Just want to set the record straight on a few things: 1. We have never received any funding from George Soros. 2. "Full democracy" refers to the term used by the Economist Intelligence Unit. It's the term they use to grade the health of a democratic government globally. You can read the report here: www.cnbc.com/2017/01/25/us-is-no-longer-a-full-democracy-eiu-warns.html 3. The US is a constitutional republic and a representative democracy. Since most Americans do not refer to our government using the full qualifiers, it's widely accepted that democracy and republic are interchangeable. 4. Yes, we know some of you don't like Jennifer Lawrence, but would you even be here watching this video if not for her? If at the end of the day, all you want to do is finger point about liberals vs conservatives, about imaginary George Soros funding, or argue about the terms democracy and republic, then maybe you aren't looking at the bigger picture. We've got big problems in this country that stem from a rigged system that screws over ALL of us, and it's going to take ALL of us working together to fix those problems.
A heads up to @RepresentUs. This video cannot be shared on Facebook "because it includes content that other people on Facebook have reported as abusive." Surely pure coincidence.
Personally I could not care less who helps funding this project, provided it was transparent, open and without direction as to what you could do with the funds. It the transparency that matters, and it must underpin everything you do. Thus, your list of donors at represent.us/donor-list/ is a great effort.
Kudos to Jennifer Lawrence for lending her voice, time, talent and, especially, her passion to this critical issue. Our current is so broken that it's gone beyond dysfunction...it's now toxic.
Then you are not listening to the correct media sources. Recommend picking up The Majority Report, Secular Talk, David Doel, Robert Reich or David Pakman as a few examples.
To put this gently, your timeline expectations were unreasonable. Look at the timelines again at 7:56. All these movements took DECADES to get off the ground. You have to keep pushing forward until it reaches the necessary critical mass, and that involves years of thankless work with no discernible impact.
The first step is to stop using the term 'lobbying.' It's a way to disassociate the practices of huge companies with what people think of as bribery. Instead of calling something 'lobbying,' we should just call it bribery.
Not all lobbying is bribery. Not all bribery is lobbying. Sometimes they're the same thing. But an agricultural business lobbying Congress to not limit a specific chemical used in both fertilization and bombs is a good thing as such an action could severely impact the agricultural industry. Contrary to what your governor may tell you, he's likely never worked on the farm and probably thinks a backhoe is a tool you throw on your shoulder when going out to the fields. An IT company lobbying Congress to not implement certain technology due to vulnerability concerns is certainly not bribery. Not all lobbying is bad; just some of it is.
Jennifer is my biggest inspiration already for her personality and acting, but this is a whole new level of respect for her. I had no idea she was such an activist for change. (It's almost as if a that Katniss energy is being put to use) I fully support this movement despite being non-american and living on the complete other side of the Pacific.
Lobbying per se isnt a bad thing. For every scumbag lobby like oil, coal or tabacco, pushing for deregulation and higher profit, there is a nice lobby like ones for disabled citizens or environmental issues, fighting for a cause that otherwise wouldnt be on the mind of many politicians.
@@maximiliankrusch636 lobbying is directly bribery. Its named differently, that's the only distinction i make. If lobbying itself were to be slightly regulated (who its from, who its to, time, and amount) then maybe lobbying wouldn't be seen as a shady tactic
They brought up ranked choice voting AND stopping the revolving door with sweet rewards given to politicians leaving office. These are two critical issues. I'm very impressed.
I just found this and noticed it's from five years ago. I get the feeling that, since then, those in power have been putting a massive effort into doing the exact opposite in order to squelch these ideas. Have we made any progress at all here?
Michael Timely no conservatives are electing politicians that say they don’t believe in government. That’s just stupid. Anarchist liberals maybe. Conservatives no
Hi there, I'm so grateful to RUclips, that I found this most important video. I'm living in Russia, and corruption transformed our life into a survival. Please keep your democracy and don't repeat our mistakes. Love America!
There is no viable solution presented here this is just a dumb cunt Jennifer Lawrence saying orange man bad using different words. Fuck her and fuck you
@@ZenRhino how can you watch this, look at your country and then come here to rant about the moderator of the video who as a person does not matter to this idea at all. and worst of all despite all attempts you still made this about sides, can you not see that this has nothing to do with parties? this concerns you, your future your childrens future and the very country you live in. I am no american. Im your friend thou, I and i have been for a long time, my country (germany) owes you a lot. It hurts me to see how you destroy yourself, not the richest, not the influences, but the weakest of your society and at this point even just the normal person in the 99%. If we judge a country by how it treats not even just its weakest people but its average people then you should be ashamed of what you have done in recent year. I say this not to insult you, not to belittle you, but as your friend trying to give you advice about a misstep you can still correct... but you aren't gonna care are you? you are too busy fighting your own war against "the other" political side...
genium me I agree with the video on the fact that our government is corrupted and the politicians are even more so and I strongly believe that we need to fix it. I am curious as to what you hear about America because as an American I can confidently say that day to day life isn’t as bad as it is often portrayed. A large majority of Americans (probably mostly conservative) have or will disregard this video 10 seconds in if not sooner because they see Jennifer Lawrence, I almost did myself. This is because she is famous and from Hollywood. Hollywood and NYC and other major cities have a large influence on other Americans mainly because of television, movies and social media. Almost every American knows who she is. If you take a look at America’s 2016 electoral college by county instead of by state, it is obvious that the more populated areas (like Hollywood, NYC...) vote democrat while the rest of America votes republican. This is not a coincidence. I’m not saying that’s how everyone is, but it’s generally like that. It’s just different lifestyles. When Trump became president I remember hearing all the time that America was Doomed because he’s now in charge (mainly from the news on tv or social media). And honestly, since 2016 life for everyday Americans has actually gotten better. Out of all the national news outlets about 98% of them consider themselves liberal or left-leaning. And as of right now the only thing that they can all agree on is that they hate Trump. An incredibly large majority of American news about Trump is negative. Yet almost 50% of Americans support him. This is why Trump continuously attacks the mainstream media. This is why people won’t listen to the mainstream media. And with social media being more popular than ever, it is easy for famous people like Jennifer Lawrence to have a message that millions in America will hear. That why people get so mad about celebrities discussing politics. I’m not sure how familiar you are with American celebrities but, just like a cities population, most celebrities are liberal or further left (socialist/communist). So when they discuss politics on tv or whatever, they tend to make things look bad in an attempt to push their political agenda. The American government and election does listen to the American people. That is how Trump got elected. The electoral college worked exactly as it is intended to work and how it has always worked. Yes Hillary did get the popular vote, but America IS NOT a democracy nor has it ever been. Democracy is mob rule which ultimately leads to mob take. The American government is a democratic republic. The electoral college is a perfect example as it is designed to give the minority party (in this case the republicans) an equal chance of winning the election as they did in 2016. As of right now, the government picture is looking better for republicans than for democrats, and the mainstream media and democratic politicians will stop at nothing to see Trump fail. That’s why America looks bad right now. In actuality, Trump has kept his promises and done more for the American people in his first two years than most other presidents got done in 8. Unemployment rates for African Americans, Asians and women are at an all-time low. America’s GDP is the highest it’s been sense the 1960s, and our economy in general hasn’t been this stable in decades. Illegal immigration has dropped a ton. And our relations with Russia, our biggest threat, have never been better. North Korea’s nuclear threat is all but gone. And I’m not sure about you in Germany, but in America heard anything from ISIS sense Trump dropped the MOAB. The thing is, Obama’s a nice guy but he was a terrible leader and possibly the worst president America has ever had. Trump is not a politician, he is a businessman. That’s why he says whatever he wants. That is also why he got elected. Before he got elected, he had several billion dollars. If you don’t already know this about the American politicians, they will do anything for two things, 1) to stay in a position of power, and 2) money. Trump didn’t need to become president to stay in power as he has his business, and you can’t “buy” Trump like you can politicians. Trump beat Hillary in the election fair and square with only a fraction of the funding. (The funding comes from the citizens and most of the large donors happen to also be democratic) Trump listens to the American people and he works for our best interests. Trump is the only one not corrupted in our government and he doing a great job fixing that. America is not destroying itself. America is doing pretty d*mn great.
@@demonchild8452 Well that would be a good thing than wouldn't it. ? But why is it always only 'Soros ' . If I believe everything the right wing says about, Soros . It's a miracle the man has a cent left by now
Yeah I find it interesting, it's kind of buried when you search for it. The algo's are corrupt. It's soft censorship. One way to help beat the algo's is to share the video.
This should not be a left or right issue. We should all want a government that is more responsive to it's citizens relative to big money interest groups and corporations. I'm going to get more involved. Great initiative. ETA: There are alot of (apparently) pro corruption trolls commenting. Don't feed the trolls.
yep, i didnt realize there would be anyone opposed to this. BEWARE OF TROLLS. with that said. anyone trying to overcomplicate this..."i would vote for this if only you included (whatever)". complicated polices dont get passed because it is hard to get everyone to agree (unless you can afford to "buy" 51%). dont overcomplicate this. if you agree, then vote for it. if you dont, beware of people trying to derail it. get the corruption out FIRST.
The ancient Greeks had a God to invoke for help in sorting out this present upwelling of deep corruption systemic issues .. Nemiss... hubris among the wealthy and powerful is her specialty. But you have to invoke her...
@@seichorn4079 ummm it is EVERYONE'S business. American policy and economy affects the rest of the world too. Plus, when it comes to world issues we are the first country to meddle in them soo... yes, it IS his problem.
@@preciousyoung357 That's either an auto correct typo or a variation on ..... Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism. Carl Jung 🧙🏼♂️🇬🇧😏
Yes. I will cross that line. I have spent my entire adult life having to choose between the lesser of two evils most every Presidential election as well as in State and even local elections. I am tired of THAT.
yep, "lesser of two evils" my cousin recently called me "unamerican" for never voting. i flipped out at him having spent two tours in iraq. ive been bombed, ive been shot at while he stays comfy back at home. ANYWAY. give me politicians that actually care about our country and not just their own pockets and i would vote.
Fact: the choice is binary. Voting for someone other than Biden or Trump means you are helping Trump since polls continually show Biden wins if it is just the two of them, but loses if minor party candidates run.
@@spencerphilippinedream3706 You should still vote. I'm not avocating staying away at that polls. I still vote every election despite my opinion that it's always seem to be the "lesser of two evils". I still need to case my vote on which one that is. Ranked-Choice-Voting might give us better choices. I think it's worth a try.
@@danmosley4387 I vote for the "lesser of the two evils", try to advocate for Campaigne Finance Reform and support Ranked-Choice-Voting for more choice and better hopefully better choices. Best I can do at present.
