The Rise of Conservatism: Crash Course US History #41

[@thatfighterguy5846]

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[@Kurvaux]

ThatFighterGuy You forgot 5% hey look at 8:48 the baby came out black!

[@jaralara6429]

Nice profile pic

[@molihua354]

Your profile picture is amazing.

[@thatfighterguy5846]

Chiang Kai-Shek So is yours. I considered having your pic originally, but decided I wanted more blue for contrast and chose this one.

[@helloasroma]

@@thatfighterguy5846 nice profile pic

[@WKYanks]

Wow, a video about Conservatism that didn't mention Reagan.

[@StretchedSquash]

The comments section in this video is going to be a tangled mass of horror and anger. So I'd just like to say that you, dear reader, look very good today. Is that a new shirt? You wear it well.

[@crashcourse]

Thanks! It's not new, but I don't wear it often. I appreciate your attempt to retain some civility here. I agree, this one is probably going to fall apart, comments-wise. -stan

[@dangerouslytalented]

I am not wearing a shirt.

[@StretchedSquash]

dangerouslytalented Go on...

[@slimshady5757]

I'm not wearing a shirt right now lol

[@unixone7558]

+StretchedSquash Well, thank you. It's not new, but thanks!

[@andrewmartin4436]

"People like Medicare" The future is wild, John lol

[@lynjimenez9181]

😄he really made replay that part...i shook my head with laughter

[@duatia5315]

there should have been an asterisk *People who oppose medicare due to fiscal affordability or selfishness as stockholders in big pharma do not like medicare or medicaid

[@moealhakani7005]

Duatia uhm...they love it. They can keep raising the price because they know it’ll be paid for?

[@danilthorstensson8902]

Moe Al Hakani if that’s the case, then let’s get rid of Big Pharma as a private industry entirely or at least prevent them from jacking up prices. We can do that, there’s nothing stopping us

[@moealhakani7005]

Danil Thorstensson that’s a very plausible thing to work toward. I’m not convinced that ridding privatization of pharmaceutical companies is best (I’ll do some more research) as it is an excellent competition *model*. However, it is practically awful right now, and likely because these companies seem to be acting as a cartel currently. They’re all jacking up prices for MINIMAL innovation. And innovation is supposed to makes things more affordable (or at least more effective), yet drugs like insulin are unbelievably high right now. By the way I live in Canada so I’m comparing both systems lol

[@radiofrog]

Hey look it's a bunch of conservatives and liberals in the comments forming massive generalizations of the opposing side without providing any solid facts, evidence, or rational details to back up their points and instead resort to name-calling and keyboard raging. Good job!

[@thegreatwalrus6574]

The left thinks all conservatives are neo nazis. While the right thinks there is some leftist conspiracy taking over the Media, and soon to be the world

[@garibaldistudios5406]

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@pickingthepast1420]

The Great Walrus kxmhr😮

[@matthewtullis7205]

*taco girls looks up and whispers* why not both!?

[@the1andonlytitch]

Conservatism is a backwards ideology

[@mythics102]

"In those days, Republicans and Democrats could have civil, human interaction" 😂😂

[@arctictoothpaste]

Actually it was worse, back then they called each other communists/socialists and facists, and absolutely everything even simple films were political

[@rchave]

I'm glad that's all changed now.

[@mrbust999]

Nope they didn't

[@smoore3896]

rchave it hasn’t changed

[@jfpost]

Smoore Sarcasm much?

[@linds7319]

5:54 "stop me if any of this sounds familiar" oh john from the past, if only you knew

[@princekunta]

Even more familiar

[@markbrooks7750]

Even more familiar now

[@dieter5202]

Wonder why the couple at 08:50 got divorced.

[@ngusumakofu1]

Come on man! How could you do a whole show on conservatism without mentioning the role of Regan?

[@thelinedrive]

Because Regan is honestly just a greatest hits of previous candidates.

[@Rayven-gi3os]

Advocatus Diaboli or... trump?

[@thelinedrive]

Rayven 55555 because Trump is antithetical to actual conservative ideologues and this supporting him only do so to hold onto their own power as the very people Barry Goldwater rejected have taken over the party.

[@Rayven-gi3os]

I’m a trump supporter... Just putting it out there

[@jcastro1129]

*Reagan

[@AdRam]

Imagine watching this in a future where Roe Vs Wade was overturned.

[@TransitioningBeauty]

lol at 8:45 she's pregnant and the baby came out black and then they got divorced XD

[@WateverWatever04]

omg I didn't notice I'm dead 😂😭

[@PuddintameXYZ]

I didn't either, that is some amazing subtle humour

[@rickmo5585]

it means she cheated on him

[@PuddintameXYZ]

Soviet Doge​ Thanks, Captain Obvious! 😐

[@rickmo5585]

+THEx141xMAN you're welcome

[@dylandavis3202]

Quarantine: exists *Kids watching Crash course for school* John: stonks

[@user-vw2jq3to5e]

Anyone else notice that at 8:48 the couple divorced because the pregnant lady cheated with a black guy XD

[@chandlerwilliams9509]

Yeah I did lol

[@Student-gr1sq]

bahaha dude i noticed that. haha look at the dipshit that's making it racist.

[@Chameleon1616]

And the teenager in the other family was confirmed honour killed with a hose.

[@gregthextremegamer2657]

Yep it's very sad that modern liberals promote these sorts of things :/

[@rachelb.684]

I just thought the baby was adopted 😁

[@galindoof]

"History does not repeat itself, but it rhymes."

[@biffyqueen]

I love how in the TB everyone is smoking. Because everyone smoked. All the time. Everywhere.

[@jeffnaslund]

When corporations took over government, that’s when problems occurred

[@jeffnaslund]

468er/ PeaShooter any evidence to support your ‘point?’

[@jeffnaslund]

468er/ PeaShooter silly me, of course not. Just another Rush Hannity drone with his head in 14th century sand

[@sucktheseballs6706]

468er/ PeaShooter not really, it happened even before that

[@KarmasAB123]

@@468erpeashooter9 Happened when they invented people

[@KarmasAB123]

@@468erpeashooter9 Solid argument; you don't think anyone can become corrupt?

[@MegaMementoMori]

This episode did not really discuss the rise of conservatism, in fact it only showed how the things conservatives stand for were being torn apart and discussed a leader who was not really conservative.

[@jonnyhan]

MegaMementoMori Agree. I personally believe there has been a rapid rise in libertarianism after Obama's first failed term, and thus a rise in fiscal conservatives.

[@anncokafor]

jonnyhan Failed term? lmao. There's no rise. Most republicans don't like libertarians (they pretend they do). Rand will never be elected.

[@jonnyhan]

Ann Okafor You don't think Obama's terms have been utter failures?

