Our APush teacher made us spend two days listening to a reading of The Jungle. The only reaction I got from that novel, besides vomitting into my mouth, was joy from guessing the mystery document correctly.
Alicia Selvera I studied this in middle school lol...I was sick to my stomach and I didn't eat the meat in school cause it would always remind me of the books description..took me long to get over it lmao.
"I can only imagine how LONG and HARD you've worked to get the phrase beef-boner into the show and you finally did it." You have one sense of humor John
Mr. Green, you are simply THE BEST because unlike many many school teachers you don't scream, get neurotic or lose patience and you have precise and clear thoughts. Most importantly passion!
@@belizbaloglu9771 im 1000% depending on all the notes I took I actually can't belive I was gonna take this test with just my pencil out in a classsroom lolll
Hey! Thanks so much for what you do. I teach AP and Dual US History (and government and Eco) and use these to either introduce a unit or sum it up. They are awesome! Showing the TARDIS and using the phrase "timey wimey" just bumped you and your writers to the top of my high esteem list. These quiky ditties filled with both historical facts and current pop culture entertain my little nerds and broaden the horizons of my bright, but non-nerds as we go through and explain the references. Keep it up, you are very much appreciated.
to be fair, CC usually does a crappy job of communicating main ideas/events/consequences/relations/basically everything clearly and effectively. I find John's attempts at humor muddying and the graphics more distracting than helpful...that said, this is the only source I know that'll give me a summary/overview of whatever unit I'm working on atm...I get what they're trying to do, they're trying to keep it entertaining and engaging but I find it unhelpful. So yeah, that could be it.
Cheyenne Dobie Same. I'm more of a math and science person. Most people I know are really good at history and English, so I feel really dumb when they find a history lesson or English essay so simple when I'm completely lost. I guess that's why I want to become a mechanical engineer.
A video on the Progressive Era without mention of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire? One of the biggest work place tragedies in American History? The event responsible for nearly all workplace safety laws in the U.S.? That Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire? And you omitted it? Come on, man.
I love you. You've helped me understand the Progressive Era so much better, and I definitely needed this to get ready for my APUSH unit exam. Green, YOU are awesome.
As much as I like my AP teacher, APUSH doesn't let him teach everything in 2 semesters. So I gotta do, currently 8 AMSCO's and 40+ US History Crash Courses. The AP test in on April.
What's great about these videos is that they are highly informative but don't take themselves too seriously. Anyone else notice the Pokéball in the cornucopia?
Watching these videos transports me to a very specific time in my life and it is WILD because I'm supposed to watch these in teacher mode and instead I feel like I'm in 10th grade.
Wobblies! The I.W.W. was an amazing union, and they still are. Still, it's hard for any group to recover from having ALL OF THEIR UNION HALLS BURNED DOWN BY THE GOVERNMENT! 1917. It happened.
+Caleb Brown I'm cramming some study for a Gilded Age & Progressive Era test. We got so behind this year because of all the snow days we've recently had.
I've watched a number of your courses. One of the things I like about your series is that you talk really fast. If you are covering something I am familiar with, its not tedious to hear you talk about it. If its new to me, I can usually absorb the information. If I need to, its not a bother to back up and listen to the not fully assimilated section again. Good job, and entertaining in a "learning something important" way.
You saved my butt in a test that I study last minute for I’m not sure how to show my thankfulness to you but I want you to know that I’m thankful for you making these videos
As someone from the greenpartsofnotamerica these videos are really interesting, because we do learn about the period from the American revolution to the American Civil War in school but we always just stop there :)
"It goes 'bing' when there's stuff!" That's not the only thing I got out of this. Thanks for helping me truly understand the stuff that was discussed in my sadly boring history lectures. You are a godsend.
