Three Billionaires Debate Socialism???

[@sage-py6fr]

"Is it ethical to eat fish? We asked three sharks."

[@just-mees]

[@connerblank5069]

"Actually, I think the question we _should_ ask is this- are the fish themselves ethical? Is it not more ethical to remove an unethical being?"

[@ziegemann3874]

i'm astounded that someone thought "interviewing three BILLIONiares about capitalism and socialism" was a good idea in any way possible...... *my jaw drops it takes 14 teams of surgeons to bring it back together and I can never look at lineups of wrinkled scroogeesque men again without weeping*

[@noahkarpinski1824]

I know. It's like the media, tech feild, politics and literally every system that we use as Americans completely reflect the interests of our wealthy masters Eat the rich!

[@roramdin]

*eyes bulge out of head*

[@cetriyasArtnComicsChannel]

It is... to get clicks, not to come up with solutions

[@vetreas366]

Agreed, deffo for clicks... And I guess a click is a click, regardless of the motivation that generated it whether it was genuine interest in the subject matter or, I assume more likely, a morbid desire to find out what the fuck these people could possibly bring to the discussion. Program got the attention and ad revenue, billionaires got the visibility they wanted, got to generate some sound bytes that will be used to validate some of their misguided fans' future online arguments and also felt like they were making good points for a few minutes so win-win for all! Except the... umm... poor people, I guess. So that would be most of us... Least we got a laugh out of it!

[@JaseekaRawr]

@@vetreas366 I dïdn't get a laugh out of it. I was just ïmagining the three of them being put against a wäll the entire time. 😖👉🧱 I wrote much more in this comment, adding onto Ro's commentary, listing my personal experience growing up in poverty in Appalachia, but YT keeps deleting it. Oh well. 😑

[@adambetanco141]

my jaw dropped when the interviewer said ‘perceived problems’

[@QualityGentry]

"if you love your post office you will love socialism" literally didnt scan for me as a dig at socialism i was like "yeah exactly! the post office is great! yay public works!"

[@user-et3xn2jm1u]

Public libraries. You'll never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.

[@kasperdomagala4544]

public schooling, Satan's enclave on Earth.

[@mattrose99]

Ive recieved packages quicker than itll take for the pharmacy to refill my prescription

[@LunaWitcher]

What breaks capitalism to me is the fact that in theory, having a lot of money shouldn't be a bad thing. Extremely huge amounts of money could be used for things that _need_ a lot of money to be made, like advancements in technology, pharmaceutics, social reform, etc. But in reality, the huge amounts of money that exist _don't do anything_ and _don't go anywhere_ and that's why we are so fucked. 10 dollars in the hands of poor people goes around. You pay a store a 10 dollar bill, and that store uses the same 10 dollar bill to give some change to another client, and that client uses that change to pay for a drink on the street, and the person selling that drink uses that money to pay for bus tickets, and so that 10 dollar bill generated 40 dollars in transactions. Billionaires don't use most of their money for anything unless it is for tax breaks and that infuriates me.

[@guy-sl3kr]

Such is life when the people who own all the businesses also effectively own the government. Nothing will change until the workers, as a class, organize and seize power for themselves ☭

[@gianniavido2289]

@@guy-sl3kr amen to that

[@mocotojam6767]

@@guy-sl3kr , I'm with you.

[@bellabliss1860]

@@guy-sl3kr the deal the Kellogg's workers on strike reached is possibly a good sign, it shows people that strikes work and that unionization of people who find value in the labor they put out is a symbol of pride and rewards. I just hope the rest of the world gets on board quickly enough. i've only been "striking" against employment because of how i've been abused as a trans worker the past three years (the only years I've worked) and also because legally I'm unable to work because of my legal name change and not having the rest of my documents. only FAFSA and local housing organizations have kept me off the streets while i attempt to get my college degree in web development. systemic transphobia is everywhere and capitalism is the biggest beneficiary of them all.