[@paulah8393]

jonnyhan I do not think Obama's terms have been a failure. Do you not remember all the jobs lost during W's years. The crash of '08 (certainly can happen again). 16 million people have healthcare. The Lilly Ledbetter Act, such a list that here is a link pleasecutthecrap.com/obama-accomplishments/ - I have some beefs with the Obama administration, but in comparison to what we have had he has been a marvel and with a congress that stated a goal of obstruction. CachedSimilar

[@MegaMementoMori]

Paula Helene So he was fortunate enough to have a term during the recovery after the world financial crisis and forced people to pay for healthcare for strangers. Sure, there were some good sides, like the tpp as well.

[@luke-be8yw]

You should have included at least something about the Reagan Administaration.

[@crashcourse]

We're up to about 1974. Unless you're talking about Reagan's administration as Governor of California, you're a little early. We'll get there. -stan

[@samsquanch197]

Wally White don't worry there'e a video:)

[@francispena2818]

+CrashCourse the plumbers? like Ben 10?

[@biffyqueen]

+Wally White This is about what led to Reagan

[@biffyqueen]

+Wally White This is about what led to Reagan

[@augmenautus]

The Southern strategy isn't well understood. Nixon didn't run a racist campaign and he won 18% of the African American vote. He was generally regarded as a moderate on civil rights. He called his 1968 election strategy the southern strategy, because he abandoned the deep south to former Democrat George Wallace who was a racist running as an independent that year. Nixon won some of the less racist states while Wallace won the more fervent ones. In 1972 Wallace ran again, but this time as a Democratic candidate in the primary, but an assassination attempt paralyzed him from the waist down ending his campaign. Nixon ended up winning the entire south by default not by becoming more racist. As racism ebbed in the South the Republican party ended up winning more and more of it leading up to the present with the Democratic party exercising their own southern strategy that calls for abandoning the South to the Republicans.

[@nora22000]

augmenautus rex Nixon was a twisted, criminal, racist, paranoid, horrible human being who corrupted everything he touched. You want to defend Nixon? It's a losing proposition.

[@klip8726]

dude nixon targeted blacks and white liberals in the drug war

[@jackdoe7401]

I don't think he was really defending him he was just saying what happened.

[@GalloglassUais]

Best description I've seen of this so far

[@Red1Green2Blue3]

How can you be a moderate on civil rights? You either support them or you don't lol, are you seriously trying to say only granting some civil rights is a defensible position?

[@markross6785]

Who else is watching this because your teacher assigned it during corona quarantine

[@myconvelasquez4165]

APUSH ?

[@markross6785]

@@myconvelasquez4165 nah just regular

[@drewggm30]

you got the answers tho?

[@myconvelasquez4165]

GGM Drew quizlet does lol

[@drewggm30]

Mycon Velasquez ur godly for that bro

[@Kewljack02]

[Insert politically charged comment here]

[@MomOfThree_333]

hhahahahaha

[@kanazak2]

[Insert offended comment here]

[@RustBelt68]

EEEEEEEEEEEE

[@Texan.Insomniac]

[Insert ill-informed and biased info comment here]

[@wokeeye6441]

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[@merpmerp909]

This man has taught me more than any of my teachers in any subject when we were still in school and now that we are out of school.

[@1000.0-h]

That's sad because he says a lot of misleading things

[@felixmarvelo2063]

I'm socially Liberal and fiscally moderate. I am 100% with the Conservatives on gun rights and the "work your ass off and you'll succeed" concept, but conservative ideology is being destroyed by tea partiers, Christian zealots and social Conservatism. Also, for a party that totes "small government", they don't seem to have any problems with monumental military spending, funding the drug war and using the government to tell you who you can and cannot marry. Conservatives need to get their shit together if they want to be taken seriously. Same thing applies to hyper PC liberals who believe that big bad America is the greatest evil in the world.

[@TheFatspud]

Hummm yes it is true that anyone who is poor must be poor as a result of not working hard enough, and all rich people must be rich because they worked so much harder than the rest of us.

[@2sites]

Avi Kota I'm more libertarian than anything I guess. The amount of money spent on the military is pennies compared to the big three programs. Even if they completely eliminated the military it wouldnt balance the budget. And the military is the only thing the government is really supposed to spend money on anyway. (for the record, I don't agree with all these wars in the middle east, but I do agree with a strong defense.. meaning defense.. in america.. lol) But Social sec, medicair, medicaid alone are more than the budget, and are unsustainable. So maybe the military spends a lot of money but it's not the problem. That's just a liberal talking point. Look at a graph of what makes up the budget.

[@TheFatspud]

2sites You're right, US health and social care are great burdens on the budget. It would be far more efficient and cost effective if the US had a state-run, publicly owned health service. That would be far better for people in need as well as taxpayers since they would no longer have to give tax dollars to private insurance companies.

[@lisameskimen9296]

Avi Kota I agree completely!! The gun issue is something I'm on the fence about, because it would be extremely drastic to say that a citizen can't own a weapon. At the same time, I hate the fact that some people throw the gun rights thing around and act oh so proud to own a bunch of items that could take a human life. It just seems juvenile. I could go off on a rant about that. But yes, great points about hyper conservative and hyper liberals.

[@tonyperkismd]

ImagineBaggins "PC police" is just another way of saying "what i'm saying didnt use to be offensive so why cant people adjust to my entitlement complex as opposed to the other way around?". have you considered that oppressed minorities have been allowed to feel more comfortable speaking out over time and no longer putting up with your trite and played out low brow humor? you know that black face and minstril shows used to be "PC" right? times change, grow up and be more creative with your language.

[@cjamesfort]

Do civil rights and the free market really have to be a odds? I'd say that freedom requires that they go hand in hand.

[@timluo6120]

no 100% free markets allows private companies to discriminate based on gender race and nationality

[@timluo6120]

free markets allow choice for private companies, and deciding who to serve is one of them even if you find the consequences distasteful

[@ferrer65]

Because free markets will always weed out poor customer service. It's ingenious, and yet people still think that it's the government's role to pass laws that govern businesses. It's not.

[@arctictoothpaste]

Except you still keep drugs and prostitution illegal, you are not believers of freedom -libertarian

[@GregTom2]

free market is pretty much the root of all the social inequalities in USA so, unless civil rights don't include equal opportunity, not really no.

[@fartzinwind]

I find your image lacking a Clone of Agnew to be disappointing.

[@offsimon]

People have always used conservative and liberal as buzz words. I generally adhere to the original meaning, starting in the French revolution - for government: right, limited government:left. Every single political party is a combination of both, depending on the issue. Nobody is really a conservative or liberal, everybody is a mix of both, most often even equal parts of both. If keeping the true and tested is conservatism however (paraphrasing Lincoln), then I'm a conservative on regulation of banks and economy and probably most other relevant issues (Civil liberties has been a non issue for a long time). Since it's been tried and it definitely worked. It's a definition that most accurately describes my political views. But right now I would be considered a radical liberal, despite being conservative on most issues. But in all honesty, I never approach a political decision on ideology terms. The questions Can it work?, Has it worked before? can be an answer to practically all political questions. If a policy isn't working, change it. Otherwise don't. Reality always provides the answer. Governing was supposed to be a tool, a means to an end, not the goal. We really need to (re)define what these words mean or start using terms that actually mean something. Most of the problems in politics stems from unclear definitions. So people instead of thinking: "I support this and that, therefore I must be this and that.", people think: "I am this and that, therefore I must support this and that." The meaning of the labels can be completely reversed in the mean time. So people really support a brand, not adhering to content at all. Manipulation is too easy for politicians.

