What Germans Think About Capitalism | Easy German 377

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Host of this episode: Janusz Hamerski
Camera: Pila Gonzalez
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Translation: Ben Eve

[@anarwhal6582]

Papa: Ah ah ah der Kapitalismus?! Klasse. Töchter: PAPA!!!!!

[@jjns5600]

Ja!!! Das war sicherlich sehr witzig!!!

[@johnubal2825]

kluger Vater, gefühlsduselige Tochter.

[@Aikman94]

I agree with him. Competition creates lots of opportunities for everyone.

[@jjns5600]

@@Aikman94 Competition is at the heart of any market system and endemic to the human condition! But it has to be constructively used towards true progress, which makes the difference.

[@juanicondee]

@@jjns5600 Which is what has happened thanks to the capitalist system in the last 200 years?

[@BIGSUCCC]

I'm most impressed by the fact that almost every interviewee had a well informed, subjective opinion on this rather versatile topic. Respect.

[@foxyakademie7347]

I see in the language, that they only picked high quality german speaker and so on maybe also only quite interlectual peoole. But yes, iam impressed too.

[@edward658]

And then there's the U.S....

[@devina8812]

i know where your pfp is from

[@BIGSUCCC]

@@devina8812 tell me :D

[@frocco7125]

When your country actually makes accessible education a priority.

[@DramaQueenMalena]

I'm not surprised everybody thinks critically about Capitalism. I'm surprised everybody knows about it so much about it and has a informed opinion.

[@Hessengor]

Im not surprised because they asked people in Berlin. Go to other parts of Germany, and people will think more positive about capitalism.

[@DramaQueenMalena]

@Pete Melon Really? The wealth distribution in the US, the most capitalistic country in the world is equal? And the people in Africa got a little bit better of in the last decades as they were when we openly colonized, enslaved and exploited them? That's thanks to capitalism? Wealth was better distributed when the regulations of the New Deal and Bretton Woods were still intact. From the 80ies on it got worse and worse....

[@DramaQueenMalena]

@Pete Melon We obviously have a very different perspective. You wrote "capitalism has done so much more for wealth distribution". Maybe I misunderstood because English is not my first language. Didn't you mean wealth is distributed more equally? For me Socialism has nothing to do with the state and most of the people in this video clearly said that there is a Soziale Marktwirtschaft, what is represented by Social Democrats and they are capitalists. Only for a little bit more regulation. Keynesian economics, a form of capitalism. The National States developed hand in hand with Capitalism. As corporations needed a common currency, a law system to protect them, patents, railway and then streets, people who are able to read and write, utilities like water and electricity, innovation by research, here in Europe a healthy workforce... in every step of the way the State provided help to corporations. That's why in countries where the government can't provide these things the economy is worse. The State is the problem. It protects capitalism. Socialism is the way we organize the production and distribute the earnings. Who decides. Democracy at the workplace. The ownership of the workplace. It has nothing to do with "free markets". Of course there woul be free markets. Socialism is not regulating the distribution only the production. The Soviet Union was not a Socialist society. They always wanted to become one and to start they introduced State Capitalism. They only replaced the capitalist with a government functionary.

[@chrissie9117]

That’s because everybody has economics at school and it‘s a big part of the media

[@DramaQueenMalena]

@Pete Melon What does "distribute" mean to you? Everybody gets something? According to what?

[@henri5631]

Der zufällige Mann: HAHAHAHAHA(lacht auf Deutsch) Untertitel: HAHAHAHAHA(auf englisch) Ich: ach so!! Das meinte er!

[@EasyGerman]

Bei uns wird jeder Laut transkribiert! ;-)

[@neodelospobres4908]

Jajajajajajaja, que comentario tan chistoso!

[@Jerry113]

*laughs in german*

[@joang.6664]

@@EasyGerman 🤣🤣👍👍

[@Wolfspaule]

@@EasyGerman Hier haben sich eine Menge bezahlter Kommentatoren eingefunden, die das Video offensichtlich überhaupt nicht gesehen haben. Könnt ihr dem bitte nachgehen? Ich bin die amerikanischen faschisten Kommentare satt!

[@sebastianweschen6342]

Just by the way people answer, you can tell they are filming in Berlin.

[@pcpla8463]

True mann, am Anfang war ich komplett verwirrt aber dann kam der typ mit mietpreisbremse und hat über Berlin erzähl wo ich mir dann gedacht hab ja, die Meinungen sind ziemlich typisch in Berlin

[@blackroute1527]

😁

[@wguid]

Berlin bleibt Rot ✊

[@MaxB00M]

@@pcpla8463 Ja, In Berlin leben gefühlt halt echt nur Vollidioten lol. Eine rot-rot-grün regierte Stadt kann man sowieso nicht ernst nehmen.

[@Maleficarum999]

How can u tell that? (non-German here)

[@anarwhal6582]

Every American learning german here is shook.

[@bella._.5595]

Lol and myself a British

[@elenazo5799]

Ich wohne und arbeite in London aber ich komme aus Griechenland. Ich finde es sehr positives,dass diese Leute in Berlin an das System Kritik üben. Ich habe den Eindruck,dass hier in Gtoßbrittanien Leute üben keine Kritik an das System. Ich glaube,dass die Antworte hier wäre: " jaaaa,capitalismus ist super- ich wohne in ein Mauswohne mit andere 5 Leute and 6 Mäuse-aber alles gut, nicht sclecht..." lol

[@bella._.5595]

@@patrickfitzgerald2861 you make an interesting point and I get what you are saying, it definitely is an overlooked factor- especially in the west

[@erikcordova1713]

@@patrickfitzgerald2861 Not even close, capitalism creates wealth and it's compatible with the best democracies. Also, it's a great tool for literally destroying poverty and improving the world's wellbeing

[@absolutederivativeofzero6641]

@@erikcordova1713 Capitalism is also compatible with fascist regimes, as was the case in many European and Latin American countries, and also with slavery (in the US). As for the creation of wealth, that is not necessarily true, as is the case in many African countries, whose resources were exploited and are still being exploited to this day. The wealth of most European countries, for example, is the direct result of colonialism and the exploitation of colonized nations. Not to mention the other countless issues and problems that we are facing today, all of which are the direct and logical consequences of capitalism.

[@tomk8312]

whether you agree or not, most were pretty smart answers. i liked the older guy in the brown coat.

[@lollal4901]

yeah his answers were really smart and thought out

[@coisasdenerdfull]

Yes me too!

[@0726-o9b]

he certainly looks intelligent, wouldn't be surprised if he works in academia, in the economics field

[@lollal4901]

@@0726-o9b yeah just found out he is actually member of the german parliament 😂, but sadlywise for the rightpopulist party

[@0726-o9b]

@@lollal4901 yeah! just found out too. so disappointed that he's a part of the AfD

[@zhouwu]

I think you've tapped into the goldmine of what Germans actually think about. This question clearly matters to them. It's obvious they think about it a lot.

