Many are critical of Andrew Yang, but he actually answers questions and has discussions with the like minded and those of dissent. Rare! One might not agree with his politics, but the man has ideas and Americans should get behind this, if nothing but for open primaries and rank choice voting!
It should be pointed out that people are going after Yang because he is going after the most powerful power structures in the world. He has become the duopoly's biggest threat, so expect the anti-Yang propaganda to ramp up 100x. Breaking Points better get on board instead of being ideological purists if they ever want the change they proclaim.
I have a couple of questions for Mr Yang? Are you still moving to Georgia to vote in their elections and where's my thousand dollars? Meet the new boss Same as the old boss Won't get fooled again
You may not where he is coming from or what his answers are, but at least he tells it to you the way he sees it, a straight shooter. For that, you have to respect that.
The best candidate in 2020 and will still be the best in 2024. I've never been a member of any party but will seriously consider joining the Forward Party if it truly reflects Andrew Yang's vision.
You don't have to register to be an independent in order to vote for a candidate under the Forward Party. You could be a Forward Democrat, or even Forward Republican. Just depends if your values and ideals align with the parties.
Join the Forward Party to make it happen. Make a small donation. Andrew is saying that he sees the Forward Party as a grassroots party. If sufficient numbers of citizens join and make a small contribution, it will happen. If not one has the satisfaction of knowing that they didn’t just stand by. My thoughts. I donated ten dollars.
@@stephenarmiger8343 Volunteer if you can spare the time. I'm between jobs right now, and am willing to do so, as I sat by during his 2020 run. I'll also donate $10 to match you.
This interview may have been a little better than Krystal's interview. Bother are FANTASTIC, and show us the Andrew Yang many of us became enamored with in the presidential run. Please Saagar, and Marshal, continue to follow Andrew's course and provide updates. And revisit with him again!
It’s certainly a bit scary when Yang, a very educated, pragmatic and seemingly optimistic person points out that we’re on the path to civil war if things don’t improve O______O
One thing you can't say is that Andrew is not making a genuine effort. He's really fighting for these issues in the best way he knows how, and is continuing to learn and tweak his approach. I trust him implicitly because of his sincerity and lack of selfish motives.
Wow. Marshall. I'm super impressed. Remember you back from speech and debate days in high school, and I see you've really made good use out of it. Enjoyed this thoroughly.
"Why don't you just take over the Democratic party" is a bit of a naive question by Saagar. A third party is the answer because it forces the duopoly to compete for the marginal vote. The third party doesn't have to win, it just has to force the duopoly to change to capture enough votes to win.
Sometimes journalists/interviewers ask questions to get a response from the person they are asking. Doesn't mean they don't know the answer or have an opinion on the matter.
@Firefly fly unfortunately the US systems gives almost no power to small parties. There is no parliament or proportional representation to ensure a seat at the table. This means that interest voters are either ignored or the issues of those voters is taken up by one of the two big parties. This is the point of the question. Without structural change, either the Democrats or Republicans will have to implement Yang's goals, so why not skip the third party step.
Some questions NEED to be asked, because: 1) it allows the interviewee a chance to give their answer why their method is the chosen one, and 2) it will invariably come up anyway from some other outlet or person. We can't just ASSUME an answer like it's obvious, and not bother to ask the question at all.
Thank you for having Andrew Yang on. Excited to see how his new party changes the system. Just having someone who takes on the challenge of changing the system is rare. I also appreciate the quality of the interview questions and discussions. I feel like folks like Andrew, Krystal Ball, Taibbi and both of you are the future of politics/media. I want this video to be viewed by every single American. Forward Independent sounds like what I have been trying to explain to friends/family/voter registration for the last 10 years. It's my political philosophy. POTUS votes Perot, Bush, Bush, Obama, Obama, didn't vote, Biden. Keep it up 👍
I watched Krystal Ball's Yang interview. There he specified that the Forward Party wouldn't nominate candidates, but would get behind ones who backed their Six Planks. He said they'd also focus on state and local elections, not just national ones. Maybe he'll talk about that here.
@Delana Taylor Online It sounds a little like the Justice Democrats (except JDs DO train and run candidates). I'm hoping there are enough outside coalitions who can band together to get some of these done, like ranked choice voting. Yes, there's a duopoly, but I think it can be cracked by opening up a more democratic process.
I appreciate Marshall's rather soft-spoken commentary. But I must usually increase my volume when he speaks. Maybe he could be mixed in a little more loudly. Thanks for you both for your great podcast which I listen to every time you do it.
I’ve been a member of the Libertarian party of Florida since 2000, but was willing to swap parties just to vote for Yang or Tulsi in the 2020 primary. That should show you my utter contempt for the duopoly. Unfortunately, they didn’t make far enough for me to have to temporarily join one of the enemy teams.
