@xtaxplayer I never said that the US was not a Republic. I was responding to your assertion that "democratic socialism" is a contradictin in terms - it is not.
@xtaxplayer I'm pretty sure it was the 1st amendment to the constitution that said something about separation of church and state, something like "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."
Will's baseball analogy tells you all you need to know about his politics. The umpire is the government, the pitcher is the people and the batter is big business. In Will's world when the people go to government with a grievance about business the government defers to whatever business decides.
If we made the rules of the laws of our country's own constitutions, which means the rules of the laws are there for us to follow up, obay and abide. If Americans violated the rules of the laws, our justice power will go after us. If Government servants neglect the rules of the laws, Americans will do the same to ignore it or violate it at the same time as our Gov't neglects. However, the whole purpose of the constitutions are maitain, protect and defend our country's own Capitalism systems of the liberty and entrepreneurship by sets of constuted rules of the laws to make sure that America's own Capitalism systems of the liberty and entrepreneurships will never be fated or weakened or replaced. This is why the constitutions are absolutely extremely important there to lead and govern for America's basic foundations of the security and safety issues, prosperity and unity as the corner stones of America. In other words, if we can ignore America's own constitutions, we will be able to ignore America's own Capitalism systems of the liberty, entrepreneurships and unity as a country. Then, it will absolutely subject to America's own patriotism and loyalty as Americans. This is why it just like the circulation of the circumstances between the constitutions, foundation and patriotism and loyalty. None of them can be missed, otherwise just like four legs of the chair, missed one leg, can't sit steadily, missed two legs, will be fallen, missed three legs, the whole chair will fall apart, missed four legs, nothing will be there. America is consisted by four of the most important elements, so called America. Moreover, America is a great Republic country of the three branches. People come to America, earlier or later, mainly are here to admire, respect and help build America together by America's own foundations and constitutions instead come to change America's own foundations and constitutions as well as America's own unity to unknown, or against America's own foundations, constitutions and unity, or change into something as their own original country's systems, or change into the kind of whatever they like by ignoring America's own foundations and constitutions as well as our country's own unity. This is why our country's own constitutions must function well to maitain, protect and defend our country's own foundations of the Capitalism systems of the liberty and entrepreneurships and unity altogether. This is why I understand Mr. Will's point of his speach.
Is it always good to be rational? Arguing that it is not, Will ends up on the side of Marx and Hegel claiming that reality itself is contradictory. George Will discusses rationality, principles, and reality in jan helfeld / you tube interview.
@canteluna I thank you for your stand for the small, working-class man. Without voices such as yours greed might indeed engulf many more than need be. However, the beauty of America is that no man is bound to stay in the category of "labor." Every person has some measure of opportunity to create, to innovate, and to work himself into earning wealth. How many wealthy men began with something in the garage of their tiny home? Freedom brings opportunity, socialism ends in poverty (even for labor).
Will would like to see most Americans (i.e. average laborers) continue to experience the "strain and terror of striving." Why? Because that's noble to him. Romanticizing the suffering of working class Americans who struggle and strive and yet, most of whom, will not succeed (because Capitalism thrives on their exploitation), assuages his guilt, allows him to reside in his lofty Madisonian myth and, most importantly, to sell this same bedtime story over and over at upwards of $100 a plate.
@AtomicJayhawk Nothing about separation of Church and State, the Congress appointed the first bible to be written in the United States. Each Sunday the Federal building held worship services. The Federal government enacted building with religious statements IE: the ten commandments. They put God on our money and in or rules as well as the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation and the U.S. Constitution. The 1st Amend. was to stop the government from stopping religion.
@JosephKnight93 You must be British. In Britain Classical Liberalism denotes a belief where Individual Freedom trumps the state. In America, Liberalism doesn't mean the same thing. Leftists in the 40s and 50s abandoned the term progressive because it became discredited. They took up the term liberal to recast their aims. In America, Liberalism=Leftism. Now that liberalism is largely discredited they are reverting to the term progressive because most are too young to recall its failure.