[@r.mcdichnich1979]

Yes, I think a lot about it. Capitalism failed

[@zhouwu]

@@r.mcdichnich1979 That's good. That's very good. Someone once told me that a man must come to the end of himself before he is willing to turn to God. I know that that applied to me. Ich bin von Kina gekommt. Wir haben eine sehr lange Geschichte. Wir hat wir kann alles getan allein glauben. Aber, das ist nicht rechtig. After the Mighty Manchurians were defeated in Beijing, and their palace burnt to the ground by 8 different foreign armies, we realised an era had turned. Chinese supremacy was a thing of the past. But it was the two Sino-Japanese wars where a relatively backwards, small and weak Japan modernised more effectively and took down a far more sophisticated, large and traditionally more powerful China that we realised the importance of modernisation, and what a game changer it was. Because the Allies regarded the Nationalist Government of China with contempt, many civilians of China grew impatient with the American model of modernisation and turned to the USSR. Mao Zedong was ascendant, but through him, we found out the hard way that haste makes waste. Under Deng Xiaoping, pragmatism prevailed and strict adherence to Marxism was abandoned in favour of whatsoever worked to keep starvation and bankruptcy away. Insofar as that was the aim, his policies worked. In fact, he managed to strike a deal with the Americans, President Nixon, no less. However, by this stage, many young Chinese were no longer content to only not starve and not go bankrupt. They wanted to become Americans in all but name. They wanted to choose their own leaders. They wanted to become the masters of their own destiny. Although Deng Xiaoping wanted China to do well after Mao Zedong almost brought the country into ruin, he was still a human being with human emotions, like annoyance at ingratitude, fear of betrayal, and insecurity. With the USSR policy of Glastnos y Perestroika backfiring upon them, leading to the disintegration of their country, Deng Xiaoping decided to take action. Unfortunately, he failed to be specific. As far as I recall, his words translated to: "Stop the rebellion by any means necessary." And he spoke to his general. These orders were very open to interpretation. The result was a very chaotic and disorganised attempt to restore order, where the military got involved. Obviously, this was terrible public relations. Instead of allowing himself to get betrayed, he decided to betray the public trust, and to demonstrate that he valued his own position more than their lives. To this day, cynicism prevails in China. If it weren't for this background, perhaps my family might still have been holding out for hope for a better China under self rule. But the willingness of the government of China towards self preservation instead of taking the best interests of her citizens to heart signalled to my father that it was time to leave. Wir werden Hamburger. Frei Hansestadt. Under the guise of helping China to break into the European markets, we left China with government spies watching our every turn. Aber, die Deutscher Bundesrepublik ist Kafkaesque. „You have stayed in Germany for 5 years,“ the bureaucrat in charge of my father's application for German citizenship said to him over the counter in German. „So you have the right to apply. This is correct. However....., I've looked through your records. It looks to me like for most of that period, you have been working for a Chinese government owned company, so I've concluded that you've failed to integrate into the German community. So I'm sorry, but on these grounds, I have to reject your application. “ And that was that. No chance to explain. No listening. It didn't matter to him that we were attempting to escape a regime that was willing and able to kill us if they sensed any signal of disloyalty. It didn't matter to him that we were spied on the whole time. It didn't matter to him that a German passport was protection against getting extradited back to China. Nope. „You've been working for a Chinese Communist Government owned company for most of this time. Therefore, you failed to integrate. Therefore, I have to reject your application. “ Let's just forget that that's the only way we can do it legally, without arousing suspicion. But my father was a resourceful man. He had to be, otherwise, he couldn't have gotten to Germany from China in the first place. He decided that English was the international language, and he wanted me to grow up in an English speaking country. He ruled out the USA, because he had enough of politics in China. He wanted to go to Canada. That would have been a disaster for my skin. His sister wanted to come to New Zealand. Her husband wanted to finish his PhD in China. My father said: Drop your PhD and go, lest the window of opportunity closes on you in pursuit of a PhD that's useless overseas anyway. My uncle ignored my father and finished his PhD and the window of opportunity closed on them. They ended up going to Canada and we came to New Zealand. COVID-19 hit. God is too kind to us. End of my story so far.

[@zhouwu]

@@r.mcdichnich1979 But here's something more encouraging than capitalism for you to think about, and less bleak than my family history: Rom. 7:4 So then, my brothers, you also have been made dead to the law through the body of Christ so that you might be joined to another, to Him who has been raised from the dead, that we might bear fruit to God. Rom. 7:6 But now we have been discharged from the law, having died to that in which we were held, so that we serve in newness of spirit and not in oldness of letter. Rom. 7:12 So then the law is holy, and the commandment holy and righteous and good. Rom. 7:13 Did then that which is good become death to me? Absolutely not! But sin did, that it might be shown to be sin by working out death in me through that which is good, that sin through the commandment might become exceedingly sinful. Rom. 7:14 For we know that the law is spiritual; but I am fleshy, sold under sin. Rom. 7:15 For what I work out, I do not acknowledge; for what I will, this I do not practice; but what I hate, this I do. Rom. 7:16 But if what I do not will, this I do, I agree with the law that it is good. Rom. 7:17 Now then it is no longer I that work it out but sin that dwells in me. Rom. 7:18 For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, nothing good dwells; for to will is present with me, but to work out the good is not. Rom. 7:19 For I do not do the good which I will; but the evil which I do not will, this I practice. Rom. 7:20 But if what I do not will, this I do, it is no longer I that work it out but sin that dwells in me. Rom. 7:21 I find then the law with me who wills to do the good, that is, the evil is present with me. Rom. 7:22 For I delight in the law of God according to the inner man, Rom. 7:23 But I see a different law in my members, warring against the law of my mind and making me a captive to the law of sin which is in my members. Rom. 7:24 Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from the body of this death? Rom. 7:25 Thanks be to God, through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God, but with the flesh, the law of sin. Application The Bible bibleread.online/android/download/ Site: bibleread.online/ Rom. 8:1 There is now then no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus. Rom. 8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life has freed me in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and of death. Rom. 8:3 For that which the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God, sending His own Son in the likeness of the flesh of sin and concerning sin, condemned sin in the flesh, Rom. 8:4 That the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the spirit. Rom. 8:5 For those who are according to the flesh mind the things of the flesh; but those who are according to the spirit, the things of the Spirit. Rom. 8:6 For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the spirit is life and peace. Rom. 8:7 Because the mind set on the flesh is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, for neither can it be. Rom. 8:8 And those who are in the flesh cannot please God. Rom. 8:9 But you are not in the flesh, but in the spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Yet if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not of Him. Rom. 8:10 But if Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, the spirit is life because of righteousness. Rom. 8:11 And if the Spirit of the One who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who indwells you. Rom. 8:12 So then, brothers, we are debtors not to the flesh to live according to the flesh; Rom. 8:13 For if you live according to the flesh, you must die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the practices of the body, you will live. Rom. 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. Rom. 8:15 For you have not received a spirit of slavery bringing you into fear again, but you have received a spirit of sonship in which we cry, Abba, Father! Rom. 8:16 The Spirit Himself witnesses with our spirit that we are children of God. Rom. 8:17 And if children, heirs also; on the one hand, heirs of God; on the other, joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him that we may also be glorified with Him. Rom. 8:18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the coming glory to be revealed upon us. Rom. 8:19 For the anxious watching of the creation eagerly awaits the revelation of the sons of God. Application The Bible bibleread.online/android/download/ Site: bibleread.online/ Col. 1:27 To whom God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory, Col. 1:28 Whom we announce, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom that we may present every man full-grown in Christ; Col. 1:29 For which also I labor, struggling according to His operation which operates in me in power. Application The Bible bibleread.online/android/download/ Site: bibleread.online/ Col. 2:6 As therefore you have received the Christ, Jesus the Lord, walk in Him, Col. 2:7 Having been rooted and being built up in Him, and being established in the faith even as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. Col. 2:8 Beware that no one carries you off as spoil through his philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the elements of the world, and not according to Christ; Col. 2:9 For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily, Col. 2:10 And you have been made full in Him, who is the Head of all rule and authority. Col. 2:11 In Him also you were circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ, Col. 2:12 Buried together with Him in baptism, in which also you were raised together with Him through the faith of the operation of God, who raised Him from the dead. Col. 2:13 And you, though dead in your offenses and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our offenses; Col. 2:14 Wiping out the handwriting in ordinances, which was against us, which was contrary to us; and He has taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross. Col. 2:15 Stripping off the rulers and the authorities, He made a display of them openly, triumphing over them in it. Application The Bible bibleread.online/android/download/ Site: bibleread.online/

[@julianbruskowski8174]

@@r.mcdichnich1979 how can capitalism fail, when there was never real capitalism in Germany?

