What (might have) Made America Great

Presented at the FREEFLO (Freethought Florida) conference in Orlando, November 3rd, 2019.
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[@danmiller6462]

“It’s called The American Dream. But you have to be asleep to believe it.”: George Carlin.

[@centeroftheuniverse]

Slight correction "It’s called The American Dream. Because you have to be asleep to believe it.”: George Carlin

[@amberblackwell7687]

"Land of the fee and the home of the slave." Also George

[@adamhedley8924]

the late George Carlin

[@alegnalowe3679]

George was right.Now it is a nightmare.Even while we sleep we find no peace.Every day you hear more of people starving sick and unable to work .

[@alegnalowe3679]

@@amberblackwell7687 Thats no lie.how many hours a day do we have to work just to have what is nessesary to live? Taxes are high and leaves little on a paycheck.somthing has got to change and soon.

[@stevenbyers8747]

AronRa, you should be giving this talk in front of Congress.

[@mrmaje1]

A sane voice in the American wilderness. Good luck from the U.K

[@cliftongaither4613]

thank you, we sure as hell can use it.

[@davidmckee5659]

This stabbed me in my heart like a cold skewer of ice. I cant believe what we have allowed to happen. Thank you Aron for shouting it out - please stay safe!

[@Amoth_oth_ras_shash]

hoppe you can do something to halt it though...if your a usa citizen that is ,as the rest of the world have trouble to even make the brat like kid of a nation called usa behave at the 'adults' table leet alone stop its domestic self destruction.

[@MikeAndNary]

AronRa 2020! Make America Secular Again! #MASA

[@mattressmccabe1686]

MASA stands for something else too, but yes Aron for President

[@kinglyzard]

@@mattressmccabe1686 Make America Safe Again Make America Sane Again

[@mattressmccabe1686]

@@kinglyzard It's actually Make America Straight Again, but just use those ones, they're better

[@Kiwi-Araga]

Why only America? The entire world needs it.

[@kinglyzard]

@@Kiwi-Araga Gotta start somewhere

[@littlekishmish]

Ironic as it seems at first, this is true patriotism.

[@RavenholmZombie]

True patriots acknowledge their country's faults and advocate for change. Fake patriots, like the ones on the Religious Right, are nationalists, jingoists.

[@michaelgordon18]

Absolutely not.

[@danielbilodeau9045]

"My country, right or wrong; if right, to be kept right; if wrong, to be set right." -Carl Schurz

[@brianvance1178]

Lance Shield jingoism is when you believe your country is the Optimus Maximus of countries and never did anything wrong ever. Nationalism is just wanting to put your country first and foremost in your life and often goes hand-in-hand with patriotism

[@RickReasonnz]

@@brianvance1178 His point remains, regardless of a perhaps misused placement of nationalism. The religious right are very much jingoistic, if not most of the MAGA supporters. They still see Manifest Destiny everywhere they look.

[@anthonyaurel6001]

If more Americans acknowledged the things said by Aron, US would be Great.

[@CteCrassus]

Acknowledging is useless if you don't do anything about it.

[@WolforNuva]

@@CteCrassus Still a step in the right direction.

[@CteCrassus]

@@WolforNuva True. They do say that the first step in fixing a problem is recognizing you have a problem. Sadly a dissapointingly large amount of people stop at that step.

[@iama2427]

I don't fully agree. I know you did not recall asking.

[@anthonyaurel6001]

@@CteCrassus Ofc people should at least acknowledge and then go vote accordingly.

[@lizjohnson1979]

This video should be watched by all americans.

[@2332Hunter]

That was an impressively epic rant. You got my vote.

[@2332Hunter]

tomato tomahto

[@iwanwillemse7703]

i dont think RANT is the right word

[@stein1885]

@@iwanwillemse7703 speak or shout at length in an angry, impassioned way. ex:"she was still ranting on about the unfairness of it all" Definitely applies here.

[@iwanwillemse7703]

@@stein1885 ok lets look up the word rant in the dictionary. before I do I must say doesnt it have a certain connotation and nothing I saw in this vid came close to it

[@iwanwillemse7703]

maybe you never went to class you might call rantings and ravings of aimpassioned teacher or maybe its you just being bored fueled by a lack of understanding or shaped by ignorance..........am I ranting already? should I go on for little bit? gee wizz

[@NapcitycellGaming]

Thank you for giving people an overview of what happened at Standing Rock. It's one of our nation's worst blunders of which there are many. 😔

[@elainegoad9777]

Watch Democracy Now , (Amy Goodman is the reporter who was arrested at standing rock) on Free Speech TV .org Mon. thru Fri. as referenced by Aron Ra.

[@nilesbutler8638]

Depends on what you qualify as "worst". It was a shameful example of greed an racism over peoples wellbeing and rights. But on the other hand nobody died. Although there have been several suspicious disappearances and unsolved deaths. But given americas history with brutal massacres in the thousands like Tulsa Oklahoma, the "indian wars", the mormon execution laws ect, it was rather mild in the severity of the violence. Horrible, yes, but america has had very many very much worse exampes in its history. Not to take anything away, mind you.

