Former Leftist NAILS Why The Left Is So Angry
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- Опубликовано: 30 июл 2024
- I recently came across a post from @freelyashley on TikTok-a self-professed former leftist like me-who started making videos after debates with her conservative husband made her change her mind. In today’s show, I’m reacting to her video, in which she absolutely nails why leftists are so angry.
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0:00 - Former Leftist Explains Why The Left Is Angry
2:32 - Reason 1: Cognitive Dissonance
6:01 - Reason 2: Injustice Narratives
12:37 - Reason 3: Social Media Outrage Machine
18:54 - Reason 4: Emotional Manipulation
23:07 - Amala's 5th Reason: Nonstop Urgency
26:57 - Final Thoughts
When you’re extreme on either side of the isle, you’re miserable. I’m a 20 year old gay ex-leftie. Being a leftist made me so insecure. I was in the victim mentality where my sexuality was constantly in the forefront of my mind, and I was always making assumptions that people were against me. I’m out of that thank goodness, now I realize that people genuinely don’t give a fuck. There’s really nothing for me to fight for, as I have everything I need in this country.
Yep. My sister and dad are very conservative and when it comes to gay people they do not care that people are gay. They say that it doesn’t affect their daily lives so it’s none of their concern.
im glad you were able to separate from the left and be comfortable with who you are. the left truly takes obviously real problems but instead of working to actually create a solution, they just tell people they should be scared. they use fear to gain power and then blame people with opposing beliefs to divide the country because thats how they win. they tell people to be scared, usually blame the right even though most of the time its really not the rights fault at all, and then act like they are gonna be the savior to fix the problem when rfeally when they do get elected they sit on their ass and when they fuck up they blame others as if they werent the ones in office who have the power to fuck up as bad as they did. inflation is extremely bad right now, but biden is pretending its somehow trumps fault. he also said that the wall is keeping people who need help out. biden didnt care about the immigrtion crisis when it was affecting red states, but when florida and texas and arizona started flying the illegal immigrants to blue states, biden decides he wants to finish the wall. hes biast and doesnt care about red states. the president is supposed to do whats best for the whole country, but i guess dealing with a whole country might be difficult for a senile raisin who cant even seem to make it up the stairs unscathed.
sorry i wasnt trying to go on a rant. reading you comment just made me happy that you were able to get out of the situation you were in, but reading the mental battles you experienced because of the left made me angry and sent me on a rant lol
@@quinn9420 No you’re all good, I think your rant may have been deleted. The left always preaches about loving yourself, and not caring what anybody thinks, but their actions say the exact opposite. I think of who I was as less of a mental battle, and more of an embarrassment. It’s that I got looped into something that made me feel like I had to always be on defense mode, had to always worry if somebody was going to hate me, that made me have so much unnecessary anger, and just be so damn ignorant. I remember working at my previous jobs when I was 15-18 and a leftist. I was always got quite nervous when I had to wait on conservative looking people, rugged looking men, teenage guys, people wearing crosses. I would always lower the pitch of my voice, walk and act more masculine. When people were assholes, I immediately jumped to conclusions in my head that they were homophobic, and started getting defensive. If you were to come into my work when I was younger wearing a MAGA hat, I probably would’ve given you a rotten look, or just straight up ignore you. If I were to see you outside of work, I would have given a snarky remark. That level of ignorance is encouraged on the left. I’ve had old friends run around stealing trump signs off of lawns, ride peoples asses or cut them off when driving if they had a sticker they didn’t like, yell at people who said something that is against their beliefs etc. The grass is much greener on the other side when you realize that ignorance does not solve anything. All of our ancestors went through hell for us to get to where we are today, only for all these people to bitch and whine about every little thing. The only way we can have some inner peace, is if we accept and appreciate where we are in this life. And the only way we are every going to get unity in this country, is if we see people eye to eye.
@@quinn9420 omg im sorry, now THAT was a rant. You don’t have read it, I didn’t realize it was so damn long🤣🤣
“Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.” says wise Yoda.
Thank you, Master Yoda.
For a moment I was reading it in Yoda's voice and thinking why the f* was I doing it. At the end "oooooh, it was a yoda quote" Doh.
Who would've have thought that the founder of the Jedi Order was a Buddhist.
Fear leads directly to suffering too.
"Very powerful you have become...but much to learn you still have!"
One time I was debating a woman about Lia Thomas and she told me I couldn’t speak on it because I wasn’t trans. She started ripping into conservatives saying we use our religion as a shield to be transphobic. So I told her you can’t speak on conservatives because you aren’t one. When I tell you I swear smoke came out of her ears…like she couldn’t believe I would use her words against her. They are walking hypocrites.
Funny how that works
I'd say by that logic transwomen can't speak on topics of women.
Lmfao , that was pretty good .
Was she trans though? If not; she cant discuss it either 😅
The religious right are the most transphobic, homophobic, and misogynistic people on Earth. It is a direct order from their racist bigoted god. There's no way around it. They were created in their god's image.
Self-righteousness, self-importance, and being offended give a person a power trip when they hold no actual power over others. It's intoxicating and addicting.
Even when it’s not based on righteousness…
They are most of the times narcissistic assholes. Those are most common narcissistic traits.
Former lefty here. When you're constantly being told that you are a victim, you tend to get pretty upset about that.
I agree. Also I had interactions with leftist people where I agreed with their beliefs, but not blindly, I was shouted at and insulted. When I explained I didn't partake in any politics I was compared to A WAR CRIMINAL, because during WW2 some countries stayed neutral and people died in the war 🙄🙄🙄
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@@AlissaSss23 But the thing is that they’re just virtue signaling and shouting continuous slogans they hear online. I think it’s also a narcissistic feeding frenzy as well. They also continuously pat each other on the back just bc they feel like the better person. Extremists on the right are like this. It’s the most terrifying thing to be under that umbrella. Going in the real world instead of remaining behind the keyboard is important. 🥹 A lot of them need to stop being raised by devices and told the truth. Of course not all are the same but so many are like this…
I've never been left, very center-right i believe, but man am I tired of being told I'm an "empowered victim" just for being a woman, or that my disability is empowering, an obstacle of oppression, and quirky enough to mimic or flaunt all at the same time.
@@Kat-zh4ly "very center right" ...my guy there is only ; right , center and left.
As a former liberal, I was always envious and angry at successful people. I assumed things just came to them easily. At some point, I realized that successful people worked harder than me, took more risks than I was willing to take, and faced their fears head on instead of hiding from them. Ever since i turned more conservative, I find I take more responsibility for my own actions and my life vastly improved. I believe that we do need to help those who are struggling, but telling them they are victims is the worst thing you can do. People need to learn to do things that are hard for them and develop resilience. It feels good to be strong!
My parents come from a very poor background, my mom had to eat sugar on bread for a whole day. But because she is hard working, she now is a millionaire making more money that my dad. I do agree with some rich people are shady and evil, but actions say more than words. Being rich is not a crime, being rich and benefiting from others suffering is. This is only the case for these elitist type of people.
"Successful people are willing to do the things that unsuccessful people aren't willing to do"
Something I've always been told & have always stood by! With that said, I'd also just like to say I am very proud of you for standing up for yourself & accepting accountability for your own mistakes & whatnot! It seriously takes A LOT for a person to own up to their mistakes & learn from that & I am so incredibly proud of you for doing so & wanting to make a change within your life. You are amazing in more ways than you realize & I wish nothing but the absolute best for you in the future!
Well said! I completely agree!
@purplecitrine775 That's exactly right!!! Most kids, teens, young adults & even some grown ass adult these days truly believe that they are entitled to basically anything they want & need & they don't feel like they are responsible for making those things happen for themselves! Really it's just people in general these days & not just young people anymore! People feel like the world owes them something & that they are entitled to whatever they want & then have the nerve to get upset & angry about not getting it & throw a fit! I 110% blame mostly social media & lazy/terrible parenting these days & also the fact that these so called "parents" are allowing the internet to basically raise/parent their children & we all know how easily influenced a person can become especially when turning to then internet for all of their issues/problems such as self diagnosis for mental health! It really really messes with my mental health knowing my children will grow up in such a deranged, messed up, cruel, selfish world! I always found it pretty messed up to know that the owner & creators (CHINA) of the world's (Mostly USA) most influential & dangerous app (TikTok) that pulls in billions of dollars a year won't even allow their OWN people to access that app!! The app (TikTok) is not even accessable over in China/Japan/Korea & is banned because they know good & well the problems & dangers it brings therefore they don't even let their own people use it however, it's literally shoved down our throats here in America because they know just how much it can & will cause some very very serious problems for us, have extremely negative impacts & will overall cause our society to slowly but surely become numb to many things & simply just dumb down the people which btw it has already been successful in doing so & is still happening today! What's funny is, their (China) version of basically our TikTok is called something like "Duyon" (don't quote me on that) & it is ONLY content focused on things that are educational, inspirational, Loving, emotionally fulfilling, Happy & overall very positive things! You will find absolutely NO NEGATIVITY on that app WHATSOEVER! The Chinese are absolutely aware of just what they are doing & they are fully aware that the app (TikTok) was created for a purpose & they have overly succeeded in that purpose & have most definitely surpassed in getting into the household, personal lives & the mind of millions & millions of people young & old & was able to take control of each & every person by feeding them daily negativity, hate, anger, depression, sadness, anxiety, poor mental health, confusion & beyond... Basically anything negative that severely impacts the minds & lifestyles of anyone who uses the app & prevent them from anything that could possibly expand their mind, their education, promotion of positivity & good mental health, becoming wiser or really just anything that could possibly influence anyone from receiving facts, knowledge or thinking for themselves whatsoever! They want our society to be as dumbed down as possible & prevent the from knowing how to think for themselves & having to rely on TikTok for any & all answers to all of their problems & tbh they have been more than successful at doing just that! 🤣🤦🏼♀️ Funny, they keep push the ignorance onto the western society & ban their own country from even knowing what TikTok is & they keep the good stuff for themselves & won't even allow their own folks to use the same app they force upon us & make BILLIONS daily! That should really open folks eyes & tell them something knowing TikTok creators force us to use an app that they won't even allow their own kind to use simply because they know the extremely negative, extremely disturbing & terrible effects that it causes! Hell, folks are so ignorant & so incapable of thinking for themselves these days, they could be told & shown any & every horrible & negative things that TikTok causes & has caused/continues to cause & it could happen to them as well yet they are so brainwashed, dumbed down & gullible that they simply would care at all & it would most likely cause them to enjoy it even more! Sad sad sad world this is! Absolutely pathetic & so far gone it's not even funny anymore!