[@AdrianRodriguez-ko3ic]

@@r.mcdichnich1979 yea it clearly “failed”

[@josephhenning1781]

The gentleman in the shirt and tie was great. Lots of new vocabulary from him, and he explained the system excellently. Sehr tolle video wie immer! Danke x

[@berkayakbey7234]

He was actually a politician that’s why he could explain all the things excellently. His name is Roland from AFD

[@郭雯-w5e]

Ja, finde auch. Der Herr kann die Sachen sehr gut und logisch erklären.

[@josephhenning1781]

@@berkayakbey7234 Ah! Thanks. I'm not in all honesty as gemed up on German politics as I'd like to, or ought to be. But I'm sure I don't agree with some of the things Afd stand for! None the less, it was very helpful.

[@earlspencer7863]

That guy's explanation skills is level 9000

[@RamKumar-yi6wn]

@@earlspencer7863 He just broke the scouter with his knowledge and articulation level. Surely over 9000 !

[@MissCracker]

Old guy: “oh yes I like capitalism” His family: 😐😦

[@thonghuynh7962]

5:44 Top 10 rappers Eminem afraid to diss

[@suleymanhavare2345]

Ahahahah

[@thonghuynh7962]

@Jacob L Because it's not criminal to simultaneously enjoy US culture and learn German

[@STR4nG3boy]

Soziale Marktwirtschaft IST Kapitalismus! Nur eben Kapitalismus Light

[@blablub2402]

Nicht per Definition

[@peterlustig6888]

@Dionysos Kapitalismus ist doch eh nur noch ein Kampfbegriff

[@alexandermalyshev3303]

Eher so crippled Kapitalismus

[@julianbruskowski8174]

Eher Sozialismus light. Steuern sind Raub!

[@julianbruskowski8174]

Eher Sozialismus light. Im Kapitalismus darf es keine Steuern und kein Sozialsystem geben

[@danilomenoli]

> enjoys capitalist lifestyle > criticizes it STONKS

[@Valkyrou]

Wow nuanced, educated responses. Not a full embrace or a complete rejection. Using it where it's appropriate and valuable and keeping it in check otherwise. Never moving away from the social aspect. Very nice. It is possible

[@TheGerogero]

Thanks Goldilocks.

[@estherandherlittleworld7821]

It's so cool how everybody can tell their opinion about the subject in a very interesting way

[@AntoniosPikoulas]

Good video. A minor correction for the record, Anarchy comes from the Greek (An-archy where 'An' means 'No/Opposite' and 'archy' means 'head / Master/ start/ chief' and not from Latin as the sympathetic man mentioned.

[@Thewonderingminds]

Na! Anarchy comes from enarchidi, Tsipras like mentality

[@irelandchronis]

the wort is greek indeed but the combination ist from the “a”,which is steritic and “archy” which means power!That means “without power”.This is the common ideological basis by the anarchist movement in the world.Of course there are plenty varieties and differences between the anarchists,the communist anarchists and “libertarian” communists.

[@Thewonderingminds]

@@irelandchronis Να! enarchidi just like Tsipras is cool....

[@carloscarvalhar9129]

en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E1%BC%80%CE%BD%CE%B1%CF%81%CF%87%CE%AF%CE%B1#Ancient_Greek

[@xCorvus7x]

@@irelandchronis Why do you insis on the translation "without power"? Is there a meaningful difference here? Why the quotation marks around Libertarian?

[@isaaccheung1843]

Capitalism saved Germany and German people should know that. They only need to study the history of it and it has been successful in developing the country's economy. If socialism or communism is great for a country, why are there so many people leaving East Germany or Berlin for West Germany or Berlin? It's proof that socialism and communism are what makes the country weak and poor again while capitalism is what makes the country great as you can see in it (West Germany).

[@Ghreinos]

So you are the one who don't know history, because capitalism didn't save germany. It was te collectivsm from the west that saved Westgermany. East germany never got money from the Soviet Union, which West germany got, so in this case the Marshall Plan was very social. The Soviet Union on the other hand couldn't give credit to East germany, because the USSR was totally destroyed by the 2 World War. The GDR had to pay reperations for the war, while West germany didn't pay a single cent.

[@Gnashercide]

@@Ghreinos lol west Germany was rich before war. Capitalism pushed west Germany

[@SpringLeafWolf]

This is by far my favorite episode. Great topic to discuss.

[@JorgeGonzalez-vb2mv]

Rich countries are rich cause capitalism. But the population wants socialism as the poor countries that already tried. Typical

[@julius746]

Mein erster Gedanke hätte mir jemand diese Frage gestellt wäre: "Definiere du mir erstmal deinen Begriff von Kapitalismus", sonst kommen wir nie auf einen gemeinsamen Nenner. Janusz hat komplett recht, tolles Video

[@foxyakademie7347]

same

[@callmecalder]

Tremendous interviewing, Janusz!

[@devina8812]

0:57 good thing you translated his laugh I almost did not understand

[@MissCracker]

Lmao

[@Name-jw4sj]

Lmfao chill.

[@piechauke]

xD

[@mohitnikumbh593]

Capitalism can do wonders in certain industries like Automobile, Logistic, IT etc. But industries like Healthcare, Pharma, Education can not and should not be operated only for profits but for the betterment of society. This is what I think, your views are welcomed.

[@hector9586]

Capitalism is not perfect, from my own experience, once you experience anything else but capitalism, you will want go back to it. From Venezuela xd

[@Aikman94]

@@hector9586 Exactly. We need economic freedom with a government that does promote entrepreneurship and competition.

[@Aikman94]

balance! we need both property and labor rights.

[@tiefseehase9503]

I think you are rigth! But the problem is: The few ppl who benefit from capitalism (the 1% super rich) wont stop till the very last aspect of our life is monetized, because greed knows no "enough".

[@mohitnikumbh593]

@@tiefseehase9503 Agreed! Some people have never-ending greed and that's where the Government have to chip-in with their policies and regulations. I think Germany is doing pretty good in that aspect.

[@hazalonthego4116]

Just realized the two girls talking about capitalism having Starbucks :D We should buy from smaller coffee chains or shops so we can support small businesses!

[@mcmerry2846]

Yeah...

[@fakhriyasmine6750]

same here

[@tomitiustritus6672]

Very true and not at the same time. While i agree with you, that we should support small businesses over the big fish, it has not a lot to do with criticising capitalism as a system. Supporting a small business is an action carried out wholly inside a capitalist framework. Criticism of Capitalism is about the way a society organizes property, production and distribution of the products on a basic level. Adorno had a famous saying: "There is no right life in a wrong one." If the System/Environment you life in is problematic, you won't get around participating it and come out with clean hands, even if you are trying to change it. Neither will buying Organic Vegetables fix our ecological crises, nor will it absolve us from the responsibility of taking part in the system that causes it. Vice versa, we shouldn't expect people to live completely CO2-neutral before we grant them the right to criticise Carbon emissions. Systemic problems will only be solved collectively on a systemic scale, not through individual consume decisions.