[@Tomek666]

I could listen to Aron speaking for days and I wouldn´t get bored

[@Techadopter]

I have been doing. Fascinating.

[@frankvizen5480]

Same

[@HornetFez]

Arguably the best political speech I've heard in my lifetime.

[@iama2427]

Are you Sure? You might want to pause and think about that for a little before making such a choice man.

[@ericmishima]

@@iama2427 why?

[@twonumber22]

what exactly is a political speech

[@iama2427]

@@ericmishima Because where is he getting the sources from, are they reliable, there might be multiple sides to this dice here so to speak. question everything.

[@ericmishima]

@@twonumber22 I think HornetFez means this sounds similar to speeches politicians give when they are running for office.

[@iliketurtles6777]

“I care more about human rights than corporate profits.” Now that I can get behind. I’m going to use this beautiful statement if you don’t mind heh heh. Love your work!

[@vegab2543]

Aron you are not only brilliant, compassionate and a riveting talker, you are a TRUE patriot!

[@FrozEnbyWolf150]

Regarding the calls for Aron to run for higher office, I would rather he run for Texas governor against Greg Abbot, or for US Senate against Ted Cruz. Taking out either of them would send a sledgehammer into the kneecaps of the Religious Right.

[@Diviance]

Run again for Texas governor, you mean? And hopefully not drop out this time.

[@FrozEnbyWolf150]

@@Diviance He ran for Texas state senate before. I'm not aware of any run for governor.

[@Diviance]

@@FrozEnbyWolf150 Ah right, it was senate. My memory isn't the best sometimes.

[@jrsanti]

Diviance he was not supported by the Texas DNC.

[@sageoftruth6748]

I think Texas still has laws against atheists holding office.

[@johnh.1057]

Aron for president 💪!

[@UlexiteTVStoneLexite]

Agreed!!!!

[@dlskakaka7441]

I like Aron even more now. Ex Muslim here

[@kinglyzard]

Neil DeGrasse Tyson for VP.

[@mickeydrago9401]

@James You mean God exists and we should worship him (it, non-gendered Supreme being)

[@UlexiteTVStoneLexite]

@James gonna have to provide some proof for that claim there buddy

[@josiatokirina1788]

Absolutely Brilliant! Thank you Aron for all the truth telling you do. You are a true humanist and egalitarian.

[@coyoteboy5601]

Never have I watched Aron that I did not learn several things I did not know before.

[@borttorbbq2556]

Your statement is worded really weird. Do you mean that this is a video of his that you did not learn much from?

[@ericmishima]

@@borttorbbq2556 no, they mean they always learn something when the watchnan Aron video.

[@nosfrattirek5690]

I have. ...but only after rewatching the same video two or three times.

[@ericmishima]

@@nosfrattirek5690 heard that. (Meaning ... me too)

[@snflwrshell]

@@borttorbbq2556 His wording was plain English, written in proper grammar. I guess it's difficult to understand sentences written in actual proper grammar, considering the sad state of literacy these days, no?

[@grantjoseph2730]

This is why I often refer to Aron as one of the best speakers and debaters of our time.

[@jayrodriguez4590]

I had the pleasure of watching this talk live. I enjoyed it so much that I had to look it up. Glad he made it available on KZbin.

[@AbbeyRoadkill1]

1000% on board with everything you say, man. The bottom line is that we cannot change the past, all we can do is try to make the future better. Be the change you want to see in the world and make sure you vote... and get your friends to vote.

[@iama2427]

I am only 50-30% on board but agree with the rest of our commit.

[@thomasridley8675]

If anyone has ever said it any better. I have never heard it. The best way to judge a society isn't from looking at the top. But by looking at it's bottom.

[@wwickeddogg]

Isn't that why we made Trump our President, so we could show everyone our ass?

[@lisaspikes4291]

I absolutely love real people like AronRa! Lots of people aren’t real, you know.

[@donvanduzen8944]

Those of us who aren't U.S citizens have been saying all these things for many years.

[@maneckineckbeard1749]

