Jeff Daniels is always laid-back, yet, confident and comfortable in his own skin. He knows his craft well, performs it expertly, and I just plain like him. Anything Mr. Daniels does is done so well.
@mritubevids And it's even crazier because there wouldn't be a speech now. Nobody would ask why America is the greatest country because everybody knows we damn sure aren't right now.
Man, Sorkin did an amazing job with that speech. Unfortunately this sort of self-awareness is pretty uncommon for the people that are in charge in the real world.
Exactly but the thing is is that they're aware of what their doing but they just don't care. As long as we keep providing them our money they will never care about us until we do what they can so easily do to us, and that's go on strike. The government wants to go on strike with us we the people should be able to do it with them!!!
That speech couldn’t have hit our problem as a country more on the head then anything! His delivery makes it even more. Jeff Daniels is an amazing actor not given his dues imo
I've just watched The Newsroom from the Paley Centre 2013 and it still resonates with newness.Would it not be amazing if they did a season 4 now. Imagine the storylines and blockbuster scenes the writers would have a field day.
When Piers says, "i'm going to get him to answer that question because I wanna know what he really thinks", that is very similar to what the moderator said on the show, and I don't think Piers was doing an imitation of the show
I’m pretty sure he knew. At various parts of this panel he quoted from the show so he was aware of it and it’s the most memorable scene of the entire series.
This really hits home hard. Got a knot in my stomach because of the truth in this speech. It makes me kinda sad honestly. I have 7 children and the future of America looks bleek from where I stand. One thing's for sure. I will never give up on my country or my family. #GodBlessAmerica 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
that's it! Aaron Sorkin is a musician in words! in other words- he's a word composer. I can like shows, there ideas, the dynamics, the word games, but on the news room I just LOVE hearing the words woven into each other, each sentence into another. AMAZING! which empowers the message of the power of words. (excluding the curse words which I hate hearing) thank you Aaron for 3 great seasons of romantic idealism painted so well.
I think about ... Jeff Daniels from The Newsroom perform an amazing monologue written by Aaron Sorkin about how America isn't the greatest country in the world anymore..... It rings so true and makes me so sad that we haven't taken the 1st step yet .
But allowing that is true, the most important part of that speech and the part that gets overlooked is "BUT IT COULD BE." That is the hope and the inspiration that is the core of "The Newsroom."
I liked it better when she asked it in the season finale and changed it to "What makes America the greatest country in the world" then Jeff tells her "You do. Hire her"
I asked him this question after seeing him in a Broadway play a few years back. He answered "That's a whole long speech that I've have to re-memorize all over again." It was the perfect answer!
I was lucky enough to just finish watching this right around midnight before it got taken off of Amazon Prime a couple days ago. A shame it only went 2 and a half seasons
Glad to see a recent comment on this piece. I remember this Newsroom clip every time someone says "it's the best freedom and opportunity" I think of this video.
@@ric7044 I've watched it multiple times since the original air. I wished they'd have done more episodes but understand Aaron was not in a place to do them. I wished it would have ended a little better but think they did as well as they could all things considered.
Jeff Daniels is a national treasure. I LOVE his performance in this show (and his character's love story with Mackenzie aka Emily Mortimer... Both terrific actors)..
When I watched that episode I shouted out loud “wholly shit”. There cannot be a show out of the box that is that good. It was and still is. I am sorry it is not on now.
I felt the same way. I was like a lot of people who saw that first episode and was hooked. It helped that with my Amazon Fire stick I could watch it for free. I watched it years after and it is as relevant today as it was years ago.
One of my greatest days was when I was on a RUclips comments section and some idiot had said something like (about America) "we gave the world the American language.We're the greatest country in the world. We gave the world Democracy" something stupid like that. So I figured, fuck it, I'm never gonna get another opportunity to use the speech again, so I rewrote it a little to fit it being a reply to his comment, but mainly left it intact, I'm not American, I'm a Brit, so I changed it from "we" to "you" and then I posted it. Got a couple of good reactions from commentators, nothing major, but most of them were kinda in shock and awe at how I'd basically destroyed his whole argument, with this whole long speech full of stats. (I had made sure to state that; these stats were from around 2012 and I doubted they'd gotten any better). Additionally cool that most people didn't know it was from The Newsroom. But yeah, felt bloody awesome being able to use it and getting some love back for it.
jecos jecos if you hate the US so much, leave, here’s some recommendations North Korea yamen, China ( honk Hong if you’d like to experience slavery) Russia and southern Mexico
@@anthony66615 My Comment doesn't say I hate the US it saying that the US is not the Greatest county in the world as they like to boost and brag about far from it and what makes i live in the USA
There was an opportunity for truth back in October 2016 when comments about 'grab em by the pu***' came out but voters heard that and decided 'That's the guy America should put on the world stage as President' 🙄😏🥴
His speech is so right that it Hurst like it should maybe the pain would wake America up to the truth and try to fix it like he said 'the only way to fix a problem is to relize there is one'
He is, but I think he was even better when he wrote the first two years of West Wing high on cocaine. Glad he’s sober and is still as talented as ever.
