"The entire government will be shut down until further notice" Ron: *smiles happily*
@MarshallWolfMiller2 жыл бұрын
I would too ngl
@sz58762 жыл бұрын
Our economy would take off
@ycnexu2 жыл бұрын
A libertarian bureaucrat is comedy gold. As the first principle to a bureaucrat is allocate more money and people.
@metalbrainmextrememetalent68102 жыл бұрын
@@sz5876 then why didn’t the economy ever improve during government shutdowns? The economy was effected only in negative ways. Seeing that government public services would stop. You know Ron Swanson is a mockery of libertarian ideology right?
@stephenhomseydgi36932 жыл бұрын
LOL, Sure every time the Republicans run up 10's of Trillion in debt and then Democrats take over they say that.
@avb19d62 жыл бұрын
Why government matters? “It doesn’t” Pure gold
@MegaSheen152 жыл бұрын
If I was her teacher, I’d give her an A+
@samiam72 жыл бұрын
That is my favorite exchange in the whole show, and Ron's explanation of what the u.n. is 🤣
@swarmX2 жыл бұрын
that kids goin places.
@thecaptain37732 жыл бұрын
And true.
@jackal97012 жыл бұрын
And truth.
@Gr8VKS2 жыл бұрын
"Luck is a concept invented by the weak to explain their failures" - Ron Swanson
@reasonerenlightened24562 жыл бұрын
What is "good luck" then?
@SeraphsWitness2 жыл бұрын
He's not wrong.lol
@clxwncrxwn2 жыл бұрын
Said no winner of the lottery ever.
@Mayucraft16YT2 жыл бұрын
@@SeraphsWitness he is
@SeraphsWitness2 жыл бұрын
@@Mayucraft16YT luck isn't real. Don't be so absurd.
@McCullyClassic2 жыл бұрын
"If all men were Ron Swanson there would be no need for government" -George Washington probably
@Robert-hz9bj2 жыл бұрын
If he'd lived in the same time as Ron Swanson, he would have said that. Then Ron would have told him that his ownership of slaves was a theft of men's labor and autonomy before punching him in the face. Because that's how Swanson rolls...
@suzukisixk72 жыл бұрын
thats why libertarianism is such a failure. everybody is not you.
@jackmiehoff75302 жыл бұрын
So you think people shouldn’t be able to make their own decisions?
@suzukisixk72 жыл бұрын
@@jackmiehoff7530 what you are really asking is "should people be able to do whatever they want?". No...no I don't think they should. Your choices should be made while restrained to what is good for the nation.
@andrewbartczak59412 жыл бұрын
@@suzukisixk7 you don't like freedom to make your own decisions?
@iw_legendary_sayain22152 жыл бұрын
Waiter- “That’s a party platter, it serves 12 people.” Ron- “I know what I’m about son.”
@TheCDplayerr2 жыл бұрын
“Alright, party time.”
@jorn_hub93642 жыл бұрын
I want all the eggs and bacon you have
@_Darth-Revan_12 жыл бұрын
@@jorn_hub9364 wait wait. I worry what you just heard was, give me A LOT of bacon and eggs. What I said was, Give me all the bacon and eggs you have, do you understand?
@Nutsaur2 жыл бұрын
@@endermanslayer24rulz He didn't say it in the video.
@greatkentuckian90322 жыл бұрын
@@jorn_hub9364 I've made that my slogan every time I go to Frischs during the Breakfast Bar times.
@BrandonBrown-wl3xy2 жыл бұрын
" I have a joke for you... The government of this town is excellent and uses your tax dollars efficiently" -Ron Swanson 2024
@Tikkaonlintu Жыл бұрын
So he cannot support himself in the market - so he works at that "joke". Is that funny?
@gabrielanaya677 Жыл бұрын
@@Tikkaonlintuhe actually is very wealthy he has invested in gold almost all his adult life. Plus he works at the joke to bring it all down.
@gregorymoore2877 Жыл бұрын
@@Tikkaonlintu He has walked deeper into the belly of the beast to reduce reckless government spending. He has so many ideas like, remove all traffic lights and abolish the post office. The bigger ones will take a little longer like: bring all this crumbling to the ground.
@gregorymoore2877 Жыл бұрын
@@gabrielanaya677 He has gold buried in several places around Pawnee... or does he? 😉
@spicynoodles2742 Жыл бұрын
Reading this now actually hurts, especially when you have a corrupt government. 🥲
@EchoBoomer19872 жыл бұрын
Leslie being an outgoing pro government liberal and Ron being an introverted Libertarian makes their dynamic hilarious.
@mr.doctorcaptain11242 жыл бұрын
Eh I always thought it was stupid because Ron just holds republican ideologies but because he's a cool fun character they made him libertarian instead, despite that none of his beliefs actually match with the libertarian party. My best friend is extremely far left and we've both come to the conclusion (independent of one another ironically) that parks and rec is to blame for our generation having such a horrible misunderstanding of the libertarian party.
@caedenw2 жыл бұрын
@@mr.doctorcaptain1124 Ron seems to much more value individual freedom over institutional stability? How is that not a more libertarian than conservative viewpoint?
@thewildcardperson2 жыл бұрын
@@mr.doctorcaptain1124 libertarianism is an idealology not a party Republicans are only like that because it's popular
@Josh-fj9hi2 жыл бұрын
@@mr.doctorcaptain1124 you should prbly inform yourself on the beliefs of the libertarian ideology.
@mr.doctorcaptain11242 жыл бұрын
@@Josh-fj9hi I was a libertarian for years. The libertarian party votes with the DNC on 100% of all bills that go before congress. That God awful defense budget that was supported by dems and Republicans? Every libertarian in congress voted for it. The forced vaccinations? Every libertarian voted for it. Etc. The libertarian party may represent itself as "we believe in your personal liberties" but every time a congressional vote comes up, they vote against it. I don't care about a politicians soapbox platform. I only care about voting records. You'd do better to start basing your judgements off that.
@Itsme-wp8yc2 жыл бұрын
“Gods way of determining who is smart and who is poor” is golden.
@asherrice52892 жыл бұрын
And true
@TheStrangerSpeaks102 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of Biden’s, “poor kids can be just as smart and just as talented as white kids.”
@brown-eyedcheese54402 жыл бұрын
Although funny there’s definitely some rich dumb people
@DaveSmith-cp5kj2 жыл бұрын
@@brown-eyedcheese5440 Usually the rich dumb people are ones who lucked on their money, either because someone sold them an asset that exploded in value or inheritance. For example I don't like Elon Musk (I think he is a scam artist with his stuff like driverless cars that keep crashing), but you can't deny he's way smarter than Jack Dorsey even though they had similar backgrounds and worked on similar projects in their rise to fame. Dorsey got lucky on Twitter and that was it. Musk on the other hand went in a lot of things was was able to consistently find success repeatedly.
@MrMann-dw5uh2 жыл бұрын
@Speaker RoachI'm a Musk fanboy but I also understand the overhype. What separates him from Jack Dorsey, Bill Gates, and Jeff Bezos was his impetus for starting all his companies. They weren't created just to turn a profit (without giving back to society). He profits from his ventures as humanity is better off which is the definition of an intelligent person--benefitting society whilst benefiting oneself. Now, execution of bettering society can be debated (and possibly improved) and I would like to hear y'alls' thoughts on what Elon Musk could've done and still can do better with his companies if you're unsatisfied with what he is currently doing.
@davidnissim589 Жыл бұрын
At 6:20, shortly after Ron lights his cigar, a waiter comes over and tells him no cigars indoors. Ron doesn't object to this, he just puts the cigar away. He respects property rights.
