“Yeah Capitalism Is Bad…But What Can We Do?”

Perhaps the most common comment I get is some version of "yeah capitalism is bad, but what can we do about it?" I figured it was about time I made a dedicated video to answer that question. Let's read a little theory!
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[@SecondThought]

Howdy, friends! I hope you enjoy the video. If you've got recommendations for non-US socialist/communist/labor orgs, leave a comment! Let's get as many people organized as we can. If you'd like to help make Second Thought a 100% grassroots-funded operation, consider becoming a patron on Patreon! All patrons, regardless of pledge amount, get early access to every video, plus access to our patrons-only Discord server! patreon.com/secondthought

[@Andrearuch97]

Let s all start blocking weapon s export

[@garr_inc]

I'll leave a comment here if somehow someone from Russia helps a brother out. I'm not sure where to look, and the "official" communist party obviously plays ball with the ruling class, so going there is not the answer.

[@Akanisen049]

I tried to up my pareon support when you released the last video but patreon wasn't letting me. It let me today though 😊

[@snowcold5932]

If you live in Belgium, among the socialist left we've got Non-electoral: - PSL/LSP and the student wing EGA/ALS - ROSA campaign - ADES (Brussels) - Front Antifasciste de Liège - Intal Globalize - ABVV-FGTB trade union - Code Rood/Rouge for climate actions Electoral: - PVDA-PTB (and the youth wing Comac) - Anticapitalistes - And there's still some leftists in the youth wings of the socialist party and greens

[@vari2d347]

I didn't even know these damned organizations existed. How did you find these?

[@Teamsterteacher]

"If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?" But then the Good Samaritan came by. And he reversed the question: "If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?" MLK

[@RoughDetails]

@Teamsterteacher MLK was one of the most based people out there, and yet, they managed to make him "safe" for the masses. He was a great radical revolutionary thinker, and his contribution was immeasurable.

[@Teamsterteacher]

@@RoughDetails any friend of Dr. King is a friend mine. Well said!

[@sussyslurp]

@@RoughDetails You can measure contributions by level of secrecy regarding death.

[@DanilloMagalhaes]

We, up to this point, create reality based on all the wrongs we did. But now we are creating reality based on all the good we left undone.

[@testadalord01432]

@@RoughDetails only after the racist establishment killed him. He was quite disliked by many white people, especially in government, and some of his contemporaries fighting for equal rights due to his methods

[@kyleeames8229]

13:58 I prefer the expression “History doesn’t repeat itself, idiots repeat history.”

[@CodeKali]

I know right and it's these idiots who end up leading extremist ideology on both sides ultimately making them end up unsuccessful

[@wesleymclain9146]

Another way to put that is “those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it” implying that those who don’t know history are idiots.

[@dinamosflams]

paraphrasing karl marx himself: history repeats twice, first as a tragedy, then as a parody

[@MxPotato84]

Yea… pretty much. At least how its going in this day of age.

[@HeichE944]

​@@dinamosflamsSocialism and communism repeats itself twice: first as tragedy then as a parody (you guys)

[@PopMusicKiller]

"But what can we do?" Absolutely this! So much media making cautionary tales and not enough about solving said problems.

[@kurisu7885]

Not to mention some of those in power trying to shut down avenues that let us make sure our voices can be heard.

[@coolioso808]

That's why I really appreciate progressive sources like Second Thought and also Peter Joseph with TZM, new Zeitgeist: Requiem film coming out soon and One Small Town Contributionism organization with Michael Tellinger and the Doughnut Economics Action Lab with Kate Raworth for 21st Century thinking!

[@jeffhough7460]

It would seem most want change but are unwilling to themselves change

[@gmw3083]

Western civilization is crumbling. You can't save it. Escape from Babylon and watch the fall from a distance in the hinterland. Swam doin

[@gmw3083]

Western civilization is crumbling.

[@austin.luther]

I've actually just joined my local DSA chapter. I have no idea how I could be useful; I'm a scientist, not a political organizer. But years of experience working in medical labs have given me so much frustration with our for-profit healthcare BS that I have to do SOMETHING.

[@mdc47]

I'm an active member in DSA, on chapter steering committee, and hold elected office in my national caucus. I'm open to chat if you want to talk about being involved.

[@adamdonahue2079]

Revolutionary movements benefit when their members have a myriad of occupations that allow them to support each other and provide unique skills and insight for collective action. Things like photography, computer programming, graphic design, even evolutionary biology, can be useful contributions. I’d recommend thinking about what you’re able to contribute that might not have been the case if you had gone in other direction!

[@Yet.Another.Rapper.KiG.V2]

Careful, they are 95% co-opted Compatible Left You picked the hardest place to be a 🛠 in

[@adamdonahue2079]

@@Yet.Another.Rapper.KiG.V2 true, democratic socialism doesn’t rlly have a coherent ideology so it’s easily co-opted by even more moderate tendencies

[@Yet.Another.Rapper.KiG.V2]

@adamdonahue2079 i agree i would say more but if i say too much of certain words my responses get nuked 😅

[@a.s.8104]

You can find Lenin's What is to be done as an audiobook from the channel socialism for all

[@sazhaxeramezha449]

So valuable! WITBD? is a difficult read because there are so many specific references to different newspapers/journals, people, etc. that most of us likely know nothing about that it gets confusing trying to keep track of who's who. When I tried to read the book myself, I kept getting bogged down, but listening to it as an audiobook allowed some of that to just wash over me. In truth, a lot of those details aren't terribly important to understanding the book's message, so it's better to just keep going without trying to sort out all those details.