Policy does matter. It is what helped Yang the most. I’ loved his gun policy on palm print tech and fines for gun manufacturers when their guns take lives. The incentive de incentivizing made so much sense. My gun toting dad even thought it sounded interesting. I’ve never even heard of it other than the one interview I saw where he spoke of it that one time.
I love the idea of democracy dollars. I'm more center-right, so not a huge fan of gigantic goverment expenditures. But small amounts of spending that can have enormous impact are very appealing to me. I wouldn't mind paying a bit more tax to cover something with a small, predictable and narrow cost that could have outsized influence. 100 bucks per american, per election would be like 16 billion dollars based on how many people voted in the presidential last year, which would absolutely dwarf the current corporate/union/doner class money. It also has the advantage of avoiding the problem of trying to make a perfect beurocracy in a country that has free speech that can manage the money. And it's a way better approach than some kind of public financing of campaigns. Give the humans the choice. It would be like a new American right. You have a right to 100 dollars worth of influence as a citizen. It's a very elegant concept.
We've reached a point where operating within the current constraints is no longer effective. It has been a slow burn to this point but changes are clearly needed. Yang's ideas might not be the solutions we need, they might have unforeseen consequences, but at least he's got some.
If yea had a 3rd option maybe people would be less apathetic about politics. Can you imagine life if the only options for something to drink were Coke and Pepsi's and water is not an option.
I’ve been a supporter for a very long time. With each of his failures I have considered throwing in the towel. Yet, he somehow keeps plowing through. He’s such a great role model for not quitting while you’re down. I keep getting reeled in by his great ideas. He’s too smart for this generation but I hope we come around.
After watching the interview with krystal I wanted to know saagar’s thoughts on it and here we are. I’m glad you are more accepting of yang now. Love that you guys didn’t wear ties. Smile guys! Lmao
Healthier countries have far more political parties than the dysfunctional and divisive duopoly in the US. That alone should say a lot to Americans. If that isn't enough, consider how close Trump was to installing an authoritarian government. Where countries have 6, 10, 17 parties that shit won't happen and people tend to be better represented. A duopoly causes serious tribalism where each party is focused on blocking the other, while the people get little to nothing in the end. Yang totally gets it. He looks for practical solutions that work and he doesn't care for conventional ways that clearly have failed consistently over time.
I think internet information silos is the reason we are more stuck in this mess today than in the historic examples where the duopoly was able to pull themselves out of a tailspin. Let’s try #ForwardWithYang instead 🧢
17:00 - There's going to be more diverse policy with 5 different parties than 2. Gun laws could be more diverse instead of being GOOD VS BAD. Take em away or keep em. That's really your only fears.
@Delana Taylor Online I'd like to think that as well but if we want democracy then we need options to vote on. We lose all nuance because we are always choosing 1 or the other.
"It's indicative of something". Yep, it's tribalism. Progressives go after Yang if they are too caught up in the tribal mind control caused by narrow minded echo chambers like watching too much TYT and forgetting to look at 99.999999999999999999999999999999% of the rest of reality. I've been there (although to a lesser extent than much of what I'm seeing now), so I hope Progressives don't take my constructive criticism the wrong way. I was wrong (part of the problem) and I realized it. I just want to help people get out of this trap if they don't have the same strong (inherent to personality type) logic to (eventually) pull themselves out of it. If people are inherently biased to their emotions it's going to be next to impossible for them to realize it on their own. Even for my own (logical) self it really took someone smarter (Yang) to fully realize the errors I was making. I used to really trigger Trumpers in my comments, but even though I still speak my mind completely openly, Trumpers no longer come at me with: "you moron" or "you Idiot" and wish a bunch of bad things will happen to me. I say the same with a little more tact in phrasing and with a little more common respect for my fellow human beings. It makes a huge difference in how we communicate our message to others. I always knew this to some degree, but I became a true believer when I witnessed time and time again how Yang deescalated unnecessary confrontations. I'm sure everyone realizes that all communication is lost at this point. The moment we are triggered we stop listening and start resenting the person which triggered us. Even if it is on our shortcomings. This is why we have to be aware of when we allow ourselves to be triggered due to our own emotional biases. Logic doesn't get triggered. It just looks for rational and practical solutions. It's our friend and it's society's friend. We need more logical thinking and much less emotional reactiveness. The latter is destroying us (society).
50:37 Marshalgarita: Marshall's margarita cocktail (tequila, lime juice, and orange liqueur). Was chilled, no ice, but after 50min is about the temperature of a podcast. Just can't peg if you'd have triple sec, cointreau, or grand Marnier. Thinking cointreau to give a "classy but not too fancy" vibe.
This is a catch 22 though, how do we get ranked voting, without ranked voting? Without ranked voting the two parties absolutely dominate anything higher than local or maybe semilocal elections, and even then often people vote specifically based on party affliation. And few in either party are for ranked voting.
I believe the idea is to first tackle the 24 states or so where you can get RCV via ballot initiative with no need to go through state legislation. Hopefully from there, other states will see the benefits and pressure their government to adopt RCV.