[@violetsparkles5453]

No kidding. It's not that people being rich is bad, it's that rich people don't do shit with their affluence except wipe their ass with it

[@gnatscrafts]

“there is no way to ethically become a billionaire.” that statement is what radicalized me. truly attempting to understand the ways one could “earn” billions of dollars is why i am so far left. because these are *bad people.* you can call them smart or “innovative” or whatever you want, but they are horrible, evil people who don’t understand the concept of human empathy.

[@LucasDimoveo]

I don't think making the jump to labeling them bad people makes much sense.

[@gnatscrafts]

@@LucasDimoveo it’s not a jump once you understand it

[@anishinaabae]

@@gnatscrafts it's a shuffle

[@DeirdreMooMoo]

@@anishinaabae an awkward shift

[@samkadel8185]

@@LucasDimoveo What makes it a jump? Why are you uncomfortable with the idea that people who do unethical things when they have other options are bad people?

[@justinwatson1510]

I would rather see Bill Gates explain what he did when he spent time with Epstein, but would also settle for seeing them beg for their lives.

[@mightymeatymech]

God, every now and then those flight logs pop up in my mind so often :/

[@TheRenaSystem]

"He looks like he died 15 minutes ago" is my favorite insult I've heard from you yet, and that's saying something

[@PsycheSlut]

I cackled. Also the comment about hearing a radiator had me dying.

[@ammphitrite1559]

i vote we should put the elderly billionaires in a fighting match. eat the rich? no. we BOX.

[@WSNO]

we'll eat the meat of the losers. and the winners

[@itcouldbelupus2842]

@@WSNO tenderized.

[@toasterstrudles642]

heavily seasoned

[@angeldeviltears]

loving this comment session

[@btarczy5067]

Once Jake Paul becomes an elderly guy that will just be reality. Is it the future I want? No. But we can‘t change it so my money is on brain-in-a-sensory-deprivation-jar Rogan.

[@whitet75]

i wonder when we eat the rich are these grandpas so old and fragile that their meat just falls off the bone 😍

[@roramdin]

this is such a foul description but i laughed top ten comments on my channel

[@oats8854]

can we turn them into dog food instead 😬

[@guy-sl3kr]

Falls off? It's gonna turn into sludge and slough off if you even try to cook it lol

[@Jack_Dawlia]

jerky

[@whitet75]

@@roramdin ilysm this made my day lmfaoo

[@alexritchie4586]

Charles Monger: "Capitalism creates innovation!" Also Charles Monger: * designed a 4500 student capacity dorm that has no windows *

[@hayley58]

i dont know how people dont think being rich is an inherent character flaw. accumulating wealth is inherently shitty. you should NEVER be just sitting on money that you dont even need to live a comfortable life when you know how many people are suffering

[@violetsparkles5453]

i broke up with my bf cuz his parents let me go to the streets before letting me stay with them. dragons, accumulating wealth, watching the rest of us drown then wonder why we arent more productive. some of us are barely alive

[@Ranger881]

"there's no way to ethically become a billionaire" is the statement that I find really revealing. I think I first heard it when Rihanna became a billionaire, but there's no way to become that wealthy without exploitation. I do believe that anyone who's that wealthy is a bad person. Because as much as people on the internet like to say "being rich doesn't make you a bad person" that's not the argument that's being made. Billionaires are bad (people) because it's impossible for them to become that wealthy without knowingly exploiting those in poverty. The wealth in itself does not make them bad people, it's the manor in which it was obtained. I appreciate that Ro points out that the extremely wealthy and those who defend them intentionally misunderstand and obfuscate points that don't benefit their argument of capitalism being good. The reality is that one day capitalism will have to end, whether we as a society choose to do so or not. By continuing it, we're making that choice without making it, because there isn't really a choice.

[@itcouldbelupus2842]

Great comment.

[@40nights40daystv]

You right

[@leogeck7350]

So true!

