Should The US Be Considered A Democracy?

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Does the US live up to the standards it sets for the rest of the world? Is the United States really the torchbearer for global democracy that most Americans think it is?
Citations:
1. Nation of inequality: theinequalitylab.com/wp-conten...
2. Three richest own more than bottom 50%: www.politifact.com/factchecks...
3. How much Bezos makes in one minute: www.businessinsider.com/what-...
4. US spends more on military than next 10 nations combined: www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/00...
5. US coups and regime change: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...
6. 1953 Coup in Iran: www.npr.org/2019/01/31/690363...
7. Poverty statistics: poverty.ucdavis.edu/faq/what-...
8. US healthcare ranks worst in the developed world: www.commonwealthfund.org/publ...
9. US on list of deadliest countries for journalists: time.com/5483773/us-deadliest...
10. Police targeting journalists: www.aljazeera.com/programmes/...
11. Tax laws benefit the wealthy: www.cbpp.org/sites/default/fi...
12. Environmental regulations in line with big corporations’ desires: influencemap.org/report/How-B...
13. Anti-union activity: files.epi.org/pdf/179315.pdf
14. Who owns American media outlets: www.forbes.com/sites/katevint...
15. Healthcare sector donations to politicians: www.businessinsider.com/healt...
16. The Neoliberal consensus: www.jacobinmag.com/2019/11/ne...
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[@drcraby356]

America is like a parody of America

[@EdeYOlorDSZs]

it is

[@heidishmidi]

This is my favorite comment in a long time

[@markrogers783]

You realize the us isnt america right

[@heidishmidi]

Mark Rogers america is shorthand for the united states of america, don’t be that guy

[@THEisaacG]

GTA is more accurate than most think.

[@randyjax09]

“The Democrats & Republicans represent two wings of the same party, dedicated to maintaining corporate dominance.” This sentiment can’t be said enough.

[@lasiuslord6833]

Vote Libertarian!!! Not radical Democrat!!!

[@rudyerickson3830]

@@MoratoryBasil kek

[@emiliolocura2]

@@lasiuslord6833 Ahh libertarians. The truly the most immature and selfish political belief.

[@NA-ck6cz]

*CLASS* Why can't y'all understand class struggle?

[@EdgyMemer_]

@@NA-ck6cz you all need class unity.Class struggle wastes everyone's time

[@FurballGamer]

Every other developed country: That's bribery! US: No, no, it's called "campaign donation".

[@glowndark1]

@SandboxArrow Corporation that has Gun bigger than 10 countries combined and is not afraid to use it, I am scared. It is a dictator.

[@mojolotz]

Ok let's not praise other countries too much: We have bribery in Germany just as much and as long as the "citicen's middle" parties rule, we have similar outcomes. It's not quite as bad but it sure as hell ain't completely democratic.

[@sampjm1898]

If you consider how expensive to advertise your self as a candidate,if you don't have donate then may be only rich people can become president

[@mojolotz]

@@sampjm1898 The issue isn't even the presidential race (though it also is. There's ways to have the public pay for airing presidentail ads). It's every other politician. Every single Senator has to collect quite a staggeting amount of campaign donations actively... I'm sure they are happy when someone just comes and gives them the money. The whole System is designed around individual s doing most of the lifting and Parties being more of a Social network. Well... that's what you get: You need to either be rich or convince others to make you rich or you stand no chance to hold office.

[@commentor3485]

or lobbying

[@bruh-bg5gs]

If we can get a "get out of work pass" for jury duty, we should get one for voting.

[@CossackHD]

Vote within politician defined districts for self-appointed politicians who serve corporations.

[@James2210]

That's a civic "responsibility", not a civic "duty"

[@imelfo3945]

"The reason they call it the American Dream is because you have to be asleep to believe it."

[@paogene1288]

George Carlin

[@parasoxart9948]

I agree, but this also belongs on r/im14andthisisdeep

[@jamesrietveld5171]

More like the Great American Lie

[@JeanLucCaptain]

or dead, like George Floyd.

[@Masonpapa]

Jean-Luc Martel oh you mean or dead like a criminal?

[@grrumakemeangry]

As an european (swiss) , the two-party system isn‘t democratic at all.

[@antonvrigborn6666]

I also feal like that

[@ihatebreadsticks2672]

I agree

[@dasprojekt2049]

@Leo we have our own problems with populism and stuff. But obviously not in such a fucked up way like US or UK

[@ysbrandd4908]

how about the districts they use in voting, which makes it even less democratic, whilst they are calling most europeans socialists because we have governments that listen to its citizens.

[@BL-db6xt]

2 party system: Head/Rep. the corporations win. Tail/Dem the average population lose. Privatise the profit, nationalise the lost. Your choice, your vote

[@masterofalltrades999]

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

[@Andrewf5251]

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

[@emeraldpenguin6545]

Genius.

[@hikarihikari4501]

"None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free."

[@joshpeck9266]

True. Who said that

[@pdxbrewer]

@@joshpeck9266 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1809

[@carstonlee6270]

But are they really enslaved when they think their free🤔

[@Sam-ui1ll]

@@carstonlee6270 Yes, because if one cannot recognize the problem they cannot begin to find ways to solve it.

[@edwardmiessner6502]

We'll put. "Land of the free and home of the brave" is really the land of the greed and the home the slave. As in wage, debt, or prison slave.

[@dragon1011dk]

"Should The US Be Considered A Democracy?" Short answer - No. Long answer - No.

[@adrianenterprise5829]

Long answer : well yes but actually no

[@JoeMama-dk6xr]

@@adrianenterprise5829 actually it was never a democracy, its always been some form of republic, from basically the beginning, and although there are democracy influence in it, the simple fact is, you vote for representatives to decide for you.

[@dutchman7623]

@@JoeMama-dk6xr The citizens of the US do not vote for representatives, they are presented to the voters by the party, the only choice citizens have is to vote or not to vote. Just like in China or North Korea.

[@kospencer1]

Dutch Man I assume you are from the Netherlands, in your country isn’t candidates nomination decided solely by the party of the nominees? Instead of primary election like they are in the US?

[@ShinraBanshomaru]

@@kospencer1 That is true.

[@psusac]

"The United States should not be considered a representative democracy." Yep. I've been saying this for years.

[@TOAOM123]

Ok boomer

[@psusac]

@@TOAOM123 Riveting. You make a very salient point.

[@TOAOM123]

@@psusac Just as riveting as your affectation Just as original as well

[@DJShire_ATL]

Our form of government is a Federal Constitutional Republic. Right? Well either way it's always changing. Like most other governments.

