Political Parties: Crash Course Government and Politics #40

[@mukhlisaf3712]

2015: would never have 15 candidates in the same party 2019: how about 20?

[@jackthorton10]

Try 24

[@zompeddepmoz3759]

You realize that George Washington has the biggest ‘I Told You So’ in American History.

[@aliakhtar2021]

"16 candidates running for the president from the same party... It would never happen." Democrats in 2020 Hold my beer.

[@hassi44]

You beat me to it by 4 months goddamnit!

[@britishpeopleyellowteeth6071]

@@hassi44 i was about to say that lmao!!

[@stanleysmith7551]

Rather: hold my milkshake.

[@noahstevens2003]

@@stanleysmith7551 cant forget the concrete

[@latinchulo13]

Elizabeth Warren: "hold my beer" lol

[@minimooster7258]

Why do Americans have to register for specific groups. I mean why do you have to be a Democrat or a Republican? Wouldn't it be easier to just vote for whoever seems to have the best policies that year, be it a Republican or Democrat?

[@RedLeader327]

That's only for the primaries. In the general election, you can vote for whomever you want.

[@krombopulos_michael]

You don't have to register. The only reason to register is to vote in primaries

[@uhohhotdog]

+Krombopulos Michael yes but only in certain states In some states with open primaries the majority of voters are independent

[@MangoAnimates]

+minimooster When there are open primaries or caucuses (like it is in WA, where I live) people don't have to register with your chosen party. You can just go to the caucus and announce that JUST FOR that caucus you are blah blah partuy

[@MrJethroha]

+minimooster lol policies, that would nice. it's a binary choice most of the time; welfare or no welfare, war or no war. at least thats how it's phrased, very rarely do parties fulfill their promises (or even really seem to try, though that might be a perspective thing).

[@anthonypoints4157]

I've learned more from these 10 minute videos than I have sitting in an hour and a half lecture twice a week for the past semester. Thank you.

[@therubberducktube]

"In the same way that seeing, say, a Netflix logo let's you know that you are about to chill." This makes me think of Craig as the hip uncle that uses teenage slang, while misunderstanding the actual meaning.

[@npcKee]

that is... pretty accurate to craig.

[@EugeneKhutoryansky]

There another way to get into political office, without ever winning a single primary. The vice-presidential candidate doesn't have to win any primaries, but is simply picked by the presidential candidate. If this ends up being a poor selection, then all the other member of the party have no say in this.

[@RedLeader327]

A bad VP candidate can ruin a candidate's chances. Sarah Palin is a perfect example.

[@krombopulos_michael]

Yeah, just befriended a presidential candidate, get them to pick you as VP and then murder them. It worked for Johnson.

[@bigfootplays7700]

+Krombopulos Michael Then just get the CIA to help you assassinate the President, like Johnson did, and you're now the leader of the free world.

[@NooniesGlop]

Damn it, I came here for an actual party.

[@nitamac1312]

me too!

[@glassunicorn4583]

Yeah even those 2 party popper things were kind of depressing.

[@EvdogMusic]

"But you're free to disagree, and if you do, go form your own party" Except that the first-past-the-post voting system that America currently has punishes third parties for existing (thanks to the spoiler effect), and makes it impossible for them to bring about any significant change.

[@atrejunl]

+Evdog Music its not really the FPTP system per se that makes it impossible for 3rd parties (every other country that uses FPTP has 3rd parties that have some representation although it is skewed towards the larger parties). Rather its the burdensome ballot requirements, gerrymandering, and the electoral college (which is an extreme form of FPTP) that is unique to the United States

[@sundhaug92]

+Evdog Music In the current system, making your own party actually hurts the party you disagree the least with

[@megasonicgeo]

+Nathan Swigg 3rd Party in FPTP is the reason we got Bush.

[@atrejunl]

+megasonicgeo perhaps but that election was so close that there were 100's of things that could have changed the outcome

[@sundhaug92]

Nathan Swigg Such as not having Jeb as a governor?

[@simplymaci]

*has a Crash Course US Government marathon hours before my midterm* #CollegeLife

[@carleekizziah3349]

I'm a highschool senior and I HIGHLY relate

[@selenator30]

Same

[@rebeccatelander6703]

One year later and this highschool senior is doing the exact same thing.