I grew up hearing about "the old country." My grandfather came to the USA as a refugee from pogroms and genocide in Eastern Europe. He was raised in a tiny sect of ultra-orthodox Judaism, but after his (traditionally arranged) marriage to my grandmother they both chose to buck centuries of tradition, and transition to a more secular life. Both of them lived through the murder of every single member of their families in Europe during WWII, and through decades of blatant discrimination and bigotry here in the USA. Even so, as long as they were able to do so they faithfully devoted a portion of their (very limited) financial resources to organizations supporting civil rights for African-Americans and other minorities; they never wanted to take the relative privilege afforded to them as Americans for granted, nor to forget just how helpless they had felt when the world had largely ignored their own persecution. Both my grandparents were devout socialists, while somehow still also being equally devoted to almost unlimited freedom. Yet still, the only request my grandfather made for his own funeral was that "God Bless America" be played during the service. Not because he believed that America was anything close to a perfect nation...but because he believed that this nation, unlike his native country, at least had the potential for something greater and more noble. And, as conflicted as I feel about it, I still find that I share his hope...it waxes and wanes, but somehow I can't ever manage to convince myself that the arc of history will NOT, eventually, bend inexorably towards justice. That was his American Dream, and dammit...I want it to be mine and my children's! My parents remember, vividly, being forced to make the choice between participating in mandated Christian school prayer...or being the only students to stand isolated in the hallway while their fellow students prayed. In college, my father was housed in a segregated dorm, and my mother watched one night as a cross was burned in front of hers. And I remember repeatedly waking up as a child to find swastikas spray painted on the front of our house, and of answering the phone to hear angry strangers promise that "you Jews will get what's coming to you." Today, my internal conflict has risen to levels that are, at times, nearly intolerable. I try never to forget to recognize my privilege, and to feel profoundly grateful for it. I try so hard to keep alive the same passionately fervent hope that my grandparents felt, even (or perhaps especially) in the absence of the privilege that I now enjoy. I want so, so very badly to believe that this nation, and its people, STILL have the potential for unprecedented greatness. I want to believe that my children will grow up in a nation which recognizes MORE of their rights and freedoms than it did in my lifetime. But recently, it feels like preserving that hope gets harder every day. I want so badly to keep the luxury of maintaining my moderate, centrist ideology. Like you and my grandfather, I do know about other places...and I want that knowledge not to threaten but to enrich my dreams. I want to hold onto those dreams, however irrationally optimistic they might be. But...

[@maneckineckbeard1749]

Thank you, for your words and your passion. Thank you for reminding me that belief in a deity isn't required to have or to express such passion and idealism. Hope and optimism might indeed be irrational and illogical...but, like opinions, we're all entitled to it. However, I now understand that hope is the easy part. Action is what's needed. But sir, it's words like yours that give people like me hope; the kind of hope required for me, and those like me, to take the actions necessary to enact change. Because, really- what else do we have left, if not hope (and even, I daresay, faith?) in our noble ideals, and the optimism needed to act?

[@wwickeddogg]

The dream is over. The citizens of the US are mostly short-sighted and self-centered, ignorant and insulated, heavily indebted and religious cowards who care much more about getting sugary treats and toys than they do about morality, the environment, or anything else. This situation is not going to improve, and in fact it is going to get worse as the Trump judges continue to erode personal rights in favor of corporate profits, as corporations take money out of the economy, and as education is defunded and devalued. The US can't be saved. www.cbsnews.com/news/americas-richest-400-families-pay-a-lower-tax-rate-than-the-middle-class/

[@taylorshelton3267]

@@wwickeddogg no kidding, and the sad thing is it will not get any better.

[@maneckineckbeard1749]

TAYLOR Shelton I certainly hear you, and it's very hard not to agree 100%. I guess my point is just that it IS so hard for me to accept that there's no potential for recovery.

[@sageoftruth6748]

🥺😂

[@chainslayer101]

For me, between Aron Ra and the late Alan Watts, a person can find peace and understanding in there life...thank you Aron Ra for being the other beautiful side of life for me

[@zerofaith]

Incredible. Aron, you sir have your head on straight. 10/10

[@bodragon4582]

why cant any of our leaders sound like this.intelligent,wise,patient with morons,scientific,humorous. aron ra 2020.

[@silver3981]

I'd describe Aron as a lot of things, most of them good. Patient with morons is not one of them. In fact, I dare say, his impatience is his whole schtick.

[@walkergarya]

One small error. Wolves were extinct in the US, not in North America, Canada still had (and has) lots. The wolves that repopulated Yellowstone Park came from Canada.

[@coyoteboy5601]

Thanks for trhat. Most of us here appreciate accuracy and correction.

[@krankarvolund7771]

Yeah, I was wondering from where they came from if they were extinct in the US ^^' Because taht would not be from Europe, as they were extinct in most of european countries since decades and some even protest when we reintroduce them....

[@taylorshelton3267]

Actually there was a small population living in northern Minnesota.

[@605freedom]

@@taylorshelton3267 we have many living on our reservation in south Dakota

[@randolphpatterson5061]

@@taylorshelton3267 I'm from there, and I've seen my share.

[@TheWorldHasGoneNuts]

Preach, Aron. Preach. Man, that was one of the best speeches I have ever heard in my life so far. I would love for you to be a politician some day, as you would truly rock that boat. Simply inspiring. Be well and thank you. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@gowdsake7103]

Another problem with America is the amount of money needed to be in politics

[@RomanGoetia]

gowd sake Bernie Sanders and other progressives are at least challenging the notion of where that money is expected to come from. Grassroots campaigns are sprouting all around us, and Aron’s, mine or yours could be next as long as one has a message that resonates with the will of the people.

[@campfireaddict6417]

Then there's Pence who simply floored me with his religious views. This just can't be happening.

[@Wistful77]

Biden is a zionist. Trapped by tbe nonsecular on both sides!

[@cloudleopard7695]

@@mickeydrago9401 The GoSpels !!!

[@mickeydrago9401]

@@cloudleopard7695 Matthew Mark Luke and John A collection of which is one of the biggest lies in human history

[@abortretryfail9350]

Oh, it's happening alright, sadly, I don't think we're anywhere _near_ the bottom yet either. 😣

[@mickeydrago9401]

@@abortretryfail9350 Wow, so you have that 13th generation book and have read it? it's a brilliant piece on Generation X if you don't know what I'm talking about

[@cthulhuscat442]

Aron for president, I don't care how many attempts it takes.

