The Real Reason The US Wants To Ban TikTok

[@SecondThought]

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[@TheRealJDPerry]

The "have you ever been a member of the communist party" question was disturbingly familiar. Half a century on and the US is still scared of reds under their beds.

[@jimmytwotime6875]

That's because the people in charge of this country were early in their political careers or listening to the anti-communist propaganda in school during peak McCarthyism.

[@abdullahtshabal9522]

We literally had mosques get raided by cops because someone inside praying "might be a member of the Communist Party", in a manner not too dissimilar to al-Aqsa. Yeah, South Africa in 1984 was somewhat ...Orwellian. It literally took Communist guerillas/militants offering to guard mosques while armed with PKMs, Dragunovs and Vektor/Galil rifles to get cops to actually back off for good.

[@abominablesound2769]

this is why i will always believe the soviets won the cold war outright. the US are still so frightened of anything even remotely resembling communism that they’ll make their own quality of life worse.

[@twood2032]

Don't think the US is scared of red, because they know China is not red anymore. What they want is money and control, fearmongering is simply a method help them achieving their goal.

[@christophercelmer405]

Eh, the reds do exist but they come of all stripes just like most other ideology. Fascists are capitalists who succeed in the division of their populace and employ violence to subdue dissent. I have a strong belief that we are a fascist country but they put on airs, very ineffectually at the present. The youth know and this has the gerontocracy worried. Sorry elders, sometimes your kids disappoint and they would have gotten away with it too if it weren't for us meddling kids.😂

[@ExplodingDarth]

It is absolutely wild that the obviously non-genocidal position on Palestine is so divisive for advertisers (commenting on intro).

[@Spiral.Dynamics]

This does happen, but it doesn’t explain everything. Other channels have the same positions on Palestine.

[@barabashkacash3878]

It is a normal capitalistic position.

[@ExplodingDarth]

@@Spiral.Dynamics this is true! It's definitely part of it though, maybe he thought it was the most prominent factor because he's had the same talking points for a while and this is perhaps the only thing that changed between having sponsors and not

[@lapulga8929]

Communism is jewish

[@lapulga8929]

Stalin, Lenin were jewish

[@Heyoka86]

If a country is capable of ending tens of thousands of kids' lives in broad daylight while the world watches, imagine what it's capable of doing behind closed doors or behind the scenes. Much respect to ANY public figure speaking against it, because it takes courage.

[@ColumnP]

You should hear what an Israeli doctor in one of their prison camps was just reported on saying today. They admitted to committing crimes here in the prison including restraints being left on so tight that leg amputations were common

[@coolioso808]

Check out brave Cornel West, Presidential candidate, who pulls no punches on issues of war crimes and US imperialism! Check out Zeitgeist: Requiem by Peter Joseph (trailer online now, full film out soon) Check out One Small Town Contributionism. Because we are either going to come together as community members in mutual aid to survive and thrive past capitalism, or capitalism will destroy us.

[@SerPapus]

@@ColumnPsend link please

[@ColumnP]

@@SerPapusThe story starts @5:10 kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5DPc5ZsrrF3orcsi=LiyoczOe6iYiTYHT

[@rain4279]

No one even wondered why I-SI-S or other T organiozation always attack the ennemies of Israhell, but never Israhell itslef, these organizations are US-Israhell made to justify the killing of millions and plandering regions.

[@khaledeid2045]

First time I support anyone online with my money, it's not much but I am more than happy to support

[@lizi1936]

The fact that that ban bill took 4 days is insane, this is probably the fastest government actions from Whitehouse I have seen

[@buzzardclementine4451]

its probably because they've all got shares in the company they want tiktok to sell the shares to.

[@Warsie]

Also see vaping laws

[@intrin3t_3ncrypt3d]

@@Warsie Would you mind summarizing it from your perspective?

[@Warsie]

@@intrin3t_3ncrypt3d They didnt restrict vaping because of concern for the youth, they wanted to just virtue signal and kneecap a rival industry. Going after Juul was just worthless given the cheaper vapes, yes cheaper stuff like pod mods which arent as expensive and dont have proprietary bullshit in them.

[@pm1741]

They wanna save American children? B A N - G U N S - N O T - T I K T O K !!!!

[@TheRealSonicBeats]

At this point, I feel like American politics really is just that Family Guy episode where Lois is running for mayor and just starts saying 9/11 over and over, but now its just "CHINA!"

[@enticingmay435]

That’s how it goes in America, it was the Soviet Union, Al Qaeda, ISIS, Russia and now China. All they have to do is scream those things over and over again and the gullible masses will go crazy. Meanwhile all the real problems in the country goes unaddressed.

[@mrnice4434]

China or Russia... or Iran. They just pull out that boggy man, they think fits there mood the best for that day.

[@minestar2247]

@@mrnice4434 or the devil, that usually works too

[@db8658]

100%

[@socire72]

@@mrnice4434And they say that China Russia and Iran are an 'Axis'.

[@themeparkexclusives8586]

"What's it going to take to get Americans to open their eyes..." I've been asking this question since 9/11, and the answer has been that they'll support fascism instead of supporting each other. They're angrier at each other than they are at the systems responsible. It's wild.

[@Supramedical68]

We're really that ignorant and the propaganda machine is too powerful.

[@burningsnow9870]

I think it's because people who've tried pointing the atrocities and faults of our system used to be easier to silence and make disappear. Nowadays it's much harder to do. How many leftist movements or prominent leftist individuals in the U.S. were arrested, assassinated, or silenced since the cold war?

[@Bluebelle51]

I've been asking this question since Viet Nam

[@carljohnson7168]

Culture wars have been a great distraction.

[@justicewatch4602]

For the record. I found out about the horrors of what's happening to Palestine from Twitch and youtube. Not TikTok. Many of the TT vids are also clips form media like FB, YT, Twitter/X. TYT support went up with their pro stance on Palestine being a victim of genocide.

[@josecisne7997]

Senator: have you ever eaten Chinese food? Do you own anything made in China?

[@TheLeftRbabieskillers]

Lol

[@Lim-212]

Yes, I have just eaten a chasiewbao, and I own a Christmas tree made in China😂

[@TheLeftRbabieskillers]

Have you ever seen a Chinese?

[@andycmusicchannel5782]

Does the Chinese ornaments spy on Americans??

[@HTBP1888]

My leg brace is made in china, the healthcare system ain’t give me nothing so am I just supposed to suffer?

[@mycovore]

"money, corruption, the maintenance of empire" Why is it when something happens, it's always you three?

[@minestar2247]

They are self serving, empires need money to be maintained, corruption is illegal lobbying, so you know how it works, and we'll mainted empire's make money for those who corrupt, and the cycle repeats

[@pallingtontheshrike6374]

economic and military power are the closest to fundamental social forces as you can get. so if any misdeed is to become stable or repeated, it would be one that serves the attainment or maintenance of this power

[@minestar2247]

@@pallingtontheshrike6374 oh great, may I use this to explain systemic racism and sexism?

