Time spent in the Army with people of different color/culture is what made me understand we are all one. You have to live with, eat with, laugh, be scared together, fight side-by-side, sometimes cry together, and share life experience in order to understand.
Excuse my ignorance I'm young (27yo), but I hear this argument all the time (@37:08) that people in the past were able to disagree civilly and come away with a compromise. However, based on some clippings from the past, different political groups hated each other. During the Red Scare, you were tried as a threat to America for even entertaining socialism. Riots erupted over the Vietnam War. MLK jr. and Malcolm X were assassinated for preaching for TRUE equality. And the list goes on and on. So were Americans TRULY able to ever disagree civilly or is this a survivor's bias?
You're right, it isn't true that things were more civil back than that is what is called white washing. People today will constantly slam BLM for being violent for wanting justice and use MLK as an example of someone who wasn't an active revolutionary in his time. Of course, there were riots and racism in the civil rights protests. One interesting quote that I think explains alot comes from none other than Vladimir Lenin himself. He said in his book State and Revolution that: "During the lifetime of great revolutionaries, the oppressing classes constantly hounded them, received their theories with the most savage malice, the most furious hatred, and the most unscrupulous campaigns of lies and slander. After their deaths, attempts are made to convert them into harmless icons, to canonize them, so to say, and to hallow their names, to a certain extent, for the ‘consolation’ of the oppressed classes, and with the object of duping the latter, while, at the same time, robbing the revolutionary theory of its substance, blunting its revolutionary edge, and vulgarizing it. Today, the bourgeoisie and the opportunists within the labour movement concur in this doctoring of Marxism. They omit, obscure, or distort the revolutionary side of this theory, its revolutionary soul. They push to the foreground and extol what is, or seems, acceptable to the bourgeoisie. All the social-chauvinists are now ‘Marxists’ (don’t laugh!). And more and more frequently, German bourgeois scholars, only yesterday specialists in the annihilation of Marxism, are speaking of the ‘national-German’ Marx, who, they claim, educated the labour unions, which are so splendidly organised for the purpose of waging a predatory war!"
So...yes and no. There WAS compromise, within what was then considered to be the window of acceptability [the Overton Window]. That means that during the Cold War Era, there was civil disagreement within the accepted boundary of a capitalist system but if someone stepped outside of that system then they might face a greater barrier in getting their voices heard and even see problems result from those abilities. However, our politics wasn't crippled with disagreement. There wasn't a group of people within the mainstream parties who viewed compromise itself as a kind of treason to the party - at least, no group with any real power. That's no longer the case. At the Congressional level we are seeing a culture whereby any compromise is seen as weakness, as failure, as treason to the party's ideals - no matter what the topic at hand is, or if it makes up a core plank of the party platform. ThIs degree of lack of willingness to compromise is toxic in a system like ours, that rely on people coming together to cut deals and get things done.
Yet the Dems are trying desperately to block Trump from running again because they know they can't beat him at the polls. Doesn't seem very democratic to me.
_"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the Divided States of America, and to the Plutocracy for which it stands, one nation under Mammon, fractured, with tyranny and injustice for all."_
I pledge allegiance to the flag Of the multinational corporations And to the profit for which they stand One interlocking directorate Under no government Indivisible With monopoly and cheap labor for all
It appears that the word "democracy" is equated to making money. It has nothing to do with education, health etc. If there are equal opportunities in the USA everyone should have an opportunity to go to college (free), to have access to health and any medication they need (free) and there should not be a pressure to belong to one of the two existing parties.
@@AngieStonesPhDNo. It isnt. In fact there is no universally “free” healthcare system that does not differ by nation, anywhere throughout Europe. This “free” medical care is actually paid for by multiple systems, one of which being the public’s taxes, on payroll and mandated social security. Stop talking until you’re more informed.
@@notsorryyouretriggered well I am European who left USA and currently in Europe And education and health are both free. Sorry to disappoint you. Yes it differs from country to country as to how much tax is paid but what people can have if they are poor or dont work I'd that they are not paying for those services. Whoever gets in the country just has to go to social services and they will sort it out. I know this for Scandinavian countries Spain and France. I lived I'm those countries. Getmany needs subsidies not if you dont work it's free Universities big ones are free in Germany also
As a citizen of the US, YES. I believe 100% that democracy has failed here. We have such little say over what our government actually does and whoever we vote for will support the same government interests.
A certain group of people want this to be a theocracy. We are falling from democracy. Taking away freedoms and choices and telling us what to do is a theocracy!
@@Mike-or3ry so where was I wrong? Huh? Are we not falling from a democracy? Do certain ones not want to make it a theocracy? I was not wrong but you wanna be right SO bad you pay no attention to what's being said. Have a good day!
Bodily autonomy is a HUMAN RIGHT ! NO ONE has the right to touch , take or use your blood , organs or body without your consent and that includes a fetus . If your BORN child needs a blood or organ donation and will die without it and you are the only match on Earth , you still can not be forced to donate . Even after you are DEAD no one can touch , take or use your blood , organs or body without your consent . The fact that some people think that pregnant girls/women have less rights and say over their blood , organs and body than a damn corpse has is absolutely sickening . Anyone who believes that pregnant girls/women should lose their bodily autonomy needs to lose theirs . They need to be forced to donate as much blood as possible as often as possible , forced to donate a kidney , forced to donate a piece of liver , forced to donate a piece of lung , forced to donate a piece of intestine , forced to donate spinal fluid etc all at their own expense of course . Just think of all the lives that would be saved . The fact that girls/women are expected to get PERMISSION to make a medical decision from a judge with absolutely NO MEDICAL TRAINING at all is absolutely ridiculous , disgusting , appalling and outright insanity ! SMDH
Awwww, is the truth too painful for you to accept? Perhaps you would be better off watching funny videos and not worrying your remaining brain cell about the real world.