[@stevewebber707]

I believe he did run for an office in Texas though I don't think it went smoothly. As important as truth telling rants are, I don't think they sell well in political campaigns. At least not without many other abilities such as smooth talking campaign donors. Oh and not being atheist. Sadly we have not reached the point where atheists running for office are well received.

[@KaiHenningsen]

@@stevewebber707 He gave it up for another candidate with similar ideas who wasn't an atheist looking like a stereotypical biker, because that made a massive difference in electability in Texas.

[@mr.joesterr5359]

Steve Webber Aron can talk smoother than any politician if he wanted to. Aron chooses to be honest though because he knows how easy it is to put on a face and lie to people get them to like you.

[@mr.joesterr5359]

ray salmon I hardly think diet has anything to do with politics.

[@andrewfrank7222]

"Trickle down" is not actual policy with expected results other than what actually does happen. It is simply the name of con...

[@Apostate_ofmind]

Andrew Frank yeah, sounds like a piramid scheme to me

[@andrewfrank7222]

@@aitchisondaniel "The poor do get less absolutely poor over time." We have had it for 40 years and wages are exactly the same as they were before Reagan. Yet the total sum wealth of America is greater than anytime in human history. This lie has been debunked Daniel. The facts do not support your view. When the US government taxed progressively from 1930s through the 1970s, the middle class exploded. The US was the leader in technology, education, and infrastructure. Today we are not even close.

[@savenetneutralityanti-repu7029]

Trickle down was originally a joke told by Will Rogers. People used to laugh at the idea.

[@davidstowers1964]

Aron Ra is the most intelligent Texan that I have ever been privileged to see. Each of his videos are nothing short of outstanding and as much as I'd love to see him in the White House, we all know that he would never stand in front of a judge, place his hand on the bible and finish the ceremony with the words SO HELP ME GOD.

[@OmegaWolf747]

I love the idea of a balance between capitalism and socialism, where we can work, run our businesses, and make our money, but still have a social infrastructure we can fall back on in hard times. After all, a hockey game needs refs and linesmen to enforce the rules. Otherwise, it's just the big strong guys beating the shit out of the weaker guys and bowling over the goalies to get the puck in the net.

[@kertagin1]

see most of the western world for examples of variations the union of socialist ideas and strong capitalist backing. with varying degrees of success... most having better qualities of life than is found in the US.

[@mrjtfang2]

@@kertagin1 I would find this debatable.

[@kertagin1]

@@mrjtfang2 in what regard? that most western nations have better quality of life? numerous studies have shown this for years. that they don't have capitalist backing? even Sweden the most socialist of western nations has a strong business class, and investment both personal and corporate is literally everywhere in every western nation. or do you debate the socialist ideals? given that basically every western nation save the US has some form of national health care, EI, and over all social safety net (ideas predicated on society owing its citizens a base standard). with out specifics I can not agree or disagree with you or even try to converse beyond, asking in what way is my statement debatable?

[@scorp10fl53]

@@kertagin1 James....well said. I agree. A similar rhetoric to mine when debating those who have a misunderstanding.

[@kertagin1]

@@scorp10fl53 it's much easier to clear up a persons position when they sight a specific set of complaints. personally I like conversing with people even those that disagree with me. but to do so requires a clear position. but given its been a couple days I doubt mrjt will elaborate.

[@robred19]

In the UK, Ra would be a national treasure. Thoughtful, incisive, compassionate and a 'real patriot'.

[@joshthecrusher2878]

Aron ra for 2020

[@MrShanester117]

JOSH THE CRUSHER No shit right? 👍🏻

[@rutessian]

@@MrShanester117 Wrong! This fucker might rational when it comes to religion, but everywhere else.. he's just your average nutjob with an above average vocabulary.

[@donsachse]

@@rutessian He's a nut job because he's not a reactionary?

[@l337pwnage]

@@rutessian I think he just follows his wife politically. And she's a teacher who hasn't been fired yet, so she is gonna be left wing bordering on communist.

[@asherikamichaela8425]

@@l337pwnage Uh huh. With the far and/or religious right trying to control the country? Not likely.

[@chaosblades89]

Well done Aron, it needs to be said by as many as can say it. "I'm a leftist because i care more for human rights than the rights of corporations"

[@skaruts]

An very ironic statement, considering corporations are all pushing the same rhetoric he is, and are all lobbying for the democrats, or trying to rig things against Trump, as O'Keefe has been demonstrating all along.

[@donsachse]

@@skaruts Can you prove it?

[@lizzyisbored9882]

​@@skaruts if you think the Democratic party is left wing you have a very poor understanding of broader political beliefs. The US is a very right wing country with Democrates moderate right wing, and Republicans far right wing.

[@skaruts]

@@lizzyisbored9882 you're the only person I've ever seen with that opinion.

[@CJCroen1393]

Good lord, I didn't know until now about the wolves and bears thing. That is sickening.

[@alegnalowe3679]

I dont trust anyone who does not love animals.they feel pain too.