[@ahzootube]

Good eye but old point 😸 we have been there a before. We need better arguments.

[@IcidLink]

That’s the hypocrisy many of those left Ideology followers have they always say Capitalism is bad meanwhile they use iPhones or Samsung Galaxy’s, Drink Starbucks Coffee and wear Branded Clothing, At home they watch Netflix Shows and own a 4K TV. It’s like preaching Water but Drink Wine

[@ricdotdev]

2:23 I'm curious as to what he thought the question was. LOL

[@WalterWhiteFromTheBlock]

Maybe he thought it was about communism?

[@backwardsyoga]

@@WalterWhiteFromTheBlock that's what I thought as well

[@EasyGerman]

@@WalterWhiteFromTheBlock (Janusz) I also think that he did understand "communism" at first :D

[@grace-yz2sr]

2:31 Papa! Daughter totally shocked! lol

[@melquisedekcarmo]

Klasse!

[@salutaldegrandfan6171]

I love the honnesty of Germans people !!

[@youreakant2914]

6:48 Anarchie (anarchy) is not derived from Latin but from Ancient Greek an - not arche - authority

[@zirom1287]

Etymology. Anarchy comes from the Medieval Latin anarchia and from the Greek anarchos ("having no ruler"), with an-+ archos ("ruler") literally meaning "without ruler".

[@melawannetizennorak3834]

3:58 he looked like young Leonardo Dicaprio

[@GiovannaIwishyou]

I was thinking the same. Leo has German roots as well :)

[@manuelbuentello52]

I love how the people know what means capitalism, here in Mexico the people thinks if you print more money your country will be always rich PD: Sorry if i've gramar mistakes i'm learning english

[@ChristianDoretti]

Printing money isn't a capitalist. The Germans printed a lot of money during the WWll, in Venezuela they also printed a lot of money and it ended up being useless.

[@manuelbuentello52]

@@ChristianDoretti I didn't said that print more money means you're capitalist I only said "in mexico the people think that" like the people here doesn't know anything about these topics

[@Amaling]

I hope they realize what Germany has right now is the best economic system history has ever produced, before so much of the people in this video dismiss capitalism. Capitalism and socialism are like salt and sugar, too much of one is bad for you, but a reasonable portion of both is wonderful

[@callummason6589]

Really? There was an economic miracle 70 years ago that involved the building of a Volkswagen and the worlds first motorways.

[@Rebel_Vamp1r3]

@@disstanum BULLSHIT, the US used Europe as puppets.

[@Schwertfisch13]

It used to be a really really good idea here. But as everywhere, the completely rigged monetary system that has been applied in the world is destroying every chance of social market economy imho. The biggest problem far to many people don't really grasp in my opinion is the scamming,outright robbing nature of bank interests. The day someone got the idea of demanding more money back than they actually put into real circulation PLUS demanding another interest on top of the one that didn't really circulate to begin with was the key moment for the endless, slow progressing downward spiral. On state level this is leading to piles of debt no one can ever really fully repay, but which in return floods the banks cash registers who then can continuously keep this procedure going.

[@JekyllOrHyde]

@@Rebel_Vamp1r3 How?

[@ptak223]

true, its easy to talk bad things on capitalism, when you live in one of the richest country in the world, when your elders educated themselves, worked so hard to achieve this state of economy where DE is now, but i think it is only some "big city dreamers" state of mind, if not please come to Eastern Europe and look how countries look without capitalism in past 50 years...

[@Roger-mz4lx]

Very interesting. Being an American age 62 here in the States I'm still trying to ask can compassion and capitalism coexist. Is their such a thing as compassionate capitalism? I'm very open and not blind and after reading the biography on Che Guevara you have to come away with very more questions than answers. Where is the sweet spot and what is it and what does it look like? Occupy Wall Street was on to something and the people on Wall Street knew it and they looked a bit scared. Swindlers and Investment Bankers best be aware because the people are on to your unchecked greed and will once again call on you in time.

[@Mrbg123]

Also an American. I don’t believe any economic system can be compassionate. In my opinion market socialism (where workers own private businesses and vote on their leadership like a board of directors) is the best way to institutionally make greed impossible, or at least make greed only profitable for the workers in a company instead of the owners.

[@atinaranjbarofficial]

For me it's the fact that they had a first hand experience with the entirely opposite system -communism- and yet are not biased and also very woke and well educated

[@elysian2765]

East Germany was not the hell the West portrays it to be. Don't get me wrong, there were certainly bad experiences, especially regarding liberty but people overall were happy with a home and food on their table. Polls nowadays show that east germans feel like life was better under communism. now they are faced with homelessness, unemployment and many other problems brought by capitalism. So even though it was not perfect, or even good for some people, it certainly wasn't the place american and other western countries tried to portray it as

[@haystalley190]

@@elysian2765 but they had no freedom tho...

[@elysian2765]

@@haystalley190 they had different kinds of freedom. they had the economic freedom to have a house and food. women had the freedom to access the workforce, divorce and abortion much earlier then west germany. trans people could access gender transition procedures before the west. and like these, east germans had many different freedoms. there are a lot of criticisms that we can and should make regarding the secret police, democracy participation, etc... but we shouldn't pretend there were no perks at all for living in east germany

[@learningsomelanguages7603]

@@elysian2765 east germany had trans right?

[@ivlivsvalerivsmaiorianvs3884]

@@elysian2765 bullshit. Those polls were taking from people living in East BERLIN, not east Germany. East Berlin was the showoff piece of the Soviet Union. It was easily the best place in the communist world because they poured billions of dollars into EAST BERLIN while neglecting the rest of east Germany. A divide which can still be seen today. So don't try supporting communism when it's a worse system than fascism

[@Max_gg695]

It's impressive how the "social" threat of German people is well described in "Preussentum und Sozialismus" by Oswald Spengler. Even today that analysis perfectly describes the contrast between ultra-capitalist countries such as Anglo-saxon ones and social-impreted ones as Germany.

[@Xblow23]

is it reasonably possible to read with a B1 level German?

[@kevley26]

I disagree with Janusz that "socialism"( I am using socialism simply as meaning socialist governments) has failed everywhere. While some socialist countries had devolved into authoritarian systems (USSR, China) that led to the suffering of millions, other socialist countries were and are relatively successful (Vietnam, Cuba). However, none of these governments can be said to have accomplished the primary goals of socialism (ownership of businesses by workers, and abolition of commodities) completely. What the examples of countries that were relatively bad for their people show (very broadly), is that too much power was concentrated in a state, and the state itself was extremely undemocratic, with it often being commanded by a supreme leader. These features frankly have nothing to do with the goals that the socialist movement has always called for, and are if anything, against socialism. I will also say that most people who call themselves "socialist", especially "democratic socialist", are not supportive of the countries you are familiar with (USSR, China, etc..). Often these people advocate for democratic ownership and control of businesses by all the workers in that business, rather than giving more or absolute control over a business to a few owners, as is seen in capitalism.

[@patriciopetraglia9932]

Cuba succesful? Complete fail state.

[@ddd7386]

@@patriciopetraglia9932 Compared to what? They live under US-sanctions, which is very hard for their economy, but life e.g. in Mexico is not better at all and they have capitalism and no US-sanctions.

[@labemolmineur]

Thank you.