Even though we still need to get bribery out of politics and corporate and foreign money out of elections, Yang is right. We need more third parties available. Ranked choice voting is one thing, but we need to also aim higher and take it upon ourselves to get rid of lobbying and shareholders
I read through a lot of Andrew Yangs policy proposals during the Presidential run, he seems to be the only one with reasonable solutions…. I don’t understand why he didn’t catch on
sadly the DNC & MSM worked hard to make sure he did not catch on and the left was pretty petty and vicious with him in seeking perfection instead of progress
Well, to some extent he did. He made it further than Kamala Harris did that's for sure. He went from being an unknown quantity all the way through the New Hampshire primary. Considering the extent that the establishment went to in order to stop him, I'd say he did a pretty damn good job.
That was on me…I adjust the window to raise speakers towards my computer camera so It’s easy to look at the right place. I didn’t realize it showed in the recording
Andrew Yang said that he was registered Democrat for most of his life. The conversation here leans towards the Democratic Party. All three live in highly populated areas. I live in Dillon Montana. Rural. The citizens of the City of Dillon, the county, Beaverhead County, the state, Montana are largely registered Republican. I am originally from Maryland and was registered Democrat. I don’t have to register with a political party in Montana. I am quite critical of both parties, but I see strengths in both of their arguments. I routinely throw away all campaign literature from both parties and have requested removal from both their mailing lists. This includes email mailing lists. Each party demonizes members of the opposing party. Each party cries ‘wolf’ or ‘the sky is falling.’ I am supportive of Andrew because he is the only person offering something other than insanity.
I'm on board with Andrew Yang's movement (and new party) though give it less than even odds of success. Where I, and I suspect many others, would be tested in loyalty is in the Nader 2000 situation. The Forward Party would likely draw votes away from the Democrat candidate and enable the nightmare of a further 4 years of Trump (or other authoritarian demagogue). Is that worth it?
A third party in the US feels like crypto taking over the financial system. It seems like all the people in the legacy system will put extreme pressure on them till they break.
I would dare to guess and think I'm 99% correct in saying The Realignment's views and subscribers to which they claim they get more than the MSM come from Independents. Few to none from the Left or Right watch this channel. So, when the question of a 3rd party comes up just remember that.
@@therealignment I may have miss heard you then. You may have said you get more views then various shows on MSM. But, the point on who's watching still stands.
WTF with the white border???? Tried playing this on my TV and the neighbors likely thought alien spacecraft were landing. Never... ever... white! 50% gray or darker.
What is the advantage of combining open primaries with ranked choice voting? Doesn't one basically obviate the other? Primaries are also a private "thing" within the parties themselves - they have no real function within a governmental election machine. Why not let the parties govern how they choose to back but leave ranked choice voting for the general, actual, elections?
Interesting that rural America was just thrown under the bus. Having lived both in urban and rural, I am not OK with this. I am feeling so fortunate to have some knowledge of both worlds. It is not either or for me.
It’s really does blow my mind that dems trust the media more than 50% and have more trust in government. What is that?? Someone send me a link explaining it. I’m dying to understand it
The Libertarian party is where Andrew Yang and those that support him ought to look: First, it had ballot access in all 50 states in 2020: Second, the ideals professed by the Libertarians: social and political freedom with limited (Federal) government were obviously foremost in the minds of the Founding Fathers when they prepared the Federal Constitution. This does not deny serious limitations in the Libertarian party platform under its present and past leaderships. With prudent planning, these limitations can be corrected. Conceptually, they require obedience to the Constitution in total: Foremost is requiring the Federal government regulate the value of money. This it can only do by it alone issue the nation's money. Simply in transferring this power to the Federal government and with a proper accounting practice will reduce that which is now cited as the national debt: from $18 trillion to less than $4 trillion; and in doing so, pass $12,000 to each electorate. Mr. Yang has already shown the sociological national value of a $12,000 annual UBI. The study from which this was drawn was passed to Jill Stein at the Green party’s 2016 National Convention in Houston.
@@Photik I don't think anyone including Saager questions or disagrees with with Yang's assessment of the problem. The conversation is about his solutions. It's hard to tell if Saagar agrees with his solutions but that ending sure sounded like he is agreeing with it. 🤞 He's more than welcome to join I'm sure. 😂
Andrew doesn't just answer the questions head-on, he backs with stats giving the data as to {capital-Y} 'Why' he comes to that conclusion: Reasonable solutions. As an owner of a 'Cooling Weighted' Blanket, it's changed my life experience for the better; more restful sleep, increased energy, improved relationships, etc. Yang is the 'Hush Iced 2.0' Weighted Blanket the Country needs to move Forward.
