The political spectrum is a myth

[@TERFStomper]

“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist.” ― James Baldwin

[@jed-henrywitkowski6470]

Given what is considered "oppression" nowadays, that's a really stupid mantra to live by.

[@fornamnefternamn1532]

Yes. This.

[@uberdonkey9721]

What about the oppresssion of other people, such as supporting slavery?

[@ricktmusicus4852]

​@@uberdonkey9721 I think the quote already answers that based on how it's said

[@bikinginboston]

@@ricktmusicus4852 It's a weaponization of the language of activism. Setting up a framework where, if you disagree with the OP then you're a fascist. So get in line and don't even think about having a different opinion.

[@BAmalakas]

“The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum....”

[@KIBICKE94]

As Ren sings in Money Game part 1: "There's no left, there's no right In the middle we sleep"

[@rickknight1810]

Well said.

[@Morgan313]

Thanks, Chomsky.

[@coolioso808]

We got some great, insightful comments. But where is the system change movement platforms? Where is the resistance to the status quo capitalist system? Do you know any? Are you involved in any? At least be educated about options, like seeing the Zeitgeist films and reading books or articles by ecological economists like Jason Hickel or Timothee Parrique, for example.

[@hairlessape5107]

This '...spectrum of acceptable opinion...' is known as the Overton window.

[@nuxxism]

The problem is we like to believe we are rational beings and not emotive ones. "Facts don't care about your feelings" is a refrain that's become popular, but the opposite corollary is more likely: that our feelings don't really care about facts. Facts will never overwhelm us. Feelings will. Because emotions are a primal part of us.

[@PauLtus_B]

Most "facts don't care about your feelings" tends to just be a love of the aesthetic of cold hard facts, and denial that our feelings heavily influence us.

[@nuxxism]

@@PauLtus_B It's ironically something people saying trying to be mean, trying to express emotion, not logic.

[@Jimi_Lee]

The label "fact" is rather useless. There's data and theories. Labeling something as a fact is just an expression of one's emotional attachment to some data set. Ultimately, it's our feelings that prioritize information as useful to us or not.

[@NothingXemnas]

Indeed, I do believe we are much better today, but whenever I see never ending wars, killings and violence, tribalism and segregation (even among people claiming to be lifting open and safe spaces) is literally killing us. Things constantly remind me we are still animals, and we must be better than this.

[@T1Oracle]

The thing is, feelings are facts. They're just facts about you and your own mental state, as opposed to facts about the external world. Saying things like "facts don't care about your feelings" is just another way to say "you don't matter," which is an entirely emotional sentiment devoid of rational thought.

[@gsogymrat]

Here is what I always keep in mind in political discussions: most people don't know what they are talking about. You push for facts or ask them to explain the other side of the argument, and most people can't. Most people just want to vent and feel validated.

[@itmecube]

I think there is also an aspect of identity keeping people from viewing issues another way. Too many people get stuck in "I'm a Democrat" or "I'm a Republican" tribes. Even considering the other side of an argument can feel like a betrayal to them.

[@jarris8313]

Those that stand for nothing fall for anything I guess

[@suyci]

And these few sentences explain the problem 10x better than this video.

[@schm00b0]

I think most people live in capitalist driven social media bubbles which they don't question and let inform them on most subjects. The next step is usually reading the titles of any media and then commenting on them based on their already corrupted views.

[@TangomanX2008]

while this is an issue that often its due to ignorance, its often more for psychological reasons. I tend to be a centrist and I get it from all sides. This sort of labeling is a human thing due to psychology. And lets be clear here, labeling people "ignorant" is just a different expression of this same fact of human psychology.

[@BaronKatoski]

As Noam Chomsky said, "There is one party in the US, it is the Business Party, and it has two factions--the Republicans and the Democrats."

[@Schmopit]

His criticism of them is from a leftist perspective. He views them both as right-wing parties. The democrats are not really representative of leftists views in any meaningful way.

[@HansKrause-k6r]

There is no such thing as left or right in democracies controlled by the oligarchy. When you look closely at what they offer the public, they are one and the same. Democracy cannot exist in a capitalist society, that’s an oxymoron. Politics and religion are the same in that they both worship money. But use hearts and minds as a ploy to create an illusion.

[@andreitiberiovicgazdovici]

​@Schmopit And Chomsky, with all due respect, is not a representative of the left... (at least of the real left, not the concept that Americans have of it); I would like to remind you that in the 70s he was a denier of the Kmer Rouge (he never apologized btw...) not to mention his political positions he had in the last 3 years on the Ukraine issue... instead of speaking to nonsense about geopolitics, which he clearly doesn't understand, perhaps he should clarify his interactions with Epstein...

[@andreitiberiovicgazdovici]

​@Schmopit With all due respect, I would not take him as a "representative of the left"... (at least of the real left, not of the concept of the left that Americans have); I would like to remind you that in the 70's, he was a denier of the Kmer Rouge (he never apologized btw...) not to mention his political positions he had in the last 3 years on the Ukraine issue... instead of talking nonsense about geopolitics, which he clearly doesn't understand, perhaps he should clarify why he met and frequented a certain Epstein...

[@aussieexpertenglish5885]

But if we didn't have two wings, wouldn't we end up either flying round in circles or stuck on the ground like dodos? I don't like the sound of that.

[@GiorgosKyrenes]

To describe democrats as left wing is beyond me. In most countries of Europe the democrats are considered right wing. The left-right wing theory is simplified alright, and it is true that we have a tendency to assign labels to everything and also indulge in tribalism in every aspect of life. But the political truth for me is not in individual policies that we are free to choose what we want without labeling left or right. This is another oversimplification. There are economic theories/philosophies behind some movements that try to explain how the world must work and why. In addition, lets not forget that there are interests that play their significant role in every political decision. Politicians - Media - Justice System - Businesses etc. At the end of the day, for me, everything has to do with interests. When you see a policy just sit down and think who's interests this policy satisfies. Do some research about the matter if possible. So, if a simplification is needed, the only answer is interests.

[@zUJ7EjVD]

"The Democrat-Republican spectrum".

[@TheDionysianFields]

Some policies should interest us all, and we should start there. But when you're playing teams...

[@ThatGuy-lv7hf]

Democrats are leftist tho. They are not racist or evil. Like republicans

[@DrVictorVasconcelos]

💯

[@DrVictorVasconcelos]

Left-wing can't possibly mean the exact same foreign policy as the right-wing.

[@MichaelWilliams-io5gl]

It's important to always remember, divide and conquer doesn't just happen, it happens for a reason. Making virtually everything a simple binary choice, us versus them, makes it easy. There are no straight lines in nature, there are none within individuals.

[@PierreLucSex]

"The class struggle exists and we won" Warren Buffet. I don't know about you but this guy seems to know a bit of this shit.

[@Saol.Alainn]

I know a few guys with shiny hats who would disagree, they're pretty convinced -flat- straight lines are all around us lol

[@samba-v8c]

Well, a few of those do exist. For example, the interests of the bourgeoisie are unreconcilable with the interests of the proletariat.

[@johnbull5394]

@@samba-v8c Oh, perhaps not. Would it not be nice to be able to walk down a street without being surrounded by beggars and barefooted children who you may feel bad for in the short-term but realistically cannot really help all that much? More selfishly, even if you have private health insurance, functional roads are needed in order to get to them, so I'd much rather have a heart attack in Gothenburg (Göteborg) than in Mumbai, to give one example as I'd have much greater chances of getting to an emergency ward quickly. More mundanely, while some material things you can pay for privately if you have the money, you can't always buy your way out of trouble. I could, perhaps, afford to buy my dream car (if I cared that much about cars), but not the policeman to guard it from jealous vandals, for example. Nor have I the option of a network of private motorways, so I'd be stuck in traffic just like everyone else albeit perhaps in slightly more style. At that point, I might just want a top-quality public transport system even if that is to everyone's benefit. But yes, I do get the point you are making. I just think 'for everyone, not just for a few' is a an even better way of thinking than 'for the many, not the few'.

[@jtaoufiq]

One word is missing from this video: class! Underneath all the chatter and labels in the political sphere lie real divergent class interests. That's why seemingly disconnected topics like taxes, foreign policy or immigration cluster together on a left right axis.

[@juqual78]

It's also missing from the understanding of most Americans. They mostly believe they are "temporarily Embarrassed Billionaires", instead of working stiffs that are exploited the the hilt. This is by design and thanks to our education system which doesn't teach people how to critically think but instead trains them for profitable jobs/work, many have lost the ability to do so. A majority of even right wingers want to raise taxes on the wealthy but videos like this refuse to touch on it, because they are either lazy or want to conceal the class struggle which is literally the basis of every society and all of human history! SMH at video essays like this.

[@lewis4402]

This is a logical take, however people in groups are incredibly illogical. The growing support for the "right" is largely due to their surge in popularity with poorer, less educated workers. The interests of these people should be higher wages, unionisation, more social programmes, universal healthcare etc. The problem is that because of the tribalism they are conditioned to see these things as bad or evil, despite supporting them being in their own interests. Thats one of the greatest achievements of people like Trump and the media machines that support these movements. They have been incredibly effective in giving people a group to hate or be scared of (e.g. trans people), and using these non-issues to get the lower classes to vote against their own interests.

[@ThatCamel104]

​@lewis4402 Honestly I suspect americans are perfectly logical and reasonable in being conservative or even fascist. You are wrong when you call them illogical for that reason.

[@undead_corsair]

I have often thought lately how ordinary people would be better served by thinking of politics as up vs down rather than left vs right. So many decisions really get made based on balancing benefits for the powerful against the many, almost always to the long term advantage of the powerful.

[@Dragrath1]

@@ThatCamel104 Logic has a well defined meaning distinct from reasoning which has to do with the internal consistency of an argument based on a given set of premises and how well or poorly those premises match up to evidence. In this area most Americans do quite poorly though I suspect this has deeper roots in the American education system as skills like critical thinking and deep reading as opposed to skim reading are genuinely not being taught and or go unused in our daily lives. In the absence of this more expensive slower thinking and the feedback it requires to rein force deeper more holistic thinking we rely largely on our instinctual/emotional heuristic shortcuts.

