Left or Liberal? | 5 Minute Video
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- Опубликовано: 2 сен 2018
- Tell the average American you’re a liberal and they’ll assume you’re on the political left. Yet, leftists and liberals hold very different positions on key issues. In this video, Dennis Prager explains how the tenets of liberalism like a belief in capitalism and free speech have more in common with conservatism than with the identity politics and racial resentment preached by the left.
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What’s the difference between a liberal and a leftist?
This question stumps most people because they think liberal and left are essentially the same.
But they’re not. In fact, liberalism and leftism have almost nothing in common. But the left has appropriated the word “liberal” so effectively almost everyone-liberals, leftists and conservatives-thinks they are synonymous. But they’re not.
Let me offer you six examples:
1. Race:
This is probably the most obvious difference between liberal and left. The liberal position on race has always been a) the color of a person’s skin is insignificant and b) those who believe race is significant are racists. Meanwhile, the left believes the very opposite. To the left, it’s the liberal attitude toward race-it’s unimportant-that is racist. That’s why the University of California officially lists the statement, “There is only one race, the human race” as racist.
And liberals have always been passionately committed to racial integration, while the left is increasingly committed to racial segregation-such as all-black dormitories and separate black graduations at universities.
2. Capitalism:
Liberals have always been pro-capitalism, because liberals are committed to free enterprise and because they know capitalism is the only way to lift great numbers of people out of poverty. It is true that liberals want government to play a bigger role in the economy than conservatives do, but liberals never opposed capitalism, and they were never for socialism. Opposition to capitalism and advocacy of socialism are left-wing values.
3. Nationalism:
Liberals believe in the nation-state, whether that nation is the United States, Brazil, or France. But because the left divides the world by class rather than by national identity, the left has always opposed nationalism. So, while liberals have always wanted to protect American sovereignty and borders, the left is for open borders.
When the writers of Superman were liberals, Superman was a proud American whose very motto was “Truth, justice, and the American way.” But that all changed a few years ago, when left-wing writers took over the comic strip and had Superman renounce his American citizenship to be a citizen of the world.
The left has contempt for nationalism, seeing it as the road to fascism. Better that we should all be “citizens of the world” in a world without borders.
4. View of America:
Liberals have always venerated America. Watch American films from the 1930s through the 1950s and you will be watching overtly patriotic, America-celebrating films-virtually all produced, directed and acted by liberals. Liberals were quite aware of America’s imperfections, but they agreed with Abraham Lincoln that America is “the last, best hope of earth.” The left, however, believes the left is the last, best hope of earth and regards America as racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, violent, and imperialistic.
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In Australia the Liberal Party is the right wing party.
jesus christ!
Maybe the American leftists stole the liberal from the American right wing .
Grace C No, most leftists including myself see being called a liberal an insult. Conservatives call liberals leftists because anything remotely left of conservatism is communism in the USA apparently.
@@mysteriousmuffin6017 that's odd complaint from someone whose tag is comrade and whose avatar says communist
xpusostomos Yeah, I never said I was a liberal now did I?
In Japan liberal party (Liberal Democratic Party) is a right wing party.
In Japan, Conservatism IS Liberalism, and Liberalism is Conservatism. Isn't that correct?
It's expected. Backwards first and last names, backwards party names.
In Brazil too
@@marcoantonio9151
Yeah, but the Social Liberal party in Brazil before Bolsonaro was actually Social Liberal. Now it's Conservative and 0% Liberal, maybe in Economic affairs
Yeah well, Japan also has far more pride in its own culture and nation. Something that the West needs to regain.
1:12 Ah yes, the good old INTREAGORIAATLION
*I've been saying for 10 years that we need to stop calling anyone who doesn't support Classical Liberalism and Libertarianism a "Liberal".*
Why not start calling libertarians by there name instead of calling theme liberals?
@@keepingbloodpuretypenation5906 I wish people would do that. I also would like it if people would do some research before they condemn someone. Being a conservative libertarian is truly an awesome thing, I want the best schools, police, fire and boarders without all of the "handouts" that I see. In California the state is giving away free cell phones with internet access to just about anyone that claims they can't pay for their own... I want out of hear so bad but I have to wait to see where my kids wind up after college is done and they move onto their careers, then I will be packing up and following them out of here (and never coming back).
@@richardfowler3254 Get few Cell phones befor you leave than.
As a leftist it would be appreciated.
What about Modern Liberalism? (Social Liberalism, Modern Liberalism is the name here in America)
"Everything the Left touches, it ruins" - DP
I miss starwars and when I could take a feminist seriously
There's this Ladytron song called "Destroy Everything You Touch." It's about a psychopathic ex, but whenever I hear the term leftist or progressive, I hear that song in my head...."Do not know what you steal/Shakes your hand/Takes your gun..." (The song: ruclips.net/video/JTTwlAT_AwU/видео.html )
@RUclips Darling Rolls eyes, you are exactly the same as a third wave feminist. Or Antifa calling itself anti-Fascist. Do you know the definition of hypocrisy or paradoxical?
And what has conservatives created ?
would you please explain what DP is?
I'm curious
You can't say
I support freedom of speech *BUT*
@Deus Dex
*Not your feels oh noooooooooooooooooo0000000*
I mean, I don't know any major political movement that supports the idea that you can say literally anything- you can't shout fire in a crowded building, you can't slander people, you can't make false criminal accusations, you can't make threats. Lets not pretend this is a black/white issue.
@@mankytoes
That's called lying
But it's completely free to say what you think and what you feel
(It's recommend to not be a dick about it but it's not forced)
Deus Dex But they're speech crimes, no? "Incitement to violence" is extremely subjective. If I say "Deus Dex is a scumbag", am I inciting violence against you? What if I say "unless we stop Deus Dex, they will destroy us?" "Deus Dex must be silenced by any means necessary". Like in England, someone tweeted that an airport should be bombed because of delays. They got arrested. But in context, it was pretty clear it was a joke. That's an extra complication, right?
You want this to be a simple dichotomy. Us, the good guys, want free speech. Them, the bad guys, don't. Life is not a dichotomy. I can see you doing that because you've decided I'm on the "other side" and am saying opposing freedom of speech is acceptable. I'm usually on the free speech side in these arguments.
I support freedom of speech but promoting violence is never acceptable...
I always thought I wasn't a liberal because all the self proclaimed liberals I knew did not share any of my philosophical viewpoints.
liberals : everyone should be treated equally regarless of their ethnicity , race or skin color because we are all humans and race is'nt something we should think about.
leftiests : your race matter , if you are white you have white privillage , if you balong to a racual minority then you are oppressed even if you were born to wealthy family or had good grades . races should be separated and treated differently .
so true... that is jsut one examples of why the left and liberalism are so different
No, it's called a younger commenter that doesn't even know basic realities. Quit living is such a shallow world.