I'm not American but I really liked the video. Instead of screaming "POLITICIANS ARE BAD" they actually did their research and gave people the possible and reasonable solutions to fix their broken government.
A video only trends if people watch and share it. It's all algorithms. Theres no man behind the curtain at RUclips making individual decisions about which videos to suggest to you or mark as trending. And there really shouldn't be either. So share, and encourage others to share and perhaps we'll get there :-)
@@kathleenpapaleo8891 If the higher amount of education equated to being worthy of speaking and making "informed decisions" like voting....we might as well take the voting rights away from large swaths of the country...sadly it would be mainly red states...
@@kathleenpapaleo8891As a college educated person married to a man who also left school at 14, I have found that formal education is not the only way to be educated and informed. It certainly does not indicate intelligence or the ability to make rational conclusions. Perhaps it is good to show that we don't NEED to have a spokesperson show off their credentials? I want a scientist to have credentials and a doctor, but as far as spokespeople go, famous actors are far more likely to get attention then say the nerdy gentleman and all those shadow intellectuals. (P.S. I am adding an 'edited' postscript, to say Sorry Kathleen I did not realize I was adding what is already a bunch of responses to your comment. I leave my comment up now only because I hope you think about my point too, it was not to gang up on you.)
@@kathleenpapaleo8891 well look at that, maybe she is a conservative after all xDD For real though, they probably shouldnt have only a highly democratic actress be in this. And a "beta male" as the conservatives would say, being shown as sht, if he was supposed to be "Ethos" in this video.
The passion and intelligence aimed at making the world a better place in this video made me tear up. Thank you so much for this. Incredibly important work.
As a german, i am familiar with lobbyism, and wish you good luck and it was an informative and objective report, which isn't the standard for this topic in media.
@@urbanothepopeofdeath So did Kylie Jenner. Most actual business experts claim his business acumen is actually pretty mediocre. Many of his businesses failed, he's been suspected of working with extremely shady organizations and not paying his contractors.
Even if it was: whether something bashes Trump has no bearing on if it has a valuable perspective. Trump is objectively a problem, and one doesn’t need any partisan reasons to dislike him.
I got into a big argument with a friend over all of this. I was trying to warn them that inequality would get worse. I realized he was being influenced by alt right idealism. He argued with me vehemently that the US was set up for all of us who work hard to succeed. Years later he was working two jobs (and his wife who was sahm too), hundreds of thousands in debt and his family nearly homeless if it wasn't for rent control and him and his wife working double duty just to scrape by. We have fared ok but are always afraid of stepping over the wrong chute and slipping in this game of mostly chutes and with just a few ladders. I don't know how we're going to wrestle back control from the Oligarchs but I do know we can't go down without a fight
@@benchang1022 because then only rich ones would have sufficient advertising lol. (unless your able to get the media's attention). another problem is with how many people run, as our population increases slowly, so will the number of people running, which will mean that it costs us more and more money. Now the costs wouldnt just be the funding for politicians. You also have to pay for the people managing the amount, making the law, and the ones actually executing and enforcing the law. You see, with a growing number of people running for different places in the government, it will be harder and harder to monitor all their financial affairs, meaning that you will have to higher more and more government officials. The cost of providing government funds to politicians would also be potentially rigged by government officials running it, so as to support one party or another.
Da Absurd Bird so what I’m gathering is that you deem her a hypocrite for having a jet but fighting against global warming. That’s fair, but on the same level, that means everyone with a non-electric car doesn’t actually want to find solutions to global warming.
MrChen 06 No, because defining what a lobbyist is must be done on the city or state level by a legislative body. It’s possible that a broad definition of ‘lobbyist’ might be easily dodged in many states, and a strict definition of ‘lobbyist’ might not reach far enough in many states. Lobbyists are different depending on location, interest, and existing law, and not taking that into account by providing a definition is more dangerous than not providing a definition at all and leaving that up to reasoned debate.
@@Butterfly1025A I don't see how that makes this a bad campaign?? These sort of bills get pitched, edited and improved. If they get it enacted I'm sure their next step would be to have their grassroots members define lobbyist. You gotta start somewhere.
@@alexpopovic7727 The "popular vote" part. Just because something is popular absolutely does not mean the people should have the power to change it. We have a system of laws in place to prevent the tyranny of the majority. Put it this way. Imagine if a state wanted to bring back slavery? They COULD if it was a direct Democracy. If the "majority" said "hey guys! We want to make slavery legal again, lets all take a vote!", then poof, slavery is back. Thanks Jennifer Lawrence... They call it a "Constitutional Republic", that is what America actually is. We have a series of laws that our democratically elected officials must abide by and must write new laws in accordance with but cannot violate. For example the freedom of speech in America. It doesn't matter if that is unpopular somewhere, that shouldn't be changed or revised. The same goes for the right to bare arms, and the right to practice your religion, etc.
@@thesanfranciscoseahorse473 - I would only add that, for example, if enough people in the country wanted to outlaw freedom of speech it could be done with an amendment to the constitution. (NOT suggesting or condoning such a thing, just saying that it COULD be done that way. The point being that our Constitution was created to be changed according to the will of the people, and that nothing is beyond the reach of change.) Also, to be nitpicky, we have the right to BEAR arms. The constitution does not give us the right to BARE arms. I don't need government to tell me I can wear short sleeves. lol
I don't want to begrudge your fun, but I'm going to. And yes we need to laugh. It's the cynicism, though, that eats the heart of hope, slowly. Another thing broken in America is discourse, conversation: we think that valuing what is said to whom and how is somehow inherently dishonest. Being careful with communication is exactly that - care. (Assigning otherwise unspoken motives to something someone says is careless listening. It goes both ways.) Sarcasm, cynicism, and mixing metaphors with reality at this point is really, really unhelpful.
I love how 6% of the people who clicked "thumbs down" on this pretty much matches the percentage of Americans controlling politics in its current state. Great video, great message. Hamilton would be proud.
Turns out 6% of my socks in my drawer have holes in them, and that so happens to be the same percentage of people who control the government. I might be onto something here!
@@dharris1223 anyone who can see this video uses classic manipulation tactics to get people to agree with what the video is trying to actually do vs what it preaches.
I am watching this today, 5 years after it was uploaded, and it is exactly what the US needs, yet we are here, Trump and his oligarchy are swallowing everything. We need to wake up and change the system before it's too late, and the first step is educating ourselves! Please share this video with whomever you know 🙏
Awesome! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Not only America will benefit from that! The hole world will become a better place! No more wars! More care about our planet! Less corporate lobbying! I hope you succeed !
@EpiDemic117 A republic is a country without a crowned 'leader' which is a king. Most of the times he isn't that important anymore. America obviously doesn't have a king, but that doesn't mean that a land can't be democratic without a king or queen. But yeah, America isn't democratic, because only the rich have real impact so in fact that makes America timocratic.
The reason there are two parties is because of our first-past-the-post voting system. Instituting ranked choice voting would greatly reduce the power of both parties. My favorite summary: ruclips.net/video/s7tWHJfhiyo/видео.html
Yeah interesting that they got someone who is openly partisan and admitted to only paying attention to politics for 2 years to narrate this type of video.
@V E G A - Apparently the popular vote led to Venezuelan socialism and it's killing them. You can vote your way into socialism, but you always shoot your way out of socialism. Let's not do that.
I’m so grateful someone shared this video with me. I’ve been trying to find Jennifer‘s opinions or thoughts or advice on what’s happening. Thank you so much! Can’t wait to watch the rest of your recent content. Truly- thank you💚
This is the most inspiring political movement I've encountered in years. Genuinely believe in both the cause and the methods.I'd love to make a branch of the movement in my native country that's drowning in corruption.
Have to give credit where it's due . . . probably the most reasonable, well presented case for credible political reforms to be offered yet, by anyone.
The right turn off everything when hosts that are famous are delivering it to them. You need to put a big truck spilling oil everywhere, with a country song playing in the background, and some white greasemonkey chewing tobacco, while using screwed up grammar to converse with. Then they might *might* listen to the problems that this country actually faces.
@@nevadataylor The "right" as you call it is an extremely diverse group, thanks to anyone with a brain being terrified of the left's orwellian word-banning and social-engineering and socialism. That's what the #WalkAway movement was all about. That was when the people-of-color, the gay community, and all the other minorities who've _been told_ the right hates them actually started joining (what you call) "the right", coz we're a pretty accepting bunch, and we don't silence people - even when we disagree with them. So, you're welcome to your 1850s stereotypes of the right if they really make you happy. It's all good. Just remember... when you finally realize that what the left is doing is terrifying, the right will welcome you, and are preapred to ignore the slander you've thrown at them in the past. Come across, and you can help stop "the right" from becoming too extreme. Many have already made the transition. There's a well-worn path for you. Check out #WalkAway if you don't know where to start, or just join a few of our groups, and state your opinions WITHOUT the judgemental stereotypes of the right. You'll be surprised how many people say "You make a good point" or "I don't agree, but I support your right to think that." All you have to do is say what you think WITHOUT flinging poo. PS - Country music is shit. Chewing tobacco is gross. Oil spills are bad. Those are my opinions, and I'd be happy to say them in any right-wing group, coz I know they'd tolerate my opinions regardless of whether they agree. It's called "diversity of thought" and it's the only diversity that matters.
@@nevadataylor Sorry but I can't be bothered reading that if you can't refrain from poo-flinging for a single conversation. As I've said, when the left finallyt turns on your (which they will - coz the left ALWAYS eats it's own) the right will be ready to welcome you, and it's going to blow your mind. It's so much more diverse and cool than anything you wqould have experienced on the left. Take it from someone who only moved across fairly recently. But clearly you're not ready yet, so ummm... have fun doing whatever it is you leftists do in the mean time. Try not to hurt anybody, eh?
Way to go Jennifer, thank you for lending your voice on this. I proudly endorse this. It's time for the people to take back their country from the corruption that exist in politics.
I would love to see multiple versions of this video, narrated by people who are conservative or moderate stalwarts. As well intended and great as this is, it's just going to get hammered by the far right. I'd love to forward versions of this to people so they can't kill the message because of the messenger.
@@jakel7820 , they're using the word "democracy" in the more generic sense of citizen-driven elections, not the strict sense of voting on every issue. There are no pure democracies - most every government is either representative or totalitarian.
@@jakel7820 I keep seeing this 'America is a republic' talking point. It's like saying "that's not an orange, it's a fruit." America is a republic, of the Democratic style. USSR was a socialist republic. North Korea is a dictatorial republic. Etc. They are not, in this video, arguing for 'pure democracy'. They cite a Princton study which basically states that there is ZERO correlation between the will of the people and the laws being passed. So, like, no democracy. All they are arguing for here is for SOME democracy. So.... is any non-zero amount of democracy s far-left position now? Wtf.
