Been following Henry Rollins since he was the vocalist for Black Flag. This guy is the workingman's intellectual. When I was a teenager "Six Pack" spoke right to me...now as an adult his words are just as meaningful.
Well said, Henry. The problem is that there is no accountability. Do folks really believe that these public servants really consider themselves as such? They don't. They believe that they are above everyone, and there are laws to attest to that.
The subtitles were wrong at times. When Henry said, "I think CNN was complicit.", the subtitles said, "I think CNN was complacent." Big difference in meaning.
Rollins should continue doing these little Q&A videos... i would be interested to see his view on certain topics such as these. Hes well spoken, articulate and most of all inspiring ... keep up the good work bigthink/ Henry Rollins
"Colin powell owes me an apology because he lied to my face. He looked right into the camera and lied" YES! Now whether he knew he was lying, or if he was "mis-informed" does not change the fact that he lied to every single American, and everyone else around the world that bothered to listen to him. He owes all of us an apology, but he is far from the only one, especially from the administration he served. Thank you, Mr. Rollins!!!
I agree I think what he meant was you don't need to flick through a million books to find out something in particular, going through every word until you come upon the ones that seem to fit your question. You can specifically type into google (or something of the like) what you want for example and it will come up for you in an instant.
Transparency can be found in Volume 1 United States Code inclusive of Titles 1-4/Title 5 sections 101-5949 pay attent to all the dates and language in Titles 1-4 this is the Organic laws.
Because they are really good at pointing out easier targets for us to focus on elsewhere...and because 'they are helping us' we don't look too closely at them...
Same here. I think it's because their professions and experiences have empowered them with the speaking skills and charisma needed to catch a viewer, and thinker's, attention. They can share their views and opinions and thoughts all while making the videos interesting to watch. They can morph their videos into a show of thoughts instead of a basic lecture.
'Oh, you mean the one under the rule of a tyrannical dictator' Yeah, that one. I dont dispute Saddamn being a tyrant. I do find questionable going after him, when we're going after the perps of 9/11, which his regime had nothing to do with. 'Just because no WMDs were found at the time, doesn't mean we weren't in the right for going there.' When WMDs were the case presented for doing so, yeah it patently means we weren't in the right.
I liked that you commented on his library comment - don't let a carelessly made incorrect comment, even a tiny one, slide. Rollins should know better than to diss libraries, and I think he'd agree and correct himself; libraries are still important.
Go alone if you have to. I have a few of his books as well but it's almost all "Spoken Word" stuff aside from his famous Get In The Van journal, which I haven't read. I would recommend his most recent books and working your way back. He's a lot more articulate now than he ever was even if Hank fans like his earliest stuff the most IMO. Make sure to buy something at his booth if you do see a live show. It's how the guy eats ;)
I like Rollins a lot. And I agree with much of what he says about the media. One thing I disagree on is that non-transparency in the news media is something new. Or at least that's the impression I think he is giving here. The news media has never been transparent and will never be. Apart from a few publications (Private Eye in the UK for example), every news channel or publication filters the information that they have to serve their own agenda - this is Media Studies 101, which we all should know. The difference that 'social media' has made--is making--in the news media sphere is that we are getting raw 'news', unfiltered. This is problematic because it highlights the instability and chaotic nature of the world in which we live - it has always been like this. Now we get to see the chaos of the world unedited, unfiltered, directly to our devices and that's scary. It also makes it more difficult, if not impossible, for us to make sense of what is going on in the world. And when truth-seeking journalist try to get to the truth, often an ugly truth for governments, they are portrayed as trying to undermine those governments and their foreign policy agendas. So raw news is demonised as somehow unpatriotic or even terrorist in its motives, as Trump likes to do -- ‘fake’ news has become a catch-all for unpalatable or embarrassing information, but can equally be applied to the propaganda disseminated from government media and comms departments. Where does that leave us? In a kind of news ‘non-space’ -- a soup of truth/fiction that nobody likes. The solution? Who knows. One thing is clear: social media just thickens the soup. My advice is to not use Twitter or FB or any of the online surveillance mechanisms. And that’s what they are, forms of surveillance, whether it’s Zuckerberg-style fascists, governments, serious news journalists or you. We’re all watching each other. Orwell said: the perfect police state requires no police. If we are not careful we will all be ‘informing’ on each other -- government and individual: Log off, tune out and look up.
