Why America had the Best Year Ever in 2022

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2022 was a difficult year for a lot of people and countries. However, the US actually seemed to do pretty well in the last 12 months. So in this video we'll run through the successes America had in 2022 and why the country actually kinda won 2022.
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[@user-op8fg3ny3j]

I wouldn't necessarily say won; just that everyone else failed harder

[@cuckoophendula8211]

Great way to sum this up. Other countries failed harder, other currencies failed harder, and DJT failed harder.

[@theotherohlourdespadua1131]

Still a win in my book. They can't exploit our weaknesses since they have their own problems to deal with...

[@ordinarypye2030]

Sounds like a win to me.

[@akwenda3678]

Oh, that is the ultimate winning.

[@roflmywaffles1313]

@@ordinarypye2030 hey wait aren't you that guy on the European subreddit

[@quadeong7453]

"Crypto as a hedge against inflation" now that's the best joke I've heard in a while.

[@the0ne809]

I was saying that since early this year. Last year crypto bros kept telling me that crypto was great against inflation but now they get pretty quiet after I point that out.

[@spookyghostwriter3110]

One of our politicians said that on the campaign trail. Under no circumstances will I vote for his party until they sack him, as much as I don’t like the alternatives.

[@jacob4920]

Crypto was "the next big fad." We all know what ultimately happens to every "big fad" that crops up, in any sector...

[@stanfordkim5618]

If you held Bitcoin for 4 years, you would have at least doubled your money, seems like a hedge against inflation to me.

[@kingace6186]

I knew it would be a disaster then but not this big of a disaster.

[@thefunctionofjames]

"Knee-capping one of your geo-political rivals for less than 70 billion..." Love this lol.

[@yurik8468]

Most NATO and few non NATO countries have put in pretty big orders for their defence industry (Germany and Japan are planning spending $100 billion and $300 billion). It can also be said that the mask irretrievably lost 44 billion. although this is not the case.

[@Spacey_key]

Uncle Sam's pocket change

[@oriontigley5089]

I don't understand those who argue America should save it's money and military assets to benefit America. America's essentially proxy war in Ukraine has done so much more in terms of achieving military and political objectives for far less money than the standing army ever has.

[@lalc__]

Maybe the angle that TLDR US could take is a semi-optimistic one like this. That would certainly give it a unique voice among the other US news sources lmao.

[@baronvonjo1929]

I'm down. Surely the country can't sound like a dumpster fire 24/7

[@oohhboy-funhouse]

They aren't American, so by default they are less doom and gloom.

[@debater452]

Bad news gets more attention

[@TheRameniSBuRNT]

That sounds like a good idea.

[@Rebecca-oh5yh]

I agree with this. It is sorely needed.

[@ionnanskilliorus6877]

The US has made more than they have spent on Ukraine. Most NATO and few non NATO countries have put in pretty big orders for their defence industry (Germany and Japan are planning spending $100 billion and $300 billion). Plus it's LGN industry is booming now, after being on life support.

[@Homer-OJ-Simpson]

$70 billion of US spending would need to be compared to the profit from the arms and LNG sales not the revenue. Or probably better compare to revenue minus all cost of wages. But it could still be a those profits are higher than the US spending on Ukraine

[@bennettste]

A lot of the "Aide" for Ukraine was equipment and weapons that the US was going too need to dispose off as it was obsolete. It was a win win, helped Ukraine with systems they can use and the US saved money on scrapping old systems.

[@notajetplane]

The only down side, is that our weapon stockpiles for our own military, are now super low on some of the weapon systems like the javelin missile and are having troubles restocking.

[@lifeunderthestarstv]

People thinking we plan to profit off this war in rare numbers are the type to look at trees. Not forests. The goal here is to further weaken and cripple russia as has been the goal since before ww1. We are currently doing that via proxy war so we don't lose manpower or industries. The fact people don't get this and keep piping up is continually painful.

[@benjamincolon5486]

The US just simply had luck

[@plucas1]

Russia this year has pretty much been like Sideshow Bob in an endless field of rakes.

