Chris Hedges: The Absurdity of American Empire |

What happens when you force communities, families and entire ecosystems to kneel before the dictates of the marketplace? You get what Chris Hedges, co-author with Joe Sacco of Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt, calls "sacrifice zones." From Appalachia to North Dakota to Camden, New Jersey, these zones, ravaged by the excesses of capitalism, prefigure our collective future.

[@luckyotter623]

Chris Hedges is a national treasure! He speaks truth to power.

[@oliviacadena2036]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏

[@barracuda7018]

Enemy of the state...

[@DJK-cq2uy]

Yes. A true Christ like sercant..ordained minister..unlike the Christian Nationalism MAGA crowd

[@DJK-cq2uy]

@@barracuda7018 🤡 gtfs

[@silentbob7984]

Chris is brilliant and honest. This is a man who obviously cannot be bought. He is world class hero. Chris is the personality type that all countries need to be leading them. Absolute integrity.

[@corybeatbox5504]

Chris is like the best source of truth. He uses his powerful intelligence to lay out the truth in a understandable and logical way. Thank you Chris Hedges.

[@dukadarodear2176]

Cory Beatbox I was talking with a guy in SE Asia a fews years ago. There was poverty all round us and the occasional Flash of a grotesque wealth in the form of a top of the range European sports car etc. He explained that these flashes of wealth are glimpses of the immense local power wielded in every walk of life by the local 'in-group' ie Mafia. He then explained that everyone is against the Mafia until one is invited inside. Chris Hedges is NOT for sale but the the politicians judges and state employees in the USA are already bought. To me the Democrats are the more vile; a bunch of mealy-mouthed virtue signallers. Jimmy Dore is being vilified now by the lefty bloggers and utubers because he is exposing their fakery.

[@nash984954]

And his talent for grasping such bleak outlooks and his ability to hold to them long enough without killing himself over such a terrible coming future of pain and suffering of innocent people, good, beautiful, and wonderful humans expecting so little but giving so much of themselves even working several jobs for their families. Really is so sad.

[@armandojuan64]

He is a living miracle ...... I really don't know how he still walks among us .

[@jacobjorgenson9285]

He is an academic, not a revolutionary

[@BernieHollandMusic]

You are a living miracle too - it's just that you have not yet awakened to your true identity

[@mjprose4843]

No dummy. He can't hide it anymore. Technology has exposed everything. The truth is out. Dummy's like u keep people thinking this man gonna Chicago things. Keep it up and see how destroyed USA become. Last chance. God ain't playing. Stop before you can't.

[@batgirlp5561]

Because he stays out of the mainstream.

[@jenniferbringman9054]

@Diogenes Laertius What facts?

[@stephanelauzon15]

corporate state ? isnt that the original definition of fascism ?

[@snoopy0577]

stephane lauzon precisely

[@FictionCautious]

stephane lauzon No it's not. Check the dictionary. Corporatocracy is the next step of capitalism. Yes, USA has become the next and worst world menace. Peace and prosperity are a blasphemy in the eyes of this system!

[@stephanelauzon15]

oh I see the fall of Rome for sure like every empire in the past its decadent and then corruption then the division then the fall

[@jitsroller]

+Jean Falco Sounds like us for sure.

[@AudioPervert1]

+stephane lauzon actually in the modern sense yes. Yet the roots of fascism go way beyond Franco, Musollini, Nazi Party, Sorel and 20th century. It has existed in many fangled forms in many parts of the world. An example of hindu-fascism is almost 1000years old. Where-in the so called sacred texts define the order of men according to skin color [varna] and further the status of men being higher than all, women and animals fell into a subsequent and ghastly value system.

[@chrissafos294]

the real truth of what has happened to this country

[@briaf3370]

If one does not believe this then why are we so different from every rich country, and not in a good way?

[@PoetlaureateNFDL]

The concept of "unfettered capitalism" is intriguing. I wish more people would listen to Chris Hedges. He is telling us unpleasant truths that we need to listen to in my opinion.