[@BakaHoushi]

You highlight a problem that makes me wary to ever discuss politics in public. That is, the baggage that comes with all political terms and the need to attach these terms and labels to others. If you voted for Obama in the last election, for example, you are a liberal, you support X, Y, and Z, you dislike A, B, and C. This is of course rubbish. One can vote for, support, or protest anything without necessarily agreeing with others on different issues. In essence, Liberal and Conservatism may have a dictionary definition, but in reality, they're just another label of "us vs. them." Empty words meant to divide people and turn them on others.

[@AQGOAT24]

Sean Goss I entirely agree. We need to do away with these buzzwords and have rational discussions. One thing in Toronto at least, local government has no parties which is somewhat better than Federal election which is party based.

[@briansmith3431]

The French revolution is the antithesis to ours...based on an idea that mankind can be perfected by weeding out (via guillotine) the corrupted and undesirable folks. Their revolution resembles more the rises to power of communism in Russia and China under Stalin and Mao. As far as the labels are concerned, I think its important to consider who, today, is evaluating their party's adherence to their values. Tea party members are growing every day to despise modern Republicans and would LOVE to part company with them. Democrats, however, seem willing to overlook or even embrace the actions of "their guy/gal" no matter what... There is zero introspection on the left. Case in point...when "Bush" was monitoring phone calls, it was supposed to be only when one of the parties on the line was directly linked to terrorism. Whether you believed it or not at the time doesn't matter. THIS president openly and brazenly collects information on EVERYONE...and no one on the left bats an eye.

[@DrSpooglemon]

Brian Smith He was talking about the origin of the terms "right wing" and "left wing", which originate from the time of the french revolution. Did you even understand a word of what he wrote?

[@jcsv12345]

Whomever approaches a problem based on ideology alone (assuming that they are the follower, not the creator) is simply a mindless drone. Likewise, the same can be easily said about the evolution-creation 'debate' (I'll get zinged for this one). Don't these two, similar reactions to an ideological question--the one to science, and the one to an opposing political view which we see very often in GOP reps--seem mighty similar?

[@Pooua]

You wouldn't know it from this video, but Conservatism pre-dates and runs all throughout US history. In fact, the American Revolution turned out differently from the French Revolution because the American Revolution was that rare creature, a conservative revolution, whereas the French Revolution was a radical (and humanistic) revolution. The US revolution was based on the claim that King George III had violated the law, particularly the rights guaranteed to British citizens. Instead of a royal impeachment, the colonists revolted, to reassert their traditional rights. The French, on the other hand, decided to scrap their whole system and execute anyone associated with the predecessor regime, going so far as becoming an atheistic and communist state for a time. To this day, this has been the trend of Communist revolutionaries, virtually all of whom studied in France at some time in their lives. Also unmentioned in this video is that the ERA was implemented in later legislation that did not involve amending the US Constitution. Finally, I should mention that the Civil Rights Act was a Republican initiative, strongly opposed by the Democrats. This video might lead people to believe it was the other way around. Admittedly, it probably was a liberal Republican initiative, verses a conservative Democratic opposition, but, nonetheless, Blacks did not get their signature protections from Democrats.

[@Pooua]

***** "King James I of England (reigned 1603-25) was the foremost exponent of the divine right of kings, but the doctrine virtually disappeared from English politics after the Glorious Revolution (1688-89)." www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/166626/divine-right-of-kings Perhaps you've heard of the Magna Carta? That 13th Century document puts a stake through the heart of any British claim to divine right to unquestioned rule. It established that British non-royalty *do* have rights that even the king shall not abrogate. "Edmund Burke, an 18th-century politician who opposed the French Revolution, is credited as one of the main theorists of conservatism in Great Britain in the 1790s.[4]" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservatism I consider Edmund Burke the father of modern Conservatism. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Burke

[@Briggie]

***** That is a horribly simplified view of an entire political ideology.

[@Pooua]

***** I don't know what your point is. It is true that Conservatism does promote retaining traditional institutions, but that is what I was pointing out when I stated that the American Revolution was a rare creature, a conservative revolution. Conservative, incidentally, does not mean static. Conservatism allows for moderate change. Modern Liberalism, however, embraces "rootlessness" (the term used by "Encyclopaedia Britannica"), disassociation as much as possible with the past. It led to nihilism, which is still a significant social mindset.

[@Pooua]

***** The American Revolution hinged on retaining the legal rights the colonists had as British subjects. As a result of the revolution, the colonists had to form a new government. They considered implementing a new monarchy, but then went with a loose confederacy that was embodied in the Articles of Confederation. It took about a decade before the new nation decided on yet another form of government, embodied in the US Constitution. The majority of the legal system was borrowed from British common law, which is still the basis of most of US law. The theory behind the constitutional government was based on close examination of historical governmental models stretching back thousands of years.

[@Mr14nitsua]

Do you even truly understand what Conservative means politically? The conservatives were the loyalists.

[@michael0.770]

Goldwater was anti-communist and did not like the "welfare state," , but he was not anti-gay and warned of the rise of the "religious right." Seeing how Trump, who is obviously not any sort of religious man as evidenced by his behavior and personality, was embraced by the conservative evangelicals, speaks to Goldwater's wisdom on that subject.

[@Eruaphadian]

Hello Crash Course. I have been watching your videos since the beginning and I have noticed a positive correlation in my schooling and general knowledge as I combine it with what I learn from this KZbin channel. While I previously had trouble in subjects such as history, watching your videos have created a sense of curiosity and wonder to the subject as a whole and being able to feel this has brought me great joy. For this I would like to say thank you, and though you may not come to see this comment as there are many that flood this section daily, I feel that my expression of gratification was necessary. If you do see this comment however, and are willing to reply, I have often wondered if you were hoping to expand your subjects into other categories such as mathematics. Where Hank would teach the subject. I have often struggled with mathematics. I can see how teaching such a subject can be difficult as, unlike history or physics, there is little to no interesting facts to captivate your audience and keep them engrossed, and as this subject is taught throughout the academic career it would be challenging to find a starting point. Naturally, I wouldn't be devastated if such things were to not come to fruition, it is your channel after all, I simply feel I would greatly enjoy it. Once again, I thank you for the great videos and for the ones to come

[@d-x-v-i]

This is one of my favourite Crash Course videos despite John's insistence on saying "conservativism" instead of "conservatism".