Wikipedia:
Classical liberalism is a political tradition and a branch of liberalism that advocates free market and laissez-faire economics and civil liberties under the rule of law, with special emphasis on individual autonomy, limited government, economic freedom, political freedom and freedom of speech.[1] Classical liberalism, contrary to liberal branches like social liberalism, looks more negatively on social policies, taxation and the state involvement in the lives of individuals, and it advocates deregulation.[2]
Liberalism believes in free market capitalism more right wing
left is more socialist and non capitalist that is all you need to know
Left is pretty much neo-marxist and subversive to the Western culture.
" I wholly disapprove of what you say. But I will defend to the death your right to say it."
Love this.
Then you might like Voltaire who is the person usually credited for saying the first iteration of it.
Do any of us really want to lay down our lives so that a communist can have his say? I wouldn't.
@@danmart1879 Defend to the death, not lay down my life. There is a big difference.
Probably the most important quote of this current era.
I'm late to the party but to anyone reading this do not let them take your guns, it is your constitutional right.
to make it even more confusing for you peeps, in australia our conservative party is called the "liberal" party and so we have to use either "leftist" for the left wing party or "labor" it just shows how the political association of words can totally reverse over time
If you control the meaning of words, you greatly influence the dialog.
@@comesahorseman ...I think George Orwell made that point in his novel "1984"...
@@miklosernoehazy8678: exactly.
Liberals are more liberal than the ALP. I’ll be voting Liberal for the first time in the next election. I’m so sick of the left.
meh, everything in Australia is upside-down ;)
This feels more like a left-bad, liberalism-okay video than educational video.
Thank you for educating us ! Excellent.
@@avz_wastakenshut you pie hole leftist ! eeee
I'm a lifelong liberal. I agree with this completely.
I've marched for gays, marched for the poor, volunteered for the homeless, volunteered with kids, watched and supported a longtime family friend transition from female to male - not to mention my mother and I both currently have jobs teaching underprivileged minorities in major urban areas. I've called myself a feminist since I was twelve. I'm a racial mixed-bag - half Jewish, half everything else. In college, I worked in a lab studying ethnic disparities in healthcare for two years. I was President of both the Gay-Straight Alliance and the Thespian Society in high school. I'm pretty much the DEFINITION of an Uberlib.
And I am SO SICK of leftists coming in and mucking up my liberalism. Conservatives are my friends and countrymen - hearing them demonized as racist, sexist, and evil sickens my heart. But what truly disgusts me is hearing things like "ban hate speech" and "nationalism = white supremacy" presented as LIBERAL arguments. I've always thought liberalism is about freedom, and unlimited free speech (including hate speech), and nationalism, are two of the greatest tools for freedom ever to be developed by humanity.
I'm a lifelong Democratic voter, but I've started voting Republican the past few years, because I feel that, as a LIBERAL, Republicans are currently doing a better job of defending my values.
It honestly breaks my heart a little to have had faith in the left all my life, and to have had people I thought were friends tell me I'm racist and sexist - even though I'm a feminist activist who teaches inner-city blacks and Hispanics for a living, even though I'm part Hispanic, Arab, and North African myself - simply because I won't agree 100% with their statements. That has literally happened to me, multiple times, in the past 3-4 years - I agreed with someone I thought was a friend, but because I didn't agree with them ENOUGH, they attacked my character, and in several cases completely cut ties with me afterwards. One woman - my roommate and best friend at the time - not only cut off ties from me entirely (the same day she moved out, not kidding), but said I was 'dangerous,' simply because I politely disagreed with her boyfriend when her boyfriend vehemently said, "ALL sexism boils down to male violence against women." I didn't disagree that that was probably the worst part of sexism - I just said that I happened to know women who'd been victimized in a sexist way by women, and men who'd been victimized by men, and it was more complicated than that, and I didn't agree with being so reductionist. But nope. That wasn't me having an honest discussion with friends about an interesting social issue. That was me being a hateful sexist. That was me being DANGEROUS. Literally 'too dangerous to stay friends with.'
I can't be the only liberal who feels this way, who is sick and tired of having to guard his lips all the time, sick of having to hide perfectly average opinions, sick of being afraid that coworkers, friends, bosses, etc. will attack me if I say the wrong thing. Sick of my country - which despite its imperfections, protects not only its own poor and downtrodden, but the world's poor and downtrodden, more than any other country in history - having its name and character dragged through the mud.
Thank you, Dennis Prager, and other conservatives like you, who've been warm and welcoming to me and other liberals like me in this crazy time. Thank you for making these arguments. Thank you for sticking up for us, and for having our backs.
Yeah I love Dave Rubin :) I actually got to thank him in person when I saw Jordan Peterson speak outside Philadelphia - he and Candace Owens entered the lobby at the same time as me, so I called out to them. They were both extremely gracious, and paused to thank me back before going on. True class acts in the best sense.
And thanks for the encouragement. I live in Manhattan - it feels pretty lonely here sometimes, lol.
Shit you're an embarrassment.
Did you adopt a kid from Haiti as well?
LandInbetween and if so, what’s your problem with that?
*applauds* 👏👏👏
Keep standing for the Truth , its our only defense against Tyranny!
Iam a liberal. I want as much freedom as possible without harming other people. I also want a free market.
@themailman43
That's what happen when you have only 2 shitty alternatives....
(IK there are more parties but they are too small then they will never gain a seat in the house or electoral votes)
@themailman43
Yeah it is not bad if you are a conservative....
But for the liberals, there is only a left wing party to vote for, since they are for liberalism
@themailman43
They are getting inspired by some European leftists, that as you know they are more radical left than the Dems in the US by a good amount...
That's why some liberals become progressive, socialists and very far left like Elizabeth Warren and AOC.
That's the problem, some of whom are becoming marxists who separate them from other liberals, but they have only 1 party to vote for if they are not conservatives Republicans... that's a problem.
BTW I am from the middle east and Not America lol
@themailman43
Indeed actually I understand politics really well just in general and I never understand why AOC and Bernie want so badly to change the economic system if most of the people think the economy in the US is in a good place right now ...
I mean won't it be better to do something about the illegal immigration that costs billions every year.
I am not really a conservative either tho
this free market is just open boarders and the end of nation state and etnicity...no white people..because it is different for white people..they dont get white babies when they choose to intermix..that is the dominant result..open ones eyes and see around you and you will see that this is the norm reguarding mixing...ending in children not looking like the white parent!!
Beautiful segment!
Thanks for this. I was one of many who thought liberal was the same as the left. Love Prager U
This video is inaccurate and misleading in some ways. It’s inaccurate in many ways and overgeneralises many political view points into one. A leftist who supports authoritarian socialism/communism will be against free speech if they managed to get power, but will usually be for free speech until that point, as they need to to campaign. Other leftists, such as democratic socialists are very pro free speech. You can’t lump those groups in together at all, leftist infighting is a big problem within leftist spaces for this reason. They have no real political power in the US, partially due to leftist infighting, mostly due to the war on red and misinformation campaigns. Such as people not knowing the difference between liberal and leftist, or between conservative and fascist.
