Hardkill

I see.... but will there probably be some kind of revolt in our country before our country completes its transition to stage Green?

Not as fine as white people.

Will black people eventually riot against corporations, the rich, and the right-wing politicians as soon our country truly reaches the nadir of late stage capitalism?

That's kind of true. Although, some experts have still warned that the current economic system, characterized by income inequality, wealth concentration, and declining social mobility, could lead to such very unwanted consequences for everyone including widespread rioting, economic collapse, Breakdown of social cohesion, sharp decline of public health, major breakdown of our natural environment, and so on. I remember you even mentioning that all of that before on your video on "Inside the Mind of Trump" about that and how that will occur before our country enters into stage Green. Do you think that's still likely to happen?

So, despite the fact that the anti-establishment sentiment in our country has become so palpable these days we are still not even close to having any revolt for the foreseeable future? Is it because American society has already made such significant progress in many areas, providing a relatively high standard of living, social stability, and political freedom? Plus, the fact that America still has a strong tradition of democratic institutions, civil society organizations, and political processes that have allowed for peaceful expression of dissent and gradual reform? That's true. They indeed have been brainwashed by that and Trump. Conversely, Democratic voters haven't been brainwashed by anyone as toxic as Trump or by anything as toxic as the right-wing media. The left-wing media ecosystem hasn't ever promoted misinformation, conspiracy theories, and extremist ideologies anywhere near to extent that the right-wing media has. Also, even progressives like Bernie Sanders, who can be toxic at times, still have been much more civil and intellectually honesty by far than "right-wing populists" leaders like Trump.

1. Oh I see! you know, I kinda thought that. So, that's why those in power, including the government officials and corporate interests, often must make concessions to the demands of the people to maintain social stability and avoid widespread unrest. This is a fundamental aspect of democratic governance and the balance of power in society. Correct? 2. Oh yeah, that's true. Yet, many of them lead to permanent positive fundamental changes for their societies and their people. 3. So, despite the notable rise in people's frustration and disillusionment with our country's institutions and the government, most Americans still have not been exploited badly enough to the point of wanting a revolt in the US?

Hmm...Okay, I see what you're saying. But then how do you explain the fact that there have been many instances in world history where true anti-establishment revolutionists have successfully overthrown the powerful elites and fundamentally changed their country's entire system such as Trotsky and Lenin with their Bolshevik revolution, the leaders of the French Revolution (1789-1799), the Oliver Cromwell and the British Civil War (1642-1651), the Founding Fathers of the American Revolution, Frederick Douglass and other leaders of their abolitionist movement Lincoln and the American Civil War, the union leaders of the most intense labor strikes in the U.S. history (the late 1800s and early 1900), leaders of the early 1900s Progressive movement, FDR and his New Deal agenda, MLK and Malcolm X and their Civil Rights movement, the leaders of the counterculture movement of the 1960s and 1970s, Gandhi and his Indian Independence Movement (1857-1947) etc.? I mean those historic events no doubt were accompanied by great violence, horrific bloodshed, and significant human suffering. Yet, how or why were enough of the plebs in each of those movements inspired by their leaders to truly revolt like hell against the establishment? Isn't that what Bernie Sanders was trying to say when the country needed such a revolution?

Yeah, but how come Trump ran for president successfully as right-wing populist and why does he still have such an unusually strong grip over so much of the GOP establishment? Yet, why didn't Bernie Sanders strong anti-establishment message ever work in either of his 2016 or 2020 presidential campaigns like it did with Trump from the right, especially when the American people became visibly angry with the establishment during each of those elections, particularly during 2016? Also, how does one still reconcile with what you're saying along with the fact that most people across the political spectrum in the USA have gotten sick and tired of the status quo and the establishment?

Every safe and effective drug administered through prescription or under the guidance of healthcare professionals HAS SOME KIND OF POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS!!! COVID vaccines are no different. Not to mention, that the methods various platforms or mediums used to develop COVID-19 vaccines including Messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines, Viral vector vaccines, and inactivated or killed virus vaccines, HAVE ALL BEEN HIGHLY SUBSTANTIATED by many years of extensive and rigorous testing in clinical trials involving tens of thousands of participants to evaluate their safety and efficacy. The entire research and testing process were performed by the best the medical doctors/scientists in the world. In fact, about 99.99% of all medical doctors/scientists have all concurred that practically everyone in the world should get the first one or two dose of the vaccine and then follow that up with booster shots regularly. Only a very tiny percentage of rogue quack doctors out there in the world have been speaking out against it because those weirdos have been running some kind of scam.

Well, like I said before, the right-wing media will likely still be always a major part of both the mainstream media and alternative media. However, there seem to be something going on with the right wing media. What do you think it is?

Of course, the right-wing media ecosystem will probably still always stand as a formidable force in America and throughout the rest of the world. However, if all of this is true and it continues to be true, then that's very good news for the country and the rest of the world, especially with the serious rise in the left-wing/liberal/progressive media ecosystem since the late 2010s.

He says that he essentially has nothing positive to say about the future of our whole world, because how much trouble all of the most powerful countries are in, including America.

So, it's going to take about a decade or so of more pain and suffering for us to get through these serious global problems and learn better from them?

What would FDR, Lincoln, or Washington do? What would Winston Churchill do?