[@hollyehelmsjenkins3410]

simplymaci right before my final that’s at 10:30 today.. 2 years later. College life never changes

[@sayedajaveriasohail7573]

@@hollyehelmsjenkins3410 my final is tomorrow morning and I haven't studied a single word yet oops

[@ShawnRavenfire]

Pennsylvania has closed primaries. In 2008, before the election started, I registered Republican so I could cast my vote for Ron Paul, but by the time election day came in PA, John McCain already had enough votes to win the nomination, so my vote was useless. However, Clinton and Obama were still virtually tied, and I definitely preferred Obama over Clinton, but because all registrations must be made a month in advance, I couldn't change my registration to Democrat to vote for Obama, and Hilary Clinton ended up winning in my district. Because of the closed primary system, I couldn't vote for the candidate I most wanted, and I also couldn't vote against the candidate I least wanted.

[@tyronebiggums8660]

That's so true

[@chiblast100x]

+Shawn Ravenfire That's ok, I'm registered as neither of the big parties. I literally don't have anything to vote on on primary day unless there are other issues on the ballot (as there was here during the '08 primary). On top of that, come election day, due to the fact that I have strong problems with both major parties' platforms, the best vote I can ever cast is for the candidate I disagree with the least. Such are the problems many of us face due to the various ballot access restrictions both major parties have put in place in essentially every state in the union.

[@MrDexter337]

+Shawn Ravenfire voting as a democrat in a primary is probably moot anyway since the party has super-delegates. Your vote gets obliterated 10,000 times over.

[@ShawnRavenfire]

George Kyriakou Also true.

[@michaelhenman4887]

+Shawn Ravenfire I appreciate your viewpoint because you wished to vote for the candidate you liked most in both parties, unfortunately most people would use the opportunity to attempt to sabotage the party that they liked the least.

[@EpsilonAurigae]

we need more then two damn parties

[@cpob2013]

+The Secular Poptart then we dont get majority rule. 3 parties split the vote so a mere 34% decide the policy. 51% is much more acceptable

[@worganyos]

+The Secular Poptart Blame it on the first-past-the-post voting system...

[@carterwilliamson8504]

+The Secular Poptart we have more that two. its just that Republican and Democrat have the most people in them

[@SchiferlED]

+The Secular Poptart We do. What we need is a voting system which makes sense with more than 2 parties.

[@chaosXP3RT]

+SchiferlED yes

[@Master_Therion]

It's my party and I'll cry if I want to...

[@blairproctor4874]

+Master Therion yeah if Donald Trump was in my party I'd cry too!

[@yasminebennaceur8268]

Melanie martinez my baby

[@iXCrasherXi]

MELANIE!!!!

[@theduke7838]

+Blair Proctor if a baby murdering lying racist psychopath was in my party, I'd switch to the Republican Party :) Clinton for prison.

[@opheliavalentine6058]

LESLIE GORE!!!!

[@jliller]

Political parties are inevitable. There will always be large groups of people with similar political opinions who will work together to support their political beliefs.

[@elisabethsandoval9634]

Just because someone has a different opinion than you doesn't make them stupid, uneducated, and it doesn't give you the right to assume you know who they are and what they've been through. We constantly argue until the arguing dissolves into name calling and threatening. We don't even try to see things from a different perspective most of the time. We're thinking selfishly. How hard is it to just try to be more open minded for once, especially when this election is going to have an impact on the whole world? Just once?

[@spencerlopes1482]

If they deny scientific facts one can make an arguement that it does

[@elisabethsandoval9634]

Spencer L. In that case I suppose, yes. But I'm speaking about instances when that isn't the case, where people are just being stubborn. This seems to happen a lot.

[@Yatukih_001]

Exactly. Which is why we need to ban political parties and cure those who still believe that non sense.

[@elisabethsandoval9634]

Not necessarily. Political parties can be helpful, but during this election season both sides turned incredibly nasty towards each other. Banning political parties won't stop people from taking sides. What we need desperately is to control ourselves, and to look for compromise. My biggest problem that was common between both major party candidates this election, was that both stood way too far to one side. Of course I had other problems and concerns about them as well. But I knew that no matter who won, half the country was going to be severely ticked off. So I voiced my call for compromise and an end to the nonsense. But of course, practically no one listened.

[@Yatukih_001]

Apparently we have been created to evolve without the need for them.