[@devinfraserashpole4753]

It reminds me of Tiktok video about an American guy who goes around asking other Americans on their opinion of Donald Trump's actions, however when he describes the action, he starts by saying Joe Biden did this and what are your thoughts on it. He waits for them to give their answer and then says that he made a mistake and it was actually Trump who did it and the person's opinion completely changes. They attack Biden over the actions but defend Trump. An interesting type of thinking.

[@kristafluit3042]

Yes absolutely, and it works in both ways. Jason Brennan has done some interesting research on this, basically shining light on the fact that most people have an opinion because their party has that opinion. Intuition come first, rational thinking comes after.

[@devinfraserashpole4753]

@@kristafluit3042 It's definitely a form of group think, total black or white. Biden can do good things, do bad things & the same applies to Trump. But for the "group thinkers", everything Biden does is bad & the reverse applies to Trump. It's interesting & scary.

[@christinesmith1499]

@@kristafluit3042 You mean emotion comes first, then rational thinking, the Magas are in a constant state of emotions; fear and angry injustice because of Fox News, there are left leaning news channels that do the same, it's all such clickbait now.

[@zandere1]

Yes, I think that was Jordan Klepper. It's amazing how these people he interviews turn around 180 degrees and don't even realize and reflect on that.

[@briangandee8149]

It's not nearly as pronounced as it is with the MAGA types.. it indicates a cult mentality..😮‍💨

[@legiondarywarrior39]

Calling obama left wing is a extremely american centric pov. This is just one example so i dont know your broader view but the democratic party is not left wing and has almost nothing in common with modern leftist perspectives

[@XGD5layer]

I doubt Swedes like him really classify American democrats as left wing

[@whataboutthis10]

Exactly! To add, calling the centrists left is essentially a capitalist anti-social propaganda. Both neocon and neolib tell this story, to obscure attention to what real progressives would support. This issue is cartoonishly obvious in american politics because of the two-party rule. Dems don't really mind handing power to the right, because the capital will still be protected and they expect to gain power back on the bounce sooner or later. If they lost power to real left, they'd never get it back. I'm not talking about a dictatorship, only that people would wake up. Side note. What are dems progressive about really? Marginal issues mostly, that serve the _appearance_ of 'change'. They now most loudly fight for abortio, a fake problem caused by cons just to keep libs busy. They both support american exceptionalism, evil military internationally and social oppression domestically. Dems didn't lose the '24 elections - they just didn't win. They are still the second biggest party. They are still part of the rule. It's very american to think dems lost because they didn't win. Their job essentially is to block the needle from going left for real

[@MrMoorfrosch]

A point that by itself completely invalidates the video. Left vs right means egalitarian vs authoritarian, everything else follows from there. It doesnt mean change vs no change and of course people can hold both left and right wing positions, if they are stupid and have no priciples.

[@mendronesg]

he's talking about the "communist" talk you guys love in the US. There is no left in a 2-party system. You'll never have politics for the working class because all you vote for are super rich, that are not interested in making anyone else's life different

[@mchammer5026]

​@@MrMoorfroschthe video: "the essentialist theory seems wrong and here's why as well as a better alternative explanation" this guy: "it's easy just look at this one essential thing that explains everything" bruh

[@VincentBarbosa1986]

In regards to consuming less news, I agree. However reducing it completely isn't the goal, but instead paying attention to the news with a critical eye.

[@lockpickrogue-yc5wc]

"News" is a very broad term. There are global, national and local news. There are opinion pieces and factual reports. Some facts matter more than others, and that is for each person to decide for themselves. Perhaps Socratically. Also, always check the sources. Because the article will often nitpick and sometimes misrepresent the source itself.

[@thingamajig765]

To stay current is completely different than keeping up with news. Remember the capture of media institutions allows for focus to be directed in their slight of hand tricks. To be current is far more valuable in my opinion. Now recognizing you only have so much you can focus on, pick trails that serve you well... Which news has never had as a priority since its inception. In my case I've chosen to stay current in the AI space, but there's plenty of paths to follow.

[@BrainSoap]

I think part of that critical eye is also realizing that news doesn't just have political biases, but also a profit incentive. For example, in the Soviet Union, the news was always optimistic and ignored negative stories. But in the for-profit free press, scary and negative stories dominate as they keep our attention and let news channels sell more advertisements. Part of why Trump won twice is he sells a lot of ads by capturing attention with negativity, outrage and humor. In professional wrestling terms, he's a fantastic "heel" or villain we love to hate / root for.

[@KodasGarden]

"And that's why this video is sponsored by Ground News!" 😂

[@loneshine]

12:45 - something that really rubs me the wrong way is that of the 8 different news clips he showed 5 of them are from outlets that have a high factuality/accuracy score (CNBC, CNN, BBC, ABC, TYT-usually). These all have a generally neutral contextualization of the news (except TYT). The other 2 (Rogan, Fox News) have an abysmal factuality/accuracy score and a glaring right wing bias in their POV/contextualization. If he wasn’t so invested in contradicting the left/right social paradigm, he would try exploring why the neutral and left-wing outlets tend to report with more facts and accuracy than the right wing ones.

[@tomh5094]

I'm from Ireland, before Donald Trump's explosion onto the scene we basically never talked in terms of left vs right. I feel like this has really taken off in the past few years. While I don't necessarily believe it's calculated, it still serves to muddy the waters. Instead of looking up or forward, it directs our attention laterally. It keeps us fighting amongst ourselves instead of focusing on the real issues like class.

[@erichskrika4041]

You can thank the media for that.

[@timothyhoffman3470]

Ya got that right! Don't forget the ignorant shortsighted low info voters! They have nothing to offer! So they think all they need is their OPINIONS to have something to offer! They think it is ok to use their Bogus ignorant OPINIONS to use to have control over others! So they can find a reason to not simply care~ Because it don't cost'$ them anything! They can't remember anything of the past or they just think they know, with nothing too what matters most~! You have two different kinds of minds/brains~ 1. Is a fearful type of mind~>The other sound minds has no fear! Because they can see in big picture realities~! They know more in value than the fearful minds do! That, have no value~!!! Because money has nothing to do with it! The fearful type don't like common sense change! The fearful mind is afraid of change even if it is for the better~! They can't comprehend simple logic, to be stuck in a reverse reality world in their minds! If it is even in full reality presented to them! You have them same mind types, from that are still here todays~! That You can't trust them,~> Being dumb as a rock, Cro-Magnon Man.. Also having still today The Modern Man to compare with of the two types of humans, mindsets, on Planet Earth~today On purpose we are just mostly educated to just get a nothing to offer, go nowhere JOB~! And to not know much of anything else! We are programed to think we need someone else to do the thinking for us! With not to be thinking for ourselves! BUT ONLY ONLY OF OURSELVES'$ There is a third type of mind & they are your true healing doctors, & the master musicians that are masters of their musical instruments! A football players also falls in with a Musicians etc~! Because they have to use their bodies & minds, with the motor skill of the mind to think & move beyond their noses! With a few small number of scholars & politicians of with only speaking the truth, to be in the mix, also~! Like the commentator in the video! He has simple logic in his words! Easy to see & easy to read~! I'm the only person on the planet that knows how to make all aquatic animals, etc.. Like fish to grow five to six inches a month! LIKE NO OTHER!~ I am the only one to know how to do farming things with the best~! Like with all we need is ~>Aquaculture~! Where you get plants to be in with the mix of the same results~! With only growing more better non~toxic foods for humans~! With way less water & land use!~? I also am a Master Instrumentalist Musician! With my own way of being one! Being all original technique to improvise with my music~!!! My mind is always trying to know better! My mind only cares about what matters most! I care about the planet and its valuable life forms beyond the Humans! To be truly educated by~! With the animals.. If you do not know about the wild animal that can teach us everything being the reason they are all here~! With not just the selfservering broken humans involved~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If all you have is knowledge based off of money! You have no knowledge at all~! Because even a fool knows you can't eat money! It does not work for everything that is needed! It works best for The War'$ with Conquer & /Divide~ reasons only, toda

[@Khwerz]

That's by design.

[@EndoftheBeginning17]

That is largely due to social media. In order to keep people riveted and clicking on ads. Facebook, Twitter, YT, Insta have all created these systems of profiles that pigeonhole a person. then they feed you ads baed on that and they incorporate all sorts of biases. to top it off in the early 2000's a study was done as to which type of content got the most views and it was found that outrage got the most, so these systems calibrated their signal boosting for anything that created outrage, even if it was something nice. this last bit is why these environments are considered so toxic these days and yet people keep coming back. they're addicts - so people are divded artifically because they don't go outside and just say "hi" - that would destroy everything these companies have worked form

[@coreherring1549]

@@tomh5094 it is one of many tools used to divide, though the term itself isn't meant to create a them vs us, but display disagreement and maybe the chance to debate.

[@KenKoziej]

The problem is most people don't know the difference between communist, socialist, liberal or progressive conservative. They just call them all "Marxist or Commie" due to a lack of understanding.

[@Cyricist001]

Most people have no idea what FA.....SM is but they gladly label others as such.

[@AnnoyingNewsletters]

More of the usual, *_I don't know what it is, but I don't like it,_* bogeyman labels.

[@septanine5936]

and the red scare. can't forget that

[@chetsenior7253]

And all of them, every last political ism is just variations in forms of oppression. Before you make a fool of yourself, remember the Nazis were the workers party.

[@Ashleyyy414]

Yeah, but in the same token, a lot of 'the other side' pulls the same shit. They will use terms like fascist, dictator, etc., without really understanding the implications of calling someone those things, nor what they mean.