[@AtticusAmericanus]

I will throw out my conservative joke now so I can not be killed for it. _'Conservative: One who admires radicals a century after they are dead.'~Leo Rosten_

[@lonewolfM16]

To be fair, the radical ideas of the past often become the mainstream ideas of the future, and the mainstream ideas of the past often become the radical ideas of the future, society changed often.

[@jamesfulford]

​@@lonewolfM16 Brings a whole new understanding to Ecclesiastes 1:9: "That which hath been is that which shall be, And that which hath been done is that which shall be done; And there is nothing new under the sun." (speaking of radical ideas of the present being the mainstream ideas of the past, here's a Bible verse)

[@mateonunez7168]

“People like Medicare” Have you met a Canadian who moved to the US

[@artdent9871]

@Shades of Blue, bull. I'm Canadian, from a medical family, and NO ONE from Canada wants to move to the crime-ridden US. Your murder rate per capita is TEN TIMES ours. Our poor aren't desperately poor, and all have access to a good education. Nurses would NEVER trade the US system for Canadian, and Doctors are poached, but normally only with prestigious positions at top institutes, usually they have to be recruited and enticed, and it really helps if it's by an institute in a normally Blue State with a decent education system and especially social-safety net, with a resulting lower crime rate, as compared to most historically Red States. Republicans prefer 10× the murders for a a fifth less taxes, duh, I think this video is explaining that now.

[@artdent9871]

@Shades of Blue, bull, the US has 10× Canada's murder rate per capita because far too often your poor are desperately poor, their children don't have access to a real education system, and instead you send them to crime college, aka jail. That's Republican policy, not Democrat. Right now, in the Maritimes, Canada, out of a couple million people, there are around a dozen underage offenders incarcerated in those 3 provinces, TOTAL, the juvi facilities are almost empty, and everyone is debating what to do with them now. YET NOT ONE WESTERN COUNTRY has allowed more refugees in than Canada over the last few years, and that's not per capita, that's in hard numbers, and we have a tiny population compared to the US. Studies done in Europe and North America, incuding the US, have consistently shown for DECADES that immigrants and refugees are MORE law abiding on average than the citizens in their adopted homes, as are their children, google it, you brainwashed, ill-informed bigot.

[@artdent9871]

@Shades of Blue, google every fact I stated, BOTH posts are factual. I'm a retired print journalist who majored in History and minored in Sociology and Anthropology, and to account for the US's annual murder rate, every immigrant and refugee who's entered the US in your lifetime would have to commit mass murder on a Nazi scale. You simply don't know what you're writing about, and are clearly misinformed. You say "can't let those brown people in," but when Canada actually did, we STILL have one TENTH your murder rate per capita. Those are FACTS, as is the FACT that you are an obvious bigot and racist.

[@shamanking19042000]

@Shades of Blue crimes are because if illegal aliens? Do you ever fact check what you say

[@shamanking19042000]

@Shades of Blue my grammar is not as bad as your lack of knowledge on anything that occured in this thread so far. Search up the crimes undocumented immigrants bring.

[@bearcats513]

Actually, the biggest argument against the ERA hands-down, was that women would have to sign up for the draft, and the conflict in Vietnam was still going on at this point, so women didn't want to go, men didn't want their daughters to go so that's over half the possible people that could've had a say on the ERA passing in the first place.

[@punkgrl325]

Nailed it.

[@JLone55]

That's what I always thought killed the ERA bill too? I'm pretty sure that was in my jr. high history if I'm remembering right. I was kinda surprised he didn't mention that.

[@YankeeDoodleDandy]

Easier to say "muh sexism" when you are trying to brainwash people who trust you.

[@Frivolitility]

"Scoodley-pooping"... Thanks for ruining sex, John.

[@gee8419]

I watch Crash Course every week and I really appreciated the balanced take on conservatism here. It was really interesting seeing it put into historical context and seeing how all of the things that make the current Republican party what it is today were shaped by so many factors. I'm not a conservative, but it was at least interesting thinking where everyday people might have been coming from when conservative backlash arose during this time period. I hope the comments on this one don't blow up too much because it would do the video a disservice.

[@benjaminmishler5585]

In my opinion, John Green is the best teacher on Crash Course because he's so funny.

[@mp-zf4ur]

That animation of the floating empowered woman is fantastic.

[@EmperorTikacuti]

For me, I hate it

[@Hel1mutt]

DW42536387384 Why would you hate that?

[@EmperorTikacuti]

W******s are becoming a major issue these days

[@biomerl]

DW42536387384 These upvotes are due to bots. This guy is a fucking propaganda machine, look at his accounts and comments.

[@grilledflatbread4692]

I discovered CrashCourse on my youtube feed recently. After watching a dozen or so, I heard John mention he was a novelist. Oh cool, let's google his name. John Greene, that sounds familiar. Wait, those book covers look familiar. Yes, I own those books. It's the same John Greene!!! Needless to say, in the off chance you read this, it's kinda cool to see the face of an author whose books I've enjoyed. Thanks.

[@ryantrengove417]

tfw you realized that Nixon's "silent majority" campaign has a stark resemblance to that of the Trump campaign

[@zachfakelastname]

At this point neither side is really that silent, the internet has allowed for everyone to have their own megaphone that is turned all the way up to 1000 out of 10

[@andrewu8525]

Zach, though that is true, a microphone still needs people talking into it in order to amplify. And while everyone has megaphones only some have microphones.

[@clementcharlebois]

Silent majority is called white people.

[@Wasattsi]

Field Marshall Rommel Yes he did you melon.

[@JK-gu3tl]

Even more so now.

[@louise-yo7kz]

John Green these classes are such important lessons for so many of. It will prompt many of your viewers to do more research on various points in history.

[@EMMYPESS]

I love these crash courses, John :) My dad was extremely close to buying a box set of 4 autographed books for me but he said they sold out. He still got me The Fault in Our Stars for Christmas though. Keep on being awesome!

[@the_original_Bilb_Ono]

im a 22 year old atheist conservative and lean republican. it's not many of us, and im not sure why really.

[@arctictoothpaste]

Because many conservatives opposed critical things like secularism , the moral conservatives were straight up authoriterians who wanted to dictate lives , their legacy ie the drug war is still here, as well as promotion of creationism. Although I fall into the liberterian camp , we are splitting off from conservatives because of the moral authoriterianism

[@Seeyeay]

+arctictoothpaste nice explanation

[@beaz3784]

I assume a /s here, but in the case of not being so, the unfortunate fact is that the American conservative movement has become increasingly tied to moral conservatism, which is rapidly becoming very out-of-touch with average Americans.

[@ReviewingMagnet]

Authoritarianism does not have an ideology it is a form of governing which is also used as slander like "fascism" and "socialism" Right-wing governments and left-wing governments can both be authoritarian (ie Nazi Germany and the Soivet Union)

[@based6950]

Im also an right-wing atheist, i just tend to be more of a libertarian because of my socially liberal views.

