"The goal of socialism is communism"-Vladimir Lenin.
@pairtineach1917
5 жыл бұрын
@Max RV how is he retarded? Great Lenin was right. And after is socialist we will enter one international, borderless commune
@the500mphtortoise
5 жыл бұрын
@Max RV it obviously is true, socialism aims to remove private ownership from the means of production, what do you think the purpose of that is?
@the500mphtortoise
5 жыл бұрын
@Max RV If you are a socialist and you dont believe in the social/worker control of the distribution and exchange functions of economic production then your the equivalent of a christian who doesn't believe in christ, in other words your either lying or ignorant of the word your using to describe yourself. I suspect that many of these people are either liberal reformists who have formed coalitions with socialist parties (think Tony Blair) or are people who believe in removal of private ownership of means of production but lack the sufficient political power to do so (think Jeremy Corbyn).
@the500mphtortoise
5 жыл бұрын
@Max RV Sure i agree with that, but its not prager u's fault that the left has decided to use the same name to describe themselves whether there moderate liberal market reformers or radical replacers of private ownership of capital. It seems to me that its not the radicals trying to co-opt the labels of socialist and social democrat but the moderates, but these words have a definition and a history thats pretty well known so if you want to do that you cant complain when people go after you based on the history of the label your using.
@the500mphtortoise
5 жыл бұрын
@Max RV Imagine if people on the right started identifying as democratic fascists but there ideas were basicly the same as your average neo-con. Do you think it would matter that there policies werent that bad?
@trandyboy555
6 жыл бұрын
My country, Albania, made his ideology reality. In 1992 we ended up as the second poorest country in the world after Angola.
@orjelmort2330
6 жыл бұрын
yes my frined, i wish that Albania become NATO member during the 50, greetings from one Albo-American : )
@nightprowler6336
6 жыл бұрын
I'm sure someone will come here and reply to u: KOSOVO IS SERBIAN!!!
@Ajaws
6 жыл бұрын
Brian K. The only people who like socialism and communism have never lived under it
@kronenburg4728
6 жыл бұрын
Kosovo je srbija
@lookatmyprofilepicture2796
6 жыл бұрын
My country greece had the second fastest growing economy under fascism in 1967-1973 after japan.ironic isnt it?
@ericretz5037
3 жыл бұрын
Communism is when Venezuela Carl Marks 1987 animal crossing by George Orwin.
@KienJohnsonDye
3 жыл бұрын
did you know that under commisn you get no iphon???? checkmate libs
@afish4447
2 жыл бұрын
Vuvuzela communism :000 no bread 100 zillion billiards dead
@ZORGIN
2 жыл бұрын
did you know that under cominism you get 1984 by gorg orwel and 1000000 bazzilian ded
@thevictor180
2 жыл бұрын
Socialism is when the government does stuff :O
@unknowunknown9096
2 жыл бұрын
Communism is when bite of 87
@ihaveissues2378
3 жыл бұрын
"Communism is when no iphone" -carl max 1936 (Was responsible for holocaust)
@Soviet Union he was also responsible for the creation of ISIS
@areitherald8811
3 жыл бұрын
Ahahahhaahahah yes marks bad murica gud
@wackyelectricity
6 жыл бұрын
Who was Karl Marx? For Historians, he was an Economist; For Economists, he was a Historian. For the rest of us, he was a slobby man who never worked a day in his life. When you think about it, he was just like Bernie.
@walterfernandez4607
6 жыл бұрын
@Einstein was a global socialist #Fueron100Milliones
@scottkilljoy4333
6 жыл бұрын
Charan Pulipaka plus, he knocked up his maid and then trew her on the street. A true romantic
@robinhood5467
6 жыл бұрын
Talking about never done a days work in his life, Dennis Prager. Born into wealth and now sells a lie that labour can earn you wealth and happiness. While knowing that 98% of all wealth goes to top 2%... there are millions of children living in poverty now in the UK and it's growing. The 5th wealthiest country in the world. The wealthy are selling you a lie people, wake up!
@derekvela746
6 жыл бұрын
@@robinhood5467 you're an idiot... Capitalism is the only system where you could be poor and get rich by busting your ass. You also have the numbers wrong.
@AerysBat
6 жыл бұрын
@Einstein was a global socialist 100 million dead, what a great influence that was!
@Fallout777
6 жыл бұрын
So you're saying that Karl Marx was basically a millennial in his time. Now I understand why so many of our young people like him. He was essentially a full time college student, who sponged off his friend for money, and never held a job.
@willhiggins9563
6 жыл бұрын
Mad Marc Ge did work. He got banned from whole countries for what he said.
@Gunners_Mate_Guns
6 жыл бұрын
Such a spot on observation.
@jayfawn8478
6 жыл бұрын
False. He worked as a journalist
@BDSquirrel
6 жыл бұрын
Sounds kinda like barack 0bama before he got into government.
@pravda5194
6 жыл бұрын
R e a d a f u c k i n g b o o k
@franktranks9445
3 жыл бұрын
"Socialism is when the government does stuff. And it's more socialism, the more stuff it does. And if it does a REAL lot of stuff, it's communism" -Vladimir Marx Castro
@zkatom3773
2 жыл бұрын
Okay commie, gtfo
@sten260
2 жыл бұрын
its true, and opposite of communism is the ultimate freedom where there is no government or any rules at all AKA anarchy. And capitalism is somewhere in the middle of those two
@sten260
2 жыл бұрын
@John Doe its not, you have to have state and very powerful government to force communism. Because if there isn't any force there would be anarchy or capitalism. Because people don't like to work collectively for anything. People like private businesses and profits naturally, so you need some sort of government to force people into working together. You don't need government for capitalism because it happens naturally
@sten260
2 жыл бұрын
@John Doe what? they are the polar opposites, in anarchy there is complete freedom to do anything. There is no government or police, you can literally go down the street, kill a guy and take his wallet and there is no consequence to it. So it means there is absolute freedom to do anything, communism is exactly opposite. There are all kinds of rules and there has to be some sort of power to force the rules right? Because otherwise you can't have the rules, you cant go around and kill people in communism or start a business and exploit other people right? So it can't be free
@sten260
2 жыл бұрын
@John Doe you just wrote a long wall of text yet you made a nonsensical statement in the very beginning: "Communist society, by definition, is a stateless, moneyless, society where means of production belong to the working class, and the distribution is done by the principle “from each according to their ability, to each according to their needs”. Can you read that again and explain to me how does this makes sense? Who does the distributing? Also this statement doesn't make sense either "from each according to their ability, to each according to their needs”. Now if you said something like "To each according to his needs based on his abilities" - that makes sense, because you want people with more abilities be able to get more stuff right? Otherwise there would be no incentive to be more productive.Your basic ideas are wrong, I guess the Marx wasn't exactly an intellectual either
@cazzp8915
3 жыл бұрын
Karl Marx: the final goal is to abolish the state Prageru: bruuuuuhhh
@fabiansaerve
2 жыл бұрын
this video is so stupid haha. Did he even read his manifesto??
@herbertant4096
2 жыл бұрын
@@fabiansaerve the only answer for your statement is that Communism fails
@fabiansaerve
2 жыл бұрын
@@herbertant4096 I know. I’m no communist but this video is pure propaganda against Karl Marx. The hate he built up in this video implodes when you know what he actually wrote in his books. This comment here is the perfect example. What he is bashing about is more Leninism or Stalinism and not the communist concept of Karl Marx. You’re obviously American so everything that’s not far right is communism… and helping the poor of course.
@VeniVidiVici456
2 жыл бұрын
You know NOT of what you speak.
@fabiansaerve
2 жыл бұрын
@@VeniVidiVici456 you can’t handle facts that expose this video?
@dalilinfant5170
6 жыл бұрын
BUT MUH SOCIALIST UTOPIA
@MollyOKami
6 жыл бұрын
"I said, GO HOME, PUNCHY!" kzitem.info/news/bejne/t5uNqW2Ma6N5YG0m26s
@N0T4K0P
6 жыл бұрын
@Einstein was a global socialist is your name based on that one time Einstein said "I know nought of economy, but socialism works"?
@itszaza5937
6 жыл бұрын
Einstein literally wrote a article "Why Socialism?"
@N0T4K0P
6 жыл бұрын
@@itszaza5937 in which he stated he knew nought of economy
@andrei1637
6 жыл бұрын
Socialism it's not the same thing,look at Denmark,Norway,Sweeden,Finland and all western Europe until couple of years ago
@pastordonkoh7692
6 жыл бұрын
#RESTORETHESNYDERVERSE *I'LL DO YOU ONE BETTER. WHY IS KARL MARX*
@Waining_Gibbous
6 жыл бұрын
Why is it never how is Karl Marx? I miss the guy.
@pastordonkoh7692
6 жыл бұрын
seize the means of mass genocide
@michaelraith9481
6 жыл бұрын
But.... How is KARL MARX
@Andrew_Price
6 жыл бұрын
The memes...
@alexbrittain8970
6 жыл бұрын
your comment has more words than others.. Let us redistribute your words to shorter comments xD
@bigwheelfromspidamahn1037
3 жыл бұрын
POV You’re going to fail your history class
@vincentwren8486
3 жыл бұрын
You’ll still fail it after watching this
@generalerica4123
3 жыл бұрын
Pov: After watching this, youll fail politics, too. And Ethics/Philosophy.
@lotanowo
Жыл бұрын
Nice pfp brother
@justin45789
3 жыл бұрын
This Carl Marks fellow sounds like quite the gamer
@realtruthseeker521
3 жыл бұрын
Sounds lazy to me.
@Alex-ul1dn
3 жыл бұрын
Based Aphex Twins pfp
@Stephen-ct6dc
3 жыл бұрын
Oh I'm sure you'd like to own nothing
@justin45789
3 жыл бұрын
@@Stephen-ct6dc communism is when you own nothing. I am very smart.
@rivulet5417
3 жыл бұрын
He lived in a society 😳😫😭🙏🙌
@ayylamoa2636
5 жыл бұрын
this whole comment section gets a free trip to the gulag
@mjh9438
5 жыл бұрын
I won't. I have a get out of the gulag for free card.
@greybearproductions4053
5 жыл бұрын
Except for true Marxists🔺🔺🔺
@lightningmcqueengayming3340
5 жыл бұрын
This but unironically
@ayylamoa2636
5 жыл бұрын
LightningMcQueenGayming im 100% serious as well
@Random_Chiroptera
5 жыл бұрын
@Flame Seeker Russia still has currency, therefore capitalist.
@CorvetteEnthusiast
4 жыл бұрын
Seize the memes of production
@bobobake1232
4 жыл бұрын
I see what you meme comrade...
@acts9531
3 жыл бұрын
Shame on you for saying that, you don't really meme it.
@ivanalejandro6184
3 жыл бұрын
@@elmascapo6588 cool name
@roskcity
3 жыл бұрын
Based.
@tylerdurbin5824
3 жыл бұрын
Ah, I was looking for my fellow comrades.
@valr2833
3 жыл бұрын
Also I invite you to continue your study of who Karl Marx was. The best way to learn about him is engaging with his work. Read the primary source and then base your opinion on his thought.
@babarqadri8350
3 жыл бұрын
Who are you gona pick? Karl. Marx is on my dick World is my family whole Communist people are asshole Roll baby roll, rock n roll Karl Marx did not know how to call
@friendlyfoe8982
3 жыл бұрын
@@babarqadri8350 that's a great copy paste you have
@AhkenAOK
2 жыл бұрын
Which he Clearly did none of
@rajj92
Жыл бұрын
Very mindful and intellectually engaging answer to this video! Create an opinion of your own, because this video tells you what you should think of an idea that is hurting our political parties. It states the failures of an anti capitalist system in a world obsessed with capitalism. You can’t say it would never work based off of its history because it also has never had a healthy environment to nurture its values over the values that the world has already developed. Your workers deserve more, more respect, more opportunities, a better lifestyle, and a livelihood that doesn’t resemble poverty. Everyone deserves free time and leisure, yet not everyone is afforded the same wealth.
