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Why You'll Never Achieve The American Dream
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Is The US Headed Towards Fascism?
Просмотров 370 тыс.14 дней назад
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“Yeah Capitalism Is Bad…But What Can We Do?”
Просмотров 184 тыс.Месяц назад
Perhaps the most common comment I get is some version of "yeah capitalism is bad, but what can we do about it?" I figured it was about time I made a dedicated video to answer that question. Let's read a little theory! If you'd like to help make Second Thought 100% grassroots funded, consider becoming a patron on Patreon. All patrons get early access to every video, plus access to our patrons-on...
The Real Reason The US Wants To Ban TikTok
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Hey gang, the channel is in a bit of a tough spot right now. If you're in a position to help keep this operation afloat, please consider becoming a patron on Patreon. Every little bit helps! patreon.com/secondthought The Real Reason The US Wants To Ban TikTok - Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: bit.ly/2nFsvTS New video every other Friday! Citations and Resources: JOIN ONE OF THESE ORGS cpusa.org/ ...
How The Media Controls The Masses
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Support the channel and get 50% off your first month of Means TV! Visit means.tv/ and enter code SECONDTHOUGHT at checkout How The Media Controls The Masses - Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: bit.ly/2nFsvTS New video every other Friday! Additional Resources: First Thought Crash Course ruclips.net/video/mE5o4TUZtxk/видео.html The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine by Ilan Pappé www.simonandschuster.com...
The Most Dangerous Thing In The Western Hemisphere
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The Most Dangerous Thing In The Western Hemisphere - Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: bit.ly/2nFsvTS New video every other Friday! Citations and Further Reading: Letter from Birmingham Jail www.csuchico.edu/iege/_assets/documents/susi-letter-from-birmingham-jail.pdf Malcolm X speech (contains section on liberals) www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtid=3&psid=3619 Harris Poll on MLK www...
Second Thought Is Now On Means TV.
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Get 50% off your first month of Means TV. Visit means.tv/ and enter code SECONDTHOUGHT at checkout Second Thought Is Now On Means TV. - Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: bit.ly/2nFsvTS New video every other Friday! Follow and Support Second Thought! Twitter: _SecondThought Patreon: patreon.com/secondthought BuyMeACoffee: www.buymeacoffee.com/secondthought CashApp: $JTChapman About Seco...
What Happens When Evil Wins?
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Over the last five months, we've seen an unprecedented escalation in violence in Gaza. Most people I know feel like they're going crazy. We're all seeing the same footage, but no matter how angry we all get and how much we try to change public opinion, nothing seems to come of it. So...what can we do? Has evil won? What Happens When Evil Wins? - Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: bit.ly/2nFsvTS New...
Capitalism Might Just K*ll Us All
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The last mass extinction occurred 66 million years ago with the dinosaurs. The extinction rate we're seeing today is unprecedented since that time all those millions of years ago. How exactly is capitalism accelerating this problem, and what can we do about it? How Capitalism Is Causing A Sixth Mass Extinction - Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: bit.ly/2nFsvTS New video every other Friday! Check o...
Why Are So Many People Quitting YouTube?
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Why Are So Many People Quitting RUclips? - Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: bit.ly/2nFsvTS New video every other Friday! Channels Discussed: DSLR Video Shooter ruclips.net/video/Bq8KJbaLpNk/видео.htmlsi=PdJCJ-_KcMrjp-oL Tom Scott ruclips.net/video/7DKv5H5Frt0/видео.html Fulltime Filmmaker ruclips.net/video/WDNQiFJteLw/видео.html Game Theorists ruclips.net/video/8R1_TqU68yo/видео.html Meat Canyon ...
Are We The Baddies?
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As uncomfortable as it may be to find flaws in your home country, wherever that may be, it's an important part of being an informed citizen. While it's good to call the US out on individual failures, it's becoming increasingly important to help people understand that the US *as a whole* is the problem. In this episode, we'll take a brief stroll through the bloody history of the US empire and an...
Why You Should Be A Socialist In 2024
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As the new year approaches, now's as good a time as any to reflect on what's important and how we get there. Maybe 2024 is the year you realize you're a socialist! Why You Should Be A Socialist In 2024 - Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: bit.ly/2nFsvTS New video every other Friday! Citations and Further Reading: Covid wealth transfer www.cnbc.com/2023/01/16/richest-1percent-amassed-almost-two-thir...
How Capitalism Ruined American Education
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We're all familiar with PragerU. The billionaire-funded conservative media outlet has become a household name with their easily digestible 5-minute propaganda videos. But now they've got their sights set on American schools. Come learn about how PragerU weasels its way into your child's classroom, and what the future of American education could look like. American Education vs The Far Right - S...
Are We Living Through The End Of An Empire?
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Project 2025: The New Fascist Playbook
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Want to support the channel? Go to hensonshaving.com/secondthought and enter "SECONDTHOUGHT" at checkout to get 100 free blades with your purchase. You've probably heard there's a new conservative manifesto gaining steam among the far-right. What exactly is Project 2025, and why is it so dangerous? Project 2025: The New Fascist Playbook - Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: bit.ly/2nFsvTS New video ...
The Growing Threat Of Christian Nationalism
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The Growing Threat Of Christian Nationalism
We Need To Talk About "Authoritarianism"
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We Need To Talk About "Authoritarianism"
What Happens to Rich People Under Socialism?
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What Happens to Rich People Under Socialism?
Why The Government Has Infinite Money
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Why The Government Has Infinite Money
Why The Political Compass Sucks...And What's Better
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Why The Political Compass Sucks...And What's Better
Why Managers Exist (It's Not Why You Think)
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Why Managers Exist (It's Not Why You Think)
America's Forgotten Socialist History
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America's Forgotten Socialist History
The Secret Marxist Conspiracy
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The Secret Marxist Conspiracy
This Is Why You're Poor
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This Is Why You're Poor
Why Is There So Much Right-Wing Media?
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Why Is There So Much Right-Wing Media?
Green Energy Is Cheaper…So Why Aren’t We Using It?
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Green Energy Is Cheaper…So Why Aren’t We Using It?
How Capitalism Causes Loneliness
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How Capitalism Causes Loneliness
The Myth Of Capitalist Peace
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The Myth Of Capitalist Peace
The Truth About Recessions
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The Truth About Recessions
You're Not Immune To Propaganda
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You're Not Immune To Propaganda