Love your Thomas Sowell painting!!!!!
Ex feminazi here. Through a series of events in my young life I learned to hate and distrust all men. Then one day in my new college I saw a sign up for a Women's Studies class and thought wow, Susan B Anthony, etc etc, but the professor, also a woman, talked to me like I was a dumb 4-year-old. That's the fastest way to get on my bad side, but it ended up being part of the healing process because I got to see these people for who they really are--angry, condescending, bigoted. Later on I became a Christian and just celebrated 37 years with a wonderful man.
you were likely never a feminist in the first place. now a days i see men following the likes of andrew tate and femicide is on the rise. feminism isnt a bad thing.
Welcome to Christianity! ✝❤
I too used to be surrounded by very liberal people, the women hated the men. It was very toxic there. D:
So you slipped your old collar and put on another one. I hope it works out better for you, but I think you'll find your new friends will lie to you as much as the old ones did, just about different things but at least you're better at spotting that now.
I know you'll see this as an attack or insult but it really isn't. Growing up religious I managed to realize the indoctrination with a little help but it took time. Honestly, I hope it works out better for you but I haven't seen much improvement from the various groups.
And if you have a son DON'T take him to the church unsupervised!!! Even if you dismiss everything else I say, please, please at least consider this.
@@joolsstoo3085 I was a leftist idiot up until Bill Clinton in his first term. I've voted Republican ever since because Leftists lies and the social rot they created I came to despise. Now, I'm an independent because it's a
uniparty designed to divide and conquer while they literally steal everything from everyone!
Wake up please!
Notice how they need wars?
Why? Why do they need wars so fucking much!?!
Liberals are victims of some kind of new CIA MK-Ultra experiment.
Truth kids. Stop the hatred for your neighbors, were victims too!
Have you seen that Christians are also bigoted, intolerant, hateful, and demeaning?
I'm middle left but I'm gradually drifting to the right since the world seems to have lost it's collective mind.
They just SCREAM all the time. Someone needs to tell them it doesn't make their point more valid, we just think they're emotionally unstable.
They should go and visit a mentalhospital....
Waste of time, they won't listen
You can't reason with them. If you do, they scream all the harder until your ears and brain are rattled.
@@leoniepipe6910 Then,,,,,using pepperspray and spraying them in their mouth,,,,should be the best idea.
what do you mean "think" they're emotionally unstable?
It is easier to convince people of a lie than to convince them they have been deceived.
Tell me about it..doesnt matter how many family members hearts are exploding after these arm needles, they wont admit they were so so wrong!
And they keep pushing it on their kids.. smh and the cancer rates have exploded too
@@Last.Stand.1111 it is psychologically proven that it physically hurts to be wrong. That why most people fight for their life instead of just admitting they had wrong ideas or believes
I'm not really sure what the hell people expect when they so readily embrace whatever the hell influencers rush to feed them as the truth. Being delusional can only excuse so much. At some point, their intelligence has to come into question as well.
The ego is a powerful thing.
I was never a leftist, but I had friends who screamed their leftist ideology from the rooftops. So I agreed with some of their ideas I suppose; after all they were simply fighting “injustice”. Overtime I began to see how horrible these people were, how they would seek out things to be offended by, twist peoples words, and if you didn’t agree with everything they did you were labeled a bigot. These people were so angry. They preached kindness, but were rude to people. They also LOVE their labels. They have no identity, no self worth, without their labels. I’ve seen firsthand how they operate and I want no part of that miserable life.
tragic
Empty shells of people
Amen!
Maybe that's because you are a dam Conservative, did you never think of that? And if you didn't think of that, maybe that's because you're a dam Conservative. Sounds like most of your problems come from the right, not the left.
Agreed! The left says that they're all about inclusivity and diversity and that they accept everyone, but then they are mean to people who have slightly different opinions than them! The left is very hypocritical!
I have a young (40s, to me that's young) relative who talks about injustice and "the system". When I asked him what system he was talking about, he dodged the question. When I asked him what he was doing about the injustice, he said it couldn't be fixed. So he has given himself brownie points for recognizing the world's problems while simultaneously excusing himself from any obligation to do anything about them. He's content to pass them on to his children.
Former leftist millennial here, I was angry and depressed for many years and couldn't figure out why. Now I am moderate to conservative depending on the issue, and SO much happier. As a woman I was always blaming men for why I was single and unhappy but it was actually the toxic feminism I was ingesting for over a decade.
This confuses me a bit, because many feminists claim they WANT to be single and that they don't need a man, etc. Is that just some small subset of feminists? It seems pretty common to me, so I would assume that's the mainstream feminism.
If you're not a liberal as a child, you don't have a heart. If yours not a conservative as an adult you don't have a brain (and these days, anything not left is considered "conservative") 😉
You can be a toxic feminist and still have to beat men away with a stick because the fact that you hate their guts is NOT a deal breaker for them if you're young and pretty. This feminist=loney thing is a lie. Every single woman I know is single because she isn't looking, the second she casts her reel she'll get a ton of bites provided she's normal-looking. Men don't really care about our personalities until they're invested.
@@mommalion7028 Men don't care about personalities for one night stand. But they definitely do care when looking for a GF. That's why awful women still can get laid easily but then complain they get "fck zoned" and men won't commit.
@@mommalion7028 Also, depends if the woman actually presents her personality at all. If most (or all) she has on her social media is her photos in bikini or twerking videos, then that's obviously the only thing to go for. Most likely not a girlfriend material.
That’s exactly what happened in the “what is a woman “ documentary. He asked a normal question and there was a no answer ( for them) that they went straight to emotion. Their answers were “ so you want them to be depressed? “ or “ you want them to be suicidal?” All they asked is “ what is a woman” that is it. Never said no one could feel a certain way or live a certain way. Just asked a question.
Or they threatened to leave when they realized their answer was going to completely contradict their previous answers.
@@desertrat7634 They got scared......
exactly the only people that would answer his question without the circular answer or questions in response was the female MD, the transman Scott, Jordan Peterson and the detransitioner.
How many times do we hear "I am uncomfortable with the premise of your question" translates to "I am only willing to listen to questions that don't challenge my beliefs"
They’re all insane. End of story.
As someone who currently votes liberal, I can agree that it is very overwhelming with all of the injustice ideologies is exhausting. I am seeking out listening to other people who have differing opinions or political views while challenging my own thoughts to make my own opinions. Basically I am starting my own journey to develop my own views on the world. You're videos are helpful!
Its a great step to expose yourself to media, you wouldn't allow yourself to watch in the past....
Happy travels....
I too am very glad i found the channel. But you gotta also keep in mind still that this channel is sponsored by the right wing of the republicans.
You might just turn out to be old school liberal. That's how it's worked out with me.
That’s what we all have to do. You’re amazing! You will have great experiences.
Glad to see you making this journey. Amala is a great resource as well as Officer Tatum, Candace Owens, Larry Elder and others who use to be in the same position as you.
Whenever someone says "you can't talk about X because you're not in that group/have that experience" I ask them how they can pretend to care about them if they cannot must up enough empathy to put yourself in their shoes long enough to have an idea of what that experience is.
I used to identify as someone who was generally leftist... but now the far left has stretched the line soooooo far that I've somehow found myself living in what's now a conservative area. It's really strange because I don't feel like my own personal values or beliefs have drifted very far over the years, just the far left has become so extreme that by comparison, the old-school left is now the new conservative.
so says elon musk, a man who is Einstein smart
Me too
Same!!
A while back, I remember seeing a quote from (of all people) Ronald Reagan. "I didn't leave the Democratic Party, it left me." That seems to fit what a lot of folks are experiencing. That 'the left' has shifted so far into the extreme they simply don't stand for the same things anymore. A person can hold true to their beliefs and views, only to find the political party that once aligned with them no longer does.