[@jackiekenobi3359]

Not only do they knowingly exploit to get to that achievement but they also choose to allow millions to starve and live in poverty and they are perfectly okay with that

[@nohemymendez8189]

I think in the traditional way of owning a business and whatnot that may be true. But we can also not box them ALL together. While I do think most have had to do unethical things of different degrees, I don't think that is necessarily the case for everyone. OR they've had to sacrifice part of themselves in a way, which isn't feasible for everyone or even a good thing. I'm sure there's many people who've had hardships to get to where they are, specially people who come from poverty and because many might "forget" or turn a blind eye to the issues that they had while they were poor doesn't necessarily make them a bad person. It makes them a person of not good character but they're not automatically bad.

[@sentientmarshmallow4644]

I appreciate the fact that you’re criticizing capitalism and supporting socialism without romanticizing *dictators*

[@MEOWMIX3DS]

this gave me countryhumans flashbacks im sorry

[@itcouldbelupus2842]

Infinite growth on a planet with finite resources is a slow suicide.

[@guy-sl3kr]

Slow? We're speedrunning it rn 🌏🔥

[@junebug3859]

I mean except capitalism isn’t growing anything

[@itcouldbelupus2842]

@@guy-sl3kr I think humanity will be in hospice for the next few decades at least.

[@minhoca4269]

"back in my day the government assigned you a gender and it would be either 'medal of honor' or 'killed in battle'" fucking gold

[@nicowashwre]

My dyslexia made me read Buffet, Gates & Hunger, and that's an killer title for a much better conversation, actually

[@anishinaabae]

holy shit lmaooo

[@speckofdignity2487]

Especially if you take that as a double meaning of both the billionaires’ names and also metaphorically meaning a Buffett that has Gates so that the Hungry can’t eat

[@nicowashwre]

@@speckofdignity2487 exactly, so many options, such a good topic "Why can't Gates stop doing weekly buffets, and just end world hunger?" Or maybe it's the gates from the buffet industry, and how the commodity of food stops the hungry from eating

[@cthulhutheendless1587]

They’re “Gates”-keeping the “Buffett” from those who have “Munger”

[@icybeverage9276]

Fun fact! Hunger (Munger) made the news for suggesting a dorm plan to a university that he designed himself, and said he would pull funding if the plan was not put into place. Among the cramped living condition's features are *no windows,* instead featuring false lights in place of a window in each bedroom pod, and a single staircase between all levels. An architect hired to consult the project quit on counts of it being inhumane. Just give "Munger dorms" a quick search anywhere.

[@GrumpSupport]

Best way to think about the difference between 1 million and 1 billion is this: 1 million seconds is about 11 days and one billion seconds is about 31 YEARS.

[@dakotasillyman5495]

Any one on of these guys could just go online and fulfill every GoFundMe goal every posted and still have enough money to like buy every houseless person a two story house, yet they don't. That's as much of an indictment of capitalism as I'll ever need to hear.

[@koii55]

Hot take here, but I believe the purpose of a society should be to provide the basic necessities of the people who comprise it, not "innovation" or "progress", however that's defined by those with power.

[@ThylineTheGay]

Yeah.

[@rachel5399]

No seriously. I don't understand how we have millions still struggling to pay for basic needs of food, shelter, access and rights to quality education and healthcare, and clean water. And that's not even describing third world, underdeveloped country, that's right here in the US. Let us get more people out of poverty(yes, you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink, I know, but please do not reply to my comment as if rules and regulations aren't put in to keep lower class people in lower class environments and act as if it is easy to put yourself into a higher wealth class in the first place, as if that doesn't take years of being depressed and exhausted, working long hours just to get by) and then focus on how humanity can go to Mars.