[@TMMx]

You spelled Richard Milhous Nixon wrong.

[@danr.5017]

***** Cleary that was an Ironic typo.

[@GitraSilvermane]

***** An ironic typo is still a typo.

[@danr.5017]

omastar444 the joke is that people are trying to amend their spelling of amendment. The Ironic thing is that you,(the audience) think that it is a problem that need to be fixed. when in reality this is the way the spelling was intended by the writer.

[@spman2099]

Derral Gerken Will the commenters be satisfied if CrashCourse starts using sic to indicate intentionally misspelled words? Or will they be upset that CrashCourse is using a modern function of sic?

[@BTsMusicChannel]

It's because this guy is not as smart as he'd like to think.

[@danabacinschi]

He references star wars and futurama while talking about political doctrine. I am in love. I will love you forever.

[@ericmack23]

Watching this is 2023 and really understanding “history repeats itself”

[@JRCody-ds3ec]

A lot of the "big government" programs Nixon started were common sense programs. For example, the EPA started with the purpose of telling companies to not dump literal waste into water. Obviously now the EPA has been labeled as far left by conservatives with "radical ideas" such as clean energy and fuel efficient cars.

[@The__Creeper]

So wait, you're telling me that the Plumbers are a real government organization AND THEY DON'T FIGHT ALIENS?!

[@Metaknightmare217]

I see what reference you made there...

[@kakuspis]

I love this comment

[@The__Creeper]

Katie Kuspis Clearly Nixon was an alien. IT ALL MAKES SENSE NOW!

[@Bolt473]

The Creeper NIXON'S BAAAACK

[@Destroyer6263]

David Boshears May Death come swiftly to his enemies

[@fernandaroig2964]

This sounds almost too familiar...

[@samd8914]

Sadly so. America has been duped.

[@mistym0rning]

Fernanda Roig - history repeating itself, in a way...

[@fernandaroig2964]

***** how come ur cat has a cone?

[@blakebackes]

Brastion how come?

[@josh_final]

Please let the rest of this comment section be about cats...

[@DuffinCaprousold]

It's amazing the parallels we see between these and things today. History really does repeat itself often.

[@PMW3]

I'm waiting for the "mystery document" chair to collapse from John jumping into it.

[@deepspacedoggydog]

@ 8:47 I think the black baby explains the divorce. ...just saying.

[@NiteSaiya]

Correction: Title IX outlawed discrimination against women based on sex at universities. Not everyone. Title IX is virtually never applied to males.

[@NiteSaiya]

+Ali Saleem No, sorry, read my comment. Title IX is so seldomly applied to aid male victims of discrimination that it functionally only applies to women.

[@darkhaider14]

I did read your comment and your statement is still wrong. How a law, policy or rule is used is one story and what it applies to or does is a different topic. Whether Title 9 is used to help more female or male students depends on the user. As far as its function is concerned it APPLIES to both male and female students.

[@NiteSaiya]

+Ali Saleem That is explicitly not the topic. In my very first comment I both acknowledge what you're saying AND dismiss it. It's not logical to come in and drag an issue I threw away out of the trash and pretend that it's still relevant. The topic is: Title IX protects only females because it is rarely or never used to aid males. Period. Coming in and saying "But it technically says otherwise!" is a complete non sequitur.

[@himurakenshiro2126]

dude thats like saying punching only hurts men because almost no one wants to pick fights whit woman .

[@GTaichou]

Consider: Title IX is probably applied less often to men because that would be the status quo - men already enjoy preferential treatment and more often do not need Title IX to guarantee them equal opportunity.

[@someguyhasachanal]

Hahahahahaha... I love all the conservatives saying this video was one sided, and all of the liberals saying that it was not harsh enough.

[@TennesseeSaint]

Conservatism didn't rise. Conservatism has always been in the majority until recently. To be a conservative one has standards that one is RESPONSIBLE for conserving. To be a liberal is to have less standards. Liberalism has come to known as the ideology of change because they often are on the forefront of breaking paradigms of conservative standards. Liberalism has no established bounds or limits, always pushing the envelope of what many consider sacred, moral, or ethical in the label of fairness and equality, often resulting in the representation of minority groups interests, often using tactics that remove rights of speech (censorship in the name of political correctness) or freedom of religion (expression of belief or the right to adhere to the standards that one believes in), from majority groups in the process. The root definition of "liberal" has undergone transformation throughout history ranging from mid-14c., "generous," also, late 14c., "selfless; noble, nobly born; abundant," and, early 15c., in a bad sense "extravagant, unrestrained," from Old French liberal "befitting free men, noble, generous, willing, zealous" (12c.), from Latin liberalis "noble, gracious, munificent, generous," literally "of freedom, pertaining to or befitting a free man," from liber "free, unrestricted, unimpeded; unbridled, unchecked, licentious," Today Liberal can be used as little restraint such as a liberal helping of dessert, being liberal minded is akin to being extremely open minded. A liberal vocabulary can mean having no scruples in speech ie. That persons speech is as liberal as a porn stars! Conservatives seem to be less open minded when their values are in question. They stick to (conserve) what they believe is right. Social conservatism is largely based on religious beliefs so it's easy for secularists to invalidate social conservatives based on beliefs because it can be argued that one's belief is only one's opinion, and not necessarily factual. Fiscal conservatism is the belief in being RESPONSIBLE with financial aspects of life. ie. not overspending or staying within a budget. Many liberals should be surprised to find that they are very conservative in many aspects of their lives (or should be) because RESPONSIBILIY is the root of conservatism, likewise many conservatives may find that they are quite liberal in many ways. Such as many conservatives speech or choice of words that may not be exactly considered G-Rated. Liberal also is rooted in Freedom, Liberate, liberating, etc. but we all know that freedom unchecked by responsibility is anarchy and total freedom to do wrong without consequences is disastrous. So the debate continues upon what is right and what is wrong within our freedoms. What is responsible and irresponsible while preserving the greatest amount of freedom is the heart of what drives Liberals and Conservatives. Each side conservative and liberal, if taken to an extreme can have disastrous consequences, and both sides have aspects of the other in many cases. ie Conservatives are very liberal when it comes to Gun regulation, and Liberals are very conservative when it comes to enforcement of their agenda.(in other words liberals like to fore their way of living on those that want the freedom to live the way they believe.) Forcing others to live in a different manner is less freedom or more control over that said group. For instance, the wealthy is a minority group, but liberals have no interest in representing them, rather they would tax this group higher than everyone else as if they are entitled to someone else's money, and they also believe that they are granted with authority to arbitrarily choose who is deserving of the redistribution of wealth that they themselves have not earned, thus punishing success and rewarding those that have not achieved success in the like manner that a burglar or common thief would choose to do for himself. Furthermore if wealth be taken away, then it also robs the wealthy or at least puts a big damper on the wealthy's ability to be generous or give to charity. One is forced, the other is given from the heart. Which is better? Which is correct? Equality can never exist perfectly, for everyone has unequal attributes based on who they innately are. It is unfair that men can not share the burden of childbirth as women do. It us unfair that all people aren't born with the looks of a supermodel. It is unfair that everyone does not have the IQ that Leonardo Da Vinci had. Life is not even equally unfair! What is fair, is that people are allowed to use what talents and gifts they do have, to achieve whatever level of success that they are able to achieve, and not be punished for it, and that they have the freedom to be the masters over what they choose to do with their success just like anyone else. While no one individual is perfect, most find responsible ways of living within reasonable laws, and if they break the law then and only then should they receive a punishment, just like anyone else. High achieving individuals should not be punished for just being successful, just as low achieving individuals should NOT receive the the confiscated fruits of others success.