I used to be so blissfully ignorant of Jim Crow laws and blatant racism that the Rosa Parks story didn't even make sense to me when I first learned of it. ...and then my childhood died =(
1:36 This is why I love history so much. This question has been percolating in my mind for a while now. What happens when the majority gets it wrong? Is there a better system than having everyone get an equal vote? What if the majority of people in a democracy want something like slavery, [to use an example from past episodes]? Or what if they want to be short-sighted and burn fossil fuels without care of the consequences [to use an issue I'm greatly concerned about]? 9:42 And this is why I love this show so much. They ask hard questions, and they provide possible answers -- and often, more questions :P Any thoughts, enlightened CC viewers? :-)
I am not so sure if I would call myself enlightened but will give it a shot anyway. In order to grasp at the question which political system could give the best results I think we first have to ask the question of what is the nature of political action. It is basically a collective action that commonly effects proponents as well as opponents of each possible way within the system(so at the center of it there is almost always a conflict of interest that has to be resolved). Ergo the question is not only of who can make the best/most informed decisions but also of who is able to look past his/her specific/personal benefit the most and in which system the ruling body is least susceptible towards "illegitimate" manipulation by either side. The most direct form of democracy possible (every decision individually is up for vote) would commonly not have the benefit of high expertice in the field in which the decision is made but due to the broad nature of the ruler (in this case the populus) personal/specific beenifits are mostly not taken to account except for the possible manipulation due to political campains. As a form of polar opposite we could take a technocracy (a system in which the rulers are soley chosen due to ther expertice in the field the are making decision in), this sytem of course has the atvantage of being able to be the most informed one but runs a very high risk of manipulation in the form of corruption because this group would be a)rather small whereas each member has alot of influence and b)not answerable to anybody Combinations of the two are possible in a multitude of ways(one of which is more or less like the republican system). Personally a combination, I find most interesting in getting rid of 2 of the 3 problems, would be a forum of experts that present multiple well thought out options which are then up to vote by the populus although this system would still be in danger of being manipulated by campains aswell as bribes. I think to get rid of the last part can only be undertaken by a cultural shift itself which had to emphasize manipulation as one of the most offensive things a person could do. those are my two cents on the matter, I hope they are a good starting point for further thoughts PS: sorry for possibly many spelling mistakes (not a native english speaker)
That's not classical liberalism or democracy. Holding others' votes/opinions above another others' because one group's opinion is "enlightened", "correct" etc. creates a segregated country. Progressives and leftists today hold the idea that they are correct in all their endeavors because they are enlightened or whatever they may want to call themselves. Progressives are the antithesis of what they claim to be, as they create social disruption, segregation, and notably in the past and present: racism and just about every other -ism out there.
DeHerg Hey there, thank you for your very thought-provoking reply! And I didn't notice any spelling issues -- your English is very good! [Where you from?] I wanted to give myself some time to digest and think before I responded, so that's the main reason for the delay ;-) I don't think it really helped much :P seeing as I started going down my rabbit hole lol. I really like your way of framing the question into how much power do we want to give to experts vs. diluting power to limit corruption. I guess that really is the ultimate question when you think about governance. Of course there is also the other line to take of trying to foster an educated, fair-minded community, so that the need for enforcement is unnecessary in most matters. I really like your idea of a panel of experts presenting multiple options for the entire group to decide on. That is a really great point about the cultural shift. Thinking about all this really makes me think that it is really in the community's hands. Of course different systems will favor different results to some extent, but it makes me think that the population probably gets more or less what it wants no matter what system you use [with the exception of violent oligarchies/dictatorships obviously, then they have to fight for freedom first]. I tend to find myself always coming back to a limited government idea of just providing for the safety [military/police] of citizens and maybe a safety net for the most basic needs. I wonder too about making things very local-based, but then I always immediately worry about 'tribalism' and how alliances inevitably get formed between small groups against others who are opposed in some way. I guess another way of looking at government is that it is the choices we make about what we are going to pool our resources for. Ultimately why and when we do that is a question of values I suppose. So much to think about. :-)
Nick Allen Riiiight... So electing people and giving them more power than the average citizen is doing what exactly? Those individual's votes/opinions are literally 'above' others' because they are weighed in a pool of hundreds as opposed to millions. lol. Why would the left uniquely “hold the idea that they are correct in all their endeavors” and the right not? What are you even trying to say? Doesn't everyone hold the beliefs they do because they believe they are correct? I'm all for embracing complexity [one of this channel's main themes], being humble, and listening to differing opinions with respect. How is the left any better or worse than the right in this regard? Aren't both “sides” filled with people of all types?