[@CC3GROUNDZERO]

What do you mean with _"concept"_ of unfettered capitalism? Unfettered capitalism, i.e. free-market capitalism unhindered by effective regulation, is a reality, not a concept. And it isn't "intruiging" so much as scary.

[@SugarySweet100]

chris Are people like you really this clueless or just dedicated liars whose aim is to blame capitalism/free-markets for the failures of central-planning? I ask because, in the USA, there are literally 100,000's of laws and regulations in existence…governing bodies at the federal, state, and local levels exert enormous control (via these laws/regs as well as via significant tax and wealth re-distribution policies) over the economy and flows of money…none of this is hidden info or hard to understand. To call what exists today "unfettered free-market capitalism" is either the height of ignorance or an intentional effort to promote falsehoods about freedom…so, are you ignorant or just a liar?

[@keithparker1346]

+SugarySweet100 oh dear you're one of these idiots who believe in the inherent "goodness" of business and if only the govt wasnt restrictive to businesses the world would be a better place -LOL

[@SugarySweet100]

Keith Parker Ignorant or just a liar?

[@keithparker1346]

SugarySweet100 talking about yourself I see

[@jocelynjones145]

I have so much love and respect for this man.

[@briaf3370]

You are not alone

[@armandojuan64]

This guy should be our president .

[@ayrramadan8819]

Then who? He literally teaches that you don't have to have "good" people in office but make those in office afraid of the People!

[@chioma3100]

Then we would have another presidential assassination. I love Chris Hedges and have only recently learned about him. I'm familiar with all of his books and trying to learn more about what is happening in our world. I'll continue to try to get out of poverty, but I like staying aware.

[@lisakukla459]

@@chioma3100 That's pretty much where I'm at too. It sure looks bleak, though. I don't think many people are aware that the federal government has decided that disabled people should be able to get by on $791/month (SSI). Without explanation, as soon as my SSDI benefits started in February, they sent me a letter saying they were docking me down to $720/mo until April 2020. The section where it was supposed to explain the reason was completely blank, literally. And there's nothing I can do; They hold all the power. I get a whopping $39 in snap, too. What a feast. With no family to lean on, much less live with and share expenses with, I now know first-hand that the despair Chris Hedges describes is 100% accurate. Independent media and the Progressive movement gives me hope, though. I know things can be different, and that we've got people. ✊ I don't know your situation, but I genuinely hope you catch a break and you're able to turn things around. It sounds like you are on the right track.

[@mjprose4843]

Another Irac is what its gonna become. Dumb downed so much no recovery.

[@mjprose4843]

Yes, she's right USA knocked it's self down keeping up undercover slavery. Back fired.

[@yewhocktan5112]

This video is almost 10 years ago! What a talent missed by US society! What a tragic.

[@mochawitch]

I don't usually ascribe the word "hero" to those I admire very lightly, but this guy is one of the handful I *would* call "hero".

[@MrDaddynomates]

The economy is supposed to serve the people. Now the people serve the economy.

[@sapemi08]

Sadly must of that people dont give a damn and almost fight to be the first to get the next electronic gadget, for example. :-( If people stop buying a lot of things would change, for sure.

[@joemitchell4377]

The invisible hand is being shoved right up our ........

[@RichardCarlson-zm5bl]

Economic 'slavery'. . . . . ruled over by elite oligarchs . . . .

[@williamwells835]

We should have an economy of, by, and for the people as well as a government.

[@williamwells835]

@@sapemi08 Your on to something; what might be called "the economy of living", as Henry David Thoreau would say, "the art of life"; whereby we're not sucked in by hucksters and fool's gold; whereby commercial free speech should be shut down; whereby corporations should be of, by ,and for the people; etc., etc.

[@marccano5061]

Chris Hedges, that's my homeboy! He's right on the mark! God bless him! If there is a God that is!

