Kaiser

3y

first minute makes me not want to watch

--the distinction pre/post ww2 is nominal at best. the us entered the european theatre at a stage the war was essentially over and overtook the pacific with a bluff. there's little military-hegemonic supremacy being demonstrated there

--the us has always had 'internal hatred' and 'seething'. nearly every early election ended with the threat of militia uprising by design, which lead to amendments like the 12th. leaders killed each other in duels (famously, burr-hamilton). the slavery question was always an extreme point of contention; jefferson anticipated civil war from it, and the history of early congress is the history of compromising to push away the inevitability of it. (things like, 'is expansion constitutional? is this new territory a free or slave state?' are basic questions american students are familiar with because they generated so much hostility)
the biggest conflicts in america have been between 'big city vs rural/suburb', 'catholic vs protestant', and 'slave vs free'. it is because of these unique dynamics that prohibition was passed in such tense domestic conditions. the history of restoration, as well, doubles as a history of seething. ulysses grant's laws are something to look up

-- america has always been 'inept' at acting on an 'international scale' due to constituents' universal isolationism. henry kissinger is the sole reason that america, in the late 20th century, ever began forceful international relations through 'détente', and this was thoroughly criticized by both political spectrums, and for good reason. reagan & bush are the nadir of these policies. (see: contras, s*** like this)

--'meanwhile, american culture seems to degenerate'-- american culture has always been seen as 'degenerate' because of its "simple" and "mixed" nature. if it isn't pump they're picking on it's 'hillbilly music', 'jazz', or 'race music'.
this is actual, almost beat for beat, imperial japan's delusional reasoning for feeling they could execute pearl harbor with no serious fear of american retaliation: because americans 'listen to degenerate music' and have 'Jews in high places', so they cannot be competent enough to engage in sincere warfare.

whatever problems america has, very little new has been seen. trump, even, is, in effect, a huey long replica.
america has always been crazy: the world is simply bearing witness to it.

*i skipped 9 minutes in and he's decrying 'postmodernism', 'french intellectuals' and 'the left' for seeing the 'scientific method' as 'white truths' a 'cultural marxism' dogwhistle narrative under the pretense of some nonsense "objective" demographic a***ysis

this dude's corny as s***
if you're foreign and want to learn about america go watch ken burns documentaries

necromancer

3y

yeah thought so

this guy is as much of a centrist as tim pool is

i bet he would think american culture wouldn’t be degenerate if it was a traditional white fascist-ethnostate emulating rome aesthetically

Pups

3y

Very Interesting find I’m going to watch and come back to this thread

Pups

3y

Very Interesting find I’m going to watch and come back to this thread

TragedyBerlusconi

3y

Too long didnt watch:

the demographic pressures have ended a period of wage growth- this has created a demographic shock

society has become more polarised as the left are composed of youth, academics and people with high cultural capital while the right are predominantly religious people, businessmen etc

the right ceased to accomodate the left beginning in the reagan era, and the left reacted by fighting right wing culture war with left wing culture war. This has caused america to polarise and grow more divided

this polarisation has resulted in the right becoming hyperindividualist and laissez faire, while the left has integrated a huge amount of critical theory. im not saying either position is wrong and dont want to give my opinion- but it has resulted in greater division than at any previous time

add in the internet and mass communication, we are in chaotic times of conflicting information

a civil war is unlikely but would result in a wipeout victory for the right

El Rey

3y

Elaborate on that last sentence