Buzzfeed is garbage. Not only do they pander to the extreme left and promote its dangerous agenda, they constantly steal ideas from lesser known but more original RUclipsrs and claim them as their own without paying any royalties to those they've plagiarised .
Liberals have changed. For example the difference between feminism in previous centuries and feminism in today’s society, where liberals act like victims and falsely claim that they are being oppressed.
Those Birds The right and left dichotomy is a useful tool we use so we more easily understand the ideas and values of the group we are talking about. I use it all the time online because i don't have 45 minutes to explain everything.
and also ok to be not okay with a certain "liberal" ideas man... u cant call me homophobic if i harmlessly hold an opinion dat homosexual couples might not end up bringing up children in a gender neutral way since the kid shall be deprived of a gender diverse parenting. All counter opinions shall be respected so far as i am not stripped off my right to speak and so far as i am not called names. :) no offense to anyone 🙏
Grumpy Stormtrooper There is a huge difference between Leftist and Liberal. If you agree with his points, you're neither. You're a Classical Liberal/Libertarian or a Conservative Dennis Prager talks about the differences. Look up his videos on this.
Grumpy Stormtrooper become a classical liberal or a constitutional libertarian like myself. The so called "liberals" today have become fascists, it's why I became a libertarian instead because there's nothing like maximizing liberty.
Question: Is it Johnny Bravo that does your hair? I can't even keep mine from being frizzy like my head has a metal sponge on it especially during the harsh winter.
Even though I tend to disagree with some of your ideological positions, I respect and appreciate your adherence to classic liberal principles and I see you as a role model for other people who want to become true liberals. I knew that it was just a matter of time before we see you in PragerU. Congrats on your being fully Red Pill-ed.
Giving what they WANT is not giving WHAT'S NEEDED! Liberals, THE LEFT?(what does that means?). The LOGICAL Fights for logical solutions. *This guy said that MINORITIES REPLACED WHITE CHRISTIAN MEN IN SOCIETY!!* ? Now all minorities are in CONTROL of corporations, government, and media in our country. That's seen nowhere or are there any efforts to just push white men out. Illiteracy, stupidity, ignorance is being pushed out. Christianity is a FAIRYTALE! I see belief of it no different than Santa Claus, Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy, Ghost, Alien Encounters. *The HOLY BOOK Says To Do This!* The Holy Priest, Holy People, Members Of It And The Believers, *Tell People To Do The Opposite Of What The Book Says!*
@@electricboi9319 I believe people have the sense that if America were to become a dictatorship, that it would be a cult of personality ( ex, Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini, Kim jong un, etc) but in reality it would probably be a bureaucratic takeover over the course of years, under the illusion that we have free elections ( and no I’m not talking about Trumps claims to last election either.) Kind of more on the alignment of a Technocracy with a figurehead president.
@@lonniedobbins778 ok, one I think you should get a job based on your qualifications not because of the color of your skin. I don’t think that we should push white men out of a job if they are qualified to do that job, same thing with a minority. Two I believe that people should be able to say what they want even if it is not politically correct. Two I believe in god and I am a cristian. Why don’t you say anything like that about other religions because most major ones like the Jewish, the Muslims, the Islam they all believe that there was a Jesus and all of these religions started in different places with no communication for hundreds of years. And even if god isn’t real isn’t it kind of nice to think that you will have a reward after we die for the good things that we did in our lives. Anyways I stand for the flag and kneel for the cross. Hopefully I gave you another perspective on things.
I find you situation very interesting. While you were "waking up" didn't you have like a certain pride of your past believes? Or did you just assumed it as learning? I'm curious because I think that some people might not want to leave the left just because of pride. Like "I knew I was fine forever no matter what".
So years ago, an ex-girlfriend, myself and a group of friends were sitting around a fire talking about shitty stories from our childhood. It basically ended up being a pissing contest of who had it the worst. Immediately afterward my ex told me how furious she was that people were competing as to who had a harder time in life. Her explanation to me was that she started the conversation, therefore it was rude for people to try and one-up her particular sob-story. I don't disagree but her reasoning in the end was the fact that she CLEARLY had it the hardest so there shouldn't have been a competition in the first place. Go figure... she was unable to see the hypocrisy in the fact that she was competing herself. Anyway, the moral of this story is... uhhhh I forgot why I even wrote this.
I left the left after Highschool when I saw how everyone at my school was (very liberal school, we apparently had "racists", and I'm christian first before my political ideology) I thought the left was correct and stood up for everyone just like a Christian should. But more and more I saw conservatives would identify as Christians and defend people regardless of identity, and I saw that liberals would bash me for being Christian, and would always insult my beliefs and have a condescending tone as if I were unintelligent. And if I happened to disagree with something like say abortion I shouldn't have an opinion because I'm "shoving the Bible down" their "throats". Even though I never used a word of scripture for my arguments
I'm an agnostic I agree with you 100%. The people who are condescending towards you believe that science has gave us a exact understanding of creation. Next time ask them what came before the big bang, why was everything in a hot dense state to begin with? I believe in your right to express yourself just as I express mine, and I was sickened as well how the left treated "traditional" values. I'm a conservative now after being labeled a racist for being white.
I'm atheist but I do not disregard the opinions of religious people. Both sides have 0 proof. I cannot sit here and pretend that what I believe is the ONLY possibility. We are just using whatever means we have to support our claims. Religious - Religious text Atheist - Science
@@faye_didac why would the government be afraid of corporations?, they can easily steal from them by taxing them, as much as they want. the only problem you should have with corporations is when the state negotiates with them, in my country we call them "businessaurus" of course the problem was caused by the state
@@thomashidalgo6975 look in american both the republican and democrat parties, btw the only two parties, are funded by the same corporations inorder to keep the laws in favour for these corporations. If the people in the government are dependant on these corporations for their income they will do what these corporations want. So if these corporations put pressure on the politicians then laws will go in favour of these corporations. This is common and causes corpuption because a non democratic organisation like corporations are gaining control and power over the government which is meant to be democratic so democracy weakens in the name of capitalism. Then you say "stealing" from corporations in order to redistribute wealth so that poor people who are subject to buying food, clothing and shelter from these corporations can actually afford it if it is not already free like it should be. Furthermore, these corporations are also "stealing" from their workers because the fact that a profit is made means that the workers are not paid all the value they added to the product or service therefore they have been stolen from.
@@faye_didac What corporations exactly? how do they pressure the government? it really seems like just an anti-capitalist conspiracy idea of yours. Taxes are laws and no one can refuse to pay them. the government control the monopoly of violence and not the people. government aren't dependant on them lmao, they tax everyone, if they have problems they reduce federal spending but at no time are they going to run out of income, even in poor socialist countries like Venezuela the rulers live like kings. "free like it should be" lmao so people should work for free, you dont live in this planet or you dont even know the history of your country. "these corporations are also "stealing" from their workers" you don't even know what capitalism actually is. you live in a progressive fantasy where the corporations that invest in jobs, goods and products are the evil ones and the government or democracy is a victim, this never happens in any country, including my own. where do you think the salaries come from? the only thing you want is that the state steals to do charity with other people' pockets and you think you are morally superior because you care about "poor people", you think that poverty is because a few are rich just because you don't know how wealth is multiplied, I really suggest you to get out of that mediocre mentality you have and look for more information about it. the only problem I see in the united states is its gigantic state that kills the middle sector with taxes, that's why everybody is leaving new york and going to places where taxes are not so high. The only enemy of any country will always be its own government. that is why countries with more economic freedoms live better and those with less live worse. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_of_Economic_Freedom whatever you do, never go against free market, believe me you don't want that for your country.
@@thomashidalgo6975 i cba debunk all of that but you can find a ton of RUclips channels that actually provide sources and that these sources are credible, make shore that they are, one example is second thought, instead of a what appears to be a purely capitalist content area you view. Then saying I don't know what capitalism is, is a very naive take just like me having all the opportunity in the world to say that you dont know what socialism is. FYI I'm also not American, I just have knowledge of American as a case study and the clear failures of capitalism such as having a lower life expectancy than Cuba, more empty homes than homeless people, a secret police that has incited countless civil wars on the side of a dictatorship government simply because they are capitalist. The American government seems to want to do little about it and instead lower taxes like trump did in order to let Jeff bezos and elon musks 100 or 200 billion dollar networth inflate. In the face of evidence like this I am unable to then say the government is bad. Furthermore considering the government as something bad is stupid because they idea, in a democracy as we have it in the western world atleast, is that the people elect a representative that they agree politically with in order to have the country go in favour of the people. But the American government seems to be ignoring the millions of homeless people in their country especially when they have the resources to attend to it
PragerU actually has a video about the difference between liberal and Left. I am a liberal, and now that the Democrats have become leftists and rageful, I find myself outside of both parties. I left the Dems and for now, I am a registered Independent.
They are "progressing" away from the founding, essentially. That's their fundamental goal. They don't believe in freedom of speech, gun rights, freedom of religion, christianity, etc. Anything that holds roots in America is what they want to "progress" away from.
I am not progressing from the founding. I am progressing for the better for all. I want people to have guns if they so choose, freedom of religion if you don't cause harm to others. I am not from america so your point is really stupid. Not everyone follows your laws, but many countries need USA for trading and economics. But we shall see what happens when china takes over.
Exactly, right now they want America to look identical to Europe, more specifically Denmark or Sweden. Which is what leftist view as the pinnacle of modern civilization. But once they achieve that they would strive for full communism and open boarders.
You say that; many people still think black people are being trated as slaves and that whites are still superior, even though they arent really. Remember history too much and you end up repeating it as well.
Especially if that lady really can use some help, such as opening an office door for a career woman who are in hurry to give a board presentation that has her career on its stake. Sorry for my bad English.
@stanley hoffman seens when has opening doors for women = respect and last i checked rape and domestic abuse cases have reached and all time low this decade even with all the push from the gp for victoms of such crimes to come forward. If you want to hold the door for ANYONE do it , but that doesn't mean women or anyone else would like random people to open doors for them , just walk through the damn door it's not a big issue.
@CallMeSnowwy Why open the door for some random bitch anyway . Unless the person physically can't do it( large objects in hand, disabled etc.) Don't just open the door for random people.
@@megaham1552 yeah, and the majority of the left is also voting for someone who wants to defund the police which is the dumbest idea i've ever heard in my lifetime, if anything we need the police now more than ever, not to mention the left is chock-full of marxists which is embarassing to say the least
I would argue that classical liberalism shares a lot of the same tenets as classical conservatism. In other words, many conservatives today are more neo-conservatives than traditional conservatives. The idea that liberalism and conservatism are two opposite ends of the spectrum is a false dichotomy perpetuated by our political system and media to give people something to argue about so that they pay less attention to what is actually going on. I'd argue that it's more libertarian than anything, although people act like that's an insult, because my god, how could anyone in their right mind be a libertarian? (Again, another group that people tend to lump together as if everything one libertarian says must be espoused by all.)
I as a gay man find it outragoues that a Christian baker can be forced to make a cake for a gay wedding. This has nothing to do with discrimination. If i would find myself in such a situation i would go to another baker. A lot of gay people think like that
Dayshun Sutton that just sounds more like using religion as a tool to discriminate, similar to if i created a religion which says no blacks allowed in my restaurants where I pray. Suddenly I’m using my religious freedom to be racist. Which is actually what the KKK has always done.
I left the left and I can't describe how happy and satisfied I am with this decision. I'm a liberal defending true human rights and true democratic values, nobody gets censored, nobody gets excluded, no media getting twisted and every colour and person has equal rights (yes even white skinned people!)
As a lean right guy, I completely agree with you. We all have a voice...and we should use it. I am white, and I am tired of being called a racist...especially when these people don't know my "character." Thanks Dave...
I often wonder whatever happened to judging someone by the content of his/her character? It seems like the new "civil" rights movement is based on Malcolm X's early works--the new activists conveniently forget that when Malcolm X came back from his trip to the Middle East, he espoused a view of peace and said that the white man is not the "devil."
For me it's I left the tolerant left when I stated a simple fact how Democrats used to experiment on anyone who had trouble learning at a normal pace like the rest of society. Next thing I know a flood of people were not only trying to cover it up but laughing about it as well. All this and my job coach witnessed these disgrace first hand. Where kids who had trouble learning were locked in a room sometimes for days on end. The worst part is these people claim to be pro LGBT. In terms of evidence of why I left the left it doesn't get any more disturbing than this
I realized the regressive left was only in it for free bail me out (student debt) free card, even if it means splitting the country apart. Headline readers on front page reddit/twitter bubbles are the majority of these people. Unable to even open the article itself to read the whole story. Most easily manipilated crowd.
