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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ก.ค. 2016
- Reason TV asked DNC delegates about issues ranging from freedom of speech to trade to executive power, guns, and foreign policy.
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A recent University of Massachusetts, Amherst study found one trait linking all Donald Trump supporters-their authoritarian inclinations.
Trump presented his dystopian outlook in his closing speech last Thursday at the Republican National Convention (read Reason's coverage of it here) where he stated that he alone was the solution to the nation's problems.
But do Democrats and their selected candidate Hillary Clinton offer a viable anti-authoritarian alternative?
Reason TV talked to delegates on day two of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, PA and asked them how Clinton contrasted with Trump on major issues such as free speech, free trade, the sharing economy, gun rights, Citizens United, and foreign policy.
Approximately 5 minutes.
Produced by Zach Weissmueller. Camera by Weissmueller, Alexis Garcia, and Joshua Swain. Graphics by Swain. Music by Podington Bear and Antiqcool.
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“I am for free speech”
10 seconds later
“Criticizing Hillary isnt free speech”
"Are you OK with the president having this power?"
"Yes"
Trump becomes President...
*"Are you OK with the president having this power?"*
This is why I say "No" regardless.
When the last said yes to the President having that power to circumvent the legislative branch, she did not realize she was saying we should not have separation of power with the executive, judicial, and legislative branches.
Just say "no" to jackasses who try to force themselves to be prom king when they lost, by threatening people. Trump should be in jail by now for treason. I can help someone start a scathing pod cast roasting him to toast. Strategic Democrats, contact me. We are the victors.
"I'm tolerant. I'm so willing to hear those who think the way I do".
political sports teams.
basically "Our guy could never be authoritarian, because we support him. Your guy will always be authoritarian because we don't support him" Other side of the political isle says exactly the same thing.
Thanks.
I've been bitching about this for years. People wont criticize or even scrutinize their own candidate because they see themselves on the same team. Hilary is a liar, Trump is a twat, and both of their campaigns are shit.
...And if you point out that neither of the candidate's publicly stated platforms indicate that they support a position on a particular issue, they go ballistic and cite stuff from World Net Daily or Salon. Then they accuse you of supporting Hitler. Apparently Hitler plays for both the Yankees and the Red Sox.
authenticpoppy yeah, the russians too, apparently now do as well.
+Dave Campbell - Nah, everybody knows that the Russians play for the Mets.
I am embarrassed to breathe the same air as some of these people...
"I feel the president has the constitutional right to..."
This quote is disturbing. The constitution doesn't care about your "feelings." Opening this document to interpretation and feelings is what has gotten this country so far off track in the first place.
Yes. It was interesting how the last did not realize by saying the President has the constitution right to go against the consideration, she is arguing against the computer constitution.
"I support free speech" "what about the government policing hate speech" "it depends" yeah, right.
"I support free speech, but..."
Love your post. I've been saying for years that what some of society deems "hate speech" is still free speech.
@@dortheychastain2195 "I hate the current administration, and think the president is the reincarnation of Adolf Hitler, so naturally I trust them to decide what people can and can't say."
@@tzaphkielconficturus7136 You absolutely have every right to your opinion. And I support you in that. I also don't trust anyone to decide what I can or can't say. I don't care who it is. And that's exactly why all speech is free speech. I've hated some of the things that some people have said, including the current and past presidents. But I'll never believe they didn't have the right to say it. I've had people tell me in the past that sometimes you have to stop arguing about those little things. Except they're not little things. It's our rights, all of us. And once we start giving in and giving up. Then, next thing you know, We have no rights anymore. I've had some trolls on some of my posts. But, I want to thank you for your comment. I felt like even if you didn't agree with me, you were respectful. And I appreciate that. Have a blessed night. And stay safe.
@@dortheychastain2195 It's always the "little things" first. Oh, we just want to stop this guy frm speaking, and what he's saying is crazy, so it's ok." Then it becomes "well, what this guy is saying might conceivably lead someone to develop ideas that might lead them to hurt someone, so he can't speak," and from there one can rationalize any vioation of rights under the pretense that some hypothetical person might have been negatively affected by the actions one restricts.
1:30 did she seriously say that with a straight face
"We must stop thinking of the individual and start thinking about what is best for society"-Hillary Clinton
"Society's needs come before the individuals needs"-ADOLF HITLER
ALL socialists say this bullshit. Dont go comparing her to hitler.