[@pallingtontheshrike6374]

@@minestar2247 i mean, both are stemming from wanting control over the target group’s labor power, and in the case of racism depriving them of all military power especially so you can maintain control over their labor power (see: uh, every colonial settler state ever). sexism is most directly about dominating and controlling women’s labor/labor power, though it later on is forced to use more convoluted, less blatant methods of control. domination of another’s ability to live, via domination of their labor or of critical resources or both, is the core of economic domination and gaining and exerting economic power.

[@pallingtontheshrike6374]

philosophically speaking, the right to live is the most basic and most fundamental right, at least, if you recognize any rights at all. economic power and military power are the positive and negative enforcements/implementations of this right. economic power allows you to dictate (decide, will) who lives, military power allows you to dictate who doesn’t. in this way, a deliberate usage of economic power to deprive another is correctly interpreted as a form of war, or at least feuding. and of course, military power can be used to forcibly acquire limited economic power. so the boundary between the two can be very hazy at times. now that economic power in the form of money and money capital has been allowed to freely exchange itself with almost all other forms of power, of course issues pertaining to rights and life will inevitably lead back to economic power. and due to the haziness of the boundary between e power and military power, as well as continued chaos internationally, of course some of these issues will also lead inevitably to the abuse of military power.

[@Ermude10]

When it comes to geopolitics, I find it really fascinating how so many policies, rulings, and decisions are made but where the purported reasons behind them aren't the main reasons, which cannot be openly stated. Everyone is tip-toeing around the elephant in the room, and as long as it isn't mentioned it's all fine. If it's mentioned, it's denied, and everyone soon gets back to circling around the elephant.

[@glowiedetector]

what is the elephant in the room?

[@Ermude10]

@@glowiedetector I'm talking generally. But it's always different from the public reason. Like Huawei, Tiktok, Israel/Palestine. There are always words and topics that the politicians avoid, even during interviews with journalists where they're explicitly asked about them.

[@CC3GROUNDZERO]

​​@@Ermude10 Happens with national politics too though. As just one example, Germany is hosting Euro 2024, and they deliberately made it impossible to track the overall cost to the taxpayer, to avoid the inevitable resistance.

[@RAHelllord]

Politics is always a game of optics because the politicians have to be palatable to voters. However in a capitalist society where money rules what they also have to do is to make their donors happy, which are usually not the people that will have the power to vote them in. And thus you see them dance their little dances to get elected and reelected while still ensuring the money from their donors keeps flowing. Who cares that they have to lie, it's all just a play for that sweet, sweet illusion of power and enough money to set themselves above the rabble that has to vote for them.

[@jeffhicks8428]

geopolitics is not for the plebs and serfs. its for the elites. you watch the circus and live your prescribed life.

[@FelcElbert]

When i get sucked back into the conditioning through everyone I interact with, your vids help bring me back to reality, and that's truly priceless. Wish it could be more.

[@alexanderveritas]

This is why we can’t have political views different from *Capitalism.* Once the big investors get even a glimpse of someone with slight _Socialist_ leanings, they’ll stop all funding and let the his funds run dry, _economic starvation_ at it’s worse.

[@dedhampster4730]

Ah, but then we working class, from min wage to low end millionaires, will financial starve first in that game of chicken. Personally, i think the lie flat movement in China has some substance. It isn'twhat the CCP media depicts; the younger generations are not just choosing to be homeless. They are actively refusing to work for barely subsistence/slave wages and still not have a place to even sleep or eat without it being provided by the employer. Better off Chinese are refusing to have children or invest their money in the Chinese market (that is why Chinese based LLCs have gotten into the western residential real estate) and so on. We should starve the capitalist machine of children and/or our labor and consumption. We dont need 90% of what we buy and the capitalistic machine will just lay you off one way or the other with automation and/or AI.

[@jer1776]

Economic blacklisting is even worse. Imagine not being able to open a bank account, clear a background check for a job or insure your car/home because of your political views.

[@coolioso808]

Yep! It happened to Lee Camp, Abby Martin, Peter Joseph and Michael Tellinger. If you see any of their works it'll be very clear why this is.

[@Ailasher]

In the same way they strangled all socialist countries with sanctions and trade blockades. And then they were like: "communism doesn't work, don't you see? We banned commodity and technology exchange from this country, and now it's a shithole, say thanks to the local commies!"

[@rumfordc]

isms are a low-resolution mode of thinking

[@emergentvibe]

I canceled my Disney, subscribed to this guy's Patreon. Double win.

[@biharcourt]

Thank you.

[@KrislLeon]

Thank you for donating bc I had to stop when I got fired.

[@angrybagfaceman]

Amazing, I was just about to talk to my wife about cancelling Netflix, so I could contribute as well.

[@dunzhen]

On behalf of a lot of us, thank you. Second Thought's videos are so damn good he deserves much more

[@whitfeather1809]

hero ❤

[@topdamagewizard]

Tiktok has radicalized my little sister. (24 years old) She was completely uninterested in worlds events before tiktok. Last week the family had dinner. Israel came up and she said. "You can't get in and you cant get out. It's apartheid." This is a woman who's main concerns in life used to be the cast of Love is blind. I am absolutly stunned how quickly tiktok is bringing people up to speed.

[@APerson-qw8yy]

Not sure if “up to speed” would be accurate.

[@Pfyzer]

It's the access of quick information. It goes both ways. Hers just happen to be the old vs young politics

[@topdamagewizard]

@@APerson-qw8yy Why?

[@dan_kay]

Telling the truth is radicalization to you?

[@topdamagewizard]

@@Daniel-rp7nb you might want to sit down when you learn about American tech companies then. Did you even watch the video?

[@nondescriptname]

I'm on a fixed income and can't always afford to give much but I really appreciate what you're trying to do with this channel and the podcast. We're proud of you, comrade.

[@Etherchannel]

Imagine being this gullible.

[@nondescriptname]

@@Etherchannel Personally, if I felt people were being mislead I would attempt to make a convincing argument against what they believed to steer people away from things which are not constructive. You know, because I care about others and what happens to them. I know your comment doesn't come from a place of sincerity but when you're done trolling, I do hope you take time alone to truly consider whether what you are doing is useful or whether taking pointless jabs at strangers on the internet is maybe a waste of your own time. I'm being sincere. I think you deserve better than that. We all do.

[@Muhammet-Kuruoglu]

I wish I could give you more than a Like ❤

[@vimaladevishanmugam5943]

​@@Etherchannel Could you elaborate? It's like if I called you a doofus, without telling why. The well deserved insults come after showcasing the evidence. You provide none in that statement or reply. You are truly Pathetic. To not even utilise the brain to think and make arguments, you just insulted and attack a person on the grounds that, 'they are charitable to my enemy' -- it's truly pathetic to see that. I hope for you to know -- you should start charging your brain with brain cells before coming into this place of charity -- beauty -- and most importantly -- *communist fragrance.*

[@vimaladevishanmugam5943]

​@@nondescriptname My fellow friend and comrade, congrats for your humility and honesty -- even some men of greats in the history of the planet would envy you for your maturity -- we deeply appreciate your maturity and excellence.

[@yuliusseraph4973]

The reason why the US 'has free speech' is because the ruling class aren't feel threatened. When they are they do not hesitate in squashing it. Simple as. Thank you for the video, JT!

[@aj7515]

Nothing is ever truly free, there is always a catch.