[@paulgibbon5991]

(smack) Hrrrrrr.....

[@KommandantAegis]

Minor note, the Japanese currency is the yen while the Chinese currency is the yuan, with slightly different pronunciations, so it was slightly confusing, if you could just add something like the ‘Chinese yuan’ or the ‘Japanese yen’ would be helpful. Otherwise great video

[@harik6435]

Bro jinx I was so confused, I was like saudi s are gonna use yen .whattt! Since when ?!?

[@Homer-OJ-Simpson]

This is not even the first time this channel has done this. Might be the same guy but it seems he’s having trouble telling the difference.

[@lc7664]

If they read this and want a pronunciation guide, "Japanese Yen" vs. "Chinese Ywen"

[@LiveFreeOrDieDH]

I like to use RMB (Ren Ming Bi) when discussing Chinese currency. It's a more formal name used in the context of international currencies and foreign exchange, similar to saying "Pound Sterling" instead of just "Pounds".

[@BattleshipOrion]

Where have I seen that PR ship before?

[@TheSpeedway99]

As an American this was a much needed positive news boost to brighten the day a little.

[@AftonThePlushGuy420]

Same

[@dazzlingsky8863]

Yeah feels a little good to hear good news

[@Rebecca-oh5yh]

Very true.

[@Shack-lion]

As an American, I was getting nervous when the US dollar stuttered a bit haha 😅

[@s.g.waller4139]

I need a little more of this.

[@cgt3704]

In the end: america's downfall was ... greatly exagerated

[@daxtynminn3415]

It always was.

[@pjotrvanmoorsel9433]

I dont het why people think America is going down hill, just do a bit of research and you see that it is bassicly unbeatable

[@paulgibbon5991]

@@pjotrvanmoorsel9433 Except from within. Don't slack up on voting out fascists, and never say It Can't Happen Here.

[@Dark-ql7kn]

I hate you XD

[@bruhbutwhytho2301]

@@pjotrvanmoorsel9433 America has for a long time has many more internal problems than external ones .

[@levino4997]

6:44 It's Yuan Not Yen, TLDR is still in confusion about the two currencies lol Yuan is Chinese, Yen is Japanese yet both has the same currency symbol

[@danielseelye6005]

Thank you! 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@jtgd]

That’s probably why it’s confused. It’s like Peso and Dollar. One peso is $1, but not US $1

[@SireRose]

Shame that you can't clear the confusion with context clues.

[@philipwong9557]

The correct pronunciation for Yuan is closer to "yen". It isn't pronounced "yoo ahn" (at least not by Mandarin speakers). So kudos for TLDR if they knew this and tried to get it right.

[@dennisestradda9746]

I heard RMB

[@Sage3356]

As an european im glad american Is doing better

[@mariokartpro7406]

Same here from Aussie

[@onicalamity5310]

It’s not

[@anotherearthling8634]

i wish EU could achieve some sort of rise in influence, but USA remaining on top is the next best thing, considering who other candidates are.

[@funghi2606]

@@anotherearthling8634 is not that if America is doing well come with some detriment for Europe. We should stop focus on the across the Atlantic and think about our continent

[@MichaelOfficial_]

hey thanks man, I hope things in Europe stay good/get better

[@Bigdog5400]

Please keep this channel alive, this is something no American outlet would ever touch on, and it’s important news

[@gp-1542]

It’s honestly surprising we came out better than most other rivals let alone allies

[@fosyay1780]

No it's not, we're the #1

[@ethanyoung.]

It sounds so crazy now that people genuinely believed that Bit-Coin could become the world's next reserve currency 💀

[@nobodyherepal3292]

Ya, it’s usually coming from the same people who think Bitcute will somehow rival KZbin or DuckDuckGo will rival google….some how… Their very wishfully thinking people.

[@ashvandal5697]

It sounds crazy that it ever would have amounted to anything at all but 20 year fad made quite a few people absurdly rich. Also it’s a great currency for illegal traffickers

[@Tab1300]

I actually did back in 2016. I know better now.