Комментарии

  • @NHX610
    @NHX610 7 минут назад

    The production quality of these videos are superb!

  • @anuket4854
    @anuket4854 7 минут назад

    Canadian here: love your videos! Your comment on "Lobbying: what every other country in the world calls corruption and bribery" is not true in Canada. We call it that too! In fact, our little wannabe fascist leader of the opposition loves them! As does our Prime Minister, but much like your Democrats, our Liberals don't say the quiet parts out loud like the other party does. It's largely the same story up here. The Conservatives add new "common sense" austerity measures, chipping at our freedoms, dignity and economic stability. Then the Liberals get back in on fixing the last few years but really only act as a ratchet so things no longer get better, but the new status quo is kept. The ratchet effect, largely traced back to lobbyists. It's the Canadian way.

  • @communist-internazionalist
    @communist-internazionalist 9 минут назад

    Thanks! Really true that it was interesting thing for minority of people who were in power, but now a majority people (90%) lives much worse when in Soviet Union.

  • @Litvagopnik
    @Litvagopnik 14 минут назад

    Ah, so you're heavily Anti-capitalist, and Anti-American, and demonize your own race. Cool. Unsubscribed. I knew something was off about you.

  • @NessicaryGaming
    @NessicaryGaming 23 минуты назад

    We’ve been HOSED.

  • @VV-fj5lh
    @VV-fj5lh 43 минуты назад

    The US is a client state of Israel not the other way around.

  • @nevadataylor
    @nevadataylor 54 минуты назад

    TJ : "We must lay the foundation today" Me : '"I have an idea to help us" Also TJ : ""

  • @danielefabbro822
    @danielefabbro822 56 минут назад

    It's absurd but I've saw americans achieve their "american dream" here in Italy. I've saw an american gay couple buying an apartment in Florence, recover it and live here like it was the most normal thing to do. They had no issue with people hating them due to their gay thing (not like we don't have extremists, but they just don't live in city centers). Working here, eating, going to cinema, having a stimulating life. I'm really proud of my country. It serms that Italy can offer more than what just others can. But of course we have tons of problems too. And maybe it's this fact that makes Italy the best country in the world.

  • @someoneyoudontknow127
    @someoneyoudontknow127 57 минут назад

    Holy shit, JT! This is probably one of the simplest videos you have made and probably one of the most impactful. I see what you are doing.

  • @luisgondim8283
    @luisgondim8283 Час назад

    I'm brazilian, found your channel very recently and for me, some topics you bring to your vídeos I think are so godam obvious, tha really scares me that you have to explain it to US citizens

    • @SecondThought
      @SecondThought 46 минут назад

      A hundred years of red scare propaganda really did a number on the public consciousness

  • @mixedbagclips2511
    @mixedbagclips2511 Час назад

    Maybe the true dreams were the unemployment lines we made along the way

  • @MrPatrickslovell
    @MrPatrickslovell Час назад

    ruclips.net/video/Dmp06LtNTQ4/видео.htmlsi=wYnty8diu-ggBT0N

  • @terraterra9014
    @terraterra9014 Час назад

    That’s why I’m not having kids🤷‍♂️

  • @sujai1558
    @sujai1558 Час назад

    What exactly socialism does??im still utterly confused

  • @A.Hanson
    @A.Hanson Час назад

    I am one of those who would say "good". I got rid of my phone years ago. The only devices I have that connect to the internet are my laptops and I recently decided to get rid of my wifi router. Now the only place in my home that has internet is the desk in my bedroom. My goal is to get rid of my home internet by the end of the calendar year. I admit I would iss being able to use the internet for work but I think I would adapt and life would be better overall.

