Socialism Fails Every Time

Socialism has become cool in America, under the nice name "democratic socialism".
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Gloria Álvarez ‏knows better, because she's from Latin America and studied socialism there. She says: watch out! Socialism has a clear track record of wrecking every country that implements it.
Cuba tried socialism. Things got so bad that tens of thousands fled the island on dangerous, makeshift rafts. Others paid lots of money to be allowed to leave.
Álvarez interviews people who fled. One man told her that in Cuba: "You don’t see any future. Everything is stagnated ... health care, education, nowadays they’re in ruins."
Another said: "My father (a doctor) had to sell illegal meats out of his ambulance ... because Cuban doctors earn less than 1% of American doctors."
Because of his experience with socialism, that man is now running as a libertarian for a Florida State House seat.
He adds: "I tell my Venezuelan friends, we warned you guys!"
After Cuba, the next Latin American country to get totally immersed in socialism was Venezuela. For a while, things seemed to work okay thanks to the country's oil wealth; Venezuela has the largest proven oil reserves in the world, and used to be the richest country in Latin America.
Celebrities like Michael Moore and Sean Penn visited Hugo Chavez and praised his socialism.
Venezuelans were happy, too. A former mayor in Venezuela's capital city told Álvarez: "People were clapping so hard. They were like, 'Oh, finally there is somebody here making social justice.'"
But eventually socialism led to a mismanagement of the economy that was so bad that money started to run out. The government just printed more, so much more that it led to million-percent inflation.
Life savings were wiped out.
When businesses raised prices to try to keep up with inflation, Chavez and his successor President Maduro banned that.
When businesses did it anyway, they were seized by the government. This tragic video shows a shopkeeper pleading as his business is taken away. It wasn't a one-time thing; more than 30,000 businesses were confiscated.
Now, millions starve. The average Venezuelan has lost 24 pounds. More than 2 million people have fled the country.
"It's like the apocalypse. It's no food. No medicine," one Venezuelan told Álvarez.
But some still defend socialism, saying that what happened there "isn't real socialism." Bernie Sanders says: "when I talk about Socialism I am not looking at Venezuela, I’m not looking at Cuba. I’m looking at countries like Denmark, like Sweden."
But Denmark's prime minister says that's a mistake: "Denmark is far from a socialist planned economy. Denmark is a market economy," he clarified.
In Scandinavian countries, government regulates business less than America’s government does. Scandinavian countries don’t even have a minimum wage.
Real socialism looks more like Cuba and Venezuela.
Álvarez hopes people look at socialism's track record before implementing it anywhere else.

[@chautran5403]

It's so easy to love socialism when you're living in capitalism.

[@djg5644]

Ex-fucking-actly

[@angelbarajas9180]

@@deafleppard1812 And Europe needs Viktor Orban, Salvini, and Nigel Farage.

[@MajinMist603]

We need a new system , no old system like socialism , communism , capitalism , etc

[@richardalvarado-ik9br]

WE'LL THE SHOO IZ ON THE UTHER FUT RITE NAUW!!!!! LMFAO!!!! AYNT IT. WER AR THE TEST KITS?

[@richardalvarado-ik9br]

@@deafleppard1812 Sorry, but I'm not going to debate a 14 yr old about politics or economics......period. You just haven't lived long enough to know how the real world is. I'll debate your mom and dad any day, but not you.

[@ozziecrosby2092]

"The goal of socialism, is communism." Vladimir Lenin

[@Seymorebuttz]

"A pro socialist is someone who reads Karl Marx and Lenin. A anti socialist is someone who understands Karl Marx and Lenin " - Ronald Reagan

[@ozziecrosby2092]

@@Seymorebuttz .... Very Well said.

[@Bladerunner4924764]

Ozzie, I read it slightly different before: "Socialism is the road to communism".

[@dominuspastor7097]

@@Seymorebuttz "A socialist is someone who has read Lenin and Marx, An anti-socialist is someone who watches SJW cringe compilation on youtube" -Joseph Stalin

[@reedfrombigisland]

Brunwulf Free-Winter Whatever helps you sleep at night I guess.

[@abc-eb7rq]

Socialism promises Heaven, delivers Hell.

[@1492tomato]

"Socialism has a record of failure so enormous that only an intellectual could find a way to ignore it." Tomas Sowell

[@biglemon204]

There's Presidential material right there. Imagine if he'd have become our President instead of Osama Bin Obama...

[@lyokianhitchhiker]

@@biglemon204 Considering that Obama's administration was what killed Bin Ladin - which was the beginning of the end for the War on Terror - he wasn’t that bad.

[@vampyre1992]

@@lyokianhitchhiker yeah, but he murdered hundreds of innocent civilians in collateral damage from drone strikes including American citizens

[@lyokianhitchhiker]

@@vampyre1992 Still, for all his foreign failings, he did pretty good domestically.

[@BangMaster96]

@@lyokianhitchhiker No he didn't, Obama enacted DACA and Obamacare, two of the worst policies ever. And his actions in the Middle East lead to the formation of ISIS, which resulted in millions of Syrians being displaced from their homes and having to find refuge in Europe by traveling across the Mediterranean ocean on small life boats. Obama was a horrible far left Politician, and Joe Biden is no different.

[@MrShonky01]

I still haven’t met anyone who has migrated to a communist country ? Why is that ?

[@petart.7573]

Because you have no friends

[@MrShonky01]

Why do commies never have an answer ?

[@petart.7573]

ok zoomer

[@petart.7573]

@@MrShonky01 dude my whole family lived in Yugoslavia and many migrated to it. now they are sad that yugoslavia fell apart

[@petart.7573]

@Vereena Williams it wasnt socialism, slovenia wanted to leave and croatia followed after. then everyone else left. nobody starved, there was no poverty and no nothing. it was just happy people

[@boldsign]

North Korea = Crap USSR = Crap Cuba = Crap Venezuela = Crap Looks like Communism works wonderfully doesn't it.

[@TheMerioz]

u forgot Mao's China 😂

[@TheMerioz]

u forgot Mao's china 😂

[@ChrisT4rmKT]

@Marina Tower Property Manager it worked because we never used it

[@TodaysDante]

@Marina Tower Property Manager - Socialism doesn't work in those countries. Even Denmark, Norway and Switzerland say they're NOT socialists. They are free market societies with strong social policies. Socialism isn't just redistribution of other people's money. It's having the country's economy actually run through the federal government (like the current Democrats want). The free market is chocked out in a true socialist society, and in the end (because of no responsibility or accountability), they ALL end up like Venezuela.

[@TodaysDante]

@Marina Tower Property Manager - Typical democrat tactic - accuse others of which you yourself is guilty. Where you're 100% wrong is that the democrats want a free market society with strong social programs. Obamacare is a perfect example. This is our healthcare system (a large percentage of our economy) now having our own government in competition. Almost all the democrats running for President now say Obamacare doesn't go far enough and that they want the government to be the ONLY option for EVERY US citizen AND every illegal immigrant when it comes to healthcare. They also want to force electric cars, what to eat (no red meat), etc etc... anything they feel will push this fictional climate change green new deal agenda, when, in reality, they only want more power. YOUR DESIRE TO DESTROY MY GREAT COUNTRY WILL FAIL because the American people (minus the liberals) aren't stupid!

[@susansingh5717]

These people who want socialism please go live in one of those countries.

[@kimjongil1069]

They can take the left socialists from germany as well

[@bigz5262]

It’s that simple

[@kaiserkater2308]

@@kimjongil1069 Ja Bitte.

[@kimjongil1069]

@@kaiserkater2308 hahaha

[@professorcranium4792]

THE FIRE DEPT IS SOCIALISM, liar. TELL US WHY YOU HATE THAT SOCIALISM. I predict you don't believe a shred of your SCRIPT, ya two-face.

[@martinkaarup2847]

We do have minimum wage, but make no mistake; all of Scandinavia are capitalist

[@professorcranium4792]

REALLY? I don't recall all the roads having TOLL BOOTHS and being for-profit, but you know better than i! (Unless you LIED to us!) (Did u just LIE to us?)