[@Rebecca-oh5yh]

I know! I laughed so hard when he said that.

[@HaHaHaHolowence]

@@nobodyherepal3292 *They're very...

[@griffinbartscht8373]

Thanks for the positive news things are still looking pretty bleak even after the midterms here in the US

[@danz1182]

Americans are insanely competitive. We always think we are on the verge of collapse. It's the secret of the country's success. We never rest on our laurels because we don't think we have any.

[@Rebecca-oh5yh]

True, Americans are always expecting our country's collapse. Sometimes people even want it. Are other countries like this?

[@UGOISCOOLNOW]

@@Rebecca-oh5yh alot are the thing is though americans have alot of paranoia of a collapse then rest of the world since its a very divided country since it was formed

[@mikev4135]

Thank you for making this video. You guys are truly a top tier news outlet. It's so easy to be pessimistic in America with the political climate, so I'm happy to see some optimism and the good not overshadowed by the bad.

[@Max-nt5zs]

How are any of these things that good? Us topping our geopolitical rivals won’t help the average American most Americans don’t even know what a reserve currency is and trump maybe being in trouble does little for most Americans. I would consider a good year in America to be large increases in GDP that correlate with increases in wages and standard of living.

[@jasporflex1976]

@@Max-nt5zs As if the GOP has made any plans or laid any groundwork for economic recovery. 😒 Look at public records. The GOP is also an elite supporting party that disguises itself as rural. Guess why Wisconsin failed.

[@knifenoir]

@@Max-nt5zsthat’s true, but this is more of a geopolitical perspective rather than focusing on domestic issues, which was far from the best for everyday Americans

[@AverageUsernames]

@@knifenoir still terrible

[@knifenoir]

​@@AverageUsernames100%

[@theconqueringram5295]

I am glad they're keeping this channel up. This is some good news about 2022.

[@PianoHamsters]

The video can be summed up as “Although the US is doing terribly, at least it’s better than America’s enemies!”

[@Jimmy_Jones]

Or allies

[@Igneusflama]

Which if you think about it, is as good as it gets. If everyone is doing well, but you're doing the least well, that's a bad year. Why shouldn't the opposite be true?

[@elultimopujilense]

Most of the problems the US has is because of its enemies. Where do you think most conspiracy theories and misinformation comes from?

[@PianoHamsters]

@@Igneusflama because that obviously ignores the actual domestic issues? Be the change you want to see in the world. Fix your own country before you go around trying to fix other countries.

[@icebox1954]

@@PianoHamsters The problems don't matter because like Putin, the politicians are not beholden to the wishes of the people.

[@TidusX16]

I hope you can keep this channel going. I would love your breakdown of our electrical system, this past few months have shown how fragile it is and how easy it is to fail.

[@football42241]

The USA's electrical grid was primarily built post WW2 in the 50s-70s. It's built using now obsoleted technology. It still functions fine, but it can't be expanded or built onto safely/economically. Nothing beyond small amounts. Too much unexpected load in certain areas can take that section of the grid down (like the Texas winter few years ago). The grid is also highly localized - it's like a handful of smaller grids (roughly 1-3 states in size) patched together, and spanning the entire country. The strength of this is that you cannot take down the entire US at once - you could, at worse, take down one section. Localization is a strength of the US in many ways, always has been, and it applies here too. The weakness is, well, obsoleted patchwork style grids that can't be added onto much more. The USA should make attempts at modernizing it's grid. It could provide millions of jobs that stayed in use for 1-2 decades. But for some reason there's no attempt to. The US has other outdated&decaying infrastructure, a lot of bridges/dams/etc, but apparently the cost to update these is not worthwhile, for those who make the decisions. There's your summary lol

[@Ratchet4647]

@@football42241 Afaik the US Grids were linked up in to an East Grid and a West Grid with Texas Refusing to participate. So 3 total. Also the East and West Grids include Canada.

