Corruption is Legal in America

[@shkittle07]

In the USA where corruption is legal yet exposing it isn't. How you may ask? Well, via the Patriot Act. How Patriotic!

[@elizabethsmusicandarts1590]

Meanwhile Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning still suffer the Injustice system.

[@blugill2273]

what patriot act? from other country so just heard it sometimes

[@shkittle07]

Blu Gill Blu Gill The patriot act is a law put in place, to hush its citizens from informing the public of any government wrongdoing. At times our government breaks laws to push agendas that they proclaim protect the nation, when in reality undermines its very own citizens & harms humanity as a whole.

[@miniaturejayhawk8702]

@@blugill2273 the patriot act is law that allpws the CIA to control american media and have access to private information. It was to prevent terrorism but now, as far as i know, it is being misused to shut the mouth of any citizen questioning the government.

[@V.o.i.d.v]

@@miniaturejayhawk8702 Mmmh where have I seen this before?... Yeah right, in germany, about 1933! Damn how patriotic they were back then :')

[@Dhjaru]

Can we at least start calling it corruption instead of lobbying

[@juanureno474]

Who calls is lobbying?

[@donny234]

@@juanureno474 only the fat sacks of shit abusing the system , i guess

[@kaipaper6549]

mate, changing discourses is the first step.

[@raspiankiado4658]

TREASON, not corruption. Tyranny in this country, is treason. So it is perfectly legal to destroy the government and start a new. Or tweak the already existing one, by force of course.

[@RepresentUs]

Haha exactly.

[@FREEDOM-w5x]

"The most successful one party system is disguised as a two party system, given the people an illusion that they decide" - Stalin

[@12halo3]

Citation?

[@limpstear4453]

Two party dictatorship.

[@choppergirl]

Once political parties form, democracy is completely undermined. And they form almost immediately. I learned this in 3rd grade in class elections, when the snobby kids made their own clic party, voted as a block, and for the next couple of years (as long as I was at that school before I left) swept all the elections.

[@demonchild8452]

Most people don't even realize that there's more than two

[@StoutProper]

FX Hacker 91 so wait, America or actually communist? That explains why they're always so publicly and vehemently anti communist, it's all a deflection

[@legobobafett5045]

"If exposing A Crime is treated the same as commiting A Crime, you're being Ruled by Criminal's" -Edward Snowden

[@gerragotheallidile]

Yup

[@Balibaliadashi]

When you have to go into hiding with an enemy of your country, there’s a good chance you’re a criminal anyway.

[@legobobafett5045]

@@Balibaliadashi Ah you mean how he went into hiding in a country where our country can't easily grab him. Plus he helped expose our Tyrannical government and if you choose to ignore the facts of what's been happening the past few years. That's on you.

[@stephaniebailey920]

All my rights have been violated. I am a federal WHISTLEBLOWER in Louisiana I took in HORRIFIC GRUESOME DOCUMENTS on my formal supervisor RAY LAMONICA LSU law PROFESSOR government officials murder rape children pornography pedophile molestation prostitution child trafficking human trafficking BILLIONAIRE criminal empire organization. I worked for these government MONSTERS for almost three decades until I took in these DOCUMENTS I was arrested fired BLACKLISTED and they put a target on my back. These government officials spread lies slander political smear CAMPAIGN discredit me infiltrated highly compensated bribe recruited family members to ASSASSINATE my character treat me like a criminal to make their story seem believable. Even my husband who I have been with for almost three decades infiltrated compensated abandoned me moved out gaslight slander discredit me smear CAMPAIGN while we coparent. My daughter infiltrated gaslight slander discredit me smear CAMPAIGN so that she doesn't get target attack anymore by family members friends neighbors community coworkers and to keep her job. Louisiana CITIZENS are sacrificing each other worst then ANIMALS for their own personal gain incentives. RAY LAMONICA government officials are master manipulators deceiving Louisiana CITIZENS to death their own death. It's called Louisiana politics protecting their BILLIONAIRE criminal empire organization. Louisiana CITIZENS are signing their own death certificate every race. A lot of CITIZENS are forced to carry out RAY LAMONICA government officials EVIL agenda because they threaten to expose their darkest secrets. I am trailed by corrupt police officers ambulance criminals family. These government officials giving get out of jail free cards to the worst CRIMINALS to carry out their EVIL agenda EXECUTION on Louisiana CITIZENS every race. .

[@stephaniebailey920]

Ray LAMONICA government officials are playing God they decide who lives and who dies Louisiana CITIZENS have created these government officials MONSTERS.

[@jakobsievers]

It's not only legal. It is THE SYSTEM.

[@chantzgunnell3240]

Jakob Sievers the system that buttfucks the people out of the common law for Commercial code. Birth certificates are owned by the banks.

[@RepresentUs]

Exactly.

[@dchecky]

I hate the system 😡

[@mustafaamiri3277]

the truth guy was right

[@mysteretsym]

Hell, it aint just legal, it governs what is and isnt legal. Corruption is the ultimate power, the ultimate power of the U.S government is corruption. Contrary to what they tell us in school, it is not our vote.

[@BioHazardMotionz]

“If voting made any difference they wouldn’t let us do it” - Mark Twain

[@Bluzian74]

That's the truth bro. We must've watched the same other documentary last week! LOL

[@floki5605]

LOVE THIS QUOTE

[@britndayz]

@@Swagnar666 Do you have a online forum or something I could follow like on reddit or Facebook etc. I like the youtube channels you follow, your username and your comment 🙌

[@britndayz]

@@Swagnar666 when you are let me know

[@LazyLoonz]

*That's old*

[@BangMaster96]

This was made almost 4 years ago, nothing has improved ever since.

[@naturegirl1999]

Sadly true

[@marwanarkawi852]

And nothing will

[@nathanpellerito7013]

I'd say electing deep blue candidates like AOC in the 2018 midterms is a small step in the right direction.

[@rimmavavilin8652]

@@nathanpellerito7013 not really, where do you think she got to money to campaign, she worked as a barista or something before this, she got the money from people literally described in the video.

[@silence439]

@@nathanpellerito7013 it takes a long time, New Jersey had recently passed an anti corruption law because of them. This would take a bare minimum 2 decades to complete, and they already made huge strides.

[@zsolti357]

This video aged like a fine wine. ABSOLUTLY nothing happened.

[@kazeku3704]

and nothing will happen or maybe it will, this world is complete shit

[@shawntron38]

Easy to say shit won't cahng e but I hope every person who sees this vid becomes te change they hope to see in the world

[@AlphaWolfun]

So fine that given another decade shits gonna be beyond our comprehension

[@kurtthejunkie]

Yea. I wish everyone would get their heads out of the gutter and fricking sign the petition and learn about this massive problem.

[@michaelglennon2040]

Donors donate to those who they think are likely to win, getting more donations isn't the reason they win. Ads have been proven largely ineffective at swaying long-term opinion. Voter turnout is quite low. Look at Bloomberg - spent billions, lost. Hillary - spent more than Trump, lost. Winning attracts money, not the other way around.

[@theliquidguy5748]

This video should be required viewing in all primary, secondary, and post secondary education!

[@naturegirl1999]

Not all educators want people to know. I was lucky that the different schools I went to taught critical thinking. I know now that not everyone learns this

[@fuquplz9983]

Ken Kafieh wont happen in US

[@RepresentUs]

Share if you can.

[@nojatha4637]

Well... for that to happen, we’d have to move away from public schools and implement private schools instead.

[@andrewu8525]

I agree but to be fair shouldn’t we also show a video supporting Lobbyist and saying why they were implemented so we have balanced opinions instead of brainwashing to a different side

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

Since I was a teenager I've been trying to tell people that the countries biggest problem by far are lobbyists. In fact, it is literally unconstitutional, and as _"Un-American"_ as it could be. Thank you for posting this and for spearheading some long overdue changes.