@xtaxplayer You're mixing apples and oranges. Democracy and totalitarianism are methods/systems of governance, communism, socialism, and capitalism are systems of economic distribution. There is no inherant reason why any particular system of govenrment cannot implement any of the three economic systems. There is the moral question of whether, in a democratic society, the majority has the moral authority to vote away the rights of the individual. They don't - but that hasn't stopped them yet.
@JosephKnight93 Explain the difference between a socialist and a progressive. Then a fascist and a socialist, then a progressive and a fascist. Can't wait to see this!! Mind you I will explain the real life versions if you don't.
@xtaxplayer Of course they can. That's my point. Socialism can arise out of either fascism or democracy. Witness France (as well as most of the rest of Europe) and now the U.S. as countries that have voted themselves into a more and more socialist system. I wish that you were right - I would love to think that the democratic process will protect us from socalism but history doesn't bear this out.
The main gripe of Conservatives is all about the redistribution of wealth. While it may be human nature to want to keep more of your personal wealth, the concept of personal wealth is a dubious one. Capitalism is predicated on an amoral market place which results in exploitation of labor. When wealth is attained by such means ownership of wealth is controversial. Labor--traditionally weak--looks to government to redistribute wealth. Who else? Owners? If they could pay workers less they would.
@whoo689 Let me see if I can help: Gay marriage isn't a right or discrimination. Why, The "marriage" they look for is a government tax break not the joining of soles in the eye's of God (God doesn't need a document in a book to know). Second it is not discriminating, why? They have the same right to marry someone of the opposite sex just as anyone else. The right to choose? What choice does the baby make? Separation of Church and State? who said that? Mass was held in congress for 150 yrs.
@xtaxplayer Fascism is ALWAYS a popular movement. Look at Nazi Germany. The German citizens, by and large, wanted Hitler in power. It is bizarre, but do not confuse fascism with totalitarianism.
@JosephKnight93 Democratic Socialist? You're obviously lacking in knowledge or are flat out twisting the use of Democratic here. To educate you. A democratic society the people vote and majority rules. Now the socialist society, The ruler(s) decide what the people get and the people don't have a say. So you see Democracy GOOD for the people...Socialism/Progressives BAD for the people. I hope this helped to clear up your misuse of the term Democratic and Socialism. YOU CAN NOT HIDE ANY MORE
@wetwingnut I'm mixing Apples and Oranges?? What Democracy are you eluding too? If you are discussing the Unites States of America it is a Republic. Not sure about this? Read the United States Constitution. I'll wait . . .
@betodesign101 I'm afraid I have to inform you of a couple of facts. 1. Leftism is a broad corpus including many factions including liberals, democratic socialists, anarchists, and others. "Liberalism" is, in a sense, the far-right of leftism. Most leftists, myself included, are far to the left of "liberals". 2. I do not feel sorry for myself, nor for you, though in the latter case I probably ought to. 3. No thinking person would ever dare read a "Mark Levin book". Sorry
@xtaxplayer In the "Republic" form of government, power is concentrated in the hands of a tiny percentage of the population.Don't take my word for it; take a look around you, and find this out. Under socialism, there are no leaders. The population has direct control over the economy and thus participates in a direct democracy. I don't see how you can refute this, and you don't seem to either, which must be why you are acting like a buffoon. I will not respond unless you give a coherent response
thank you for posting
Wow! I always like George Will but this was a damn good speech! Favorited!
"Gridlock is not an American problem, it is an American achievement." 🙌🙌🙌
@xtaxplayer I never said that the US was not a Republic. I was responding to your assertion that "democratic socialism" is a contradictin in terms - it is not.
One of the best speeches I have heard in a good long time.
4:54 is when George Will starts
@xtaxplayer I'm pretty sure it was the 1st amendment to the constitution that said something about separation of church and state, something like "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."
