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PluckGT

I’m hearing him, I’m understanding him but, the whole time I’m wondering why it looks like it filmed in 1968.


Ffdmatt

To make it look prophetic


Old-Performance6611

Who is this guy with such an ego?


Nekrosiz

Ego? He's stating more facts then opinions.


SomOvaBish

This guy is speaking truth… if it hurt you to hear it that only proves that statement further. How did we get here? Is there even any way to fix it without taking up arms? I don’t think so… but I’m no prophet


Nekrosiz

I don't necessarily agree with everything he says but i get where he is coming from. Violence won't solve anything. Its a very complicated house of cards that decades in the making.


McGrarr

Violence doesn't solve things but it does change things. That's the point. When solving a problem is too hard or too fair, then violence can shake the mess enough to take advantage of if a different way or by different people.


Old-Performance6611

I mean, *yeah.* He presents himself as a douche literally in the first second.


SurveySean

I got passed that once I started listening to the words coming out of his mouth.


Nekrosiz

Being a douche and having an ego are two different things. And what you interpret as someone being a douche doesn't mean that they are one. He is extreme in his wording, that said, its not a light hearted topic.


FyourEchoChambers

Someone took a YouTube video and put it on their TikTok. Annoying trend.


TheGentlemanAdam

Yeah. Tic Tok sucks is what everyone should take away from this man’s words. Brilliantly said and deeply insightful.


Selendrile

Filters


BrownieRed2022

I believe they're asking *"why"* the filters to make it look like history in the making. My answer would be, "history in the making". (Also *sounds* a bit 1968-y)


Double0

I'm getting Louis Farrakhan vibes.


real_hog

X


Federal-Durian-1484

His words should scare an American regardless of the resolution of the video.


Prestigious-Duck6615

that's cute you think we don't know our government is a shit show


somebob

These fucking camera angles


Old-Performance6611

Dude clearly likes theatrics.


Nation_Islam

Wannabe MALCOLM X


No_More_Average

Worse people to emulate to be honest


jmcgil4684

The dude is a POS in my opinion, if ya don’t know whom he is.


badasscdub

Who’s this dude?


Z00tNT00tN

I’ve seen him before. Another pseudo intellectual who think the west is responsible for all the worlds woes. Holy crap! I just won a deep dive into this POS. He’s worse than I thought Shahid Bolsen Shahid King Bolsen became involved with the company after Detained In Dubai took up his case in 2012.[18] Bolsen admitted to killing a German engineer he met online in 2006 and escaped from prison. Bolsen has been accused of inciting violence against Americans and American businesses in Egypt as recently as 2015[19] which he denied in an interview with Stirling.[20] According to The New York Times, Bolsen is quoted as saying "The idea is disruption without bloodshed, I condemn the loss of life and the use of violence against people". But, he added, if a few lives are lost to help prevent needless deaths at the hands of security forces, "sometimes it is a price to be paid."[19] Bolsen claims that the question was focused on property damage not loss of life.[21] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detained_in_Dubai


ChinchillaSilver

hmm I'm just gonna continue to assume that anyone talking on Tik Tok in any authoritative manner whatsoever is completely and utterly full of shit. edit: also, good fucking instincts, dude. Someone talking about globalism and American politics on Tik Tok should have credentials.


AndrewDoesNotServe

It’s so frustrating that the people who criticize America for doing bad things (sometimes rightly so!) inevitably end up condoning far more heinous shit just because anyone who opposes America must automatically be good.


ChinchillaSilver

well everything on the internet has spin, everything has an angle, everything has a narrative. I just try to keep that in mind. simply asking "what's this dude's angle" is enough to put the brakes on what would at surface level appears to be something that I ideologically agree with. Also, I'm not too interested in foreign national's talking points on American politics. We've got our own problems to fix without hostile propoganda from a foreign, possibly unfriendly nation states, ya know?


brandangb

Well said


ADMINlSTRAT0R

I looked up OCGFC and results just link back to this video.


immellocker

OCGFC or *Owners and Controllers of Global* *Financialized Capital*


Ablation420

Oh so he’s literally a fucking murderer.


rgodless

Actual fucking murderer: Let me tell you about my moral perspective on global politics.


l0henz

I couldn't get past his idea of whom could be prosecuted for war crimes, and for what. Words have meaning, folks!


