WHAT I FEAR MOST ABOUT LEAVING GERMANY AND LIVING IN THE USA | Hayley Alexis

[@HayleyAlexis]

History repeats itself, first as a tragedy, second as a farce 😑 This video could be chopped up into a million different pieces and could be used to address so many different issues but I used slavery as the example because it is a fresh wound. The broader issue/fear that I have regarding moving back to Florida is the increase in hateful support and divisiveness I see. The proactiveness I see from politicians trying to rewrite history, laws, and rules to fit a narrative that is catastrophically harmful to the USA.... While simultaneously gaining support from people that lack the comprehensive ability to understand.

[@arnodobler1096]

I dread DeSantis too, and I'm German!🤔

[@jessicaely2521]

Amen to not growing up in the Florida that people think we live in. I lived almost in the Everglades. It was 5 minutes west from my house. DeSantis is definitely a nut job. BTW US used to be the 3rd best education system in the US. DeSantis totally ruined this. (FL is now 20th) however FL education system definitely isn't worse than TN, MS, AL, LA (not the city. Im talking about the state), WV, KY. Now I came from a fantastic (I really mean fantastic. Our schools were the 5th best public school in the state when I was in school. This was test scores in reading, writing, and arthemtic. We had exchange students from Germany having to work their butts off to get a B, because the advanced courses were difficult). This is what's wrong with our education system. The "rich" schools get excellent education while the middle class and poverty get a shitty education. Ok rant over 😁. My parents had to borrow money from family so we could get a house in the city I grew up in.

[@BadNessie]

A Channel named Vox has released two videos of discussions in which the opposing sides agreed on five or six facts regarding the topic - prior to their discussion, and then they brought up their individual perspectives on these facts in the discussion. To me, it seems like a perfect format for any discussion ever. However, it's only constructive if the facts are facts and not fiction. An attempt to changing history gives me big time shivers. I knew about the map thing, in which the US are represented bigger on maps that they actually are, but have always considered that a minor "tweak". This new thing however... oof...

[@janpracht6662]

We still have slavery in Germany, too. We only call it Zeitarbeitsfirma (temp agency)...

[@sinjaja5836]

@@janpracht6662 Schräger Vergleich. Soll das ein Witz sein? Wenn ja: es ist leider keiner.

[@TabithaElkins]

Regarding "guilt": my mom grew up in Nazi Germany, where her father (my grandfather) felt like he had to join the Nazi party to find work (because non-members had little chance of working). My father grew up in Grand Saline, TX, and his great-grandfather owned two slaves in the 1860's. "White guilt" is bullshit: I needn't feel guilt about the sins, flaws and weaknesses of my forefathers (each of us are responsible for our own sins), but I do need to look history in the face, take responsibility to make sure I am not adding to the suffering and sin in the world, and not try to make these crimes against humanity somehow "pretty". Here is what we CAN DO instead of feeling "guilt": Buy fair trade products, hire immigrants or POC, help others with tutoring, advice, support or money if you can afford it, boycott racist companies, do not work for companies with racist hiring practices, do not work for any organisation that harms humans, animals or the environment. In doing this, you keep yourself from the hell of your ancestors.

[@stefanweilhartner4415]

growing up in austria in the 70s/80s, i don't feel a certain guilt either. however, the education around WWII was just feeding number to the student. when and where did what happen. but the most important thing was left out and that is the psychology of how to manipulate people. how to create monsters out of innocent people. how things could happen the way they did and how the same mechanisms are being used over the whole world by politicians every day. these kind of psychological games to manipulate the masses where not taught in the school. now AI in social media is playing the same games.

[@clairechloe5294]

👍👍👍well said. From Germany.

[@nancyrafnson4780]

Unfortunately, easy to say, but very hard to do. I am a multi-generational Canadian. My father’s side is pure Icelandic. Would you believe that the Icelandic immigrants and further generations suffered great prejudice in Canada (Manitoba specifically)?? Well, they did! I don’t know why, but unfortunately they did. My father moved to Winnipeg from the Icelandic community centred around Gimli when he was only about 14 years old! He had to work and that is what he came to do. Life was not great in those days. He suffered prejudice - and Then - when he married my mother, She suffered prejudice from his family! Because she Wasn’t Icelandic!! What a world we live in. Love from Canada 🇨🇦. I like to think I don’t have prejudice or pre-conceived ideas but who knows really? I’ve never been put to the test.

[@kathrinscharrer3923]

I am German and I have always felt the heavy weight of our past. But I won't let anyone fool me into believing it is guilt ( normally it is the far right who says that). It is memory culture, something to be proud of and that is a deeply patriotic process towards a better future. Yes, we all need to look the past in the eye. One can clearly see what happens when you don't. Like Austria and DDR with their " it hadn't been us". Like Russia. It is a recipe for desaster.