[@professorcranium4792]

ALL these idiots on all sides don't know what words mean! ex: when we point out that the NYPD and PENTAGON and FDNY are TAX-FUNDED GOVT MONOPOLIES (SOCIALISM!).....100% of liar cons say 'that's not socialism!" WE THEN ASK THEM "Is it capitalism? WHAT IS IT if it's NOT run by govt or taxfunded?".....100% of these nazi pigs PLEADS THE 5th, sigh.

[@aeroeng22]

@@professorcranium4792 tax payer funded doesn't mean "socialist." Governments around the world, from communist to democracies, fund defense, police, fire, roads, etc. Thus these are things that ALL governments fund, not just socialist governments.

[@nitroneonicman]

@@professorcranium4792 Dude you're the idiot who doesn't know what socialism means. You know what kind of government doesn't have tax-payer funded services? Anarchy. That's the only one. Even in the most libertarian of states you must have police and fire departments being funded by small local governments, this is not socialism.

[@uncreativepanda]

@@professorcranium4792 A nation can be capitalist without being 100% capitalist, you realize that right? Are societies not free because I'm not free to yell bomb in an airport, or to kill someone whenever I wish? One of the best indicators of which countries are and aren't capitalist is the economic freedom index, since that's quite literally what capitalism is. Guess what? All of the Scandinavian countries score quite highly, as does most of the west and the rich parts of Asia. A lot of these Scandinavian countries have robust welfare programs, but fundamentally their economies are capitalist.

[@aidanjames5262]

Great, now Danny Devito is ruined for me.

[@vesna639]

He was always a dirt bag, and we didn't know because he is an ACTOR and was pretending to be nice etc - now we know who these crooks and liars are. They're commies. Archie Bunker was right all along.

[@Jorge-lm4bg]

You can be a fan of someone's acting, and not their beliefs. Danny is still hilarious.

[@4mp3d]

Just now?

[@thebaconbrotato]

Right?

[@sujimayne]

If you apllied your nonsense to every actor and every director, you would have no movies or tv shows left to watch. He's an actor and I enjoy his work, despite having completely opposite political ideas.

[@revolution3395]

Celebrities are proof that lots of money can buy lots of stupid.

[@bradwilliams7683]

It's OK for these celebrities to spruik socialism - they're wealthy enough to pay someone else to stand in line all day for a loaf of bread.

[@lindahibberd7108]

No. Shit!!!

[@kimobrien.]

@@lindahibberd7108 Liberals are Bourgeois socialist only.

[@dumpygoodness4086]

Capitalism DUMBS EVERYTHING DOWN. Capitalism is the dumbest shit ever. FAR dumber than Virgin Births and Invisible Sky Daddy! THINK ABOUT IT: "If we have TWO CEOs ["competition"] instead of ONE...that will LOWER overhead costs!" PEPSI (Capitalism) spends more on ADVERTISING in one SECOND.....than the FDNY (socialism) spends on Advertising in 1 BILLION YEARS. Bit of a difference there, eh? ALSO, IF SOCIALISM DOESN'T WORK...then when will you open up the FIRE DEPTS and POLICE and PENTAGON to COMPETITION and FREE MARKET PRINCIPLES. You can't find ONE sincere person who dislikes socialism. Just idiot parrots repeating EVERY TALKING POINT the billionaire-owned press fed them!

[@mateorios1636]

Celebrities: bring comunisim plox Hong Kong: Dont do it! They are killing my peo- China: SHHHH! .... we actually integrating them to univerisites,keep talkin bout bringin comunism

[@glendeasy]

Michael Moore got really rich praising sociailism...by means of a capitalist system. Bernie too.

[@richardque4952]

Bernie has 3 mansion think of it.

[@user-sd5pg5jo3h]

socialism promises Heaven, delivers Hell.

[@marekchojnowski7186]

I'm from Poland. I was born under socialism, I remember it well. Try to sell that to me. Good luck with that

[@mirsaes]

@themailman43 Those of us Americans with brains do not want Socialism.

[@toddsperling2047]

Millennials would just spit in your face and say "Ok Boomer".

[@cesarcastillo7129]

and I am still stuck in Venezuela and believe me ,sometimes the suicide is an option

[@toddsperling2047]

@@cesarcastillo7129 Will would have been free if Putin didn't stick his nose in.

[@alexneigh7089]

I was born in USSR. Want a touch of socialism: read 1984. Or watch the movie.

[@dirtcop11]

So, when are Michael Moore and Sean Penn going to divide up their riches?

[@carloscorona2461]

Never they are so hipocrits and liers

[@angelbarajas9180]

And Oliver Stone and Bernie Sanders

[@carloscorona2461]

@Edward Tillotson exactly mi friend edward i'm against the comunism

[@hejustleft]

Well said. Leftist cunts are all for it, thus your challenge.

[@hejustleft]

@Glid Yes, you are spot on. The palpable hypocrisy on their part is really infuriating.

[@warrioroflight6872]

They pretend to pay us and we pretend to work.

[@professorcranium4792]

That's BOTH Capitalism and Socialism! HUMANS are the problem Get rid of them and EVERYTHING'S GREAT AGAIN!

[@professorcranium4792]

@Oritra Kar are you 3 years old? because everyone OLDER THAN THAT agrees HUMANS ARE THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL. (ex: ever seen a COUPLE fight? or a FAMILY fight?) (if they had the RESOURCES of an army, that means there'd be 2 billion WARS PER DAY, see?) THE HUMAN EXPERIMENT FAILED.

[@alexmaclean1]

When I was 7 I remember vividly asking my mom why I couldn't have some power rangers toy we walked past in sears (this was a while ago....) she said my birthday was coming soon and she couldn't afford to buy me the toy that day with my birthday a few weeks away. It was some big play set I remember the price was $49.95. I asked mom why can't everyone have enough money for everything they want. She told me that if everyone could have everything, I'm time everyone would take and nobody would give and eventually nobody would be left making the toy I wanted in the first place. Socialism sounded great when I was 7, but by the time that 8th birthday rolled around I was educated on its faults. Hard to sit by today while grown adults are calling for something I learned would not work when I was a child.

[@jayecurry1369]

There is an old saying, "Anyone under age 30 who isn't a socialist has no heart. Anyone over 30 who is a socialist has no brain." ( Bernie Sanders is a prime example of the later.)

[@fraooqkhan2293]

Social credit ↘️↘️📉👎

[@wiseguy4364]

What ever celebrities tell you to do you should do the Exact Opposite

[@GeneralG1810]

They’re al against building the wall but all live in gated communities. Hypocrites much?

[@shinycharizards]

You mean like when a “celebrity” tells you windmill noise causes cancer, suggests nuking hurricanes, and says climate change is a hoax created by the Chinese to make US manufacturing non-competitive (while simultaneously preventing businesses in the US from competing in Chinese markets)- that the kind of celebrity you’re talking about or are you just generalizing statements about topics you know nothing about?

[@GeneralG1810]

@@shinycharizards Let me guess you're the kind of person who listened to celebrities who said vaccines cause autism, or told you that you should vote Hillary because she cares about the working class!

[@wiseguy4364]

@@shinycharizards I think some celebrities say shit to drive their critics and the media crazy just for their own amusement because they bite every time.

[@shinycharizards]

@@GeneralG1810 Nice comeback bro. It's almost as if you're completely ignorant to the fact that the vast majority of antivaxxers are conservative Christians, or the fact that Trump's policies are disastrous for the working class.

[@gkolkman4]

"The poor do not become richer when the rich become poor. When prosperity can be found nowhere, poverty will be found everywhere." -- J. Douma.

[@capsulamental]

@Marco it must be nice to say it, but actually not true.