@itsmorphed6416
Жыл бұрын
No thanks. I get the general idea .
@drewkrieky7529
3 жыл бұрын
When your ideas are completely against the establishment, including the state, but now 2 million people have been misinformed to believe that all left-wing ideologies are the same: *sad marx noises* also why would Stalin commit mass purges of left-wing thinkers if they where all on the same team?
@dragosgamer12
3 жыл бұрын
Because they weren’t on the same team? Stalin did purge a lot of other communists that had an different interpretation, like people who were allied with Trosky
@drewkrieky7529
3 жыл бұрын
@@dragosgamer12 I was trying to make a rhetorical question ( I'm not trying to sound aggressive) it is just tonality can't really be conveyed through text. Sorry if you thought I was saying something irrational.
@dragosgamer12
3 жыл бұрын
@@drewkrieky7529 Im a leftist too, but i didnt catch the sarcasm in the second one, sorry.
@drewkrieky7529
3 жыл бұрын
@@dragosgamer12 No problem
@greatdane1991
3 жыл бұрын
Was so wrong with the ideology? Is just anti-ideology propaganda from a right wing company. I don’t believe this shit, I like the right wing better and the only reason i stopped being communist is from the left overrating black people.
@attackhelicopterjr4481
5 жыл бұрын
Karl Marx: Its just a prank, I never thought you would believed in it
@tsus7667
5 жыл бұрын
It was just a theory guys lol don't take it so seriously
@garfield1021
5 жыл бұрын
dont make fun of a great view
@laurilaitinen5606
5 жыл бұрын
@@garfield1021 because great views kill over 100milliob people and make much more worse?
@imonlyamanandiwilldiesomed4406
5 жыл бұрын
A three volume prank.
@mauriciorv228
5 жыл бұрын
That's a good one
@Retro327
5 жыл бұрын
Keep in mind that when Marx wrote about the unfairness of the British system in the 19th century the hereditary ruling class owned virtually everything and depending on which class you happened to be born into you could live in luxury or poverty.
@noneofyourbeeswax546
2 жыл бұрын
I guess things never change
@shawnchristophermalig4339
2 жыл бұрын
He was not wrong in his attempt to disclose the unfairness of the British system. His critique is supposedly towards monarchy, however, he focuses instead to inheritance. That's a major issue which he never took a step back. This is the problem with philosophies without any epistemic humility.
@traczebabe
Жыл бұрын
That’s true. That is tyranny. Marx decided that was the road for him. Except he decided who his nobles were, he tortured & killed to put his plan into place. He wasn’t against the system of nobles he wanted to be the system of nobles.
@Retro327
Жыл бұрын
@@traczebabe - Marx tortured and killed? Marx was a writer, he was never in a position to torture or kill anyone.
@dzgw
Жыл бұрын
@@traczebabe hahahahahahahhahahahahahaha
@fairee3601
3 жыл бұрын
When people don't read theory and yet have opinions on such matters is when i FREAk
@popdop0074
3 жыл бұрын
Who doesn't? A lot of them just cite 1984 when they haven't read a book in their life.
@mhmhm5337
3 жыл бұрын
Theory means jack shit if the end results in itself is the most horrific mankind can ever experience.
@authenticbaguette6673
3 жыл бұрын
@@mhmhm5337 jeez, if the soviet union is a "horrific result" then I wish my country was a horrific result!
@mhmhm5337
3 жыл бұрын
@@authenticbaguette6673 If the soviet union was a paradise as you put it. Why did the soviet union dissolve? why are none of the countries in the region communist to this day???
@authenticbaguette6673
3 жыл бұрын
@@mhmhm5337 Idk.. ask the CIA. on a more nuanced note, this is a topic which has been thoroughly studied and debated in Academia, and the answer boils down to something a heck of a lot more complicated than "socialism bad".
@ryanstaley5590
3 жыл бұрын
This guy is a poli sci professor? Damn, anyone really can do anything these days
@theparadigm8149
3 жыл бұрын
True! 😒
@jonylepro8528
3 жыл бұрын
When the government involved in the economy, the economy is becoming worse ( Venezuela for example) whenthe government ask more tasks the price of living becoming more higher (California for example), when the government involved more in the society it's easier to her to became Dictatorship (for example: every communist and socialist country in the world). If you want more proof on that just look on North and South Korea, just look on China and Taiwan, just look on East Germany and West Germany. When the government becoming more "involved" in the society nothing good happening.
@theparadigm8149
3 жыл бұрын
@@jonylepro8528 You made some good points, but some if your examples were trash, like West Germany, Taiwan, and South Korea! Those countries have never claimed to be socialist/communist
@jonylepro8528
3 жыл бұрын
@@theparadigm8149 bruh i know that. North Korea, East Germany and China are Socialists/Communists. South Korea, Taiwan and West Germany (that now don't exist) are very capitalist and very Successful, rich and free speech countries, like all the capitalist/west countries.
@winters381
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah but he works at a pretty shitty college. They don't even have a world ranking, so that's why they let him in with his incredible subjective and emotional ideas about politics
@jungleismasiv4426
6 жыл бұрын
A poor man does not have the right to a rich man's money just because he is poorer than the rich man.
@negan6333
6 жыл бұрын
@Einstein was a global socialist socialism is evil change my mind
@adamschwartz6918
6 жыл бұрын
no, real money is a material with real value, not just paper that the government says has value.
@MC-wh3xm
6 жыл бұрын
Einstein is unaware that project management itself is a skill. You think you could start an empire with a 100 million? You'd piss it away in 5 years.
@AscendantStoic
6 жыл бұрын
@Einstein was a global socialist Nobody wants to read total trash written by a loser and a hypocrite like Marx, we already know enough about it to completely avoid it like the plague, now move along.
@luc6284
6 жыл бұрын
TheHunterWolf how can you say it's trash if you haven't read it? Just because some guy in a video tries do describe marxism in a 5 minute video doesn't mean you actually know what is in there. Not saying that I have read the book myself because I don't quite have the time and dedication for that but don't say it's trash if you haven't read it.
@SofiaKallene
6 жыл бұрын
He and Engels were NEETs that thought that if their parents had given all they had in life, daddy-state could do the same for everyone. His followers today are the same.
@ozwunder69
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks murdochs pet
@TheMollyPitchers
6 жыл бұрын
@milk cream How many votes would you get🤔
@MC-wh3xm
6 жыл бұрын
No one gives a shit about his book full of his bad ideas. Oh he predicted a bunch of lazy good for nothings would be mad they weren't CEOs at 35? The sad truth is you're all just unexceptional. My condolences.
@kr33tz
6 жыл бұрын
@milk cream = probably calls himself democratic and gets his politics from Internet memes and Podcasts
@SiegePerilousEsauMaltomite
6 жыл бұрын
@Einstein was a global socialist Did he predict anything or was he just bitching about human nature?
@Danny66455
3 жыл бұрын
When you didn't read the book so you write the report based on the description on the back
@justiniani3585
3 жыл бұрын
You haven't read it either. You probbly just watched some dumb video essay and said "free shit=good"
@acidz0043
3 жыл бұрын
@Truth Released BS... no. who gets to decide the caste then? on what authority? and what of those who transcend their caste, as many individuals do? sorry, no opportunity for you, individual... stay in your caste. nope, doesn’t work out well for those of “ lower caste” does it? at least capitalism gives everybody a chance for success(and three meals a day)!
@acidz0043
3 жыл бұрын
@Truth Released opportunities become success and vice-versa to the motivated individual, but you still didn’t answer: who gets to decide the castes, and on what or who’s authority? you say some are less equal than others.... who gets to decide that? by what measures of worth? communal doctrines are always real grey in this area... that’s why they never work. its all in Orwell.. read Animal Farm
@hadrien5684
3 жыл бұрын
@@acidz0043 I think you misread. Nobody gets to decide caste, but if you're born poor you're obviously of a different caste than someone who was born in a private yacht. The laws applies differently, opportunities are different. You thought that Truth Released was talking about some kind of "natural" caste, but he isn't. He's arguing that capitalism is another form of a caste-based system, just like, for exemple, feodalism had peasants and nobles, and that by realising that and organising in a way to avoid it people can destroy those castes. You argued, in a roundabout way, against capitalism : "Who gets to decide the caste" ; who gets to decide who goes in the best school in your country ?
@jamesdinius7769
3 жыл бұрын
@Truth Released So I, born to a poor working class family who had the talent and drive to become an engineer, should not have been allowed to do so? Back to the factory, or the McDonald's for me right? Rockefeller should have been forced to be a shoeshiner or farmhand. The Wright Brothers should've never flown. This is what nonsense you spout. Literal serfdom.
@Enceladus2106
3 жыл бұрын
Marx NEVER said that property should be abolished. He was talking about private property, property from capitalists that exist to increase profit, he is in favour of personal property (your toothbrush, your car etc.) But what’d I expect from PragerU, just dishonesty everywhere.
@benjamintorres9211
3 жыл бұрын
Of course a right wing youtube channel would completely take a guy’s ideas and spin them so that it fits their narrative lol. Second Thought’s KZitem channel provides a much better video on Marx’s philosophy
@Enceladus2106
3 жыл бұрын
@@benjamintorres9211 Obviously
@SeasideDetective2
3 ай бұрын
I don't think even today's young "communists" believe that even private property should be abolished. I wish these young people would stop calling themselves socialists or communists, because they're just opening themselves up to ridicule by conservatives. But I understand why they do it, and I think it's for two reasons. The first reason is that so many people who aren't politically conservative get labeled "socialist" and "communist" anyway, so they might be trying to defiantly "take back" the slurs. The second reason is that, precisely because conservatives hurl those insults so frequently, the words have lost much of their original meaning. Now it can seem as if EVERYONE who isn't a conservative is a socialist/communist by default - so if you're anti-conservative, those words actually become badges of honor. I'd guess that many young people think that socialism is simply fair capitalism, and that communism is simply being especially fervent about fair capitalism. They view capitalism as it stands as massively UNfair - and that is precisely because today's "conservatives" have reintroduced all the flaws into capitalism that the "good capitalists" of the past worked so hard to correct.
@beaunossaman4722
6 жыл бұрын
"We will not take America under the label of communism, we will not take it under the label of socialism. These labels are unpleasant to the American people, and have been speared too much. We will take the United States under labels we have made very lovable, we will take it under liberalism, under progressivism, under democracy. But take it, we will!" Alexander Trachtenberg, National Convention of Communist Parties, 1944
@gonzo38pp53
6 жыл бұрын
Beau Nossaman I don’t believe we will take it because of our Second Amendment they will have to take that first and good luck! Freedoms will have to be given and I don’t believe we are ready to give them yet but it may be coming.
@drnolegs797
6 жыл бұрын
In that quote he is basically saying that he will misrepresent information to get people on his side. Fairly prophetic, if you look at today's leftist political climate.
@SiegePerilousEsauMaltomite
6 жыл бұрын
We have taken back liberalism, progressivism can die, democrats can change.
@SiegePerilousEsauMaltomite
6 жыл бұрын
@TheFifthEntity Meaning more people know the true meaning of liberalism as opposed to it being analagous to progressivism. PragerU put a video out on this recently I think.
