Why Is There So Much Right-Wing Media?

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PragerU, The Daily Wire, countless far-right talk shows, KZbin channels, think tanks, and online magazines. Where are they all coming from, and why are they all so well funded? Let's take a look at the groups bankrolling far-right rhetoric and what they stand to gain from platforming these people.
Why Is There So Much Right-Wing Media? - Second Thought
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Citations and Further Reading:
Yugopnik’s video on the online right
• Who Funds And Controls...
Visualizations of the Kochtopus
projects.propu...
en.wikipedia.o...
www.sourcewatc...
Wilks money dump into PragerU and Daily Wire
www.vice.com/e...
Daily Wire/PragerU recent highlights
www.mediamatte...
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NPR story on Daily Wire reach
www.npr.org/20...
Stochastic terrorism
• American Fascism And T...
Matt Walsh 7 HB1
www.nashvilles...
Koch support to DeSantis
floridapolitic...
DeSantis Daily Wire support
www.mediamatte...
Koch support to Daily Wire figures
prospect.org/j...
Koch support to Daily Caller
readsludge.com...
Daily Caller highlights
dailycaller.co...
groomed.dailyc...
dailycaller.co...
The Atlantic
www.theatlanti...
www.theatlanti...
Koch Time Investment
www.theguardia...
LA Times
www.theguardia...
Stand Together
standtogether....
projects.propu...
www.sourcewatc...
Campus “free speech” groups
www.thenation....
Campus research centers
www.nytimes.co...
Think tanks propped up in all 50 states which got a combined $83 million dollars from Koch-funded orgs and their allies in 2011
www.politico.c...
Some notables
www.sourcewatc...
www.sourcewatc...
re...
www.climateofd...
www.theguardia...
Pushing Republicans to the far right
www.opensecret...
Mont Pelerin society
www.forbes.com...
Lobbying
www.opensecret...
Anti-muslim & anti-LGBT hate groups
www.exposedbyc...

[@SecondThought]

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[@tanzeelahmed2055]

If all the ice melts, congratulations, capitalists have gifted Russia millions of acres of arable land and given China a smooth path to the Indian Ocean. We, socialists, don't have to worry. Because climate change will cause more good than damage to the socialist and communist regimes!

[@tanzeelahmed2055]

You should start your own email list and send out at least one email a day... It'll really make your connection with your audience much much stronger.

[@Krotas_DeityofConflicts]

tf! the net is flooding with left wing media or are u getting paid by the wokes? lol the right wings are being banned everywhere so much so they are starting to create their own social media apps lol (saying this as a true liberal)

[@GhostOnTheHalfShell]

I groveled through the same topic a few months ago. The upload has a larger list of sources in the description

[@johnnyjet3.1412]

you forgot to use the music video 'Koch, its the evil thing' its really fun - I showed it to my parental units years ago, they loved it!

[@watchingshows6683]

For a bunch of people claimed to be silenced, right-winger sure have TONS of media representations.

[@michaeladkins6]

Victimization is popular with the reich.

[@watchingshows6683]

@cristianaraujo9293 Well yes, Second Thought IS left leaning. I'm talking about Fox News, Newsmax, Newsweek, The Economics, etc and plethora of right-wing pundits all over the net and networks. Those clearly are not signs of right-wing underrepresentation.

[@shriekinambassador5042]

@@watchingshows6683 center right is still center right. Wapo is center right. Its largely owned by daddy bezos

[@celinematerzok6421]

​@@shriekinambassador5042are you talking about american center right or european center right?

[@RC30018]

@@watchingshows6683 Don't forget New Tang Dynasty The Epoch Times

[@hithere9393]

Amazing video. Most 'independent media' is really just corporate media when you actually follow the money.

[@watamatafoyu]

When you say "corporate media" I'm assuming you mean "corporatist media", but TYT is not corporatist media, they criticize that kind of media almost daily. They're mostly member-funded, through subscriptions, so I consider that independent media, not kept alive by outside corporatist interests.

[@exodus6996]

@@watamatafoyutyt definitely is apart of the system if they supported Hillary, not saying Trump was dif

[@FigureOnAStick]

I'm starting to think that concentrating the vast majority of humans wealth in the hands of several dozen sociopaths is actually a bad idea 🤔🤔🤔

[@ntokozosibanyoni1421]

As the great Dr Michael Parenti would say: "WELCOME TO REALITY"

[@watamatafoyu]

Congrats, you're farther along than most voters in this country.

[@wolfofthewest8019]

Yes, socialism is bad.

[@mohamedhassan9361]

Even if government controlled everything, sociopaths will be at the top of the government ladder or hierarchy. Can't escape 'em

[@MomentOfTruthWithAmiChenBonus]

For reals

[@katarzynaszajkowski8394]

Why is it even legal for politicians to donate to press organizations....? Ridiculous

[@ladyalicent705]

“It’s a donation not a bribe! I’m doing this out of the kindness of my heart!” - 🐂💩

[@allergictoliberalism]

Keep that same energy towards anyone that donates to left wing media too 😂

[@dasfinalgaming]

@@allergictoliberalism ....yes? What the fuck lol

[@allergictoliberalism]

@@dasfinalgaming I don't see it being discussed in either the video (really any video this guy has) or in any of the comments/replies 🤣 so, that's "the fuck" lol

[@tasantana1174]

Because the Supreme Court allows it , The government will have to create a law against which they wont because the benefit from it.

[@Rodrifuuu]

Easiest way to keep people divided. Distract them with a culture war.

[@Death_By_Media]

Give people an excuse and a target to punch down on and that wallet is even easier for the picking

[@dominicfucinari1942]

Why haven't protests against Charles Koch and Farris Wilks *boiled over* yet?

[@TheJadedJames]

You mean drag queens aren’t the #1 thing we should all be the most worried about right now?

[@Ggaia-d9z]

The class war is a distraction from the culture war.

[@bigcauc7530]

It starts to make sense how easy it is good then to distract us when they get extremists to do things like child sex changes and perverts in drag shows. Sad world we live in that we weaponize the worst of humanity against itself to distract the majority as much as possible. It will always be this way.

[@Necrapocalypse]

Actual left wing voices will never get the same level of backing no matter what conspiracy theories others try to spin, because it goes against the class interests of the most wealthy. If we somehow do it'll be from a critical mass of popular support.

[@PschyoSupposeiam]

Eat the rich .

[@codacreator6162]

And getting to that point will be tremendously challenging given the attack on liberal media the rich mount every time we get close.

[@Krotas_DeityofConflicts]

yes! true classical liberals are not having any voice, the true left. the radical totalitarian leftist, who are banning, cancelling and censoring anyone they disagree with everywhere, needs to be stopped. They are making 1984 and BNW a reality

[@bluebox2000]

What is amazing is how relative little money it takes to buy politicians and toxic "news" outlets that do so much damage to democracy - all in the name of cutting their taxes. It's also amazing there isn't 2 or 3 liberal mega millionaires (they do exist) who cheaply fund their own politicians and real news outlets. We're heading over the cliff...

[@FredEdeXIII]

There are too many intentionally perpetuated wedge issues (race, ethnicity, class, political affiliation, etc.) for mass solidarity. I think humanity is doomed.

[@bradl.602]

"If our struggle was meaningless then their propaganda would be meaningless, keep fighting."

[@K_-_-_-_K]

Fight for what?

[@monkusaugustus4017]

​@@P2J2free Healthcare, not getting shot in school, accessible abortions, protecting the rights of minorities...

[@wiswc]

Painting a turd with gold doesn't make it any less of a piece of $hit

[@lazar2949]

@@coderamen666 but that is literally possible today, group with people and start business and share it among all of you equally

[@AndrewThoesen]

If unions were pointless they wouldnt spend billions stopping you from having one

[@Phi1618033]

It's funny how billionaire-funded right-wing media is never critical of billionaires. What a strange coincidence.

[@jimschachtschneider7741]

Except for George Soros of course..........

[@Babes__]

@@jimschachtschneider7741 Yep. It's their number 1 religious commandment to hate George Soros.

[@Vibinzzzz1]

Oh trust me we do u probably don’t watch the right media like officer Tatum,benny Johnson and candance owen

[@erosionhead420]

Lester Holt isn’t critical of them either.

[@jaredkelly930]

Just like left wing media….

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

If Far-Right Conservative Christians followed the actual teaching of Jesus their Heads would explode. 💁🏿‍♂️🤯

[@Ozzie_Mandias]

They’re not Christians… they are the products of “New Atheism”… all these alt right people were basically created there, then went on to the Gamergate Reign of Terror… and then now the alt right pipeline.

[@meh3247]

If Far-Right Conservative Christians followed the actual teaching of Jesus, they would be nailing each other to crosses.

[@peopleofearth6250]

They aren't actually conservative christians. They just want their workers to be.

[@brandontrammel4581]

Exactly for example for those dumbasses putting the ten commandments up in schools. Paraphrasing: do not be hypocrites, do not be boastful and show off, pray to God in silence by yourself in private. Literally everything Jesus stands for like helping others, knowledge, healthcare etc. These people are against. The only time Jesus ever really got mad or violent in the bible was against the Pharisees spreading false word and using it for power.