[@veryveryveryvery161]

У Ленина была совершенно другая ситуация, в которой требовалось взять власть. И за 20 лет подготовки, не с первой, и не со второй попытки, он взял власть, которая валялась на дороге. Сейчас совершенно другая ситуация.

[@chagoriver7159]

Make sure to skip the Livestreams. That radlib is terrible tho

[@waterboyrene1241]

@@veryveryveryvery161but now we must organize to TAKE the power back, instead of how you said he took it when there was a chance to take it.

[@eyyy2271]

We need to change our city planning, car dependency atomizes societies.

[@SecondThought]

Yep! Gonna be a massive undertaking in the US, but it’s possible with the political will

[@asmahmadj708]

@@SecondThought how would the “end of capitalism” be achieved since the overwhelming majority of ppl on earth practice it?

[@CompletelyBlankPage]

​@asmahmadj708 Most of us partake in it, but it also harms most of us in the process. That's why getting organized and reading and practicing theory is so crucial to our liberation from capitalism. The more we know and discuss, the more we are able to strategize and materialize our collective will instead of the capitalist class's.

[@vebdaklu]

​@@asmahmadj708There is no huge switch labeled "capitalism". It would have to start somewhere, organising cooperatively owned enterprises, connecting with people to reduce dependency on markets and huge global spanning chains, some light sabotage of the infrastructure they use. The obvious stuff, you know?

[@agridley1116]

@@SecondThoughtyes Adam Something has some good videos on this stuff like the missing middle in housing

[@vietdang6836]

Being a vietnamese studying in US when I was 17, I could not understand the dilemma of how a country so rich still have homeless people and the streets are not clean like Singapore, this is no different than my country (this was back in 2016). Knowing more now, I appreciate westerners with marxism understanding, spreading knowledge in a language that's I am not good at. TY 👏

[@Ouranos369]

​@Flyweight.8 let's say nothing else changed except workers owned a large share of production and say the CEO got paid 30% more than the bottom worker rather than 300% more would that flatten to a bell curve? I'm just wondering if capitalism is the problem or the way people at the top are extremely greedy.

[@sabian8700]

Because some people make very bad decisions and have to deal with their consequences

[@MontyRaeSp8]

​​​@Flyweight.8looks like you're painting with pretty broad strokes.

[@alexjeffrey3981]

​@@Ouranos369there will always be greedy and sociopathic people - the main problem with capitalism is that it promotes and rewards such behaviour to the point where those people rule the world.

[@sleefy2343]

Singapore isn’t a fully democratic country It’s autocratic mix with democratic values

[@rickb3650]

As individuals, there is nothing we can do to fight the Robber Barons. There is no war but class war. Make no mistake, the ruling class is fully aware of this and the lessons learned by their progenitors during those times are still taught to them. They know how power works because they were born into power and thoroughly educated in where it comes from and how to use it, while the rest of us are trained to submit, obey, and conform to the wishes of the powerful.

[@soulfulgardener]

And they make us submissive with addictive substances, d social media decisiveness, vapid TV shows and junk food.

[@kaninma7237]

@@authenticallysuperficial9874 Whatever the case, class war exists. We need to do something about it. How will you help?

[@st.altair4936]

Glad more people are supporting the channel! This channel has been many ex-liberals' first step to becoming socialists.

[@stealthemoon8899]

Seriously. I'm an Anarchist, so I disagree with him on some things, but I wouldn't be here if not for him breaking me out of right-libertarianism

[@theapocasmith]

I still can't believe some days that I went from a far-right internet troll to a socialist in like 2 years.

[@DanilloMagalhaes]

@@stealthemoon8899 i went from a redpill ancap who finished colleged and was pissed cause i couldn't get a job and a gf and it was all the gov and women's fault. its all a big process and learning curve. anarchism has its great merits, but it'll forever struggle with facing structural sistemical social issues because it demands structural sistemical social solutions that just destroying the structure won't fix it. our lives are just too complex now and steping from an amalgamation of small communities spread across the globe to a one social and connected species as the human race. Keep studying cientific comunism and you don't have to abandon your anarchic feelings because they are real and legitimate.

[@notaperson9831]

@@theapocasmithI’ve noticed that it seems like for a lot of people that happened over the pandemic. It’s weird how some people found socialism and others found Qanon 🥲

[@savagesurpreme7856]

He’s a capitalist posing as a socialist did he split the revenue of his channel with you? You did all the work

[@bingus516]

Best wishes to the second and first thought channels, we all love what you do and the community you've created. Appreciate your work

[@peanutsveryepicchannel8699]

"We should improve society somewhat." "But what about human nature!?!?"

[@Corvid-Conquest]

Wouldn't the depravity of human nature be the exact reason we SHOULD improve society?