@dillzilla44542 жыл бұрын
"if someone is interested in buying you out it means you're doing something right, i say you continue to grow accumulate power find this investor and buy his business out to teach him a lesson" my god i love this guy
@Robert-hz9bj2 жыл бұрын
I love how Ron considers someone trying to buy out another person's business an insult that requires retaliation ^_^
@reasonerenlightened24562 жыл бұрын
THE FREE MARKET INEVITABLY LEADS TO EXTREME CONCENTRATION OF WEALTH BECAUSE IT ALWAYS BECOMES TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS PROBLEM DUE TO THE RELENTNESS PURSUIT OF PROFIT IN A FREE ACCESS ENVIRONMENT.
@simmerke11112 жыл бұрын
@@Tom-dd3vl Certain sectors are impossible to compete in though. Let's say supermarkets, how would I upfront the massive costs while having to compete with 3% profit margins if not lower? I'd piles of money to start it and have a lot left to pay for downswings. At some point, you're not going to undercut prices anymore. Especially in the secondary sector.
@matthew81532 жыл бұрын
@@simmerke1111 So you’re saying that the free market allowed prices to reach their absolute minimum?
@simmerke11112 жыл бұрын
@@matthew8153 Not at all. The prices we pay are not the minimum. They are 3% profit margins, doesn't specify bloated costs by massive overhead. Theoretically, smaller businesses could compete. In practice, big corporations will sell at a loss until the small business goes bankrupt.
@iminumst78272 жыл бұрын
I do appreciate how the show has a diversity of political views without being preachy and it isn't trying to force the audience to think a certain way.
@sammerendino28702 жыл бұрын
Seriously. Probably one of my favorite parts of the show is that it's so non-partisan and is capable of poking fun at both sides
@iminumst78272 жыл бұрын
@B Babbich I'm not saying the show has no political leaning. Just that the show isn't afraid to show the left's flaws too. Even though it has a neoliberal classical liberal left leaning, that doesn't mean it spends the whole time glorifying the left and clowning on the right. The show still respects opposing opinions, which is surprisingly rare. The only type of people the show truly clowns on are the corrupt politicians who do not believe in what they say (Like Jamm and Bobby Newport), and the annoying citizens that just complain about everything.
@williamroberts28782 жыл бұрын
@@iminumst7827 How DARE you undervalue these political points I'm scoring!
@k-kraft20552 жыл бұрын
@@iminumst7827 I like Bobby Newport
@jamessloven22042 жыл бұрын
@@k-kraft2055 BOBBY NEWPORT never had a real job... in his life.
@Quincy_Morris2 жыл бұрын
I love that they intended this as a parody of libertarians but they did such a good job that he’s a libertarian mascot now and we all love him.
@ollikoskiniemi62212 жыл бұрын
Free men are strong men and as such, they can take a joke. Just like the british mocked america with their song "yankee doodle", but americans embraced it and proudly consider themselves yankees.
@Robert-hz9bj2 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure he was ever intended as a "parody." I think the only thing we are supposed to find funny about his personal philosophy is the occasionally hyperbolic lengths he takes it to, in much the same way that Leslie is not meant to be a parody of a government employee. The humor is mined more from their specific character traits, but neither Ron or Leslie are ever portrayed as stupid or bad because of their political philosophies. The only thing about Ron being a libertarian that is ever really portrayed as a joke is the fact that he is opposed to the very existence of government, yet works in a government job.
@maxbraddy80032 жыл бұрын
It’s weird that so many libertarians think he was made as a parody to make fun of libertarians. He wasn’t, he was always made as a decent character and the antithesis of Leslie. The only comedic aspect of his beliefs is the fact that he is a manager in the public service who hates the Government
@gregorymoore28772 жыл бұрын
@@Robert-hz9bj The reason Ron works in government is that he was "willing to walk into the belly of the beast to help it all come crashing down."
@TheReck122 жыл бұрын
I think that says more about how stupid your idea of a libertarian is more than the shows writing.
@RockSmithStudio2 жыл бұрын
“Even though I’m a firm believer in the free market, and your failure as a business man is ultimately to blame. It’s still a travesty your diner is closing.” I love Ron so much. So direct
@bigz52622 жыл бұрын
To be fair, government makes owning a restaurant much harder than it needs to be
@bigz52622 жыл бұрын
@Solitaire um no, you’re either lazy or stupid. You are not entitled to another person’s property, including your employer’s. If someone gives you a job, you should be grateful. If you don’t like that job, find another job or figure out something people want and start your own business. If that’s not possible in your town then you should move or learn to live with less
@komali22 жыл бұрын
@@bigz5262 if you're not entitled to another person's property, what entitles a business to skim profit from your labor?
@bigz52622 жыл бұрын
@@komali2 the fact that you signed a mutually beneficial agreement to work for a certain amount of money. This is where government schools (intentionally) fail people. You shouldn’t want to settle as a worker bee. Be grateful that someone is willing to give you money in exchange for your labor, but at some point you should want to work for yourself. Of course as I already said government puts added barriers to starting a business to protect big businesses.
@good-tn9sr2 жыл бұрын
@@komali2 you’re using the businesses property to generate revenue, which is why they get more of the profit
@monjur10162 жыл бұрын
"Fourth-grader aren't supposed to have their heads crammed full of weird ideas, they're supposed to do cute reports and get gold stars." the understatement of this decade.
@krisjones40512 жыл бұрын
Let’s call it the “Iron Law of Woke Projection”
@aidenfurry4712 жыл бұрын
some would say that's the point of the "parental rights in education bill" which bans sexual concepts from being taught to kindergarteners
@monjur10162 жыл бұрын
@@aidenfurry471 some would
@mistym.84802 жыл бұрын
This scene was so far ahead of its time.
@godessnerd2 жыл бұрын
@@aidenfurry471 bro it’s literally just a gay to dehumanize lgbtq people. Like seriously
@the_final_cut68802 жыл бұрын
I love how he says he's gonna take 40% of her lunch and then proceeds to eat the whole thing
@yiannispapagiannopoulos95492 жыл бұрын
Capital Gains Tax
@the_final_cut68802 жыл бұрын
@@yiannispapagiannopoulos9549 Facts
@mcash2322 жыл бұрын
*cough*Life imitating art*cough*
@mahoganydoughnut60822 жыл бұрын
Sounds like the government to me.
@the_final_cut68802 жыл бұрын
@@mahoganydoughnut6082 Exactly like the government. And Ron Swanson taking a dump is equivilant to the government wasting all the money it took from us
@joaogarcia61702 жыл бұрын
"first off, income tax is ILLEGAL" idk why but this is so funny to me.
@sebastienholmes5482 жыл бұрын
Because it's true.
@renevil21052 жыл бұрын
It is an emergency power act from ww1 that is temporary for 5 years to tax only the rich for 5 years at a 5% tax. They have abused the national debt by over spending so they can keep taxing the people.
@krisjones40512 жыл бұрын
It’s true. Look up Irwin Schiff
@donellebullock74042 жыл бұрын
"It's funny because it's true" - Bug's Life
@ryanwallace9832 жыл бұрын
@@sebastienholmes548 not according the US Constitution, we amended it to make it legal If you wanna make it illegal again you’ll have to do away with that amendment
@Kiriuu2 жыл бұрын
I like how Leslie and Ron have very different views but they are able to still have a conversation and be friends.