@Firefly fly Points to be considered are the advancement of soluble solutions toward the goal of Depolarization. As you imply, there is nothing per se to dissuade Individuals from returning to hyperpolarized perspectives. What Mr. Yang proposes are steps to realign Congressional incentives to appeal to Majority of Constituents rather than persist within the duopolistic status quo. I look forward to reading the copy of Forward that should arrive later today from when it was pre-ordered several weeks ago before the news broke of his Forward Party launch. Therefore, having greater context of the perspective to enhance my own. Happy to discuss; cheers!
It's interesting that within the realm of ideas, the idea of UBI gets ignored as Marshall points out, because 'nobody' knew who Yang was. So this compelling idea never gets publicly discussed or explored because the person is unknown. Isn't that completely ass backwards for an advanced society? Doesn't the idea lead the way and the person's notoriety follow? I mean what do you have to do to get an idea out there, get a spot on a moronic reality show where you fight naked with hand-made spears on a tropical beach (which isn't that much different in spirit than a presidential primary, turns out) so your name gets known before you can talk about your ideas? Really, is that the best way to move a society forward? Hey, here's a crazy idea that will never get seen (cause who the hell am I), how about we lead with ideas?
Does Marshall not believe in statehood for Puerto Rico? Why? We were annexed in 1898, and then made US Citizens from birth since 1917. The Federal government made sure that we had a state constitution that was compatible with the nation's. Essentially, we are a jurisdiction of US citizens that is no longer happy with the current arrangement, and has voted multiple times in favor of having the same rights and responsibilities as other citizens. PR wouldn't be a safe red or blue state. That's unwritten, really. Our current non-voting delegate to Congress is Republican, and would probably win one of the Senate seats if she were to run in the future. But like in any other place, parties would have to recruit good candidates to win. If you believe in democracy and in citizens having the same rights and responsibilities, then you shouldn't be against statehood.
Too bad someone told him to start playing identity politics. I won't totally discount him or write off his ideas, but he did hurt his image a bit on the eyes of people like me.
Voting for Trump isn't exactly mean they are a trumper, most really disliked the democrats and I wish people would not equate a trump vote to be they were for the candidate itself. Andrew is right- democrats are the party that trust institutions the most; for me that is very scary. When it's proven over and over again institutions are failing the people.
Many are critical of Andrew Yang, but he actually answers questions and has discussions with the like minded and those of dissent. Rare! One might not agree with his politics, but the man has ideas and Americans should get behind this, if nothing but for open primaries and rank choice voting!
Just goes to show how ignorant some people are haha. YangGang
It should be pointed out that people are going after Yang because he is going after the most powerful power structures in the world. He has become the duopoly's biggest threat, so expect the anti-Yang propaganda to ramp up 100x. Breaking Points better get on board instead of being ideological purists if they ever want the change they proclaim.
I have a couple of questions for Mr Yang? Are you still moving to Georgia to vote in their elections and where's my thousand dollars?
Meet the new boss
Same as the old boss
Won't get fooled again
You may not where he is coming from or what his answers are, but at least he tells it to you the way he sees it, a straight shooter.
For that, you have to respect that.
Right
The most calm, level-headed political discussion I’ve heard since…
Yeah, some guy named Bernie placed an I next to his name too.
@@mikegee8875 the socialist you never gets anything done?
I’m all for a 3rd party.. let’s do this #YangGang #ForwardParty
Me too!
Yes, I'm voting for Yang again.
Props to Saagar for giving Yang partial credit for his success.... thats how I found ya and stuck around for your honest views good or bad.
I know right. It blows Kyle Kulinski's mind...
UC niogi chinovj
Yang!!! My favorite presidential candidate, probably ever… especially his communication style!
Brent Dennison You summed it up almost perfectly for me, but I would have to omit the word "probably".
Same!
Cn mom vv o o v ok
The best candidate in 2020 and will still be the best in 2024. I've never been a member of any party but will seriously consider joining the Forward Party if it truly reflects Andrew Yang's vision.
You don't have to register to be an independent in order to vote for a candidate under the Forward Party. You could be a Forward Democrat, or even Forward Republican. Just depends if your values and ideals align with the parties.
Join the Forward Party to make it happen. Make a small donation. Andrew is saying that he sees the Forward Party as a grassroots party. If sufficient numbers of citizens join and make a small contribution, it will happen. If not one has the satisfaction of knowing that they didn’t just stand by. My thoughts. I donated ten dollars.
@@stephenarmiger8343 Volunteer if you can spare the time. I'm between jobs right now, and am willing to do so, as I sat by during his 2020 run. I'll also donate $10 to match you.
Yang is officially back on the internet
This interview may have been a little better than Krystal's interview. Bother are FANTASTIC, and show us the Andrew Yang many of us became enamored with in the presidential run. Please Saagar, and Marshal, continue to follow Andrew's course and provide updates. And revisit with him again!
Glad ya interviewed Andrew Yang!
I remember how I felt the first time I saw Andrew on TYT when he first announced his candidacy for president. I still feel this way. Very hopeful.
