I’m an environmental scientist and I loved your video! And even further back in time, scientists like Arrhenius theorized global warming due to increased carbon dioxide emissions in the late 1800’s. We’ve known about global warming for over 100 years, but back then the dire consequences seemed so far into the future. And I think that’s why Arrhenius’s research was so well-received at the time. Although I welcome anyone who may know more than me to shed light on this time period since the focus on what I learned is more modern. I’m more of a scientist and not a historian. Also I love the music selection from “Ori and the Will of the Wisps” for the environmentalism section. :)
Also the signs that I have seen on the highway that say “crypto empowers” is a load of garbage given the environmental, social and racial inequalities that arise from it.
For your bonus game at the end of your video, the song used in the last section of environmentalism is “Separated by the Storm” from “Ori and the Will of the Wisps”.
I’ve had multiple people look me in the eyes and tell me they believe housing is not a human right and if people can’t pay rent then they don’t deserve to have housing. They sincerely believe it. I don’t know how to teach these people empathy and compassion. They genuinely believe profit is more important than people. They genuinely want poor people to starve and die from exposer. Even when I was a conservative as kid (I’m from rural Kentucky) I still believed people in taking of each other, community caring for one another. Today I personally consider myself an Eco-Leftist. I agree with many Socialist, Marxist, and Anarchist principles but I’m not beholden to any one group. I am specifically about Environmentalism as a future hydrologist in college.
I haven't finished the video yet so ignore if it comes up later, but why do you think impoverished southerners outside of major cities tend to lean right
The video goes into it a bit in the material politics and seeing past left and right parts, but the short version I would say is the effectiveness of political party being viewed as an identity rather than a vehicle to change policy. There's also that the true nature of the economic debate has been largely hidden by both parties for generations. Like, you won't see mainstream democrats calling capitalism into question in any meaningful way, in a way that speaks to the economic devastation of rural America. Many rural Americans' only frame of reference for democratic action is NAFTA and other free trade projects. These have been pushed by both parties over time, but it's much more associated with the democratic establishment than the republican establishment. With nobody making a concrete argument for meaningful (that is to say, further than neoliberal) leftward progress the message doesn't even enter their ecosystem. If you look at the 2016 D primary results you can actually see a lot of rural support for Sanders for example, but he's one of only a handful of institutional political figures making the argument nationally. This is all likely a gross oversimplification but that's how I see some of it at least.
I'm not a leftist, and I'm still not, but this is a very well constructed video which provides valuable perspective! Hats-off to you sir, you make a good video.
Oh you tried so hard. But private property (property held for profit) is not the same thing as personal property (owned and used by an individual). Generally only the first is disallowed under communism. Not that I personally identify as a communist. Nor is this video about communism in any meaningful way.
@@SardonicSays Please be aware that right wingers are also horrified by the global WEF "own nothing" agenda. I'm also pretty sure the Govt can kick you out of your flat under communism whenever they want too.
I watched this whole video and I feel you did a very good job with the production as well as the content. It was very interesting and at the outset I thought I wouldn't get through it just because, you know, goon 2 hour video on politics. I would say it's about as engaging as the Infra video on Stalin and the production is easily superior. Have some confidence in yourself though, man!
overall this video was pretty good. script could have used one or two more editing passes probably, just minor stuff. and there's the pronunciations others have mentioned. one factual note that I haven't researched myself so idk who's right here, but I thought that the change from "global warming" to "climate change" was an attempt (however misguided) to counter the traditional chudly position of "well it was cold outside the other day, therefore the globe isn't warming, checkmate liberals", and came from the scientific community rather than the political establishment. Now, it's possible I've swallowed a lie about that, but it doesn't seem natural to me that "climate change" is a better-for-capital term than "global warming." It puts an emphasis on the concept of "climate" as opposed to "weather," which is important obviously, and leaves room for "change" besides just warming - ocean acidification, natural disasters, etc. I don't really think using that term "softens" the message, as opposed to "global warming" which probably sounds pretty good to anyone living north of the 40th parallel. Especially if, as sometimes happens, you combine the two and call it "global climate change." obviously there are problems with the way that, say, the american democratic party tries (or pretends to try) to implement policy changes regarding the climate, but the climate discourse from "liberals" outside of washington dc is generally pretty good compared to their discourse on so many other things. people seem generally fairly aware that the greed of fossil fuel industry billionaires is killing the planet. honestly climate discourse seems like a perfect gateway drug to convert a lot of liberals to leftists.
Definitely fair points. Should have gave 'Fiat' another try. I probably should have gone into it a bit more but 'Climate Change' is another invention by Frank Luntz, the republican strategist who gave us the 'Death Tax' substitute langugage for the 'Estate Tax' to stir up opposition to it. In that same way, the phrase 'Climate Change' was chosen to downplay it because 'Global Warming' evokes imagery of boiling oceans, heat waves, and whatnot. This was the logic at the time anyway, 'Climate Change' in non-chud circles has become so normalized that it's hard to even remember its original origins, and it just feels so perverse to accept the framing of a republican strategist of all people. Here's a little detail on the source: www.theguardian.com/environment/2003/mar/04/usnews.climatechange Anyhow, thanks for watching!