[@SolelyACasualRambler]

my reaction of parties: democratic party: i sleep... political party: Zzzzzzzzz... mario party: OH YEAH!

[@jessbingbingbongbing5417]

wawaluigi party- WAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHOOOA

[@jordanmoore1033]

I absolutely love these videos!! I am in American Government 1113 and we watch some of these for homework, but I use them to study all the time. I really love Government so it's amazing to have an education video series that is serious but funny all the same. Also I anxiously await the eagle punch every episode!

[@DJTMANE]

really appreciate these videos. im 22 and ive noticed im not as informed as my peers in the workplace. I never really took interest to politics but im trying to change that and educate myself.

[@Imagawa43]

I love these videos so much! They help me study for my class so well :D

[@Mobius14]

Political Parties: The party of money. Not you.

[@Unknown-jn6wu]

Every year, someone should comment on this. So here i go!

[@AQuestioner]

Political parties divide people. Most political parties are corrupt

[@loganyates2453]

My contribution to the yearly comment.

[@iipanda03]

I'll be back in 7 months to say my part.

[@fletcher1379]

"eagle doesn't get to decide. eagle doesn't get to decide anything."

[@juanmondragon9441]

Netflix and Chill... 7:20 I cant even. He just said that.

[@jaisheh]

"You know if you see the Netflix logo, you're about to chill." - Craig the OG.

[@Zeldaschampion]

A party does not always represent the candidates and on top of that it makes people more lazy when it comes to researching the candidates background by standardizing what they "represent" Plus in some cases, it can actually be used as a deception. As you said at 5:04, people can be sneaky, even the candidates.

[@smooooth_]

*cough* *cough* Hillary

[@Holobrine]

I don't like the part about making things easier for partisan voters. It's bad if you completely dismiss a candidate just because of their party. Heck, many Republicans agree with Democratic policies if you don't tell them which party they came from.

[@Ezullof]

+Holobrine But you don't elect only a candidate. His/her team will be composed by people of his/her party.

[@Manuel-jr6op]

+Holobrine My science teacher is currently teaching civics to the 7th graders because there was nobody else who was able to fill in for our civics teacher who left for the year. In the beginning of the year, the students' assignment was to take the ISideWith test to see who they would best end up voting for. You could hear from across the hall all the kids yelling about how they're not Democrats and how they're Republican by heart and blood (because political party genes exist, y'know...) and how the test was all wrong. *Sigh* some people will never learn...

[@AjayKumar-oe7ok]

History of USA freedom

[@Jus10Ed]

0:42 Wow, that's a cool shot. I'm somehow surprised I've never seen it before.

[@godzillafanforever1]

Now I expect logical arguments children. 😉😉😉

[@megasonicgeo]

+GodzillaFanForever 1 Your expectations are impossibly high!

[@sasfa1]

+GodzillaFanForever 1 how dare you bring logic into politics!!!!!

[@lokiwintersoldier6954]

HOW DARE YOU! LOGIC HAS NO PLACE IN POLITICS

[@soukkhanhsila134]

+Lokiwintersoldier he has a point.

[@galeop]

Finally a new video ! I was starting to worry :) Keep on doing your awesome videos !

[@Oakley_TheTree]

"you generally need to have an unblemished record" well i guess not-

[@nellfahey8888]

watching this video in 2020 is a wild experience and lesson on how drastically the status quo can change in one election cycle

[@gilgamesh2399]

Beware the comment section here, travel on if you dare!

[@QUARTERMASTEREMI6]

@gilgamesh2399 Thank you for the warning! :)

[@seanm7539]

Will do

[@RebornHasLuck]

Watch this time stamp (8:45) at 0.25 playback speed, you will enjoy it unless you have your volume to high.

[@paulpwns8054]

Since everything is shut down via coronavirus; including classes at my fancy *community* college, my American Government professor is now just sending us links to watch these Crash Course vids. 😂👌🏻 You know, so I could teach myself the chapters needed in order to study for this really important final... which is today. I’ll be alright though. Unfortunately, I’ve been bogged down with late-stage procrastination, leaving me to forever stumble around upon an unending path of useless distractions & commenting

[@MephLeo]

I believe It would be useful to explore a bit of the history of political parties, where they come from, who where the first people to divide their society among parties, things like that. It would help many people to understand why they exist and what they serve for.