Will's baseball analogy tells you all you need to know about his politics. The umpire is the government, the pitcher is the people and the batter is big business. In Will's world when the people go to government with a grievance about business the government defers to whatever business decides.
If we made the rules of the laws of our country's own constitutions, which means the rules of the laws are there for us to follow up, obay and abide. If Americans violated the rules of the laws, our justice power will go after us. If Government servants neglect the rules of the laws, Americans will do the same to ignore it or violate it at the same time as our Gov't neglects. However, the whole purpose of the constitutions are maitain, protect and defend our country's own Capitalism systems of the liberty and entrepreneurship by sets of constuted rules of the laws to make sure that America's own Capitalism systems of the liberty and entrepreneurships will never be fated or weakened or replaced. This is why the constitutions are absolutely extremely important there to lead and govern for America's basic foundations of the security and safety issues, prosperity and unity as the corner stones of America. In other words, if we can ignore America's own constitutions, we will be able to ignore America's own Capitalism systems of the liberty, entrepreneurships and unity as a country. Then, it will absolutely subject to America's own patriotism and loyalty as Americans. This is why it just like the circulation of the circumstances between the constitutions, foundation and patriotism and loyalty. None of them can be missed, otherwise just like four legs of the chair, missed one leg, can't sit steadily, missed two legs, will be fallen, missed three legs, the whole chair will fall apart, missed four legs, nothing will be there. America is consisted by four of the most important elements, so called America. Moreover, America is a great Republic country of the three branches. People come to America, earlier or later, mainly are here to admire, respect and help build America together by America's own foundations and constitutions instead come to change America's own foundations and constitutions as well as America's own unity to unknown, or against America's own foundations, constitutions and unity, or change into something as their own original country's systems, or change into the kind of whatever they like by ignoring America's own foundations and constitutions as well as our country's own unity. This is why our country's own constitutions must function well to maitain, protect and defend our country's own foundations of the Capitalism systems of the liberty and entrepreneurships and unity altogether. This is why I understand Mr. Will's point of his speach.
Is it always good to be rational? Arguing that it is not, Will ends up on the side of Marx and Hegel claiming that reality itself is contradictory. George Will discusses rationality, principles, and reality in jan helfeld / you tube interview.
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@canteluna I thank you for your stand for the small, working-class man. Without voices such as yours greed might indeed engulf many more than need be. However, the beauty of America is that no man is bound to stay in the category of "labor." Every person has some measure of opportunity to create, to innovate, and to work himself into earning wealth. How many wealthy men began with something in the garage of their tiny home? Freedom brings opportunity, socialism ends in poverty (even for labor).
what type of government then lumpagogog would you suggest?? communism??
Will would like to see most Americans (i.e. average laborers) continue to experience the "strain and terror of striving." Why? Because that's noble to him. Romanticizing the suffering of working class Americans who struggle and strive and yet, most of whom, will not succeed (because Capitalism thrives on their exploitation), assuages his guilt, allows him to reside in his lofty Madisonian myth and, most importantly, to sell this same bedtime story over and over at upwards of $100 a plate.
@xtaxplayer Amen.
@betodesign101 agreed. and take all the labor unions with you.
@AtomicJayhawk Nothing about separation of Church and State, the Congress appointed the first bible to be written in the United States. Each Sunday the Federal building held worship services. The Federal government enacted building with religious statements IE: the ten commandments. They put God on our money and in or rules as well as the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation and the U.S. Constitution. The 1st Amend. was to stop the government from stopping religion.
@JosephKnight93 You must be British. In Britain Classical Liberalism denotes a belief where Individual Freedom trumps the state. In America, Liberalism doesn't mean the same thing. Leftists in the 40s and 50s abandoned the term progressive because it became discredited. They took up the term liberal to recast their aims. In America, Liberalism=Leftism. Now that liberalism is largely discredited they are reverting to the term progressive because most are too young to recall its failure.