@@tablo1394 Yea I hate when people go so out of their way to compare people to Hitler.
Trump: USA good country
Idiots: OMG Hitler said Germany was a good country. Trump = Hitler
“Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.”
-Some socialist, probably.
@@nathanielkidd2840 the recommendation of being selfless or charitable to one's countrymen is not the same thing as the government deciding individual rights are irrelevant compared to the majority flourishing while the minority suffers(not talking racial just population), the fact that you would even compare the two terrifies me
@@ok4412 that was kind of my point, people say that Trump is the reincarnation of Hitler but the same can be applied to their candidates, and with more accuracy to boot people should probably stop making irrational comparisons if they don't want people to make rational(if a bit exaggerated) comparisons, I wish we'd stop with this whole "my opponent is Hitler" BS, all I was trying to do is point out the hypocrisy
They're not wrong about Trump, but like most people, they can't see the internal consistency. Well, that fair trade guy seemed a little uncomfortable, like he was beginning to realize where the interview was going.
He'll probably go home and try to rehearse whatever talking points Rachel Maddow tells him
+blujay1524 rehearse he may but as soon as you encounter a reasonably intelligent person the whole thing collapses and you're back to square one. Like you said, it's about internal consistency and neither side has any.
"...it's about internal consistency and neither side has any."
This...and more.
Internal consistency requires holding irreducible primary truths upon which other truths depend on...i.e., principles. The reason neither side has any internal consistency is because they have rejected all principles in favor of pragmatism. Without Principles a person's thoughts and actions (politically speaking) resemble that of a drunk: they vacillate between one policy position to another, ignoring the fact that both require a form of government which is antithetical to liberty and happiness. Eventually, like the stumbling drunk, they end up face down in the political ditch of an authoritarian society.
abcw It reminds me of someone that cheats on a test. They memorize all the answers to all the questions, but when asked at how they arrived at that answer, they start stuttering, looking at you like a dear caught in the headlights. I believe some realize at the point that they are nothing more than intellectually lazy zombies or sheeple. Sometimes these gorilla tactics are necessary to ignite a spark in someone to get them to rethink all that they believed was true and unending.
I actually find Republicans to be more internally consistent, at least the conservative kinds, they're just operating on a different axis. They are authoritarians, certainly, and they will generally admit that they are, but their goals with that authoritarian power are generally (and again, I'm talking about the conservatives here, not the crony capitalists) based around following human nature and human traditions that have come out of human nature. They're not out to change people, as they believe people are, and they're consistent on that point even if they are sometimes wrong about their base assumptions.
Of course it's worth noting that the conservative wing of the Republican party has not really been in control of the party in a good while. I see some movement on that front, at least. There are some Republicans I respect, and are truly ideological in nature. I haven't yet encountered a Democrat who can adequately explain the principles behind their political views. What Democrats care about is power for power's sake, and then they believe once they've achieved absolute power they can make the world a better place... somehow. Republicans can quote actual political philosophers, point to aspects of human nature that govern a sort of natural morality, and while they rarely ever actually follow through when they get power, I'd say that's more a flaw with politicians than the party platform. Like it or hate it, politics is a rather practical business, and power has a corruptive influence.
One problem with criticizing either major party is they are both, in their own ways, big tents. It's easy to find a Democrat or Republican that disagrees with a fellow party member on something, in a way that makes the whole party seem hypocritical. Then, of course, any major party candidate has to carefully walk the line of supporting the issues of different parts of their party that those parts care about most without offending the rest of the party. It's probably more productive to address specific wings of each party, at which point you will probably see fewer hypocrisies among their respective ideologies.
Morbidly obtuse.
Clever.
Snowden and Julian Asange are two of my heroes.
***** both deserve to be arrested for pointing out corrupt policies and giving knowledge to the people? That sounds like Hitler.
+German Neocon Lots of contradictions in your post.
+German Neocon Fuck Government
That chain of command has broken down. That is why they leaked the information publicly. The leaders are no longer responsive to the will of the people and our government is committing reprehensible, illegal, immoral and dishonorable acts in our name.