[@davidkimlive]

Thought bubble animation has gotten much better over the years. Just an observation.

[@Teo117]

I love this guy! I would vote for you for more crash course series

[@MichaelJamesonofgoogle]

We need more third parties and independents in American politics.

[@nicholasnoriega1205]

Great Video but slowwwww it down a bit on the talking... Slowwwww it dowwwwn. I got everything you said but damn lol.

[@volcanic3104]

"crash course"

[@patrick-is-so-cool]

Set the video speed to 0.5

[@katherinem3294]

Haha I've gotten to the point where I can listen at 2.0 and understand all of it. I had practice with Hank in Bio.

[@ShadowAkatora]

*Eagle Punching Party* Beacause in the words of Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski: "I hate the f*cking Eagles, man!"

[@christophercaldwell5093]

Top Choice for President: Bernie Sanders (D) Top Republican Choice: Rand Paul Third Party Choice: Jill Stein Write-In: Ron Paul

[@gibullian36]

+Christopher Caldwell top kek

[@christophercaldwell5093]

***** I want someone who is socially libertarian. All my choices are that.

[@ApoBeef]

Dr. Rand Paul is an American bald eagle. Bernie is shit.

[@Claymunism]

Parties, we need more of them :P We should make Green, Libertarian, & Socialist bigger because its people just to afraid to split votes. Federal yes we should have like 2-3 parties, state/city lets get like 5! Opinions are needed!

[@StepBackHistory]

So how were speakers chosen before the party system?

[@uhohhotdog]

There's always been parties

[@StepBackHistory]

I didn't think there was until Martin Van Buren

[@Dragonite43]

+Step Back History There were other political Parties in the US before Martin Van Buren helped to form the Democratic Party in 1828. For example They was the Federalist and the Democratic-Republicans that were formed before 1828 (1789 and 1792 respectably).

[@jonathannightfire8768]

My major right now at College is Political Science. My Political Party is Republican. I'm attending Political Science class this Fall Semester in 2017.

[@godzillafanforever1]

I personally agree with most Republican ideas but I do look broadly at the Democrats ideas too. I consider myself a right sided independent.

[@carterwilliamson8504]

+GodzillaFanForever 1 me too

[@phindog1045]

Me too but since we usually don't get many candidate that are like that to general election

[@chaosXP3RT]

You should look at the Libertarian Party platform. They are little bit of both parties, yet they are also unique too. I felt the same as you and now I consider myself Libertarian

[@willbenjamin99]

Me, too. I don't meet too many with those views though.

[@DaedricSheep]

+chaosXP3RT Honestly I have trouble seeing the libertarian party as something other than a group so far left it's gone all the way to the right. If you can dispute this i'd welcome it because it's admittedly hyper simplified, but I've yet to see anything to the contrary.

[@marcusr.5504]

I see one party… elite & elite.

[@mukkaar]

Two major things wrong with this picture, Electoral college and only two parties. The electoral college is just a really weird system that really doesn't represent at all what people vote. And two parties? It's just odd. We have parliamentary elections every 4 years with set number of representatives chosen, by people voting for them. There can pretty much be as many parties as you want, but if people don't vote any representatives for the party after two elections they are out of parliament. Then there are presidential elections every 6 years which is is a lot less complicated than latter, it's in either one or two stages. But when you get more than half of the votes you have won, in second stage you just put first and second against each other. Every party can put one candidate. One person gets one vote and it goes directly to results. This is the stripped down version of it. Ofc I don't think you could necessarily straight copy this to the US, but it's a heck of a lot more power to people.

[@mackdmara]

Got a joke, just for you. Why do they call political parties, parties? Because of all the clowns in them! Hehe. See it's funny because it's true.

[@_justice570]

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[@jonthancrisp5713]

Probably cause they party of our money

[@grae8722]

I'm just letting you know I'm stealing this joke one day (hope I remember it), because it's so painfully true

[@ajayiayomide3068]

This guy's sense of humour is off the chain!

[@RedLeader327]

I'm a Libertarian Socialist that is registered Green and voted primarily Democrat or Independent. I'm voting for Bernie Sanders in 2016. #feelthebern

[@hassett3393]

How can u be a libertarian and socialist at the same time

[@georgemills-burrows7052]

+Hasset Anteneh by recognising the fact that both governments and corporations are detrimental to the individual's freedom

[@Dandalf_the_Fly]

+George Mills-Burrows but libertarians believe in small government with no government help socialist believe in bug government that helps level the paying field not very comparable bro

[@joekennedy4093]

+George Mills-Burrows But how can you have socialism without a strong central government?