I understood it that you meant that some citizens would have more weight to their votes than other citizens, in the case of voting for officials, which wouldn't and shouldn't work in the US.
This is a great series, you really present the information well given the limited time. Thank you for making these! They've been a Perfect way to go over concepts! 👍💕📚
To be honest, I have a crazy APUSH teacher that doesn't really teach so this is how I'm learning more in 15 minutes than 3.5 hours a week.
+RachelEverdeen that is so sad. Teachers should be teaching !!!! Hope it gets better for you!
+emthornsbury thanks so much for your kind words! I'm pushing through the 2nd semester and just trying to enjoy other classes as much as possible! :)
So tru
BIG MOOD IM STRUGGLIN
Omg same
All these AP history comments... I'm simply here for my U.S. history class lol
Chloe Marie Same!
Be glad, idk if I'm speaking for anyone else but my APUSH teacher is a joke, she legit doesn't teach, like in all seriousness
Chloe Marie FACTZ
Regress.
*YOU JUST GOT PRANKD*
Me too
To APUSH students:
We're all in this together
Test tomorrow, we made it!
Bruh, I have that test tomorrow.
same bro, the grind is real
Have a test tomorrow 🙏
90% of the comments: APUSH students. 10% of the comments people who are legitimately just interested in history
88% of comments: APUSH Crammers. 9% of comments: People interested in History. 2% of comments: Both. 1% of comments: Trolls
Most APUSH students are interested in history.
And you believe they are mutually exclusive?
@@RM-th9ur Can not confirm
You forgot about us non native speakers of english studying english 😢
Upton Sinclair later said, "I wanted to touch America's heart, but instead touched her stomach."
... Or something to that effect.
Damn
When your AP test is Friday so you're just watching the whole series
We all doin that.
+Lizzie Burnham SAME!!!
More like the morning of...
SAME
+Lizzie Burnham yep same two but now count how many shocks he had in all videos
Our APush teacher made us spend two days listening to a reading of The Jungle. The only reaction I got from that novel, besides vomitting into my mouth, was joy from guessing the mystery document correctly.
Alicia Selvera I studied this in middle school lol...I was sick to my stomach and I didn't eat the meat in school cause it would always remind me of the books description..took me long to get over it lmao.
What APUSH stands for
@@friendlycreature6375 AP us history
SAME
@@friendlycreature6375 Advanced Placement United States History
"I can only imagine how LONG and HARD you've worked to get the phrase beef-boner into the show and you finally did it." You have one sense of humor John
He should be a History teacher, like I have to take a test early on this and Gilded Age so watching his videos
but like he should be my history teacher cause yeah
Yeah I am writing an essay for APUSH on the progressive era and this video gives me enough information to write about it.
If pro is the opposite of con, what is the opposite of progress?
+Sir George Severn LEL DOOD SO CLEVAR Y U NOT RUNNING 4 PRES RYTE NAOW LOL GET IN ON DA RACE MAN THE ELECTION IS NXT YR
*****
*****?
You need to be 35.
Sir George Severn LEL 35 WUT DOOD YEARS DAYS MUNTHS OR ALL OF THE ABOVE
*****
35 years old.
Congress
Mr. Green, you are simply THE BEST because unlike many many school teachers you don't scream, get neurotic or lose patience and you have precise and clear thoughts. Most importantly passion!
I totally guessed "the Jungle" was going to be the mystery doc
He concluded so strongly that I was subconsciously waiting for "Hank I'll see you on Friday"
"touch your nose to prove literacy" - animations in this video do not have noses. Great. Good.