You should also see his shows when he comes to a major city near you. It's this stuff for 3 straight hours. I've had a little piece of intelligent and funny heaven the last 6 times he's been in town. He's got a hell of a lot of good angles on a really varied amount of topics.
"The supreme irony of the information age, is that it gives new respectability to the uninformed opinion" - Michael Chrichton. How Chrichton used references and quotes in his works lends great irony to that statement ...
That's probably the exact thing about it dude. The Higgs-Boson was just discovered, so it's probably exceptionally hard for just a TH-cam channel like 'Bigthink' to get a hold of such an amazing and intelligent person.
there's something about Mr.Rollins, Jobs had it too, natural leaders. It's a pity Mr.Rollins can't be put in a position where he can make mass change, and I respect that he does what he can with what he has at his disposal.
I want to so badly, but none of my friends want to join me... so its either I go alone or wait till someone posts it up on youtube. Have you by any chance read any of his books, im looking into buying a couple but cant decide which two to purchase... any recommendations?
What you have to remember is the news has no obligation to report the news. The news is a form of entertainment just like anything else put there so you will watch the commercials. That is how both TV and .com sites work. .com stands for commercial!
301/302 is the figure TH-cam allows a video to get to before it reconciles/synchronises its worldwide servers to ensure there are no bots getting views or anything overly infringing on copyright/decency :)
“If some fanatic bishop, king or priest somehow justified death for their greedy desires to gain fortune or godhood or whatever they wanted, then it's their problems.” Actually, it’s the problem of the people who die as a result of it. The individual who gains fortune or godhood from interpreting a certain scripture a certain way is certainly not having a problem.
It's all about interpretation. Some interpret the best, others choose the worst parts just so they can validate their hate and scorn as being rightfully placed. That's the most simplistic form of it, it's like telling a child not to eat sweets or worms are going to start growing inside. But it's also a protection mechanism for the people, telling all the people that don't want to understand God that they will suffer if they do bad things to others, if love can't save them, maybe fear will.
I started to use google chrome and all that ad shit disappeared, im not understanding the connection, but it got rid of all that crap entirely....just an FYI
Sad thing about this is, Colin Powell did say that what he did was wrong. Long after thr events but he did openly say that he regretted his statements about Iraq.
That's an eloquent argument. However, in your opinion does the unquestioned acceptance of hearsay evidence as conclusive by a group bolster the claim of independent thought, or does it lend support for an alternative argument that the members did not independently reach the aforementioned conclusion?
I believe he points Colin Powell out because he is a man of integrity and of higher morals and values than was seen throughout that administration - or for many administrations. Cheney-Rumsfeld did not do him any favors putting him in such a position and I remember thinking to myself 'what is he going to do? I couldn't see him falling in line' but I remember distinctly & thought it was his oath to country to back up the administration's claims on Iraq WMDs & Al Queda ties. His pain was evident
Just remember that this isn't a partisan issue. From Ron Reagan to the current President there are people out there doing horrible things for "the greater good". I don't care who becomes President they become disciples of Machiavelli eventually and it's freaking scary stuff. Iraq was a hard thing for me because I joined the Army as Country loving American but by the time I went to Iraq my perception changed to that of a humanity loving American. It was a really tough time.
"traded truth for access". Yes. This is how the world works. You trade what you have for what you need. A profitable network would rarely commit suicide in order to tell people the "truth". And this doesn't make them "cowards" either. You would do this yourself if it benefited you more. Like you wouldn't just give a piece of your liver to someone unless you got something out of it. Same goes with charity. NO one just gives unconditionally. Everything we do is based on incentives.