[@theotherohlourdespadua1131]

I believe part of the problem with that is the ambiguity as to what Jesus said about the Old Testament rules in his famous Sermon on the Mount. There are two schools of thought formed as to that intention: one where Jesus intends to break away from those laws and declare those said after him (The New Testament) to be the sole Laws of God, and the other school that said Jesus did not intend to break away from the Old Testament laws and he was there to enforce them. I encountered people who legitimately think Jesus preached that the Old Testament means no more to him and the Israelites that sparked my interest as to why...

[@zukocawe7213]

"We're being silenced," said Ben Shapiro, speaking into a microphone to an audience of millions...

[@stevenponte6655]

Just like Trump was being silenced (from Twitter) as he announced in his daily WH press conferenced which had a reach of 3B+ people.

[@seanrawlinson]

The right is being silenced in mainstream media because it's mostly progressive.

[@op_timusprime]

​@@laaaliiiluuuthey've never been suppressed, they just aren't used to not being in the majority

[@Rastaferrari829]

The right are truly delusional 😂

[@CarmaCasto]

Someone doesn’t understand the basics of propagating messages to silence or delegitimize the arguments of the other side.

[@stevensanders6954]

Bro, you kill me with that balance of classy presentation and humor. 😂

[@louis_the_hedgehog]

Nothing says "I'm being oppressed" like being paid boatloads of money to say what you're saying.

[@JustAaron94]

Yeah the canadian government taking away jordan Petersons license is just for the fun of it

[@davidmullett1152]

Tony Blair all over,👌👌🤣😂😆

[@andreysc2677]

The reach is international, not only in the US. It's impressive how that amount of money can do for right-wing media.

[@JebBush-bf6tp]

It's largely money but it's also about despots maintaining power like Putin in Russia, and Orban in Hungary and often the US gov benefits from keeping these dipshits in power until they stop doing what they want.

[@michaeladkins6]

Its funny how Putin, the tory party in the UK and tucker can use the exact same wording in any subject.

[@Creaserunner]

Just read articles about this happening in Australia.

[@Bensux]

1000% This.

[@SorbusAucubaria]

Couple of people invent 3 talking points and narratives around them, which people repeat and repeat. It poisons people's mind and droens every sane voice in their vomit.

[@cubearthx]

It is depressing to see how well funded and organised the (extreme )right is. And all because of capitalism.

[@chasel2992]

Brilliant! We need communism!

[@Beuh14738]

Actually there all J’s and thats the only reason why they have a platform. The media wont ever silence a J even if they are right wing

[@gabrielramosa13]

​@@Psychx_not real Communism

[@etherealg3940]

@@Psychx_ I love non-communist socialism. It's worked so fucking well in the past.

[@Joostmhw]

​@@etherealg3940it does though, until the largest military comes to invade...

[@burner9147]

The entire rightwing of the political spectrum consists of two distinct groups. The rich and the suckers

[@henryhardfoot]

100%. Capital, and the troglodyte meatshields of capital.

[@zephyrus3554]

I switched to the right because of the culture wars, I dont agree with anything people say on the left they all seem like clowns these days. And I realize voting democrat will never make this country socialist or anything close to it, so all thats left to change is culture.

[@Sauczi]

Then why do billionaires donate to democrats more? and push left wing agendas?

[@gregmiller9710]

that's about it in a nut shell...

[@pansexualdickhaver6878]

The entire rightwing of the political spectrum consists of two distinct groups. Republicans and Democrats. (In America ofc) lol

[@MartinBrunswick]

My friends and I play the "that seems koch-funded" game. it's surprisingly easy to just hop from wikipedia article to wikipedia article seeing what foundation supports what strange right wing website and who funds all that and who they're connected to. The Kochtopus is a hilarious term, I'll be using that

[@northviola1656]

weird. my friends and i play the "that seems soros-funded" game...

[@youknowwhoyouare2269]

Peter thiel did that right under your nose while cuckservatives are busy watching Soros @@northviola1656

[@youknowwhoyouare2269]

Are your "friends" also closeted anti-semites? Or is this a segment of your fractured psyche? @@northviola1656

[@youknowwhoyouare2269]

Weird. Behavioral patterns you're displaying, part of a hivemind network of propagandists @@northviola1656

[@asteriskthegamingstar1891]

@@northviola1656can’t tell if this is ironic and that makes it so much funnier

[@chrismtauer]

I took a summer job with AFP back in 2016 (I was in college). At first, it was just a job. Then I found out how obviously skewed they wanted their data, because the questions were clearly biased. They were push-polls. I spent a lot of time and research finding the best way to alter their questions to remove bias and almost entirely flipped their results in my area.

[@rachelgray6790]

That is iconic thank you for your service

[@haydenlee8332]

you are a hero to us all!

[@mingchi1855]

That push-poll is too wide-spread of a practice. All my employers do the same push-poll trick. They design the questions to be "unbeatable" or ambiguous so that you can vote on "N/A" or middle at best. They don't have questions that really expose their faults. And the only place you can criticize is the "any more comments?" part which for sure will not appear in the result, but it helps them find out it's you.

[@4_years_left]

Wow so you flipped it to your own bias, way to go fool

[@chrismtauer]

@4_years_left Ah, thank you for such an insightful reply to a year-old comment. No, my friend, I *removed* the bias. As in, I altered the question to provide additional context so the survey recipients could make a more well-informed reply. The survey results simply reflected the voice of the people more accurately. Do you go around calling people fools in the comment sections of old videos often? Seems like an awful waste of time.

[@kilamoblack7532]

The mainstream media's failure to discuss honestly about controversial topics is also an enabler of these outlets. I cannot forgive them for what they did to Berney.

[@oriontigley5089]

Agreed

[@anthonycosta128]

I would rather die than being a leftist

[@matham625]

I watch all this right wing media stuff and almost everything he said 3:04 onwards is BS.. stuff taken out of context.. like he said : he has not seen it.. i suggest you watch some.. you may not agree with what they are saying but labelling them (incorrectly) as Fascist is just BS.. so I would say this is all BS (check the music while he is talking.. that is sensationalism by definition) all my days: 13:30 onwards laugh out loud.. he spends about 1 min telling us he has no time, and then says "anti Muslim, anti Lbtg groups" errr so does that mean funding Muslims to be anti LBTG or funding the LBTG to be anti Muslim? oxymoronic twit.. a wasted opportunity to actually point out media corruption.. lookin at the production levels and his rhetoric.. I would guess his funding comes somewhere from the DNC and probably gets that money from GAtes. I watch all Media.. left/right/centre.. but the mainstream is the worst ... just lies

[@XZITT]

Mainstream media gave us Trump and they're still talking from both sides of their mouth

[@LordMalice6d9]

Bernie is a shameless opportunist. He can talk a big game about the obvious corruption of wealthy billionaires all while owning million $ houses.

[@rachelgray6790]

A bunch of my uni professors served on the board of the “Koch Center for Leadership and Ethics” (an oxymoron). Those same teachers constantly talked about deregulation, praised SWEATSHOPS, and railed against unions.

[@GenericUrbanism]

I’ve seen the media praise sweatshops before

[@Rodrifuuu]

They omit part of the title to not sound nefarious. The real name is actually "Koch Center for Leadership and Finding Ways to Circumvent Ethics".

[@MrBerdman77]

Lol at Koch and Ethics being paired together in the same sentence without a negating word between them

[@fanboy50]

I'm going to hazard a guess: Economics, Business, and/or STEM professors?

[@Rodrifuuu]

@@fanboy50 Dunno what kind of STEM you are in, but most science faculty is quite left wing. I know at least one AnCom molecular biology professor. If you really want to guess properly, remove the STEM from your guess.

[@joeywild2011]

While I appreciated how informative this was, it’s hard to watch videos like this without becoming utterly depressed and frustrated :(

[@Oul362]

It's like drugs: feels great, but you know what you're doing to yourself.

[@joeywild2011]

@@Oul362 It’s the opposite for me. Cuz drugs are usually bad for you but you do them cuz it feels good. Meanwhile politics feels bad but it’s good to be informed

[@verifiede4125]

@@joeywild2011 It's what you do about that information that matters. Knowing about what's going on means little if you don't act on that knowledge.

[@stevewill3572]

Why

[@zapatasghost]

That depression and helplessness is exactly what the capitalist system wants from you...your social media feeds might be full of anti-depression drug ads?? "Don't mourn, organize!" Joe Hill

[@Xhalph]

Imagine having a fact-checking app that would take parroted talking points and tabulate their costs. "The Kochs spent $18 million dollars to make you believe that."

[@definitlynotbenlente7671]

Make it

[@barnettmcgowan8978]

Fantastic idea!

[@tyc6268]

How ironic. Left wingers talking about propaganda. 😂

[@protech4192]

tiny bit of AI would go like a salt in chicken

[@Thomual]

That would be cool but unfortunately a lot of "Fact Checkers" are biased and unreliable.

