Environmental Justice: How Capitalism Threatens Humanity
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- Environmental Justice: How Capitalism Threatens Humanity - Second Thought
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Neocolonialism
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Texas Southern University
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US Police Started Out as Strikebreakers
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Environmental Racism & COVID
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When the last tree is cut down, the last fish eaten and the last stream poisoned, you will realize that you cannot eat money.
@@robdeskrd cue Alex Jones “eat my neighbors”
@@robdeskrd That's quite the modest proposal
@@robdeskrd Snowpiercer!!! these dystopian futures we see in media seem far fetched unless you're paying attention... Shit's closer than we think....
Except that there is no shortage of trees, trees are not endangered and trees are renewable. There are lots of fish and the lakes, pond, rivers and streams of America are a lot cleaner and healthier than they were fifty years ago.
@@fredderf3207 what in tarnation did you just say?
This is so important to understand. When people ask “if we know the problem, why can’t we work on the solution.” Because we are relying on the very thing that caused the problem to be the solution.
Humans are smart enough to ruin the world -- but not smart enough to fix it.
@@jazzypoo7960 Humans are smart enough to fix it. But greed, power and short term thinking get in the way. It could be done if those in power would find the will to make it happen. But it would require a radical change in the system. And i mean RAAAAADICAL.
You mean like paying energy companies 75B to move to renewable energy.... When they're already worth Trillions. Socialism for the elites... rugged individualism for the masses
They look to solutions that don’t require them to change their behavior, like a alcoholic or drug addict that enjoys doing what he doing so he looks to medical solution to fix what the alcohol and drugs are doing to him that don’t require stoping the feeling he gets from drinking and doing drugs, a addict enjoys the feeling but not what it’s doing to his body, just as any addiction, whether it be to sex or porn, cigarettes etc, any self destructive behavior or even to wealth and power and the materialism and the illusion of freedom it buys, people look to solution that don’t work buy only creates new and different problem, it a trap of the human condition that we are gods and anything is possible illusion of progress, a self destructive illusion of his greatness, so he creates religions and a god to pray to for deliverance from himself….tragically!
because you're cowards who are unwilling to act despite being armed to the teeth.
That's America and its people for you, spineless cowards throwing tantrums
"Buy our stuff to save theEarth"
- Corpos
"Works your entire lives for your country, obey the rulers without thinking, and don't have any personality."
- commies
@@shefchenko111 TBH they both suck, so they decided to double team the world to create anAuthoritarian system that takes the worst of every ideology so they can rule over everyone while scratching each other's backs.
@@SimGunther True.
@@shefchenko111 That’s capitalism fym. In capitalism, you have no choice but work and still be on the brink of being homeless, and have barely any leisure time. In capitalism, you can’t go against corporations or governments else you’ll be imprisoned (or killed depending on you’re government). Democracy or freedom of speech isn’t real under capitalism. The “commies” are more for you and the working class than capitalism will ever be.
@@laindoer333 And under communism, if you say a word against the whoever rules you, a.k.a. criticize, you will "disappear". And you have again no choice, but to work your whole life for almost no money, because they all go the the highest step in the country. Communism is all about the group, and nothing about the individual.
This hits close to home. My parents are from a small tribe in Southern Nigeria. They were drilling for oil on our land in the 90's and an activist called Ken Saro Wiwa went against Shell and was eventually killed. I also watched the documentary of the Dakota pipeline.
Even in Asia, many people get killed by goons hired by foreign companies, like the so-called recycling firms or garbage dealers. Asia is a dumping ground of the world's garbage until very recently.
@@herohero-fw1vc corporations will literally do anything to secure their profits. And I mean that.
@@nil981 People know that and still vote for them.....
@@alw2839 people don't know that they've affectively been bamboozled propagandized by infinite atomic bombs worth of lies fed to them over the span of their short lives
The Black Mesa coal controversy is another good one to look up. Right there with the Dakota pipeline.
Fun fact: Philippines almost declared war on Canada over rubbish
Yeah and its good that many devoloping countries dont like to recieved trash anymore. But the garbage will only just stay on landfills. We need to have a serious discussion on how to do deal with it. Like deciding on what technologies to invest that could recycle this trash in a sustainable way, what recyling system should we adopt so that most of the trash is actually collected and how we should go tackle on our consumerism.
So your Briti- oh sorry, your bri'ish right?
What’s unfortunate is plastic recycling is largely not a permanent solution. It costs more to recycle plastic and most plastics can only be recycled three times before they break down enough to be unusable. The only solution is to move away from most plastics
It's called garbage
Blame Klanada
Who would have thought that a system based on unapologetic "infinite" growth wouldn't be sustainable in the long run...
Thanos was right about the whole finite resources aspect of his ideology, where he ultimately falls short is buying into the Malthusian mindset that culling the population would benefit society in the long run, Malthusianism has been used primarily by the far right to try and justify their desire to kill everyone who isn’t like them and sociopathic Tankies who don’t care about their fellow human beings.