[@georgemills-burrows7052]

+Daniel Wallace theoretically you can still have a small government and keep down large corporations from accumulating a disproportionate amount of wealth if businesses are managed by co-operatives/unions. sort of an 'anarcho-syndicalism lite' I guess

[@tomcata1467]

"Ignorance makes most men go into a party. Shame keeps them from getting out of it."--George Savile, Marquis of Halifax, (THOUGHTS AND REFLECTIONS).

[@oncorhynco371]

2:51 damn yall had to do the eagle dirty like that? ;-;

[@nitamac1312]

Am I the only one who caught this man saying Netflix and chill? No just me???

[@vorsye]

It was 17 candidates. 2:35

[@robertcanty9756]

2:55 Now we know all the substeps in Step 2: ?????? 1. Collect Underpants 2. ?????? (see above) 3. Profit You see? Political parties are motivated by money.

[@tonyditirro3003]

Good info, but holy cow you talk fast! Here I thought I did!

[@Omoiyari23]

The fact so little people vote speaks to something very great. I am not sure why people just dismiss it as " people are lazy, people don't want to try, etc. "

[@PairsOfDuals]

I hate political parties.

[@rebeccaw.g649]

It depends on the party!

[@AP-57]

I only hate the Democrat Party.

[@brycebagley8278]

The moral of this series: If you have no friends and have a sense of humor that makes people want to jump off the space needle. All you need to do is make a spinoff series on the same channel as someone who actually has an ounce of charisma, and trick people into thinking it's the same thing.

[@yananmelo6281]

5:48 Pacman hahaha

[@elenaschwartz4000]

Midterm in 7 hours, let's go!

[@balancedstereo]

Doing a Progressive Tax on (Just) the “Greedy Part” of Wealth & Conservatively Spending (Just it) on Social Programs gets us a “Stable Society” (the “True Creator” of All Wealth!!) AND we do it with “Direct Democracy” where WE Directly Propose, Enact & Enforce “Merit Based Standardized” Laws & “Money” isn’t a factor!! - "Like" this so we all See & Do this!!

[@balancedstereo]

PS: Nobody’s taking away our “25 Rolls Royce’s” but WE MORALLY OWE (Just our “Greedy” 26th Rolls & up) BACK TO OUR STABLE SOCIETY (that “Owns & Allows” us to Create & Safely use our “25 Rolls”) TO KEEP IT STABLE!! We must Realize Nobody gets Rich without our “Fast Food Workers” who ironically Need “Food Stamps” for Stability!! No one is lazy & “Reaping Free Benefits off the Rich’s Money” because the GREEDY PART BELONGS to all of us!! Read Max Weber’s “Protestant Ethic & SPIRIT of Capitalism” where, early on, Wealth was only a Moral pursuit just to achieve our limited “State of Grace” & then we stopped so others could also achieve their monetary “Salvation” Watch “The Gods Must Be Crazy” where a “Coke bottle” falls from a plane into the midst of a primitive tribe & one guy grabs it & everyone fears him for grabbing ALL the “Money” & now being their “King”!! In "Direct Democracy" we vote directly for issues that we've tested for merit, etc before proposal, then we popularly enact them & then Voter Volunteers will easily enforce small & specific Laws that have all the "legal standards" for enforcement in them ... congress, senate, president, agencies, courts, etc have a role to play, but within it & in service to it ...

[@TheAfc93r]

Two parties to rule them ALL!

[@CrazyPhilMachine]

The problem with political parties is that the establishment becomes to powerful and no new ideas have a chance since the establishment is against that. That is why Bernie Sanders has to win, no more establishment, no more Clinton's.

[@voxbox697]

+Craze Phil Please define as specific as possible what "The Establishment" is

[@CrazyPhilMachine]

Dr.Voctor The dominating group inside of the party who hold the most amount of offices. They are very moderate and also weak towards the GOP. But just like the GOP establishment the democratic one is also extremely corrupt (just look at Hillary) and follow their large money donors like puppies so the large corporations can profit and the top 1% can destroy the middle class.