[@TreeHairedGingerAle]

It's maddening. It IS human nature to improve things. Everything! If it wasn't, we wouldn't have to be constantly propagandized about how "horrible" humans are. Nor would there be so many people who WANT to change things. All the misery and suffering wouldn't feel 'wrong' and 'depressing', it would just feel normal. We wouldn't have people coming together to try to help whenever we hear about war, disaster, disease...in fact, it's like, when things go wrong, humans can't sit still! -- we HAVE to do something, or at least try, or go insane. There would be no protests, nobody in prison for feeding the homeless or helping squatters or engaging in protecting the waters and the forests of this world.... The human species would have crumbled to dust, despite the constant cruelties of our suicidal ruling class, LONG before now; if it were not literal human instinct to try to improve conditions for both ourselves and others.

[@niloticnya]

@@TreeHairedGingerAle Before we formed civilization, human nature was to work collectively to ensure our survival too. We evolved too much for violence

[@Smethells2023]

“Human nature is malleable, not fixed. Humans can be indoctrinated to believe in horrific ideas and to commit atrocities- or they can be taught to be empathetic, kind, cooperative, and to strive for improvement in all things (including themselves).”

[@Corvid-Conquest]

@CaseyC-ms5rs I'm not sure where you got that I implied that, but your question doesn't really make sense to me, so I can't answer that.

[@youtubeuniversity3638]

"HOW do we organize? How do we even convince one person, let alone multiple, that 'organize' is even a real freaking word?" That's what needs asked I think.

[@SecondThought]

Follow the links in the description

[@彭裕洪]

I would really spend time researching each group. Don't judge a book by its cover. I knew jumping ship later would not be nice so I took my time and got involved with my top two picks before realizing the FRSO best embodies a marxist approach to organizing. There's no over-emphasis on signing up sympathizers with good politics but don't organize on the ground, nor is there any big-tent dilution of political unity.

[@st.altair4936]

Genuinely just join a socialist organization. Some are better than others but what matters at first is getting the experience. There's more than likely a few good socialist ones around you. If you can't find one online near you, join a protest or rally and ask around; there are some that aren't easy to find online. If even that's a no-go, even joining a mostly liberal organization that focuses on progressive things (like climate change) can work for taking that first step and getting experience.

[@maryhackett3654]

There’s so many resources you just have to go looking.

[@lynallott3404]

@@st.altair4936 Climate activists tend to be some of the more experienced/skilled ones around too. Joining any group in the A22 network will upskill you wonderfully.

[@mrping2603]

I can't afford to support you financially but I'm glad you're continuing to spread the good word despite the struggles. I'm in the educate phase, I've been agitated for a long time. Now I know I have to organize

[@princess435010]

just signed up for the patreon!!! this channel cant die without overthrowing capitalism first

[@thedarkqueen322]

The Bottom of your Commie Heart! I've used those same words with people in my own life. I show people in my life on the internet your videos, Hakims videos. If I hear someone else knows either of your names and agrees I instantly know we stand for the same things. You MUST keep doing what you are doing. Many of us have been here for years and already have the same ideas and values, however the work both you and Hakim are doing, it's spreading. Please keep doing this and I will do everything in my power to continue to spread the message. Thank you

[@christopherstombaugh6004]

Thanks! Also a Patreon supporter but want to give you a boost!

[@tevinstewart3095]

Free Palestine 🇵🇸

[@MochoStudiosYT]

@@PeterJordansonnTibet is already free

[@Rafita180]

@@PeterJordansonn Mao did it.

[@mungus9427]

​@@PeterJordansonn it was freed in 1950 what are you talking about

[@lordflaflust]

Play rope game , irl .

[@peanutsveryepicchannel8699]

@@lordflaflust what is "rope game"?

[@Dezturbed]

Keep it up man, you've been helping me feel like I could have a place here on KZbin where it could help social cohesion, encourage curiosity and compassionate debate. We are all scared and just want to have a safe stable home, and as the internet made our world bigger it also made the world's issues feel like they impact our home. If we can hijack that to a good cause then we might not hoist ourselves on our own pittards

[@Sealater]

This is your best video yet. I know things are horrible but this gives me a lot of hope

[@otakubeast-bx8tu]

I recommend looking i to "The Revolutionary Communists of America". There is a branch in a lot of major cities. It is also an international organization with branches elsewhere in the world, including Britain, Russia, and Mexico. They focus on building an educated party of comrades before shit really hits the fan. It's still small and grassroots here in America, but with a newspaper issue already out and successful agitation, we are finding comrades ready to get involved everywhere! Join the conversation!

[@handsfortoothpicks]

IMT has been stuck defending bourgeois states and has gone through a long line of reformism

[@otakubeast-bx8tu]

@@handsfortoothpicks oh? Please tell me more of what you know about this?

[@Rubinsmom]

Hey, I'm connected to the org, just not a member. Multiple people reached out to him, he doesn't include us because he gets vibes that we're feds. I have no idea why. He even included an anarchist group in this videos.

[@otakubeast-bx8tu]

@@Rubinsmom who is it you are referring to?

[@jonk6008]

@@handsfortoothpicks Hands for toohpicks cannot reply cause they do not have any actual proof of such claims.

[@postmodernmarxist101]

Organize first and foremost, cause not all of us had read Capital, but all of us have the Capitals scars on our bodies. That's the starting point...