[@ewalker1057]

John Steinbeck's "The Moon Is Down." Easy to conquer, hard to hold. I watch Noam Chomsky age. Was worried until discovering Mr. Hedges.

[@theresewalters1696]

Steinbeck is rolling in his grave. But we still have a handful of voices like Hedge's.

[@isidoreaerys8745]

Imagine how intellectually impoverished our culture would be without these men. I too feel a sense of loss when I see Chomsky beginning to show his age.

[@joeymurdazalotmore6355]

Same. Took 40 years to have heard of either. If they had a following they get that cadillac ride in dallas

[@Anna-tj7mp]

Earlier this year I stopped working at my Alma mater, the university of Oxford, where I had worked in research. Every time I went to my office I walked past a splendid new library, the Sackler library, funded by money made from the opiates that have devastated so much of the US. If one of the oldest most venerable universities in the world sells out like that, what hope is there for any of them? I can still barely believe it.

[@JoJoghetto]

Hedges is one of those people who quitely fights and gets the job done. He is proof that being hateful against the system does not change the system. It must be done steady and action in motion moving forward without pause.

[@unholyascension]

"In the 1980s capitalism triumphed over communism. In the 1990s it triumphed over democracy and the market economy." is the exact quote.

[@mrt094]

Its amazing to listen to these older Chris Hedge videos in context to today. He was talking about these communities years before they became relevant with the election of Trump.

[@jessiesmith6676]

Goodness, it sounds as if Laura is holding back tears around 16:25. Her voice was definitely quivering. It's always a brutal truth that Hedges unveils (damn near depressing), but it is the truth, and we must deal with it. Together.

[@williampaterson8963]

Had Chris Hedges not been a man of such high renown, his OWN Government WOULD'VE had him wiped out long ago for telling the TRUTH like it "REALLY IS" Men such as Chris will NEVER be heard in Congress, why? Because the Senate DOES NOT KNOW THE MEANING OF HONESTY ! Chris Hedges, "THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE" 👏👏👏👏👏

[@chadkline4268]

Chris Hedges has a rare quality in his virtue+integrity that just made me cry for a minute. It's very rare. I don't know that I agree with him on all fronts, but who can deny that he is a very intelligent man that strives to follow a path with a heart. Society is secondary to parenting. Below all of these social problems is the fact that 99% of parents have no care regarding the establishment of children they create into a life of happiness. And that is the sole responsibility of bringing children into this world. Nothing else matters because all else follows. It is not a responsibility of others to provide for the happiness of your children. If you can't do it, don't make them. That is where men like Hedges fail, IMHO. Everyone is trying to fix society, when they can't even fix themselves.

[@cds162]

I wonder what middle class life will be by 2050. I am so concerned for the children of today (My Kids and Yours)

[@66pst]

then,stand up and fight !

[@michellebeckstrom6110]

I agree, I'm terrified for them & sorry to say am glad I'm the age I am.

[@AlmaVasquezjr]

Think Mexico No middle class

[@jamescreek1319]

cds162 unfortunately I don’t think that there will be a middle class much longer at least for the vast majority of people maybe the law enforcement and military officers will still sell their souls for the paycheck to keep them Middle class. Against the former middle class now poor people who protest their politicians criminals who have stolen the American Dream.

[@williamwells835]

I wonder if there'll be any life by 2050. By the way, I'd rather there not be any class. Maybe that's the problem. We shouldn't have class or castes or whatever. Just people with class.

[@karencontestabile6125]

Chris Hedges is always a fountain of information. He does his homework in order to bring the facts to the people.

[@mathewashley06]

+chip a call to action would land Chris Hedges in prison for treason or espionage with our corrupt government. And he does have a call to action, peaceful mass protests in prison parking lots...

[@Ziggyziggy1]

Chris hedges interviews should be watched by everyone of us, We owe it to ourselves and our children to be informed. The breaking point is already here...

