EARLY ACCESS: The Most Dangerous Thing In The Western Hemisphere
Added 2024-03-06 22:53:31 +0000 UTCHowdy, friends! I don't know about you, but I'm really tired of pretending liberals are any less dangerous than conservatives. If anything, the past five months or so have show us they can be even more bloodthirsty. Let's take a look at perhaps the greatest barrier to progress in the western world: the American liberal. Hope you enjoy!
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Don't stop. This channel helped initiate me to become less a "I'm with ya when ya need me" sideline socialist to helping channel my anger at so much, particularly the climate catastrophe and the absurd response to the pandemic.... But even though my politics stopped at rhetoric and the occasional polemic before, I have always disliked being thought of or called a "Liberal" (in Canada liberals are not just wishy-washy eedjits and sad-eyed about bleeding hearts they're The Liberals our species of Democrat); but it is shocking how many people I know, many of whom would have, certainly in our younger days, have at least leaned left have seemed to ignore completely most every single thing I've posted, spoken about or shared online since the beginning of this live genocide. And I've really yet to hear more than a couple people I still see in daily life even mention it, out do more than look uncomfortable when it's brought up. And I KNOW many of these people must feel something akin to the horror and tears I do, but are.... What? Don't wanna open their mouths or seem to support a pinko commie? That's alarming......."The Fascists are Klanging Their way through North America....."
Christopher Paul Bettridge
2024-06-23 14:32:14 +0000 UTCBro DONT STOP!!! I've always felt this way about the left but I never once thought about looking right even though I can listen and vibe with American families who identify as either they really do hate all wars except the one currently happening and support all social movements except the one that's happening now.
monk
2024-04-14 23:19:47 +0000 UTCCool anecdote, internet stranger.
R
2024-03-21 21:29:13 +0000 UTCWhich universities?
R
2024-03-21 21:28:45 +0000 UTCThanks for the anecdote Andrew.
R
2024-03-21 21:27:38 +0000 UTCElectoral politics are not a dead-end for marginalized working people in the U.S. whose rights are still being threatened by the Republican party.
R
2024-03-21 21:24:06 +0000 UTCWhere link to discord server
Greenlach7
2024-03-14 23:07:41 +0000 UTCJT dude scores on every play no problem. This is the "think tank" that the public should be interacting with. It's plain and simple. If ever there was an argument that can be deconstructed successfully, it will be found here.
TD
2024-03-13 21:34:08 +0000 UTCWhich universities?
R
2024-03-11 08:56:13 +0000 UTClol no, that's ridiculous
R
2024-03-11 08:54:04 +0000 UTCI have to admit I’m a liberal. While I dispute some of your criticism of liberals, I note that you have problems with your socialism. Ever hear of Stalin and Gulag? Kim Jong Un? Civil liberties in DPRK? Really? Here you do have the right of protest and free speech . By the way I’m a Patreon in the interest of free speech. Ever hear of John Stuart Mill? Have a great day
Michael T Seaman
2024-03-11 04:05:44 +0000 UTCElectoral politics are a dead-end for regular working people in the U.S. We need to build a party that uses the fact we produce everything of value using raw materials from nature as a way to get what we need. Strikes, protests and other direct actions are the way for working people to assert ourselves. The elections are a distraction. No matter who is elected, the U.S. government is a committee used by the bankers, CEOs, large landlords, et al., to manage the affairs of society on their behalf. The state—at its core, the cops, courts, prisons, the military—belongs to the property-owning class. If the working people want democracy, we have to become the property-owning class.
Don Deering
2024-03-09 18:31:12 +0000 UTCLiberals are pro-capitalist/pro-imperialist, sometimes the staunchest, but from a revolutionary perspective, our job is still to find the weak spots in their allegiance, and win them to socialism. For the record, I always opposed avoiding conservatives when we go out canvassing or at protests, but I found it stupid that a small but vocal group of self-described Marxists dreamt up something like "MAGA Communism." Their position isn't any closer to Marxism than liberals. In the '90s and '00s, when I said "Break with the Democrats" I didn't find it at all necessary to say "but don't turn to the Republicans." That was a given. Now I have to be clearer, "Break with the Democrats, Republicans, and ALL pro-capitalist parties."
Don Deering
2024-03-09 18:24:17 +0000 UTCHello hello how do I access the discord?