A school friend of mine got murdered outside Baghdad Museum when he was freelancing during the Iraq War when he was trying to find stories the media weren't telling
I like Henry Rollins, he seemingly has a healthy disdain of lying & cowardice, and how, when employed together, have a significantly, detrimentally, negative affect on the well being of others, how this is a heinous social crime and it's need of being abstained, and in so doing one may successfully negate having 'A Low Self Opinion' 😎
I just reread the posts. Turns out I was not replying to you, but to UnitsHell. Maybe you missed that. I've done the same thing myself, especially when it is past my bedtime. Cheers!
Michio Kaku is a scientific spokesman at best, regurgitating the hard work and research of others. However he is an educator, so you cannot begrudge him for him, like Neil Degrasse Tyson, and educating the masses (no pun) is worthwhile. I will agree however that you are absolutely correct when you say nobody knows what it is. Scientists are trying to explain with analogies of drag, but are failing miserably at explaining the finer details, because they themselves, dont know yet.
i see that now, you're right. and you were right too "go there". the youtube comments section is becoming more predictable then i imagined possible back in '07
it is not so much that a despot was gotten rid of which is a good thing, the problem is that if america had not put him in power in the first place it would not have been an issue
ok, I get your point now. I take it back, you're right. took me a while to put things in context... but then I live really far away from the US. (what cheese sandwichs?)
I love youtube, it's the first the time little man actually has control... on what is broadcasted.. on a worldwide scale...this shit...is the beginning. and this video paints the perfect picture of the dawn of the end of corruption...if the people wake up, it's not about intelligence, it's about actions and intentions.
While libraries most certainly DO, I think the point he's trying to make is that we're kind of at the point where there are far more Wi-Fi Hotspots then there are libraries now.
OMG this guy hits the nail right on the head! Not too long ago I was pretty young naive and idealistic.. always going to be naive at least to some degree but towards the last half of the Bush administration I gave them so much benefit of the doubt, because he was my president and "we're the good guys".. so I would look the other way under the guise that whatever they were doing behind the curtains was for the greater good. It is utterly defeating to pull that curtain back & find petty corruption
Adblock Plus is available for both Chrome and Firefox. Yes, advertising supports the companies that provide us with content like this, but forcing advertising in the way that TH-cam does is disgusting. So use Adblock as a protest, but add exceptions for websites that aren't terribly annoying with ads.
"Presidents have very little authority"? Have you not heard of Presidential Veto? The manufacturer of a gun is unimportant; who uses a gun to murder is. The question is not personal (liking, or not). The question is: Can any president order the murder of any one, any where? Thomas Chalkley described you when he wrote: "There are none so blind as those who will not see. The most deluded people are those who chose to ignore what they already know." --R.T. Thomes (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Hahahaha I like how as the video progressed he went into a tangent about hoist personal view about the media. However I respect this man and I share his views proudly
Yes, you can get a glut of information.... a great deal of it being partially or completly inaccurate. You can get that from books as well of course, but inaccurate information on the internet tends to take on a life of its own. The internet is only as valuable (in terms of information) as its sources.
Thank you, you can post it on facebook if you like. If a discussion arises around it I'd be glad to join in if I can. I don't want to take too much credit, though. The train of thought i presented is inspired mainly by Richard Dawkins and Penn Jillette. Also comment space only allowed me to develop my thoughts so far. The passage to which I'm referring: Deutoronomy 13:6 - 13:10. Dawkins: watch?v=4aCRHjH6d4Q Jillette watch?v=NGw_IY-5dsA (The end)
As an American, I don't think patriotism is ridiculous. I do think too many have tried to co-opt the word to mean loyalty to a party, or loyalty to a man, when what it means, in my interpretation, is that I'm loyal to the country. It doesn't mean America, Love It or Leave It. It Means America, Love It, Fix It. It means there is an ideal of freedom and equality to strive for, no matter how many bigots and opportunists try to usurp the power structure for their own ends.