It’s certainly a bit scary when Yang, a very educated, pragmatic and seemingly optimistic person points out that we’re on the path to civil war if things don’t improve O______O
Forever Yang Gang
Awesome interview, would love to see more of Yang here as the party develops.
Go Yang go, if he can't lead us out of this political nightmare I'm not sure anyone can.
One thing you can't say is that Andrew is not making a genuine effort. He's really fighting for these issues in the best way he knows how, and is continuing to learn and tweak his approach. I trust him implicitly because of his sincerity and lack of selfish motives.
Wow. Marshall. I'm super impressed. Remember you back from speech and debate days in high school, and I see you've really made good use out of it. Enjoyed this thoroughly.
"Why don't you just take over the Democratic party" is a bit of a naive question by Saagar. A third party is the answer because it forces the duopoly to compete for the marginal vote. The third party doesn't have to win, it just has to force the duopoly to change to capture enough votes to win.
Sometimes journalists/interviewers ask questions to get a response from the person they are asking. Doesn't mean they don't know the answer or have an opinion on the matter.
@@TheHangedMan True, but he did say at the start he's deeply skeptical of third parties, and he's not 100% sure it's the right approach.
@Firefly fly unfortunately the US systems gives almost no power to small parties. There is no parliament or proportional representation to ensure a seat at the table. This means that interest voters are either ignored or the issues of those voters is taken up by one of the two big parties. This is the point of the question. Without structural change, either the Democrats or Republicans will have to implement Yang's goals, so why not skip the third party step.
I really loved Andrew's answer to this.
Some questions NEED to be asked, because: 1) it allows the interviewee a chance to give their answer why their method is the chosen one, and 2) it will invariably come up anyway from some other outlet or person. We can't just ASSUME an answer like it's obvious, and not bother to ask the question at all.
Thank you for having Andrew Yang on. Excited to see how his new party changes the system. Just having someone who takes on the challenge of changing the system is rare. I also appreciate the quality of the interview questions and discussions. I feel like folks like Andrew, Krystal Ball, Taibbi and both of you are the future of politics/media. I want this video to be viewed by every single American. Forward Independent sounds like what I have been trying to explain to friends/family/voter registration for the last 10 years. It's my political philosophy. POTUS votes Perot, Bush, Bush, Obama, Obama, didn't vote, Biden. Keep it up 👍
I watched Krystal Ball's Yang interview. There he specified that the Forward Party wouldn't nominate candidates, but would get behind ones who backed their Six Planks. He said they'd also focus on state and local elections, not just national ones. Maybe he'll talk about that here.
@Delana Taylor Online It sounds a little like the Justice Democrats (except JDs DO train and run candidates). I'm hoping there are enough outside coalitions who can band together to get some of these done, like ranked choice voting. Yes, there's a duopoly, but I think it can be cracked by opening up a more democratic process.
Solid interview - tough questions, thoughtful responses.
Excellent interview, gents! Thanks for having Yang on!
I appreciate Marshall's rather soft-spoken commentary. But I must usually increase my volume when he speaks. Maybe he could be mixed in a little more loudly. Thanks for you both for your great podcast which I listen to every time you do it.
I got the advance copy too. I loved his last book, made a lot of sense. I probably would have supported him in the primary if I knew more about him.
#YangGang!!!
Let's go!!!
Great questions Saagar, especially the one steelmanning partisanship.
I’ve been a member of the Libertarian party of Florida since 2000, but was willing to swap parties just to vote for Yang or Tulsi in the 2020 primary. That should show you my utter contempt for the duopoly. Unfortunately, they didn’t make far enough for me to have to temporarily join one of the enemy teams.
Sagar, you hit the nail on the head. People voted for Trump because they hate the current system. Drain the swamp! I wish Yang every success.
Policy does matter. It is what helped Yang the most. I’ loved his gun policy on palm print tech and fines for gun manufacturers when their guns take lives. The incentive de incentivizing made so much sense. My gun toting dad even thought it sounded interesting. I’ve never even heard of it other than the one interview I saw where he spoke of it that one time.
Senate MUST vote each item separately, one at a time. When issues can not be separated, use rank choice system.
I love the idea of democracy dollars.
I'm more center-right, so not a huge fan of gigantic goverment expenditures. But small amounts of spending that can have enormous impact are very appealing to me. I wouldn't mind paying a bit more tax to cover something with a small, predictable and narrow cost that could have outsized influence. 100 bucks per american, per election would be like 16 billion dollars based on how many people voted in the presidential last year, which would absolutely dwarf the current corporate/union/doner class money.
It also has the advantage of avoiding the problem of trying to make a perfect beurocracy in a country that has free speech that can manage the money. And it's a way better approach than some kind of public financing of campaigns. Give the humans the choice. It would be like a new American right. You have a right to 100 dollars worth of influence as a citizen. It's a very elegant concept.
shifting the power of campaign contributions to the wider electorate + open primaries 🙌
The movement for the people's party needs to get on board. The #YangGang don't bite...