“I didn’t leave the Democratic Party, the Democratic Party left me.” President Reagan. Also worthy of note: “You have become the very thing you swore to destroy” Obi Wan Kenobi.
Johnson did you even see my comment? The GOP doesn’t like gay marriage they don’t like gays they don’t wanna legalize weed. They literally had Hungarian dictator at the CPAC rally who said that gay marriage is an abomination to the loud applause of the crowd. So again how can a gay man find himself in a party that hates him? Like Max said. This aged like milk.
That life bud not everyone is going to like what you say and do so I don't appreciate it when the government or the school system tells me what I should and should not think I'm a republican living in a democratic City I disagree with pretty much any politics I hear in and out of school it's stupid that people get offended or "triggered" at the smallest things and schools feel they need to shield them I say grow a pair and a backbone
A couple things I noticed: He still agrees with what many progressives think, Pro Choice, pro LGBTQ, etc. he just disagrees with them forcing religious people to serve their costumers Another thing is that I initially thought the term “defending my Liberal Values is a conservative position” made no sense, should it be a liberal position? Kind of, you see Conservatism means you want to keep things a certain way. “Defending my liberal values has become a conservative position” means “I want to conserve my Liberal Values” which is more clear and makes more sense.
I wonder if Dave with re-think his position now that conservatives have shown their true colors, in all the vicious attacks they have made against him now that he announced that he is having kids.
some random dude cling and learn from and to the good parts of history and you can progress. Replicating history causes regression*** I suggest reading Pat Buchanan republic not an empire
Michael Schore I don't see why as you don't offer any proof. Buchanan is a republican in the sense that he doesn't want to see America progress to an empire. For as we know, empires always fall but republics are for the most part, always secured forever.
So defending marginalized groups in the face of overwhelming societal oppression makes you a monster? I'd say anyone propagating and defending that oppression are the only monsters.
I completely relate to this video! Same here! I always thought I was a liberal or democrat but nowadays so much has changed and I more and more start understanding the conservative side...
Watching this video provided some relief for me. Things for me began to change when I realized that most of the liberal whites I encountered did not truly have my interest at heart. Perhaps as a black American they saw me as a victim of an amorphous ambiguously racist system in need of their protection when I NEVER saw myself as a victim to begin with. I have grown tired of this played-out victim narrative of every 'minority' group, including my own. It's like they're in desperate need for self-affirmation so they become advocates for every group and demand everyone to be nice. That spells a very parasitic relationship.
Republicans want the GOP and Democrats to all unite under right wing politics.I'm not an advocate for the right nor am I tolerant of narcissists.So,wrong.
OMG,,, You NAILED it... I've been on this "Victim identification" thought for a while now. And that is really all that the problems boil down to. People who see themselves as a perpetual victim of (the rest of the world) or like you said, want to be the champion for a victim, carry so much more baggage to identify with that that they also vilify everything or everyone in their path. I identify as a conservative and truthfully, I am way more open to other people regardless of race or beliefs than any of my liberal friends.
I absolutely agree that the leftists always try to label minorities and stereotype them. i'm an Asian and whenever i act outside of their stereotypical labeling they suddenly become incredibly judgmental and hostile. whereas conservatives always treated me fairly by my character not the skin color.
@rararroro Could you give me a couple of examples of you acting ”out of your asian norm”, and how people have reacted? I haven’t really noticed that myself here in Finland (Northern Europe)
I used to be a progressive, and for the exact same reason. I cared about everyone and thought everyone should have the same rights. Until I realized the left was pretty much against any white straight male.
Yeah. This man just encountered some leftists who became conservatives. I don't think that is a fair judgement to then claim that leftists are therefore becoming discriminatory and whatnot (because they aren't leftists anymore). Check out Second Thought's channel if you want to hear from someone who are actually progressive: ruclips.net/user/SecondThought
I used to call myself a “liberal” or “Democrat” but there ideas, there shutting people down because of a different opinion is just mind blowing, and disgusting, I completely agree with you.
Vin Ellis How do you propose "eradicating" religion Vin...sending believers to concentration camps...is that YOUR "final solution" for your perfect society?? Hilarious & pathetic that you fail to recognize that YOU'RE the bigot!
Uhhhh no, because unlike religious people I don't believe in executing people with different beliefs. Eradication of religion would be accomplished by increasing access to education and discouriging indoctrination.
Vin Ellis A belief in a higher power is not always a result of "indoctrination" Vin...and in reference to higher education - your spelling leaves something to be desired...lol!
ZAGATRON reviews Or, you know, just someone who noticed a grammatical error or would like to add an afterthought. I appreciate your attempt at trolling, but there’s still a lot that you’ve yet to learn. Check out 4chan’s /pol/ board if you want a good place to pick up some material. Edit: Your original comment was good, but your reply was pretty unprecedented. Just make sure that what you say actually serves a purpose.
Most people don't realize it, but Islam is literally taking over the world. Has been ever since before the Crusades, and even the Crusades couldn't stop it (and no I'm not praising the Crusades necessarily, but they were brought on by the uncontrollable spread of violent Islam throughout the world).
Tim Hansen "islam is literally taking over the world" Youre the reason why kids should not be allowed to comment on the internet, this comment is so autistic i can barely handle it
Dani McD S o. . . . some minority fringe, far, left SJW liberals which have nothing to do with either of our views somehow made you abandon your liberal principles? Curious.
kwazooplayingguardsman isolationism is hateful selfish nonsense. Millions of people depend on the foreign policy of the US. Shutting them out because they're not Americans is just bigoted.
People don't realize we will be technically bankrupt. Within a few days when the debt clock hits 20 trillion the stock market will REACT! No one knows how bad. If people panic and start yanking money out and run to the bank and try to pull out all their cash we will be in trouble. This is a PLANNED reset. Planned in 1964. Then comes a group starting with Bush 41 who believe in corporate installed Oligarchies over nation-state governments. America isn't the richest country in the world. Most countries have 1-2 trillion debt. Look at this clock and you will understand. Don't believe them when they say it is Wall St and the banks. It is the Federal Reserve IMF bank and the DEBT. it is important we work and even open businesses. This is why the push for entrepenuaers as they merge the 3 central banks of North America and work on the underlying value of the currencies there will be shocks to the system. A giant super economy doesn't die over night. 2021 is the goal for currency conversion THEY PLANNED. This much debt wasn't planned. When Reagan left office we were a half trillion in debt. Just wait to hear their excuses. They know and if fact planned it. This falls squarely in politicians laps. People who understand and remember normal historical immigration levels. Reagan gave 11 million Amnesty with the promise of a fenced secure border. Well then Bush 41- Obama come along and decide American kids won't get the American Dream. People who care about our kids & grandkids futures care. what a tax payer owes on just this national debt would buy a house.. Obama spent more than the last 43 POTUS combined. You will see the beginning of what this means when this debt clock hits 20 trillion. www.usdebtclock.org
Well, here's the thing, commenters. You don't have to call yourself a leftist, rightist, liberal, or conservative. You can just simply BE and make up your mind on morality based on morality as opposed to sides.
Wow. This is from 5 years ago. I clearly wasn’t paying attention. I left the Democrat Party last January for the same reasons Plus the endless mandates.
Nailed it! I use to consider myself a very progressive thinking Independent that leaned hard left. The left went so far to the damn left they left me right leaning hard Conservative
That literally makes no sense. You must be lying. Why would other people make you completely change you views? The logic answer is to keep your views and call others out. Not 180% change your views. As far a Rubin? he does whatever gets him the most hits.
Garrett Moffitt I mean if he doesn’t like the new progressive (like the guy in the video) then he can change his opinion if he wants to. There is literally nothing wrong with changing your opinion. That’s why it’s called an opinion
Garrett Moffitt . That's not what he said. He said that his views stayed the same while he watched the 'left' of which he was a part, move so far to the left that he appeared right wing even though his opinions had not changed.
Opamigaaa Christians, don't discriminate gays. It's in their scripture that clearly said that people with the same sex should not fall in love with each other. They would say it's not right to do it but they won't stop you. And Arabs and Jews also have that rule in their scripture
I beg to differ. A Christian should NOT be able to discriminate against gays, but it should be their moral code as a good Christian, and not the government that forbids them doing it.
Opamigaaa If someone has issues with a religion, well then he is free to turn elsewhere for spiritual nourishment. What this is really about is a concerted effort to disempower the Catholic Church. Why? Because the LGBT's communist puppetmasters believe in The State as the One True God.
Dave Rubin is a right wing apologist. As a progressive, I refused his dose of insanity. Same goes with that liberal hawk Hillary, and that Putin Puppet Trump, and the evil US zionist theocratic islamist ally Saudi Arabia.
Leave and don’t join any party. All the parties in the USA are crooked same with all the politicians being bad. When you elect someone as president vote for a third party or the candidate you agree with the most. That is how America should be.
That is not a joke. They are all offended easily, so the gold medal is to appeased them which in turns makes the gold medal a useless achievement to get.
***** A Democrat gets offends when a Republican made a joke, that the Democrat mother with low IQ never took her abortion pills when she had was pregnant with the Democrat, as she mixed them up with pain killers. (Baby is a pain and pills for Kill it) hoping to rid of her unwanted baby and then calls the baby "special" when it was born. Years later, the Child comes of age and asks "Who is my daddy?" She does not know who is the father is, as she was too drunk and high at the time of conception, so she replies "Daddy Government".
@AKSBSU But Dave Rubin is intelligent enough to have a civil debate without mudslinging. Most other sites (like TYT) invite a right winger merely to yell at him and call him racist for 20 minutes.
"If a baker won't bake you a cake, go find another baker. Don't demand that the state should tell him what to do with his private business." FINALLY someone said it.
If a baker wont bake a black person a cake, don't demand the state tell them what to do with their private business, go to another baker. If a store won't allow black people to shop there, go to another store.
That is not the same thing because the refusal to cater to gays is a part of a religion, and freedom of religion. In no religions is it sinful to be black, or to fraternise with black people.
The federal government is there to protect you from discrimination on the basis of sex, gender, or religion. Taking away your "right" to discriminate against others is not discrimination or "forcing your values" on someone else.
@Brandon Tang the federal government is there to defend the rights of its citizens. Freedom of religion is written into the Constitution. Freedom from all forms of discrimination from private individuals is not. Forcing nuns to pay for abortions IS forcing your values on someone else, as is forcing private individuals to provide their services to events to which they morally object.
Rationalism is better than constitutionalism. Freedom from institutional discrimination (yes that phrase is overused but I'm talking about the real kind) is more important than the freedom to believe in some magical man in the sky regardless of what previous generations thought. It doesn't matter than no religion that exists at the moment happens to call black people sinful in the same way that they call gay people sinful. Government upholding the sanctity of the whim of some author of an ancient book is the peak of spineless relativism.
You said Martin *Luthor* so the RUclips team thought you were talking about Lex Luthor the bad guy. You said *Martin Luther* so the RUclips team got confused about whether or not you were talking about 95 Theses. You said *Martin Luther King* so the RUclips team got confused about whether or not you were talking about his dad. Now RUclips has demonetized itself after it was almost about to praise the guys talking about MLK.
People call that "centrist," if politically you think that there are aspects of both left and right which have a point and can work. :D The sad thing is that there are people who hate on centrist, saying that "Centrists never get anything done." I always disagree, because the extreme notion in the right is that there should be no government regulations (Or even no government.) and people will be able to resolve their issues themselves (A strong country needs to be united in at least some aspects, and some regulation should exist to stop crazy/greedy people from growing too powerful.), while the left viewpoint brought to the extreme is that everything should be regulated and everything should be controlled by the government (No wonder current left is pulling themselves into authoritarianism (The left has gotten extreme enough so that they're actually trying to touch this threshold.). Center should always exist to try and keep the balance between both viewpoints. For a successful democracy and country, having both sides is crucial as otherwise things will go to shit. Right now tho, I'd say that losing the extreme left would be useful, because there are enough people on the "right" or "center-left" who could take over the left side. All we can do is to wait and hope that the extreme left keeps eating itself as it has been doing, so that those marxist bastards would get as much hate in our society as neo-nazis do (Or even more.)..
How exactly can the left interfere if the left is not one concrete thing? Different ideologies can be positioned more to the left or to the right, the left and right are not concrete parties... it does not make sense to generalize the left...