That's his opinion and his point of view. He has not to proof everything, it's just opinions shared and these opinions come not only from him but more from other people behaving to him, others, the world.... His reaction and words are fully legal. In any case more legal than politics lying to the world.
Carnutzjoe Yeah because as soon as he was elected he should have pulled all the troops home....leaving Iraq and Afghan at the hands of the terrorists....Look at the big picture and dont just follow the hate obama crowd.... what kind of message would that have sent to other countries around the world? We will help you fight terrorism only until the next election? Yeah good idea ! Obama got given a shit sandwich and he had to take a few bites of it....he got given a wrecked economy, unpopular wars, racism and a world that hates USA....yes some of his policies suck...but you yanks now have universal health care...yes it was fucked up at the start, but its semi working now...welcome to the modern age!
@carnutzjoe - everyone should be held accountable for wrongdoing. I love me some Obama but every leader needs to be held accountable. Henry does call out the drone strikes thing which really went bonkers during the Obama era and probably created a whole new generation of radicalized people who hate America. What I will say for Obama is he came into a fucking hot mess and did what he could. I don't feel that he was unscrupulous and that is the difference between the Bush/Chaney side; they pulled some shady shit without even delving into the realm of conspiracy theory horse shit.
If A is bad and if B is bad then we shouldn't ignore A just because B was also bad. They were both bad and should be dealt with accordingly and I am sure that I will add C (trump) to this equation when all is said and done.
thanks, henry.
theneedledrop hey melon
Woah. Fuckin melon shit right here
love you melon
Why are you everywhere dude seriously
Yo I'm just happy to be one of your notifications
Been following Henry Rollins since he was the vocalist for Black Flag. This guy is the workingman's intellectual. When I was a teenager "Six Pack" spoke right to me...now as an adult his words are just as meaningful.
always been a good lefty/
@@sjewitt22 if you believe in the political machine you’ve missed the whole message
@@ZyzzUMIRIN what? Childish nonsense.
@@ZyzzUMIRIN People actually need good wages and healthcare, power dynamics are real.
"I tweet to my "followers", a word I don't like so much."
I love how humble this man is while being such an incredible guy.
Well said, Henry. The problem is that there is no accountability. Do folks really believe that these public servants really consider themselves as such? They don't. They believe that they are above everyone, and there are laws to attest to that.
he is telling the truth but seeing him I still hear: "Cause I am a liar!! YEAH!!! I like it! I feel good!!!" one of the best songs of the 90-ties
5yrs old & still true of media today.
I think he's older than 5 here. Maybe 11.
11? Progeria? Methuselah Syndrome?
(kidding)
That old saying.."The first casualty of war is the truth".
A word to Mr.Henry Rollins, you know that you can be the President of the United States ?
he's too honest
He did a video on that subject on this channel.
The subtitles were wrong at times. When Henry said, "I think CNN was complicit.", the subtitles said, "I think CNN was complacent." Big difference in meaning.
Rollins should continue doing these little Q&A videos... i would be interested to see his view on certain topics such as these. Hes well spoken, articulate and most of all inspiring ... keep up the good work bigthink/ Henry Rollins
Never have enough of these featuring Henry, Keep it up!
"Colin powell owes me an apology because he lied to my face. He looked right into the camera and lied" YES! Now whether he knew he was lying, or if he was "mis-informed" does not change the fact that he lied to every single American, and everyone else around the world that bothered to listen to him. He owes all of us an apology, but he is far from the only one, especially from the administration he served. Thank you, Mr. Rollins!!!
"I can see you, but you can also see me"
I just immediately thought about that song from In My Head
0:58
what word does he use here? X of privacy?
would really help me out, thanks.