Wow, you are so right about this!
Their motto is, “stay angry”. That can’t be healthy for you, mentally or physically, in the long run.
Democracy's motto needs to be "stay sane" ..
I didn't know about that motto, but I do stay angry about some stuff that I should just let go of. I love these comments. I was never a leftist but taking this "Stay angry" motto about almost anything is going to mess you up and not help anybody. Thanks for your comment. I really helps me look in the mirror. I do see an angry stuck person in some thinking patterns I have. I have sound real reasons to chill out about some of my intensity about a couple subjects now.
@@orangeandslinky If anything, this whole cancel culture thing has made me think maybe we all just need to lighten up a little. Life is too short to be angry at anything and everything, especially stuff that's out of our control. Might as well sit back and enjoy the ride.
No more anger fir me. I’m a happy bystander individual
@@jaylucas8352 Well a healthy love of logic allows one to take action without getting angry.
I'm 56 years old and I was a leftist up until 4 years ago, when I realized being miserable most of my adult life that cost me two marriages and being weak minded and insecure I started reading and digging deeper into world events and history and I decided to make a change for the better and alot happier and opened minded about everything but yet at the sametime l lost people who I thought were my friends turns out they never were my friends. To this day I still look at stuff they post on other websites they are still very angry and bitter people. I thank God that I was able to see the light and now I'm much more happier and free.❤❤✌️✌️
3:40 Amala isn't smart enough to understand the difference between "government" and the actual government we have that is a CAPITALIST GOVERNMENT !
we leftists want a just "governance" rather than the actual CAPITALIST government we have.
you right wingers just aren't smart enough to see the distinction.
Amala's cognitive dissonance was caused by her inability to think more deeply.
You woke up nice one. Research and logic good for healing mind. From England.
That’s like saying “you’ve never been abused as a child, you can’t stand or speak for them, you don’t know what it feels like” TRUE INSANITY
As a former leftist, I completely understand the emotional charge. Someone tries to put logical thinking into your thoughts and beliefs and you’re immediately offended because they’re questioning it BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO REAL PROOF TO BACK IT UP. That’s what believing everything people tell you does. I’m so glad I looked into the facts and reality and found THE truth. Because MY truth doesn’t exist. That’s a fact for everyone.
"Because MY truth doesn’t exist." Can that be shouted out to the world? If there is any idea I want to kill it's the "MY truth" nonsense. No it's your PERSPECTIVE.Perspective's are not truth. Perspective can be manipulated and wrong.
It's not mere leftism, it's more like radical leftism. Usually it comes from a streak of independence met with failure. Radical leftists tend to fail at their goals and instead of either tempering their sights or developing themselves they often desire to change the policies that lead to their failure in the first place. This will often cause them to take an extreme stance in victimhood to the point where they will even "become a voice" for marginalized groups they personally don't care about. You can tell they are being inauthentic when they fail to learn the language of or the history or even care to romantically date the marginalized group they claim to protect.
@@voltinator that makes more sense, thanks!
Most of them are too far gone, brainwashed. You can show them the facts and read them Biden quotes and they will say how racist it was but then when you tell them it was biden they start justifying it and calling trump evil and anything just to get rid of trump. Its freaking insanity.
No matter what facts you put before them they will just be like trump trump trump, republicans, red states, the south blablabla. They can never say trump and anything good in one sentence. Like they've mentally lost the ability to acknowledge one nice thing hes done for anyone. Black schools, jobs etc
When questioned you also take it personally because the ideology becomes part of your self identity so it’s like they’re attacking you personally and not your ideas.
I wish young people in Western countries could understand that the very fact that they have the luxury of so much excessive time to be entertained or enraged by other people's thoughts and opinions, or just to be wander around inside their own heads...is a privilege. Not having that privilege is something that many of our ancestors lived with everyday. And now only people in 3rd world countries experience it. It's called "just surviving". And I mean that LITERALLY...not the way Westerners use it. But in a way, they are at least blessed with clarity of mind. Working from sun up to sun down doesn't leave a lot of time for narcissism.
And then people from 3rd world countries come over here and do that same narcissism you speak of to Americans.
@@j.rnitram8794 You're right...some of them do. I find it puzzling.
@@jovanalmen8660 A lot of them do. They work so hard over there so when they get up; they like damn everybody else ya just lazy but ima help my people😒
Bingo!
Excessive tie to be entertained and enraged .
This is the most impressive statement I have ever read! Thank you 😊
Thank you for explaining my 26 year-old daughter to me.
This is the fact of her woke life. She is indeed miserable, and there is (sadly) no need for it.
I mean...shouldn't you be _glad_ there's no need for her to be sad...? 😅
More often than not children dont tend to listen to their parents. But when the same thing is said by a third person, they tend to understand.
What’s also funny is like one day I woke up and happend to be extreme right and a racist and whatsoever. I didn’t change that much, culture did.
The definition of "racist" changed too. It used to be if you didn't see color you were NOT racist. Today in order to not be racist, you have to be all about race.
I went to a socialist meeting at 18, admittedly I didn't know what socialism was at that time, they kept going on about capitalism being bad and everything should be free, I asked "Do you have a job? Do you go to the shop and buy food? Aren't you a part of capitalism when you make and use money" instead of answering my question they got really angry and the whole group turned on me, I just walked out and never went back, I felt they were very aggressive and I was being backed in a corner by a group for asking a question.
You ended up asking them questions that never occurred to them before
That's usually how it works. Few have the courage to face them and actually walk out.
I once asked similar questions to socialists and they just calmly replied that since they live in a capitalist country they simply have no choice but to work for a capitalist, use money etc, because literally everything around you belongs to capitalists. They said that as humans they are part of society and don't want to separate themselves from the majority of people. I thought it was a fair argument.
What I'm trying to say is that there are reasonable people on both sides of the spectrum, but we rarely hear them because of "the loudest". Attacking someone who just made a question is so unhealthy and disrespectful.
@@user-oy2do1ly9p Except that's not really a 'fair argument' for engaging in capitalism and thereby supporting and benefitting from it when the very democratic freedom that is a foundational aspect of capitalism allows them to relocate to a country which isn't capitalist and thereby live according to the very doctrine which they espouse. They're just typical slacktivists with the standard 'do as I say not as I do', 'rules for thee but not for me', champagne socialist outlook. Those people are not remotely reasonable, they're just appalling self-superior hypocrites hating on the society and culture that gave them all the benefits and freedom that allows them to do as they please.
@@user-oy2do1ly9p very well said.
I personally have to limit my intake of the media these days. I'm an independent but the extreme left and extreme right stress me out after a while bc of the lies and manipulation.
Around Trump's 3rd year in office, it got so bad & seemed like the left was encouraging nonstop riots. I had to stop watching anything about politics (including new movies & new TVseries). I started checking out older stand-up & 90s shows. Had to start back for election news.
Radicalism and extremism are the main problems for both sides. The far left makes the left look bad and the far right make the right look bad. Both sides then lock in these radicals and paint them as the quota of the entire group. The right paints the left as radical LGBTQ and socialists, the left paints the right as racists and extremely conservative. It ignores the more logical and reasonable moderates within these groups.
@@harrybalzahk he said the "media" (i.e., the news outlets).
Exactly. Also as an independent I constantly see one side constantly blaming or blocking the other for everything. Makes me think children are running this country.
I feel like I’m a leftist but I feel so stressed out when both extreme parties just put fire to make the problem worst
I grew up in the Caribbean in a pretty moderate household. In college, I became completely leftist radical shaved head RAH RAH and super depressed. It was because of many of the things you shared here. Everything was painted as an injustice, I was told I was a victim, echo chambers etc. When I broke out and left the cult of wokeness, my mental wellness skyrocketed. I will caveat that I faced personal hardships growing up yet OPPRESSION? No haha.
3:40 Amala isn't smart enough to understand the difference between "government" and the actual government we have that is a CAPITALIST GOVERNMENT !
we leftists want a just "governance" rather than the actual CAPITALIST government we have.
you right wingers just aren't smart enough to see the distinction.
Amala's cognitive dissonance was caused by her inability to think more deeply.
One thing I will never get over is how when I was on the left the phrase that was constantly said was “if you’re not angry, then you’re not paying attention”. They told us to be angry and miserable. We were taught to always be upset and without peace.
Isn't there truth in that, though? Righteous anger is a classic Aristotelian virtue. Without it, political change never takes place. No-one ever made the world better by passively accepting its injustices. The attitude 'my life it okay, so why should I be angry?' is myopic, and is a mindset that comes from ignoring the reality within which you're situated.
Tbf, all sides of US American politics seem pretty angry
"It’s Easier to Fool People Than It Is to Convince Them That They Have Been Fooled.” - Mark Twain
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Why is nearly every word capitalized?
The reason lies in shame. Once you get someone to the state of shame, then they need to hide the mistake by standing by it. The Marxiists understand ths
So True!!! That describes the left vs. right problem in politics perfectly.
My Grandfather used to say to my Mother who later told me, "Don't believe half of what you hear in the news, and be skeptical of the other half."
Wise words.
I'm moving closer to 90:10 every day.