[@pms9838]

glad your as good a man as you are educated

[@tiffanym4300]

*you're

[@ubiquitousdubiety9649]

@Tiffany M Leave.

[@ubiquitousdubiety9649]

@David Anewman Leave.

[@emlmm88]

I mean, he probably has these positions precisely _because_ he's educated...

[@mr.joesterr5359]

UbiquitousDubiety I’m sorry but ur comment is fuckin funny lmao

[@wadekevin2074]

Fantastic. Agree on everything. Aron Ra , Bernie needs you. We need you.

[@dionettaeon]

And I've still heard people saying that Trump hasn't done anything bad enough to warrant impeachment. Our "land of the free, home of the brave" has been turning into the "land of the bigoted, home of the asinine".

[@mrjtfang2]

You basically just said 'okay hes still an asshole'.

[@catalyst3713]

Yeah, most of the bigotry comes from democrats.

[@scruffylookingNerfherder5742]

LMFAO marmalade Mussolini! Hot damn I love that I am so stealing that line (34.50)

[@superleo1972]

I consider myself a very lucky man because I was there, first row. AronRa rocked FREEFLO 2019 with an amazing finale!!!! Rock on!!!

[@davg.2589]

I like to say: “In Scandinavia we pay for our socialism with capitalism

[@santoraebritania8835]

You know Marx supported capitalism as he saw socialism and communism as the stages needed after it provides its uses. Mainly automation and inventions

[@imjessietr29]

I would vote for Aron and I’m a theist.

[@iliketurtles6777]

We need more minds like yours. So many who become indoctrinated have the side affects of indoctrination which is ignorance, both willful or not, and a closed mind or even fear of opening he mind to other knowledge. Mainly because a book tells them not to read any other book. My main contempt for extreme religion is the indoctrination of young minds or even children. A child’s innocent imagination should never be forced into fearing it. That’s what the concept of a hell does. Makes a child carry a fear of their own imagination and as the indoctrination would hope, for the entire life of that being. It’s sad and unfair for this. Children should learn about religion when they do choose. And any one they want, not forced by their parents who selfishly put that same reciprocated fear into the next generations. We need to break his chain. It’s mentally unhealthy and no mystery why we see some preachers flat out demanding money for new jets and mansions while Jesus supposedly helped the poor, they blatantly do the opposite. Go figure. I respect your open mindedness. Whatever beliefs we hold, may rationality and logic prevail.

[@imjessietr29]

@@iliketurtles6777 I realized that any God is not just a literary character and the bible or the quran is not a horcrux and I should stop giving a shit what the bible wants. The bible isn't God.

[@uncommonsense7471]

@@imjessietr29 You realize that bible is backed by history, prophecy and structure/design right? Meaning that the men who wrote it were inspired by God to do so that's why we see sentence and word structure patterns and data that can't be explained by chance or accident. Such as the lineage of Christ in Matthew and the 72 rules of divisible sevens. In addition to the extra vocabulary of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, James, Peter and Jude being divisible by 7. 2 Timothy 4:3-6 "For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.." Romans 16:18 “For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.”

[@imjessietr29]

@@uncommonsense7471 It really isn't, but thanks for playing. The men who wrote it were told to by people like King Josiah, who needed to manipulate the backstabbing tribes under his care.

[@uncommonsense7471]

@@imjessietr29 "It really isn't," Artifacts: The Cyrus Cylinder (538 B.C) The Taylor Prism - Sennacherib king of Assyria existence of the Hittites. The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III (858-824 B.C.) Tablets from the time of Tiglath-Pileser Pool of Siloam in Old Jerusalem The Merneptah Stele The Moabite Stone Burial Plaque of King Uzziah Hezekiah’s Siloam Tunnel Inscription Archaeology places such as Haran, Hazor, Dan, Megiddo, Shechem, Samaria, Shiloh, Gezer, Gibeah, Beth Shemesh, Beth Shean, Beersheba, Lachish, and many other urban sites have been excavated, quite apart from such larger and obvious locations as Jerusalem or Babylon. Such geographical markers are extremely significant in demonstrating that fact, not fantasy showing the Bible to be historically correct and accurate. Prophecy Isiah talking about Jesus coming, Daniel foretold the day Jesus would arrive in Jerusalem down to the day. History accounts: Nine traditional authors of the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Paul, Author of Hebrews, James, Peter, and Jude. Twenty early Christian writings outside of the New Testament: Clement of Rome, 2 Clement, Ignatius, Polycarp, Martyrdom of Polycarp, Barnabas, Didache, Shepherd of Hermas, Fragments of Papias, Justin Martyr, Aristides, Athenagoras, Theophilus of Antioch, Quadratus, Aristo of Pella, Melito of Sardis, Diognetus, Gospel of Peter, Apocalypse of Peter, and Epistula Apostolorum. below collaborate Jesus existence and also the Crucifixion. Some even talk about the sun being darkened and an earthquake that line up with biblical timeline of Jesus' death. These are sources against Christianity. Non Christian: Thallus (5 AD - 60; in Sextus Julius Africanus’ History of the World), Josephus (37 AD - 100; Antiquities), Tacitus (56 AD - 117; Annals 15:44), Pliny the Younger (61 AD -113; Letters [to Emperor Trajan] 10:96-97), Lucian (115 AD - 200; The Works of Lucian of Samosata), Phlegon (80 AD - 140).