Amelioration - the act of making something better; improvement.
@@rowanbritto5365 wow its 2020 and it seems to obvious now. thanks for the reminder btw.
I know this is a super old video but I followed you on twitter because of this one.
Easily one of the most inspirational people I've ever heard speak.
Henry Rollins is quickly becoming one of my favorite people
There's not enough words to describe how much I respect Henry and his outlook on things.
I agree I think what he meant was you don't need to flick through a million books to find out something in particular, going through every word until you come upon the ones that seem to fit your question. You can specifically type into google (or something of the like) what you want for example and it will come up for you in an instant.
Transparency can be found in Volume 1 United States Code inclusive of Titles 1-4/Title 5 sections 101-5949 pay attent to all the dates and language in Titles 1-4 this is the Organic laws.
Because they are really good at pointing out easier targets for us to focus on elsewhere...and because 'they are helping us' we don't look too closely at them...
Usually only watch for Nye & Kaku but enjoyed this very much! Please more Mr Rollins :)
I wish there would be more people using inteligent sense and standing up for it like Henry.
Same here. I think it's because their professions and experiences have empowered them with the speaking skills and charisma needed to catch a viewer, and thinker's, attention. They can share their views and opinions and thoughts all while making the videos interesting to watch. They can morph their videos into a show of thoughts instead of a basic lecture.
You put all that in pretty clear words which I appreciate. Thank you, Henry. Greetings from Germany. Yours Kathrin.
Wow! Even more profound now. Impressive..💛✨
'Oh, you mean the one under the rule of a tyrannical dictator'
Yeah, that one. I dont dispute Saddamn being a tyrant. I do find questionable going after him, when we're going after the perps of 9/11, which his regime had nothing to do with.
'Just because no WMDs were found at the time, doesn't mean we weren't in the right for going there.'
When WMDs were the case presented for doing so, yeah it patently means we weren't in the right.
Much Love Mr. Rollins, everything said is pretty much how I have felt already, but its still nice to know that I'm not the only one.
I liked that you commented on his library comment - don't let a carelessly made incorrect comment, even a tiny one, slide. Rollins should know better than to diss libraries, and I think he'd agree and correct himself; libraries are still important.
Brilliant. I knew about everything he spoke about. Rollins just has a great way of delivering it.
Go alone if you have to.
I have a few of his books as well but it's almost all "Spoken Word" stuff aside from his famous Get In The Van journal, which I haven't read. I would recommend his most recent books and working your way back. He's a lot more articulate now than he ever was even if Hank fans like his earliest stuff the most IMO. Make sure to buy something at his booth if you do see a live show. It's how the guy eats ;)
How can any logical person disagree with any of this?....Thank you Henry
He seems to have got the meaning of "ameliorization" backwards. (0:56)
Thank you so much Mr. Rollin's. I loved listening to your words. This Night.
I like Rollins a lot. And I agree with much of what he says about the media. One thing I disagree on is that non-transparency in the news media is something new. Or at least that's the impression I think he is giving here. The news media has never been transparent and will never be. Apart from a few publications (Private Eye in the UK for example), every news channel or publication filters the information that they have to serve their own agenda - this is Media Studies 101, which we all should know. The difference that 'social media' has made--is making--in the news media sphere is that we are getting raw 'news', unfiltered. This is problematic because it highlights the instability and chaotic nature of the world in which we live - it has always been like this. Now we get to see the chaos of the world unedited, unfiltered, directly to our devices and that's scary. It also makes it more difficult, if not impossible, for us to make sense of what is going on in the world. And when truth-seeking journalist try to get to the truth, often an ugly truth for governments, they are portrayed as trying to undermine those governments and their foreign policy agendas. So raw news is demonised as somehow unpatriotic or even terrorist in its motives, as Trump likes to do -- ‘fake’ news has become a catch-all for unpalatable or embarrassing information, but can equally be applied to the propaganda disseminated from government media and comms departments. Where does that leave us? In a kind of news ‘non-space’ -- a soup of truth/fiction that nobody likes. The solution? Who knows. One thing is clear: social media just thickens the soup. My advice is to not use Twitter or FB or any of the online surveillance mechanisms. And that’s what they are, forms of surveillance, whether it’s Zuckerberg-style fascists, governments, serious news journalists or you. We’re all watching each other. Orwell said: the perfect police state requires no police. If we are not careful we will all be ‘informing’ on each other -- government and individual: Log off, tune out and look up.