  • @edfarmer154
    @edfarmer154 Час назад

    Never thought I'd agree with a socialist so much. Interesting. I have noticed how liberals operate mentally most of my life and came to that same conclusion. They seem to lack a foundational principle in their stance for/against things. I think conservative minded people generally apply a principle they follow to a position on a topic. The liberal just wonders what sounds best and would show what a good person I am

  • @UmarFarooq-nl4eq
    @UmarFarooq-nl4eq Час назад

    As living in a country 🇵🇰 which was under the control of United States since it's creation i can tell you that how much people in my country hate "America" not American people but the government and the military establishment..The American backed regimes have destroyed my country, severe human rights violation have been committed and people are literally at any moment ready to leave the country because it's not a country anymore it's hell where people are suffering

  • @seejayfrujay
    @seejayfrujay Час назад

    12:00 China wanted to extend trade to the world 600 years ago with its Treasure Fleet. A pivotal moment occurred in world history when China turned inward on itself and destroyed the Treasure Fleet.

  • @thatguyoverthere8355
    @thatguyoverthere8355 Час назад

    Boomers set it up for themselves, profits for their retirements...nothing for anyone else. Nixon opened China, Republicans keep passing more laws to protect corporations.

  • @ot8479
    @ot8479 Час назад

    'HEADED TOWARD'!? THEY CREATED FASCISM. DO NOT EVER FORGET THAT HITELR WAS INSPIRED BY THE RACIST VIOLENT LAWS OF THE US, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUDN. JFK HAD NAZIS SCIENTISTS WORKING FOR HIM. PLEASE.

  • @RugbyPass81
    @RugbyPass81 2 часа назад

    Workers of the world unite; you have _nothing_ to lose but your chains

    • @leobustos740
      @leobustos740 35 минут назад

      For real, even most of our lifetimes is already being sacrificed to make some rich assholes even richer, while we struggle with rent, food, and medical expenses.

  • @drd2093
    @drd2093 2 часа назад

    Jokes on you! I got mine by being lucky and buying a house in 2019! Except the company I work for has no loyalty and I can lose my job at any moment. Oh and ridiculous inflation means feeding my kids is hard now, and no vacations. And I hate the fact I make so much and can’t rub 2 pennies together while other people are somehow getting by on less. Even those who got the dream are losing it due to corporate greed, and capitalist lawmakers who profit from our troubles

  • @kylelook7879
    @kylelook7879 2 часа назад

    Everyone! Read the book "Against Landlords" It literally just came out this year. It's very informative about the housing crisis and how to solve it. Landlording has to stop completely or the cost of housing, rent, and property taxes will keep going up infinitely. We already have entire generations of homeless people. Make no mistake, Landlording IS LAND HOARDING. Landlording IS why house prices always go up and never come down. Landlords need to quit being parasites and get a real job. They are not providing housing, they are playing "Ticket Scalping" but with houses. Housing should be a right!

  • @ATS_i_piss_on_G00gle
    @ATS_i_piss_on_G00gle 2 часа назад

    The economic boom after ww2 was from all the money Usa gets from nations that bought weapons from them.And yes,from all the "help" they received.Same help,ukraine gets today.Once those money started to stop flowing,you get a stagnation and regresion of the american economy.Then,new wars were created,new enemyes...

  • @ijontichy7179
    @ijontichy7179 2 часа назад

    Capitalism creates alienation of the working people's work results. We don't own what we create. We sell our lifetime so that they can get richer. This is wrong and it must end. Long live the world socialist revolution!

  • @br0ckst4ng
    @br0ckst4ng 2 часа назад

    All Europeans do is talk sh*t about America. If you hate us so much, don't expect us to defend you militarily or give you funding in the future!

  • @dawnpeterson5172
    @dawnpeterson5172 2 часа назад

    Wall Mart is just one of the mega-corporations that destroyed many small business owners throughout the US while devastating the economies of small towns. Europe is an example of how socialism has worked and is still thriving. Most people live within their means and don't live in McMansions. They have a better sense of community and support small brick-and-mortar businesses. Capitalists are destroying the economy and middle class with their robust GREED. People in socialist countries enjoy a higher health, education, and overall physical quality of life than those in capitalist countries with similar economic development.