So what should we do? Economies of scale will be halted if we dont grow and produce goods and services. It will result to deflation and another great depression will happen, maybe even bigger than what happened in the 20th century. How can we create a system in which we consume less and deflation doesnt happen?
@@alexmercer1191 So you’re thinking like these are an inevitability, instead of looking for an alternative systems? Bruh, anarcho-communism, anarcho-sysndicalism or marxist-leninism is what you’re looking for.
@@alexmercer1191 At some point we'll have to choose stagnation or death. The only sustainable growth I can see is if we find a way to sustainably get resources from space.
@@alexmercer1191 I certainly don't have the anwser for that question. I personally don't see a viable alternative. Ideally some sort of Captialism with a Cap, maybe? But that's wishthinking at best, to change anything substancial in this system you first would need to stop politicians from being bought and why would anyone change that if they are the ones profiting from it...
"Ecology without class struggle is just gardening"
-Chico Mendes
Thanks
@@darksoulquis5643 If there wasn't capitalism, ecology is gonna be simpler.
I like how every week you keep bringing a new topic to discuss as there are indeed a lot of injustices in this world. You keep uploading consistently too which is great.
Thanks! I try my best
@@SecondThought keep it up mate 👍
@@SecondThought Could you do a video on this topic?
Women's rights in Muslim countries vs women's rights in America.
I hate it when proud conservative men tell women, "Be grateful that you are not living under Sharia Law!"
@@saimaharaj109 "Be happy you weren't born in some Middle East" is a universal response conservatives give to minorities. I live in Eastern Europe, in a country where gay marriage is illegal, gay couples can't adopt, the president sees LGBT as "worse than communists" (which is pretty high offense in a past-soviet-puppet country.) What do the conservatists say? "We're not homophobic! In [insert a totalitarian theocracy here] they would stone you to death!"
@@saimaharaj109 Just bypass the comparison entirely. Just because one place is shittier than another place doesn't mean that the other place isn't shitty. Yes, a pile of shit is preferable to a pile of FIREY shit, but that doesn't mean that I want either one on my lawn.
16:05 I'm the individual holding the girl to the far right as we surrounded/protected the Sacred Fire of Last Child Camp. (The heart and soul of every Lakota camp) Second Thought you are absolutely correct. Minutes after that clip Police began grabbing us, punching and kicking on us and when we still held firm they began pushing us into the flames. When people amongst us demanded to know what they were doing an officer spoke up and answered "You can either come with us or you can go in the flames" However we knew why we were there and we chose to stand firm. So into the flames we went.
Police Brutality is very real...
That's some great praxis right there.
I read your comment and I'm so sorry this happened to you. I'm so sick and tired of seeing all this injustice, as well as not knowing what to do about it. I know im not the only one that wants to take action for once.
I'm sorry you had to experience evil before your fire. I cant even imagine the spiritual trauma that has left on all of those there but I hope you are still able to find beauty and walk in it.
May we all find hózhó some day . . .
💕💕💕
Thank you for defending my community from within your own.
@@thomasmaughan4798 Nobody's "denying" anything. You're just assuming.
Older generations did a whole lot of fucking around and we really got stuck with the finding out part of things.
Pretty much
We sounded just like the new generation. The ownership refused.
Yes but.
The individuals of course will defend their generation with tropes like; we used and recycled glass bottles; we walked to school.
Because we tend to think of it as an everyone problem when it's over 80% a corporation problem.
Do not worry , your generation is the same self entitled morons infected whit slightly different ideologies ,your generation will not change a lightbulb to better....
@@theMPrints did you just assume my generation? 😮
"Walmart is just a museum of capitalist regret"
-A classmate in one of my college zoom calls
@Data Null Void walmart haunts me.
It's a museum of capitalist something alright.
Whether it's regret or not depends on the beholder, and not nearly enough people are seeing regret yet. They sure will, but not until there's no world left to live in. They're still super convinced capitalism is the solution and not the problem.
@@whramijg I desperately hope for change to occur before the world becomes unlivable. That seems like it will take more than picket signs and elections to achieve, though...
Worse as a former employee I'd say its not a museum it's alive and incredibly destructive. If trading your tap water for gasoline was profitable they would do it. I strongly encourage people to not shop there
@@domoxxoox1 entire towns have no choice.
Every time I've heard people say "Socialism is evil, it's killed millions and millions of people" I always go, "well actually...", but I can never put it I words like this video does. Thanks a lot, these videos are so important.
A good place to start is to remind them that the natural result of capitalism is slavery, child labor and extreme poverty and history proves it.
Try this one, before farming, during that 99% of human history when we were all nomads chasing meat. how did capitalism work? What was the currency used, where were markets, what was traded, where was wealth stored and how was wealth moved to the new camp without say BAGS or carts?
@@imnon1660 just like Cuba, URSS, Venezuela....