[@vtheory7531]

The hypocrisy that the US points to China as a country with heavily censored public voices and devoid of free speech, and now they are busy working to buy an entire public comms platform in order to censor it

[@aj7515]

@MargaretBurmingham As long as there are rules to limit our behavior, we're never free, and and are all caged animals being controlled by the higher ups. We're only given an illusion of freedom. When in reality, our actions, speech, even choices are being determined by what our government, religious authorities or anyone above, deems acceptable.

[@Nur1234-mp7sf]

Full of wisdom. Unfortunately this is very smart of us and that is how they have been able to maintain the status quo at the top and keep most people under the leash

[@TeddyKrimsony]

and they overload people with useless info and news, scripted dramas,,,etc to distract them from relevant problems

[@wcjerky]

The kids are alright. Thank you for having conviction in this world!

[@taylorslade961]

Sad that not supporting genocide is controversial. Just joined Patreon specifically to support this channel. You're doing great work, I recommend the channel all the time.

[@deanbilly9073]

same, I've literally never been a patreon and I'm not even American but I'm joining because he has integrity and you can cleary see that. It's honestly inspiring. Love from across the pond!

[@ElleDiablo]

I'm lowkey glad KZbin, despite most probably being demonitised, is allowing these

[@NO1xANIMExFAN]

except videos like these will almost never be recommended by the algorithm to non subscribers or people that most need to see it

[@jesusojeda7850]

To be honest, my guess is that they allow it to get names for a list and feed info to bots. At this point, about half of my comments are deleted minutes after writing them, regardless of the subject.

[@SamCrowetheCreativeCrowe]

Scary. This was in my "recommended" feed today! Maybe they allow it to help them build a list of targets to send the attack drones after once they declare marshall law. Tip: the drones cannot get a thermal read on a person if you are wrapped in one of those shiny "space blankets" they hand out at the finish line for marathons (it traps the heat). Here's hoping that never comes in handy 😂.

[@SamCrowetheCreativeCrowe]

​@@jesusojeda7850I saw your comment after I posted a similar response. Hahaha! Scary times. I need to read "1984" again.

[@jesusojeda7850]

@yt-uo8gc Y try to c*ns*r some of my words, but as you mentioned, I guess they're already tracking variations of some proh*b*ted words. Talking about the topic you mentioned or certain c*up/rev*luti*n that happened by 2014 is a VERY sensitive topic in this platform.

[@andro_king]

Insane how opposing genocide will lose you money

[@Theomite]

On the first presses of Frank Zappa's album _Absolutely Free_ there was a billboard in the drawing on the back of the jacket that said "War Means Work For Us All." The subsequent presses had it heavily (but not completely) airbrushed out. Prostitution may be the world's oldest profession, but War has always been the world's oldest economic "disruption" that destabilizes social stability so that mass armed robbery can be temporarily legal.

[@gscsilvavaladares7065]

Maybe he would not be losing money if youtube was not controlled by the Us , but that is just my theory.....

[@purpleprinc3]

@@arushan54 kkkhamas propaganda? Care to eloberate? Or are you a genocide supporter?

[@Mrpotato-gs2ur]

Diaper men appear😂​@@arushan54

[@jakekaywell5972]

@@arushan54 That Isreal is a settler-colonial project? That the IDF crushed any more moderate opposition to their ethnic cleansing decades ago? That type of "hamas propaganda"?

[@TrusePkay]

It is this channel that introduced me to a new world. I remember when an economist teacher introduced a young me to capitalism; he said "capitalism is criminal, a scam". I asked why don't authorities prosecute the capitalists. He said they do but they always bribe their way to make the authorities set laws that will favour them at the expense of people they exploit. Now, I understand everything

[@AileTheAlien]

😬Even before the criminal stuff, capitalist companies are pretty horrible. Anecdotally, me and some friends and family have had to escape companies that increase expectations constantly, and don't pay enough. (Or rely on hiring new or younger people, then burning most people out.)

[@mustbemeech]

It’s like a virus to a cell

[@jamesgarcia4000]

Please never stop fighting the good fight ❤️

[@yamisarkar91]

Dude from Singapore who repeated so many times it was horribly embarrassing but yet they kept asking about China. I can relate. The American government is so racist..... No wonder there's so much corruption going on. It's a miracle. It's lasted this long

[@alexv1190]

Becauae the company is owned by China

[@MasterCommander.]

If Singapore and China would had the freedom of press and of speech that exists in the USA, the corruption of Singapore and of China would be seen as being 10 times worse than what is in the USA. This is not a reply only to you, but also to some other people's comments which were different from yours. Although this might end covering the subject that you are interested in, yet this will also cover other people's different subjects that they have mentioned. Now applying "@yuliusseraph4973" own logic with the same measure since (QUOTE) "US has free speech because the ruling class aren't feel threatened" (END OF QUOTE) then with the same logic our Bulgarian, Romanian, Hungarian and Polish friends that lived under socialist nations ruled indeed by socialists (before the socialist branch from the same party that were more 'on fire' for socialism calling themselves 'communists' before them the regular socialists still , they had no free speech allowed, and allowed no freedom, and did not allow the existence or formation of other parties because they were threatened by the only allowed to exist people: threaten by "the working class" that escaped their socialist Sovietic genocide - of the homogeneous working and so called "ruling class." although only a quarter of million ruled over tens to hundreds of millions and all were just "working class" and supposed to all be equal yet some were more poor than the ruling socialists or communists, but yet no freedom of speech was allowed without sentence to death or to labor camps slave labor of the worst possible kind, until death . Those countries and dozens of other countries also under socialism and later into communism, from the beginning of the Soviet Socialist invasion, ended all having only one class = the working class with no one rich remained, no rich existent, no rich allowed. No other class survived anymore due to the Socialist Sovietic genocide, yet the Socialist Party and later the Communist part of the same party, didn't allow freedom of speech and the party socialist party dictatorship as well as the communist part that followed, sentenced to death everyone that spoke against the party, yet all citizens that were allowed to remain alive and survived were the working class, no middle class, no millionaires yet freedom of speech was not allowed since that was a threat to the party, and as soon as someone said something not in line with the Party's politics, was arrested and either sentenced to labor camps and fed with just water and a few slices of bread and nothing else per day to work until death in gulag labor camps, or were just executed, killed; (and that is just because disagreeing with that one party's politics). So your guys that is what you want in the USA. We would like you to end being treated with your own medicine as soon as possible. Those socialists members of the dictator party that took power surely were threatened else would have allowed the freedom of speech without trying to get rid of any single person that disagreed with them. Right ? And this matches your socialist propaganda talk that : (QUOTE) "US has free speech because the ruling class aren't feel threatened" (END OF QUOTE) BUT THAT IS A GOOD THING PROVING THAT UNDER CAPITALISM THE RULING CLASS DOESN'T FEEL THREATEN AND DOES NOT EXECUTE YOU STINKING SOCIALISTS AND COMMUNISTS PROPAGANDISTS which when if power your own "Socialists and communists brothers" did allow no freedom of speech and did execute those that speak against them. Another example was in France after the second world war when the Socialist Party never accepted inside communists as members and never got hijacked by communists, but yet during their continuous rule for more than 35 years, they brought the French society and economy toward bankruptcy and their tolerance for the immigrants islamist Palestinians, Moroccans, Algerians all that were Arab muslims of "is slam" (Islam) made things even worse because once they multiply , instead of being thankful toward the socialists that allowed and approved their immigration, they were trying to impose and the socialist France the Islamic fascism to subjugate and convert by force all population to Islam. Life got even worse and the country even more bankrupt and the people said: ENOUGH is ENOUGH and the French have never voted again for the Socialist French Party in the last 33 years so far. The Socialist Sweden had also the same failure made worst when allowed Palestinian kind of muslims into their country (Sweden which had almost no crimes, . . with the lowest crimes in Europe) and now is the worst number one country in Europe with the highest number of murders all which has started only after the immigration of islamists among which were also some of the Palestinians. Therefore the Swedish Socialists lost the elections as well to now have a capitalist oriented Party to deal better with the crimes and put a stop to the pro Palestinian Islamist propaganda that seems to be contaminating this channels with it's deceit. Perhaps you should listen to the KZbin Christian Prince channel to get informed with the truth about what Islam is and where it will lead you, especially if you didn't know that Islamic people called "muslims" made all Atheists extinct in all Muslim Islamic countries. If you didn't know, now you know. Therefore your stinking and deceitful propaganda exposed in your comments in this video, leads no one to any better future but rather to much worse of a future, worse than evidently, you are unable to imagine, and surely worse than you could ever be in the USA's capitalistic system, as bad as it may be, the socialism is about twenty times worse and until you live in it, you won't believe. Therefore we suggest for you to get a visa and more in a socialist country like Cuba, Venezuela or any other socialist country that you may be able to discover, or else in a communist country like North Korea, if you prefer communism. And after few years of live in there, you could have a better sense of reality and knowledge of the truth about what system is better. And to "@yamidom9134" as a response to his comment Our Bulgarian, Romanian and Polish friends under Socialism and later under communism were twice to three times more racists in the 1980-ties than has been the Americans, Canadians and the British in the last 50 years to present time. You also could experience racism today in Africa made by black men toward white men that are not rich therefore the black men does not need to hide their racism in order to earn money from the white rich men as they have to hide when a white rich man goes to Africa. You could imagine that if you go to Africa and have enough money, you will never employ or share any money with a racist black man that would act like a racist against you, therefore as soon as he knows that you have money, he will hide his black racism until you are out of money. So don't play the racist card because every country has some racists, even China got racists against black people while there are some black racists against white not only in Africa but even in America. Stop being a hypocrite and repent IF YOU DID NOT DO IT ALREADY BY NOW.