[@RoughDetails]

@postmodernmarxist101 Truer words have never been written. Absolutely on point!

[@RoughDetails]

@@authenticallysuperficial9874 your opinion is bad and you should feel bad.

[@peterjol]

Almost all problems could be solved simply by making it financially worthwhile for people to SHARE the jobs we would almost all agree we NEED to have done and work much less. No more doing anything WE don't agree WE need. No more slaves building the rich their mansions, Yachts and pleasure rockets to space etc, etc, because we need THEIR jobs and THEIR money.

[@Ivation9]

But what's the problem with the rich? if they became rich it was with your money, not with divine intervention

[@berryzem]

@@Ivation9 The problem with the rich is they specifically devised a system to make the lower classes dependent on feeding into the rich's wealth in the first place. To give an example, I was born in a city with infrastructure that is dependent on cars (the "rich" being the auto industry, oil industry, insurance, etc.). I can't afford to move somewhere else, and, in order to live, one is expected to have a car and maintain it. That requires the kind of money you are referring to.

[@marcbrasse747]

@@Ivation9 You answer it yourself. Through the ages the powerful always claim it is divine intervention / selection. “The meek shall inherit the earth” and such. Rich people propaganda.

[@Ivation9]

⁠@@berryzem I am a portuguese that was born poor in a socialist country, and became rich trough my hardwork in developing a construction company, It was hard because the way that the socialist party only cared about their own, that system that you say exists it’s merely in your mind, the information is out there people are just to lazy or arrogant to do it, my friends are all left leaning and they mock me for being rich, but deep down they regret making the choicea that they’ve done😉

[@Ivation9]

@@marcbrasse747every ideology that exists needs to have an enemy, you just say that rich people are that enemy, when in fact Rich People just add luck and hardwork, life ain’t easy and I have experience to say that you can solve all the problema for people

[@superbeltman6197]

Haven’t watched yet, but I can already tell this is going to be a banger

[@SecondThought]

Hope you enjoy!

[@eliplayz22]

Thank you for answering a very common question. Also, a 100% grassroots funded Second Thought is a very good idea. Off-topic, but idk if you take video ideas, but here's a few of mine: -Socialism and the notion of a free press (one that many people have misconceptions about) -The relationship between democracy and socialism (another one that many people have misconceptions about, equal to if not greater the first one) -Compatability of Socialism/Marxism with religious beliefs (as a Christian myself, this is one of the biggest question I have as a socialist) -Socialism and federal/decentralized models of territorial administration (same as the first two and the second-biggest thing I think about as a socialist)

[@SecondThought]

Great suggestions! The socialism and religion idea is one I've wanted to tackle for a while now

[@eliplayz22]

@@SecondThought Thanks! I appreciate you for hearing me out

[@girvinstopmotion8378]

​@@SecondThoughtthis is a video I think a lot of people need to hear. I've been told by way too many in the church that Marxism is incompatible with Christian religion

[@chihirostargazer6573]

Why, especially as a Christian, would you have any doubts about socialism? I think Jesus was pretty clear...he would definitely be against capitalism.

[@eliplayz22]

@@chihirostargazer6573 I wasn’t having any doubts. I am aware of what Jesus said about capitalism. This said, I don’t ID as a Christian Socialist, as I truly believe in secularism. Sorry if what I’m saying here is confusing, but I felt I needed to clarify and explain myself.

[@_Jaybefaunt]

This spills over into the reading and discussion I had on my channel on the book Laziness Does Not Exist. Our individualistic approach to organizing and activism will also lead to burn-out. This is why it's best to join organizations and push for change collectively.

[@catvalentine4317]

Love that book!

[@_Jaybefaunt]

@@catvalentine4317 Nice! Yeah, I read and discuss it on my channel along with other books. I love it!

[@Wimney0007]

So much appreciation for you and your colleagues. Keep it up JT. Blessings to you and your family.

[@DanilloMagalhaes]