@adr3ns
6 жыл бұрын
GONZO38 pp then Google "freedom from war" the deal was cut long ago...
@Klee99zeno
5 жыл бұрын
Strange that Marx depended so heavily on a wealthy capitalist.. Engels.
@peryite9979
5 жыл бұрын
Communism: the belief that because not all employers are fair the logical reaction is to make the government the employer because governments are known for being just and fair
@wallyb6051
5 жыл бұрын
@@peryite9979 And while Marx envisioned Socialism as a stepping stone towards Communism that does NOT mean it has to. These are very basic things that anyone outside an echochamber can figure out for themselves.
@matthewmalpeli
4 жыл бұрын
Ummm, he was exiled from his home country, then kicked out of France and by the time he'd found refuge in London his reputation as a trouble maker meant he could no longer support himself as a journalist. Interestingly, The Washington Post was one of the few newspapers willing to print the odd article from Marx, particularly during the American Civil War when his Hegelian flavoured articles had a profound effect on the Post's readers. Engels wasn't just a dude with a trust fund either. He was a formidable intellect in his own right and a loyal friend to Marx. The 19th century was a cruel place if you were a penniless refugee. Besides, it was not uncommon for academics to receive supplementary income from patrons. In any case, Engels' financial stability was never under threat from the presence of Marx's cost of living. Marx died before he could finish vols 2 & 3, but it is a testament to Engels unwavering confidence in Marx's critique of capital that he finished both volumes entirely from the notes Marx left behind and his recollection of their conversations together. Such was the impact of all three volumes that an uncontroversial economic theory, the labour theory of value, was ditched and a new one constituted in its place designed to keep the proles in their place, the marginal utility theory. It's also wrong because value and price are two different concepts in economics, whereas in the marginal utility theory they're interchangeable. Would it be too much to ask the right wing to know what they're talking about before they summon a gotcha question? It's getting tiresome schooling you people all the friggin time
@matthewmalpeli
4 жыл бұрын
@@peryite9979 According to Engels though, one of the key characteristics of communism is "the withering away of the state". That's because Marx never argued for the government to control the means of production. He believed the workers should directly. It was Lenin who believed that a vanguard of intellectuals was necessary to steer a post-revolutionary political economy towards communism. Considering the average intellect of the Russian and Chinese peasantry at the time of the revolutions, that seems reasonable. The only problem with that is that bureaucrats are only good at two things; enforcing the rules and creating new rules. Which is fine, if you're looking for someone to keep tabs on everyone's punch clocks. But the likelihood of one of them coming up with the design for a distortion pedal, or a smartphone, or cheese whiz is near zero. Marx believed that capitalism's safety valves would eventually stop functioning and when that happened, socialism would be what would come afterwards. In 2019, inflation is harder to come by than a mint condition Roman Aureus coin, despite the world's Central Banks spending ten years stuffing USD15 trillion worth of greenbacks, euro, sterling, francs and kroner into the balance sheets of insolvent banks. So, that's one safety valve on the Fritz. Interest rates still haven't recovered enough from the GFC to be particularly useful in the event of another downturn and if CEOs continue to use low interest rates and Republican tax cuts to buy back their own stock I can't see the Fed risking economic stability by increasing the cash rate above 2-3% any time soon. The investment bank business model went bust in 2008 too and hasn't returned so unless anybody has any bright ideas... That's another safety valve that's sprung a leak. Then there's the Johnny cab problem. Driving a vehicle for a pay cheque is the male equivalent of waitressing; any man can do it. Eventually, like in say ten years, it'll be less expensive and safer to have a computer drive that vehicle. Many of our government services and service industries would be completely online and automated already if many of the boomers weren't so inept at using computers. As it is, roughly a third of all jobs contribute little or nothing at all to the economy, other than buying power. That's not some smart Alec academic saying that either. That's the people who have a job like that saying as much in surveys. So, the unemployment safety valve is also faulty. Without even mentioning the problems inherent to the gig economy. Then there's the environment. Capitalists have been externalising the true costs of their businesses for well over 200 years. Now, this goodly earth stands at a precipice that demands a radical solution. Pretending it's not happening has been their go to valve release since the science was beyond peer dispute, but at some point, whether by a runaway greenhouse effect, or a generation of Gretas come to spoil the neoliberal party, the cost of externalising your costs will be more expensive than bearing those costs in the first place. Let's also not forget the Napster effect. Recorded music has fallen foul to the information effect and can no longer be part of a market system. I haven't bought a CD, LP, or cassette tape since 1995. That was the year Windows 95 made getting on the internet a snap. Like many that year, I dived into the old newsgroups to see what all the fuss was about. At the time I was working full time in a cool city record store. Six months later, I quit and went back to uni. What happens when every station on the assembly line of everything is filled by a robot? What happens when 60% of workers know that their jobs are pointless? What happens when all that happens AND wealth inequality continues to expand? Corporate media propaganda and government intervention are not going to work indefinitely. You know that, right?
@Klee99zeno
4 жыл бұрын
@@matthewmalpeli - I do wish the left would educate themselves a little more about who Marx actually was. Did he feel compassion for the working people? He never had a job in labor himself. He didn't hang out with miners or farmers or factory workers. Did he ever visit factories and make sure they had safe working conditions? No. Did he go to the coal mines and chat with the miners? Did he have some friends who were stone masons? Of course not. So how could he have developed any compassion for the lower classes? It's not like he baked cookies for the street sweepers. He had a housemaid who got pregnant (probably by Marx himself.) He didn't support her or her child. Is this the behavior of someone who loved the working people? It is ironic that the guy who hated capitalism was eager to have a capitalist helping him. It is really weird that Marxists see themselves as caring about people and their well being considering the fact that Marxist nations had the most ruthlessly cruel regimes that ever existed. Ask someone who lived in a communist country if they felt like their government cared about them. Marxist governments treated their people like their enemies, constantly spying on them, arresting them for doing something as innocent as telling a joke about politicians, imprisoning 2% of the population in Gulags. Would Karl Marx have approved of the violence of the Marxist governments? He certainly would have. He said that the revolution must be violent, and it was. People should not treat old Karl like a loving Grandpa. Look at all the bloodshed he caused. Everyone recognizes the evil of Nazism, but not so many are aware of the equally deadly effects of Marxism. It plunged the world into a darkness from which we are only slowly recovering. It is shocking that people would look at this evil and call it good. But that is what modern left-wing radicals do. I remember seeing members of the student Marxist/Leninist group on my university campus. Now we see members of ANTIFA proudly carrying the hammer and sickle flag. Students love to wear Che Guevarra t-shirts because they think he was some kind of people's hero. They don't know that he loved to watch firing squads executing people., and that he hated homosexuals (not exactly a left wing position.)
@puhpuh3037
3 жыл бұрын
"Only a workers' revolution could correct this injustics" - Marx advocated for a peaceful transition in states in which the workers' could "attain their goal by peaceful means". "Marx advocated for centralization of productive forces under the state" -Marx called the state a "creature of the bourgeois economic interest.", and advocated for the workers' directly controlling the means of production. "Wherever Marx's ideas were put in practice, quality of life drastically decreased" -Soviet Union managed to turn a crypto-feudal russian society of 1917, where majority of people lived in poverty, to a modern superpower that managed to almost eradicate poverty, homelessness and unemployment, and would keep with american levels of quality of life. "Venezuela is socialist" -Venezuela's economy is mostly privately owned, making it a capitalist one. "Wherever Marxism goes, economic collapse follows" -This is exactly what happened when Soviet Union started moving away from a state-owned planned economy, to a free market capitalist one. "The state and "ruling elite" has all the power in marxism" -Marx openly advocated for a democratic state and control of means of production. "Marx couldn't find data proving that capitalism was a passing phase" -Because it literally just started. It also just happens that we rarely have data that shows the future. "Marx knew that his ideas could be put into practice only by brute force" -See point 1 Almost every other sentence in this video was factually wrong, good job, Prager University.
@flaviafernandez2153
3 жыл бұрын
You lost all credibility when you said Venezuela is mostly privately owned and a capitalist country. Can't believe people believe all the lies you say. You don't even believe them yourself.
@owweyy
3 жыл бұрын
@@flaviafernandez2153 From communist foxnews :) www.foxnews.com/world/what-socialism-private-sector-still-dominates-venezuelan-economy-despite-chavez-crusade
@EyesackWorley
3 жыл бұрын
This is the worst interpretation of Marxism I've every listened to.
@dannnyyang
3 жыл бұрын
typical PragerU lmao
@roskcity
3 жыл бұрын
PragerU sounds like a shitty university.
@lukagoalvic4084
3 жыл бұрын
It is not an interpretation, it is flat out propaganda
@dannnyyang
3 жыл бұрын
@@roskcity it’s not even a university... just a propaganda machine
@dboy6400
3 жыл бұрын
Looks like a lot of marxists came on to discredit this very accurate tutorial. No data, just smackdowns of Prager. A marxist technique for gaining control.
@sabinj6031
5 жыл бұрын
Don't know why we're having this conversation again, Germany was split in 2, one communist, one capitalist. After a few decades capitalism came up as THE BETTER WAY of creating wealth in a human population. THE END. No speculation needed, no opinions matter. It's been tested in reality, capitalism stood the test of time against communism. The test was with the same type of people, same race, same habits, same language etc. You could not make a more perfect long term study.
@bradchristy8429
5 жыл бұрын
Because some refuse to review actually historical evidence. Kamala Harris justvrecently suggested we should only strive for what we CAN be and not be bound by what we have been. Never mind the failures of the past, *I* have not yet tried it. Libtardian ignorance at its apex.
@michaelgirgis9019
5 жыл бұрын
This video, and the “study” you’re mentioning, solely discussed Marxist-Leninism. Marxist-Leninism is a more right-wing interpretation of Marxism that asserts the centralization of power and economy into the hands of the state. There’s also libertarian communism, anarcho-syndicalism, democratic socialism (not to be confused with social democracy, like Bernie Sanders, which is not Marxist) and several other branches of Marxism. None of these other branches of Marxism, which more closely aligns with Marx’s original vision of communism, has been attempted. This is why people use the line “that’s not real communism,” because all of the socialist experiments so far have been statist in nature. However, it is fair to say that Marx was unnecessarily ambiguous in how he believed communism should be implemented. Since he didn’t exactly leave a specified blueprint, and the communist manifesto is obviously vague, there has been decades of debate amongst Marxists (hence, why so many branches exist). The one that has repeatedly prevailed in practice is Marxist-Leninism as was seen in Maoist China or the Soviet Union. Sometimes people lazily call countries like North Korea communist, but these countries are simply purely fascist and have nothing to do with the state’s centralization of economic power. P.S. Even if you don’t agree with any of Marxism, and you don’t have to, do not dismiss Marx as an intellectual altogether. Marx’s critiques of capitalism, which are far more detailed and extensive, have stood the test of time, and should be seriously considered even by people that are anti-communist.
@bradchristy8429
5 жыл бұрын
Michael Girgis The hilarious part of your comment is that you hail Marx’ ideology of “Stateless”, then use words like “implemented” and “blueprint”. This is EXACTLY why Marx’ fantasy has never been realized: it is self contradictory. The problem with Marx’ criticisms of capitalism is the same problem with criticizing a surgeon for closing up the incision after a procedure. It presupposes that the “problem” is actually a problem. For all of he supposed ills of capitalism, nothing has done more to improve the human condition for the last 30K+ years.