[@rdarkstorm8414]

I think one leads directly to the other: if you have a society where people are not spending the bulk of their time simply surviving, the time is instead spent in other ways. Inventors have time to invent, painters have time to paint, composers compose, writers write, etc. In addition, since the amount of stress would be reduced, production would likely improve (happy workers work harder generally). Progress and innovation would naturally follow

[@violetsparkles5453]

@@rdarkstorm8414 good point. with more time available, progress will happen inevitably

[@nina.robbs565]

EXACTLY. I don't know how we can explain to these people that you should care about other people, and to be upset at a system that allows "unlucky" people to be "left behind" and rot and die. I just don't think they understand empathy and human nature. people will naturally have progression with time, and it's okay to not constantly be making as much money as possible.

[@legend7951]

The point that old fogey said about china going from "rural poverty" to "rich as fuck" because they adopted capitalism is literally insane. All it did was give extremely privileged people the ability to get even richer while the rural areas (and even some cities) are STILL absolutely devastated by poverty. What a surface level low effort take that is easily debunked if you step 12 feet outside of beijing or shanghai

[@ladyeowyn42]

Truth. Drive 10 min outside Beijing’s outer loop and you can see trucks dumping chemicals in the woods in broad daylight. They aren’t doing that where wealthy people live.

[@guy-sl3kr]

Well have you stepped 12 feet outside of beijing or shanghai? Because China has lifted more people out of poverty than any other country in human history, but that's obviously not something that these billionaires, or American media in general, will ever tell you.

[@chaynecooper5577]

@@guy-sl3kr as someone who actually went to china and is going back to study there, I can confirm that

[@jamiewhichelo9983]

Look, In 1999, 2/3, 66% of Chinese lived below the international poverty line. Now it's 0.5%. These are UN statistics, not CCP ones. This, according to the world bank, has changed it from a developing nation, into an upper-middle income nation, similar to Brazil. People are living often in shitty conditions due to the pollution caused by capitalism, true. So capitalism causes a terrible natural environment. However, for the vast majority, capitalism has been an absolute success for their personal lives, as long as they use government infrastructure and not use rivers with sewage. This is somewhat due to the elephant curve of capitalism, meaning that, even though wealth is grown immensely to the poorest, the most is grown to the 100%, and is thus not a good long term strategy. As a way for a nation to build quickly however, it's a godsend. Many would say "but building a nation by destroying the environment, leaving no plausible long term future is a terrible idea". That however is because we are using a western idea, where we have all the time in the world. Remember, China has a few problems that force them to try and be a world power in limited time. First, the effects of the One Child Policy. They cannot sustain an elderly population without much more resources, quickly. 2) growing protests for democracy. Always time sensitive, especially with places like Hong Kong. 3) The way the CCP works. They set strict time frames. 20 year plan for... 10 year plan for.... the way the CCP works is as a set time frame for a larger goal to ensure it is met. 4) the collective good of the people. It's a known part of culture. The valuing over community over individual, as the majority are succeeding, hurting the abject poor more, is seen as right, as a result of the general good.

[@heysimone]

As goes for America. He earned those insults

[@logannnn]

i can't lie, capitalism is kind of a bummer

[@beebo7071]

Capitalism literally starts with cap

[@MEOWMIX3DS]

@@beebo7071 holy fuck you just blew my fuckin brains out of my head.... its does... it really does.

[@racoon2623]

i had a conversation with my history teacher where i said “yo i don’t think the issue of the cold war was so much communism vs capitalism it feels like authoritarianism vs democracy was the big thing” and then it led to him saying “well modern china has capitalist aspects because of its economy but it has communist ones because of media censorship” fuck mccarthy idk

[@neetraptor]

ah yes because capitalist societies don't have censorship (/s)

[@SeeMeRolling]

🙃🙃🙃

[@blorblin]

But it was about capital vs countries who didn't want to trade their resources and manpower to capital. Like the USSR was authoritarian, but initially it was a very democratic project. Most of the ML states started as democratic projects. But they didn't turn into authoritarian countries because it's inherent to socialism. They did so because capital was antagonistic and violent towards labor movements.

[@blorblin]

I guess it was more about making money for the west?