Good grief. We don't live in a democracy! We live in a representative republic. If it was a democracy, that would mean every citizen would have to vote on every bill (and anything else really) individually all the damn time. It's a Representative Republic.
The notion that America is NOT - and shouldn't be - a democracy but a constitutional republic, as if that is something opposite to being a democracy, is the notion currently being pushed by maga christofascists to justify their attempts of dismantling all democratic institutions and installing Trump as their unelected fuehrer and supreme leader.
We don't have more than two parties because we have a political system that forces two parties, and only two parties. This was designed from the beginning. The question is WHY?????????
I thank God that the United States is a Constitutional, Representative Republic.. with a Bill of Rights built in... No other country in the world has such a bill of rights. Thank goodness the USA is not a pure Democracy.... God Country Corps... Marine Corps!
@@arnodobler1096 Everybody is entitled to their own opinion... Let's not forget the reason why West Berlin remained free from communist aggression, and the Berlin Wall crumbled... In case you have forgotten.. God Country Corps... Marine Corp!
@@operation_inherent_resolve Do you really believe that other countries don't have a constitution? In reality they have much more modern ones. US needs an update after over 200 years.🤔
I question whether you can speak of a democracy when parties or presidential candidates receive donations from companies. In Europe, candidates who reach the 5% electoral threshold are funded with taxpayers’ money. The government is an entity chosen by the people and must serve the people. This allows parties to pursue free and independent policies. The power lies with the taxpayers who approve or disapprove of the policies every four years. Candidates who would receive donations from large companies are viewed as corrupt and bribed in our view.
Real Stories, this was very interesting to watch, I'll admit I do not really know much about Republicans or do I really know very much about Democratic it was never in my learning I grew up on farm setting in my younger years and only voted on issues that truly would affect my way of life. But not for any President of the United States I knew the family I was born into was immigrates but so was many other families. Thank You for this video.
The Haudenosaunee, the indigenous people of New York had a perfect political system. English colonists actually left their towns and cities to live with the Haudenosaunee for the more egalitarian political and social structure. It’s why the Boston Tea Party participants dressed like Mohawks, a Haudenosaunee nation, it was out of respect and admiration. America just needs to establish the Haudenosaunee political system.
Apparently feminists of the 19th century admired how egalitarian the Haudenosaunee Confederacy was. It actually served as inspiration for them to become more politically involved.
It’s America people…. No Dictators … not even for one day! Sure you’re free to be Queen for a day, so quit whining.. if you’re so anti American 🇺🇸 Remember America love ❤️ it or leave it!
The marxists need their revolution. They just forget we aren’t Russia, or China. We need to discuss this, and fix the issues in the system we can fix (such as super pacts). The main thing is we need to talk about it. History shows what happens when we stop talking. And I think any rational actor doesn’t want the latter to happen.
@user-ym2bf6lw5h there is a natural equilibrium that governs the common man. They don't need to be ruled. Hierarchy is the best means to an end. Meaning government is great for achieving an outcome but what does a Hierarchy do when it achieved its goal? Disassemble and allow the people freedom? Hahaha that's why we go through these cycles. Hierarchy will not Disassemble itself. But the natural state of man is free and so if we intend to live in peace and avoid the cancerous overgrowth of Hierarchy we will need to strip the Hierarchy of its power and give that power to the free man. All of the power. Forever. So that the common man can quickly and easily Disassemble bad power and maintain freedom.
@@Vicarious_EnRoute ruled and governed are to different things, i see people being governed when they are either ignorant of the laws or choose to be ignorant of them, ruling them means to leave no choice up to the common
@@Vicarious_EnRoute a hierarchy? No, not the best means to an end at all, just another way of keeping the majority down while the minority at the top lives luxurious
Sure🙂. Thank you for replying to my comment. Sadly, coming from an African-American viewpoint it wasn't a Democracy at all. Although African-Americans were present at the beginning of this country and fought in every war our country had up to the present. The statement that all men were created equal, didn't include all men. It seems these facts tend to be missing or overlooked when addressing this topic. Ask yourself if this great experiment or democracy exists without the contribution of African Americans and their descendants. This was the genesis by which my statement was made. Again, thank you for replying to my comment. God Bless.
Yep, I agree. In a democracy, everyone gets one and only one equal vote. Instead, we have the electoral college. The press must be free, but it can't be free while it's owned by for-profit corporations. Our elected representatives don't represent the voters in this country either, they represent the highest bidding lobbyists.
Democracy is about the power of the people and not about the influence of those with the most capital ,company and there donations.The idea is that every citizen has an equal voice and that government serves the public interest, not the interests of a select group. It is important that the voice of the people is heard and that politicians are accountable to their voters. This helps to ensure a fair and just society
Not every place is for everybody. I do love this country, and that's important to me. Having said that, this country isn't as great as it could be. Corporate greed is ruining this country. How many more people will have to become homeless before the politicians realize that we have a problem? How many more people have to go bankrupt due to lack of medical insurance before the leaders realize that we have a problem? People whose ancestors slaved for this country will not feel the same as the people who have always been free. Cruz talks about rights from God, but it has to be put into practice. The words are just words, but if you don't practice what you preach, those words are empty.