Chardonnay
2024-03-09 03:43:42 +0000 UTCEvery so often I step back and reevaluate my interactions with allies and friends to make sure we align. Me and them, we don't align. If you disagree with any part of their wacky nonsense, they turn on you. They are incapable of assimilating new data that doesn't reek of modern feminism or " extreme inclusivity." I've come to realize that not every "feeling" needs validation. They're just as much a cult as republicans or trumplicans. It's just sad and painful to watch.
NoRezervationz
2024-03-09 01:20:55 +0000 UTCOutstanding job, sir. Great supporting arguments and documentation. For those of us who've been fighting this specific issue since the 1970s, it's good to see constructive arguments coming from a newer generation. Keep with it. Stay solid.
Paul Snyder
2024-03-09 00:52:32 +0000 UTCI enjoyed this so much. Keep up the great work.
Stanga
2024-03-08 21:41:21 +0000 UTCJust look it up or do you need an assistant? Universities have shut down entire student organizations and were all over the news and, what, you need help searching the web?
Inaru
2024-03-08 20:33:42 +0000 UTCBrilliant and useful. Something to link people to when I don't want to argue this exact point. Thank you for what you do in this world.
AxShinsei
2024-03-08 20:32:32 +0000 UTCParty building is more than throwing a candidate in against the usual suspects and we generally don’t do that work. It’s hard work and takes time. I found it easier to just complain but the atrocities got to be too much. So here goes, I’ll help those who haven’t quit. I love fighters for justice and admire their stamina. I’m planting trees I won’t get to enjoy full grown.
Inaru
2024-03-08 20:30:45 +0000 UTCDid you not see the SOTU speech and standing ovation from every liberal? Why so focused on the 1% US Communists and not the war profiteers who are truly indifferent to the slaughter? US never cares about nations, just profits. Did you believe otherwise?
Inaru
2024-03-08 20:21:15 +0000 UTCYou will get pushback but usually nothing major. You explain your moral reasoning and find new friends.
Inaru
2024-03-08 20:15:37 +0000 UTCThat really is a great description.
Inaru
2024-03-08 20:13:29 +0000 UTCThe sense of betrayal is real but there are allies. They tend to take actions irl you’ve gotta look for them. I’m starting to organize more and help those already set up like our biggest union and DSA
Inaru
2024-03-08 20:11:55 +0000 UTCSo grateful for this. Of course colonized and oppressed groups have known but we have our quislings/libs, too. Can you make a fast video to back our Uncommitted movement? We've grown! UncommitedHawaii just beat UncommittedMichigan's percentage of the vote, 29.1%! Help get the word out? WA is coming up Tue Mar 12. AIPAC owns 8 of our 10 House reps and Sen. Cantwell. Sen. Murray's so secure for war profiteers that AIPAC doesn't have to bother. I'm phone or text banking every day thru Tue Mar12. Anyone who wants to help out, hit me up! I volunteer with the biggest WA union and DSA.
Inaru
2024-03-08 19:54:51 +0000 UTCI like where you're going. As the Chilians say 'expand the cage' on what decency is.
Ivan A
2024-03-08 15:52:31 +0000 UTCIt's irresponsible to make that claim in passing and not support it at all.
R
2024-03-08 10:25:20 +0000 UTCBrilliant video. Agree wholeheartedly. I know lots of liberals, living in Berkeley, CA, and virtually to a one they're exactly as you describe.
Bob Martin
2024-03-08 06:31:06 +0000 UTCIf you've been paying attention to the Palestine protest against the Israeli-conducted genocide in Palestine, you'd know what he is referring to. Look up protest bans in France and Germany or generally any of the Western bloc countries and you should find some good articles covering it. It's been going on for months now.
George Abreu
2024-03-08 05:06:47 +0000 UTCWhat's more dangerous- liberalism, or liberalism with Christian nationalism and science denial?
R
2024-03-08 04:15:45 +0000 UTCRussia is authoritarian. Ukraine significantly less so.
R
2024-03-08 04:13:23 +0000 UTCjust a couple of months ago huh? What was the final straw?
R
2024-03-08 04:11:10 +0000 UTCNothing that the liberals do in this video is exclusive to them. Conservatives do all of the things American/Canadian liberals do with Christian nationalism on top.