[@hozie6795]

I think the issue of the Cold War was capitalism vs. communism--the idea that the primary world-historical struggles of the past (and present) century are about democracy vs. authoritarianism is, imho, an archetypally liberal view that doesn't have a lot of explanatory or analytical value. The CIA was perfectly happy to coup democratically-elected socialists, and many US-backed regimes were quite brutally autocratic (including some that people have seemingly forgotten were ever dictatorships, like the right-wing regimes in South Korea, Taiwan, Greece, etc...) People throwing around hot takes about whether the PRC is capitalist or communist almost never know what they're talking about.

[@Colosphe]

Three billionaires in one room gives me anxiety. The avatars of human exploitation in the flesh. There is a void of empathy in that room unmatched by practically any place in existence. Happy birthday, Big D!

[@possumpaints6852]

Every time one of the billionaires laugh it's like a cheese grater on my brain

[@Rawrz013]

"why do they all look like different cartoon frogs" took me out lmfao

[@Taylor-gb5gf]

the whole setup of this thing is so individualist focused it's weird, like "here's 3 billionaires, they *might* be capitalists but we don't know yet, make up your own mind whether you're a capitalist or not" like no, it's not a decision, if you own capital and don't have to work for a living you're a capitalist, if you have to work for a living you're not a capitalist, you're part of the proletariat and your interests are directly opposed to the capitalist class no matter how much you think jordan peterson destroyed slavoj zizek.

[@liamjay6844]

I lost it at "Medal of Honor" or "killed in battle" and "murder doesn't count if it's a butler"

[@leahpia2324]

Video came at the perfect time…just having a discussion about communism, socialism and capitalism while exploring the merits of sociocracy. Educational and entertaining! Thank you!

[@geri8115]

ro you’re so based. i love socialist content

[@noahsamsen]

can i sample your gulp homie

[@user-burner]

noah you have 400 thousand subcribers why do you have 21 likes

[@maddisonking6545]

this is such a fantastic video but i think one thing missing is a call to JOIN YOUR UNION! find your relevant trade union and supportive unionising initiatives because there is power in numbers and they will be there to help you when employers fuck you over. it's important and tax deductible!!

[@NateAlyn]

"Just the garbled voice of a 2009 Panasonic camcorder trying to use its noise reduction in a wind tunnel" This is why I subscribed and watch every video.

[@MareTigeress2]

Incredibly entertaining. I think I would have jumped if I watched that “debate” w/out the constant comedy. Idk how you are able to get your points across so concisely all while making jokes fit for standup. Again, incredible

[@MariaSantos-tk6il]

also fun fact the people i live with said i seem like i would be in a jubilee video and i can’t decide if that’s an insult or not

[@samtingley5131]

How did you comment this 15 hours ago??

[@itcouldbelupus2842]

I'd be insulted.

[@Beauberry79]

It feels like they left this interview and thought they “fixed” people who are socialists

[@KarlMarcus8468]

It's really very lame that their cap vs soc "debate" was with people who first of all don't study economics and second REALLY ALREADY LIKE THE CURRENT SYSTEM. Speaking of, I really want to learn more about socialism on a more in-depth level, anyone have any good resources like lectures or whatnot to start me on my journey?

[@itcouldbelupus2842]

Professor Richard Wolff has a KZbin channel and probably has some of his lectures on there.

[@itcouldbelupus2842]

This channel is also great. kzbin.info

[@guy-sl3kr]

The channel Marxist Paul is very educational and accessible but of course, there's no replacing reading theory yourself.

[@ladyeowyn42]

I read Marx’s capital in high school (I know right) and it was pretty accessible. Still applicable in many ways, like talking about how increasing automation could make it so we could all have more leisure but only if the productivity is distributed among the workers.

[@justine4581]

@@guy-sl3kr true but sometimes theory is legitimately hard and confusing to read on your own so having someone talk about it usually can greatly help

[@josephmatthews7698]

Billionaire: "Capitalism is awesome!" Everyone else: "I'm hungry, ill, overworked and never get to spend time with my family." Billionaires: "HOW DARE YOU ATTACK CAPITALISM YOU COMMIE SOCIALISTS!"