  • @veansnack5824
    @veansnack5824 2 часа назад

    CIA has been using the so called "Jakarta Method" to replace democratically elected leaders with puppet leaders who corrupt the country and enrich the US government. It led to mass murder of millions of people of 22 countries for more than 45 years. They also use economic hitman to steal the country's resources and put them in debt that they may never repaid. I'm not saying that all Americans are bad, because they also has been brainwashed by their own government to believe they they were the "good guys". Just looked at they way American portrayed themselves in Hollywood movies. i believe the American people are waking up to the fact that their own government is not even working for American people.

  • @marie2511
    @marie2511 2 часа назад

    I hate it here. If you dont have a jump start from your parents, its a wrap.

  • @user-zf5qq8gk9k
    @user-zf5qq8gk9k 2 часа назад

    The chile story is certainly biased. While it’s true the CIA devised a plan to depose Allende, it failed catastrophically (they tried to assassinate a general and blame it on Allende, but it ended up backfiring), they had no (official) involvement with Pinochet’s coup, although no one is saying they weren’t happy about it.

  • @darrellballinger2540
    @darrellballinger2540 3 часа назад

    We can blame capitalism but you have to remember a few other facts. If only black Americans voted in the American election cycles we would have a much higher degree of policies that help the whole of America. Black Americans are by far the most liberal/communal population in America. We can blame capitalism but good ole racism in America will always be in fashion. To me racism hurts America as a whole and the main reason we continue to have prosperity to the majority of Americans.

  • @Yourmamaboi
    @Yourmamaboi 3 часа назад

    Once you all realize the President has no power and the Federal Reserve actually runs the country then you will realize none of this matters at all.

  • @Yourmamaboi
    @Yourmamaboi 3 часа назад

    So what??? Look at what the leftists have done to the country for the past how many years? That’s why other countries hate America. Follows the “do what you wilt” Thelema teachings of Crowley. Look at the little red bracelets they all wear.

  • @brans0217
    @brans0217 3 часа назад

    Great video, needed to be said ❤❤

  • @aron3197
    @aron3197 3 часа назад

    The answer to the question "Yes"

  • @JacobS-yz7py
    @JacobS-yz7py 3 часа назад

    We're made of carbon and trees NEED carbon dioxide. Still trying to figure out how its bad now all of a sudden after 1999 happened.

  • @pumuckl33
    @pumuckl33 3 часа назад

    The American dream is still alive... just not in the United States. If that's important to you then you need to leave the US and live abroad.

  • @Coneman3
    @Coneman3 3 часа назад

    We have to work to maintain the passive incomes of the exploitative class.

  • @jesperwartooth274
    @jesperwartooth274 3 часа назад

    No doomer by any means, I'm just angry. I want to do something about all of this but it seems so far out of my grasp and for anyone in general. I'm angry that there's no change , no matter what happens. I'm angry at the corruption the lobbing of it all . I've been lied to , I've been promised things I'll never have or obtain. All these words seem so empty and my efforts are nothing. Might as well just keel over at this point. I sadly see no future.

  • @katewright38
    @katewright38 3 часа назад

    Appreciate you ❤

  • @Zacian2.0
    @Zacian2.0 3 часа назад

    Lets be honest. The ruling class wouldn't care if 80% of America's population vanished over night because they can import cheap labor who are willing to be paid so little that it is a metaphorical crime.

  • @BrianJuntunen
    @BrianJuntunen 3 часа назад

    Uber sends me into the local city area where it is normal to never receive tips, but they don't have the incentives that make it worth missing said tip. I am giving up on Uber and Lyft.

  • @Onionbaron
    @Onionbaron 3 часа назад

    59 million...

  • @pumuckl33
    @pumuckl33 4 часа назад

    Yes it is collapsing. The collapse used to be slower when I was a kid, but accelerated after 9/11. The country is divided and problems go unsolved while people suffer.

  • @hawyercruz3618
    @hawyercruz3618 4 часа назад

    Abandon American Dream, embrace Spanish Siesta

  • @RinoMacEight
    @RinoMacEight 4 часа назад

    @secondthough, I am curious as to what you think of Michael Tellingers concept of "Ubuntu" (Contributionism? It is a good read and in my humble opinion as a urban geographer, an achievable alternative to classic capitalism ... it is utopian, but achievable. Also gread vid as always!

  • @DadeMurphy666
    @DadeMurphy666 4 часа назад

    12:08 capitalism

  • @nataschavisser573
    @nataschavisser573 4 часа назад

    Remember to add Japan to your list of countries which fell into fascism.