Maybe you should look up what happened in Cambodia and the genocide communist did just to make everyone the same people weren't allowed to grow food other wise it would be seen as individualism and they would be killed
indians are very socialist, our country itself is a socialist one....see how we are faring amongst others :)
When i first saw this channel i was thinking "heh capitalism is pretty good how can this guy convince me otherwise"
Thank god you opened my eyes to the injustices of capitalist society, i am truly so very thankful.
Are you stupid? How's that even related to capitalism? You need better policy and good governance
That's beautiful.
Capitalism has fucked the third world really badly and I hope that more people in the west start realising it and be with us fighting imperialism
I live in the Philippines, as another comment has stated here, we almost started a war with Canada because of garbage. I've seen how first world countries disregard us for capitalist gain.
@@Basilica_1 You can say you had a SECOND THOUGHT on the topic.
@@randomfighter2249 Capatilism directly encourages poor policy and bad governance, as well as the devalueation of human lives, and rights. Comisserations on being clueless despite having the truth at your fingertips.
Thanks for this focus on the video. I’m an environmental scientist/activist, but the threats I put up with(and there are some) are vastly different than ones that indigenous/native and minority groups go through. It’s an additional crime and something so bizarre that it can only be described as “human”.
I know what you mean. That's what made me switch political parties, years ago.
I don't understand why something that normal, would warrant those kinds of threats.....
@@emuriddle9364 I used to be just a “stick to the science, that’s my part, science makes sense and people will listen” type person. The human aspect of climate change and the inaction….it’s what enrages me. It doesn’t make sense to me and people suffer due to inaction and seeing their pleas for a normal life as a threat. It’ll never fail to enrage me.
Keep it up comrade 👏👏👏
@@emigrator08 ✊🏼
What pisses me off also is when people prefer to prevent short-term inconvieniences over long-term disasters. Like in some regions in my country people protested against wind farms because they "make the landscape ugly."
The first TH-cam ad for this video was an anti-socialist children's book series lol
The corporate overlords are working overtime to squash class consciousness
@@georgekostaras 😂😂😂😂
Gotta love how repubs day that we shouldn’t push leftist “agendas” onto children yet they have no problem pushing their own propaganda onto them, almost as if they don’t actually care about freedom of speech.
@Second Thought Don't forget to say "comrade". (heheheh)
I've gotten that ad before. Used to see NRA ones too.
We all need to unite together to end this disaster only the younger generations will have to fight (thanks dad and mum)
No worries, some of us older folks will stand with you. 💛♥💙💜
Watch out that you're not slipping into cancel culture. It only dismantles our unity. You shouldn't forget that our parents (my are in their mid 40s) didn't had that much overflow of information. So if you were living for instance in the eastern block it was impossible for you to even get information about the effects. And if you were living in the west, being leftist wasn't the best thing to do in public 😅
@@some_unknown_random5668 facts right here
@@bettyvanderhooven-schmaasc4235 thanks so much - every 'little' helps, is a massive help ❤
More like grandma and grandpa. Those in their early 40s are millennials, and those in their 50-60s are Gen x. The boomers caused most of these problems and are slowly but surely dying out.
I'm not going to lie when I heard the term "enviormental racism" I thought in my head "ok dude you've gone too far" but when I watched I realized that this isn't stupid and actually a problem. Thanks for your content
@@wildernessisland2573 and race racism also exist ..
Racial history has been made toxic by the right and corporate interests. That doubt that you had is EXACTLY what they are going for. Because they know how most people would react if they knew the truth.
White moment.
Environmental racism for sure exists because other races exist on other environments
@@thomasmaughan4798 Are you 12?
Thanks for your work. I just wish our educational system taught these FACTS to future generations and to the public.
It will never happen. We have to teach and educate the kids by ourselves.The rich want to dump the earth, and they are working on it! Is Mars the answer for the rich?
Have you seen his video on American education? It very specifically does NOT teach things like this on purpose. And if there is even a whiff of true history being taught, half the nation rallies to shut it down. Hence the obsession with CRT and racial history.
White people cannot handle their house of cards being revealed for what it is.
The fact that there is continued resistance to capitalism gives me hope
Why is that?
@@randomfighter2249 cause as i see here are a bunch of brainwashed leftists who can't see both systems got pro-s and con-s , the same goes under the more toward capitalism leaning channels with the religious neolibs, both groups are trash people...
@@theMPrints factsss
Don't forget to say "comrade". (hahahaha)
@@fredderf3207 Imagine being a sheep and being scared of the Russians after 50+ years
9:20
The philosophy that Native Americans had about resources is very interesting.
And even with their stewardship, people were still able to have abundant resources.
In modern times, the best analogy I can come-up with is comparing a Muscle Car, to a smaller car.
Both cars can do the same thing.
And the amount of fuel saved, can go to the next person who needs it.
Rather than constantly drilling it out of the ground.