It’s true. America is not the greatest country in the world. Standard of living is not that good, no real democracy (only two relevant parties), people without social support, retirement support, lot of crime… I don’t see one thing that would persuade to go and live in USA
I tell you why its the greatest country : Simply because the country allowing that tv series to air, and american producers willing to make that and to such high watchability.
@@kieranholland1048 not the same. UK is polical name for a union if countries consisting of england wales scotland and northern ireland. Great britain is a geographic name referring to the biggest of the british isles. So basically england scotland and wales.
@@LunarPenguin42 actually many islands. The UK has over 6,000 islands. Many are small and uninhabited. Scotland has a lot of islands to the north, east, and west. Larger, inhabited are off the coast of England. Google it for yourself.
Aaron Sorkin is a WHOLE treat. My God, the looks, the intellect, the way he views word structure as musical movement.. Just. Yum! (Also, I, too, recently viewed this for the first time via DVD inter-library loan. Was waiting for sn 2 but..Covid.)
imagine if they wrotte it in 2020.... all these stat...america got down on most of it... sad state of affair...but what do you expect when you have a ORANGE, RED, BLUE WHITE AND YELLOW president.
This is not a cry for people who don't like it to get out, it's an honest question and if you can answer and explain it to me, I am open to what yu have to say. Has anyone ever noticed how everyone who is anti-America still chooses to live here? If it's a hell-hole, why do they stay?
A criticism of America doesn't mean the person criticizing is anti-America, for God's sake. If you proofread an essay you wrote and cross out words and write new ones in their place, does that mean you hate your essay? No. You are trying to improve it. If that is too difficult a thought for you to process, then I am wasting my time responding to your comment.
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The fact that he was able to give that speech where in other countries you don’t have protected speech is why America is the greatest country now and literally ever
Country Star Jason Aldean should watch this, or actually do any research on any Western European country to see that no, the United States isn’t even close to the greatest.
I think we are the greatest, but that doesn’t make us the best. I think people should stop using the word great because it doesn’t always mean good. Also, I think people are a little too quick to introduce the European model of economics to America. It may work, but we are a vastly different country and economy, so I think people may be oversimplifying the problems we have and exaggerating how good of a solution a more socialistic economy would be.
I think that speech should be required in every US high school wouldn't hurt in a few other countries to the numbers would be different but the message remains the same.
I'm going to 'guess' by the way Sorkin wanted to make sure that person was picked to ask the question and the way Piece responded with the 'line' from the series, that she was a plant and it was a set up. But I don't think Jeff was in on it.
Agreed why is it? Yes I do live in it (and I am very proud) So one thing I saw was a meme about like rUsSiA is beTtEr! Me listing the things that make it better: brrrr
Okay then how do we change that? Can we, or is it so ingrained in our culture to be afraid of ourselves that we will self destruct if we actually try to improve? Ask yourselves realistically: Would we be willing to do what it took to be better? I don’t think so. All I’ve ever seen is hypocritical optimism. We only do good when we have a point to prove. Otherwise people don’t do shit to change every day. And they won’t. I won’t. I’m afraid to be better, I don’t know if that’s true or not because all I know is the lies I tell myself.
Emily Mortimer has some good lines later in the same episode. She says all through American history we have always done better than before over and over again. We can always do better is basically what she says.