@michaelgirgis9019
5 жыл бұрын
Brad Christy I want to make it clear that I’m not a Marxist, and nowhere did I “hail” Marx in my comment. I was making a clarification to sharpen the conversation. You are completely entitled to your opinion. I do not personally believe that the other branches of Marxism are possible to achieve in the globalized era. But my use of “implemented” or “blueprint” was in the context of how Marx believed it should be realized. The working class owning the means of production could be loosely interpreted as giving it to the government (since the government represents the people), or if it would require abolishing the government as well as private industry, or if it would entail something in the middle. As for the latter half of your comment, I implore you against worshipping an economic ideology. Don’t fall into the same trap of the communists who worship their rigid economic philosophy. Just because capitalism is successful, does not mean it has not left a lot of problems in its wake. Let me share just one of Marx’s ideas known as “commodity fetishism” with you. This critique posits that the simple act of attaching a price tag to a product completely blinds the consumer from the context of their larger impact on the system, as well as disaffects their labour from them. For example, acknowledging that an iPhone is $1000 leaves the consumer ignorant of the human suffering behind its making (suicide nets in Chinese factories, the 40-year-long civil war in the Congo over coltan mines, etc.) as well as its environmental impact as the price does not include the cost of polluting our air or water. On top of this, the very fact that it’s $1000 fixates the predominant focus on the price tag and disaffects you from all of the unhappiness, abuse, or pain you might’ve experienced at the hands of your employer to get that $1000 in the first place. Boiling down the entire process to a price tag is one of capitalism’s most effective ways at driving mindless consumerism while leaving destruction in our wake.
@eliseohernandez7503
5 жыл бұрын
@@michaelgirgis9019 it's funny you mentioned suicide nets in Chinese factories that happens to be in China which is a communist country. Lol When giving examples on the downside of Capitalism, get one from a Capitalist country.
@Leirbaag1
5 жыл бұрын
As a Romanian, I officially say, that communism was the worst thing that ever happened to this country.
@kanke1112
5 жыл бұрын
And it is still happening in China
@willcstgd
5 жыл бұрын
No but that’s democratic, communist (with only a “little bit of capitalism).
@febe111
5 жыл бұрын
As a Pole I can only agree with respect to my country.
@thanoskoutroumbas356
5 жыл бұрын
@French BryanThat's a big fat and blood dripping LIE! Cambodia under Pol Pot was engineered EXACTLY as prescribed in the "communist manifesto". The only difference is that the whole transformation was put in fast forward. For instance private property was not confiscated through taxation as prescribed but through brute force.
@officialkazakhstanbrick2709
5 жыл бұрын
worse then nazi rule?
@josiahsmith7059
3 жыл бұрын
yea life definitely didn’t improve in the ussr everyone loved being serfs and pretty much just being property
@Letsplay222
3 жыл бұрын
Better than the Soviet gulags.
@kakalimukherjee3297
3 жыл бұрын
Would improve much more if Kerensky would be in power
@gnas1897
3 жыл бұрын
@@Letsplay222 "muh gulags"
@gnas1897
3 жыл бұрын
@@kakalimukherjee3297 Kerensky's provisional government was not good tho
@kakalimukherjee3297
3 жыл бұрын
@@gnas1897 The democratic government if given time would elect the right person in place...like in Taiwan or South Korea...and it would be much better than Soviet authoritarianism.
@vesselintorrero51
3 жыл бұрын
That's totally wrong, for Marx the State wasn't necessary. The seizes of production should be under the control of the workers who decide how much they have to produce exc. All the "communists' states weren't really marxists because they didn't get rid of the state but they strengthened it! Marx didn't write about gulags or concentration camps like Stalin, Pol Pot and others. Trotsky was very clear, he defined the Ussr a "fascist State" like Italy because the Communist Party of the Soviet Union wasn't separated from the government. I'm not communist because I think that a Marxist society is just an utopia which may be applicated only in Kibbutzs and other little communities but I don't accept that a "professor" says so much lies.
@MyChannel-eo8ic
6 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't it be nice, if all the people here in America and else where who like Socialism, moved to socialist countries? Like if you agree.
@theluckiestmagala3126
6 жыл бұрын
I'd move to a Nordic country if I could. Here they have great healthcare and education and and are consistently voted some of the happiest places in the world.
@albertdevivies4540
6 жыл бұрын
Or come to France , we got the "sécurité sociale" , basicly the state take care of all your medical treatment oh and also my University cost only 180 dollars a year , and if I we're to be to poor for paying it , it will be free !
@thedivinepotato518
6 жыл бұрын
Neither of the other replies as of the posting of this comment understand that these countries are capitalist and very much not socialist. These countries simply have social programs, Socialism isn’t a cake with cherries for you to pick, it’s as pile of shit with the half-digested corn visible in it.
@albertdevivies4540
6 жыл бұрын
@@thedivinepotato518 ... The socialist have been in power many times in my country , the communist got a huge influence during all the 20th century. We experienced socialism and we're fine.
@neovenom9833
6 жыл бұрын
no you are not, you just refuse to see it.
@MsAnna4040
5 жыл бұрын
People in the U.S. need to wake up!
@julianenz3081
5 жыл бұрын
The US? Please, you don't know how is in Argentina. All the students groups love Che Guevara and the next president will be a socialist too. Plus, the past president supported Chavez and Maduro goverments and she'll be the next vice-president.
@justinm4497
5 жыл бұрын
people in the us are indoctrinated in school, because our government is trying to gradually take us into communism, the kids dont know, the parent's don't know. ah i could write more but im not going to.
@julianenz3081
5 жыл бұрын
@@justinm4497 I know how's that feel. In college we have a lot of teachers that instead of teach about the class spend the entire two hours speaking of how bad capitalism is and how awesome is comunism
@gmgunnhildr2711
5 жыл бұрын
Justin M how do you know then
@julianenz3081
4 жыл бұрын
@@mrkonski833 Correct me if I'm wrong but I think president that supports a dictatorship isn't the best choice.
@pachho808
3 жыл бұрын
How did life get worse going from literal feudalism to a working direct democracy???
@1homelander179
3 жыл бұрын
Prageru: uh.... reasons.
@thebatman1371
3 жыл бұрын
Define “direct democracy”
@dudemevill1699
3 жыл бұрын
Nixon literally destroyed democracy
@god-of-war-fan
3 жыл бұрын
notice how the soviet union wasn't a direct democracy?
@seph9730
3 жыл бұрын
I recommend you read 'The Gulag Archipelago' by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.
@dolosios
3 жыл бұрын
This is quite a laughable video. Karl Marx did not want a totalitarian democracy. He wanted the lack of an overseeing state: In other words, anarchy. So Marx's ideals have never yet been tried. Vladimir Lenin did not follow Marx in every aspect; He wanted a state to oversee, though still by some means of democracy. His reign was too short, however, for the benefits to be shown before Stalin stopped communism utterly to a more fascist governance to keep his control, while doing nothing to help the worker's strife. ^Note that this comment is not in solidarity with marxist ideals, but only to portray the facts more nuanced and accurate.
@nic143
5 жыл бұрын
You didn't mention that Marx did say in Das Kapital "You have to create a new species of man, because with our species it won't work."
@DodirAnelaIntuitivnoOtvaranje
5 жыл бұрын
Exactly cuz it (sharing giving consideration of others) has to be willingly put out from each individual not executed by force of someone else, state or whomever. So it's not possible not to become tragedy in execution in self-serving selfish society (exceptions excluded) 😂 and is better not implementing until Human change from within.
@PauloHirth
5 жыл бұрын
HELLO FROM BRASIL! DID YOU SAW VENEZUELA? All Marx theory only serves to divert attention from what communism really is: a satanic manual of lies, deception, betrayal, domination, dehumanization, enslavement, the only way for the disqualified of the worst kind to gain absolute power. Socialist parties are criminal organizations indoctrinated with collective hysteria, their members having removed from them all scruples, values and moral limits. Socialism exists only because it is a powerful tool of domination and perpetuation in power, requiring only psychopathy as a prerequisite, exactly what all Communist leaders are, absolutely unscrupulous people. Socialism caused the death of over 120 million innocent people between 1917/2004 *, they are founding partners of drug trafficking in Latin America **, just stuffing pockets and briefs, drugging our young people, molesting our children! Socialists are funded by globalists, supported by NGOs, international foundations such as the "Open Society", devilish men like David Rockeffeler, george soros, to fund and implement puppet governments, imposters whose goal is to steal countries from their peoples, as we see today in venezuela, yet another genocide by hunger and encouraged crime. And the worst bourgeois is the communist bourgeois, gets rich without ever producing anything, even worse: taking and leaving the porridge who produced ... the communist is the worst of the bad guys! The communists throw THE PEOPLE into communism, for them the people are cattle, they will NOT live abroad with the mafia that finances them, in luxury, they are the "left caviar", then they will put their children and co-workers at the key points of the power and perpetuate themselves at the expense of the misery and suffering of the people! the communist is the worst of the bad guys, and why are they as they are? They are the sons of Lucifer, the first revolutionary
@markotekez3147
5 жыл бұрын
I think what he is trying to say is we need a smarter less primitive species because to properly run a communist raseme you have to have a SMART leader and a SMART nation, the only place this happened was former Yugoslavia and no where else.
@PauloHirth
5 жыл бұрын
@@markotekez3147 Communism has never gone beyond a tool of domination and sacked it, created by the Jews to take countries of their peoples, since Stalin the globalists, as Today, George Soros and his foundation and thousands of NGOs around the world, conspire and fund puppets, until the electronic voting machine, comes from these people with power and money without limits. And on the contrary, communism needs stupid, unscrupulous, irrational people to be cheated and dominated by psychopaths, as all communist leaders are, without exception.
@Khultan
5 жыл бұрын
MrStegy 1912 The pure will of the six legged, antennas, segmented body species man can never match.
@mr.mckinnon5680
6 жыл бұрын
Socialism only works in two places. In heaven, where it's not needed. And Hell, where they've had it all along. Ronald Reagan.
@ZiponGJ
6 жыл бұрын
Yeah and capitalism sure works on earth. It works to keep the people as wage slaves and rob them of all life.
@marcelineraber
6 жыл бұрын
@@ZiponGJ You really missed everything. You really missed absolutely everything that every conservative has ever said about this, haven't you? You just don't get that capitalism is simply not based on rich people usurping power and influence in order to exploit the lower class. It's based on trading what one person wants for what another person wants. It's not a zero-sum game *until* a government body does something about it. What is it going to take for people to just figure the elementary logic of free trade?
@emiljohansson2698
6 жыл бұрын
And in the nordic countries obbiously.
@williamseric740
6 жыл бұрын
No, capitalism isn't perfect; but be honest with yourself, Marx got it wrong.
@williamseric740
6 жыл бұрын
That's very good. Even if you had a utopia society under communism like Marx envisioned, it wouldn't work; neither would capitalism for that matter. The reason can be found in Jeremiah 17:9.
@inhalemyants9569
3 жыл бұрын
3:25 "He was never able to marshal data to prove his theories" Big smack talk coming from the man who has yet to cite anything. This guy is a professor, by the way.
@WDeeGee1
3 жыл бұрын
Paul Kengor's book The Devil and Karl marx references two books, published not that long after Marx' death if I remember correctlty, that delve into the "data" Marx accumulated. Their conclusion was that Marx indeed cherry-picked facts, used outdated data and even misquotes his sources. On another note, it's hard to prove a theory if your theory's two main axioms are contradictory (his law of equivalent exchange contradicts his theory of surplus value).
@SeraphsWitness
3 жыл бұрын
Huh? He's like constantly quoting Marx and the manifesto. What more do you want?