[@reenokopli]

@Siss Derella nah ,it's much better in Europe. Stop posting this reply under every comment!

[@ErikaBell_Z]

The us is a democracy in the same way the Holy Roman Empire was holy, Roman, and an empire.

[@JamesBond-ny8bq]

All three things were true just not at the point in time when Kant came to say that statement

[@dr0g_Oakblood]

@@JamesBond-ny8bq That somewhat hits the point, as one could argue that at some point within its history, the US did not have the same combination of laws and such that it has today, so it could have reasonably been described as a democratic republic at one point rather than the oligarchic republic that it is now.

[@pussy_destroyer2294]

@@dr0g_Oakblood yeah, but you can hit a point like that about any country

[@MetalCharlo]

Don't you disrespect grandaddy Caesar like this

[@t.3465]

@@dr0g_Oakblood it’s merely a neo-oligarchy. It’s not REALLY an oligarchy, at least in comparison to Russia or China

[@Zenheizer]

Judging this matter as a foreign (German) is relatively easy, but I have serious respect for your capability to reflect on these issues of your very own system, in such an accurate manner. Your media and culture is making it very hard to come to these rational conclusions and I am very glad that there are still people like you that can exclude any type of bias out of their final reasoning :)

[@TOAOM123]

This wasnt accuarate. At all. Stick to your own country

[@Zenheizer]

@@TOAOM123 Let me guess, you are the kind of person to talk about the American dream

[@TOAOM123]

@@Zenheizer Cant say I ever have

[@Zenheizer]

@@TOAOM123 And what is not supposed to be accurate in the video?

[@TOAOM123]

@@Zenheizer Oh christ Virtually everything... They cite all their sources you can just go through them A few things off the top of my head: their characterization of the polling stations closing There was nothing incidious about it They closed due to covid; nobody was willing to work Also trying to act as if it somehow impeded voting There was record turn out- many places (including georgia) offered mail in and early voting Their characterization of the usa health system The metrics they used to quantify the quality of american healthcare doesnt take into account efficacy of the treatments Not even for basic things such as cancer survivability rate which america is near the top at Nor do they account for different countries having WILDLY differing interpretations for metrics Seriously: pour through their data

[@grantt1589]

I see the Nordic nations as the closest thing to a golden standard

[@stormdragon4758]

They literally are in almost everything. If every country in the world became like Norway, Iceland, or Denmark it would be a better world

[@sepp1874]

​@@stormdragon4758 in some sense true, however there systems are made possible by exploitation of the global south ( not saying the US doesnt do this as well)

[@peter1062]

Oligarchy: The greatest democracy money can buy.

[@deathstrike]

And now that US finds itself broke, caught in the dragnet of its own brutality and surveillance state, and teetering on the edge.of collapse, what is the message? BUY MORE!! And if you want proof, see how many MSN articles are about businesses or billionaires, not the oppressed.

[@tasmanbroadway4810]

this is has to be my favourite comment of all time

[@zpydd_]

Indeed

[@sonicluffypucca96]

Don't forget to add Kleptocracy

[@robinsss]

@@deathstrike a country that brings in 4 trillion dollars in taxes and vibrant consumer market is not on the brink of collapse

[@finnyjam8252]

There's no way that a country is a proper democracy if there's literally only been two parties dominating politics for 150+ years

[@jkxd9618]

RedIAnima YT that was a joke right

[@NA-AN]

@@jkxd9618 Yup, must be a joke since he must've watched the video and not immediately head to the comments, right?

[@NoName-sb9tp]

RedIAnima YT is that a joke or you just skip the whole videos and just give a dislike?

[@NA-AN]

@@NoName-sb9tp Dude, I'm on your side. I thought you were serious and made a joke in response.

[@hamstersamiright8837]

All democracies eventually default to two centralist parties.

[@FuguTonjiru]

"the purest, most untainted democratic experience the world has to offer" Thanks, I haven't laughed that hard in years.

[@gary8165]

Sarcasm at its finest

[@TOAOM123]

Then you should get out more

[@elixir4419]

“America is a one party state, but in typical American extravagance, there are two of them“

[@kevinaustin51]

I love this this good, who said it?

[@elixir4419]

@@kevinaustin51 I believe it was Julius Nyerere, he was an anti-colonial activist and was president of Tanzania, as well as its predecessor state, during the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s.

[@LordSwordbreak]

The era of globally glorifying America as an ideal is coming to an end.

[@dianeshelton9592]

Henrik J has come, stopped 3 years ago and worsened every day the orange oompa lumpa remained against the wished of the public. So every day he has been in power.

[@ImaginaryMdA]

Oh that ship has sailed already.

[@spingebill8551]

Some refugees from Latin America cross the Mexican border and only stop at Canada. The US would deport them and they know that. Many refugees know that Europe and Canada are better places than America. Us Canadians sometimes joke about the state of America.

[@girthjob6236]

@@spingebill8551 Yeah we in Germany also make fun of America a lot ^^

[@yes3_3amir]

@Donald Trump I'm pretty sure Canada and the UK are on average, better countries to not die early in

[@ScottMaday]

90% of the problems can be solved if lobbying is made illegal

[@PerfectChaosZeta]

Yeah but the lobbyists make the laws now.

[@sanktxando]

Yes, and defunding billionaires. There's literally no need for billionaires.

[@faarsight]

No! Not at all. The two party system would still remain and would still foster political apathy in large sections of the population who feel (rightly) that they have no meaningful ability to influence politics to their liking. Replacing first past the post with a better electoral system + making lobbying and other forms of currently legal bribes illegal would solve 90% of the problems.

[@Lucas-hb7qv]

@@sanktxando "There's literally no need for billionaires." I think that's gotta be the most economically ignorant thing I've heard in a while, and I live in California for God's sake. Congrats.

[@Sardiatae]

I disagree that would encourage special interest to destroy the country violently. Lobbying serves the rich but also non profits and many individual causes.

[@insertwittynamehere9184]

Video Title: Should the U.S. be considered a democracy? Short answer: no Long answer: noooooo

[@dr.syedmuhammadmanazer-ul-414]

Longer answer Noooooooooooooooooppppppppeeee

[@joetrump2983]

@@dr.syedmuhammadmanazer-ul-414 even longer answer: Noooooooottttttt aaaaattttttt aaaalllllll

[@xexpaguette]

@@joetrump2983 longer longer answer: the opposite of the commonly used word, yes. this is also known by multiple words, such as nope, nah, and 'of course not.'