[@josephlisowski6414]

Marco ok I’m going to take this as calmly as I can. frist off many pepole say capitalist steal from pepole. But voluntary giveing your money away in extange for an iPod is not stealing. Allso you forgot the fact that early his constantly being created

[@carlswindelliv2701]

I agree with u on this but too many people are brainwashed into thinking capitalism is dirty!!!!!!!!! So unless we can unbrainwash them its probably a hill too steep to climb

[@jed-henrywitkowski6470]

@@capsulamental Socialist, "liberated" Poland. The internment in a Commie concentration camp in Siberia was such a treat for my grandmother! Communism is overall, soo fantastic, that my grandfather, a war hero, an officer in the Polish Army was an ardent anti-Communist! In fact, things were so peachy, that it was actually to the evil Capitalist United States of America, that they legally imigrated to! And it was here, that through hard work, and the "pursuit of happiness" that my grandparents built a better life. Btw, are you Jewish? Just curious.

[@donrutter6765]

The 1% pay 60% of Californias taxes. If government ran big business out of CA, what do you suppose would happen? MARTIAL LAW.

[@fenrirComes]

00:03 my kid’s public school is a total failure financed with our money

[@suzannecooper5323]

It is a total failure because we don’t give them enough funding. My son goes to public school in a small town in Oklahoma and the school can only afford the school open 4 days a week.

[@bobstadelmayer8402]

So what's the incentive to work hard if someone whose a deadbeat gets the same reward as you? Time to stop giving out participation trophies...

[@kension333]

Don't forget kids, even in socialist nations, you still have to work.

[@OffGridInvestor]

Yeah. And the Soviet Union made school 6 DAYS a week.

[@insomniacbritgaming1632]

@@OffGridInvestor average working week in 1930's germany was around 60 hours

[@AB-qt4dj]

Not only do you have to work, you are coerced to work in a Gulag.

[@user-lm5bc4ee9m]

@@AB-qt4dj Not only that, even when you work, they send your money to some lazy dumbass who sits at home scratching is balls and gets free food

[@AB-qt4dj]

@@user-lm5bc4ee9m sending the resources to unproductive people causes productive to be much less productive, so this is why gulags are needed in order to get any production at all.

[@johnpruteanu6847]

I love how every supporter of socialism or communism has never lived under it

[@martinmickels1478]

I am from Sweden, I think it is working alright over here

[@DeathragesChannel]

State funded research or highway building is not socialism for f*cks sake...

[@frontsquats]

@@martinmickels1478 you have a democracy with free market capitalism. 1. That's not socialism. 2. How can you expect anyone to take you seriously when you fail to understand such a basic thing about your own country?

[@insomniacbritgaming1632]

Because they all think it's free money

[@insomniacbritgaming1632]

@@martinmickels1478 that's not socialism... that's capitalism with social policies

[@xxxmxxwm1564]

the funniest thing to see as an inhabitant of a post socialistic country is an american being head over heels in love with socialism, I mean, socialism has failed so many times, it never truly worked, it always ended the same way - people started protesting, the countries were extremely poor and had too many debts, and those people still think that socialism may be good and equal. During socialism in Poland, the only way to become rich was to be a socialistic politician. ,,Normal'' people were used by the government.

[@ladyjade6446]

So right! Doesn’t help the poor just makes everyone poor. This is happening in Canada.

[@r4ym1n13]

My uncles & cousins just fled Venezuela this year. I have no family there anymore. These democrats have gone insane since losing to Trump 2 years ago. Nov 6th, get out there and vote people. "Democratic socialism" ??? Ridiculous

[@professorcranium4792]

Nothing is easier than proving ALL cons lie 100% of the time. Watch! SPACE FORCE = SOCIALISM. (taxfunded) SPACE X = CAPITALISM. (Rich guy owns it) EVERY CON HAILED RUMP'S BIG SOCIALISM, true or false? FLIP FLOP

[@alex29661]

@@professorcranium4792 You just proved how good and efficient capitalism is. Space x offers way better quality and price than any government owned company. And just to mention that Space x offers better salary and have driven a lot more tech and inovations than any other goverment owned space company in the whole damn world. I would rather work for private owned business for better salary and pay less taxes, than some shity goverment factory for minimum wage and pay a lot of taxes.

[@professorcranium4792]

@@alex29661 THANK YOU! YOU JUST SAID ALL CONS AND REPUBS AND TRUMP ARE LOUSY SOCIALISTS WHO EXPANDED BIG GOVT SOCIALISM VIA SPACE FORCE (a 6th Branch of our BIG GOVT SOCIALIST MILITARY that is NOT capitalism). FLIP FLOP WHY ARE TAXPAYERS FUNDED SHIT GOING TO MARS? EXPLAIN.

[@alex29661]

@@professorcranium4792 Republicans didn't expand government socialism, they decreased it and still made more money than democrats and founded us. It is simple, decreasing taxes => people and companies of every size prosper, but the goverment does not rob their property, increasing taxes => governments prosper, but people and companies stay poor. And Trump did cut job-killing regulations, lowered taxes, and even after all that he didn't expand debt like democrats that even with higher taxes and money had to go into debt.

[@Milligan777]

"When there was no money left, the government just printed more." Genius economics.

[@richardclark1077]

Sounds all too familiar in the US !!!

[@petechau9616]

Of course now we know the urgency of the Dems in banning guns.

[@mr82769]

What has America done for the last 2-3 decades, Einstein? Exactly that.

[@Milligan777]

End the fed.

[@GiarkReleos]

@@petechau9616 you are an Imbecile, nothing you claim is real. SFYL

[@Deknis]

“The only ones who want socialism are the ones who never lived under it”. That’s also said by people who come from “wealthy” socialist countries.

[@simontan2022]

The grass is always greener on the other side to those clueless , spoilt and never in their lifetime to have a taste of the sour to appreciate the sweet.

[@Lourdesmz]

It's true, I escaped Cuba when I was 15 and have my own youtube channel to tell my own story which some Americans refuse to believe calling me an overzealous Cuban and mocking me all the time... As a child, I witnessed the Cuban government confiscating my father's business and everything else, and yet, some Americans call me a liar. Go figure their ignorance to learn the truth from those of us who went through. :/

[@midmichiganrr24gp9]

channel name?

[@nicelydone4846]

If a liberal, Democratic socialist, socialist ever call you a liar you should tell them they are being racist. Ask them if they would deny a Mexican citizen a chance to tell their story. Right now a hot button issue is immigration. They are angry about trump deporting people. And they always say that's what makes trump racist. Well guess what Mexican people are fleeing from? Sure as shit not fleeing from a capitalist economy. They are running to it!!!! Btw I'm I dont mind open borders bc i believe in freedom! I'd say I'm libertarian.✌

[@jons1992]

My aunt fled Cuba. When her family left the government stole all of their belongings before they could board the ships. Her family left with only the clothes on their back. The government then confiscated all their land and property, and imprisoned all of the immediate family left behind.

[@jwing9185]

Maybe you should just tell them if they think Cuba isn't that bad, then feel free to experience it for yourself by going to Cuba. If they say they will by bringing Cuba's socialism here, say why reinvent Cuba here. Nothing beats the real thing and keep insisting they go to Cuba for 1 yr at least to properly experience Cuba. As for open borders, we can't have that. We are preventing people fleeing to capitalism. Rather we are doing 2 things we are ensuring those coming here will ADD to our country not just leech off of us, and 2 we are preventing dangerous people from walking across and wrecking havoc like the violent gangs. So the border can not stay open. Otherwise for all the people that come in the correct way, we are making it awefully unsafe for them.

[@carlose4314]

Cuba used to be great.

[@rs4619]

When are the celebrities like Michael Moore and Sean Penn moving to Venezuela?

[@DustGamezX]

It's the usual hypocrisy, rich celebrities and media persons praise socialism and other shit ideologies when they are rich and don't know how it is to live under those ideologies and political systems.

[@richardalvarado-ik9br]

same as why celebs dont move to Incestippi.

[@sorahidaka9977]

i ask the same thing. they say they gonna move out when trump win

[@richardalvarado-ik9br]

@@sorahidaka9977 nope teddy and scott can go clean toilets while SAG revokes scott's checks and the royalties stop on ted nuggie's pay. Jan 20, 2021 then the rushins can GTFO of our country!!!!