R
2024-03-08 04:08:40 +0000 UTC"in the last 5 months our rights to protest, to speak out, to assemble are being taken away" Could you please elaborate on this and cite some sources?
R
2024-03-08 04:07:27 +0000 UTCUkraine doesn't endorse fascism. Russia, in turn, is a fascist, or rashist, country. Russia is a capitalist country. Russia is invading another country to occupy its territory, thus imperialist. Russia has already killed hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians. You're simply an evil person if you are trying somehow to justify it.
Maksym Labzhaniia
2024-03-07 22:16:26 +0000 UTCukraine banned communism (and fully endorses old and new fascism) , russia hasn't (yet, maybe). communists probably have a more nuanced view of the conflict. lot's of things aren't 'clear', one thing being your view being totally supported by the western capitalist imperial class.
Martin
2024-03-07 22:08:14 +0000 UTCYou should include Ralph Nader in your clips of dissenting political figures. He was equating Republicans' and Democrats' exploitative stances over 50 yrs ago.
bindu
2024-03-07 21:27:10 +0000 UTCDo you think they will verbally attack me because they will say things like “I’m being to controversial” or “too aggressive about my desire for change”. I don’t want my friends to hate me
Ashley Huff
2024-03-07 20:32:27 +0000 UTCYeah I’m recently new leftist too and to find out Liberals are basically a different flavor of right wing politics is just OOF.
Tigerlily
2024-03-07 20:24:23 +0000 UTCMost liberals are ignorant to leftist ideas because of indoctrination. They're not all capitalism-loving, they just haven't learned enough about class and economics to see what's really the cause of their grievances.
R
2024-03-07 20:21:13 +0000 UTCAnother brilliant video. Totally relevant in current times and something we have all run into.
Saul Mullard (red_panda)
2024-03-07 19:00:10 +0000 UTCI’m a new leftist and this really hit home. It’s uncomfortable to realize there aren’t really any allies of liberation in US politics, but it’s important to realize.
Ander Meredith
2024-03-07 18:36:16 +0000 UTCThose are good points but I'd argue that the problem is people not realizing that Liberal Democracy (aka Oligarchy) is not an honest but flawed political system that struggles to represent the people but is actually a spectacle used to shepherd us while the state serves the capitalist class.
Puskara
2024-03-07 15:46:24 +0000 UTCGreat work! I still feel like this goes to easy on Liberals. You really missed out on a chance to use footage of the aliens from "V" in this vid.
Puskara
2024-03-07 15:23:20 +0000 UTCI wish you luck bit I fear you missed part of the point. The fact that they are Liberals most likely means that they are on the side of capital & thoer principals are just an affectation.
Puskara
2024-03-07 15:18:40 +0000 UTCCanadian here. Fun fact, that protest 'outside' the hospital was actually a protest that started at the US embassy in Toronto, and the crowd walked to the Israeli embassy. The fastest path to take goes in front of mount siani hospital. Because there were (thankfully) a lot of people who took part in the protest, clips were shown of the protesters outside the hospital, even though it was never a target for protest. Funny how that works, the media deciding what to show us, pushing their naritive, not exposing the truth to power like I was led to believe my entire life.
Daniel C
2024-03-07 14:06:12 +0000 UTCBut JT's position seems anti-Ukraine and differs from what you say
Maksym Labzhaniia
2024-03-07 10:12:38 +0000 UTCI think it's because Western communists are a minority that is used to having to be the dissenting voice. Since our leaders are not speaking up about Palestine (or Yemen, or any conflect except Ukraine really), the anti-establishment left speak their concerns loudly about those conflicts. If you are a communist opposing the Russian invasion, you don't have to do that, as everyone else already does. The media are full of condemnations of Russian atrocities, and our tax money is already being spent on Ukrainian defense. Much less need to step up and speak your mind there. Plus, then there's a group of idiots who think Russia is still socialist and therefore support anything it does, but I've fortunately never met one of those in real life. For what it's worth, personally I think Ukraine deserves all the support it gets, but I am critical of the way it is being given. This is two-fold: first of all, we don't give you money, we give you coupons to spend at Rheinmetall, Lockheed Martin, etc., forcing Ukraine to dismantle its social services and labour protections while stimulating our own military-industrial complex. Second, we constantly first claim to fear for Russian escalation, then later escalate anyway after the Russians got a chance to dig in. This has the effect of prolonging the war, rather than encouraging an early total victory - at the cost of both Russian and Ukrainian working class lives. We claim to support Ukraine in its pursuit of a total victory, but our actions seem to steer towards a negotiated deal with Russia where you still give up territory, just after a lot more soldiers have died. So therefore, the only solutions are to either give up on Ukraine (because nobody believes our rhetoric about a rules-based world order anymore, anyway), or treat this imperialist invasion the same way we would treat it if Russia didn't have nukes and fully support Ukraine in the conflict. In an ideal world, we'd have taken the second option. But in that world, the international community would also have intervened in Iraq in 2004, and its army would now be redeployed to Palestine to repel Israël.