[@TomCouger]

@Max M Maxen oy vey

[@lights473]

Lobbying is Constitutional. It's protected by the 1st amendment. Stop talking out of your asshole if you don't know what you're talking about.

[@ryno4ever433]

Bernie Sanders 2020. Get the lobbyists OUT of Washington.

[@ryno4ever433]

@@lights473 Why does it even matter if it's "constitutional" or not. The constitution was written by men, and it can be changed by men. Lobbying circumvents the will of the people for the benefit of corporations. Corporate money should not be allowed in politics. Politicians should raise money for their campaign through individual donors. If they don't get enough donations that way, they're probably not popular enough among the people to be elected. This is by far the biggest issue that this country faces. Fix lobbying, and you fix healthcare, you fix the education system, you fix the prison industrial complex, you fix the military industrial complex. Wealthy corporations will have to start paying their taxes again as well. Everything will follow suit once the government is back in the hands of the people.

[@lights473]

@@ryno4ever433 it doesn't matter if it's Constitutional? Wtf? Our country is FREE because of the Constitution and we base our laws and order on the Constitution. Don't belittle this document. I agree there's a problem but if you want to fix that problem don't go after businesses, go after the government. When government has so much power, there's an incentive to buy off politicians. Make government smaller and there's less power for businesses and lobbyists which means less of an incentive to buy off politicians. Why would you trust government the power to fix everything when none of us trusts the government to begin with???? I actually agree with you that if we fix lobbying, we fix almost everything else, but that starts at the source - the government.

[@creeeamy7133]

Good job America on becoming an aristocracy. In the words of Obi-Wan "You have become the very thing you swore to destroy"

[@connor5136]

America was never meant to destroy the aristocracy, it was founded on conservative ideas which were quite literally made to preserve the aristocracy in the event that Europe fell to democracy like France did.

[@thomasritzgerald4997]

@Marilee Duryea ...Because the video is based on the US?

[@exgn0cksgames214]

Connor it was actually founded on ANTI-conservative libertarian (at the time called liberal) ideas seeing as conservatives were conserving the monarchs

[@lol-eg2ne]

Aristocracy started where democracy started, almost every democratic system will somehow at some point get to aristocracy. That's why democracy is by far one of the worst ideas out there, we use it so much because we haven't made anything less worse than that...

[@jasonharvote4093]

Yea but truth is it never swore to do anything it just paved the way for new nation with slaves amd added a title or name on it to try to make it seem nice amd justified.

[@mistertamura6190]

This should be mandatory viewing in all American schools.

[@eges72]

Except it is when the entirety of American schools are privatized, acting as capitalist indoctrination machines. They're like factory, instead of producing commodities, they produce "Neoliberal Capitalism good no better" minded people

[@Demondragonkinggav]

Is it really surprising when you consider America was founded not by farmers or common people but by Merchants/Business Owners?

[@ufodeath]

It is not surprising and you are completely right. States throughout history were created to maintain a particular class interest as dominant within Society against the interest of the Working Class or common folk in Society. Just as ancient Slave States, Feudal States, and Colonial Nation-States, these states increasingly concentrate power, just to uphold the dominate class in their Society: Slave Masters, Feudal Lords and kings, a wealthy aristocracy descended from the medieval Feudal Lords. Now that the Capitalist have had their bourgeois revolutions in Europe and the Americas, and created States that serves their particular class interest, power has increasingly become concentrated within these Bourgeois states just so that they can continue to maintain their power within society against the interest of the people. History does not progress in a linear fashion, but it progresses none-the-less. It always seems that when Class Society has concentrated an enormous amount of power to the State Apparatus in order to uphold class society, it either collapses or becomes over-thrown by revolutions. The time of the Working Class to overthrow Bourgeois States is already nigh, over-due in fact, and we must build organizations that can get the Working Class educated about how the State and Class Society serve each other just as much today as in any moment in History. By creating an Educated and Organized body of the Working Class that slowly builds its strength up through further education and organization, we can eventually expect to overthrow bourgeois states and build Workers States that can stand their own against the remnant powers of the Bourgeois States. When all Bourgeois States are abolished, eventually after a long process of peaceful and mutually beneficial development across all the Proletarian style Democracies of the world, humanity can build up the means for the people to achieve the ultimate liberation - in the form of a Stateless, Classless and Moneyless society globally, with no bourgeois states to threaten the emergence of this final form of human civilization.

[@honkai8692]

i wish these words to be seem by those stupid brain-washed idiot who keeps yelling about "freedom of speech""figjt for the democracy".

[@phreakinxenon]

@@ufodeath Couldn't have put it better.

[@Levitiy]

Some of America's famous founders made their success in farming. And they weren't London nobles.

[@Fifthelement203]

Demondragonkinggav people forget and then they paint these racist sexist devils as infallible geniuses who are all knowing and crafter this perfect nation we call America.

[@marknutt4470]

"To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticise" - Voltaire

[@NoobKillerRoof]

Begins with a J and rhymes with chews

[@SilphBoss]

Oy vey...

[@Millionsofpeas]

@@NoobKillerRoof It isn't the Jews. You are falling for actual nazi propaganda. The people in power are the rich which is a group which includes some Jews but not most. The rich need to go.

[@robertgroves5630]

Millionsofpeas being rich is relative. You get rid of the rich then the upper middle class becomes the rich.

[@ronaldreagan691]

@@robertgroves5630 brilliant deduction. Maybe the'yre referring to some different signifier, though.

[@perdaniel99]

"Government of the rich, by the rich, for the rich"

[@nolives]

perdaniel99 all governments ever in history unfortunately. As bad as no government is, government eventually becomes a worse option.

[@shihaiwei5738]

Unions are not made of rich people but major party like democrats are backed by trade unions. Then again union members are less than 10% of the work force. So they don't represent people either. To be honest unions represent the interest of unions, most of the time that has nothing to do with their members. But looking at every democratic country it is the same. A conservative party represents businesses and a progressive party represents trade unions, I think democracy is always supposed to end up like this. There is no solution. I mean there are solutions (You can watch "Yes, prime minster" S02E05 "power to people"), but it is just not going to get supported in any democratic systems (You watched the video, it is just not going to happen).

I don't like USA political system. Because it is a Federation of states(like Germany, Russia and Great Britain), and it is undemocratic. In general, federate states are less democratic than unitary states. Still it is, more democratic than Russia or China. Unitary states, where the votes are more equaly divided between the citizens, are more democratic in principle, unless the elections are falsified, or the propaganda leads the voters astray.

[@Lordblow1]

There is even a name for it: a Plutocracy

[@SuperMegaUltraPigeon]

The United Kingdom isn't a Federation of states, Westminster parliament is sovereign and can revoke/grant devolved powers as they see fit.

[@sharp_ant4651]

The fact that this video is almost a decade old and absolutely nothing changed is really depressing

[@MrEric2cu]

I just noticed that. I thought it was current! 2023

[@bowietwombly5951]

Hey things changed! They've gotten dramatically worse since this video was made! 😂🙃

[@IkenFister]

I agree that private lobbying should be illegal.