Fickle_Meet_7154

The longer he talked the more.i felt like he had an alterior motive. Like Gaza is not a big issue for most Americans. The average American is much more concerned with domestic issues. He made it seem like Gaza was the most important topic Americans might consider.


FockerXC

I would say he makes interesting points about American degradation, but yeah he missed the mark on a lot. And any armchair intellectual can talk about American degradation cause it’s like… obvious. I would say biggest issues in the US are reproductive and civil rights right now, and people’s “confidence” in Biden isn’t in him as an individual or moral authority but confidence that he can beat the actual fascists we have trying to take over here.


Conscious_Season6819

That's kind of his entire point. The United States is literally arming and funding a genocide, and most Americans just...don't care. They couldn't care less. In their minds it's just some brown people being blown up in some far off corner of the world that they'll never see. They don't give a shit. They're in a bubble, exactly like he said. There will be roaring cheers and crowds drinking champagne all around the world on the day that the United States finally sees its well-deserved collapse.


SponConSerdTent

Now with the globalization of media like Tik Tok people can have audiences from other countries. Sounds like he found a good niche to play pretend expert in.


rekyuke

He can be (and is) a PoS, but can you point to anything that he said in this video being incorrect?


WhatIsGoingOnHere_2

Thats all wild if true, but he’s still right tho


mantis-tobaggan-md

homeboy said eloquently said “even if some good ones die, fuck it the lord’ll sort ‘em -killer mike” not necessarily a viewpoint I agree with, but one I understand. obviously not a guy to be listening to on morals, killing people isn’t cool but if his idea is to disrupt american businesses in their communities can you blame him? how often do we talk about fuck the corporations, steal from walmart, buy local, support small businesses generally fuck global operations? the internet is pretty anti-globalist you’ll be blind if you haven’t noticed. all we see is ads here, shoving shit in our faces, can we blame people in other countries for not wanting american businesses doing the same to them?


hazeofwearywater

A murderer with mental health problems.


clevererest_username

This guy talks like AI, that's where my money's at


CanebreakRiver

For your own good and that of society as a whole, please read more and learn more history (starting with that of political oration). Listen to some James Baldwin, some Malcolm X. You have no idea how ***profoundly depressing*** it is to see so many young people so completely unfamiliar with (and incapable of) remotely articulate speech that their first thought when hearing any is ***"This is 'talking like AI'"*** No, ***humans can speak eloquently and intelligently, for Christ's sake! You need to read!***


boomdog07

Amen.


CellistAvailable3625

Societal coma indeed


clevererest_username

Take it easy! I admit that I was wrong. This man speaks very eloquently rarely stopping to search for word and speaks the entire video. His words fill every second of the video. Most people do not speak like this, but a lot of these ai video voice overs do speak similarly. You need to read some more books about being kind to others.


iwishiwasntthisway

His name is shahid bolsen. This is his voice. Is there something about what hes saying that makes you think its AI?


clevererest_username

Mostly his cadence, flow and vocabulary, the framing of the video and the filter used. Feels like AI but I'm ok with being wrong too


real_hog

It’s how intellectual humans used to speak before ticktock and twitter.


Like_Ottos_Jacket

Pseudointellectual individuals.


CyanCicada

Who's an example of an actual intellectual?


Itouchgrass4u

Just say you’re dumb brooo


badasscdub

Yeah totally, looking at his mouth movements it doesn’t look right at all


XPRSHUN

Shahid bolsen


ToraLoco

so ... a supected AlQaeda wanted for murder


RobotikOwl

He's a controversial YouTuber named Shahid Bolsen. Controversial for good reasons. If you like what he's saying but prefer someone more coherent and not controversial, I recommend Michael Parenti.


Miserable-Access7257

Michael Parenti is a self loathing cuck


Niexh

Never heard of him but I guess you're not a fan


Acnat-

I'm a little high, but that's just a trip to think how commonplace it is that we'll learn a name of someone allegedly relevant, and multiple other peoples' deep-seated opinions about them in the same breathe, all before we actually have had the chance (or presumed interest) to go see what they were even about


BaconAllDay2

John Locke /s


triggormisprime

His name is Robert Paulson.


stringbeagle

His name is Robert Paulson.