[@MariaSantos-tk6il]

fortnite capitalism vs apex legends socialism

[@hi.365]

bloodhound is a proud socialist you can’t change my mind

[@aguyuno]

Ro at 11 minutes in so worried she's getting too intense is adorable lmao. Nah, Ro, we're all here for whatever direction your videos take. Funny, calculating, those introspective moments you put at the end -it's all great!

[@glowvxn]

"capitalism, socialism, communism" none of these word are in the bible.

[@Justin14523]

“Oh trust me, I really wanted to pay more taxes, it just has to be after I die”

[@rubyfletcher4274]

Ro I am so proud to see your channel grow this much you deserve every bit of it 🌸

[@rubyfletcher4274]

100k before you know it!!

[@kaitlynm9463]

First off, HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIG D 🥳 🎂 Secondly, this WHOLE time I thought you were at least 23 because of how articulate and educated you are. Now I’m seeing that you’re 4 months YOUNGER than me?? I simply cannot process this Ro what the fuck

[@glowvxn]

capitalism is... a little.. cringe.

[@angelag9927]

Your silver eyeshadow is everything!!!

[@iamjustkiwi]

Ro, you really are one of the voices we need pushing these messages. You are entertaining, quippy and sarcastic as hell, and most of all CORRECT. Channels like this are one of the few things keeping me optimistic for our future generations.

[@rabbit6546]

the way the interviewer listened to three men so old their voices are just croaks and somehow thought they were fully aware and knowledgable of modern financial climate outside of 'exploiting this current issue will make me the most money' really is something

[@cloeshay87]

Right when I was going into a full mental breakdown the queen saved the day ❤️ Edit: the grey/frosty shadow is YOUR look 😍😍😍 Edit edit: HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIG D

[@theeducationofbayush1201]

"I'm On My ThIrD mUrDeR, it doesn't count when it's a bUtLeR" Consider me the fourth murder, I'm dead 😂😂😂

[@user-ld6th3vw8e]

"I'm on my third murder" made me guffaw, these fucking ghouls will act like they're just harmless grandpas as if they're not using more money to wipe their asses than I'll ever see in my life, Ro this is the definition of punching up do not feel bad for 1 second. Happy birthday big D you got Ro a cute shirt

[@user-xg6zz8qs3q]

It's worse than that. Way worse than that. These arseholes can barrow money at 0% interest because they're so filthy rich. They invest that money in the perpetually inflating stock market. Money, labor and production have no meaning to them. Reality has no meaning. Capitalism is a joke when some people can borrow at 0% interest.

[@queggy]

In retrospect, i think going to school in seattle made me buy into a lot of the propoganda that glorified bill gates because he funded the school system, when in reality this clarified that no amount of philanthropy can fix your perpetuation of systems of inequality. Im glad im finally unlearning this stuff.

[@thehermit3608]

Have not left this channel since finding it this morning, immediate subscription. Thanks for sharing your research, thoughts, and self, the world is better for it

[@lincolnripley3099]

I never realized how young you were! I'm really impressed with how articulate you are on these issues for someone recently out of high school. Congrats on being smart and cool

[@KM-mw3jp]

“I don’t need it to keep going so if you don’t have it, don’t donate it.” Ro I literally love you. You’re so compassionate and sweet like damn idk why that hit me so hard but it’s genuinely so rare to find content creators who are so honest and understanding about their income/Patreons.