[@oliveoyal]

Well said. The issue is not whether we should be running around as americans flagellating ourselves and feeling guilty for, lets see,….the long arm of slavery, taking over an entire country from the native Americans, Japanese internment camps following WWII, conducting a verifiably unnessesary war in Viet Nam (it was determined halfway through by the U.S. President and close staff that the war against the Viet Cong was unwinable, yet instead of pulling out the fighting continued for many more years) killing millions of Vietnamese and Americans and maiming almost as many with Napalm across generations of genetically inheritable damage, the list goes on and on. No, on one is requiring todays Americans to feel guilty or responsible for the sins of our ancestors. The crime we increasingly make is promoting the massive country-wide ongoing propaganda campaign of sweeping this all under the rug, and promoting the fairy tale of the United States of America being the fairest, freest, most democratic, most advanced, most morally righteous(???!!) country on the planet, because you know what? GET OUT OF THE COUNTRY AND CHECK IT OUT, WE‘RE NOT! It is horrifying how low we‘ve now sunk, that we are not only allowing those in charge to limit or prevent educating our children-heck, our ADULTS-about the truths in our history, with all its warts, but to justify leaving out all things unpleasant with ridiculous claims like, ‚we dont want our children growing up feeling guilty cos‘ they’re white‘….what? And you think thats doing them a favor, so when they leave their bubble as adults and are confronted with people who received a balanced and critical education, they are shocked to the core to hear that they‘ve been lied to and that their ancestors had been slaveholders, or whatever but this is life people!! Grown up persons can handle bad news, they can deal with unpleasantness, or even great shame for something their country has been involved in which was destructive or inhumane. They learn that life is a mix of good and bad. Welcome to the real and honest world.

[@Toni-or7dk]

That's a very interesting issue you brought up to my mind! As a native German who has never been living outside western Europe, I never get into a intensive conversation with people from abroad about these two topics so far(WW2/Slavery and dealing with natives in the US). Thank you for bringing it up and giving an idea about your own mind in this case! I don't know what you're up to by getting back to Florida, but I wish all the best, health and success for you! Watching your videos has been quite interesting to me and get a deeper look at your experiences while getting settled in this country! Take care!!! 🙏❤️🙏

[@Kelo_6277_]

Hey if you ever would like to get into a conversation about those topics, I will send you my Email, I'm American and I too would love to a native German about similar topics as well.

[@Megans358]

Fellow Floridian here, also moving back after years in Germany. So many mixed feelings. Wishing you the best of luck with everything!

[@dirkandi]

Love you very much Hayley! Thank you very much for being so reflected! You are a speaker of truth and that's a hard path to follow! Danke für ganz viel Gedankenfutter, du tolle, wunderbare Frau!

[@anthonycumberbatch3051]

I wish you the very best on your new life back in America, I know it can be hard leaving Germany but I hope you'll be back someday again. I can understand your position as an American studying in the UK and working to eventually become a citizen, sometimes you have to do what you gotta do in order to make it and that might be going back to USA for some expats but it's not a goodbye as much as it's a see you later kind of situation. Again, I wish you the best luck and I look forward to following you this amazing journey of yours. Who knows, you might run into me in the sunshine state before summer is over.

[@Mellabella78]

I left the US for Canada, and have never been happier or felt safer. I will NEVER live in the US again.

[@arno_nuehm_1]

Ah, Canada, the better USA.

[@dux_bellorum]

​@arno_nuehm_1 that's Australia....

[@michamcv.1846]

Poor canadians xD

[@Yamisaru]

I don't blame you one bit.

[@Kim-427]

Don’t say you never will. Life has a way of making that never into a for sure. Lol

[@davedeal9152]

Hayley, I appreciate your insights, analysis and righteous moral indignation. You are educating you people and standing up for your high principles! ☮

[@boulbon08]

I will miss your thoughtful videos, Hayley. Sorry to see you leaving 🥲 I wish you all the best for your next chapter. Big hug ❣️

[@DeshanHoward]

Thank you so much for speaking on this topic and informing the people about the politics of our country. It is so important to note the differences in how Germany and U.S. chose to acknowledge the atrocities against human life. 🎉

[@jankrusat2150]

Hayley, I don't know what you are going to study, but I hope that you picked a subject which does not restrict you to the USand which gives you a chance to get a decent job here in Europe . Then you can always return.

[@kasperkjrsgaard1447]

Having a german permission to stay, you could have investigated if you could get your study in Denmark. Close to Germany and pretty civilized too. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@HayleyAlexis]

I picked a subject that makes me happy and that with minimal effort I can transfer over to Germany if I wanted to :) but I still have a long way to go until I am done!

[@lonespokesperson7254]

@jankrusat2150 Unfortunately, Germany wants to give is this wonderful idea of a United Europe - the EU. It is not - why - because if it were, you could vote for an EU representative from i.e. Ireland.

[@LythaWausW]

@@HayleyAlexis I'm guessing the media, specifically Deutsche Welle. Did I win?

[@LythaWausW]

That was the best description of guns in America I've ever heard or thought about. I lost a friend to a target shooting accident and I lost a colleague to a drive-by. Yet we survive. I hate guns. I hated finding a 44 caliber "glock?" in the cab of my pickup after lending my truck to a friend. I never took a gun safety class so I'm just nervous around them. In the years of gun safety/marksmanship classes in high schools in America, there were no school shootings. I wonder what would have happened if we'd kept the allure at bay by continuing to offer those classes.