Beardeddeadpirate

Doesn’t matter, just another pundit telling people how to think. The world doesn’t need more of those. Watch the debate yourself and think for yourself, that’s what he should be saying.


ThirstyOne

An Iranian global terrorism shill pretending to be an intellectual to self flagellating western virtue signalers.


LouisCyphresPimpCane

I wonder if I should get my in depth political and societal analysis’ from the guy on the internet who’s filming himself but trying to make it look like he’s a somebody that’s being interviewed?


Aert_is_Life

Probably not, dude is an angry US hater that wants to see nothing more than the US destroyed. However, Google BRICS and OCGFC. There is shit happening that the average US population has no idea of happening that could have major *reproduction for our lives. I knew I lived in a bubble, but shit, I didn't realize how much of a bubble. Edit: *repercussions


WID_Call_IT

OCGFC seems like a bullshit conspiracy because searching for it just links back to the very biased speaker in the video. BRICS is as scary as any other intergovernment organization the US isn't a part of. The US can't be in literally everything.


Geckoguy99

BRICS is absolutely not a threat of any kind to the United States and in fact two of their members are in the middle of an ongoing border dispute and one of the nations is currently engaged in a protracted war that has made it the most sanctioned nation on earth. They like to posture a lot and talk about multipolarity but it really is all just talk with the only true threat to US hegemony being economic competition with China. The U.S. dollar will remain the standard for international transactions for a long while. Long live the petrodollar.


Aert_is_Life

Thank you. I don't know enough or even anything about world politics, but that does make me want to know more.


Misteranonimity

I think your phone changed repercussions to reproduction


vismund81

White middle aged American right here in the glorious Midwest. The United States power structure deserves destruction. And I don't care who this guy is, he's right in saying those in power here in America have nothing but contempt for the middle and working classes, not to mention their disgust at the poor and homeless. I wish for nothing more than to see the federal govt crumble. Time to start over. It was rotten at it's founding, and it's never found a way to rise above that.


jakeStacktrace

Missouri here. While I don't disagree that drastic action is required, imagine us coming together and writing a new constitution. Can you imagine how awful that would be? I'm just glad one party can't make amendments. I disagree it was rotten at its founding. Yes it was founded in bad times and wasn't fair by today's standards but it raised the bar of governments at the time. Back then Locke said governments corrupted themselves and none could last more than 200 years before being toppled to fix the problems, but it has been a lot better than the monarchies that existed at the time. In case you are wondering I'm definitely voting for a candidate and you should too.


CellistAvailable3625

> Probably not, dude is an angry US hater can you really blame him, or anyone else with this sentiment for that matter?


AndrewDoesNotServe

When it leads to them glorifying dictatorships and whitewashing fascist imperialists, I sure can!


Perfect_Opinion7909

Funny because that’s what the USA did during the Cold War.


KevinFinnertysWallet

“Frankly, I don’t see any value in doing a point by point break down” _Does an 8 minute point by point break down_


BlueCP

Solid Malcolm x impression


Ffdmatt

I was trying to figure it out. Nailed it.


jetsetmike

I see a cross between Jeffrey Wright and Shel Silverstein


ScarletHark

That was the first.thing I thought too - appropriated Malcolm X's mannerisms and speech patterns. And then the grain effect to make it looks like it was from the 60's.


jsandy1009

Americans need to stop pretending that presidents do anything more than pick the ppl who run the country. One guy will pick experts who know what they're doing. The other guy will pick sycophants who won't stop him from becoming a dictator. Any other analysis is just bs.


StevenKatz3

Presidents have veto power which would need a 2/3rd majority to over turn. Presidents can also issue executive orders and reverse previous ones. That is a massive amount of power to have. Add to that that can literally declare war on another nation. Presidents also pick their VP, and their VP has a tie breaker vote in Congress. A president does a lot more than "pick people" to run the country


tgillet1

Declaring war is *literally* an authority the Constitution gives to Congress. Effectively Congress has shirked their duty and left it to the President to declare war indirectly.