[@roberthartson1779]

IT IS I THINK

[@studiodevelopers2467]

Maybe if they pay 20 percent to the people in the town affected? So the people Share the Wealth

[@studiodevelopers2467]

DO NOT EVER DO BUSINESS WITH ANY AMERICAN PERSON AGAIN. IMMEDIATLY ESCORT THEM OUT OF YOUR COUNTRY DO NOT ANSWER THEIR CALLS REMOVE ALL OF THEIR PRODUCTS FROM YOUR COUNTRY IMMEDIATELY THIS IS OUR RECOMMENDATION. WE LIKE AMERICA BUT CAN NOT WORK WITH THEM. BECAUSE THEIR CRIMINAL AGENCIES SABOTAGE PEOPLE WHO EXPRESS THEIR FREE SPEECH.... 1 AMERICAN CRIMINAL AGENCY CROOKS ( whatever. Deep state , criminal crooks whatever you want to call these Scum ) SABOTAGE TRUTHERS AND FREE SPEECHERS. DO NOT EVER DO BUSINESS WITH ANY AMERICAN PERSON AGAIN. IMMEDIATLY ESCORT THEM OUT OF YOUR COUNTRY DO NOT ANSWER THEIR CALLS REMOVE ALL OF THEIR PRODUCTS FROM YOUR COUNTRY IMMEDIATELY THIS IS OUR RECOMMENDATION. WE LIKE AMERICA BUT CAN NOT WORK WITH THEM. BECAUSE THEIR CRIMINAL AGENCIES SABOTAGE PEOPLE WHO EXPRESS THEIR FREE SPEECH.. WE HAVE FREE SPEECH AND CAN EXPRESS OURSELVES AGAIN WE DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS VIEWPOINT. BUT DUE TO THE CORRUPTION. WE RECOMMEND NEVER TO DO ANY BUSINESS WITH ANY AMERICAN PERSON THEY COULD CORRUPT YOU AND SOON YOU HAVE PROBLEMS THIS IS THE LAST TIME I AM FIXING THESE VEHICLES

[@AnotherDayattheDock]

honestly still probably wouldnt change anything, they'd do it anyways

[@AnimalFarmDance]

so you cheerlead for "non private "lobbying? lMAO what does that even mean

[@berjbedrosian4225]

If you aren't outraged, your not paying attention.

[@carla.m.9356]

I've been sharing that same sentiment for years. No luck.

[@reference2me]

We know it but how do we stop it??

[@carla.m.9356]

tonyinfinity Why was that necessary, Tony?

[@reference2me]

Does it bother anyone else that Hillary spends her time collecting a Billion dollars for her slush fund ... ?

[@SudarshanKarappilli]

does it bother you that you speak with no proof or evidence, just speculation?

[@OmariWilliamsalex]

In school, they are teaching us that we are represented, but thanks to this video, that actually gives evidence, I know that I'm being manipulated. Thanks!

[@nojatha4637]

Welp, time to become libertarian 😎👍

[@w8what575]

Indoctrination camps is what schools are..,what they do is exhaust the minds of all children so that they learn to hate learning…that’s the point of it..to keep us all stupid..my 16 year old has had a hell of a time with school and when I explained this concept to him he asked me if it was a bad thing that him and his group used an app to generate their project then…honestly, no it isn’t because that’s what ur being taught…how to get the task done with as little work and effort as possible..,that’s how life works in the real world…the more energy u can save doing mundane work…the more energy u save for things ur passionate about..learning on ur own from real educators like ur parents and grandparents is what teaches the important things in life ..schools are out to make u hate learning and the younger generations are figuring that out..and going their own way…basically just trying to get through the school requirement without complete and total misery..

[@angelsnaiils]

GOD EXACTLY THIS IS WHAT IVE BEEN SAYING and everyone calls me cynical. :/ corruption is more than a huge problem, its insane and sadly, i probably will never see much change.

[@OnyxLee]

The corruption is legal because the supreme Court judged that campaign finance is speech, so that it's protected as the freedom of speech. But obviously, not everyone is born with the equal freedom.

[@studiodevelopers2467]

DO NOT EVER DO BUSINESS WITH ANY AMERICAN PERSON AGAIN. IMMEDIATLY ESCORT THEM OUT OF YOUR COUNTRY DO NOT ANSWER THEIR CALLS REMOVE ALL OF THEIR PRODUCTS FROM YOUR COUNTRY IMMEDIATELY THIS IS OUR RECOMMENDATION. WE LIKE AMERICA BUT CAN NOT WORK WITH THEM. BECAUSE THEIR CRIMINAL AGENCIES SABOTAGE PEOPLE WHO EXPRESS THEIR FREE SPEECH.... 1 AMERICAN CRIMINAL AGENCY CROOKS ( whatever. Deep state , criminal crooks whatever you want to call these Scum ) SABOTAGE TRUTHERS AND FREE SPEECHERS. DO NOT EVER DO BUSINESS WITH ANY AMERICAN PERSON AGAIN. IMMEDIATLY ESCORT THEM OUT OF YOUR COUNTRY DO NOT ANSWER THEIR CALLS REMOVE ALL OF THEIR PRODUCTS FROM YOUR COUNTRY IMMEDIATELY THIS IS OUR RECOMMENDATION. WE LIKE AMERICA BUT CAN NOT WORK WITH THEM. BECAUSE THEIR CRIMINAL AGENCIES SABOTAGE PEOPLE WHO EXPRESS THEIR FREE SPEECH.. WE HAVE FREE SPEECH AND CAN EXPRESS OURSELVES AGAIN WE DO NOT AGREE WIRH THIS VIEWPOINT. BUT DUE TO THE CORRUPTION. WE RECOMMEND NEVER TO DP ABY BUSONESS WITH ANY ANERICAN PERSON THEY COULD CORRUPT YOU AND SOON YOU HAVE PROBLEMS THIS IS THE LAST TIME I AM FIXING THESE VEHICLES

[@studiodevelopers2467]

Campaign finance is not speech It is money. Aka funding source Follow the money. The money will show you if its evil money or good money By what happens when you see the outcome of it.

[@hirsch133]

The court didn’t judge campaign finance as speech. They judged, and I would add correctly, that money spent by an individual or a corporation in pursuit of political advocacy is protected under the first amendment

[@iplaygames8090]

Hey i heard this! All animals are equal but some are more equal then others

[@faarsight]

This video should be mandatory to be shown in the american school system.

[@jusayenso8186]

faarsight ....You are right. But not just one video. Easily one or more classes per year for four years could have endless true but never talked about info by the media, material to teach reality. Its common sense for those few of us to know this absolutely should be taught in high school. Guess why it isn't taught? I think you know......keep the peasants clueless. No dictator wants millions of smart slaves.....fact.

[@daquanmcdonald7104]

faarsight they are not going to tho I mean what much has our school systems taught us through 6 - 12 grade execpt different forms of math to get da same damn answer

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[@1USAUSA]

why would gobermint shoot themselves in the foot? lol...

[@chrisr8916]

Nah lol the school is already bad as it is we don’t need to show the students fake news.

[@commiesquid4620]

“The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress them.” ― Karl Marx

[@chinchanbruh5713]

@@studiodevelopers2467 what you really don't want to do business with is your grammar.

[@studiodevelopers2467]

@@chinchanbruh5713 Whats up buddy. Are you on bit chute ? Thats where exposure happens. Bit chute !

[@chinchanbruh5713]

@@studiodevelopers2467lmao what you mad you got to delete your comment. Pussy boi

[@ND-gg2hh]

marx was a scumbag, a smart man wouldn’t quote him on anything

[@commiesquid4620]

@@ND-gg2hh pretty obvious trolling

[@aniellodellacroce9848]

that feeling when mafia is more honorable than the government itself. at least you can reason with them. lol

[@stevelamperta865]

Yeah , I would welcome the mafia back with open arms if I could trade them for the evil shit filled government we have now ! No question there !

[@chicxulub2947]

@@stevelamperta865 Except in South America, where the government IS the mafias themselves... The President and the Pastor are both leaders of the cartels and the factions.

[@Anonymous-in6uj]

legal and illegal depend on how much $$$ you have.

[@mikuhatsunegoshujin]

Anonymous It's more that if you go to jail or not. The Yakuza is illegal but they still serve the state and the state rarely interfere with the gang.

[@CarFreeSegnitz]

The golden rule... those with the gold make the rules.

[@blahblah7720]

+Basic Oreo so how it's going?

[@iafozzac]

Meanwhile I'm here, watching the US from outside, asking myself how a country where citizens can't hold referendums can think of itself as free and democratic and still be shocked about these things.