[@richardalvarado-ik9br]

Socialism saved your asses yet again ( FDR's New Deal, 2008 TARP, FED bought up $1T yes as in trillion in WS assets to keep the Stock Market from burning down again in March, USSR staved off invasion from Nazi Germany in WW2. SO YEAH FUCKTURDS SOCIALISM HAS THE TRACK RECORD OF STANDING UP TO SHTF EVENTS WAY BETTER THAN STUPID FM CAPITALISM. AND OF COURSE EVERY CRYING ASS YEAR FROM APRIL TO SEPTEMBER WE HAVE FLOOD, TORNADO, AND HURRICANE SEASON HITTING GAWD'S COUNTRY. TRY HARDER MORON NIMRODS TO TRY TO DISCREDIT SOCIALISM.

[@mrindia1]

Cuba told venezuela. They didn't listen. Venezuela told USA and... Be back in 5-10 years to see the results.

[@TheCarnivoreSoprano]

How about the Americans that like socialism move to Venezuela

[@thepracticalinvestor2386]

Good idea 😃

[@resiefan3258]

Why Venezuela??? just move to Australia, new Zealand, Norway, Sweden or Canada 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@thepracticalinvestor2386]

@@resiefan3258 they aren’t socialist. Some of them are more free market then us. Sweden literally doesn’t have government run pensions, poor people in Norway (and Sweden) levy most of their taxes on the bottom 50 percent, Canadians are forced to wait months or weeks at best just to get a hip replacement surgery, and New Zealand got rid of their farmer subsidies. New Zealand is the best one out of these and they’re not socialist.

[@federicocaputo9966]

Everybody says Venezuela or cuba but that's no solution, because those countries are shit holes no one is willing to go. You must choose a socialist country (or towards becoming a socialist country) that is not a shit hole yet, and send them there. My recommendation: Spain or Argentina. In Argentina, you have public HealthCare, Education, college, welfare for the poor, you have minimum wages, Unions everywhere, and so much gun Regulations that they are effectively banned from civilians. I don't understand why they don't come, I think we have ever policy they want...

[@professorcranium4792]

WHY DON'T WE JUST STAY IN SOCIALIST MURICA? YOU CONS: "The police and fire depts are NOT taxfunded nor SOCIALISM! They are privately owned and for-profit CAPITALISM!" NO WONDER u still believe in VIRGIN births! "I KNOW GOD IS REAL! HOW? CUZ THEY....TOLD ME!!" Cons are inherently the dumbest humans ever.

[@donaldotrumpu2069]

They forgot that stealing other peoples property is a crime

[@treboreltrab1]

castel hatschie They call it legalized plunder.

[@keesdenheijer7283]

Everything they do is in the name of sacred equality, so where is the crime?

[@donaldotrumpu2069]

@@keesdenheijer7283 in the name of equality give me all your money and likes

[@Bewefau]

Not if the government does it its called Eminent domain. And its totally fine because they did that to my Tribe and other people and whitty was cheering the whole way.

[@raimonestanol8234]

Cuba and Venezuela are COMMUNIST DICTATORSHIPS under Trade Embargo by the NATO... SCANDINAVIAN countries, are socialist. Just capitalism with progressive policies

[@studiobencivengamarcusbenc5272]

I hate celebs promoting socialism - I like the girl very spot on 🤗

[@midget_spinner8449]

Socialism punishes those who work hard and gives to those who don’t want to do their part.

[@juanjoseboterogonzalez2807]

It's easy for the guys with a lot of money to talk about socialism

[@professorcranium4792]

That makes no sense! "THOSE RICH PEOPLE HATE CAPITALISM AND MONEY!" GREAT ARGUMENT, dummy.

[@jjjbgg5893]

@@professorcranium4792 ... Then why are do much people with network of at least 6 ciphers , talking about how god socialism is

[@jjjbgg5893]

@@professorcranium4792 it's not an argument its a critic mixed with a observation of the socialist advocates in social media where Many of them are quite rich

[@VanquishedAgain]

@@professorcranium4792 you have to yell because you know you're wrong

[@jayecurry1369]

Having lots of money makes them feel guilty, which is the reason they promote socialism. Maybe if they weren't so greedy as to demand excessive pay for their play-acting, they wouldn't have a reason to feel guilty.

[@HankTheTank23]

Gloria is absolutely gorgeous. Great story too.

[@econdude3811]

I honestly thought that might be Maria Shriver at first!

[@utpharmboy2006]

Cuban, sorry American, hottie lol

[@jesseharris1737]

Chavez: “ the wealth must be distributed equally....between both my pants pockets”

[@laurolavanda1807]

XD

[@davidjones3165]

He wouldn't want to be lopsided when he sits down

[@professorcranium4792]

GOOD POINT! "AMerican Politicians NEVER CHEAT or line their pockets, b/c we aren't SOCIALISM!" It's true! NO AMERICAN POLITICIANS line their own pockets! GREAT point, Jesse! (Sarcasm.) DON'T LIE: You're a conservative, aren't you? They are so easy to fool.....they LITERALLY think VIRGIN births are real!!

[@professorcranium4792]

ALL USSA POLITICIANS: "we will redistribute the wealth, into OUR POCKETS b/c that's CAPITALISM, which is the OPPOSITE of SOCIALISM!" ALL DUMB PPL: "SOCIALISTS HATE MONEY....SO THEY JUST WANT ALL THE MONEY......UNLIKE CAPITALISTS!" THIS IS AS FABULOUS A CHILDISH LIE AS "THE PRESS IS OWNED BY THE RICH.... WHICH MEANS THE PRESS AND RICH HATE CAPITALISM AND MONEY!"

[@professorcranium4792]

weird: EVERY TIME WE LIBS prove you parrots of the rich WRONG...you run away like chickens and liars, INSTEAD OF REFUTING our rebuttals. CURIOUS PATTERN!

[@CornholioDK]

I am from Denmark, and i often hear the "Scandinavia is socialist" myth. We are not Socialist, its Social democracy. Private ownership of business and a big state that pays for wellfare such as healthcare and education.

[@femaleKCRoyalsFan]

So how high is your income tax rate ? 40% ? 50%?

[@CornholioDK]

@@femaleKCRoyalsFan Depends how much you earn... i would say betwen 38-60%

[@MenezarianDuck]

i mean if Norway didn't have their private mining companies in Africa, their social democracies wouldn't last 10 minutes lmao

[@grimaffiliations3671]

@@CornholioDK How much of a country's wealth would need to be publicly owned for it to be considered socials?

[@wakcedout]

Yes everyone in Venezuela had stacks of cash in their hands.....stacks worth less than toilet paper used to wipe their ass.

[@BobWidlefish]

John, you look different - did you get a haircut?

[@nicosmind3]

Whatever he's doing its working for me. I'm now gay for John

[@ihavenojawandimustscream4681]

Little Cripple careful she has that crazy hispanic eyes.

[@truesf345]

@@ihavenojawandimustscream4681 some time crazy is good 😜

[@silent1967]

@@ihavenojawandimustscream4681 He's freakin beautiful now and smart. I think I'm in love.

[@rorycolgan]

Hair extensions

[@ultrablue2]

“...when I’m talking about Socialism, I’m looking at Denmark and Sweden.” Good. So move there and leave the United States alone.

[@trumpydog9441]

Notice the only "good" examples they have are predominantly white. 🤣 But they hate white people, but socialism....rights....equality...BBBWAAAAAAA *blue screen*

[@stevenumphlett6730]

These so called socialists hide the real truth to what they are nothing but a Ponzi scheme called communism agenda, that was created to keep people illiterate to the fact that they will never ever be anything but workers to the Rothschild's mainly own the bank's, and set the interest rates for every loan, for every government, and every person.. this was worked out in the 1700's, and has continued with the things like the federal reserve in 1916!...

[@Th3ba1r0n]

Excellent idea

[@soltor5386]

Melanie Stewart those people in south america are white too

[@osets2117]

Fun fact: Sweden isn't even a socialist country, they were back in the 70s but they went back to capitalism and privatized most of their socialist programs. Making those people even stupider for saying "Sweden is socialist"

[@DaMadDad]

So what you’re saying is democratic socialism is kinda like the national socialist German workers party in a way…

[@luisgiron7319]

I'm from Guatemla also, we've never-NEVER had a socialist government, ever.