Great conversation
Mortality rates was a truly great point that was elucidated upon.
I'll give you that much credit Andrew.
While losing the NY Gubernatorial was bad for Yang it might be good for us. He definitely seems motivated on this new goal of fixing the system.
He never ran for Governor
@JJ Yeah sorry I meant mayor
We've reached a point where operating within the current constraints is no longer effective. It has been a slow burn to this point but changes are clearly needed. Yang's ideas might not be the solutions we need, they might have unforeseen consequences, but at least he's got some.
You cannot be an intelligent person with a heart, and not be behind Andrew.
Yes on the 3 party ,and a 4th and 5 th anything but the duapoly !
Great interview!
If yea had a 3rd option maybe people would be less apathetic about politics. Can you imagine life if the only options for something to drink were Coke and Pepsi's and water is not an option.
The Forward Party literally seeks to be the water of American politics.
There’s been a 3rd option for 40 years (LP), but we suck at messaging. I blame Asperger’s syndrome.
I'm a simple man. Talk about Yang, get a like.
I’ve been a supporter for a very long time. With each of his failures I have considered throwing in the towel. Yet, he somehow keeps plowing through. He’s such a great role model for not quitting while you’re down. I keep getting reeled in by his great ideas. He’s too smart for this generation but I hope we come around.
I am skeptical but I find it impossible to dislike Andrew but wish him luck
May I ask what about him you dislike? Are there any policies during his 2020 presidential run that you agreed with?
#YangGang, #Yang2022, #ForwardMovement. Yang makes sense, is logical, practical, and shows compassion.
That moment was truly transcendent. Get rid of the make up.
Get rid of the fakery and disguises.
After watching the interview with krystal I wanted to know saagar’s thoughts on it and here we are. I’m glad you are more accepting of yang now. Love that you guys didn’t wear ties. Smile guys! Lmao
Healthier countries have far more political parties than the dysfunctional and divisive duopoly in the US. That alone should say a lot to Americans. If that isn't enough, consider how close Trump was to installing an authoritarian government. Where countries have 6, 10, 17 parties that shit won't happen and people tend to be better represented. A duopoly causes serious tribalism where each party is focused on blocking the other, while the people get little to nothing in the end. Yang totally gets it. He looks for practical solutions that work and he doesn't care for conventional ways that clearly have failed consistently over time.
Love Yang
I think internet information silos is the reason we are more stuck in this mess today than in the historic examples where the duopoly was able to pull themselves out of a tailspin. Let’s try #ForwardWithYang instead 🧢
#YangGang
Andrew Yang is my political spirit-animal.
Based on the Dune novel and Enterprise model on his shelf, I feel like I would get along with Marshall.
Enterprise-C, best looking of the bunch 😄
Indeed
@@marshallkosloff8019 A legendary episode too! Very nice...
@@marshallkosloff8019 you fucking take that back
It is clearly the D, closely followed by the B.
17:00 - There's going to be more diverse policy with 5 different parties than 2. Gun laws could be more diverse instead of being GOOD VS BAD. Take em away or keep em. That's really your only fears.
@Delana Taylor Online I'd like to think that as well but if we want democracy then we need options to vote on. We lose all nuance because we are always choosing 1 or the other.
"It's indicative of something". Yep, it's tribalism. Progressives go after Yang if they are too caught up in the tribal mind control caused by narrow minded echo chambers like watching too much TYT and forgetting to look at 99.999999999999999999999999999999% of the rest of reality. I've been there (although to a lesser extent than much of what I'm seeing now), so I hope Progressives don't take my constructive criticism the wrong way. I was wrong (part of the problem) and I realized it. I just want to help people get out of this trap if they don't have the same strong (inherent to personality type) logic to (eventually) pull themselves out of it. If people are inherently biased to their emotions it's going to be next to impossible for them to realize it on their own. Even for my own (logical) self it really took someone smarter (Yang) to fully realize the errors I was making. I used to really trigger Trumpers in my comments, but even though I still speak my mind completely openly, Trumpers no longer come at me with: "you moron" or "you Idiot" and wish a bunch of bad things will happen to me.
I say the same with a little more tact in phrasing and with a little more common respect for my fellow human beings. It makes a huge difference in how we communicate our message to others. I always knew this to some degree, but I became a true believer when I witnessed time and time again how Yang deescalated unnecessary confrontations. I'm sure everyone realizes that all communication is lost at this point. The moment we are triggered we stop listening and start resenting the person which triggered us. Even if it is on our shortcomings. This is why we have to be aware of when we allow ourselves to be triggered due to our own emotional biases. Logic doesn't get triggered. It just looks for rational and practical solutions. It's our friend and it's society's friend. We need more logical thinking and much less emotional reactiveness. The latter is destroying us (society).
our current rwo parties were not the original parties ie the federalist party. which means third parties can succeed
Go Forward party!
Yaaaaassssss
I like this kid Marshall.