[@675010056]

Wishing you love and peace on your new journey 💕

[@juergenschoepf2885]

Unfortunately I have to agree with all you said. Thank you for sharing! We had moved to the US and after 17 years we moved back to Germany for most of the reasons you brought up and a few more. To be honest, can't see any reason why we would move back again. Not that Germany is currently on a path I like but so far it is still better.

[@kathrinscharrer3923]

No, it is not on a good path. We need to rise to the occasion. My grandmother always told me " this moment might come again, be ready, don't stay silent like I did or you will always regret it". Be ready.

[@nancyrafnson4780]

Oh Hayley, can’t you go to University in Canada instead? We’re not perfect by a long shot, but we are finally starting to “own up” to our horrific history with our Indigenous peoples. Residential schools, basically stealing their children to adopt out to white families. This is called “the sixties (1960’s) sweep. The idea was “to take the “Indian” out of them and make them “white “. I live in Manitoba which has the highest percentage of Indigenous peoples of any province or territory in Canada. You still see the results of this horrendous part of our history on our streets. It’s going to take a long time to get to where we should be. And of course there are other racial injustices and inequality in Canada. I grew up in the 50’s and 60’s when European arrivals who survived the war and concentration camps were called “DP’s - Displaced Persons. It was a very derogatory term and it always made me cringe. Plus how we treated German Canadians and, in particular, Japanese Canadians who were put in detention camps. Horrible, disgusting stuff! Sorry this so long but I had to say it. Wishing you all the best as you embark on your new path! Stay safe, stay strong 🇺🇦 🇨🇦.

[@markusalbrecht7371]

With all your insights and experiences from Germany and US you should try to make America better. I would give you my vote if you're a candidate for an election. Have you thought about founding a new party or to influence the society in some way? Best wishes from Germany!

[@karenkingrey6142]

I’m in Louisiana (60 mi southeast of NO), storms are awful life altering devastating times, worsened by our state & federal gov’ts. We are still living in a camper all of this time after Ida. I really understand that frustration. And, yeah, the US will never be as transparent about its history. With all that said, I’m so amazed at your courage to take such an enormous step towards your dream! ❤ Always best of wishes!!

[@klarasee806]

If there‘s one thing that I know for sure, then it‘s the fact that you, Hayley, will always change the world for the better, no matter where you go. Even if you tried not to, you would. Your light shines so bright from within. You have such a talent for pointing things out in a loving and caring way, so your message is still quite easy to be swallowed. That‘s why I love to watch your videos so much. These days, hate seems to be everywhere. Those with a message that don't spread hate are often too quiet and therefore often go unheard. Not you. Your light is hard to miss. Perhaps the world has never needed people like you as badly as it does now. Florida is lucky to get you back. We are stupid to let you go. (I usually don‘t write loveletters, not even to the loved ones in my real life, but the above needed to be said 😅)

[@sakutaro3musik486]

I agree with you on so many levels and I hope the situations gets better

[@chaosberatung6245]

Love you more and more every time I hear you put things in perspective ! Thanks a million for that Actually I happened to live in Siberia around 2007 when Russia - Putin - changed laws to prevent people from finding out which atrocities had been committed in the past. I said to myself : wow, what a unique situation, me as a German middleaged woman at that time, having inherited the guilt of Naziism and always haunted by the question - HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN TO MY NATION - to witness how fascism is born and nutured in small seemingly not so important steps. The same is going on in the USA at the moment. Honestly I'm scared stiff. Good luck to you ❤

[@knudvoecking]

Dear Hayley, thanks a lot for all your thoughtful videos, and also for all the funny episodes. I wish you all the best for your studies in the US and I sincerely hope you consider coming back to Germany when you have passed your exams. And in the meantime I am looking forward to all the videos you will be making while you are at school.

[@gewa994]

With this message in mind I think it’s important for you to return to the US. May you be able to vaccine a few people around you with your standing. All the best for you and looking forward to further videos ❤

[@Sir_Rantalot]

Very deep thoughts. If the shit hits the fan, I know a place, where you are always be welcome to return to. Take care, we will miss you.

[@mamabear3428]

History has to be taught the way it happened, especially if it was bad. If it is sugar coated or adjusted so they can say that it wasn't that bad then history will repeat itself eventually.

[@kamikazekrew3873]

DeSantis is worst than Trump to be honest... He is a politician in the worst way IMO. That said, so is Abbot in Texas. It's like where did common sense in the US go? I am glad to be here in Europe (again). I can't see moving back home to the states anymore. It's like we Americans can't look towards our future, for being mentally too afraid to leave our past (or pretend that it never happened). My 2 cents on this.

[@missd2657]

Agree. At least people know Trump isn't too bright which results in transparency, so people know who he is. Whereas DeSantis hides behind the façade of being a lawyer and Yale graduate which could attract independents and 'never Trumpers'.