You shouldn't forget, living again as a native also means to leave modern innovation (communication, medicine, media(including information, music, art...) etc.) Behind.
You can't improve by "recreating" some old less consumerist situations but only by moving forward to a new level of society.
@@some_unknown_random5668 There is zero reason we have to leave behind all our modern advancements. There are some things we can do without (I doubt we need 500 variations of the same goddamn smartphone), but why the hell would we leave behind modern medicine? Information? Media? Those things can change so that they're not exploiting you for your money, information, etc, but that doesn't mean they'll be left behind. You just straight up have no idea what you're talking about and it shows.
it's actually really cool, because their methods of land management and farming are the most energy efficient as well...
@@samf8405 you misunderstood what I was saying. I wanted to remind him that it's not the goal of socialism (or whatever you think would be best for the future) to live again like some natives from centuries ago BECAUSE those modernisations ARE necessary for us.
This is why I said that restauration can't be the goal of our future (like literally my last sentence 😑).
@@some_unknown_random5668 You said, and I quote, "living again as a native also means to leave modern innovation". That response was to someone who pointed out the benefits of native stewardship, as if to say that we can't go back to that.
We most certainly can, though, AND we can maintain our modern innovations.
I'm sorry for misunderstanding, but I wasn't the only one who misunderstood. Your phrasing doesn't exactly make your point clear, and the fact that you started your response with "You shouldn't forget" as if you were correcting OP doesn't help either.
We cannot ignore this. A couple months ago, I had an indigenous refugee patient from South America. One of the family members spoke excellent English. She was telling me about the devastating deforestation that is absolutely decimating their farms, and how large corporations pay enforcers to kick people off of their land with essentially no compensation. I look at my own life and realize how fortunate I am, but also how I need to do more than drive an EV and compost and purchase partially renewable energy for my home. I need to find ways to support causes that are at the roots of fighting corporate greed and promoting EJ. This includes kicking the habit of purchasing from convenient corporations that commit so much of the evil greed we should be fighting. I'm committed now to examining the changes I can make and my family can make to actually make a difference, not just paying lip service to it.
Fridays are the best because I make French toast for breakfast and Second Thought puts out new content. Thank you for what you do comrade.
"Comrade". Yikes.
@@ArghastOfTheAlliance "'Comrade.' Yikes." Yikes
Commie
@@tristanslick2521 Yes
How do we overcome the public's general ignorance of political and environmental issues? School didn't teach us anything to help us understand how this world really works and so many seem to be proud of their ignorance.
Because they commoditized education. Everyone is forced to learn at the same pace as everyone else regardless of their skills, no autonomy, aka no individuality= become a ignorant and compliant robot. Aperfect way to indoctrinate the younger generations! Do I even need to mention how they sell college in advertising like an item on the market?
I liked how you pronounced the names of Latin American countries! Your Spanish pronunciation is great!!
I've noticed that in a few videos. I agree, it's really impressive!
I wish people fought for the environment the way they fight celebrities. I keep reading about people wanting to cancel celebrities like Terry Crews, because he made an Amazon ad. To me, that is a waste of energy. The environment needs more of our attention.
or even focus on worker's rights.
@Communist McDonalds Worker Naruto Uzumaki The logistics of moving industry into space aren't exactly great for the environment. Can you imagine the amount of fossil fuels required to constantly launch and land space craft just to ferry resources and products between Earth and the off world industrial sector? The fossil fuel industry would continue as is on Earth, given that that is the only place we'd be able to find fuel.
Nobody is perfect. Terry has done alot of good. To cancel someone also cancels the good he's done in the past and negates future endeavors. Seems short sighted, imo.
@Communist McDonalds Worker Naruto Uzumaki Exactly, Cancel Culture is just performative, they just pay attention to people who they don’t like and don’t focus on actual issues.
@@Briggsian we can use nukes to launch spacecrafts to orbit :P
Every time I doubt the failures of capitalism and the success of socialism, I always come back here. Good stuff.
Your pfp tells me otherwise
@@alessandroderossi. he probably agrees with anarcap because he is rich
at least he sees that moving left would help all of us working-class people
@@SlyJustChilling I think the yellow is a workers' hat, not the capitalist part of the ancap flag
@@SlyJustChilling based ancap EAT THE POOR
@@alessandroderossi. least chauvinist italian
Please talk about the upcoming Black Friday strike and what it stands for. We need to spread the word and provide a path to better conditions for the working class.
If you really want to see how bad unions actually are I suggest that you go get a union job and then just observe what goes on around you and how the union protects the bad employees at the expense of the good ones or will stick up for people who get caught stealing shit but will say nothing when a good employee gets shafted on hours because one of the bad ones is also a brown nosing fuckhead who is friends with a shop steward.
There's also the way they manipulate smaller locals into going on strike then take the larger ones out a few months later so that the smaller locals get a shitty deal and the big ones (where most of their money is made) get a sweet deal full of perks that the smaller ones didn't get because the negotiations were deliberately stacked against the small locals.