This was so on point, and I'm so happy to see it being about banding together to make a difference. I'm so sick of right vs left, it's time we let that propaganda die out so we can move on and truly grow in the right direction as a country. The right vs left thing is really just a way to keep us separated so we don't focus on the issues that actually matter. It's a distraction, in my opinion.
I can assure you that trans people and black people being killed everyday is an issue that actually matters. Sucks that some people on the right think they shouldn't exist.
It's interesting how many people are dismissing the content of this video out of hand simply because the presenter is a well-known actor, without actually arguing against the case it's making. That's not how anyone should decide what's true and what's not.
@bhudson39 identity politics is being used by the literal non-profit by selecting her to push this message. Identity politics is a non-profit thinking it has the ability to restructure a system it inherently benefits from. It's been 5 years and what has been accomplished by them? Has Citizens united been repealed?
The style of this video is like Justice - D.A.N.C.E and Kanye Good Life. Genius! As Millennials we can blend intellectual, sexual, and A/V vibes unlike any generation prior to us! We need to. We have to. We must.
I'm about to turn 18, and seeing this just made me realize how bad our system is! DON'T STOP RUNNING THIS AD! I want to keep seeing it! This needs to get out! If it is to work then it has to be heard first!
@@Pooua …I am not the one you asked but quite simply I want my vote to count, even if my vote IS a minority in my gerrymandered district... I want to be able to NOT have to choose between a republican or a democrat I don't like. I don't want that voting outside of the two parties be essentially abstaining. I want senators spending AT LEAST the majority of their time actually doing their job and not pandering to the wealthy to keep their job. I want bribery to be a crime for politicians in the same way that bribery is a crime for policemen, and for the same reason. I want the first Amendment to be protected not by a democratic media and a republican media calling each other criminals for the EXACT SAME controversies. Essentially I want 'we the people BY the people FOR the people' to be real. The Civil War in our country came about precisely because we allowed the uber rich to say their votes counted more then ours, that a slaveowner with 50 slaves had 31 votes, over his fellow citizens who were against slavery having only 1 vote, giving him the ability to gainsay the majority, undercutting all farmers who did not have slave labor and outvoting their cries against it. Do I think it will fix every issue they stated like environmental concerns, child poverty, and an extremely harsh criminal system? No, probably not, but I think it will get a LOT further on those issues then continually relying on the very people that perpetuate these problems for the sake of personal greed to fix it.
@@amberschairer7732 Those are fine things to want, but what makes you think that anything that Jennifer Lawrence suggested would get you those things? What do you imagine the future would look like, and why would it look like that, based on what she says? In my opinion, what Jennifer Lawrence suggests wouldn't do anything to curb the problems in government. They would, in fact, make some problems worse. As I already wrote in comments elsewhere, "Several of the ideas proposed are bad ideas, and I didn't see anything that actually identified corruption or showed a way to stop it. Gerrymandering is an imprecise term with no clear-cut point at which redistricting becomes gerrymandering. Automatic voter registration is a horrible idea; believe it or not, we actually don't need voters who don't know what they are voting about. Transparent political donations could easily lead to intimidating people from donating to controversial causes." Some additional notes: The people who keep complaining about gerrymandering, most of the time, are Democrats. Attacking gerrymandering usually is a Democrat trying to swing an election his way. "The Civil War in our country came about precisely because we allowed the uber rich to say their votes counted more then ours, that a slaveowner with 50 slaves had 31 votes, over his fellow citizens who were against slavery having only 1 vote, giving him the ability to gainsay the majority, undercutting all farmers who did not have slave labor and outvoting their cries against it." That isn't the way that worked, at all. The only time that a slave counted for votes was when the federal government was deciding how many House representatives each state could get, and the slave only counted as far as giving the South more House representatives than they would have gotten without the slaves. The slave owner's votes did not count more than those of another citizen of his own state, all else being equal.
@@Pooua I don't buy that this is a video about Jennifer Lawrence. She is using her fame to support an idea, she notes that she didn't come up with this on her own, she went looking for people with ideas. Corruption occurs when there is a lack of transparency. Corruption does not happen out in the open. We see the politician but we do not see who is pulling his strings. That needs to stop, if I know the solar industry is backing my president, then at least I know that he is going to push for that and demonize coal. He might be right too, but it is important to at least know where self-interest is affecting policy. Gerrymandering- It is not 'Democrats' who get mad about gerrymandering, it is citizens who voted 'blue'. I make this distinction because Gerrymandering highly favors 'red', but as she pointed out, democrats are also a minority, apparently 'other' IS the majority these days. I am a moderate and regardless of which way I vote, and where I am currently living, my vote should count. Period. If you are a citizen then you have the right to vote, and arguing that people who are too busy to get through the red tape are stupid and therefore it is just as well that they can't vote, maligns a lot of good citizens. I totally agree that voters are ignorant, but these days it is very difficult to figure out what a politician's platform actually is. All we get is a name and a color.... oh and mudslinging commericals, which ends up making us all feel like there are NO good choices. Politicians are afraid to tell us what they stand for, but I think it is time that we insist it is laid out in writing, and available at every voting location. Every other profession requires a proposal when bidding for a job, but for the most important jobs of all we get little more then their name and their party affiliation... and all those vicious rumors. If we change that, then voters won't be kept in the dark. Unfortunately requiring an IQ test to vote is inherently unconstitutional, so we have to trust (an ensure through our public schooling) that our voters are just as smart as we can make them. that means keeping them all informed, it does not mean trying to bar the people we think are 'stupid' from voting. Transparent political donations should be very specific to companies vs individuals, and perhaps to dollar amount. If someone donates $10 to a controversial cause no one cares. If they donate $1,000,000 to influence an election toward their products I think we deserve to know that. You heard the phrase 'put your money where your mouth is?' Well we got lots of money, but we don't know whose mouth is speaking to us. If Coca Cola donates 5 mil to a candidate then yes I want to know why, ESPECIALLY if it is 'controversial'. If you are donating that much you are already getting death threats from someone, you are rich you are powerful and somebody hates you for it. This lack of transparency is how we get politicians decrying smaller servings of soda being offered at schools as 'unamerican' when the intention was the better overall health of our children. 'Coca Cola' can just suck it up and come up with a better product, or tell us themselves they think drinking less sugar water is 'unamerican'. As far as the Civil War correction, thank you I didn't know that. Still, even if I was misinformed as to how much the 3/5 votes upended the balance of democracy, I do know that the vast majority of whites did NOT own slaves in the south, and that slavery actually harmed their own businesses. Only the extremely wealthy benefited from slavery, and they were more then happy to keep the poor white population focus on hating and feeling superior at least to black people. The poor white resented the rich white as well, but they also envied the lifestyle they couldn't have. There was almost no way for a white man to become wealthy without slaves in the south. Of course they defended what appeared their only available route to success. How can you compete if you pay wages and your competitors do not? The north honestly wasn't much better, factories paid their workers next to nothing for hazardous work, but at least people could quit, and were seen as being human. They could vote and make their voices heard. Thank you for debating with me, I absolutely agree that doing all of these ideas, especially all at once is a bad idea. But then, I am all for trying it out city by city, state bay state. If it doesn't work then it will fail. I am all for protecting our constitution, but we still have to innovate and try new things when we recognize problems. I don't say that it WILL work, but I DO believe we should at least try it. If it doesn't hold up THEN we scrap it. If it does work THEN we implement it in other places too.
Make 1 simple rule. Only registered voters may donate to political campaigns and only 10% of the poverty level total for any year. This prevents corps, foreign entities, and the wealthy corrupting the system.
This is kind of wired I didn't expect this from Jennifer Lawrence and when that is said this is amazing and I don't even live in America but politic means a lot to me and I REALLY love seeing this
I’m honestly so proud no one directly said trump in this video. While I don’t really support him, people are always badgering him in the media. Glad we could talk about the government in a healthy, normal manner instead of constant fighting.
@@jnnyg65 letting Trump do his job? In case you didn't realize he is one of the fox mentioned in the video. Hah do his job. Is it that hard to see Clinton, Biden, Romney, Mccain even Trump is playing the same game that is hurting American people? Hah let them do their job. Wrong idea How about doing smth to force them to do their job. That is what you get from this video? Let trump do his job
At 9:16 JLaw points out the three strategies we need to use to fight corruption: Right-Left Coalition, Calling Out Corruption, Building A Movement. I had been thinking about recording conversations with people who have differing views on issues as a way to bring Right-Left people together. This is a lot of encouragement to do that now.
@@dangraff8467 Many people have been on JRE talking about this. Chris Hedges was the most recent I can think of. Great convo, I'd recommend checking it out.
How this absolutely applies to the present, but was made 4 years ago! THIS is what I have been screaming to the top of my lungs! United we stand, divided we will surely continue to fail...😞
Look at the timelines again at 7:56. All these movements took DECADES to get off the ground. You have to keep pushing forward until it reaches the necessary critical mass, and that involves years of thankless work with no discernible impact.
As a Canadian I am hopeful that the USA will one day have fair elections and healthcare like we have here. We have no NRA and coincidentally no gun violence. We're not perfect but we're proactive to problems that can arise by ignoring the situations around us. What happens in America affects us as well as the rest of the world. And good for celebrities like J-Law to selflessly give up their time for something that they are passionate about. Fairness! Godspeed America!
Hey thx! As you can tell from the other comments we have a lot of closed mind people who like to point fingers...😅. Canada has been an honest consideration for a future home because of your small gun shooting (in comparison to the US). I still have hope for my country, and I’m glad people of other countries care! 😊
@@patrickbarnes9874 only if you listen to the propaganda stylings of Jordan Peterson. I've lived many years in both countries. The United States makes Canada look like a free speech utopia.
While we're at it, Congressmen/Congresswomen should have term limits. Idk why that doesn't bug ppl. Strom Thurmond was SC's senator for 48 years. Even as a SC native, most ppl I know have only bad things to say about him.. yet he held control. He's not even the longest serving US Senator...
Chuck Grassley has been serving in Washington D.C. since 1975, first in Congress and later the Senate. He’s been on the national stage for 44 years! Add to that the 16 years he served in the Iowa House of Representatives, and this guy has spent 60 years shaping policy and law in this country. And he’s not the only dinosaur tromping the halls of power. Mitch McConnell, Diane FeinStein, etc, etc. Yes, terms limits would be a fresh breeze through the stagnant halls of power. Their current condition reminds me of the Stables of Augeas.
@@melissaquinn1463 Same with Ben Cardin in Maryland. Between the Congress and Maryland General Assembly, he has been in office for over 50 years. Career politicians are not good for America.