Most of his points here refer to liberals aswell when he talks about the left. Generally, leftists aren’t focused on culture wars, they’re focused on wanting capitalism gone. Liberals focus on culture wars aswell as the right.
This is not an educational video.
1:13 - ah yes. intreagcriaatlion
I died when I saw this
Lol
Lmao u get dah drift don’t u?
Made me laugh 😆
#sosimpseptember, proud of u luke
Only Americans call leftists "liberals". In France "liberal" means that you're right-wing economically speaking.
Edit : it comes from "libertarian" (right-wing economically speaking) different than "liberal". But we say "a liberal" or "he is liberal" to talk about libertarian.
Liberal/total is on the Y axis, the right/ left wing is on the x axis, the modern right is more liberal tho.
NPC 86740296 Same in Argentina. In fact, “liberal” is kind of a bad word for leftists.
We live in the USA.
Who cares what they do.
@@hotrodray6802 you should. late stage capitalism not exactly showing its greatest side eh
@@bySenseGFX "Late Stage capitalism not exactly showing it[s] greatest side [eh]"...
You still have products to buy, and we still have things to sell you.
Capitalism for the win. Again.
Please read the US Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and then read the Federalist Papers. Then tell us what you disagree with. If you have not read those, you are unworthy to speak on such topics.
Very informative video
So helpful 💯💯💯
"There's only one race, the human race" slap wHaT aBoUt NaScAr
LOL good one!
thats it thats the best comment
I don't believe you now run along back to your world of fantasy and make believe.
@@sarahhess464 look out boys, we got ourselves a fake fan
@@sarahhess464 Hey what's up Psychopath, I hope you don't eat as much as you pew bullets at a target of a brown kid. We need you in shape to run and protect us!
I am a conservative nationalist by heart. And I have no issue with classical liberals. We need to progress in the right direction (politically), not be left to the demise of leftist politics and gloablist agendas.
Heckler with all respect sir as a liberal I would appreciate it if people would stop using the term classical liberal and just use liberal. please denounce the left as liberal whenever you hear someone use the term liberal as a synonym for leftism. we need to strike back and strike hard and strike fast to destroy left-wing propaganda.
at least we can thank the left for one thing, they have managed to unite liberals and conservatives by getting us to unite through the last person many of us thought we would ever vote for. 🤣🤣🤣
#UnitedWeStand 🇱🇷
#Liberals4Trump 🇱🇷
Agreed.
I like the fact you said nationalist only, i HATE the fact that i should say CIVIC NATIONALISM rather than Nationalism because I'm scared of being called a racist...
Heckler but globalism is pretty good and free market
Conservativitism is actually grown out of classical liberalism, it was however a reaction to radicalism of the French revolution, part of that radicalism was in fact hyper nationalism as well
Great breakdown, thank you
I’m sure a lot of people appreciate you making the distinction
In Sweden, our right-wing party is liberal-conservative.
whait, you can be conservative and liberal at the same time? and to be clear Im not talking bout libertarian but liberal
@@awake7586 yes, in the netherlands the liberals and conservative are forming a coalition.
@@awake7586 only in us liberalism equals progressivism,but in the another countries liberalism is a more moderate right libertarianism
@@blazehell8894 nah I’m from Canada and the liberal party is our left wing one
@@declaniii6324 get rid of the left
Well.... thats only in america, pretty much every other country in the world associates liberalism whit the right wing.
and in every country(including America) the conservative wing accusing the mainstream media to be left wing
It depends on what you mean by liberal i bet most of those right wing parties who belive they are liberals are economicly liberal and culturally left
@@kfoxin3545 ??????????
@@kfoxin3545 They are accusing them for that BECAUSE the mainstream media is very PC (Politically Correct), meaning they say that anyone has the right to come to America/Europe. They are not against open borders. They also accept the "36 gender and you have the right to choose which one is yours"-agenda, They say that BLM is so great and they refuse to accept/tell the people that BLM is a lefties/communistic ideology. They are so PC - and they are always defending the left. Etc etc. No wonder the mainstream media is called left-winged.
@@roinerov9348 Yeah but how is it that the media in almost all the countries are like that? not just the US.
Besides, what's wrong with 36 genders? what's wrong with accepting immigrants to come to the USA to work and build a life?
about BLM I'm not sure yet.
This is so clear ! Thank you!
Very educational thank you
I'm a moderate liberal and I couldn't agree more with what Dennis Prager said in this video. As much as I disagree with some right-winged, conservative values, they are a much better and sensible bunch than the not-so-progressive left.
Ur still a midget
Libertarian for the win!
Luca I’m conservative I actually respect liberals more than leftist progressives imbeciles who can’t grasp logic this world is doomed including western civilisation and its values including its culture and its stability
I respect your opinion peace be with you
Luca - that’s because conservatives believe in reason and empirical evidence while the left believes in feelings and their virtue relies upon the group’s approval
Kzizzles - No. Although I agree in theory with Libertarian principals, the party itself is run by far-left radicals in disguise like Gary Johnson (who ironically used to be a republican).
As a Conservative, I support classical liberals. I may not agree with them on everything but I still support them. The Leftists are not true liberals. They are Marxists, socialists, communists, fascists disguised as liberals. I know people who are classic liberals (or libertarians) and I agree with them that leftists and Conservatives shouldn't become tyrants and use the government to enforce their views. I'll admit, I am Liberal/Libertarian some some things. Like for example, while I disagree with homosexuality and I believe it's wrong and sinful, I don't want laws passed banning homosexuality and I will not use the government to knock down the doors of homosexuals and dragged them away for being homosexual. I believe in a homosexual's right to be left alone and to live their life in peace. It's the same thing with atheists. While I disagree with atheism, I don't want to ban it. You have the right to believe in God and the right not to believe in God.
I do totally understand where Classic Liberals/Libertarians are coming from. That's why I support them. I don't care if you are Black, White, Asian, Hispanic/Latino, male, female, gay, straight, Christian or Atheist...if you love America, freedom and Liberty and are a Conservative or Classic Liberal/Libertarian, I will support you and side with you.
Sara Lenau what about a Muslim who is a conservative and a classic liberal
By the way I’m a conservative and I am Muslim and I respect people’s beliefs and religions I have no problem with anyone having a different faith through natural law people are free do what they want so as long they do not harm others and act immoral I live in the U.K. I am half Persian and British and I regret living in the U.K. due to the U.K. becoming a communist state unfortunately
I really admire and respect the American constitution including your values and culture and I am huge fan of the founding fathers and what they stood for
May gods blessings and peace be upon you sister 🙏🏽
Radman Pedram If you are true believer of your religion, it clearly demands many things that are completely antithetical to this countries values, people's, and other religions.
There are peaceful Muslims, until they have the majority, than they are no longer peaceful and Islam is forced upon all. Even the peaceful Muslim will be killed by the more devout Muslims. You seem like a nice person, but Islam is not, and anyone who believes otherwise is a fool.