@@Hammerhead547 a strike doesn't necessarily have anything to do with a union. A strike can be as small as a single union, or as large as an entire workforce. Unions can certainly operate ineffectively, but they are far better than a corporatocracy.
Oh hell yeah! Just what I needed some Second Thought!
If second thoughts so good why isn’t there a second second thaught
Second Thought, Marxist Paul and Democracy at Work all upload on Friday!
What do you mean by that?
In my country, South Africa, rural communities are often placed under incredible pressure to accede to mining activities. Often tribal leaders will be bribed to sign over mining rights against the community's will, officials from the mining department will bus in youths to pose as community members during public meetings and to intimidate the local people, economic alternatives such as tourist licenses are withheld from them and so forth. Community organisers also face assault and often get assassinated. The way companies and the government prey on rural people who often lack the knowledge and resources to fight off these blatant attempts to steal and despoil their land is difficult to believe. This same government then comes round during election time begging for peoples' votes. No wonder voter participation have plummeted in the last decade.
Been waiting for 10:00 am for hours. Love your videos!
Thanks so much!
@@SecondThought I have one question Second Thought which country do you consider is the best at taking care of the environment?
I remember when I watched the first video I had seen from you. It was called “Reopening Schools is a Terrible Idea”. The minute I finished that video, I knew I had seen a channel that is inspirational, one-of-a-kind, and awe-inspiring. Not only is there always something new and important every week to look forward to and remember, but the content is always presented at an approachable level that I was able to understand very well at the age of 16. This channel is very awesome, and although TH-cam doesn’t agree, I think it’s people like you that shine a light at the end of the dark tunnel we all face. Keep on going, Second Thought!
This is fantastic - really important to draw attention to these struggles 👏👏👏
Even if I'm only 1/3 through my world history course, I can already tell that modern historians judge past empires for their abuses and exploitation. Let's just hope this remains true for future historians, as you mentioned at the end of the video.
Keep up the good work!
Keep up the phenomenal work y'all. The work done on this channel is appreciate and useful.
Just realized that mission in RDR 2 with Charles is a Bison bounty.
I appreciate you consistent and constant content. This world has enough to discuss to keep putting out the content for sure…. Buy I hope you have a therapist because covering all the things going wrong has got to be taxing. You are taking on such a burden to inform people. It’s a priceless action you are taking and I’m so appreciative. Thank you for what you are doing.
I agree. Second Thought (is that what I should call you?) I love these videos and I think you're doing a great good by making them, but just watching them and being bluntly confronted by the reality of humanity's situation takes it toll on me mentally, so I can only imagine that it's tenfold for you as you research, record and edit these videos. Thank you so much for what you're doing, and please take pre-emptive care of your mental health.
@@imnon1660 But through his research he also sees the light in humanity.
@@imnon1660 I worry much more about the pending health crisis to come for millions upon millions who have no inkling of this.
There is a lot of discussion in my house about my mental health, as well.
The old “Be more positive” schtick.
But I don’t think that immersion on the food channel and non threatening pablum on TV is the answer either. Someone needs to socialize these topics, and I’m proud that I’ve brought other to this channel.
He isn't informing anybody about anything they don't already know, he's preaching to the choir and raking in a ton of money while at it.
@@karenwang313 So?
For the most part I'm passionate and energetic about fighting back against the evils of unchecked capitalism, but as I'm watching this video tonight I'm in a different mood. I'm just tired. It's so disheartening that humanity in a race to see if it can create a dystopia before climate change does it for us. I genuinely struggle to understand how so many people -- who are already living much better lives than the vast majority of humanity and realistically aren't at risk of losing that -- can so flippantly doom us like this.
I'm sure I'll wake up tomorrow ready to eat the rich again, but right now I'm just kind of sad and frustrated. As a species we know it doesn't have to be this way, and we have the answers to the problems, but the people in power refuse to implement them even when humanity itself is at stake.
I don't really go out of my way to look into the bad things happening around me, but your videos make me aware and I love listening to them. Thank you
You absolutely rock Second Thought! Despite the bleak conditions of our society you are shedding light on, I always leave them feeling invigorated instead of defeated. Thanks so much for the work you do!
The moment you learn about higher rates of asthma in the black community and realize that Malcom in the Middle was addressing a social issue with Stevie and his Dad both suffering from asthma. Damn that was such a good show, glad I grew up with it. I was just thinking how they kept things diverse without being overbearing about it the other day watching the best of Hal and Dewey.
“because you’re watching Second Thought, the problem is, you guessed it, capitalism. stop your timers.”
Don't forget to say "comrade". (hahahaha)
Such a considerate creator, even setting a line aside in the script for his haters
Great vid! I listened to your interview with Breht on RevLeft, great job! It was awesome to see 2 of my fave content creators working together. Keep up the great work, comrade!!!
