How Do We Make Society Better? Left vs. Right #5

How Do We Make Society Better? Left vs. Right #5 | 5 Minute Video

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How do you want to improve America? By focusing on improving and refining yourself? Or by transforming society? The answer to that question will reveal whether you're on the Left or the Right.
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A major difference between the Right and the Left concerns the way each seeks to improve society.
Conservatives believe that the way to a better society is almost always through the moral improvement of the individual -- by each person doing battle with his or her own weaknesses and flaws.
It is true that in violent and evil societies such as Fascist, Communist, or Islamist tyrannies the individual must be preoccupied with battling outside forces. Almost everywhere else, though, certainly in a free and decent country such as America, the greatest battle of the individual must be with inner forces -- that is, with his or her moral failings.
The Left, on the other hand, believes that the way to a better society is almost always through doing battle with society’s moral failings. Thus, in America, the Left concentrates its efforts on combatting sexism, racism, intolerance, xenophobia, homophobia, Islamophobia, and the many other evils that the Left believes permeate American society.
One important consequence of this Left-Right distinction is that those on the Left are far more preoccupied with politics than those on the Right. Since the Left is so much more interested in fixing society than in fixing the individual, politics inevitably becomes the vehicle for societal improvement. That’s why whenever the term “activist” is used, we almost always assume that the term refers to someone on the Left.
Another consequence of this Left-Right difference is that, since conservatives believe society is changed one person at a time, they accept that change happens gradually. This isn’t fast enough for the Left, which is always and everywhere focused on social revolution. An excellent example of this was a statement by the then-presidential candidate Barack Obama, just days before his first election in 2008. To a rapturous audience, he declared: “We are five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America.”
Conservatives not only have no interest in fundamentally transforming the United States of America, they are strongly opposed to doing so. Conservatives understand that fundamentally transforming any society that isn’t fundamentally bad -- not to mention transforming what is one of the most decent societies in history -- can only make the society worse. Conservatives believe that America can be improved, but should not be transformed, let alone fundamentally transformed.
The Founders of the United States recognized that the transformation that every generation must work on is the moral transformation of each citizen. Thus, character development was at the core of both child rearing and of young people’s education -- from elementary school through college.
As John Adams, the second president, said: “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”
And in the words of Benjamin Franklin: “Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom.”
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@niftythelynx 7 жыл бұрын

"Freedom requires self control" is probably the biggest thing in this video.

@jd64064 5 жыл бұрын

and character development

@sinjin6219 5 жыл бұрын

And self-control comes via logic and reason, not feelings and emotions. Animals function mostly on emotions; human beings, altho flesh, must function on reason. We now know exactly what happens if human beings function on emotions alone: socialism, communism, facism and all the ills of these putrid ideologies. People behaving like animals. At least animals have the excuse of a tiny frontal cortex.

@hodor9851 4 жыл бұрын

And that's literally what those feminist, homosexual, trans, and vegan capaigns and protest lack

@rebelblade7159 3 жыл бұрын

Discipline is freedom. You are free due to not becoming a slave to temptation.

@yshchrist3015 3 жыл бұрын

The cost of freedom is perpetual vigilance.

@justinarcher8683 6 жыл бұрын

"Everybody wants to change the world, nobody wants to change themselves" -Nothing More

@Jspec03 5 жыл бұрын

Before you try to fix the outside world, fix and clean your room. -Jordan Peterson

@Dez.B 5 жыл бұрын

Strong Wet Fart the GOAT

@kenshinyi8078 4 жыл бұрын

Amen

@MoskusMoskiferus1611 2 жыл бұрын

Words of Wisdom

@mrsqueegee4240 7 жыл бұрын

Wow with more freedom comes more responsibility. Does anyone teach that anymore?

@0ijm3409fiwrekj 4 жыл бұрын

Uncle Ben was close

@meineschnursenkel2092 3 жыл бұрын

Jordan Peterson, he changed my life, he talks a lot about that

@nimrodmaoz6485 3 жыл бұрын

They teach the opposite. They teach victimhood for the 'so called' weak and guilt for the 'so called' strong

@grievetan 3 жыл бұрын

That makes sense now. Liberals and left wants society and life without responsibility.

