quality of life while all evidence shows it's only declining--it's not worth it. Today I happily bought my fruits and vegetables for the entire week at the local market for the second week in a row. Cheers from France

[@alexcarter8807]

Uhm, here in California it's pretty easy to shop at local farmers' markets. Plus I have places I get them for free lol - veggie suppliers for restaurants etc toss 'em all the time and often just fine. Now what to do with this 5-lb bag of cilantro... That being said, France is awesome

[@ianmckenzie7255]

@@alexcarter8807 That's really good to hear! Unfortunately, I imagine California (I've been once when I was little), like the rest of the U.S., is limited in transportation--so getting to the farmer's market depends on your vehicle situation and of course your working schedule. There's a culture of anti-waste here so, rather than destroying food at the end of the day, supermarkets and bakeries generally donate what they haven't been able to sell. As an American, I think we all want the best for our home country, but my idea of what's best for me just seems to fit better here than what I see happening in the US. That said, I would love to see a progression toward truly socialised healthcare, guaranteed retirement and rights to food and housing, but it seems like a distant reality if ever...

[@NorceCodine]

How's life in France? Are you living in the country or in a bigger town? Planning to move myself this year.

[@happydays1336]

If Europe doesn't do something about it you'll be speaking in Russian as you buy nice vegetables and fruit in France.

[@colorocko1]

France brought their ill ways to the US. I rest my case with that fruit and veg comment wtf? lol

[@richardbird9326]

I lived in San Diego 57 years. Left 13 years ago, I could see the storm coming. 2 terms of Jerry Brown and now Newsom ! Are the people of California really that ignorant ? I used to feel sorry, but not anymore !!

[@jwfinley7808]

Great Idea!

[@byrdie47]

and here we are 20 years after this was filmed and the California dream is still alive and well.

[@marknewton6984]

Never give up.😮

[@elin_]

Even though we don't have problems with homelessness in my country since we have a welfare system.. the difference between rich and poor is getting bigger and bigger. Prices have gone up a lot and its hard to make the money go around if you have a low income. It feels like the hope for the future of the world as a whole is getting bleak.

[@riskyron1416]

Country I live in has a Poverty Rate of 0.9%. With just over 5 Million People that amounts to about 5,000 People. And practically all are Indigenous Natives living outside society as hunter gatherers. Also our Tax Rate is 11 to 13%. After abolishing thew military in 1948 more was available for health care and education. Big bonus is no one has died or been injured in war in 76 years and the country has no enemies.

[@elin_]

@@riskyron1416 Costa Rica?

[@riskyron1416]

@@elin_ Yes, but I will not be disclosing the location. I am the only foreigner within 45 Kilometers and intend to keep it that way. I highly advise others to do the same. Where most Americans live in Costa Rica rents will be 6 or more times more as it will be Americans you will be renting from.

[@elin_]

@@riskyron1416 lol it's alright, I just asked because you said that there is no military.

[@riskyron1416]

@@elin_ Correct. The Military was abolished in 1948. And NO Costa Rica does not receive US protection. We do have assistance on the Rio Agreement with Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Colombia and Mexico. The last thing wanted would be protection from a nuclear power.. Worked very well the last 76 years, no one has died or been injured from war and no enemies awaiting. Plus there is more spent now on Health Care and Education.

[@davidjanson7982]

Democratic stronghold killed it

[@colorocko1]

Thank you! you are so correct! FJB

[@iamgabriel5823]

30 years of corrupt elections killed it.

[@markmaloney8154]

Greedy men caused this!...

[@mestrebruno9015]

qual a data desse documentário?

[@IsaacBarreiros-l7p]

Pelos comentários, foi em 2009.

[@Ornella-xg2gt]

Cmq. questo modo di vivere e' ben rappresentato dal film, di cui non ricordo il titolo, interpretato da un'attrice che, per questo film, vinse l'Oscar.....se qualcuno ricorda il titolo mi farebbe piacere se me lo comunicasse...grazie

[@luckyguy600]

And that was like back in 09? Therefore you can see why things in 2024 are 'so messed up' Wow.

[@danielgc1970]

23:50 Fiscal responsibility isn't radical. The spending is radically out of touch.

[@atrociousliar3314]

What was the line in that song? 'Land of the free, and the home of the slave. Richest nation in the world here. Although only 2% own most of it. If you work and study and work and study and work some more, you too can help make the 2% richer. When you say 'America first' WTF do you mean?

[@narfle]

Not the richest in the world per capita, not even close. The problem is how you arrange your money/taxes. If you want to be truly offended, take a look at other nations (yes this planet has other nations) with comparable GDP per capita. They tend to rule the charts of "happiest nations", "nations with lowest corruption" and "nations with greatest upwards social mobility" (aka the "american" dream). You idiots have just been swallowed by extreme amounts of hate towards your fellow citizens, to the point where you literally legalized political bribery. Your problem is your culture across the ENTIRE nation.

[@colorocko1]

why don't you leave and try another country, say China or Venezuela? Of course you won't, you are of the infected class. Blame everyone but yourself.

[@BiNumLi]

It is the Grapes of Wrath all over again. This is not new to California. Or to America. In my corner of Canada cities and towns are designating areas for campers. The provincial government is setting up permanent shelter areas. Permanent shelters are tiny pre-fab homes that cost very little but are better to live in than a tent. It is not much but we cannot throw people out like trash. God bless the people who are taking food and moral support to the internal refugees.