[@yukiakito3083]

Not really racism... More of paranoia and bias, They will attack anything that they deem as a threat. Even if it is not.

[@yaoliang1580]

It lasted bcos the majority of Yankees are so brainwashed by their propaganda that they are still under the illusion that their criminal nation is a beacon of light for the world. Which is why we need more independent news channels like this to provide us with the truth

[@Tony-lj5lr]

Not only did it last this long, it created an economy that is bigger than all 26 countries of EU combined despite existing only for a fraction

[@lfamilia1]

Thanks!

[@AlOlexy]

Obrigado!

[@vansdan.]

"I'm not willing to compromise myself on the Palestine issue" Me too. Even my fiance thought I was taking it too far. This is a millennia defining moment, whether we succeed or fail.

[@Pfyzer]

My history teacher describe the Palestine protests in the US is similar, if not, the same as Vietnam protests... where protestors were targeted during their career and basically where ever they go

[@lucasmurphy740]

Ruining your marriage for Palestine is weird though

[@vansdan.]

@@lucasmurphy740 lol its not ruining it. I'm just not articulating properly. she gets it now

[@mr.zimtus5231]

​@lucasmurphy740 i disagree, if my fiance didnt agree with me on the matter of genocide, marriage is out of the question

[@caffetiel]

​@@lucasmurphy740 Ruining your marriage to defend a genocide is weirder. It's a legit incompatibility regardless.

[@Rossion64]

Thanks

[@andrewgoodbody2121]

From Ireland 🇮🇪❤️🇵🇸

[@hs1296]

Didn't you know? It's only meddling if it's China or Russia. 😂🤦‍♂

[@stickynorth]

Yup. It's FREEDUMB giving for Americans even if its not. Who knew that America would be the first to widely adopt Orwellian Doublespeak!

[@banananana19]

You didn't say the same when china banned all the apps from America? but if America wants its youth to be controlled by Apps made in china its a Big Deal? that too just one pathetic app?

[@EAdano77]

Otherwise it's just sparkling influence 😏

[@Vadim-jn8ew]

i as a russian and my people know about america and all this. all of this and what is happening there. its crazy to me that americans are just now waking up to this. we have been saying this

[@TeddyKrimsony]

the Russia meddling was a false flag

[@fhf3223]

"the US Regime..." that's a phrase not heard very often... I love this guy

[@erenyeagerist7681]

Should add fascist

[@RoughDetails]

@fhf3223 Well... did he lie tho?

[@daveysprocket3946]

I use the term Biden Regime or US Regime often. Just not on fb anymore, or they suspend me. LoL 😂

[@mahouaniki4043]

​@erenyeagerist7681 Excuse me but what US regime achieved making them qualified as fascists?

[@charisma-hornum-fries]

😂 I'm not American but travel a lot and I can assure you that it's a normal term out in the world.

[@GamingSkeptic]

This tik tok ban just proves the point that it doesn't matter who you vote for cause both parties do the exact same thing

[@qa377]

They do *almost* the same thing. One of them is substantially less interested in creating a dictatorship though

[@DiamondFlame45]

@@qa377but they sure as hell are funding a dictatorship through. Genocide

[@mikeyo1O1]

Hilarious. A dictatorship like how Hillary & Obama, who run the country now?@@qa377

[@kokorochacarero8003]

​@@qa377both facilitate the dictatorship of capital. One plays the good guys when it comes to optics

[@kokorochacarero8003]

@@rachelraccoon5565 play more attention

[@letosgoldenpath1993]

"Fixing Tik Tok = Making sure the US Government can censor the application without other international "third parties" calling out such censorship publicly. Such baloney!

[@nathanielwowchuk6880]

If the Americans want to stop China from "winning" they should start doing good shit instead of trying to pull the wool over the people's eyes.

[@Lordjoof]

China just never spies on the us

[@elihere1242]

Making sure that CHINA get info on US Citizens.

[@nathanielwowchuk6880]

@@elihere1242 your information has already been sold 10 times over by US corporations. Tik Tok didn't need shit

[@KomenJolokia]

maybe allow youtube operating in china?

[@alaayousef960]

I don't have a big income and this is the first time I support anyone on Patreon. But your voice must not be silenced.

[@DaveButtons]

We are so stuck on doing the same old thing: work. Home. Repeat. The mindset to be proactive or responsible has been lost on most Americans. Attaching oneself to a local community is best. Fighting for the “greater cause” is, often, too abstract to feel emotional invested in.