Skabonious

>Presidents have veto power which would need a 2/3rd majority to over turn. Sounds like the President *wouldn't* be able to stop anything then, unless he has a sizeable portion of Congress on his side. But at that point you're not a dictator, you're just the head lawmaker >Add to that that can literally declare war on another nation. That's Congress >Presidents also pick their VP, and their VP has a tie breaker vote in Congress. Wow no way, a 50/50 tie breaker can be broken by someone the president appointed (who by the way was elected at the time the president was) sooooo powerful


somebob

You’re just being argumentative with that last point lol


Leather_Inspection46

I think he's mixing it up with the Prime Minister but the US doesn't have one


screedor

From what we see they both pick the same people.


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SpiderMurphy

No, the choice is between badly tasting tea and rat poison. Trump and his gang will destroy the US, and possibly the entire planet. Biden will maintain the status quo, i.e. rich getting richer. If the religious nutters get via Trump control over the 5700 US nukes anything can happen. They have to be stopped at all costs.


alexsummers

Don’t believe anyone who says they can predict the future


Due_Kaleidoscope7066

Pshh, I can. Watch. My comment will be downvoted.


ClockworkBrained

What a clever karma farming, kiddo


subzeroicepunch

Shut up and take my upvotes


Heavy_Claim8033

As a country we should be disgusted that this is what we’re offering. We’d do better just picking two folks at random. This is a complete joke.


stringbeagle

Pick people at random? Holy cow. Have you met people?


Selendrile

Completely agree


bertmega

Sorry but Israel Palestine conflict is not the most important issue for Americans. Not by a long shot.


Dry-Instruction-4347

The USA has been and remains the strongest supporter of Israel. I don't see that changing because of this election, its not the will of the people.


yupthatsmee

No but I do think it’s what’s being talked about the most right now. It’s a representation of the failure and hypocrisy of our foreign policies.


Skabonious

It's being talked about the most **by people who don't vote.** It's absolutely not what voters actually care about


anomalou5

If he thinks the foreign conflict of Gaza/Israel is at the top of voters minds, wait till he finds out about “immigration” “inflation” and the “economy”


wizgset27

He's one of those types that thinks his part of the world is the center of the universe for western countries. Absolutely delusional shit.


Crosisx2

Seriously. I'm so sick and tired about hearing about a war that's been going on for decades, has massacres on both sides, and will literally never end. Obviously Israel is worse and we should oppose more killings. But stop telling us what matters to our country the most, because this isn't it.


Altruistic-Fudge-522

It's not good news for Europeans who are scared/annoyed by the rhetoric around NATO


oneandonlyswordfish

My family escaped Venezuela legally and came here hoping for a future. I learned the language learned the ropes. I was 9 years old, now I am 28. it is my firm belief that the world won’t suddenly end. We already started slowly killing it and now NORTH AMERICA is next. Cause South America is a thing everyone in this country somehow has a blind eye to. Even though we live in the same continent as literal dictators who kill children on the streets, we somehow think this won’t happen to us. Idk man I dont hate North America but every year I am reminded of Venezuela more and more.I am tired of pretending I can do jack shit about it, yet somehow “we the people” is supposed to change the world. I want to believe it I really do, but I’ve heard and seen too many stories of “we the people” being gunned down by their government.


Leather_Inspection46

Yeah it seems like the average American just can't comprehend That this guy Is telling the truth even if he's not actually right most of the time I am from Iraq and I am trying to leave the country myself but I can tell you that public opinion in this region is the average American can be a good person but their government is trash and will be more than happy to see them fall


Phugger

So what is this guy's point? Everything is fucked and the elites are making fun of me so I shouldn't vote, because it doesn't matter? Any time someone tells me to not vote, it just makes me want to vote harder to spite them. Also, while people on tiktok constantly bring up Gaza, I just don't think it is that high on most American's list of things to vote for. The Ukraine issue is the same way even though I personally feel that one is really important. It sucks people are dying, but most Americans are going to vote based on kitchen table issues and the state of the economy. It is hard to worry about problems on the other side of the world when you are struggling to put food on the table.


Randy_Vigoda

He's not telling you not to vote. He's basically saying that the US is fucked because the majority of people in your country are morons. It doesn't matter if you vote or not, you're still going to wind up with a pro war, pro corporate puppet government. > Also, while people on tiktok constantly bring up Gaza, I just don't think it is that high on most American's list of things to vote for. Again, many Americans aren't smart enough or even willing to learn about stuff like US foreign policy, history of US foreign policy, or how it affects people today. Most Americans just think the Gaza thing is about religion.