[@Emma-zc5jm]

It's actually really interesting that Buffet said that the us has done well with capital "since 76".... If you actually look at the stats, that's around the time where productivity and income started becoming massively uneven, people started making companies waaaaay more money than they were earning for themselves. Essentially making the billionaires richer

[@parker6809]

this video slaps 10/10 the way u talk/explain/word things is everything, im obsessed

[@parker6809]

ill watch u roast crusty men and capitalism any day, love the content baddie

[@Ambarfing]

this is so ROUGH TO WATCH except for Ro’s perfect points and very good makeup

[@glowvxn]

love ur videos sm,,, our parasocial relationship is growing very nicely

[@theoneandonlysoupemporium]

Don't mind me just gonna right-click save all your banger jokes because this was fantastic!

[@user-burner]

why do you have one like what the fuck

[@AndromedaD]

"If you look at what was here before 1776..." Thriving societies who were doing a better job managing resources and taking care of the land than the current corporatocracy?

[@beebo7071]

But no iPhone or monopoly

[@naturalistmind]

So Warren Buffett is like Noam Chomsky's evil doppelganger I guess

[@ClitoracleOracle]

Ooh... terrifying! I totally see it. It's utterly unsettling and super true. I dig it.

[@Ranger881]

God the fucking jazz trumpet elevator music in the background of all of these videos always gets me it's so comical and I don't even know why

[@briansupermega5692]

I thought communist was a stateless, classless, moneyless society. Has socialism 101 lied to me?

[@itcouldbelupus2842]

It is.

[@oats8854]

communism is when no iphone

[@KKERMlT]

It is, but usually americans refer to any society that adopted state socialism with marxist aspirations as communist

[@ajiththomas2465]

Communism, in its intended goal, is to have a stateless, classless, moneyless society. Socialism is the transitory state between capitalism and Communism, where the workers own the means of production and so on. One thing that Ro gets wrong is that democratic socialism does not refer to reformist policies about Taxation. That would be social democracy, which is basically capitalism with strong public welfare and strong social safety nets. Think Europe and the Nordic countries. They're much preferable compared to what we have now in America but they are still capitalist countries. Democratic socialism simply refers to socialism that is run democratically. How that comes about can vary, anywhere from reformism to revolution. Democratic socialism is in itself a bit of an oxymoronix misnomer, namely because socialism is inherently democratic and its mainly used by socialists to essentially say, "by god, I'm not one of those authoritarian 'socialists' like the Soviets". Socialism is inherently democratic. As much of a meme that it may be, "true socialism has never even tried out" still rings true. The Soviet Union, China (Mao to Jinping), Vietnam, North Korea, etc. and other so-called "Communist" countries were never socialist from the outset, any more than the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, otherwise known as North Korea, is any one of those adjectives. The workers do not own the means of production and there is no democracy in the workplace or in any other public sphere of life in those countries. All those aforementioned countries were simply state capitalist authoritarian dictatorships, who traded one form of aristocrats for another in the form of Party elites. Actions speak louder than words and names. China has never been socialist and defending China's atrocities does not advocate the cause for socialism at all. The opposite of America imperialism is not Chinese imperialism.

[@samtingley5131]

Looking at the thumbnail after you did the joke about it was so funny

[@hiilikemovies9787]

I really love your videos but a lot of the time you subjects are so serious and full I watch them over a few days not a critique just a weird thing I do love your content

[@hannahhaake2187]

I love how I found you by slightly investigating that dumb tweet from “tony” and thinking it was unnecessary. And just being curious, clicking your profile and then KZbin and finding your hilarious and intelligent content!! Your shit is top tier girl

[@rehabghost]

munger sounds like one of those talking pianos except instead of a piano it's a brown paper bag

[@scooterking136]

your warren buffet impression is wonderful, so glad i found your channel

[@joshuatheawesome9440]

Eyeliner lookin snatched. I have nothing else to say, except that I have seen and enjoyed every video on your channel.

[@weenerdog]

Ro, love the video and love the silver eye makeup you're wearing!

[@lilnoodletm8806]

just so you know; youre cartoonish gulp was what made me subscribe.