[@Jsmoove8k]

not even abstract atp because we all know what it’s supporting. Banks, corporations, genocide,white supremacy, shareholders etc. it’s not benefitting us and we forgot that community is the main way we can help each other somewhere along the lines when consumerism propaganda took over

[@17-MASY]

They want you to get busy with work, so you have no time to confront them about their doings

[@TheChampionofEnki]

​@@17-MASYyep, keep the peasants busy so that they don't have time to think about how they're being screwed over by the establishment.

[@TheChampionofEnki]

​@InterdactedYep, questioning things was your first mistake. Elite society can't have the peasants questioning things because that will lead to rebellion.

[@Tony-lj5lr]

This is true for Canada, Germany, Belgium, UK, China etc. Nothing unique to USA

[@quannernoble4505]

Every time the people try to come together powerful entities have a problem with it. Mysterious

[@minestar2247]

Aren't powerfull entities also a form of people coming together?

[@quannernoble4505]

@@minestar2247 good point

[@Kashim_o]

​@@minestar2247the difference is in who's coming together. Average folks vs those who already hold control.

[@minestar2247]

@@Kashim_o exactly

[@allnamesaretakenful]

The 1% aren't people

[@kinder7]

Keep up the good work, from 🇳🇿

[@user-tc9ko6gi6j]

Your channel is very important. Keep up the good fight.

[@jeffwhite2511]

I despise ALL social media but I loathe the US government far more.

[@pichitosmalltown3239]

"its because the US government is not capitalist, its socialist for doing what the people DONT want"

[@RoughDetails]

@jeffwhite2511 Like it or not, social media are sometimes the only place where you can find decent discussions and information about current affairs. Systemic newspapers like the WSJ, will always produce bourgeois propaganda.

[@jeffwhite2511]

@@pichitosmalltown3239 wrong, it is capitalist because money trumps EVERYTHING and TikTok cuts into the profits of US companies and they can't stand competition from China

[@ec9833]

This is the age of INFORMATION. So all the things you may hate about it…information, factual information in every area, is going to supersede anything else because humans are innately curious and want to know more and more and more. Curiosity and critical thinking were killed off for so long…and they want to put those things back to sleep. They hate social media WAY more than anyone else.

[@nathansilvestre1866]

Big Business is worse :T

[@marcospacheco5671]

Last month I cancelled my subscription to Sam Harris and others supposedly free thinkers that are pro-genocide. I'm joining Second Thought patreon now.

[@ratatatuff]

Glad you cancelled your subscription to Sam Harris. He's not a "thinker". He's actually pretty dumb.

[@mohammedalbadaai560]

I was fond of Sam for a very long time, it's disappointing to see him go down this path.

[@shaylennaidoo]

Me too! Sam Harris has lost the plot

[@NotesNNotes]

Gross about Sam Harris.

[@r_ds8057]

Nice. Harris is a genocide supporter. He also minimized the civilians killed in Iraq war as well. And very calm about 100s of 1000s of civilians killed. Yeah...he is a very biased propagandist..at best. A genocide supporting fascist at worst

[@DedeBellNBCT]

I love your work and feel it’s critically important, especially at this time. Thanks!

[@TennesseeJed]

I really enjoy your work!

[@kprit4089]

I've lost all my respect for these sponsors. If I was ever interested in trying one I definitely won't now. Thank you for all the information you shed light on, you're changing this generation too

[@justicewatch4602]

For the record. I found out about the horrors of what's happening to Palestine from Twitch and youtube. Not TikTok. Many of the TT vids are also clips form media like FB, YT, Twitter/X. TYT support went up with their pro stance on Palestine being a victim of genocide.

[@咳噲些𪜀真命天子]

Red Scare 2 is incoming and somehow there are people want to bring back McCarthyism

[@devinfaux6987]

Technically this'll be Red Scare 3; the first one was in the 20s.

[@minestar2247]

Actually, this is redscare 3, the first one is what led to Germany going fascist and appeasement

[@minestar2247]

@@devinfaux6987 ahh, history repeating itself, isn't it, so, who do you think will be this century's Italy?

[@aaronlittle6107]

​@minestar2247 you mean Italy right now, as it currently stands?😂

[@咳噲些𪜀真命天子]

Maybe this will be 4 1: Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War 2: Rise of Fascism 3: McCarthyism 4: CHINA

[@coolalexus]

I joined DSA and now I'm working in electoral politics to bring local politicians that represent the interests of the people

[@victorcarrillo7618]

@davidwang4364 this defeatist attitude is counterproductive. We shouldn't shame people for getting out there and organizing with other people, union makes strength. US politicians can't represent the people because of the white supremacist settler nature of the entire state Apparatus, but that doesn't mean politicians can't represent their constituents in a different system, which is the entire aim. Dismantling this system and building one where politicians are 100% beholden to the voters and corruption is punished with the severity it deserves.

[@jok3r1981]

Tom Cotton: "And where in China is Singapore located exactly"? Tik Tok CEO: ..........."dude"!

[@erocrush]

People seriously think Cotton won that argument

[@kellywalker1664]

'Elected official' is code for 'gerrymandered', so his stupidity (or cynicism, to be charitable) shouldn't floor us too much.

[@leonaise7546]

These are the people ruling over us

[@drakekoefoed1642]

cottonhead

[@Bluebelle51]

@@erocrush yes, and those people ate paint chips as children too

[@josearos]

¡Gracias!

[@MatthiasDietermann]

Danke!

[@aaronbee2710]

Signed up for Patrion. The world needs this channel. Keep up the good work.

[@Bluebelle51]

I can't right now, still waiting for a payday this channel is too important

[@AndreyAndreyevich]

The music industry monopolies simply have taken down the copyrighted music and it already hit hard. This sucks.

[@lapulga8929]

Communism is Jewish.

[@puttster7939]

it honestly makes the app much more attractive.

[@AndreyAndreyevich]

Not for me. The more diversity the better, plus I like many of the artists. And the worst thing is that they don't even own their own music, and have no say in the matter@@puttster7939

[@PeidosFTW]

It didn't really hit hard, people just used different songs

[@AndreyAndreyevich]

Oh really? No, I've noticed a significant drop in quantity of music edits. Guess we'll just wait until the other big companies are pressed to remove their songs too. @@PeidosFTW

[@TheBlueOne217]

*more than half a million homeless starving on the streets for years on end* "Hey guys, let's ban an app for national security reasons even though we have no evidence of such!" :c

[@minestar2247]

Like, even more is that America is a participant in two wars currently happening, yet their "democractic" apparatus does nothing, how foolish to trust that a us president like Biden wouldn't be a warmonger

[@justicewatch4602]

For the record. I found out about the horrors of what's happening to Palestine from Twitch and youtube. Not TikTok. Many of the TT vids are also clips form media like FB, YT, Twitter/X. TYT support went up with their pro stance on Palestine being a victim of genocide.

[@Nemo12417]

To be fair, TikTok is genuinely awful for humanity, but that applies to American apps as well.

[@CouscousEnjoyer]

​@@Nemo12417I agree, and I wish the USA would prioritize better. If wishes were fishes.