[@adissentingopinion848]

TBH it's mostly local issues that dictate weakness in the electrical grid aside from major federal mismanagement (none I think sofar). States get to decide planning and location of electrical sites.

[@anthonyscarborough3813]

IDK if 2022 was the best year ever in America, but it could have been way worse considering what’s going on in the world. That alone is commendable.

[@dickgoblin]

We're still standing that's always a plus.

[@paulgibbon5991]

If I had to sum up this year, it'd be the year of boils bursting. It's an ugly sight, but it's preferable to them continuing to swell up with toxins.

[@Lybrel]

Who would have guessed there's another Nebula "sale" that didn't expire on Christmas

[@firdaus99031]

Indeeed, it's all marketing strategy

[@bryansylvestrew5024]

"It's not flying, it's falling with style!" Pretty much sums up 2022 for the US in a nutshell 💯😂

[@CortexNewsService]

As an American, I have to agree.

[@TheSpeedway99]

America: "To infinity, and beyond!"

[@looseygoosey1349]

I like to think that we finally got a footing down.

[@LordKalerran]

Greetings comrade! I am here to inform you that Putin is pleased with your comment. 520 rubles have been deposited to your account. Keep up the fight for Mother Russia!

[@greg2502]

Lol. As much as you hate it America is still your daddy lol

[@wallycola5653]

TLDR does great work, please keep making US news videos if you are able to!

[@alextodd5487]

Glad to see another excellent TLDR US video!

[@dylankahn7995]

Yup. A friend was trying to tell me about the Yuan's rising threat three days ago. It took me three hours to find the eyes that rolled out my face.

[@Aldo_raines]

I don’t think we can count Trump out til he’s been in the ground for at least a week. Folks have said “this is the end of Donald Trump” more times than I have said “good morning”.

[@qubed8465]

I think if he doesn’t win Republican Party he would make his own

[@Aldo_raines]

@@qubed8465 maybe. He’s unpredictable. On one hand, he thinks he’s unstoppable and is delusional about his own popularity. On the other, it doesn’t take a mathematician to realize that when you split a party that represents less than half of the population, you guarantee a MASSIVE win for the democrat. Even Joe Biden could win 40+ states with a independent Trump running.

[@maclain728]

True, can’t let our guard down too much as that’s when he weasels his way around. I must say I’m thankful every single day Trump was not re-elected imaging what the world would be like if he’d be president through Ukraine Terrifying to fathom!

[@maclain728]

@@qubed8465 God I hope so! Splitting the vote between republicans and the Freedom party or whatever would be the best possible outcome for the US!

[@qubed8465]

@@maclain728 I agree. Even better would be if the central party or whatever was made too and it took some democratic voters and then 4 party system. But may just be a dream

[@jakepapao728]

Great video

[@fettywap1738]

Agree with this video. When you’re at the top everybody predicts your failure. Ultimately if you zoom out America is winning. Numbers don’t lie

[@mitab1]

Except people lie about numbers all the time

[@redsamson5185]

i’m grateful for the good news!

[@ethandrake5073]

Very informative. Thanks

[@MrFreduard]

Putting things in perspective here is a great way to reduce unspecific or overexagerated fear sparked by other news. Love ya, proud of you!

[@cosmedelustrac5842]

Comment for the algorithm. Keep this terrific channel alive !

[@ilect1690]

Too bad americans don't realize that compared to other countries 2022 was a really good year for US

[@zacharydavis4398]

Thank you for spending the time to create and share this content awareness

[@am55775]

God bless America❤️🇺🇸🇲🇦!!

[@Dark-ql7kn]

No, God bless one of our oldest ally

[@MelvinSujo]

This is the actual contrarian opinion. Not the millionth video about how everything is about to collapse.

[@ericgrkim]

I love this channel!

[@fosyay1780]

Thanks for the shout out fellas!

[@robertkesselring]

Thank you for this. Positivity is refreshing.