@ClintDempsey76 I guess this could be seen as propaganda. But it has a lot of truths laid out very simply, and is much less opinionated than most American propaganda. Not to mention that many school systems in the U.S. are still manipulating the teaching of evolution, and teaching that the Confederacy fought for "states rights."
Wow, people are insane. You comment on a message of peace as though it were poison. You can't actually seem to conceive of someone doing something for the common good. Amazingly sad. Having said that, yeah, if you hate this video and hate this message, what is your brilliant plan for fixing things? As for anyone else who could comprehend and enjoy the video, hey, we need to do this!
RIC Referendom Initiated by the Citizens Direct democracy for all. The republic hasn't worked and won't work. You can't force anyone to participate. That in and of itself is UNdemocratic.
I'm sending this video to everyone I know. Finally someone voicing what I've been saying for years. Higher education for our children is fundamental without breaking you financially. Disparity of wealth here and around the world is at the root of the problem.
There's a good reason that no one, center or further right, will get on board, because it's poison, to anybody not on the left. Ask yourself, why do these lefties, suddenly care about anybody but other lefties?? They don't.
@@aaronnoyb This is not about left or right. This is about good versus evil. It does not make sense for anyone not to be on board with this unless they are the ones doing the corruption or are benefiting from it.
@@BeSkeptical851 I respect your point of view but I certainly don't agree with it, such is the freedoms of the constitution. What is being promoted is covert partisan support for the democrats, behind the illusion of some non-partisan BS. As I said before, what reason do a couple of leftists have in suddenly supporting anybody not in their camp?? Where were they under the previous administration?? When did JLaw stop supporting hillary?? You know the currupt presidential candidate, with actual evidence to support, said corruption. Of course JLaw sounds passionate and convincing, she's a very well paid actress after all.
@@aaronnoyb if being in favor of people being able to successfully vote and influence their government is partisan, than there's only one side and you're wrong.
@@_blank-_ So you want another damn celebrity telling u how America can work? You must be rich or something? My point is we need people who work in Congress, who know's how the American people work and struggle. Why does it take a celebrity to make people listen? Why can't people listen to their political reps? Is all I'm saying. I bet if it was your local Congress leader no would bat an eye, but because it's Jennifer lawrence every wants to be like "yeah she makes a good point, oh she really cares." It's people out here who have been saying this, but no one was listening because their not famous. Open your eyes and go vote, watch an actual debate, and then start talking about what the fuck is wrong with America.
Just want to set the record straight on a few things:
1. We have never received any funding from George Soros.
2. "Full democracy" refers to the term used by the Economist Intelligence Unit. It's the term they use to grade the health of a democratic government globally. You can read the report here: www.cnbc.com/2017/01/25/us-is-no-longer-a-full-democracy-eiu-warns.html
3. The US is a constitutional republic and a representative democracy. Since most Americans do not refer to our government using the full qualifiers, it's widely accepted that democracy and republic are interchangeable.
4. Yes, we know some of you don't like Jennifer Lawrence, but would you even be here watching this video if not for her?
If at the end of the day, all you want to do is finger point about liberals vs conservatives, about imaginary George Soros funding, or argue about the terms democracy and republic, then maybe you aren't looking at the bigger picture. We've got big problems in this country that stem from a rigged system that screws over ALL of us, and it's going to take ALL of us working together to fix those problems.
A heads up to @RepresentUs. This video cannot be shared on Facebook "because it includes content that other people on Facebook have reported as abusive." Surely pure coincidence.
@@tamagokun I just saw it on FB, but good to monitor.
Personally I could not care less who helps funding this project, provided it was transparent, open and without direction as to what you could do with the funds. It the transparency that matters, and it must underpin everything you do. Thus, your list of donors at represent.us/donor-list/ is a great effort.
AlmostAwesomeMachine Glad to hear that, as I received the error message I mentioned when trying to share it via RUclips.
RepresentUs Thank you for this. Another reason to hope for the future and another way to get involved for the sake of All
Words cannot describe how happy I am to have finally found a solution to what’s tearing people apart
Primary Elections are the only time we have a chance to Vote OUT the Corruptors in our own Party.
This video is over 5 years old. Zero progress... and in fact, it's even worse than back then.
@@maxhugenaged like milk
@ Unless it was RFK's favoured "raw milk" - in which case it grew. 😎
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Kudos to Jennifer Lawrence for lending her voice, time, talent and, especially, her passion to this critical issue. Our current is so broken that it's gone beyond dysfunction...it's now toxic.
Government, judiciary and media all sold us out to corporate interests. Feeding us poison and stealing our health care money. It's time to freeLuigi
Why have I never heard this? This is precisely what this country needs. People are so sick and angry. Rather than get angry make a move!
Then you are not listening to the correct media sources. Recommend picking up The Majority Report, Secular Talk, David Doel, Robert Reich or David Pakman as a few examples.
Corrupt media.
Also poor education.
This presentation should be amplify 100%.
Watching this 5 years later is depressing. It's even worse now than it was that short time ago.
To put this gently, your timeline expectations were unreasonable. Look at the timelines again at 7:56. All these movements took DECADES to get off the ground. You have to keep pushing forward until it reaches the necessary critical mass, and that involves years of thankless work with no discernible impact.
@@Baes_Theorem Is there any update? Even small progress is ispiring.
@@Baes_Theoremthe carrot dangled before the draft horse to keep them plodding on
Oh, lord. I didn't even notice that this was from 5 years ago.
5 years ago, it was a mess, now 5 years on, it's chaos.
I think lobbying needs to be treated for what it really is. Bribery.
I don't disagree with any of the things this video says needs to be fixed.
The first step is to stop using the term 'lobbying.' It's a way to disassociate the practices of huge companies with what people think of as bribery. Instead of calling something 'lobbying,' we should just call it bribery.
Funny how corporation & special interest "lobby" while We The People petittion. It should be the other way around. We push and they beg.
Not all lobbying is bribery. Not all bribery is lobbying. Sometimes they're the same thing. But an agricultural business lobbying Congress to not limit a specific chemical used in both fertilization and bombs is a good thing as such an action could severely impact the agricultural industry. Contrary to what your governor may tell you, he's likely never worked on the farm and probably thinks a backhoe is a tool you throw on your shoulder when going out to the fields. An IT company lobbying Congress to not implement certain technology due to vulnerability concerns is certainly not bribery. Not all lobbying is bad; just some of it is.
We're lobbying back w donations
@@neilt1352 Who's "we?"
Jennifer is my biggest inspiration already for her personality and acting, but this is a whole new level of respect for her. I had no idea she was such an activist for change. (It's almost as if a that Katniss energy is being put to use)
I fully support this movement despite being non-american and living on the complete other side of the Pacific.
It's not about right or left. It's about right and wrong! Don't move to the left or to the right. Move forward!
Fuarian well said!
Thats a very.... progressive... thing to say :D
@@unmog4223 ironically
@@Fuar11 Not really, being progressive is about right and wrong. Welcome to the fight
@@unmog4223 Yeah but I say ironically because most people associate progressives with the left.
ever since i became politically conscious i've been against lobbying, our politicians should not be up for sale.
Lobbying per se isnt a bad thing. For every scumbag lobby like oil, coal or tabacco, pushing for deregulation and higher profit, there is a nice lobby like ones for disabled citizens or environmental issues, fighting for a cause that otherwise wouldnt be on the mind of many politicians.
@@maximiliankrusch636 lobbying is directly bribery. Its named differently, that's the only distinction i make. If lobbying itself were to be slightly regulated (who its from, who its to, time, and amount) then maybe lobbying wouldn't be seen as a shady tactic
"Lobbying" is just the practice of a person going to their representative's "Lobby" and waiting to see them. It's only bad when money comes into it.
Exactly.
Big pharma is the largest lobbyist in Washington.
They brought up ranked choice voting AND stopping the revolving door with sweet rewards given to politicians leaving office. These are two critical issues. I'm very impressed.
Ranked choice would be better although approval voting is best. It passes the favorite betrayal criterion.
@@amtiv What's approval voting?
@@TheGiantRobot en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Approval_voting
Pah. Approval voting doesn't pass condorcet criteria. Rubbish. Tideman ranked voting ftw
@@Ledabot voting is hard, but any of these would be way better than what we have
I just found this and noticed it's from five years ago. I get the feeling that, since then, those in power have been putting a massive effort into doing the exact opposite in order to squelch these ideas. Have we made any progress at all here?
5 yrs later and there is such a sense of urgency to make this happen! Thank you for sharing.
If 70% is spent not doing your job, you should be fired immediately.
Lugmillord well I'm fucked and then
Lugmillord - That means trump would have been fired long ago.
Michael Timely no conservatives are electing politicians that say they don’t believe in government. That’s just stupid. Anarchist liberals maybe. Conservatives no
@@yolamontalvan9502 no, he is actually trying to make America better
Lugmillord and also in the real world you can't spend more than you have
Hi there, I'm so grateful to RUclips, that I found this most important video. I'm living in Russia, and corruption transformed our life into a survival. Please keep your democracy and don't repeat our mistakes. Love America!
I love when not only a problem is presented, but also a viable solution. I'm all in with this!
The solution is give them money? Sounds legit
There is no viable solution presented here this is just a dumb cunt Jennifer Lawrence saying orange man bad using different words. Fuck her and fuck you
@@ZenRhino how can you watch this, look at your country and then come here to rant about the moderator of the video who as a person does not matter to this idea at all. and worst of all despite all attempts you still made this about sides, can you not see that this has nothing to do with parties? this concerns you, your future your childrens future and the very country you live in.
I am no american. Im your friend thou, I and i have been for a long time, my country (germany) owes you a lot. It hurts me to see how you destroy yourself, not the richest, not the influences, but the weakest of your society and at this point even just the normal person in the 99%.
If we judge a country by how it treats not even just its weakest people but its average people then you should be ashamed of what you have done in recent year. I say this not to insult you, not to belittle you, but as your friend trying to give you advice about a misstep you can still correct... but you aren't gonna care are you? you are too busy fighting your own war against "the other" political side...