[@ThePriceMaster]

AJW just debunked this video...I wonder if there will be a response?

[@nikitamysakov846]

- " I love Democracy, i love the Republic" - a chancellor far far away.

[@goat6354]

And most importantly, a chancellor far far away is the senate.

[@maryn1385]

And he could beam beam planets, if he didn’t like them

[@delftac]

Salkafar it’s treason then

[@rudyerickson3830]

"so this is how liberty dies, with thunderous applause"

[@rickvandam3238]

I ruin this

[@jaswmclark]

I am afraid that "American Democracy" is rapidly becoming an oxymoron.

[@timotheusferdinand4410]

it had always been since the death of FDR

[@StAngerNo1]

And Bernie Sanders spends the biggest part of his live to fight these developments, but is told off as comunist.

[@Deathwatch31]

Well the leftists love this Marxism movement going on so you’re probably right

[@acobster]

America has never been a democracy.

[@TheEvertw]

@@acobster The first few centuries, it was. Things turned sour during the cold war and with the advent of mass communication. This disconnect between majority sentiments and policy has been since the 60ies. That's when the arms industry started buying politicians. Remember 'Nahm? That was something the arms businesses wanted, not the people.

[@stoffni]

How to lie with statistics 101

[@biggsdarklighter0473]

"I don't trust a statistic not faked by me"- Winston Churchill

[@TOAOM123]

"How to lie with statistics" 101

[@sagedraws1000]

tbh the study and its rebuttals are all inconclusive, because the way they define wealthy and middle class is arbitrary and they fail to separate well off people from megabillionaires and stuff.

[@sagedraws1000]

But if gerrymandering and lobbying exists you can't call yourself a democracy

[@observerwatcher2637]

If Americans are taxed by a government that doesn't represent them, isn't that taxation without representation?

[@albertbassoe5966]

Never heard of that being a problem before

[@VocalMabiMaple]

@@albertbassoe5966 exactly! We never fought a war over this exact issue. Not once. Ever.

[@gibbonbasher8171]

This doesn’t make any sense. American government is already representative.

[@vwertix1662]

@@gibbonbasher8171 Unless you live in DC

[@albertbassoe5966]

@@VocalMabiMaple guess there's gotta be a first for everything

[@kimchikoalaa714]

The US is a corporation, and like a business, only the rich managers gets to talk while the workers slave away.

[@TheFattestLInHistory]

sad, but true

[@newtonfiji4722]

At least the workers get paid and have rights unlike China which actually has slave labor.

[@sparewheel]

@@newtonfiji4722 Do you have info about it? I know about the slavery of north koreans defector who flee to China but I also thought that being a communist country the government would give support to those who don't have anything.

[@antoniobrooks1113]

@@sparewheel lol they do and that’s why so many American politicians are so hard pressed on portraying China as a tyrannical communist dictatorship while the US literally has slave labor in the form of large, corporations like Walmart, Boeing, Amazon and McDonald’s

[@0IIIIII]

Not true because NGO reports say the US is democratic

[@racewiththefalcons1]

The short answer is no. The long answer is also no.

[@ferrjuan]

I’m having “second thoughts” about this video!

[@bntagkas]

@Siss Derella you will never separate money to power to poilcy what you need is for everyone to have money to some reasonable extent, some great form of UBI, so people can say NO to shit jobs that pay too little and have no benefits, and still not have to fear if they will survive. saying NO and still being able to survive is what freedom is all about

[@kr-sd3ni]

short answer: No long answer: Negative

[@xaifer2485]

Damn 370 likes no replies hm

[@c0rk3h]

@@xaifer2485 When he's correct, it's obvious, and there's no need to respond.

[@piAustin]

Wrong answer: yes

[@undertyped1]

The fate of all democracys and other systems is oligarchy, because we don't take into consideration human nature. Greed will always end in the same result of a few people having all the money.

[@jakeneylon1853]

This reminds me of George Carlin. “Politicians are there to make you think you have a choice. You don’t. You have no choice, you have owners. They own you.”

[@RodrigoroRex]

That statement is wrong. A government is only a government if people believe in it. The moment people stop believing in it, revolutions happen, and it's just groups of people fighting

[@seafoam6119]

@@RodrigoroRex too fat to revolt.

[@seafoam6119]

too stupid too.

[@leonardogoes2031]

We actually don´t need politicians.

[@paulfishman4273]

George Carlin is right on this point as America has become a fake democracy.

[@malickfan7461]

Well, it’s a actually a constitutional republic.

[@masterofalltrades999]

oligarchical*

[@peterchristie1096]

So is Cuba

[@bqpahdoesstuff5123]

So too is China, Vietnam, Russia's republics, Kazakhstan, Haiti, And many other countries.

[@soyokou.2810]

A constitutional democratic republic

[@lukesmith8896]

A thinly veiled corporatocracy.

[@yoshtheman115]

Not even close but okay.

[@bismuth7398]

"If voting could change anything, it would be made illegal." -Robert S. Borden; _Lowell Sun,_ September 1976

[@luis-albertovargas5780]

e.g. all those attempts to impede voting by mail ;)

[@327legoman]

*cough cough* Brexit *cough cough*

[@jakemitchell7786]

@@327legoman Then they claim that any actual populist votes are done by antifa communists or Nazi bigots if it's a left or right wing movement respectively. Brexit was a stupid decision but it was one rare example of the people's voices of "Fuck you, elites!" being heard. Evidenced by the fact our politicians immediately tried to overturn it, redo it, delay it and soften it for 3 fucking years.

[@savagenovelist2983]

Holy f***k, I'm a Christian and that made me swear. This is so true, so relevant, more people need to know about this quote.

[@notnullnotvoid]

Well, yeah, that's what they're trying to do.

[@madnessoverload7824]

When you have only 2 political parties which are really just 1 party posing as 2, that's not really a democracy.

[@ClayandPapyrus]

Well while I agree the 2 party system sucks I don’t think it poses as one since both of them hate each other and second there is no law prohibiting a 3rd party it’s that they don’t become relevant enough or not enough people are supporting them because of how small they are

[@NA-ck6cz]

2 parties 1 *class*

[@mikitz]

It is interesting to see how the two parties hate the idea of a third/fourth *real* alternative, as if their core agendas were in fact more or less fully aligned. When the system blocks off each attempt to establish e.g. a Centrist party, something is very badly wrong when it comes to freedom of choice, as both parties (currently) drift further and further apart from one another (at least on the surface level).