[@Guyro3278]

You should make a video on Biden’s biggest successes of this year as well and some of his biggest failures because so many sources don’t cover the progress he makes and the great new programs implemented.

[@viper505th]

I can't name one success

[@AmericanRevanchism]

"Accomplishments". - Handing out American taxpayer money to fund a proxy war, thus creating enemies against us. - Incredibly high inflation. - We're in a recession (2 consecutive quarters of negative Real GDP Growth according to business schools). - Highest debt to GDP ever. - Broken illegal immigration system with over $2m illegal aliens this year invading our country. Great accomplishments.

[@elduardosanes5971]

@VanguardofFreedom20 Pls do, id love to know what is better then the sad pullout of Afganistan

[@maclain728]

@@viper505th -Crippling China’s chip manufacturing capabilities and causing their economy more damage than any predecessor -Passing the Chips Act to bring their manufacturing back to America -Signed America’s first major infrastructure bill in decades to rebuild the nation -Signed the first bill introducing massive spending in green technologies -Protected Gay and Interracial marriages through US law, as the one who convince Obama to legalize gay marriage Biden is still going strong on this -United NATO and the West behind us in our assistance towards Ukraine, the west in more militarily united than any point since the Cold War thanks to equal parts Putin and Biden -Increased the level of bipartisanship by working with many Republicans to get laws past, exactly like he said he would. I used to be skeptical of Biden but he has had a FANTASTIC year and that’s a fact no an opinion. Very impressed by the work he’s done!

[@Guyro3278]

@VanguardofFreedom20 I’ve been following bidenwins on social media and I wish more people would be aware

[@harryjohnson9327]

We Americans love hearing how amazing we are, you probably just got 100k+ subs from this one! Great video!!!

[@egofluff8897]

love these videos

[@jeffaeschroff7516]

you make good videos!

[@HyperScorpio8688]

Even as reserve currency, the inflation in the US is crippling to lower and middle class folks, while it just makes the rich richer... It almost feels like there is a reason to not actually fight inflation...

[@jtgd]

If that was the rationale, then there’d always be inflation that’ll make it difficult for non-rich people. Inflation doesn’t make the rich much more richer. Suggesting there’s some conspiracy theory behind inflation is as ridiculous as suggesting halting economic growth keeps rich people richer.

[@HyperScorpio8688]

@@jtgd Tfw Forbes says nflation helps the ultra rich make large amounts of money...

[@joker-pilled5892]

Inflation has been going down for months tho

[@Tmb1112]

Wages are catching up and inflation hasn’t been rising in months. Don’t have much longer of this my dude.

[@HyperScorpio8688]

@@Tmb1112 You fucking WISH my guy. Just because it's not getting *worse* doesn't mean it is getting any better. And in 2023 it'll get worse again...

[@fbi_iran2845]

Keep this channel alive please!!!

[@unconventionalideas5683]

American Manufacturing is not really dead. It has been growing for a long time now. This is probably worth looking at in its own video, though...

[@trillionbones89]

Arms industry was always exempt from that. Using the military industrial complex to show that American manufacturing is functioning... Now that's not a good analysis

[@andrewlechner6343]

@@trillionbones89 No, civilian manufacturing is growing again as well. Relatively cheap land and electricity combined with increased automation has meant that there has been an ever-increasing amount of reshoring and new production over the past decade, and it has been kicked into overdrive by the supply chain issues over the past couple years, which, as an engineering student, is very good for me and my job prospects.

[@ryanjonathanmartin3933]

@trillionbones89 The defence industry makes up about 3% of US GDP. Most of manufacturing in the US is of consumer products. If it was the other way round you guys would have the same problems the USSR had in the 1980s.

[@ryanjonathanmartin3933]

@andrewlechner the fact that people still believe the US is no longer a manufacturing powerhouse despite the fact that its manufacturing sector is growing really shows how bad US news networks are.

[@KhaalixD]

Great video!

[@Kenneth_James]

Ah yes. A title every American will click on. MERICA!