[@stanleykubrick8786]

One of the clearest thinkers with the energy and courage to speak out.

[@poopynonsense]

I wish everyone was 1% as well-read and well-traveled as this man.

[@RichardCarlson-zm5bl]

Excellent commentary by a first class journalist who depicts the perils of unregulated Capitalism and failures of Democracy.

[@williamwells835]

Raw naked power must ever be ckecked.

[@hermenutic]

Hedges knows history, corporate nature and its antithesis, human nature. He is, perhaps, the most sane voice in the babel. If the worst does come to pass it will very likely be worse than the worst of the past.I hope I don't see it. But if the government continues their 'kill off the helpless' campaign something has to give. God help us.

[@PoetlaureateNFDL]

Good interview, great author, journalist and scholar!

[@chiparoo222]

+jeffreydebra1 and physical 'ACTIVIST'

[@MegaAli213]

One the greatest inspirational figures of our time and no doubt one of the most positive and constructive voice's for solution's to the dire and critical conditions that we find ourselves in as a collective humanity.

[@arash4712]

If you want to know the American empire disease, listen to Chris. This man is a walking encyclopaedia. You’re loved Chris.

[@heberje]

We are in living under the corporate state in economic slavery. If we are kept in a state of economic slavery then this seems to consumes all our attention just trying to keep our heads above water so we cannot spend time on changing the the way the system works for the individual. The corporate state does not promote individualism.

[@bouranel]

Great video. Thanks to Laura and Chris.. Peace from Denmark

[@VoodooDewey69]

Everything in the universe has a beginning and an end especially empirical Empires,Mr. Hedges makes a good point that when Empires become too big they become unsustainable and that's where we are in the United States right now.

[@devin5381]

Don’t always agree with Hedges, but he is spot on here. Wish we had more journalists like him.

[@bjornyesterday2562]

Out of curiosity, on what do you disagree with hedges?

[@devin5381]

@@bjornyesterday2562 Many things, I'm not a socialist, that said, he is accurate in his description of the elites in the U.S. and how they view working people.

[@bjornyesterday2562]

@@devin5381 well if you live in America, you live in a socialist country. We are dripping in it. And the Richer you are, or the bigger your company, the more socialism you get

[@GalacticNovaOverlord]

​@@devin5381 he's an anarchist which is even better

[@EarthtonesCymbals]

A brilliant book that deals with our tragic realities in this country.

[@rodericksloan1255]

Yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away but now i think they are here to stay oh i ibelive in yesterday.

[@seekingjustthefacts]

Much honor and respect to you Chris Hedges. You are one of the few rare white men who speaks the unfettered truth about imperialism and its devastating impact on the historically oppressed and marginalized in this country and across the world. Until there is an honest acknowledgment of these facts, and an open dialogue towards a viable solution on these and other issues, this nation and the world will continues its spiral of death and destruction at the hands of the corporate monsters.

[@maxfastest]

Despair is exactly where i ended up for a time as it seemed there was no way of winning.! But then i got angry and began to fight back. Taking back from the money grubbers has been more fun than anything ive ever done !!

[@Sjb2077]

The more I listen to this man the more informed and educated I become and wiser i hope but , we, the greater majority of people have got to act before we end up dead and the 'elite' survive to laugh at us poor fools. Anybody got any ideas to start a movement that will reach across the globe. I have a name for these obscenely rich people, The Devil's Disciples' .

[@bodricthered]

The pause at 13 minutes, 15 seconds is the most heart breaking moment in this interview.... when he's asked for the hopeful pitch on the future and genuinely struggles, though he knows the examples trying to frame them in such a way as they seem to have any likelihood of success.... ouch....

[@Research0digo]

Buy Chris' book 'War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning'. Look for it in the used books section on A... - save a tree.

[@GnosisMan50]

I'd say Chris has a PhD on being woke.

[@kennethnyquist4015]

He’s awake - big difference from “woke”.