[@Doribi117]

@Donovan Piko this has nothing to do with Jewish people, take that shit elsewhere, the powerful and wealthy come from all races, a Chinese billionaire is as bad as an English Billionaire is as bad as an American Billionaire, our enemy is the capitalist class.

[@richmcgee434]

@@NA-ck6cz That, exactly.

[@marylacken4016]

OmG I didn't know it was that bad!!! Here you can vote being in a hospital cause poll helpers even come into your room, if you want and can't leave your bed! And, of course, there is no electorial college. Every vote counts, no need for gerrymandering. Donations are a problem here, too. But are strictly limited and have to be published. Costs for running for office are covered by governement including free tv-spots for every party. Tx for sharing this information and stay safe. ❤ from Germany.

[@lodrbyroni]

It's not that bad. this video is bullshit.

[@besabellarkin3285]

@@lodrbyroni well, do you have any statistics that disprove this video? /gen

[@lodrbyroni]

@@Lewtable I can agree that the system of voting is flawed but the biggest hurdle i see is the alternatives. We already have a problem with voter fraud or at least discrepancies, on top of having such a large population doing something like "vote by ranking system your top 3 choices and then average them out among everyone" would prove virtually impossible and with so much mistrust in the counting system as is, no one would be satisfied with the results. Even though that system would be more fair and logical.

[@JayPatel12928]

"Politicians are put there to give you the idea that you have freedom of choice. You don't. You have no choice. You have owners. They own you." - George Carlin.

[@kenbee1957]

"This should be alarming...." You must be new here

[@chadleach6009]

Lol it's only alarming to people with such extremist views they couldn't win an election.

[@ahouyearno]

@@chadleach6009 It's alarming to people who hold majority views such as 80% support for single payer healthcare or >50% support for human rights for LGBTQ* and non-whites but who see the will of the majority consistently crushed by the corporate one-party-pretendig-to-be-two-parties

[@kevinprinz3204]

@@chadleach6009 ah yes the extremist view of humans rights. Extremism isn't a bad thing my dude. Same goes for radical thinking. Whi do you think were the "radicals" during the american civil war

[@bingbongjoel6581]

Q: Should the US be considered a democracy? A: -No it's a republic- Actual answer: It's an oligarchy

[@defaulter264]

Republics can be democracies, oligarchies, plutocracies etc

[@spacecat6022]

Theological oligarchie

[@exantiuse497]

@Defaulter This is true. Saying "US isn't a democracy, it's a republic" is like saying "China can't be communist, it' a republic", neither excludes the other. Like said in the video, people saying these things are intentionally trying to mislead the conversation

[@Thor.Jorgensen]

I've been in the democracy vs republic argument with so many Americans. Never once happened with any Europeans. They realize that most republics are democracies. Or at least, they ought to be according to their constitutions.

[@Newkeassassin]

@@Thor.Jorgensen we have and have had very strict rules on who is allowed to vote, we even take voting away from people who have been to jail, as voting is not a right here, it is a privilege like driving, only competent people should vote as the masses are ignorant to the goings on in politics and for the most part should not even concern themselves in it. we have never once been democratic(demo=people cratic=rule) we have always been republic(repu=law blic=rule) as we are a nation of law and order and as we go more and more into democracy we start to self destruct.

[@racewiththefalcons1]

We do not vote for president. We vote for electors, who then choose the president. Our votes literally do not matter. Electors can choose whoever they want regardless of how we vote. And we can't vote for electors, either.

[@rathalomaniac6212]

"Democracy is cringe. Read some Aristotle."

[@themisfoko.5905]

I am a European and when I heard the phrase "America is the shining beacon of democracy" ,I laughed

[@Karl_der_Genosse]

Right, nowadays the EU has that title. We are far from perfect, but we just have to ask refugees where they want to live. Most will point to Europe, not the US.

[@spingebill8551]

Us Canadians laugh too. The entirety of American politics is a joke.

[@fitmotheyap]

@@spingebill8551 everyone laughs at american politics honestly

[@moritzellsaesser2618]

FeistyPapa pls Build a Wall to the US. We Germans would pay for it just to annoy Trump

[@sparkshark9697]

@SM ZYX for a fake it is pretty real.

[@TheSuicidalBird]

The US is an oligarchy through and through. A nation ruled by the wealthy and powerful whom are rarely if ever held accountable for their actions.

[@affrun11]

As if every country isn't?

[@TheSuicidalBird]

@@affrun11 Not every country calls itself a democratic republic and certainly not every country fights dozens of wars every decade under the 'promise' of 'protecting and preserving democracy'.

[@ClayandPapyrus]

Where did you get that quote from? Stalin? Because that’s the funniest thing I heard.

[@TheSuicidalBird]

@@ClayandPapyrus I have no interest speaking to a 40IQ conservative.

[@ClayandPapyrus]

TheSuicidalBird hilarious if I’m 40 IQ how come I’m a self taught computer coder? At 15.

[@a_human8489]

Good god the beginning sounded like a perfect description of wilsonian interventionism

[@almcdonald8676]

Actual Justice Warrior just made a response video to this. I strongly advise anyone whose aim is to have political positions that are empirically based to give it a watch. Those who prefer to bask in the comforting glow of religious mythology just keep watching and venting your righteous indignation in the comments

[@bsowers22]

Just watched it, here tears the entire ass out of this piece!

[@QuestionEverythingButWHY]

“America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.” ― Abraham Lincoln

[@martincyy]

Someone have been destroying the US from inside before and after Lincoln was assassinated.

[@richmcgee434]

Mind you, Lincoln was speaking from a perspective that didn't include nuclear weaponry. We (and every other country on the planet) have been vulnerable to destruction since the Fifties, and that hasn't changed one bit. Now if he'd said "conquered" instead of destroyed he'd still be 100% correct.

[@vincivedivicilextalionas4036]

I look for this quote in every video such as this one, because this quote is always there. Lurking.

[@richmcgee434]

@@vincivedivicilextalionas4036 Well, it is an apt quotation under the circumstances, even if it's technically untrue these days.

[@kuroazrem5376]

The ilusion of democracy reminds me of 1984 when it says: "Freedom is slavery".

[@wolfgangk2824]

Ignorance is strength. US is a plutocracy! www.askdifference.com/oligarchy-vs-plutocracy/

[@nobilesnovushomo58]

Wolfgang K then quit relying on the government to do stuff for you, and go back to the Old Right (no slavery involved in OR). Deregulate. No welfare. You should only rely on local community (fidelity principle) then state government.