People are walking talking paradoxes
Free minds and free markets.
preach
This is the way
thought this would be another anti trump video...nope. straight up DNC roast. good job reason for doing your job and showing how terrible both sides are
xe1a they're Libertarian
She thinks Snowden should go to jail, but doesn’t actually know what he blew the whistle on lol
"We have to educate people more about what is 'the proper way' to use their voice" 😂😂😂😂😂
I'd love to see the interviewer ask these folks "So, what do you do for a living?".
The girl at 2:34:
When faced with unpleasant facts about her party, she falls back on first principles, which is to bloviate with buzzwords.
Thats a girl?
2:30 "If it's free trade, it could be disparaging for certain people." I'm not sure he knows what any of those words means.
If it weren't for double standards, they wouldn't have any standards at all.
This is not shocking. Very few Democrats or Republicans think in terms of liberty, anymore.
This is why I left this awful party. Absolutely overflowing with hypocrisy, double standards and contradictions.
"I am not too well versed on that situation."
Thank you for your honesty.
Both parties have one uniting principle: the party is always right. Aside from that there are no principles. HRC and Trump supporters have more in common than they have different.
3:20 She's running for executive branch not REPRESENTATIVE! What a loon.
Democrats have a record that we can judge. Criticisms about Trump are based on almost nothing.
Praises of Trump are based on nothing too.
+George Cataloni True, but with the Democrats, you know you are getting a shit sandwich. With Trump, you might not.
I'd really like it if Gary Johnson had a good chance at the win, but I'm not holding my breath.
George Cataloni
He looks to be hard working, he is interested in the job, and he is not steeped in corruption. This is fact, not praise.
really? His 40 years of successful business, raising amazing children and all of his philanthropic deeds are nothing?
Gary Johnson is a fucktard. He agrees with Bernie Sanders 73% of time according to his own positions.
He even said in the LP debate that he would FORCE a jewish baker to make Nazi cakes.
How is that remotely libertarian?
Well done for being even-handed on the conventions.
Neither party gives a shit about the constitution!
To be fair you were interviewing a bunch of Karen’s and they would call out a drone strike if you took there parking space
_Trump Might Be an Authoritarian. But..._
Oh, Tu Quoque fallacy, you never disappoint!
"Yeah, like, I understand your question. We just need to look at what is the most correct way to fix the issue and it really, really needs to look at the issues on a case by case basis..."
You just summed up every Kamala Harris response.
Minus the harpy cackling of course
@@VincitOmniaVeritas7 That is true and what is true is not a lie and this is important for our democracy.
@@Bangy … and don’t forget the passing of time.
Why is it so hard to disagree with your own party 🧐. Weak people.
Went to a Trump rally but was appalled at everyone cheering him when he said flag burning should be illegal. I don’t have to agree 110% with a party.
At least these delegates participated in a democratic process to pick their candidate. Wait...
This makes me sad. But very good work. Wow. Almost like one of those jimmy kimmel videos. What is intelligence? Uhm donno. Murrcah!
"I'm not too versed on it, but I definitely think the guy should be in prison."
I love the music stopping when they hit the limit of what they can regurgitate.
People who are claiming Trump doesn't care about the constitution, are the same people who spied on his campaign.
The quality of this video's content is so much better than the ReasonTV videos released during the RNC last week. Keep up the good work.
Agreed. The whiny, mustachioed man-child from last week was unbearable.
+Paul Kennedy
What? How could you not like "Wacky wavy inflatable arm man" that makes faces and says "what does that mean?" when someone says "Make America great again"?
"Are you pro free speech?"
"Yes"
"Is hate speech is free speech?"
"Depends"
The hypocrisy that is flowing out of their mouths, is just majestic to watch😂
Hypocrisy on full display. This administration exposes democrats more than ever.
This is just great. 😂 Keep it up reason tv🤙
We really need an honest, charismatic, non-crazy looking libertarian candidate. But I'm not holding my breath.
GT Crain ... Absolutely agree. Both major parties are "authoritarian".
Jo?
So these people are all O.K with unconsttutional acts, as long as their candidate is the one doing it....disgusting.
The interview format used doesn't show hypocrisy, it demonstrates entrapment by interview, by trying to get trump style overly simplified answers, you get people to sound stupid. "Are you for Free Trade ?" how about an answer like "10$ t-shirts made by 8 year olds in south asian sweatshops are key to growing our economy." People can be in favour of free trade with all sorts of reservations, not being able to answer with a simple yes or no is not a litmus for hypocrisy.