[@JohnnyGingy]

Always found it insanely ironic a group of people who claim to be “fiscally conservative” shovel money to these robot talking head grifters.

[@OneAdam12Adam]

Amen

[@hansonel]

"We need to save mone - so let's shovel millions to the far right. And billions to the military."

[@StillGamingTM]

I think perhaps by “fiscally conservative” they mean they’d like to conserve all the monies for themselves and their preferred groups

[@X9523-z3v]

It's all fake. Talking to someone who buys into the news is like listening to a wrestling fanatic from the 80s

[@Dorian_sapiens]

There's no contradiction there. Capitalists follow the principle that you have to spend money to make money.

[@Aware_Bear]

The short answer is because propaganda requires repetition and reiteration from multiple sources.

[@SorbusAucubaria]

At least the appearance of multiple sources. They are the same, but they appear different. There also is the mandatory left leaning media outlet that repeatedly fails defending the left leaning ideas in order to make them seem worse.

[@twowardrobeswardrobes1536]

Yup, these guys are funding a ‘Right-Wing Bullshit Tornado’, not just media outlets.

[@82ndaa31]

Spoken like every politician ever, Democrat or Republican.

[@knuckles543]

@@82ndaa31 nope just for the reich-wing, becuase they're anti-intellectual and only speak in slogans

[@missblackcat4655]

Now do a video like this but with left wing media.

[@bevhills4877]

There is no left-wing media..these rich people are using their media to pit us against each other. I can’t believe so many ppl haven’t figured that out yet.

[@Celtic-Texan]

Perfect comment, but he won't do that, might look like there's some hypocrisy being spread. Left wing media has the major influence advantage with over the air, and basic cable. The kind of influence they prefer, to get into the homes of the underclass, or those that can't afford the pay walls online.

[@moonshot349]

Most "left wing" media (Vox, Daily Beast, CNN, MSNBC) isn't left wing at all. They were captured by right wing billionaires ages ago.

[@knucklehead83]

There are a lot more of them. And all funded by billionaires as well. This was a very good informative video, but unfortunately it only feeds the left and enrages the right. An all in one video that shows how all media is backed by money and how people(politicians) on both sides of the aisles are corrupt and making millions of dollars off of screwing over American people. In general, all Americans are stupid. We are all listening to lies because we are all too lazy to research. If we started doing that, it would create a real problem with ALL politicians. They are rich because we are stupid.

[@teawrecks4140]

I have to say I love how much JT has grown in his content creation. Having watched these videos from back when the space-cow was the main 'character' til now, it's really humbling and encouraging to see the channel take such leaps forward. Oh, and yeah, fuck billionaires :D

[@icekitty11]

No reason space cow can't come back for say, a billionaires in space episode

[@benjaminduval6054]

I was trying to tell people about this in 2016. The idea that entire office floors are populated by well educated, well paid people pondering the best meme to spam on Twitter was unbelievable.

[@alexj-t2331]

Look at the views on any prager u video that they don’t pay to boost

[@clydesimkins6129]

This is all traceable to the 70s and the corporate blowback to the New Deal and that challenge to their unnatural hegemony. In other words, 50 of my 60 years on this planet, in this country, has been dominated by this radical insurgency. There’s really nothing new or groundbreaking, though the work here on this channel is nearly unparalleled. I’ve been trying to tell people about this since at least the 90s, when my awakening happened. I also spent my 25 year career as a teacher punching up. Finland Estonia, BTW, bordering Russia, have some of the best educated people precisely because of their resistance to propaganda. It’s well worth every Americans time studying their resistance.

[@leahconnah8264]

​@@clydesimkins6129agreed. And It Might've started with corporations in 70's but really got its push when Regan Abolished the fairness doctrine.

[@robLV]

@@clydesimkins6129 Good analysis. I'm a teacher too, about your age, and it's getting harder to live on this planet. For a people who claim to love liberty, Americans willingly permit religion and the wealthy elite to control their stupid little heads while they think they are the freest people.

[@tecategpt1959]

​@@clydesimkins6129there's a video that goes into why there's so much emotional, biased language in the media to describe things. And it's mainly because during the McCarthy era of demonizing socialists, communists etc, all media would do is spread that harmful messaging across the globe without and bias to it. Then the left questioned the ethics of this, and should the media reporting what the person says without any pushback? Or a way to critique it? That's when the trend of dramatizing politics began again, (before this it was government propaganda). And so they lifted that laws that enforced unbiased media, because people actually tend to love dramatized politics a lot more, which made the media companies more money, and forced others to become dishonest as well or else they would've been left in the dust by all these skyrocketing news outlets

[@PatrickWDunne]

"You're 0.1% of the way there" Jesus Christ, that really puts it into perspective

[@Kamishi845]

Was a great punchline, I agree.

[@watamatafoyu]

Even though a billionaire's wealth is mostly in assets, which fluctuate daily, they still have 1000x more control than most people in the country.

[@natenann2952]

just showing that Koch's wealth is 10000 times as much as the median American makes in a year shows just how impossible it would be to compete with them. It would take someone ten thousand years to save up as much money as him at that wage.

[@antonioMaiquezPenadez]

Im from Spain, we have the same problem here. No matter what you like or search, right-wing media is always present without searching. If you wanna see left-wing media you have to search a lot.

[@missypead2293]

It's the other way around here. The media is owned by the left wing media. I have fact changed many things left says and lies the most.

[@aa-tx7th]

and yet the left wing is still the normal majority in civilised countries like ours while the right wing need all the help they can get just to survive as a bunch of fringe whackjobs its a good thing that they NEED all that money just wish they werent getting it...

[@82ndaa31]

You don't have to search for Leftist media in the United States. It has always maintained the majority. And when they are caught lying, they never owe up to it or apologize.

[@Lespaulthrash]

Jordan Peterson has really turned into an old man tweeting at clouds lately.

[@sheriffaboubakar9720]

Trump syndrome.

[@unslaadkrosis3489]

It’s the cult of anti intellectualism on the far right. They reject empiricism and the concept of evidence

[@Megaghost_]

He fried his already rotten brain with pills, induced comas and billionaire's money. After the Zizek pseudo-debate he hit rock bottom and kept digging.

[@joedoesthings8506]

He's still trying to see "who cancels who", it seems...

[@Explofmo]

He is a zionists puppet but I still have respect for him unlike the left wing degenerates.

[@kriminal7009]

Been a fan for years and I love how much your channel has grown! I know you’re trying out new editing and I am in love with it all. Your videos are even more polished and professional without losing your charm. Hope you and your team keep doing great work :)

[@Nemo12417]

I often say this on videos asking about "the Left" failing to appeal to men, but it applies here: if you are a young man with left leaning views, you can seek out content to develop those views and you will find it. If you are a young man who doesn't actively hold left wing views, there is a massive industry of oil billionaire funded propaganda actively searching for YOU.

[@Jessie_Helms]

I’m thankful every day I got off the alt-right pipeline back in college.

[@cow2hug483]

Same man dont know what a horrible person i would have become.

[@Ozzie_Mandias]

What was your catalyst for change? Mine was ironically Christianity… to see a theology that preaches kindness being exploited did something for me.

[@DreaMeRHoLic]

What do you think who finances this channel to promote the far left world view? The dubblestandart is real...

[@mikelpelaez]

​@@Ozzie_Mandiashonestly, when you actually understand Christianity, you see it's more on the left than on the right Edit: I'm not even Christian and I have a lot of problems with religion in general, but it's kinda hard to deny that the way early Christians organized wasn't an inspiration for the left, for example.

[@Jessie_Helms]

@@Ozzie_Mandias part of it was in fact my faith. I went to ministry school and to hear people talk about the founding fathers with the exact same reverence as Jesus and the prophets, to hear them quote the constitution and the federalist papers just as they would the Bible, was truly unsettling, and it made me dial back my patriotism. Knowing Better, Kyle Hill, and In a Nutshell were all large contributors to breaking down the fictional worldview the far right builds up- fear of anything other than fossil fuels, climate denial, the American History Myth, etc…

[@williamholtzclaw3029]

Who would have thought there was so much money in defending billionaires

[@monstermoo4191]

Between The Deprogram and all of your individual channels, I'm just spoiled for biased content. Good stuff.

[@SecondThought]

Thank you! Glad you enjoy it all 😁

[@Mayak_Kommunizm]

@@SecondThought Thank you for your works, my dear brother.

[@monstermoo4191]

... Hakim is best boy.

[@Philip_Taylor]

@SecondThought So you're admitting it's biased, languishing in it blatantly? Your backers will lose the culture battle, and then we will look at these videos in future as a symptom of a ridiculous social phenomenon.

[@RealityHasAWokeBias]

@@Philip_Taylor Bias is unavoidable. Even plain information with no commentary has a bias. I struggle to see the point this comment of yours is supposed to make.

[@supsoul7235]

Why is there so much right wing media? Left wing media: ABC, CNN, NBC, MSNBC, BBC CBS, Yahoo!, Google, Disney, New York Times, Time, Washington post. Right wing media: Fox news, arguably.