[@Kumagoroo23]

Im surprised of how basically all germans here were against capitalism. I really thought germans felt differently about it,

[@oXSimonXo]

These are just the people of Berlin, which is a far left city. They don't represent Germany as a whole.

[@fernandor4617]

I was surprised too. In Brazil, most people would say capitalism is good for Brazil, although we are a permanent underdeveloped country, and we are only getting worse and worse.

[@jrom3987]

@@fernandor4617 yea but you had 14 years of PPT in power so , or am i wrong?

[@marcoferrao]

@@jrom3987 Even the party leaders don´t consider themselves as socialists per se. Banks and other capital enterprises made the highest ever profits during these years, how is that for a so called "comunist" party?

[@aa-lr1jk]

@@fernandor4617 Brazil is not a good example of Capitalism, it is, in contrary, a example of bad capitalism, with a huge elite of high echelons of public officers and a few businessmen living through the money of the state, and this is a problem older than the slavery, more like a institutional problem than anything, and i not even considering the problem of economic freedom and the weight of the state over the people, which exists to sustain that same elite. Also, when the people there talking badly of the Capitilism are the same people that praises Argentina and Venezuela, and says that the 2015 crisis are not their fault, people tend to be, naturally, skeptic. The 2016,2018 and 2020 are a good example of that.

[@jasp42]

I'd love to see this question asked on @Easy French as well !!

[@catrionatalbot]

I spent two summers in Germany almost 50 years ago and am now trying to see how much I remember, having heard it not at all since then. It’s surprising how much is coming back after only a few days of listening to your intelligent and enjoyable videos. Thanks so much, Easy German!

[@michaeleisenberg1995]

Hey Joey, I remember watching your video a year before my CBYX year (2021-2022) & now, which is almost 2 years after the end of my exchange, I‘ve watched this recap again. I’m honestly so glad that I was convinced by Montana Showalter and you to do it. I made extremely good friends and explored myself in ways that wouldn’t have been possible until much later in life. I would definitely not the exchange year despite having to switch host families 3 times. It hurts so much not being able to see the ones in Germany, at least for the foreseeable future. I‘m glad you made this to commemorate your memories.

[@abusharmoota202]

There is a stark contrast between how comfortable Germans are fielding intellectual questions vs their American counterparts. Ask this question on the streets of an American city and I'd be afraid of what you'd hear 😬

[@guy1524]

Superb Video! One thing I noticed though is that the formal you "Sie"s weren't capitalized in the subtitles.

[@EasyGerman]

Das ist tatsächlich ein Fehler 🙈

[@dainox09]

Amazing camera / video quality ! 10/10

[@bompykaushal9340]

Hallo Leute!Tolles Video! Ich wage zu sagen,dass das heutige Video ein ziemlich außergewöhnliches Video ist und sicherlich eines ser besten! Ich habe dieses Thema geliebt und habe dein Video sehr interesant und nützlich gefunden! Tschüss!

[@samdando-moore6257]

I found the video very interesting, and was surprised by just how many people had anti-capitalist sentiments. For me, I feel like a big problem with how socialism is understood in general, and I have certainly found this when talking to people about why I am a socialist, is that there is no distinction made between authoritarian regimes like the Soviet Union, that used socialist economic methods, and socialism as such, which is fundamentally about an opposition to privatised ownership of the means of production. I like what Janusz said about the importance of terminology and misunderstanding, even if we might disagree on the point of capitalism. Also sorry that this isn’t in German, I’m not proficient enough to articulate myself properly in German yet.

[@markdc1145]

Als ich vor 30 Jahren in Deutschland lebte fand ich es immer merkwürdig, wie stark junge Leute im Westen (die ehemalige Bundesrepublik) für Sozialismus plädiert haben und Leute aus dem Osten - die es tatsächlich erlebt haben - wollten nichts mehr damit zu tun haben.

[@memberberrie7225]

Let's just say I have better opinion of Germans after watching this video :). I never thought that they are able to criticize their own system. Most of them said exactly the same what a Serbian or Russian citizen would have said. And I guess a lot of Bernie Sanders funs across the ocean would also approve of this. We all need state that strongly protects socially endangered individuals and groups. And those could easily become victims of uncontrolled capitalism. In Serbia we say that capitalism equals cannibalism.

[@Србомбоница86]

Берни је смрад тешки,са осталим се слажем.

[@romankolyuka8153]

Member Berry, you are right!

[@danarzechula3769]

Awesome video. Really thoughtful and thought provoking.

[@colinturner1004]

Old people- love it Young people - don't Good video, helps me learning German as well as social attitudes that people have

[@yourlocalcopiumdealer634]

Well many west german old ppl hate it and the youth goes left and 40 yo's lonely dads go facist (see Afd Npd)

[@lincolnabraham4695]

I must ask, did you guys get a lot of people who said “I don’t know” or “I don’t care.” If not, I must say, regardless of what your thoughts on this are, it seems like Germans think a lot more about this than Americans😂 I’d imagine most Americans wouldn’t know what to say.

[@martinsnobr3575]

I would say that Germans are generally better educated and more of the people have their own ideas and thoughts about the world - based on my personal knowledge of some Americans and Germans. And almost all of Germans are somehow interested in politics.

[@marijabelch]

@@ChronicleContent That is a bit patronizing.

[@grace-yz2sr]

Most Americans would probably very quickly say that capitalism is a good thing, because everything that deviates only a little bit from that is regarded as communist.

[@Wolfspaule]

We use our brain to think, not only to consume. Ask your grandparents how that feels like if possible!

[@emils5612]

Tolle Video! Nicht nur sprechen sie über Politik, aber auch sie wissen sehr gut. Hier in Japan sprechen die Leute nicht über schwierigen Sachen wie Politik oder Wirtschaft, weil sie nicht Erkenntnisse und ihre Meinung haben. Ich finde deutsche Kultur und Eiziehung sehr gut.(ja manchmal zu direkt oder zu stark!)

[@StratosFair]

That's a very good question to ask, and there were many interesting answers !

[@oneum88]

Just want to say that video is great because it shows English and german all at once , thanks!

[@ahmedalshalchi]

Those GERMANS know how to drag English to German ..

[@DieterRahm1845]

It lacks Italian, though

[@locofran3]

es ist so einfach zu sagen dass der kapitalismus schlecht ist, wenn man geld und freiheit hat und nicht in einem sozialistischen land wohnt...

[@Berlinerundso]

Hm, allerdings ist es die gesamte Weltbevölkerung und der gesamte Planet, der bspw. durch fast Fashion leidet. Aufgrund des Wachstumsdruck in der Wirtschaft und der Konkurrenz auf dem Markt zu immer schlimmeren Konditionen Kleidung, die schnell in der Umwelt landet. Dumpinglöhne werden bezahlt und die Produktion auslagert. Unser Wohlstand hat seinen Preis. Aber den zahlen andere.

[@yy-ex2il]

ne eher weil das schon stimmt dass das System schlecht ist. alle die hier upvoten müssen noch einiges lernen

[@SuperCOCOPANDA]

@@Berlinerundso I think it incentivizes companies to be more efficient and produce less waste to maximize profits. Producing excess for the sake of keeping people working even though it's inefficient and there isn't enough demand seems more like a communist or socialist attribute.