Yaaaaaaaaaay
50:37 Marshalgarita: Marshall's margarita cocktail (tequila, lime juice, and orange liqueur). Was chilled, no ice, but after 50min is about the temperature of a podcast. Just can't peg if you'd have triple sec, cointreau, or grand Marnier. Thinking cointreau to give a "classy but not too fancy" vibe.
Bad news. All it is is grapefruit flavored seltzer poured into a glass haha
Yang gang!
This is a catch 22 though, how do we get ranked voting, without ranked voting? Without ranked voting the two parties absolutely dominate anything higher than local or maybe semilocal elections, and even then often people vote specifically based on party affliation. And few in either party are for ranked voting.
I believe the idea is to first tackle the 24 states or so where you can get RCV via ballot initiative with no need to go through state legislation. Hopefully from there, other states will see the benefits and pressure their government to adopt RCV.
Term limits too
Id like to see Nina Turner on here to discuss The Peoples Party. Maybe have Andrew Yang on as well.
Please no. Nina is so annoying.
@@clovemartin at least it's not AOC that Austin wanted them to discuss the new party.
Even though we still need to get bribery out of politics and corporate and foreign money out of elections, Yang is right. We need more third parties available. Ranked choice voting is one thing, but we need to also aim higher and take it upon ourselves to get rid of lobbying and shareholders
I read through a lot of Andrew Yangs policy proposals during the Presidential run, he seems to be the only one with reasonable solutions…. I don’t understand why he didn’t catch on
sadly the DNC & MSM worked hard to make sure he did not catch on and the left was pretty petty and vicious with him in seeking perfection instead of progress
@@emerraldx So my reaction was, I got rid of my cable
Well, to some extent he did. He made it further than Kamala Harris did that's for sure. He went from being an unknown quantity all the way through the New Hampshire primary. Considering the extent that the establishment went to in order to stop him, I'd say he did a pretty damn good job.
@@emerraldx great summary
Should be tons of parties
3rd party yay. Open primaries yay+. Rank choice yay++.
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Great interview guys. The window moves throughout the interview are distracting, don't know if anyone else feels that way.
That was on me…I adjust the window to raise speakers towards my computer camera so It’s easy to look at the right place. I didn’t realize it showed in the recording
Great podcast, huh heh heh heh ho ho!
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Andrew Yang said that he was registered Democrat for most of his life. The conversation here leans towards the Democratic Party. All three live in highly populated areas. I live in Dillon Montana. Rural. The citizens of the City of Dillon, the county, Beaverhead County, the state, Montana are largely registered Republican. I am originally from Maryland and was registered Democrat. I don’t have to register with a political party in Montana. I am quite critical of both parties, but I see strengths in both of their arguments. I routinely throw away all campaign literature from both parties and have requested removal from both their mailing lists. This includes email mailing lists. Each party demonizes members of the opposing party. Each party cries ‘wolf’ or ‘the sky is falling.’ I am supportive of Andrew because he is the only person offering something other than insanity.
I voted for Yang for mayor of NY 🙌 glad he’s going on to do something even bigger. Change is necessary
I'm on board with Andrew Yang's movement (and new party) though give it less than even odds of success. Where I, and I suspect many others, would be tested in loyalty is in the Nader 2000 situation. The Forward Party would likely draw votes away from the Democrat candidate and enable the nightmare of a further 4 years of Trump (or other authoritarian demagogue). Is that worth it?
A third party in the US feels like crypto taking over the financial system. It seems like all the people in the legacy system will put extreme pressure on them till they break.
i rather vote for a chicken than blue or red
Come on Andrew get a better mic! production values matter! the other guys sound amazing..
He could invest in a decent $300 Shure mic or just edit his audio portions with programs such as RX 8.
I would dare to guess and think I'm 99% correct in saying The Realignment's views and subscribers to which they claim they get more than the MSM come from Independents. Few to none from the Left or Right watch this channel. So, when the question of a 3rd party comes up just remember that.
I 100% promise we will never make the claim that we get more views than the MSM : )
@@therealignment I may have miss heard you then. You may have said you get more views then various shows on MSM. But, the point on who's watching still stands.
WTF with the white border???? Tried playing this on my TV and the neighbors likely thought alien spacecraft were landing.
Never... ever... white! 50% gray or darker.
What is the advantage of combining open primaries with ranked choice voting? Doesn't one basically obviate the other? Primaries are also a private "thing" within the parties themselves - they have no real function within a governmental election machine. Why not let the parties govern how they choose to back but leave ranked choice voting for the general, actual, elections?
Andrew yang is too smart for fhe average American
Interesting that rural America was just thrown under the bus. Having lived both in urban and rural, I am not OK with this. I am feeling so fortunate to have some knowledge of both worlds. It is not either or for me.
If they had picked him, Yang would be demanding Dem talking points right now.
What are those talking points???