[@EyeoftheU]

Riddle me this: When have any of those outlet you mentioned *ever* advocated that the working class should size the means of production?

[@starhill8456]

There's like this one little error, but there aren't really a lot of right wings? Media, more like there's a lot of left wings. But I could be wrong Chicken wings!!!!

[@haydenlee8332]

as a South Korean (where right-wing money/power controls like 99.9% of the news media), I approve this video's message. Seriously though Former president (President Moon), who was a more of a centrist, would do barely anything wrong and the news media (yes, even the mainstream ones) would bash it and tear it apart. The current president ("President" Yoon), who is a far-right fascist authoritarian, could do some of the dumbest sh*t and the news media would either keep silent, praise him like "oh, look how great of a president he is", or spend time finding scapegoats and vulnerable minorities to villify. it's so disgusting

[@earlwimberley2396]

I smile because the same thing is happening now in America. Former president bad. Current president good. The left-right thing is just reversed.

[@Joostmhw]

Yeah people always act like SKorea is so perfect, especially compared to the North. Glossing over the deep fascist history of the country. I hope this will improve with the next generation, good luck.

[@cohengamertv6548]

Is the north getting what the want, a united korea?

[@eemoogee160]

It is impressive that two recent presidents have been imprisoned. We all need more of that!

[@MusicalMarble]

Interesting . I have a Korean friend who says the same thing but the opposite way

[@The_schoville]

Smh I got an anti transgender ad from the epoch times during this video 🙄 basically proving this videos point. The right screams about how they're censored yet I'm getting blasted with their ads non stop on videos that aren't even politics related

[@andrewwright6898]

Here in Australia, our overwhelmingly right-wing mainstream media skews what might be considered to be a "middle ground" position. Entirely rational and evidence based positions or options become "radical" or "extreme", because of the skewing.

[@nehcooahnait7827]

Yeah I had a few encounters with right wing media from Australia… they are painful to watch

[@nerag7459]

ehh not exactly. Sky at Night is as right wing as FOX News but they only play for a few hours, not a full 24 hour cycle. They also don't have anything like the support the GOP has in the US. We have it bad, but our voting system tends to moderate everything. Its hard to get a Trump like character to win across the board.. when Palmer did it he had to pretend to be a reformist moderate.

[@Willy_Tepes]

If you are on the extreme Left, everything else seems like Nazis. Australian media is as left wing as it gets.

[@aaronkamakaze2967]

@nerag7459 sky news australia is right wing all day long. Not just at night lol. It's owned by Rupert Murdoch, the same person who owns Fox News.

[@LordMalice6d9]

You people are delusional.

[@mikek7660]

Literal brainwashing. So depressing

[@Mettle_DAD]

The "up yours woke moralist" line always makes me laugh.

[@Whocares512]

He sounds like a 40 year old depressed kermit who lost his kids in the divorce.

[@leob3447]

Remember kids, benzos are bad.

[@lol-ih1tl]

​@@Whocares512JP is now in his 60s.

[@Whocares512]

@@lol-ih1tl Then I guess I meant 60s then. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@nerag7459]

@@Whocares512 he sounds about 100 years old.

[@markeppley1287]

Its all fun and games until your mom says fox news is "too left leaning" 🥴

[@freesiamarieswan444]

😦

[@mohammedsuliman8072]

HOW?

[@gninja92]

@@mohammedsuliman8072 because Trump denounced them , then praised OAN for "telling the truth"

[@mohammedsuliman8072]

@@gninja92 lmao American conservatives are another breed

[@Uncanny_Mountain]

Anyone who looks can find there's a direct link between Scientology, Trump, and the techniques used by the right wing echosphere, who also tie to NXIVM (Elon promoted it) Epstein (Trump's bff for20+ years) and Saville, (who Brand idolised) and the Monarchy who (Shapiro and Piers Morgan defends). Tate dated Peterson's daughter and Elon went to the same Jesuit University as Trump, and Epstein hooked up Elon's brother, just like he did for Trump. Trump's lawyer Alan Dershowitz said he was introduced to Epstein by Lynn de Forrester Rosschild. Scientology is training these people in the tactics of brainwashing, basically what MK Ultra became, and probably run by the CIA, and Opus Dei, which is basically the same thing. Their principle strategy is Gaslighting. Gaslighting, aka Grooming. Accusation in a mirror (AiM), mirror politics, mirror propaganda, mirror image propaganda, is a hate-speech incitement technique where one falsely attributes to one's adversaries the intentions that one has for oneself and/or the actions that one is in the process of enacting. It was used in Rwanda, Guatemala, Brazil, and Burma, each having ties to Mossad. Trump, Barr, Bannon, Cippolone, Gore, Guiliani, Leo, Alito, Thomas, and Barrett are all Opus Dei. Trump trained alongside Epstein and Roger Stone under Roy Cohn, who used kids to blackmail politicians on behalf of Mossad. Cohn trained under Meyer Lansky, who trained under Hoover. Robert Mercer and Rupert Murdoch are both Knights of Malta. Saville, Bezos, Gates, Koch, Rogan, Walsh, Crowder, Kirk, Fuentes, Dore, Knowles, Kulinksi, Ball, Iverson, Icke, Woods, Watson, Cernovich, Abbott, Jones, Robinson, Woods, Pool, Rubin, Peterson, Posobeic, Duke, Molyneux, Yilanopouse, Gionet, Richardson, Tillerson, Greene, Manaforte, Flynn, Ducey, Acosta, Attwood, Stone, Pence, Desantis, Meadows, Trump, Eastman, Black, Kerik, Melania, Barr, Bannon, Hawley, Gingrich, Abrams, Comey, Cuomo, Kerry, Abrams, Gore, Spencer, Blassio, Pompeo, Bolton, McCarthy, Nugent, Cruz, Rubio, Gaetz, Santos, Tucker, Gutfield, O'Reilly, Beck, Scarborough, Devos, Kasich, Mercer, Murdoch, Rosschild, Ingram, Kelly, Lake, Conway, Coulter, Huckabee, McEnany, Hannity, Spicer, Christie, Prager, Maher, Colbert, Corbett, Hayes, Biden, Harris, Fauci, Pelosi, Menendez, Pirro, Manchin, Cooper, Maddow, AOC, Newsom, Uyger, Dawkins, Hitchens, Hancock, Sitchin, Ventura, Morgan, Cowell, Farage, Johnson, May, Merkel, Blair, Cameron, Brown, Blair, Mogg, Benjamin, Trudeau, Putin, Bolsanaro, Stalin, Lenin, Tito, Trotsky, Hitler. All Roman Catholic. Special mentions (adjucants): Dawkins, Hitchens, Harris, Miller, Watters, Greenwad, Blumenthal, Maté, Camp, Brand, Loomer, Shapiro, Thatcher, Bush, Obama, Merkel, Greer, Summers, Silverstein, Adelson. Greenblatt. Wexner. Also Hindu Nationalists Ramaswamy, Tulsi, Haley, Hirsi, DeSouza, Modi etc. Edward Snowden worked for Pentagon Comptroller Dov Zakheim and was bought to us by Glen Greenwald, who now rubs shoulders with Jesuit Agent Provocateurs Tucker Carlson and Joe Rogan, whose mutual friend with Steven Crowder Brian Callen is the founder of Diligence, a spook Contractor to the CIA. Julian Assange helped Roger Stone and the Trump Campaign in 2016, being the first to suggest challenging the outcome if he lost, and asking to be made the Australian ambassador to the US. Margeret Sunbyrne, the head of the Sun Worship Cult he was raised in was also protected by the CIA in the Australian Supreme Court, on grounds of "National Security" Trump paints himself Orange to represent Apollo. Aleister Crowley inspired NXIvM and Manson, and was a master of mind control, his Protege L Ron Hubbard was the founder of Scientology, which uses the same mind control tactics displayed in right wing media. They were also instrumental in Trump's conception as the Moon Child, born on a Super Wolf Blood Moon on June 14 700 days before the founding of Israel, who he gave sovereignty over the Golan heights on its 70th anniversary, and was inaugurated aged 70 years 7 months and 7 days old. June 14 is the birthday of Osiris, Known as the Day of the Pharoah. Scientology uses the same tricks as Religion and Freemasonry, including isolation through strange acts (rituals/hazing) Gaslighting and intimadation, these can also be seen in right wing propaganda. Peterson's hero's journey comes from the transit of the moon through the zodiac, which is why they're called months. Blame the victim: The strategy is to make the aggressor's feelings the goalposts, everything is oriented around their needs and approval; a war of attrition using subjective language and logical fallacies such as incredulity, which amounts to disbelief, and acting as if this belief is something the victim is responsible for. "Look what you made me do" *In the context of child sexual abuse (CSA) the **_gaslighting_** is often used to convince the victim all the abusive behaviours are fine, normal and an expression of “love” (for eg Patriotism, Christianity, Service). It is used to ensure the victim doesn’t speak out about it and doesn’t fight back. It can also be used in concert with other **_grooming_** tactics like fear and isolation. Ultimately the aim is to legitimise a worldview that is detached from reality, and therefore arbitrary. Now they can call evil good and good evil* *>>Trivializing:* *The victim’s feelings are made to feel like they don’t matter, are **_unfounded_** or they are weak for thinking so.* (woke/ lib/ groomer/ unamerican etc) *>>Countering: This is quintessential gaslighting.* *They **_directly counter the memories and perceptions of the victim._* *>>Repetitive Questions: The abusive partner makes the victim doubt what they think or feel by asking the same question multiple times.* by doing so they preemptively assume the role of an authority by virtue of being rude. The shock value is the whole point, it's the politics of Terrorism. *>>Diverting: The abuser diverts the subject and puts the blame into outside circumstances.* *>>No true Scotsman, or appeal to purity* is an informal fallacy in which one attempts to *protect their generalized statement from a falsifying counterexample* by trying to _exclude the counterexample_ improperly. This is the Core of White Supremacist ideology. *"What Others Say" (Appeal to Populism)* The abuser tells the victim what other people "think" about the victim, the abuser and/or the situation on whole. Also known as an appeal to populism, the basis of Authoritarian Communism, and Cults, "if many believe it then it must be true" (whether people actually agree with the position and whether it is true or not). Bolshevism itself means "the Majority" and is no different to Fascist appeals to a "Moral Majority" Patriotism is a form of Authoritarian Communism. Other than direct contradiction and disbelief other strategies for Gaslighting include Begging the Question, and the use of Strawman arguments; refuting a reframed argument *different from the one actually under discussion* while not recognizing or acknowledging the distinction. Through the exercise of overwhelming a subject with countless contradicting premises and subjective terms a game of Pigeon Chess is played to deter criticism and break down a person's defences, until they no longer trust their own feelings, and rely solely on an outside source for direction. This is clearly demonstrated in the Maga cult, and is repeated in the convoluted dogma and magical thinking of Evangelism, New Age Spirituality, Ancient Aliens, and Graham Hancock. Always alluding to a secret to be revealed, but always in vague nebulous terms and undefined benefits of a far away place with no means to verify one way or the other. "Trust me bro" Effectively they all play the same role of an Enlightened Guru with deep understanding of life matters who can solve all your problems. It's likely no coincidence Reagan emptied the mental health services in the US, over half of those in Jail and living on the streets have undiagnosed ADHD. Auyawasca and Psychotropics are also a staple in brainwashing, as is telling the target they've been brainwashed and that the Guru has the cure, right wing propaganda uses this language heavily by flipping the script and arguing they are the victims, that they're the ones being silenced and cancelled, that they oppose child abuse while also defending it, that the deep State is out to get them, when they're the Deep State and always have been. Aleister Crowley was a big advocate of using Psychotropics to brainwash, just like the CIA, Opus Dei and MK Ultra. Brand and Trump both use hand waving and holding them outspread in a "settle" gesture called pacing. They can also stare at an opponent, "asserting dominance" to put the target on the back foot and unsure how to respond. Peterson does this a lot, along with rapid fire speech, and using an insulting or demanding tone. By using these tactics as well as loaded language (Newspeak) and inference (plausible deniability) only to move the goalposts and reframe when challenged. Trump's Mentor Roy Cohn admitted to using kids to blackmail politicians on behalf of israel, and trained under him alongside Epstein and Roger Stone. Trump's Jesuit mentor was Norman Vincent Peale, a 33rd degree Master Freemason. He was born June 14 during a Super Wolf Blood Moon to Fred Christ and Mary McKleod, he keeps a book of Hitler's speeches called _My New Order_ and uses it verbatim at his rallies. The Von Drumph family come from the same place as Hitler, Vienna Bavaria, Capital of the Holy Roman Empire. He paints himself Orange to represent Apollo; the Dawnbringer of Aleister Crowley's Golden Dawn. Jamal Kashoggi's Mossad brother Adnan sold Trump a Superyacht for Russian Roman Abromavich, who was also paying Boris and Farage for Brexit. Most of israel's govt are non religious Russians.