@reinforcer90002 жыл бұрын
Because character matters more than politics. Sadly a lot of people judge based on political views
@komali22 жыл бұрын
People think their views are more different than they are. The actor himself has come out to distance Swanson from the modern American "libertarian." Swanson's beliefs tend far more leftist than the conservatives that worship him want to acknowledge. Swanson tossed a computer in the garbage while American conservatives feed the lie that companies like Google Amazon apple etc are somehow inherently superior and deserve their inflated wealth and political capital. Ron Swanson denies the lies that there's such a thing as a free market by burying gold and refusing to keep his money in a bank, while American libertarians smirk and say "trust me, the banks have to compete fairly in this free market, or their customers would simply take their money elsewhere," ignoring the fact that for example people don't get to choose who manages their 401k.
@Josh-fj9hi2 жыл бұрын
@@komali2 get over yourself. He came out to distance himself because so many people were viewing him as his portrayal of the character. Also stop using meth cause you ahve to be to suggest he's a liberal
@ErdTirdMans2 жыл бұрын
@@Josh-fj9hi Boomed him
@MrShadowThief2 жыл бұрын
"You support child murder? Oh, it's okay. I respect different political views. We can still be friends."
@connormccallum49812 жыл бұрын
"Child labor laws are ruining this country" a true libertarian
@fromthebackseat4865 Жыл бұрын
Nah, he didn’t mention how the age of consent is authoritarianism.
@mikehoot3978 Жыл бұрын
Before capitalism, all children worked. Today, thanks to capitalism, they can afford to study for 25 years. THE END
@fromthebackseat4865 Жыл бұрын
@@mikehoot3978 if it were up to capitalism children would still be working, lol. Capitalism didn’t end child work, organized labor did.
@mikehoot3978 Жыл бұрын
@@fromthebackseat4865 hahaha Where organized labor do that? Children started going to school towards the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. No strike or anything like that took children out of work, it was capitalism with rising wages that made parents decide it was no longer necessary. In the countryside it went on much longer. Deal with it, commie.
@fromthebackseat4865 Жыл бұрын
@@mikehoot3978 dude you obviously have no clue about labor history in countries like the US if you are genuinely asking that question. How are you this ignorant yet still so confident?
@sreeharivenat80022 жыл бұрын
Always love the interactions of Ron and Leslie. Her upbeat behaviour + his grumpyness is what makes it hilarious
@ronmartin13752 жыл бұрын
🎵🎵Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord🇺🇸🇺🇸🗽🗽 One free man defending his home is worth more than ten hired antifa. First thing taliban/antifa (anti-freedom) does is force women to wear masks, force people to stay inside, ban guns, burn US flags, chant death to America. Alt-left were the ones building the camps and lighting the gas. Hitler, Mao, Stalin, Castro. Lots of sad idols in leftist history. Now the taliban. Ideology is not an alt-left strong point. Famine is distinct alt-left trait. Alt-left fascism has brought famine 100% every time. Good thing Americans had the morality, duty and strength to stop such wickedness.
@dillzilla44542 жыл бұрын
i hear no real grumpiness actually
@exitoemprendedor30942 жыл бұрын
Wait he's grumpy? I thought it was the other way around 😂😂 still hilarious
@crinkly.love-stick2 жыл бұрын
This is my parents marriage in a nutshell.
@Cenot4ph2 жыл бұрын
faulty analysis, they're on opposite sides. Pro government versus anti government
@Volkaer2 жыл бұрын
"Well she is a 4th grade and 4th graders aren't supposed to have their heads crammed with weird ideas etc. etc." Ok then, I agree, so why the hell is a 4th grader then told to do a report on "why government matters"? Ron Swanson is the voice of reason in the darkness that engulfs the modern world!
@bigz52622 жыл бұрын
Because public school’s only purpose is making more government drones
@MeanBeanComedy2 жыл бұрын
@@bigz5262 So true. Always has been.
@joaogarcia61702 жыл бұрын
Because the school are funded by the government, ask Bismarck why he made public school a thing lol.
@theWebWizrd2 жыл бұрын
Surprisingly relevant right now, what with the Parental Rights bill in Florida and the push against percieved political indoctrination in schools in the US.
@rakashaagain2 жыл бұрын
somebody is starting to open up a can of worm!!
@dixxonbutts10932 жыл бұрын
“4th graders aren’t supposed to have their heads crammed with weird ideas”. That didn’t age well with NBC.
@justaghostinthesea7 ай бұрын
I'm curious. How so?
@sospoonee54792 жыл бұрын
I still can’t believe that a character this based came from an NBC show.
@NOWABOmusic2 жыл бұрын
It was supposed to be a parody that nobody takes seriously. But they ended up just writing the best character of the show.
@SeraphsWitness2 жыл бұрын
Yes they tried to make him outrageous like Dwight but he just comes across as reasonable while Leslie is a big government bleeding heart.
@DaveSmith-cp5kj2 жыл бұрын
@@NOWABOmusic That's basically how all the left wing media is because they are so out of touch with people outside their circles. Like in Few Good Men, "you can handle the truth" is supposed to mock the military and yet more people resonated with his speech than the main character's "did you order the code red". Similarly in Family Ties the most loved character was Alex, who was supposed to be a mockery of Republicans, and his liberal PBS producer dad was supposed to be the voice of reason.
@icecreamjunkie67902 жыл бұрын
For real
@PhoenixT702 жыл бұрын
It’s called “The Yankee Doodle Effect” and we are very good at applying it.
@joebrowser7752 жыл бұрын
We need a spinoff series about the awesomeness of Ron Swanson
@jayrezvani38212 жыл бұрын
Ron Swanson couldn't be a character nowadays; he has too many redeeming qualities. Employees at NBC, etc would write petitions and stage walk-outs if a show wrote in a character that painted a right/libertarian character in a remotely positive light. But yes, I agree, I would def watch that.
@kmir2242 жыл бұрын
i started watching P&R, but didn't find it funny, w/ the lone exception being Ron Swanson. He was the show. all you need to do is watch a compilation of his best moments, which are great
@timothyjacksondrake44542 жыл бұрын
You could make that work but it is so much better to have characters play off each other, and counterbalance.
@RonDeSantis-bi7yv2 жыл бұрын
@@kmir224 I feel 100% the same way as you!
@Cenot4ph2 жыл бұрын
this show is only worth watching because Ron is in it, most characters are just not that interesting
@robertowakerell-cruz77512 жыл бұрын
"Income tax is illegal" is such a great line
@Si_Mondo2 жыл бұрын
A true Libertarian would never refer to the fiat dollar as "wonderful" anything...
@The_Ancient_Guardian2 жыл бұрын
i think he is a libertarian minarquist, so not really a true libertarian.
@usffan57752 жыл бұрын
@@The_Ancient_Guardian how so? Minarchism is Libertarian. I don't think we need to advocate for a rush to anarchy before minarchism. This government has a specific order it needs to be taken down in. We start with 3 letter organizations, removal of government involvement in colleges, and a complete media overhaul. Stop being a purist
@The_Ancient_Guardian2 жыл бұрын
@@usffan5775Yes, i am a purist. Minarquism is a ilusion, the USA was the closest country to being a minarchist nation in the world with a constitution limiting government power and many individual rights but the monster grew little by little and look what it is today. The state will always grow and be used as a tool by others to rule over peaceful individuals.
@eliseofernandez81162 жыл бұрын
@@The_Ancient_Guardian you're not a purist you're a clueless fanatic.
@storminmormin142 жыл бұрын
The writers of the show understand the tropes about libertarians and seem to have had quite a few arguments with them but I don’t think actually understand libertarian philosophy.
@MrDDiRusso2 жыл бұрын
It's one thing to let a business fail naturally, it's totally different when the government kills business due to interference. Or worse, props up a failed business with tax payer money.