[@HayleyAlexis]

Abbot is an idiot... Desantis is an idiot.... but it just goes to show that idiots are voting in the USA. There are plenty conservative candidates in Florida/Texas that have better ideas and political preferences than these 2.

[@intellectualnerd4544]

​@@HayleyAlexisYes Being generous with your worlds.I would have called them worse.I am not American but pay attention to geopolitics.I am still think whether to choose studying in Europe over US because of certain issues.

[@petercollingwood522]

@@HayleyAlexis Unfortunately it doesn't matter what these two are as neither have a chance against Trump. Unless Biden can work a miracle and not end up in a coma soon... Trump will be the next Prez again.

[@kamikazekrew3873]

@@HayleyAlexis Yeah, what's sad is, that I'm from Texas.. I'm really glad to still be here in Europe (Wished that I was still working in Germany). Looks like the nicer the weather, the worse off we are we have it with politicians. Too relaxed perhaps? These people need to be voted out of office. Anyways, please stay safe in Florida, after all of these years of following your channel, it makes me a bit sad that you are going back to the states. However, so glad that you are doing what will make you even more successful and happier in the long run! ☺

[@heinruh9788]

I am so sorry that you leave............but my blessings go out for you........ Hugs

[@lazyperfectionist1]

1:08 ☺ _Aww._ Hayley, you were _such_ an adorable _kid._

[@SenorRossi70]

It`s important to talk about the worst side of history of a country, but here in Germany they always talking about the Third Reich - yes it was a dark time in Germany and Europe and it should be never forgotten, but this wasn`t the only part of our long history - I don`t feel ashamed for things in the past that I`m not responsible for - we have to look in the present - looking positively forward to live in peace and harmony with ourselves and other countries...

[@HayleyAlexis]

I agree and disagree. As a German I could only imagine how frustrating it might be to constantly be taught about that particular time in history but I think the reason so much emphasis is put on it is due to it a) being one of the darkest times in modern history b) it still being relatively fresh (people are still alive that lived through that time) and c) the fear of national pride is still running rampant all over Europe- look at Italy, Spain, and how the AFD is gaining traction in Germany. People tend to forget very easily and if not enough emphasis is placed on showing "what is wrong" then it is bound to happen again.

[@SenorRossi70]

@@HayleyAlexis I understand want you mean - it`s true what you said about Germany and Europe - I`m not a friend of the AFD - they are living from the fear of the people. Even in the USA - I cannot understand that so many people have such sympathy for Donald Trump...

[@petercollingwood522]

@@SenorRossi70 It's a lot worse than that. They don't have "sympathy" for Trump. They think he's great. Just like an earlier generation of Germans thought another political "Leader" was great.

[@peterpritzl3354]

I admire your determination to follow your 'calling' and go to study some kind of humanitarian profession, because it will be in high demand soon. Hopefully you won't be overwhelmed. I admire your positivity to go back to a State with a wacko governor and 100 degree (38 C) oceans, and no or unaffordable insurance, because, unfortunately, that's only the beginning of what's to come. As they say: 'This will be the coolest summer of your lifetime.' But, if it all gets too much, there will always be the Oberbayern you have come to appreciate, and you were just becoming a part of. You looked soo cool with your 2" ''Wuschelhaaren' and the bandana. I wish you all the luck, I really enjoyed your videos. Peace out💖

[@kasnarfburns210]

It's been a long time, Hayley!! I remember when our current governor was first running. Prior to that I didn't know he existed. I have this old HS friend, however, who currently lives in N.C. We did NOT go to HS in Florida!! We knew each other from St. Thomas, USVI. She had told me how she couldn't STAND this governor. I was taken aback. I didn't vote for him, but I didn't have such strong feelings towards him either. And I live here!! I mean, I didn't even KNOW who the governor of North Carolina was. Present tense!! The Republicans decided to wage this campaign against everyone who's not conservative, Christian, white and male. Then this governor - we call him DeathSentence - decided to wage this war on WOKE. Since that moment, he's been NOTHING but a FALLEN MAN in my eyes. Ironically, despite this war on WOKE, I've learned about even MORE historical atrocities that are NOT widely known yet perpetrated against the African-American community and other non-white communities. For instance, I knew about a few prosperous black towns that were destroyed in US history only to find out this had been a pattern repeated SEVERAL times in US history. As an American of Afro-Caribbean descent - who considers himself fairly learned - it only dawned on me recently how much race has shaped SO MANY of our national policies since its inception up to the present!! It's history like this that CRT - a graduate level curriculum - would address. However, the conservatives have decided to hi-jack the concept of CRT as a campaign tool to wage a war on ALL American non-white history. Have you heard about Amy Chen and her TikTok channel? She's been a revelation! And despite all of the pushback this governor has been getting, he's only decided to double down on this same garbage - while totally neglecting his obligations as governor. Don't get me started on his campaign against the LGBTIA community!! Getting back to my friend who lives in N.C., I've tried to tell her I don't know how she knew WHAT she saw back then but she was certainly prescient!!