[@Mr-Clean]

This is one of the biggest reasons I am going to Oxford instead of some 50000 a year just as good school in America. I need to get out

[@StarWarsomania]

iafozzac ...we can hold referendums. We just don't.

[@Splozy]

Lobbying happens in the UK

[@sheharyarhassankhan9762]

iafozzac It doesn't matter whether you are in a democratic country or not, the Government is not about you it is about the powerful of the society. Public is just like a junk used in elections and then thrown away.

[@konstantingr5928]

you tell that to england , see how much they care about referendums in a true democracy . or go to spain and ask them how they think about referendums . so how shocked are the people in europe then according to you

[@BoxerDogs]

I can't believe there are still people out there that say campaign contributions should be allowed because people should have the freedom to support any political candidate that they want to support, yet at the same time, these very people will readily admit that politicians are bought out and that congress is corrupt. It's pretty easy to see this is where all the problems start. How can people not realize this?

[@Knightmessenger]

But whatwould you do, make it illegal to lobby? Im sure people would find a way around it and the government would have incentive to use these new regulatory powers selectively against those who dont have a team of lobbyists writing their laws. The obvious answer would be to make it so people can get elected who more accurately reflect voter preferences. But the only way that will happen is if we change HOW we vote because our plurality system leads to a 2 party duopoly.

[@dmur612]

@@Knightmessenger I think it’s worth looking into why lobbyists are incentivized to lobby in the first place... It’s obviously because our government has a MASSIVE pool of (OTHER PEOPLES) resources and power to “sell” that lobbyists are willing to “buy”... IMO, the ONLY EFFECTIVE way to discourage lobbying is by “draining” that “MASSIVE pool”...

[@Danskadreng]

@@Knightmessenger Of course you would make it illegal to lobby. "But people would just find another way around", that's basically describing every single law there is. Not having a law against it is just stupid.

[@Knightmessenger]

@@dmur612 ding ding we have a winner. Similarly, the only way to put criminal gangs out of business for good is to legalize the drugs that currently can only be bought on the black market.

[@Knightmessenger]

@@Danskadreng laws that have absolutely zero incentive to follow cannot be enforced. Making it illegal to lobby would be about as readily followed as the drinking age on a college campus. And what if there's some law you want passed? How are you supposed to advocate for it without lobbying? Unlike the US, most other democracies have multiparty systems instead of 2 disproportionately big parties. That's the key issue, not that other countries dont have lobbyists.

[@Vanished584]

"America isn't a country, its a corperation." - Carl Benjamin

[@chfrqn4dl]

Someone Here aren’t beggars homeless?

[@zacharywheat6371]

@@MBasu-km8by Socialism has nothing to do with taking money from workers and giving it to non-productive people. That would be capitalism, where the bourgeoisie force labourers to give up a portion of their work to the capital owner. They can do that because of some abstract idea of "property rights", which are enforced by the police and military. Without access to the means of production, most workers can not produce. So they have to give in to the property owners and work for them to gain that access. All socialism is, is any system, any system at all, where the workers own/control the means of production, transportation, and expropriation. This prevents an upper class from existing, or being able to exploit the workers. Finally, the workers would be able to do with their wealth as they please. If you hate the government, consider libertarian socialism. The government sucks not because government is destined to suck, but because its run by corruption and bourgeoisie interests. The government of the Soviet Union and other supposedly socialist countries sucked because they were run by entrenched and corrupt bureaucrats. To end corruption, the workers need to be the sole runners of society.

[@rickyv7757]

It's sad how very few people know this

[@error-qt5sp]

@@MBasu-km8by the DRUGGIES don't want to have an addiction

[@Jebbidan]

@@MBasu-km8by you really can't extinguish the difference between capitalism and socialism can't you?

[@beenthere9770]

Legal bribery of public servants by corporation is clearly wrong, un-American, and unfair. It has to end, and with it the military-industrial complex has to be transformed into an engine of progress for humanity.

[@jasonharvote4093]

Yea unfair but ultimately the people to blame are the ones that make the choices amd in power.

[@armandopacheco-soto3592]

You're wrong, it's super American. Look at all these politicians in office. Its been happening for over 100 years now, its as American as baseball

[@iplaygames8090]

@@armandopacheco-soto3592 or santa claus. Now that we are talking about corpo shit.

[@MozartJunior22]

In Israel there is an initiative that wants to beat the system using the system - They opened a kickstarter to fund lobbyists that will support the will of the people and communicate it to the members of parliament. They have 5 lobbyists today and they actually managed to make things move in favor of the public. They're called Lobby 99 It's also a possible solution to the problem

[@solus5635]

What an interesting idea. Never thought about that actually

[@tomatensoup190]

That's kinda cynical but also awesome.

[@Reallyrandomcircle]

That just sounds like regular government with extra steps

[@frislysoberanis7585]

Except that we already do that. We pay taxes.

[@drchilapastrosodrlasmacas438]

Only the colonial jews with their stereotyped behavior playing out in the real world... Would have this happen.

[@OriginalKarasu]

I think the biggest problem is that the majority of people "think" they "know" that they are helpless and cant do anything... that's the biggest lie that we can convince our selves... and of course we are too "busy" with our own lives and problems...

[@jltorres6320]

Agreed. We've got to get organized.

[@OriginalKarasu]

i might be getting ahead of myself. But how do we get organized if my own foking father doesnt give a shit (kinda) (same old excuse, dont worry about others, worry about urself, take care of u and ur own life, "go ahead and let the steal, but u keep doing u" -he says)

[@naturegirl1999]

I'm told to only focus on what I can control. How exactly do you change something bigger? What if the people who know were to get together and plan something?

[@trevorgibbsnc]

This is hilarious!! 😭

[@joshuaciresoli2927]

We are a nation of slaves with 189 billionaires as our masters. If you oppose the billionaires, you are a terrorist and get to enjoy the domestic military (police) coming to make shit up to imprison you or you wind up shot by some random person nobody has ever heard of. Every person who has ever spoken out against corporate interests and started waking people up to their enslavement to the billionaires has been ruined or assassinated. Patton, JFK, MLK Jr., Malcolm X, etc.

[@frankzheng5286]

America is not a country, America is a company

[@cyclenut]

The US is a capitalist country. Money is power. Most people vote for the prettiest smile. Nothing changes.

[@christiandauz3742]

In the movies the Machine Terminators wage war on humanity In REAL LIFE the masses worship and fight for their Robotic Overlords against the ruling Elite! DEUS DX MACHINA! DEUS EX MACHINA!

[@worldofwords8426]

Capitalism isn't the problem government is

[@mdkcjtl5523]

That’s why the USA 🇺🇸 has the largest economy at 20.5 trillion compared to China 🇨🇳 at 13 trillion a year many think the Chinese are richer and I always have to laugh at the ignorance of that because it’s insane how much money the Elite of America have even Hitler knew that the Elite Jews of America had all the money and would use it to stop him from the truth and now they have the largest military if you dare Expose America you’re asking for death

[@mdkcjtl5523]

We all hate capitalism but we sure do love the Capitalist American company KZbin

[@mdkcjtl5523]

You may not like it but the Americans do get shit done and this is coming from a Canadian

[@cassidy5099]

When dogs are mistreated they fight amongst each other instead of biting the hand that feeds

[@nicholashenkelman4095]

on the other han, if you kick your dog too many times, he"ll bite you

[@emmbeesea]

Leeja Miller sent us over here. I don't want to see what this problem would look like in another decade. 😠

[@scotth5237]

This is why the US is one of two countries that allow pharmaceutical commercials! I just subscribed

[@TyandOnGoing]

"Divide and conquer" so that why we have two political parties 😂

[@ceeveemydeen5174]

Either by GOD or by SATAN.

[@agag4866]

Good cop, bad cop

[@jrusu70]

The 2 party system is an illusion

[@joemartin1253]

Great point.