[@squall2112]

There is indeed a lot of confusion around the left-right spectrum, especially from an international perspective as each country has its own historically motivated conceptualisation. From a leftist point of view though, this video completely misses the point. I believe the French revolution reference is still generally valid, but the point is not to support or reject "change" (change in itself has obviously no political connotation), the point is your stance on the power structures that have historically developed around you. The left believes power concentration should be reduced and wealth redistributed, while the right believes it should be reinforced as the wealthy class generates benefits even for the lower classes. Power structures at the global scale mostly evolved through corporativism and colonialism, which are two faces of the same medal, hence the absolutely valid connection between stances on the economy and migration. For us leftists, the point is to recognise this phenomenon of unbalanced power dynamics that we inherited from six centuries of western colonialism, while the right (and frankly, this video) does everything in their power to pretend it never happened and this is the natural order established by divine forces. You discuss examples of left-right figures using American and British politicians, which from our perspective is complete nonsense, as they belong to the flattest political systems where there's barely any difference in between the parties. Every US president does what is expected from them, regardless of their party, which is to enforce their global economic and military hegemony, and support corporations at any cost. And crush and coup socialism in every country of the world, but I digress. I believe it's absolute nonsense to approach this issue without mentioning even once the concept of wealth/power inequality.

[@dan1204hc]

Up this comment.. well done

[@caherbaut]

Agreed

[@McDun07]

Perhaps. But in the US context, which seems to be the main focus of the video your conceptualisation of the spectrum is still not particularly helpful as there are currently *no* left-wing politicians anywhere in US federal politics. Is there anyone, including Bernie Sanders, who argues consistently that power in the US should be less concentrated? And even wealth redistribution is an idea which lives very, very far from the US political mainstream. When the "left-leaning" (ha) Democratic party raises $1 billion (yes with a B) for a single losing presidential campaign and their candidate leans heavily into her law enforcement experience and gun ownership, and talks at length about empowering small and medium business owners, I think it's fair to say that wealth and/or power inequality fall well outside the bounds of mainstream political conversations.

Perfect! The problem is not in the "left-right system", if we can call it a system, at all. Most/all western/bourgeois democracies have plenty of deep flaws in representativeness(?), transparency and accountability, so it's no surprise that the most people are not motivated enough (when living condition even allows) to study and get informed on each social or economical issue and, when not despise and ignore politics, just pick one representative, party or spectrum to follow (almost blindly, like one cheers for a football team). Sense of fear also reinforces polarization by making you want to be in a strong "tribe", and it's no secret we've been subject to massive fear-inducing campaigns of propaganda and disinformation all around the world.

[@jonnybravo3245]

well said sir

[@ShaingTV]

So, one thing thats become a thing here in germany that i like a whole lot is something called "Wahl-o-mate" basically, a service as an app or website etc. which intents to help with finding a party that best supports your political believes. It basically goes like this: You get asked, let's say, 50 topics that are currently being discussed. Immigration, taxes, specific reforms etc. Then you can chose to agree or disagree in steps. Lastly, you can give every question a weight, whether its something thats very important to you, or something you really don't care about. That way, at the end of the quiz that takes between 10-30minutes, you get an overview of which parties most align with your current political leaning, you can compare them and even see for every question which answer was given. Its an incredible helpful tool that can not just make you more likely to find a party that actually supports what you believe in, but also help out smaller parties gain visibility and support.

[@swo_lin]

this video is misleading in the way the spectrum was described. In American politics we don't have a major leftist party, as our beliefs/society structure have been heavily influenced by red scare propaganda. Tribalism can explain a lot of the inconsistency with what beliefs people hold, but it downplays the active process of miseducating and taking advantage of working class people that has been going on for decades.

[@frankmaxwell2052]

Honestly, I think your comment confirms a lot of what he said rather than being at odds with it. Not sure you disagree as much as you think you do.

[@frankmaxwell2052]

@@koschmx I think that is an outlier example although I agree it is a valid example. I don’t think it has the weight that is insinuated tho. A lot of the miseducation comes from the donor class and protecting their interests and that has a much more profound effect.

[@swo_lin]

@ elaborate

[@frankmaxwell2052]

@@koschmx the red scare. It does that to me too sometimes.

[@warzip1581]

Political patries are the most anti democratic thing there can be

[@MontyRaeSp8]

"All models are wrong, but some are useful."

[@AutoNomades]

If anybody is interested about a view (that is not agreeing with the claims here) a french guy thats studies the subject well since long time, out of a strictly US centered point of view.. He made 4 videos about this subject, the name is "gauche droite", from the Tzitzimitl channel...

[@senorpepper3405]

I like models.....especially when they take their bras off.😂

[@tunneloflight]

few are useful.

[@Dawnarow]

Don't hire talk talk people to solve issues... hire think think people. Bernie was a think think person.. Then he eventually fell into politics because he was sorta forced into it. DJTurd is a talk talk person. Ofc he will appeal to the crowds that dont think. That's the only people he can reach. Then money reaches some more people then threats and coercion reached a lot more people.. but what caused the dissension is the apps (spam media) and ads (spammed to those susceptible to be influenced by them... in the USA, there's a lot more of those than you may believe). Apps in the USA were among the notorious w a_ r _far e/ tools used by the Ceeceepee that's done this type of psychological attacks for almost a century, now. It started from sending letters which weren't authentic by a general coerced into lying / signing or they just forged his signature while he was away. Then an order came and they took over villages/cities and removed the leaders from there. I don't believe governments should exist anymore... politics has always been (in our parent's lifetime) almost completely obsolete. Policies are made to benefit folks that have learned to exploit others. It was only recently that actually good for goodness' sake Worked. What changed since? What I've studied for decades. I was born in the era of communications and we're at the beginning of the era of technologies. Idc about the garbage title other people pull to rationalize something they aren't grasping. The overview is that of understanding not power. If you see what causes change and know how to bring about solid foundations for it (not lies to cover up more lies that are then covered up by books and history from liars etc)... It's not hard to build something wonderful. Well.. give or take a few decades of understanding these parameters. I believe "The market exit" has begun to see these. This was my first video from him... I hope he keeps trying to dissuade people from considering labels. These labels are useless if you can't understand that you shouldn't use them. If you understand a label, you should bring it back down to what it means when responding. You might shut down all nefarious attempts to manipulate folks around you. Feminism? = once was about equality Socialism? = wish to build a society for people by people, but failed to establish rules to make it work. Capitalism? = exploitation to the limit of the rule of law... and sometimes (often) beyond it. It's a catastrophy waiting to happen and it's just blown in the USA's face for the last time. What follows is ugly. Is there a better system? Better systems require less rules. It requires people that see the parameters to come up with better suggestions. Here's the introduction: we vote for people that are corruptible. Let's vote for ideas instead... then hire people for these specific ideas. Only have interested people (in thinking about which ideas are best) vote for these ideas and explain why they believe they are good ideas. Non intellectual folks can go back to trying to build houses with their hands who gives a crap. Think think people are forced to hear pseudo-intellectual folks spew and spin garbage at them. It's so nonsensical to have to explain that theocracy has always failed (and why is hard when you have a child deflecting and attacking rather than addressing the concerns people have of their position... slavery bad? bla bla bla (yes) bla bla. - No dude, Please go sit in the corner and listen/learn/shush.

[@AutoNomades]

Libertaryens hate to ear people studying about reality

[@Shawn.Grenier]

I thought the Julius Caesar haircut made you an imperialist. Loved the video btw! Happy to see someone criticize the left-right dichotomy without falling into radical centrism!

[@TheIndogamer]

"Him? That's not Andreas Acavedo, that's GAIVS ANDREIAS ACAVEDVS of the Roman senate!"

[@nickhbt]

I think you'll find that it is in fact a round head haircut which makes him a staunch protestant and against the king.

[@Shawn.Grenier]

@ Good point. I demand answers

[@masia-in]

😂😂😂

[@OneLine122]

It's a tonsure, which makes him a radical monk.

[@frankmaxwell2052]

This is the first video of yours that I’ve watched and I appreciate the even handed approach to a topic. However, I think ground news is helpful. It helps me understand what topics are being over represented and can help me see blind spots in my news consumption. My algorithm is gonna give me certain info and there have been stories or issues that I know very little about. Many times they are issues I should be more informed on. I think of them as a media tool and not another media outlet. It’s also helpful to know how a news network leans so that I can read something from another outlet to get a better view of the story. I’d encourage you to reconsider their offer since I think that in many ways they line up with your values and ethics. I look forward to binging more of your content. 😉

[@andremaltez442]

In all honesty, as with a previous video I saw, some good points are made but very flawed arguments that denote perhaps lack of education on the subject or not understanding it correctly. Anyone who has studied any science ("natural" or "social") is (or should definitively be) aware that categories are simplifications of reality that we as scientists use to classify and study reality. The issue does not really lie in having such but the use that is given. Think about all the "common knowledge scientific facts" people throw around that are gross simplifications of well-researched studies, for example. Therefore, calling the political spectrum a "myth" because it doesn't account for every single nuanced scenario would equate to say I'm a different species because I have a genetic mutation. Good points are made on other things though. The fact that this can and is actually used as a political tool to consciously or unconsciously direct the thoughts of the average citizen. Without really any previous knowledge about the Essentialist Theory or the Social Theory you mention, the Social theory is surely something that makes more sense from what was said in the video. That being said, I see at least three major issues that surely have been pointed out before: First major issue: If you're an American or maybe even Brit, with little political knowledge, you may be forgiven for thinking there's any left parties in either country. It's what you've been fed with. Anyone with any political science knowledge though, should be able to understand that. Not even eurocentrism here but anglocentrism Second major issue: There was no real refutation of left being "pro change" and right "anti change", which is the case for the most part. The fac that political issues change from one side of the spectrum to the other can be very easily explained by a) dialectics and b) the changing interests of the ruling class: a) Dialectics, i.e., issues and societies are not static but always evolving, once a major change of consciousness occurs within society, the positions that once were progressive will turn the statu quo. Additonally, in different cultures different things will be conservative or progressive. b) Changing interests of the ruling class easily explain all of your examples, if we are generous enough to consider your picks to be relevant. The ideologies of presidents/prime ministers have a huge weight in fiscal and immigration policies but the context matters, grossly simplifying with those examples. Israel was conceived and is used as a semicolonial stronghold in the M.E., thus the "leftist" Truman (who in their right mind would consider Truman's Doctrine to be anything but a reactionary right wing imperialist response to the URSS just blows my mind) was interested in making that happen, and Hitler... dude. He was wanting to send them all to Madagascar, so why not Palestine, if someone talked him into it due to strategic convenience? Honestly a very silly example. That being said, there's much more to right wing ideologies and left wing than statu quo. I would argue that, in the last analysis, policies that emancipate people from the oppresion of the ruling class are leftist and that what the ruling class does to hold on to power is right-wing politics. Third, and probably the worst of the issues: You may not be even aware of this, but the advise you give just happens to be very convenient to maintaining the statu quo. The approach of relativizing (let's disagree) every single issue and being "granular" about them is impossible to apply if you really want to learn. Things do not exist in a vacuum, and they are very much interconnected. Alienating yourself to "focus on your own problems" is the kind of atomizing and alienating bs that we're thought we should do to save ourselves and fudge the rest. Unfortunately, my friend, humans need each other, for every single aspect of our lives. You can disagree all you want when you find a single person in the history of the world who've taught themselves how to do anything at all from literally nothing. Bothered to write this whole long thing because I think you're coming from an honest position of trying to educate, so hope it helps :)