[@alainaaugust1932]

Chill. My father’s ancestors left Germany for the US. And so my great-grandparents, grandparents, and parents escaped WWII in Europe. My mother’s French ancestors fled Europe earlier-to escape Napoleon’s wars. Together, their descendants, my parents, gave me a good life. But only because the entire line of ancestors behind me labored and fought, went hungry and fought, suffered and fought. America is not a magic wand.

[@aleksandraivankovicmazzuka]

You are a brave woman..in these times...sigh...

[@schiffelers3944]

The thing is the environment has influence over our psychology. It has the power to change aspects of you. But also vise versa. Stay strong. Why some cultures (people) might seem more primitive or barbaric than others. (again these are perceptions, and labels often used by the dominant culture and cultural assimilation) There is no hierarchy of better only different. There is *unity in diversity* you just need to find it. The red [warm gray] with the yellow [white] for the orange [light gray], the yellow [white] with the blue [black] for green [cool gray], and the blue [black] with the red [warm gray] for purple [dark gray]... it's a rainbow, it's a spectrum. Pure white light are all these spectrums combined in unity. We need the diversity to achieve our own fullest potentials. We are not all the same yet we are equals. Think of the house of the Addams Family black and white TV series, the set; it was pink's and yellow's and very colorful... the right color for the perfect gray scale because it was black and white. Or think color inversion art. Reds are greens, blues are oranges, yellows are purples. Noting hardly is what it seems to be at first glance alone. Besides that there are spectrums we have problems with in perceiving, infra-red spectrums, ultra-violet spectrums, we need aids (tools/machines) for these.

[@petercollingwood522]

Sorry. This is bullshit. There most definately IS a hierarchy of better and worse. It is not just a lable from the dominanat culutre. The liberal insistance against this essentially means that there is no reason to strive for better and the bad needs to be treated equally with the good. This is nonsense.

[@dwayenway]

Florida is no longer a swing state

[@user-cr3fz8lz2i]

Very true…it swung to the right!!! Not the FLA I grew up in…1963-1981 when I left for the US Air Force. I will never move back!

[@user-cr3fz8lz2i]

So true Hayley! I grew up in FLA in the 60’s-70’s and it was never full of such hate as it is now. I left for the Air Force after high school and spent over 12 years overseas enjoying other cultures. The US does a lot of good things, but we are far from perfect and can/should learn from other countries…like RESPECT for others in the community. There’s no “community” any longer in the US.

[@12cowwoman]

It used to be: "You're from Florida?! Oh, how cool!" Now it's: "You're from Florida?! Oh my, are you ok?! How are things for you over there?!"

[@blondkatze3547]

I am also the opinion that we Germans of the third generation are not to blame for our history, but it is nevertheless important that we do not allow such crime to happen again and that we fight against the right - wing parties such as the Afd etc. Who no longer want democracy and would like to see Nato would leave.

[@sinjaja5836]

It's a pitty how German Behörden treated you. Makes me angry. But I enjoy seeing you more often atm. I drück the Daumen that Everything will Work out fine.

[@moorete75219]

EXTREMELY well said!

[@thelma2084]

I don't like the GOP but when I refused to comply with the jab mandate at my fully remote job I had to move to Florida to find work, literally couldn't feed myself in my state. DeSantis's policies allowed me to find lucrative work in Miami, get a roof over my head, health insurance again, save up for Germany, etc. Definitely noticed the way his admin targeted drag venues like R House, and university professors. Seems like the theme here is no one can find peace. I have concluded that something about voting, politics and politicians is inherently committing violence (to include psychological warfare) against an outgroup, the parties just alternate their focus.

[@duncan.5228]

I don't have a clue where the US is going to end up Hayley. It is so far down the slippery slope.

[@smavtmb2196]

Fantastic video

[@DiggerWhoops]

Very productive rant! Kinda hate to see you leave Germany...have enjoyed following you there...but America needs young, thoughtful, critical-thinking minds (along with youthful energy) that you possess.

[@U2EdgeFan]

I am also concerned about the political changes in Germany. I you look at the growing support for the AfD (Alternative for Germany) and knowing what it stands for, than it's not that much of a difference from what we see in the US and also in other countries. We are entering a truly dangerous era.

[@TomRuthemann]

Nice one Hayley!

[@jessicakeatting685]

Our governor scares me, too. He has since the pandemic.

[@svenpetersen1965]

In the 1990s, I was visiting the USA regularly. I enjoyed my stay and also the friendly people. Nowadays, I would not go there, even if I would get a lot of money for it. Democracy and freedom once were an American trademark. America was the role model of a free country. They helped us not becoming a part of Soviet Russia and without their sacrifice, we would probably have to raise our arm to say hello. I am and will always be very grateful for that. Your Florida boy will burry democracy and thus destroy your freedom. The problem might be, that too many people confuse democracy with the Democrats. I had the impression, that the difference was not clear to every American, who I met. As far as I have understood, democracy is the foundation of the USA and it is not a good idea to destroy the foundation of a building. We all (there and here in Germany or Europe) live in times, where more and more people - no matter of their political orientation - confuse reality with opinion and with something, that you can pick. We too obviously only have idiots, who get into politics and it is a shame. But at least, there are no attempts to exclude people from voting. And yes, if somebody is publicly declaring the holocaust for non existent or maybe even for justified, he be so off the stage and facing a trial. We all have to carefully watch and defend our democracy, because this is the only way to get rid of people who were elected, but are bad. Everything, that is not a democracy is a dictatorship. And that usually reduces those who profit from it to a very small group, while in a democracy, the majority profits (more or less).