[@TheBlueOne217]

@Nemo12417 TikTok is no different than the rest of the internet, or anything else humanmade for that matter. It has flaws, and more importantly it has humans, making content that is at times disturbing or degenerate. But amongst it all is the beaten, battered, underappreciated creativity of the human race. Somehow it survives, drowning in what we only see as an ocean of brain-rotting teenagers, and still yet true creativity, true inspiration has managed to thrive here. So yes, TikTok, like the internet, is overflowing with senseless trash, trash that the app doesn't create, trash that we, as human beings in an equally senseless world, create. Yet despite this it remains one of the last places where you can find living, breathing humans, who are inspired, and who share their creativity with others through their many forms of expression. TikTok is not awful for humanity, TikTok is showing us what is left of humanity, and what has become of it in the modern age. Don't shoot the messenger.

[@DominicPowell]

Thanks! Keep doing your good work

[@dmutub67]

Sorry, that I could not give more…Thanks for your superb work.

[@lilliejoy471]

First Patreon subscription ever. Thank you for being so steadfast about Palestine. 💕

[@ItsAllLifesJourney]

Sorry things are a bit rough and I really so appreciate all your content and the community you helped foster in the discord. I just bumped up my tier. I want to continue seeing content from you.

[@PoisonousCatFrog]

The discord community is really great

[@Glassborg]

Same here, bumped up the tier.

[@Nooroodin84]

I’ve never subscribed to any Patreon but I’ve just done so for yours. Keep doing what you’re doing. Never compromise. We’re with you.

[@Serenitypenicillin]

Me too! Together we can make the change😊

[@Bravo2zero0]

@@Serenitypenicillin hahahahahahah, you suckers are unbelievable. Imagine paying money to a guy who drives around in supercars, makes hundreds of thousands via Patreon whilst preaching the virtues of "socialism". This guy is the biggest consumer on the planet.

[@Chadckay]

Damn you fools are gullible

[@yaoliang1580]

You made the right choice as this news channel is more informative and precise than most others

[@bognagruba7653]

I literally cried at the end. I feel so sorry for you, Americans. Last year Poland managed to outvote populist criminals after 8 years of a rapid turn from democracy to authoritarianism. It happened due to a miraculous sum of factors plus record turnout of 74%. But we have many political parties which fight each other or form coalitions all the time, depending on the need, and new political parties enter parliament quite frequently. I wish you all the best!

[@CouscousEnjoyer]

Thank you

[@MP-qc8jf]

If this new group in power lets in immigrants by the bus load, you picked wrong. Stop being fooled by these people.

[@GreekHouseEffect]

come on, Tusk is one of the biggest neoliberal ghouls in Europe. It mean it's improvement but it isn't really something to celebrate...

[@BrianKrahmer]

the 2-party system in the US is possibly the most damaging thing that we have. it needs to be dismantled, but that won't happen without first taking money out of politics altogether. IMO, that is the only path we have to restore the intent of our republic. we need a german-style parliament...

[@HoneybeeAwning]

@@BrianKrahmer It's a two party dictatorship, you have no escape.

[@MrRobG]

I'm a member of the CPUSA. Thanks to you, I started working on videos.

[@stickynorth]

About damn time the party makes a huge comeback! If only to give the fake Democrats a real scare and jump to the left where it belongs...

[@justicewatch4602]

For the record. I found out about the horrors of what's happening to Palestine from Twitch and youtube. Not TikTok. Many of the TT vids are also clips form media like FB, YT, Twitter/X. TYT support went up with their pro stance on Palestine being a victim of genocide.

[@graciliraptor3990]

Man who lost his sponsors but kept his soul

[@nverwer]

Thanks! I also support your channel on Patreon. Keep going!

[@gsmith6595]

Thanks! Keep it up

[@WillinggToFail]

Oh my god!! I'm so embarrassed to be from this country!! Embarrassed, sad, demoralized...and more. The ignorance is just soul-destroying.

[@ShomoGoldburgler]

It's up to the youth to make a better USA, dispose of the oligarchy. Bring about democracy for the first time! Workers rights for once! Prosperity for all!

[@DyceFreak]

USA this, USA that... silly pre-programmed nationalist. We need to fight for individual state's rights and stop handing everything over to the overarching BS.

[@DyceFreak]

USA this, USA that. Your nationalism is showing. Ferris Beuler would like to have a word about your 'ism's.

[@CarlCoppinger]

Yup.

[@tylerharris4392]

​@@ShomoGoldburglerI am a member of Gen Z so let me just say right now my generation isn't going to do a damn thing

[@johnnym]

Thanks for that you do. Keep up the great work.

[@kenyettarenee1029]

Thank You for all of your hard work.

[@khalifaahmed6050]

Appreciate your work

[@seekingabsolution1907]

Tolkien nerd here, the palantiri were not actually evil, they were made by the elf craftsman Feanor to facilitate communication betweem the cities of the elves and were gifted to the Numenoreans at the end of the first age and were brought from the fall of Numenor to middle earth by Elendil at the end of the second age. One of the palantiri was captured by Sauron after the fall of Minas Anor at which point it was used to spread disinformation to corrupt Saruman and cast Denethor into despair.

[@feydrautha012]

Just wait until Steve Mnuchin gets control of the "palantiri."

[@minestar2247]

Fascinating, that ww1 veteran sure knows how to write

[@10thCompanyCaptain]

Lmao I like how the tolkien nerds immediately were like "hey wait" about the fictional palantirs. I had the same reaction.

[@gmac8586]

So, yeah the palantiri wasn't evil in its own right, but it was used by an evil entity. The same with technology. The tech isn't evil, it's whoever or whatever is using it.

[@ItsukaShimotsuki]

And Feanor facilitated the First Kinslaying. Just sayin.

[@SamCrowetheCreativeCrowe]

Just came across your content and it really resonates with me. They don't have us outnumbered, they have us out organized.

[@iirosiren5120]

Ehh i mean really how many communism civilians know how to fight? Or to tactically handle guns? You are against the military and police.

[@hyc1266]

@@iirosiren5120 It's US people vs US gov't.

[@RoughDetails]

@SamCrowetheCreativeCrowe Well said. The time to organize is now, we have nothing else to lose except for our chains.

[@17-MASY]

And AIPAC​@@hyc1266

[@SamCrowetheCreativeCrowe]

@davidwang4364 the primary difference is nothing to with hats. It has to do with common decency and sense of humanity vs power mongers with no value for human life generally speaking, just profits and power.

[@annaphallactic]

The TikTok scaremongering (along with the general fears about children having cell phones) scares the crap out of me as a child abuse survivor. Limiting access to unfiltered information for everyone, especially children, is incredibly harmful. The only reason I survived my childhood is because I had clandestine access to media that my mother couldn't control. Thank you for speaking out on this so clearly and thoughtfully.

[@paranoiaproductions1221]

@annaphallactic There's also the genuine concern on the flip side of the issue. Children can and have gotten PTSD from access to the internet. It can harm their perception of relationships and sex. There's also the grooming issue along with extremely easy access to drugs and alcohol.

[@annaphallactic]

@@paranoiaproductions1221 You can get PTSD from literally anything in the right context, though. Blaming the internet as our big bad social ill misses...a lot.