The reason the US is unaffordable is that we have a spending problem. We borrow over 1/3 of our budget and now that the world is dedollarizing, prices in the US will go even higher.
I'm not sure it's democracy that's failing. We're a collective republic of 50 states, and that is a failure. In a democracy, everyone's vote is equal. We never had that.
The right to live is a human right. It shouldn't be up for a debate. Humanity needs to come together and acknowledge we're all being exploited and do something about it. Class consciousness globally is what's required to get us out of this nightmare.
your premise is wrong, nullifying this documentary. america is a constitutional republic, not a democracy. democracies are majority rule. everyone in america gets a say, regardless of race, class, or background.. unless the person is a felon, then their actions limited their rights. its up to citizens to enforce our constitution, not elected people.
true. If you look at all the countries actually republics, America is not the worst by far. It is still fracked up though big time, the gun culture, mass shootings, random violence and murder....I can see it at the bottom. A good quality of life is never living in a society where you need to carry a gun and sleep next to a gun. But thats me
@@jeansherwood2428 everyone except minors, felons, and illegals. yes the elected people are supposed to uphold the constitution, that's why we elect them... lmao.. but they aren't doing that right now. citizens run this country, socialists like you are trying to ruin it.
The primary issue with American democracy is that the foundations of the systems were effectively set in stone 250 years ago based on the views of white, male, middle-class, Christian slave-owners. It also exists in a environment based on capitalist principles where success is everything.
A well produced documentary, is it just me or does Ted Cruz come across way different than he actually does in his “real” political life… The hypocrisy is astonishing. Hopefully we can heal. Hopefully Ted will head his own words.
I'm sorry you got dropped on your head as a child. Perhaps you should stay away from discussions so you're not humiliating yourself like you just did. You poor thing.
@4:40 "The founding of the nation was a miracle"? How can the conversation on the birth of American freedom overlook the likes of the Homeland Act of 1862 and the atrocities that preceded and succeeded the legislations and the massacres that occurred?
We don't have it. James Madison ran into the same contradiction Aristotle articulated 2,500 years ago: majority votes wealth distribution from the minority, but drew polar opposite conclusion, instead of doing away with inequality, Madison did away with democracy, then the convention meeting minutes were sealed for 50 years.
No.... We just need to be extremely careful of who we vote for. No more nut jobs. No more traitors.... No more politicians who line their own pockets. Politicians who remember they work for the people not a political party or a dictator want-to-be.
Democracy in the USA died long time ago 60 years ago on 22nd November 1963, USA is the most dangerous place to live from crime rate, immorality is high, mass shootings, biggest defence budget in funding wars, corruption etc.
A democracy allows the majority to subjugate the minority LEGALLY. A republic does not. The natural rights are thus secure because the majority cannot take the rights (life, liberty, property) of those in the minority - even if that minority is a single person. Democracy always fails when the 2 wolves vote on what's for dinner and the lamb's rights are ignored. It always fails when 50% of the population+1 realizes it can legally strip rights from 50% of the population-1. The National and State governments of the USA were a republic, not a democracy. I will happily admit that we stopped being a republic some time ago, but to twist history and think that we've always been a democracy is just plain wrong. Because we are a democracy now (or possibly an oligarchy/kleptocracy/kakistocracy with elements of a plutocracy & gerontocracy) we must become a FAILED democracy. It is unavoidable. Perhaps if we had properly taught the idea of a republic to the generations following the founding we wouldn't be in this situation. While we were teaching people to pledge their allegiance to the Republic for which the flag stood, we might have bothered to explain just what a republic was and how it differed from a democracy.
AMERICA (USA) is NOT a DEMOCRACY full stop. But yes it is a REPUBLIC. If you can keep it. And that is the big question. Can Americas people KEEP their REPUBLIC?
MY COLLEGE TEACHER TAUGHT ME HOW TO REPORT POST TEXT VIA SHAKESPHERE RUSSIAN LITERATURE SHORT STORY AT A TIME MIKHAIL LERMONTOV 1 SHORT STORY VAGUELY REMEMBERING A BOY AND HIS SISTER IN A BOAT
What this country needs is a NEW GLOBAL ECONOMIC SYSTEM where it BENEFITS EVERYONE. In order for that to happen, you must GROW THE DEFICIT UP INTO ETERNITY. THIS IS LIKE A MONEY CARD THAT IS LIKE A MONTHLY STIPEND FOR THE NEEDY, BUT NOT FOR THOSE WHO ARENT POOR. This would solve the worlds problems. Just keep PRINTING MONEY CARDS, LIKE YOU DO FOR THE MILITARY DEFENSE BUDGETS. Dont even worry about the deficit, just keep on going up and UP AND UP AND UP INTO ETERNITY....
A significant portion of American voters don't realize that the US is both a democracy and constitutional republic. We can't blame it all on the education system. It's mostly political and due to the demographic change. Before 2020, it would have been unthinkable for a politician in a representative democracy to claim that "America has never been a democracy."
American Democracy is just namesake more of an autocracy.I believe India,South Africa,Taiwan,Japan are better models of democracy why ? Simple In the above countries the election result is respected and all parties admit to defeat and the transfer of power happens without any major attacks on Parliament/Capitol or major democratic landmarks...Unlike the USA where elections are rigged and the people have no faith in the elections. In USA the rule is "If we are in power its democrcay but if other side wins then its autocracy" especially the left liberal perspective.