[@acobster]

@@nobilesnovushomo58 I agree with the bit about no State (and how regulation is often counterproductive due to regulatory capture), but how are you supposed to quit your reliance cold turkey when you don't own the means of production?

[@peppyhare8458]

that sounds like thought crime to me. report to room 101. Sincerley, 'the ministry of love'.

[@korvusgaming4927]

Short Answer: "No" Slightly Longer Answer: "America is a Republic, not a democracy" An Answer that quotes John Adams: "There never was a Democracy Yet, that did not commit suicide."

[@bntagkas]

in reality, there never was a democracy in human history period in my country, who invented it, it went without saying that when they said the people rule they meant white men who are wealthy. poor people, slaves, women excluded so you are wrong, there never has been a true democracy, in order for it to commit suicide

[@korvusgaming4927]

@@bntagkas My point was that America isn't a democracy, not that democracy doesn't exist.

[@bntagkas]

@@korvusgaming4927 yes, and my point is what i said.

[@hansklein6483]

All republics are democracies by definition. There's not much difference. It's just that the head of state is elected. The UK is a democracy, but not a republic, because the queen isn't elected,but the power comes from the people and the queen is not allowed to make actual politics. Being a republic isn't special, correcting this says nothing. It's like "you are a human" - "no, I'm an us American"... Yeah, all us citizens are humans by definition.

[@korvusgaming4927]

@@hansklein6483 The UK isn't trying to annex the Falklands or the Virgin Islands as constituencies for Parliament because they know they'd vote for a certain party. A democracy doesn't do that, at least not for that specific reason.

[@prashanthb6521]

I am from India. American election process is horrifyingly undemocratic. I wish your people rise up and cleanse the system.

[@magiv4205]

"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." - John F. Kennedy

[@erikburzinski8248]

looking at the USA right now I think that due to trumps actions with the military the USA are about to begin there 2nd civil war.

[@commissarklink6060]

@@erikburzinski8248 Nah. Most of the people with the guns still love the government and most of the ones who realize how horrible it is are nonviolent

[@nqutilus709]

@@commissarklink6060 Oh, the irony.

[@sinoroman]

rebels aren't very common anymore

[@HelpmereachKsubswithouta-rq2fd]

The case is: anyone can say what they like but only what rich people say actually matters.

[@hansfijnzand6593]

I presume you are hinting about criticizing the black lives matter movement? Because that’s the thing: You CAN say what you want but saying what you want does not mean there isn’t a social consequence. Free speech means you have the right so say something but someone also has the right to criticize it. Saying that you want freedom for George Floyd has a social consequence. Saying cops should be armed more heavily has a social consequence.

[@germansniper5277]

@@hansfijnzand6593 how did you come to the conclusion that he was even remotely talking about BLM?

[@chonacastillo4777]

@@hansfijnzand6593 i presume that you read in too much of things and make yoir own extreme conclusion then decide that conclusion is the said person's opinion?

[@ronanreineck-star4364]

@RadTheLad I agree that I was confused about how any of that was about BLM but you don't kill a dude for just using fake cash.

[@gspaulsson]

@RadTheLad so passing fake bills is a capital offence, and you be denied due process by a cop, a lynch mob, or an asshole with a gun. A good bet that you have a gun and that you'd join a lynch mob if you had a chance. You might be a cop. For sure, you're an asshole.

[@arc4859]

Here from Actual Justice Warrior’s video. He destroyed this video and anyone who believes this video is displaying the truth needs to watch his video

[@archangel6749]

AJW FTW

[@arc4859]

@@dennistheredmenace4537 What’s wrong with his video?

[@kingfillins4117]

Your own sources debunk your presumptions. For a more accurate critique see:m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGHHoIiubc-sfLc

[@SaudiHaramco]

It's so weird to me how people can recognize that a one-party-state is a dictatorship but a society with two parties who serve the same corporate interests is somehow democratic..

[@domaxltv]

the illusion of choice is a powerful thing

[@owenkeller2748]

American is a republic. The maker of this video dismisses this difference in ignorance

[@pablocores7877]

Owen Keller A republic is a form of democracy.

[@slimestoneexpert9804]

Phil Bernie sanders, has been fighting for the same thing here s whole life, and was independent in senate

[@vojtech3748]

@@pablocores7877 republic isn't and never was form of democracy, republic is type governmental system plus there are types of republics, best are monarchies because they can actually work without being corrupt

[@stevenecoson8378]

The direction this channel has taken is PERFECT, honestly please keep posting this kind of content, we need it

[@SecondThought]

Glad you like it!

[@AsobiMedio]

@@SecondThought Agreed, making certain topics taboo is just harming people in the long run. Politics should be freely spoken of and discussed openly, otherwise progress will never be made. You're doing real work here, unlike some other channels that shall not be named that just recycle the same political garbage that they regurgitate every time a new election comes up.

[@emmanuelmendezmartinez657]

@@SecondThought it was sweet, and unexpected for me, thanks thanks thanks

[@oliverpotts8664]

@@SecondThought I kinda wish you'd started making this kinda content years ago. Maybe it could have prevented my rather embarrasing fall into the far-right side of KZbin.

[@hafiznazhri1784]

Ollypotts i’m glad you found your way here.

[@dtmrea2476]

Actual Justice Warrior just systematically annihilated this video.

[@DJShire_ATL]

Yes that video brought me here lol

[@localegoist4079]

ok

[@Jadeserphant]

Thanks for the perspective. Thank you even more for listing (with links) your citations so I can check into it further.

[@kevinndayishimiye934]

we should definitely have a more than two-party system like most other countries have

[@KillerKegsey1]

England has a "more than two-party system"; but much like America it's always between Labour (Left) and the Conservative (Right). Though nowadays that doesn't really matter.

[@miasolum5612]

@K4nzler Communism is having no party. Like literally the opposite.

[@kettly2282]

@K4nzler bruh, communism is a one party state having more then 2 party's increases Democratic freedom

[@memelord9232]

@@KillerKegsey1 in america it's much worse, both Republicans and Democrats are right wing, just one more so than the other, even if Bernie is labelled as a dirty commie

[@memelord9232]

@K4nzler socialism is the only way forward

[@Lugmillord]

The US is somewhere between flawed democracy and failed democracy. 8 hour waiting time to vote? What a joke. Here in Germany, I never had to wait at all when voting. There are polling stations everywhere.

[@hiiamhi.23]

Same in Australia. I don't think I have ever waited more than an hour. It is usually between 15 to 30 minutes.