[@morisan42]

+TennesseeSaint This video seems to be more about the rise of neo-cons

[@willsplayify]

haha agreed!

[@jbak87]

Did you write that on your own?

[@thewhat531]

TennesseeSaint Wow that's the most American thing I've read all day 😂

[@thewhat531]

Andrew567 tl;dr: autism supports the patriarchy

[@leleedler]

Haha, I am not kidding Hubert Humphrey is my great Grandfather, unfortunately he passed away before I was born but, his wife was one of the nicest people I have ever met, It makes my heart ache a bit that I never got to meet him. My middle name is after him, Humphrey was an embarrassing middle name in grade, and highschool.

[@steers182]

Could you please tell us the Congress voting record on the civil rights act of 1964 (?) Based on party lines?

[@qwertyuoip1234]

The final vote in the House of Representatives was 289-126 (136-35 in the House Republican Conference and 153-91 in the House Democratic Caucus) with 16 members voting present or abstaining, while in the Senate the final vote was 73-27 (27-6 in the Senate Republican Conference and 46-21 in the Senate Democratic Caucus).

[@MrKilkennyjohn]

I wouldn't really consider Nixon representative of the conservative movement. He claimed to believe in Keynesian economics, and many of his policies were indistinguishable from the liberals of his time; he even proposed universal basic income. Ronald Reagan, I would argue, was the true poster boy of conservatism. He slashed taxes, expressed fear of an overreaching government, and propped up family values. Also, I don't think it's fair to conflate Nixon being tough on crime to being opposed to the civil rights movement.

[@brettbessler5680]

I read the comments section of all the crash course videos and realize how screwed up the world really is.

[@supasf]

Yep, the democRATS have taken over.

[@UpperKS]

I do too, and all I see is "who's here in 2020?!?" And "OH MY GOSH I HAVE A TEST LOL"

[@UpperKS]

@@supasf well that doesn't make sense.

[@supasf]

@@UpperKS surely it does more than mUH cLiMatE cHaNgE

[@UpperKS]

@@supasf uh, okay. Your comment just doesn't make sense with regards to the parent comment. Neither does your reply, actually.

[@S0vereignX]

This is why I'm Independent, that way political affiliation can never get in the way of making decisions regardless of the side that puts the ideas forward. All sides do something right eventually so its better to stay in the middle and side with those who have the better idea at the time while being able to tell them to piss off when they have bad ideas as you are not committed to either party.

[@spiderman8712]

After rewinding 100X times.... I learned a whole lot , thank you crash course!

[@AlexBermann]

I am not surprised how ... impolite some conversations here became. That said, the video helped me in understanding one thing which always alienated me about the political culture of the US: how the same people can want a smaller and less intrusive gouvernment that agree on and even demand the government playing morality police.

[@MaroKnight1701]

Almost as confusing as the liberal mindset to save the whales, treat their pets better than children, and still condone abortion. Go figure?

[@AlexBermann]

MaroKnight1701 Your argument is besides the point. I did not understand the neoconservative mindset without historical context. If you don't understand the "liberal" mindset, this is a different problem. If it helps you to understand: please consider that an unborn child is different from us grown up humans by being not fully developed. Its capabilities of self-conscience and suffering are limited because of that. The capabilities in those fields whales posess are way superiour. If your ethic is to avoid destroying self-conscience life and avoid to cause suffering, it makes logical sense to act this way. I am not saying that any interpretation is right and I do not have the knowledge to judge who is right in regards to abortion. What I care about is understanding how people think. I want to see which principles are behind their thoughts.

[@katianovakk]

I like you, Alex, you seem very level-headed. I agree with you completely on the whole "morality police" thing. Who is the government to tell us that we can't do drugs, pay someone for sex, or any other seedy, "non-moral" thing if it doesn't hurt anyone else?

[@patchworkpants]

MaroKnight1701 We condone animal abortions too. There's no bias there whatsoever.

[@SalvationSeeker197]

Easy: You separate economic from social issues.

[@radomu1]

John says "conservativism"

[@Lucy-ng7cw]

+R Yokoe So....?

[@radomu1]

It's most likely a good attempt at distinguishing 'big C conservatives' and 'small C conservatives'

[@Tripserpentine]

+R Yokoe That is because the US conservatives are different then what is considered conservative in the rest of the world, at least in Europe it is. That is why it is correct to say that. (a conservative in my country is mostly liberal and economically conservative(( in the sense op preserving)) most of the time and the word conservative is mostly used as someone who sticks to culture and mindset of years ago, kinda like a 80 year old elderly who still revels in the good old days when blacks were still negro's and white people still the better people)

[@JustCantGetRight]

+Tripserpentine That's a bad example lol, it would sort of be like me presenting liberals as hipsters who can't wait for weed to get legalized. Although there are people still like what you said, I'd have to say that most of the focus (at least from my part) is on the traditional family first, lemme have my gunz plz, military service, religious, everything is earned by someone, etc. mentality. I embrace some liberal views, but I am for the most part conservative because I think this mentality allows me to focus more on becoming a better person for me and my future family and is overall a formula for hard work, since everything in life is earned (unless it gets Berned... err) by someone even if it was given to you.

[@craigk3103]

The correct way to say it when not speaking about the political party

[@lionessstrange4447]

GOOD LUCK ON THE AP US HISTORY EXAM

[@CarrieNeal-h4u]

I love when my courses have crash course John!! That hair is a vibe Mr Green

[@FranticCashew]

I was a little disappointed this video glossed over the monumental shifts in our justice system that started with Nixon and the Neoconservative movement. There was a little bit about the race/crime coding in the Southern Strategy, but that is it. This is when our justice system switched from the rehabilitative Progressive model to the model of Neoclassicism we now use. It is why we have the war on drugs and why we incarcerate more people than any other country on the planet (both gross and per capita). We imprison more people per capita than South Africa did during apartheid. Maybe I am biased (I have a CJ degree), but I feel like that is a huge piece to leave out. Hopefully we will get into when he talks about Reagan - who really took the War on Drugs and ran with it.