@godfather73392 жыл бұрын
Boom and bust is the natural part of the free market, when the crash happens, the big businesses are going to survive while most small businesses are going to die. This way a free market will always tend towards a monopoly. Capitalism and free markets are mathematically flawed, as proved by Karl Marx and many other philosophers and economists. One more example, big businesses are more likely to stay up than a small businesses, because the bigger a buisness, the bigger it's economy of scale(more effecient because of volume), so funnily in a free market, bigger companies get an advantage over smaller ones, and again, this leads to a monopoly. Free market is just anarchy for billionaires. One more thing, lots of people cry about how the government stops small businesses, because of regulations, the real reason why there are very little small Businesses, is because of how expensive it is to open one, it can cost millions of dollars, just to purchase equipment for a small factory, the problem is not government, the problem is that the system, capitalism doesn't allow on purpose, small Businesses to succeed, poor people are meant to be only employees, while 1% rich people in thier mega mansions. What is very hilarious is that libertarians are so dumb, they accuse the government of stealing corporations money by taxes (even though these people use s services like roads, water, electricity, army provided by the government). The reality is that taxes are necessary to take back money from corporations and rich people which they stole in the first place. Taxes are necessary to keep a check on the free market, so that someone who doesn't get too rich, yet libertarians will sell thier daughters for food money before they critisize corporations
@bjchit2 жыл бұрын
That’s an awful lot of words to just say “I’m a short bus riding socialist.”
@Nanofuture872 жыл бұрын
@@godfather7339 Karl Marx was debunked over a century ago.
@urmomsbestfriend2 жыл бұрын
@@godfather7339 too long didn't read
@MrDDiRusso2 жыл бұрын
@@godfather7339 what I was getting at was the fact that many government regulations create barriers for business to start, they limit how many businesses can operate, and create extra costs so that only big businesses can afford to operate. Not to mention the forced COVID-19 closures and other restrictions that have destroyed small businesses in the last 2 years. And then how about the government bailouts of the major banks and other companies that made bad investments and caused massive economic damage but were declared too big to fail. Good regulations keep people honest and responsible for their bad choices and at the same time allow the most number of people to participate. Of course MONOPOLY is the name of the game, but that is what anti trust laws are for and why all major mergers and acquisitions require governmental approval. Unfortunately, big businesses exert a lot of control over governments to craft laws and regulations to suit themselves and edge out smaller businesses that don't have any political influence. The problem with the system is corruption, cronyism and bribery, which is NOT unique to capitalism. All governmental and economic systems are subject to inequality because those in power seek to maintain their power at the expense of those not in power. It is the human condition.
@keaganbrooks66412 жыл бұрын
A good friend of mine has literally always been a libertarian. There are, like, three pictures of him between ages 9-12 because he wouldn’t let his parents violate his privacy. He consented to the few photos they did take; just hilarious!
@gibememoni2 жыл бұрын
Why are they like that?
@keaganbrooks66412 жыл бұрын
@@gibememoni because he is an OG
@sid21122 жыл бұрын
@@gibememoni Because we don't need our lives displayed all over the internet to feel nice about ourselves.
@Muffmiester792 жыл бұрын
@@sid2112 it's to bad this has now become a MEME world and now everyone willingly posts their pictures and videos on social media allowing themselves to be exploited for the almighty dollar and don't even get the crust of that pie..... SMH
@sid21122 жыл бұрын
@@Muffmiester79 That's why I use a picture of a random I saw at a Chinese Buffet.
@breakingbenjamin555 Жыл бұрын
I teach U.S. Government and most of my students are a bunch of Ron Swansons. They even have his sense of humor which makes the class very enjoyable 😂
@kimstringfellow6493 Жыл бұрын
Thank God for your students!
@WarpSonic4 ай бұрын
NO WAY I WISH I WAS IN THAT CLASS
@O4C2092 жыл бұрын
I relate too much to this Swanson fellow. Particularly the burying my gold in several locations...or have I.
@Bennevisie2 жыл бұрын
DELETE ALL PICTURES OF RON!
@JJ-xw8sv2 жыл бұрын
5:52 Truer words never spoken
@icecreamjunkie67902 жыл бұрын
“Here I come, the government. And I get to take 40% of your lunch. And that is how taxes work.” That’s spot on.
@kurtis.blender2 жыл бұрын
They've saved you quite a lot of money over the years too... Didn't have to pay for school or upkeep of your roads
@septimiusseverus11542 жыл бұрын
“And here’s capital gains …”
@qqww29052 жыл бұрын
Since without government no economy would work it makes sense
@cheezeebutter4522 жыл бұрын
@@kurtis.blender you should see where your social security taxes go
@brown-eyedcheese54402 жыл бұрын
CheezeeButter exactly but that’s not a problem with taxes, that’s a problem with how our government uses taxes. Regardless, having “less government” would mean that there are even less rules by which our taxes have to abide by and therefore it is even less likely our taxes will go to useful things.
@bryanfeliciano41022 жыл бұрын
I love how they tried to make him satire and accidentally made him the most based character in TV history.
@scotch19932 жыл бұрын
Same with Alec Baldwin on 30 Rock. NBC was subtly base af
@S3b0rg2 жыл бұрын
Its difficult to satirize dumb ideologies, chances are the ones who believe them will just agree. Like running all parks like a chuck e cheese.
@theakountant84442 жыл бұрын
@@S3b0rg Come on. Running parks like Chuck e cheese is a fantastic idea! :)
@S3b0rg2 жыл бұрын
@@theakountant8444 "Put a token in, go in the swingset, put a token in fly a kite, put a token in look at a duck"
@Nanofuture872 жыл бұрын
@@S3b0rg Except of course that the authoritarian ideologies are the dumb ones. People insult libertarianism because they have no actual, rational argument. Either you own yourself or you don't. Either you consented to something or you didn't.
@mrepzu12 жыл бұрын
"She's a 4th grader; and 4th graders arn't supposed to have their heads crammed full of weird ideas." The times we live in.
@spacebound19692 жыл бұрын
"You shouldn't be okay with the government taking 40% of your income." "Why would you put such wierd thoughts into my child's head!"
@EthanParmetItsDaBunny2 жыл бұрын
@@spacebound1969 Lol this is why I want to become an accountant. My dream is to legally pay $0.00 in income tax to the day I die.
@EthanParmetItsDaBunny2 жыл бұрын
@VaderxG Don't care. I've seen at the municipal level taxes be used for the most useless things, yet the bathrooms at schools in our district look straight out of a drug haven in detroit. I have no intention of not helping others, as charity is just as important as buying things for yourself. I will not, however, give any money to a government who has done nothing but let the homeless problem in my city get nothing but worse, the murder rates surge, yet the politicians are all millionaires with second homes and luxury cars.
@dudedaniel11272 жыл бұрын
@@spacebound1969 The main problem is that Ron specifically excluded what taxes do, to make it seem like taxes are just stealing for nothing. Like he did in order to steal a 4th grader’s food. Least greedy libertarian.
@randymagnum1432 жыл бұрын
@@dudedaniel1127 yea. Your taxes were used to give billions of $$$ of war material to the taliban. Seems responsible.
@MicahB982 жыл бұрын
I love how I thought he was some crazy person first watching but now as I see our government and our world fall apart bc incompetent leaders, I’m on Ron’s side now 😂
@whaguitars2 жыл бұрын
Amen!
@makeouthill48222 жыл бұрын
Become a libertarian man! Abolish the war on drugs and non taxes! That’s what we believe!