[@TheExi123]

@@hiiamhi.23 Which is stil to long. It takes me 15 minutes to vote, considering all time included. Leave my home, walk to the polling station, do my vote, walk home. The voting stations are always in your close neighbourhood. Everywhere in germany.

[@nicolasinvernizzi6140]

here in Uruguay election day its considered holiday, no one works except for the obvious services (police, fire service, hospitals) and usually it doesnt take more than 30 minutes to vote. its also obligatory by the constitution to vote. it doesnt really maters what you put on the envelope but you have to go and "vote". there is always some ridiculous things that appear, like a homer simpson print or meme or even condoms but for the most part the vast majority of the population vote properly.

[@tvTwo1]

same case here. abundance of polling stations, national holiday making sure as many people get to vote, flexible voting options among others

[@elijahlees8655]

@@nicolasinvernizzi6140 that sounds like forced democracy

[@axelotl86]

Crazy, I’ve never had to wait for more than 5 minutes to vote for anything. (Germany)

[@rampageTG]

Neither have I (USA). I live out in the country between a couple medium sized towns and the location I go to vote never has more than 3 people in line.

[@SimGunther]

"Don't let _them_ take away your democracy" - The oblivious Barack Obama

[@ostsarahb7466]

“Let *us* take away your democracy.”

[@ostsarahb7466]

Jessyca Joy Communists? God you’re so brainwashed. Obama is economically right-wing. But in America, everything that isn’t far-right is communist 🙄

[@thowl7065]

@Jessyca Joy BS

[@eliasziad7864]

"I like bombing countries" ~ Obama

[@eliasziad7864]

"I like bombing and deporting people" ~ Obama

[@hugofriberg3445]

So you finally exposed what the rest of the world already knows

[@withoutaname4138]

Exactly!!! I don't know why US citizens don't realize it!! There're acting dumb or they really like to live in a corrupt and hypocrite country...

[@Dannyvirk]

And I get the feel alot of American's will hate on this guy even though he has a concern for the direction America is heading and the effects of this on the average American.

[@Rxnextgenradio]

Dannyvirk nah a lot of us know the system is corrupt

[@johnredwine0934]

Yeah a channel called “Second Thoughts” has exposed everything to Americans. 😂

[@johnredwine0934]

Yeah a channel called “Second Thoughts” has exposed everything. 😂

[@ShaneHampsheirTV]

As a British citizen living in London, I can proudly say that when I have been to vote for a general election, the longest I have had to wait in line is a grand total of 0 minutes. Just walk in and vote, then leave. Done! I’m so annoyed to hear about the waiting times in the US.

[@nate7790]

Same here as a Swiss citizen living in Switzerland (though I think I might have had to wait 2 minutes once, not really sure)

[@LastingSilence]

@@nate7790 I've had to wait 10 minutes in Sweden once but I went at a super busy time, at a super busy location.

[@appleslover]

Jokes on you, in syria we didn't have to wait because there wouldn't be an election...

[@goferlp7011]

Same in germany

[@DawnDudex]

Same in Israel, never had to wait more than 5 mins, and even that was when i went to a really busy location at a busy time

[@ethericboy]

The sheer hypocricy of the US is astronomical!

[@michaelsmith1262]

Sean Fitzgerald, The Actual Justice Warrior, destroys the claims in this video.

[@localegoist4079]

how

[@GreekHouseEffect]

lmao

[@9UaYXxB]

Any thinking adult who follows America's federal political system has already observed and noted many or most of the conditions which this video summarizes. They are glaringly obvious. Those who don't recognize these conditions, or aren't infuriated by them, are either deeply corrupt or intensely irredeemably stupid.

[@AM-bj7yo]

This should be taught in schools! Ofcourse interest groups who decide what is taught in schools would never have this be taught..

[@JawzBBD]

Why would the government educate their citizens on how the election process works if the whole goal is for them to manipulate those same subjects in order to keep power for themselves?... On a side note. Private education(I.e schools accessible for the rich) do have those classes in ther curriculum, as well as economics and law because we would be dammed if the ruling class lose their status do to the bad education of their offspring... what was the eugenics movement again??? Must not be important.

[@krunkle5136]

A more self aware and educated murrica could truly be great.

[@sybrandwoudstra9236]

Spread it! Spread it like a virus! XD

[@uhhuh8224]

we went over this in AP gov, but not as much in depth

[@ajd8013]

You mean the public schools which politicians spoke about education reform. Like 10 years ago when people cared about that topic

[@maxencemorel1668]

Short answer: no Long answer: hell no

[@40watt53]

Short answer: No Long answer: Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[@Clyde-6]

Lol, what a bunch of bs propaganda.

[@monika.alt197]

As an indian, I dont consider our multi-party system as democratic either. The ultra-nationalists here use _force_ to say the least to get a favourable vote.

[@edwardschneider6396]

" Those who vote decide nothing." "Those who count the votes decide everything." Joseph Stalin Alive and well in USA by way of lobbyist and gerrymandering. An Oligarchy, YES..

[@ascendedbro1828]

"Those who count the votes decide everything." The statement is apocryphal, and certainly not Stalin’s, because he never had to worry about a vote. It is still very true though.

[@eto_el_348]

@@ascendedbro1828 Because in the USSR there was no deceitful bourgeois "democracy" of fake parties. There was a system of Soviets of various levels, from city soviets to national and all-Union, and only the Supreme Soviet of the USSR possessed absolute power, which elected the government (Presidium). Stalin was not an absolute monarch, as anti-Soviet propaganda portrays him, he acted with the consent of the Supreme Soviet. It is just that Stalin deservedly had great authority throughout the country. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Soviet_of_the_Soviet_Union Below in the picture is a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR. Feel the differense with US congressmen. cs7.pikabu.ru/post_img/2018/08/05/6/1533461849156316293.jpg

[@CJ_Brim]

@@ascendedbro1828 and there was no voting in the USSR

[@ascendedbro1828]

I totally agree with you! Thanks for clarifying it here. I am glad some people know the details of Soviet political structure.

[@moia9518]

So the vote counters decided Biden to win

[@Ben-lp6bv]

Is severely disturbs me that the facts portrayed in this video can so easily be written off as partisan just because they don't align with the opinions many Americans hold.

[@autohmae]

That's because the US politicizes everything, and removes nuance from all debate. And then throws in a lot... A LOT of propaganda.

[@a.n.l.aantineoliberalismas4504]

@@autohmae yup

[@drksideofthewal]

Like the peasants that would die for "king and country" some Americans will demonize anything as an attack on their "betters." Even a virus.

[@TOAOM123]

Or because the sourses cited actually refute the video presenting them....