Gotta love the libtards
genium me I agree with the video on the fact that our government is corrupted and the politicians are even more so and I strongly believe that we need to fix it. I am curious as to what you hear about America because as an American I can confidently say that day to day life isn’t as bad as it is often portrayed. A large majority of Americans (probably mostly conservative) have or will disregard this video 10 seconds in if not sooner because they see Jennifer Lawrence, I almost did myself. This is because she is famous and from Hollywood. Hollywood and NYC and other major cities have a large influence on other Americans mainly because of television, movies and social media. Almost every American knows who she is. If you take a look at America’s 2016 electoral college by county instead of by state, it is obvious that the more populated areas (like Hollywood, NYC...) vote democrat while the rest of America votes republican. This is not a coincidence. I’m not saying that’s how everyone is, but it’s generally like that. It’s just different lifestyles. When Trump became president I remember hearing all the time that America was Doomed because he’s now in charge (mainly from the news on tv or social media). And honestly, since 2016 life for everyday Americans has actually gotten better. Out of all the national news outlets about 98% of them consider themselves liberal or left-leaning. And as of right now the only thing that they can all agree on is that they hate Trump. An incredibly large majority of American news about Trump is negative. Yet almost 50% of Americans support him. This is why Trump continuously attacks the mainstream media. This is why people won’t listen to the mainstream media. And with social media being more popular than ever, it is easy for famous people like Jennifer Lawrence to have a message that millions in America will hear. That why people get so mad about celebrities discussing politics. I’m not sure how familiar you are with American celebrities but, just like a cities population, most celebrities are liberal or further left (socialist/communist). So when they discuss politics on tv or whatever, they tend to make things look bad in an attempt to push their political agenda. The American government and election does listen to the American people. That is how Trump got elected. The electoral college worked exactly as it is intended to work and how it has always worked. Yes Hillary did get the popular vote, but America IS NOT a democracy nor has it ever been. Democracy is mob rule which ultimately leads to mob take. The American government is a democratic republic. The electoral college is a perfect example as it is designed to give the minority party (in this case the republicans) an equal chance of winning the election as they did in 2016. As of right now, the government picture is looking better for republicans than for democrats, and the mainstream media and democratic politicians will stop at nothing to see Trump fail. That’s why America looks bad right now. In actuality, Trump has kept his promises and done more for the American people in his first two years than most other presidents got done in 8. Unemployment rates for African Americans, Asians and women are at an all-time low. America’s GDP is the highest it’s been sense the 1960s, and our economy in general hasn’t been this stable in decades. Illegal immigration has dropped a ton. And our relations with Russia, our biggest threat, have never been better. North Korea’s nuclear threat is all but gone. And I’m not sure about you in Germany, but in America heard anything from ISIS sense Trump dropped the MOAB. The thing is, Obama’s a nice guy but he was a terrible leader and possibly the worst president America has ever had. Trump is not a politician, he is a businessman. That’s why he says whatever he wants. That is also why he got elected. Before he got elected, he had several billion dollars. If you don’t already know this about the American politicians, they will do anything for two things, 1) to stay in a position of power, and 2) money. Trump didn’t need to become president to stay in power as he has his business, and you can’t “buy” Trump like you can politicians. Trump beat Hillary in the election fair and square with only a fraction of the funding. (The funding comes from the citizens and most of the large donors happen to also be democratic) Trump listens to the American people and he works for our best interests. Trump is the only one not corrupted in our government and he doing a great job fixing that. America is not destroying itself. America is doing pretty d*mn great.
How can people dislike the fact to get their power back and stop corruption.. i love the idea of this video :)
**Because people are told to fear it ?
Well, listen to what she just said. People pay to get their way. This amount of dislike had to be the work of dislike mobs.
Throttle Dude
Are dislike mobs really real??? Thats so crazy
@@yourmother9834 George Soros does pay people for such things. Check out this video
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@@demonchild8452 Well that would be a good thing than wouldn't it. ? But why is it always only 'Soros ' . If I believe everything the right wing says about, Soros . It's a miracle the man has a cent left by now
I really thought this was gunna be a load of B.S. but holy shit im on board
Exact same.
Same! I almost skipped this ad when it popped up
I do thought it was gonna be a pro democrat thing but if you dig deep democrats actually heavily use these tactics!!
I'm not from the USA. Would anybody tell me what is going on with her for people to not like Jennifer Lawrence?
Thanks.
Be careful....
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I can't believe that I just became aware of this video today. J-Law is now my favorite.
Yeah I find it interesting, it's kind of buried when you search for it. The algo's are corrupt. It's soft censorship. One way to help beat the algo's is to share the video.
Which hunger games movie is this?
This should not be a left or right issue. We should all want a government that is more responsive to it's citizens relative to big money interest groups and corporations. I'm going to get more involved. Great initiative.
ETA: There are alot of (apparently) pro corruption trolls commenting. Don't feed the trolls.
yep, i didnt realize there would be anyone opposed to this. BEWARE OF TROLLS. with that said. anyone trying to overcomplicate this..."i would vote for this if only you included (whatever)". complicated polices dont get passed because it is hard to get everyone to agree (unless you can afford to "buy" 51%). dont overcomplicate this. if you agree, then vote for it. if you dont, beware of people trying to derail it. get the corruption out FIRST.
The ancient Greeks had a God to invoke for help in sorting out this present upwelling of deep corruption systemic issues .. Nemiss... hubris among the wealthy and powerful is her specialty.
But you have to invoke her...
I am not American, but I am impressed by the energy and optimism in it.
not your business
we have to, otherwise our already extremely depressed country will go to $#!t 🤷🏻♀️
@@seichorn4079 ummm it is EVERYONE'S business. American policy and economy affects the rest of the world too. Plus, when it comes to world issues we are the first country to meddle in them soo... yes, it IS his problem.
@@7saany that is a globalist view, not my view. DOWN WITH GLOBALISTS!
Lol that’s basically what being an American is, just getting inspired by all this energy and live by Billionaires’ laws 😂😂
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing".--- Edmund Burke
@Lance Rothman Sweet to see there's more of us who understand that government, in any form, is a cancer.
#Voluntaryism #Taxationistheft
Ideal hands do the devil's work
@@preciousyoung357
That's either an auto correct typo or a variation on .....
Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism.
Carl Jung 🧙🏼♂️🇬🇧😏
Yes. I will cross that line. I have spent my entire adult life having to choose between the lesser of two evils most every Presidential election as well as in State and even local elections. I am tired of THAT.
yep, "lesser of two evils" my cousin recently called me "unamerican" for never voting. i flipped out at him having spent two tours in iraq. ive been bombed, ive been shot at while he stays comfy back at home. ANYWAY. give me politicians that actually care about our country and not just their own pockets and i would vote.
Are you participating, if so how?
Fact: the choice is binary. Voting for someone other than Biden or Trump means you are helping Trump since polls continually show Biden wins if it is just the two of them, but loses if minor party candidates run.
@@spencerphilippinedream3706 You should still vote. I'm not avocating staying away at that polls. I still vote every election despite my opinion that it's always seem to be the "lesser of two evils". I still need to case my vote on which one that is. Ranked-Choice-Voting might give us better choices. I think it's worth a try.
@@danmosley4387 I vote for the "lesser of the two evils", try to advocate for Campaigne Finance Reform and support Ranked-Choice-Voting for more choice and better hopefully better choices. Best I can do at present.
I'm not American but I really liked the video. Instead of screaming "POLITICIANS ARE BAD" they actually did their research and gave people the possible and reasonable solutions to fix their broken government.
its up to 'mericans now
I wish youtube would put this on trending.
A video only trends if people watch and share it. It's all algorithms. Theres no man behind the curtain at RUclips making individual decisions about which videos to suggest to you or mark as trending. And there really shouldn't be either. So share, and encourage others to share and perhaps we'll get there :-)
@@jakobsievers this video ignores the issue that the federal government is not the answer to all the problems of the world.
@@michaeld9682 I wasn't commenting on the video itself. Merely on why it wasn't "trending".
@@michaeld9682 because government IS the problem.
I feel you, man!
This is an Independent's dream. I love it
I believe in Harvey Crane.
As in independent, i approve.
Wasn't Jennifer Lawrence in the Hillary cult im with her? Jennifer "I can't secure my naked photos" Lawrence.
Sortition!!
I used to be Independent before Obama. Independents gave Trump the election in my opinion. Too many choices aren't always a good thing in an election.
Thank you Jennifer we need more people like you
I’m taking AP gov this year and this is literally everything I’ve been learning. Absolutely love this movement!!
Y'all be hating on JLaw cause she's an actress... she's also American so she can say what she wants about her country.
Kathleen Papaleo lol what’s your point?
@@kathleenpapaleo8891 If the higher amount of education equated to being worthy of speaking and making "informed decisions" like voting....we might as well take the voting rights away from large swaths of the country...sadly it would be mainly red states...
@@kathleenpapaleo8891As a college educated person married to a man who also left school at 14, I have found that formal education is not the only way to be educated and informed. It certainly does not indicate intelligence or the ability to make rational conclusions. Perhaps it is good to show that we don't NEED to have a spokesperson show off their credentials? I want a scientist to have credentials and a doctor, but as far as spokespeople go, famous actors are far more likely to get attention then say the nerdy gentleman and all those shadow intellectuals. (P.S. I am adding an 'edited' postscript, to say Sorry Kathleen I did not realize I was adding what is already a bunch of responses to your comment. I leave my comment up now only because I hope you think about my point too, it was not to gang up on you.)
@@kathleenpapaleo8891 well look at that, maybe she is a conservative after all xDD For real though, they probably shouldnt have only a highly democratic actress be in this. And a "beta male" as the conservatives would say, being shown as sht, if he was supposed to be "Ethos" in this video.
@@kathleenpapaleo8891 Nice appeal to authority fallacy, attack the person not the message. *clap*
The passion and intelligence aimed at making the world a better place in this video made me tear up. Thank you so much for this. Incredibly important work.
I almost cried a little.
"The passion and intelligence".
Really??
She's a very well paid actress for a reason.
I cried. The puppies were confused, they never see me cry.
@@aaronnoyb or she said truth and you're wrong.
As a german, i am familiar with lobbyism, and wish you good luck and it was an informative and objective report, which isn't the standard for this topic in media.
THE BEST EXPLANATION OF THE CORRUPTION PROBLEM, PERIOD
Everyone who is complaining about Jennifer Lawrence forgets a damn reality show star is the President of the United States.
Kelly Daniels 😂😂 Touché Kelly!!😏
he did build an international empire btw.
He was also testifying to Congress as an "expert witness" long before reality TV even existed(1991/93)
@@urbanothepopeofdeath So did Kylie Jenner. Most actual business experts claim his business acumen is actually pretty mediocre. Many of his businesses failed, he's been suspected of working with extremely shady organizations and not paying his contractors.
@@nickthedick3742 So has Stephen Colbert.
Thought this would be another Trump bashing video. It’s actually presents a refreshing perspective.
@ebulating - thanks for that helpful and refreshing comment. I am enlightened by your incite... rather insight.
That’s your fault for going into a video with a certain expectation instead of an open mind.