[@qubed8465]

Loved that ending

[@joeshmoe8345]

Thanks, y’all done good.

[@muffinman1628]

No pitch for any youtube advertisement ever made me laugh so hard xD.

[@tommyrussell7754]

If you ask the American people if this was the best year for them I don’t think they’d agree

[@uresfffff222]

compared to rest of the world yes

[@Somethingclever11111]

The sad part is. People will still complain that the country is shit and it's not a series of complicated events that are happening outside our control

[@Lando-kx6so]

Doesn't change the fact that it's shit

[@lordgong4980]

Well because for the vast majority of Americans the country kinda is shit. And much of it is because of events that we(The nation) have caused.

[@theotherohlourdespadua1131]

Let's be honest, it kind of is with the labor market being screwed up as it is and so is the housing market...

[@HyperScorpio8688]

Mismanaging the response to that series of complicated events however is within the control of the administration... And Biden has unequivocally failed to address econonmic issues...

[@IkeOkerekeNews]

@@lordgong4980 Not really.

[@AdamNicolson]

Return of polished graphics, bravo

[@bladepeterson778]

This was a great positive look on things!

[@roflsnarf9607]

“God has a special providence for fools, drunkards, and the United States of America.” ― Otto von Bismarck

[@d33pw3115]

Thanks for the hype vid guys lol We need a pick-me-up from the outside every once and a while

[@danielevo516]

Love this video

[@joseaca1010]

Never interrupt your opponent while hes making a mistake

[@javierfifteen6125]

I heard every American generation thinks the country is headed down hill. We are either full of it...or doomedXD

[@Dark-ql7kn]

Americans in 1795: We won’t make it to 1800

[@blazer9547]

Doomerism is part of America's psyche

[@ryanjonathanmartin3933]

No wonder you guys like to scapegoat non-whites all the time. 🤔

[@harshitverma4543]

Damn these nebula promotions keep getting better

[@thebrokenpuppet2714]

Interesting perspective

[@Ren_-]

great video, TLDR!

[@floydwhatchacallit6823]

Honestly I've never in my life been more optimistic about the U.S. than I am now.

[@kingace6186]

Especially after the Midterms scare. Now I feel like my confidence in the US coming back.

[@MichaelPhillipsatGreyOwlStudio]

I agree. I've been saying this for some time and most people don't believe me: the US is economically positioned better than any other country in the world right now. Yeah, things aren't going very well anywhere, but if the US's political crisis turns out to be in the rearview mirror, then I'm fairly optimistic. Keep this channel alive. I know that there are near countless sources of info on the US out there, but I enjoy hearing about it from an "outsider" perspective. I watch this and channels like DW News and Le Monde to hear what Europeans think.

[@FreyrDK]

Smart guy respect🙌

[@nicholasthompson2308]

nice video!

[@GreenBlueWalkthrough]

As an Americain and a Floridian this made me feel better thank you!

[@ajohndaeal-asad6731]

Until yall are under water in 50 years due to climate change

[@greg2502]

Yes Florida loves their culture warrior it doesn't actually help anyone just a cover to continue failed trickle down economics

[@tooeasyy5287]

I'm happy other people are talking about it, i've been very bullish on the US, Biden has been doing a great job, despite what some politically illiterate people will tell you. The US is looking very good for the next century, so long as our internal political situation doesn't get out of hand but i don't think it'll be too much of an issue, especially if Russia is dead.

[@nunyvanstta135]

Biden doing pretty good? Are you for real? 🤦‍♂️

[@ryanjonathanmartin3933]

@nunyvanstta135 He's easily the best President you guys have had in the 21st century.

[@PillowKing]

Good on them!

[@iamaloafofbread8926]

Short answer: we didn't go facist Long answer: Dear god, we just made it out of the worst part for the curb. Now, we just need to swing to the good times.

[@jps0117]

Yay for US!

[@stivenstivens]

Overall sleepy Joe is doing better than people thought.