[@robertzander9723]

The frightening thing is that members of the government party of Bavaria CSU went a couple of months ago to Florida, to meet governor De Santis to get some inspiration and new ideas. They agreed with the way of politics he currently makes.

[@michaelburggraf2822]

How dare they while the ghost of FJS is growing pineapples in Alaska!

[@andreaskelch8695]

I wish u all th best if u feel better i m happy to meet u in Munich

[@LythaWausW]

If I could live in America again, I'd join my local Stammtisch with German ex-pats to keep my German sharp. Well, it's never been sharp....anyway, maybe you could find a Stammtisch or MeetUp nearby?

[@ghlscitel6714]

Each time I was in USA I never thought of guns, and I never saw one.

[@ileana8360]

Germany might not be on the best path, as a lot of European countries do not as well, but it seems it is stll better than the USA. I really hope that you will finish your studies succesfully and be able to return soon.

[@sonnialex6727]

Hayley, I love you necklace! Can you provide a link and maybe a code? ;-)

[@HayleyAlexis]

I have no code 😫 but I really love it. It’s a little pricey but it’s from a “smaller” designer in Sweden I believe. eu.carolinesvedbom.com/collections/necklace/products/antonia-necklace-pastel-combo

[@sonnialex6727]

@@HayleyAlexis ouch... quite pricey... :-( I have just been on holiday in Sweden, should have known about this necklace earlier...

[@ashleygarden6906]

So what about Mike?

[@ilonkarotterdam280]

Being a European myself, I find it very hard to understand why someone would voluntarily live in the USA, especially when they have seen how different life can be. You said it's for school, but you also mentioned how bad the educational system has become in the US and especially in Florida. So that doesn't make a lot of sense.

[@dux_bellorum]

Our governor is just as much of a joke as our former president.....

[@AnnaElsokary]

Is Mike going to Florida with you? Or is he staying in Bavaria?

[@hape3862]

4:40 Are you trying to tell me that thoughts and prayers aren't enough?!?!11?

[@HayleyAlexis]

Never will be enough -_-

[@DaniSupreme]

Sadly atm there is a right wing party that is getting more and more support here. They kinda push for how it used to be in the ww2 era and it scares people here. We are disappointed with politics here atm, cause it feels like it doenst matter who we vote etc. So they get more and more support. There is push back among politicians and also among the people, but its scary still

[@assimgreen9806]

Hayley is my queen! thanks for this vedio

[@arnaudgerard1971]

Did it happen before Reagan?

[@lonespokesperson7254]

please don't "speed up" your beautiful voice, Hayley

[@Wlf5953]

Good luck with your studies sure you will do fine. Hayley,you didn’t rant IMO you just brought up and stated concerns that need to be looked at. It boggles the mind that the governor of Florida can actually with a straight face say the things he says. I applaud Germany for dealing with the “ elephant “ in the room and moved forward . Yes, it happened ,learn from it and don’t fall down that “rabbit hole again”.

[@marcuszaja6589]

Every country or people going to another country or continent and claim that territory should ask themselves how they gained control over that place. By being nice? Probably not ...

[@mattesrocket]

10:41 "every can agree on: slavery is bad, ...genocide is bad, nationalistic prejudice is bad, etc." There are some points in live, that are SO SIMPLE to understand, like these points, and many Germans (but also many people in the US* and all other countries), understood, that these facts stand simply above all arguments and make some arguments RELATIVELY unimportant if general human rights are touched and show clearly what the main questions are: first don't touch general human rights then we can talk about the rest. *there are more guys, than you think, don't focus so much on the general medias, but more on medias of well educated people, like clever youtube channels or books. In all countries, also in Germany, smart thinking people get fewer, but there are still a lot out there, some really quiet.

[@andreaskelch8695]

darling we all know about it

[@mommakittydragon8926]

Please be safe Hayley. I will not be moving back to the states, only to visit family. I'm staying here in Germany.

[@clairechloe5294]

👍👍👍👍well done.

[@snakeoilaudio]

It is really sad that you are going back, we hear this BS about "Fachkräftemangel" every day and can't make it work that you can stay here. Very sad - Banana Republic Germany.

[@sakutaro3musik486]

florida is in a real sorrow state when it comes to politics, I couldn´t live there at the moment :(

[@Matthias_Buchholz]

Europe is in many parts so damn liberal by now in every way it hurts..😢😢

[@viyye]

Hayley unchained, you go girl!!

[@Phiyedough]

In another video someone was talking about how waiting staff, shop staff etc. in USA get treated like dirt, as though they are part of some social sub-class. I have wondered if that could be some sort of cultural relic, dating back to the days of slavery? As for hurricanes, it does make me wonder why buildings can't be made hurricane proof. I live in Croatia where new buildings have to be meet standards of earthquake resistance.