[@peterchristie1096]

Funny how the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand still have the monarch Queen Elizabeth as head of state and are miles ahead in democracy than the US.

[@jamsstats1700]

R.I.P

[@allfatallfem7396]

One theme of the vids I've seen thus far: the system isn't broken, it was engineered to be shitty.

[@ostsarahb7466]

Yep! And that’s how you tell a leftist from a liberal. Liberals believe the system is broken, whereas we leftists believe it was engineered to be shitty.

[@jonathanmomentbruh3307]

@@ostsarahb7466 ok

[@thurqs1938]

@@jonathanmomentbruh3307 that's actually very accurate, and that's why i agree with socialists. by design it's product. these aren't mistakes, they are bi-products.

[@jonathanmomentbruh3307]

@@thurqs1938 k

[@Eric-ye5yz]

@@ostsarahb7466 .... The decision to have a war for independence, was that a popular decision, or one taken by the few, if the latter then it was designed to be shitty !!!

[@hairyputter5363]

US is a country America would've 'helped'

[@loveforsberg530]

Yes, but also no. See, USA has a ridiculously large and well-equipped military. And nukes. America never "liberates" a nation with nukes.

[@hairyputter5363]

@@loveforsberg530 lol

[@unglaublichcharlatan3600]

They already did , that’s why they live in Amerika as if it is Somalia now

[@tschaytschay4555]

Nuh, they don't have enough oil, the US wouldn't care "helping" the US.^^

[@user-oo6vr1ky5f]

@@unglaublichcharlatan3600 what?

[@Haz04712]

The closing of polling stations is just ridiculous in some countries they actually close schools to operate as polling stations for the day

[@wojciechmuras553]

Poland always has its elections on Sundays, so no one is at work and schools can be used as polling stations without disrupting the students.

[@thomasvanderknaap5570]

In the Netherlands we have our elections in the middle of the week (depends on the type of election), and when I was in primary school we were not off while people could cast their vote.

[@Bloodstar582]

In germany we can vote per mail. Easy. But them americans don't understand/ will never use it.

[@jonanice]

Harry Hoskin The fact they are so clearly suppressing votes should make every American riot. The fact they’re not means they really have got Americans under a trance believing “U S A, U S A. We’re number one! Wooo!” Etc... that makes the rest of us sick

[@Bloodstar582]

@@jonanice agree. Maybe they are too stubborn to realise how broken the US really is.

[@skomil]

2 parties, same paymasters - great video What US needs is a viable 3rd or even 4th option at the polls

[@masterofalltrades999]

We need a revolution against this imperialist, colonial, bourgeois state and then establish a worker’s republic. Then we will have true democracy.

[@turtleanton6539]

Great stuff man keep it going

[@mrbamwastaken]

In the US, there is basically one party - the business party. It has two factions, called Democrats and Republicans, which are somewhat different but carry out variations on the same policies. By and large, I am opposed to those policies. As is most of the population.

[@corvuscallosum5079]

I would say Chomsky was ahead of his time, but really things haven't changed much in that regard

[@nickl5658]

Given that the business party funds both Democrats and Republicans, it is better to say there is only one party. The left hand is called Democrats while the right hand is called Republicans. People fight over which hand is best hand. The Business Party doesn't mind, any hand is fine as long as it is their hand.

[@aisir3725]

There was that bearded German dude, he warned us bro, he fucking told us!

[@Sora_Nai]

@@aisir3725 who

[@a.n.l.aantineoliberalismas4504]

@@Sora_Nai some one obscure you might not have heard of him Carl Marx

[@razzle_dazzle]

"The Democrats and Republicans are just two sides of the same coin" is a common sentiment, and it's true to an extent - e.g. there is no way that in the next 10 years either party would do anything to upset their donors from the healthcare industry, like making private insurance obsolete. But the fact remains that one party is always trying to get as many people to vote as possible, while the other does everything in their power to minimize turnout.

[@SarcyBoi41]

You're right, but both parties *are* guilty of gerrymandering. The Republicans do it far more often though, of course. I mean, they've openly admitted countless times that higher voter turnout would be the end of their party. Makes me wonder what would happen if the Republicans ever do fade into obscurity, since that would essentially make the US an actual one-party state. The Democrats do seem to have a wide range of ideologies among them (from hardcore Leftists to poorly masked conservatives) so maybe it would end up splitting.

[@firstname4304]

SilentJ Democrats are manipulating black people into voting for them

[@katgunderheisendonoghue6050]

Peppa pig is one thicc Bih How?

[@oLii96x]

The idea of a 2-Party System is obsolete in general. It is a remnant from the 19th century and earlier, where democracies where still young. Modern democracies in Europe have multi-party and proportional vote systems, that depicts the plurality of society much better.

[@jamesoconnor8985]

@@firstname4304 By what? Not deliberately appealing to racist sentiments?

[@shawncooper6776]

Love the info keep up the good work 😊

[@daniel1wantedtowin]

Thank you so much for this video!!

[@amyloriley]

"When looking through rose-tinted glasses, red flags are just flags."

[@tacoplz]

Can your next video be “how to dismantle an oligarchy?”

[@oliverpotts8664]

Chapter one: How to assemble a guillotine.

[@nicolasinvernizzi6140]

the problem is that it will only change through crisis. for it to happen a person that will not have the support of those corporations and lobbyist has to won the election, then it has to fight against a parliament that is probably half full of people that want to maintain the system in place. and then you have to reform the entire political system =P. easy.

[@elijahlees8655]

@@oliverpotts8664 but the mass surveillance state and modernized military is on their side

[@maybutworse4409]

Those who make peaceful protest impossible, make violent revolution inevitable.

[@elijahlees8655]

@@ben5056 I think it is too late for successful revolutions in the modern world, armies are now far more powerful than civilians unlike 1789 or 1917.

[@scottspa74]

I'm often trying to locate that 2014 study, I'm glad you posted a summary here. Samuel Huntington wrote 'the crisis of democracy' in the early 70s, which states that too many people are engaged in democracy and vote. It would be a great thing to add in the vote suppression segment in this video.

[@ihasbeanz]

I downloaded Tabs for a cause, always love to help!

[@davidhoran7116]

Short answer: no Long answer: absolutely not

[@chadleach6009]

It's a republic that prevents tyranny of the majority. Short answer yes, long answer yes.

[@altherm8066]

So then its not a democratic government now is it? And therefore the answer is still no.