Glad you enjoyed it! Rev Left is a great podcast, so I was super excited to join for an episode
Wich video is it? i cannot seem to find it.
@@loganwolv3393 Rev Left is a podcast. It was a recent episode; last week or the week before. If you don’t listen to Rev Left, you definitely should. If you appreciate this channel, and the ideologies promoted here, then RevLeft could be a useful resource for you.
@@ahsokaventriss3268 Thank you, i'll definently check them out.
Spend any time following Cosmology and you will see we are THE only life forms until further notice in the Universe,
then why would WE destroy the only home we humans have until further notice?
Answer = Capitali$m
Your channel has really helped me in debates. Love all the content and it has really opened my eyes, moreso than they were before
To put a person in a decision making capacity that makes rules for others while in a position to profit from those decisions will never work out.
Imaging if your school made $10 for spending time teaching your brother but nothing when teaching you. That's similar to politicians and CEO's. Ppl just won't do the moral thing when money is involved.
I firmly believe we need to completely and totally end the practice of lobbying and institute a strict wealth cap for public officials.
Pain and boredom can’t be avoided by acquiring a lot wealth, tho challenging yourself by getting publicly humiliated, living like a broke and homeless person, getting beaten-up & get your heart broken can give you a personality.
Or according to Tolstoy “best life is a life lived for others”.
Yeah idk chief all that gave me was depression so far
@@skoomakity8769
When the metrics of happiness are comparison to others, depression initials. There is no definition for normal, or maybe there is, be a Buddhist or Tribesmen that’s the truth or have empathy & live for others, you won’t be depressed anymore.
@@Pyasa.shaitan that is not applicable advice to my life at all. I'm depressed because I can't afford my medicine and I get maybe 5 hours a week to spend with my family because of my work schedule. Also trauma. Depression isn't just some failure to live good and have the right attitude. Hell I'm a fucking clinical psychologist and I've been depressed for years
@@skoomakity8769
Lol most psychologist fight depression all there life, I mean what are you trying to cure? People are being failed by this capitalistic system and your job is to send them back with some opioids, just for them to fail and come back again. As majority of people who mental help are just missing s purpose in life, god gave it before, free stuff just can’t fill tribesmen’s void.
Actually they can I can avoid boredom by buying supercars when I am rich and doing lots of fun stuff that money buys and for the pain I can get access to the best pyhcholgists in the world to keep my mental health good
Just wanted to thank you for bringing attention to all these problems/issues we have in our country and educating all the people who stumble upon your vids.
I truly hope I can have the kind of impact you've surely had on so many people, and the education of them. All for free for us.
Youre a true comrade, my brother. Nothing but the upmost respect for you and all that you do for us.
thank you for continuing to do this every week, comrade!
This is the best video expalaining what I have been feeling my whole life . Thanks man. SUBSCRIBED!!! SMASHED THE BELL!!!
I always enjoy these Friday drops.
You are one of subscribed channels I can’t wait to watch every week. I always learn something new. Keep up the good work!
The earth was not given to us by our parents
It was loaned h us by our children....
We must not forget
Everyone will perish if the capitalists are allowed to continue unabated. Thank you for making this.
It was bound to happen sooner or later anyway
I live in Maryland, and the way climate change affects me is that we have been getting a lot more violent storms than ever. Many things in my neighborhood have gotten destroyed. Many are not rebuilt. We have to deal with loss of electricity, power line wires lying on the streets, and trees completely blocking the streets from time to time. And let’s not forget the amount of trash getting washed into the creek by these storms. Before long, my neighborhood will be unrecognizable
Throughout Human history, but more and more as every day passes, if you are poor you don't matter. If you are rich, you are also powerful. And if you are powerful your individual needs are more important than those of many others. The concept of the "commons" and the "common good" is becoming a relic of history. To the detriment of us all. And to the Earth itself.
Imagine watching this and giving the video a thumbs down. 30 dislikes? Isn't that about the number of billionaires ruining the planet?
Just like during the Reconstruction Era, in the United States.
One side wants to move forward. The other wants to go back.
@@emuriddle9364 the US is the epitome of dangerous regression.
The closing statements were so powerful. We have to do everything possible to get that future.
I’m writing a paper on this and while looking for resources your vid popped up in my subscription box. The timing was too perfect lmao
Such a good video. Really highlights the intersectionality of all these tragedies we're living through
We covered this topic in my environmental science class. If I wasn't already a leftist, the stuff we covered in that class definitely would have convinced me.
You act as if socialism is our saving grace. Neither capitalism or socialism care for the environment. They both need industry to survive. He'll we need industry if we want to live. Rice crops produce more co2 than the entire aviation industry of earth. Nor do either care about class. Those I power will always have power and never care about you
So proud of you and thos channel. You give me hope, we will make this world better.
I love this channel, it spells out basic, fundemental truths of our time that most university graduates will never have even considered. Criticising the system is always seen as controversial by the protectors of the status quo, what a pathetic perspective to be so fearful of judgement that a person can't even question how the world currently operates. it's sad how uneducated the public are on basic concepts at the core of our lives like what capitalism is, what it does and what it produces. This is why we need second thought, you can't get this in schools.