[@voxbox697]

Ok thank you for clarifying what you meant. When I look at Republicans I see this www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/images/ahydra.gif and when I look at democrats I see this graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/01/06/us/06senate2-600.jpg

[@nonamemage6599]

It should be bern vs Ben. So we can get rid of power hungry extremists

[@mastring1966]

CGP Gray did a great youtube series on why we have only 2 parties and what would have been better options than the first past the post voting (hint, alternate voting would have allowed for more than 2 parties to be viable.)

[@middleclassseabass7178]

+Martin Stringer Yes, every kid on the block knows about those videos. People won't shut up about it, they just repeat everything he says like he's some sort of god. His videos have a very biased slant to them.

[@cjamesfort]

End the two party system.

[@silviamiadokova1057]

hi, can I ask what are the main sources you used for this video?

[@bucketheadcreations8877]

HOW CAN THE UNITED STATES BE UNITED WITH POLITICAL PARTIES

[@kingzahak2759]

Yes, it should be a dictatorial one party system, them we will truly be United. MHUHAHAHAHAH

[@maddie_8053]

Great video I'm just slowly dying while watching it because its for school lol😂

[@ryanhe1783]

#make your own party

[@jeremiah2412]

Just found your videos. I will be showing them to my kids. Thank you so much!!

[@jonwatts2370]

So what the heck did that poor eagle do to you anyway?

[@monkey314159]

After this show is done I want a supercut of all eagle punches.

[@HalfEvilTripl3]

2:54 ALL of these things could easily be done without the divisive allure of political parties perpetuating a tribalistic mentality in our political system. Outlaw political parties 2016!

[@Yatukih_001]

I am glad to see that there are more people who now show intolerance towards political parties.

[@HalfEvilTripl3]

They are completely unnecessary groups, and they need to be dismantled.

[@danschmo7413]

I gotta admit I was too busy laughing to pay attention after the 'I dunno' part.

[@JacobKuba]

Bernie Sanders will help me pay my $250000 loan I took to get a master's degree in African American Transexual studies , It is hard to pay it off with a Starbucks salary.

[@KenrickBrown75]

That degree does not exist

[@tyronebiggums8660]

Lmao I feel bad for you if your public school is that expensive.

[@felixmarvelo2063]

Yup. By taxing all of us to death :)

[@Thaheadband33]

+Andrew Jackson Alien Slayer are you uber rich?

[@KenrickBrown75]

JJ Keller Even if we aren't rich we will still be taxed to death.

[@cujo7600]

"Eahle doesn't get to decide...Eagle doesn't get to decide *anything* "

[@nerdbrain396]

when school is closed cuz corona so now craig is your teacher

[@Brushyset]

pretty much lmao.

[@harshithgowni1528]

Eagle is like water sheep before felix began to respect him.

[@hereLiesThisTroper]

There ain't no party like the Communist Party!

[@avoisin]

+hereLiesThisTroper Because a government mandated party don't stop?

[@psrdirector]

+avoisin based on history they stop often

[@eustatic3832]

+hereLiesThisTroper because the Communist Party keeps splitting into smaller and smaller sects!?

[@BerttheHuman4TheHydrant]

+hereLiesThisTroper What about the Nazi Party?

[@Folopolis]

+Bert the Human *National Socialist German Workers' Party, your profiling slurs offend me.

[@spencerharrigan]

lmao 2:37 BOY WERE U CORRECT

[@Humphr3y_]

Nowadays both Democrats and Republicans are the same you can't tell what they stand for by there party.

[@Danification9]

7:51 Well, the Speaker would more likely than not come from the majority party because a minority candidate for Speaker would likely not receive any votes from the majority (and hence not be strong enough to win). However, it's not a requirement for the Speaker to be a member of the majority party (but there are few reasons why it wouldn't happen), and it's definitely not true that only majority members can vote for Speaker.

[@laurenallison9550]

anyone else a republican or conservative 🙋

[@josephang9927]

Me! State entitlement and high stupid regulations are destroying jobs.

[@thepleblian2079]

+Joseph Ang Right so if negotiating a living wage is forcing business to seek cheaper labour, how are they being patriots? They're traitor.

[@StadtholderCow]

+The Plebeian Don't like your wage? Go to school, and get a real profession.