@@kiwi4493 don't be condescending. You probably don't like when people generalize the right wing. I'm just saying, it's possible to be a tolerant, moderate leftist. I am, I respect individuals with different views and I like to openly debate ideas, I'm flexible to changing my mind in certain subjects when people make reasonable points, and I'm sure lots of more conservative people can also be open to debate. The problem is many people seem to only see two possible ways on politics, and if you're on one side, everything on the other side has to be wrong, when, in reality, things are way more complex than that. Both sides are misunderstood by the other side, but no one wants to really debate ideas and compromise, people just want to be correct no matter what and impose their way on others. It's the false dilemma that if you're not with me, you're against. It's just not logical...
I agree. 1.8 million views on PragerU.com edit: as of 15 Feb '17 (1 week later) it's at 4.88 million at Prager U and 1.28 million views here! Also, there's an approximately 20:1 likes to dislikes ratio, and about a roughly 4:1 like to dislike ratio in comment section. The Left is losing ground!
OldSport why? It's biased garbage. Maybe your reptile brain is easily persuaded? If we got rid of anti-discrimination laws, we risk going back to the days of Jim Crow.
0IIIIII.... The guy makes an innocuous statement and you denigrate him. Nice. Keep it up. Turn more people away from your thinking...and towards a Trump vote in 2020.
For a long time I thought that "conservatism" is just a bunch of old guys (figurly speaking) who hold on to old traditions, that always yells at the younger generation, which is trying to change life for the better. "Do not do anything, everything is OK" - this is conservatism for me. Progressivism in my eyes is a movement that must advance science and technology, advance medicine and education, fight with poverty, and, in general, make life better by learning from the mistakes of the past and preserving traditions as a cultural heritage. Skin color, race, sexuality - all this should not matter, we are all humans. I didn't count liberty, freedom of speech and etc., cuz this is basic rights of every human. And never, NEVER change the history, no matter how painful truth is. People shouldn't be offended by it, they must learn from it, from mistakes, and build better future for new generation. This is progressivism for me. But i would never though that "progressivism" will turn into what it means in present.
Just because a bunch of idiots chose to take shelter under the Umbrella of "Progressive" doesn't redefine its meaning. This guy chose to side with the biggest group of idiots on the Internet, The Young Turks which was a stupid move in the first place but hey he has an ego and wants to shove his opinion down peoples throats for a living, there you go. Hitler was a Social Conservative, does that make all Conservatives Nazis? Things are what they are, a rose by any other name and all that.
Ok this really made me think. I considered myself a left Democrat mostly because I am a liberal. He is so right! People should live and think however they want because it is THEIR life and we have no say in it so long as it's not like murdering people and those obvious crimes. We really shouldn't judge people and be open to every idea and celebrate everyone's diversity. I used to be so judgemental. Thank you for this. I thought I would disagree with this video when I clicked it but I am thoroughly impressed at how wrong I was!! Thank you so much for making me realize... I don't side with any political party. I'm just a liberal and I'll respect your beliefs too even if they go against mine. This is why people hate progressives so much, they're always butting into people's business!
Honestly one of the best videos I have stumbled upon. This has been my entire thought process but condensed into 4 minutes, very concise and to the point about exactly how I have been feeling for the past couple years.
MichaelSwg, Your comments EXACTLY summarize my thoughts on this video. I used to consider myself a Democrat but have seen the huge swing to the left and I cannot support that nonsense. And if you try to explain this to a Democrat they immediately think you're a white supremacist or something.
John Brady The power of language. I’ve explained many times to my liberals friends that the politics have shifted further and further to the left, putting most of us old liberal somewhere in the the center. Unfortunately it’s not something you can force them to experience, it’s something they need to see on their own. My brother is a trans man and we were both raised by a black mom, it took him a few times being called a transphobic racist before he’d admit there was a problem.
I'm a black Muslim immigrant lesbian poor Hispanic native American yellow pink blue hair Japanese-South African Palestinian woman, how many points I get?
I've always considered myself to be a person of integrity. I despised racism and always found myself rooting for the underdog. I've always hated fighting physically and verbally. I hated conflict. I always believed that personal space was imperative and that people should respect one another. I didn't realize I was conservative until I left the West Coast. After about 8 months everything makes so much more sense. You'll hear from a lot of people like me that there's a wave a clarity you get when you steer away from the left.
In the beginning years of my teenhood, I've always thought of myself at a leftist. Little did I know that I was going to be conservative in just a few months.
In the West? I am Idaho born and raised. And Utah has been home on and off about half of my adult life. I'm familiar with most of the anti liberal rants of the region. Are you referring to federal land grabs? Uneducated environmentalist groups attempting to "help" by introducing invasive species like Arctic Gray Wolves instead of the native Prairie Wolf? I don't think you can say the pervasive mob mentality of groups like Black Lives Matter, Fundamentalist Muslims, the extremely vocal LGBT Pride groups, Illegal Immigrant Advocates, Moral Majority, Neo Nazis, or the hosts of others you find nationwide counts as a "Western" peoblem. Political correctness and special interest groups aims superseding the bill of rights and constitution is everywhere. Is there some other story going around the internet that us Westerners haven't heard yet?
Jake Day Williams That video is the best evidence I have seen for the fact that the earth is 6000 years old. It also convinces young boys to join the priesthood, and girls to become nuns.
Kenneth B Agreed, Im 15, and I believe that people, regardless of who they are, shouldn't act startled to these types of content. Google is just hiding their agenda.
@@danw1374 Well you didn't mention by whom you are being called far right... Probably by far left clowns, whose opinions shouldn't be taken seriously...
@@danw1374 It just means center-right, not far-right. Keep that in mind when you hear the 'far-right' thing from communists who think they're centrists!
Charissa Harder I am a progressive. I really hate prager university and declared war on them, yet... "I may disagree with what they say, but I will fight for their right to say it"
SmileFaceGamer "It is the mark of an educated mind to entertain a thought without accepting it"- Aristotle If you want to disagree then present your case. PragerU took the time to outline a case.
"Evil is evil, lesser, greater, middling - makes no difference. The degree is arbitrary, the definition blurred. If I'm to choose between one evil and another, I'd rather not choose at all." - Geralt of Rivia
Actually.. the quote itself is indefinite as well. If you are opposed to choosing between 2 evils in a situation the result could lead to evil regardless. If I had to choose between saving 1000 people while forsaking a 100 some would still be upset about my decision. Had I done nothing 1100 people would be dead regardless. It's not a very realistic scenario but situations like these have actually occurred in history. When you are presented with a choice to evils sometimes you have to choose the lesser of the 2
Christopher Saracho depends, if you see reality as all you have experienced and thus is centered at your conscience, then it doesn't matter what happens as long as your conscience is clear. Then the ability or freedom of not choosing would be the right thing to do. Depends on viewpoints.
I voted for Hillary, I'm not ashamed to admit that. But I am ashamed of having done it. I was in the same boat as Dave here, I thought I understood the group I believed I was truly a part of. In truth, its become clear to me that, the views I had, were not appreciated, sensationalism and fear mongering was. So yes, I am conservative now, and come 2020 Election, if Trump does run for re-election, I know who I'm voting for. I was blinded by what group I thought I was a part of, and not what was actually being said. The experience has helped me think more critically, and I'm glad for it having happened. God Bless America
Yes, if you want to oppose sensationalism and fear-mongering, you definitely want to support the guy who calls all unfavorable reporting "fake news", calls immigrants "animals" (and gets his crowd to chant that in unison) and bringers of death and destruction, calls a scientific theory held by 95% of the relevant scientists a "Chinese hoax". But what he lacks in even-handedness, he makes up for in blatant corruption.
R Wm open for debate that claim? Why do you think that president trump is racist? Because what he has done (his actions), or because the media is saying so? Where did you first hear that he was? Was it CNN, fox news, ABC? I stopped watching TV beacuse of this very reason. Im not telling you what to do, because everyone should mind their own business, but Im suggesting you to not believe one side of the story before knowing the full details. The internet is the way.
Emilio R Did I say he is a racist? If I were to make that claim, I would cite his exclusion of Black people from his housing projects and his reference to Mexican immigrants (although subtly ) as animals and coaxing a crowd to chant the same.
this video does a good job to outline the problems with social progressivism, but does little to address the economic welfare side of the equation. I would agree with almost all that is addressed here, but also in favour of having my taxes finance a medicare for all system.
Here's the problem; for classical liberals like Dave Rubin, the switch was easy, he has a fully functioning brain. For most leftists, that's a challenge.
joeashbubemma That is the exact behavior that I thought you guys were trying to go against. Identity Politics and the wrongful labeling of someone who has a different view/ party than them. The term classical liberalism is being used to broadly by Rubin which I don't necessarily agree with. It seems like it's now a word used to describe someone who is against SJW/ Feminism/ Free speech. The ideaology itself is pretty conservative. I just feel he is making a bigger deal if this whole thing than what it really is but just my opinion, your free to disagree
And what did we say about "freedom of speech"? But you were offended... Hmm. Just don't look at it if it pokes your jelly-node *A Pove.* It's really THAT easy.
I thought it was just me. I was always a left progressive atheist, but my left friends have taken up these new crazy lifestyle rules that I can’t wrap my head around and it’s starting to make me feel like I’m actually right wing. This is confusing the hell out of me.
Feel you bro. Most of the times when i speak about my political views people think im left but the fact is i really dislike them with the route they have gone into.
Taran Jones I didn't decide to be anything. My values, which were originally liberal, have been abandoned by the left and they are now reflected by people on the right. I stick by my values, it just so happens that my values are on the right now. So, I left the left.
Prager U is garbage tho, the constantly make weak arguments for the existence of god, justify imperialism, arguing that your TV is making you a leftist zombie, communism isn't as bad because conservative influence has weakened, that's just to name a few.
Meteroa I find it refreshing to see a different perspective other than what the fear mongering media wants us too and for this video having someone that still identifies with the left shows no discrimination for political side rather a desire to inform about the left out bits in social and politics debates hence I have to praise them for their content and courage to do so
I'm a christian and I agree, though I don't agree with other people's decisions and beliefs I respect that they have free will to choose how they live. It seems so many hateful atheists like to bully and shame us Christians for expressing our moral convictions which isn't fair, just like when a Christian bible basher condemns an Atheist. I get it if a Christian says things in a horrible way but if they are just explaining it in a neutral way we should be allowed to say what we believe and be respected, and vice versa. I also think Christians should respect Atheists when they they disagree as long as they say it without a heart to hurt, belittle or mock, one can have a very productive and respectful exchange :)
WolfGirlBeLike Thanks for being cool like this. I’m an atheist and I wish for the same thing too. Sorry if you’ve had any bad experiences with mocking atheists.
@@finnbuggy178 aww bless you, thanks for your lovely reply. Unfortunately most atheists are going down this route, out of the ones I've spoken to and continue to speak to (on almost a daily basis) about 80% give false accusations about Christians, God and the bible, 10% mock and ridicule me, only 5% are as nice and respectful as you and that's sad, it wasn't long ago that the statistics were the other way around I.e more respectful people. Anyways thank you.
As an agnostic person this is rather obvious to me ^^ "Nice Atheists" won't necessarily judge Christian morality but instead what Nietzsche called the "Christian Dreamworld". The problem many Christians these days have to face is that their churches established a period of nearly 1800 years of non-advancement and scientific denial. Obviously it's not the fault of todays Christians but they chose the church and thus are subject to an institution that is at fault. Luckily the church approved it's misbehaviour, sorrowed and really switched their focus on contemporary Christian morality. And that's what it is about right? Love and respect one another plus have the guts to say sorry.
What a well made video. This is exactly why, at 33, I left the left. Everything I loved about being a dem is gone. Censorship of free speech , the crusade against Christians, along with violence that for some reason the left sees as a requirement for protests, and lack of respect for others opinions are what made me leave.
Google does not change their logo to celebrate Easter or Christmas, but they do for Ramadan. That's just crazy and I'm not religious at all. I think all social media platforms need to be deemed "public forums" and free of censorship. Our retirement home of a government is too old to understand technology and it's repurcussions.
As a Christian, I must say I have the utmost respect for you and your position. I think there are many more like yourself, that have been left standing on your principles while they go farther and farther toward insanity.