The powers that be intentionally perpetuate a culture that shames and vilifies criticism of the system. The easiest way to maintain power to is convince the population to do it for you by ostracizing anyone who speaks out.
Yo you get better and better with your takes and writing in each video. I don't know you but I can feel that your knowledge is growing and sharpening as time goes on and it's inspiring to see.
Since I've found this channel I've been hooked on these vids. Its truth I crave on a constant basis and Second Thought brings that. Demonatize what?! None of your content should be ever censored in any way. I hope all of the world sees and learns from you channel and videos.
On the point of the Native American genocide by Colonizers, there's a song by Protest the Hero called Little Snakes. It's about the genocide of the Native American population and how modern Americans glorify those who committed said genocides.
Naxalite casualties should also count as murdered protectors of water, jungle, and land. But we do not count them, since they chose to fight back, the only way the fight can be won!!!
Naxalites now are simple goons. Their high and mighty ideals were lost long ago.
Man you need a life. You don't realize how cruel they are. What they do to common people. You should ask rape victims from tribes, the problems, looting they face
@@jishnuadhikari5234 Source?
@@randomfighter2249 Source?
@@randomfighter2249 And what does the state do to tribals? Carress them, and whisper love songs into their ears, no, the state usurps the land, mines it, logs it, and sells it as raw materials to the imperialist vulture.
Do you know how many people die during the course of an Indian election? Or how many tribal people are violated by the state's goons each month, simply for "suspicion", or even for the high crime of walking in their ancestral forests?
Don't come to me with this garble. It suits people who are illiterate, but you are here, it implies you have something sloshing around in there.
just did 2 case studies on Environment and this is the perfect vid to help out with some pointers!
"Insurrection is the last remedy, especially when the people have acquired the belief that peaceful means to secure the remedies for evils prove futile." ~ Marcelo H. del Pilar
Should you ever do a video on the past of labor violence, please cover the coal wars and the battle of blair mountain. I just found out about it and it's insane.
Always happy to see a new video!
Hope you enjoy!
@@SecondThought you’re awesome, never stop!
I always love watching these videos and seeing that I am not alone in the betterment of the future and I love to see others want to see a brighter future too
another week, another banger video. keep doing what you do.
(Not so) fun fact: the largest act of civil disobedience in Canada began last year. Over 1,000 people (many of which are Indigenous) have been arrested for protesting the logging of an old growth forest in Fairy Creek, BC, which is a home for many endangered species. Additionally, many protesters have been brutalized in unimaginable ways by the police.
This all occurred while Canada's social democratic party (the NDP) was in power in the province. I cannot think of a better example of progressives ultimately siding with capital. Real leftist movements and parties in Canada (like the Communist Party) need to be platformed.
NEW SECOND THOUGHT BABYYYYYYY MY FRIDAY JUST GOT BETTER 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Where did you get that profile pic from?
That "revolutionary optimism" video really was to prepare us for the future ones
I always watch your videos because there is something to learn and you show empathy. Once again thank you for an excellent video
Where can I find the sources? Most Importantly of course the first report! I 100% wanna read that
Should be in the description!
@@SecondThought err buddy I don't see it
They’re there now.
@@SecondThought thanks!
I'm sure the UN will address this problem, when its too late to do anything.
Love this channel so much, it really shows me that everything I learned in school was by far less important, but not unethical. Just wish stuff like this was thought when I was in school.
JT your interview on Rev Left was fantastic!!!
Back in the day, the East India Company already did a lot of its business like the overlords from today. Exploiting and suppressing, like everything is free.
Ancaps: "but it's the state doing that violence." Um it's also private militias. The kind that will have nothing to keep them in check in your world. That's why some form of government with strong democratic mechanisms to empower the people and stop corruption is important. Even if it's decentralized. I don't want to live in a world of constant warfare by private militias thanks
You forgot to mention at the Native protests the police brought in a anti aircraft mount
You should look up about deforestation in colombia. In the very deep of the southern forests of the country, where once the Guerrillas ruled, theres is massive undertaking of illegal organizations deforesting the amazon, for two main reasons, to make fileds to raise cattle masively and to plant coca. This is a HUGE problem because in brazil is happening exactly the same thing. The amazon rainforest is doomed and nobody is doing anything to stop it. This happens every day, this places are so isolated that people there just cut the trees, put fences and declared that now this is their land.
Why authorities dont stop it? even if they care about it, this places are very far away from any resemblance of civilization, there is no roads there, theres is no way a third world army can cover that amount of surface even if they wanted to.
This makes me want to stop contributing to the problem of overconsuming the world's resources by feeding them all to animals and then brutally murderkilling those animals who spent a short brutish life just polluting with their methane gas and poop and pee and blood, creating pink lagoons with their waste. Animals aren't tasty enough to justify all that and destroying the forests, too.