@shawnchristophermalig4339
2 жыл бұрын
My Marxist scholar professor believes that Marx himself were using outdated facts. Just because Marx is a big daddy teacher, it doesn't make him invulnerable to cherry pick data
@griffinwiard2958
3 жыл бұрын
0:32 guys he did it. He did the meme
@nap7ab
3 жыл бұрын
olgmtkjdbr Marcksism is so bandförmigem venueetuela no Ifon and komyuunssm is no iPhone and Fidel Kasro is so fütfikEVIL😫😫😡😡🤬🥶
@yliu104
4 жыл бұрын
I couldn’t believe the Chinese subtitles translate Mao into the great leader.
@SStupendous
3 жыл бұрын
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@SStupendous
3 жыл бұрын
@@q9wgyo73 It's hilarious, nobody says there was a problem with that or even suggested that. If you want to fight, we already noticed.
@georgezhang5804
3 жыл бұрын
Probably irony broooo
@user-so2vk2bd9w
3 жыл бұрын
Mao is no doubt the greatest brain washer ever in human history.
@fahoodie1852
3 жыл бұрын
@@user-so2vk2bd9w he had no brain so he took everyone else’s. Not a single country has waged a war on birds only to lose 45 million people
@FrankSancisco
6 жыл бұрын
When you title the video "Who Is Karl Marx?" instead of "Who *Was* Karl Marx?", it may scare people...
@giorgioj4557
6 жыл бұрын
Frank Sancisco the person may be dead, but his brutal ideology is still alive.
@oceanwaves83
6 жыл бұрын
Obama is still alive
@meru_lpz
6 жыл бұрын
Obama is gone!
@Real_SkyRipper
6 жыл бұрын
Marx like many others are immortal, so saying "is" is not that wrong, but yeah was would make more sense.
@Hakasedess
6 жыл бұрын
That's the point. PragerU is, in case it's not abundantly clear, ridiculously reactionary. It's no wonder they seek to spread FUD about Marx. The whole point is to scare you and keep you away from Marxist theory.
@PhantomCooper
3 жыл бұрын
Quality university education here, LOL. Telling you exactly how to think, while blatantly lying to you about history at the same time.
@puhpuh3037
3 жыл бұрын
Imagine expecting actual intelectualism from PragerU.
@soundofcommunism9527
3 жыл бұрын
It’s not even a real university lol
@thezarcfiles2857
3 жыл бұрын
Imagine being presented facts and reasoning and calling it wrong
@somedrugaddict8660
3 жыл бұрын
Shut up
@fe1ip3
3 жыл бұрын
@@somedrugaddict8660 no u!
@jamesockelford514
3 жыл бұрын
This propaganda displayed is not good. Should it be allowed on KZitem? In my opinion, absolutely because they're entitled to express their perspective on events. But I urge people not to take note of this strawman of Karl Marx. This is coming from someone that believes capitalism (blended with a variety of key socialist safety net reforms) is the best economic system.
@Gray-dr2ri
3 жыл бұрын
"Democracy is the road to freedom" - Marx
@SStupendous
3 жыл бұрын
"The goal of Socialism is Communism" -Lenin
@Gray-dr2ri
3 жыл бұрын
@@SStupendous "Communism deprives no man of the power to appropriate the products of society; all that it does is to deprive him of the power to subjugate the labor of others by means of such appropriation." Marx
@SStupendous
3 жыл бұрын
@@Gray-dr2ri Cool. I don't know many people who want to get paid the same as a person who does nothing because it's "equal".
@Gray-dr2ri
3 жыл бұрын
@@SStupendous Who ever said that people would be paid the same under socialism?
@SStupendous
3 жыл бұрын
@@Gray-dr2ri Go research SOCIALISM again bud. If they don't do that, then Class exists because people are getting different wages, and people are no longer equal.
@thewestisthebest6608
4 жыл бұрын
Karl Marx's grave is on private property and you have to pay to see it XD
@christophermunn3819
4 жыл бұрын
I visited it without paying.
@pikuijgh
4 жыл бұрын
pay to spit on it
@arminiusofgermania
4 жыл бұрын
I could lay a turd on the grave of this despot. But there are places that are more deserving of my excriment.
@angryinternetperson6629
4 жыл бұрын
I'd leave some cash on top of his grave to become the mean of production.
@yea4253
4 жыл бұрын
CroatiaMati _ That's not how that works
@Gris00
2 ай бұрын
The entire population of the Western hemisphere need to watch this
@eskybakzu712
2 жыл бұрын
"Communism is for us not a state of affairs which is to be established, an ideal to which reality will have to adjust itself. We call communism the real movement which abolishes the present state of things. The conditions of this movement result from the premises now in existence."
@traczebabe
Жыл бұрын
You glossed over the affects of communism. The only state of affairs that is pushing us to communism are the ones put into place by this regime. Communism is two classes. The elites & the peasants. If you don’t own a home in Martha’s Vineyard you aren’t an elite. Communists believe it’s okay to steal what others have built up, and their ends justify their means. Communism always kills millions of people. They torture, experiment on the peasants. Always. What do you think your odds are? Speak to those who escaped communism. Communism was the platform the Holocaust was happened on. Communism has nothing to do with equity or equality. Martha’s Vineyard is full of communists. They make the rules but they believe they are above following them. Taking 50 illegals and dropping them off at a military base as they the elites, could not be bothered. Their whining hasn’t stopped. Look at what the actions are vs the words when you look at anyone. How do you figure it is an ideal? Because you think those in charge will distribute everything equitably? They don’t now! They gave THEMSELVES a 21% raise because of inflation they say doesn’t exist. That raise comes out of every working Americans pockets. They gave themselves $10,000 to upgrade the security in THEIR homes. Again taking money from those who earned it. Not for bridges, roads, recycling, public transportation but for themselves in their personal life. Do you know anyone who has received a 21% raise ever? If you don’t have a job, then you live off the taxpayers, which means you have no experience in reality, you don’t understand anything, let alone communism. It sounds as if you were educated enough to basically say nothing. Your statement is not one of wisdom but one of empty words. You have to be able to intelligently relay your thoughts & opinions. You sound like a poet who thinks just because I want equity, it must happen. For that you have to force everyone including you to do what THEY want. Again speak to those with life experience in communism.
@marcus_lyn
6 ай бұрын
based
@supremecommandermurica9007
6 жыл бұрын
In America you own state, in Soviet Russia state own yooouuu!
@jonathanbaker247
5 жыл бұрын
Sergey Brin, born and raised in Soviet Union, is resurrecting his motherland in California through google!
@travisreed1730
5 жыл бұрын
That's Communists in a nutshell.
@muhammadthelyinghell-bound6454
5 жыл бұрын
Rosetie7540097 H In Soviet Russia Jew is Bolshevik!
@bru_5741
5 жыл бұрын
Bolsheviks is Jews ,is all an infinite cycle *ahhhhhh*
@supremecommandermurica9007
5 жыл бұрын
Jewish Communist Commissar Bandit I’m a religious Jew
@FrighteningSloth
5 жыл бұрын
*BuT tHaT iSn'T rEaL cOmMuNiSm!*
@Tobias8842
5 жыл бұрын
RetardedMonkey10 It really wasn’t. They never even claimed themselves that they had achieved communism
@or4nge314
5 жыл бұрын
iver eide hoem haven’t you payed attention to the video
@Tobias8842
5 жыл бұрын
Will 1 what do you mean?
@melanienebula2550
5 жыл бұрын
There is no real communism... just good and bad types
@goblinuldrogatinsmoala
5 жыл бұрын
Ummm... It is
@AK-hv5ub
3 жыл бұрын
I’m sure this will be an unbiased and very informative video
@pinklasagna8328
3 жыл бұрын
*sarcasm*
@blairbrown4812
3 жыл бұрын
@3:40 "Free exchange of goods and services." No. Such. Thing.
@thomashidalgo6975
3 жыл бұрын
@@blairbrown4812 where? >.>
@deathgamer8086
3 жыл бұрын
13k people said "but THATS NOT REAL COMMUNISM"
@cookieguy9885
3 жыл бұрын
bc it's not lol, this video is the literal embodiment of "what zero theory does to a mf"
@herberd5116
3 жыл бұрын
Cookie Guy you are a communist sympathizer
@Justin_Joy
5 жыл бұрын
Karl Marx is one of the biggest political trolls out there
@MOcica-iy3we
5 жыл бұрын
Justin Y's Stand found waldo
@conceptualelegance
5 жыл бұрын
no, hes ust incompetent and biased
@insightfultoaster2965
5 жыл бұрын
"just a prank bro"
@noahmason4427
5 жыл бұрын
Sorry you misswrote troll for hero
@tiagonarciso7243
5 жыл бұрын
I find it fascinating when nobodys start criticising a philosopher without reading his work.
@xendordawnburst9969
6 жыл бұрын
"Workers were exploited by Capitalists, The people who owned the means of production..." So let's give all the power to the government, so they can control the means of production! Great logic!
@gregoryeverson741
6 жыл бұрын
everything can be run like the DMV
@renerodriguez9408
6 жыл бұрын
Exactly, but doesn't work
@renerodriguez9408
6 жыл бұрын
@TheFifthEntity I agree, you are completely right. Yours is a very clear definition.
@alixundr9519
6 жыл бұрын
IRA Pepe You're talking to a brick wall.
@alixundr9519
6 жыл бұрын
Don't care nerd. Stanning the IRA is a bit ironic though.
@catasaurus5748
Жыл бұрын
genuinely burst out laughing when he mentioned pol pot holy shit
@dcttd8022
Жыл бұрын
why
@qunituabastard1754
Жыл бұрын
pol-pot was a real revolutionary, Off you go you woke scold liberal
@JesusIsKing9763
Жыл бұрын
@@dcttd8022because the man you asked “why” is a Marxist, a communist, a communist sympathizer, and a Marxist sympathizer!
@jaxyx8142
Жыл бұрын
@@JesusIsKing9763no hes not, he was funded by the cia lmao
@louismeunier6228
11 ай бұрын
@@dcttd8022because Pol pot was a CIA asset
@helenwyant3449
2 жыл бұрын
2:50 But, you have to realize, Marx wanted a stateless society, AFTER the state took over everything. No country passed the second step.
@karlmarx9632
5 жыл бұрын
This guy doesn't know what he's talking about.
@idktbh1216
5 жыл бұрын
Karl Marx Yep.
@kev3d
5 жыл бұрын
Were you looking in a mirror when you wrote that?
@winburna2075
5 жыл бұрын
Apparently he says about you too.
@dannydanutzu1
5 жыл бұрын
F*ck u Karl!😂😂😂
@WeAreWafc
5 жыл бұрын
Karl Marx was a rapist
@dmitryzverevich9070
5 жыл бұрын
As a russian, I officially say, that communism was the worst thing that ever happened to this country
@discovaria9507
5 жыл бұрын
yea but good thing tsar is good now
@sebastianaquino7454
5 жыл бұрын
As a Venezuelan, I will second this motion!
@Lolzzn12
5 жыл бұрын
To the gulag!
@Elit3Combin3
5 жыл бұрын
@@sebastianaquino7454 same here
@deanboy2416
5 жыл бұрын
ну ты дибил...
@mikerilling6515
Ай бұрын
Rhodesia had a stable currency a thriving economy, lots of agriculture, industry, paved streets, railroads schools, universities, hospitals, clean, running water, lots of electricity with plenty of air-conditioning, fully stocked grocery store shelves plenty of petrol at all the filling stations no trash on the sidewalks no graffiti on the buildings And then suddenly everything collapsed when they injected marxism
@Arson_Oakwood
2 жыл бұрын
"Who determines ability? Who determines need? The answer is the state." Now we will tell you that the state there is a bloodthirsty elite. Here we don't have elites. It's just successful people won in a totally honest competition. We don't dictate you anything. You have total freedom of choosing between probability to earn money, and certainty of hunger death. We don't have elites. Nope. Not dictating. We totally based.
