Why You Should Be A Socialist In 2023

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  @Maxcraft-tc8cz · 3 years ago

  Capitalist here- originally clicked on your video for a laugh, but this was one of the most insightful and well thought out videos I’ve seen on this website in awhile. Thank you for the wisdom. You have earned a subscriber.

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  @noahramsey · 3 years ago

  As some who worked in a worker co-op for a year I’ll say it could be a little annoying having meetings and referendums, but it was totally worth it. No a-hole bosses, no feeling like I wasn’t being payed my worth without having input on it, no feeling like my work was being made harder because my manager wouldn’t listen. You should try it. You don’t actually dread pulling into work every day

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  @mauzekoni5196 · 3 years ago

  You&apos;re one of the best socialist explainers I know, and usually, when trying to introduce a new friend to socialism, I start by sending them your videos. You&apos;re extremely patient and polite in the way you express your arguments, something that many leftists (including myself) struggle with.<br>You&apos;re great, keep going comrade!

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  @martindonald7613 · 3 years ago

  I am a senior Canadian retired teacher and farmer. &nbsp;When I was a teenager in the early 1970&apos;s, I was lucky enough to go on an exchange to Yugoslavia. &nbsp;It taught me lots. &nbsp;Not only were people there just as free as us Canadians, they were in many ways more free. &nbsp;I had worked in factories from the age of 14. &nbsp;I couldn&apos;t imagine electing your foreman.

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  @SetsunaMH · 3 years ago

  I have never been a &quot;capitalist&quot; - but I definitely had some capitalist programming and propaganda that stunted my thought process for many parts of my life. I&apos;ve had a disability since high school, and my sister is also disabled, so I&apos;ve always been an advocate for social support systems if for no other reason than wanting to make sure my sister and myself didn&apos;t have to put ourselves at risk to survive.<br><br>I discovered your channel this year, and am happy to say that it has helped me immensely with putting words to the disconnected thoughts I&apos;ve had, and further pushed me away from trying to &quot;make it work&quot; the way it does now. I&apos;m much more educated on Socialism and can do a better job of talking to others about why it&apos;s not a bad thing by remembering what you&apos;ve discussed on this channel. I guess what I&apos;m trying to say in way more words than probably necessary is: Thank you. Thank you for making this channel, for sharing your knowledge, and for encouraging myself and others to, if you&apos;ll pardon the pun, give Socialism a Second Thought. :)

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  @YuriForLife_1840 · 3 years ago

  &quot;What makes you depressed?<br>Seeing stupid people happy&quot; - Slavoj Žižek.

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  @munchmaquchi6094 · 3 years ago

  Someone tried to insult me once by calling me a socialist. My response: “Yeah, and?”

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  @CerriGabriel · 3 years ago

  Never thought I would see an American channel like yours, there is hope for your society after all

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  @mageyeah7763 · 3 years ago

  I&apos;d love to see you do a video addressing the successes and failures of various nominally socialist governments. You&apos;ve hit some of that, like in your shock therapy video, but having a good video to point at when talking to people that aren&apos;t already socialist would be awesome.

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  @abrahamel-gothamy6472 · 3 years ago

  Great video. Could you make a , “I’m a new socialist; what should i do next?”, video? Like how do you find other people like you? How do you get involved? How to do pressure politicians into passing good legislation? How do you determine wether a certain legislation or decision was more socialist or not?

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  @thizloliboi7523 · 3 years ago (edited)

  For the last year or 2, I had followed and watched this channel; the content is truly outstanding and I now grasp what are the core fundamentals of socialism. I fully support the idea of socialism because it is basic common sense to help the people. Keep up the great work, I am actually showing your videos to my friends and family, I hope the may be convinced to follow this ideology, cheers and hoping for more videos.

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  @truthisfree7297 · 3 years ago

  I&apos;m glad to see channels like this growing. &nbsp;As a scientist, I see humanity failing in one critical aspect almost constantly - the ability to simply learn from collective experience and to grow from it. &nbsp;What does this mean for society - it means that it would be very easy to observe and adopt the best aspects of the many economic/social systems we have already experimented with. &nbsp;Capitalism has worked in some areas, but it has already failed once in the early 1900s. &nbsp;We are going down the exact same path now that we did with Rockefeller, Carnegie, Vanderbilt, etc. &nbsp;Here in the US, we addressed these shortfalls in the 40/50s and as a result - flourished for decades. &nbsp;Ironically, the very people who yearn to return to the 50s are the ones voting for the people destroying the structure that enabled this prosperity (republicans).

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