I used to call myself a liberal, a progressive. I supported gay rights, I stood up for minorities; all of that stuff. And I still do, but I don't associate with the label of "liberal" or "progressive" anymore precisely for this reason. The groups, movements-whatever you'd like to call them- have changed their ideals so drastically that they've become saturated with racism and prejudice, especially towards groups they deem "privileged" (ex. whites, straight people, "cis/cisgender" people, Christians, etc.) and I don't want to associate with that kind of hate. I was just talking to a friend earlier today about how those same kinds of people are the ones crying that people "oppress" them because, for example, they're gay, or they're transgender, or they're black, but then they turn right around and hurl insults and prejudice back at their alleged attackers. Two wrongs don't make a right; that's what I've always stood by. I guess in a way, I don't label myself as anything anymore. When people ask me what kind of political position I take, I just tell them that I believe in rights for everyone, regardless of race, sex, and religion. As long as you're nice to me and respect me, I'l be nice to you and respect you. Simple as that. The moment someone starts attacking me for being white, that doesn't make me want to "check my privilege" and agree with them, that puts me on the defensive because I feel like I am experiencing prejudice for the color of my skin. I understand that incidents do exist where white people gain unfair advantages over black people in some situations, and that's not right. However, there are other instances where races such as black people gain advantages over white people, and that's not right either. Privilege is all relative. That's not "reverse racism" by the way, it's plain racism. Racism is judging ANYONE by the color of their skin, whether black, white, or anything in between. Just my two cents on the matter.
Sierra Martin And why do they put women, blacks, Hispanics, Transgenders, gays, all in one group called the minority?? That's like me coming up to someone and telling them their worthless, because of they're black, because they're a woman, because they're gay, because they're transgender. They don't look at real issues. For example the wage gap between men and women, and they talk about how much they make yearly on an hourly wage. Now if you're a single mom who has to call off because of her kids more often then the men dude. You're going to make less money. We don't know how the study was conducted, and woman are still fairly new to the workplace and lots of businesses pay you based on your experience to work. So if you're a man who worked their for 10-20 years and you're a woman who worked their for 2, you're not going to get paid as much. I'm not saying that a wage gap doesn't exist, I'm just saying they need to look more carefully into it. I don't want something to go through that gives a set wage where you can't get paid lower or higher. You do a good job, you should get paid higher than the person who doesn't. Then the thing that says a white man is more likely going to get hired then a black person, did they look into why? The majority of black people comes from inner cities, and ghetto places and act ghetto, white people do too, but if a black man or white man or any man comes into an interview who acts like the thug on the street, I can guarantee you, that you're not going to get the job. I'm not saying that employers are racist, I'm saying racism is not always the issue here. Plus it's going to be a lot tougher to crack down on employers. It's their choice too or not too hire you and they can pick different reasons not to hire them.
I've always been a Republican, but at one time I used to be a liberal. Then the regressive left chased me away and made me a cross between paleolibertarian and paleoconservative. I don't think I'll ever be a true-believer kind of Republican though, and I see totalitarian elements in both extremes of the political spectrum. I hang around in the center-right, with libertarian elements.
Sierra Martin I don't associate with any group either. If you think of it, there was no reason for me to do so in the first place; I'm registered as an independent as a result. I have my own beliefs and morals, and they don't seem to fall into either side.
@Greenhawk97 My dad gave me some wise words as a kid. "If you're young and conservative you have no heart, if you're old and liberal you have no brain."
@@emad1166 -- China is actually far from left now. If you have even 27 IQ you can make out how crony-capitalistic they are. Just because they call their party as the Communist Party doesn't mean they are Left, or liberal or progressive.
Why I left buzzfeed
Because i have to feed buzz everyday
Quality Me-me
I don’t trust anyone who has ever visited the Buzzfeed website. Even myself.
Buzzfeed is garbage. Not only do they pander to the extreme left and promote its dangerous agenda, they constantly steal ideas from lesser known but more original RUclipsrs and claim them as their own without paying any royalties to those they've plagiarised .
@@WeAreWafc what about those who go there only to troll?
Sad but true. I'm a conservative now but i used to be a Liberal. I have not moved, the left did.
Same here
Me three
Liberals have changed. For example the difference between feminism in previous centuries and feminism in today’s society, where liberals act like victims and falsely claim that they are being oppressed.
Pyroghast totally feminism used to be good but not really any more
Those Birds The right and left dichotomy is a useful tool we use so we more easily understand the ideas and values of the group we are talking about. I use it all the time online because i don't have 45 minutes to explain everything.
Yes today, defending liberal values has become conservative position
ln murthy indeed.... how can the left explain someone like Milo yiannopoulos
Exactly, you took the words right out of my mouth!
And antifa acts like the KKK. What a time to be alive !
ln murthy
Totally right. Don't defend liberal values because you might offend somebody!
legofreak446 look at the populations that vote Republican in the South the parties changed positions not the people
Just a reminder- it’s ok to be white, male, straight or Christian
haha
and also ok to be not okay with a certain "liberal" ideas man... u cant call me homophobic if i harmlessly hold an opinion dat homosexual couples might not end up bringing up children in a gender neutral way since the kid shall be deprived of a gender diverse parenting. All counter opinions shall be respected so far as i am not stripped off my right to speak and so far as i am not called names. :) no offense to anyone 🙏
How dare you bring up a statement of such atrocity 😤😤 OFFENDED
Nobody has ever said it’s not okay to be those things
Brody Strauss riots upon riots have said these things.
I'm I'm a leftist and I really can't disagree, this made me question how I identify myself politically.
Grumpy Stormtrooper There is a huge difference between Leftist and Liberal. If you agree with his points, you're neither.
You're a Classical Liberal/Libertarian or a Conservative Dennis Prager talks about the differences. Look up his videos on this.
Grumpy Stormtrooper I wish i didn't procrastinate so damn much.
Grumpy Stormtrooper same. Maybe I should call it centre left or a classical liberal like he did
I feel like classical liberalism is outdated for some reason
Grumpy Stormtrooper become a classical liberal or a constitutional libertarian like myself. The so called "liberals" today have become fascists, it's why I became a libertarian instead because there's nothing like maximizing liberty.
Thanks to Dennis and the whole Prager U. team for inviting me to be part of this great channel...
Question: Is it Johnny Bravo that does your hair? I can't even keep mine from being frizzy like my head has a metal sponge on it especially during the harsh winter.
Thank you Dave.
Thanks for doing this video Dave. Love the show!
Thanks for the video, Dave!
Even though I tend to disagree with some of your ideological positions, I respect and appreciate your adherence to classic liberal principles and I see you as a role model for other people who want to become true liberals. I knew that it was just a matter of time before we see you in PragerU. Congrats on your being fully Red Pill-ed.
Outrage has replaced honesty.
racist
livintrife2g lol
300 blAKout are you being serious?
@@MrMd5555 i bet anyone who has a disagreement with you is automatically some sort of ist
@@andrewesch4699 so let's start being that. Theyll always see us as bigots so we will BE bigots
"A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you have." Thomas Jefferson.
well, if you live in a dictatorship, yes
I thought President Gerald Ford said that?
Giving what they WANT is not giving WHAT'S NEEDED!
Liberals, THE LEFT?(what does that means?).
The LOGICAL Fights for logical solutions.
*This guy said that MINORITIES REPLACED WHITE CHRISTIAN MEN IN SOCIETY!!* ?
Now all minorities are in CONTROL of corporations, government, and media in our country.
That's seen nowhere or are there any efforts to just push white men out.
Illiteracy, stupidity, ignorance is being pushed out.
Christianity is a FAIRYTALE!
I see belief of it no different than Santa Claus, Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy, Ghost, Alien Encounters.
*The HOLY BOOK Says To Do This!*
The Holy Priest, Holy People, Members Of It And The Believers, *Tell People To Do The Opposite Of What The Book Says!*
@@electricboi9319 I believe people have the sense that if America were to become a dictatorship, that it would be a cult of personality ( ex, Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini, Kim jong un, etc) but in reality it would probably be a bureaucratic takeover over the course of years, under the illusion that we have free elections ( and no I’m not talking about Trumps claims to last election either.) Kind of more on the alignment of a Technocracy with a figurehead president.
@@lonniedobbins778 ok, one I think you should get a job based on your qualifications not because of the color of your skin. I don’t think that we should push white men out of a job if they are qualified to do that job, same thing with a minority. Two I believe that people should be able to say what they want even if it is not politically correct. Two I believe in god and I am a cristian. Why don’t you say anything like that about other religions because most major ones like the Jewish, the Muslims, the Islam they all believe that there was a Jesus and all of these religions started in different places with no communication for hundreds of years. And even if god isn’t real isn’t it kind of nice to think that you will have a reward after we die for the good things that we did in our lives. Anyways I stand for the flag and kneel for the cross. Hopefully I gave you another perspective on things.
Exactly what happened to me. I once considered myself progressive until I woke up and realized, I am a conservative. Took me a while but I arrived.
Nicole Poliskey that’s amazing. Such an accomplishment!
Erin- I know, isn't it 😉 😉
A most sincere welcome to you Nicole.
Thank you Blue Eyes xx
I find you situation very interesting. While you were "waking up" didn't you have like a certain pride of your past believes? Or did you just assumed it as learning? I'm curious because I think that some people might not want to leave the left just because of pride. Like "I knew I was fine forever no matter what".
"gold medal goes to the most offended "...... exactly what happening now days
silver and bronze for lesbian whamen and black gay dude
So years ago, an ex-girlfriend, myself and a group of friends were sitting around a fire talking about shitty stories from our childhood. It basically ended up being a pissing contest of who had it the worst. Immediately afterward my ex told me how furious she was that people were competing as to who had a harder time in life. Her explanation to me was that she started the conversation, therefore it was rude for people to try and one-up her particular sob-story. I don't disagree but her reasoning in the end was the fact that she CLEARLY had it the hardest so there shouldn't have been a competition in the first place. Go figure... she was unable to see the hypocrisy in the fact that she was competing herself. Anyway, the moral of this story is... uhhhh I forgot why I even wrote this.
Example?
Just give everyone a participation trophy.
Gold medal goes to the biggest victim. Ayn Rand is rolling in her grave, but she predicted this. Atlas Shrugged blew my mind.
I left the left after Highschool when I saw how everyone at my school was (very liberal school, we apparently had "racists", and I'm christian first before my political ideology) I thought the left was correct and stood up for everyone just like a Christian should. But more and more I saw conservatives would identify as Christians and defend people regardless of identity, and I saw that liberals would bash me for being Christian, and would always insult my beliefs and have a condescending tone as if I were unintelligent. And if I happened to disagree with something like say abortion I shouldn't have an opinion because I'm "shoving the Bible down" their "throats". Even though I never used a word of scripture for my arguments
Great comment. Right on. God bless
I'm an agnostic I agree with you 100%. The people who are condescending towards you believe that science has gave us a exact understanding of creation. Next time ask them what came before the big bang, why was everything in a hot dense state to begin with? I believe in your right to express yourself just as I express mine, and I was sickened as well how the left treated "traditional" values. I'm a conservative now after being labeled a racist for being white.
I left it during high school. Feels better now.
same
I'm atheist but I do not disregard the opinions of religious people. Both sides have 0 proof. I cannot sit here and pretend that what I believe is the ONLY possibility. We are just using whatever means we have to support our claims.
Religious - Religious text
Atheist - Science
“When the government fears the people, that is freedom, when the people fear the government, that is tyranny”
-Thomas Jefferson
The government fears the corporations just as much if not more than the people, that's not freedom that's corruption
@@faye_didac why would the government be afraid of corporations?, they can easily steal from them by taxing them, as much as they want. the only problem you should have with corporations is when the state negotiates with them, in my country we call them "businessaurus"
of course the problem was caused by the state
@@thomashidalgo6975 look in american both the republican and democrat parties, btw the only two parties, are funded by the same corporations inorder to keep the laws in favour for these corporations. If the people in the government are dependant on these corporations for their income they will do what these corporations want. So if these corporations put pressure on the politicians then laws will go in favour of these corporations. This is common and causes corpuption because a non democratic organisation like corporations are gaining control and power over the government which is meant to be democratic so democracy weakens in the name of capitalism. Then you say "stealing" from corporations in order to redistribute wealth so that poor people who are subject to buying food, clothing and shelter from these corporations can actually afford it if it is not already free like it should be. Furthermore, these corporations are also "stealing" from their workers because the fact that a profit is made means that the workers are not paid all the value they added to the product or service therefore they have been stolen from.
@@faye_didac What corporations exactly? how do they pressure the government? it really seems like just an anti-capitalist conspiracy idea of yours.
Taxes are laws and no one can refuse to pay them. the government control the monopoly of violence and not the people.
government aren't dependant on them lmao, they tax everyone, if they have problems they reduce federal spending but at no time are they going to run out of income, even in poor socialist countries like Venezuela the rulers live like kings.
"free like it should be" lmao so people should work for free, you dont live in this planet or you dont even know the history of your country.