[@blumeiworld]

I ran out of weed and ro is exactly what I need

[@EEarle]

ro please never stop being a nerd, it's very satisfying to hear valid and informed criticism from others, aka what you're providing. just because humour cannot always be worked into commentary without sounding like a diversion or dismissal from the genuine point of analysis does not take away from the value of your channel and coherency of your videos.

[@user-ck2kk9oo8k]

I find it so irritating when people argue like "well without capitalism we wouldn't have X or Y, so we need it" first off, without capitalism, we wouldn't have a lot of really awful things like a trio of frog men on TV and child slaves. Second, capitalism didn't give us the iPhone or the car, people did with their labour. The difference between capitalism and socialism is not whether or not things get invented and progress is made, its who gets paid for it.

[@KarK1ttyy]

The makeup looking very tin man from the wizard of oz on Halloween today loving it

[@maddiem8355]

rooting for warren buffet's grimes-inspired-social/economic-belief arc!

[@Flanclanman]

Watching your face as you behold Worn Buffet being the absolute ghouliest disingenuous ghoul has made my day. Good on you for getting through this enough to provide us with this top tier content.

[@EilonwyWanderer]

Okay, this was a delightful video. Yes, you are actually funny (you accurately assessed yourself in that regard!) Also, happy birthday to Big D!

[@Croove55]

Happy birthday Large Member. Sorry Big D, missed yours, hope it was good.

[@Cleanframe]

Short videos but I get to see you more times a week is a great compromise

[@willabell5887]

AN ELDERLY KEEBLER ELF I AM LOSING MY SHIT THATS GOLD -Also your makeup is amazing today!

[@smolknife]

He sounds like an even hoarser Super Dave Osborne

[@lemi2240]

we love all your videos :) the amount of work you put in is appreciated, take care of yourself!!!

[@aistrial]

I seriously love your style Ro, both video-wise and clothes-wise That eyeshadow with that shirt looks fucking amazing

[@TheAtomicWINDS]

this video is pretty good ro but that cartoon gulp was perfect

[@bathroomfrog]

capitalism isnt the vibe tbh 🙄

[@TheLeeLee]

Everytime ro makes me laugh its the kind of laugh that makes my sides hurt. Keep it up!

[@PBthesquirrel]

My hunger for Ro has been satiated.... for now. Thanks for the sassy videos! 💜

[@lllaaauuurrraaa]

Saw the thumbnail and came in here fully expecting Ro to be the third billionaire.

[@lilpingu1066]

this was the perfect start to my day, happy birthday, big d

[@Heyfluffu]

"I don't get mad at politicians, if I dislike them I just buy a new one."

[@nightgarla]

being a billionaire named buffett is just begging to be eaten first

[@linkkenni]

The "self interest" part makes my Ayn Rand senses tingle.

[@tabeawerhahn]

I just wanted to point out how great your makeup always looks!! Amazing video as always

[@janeygrace2970]

Your videos are so incredibly informative and funny, and I am so thankful I came across them. You have this charm and wit about you that is absolutely captivating. Although I agree with pretty much every opinion you offer, I appreciate the fact that you still have the compassion and perspective to understand that some people may not agree and (issue depending) that's okay. I'm 23, and it's honestly been such a blessing to be able to learn from you, and seeing your videos instills hope in me that younger and younger people are building morals that have the ability to save the world and enact justice for all of the social atrocity that older generations have perpetuated and let slide. Although the internet has created a lot of harm, I'm glad it led me to your videos.

[@nicholasr156]

socialism is when the government does stuff. Capitalism is when the government doesnt do stuff and Iphone

[@blorblin]

Never stop being iconic asf Rose

[@dianaadler5600]

Okay so your eye makeup, which looks so fucking fantastic by the way, is making it look like you have big cartoonish googly eyes when I see them in my peripheral vision. I keep looking at the "breaking news" and my brain goes, "is she fucking editing her eyes to be big saucers because of something astronomically dumb those guys said?" Anyway great video, 10/10, you're doing great

[@jerrythemagicalllama]

Your eye makeup is SO gorgeous!