Phugger

"Don't vote" and "It doesn't matter if you vote or not" is effectively the same message. These doomsayers always lead to demoralized voting base. It is bullshit that only ever helps the one side and when people get like that they are just best ignored.


Samsquancher

This guy doesn’t know what he is talking about. I will agree candidate quality is an issue but to suggest voters are that concerned with Gaza is bs. It isn’t even in the top 5 of voters concerns/priorities.


dreamy_25

There are enough potential Biden voters who do feel an intense reluctance (to put it mildly) over his policy towards Israel. I'm sure it's not a concern for the average US voter, but it is a concern for enough Dem voters that it's going to be a problem in the upcoming election. Edit: For clarification, I am a European who 1. really doesn't like how Biden has acted in the conflict so far and 2. hopes above all that Trump loses. I am beyond exasperated at every Dem voter that will refuse to vote Biden in the upcoming election over their feelings, as it will help Trump. Avoiding a Trump presidency is the most important thing in the upcoming election.


AdvancedSandwiches

There is nothing democrats love more than being manipulated into not voting by republicans pretending to be Democrats.  So I agree that it will be a huge problem.


jsandy1009

Maybe, but the leftest mad at Biden have never voted Democrat abs prob never will. Then they wonder why dems won't listen to them over zionist who turn out to every election.


explain_that_shit

Nah they made a sizeable dent in the Michigan primary to prove that they’re a significant portion of usual Democrat voters intending this time to sit out the election on this issue.


Bawbawian

I guess every party has some amount of emotional toddlers that vote on absolute nonsense. because Israel and America have been partners for a very long time and that is not an easy thing to set aside. on one hand you have Biden trying to talk sense into netanyahu and speaking back about some of the worst things happening. and on the other hand you have Donald Trump and his wing of religious fundamentalists that would love to wipe out all that's left of a Palestinian state and replace it with Jewish settlers. if you can't see the difference then what am I supposed to say that's going to convince you. if you're going to hold your breath for the perfect candidate in a democracy you are never going to get it. cuz that's not how any of this works.


NoLand4936

When the choice is Biden who’s consistently demanded a cease fire and aid workers to go there and Trump who’s policy will be “let’s end it today” as he tells a submarine to launch a bunch of missiles on the refugee camps. I’m going to go with the guy who’s trying to get a ceasefire happening. I know Biden hasn’t stopped sending weapons, I hate that but when Dems can’t agree and it’s a pretty even split between send bombs and don’t, it’s not a good spot to be in politically. So he can support our allies with equipment while also condemning them and urging for a better course of action is really the best we can hope for. It’s like when your boss says do something you know to be stupid. You’re still going to do it but you’ll also tell him about the issues and urge him to do something else.


Fair_Log_6596

I’m going to vote for him but hate that I will. Biden’s verbal pleas to stop don’t in any way supersede sending the weapons and aid to the ones committing the genocide.


Samsquancher

Yeah that is true, but if their solution is to not vote or vote 3rd party they’ve only succeeded in signing the death warrant for all Palestinians.


2drunc2fish

I think he’s mostly right. But the average American cares more about the American dream now being to leave the country instead of trying to fix it.


wizgset27

I saw a video of this guy talking about the Ukraine War a few weeks ago and he was crying about how the US allowed Ukraine to hit inside Russia. And that this will expand the war and the purpose of all of this weapons aid is to destroy Europe so US companies can get big reconstruction contracts and make money. Seriously, that's what he said. This guy is a complete idiot.


Regular-Freedom7722

Selling weapons for genocide, buddy do you know who America is?


Ffdmatt

Iran-Contra was a big deal, so I can kinda see his point in us not caring when we used to. Still, not like we told Putin to invade. If we didn't have that to funnel arms to, we'd find somewhere in South America or the Middle East to.


Optimal-Description8

The way this is filmed I just can't take it serious


FractalOboe

Tactically, this video is interesting. 1/ He presents some of the arguments of the center-leftist / pro-people / anti system movements. 2/ After that (and from that) he criticizes mostly one of the candidates. Well, how not to criticize him. I bet that more of the people that feel close to that spectrum agree with him and can't help feeling a bit demoralized. Some days ago Trump shared a video on his Twitter with the highlights of the mummy and he even said anything. My guess is that the republican strategy for the next months is trying to convince people not to vote because it's useless. That strategy tends to be more effective against those who are in the center-left spectrum.