[@goranmilic442]

Didn't Guatemala had democratically elected president Arbenz, who was left-wing and was killed by CIA? If Guatemala never had socialist government, that was not by choice of Guatemala people, but by Americans' choice.

[@luisgiron7319]

@@goranmilic442 left wing is not socialism bro, europe has plenty of left wing governments, does not mean they are communist / socialist

[@goranmilic442]

@@luisgiron7319 I agree, you're right. And I never said Arbenz was socialist. What I meant was if Americans don't allow moderate democratic left-wing president, they certainly wouldn't allow socialist president. So Guatemala couldn't have socialist government whether you want it or not. You are not free to choose, even if you don't live in socialism.

[@luisgiron7319]

@@goranmilic442 correct bro, we're the US' back yard

[@Kommiekiller]

tHaT wAsNt rEaL sOcIaLiSm Can we try it one more time please? -some upper class first world college brat probably

[@dexterjettster8875]

How many more times does it have to fail in order for them to realise? I think people are just too privileged.

[@BingChilingEnjoyer]

@@dexterjettster8875 not really privilleged. Nowadays college students don't know anything about the World Wars. They think US participated as part of its Imperialism. Generally every massive negative events influences the next generation only. People born after get biased information about their past. If they get any

[@dexterjettster8875]

@@BingChilingEnjoyer Misinterpretation of world history, and disconnection from real poverty.

[@tomriley1694]

@@dexterjettster8875 socialism Is bad yes. Social policies are not. You can have a market economy with social policies, as the US has right now. I think this Is misplaced very often and I don't get why American social democrats mark themselves as democratic socialists. It only hurts them really.

[@dexterjettster8875]

@@tomriley1694 Nah I don't like social policies either.

[@andyrey8536]

You hear “free free” until you aren’t free at all

[@angelbarajas9180]

Ah. Good one

[@ladydragon7777]

That's capitalism for you.

[@MrShonky01]

A great leader ounce said " Socialism is great , until you run out of other peoples money" how does one argue with that ?

[@grimaffiliations3671]

Because the british government wasn't using peoples money to operate, it was using public money

[@stevenp.sparks2953]

Michael Moore should move to a truly Socialist country immediately. I bet what he'll love the most is when they show up at his door before his luggage is even unpacked so that they can "distribute his wealth". After that, they'll escort him to a home that he can now afford: A 2 bedroom 7th floor walkup.

[@femaleKCRoyalsFan]

Two bedroom, it probably would be a one bedroom, and it would be no bigger than the walk-in closet of a Hollywood star.

[@elgeneral5279]

Imagine lighting a fire 49 times, and everytime it destroys and consumes everything in its path; then lighting a 50th one, and saying: "this time we will grow an orchard."

[@goranmilic442]

Socialist dictatorships had violence already written in their program, so no surprise they were violent. It was known they would be like that before they started. Those who advocated democratic socialism had no violent methods in program. How is it the same then?

[@goranmilic442]

@Harry Moobs Imagine trying water displacement formula 39 time and you fail. Then you try 40th time and invent WD-40. Things give same results only if you repeat them in same way, without improving. Democratic socialism is an improvement.

[@goranmilic442]

@Harry Moobs But first 39 times already happened. Your statement would be true only if you think getting it right would mean another 39 attempts. Don't forget, if you put 10 guys like you and 10 guys like me to discuss USSR, we would all pretty much agree that it failed and why it failed. Beside, definition of socialism is worker's ownership of means of production. Did that happen anywhere (except in Yugoslavia), in any socialist country? No, elite ruled and enjoyed it all. Google why self-managed socialism is different than historic socialism. And USA is perfect country for that, because you have great check and balance system there (I believe that's what is called?). No chance for any kind of dictatorship with your democratic system.

[@goranmilic442]

@Harry Moobs Are you saying that every system is doomed if it has a word socialism in the name? If democratic socialism is planning no unnecessary government intervention on market, no dictatorship, no planned economy, no gulags, no human right violations and it wants prices to be determined on free market, with people owning their enterprises and being able to save money, flat taxes and, ok, maybe little social welfare state for cases of emergency, you're saying that will fail because it's still socialism? For that to be true, you have to prove at least one of this two things: all socialist are bad people that want to torture people or there is some common thing for every existing kind of socialism that is going to make socialism fail every time. So, if you can identify that thing and not just say it's going to fail because of it's name, I would be very interested to learn about it.

[@goranmilic442]

@Harry Moobs OK, I see where is our misunderstanding. I say that definition of socialism is workers owning the means of production. That is a definition, like capitalism being investors/capitalists owning that means. So modern democratic socialism with self-managed enterprises has little to do with taking other people's money. I couldn't agree more with you that what your democrats proposing is a socialism, but it's an old school socialism. When I talk about modern socialism, I'm certainly not talking about US democrats. Obama, Hilary, even Sanders, they all think they are reformed left, but they aren't. There are completely different kind of socialism than what I'm talking about. So if you want to prove that every kind of socialism fails, don't tell me about US democtars, tell me why self-managed socialism can't work.

[@lukesterification]

What is it with celebrities and their attraction to leftism? It boggles my mind.

[@charlieboggs5210]

Most people that think they are better than others go that route

[@ianmoore322]

They are rich.

[@dixon4487]

I mean they are pretty rich so yeah. But good for them.

[@tomtillman]

They are targeted by socialists and they are an easy mark.

[@DukeoftheAges]

Socialism makes the rich, richer.

[@halstrong6455]

Thank you for making this video! Your so right!! People just want to learn the hard way

[@professorcranium4792]

SPACE X = CAPITALISM. (Rich guy owns it.) SPACE FORCE = SOCIALISM. (Taxes pay for it.) TRUE OR FALSE: Every con HAILED Rump's socialism and BIG GOVT EXPANSION. GAME OVER.

[@rfletch62]

East Germans did everything they could to get out. Lot's of them died. As a member of 3/12 Cav. on the West German side , the closer we got to the border (during exercises) the more they liked us.

[@Keymaster2022]

"But that wasn't REAL socialism."

[@LRock-um8xo]

@gillecroisd 92 How is socialism applied properly in order for it to be successful?

[@KeetyPooh]

Yet Crowder equates a push for a right to healthcare as a pathway to Cuba. Yet, throw all our boys and body bags and take our money for the endless wars so those in the military industry complex can benefit.

[@KeetyPooh]

gillecroisd 92 And Americans dying because they cannot afford insulin is a right? A lawyer is free for child molesters who can’t afford an attorney, it’s a right. You people are not pro life, really just pro birth, no fucks given about human life.

[@KeetyPooh]

Medicare is also an example of government controlled healthcare and its highly favored. You just want people like the Sacker family to profit off selling OxyContin.

[@KeetyPooh]

@gillecroisd 92 Cool story bro, I don't give a fuck about your wife and the shit bag attached to her, at least divorce is still an option, on the other hand I wish her good health. I don't give a fuck what you think is a right or not. The constitution is built upon amendments, and if you think a child rapist and murderers are deserving of free lawyers, but rape victims aren't even given health care, you have no common human decency. If the constitution said slavery was a right you would defend it without question, because you stand without principle. Also, no I wish for Medicare for all. Also, why is it that you think that government by default has to be flawed but you think privatization is without issue? You couldn't defend the Sackler family on the merit of capitalism and free market because no one can, you would have to be a piece of shit. Americans are going to other countries to get insulin for their children.

[@anthonymorris5084]

I can't wait until I've finished this raft so I can finally escape all of this capitalism. What nobody has ever said.

[@wendigo2442]

Refugees of capitalist wars

[@anthonymorris5084]

@@wendigo2442 A capitalist war? The left love to invent terminology. Refugees are fleeing dictatorships, oppression, persecution and dysfunctional countries. Democratic capitalist nations never go to war with each other. How do you reconcile this?

[@wendigo2442]

@@anthonymorris5084 “democratic capitalist nations never go to war with eachother”

[@anthonymorris5084]

@@wendigo2442 Yes, and?

[@anthonymorris5084]

@kay Context matters. This was during the cold war when the U.S. was combatting Soviet expansionism.