TheKnowerseeker read luke 19:27 before you cast the first stone. Both , Christianity and Islam have had bad streaks on humanity....their common denominator is their conservatism
@@mr.e3894 The difference is Christianity was extremely misunderstood by most followers of it throughout history.
Jonathan Cole the bible is full of contradictions. In one scripture God is loving and merciful and in another, he will command the killing of a man for picking up sticks. Its these contradictions that have given rise to tens of thousands of Christian sects and cults throughout the centuries. A passage that you might translate a certain way, can easily be translated to mean something completely different to another. Doesn't excuse the attrocities committed in the name of Christianity...
Thank you for this.
Thanks for the video.
My wife and I started talking a lot of politics lately. We share the same ideas and moral values, but I consider myself conservative and she is liberal. I only found out she considers herself liberal a few months ago, to which I thought “but don’t we make fun of liberals?”
After some thought I came to the conclusion that leftists have been considering themselves liberal which skewed my opinion of it. I came to this conclusion weeks ago and this video beautifully illustrates my conclusion. For a moment, I considered my wife a leftist though she opposes those ideas. Because of this confusion I began really studying what each side believes and found that leftists are not liberals-they are socialists mislabeling themselves.
How can any American trust a (D)???
They say they want border security...... with open borders???
They say they are for the people but..... our people are getting killed by illegals???
The Socialist's like George Soros & company are destroying America and have control over the (D)'s thru Liberalism!!!
It started way back>>>Norman Thomas....1944 "The American people will never knowingly adopt socialism. But, under the name of “liberalism,” they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program, until one day America will be a socialist nation, without knowing how it happened.
I no longer need to run as a Presidential Candidate for the Socialist Party.
The Democratic Party has adopted our platform.”
Also see>>> The Communist Takeover Of America - 45 Declared Goals
Communist Goals (1963) Congressional Record--Appendix, pp. A34-A35 January 10, 1963
#11. Promote the U.N. as the only hope for mankind. If its charter is rewritten, demand that it be set up as a one-world government with its own independent armed forces.
#15. Capture one or both of the political parties in the United States.
They now have control over the new Socialist Democratic Party.
#17. Get control of the schools. Use them as transmission belts for socialism and current Communist propaganda. Soften the curriculum. Get control of teachers' associations. Put the party line in textbooks.
On June 17, 1963 the U.S. Supreme Court concluded that any Bible reciting or prayer, in public schools, was deemed unconstitutional.They now have in some schools...ISLAM being taught???
#21. Gain control of key positions in radio, TV, and motion pictures.
#26. Present homosexuality, degeneracy and promiscuity as "normal, natural, healthy."
Remember Obama's Open Transgender Bathroom Policy!
I consider myself a right winger and a nationalist Socialist or Conservative.
Sarah Hess You do know National Socialist is literally Nazi? Like the shortened name of the National Socialist party of Germany 1936-1945 is Nazi
I'm a leftist national, I like socialist ideas such as state owned energy. But I also consider myself a patriot to my country (Great Britain).
@@blazingblizzard-6894 you do realise that Nazi Germany wasn't socialist lol.
This is so true! In the Netherlands, liberals and leftists are definitely not the same
Is the difference between the two commonly known in the Netherlands?
In the Netherlands, liberals are seen as right wing.
True, however in the Netherlands you also have D66.
Clearly you aren't keeping up to date then.
One of my favorite videos to show my southern conservative buddies since moving to SC 👌
This is SO good.
As a liberal (by the definition Dennis gave) I will tell you that I have friends who are conservatives - we do not argue much about politics even though our opinions may differ on things - we have more in common than differences. Conservatives are not my enemy. I support the 2nd Amendment as it "shall not be infringed." And I did not vote for one single Democrat in the last election because all of them running in my area were on the left. It's the extremes on both ends of the political spectrum who are the enemy because if you look closely there is little difference between them.
There is a good PragerU video that talks about shared goals. You should give it a watch. It encapsulates why the left is so dangerous. Liberals and Conservatives share the same goals - a unified and prosperous America where all people have as much freedom of choice as possible. They only thing they tend to disagree on is how to get there. But the left doesn't share these goals. They want to burn it all down. They are the enemy. The ideological and cultural subversion of the American state has already begun. People must open their eyes and actively resist the creeping oppression that has already taken hold in this great country.
Wait, you think there's left-leaning candidates for office? Do you ever step outside of your overton window to figure out where you are, or do you just stumble blindly towards the next prageru lie?
@@franswaafranswaa5026 I can't speak for the OP, but I am smart enough to sniff out BS when I hear it. I don't agree with everything I hear from the likes of Prager, Shapiro, Crowder just because we're on the "same side." You are trying to make it sound like people who disagree with you are ignorant and just stumbling around in the dark but you don't make, or even attempt to make, any actual points. It's a thinly veiled and cowardly ad hominem from somebody who has a weak position or no idea how to actually engage in productive conversation or debate.
You surly don't know what extremism means. If you want to look at the whole political spectrum instead of embarassingly small sample in US politics, look at European Parliament. You can see that far left and far right have absolutly nothing in common, you silly centrist ;)
I view the political spectrum like a circle rather than a line... the extremes of both are the equivalent of 11:59 vs 12:01, I’m a 6 kinda guy
Liberal means freedom like libertarian, left has nothing to do with freedom
cem vural Except equality and Democracy.
Liberal just means anti-government intervention. Libertarians are the right-wing liberals and, Marxist are the left-wing equal. The difference is whether or not they agree with equality of opportunity or equality of outcome.
Will Higgins
'Except equality and Democracy.' - Democracy is two wolves and a sheep arguing about what's for dinner, and the left only cares about *some* equalities. They don't want people to speak their minds, think their own thoughts, defend themselves, own their own property, etc. That people don't seem to see that the left is as greedy and power-hungry as everyone else seems to be is astounding.
Will Higgins Democracy is bad for a large, demographically diverse nation. Forced equality of outcome is immoral.
@@pokenaut7803 didn't dennis just say that the liberals wanted a little more government than the conservatives? Then what really is the difference between liberals and libertarians? I don't know much about this terminology stuff
Thank you for clearing it up because I'm a liberal
If you're a "classical liberal", then you're not a liberal. Liberalism is a center-left ideology.
Most conservatives have libral views. (Secure borders/ reasonable regulations/ free speech)
I've been hesitant to call myself a liberal for years... because of association with woke lefties / progressives
Excellent presentation.