Clever questioning.
Darrell Castle, Jill Stein, or Gary Johnson.
Where are the men in this interview backing Hilary 100% ? Lol
Great interviews. Thank you
Brilliant interview Zach!
What part of duopoly don't you understand?
The problem with solving the “worlds” problems is that the world has no problems. People do. And no one seems to be asking the people experiencing said problems for input or even if help is even desired. New problem
Good journalism on this video. Im sick of the really obvious "gotcha" interviews. This guy just keeps calm and gets people to say what they think. No need to make them feel stupid and hit them over the head with rhetoric
1:26 is pure idiocy
I love when you hear the soundtrack for civilization 3 pop in
The superimposed music is quite distracting, sounds like another tab in my browser...
Holy cow, that guy is tall.
I find these very interesting.
"It's not authoritarian if our side does it"
watch to the end...i almost bailed
"FREE" speech and whether we should have "limitations" on it. Hmmmmm.... sounds.... hypocritical.
aged like wine
Watching these people. Physiognomy doesn’t lie.
"I have a pen and a phone..."
Clinton wasn't concerned about other people's opinions when it came to benghazi.
Thanks for the reporting but if we as a nation fail to realize that both major candidates are completely evil we all loose.
There are other parties to consider.
Please look at them and make a real decision on your own.
Don't just fall in line‼️
Johnson/Weld 2016
Something needs to happen. Either the GOP should get completely gutted and replaced with honest-to-god classic liberals and constitutional conservatives, or it's time to start looking for more parties.
Harry Flashman the classic liberal is what the Libertarian party is. Small government, personal freedom
They need a baby sitter, they cant think for themselves.
Authoritarian means everything I disagree with. Yes, Republocrats. That's exactly what it means.
I really hate election years.
Free speech? The way they treated Bernie people? WOW just WOW.
Hello from 2021. Bernie bends the knee to the dnc.. again. Dems continue their assualt on the constitution.
Hmmmm... how interesting....
Hypocrisy, the grease of politics.
lol @ that guy @ 3:45
2:31 green shirt and blue shirt explain
Do these people ever think before they speak?
If only those men with the "I'm with her" shirts and buttons knew how fucking ridiculous they looked.
lol. Excellent vid.
I wonder how Reason would define the trade?
3:14 lady sounding like Miranda sings.
I really don't know what your asking me because I am totally misinformed or uninformed about most everything. But here is a pamphlet they gave me that told me what to think, it is really easy to read and has bright colors. And they said if I vote for them they will give me money by taking my money and giving it back to me minus a small transaction fee that they keep.
"Sounded authoritarian" that's not an argument.
It's 2021, now say who's authoritarian 🐷🐷🐷🌶️🌶️🌶️
WTF.... is this George.W.Bush team?
scary
It's horrifying that authoritarianism has become attractive to various political spectrums, and since 2017 it has only got worse. L.
i’m a lefty, but this interviewer is mighty fine.
Measuring authoritarianism between voters in the U.S has to be subjective. Not much reason there.
“Progressive policies.” Beahahahaha. Ask Alexander Solzhenitsyn how that worked out.
The government is nothing but an authority, it does everything it does, by and within that authority. You cannot expand government without expanding authoritarianism.
that woman who had the yellow print on her shirt was probably the most reasonable voice in the video imo
Not even trying to trick them...
Why do I watch these videos? It just hurts...
This shows why the Democrats have not died off. We will never run out of idiots.
It's obvious, Reason. No, they are worse.
These guys struggle so hard to convince the interviewer that they know what they’re talking about. It’s actually embarrassing.
This was painful to watch
God, I love the shitshow of both the Democratic and Republican events. They act like they want freedom but ONLY freedom for them
Too many without intellectual curiosity or even mental capacity but still have a right to vote. I pray for our nation, the low information voters will destroy this nation.
None of those people know or understand the Constitution.
Ironic
Its crazy how people don't know about snowden.
I love how one woman talks about how how it's Hillarys right if she becomes president is to do an executive action banning guns by saying, "She represents the people" and completely forgets about all of the pro-gun people's freedom of speech. If she did that, she wouldn't represent the people, she would represent a portion of the people.
I can't imagine anyone is surprised that authoritarians are authoritarian.