[@xtusvincit5230]

It was actually Clinton who ran up the incarceration rates. Reagan talked about it. Clinton did it.

[@saquist]

Impressive video. My eyes have been opening to politics and I've been asking a lot of questions of conservatism in my home state of Texas to which I haven't gotten clear or truthful answer. This went a long way to me understanding both the Civil Rights impact on politics and why conservatives do what they do today.

[@hindugoat2302]

its amazing how so many important political policies are made and broken so easily by so few manipulating the masses

[@slowpainful]

What an amazing analysis. He does a great job of being about as impartial as it's possible to be about this information. I mean, I lived through the 1960s-70s and I still have a better overview after seeing this. I'm hooked. Crash Course, you should be required viewing in history classes.

[@TheRacso2552]

Thankfully you didn't paint out the conservatives as "the bad guys" which alot of people do.

[@kyleleonard3735]

Conservatives can be the bad guys though. As summed up by @Justin Trechel the modern conservatives are far different than that of the 60s. Conservatives today have the habit of taking their ideals to far, such would the Tea Party Movement. The Tea Party Republicans had shut down the government over Obamacare. Regardless of how you feel about the law no opinion authorizes a small group of people to close a majority of the world's largest government.

[@shoelessjoe2555]

Yes he did. he was totally biased. He said that segregation and civil rights was something the democrats were viewed as championing, which is false. Most democrats opposed both. Republicans were united in their support for freeing the slaves, desegregating, and the civil rights.

[@deadmanssuit]

I only consider conservatives the "bad guys" when they're trying to impose christian values on others.

[@TheRacso2552]

Bocephus Blue What about when Islam impose their values on others? It happens all the time in Europe at least.

[@deadmanssuit]

[15th] Wismar Slightly more harmful doctrine.

[@jfridy]

The idea of the religious Evangelical Christians acting as a voting block was a new one in the 70s, going into the 70s, the Southern Baptist Convention passed a resolution in 1971 affirming that abortion should be legal, to protect the life of the mother and her emotional life as well. They also pointed out how this was a sign that they were not oppressing women like Catholics. The other factor was that before then it was thought that entering politics would corrupt the religious movement. This would radically change when Jerry Falwell and others took control of the movement and tied it strongly to the modern, Southern led Republican party. Even as late as 1976 the Republican Party criticized Jimmy Carter for carrying his faith on his sleeve, and discussing religion far too much for a politician running for office.

[@ThePeaceableKingdom]

"Cluster Calhoun" has entered my vocabulary

[@prkr1163]

LOL The sticker on his computer. Where did you get that?? I want one

[@LibertyJava]

If conservatives don't do conservative things, can we call them conservatives?

[@josuebarboza9809]

No, you can call them RINOS, or neo-cons.

[@TheTC]

+Josue Barboza Neo cons sound like a traveling Matrix convention.

[@josuebarboza9809]

Neo-new. Con- conservative. New conservatives. As opposed to paleo conservatives described in the video. All changed with bush and reagan.

[@legendofthefall7082]

But conservatives have always done conservative things. They've always been on the wrong side of history, completely opposed to change. That's why they were against the abolition of slavery, against the American Revolution (Conservative Tories), against the Civil Rights Movement, against the Women's Movement, etc.

[@JK-gu3tl]

NIxon created EPA, that's conservative. /s

[@niallsulcer600]

I think it's worth pointing out (5 years after the fact) that Nixon earned the nickname "Iron-butt" in law school, not during his tour of service.

[@Headlock]

All Hail Robot Nixon 3000!

[@EmperorTikacuti]

I ain't his slave :)

[@steveflash1]

Your characterization of Nixon on Civil Rights is inaccurate. Nixon was not quietly against Civil Rights. For two examples, consider that most schools were desegregated during the Nixon Administration and that it was the Nixon Administration that began the first federal affirmative action program.

[@Koop784]

I can't wait to learn about Reagan.

[@Adxksm]

"Although very few people argue on shrinking the government because you know, that would be unpopular.. People like medicare" ... ... I'm afraid you were wrong on that :(.

[@Alpinex105]

Any Political Scientist or university student studying politics would argue that the video doesn't explain true or classical Conservatism. Conservatism is one of the oldest paradigms around, but the people often confuse conservatism with classical-liberal or neo-conservatism. Based on our current 'popular' understanding of Conservative it's very difficult to make comparisons with other paradigms. We today can't fathom that Socialists would agree with some basic Conservatives tenets such as protecting community.

[@kyleleonard3735]

It is not as old as the Democratic party or liberalism though. Federalism is different than American Republicanism.

[@Alpinex105]

What are you talking about conservatism could be traced back to ancient Greece. You know political philosophers such as Aristotle, Socrates, and Plato all exhibited some basic tenets of Conservatism (hierarchy/traditional family structures)? Hell Conservatism was even present during Feudalism. You're thinking of neo-conservatism which is a mixture of classical liberalism and traditional conservatism. I didn't mention federalism at all so I don't understand the second part of your comment.

[@rohyp600]

Conservatives are as old as free market - liberalism. And no, the yankee conception about conservatism doesn't go back to Greece, it goes back to the 20's

[@TSBoncompte]

Never trust americans to use normal terminology in politics: they call their fascistoid market fundamentalists "libertarians" their classical liberals "conservatives", their social-democrats "communists" and their provinces "states2.

[@Alpinex105]

negromausoleum Wha? Bro you have no idea.

[@mikemclean5815]

At 10:00 you omitted a very important point. The reason the ERA failed is because it would have required women to register for the draft. It failed because it would have taken away women's privileges, such as being exempt from the draft. The "STOP ERA" movement was an acronym. It stood for Stop Taking Our Privileges, Equal Rights Amendment.

[@RyanJFaulk]

You said conservatives opposed abortion because it led to the breakdown of family values. True, but NOT the heart of the issue. You didn't even mention the personhood of the unborn! Conservatives think the unborn are persons, and as persons have rights! That's the PRIMARY issue with abortion! And you didn't even mention it.

[@CollinMcLean]

Riiiiiiight... which is why conservatives will happily defend the rights of an unborn fetus with potential for life but have no problem immediately disregarding the needs of numerous poor and starving children referring to them as “entiteled” such as defunding after school programs, children’s healthcare initiatives, and healthier meals... Unborn, a life that deserves to be protected, born, meh...

[@iiTzoreo1]

because thats a modern argument, that wasn't argued during the party switch and rise of conservatism....

[@123_king_me9]

This is a history video not a discussion about politics. This video is strictly about the rise of conservatism in the second half of the 20th century, and why it happened.

[@thetimeisninefifteen]

Collin McLean This is akin to saying that because I don’t want you to be murdered, I will also want to pay your bills.