Even if it was: whether something bashes Trump has no bearing on if it has a valuable perspective. Trump is objectively a problem, and one doesn’t need any partisan reasons to dislike him.
@ebulating I just cant comprehend the stupidity of what you just said you despicable fuck.
@@Shaughn21
Lol he has the right to think how ever he wants it doesn't make anything he said valid, or invalid.
I got into a big argument with a friend over all of this. I was trying to warn them that inequality would get worse. I realized he was being influenced by alt right idealism. He argued with me vehemently that the US was set up for all of us who work hard to succeed. Years later he was working two jobs (and his wife who was sahm too), hundreds of thousands in debt and his family nearly homeless if it wasn't for rent control and him and his wife working double duty just to scrape by. We have fared ok but are always afraid of stepping over the wrong chute and slipping in this game of mostly chutes and with just a few ladders. I don't know how we're going to wrestle back control from the Oligarchs but I do know we can't go down without a fight
Make our elected officials run on limited public funds and outlaw campaign financing.
nooooooooooooooooooooo terrible idea
Outlaw politicians. Problem solved
@@sl0ls lol right
Jonathan Bauer how so?
@@benchang1022 because then only rich ones would have sufficient advertising lol. (unless your able to get the media's attention). another problem is with how many people run, as our population increases slowly, so will the number of people running, which will mean that it costs us more and more money. Now the costs wouldnt just be the funding for politicians. You also have to pay for the people managing the amount, making the law, and the ones actually executing and enforcing the law. You see, with a growing number of people running for different places in the government, it will be harder and harder to monitor all their financial affairs, meaning that you will have to higher more and more government officials. The cost of providing government funds to politicians would also be potentially rigged by government officials running it, so as to support one party or another.
A whole new different love for Jennifer lawrance. This was great, thank you.
Thanks for your support!
5 years and you've made 0 progress on this.
Explain how a liberal nonprofit overturns Citizens United with a conservative scotus
Glad to see a positive message coming from a well known actress. Great job.
Da Absurd Bird owning a private jet doesn’t necessarily make you a bad person. Just because you have money doesn’t mean you can’t represent democracy.
Da Absurd Bird so what I’m gathering is that you deem her a hypocrite for having a jet but fighting against global warming. That’s fair, but on the same level, that means everyone with a non-electric car doesn’t actually want to find solutions to global warming.
More people need to see this so keep sharing!
This is the BEST political movement ever. SO BRILLIANT.
MrChen 06 Which part don’t you like? Because I think capping donations and preventing lobbying could do a lot for our government.
MrChen 06 No, because defining what a lobbyist is must be done on the city or state level by a legislative body. It’s possible that a broad definition of ‘lobbyist’ might be easily dodged in many states, and a strict definition of ‘lobbyist’ might not reach far enough in many states. Lobbyists are different depending on location, interest, and existing law, and not taking that into account by providing a definition is more dangerous than not providing a definition at all and leaving that up to reasoned debate.
Louvenia This should be the ONLY political movement. Period!
Nice tit. Is it real?
@@Butterfly1025A I don't see how that makes this a bad campaign?? These sort of bills get pitched, edited and improved. If they get it enacted I'm sure their next step would be to have their grassroots members define lobbyist. You gotta start somewhere.
Conservative thumbs up here. I don't agree with everything, but we need to try.
Not being snarky at all, but which parts do you disagree with?
@@alexpopovic7727 The "popular vote" part. Just because something is popular absolutely does not mean the people should have the power to change it. We have a system of laws in place to prevent the tyranny of the majority.
Put it this way. Imagine if a state wanted to bring back slavery? They COULD if it was a direct Democracy. If the "majority" said "hey guys! We want to make slavery legal again, lets all take a vote!", then poof, slavery is back. Thanks Jennifer Lawrence...
They call it a "Constitutional Republic", that is what America actually is. We have a series of laws that our democratically elected officials must abide by and must write new laws in accordance with but cannot violate. For example the freedom of speech in America. It doesn't matter if that is unpopular somewhere, that shouldn't be changed or revised. The same goes for the right to bare arms, and the right to practice your religion, etc.
@@thesanfranciscoseahorse473 - I would only add that, for example, if enough people in the country wanted to outlaw freedom of speech it could be done with an amendment to the constitution. (NOT suggesting or condoning such a thing, just saying that it COULD be done that way. The point being that our Constitution was created to be changed according to the will of the people, and that nothing is beyond the reach of change.) Also, to be nitpicky, we have the right to BEAR arms. The constitution does not give us the right to BARE arms. I don't need government to tell me I can wear short sleeves. lol
@@thesanfranciscoseahorse473 I don't understand. Isn't Democracy exactly that... Tyranny of the majority?
@@OldSaltyBear hopefully, the majority has a conscience / empathy / sympathy and won't be major assholes.
Now... go 'you the people'... take back your power 💪👍
Love and support from denmark
Wow, thanks, man! I'm so embarrassed to be American, these days. And I feel so powerless. But, it's really heartwarming to have your support!
America loves Denmark! 🤘
morten larsen thank you Denmark. By the way, we look up to you as a country.
This video is great. It’s from 2019, but it’s even more relevant today.
This is what makes America great... it’s ability to evolve politically and not remain rigid. 🇺🇸
Greetings from Finland folks!
🇫🇮😄✌🏾
How's that raking going
You clearly need to travel more often in order to shatter your preconditioned notions of other countries mate. 😄
Great Video. But haven't happened Yet. I hope it does.
Are you they guy from The Press Channel that runs cars with cutting blades as wheels in a frozen lake?
Those qualities aren't exclusive to America in the least bit. Every country evolves politically, albeit at different rates.
This is a very intelligent and clear cut explanation of politics. Thank you for creating this.
THAT'S NOT JENNIFER LAWRENCE.
That's Katniss Everdeen, the girl on fire on set for the video against President Snow.
j j Lala wayne this is so great😂
I like like SKKSKSKS when she was like. And that’s when I met Josh
I’m miss Katniss
I don't want to begrudge your fun, but I'm going to. And yes we need to laugh. It's the cynicism, though, that eats the heart of hope, slowly. Another thing broken in America is discourse, conversation: we think that valuing what is said to whom and how is somehow inherently dishonest. Being careful with communication is exactly that - care. (Assigning otherwise unspoken motives to something someone says is careless listening. It goes both ways.) Sarcasm, cynicism, and mixing metaphors with reality at this point is really, really unhelpful.
🤣🤣🤣
At least 5 years later. Lets see another video with the progress. Keep us motivated and updated
I love how 6% of the people who clicked "thumbs down" on this pretty much matches the percentage of Americans controlling politics in its current state. Great video, great message. Hamilton would be proud.
It's going down ,it's at 5% now.
That is a dumb comparison
Turns out 6% of my socks in my drawer have holes in them, and that so happens to be the same percentage of people who control the government. I might be onto something here!
Doesn't the video state that its 0.05% who have all the control? "Billionaires and special interest groups"
it's far less than 5%. It's 0.01%
1,400 lobbyist disliked this video.
The sad part is that might be true!😭😂
Really though.... who would find this bad?
Ah, ha, ha, ha, beautiful comment.
@@dharris1223 anyone who can see this video uses classic manipulation tactics to get people to agree with what the video is trying to actually do vs what it preaches.
@@notusingmyname4791 ok then please clarify what this is actually doing vs what it preaches, so that the rest of us may take notice
Not gonna lie I thought this was going to be more finger pointing like how politics have become, instead of problem solving. It's a pretty good video.
It honestly sucks that most political videos I've seen are people constantly pointing fingers at each other without actual arguments
Ok deathstroke stan
@@allistarstrange9677 ?
@@jm240bravo if you're gonna pick a name, it's gotta be a good one. If you're gonna follow a batman villain, why follow the worst one?
@@allistarstrange9677 yea like allistar strange is a good name and deathstroke is solid
I am watching this today, 5 years after it was uploaded, and it is exactly what the US needs, yet we are here, Trump and his oligarchy are swallowing everything. We need to wake up and change the system before it's too late, and the first step is educating ourselves! Please share this video with whomever you know 🙏
Awesome! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Not only America will benefit from that! The hole world will become a better place!
No more wars! More care about our planet! Less corporate lobbying! I hope you succeed !
This is THE MOST IMPORTANT THING on, right now! Everyone NEEDS to see this! Thank you, for this!
Thank YOU for watching and caring.
@EpiDemic117
I disagree.
@EpiDemic117
I don't disagree about it not being a democracy. It's a kakistocracy.
@EpiDemic117 A republic is a country without a crowned 'leader' which is a king. Most of the times he isn't that important anymore. America obviously doesn't have a king, but that doesn't mean that a land can't be democratic without a king or queen. But yeah, America isn't democratic, because only the rich have real impact so in fact that makes America timocratic.
I have been banging my head wounding why the system is so broken and divided. This really speakes volumes about rebuilding from the bottom up.
Just broke my heart to see that this was 5 years ago
The only reason their is two major parties (dem/rep) to begin with is to keep us divided. And divided we fall.
Political theater to give people the illusion of choice, and tribes to join.
The reason there are two parties is because of our first-past-the-post voting system. Instituting ranked choice voting would greatly reduce the power of both parties. My favorite summary: ruclips.net/video/s7tWHJfhiyo/видео.html
@@silasmarrs1409 "greatly reduce the power of both parties." I can hardly think of a better reason to proceed with implementation.
Thank you. I'm going to create a lesson and teach my students using this video.
love the platform, man. keep fighting that good fight. i homeschool my daughter and have saved this video to a playlist for her one day as well
You should look up Andrew Yang, his ideas line up to all of this
@@noahdavid954 can i get a citation for that 99% of teachers are socialist statistic?
I’m pretty sure that’s a hyperbole...
david mckeon your teaching my child communism against my own political ideology you are not their parent
This looks like a smart way of change. Let's try it. We are stuck in a hole. Some of us need to climb out and show the rest a new way to move forward.
Glad you are on board.
I love how the RUclips algorithm put this video in my feed a mere five years after it was released. Thanks RUclips!
This is actually really interesting
Yeah interesting that they got someone who is openly partisan and admitted to only paying attention to politics for 2 years to narrate this type of video.
@@syxx573 What is "opening partisan"?
@V E G A - Apparently the popular vote led to Venezuelan socialism and it's killing them. You can vote your way into socialism, but you always shoot your way out of socialism. Let's not do that.
V E G A
Perhaps you should seek a more complete understanding of why we have the system we do, before you try to destroy it
@@akabunny1 People don't proofread anymore.
Its sad how little attention this has received :( Share!
yes it is, so let's SHARE IT!!!!!!!