Wise people
Dear Siege, I love that saying and I'm definitely going to remember it. Thank you for sharing such good advice from your grandfather down to you, and now the rest of us. Love from Amanda Jones in Melbourne, Australia ❤️
Something akin to "Don't believe every thing you hear and only half of what you see." With Photoshop and CGI, even half is too much.
Agreed
Leads to the question - if we all are too busy fighting each other over all this stuff what is getting ignored today that may actually be important.
intentional. politicians will stir all kinds of divisive ideologies for self gain, and it keeps you distracted from current issues. If you don't know that, you will act like a fool, protesting in the streets without knowing why.
Don't forget that the people who run these platforms don't allow their own children to be exposed to it because they know how harmful it is.
Hurt people hurt people, which is why we need to appeal to them through compassion and love..but damn they make it difficult..
Exactly. I tell the woke that I encounter that I wish them all the best, even if they are screaming in my face. Ironically, the more calm and sympathetic you are the angrier they get.
@@richstewart9904 They feel you're patronizing them and you're not really listening to what they're saying. I can agree the screaming doesn't help your cause, but frustration can sometimes take over.
Can't reason with people who think they are the compassionate ones and all who disagree are evil.
@@nunook5522 That is probably correct. It’s still a very inefficient and immature way to communicate. Verbal tantrums are never appreciated. Nothing is ever accomplished by acting this way. I guess I’d rather smile than grimace most of the time. The woke are way too angry and immature to be taken seriously.
@@richstewart9904 People act like being "aware" is some kind of "mental" condition. Black people have been screaming for centuries about brutality at the hands of law enforcement. They were told all in your head, isolated incidents, what did you do, stop pulling the race card. All because this was not your reality. Well in May of 2020, the world got to see first hand and in living color exactly what people had been saying for years. On a more local level, why is it when a Black person enters into a space that's mostly populated by white people, they have to prove they are allowed to be there? What is it about just the color of one's skin that brings about just a visceral reaction in some? There's a James Baldwin quote I'm looking for. I'll post when I find it.
EDIT: In 1961, author James Baldwin was asked by a radio host about being Black in America. He said: To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious ('woke is the bogey man today) is to be in a state of rage almost, almost all of the time - and in one's work.
The state of rage I took to mean that the social injustices are not being addressed. Some of the ones that existed in 1961 are still hanging around today.
All comes down to not being capable of admitting when you're wrong. It ain't that hard, and you will gain more respect when you learn to do so.
Bittersweet and strange
Finding you can change
Learning you were wrong.
only childs grown up in the participation trophy time with parents who didn't provide the essential vitamin N to their little brat ... yeah .. it's a self made catastrophy
So true.. a lifetime of missteps is just live and learn at it's best...thats the assignment.
True but 1st you have to believe facts. There is the problem with the Left. Facts don’t matter only Feelings. What they Feel is more important then truths and facts. They can’t even figure out “what is a woman” cause of feelings. They believe there is 100+ genders again cause of feelings. When facts and true tell us there is 2 genders period.
What I hate is when I ask someone on the left to correct my information, show me where I am wrong, they either claim they can't convince me and we should agree to disagree or keep spewing their stand without any critical thinking or facts.
Oh my gosh, this is so nailing it. This is exactly what alienates me from the radical left. Why "can a cigar not sometimes just be a cigar" ? Why must every bit be a sign of oppression, racism or injustice? These people never give you a break. Thanks, Amala, to help me find understanding my problem with the radical left better.
You found yourself in privileged peace …
I find it ironic they are known as woke as in reality they are all asleep.
The first SJW I met was in army basic training. This was around 2000. She was upset that the drill sergeants were being mean and unfair to us and she wanted me to go with her up the chain of command to report their meanness. It was the first time I ever met the activist type who thought she could revolutionize the way basic training was conducted. I was thinking, "Um, they're SUPPOSED to be mean, dummy. That's the entire point." Needless to say, I didn't go with her nor did anyone else that I know of.
Why was she even in basic training? More importantly, what happened next?
@@K05H Yeah, I don't know why she didn't know how basic training was supposed to work. I don't remember if she ever completed it. She got sick from drinking out of a contaminated canteen, (at least that's the story I heard), and we continued without her. I don't know if she ever graduated.
Maybe she thought people would be "nicer" to her or take it easier on her simply bc she's a girl?? That's a bs mentality to have in the military!
Sheeeeet youngin, I went thru basic in 1988. She'd have deserted or hung herself. And it was worse than that in the 60s and 70s.
Someone like that should not be in the service. You have to learn to keep working under fire.
We raised our 2 sons telling them “ The Quicker you realize life isn’t fair, the happier you will be. “
I cannot imagine being angry and yelling every day. I think I raise my voice maybe once or twice a year.
They are feeding their own unending stress - loop.
I got blocked from multiple Subreddits because I asked a trans person questions. Their response was, _"Go educate yourself!"_
Like, if they cannot be bothered to "educate" me, then why should I be bothered to learn? It's the responsibility of the ones with the knowledge to teach, not the responsibility of those without the knowledge to learn.
I believe the final question I asked was,
_"So, you're a trans woman. You have a vaginoplasty. If a heterosexual CIS male has sexual intercourse with you, is the fornication homosexual or heterosexual in nature? Or something else entirely?"_
_(*I despise the term 'CIS', but I had to speak using their language.)_
I completely agree with this! I do not go on tiktok anymore because I was on “the black tiktok” which was SO MUCH negativity, it felt like the WORLD WAS AGAINST BLACK PEOPLE. I was afraid to leave my house or go grocery shopping . I got so anxious that I was not black enough, that I’m not “woke” enough or thinking “I have one strike against my blackness because my husband is white” then I actually WATCHED a Candace Owen interview and I listened to her views and what she was saying, I dived deeper did my own research and my entire world flipped and it became much less scary ❣️❣️
Your husband is a lucky man..
I'm so sorry you went through that. You are safe, and all that is a part of you makes you enough♡
❤
exactly. a LOT of WHITE people supprted the civil rights movement. we believed that EVERYONE SHOULD be treated equally, with dignity and respect. BUT, all the riots, looting, and violence has caused some of us to re-think our position. you dont create allies when they say white people should be eliminated. but, democrats WANT a race war so that TH EY can declare martial law and suppress we the people using the military.
As someone who lives in a conservative area almost everyone does see past race; we accept that we all have differences but we TRY to embrace them instead of forcing uniformity.
I see black people as another person who has the same expectations I have leveed at me; black men and women get to succeed and fail on their merits and honestly, it’s black people who rise above their circumstances far more often than white people in my area.
I love how diverse my area is; and how successful and independent everyone can be.
The over-the-top rage and anguish over Donald Trump made me realize what insanity the Left encourages...regardless of what you think of him.
I'm still waiting for all those people who said they would leave the country if Trump ever became president to actually, you know, leave...
Trump Hatred is a major driver in the Left. They have made him the catch-all boogie man.
That was what did it for me as well, thought he was just barely the lesser evil, up against Hillary,(he turned out to be surprisingly way better than I expected, obviously), but the mindless tantrums they threw, I’ve never looked at them the same ever since….
They kept running a snippet of Trump saying “They’re rapists” I looked it up and watched the speech he was talking about MS13 and not all Hispanics are bad but we need to stop the trafficking and violence brought by the gangs.
@@DreAmeoba1 Respect is earned. There's no way you can respect someone like this.
This is such a well spoken, intelligent and thoughtful young lady. Kudos to her parents. They obviously did an awesome job.
I am 55 and have made the change from left to right - but i am just as angry now as then, seeing injustices every day, just from the opposite viewpoint.
when you get older you are allowed to be a little grumpy lol
You are still playing the victim
I was never a leftist, but I have also noticed how angry they are in general. Don't get me wrong: there's a time and a place for "righteous fury," but being mad at everything at all times reeks of poor personal choices that you blame _others_ for.
hate feed emotion, emotions supresses logical thinking. a lack of logical thinking makes a person miserable because they know deep down that there believes are contradictions. making your identity out of a dogma limits a personne as an individual, they only live part of there life and must know there is a part of themselfe they supress.
Does anyone else find it very peculiar that the guy in this video said that “maybe the Jews are onto something with the Sabbath,” as if Christians haven’t had a Sabbath day since the beginning of the country??
@@anti-ethniccleansing465 Not really; Jews practiced the Sabbath _first,_ and not all Christians adhere to it nowadays. In our family (we're Christians), we actually have _our_ Sabbath on _Saturday_ as well, b/c on Sunday, we're often going to church and sometimes visiting others (which for _me_ at least is not "restful").
“If you’re not angry, you’re not paying attention.” it’s literally a slogan.
To make you look smarter, woker, more caring than others who might actually be enjoying that moment in life.
I’ve seen it as a bumper sticker, “look at me, I’m more authentic than you!”
Im educated so im better than you. Im angrier and anti everything constantly so im more passionate. The entire left has shifted far left. From tree huggers to hostile unstable hateful terrorists. Bullies
We could say that about them. If we aren't angry about the lefts' psychotics destroying our lives and culture then we aren't paying attention. Since they are actually destroying lives and a normal way of life, a life otherwise without psychopaths infringing on our peace (a peaceful life) due to their absolute bullshit beliefs.
or "silence is violence". Basically if you're indifferent or refuse to take my side, you're my enemy.