[@thanksyahweh8777]

This is my favorite speech I've ever heard from you. I'd vote for you! :)

[@gregkral4467]

Dude, that was bloody awesome. I, as a Northern neighbour had no idea..... thank you so much for yet another perfect presentation. Love to you, man.

[@truthisloud39]

Enjoying AronRa and then the daughter comes in screaming about a lizard in the house. I freaking love Island life. The lizard is so cute. Back to video. Mahalo, AronRa, for all the amazing content.

[@grapeshot]

Remembers we fought that good war with a racially segregated military.My grandfather and my great uncles fought in World War II and some of them fight in Korea. And they told me the military put black military personnel through hell during those so-called good wars.

[@AbbeyRoadkill1]

The greatest generation then came home and didn't do anything to rectify the injustices within America's own borders-- the Jim Crow, the redlining, etc... They left that to their children's generation to attempt to rectify. By comparison, America certainly was the good guy in WWII... but we weren't complete and unqualified good guys by any stretch of the imagination. German women had a saying that went something like, "Better a Russian soldier on your belly then an American bomb on your head."

[@klaxoncow]

Re: The Second Amendment. If we look at section 13 of the Virginian Declaration of Rights then we spot something that seems mightily familiar: "Section 13. That a well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and safe defense of a free state; that standing armies, in time of peace, should be avoided as dangerous to liberty; and that in all cases the military should be under strict subordination to, and governed by, the civil power." And let's check the text of the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America for the comparison: "A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." The Second Amendment is basically a concise rewording of Section 13. But this is useful, as Section 13 is more verbose regarding its reasoning and allows us to better understand where the logic of the Second Amendment actually derives. The true worry - the real threat - that Section 13 (from which the Second Amendment derives) is concerned about is standing armies. That having standing armies in a time of peace is dangerous to liberty. The problem being that, to fight off the British, America assembled an army and it won. Now, after 1776, the problem at hand was "now what?". What is to be done with that standing army? The big worry was that America's newly won liberty could be lost to its own military force. There could be a coup e'tat - the military might try to take over. It might splinter into "warlordism" with military splinter groups taking over areas of the country, and the threat of civil war. These were perfectly plausible worries to have at the time. There are innumerable examples around the world of countries that have exactly fallen to the threat of their own military. Coup d'etat, military juntas, countries splintering into warlordism or areas lost to the rule of criminal "rebels". This shit, unfortunately, happens all the time and America, a new nation, had every reason to fear that it could go down the same dark path. That the mere existence of standing armies in a time of peace is, indeed, dangerous to liberty. But, equally, you don't want to disarm everybody either. What if the British came back? If certain states disarmed, while others didn't, then they could very well be tempted to exercise some "might is right" over their neighbours. The solution proposed by Section 13 and the Second Amendment is to have many small "well-regulated militias". Break the standing army down into small units. Each unit can defend its own patch. But none is of sufficient size to be any serious wider threat to liberty. If some foreign power did decided to invade, then these militias could all be reformed together to create an American standing army to see them off - then return once again to defence of their free state. Basically, the same kind of idea that neutral Switzerland employs. Rather than a formal standing army, they have this militia system. Should a foreign power invade, then every citizen would be conscripted into the Swiss Army to repel the invader. But, ordinarily, in keeping with their political neutrality, they have no standing army. No aggressive force. Section 13 / the Second Amendment basically originally envisioned such a system for America too. Many small militias defending their own patch. Potentially from one another - as all these militias would keep an eye on each other that none of them would grow out of control. No formal standing army. But if an army was required - as a foreign power threatens - then all these militias could be formed together into an American army. That was the envisioned model. And, yes, it's somewhat a nonsense now, as America eventually just went whole hog on the standing army, and now ploughs ridiculous sums of money into its "industrial military complex" (and it could be argued that this has gotten out of control, proving the original wisdom of Section 13 / the Second Amendment). But, certainly, Section 13 / the Second Amendment was absolutely not about "protecting myself from the government", as Second Amendment advocates often say, as you can see in Section 13 that it insists " that in all cases the military should be under strict subordination to, and governed by, the civil power". And the civil power is, of course, the government. Of the people, for the people. It was NOT defence from the government. Quite the opposite. It was defence OF the government from military takeover. Defence of the Republic from coup d'etat, military thugs, standing armies, and others trying to take away American liberty by the barrel of a gun.

[@MechanicalMarketer253]

So basically: I don’t have a right to own a gun at all, the states just have a right to have small militaries (essentially the national guard) to defend themselves (in case of civil war)and the country at large in case of a foreign invasion?

[@frankvizen5480]

@@MechanicalMarketer253 that sounds excellent

[@phishersmith7592]

What I like about Aron is that he sees both sides of the issue and doesn't show favoritism. While he is a leftist, he calls out both the Republicans *and the Democrats* on their wrong-doings. Like how he mentioned that both Obama and Hillary approved of the Keystone Pipeline because they had their own money invested in it. The government is corrupt regardless of political parties.