"these corporations are also "stealing" from their workers" you don't even know what capitalism actually is.
you live in a progressive fantasy where the corporations that invest in jobs, goods and products are the evil ones and the government or democracy is a victim,
this never happens in any country, including my own. where do you think the salaries come from? the only thing you want is that the state steals to do charity with other people' pockets and you think you are morally superior because you care about "poor people", you think that poverty is because a few are rich just because you don't know how wealth is multiplied, I really suggest you to get out of that mediocre mentality you have and look for more information about it. the only problem I see in the united states is its gigantic state that kills the middle sector with taxes, that's why everybody is leaving new york and going to places where taxes are not so high. The only enemy of any country will always be its own government. that is why countries with more economic freedoms live better and those with less live worse.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_of_Economic_Freedom
whatever you do, never go against free market, believe me you don't want that for your country.
@@thomashidalgo6975 i cba debunk all of that but you can find a ton of RUclips channels that actually provide sources and that these sources are credible, make shore that they are, one example is second thought, instead of a what appears to be a purely capitalist content area you view. Then saying I don't know what capitalism is, is a very naive take just like me having all the opportunity in the world to say that you dont know what socialism is. FYI I'm also not American, I just have knowledge of American as a case study and the clear failures of capitalism such as having a lower life expectancy than Cuba, more empty homes than homeless people, a secret police that has incited countless civil wars on the side of a dictatorship government simply because they are capitalist. The American government seems to want to do little about it and instead lower taxes like trump did in order to let Jeff bezos and elon musks 100 or 200 billion dollar networth inflate. In the face of evidence like this I am unable to then say the government is bad. Furthermore considering the government as something bad is stupid because they idea, in a democracy as we have it in the western world atleast, is that the people elect a representative that they agree politically with in order to have the country go in favour of the people. But the American government seems to be ignoring the millions of homeless people in their country especially when they have the resources to attend to it
This is why Ben Shapiro uses the term Leftist instead of liberal. There is a big difference between the two. And bless Dave Rubin for being awesome!
PragerU actually has a video about the difference between liberal and Left. I am a liberal, and now that the Democrats have become leftists and rageful, I find myself outside of both parties. I left the Dems and for now, I am a registered Independent.
Ben Shapiro is epic!!!1!! 😎
d e s t r o i e d b y f a c t s a n d l o g i c
@@lunasinger2735 Maybe you can be libertarian mate.
Libtard gets BUTT RAPED with FACTS
At some point, I would like progressives to tell me exactly what they are "progressing" to.
shawnski001 Globalism = Communism.
They are "progressing" away from the founding, essentially. That's their fundamental goal. They don't believe in freedom of speech, gun rights, freedom of religion, christianity, etc. Anything that holds roots in America is what they want to "progress" away from.
I am not progressing from the founding. I am progressing for the better for all. I want people to have guns if they so choose, freedom of religion if you don't cause harm to others. I am not from america so your point is really stupid. Not everyone follows your laws, but many countries need USA for trading and economics. But we shall see what happens when china takes over.
Exactly, right now they want America to look identical to Europe, more specifically Denmark or Sweden. Which is what leftist view as the pinnacle of modern civilization. But once they achieve that they would strive for full communism and open boarders.
They are progressing to 19th Century communism/marxism/lenininsm
those who forget history are doomed to repeat it.
Dude, you're so deep, I can't see you
And those who do remember it, are doomed to watch others who have forgotten it, repeat it.
You say that; many people still think black people are being trated as slaves and that whites are still superior, even though they arent really. Remember history too much and you end up repeating it as well.
I am thinking lately, that maybe a repeat of our history is what will be necessary to wake people up.
Nonya Bidness only to realize too little too late.
It's OK to hold the door for a lady. It's OK to be a gentleman.
Especially if that lady really can use some help, such as opening an office door for a career woman who are in hurry to give a board presentation that has her career on its stake.
Sorry for my bad English.
Yes and the majority on the left knows this
@stanley hoffman seens when has opening doors for women = respect and last i checked rape and domestic abuse cases have reached and all time low this decade even with all the push from the gp for victoms of such crimes to come forward. If you want to hold the door for ANYONE do it , but that doesn't mean women or anyone else would like random people to open doors for them , just walk through the damn door it's not a big issue.
@CallMeSnowwy Why open the door for some random bitch anyway . Unless the person physically can't do it( large objects in hand, disabled etc.) Don't just open the door for random people.
@@megaham1552 yeah, and the majority of the left is also voting for someone who wants to defund the police which is the dumbest idea i've ever heard in my lifetime, if anything we need the police now more than ever, not to mention the left is chock-full of marxists which is embarassing to say the least
Classical liberal IS CONSERVATIVISM. Well I found out I'm conservative last year and I love it. So many nicer people with a brain on this side!
Suh
Oh welcome welcome yes we follow a lot of things from Voltair to Adam Smith here rather than Marxism and the like.
welcome to our club!!!! proud member since 2012 here
jerkin2200 it's pretty lit over here lol. I love it too even though I breathe the memes
I would argue that classical liberalism shares a lot of the same tenets as classical conservatism. In other words, many conservatives today are more neo-conservatives than traditional conservatives. The idea that liberalism and conservatism are two opposite ends of the spectrum is a false dichotomy perpetuated by our political system and media to give people something to argue about so that they pay less attention to what is actually going on.
I'd argue that it's more libertarian than anything, although people act like that's an insult, because my god, how could anyone in their right mind be a libertarian? (Again, another group that people tend to lump together as if everything one libertarian says must be espoused by all.)
I as a gay man find it outragoues that a Christian baker can be forced to make a cake for a gay wedding. This has nothing to do with discrimination. If i would find myself in such a situation i would go to another baker. A lot of gay people think like that
Isn't analogous to restaurants not serving blacks?
exstazius so then it’s fine for a restaurant to post sign saying “no coloreds” as well?
Dayshun Sutton that just sounds more like using religion as a tool to discriminate, similar to if i created a religion which says no blacks allowed in my restaurants where I pray. Suddenly I’m using my religious freedom to be racist. Which is actually what the KKK has always done.
Dayshun Sutton well yes. In both situations the business is discriminating by means of their religion.
Dayshun Sutton yes I agree, and that’s my point of view on that problem. Your example is another good example of where that just seems wrong.
Martin Luther King be saddened by what going on today
Jarrod A He would be called an Uncle Tom today if he were alive
@@stellarv5689 is that a rucka rucka ali reference ?
Erdnussbier 42 probably not
@@deadaccount3533 S......J........Ws
And antitha
If he was still alive, he would be leading the charge to fix these issues.
I left the left and I can't describe how happy and satisfied I am with this decision. I'm a liberal defending true human rights and true democratic values, nobody gets censored, nobody gets excluded, no media getting twisted and every colour and person has equal rights (yes even white skinned people!)
I stand with this decision, as well!
Make sure you vote for Trump this election or everything you like will be destroyed by Harris, Biden is her puppet.
@@Monkofthecaribbean 😭😭😭
yes because the right are the real progressives LOL
@@shangis929 You do know what conservatism means, right?
This video should be translated in all languages.
En effet ! Merci !
LASZLO HOLICKY that’s not how it works but ok
As a lean right guy, I completely agree with you. We all have a voice...and we should use it. I am white, and I am tired of being called a racist...especially when these people don't know my "character." Thanks Dave...
dems only value is fraud and money, dupe you
I often wonder whatever happened to judging someone by the content of his/her character? It seems like the new "civil" rights movement is based on Malcolm X's early works--the new activists conveniently forget that when Malcolm X came back from his trip to the Middle East, he espoused a view of peace and said that the white man is not the "devil."
"Defending my liberal values has suddenly become a conservative position." Absolutely nailed it. I didn't abandon the left; the left abandoned me.
For me it's I left the tolerant left when I stated a simple fact how Democrats used to experiment on anyone who had trouble learning at a normal pace like the rest of society. Next thing I know a flood of people were not only trying to cover it up but laughing about it as well. All this and my job coach witnessed these disgrace first hand. Where kids who had trouble learning were locked in a room sometimes for days on end. The worst part is these people claim to be pro LGBT. In terms of evidence of why I left the left it doesn't get any more disturbing than this
Profound comment thank you
I realized the regressive left was only in it for free bail me out (student debt) free card, even if it means splitting the country apart. Headline readers on front page reddit/twitter bubbles are the majority of these people. Unable to even open the article itself to read the whole story. Most easily manipilated crowd.
“I didn’t leave the Democratic Party, the Democratic Party left me.” President Reagan. Also worthy of note: “You have become the very thing you swore to destroy” Obi Wan Kenobi.
Yeah, me too!
This aged very well.
Lmfaoooooooo. As the GOP tries to ban gay marriage and adoption. Oh boy the grift is coming for Rubin.
Johnson did you even see my comment? The GOP doesn’t like gay marriage they don’t like gays they don’t wanna legalize weed. They literally had Hungarian dictator at the CPAC rally who said that gay marriage is an abomination to the loud applause of the crowd. So again how can a gay man find himself in a party that hates him? Like Max said. This aged like milk.
mc ride
Still very current thata why
*"Facts don't care about your feelings."*
~Ben Shapiro~
since when right wingers care about facts ?
thierry860 You can't generalise us
Why not ? Your all government if based on the fight of sense, knowledge and science. And you put them here.
thierry860 I don't really get what point you're trying to make...
of course you don't...
Dumbasses always have dumbasses cheering them on
Cegesh Thank you for proving the video's point...
agreed this is a good video ... I'm very sorry about the triggered toddlers
That life bud not everyone is going to like what you say and do so I don't appreciate it when the government or the school system tells me what I should and should not think I'm a republican living in a democratic City I disagree with pretty much any politics I hear in and out of school it's stupid that people get offended or "triggered" at the smallest things and schools feel they need to shield them I say grow a pair and a backbone
Opamigaaa they didnt say anything about pay they straight up said BAN
"Defending my liberal values has become a conservative position". Best quote of 2018.
Aaaaaaaagreed!
Exquisitely crafted propaganda aimed at the low info logic challenged faithful
stewart hart snow flake
Ace Of Spades can’t argue intelligently, no problem, just insert handy phrase crafted for unknowledgeable wingnuts.
stewart hart Mark took the words from my mouth, you should probably read it
A couple things I noticed:
He still agrees with what many progressives think, Pro Choice, pro LGBTQ, etc. he just disagrees with them forcing religious people to serve their costumers
Another thing is that I initially thought the term “defending my Liberal Values is a conservative position” made no sense, should it be a liberal position? Kind of, you see Conservatism means you want to keep things a certain way. “Defending my liberal values has become a conservative position” means “I want to conserve my Liberal Values” which is more clear and makes more sense.
I wonder if Dave with re-think his position now that conservatives have shown their true colors, in all the vicious attacks they have made against him now that he announced that he is having kids.
@joe1, he addressed that point in a discussion with Douglas Murray
Learn from history and you can progress.....Cling to history and you can only regress
some random dude cling and learn from and to the good parts of history and you can progress. Replicating history causes regression***
I suggest reading Pat Buchanan republic not an empire
By all means read Pat Buchanan if you want to damage your brain. Buchanan is part of why this country is so screwed up.
Michael Schore I don't see why as you don't offer any proof. Buchanan is a republican in the sense that he doesn't want to see America progress to an empire. For as we know, empires always fall but republics are for the most part, always secured forever.
some random dude Republicans are learning from the liberals
Pwner 1775 I think I think I get what your saying. But can you expand on that a bit just to make sure I fully understand what your saying?
I think-
Wait, that’s illegal!
I feel-
*much better!*
Execute order 66
Pokin Ryan no thinking is not ok if it doesn’t support minority’s
lol
Somebody’s had a little too much to think.
"He who fights monsters must beware, lest he becomes a monster himself." - Friedrich Nietzsche
The only way to fight monsters: is with other monsters.
The only way to maximize non-violence, is to stop violence: with violence.
And conservatism.
THE ABYSS STARES BACK AT YOU
Jack Wayne doesnt count if mandy baxter said.
So defending marginalized groups in the face of overwhelming societal oppression makes you a monster? I'd say anyone propagating and defending that oppression are the only monsters.
I completely relate to this video! Same here! I always thought I was a liberal or democrat but nowadays so much has changed and I more and more start understanding the conservative side...
Watching this video provided some relief for me. Things for me began to change when I realized that most of the liberal whites I encountered did not truly have my interest at heart. Perhaps as a black American they saw me as a victim of an amorphous ambiguously racist system in need of their protection when I NEVER saw myself as a victim to begin with. I have grown tired of this played-out victim narrative of every 'minority' group, including my own. It's like they're in desperate need for self-affirmation so they become advocates for every group and demand everyone to be nice. That spells a very parasitic relationship.