I shared I got it off of a Bernie 2020 supporter on Twitter! Link Here ---> twitter.com/MoreWhit/status/1104744112337629186
Why didn't this video blow up? This shits actually important. Too bad everyone's looking at memes on Twitter
John Nazario - The engineered deterioration of the average attention span - that's what happened.
@@samuelluria4744 agreed
Not too late to blow up, but have to say the title is the opposite of clickbait. "Short Film" makes it sound lengthy.
Haha bro you're so W O K E
John Nazario - no worries, brah. Its got 9.4M views so far on Facebook :)
I’m so grateful someone shared this video with me. I’ve been trying to find Jennifer‘s opinions or thoughts or advice on what’s happening. Thank you so much! Can’t wait to watch the rest of your recent content. Truly- thank you💚
This is the most inspiring political movement I've encountered in years. Genuinely believe in both the cause and the methods.I'd love to make a branch of the movement in my native country that's drowning in corruption.
Are you participating, if so how?
Have to give credit where it's due . . . probably the most reasonable, well presented case for credible political reforms to be offered yet, by anyone.
A lot of people downvoted this without even watching it. Its neither blue red its about anti corruption.
Hollywood is AGAINST corruption, you say? Something smells fishy.
The right turn off everything when hosts that are famous are delivering it to them. You need to put a big truck spilling oil everywhere, with a country song playing in the background, and some white greasemonkey chewing tobacco, while using screwed up grammar to converse with. Then they might *might* listen to the problems that this country actually faces.
@@nevadataylor The "right" as you call it is an extremely diverse group, thanks to anyone with a brain being terrified of the left's orwellian word-banning and social-engineering and socialism. That's what the #WalkAway movement was all about. That was when the people-of-color, the gay community, and all the other minorities who've _been told_ the right hates them actually started joining (what you call) "the right", coz we're a pretty accepting bunch, and we don't silence people - even when we disagree with them.
So, you're welcome to your 1850s stereotypes of the right if they really make you happy. It's all good. Just remember... when you finally realize that what the left is doing is terrifying, the right will welcome you, and are preapred to ignore the slander you've thrown at them in the past. Come across, and you can help stop "the right" from becoming too extreme. Many have already made the transition. There's a well-worn path for you. Check out #WalkAway if you don't know where to start, or just join a few of our groups, and state your opinions WITHOUT the judgemental stereotypes of the right. You'll be surprised how many people say "You make a good point" or "I don't agree, but I support your right to think that." All you have to do is say what you think WITHOUT flinging poo.
PS - Country music is shit. Chewing tobacco is gross. Oil spills are bad. Those are my opinions, and I'd be happy to say them in any right-wing group, coz I know they'd tolerate my opinions regardless of whether they agree. It's called "diversity of thought" and it's the only diversity that matters.
@@nevadataylor Sorry but I can't be bothered reading that if you can't refrain from poo-flinging for a single conversation. As I've said, when the left finallyt turns on your (which they will - coz the left ALWAYS eats it's own) the right will be ready to welcome you, and it's going to blow your mind. It's so much more diverse and cool than anything you wqould have experienced on the left. Take it from someone who only moved across fairly recently.
But clearly you're not ready yet, so ummm... have fun doing whatever it is you leftists do in the mean time. Try not to hurt anybody, eh?
@@robotnoir5299 Must have hit it pretty close the the mark to get you all riled up like that :)
Way to go Jennifer, thank you for lending your voice on this. I proudly endorse this. It's time for the people to take back their country from the corruption that exist in politics.
Are you participating, if so how?
This is brilliant and needs to be on every screen in the country.
I would love to see multiple versions of this video, narrated by people who are conservative or moderate stalwarts. As well intended and great as this is, it's just going to get hammered by the far right. I'd love to forward versions of this to people so they can't kill the message because of the messenger.
hammered it should be.what's worse is people will think it's cool,lmao
Can you think of a 'conservative stalwart' that would do this, though? I can't And if they did, they'd be labelled as a traitor, imo.
The message is extremely left leaning. They want a pure democracy. This country has never been a democracy. We are a constitutional republic.
@@jakel7820 , they're using the word "democracy" in the more generic sense of citizen-driven elections, not the strict sense of voting on every issue. There are no pure democracies - most every government is either representative or totalitarian.
@@jakel7820
I keep seeing this 'America is a republic' talking point.
It's like saying "that's not an orange, it's a fruit."
America is a republic, of the Democratic style. USSR was a socialist republic. North Korea is a dictatorial republic. Etc.
They are not, in this video, arguing for 'pure democracy'. They cite a Princton study which basically states that there is ZERO correlation between the will of the people and the laws being passed. So, like, no democracy. All they are arguing for here is for SOME democracy.
So.... is any non-zero amount of democracy s far-left position now? Wtf.
This was so on point, and I'm so happy to see it being about banding together to make a difference. I'm so sick of right vs left, it's time we let that propaganda die out so we can move on and truly grow in the right direction as a country.
The right vs left thing is really just a way to keep us separated so we don't focus on the issues that actually matter. It's a distraction, in my opinion.
I can assure you that trans people and black people being killed everyday is an issue that actually matters. Sucks that some people on the right think they shouldn't exist.
Term limits for politicians and bureaucratic management.
It's interesting how many people are dismissing the content of this video out of hand simply because the presenter is a well-known actor, without actually arguing against the case it's making. That's not how anyone should decide what's true and what's not.
This is how identity politics works to usurp ideas that some oppose. Do not defend attacks on the messenger, stick to the policies.
@bhudson39 identity politics is being used by the literal non-profit by selecting her to push this message. Identity politics is a non-profit thinking it has the ability to restructure a system it inherently benefits from.
It's been 5 years and what has been accomplished by them? Has Citizens united been repealed?
“A republic, if you can keep it.”
This is the best video I ever seen about fighting corruption amazing amazing. I am on board
Andrew Yang 2020
The style of this video is like Justice - D.A.N.C.E and Kanye Good Life. Genius! As Millennials we can blend intellectual, sexual, and A/V vibes unlike any generation prior to us! We need to. We have to. We must.
@@directordank We also need to vote and support Andrew Yang
Awesome!
Dear Jennifer Lawrence and Represent Us,
This video was 3 years ago. Can we get an update?
We're ready to fight!
Lead us to freedom Katniss, the capitol is corrupt!
Ha.
Wild how much truth those movies held
I will represent.her.
YES
@@erickalvarenga I mean the movie was inspired after modern political problems
I'm about to turn 18, and seeing this just made me realize how bad our system is! DON'T STOP RUNNING THIS AD! I want to keep seeing it! This needs to get out! If it is to work then it has to be heard first!
FINALLY... a plan! This looks hopeful, count me in! Let’s get it done! ✊
What problems in government do you see any of these suggestions addressing?
@@Pooua …I am not the one you asked but quite simply I want my vote to count, even if my vote IS a minority in my gerrymandered district... I want to be able to NOT have to choose between a republican or a democrat I don't like. I don't want that voting outside of the two parties be essentially abstaining. I want senators spending AT LEAST the majority of their time actually doing their job and not pandering to the wealthy to keep their job. I want bribery to be a crime for politicians in the same way that bribery is a crime for policemen, and for the same reason. I want the first Amendment to be protected not by a democratic media and a republican media calling each other criminals for the EXACT SAME controversies. Essentially I want 'we the people BY the people FOR the people' to be real. The Civil War in our country came about precisely because we allowed the uber rich to say their votes counted more then ours, that a slaveowner with 50 slaves had 31 votes, over his fellow citizens who were against slavery having only 1 vote, giving him the ability to gainsay the majority, undercutting all farmers who did not have slave labor and outvoting their cries against it. Do I think it will fix every issue they stated like environmental concerns, child poverty, and an extremely harsh criminal system? No, probably not, but I think it will get a LOT further on those issues then continually relying on the very people that perpetuate these problems for the sake of personal greed to fix it.
@@amberschairer7732 Those are fine things to want, but what makes you think that anything that Jennifer Lawrence suggested would get you those things? What do you imagine the future would look like, and why would it look like that, based on what she says? In my opinion, what Jennifer Lawrence suggests wouldn't do anything to curb the problems in government. They would, in fact, make some problems worse. As I already wrote in comments elsewhere,
"Several of the ideas proposed are bad ideas, and I didn't see anything that actually identified corruption or showed a way to stop it. Gerrymandering is an imprecise term with no clear-cut point at which redistricting becomes gerrymandering. Automatic voter registration is a horrible idea; believe it or not, we actually don't need voters who don't know what they are voting about. Transparent political donations could easily lead to intimidating people from donating to controversial causes."
Some additional notes: The people who keep complaining about gerrymandering, most of the time, are Democrats. Attacking gerrymandering usually is a Democrat trying to swing an election his way.
"The Civil War in our country came about precisely because we allowed the uber rich to say their votes counted more then ours, that a slaveowner with 50 slaves had 31 votes, over his fellow citizens who were against slavery having only 1 vote, giving him the ability to gainsay the majority, undercutting all farmers who did not have slave labor and outvoting their cries against it."
That isn't the way that worked, at all. The only time that a slave counted for votes was when the federal government was deciding how many House representatives each state could get, and the slave only counted as far as giving the South more House representatives than they would have gotten without the slaves. The slave owner's votes did not count more than those of another citizen of his own state, all else being equal.
@@fryque I don't see that this video addresses any actual problem in government, particularly corruption.
@@Pooua I don't buy that this is a video about Jennifer Lawrence. She is using her fame to support an idea, she notes that she didn't come up with this on her own, she went looking for people with ideas.
Corruption occurs when there is a lack of transparency. Corruption does not happen out in the open. We see the politician but we do not see who is pulling his strings. That needs to stop, if I know the solar industry is backing my president, then at least I know that he is going to push for that and demonize coal. He might be right too, but it is important to at least know where self-interest is affecting policy.
Gerrymandering- It is not 'Democrats' who get mad about gerrymandering, it is citizens who voted 'blue'. I make this distinction because Gerrymandering highly favors 'red', but as she pointed out, democrats are also a minority, apparently 'other' IS the majority these days. I am a moderate and regardless of which way I vote, and where I am currently living, my vote should count. Period.
If you are a citizen then you have the right to vote, and arguing that people who are too busy to get through the red tape are stupid and therefore it is just as well that they can't vote, maligns a lot of good citizens. I totally agree that voters are ignorant, but these days it is very difficult to figure out what a politician's platform actually is. All we get is a name and a color.... oh and mudslinging commericals, which ends up making us all feel like there are NO good choices. Politicians are afraid to tell us what they stand for, but I think it is time that we insist it is laid out in writing, and available at every voting location. Every other profession requires a proposal when bidding for a job, but for the most important jobs of all we get little more then their name and their party affiliation... and all those vicious rumors. If we change that, then voters won't be kept in the dark. Unfortunately requiring an IQ test to vote is inherently unconstitutional, so we have to trust (an ensure through our public schooling) that our voters are just as smart as we can make them. that means keeping them all informed, it does not mean trying to bar the people we think are 'stupid' from voting.