[@jacob5061]

I love this video because it wouldn't immediately cause liberals to close it out. You seem like a good gateway to leftism and I hope that's actually happening to some people watching your channel. Even a handful would be a win.

[@watamatafoyu]

I've considered myself a liberal and progressive and left-wing since I learned the terms. Bernie's said he's not a liberal but a progressive... the left says they're not liberal or progressive. I have no idea what anything is now.

[@Purpletrident]

@@watamatafoyu It depends from whoch country you look at it. America is very far right in its politics. Both democrats and conservatives are right wing. American liberals would be considered right wing in just about every country. So Bernie would be a liberal pretty much everywhere else since he advocates for social democracy, which is still inherently right wing as it favors capitalism.

[@watamatafoyu]

@@Purpletrident I'm only talking about people in the US of A talking about people in the US of A.

[@darthbrandon2149]

​ @wadderfock I understand your frustration. The Corporate "news" Media has done the United States no favors by screwing up definitions of terms. I just look at it this way. The Democratic party, and "the left wing" of America, can be broken down to three elements. 1. Neo-Liberal : A majority of people who consider themselves "the left". Capitalists. Authoritarian in nature, with regards to War, Law Enforcement, and Economic Policy. They virtue signal at minorities, but they have no political policies to benefit minorities, because they are Capitalists at heart. Something like what we used to call "Blue Dog Democrats". aka Right Wing Democrats. 2. Progressive : Bernie Sanders, and about 30% of Democratic voters. A hybrid of Capitalism and Socialism. Similar to most first-world countries who embrace political policies that actually benefit 95% of the population, with government serving the people. Boiled down to its most pure form, Progressives promote Food, Shelter, Education, and Health for ALL Americans. Progressives want to forge those four basic portions of American life into a pact with humanity that act as if they are Constitutional Rights. aka Centrist Democrats. 3. Green : Real "leftists", who reject Capitalism as destructive to the human condition. Totally anti-authoritarian. Basically, "Marxists", in the most pure version of the word. People who would, if they could, cast off the shackles and oppression of freedom by the government, in favor of a society where everyone shares in resources. The type of person who understands their personal impact upon Planet Earth, and they adjust their life to mitigate the impact. The kind of person who will host a community garden. The kind of person who donates their time to helping others, such as Meals on Wheels for the elderly. aka Left Wing Democrats. Of course there are crossovers between the three major factions. But every American falls into one of the three major categories of leftism.

[@Kidox110]

@@watamatafoyuA left winger is anti capitalist. A liberal is not. A progressive is simply the most left wing sounding label you can use in the US mainstream without being called a commie. If you are lucky

[@reallynotfeelingit2878]

When hating something is easy, making a business off of hate is easy money.

[@lewa3910]

" You're 0.1% the way there" hits hard. These billionaires are too powerful

[@savannahrichardson254]

It’s really shattering. I do Uber eats as a side job and turns out the CEO has “cut costs” which actually means cutting our pay… you know all those fees you get when you order? Yeah it doesn’t go to us… base pay is usually no more than $2-$3 and the customers tip is typically 2x-3x the base pay. They’re making y’all pay more so they can fill their pockets, and take advantage of us.

[@jaycurtis5036]

I am amazed by people I know who say don't trust the media, then say Rush Limbaugh and Fox news are trustworthy

[@joesizzle10]

same as the people who dont trust government, but vote republican

[@LebowskyDude]

Well both are shit

[@Alen725]

Those media are still million times more trustworthy than leftist garbage.

[@JohnjOcampo]

Because cnn and msnbc are so honesty with their viewers 😆

[@elgooghosent7080]

​@@JohnjOcampono but fox news still crap

[@raijin2950]

How about a video on why left wing content creators seem to be waaaay better looking than their right wingers?

[@lucianofrancesco4742]

Hate eventually withers everything.

[@angiebear8727]

All that evil just shines through

[@sheriffaboubakar9720]

I mean, as shitty as he is Matt Walsh is well groomed I will admit.

[@Syncopiia]

It's the dark side of the force. Lol

[@wyntyrmute]

Because humans are better looking than ghouls.

[@heatherchandlerr]

in early 2023 i started experiencing a lot more sexism, racism and homophobia online, it surely had nothing to do with right wing media, surely not!

[@Celtic-Texan]

For the past 10 years I've experienced a lot of sexism toward males, racism toward Whites, and hetero normative phobia. I blame mainstream Left Wing controlled media.

[@nullnvoidnsullen]

You, The Deprogram, and your respective teams are true gems! Thank y’all🤟🏽🖤

[@dallasnicholson7272]

KZbin shorts is full of grift, even though I watch mostly left leaning stuff I still get tons of it fed to me

[@davidbowman2001]

It’s very bizarre how often I get recommended smaller channels that are essentially always like a divorced dad uploading daily about how much he hates women and media that features a black person.

[@JebBush-bf6tp]

I think KZbin shorts are more of a unique problem as KZbin/Google have wasted money and time to implement a feature no one wants so now they are just trying to appeal to the lowest denominator to get people to actually use it. Instagram had a similar problem when they copied TikTok as well.