My fellow comrads usually are too focused on what they should discuss, and not focused enough on HOW something is being discussed. The regular working class has a set perspective on their minds: 1 - Ok, the world we live in is indeed bad, my life has unecessary struggles, and others have it worse. but what is the alternative? comrad: have you thought about, socialism? 2 - Yes, and no. socialism failed. So since we don't have anything better, lets just stick with capitalism and improve it a lil bit so MY life can be a bit better. And this perspective is a result and byproduct of sistematic alienation. And folks please learn this: alienation and stupidity aren't the same thing! Our working class across the globe ain't stupid! So stop treating them as such. they know struggle, they know pain, discomfort, violence. they know the effort they make in life doesn't return to them as value, they have some ideas on why that is, but their big missconception is on HOW, and that is due to decades of alienation. So, how do we face this? My proposition is simple, and i've been practicing it over the past two years by treating my fellow angry, rebelious, anarchic, sarcastic working class members without stupidity. Embracing their feelings because they are real and legitimate, and truly debating on these 2 basis for their anielated perspective: 1 - Socialism isn't an alternative to capitalism. The idea was never about replacing one with the other, to make a functionality change. Capitalism is a step in human history that had (very tiny few) merits, one being productivity making us leave the scarcity paradigm behind. But at what cost? A structure hand made to benefit one class above the other, that is flawd on its root, that needs to produce war, crisis, concentration of wealth, corruption to kill competition, exploit more and more to simply exist. So communism is the cientific study of this step in human history, and socialism is a transitionary step to OVERCOME capitalism and take a new step further. it was never about being an alternative, an option, a model. 2 - Socialism never failed. Socialism never failed. i'm going to say it again so our fellow trotskist can twist their interns, SOCIALISM NEVER FAILED. Socialism was DEFEATED. It was militarily, politically and socially defeated thanks to: the death and murder of socialist leaderships, economic embargoes, counter inteligence manipulating inner ppl in strategic places, consorting with local burgoisie, and tons and tons of anticomunism propaganda. "Hey, good for you fighting for your ppl, but, the best u gonna get is this amount of money on ur lifetime. what about i kill your leader, then you became the leader, fall under our interests and you become rich as fuck?" they only needed to pervert a very few and brainwash the masses. So we need to abandon this false idea that socialism failed. The worst socialism is better than the best capitalism, for the basis of the working class. capitalism works? yeah, for sure. but to whom? We can't treat our fellow working class members as stupid ppl that don't wanna see socialism as a good alternative, BECAUSE ITS NOT AN ALTERNATIVE AND THEY DON'T KNOW IT. we can't blame them for thinking that socialism is a delusional dreamy idea that failed and some ppl never got over it, BECAUSE THEY WERE SISTEMATICALLY TAUGHT THIS WAY. My dear comrads, you are aware about the truth of the world, now is your job to build patience and share.

[@eges72]

Pretty much the point. Well written.

[@ariabk]

When you said "what can we do" I knew. Lenin forever.

[@joaquinvideo2959]

CaseyC-ms5rsFroze? Uh yeah it was Russia, that's the norm, what did Lenin control the weather?

[@ariabk]

@@joaquinvideo2959 yes lenin controlled the weather how did you not know smh my head

[@ahakddiwnfs1742]

​@@ariabk i thought it was common knowledge that leno was a weather wizard

[@ariabk]

@@ahakddiwnfs1742 yeah cant believe kids these days dont know this im smhing my head again

[@marcriba7581]

​@@ariabk Lenin's secondary superpower being "Wololoooooooo"

[@bigcrazewolf]

Love you being on Means TV! Also Means Morning News rocks!

[@eljosende873]

Greetings from Brazil, keep this good work!

[@hflx]

Lenin is calling, for more than 100 years ... still calling... Workers of the world, unite!

[@alexjeffrey3981]

The future is calling, will you answer?

[@eges72]

Also Luxemburg, Pannekoek, Trotsky... Pretty much many of us. Not just Bolsheviks. We all share the same goal

[@alexjeffrey3981]

@@eges72 Trotsky was a bolshevik too! But yes all flavours of Marxist want the same thing, we just have differing opinions on how to get there

[@juanitaschlink2028]

Love your work.❤

[@CynthiannaMatthews]

Thank you for making Lenin's writing clearer. I try to put socialist ideas into layperson's terminology. Power to the people

[@Emma-Maze]

Sending love

[@shaixalyd6681]

Workers of all countries unite!!🌎🤝🚩

[@Random_merkava_enjoyer]

1991. 1989. 1979.

[@RoughDetails]

@shaixalyd6681 Glory to the proletariat! Solidarity!

[@Mtmonaghan]

We have only our chains to lose!

[@redlion45]

​@@Random_merkava_enjoyer the answer to that is 1917, 1945, 1959

[@Random_merkava_enjoyer]

@@redlion45 im not even german lol, your ideology is a failure like it proved to be in almost all countries that implemented it

[@elliot_729]

I love Lenin's writing.

[@SecondThought]

He’s so sassy, I love it

[@Kaiserohnepurpur]

@@NixonThr336ix Found the counter-revolutionary paid by the imperialists.

[@purgetrapscorp]

​@@NixonThr336ixEat lead😢

[@corytrevor7313]

"SO sassy"......I know you've seen one up close lmao

[@vadimk3484]

Engels was the funniest and easiest-to-read of the classics, very comprehensive writer and a real comedian at times.

[@pottedrodenttube]

State and Revolution is equally as important. ❤

[@SecondThought]

Possibly my favorite work of theory

[@AJ-gc5mp]

Even with the boost, I’m going to donate. We gotta keep you in the game, comrade.

[@HakimButSouthAfrican]

I saw your patron pinned in Hasan's chat. Love you JT ❤

[@SecondThought]

That's so kind! The support really helps ❤️

[@HugoPerez]

As an anarchist I bit my tongue, pinched my nose, and joined CPUSA. I’d rather take a gamble with Marxism-Leninism than do nothing at all. Maybe if enough anarchists join we can all compromise and establish council communism.

[@10.11stars]

Thank you so much for opening the discord!

[@SecondThought]

Hope you have fun 😁

[@manyashasbears]

Когда сейчас читаю Ленина, поражаюсь, насколько он был прав! Сейчас, когда капитализм в России вернулся, мы снова проходим эти этапы. К сожалению, очень многие люди в нашей стране пока не понимают, что именно реставрация капитализма является причиной происходящих трагедий. Очень рада видеть, что в США много тех, кто думает и разделяет идеи марксизма.