NathanSynth I agree FULLY with your statem. Im a Young 1/2Cuban 1/2Puerto Rican , 1st generation conservative LOL
I confuse a lot of people apparently
Amen brother! Half Korean, gun-loving conservative living in CA! Shit is upside down over here!
Republicans want the GOP and Democrats to all unite under right wing politics.I'm not an advocate for the right nor am I tolerant of narcissists.So,wrong.
NathanSynth I'm with you on that one. You're not alone.
OMG,,, You NAILED it... I've been on this "Victim identification" thought for a while now. And that is really all that the problems boil down to. People who see themselves as a perpetual victim of (the rest of the world) or like you said, want to be the champion for a victim, carry so much more baggage to identify with that that they also vilify everything or everyone in their path. I identify as a conservative and truthfully, I am way more open to other people regardless of race or beliefs than any of my liberal friends.
I absolutely agree that the leftists always try to label minorities and stereotype them. i'm an Asian and whenever i act outside of their stereotypical labeling they suddenly become incredibly judgmental and hostile. whereas conservatives always treated me fairly by my character not the skin color.
I totally agree with you. They lie under the disguise of inclusivity when really they're all about division, labelling and victimization
And somehow, conservatives are stereotyped as "racist"
No. That is exactly the opposite. Because then, they would not be the left anymore.
@rararroro Could you give me a couple of examples of you acting ”out of your asian norm”, and how people have reacted? I haven’t really noticed that myself here in Finland (Northern Europe)
cause the left is racist. And sexist.
I used to be a progressive, and for the exact same reason. I cared about everyone and thought everyone should have the same rights. Until I realized the left was pretty much against any white straight male.
you mean peopel are agaisnt them? ... for the white straitght males progressists?
Do you realize that LGBT are a minority among the population.
〈SnS〉SpartaN which means your a leftist
Oh you white little snowflake.
The 'left'. True leftists don't discriminate!
Even as a moderate democrat I find many of my relatives and friends who claim to be “ Progressive. “ really aren’t.
Yeah. This man just encountered some leftists who became conservatives. I don't think that is a fair judgement to then claim that leftists are therefore becoming discriminatory and whatnot (because they aren't leftists anymore). Check out Second Thought's channel if you want to hear from someone who are actually progressive: ruclips.net/user/SecondThought
Yeah the progressive channel sourced above if a socialist channel, which is very much different than progressive.
"get outta here I don't agree with you"
*I'm tolerant!*
Whoosh!
Ima guess the intolerance you adhere to runs deep. Just a hunch.
that is tolerant about and also mafia runs their busines
Liberals: Scream bigotry or hate speech whenever they’re presented with an argument or an idea they don’t like or agree with. Oh, the irony.
I used to call myself a “liberal” or “Democrat” but there ideas, there shutting people down because of a different opinion is just mind blowing, and disgusting, I completely agree with you.
Except their different opinions are backwards and harmful to society. Religion needs to be eradicated. Bigotry needs to be eradicated.
Vin Ellis How do you propose "eradicating" religion Vin...sending believers to concentration camps...is that YOUR "final solution" for your perfect society?? Hilarious & pathetic that you fail to recognize that YOU'RE the bigot!
Uhhhh no, because unlike religious people I don't believe in executing people with different beliefs. Eradication of religion would be accomplished by increasing access to education and discouriging indoctrination.
Vin Ellis A belief in a higher power is not always a result of "indoctrination" Vin...and in reference to higher education - your spelling leaves something to be desired...lol!
There is a difference between religion and theism. I suggest you learn it.
Feelings matter but facts are superior to feelings almost every time
+D Kahn a person who edites there comments sounds like a...
A MENTAL PATIENT
Daniel Leslie agree
ZAGATRON reviews Or, you know, just someone who noticed a grammatical error or would like to add an afterthought. I appreciate your attempt at trolling, but there’s still a lot that you’ve yet to learn. Check out 4chan’s /pol/ board if you want a good place to pick up some material.
Edit: Your original comment was good, but your reply was pretty unprecedented. Just make sure that what you say actually serves a purpose.
Ben Shapiro 4life
Wanna Be A Subscriber 100% of the time
This exactly why I am no longer a Democrat.
It's a joke when someone calls Muslims a Minority
Well I mean they're like 13% of the US population so yeah lol
Most people don't realize it, but Islam is literally taking over the world. Has been ever since before the Crusades, and even the Crusades couldn't stop it (and no I'm not praising the Crusades necessarily, but they were brought on by the uncontrollable spread of violent Islam throughout the world).
He is talking about Muslims in the USA, not the whole world
Tim Hansen "islam is literally taking over the world"
Youre the reason why kids should not be allowed to comment on the internet, this comment is so autistic i can barely handle it
There's a monster under your bed. I can't help it you don't believe in it. Study up on world history, and stop watching CNN...
i left the left too, i wont stand for a group who is that hateful.
Dani McD legalize immigration and refugees then
0IIIIII already legal. but i never thought that isolationism was considered hateful now.
Dani McD S o. . . . some minority fringe, far, left SJW liberals which have nothing to do with either of our views somehow made you abandon your liberal principles? Curious.
kwazooplayingguardsman isolationism is hateful selfish nonsense. Millions of people depend on the foreign policy of the US. Shutting them out because they're not Americans is just bigoted.
People don't realize we will be technically bankrupt. Within a few days when the debt clock hits 20 trillion the stock market will REACT! No one knows how bad. If people panic and start yanking money out and run to the bank and try to pull out all their cash we will be in trouble. This is a PLANNED reset. Planned in 1964. Then comes a group starting with Bush 41 who believe in corporate installed Oligarchies over nation-state governments. America isn't the richest country in the world. Most countries have 1-2 trillion debt. Look at this clock and you will understand. Don't believe them when they say it is Wall St and the banks.
It is the Federal Reserve IMF bank and the DEBT. it is important we work and even open businesses. This is why the push for entrepenuaers as they merge the 3 central banks of North America and work on the underlying value of the currencies there will be shocks to the system. A giant super economy doesn't die over night. 2021 is the goal for currency conversion THEY PLANNED. This much debt wasn't planned. When Reagan left office we were a half trillion in debt.
Just wait to hear their excuses. They know and if fact planned it. This falls squarely in politicians laps. People who understand and remember normal historical immigration levels. Reagan gave 11 million Amnesty with the promise of a fenced secure border. Well then Bush 41- Obama come along and decide American kids won't get the American Dream. People who care about our kids & grandkids futures care. what a tax payer owes on just this national debt would buy a house.. Obama spent more than the last 43 POTUS combined. You will see the beginning of what this means when this debt clock hits 20 trillion. www.usdebtclock.org
Well, here's the thing, commenters. You don't have to call yourself a leftist, rightist, liberal, or conservative. You can just simply BE and make up your mind on morality based on morality as opposed to sides.
Wow. This is from 5 years ago. I clearly wasn’t paying attention. I left the Democrat Party last January for the same reasons Plus the endless mandates.
Thank you. I left in the mid 80s.
Nailed it! I use to consider myself a very progressive thinking Independent that leaned hard left. The left went so far to the damn left they left me right leaning hard Conservative
That literally makes no sense. You must be lying. Why would other people make you completely change you views? The logic answer is to keep your views and call others out. Not 180% change your views.
As far a Rubin? he does whatever gets him the most hits.
Garrett Moffitt I mean if he doesn’t like the new progressive (like the guy in the video) then he can change his opinion if he wants to. There is literally nothing wrong with changing your opinion. That’s why it’s called an opinion
Garrett Moffitt I voted for Obama and the. Voted for Trump plan on voting for Trump again? The left has lost their minds
Garrett Moffitt I guess to you that’s the logical answer. But he felt differently. And that’s ok bud
Garrett Moffitt . That's not what he said. He said that his views stayed the same while he watched the 'left' of which he was a part, move so far to the left that he appeared right wing even though his opinions had not changed.
Thank you, nice to hear someone put it out there so clearly. Cheers.
- former democrat
Lol
Matt M I’m just going to assume you are a salty liberal
I always go fascist in my HOI 4 runs, democracy is pretty weak if you ask me
have fun paying more in taxes, you're just corporate america's useful slave
Christy Castro Sieze the means of production!
Refreshing dose of sanity.
Roderick Molasar I know
Opamigaaa Christians, don't discriminate gays. It's in their scripture that clearly said that people with the same sex should not fall in love with each other. They would say it's not right to do it but they won't stop you. And Arabs and Jews also have that rule in their scripture
I beg to differ. A Christian should NOT be able to discriminate against gays, but it should be their moral code as a good Christian, and not the government that forbids them doing it.
Opamigaaa If someone has issues with a religion, well then he is free to turn elsewhere for spiritual nourishment. What this is really about is a concerted effort to disempower the Catholic Church. Why? Because the LGBT's communist puppetmasters believe in The State as the One True God.
Dave Rubin is a right wing apologist. As a progressive, I refused his dose of insanity. Same goes with that liberal hawk Hillary, and that Putin Puppet Trump, and the evil US zionist theocratic islamist ally Saudi Arabia.
I'm thinking about leaving the Democratic party too.
still thinking?mm.
The Democrats these days are no different from what the Chinese Communists are espousing.
@@markF0601 communists in USA!? Wtf
Leave and don’t join any party. All the parties in the USA are crooked same with all the politicians being bad. When you elect someone as president vote for a third party or the candidate you agree with the most. That is how America should be.
@@Booster-jp6wb I actually think that’s a good idea in theory - but I think that with the current system, it’s too dangerous to split the vote.
Gold medal goes to the most offended lol
Right's Arrival :p
That means human lol
That is not a joke. They are all offended easily, so the gold medal is to appeased them which in turns makes the gold medal a useless achievement to get.
Steve True there you go, grouping everyone as a whole, i'm a pro choice republican, so.........🖕🏻sit on it steve.
***** A Democrat gets offends when a Republican made a joke, that the Democrat mother with low IQ never took her abortion pills when she had was pregnant with the Democrat, as she mixed them up with pain killers. (Baby is a pain and pills for Kill it) hoping to rid of her unwanted baby and then calls the baby "special" when it was born. Years later, the Child comes of age and asks "Who is my daddy?" She does not know who is the father is, as she was too drunk and high at the time of conception, so she replies "Daddy Government".
A religious, conservative channel having a gay atheist speak on their channel. You wont see it the other way around.
You got that right.
You will on Dave Rubin's channel.
@AKSBSU But Dave Rubin is intelligent enough to have a civil debate without mudslinging. Most other sites (like TYT) invite a right winger merely to yell at him and call him racist for 20 minutes.
Dave isn't really conservative. He just isn't authoritarian and doesn't buy into the feminist/ SJW lunacy.
True, but he's more the exception on the Left, whereas on the Right it would be the exception for his views to not be accepted/tolerated.
"If a baker won't bake you a cake, go find another baker. Don't demand that the state should tell him what to do with his private business." FINALLY someone said it.
If a baker wont bake a black person a cake, don't demand the state tell them what to do with their private business, go to another baker. If a store won't allow black people to shop there, go to another store.
That is not the same thing because the refusal to cater to gays is a part of a religion, and freedom of religion. In no religions is it sinful to be black, or to fraternise with black people.
The federal government is there to protect you from discrimination on the basis of sex, gender, or religion. Taking away your "right" to discriminate against others is not discrimination or "forcing your values" on someone else.
@Brandon Tang the federal government is there to defend the rights of its citizens. Freedom of religion is written into the Constitution. Freedom from all forms of discrimination from private individuals is not. Forcing nuns to pay for abortions IS forcing your values on someone else, as is forcing private individuals to provide their services to events to which they morally object.
Rationalism is better than constitutionalism. Freedom from institutional discrimination (yes that phrase is overused but I'm talking about the real kind) is more important than the freedom to believe in some magical man in the sky regardless of what previous generations thought. It doesn't matter than no religion that exists at the moment happens to call black people sinful in the same way that they call gay people sinful. Government upholding the sanctity of the whim of some author of an ancient book is the peak of spineless relativism.
Incredibly eye opening video for someone who's not from the US, thanks
I left the left too.
Rosie Eggleston 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Good
I left the left many many years ago when the seeds of dystopian Marxism were first planted.
@Rosie eggleston ayee me too mate
@hardwired You're actually right about that. I supposed to rephrase, I changed my outlook when I became aware of it. :-)
Rubin: I believe in Martin Luthors dream.
RUclips: you know he has a good poiDEMONITISED
They demonetize everything. It's a demonetization bot(Wish I was joking). It goes way overboard.