[@yimskiie1520]

Despotism is despotism no matter if it’s branded as left wing populism or right wing populism. Any government that goes down the path of despotism will suffer

[@markhouck5258]

Those Moviestars I'll No Longer Watch. ~ ~ Selling Their Soul For A Dollars...

[@00tact]

This is why they want the 2A gone.

[@angelbarajas9180]

And 1A

[@benxvariety8878]

no. you need it. cuz you won't be able to shoot your way out of socialism otherwise

[@goranmilic442]

@@benxvariety8878 Capitalism is survival of the fittest. That is true and that is why it is a cruel system. If we want to pull examples from nature, what happens to those that are not the fittest in nature, they suffer and die.

[@benxvariety8878]

@@goranmilic442 survival of the fittest is the perfect incentive to better ourselves. In socialism, yeah we all "survive" but we all have the same chances and there is no incentive to get better. Theres no way to get ahead. And thats against human nature.

[@goranmilic442]

@@benxvariety8878 Self-managed socialism has the same incentive to get better as capitalism. Except more equally and, yes, more slowly. Although Yugoslavia did had a big growth rates in 70s. Anyway, calling capitalism a survival of fittest is maybe not a good idea, although is accurate, if you want support from those who fear they won't survive.

[@mattpryokra2245]

Every socialist: “It’ll be different this time... It can work” 😂💀

[@Manchinshitposting]

Capitalism have trained u guys to believed everything the media say, u don’t see what going on in capitalist country they are collapsed covid case keep increase because human live clearly don’t matter, money it’s more important so all the dead people just a normal thing for u right, all the injustice for black people they have been fighting for freedom for hundred of years but now everything still stay the same, u have been brainwash to believe that communist and socialist it bad or it's not working but the fact that it did work for the soviet back than but capitalist have destroy them, the life back then was so much better, I live in Viet Nam and because of our communism and socialism system have help us to prevent less deaths and help the economy to grow. Please hear me out u have to search for the real information, not cnn or fox news I don’t know how they still air it, but it’s ok u learn about new thing every day.

[@jereee4732]

@@Manchinshitposting media is constantly saying Capitalism doesnt work anylonger...

[@patriot-wf1er]

@@Manchinshitposting no thx capitalism pays for the comfortable life i live and give me the flexibility to help others. I dont need the government running my life.

[@Manchinshitposting]

@@patriot-wf1er It’s only benefit privilege person like u while a million other poor people couldn’t do anything about it, u should know that there are solution for that, every country have poor people but at least u can help them a little, poor people in my country have decrease a lot, there still are, but they might be unfortunate or just lazy and blame anything for they own laziness,...our life have improved a lot; for example Cuba, I love them so much, they have the best doctor ever but the capitalism country and it allies keep punish them (VN also have to face that after the war can u imagine how many people have die starving because of that) they force the Cubans doctor to go back home, to crushed economy of Cuba but still they are still fighting for better life, and that when struggling start and that when capitalism will say the communist have destroyed they own country.(Do u know that covid patient if they are Vietnamese, the patient will get cure for free, our government have to sacrifice it owns economy for the citizen’s life ). I'm not forcing u to become like us I’m just tell u the truth.

[@ulyssesdelamora3856]

@@Manchinshitposting perhaps get a job first before trying to influence others on a political and economic basis

[@westbrad6808]

It seems Socialism will gain popularity again and again, as on the surface, it seems to be OF and FOR the people. But The People suffer every time

[@joaorocha3138]

Socialism=Utopia Unfortunately Brazil, Portugal and Spain still socialism states with stagnant economies, where company profits are contestedly plundered by the state, work incentives are increasingly diminishing, tax burdens are record and expenses are uncontrolled with low anti-corruption controls. The example of Norway's policies is the result of the discovery of a large oil reserve in its sea, part of the revenue from which was applied to investments in SP500 (something capitalist, let's say) and another part of the revenue was used to improve other economic sectors and the general well-being of the population, whose societal values are more of solidarity, without taking advantage of a part of the population that does not want to work and wait for the state to support it. Venezuela also has one of the largest oil reserves, however, with more than 90% of the people poor financially and intellectually and with a government that takes advantage of the people's dependence on the state, it is unlikely to prosper. When Norway sees its oil reserves decrease, it will certainly take more capitalist measures than socialist ones, as these are the ones that generate wealth

[@Oppressedwhiteguy]

Denmark is a capitalist country with oppressively high taxes to pay for their unsustainable welfare state. How is spending 80% of your income on taxes a "success story"? Income taxes are 50-60%, sales tax is 25% and that includes on food, electricity and water. There are also tons of special taxes like 180% tax on the purchase of a car, and special taxes on things like beer and cigarettes. Denmark has the highest utility prices in the world, and an iPad costs twice as much in Denmark than in the US. Housing prices are ridiculous, and many Danes choose communal living to make ends meet. Only 1/3rd of Danish families have a car (in America its 91%). Also the average income of Americans is higher than the average income of Danes.

[@jk8557]

The Danish economy had 2% growth last year and the surplus was 3.5 billion dollars. Doesn't look like unsustainable by my eyes. If it was 3,5 billion dollars in defict then maybe.

[@zeroceiling]

vertex2100 ...well it can be argued that the people received extraordinary social support in the form of free daycare...free schooling, free healthcare, excellent subsidized housing and 6-8 week annual vacations for every worker. If you add up the cost of these things and put that amount in the pocket of each citizen...instead of these services, thats how much the people get out of it. Having said that, Denmark and a few of the Baltic countries are in my opinion the only nations where socialism with a market economy can work, as they have a strong industrial base, education and are not so big that everyone needs a vehicle to get around and hence can live in proximity to most services and workplaces.. (...and even at this point, Sweden is already starting to feel an economic pressure to lower the social support it has traditionally given in the past....perhaps the influx of immigrants that have flooded in recently...has started this spiral)..

[@v2a6y5]

@@zeroceiling all of that would only really be good for someone or a couple with a child, and possible health issues, making under a certain amount though. Someone like me for example, single, no kids, or health issues, and a full time job. I would only be able to use the 6-8 weeks off, and healthcare if needed. So you can't split that between all citizens, because all citizens don't qualify for the same things.

[@Ataulf73]

One correction though. Car taxes have been lowered to just 150% (but that is calculated after the 25% in sales taxes). On top of that an annual car tax is incurred. Depending on the size of the car, you will pay about USD 450. In terms of electricity tax, you pay about 900%. Electricity costs about 5 cents to produce per kWh, but we Danes pay about 50 cents, after all sorts of special taxes have been added. We have so many weird taxes. For example we pay a special volume tax on ice cream, but only after it has been fluffed by air. A jar of pickles is specially taxed. Besides the 25% in sales tax, there is a tax on the lid, the label, and on the vinegar. I could continue listing odd taxes, but you get the point. The thing is, that only a third is employed in the private sector. Another third is employed in the public sector, and the last third is unemployed, and on welfare benefits. The taxes have to be so high and omnipresent to fund the public spending. If you look at the wealth of Denmark and the trend you will notice that slowly but surely we are going the way of Venezuela. But like the frog most Danes never notice the water boiling around them...

[@goaliegeo85]

@@zeroceiling none of those things that you mentioned are actually free though you're paying for it through your taxes. the only difference is now they're telling you how you're spending your money and what you have to do with it.

[@johncalder5703]

Trying to “take from the rich” means the rich move on somewhere else. Denmark and Norway will soon be trashed because of open borders and mass immigration.

[@robertodevries3738]

But that is all Europe, only Poland and Hungary and some more fight with Brussels they take migrants but no islamic only christians

[@danhall6922]

In 2010 in.the UK the top tax rate for high earners was 50% the tax rate for cooperations was 28% It's been much higher than.that No.one.left

[@realityisawasteland]

I dictate how I live.

[@notlikely4468]

Ya...well "every time a country in Latin America starts down the road to socialism" The largest economy in the sphere...embargoes them...engages in economic warfare And when the USA was in a military conflict in 1942...it was not criticized for managing it's economy...or throwing it's own citizens into gulags Why would you expect any less from Nicaragua?