[@luuchoo93]

Let me tell you a secret: in countries where this kind of lobbying is illegal, it happens anyway. Powerful and rich companies will try to influence the government decisions, no matter what the law says, because when it comes to piles of money... it’s still worth trying.

[@nobody_expects_me]

Yeah, because in those countries law doesn't matter that much. However, in the US and other richer countries, it is quite important, and such companies can't just ignore it. Instead, they change the law instead. If we make lobbying illegal, you would be able to go to court with that said company, and over time you would finally succeed to win one case, win another and another until we eradicate it.

[@conwaylai8562]

Well, am going to blow your mind. Check out the Nordic countries... not anything like US at all.

[@DJAIV]

why does this video not mention the privately owned federal reserve banking system? signed into law in 1913 by Woodrow Wilson who later confessed publicly to having ruined his country by doing so.

[@shoopoop21]

Because its a giant spook to get people into the idea of mob rule.

[@TheBittenBullet]

Well, in their defense, you can only drop so much truth at once. But I agree, working that into this video would've made it better. Perhaps they didn't want to risk drawing too much of the elites' attention. And the Federal Reserve issue is a little closer to the conspiracy side of things, so it might scare off some would-be supporters that aren't that awake yet.

[@doleo_metal]

Because the truth discussed in this video has WAY more impact than your stupid ass conspiracy theories about the Fed.

[@bladewolfvii6383]

"rules for rulers" perfectly explains how or why this is a thing. Money spent on the people, is money wasted on the politically irrelevant.

[@somerandomoldman4557]

I can't believe how true that was

[@ourfatherinthegreen4065]

OLIGARCHY!!!!

[@InsaneBillykane]

Mitch Conner Money...always money.

[@stevep5052]

Plutocracy actually

[@Duckman1616]

You act like companies aren't capable of adapting to technological changes. If that were true, there wouldn't be a single company older than 30 years.

[@tumamaencosplay]

Yeah, it's not like in a libertarian world the rich totally could not buy the same power the goverment already has (AKA, monopoly of violence), and use it to craeate their own little monopolistic areas through brute force... Oh right, that's EXACTLY how monarchy got born and devolved into a goverment too, not to mention, THAT'S EXACTLY how drug cartels work. The problem isn't just in the fact that we allow a goverment to exist, but that we allow other people to profit from other people's work, and become umbalancedly rich, therefore granting them an even larger upperhand over everybody else to exploit and manipulate the weak. I mean, c'mon, you people can't be naive enough to believe political power is the only kind there could be, economical power is far more threatening as it can buy its way into almost any other kind of power (for example, it can be used to buy democratic power by manipulating the masses through mass media). The only real reason we allow the capitalistic exploitation of other people's workforce, it's because we all dream to one day be one of those rich persons, part of the one 1%, and enjoy whatever luxury we dream off at the expense of others. The problem tho, is that it is conceptually impposible for the 1% to be any bigger no matter how rich the country, it will always be the 1% of the population, and while miniscule few will fall from the 1% while others rise to it, the truth is that the 99% allow the 1& to take most of the profit that comes from their own workforce, just to feed that fake dream of becoming a 1% themselves. Why is it a fake dream if some have achieve it? because even if YOU do manage to join them, you just became part of a 1%, while the 99% continue to dream about it and will never achieve it. And sadly, it's already been known that the 1% holds 50% of the world's FINITE resources, while WE, the 99%, scramble to survive on the scraps left of the other 50%. Basically, if you abolish both representative forms of goverment, and ANY system that allows any sort acumulation and centralization of any type of power (being economical power the biggest ofender in modern society, but in the past it was militaristic power), and make a point to create a decently educated AND active society, there's no type of corruption or oppresion that could possible stop you from achieving the kind of lifestyle you as an individual can possible reach.

[@olivermarr5017]

Careful now, anymore chatter of liberty and we'll label you a Commie.

[@chantzgunnell3240]

XD

[@michelewalburn4376]

Or both

[@kavijackson868]

Exactly...🤬😠😡

[@Monke-ht9kz]

Commies don't care about true liberty

[@zacharywheat6371]

@@Monke-ht9kz Nothing wrong with being a commie... Communists are those who care most for true liberty. Communism is liberation from unjustified hierarchy. Communism is a classless, money-less, stateless society. It is the greatest amount of liberty which can be achieved.

[@mrmaxell222]

I don't understand why videos like this on issues that actually matter in everyone's lives only get a few hundred thousands views at most but fucking tayler swift gets over 100 million for every new video.

[@bort6459]

The sad part is, people just don't care. And one of the great tenants of liberty is not having to care. The other reason is... Canadians Tailor Swift fans have youtube too

[@Nemesis861965]

Conan : Because the same corrupt, evil, oligarchy that video exposes has been in charge of the so-called education system which was transformed into nothing more than a propaganda ministry that has been dumbing down the population and brainwashing it into thinking and believing, just as Winston finally believed that 2+2=5, that the State is god and the source from which all good things and blessings flow. They really do want it all.

[@lindsncal]

Conan - Because this country has one major problem....our media. It is almost entirely owned by huge wealthy conservative corporations who don't want to change a thing.

[@Nemesis861965]

lindsncal : There are no bigger Marxists collectivists than corporations and the greedy bastards that run them. Corporations and those super-wealthy human functionaries sitting in corporate board rooms are the biggest welfare queens on the planet. They are NOT conservatives. Name any institution that pushes the so-called gay agenda more than professional sports corporations? Especially the sports media. The NFL is classified a non-profit organization. It now says it will start paying taxes. Where do most NFL players come from? Public schools and universities who function as mostly public financed farm clubs. Corporations are as much parasites as politicians. Neither are conservative.

[@scotttydog4444]

William Arnold It's "tenets," my friend....

[@PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

America isn’t a Democracy or a Republic, we are an oligarchy

[@lawrencecole6527]

Was illegitimately legitimized through legitimate means.

[@AmateurContendr]

Legit.

[@plasmapro6651]

It’s sad to see that some people who are agreeing with what is said in the video just do a 180 and be like “THATS WHY IM VOTING DEMOCRAT” and miss the point Than there’s the people who say “lol blame capitalism” nothing is gonna be perfect it’s our civil duty to vote for the right people and listen to other people and not just focus on the 2 main parties so don’t blame capitalism at least we aren’t living in the condition Venezuela is facing because of socialism Things will only be fixed if we take the time to listen and educate ourselves and have civil conversations and debates we shouldn’t just use some scape goat and then everything is fixed

[@gdoesgaming526]

Plasma Pro amen bro

[@phlumpers]

Well, this corruption is the fault of capitalism. This is a natural effect of capitalism, where the rich take from the poor and use that money to control the government to get wealthier. Voting democrat is definitely not the right conclusion, especially considering all of the corrupt democrats from 9 months ago who will only keep the problem going. Venezuela is bad because it is too socialist, we are bad because we are too capitalist, so the American citizens angry at their lack of representation are naturally going to blame capitalism, the system that got us here.

[@EYTPS]

Good comment. Just needs more periods

[@defunctaccount8972]

venezuela is only suffering due to the american sanctions and blockades.

[@davidlewis6728]

@@phlumpers no, the problem with America is that capitalism and socialism don't mix well together, the whole point of capitalism is that the market will regulate itself through the demands of the consumer, but government regulations tend to have a harmful effect on the economy. the reason this is bad is because "harm to the economy" doesn't mean rich people lose their positions, it means the poor people's livelihoods are shattered. the rich are actually the least harmed since they have enough money to recover, this is especially bad when you consider the effects this has on the marketplace, and on businesses that are dominant at the time. all government regulations are inherently anti-competitive, and thus monopolistic, and capitalism without competition is corporatism. the knee-jerk reaction to this is to go to the government, but the more socialism you put in a corporatist economy, the more power you give to the corporations. this creates a positive feedback loop that ends rather predictably in ruin. funny how late stage capitalism is socialism, i guess they were right about that. as for the idea that corporations are the ones bribing the government, it is true, but only half so, the government essentially forces them to bribe them due to how influential the government is to the market, and how harmful it can be to the market. the government is no better than the corporations, only there is no competition, and no accountability for the government, so when the government directly bribes, threatens, and coerces businesses, there are significantly fewer options for them to take. i am not saying corporations are misunderstood victims, or actually the heroes or anything like that, they have the same incentives as the government, it's just that the government is a far greater threat to the economy, and to the rest of society due to an established monopoly, and significantly more power. under a good economy, capitalism has been shown to lead to the prosperity that many of it's advocates speak about, but when the government makes the economy unstable, it is easy for it to result in the kind of situation we have now....