Transparent political donations should be very specific to companies vs individuals, and perhaps to dollar amount. If someone donates $10 to a controversial cause no one cares. If they donate $1,000,000 to influence an election toward their products I think we deserve to know that. You heard the phrase 'put your money where your mouth is?' Well we got lots of money, but we don't know whose mouth is speaking to us. If Coca Cola donates 5 mil to a candidate then yes I want to know why, ESPECIALLY if it is 'controversial'. If you are donating that much you are already getting death threats from someone, you are rich you are powerful and somebody hates you for it. This lack of transparency is how we get politicians decrying smaller servings of soda being offered at schools as 'unamerican' when the intention was the better overall health of our children. 'Coca Cola' can just suck it up and come up with a better product, or tell us themselves they think drinking less sugar water is 'unamerican'.
As far as the Civil War correction, thank you I didn't know that. Still, even if I was misinformed as to how much the 3/5 votes upended the balance of democracy, I do know that the vast majority of whites did NOT own slaves in the south, and that slavery actually harmed their own businesses. Only the extremely wealthy benefited from slavery, and they were more then happy to keep the poor white population focus on hating and feeling superior at least to black people. The poor white resented the rich white as well, but they also envied the lifestyle they couldn't have. There was almost no way for a white man to become wealthy without slaves in the south. Of course they defended what appeared their only available route to success. How can you compete if you pay wages and your competitors do not? The north honestly wasn't much better, factories paid their workers next to nothing for hazardous work, but at least people could quit, and were seen as being human. They could vote and make their voices heard.
Thank you for debating with me, I absolutely agree that doing all of these ideas, especially all at once is a bad idea. But then, I am all for trying it out city by city, state bay state. If it doesn't work then it will fail. I am all for protecting our constitution, but we still have to innovate and try new things when we recognize problems. I don't say that it WILL work, but I DO believe we should at least try it. If it doesn't hold up THEN we scrap it. If it does work THEN we implement it in other places too.
Make 1 simple rule.
Only registered voters may donate to political campaigns and only 10% of the poverty level total for any year. This prevents corps, foreign entities, and the wealthy corrupting the system.
This is kind of wired I didn't expect this from Jennifer Lawrence and when that is said this is amazing and I don't even live in America but politic means a lot to me and I REALLY love seeing this
I’m honestly so proud no one directly said trump in this video. While I don’t really support him, people are always badgering him in the media. Glad we could talk about the government in a healthy, normal manner instead of constant fighting.
Poor Donald Trump don't you wish people would just get off his back and let him do his job??? I dont support him or nothing neither.
Agreed
Because he is a point of division. And that sells.
@@jnnyg65 letting Trump do his job? In case you didn't realize he is one of the fox mentioned in the video. Hah do his job. Is it that hard to see Clinton, Biden, Romney, Mccain even Trump is playing the same game that is hurting American people? Hah let them do their job. Wrong idea How about doing smth to force them to do their job. That is what you get from this video? Let trump do his job
Corruption is not a partisan issue. It affects BOTH sides of the aisle...
At 9:16 JLaw points out the three strategies we need to use to fight corruption: Right-Left Coalition, Calling Out Corruption, Building A Movement.
I had been thinking about recording conversations with people who have differing views on issues as a way to bring Right-Left people together. This is a lot of encouragement to do that now.
Aubrey Hurley hi 👋 count me in
Why isnt this everywhere? Somone put this #1 on trending
yeah cause someone can decide what goes on trending and what doesnt
@@barnacles1352 that’s called curating and many platforms do it now
@@pjijn6837 youtube doesnt
FINALLY OH MY GOD YES
THIS WAS LITERALLY MY NEWSPAPER PROJECT
Great to hear Caylin!
Just when I had almost lost hope. Love this! Count me in 😀
How about going on late night shows....
About this
On Network television? Good luck, she'd be lucky if they even let her mention it.
They have to find a way of amplifying this message. If not network tv, then podcasts and big RUclips influencers.
Great idea!
@@dangraff8467 Many people have been on JRE talking about this. Chris Hedges was the most recent I can think of. Great convo, I'd recommend checking it out.
The problem is depending on where they go they could appear to have partisan leaning. Late night shows cater to specific audiences, unfortunately
How this absolutely applies to the present, but was made 4 years ago! THIS is what I have been screaming to the top of my lungs! United we stand, divided we will surely continue to fail...😞
Look at the timelines again at 7:56. All these movements took DECADES to get off the ground. You have to keep pushing forward until it reaches the necessary critical mass, and that involves years of thankless work with no discernible impact.
As a Canadian I am hopeful that the USA will one day have fair elections and healthcare like we have here. We have no NRA and coincidentally no gun violence. We're not perfect but we're proactive to problems that can arise by ignoring the situations around us. What happens in America affects us as well as the rest of the world.
And good for celebrities like J-Law to selflessly give up their time for something that they are passionate about. Fairness! Godspeed America!
Only 8.8% of Americans don't have healthcare.
You also have a "human rights" commission that prosecutes people for engaging in free speech. No thanks.
No gun violence? Are you kidding? The gangs in BC are well armed. You’re ignorant of your own problems.
Hey thx! As you can tell from the other comments we have a lot of closed mind people who like to point fingers...😅. Canada has been an honest consideration for a future home because of your small gun shooting (in comparison to the US). I still have hope for my country, and I’m glad people of other countries care! 😊
@@patrickbarnes9874 only if you listen to the propaganda stylings of Jordan Peterson. I've lived many years in both countries. The United States makes Canada look like a free speech utopia.
Why is this not being heard of? THIS is the only truth, the only real solution I have seen.
While we're at it, Congressmen/Congresswomen should have term limits. Idk why that doesn't bug ppl. Strom Thurmond was SC's senator for 48 years. Even as a SC native, most ppl I know have only bad things to say about him.. yet he held control. He's not even the longest serving US Senator...
Wow. That's impressive and not democratic.
thank you for saying something that has always bothered me.
Chuck Grassley has been serving in Washington D.C. since 1975, first in Congress and later the Senate. He’s been on the national stage for 44 years! Add to that the 16 years he served in the Iowa House of Representatives, and this guy has spent 60 years shaping policy and law in this country. And he’s not the only dinosaur tromping the halls of power. Mitch McConnell, Diane FeinStein, etc, etc.
Yes, terms limits would be a fresh breeze through the stagnant halls of power. Their current condition reminds me of the Stables of Augeas.
nope... term limits get rid of the good along with the bad... We need smarter voters.
@@melissaquinn1463 Same with Ben Cardin in Maryland. Between the Congress and Maryland General Assembly, he has been in office for over 50 years. Career politicians are not good for America.
A whole different level of respect for Jennifer Lawrence.
Exactly! Ever since I watched this vid. I've been sharing it and Represent Us on social media.
I hope our entire country gets behind this movement!
I like how she found a way to apply what she learned from The Hunger Games to real life.
Are you participating, if so how?
What a fantastic video to explain this heavy topic. I would show this to my students.
@ClintDempsey76 I guess this could be seen as propaganda. But it has a lot of truths laid out very simply, and is much less opinionated than most American propaganda. Not to mention that many school systems in the U.S. are still manipulating the teaching of evolution, and teaching that the Confederacy fought for "states rights."
Wolf Pac is a group working to do exactly this thing. You guys should co-ordinate.
Wow, people are insane. You comment on a message of peace as though it were poison. You can't actually seem to conceive of someone doing something for the common good. Amazingly sad. Having said that, yeah, if you hate this video and hate this message, what is your brilliant plan for fixing things?
As for anyone else who could comprehend and enjoy the video, hey, we need to do this!
RIC Referendom Initiated by the Citizens Direct democracy for all. The republic hasn't worked and won't work. You can't force anyone to participate. That in and of itself is UNdemocratic.
@@keawhitmore3842 Ok.... and how does that help anything? Get a grip on reality.
I don't hate it, I just think its a bit naive. It fails to appreciate just how powerful the forces are. Term limits would be the best way to start.
@@wmpratt2010 Well, maybe so, but I'm sure the same was said about getting rid of slavery all those years ago.
@@lisathuban8969 While I reject he comparison, 600,000 people died for that to happen when it did.
5 years later and still nothing has changed.
I'm sending this video to everyone I know. Finally someone voicing what I've been saying for years. Higher education for our children is fundamental without breaking you financially. Disparity of wealth here and around the world is at the root of the problem.
I think they should get both a Republican and a Democrat celebrity to do these videos together since we have become so tribal. Just a thought.
Tucker just might do it...
There's a good reason that no one, center or further right, will get on board, because it's poison, to anybody not on the left.
Ask yourself, why do these lefties, suddenly care about anybody but other lefties??
They don't.
@@aaronnoyb This is not about left or right. This is about good versus evil. It does not make sense for anyone not to be on board with this unless they are the ones doing the corruption or are benefiting from it.
@@BeSkeptical851
I respect your point of view but I certainly don't agree with it, such is the freedoms of the constitution.
What is being promoted is covert partisan support for the democrats, behind the illusion of some non-partisan BS.
As I said before, what reason do a couple of leftists have in suddenly supporting anybody not in their camp??
Where were they under the previous administration??
When did JLaw stop supporting hillary?? You know the currupt presidential candidate, with actual evidence to support, said corruption.
Of course JLaw sounds passionate and convincing, she's a very well paid actress after all.
@@aaronnoyb if being in favor of people being able to successfully vote and influence their government is partisan, than there's only one side and you're wrong.
J Law isn't someone they "got" to do this video. She's on the board of RepresentUs.
How can she represent us when she doesn't know us?
This is not a feminist song! Who do you know who would like to represent us?
@@jetstream222 some one who knows what it is like to just be a regular American.
@@_blank-_ So you want another damn celebrity telling u how America can work? You must be rich or something? My point is we need people who work in Congress, who know's how the American people work and struggle. Why does it take a celebrity to make people listen? Why can't people listen to their political reps? Is all I'm saying. I bet if it was your local Congress leader no would bat an eye, but because it's Jennifer lawrence every wants to be like "yeah she makes a good point, oh she really cares." It's people out here who have been saying this, but no one was listening because their not famous. Open your eyes and go vote, watch an actual debate, and then start talking about what the fuck is wrong with America.
Her being on the board should speak volumes... Follow the money.
Amen! And a Special Salute on an excellent job done on this project by Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Silver.