[@carlchapman3749]

Thanks!

[@niloticnya]

I live near Fort Bragg, the largest military base in the US, and wanted to know how to organize there effectively. Any tips?

[@SecondThought]

That’s a very important question! First I’d say make sure you’re working within an organization, not alone. Much safer and more effective that way. You could also coordinate with Veterans For Peace and other ex-military/veteran orgs to communicate more effectively with active duty personnel.

[@niloticnya]

⁠@@SecondThought yayy the man himself responded 🤩 thank you so much! I’ll reach out to those groups

[@doomsdayrabbit4398]

You mean Ft. Liberty. Don't honor a traitor.

[@niloticnya]

@@doomsdayrabbit4398 I don’t honor the US military as a whole since they still want to use black & Latino people for nefarious purposes

[@Swagkonge]

Most active UK groups are: - Communist Party of Britain - Young Communist League of Britain (CPB affiliated) - Revolutionary Communist Group - Revolutionary Communist Party (not same as RCG) - Socialist Worker’s Party - Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition I have my problems with each of these orgs, and there will be a lot of disagreement on which is most effective. In my view i think CPB/YCL is probably the closest to Marxism-Leninism in terms of party structure and ideology, but SWP are very active with protests and TUSC regularly have electoral candidates at both national and local level. If you don’t like the org, be the change you want to see within it by participating!

[@lol-ih1tl]

The Communist Party of Britain is conservative and insanely homophobic and transphobic.

[@DAL30505]

You left off the Revolutionary Communist Party

[@Swagkonge]

@@DAL30505 thanks for the tip!

[@ssj400buledi3]

hey. Let's enjoy second thought as long as possible. Let's support them 💪

[@RyanM-t6k]

Hey JT, I asked this question before but I don’t think you noticed it. Now that you have Means TV as a backer, not to mention a ton of patreon supporters, can First Thought afford to make regular news episodes again? Don’t get me wrong your analysis episodes are great and informative, but I really miss my regular biased news.

[@SecondThought]

That was just too much of a time commitment. Three episodes a week in addition to all our other work was overwhelming. We’d probably need to build a whole separate team to manage the news if we wanted to try it again. That’s a long way down the road.

[@RyanM-t6k]

@@SecondThoughtOk, that’s understandable. How is The New F Word doing by the way?

[@marcriba7581]

@@RyanM-t6k lol maybe check his personal channel, there he explains how he's coming from doing way too many things at the same to less avail than he needed.

[@ryandelmolino1016]

I'm so happy to hear this. Keep of the great work!

[@Matthew.E.Kelly.]

When you read Lenin's _What Is To Be Done?_ so now you know what needs to be done 😏

[@markchurch524]

You rock JT!

[@sizor3ds]

Thanks to your channel, I joined my Country’s CP. they’re a little behind on social media but we’re building up the party 😊

[@GreekHouseEffect]

what country

[@DirtbagLexi]

One of your best videos yet! Hope this gets the exposure it deserves since it's so important.

[@Ryza_d]

Any Australian comrades in the comments: - Community Union Defence League - Aus Communist Party - CPA - SA SAlt Get amongst them. They (we) all hate each other, but JT's point stands. We need to get organised. 🤝 🫂 ✊🚩

[@kingendercat]

The Greens too? I know of a faction in NSW that's anti-capitalist, and democratic socialist

[@Ryza_d]

@@kingendercat oh really? I didn't think the Greens were anti-capitalist at all?

[@SIRROM12]

@@Ryza_d I don't think they are outright anti-capitalist but they do seem to push for a lot of socialist-leaning policies. Basically, the only major political party that seems to push for things that help average everyday people.

[@Ryza_d]

@@SIRROM12 yeah fair. I guess it's like the DSA for Americans. Better than the rest, for sure. When it comes to voting we have to do it intelligently and take the concessions for the working class that we can. We definitely shouldn't stop agitating outside of that though.

[@alexjeffrey3981]

​@@Ryza_dwhy do the parties hate each other? Factionalism and internal division can only hurt the cause

[@ChapManiac]

Just subbed for a year. Thank you for making great educational content!

[@peterjol]

Many people might just want to hang on to whatever job they have got ...BUT.... if you really want a better world then it has to be made financially worthwhile for people to SHARE the jobs we would agree we NEED to have done and work much less. At least 70% of jobs have no real value and that's really the problem. Too many people work FOR money but not because they are doing something we NEED.

[@WesternCommie]

I read "what is to be done" at least once every few months. Such a great piece of work.

[@joshuagharis9017]

So glad JT, seen so many videos hating on your channel, which I guess is like people critical of Eminem. You're one of the best, people try to hang on Second thought coattails 😊😊

[@SecondThought]

Thanks so much! It's unfortunate there are so many clout goblins out there, but it comes with the territory

[@burninsherman1037]

It's mostly idiots like vaush and other equally dishonest actors who seem to take issue with him. Sadly, said idiots seem to have depressingly large followings. Probably because their refusal to actually do anything is appealing to those who've bought into the bourgeois lie that nothing can ever change, and just allows for a smug sense of superiority without necessitating any actual effort to do shit.