[@GnosisMan50]

@@kennethnyquist4015 That’s true.

[@fanaticforager6610]

Professor Confessor, Chris ‘canary in the coldmind’ Hedges 🌿☂️🎶 🌅

[@masterofmen7438]

In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.

[@keyboarddancers7751]

I live in the UK out in the countryside. It's by no means perfect here (and I daresay someone will probably list its many shortcomings and threats) but it is absolutely a million miles from some of the vicious ghastliness of corporate america.

[@AudioPervert1]

+Keyboard Dancers well as long as you realize that Orwell had foreseen a violent state that will always be at war. and the citizens will be spied upon and brainwashed and further corrected from time to time. UK and USA are very close to that state. As was Russia and China once.

[@keithparker1346]

+Samrat Bee in terms of surveillance UK is pretty much a lost cause - the amount of spying the govt can LEGALLY do would be laughed out of existence in the US

[@AudioPervert1]

Keith Parker Well George Orwell's dream or nightmare has come true in the heart of the rotten paranoid empire. Surveillance State. Big Brother Is actually Watching ...

[@Research0digo]

+Keyboard Dancers Hi Keyboard, The English countryside sounds super wonderful to me - when may I move in? (serious) The powers that be in the UK have allowed fracking. Sad but true. Blessings.

[@keyboarddancers7751]

+Research0digo I must agree with you and it makes me very sad.

[@Aiden057]

Thank you so much for posting the entire interview.

[@yusufshakir40]

CH is one of few wise people who is ready to speak his mind

[@DolefulLions]

Love Chris Hedges and Laura Flanders, thanks for the interview!

[@joebondo2422]

The most brilliant speaker on behalf of the people in my lifetime

[@LauraFlandersAndFriends]

Thanks for watching!

[@harveygracia8673]

Mr. Hedges keep doing what you do .for as long as you can .I could say I've followed you on rt and learned so many new words I'm only one squeak but squeak we must! Thank you for all you do .

[@hanson666999]

Great video Chris

[@tjlightningbolt]

All the mountains in Oregon are totally stripped of all the timbers! The rivers are dead!

[@pauloroberto7875]

Wow, is he some kind of Nostradamus??? Amazing intelligent guy. He even mentioned the Trump trying to cut food stamp measure. Fantastic. from 7 years ago!!!!!

[@karencontestabile6064]

Excellent Interview!

[@dkesq1]

8 years ago and how prophetic!

[@Maskalunas]

13:09 this question was so sad. Normal everyday people have already lost so much and what remains is wearing thin--is there a hope for rebound? His reaction is priceless lol. Great interview.

[@mark3xxy94]

Outstanding Book !

[@arlenelopez6072]

In love with her show💪

[@hotstixx]

beautifully articulated..and pin point.

[@dougsciorra6048]

The problem is not the government, or the corporate state, it's the people. The people have been brainwashed. We have all the power, but we refuse to stand together against this tyranny of the corporate state. The richest man in the country is lauded as the greatest example to us all by a huge number of people, rich and poor alike. People just aren't interested in helping eachother. We're interested in popular rethoric and owning eachother. Movements against our collective interests are more popular than fighting for an economy that works for us all.

[@arzoyan]

The dynamics of world of capitalism is to revolutionize technology as to defend and maximize PROFIT FOR units of competing capital. Capitalism's private property relationship of alienation and exploitation has its historic limit/end just as Feudalism. We need to transcend the dehumanizing process of market system for a world of creative cooperation for our common needs and well being. A moneyless,classless,stateless communities of humanity expressing our diversity in harmony.

[@uradragon]

There is in place an American Stasi, the Patriot Act opened the door for such an organization. It is modeled after the East German Stasi and there is no problem finding recruits. A democracy would find little use for such, however an authoritarian regime would find it invaluable for containment and control. There is the added effect of the shredding of trust that helps to break down society. It is in place and has been for some time. 24/7 internet and phone.