Yeah, I agree with Bobby. The world has been more unstable than it has been in a long time. What do you predict will eventually happen to the world in a more positive note even when taking into account everything that professor Mearsheimer has said?

Ok, who told you this?

Btw @Bobby_2021 @actuallyenlightened the post WWII economic boom, otherwise called the Golden Age of Capitalism, which occurred approximately from 1945 to 1975, was arguably the greatest period of economic prosperity in American history, and the taxes on the rich and big corporations were the highest they ever were in US history. How about the 1990s? While the taxes on the rich and big corporations during that decade weren't as high as they were during the mid 1900s, they were actually significantly higher back then than during either the 80s, the aughts, 2010s, and 2020s. Yet, the 90s decade was another incredible period of economic expansion that also could arguably be considered the greatest period of economic prosperity in US history. Plus, it was also the only decade since the mid 1900s that saw a federal budget surplus and very significant decrease in the national debt. As for Biden and the Democrats since 2021, he and the Democrats in Congress raised taxes on the rich and corporations, and at the same time the economy has grown much more and much faster under Biden's presidency than it did during Trump's presidency. Even when you look at Biden's first 3 years and 2 months as president now and compare that with Trump's first 3 years and 2 months as president before the pandemic hit the country, the economy still has grown much more and much faster under Biden than under Trump. Plus, Biden and his party have been significantly reversing the economic inequality in our country ever since he first took office.

Yeah, it's very sad. There are also too many different people in the world with too many different kinds of hells they go through. Stuff like this makes me feel very depressed about humanity.

At long last, Trump's very first criminal trial began today! This trial is the state-level Manhattan case involving Trump and Stormy Daniels, who allegedly covered up the 2016 election interference that Trump was involved. The jury selection for the trial already started hours ago This shouldn't have been called the "hush money" trial because this is not just about paying off a pornstar to keep quiet about Trump's sexual affair with her. The fact that this is mainly about Trump having been accused of having caused an election interference and then covered that up back in 2016 for his then presidential campaign is very serious.

No, it didn’t and the war Iraq and Afghanistan was a total waste of time and money (except for the assassination of Osama Bin Laden). That’s one big why we went into much worse of a federal deficit/national debt. So, why are you saying that taxes don’t fund anything?

Are you serious?

@actuallyenlightened That’s a big misconception. Actually taxing the rich and corporations to a very significant degree actually is better for the economy because it doesn’t just provide ample amount of money for the government to pay for government funded social programs (Medicare, Medicaid, Obamacare, Social Security retirement funds, public infrastructure, public education, necessary welfare, etc.) and government funded services (public schooling, military, police, FBI, CIA, fire fighters, etc.). Taxing the billionaire crime lord and corporate tyranny heavily is also crucial to maintain stability of the US economy for a number of reasons. One reason is that it provides much better levels of consumer spending by providing enough money for the middle class, working class, and lower class people in the country, with which is essential for keeping the economy from going into a recession/depression and significantly growing the economy. Another reason is that it reduces excessive capital that many rich people and big corporations may be encouraged to use for engaging in excessive speculation in the stock market. That also, extremely important for preventing another financial crisis or severe recession/depression from happening. An additional reason is that it actually encourages even more people to pursue entrepreneurship and start-ups by providing enough everyday people with enough capital to do so. Plus, tax raises on the rich and corporations are needed to reduce the federal deficit/national debt. One more reason is that it greatly reduces excessive economic inequality which reduces economic anxiety, resentment amongst the vast majority of Americans. If anxiety and resentment about the nation’s economy becomes too widespread, especially if it largely pertains to an overwhelming sentiment of economic injustice then the people will cause widespread catastrophic civil unrest throughout the whole country. Believe me, you do not want to see that happen. Have you read up on the history of the Gilded Age or the history of the Great Depression? Did you also realize that one of the reasons that Trump got elected president in 2016 is because of the economic inequality which has been growing for decades made too many Americans vulnerable to being won over by an extreme right-wing populist racist demagogue such as Trump who gotten away with promoting hyper nationalism and authoritarianism. It’s just like the way Hitler convince the people of Germany to support Nazism and worldwide fascism largely because of extreme economic inequality that occurred all over Europe in addition to wanting revenge on the whole world for being fucked over by the rest of Europe during WW1.

Btw, FYI, RFK jr. is just as anti-Palestinian as Trump is, which obviously means that he has a much worse stance on this issue than Biden does. Plus, he's not offering any new kind policies or any steps towards reaching a bold new vision. His vision or ethos isn't even really new: (Start at 22:28)

Biden is actually turning about to be not nearly as much of a neolib establishment corporatist centrist as he used to be. In fact, he is becoming the most economic populist president since LBJ in the 1960s. He also has arguably become the most pro-union president since FDR. He is making a serious departure from the dominance of neoliberalism even more so than Obama did. His economic policies have drawn on the New Keynesian style economics, which is an upgrade from the older Keynesian style economics that dominated during the extended New Deal era.

That's a misleading statement being made from the pollsters and pundits. Sure, it would further strengthen his support from vast majority of the Republican/conservative base, but former NIkki Hayley voters who makeup a significant amount of Republicans have said they will vote against Trump if he is convicted. Also, a significant portion of moderate an Independent will probably be even more turned off by Trump, while Democrats and liberals might be even more energized by realizing how much higher the stakes are for this election if or when they realize how much more dangerous and insane Trump is.