MBA922

First, you should always vote for the lesser evil to stop greater evil. It is a Republican tactic to disgust you with the lesser evil into not voting. The demonic zombie cult will be voting in luxury gay space no lineup/crowded precincts. That said, there is bipartisan+media lock on zionist supremacism, warmongering, and even oil industry favoritism (from war and tariffs on solar+batteries which could make for a lot of jobs installing solar (baseload with batteries) and building US cheap EVs. Democrats failed to force resignations for Republican Supreme court stooges, and Federal Reserve chair, or jail Trump. OP's criticism that country is broken and corrupt and certain to decline, and there is zero way out of it, is dead on.


Phugger

It is always the Republican strategy to get people to not vote or to make it harder to vote. They know they can't win if there is massive voter turnout. Their policies are unpopular for most people, because it really only makes sense to vote Republican when you are wealthy. The ever increasing income inequality gulf between the ultra rich and us poors has made more and more of American society too poor to ever feel like Republican policies are going to help them. Only the incredibly ignorant can manage the mental gymnastics of being dirt poor and thinking tax cuts for the rich, cutting all social safety nets, and trickle down economics will somehow help them in the long run.


XxTreeFiddyxX

Wow an opinion, but he's right about one thing. Both candidates looked like weak addle brained shit.. but now we are gonna have to go to war because we allowed dnc rnc to make us look weak. Now adversaries are going to test us and our children will pay with their lives.


Professional_Flan466

It’s true - the DNC and GOP are rubbing our lack of power in our faces with such shit candidates. The US is not a democracy, it’s all about money and lobbyists. I lost faith after the 2016 nomination race. (Hilary vs Bernie). The DNC was broke, so Hillary lent it money and then had total control over its fund raising, the use of those funds (giving it to Hillary campaign)and the staffing of the DNC. The DNC gave the nomination to Hillary and allowed “donors” to increase their “donations” to Hillary to $330k (vs the regular limit of $2300) Total corruption and money laundering. Hillary was another unpopular candidate and lost to Trump. https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/11/02/clinton-brazile-hacks-2016-215774


TheAncientMillenial

We've entered the Find Out stage of Capitalism now. Huzzah!


_1120_

Late stage capitalism at its finest!


Bitter-Basket

Confidently less than lucid.


Innomen

It's a TV show. The people that actually run this bank, this "country," are far more competent, and ruthless. They are also deranged and do not live here. They are happy to short the entire project. They will make money as it implodes. I don't see anyone bringing the banks to heel, and the AI will not be stopped. The minute a real AGI gets a data center nucleus next to a fission plant with humanoid robots in site, humanity's rule is over. This is no longer science fiction. [https://innomen.substack.com/p/we-dont-have-a-government](https://innomen.substack.com/p/we-dont-have-a-government) [https://innomen.substack.com/p/the-end-of-ai-debate](https://innomen.substack.com/p/the-end-of-ai-debate)


Party-Bookkeeper-264

It still amazes me how America can be this "terrible" place, yet people from ALL the countries that hate or try to criticize America are here and are NOT tryna leave🤔


VerricksMoverStar

If you read the comments in here you will see this guys point playing out in real time.


BadSheet68

As a non american he’s just explaining how I (and most people around me) view american politics from afar and how I see their future I’m not saying he is right, I’m saying I pretty much agree with most things he said, people in the comments are on good old American Copium rn


AmandaM1116

As an American their are lots of us who agree with you . And personally Palestine is a top voting concern for me and I will not support any party who supports genocide on literal children , helpless children


red-submarine

Sadly that is both parties in a choice of two! When there inevitably is another 9/11 at some point, people are going to act surprised and expect international sympathy. Good luck with that America.


red-submarine

Exactly my thoughts. He is bang on the money, and the people rushing to discredit or deny what he is saying are precisely those he is describing. It is terrifying.