[@ulysses7157]

that means your a fascist theocrat. all republicans are fascist theocrats

[@TheCripsys]

+Lauren Allison Shot in the dark says you're a minority here. Conservative presence isn't super strong on sites that don't facilitate like mindedness.

[@KelsaRavenlock]

I think starting with a closed caucus multi level system with a cap of single party representation at or below 30% in the government and ending with a 3 round presidential election would force more political compromise less feelings of voter compromise, or lesser of two evils none of it matters anyway feelings, and higher individual personal engagement. It would also allow the government to focus on multiple issues instead of one keystone issue as the dominant power would be a coalition helping to limit the reach of special interests.

[@sparshkumar99]

Any libertarians here?

[@chaosXP3RT]

ayyyy

[@ApoBeef]

Constitutional conservative here, but close enough.

[@Juggler1097]

I'm a libertarian.

[@thefrenchbaldeagle3138]

Sparsh Kumar conservative but close enough

[@saswatrath609]

I'm a libertarian and an Indian. Deal with that.

[@alessandracristinadearaujo1386]

Great video. He could talk a bit slow for those who are not too good in English. Thanks for share it in a easy way to understand.

[@ivansolis4430]

SANDERS/WARREN 2016

[@tyronebiggums8660]

Warren has said that she would absolutely not run for vice-president.

[@middleclassseabass7178]

+Tyrone Biggums Sanders said he isn't going to get the nomination. Well, he didn't say that but he might as well.

[@tyronebiggums8660]

+MiddleClass SeaBass funny considering he's doing better then Obama was in the polls

[@MegaOopla]

+MiddleClass SeaBass He said the complete opposite

[@middleclassseabass7178]

MegaOopla Yeah, that's why I said he didn't say that. Bernie has some good ideas but he is too weak. Hilary is a much stronger person. I voted for Obama twice but this time around none of the democratic candidates are any good. The leading republican candidates are all better than Rick Perry and Romney was last time around.

[@Tfin]

Tell you what: If elected to the office of President, I _will_ get out of bed, at least five times every week.

[@Claymunism]

Libertarian Socialism/Libertarian Communism FTW

[@dajackofalltraits6860]

You mean anarcho communism? Nice meeting you fellow comrade.

[@Claymunism]

Yes hello comrade

[@Claymunism]

Alan Vuong Wish I could. *Looks to canada and how handsome Justin Trudeau is*

[@uhohhotdog]

I was independent for years but switched to dem because Maryland is closed primary and I wanted to vote in the dem primary last year for governor. I think open primary is much better

[@gregadams558]

Notice how all examples used in this video referencing republicans are framed as "bad" or negative while all examples with democrats are framed as "positive". This is NPR

[@Zeldaschampion]

8:49 I feel like that should have been in the outtakes.

[@lyallreed439]

National socialist party anyone?

[@mrrossjonathan]

+lyall reed gtfo fascist

[@bleuemoone8710]

+lyall reed No, I prefer freedom. MURICA

[@asiaman1877]

Communist anyone... No wait MURICA

[@Tuchulu]

+lyall reed we had a Nationalist Socialist party in Catalonia, it was Nationalist because it wanted to break the region away from Spain and start a republic, and it was Socialist because they supported social policies and unions and the like.

[@phindog1045]

No

[@jordanlandis583]

Bruh candidate one at 6:05 is gonna give me nightmares I was genuinely uncomfortable for that solid 15 seconds

[@Dream4melove]

I was in bed when he mentioned having a campaign in getting out of bed...

[@chikeezebilo6545]

Wow...I don't know much about politics but I'm shocked by the definition. I always thought political parties exist to carry out their ideals as much as possible within the realm of government...whether they win elections or not..

[@peteralexander3348]

I love the course, but honestly, it should be called American Government and Politics. I'd love to see an international version comparing the systems of different democracies (which are surprisingly diverse).

[@emacolvon1493]

1) What is the goal of a political party, according to the video? 2) What are THREE (3) reasons we have political parties, as discussed in the video? 3) What are 3 out of the 5 main functions of a political party, as stated in the video? 4) What is a direct primary election, according to the video? 5) What is an open primary election, according to the video? can someone answer these

[@2apur]

"If you disagree, then go form your own party, you can do whatever you want." Yeah, easier said than done, sir. How lightly that was said. Wow.

[@andrewcao6135]

Instead of reading a textbook, this guy is reading it for me with monotone!