[@William_Baxter]

it fails and always will fail because socialists forget one thing --- people are not machines, we have emotions, drives and desires that socialism rather than enabling and promoting only buries under ideology

[@MillieMe05]

The Goat Also the people who start out with good intentions always get killed off by those hungry for power and money

[@mobiusraptor7]

"Socialism is hot again" That's not the only thing that's hot...

[@aylettelliot3264]

But now we all know what happened DOMINION.

[@beefsupreme4671]

Can you believe that people think public schools are a great example of socialism ?

[@SuperGaleford]

She’s of Hungarian heritage hence why she’s smoking hot. Throw in the Latina accent and WOW

[@sabhishek9289]

Too bad such women these days most likely victims of Islamic sex offenders in Europe.

[@nathanthelibertarian1406]

Yeah stossel looks different without the mustache

[@vincentwitt1810]

european latinas from mexico and south america are hot bro

[@GoatSimpulator]

Adding a Latin accent to any attractive woman instantly makes her 10x hotter!!!

[@GoatSimpulator]

@themailman43 Wow not even a German geneticist could've thought that one up... Hungarian beauty, sexy Latin linguistics... KABOOM!!!

[@Christian.Knight]

You can vote your way into socialism but you will have to fight your way out of it.

[@kariryan7601]

Morgan Martin Shit! I freaking love your quote!! Love it!

[@vakhtangnodadze4802]

Thank you John for your time and effort

[@deepabn]

Never heard of people trekking and escaping free market. Free market is good society.

[@j.denys7731]

Here in South Africa, we are going down the same road . War is on the horizon.

[@adysc74]

i know, too bad to hear that 😥

[@gkolkman4]

My daughter has to write a paper on genocide. I told her to write about the white murders in South Africa and the consequences of collectivisation

[@cerneysmallengines]

Name 1, just one, country that has attempted socialism and is still at the top of the chain.

[@gff6929]

@Hello Mate china was capitalist economy if you know it,and before the economic reform china gdp even lower than small country like taiwan,and then because capitalism they are econonic power

[@gff6929]

@Hello Matewell its just a name,just like union soviet socialist republic it have socialist name on it but many say it was not socialism,beside if it was a communist country there will be no mcdonald or kfc in communist china

[@Kapoosh000]

Basically all of western europe

[@Kapoosh000]

@ALEX HUANG right now

[@te179]

Hayden Tyler and its not looking great for a lot of them financially...

[@silvercapricorn4810]

I disagree. Venezuela is not an exemple of socialism's failure. Quite the opposite. It's an exemple of socialism's great success because it's goal is to make everyone equally poor, dirty and hungry. So when the goal is achieved it's not a failure but a success.

[@jonathonm8702]

You had me in the first half, not gonna lie

[@brianc5617]

Having a "market economy" is not mutually exclusive with socialism. Market-Socialism exists and is seen in worker's co-operatives where the worker's own the rights to their labor (socialism) but still utilize free market ideals.

[@jamieguy9002]

Thank you for shedding some light on the truth about socialism. Please keep up the good work.

[@sandii145]

As a person living in Sweden I can confirm.

[@danhall6922]

Confirm what that you don't live in Sweden and your a troll I live in the UK We've had socialism since 1948 fucking works brilliantly as I know it does in your country and in all the other countries that its used

[@lucasromero9377]

@@danhall6922 it doesn't work brilliantly dam liar britian is capitalist with heavy social safety nets and weak military

[@samhouston5217]

@@danhall6922 LOL that's humorous on many levels. UK is not socialist. Healthcare availability is terrible (good doctors there though thank you).

[@ericnijkamp7926]

Sweden should FUCKING SHUT UP !!! FUCK OFF !!

[@bradlangton1549]

Our current Crime Minister Trudeau is pushing his socialiist agenda on everyone in Canada. Mass immigration is becoming a daily occurence with thousands of lazy welfare recipients living large off our taxpayers dollars.

[@jamescarbon3853]

Imagine being the principal of a school. At lunch time, all the food is put on a table and everyone has an opportunity to eat (free market capitalism). At the end of the day, you notice the biggest and strongest kids have stockpiles of food that would last them a month...others ate enough to last them till the next day...and some were too weak to push through the crowd, so they starve. Would you look at this outcome and say it's the best way to operate a school?

[@SkyguyFilmsZooruvfilms]

"what has capitalism done in one year that socialism couldn't do in 70 years? Make socialism look good!"

[@davidcartaya6391]

I'm from Cuba and I approve this message

[@GiarkReleos]

cuba is a fascist state !!

[@DamianLopez-td3rc]

@@GiarkReleos hitler and stalin did the same thing both killed people who opposed hitler used internment camps that experimented and killed millions but stalin killed more with the great purge and sent millions to gulags which were working camps in siberia and the people worked till they died and also the government didn't care for the army so what's the difference between communism/socialism and fascism

[@ekedadood7270]

I live in Norway and I want to state that NORWAY IS NOT A SOCIALIST COUNTRY IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM!

[@KeetyPooh]

It is a social democracy in every way, shape, and form.

[@paganrevolutionary1269]

Keety it’s corrupt

[@melvinrexwinkle1510]

EKe dadood, liberals are always slow to catch on!

[@danhall6922]

Not.a capitalist country tho either is it mate

[@justincase1919]

The problem is when people equate public services ( such as roads, police and fire departments ) with socialism, because they have no clue what socialism is.

[@vangcruz4442]

Socialism is bad,....to capitalism. Socialism is for the whole while Capitalism is for the individual. There is no team in Capitalism, if there is a team, it is for the benifit of the individual. Socialism is slow because not all are at the same speed. In Capitalism, the team want socialism. In Socialism, the team want individualism.

[@jayrobarge1886]

Socialism is equal suffering for all. A quote from Norman Mailer

[@matthewasher9819]

Except for the leaders they will take full advantage of their power but you are right.

[@DaCheapChimp]

We have 2 perfect examples of socialism vs capitalism with all variables of the starting people place IQ resources as similar as possible. East and West Germany and North and South Korea. That's about the best experiment socialism vs capitalism we've ever seen in history. Socialism does not work

[@aaronhumphrey2009]

One of the biggest ironies of socialism, Communism, is that the individual citizens loose individual rights. And the free speech that we're enjoying right now is not allowed. Like antifa protesting a free speech rally, real world socialism just doesn't make sense.

[@chrisf2636]

Haven't you heard, that's just authoritarianism, real socialism has never been tried... LOL, I couldn't help it. Friend of mine posted 5 myths of socialism and then didn't actually cover any of these. People don't get that even under democratic socialism the individual becomes a slave to the whims of the vote, or those elected. And an authoritarian will take over. Because you are giving absolute power over economy and social issues to the same entity, the government, or the mob.

[@DaCheapChimp]

@@chrisf2636 maybe this video will help with that statement. Jordan peterson "That wasnt real communism." As always he articulates the argument better than I can

[@chrisf2636]

Please reread my statement in it's entirety. Also note the "LOL, couldn't help it." These are indicators of sarcasm, and the rest of my statement about those who now own only a small piece of every piece of the means of production, and are now slaves to either a tyrant or to the votes of the mob.

[@chrisf2636]

Peterson's take doesn't cover anything other than those who are attracted to all encompassing power will kill to get it. The point I'm making is that even without that, the votes of the majority over rule any bit of individualistic production, as the voters/govt will decide what is made and what isn't. I concur with your statement, and thought there might be something more articulate lurking.

[@Kunta1926]

But but this time will be different. Ps if you disagree with me you’re racist.... or something.

[@domino3023]

Homophobe, islamaphobe, RAYCISSSSS, and a rapist

[@1dgram]

@topo logic How about not white, male, nor straight and with multiple disabilities? Then am I allowed to have an opinion?

[@nettles89]

@1dgram That depends: is the opinion _approved?_ If not, then you're a "traitor."

[@Mixwell1983]

Fascist go home fascist go home. No kkk no trump.. Etc etc..