[@greenlilac32]

Chad Leach so the majority don’t get to decide how to run it? How is that a democracy? Democracy is rule by the people not rule by the people so long as the conservative minority approve

[@user-zq1cb4mv5g]

In the video he said its a "Democratic Republic"

[@randombloke165]

Chad Leach Yes, prevents tyranny of the majority by establishing tyranny of the minority. Soooooo much better 🙄

[@1kleberito]

JT, wonderful video as usual. Congratulations and thank you for sharing.😉👍👏👏👏👏👏

[@tamarrajames3590]

Brilliant...thanks for speaking truth to power. You have a new subscriber.🖤🇨🇦

[@maxhochdorfer3069]

And than, there are Puerto Rican, imprisioned people and citizens of Washington D.C., who don't even have the right to vote in the first place.

[@eitantour8059]

Agreed. Puerto Rico and Washington D.C. should become states (Washington could be incorporated into a state, but that could cause a conflict).

[@Meirstein]

Washington DC gets to vote for president, but not congress. The 23rd Amendment gave the district 3 electoral votes.

[@GaussDroid]

They are enslaved not imprisoned. They are made to pay an unreasonable debt and then encouraged to think and want to be independent and vote against statehood. Let's call it what it is. Slavery.

[@starphaze393]

Alejandro Escobar i think you’re confusing the terms Slavery and owning

[@sebell69]

and GUAM and the Virgin Islands

[@preetibishnoi6238]

As long as it's a 2-party state and people fail to see they are being divided for vote-bank politics, it is not a democracy.

[@auramaster2068]

A third party wont magically fix this. The electoral college has to be removed and voting must be added to the constitution. Third party systems allways mathematically turn into a 2 party system. Hell 3rd party systems can be even worse for democracy since a person who represents the smallest part of the poppulation could get elected if he has the most votes for him.

[@DrOinkman]

@@auramaster2068 noone was praising 3 party systems, but simply more then 2 in general would be a step in the right direction.

[@gmac8586]

It's not 2 party; it's 1 party with a facade of 2.

[@edwardmiessner6502]

And now one party is seeking to cut out the electorate for the other party in its vote-bank politics, so that they may enjoy permanent one-party rule. Some may call this form of government a republic but it's really a tyranny.

[@thepenisscrollstv6328]

You Can vote For 3rd Partys can you?

[@will823]

Neoliberalism to authoritarian capitalism to neoconservatism to paleoconservatism then fascism

[@plectrum94]

I went to vote in the Netherlands this spring. I had to wait in line for 5 minutes

[@lcebon123thegreat]

The thing that baffles me (as a brit) is the intense feeling of individualism from the government people seem to have. Since when did not being an asshole and wearing a mask become a political issue?

[@GalaxyOneFilms]

Because science means absolutely nothing to a sizable portion of the country.

[@emiliolocura2]

The US is a country that from its inception has been isolated as far a civics goes. It has come up with official policies that justify its imperialism and believes they are a chosen nation for reasons beyond my knowedle (long live American exceptionalism). When you have a country that has never faced true tyranny (unless you are a Native American) and constatly installs tyrannies in other countries, your population will have an inherently childish grasp of what freedom means.

[@heidishmidi]

These are the same kind of people who claim to need guns 'in case our government becomes too authoritarian' but support the most authoritarian president we've ever had. They are the type to go out of their way to drive enormous gas-guzzling vehicles purely to spite those warning about global warming. They are spiteful, vindictive children, it's embarrassing to share this piece of dirt with them

[@grmpEqweer]

I don't get it either. Apparently being an asshole is supposed to be a virtuous political choice now? WTF?

[@oliverpotts8664]

(As a fellow brit) they seem to have the exact same attitude towards healthcare. Even those who acknowledge that a nationalised healthcare system would be far far cheaper for everyone, a lot of people still reject it cos "it's not the govt's responsibility" even tho looking after their citizens is the literal job of a govt.

[@ramadaninur]

thank you for making it so understandable :)

[@TusharAnandfg]

its astonishing that they had 1 single polling booth for a county with over 750000 people. (I'm in India), Last state(delhi) election my apartment complex alone had enough people to qualify for its own separate booth for just people living in my complex

[@jobeiden]

the real question is, was the US ever a democracy? remind me when non property owners got the right to vote? when black people got the right to vote? when women got the right to vote? when indigenous peoples got the right to vote?

[@skilz8098]

Exactly! We never have been a Democracy! We have always been a Republic with some Democratic Views!

[@MisoElEven]

And it shouldnt be a democracy. Pure democracy is mob rule, so far the US is the most succesful nation in the world and theres a reason for that.

[@Deborah5000]

@@MisoElEven successfull for millionaires and businesses, not the working class. Millions of Americans live in poverty and can't even pay for basic necessities.

[@MisoElEven]

@@Deborah5000 Ok..so lets all be poor...if not having the newest iphone is comparable to being poor.

[@gavinmeinzer6024]

@drop dead Actually most countries in the modern world have some form or another of free speech. Only the outliers like China, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, etc do not guarantee rights like that. I think around 150 nations in the world have these kinds of freedoms

[@marcellomaramigi7246]

I'd say one of the "truest" democracy is Switzerland. They have a direct democracy, which is the version of democracy (with a state) in which the populus has the most power.

[@PhoenixtheII]

Why don't you have 100k+ likes? :/ This is the true awnser...

[@DrOinkman]

it is true, but would be hard to apply to other countries.

[@Airrivalsgamer]

I have to agree with DrOinkman, you can't force the swiss model onto a country with a completely different mentality. Switzerland is pretty unique as a nation in many other aspects, like the history and national languages. And well as said above, our mentality as a population is very different, while we do have lots of guns, we don't use them to defend our homes, we don't need to, the crime rate is pretty low compared to America since the education system and healthcare system are so much better, People become criminals not because they want to, because they have to. So we make it that nobody is forced into a criminal life. Many other european nations do the same admitedly, but still our system would only work in very few countries around the world.

[@oboy_64]

7 out of the top 10 best democracies in the world (By the democracy index) are european countries. Furthermore, the top 3 countries on that list are European, ranked in the following order: 1. Norway, 2. Iceland, 3. Sweden. Not only is Switzerland home to one of the truest democracies, but much of europe is aswell. 14 out of the top 20 democracies in the world are European. America is not even in the top 20.

[@csubakka1204]

And Iceland.

[@auclearwater]

YOUR VIDEOS ARE AMAZING.

[@silence1872]

Short answer: No! Long answer: Definitely no!

[@BlackIce3190]

Real answer: This video is pure propaganda. Go watch Actual Justice Warrior’s response.