Came here thanks to the SA ad. Thanks for putting this great summary in one place! The mispronunciation of a few words (e.g. oeuvre, fiat, arable) stood out a bit, but it's really a minor thing.
Here from the goon ad. Have you looked up Thought Slime? He has a segment on his channel called The Eyeball Zone where he talks up a leftist project - usually a TH-cam video - from a small-time creator. The segment is at the end of most of his videos, and he always explains how to submit a project for consideration. GL, comrade!
Oh yeah, big fan of Thought Slime! A big inspiration for why I wanted to start making videos. I submitted an earlier video I did to the eyeball zone a while back, kind of wish I had held off and sent this one instead as it's only one email per creator and whatnot. Anyway thanks for watching!
Longtime SA lurker here. For a guy who watches too much TH-cam, this is a cool summary of a lot of things I've seen. Also the latter part of Seeing Past Red and Blue has Torvus Bog from Metroid Prime 2
This was fantastic and I have only one note: It's pronounced Jack-o-bin. That's how they pronounce it on their TH-cam channel so that's about as official a source as any. Seriously, though: great work. This was well thought out and well communicated.
A good question! But the blockchain technology itself that makes the anonymization and decentralized nature of crypto possible is separate from the action of mining it. One can use blockchain without 'mining'. Mining just enforces a scarcity, getting more and more difficult the more total crypto activity is out there.
Cope and seethe about what? And why are you so easily triggered by a simple educational vid that explains the basics of Leftist philosophy? You're a HUGE snowflake to be mad about this
Holy crap I can't believe this video hasn't made more waves. It's fantastically put together and deserves a lot more attention.
Wow! Fantastic video! So glad I found this!
I’m an environmental scientist and I loved your video! And even further back in time, scientists like Arrhenius theorized global warming due to increased carbon dioxide emissions in the late 1800’s. We’ve known about global warming for over 100 years, but back then the dire consequences seemed so far into the future. And I think that’s why Arrhenius’s research was so well-received at the time. Although I welcome anyone who may know more than me to shed light on this time period since the focus on what I learned is more modern. I’m more of a scientist and not a historian. Also I love the music selection from “Ori and the Will of the Wisps” for the environmentalism section. :)
Also the signs that I have seen on the highway that say “crypto empowers” is a load of garbage given the environmental, social and racial inequalities that arise from it.
For your bonus game at the end of your video, the song used in the last section of environmentalism is “Separated by the Storm” from “Ori and the Will of the Wisps”.
I’ve had multiple people look me in the eyes and tell me they believe housing is not a human right and if people can’t pay rent then they don’t deserve to have housing. They sincerely believe it. I don’t know how to teach these people empathy and compassion.
They genuinely believe profit is more important than people. They genuinely want poor people to starve and die from exposer.
Even when I was a conservative as kid (I’m from rural Kentucky) I still believed people in taking of each other, community caring for one another.
Today I personally consider myself an Eco-Leftist. I agree with many Socialist, Marxist, and Anarchist principles but I’m not beholden to any one group. I am specifically about Environmentalism as a future hydrologist in college.
Goon work!
"This is Lynx, I have a sensor contact." That's the MechCommander victory theme in your outro there.
Ha, good ear there!
Goon job!
I haven't finished the video yet so ignore if it comes up later, but why do you think impoverished southerners
outside of major cities tend to lean right
The video goes into it a bit in the material politics and seeing past left and right parts, but the short version I would say is the effectiveness of political party being viewed as an identity rather than a vehicle to change policy. There's also that the true nature of the economic debate has been largely hidden by both parties for generations. Like, you won't see mainstream democrats calling capitalism into question in any meaningful way, in a way that speaks to the economic devastation of rural America. Many rural Americans' only frame of reference for democratic action is NAFTA and other free trade projects. These have been pushed by both parties over time, but it's much more associated with the democratic establishment than the republican establishment. With nobody making a concrete argument for meaningful (that is to say, further than neoliberal) leftward progress the message doesn't even enter their ecosystem. If you look at the 2016 D primary results you can actually see a lot of rural support for Sanders for example, but he's one of only a handful of institutional political figures making the argument nationally.
This is all likely a gross oversimplification but that's how I see some of it at least.
I'm not a leftist, and I'm still not, but this is a very well constructed video which provides valuable perspective! Hats-off to you sir, you make a good video.
Hey thanks for the kind words! There's definitely a lot id do differently if I was making this video now, but I'm glad it's a good resource!
"You'll own nothing and be happy" is also a communist slogan buddy. Might want to claim that one as your own.
Oh you tried so hard. But private property (property held for profit) is not the same thing as personal property (owned and used by an individual). Generally only the first is disallowed under communism.
Not that I personally identify as a communist. Nor is this video about communism in any meaningful way.