[@loneshine]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@Stratus41298]

These are all good points. The only comment I have is towards the end about taking in less news. This I actually do agree with. It's a "forest for the trees" type situation where you are beaten down so much that you forget that the news you are reading takes a side. Taking a step back and focusing only on that which you actually, truly care about will work better in the long run.

[@pincheomar]

I think that you’ve done a great job of identifying some of the flaws in this essay, but I think that there are many others that could be criticized. And I do believe that this deserves to be criticized harshly because of how this guy asserts to hold the right answer on so many things in which he is clearly biased or simply uninformed. Even his analysis of a potential sponsor was flawed. I do believe that it is well intentioned, but it is so limited, that it’s hard to take any of it seriously. To dismiss astrology as “nonsense” is a clear indication of his biases and lack of knowledge.

[@zlatkojerkovic9456]

Progressives are absolute morons, conservatives are scaredy cats… that’s the simplist way to explain it. Anything more is just semantics

[@undisclosedmusic4969]

@@pincheomarHow should astrology be viewed in your opinion?

[@Schmopit]

The left/right divide wasn't just conjured out of thin air, it's more of an observation than anything else. To say that someone is "left-wing", is saying that they hold a certain set of values. I call myself a leftist because I by and large share values with other people on the left. Is it really that surprising that people who hold the same values would also share opinions on different issues? Phrases like "it's not about left or right, it's about up and down" are redundant and naive. People have different ideas of what is "up" and what is "down". Leftists and right-wingers are both unhappy about a lot of the same stuff. We're all living on the same planet, and are affected by many of the same issues. However, the division becomes clear when it comes to discussing the causes of said issues, and by extension, the required solutions.

[@ElGoose-ti4qm]

No, you have it backwards. It's not an observation, and it was conjured out of thin air. Your opinions are clustered together because being left wing gives you a sense of identity which pressures you to hold "left wing" opinions on other things. The political spectrum plays a huge part in deciding your policy positions. It's not some completely passive descriptive tool. People's values might be affected by what they're told. If people are aware of the left right spectrum, that likely affects their values.

[@Schmopit]

@@jacoboc2244 That would obviously depend on the issue.

[@Schmopit]

@@jacoboc2244The idea that all our problems are caused by some secret society is not new. It's an exciting and simple alternative to the reality, which is boring and complex. It's counterproductive to speculate about the existence of a shadow government or whatever, because it just draws attention away from the real leaders who are committing crimes right out in the open. I'm a big believer in Occam's razor. I also believe that it is important to be open-minded, but not so much that your brain falls out. That's pretty much all I have to say about that, I'm not interested in hearing about your conspiracy theories.

[@Schmopit]

@@ElGoose-ti4qm So what's your solution? Do away with trying to categorise political beliefs entirely? Or do you have suggestion for a model that you think would work better? I did not claim that it was a "completely passive descriptive tool". I do not deny the influence of tribalism in politics, but that does not mean that there isn't utility in labelling and categorising.

[@EmeralBookwise]

Fully agree. I held "leftist" values long before I knew what the left was. I spent most of my life feeling like a political outsider, because here in America we have no major left-wing party. Discovering other leftists online is what finally gave me the sense community that I'm not alone.

[@raphaelspitzer1764]

Why do we keep referring to American Democrats as left wing? If you make a somewhat theoretical essay about politics I would hope you don't believe Obama or Truman to be left wing. No hate btw the video makes some great points but how can we talk about left-right dynamics if we keep putting centre right politicians on the left of our spectrum?

[@ianhambly3134]

I think you have not understood the point being made.

[@roberttaylor2058]

@@ianhambly3134 I agree

[@1848revolt]

Anarchists are historically left and they hate the idea of taxation. I get that democrats are right wing. Neo liberals to be exact. They are the party of reaganites and thatcherites. All while claiming to be for the working class. These parties are about survival at all costs. Not representation whatsoever.

[@jackfromthejungle7538]

Its still a somewhat relevant criticism ​@@roberttaylor2058

[@n_nils3056]

Because on the national level they are the "left wing". Comparing left and right between countries/times doesn't make much sense because the situation they are facing are so different. It's one of the reasons the model is so flawed

[@lesterortiz1582]

Remember it’s not left vs right it’s poor vs rich

[@ShadowNinjaKenny]

It's even deeper than that. Even the rich are slaves to the system. It's the elite vs the masses.

[@smefgrimstae7845]

THAT'S LEFTISM

[@jpt3640]

You cannot take US politcs to discuss left and right! Because there is almost no difference between their respective policies compared to other countries!

[@5353Jumper]

There are massive differences between the US parties. Pro abortion, anti abortion Pro union, anti union Pro social services, anti social services Increase tax burden for wealthy, increase tax burden for the working class Move towards public healthcare, move towards private for profit healthcare Regulate industry for citizen safety, deregulate industry for profitability Add rights and freedoms for minorities, take away rights and freedoms from minorities Environmental protection, environmental dominance Christian state, secular state And more recently: Pro democracy, anti democracy Law and order, or put the criminals in power Grow allies, oppose allies There is no possible way anyone could actually believe there is no difference between the parties in US politics.

[@TheRealCeeJai]

As someone from the US, you are mistaken. There is, but there are almost no major politicians in the US that are actually left-leaning. Most democrats are moderates, many with a lean to the right. The US does not have a representation of the true political left in the establishment of mainstream politics. The issue is mislabeling people (like Obama, who was/is a slightly left-leaning moderate) as 'left' or 'right' instead of properly labeling the ideology as such.

[@adamking7681]

@@TheRealCeeJai Said it perfectly!

[@MannIchFindKeinName]

@@TheRealCeeJai Sorry, but just because he was black, does not mean he wasnt a rightwinger. He started "The Dronewars", he was still all like "Snowden is very unpatriotic", and while he said Guantanamo should be shut down... it still exists. There is a lot more, but that's just off the top of my head and im not even from the US... Like, holding multiple opinions that would lessen the suffering of the poor isn't automatically leftwing... basic social security was implemented by conservatives (to quell demands from workers to hand over the means of productions) like Bismarck. Check out Bernies proposed policies, or AOCs policies. That stuff qualifies as left-leaning moderate (or to be mean, conservative with a brain) in the other western nations. You gotta cut out the identity politics, though. Obama only had problems because he was black. And that was good for the republicans game, because they actually supported most of the things he wanted to do, until they decided to gridlock the shit out of him, and then they just kept it going to punish the dems (lol, tribal warfare all over again)

[@TheRealCeeJai]

@@MannIchFindKeinName That was a lot of words just to tell us all you completely missed the point of what this video is trying to say. You're trying to attach a handful of policy decisions to whether someone is right or left, rather than looking at them as a whole. Besides that, I didn't say Obama was a leftist, or even left-wing. I *clearly* stated he was a SLIGHTLY left-leaning MODERATE. I don't know how you are misconstruing what I said unless it's intentional.

[@TeWakaOAoraki]

"Marxism is when corporations advertise with rainbow flags" - The great political minds of this generation.

[@wiredforstereo]

Marx died 140 years ago. How much does he really have to say in the present time? Nobody knows because nobody has read him.

[@assoztube]

Lol whut? Such b-s..

[@tmcd5049]

Ie. MAGA dunces.

[@SteveAstronaut]

Why are you pretending to quote somebody?

[@tmcd5049]

@@SteveAstronaut It's a satirical quote. Let me guess, you're the genius MAGA sent to sort us lefties out!!!

[@___...___---___]

When you say "Hitler wouldn't support Israel military actions", I don't agree. The very idea of a specific land for Jewish people was supported by a lot of anti-Semites when it was introduced, as they viewed it as a way to force Jewish people to leave their country to go there. Also current military actions of Israel are done under a colonialist agenda and Hitler was not known to be anti-colonialist.

[@KoenDeKapoen]

I had the same idea. Hard to trust the sources when it commes to mr H and the Jew. But, for what i understand, Germany wanted them out, like so many other countries. The Brittisch refused to send them to Palestina at the time. So the Germans took action themselves. I guess Germany at the time would have been more than happy to send them to Israël instead of to these horrible camps. Later Europe started sending them to Israël anyway, or they allowed the Zionists to go, whatever narrative you like. And if you think a todays Mr H would be against the jew who is in a fight with the Muslim that overruns Europe is just laughable. Mr H wouldnt be pro Jews, since he was an atheïst, but the Muslims seems to be a more pressing issue in Europe at the time, so i doubt he would be pro Hamas... If anything mr H would be pro a Europe for the Europeans.