So many young people need to hear this
Well, this reminds me of a Black dude had a game studio and he was making this white person character for his game.
Then anti-racists stormed his studio's offices, found out that his game would have a white character as the main character, and wanted Game Studio to correct itself by removing a white character from charg. Little did the activists know that the studio owner was a black man.
When they found out they left.
As a former leftist, I think what made me so angry with the world was the idea that I had to feel guilt as a straight white male because of all the injustice going on. Being a member of the same group as the oppressors really frustrated me because I'd always tried to be a good person. I was constantly told that my opinions mattered less because of my status as an oppressor, and I was told that my needs should come secondary to those who have been historically oppressed. This made me feel like the oppression in the world was directly making my life worse, despite me having so many supposed privileges. And when I struggled I felt like I was failing more than people in other groups, because despite the deck being stacked for me to win I was struggling all the same. It really just made my life hell, and it took a lot for me to finally see the toxic ideology of the left, and the cult-like behavior.
Perfectly put, Devon.
That's one of the many reasons this stuff never works. They were using the same exact strategies in the 90s, in the 70s there were many active left-wing terrorist groups. This is nothing new, they recruit and use young people all the time. That's why they are so active in the universities. You really need people who lack world experience to get them so worked up on an emotional level. Most like you will ultimately figure it out and move on while they will be back at the colleges trying to find a replacement.
Congratulations for having the courage to see through the indoctrination, Devon!
I'm a white male. Never felt guilt. My family came from poor share croppers. I have nothing to be ashamed about.
White people fought a civil war to free slaves...
How much more can white people do. We have done more than enough.
You aren't guilty. No SWM today, including you and I, are guilty.
I’ve gone through this exact change over the past few years. It’s not just young people. I’m a 53 year old disabled veteran. I was SO angry for so many years. I’m in the middle now. I’ve realized the vast majority of people are just living their lives. They aren’t oppressing everyone else as the far left wants you to believe. Thank you for articulating this so well.
Modern White People of North America, United States and Canada are not slave owners nor colonists, those types of White People are long dead but the Far Left acts like they still exist and no man in the modern age of this continent is preventing any modern woman from getting a job, these Far Leftists are trapped in the past completely oblivious to what is actually going on in the modern age of this continent.
I don't think they really even believe that people are oppressing others, at least the ones at the top who are injecting all this madness. They really couldn't care less about the groups they use as their "useful idiots." It's about division and hate to keep the little people at each others throats so they can consolidate power.
Same Dave but I'm 40 this year but hoo boy do I feel every bit 100 years old, From looking at me you couldn't tell I was in the USAP's and the Secret Space Program that trillions of your tax dollars mysteriously vanish to, The stupid fucking idiots didn't memory wipe me but the brain damage did, The E.T's They are just like we are only slightly different physically.
Thank you for your service.
Exactly, thank you for your service
People need grace, empathy, compassion and kindness. Every day share these things and give yourself and others space to grow.
I'm 65 and I remember being very restricted by being female. I've been a longhaul trucker for 23yrs and it used to be awfull! Things are sooo different now, young women have NO idea. Nowadays I can do anything I want and no one bats an eye 😁. Life is way too short to hold grudges or be angry. If you're not careful one day you wake up old and you realize you've wasted your one turn on this earth. I choose happy .
I work in Logistics and you know what, the best Truckdriver i ever saw was a Woman. It was impressive how clean the dockon was. No reseting or trying again, not even once.
I grew up in a heavily secular and progressive community. Both my parents were agnostic. My sisters are both atheists and heavily left-leaning. I was probably more left-leaning than the rest throughout my teens. I drew upside-down crosses, made anti-American political art, wrote edgy anti-establishment music, etc.
But in my early twenties I met my wife and living with her, getting married, having children, and owning property has made me completely shift my views. I stopped whining, and started taking accountability for those for which I was responsible. I started looking inward, and analyzed my philosophy. I realized how vacuously empty it had left my life. I honestly couldn’t remember the last time I’d felt joy. I remembered that it must have been sometime in my childhood, pre-puberty, pre-political activism, etc. I became depressed, so I reached out to the only source I recalled as bringing me happiness: my childhood. In authors I’d abandoned in my youth, I found a common philosophy, a worldview that re-enchanted my life and the way I lived it. I’ve since become more conservative, and pushed back against both the paranoia of the reactionary conservatism of my father, and the blind allegiance to progress for progress’ sake of my sisters/mother. I nod back to an older form of conservatism, one of community, localism, tradition, faith, family, and land. My father and I, though we have since established a much stronger relationship than when we were younger, now argue about which is harming society more, collectivism or individualism (I argue the latter). My sisters all think I’m some neo-fascist Luddite who somehow got stuck in the Middle Ages, who wants to “control women’s bodies” and hates minorities (I don’t). It’s tough being conservative today, arguable more difficult than being progressive. The institutions are against you, culture threatens to silence you, your ideas rendered anathema to the current zeitgeist. But don’t let that stop you. You should be concerned about truth, above all else.
Well said!
OR you could have chosen to throw your kids into the sacrificial pit, and you and your wife dance around and chant the spells "everyone owes me something".
Im just saying. Instead of loving your kids and your family you could have loved yourself even more.
Think about it next time your kids piss you off. You can still abort them up until 20 years old in california.
Leftist recruitment is almost always built upon exploiting resentment of one (or both) of your parents. In this case, your father.
Cults always depend upon alienating you from the people who care about you.
Exactly - it's funny how that happens when we grow up - isn't it? Same thing happened to me - heavily left leaning especially on women's issues - abortion- pay wage gap- blah blah blah- up until Obama - got married had kids - property the whole thing - and my views just changed on everything - 🤟 welcome to the club brother! 😂
Thank you for your thoughtful comment. I am like you, was surprised with two daughters and it changed my perspective. Marriage and children made me wonder what else I have been wrong about. I think communism is waiting at the gates for the US and it is terrifying to have children and know their futures are dim
I am so glad to see you young people waking up. When I was your age, I lived in Germany, the Berlin wall was still up and we went with our high school teacher to East Berlin. I tell you, for me it was like a trip to hell. The people were so afraid of talking, they would scramble if we tried to have a conversation. Not only was Big brother watching, but people were policing each other. People were so opressed. They could not anything, unless the state said it was ok. The houses were monotone and dirty. There was nothing that was nice to look at. The cars looked all the same, with huge smoke coming out of the exhaust. We could not breathe. The stuff you saw in stores were dollar store quality. The close looked all the same. People were lining up around the corner for wanting to by bread. We all had been given money to buy something little, we did not bother spending it. When it was dark, it was very dark. No light in east Berlin. Yes socialism alright. I could go on but too much writing for me. When we came back home, I cried so hard and then went into a depression. Now that was in the 70tis. West Berlin was awesome. So much life and celebration, lights, trees, flowers, art etc. I pray and say please no Socialism. These kids do not know what they are saying.
Yes! I lived in West Berlin for 3 years and went to East Berlin often. The difference between the West and East was remarkable! In 1974, I had a new handheld calculator that I brought with me on one trip to the East. (In 1974 the calculator was about as big as a "Walkman" and really didn't calculate much more than basic math plus square root and %.) I had the calculator out and I was figuring the dollar cost of an item...I looked up after a minute or two and there were several men who had come a bit close- looking interested in it. One fellow even asked if he could buy it. I wisely said no...particularly since 2 armed Polizei had also drawn close and were eyeing us with suspicion. I found out afterwards that had I engaged in conversation and even discussed letting the guy buy it off me, I'd have been detained.
They know exactly what they're saying, and they fully believe they're right because the sheer arrogance won't let them be wrong. Every single so-called socialist or communist here in Canada (and in the States) I've spoken to all say the same damn thing: "REAL communism/socialism has just never been done. But I know the right way, so you should agree with me because if you don't you're a fascist."
They know exactly what they're saying, and they fully believe they're right because the sheer arrogance won't let them be wrong. Every single so-called socialist or communist here in Canada (and in the States) I've spoken to all say the same damn thing: "REAL communism/socialism has just never been done. But I know the right way, so you should agree with me because if you don't you're a fascist."
@@janparker3843 Did you show them that 55378008 spells 'boobless' when you turn the calculator upside down? lol Ahh the things that we used to laugh about as teenagers in the 80's when every kid knew that socialism was awful especially those who lived on the other side of that terrible wall.
kind of like Germany is today right? I feel so sorry for Germans and EU "citizens" as well. You are living in the 4th Reich and do not know it....yet.
Admitting to be wrong is Really hard for most people.
Love your perspective! My husband and I are older generation conservatives. When our daughters got swept up in liberal thinking, it was hard to show them the cognitive dissonance of we are "wrong" because we judge people (as conservatives) but they are "right" (as they sit there and judge us.) As they've grown and had children of their own, they've mostly swung back towards the middle. And I think that's another point, everything in moderation. If you lean too far, you're going to fall over. There are angry people on the far right, as well.