[@abeltesfaye_]

I couldn't donate but am so grateful to everyone who joined Patreon & helped this channel bc I love the work you (& this community) does! FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸

[@spreadyourwingsandflybutte768]

JT, I have been following you for about a year now. You have grown so much! I admire your integrity and your ability to truly stand for what you preach. I’ll be subscribing to your Patreon to support. Thanks 💛

[@finntorbett2147]

don’t get me wrong, i love the bigger production, “fancier videos” as he described in the beginning, but a couple of these more casual feeling, just sit down and talk style videos wouldn’t be the worst thing. sometimes it’s nice to feel like you’re just having a normal conversation and not attending a lecture (like i said, i enjoy the ‘lectury’ style videos too, just a thought, a second thought?)

[@phillipjohnson8903]

Really Happy to see the second thought patreon growing. I hope you all can be self sufficient soon!

[@SinbathSparrow]

Urging all people not just the US to organize through political parties and unions. Don't think too much on it, just join whatever is closest

[@Coneman3]

There’s hope as long as intelligent, good young men like you create such good content.

[@parsazaher3186]

Should've also posted a link to "what we boutta do" from the podcast, absolute BANGER

[@warsocki]

I am new to this channel and although I am glued to the message I must admit the presentation is very, very impressive.

[@AGf-sq8fz]

Do you beleive we can bring significant change in our lifetime?

[@SecondThought]

Sure! Lenin didn't think he'd live to see the revolution, and he ended up being an integral part of it.

[@Saraht4]

I am so happy this channel exists. You guys are doing a good thing. Good work.

[@antonyduhamel1166]

So, what do we do if there is no Socialist movement where I live? Am I supposed to start one myself?

[@SecondThought]

Sure! Most orgs will have resources to help you build a chapter in your area. Someone's gotta do it. Why not you?

[@ijontichy7179]

Never read Lenin in English till this day. It's good to know his work has rooted in the USA. Long live the future World socialist revolution!

[@AnonymousCaveman]

With the discord, is it good for people of all the different revolutionary socialist parties? I am quite poor but I'm really wanting to pay a patron for the first time for your channel. Never done a patron but this will be my first. I hope the discord is a great place to hear from other socialist to gain info to go back to my socialist branch. Honestly second thought I can't thank you enough for the eye opening content you create for the people.

[@SecondThought]

Sure! Everyone is welcome as long as they adhere to the server rules and don't try to start drama. It's a great place to chat and learn from like-minded comrades

[@AnonymousCaveman]

@@SecondThought sounds great that's what I like to hear. Thanks for the response 😁

[@questline24]

Thank you for your informative video. Keep up the good work that you do. Be strong and persevere. Bless you all. Kind regards Chris

[@RoughDetails]

@SecondThought Dude, thank you for all the work that you do! You have given people the opportunity to think, you are waking them from their slumber. Those mfs need some Lenin in their lives, AND YOU DELIVERED like the angel-bearer of good news!! Bless you! Sorry that I cannot give you money, but I always watch your videos without the ad-blocker, and watch every advertisement, and press like, and comment, and share your video with my friends. At the time of writing this comment, the views are 22.000 and I'm like WHAT, those guys need to support their comrade, RITE MAO! Wishing you all the best, if I get some monies, I'll send them your way. Continue the good fight comrade, SOLIDARITY!!!

[@HannesNitzsche]

Such a valuable video, JT! Thank you for your continued efforts in bringing us forward as a collective, comrade ✊

[@razkillz]

I think a physical pamphlet might stand out a bit more. using a qr code requires someone to go out of their way, but with a pamphlet, someone who isn't interested can open it and instantly see that information

[@SecondThought]

Very true, but a slightly more subtle approach is often required when trying to unionize a store, for example. You don’t want to be handing out pamphlets covered in communist/pro-union imagery to the employees, that could get them in hot water

[@darkvalkyrie5366]

I love this channel so much. I'm from a communist party in Europe and when I saw the titel of the Video, my first thought was "organize, organize, organize" ✊❤

[@RoughDetails]

@darkvalkyrie5366 Organize, organize organize! Salutations comrade, glory to the international proletariat!

[@PoisonousCatFrog]

Great Video as always!

[@SecondThought]

Glad you liked it!

[@ClassicalTraining]

Babe, wake up, Daddy SecondThought dropped New Theory. Time for theory session!

[@wesside-333]

“Omg kill me” - your partner

[@GlitchBoy-ws5in]

​@wesside-333 daddy elon's not gonna love you, French's Robinhood Operation works well

[@GlitchBoy-ws5in]

​@@wesside-333daddy elon's not gonna love you

[@wesside-333]

@@GlitchBoy-ws5in my daddy is Mikey Musumeci

[@GlitchBoy-ws5in]

@wesside-333 bro... you are still being a TomDark "TurkeyTom" Fan? What being TomDark fans did to mf

[@rachelhyatt5766]

It’s great this video explains how to fight capitalism and not just exposing it’s evils.

[@janelane2595]

Thanks!

[@9cwai958]

Lenin really did write well.

[@SecondThought]

Yep! Very clear and surprisingly funny

[@wiretamer5710]

Its a pitty he behaved like a fascist.