*AGGRESSIVELY WATCHES THE ENTIRE SERIES IN ONE NIGHT TRYING TO CRAM FOR THE APUSH FINAL*
Amen. Test is tomorrow, and I'm prepared to get a 2.
Col. Sanders same brother
This is the first time I guessed the Mystery Document author! GO ME!
Shiftyeyedog same!!!!!
Who else is here cramming for the Online AP exam?🤪
@@belizbaloglu4400 honestly were lucky we get to have study guides out
Elda Desta truly
@@belizbaloglu9771 im 1000% depending on all the notes I took I actually can't belive I was gonna take this test with just my pencil out in a classsroom lolll
i want to cry lmao
@@JohnBrown-dx8kp same
Hey! Thanks so much for what you do. I teach AP and Dual US History (and government and Eco) and use these to either introduce a unit or sum it up. They are awesome! Showing the TARDIS and using the phrase "timey wimey" just bumped you and your writers to the top of my high esteem list. These quiky ditties filled with both historical facts and current pop culture entertain my little nerds and broaden the horizons of my bright, but non-nerds as we go through and explain the references. Keep it up, you are very much appreciated.
The Rush joke at the beginning earned you my undying loyalty
4:05
"I aimed for the heart of America, but I hit it in the stomach"
- Upton Sinclair
2 hours till the exam.
I am watching this at twice speed...
Welp...
Procrastination is great!
Madison Leigh 56 minutes until the exam
When your APUSH TEST is in two days and you just finished chapter 30
i'm so screwed
Watch it on x2 speed
We didnt even get to chapter 30
Why is it so hard for me to understand history? I have practically no idea of what you just said.
to be fair, CC usually does a crappy job of communicating main ideas/events/consequences/relations/basically everything clearly and effectively. I find John's attempts at humor muddying and the graphics more distracting than helpful...that said, this is the only source I know that'll give me a summary/overview of whatever unit I'm working on atm...I get what they're trying to do, they're trying to keep it entertaining and engaging but I find it unhelpful. So yeah, that could be it.
Same. I suck at history
Cheyenne Dobie Same. I'm more of a math and science person. Most people I know are really good at history and English, so I feel really dumb when they find a history lesson or English essay so simple when I'm completely lost. I guess that's why I want to become a mechanical engineer.
Michael LastName I'm a history and English guy.... You should be happy because math and science gives you jobs.
He actually made progressivism hard to understand but it is easy.
When you say "the first book", does that mean you have barfed on multiple occasions while reading?
fartzinwind idk
LMAO
fartzinwind trogdor
Chapter 3 of fast food nation
BEEF BONER
Anyone watching in 2019? This is super helpful (where we started and where we are)
REDISCOVERING ME 2020 my dude
Kendra600 yep
how do you talk so much with out breathing????????????????? :O
+Dylan Eidson Jump cuts, man.
Power of editing.
A video on the Progressive Era without mention of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire? One of the biggest work place tragedies in American History? The event responsible for nearly all workplace safety laws in the U.S.? That Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire? And you omitted it? Come on, man.
Decetop my thought exactly too
He also omitted the Battle of Blair Mountain the largest Labor Uprising in American History and the largest uprising since the American Civil War.
I'm just glad John is helping me not fail my AP US history test tomorrow. Thank you to crash course!
Good luck to everyone tomorrow!!!
OTP means "one true pairing" meaning Hazel and Agustus were people's favorite combination of characters in fandom, in case anyone was wondering.
I love you. You've helped me understand the Progressive Era so much better, and I definitely needed this to get ready for my APUSH unit exam. Green, YOU are awesome.
is he kinda awkwardly cute or is it just 1am and my brain is fried from studying for my test tomorrow..
Who else got the AP US test tomorrow ?
Same!!!