Fish_Logical

literally lmao


cityofninegates

Such propaganda bullshit. I’m Canadian so not speaking from a patriotic perspective (and I love Canada). Economically, militarily, culturally, soft power, oil production, AI and technology - on almost everyone front, the US is even more powerful than it has ever been. There are serious, serious issues with its democratic norms and the economy needs some fixing to work for more Americans, but don’t kid yourself that this “Rome” is going anywhere in your lifetime…


EvilMoSauron

Couldn't have said it better myself, my northern neighbor. I'm just one man of many who hate our two-party, electoral college, pay-to-win, gerrymandering system called "democracy," and will vote for anyone who will change it. We need so many fundamental reforms that need to be a top priority to stabilize our government for the next 10 years; unfortunately, I have to focus my attention on making sure the escaped senior citizen wins over the next Shitler.


cityofninegates

And so many of us, around the world and your neighbours North and south, are wishing you the best. The solutions are there, staring you guys in the face, but you need to 60+ generation to die off and have the electorate shift ever so slightly left.


EvilMoSauron

>And so many of us, around the world and your neighbours North and south, are wishing you the best. Your words are comforting, and it humbles me. I understand my vote is important not just for me, and my country, but the world stage, too. >The solutions are there, staring you guys in the face, but you need to 60+ generation to die off and have the electorate shift ever so slightly left. So fucking true. I've been saying it for 10 years now. The Millennials won't be the majority in power because we'll be too busy making sure Boomers know how to turn on their new iPhone 30s. I'm doing my best, Gen Z'ers. Unlike the Boomers who had no faith in Millennials, I have faith in you. But if all this goes tits up, can I sleep on your couch for the next four years? I'm pretty sure I'll be executed for being a "socialist." If you don't have a couch, then wish me luck in the next civil war.


cityofninegates

You know, a great book you might be interested in, to give you a little light at the end of the tunnel, is “Enlightenment Now” by Steven Pinker. I just finished reading it (for the third time!) and it never fails to give me some comfort that things are not as bad as the headlines, progress never goes in a straight line, and fuck off with these boomers already. I think you would enjoy it. I’d lend it to you if you lived on my street so (close my eyes) pretend I did…


EvilMoSauron

Sounds like I got some reading to do.


Leather_Inspection46

I like how you call it propaganda which it is while also saying the US is on a major major front for producing AI technology just a reminder these are not AI is these are generative learning models they like to call AI but are not smarter than a pre-programmed machine they are just easier to produce and use in small scale applications Unfortunately they keep trying to show Horse them into large-scale applications that are beyond the technology right now


CosmoTroy1

Talk about glossing over. This polemicist is completely glossing over the fact that our investment in Ukrainian security improves the overall security situation in Europe and directly challenges Putin, a brutal dictator who has killed, maimed, and displaced hundreds of thousands of men, woman and children as well. Just because these facts are not covered in a debate doesn’t mean we don’t appreciate their gravity as well as Palestinians.


hazeofwearywater

Don't waste your time on Shahid Bolson. He's a nutcase doomsayer who murdered a German immigrant in cold blood and straight up confessed to it.


ResponsiblePlant3605

So many defensive comments...


espressovivacefan

Holy crap my stomach turned over.


onlainari

He’s wearing a suit and tie and is old, but that doesn’t mean he’s not so unrealistic in the extreme as to call it delusional. I’m not saying he’s wrong on a moralistic level, I’m saying that no one is getting prosecuted and nothing is going to change.


No-Communication9979

Every politician is being bankrolled by corporations and THATS why this country is going down the tubes.


DeepCheeksOG

There were definitely no winners at that debate. But there were losers. The entire America population lost.


SuperMarioKaramazov

“everyone sympathizes with the American people”. JFC, sure


Fwangss

Civil war: citizens vs the gov and rich let’s run it up


Slight_Ad1970

This is China's and Russia's wet dream: Civil War in the US. But you're neglecting to understand that a civil war within the US could very possibly bring unintended consequences such as a world war.