@rrivera85
2 жыл бұрын
Capitalism it's the free exchange of goods, but if you are a native american with oil in your lands, god spare you.
@shawnchristophermalig4339
2 жыл бұрын
That ain't Marxism. That's just liberated capitalism. Shut your mouth
@dmeric6813
9 ай бұрын
What we do have is social and economic mobility. Some of the wealthy have become poor. Some of the poor have become wealthy. With a work ethic, knowledge and grit anyone with a good idea and good plan can succeed. Most Marxist idealists living today would be viewed as the lazy slobs they are 100+ years ago.
@theylied1776
6 жыл бұрын
I make no secret that I am center left on a lot of issues, but I despise communist and communism. Capitalism is the greatest source of freedom the world has ever known. It's far from perfect but it sure as hell beats any of the alternatives. PragerU got this one 100% right.
@yaosio
6 жыл бұрын
The US, a capitalist country, has millions of slaves. Why are you defending slavery? Why are you calling slavery freedom?
@ljones121
6 жыл бұрын
@@yaosio what the hell are you talking about? The USA has no slaves everyone here voluntary works and yes we have freedom
@eakintunde84
6 жыл бұрын
The Cat Man Instead of volunteer slaves(as you call workers), instead we should be slaves of a socialist government except with none of that freedom and rights stuff. Man, you Marxists sure are delusional.
@Buckwheat0
6 жыл бұрын
The Cat Man This dude is on youtube from the 1700's
@gregb6469
6 жыл бұрын
Cat Man has been smoking too much catnip!
@RobertEdwinHouse9
6 жыл бұрын
He pointed out a lot of problems with capitalism but his solutions suck
@videolabguy
6 жыл бұрын
Infidel Army - The only problem with capitalism is human envy. Those that can, do. Those that can't bitch about it.
@danials1447
6 жыл бұрын
Infidel Army Very good point
@Projolo
6 жыл бұрын
@@Obs23456 capitalism improved the working conditions so Marxism was useless
@killer13324
6 жыл бұрын
Captialism is still a better model. Hell, Scandinavian countries are heavily capitalist economically, the most business-friendly in the world. This is because it turns individual greed into an asset rather than a liability. Are there flaws? Damn straight but any system humanity creates will be flawed by its very nature. But capitalism aims to turn a negative aspect of our nature into something beneficial. However trying to blend it with other economic systems is what brings disaster. This blend is called corporatism. Means of production remain private but are heavily regulated by the State. This is the current American model and reverts greed back into a liability because big business is getting in bed with big government.
@captainbube1217
6 жыл бұрын
the more free the market is, the more free the people are. the problem is TOTAL freedom is the natural state in wich we can kill each as long as its not from our tribe, that is why we need a little bit of socialism/goverment(its the same thing to me), but is has to be pruned as hard as possible!
@samseward1374
3 жыл бұрын
If he didn’t like the idea of corrupt CEOs and businessmen running industries, what on earth made him think that consolidating all industry power to the government was a good idea?
@codex3048
3 жыл бұрын
Great question!
@theskv21
2 жыл бұрын
He didn’t say all power should be consolidated with the government. That’s not a thing he wrote.
@imnea
Жыл бұрын
@@theskv21 socialism is when government do things
@theskv21
Жыл бұрын
@@imnea oh right I forgot, and the more it does the socialister it is and when it does a whole lot of things, it’s communism 👍🏽
@Iknowthismeme
Жыл бұрын
Have you ever read the manifesto? If yes then it seems by what you just wrote that you might suffer from long term memory problems.
@riley6171
3 жыл бұрын
DID THEY JUST CALL POL POT A MARXIST LMFAOOOO
@LibertyFascism
3 жыл бұрын
Yes. What did he disagree with Marx about? Do you have anything in mind?
@riley6171
3 жыл бұрын
@@LibertyFascism Well he just wasn't a communist. Pol Pot was a weird US-backed primitivist who seeked to destroy modern tech and return to a more agricultural, pre-industrial society. Of course, he killed millions of innocent people when implementing his ideology. The Soviet Union did not support Cambodia at all during this time, and Vietnam, another socialist nation, condemned Pol Pot's rule. He clearly disagreed with Marx because in order for capitalism to become socialism, you must have industrial production. He did not believe in this, so therefore he was not a Marxist.
@LibertyFascism
3 жыл бұрын
@@riley6171, is that it? He didn't agree with Marx on industrial production as a means of implementing socialism? What did he think about nationalization of business? What about redistribution of wealth? What about forced "equality?" Pol Pot was general secretary of the Communist Party of Kampuchea from 1963 to 1981. He was the leader of Cambodia's communist movement.
@riley6171
3 жыл бұрын
@Pyramid Riddle You do realize that Marxism is not a synonym for communism, right? Also, Pol Pot's faction with the CPK had broken ties with marxism and communism around 1965 anyway. The co-founder of the Khmer Rouge, Ieng Sary even stated: "We are not communists … we are revolutionaries" in a speech he did. Pol Pot purposely made his party an anti-communist one to gain support from the West against the nearby actual Marxist country, Vietnam. This obviously did not work and Vietnam communists put an end to Pot's brutal leadership.
@LibertyFascism
3 жыл бұрын
@@riley6171, Marx wrote The Communist Manifesto. Marxism is communism, and communism is a philosophy that involves society going through a phase of socialism. Pol Pot was all for it his entire reign.
@winfield1775
6 жыл бұрын
KARLLLL THAT KILLS PEOPLE
@athsolga
6 жыл бұрын
Maybe The Best HAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHA
@CassiusVini1
6 жыл бұрын
Holy shit man! 😂 Great
@musicmansuperman
6 жыл бұрын
Ha ha! I don't think it was coincidence that the cartoon llama was named Karl.
@thundercloud2982
6 жыл бұрын
Without a doubt, this is the greatest comment of the year. Hands down. Good job, man. Good job.
@marcsman07
6 жыл бұрын
LMAO. That's the perfect reference
@pigboykool
5 жыл бұрын
Absolute power = Absolute Corruption.
@calibribody6776
5 жыл бұрын
There's corruption in every corner of humanity. It is not a concept unique to Communism or Marxism. It is unique to humans.
@AllTrickss
5 жыл бұрын
The True Upgrade there’s more corruption in communist governments. In those governments, the government owns all property. You can’t even claim your own house or land.
@calibribody6776
5 жыл бұрын
@@AllTrickss I never said there was or wasn't. My point is that every social system has corruption in it, not just communism
@AllTrickss
5 жыл бұрын
The True Upgrade and I never said I disagreed with you. Obviously corruption is not only found in communism/Marxism. All social systems can become corrupt. My point is that some can become more easily corrupt than others.
@user-sg9wn9np2j
5 жыл бұрын
USA
@user-zx2lr6mz1c
3 жыл бұрын
If you're talking about socialism in the USSR, talk about Stalin. If you talk about democracy in the United States, don't talk about slavery
@mikemcconeghy4658
Жыл бұрын
My vote doesn't count and I'm forced to pay for things I don't agree with. Is that the "democracy" of which you speak?
@user-zx2lr6mz1c
Жыл бұрын
@@mikemcconeghy4658 please define the word democracy
@jasons8756
2 жыл бұрын
The education system tends to skip over Communist/Marxist regimes when teaching history or lie about them by portraying socialist regimes as Conservative fascists and confusing their ethnic nationalism with the concept economic nationalism.
@N0T4K0P
6 жыл бұрын
So, there is this guy whose profile name is "Einstein was a global socialist" and he keeps responding the same shite to every comment, don't listen to him, save your time and sanity.
@N0T4K0P
6 жыл бұрын
@@Obs23456 yeah... Not much
@N0T4K0P
6 жыл бұрын
@Erwin Schrödinger who ?
@Zoditron
5 жыл бұрын
Socialism: Sounds amazing on paper, Terrible in reality.
@aadkinsl3095
5 жыл бұрын
What does this have to do with Marx?
@jackh5836
5 жыл бұрын
Have you been to Canada?
@SnorlaxFriend
5 жыл бұрын
Have you seen the economic growth of the Soviet Union and communist china? I think not
@MrS22222
5 жыл бұрын
@@SnorlaxFriend have you seen the wealth gap?
@MrS22222
5 жыл бұрын
@@SnorlaxFriend do you not have the ability to research on your own? I'm not citing sources, its a well known fact that china has the widest wealth gap in the entire world.
@cecilia9625
3 жыл бұрын
BRO HOW DID HE GET THE GOVERNMENT OWNS EVERYTHING FROM THE ABOLITION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY WTF AHAHAJFFKKENE
@ShazzyReptiles
3 жыл бұрын
because no one will have the power to stop them
@cecilia9625
3 жыл бұрын
@@ShazzyReptiles huh?????
@zacyoung4446
3 жыл бұрын
@@cecilia9625 if you don't own the property then who does???
@cecilia9625
3 жыл бұрын
@@zacyoung4446 everyone does collectively????
@cecilia9625
3 жыл бұрын
@Rahim Mian preach 😫👌🏻‼️💯🥵🥶✅😫☝🏻
@warrenzevon4994
2 жыл бұрын
Leave it to the community college professor to know absolutely nothing about what he’s talking about.
@BigBrotherMateyka
6 жыл бұрын
0:13 Communism is incorrectly spelled.
@unknowunknown9096
2 жыл бұрын
They can't even spell communism lol what do you expect from a far right propaganda
@rickintexas1584
6 жыл бұрын
This video should be required watching for all students.
@AlexG-nr4eh
6 жыл бұрын
Yes, let's ignore the complex reality of things and instead teach students the inverse of what students were taught in countries like the Soviet Union. It's okay when we do it! This video is about as truthful of a summary of Marxism as what Soviet students were taught about capitalism. Cherry-picking bad-sounding quotes out of context, saying that Marxists believe in giving a totalitarian state control of everything, saying that literally every implementation of Marxism made things worse than they were before, which is extremely debatable considering how much of a shithole Russia and China were before Marxism... This video is propaganda, not an honest display of facts.
@aurenkleige
6 жыл бұрын
Rick in Texas As a future High School Social Studies Teacher, I approve this message.
@jonathanhenly99
6 жыл бұрын
PragerU propaganda being required viewing for students? Are you sure it isn't Conservatives who love to 're educate' people?
@emiljohansson2698
6 жыл бұрын
@@jonathanhenly99 ikr, prager u is VERY biased towards the conservative wing, veeeery biased.
@Michael-wo4wc
6 жыл бұрын
18% of college professors self-identity as Marxist...
@kingdomofprussia4649
3 жыл бұрын
I can remember 2 years ago when I was 12 reading a history book and I read a bit about the October revolution and Marxism. I was really fascinated about the event so I went to KZitem, searched up "Karl Marx" and found this pile of garbage. Since I was only 12 I could not resist the lies of this video and for over a year I had this idea in my head that "communism is when the government owns my stuff". Luckily, truth has rescued me from this propaganda and after reading a book from my school library called "Lenin and the Russian Revolution" I now have a good understanding of what Marxism is. But thanks PragerU, you really are good at what you do which is to indoctrinate a young audience with you conservative propaganda. I dearly hope that anyone who has watched this video will soon find the truth like I did.
@Jack-sq6xb
3 жыл бұрын
I can relate
@gioasencio4946
2 жыл бұрын
ok, so you went on a rant of how you have the "truth".....what is it, it should be simple enough to explain in a sentence or 2.