Intersting strike-through. I didn't do that...
You should also see his shows when he comes to a major city near you. It's this stuff for 3 straight hours. I've had a little piece of intelligent and funny heaven the last 6 times he's been in town.
He's got a hell of a lot of good angles on a really varied amount of topics.
"The supreme irony of the information age, is that it gives new respectability to the uninformed opinion" - Michael Chrichton. How Chrichton used references and quotes in his works lends great irony to that statement ...
That's probably the exact thing about it dude. The Higgs-Boson was just discovered, so it's probably exceptionally hard for just a TH-cam channel like 'Bigthink' to get a hold of such an amazing and intelligent person.
What's the delay in getting rid of all the despots closer to home?
there's something about Mr.Rollins, Jobs had it too, natural leaders. It's a pity Mr.Rollins can't be put in a position where he can make mass change, and I respect that he does what he can with what he has at his disposal.
I want to so badly, but none of my friends want to join me... so its either I go alone or wait till someone posts it up on youtube. Have you by any chance read any of his books, im looking into buying a couple but cant decide which two to purchase... any recommendations?
What you have to remember is the news has no obligation to report the news. The news is a form of entertainment just like anything else put there so you will watch the commercials. That is how both TV and .com sites work. .com stands for commercial!
Out of everyone on Big Think Henry Rollins and Penn Jillette are my favorite
wow, thanks man. i needed to hear that i thought i was going crazy. thanks G
301/302 is the figure TH-cam allows a video to get to before it reconciles/synchronises its worldwide servers to ensure there are no bots getting views or anything overly infringing on copyright/decency :)
don't need to be smart to make a difference. You just need passion and sense
“If some fanatic bishop, king or priest somehow justified death for their greedy desires to gain fortune or godhood or whatever they wanted, then it's their problems.”
Actually, it’s the problem of the people who die as a result of it. The individual who gains fortune or godhood from interpreting a certain scripture a certain way is certainly not having a problem.
Deep stuff in this video. Thanks for posting.
1:01 I can see you! You can see me! I can see you! You can see me! (x100000)
It's all about interpretation. Some interpret the best, others choose the worst parts just so they can validate their hate and scorn as being rightfully placed.
That's the most simplistic form of it, it's like telling a child not to eat sweets or worms are going to start growing inside. But it's also a protection mechanism for the people, telling all the people that don't want to understand God that they will suffer if they do bad things to others, if love can't save them, maybe fear will.
I started to use google chrome and all that ad shit disappeared, im not understanding the connection, but it got rid of all that crap entirely....just an FYI
I found it odd for Henry Rollins to be on Big Think, but he's been very well spoken and lucid.
I really like this guy. In a few videos he's become my favourite guy on BigThink.
Sad thing about this is, Colin Powell did say that what he did was wrong. Long after thr events but he did openly say that he regretted his statements about Iraq.
That's an eloquent argument. However, in your opinion does the unquestioned acceptance of hearsay evidence as conclusive by a group bolster the claim of independent thought, or does it lend support for an alternative argument that the members did not independently reach the aforementioned conclusion?
I believe he points Colin Powell out because he is a man of integrity and of higher morals and values than was seen throughout that administration - or for many administrations. Cheney-Rumsfeld did not do him any favors putting him in such a position and I remember thinking to myself 'what is he going to do? I couldn't see him falling in line' but I remember distinctly & thought it was his oath to country to back up the administration's claims on Iraq WMDs & Al Queda ties. His pain was evident
As always; Henry Rollins genuinely dropping bright, truth bombs.