Humanity v inhumanity.
A choice & a practice.
Evolution or extinction?
You decide.🤞❤️
I choose extinction we are a plague to earth we will never be civilized
I will assume that the upload time was because of daylight savings?
Yep, it’s the correct time for me here
Something else that can go away because it increases energy use.
Thanks for the info it is more understandable definately. For a positive progress! Anywhere this strategy can be taken and I just subscribed!
My first exposure to leftism on TH-cam was vaush I think, and as a result I distanced myself as far a possible from considering any leftist ideas, then second thought began to make anti capitalist videos, and I considered the points he was making. I have since diversified the content I watch on TH-cam, and for political content typically lean more left. So I think the takeaway is that it isn’t leftism or leftist ideas that are the problem.
It’s just vaush is a bit of a tosser lol.
Oh yeah Vaush is quite universally hated by the left, he is clearly an opportunist.
@@luc6284 Vaush is most likely a fed.
@@AndrewManook maybe
Vaush and Hasan Abi are what I call 'armchair socialists.' They'll say they're against oppression right up until they bump up against something requiring individual responsiblity, then they do a 180.
@@thomasmaughan4798 a socialist country got the first sattelite and first human in space. We don't need markets to reach for the stars.
Hell yeah! Video to watch while eating breakfast!
Maybe I’m just illiterate but I don’t see the sources in the description?
May have slipped my mind when I scheduled the video. I’ll add them!
Edit: okay, they’re all there now
@@SecondThought lovely thank you!
Love your videos... Keep up the great work!
Great job with this video overall, hey quick idea for a video if you have a chance I think you should do a video on the history of propaganda especially in media. I figure that a video tearing into how the media especially the us uses movies and tv show to paint a good picture of them. It is only an idea but I think your video would be perfect for looking into it. All the best
Right? That would be such a good one! Remember those "Got Milk?" ads? Classic dairy industry propaganda bent on convincing people that dairy is good for you and you need it to build strong bones 😂 such crap
Exactly this is why I can never watch true crime dramas, without picking them apart especially ncis
@@matthewwaterson9547 yeah, it's like everything you watch on tv has some motive. I remember being vocal about how ridiculous tv ads and billboards are at a really young age and my mom would just look at me like I had 10 heads.
Tv shows too of course, there's usually some narrative programming to be wary of.
Nothing like a Second Thought video alongside some breakfast
Holy cow; this is dangerous content to make... keep fighting the good fight, let's not go softly into the goodnight.... Bless.
No shot we go quietly into the night. Right now things aren't bad enough for a meaningful number of people to violate the social contracts we've all silently agreed to, and largely I think we're all clinging to hope that things improve without violent resistance, but there's a point when that changes. How bad does the climate crisis get before oil infrastructure starts getting destroyed? How big does the wealth disparity grow before the impoverished start taking what they need from those who hoard it? Maybe we're 5 years away, maybe we're a century away, and I don't know if humanity will make it through it, but I'm confident that if the tides don't eventually turn we'll at least give the elite's hell on the way out.
@@imnon1660 I sure hope we don't have to go out; a more ideal senario would be one where despite past crimes we can work toward a better future for everyone, instead of propagating violence into the future like how Germany being treated after WW1 led to WW2. That said, I agree, and hate to say so because this is the only planet we have...
4:20 I am from Costa Rica where the Escazú agreement was written and I can tell your spanish accent Is almost natural!!! Is really encouraging to find americans that they dont only speak spanish but speak it good and are respectfull of it just as the rest of Latin America that is forced to learn english to sustain the economy and the dominance of the U.S over the region...
It's my birthday and I'm 21 today. I appreciate the video upload. I'll consider it a birthday present🤣
Happy birthday!
@@SecondThought thx, I wasn't expecting you to respond😆. I've been watching your videos for a good while, since the good Ole days with the cow and bird animations (whatever they're/it's called) you really changed my perspective and helped me understand not just politics but the world in general. You've done some amazing work, so much so, that you even got the spot light treatment from our lovely u.s. gov't. Your making a difference in this world and your inspiring others to start making changes as well, in hopes of making this world a better place. I'm truly grateful for outstanding individuals such as yourself. Keep up the work second thought.❤
Oh cool happy birthday! 🥳
@@wildernessisland2573 thx man
Happy Birthday!
The irony of seeing crypto ads on a video about alarming environmental issues
Cree Native American proverb:When the last tree has been cut down, the last fish caught, the last river poisoned, only then will we realize that one cannot eat money.
What’s interesting is I’ve been following you since you were making general interest content when I was interested in space travel, and I stopped watching your videos for a little while but stayed subscribed then I was radicalized and you changed your content and now I can’t stop watching your videos haha. I was watching content you were featured on before you changed your content. You can like space and not Stan billionaires.
Keep elevating the people’s class consciousness, comrade!