[@dennish5150]

Beautiful “democracy” and “freedom”.

[@mdkcjtl5523]

The USA 🇺🇸 does have the largest economy at 20.5 trillion compared to China’s economy at 13 trillion a year they also have the strongest military and largest influence I don’t have to tell you that tho you’re on the American company KZbin 🇺🇸 I’m Canadian but I’ll admit it’s not good how America gets it done but she gets it done ✅

[@duckling6705]

I agree best country in the world👉👌👍

[@dennish5150]

Aero no disputes about the result here, the only thing is the so call “America dream” and the “freedom of speech” means very little in practice. Just look at what they are doing to China now. With this number one top it is hard time for any number two ;-)

[@mdkcjtl5523]

Dennis Huang Oh China that country that got invaded by japan and completely destroyed tell American P-40 hawks started fighting Japanese zeros and Americans even tho our numbered in the battle of mid way won destroy 4 aircraft carriers and their largest naval ship and island hopping with marines and flying the American flag over Iwo Jima that’s the thing China 🇨🇳 couldn’t beat japan 🇯🇵 Russia also couldn’t and lost right before WW1 but the Americans ended the Japanese empire and took victory

[@mdkcjtl5523]

Dennis Huang China is unproven in war Russia has some credibility as do the Americans but China is overrated and India’s military is rising in power so is India’s economy the Chinese worry about the Americans a ocean away but don’t seem to see that India is sneaking up with a baseball bat to beat their fuckin head in with

[@michaelglennon2040]

1. Rich donors gravitate towards people that they determine are the most likely to win, simply having more donors (indicated in almost all studies as the 'preference' of the donor class) isn't direct evidence that they win BECAUSE of those donations. 2. Several studies have shown that political advertisements have low effect on public opinion. 3. No studies take into account actual voter turnout and the voting behavior of citizens. People in a two-party system often vote on habit, rather than taking a good look at platforms and voting records, as they should be. The problem is lack of ranked-choice voting and an apathetic voter base - a voter base whose attitude is driven by people consistently telling them that their vote does not count.

[@livvidd]

My job now is to make this video go viral. asap. working.

[@guilhermedalmolinpereira7812]

livvidd Well you clearly did a bad job...Can I get a working hard or hardly working?

[@codyberger9805]

Great video. This is the root issue that causes almost all of the other issue that people debate over constantly. This is what needs to be fixed

[@TheArchetypes]

Atleast you tried spreading the word, nothing's gonna change tho

[@bingobabymusic]

Most important video on internet for Americans

[@Lord_Volkner]

It's called taxation without representation.

[@iplaygames8090]

60 percent tax is coming.

[@johnmichael642]

agree that something should be done about lobbying

[@silence439]

Finish the video and look at the links in the description. They ARE doing something about it.

[@tommyfortress7515]

Corruption*

[@AlexOtto]

You just need people who will stand up to lobbyists.

[@jmic069]

in the past i have always thought this was true, now more often i believe it . this makes me hate polititcians AND corporate america.

[@reidmock2165]

Paraphrasing the video: ‘The taxpayers bail the bankers out when they make the same mistakes over again.’ Years after this video was uploaded, in the wake of Coronavirus and the debt incurred, this statement rings truer than ever.

[@hueyg206]

@socialism is slavery this is literally capitalism

[@hueyg206]

@socialism is slavery capitalism is socialism? Please seek help you might have brain worms.

[@Kaiserboo1871]

Capitalism is the best system for the people. Unfortunately, it becomes a detriment once it degenerates into corporatism in which business cartels stifle competition and liberty.

[@reidmock2165]

@@Kaiserboo1871 I agree with this statement. To me, the role of the economy is to efficiently distribute resources. The free market taps into humans' competitive nature in order to optimize these logistics. In many ways, it's an optimization process comparable to natural selection, which is a proven strategy. Unfortunately, this very same competitive nature can backfire when left unchecked, as you mentioned. Everything in moderation. In my opinion, it's the best system we've got right now. Sadly, there isn't a single system of governance I know of that I would be able to trust with total control of the economy. Maybe that will change in the future, I'm certainly open to the possibility, but I kinda doubt it'll happen in my lifetime.

[@Kaiserboo1871]

@@reidmock2165 Honestly, the only way a socialist/communist system would work is if we put an AI in power as absolute ruler over us. It would have an army of robot and drone enforces to impose its will upon us. It would not be hampered by things like greed nor be swayed by emotions and would ensure that all men are treated equal in its eyes. But since that AI doesn’t exist, we need to maintain capitalism as it’s the only system that works the best for most people. Yes it creates inequality but inequality has always existed and always will exist.

[@tylerdavidson9700]

Great videos that break down the deliberate obfuscation of current political system and lay bare the epidemic of corruption that's threatening to overwhelm us all.

[@coryflys]

This was what George Carlin was talking about people. We have no rights, no say. Just an allusion we are supposed to just follow blindly

[@SerErryk]

Corporations don't elect the politicians. We do. People follow blindly because they believe they have no rights or no say. There's plenty an individual can do, but that takes work and we can lazily blame it on corporations so that society is the helpless victim. People have the power, they just don't it, because it requires time and effort.

[@tomhal4388]

Here we are, typical in online comment sections, arguing about politics and politicians instead of working together to solve problems politicians don't really care about on our own. It doesn't seem to me that it matters significantly who's the majority in Congress or what party is in the White House. Politicians are largely wealthy and powerful. Why would they actually care about the hundreds of millions of plebes? If we can't stand each other (religion, gender, orientation, race, color-of-shirt...) & can barely manage to interact with one another civilly, then why would we think those far more powerful than we are and removed from our daily concerns--Republican or Democrat or...--would give a damn about us, other than exploiting us to further their own power? This seems to be the way politics work, generally, all over the world. If we can't solve our own problems together and they have little incentive to do so, then arguing isn't going to solve our problems.

[@simonk.4338]

Tom Hal Divide et Impera, ancient Romans already knew that.

[@tyiffpeijc8702]

PREACH!

[@user-oi4yy8zk9g]

7 years, still powerful. Tells so much about how much we’ve changed.

[@GotEmAll1337]

Fucking sad that a video like this has less than a million views...

[@benjaminvoncannon2389]

Austin H. the people are just waking up to the nightmare our forefathers warned of centuries ago. if we are to survive changes extreme changes must be made.we work for our public servants. I don't think that is the way it was intended to be.treason is a Capitol offense . Thomas Jefferson executed traders on the front lawn of the capital.if the people would follow his example our politicans@the world would see the people done with this bullshit and start doing the job they were hired for,!.😎

[@benjaminvoncannon2389]

Austin H. do not confuse.land of the free@home of the brave ! to remain free u must be brave

[@zerodai6653]

agreed, people not just in America but almost all countries globally face this problem and they choose to remain ignorant about it.This has just over 800k views but damn Gangnam style has over 2 billion views says a lot about us

[@carla.m.9356]

+Austin Right you are. But videos about cute puppies or the latest music vid will earn tens of millions of views in a few days...

[@CharlesBonal]

Share it

[@Amadeus8484]

"If you think there is a happy ending you haven't been paying attention." -Ramsay Snow.