MrJanJC
2024-03-07 10:06:32 +0000 UTCGeez I had no idea there was still more layers to unravel here. Meaning, things I immediately understand when you explain them, but they've otherwise stayed in my subconscious before now. Thank you. Specifically this one "...there is a pipeline from simply existing in the empire to becoming a rabid servant of the empire..." That's straight up George Orwell stuff right there. If you didn't write that, I hope your writer profits handsomely.
nevarDeath
2024-03-07 08:16:36 +0000 UTCI can’t wait to share this from YouTube. Hopefully my liberal friends will see it and understand more of why it is important to not compromise principles for capital
Ashley Huff
2024-03-07 07:59:54 +0000 UTCWhat about Ukraine? I'm Ukrainian, and it's sad for me that the communists are only blaming the West for the war when it's clear that Russia is the one responsible. In only one Mariupol, there were allegedly more civilians killed than in Gaza, and the siege of Mariupol lasted less than three months, but the communists were indifferent. Russia has entirely demolished many cities and towns of a smaller size. The Western communists aren't protesting against what Russia is doing. The best case is they're demanding the war to stop keeping the neutrality. But in this case, the neutrality means taking the Russian side. It means that any country may occupy another country by force. What Russia is doing in Ukraine has all the signs of genocide. Russia is an imperialistic country. Communists must be against it.
Maksym Labzhaniia
2024-03-07 07:06:36 +0000 UTCHamilton is my favorite piece of liberal propaganda the songs are just so good
Vyy Dss
2024-03-07 07:00:17 +0000 UTCThank you for this video, I learned a lot. To add one thing, please keep creating the "inclusive and charitable on-ramp" to socialism videos that you have made so many of. Six months ago I was the liberal you described in this video. If I can go from being that liberal to a fledging socialist sharing your work, so can people who are liberal now.
Zap
2024-03-07 06:37:03 +0000 UTCHot damn this is one of your best videos. Well done!
Gregory Tiwald
2024-03-07 04:55:07 +0000 UTCThis is so true. I've tried to work with liberals on specific progressive projects, and it's futile. They're masters of performative support for justice, but as soon as we get close to any meaningful reform, they support the status quo while appealing to rules and order
Andrew Carkner
2024-03-07 02:25:40 +0000 UTCFirst of all, this is probably your most hard hitting (for me, anyway) piece yet. I plan to send this to my mother who has organized several Adam Schiff Campaign Parties with Mark Hamill and the Family Guy creators. She's from the same part of the world and is exactly the same age as trump with early onset dementia so that probably should tell you everything you need to know about her biases even as a self described "democrat," but I feel she and her neoliberal friends need to see this. I sent the following email to David Pakman last night: Re: David's take on "Revisionist History" makes him a hypocrite. Ryan Jay Slater Mon, Mar 4, 11:21 PM (2 days ago) to info MSNBC and CNN: ""We're neutral, objective and unbiased" and "we did a 'good boy,'" as David put it, giving credence to both sides when evidence is empirical (about climate science in the example he used). I'm a Pakman Show member but I can't figure out Discord. Really wanted to try but I'm almost 41 and I simply don't get it. Wish I could get the bonus shows delivered more easily, as well. Through YouTube, ideally. Also my hours at Amazon don't match your Friday call-ins. At undoubtedly great sacrifice, Second Thought's JT Chapman felt forced to withdraw from his partnership with Nebula because they asked him to make a "both-sidesy" statements regarding Israel/Palestine, an issue he believes is cut and dry. And although he didn't provide his view in that episode, it was later revealed with another of his hard hitting and objective pieces. But you are refusing to address this. And frankly, David, you say you're the same person on camera as you are off. So you have a duty to your integrity and to your audience to share your true feelings on this opening yourself to criticisms. You've said you're kind of with Bernie and that's fine but you've also said that you've got a different "framing" if I remember the word choice on Discord, with your caller. If you look at evidence that most believe is empirical but come to a conclusion contrary to that of the majority then your audience needs to know whether