[@mistermoo7602]

So much this. Every time I hear fully-grown people talk about themselves as some kind of hero for installing parental controls or locking their kids' phones away, I just think "Those poor kids are gonna feel 10x as helpless in life as I did." They don't care about protecting kids, they care about fostering dependence and preventing them from growing up to become self-sufficient.

[@user-he8qx5nv7y]

You're not thinking about the other side of this. There is a lot of scientific evidence to show that smartphones and social media is making teenagers and young people more anxious.

[@user-he8qx5nv7y]

@@mikearchibald744 The smartphone itself cannot be separated from what is on it but lets say you're right about society falling apart. Is young people having their worst insecurities exploited by social media apps like TikTok going to help or make things worse? If you think society is doing 'just as much' as smartphones to make teens anxious, surely you advocate clamping down on them?

[@casehill417]

God, I love that you stick to your morals and put your money where your mouth is. That's so rare to see in people in the public eye nowadays. When I get a job again, I'm joining your Patreon

[@ogre706]

It really is a rare thing these days.

[@Serenitypenicillin]

there's a $2 monthly donation patreon option! I opted for that one while I don't have all the means either right now.

[@yesreneau]

Arghhhh you’re so good at pinpointing and explaining these things 🥹 I genuinely feel like this channel is changing the world for the better

[@sebastianpalacios2679]

Hey hello from Ecuador! I'm really sorry to hear you are not getting the rightful money you deserve for your hard work and most important your principles. Stand your ground and keep doing what you think is right!

[@drilltime1237]

are u stupid????? it isn a risk of sabotage, this dude has an income of around 50000 dollars a month lmfao, he just wants this channel to make him money omg you guys are so gullible. He already had like 18,000 patreons across all his accounts which isl like over a $100,000 a month

[@cb_tattooing]

As an elder millennial it's easy for me to get pessimistic about the future, but then I see essays like this.

[@stickynorth]

100% So shines a good deed in a weary world...

[@Bluebelle51]

as the mother of an elder millennial I feel the same way

[@mattiafabbri8944]

Diffuse the ideas of socialism and socialdemocracy as if they were a meme boyzzz

[@monster_madeline]

A government that fails to provide it's citizens with shelter, healthcare, and drinking water has no right to be doing this.

[@Praisethesunson]

A system cannot fail those it was never meant to protect

[@monster_madeline]

@davidwang4364 you right, it doesn't. But it absolutely should. Food, water, and shelter are all human rights. The US Constitution is backwards and barbaric, in no way should it be looked to as a moral beacon.

[@b1battlegrub]

Just joined the Patreon 🙌 I just wanna thank Second Thought. This is the channel that started my deprogramming and allowed me to truly see how vile capitalism is, and how I was lied to about communism my entire life. I’ve now been a member of both CPUSA and the IMT/Revolutionary Communist International for about a month now. I’ve attended meetings, and made it to my first actual protest and it feels amazing actually doing something for a change. If anyone else is on the fence about getting organized, I highly recommend it. Thanks for spreading this message and allowing others to find the truth. Keep up the great work comrade! 🚩🙏✊

[@b1battlegrub]

P.S. This video changed my view on Tik Tok. As a psychologist, and advocate for mental health practices such as meditation, I’ve always been opposed to Tik Tok because I believe it preys on our biology and takes a negative impact on our mental health. I still believe this, but like anything I think that if used in moderation it can be fine. I’ve never thought about the points brought up in this video, and I now understand why I should be defending it. Stay informed friends, just keep in mind the addictive nature of the app ❤️

[@KuryakinIllya]

JT, I'm increasing my patreon from $5 to $10 a month. I'm retired and it's what I can do to help keep your valuable content "on the air." Also, regarding membership in a socialist organization, I've been a member of the IWW for over 50 years, have taken part in numerous union organizing drives, former editor of the Industrial Worker, and trying to start a general membership branch in my new community. So, yeah, like you, I hope people get out there and join a working class group of some sort, and get active - even small actions can have big outcomes.

[@zhengyanjiang]

Hello, old comrade, a single spark can start a prairie fire.

[@kingpancakes6036]

Hi JT, I just want to say thank you for posting these informative videos. You helped me become politically conscious and escape the conservative right. Also Happy Birthday!!!

[@drilltime1237]

are u stupid????? it isn a risk of sabotage, this dude has an income of around 50000 dollars a month lmfao, he just wants this channel to make him money omg you guys are so gullible. He already had like 18,000 patreons across all his accounts which isl like over a $100,000 a month

[@deadliestt]

What a coincidence... I just renewed my dues for my local DSA since they lapsed, and then watched this video telling me to get organized! I've also recently become a member of CPUSA. Where I live in Cincinnati, I am lucky that we have several organizations to become a part of.

[@vimaladevishanmugam5943]

​@davidwang4364 Is this sarcastic...? There is nothing wrong about joining groups you agree with. Especially ones that fight for rights and political freedoms and better living wages. I you mean that genuinely, yes, joining groups of like minded individuals is fun, but I also suggest hearing other people's opinions, yet, someone people are not worth listening to, for some people speak nonsense and never substantiate. As something my dad said often, "listen to arguments, not idiots".

[@hashdilla630]

Thank you for all the great content, you provide a much needed service brother ✊

[@drilltime1237]

are u stupid????? it isn a risk of sabotage, this dude has an income of around 50000 dollars a month lmfao, he just wants this channel to make him money omg you guys are so gullible. He already had like 18,000 patreons across all his accounts which isl like over a $100,000 a month

[@ryanweaver155]

Excellent breakdown of the issue JT. Thank you for your hard work in helping to keep the masses informed. I appreciate how you help cut through the propaganda to give a clear understanding of whatever issue you tackle on a weekly basis. Please keep it up as long as you can 🙏

[@drilltime1237]

are u stupid????? it isn a risk of sabotage, this dude has an income of around 50000 dollars a month lmfao, he just wants this channel to make him money omg you guys are so gullible. He already had like 18,000 patreons across all his accounts which isl like over a $100,000 a month

[@oliviaxu2115]

Yes 🙌🏼 hope you can continue the great work

[@wumia]

Thanks for the great work! Keep doing what you are doing now!

[@gobuddygo1]

I'm a UK baby-boomer and have been a member of the Green party since 2019. I left Labour that year when Keir Starmer was elected - He too is sponsored by Israeli Pac money and refuses to demand a ceasefire or call out Israel's genocide, much like Joe Biden. Love your morals and your content - So today I 'Patreon-subcribed' you. Thanks for your content SecondThought!

[@alexv1190]

I don't care. China wants to take over the world and supporting hamas isnt good either

[@yaoliang1580]

The truth is desperately needed in an age of massive misinformation by those who have their own hidden agenda in mind

[@feydrautha012]

Couldn't they just ask Israel to tell the IDF to stop recording and uploading their atrocities to tiktok for everyone to see?

[@timop6340]

They will have to believe in that kind of stuff being completely normal. Anything breaking the immersion is a threat for continuing the genocide

[@stickynorth]

@@timop6340 Yup. When you are a hammer everyone looks like a Nail.. Or so the Japanese phrase goes...