@@SardonicSays Please be aware that right wingers are also horrified by the global WEF "own nothing" agenda. I'm also pretty sure the Govt can kick you out of your flat under communism whenever they want too.
Material Politics:
Super Meat Boy -- Can o' Salt (Chapter 3)
I watched this whole video and I feel you did a very good job with the production as well as the content. It was very interesting and at the outset I thought I wouldn't get through it just because, you know, goon 2 hour video on politics. I would say it's about as engaging as the Infra video on Stalin and the production is easily superior. Have some confidence in yourself though, man!
something awful goons
mods can't save you here :getin:
@@salpetrarca it is because I'm not under 18 and therefore they have no interest in me
@@RichardTuckman but do you have neotenic facial features?
what if there was another wheel except wearing joker makeup
overall this video was pretty good. script could have used one or two more editing passes probably, just minor stuff. and there's the pronunciations others have mentioned.
one factual note that I haven't researched myself so idk who's right here, but I thought that the change from "global warming" to "climate change" was an attempt (however misguided) to counter the traditional chudly position of "well it was cold outside the other day, therefore the globe isn't warming, checkmate liberals", and came from the scientific community rather than the political establishment. Now, it's possible I've swallowed a lie about that, but it doesn't seem natural to me that "climate change" is a better-for-capital term than "global warming." It puts an emphasis on the concept of "climate" as opposed to "weather," which is important obviously, and leaves room for "change" besides just warming - ocean acidification, natural disasters, etc. I don't really think using that term "softens" the message, as opposed to "global warming" which probably sounds pretty good to anyone living north of the 40th parallel. Especially if, as sometimes happens, you combine the two and call it "global climate change."
obviously there are problems with the way that, say, the american democratic party tries (or pretends to try) to implement policy changes regarding the climate, but the climate discourse from "liberals" outside of washington dc is generally pretty good compared to their discourse on so many other things. people seem generally fairly aware that the greed of fossil fuel industry billionaires is killing the planet. honestly climate discourse seems like a perfect gateway drug to convert a lot of liberals to leftists.
Definitely fair points. Should have gave 'Fiat' another try. I probably should have gone into it a bit more but 'Climate Change' is another invention by Frank Luntz, the republican strategist who gave us the 'Death Tax' substitute langugage for the 'Estate Tax' to stir up opposition to it.
In that same way, the phrase 'Climate Change' was chosen to downplay it because 'Global Warming' evokes imagery of boiling oceans, heat waves, and whatnot. This was the logic at the time anyway, 'Climate Change' in non-chud circles has become so normalized that it's hard to even remember its original origins, and it just feels so perverse to accept the framing of a republican strategist of all people.
Here's a little detail on the source: www.theguardian.com/environment/2003/mar/04/usnews.climatechange
Anyhow, thanks for watching!
Came here thanks to the SA ad. Thanks for putting this great summary in one place!
The mispronunciation of a few words (e.g. oeuvre, fiat, arable) stood out a bit, but it's really a minor thing.
Here from the goon ad. Have you looked up Thought Slime? He has a segment on his channel called The Eyeball Zone where he talks up a leftist project - usually a TH-cam video - from a small-time creator. The segment is at the end of most of his videos, and he always explains how to submit a project for consideration. GL, comrade!
Oh yeah, big fan of Thought Slime! A big inspiration for why I wanted to start making videos. I submitted an earlier video I did to the eyeball zone a while back, kind of wish I had held off and sent this one instead as it's only one email per creator and whatnot. Anyway thanks for watching!
5 stars goonsir
Longtime SA lurker here. For a guy who watches too much TH-cam, this is a cool summary of a lot of things I've seen.
Also the latter part of Seeing Past Red and Blue has Torvus Bog from Metroid Prime 2
This was fantastic and I have only one note: It's pronounced Jack-o-bin. That's how they pronounce it on their TH-cam channel so that's about as official a source as any.
Seriously, though: great work. This was well thought out and well communicated.
It's good to learn about your enemies I guess
Why do you hate freedom?
@@xp8969 you're not that guy buddy
@@the-np4mr whatever you say fasc 🤷♂️
@@xp8969 everyone who disagrees is a fascist. Thinking is hard huh
I also think cryptocurrency is stupid, but doesn't bitcoin mining serve the purpose of anonymizing transactions and stuff?
A good question! But the blockchain technology itself that makes the anonymization and decentralized nature of crypto possible is separate from the action of mining it. One can use blockchain without 'mining'. Mining just enforces a scarcity, getting more and more difficult the more total crypto activity is out there.
Imagine thinking bitcoin is anonymous 😂☠️😂
Cash is the ONLY anonymous form of currency
@@xp8969 this is phenomenal bait
im not watching any of htis
Why even bother clicking on the video and leaving a comment if you're not going to watch it?
Cope and seeth
Cope and seethe about what? And why are you so easily triggered by a simple educational vid that explains the basics of Leftist philosophy? You're a HUGE snowflake to be mad about this
im gay also good video