True, I got into an argument with a leftist who said people that don’t date out of their race are racist. I told them maybe it’s environmental/cultural factors, that it doesn’t matter anyway as long as their respectful. Then it somehow turned into not dating a fat person is fat phobic, not dating a trans person is transphobic & not dating midgets is heightphobic. I told them again as long their respectful, not everyone’s gonna be somebody’s cup of tea and that there’s someone out there for everyone. At the end they crossed shoulders & said “people suck” and left.
"We should all be dating a mix race, fat, trans, midget or ELSE!" Else what? Whatever they say... I'm okay with the words, titles, nonsense they use. When they are ready to act on things, they'll be very unprepared because I was ready before they started playing word games.
Should have asked them if they would date a conservative and just walked away.
Not dating midgets... Wouldn't that be "small-phobic"? Since they don't have height 🤣
@@Opusss they're conservative-phobic, definitely.
lol this is a typical leftist's mindset. Just adding ''-ist'' and ''phobic'' to every word and calling it an ''argument''. They're tiring, don't argue with them. Waste of oxygen
As a teenager in a leftist community where lots of women I know say a bunch of things from how women are still oppressed and men are evil to making their political views their entire personality, I am so happy someone is openly voicing reason-
I don’t have to definitively pick one side, I can make up my own mind and have the best of both left and right ideologies and my life doesn’t have to be all about politics 😂
Thank you so much for sharing your ideas 🙏
Please stay like this
Man, you have already figured out what it took me forty years to figure out. More power to you 🙂
Would it be strange to hear I'm a progressive with a concealed carry permit? The problem with righties is that the message is more important than the facts. Progressives say they want gun reform closing of loopholes and conservatives claim they want to take all guns. Progressives say they want freedom of choice when terminating pregnancy and conservatives claim they want to kill the baby after it's born.
It's such an anti-intellectual tactic that doesn't allow for conversation cause you are not even listening. But then again, red states rank last in education so anything intellectual shouldn't be expected.
Right-Wing media outlets push expectations of masculinity that further harm men’s mental health. One example is the expectation of being fully self-sufficient right out of school. Failure to do so results in being portrayed as an emasculated male.
Right wingers only have an issue with big corporations performatively and when they disagree with what it is doing.
They don't give a fuck about big pharma, unless it comes to covid vaccines. They don't give a flying fuck about Disney's racism, sexism or performativity, unless they made Ariel black.
Worst part is that they then use that to call anyone who specifically supports COVID vaccines or the black Ariel hypocrites because left-leaning people would normally be against big pharma and Disney. As if they were endorsing the corporations by defending one specific thing they did.
That’s interesting. The best thing you can do is read books about philosophy, history and politics and get a wider grounding in the many ideas that have shaped our world (though don’t let that get in the way of just enjoying being young!).
I wonder if there’s a moment where those teenagers who lived relatively comfortable lives are suddenly hit with the realisation that they are no longer as important and that they will need to work, sometimes competitively, and that even this won’t guarantee their success. This is a genuinely difficult thing to deal with, but instead of being offered real support they’re being led on by those who believe that ‘reality’ is a con, a scam perpetrated by ‘power’ to horde all the good things for itself (as if they wouldn’t *also* do this if *they* were in power … ). As such, they’re never given the chance to come to terms with how things are and find happiness as part of a radically complex and often uncaring society.
Realizing that feminism was the cornerstone of the democrat party's ideology was the redpill moment to me that changed it all. Sargon of Akkad and Paul Joseph Watson helped me see that more than any other voices. Feminism and its offshoots, they are firstmost solipsism. For feminism, to all human males. For social justice, to white people, men (at least the ones who don't want to be turned into women). A denial of personhood, subhuman status. They are secondmost, hatred. Raw hatred. Of white men. Because that's their scapegoat for all their problems. Thirdly, they are greed, and entitlement. And fourth, they are narcissism. Virtue signaling, self-righteousness, whatever you want to call it. Those are the 4 pillars of progressive ideology.
For they cannot rest until they do evil; they are robbed of sleep till they make someone stumble - Prov 4:16
I am a 30 yr old White Male who considers myself an "Independent" who yet views the "Right" as the lesser of 2 evils. Yet, I acknowledge that both sides have problems/suck.
As for "Being Angry" that isn't a purely Leftist thing. I'm angry about a lot of things as well, and despise a large portion of the population because they are part of the problems in society.
I'm watching this as a Gen Xer that grew up in the 90s. We had a very inclusive group that I was proud to be a part of. We didn't think about it, we just accepted everyone.
Now, I see people dividing themselves. This scares me to my core. The worst part is people locking themselves in a cage of their own mind and begging someone in authority to to take the key.
Remember in the '90's when we unified in distrusting the government?
Now it's "Fuck you, do what we tell ya."
Divide and rule. It is political. Follow the money. 🤷🏻
The government is hungry for that power...Good rundown on this.
@@bradleyflinn3421 The irony of people worshipping a pocket full of shells.
This was my experience too. Organic unity among people who had little or no trust in The Man. Now people are jumping into prefabricated identity boxes and fighting for more power to be taken from The People and handed over to The Man and treating those who think critically about it as heretics.
Having experienced darker skinned black people (that aren’t family) try to say I can’t possibly understand and empathize because I’m “too light skinned”, I learned a long time ago that going with the grain is overrated.
As I get older, I just find I’m less patient with the extremes on either side. There’s always an enemy. There’s always a battle. And if they can’t find one, they’ll project it onto whoever happens to be close enough. It must be exhausting and stressful to be a victim all the time.
I really do hope people keep waking up to what’s really happening.
yup, and then sometimes both extremes are running in an election and your head is like "oh no, what do I choose."
Amen! Emotional outrage is so detrimental to your mind and body! I’ve always wanted to tell these “ victimized” ppl that most of what you are raging against is not happening……it must be so tiring to have to guard your “ victimization “ 24/7 365 days of the year!
Isn't it just insane when you look at it from a 30,000 foot view? This idea that our entire value and worth in society should be entirely dictated by how much melanin is in our skin? Yet if someone was to say "You can't have an opinion because you' don't have any freckles" or "because you're too tall" society would think that person is insane. Growing up I had great friends of all different races, yet none of us cared. I find it so sad, b/c MLK handed us all the wisdom we need.
It is so easy to be a victim. Once you convince yourself that you have been abused and oppressed then you are no longer responsible for yourself.
Thats why they think violence against someone who hurts their feelings is OK. They blame the person for making them violent. How is that any different from a guy who hits his wife and says "Look at what YOU made me do!"
What you’re saying is spot on and I think a lot of us identify with this but we’re afraid to speak up and are shamed into silence as soon as we open our mouths.
Nobody wants to be labeled as racist, homophobic, transphobic, misogynist, or a privileged jerk so we’re willing to go a long way to avoid these labels.
Then I realized that the angriest of the leftists are going to call me all these things anyway, regardless of what I say or do,
and with that realization the fear of speaking my opinion disappeared -and I regained my freedom to just be me.
Once you’re comfortable being called anything, you can no longer be manipulated!
I was so angry when I was a leftist. I feel much better now, living in reality and all. The weird thing is being conservative is much harder because my family and friends think I’m a bad person now because I don’t agree with them politically. Yet I’m still much happier in every aspect of my life.
Welcome to the party! I’ve lost friends over politics but I also gained friends. You have to stand for something and unfortunately that means others may have problems adjusting to the change. God bless you Good luck to you
The Right is angry too
@@BranBal for sure.
@@BranBal The right wants to be left alone. The left refuses to leave the right alone.
The extreme right conspiracy theorists are their own breed that doesn't get along at all with the center-right, or with libertarians. Do not make the mistake of including Q-anons with the majority of the right wing. I don't understand the flat earth q anon free energy is real you just have to stick crystals in your garden conspiracy theorists either
Do you have a reason why you left the left?
Unhappiness breeds revenge and control
More rhetorical nonsense.
Here's something with actual meaning: The American right-wing breeds brainrot
Absolutely!! We see this happen way too often in interpersonal relationships. Some people think their partner, parents, kids, etc are supposed to MAKE them happy!! But that is not how it works!!
On both the left and right.
@@betsymcc61 humans
@@betsymcc61 mostly on the left. Why? Because they aren’t content in their lives so they turn to government to seek change and revenge. They can’t stand it when there is inequality. So they seek forced equality instead of equal opportunity.
I am also a former leftist and I never thought about this topic, but the mindset they are in is such a depressing and exhausting one omg😭because I remember all the time just having something to be upset at, stay at home wife/mom topic upset me, men just simply being men truly upset me, just normal and healthy aspects of society upset me all the time, how does someone find peace in a society whose norm is normalcy when you want so badly for the norm to be fitted to your ideology, you just can’t, you can never truly be happy as a leftist in any society, because what they want is against natural order, and natural order is what makes them upset, you can’t do anything but be unhappy and shout about it all day everyday
Amen!
I grew up democrat; my mother was big time into politics and we knew the mayor, the governor, Gary Hart, I shook Hubert Humphrey's hand, etc. I became less interested in the party through the 80s and 90s but didn't quit the party until I saw they'd totally rigged the nomiination for Hillary, whom I thought was corrupt to start with but the "deplorables" comment was absolutely over-the-top; these were my neighbors and relatives. I had NO intention of voting for Hillary but hadn't decided for Trump, and I didn't exactly defend him but merely tried to point out to my "friends" that he wasn't a raving monster. The response was so raging and vitriolic I knew I could never support these people again; it was DEMOCRATS who had truly become monsters!