[@jloza1175]

As an atheist, I will be voting for an old Jewish man that has my respect. The only honest candidate in the race #Bernie2020

[@skepticallyskeptic]

Andrew yang has better ideas in my opinion. Also he seems genuine and honest just like Bernie. Check him out if you haven't already.

[@UlexiteTVStoneLexite]

@@skepticallyskeptic I think Andrew has the slightly more realistic views as well but the better option never gets chosen in our elections 😒

[@skepticallyskeptic]

@@UlexiteTVStoneLexite my vote will go to the guy. All I can do is try to get people to hear him out and hope they see what I see

[@TheConor43]

Voting for a Jew is a eternal L

[@skepticallyskeptic]

@Bob Mama just because he has overwhelming online support you assume we are fake accounts? What does that even mean? You think I'm an AI? lol come on. I'm not trolling. I'm trying to get yangs message to as many people as possible. Which is a reason he has so much support. It's called passionate supporters. Not fake trolls lol. If you actually have an argument against yangs policies we can debate that. But the baseless assertions will get you no where

[@UlexiteTVStoneLexite]

Nope, my old job, a corporation, treated me like shit and never paid me enough for 12 years.

[@AronRa]

14 years for me. Otherwise same story.

[@UlexiteTVStoneLexite]

@@AronRa and all they do is take advantage of the fact that you are a hard worker and a people pleaser untill you are so broken to the point you start having anxiety. I really admire you a lot and I am beyond thrilled that you responded to my comment. I have loved your work since finally waking up last year. I also find it awesome that you had a pet emu. I have two and two Ostrich as well. They are awesome guys

[@UlexiteTVStoneLexite]

@CJ why does that matter?

[@ambulocetusnatans]

@@UlexiteTVStoneLexite Obvious troll is obvious.

[@UlexiteTVStoneLexite]

@@ambulocetusnatans I'm a troll?

[@ultrademigod]

In my experience those proclaiming self greatness are rarely even remotely great.

[@musiqal333]

Another video from Aron Ra! I must watch!

[@anotheremerex]

Aron 2020!!!

[@glutinousmaximus]

A really excellent presentation! Thank you Aron for raising many of the important issues for thinking individuals, and for sharing. Top notch!

[@BishopLake]

This is what free speech is about, Aron hit the nail on the head here.

[@spiderfan1974]

The irony that incest oranges "big beautiful inpenetrable wall" was defeated by a $100 skill saw sold at all hardware stores.

[@unknowndane4754]

I saw that and found it funny aswell.

[@vylbird8014]

That's why border security is so expensive. You cannot build a wall that cannot be breached - it could be a fifty-meter high, ten-meter-thick wall of reenforced concrete and it'd still give way to a few drilled holes packed with explosive. A wall does not stop people crossing, it only slows them down long enough for border security to catch them - which means every part of that wall needs to be constantly monitored, around the clock, and guards must be stationed along it at intervals close enough that they can reach any point on the wall in less time than it takes to breach that point. That's a lot of guards, a lot of tech, and a lot of infrastructure to maintain - which all adds up to a whole lot of money, both in the initial construction costs and in the annual upkeep.

[@kylelloyd4437]

It's time to enlist the Nights Watch. The slogan? "Mexicans are coming"

[@mickeydrago9401]

I am clueless as to what the original thread starter post means... Will I find out in this Video

[@spiderfan1974]

@@vylbird8014 and that's why incest orange is giving the independently wealthy Americans more tax cuts and ignoring his wall. You know because he cares so much about border security.

[@ADEehrh]

And who were those who came to this land and took it?? Christians!

[@williamackerson_chemist]

Damn. That was powerful!

[@WetDoggo]

Amazing, I really enjoyed it

[@WetDoggo]

@thewestwardsky ;)

[@thelionskiln]

This bluntness is what we all need more of. Thanks for this fantastic talk.

[@ChristopherJManess]

Aron, that was very insightful!

[@MacXtc]

Wow, nobody could have said any words better... Thank You

[@Lady8D]

I'm at home, cheering with the audience =) Well stated on all of this so far, thanks Aron! Only 17:16 into the video, gonna watch the rest now. EDIT: just finished. AGREED!!!!!!

[@darthdonkulous1810]

Aron, thank you for what you continue to do, in bringing these issues to light. In the last few months that I have been watching your videos, you have opened my eyes to just how attorcious certain things are in your Country. I am from England, and can say things appear to be going the same way. I really appreciate your content my man. Keep up the excellent work!

[@alegnalowe3679]

Aron is a good decent man with morals ethics and sensitivity to the human condition.It would be a fantastic thing if he was a friend.very much loved.

[@litlwing13]

Love you, Aron Ra! Tell it like it is.

[@martynbealing79]

I'm English and in my junior school in the 80s we had to pray every morning in assembly and sing songs from books called songs of praise, this was mandatory and a mainstream school. It was the most tedious thing to do every day when we could have been learning interesting things.

[@nullarc977]

Darth Bane , I thought you grew up in the mines of Apatros?