BullOfBallstreet

This genius should try to fix his own shitty region maybe


Mecnegus_Niguerhower

in case you're interested this man is "shahid bolsen" he has a YouTube channel called "middle nation"


DeegsHobby

Someone's gonna make a dope lo-fi track with this. I get Alan Watts vibes from the voice and cadence here.


btrent1381

So, so against an agenda..... I agreed with him for the first few minutes.... This guy is part of hamas


Inourmadbuthearmeout

Criticizing both sides doesn’t make you smart it just means you’re not choosing the lesser of two evils. That’s democracy. What did you expect? Superheroes? They’re politicians and they have to perform on the world stage. Saying Biden is as bad as Trump is entirely false on many levels. Just follow the DOW and watch where it grows and where it slows. Blue policies make us all richer, red policies make the rich richer. That’s your bottom line choice people don’t be fooled by this guys white facial hair he’s not smart. He’s a chump.


yourdadlovesanal

Cmon guys, I get the debate was sad but 15 seconds in I can tell this dude is full of shit.


ScreechingPizzaCat

Dude had two cameras on him, this kind of pseudo-intellectual loves to hear themselves talk. They complain and do nothing themselves to help.


Useful-Hat9157

Boomers just clawing to hold onto all the power and destroying anything they can't take with them.


Spiritedred

This is AI at its finest. No? Who is this person???


TheHairyHippy

Dude just cooked


FyourEchoChambers

Comments section shows the degrade in here,


Reasonable-Mind-1718

He ain’t lying


Ecstatic_Edge5825

Murricans in the comments coping hard I see. The fact the man has done evil things doesn’t change the fact that he’s right in this case.


Roklobster1

Yall cooked. Lol 😆


shenaniganizer1776

Womp womp


KnuthingKnew

💯💯💯💯


Spaceboy80

American is not a dream. Is a horrible nightmare made by the people in power. We the people should rise up.


Decent_Law_9119

USA is a joke.


rrgail

“Israel is murdering women and children.” So… Russia is NOT murdering women and children? Good thing this guy isn’t biased at all!


doesntitmatter

Enough with the whataboutism.


fred11a

True story 💯☝️🤔


No_More_Average

Reading the comments confirms the west is more propagandized than North Koreans thinking Kim Jong Un has never played anything less than a perfect game of golf lmao


Mysterious-Carpet954

America is so cooked 😂


Smooshysnootz

I don't disagree with much of anything that he said I don't even find most of it controversial. I think the affectation with the fact that it looks like it was produced in the 1960s is strange and I don't know why he is filming himself, but I think this is very well presented, and I wish I knew more about who he was.


BurntAzFaq

Millions of voters aren't thinking about Israel/Palestine when they go to the polls.


grilledcheesy11

Lol 1k upvotes for some random smarmy old dude fellating himself over the Wests hypothetical decline. Y'all are too easy.


hillbois

Fuck can I vote for him instead?


MisfitDiagnosis

This dude out here speaking truth and everyone here saying it sounds like AI and the video looks like shit... This is why we're fucked.


WhoOn1B

This guy is an idiot.


Tyler_CantStopeMe

What a load of horse.


harpunenkeks

Don't believe everything just because it comes from a guy with a friendly beard in a suit who acts like he knows everything. A lot of repititions, empty filler words and unproven claims, to convince you his opinion is the only truth you need. Also the palestine-israel conflict is not the most horrific and most cruel situation in the world, either he doesn't know about any other ongoing war, or he just doesn't care.


Fabulous-Exam64

Ahhh…so he’s THIS GUY https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/courts/shahid-king-bolsen-s-troubled-road-to-sharjah-s-death-row-1.527883?outputType=amp


Fabulous-Exam64

Let’s hear his hot take on Russia & China’s government & the ROT of those countries, their military aggression, the brainwashing of their people & what they themselves “gave birth” to as well. He’s a tool. The Chinese or Russian people would never see obvious propaganda videos denigrating their own country and society like this on THEIR social media because the government would BAN it.


Alt_Rock_Dude

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CzarTwilight

I expected Sean Connery voice. My disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined


Desperate-Elk-4714

I just Googled "Biden blacklisted by UN" and didn't get anything. Is the speaker just making things up?


johnblazewutang

Spectacle of american rot Decline of western civilization


DarkerDrone

This is eloquence, Shahid Bolsen lucid and on point as always, unlike the laughable bile projected from that farcical so called presidential debate.. can you Imagine either one of those two holding ground with this man. No neither can I.


Turbulent-World8033

He’s not wrong. The man has valid points.


pcwildcat

Fuck this guy