It’s really does blow my mind that dems trust the media more than 50% and have more trust in government. What is that?? Someone send me a link explaining it. I’m dying to understand it
The Libertarian party is where Andrew Yang and those that support him ought to look: First, it had ballot access in all 50 states in 2020: Second, the ideals professed by the Libertarians: social and political freedom with limited (Federal) government were obviously foremost in the minds of the Founding Fathers when they prepared the Federal Constitution. This does not deny serious limitations in the Libertarian party platform under its present and past leaderships.
With prudent planning, these limitations can be corrected. Conceptually, they require obedience to the Constitution in total: Foremost is requiring the Federal government regulate the value of money. This it can only do by it alone issue the nation's money. Simply in transferring this power to the Federal government and with a proper accounting practice will reduce that which is now cited as the national debt: from $18 trillion to less than $4 trillion; and in doing so, pass $12,000 to each electorate. Mr. Yang has already shown the sociological national value of a $12,000 annual UBI.
The study from which this was drawn was passed to Jill Stein at the Green party’s 2016 National Convention in Houston.
There is nothing more cringe and cope than continuing to vote for Rs and Ds, Marshall.
Yang, what's up with your mic bro
Is Saagar Yang Gang?
I'm pretty sure he's close to becoming a Forward Republican after this interview. He's definitely warmed up to him over the years since The Hill.
@@Photik I don't think anyone including Saager questions or disagrees with with Yang's assessment of the problem. The conversation is about his solutions. It's hard to tell if Saagar agrees with his solutions but that ending sure sounded like he is agreeing with it. 🤞 He's more than welcome to join I'm sure. 😂
Personally I'd rather have him and his suggested reforms taken to the people's party.
Nice guys finish last...Unfortunately this is all too true...
Andrew doesn't just answer the questions head-on, he backs with stats giving the data as to {capital-Y} 'Why' he comes to that conclusion: Reasonable solutions.
As an owner of a 'Cooling Weighted' Blanket, it's changed my life experience for the better; more restful sleep, increased energy, improved relationships, etc. Yang is the 'Hush Iced 2.0' Weighted Blanket the Country needs to move Forward.
@Firefly fly Points to be considered are the advancement of soluble solutions toward the goal of Depolarization. As you imply, there is nothing per se to dissuade Individuals from returning to hyperpolarized perspectives. What Mr. Yang proposes are steps to realign Congressional incentives to appeal to Majority of Constituents rather than persist within the duopolistic status quo. I look forward to reading the copy of Forward that should arrive later today from when it was pre-ordered several weeks ago before the news broke of his Forward Party launch. Therefore, having greater context of the perspective to enhance my own. Happy to discuss; cheers!
It's interesting that within the realm of ideas, the idea of UBI gets ignored as Marshall points out, because 'nobody' knew who Yang was. So this compelling idea never gets publicly discussed or explored because the person is unknown. Isn't that completely ass backwards for an advanced society? Doesn't the idea lead the way and the person's notoriety follow? I mean what do you have to do to get an idea out there, get a spot on a moronic reality show where you fight naked with hand-made spears on a tropical beach (which isn't that much different in spirit than a presidential primary, turns out) so your name gets known before you can talk about your ideas? Really, is that the best way to move a society forward? Hey, here's a crazy idea that will never get seen (cause who the hell am I), how about we lead with ideas?
Tulsi/Yang or Yang/Tulsi 2024. Millennials and "Zoomers" far out number Boomers at this point. This combo would be amazingly successful.
Has Tulsi disappeared from the political world?
Does Marshall not believe in statehood for Puerto Rico? Why?
We were annexed in 1898, and then made US Citizens from birth since 1917. The Federal government made sure that we had a state constitution that was compatible with the nation's.
Essentially, we are a jurisdiction of US citizens that is no longer happy with the current arrangement, and has voted multiple times in favor of having the same rights and responsibilities as other citizens.
PR wouldn't be a safe red or blue state. That's unwritten, really. Our current non-voting delegate to Congress is Republican, and would probably win one of the Senate seats if she were to run in the future. But like in any other place, parties would have to recruit good candidates to win.
If you believe in democracy and in citizens having the same rights and responsibilities, then you shouldn't be against statehood.
The "nervous laugh" at the end of answers is an issue. A little levity goes a long way. Use it wisely.
That is right.
haha
#YangTulsi2024
Too bad someone told him to start playing identity politics.
I won't totally discount him or write off his ideas, but he did hurt his image a bit on the eyes of people like me.
I was disappointed with that too. I was also disappointed with his Trump bashing, something he didn't do initially.
HahahahahahHahahaHAHAHahahahhaHAHAHA so anyway the electoral college
Voting for Trump isn't exactly mean they are a trumper, most really disliked the democrats and I wish people would not equate a trump vote to be they were for the candidate itself. Andrew is right- democrats are the party that trust institutions the most; for me that is very scary. When it's proven over and over again institutions are failing the people.
Yang is totally clown-pilled.