[@eges72]

I hope they keep blatantly and openly uploading their monstrous acts, so proudly that people would understand something is not right about them and their fairy tale of self defense

[@chesspiece4257]

no because then they’ll be telling the IDF that what they’re doing is something they should be ashamed of

[@joshuagharis9017]

How is such a huge channel, a "valuable " channel, not able to remain funded, but Mr Beast is a millionaire? What is this world?

[@DiamondFlame45]

Because Mr. Beast avoids political commentary. He is there to keep the masses entertained and distracted.

[@FlashSonic542]

@@DiamondFlame45 Exactly, always has and always will be.

[@ramadjones]

bruh, that's really and truly obvious. Mr. Beast is easily digestible, easily monetized, and doesn't knock against the status quo. No corporation wants their brand to be associated with someone who openly supports socialism.

[@caffetiel]

Targeting kids with vapid nonsense is more profitable lol why surprise

[@I999-g2s]

@@DiamondFlame45well said

[@ratelslangen]

Became a patreon, this channel cannot be sabotaged this easily.

[@drilltime1237]

are u stupid????? it isn a risk of sabotage, this dude has an income of around 50000 dollars a month lmfao, he just wants this channel to make him money omg you guys are so gullible. He already had like 18,000 patreons across all his accounts which isl like over a $100,000 a month

[@adelyounes8293]

Thank you very much

[@shubhshukla4949]

Can any American tell me why lobbying is legal in US, I mean a company or group giving money to a person would be automatically be problem no?

[@allnamesaretakenful]

Because the US actually loves Corruption

[@michaelbrooks742]

Because the extremely corrupt Supreme Court agreed with Citizens United and said "yeah sure you know what you're right corporations are the same as actual humans and they deserve the same rights, there's nothing wrong with that."

[@chimkegnnungetts9486]

Hi, I know the answer to this one. So, the right to petition is super important; sending letters to your representatives, donating to campaigns of politicians you like, speaking in town halls, etc. All these are forms of political "speech" and ways we (the citizens) can influence the government to do what we want. And in the US, that freedom of "speech" is EXTREMELY important. But money is the big one. In the past, there was a limit on campaign donations: a maximum of 1000 dollars. But over time, various court cases have eroded those protections against corruptions, and those limits were removed, and political "speech" was then applied to organizations (corporations) as well as people, and THOSE limits were also removed. It's more complicated, and there are a few qualifiers, but basically corporations can now donate whatever they want, and pour money into federal and state politics, because our courts have decided that that is "political speech." The reality of that is that without corporate money, it's basically impossible to get elected, since if you don't take it, your opponent already did, and they'll be able to crush you with ads and attacks and events and organization. So, with only, like, 2 exceptions, every single politician in the US is beholden entirely to corporate interests and money. But ultimately, it all started out as a horrifying perversion of what it means to have the human right to freedom of speech.

[@shubhshukla4949]

​@@chimkegnnungetts9486 So either the system changes or they die..!

[@CosmicPotato]

Damn dude, that sucks. I haven't used Patreon in forever, but I'm making an exception later today. Love your channel, plus the Deprogram Podcast. Idk how the financials work for you and the boys, but would it be fair to sign up for the Deprogram Podcast which I assume evenly splits support for you, Yugopnik, and Hakim?

[@SecondThought]

Absolutely! We appreciate your support

[@nj552455]

​@@Penultimate1785 I'm not sure why you had to say anything about that.

[@CosmicPotato]

@@nj552455 Look at their username and comments. Don't even bother feeding the trolls/bots. They clearly were not a subscriber to begin with.

[@ZenBen_the_Elder]

A token of my support

[@lucasblessing6515]

the fact that opposing a genocide ruins sponsorship opportunities should be such a clear indicator of authoritarian regime it’s so infuriating to see

[@melbournewolf]

I've been a socialist since my 14th year, 1980. I live in Oz, same story, 2Psrty System, we are the most compressed capital economy on the planet because it's about 4 Banks's, owned by 4 Insurance Companies, Retail is 4 Chains, but we have a functioning Social Liberal Democracy that provides health care, cheap pharmaceuticals, mainly great services provided by all 3 tiers. I'm also a Foundational Life Member of the Australian Pirate Party Foundation. A techno-social liberal think tank (Not affiliated with PPI). I've been following you for a short time but you've got everything at the "just right" level for non-confrontational conversation happenings - forgive an original GenX Hippie, we live a good happening) and just wanted to introduce myself and say MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE

[@Jkjoannaki]

So maybe it's time to listen to his advice and stop supporting liberal or social liberal organizations and join a socialist (I disagree) or communist one, or even better an anarchist one?

[@CouscousEnjoyer]

So many terms I know nothing about, politics is really something

[@07Flash11MRC]

@@Jkjoannaki "or even better an anarchist one": No, thanks. Anarchism is even worse than cRapitalism.

[@Jkjoannaki]

@@07Flash11MRC sure sure

[@chasx7062]

Social media is the new Printing Press, to share Ideas! Knowledge is Power!!

[@minestar2247]

And power is freedom

[@somnambulist6636]

boys twerking and LGBT woke people shouting xenophobia all over the tiktok sure is power

[@chasx7062]

@LilAbortedJesus why gross? do you like burning books?

[@chasx7062]

@@somnambulist6636 Do you like burning books?

[@somnambulist6636]

​@@chasx7062and my comment got deleted... so much for freedom of expression

[@blameitoncapitalism]

I LOVE how the US media and politics are following businesses men to create a consensus against Shein and TikTok when they defend H&M, F21, Fashionova, Zara... and Instagram, Facebook, X and even KZbin (shorts) and WHICH DO DO EXACT THING as the Chinese Capital ones...

[@DyceFreak]

They've been doing this for a half century, thanks for noticing.

[@minestar2247]

Well, yeah, but I still think shein is bad because it's basically how Americans make their buisness

[@EminMastizada]

Similarly, China has always banned all foreign apps and websites. Even though Chinese apps/websites are usually not banned in West, this time it is collecting too much data and helps foreign influence. Like Russian TV channels, there is no surprise in such a ban

[@Rizzal169]

@@minestar2247can you elaborate how americans use shein to make their businesses?

[@classical421]

Man, we're a collapsing empire that isn't even trying to save itself. Thanks again for this brilliant explanation.

[@Iquey]

I would be happy if the US was just a functional peaceful country. To hell with supporting an "Empire."

[@Can_I_Live_]

I will be signing up for the Patreon soon. Thank you for being principled. I respect the hell out of that.

[@Bluebelle51]

same

[@Lock5001]

my brother just put this on and literally I'm so relieve that someone said what I've been thinking about the past few months so succinctly, im sharing this with all my friends

[@javiermoro9553]

I’ve joined the DSA bc of content creators like you. I’m in the Los Angeles Palestinian solidarity working group and in south central/inglewood branch in the DSA. I am with you comrade. ✊🏽

[@DAA1012]

I appreciate everything you do you are truly an inspiration and I hope you’re able to continue this channel as long as you are willing

[@iychtftsootk]

I hope you can continue making videos

[@LarsaXL]

I don't like TikTok and have never used it myself, but I find the US hypocrisy about it to be downright pathetic. It's part of "How dare a Chinese company do what we are doing." and "Holy fuck, people might actually see how things are in other parts of the world and we have no control over it!!!!!"