Why America is the greatest nation in the world: No nation in human history has had the combination the US has had of power, influence, wealth, quality of life, accomplishments, medical breakthroughs, correct orientation toward human rights, openness, individualism, tolerance and democracy, the longevity of democracy, the universal ideas of the US, and the mechanisms of government, as well as the minds of Americans constantly questioning to improve, to continue to make America better. The criticisms, which are legion, and many of which are justifiably so are incorrect in their implication which, without saying so, implies that the numerous problems of America across an array of topics, stand in stark negative contrast to another nation or nations, that they would imply is better. The problem is that no such nation, which has been large, diverse, influential, and heavily engaged in numerous complex conflicts in the world, has ever been as good, much less better, than the US on the balance of good intentions, positive impact, and ability to channel influence and power into positive impact. Analogous nations, whether the imperial powers of Europe, Persia, Rome, Egypt, Mongolia, China, or any other major nation through history, have a track record of enslavement, colonization, and destruction compared to that of the US. Now, a common argument against this point is that America has done its own fair share of destruction and colonization, a legitimate argument. But if one took a serious look, one could not argue that the pure colonization, enslavement, and/or destruction of weaker nations that was a common practice in human affairs for thousands of years compares to morally ambiguous wars going askew, instances of torture, war crimes, and American involvement for the collection of resources. Lest I sound flippant and reductive of these major mistakes, I readily acknowledge that the list of American terrible mistakes is long and makes one seriously question anyone who would claim America has a divine morally objective right to decide the world. But even in saying that, the reality is that human nature is such, and conflict between nations, and the humans that make them up, has made conflicts between nations so intense, harsh and ambiguous, that even the very spotty record of the US sets them apart from any other nation that had a major role in history. I have heard people say that this may be true, but this is only because America is the world super power in a time in human history where human rights are given more importance than ever before, a time when we have the knowledge and human capacity to be more reticent with our power, and that America is not so much better in this more enlightened time than previous powers, who operated before society was more fully conscious of tolerance and rights of the other. I find that a somewhat compelling argument, but I would say that this “more enlightened world” has only become so as the result of a relative acceleration toward that affect that kicked into high gear right after the end of WW2, right as Pax Americana started. So the whole context of the modern era necessitating more care for human rights and the other, has only come about so strongly because of specific American actions and influence. I hear other arguments against America being the greatest nation in the world in the sphere of social, economic, racial, and other societal measures. I would say that it is clear that there are certain smaller nations that have a higher average quality of life than the US, but for one, likely all of those nations are able to do so secure in the peaceful liberal world order overseen by the United States. More importantly, the types of nations, generally the smaller European nations, are specific nation archetypes that will always be more oriented toward high quality of life provided that there is a powerful “Arsenal of Democracy,” allowing them to focus on their betterment. Essentially, if all liberal democratic nations were like New Zealand or Denmark or Finland in power, influence, and general nature, the world would be completely dominated by autocrats, authoritarians, fascists and all other forms of illiberal government. This is not a knock on nations like Denmark, but it should be said to recognize that in the real world, certain nations need to take the role of liberal democratic in orientation, but powerful and engaged in the world, and power and engagement necessitates aspects in a nation that would make it impossible to have the highest average quality of life and most spotless moral record, aspects like large population and economy for a powerful military, as well as a willingness to get your hands dirty and engage in so many conflicts to a point where you are eventually forced into doing morally ambiguous things. This isn’t to completely absolve the US of all the wrong its one, but it is important in contextualizing the situation. For the benefit of nations like Denmark, there have to be democratic nations like the US who become such nations that pure average quality of life can never match the likes of Denmark. Of course even within this context, the US can make changes to make life better, but those are at the comparative margins when we understand the type of nation the US. An aside should also be that one of the things brought up, healthcare, is not discussed in a fair way. There are certain things the US could improve in healthcare, but the narrative of free healthcare in foreign nations while Americans go bankrupt is very inaccurate in its implications. Besides the fact that foreigners much pay more in taxes and thus have less money for other material things, the US system does not have the same rationing and waiting time as others do. Furthermore, the US system comes up with the most advancements for healthcare and medicine, which other nations then use. Therefore, other nations’ quality of healthcare is higher because of America’s specific system, which is then pilloried. Additionally, the US system has the ability to more effectively treat urgent aspects of diseases. This isn’t to say the US system is better, it is to provide context to show that the disparity isn’t as wide as made seem, even though I think the US could learn some aspects from other nations. And this applies to most “examples” of lower quality in the US. And of course this is in the context of the aforementioned fact that for the flourishing of small peaceful democracies, there need to be an Arsenal of Democracy, which will then by its nature have a lower average quality of life. Even with all of this known, no nation as large and diverse as the US in human history has veer had close to as high an average quality of life. When you combine it with power, influence, accomplishments, longevity of democracy, institutions that orient the nation toward improving, and mix of pure power with emphasis on morality and understanding of its own imperfections, no nation in history comes close to the US. It might not have the top average quality of life in absolute terms, but when put into proper context, no nation compares to the US
I don't even have to read your bible to tell you that the US isn't the greatest country in the world. Just look at the statistics. Many countries are both safer, happier and just in general better than the US:
America is absolutely the greatest country on earth. Look around people from other countries, how much of the shit you’re surrounded by is American in its discovery, creation or innovation? The clothes you wear, the technology you use, the entertainment you consume from movies to music, the websites you visit, the companies that created almost everything you use came from America. America is more wealthy to the point where what almost any other country on earth does is almost irrelevant or inconsequential. We’d barely notice. A single state has a higher GDP than almost every country in earth. California was ranked 7th highest GDP in the world last time I checked. You can’t get Americans out of your head. Americas politics are on the tip of your tongue. Our cultural icons, our landmarks our way of being from music to science or whatever the fuck are forever imbedded in your memory. Americas achievements, advancements and discoveries are so numerous it would be foolish to try and count them. The best part is they are usually made by people from other countries that came here because it’s better. You hate to admit it but for the most part Americas influence (good or bad) dwarfs any other country that has ever existed. Ever. We can talk about lists and rankings and bullshit but given the choice and a Blank slate all other things being equal? A person or family is immigrating here and not to whatever country you’re in that gets it’s immigrants purely based on geographical convenience. America would be perfectly fine without the rest of the world continuing its steady march into the future. Most of you would not. America is better than you and you know it We know it. The government is filled with jackasses but despite their meddling and wasting of time, money and attention America is still so far beyond the rest of the world that I don’t see how the rationalization can be made. Overall? No one is even close. Cry about it all you want but Our arrogance or the idea of “American excellence” and is well founded.