"I'm so liberal I'm a libertarian." --My American Government teacher, first college semester. She was a pretty cool lady. Retired no-nonsense nurse.
see i lined up with what he called liberal until he mentioned big government. hate big government, really want it small as possible
America has been a nation for less than 300 years and statistically speaking we have been at war 93% of our existence. That is disgusting and immoral. Those who keep saying "God bless the USA" and "America is the best" are clearly lacking any logic or critical thinking skills. You must fit into the category of adults who statistically cannot read at all which is 15%. Or you fall into the category of adults who cannot read above a 7th grade level....65%. America is not the best when you consider our military is responsible (thanks to your tax dollars) for killing over 50 million in the past 60 years alone in 37 different nations. Again 37 different nations. You are going to sit here and still tell me the USA is the greatest nation? Great nations don't spend 1 trillion a year on the military for ILLEGAL OCCUPATIONS that are supported by the two party rigged failed system. Always bipartisan on war and bailing out bankers and corporations. But you think there is a difference and that two choices are acceptable every four years. Greatest country?= 1 in 5 children-17.5 percent-were poor in 2017, compared with 11.2 percent of people ages 18-64 and 9.2 percent of people ages 65 and older. 12,808,000 children lived in poverty in 2017. The proportion of children living in poverty was 17.5 percent in 2017, a decrease from 18.0 percent in 2016. I guess that defines greatness too. Greatest country?==== Almost 74% of adults suffering from a substance use disorder in 2017 struggled with an alcohol use disorder. About 38% of adults in 2017 battled an illicit drug use disorder. Now go worry about immigrants and Russia and China and all your other tired old propaganda from the media instead of taking care of your own country and minding your own business instead of playing the police man bully Nazi of the world.
Ironic, considering libertarianism originated as a far-left, Marxist influenced movement. And still means that in many countries.
@@danielzak4405 that makes no sense at all. marxist is more government, just a different words for communism, libertarian is the opposite
@@adamlinder4939 Stay mad lol. There's a reason why everyone comes here and why anyone can be successful here. Its not the fault of the US some people are either lazy or just not creative or efficient enough to succeed.
Concervatives and Liberals play in the same team
That's the best explanation in a nutshell.
Stop confusing axises
except for when it comes to gay marriage, drugs, religion or prostitution
@@MRGCProductions20996 what a beautiful day for theocracy!
Nailed it.... Please share on social media
this is propaganda and I can’t believe anyone would believe it. They don’t even know what liberals are, never mind leftists.
Fantastic video, thanks for the explanation.
The video is unlisted, I feel so special here. Love you PragerU!
what does it mean not listed?
@@ernestovado1041 I was wondering the same thing
It means it isn't public, but if you have a link then you can view it.
@@unleashthetrojanoftruth7845 same
I got it in my recommendations
I just don't discuss about whether something is this or that. I just state what I believe and let people put in whatever box they want it.
PragerU exposed: ruclips.net/video/oHg5SJYRHA0/видео.html
Left and right wings are universal parties though. If you vote or pay attention to politics then it's important to understand the distinction in order to organize your thinking and become a better communicator.
What Praguer was primarily conveying here is that the left has perverted what it means to be a liberal.
Pedro Amaral Right!
This video is so weird to me, because I find myself agreeing and disagreeing with a smattering of concepts on both “sides” he talks about - and in some cases, I agree with neither.
Ridiculous to say “liberals are X, left is Y :)” - it’s not that simple.
If you can't name ideas you can't compare or contrast them. Which means you can't understand them.
That always works only until you are an individual
I have been using leftist instead of liberal here and elsewhere for several years now. What Prager U is describing is Classic Liberal, (Founders and most conservatives) to Progressive liberal, which has always been socialist leaning and government control since the 1920's.
Its unsurprising you and PragerU equally don't know what they are talking about.
@@ItCameFromTheSkyBeLo I'm listening. Go ahead, give it your best. Prove me wrong. (which, by the way is how i went from left to right, so be forewarned)
Well explained. Hope this video reaches everyone.
These guys should do a video on whats been going on in South Africa. The majority of main-stream medias haven’t been covering it.
BBC has had some news about it
I24 in Israel has been covering it...
I didn't mean that no medias were covering it, just that the majority of them weren't.
Fox News is.
Nobblk Praetorian Read my reply right above yours.
I'm not a fan of PragerU but this is pretty much spot on
I'm a leftist, and the "leftist positions" he enumerates are not mine nor those of any leftists I know. The video is pretty much spot off.
Comrades of Perístanom then you are a LIBREAL
@@swaggawagga5235 Denis Prager is making all liberals sound like the right, this is simply not true you can be a leftist liberal or a right liberal. he is leftist, that doesn't mean he wants to destroy western values, just that he believes in more government spending. I'm pro-free speech and universal human rights and I believe that nationalization is a good thing that's not impossible.
@@swaggawagga5235, I'm a libertarian free-market socialist who believes Stalin was a monster, that capitalist ownership is wrong, and that WORKPLACES SHOULD ALL BE OWNED BY THEIR WORKERS, not by investors. I'm not really a liberal.
I agree
I can't believe this is from 3 years ago and people still don't get it.
Anyone who actually spends a prolonged period in far left (communist/anarchist) circles will soon learn that "liberal" is one of the most frequently used insults for each other, in addition to radlib, tankie, ultra, vaushite, trot, revisionist etc (depending on the flavour of leftist).
Yeah and you would notice that they are conservative in disguise. TYT has proven that over and over again over the years. And Stalin and Mussolini did that too
so true!!! i was an individualist anarchist, but i grew up, and yes, liberal was used as a derogatory term!
@@labeandistort6213So you either stopped caring about other people, or never did to begin with?
As far as I know “Leftism” is much more extreme than Liberalism.
Because Liberalism is virtually the closest thing to centre-left there is
Just like saying Rightism is much more extreme than Conservativism
But of course
Marxist-Leninist Communism is the only way to a better, freer, and happier world
You want to convince me otherwise
You will have to prove to me that having sbasic human decency is bad
Leftism is basically extreme liberalism in today's world. Most leftists would label classical liberals as right wing even if they're on the same side of the political spectrum.
Kernel's crazy Adventure Nowadays most of the leftists are stupid, they support Muslims who are the most extreme community in the world.
From center-left to center-right:
Labor - Liberal - Conservative, or
Social Democrats - Liberal Democrats - Christian Democrats
This European understanding of the spectrum should help clear up the confusion: Liberalism is the CENTER position in practically all the West, since every Western nation has adopted a liberal constitution.
Exactly. 'Extreme' things like Social Security, Medicare, and Civil Rights are all things that Leftists fought for and won, not milquetoast liberal weaklings
To quote Ronald Reagan when he changed parties, "I did not betray the Democrats, the Democrats betrayed me."
That's not the quote, the quote is "I didn't leave the Democratic party, the Democratic party left me." And I don't see how that ties in with this video.
He didn't say "classical liberal", which is a libertarian, he said "liberal". Liberal are similar to classical liberals on social issues, but are left-wing on economics.
No, Reagan betrayed the American people, not just the Republicans and Democrats. That's why he's remembered as the most phony president in history until Trump came along and shattered all records for WORST everything, including WORST President in History.
Ronald Reagan also supported giving amnesty to illegal aliens.
Travis Frazier He did! And I am thankful for that. He was CA Gov before president so he kind of had to grant amnesty
Thank you for this because I def thought they were the same
Thank you for the information.