[@skulduggerypleasant8261]

Equating the state of Israel with Hitler is peak bad faith. A desire to exclude Jews is an entirely different motivation than enabling their self determination in their native land.

[@lompeluiten]

Not for peace xD he would support HAMAS for sure!

[@NekoUmbra]

This guy's next video: "Time is fake and if you're calculating time, you're wrong, because calculating time is a human concept in order to divide the day into easily discernable segments." The political spectrum is just as real as gender. Both are a social construct and they do matter, but only because we collectively decided they matter.

[@timmytangerine6132]

The definition of the left-right spectrum that I’ve heard and still find useful is that the left rejects capitalism and the right wants to protect capitalism. Thus, in the U.S., both Democrats and Republicans are right-wing because they both favor capitalism and both parties are funded by or a part of the capitalist class (wealthy property and business owners, heads of corporations, those that own the “means of production” which is just the stuff that makes stuff that we need to survive like food, shelter, and clothes). This has been useful for me, as I don’t like capitalism, however I like your point about bringing nuance to political conversations. You could have a homophobic communist or a gay-friendly capitalist, for example. Humans are so much more complicated than a polar spectrum can contain, and taking away these labels might limit unproductive assumptions that we make about others and help us connect through conversation more. I also really like that you encourage us to disagree and think for ourselves, I think these are really important aspects of political discourse that get lost in tribalism, especially in online spaces. It shouldn’t be an insult to disagree with someone, especially with someone you respect. Disagreement is healthy, inevitable, and useful for stretching what you think. Great video.

[@aaronhpa]

I agree but there just a bit extra here. Monarchism/Feudalism defends rejecting capitalism, Right-wing liberalism/conservadurism/far-right defends mantaining capitalism and left-wing defends overcoming capitalism to get to a higher level of society.

[@FlanaFugue]

But putting the whole US into "right-wing" because the system is capitalist is also problematic, and, to be honest, also systematic of this kind of thinking. We put people into categories based on facts that those people may or may not have in the forefront of their own political identities. The Democrats in the US, for example, favor a more robust social democracy and stronger controls and regulations on corporations. The Republicans virtually no social democracy, and dream of utopian free-market. The spectrum is very different but they are still on it, and it doesn't help their problems by announcing to everyone: you're all right-wingers.

[@serversurfer6169]

@@aaronhpa Rather than think of right/left as being pro-/anti-capitalism, think of them as being pro-/anti-establishment. Under monarchy, it was the bourgeoisie who were the revolutionaries. 🤘

[@serversurfer6169]

@@FlanaFugue Reformists are still on the right, because they protect the ruling class from revolution, by appeasing the revolutionaries with concessions. Back in 2016, Dems were saying explicitly that they are _not_ leftists, because they don't support socialist projects such as public healthcare. They haven't really changed their tune since then. If anything, they've just kept following the GOP further to the right. 🤔

[@zombies4evadude24]

You do make a good point honestly, about how useless it is to call something left or right wing based on how we view our own social systems. Homophobic communists were the first communists- Soviet Union was terrible for gay people.

[@peternickell376]

It's not about how much you support change that determines left-right but whether you perceive society is best understood with an individualist or collectivist lens. I see no contradiction in seeing a social theory of politics with an understanding of the tension between the individual and the collective. The spectrum is a tool of interpretation. Perhaps where I agree with you is that we have become so obsessed with this tool that we can no longer see the other side as worthy of relationship - and that's a terrible shame for democracy. Thanks for the great and thoughtful video! 😊❤😊

[@WarrenPeacenik]

That's a very American take. No judgement. Many places never use the words individualist or collectivist. They are not relevant categories. In fact, if you tell an American you are a traditional libertarian socialist, they will often think it's impossible, despite it being a traditional configuration. (To be clear, it is a civil libertarian socialist. Cultural libertarian, economic socialist - rather than libertarian librarians, which is a uniquely US configuration, AFAIK - civil libertarian, economic libertarian) On a positive note, it has been very good as a libertarian socialist to be aligned against imperial wars with US libertarian libertarians. One can't help respect a principled stance, and a shared stance against authoritarianism and war. We are united in this regard and merely have to work out economics, where we occupy opposite ends of the spectrum. But at least we now respect each other

[@Emma-Maze]

That feels reductive and I think maybe those words don't mean what you think they mean?

[@halfsourlizard9319]

What's quite funny is that the only political positions that are self-consistent / well-reasoned are considered 'fringe' and 'radical'.

[@Wreniffer]

real real real real

[@DulcetNuance]

The problem is that utopias can't exist. Even the most consistent and realistic ideological beliefs won't play out exactly as desired in practice. Fascism for example has tended to fail despite theoretically being an extremely efficient government structure. True communism is utopian by nature and so is doomed from the start and has failed in its goals. Direct democracy can't exist on a large scale. Modern democracy is bureaucratic and slow making major and quick changes difficult. Etc etc you get the idea. Nothing will ever work to make everyone happy no matter how well thought out it is. Humans are imperfect and so is the system we create.

[@Wreniffer]

@ well fascism is authoritarian and they all suffer from the fact that no one likes them so they can only buy time until people clue on, what do you mean by community being utopian?

[@nizzie16]

That’s because actual alternatives to the current system are its greatest threat and must be stigmatized. That’s why congress voted on mandatory teaching of the dangers of communism in schools.

[@nonono4160]

@@DulcetNuance " not letting our planet die and people to suffer war and poverty because of profits is an utopia"

[@xardasjhh]

As others in the comments already said, it‘s not about change, it‘s about redistribution of wealth and power and when you put that into perspective then a lot of your claims can be put easily on the left/right spectrum. So yes, I am a (far) left wing!

[@meatrackgames]

this!

[@m3chanist]

Reductionist silliness. The need to boil complexity down to one simple handle you feel comfortable grasping is NOT a virtue.

[@xardasjhh]

Oh yes it is. I can boil it down even further. The spectrum is between altruism and egoism.

[@xardasjhh]

Some problems are complex. Some are even complicated. But this is not one of them.

[@m3chanist]

@xardasjhh Now I know you are full of it. Reduction to absurdity just to maintain an intellectual comfort level. The gamut of the political sphere and the myriad factors that influence it are just a simple thing he says...ffs. A simpleton, I'll give you that

[@selinov]

Wait… that's not a left wing haircut?! Now I have to go back to the barber! 😢

[@TheMarketExit]

Haha, the funny thing is that in 2016, people called my haircut alt-right 🤷 Thank you!

[@assoztube]

​@@TheMarketExit you want to believe that so badly

[@pyral514]

@@TheMarketExit they were saying it's allright

[@roberttaylor2058]

😂That's so funny - especially after reading these serious (but interesting) comments

[@EremiasRanwolf-d6z]

I have a skinhead haircut. I'm not a skinhead though, just middle-aged.

[@alphajackal6648]

I disagree with the conclusion of this video - tribalism is not what causes division, it is merely the manifestation of it. Ideals, tribes, in-groups, out-groups, are all products of material incentives.

[@abody499]

well said

[@coreherring1549]

Interesting comment, but what causes division? I'm curious.

[@rey82rey82]

@@coreherring1549natural differences

[@antonteodor6305]

Interesting observation. I think that there are certain differences inherent between individuals, yes, but they don't fit neatly into this left-right dichotomy. And this arrangement into two opposing sides increases disagreement, summoning our tribal instincts that override reason.

[@coreherring1549]

@@rey82rey82 natural differences does not always lead to division. Can you expand on that?

[@drlauch2256]

I love your videos! However, I think they would benefit greatly if you included a list of sources used in the video description or as a separate document. I understand this might be additional work, but for educational content-which I consider your videos to be-it’s important. It provides viewers with a starting point if they want to explore the topic further or fact-check something they find hard to believe.

[@CallenIGuess]

Particularly as he indentifies this to be an essay informed by academia, it is pretty basic to show a coherent list of references. I do think the referencing in the text is great, but would also love to see a formatted list.

[@sohu86x]

Agree

[@brenta2634]

Totally agreed. The lack of references makes me feel like this is a crypto-fascist attempt to discount the political economy and push a Soc Dem narrative. I don't trust this guy anymore farther than I can through him.

[@2369drew]

U can clearly see that the masses can be manipulated. Hitler did it. Also, I always wondered why I am not necessarily left or right. Nowadays, the masses have listed in some spreadsheet somewhere in the govt offices where can be filtered where one says your riggt and another your left. This guy is right, how do you categorize someone who is a business man who of course favors lower taxes yet like immigration even illegal ones coz they are low wage. Owners of hotel chains are in this situation.

[@kyguypi]

I generally agree, but somewhat disagree here. I don't think left/right is how much a person wants change. That would be silly, because it implies people want change for its own sake and not for some end. Furthermore, it's generally the case that the center prefers the status quo, and both extremes want change. Left/right rather, is a matter of someone's attitude toward hierarchy. The left wants to raise taxes in pursuit of economic equality. The left opposes Israel because it's a' apartheid ethnostate that puts one group above another. The right believes the "social order" is natural and good. The left supports democracy, the right supports monarchy or authoritarianism. The many unrelated views you list all align on this dimension.

[@alphajackal6648]

Except, not everyone classified as left wants to raise taxes as the method of achieving egalitarian outcomes - namely Anarchists, who view relying on state mechanisms as ineffectual reformism that reinforces the contradictions of capitalism. If you look at a subject like Russia's invasion of Ukraine, there is a rather stark division between MLs who tend to be pro-Russia, and most other Marxist and anarchist factions who are not. It's not a clean spectrum that lends itself to any sort of categorization. Fitting Marxists, dem-socs, soc-dems, Marxist-Leninists, Anarchists, market socialists, progressives, etc, all in the same category is...messy.

[@bingbongjoel6581]

This video is painfully close to the point. It's like when right-wing people talk about southern states wanting to strenghten "States Right". Which begs the question: a state's right to do... what? (the answer is... the right to own slaves). My point being, people (wether left or right) don't want change in-and-of itself. they want a change for, what they deem, 'better'.