[@thomazhx]

​@@Berlinerundso Es gibt schlimme Dinge an Kapitalismus, aber man kann auf gar keinen Fall es leugnen, dass die Deutschen dank dem Kapitalismus ein gutes Leben führen. Denk einfach daran, wie schlecht die Lebensverhältnisse sind, in Ländern wo die Regierung es extrem versuchen, die Märkte zu kontrollieren (z.B. Venezuela oder sogar Argentinien, wo es immer wieder Default gibt weil die Regierung kein Geld). Es tut mir Leid, dass ich meine Meinung nicht so perfekt ausdrucken kann, aber ich muss auf jeden Fall zustimmen, dass es super leicht ist, etwas zu kritisieren, wenn man es hat. Stell dir vor, die reichen sagen immer "Pffft Geld macht glücklich nicht!", aber frag die geldlosen Menschen die in Afrika wohnen und vom Hunger sterben ob Geld eigentlich nicht glücklich macht! Der etwas schon hat, der unterschätzt es!

[@death0personified]

@@thomazhx Man spricht vom Kapitalismus wie es nur Kommunismus gibt der ihn widersagt. Vieleich denken die Deuschten dass es einen dritten Weg geben muss (oder vierten, uzw.) Ausserdem wollten Leute von Africa tatsaechlich nicht, dass man sie als ein Suendenbock benuetzt um den Kapitalismus zu unterstuetzen. Besonderes weil es in einer Menge von Faelle des Kapitalismus die Ursache ihrer Armut ist.

[@quentinrance8974]

I think one of the best explanations comes from the gent at 1:34 - When the capital is plugged back into the creation of jobs and growth it's good, but money isn't a means to an end. I need to remember that.

[@user-pp5wl8zp8w]

respect to Janush, his point in this subject is the most relevant because of his experience

[@Dragoon77]

Some of the interviewees probably did too, it was East Germany. But I agree, he did a great interview!

[@Aikman94]

He is a very sensible man.

[@deitabytes4673]

What about interviewees who grew up in the DDR? Plus, does living under capitalism not give you enough experience to have a point on this subject?

[@NaekMejia]

Wie immer, vielen Dank Easy German Team für ein tolles Video! sehr interessant und aufschlussreich

[@DiegoEfe]

Great episode! Next time you can try asking how we will survive capitalist way of exploiting every natural resource without any kind of limit! Greetings from Argentina, part of the third world where capitalism feeds for the welfare and extraordinary richess of the upper social classes of the world. With this kind of content my desire to learn german increases exponentially. Thank you!

[@antonieta.hernandez]

Ich liebe nachdenkliche Antworten aus dem Deutschen. Mein Favorit ist der Mann "ha ha ha ha"

[@Wonderfull_Hasti]

Easy German ist nicht nur hilfreich um Deutsch zu lernen, sondern auch um Perspektive zu entwickeln. Vielen Dank für Ihre Bemühungen

[@kenaykay]

0:24 I thought that the old man in the background was going to hop into the video to say "guten tag" for some reason

[@DerCent161]

Damn I know that guy. If you hadn't pointed that out I wouldn't have realized lmao

[@kenaykay]

@@DerCent161 lol

[@JannaBaibatyrova]

Eine tolles Thema! Danke 🥰 Es ist das erste Mal, dass ich das Wort "Soziale Marktwirtschaft" höre.

[@gibelem1300]

Janusz u got the point. The misunderstanding is the problem about the word.

[@Aikman94]

He is a great and sensible man.

[@uhohhotdog]

People who support capitalism don’t know what it means

[@lgdneuro9586]

@@uhohhotdog Also people who support socialism and stuff like that havent suffered it. Socialism is just good on paper.

[@Robert-qq9em]

@@lgdneuro9586 Every union member has suffered Socialism. Germans are required to suffer 20% more Socialism than the average American. Do you per chance not know what you are talking about and are misunderstanding the word?

[@grahamheiner4601]

@@uhohhotdog everyone who does not support it does not have a better alternative

[@akashgandhare8602]

Was für eine Episode.. I always wanted to know more about this topic..I watched now the video..but gonna watched it later again to re-understand people's opinion..

[@easyhobo]

Wieder eine interessante Folge. Danke! Wenn man bei den Antwortenden eine Verwirrung in den Begrifflichkeiten kritisiert, hätte man da nicht zuvor eine präzisere Frage stellen müssen?

[@MrMatixLP]

Wow! Das ist ein tolles Video, sehr wertvoll! Danke für die guten Fragen und Aufklärung. Ich bin sehr stolz und froh, dass wir so tolle und intelligente Menschen haben die sich respektieren und anderen helfen können!

[@alejandrogomezf6278]

I like how german people thinks about the capitalism. We are destroying our world beacuse of capitalism.

[@Gnashercide]

Say the latino...

[@bluestripe4367]

Thanks for the subtitles in 0:56. Otherwise I wouldn't have understood it

[@mahmoudchaban2131]

Ihr habt super Thema gesucht, ich finde es tolll Danke

[@김은지-o2z]

Hi, I'm Korean high school student and I'm German major in our school, Myeongduk high school. I'm very grateful to know your video so that I can learn German more easily and conveniently. I hope your 'Easy German' channel and our German major friends meet together and take a film of that soon when the Covid is over. Thank you for uploading videos!!

[@Wolfspaule]

How is it compared to...lets say English or Japanese. I mean in the context of learning?

[@김은지-o2z]

@@Wolfspaule Sorry, but I cannot understand what you mean by that

[@Wolfspaule]

​@@김은지-o2z Ich bitte um Entschuldigung! Wie schwer ist es für Sie Deutsch zu lernen im Vergleich zu anderen Sprachen? I apologize! How difficult is it for you to learn German compared to other languages?

[@김은지-o2z]

@@Wolfspaule Ich finde, Deutsch ist zwar schwer aber sehr interessant !! (I dunno it is right lol. I have to learn more :( ) I really like German and also Germany. In my school in Korea, other students learn Chinese, French, Japanese, and also Russian. But I think German is the most systemic language. Like you know, grammar is connected to the one another, so I don't regret my choice to choose my major :) I'm very happy cuz I can understand your German now !!!

[@Aikman94]

It is not perfect, but it's better than socialism...

[@thorH.]

The guy at 1:40 makes sense and actually represents the opinion of the majority and not the extremes from the cities...

[@nesepo]

Excellent video. Germans are very well educated. They understand this is not a black or white question, they elaborate. There's a reason why Walmart and Uber were banned from Germany.

[@mcdstaples5838]

its wierd that in only 30 years people can forget what East Germany was like.

[@MM-qx6br]

Amen Brüder.

[@deussivenatura5805]

Wasn't east Germany a straight up communist country?

[@cecilie...]

@@deussivenatura5805 No they weren't, jeeez. It was a democracy, the most popular party being a socialist labour party. Socialism still is something different, guys.

[@TalycAden]

@@cecilie... The GDR was definitly not a democratic country. Yes you could vote, but only the SED.

[@Wolfspaule]

Nobody said that, nobody! Why the lies?

[@federisko]

Vielen Dank für eure Video, das macht mir besser Deutsch verstehen (ein Anfanger aus Russland)

[@markcolt1114]

2:30 I will forever remember that man!

[@adas3697]

"Klasse" :D

[@ninjobo]

Was hat er Ihrer Meinung nach gehört?

[@markcolt1114]

@@ninjobo "Kommunismus"

[@melquisedekcarmo]

Klasse!

[@classicworld34]

Interesantes Video! Nächstes Thema könnte "deutsche Namen" sein. Das wäre gut!

[@BlackWhiteBelgrade011]

Ich hab nen besseren Vorschlag: Deutsche Spitznamen :)

[@thorH.]