[@Anaconda315]

Yeah I saw brett cooper or something recommended to my 12 yr old sister who only watches like animation videos

[@joedoesthings8506]

It's all just "Bearded White Guy DEVOURS feminist and PATS HIS SUSPICIOUSLY HUMAN SHAPED STOMACH" KZbin lets this sexist moral decay on their platforms because the manosphere is pro-capitalist and thus will sway public opinion to defend their egregious profits

[@yuenmienyu]

@@Anaconda315i got a video of Brett cooper when i've never watched a single video from any of the daily wire pundits before. I think the shorts algorithm is a big messy.

[@kalixzee7505]

This video was a challenging pill to swallow (so to speak). I'm a former conservative. Someone who followed many of the news outlets mentioned in this video. Its been a few months since I started waking up. But clicking on this video was difficult. I was ready to be triggered and mad in the comments. Instead I was met with a well prepared video. Nothing outright hateful or attacking of anyone. It was informative and helpful in inspecting my own beliefs. Thank you for making this video. I'll definitely share it with people who I think may be on the fence politically speaking.

[@dalekrenegade2596]

Welcome aboard brother.

[@BaldingClamydia]

Hey welcome back to reality, friend :D

[@billhicks8]

I mean you're very fortunate to have found this video, as it tells you directly how the machinations of state and government have been made completely fraudulent

[@Eyeyamgod]

I can relate to this. This was me a few years ago. I know the feeling. You feel like you'll be attacked lol. That's how strong propaganda, culture wars and tribalism had us in a headlock where you automatically think opposing views is an attack. I realized wow that's very koolaid drinking behavior. You just snap out if it.

[@kalixzee7505]

@@Eyeyamgod Exactly. I still enjoy get recommended some of those channels and occasionally I'll click one one. But watching them now. They just seem obsessed. Like I've always known that Fox News is controlled opposition (since they just say the opposite of CNN). But I wonder if all right wing talking heads are like that as well. There not proposing ideas for the sake of ideas. But rather as an attack on the specific views that liberals hold.

[@vadertrap6535]

“If Jordan Peterson said it, it must be right!” -Alt right mfs, probably

[@xanderjames8682]

Watched a few clips from him and from what ive seen its 99>1 on useless baseless bs

[@YourWifesBoyfriend123]

Yes, roughly speaking

[@looks2880]

I've been a subscriber since 2019 just before Covid happened. Your channel has come so far from what I've seen! Ever since you started showing your face on screen and putting more production work into your videos you look so happy! The content just sounds more vibrant and full of life and the quality is phenomenal. As a simple humble viewer of leftist content i want to thank you for all your hard work and due diligence! Thank you for providing normies a means of education into Socialism and fighting back against Fascistic and Capitalistic ideologies!

[@Osric24]

I love your content, my man. Keep it up. I hope sometime, you and the rest of the Deprogram boys can help me find ways to peel my close friends and family away from the conservative grift and propaganda that inundates life in Midwest USA (Missouri). I don't even know where to begin, and it's breaking my heart seeing my loved ones believe things that are harmful to themselves and others and can't see it. I know there's no quick and easy guide to it, but even suggestions of how to express some of these ideas on a way that gets a modicum of traction in their minds would be a very welcome video or podcast episode. If you guys have such an episode already, I'd love to be directed to it!

[@quinto34]

Hate sells..

[@vascoapolonio2309]

Socialism is slowly growing amongst low wage workers. Imagine if we had the same money at our disposal just for Education...😂

[@eqwbk1277]

if we had that amount of money just for education then no one would be socialist because they'd realise how unfeasible and impossible it would be in practice

[@jenbunnyaqua]

Thanks for this!! I started noticing a very sharp right turn in The Atlantic articles since Bernie's campaign (enough for me to notice). I stopped reading them (no more free articles) until I got a student subscription this year, I can attest lots of its articles, though professional and 'neutral', still brings readers towards a very pro-conservative conclusion. Needless to say, I won't be renewing.

[@Mbonic]

God its so overwhelming sometimes how much power these evil bigots have

[@danny2327]

That is by design

[@Syncopiia]

If there was no hope, they wouldn't invest in propoganda. I view their continued efforts in producing propoganda as evidence of us still having a chance. On a stamina level it's disheartening, but when I look at the big picture it's empowering.

[@luked9546]

@@danny2327 Which is why we need to burn it to the ground.

[@luked9546]

@@Syncopiia I've been seeing more anti-communist talking points coming from them recently too, like Trump saying he'll deport communists if he's re-elected president. This tells me they're scared, and are desperate to not go down, which is capitalism in decay, or fascism.

[@Explofmo]

Ay don't be anti semite

[@jumpthegun3910]

It doesn't shock me that wealthy business interests are doing this. It only makes sense that they would. What shocks me is how so many people in the world can't see it, even after it's so clearly explained to them like this

[@AlexanderBlues1228]

I couldn’t be more disappointed with “The Atlantic”. They do a lot of good work, especially covering the arts.

[@thomasdarlington4916]

Why exactly? I've read those articles he references. He is not fairly representing them. The supposed Koch money I can't find any verification for the connection. Even so, the only supposed effect is that one or two writers have skewed opinions about free speech and Jordan Peterson. Why is a guy on KZbin is more reliable than a century long running magazine?

[@Garylincoln789]

Wishing Charles Koch a speedy reunion with his brother David.

[@arriuscalpurniuspiso]

🙏

[@A_C_E_R...]

😇

[@MeggiBlu]

He has minions.

[@Celtic-Texan]

George Soros can join them.

[@logbinder6330]

I live in Poland. Today I went to a state funded gym that cost me $0,20 for an hour and since it's near a state funded park there's a brine graduation tower 100m next to it and it made me feel like I've been 3 days near sea (for $0). I literally don't understand how one can be right wing and insist on individual responsibility..

[@Ozzie_Mandias]

It’s not America… it’s Friedman Economics… which heavily emphasises on consumer satisfaction, at the expense of the working people.

[@TheGemiller4]

Ahh yes it is so wonderful that working people's taxes pay for your gym

[@logbinder6330]

@@TheGemiller4 it’s also my taxes lol

[@TheGemiller4]

@@logbinder6330 ok...but where do you draw the line? I would like a new motorcycle, should the government (taxpayers) pay for that? I respect your society and if there has been a collective decision that gym membership is worth everyone paying for that's fine...we (USA) have public schools, roads, and other services we decide to pay into, but people should also be able to make their own decisions and spend their hard earned money on things that they value personally. The more you spend on taxes the less you have left over.

[@logbinder6330]

@@TheGemiller4 to be honest I totally understand your point and I sometimes am under allure that private services are better, but unfortunately it’s often been the public ones that worked better. I think Poland is a unique case since we have a lot of infrastructure from communism and public services (especially health) are amazing, but after 90’s private sector in Poland has been booming. But it’s just pure mathemtics game. Even in private sector anything that’s group is cheaper than individual. And that’s how taxes work. Except with taxes there’s less corporate higher ups CEOs to make profit off of you. There maybe a greedy mayor but sooner or later this will come out and his career ends. Also everytime I see that my neighbourhood is getting richer I feel like I’m getting richer. What if only I am rich but 90% of my neighboors are poor? I feel like I’m in a shithole xd this is why I’m happy to pay my taxes, because there’s more benefits to it than losses. I think in America it’s less visible because there’s less communal staff like in Poland (healthcare etc) so I totally can see that you guys might feel less value for the money. The motorcycle obviously whould be bought by you even in the most socialist country, unless it is to be used by a whole community

[@GuacJohnson]

My friend was able to actually troll the ayn rand foundation: he was a winner of last years essay contest even though he wrote the whole thing ironically about becoming an entrepreneur by employing Venezuelan slave labor and included lots of meme speak. They wanted to fly him out to give a speech but he realized revealing his face was a bad idea because 1. it's hilarious how abhorrent the things he wrote were that they were in full support of and 2. Hhe would be in very real danger of violent lash back if they realized it was entirely dedicated to making fun of how absolutely psychotic they are

[@xrystal89]

Confirmation bias is a thing that pays: it pays on the right and it pays on the left. And since many still think in a, “left vs right” or “us vs them” mindset, the powers that be keep shoving it down their throats and getting paid. It’s even more confusing when ppl who claim to care about truth and research ignore peer reviewed research that shows just how dangerous the, “it’s all their fault” mindset has become on the right and left. Like imagine if instead of blaming “sleepy Joe” or “devil Republicans” all over the internet for food insecurity, neighbors said screw the media, actually went outside right now and talked with each other. They discover that some in the community have been struggling with food so a group of ppl decide to do something like turn some of their lawn space into dedicated food gardens and start supplying neighbors with food to help with insecurity, fight grocery inflation, and bring the community closer. But too many people don’t seek solutions, they seek validation for their opinions. At times, it feels like we spend more time watching think pieces than actually thinking, watching news rather than making news.

[@MOMO-m0m0]

I love this comment. Well said sir.