[@TheGodParticle]

And now 15 years later how are things in CA today? From England.

[@m42037]

Nothing is forever brother, our lives are short. It's a shame guy's like Johnny Depp can't help you with your wearhouse

[@karlnapp7564]

This is from 2010. The $hit got 100 times worse.

[@joeswanson733]

2010 ... fun times

[@riskyron1416]

Like it was over 30 years ago. And things have worsened greatly.

[@KratostheThird]

California was actually better in 1994. Sad to see so much has gotten worse.

[@HouveAlegre]

Os EUA tem pioneirismo na expressão democrática do indivíduo , meus livros vão se encontrar nas prateleiras americanas porque merecem receber presentes por esse mérito .

[@lindatracy7175]

It is curious that the glittering beach life and trendy San Fran is perceived as the whole state. Get a map - it a strip of land on the coast. Normal people do live here too.

[@janetjacoby9507]

Greed has fueled the spiral down.

[@Clintsessentials]

💯💯💯

[@restaurantequipmentguy]

That ship sailed a long time ago

[@narfle]

If only USA were not the only nation on the planet and there were other nations they could look to, who had way lower rates of recidivism. Its such a shame that USA is the only nation on the planet and there are no other nations that USA could possibly learn from. Oh well.

[@colorocko1]

what?

[@Matthew_Loutner]

Learn what? We are not exactly dumb, you know: The facts are . . that the Americans created your whole life: Every minute of every day of your life an American invention is giving YOU a better life. So let us look at some American inventions that YOU could not live without: Lightbulbs Aluminum foil Frozen Food High Process Food Canning Can Openers Microwave Dinners Peanut Butter Breakfast cereals Fluoridated water that prevents cavities Durable Vehicle tires Electric starters for cars Generators to charge car batteries Airplanes The Modern Jet Engine Electric well pumps that bring water to your house Electric power generating stations The whole electrical grid Every fan or blower in your heating system Your air conditioner Your refrigerator Your microwave oven Automatic Clothes washing machine Radios Television Satellite telecommunications GPS Fiber optic cables Lasers Sound and music recording Industrial computers Desktop computers Laptop computers Cell phones Smart phones Smart watches Videos The internet Anything with a transistor or microchip The factory assembly line Cotton Gin Various Farming Equipment Metal-hulled Ships Petroleum refining into gas and diesel Petroleum refining into plastics Polyester and Nylon Nuclear power Solar panels for green energy transition and . . . Soft Drinks (Have a Coke. 🧋) Then there are business models invented by Americans: McDonald’s Burger King Kentucky Fried Chicken Starbucks Circle K Tesla Walmart.…. It was ALL invented in America. And if you live in a constitutional republic, the Americans invented your entire political system. An American farm yields up to 30,000 pounds of potatoes per acre. And this is just a tiny mention of how Americans have improved your life. The fact is that Americans are so ingenious that the United States patent office has over 3 million American patents on file (in a country only 247 years old). The Americans are the smartest, most creative, most industrious people in the world who created the entire modern world. Without the United States of America YOU would be living in a cave, stone building, or wood hut with a thatched roof, carrying your water from a stream in a bucket with half of your teeth missing and cooking and heating over a campfire using wood that YOU PERSONALLY went out and gathered from a forest. And you would be using the bathroom outdoors and washing your clothes in a stream. Your connection to the outside world would be extremely limited and depending on your specific situation, you may not even know what is happening beyond your own village -- let alone around the world. 🌎 My advice is that before you "laugh" at any American, first try going without American invented lightbulbs 💡 for 24 hours and learn how American 🇺🇸 ingenuity has helped YOU see 👀 in the dark.

[@isakhayes]

Se nota que tiene años el documental 😅

[@MarcosMunguia-jd2xw]

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 TRUMP MAGA 2024 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 ONLY PATRIOTS 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 WE NEED TO VOTE FOR REPUBLICANS BUT NO RHINOS 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@putler965]

Voting for Trump isn't patriotic and Trump isn't a patriot.

[@carlosvillegas6113]

The people by the river are young and healthy, they can easily held a job and live a normal life, but they chose the easy way, no responsibilities, free food, no stress all they do is relax all day.

[@Juju-l3o]

How is that relaxing all day? That’s no way of living no luxury or nothing.

[@wasabiginger6993]

Wow, what are you smoking???

[@robertonascimento5497]

Quando envelhecerem sentirão a falta de não aproveitarem as oportunidades, por isto não dou esmolas para pedintes jovens ou velhos.

[@TVluver2]

@@Juju-l3o I agree that this is no way of living, but still there are some people who prefer this way of life over getting out there and getting a job. Sadly, addictions also tend to oftentimes play a role since real jobs tend to interfere with the ability to drink and do drugs.

[@DavePocklington]

This must be old. A house for $500 000 in LA. There would be 20 000 people trying to buy it in that area. The average house price in 2024 is $954 000. The Blackberry phone kind of dates it. "What's one of those? I bet a lot would be asking.

[@timothyschule3831]

Things are a bit more expensive but still grateful to live here.

[@angeleye8953]

Amen

[@vanman757]

👎🏻

[@nomadnationalist2776]

So you’re raising a family effectively in California?

[@JeisonPerez]

Por qué hablan de pesos si en estados unidos la moneda es el dólar?

[@bigjohnson7415]

So, this is 15 years ago then? 2009?