I do too!!! Good luck!!! :)
Bug Granger yup, that late night cramming be very much real
Link6579 IS ANYONE IN THE NEW YORK TIME ZONE WHO WANTS TO TELL ME THE ESSAY PROMTS TOMORROW?
Daniela Hernani sorry im from California
YES I WAS RIGHT ON THE MYSTERY DOCUMENT. BOUT TO ACE THIS FINAL!
The "Wibbly Wobbly" got me
As much as I like my AP teacher, APUSH doesn't let him teach everything in 2 semesters. So I gotta do, currently 8 AMSCO's and 40+ US History Crash Courses. The AP test in on April.
What's great about these videos is that they are highly informative but don't take themselves too seriously.
Anyone else notice the Pokéball in the cornucopia?
+Kevin R. I noticed the Pokeball as well
Watching these videos transports me to a very specific time in my life and it is WILD because I'm supposed to watch these in teacher mode and instead I feel like I'm in 10th grade.
Me: seeing all these AP comments
Also Me here before taking my junior yr history final: “Heyy...how y’all doing”
Wobblies! The I.W.W. was an amazing union, and they still are. Still, it's hard for any group to recover from having ALL OF THEIR UNION HALLS BURNED DOWN BY THE GOVERNMENT! 1917. It happened.
Anyone else here for APUSH finals
yes.
+Caleb Brown I'm cramming some study for a Gilded Age & Progressive Era test. We got so behind this year because of all the snow days we've recently had.
+Hi, I'm Sky You sound lucky. I have a test from the Progressive Era to the start of the Cold Wars tomorrow.
no...
Caleb Brown what the hell is “APUSH”?
I get so excited when we watch Crash Course during social studies because John Green is hella rad ❤️
no better place to be at 2 am, 8 hours before the exam :)
I've watched a number of your courses. One of the things I like about your series is that you talk really fast. If you are covering something I am familiar with, its not tedious to hear you talk about it. If its new to me, I can usually absorb the information. If I need to, its not a bother to back up and listen to the not fully assimilated section again. Good job, and entertaining in a "learning something important" way.
You saved my butt in a test that I study last minute for I’m not sure how to show my thankfulness to you but I want you to know that I’m thankful for you making these videos
Cramming on the day before the test. People tell me not to do it but I can't help myself
Who’s here cramming the day of the May 2020 exam.
To anyone cramming these videos the day before the test, best of luck :)
Rockwall you too!!! im freakin scared of the short answers but aNYWaYs good luck to you
Jennifer Torres Thanks, just finished and I found it pretty easy
Lol, doing this before a different test, but I'll be coming back in May.
Keaton Spell Well, it’s May. I got to take it tomorrow RIP
Rockwall Really? Thanks, that gives me some confidence.
John, I have to say this is my favorite US History episode yet. Thanks for watching? No sir, thank you for sharing this with us all.
Pointing to Germany....... *points to all of Eastern Europe* ok nice job John.
This definetely helping me out with my American Studies class. It's much easier to remember like this
Test is tomorrow boys, time to start studying
omg me toooo
"your nephew's sister's cousin" translates to either, 'your son/daughter' or 'your nephew/niece'
Or it could be your niece's cousin (to whom you are unrelated)
Now I know I'm not the only one who always thinks of "wibbly wobbly timey wimey" when I hear wobbly! You have totally earned my respect ;)
Thanks!
Didn't bother to learn this when we reviewed it... and now the AP test is Friday...
F
So turns out my DBQ was on this 😂 Thank you crash course 🙏
'CRAMMIN #APUSH2k16
+Aaron Stewart LOL TRU
+Aaron Stewart Same tho
BRO IM CRAMMIN IN 2019 YEET
When you have a test the next day and don't want to read your history book, so you just watch the entire series on repeat for 24hrs.
After reading the comments I feel weird watching these for my own enjoyment rather than for a course.
As someone from the greenpartsofnotamerica these videos are really interesting, because we do learn about the period from the American revolution to the American Civil War in school but we always just stop there :)
As a potterhead I appreciate all the HP references.