@kingdomofprussia4649
2 жыл бұрын
@@gioasencio4946 What do you want me to say? Do you want me to go through every single fallacy in this video, because I'ma be honest, I'm on school holidays and I'm way too lazy to do that. All I was saying was that through seeking the truth, I was able to gather a basic understanding of the principles of communism which I assure you is not "when the government does stuff" as the folks at PragerU would have you believe.
@gioasencio4946
2 жыл бұрын
@@kingdomofprussia4649 Nope, I just asked for a sentence or 2, not every detail. Here's the definition Google (leftist) provides: a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs. I don't understand how "publicly owned" isn't anything (sans grammar nazi) different than "owned by the government".
@kingdomofprussia4649
2 жыл бұрын
@@gioasencio4946 Listen there is a lot to talk about when discussing Marxist theory so it's hard to sum it all down to a single definition. The most basic definition that most people would be familiar with is socialism: a political and economic theory where the means of production, distribution and exchange are collectively owned. To explain what that means, In a socialist society businesses and work places would be democratically controlled by the workers or worker councils (Soviets). In such a society, workers would work and receive the full value of their labor (goods and services they produce). Now Karl Marx never really wrote on how such a society would be achieved. I myself have never read Marx but from studying historical figures like Vladimir Lenin I can tell you that Marx and Engels never necessitated for the existence of government control over work places which to them would have just been a form of state capitalism. After Marx's writings, socialist groups began splitting up based upon their differing beliefs of how socialism would be achieved. Vladimir Lenin for example split from the Menshevik party and founded his own Bolshevik party which advocated for a "dictatorship of the proletariat". Essentially through centralized planning, a state would control and determine the output of communally controlled industries. A lot of Socialists to this day are still divided as to whether this was a form of true socialism or was as you said, just state control over workplaces (state capitalism). I guess what I'm saying is that it was not Karl Marx himself who intended for state control over the means of production. Quite the opposite actually. The end goal of Communism is meant to exist without the need for a state. It was rather his predecessors interpretations of his writings that led to the existence of authoritarian regimes in the 20th century such as the USSR or the People's Republic of China. In summary, Socialism itself is in no way authoritarian. Many modern day Socialists here in the west believe in "democratic Socialism", a society with democracy both in the work place and in state affairs. Even in the 20th century you had other more libertarian socialist movements such as the anarchists movements in Catalonia or the short lived anarchist experiment in Ukraine. Both of which unsurprisingly were crushed by Marxist-Leninists but they still did gain support in the 20's and 30's.
@cbbees1468
3 жыл бұрын
Q: What did Communists use before candles? A: Electricity
@pauldezv5884
3 жыл бұрын
Fun thing is that communists electrified Russia and other states, which were a part of Russian empire
@godbless5636
3 жыл бұрын
@@pauldezv5884 nope
@pauldezv5884
3 жыл бұрын
@@godbless5636 It's not an opinion, it's a fact that cannot be denied
@godbless5636
3 жыл бұрын
@@pauldezv5884 fact lol Put all in slave labour camps with no food to achive something in 10 years which amwrican achived in a year
@pauldezv5884
3 жыл бұрын
@@godbless5636 less than 2% of population were oppressed in some way. So 98% of Soviet people never were imprisoned. Today's USA have more prisoners, than USSR at it's peak. Moreover, Soviet prisoners were paid for their job same as a free worker. Can't say this about American prisoners, who are often used as literal slaves. USSR did in 10 years what Americans did in 50-100 years
@HappyLeeHL
6 жыл бұрын
Born in China, we are all taught Marxism in middle school, and many continue to study it in college (compulsory course). I can say this video is right and accurate. Marxism has been practiced many times, and our famous leader Mao was a true believer and an excellent practitioner of Marxism. Nowadays Chinese people's lives have been gradually improved, but I believe largely thanks to Deng Xiaoping's reform and opening-up policy.
@ihavenojawandimustscream4681
6 жыл бұрын
'A black cat or a white cat,as long as it catches mice..' Thank God for Xiaoping.
@krazykris9396
6 жыл бұрын
You also got the opportunity to be the person who made the tool assited speedrun to Super Mario Bros.
@HappyLeeHL
6 жыл бұрын
Yes. That's real wisdom.
@HappyLeeHL
6 жыл бұрын
Yes, but that's not related to Marxism or politics at all. We don't ban computers in China.
@XellosMetallium
6 жыл бұрын
Happy Lee how the heck you got on YT? I though they dont support Americans business
@clydeosborne622
5 жыл бұрын
What is the definition of insanity. Repeatedly trying the same thing and expecting a different outcome. Socialism your road to destruction.
@thetumans1394
4 жыл бұрын
Wasn't that a quote from Einstein? A noted Socialist?
@sallyk3577
4 жыл бұрын
Many socialist countries actually do prosper, such as Sweden.
@thetumans1394
4 жыл бұрын
@devika devi No, lol.
@awakenedpersona6488
4 жыл бұрын
@@sallyk3577 Sweden is not Socialism, it's a choked to death welfare state with high taxation that's economic system is capitalist at it's core. Take it from the mouth of a business owner in Sweden. kzitem.info/news/bejne/1pqn2KSPm3Ojdn4
@thomasswedlund1097
4 жыл бұрын
@@sallyk3577 Sweden is not a socialist country. They have socialized medicine and high taxes but they have a free market economy. They do fairly well in spite of it because we pay for their defense so that they can have a short work week and long vacations. The Europeans are soft intitled wimps and we don't need to emulate them.
@noneimportant5951
3 жыл бұрын
"Socialism is when the government does stuff" - Karl Marx (1942) (responsible for hitler)
@davidphillips5867
3 жыл бұрын
1:48 lmao the way that it’s false for literally all of these
@Theodwarf11
3 жыл бұрын
Tell that to Romania
@lukeabrahamsen-collins808
3 жыл бұрын
Oh ok why don't we buy you a one-way ticket to Venezuela
@davidphillips5867
3 жыл бұрын
Luke Abrahamsen-Collins don’t speak spanish unfortunately
@kosmafudala2457
3 жыл бұрын
exactly the USSR became the second largest economy on earth
@lukeabrahamsen-collins808
3 жыл бұрын
@@kosmafudala2457 it was also the most totalitarian and largest land area for a long time. They also didn't win the war
@Psychedcath123
4 жыл бұрын
Lmaooo 9k thumbs down by Marxist students.
@caijones156
4 жыл бұрын
yes, because Communist/Marxist dose NOT equal Fascism. - the countries which communism has had a hold have all been poor countries, hell Russia was still feudal wen the Bolsheviks took control. a dictatorship was needed to supplement continued growth in a timely matter. this is Stalinism and was why Marx did not believe a revolution would happen in a pre-industrial revolution nation. - notice how the world ostracises any communist transitional state, the US put an embargo on them, yet its the communist fault that those countries fell.
@user-iu1ru1qz7u
4 жыл бұрын
@@caijones156 The joke here is that you are literally the stereotype cited in the video. When presented with overwhelming history and proof of Marxism being an absolute failure, you barf up a number of(inaccurate or irrelevant) excuses of why it failed. And on top of that, you do it by blaming external forces, a communist classic. The world and nations with wealth reject communist states because they have *always* proven dangerous, genocidal, and consistent violators of human rights, all for the sole purpose of empowering the dictatorial party in charge.You live in a fantasy world where you never screw up, you're always right, and when shit hits the fan, it's not your fault, but (insert fantasy enemy)'s. Before I forget, communist nations have *ALWAYS* been prime promoters of fascism....they are the literal definition of places that "silenced" people or made them disappear to remove all opposition. Seriously, what is wrong with you? This level of ignorance is not acceptable.
@caijones156
4 жыл бұрын
@@user-iu1ru1qz7u 1 - I'm not communist, I don't believe that we will ever reach the utopia or at least not until computers an tech make human labour irreverent. 2 - this is not a comedy channel, thy don't produce these videos to make people laugh, they make them to re-enforce the conservative view of american Judaeo-Christian values for the benefit of their oil baron donors (Dan and Farris Wilks). they are trying to point out inherent flaws in a system which has only been tested is a narrow set of scenario's. China and Russia where part feudal during their overthrow, south american countries had been exploited by sugar, tobacco and banana companies from areas such as the US. Many states have actually done well,like: the Paris commune, which was crushed by national military forces after the Franco-Prussian war. German communes which were crushed by fascist and German army (under the Wiemar government), the socialist Chilean government pre-1973 (technically not communist but displays the red scare well) after nationalising infrastructure and natural resources the elected government was overthrown by A. Pinochet in a military coup supported by the US government. may i remind you that Pinochet was brutal in killing any resistance and as a fascist dictator (link to unclassified document: nsarchive2.gwu.edu//news/20001113/700909.pdf or the wiki page if you don't trust a random internet link: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_intervention_in_Chile#cite_note-12 ). 3 - even though I've given 3 examples of successful communist states ill still point out that is not proof that communism does or does not work since the 2 true communist states where destroyed in their infancy, you wont find many that will defend the Stalinist position (not more then Hitlers anyway). I nor any of my communist friends will defend the mass incarnation of political opponents or the slaughter of ethnic groups which cause division. but as you are (judging from you comment) a astute observer of history lets turn the tables, throughout the renaissance feudalism was the main for of government with only small city states with a non feudal society. it is often attributed to the English civil war to brake this line since no large nation had gone from a feudal kingship to a capitalistic republic until England, you might notice that the head of state, lord protector of England Oliver Cromwell was sitting in that title until his death and if you are very very astute you might have notice that he and 40 musketeers marched into the Parliament and dissolved it. he also committed countless war crimes in Ireland which where seen as particularly bad even at the time. he was so bad they dug up his body and hung it after his death. now with the same logic as you used i could say "see capitalism only fuels hate and anger and the establishment of the dictatorship to change the ruling government form". 4- Also to reiterate communism ≠ fascist dictatorships TL:DR 1 - i ain't a commie 2 - examples of successful commie states + shitting on Prager U 3 - examples of bad capitalist states in the early years + no one defends Stalin/Mao 4 - COMMUNISM ≠ FASCIST
@user-iu1ru1qz7u
4 жыл бұрын
@@caijones156 how can you claim your examples are valid when no successful communist state exists today? They have all ended poorly without exception, including your cited ones. Capitalism isn't flawless it's just the most logical and visibly more successful system. Lastly, every single communist state in existence is extremely fascist in nature, so no matter how hard you dig into history to find periods that might suit your narrative, it doesn't line up with the reality we're in.
@caijones156
4 жыл бұрын
@@user-iu1ru1qz7u as i showed, all 3 examples worked until they were quashed by capitalistic forces
@johnc6497
6 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest scams in history might be how "academics" managed to position Communism/Marxism as a moderate ideology! You'd be appalled to know how many people on college campuses will rail against "right wing extremism" while being completely oblivious to the fact that they're cultural marxists, and that their political beliefs are VERY extreme. But no, somehow communism and now cultural marxism gets this 'free pass' of sorts as a moderate, sensible ideology, while classical liberalism is "far-right" and "extreme." It's insane on Universities.
@chipskylark8475
6 жыл бұрын
John Cummings thank the Jews for all that
@evanmoses4474
6 жыл бұрын
Explain cultural Marxism
@evanmoses4474
6 жыл бұрын
Explain classical liberalism 😂
@parnpichate
6 жыл бұрын
Evan Moses - look it up, lazy.
@antarctican9132
5 жыл бұрын
ur dumb bro
@eamonreidy9534
2 жыл бұрын
I love when I come to point out proper lies and misinformation about pragru videos and thousands of people have beat me to it. Simple narratives, a bad grasp of philosophy and historical ignorance.