[@burninsherman1037]

​@@wiretamer5710 learn some actual history, dude. American fascist revisionism paints the soviets as equal evils to the nazis for a reason, and the fact that you're watching these videos while not questioning the historical narratives propagated by the US means that shit has had its intended impact.

[@ThoughtfulVoyager]

​@@wiretamer5710 how?

[@computerKwastaken]

@@ThoughtfulVoyager you serious

[@legendaryspud3462]

Ever heard of the Revolutionary Communists of America?

[@SecondThought]

Yes, and I get pretty glowy vibes from it tbh

[@joaquinvideo2959]

​@@SecondThoughtWhat does that mean????????????

[@emmas1366]

@@joaquinvideo2959 something along the lines of suspicious / ties to the government.

[@RDewberry]

​@joaquinvideo2959 they are run by feds

[@mega_gamer93]

@@joaquinvideo2959 federal agent

[@T_Dot94]

always makes me happy to second thought subscriber count going up

[@staybalancedn]

The word organize is spoken a lot but I was not able to understand what it meant to practice it. Thanks for this.

[@RoughDetails]

@dwayneneckles The Bourgeoisie is investing great amounts in changing the meaning of proper organizing, they are throwing sand into our eyes. Like the devil, they are trying to trick us. They want us separate and we must resist! Solidarity!

[@Quadr44t]

0:23 I still have quite a lot of debt due to me being so stupid to study university shit. So I cannot fund you at the moment. I am glad to hear that fellow watchers do see the means to fund this channel. I am glad. What we need now more than ever is class consciousness. And I believe this channel helps in that effort0.

[@BigSebi]

Love you second thought. The second I get a job I'm becoming a patreon

[@DAL30505]

On your last video, i paid for early access and was one of 3 comments at the time, and it contained 2 parts: firstly and foremostly, thanking you and the team for helping me on my overdue radicalization path, and secondly, that i had joined the RCA. i didn't expect to see the comment deleted, as that would suggest immature sectarianism, which i believe to be beneath you. I'll state it again, here in the context of the urgency to get organized: the RCI / IMT is international (over 40 countries), and here in the US we are building the Revolutionary Communists of America. We're all building towards a better future of genuine democracy. Let's try not to be childish

[@SecondThought]

I don’t delete comments. If something is particularly egregious I’ll hide the user from the channel entirely. If you and I are both able to see your comment here that means I haven’t deleted your previous comments. Don’t assume malice when you’re commenting on a platform that’s know for its overzealous comment moderation

[@JoaquinRoibal]

Great video! I would love to use my python / data analysis skills to help "agitate - educate - organize", and this video definitely gave me a ton of ideas. Thank you second thought.

[@ЯнаШваб-л5б]

I don’t know how to thank you for all valuable work you have been doing. I was born in the Soviet Union, the first country of the social equality , my grandpa was a war veteran and a communist. The country which he was building has fallen into the hands of the World Capital, the ideals he was living for have been betrayed, the achievements he was putting his effort in have been destroyed or privatised. The hardships of Capitalism I was reading in fiction books in childhood have become a reality for my generation and for the children. It’s impossible to put up with the rising inequality as well as ugly byproducts of the Capitalist World like nationalism. The video I gave seen today has inspired me. There are a good many people who share my views .

[@henrybroadstone4192]

Once it is within my means I am funding for sure

[@SecondThought]

Thank you so much!

[@tomt55]

As a commy, I absolutely love the videos. A main component the left is nearly universally leaving out is that we are in late overshoot and full on collapse free fall. NTHE (Near Term Human Extinction) is quite possible in the next couple decades, due to excessive warming, human habitat, food growth and storage loss.

[@SusSilly]

Ayy early gang here. Informative video as usual. Thanks JT!

[@Narser612]

Great video as always!

[@mehlover]

I've been feeling so helpless and hopeless since I'm not near the socialist group in the city. This really helped me give some hope and something to do. Thanks for the video and resources

[@BruceWayne-sh4nb]

"You can know anything. It's all there. You just have to find it”. - John Constantine (As he's sifting through a pile of books)

[@garrettbenedek1036]

Good job community, and thanks Second Thought for the video, as always!

[@comradeinternet467]

(commenting for algorithm boosting purposes so more people who need it get to see this critically important video)

[@RoughDetails]

@comradeinternet467 (very important; you are doing holy work, comrade! and I appreciate your "commenting for algorithm boosting purposes so more people who need it get to see this critically important video"! have you also clicked like, so that the channel gets more movement?)

[@GageCroteau]

For my Albertan homies the youth communist league is accepting new members and the communist parties of Canada and Alberta have branches in most major cities in Alberta excluding Red Deer. Also JT, my man of course we would have happily helped the channel with financial troubles. Your channel is one of the few genuine sources of hope and joy in my life, you creators on KZbin are doing God's work by helping to encourage us young people to get organised. If I had more money I would definitely contribute to your Patreon. You will always have my love and support from your comrades up north.

[@poleshift2353]

Just found this page & was wowed. Thanks 🎉

[@gabrielspiteri6344]

Commenting for the algorithm, great video, mister Jt. -AGITATE -EDUCATE -ORGANIZE