[@XGD5layer]

He was describing what's claimed by essentialist theory, which he later debunked

[@kyguypi]

@XGD5layer He makes his own claims which we can examine critically on their own. He does mention a left / right spectrum based on hierarchy, but dismisses it without examination. Broadly, he describes people as not occupying a single point on a single dimension, and of course I agree. There are many relevant dimensions and people's positions will cluster rather than converge on a single point just as people will measure various forms of inequality differently and with greater sensitivity to their own experiences. People's views are also certainly informed more from the nurture side of the nature / nurture distinction, but none of this means a person's views are arbitrary or do not correlate.

[@XGD5layer]

@kyguypi at which timestamp does he mention it based on hierarchy?

[@ShivangAgrawal12]

Finally one channel which I watch that does not have a ground news ad.

[@beanpasteposts]

LOL

[@TWARDOWSKY.]

“Divide and rule”🤺 (Latin: divide et impera) is commonly attributed to Roman rulers, such as Julius Caesar or Philip II of Macedon. It reflects a strategy of creating divisions to maintain control, a tactic that still holds relevance in understanding power dynamics today. Let us not fall victim to these divisions created by politicians, but instead think critically about what is best for us, whether from the left or the right, because the world is not as simple or as black and white as it may seem.✌🏻

[@FreeMan-l3r]

Don’t trust those well-known politicians or ordinary people who are political manipulators-they are the source of all evil. Trust experts who hold unslanted and non-polarized opinions instead. Why do we even need politicians? They aren’t necessary for nothing….!

[@abody499]

"holds relevance" 😂 I'm not sure it could be understated to any greater degree.

[@dareemmanuel6079]

This is what it has always boiled down to

[@craccocrai2778]

This it the kind of content that should go viral

[@The-market-exit-z3i]

Thanks for your time! As hyped as i am about getting more good content out! Don’t forget to like the video 🤍🤍sᴇɴᴅ🤍🤍ᴍᴇ🤍🤍ᴀ🤍🤍ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛ🤍🤍ᴛᴇxᴛ🤍±𝟷𝟽𝟻𝟺𝟸𝟸𝟿𝟹𝟼𝟽𝟹

[@peanutsveryepicchannel8699]

CALLING THE DEMOCRATS LEFT-WING IS KILLING ME AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@kat6976]

Yeah i think its cuz he's in a different country but still calling Blair or Obama left wing is ...

[@pirbird14]

@kat6976 Obama once admitted that he is a moderate republican.

[@Harold046]

It doesn't matter. Obama can both be left-wing and right-wing, depending on who you ask, precisely because that dichotomy is irrelevant. It's the whole point of this video.

[@pirbird14]

@@Harold046 So, it is irrelevant whether a person wants to expand the freedoms won by the French Revolution (left wing) or contract them (right wing) ? So, political backing of freedoms means nothing to you?

[@Harold046]

@@pirbird14 If the dichotomy really existed, it would be relevant. How many people don't want to maintain or expand the freedom won by the French Revolution ? A few thousands, over billions of people, maybe ? It is irrelevant.

[@GooseQcLeRoi]

Great video like always! I just wanted to say how much I respect your decision to turn down the GroundNews sponsorship. Honestly, it wouldn’t have bothered me that much if you had taken it-after all, so many creators do. But the fact that you didn’t, and that you prioritized staying true to your message and values instead, is truly admirable. It shows how much integrity you have and sets you apart from other creators who often take questionable sponsors. It’s decisions like these that make your content feel so authentic and remind me why I respect you and your work so much. Keep it up! We truly need more people like you.

[@djlmpr]

I agree. I wouldn’t have criticized him for it, because I do think Ground News is a useful tool for news aggregation. It not only tracks left/right but also ownership (independent/corporate, etc) and can help you see who is reporting what. That being said, it does overly simplify things and I applaud his decision to remain true to his convictions. This channel is quickly becoming a favorite of mine and his integrity on this is really cementing that process.

[@NilAmbition]

Exactly!!!

[@JohnDoe-ph6if]

is there something wrong with groundnews? i was considering subbing

[@NilAmbition]

@ watch the end of the video. It isn’t bad, it just oversimplifies political ideologies

[@skasteve6528]

I think GroundNews is probably one of the few legitimate sponsors of general content providers out there. I've just never really seen the point of them for most people.

[@officialtoddhoward69]

It's no longer political, it's moral now

[@Dan_Campbell]

THIS is going in my PIM, thanks.

[@Alexus00712]

What does PIM stand for?

[@Dan_Campbell]

@Alexus00712 Personal Information Manager. It's a sort of database that stores different facts that you might need later. An older example is Treepad, there are many modern ones. I use Ultra Recall a lot. There's Personal Brain, MyInfo, and many more.

[@TheMarketExit]

I'm glad it went in there :) Thank you

[@Dan_Campbell]

@@Alexus00712 Hi Alexus, I responded to your question almost right away with some examples of PIMs, but unfortunately YT in its infinite wisdom blocked the response. It wasn't controversial or impolite, but those algorithms work in mysterious ways.

[@lorenzoguastalli9982]

Parties are in my opinion a necessary simplification of political opinions for representative democracies in order to have elections, but left-right is a brutal flattening of the range of possible opinions to have, it undevelops critical thinking as all labels do. The fall of ideologies has brought us here, once there were more shades of possible affiliation when it meant something to be socialist or liberal.

[@edcalton5892]

Absolutely agree, I hold the same theory, you explained extremely well

[@forever_noir_2155]

The materialist theory of the political spectrum takes a lot of this mysticism out of the equation. If the divide left= socialism right=capitalism and a north south of authority vs libertarian there’s no contradiction between Obama cutting taxes and conservatives raising taxes, those are both policies meant to maintain capitalism.

[@forever_noir_2155]

The issue is that liberal political scientists are continuously trying to frame capitalist/liberal democracy as the only political ideology and that the left and right spectrum is fully contained within liberal democracy and capitalism.

[@adisondenham2426]

Could you elaborate on how they are trying to frame it that way and why they would frame it to be contained?

[@Jeremiah88]

@@forever_noir_2155 It's the only thing that works. Communism never works and that's a fact.

[@forever_noir_2155]

@@adisondenham2426 for most it’s bias and that’s just how they were taught, for others it’s ideological, a lot of ppl do have this end of history “we did it” conception of social development that comes from the enlightenment and liberalism where they believe that liberalism is the best we can do and that the only change necessary is incremental change and reform to liberalism and for a small select few, state department funds.

[@Jeremiah88]

@@gluehfunke1547 I love tax cuts and i am not rich at all.

[@SteezeShop]

In my intro to Psychology class, our professor debunked the myth of the polarization of “introverted/extroverted” people. Instead, the vast majority of people fall directly in the middle of this spectrum. That opened my mind and really led me to start looking at everything I understood and believed outside of the incorrect binary way of thought.

[@fnytnqsladcgqlefzcqxlzlcgj9220]

I'm from Australia's capital city from a family that have worked in mid-high government jobs for about 100 years, I've been telling people there is no such thing as left and right (never has been 🔫👨‍🚀), that ultra wealthy people decide everything and the government only really exists to maintain order and push paperwork around to create a system where the top 0.1% can utilise an every expanding labour and resource market, but no one would believe me (despite having generations of stories about directly witnessing exactly that). Glad to see this kind of idea is starting to get accepted by the general public, but it's sad that it's taken the world getting to this point for it to happen. I'm greatly optimistic about how my generation will handle the world in the future (gen z) it's just a bit sad that most of our effort will have to be focused on damage control so future generations can do anything at all without running out of clean water, air and food half way through from a Roman pincer formation of crises.

[@smefgrimstae7845]

The Right believes in the consolidation of wealth in the hands of the wealthy, so they might use that wealth to benefit the lower classes. The Left believes in the redistribution of wealth on the basis that the top 1% having all the wealth causes harm. If you oppose the ultra wealthy being ultra wealth, and the corruption and harm they are able to do with that wealth, you have similar values to those that underpin Leftist thought.

[@planetarykidz]

You’ve ignored the core problem. Tribalism is promoted by legacy media controlled by an oligarchy that attempts to deflect attention from themselves to foment tribal divisiveness. Deliberate and ongoing

[@s4bersun]

Thank you for opening up the door to critical thinking and making the point that we can disagree without being labeled

[@tiggtiggs]

Left Wing is a state of being; altruistic & humanistic = Socialist. Right Wing is a state of mind; ego-centric & elitist = antisocial_ist. Before gender, skin colour & ideology we're all human beings, divided into two groups. Humanity v inhumanity, we all choose a side it's just a question of perception.

[@omegaRST]

Wow look at all the people defending the left-right spectrum, it shows that people hate their tribe being destroyed. People are PROUD to belong to their tribe, so they miss the fact that the tribe does not define them

[@VerySpecialMuffins]

I don't really need a left/right label to determine if I'm being tolerant/understanding vs intolerant/ignorant

[@jgs1122]

"If a conservative is a liberal who's been mugged, a liberal is a conservative who's been arrested." Tom Wolfe

[@MsVorpalBlade]

I've been both mugged and arrested, and I am neither conservative nor liberal.

[@nobleone89]

The major parameter the “essentialist theory” should look at is “does a person have empathy?” People without empathy are often conservative

[@skeletonknight5429]

Well that's stupid

[@Grimtheorist]

​@skeletonknight5429 Seems to be true though.

[@felixinfrance]

You mean compassion. They aren’t the same thing. Empathy is understanding, compassion is caring. The left is no more empathetic than the right, often being overly permissive.

[@Grimtheorist]

@@felixinfrance I feel like the whole point of the Left is that they have compassion for people who aren't themselves; the Left are the ones who care about the rights of marginalized people. The Right seems to only care about themselves individually, and even seems to even lack empathy, as they clearly do not understand *anything* that isn't themselves.