Misinformation
As a liberal, thank you for highlighting this key distinction
As a leftist I agree
UNION WORLD nah
@@braxaculee I would love to know where you disagree with liberal ideology
@@RedRageStudio liberals are capitalists who think the capitalist system can be a force for good somehow while oppressing the working class. They are bought and paid for by lobbyists and are imperialists
@@braxaculee I disagree with your point, capitalism is not oppresion of the working force, for someone who's sister has worked in amazon she was very happy with her job, she got 14 dollars an hour, prime free, health insurance for free, and she got promoted twice in 3 years. The working class is not oppressed under capitalism
You guys didn't pull me into conservatism, the Left pushed me to it.
I would have to second that. I first was a conservative due to adopting my parents view, then my social opinions swung left, and still do. But this perversion of the left is sad to see. I never thought someone with my views could be seen as a moderate/centrist. I speak only of social matters as I am not well enough informed to have a displayable opinion of what the government should do to promote business and the economy. (For example I support gay marriage in that the government should not have the power to ban it, but have no desire to discriminate against people for being heterosexual as some left extremists seem to)
Ronald Reagan, is that you?
I’ve been waiting for someone to say that. That’s exactly what happened to me as well
Juan Manuel Penaloza, That's exactly how I feel. I'm an Atheist and hold several liberal point of views, but if I express any pro American or pro law views, then my friends would attack me for it. Even if I agree with Trump on some thing I'm attacked for speaking my mind. The left isn't open minded. Liberals are.
Juan Manuel Penaloza doing our job for us
I love these videos !
Same.
This is well explained. Thank you!
Prager U is one of the best right wing RUclips channels there is. Fight me. (Actually don't can't be bothered) Love everyone on the channel you all do amazing 👏👏👏👍
I think Lrager U isn't Conservative but a Libertarian
@Daniel Ura I'll check out BPS and PJW. But I watch Steven Crowder *religiously*
Daniel Ura can't forget James Allsup and 1791
@@CodeWithSen James allsup 💯% probably my fav conservative RUclipsr
@Ana Paula Militz absolutely 👍
Thank goodness they came out with this video. We the people need to understand that liberals and conservatives are not enemies. Both sides supplement each other and are both crucial to America’s success. When we debate, we debate to find the truth of reality to make the world a better place. Our enemies are on the extreme of both sides. These people can believe nothing else but their own reality. They lack the critical thinking skills to look at the other side and try to understand why a person thinks the way they do.
There are enemies on both sides, but when I see the white separatists on the far right I believe they stem from left rather than the right. Don't let the disguise fool you. The political scale is a circle, not a straight line.
The political scale has 2 axes: economic and social liberalism/totalitarianism.
CtrlAlt Debug, Elaborate please.
I'd say it should have 3 axis now and add globalism vs nationalism
RINOtards Suck, Each axis measures central authority, scaled from total liberty to total control. Liberalism stands for freedom, in which others have the right to do as they wish as long as they respect our rights. Totalitarianism is the busybody taken to the extreme, a system in which every aspect of life is tightly controlled by legislation. This is related to collectivism, where individualism is on the side of liberty and collectivism is for control, as the good of the group is most often used as an argument for authoritarian measures.
The social axis refers to the actions or self-expression of individuals or within a small circle of intimates in which money is not involved. Examples of these are most social political issues like nonconforming expression of gender/sexuality, drug usage, abortion, etc. The left generally tends towards more social freedom, except when it is opportune to reverse course (because they have no principles) as in speech codes or political correctness. Is there no such thing as victimless crime, or will lack of moral authority lead to an escalation of crime?
The economic axis refers to lower-trust interactions between strangers or acquantences where money and contracts are used. The conservatives are closer to the classical liberals in supporting free markets and trade. The leftists are extremely suspicious of money changing hands, and are control freaks over the economy. Is each party better off in a voluntary exchange, or does one party exploit the other in the absence of authority?
Having a 2-axis system allows the separation of political ideologies which get lumped together on the left/right scale which don't make much sense. Think of the debate over whether national socialism is right or left wing. Libertarians (s.lib/e.lib) are now separate from conservatives (s.con/e.lib). American liberals (s.lib/e.con), and Progressives, the modern PC puritans (s.con/e.con).
Capitalism doesn’t life people out of poverty government policy does think of the gilded age and then the government actually taxes and added regulation minimum wage laws that have workers a fair wage (for a while before the minimum wage started to fall behind inflation and productivity and public programs like social security if these things didn’t happen we would still have child labour and be living like Indians (not being racist I’m just using India as an example of a fairly poor national and am aware that India is growing rapidly and that there situation is changing)
As a leftist I hate it when people call me a liberal, also most main stream media is far right.
I am from India, and I can totally relate to it. We Indians face the same problem! These left wing people are menace on earth, they are hell bent on destroying anything good and constructive!
They claim to be liberals but they are the most intolerant creatures!
Kudos to Team PragerU for this much needed analysis! 👍
Congrats. You are not the only one!
Oof, the Indian media is the best example of leftist problem in the country
@@ashutoshkumar3864 many Indians In this video
SC St obc people are not poor because they are not included in well paying work but because the work they do is no longer well paying
@ARJUN PRAKASH true
Thank God, someone is finally clearing this mess up. As a foreigner, I was initially confused when I got to the States when leftists were calling themselves "liberals" and right-wingers "conservatives". In the rest of the world (that is, not the United States or Canada), "liberal" actually means someone on the political right (ie. the Australian Liberal Party). Contrary to how Americans insult leftists as "liberals" , in France, "liberal" is an insult for right wingers. Today's American "Conservatives" actually share a lot more in common with classical liberalism than traditional conservatism. Heck, America was founded on liberalism.
(BTW, some corrections for the video. Liberals do not want the government to have a bigger role in business. Capitalism is a creation of Liberalism, and the liberal position was always that of "less government" regarding almost everything. On the contrary, traditional conservatism was anti-capitalist. For example, the British Conservative Party in the 19th century was notoriously protectionist and opposed to free trade, and Benjamin Disraeli, the famous Conservative British Prime Minister, argued for an alliance between the landed aristocracy and the working class against the increasing power of the merchants and new industrialists in the middle class. Also, FDR and Alan Dershowitz are not liberals, they are progressives.)
Also, the thumbnail shows the Democrats as the "liberals", while the opposite is true. The Democrats are historically and presently one of the most illiberal political parties on Earth.
RSECOMIC 12 Conservatives supported the monarchy and mercantilism.
Je n'ais se quoi , this happened in the U.S. because socialism was typically utterly rejected in the States. So socialist hijacked the name Liberal because it had a positive connotation to it in the states, in an attempt to manipulate people into supporting socialism.
Because of this, a lot of Americans don't even know what Liberalism really means or its influence on American founding values. George Orwell was right about political language and how it can be used.
Je n'ais se quoi conservatism requires context for America conservatism is about saving American values. In Europe it's the monarchy
I woke up when I watch this and yep I am a liberal all the way.
This video hits different in 2021
Lincoln never said America is the last, best hope of Earth. He said *freedom* is the last, best hope of Earth.