At the 22 minute mark George says that he can think of nothing the American people have wanted that they did not get. Term limits?
@xtaxplayer You're mixing apples and oranges. Democracy and totalitarianism are methods/systems of governance, communism, socialism, and capitalism are systems of economic distribution. There is no inherant reason why any particular system of govenrment cannot implement any of the three economic systems. There is the moral question of whether, in a democratic society, the majority has the moral authority to vote away the rights of the individual. They don't - but that hasn't stopped them yet.
@JosephKnight93 Explain the difference between a socialist and a progressive. Then a fascist and a socialist, then a progressive and a fascist. Can't wait to see this!! Mind you I will explain the real life versions if you don't.
@xtaxplayer Of course they can. That's my point. Socialism can arise out of either fascism or democracy. Witness France (as well as most of the rest of Europe) and now the U.S. as countries that have voted themselves into a more and more socialist system. I wish that you were right - I would love to think that the democratic process will protect us from socalism but history doesn't bear this out.
Beautiful Hooplah1983......I know people who started with NOTHING and built a wealthy business,created many jobs!!
@xtaxplayer Actually, I think the people ought to be protected from people who cannot tell a socialist from a progressive from a fascist.
The main gripe of Conservatives is all about the redistribution of wealth. While it may be human nature to want to keep more of your personal wealth, the concept of personal wealth is a dubious one. Capitalism is predicated on an amoral market place which results in exploitation of labor. When wealth is attained by such means ownership of wealth is controversial. Labor--traditionally weak--looks to government to redistribute wealth. Who else? Owners? If they could pay workers less they would.
@JosephKnight93 you've proven my point. who dont have a clue of what you're talking about.
@whoo689 Let me see if I can help: Gay marriage isn't a right or discrimination. Why, The "marriage" they look for is a government tax break not the joining of soles in the eye's of God (God doesn't need a document in a book to know). Second it is not discriminating, why? They have the same right to marry someone of the opposite sex just as anyone else. The right to choose? What choice does the baby make? Separation of Church and State? who said that? Mass was held in congress for 150 yrs.
See: "Panty Wad Prolix Pontificator George Will Fights Commerce".
@xtaxplayer Fascism is ALWAYS a popular movement. Look at Nazi Germany. The German citizens, by and large, wanted Hitler in power. It is bizarre, but do not confuse fascism with totalitarianism.
@JosephKnight93 Democratic Socialist? You're obviously lacking in knowledge or are flat out twisting the use of Democratic here. To educate you. A democratic society the people vote and majority rules. Now the socialist society, The ruler(s) decide what the people get and the people don't have a say.
So you see Democracy GOOD for the people...Socialism/Progressives BAD for the people. I hope this helped to clear up your misuse of the term Democratic and Socialism. YOU CAN NOT HIDE ANY MORE
@wetwingnut I'm mixing Apples and Oranges?? What Democracy are you eluding too? If you are discussing the Unites States of America it is a Republic. Not sure about this? Read the United States Constitution.
I'll wait . . .
@betodesign101 I'm afraid I have to inform you of a couple of facts.
1. Leftism is a broad corpus including many factions including liberals, democratic socialists, anarchists, and others. "Liberalism" is, in a sense, the far-right of leftism. Most leftists, myself included, are far to the left of "liberals".
2. I do not feel sorry for myself, nor for you, though in the latter case I probably ought to.
3. No thinking person would ever dare read a "Mark Levin book". Sorry
@xtaxplayer In the "Republic" form of government, power is concentrated in the hands of a tiny percentage of the population.Don't take my word for it; take a look around you, and find this out. Under socialism, there are no leaders. The population has direct control over the economy and thus participates in a direct democracy. I don't see how you can refute this, and you don't seem to either, which must be why you are acting like a buffoon. I will not respond unless you give a coherent response
@betodesign101 If you think that liberalism=leftism, then you can quit politics right now.
@wetwingnut Socialism is not something that the people get a vote on. If you think so you have no clue.