Watching Crash Course the night before the APUSH exam at 2x speed
gotta get that 3
"'Broad participatory democracy doesn't always result in an effective government' he said, sounding like the Chinese national Communist Party" hahah
I listen to these lectures while working in a hotel kitchen, and I've got to say, they keep me sane. Stay in school kids.
John with the Prog Rock shoutout! xD
Thanks for calling on my favorite genre.
That moment when you know the author of the mystery document before it's revealed.
"Yasssssssss"
I never thought I would know the mystery document!
YES finally I see a picture of rush in a non rush video.
Ikr
john must be an 80s kid lol
"It goes 'bing' when there's stuff!" That's not the only thing I got out of this. Thanks for helping me truly understand the stuff that was discussed in my sadly boring history lectures. You are a godsend.
instead of being in class for 2 hours trying to learn this i can learn this in 15 mins this dude is a life saver
I used to be so blissfully ignorant of Jim Crow laws and blatant racism that the Rosa Parks story didn't even make sense to me when I first learned of it.
...and then my childhood died =(
when everyone is saying AP history struggles and you have this for your grade 7 US history class
That was me back in 7th grade too lol, but now I'm back 4 years later for APUSH... wish I could go back.
Olivia D nah me be wishing I was in first grade 😂
I'd suggest a caption for the libertage but I'm afraid I'm 3 years late...
+Tinbit Berhanu o my god yes
Love this guy! Going back and watching all of them again. Where is you sure, we need more content!
John Green still here, helping desperate students pass their history exams in 2020, thanks John
6 no-shocks to 4 shocks. Great work John. You might just make it to the Mystery Document Playoffs, if you know what I mean.
I would be learning a lot more in American History if you were my professor.
John Green's hands literally can't stop moving. lmao
Thank you John Green for helping me study at the last minute for my US history test.
i'm new to the US and i'm in US history and this helps me more than my teacher, thank you
OMG yes! John finally said Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey! Allons-y!
The exam is here my friends
I don't watch these for APUSH, I watch them for College.
Jackson Taylor same
I've got my US History midterm on Monday. This is extremely helpful
This week, you are a saviour to all A level students in this godforsaken land, Mr Green.
Lol, we watch these in my U.S. History Class! They're awesome! Love John Green's books btw😂💕
3:54 so what was the second book? paper towns?
Thumbed up for Rush.
Same
1:36 This is why I love history so much. This question has been percolating in my mind for a while now. What happens when the majority gets it wrong? Is there a better system than having everyone get an equal vote? What if the majority of people in a democracy want something like slavery, [to use an example from past episodes]? Or what if they want to be short-sighted and burn fossil fuels without care of the consequences [to use an issue I'm greatly concerned about]?
9:42 And this is why I love this show so much. They ask hard questions, and they provide possible answers -- and often, more questions :P
Any thoughts, enlightened CC viewers? :-)
I am not so sure if I would call myself enlightened but will give it a shot anyway.
In order to grasp at the question which political system could give the best results I think we first have to ask the question of what is the nature of political action. It is basically a collective action that commonly effects proponents as well as opponents of each possible way within the system(so at the center of it there is almost always a conflict of interest that has to be resolved).
Ergo the question is not only of who can make the best/most informed decisions but also of who is able to look past his/her specific/personal benefit the most and in which system the ruling body is least susceptible towards "illegitimate" manipulation by either side.
The most direct form of democracy possible (every decision individually is up for vote) would commonly not have the benefit of high expertice in the field in which the decision is made but due to the broad nature of the ruler (in this case the populus) personal/specific beenifits are mostly not taken to account except for the possible manipulation due to political campains.
As a form of polar opposite we could take a technocracy (a system in which the rulers are soley chosen due to ther expertice in the field the are making decision in), this sytem of course has the atvantage of being able to be the most informed one but runs a very high risk of manipulation in the form of corruption because this group would be a)rather small whereas each member has alot of influence and b)not answerable to anybody
Combinations of the two are possible in a multitude of ways(one of which is more or less like the republican system).