[@botno69420]

Ay. As someone (thankfully) far from the US and with distaste of politics in general, it amazes me how similar these bubbles are. Pick any video blind, and you couldn't tell who the commenters are advocating for besides those who straight says it. All the talking points, all the arguments, all the slander and insults. All practically identical. How long does it take for people to realize that the sides aren't right and left, but those who try to unite and those who try to separate. The polarization is the problem, not right nor left. Right and left are equally important and equally need each other in order to find solutions to problems. Someone is driving to hell while lefties and right wingers are the slow kids eating snot and fighting about wether to go to KFC or McD. I wouldn't give a shit, but this idiocy is contagious and floods out of the US, which kinda forces me to care. "Americans are dumb" stereotype doesn't come from nowhere, as all stereotypes. Why the hell the urge to copy them in every batshit crazy thing they get in their heads. I don't even know where I'm coming or going with this rant. I'm just frustrated of the sheer stupidity of political commentators, activists and all those who think "I can them politics too!" now that someone has fed the phrases to them. Each time you have the urge to say or type "far left this" or "far right this", think about growing a fucking brain instead. It's hard, I know. Is it worth it though? Maybe. Worth a shot, I'd say.

[@pressrepeat2000]

This comment is very insightful and also just shows what you’re saying is true: It only has 11 likes when I read this. Meanwhile, some of the high confirmation biased, in some cases quite hateful comments, have 700+ likes.

[@DineroSucio754]

Yea people don't gonoutside and get to meet their neighbors because of the opinions political media pushes on you, like right wingers are afraid of minorities, they go down rabbitholes where they are shown mknorities being ignorant or clmmiting crimes, and they adapt a hatefull mentality, that won't let them sincerly connect with other people.

[@Aury]

Seeing this broken down more thoroughly shows that this situation is even worse than I'd known...and ive known it's bad for a long time.

[@tigerguy009gaming3]

Unfortunately this situation is normal for lots of media outlets, left or right. A very unfortunate world we live in where America is consistently being divided…

[@deakonkuster]

It always amazes me how little these billionaires spend to control everything. By scale it is the same impact on their wealth as it is for us to drop $100 on a kick starter or GoFundMe.

[@watamatafoyu]

They influence politicians with money between thousands and millions each (so cheap to buy), then make 10x back. Best investment in the world.

[@herbjones122578]

This video made me sad and scared but your humor in it brought a smile to my face…thank you.

[@allergictoliberalism]

Sounds like you lead a miserable life then 😂 have fun living in fear of the big bad boogyman

[@gaillewis5472]

1) Influence, very punny. 🏆 2) How can ANY idiot say climate change isn't real when there are raging floods, record droughts and 1/3 of the American population is choking on wildfire smoke? How blatant do the signs have to be? 3) Great video. Keep up the good work.

[@haydenlee8332]

my response to your #2 is.... it has to be on the "apocalyptic movie" level of destruction. Unless everyone is getting wiped out right here right now, they'll deny it

[@gaillewis5472]

@@haydenlee8332 😫 you're right. Some people truly are that dense. Then, they'll rejoice and say Jesus is coming to save us.

[@W-G]

Its real cause I said so now eat your bugs

[@ajthecomrade3396]

All of the videos that have been made by second thought and other socialists have given me more of reason to believe that we need to liberate the whole world from the grips of the wealthy and the far right, and that will only come if we help support socialist and/ or communist groups. Great video JT keep inspiring people to join the cause.

[@ginxxxxx]

simple question, will i be forced to live in a one room building with 100+ other people and will we eat 6 meals a day because we ordered the farms to grow 6 times more food for the glorious future?

[@ginxxxxx]

@@coderamen666 ok forget the great china food eating but later not having any food. what about Ukraine? the ppl who survived that situation broke the law by hiding food where dogs could not sniff it out. simple question, will it be illegal to own farm animals? later will it be illegal to even keep food from a field?

[@nondescriptname]

@@ginxxxxx There are no practical reasons to entertain your wild hypothetical questions. None of this has anything to do with anti-capitalist political theory.

[@ginxxxxx]

@@doilyhead do you know how to hide food so dogs cannot find it? are you ready to watch your neighbors who followed the law waste away until they cannot even stand in their own doorway?

[@ginxxxxx]

@@nondescriptname do you know what happened in ukraine? when so many starved, it was not the police or politicians or authorities. it happened to women and children because the "police" removed all the men years before.

[@w-james9277]

I know so many good people who've fallen down this rabbit hole. There are so many people now who I just can’t talk about politics with anymore. If we do they just spout the rhetoric, I tell them they're talking nonsense and then the arguing begins.

[@youknowwhoyouare2269]

Someone in the comments was fawning gushing over Jordan peterson WHILE claiming they broke free of his conditioning🥴mentally vulnerable highly susceptible

[@groovygoblin4152]

Both sides feel like neither can actually hold conversation. I’d probably be considered centre right, but probably far right by people who disagree with me. This issue seems to stem straight from polarisation and media narratives. Both sides want to spin the most extreme story, that fits all their narratives. Even if you watch a video/read an article and everything is factual, they’re usually leaving a lot out.

[@TC1Z2L3]

​@@groovygoblin4152 The first reasonable take I've found in these comments. Almost no one here realizes they're doing everything they're claiming to hate but just from a left-wing perspective.

[@groovygoblin4152]

@@TC1Z2L3 well yeah that’s usually the idea. “Us vs them”. People at best view you as wrong and stupid/misinformed, or at worst (and surprisingly often) outright evil. I hope more people wake up to the political polarisation and realise it’s all just a distraction, and an easy way of dividing.

[@groovygoblin4152]

@@rogermrogerm and that makes you an actually intelligent and respectful person not generalising others, but it gets rarer and rarer especially under videos like this where it makes more dividing lines. Might sound odd but thanks for being a decent person

[@DaveMitch-w8y]

Why are the Democrats only talking about Trump and abortion, when Biden/Harris caused so many problems???

[@Awesomewave1st]

Hey @SecondThought, just wanna say coming someone who’s watched nearly every video of yours! The production value is incredible and progressing amazingly

[@ywlumaris]

That “you’re 0.1% of the way there” was chilling. I hate this timeline 😭

[@austingeisinger2945]

This is such a good (although depressing) video. This needs to be a series on your channel, going in depth to some of these major think tanks/org organizations and people behind them. If there is one thing that could possibly bring "both sides" together, it's got to be showing how the money of billionaires and their org organizations are keeping us divided.

[@devlinmcguire7543]

This comment. Dis is da one.

[@matham625]

I watch all this right wing media stuff and almost everything he said 3:04 onwards is BS.. stuff taken out of context.. like he said : he has not seen it.. i suggest you watch some.. you may not agree with what they are saying but labelling them (incorrectly) as Fascist is just BS.. so I would say this is all BS (check the music while he is talking.. that is sensationalism by definition) all my days: 13:30 onwards laugh out loud.. he spends about 1 min telling us he has no time, and then says "anti Muslim, anti Lbtg groups" errr so does that mean funding Muslims to be anti LBTG or funding the LBTG to be anti Muslim? oxymoronic twit.. a wasted opportunity to actually point out media corruption.. lookin at the production levels and his rhetoric.. I would guess his funding comes somewhere from the DNC and probably gets that money from GAtes. I watch all Media.. left/right/centre.. but the mainstream is the worst ... just lies

[@billhicks8]

Yeah I think this needs to be drilled into, over and over again

[@francessimmonds5784]

Sadly the fascist magat crowd won’t listen to reason or truth. They don’t care. They’ve drunk the coolaid and swallow fake news BS like candy.

[@darthbrandon2149]

I agree 100% that every US citizen desperately needs to watch this video. The problem is about 30% of the American population will reject the message outright, because it makes "their team" out to be the bad guys. See, a MAGA cultist lives in an alternate reality. Not because they a too stupid to grasp reality. It's because MAGA cultists truly believe the only way to fix America is to rule Americans with an iron fist. That Authoritarianism is the only remedy for a diverse society. That people cannot make up their own mind about their own freedom. No video is ever going to change what the MAGA Cult is. They do not want to be educated on how they are being duped into servitude by their wealthy 1% masters. The MAGA Cult wants to RULE.

[@CoriumCorvidaeAndrewPolman]

hearing ‘koch fund’ as ‘coke fund’ is the funniest thing in the world to me.

[@darrenlane6316]

Coke Brothers is hysterical!!!

[@cygnusx-1800]

It's how you pronounce their name. Even though you spell it "Koch", it is not pronounced "K-ah-t-ch" because the "Koch" (Coke) brothers aren't "Hebrews".

[@LeeHarrison89]

Really enjoying your videos recently, JT. You've nailed the balance between making your content informative but also fun and easy to consume. It's because of channels like yours I've managed to narrowly escape going down the right-wing pipeline. Thank you.

[@LeeHarrison89]

@@thelastbraincell3177 And the same to you kind internet stranger 🙂

[@noahrice6671]

And I narrowly saved myself from falling down the left wing rabbit hole of lies and indoctrination.

[@LeeHarrison89]

@@noahrice6671 You are literally 10 years old. Go outside and do kid things please.