[@maclain728]

I think you mean Dark Brandon

[@EbonySaints]

Between Sleepy Joe and Dark Brandon, Biden is like some old one from the Cthulhu mythos who speaks in obscure foreign tounges of madness and insanity instead of another mediocre Democrat.

[@E3ECO]

Given that most Americans are too damn stupid to understand what a president is responsible for and what he isn't, that doesn't surprise me.

[@kingace6186]

All in all, Trump could never.

[@nunyvanstta135]

He really isn’t , but you keep telling yourself that 😴

[@rexblack8170]

bad news bring more traffic to the channels than good news, that's why most Americans think that there are more crimes every year despite being less.

[@mitab1]

Except the crime rate is higher

[@scottauger4295]

Good vid

[@thepokeystormtrooper3585]

as an American I can safely say this year was not a year were America “won” in fact I’d say we lost in just about all aspects imaginable the only reason why you are saying we won is because other people lost more

[@graceneilitz7661]

That’s generally how a win in politics works.

[@linuxman7777]

Our big corporations won, if you ask American Citizens, we all lost. We have a country where we are in endless wars, where the government has money for everyone except us, Homeless camps are everywhere in our cities, opioid deaths are at all time highs, and the quality of or politicians has degraded so much due to Democrats funding the worst Republicans and Republicans funding the worst democrats.

[@qwertyqwerty-zi6dr]

Bruh you should not complain in USA,.u have no ideea how bad is outside US

[@Gamer-cb6yg]

@@qwertyqwerty-zi6dr they have the right to complain about issues, no matter how miniscule or big...?

[@bryansylvestrew5024]

Sad but very true

[@qwertyqwerty-zi6dr]

@@Gamer-cb6yg yeah but if the americans are complain, imagine how bad is outside of US, even here in EU

[@Gamer-cb6yg]

@@qwertyqwerty-zi6dr this is a video and comment about america dude. im a european, i get what you're saying, but it is not at all needed to be put here lmao

[@ericpoeperic]

Please make links on your Facebook page so that I can share them easier.

[@Mortico88]

America is not getting further apart, part of the country is going extreme right, and everyone else is basically in the same place. It's not two parties that have platforms you can debate. One party has ideas and a platform, and the other just screams really loud.

[@witness1013]

Best year ever huh ? Um, no.

[@kizermason]

Best year since 2020. I see 2020 as a hard rest for the US, so I would say that 2022 has been an overall improvement in the US

[@nolunch4908]

As an American and conservative myself I never cared for Trump and I greatly appreciate you saying what you said

[@nonamenoname9352]

I also think that the display of how much Europe (especially Germany) depends Russia really put them in a bad light.

[@WeeWeeJumbo]

(in a quiet voice) well he ain't lyin'

[@eddiehourani7160]

I'm not sure of calling them "rivals" but maybe the Axis lol

[@svokxz6435]

Some great things are good you know.America is improving at least but we are still stuck in the mud.

[@pearlofthedarkage]

You might be right, TLDR, but I'm still burnt out.

[@sarah-janeandersen2797]

That was a great transition to a plug

[@MagisterErik]

I believe you must have misspoken at 08:20, saying "angry bipartisanship" in a context where it was likely meant to be "partisanship".

[@bryansylvestrew5024]

I found it funny cuz if we're being honest both sides are angry 😂😬

[@davidlopez1618]

Love the US news!

[@ortizandy87]

Comments are good for the KZbin algorithm

[@kenkiefer4686]

I'll comment on your comment, so TLDR gets the KZbin algorithm benefit

[@pikmaniac2643]

Nitpick here - while detailing net US contributions to the Ukraine conflict as less than half a percent of GDP, the image used shows a pricetag with the wrong signage, reading > 0.5% instead of < 0.5%

[@mariokartpro7406]

This is my favourite video please do more

[@Chrissy717]

I looked through the comments and was like: "what the hell is happening here?! This isn't how TLDR comment sections normally look like" Then I checked what channel this was. Needless to say I wasn't disappointed. Trump being a threat to US democracy is not even a hot topic in most western democracies. I totally forgot that this statement or opinion somehow is controversial in the US. Haha, my god. TLDR leaning "democrat". Just shows how much the people are influenced by the two party system

[@diegopitbull7580]

It´s not new. The channel has been becoming more explicit about its own editorial. This video is, to me, the turning point of their narrative.