You said Martin *Luthor* so the RUclips team thought you were talking about Lex Luthor the bad guy.
You said *Martin Luther* so the RUclips team got confused about whether or not you were talking about 95 Theses.
You said *Martin Luther King* so the RUclips team got confused about whether or not you were talking about his dad.
Now RUclips has demonetized itself after it was almost about to praise the guys talking about MLK.
Ha ha... it took me a second.. but I got it.... Clever!
😂😂 this actually made me laugh out loud to myself... thank you sir
this is a non profit thing search it up prager university
I don't call myself anything. Why? Because there's no ideology that all of my views just happen to be consistent with.
A healthy thing to do.
jakkew You are an independent thinking individual. Not a bad thing!
Then you believe in jakkewism
What are your political values? Maybe a test like PolitiScales or 8values can help you have things clearer
People call that "centrist," if politically you think that there are aspects of both left and right which have a point and can work. :D
The sad thing is that there are people who hate on centrist, saying that "Centrists never get anything done." I always disagree, because the extreme notion in the right is that there should be no government regulations (Or even no government.) and people will be able to resolve their issues themselves (A strong country needs to be united in at least some aspects, and some regulation should exist to stop crazy/greedy people from growing too powerful.), while the left viewpoint brought to the extreme is that everything should be regulated and everything should be controlled by the government (No wonder current left is pulling themselves into authoritarianism (The left has gotten extreme enough so that they're actually trying to touch this threshold.).
Center should always exist to try and keep the balance between both viewpoints. For a successful democracy and country, having both sides is crucial as otherwise things will go to shit. Right now tho, I'd say that losing the extreme left would be useful, because there are enough people on the "right" or "center-left" who could take over the left side.
All we can do is to wait and hope that the extreme left keeps eating itself as it has been doing, so that those marxist bastards would get as much hate in our society as neo-nazis do (Or even more.)..
You're an honest man, and I for one, really admire that.
When liberals and conservatives actually agree but the left interferes
That's the time shit hits the windmill.
How exactly can the left interfere if the left is not one concrete thing? Different ideologies can be positioned more to the left or to the right, the left and right are not concrete parties... it does not make sense to generalize the left...
Wait. So libtards, liberals and leftists can be categorized differently? So now nobody calls me out on *"generalizing"* the people leaning left
@@kiwi4493 don't be condescending. You probably don't like when people generalize the right wing. I'm just saying, it's possible to be a tolerant, moderate leftist. I am, I respect individuals with different views and I like to openly debate ideas, I'm flexible to changing my mind in certain subjects when people make reasonable points, and I'm sure lots of more conservative people can also be open to debate. The problem is many people seem to only see two possible ways on politics, and if you're on one side, everything on the other side has to be wrong, when, in reality, things are way more complex than that. Both sides are misunderstood by the other side, but no one wants to really debate ideas and compromise, people just want to be correct no matter what and impose their way on others. It's the false dilemma that if you're not with me, you're against. It's just not logical...
This video should become viral.
I agree. 1.8 million views on PragerU.com
edit: as of 15 Feb '17 (1 week later) it's at 4.88 million at Prager U and 1.28 million views here! Also, there's an approximately 20:1 likes to dislikes ratio, and about a roughly 4:1 like to dislike ratio in comment section. The Left is losing ground!
PUt this on REddit!
Barthaneous Tumblr
OldSport why? It's biased garbage. Maybe your reptile brain is easily persuaded? If we got rid of anti-discrimination laws, we risk going back to the days of Jim Crow.
0IIIIII....
The guy makes an innocuous statement and you denigrate him. Nice. Keep it up. Turn more people away from your thinking...and towards a Trump vote in 2020.
I left Soviet Union , and I realized no escape from liberals ,they chasing me here.
Dan Smith SOYUZ
Dan Smith Communist \= liberal, dummy.
Dan Smith| Вы Русский?
A Casual German Not really, most of the ex-soviets I’ve met compare the liberals to the USSR, that’s how they all start.
Dan Smith Stalin was right
Thank you for this, Dave. Hopefully more people hear your talk.
Hopefully not
@@uioppoouo Why so you can cry more?
For a long time I thought that "conservatism" is just a bunch of old guys (figurly speaking) who hold on to old traditions, that always yells at the younger generation, which is trying to change life for the better. "Do not do anything, everything is OK" - this is conservatism for me.
Progressivism in my eyes is a movement that must advance science and technology, advance medicine and education, fight with poverty, and, in general, make life better by learning from the mistakes of the past and preserving traditions as a cultural heritage. Skin color, race, sexuality - all this should not matter, we are all humans. I didn't count liberty, freedom of speech and etc., cuz this is basic rights of every human. And never, NEVER change the history, no matter how painful truth is. People shouldn't be offended by it, they must learn from it, from mistakes, and build better future for new generation. This is progressivism for me.
But i would never though that "progressivism" will turn into what it means in present.
And for that reason, I left the left. I never thought I'd ever do that.
DOOM4Rus I completely agree. I dont care your skin color or gender, if you are a horrible person, you will be called out.
Just because a bunch of idiots chose to take shelter under the Umbrella of "Progressive" doesn't redefine its meaning.
This guy chose to side with the biggest group of idiots on the Internet, The Young Turks which was a stupid move in the first place but hey he has an ego and wants to shove his opinion down peoples throats for a living, there you go.
Hitler was a Social Conservative, does that make all Conservatives Nazis?
Things are what they are, a rose by any other name and all that.
Ok this really made me think. I considered myself a left Democrat mostly because I am a liberal. He is so right! People should live and think however they want because it is THEIR life and we have no say in it so long as it's not like murdering people and those obvious crimes. We really shouldn't judge people and be open to every idea and celebrate everyone's diversity. I used to be so judgemental. Thank you for this. I thought I would disagree with this video when I clicked it but I am thoroughly impressed at how wrong I was!! Thank you so much for making me realize... I don't side with any political party. I'm just a liberal and I'll respect your beliefs too even if they go against mine. This is why people hate progressives so much, they're always butting into people's business!
Parque Jiminie You hit the nail on the head.
Well said
Agreed, and besides, if everyone was the same, life would be boring, right? lol
mLTi1 thank you! I’m not even an adult yet so that is high praise :)
Parque Jiminie well said, and indeed this video made me think too.
Honestly one of the best videos I have stumbled upon. This has been my entire thought process but condensed into 4 minutes, very concise and to the point about exactly how I have been feeling for the past couple years.
MichaelSwg, Your comments EXACTLY summarize my thoughts on this video. I used to consider myself a Democrat but have seen the huge swing to the left and I cannot support that nonsense. And if you try to explain this to a Democrat they immediately think you're a white supremacist or something.
John Brady The power of language. I’ve explained many times to my liberals friends that the politics have shifted further and further to the left, putting most of us old liberal somewhere in the the center. Unfortunately it’s not something you can force them to experience, it’s something they need to see on their own. My brother is a trans man and we were both raised by a black mom, it took him a few times being called a transphobic racist before he’d admit there was a problem.
MichaelSwg finally we get some professional work on this, ive only seen smaller youtubers defend this position
You agree that a baker can discriminate against gays because of his religion? Come on.
I'm a black Muslim immigrant lesbian poor Hispanic native American yellow pink blue hair Japanese-South African Palestinian woman, how many points I get?
0, you forgot feminist
Wow did not expect to see Dave Rubin on here
Imagine someone telling us a few years ago when Rubin was on TYT that he would be hosting a Prager video, I wouldn't have believed it either
I've always considered myself to be a person of integrity. I despised racism and always found myself rooting for the underdog. I've always hated fighting physically and verbally. I hated conflict. I always believed that personal space was imperative and that people should respect one another. I didn't realize I was conservative until I left the West Coast. After about 8 months everything makes so much more sense. You'll hear from a lot of people like me that there's a wave a clarity you get when you steer away from the left.
I'm not on the left but I'm liberal on some things, I'm not on the right, but on some things I'm a conservative. Most are just like that.
In the beginning years of my teenhood, I've always thought of myself at a leftist. Little did I know that I was going to be conservative in just a few months.
It wasn't your ideas that changed, it was the left that changed ideas. Liberalism has become fascism.
You are 100% right in your view. My view is exactly the same.
This video is one of the most important I have ever seen!
I used to be a staunch leftist. In some aspects I still am. But I couldn't remain one after realizing what is happening in the West.
Alsemenor pls specify..
In the West? I am Idaho born and raised. And Utah has been home on and off about half of my adult life. I'm familiar with most of the anti liberal rants of the region. Are you referring to federal land grabs? Uneducated environmentalist groups attempting to "help" by introducing invasive species like Arctic Gray Wolves instead of the native Prairie Wolf?
I don't think you can say the pervasive mob mentality of groups like Black Lives Matter, Fundamentalist Muslims, the extremely vocal LGBT Pride groups, Illegal Immigrant Advocates, Moral Majority, Neo Nazis, or the hosts of others you find nationwide counts as a "Western" peoblem. Political correctness and special interest groups aims superseding the bill of rights and constitution is everywhere.
Is there some other story going around the internet that us Westerners haven't heard yet?
Right leaning leftist?
Alsemenor you sound like my brother.
Came here after watching Bill Nye's Sex Junk video.
desperatly trying to unsee it
CAUSE
Jake Day Williams
That video is the best evidence I have seen for the fact that the earth is 6000 years old. It also convinces young boys to join the priesthood, and girls to become nuns.
I never liked that guy my brother does though but he hasnt seen his new shit yet
Best video ever!!! Can't wait to see her perform live................
WARNING: [This video has been flagged by Google as hate speech]
You just gotta love it when adults act childish just because someone doesn't agree with them. That's "politics" these days.
Kenneth B
Agreed, Im 15, and I believe that people, regardless of who they are, shouldn't act startled to these types of content. Google is just hiding their agenda.
I was being sarcastic
So1othurn My apologies then
So1othurn
*demonetized*
Amen! Thank you for saying it so eloquently.
I like that!
"Defending liberal values is now a conservative position".
I've been liberal all my life but now I get called 'Far right' How the hell did that happen?
@@danw1374
Well you didn't mention by whom you are being called far right...
Probably by far left clowns, whose opinions shouldn't be taken seriously...
@@danw1374 It just means center-right, not far-right. Keep that in mind when you hear the 'far-right' thing from communists who think they're centrists!
I think conservatism is now the old liberalism.
I think this sentence is worth less than zero.
@@blocksbrains4911 Less than zero is still more than zero.
Its not, i recommend u watch tyt
What do you mean?
Yeah no shit classic liberalism
This. Was. Amazing. Eloquently put and wonderfully delivered. Bravo.
Charissa Harder I am a progressive. I really hate prager university and declared war on them, yet...
"I may disagree with what they say, but I will fight for their right to say it"
SmileFaceGamer "It is the mark of an educated mind to entertain a thought without accepting it"- Aristotle If you want to disagree then present your case. PragerU took the time to outline a case.
SmileFaceGamer You must only have been 85% indoctrinated, go back to university and do a gender studies course.
Charissa Harder I just found a piece of cheese in my kitchen. :3
He started out by saying free speech isn't a "progressive value." There's nothing true or eloquent about that.
Literally this is what I feel like is happening to me
"Evil is evil, lesser, greater, middling - makes no difference. The degree is arbitrary, the definition blurred. If I'm to choose between one evil and another, I'd rather not choose at all." - Geralt of Rivia
Actually.. the quote itself is indefinite as well. If you are opposed to choosing between 2 evils in a situation the result could lead to evil regardless.
If I had to choose between saving 1000 people while forsaking a 100 some would still be upset about my decision. Had I done nothing 1100 people would be dead regardless. It's not a very realistic scenario but situations like these have actually occurred in history. When you are presented with a choice to evils sometimes you have to choose the lesser of the 2
When shown two evils to choose between, I usually choose the one I haven't tried yet.
well that quote is out of context because geralt does in the end choose the lesser of two evils.
Christopher Saracho depends, if you see reality as all you have experienced and thus is centered at your conscience, then it doesn't matter what happens as long as your conscience is clear. Then the ability or freedom of not choosing would be the right thing to do. Depends on viewpoints.
I would school libtards in some Gwent and show them why the Northern Realms race is superior.
I voted for Hillary, I'm not ashamed to admit that. But I am ashamed of having done it. I was in the same boat as Dave here, I thought I understood the group I believed I was truly a part of. In truth, its become clear to me that, the views I had, were not appreciated, sensationalism and fear mongering was. So yes, I am conservative now, and come 2020 Election, if Trump does run for re-election, I know who I'm voting for. I was blinded by what group I thought I was a part of, and not what was actually being said. The experience has helped me think more critically, and I'm glad for it having happened.