[@hbarudi]

Not to mention the federal budget deficit and the $22 Trillion national DEBT. The US government needs to reactivate the missing checks and balances to remove this problem.

[@plasmapro6651]

hbarudi the debt is really a problem and during the Obama administration it went from 9 billion to 20 trillion America’s spending problem and the people managing is gonna get worse unless trump or some president in the future does something and we as a society vote for the right people who have the right policies

[@hbarudi]

@@plasmapro6651 Yes Obama spent a lot, but he also had to clean up a mess Bush left behind. There is also Bill Clinton and the previous presidents and how the government was running from before.

[@Dinan5iver2]

The National Debt is nothing more than the accumulated spending of the Federal Government from the time of the nation’s founding that hasn’t been extinguished (cancelled out) via taxation. By accounting identity one party’s SPENDING is another party’s INCOME. The US is a sovereign currency issuing nation, meaning that it issues a non-convertible currency with a floating exchange rate, backed by the full faith and credit of the US Government alone. Furthermore, the US owes no debt in foreign currency which it does not issue thus it can NEVER be forced into involuntary default. US Government spending CREATES new currency. Taxation at the federal level creates DEMAND for the currency as it is the ONLY means by which a citizen may satisfy their tax obligation. Unlike the Federal Government which ISSUES the currency, households, firms, states, and municipalities are USERS of the currency and must first generate revenue, borrow, or sell an asset before they may spend. Federal deficit spending is OUR INCOME. A federal surplus REVERSES this pattern given that we (the private sector) run consistent trade deficits with the foreign sector. The sectorial balance between the three sectors of the economy (government, private, foreign) holds that all three cannot simultaneously run surpluses so if any one of them are in surplus then by accounting identity at least one of them must be in deficit (remember: one party’s spending is the income of another party). If the Federal Government runs a surplus by increasing its revenue (taxes and fees) then unless the private sector runs a trade surplus with the foreign sector it will find itself in deficit leading inevitably to recession. This is why it is preferable that the Federal Government, the currency issuer, run deficits nearly all of the time. This way the private sector AND the foreign sector may stay in surplus and derive an income.

[@elitedima9672]

When you have zero corruption because you call it lobbying: STONKS

[@darkridr25]

So. I just had this video recommended to me after it being on KZbin for 4 years now. I'd say it's fair to ask this question: How much progress has been made towards the circumvention of corruption in our politics?

[@brittemiller8939]

apparently zip nyet nada nothing

[@defunctaccount8972]

none

[@MrppMann]

Not a single thing.

[@rohan7969]

1 year later nothings changed

[@Kg-xl3nw]

still nothing

[@kemoblue4u]

We need Bernie Sanders now more than ever!

[@JulkerReviews]

+kemoblue4u you think he's not going to take lobbyist's money? The moment he even takes a dollar, he becomes a liar. Every politician is corrupt, no exception. lobbying is legal bribery.

[@dialsforstupid]

+Julker Ninesixteen I thought Sanders didn't take donations from special interests, only actual people.

[@JulkerReviews]

+dialsforstupid , really? you think he's not going to take a single dollar from multi Bonn dollar companies who have been lobbying since lobbying was legalized? are you mentally sane? Please think critically, Obama had tons of donations as well, the lobbyists will always always win. it's rigged for them by them. sanders and every politician makes promises, but promises don't mean anything

[@dialsforstupid]

+Julker Ninesixteen the data about how much and who is giving him money is publicly available. Bernie has been for politically unpopular yet right things for many years, such as gay marriage in the 90's. He's the least corrupt politician I've ever known, though that's not a terribly strong compliment. Bernie's campaign focus is taking down wall street and corporations, why would billionaires donate to him?

[@JulkerReviews]

+dialsforstupid who runs the country? the politicians or the ones who put money in their pockets? do you think this is a Hollywood film? every single politician, Senate and congress have been lobbied. just because he says sweet words and seems nice doesn't mean anything until he had to provide results. hope is meaningless, Obama was the president who was going to be the savoir of America. sanders will disappoint and another hopeful even less corrupt politician will take his place. this is ridiculous.

[@Noe-gj9mw]

The solution is really simple: give the government less power

[@fieldslulu]

Or like don't let the companies interfere with the government in the first place. That would work

[@davidlewis6728]

@@fieldslulu would work about as much as not letting companies sell drugs during prohibition.

[@joemartin1253]

More like give corporations less power.

[@FoxLunar]

1000%, please share this everywhere. People need to know this. For all the culture wars, we've made almost no progress against the core real issue here.

[@GiovanniV69]

It's been 9 years.... how much progress have we made? I think we, normal citizens, are losing ground; especially in the last 3 years.

[@TotalMurloc]

None, We have only strengthened Americas landed Aristocracy. And both parties have been complicit in it.

[@abdallahahmed1358]

This is where Bernie Sanders comes in. 2020 Bernie Sanders

[@anneliesa240]

Bernie Sanders is a socialist that wants to give the government power to control the economy, taking away the freedom of the people to control their wealth.

[@AlexOtto]

Ok say that again now.

[@armandopacheco-soto3592]

I mean let's be honest is there ANY hope left at all, I don't believe so. I've been wanting to move out of the country since I was 16 and when coronavirus ends ill be either in Mexico Costa Rica

[@mortemssoul6342]

Hahaha Bernie is a greedy capitalist

[@moonshadow7057]

Really, as a foreigner the first time I learned the English word “lobbying” I was confused, what means lobbying? It sounds something illegal for me

[@studiodevelopers2467]

@Ashley Haadt I like what you wrote ashley:)

[@TheFireMouseYT]

Aged like fine wine

[@ilikeapples1544]

Making corruption illegal isn't going to work if the entire system is corrupted

[@DeanDangerousTDD7]

This is an example of corruption in the court system on a state level. I beat my case though and it didnt ruin my life but if I had lost, It definetly would have been hard to get past. Citizens who decide to take there criminal cases to trial for the purpose of proving there innocents are sometimes exposed to judges and prosecutors collaborating for the purpose of creating a guilty verdict. I believe that, part of the oath that a judge takes says that they are to remain neutral in the court room. *At my jury trial in Hamilton County IN, back in 2010. Not only did this not happen but after final arguements were presented by both, my defense attorney ( Lawrence M. Hansen ) and the D.A.* *When the judge ( Gail Z Bardach ) gave the jury there instructions for jury deliberation, She added a new charge to my case for the jury to deliberate on. She practically took part of my defense and made a new charge out of it and this was after final agruements. I think what she did would have been illegal even if it had happen before closing arguements but the fact that she did this during the jury instuctions for deliberating innocent or guilty on each individual charge. Well thats beyond illegal, that's straight up corruption.* *Also at the beginning of the trial during jury selection. One of the citizens who was called in to possibly be selected as a jury member was a bar tender from the very same bar that called the police on me in the case that I was taking to trial. My lawyer had the bar tender removed but outta around 330,000 residents in Hamilton County Indiana, I find it very suspicious that one of the 20 or so citizens that were selected to come in for jury duty on my case was a bar tender from the bar that called the law on me in the very case that I was fighting against.* My lawer was : Lawrence M. Hansen ( 317 ) 219-3600 , 152 S. 9th street Noblesville, IN 46060 The Judge was : Gail Z. Bardach ( Hamilton County Indiana )

[@carljensen5730]

The effects of corruption are escalating. We now have healthcare that marks up drugs over 500,000%, we have incarcerations rates that are the highest in the world and generate tons of profit, and we now have endless wars for oil related profits that literally kill millions.