[@claudiavalentijn1457]

@@noahrice6671 well, they have way less exposure, so what is it you want to say, exactly?

[@noahrice6671]

@@claudiavalentijn1457 this channel is so hypocritical and a liar, and it’s not even the socialist propaganda. The video about nothing preventing you from propaganda is propaganda in itself, this entire channel is propaganda. You could easily give reasons as to why an extreme ideology is good like fascism and people would believe it. What I’m saying is this channel is nothing new to the world of propaganda, and it walks off Scott-free from spreading any actual truth.

[@nobody4248]

I am suprised you didn't start with a "why I left the left" joke.

[@Michael_G1113]

Great production value with essential messaging. Continuing the great work as always JT

[@EarlofSedgewick]

Thank you! Thank you so so much for putting this together!

[@aelfycarcini3992]

Incredible how the fake "culture war" of American billionaires has impacted not only in the United States, but throughout the world. Even here in Mexico, where socialist discourse prevails in the majority of the population, I have heard a friend repeat rhetoric against the Afro-American population (lazy people, drug addicts, thieves, etc.) because she listens to her family who lives in the US. She talks about how I am a decent trans, not like all those who rape children or want to forcefully convert them into trans... I struggled a lot to make her see that these are lies, that there is no data to confirm any of that. They are not only damaging the American social fabric for their own benefit, they are damaging the entire world.

[@DannyDeee]

It's happening in my country too. Friends and relatives, and general acquaintances I used to look up to, have spiraled down the right wing rabbit hole. There was this dude who unfriended me on social media, because I kept counter-arguing his posts about Tulsi Gabbard, Elon Musk and cancel culture. Then there's this endless whining about rainbow flags, and projection of "forced ideology". Jason Stanley was right.

[@sexwizzard]

germany has this problem too, right wing parties are already pushing the rhetoric that drag queens and trans people are grooming children

[@tomgu2285]

Yeah here in the balkans to 💀💀💀💀💀. Not suprised.

[@WhiteFang111]

Maybe America needs healing racism still exists. Doesn't happen in other parts of world yes things are terrible there but somehow America keeps present system and can't change at all if they wanted they could have changed it it's money in politics and others I can say.

[@kwakkers68]

Immigration and Gender issues are being very skilfully utilised to direct people with pre-existing Right-wing views farther Right. It's sickening to watch. Particularly common, in the former, is a total blinkering out of the fact the West's illegal wars have driven Immigration to ever new heights, as death and destruction have made life impossible for so many, in their homelands. The USA being centrally responsible for so much misery in the world. The sooner its power wains, the better for humanity, and our poor unfortunate Peer Species!

[@AtzeHHouse]

Unfortunately, there are enough useful idiots out there that will happily gobble up whatever these billionaires will tell them. They will then continue to agitate and vote against their own interests.

[@Celtic-Texan]

Yes, especially when the Open Society Foundation is involved.

[@lordcoltrane5630]

Already saw this on Nebula but I'm just trying to 'influence' the algorithm for you JT

[@SecondThought]

ayyy thanks so much!

[@antalwahlers3574]

"But how can it be fake news when it says exactly what I'm already convinced of?!" - conservatives

[@MarvelousButter]

real the best part about that is that conservatives cant argue it because it's literally in the names. "conservative" and "progressive" lmao

[@AnlStarDestroyer]

I used to work for a Koch owned company and instead of a Christmas bonus I got their family Christmas card.

[@breasonable4343]

haha! oh hell that's funny.

[@Celtic-Texan]

What's a "Christmas bonus" ?? I've never got that at any company, or government job I worked at.

[@dmgabri08]

Also such a good quote.. I learned a lot. And I learned that it makes a difference. This was the diving board area, and I was one of the guards, and they weren’t allowed to - it was a 3-meter board. And if you fell off sideways, you landed on the damn, er, darn cement over there. And Corn Pop was a bad dude. And he ran a bunch of bad boys. And I did and back in those days - to show how things have changed - one of the things you had to use, If you used Pomade in your hair, you had to wear a baby cap. And so he was up on the board and wouldn’t listen to me. I said, ‘Hey, Esther, you! Off the board, or I’ll come up and drag you off.’ Well, he came off, and he said, ‘I’ll meet you outside.’

[@JC-39428]

Right wing? More like Wrong wing.

[@amangupta2905]

Right wing means right

[@kckc4955]

Thanks! Wish it could be more. We appreciate what you do. 💚

[@ryancox5097]

As someone who's studied Darwinian evolution at the college level, I find the anti-evolution content on Praeger "University" pretty hilarious.

[@imawakemymindisalive13]

im convinced the U in PragerU stands for uneducated

[@michaelkirkland6573]

Well, I couldn’t finish watching it after “gender affirming healthcare for those under 18”. Make this clear please; is this to include actions that cannot easily / healthily be reversed if this young person changes their mind in a couple of years? When you speak in these terms, without nuance, you’re taking the same tactic as those you are calling out.

[@borginburkes1819]

They all came out of nowhere with massive followings and well produced studio quality videos. They’re obviously being funded by a think tank

[@reneedennis2011]

Yup.

[@RuthlessTragedy]

So it leftist media. Nothing has changed, both r the same

[@clueless7822]

JP didn't come out of nowhere and he started out with the camera on his lectures than any kind of studio quality production

[@miguelvelez7221]

Eh... Democratization of tech people. The Internet and the ubiquity of digital equipment and software for the production of audio/video has allowed literally everyone the capacity for even a baseline of quality that was out of the reach of most non-industry individuals even in the early 2000's. The equipment and knowledge is more easily in the reach of everyday people. YT is full of them.

[@borginburkes1819]

@@miguelvelez7221 it’s way too well made to be done by one person. These people have teams behind them. Add to that, the fact that all these personalities started coming out at the same exact time makes this more suspicious

[@livelongandtroll9108]

In before the pompous Jordan B Peterson's fans get here to defend Daddy's honor. 😂😂😂

[@lucianofrancesco4742]

Next week on Jordan Peterson: "The woke mob was throwing stuff in my bedroom through the window, but then Jesus came and cancelled those pesky moralist, my wife was finally able to clean my room and that's how I overcame my drug addiction"

[@claytonreeves150]

@cristianaraujo9293 Bullshit.

[@lucianofrancesco4742]

@cristianaraujo9293 True, but he has to put up the facade of a Christian to please his conservative fans.

[@lectiobambou]

In my country, we have a big number of people who support extreme right wing (fascism), and They have a lot of propaganda. It's a reality that fascism and far right-wing movements are growing, and the consequences of this will be a disaster if we don't stop them. In Spain, we lived 40 years under a fascist regime, and now some people support the return of that. Believe me if I tell that the consequences of Franco's dictatorship are still alive. Don't let that shit grow in your countries. The consequences will be terrible.

[@ConfusedCrab-tp8gc]

Soooo much right wing media ? Lol god this guy is a clown

[@chrisgaming9567]

Elaborate?

[@jonathanreyes5071]

@@chrisgaming9567🤓👆

[@Evil_Jyan]

@@chrisgaming9567 He's afraid of the trans community attacking his channel and I don't blame him

[@blueskyalchemist623]

@@Evil_Jyanright-wingers spend more effort sabotaging left-wing space than actually working in a jOb

[@Evil_Jyan]

@@blueskyalchemist623 no actually it's the other way round

[@jacklanham7311]

It is actually US against the billionaires. Come on America lets unite and make these people pay their taxes, pay fair wages and enforce anti trust laws. Then we can come together and innovated.

[@North_Bound]

Just like what the Soviets did when they were doing their revolution, imprisoning the rich to make communism work for the first decade

[@nefwaenre]

i LOVE how now you add comedy bits, interesting pictures and sheets to explain all the things. i wish there were more lefty content creators. i'm a Marxist and you can imagine how much content can be there for my liking. You, your Deprogram and Azurescrapegoat are the only ones that i follow.

[@AlfPi_YT_826]

I like your new kind of showing socialist kind of content its more documentary like than commentary

[@joelburchell4]

I'm glad he didn't claim to give a balanced perspective. This video and the comments section feel like an ideological echo chamber. I did like the graphics though :)

[@azzv.kuskatan]

Definitely leftist without taking into consideration how the left also has many radical thinkers working at the government level and that's what made the radical right-wing to grow their influence

[@Scheck123]

You're saying that the left wing has nowhere near that funding but you are completely ignoring the impact that ESG scores and CEI scores have on companies and the amount of left-wing agendas that are pushed by said scores.

[@KekusMagnus]

It's interesting to see how even with all that money, the best they come up with is complete nonsense which does not hold up to any scrutiny. Must suck to not have the truth on your side

[@ladyalicent705]

That’s the thing though, it doesn’t NEED to be true! These people will believe whatever they’re told, so why waste resources trying to make it sound even remotely plausible?

[@YouHaveAnApeHead]

I still can't get enough of this new video style, this channel is a needle in a haystack, if the needle was made out of solid gold.

[@SecondThought]

You’re too kind 🥰