God Bless America
Aleksandros hear hear!
Yes, if you want to oppose sensationalism and fear-mongering, you definitely want to support the guy who calls all unfavorable reporting "fake news", calls immigrants "animals" (and gets his crowd to chant that in unison) and bringers of death and destruction, calls a scientific theory held by 95% of the relevant scientists a "Chinese hoax". But what he lacks in even-handedness, he makes up for in blatant corruption.
R Wm open for debate that claim? Why do you think that president trump is racist? Because what he has done (his actions), or because the media is saying so? Where did you first hear that he was? Was it CNN, fox news, ABC? I stopped watching TV beacuse of this very reason. Im not telling you what to do, because everyone should mind their own business, but Im suggesting you to not believe one side of the story before knowing the full details. The internet is the way.
Emilio R Did I say he is a racist? If I were to make that claim, I would cite his exclusion of Black people from his housing projects and his reference to Mexican immigrants (although subtly ) as animals and coaxing a crowd to chant the same.
...and to his hiring of Jeff Sessions, a blatant racist, without any comment as to Sessions' racism.
My name is Rowan, and I used to be a leftist
Rowan Mayer My name is Lourenço and I used to be a leftist.
Thankfully I was saved before going full SJW.
Rowan Mayer social democracy is not the left. Communism is the left.
Serious Alfabet it's still on the left side of the spectrum. And communism is even worse lmao
My name is random person on the internet and I used to call myself a progressive. Thank god I read a book and got my facts straight
this video does a good job to outline the problems with social progressivism, but does little to address the economic welfare side of the equation. I would agree with almost all that is addressed here, but also in favour of having my taxes finance a medicare for all system.
Wow, this makes so much sense.
I'm actually not left or right. I'm taking the best values from both
Smart guy, same here. People fail to realise that not everything has to be black and white.
Same. I heard it’s called _moderate_ or _centrist_ for this one.
same, it bothers me that people feel the need to be “left” or “right”- not that im going to try and stop them.
we’re one USA, right?
I think most people are in your positions, but the most extreme people (both left and right) are the loudest and get all the attention.
Libertarian?
I like this guy.
I will.
same he really is the kind of person we need our goverment
Yes, I don't like his show much, but I like him
Dave is my favorite Liberal. Check out 'The Rubin Report' and decide for yourself.
One of the best interviewers on RUclips. No loaded questions. No judgements. Just good, open rapport.
Why I left the right, to join the left just so I can trigger the left so I left the left and joined the right again.
Top ten anime plot twists
Double agent
😂
Das war nicht gut und Sie sind falsch.😇
I suddenly needed ibuprofen.
I’m gay and don’t think religions deserve the right to have a hand in government affairs. They should be kept in check. Bam. Liberal
The 12k dislikes are just Australians liking the video
Ramin Mandavi as an Aussie, I can say this is true.
LOL! Coming from an Aussie, this is brilliant.
Vinay Garnepudi you know how everyone in the southern hemisphere is upside down? ;-)
Fr tho, as a guy living in Australia. Australia is generally speaking a Leftist country
sorry mate, i’ll dislike it so it comes up as a like for you.
Here's the problem; for classical liberals like Dave Rubin, the switch was easy, he has a fully functioning brain. For most leftists, that's a challenge.
joeashbubemma That is the exact behavior that I thought you guys were trying to go against. Identity Politics and the wrongful labeling of someone who has a different view/ party than them. The term classical liberalism is being used to broadly by Rubin which I don't necessarily agree with. It seems like it's now a word used to describe someone who is against SJW/ Feminism/ Free speech. The ideaology itself is pretty conservative. I just feel he is making a bigger deal if this whole thing than what it really is but just my opinion, your free to disagree
joeashbubemma underrated comment
joeashbubemma if you saw the video what you just said makes you part of the left.
Ignorance at its best. Also adult bullying.
Pertaining to title comment of this thread.
And what did we say about "freedom of speech"? But you were offended... Hmm.
Just don't look at it if it pokes your jelly-node *A Pove.* It's really THAT easy.
I thought it was just me. I was always a left progressive atheist, but my left friends have taken up these new crazy lifestyle rules that I can’t wrap my head around and it’s starting to make me feel like I’m actually right wing. This is confusing the hell out of me.
Feel you bro. Most of the times when i speak about my political views people think im left but the fact is i really dislike them with the route they have gone into.
You are not the one that's confused.
So your only alternative is to become right wing?
Taran Jones I didn't decide to be anything. My values, which were originally liberal, have been abandoned by the left and they are now reflected by people on the right. I stick by my values, it just so happens that my values are on the right now. So, I left the left.
solseventhorizon So, you have changed
This man deserves an award for this speech.
My god, So much common sense in just a few Prager U videos.... There is hope for the world!
Shadeslayer Gaming then maybe stop labeling people/groups/race/gender like tinned food ?
Prager U is garbage tho, the constantly make weak arguments for the existence of god, justify imperialism, arguing that your TV is making you a leftist zombie, communism isn't as bad because conservative influence has weakened, that's just to name a few.
Meteroa I find it refreshing to see a different perspective other than what the fear mongering media wants us too and for this video having someone that still identifies with the left shows no discrimination for political side rather a desire to inform about the left out bits in social and politics debates hence I have to praise them for their content and courage to do so
videonaj so true
I'm a christian and I agree, though I don't agree with other people's decisions and beliefs I respect that they have free will to choose how they live. It seems so many hateful atheists like to bully and shame us Christians for expressing our moral convictions which isn't fair, just like when a Christian bible basher condemns an Atheist. I get it if a Christian says things in a horrible way but if they are just explaining it in a neutral way we should be allowed to say what we believe and be respected, and vice versa. I also think Christians should respect Atheists when they they disagree as long as they say it without a heart to hurt, belittle or mock, one can have a very productive and respectful exchange :)
WolfGirlBeLike Thanks for being cool like this. I’m an atheist and I wish for the same thing too. Sorry if you’ve had any bad experiences with mocking atheists.
@@finnbuggy178 aww bless you, thanks for your lovely reply. Unfortunately most atheists are going down this route, out of the ones I've spoken to and continue to speak to (on almost a daily basis) about 80% give false accusations about Christians, God and the bible, 10% mock and ridicule me, only 5% are as nice and respectful as you and that's sad, it wasn't long ago that the statistics were the other way around I.e more respectful people. Anyways thank you.
I understand what you are saying. It hard to be a Christian these days.
As an agnostic person this is rather obvious to me ^^
"Nice Atheists" won't necessarily judge Christian morality but instead what Nietzsche called the "Christian Dreamworld". The problem many Christians these days have to face is that their churches established a period of nearly 1800 years of non-advancement and scientific denial. Obviously it's not the fault of todays Christians but they chose the church and thus are subject to an institution that is at fault. Luckily the church approved it's misbehaviour, sorrowed and really switched their focus on contemporary Christian morality.
And that's what it is about right? Love and respect one another plus have the guts to say sorry.
WolfGirlBeLike amen
I used to be left but after seeing it's morals disintegrate I chose to become independent and I'm glad I made that decision
This guy made a time machine and went back in time to make this video cause this is literally today's USA
What a well made video. This is exactly why, at 33, I left the left. Everything I loved about being a dem is gone. Censorship of free speech , the crusade against Christians, along with violence that for some reason the left sees as a requirement for protests, and lack of respect for others opinions are what made me leave.
It's shocking that such a thing happened.
Liri 👽-"Baglady 80.....Same, that's why I ended up joining the conservative right wing side to take down the liberal left wing."
I left the left because of gun control and because I figured out they were whiney little manipulative propaganda pushing pussies
Google does not change their logo to celebrate Easter or Christmas, but they do for Ramadan. That's just crazy and I'm not religious at all. I think all social media platforms need to be deemed "public forums" and free of censorship. Our retirement home of a government is too old to understand technology and it's repurcussions.
Liri 👽-"Phuck Ewe.....Well, you need religion then."
The circle of politics...
If you go too far in one direction you'll end up on the other side
I love Dave Rubin. No homo
Micah Woodward maybe a little.
As a Christian, I must say I have the utmost respect for you and your position. I think there are many more like yourself, that have been left standing on your principles while they go farther and farther toward insanity.
I used to call myself a liberal, a progressive. I supported gay rights, I stood up for minorities; all of that stuff. And I still do, but I don't associate with the label of "liberal" or "progressive" anymore precisely for this reason. The groups, movements-whatever you'd like to call them- have changed their ideals so drastically that they've become saturated with racism and prejudice, especially towards groups they deem "privileged" (ex. whites, straight people, "cis/cisgender" people, Christians, etc.) and I don't want to associate with that kind of hate. I was just talking to a friend earlier today about how those same kinds of people are the ones crying that people "oppress" them because, for example, they're gay, or they're transgender, or they're black, but then they turn right around and hurl insults and prejudice back at their alleged attackers. Two wrongs don't make a right; that's what I've always stood by. I guess in a way, I don't label myself as anything anymore. When people ask me what kind of political position I take, I just tell them that I believe in rights for everyone, regardless of race, sex, and religion. As long as you're nice to me and respect me, I'l be nice to you and respect you. Simple as that. The moment someone starts attacking me for being white, that doesn't make me want to "check my privilege" and agree with them, that puts me on the defensive because I feel like I am experiencing prejudice for the color of my skin. I understand that incidents do exist where white people gain unfair advantages over black people in some situations, and that's not right. However, there are other instances where races such as black people gain advantages over white people, and that's not right either. Privilege is all relative. That's not "reverse racism" by the way, it's plain racism. Racism is judging ANYONE by the color of their skin, whether black, white, or anything in between. Just my two cents on the matter.
Sierra Martin And why do they put women, blacks, Hispanics, Transgenders, gays, all in one group called the minority?? That's like me coming up to someone and telling them their worthless, because of they're black, because they're a woman, because they're gay, because they're transgender. They don't look at real issues. For example the wage gap between men and women, and they talk about how much they make yearly on an hourly wage. Now if you're a single mom who has to call off because of her kids more often then the men dude. You're going to make less money. We don't know how the study was conducted, and woman are still fairly new to the workplace and lots of businesses pay you based on your experience to work. So if you're a man who worked their for 10-20 years and you're a woman who worked their for 2, you're not going to get paid as much. I'm not saying that a wage gap doesn't exist, I'm just saying they need to look more carefully into it. I don't want something to go through that gives a set wage where you can't get paid lower or higher. You do a good job, you should get paid higher than the person who doesn't. Then the thing that says a white man is more likely going to get hired then a black person, did they look into why? The majority of black people comes from inner cities, and ghetto places and act ghetto, white people do too, but if a black man or white man or any man comes into an interview who acts like the thug on the street, I can guarantee you, that you're not going to get the job. I'm not saying that employers are racist, I'm saying racism is not always the issue here. Plus it's going to be a lot tougher to crack down on employers. It's their choice too or not too hire you and they can pick different reasons not to hire them.
Sierra Martin
My sentiments too, as someone who is centre left.
Sierra Martin Well said, and well written!
I've always been a Republican, but at one time I used to be a liberal. Then the regressive left chased me away and made me a cross between paleolibertarian and paleoconservative. I don't think I'll ever be a true-believer kind of Republican though, and I see totalitarian elements in both extremes of the political spectrum. I hang around in the center-right, with libertarian elements.
Sierra Martin I don't associate with any group either. If you think of it, there was no reason for me to do so in the first place; I'm registered as an independent as a result. I have my own beliefs and morals, and they don't seem to fall into either side.
From TYT to :PragerU. It's good to see people like Dave discover the truth just by simply listening to opinions he initially disagreed with.
@Greenhawk97 My dad gave me some wise words as a kid. "If you're young and conservative you have no heart, if you're old and liberal you have no brain."
Filip, your dad was Winston Churchill?
Donnchad Cliffdeweller I wish, he was a great man. My grandpa did fly in the 303rd RAF squadron so he got to meet him though.
" If the Left has any future in a country
Then that country has no future Left " Quote - A Wise Man
Oh that's good! I like that quote!
china is still alive
@@emad1166 Are you talking about an oppressive society ?
@@emad1166 -- China is actually far from left now. If you have even 27 IQ you can make out how crony-capitalistic they are. Just because they call their party as the Communist Party doesn't mean they are Left, or liberal or progressive.
The Communist Party used murder and repression to maintain their regime
Perfect Video. Could you guys tell me what's the program you using to make this video? Thank you for all the videos. They opened my eyes!