Not so much failed, as a subverted one, it's been degraded from what it full potential could have been...get rid of the Immigration and Customs service, allow everyone to return they've exiled and it will grow...or it will continue to regress... -ER x
Our constitution is clear, and you can read the federalist papers to better help understand the constitution. 16th American jurisprudence 2nd 177-256 We are a Republic, meaning, We the people have the power. Democracy= socialist wellfair state.
Based on the interviews it is obvious that most Americans are taught to look at democractic procedures and system rather than judging for themselves if they have a government truely supported by its people and at the same time serving its people at large.
What are they supposed to do? Revolt? Revolutions are never led by middle-and-working-class people. They're led by intellectuals and elites. America lucked out.
Democracy is alive and well, just not here. We haven't paid a big enough price yet to appreciate what life is like without democracies it took the Europeans two world wars to get it Russia couldn't hold on to it at all, China my figure it out in time and maybe half of USA will keep it in the future.
We could look at democracy from various angles. Firstly, it is a procedure allowing people to elect their ultimate leader by votes. But this is only a procedure, a means not an end Ultimately if a country is really democratic or not depends largely upon if the government is supported by the majority of its people and if the goverment is serving its people at large instead of a small percentage of people. Procedurely, America is democratic, but as presented by this documentary the system has been largely underminded by the capitalists. Had United States spent their trillions on improving the competitveness of the country instead of bombs and missiles, it would be a very different country by now. On the other side of the continent, China does not have the democractic procedures like US, yet support to the Chinese government is by far much higher than most western countries. Improvements made to China in terms of economy, human rights, education, green energy etc. are miles better than US. "Democractic" procedure may not be the only means for ensuring a healthy nation as claimed by US。.
They are NOT rights given by your imaginary so called "god" , saying that something is given means that it can be taken away , rights simply ARE , they are not given , they can not be take away .
Yes, it is. Big money has corrupt the system.
GOV corrupts the system.
@@Mike-or3ry big money 100% owns the government
Except it was never a democracy in the first place. It's a republic with democratic elections.
@@Mike-or3ry It’s pretty simple to understand the corporations buy the government and then the government becomes their puppet that’s how it works.
Time spent in the Army with people of different color/culture is what made me understand we are all one. You have to live with, eat with, laugh, be scared together, fight side-by-side, sometimes cry together, and share life experience in order to understand.
And sometimes adopt their values.
TRUTH.
Well said. God bless you. 🙏❤
So you put on red Cruz. Goodbye
Bro had to commit war crimes to understand empathy
Excuse my ignorance I'm young (27yo), but I hear this argument all the time (@37:08) that people in the past were able to disagree civilly and come away with a compromise. However, based on some clippings from the past, different political groups hated each other. During the Red Scare, you were tried as a threat to America for even entertaining socialism. Riots erupted over the Vietnam War. MLK jr. and Malcolm X were assassinated for preaching for TRUE equality. And the list goes on and on. So were Americans TRULY able to ever disagree civilly or is this a survivor's bias?
On a personal level yes, the free West and Communism where armed conflict was the goal and only mutually assured destruction stopped it, never was.
Well every country has people that disagree on issue.but I feel that usa is far more conservative than people aware of.
You're right, it isn't true that things were more civil back than that is what is called white washing. People today will constantly slam BLM for being violent for wanting justice and use MLK as an example of someone who wasn't an active revolutionary in his time. Of course, there were riots and racism in the civil rights protests. One interesting quote that I think explains alot comes from none other than Vladimir Lenin himself. He said in his book State and Revolution that: "During the lifetime of great revolutionaries, the oppressing classes constantly hounded them, received their theories with the most savage malice, the most furious hatred, and the most unscrupulous campaigns of lies and slander. After their deaths, attempts are made to convert them into harmless icons, to canonize them, so to say, and to hallow their names, to a certain extent, for the ‘consolation’ of the oppressed classes, and with the object of duping the latter, while, at the same time, robbing the revolutionary theory of its substance, blunting its revolutionary edge, and vulgarizing it. Today, the bourgeoisie and the opportunists within the labour movement concur in this doctoring of Marxism. They omit, obscure, or distort the revolutionary side of this theory, its revolutionary soul. They push to the foreground and extol what is, or seems, acceptable to the bourgeoisie. All the social-chauvinists are now ‘Marxists’ (don’t laugh!). And more and more frequently, German bourgeois scholars, only yesterday specialists in the annihilation of Marxism, are speaking of the ‘national-German’ Marx, who, they claim, educated the labour unions, which are so splendidly organised for the purpose of waging a predatory war!"
@@user-vp2lz4qu5vMore conservative than what and in what way? Economically or socially? Explain.
So...yes and no. There WAS compromise, within what was then considered to be the window of acceptability [the Overton Window]. That means that during the Cold War Era, there was civil disagreement within the accepted boundary of a capitalist system but if someone stepped outside of that system then they might face a greater barrier in getting their voices heard and even see problems result from those abilities.
However, our politics wasn't crippled with disagreement. There wasn't a group of people within the mainstream parties who viewed compromise itself as a kind of treason to the party - at least, no group with any real power. That's no longer the case. At the Congressional level we are seeing a culture whereby any compromise is seen as weakness, as failure, as treason to the party's ideals - no matter what the topic at hand is, or if it makes up a core plank of the party platform. ThIs degree of lack of willingness to compromise is toxic in a system like ours, that rely on people coming together to cut deals and get things done.
Was including Ted Cruz in a documentary about Democracy supposed to be satire?
Came to say the same!! 😒
No kidding!