Personally a combination, I find most interesting in getting rid of 2 of the 3 problems, would be a forum of experts that present multiple well thought out options which are then up to vote by the populus although this system would still be in danger of being manipulated by campains aswell as bribes.
I think to get rid of the last part can only be undertaken by a cultural shift itself which had to emphasize manipulation as one of the most offensive things a person could do.
those are my two cents on the matter, I hope they are a good starting point for further thoughts
PS: sorry for possibly many spelling mistakes (not a native english speaker)
That's not classical liberalism or democracy. Holding others' votes/opinions above another others' because one group's opinion is "enlightened", "correct" etc. creates a segregated country. Progressives and leftists today hold the idea that they are correct in all their endeavors because they are enlightened or whatever they may want to call themselves. Progressives are the antithesis of what they claim to be, as they create social disruption, segregation, and notably in the past and present: racism and just about every other -ism out there.
DeHerg
Hey there, thank you for your very thought-provoking reply! And I didn't notice any spelling issues -- your English is very good! [Where you from?] I wanted to give myself some time to digest and think before I responded, so that's the main reason for the delay ;-) I don't think it really helped much :P seeing as I started going down my rabbit hole lol.
I really like your way of framing the question into how much power do we want to give to experts vs. diluting power to limit corruption.
I guess that really is the ultimate question when you think about governance. Of course there is also the other line to take of trying to foster an educated, fair-minded community, so that the need for enforcement is unnecessary in most matters.
I really like your idea of a panel of experts presenting multiple options for the entire group to decide on.
That is a really great point about the cultural shift. Thinking about all this really makes me think that it is really in the community's hands. Of course different systems will favor different results to some extent, but it makes me think that the population probably gets more or less what it wants no matter what system you use [with the exception of violent oligarchies/dictatorships obviously, then they have to fight for freedom first].
I tend to find myself always coming back to a limited government idea of just providing for the safety [military/police] of citizens and maybe a safety net for the most basic needs. I wonder too about making things very local-based, but then I always immediately worry about 'tribalism' and how alliances inevitably get formed between small groups against others who are opposed in some way.
I guess another way of looking at government is that it is the choices we make about what we are going to pool our resources for. Ultimately why and when we do that is a question of values I suppose.
So much to think about. :-)
Nick Allen
Riiiight... So electing people and giving them more power than the average citizen is doing what exactly? Those individual's votes/opinions are literally 'above' others' because they are weighed in a pool of hundreds as opposed to millions.
lol. Why would the left uniquely “hold the idea that they are correct in all their endeavors” and the right not? What are you even trying to say? Doesn't everyone hold the beliefs they do because they believe they are correct?
I'm all for embracing complexity [one of this channel's main themes], being humble, and listening to differing opinions with respect. How is the left any better or worse than the right in this regard? Aren't both “sides” filled with people of all types?
I understood it that you meant that some citizens would have more weight to their votes than other citizens, in the case of voting for officials, which wouldn't and shouldn't work in the US.
I'm just saying, but I would LOVE it if you guys did a Crash Course in Canadian History series
When the APUSH Exam is tomorrow...
teehee...I guessed the document. Alright, let me at that AP test!
My apush test is tomorrow and im binging crash course lol
I have a midterm tomorrow and this helps more than you could imagine...
I have 4 essays on this era due this week and we only have a week.. gotta love online express courses
This is a great series, you really present the information well given the limited time. Thank you for making these! They've been a Perfect way to go over concepts! 👍💕📚
I actually got the mystery document!
The greatest nation on earth...ever.
Ronan S true
Lol no.
I’d like to thank this video for getting me thru my reform prompt for my APUSH DBQ
"Wibly Wobly Timey Wimey"
Another great reference! IDK why but him rfrencing stuff i know about makes my day