In this film his speech was true, Jeff Daniels forgot to say all the crimes committed by the United States in other countries such as Iran, Guatemala, Chile, Libya, Iraq...
Jeff Daniels is always laid-back, yet, confident and comfortable in his own skin. He knows his craft well, performs it expertly, and I just plain like him. Anything Mr. Daniels does is done so well.
An ideal boyfriend for me!
Watch Godless!
@Etta James Can't blame a girl for wanting a king like him :)
Especially dumb and dumber
He was fantastic in the new Hemingway documentary
That speech is even more relevant now than it was when it was written.
Love your channel ❤️
It was really bad in the 2010's
nope and yes. it’s about the same to me. only reason it would be considered more important now is because there’s nothing we can do about the past
@mritubevids And it's even crazier because there wouldn't be a speech now. Nobody would ask why America is the greatest country because everybody knows we damn sure aren't right now.
@Maizer Effendi You are logically correct.
To get a standing ovation from Aaron Sorkin must feel great!
Jeff Daniels looks as happy as a little kid
And cute as one!
Kids are happier
Man, Sorkin did an amazing job with that speech. Unfortunately this sort of self-awareness is pretty uncommon for the people that are in charge in the real world.
Exactly but the thing is is that they're aware of what their doing but they just don't care. As long as we keep providing them our money they will never care about us until we do what they can so easily do to us, and that's go on strike. The government wants to go on strike with us we the people should be able to do it with them!!!
That speech couldn’t have hit our problem as a country more on the head then anything! His delivery makes it even more. Jeff Daniels is an amazing actor not given his dues imo
The fact that they brought the signs just brings a smile.
I've just watched The Newsroom from the Paley Centre 2013 and it still resonates with newness.Would it not be amazing if they did a season 4 now. Imagine the storylines and blockbuster scenes the writers would have a field day.
The greatest speech in a TV show, ever ever ever! Love this clip! thanks for sharing it!
When Piers says, "i'm going to get him to answer that question because I wanna know what he really thinks", that is very similar to what the moderator said on the show, and I don't think Piers was doing an imitation of the show
I’m pretty sure he knew. At various parts of this panel he quoted from the show so he was aware of it and it’s the most memorable scene of the entire series.
This really hits home hard. Got a knot in my stomach because of the truth in this speech. It makes me kinda sad honestly. I have 7 children and the future of America looks bleek from where I stand. One thing's for sure. I will never give up on my country or my family. #GodBlessAmerica 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Move to Canada?
Good! Maybe you will someday?
Why have 7 kids?
@@mathematicaleconomist4943I'm not waiting 6 months for a basic doctors appointment
that's it! Aaron Sorkin is a musician in words! in other words-
he's a word composer.
I can like shows, there ideas, the dynamics, the word games, but on the news room I just LOVE
hearing the words woven into each other, each sentence into another. AMAZING! which empowers
the message of the power of words.
(excluding the curse words which I hate hearing)
thank you Aaron for 3 great seasons of romantic idealism painted so well.
Olivia Munn is loving it!
I'm loving Olivia Munn
"The first step in solving a problem is admitting there is one"
Jeff Daniels is so underrated it is criminal.
I think about ... Jeff Daniels from The Newsroom perform an amazing monologue written by Aaron Sorkin about how America isn't the greatest country in the world anymore..... It rings so true and makes me so sad that we haven't taken the 1st step yet .