[@HayleyAlexis]

I am personally not against wait staff. I worked as a waitress/bar tender and enjoyed the jobs tremendously. I made more working those jobs than working minimum wage at a grocery store. It honestly depends. I made a video about this topic and my argument was that yes it sucks but you can’t expect other people to do the r right (politicians) and making wait staff earn minimum wage vs being tipped would hurt them tremendously 😖

[@Adriana-hx1bf]

👍

[@Funmap66]

True words spoken again. Sorry to ask but somehow I missed how long you will be gone from Germany. I truly hope we will continue to see your vids, then from the other side of the Atlantic 🤗

[@mikahist4155]

🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️

[@maylinde986]

💪 ❤ Will you give us an update from time to time? 💞

[@volkerhaiges1205]

DeSantis newest opinion is that black Slaves profited from slavery as they got some skills they could use later. Wowwww

[@skinnyjohnsen]

Thank you for the update. If you see Ron DS, do me a favour; Kick him in the... well, just kick him :-)

[@joeaverage3444]

I think the U.S. sometimes takes freedom of speech and freedom of opinion too far. That in itself may be an insulting and outrageous statement to many Americans, but what it results in is that reality itself can become negotiable. Where slavery and the Holocaust weren't two of the most horrible and atrocious periods in history, but suddenly it leaves room for the argument that they weren't that bad after all, as you allude to in your video. If you publicly say in Germany that the Holocaust wasn't such a bad thing, you'll probably get a hefty fine, and if you keep saying it, you can go to prison. Some people actually have. This is not "the government" or "the left" forcing its views on you. It's part of the bare minimum of consensus that German society expects you to observe. You can exercise your freedom of speech and your right to disagree all day long on countless other issues. But the holocaust and WWII are the line in the sand. Apparently that isn't the case anymore with slavery in America.

[@petercollingwood522]

German social consensus? Is that really "German" society, or the society that was imposed on Germany by foreigners who won that war? In other words. Would Germans be thiking this way if they had won? Part of the problem with the USA is that socieity has fractured such that there is no concensus any more on such significant issues. Both sides have extremes that push their nonsense and expect them to prevail. For each side it's a zero sum game in which no quarter can be given. Rational intelligent debate in such a situation is practically impossible. It will take a long time for this to correct itself, if in fact it ever does.

[@honeybee19892]

It is the same in UK that education system ignores negative side of it's colonial past.

[@bimmer4755]

I love listening to other people’s opinions . but I’m not going to feel any guilt for what happened many moons ago and I’m certainly not going to let my children be guilted either and no other children should be made to feel guilty. The 🇺🇸 has some horrible history along with many other parts of the world. Being educated about that is important but there is no need to make some one feel guilty for what happened many moons ago.

[@stefanweilhartner4415]

bist du 1986 geboren? (möglicherweise mit der selben frisur)

[@Gotchaaayoutube]

Frage. Warum verlässt du Deutschland? Dachte du hast einen Partner. Wenn das was ernstes ist, warum heiratet ihr nicht?

[@klarasee806]

Es geht nicht um die Aufenthaltserlaubnis, falls das der Hintergrund dieser sehr persönlichen Frage ist. Es geht um das Studium und den eigenen Karriereweg.

[@kilsestoffel3690]

Weil es evtl. nicht der richtige Grund zum Heiraten ist. Für mich würde es sich jedenfalls nicht "echt" anfühlen. Vielleicht geht er ja auch mit nach Amerika

[@Gotchaaayoutube]

@@kilsestoffel3690 daher hatte ich so speziell gefragt

[@vbvideo1669]

Great Video and very interesting! :)

[@tambob82]

As an observer, it feels to me like the true US elite enjoy being Telenovela villains. It must feel like extasy to be untouchable. Worse than any russian Oligarchs. I hope you'll come back to Germany one day. It's healthier here.❤

[@martinaklee-webster1276]

I spent a year in Pensacola during the 90th. After three days, I wanted to head Home again.Florida destroyed the View I had of the US.

[@johnzuh]

I appreciate your undiluted opinion on American politics, which is agreeable to almost everyone. Rewriting History at the expense of the minority is a form of Racial Supremacist ideology, and it's unfortunate that the US is heading in that direction. Take the necessary steps you need to take, and you can decide where you want to settle in the end. Remember that every country has its pros and cons just focus on achieving your goals.

[@khecke]

Why don't you stay in Germany and not care about Florida. I respect your opinion, but I have an other one - by the way, I lived through world war 2 in Germany and barely survived. But I also lived already 66 years in America in more than just in one state and the conditions are different in most states. And Germany has lots of problems also right now. You may change your mind as you get older.

[@slod.3712]

Compared to the time you took the course and now I hate to say it but the political debate culture is getting closer to the one in the US Mind you that the german people were punished for the crimes of their leaders at the time. Very selective and confined though. There are multiple issues, contexts and regions that are omitted or even tolerated so nothing is as b/w as it may seem, more nuanced study reveals a different story

[@wernherrSpaceshipEarth]

In the USA you certainly don't pay as much for a normal little patent application as in Germany. Over 350 euros.