Yet the Dems are trying desperately to block Trump from running again because they know they can't beat him at the polls.
Doesn't seem very democratic to me.
Couldn’t take this serious after seeing they had that clown a part of the discussion.
Aweeee....The Dems are obviously here 😂
_"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the Divided States of America, and to the Plutocracy for which it stands, one nation under Mammon, fractured, with tyranny and injustice for all."_
You mean Israeli flag,,,😅😅😅😅
Spot on..
Spot on
I pledge allegiance to the flag
Of the multinational corporations
And to the profit for which they stand
One interlocking directorate
Under no government
Indivisible
With monopoly and cheap labor for all
Murdikkka in a nutshell!
"A Republic - if you can keep it"
It appears that the word "democracy" is equated to making money. It has nothing to do with education, health etc. If there are equal opportunities in the USA everyone should have an opportunity to go to college (free), to have access to health and any medication they need (free) and there should not be a pressure to belong to one of the two existing parties.
LOL “Free”
@@notsorryyouretriggered well in Europe hralth and education is free
@@AngieStonesPhDNo. It isnt. In fact there is no universally “free” healthcare system that does not differ by nation, anywhere throughout Europe. This “free” medical care is actually paid for by multiple systems, one of which being the public’s taxes, on payroll and mandated social security. Stop talking until you’re more informed.
@@notsorryyouretriggered well I am European who left USA and currently in Europe
And education and health are both free. Sorry to disappoint you. Yes it differs from country to country as to how much tax is paid but what people can have if they are poor or dont work I'd that they are not paying for those services. Whoever gets in the country just has to go to social services and they will sort it out. I know this for Scandinavian countries Spain and France. I lived I'm those countries. Getmany needs subsidies not if you dont work it's free
Universities big ones are free in Germany also
@@AngieStonesPhDYou keep using this word “free” alongside “taxes”. Stay in Europe
We will know in November 2024.
Democracy or autocracy 2024.
LGB
@@elllo_ SDY
I loook forward to it as pure entertainment. Things are gonna get nasty AF
As a citizen of the US, YES. I believe 100% that democracy has failed here. We have such little say over what our government actually does and whoever we vote for will support the same government interests.
Defeatist.
"If voting really mattered, they wouldn't let us do it." - Samuel Clemens
That's the stupidest quote I've ever heard
Translation: "some defeatist said this so it must be true."
A certain group of people want this to be a theocracy. We are falling from democracy. Taking away freedoms and choices and telling us what to do is a theocracy!
DEMOCRACY isn't about freedom but a CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC is supposed to be about INDIVIDUAL rights.
@@Mike-or3ry so where was I wrong? Huh? Are we not falling from a democracy? Do certain ones not want to make it a theocracy? I was not wrong but you wanna be right SO bad you pay no attention to what's being said. Have a good day!
Yes, the Dems have turned woke into a religion.
Just say what you really mean instead of being a coward about it. Example: the America First Foundation/AFPAC crowd want this to be a theocracy.
@@SirBlackReeds because they are well aware of whom I am talking to/about.
The USA, being so new to democracy compared to other democratic countries, is still learning what it is.
Bodily autonomy is a HUMAN RIGHT !
NO ONE has the right to touch , take or use your blood , organs or body without your consent and that includes a fetus .
If your BORN child needs a blood or organ donation and will die without it and you are the only match on Earth , you still can not be forced to donate .
Even after you are DEAD no one can touch , take or use your blood , organs or body without your consent .
The fact that some people think that pregnant girls/women have less rights and say over their blood , organs and body than a damn corpse has is absolutely sickening .
Anyone who believes that pregnant girls/women should lose their bodily autonomy needs to lose theirs . They need to be forced to donate as much blood as possible as often as possible , forced to donate a kidney , forced to donate a piece of liver , forced to donate a piece of lung , forced to donate a piece of intestine , forced to donate spinal fluid etc all at their own expense of course . Just think of all the lives that would be saved .
The fact that girls/women are expected to get PERMISSION to make a medical decision from a judge with absolutely NO MEDICAL TRAINING at all is absolutely ridiculous , disgusting , appalling and outright insanity !
SMDH
We Americans have never been a democracy to begin with if anything were actually more of a Republic than we are a democracy.
It's really a pity that I have to listen to Ted Cruz in order to watch this documentary. Is this some kind of twisted irony?
Awwww, is the truth too painful for you to accept? Perhaps you would be better off watching funny videos and not worrying your remaining brain cell about the real world.
Good grief. We don't live in a democracy! We live in a representative republic. If it was a democracy, that would mean every citizen would have to vote on every bill (and anything else really) individually all the damn time. It's a Representative Republic.
Ah, Constitutional Republic
Thank you
Exactly
The notion that America is NOT - and shouldn't be - a democracy but a constitutional republic, as if that is something opposite to being a democracy, is the notion currently being pushed by maga christofascists to justify their attempts of dismantling all democratic institutions and installing Trump as their unelected fuehrer and supreme leader.
Representative democracy.
Federal Constitutional Republic.
Since when has America EVER been a Democracy? We have always been a Republic
Republic and democracy are not mutually exclusive. Germany is also a republic.
@@arnodobler1096 What makes us a Democracy?
@@LunaLapin-ho5tkThe fact that we vote in our elected officials to represent us…even though they don’t.
@@epcarter6 That's part of a Republic as well.
@@LunaLapin-ho5tk Yes we have a democratic republic
We don't have more than two parties because we have a political system that forces two parties, and only two parties. This was designed from the beginning. The question is
WHY?????????
