Zinn on class in America Pt.2

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Howard Zinn: In the United States we are brought up to think there's only one class

[@Propagandhi900]

Howard Zinn is a great guy. It's too bad that he doesn't get interviewed on mainstream media outlets on these issues. It would create great insight for Americans

[@QueensLadyDay]

We need him now!!! I can't believe he is gone!:(

[@bills.7175]

Zinn was a great man.

[@W1ZY]

He told the truth.

[@brittany1172]

Here it is 2015 and the same issues still persist.....

[@underyourskins]

A wise man is Mr Zinn. The problem is simple... the rich are given a level of respect which is undeserved. This has to change and this will lead to a more balanced society.

[@mykecontrol314]

dude, howard zinn is one of the few historians I trust.. he takes what is usually the point of view of heads of state and instead switches it to the P.O.V. of the working class... the majority in otherwords.. listen and be filled with knowledge... peace be the journey MykeControl

[@nytimb]

what kind of dick would give this a thumbs down!? Apparently there are three of them...

[@fightforyourrights9]

This is very true. I believe that the rich have created a society for themselves in which they have convinced the poor and middle classes that being rich is the highest ideal; that it is something to be strived for. Think about it. In the past, the poor revolted against the rich quite a bit. Now, instead of hating their wealthy overseers, people want to become them. I don't know if this theory has been proposed before, but it seems frighteningly accurate.

[@MultiSmartass1]

@GreggTheEgg Because it is true. There are little to no shows about working class people because there is no appeal to seeing ordinary people on TV. Even reality shows feature mostly middle class to mdoestly wealthy people. The US is about material wealth and aspirant status. Nothing wrong with trying to live comfortably- I would be a fool to recommend poverty. However, one should not live beyond their means. That way lies debt, bankrupcy and posible penury.

[@ryanmathis7161]

Man, I sure wish he could have discovered MMT during his lifetime. Would have loved to have seen the synthesis he could have generated and elucidated.

[@synapsecracklepop]

RealNews is wonderful but... even on their website, they show pieces of interviews without making the full sequence available. it's very annoying. When RealNews is on CNN at seven PM right after DemocracyNow, we'll have a free press in America again.

[@eoswald203]

@9:11 he is basically talking about what we have in the Bernie Sanders grassroots movement!

[@underyourskins]

Exactly... From peasants to princes.

[@AzizAlawadhi]

lol he didn't get that 2008 was last year...he's from harvard?

[@timoback3000]

He was a genius

[@cool70200]

Yes I agree Zinn, spending huge percentages of the budget on military for the purpose of playing global-political chess with other countries while leaving domestic issues to flimsy public relations gimmicks is a recipe for disaster.

[@joeyzero819]

Jesus... He basically laid out HOW we got Trump about a decade ago.

[@GreggTheEgg]

@MultiSmartass1 I liked your observation about TV. Just look at the houses that they shoot these TV shows in where Mom doesn't work and Dad has a non-skilled job, but the house looks like it must have cost them $100,000. How sad that they are so fart removed frpm reality.

[@elstonieo]

well he is 86 m8

[@MultiSmartass1]

@fightforyourrights9 You tap into the propaganda fucntion of US media including movies and tv shows. Ever notice that most of the characters on TV shows are either middle class or upper class? Even a silly show like GOSSIP GIRL wouldn't work if it were about middle-class people. The fatal flaw is that the US is an aspirational society. You are encouraged to be more you are. If you are poor, become middle class. If middle class, get rich. If one cannot rise, then it is your fault.

[@sylvainthibeault6129]

It's easy to feel rich when we walk among the poor

[@kmg501]

The man doesn't even know what year he is in for crying out loud...

[@tonybatisa9448]

We have your system for the Veterans called the V.A! Where the Doctors, Hospitals, & the Payer are all provided by the Government. But I think he means a Single-payer system like Medicare for all, Which Makes the Government the Single payer, while the Doctors, Hospitals, Medical supplies remain Private!