But allowing that is true, the most important part of that speech and the part that gets overlooked is "BUT IT COULD BE." That is the hope and the inspiration that is the core of "The Newsroom."
Someone give the woman asked the question an award.
An internship you mean
@@ttime441 You deserve an award too... =P
I liked it better when she asked it in the season finale and changed it to "What makes America the greatest country in the world" then Jeff tells her "You do. Hire her"
@@ArgonTheAware True true
@@ArgonTheAware that is when I cry!
I miss this show and I just discovered it a month ago!
It's really good. It's funny and interesting
I am sure you found it is as relevant today as it was years ago
I asked him this question after seeing him in a Broadway play a few years back.
He answered "That's a whole long speech that I've have to re-memorize all over again."
It was the perfect answer!
The 2010's was getting so bad we needed to hear that.
Aaron Sorkin inspired me to turn to screenwriting in the first place back in 2010. I’ll watch any film he does 🙂
I was lucky enough to just finish watching this right around midnight before it got taken off of Amazon Prime a couple days ago. A shame it only went 2 and a half seasons
Glad to see a recent comment on this piece. I remember this Newsroom clip every time someone says "it's the best freedom and opportunity" I think of this video.
God bless America Always🇬🇧🇺🇸
This is perfect. It reflects my own opinion of what was once a great country.
Miss this show sooooo much !!
I just finished the show and am having withdrawals. this was lovely
You and me both. I finished watching it last week
@@ric7044 I've watched it multiple times since the original air. I wished they'd have done more episodes but understand Aaron was not in a place to do them. I wished it would have ended a little better but think they did as well as they could all things considered.
1:04 hes like wtf was the line again
I love my country even if it's not the best in the world.
Yes! Thank you
thank you so much for the clips. However, would appreciate the full video! :)
then pay for it?
Jeff Daniels is a national treasure. I LOVE his performance in this show (and his character's love story with Mackenzie aka Emily Mortimer... Both terrific actors)..
When I watched that episode I shouted out loud “wholly shit”. There cannot be a show out of the box that is that good. It was and still is. I am sorry it is not on now.
I felt the same way. I was like a lot of people who saw that first episode and was hooked. It helped that with my Amazon Fire stick I could watch it for free. I watched it years after and it is as relevant today as it was years ago.
Aaron Sorkin is a genius!!
Yosemite.
It would have been epic if he actually said this.
He did say it.
One of my greatest days was when I was on a RUclips comments section and some idiot had said something like (about America) "we gave the world the American language.We're the greatest country in the world. We gave the world Democracy" something stupid like that.
So I figured, fuck it, I'm never gonna get another opportunity to use the speech again, so I rewrote it a little to fit it being a reply to his comment, but mainly left it intact, I'm not American, I'm a Brit, so I changed it from "we" to "you" and then I posted it.
Got a couple of good reactions from commentators, nothing major, but most of them were kinda in shock and awe at how I'd basically destroyed his whole argument, with this whole long speech full of stats. (I had made sure to state that; these stats were from around 2012 and I doubted they'd gotten any better).
Additionally cool that most people didn't know it was from The Newsroom.
But yeah, felt bloody awesome being able to use it and getting some love back for it.
I had a friend who claimed that anything that's not from America is bad lol. I got into an argument with him and now he doesn't talk to me lol
How do you define The Greatest Country? The Freedom it has? The Quality of life? The Health system? What?
jecos jecos all of the above
@@dayzboxingchampion4759 then USA is far from it
jecos jecos if you hate the US so much, leave, here’s some recommendations North Korea yamen, China ( honk Hong if you’d like to experience slavery) Russia and southern Mexico
@@anthony66615 My Comment doesn't say I hate the US it saying that the US is not the Greatest county in the world as they like to boost and brag about far from it and what makes i live in the USA
@@anthony66615 LOL
Say it again Jeff.no one gets tired of brilliance.!!
The New York Jets.
Aaron Sorkin is a national treasure.
I've never watched that show, but Jeff was absolutely stunning as George Washington in the movie "The Crossing." If you haven't seen it, do so.
Still relavant today 2023
Jeff, you are so suavo!
"Whats in it thats not true"
America is the greatest country in the world because these people are from America and they wish it is the greatest in the world.
That is the speech of a patriot.
Daniels is a gift from god
We need more truth.
There was an opportunity for truth back in October 2016 when comments about 'grab em by the pu***' came out but voters heard that and decided 'That's the guy America should put on the world stage as President' 🙄😏🥴
I have to watch this every couple of weeks
Statistics are facts, numbers do not lie, why aren’t we using them now, when it really matters?