Just remember that this isn't a partisan issue. From Ron Reagan to the current President there are people out there doing horrible things for "the greater good". I don't care who becomes President they become disciples of Machiavelli eventually and it's freaking scary stuff. Iraq was a hard thing for me because I joined the Army as Country loving American but by the time I went to Iraq my perception changed to that of a humanity loving American. It was a really tough time.
"Think for yourselves, question authority" Timothy Leary
Love you ,Henry rollins..thanks
"traded truth for access". Yes. This is how the world works. You trade what you have for what you need. A profitable network would rarely commit suicide in order to tell people the "truth". And this doesn't make them "cowards" either. You would do this yourself if it benefited you more. Like you wouldn't just give a piece of your liver to someone unless you got something out of it. Same goes with charity. NO one just gives unconditionally. Everything we do is based on incentives.
Such a down to earth guy, love it.
A school friend of mine got murdered outside Baghdad Museum when he was freelancing during the Iraq War when he was trying to find stories the media weren't telling
Well At least he has the Kahuna's to call a spade a spade!
Many thumbs up for Mr Rollins!
Loving this!
I like Henry Rollins, he seemingly has a healthy disdain of lying & cowardice, and how, when employed together, have a significantly, detrimentally, negative affect on the well being of others, how this is a heinous social crime and it's need of being abstained, and in so doing one may successfully negate having 'A Low Self Opinion' 😎
Henry Rollins..you sir are amazing!!
This man has a lot of very relevant and sensible things to say.
I just reread the posts. Turns out I was not replying to you, but to UnitsHell. Maybe you missed that. I've done the same thing myself, especially when it is past my bedtime. Cheers!
Michio Kaku is a scientific spokesman at best, regurgitating the hard work and research of others. However he is an educator, so you cannot begrudge him for him, like Neil Degrasse Tyson, and educating the masses (no pun) is worthwhile.
I will agree however that you are absolutely correct when you say nobody knows what it is. Scientists are trying to explain with analogies of drag, but are failing miserably at explaining the finer details, because they themselves, dont know yet.
i see that now, you're right. and you were right too "go there".
the youtube comments section is becoming more predictable then i imagined possible back in '07
I am liking this guy. Lets keep this guy.
Rollins is really good on these.
I used quotation marks around the words "for our freedom". Perhaps you didn't notice them, or didn't understand the implication.
Always gives a powerful speech.
WHERE IS MICHIO KAKU ???????????? He was the sole reason why i subscribed !
I do too. Who are you referring to exactly?
it is not so much that a despot was gotten rid of which is a good thing, the problem is that if america had not put him in power in the first place it would not have been an issue
Wow! Great stuff
ok, I get your point now. I take it back, you're right.
took me a while to put things in context... but then I live really far away from the US. (what cheese sandwichs?)
I love youtube, it's the first the time little man actually has control... on what is broadcasted.. on a worldwide scale...this shit...is the beginning. and this video paints the perfect picture of the dawn of the end of corruption...if the people wake up, it's not about intelligence, it's about actions and intentions.
While libraries most certainly DO, I think the point he's trying to make is that we're kind of at the point where there are far more Wi-Fi Hotspots then there are libraries now.