“Soziale Marktwirtschaft” Social capitalism is capitalism. Half the people you met don’t really know what they are talking about. Most of them are in favor of social capitalism but didn’t consider that it is still capitalism. Studies show that the vast majority of Germans support it. The guy at 1:40 made sense because he distinguished unlike all those people who just denied it.

[@JustATrippyDuck]

I kind of follow the answers from this video. Social capitalism is a far departure from baseline capitalism to the point that I would barely consider them as the same economic system.

[@thorH.]

@@JustATrippyDuck if you have any kind of free open market and can earn and spend money in your economy it is capitalistic. And yes Germany also has a social safety net but that’s not how most of our economy is organized. Tbh it is a spectrum from communism on one and ultra capitalism on the other side. Germany, although being more social than the US for example, is still closer to capitalism than communism.

[@JustATrippyDuck]

@@thorH. I’m not arguing that it isn’t capitalism, just that they are barely comparable. You can not earn money any way you please in regulated systems like social capitalism, so it is not therefore true capitalism. Also, how far along Germany is on the economic spectrum is up to plenty of debate, and I am not educated enough on its situation for that

[@gamergirlmars]

My family escaped Communism/Socialism in Russia.... we fled into Poland and then to Nürnberg. From there is where we escaped Fascism and then we landed in America in the 1960's after fleeing and I am here now today. I can say for me, that Socialism is not well and scary as being partial Slavic. Anyway, from my experience, Capitalism is not the problem in America. The problem ist people in control of this government, they have mental health conditions that make them power craving, and there is so much lying and deceit in the government. So much that it made my family want to come back to Germany, recently but the fear of Socialism is what keeps us in America. So I am glad to see Deutschland overcome all these obstacles and I hope to see this country continue to learn and thrive. In America I don't think Socialist aspects would work with our current representation. Germany should lend pointers lol.

[@7887GoGoPro]

I like the little edited interludes! Adds a little flare to the videos without disrupting the main topic! Quality always improving!

[@Hakunamataha]

"Durch Liebe ein neues System entwickeln." - Was ist, wenn dein Mitstreiter/Konkurrent nicht aus Liebe heraus handelt?

[@dennisvlasten1258]

Der Logik des Satzes gemäß würde ich sagen, dass er sich dann damit das Mitspracherecht in der Entwicklung des neuen Systems verwirkt. Wie siehst du das ?

[@almat6191]

Dann ab in's gulag!

[@Yebirax]

@@dennisvlasten1258 Und wenn er nur vorgibt aus Liebe zu handeln und dabei alle täuscht? Da gibt es genug Beispiele in der Geschichte. Und wer bestimmt, wer ausgeschlossen wird? In der Schule ist es klar, ausgeschlossen werden die Kinder, die ohnehin schon gemobbt werden, weil alle anderen sich darauf einigen.

[@Yebirax]

@@secco1908 Das liegt vielleicht daran, dass gewisse superreiche und entsprechend einflussreiche Personen, die besonders gierig sind bereits in ihrem Paradies leben. Die haben kein Interesse daran etwas zu ändern. Sie streben nach noch mehr Reichtum und Macht. Sie dir nur unsere Steuergesetze an. Diese werden nicht von den Politikern geschrieben, sondern von einer großen Steuerkanzlei, die damals als der Bundestag von Bonn nach Berlin umzog, mit umgezogen ist. Die schreiben die Steuergesetze, die die Politiker dann durchwinken mit den Steuerlücken für ihre superreiche Klientel mit Millioneneinkommen im Jahr.

[@Yebirax]

@@secco1908 Ja, ich kann deine Enttäuschung gut verstehen. Es ist jedoch bereits problematisch, dass so ziemlich jeder von sich denkt er sei eine redliche Person. Auch viele der Menschen, die schlecht über andere reden/schreiben denken sie täten moralisch das Richtige. Oder es werden Konzerne unterstützt, die sich an der Ausbeutung beteiligen. Z.B. wählt die junge Frau bei Minute 10 weise Worte, die denke ich auch wirklich von Herzen kommen, hat aber soeben einen Kaffee bei Starbucks gekauft. Solange die Menschen nur von einer besseren Welt reden, dies aber nicht ansatzweise aktiv vorleben, wird sich auch nichts ändern. Das gilt auch für die Fridays For Future Bewegung, bei denen auch einige Personen mitlaufen, die mehrmals im Jahr in den Urlaub fliegen, weil sie es sich leisten können. Und dann fordern sie, dass alles teurer wird, weil es sie aufgrund ihres Einkommens schließlich nicht trifft. Ich will damit nicht sagen, dass dort nicht auch redliche Personen mitlaufen, aber diese Neubauer z.B. war bereits auf jedem Kontinent unserer schönen Erde unterwegs mit Anfang 20. Aktives Vorleben sieht anders aus. Nun kann ich der Klimawandeltheorie zwar ohnehin nichts abgewinnen, denn ich habe mein Abi gemacht als die Lehrer noch nicht um ihren Job bangen mussten, wenn sie diese kritisiert haben und in der Folge habe ich mir dann beide Seiten angehört, wohl aber kritisiere ich die Umwelt- und Luftverschmutzung, die durch das Fliegen und Autofahren als auch dort schmutzige Industrie entstehen. Das muss schnell angegangen werden. Dazu kommen aber auch Düngemittel, Pestizide, die Massentierhaltung, die Altkleiderlüge, Medikamentenrückstände im Leitungswasser, Plastik, usw. Es gibt eigentlich kaum einen Bereich in unserem Leben, der nicht umgekrempelt werden müsste...

[@hk-4782]

Some of them seem greatly deceived by the word "capitalism". Capitalism is not 1800's society with child labor and 14 hour work day. Capitalism is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit, as Wikipedia says, and I don't see anything wrong with people and not the governments running companies which contribute to the society while earning their share

[@kalebmark2908]

6:13 Wow a genuine anarchist! Never thought I'd see one in the wild.

[@zirom1287]

Why not?

[@kalebmark2908]

@@zirom1287 in the US there's a lot of hostility around Anarchy because of its association with utter chaos. People here can't fathom a world where they're not being ruled.

[@lordbendtner7896]

@@kalebmark2908 Anarchists in the US (just like this chick) look like they're high on crack 24/7, like they didn't bath in 15 years, average 10 piercings, at least 3 different hair colors, wearing the same clothes for weeks... maybe that's why people associate Anarchy with Chaos. Ya'll look like legit freaks straight outta some Batman comics

[@FriendlyCobblestone]

@@lordbendtner7896 david graeber didn't look like that

[@DerCent161]

There are quite a lot of anarchists and other lefties in Berlin

[@shkumbinarifi3259]

I really was impressed by the way of how all of them were informed about this topic,especially the yungs.Their answers made me understand that they have discused this topic more than once,everone had a clear opinion about definitons and suggestions.

[@pland4419]

Yes, in Germany we talk in school about economy and capitalism. And not just romanticise it but we also get educated to always think critical. Unlike the usa or whatever

[@seahan1221]

How do I sent this to the entirety of the American government without getting put on some kind of CIA list

[@Dimetor7937]

You can do it, don't worry. Just don't send it to the North Koreans

[@Wolfspaule]

Aren't you living in the "freeest" country in the world? ;) don't answer, it was just a joke!

[@Codetutor-DemystifyCoding]

The gentleman at 1:33 put it perfectly - Unchecked Capitalism is not only bad but also dangerous. Too much of anything is bad. For a preposterous society, we need a bit of both in right proportions at appropriate times.