His speech is so right that it Hurst like it should maybe the pain would wake America up to the truth and try to fix it like he said 'the only way to fix a problem is to relize there is one'
Unfortunately that is the hardest part
Sorkin is a genius
He is, but I think he was even better when he wrote the first two years of West Wing high on cocaine. Glad he’s sober and is still as talented as ever.
she's prepared to be called a sorority girl
He should ask the moderator: Aren't you gonna let me go to the airport if I don't answer this question?
Jeff is a cutey-pie!!!!!
Sept '24 and that speech is more relevant now than it has ever been. It was such the elephant in the room, that question. Very West Wing-esque. ;-)
Only overshadowed by one other speech: "BAYONEEETTSS!"
I AM AMERICAN ....... BUT I KNOW IT IS'NT A GREAT COUNTRY ! ....... IN MY ASPECT INDIA IS THE GREATEST COUNTRY!
It’s true. America is not the greatest country in the world. Standard of living is not that good, no real democracy (only two relevant parties), people without social support, retirement support, lot of crime… I don’t see one thing that would persuade to go and live in USA
I tell you why its the greatest country : Simply because the country allowing that tv series to air, and american producers willing to make that and to such high watchability.
Money Cannot pay for your SOUL
I could answer why Santa is great too.
There will only ever be one GREAT country in the world and it is named as such! G R E A T B R I T A I N
great britain isnt a country. its an island.
@@LunarPenguin42 the United Kingdom.... Of great Britain. For its full official name.
@@kieranholland1048 not the same. UK is polical name for a union if countries consisting of england wales scotland and northern ireland. Great britain is a geographic name referring to the biggest of the british isles. So basically england scotland and wales.
@@LunarPenguin42 actually many islands. The UK has over 6,000 islands. Many are small and uninhabited. Scotland has a lot of islands to the north, east, and west. Larger, inhabited are off the coast of England. Google it for yourself.
@@Maya-bu2rfno great britain is one island. The biggest of the british isles
Damn Colonel Chamberlain really made it far after the war
Love everything about this video apart from Piers Morgan.
🇦🇺Australia is the best country on earth 🇦🇺
jeff is a frigg n actor.
Aaron Sorkin is a WHOLE treat. My God, the looks, the intellect, the way he views word structure as musical movement.. Just. Yum! (Also, I, too, recently viewed this for the first time via DVD inter-library loan. Was waiting for sn 2 but..Covid.)
imagine if they wrotte it in 2020.... all these stat...america got down on most of it... sad state of affair...but what do you expect when you have a ORANGE, RED, BLUE WHITE AND YELLOW president.
🙏
Film?
Brilliance.
This is not a cry for people who don't like it to get out, it's an honest question and if you can answer and explain it to me, I am open to what yu have to say. Has anyone ever noticed how everyone who is anti-America still chooses to live here? If it's a hell-hole, why do they stay?
You appear to be assuming that all who see the deep flaws within the US are 'anti-America'. If so, your whole premise is wrong.
It is a valid point. Perhaps they cannot complain in those other places without come back.
A criticism of America doesn't mean the person criticizing is anti-America, for God's sake. If you proofread an essay you wrote and cross out words and write new ones in their place, does that mean you hate your essay? No. You are trying to improve it. If that is too difficult a thought for you to process, then I am wasting my time responding to your comment.
Long live jiff love you I never follow anyone except you 🤪😘
Who is the female 2nd from the end?
I'd like to know Harry's answer to that.
As long as we have something called human nature to say "it can be" is ridiculous .
To the surprise of the cast, a few Newsroom fans in the crowd reenact the opening scene to the Newsroom at PaleyFest.
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I love Olivia Munn!!!!
The fact that he was able to give that speech where in other countries you don’t have protected speech is why America is the greatest country now and literally ever
Because Americans went to the Moon first and then walked on it and then went back and rode Dune Buggies on the Moon!
On a rocket designed by Germans :D
Country Star Jason Aldean should watch this, or actually do any research on any Western European country to see that no, the United States isn’t even close to the greatest.
I think we are the greatest, but that doesn’t make us the best. I think people should stop using the word great because it doesn’t always mean good. Also, I think people are a little too quick to introduce the European model of economics to America. It may work, but we are a vastly different country and economy, so I think people may be oversimplifying the problems we have and exaggerating how good of a solution a more socialistic economy would be.
short answers pls.
Get out and vote!