@andrewjazdzyk12152 жыл бұрын
Yeahhhhhhhh Cept conglomerates happen and then we just get ruled by mega corporations instead. Kind like um Now
@artyumdragstov88232 жыл бұрын
That happened because of government help
@EL1TESHARK2 жыл бұрын
@@makeouthill4822 hell yeah, freedom for all people
@francescakyanda91822 жыл бұрын
My favorite thing is that he got that little girl to rewrite her report and told her to work hard in school and listen to her teachers but still kept her original report
@ihavekalashnikovyoudomath9275 Жыл бұрын
I hope she rewrites the report, only this time going in depth about why it doesn't matter. Just to spite her teachers
@hinklefamily18312 жыл бұрын
I'm just gonna say it. I know there are flaws in Ron's logic and how it pertains to the modern world sometimes, but I actually really enjoy and find wisdom in his words.
@dudesayingthings2 жыл бұрын
I agree.
@aarodful2 жыл бұрын
Some of what he says is flawed when the show is presenting exaggerated libertarian views. But the core beliefs Ron often presents imo are very logical. This comes from another libertarian though.
@good-tn9sr2 жыл бұрын
@@aarodful yea they make sure to really exaggerate his views for the comedic effect but it gives off a negative perception of libertarianism to an uneducated viewer.
@AverageAlien2 жыл бұрын
There are no flaws as far as I can tell
@AverageAlien2 жыл бұрын
matter amatters what views are exaggerated exactly? Everything he said was correct
@trueexposure74872 жыл бұрын
Ron Swanson is the greatest American of our time
@kaladinstormdepressed2 жыл бұрын
Kinda blows that the greatest American of our time is fictional.
@trueexposure74872 жыл бұрын
@@kaladinstormdepressed He’s real In our hearts
@snnnaaaaaakeeeee44702 жыл бұрын
@Oswald Cobblepot Let me guess, you think Joe Biden is the best LMAO
@breatheeasily40132 жыл бұрын
Real american.
@protoroc2 жыл бұрын
Antisocial and bitter about everything. Seems about right.
@benjaminstiles2 жыл бұрын
“A swing and a miss.” Is probably the best description of communism I’ve ever herd.
@unregistereduser10882 жыл бұрын
Ron Swanson is why people will remember this show and he's supposed to be the butt of the joke. Every day Ron gets more and more right.......
@mazymetric82672 жыл бұрын
He isn't more and more right lol. Libertarianism is the most foolish idea man has ever come up with.
@kinggriffinhammer68342 жыл бұрын
@@mazymetric8267 slavery, communism, biological warfare, ethnocentrism, etc, etc.
@mazymetric82672 жыл бұрын
@@kinggriffinhammer6834 Slavery was extremely evil but it wasn't foolish. Slave owners made bank. This country was built on the back of slaves. USSR was communist. They went from a peasant war torn country to 2nd world super power that was fighting for global hegemony in a span of 4 decades. China is pretty communist and they have pulled more than 850 million people out of extreme poverty. Biological warfare is evil but it's not foolish. It's one of the most lethal forms of warfare there is. Ethnocentrism simply means judging other cultures through the lens of our own. Libertarianism is foolish because they believe that world would be a better place if there was no government which means no laws and completely unfettered capitalism was the norm. Even a 10 year old can point out the flaws in that ideology.
@bigz52622 жыл бұрын
@@mazymetric8267 the USSR also collapsed because it was unsustainable so not a good example
@mazymetric82672 жыл бұрын
@@bigz5262 USSR was quite sustainable. It collapsed because capitalists of US and the West did everything in their power to destroy it. USSR was competing against a super power that had 2 centuries of uninterupted economic growth. If the US had minded their own business, USSR would've been the most successful country in history.
@globbyakaweirdjellyguy9542 жыл бұрын
I love Ron standing up to the car rental guy about holding up his part of the deal. (I especially love what he calls that guy later).😉😂
@barbarapanfilly842 жыл бұрын
Well it's pretty funny to have him believe that "honor" is what's necessary to honor a contract when no state is here to enforce it
@crusader21122 жыл бұрын
@@barbarapanfilly84 I mean many libertarians (mostly Minarchists) would agree that some kind of state is necessary to ensure 3 things: 1. Private Property rights. 2. The Judiciary branch, Law Enforcement, and other emergency services 3. The Military.
@barbarapanfilly842 жыл бұрын
@@crusader2112 Well I like it better when libertarianism is coherent. Saying "we don't need the state for anything except security, law enforcement, and military" aka everything the state uses to opress people means that the only thing libertarian stand against is not state opression but public healthcare, public education and social security. Thus they are not so much anti-state (since a state is mostly a military financed by taxes) than they are anti-poor.
@barbarapanfilly842 жыл бұрын
@@crusader2112 Also Ron doesn't seem to be this kind of libertarian. When he says "the entire government will be shut down" for instance that means he is anti-state he just doesn't realize that without a state there is nothing to enforce private property rights.
@crusader21122 жыл бұрын
@@barbarapanfilly84 Well. That’s why I find Libertarianism and Anarchism is incoherent, that’s why I’m not one.
@spencergsmith7 ай бұрын
“Fourth graders aren’t supposed to have their heads crammed full of weird ideas.” Why is believing that the government is bloated, corrupt, and mostly unnecessary a “weird idea?” I wish more people would teach their kids to not depend on or implicitly trust politicians.
@LexlutherVII6 ай бұрын
But it's okay forcing them on the rainbow 🌈 🌈 stuff??
@spencergsmith6 ай бұрын
@@LexlutherVII when did I say that? Public educators have no business teaching children about sexuality, especially without their parents' consent or knowledge.
@Angela-gd3cjАй бұрын
School exists to brainwash, not to educate.
@amirrg8592 жыл бұрын
Tbh i am not a big parks and rec fan..the series never grow into me like other great sitcoms..but i freaking love ron swanson all the way.he is by far the funniest and most iconic character in the show
@michaelsorensen75672 жыл бұрын
Tried watching it, and all the characters were just annoying except Ron, but he wasn't on enough
@amirrg8592 жыл бұрын
@Michael Sorensen i watched the whole thing in quarantine but sometimes it was hard man, Like there are only two characters that i find funny consistently, ron and andy The rest are either average like april, chris, and ben Or just Simoly awfull and unfunny like tom, donna, ann perkins, and sometimes even the main character lesly And some the of the skits like picking on jerry or april on ann are horrible And you compare it with some other sitcoms like modern family brooklyn 99 where almost every episode is comedy gold you get the feeling why am i even watching this
@DCFashionGirl272 жыл бұрын
Jean Ralphio is a close second imho.
@Cenot4ph2 жыл бұрын
@@michaelsorensen7567 yea same feeling, the show doesn't bring a whole lot with the exception of some scenes and Ron
@silverswordstudios73342 жыл бұрын
While there are many real-life icons that I as a libertarian can admire.... Ron tops them all.
@PH-wc8ll2 жыл бұрын
What is Libertarianism?
@silverswordstudios73342 жыл бұрын
@@PH-wc8ll generally speaking, a philosophy that objects to overreaching government or State interference, espousing liberty and autonomy as the primary values. (There are many more nuances within the overall movement/philosophy, but that's a short overview).
@stevem71922 жыл бұрын
@@PH-wc8ll Libertarians are cats. Convinced of their independence, but totally dependent on a system they can never hope to understand.
@adam34962 жыл бұрын
say nothing while trying to sound smart
@silverswordstudios73342 жыл бұрын
@@stevem7192 inaccurate and misunderstood response. We understand the system quite well, and we despise it because of our understanding.
@Obozo_Gaming8 ай бұрын
Always love hearing Ron giggle. It's so contagious.
@ninjaartist12352 жыл бұрын
Honestly, we need a Ron Swanson right now.