[@jha6783]

Hi Hayley, It realy is rediculous that a man like Desantis can rule a state or a country. His talking about slaves had some good bennefits from there holders or how they were called masters. This is an unbelievable cheek. How can someboy on the top of a state can say something like that? The same is the scedule of scools. The teachers are not allowed to talk about homosexuality or things like that. I my self am a little bit conservative but I would always accept the peoples opinion without making them criminals. If someone is a homo than let him be like that. If he or her doesn´t hurt someboy it should be all right. I hope you won´t be missunderstood if you have your liberal attitude in your americn scool. I fear that the people are very patriot and everything with critisism against the usa is enemy or even communist.

[@uhhbekbell7271]

Ich hoffe für Dich, dass dieser Governor endlich in der Versenkung verschwindet!

[@530jazzercise]

6:20 “…playing down the horrendous negative impact of slavery”..the emancipation proclamation was made in 1863, ie 160 years ago or 5 generations..you are a slave to your victim mindset..everything wrong with black america was described in the moynihan report (1965)..but the “caw-miu-ni-taaaaay” read it and said, “more cowbell!!”

[@HayleyAlexis]

Jim Crow (which was a continuation of slavery) was until 1968.......ignorance is bliss :)

[@530jazzercise]

@@HayleyAlexis if you don't know the difference between slavery and segregation..you're the blissful one..the chinese arrived 200 years after you and they're killing it..the indians got to america barely 50 years ago, and they're killing it..but keep playing victim top trumps, it's really working for y'all!

[@Fabian-Wenzel]

Ron DeSantis, the governor of Florida, wants to be U.S. president. I don't like the guy either. In my opinion, it would be bad for the US if he becomes president. That will represent the divide between states that belong to the Democrat camp and states that belong to the Republican camp. The reality of life between liberal and conservative reactionary societies in the federal states will be so extreme that if a guy from California goes to Texas to visit a relative, that person will feel like he is in another country. In an extreme case, a second civil war could result; all it takes is the right politicians on both sides to inflame the mood to such an extent that it leads to fighting between the states. If this happens, we will see the liberal states unite politically and the conservative, reactionary states do the same. Both sides will be irreconcilably opposed, as in the first Civil War. This Civil War may drag on for a relatively long time because, unlike the first time, the superiority of the Northern states is not given. On both sides, there will be states that have the appropriate industries to supply the armies of both sides. If there is a second civil war, it will begin around 2030.

[@haukegebhardt3378]

sorry very sorry, you ave not eard of te 30 year war in germany ? we killed evreone not beviling in our religion ? were we killed everone in germany ? were areas of germany had no one living in them ? because we killed everyone

[@texasgirl75]

It sounds like you have more concerns about the specific state you're going to (Florida) as opposed to the US as a whole...and they are absolutely valid. Hopefully when his term is over you all will have better candidates to vote for. Best of luck on your return.

[@ramifridhi4038]

get your german passport and move to spain or france

[@volkerhaiges1205]

I like you to much, please don’t describe yourself as conservative in Trump Times. Saying this as German living in Kuku Cuban Miami.

[@HayleyAlexis]

I don’t think I called myself conservative. I described where I came from

[@lukdhguirg7121]

Ok, that was the last video i saw on this channel.

[@svenkoprek2566]

I know where you're coming from, but please don't give room for these thoughts. There were no white slaves in America. Indentured servitude was something different than the American chattel slavery, which was exclusivly race based.

[@deliapayne1162]

Even black people had slaves ! Slavery is not strictly a black and white issue. White children in America are being taught to feel bad about themselves because they are white. You always need to look and see what is behind the curtain.

[@HayleyAlexis]

@deliapayne1162 the percentage of black people that owned slaves is the tiniest percentage known to mankind and that is taught in public schools. White children are not being taught to feel bad about themselves and how would you know that when you haven't been in school for decades? I think you are confusing white people from the USA and thinking they are the only people that are in the USA.... Why would they be taught to feel bad about themselves due to them being white? That makes no sense and is completely absurd...

[@svenkoprek2566]

Let me cite Michael Harriot in the Grio regarding Black slaveowners: In 1830, 3,777 free Black people enslaved 12,907 Black people, about one-half of one percent of the 2 million people enslaved in America, according to a study by Black historian Carter G. Woodson. Even in these cases, Woodson notes: “The census records show that the majority of the Negro owners of slaves were such from the point of view of philanthropy. In many instances, the husband purchased the wife, or vice versa … Slaves of Negroes were in some cases, the children of a free father who had purchased his wife. If he did not thereafter emancipate the mother, as so many such husbands failed to do, his own children were born his slaves and were thus reported.” So basically the percentage was negligeable (0.5%) and most of these cases wouldn't even usually fall under slave ownership

[@FulloutPostal]

prior to watching, my three guesses are: - gun violence - police violence - health care system