[@schanulsiboi0837]

While yes, a binary of "left vs right" is definetly oversimplified, it is not the same as a left-right spectrum, which is what you tried to undermine, but instead you attacked the binary that most people would agree is too simple. The fact that some people often agree on some, but not all issues shows this, and you also pointed that out. For a spectrum, we need a thing that any political decision affects, and if even just one exists, an at least somewhat useful spectrum can be drawn, and everyone can add additional axis (is that the plural? Idk, english isn't my first language, sry), but I think the most important thing to sort policy by how it'd change the comcenteration of power, anything for lowering the concentration of power is left-wing, anything for increasing the concentration is right-wing. Since it's a spectrum, some people may have some opinions that are in favor for increasing power concentration in one area and lowering it in another, and that just happens bc almost all of our world views have internal contradictions that we aren't aware of bc we hold so many believes it's impossible to check if there are any contradictions. And while we definetly should try and examine all new believes critically, I think it's much more useful to look at an individual policy and decide if it's left or right wing independently from what political oarties are saying, that way the triabalism problem is also avoided, and it makes communication a lot easier than havi g to go through every single one of your policy decision and make a summary on what your belives are, even though they don't all allign, but when that topic comes up, you can always clarify

[@gregariosity]

The plural of “axis” is “axes” (pronounced like ACK-seas not the plural of axe)

[@OutsideSometimes]

Dissolving tribalism is definitely a very hard thing to accomplish, but it's important to recognize the tendency within people and ourselves. I see people all over the political spectrum assign teams to others while they themselves claim to be free of it. Like MAGA republicans calling Democrats "sheeple" while themselves dressing in Trumpist regalia that amounts to sports team merch. This is not isolated to MAGA either, you see it everywhere. I think it's important to recognize it in yourself, where you may be falling into the tribal games that get set up, and how rejecting one form of tribalism does not make you immune to other forms. (People rejecting mainstream media, but then listening to Info Wars or TYT, and then falling into that tribal group instead is a good example). Contrarianism isn't effective by itself as it just forms different tribes.

[@Quantish]

I like your haircut. But then again I'm nearly bald so what the hell do I know. Keep up the good work, your effort are highly appreciated.

[@matzof]

Then you must be a leftie XP

[@digiscott2181]

i appreciate that he mentions Ground News - and rejects their offer of sponsorship as their separation of News into Left and Right leaning is just playing into the myth the video was made to debunk ☯️🔥

[@rickknight1810]

I had never thought of that, but it's a valid point!

[@Pashanny824]

Ground news is awesome and just shows the difference of framing on an issue. It's helpful.

[@davidavard8461]

I agree. By looking at something that says “we separate into left-right-center” and then being opposed because you believe that there is no such thing, you discount what they offer. Which is showing their users what the different media ecosystems have to say about any particular topic (based on how those media platforms identify their users). So if all someone consumes is media from “left” leaning media, they might not see stories that the “right” is talking about, or how they are talking about the same story. It’s hard to have a discussion with someone with an opposing viewpoint when you’re each fed different “facts” by your chosen media outlets.

[@digiscott2181]

@@davidavard8461 I'm not saying that Ground News and the like aren't useful tools - just that i appreciate that he chose not to accept sponsorship from them and why ☯

[@monteiro.monteiro]

Never seen a KZbinr reject a sponsor proposal mention its name with running advertising images before. Even for making a point. But, who knows? Right?

[@golddragon51296]

Comparing positions on Israel from over 60 years ago with positions today is BEYOND ignorant into wholly disingenuous associations. Your point can be made without such a glaring lack of nuance for the global politics of that region over the last ~80 years. To then say Sanders in any way opposes immigration is INSANE. He has talked about it quite measuredly and has said repeatedly that immigrants are the backbone of this country. Reagan fear mongered about drug dealers and killers coming in from Cuba and Colombia, virtually identical talking points to trump today. Seriously my guy, what the fuck are you talking about???

[@lompeluiten]

A, immigration... everybody is talking about tone, not content.

[@Probably_Raving]

The biggest predictor of left or right politics is kindness. These policy positions dont exist in a void. They have practical consequences. Being socially progressive is about kindness. Wanting higher taxes is about being kind to those who need it. They call liberals bleeding hearts. One might say the left wing cares too much. I dont think there is such a thing. There is certainly an element of change vs no change but for the most part, kindness is the biggest predictor.

[@W_Bin]

The problem is not the left-right spectrum. It is tribalism built into election systems. It is that people are forced to vote for tribes rather than policies.

[@schoolingdiana9086]

This is an imperialistic misuse of the word “tribal.” Tribal societies are both complex and inherently socialist in their pre-colonial contact design. Caucus is both an Iroquois word and concept. Arguing with people isn’t tribalism; it’s just stupidity.

[@W_Bin]

@@schoolingdiana9086 If you say so, Boris. I'm not arguing with you.

[@TearThatRedFlagDown]

You can't rationally vote for policies when you don't understand economics. Most people don't even understand the basics, can't see what government policy will result in and so I don't think that people who don't understand economics should have the right to vote or the ability to run for any political or other government bureaucratic office.

[@W_Bin]

@@TearThatRedFlagDown Sure Boris, that's what your employers want people to think. People will become interested in policies when they have power to determine them. I don't blame them for not wasting their time until then. They aren't stupid.

[@TearThatRedFlagDown]

@@W_Bin I see that I'm dealing with a wannabe Lenin. It's not about power, I think the government should have a lot less of that, it's about deregulation, putting a stop to money printing and minimal government because that is what leads to prosperity for the people and lifts people out of poverty. Statistics prove this, but can't expect a left wing dog to be able to wrap their head around even basic economic concepts. The comparison between me and Boris is inaccurate, because policy-wise in a right/left dichotomy he is very much far to the left of me, I'm a lot more like Javier Milei.

[@facts4humans]

I really love how you are the first person, that found poilitics to be like sports and voters to be like fans. I describe to many friends that this is what I feel how the political parties in Germany are designed. People dont vote for the best policies but for their respective team and parties call it a "won" or "lost" election. As if it was a game - cause it is.

[@diabl2master]

I mean... many people have noticed this.

[@erhanfindik254]

First person? I've been saying that for years, and tribalism in general. But I don't have a youtube channel, so 😄

[@robotic_automaton]

you're right. i'm not "left-wing". i'm an egalitarian anarchist

[@KarlSnarks]

Anarchism is by definition egalitarian (and imo by definition leftist, though I get that post-left anarchists disagree)

[@robotic_automaton]

@KarlSnarks agreed. and, hi. nice to meet you, friend

[@KarlSnarks]

@@robotic_automaton nice to meet you too ;)

[@myself2noone]

Ahh, the step before fascism. Why don't you just skip the middle man?

[@KarlSnarks]

@@myself2noone lol how does that work? anarchists are among the most determined anti-fascists

[@nawfalshammari4579]

It's really sad that youtube algorithm has not recommended this channel for me before!

[@panosdaras2824]

How can we get you more subscribers? I can't entirely agree with everything you say but your channel is extremely underrated. Keep up the good work!

[@LAWolves]

You've given form to my thoughts somehow. I've been struggling to get this through to my acquaintances for a few years, my disillusionment towards politics, and theirs too, has only grown; but their approach has not changed their entrenchment. At the same time I've been looking for some way to substantiate my ideas to be able to argue back at the rethoric of left-right, good-bad, black-white. Can you recommend some more sources to keep my conscience grow in this regard? By my part I recommend "the righteous mind" by J.Haidt. Thank you

[@TheMarketExit]

I'd really recommend the book that I mention in the video: "The Myth of Left and Right". If you google the authors and "podcast" there are many podcasts about the book that you can listen to before you get into the book. Also, the books "How minds change" and "Cascades" are good when it comes to research on how and why people change minds.

[@LouieCaporimge]

Who the hell is your editor/thumbnail artist? If it's you that's equally impressive. Amazing style and overall education. Thank you, sir!

[@MissWhiskers]

I agree. It looks so good.

[@notdeweydafu3855]

I love how you bring up the simil between sports fans and political views, its really evident when you go in the KZbin comment section of a lot of news/political channels: it literally feels like they're rooting for a team rather than expressing their political views

[@viktor-kurochkin]

It’s a very solid video! I always felt that left right is an oversimplification and noticed that people do treat politics as a sport. Having strong opinions about things you have no idea about and that doesn’t actually affects you is weird. And people want to feel connected and be a part of something very much. So politicians give them an opportunity to bond over something they can use.

[@j.w.m.415]

The left/right paradigm doesn't make sense, but it occurs with such monotonous repetitiveness that if you think it's not real, your the one with the analysis failure.

[@kayamann321]

At first I was gonna say you’re missing something, but, psychologically and evolutionarily speaking, tribalism gets at the heart of the problem. Great work!

[@JohnAllenRoyce]

Great video, awesome that you pointed out the Left/Right spectrum was just a seating plan and not natural law or a reflection of reality! Wealth uses the left vs right foolball game to distract from the actual fight of Up/Down. To the point I wish the Left would pick another name because it psychologically keeps the matching "Right" alive in perpetuity.

[@KarlSnarks]

The Left could technically just rename to Down, as it's basically the same. It tries to fight for the liberation of the working class and marginalized groups, against oppressive power structures.

[@JoelER78]

As I said....it has been refined as an economic scale/spectrum (still very useful)

[@ElGoose-ti4qm]

​@JoelER78 it's not useful at all. You can easily have political discussion without categories or a spectrum.

[@TheTobiasandersen95]

It's kind of funny you know - people are so desperate to mark others in black and white... and they talk about "if you support this, we can't associate with one another, or be friends" or will even cut off family based on political views... What I find funny in that is that, people never seemed to fit into a binary dynamic like that... And the only way you'll allow yourself to degenerate to such a level where people either are you in another skin or an enemy is by closing off and shutting down opposing arguements... Instead of trying to understand, relate or question why someone could think X, Y or Z - they'll simply label you as an extremist and block communication... But when you take that into a real life perspective it's akin to banishing your brother from the family because he likes pineapple pizza. We are supposed to be better than that.