[@garygalt4146]

I was at school in the seventy’s. We only had what was going on in school at assembly’s sang all things bright and beautiful said the Lord’s Prayer and I think we all new including the teachers mostly. It was irrelevant and unimportant. And not to be taken seriously

[@martynbealing79]

@@nullarc977 I did but I was in the student exchange program

[@TheeChristopherEsley]

Your assessment of the “marmalade Mussolini” reminds me of Dawkins assessment of the OT god in The God Delusion. I absolutely loved it.

[@JoelApplegate]

What a great, insightful, compelling summation of history during my lifetime! (in my 60's now) Thank you, Aron Ra. Everybody should listen to this.

[@CraftyArts]

Time to share this around.

[@klausgartenstiel4586]

i'm with aron. i felt like i needed to type that here on youtube.

[@emilymayer5537]

I'm baffled at the end of every single one of Aron's speeches. Keep up the great work Aron. 👏

[@emilymayer5537]

@@BinaryBunyip They are equals. 🙏

[@wolfman5833]

I absofuckinglutely loved that Aron ☺️

[@dorisemetisse]

🎉thank you for this!

[@2010yohnny]

One of your best speeches in my opinion. Thank you

[@martinbondesson]

That was an amazing talk/speech/rant, or whatever you want to call it! I wish everyone would hear it, but unfortunately things like this doesn't get shown on regular television. Oh well, the word is out at least. Let's hope it spreads.

[@catfishdecker]

Thanks bro. I've watched you for years. This is one of your best videos ever. I'll share and try to get everyone I know to watch. Maybe you can change a few minds.

[@gregkral4467]

I am in bloody tears, man.... Thank you for this rant. I wish so many more could rant thus.

[@antediluvianatheist5262]

Goddamn. Bernie is a goddamn rock. And so are you!

[@satyasyasatyasya5746]

YES! *oh dis gonna be guuuuud*

[@churchofinfiniteknowledge1608]

another great performance from Aron as always

[@JCLeSinge]

WOOT! PREACH! Waited a long time to hear you say ALL of this, Aron! =D

[@lyricduo]

So good to hear about my home state of ND. We're number one! We're number ... wait, WHAT. oh shit!

[@edwardgraivier2487]

I sit here with lyric and melody swirling around in my head as I joyously slave away composing my soon-to-be epic song. Like "Abraham Martin and John", mine is a tribute to three truly great men, happily minus the gratuitious martyrdom and spray of red. The working title and no doubt actual one is, of course, "Aron, Matt and Seth"

[@elainegoad9777]

Thank you Aron Ra ! You are the best !

[@tiffanym4300]

AronRa 2020!!

[@thesc0tsm4n9]

Great speech, always worth setting time aside to listen to your perspective, it's intuitive and very informative. Cheers mate!

[@dannyspitzer1267]

This was epic, AronRa 🤘🤘

[@ReleaseMyKrakken]

I got me some good content for work today! Thanks Aron!

[@travyglenn]

I'm an Orthodox Christian! You are the most refreshing and honest person I've heard in a while! Your atheism is honest and very well thought out! Although you don't believe in Christ, you fully expound Christ's true teachings! I'm behind you!

[@Soli_Deo_Gloria_.]

😂🤔🤔🤔😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@VildhjartaFanGurl]

I love this man.

[@bbfitw2008]

By the Power of AronRa let there be truth shown to the masses of sheep in the world.

[@brianvance1178]

And by the power of Lucifer, lord of the morning star, let rationality and reason return to politics as it was in onset of the American experiment

[@alegnalowe3679]

Aron is a super hero to many of us who embrace truth and seek freedom from all evils.

[@parkbyrd]

Aron! Thank you brother for shining a brilliant light on so many connected issues! My wife has native blood and I have Appalachian Irish blood so we found your unbelievable summation of Standing Rock immensely troubling and painful. Keep the "faith " my brother!

[@TheLAhearts]

Holy smokes!? That went by fast! Great rant.

[@bigearl3867]

As a brother, I held my hand up in horned salute to Ozzy! We are on a crazy train!

[@paskal007r]

EU viewpoint here, if anything Aron softened the blow and understated the situation. I've turned down job opportunities in the US because of how backwards basic stuff like health coverage is in your country. I got friends that instead took the opportunity and now want to come back as soon as it's reasonable career-wise, risking a medical bankruptcy in the meantime and gambling on their good health. From my PoV i'd also not hesitate to call the US a police state given that police just has no checks and balances. Last but not least, I've been around in all central european states, I've never seen so many homeless people as in San Francisco. US isn't a rich nation, is a nation of poor people with some very rich exceptions that skew the average. Y'all been conned, wake up.

[@krankarvolund7771]

I remember when my school was planning a trip to the US in high-school, one of the things the teachers said to the parents was "Don't worry, they will still be covered by Social Security if they get injured or sick" XD

[@paskal007r]

@@krankarvolund7771 legitimate concern!

[@scorp10fl53]

Wow....great speech Aaron. 1300 comments. Congrats 👍👏👏👏

[@andrewstrongman305]

It's been a while since I've seen Aron, so good to see him back - kicking arse as always!