Some great points raised by Henry here
OMG this guy hits the nail right on the head! Not too long ago I was pretty young naive and idealistic.. always going to be naive at least to some degree but towards the last half of the Bush administration I gave them so much benefit of the doubt, because he was my president and "we're the good guys".. so I would look the other way under the guise that whatever they were doing behind the curtains was for the greater good. It is utterly defeating to pull that curtain back & find petty corruption
Adblock Plus is available for both Chrome and Firefox. Yes, advertising supports the companies that provide us with content like this, but forcing advertising in the way that TH-cam does is disgusting. So use Adblock as a protest, but add exceptions for websites that aren't terribly annoying with ads.
great line to say as a precursor to speaking the truth
"and i'm not mr. conspiracy theory boy"
3:40
"Presidents have very little authority"? Have you not heard of Presidential Veto? The manufacturer of a gun is unimportant; who uses a gun to murder is. The question is not personal (liking, or not). The question is: Can any president order the murder of any one, any where? Thomas Chalkley described you when he wrote: "There are none so blind as those who will not see. The most deluded people are those who chose to ignore what they already know."
--R.T. Thomes (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Hahahaha I like how as the video progressed he went into a tangent about hoist personal view about the media. However I respect this man and I share his views proudly
Yes, you can get a glut of information.... a great deal of it being partially or completly inaccurate. You can get that from books as well of course, but inaccurate information on the internet tends to take on a life of its own. The internet is only as valuable (in terms of information) as its sources.
I have never thought of Henry Rollins as being old until he said 'I'm on the twitter"... that is such an old man way o f saying it...
BRAVO !!
Thank you, you can post it on facebook if you like. If a discussion arises around it I'd be glad to join in if I can. I don't want to take too much credit, though. The train of thought i presented is inspired mainly by Richard Dawkins and Penn Jillette. Also comment space only allowed me to develop my thoughts so far.
The passage to which I'm referring: Deutoronomy 13:6 - 13:10.
Dawkins: watch?v=4aCRHjH6d4Q
Jillette watch?v=NGw_IY-5dsA (The end)
As an American, I don't think patriotism is ridiculous. I do think too many have tried to co-opt the word to mean loyalty to a party, or loyalty to a man, when what it means, in my interpretation, is that I'm loyal to the country. It doesn't mean America, Love It or Leave It. It Means America, Love It, Fix It. It means there is an ideal of freedom and equality to strive for, no matter how many bigots and opportunists try to usurp the power structure for their own ends.
We salute you for your deep views.
This worked well as a prologue for The Newsroom.
That's his opinion and his point of view. He has not to proof everything, it's just opinions shared and these opinions come not only from him but more from other people behaving to him, others, the world.... His reaction and words are fully legal. In any case more legal than politics lying to the world.
"on the twitter like all those crazy young kids are"
what a perfect human being
dude, ur my favorite, I love you
Ok, Bush, etc., and the media need to answer for a lot. But what about Obama? He's kept it going and has at least as much blood on his hands as W has.
Carnutzjoe Yeah because as soon as he was elected he should have pulled all the troops home....leaving Iraq and Afghan at the hands of the terrorists....Look at the big picture and dont just follow the hate obama crowd....
what kind of message would that have sent to other countries around the world? We will help you fight terrorism only until the next election? Yeah good idea !
Obama got given a shit sandwich and he had to take a few bites of it....he got given a wrecked economy, unpopular wars, racism and a world that hates USA....yes some of his policies suck...but you yanks now have universal health care...yes it was fucked up at the start, but its semi working now...welcome to the modern age!
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@carnutzjoe - everyone should be held accountable for wrongdoing. I love me some Obama but every leader needs to be held accountable.
Henry does call out the drone strikes thing which really went bonkers during the Obama era and probably created a whole new generation of radicalized people who hate America.
What I will say for Obama is he came into a fucking hot mess and did what he could. I don't feel that he was unscrupulous and that is the difference between the Bush/Chaney side; they pulled some shady shit without even delving into the realm of conspiracy theory horse shit.
If A is bad and if B is bad then we shouldn't ignore A just because B was also bad. They were both bad and should be dealt with accordingly and I am sure that I will add C (trump) to this equation when all is said and done.
Yeah but he was "cool" and we needed a black president in the white house finally.
This interview took a very sudden and hard 90 degree turn. Wish he'd been able to substantiate the strong words and claims.