[@goodtohaveinajam8148]

For decades, I have seen this country as a freight train, going off a cliff. It's happening in slow motion, rather like the frog in boiling water comparison (although the frog actually has the presence to jump out). Heard today that urban areas tend to be democrats, and rural, uneducated people tend towards being republican. There you have it, that break. The key word here is UNEDUCATED. But, how do we stop this freight train? By being united. By rising up, as one voice. By being WOKE. It's in corporate best interests to be divided, and infighting keep us from any constructive solidarity. Television is the great divider, and it's owned by corporate billionaires.

[@troyturton8197]

Coopers Ferry Partnership stole one of Chris many lines when it said " if the underbelly of this country is not brought up, you're going to have a gap between the haves and the have-nots that's so significant, there's going to be a revolution."

[@MrForestExplorer]

You never know when an underground revolt is building towards a tipping point because people have had enough, a tipping point of sorts, now at the end of 2014, we seem to be approaching a tipping point. I believe any attempt at a violence based revolution would very probably be mercilessly crushed and would be counterproductive to the overall goal of a peaceful and socially just world. The current system has to be made 'obsolete' by non-violent means.

[@MasterofPlay7]

nah people won't really care or change until the economy is so bad that they have nothing to eat. They don't care as long as there's something feeding them, they actually want to be incarcerated and being told what to do, and how they should live their lives. People would probably freak out if you tell them they are 'free'

[@MrForestExplorer]

MasterofPlay7 I wouldn't be so sure. New developments in technology will allow for universal abundance. Artificial scarcity will be a thing of the past. Peace, freedom, creativity and abundance for all!

[@MasterofPlay7]

Mutualist you are way too optimistic about the future... look at what human did to the environment, we are seeing sever weather condition around the globe, people are killing each others, riot and protest...

[@g.jurgens4592]

Mutualist We won't get out of the mess by technology only. First we have to honour the planet as a living whole. Universal abudance has always been part of the planet, there have always been cultures knowing how to enjoy it. But now we have "western monoculture" destroying everything in its way. MasterofPlay7 This kind of pessimism is media-made. Ppl. are raising all over the world and "...we shall overcome". Never give up on the goals Mutualist has named peace, abudance and freedom for all.

[@MasterofPlay7]

G. Jürgens no the society we are having is base on cheat, rape, and steal, as long as it works, and it has worked for thousands of years; there's no need for change. Any kind of idealism is a lie, no one will care unless they got fed, and people are having fun killing and destroying each other, is all part of human nature, and growth will only occur under such circumstances (see how the developing nations surpassing the developed nations? Cuz we are living our lives too comfortably)

[@jabbermocky]

11:16 - Flanders says: "Maybe this country isn't fit for the sort of democracy we need to get out of this mess. Maybe this is its destiny." Shudder. Have to admit, this is the nightmare I've been having for decades. The endless forced march of those who have been marginalized by systemic, deliberately engineered poverty has prevented us from rearing up on our hind-legs en masse. We NEED to band together, now more than ever before. Let's get this show on the road, people!

[@bullheimer]

i wish i would have seen this when it was published in 2012. Now a lot of shows on youtube are singing his song. his reporting history is amazing. watch his 2013 interviews. boy was he right about obama and romney! hahaha Chris is still around, but what the hell happened to the Occupy Movement? while his warning on oxycontin fell on deaf ears too. sad shit. FREE JULIAN!

[@GalacticNovaOverlord]

Michael parenti is a good one too to see

[@zebontheweb]

This is truth to the powerless 😞

[@talicatinai2637]

This interview , while very good , directly reiterates the message of Revelation . The dark forces are principalities in high places .

[@scoutjohnson1803]

Flanders asks good questions!

[@Achrononmaster]

Hedges graphic novel with Joe Sacco art is powerful indictment on American plutocratic takeover. But imagine a graphic novel teaming Hedges with Mr Fish, Dwayne Booth!