@Terranallias182 жыл бұрын
They would be a moral improvement over the existing GOP at least
@SeraphsWitness2 жыл бұрын
@@Terranallias18 Have you forgotten who controls the government right now? lol
@Terranallias182 жыл бұрын
@@SeraphsWitness Ron Swanson would at the very least allow things like abortion and gay marriage
@SeraphsWitness2 жыл бұрын
@@Terranallias18 He would be a supporter of the freedom for states to decide, because that's what the constitution dictates.
@Terranallias182 жыл бұрын
@@SeraphsWitness what are states if not local governments? He would not want the state to intrude on people's freedoms either.
@readuth14882 жыл бұрын
Ladies and Gentleman, allow me to introduce you to the most based fictional character of our time
@PH-wc8ll2 жыл бұрын
I thought it was a sarcastic character based on the absurdity of libertarianism?
@S3b0rg2 жыл бұрын
@@PH-wc8ll Yeah, he literally doesnt give a crap about companies violating people's privacy behind their backs because the free market has allowed them to do so.
@adam34962 жыл бұрын
u don’t have a right to privacy for information u literally signed away in a TOS agreement.
@PH-wc8ll2 жыл бұрын
@@adam3496 right, that's why more companies should do what Apple is doing. Any company can slap a TOS and what they please with your information. Apple adds more protections/insight into what is going on.
@adam34962 жыл бұрын
@@PH-wc8ll exactly, and consumers can then choose which companies actions to support. beauty of the free market imo.
@TheCanon662 жыл бұрын
There will probably never be another TV show like this. One that pokes fun at the left and the right, and though the characters have different points of view and opinions, they are ultimately good and likable people.
@shawnrigdon77642 жыл бұрын
As a life long libertarian myself, 80% of these aren't even jokes. Just facts.
@mikeyorkav40392 жыл бұрын
How does it feel to be 38 years old and only develop 7 years mentally?
@GrantpaSwag2 жыл бұрын
@@mikeyorkav4039 How does it feel to be so inept at insults that you use one of the least funny and laziest digs in all of our wonderful language. You are the best example of any sheep that believes the government is helpful: lazy, ininspired, and above all else, just a sad little man looking for vindication from your compatriots. Go sit in a corner until you can come up with a better one, you ignoramus buffoon!
@kaoko1112 жыл бұрын
Yup, poor kids that can't mine coal anymore, that pesky goverment. Children should be free to get black lung too!
@Prat-zi1ou2 жыл бұрын
Libertarian Untill you get 2 million dollar surgery
@illitaret87802 жыл бұрын
@@mikeyorkav4039 Mr. Yorkav, why don’t you tell us? The suspense is killing me.
@e_cabrera_04552 жыл бұрын
Me before watching the show: “I don’t really care about politics, ideals, etc…” Me after: “I AM 100% LIBERTARIAN!”
@RockSmithStudio2 жыл бұрын
“I don’t really care about politics, ideals, etc…” that actually fits within the sphere of a libertarianism
@e_cabrera_04552 жыл бұрын
@@RockSmithStudio lol true. It’s usually just beliefs of statism that they believe against
@AFanOfCinema2 жыл бұрын
@@RockSmithStudio Well that and being a gun crazed maniac
@SeraphsWitness2 жыл бұрын
@@RockSmithStudio not at all. Libertarians are extremely principled. To their own detriment, really. They adhere to the NAP staunchly. It's not that they don't care, it's that they think people should rarely be coerced by the government to do anything. That's different than not caring about politics.
@theakountant84442 жыл бұрын
@@SeraphsWitness Well said.
@RedPillGrimReaper2 жыл бұрын
“I believe luck is a concept invented by the weak to explain their failures.“ i’m definitely using that from now on
@LenTheFrisian2 жыл бұрын
I believe quotes are a concept invented by the weak to explain their lack of creativity
@SomewhereInIndiana18162 жыл бұрын
I love Ron Swanson, a legend!!!
@kalvin187douglas2 жыл бұрын
6:48 Ben: Just to keep this town afloat, we probably have to cut the budget by every department by 40% or 50% Ok? Leslie: But Chris said that you just had to you know ‘tinker with things’ Ben: Yeah,he said because that sounds a lot better than ‘𝙒𝙚’𝙧𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙢𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙩𝙚’ Ron: [Laughs uncontrollably] This scene always makes me laugh
@MrJeremytpage2 жыл бұрын
“Fourth graders aren’t supposed to have their head crammed full of weird ideas.” That didn’t age well.
@wheelzwheela2 жыл бұрын
I know his character is supposed to be a joke… but he would be an amazing president.
@MarlonBitoy2 жыл бұрын
Though Ron is great, if he was President we’d all be dying from CO2 emissions and the country would be taken over by enemies because “free market”
@dartheater73482 жыл бұрын
He definitely would. He has quite similar ecomical beliefs as Donald Trump did.
@mattdeluccia1532 жыл бұрын
He'd pretty much be exactly like Calvin Coolidge who imo is one of the greatest presidents ever. Did everything to make sure the federal government didn't expand, economy boomed liked never before and after 4 years he didn't even run for reelection. Least exciting, but most pragmatic president ever.
@julianhermanubis68002 жыл бұрын
@@MarlonBitoy We didn't all drop dead when Calvin Coolidge was President.
@2013_Shox2 жыл бұрын
@@dartheater7348 he really doesn't have the same beliefs as Trump, Trump wasn't the worst president ever but he didn't do anything Ron would do. he was just a big government guy like the rest of them
@hotdamndan98922 жыл бұрын
Ron's idea of how to elect a President should be done during this modern times. Lol
@realdragon2 жыл бұрын
I have idea who should run for the president but all intelligent people don't want to be politicians
@ricardoramos10592 жыл бұрын
@@realdragon you wonder why; most inteligent people are A. Smart enough not to want a 1 way ticket to marie antoinette syndrome and B. Are have infalted egos to some degree and have to deal with selfish self interested politicians and corporate parasite not to mention to complaining masses whyining under the excuse of woke culture when in reality theyre just as much part of the priblem rarher than the solution.
@generalsirc26152 жыл бұрын
Seriously though, imagine life with out income tax! Imagine how easy it would be to pay rent or buy a car or buy food with 30 to 40% more money every month! And business would be able to hire more workers and provide better services.
@nonyabiz93402 жыл бұрын
Not hard to imagine, income tax was introduced around WW2
@generalsirc26152 жыл бұрын
@@nonyabiz9340 yeah withholding tax started in 1943. However income tax officially started in 1913 but not a lot of people paid it. It was not as prevelent in people lives until 1943. And hilariously they named the withholding tax bill, the “victory tax” lol. WW2 ended but they never took it away!
@ronmartin13752 жыл бұрын
Money saved is money earned.
@reiverdaemon2 жыл бұрын
Or we could have better labor laws to allow people to afford things and not let the oligarchs hoard wealth and still have a functioning government.
@ronmartin13752 жыл бұрын
@@reiverdaemon How does that work?
@chidieberendukwu2 жыл бұрын
"Child Labour laws are ruining this country" Don't change Ron. You're a gem.
@MrCTruck2 жыл бұрын
First of all Income tax is ILLEGAL
@artyumdragstov88232 жыл бұрын
Federal government was designed to run on tariffs not citizens wallets.
@dartheater73482 жыл бұрын
It technically is illegal.
@weirdlanguageguy2 жыл бұрын
@@dartheater7348 the 16th amendment should be repealed
@deanr.throckmortonjr.1332 жыл бұрын
All my friends and everyone else I know has told me for years to watch Parks and Recreation. This video has made a stronger argument than anyone else who has told me.