or not your statements can be taken at face value; from now on, deciding to make those adjustments in their heads as to when you're being practical and when you're being emotional. Even in your analysis of Kamala Harris' speech that didn't result in her typical furious head bobbing "tell" from lying (rare for her), you failed to mention the most important moment: her calling for a ceasefire. I was a big Vaush fan and supporter until little by little he gave away more credibility to LGBTQ partisanship. And like Vaush, you're also trying to avoid debates now too. I'll note that I had been encouraged by your evolution on the subject since your first day's post 10-07-23 but, you are wrong, it is not 5% of your audience who wants to hear more of it. It's all of us. I was watching Pakman my local ABQ cafe and a neighbor approached me telling me he's your fan and that he liked your show because you're a Spanish speaking Jew from Argentina and you understand the sensitivity of the Gaza Genocide. I'm paraphrasing but that was the gist. I told him to give up on Brian Tyler Cohen who's a sensationalist even just judging from his "so-and-so obliterated so and so" thumbnails. I went on to suggest he consume more Cenk and Ana (and Briahna Joy Gray), from now on. He and I shared in our enjoyment of your show and I think few give the credit you deserve as a comedian. Sincerely David, "it's with tears in my eyes" that I tell you this, I think your dry humor is f*cking hilarious (even compared to mine). And to my fellow Pakman show fan, I credited you that you too had seemed to have come back down to level earth since your very off-brand take, immediately after the Hamas attack. Several brave callers keep trying to get you to address this. You should give them credit. They're trying to secure your credibility but your apprehension is affording the suspicion further speculation. I was literally "unfriended" by a very good friend, who was born in Israel, today. Someone I often believed was smarter than me but It's almost like a Scientology "accept-my-cult-or-I'll-sue-you" agenda with this hyper-victimization mentality. I dated a black girl this summer and it was too much for me. Everything became a race issue. And I was on her side! 2 million people have come to you because they believe you are honest. But you've sacrificed credibility before. I stopped watching you for a time after your April Fools' MAGA bomb threat. That's not funny, you dumb*ss. Your fans care about you. I'm one of them.
Ryan Slater
2024-03-07 02:24:26 +0000 UTCI gave up on liberals a couple of months ago. I have no sympathy for fake virtue-signaling assholes. The moment you disagree with any part of their ideology, they turn on you and try to eat you alive. I'm done with them. I'm disappointed in myself that it took me so long to realize they're no one's friend or ally.
NoRezervationz
2024-03-07 00:49:35 +0000 UTCMonkeh, the problem is not that Americans don't realize the power of voting for a 3rd party. It's that we don't HAVE such power. The Electoral College, and the absence of Proportional Representation seats in U.S. legislative bodies means it truly is a wasted vote to vote Green, or Socialist. Don't get me wrong, I want it NOT to be a waste; I have advocated for changing the system to end the EC and to try proportional representation. But until we have made those changes, votes for leftist 3rd party or independent candidates only help the far right. Want an example of this? In 1984, the Socialist Workers candidate was made the focus of a leftist walkout from the Democratic candidate in the U.S. Senate race in Kentucky to protest the Democrat incumbent Senator's lack of progressive positions. Despite Kentucky not being any leftist haven, the Socialist Candidate David Welters got 7,000+ votes. The Democrat was upset by 5,000+ votes by -- are you sitting down -- an obscure county government chief named Mitch McConnell. It was progressive Americans being oh so smart enough as not to vote for the Democrat that saddled the nation with McConnell.
Brian Arbenz
2024-03-06 23:31:00 +0000 UTCYall in the US have no choice except between bad and comically evil... While here in Canada we have a legit 3rd party, the NDP, which if given the chance to lead would enact massive change just to stay in power. But of course, people here just don't seem to understand the huge political power they would gain by voting in a third party... People once again voting against their own best interests 🤦♂️ Reformism won't ever work...
Monkeh
2024-03-06 23:12:14 +0000 UTC