[@Awoken369]

Im glad I rediscovered this video that's been shifted around by the YT algorithm. I can't wait to show my kids when they get a little bit older . Thank you ❤

[@internuf5754]

it is unaccomplishableto have a democracy without corruption but it is possible to reduce its levels to the minimum

[@exgn0cksgames214]

Danubian Federation stop saying that and it will,when people decide to stop tolerating corruption because “iTs jUsT nOt rEaLiStIc” then Maybe we can make some progress

[@Emma-ht1ln]

Someone should update this study- I bet it’s worse now

[@jupena]

This is so true, this is precisely the reason I've consider moving back to my home-country. I left my home-country to escape the corrupt political system, only to find a legal corrupt political system. This has to change.

[@nicenaffordablehomeeconomi9143]

7 years after this video was posted and I'm here. At least I'm late then never happening upon this channel

[@NathanKHardenburg]

Obama was supposed to bring "campaign finance reform", then he flipped at the last minute, not much was ever said about it again.

[@saphlistser1265]

Until now, when it doesn't even matter anymore. Go figure.

[@theresamcgallicher]

And the guy who said he was going to "drain the swamp" made it swampier: www.propublica.org/article/we-found-a-staggering-281-lobbyists-whove-worked-in-the-trump-administration

[@ViniDiMambro]

obama, just like most dems, and every single republican, was a corporate funded shill. what did y'all expect? biden wouldn't be doing half of the things his admin is gunning for if the ideas weren't so popular, and midterms didn't look so grim. that's why they've been flip flopping on major issues. this is the whole reason the 'bernie or bust' movement was created, and why campaign finance analysis is critical. if the nation could stop voting by colors, and falling for the artificially manufactured culture wars for just one or two election cycles, we could fix this in no time.

[@julioorantes2391]

Being a politician means selling your soul?

[@cloudthief8918]

No

[@nojatha4637]

Being a politician requires that you make logical decisions. Making moral or emotional decisions gives other people the opportunity to walk all over you. However, corruption implies that someone is doing something illegal in the government. Lobbying isn’t illegal. So basically, what’s shown in the video isn’t corruption but it IS a problem.

[@cloudthief8918]

@@nojatha4637 Yes

[@ceeveemydeen5174]

Being a politician is easy as a cart, but being a staseman as difficult as a cart puller.

[@nojatha4637]

@the Emperor of man While you’re correct, you’ve oversimplified things WAYYYY too much. Lobbying shouldn’t just outright be made into a crime. That’s just too simple.

[@ghostface6947]

"The answer to 1984 is 1776."

[@aniellodellacroce9848]

couldn't agree with you more

[@genericusername4316]

Hmmmm

[@luminescentlion]

On your graph a minute in, ideal would be an exponential curve that is below the line most of the time then climbing fast after 60%

[@shaskaone]

Let’s keep liking and sharing this video

[@1apax359]

It’s been 7 years since this video, nothing has changes, the system is broken.

[@everinghall8622]

The system is functioning exactly as it was intended too.

[@juanjoseguva]

The most insulting thing is how cheaply they sold us out.... $3B for $4400B of our money in corporate pockets. Best return on investment ever. Like, that's what our lives are worth to you? Damn

[@woobykal68]

"It is easier for a camel to squeeze through the eye of a needle than a rich man to get into heaven" Jesus Christ

[@whalewhalelookwhowehaveher1729]

I don't get it technically you are saying that all rich people are bad?

[@chfrqn4dl]

@@whalewhalelookwhowehaveher1729 not all, but a good few of em are.

[@SPACEMONKEY288]

Bernie Sanders 2016!!!

[@SPACEMONKEY288]

chbrules which is why he want's to outlaw the shit in this video dumb fuck.

[@SPACEMONKEY288]

chbrules this video has a point but its wrong about Americans having no control if enough people get together we have the power.

[@SPACEMONKEY288]

chbrules what is you're option ? let me guess nothing.

[@SPACEMONKEY288]

chbrules lol there isent a place on earth that isent owned nor controled by other humans already. you cant just "walk away". go live in the woods if you want its not like the bankers and everyone no were you are already anyways. everything you do is recorded get ust to it this isent a free country its a country of choice. pick you're choice and deal with it.

[@SPACEMONKEY288]

chbrules like i said you cant walk away, you pick you're leaders and pick them wisely cause if the people dont pick the elites will. and you wont like there choice's.

[@deusdat]

The shortest way to getting rid of crime is legalization.

[@forsakensavior7316]

not just legalization but also universal health/mental care and universal education and housing and pretty much everything. The more people are treated as human beings and not just cogs the better the society will become. The more it becomes our problem instead of their problem the better society will be.

[@donald6815]

If you don't have a lobbyist in Washington, you ain't shit.

[@texassecession6422]

This is from the Politico: "In the US, 89% of corporations and 53% of trade associations succeed, while the majority of those fighting for the broader good - 60% of citizen groups and 63% of foundations - fail in their lobbying goals. This is because legislators in the US are beholden to the wealthy interests that will underwrite their next re-election bid. In the EU, we see that industry often wins as well (the success rates are 57% for trade associations and 61% for lobbying firms) but citizen groups and foundations fighting for the public good win at equal rates (56% and 67%). Policymakers in the EU do not need industry’s euros, so we do not see the same level of pandering to their interests."

[@daveBit15]

"The State is a gang of thieves writ large - the most immoral, grasping and unscrupulous individuals in any society." - Murray Rothbard

[@findingjoyinpurpose3896]

This is why I do not vote or concern myself with politics whatsoever.

[@moffig1]

Vote third party instead, otherwise you give more voting power to others who choose to vote corrupt politicians. There are parties who oppose war and want to overturn CitizensUnited, like the Green Party

[@Jaya-ce8qb]

Voting is a waste of time

[@ebehdzikraa3855]

Im from 100 years in the future. And spoiler alert, no change at all

[@goldenraven2751]

Im from 200 years, yes we are still around and yes the problem is the same

[@dailyfactswithjack8622]

Im from 300 years in the future, Jeffery Bezos IV just became vice president. This is still a problem.

[@hxcbmxallday]

Thank you for explaining this so well.

[@HeliosLeon]

Yup biggest reason to leave America 🔥👋🌅. any other better place out there to actually live a normal life that I won’t end up like a slave working two jobs.

[@dinostorm360]

one sollution: revolution

[@dinostorm360]

@RithiKRockZ "definitely"? Alright. Just from that comment I already know that engaging you in a debate will not be beneficial and you are as dumb as a rock

[@calebf3655]

RithiKRockZ The United States arose from revolution

[@chfrqn4dl]

we should try peacefully first. right now, i don’t think it’s exactly time for a revolution, but rather just peaceful reforms. the us isn’t a hellhole as much as, let’s say, the Russian empire (before the soviets). here’s an idea for reform: the government shall own all factories. and they will make stuff for companies like amazon. let’s say hasbro wants the us to produce their toys. hasbro can give the information needed to make said toys to the government (the blueprint). cool, they are being produced. now amazon and toys r us and stuff need to stock their shelves. what they do is buy the said items from the government, however they can’t just buy their entire stock. that’s my idea. i know it probably doesn’t have as much as an opportunity and im open to criticism. marxism wasn’t able to be fully applied to russia so they changed it up a bit. i am aware of the flaws included in here, but i don’t think we need a full revolution. thanks for reading! (tl:dr don’t revolt violently like how russia or france did, just make reforms.) edit: capitalists can still live in their wealth, but they have to give up a yearly 25% yearly as taxes.

[@chfrqn4dl]

RithiKRockZ i mean while stalin was kinda cruel it isn’t as bad as the west makes it out to be imo. dont wanna get into a flame war, just stating my opinion.

[@iplaygames8090]

@RithiKRockZ goerge washington? Václav Havel?

[@saosaqii5807]

Time for me to become rich I guess and create myself an entirely new system

[@blywokeum2799]

Saosaq Ii 🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯♊️💪🏿🙌🏿🤞🏿🌬🅿️🧙🏿‍♀️😇🔮🧬G

[@PCgamerCody]

I wish that people with the power to make change will grow the goodness in their hearts instead of the greed. I know wishing doesn’t do much, but there is not much that you can do.