We the lobbyists.....
Hilarious, You interviewed the exact people that divided us about dividing us.
We will know in November 2024
Hold our beer….we’re working on it.
@@chrisorg170 😅
Democracy is not so the people can pick who rule. It's ruled by the people.
And if the PEOPLE FORCE me to pay taxes what is it ?
@@Mike-or3ryA functioning state?
Yes, the founders were wrong, we are not capable of governing ourselves.
God Save the King
I thank God that the United States is a Constitutional, Representative Republic.. with a Bill of Rights built in... No other country in the world has such a bill of rights. Thank goodness the USA is not a pure Democracy.... God Country Corps... Marine Corps!
US is a Tesla with a steam machine from 18th century
@@arnodobler1096 Everybody is entitled to their own opinion... Let's not forget the reason why West Berlin remained free from communist aggression, and the Berlin Wall crumbled... In case you have forgotten.. God Country Corps... Marine Corp!
@@operation_inherent_resolve Do you really believe that other countries don't have a constitution? In reality they have much more modern ones. US needs an update after over 200 years.🤔
@@arnodobler1096 Your choice of words do not make you sound as smart as you think they do.
@@SirBlackReeds 🤷♂️
I question whether you can speak of a democracy when parties or presidential candidates receive donations from companies. In Europe, candidates who reach the 5% electoral threshold are funded with taxpayers’ money. The government is an entity chosen by the people and must serve the people. This allows parties to pursue free and independent policies. The power lies with the taxpayers who approve or disapprove of the policies every four years. Candidates who would receive donations from large companies are viewed as corrupt and bribed in our view.
Yes next question!
Real Stories, this was very interesting to watch, I'll admit I do not really know much about Republicans or do I really know very much about Democratic it was never in my learning I grew up on farm setting in my younger years and only voted on issues that truly would affect my way of life.
But not for any President of the United States I knew the family I was born into was immigrates
but so was many other families. Thank You for this video.
Keep God out of politics until all of humanity can agree on what God is.
I just can’t watch Ted Cruze and believe in what he says after what he did by leaving his little dog behind to freeze
Gotta pander to his base
The Haudenosaunee, the indigenous people of New York had a perfect political system. English colonists actually left their towns and cities to live with the Haudenosaunee for the more egalitarian political and social structure. It’s why the Boston Tea Party participants dressed like Mohawks, a Haudenosaunee nation, it was out of respect and admiration. America just needs to establish the Haudenosaunee political system.
We have it. It's called the house of representatives and it is the most broken of all.
Apparently feminists of the 19th century admired how egalitarian the Haudenosaunee Confederacy was. It actually served as inspiration for them to become more politically involved.
It's not going to work on such a large scale.
@@alotl1kevegas860 Their private property rights could have stood to improve. Besides, invoking the noble savage trope just makes you look dumb.
It’s America people…. No Dictators … not even for one day! Sure you’re free to be Queen for a day, so quit whining.. if you’re so anti American 🇺🇸 Remember America love ❤️ it or leave it!
The marxists need their revolution. They just forget we aren’t Russia, or China. We need to discuss this, and fix the issues in the system we can fix (such as super pacts). The main thing is we need to talk about it. History shows what happens when we stop talking. And I think any rational actor doesn’t want the latter to happen.
Ted Cruz discussing the lack of civility in politics is an odd duck in a strange pond
The common man doesn't need to be governed. Authority needs to be governed.
Truth
Both actually, common crimes happen everyday
@user-ym2bf6lw5h there is a natural equilibrium that governs the common man. They don't need to be ruled. Hierarchy is the best means to an end. Meaning government is great for achieving an outcome but what does a Hierarchy do when it achieved its goal? Disassemble and allow the people freedom? Hahaha that's why we go through these cycles. Hierarchy will not Disassemble itself. But the natural state of man is free and so if we intend to live in peace and avoid the cancerous overgrowth of Hierarchy we will need to strip the Hierarchy of its power and give that power to the free man. All of the power. Forever. So that the common man can quickly and easily Disassemble bad power and maintain freedom.
@@Vicarious_EnRoute ruled and governed are to different things, i see people being governed when they are either ignorant of the laws or choose to be ignorant of them, ruling them means to leave no choice up to the common
@@Vicarious_EnRoute a hierarchy? No, not the best means to an end at all, just another way of keeping the majority down while the minority at the top lives luxurious
The U.S.A. is not a democracy its a Constitutional republic there's a big damn difference.
🗣️ Was it ever a true democracy? It's hard to say but it depends on who you ask. As an African-American, I say no. The keyword is true democracy.
It never was supposed to be a true democracy as was stated many times in the video.
Sure🙂. Thank you for replying to my comment. Sadly, coming from an African-American viewpoint it wasn't a Democracy at all. Although African-Americans were present at the beginning of this country and fought in every war our country had up to the present. The statement that all men were created equal, didn't include all men. It seems these facts tend to be missing or overlooked when addressing this topic. Ask yourself if this great experiment or democracy exists without the contribution of African Americans and their descendants. This was the genesis by which my statement was made. Again, thank you for replying to my comment. God Bless.
Yep, I agree. In a democracy, everyone gets one and only one equal vote. Instead, we have the electoral college. The press must be free, but it can't be free while it's owned by for-profit corporations. Our elected representatives don't represent the voters in this country either, they represent the highest bidding lobbyists.
@@righteousmammon9011 The video didn't say that at all. You heard what you already believed.