[@1dgram]

@@nettles89 Ah, you've stumbled upon the greatest flaw of socialism (of which there are many). There is always someone or some group in charge who is making the calls and who probably didn't start with the purest of intentions, but even if they did: Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

[@havu2236]

That's why I no longer stand Hollywood. They have no idea what they are talking about.

[@pleaselikeandsubscribe520]

Stop lights, storm drains, the fire department, parks and the military are socialized. Venezuela isn't the only example of socialism.

[@mr.seapig2811]

I was watching a new TV show recently and I thought it must be called “The Biggest Liar”, then somebody told me it was actually the Democratic caucus debate.

[@Bewefau]

lol

[@gunterpatee4963]

"Socialism of any type and shade leads to a total destruction of the human spirit and to a leveling of mankind into death." ~ Alexander Solzhenitsyn, 'A World Split Apart' address, Harvard University, July 8th, 1978

[@aaronhumphrey2009]

Anyone who imagines themselves in a Communist Utopia, read " the Gulag archipelago", by Solzoynietzin. Stalin killed millions more of his own people than Hitler did. He was a paranoid master of fear, and psychopathicly ruthless. His total body count is staggering, 25-35 MILLION PEOPLE.

[@dianem6951]

Aaron Humphrey I’ve just started reading him.

[@finddeniro]

I have Read several of his Books. .True. .

[@jasonw2696]

Thanks for another wonderful video Mr. Stoessel!

[@John14-6...]

I wish Michael Moore would move to Venezuela and stay there!

[@denverallen3977]

...and take that idiot, Stephen Colbert with him...

[@professorcranium4792]

WHY? He already lives in SOCIALIST america. ("Murica is not socialist! Our cops are owned by SONY! The fire dept is owned by PEPSI! The roads are owned by Disney I think...") EVER NOTICE THOSE OF YOU WHO STILL BELIEVE IN VIRGIN BIRTHS are always dumb as a rock?

[@professorcranium4792]

@@denverallen3977 "THE RICH hate money!" GREAT argument, Denver! (S) EVEN MORE IDIOTIC on your part: COLBERT IS A LIFELONG CONSERVATIVE you drooling moron. Notoriously RELIGIOUS etc. (His liberal character on CC was a CHARACTER, ya idiot.)

[@f.c.laukhard3623]

As somebody who lived in Scandinavia and still has friends and family there, I always get angry when leftists try to portray it as socialist. Sweden WAS socialist in the past, yes. But guess what happened? The people did not want it anymore because it was decreasing wealth. As we saw in Scandinavia and Venezuela, "democratic socialism" only works for a short time before it drops one of the two things: Either the country stays democratic but becomes less socialist because people are fed up with losing wealth and demand less socialism or it stays socialist and turns autocratic.

[@Sam89365]

If you like your smartphone, Facebook, Uber, Amazon, your car, or food in the grocery store when you walk in then you like capitalism.

[@NICKYLEx1]

Wrong

[@goranmilic442]

Facebook has monopoly in their field, which means they can now control what people wrote and what is true and not. You don't need rigid communist regimes to deny your freedom of speak, you can get that from capitalist companies, too.

[@Ben-gh9kg]

Don't put words in my mouth mate, I enjoy these things because they are innovative and convenient, not because of the market aspect of their production, and although I use and appreciate the products I hate how the consumer products were made, how companies import their goods from their facories in nations with lesser human rights and environmental protections like China for the sake of maximizing profit at the cost if destruction and exploitation, I hate how Jeff bezos hoards massive wealth which could be used for the betterment of humanity, I hate a lot of things in the capitalist system, thats why for all intents and purposes I'm a social Democrat, I see the necessity to keep the capitalist system for now, however it needs more regulations, and we need a globally available assurance of human rights, environmental protection, and social welfare to promote the individual safety and economic security of all individuals

[@Ben-gh9kg]

@Not Suspicious Human The way I see it, Bezos is the model capitalist, his actions in bending laws and avoiding the government are in line with a free market ideology, and his massive hoards of wealth and legal teams, as well as use of foreign labor make it impossible for the government to regulate his activity in the same way as other smaller companies are regulated, and he often escapes justice for any violations because of his economic power and because of obscure loopholes that he is able to exploit through his legal teams, I need to look into bezos to support this last claim, thats what I see about him personally and would need to gather evidence to make a strong case. Essentially Bezos is a capitalist in every sense of the term, his only concern is maximizing profits, and bends the rules of society to do so, he is comparable to the nonphilanthropist oil barons of the 1800s and early 1900s. Also in regards to your question, people do sometimes move to countries with much stronger social reforms, like the social democracies of Canada, Europe, and Australia. These models are not socialist though, they are mixed or free market economies with the implementation of strong socialist policy to provide for the common welfare of everyone. There's reasons why people don't often immigrate but im not going to get into that, overall I've seen statistics saying about 50% of Americans "want to live in a socialist nation" which, in most peoples minds are the social democracies that I mentioned. The problem with places like Argentina, China, North Korea, and Russia is that they may have strong socialist policy, they also have massive problems in one way or another, Argentina for example has a 21 year socialist rule, and in that time embezzlement and corruption have been alleged in the government, especially with Chávez, this may not be accurate. It's also important to consider the long lasting instability of Latin and South America as a whole, in Argentina specifically there were several complete changes of government since the 1920s, often these governments were military dictatorships that ruled with terror and tyranny, these oligarchys were known for subsidizing foreign companies like what is not ExxonMobil, and holding wealth into the ruling class, they often dissentigrated constitutions and had well documented abuses of human rights with little to no regulation to protect workers in order to keep companies happy and as profitable as possible, there is well documented evidence of American support to these dictators, and US backed coups were common among these governments, only in the last 20-50 years have these nations had time to recover so its no wonder they're doing so poorly. Russia, China, and North Korea are all ruled by a distinct aristocracy, and fall into the category of dictatorships, with little press freedom, personal freedom and the failing of socialist reform in these countries a case can be made that they fail because of the governments and their abuses of power. I'm getting tired of this subject tbh, I've done way too much research and writing on it latly, and I personally suggest looking into the governments and the actual policy of the failed nations to find your answer. Also communism has never been done on a national scale to date, its a form of nonmarket socialism, and being as such cannot reasonably be done in a world ruled by money as removal of the market would mean the removal of money and a traditional market which cannot be done in the current world. The "communist" nations are more accurately totalitarian dictatorships with undeniable parallels to fascism, in fact they hit almost every mark of the fascist ideologies, no wonder they were called red fascists by other leftist groups. One last thing, American "socialists" are more accurately social democrats based off the policy they want

[@kodyzhager1456]

@@Ben-gh9kg As a conservative I agree we should always work to better human rights or rather human freedom, but be careful there is a fine line that people will and do tread on. Some people advocate human rights while behaving like animals, hide behind mental illness or use a past injustice as an excuse. We cannot cater to users either it is just as destructive, which is why I appreciate the balance between democrats and republicans both ideals are necessary. Also why I am frightened at the mass censorship going on currently with big tech and mainstream, it’s like they want an echo chamber of democratic ideals which if left unbalanced, will cause a slow degradation of free speech. I hope people wake up to the censorship it’s unconstitutional.

[@millerforester6237]

I see this even in representative governments like the UK or Scotland. Scotland is a beautiful and proud Country. I'd rather be a Scot than a U.S. citizen. I've been there, the country is losing population. It's not that they forgot how to reproduce; it is because of obscene taxation and lack of opportunity. Even in August, Inverness looked run down.

[@MsPegasus1001]

Gowon 3.1 million Mariam 1.5 million Sung 1.6 million Pot 1.7 million Pasha 2.5 million Tojo 5 million Leopold II 15 million Hitler 17 million Stalin 23 million Zedong 78 million 150 Million reasons Why any form of socialism doesn't work!!!

[@pengejarbintang]

There's no such thing as democratic in socialism.

[@vites8925]

Like Magret Thatcher said: The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.

[@SandfordSmythe]

And capitalism fails when the poor run out of money .

[@musicsnob4226]

It's always the people who contribute the least who champion socialism the most.

[@onsturn]

You can educate ignorance but there’s no cure for stupidity