2:12 Alaska: *Am I a joke to you?*
Hawaii: Am I a joke to you?
Do your have to be so pedantic?
@@mrredacted85 It's a joke. Chill lol
@@mrredacted85 do you have to be so rude?
What about haweewee
Perhaps the anarchy of these leftists is what will ironically, help unite liberals and conservatives.
Celestial Wing leftists r never satisfied unless chaos is involved
Doubt it. Not enough “normal” liberals will ever want to unite with conservatives or stand against leftist nuts.
The Dracobirthstonian Ummmmm yeah? You don’t live in 21st century I take it?
I hope so!!
The anarchy of Proudhon, Kropotkine, Stirner , et cetera is about create an order but an order made from the bottom not an order imposed by the nation or the state. The Freedom of individuals is the 1st value for an anarchist how have a minimum of culture. The anarchy thinking is not a Chaos at all.
XIX century anarchists were that's we can call today "autonomists libertarianists". Free cities ruled by laws made by the people how lived in. And free associations between cities.
Anymore, it's not right vs left, it's right vs wrong.
I didn't know that, thank you
Im Brazilian, and here the word "Liberal" hasn't lost it's meaning yet.
Kkkkkk claro que perdeu
Não tem um candidato que seja liberal aqui, não existe liberal na economia e conservador nos costumes
Yes, liberal aqui seria a coisa mais saudável. Só que aqui o governo ainda tem que ser pequeno.
give it time...
Mais perto é o Bolso
This confusion is created by having only two parties. In Brazil we have many parties, for example, Liberal Right and Conservative Right.
America should implement single transferable vote so we can eliminate the spoiler effect and have more than 2 parties.
Errrrm... I wouldn’t use Brazil as a model democracy
@@testaccount5371 that's the way it works in many countries, he just used Brazil cuz it's his country
With the current voting system, having more than 2 parties simply won't work.
Here's a good video that illustrates why:
ruclips.net/video/yhO6jfHPFQU/видео.html
@@testaccount5371 Brazil has too many parties, US has too few. Ideal number is Germany, 6 major parties:
AFD - nationalist right
CDU - center right
FDP - liberal
SPD - center left
The Greens - tree huggers
The Left - leftists
Thank you learned so much, wow !
Spot on, Dennis!
Thank you so much for making this video. I'm a centrist, but my best friend is a liberal and he also despises the left, especially the SJW crowd. I've talked to other liberals as well, and they said that they hate making the distinction between "liberal" and "SJW".
What is a centrist's view on immigration, nationalism, and healthcare?
I don't really know. The only reason why I'm a centrist is because I share values with both sides but also disagree a lot with both sides. For instance, liberals think that Gun Control should be implemented and that violent belief systems should be tolerated. I disagree. Conservatives think that Abortion should be made illegal and that Global Warming is nonsense. I also disagree. This is why I don't support either side.
@@kristofgriffin384
That is not what Liberalism is. Gun control is against the freedom of the people. Liberals stand for the freedom of the people.
You can't just identify as a liberal. This word originally had a certain meaning.
@Cylenium wow it's almost like you're literally supposed to assume what each party believes in because they're too big with too many people in them so it's incredibly easy to get misinformation
@Cylenium I'm not saying it wasn't an absolutely ridiculous claim but as it stands it wasn't unreasonable to think that with how much propaganda there is and what not
This is epic!! Beautiful explanation!! I will share this will everyone! Thank you Mr Prager from Canada!!
lorem ipsum Found the small brained leftist.
By Prager's definition, America and Americans were originally leftists. That's why Prager is a fake American.
I just posted on my FB. I am tired of the left associating w8th liberalism.
"I don't give a damn about the so-called browning of America." -- Ben Shapiro twitter.com/benshapiro/status/875730927002963968 That Tweet alone sums up everything Neo-Conservative, so-called classic liberals, stand for. Abraham Lincoln is rolling over in his grave!
Thank you! I just stumbled across this video today but these are the same things I’ve been saying for years and I find that a lot of my so-called “liberal“ friends, which I have mostly identified with throughout my life, have become much more leftist in their ideology and it’s difficult to explain to them what the differences are.
Leftism is a right wing conspiracy, they are not opposed
By the sound of it, they are drifting with the tide. No wonder they do not recognize the difference. One must try to stay alert, and not fall for deceptive narratives.. As it says, satan is 'god of this world'.
We know that one ideology is often permeable by another. It is hard to build fences around ideas. The leaven of New Left ideology from the 1960s is evident in cotemporary 'liberal' circles.
Do your friends vote for the Democrats? Do they know that the Democrats were the party of slavery in Lincoln's day? The Radical Republicans represented the 'far left' in Congress, those who considered Abe too soft. Karl Marx sent Lincoln a telegram in 1864, congratulating him on his re-election. Even I, as a foreigner, know these things.
Do they know that William Jennings Bryan, a major figure in Democratic politics ca. 1900, was a devout Christian and hostile to the theory of evolution? I think he's cool for that very reason; perhaps they would disagree.
Now there are 'bona fide' social-liberal or semi-liberal traditions in many Western countries, which date back to the 1890s at least. They responded to industrialization and the rise of radical working-class politics by offering piecemeal reforms and social legislation. The 'welfare State' is not specific to social liberalism, but reached its full development in the generation following ww2. Arguably conservatives/classical liberals have been trying to weaken it since the 1980s.
I think they made a big mistake not to maintain a secure tax base, by letting the rich get off the hook. Just look at the indebtedness of governments today. It's OK for the rich, but not for anyone else.
Unfortunately 'social liberalism; has a connotation in America which is different and, for me, uncomplimentary. It has to do with supporting abortion, changing the definition of marriage, and other ungodly practices.
the definitions can be modified and adjusted...nobody has the final say on what liberalism mean...liberalism and leftism are just names...the intended concepts can be re-examined and renamed and ideas can be borrowed from either one of them to come up with the most desirable views
@@PJSmartATG
Yes indeed, arriving at a secure definition of either would be like grasping oil or water in one's hand when it is poured.
Even if one tried to define them by what they are not, one would fail because of the overlapping and permeable nature of ideologies, also human inconsistency.
It may be that some ideologies are much worse than some others, but all natural-born humans are sinners. Ideology can redeem no one. Only Christ can do that.
@@PJSmartATGThat is literally the most confusing thing I've heard of in my life.
If you tolerate free speech only when you agree with it, then you don't tolerate it at all.
This channel is giving me hope in America, and the world at large.
I call myself liberal classic. I can’t believe what has been happening....especially on college campuses.....where the point (I was taught) was to hear all ideas/POV and come to your own conclusions. Now are you even allowed to “agree to disagree?”
Amen to that Bruv.
I'm still figuring out what exactly I am, even though it shouldn't matter to me... Can you explain what a classical liberal stands for and supports?
@@hypernovaneedsachillpill7088
Free Speech, Free Market, Free Trade, Equality of chances, Egalitarianism, Secularism and Democracy.