[@Dulcimerea]

related: (here on KZbin): "Harlan County USA". Also highly recommended: the classic history of the coal country "Night Comes to the Cumberlands", by Harry M. Caudill.

[@ishinadish]

And if the fools can't see....I can say the youth will set us free!

[@Research0digo]

@ 6:23 - this what John Perkins describes perfectly as 'clouds'. (Corporations with global reach ... globalization.) What did you see in the background immediately after the tsunami hit Phuket, Thailand? A Starbucks.

[@yusufshakir40]

Laura should be where Operah is. She's mediating the real social change

[@billyworkman4204]

Chris Hedges is someone who's really trying to get the truth out, I only hope enough of us are listening.

[@cushiteone]

He went to the same schools as the elites, he speaks obout this.

[@wilburmccullough6336]

Exactly !

[@GoogleUser-wy2vv]

Brilliant...please be our President

[@hoodparticles]

I have been labeled a pessimistic bubble popper because of my love for intellectuals like Hedges, Wolin, Chomsky, Zinn....very sad. My lady gets an anxiety attack Everytime she see's Hedges mug on the screen......... Lordy lordy 😍

[@lylewilliam4422]

What's really interesting is that they won't let me post this to my face book account.

[@marccano5061]

"Sacco can do things a photographer can't",,,,👍🏻👍🏿

[@s.r.howell1297]

If you want to really weaken the state and the ability of large corporations to hold sway, you need to heavily invest in technologies that can make individuals get their life essentials from domestic sources e.g power and water, 3D printing etc.

[@williamdwyer5439]

I'm curious about the guy that co-wrote the book with Chris Hedges...Joe Sacco. Is this the same Joe Sacco from the SeaFarer's InterNational Union?

[@ishinadish]

400 years....and it's the same philosophy! And the people, they still can't see.....

[@hectorlopez4365]

Hi Chris,would you talked about Puerto Rico's independence?

[@DCFunBud]

"Human Resources." The working class and humanity itself has been reduced to a utility to be exploited by the 1%.

[@thelostmachine713]

lookup 'the weathermen', or watch 'the weather underground'..we already know the grim forecast, we need a system of action equally as radical as the quasi-political corporation that this nation has devolved into..history doesn't repeat itself, but it does tend to rhyme..

[@jimroeder662]

Mussolini said a better word for fascism is corporatism. In his Italy the corporations had the right to vote, not the citizens. Our system goes through the pretense of voting and the politicians are bought. It's a roundabout way of doing the same thing.

[@williamwells835]

Raw naked power has its serpentine ways to not be democratized and shared.

[@thanosAIAS]

So what do you propose? What is the solution? Where should we head towards too?

[@oliviadestandau4243]

But I guess that Obama did 'make his bones' to the corporate state, eh?

[@Kurtzism]

True. Tracy Morgan joked he should get teardrop tattoo.

[@Research0digo]

@ 6:12 - Sheldon Wolin. (found it) :)

[@CyberspacedLoner]

Who made contrast on this video clip ?!

[@spiritsbeyondthestars3493]

The leaders in the government is why there is so many homeless people on the streets. And then someone to talk them down like they are trash when they are human beings.

[@jasonfirewalker3595]

When I consider the percentage of 1st world humans who will watch this I despair. Then I consider the percentage of those who watched with the vocabulary to comprehend. Then I consider the percentage of those people with the intestinal fortitude to get out of the lazyboy and do something about it. Then I have to consider how many of THOSE are wealthy enough to even drop a pebble in the pond, let alone drain the swamp against their own self interest... Well... If you've read this far you're smart enough to see the writing on the wall. Hug your kids.

[@unholyascension]

Just looked it up - David Korten in "The Post-Corporate World: Life After Capitalism"

[@AprilWatters]

Nature does not forgive!

[@vladimir0700]

Mitt Romney--harvester in chief

[@AneTix101]

These people have been banished from our consciousness...very nice