[@Chrissy717]

@@diegopitbull7580 I think in every other country this video would have been a neutral, anbiased and informativ example of how to do research and presentation on a topic. Yet, saying the obvious is somehow partisan for US Americans. I can't figure out what exactly here serves a narrative, but if you mean the Trump part you are probably completely out of line in terms of politics and bias.

[@ChasmChaos]

@@diegopitbull7580 you should read up about how dictatorships start in countries outside of your own. A president usurping power saying "the elections are a sham, trust me and only me" IS how dictators are crowned.

[@diegopitbull7580]

@@ChasmChaos I agree with you. That´s why I believe the great dictatorship nowadays is the media and big techs. "Trust me and only me, or I will ban you".

[@boko1564]

As an America, I find that hard to believe.

[@Foersom_]

3:25 speaker says less than 0.5% GDP, but graphics sign says "more than".

[@al3xa723]

Good catch

[@mossthefox]

US Dollar too OP pls nerf

[@qwertyqwerty-zi6dr]

No ty

[@Brambrew]

Just a few thoughts I had while watching. Yes, the USA fared relatively better than other nations in 2022, but there are still glaring issues we need to resolve: 1: Biden is an improvement over Trump, but he's a weak president overall. Good heart but bad leadership; a Jimmy Carter-esque political figure imho. I just hope and pray that in 2024, we will have new, younger, smarter candidates rather than re-hashing the 2020 election all over again with Biden V Trump. 2: If the USA keeps playing the role of world moral police and stretching ourselves thin, we will inevitably crumble from within like the Empires of old. My recommendation is the USA transition into a regional power to fix our flawed, undemocratic, oligarchal bipartisan system, improve our economic model, make our welfare programs more accessible and streamlined, free ourselves from our national debt, modernize infrastructure, greenify our energy (namely using Thorium nuclear power), and give our neighboring countries a helping hand (namely Mexico and other Central American nations; spending our money to make our neighbors safer and more democratic is better than building walls and turning a blind eye). 3: Our current capitalist system is inherently flawed and most working class Americans know this by now; with rising prices, inflation, the unelected and authoritarian 1% owning half the worlds' resources, and a dried-up job field demotivating thousands of employees. Economics should reflect our political system; the consent of the governed, a fair opportunity for everyone to be successful, and fairly elected leaders. This is the fundamental idea behind both original capitalism and socialism; our economic model is meant to be democratic and not oligarchal. (Edit) Thorium

[@ChasmChaos]

Everything you said makes sense. Everything you said is also a fantasy. The powers that be want things to be the way they are. I don't see the US abandoning capitalism for decades, not with every politician in bed with every oligarch in the country.

[@Brambrew]

@@ChasmChaos You're correct. But we can always hope. Especially if the American people set their bipartisan differences aside and join arms in solidarity to collectively fix our country. Whether it be through activism or straight up revolution. Even the Preamble of the Constitution urges We The People to overthrow the government if necessary. "That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, *that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it* , and to institute new government"

[@user-cx9nc4pj8w]

The US can't keep playing world police, but they can (and imo should) play world security guard. NATO and the alliances with Japan, South Korea, and Australia keep the world more stable and prevent nuclear proliferation from becoming a necessity for many countries. But yes, the US also needs to improve it's relations with it's southern neighbours. Also, learn how to spell thorium.

[@Brambrew]

@@user-cx9nc4pj8w didn't see that lol

[@GOMIchow]

2022 had been the most year ever

[@elvaccio22]

@TLDRNewsUS - if 2020 was a good year I totally get how 2022 was awesome 😅 0:19

[@dm-o5160]

I LOVE DARK BRANDON