Trump is all about Trump. He's selfish and not that bright.
The real problem is the Dominionists who want to turn this country into a theocracy. They're a threat to both liberals and conservatives and while we squabble with each other across the divide and make up ever more outlandish conspiracy theories about each other, they're destroying the very fabric of freedom in the US.
I have traveled throughout the world from 1991 to the year 2010, the United States the greatest country in the world with the best resources has the most angriest unhappiest people I’ve ever met. I once went to a country that was impoverished people barely had anything yet they were so happy and they were so grateful for everything that they did have
I got tired of hearing people LITERALLY argue over who had it worse! Like we're fighting over who is more oppressed like it's a prize to win...and then what?!?!?! We can sit and talk about the past FOREVER. I started to realize that I don't want to have a yesterday mentality...I'm trying to have a today and tomorrow!
Literally my mother in law. Was always trying to upstage other old women on who had the most surgery. 🙄
Truth be told, the Chinese have had it the worst.
Their nation has constantly gone through cycles of tyranny, civil war, and collapse for thousands of years. Hundreds of millions of people starved to death during Mao’s “Great Leap Forward”, the millions of babies that died due to the ‘one child’ policy, and now the Covid city-wide lockdowns… modern China is one of the most oppressive regimes around.
The Chinese people have had it rough.
The first time I experienced this was when my chronic illnesses came to light and started me down the slippery slope toward becoming too disabled to work. I joined online communities related to my diagnoses and followed Instagram accounts of people like me. It was jarring the first time I had to wear a neck brace for a spinal instability and I expressed how it was uncomfortable… only to have someone else tell me that at least it wasn’t a full-body brace like she had to wear. I like to think that she was trying to help me appreciate my blessings, but it felt like a slap in the face. I harbored insecurities regarding whether or not my diagnoses were all in my head due to a history of not being believed by doctors or my coworkers (who were nurses!) for years and the fact that the nature of my (still not terribly well known) medical conditions is that symptoms and their manifestation/occurrence are very unpredictable. If I had any good day, or even good couple of hours, I would convince myself that it was all in my head or that I was overly dramatic since other people online had it so much worse than me. It has taken time and effort to change my mindset and I still have to struggle with it at times. No one really wins in a competition related to disability: if you “lose”, you feel bad for making a fuss when others have it worse; if you “win” you might get an initial satisfaction for proving yourself more disabled, but then there has to be the letdown when it hits how very disabled you are.
Just another kind of Victim Olympics; there’s just way to win, no matter where you land on the Victim Hierarchy. Everyone ends up feeling bad about themselves.
I think being left or right is a label of ignorance. Instead, consider every issue on a case by case basis. Your political affiliation should be logic and not left or right.
"Cognitive dissonance on a subject = anger against those questioning you" Same reason that as an animal activist who speaks about animal-free diets and treatment of animals, I get threats, insults, and messages from omnivores about how delicious their steak and bacon is, how they're going to eat twice the meat just for me, how I need to get off my high horse because I'm causing pain anyway by making plants suffer, etc. Even some as "intro messages" on dating apps because my profile said "vegan here, vegans only please".
Hey you two!!!! This 59 year old conservative woman learns something from you each time I listen. Thanks for all you do! much love!!!
You should watch the LFR Family and Doc Rich if you don't already.
Yeah cause we weren't indoctrinated in schools like kids are nowadays, lol
This is new to a lot of us older ones.
We are 59 now and just learning all this lunacy, but it's good they are all debating it, because this is how criminals take over a country, like Mao, Castro, etc. etc. they use all these tricks.
Can you ask. The wat that wer doing during. The civil rights movement
The "former Leftist" grift huh? Candace Owens, Tim Pool, Dave Rubin etc. were all former leftists. You dummies are getting scammed and you fall for it every time. It is easier to grift the Right than the Left. Ask yourself why.
My former best friend was a lefty I am more conservative. I remember a conversation about seeing guys our age with their shit together and doing better than us. I said, makes me wish I took math and accounting more serious and didn’t blow money on junk and he got very offended and said the only reason they have that is because they grew up rich, it’s them that I knew perspectives of left vs right are very different
The left is angry because the right is installing puppet politicians who only care about enforcing corporate interests and instituting a theocratic government no different from what we see in middle eastern third world countries.
And the right ended free school lunches, so now I need to deal with a hangry kid all day.
And the right drives up the national debt every time they're in power, and then complains about how high the debt is when they aren't in power.
Then there's also the right wing politicians making laws about medicine and technology they have so little understanding of that they turn into meme fodder when they talk about it.
And there's fox news, who we know from their text messages hates the right more than the left does.
Yeah I’ve had similar conversations with people leaning left and it’s crazy how my more conservative perspective is so fundamentally different. Similar to you where you hold yourself accountable, and critique where you could have improved while the other mindset is figuring out a way to shirk the faults and flaws and make yourself a victim at all costs, just so that you don’t have to acknowledge where you went wrong.
I grew up in a house with no electricity, and gravity fed running water. We had to chop wood by hand or freeze in the winter. I was the poorest person I knew, far poorer than the welfare kids. But my dad went to work everyday and wouldn't take handouts. He had health setbacks that kept him from getting ahead. When he was good, I learned that hard work did pay off. I put myself thru college, ignoring the cries from everyone that I couldn't afford it, I just figured it out on the fly (as I was a kid) and where there is a will there is a way. I had faith that it would work out, and it did. Now I'm solidly upper middle class, and the number of people that think I grew up as a wealthy white kid is insane. Everyone has a different story.
I think the most interesting thing is, is that both can be true.
Actually statistics say that indeed being born rich takes over getting rich
As someone who was kind of like this as a teenager, I think there are many reasons why people are drawn into this anger and hatred.
The first reason is to feel important. When you feel like you are struggling or a failure, joining a group of people who claim to fight for people's rights and the betterment of society seems like an obvious thing to do. You can feel better about yourself, and you don't feel like things are out of your control anymore. You are now a warrior for "good" and for "justice". It's probably also why there is so much emotion involved and why people are so passionate - because it gives their lives meaning and a purpose. Take it away and they are left with nothing (in their mind).
The second reason is because the media tends to focus on the negative - whether social media, newspapers or TV news shows. Negativity gains more views, so they focus on that and breed fear and resentment, which makes people feel like they need to do something to regain control. By "fighting" against these issues, they feel like they now have more power to control their futures and the world around them.
And lastly - because people want to be good. They want to help, they want to make the world better. We are bombarded with heroic tales in fiction, people who offer their lives for society (look at superhero movies and young adult fiction), and obviously people are going to want to get involved and fight as well. The only problem is that the world doesn't have evil villains that you can clearly see and fight against. We live in a world of blacks and whites and lots of grey. So it's a lot harder to be a "hero" in real life.
There are probably more things I missed, but those are the things that made me agree with the left.
Honestly, I don't know what the answer is. Blindly trusting everything isn't right, but distrusting and hating everything isn't wise either. We often struggle to find the balance on many things, and in this case, we need to learn how to be good people, how to improve the world and make a better impact, without destroying ourselves and everything we have built thus far in the process. It's a very fine line, but I guess it goes back to the basics:
• compassion
• empathy
• understanding
• kindness
And not getting too caught up in the world around you. Focusing on positives rather than negatives. Changing what you can and accepting the things you can't change. Trying your best everyday to improve yourself, your knowledge and your emotional strength. And trying to find and be the good in the world that you want to see, without tearing other people down in the process.
Absolutely LOVE your comment. I think you really hit the nail on the head with your 3 reasons. Balance is truly the key to everything in life. If everyone aspired to the things you wrote in your last paragrapg, we would be living in a much better world.
@@sergiomendez9231 Thank you so much! 🤗😊
@@lizzydreamer6940 You're welcome! :)
I have been left my entire 60 years. Voting Repo accross board this time.
"Hate is baggage. Life's too short to be pissed off all the time. It's just not worth it." - Danny Vinyard, American History X
"all that hate is gonna burn you up kid"
"Keeps me warm"
Such a brilliant film.
“Hate is too great a burden to bear“. Martin Luther King. But they wouldn’t want to quote him, because he’s a Reverend, a Christian, so they can’t honor that.
"Hate is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die." - Buddha (If i recall correctly)
I'm so glad Amala has her own channel. I really like this girl. She's sharp as hell, super well spoken, clear and concise, and so many great qualities. I wish I had more ppl like her in my real life network.
EXAKTLY.....
It does my heart good, to see you and many others have the epiphany to conservatism, or to just leave the leftist ideologies behind you! I like to see it happen at such a young age, because you have your whole life ahead of you, with positivity!
Absolutely love these videos! To see young people thinking gives so much hope.