[@LeonWagg]

That man is literally part of a far-right party here in Germany lol

[@jonasgrote3582]

I think it has to be mentioned that this video was taken in Berlin where people are far more left than the german average is. If this video had been taken in Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, Munich, or Stuttgart the replies would have been way different

[@exploman6382]

Absolutely

[@Wolfspaule]

How long do you lived in Berlin? You didn't even visited it once, but you have that clear image of 4 mio people? Interesting!

[@BECKER_21]

Viele haben es so logisch und vernünftig kommentiert! Hut ab.

[@lorlgd]

Such an interesting topic. Elders have a broader vision, their opinions are more accurate I'd say.

[@ramone2720]

Good video 👍 I liked a lot the questions you made and the variety of answers from German people about this topic. Thank you for sharing this video!

[@filipstravels5327]

what variety? they were all against it

[@archangel4597]

I feel bad for the guy at 7:22 because he could've answered to 'but hasnt democratic socialism been tested out already' with mentioning the existence of worker co-ops like the Mondragon corporation in Spain or Oceanspray in the US, which show how worker owned and controlled workplaces are highly viable as a system.

[@DerCent161]

Yes true but its difficult to sometimes think of these things at the top of your head

[@isaacps3]

-Ist der Kapitalismus gut für Deutschland? -NEIN, KAPITALISMUS SCHLIMMES IST *posts critic on twitter using Iphone, uses public transportation System produced by several companies, uses high tech winter cloats created by complex competitive market, Order pizza through Liferando, buy gifts on amazon... Cant get more hypocritical

[@DV-yy8rn]

At 7:42 you can see a rare footage of Janusz going wild

[@mangomochi9847]

Me, a German: *hmmm let's see...*

[@Gustavo-ok7jw]

"Capitalism bad" is definitely a disappointing answer in such a developed country. Of course, everyone opposes tyranny, but it has nothing to do with economic systems, even though it can manifest itself in any.

[@mcgoombs]

This video makes me so happy, workers of the world unite!!

[@FesIRL]

I don't want to say people are ignorant, but capitalism brought all the efficiencies people take for granted today, like cell phones, internet, cheap clean energy, warm homes, fast cars. I think people don't understand the difference between crony capitalism vs free market capitalism.

[@unnamed7087]

Sorry! but I do want to say you are ignorant about capitalism. Capitalism is an economic System and has nothing to do with science or technology. All these things you have mentioned are methods to make more money. We as people use ofcource these things to improve our live. But all what capitalism wants is to exploits science and technology to fulfill more profit. People for capitalism are just hungry consumers.

[@gavagai8367]

Ich habe den Eindruck, dass die Berliner besonders antikapitalistisch sind und ihre Äußerungen nicht die Realität von Deutschland darstellen.

[@elpascalmods7384]

Is' so - stell die gleiche Frage in München, Stuttgart oder Hannover und die Antworten würden wahrscheinlich weniger eindeutig ausfallen.

[@rese9016]

Find ich nicht. Ich bin im ländlichen Bayern und hier denken auch viele Leute so.

[@tschaytschay4555]

@@rese9016 Dito. Ich wohne in einer kleinen Stadt im Süden und jeder, den ich kenne, mir inklusive, ist auch der Meinung.

[@danielmethner6847]

Absolut. Berlin haelt fleissig die Hand offen, wenn es darum geht von anderen Bundeslaendern Geld einzusammeln. Klar, dass die Berliner den Kapitalismus schlecht finden, es koennte ja dazu fuehren, dass sie jetzt wirtschaftlich arbeiten muessen.

[@VictorABalan]

So ist es. Die Antworte wären total anders, wenn das Video bpws. in Frankfurt gedreht würde.

[@yura_darayev]

It depends on whether you ask east or west germans

[@EasyGerman]

Nicht unbedingt! :)

[@Argacyan]

A lot of if not most East and West Germans alike are for socialism, communism or anything at all better than like american style capitalism. Historically as well as today. One thing that is true is that with East Germany there's a lot of polarization in between more leftist people & on the other side sometimes open neonazis glorifying the nazi era.

[@arsenal2621]

@@Argacyan Socialism and communism are certainly NOT better than capitalism. Germany is a social market economy, NOT socialistic.

[@anthonyp9591]

@@arsenal2621 Socialism is certainly a lot better than Capitalism since production is owned by the people...unfortunately people are greedy and oftentimes lazy so capitalism is necessary to breed competition and to provide a level of motivation.

[@anthonyp9591]

@@patrickfitzgerald2861 Stuttgart isn't going to necessarily give you a different answer. If you want a different answer go find some right wing people and then you might find the answers that you are looking for

[@shawnlewis9607]

I really enjoyed this episode, even though/because it is clearly a subject people have strong feelings about. Part of my reason for watching the videos is learning German, and part is learning about Germans, and I feel like this episode touched on a subject with a little more substance, thus revealing a little more about how Germans really are. So great :D Thanks!

[@Mukkki]

but you have to keep in mind that these videos are made in berlin, the people there are a bit out of touch of reality. there arent any industry, berlin has a real weak economy. people are really leftist there and kind of stupid and not thoughful as most interviewed people demonstrated. Of course there are more leftist people, especially the younger, but i think if they go to bavaria the answers would be different. Berlin is really not a good representation of germany

[@shawnlewis9607]

@@Mukkki Well, I don't think I can support your idea that people in one city are somehow magically smarter than people in another city. Nor does being conservative (whatever that means to you) make a person smarter. However, I do realize that they only interviewed a handful of people from one place, and I'm not taking the answers as a picture of what *all* Germans are like. Nor am I clear what the attitudes are of the people who were actually interviewed. It's clear that they had similar concerns about unregulated capitalism, but beyond that everyone seemed to use different terms to express what they were saying. Clearly words mean different things to different people. You can't really say for sure what someone is telling you unless you know what the words they use mean to them...obviously.

[@gabriell7640]

This is expected for Berlin, not the opinions of the entirety of Germany

[@ChristianDoretti]

Europeans be like: Capitalism sucks *(while hanging around with Gucci, Balenciaga, Versace, and the last iPhone all in their own body)*

[@stevo728822]

10:16 The young lady wants to end capitalism but stands there with a Starbucks coffee. Hilarious.

[@germanduarte7737]

Straight

[@Tom-kh2vx]

Was thinking the same, same for the lady with the bose headphones.. It's a typical Berlin attitude

[@tiefseehase9503]

I dont understand the connection here. Arent you allowed to drink coffee when you are left? Or is it because Starbucks is a capitalistic company? Well, EVERY company is capitalistic nowadays. With this logic left minded ppl are not allowed to eat food, wear clothes etc...?

[@Tom-kh2vx]

@@tiefseehase9503 niemand hat das gesagt, aber bei der frage direkt "JA!" zu schreien ist auch nicht richtig. Selbst leben sie in einer Marktwirtschaftlichen Gesellschaft welche schnell als kapitalistisch abgestempelt wird. Genießen die Vorzüge und zahlen gerne für überteuerten Kaffee einer amerikanischen Kette welche eine große Konkurrenz zu kleineren Kaffees darstellt. Schon sehr paradox! No-one said so; however, screaming "yes!" immediately seems questionable. They live in a market economy which often gets framed as capitalistic, enjoy the positive side of it and are glad to pay for overpriced coffee purchased at a coffee chain which stays in strong competition to small family owned cafes. Isn't it a paradox?

[@Tom-kh2vx]

It's a fashion to be all against the system, but to swim with the stream if no-one pays attention. Criticising climate change, but buying a new phone every year. Shaming others to own a car and flying to Australia for the cultural experience