@dirtystockcardriver2 жыл бұрын
The 40% of your lunch scene is so accurate!
@960john3 ай бұрын
At all, actually. It's accurate in describing flawed arguments.
@_GandalfTheGrey_2 жыл бұрын
Ron Swanson is much needed in our White House now.
@sayismartinez76152 жыл бұрын
"Drinking age is 21" "I know, another stupid government law" 😂😂
@Nanofuture872 жыл бұрын
It really doesn't make any sense. Are you an adult at 18 or are you not? You can vote, you can get married, you can go off to war... but you can't have a beer?
@sayismartinez76152 жыл бұрын
@@Nanofuture87 i'm from outside of the US and yeah, it doesn't make any sense.
@peterholley58022 жыл бұрын
His demonstration with the lunch is so accurate.
@tgo18482 жыл бұрын
Except its not, taxes are reinverted into state structure like education, highways, water etc. It was a joke not a real lesson on taxes
@peterholley58022 жыл бұрын
@@tgo1848 sure, you keep telling yourself that. I bet your a fan of HOA’s as well
@loganatori61172 жыл бұрын
@Oswald Cobblepot some do, yeah, but what REALLY happens is most of the taxes end up lining the pockets of politicians and corporations. Maybe actually look at where the money is going bud
@peterholley58022 жыл бұрын
@Oswald Cobblepot I would say you have a low IQ if you believe that
@DaveSmith-cp5kj2 жыл бұрын
@@tgo1848 Fun fact, education, highways, and plumbing were better and had less scandals before tons of taxpayer money was pumped into those industries that attracted scam artists.
@callum11312 жыл бұрын
Ron Swanson really nailed the role of Nick Offerman.
@nickhasaproblem375 Жыл бұрын
2:59 I haven't seen this show but that joke alone makes me want to see it 🤣
@grant.53452 жыл бұрын
at 1:30 Ron said that Communism was "a big swing and a miss". I like this because I feel from this line Ron understands the core reasoning for Socialism and Communism to agree with the ideology as an attempt, but is polar to it as in practice. He is able to maintain an objective opinion on why Socialism was attempted, while also separating it from his libertarian opinions. It shows that despite his belief being radical, he is still a rational person with pretty strongly supported beliefs.
@joelnorman92942 жыл бұрын
Ron is a pretty good parody of libertarian ideas. He cracks me up and I am able to laugh at my ideas through him. But higher level libertarianism would have him disparage American paper currency and nuclear weapons, and describe the free market not as a darwinian struggle in a jungle, but as the basis for social cooperation. (But who expects show writers to read Mises, amirite?)
@phonkphonk2 жыл бұрын
Damn right.
@robertomartinez89662 жыл бұрын
Best comment about this matter.
@dreamcanvas53212 жыл бұрын
I'm not libertarian, though I have both respect for and frustration with most sincere libertarians I know. What I respect is the principle of supporting free personal rights, including Religious, Medical, and Associative rights. But what I'm frustrated by is that many libertarians also speak from a position of *profound* personal privilege. Having lived both on minimum wage as nursing home employee, and later a six-figure salary as a software engineer...my perspective is quite different. I can't unsee how when you're poor, much of our society *actively* seeks to sabotage and keep you down...while when you're rich, much of our society *actively* supports you and encourages you. I literally went from people telling me I'm stupid to telling me I'm a genius just based on an arbitrary shift in my relative success and privilege. What was "keeping me down" wasn't the government for the most part, except insofar as our current "safety net" programs are extremely passive-aggressive towards the poor. Mostly it was just individual people whom, too afraid to acknowledge that at least some of their success was built on fragile good luck...were compelled to *invent* some justification for why people can work hard and smart and yet still languish in poverty.
@robertomartinez89662 жыл бұрын
@@dreamcanvas5321 what do you mean with privilege? People who does fine not always are corrupt or just inherited their fortune, doing ok also involves effort and sacrifice, besides who says that people are libertarian just because they are rich? There's a bunch of libertarians that are only hard(and/or smart) workers and just want the government to stop to rip them off, and also want the rest of society to thrive and stop making up excuses, a lot of people just feel like they deserve free stuff that others will have to pay, that's the real privilege. Governments don't create wealth, civil society does, they only expropriate productive people to "re-distribute" to people who aren't, simple like that, and also they keep a bunch of that expropriated wealth for themselves, this is a moral issue, and a practical one, bigger governments aren't going to solve poor's problems, they only will increase them until productive people are insufficient to pay for the bunch that are improductive, when we reach that point, bang!! we'll be poor, that's how socialism ends always, 100% of times has ended that way on history, but people just don't care, they just want free stuff Today.
@joelnorman92942 жыл бұрын
@@dreamcanvas5321 I have never been wealthy, though even that is a relative concept. Compared to third world countries, sure, I am a privileged American. But within north american culture, I am far from wealthy. My arriving at libertarian philosophy came from studying and thinking about certain ideas. Mostly it was about trying to be consistent with myself.
@santiagocarreno588111 ай бұрын
He's the kind of 1st world Libertarian that has romanticized the idea of No government but hasn't ever ever lived in actual place without a solid Government; Spoiler is not a libertarian utopia, is a very violent kratocracy in which people get killed every day and violence is the only way. He's basically a far right equivalent of a 1st world college student communist, that loves the idea, but never ever ever had lived in an actualy communist authoritarian country in which people lives in poverty and gets killed or imprisoned every day for just expressing their opinion.
@ColtonFromTexas2 жыл бұрын
That's the most wonderful piece of paper in the world, accept it.
@Samiamgreeneggsandchicken2 жыл бұрын
Based Ron Swanson. The best character in the whole show!
@soundtracktothefuture2262 жыл бұрын
Everything he said is absolutely true. This is the classic Archie Bunker character made to be a joke, but turns out to resonate with people.
@reiverdaemon2 жыл бұрын
He's a literally a caricature people laugh at.
@soundtracktothefuture2262 жыл бұрын
@@reiverdaemon so was Archie Bunker. You’re obviously too young to know that.
@bluecoin37712 жыл бұрын
In many ways, I’d argue he surpassed Archie Bunker in likability.
@HermaeusM2 жыл бұрын
People can’t comprehend the level of pure logic that is Ron Swanson and liberalism.
@mikehoot3978 Жыл бұрын
@randombit classic liberalism is very near libertarianism.
@shin-ishikiri-no Жыл бұрын
@@mikehoot3978 Cannot omit the 'classic' bit.
@hungrytaco68798 ай бұрын
Love how Ron says that everyone is in their right to do whatever they want even if they die as a result one day, but then somehow still only allows like 3 haircuts
@workinprogress89782 жыл бұрын
That smirk at the end though, lol. His dream was coming true.
@harpsichordkid2 жыл бұрын
"Well she is a 4th grade and 4th graders aren't supposed to have their heads crammed with weird ideas” - exactly the point Florida was trying to make with the Parental Rights Bill, but people are freaking out over it
@dreamcanvas53212 жыл бұрын
There's a world of difference between Ron, who at this point isn't a parent or a teacher "cramming a 4th grader's head full of weird ideas" vs. a school's cirricula. Ron is ridiculously unqualified given he poorly understands viewpoints that differ from his own, a character flaw that is a key part of his growth over the course of the series. The "parental rights bill" in Flordia isn't being written or passed by experts in education, but by politicians whom are attempting to create a panic and wedge issue. It's opposed by teachers, (whom actually *are* experts in child education!), as well as experts in child-development and the general medical community. Denying and demonizing the existence of the LGBTQ community doesn't cause them to cease to exist, and acknowledging them doesn't generate new "recruits." What talking about it actually does, is improve the long-term mental health and wellbeing of children: by helping them understand that how they express their identity is their choice.