@@righteousmammon9011 It's not even a partial democracy. Its a corporatocracy
Democracy is about the power of the people and not about the influence of those with the most capital ,company and there donations.The idea is that every citizen has an equal voice and that government serves the public interest, not the interests of a select group.
It is important that the voice of the people is heard and that politicians are accountable to their voters. This helps to ensure a fair and just society
That can't be Ted Cruz.
Not every place is for everybody. I do love this country, and that's important to me. Having said that, this country isn't as great as it could be.
Corporate greed is ruining this country.
How many more people will have to become homeless before the politicians realize that we have a problem?
How many more people have to go bankrupt due to lack of medical insurance before the leaders realize that we have a problem?
People whose ancestors slaved for this country will not feel the same as the people who have always been free.
Cruz talks about rights from God, but it has to be put into practice.
The words are just words, but if you don't practice what you preach, those words are empty.
Politicians STEAL the money from the people who EARNED it.
All other OECD countries managed it + -
The reason the US is unaffordable is that we have a spending problem. We borrow over 1/3 of our budget and now that the world is dedollarizing, prices in the US will go even higher.
FK the Electoral College 😡😡😡😡😡
Money rules - even much so in politics and government. The most initial causes are put aside, for profit - at all cost.
That's why U.S. GOV is $33 TRILLION in debt ?
I'm not sure it's democracy that's failing. We're a collective republic of 50 states, and that is a failure. In a democracy, everyone's vote is equal. We never had that.
The right to live is a human right. It shouldn't be up for a debate. Humanity needs to come together and acknowledge we're all being exploited and do something about it. Class consciousness globally is what's required to get us out of this nightmare.
your premise is wrong, nullifying this documentary.
america is a constitutional republic, not a democracy. democracies are majority rule.
everyone in america gets a say, regardless of race, class, or background.. unless the person is a felon, then their actions limited their rights.
its up to citizens to enforce our constitution, not elected people.
true. If you look at all the countries actually republics, America is not the worst by far. It is still fracked up though big time, the gun culture, mass shootings, random violence and murder....I can see it at the bottom. A good quality of life is never living in a society where you need to carry a gun and sleep next to a gun. But thats me
YOU nailed it. Constitutional Republic INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS
Your premise is wrong. Everybody does NOT have a say. It IS up to elected officials to uphold the Constitution.
But cry more. It's hilarious.
@@jeansherwood2428 everyone except minors, felons, and illegals. yes the elected people are supposed to uphold the constitution, that's why we elect them... lmao.. but they aren't doing that right now.
citizens run this country, socialists like you are trying to ruin it.
Putin, xi jinping and kim jong un laughing of this 😂
Jefferson was holding man and women as slaves while he was talking about those stuff he placed in the declaration of independence
Yes he did begin to change things.
Yeah, so?
The primary issue with American democracy is that the foundations of the systems were effectively set in stone 250 years ago based on the views of white, male, middle-class, Christian slave-owners. It also exists in a environment based on capitalist principles where success is everything.
A well produced documentary, is it just me or does Ted Cruz come across way different than he actually does in his “real” political life… The hypocrisy is astonishing. Hopefully we can heal. Hopefully Ted will head his own words.
If I didn't know who he was I'd have been really impressed by what he said.
Why interview the insurrection apologist Cancun Cruz?
I'm sorry you got dropped on your head as a child. Perhaps you should stay away from discussions so you're not humiliating yourself like you just did. You poor thing.
We are not a failed democracy. Why because we are a Constitutional Republic.
Not a failed Democracy but rather a failed at democracy.
The same Ted Cruz that we see in this piece licks Trump's boots like an obedient dog. That right there is a failure.
Funny how so many people commented without watching the entire documentary.
In the uk if democracy failed the king takes over
It's a primarily sea power based merchant oligarchy with heavily regulated democratic elements.
@4:40 "The founding of the nation was a miracle"? How can the conversation on the birth of American freedom overlook the likes of the Homeland Act of 1862 and the atrocities that preceded and succeeded the legislations and the massacres that occurred?
Yes.
Was this a hit piece on Teump?
This is soooo frustrating to watch. Pay attention to who is talking and you’ll see the disconnect.
I agree, they should've asked the poor in New Orleans, Julian Assange, ex prisoners, and what's left of the middle class.
As Robert Edwin House said, "If ypu want to see the fate of democracy, look out the windows".
We don't have it. James Madison ran into the same contradiction Aristotle articulated 2,500 years ago: majority votes wealth distribution from the minority, but drew polar opposite conclusion, instead of doing away with inequality, Madison did away with democracy, then the convention meeting minutes were sealed for 50 years.
Voter fruad will become a bigger future problem if we remove the need for a photo ID we should make sure the voter is alive for mail in
Voter is not and never has been a problem. You my friend are watching too much faux news
yes
No.... We just need to be extremely careful of who we vote for. No more nut jobs. No more traitors.... No more politicians who line their own pockets. Politicians who remember they work for the people not a political party or a dictator want-to-be.
Democracy in the USA died long time ago 60 years ago on 22nd November 1963, USA is the most dangerous place to live from crime rate, immorality is high, mass shootings, biggest defence budget in funding wars, corruption etc.
I just want democracy to stay safe. 😔
We are a Constitutional Republic!
It's a trick question because we are not a democracy America is a republic
Thought of Democracy is an excuse of most corrupt politicians 😂😂😂😂
America is a Republic not a democracy. In a democracy you get to vote for the leader you want. We have the electoral college.