[@martinschmiedel9847]

The Ground News Story at the End made my day. Simply perfect. Great work!

[@crunchysteve]

American politics is broken. In the US system, the left only appears left because because the whole organised political essence is further to the right than europe, so I reckon while they're an interstibg social study but you can't use them as a left/right example. I'm a "progressive" proudly extremely "commie"/humanist and I love how people freak out when I thank them for "calling me out. Still, I tend to be a bit of a firestarter 😂 I don't disagree with you, tribalism is a serious problem, but there are flavours of anger that sit on each side and that anger does still, very much fit the model of anger at absence of a kinder, sustainable freer world or anger at the absence a homogenous, wealth exploitative world.

[@francescocarelli6090]

it seems a straw man argument. The fact that people is not exactly divided in two groups of people that think in the same exact way does not mean that right and left are non existant concepts, and there isn't a correlation between the views on different matters. Also, the choice of the example does not seem ideal, the Israel that Hitler hated was a different Israel, with a different role rispect to the Israel that today occupy Gaza.

[@pastafarian8410]

Oh man, you are something else. Your videos are thought-provoking and need of the hour in this polarised world. Please keep them coming.

[@MacStyran]

Tribalism ... once an instinct to ensure our survival - now humanity's downfall. The irony.

[@forthesnowflakes7691]

Tribalism is a problem but right-wing ideology, specifically it's subscribers are just filled with so many contradictions. Especially here in the US. And it's partly because of the labels of left vs right. There's a poll that shows a far majority of people favor Left politics but only if you do not label and describe it without buzzwords that will identify itself. This is funny because we hardly have a real Lefty representation in the US - Biden, Harris, Clinton's are not Left. Our closest to a real Lefty would be Bernie and AOC. Everyone else is right-wing. RWers are notorious for voting against their own interests and now officially outnumber lefties, at least in voting who gets to lead our country. They'll find out soon enough what they voted for but the damage is done and we tend to forget easily... Even in the age of the Internet. SMH. We live in crazy times.

[@karissimpson6631]

Centrists say: "Heeeeeey, maaaaan! Let's all just try to get along!" Has that ever worked??? "Agreeing to disagree" with Joe Rogan, Elon Musk, and Trump will not help. Give an inch, they take a mile.

[@MichaelMEndenhall]

That left-right light saber effect in the beginning was brilliant, video content felt well thought out and researched, earned a sub, this channel is truly going to grow.

[@dominik44277]

Skitbra video! Jag respekterar verkligen att du tackar nej till sponsorer som du inte skulle stödja personligen. Andra youtubers skulle förmodligen tacka ja, så det du gjorde visar att du inte är en person som kastar iväg sina moraler i utbyte mot pengar. Bra jobbat!

[@ToWnHeAdAARON123]

To say Hitler wouldn't support Israel is a non argument. To call Obama and T Blair leftists is laughable.

Any video, such as this one, that sincerely encourages independent thought and critical-thinking is a public service that should be promoted. However, I find it hilarious anyone would think Truman, Blair, or Obama were left-wing just because they were Democrat or Labor. We still had Dixiecrats in the US when Truman was president, for Pete's sake. Liberals are not left-wing. I sometimes wonder if they ever were. Progressives..., maybe. But liberals in general? No. Left-right is often used to describe a person or persons' beliefs and policy positions. Not everyone will fit neatly into someone else's idea of what is left or right. And I agree, it can feel a lot like astrology when one's foundation is weak. When one's political knowledge is informed by pop-culture, the left-right dichotomy becomes all too reductive and leads to confusion and frustration. All that means is everyone must do their due diligence and not fall into unthinking, conforming camps like what was suggested in this video.

[@andreabrown4541]

There definitely have been some liberals inducted into the white allyship hall of fame. Just saying.

[@elvwood]

I personally agree on your assessment of those politicians, but they have all been called left-wing. Perhaps disagreement on the dividing line is another argument against using the left-right spectrum as our primary lens for political analysis - it always depends on where you stand. I remember an article from someone who supported the Liberals in the 70s (the UK's centre party) and hadn't changed his views, but is now regarded as far left.

[@hyliancrab5959]

I have a lot of respect for you for being transparent and discussing Ground News and adhering to your principled stance on not giving in to the left/right language used to organize media on Ground News’ site. I do think there is still value in identifying news that tends to be biased opposed to news organizations that just report facts. Disclaimer: I’m not a subscriber of ground news (or a rep), I just have seen enough about it to appreciate seeing people from a wide variety of political thought advertising it on their channels. Keep up the good work with these videos :)

[@p-nh4hn]

Yes, of course. But I dont attribute this simplistic binary to tribalism, but to the fact that all of western thinking (from the book of Genesis to the computer) is based on binary logic. It is an outcome of monotheism that the Enlightenment was not able to overcome. Western thought is inherently binary. I think one potential way to more accurately reflect the complexity of beliefs and values is to apply the social concept of "intersectionality" to political perspectives.

[@msdm83]

It's not change. It's sensitivity to threat.

[@viinisaari]

Threat of not affording healthcare or food, or facing discrimination? Or threat of immigration, war and economic collapse? None of these axes perfectly capture the left-right issue clustering we see. Just accept it and expand your thinking.

[@msdm83]

@viinisaari the level of activity in the right amagydala predicts levels of social conservativism to 83% accuracy.

[@The2realistic]

A pertinent topic. The left vs right division, as part of a general black and white approach to the world, is indicative of mass society and its relentless demand for conformity. We live in a sick system but we must never avoid being true to ourselves, no matter what the voice of the masses says.

[@bjinternetrapper]

Spoken like a true centrist.

[@coolhawk9003]

As a Russian libertarian, I very much agree. It's very confusing and scary that a lot of people just take views in packages and are ready to label another person as enemy as soon as they disagree on one of the various topics.

[@sriramn1809]

I cannot understate how relatable this mindset is. Although I personally not just have this opinion on political left/right. But also segregation in general in most things.

[@luislasbelin]

Wait until bro discovers "reading about political stances and actually understanding them"

[@frankmaxwell2052]

@@luislasbelin when you were a kid, did you ride the short bus or did you sneak on the big bus with the rest of us?

[@Brenden-H]

I was gonna point out the things he overlooked in his research, such as his "origins of the political spectrum" pretty much only breifly touched on the etymology behind the terms "left" and "right" without even mentioning the rest of our political history like Russia's struggle with its monarchy which is where the story of where our modern ideas of communism and socialism start (if you ignore our ancient history as tribal hunter gatherers). And politics has been massivly influenced by things like slavery and segregation just to name a couple of the bigger ones. But im glad i dont have to go into much detail as it seems the true leftist message is getting through to people. It makes me happy because the more people that are aware, the closer we get to breaking out of this hell hole controlled by the demons. And then we could probably create a utopia considering all the cool technology our society has figured out. Tldr: there is a left and there is a right. We arnt the same as France thats just where we got those terms, but it really is an "us VS them" thing. they want to kill us, enslave us, torture us, "punish" us, make us be beneath them and be lesser, all we want to do is live. They have all the power and they want to grow bigger and dont care if they destroy the whole plannet and take all us all down with them. But its really us (99%) vs them (1%) so we hold all the real power and let them get away with it becuaee they convinced us they deserve it.

[@Feynman981]

Rock solid men! 🎉 While I disagree with many of your thoughts in many of your videos, I love that you bring in thought diversity and enrich discussions from your angle! Well done!

[@firstnoob3811]

it is one of the biggest thing dividing us

[@Schmopit]

What does this even mean? To say someone is "left-wing" or "right-wing" means that they hold a certain set of values. It's not an arbitrary distinction. Leftists and right-wingers believe different things, their ideas are more often than not in direct opposition to one and other. Is that not a reasonable thing to be divided by? Do you expect people to all believe the same thing?

[@coolhawk9003]

​@Schmopitit means that the same person may believe in a set of things that are typically considered "left-wing" and another set of topics that are "right-wing". I can be antimarket and socially conservative (e.g. opposing trans rights). Or I can believe in climate change and that government regulations shouldn't be the answer to it.

[@BeliveInSteven]

sure we can have diffrent opinion: but not on basic human rights.

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

Or animal rights.

[@asianman8752]

​@@theultimatereductionist7592most left wing lunatics want bestiality to be legal, what do you think about that?

[@asianman8752]

The right to not have crime? The right to free speech? The right to not lose your job for an opinion? The right to not be killed for dissent? Are these rights to you or can they be infringed?

[@BeliveInSteven]

@@asianman8752 lol what you muricans are so weird, eh

[@carlosgaramendi]

Long before Lewis and Lewis' book was published, the Spanish philosopher Gustavo Bueno had already published two books, "The Myth of the Left" and "The Myth of the Right". In a way it is understandable, but it seems that if you are not part of the Anglo-sphere you do not exist.

[@barak363363]

It seems you have no idea of statistics

[@ParallelPenguins]

If we can’t get rid of the tendency towards tribalism maybe the thing to do is to expand our tribes? Like if your whole tribe is just ‘humanity as a whole’ or ‘life as a whole’ that’s gotta be better than what we got. Maybe it’s not a perfect solution but it might be a step in the direction of mitigating tribalism.

[@Said_w_the_G]

The editing was pretty snappy and fun to watch, really enjoyed it from the start.

[@TheBlackDogChronicles]

I so strongly agree with this. I have for the last ten years being saying, "I am left wing with right leanings" but you have convinced me to throw that out and stop reinforcing the illusion of an unnecessary tribalism.

[@gwfbagel3811]

Research in psychology like that of John Hibbing and Jonathan Haidt has shown strong evidence of natural predispositions affecting what politics people will adopt from their given social environment. Variables in certain natural psychobiological grounds of human psychology are a significant causal factor in why people tend to cluster into more ‘right’ or more ‘left’ political positions and thus parties, etc. Read the books of Hibbing and Haidt on this topic before rejecting the claim.

[@JordiVanderwaal]

"Tribalism forms (most of) our political opinions" that is so true.