@greghannibal2 жыл бұрын
@@dreamcanvas5321 It is absolutely grooming and recruiting. More and more kids and teens are declaring themselves trans or non binary than ever before and it's looking like a lot are doing it because their friends are doing it or some influencer they like is doing it. Trans teenagers have the highest suicide rate of any other group, higher than holocaust survivors and slaves, and the school's solution is to make the problem worse! Just recently there was a case where two teachers convinced a young girl to transition, her parents were not notified, and she ended up attempting suicide. These kind of fringe, warped beliefs have no place being taught in public schools, especially to very young children.
@weirdlanguageguy2 жыл бұрын
@@dreamcanvas5321 btw, whom is only to be used as an object, not a subject
@houchi692 жыл бұрын
To be fair, he was right about a lot of things, especially taxes.
@RSaran972 жыл бұрын
Yup, especially the child labour laws part.
@julians76132 жыл бұрын
Yeah who needs roads or public infrastructure??
@Nanofuture872 жыл бұрын
@@julians7613 Roads and other infrastructure can and have existed without taxes.
@johnjunior75742 жыл бұрын
@@Nanofuture87 only when there is significant profit to be gained ,no one is going to supply infrastructure in sparsely populated rural areas
@Nanofuture872 жыл бұрын
@@johnjunior7574 A savvy entrepreneur knows that building out infrastructure can encourage people to move to an area and create profit in the long run, look at the history of James Hill and the Great Northern Railway for example. Fundamentally though, if there isn't enough demand in an area to justify the existence of infrastructure then why should it exist?
@kjata777 ай бұрын
Every time I watch Ron clips, they're just as funny & true as they were the first time. Live long and be free.
@mariomarques7752 жыл бұрын
"In my experience with butt faces you are one" xD sometimes simplicity is the best
@dartheater73482 жыл бұрын
Best for a simpleton?
@dalarcon665662 жыл бұрын
Ron Swanson is never wrong about politics
@mazymetric82672 жыл бұрын
He's almost ALWAYS wrong about politics.
@samanwaysanket123452 жыл бұрын
He is always wrong about politics and economics. There are people like him in real world, no doubt, who dream of a utopian socio-economic model, where probably everyone is a business owner and market decides the good or bad, the useful from useless, the profit from loss and when businesses fail, no one should care and all the stakeholders should f*ck off and die. People like him would probably never see how state and capitalism are intertwined with each other. You desire a capitalist class but do not desire a state/government to preserve and secure it's class interest????
@dartheater73482 жыл бұрын
@@mazymetric8267 in what way?
@greanbeen28162 жыл бұрын
“child labor laws are ruining this country” 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@mikehoot39782 жыл бұрын
@@greanbeen2816 These laws are stupid. Children stopped working because their parents could afford it. But what's the problem with them helping adults in a field, in a family business? Or even someone with 13 or 14 who wants to leave school and start working or playing and instrument for money. Why can't they?
@shalashaska99462 жыл бұрын
All joking aside I don't really understand how anyone can disagree with Ron's views. He's objectively correct on everything.
@shalashaska99462 жыл бұрын
@@jslavertu Not sure what system you think we're dependent on. I honestly can't think of a single thing that the federal government does an objectively good job at.
@emmaisalone9 ай бұрын
@@shalashaska9946Soft and hard power. No government can compete with US diplomacy and the sheer power of the US army. The US has military bases in a huge percentage of the countries in the world. Internally the US is one of the worst run 1st world powers though
@siphillis2 жыл бұрын
"If all men were Ron Swanson, government wouldn't be necessary."
@WOranos2 жыл бұрын
When I grow up, I want to be Ron Swanson.
@financialstablility71962 жыл бұрын
4:26 That didn't age well.
@eastofohiohvac15792 жыл бұрын
A frail old man
@thedukeofchutney4682 жыл бұрын
Ron makes some legit points at 3:30. While I’m not full on libertarian myself we could certainly use lower taxes and less government spending along with fewer federal programs.
@jestinbinu86312 жыл бұрын
Yeah we do
@Jay_Johnson2 жыл бұрын
Tell that to the US military
@jestinbinu86312 жыл бұрын
@@Jay_Johnson reagan overspent
@Jay_Johnson2 жыл бұрын
@@jestinbinu8631 and every president after.
@jestinbinu86312 жыл бұрын
@@Jay_Johnson theyre not willing to cut spending
@travisgarrett93982 жыл бұрын
Actually, the example of Ron eating 40% of that girl's lunch was a very good object lesson on govt. I wish a real life Ron Swanson would do that to Joe Biden's lunch.
@lunar33icious4 ай бұрын
seriously one of the greatest shows in the 2000's and up! LOVE IT!
@ahmedbugshan76182 жыл бұрын
Should’ve called Ron to write my neoliberalism capitalist essay he could’ve easily give me an A
@marcushailey84982 жыл бұрын
I love his ideas fot the Emergency Budget Task force especially the 40% even slash!!!!
@toneloc79102 жыл бұрын
It is rather ironic that this show decries capitalism, yet the people associated with this show have made a pile of money because of (drumroll, please) capitalism.
@ReiseLukas2 жыл бұрын
I'm reading your comment with Ron's voice
@julianhermanubis68002 жыл бұрын
Liberal Democrat writers intended Ron Swanson as a parody of Libertarians and inadvertently created a folk hero of epic proportions. That is truly getting hoisted with your own petard. LOL
@WalnutBun2 жыл бұрын
2:48 I love this. Chris knows how to speak Ron's language. Saying something like "we need city hall to run the government" wouldn't have made sense to Ron, but "we don't want to lose out on future revenue streams" makes perfect sense to him.
@joshuahenderson Жыл бұрын
If Ron and Andy had a spin-off together I’d watch it all day every day!
@driftingstatic12742 жыл бұрын
Ron's business advice to Tom was pretty good. So good Henry Winkler did it to Tom
@seanbridges30752 жыл бұрын
I love Ron so much even though I know he would hate my leftist guts
@nkg11902 жыл бұрын
agreed. I wouldn't agree with any of his political values but he's still my favourite character lol
@S3b0rg2 жыл бұрын
He doesnt care about left or right wing leaning as long as you're for freedom
@ItsOfficiaI2 жыл бұрын
He didn't like Leslie's political views either. Look how close they are.
@leodemushkane92292 жыл бұрын
@@S3b0rg I mean if you're a hardcore leftist, you almost certainly are for less freedom and more government control.
@thedukeofchutney4682 жыл бұрын
@@S3b0rg True. The problem is a lot of the left these days has gone extremely authoritarian. And much of the right has become ineffectual jackasses waiting to get paid.
@ReadToasts6 ай бұрын
Are you telling me that Argentina's 2024 politics is one long episode of Parks and Recreation?
@MeanBeanComedy2 жыл бұрын
I love Ronald. He's a hoot. And he's right.
@vivianaespinoza52812 жыл бұрын
3:33 I can imagine if that was Dwight from the office being interviewed by a kid
@justinchavez2489 Жыл бұрын
1:13 this moment should be the reason why certain subjects (in health education) should not be taught in school
@pidgo48672 жыл бұрын
I love how correct he is
@Cusnpbzn2 жыл бұрын
"Well she is a 4th grade and 4th graders aren't supposed to have their heads crammed with weird ideas" did not age well.
@artyumdragstov88232 жыл бұрын
Public schools are a cancer
@AveragePicker2 жыл бұрын
@@artyumdragstov8823 Says the person subscribed to far right wing and conspiracy channels.