I almost like every one on the panel except this guy piers
I think that speech should be required in every US high school wouldn't hurt in a few other countries to the numbers would be different but the message remains the same.
Get that women who asked the question a promotion
I AM AMERICAN ....... BUT I KNOW IT IS'NT A GREAT COUNTRY ! ....... IN MY ASPECT INDIA IS THE GREATEST COUNTRY!
I'm going to 'guess' by the way Sorkin wanted to make sure that person was picked to ask the question and the way Piece responded with the 'line' from the series, that she was a plant and it was a set up. But I don't think Jeff was in on it.
It probably happened a lot when the show was running and after
He was in dumb and dumber so this makes alot of sense
It's not but it can be. lol! are you a semity? respect for Jeff here
AARON IS GENIUS PLEASE MAKE MOVIE WITH VINCE GILLIGAN SOON!
Agreed why is it? Yes I do live in it (and I am very proud)
So one thing I saw was a meme about like rUsSiA is beTtEr!
Me listing the things that make it better: brrrr
😂😂😂 Perfect question on the best time 🙈🙈🙈
Okay then how do we change that?
Can we, or is it so ingrained in our culture to be afraid of ourselves that we will self destruct if we actually try to improve?
Ask yourselves realistically: Would we be willing to do what it took to be better?
I don’t think so. All I’ve ever seen is hypocritical optimism. We only do good when we have a point to prove. Otherwise people don’t do shit to change every day. And they won’t. I won’t. I’m afraid to be better, I don’t know if that’s true or not because all I know is the lies I tell myself.
Emily Mortimer has some good lines later in the same episode. She says all through American history we have always done better than before over and over again. We can always do better is basically what she says.
Except that it is
Lol no.
U wished
its the fattest country but not the greatest.
never been, never will be..
Why America is the greatest nation in the world:
No nation in human history has had the combination the US has had of power, influence, wealth, quality of life, accomplishments, medical breakthroughs, correct orientation toward human rights, openness, individualism, tolerance and democracy, the longevity of democracy, the universal ideas of the US, and the mechanisms of government, as well as the minds of Americans constantly questioning to improve, to continue to make America better. The criticisms, which are legion, and many of which are justifiably so are incorrect in their implication which, without saying so, implies that the numerous problems of America across an array of topics, stand in stark negative contrast to another nation or nations, that they would imply is better. The problem is that no such nation, which has been large, diverse, influential, and heavily engaged in numerous complex conflicts in the world, has ever been as good, much less better, than the US on the balance of good intentions, positive impact, and ability to channel influence and power into positive impact. Analogous nations, whether the imperial powers of Europe, Persia, Rome, Egypt, Mongolia, China, or any other major nation through history, have a track record of enslavement, colonization, and destruction compared to that of the US. Now, a common argument against this point is that America has done its own fair share of destruction and colonization, a legitimate argument. But if one took a serious look, one could not argue that the pure colonization, enslavement, and/or destruction of weaker nations that was a common practice in human affairs for thousands of years compares to morally ambiguous wars going askew, instances of torture, war crimes, and American involvement for the collection of resources. Lest I sound flippant and reductive of these major mistakes, I readily acknowledge that the list of American terrible mistakes is long and makes one seriously question anyone who would claim America has a divine morally objective right to decide the world. But even in saying that, the reality is that human nature is such, and conflict between nations, and the humans that make them up, has made conflicts between nations so intense, harsh and ambiguous, that even the very spotty record of the US sets them apart from any other nation that had a major role in history. I have heard people say that this may be true, but this is only because America is the world super power in a time in human history where human rights are given more importance than ever before, a time when we have the knowledge and human capacity to be more reticent with our power, and that America is not so much better in this more enlightened time than previous powers, who operated before society was more fully conscious of tolerance and rights of the other. I find that a somewhat compelling argument, but I would say that this “more enlightened world” has only become so as the result of a relative acceleration toward that affect that kicked into high gear right after the end of WW2, right as Pax Americana started. So the whole context of the modern era necessitating more care for human rights and the other, has only come about so strongly because of specific American actions and influence. I hear other arguments against America being the greatest nation in the world in the sphere of social, economic, racial, and other societal measures. I would say that it is clear that there are certain smaller nations that have a higher average quality of life than the US, but for one, likely all of those nations are able to do so secure in the peaceful liberal world order overseen by the United States. More importantly, the types of nations, generally the smaller European nations, are specific nation archetypes that will always be more oriented toward high quality of life provided that there is a powerful “Arsenal of Democracy,” allowing them to focus on their betterment. Essentially, if all liberal democratic nations were like New Zealand or Denmark or Finland in power, influence, and general nature, the world would be completely