@andrelimasilva7352
2 жыл бұрын
Marxism alone is the worst genocidal ideology of all time. Accept this is not an opinion. Who understands Karm Marx becoming anti-communist. You're just a leftist psychopath
@dirtydirtyshisno7284
2 жыл бұрын
@@andrelimasilva7352 Whether or not you agree with marxist theory, this presentation of marx and marxist theory is a complete lie, you are defending misinformation and licking the boots of a billionaire backed propaganda machine
@ericaulbach
2 жыл бұрын
You’re projecting again. Typical.
@eamonreidy9534
2 жыл бұрын
@@ericaulbach keep supporting them and they'll keep getting debt forgiveness and tax relief
@wtry69
9 ай бұрын
Saying Marx wanted a powerful state is wild.
@greyshadow5575
3 ай бұрын
He did though and denying that is idiotic. In the principles of communism and the communist manifesto he argued for the state to put under its wing banks,industry,land,credit and capital and the confiscation of credit of enemies. Communism needs a strong state and that's a good thing
@wtry69
3 ай бұрын
@@greyshadow5575 He wanted it as a transitionary stage into union control, and eventually into a stateless society.
@greyshadow5575
3 ай бұрын
@@wtry69 that is true,but your original comment implied that Marx didn't want a powerful workers state which is just evidently erroneous. Plus the transitionary stage could last for centuries,so until we get there we can for the sake of simplicity say that communism needs a strong state
@wtry69
3 ай бұрын
@@greyshadow5575 We must not condense Marx, the state is a means to statelessness. It is an inconvenient necessity, but it will not be the goal.
@user-ks6xq9ix6c
5 жыл бұрын
1:50 Just a correction, in Eastern Europe, Greece never had communism! Greeks fought in the 1946-49 Greek Civil War and defeat the communist parasites!!!
@greybearproductions4053
5 жыл бұрын
Shut up Capitalist parasite
@michaelgamba7674
5 жыл бұрын
the Greeks didn't fight back, the CIA did by appointing a few puppet dictators
@user-ks6xq9ix6c
5 жыл бұрын
@@michaelgamba7674 I think you are talking about 1967 - 1974 which is another story and more complicated
@texanbalaban6777
5 жыл бұрын
@@greybearproductions4053 shhhhh
@greybearproductions4053
5 жыл бұрын
@@texanbalaban6777 Try hard...U can never silence a Communist
@katherinenichols4831
5 жыл бұрын
I am told by my parents, who vacationed in Cuba before Castro, that Castro was the best thing that happened to Cuba. The stories of poverty before Castro are 100 times worse than they are now. And we now know that China has been able to lift 350 million people out of poverty in the past 20 years.
@pingas6941
4 жыл бұрын
melanie melanie - the average Cuban makes 20-30$ a month. Castro sure did great, didn’t he? -the Chinese government hasn’t lifted 160 million people out of poverty in the last 20 years. During the 1980’s Deng Xiaoping implemented reforms which made the country more economically capitalist, and it was after those reforms were implemented that the Chinese economy started to boom. So the government didn’t pull 160 million people out of poverty. Those people largely pulled themselves out of poverty thanks to a more free market.
@pressftopayrespects6325
2 жыл бұрын
@@pingas6941 1. You forgot to factor in crippling US sanctions on Cuba. 2. China has a large welfare resembling state, the one you always bitch about.
@theovanrossum8652
2 жыл бұрын
True, before Castro they had dictator Batista who was backed by the US. Capitalism takes from the poor and gives to the rich all the time.
@anxiouspaw
2 жыл бұрын
@@pingas6941 you forget that cuba is a pretty much third world country, that food and essential needs cost way less there, and that most importantly, there's something interesting you might want to learn about, it is called a "blockade". also must be a conspiracy theory that a great, huge even, majority supports and loves the government. just saying
@munyansebastien7127
Жыл бұрын
@@pingas6941 Cuba now has a life expectancy higher than the United States. They are certainly poor, and they are most definitely not free. But they still have better medical care and education than countries much richer. Now I'm no Communist, and I would never want to live in Cuba, but we still have to be fair and accept that some of the things they did worked.
@rubenroque9211
3 жыл бұрын
“Democracy is the road to socialism.” Karl Marx.
@justexisting7143
3 жыл бұрын
I don't know about communism but capitalism isn't doing any good as well, it's making people suffer
@Plain_Wizard
6 жыл бұрын
There is a trend of being anti-capitalistic, so many teenagers are complaining on how bad these "fascists" are and light cars on fire
@ConstantinKlose-sj4mb
6 жыл бұрын
Well capitalism has taken some time, but by now everyone should acknowledge its disadvantages. Not saying it doesn't have good sides, but it's definitely not the perfect system that will make us happy and prosperous in the long run.
@Plain_Wizard
6 жыл бұрын
@@ConstantinKlose-sj4mb thats true, its not perfect, but we dont have a better alternative
@ConstantinKlose-sj4mb
6 жыл бұрын
@@Plain_Wizard maybe we can't just snip our fingers and change the world. But we can think about alternatives, or simply think about how to improve the current system. I'm sure there is a way to combine capitalism and socialism (take the good out of both) and make it better.
@Plain_Wizard
6 жыл бұрын
@@ConstantinKlose-sj4mb youre absolutely right, socialism has a good idea on paper, but somehow fails every single time. Its because it has always been pure socialism. A little bit of it might not hurt or even help the current situation. On the other hand we have to keep capitalism as a basic system to furfil all our needs. A prise of socialism would maybe be a good addition to it though.
@Plain_Wizard
6 жыл бұрын
@@ConstantinKlose-sj4mb and the teenagers for example try to use socialism for them, they are envious of rich people, even if the rich worked for it. And they forget that the government would have 90% of the power and money.
@juanmartingazzaneo923
5 жыл бұрын
I can't believe how is it possible that we are still debating this.
@stopreadingmyusernamebroth9090
5 жыл бұрын
Juan Martin Gazzaneo yeah. Way back in the late 1900’s socialism and communism were considered evil. Suddenly it became the savior of the human race?
@stopreadingmyusernamebroth9090
5 жыл бұрын
Dickie Ticker really? Like how? Interesting that you brought that up.
@lucianprescott8357
5 жыл бұрын
It is still being debated because we use too soft of terminology to describe it. This philosophy is evil: just say it. Much of which that is coming from the "new progressive wing" of the dnc is domestic terrorism. AOC and the squad scare not only the conservatives but the traditional liberal dnc members and all are afraid to call them what they are...domestic terrorists.
@sableann4255
4 жыл бұрын
We're seeing radicals trying to push this in the US
@sableann4255
4 жыл бұрын
@Dickie Ticker HOW????
@brog5330
3 жыл бұрын
Ah yes a prayerU video about Marx this is definitely going to be very objective
@deathgamer8086
3 жыл бұрын
well it is. it told u what marx said and what marxist regimes did.
@HoussamNekkaa
3 жыл бұрын
@@deathgamer8086 where ?
@MrBannystar
3 жыл бұрын
@@HoussamNekkaa Yeah comrade! REAL Marxism shizzle hasn't happened yet or something!!!!!
@HoussamNekkaa
3 жыл бұрын
@@MrBannystar it depends on who you ask, Marxism based on my readings on Marx never happened, what is the so called Marxist countries are mostly marx-leninist ( because they have a state and class)
@MrBannystar
3 жыл бұрын
@@HoussamNekkaa These kind of replies are what help produce memes. Marx-leninist? Who could write or read that with a straight face? You're making excuses for a set of ideas that have never worked, and even if what you said is true about it never happening, why has it never happened? They've tried, and according to you failed multiple times, so maybe their ideas can never be achieved? Because they're dumb ideas and go against human nature?
@oaknuggens
3 жыл бұрын
None of you ever actually read the communist manifesto and it shows lol
@jamesmagwenzi6058
4 жыл бұрын
I am Zimbabwean and I can 100% confirm this.
@kirbyinthereallife4980
3 жыл бұрын
Ok
@shubhamjoshi8762
3 жыл бұрын
Look upto your ndebele culture and traditions it might help
@tango3019
6 жыл бұрын
790 Angry Communists have seen this video.
@user-lx8lk6jk9s
6 жыл бұрын
Tango я не коммунист но я поставил дизлайк
@johnwayne2103
6 жыл бұрын
it's up to 1200 now. There are millions of America hating socialists.
@tango3019
6 жыл бұрын
John Wayne It’s an actually concerning amount of people.
@tango3019
6 жыл бұрын
????? ????? Да
@user-lx8lk6jk9s
6 жыл бұрын
Tango это «да» саркастическое или настоящее?
@kyan9601
3 жыл бұрын
just because he wrote his ideas down does not mean he is to blame for the death of millions. thats like saying video-games make schoolsho- OH WAIT YOU ALSO BELIEVE THAT this channel should win comedy of the year
@HardtoBeHumbletoday
Жыл бұрын
He is to blame you are very blind to your idiocy
@gold_real_money
Жыл бұрын
Your comments are the real comedy, not this channel. You comparing the person who responsible for destruction, murderous revolution and the creation of despotic regimes and have a record of casualties for over 120 million in death caused by execution, starvation and sexual rape to the effect of video game? Please read more books and more perspective before making any silly comments
@austria-hungary4981
Жыл бұрын
@@gold_real_money Marx did not advocate for "despotism" as far as I know.
@dotenks
Жыл бұрын
@@gold_real_money Shut up, Nazi. You're not an intellectual for blaming a book for murder.
@voc2300
11 ай бұрын
the video literally says he does, and it doesnt matter if its "only for the beginning" you dont practice good by starting doing bad things. you either didnt watch the video or you didnt even bother thinking about was what said aside from your own pre conceived ideas. children grow up plz@@austria-hungary4981
@agravemisunderstanding9668
3 ай бұрын
I would recommend READING Marx instead of watching a video from a far right organisation established and funded by a billionaire Capitalist (billionaire Capitalists dont like Communism) Then form your own ideas
@webdevelopereducation785
4 жыл бұрын
More than 9 thousand communists disliked this video.
@personperson4328
4 жыл бұрын
@Limey Lemon No shit sherlock. Everyone was racist back then
@slimfitholsters
4 жыл бұрын
Pretty much
@venustior
4 жыл бұрын
And I'm one of em!
@fenghans7207
4 жыл бұрын
I dislike it coz it didn't reveal all the terrible facts about Marxism
@Pygmyz06
4 жыл бұрын
Sam Fromer oh really? Everyone was racist? Do you have scholarly sources for these claims? Or is this just your interpretation of what the passed used to be like?
@hermanessences
6 жыл бұрын
"Who is Karl Marx?" The telltale sign of a psychopath.
@Tubeytime
6 жыл бұрын
Marx came up with his ideas because he wanted to end suffering and toil. That doesn't sound like a psychopath to me.
@Gunners_Mate_Guns
6 жыл бұрын
TekaiGuy You're giving him far too much credit.
@Gerthmagic
6 жыл бұрын
Communism is total Jewish control of the soft and hard powers of a country
@Reno_Slim
6 жыл бұрын
@@Tubeytime What is it they say about the road to hell? The psychopathic results of Marxism speaks for itself.
@jSyndeoMusic
6 жыл бұрын
Parker Gerth What do Jews have to do with anything? Why is it always about the Jews??
@botondszeles101
3 жыл бұрын
Somehow they never heard of Yugoslavia or Checzkoslovakia, neither Kadar's Hungary
@kakalimukherjee3297
3 жыл бұрын
The larger and more consequential examples are talked of when evaluating the merit of a system.
@isislefay7164
3 жыл бұрын
marx personally took my iphone and murdered my family
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