@@Bada_Boom78
That what I said wasn't Classical Liberalism (at least not in the American sense), it's Centrist Liberalism.
RUclips will probably consider this video hate speech lol..,,
I'm a liberal that's economically conservative. If you asked a Leftist then I'd be considered an alt right. 😂
Funny. I'm a Leftist, and I say you're probably more center-right. I think maybe someone who you thought was a Leftist said you were alt-right, and so you just assume all Leftists would call you "alt-right".
DJ Felix it was a joke, you're definitely a Leftist ❄️ 😂
RUclips still has not marked this video as hate speech... so you are full of shit
Bogdan Knezevic
Could just be a slow day or are postponing the usual crackdowns until after the next hearing when Cruz rips them another new one.
Anika Przybilla
Utter morons are creating what they fear.
This would highlight the big difference between a rival and an enemy.
Do a video like this one but its conservatives vs alt right
Not so fast, Mr. Prager. At 3:30, you forgot "misogynistic". They like to use that word.
+Tucker -- I noticed that, too.
@@obozomustgo5449 Right? How dare he forget that overly misused and overused word?
yeah they have so many words for all those things you do. how dare they implicate that your closed border policy is racist. how. dare. they.
@@maschae4500 the things I do? Enlighten me.
Umm yeah you left out misogynistic thank you
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FINALLY! Amazing work guys! I was so tired of ppl confusing me for a leftist when i’m just liberal, i’m probably the most anti-communist guy you’ll ever meet. And as a liberal i’m proud to say that i’m on an aliance with the conservatives against the left! So, thank y’all for helping clean the name of the liberals
"most anti-communist guy you'll ever meet."
Allow me to introduce myself
@@ElessarEstel no no it's me...😼
funny how in america we say left and right but democrat and republican are both right wing parties
Um a proud communist
No, you are a fascist. Liberalism is opposed to conservatism bcos it's barbaric.
So well done. Great job Dennis!
I remember my dad told me he grew up being a liberal in a conservative neighborhood, and now he's a conservative in a left controlled city.
Did his views change at all?
@@yudai7737 I wouldnt imagine that to some extent
So he's a scumbag living in paradise?
@Illunworth Typical of a conservative to ask questions with either false premises or no right answers, usually both.
@Illunworth Debate me, then. Prove you're not the dumb one. I'll start by making two claims:
1.) one must either be a scumbag or dumb to support conservative policies
2.) left-wing policies drastically improve happiness overall for everyone except for a tiny fraction of salty rich people who aren't as rich now as they used to be
You can feel free to focus on either one or both claims.
I Do consider myself Conservative and I did Not know many of these things about Liberals. Thank You Dennis. :)
Same
There are two types of Liberals. Marxist and Market-Liberals (also known as Libertarians).
Marxist believe in equality of outcome and they also believe in a government hands off system. The problem is this defies human nature to keep wanting more.
Market-Liberals on the other hand, Are people who also want a government hands off model and want the Free Market to take the place of government . Like for example, NASA is exchanged into SpaceX. In a Market-Liberals view everything should be privatized.
There are of course people in between like Sargon. Jordan Peterson also qualifies as a liberal like Sargon he is neither left or right. Both Sargon and Peterson take a solid anti-government stance and want people to be able to speak and live freely. But they oppose Communism and as take some anti-right stances form time to time.
@@pokenaut7803 total false dichotomy. What you are describing as market liberals are just libertarians, and what you describe as marxist liberals are just marxists. Liberals are distinct from both groups. Also, i dont know why he keeps getting away with saying thats he's apolitical, but Jordan Peterson is absolutely a conservative, nothing in between about him
Market-Liberals are libertarians. That is just another name for it. Then, Marxism is a also liberal, just that people who are Marxist believe in equality of outcome. Liberalism is a spectrum, just like how authoritarian is a spectrum. Personally , I think of Jordan as being more center than most.
Daniel Vincent
First things first, misnomers are the norm when it comes to American political ideology.
To sort of pick apart what Pokenaut7 was saying, if (for the sake of this example) we treat the political right as being all conservative, and we treat the political left as being all liberal (again, American definitions here) then there are indeed two main breeds of liberals: the market-liberals/libertarians and the marxists. The marxists are the socialists, the communists, the progressive censors, etc. while the market-liberals/libertarians are the subject of this video.
Good video 👍
Enlightening and informative lesson!
God bless you
Christianity is fascism.
I’m so glad someone finally cleared this up. I got tired of being grouped with in to leftists
Too bad that's not going to help. Trumpists and MAGA chuds are still going to be calling anyone democratic a libtard.
@@DevilJin01 in all honestly, I can Vouch for most of them. I have a lot of friends who are Republicans and they’re nothing like what I see on tv
To tell you the truth, there are people who call themselves liberals, but act like a deranged leftist. I called them lib. However, I’m glad that they started to call themselves leftist now because real liberals finally said “we’re not you. This is not liberal” to leftist.
so, you're another one who doesn't like democracy. you have no idea how dumb you are do you.
@@andromedamessier3176 Not all leftists are deranged. I am a old school Marxist-Leninist and hates the woke shit.
Yep Dennis Prager everything you're saying is totally correct
Uhm.. No.
The SlowReFast Show Care to elaborate?
@@gasparolea356 Typical leftist response. They deny & censor, anything but discuss.
Is this sarcasm i genuinely cant tell
@@castigousmetamageus8356 you really think your being censored? 😂😂
I'm an Independent who used to vote for either Democrats or Republicans (never third party) but the Democratic Party got hijacked and basically have no liberals left and there are a lot of RINOs in the Republican party. It's been slim pickings honestly, but I still vote every election. Who have I been voting for lately? Conservatives and non-RINO Republicans. It annoys the leftists if anything else, lol!
Join a local conservative party of the GOP noe it very clear you are a conservative
How do you feel about Trump?
whats good dennis
In my country "liberals" are mostly right wing haha
@@smashingthreeplates2171 no
Sweden
I'm a Liberal who is also a Conservative.
@J. Fred Muggs Not necessary, he's as libertarian as liberal because it's the same meaning. The word "liberal" comes from our french word "libéral" which means "for liberty". The 1st word was stolen by US socialists to escape Maccarthysm during the Cold War and in order to be elected. Almost nobody wants socialism in the USA, and because of the USA two-party system, the US Socialist party will never win. Thus, it explains why a lot of socialist politicians are in the Democratic party and nicknamed liberals by all the US political spectrum since then. This is why the real US liberals call themselves libertarians. It created another semantic problem : libéraux (liberals) are for limiting State control to regalian functions, however some of them are for 0 control and call themselves libértariens (libertarians). Thanks to US socialists, things are so much confusing...
You're a Liberal Conservative then. Yes, that's a thing. You can look it up and find out. I was surprised as to it being genuine.
Me too.
then who are the centrists?
give me a link to a page that confirms that this is a genuine term
Forever the most informative and arguably only informative PragerU vid out there
4:12
Play that back again.