dominated by autocrats, authoritarians, fascists and all other forms of illiberal government. This is not a knock on nations like Denmark, but it should be said to recognize that in the real world, certain nations need to take the role of liberal democratic in orientation, but powerful and engaged in the world, and power and engagement necessitates aspects in a nation that would make it impossible to have the highest average quality of life and most spotless moral record, aspects like large population and economy for a powerful military, as well as a willingness to get your hands dirty and engage in so many conflicts to a point where you are eventually forced into doing morally ambiguous things. This isn’t to completely absolve the US of all the wrong its one, but it is important in contextualizing the situation. For the benefit of nations like Denmark, there have to be democratic nations like the US who become such nations that pure average quality of life can never match the likes of Denmark. Of course even within this context, the US can make changes to make life better, but those are at the comparative margins when we understand the type of nation the US. An aside should also be that one of the things brought up, healthcare, is not discussed in a fair way. There are certain things the US could improve in healthcare, but the narrative of free healthcare in foreign nations while Americans go bankrupt is very inaccurate in its implications. Besides the fact that foreigners much pay more in taxes and thus have less money for other material things, the US system does not have the same rationing and waiting time as others do. Furthermore, the US system comes up with the most advancements for healthcare and medicine, which other nations then use. Therefore, other nations’ quality of healthcare is higher because of America’s specific system, which is then pilloried. Additionally, the US system has the ability to more effectively treat urgent aspects of diseases. This isn’t to say the US system is better, it is to provide context to show that the disparity isn’t as wide as made seem, even though I think the US could learn some aspects from other nations. And this applies to most “examples” of lower quality in the US. And of course this is in the context of the aforementioned fact that for the flourishing of small peaceful democracies, there need to be an Arsenal of Democracy, which will then by its nature have a lower average quality of life. Even with all of this known, no nation as large and diverse as the US in human history has veer had close to as high an average quality of life. When you combine it with power, influence, accomplishments, longevity of democracy, institutions that orient the nation toward improving, and mix of pure power with emphasis on morality and understanding of its own imperfections, no nation in history comes close to the US. It might not have the top average quality of life in absolute terms, but when put into proper context, no nation compares to the US
I don't even have to read your bible to tell you that the US isn't the greatest country in the world. Just look at the statistics. Many countries are both safer, happier and just in general better than the US:
Wow, you took a long long time to make claims with no substantiation. In short; the US is sub-par in too many metrics to even be considered top tier.
@@joninator7858 Well said.
America is absolutely the greatest country on earth. Look around people from other countries, how much of the shit you’re surrounded by is American in its discovery, creation or innovation? The clothes you wear, the technology you use, the entertainment you consume from movies to music, the websites you visit, the companies that created almost everything you use came from America. America is more wealthy to the point where what almost any other country on earth does is almost irrelevant or inconsequential. We’d barely notice. A single state has a higher GDP than almost every country in earth. California was ranked 7th highest GDP in the world last time I checked.
You can’t get Americans out of your head. Americas politics are on the tip of your tongue. Our cultural icons, our landmarks our way of being from music to science or whatever the fuck are forever imbedded in your memory.
Americas achievements, advancements and discoveries are so numerous it would be foolish to try and count them. The best part is they are usually made by people from other countries that came here because it’s better.
You hate to admit it but for the most part Americas influence (good or bad) dwarfs any other country that has ever existed. Ever.
We can talk about lists and rankings and bullshit but given the choice and a Blank slate all other things being equal? A person or family is immigrating here and not to whatever country you’re in that gets it’s immigrants purely based on geographical convenience.
America would be perfectly fine without the rest of the world continuing its steady march into the future. Most of you would not.
America is better than you and you know it We know it.
The government is filled with jackasses but despite their meddling and wasting of time, money and attention America is still so far beyond the rest of the world that I don’t see how the rationalization can be made.
Overall? No one is even close. Cry about it all you want but Our arrogance or the idea of “American excellence” and is well founded.
Wow, what a load of crap! You're doing some serious compensating there kiddo lol.
Isn’t he Canadian?
America:- we are the greatest nation on earth
GREAT BRITAIN. :- am I joke to you son? 😒 I knew I should have pulled out
Cringe statement. That shit ain’t true & it’s getting old-Sincerely a Canadian
Man should of got a Grammy for this
In this film his speech was true, Jeff Daniels forgot to say all the crimes committed by the United States in other countries such as Iran, Guatemala, Chile, Libya, Iraq...
What's in it that's not true? EVERYTHING!
Uh huh... sorry but no.
The stats were right at the time the show was running