Abbie, the u.s. got so much worse than you thought it was going to be. God damn he was so right its unreal
@DanHalper
6 ай бұрын
You can say that again
@wwbuirkle
6 ай бұрын
BS he was a total train wreck
@oracle372
4 ай бұрын
@@wwbuirkle I don't blame him. He saw all in his movement either sell out or kill themsleves
@wwbuirkle
4 ай бұрын
@@oracle372 getting a job is not selling out
@oracle372
4 ай бұрын
@@wwbuirkle Did you watch the debate? He said as much and gave his definition of selling out, not even that far into the video
@straightarrows
7 ай бұрын
Gee thanks Jerry, come the 90s those yuppies sure are gonna fix everything...
@Herbex7
14 күн бұрын
Imagine if he could see the world now.
@mitchduncan2942
Жыл бұрын
Abbie Hoffman's argument seems as widely sane today as it did in 1986. His cynicism had elements of truth behind it. Jerry Rubin's Yuppie Neoliberalism has become a similar form/model of nineteenth-century Gilded Age opportunism. Yuppies agreed on lower taxation and less government. Since Reagan, wages have stagnated while the Top 1% and Top .05% have gained enormous financial prosperity. However, wages have increased slightly under the Biden administration (to curb inflation), but there is still significant income inequality between the higher and lower classes. Ironically, the 1950s and 1960s brought middle-class prosperity (thanks to labor unions, Roosevelt's New Deal successes, and fairer taxation policy). The issues from this period were purely social (i.e., racial segregation needs for Civil Rights for minorities), which also inherently drew upon economic status. While capitalism works, its system cannot go unregulated. There must be a balancing system where the government works as a mixed economy. Neoliberalism has only driven the U.S. government to stop legislation from passing or cut legislation that initially benefits the public. Privatization equals Neoliberalism. Abbie Hoffman was right when he said, "Jerry Rubin converted to Capitalism." LOL 🤣
@waltonsmith7210
Жыл бұрын
Capitalism only "works" through exploitation and even then, until it periodically collapses.
@pinarchives
9 ай бұрын
"[...] capitalism works" you say? the system which has, without end, torn through our earth, alienated us, and oppressed us works just because numbers go up?
@ttacking_you
6 ай бұрын
I thought so, too. But, the New Deal did not give us the same economic boom as WWII did(still had 30% unemployment at the start.) But, I agree we need a return to regimented capitalism. Neoliberalism got slightly chipp'd away through Biden. And I do believe that a return to "draining the swamp" would be the final evolution of neoliberalism.
@ttacking_you
6 ай бұрын
...Like neoliberalism would be fully realized and completely installed, I mean.
@1984isnotamanual
3 ай бұрын
The 1% isn’t static like you talk. Most people are only in it for a year or so.
@tomm9817
28 күн бұрын
Debate: 1986. Hoffman died 4/12/89. Rubin died 11/28/94.
@Frederick-v1v
19 күн бұрын
Good!
@radar0412
26 күн бұрын
We never really needed anyone to change their heart and minds. We only needed Political Reform. We still need Political Reform. It's kinda Narcissistic to expect everyone else to believe in the things that you believe.
@DosBear
28 күн бұрын
Who knew Jerry Rubin was going to turn into a sellout? Donahue maybe, which might explain why he put up with all his nonsense back in those days.
@larrynones3353
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this great historical find!
@Herbex7
Жыл бұрын
It used to be posted on KZitem and now there's only a handful of clips of it. It's my favorite debate so I felt a need to post it for more to see.
@67psychout
Жыл бұрын
Jerry got owned by Hoffman
@ttacking_you
6 ай бұрын
And that one oncoming car.
@IanDeMartino
4 ай бұрын
@@ttacking_you In the end, the real winner was karma.
@ttacking_you
4 ай бұрын
@@IanDeMartino pssh 🙄 that's why a guy with a history of over three decades of corruption is a heartbeat away from reelection?
@ryanbezzaz9423
6 күн бұрын
I love the term”entre-do-nuers”
@DongusMcBongus
3 ай бұрын
“Yippe! Jerry Rubin died last week! Sorry, that was supposed to read, Yippe, Jerry Rubin died last week.”
@67psychout
Жыл бұрын
Jerry is the definition of sell out. Selling your soul to the Almighty dollar. Hoffman is fantastic here. He would have made a great presidential candidate.
@pinarchives
9 ай бұрын
yeah he sounds just like Bernie
@wwbuirkle
6 ай бұрын
Selling out by making a living? Hoffman could barely support himself
@ttacking_you
6 ай бұрын
@@wwbuirkleNobody's saying it's one or the other. That kinda thinking produces unnecessary ambivalence. Life doesn't need it.
@finn8460
15 күн бұрын
After reading We Are Everywhere, it is astonishing and also really sad to see this is where Jerry ended up ideologically. You read Marx and you think neoliberalism is the answer?? Insane
@erics362
28 күн бұрын
Jerry didn't help himself by wearing a traditional business suit and tie. 😂
@Ekdog
5 ай бұрын
Steal this video!
@JamesMaynardMoreland
Жыл бұрын
I'm not a clown 🤡 but thank you for reading my comment.
@greatmcluhansghost7134
6 ай бұрын
economic clown or juggling monetary policy clown?
@IowanMatthew683
20 күн бұрын
Tbh, I'm ambivalent about both arguments here. I understand it's important, especially in these rather troubling and dystopian times in Trump-era America, to maintain your principles and values against the grain and capriciousness of society. That being said, unfortunately in hyper-capitalistic America, you do often have to sell your soul to achieve meaningful change, including the possibility of working for Wall Street to accrue the money that would maybe one day allow you to affect meaningful change in society. On a personal note, while Rubin maybe had a point here and there in his argument, I don't think him in real life peddling pyramid schemes towards the end of his life did any favors for his philosophy lol.
@oracle372
4 ай бұрын
I hate Jerry Rubin. How can he live with himself going back on everything and his friends?
@creativeblunder
4 ай бұрын
Well he’s been dead for like 30 years
@oracle372
4 ай бұрын
@@creativeblunder How could he, sorry. Still.
@gcrichman53
Ай бұрын
What year was this? Jerry Rubin was killed Jaywalking in Los Angelos in November 1994.
@Herbex7
Ай бұрын
This was in 1986.
@dantean
3 ай бұрын
Her leaving out Groucho's name says only one thing to me: bad faith actor.
@Beth-yb2kv
Ай бұрын
What year did this take place?
@JasonToll-u2m
Ай бұрын
1986
@Beth-yb2kv
Ай бұрын
@@JasonToll-u2m Thank you 😊
@usaeap
Жыл бұрын
Istg-
@annjohnson994
5 ай бұрын
The majority sucks.
@finch45lear
Ай бұрын
The two took their debates on the road. Appearing at college campuses through the 80s.
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