[@MrRachdack]

Collin McLean You're argument stating conservatives don't want to support children is a logical fallacy. When you resort to strawmen you should avoid the cliché ones.

[@RustyClantonOfficial]

"scootalypooping" hahahaha

[@formerdave94]

the one thing I dont like about this channel, is that the focus on american history and american terminology are given TOO much attention. American politics, and in this case, american conservatism, is something completely different from Conservatism - so when saying "today we're going to talk about the rise of conservatism", you're actully just talking about the RIse of Conservatism in American politics. You dont even mention european key-historic-points, such as the French revolution (which was the reason conservatism was founded), OR EVEN EDMUND BURKE??? Seeing as I am from Europe, I may be biased. But dont call this The Rise of Conservatism when only focusing on less significant countries like the US - conservatism firstly started in the European continent, and not mentioning French or British politics, is nothing but blameworthy!

[@CoolKidX85]

Same with Liberalism actually, when you a liberal in the US and a liberal in the EU is very different

[@duckpondwithoutducks]

Well, this course is U.S. History, so that's why they focus on the US. But, hopefully they will also do a European History course in the future!

[@SpecOpODST]

In all fairness this show tries to make a point in teaching american history, hence the globe and not much else.

[@formerdave94]

SpecOpODST well the title is nevertheless misleading, as the rise of conservatism in the US in not in any sense representing conservatism as an ideology - for that, like I said in the PP, we need to be looking at European history I get it if this is a part of US History, but I never saw any indications of that when clicking the video. Nevertheless, the title is still misleading

[@formerdave94]

Robin Janssen no, but in order to explain US politics, and in this case, conservatism, you firstly have to go back to the beginning, to look at just that: THE RISE of conservatism

[@stephenguo8630]

Anybody noticing that the transcript/subtitle doesn't match the video? Seems like a few clips have been cut from the video.

[@ClutchFilms]

Who else is cramming for APUSH Test?

[@bobolobo688]

Me. Just trying to get in some small info.

[@ClutchFilms]

+bobo lobo same.

[@starwurzgeeckLXIX]

+Clutch Films yeup

[@ClutchFilms]

+marc gabriel Is there your only AP Test this year?

[@starwurzgeeckLXIX]

+Clutch Films lol no, I have Macroeconomics and English Lang

[@lhicrt6545]

Dude, that video was PACKED! first time I watched it a bit slower :D

[@striker865]

Whoa! Fairly representing both sides! 🤯😀

[@V_Deity]

Props to whoever animated the divorce couple with the black baby.

[@agusmolfino]

4:35 someone inform Candace Owens

[@CynthiaAttorney]

Great series Mr. Green. My daughter studies you in her AP course and I love you for just the facts for fun. Love you!

[@nayboi_]

This is even sadder to watch now that the court overturned Roe v Wade.. we're regressing

[@philknight5182]

"The Roomba shall make you free"?

[@trojan88tm]

at 8:47, i'll go out on a limb and say that the black baby was probably, PROBABLY the reason for the divorce. lol

[@deedaye]

@ 4:20 - 4:38 .... he explained why Conservatives (White southerners who were Democrats) switched to support the Conservatives Politicians who now called themselves Republicans also known as the Southern Strategy. Conservative Ideology haven't changed, just the name of the Party. So when you think of Pro Segregation, Pro Slavery, Anti Civil Rights.... think Conservatives...... their parents great grandparents (Democrats), grandparents (Democrats), parents (Republicans), and they themselves (Republicans), could all be Conservatives. Funny how some of Americans are just skip passed this and try to put social blame on the Name of a party (Democrats/Republicans) and not the "Ideology" which is more important.

[@TheGamerUnknown]

Could you guys do a crash course psychology course? :D You guys do such a great job with all the stuff you do, I'd love to see a psych course.

[@NicolasMorenoDiaz]

Loving your videos. Pretty objective. Grettings from Colombia

[@masterhidsert1043]

It's always fascinating seeing how vastly different our politics were back in the day. Our modern politics seems like an elaborate joke now that Trump actually won.

[@paulgangi147]

its incredible to see how different our politics are today as compared to when this video was published not even three years ago. I find myself in college re- watching John Green, the man who helped me pass my APUSH class in high school, because i need some comfort :(

[@masterhidsert1043]

Paul Gangi haha same!! He came in clutch, I ended getting a 5 on the exam as well. I absolutely adored APUSH, it made me appreciate my country a lot more now that I understand it's unique and controversial history.

[@Codydog125]

Honestly in a lot of ways nixon and trump are very similar from their reliance on the silent majority to their lashback on social progressivism

[@masterhidsert1043]

Absolutely. When Trump mentioned that he had a silent majority supporting him I strongly disagreed. But he was right, and here we are. Fascinating.

[@patrickgarvey5739]

A lot of this stuff is basically trump foreshadowing though.

[@wowfrosted13]

Damn, you can almost feel that this guy votes strictly Democrat

[@popeyethepirate5473]

of course he does.... look at him.

[@wowfrosted13]

+noahporter95 you're making assumptions, not I.

[@spiderartmc3912]

He used to live in Alabama, so there is no real way to know his political vote.

[@popeyethepirate5473]

In a couple of his videos he admits to leaning to the left.

[@ArcticKoaleFox789]

+Ty Smith Not like he needed to admit it, it's hardly subtle...

[@keithmichael9965]

I am an independent, who loves political philosophy and history. I can't say the roots of the conservative movement were explained correctly. The shift of southern Dems toward the Republican party happened for multiple reasons. Racism is not the basis of the shift or the rise on conservatism. I am not sure where all the naked hatred of Nixon came from. Neither of us were born when he was president. Can you please turn down the personal bias a bit? Whatever your political opinion, it seems the purpose of Crash Course is to educate young people. Put in the role of an educator, you have a responsibility to share both sides. Being depressed because you couldn't behead a person who is already dead, is not my idea of fair and balanced. Conservatism is, in my opinion, not a strict 'ism'. Where modern liberalism is more unified in social (gay rights) and economic policy (Keynesian Economics), conservatives don't seem to be as unified. Yes, Virginia, there are liberal Republicans. Conservatives seem to see themselves as individuals first, not as a collective. Liberals seem to see the collective first. Nothing wrong with either way of thinking, as long as the American people get the best deal. We have to look at the time these people lived in. To our modern eyes, it is easy to paint a very complicated movement or group with a broad brush. Generalization is a very easy thing to do, especially when you already have a bias. The Southern Strategy seems to be an opportunistic power play that any politician would use. Modern politicians routinely pit groups against each other for fun and profit. Black vs white. Rich vs Poor. Labor vs Coperations.

[@AK-ic1yj]

Some good points, thanks for sharing. Do you think racism, or sexism, or homophobia are factors at all in the shift from Dem. to Rep. in the South and the rise of conservatism? If so, how big of a factor? If not, why?

[@AlanNadeauIII]

5-2 for the Mystery Document season. So far, so good John.