Too many commercials…I thought about sharing this video… I never will…too many disruptions…
A country of , by, and for the businesses, not the consumer, or the masses. Not the people like it says.
It is selfish people in this world
A democracy allows the majority to subjugate the minority LEGALLY. A republic does not. The natural rights are thus secure because the majority cannot take the rights (life, liberty, property) of those in the minority - even if that minority is a single person. Democracy always fails when the 2 wolves vote on what's for dinner and the lamb's rights are ignored. It always fails when 50% of the population+1 realizes it can legally strip rights from 50% of the population-1. The National and State governments of the USA were a republic, not a democracy. I will happily admit that we stopped being a republic some time ago, but to twist history and think that we've always been a democracy is just plain wrong. Because we are a democracy now (or possibly an oligarchy/kleptocracy/kakistocracy with elements of a plutocracy & gerontocracy) we must become a FAILED democracy. It is unavoidable. Perhaps if we had properly taught the idea of a republic to the generations following the founding we wouldn't be in this situation. While we were teaching people to pledge their allegiance to the Republic for which the flag stood, we might have bothered to explain just what a republic was and how it differed from a democracy.
Has anyone read "It Can't Happen Here"?
AMERICA (USA) is NOT a DEMOCRACY full stop. But yes it is a REPUBLIC. If you can keep it. And that is the big question. Can Americas people KEEP their REPUBLIC?
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You can't change the world. You can't change yourself. So, let's make money & spend money💰.
What this country needs is a NEW GLOBAL ECONOMIC SYSTEM where it BENEFITS EVERYONE. In order for that to happen, you must GROW THE DEFICIT UP INTO ETERNITY. THIS IS LIKE A MONEY CARD THAT IS LIKE A MONTHLY STIPEND FOR THE NEEDY, BUT NOT FOR THOSE WHO ARENT POOR. This would solve the worlds problems. Just keep PRINTING MONEY CARDS, LIKE YOU DO FOR THE MILITARY DEFENSE BUDGETS. Dont even worry about the deficit, just keep on going up and UP AND UP AND UP INTO ETERNITY....
Very simple, if you are rich, get richer, and ultimately get richer. Working people are just an item for them sadly.
A significant portion of American voters don't realize that the US is both a democracy and constitutional republic.
We can't blame it all on the education system. It's mostly political and due to the demographic change.
Before 2020, it would have been unthinkable for a politician in a representative democracy to claim that "America has never been a democracy."
American Democracy is just namesake more of an autocracy.I believe India,South Africa,Taiwan,Japan are better models of democracy
why ?
Simple In the above countries the election result is respected and all parties admit to defeat and the transfer of power happens without any major attacks on Parliament/Capitol or major democratic landmarks...Unlike the USA where elections are rigged and the people have no faith in the elections.
In USA the rule is "If we are in power its democrcay but if other side wins then its autocracy" especially the left liberal perspective.
Yes
Too many ads!
Not so much failed, as a subverted one, it's been degraded from what it full potential could have been...get rid of the Immigration and Customs service, allow everyone to return they've exiled and it will grow...or it will continue to regress...
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Well.actually democratic to have a freedom so we dont have a freedom but we weren't tired until we get a democratic and human life
Yes...
Our constitution is clear, and you can read the federalist papers to better help understand the constitution.
16th American jurisprudence 2nd 177-256
We are a Republic, meaning, We the people have the power.
Democracy= socialist wellfair state.
Pretty much.
Name one institution in this "democracy" that isn't corrupt.
There all corrupt lets be real no where escapes from it. Its like a cancer it spread and kills until theres nothing you can do
Based on the interviews it is obvious that most Americans are taught to look at democractic procedures and system rather than judging for themselves if they have a government truely supported by its people and at the same time serving its people at large.
What are they supposed to do? Revolt? Revolutions are never led by middle-and-working-class people. They're led by intellectuals and elites. America lucked out.
Rights do NOT come from an imaginary God, FFS.
The people demand Trump. Let the people decide. If Trump is not permitted to run or serve, this is no longer a democracy. Period
No, it's functioning the way it's designed to function, it's one giant cooperation, a business and a business is never democraticly run.
Democracy is alive and well, just not here. We haven't paid a big enough price yet to appreciate what life is like without democracies it took the Europeans two world wars to get it Russia couldn't hold on to it at all, China my figure it out in time and maybe half of USA will keep it in the future.
We could look at democracy from various angles. Firstly, it is a procedure allowing people to elect their ultimate leader by votes. But this is only a procedure, a means not an end Ultimately if a country is really democratic or not depends largely upon if the government is supported by the majority of its people and if the goverment is serving its people at large instead of a small percentage of people. Procedurely, America is democratic, but as presented by this documentary the system has been largely underminded by the capitalists. Had United States spent their trillions on improving the competitveness of the country instead of bombs and missiles, it would be a very different country by now. On the other side of the continent, China does not have the democractic procedures like US, yet support to the Chinese government is by far much higher than most western countries. Improvements made to China in terms of economy, human rights, education, green energy etc. are miles better than US. "Democractic" procedure may not be the only means for ensuring a healthy nation as claimed by US。.
Constitutional Republic
Yes it is
They are NOT rights given by your imaginary so called "god" , saying that something is given means that it can be taken away , rights simply ARE , they are not given , they can not be take away .
Rights are rights to action. You have a right to PURSUE happiness not a right to FORCE others to pay for you to be happy.
Rights, laws, governments, capitalism... are ideas, nothing else.