Comment on Why The Government Has Infinite Money

• dingleberry@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Dude is giving iffy vibes for a while now. Watch a few videos of his and a clear pattern emerges:

  1. Every negative aspect of the modern world is reframed as an intentional conspiracy of capitalism.
  2. A fantastical version is sold for the socialism of Nordic countries, and all ground realities and challenges are conveniently ignored.
  3. Uncomfortable leeway is given to past communism crimes, because the evil capitalist sabotaged them.
  4. A vision of the world is sold where away from capitalism, somehow all inherent human evils will vanish, and we all will act Captain Picard for some reason.

  It’s a perfectly fine channel to counter PragerU garbage, but don’t take anything he says without a sack full of salt.

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  • unfreeradical@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I disagree with your characterizations, especially about Nordic states. There was an entire episode criticizing the shortcomings of the Nordic model.

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• TheBlue22@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  To hide it. He is also on a podcast with Yugopnik and Hakim, both of which are tankies.

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  • gataloca@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    The fact that the video isn’t posted on his own channel is likely just because the video isn’t a Second Thought video, which has a very specific format. Why should he post it there?

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    • TheBlue22@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      He likes to act like a well meaning leftist, which he isn’t.

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      • gataloca@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        That is your opinion. I like their content, they’re thought provoking and entertaining. I don’t agree with everything they claim but it’s good stuff.

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  • unfreeradical@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I think it is fine that the channels are separate.

    I am happy to receive the general leftist education on ST without bothering with any ML.

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