My brother is a leftists and is a super triggered type person, so is my bi racial niece , I’ve notice light skinned people are the most extreme cause it seems, they have to proof themselves, my brother wasn’t raised to be a radical, but he has a life long career in college as a professor, my relationship gotten so bad , he stayed so angry for years over one statement, you can’t say one word against liberalism
You're not wrong, but your thinking is flawed. White Americans have been trained to see themselves as the villains of history. We're evil for sailing across the ocean. We're evil for expanding. We're evil for doing what every other people has done across history ever. And what's worse, is despite being the cultures that brought anti-slavery, environmentalism, the idea that we can improve instead of just take...? None of that matters because how much damage have your people done to get there, you plastic inventing freaks. Seriously, everyone attacks you if you're white, even fellow whites, just for being white. It's almost as if that's the human norm, attacking each other like animals because we're not perfect, when perfection or admitting improvement would just invite more people trying to hate.
Tell your brother that we on the right are the real liberals, by definition. One thing I love to do is trigger people I know are hard left democrats who hate everything right of center. Watching them explode is funny. Maybe that is why we conservatives have so much fun in life.
Just bitch slap him he ain't going to do shit after that
Like they say not black enough to be black not white enough to be white - sad but it is true - I cannot imagine what biracial kids go thru with all this going on today - hopefully they will find their way - like a lot of the rest of us - with age comes wisdom - 🤟❤️
@@haverscutie Not necessarily.
I love how the girl in the red shirt zoomed in on the problem with social media algorithms. Once you have shown you are mad about any issue "ie: police violence" the social media frameworks will feed you an endless stream of examples that reinforce your anger.
The fact that this channel is produced by PragerU is a massive red flag its controlled opposition
Cult of Victimhood.
As a 62 year old white guy you and people your age are giving me some encouragement that people your age are seeing the down side of liberal dogma beliefs, I get a little down on American people who believe so much what liberals say all of the time. I love seeing your videos and am very glad you were able to educate yourself thank you for doing these videos.
I’ve been watching your videos recently and it’s really helped me away from the left, I’m a lesbian woman and the left has left (yes that’s a pun) me miserable.
I’ve been coerced into believing I was trans, into believing everyone was against me and into thinking I’m “not gay” enough etc. my last straw with the left had been when people started referring to lesbians as “non-men loving non-men” they’re erasing identities because they’re desperately trying to find more thing to be mad about!
Good for you. Be happy don’t be a leftie. Be just right of center. That’s where happiness is found. With common sense Americans
Fr! AND when the started calling “cis” women ‘birthing people’
@@savageunitato100 it’s honestly so annoying a mother is a mother, they’re just looking for anything to be mad about atp 😭
@@Isabella_Mac Sadly, it's not just about getting mad, it's about trying to destroy truth, create more chaos. It is rather evil to even try to take away the reality of "mother". That it is "woman", the mother who gives birth.
I live in CA and I've seen SO MANY people coerced into being trans, just because they are gay or gender nonconforming. It's so backwards and bigoted.
I used to think, "what right do I have to be comfortable or happy when there are people out there suffering" and other leftists would encourage this severe depression in me as if it were a good thing. As if me being miserable somehow helped. I was just adding more misery into the world. I couldn't see how I could deserve any happiness with all this supposed injustice around me and was constantly guilted about my "privileges."
I identify with this feeling. It robs us of thankfulness, which is a very destructive thing to do.
I simply said on a reddit sub that there are two genders... I was bombarded with comments, only two where supporting. I gave up arguing with them because I felt it went nowhere. They kept comparing to things not to do with society or just tried gaslighting me.
As a young woman with some mental health issues, I’ve been a lot happier since I educated myself with facts on certain issues and I stopped being an annoying SJW and became a someone who is right of center in politics.
The one thing you forgot was an entitlement complex. "Marginalized" people believe they are entitled to compensation, recognition, privileges etc.
they expect more thanks to this notion of being considered of a "protected" class.
@@residentgrey exactly. Everyone should be protected equally under the law.
@@justjamie7577 they can go on and create the law but they keep crying to the assholes who have been doing nothing and continue to. They can usurp the useless eater politicians by making the waves they need to make.
Yep
I made the mistake of falling down the "WOKE" rabbit hole about a month ago, just out of morbid curiosity & my youtube algorithm totally changed to nothing but "WOKE" ideology content! True enough, it actually began to make me angry allot more than usual. I was starting to think about the negativity that I was seeing, even when I wasn't online & it was actually beginning to affect me mentally! I'm really thankful that I caught that one quickly & reset my algorithm back to normal!
I think that "Chronically online syndrome" is very real...
I agree!
So funnily enough, we’re on opposite sides of the spectrum here but I’m more left leaning, got curious and watched one or two of these videos. Now my algorithm’s showing me a lot of right-leaning content. Debating on actively fixing it or just letting it play out until it catches on again that I’d probably be happier with cat videos or something
@@AllThingsFiction614 😂 I love the cat videos. But honestly, it doesn’t hurt to see what people have to say from all sides. We can learn a thing or two.
@@AllThingsFiction614 Yeah, cat videos are a much safer option & at least it's uplifting. I'm neither right nor left, as I'm old enough to know that they're both two wings on the same bird. These opposing politicians churn out the propaganda, knowing that the younger, post adolescent, idealistic constituents will fall on one side or the other... No shade to either side here, but being too militant about anything, never ends well... Xx
The right is literally crying about Bud Light and bathrooms, taxes, the border, rigged elections, Mr Potato Head, Dr Seuss, gun control, CRT..
When *isn't* the right playing the victim card??
I’m so glad you made this! I was literally thinking about this topic on my way home.❤
I see a lot of similarity between the extreme left and religious fundamentalists. No room for disagreement, adding scripture to random events aren't questioned, personal beliefs are always at the forefront of any discussion whether the subject pertains to said beliefs or not.
Ashley really nailed it. I totally trashed a greenie's arguments over climate change recently, and as she got angry, I said 'the cognitive dissonance is strong in this one' in my best Yoda voice. That made her angrier, but everyone else laugh, even though I really didn't intend to sound mean.
Butt hurt....she was 😂🤣
I fully relate to this video, over the years my wife has gone full crazed leftist. I experience the same anger and dissallusionment from her that is explained in this video. Her worldview is patently fatalistic and I feel like I can never say something or even suggest a thought that might trigger her cognitive dissonance. It's like living in a thought prison, and you wouldn't believe the type of gymnastics necessary to make the relationship work.
It’s only going to get worse mate, I’ve been through it. Tried for years but it’s doomed to fail if she doesn’t change. Maybe try to get out if you can. Good luck
Hang in there man, just drop those small truth bombs here and there, eventually most people make it out alive.. they just have to do themselves, try using the recent push for pedophiles and MAPPS, sure as a mother this will break her out a little bit.
If she cannot or won't change, it might be wise to separate from her to save your own sanity.
Sorry to hear that. I am going through this with my boyfriend, as well. It feels like you are living with a stranger when they call you racist because you hear a headline and want to know more. Now we just avoid talking about everything. It's easy for people to say "well just get out, just leave" but this is a person you fell in love with. It's not that easy, but I don't know how to turn it around, either.
Omg I cannot imagine being married to a leftist - I'm praying for you my friend! Hopefully with some helpful guiding - you can maybe help her see the err of her ways and thought processes - stay strong my friend- it's doable- my husband is the one who redpilled me- so it is achievable - 🤟
Cognitive dissonance -> being angry. I wrote this one down to remember when I have a quarrel with my wife or get angry at my kid. Thanks, you saved me 100 bucks for the shrink!
Young lady, I don't know how I've missed you, but glad you came up in my feed! You are a huge breath of fresh air! Please keep the sanity coming. You call it like it is. You gained a subscriber! ❤
As a mother of teenagers, I have tried so hard to raise my kids to think for themselves but online social networks, not just media but gaming as well, is so difficult to counteract. Victim mentality is so prevalent and difficult to overcome. I pray a lot.
I feel like the Devil came and stole all the treasures I was placing in my children's lives. I pray a lot, but God's timeline is so long.
It's not enough for only parents to teach their kids about critical thinking, it must be implemented into the education system as well. Education system won't do it though cause they don't want kids to become independant thinkers and see thorough the politicians bullshit
My kids will never have a smart phone until they are out of the house. Their internet access in our house will be strictly moderated. Go out and play, read a book, play games/video games (offline). Hopefully by then, they will realize that everyone has an angle in their arguments.
What if you tried to indoctrinate them into thinking like you, but you failed and you disagree with them, and you don't understand how ideas are spread and how they shape our reality?
@@_Fulgur_ if parents taught their children to be critical thinkers, then they'd just be Marxists and not conservative vegetables.
I am so glad that I failed at becoming a RUclipsr a few years ago because I whole heartedly believe that it would have been a platform for a toxic mentality that was developing due to my extreme exposure to leftist ideas to be screamed to other people. As someone who was left leaning but not a leftist, and is now more right leaning or possibly even politically homeless, I am far happier than I was
Politically homeless! That is such a perfect description of where a whole lot of us are. 😂
does get lonely sometimes. Both extremes always try to isolate the center.
Put terms on people in Congress. 8-12 years max in Congress or Senate. Under the age of for Presidential Candidates ❤🎉❤
Be an individual. A happy bystander
Politically homeless is an accurate term!
Great seeing the dialog with these too.
Love your content, big respect for you and your work. 👍🏾