@yshchrist3015 3 жыл бұрын

The cost of freedom is perpetual vigilance.

@Odin50Cal 8 жыл бұрын

I love how he said "Alleged Rape Culture". There's no such thing. Literally nobody supports rape. Except Rapists.

@19Szabolcs91 8 жыл бұрын

+Odinwolfe Not in the West at least. For rape culture, go to rural areas of India. And Africa. And almost the entire Middle East from Egypt through Saudi Arabia to Iran.

@ImprovmanZero 8 жыл бұрын

+Odinwolfe What next are you going to suggest that only criminals commit crimes? Such crazy talk. XD

@Highbrow42 8 жыл бұрын

+Odinwolfe Love how you claim no rape culture, yet have a video posted called "everyone gets raped". Perfectly illustrates how rape has been desensitized and permeates into our culture, good job.

@ImprovmanZero 8 жыл бұрын

Jacob Welch Kind of like how no one believes a man can be raped by a women. Or how progressives ignore female on female rape. ' There is a rape culture, but it is kept alive by PC ideology.

@InvaderSyd 8 жыл бұрын

+Odinwolfe . . .and Islam.

@jackp.richardson6415 8 жыл бұрын

In short : The left is collectivistic, and The Right is Individualistic

@rogeresposito9675 7 жыл бұрын

Why is the left commonly referred to as "liberal" then?

@jackp.richardson6415 7 жыл бұрын

Walktherails Because liberals *used* to be individualists. Now they are Marxists.

@rogeresposito9675 7 жыл бұрын

Jack P. Richardson Individualism vs. Authoritarianism/Collectivism shouldn't be used to distuguish the left and the right. Libertarianism can exist on the conservative side (free market people) as much as it can on the progressive side (individualist anarchism). And authoritarianism is present with both Mussolini and Mao. Liberalism is usually seen as a centrist position, but ideologies from both sides of the spectrum relate to it. The way this channel tries to distinguish left and right is very wrong, if you ask me.

@jackp.richardson6415 7 жыл бұрын

Walktherails You do make a great point. But especially in these days where conservatives are about the individual instead of the mass whole, vice versa with the liberal Marxists now generally speaking, it's Liberty vs Collectivism.

@sean_thomson 7 жыл бұрын

+Walktherails I can answer that one, the evolution of liberals in the US went as such Classical liberalism (pure capitalism) > Early Jacksonian (this is where the left and right split) > Late Jacksonian, Progressivism, Post Marxism Anarchism as an ideology comes directly from anarcho communism, both desired the same end goals, which is very collectivist in nature believing in societal ownership as opposed to private or state ownership. Individualism lies purely with classical liberalism, everything else, including my isms deviate from the pure individualism aspect.

@cezargarcia6651 4 жыл бұрын

Our kids are taugh the easy way out: Blame something or anything and not themselves for their failures.

@korbschekanal7812 2 жыл бұрын

Yes of course. It would be so easy to stand up against the biggest global problems we have. Now now, don't stop the climate change, it's a problem we don't concentrate on, because we don't care. It's much easier to look away from that things and talk something about "self improvement". With self improvement you will see how necessary it is to do this things for society or someday we won't have one

@shionkreth7536 Жыл бұрын

@@korbschekanal7812 You're validating the video, and the OP, by agreeing with the notion that judging and trying to assert control over others is how to improve society. There are videos on this very channel on actions we could be taking to deal with climate change... but they wouldn't be signaling anyone's virtue, vilifying any group or bringing in big money for activist rackets, so it's surely of little worth to the progressive-minded.

@TheHollandHS 6 жыл бұрын

I believe we need both reflection on society AND reflection to our selves to be taught at school and families.

@Eerielai 3 жыл бұрын

Yes but you need self-reflection of the individual before you can have reflection on the society. A virtuous person reflecting on society will come up with a useful assessment. A non-virtuous person will not.

@AozoraUltra2006 7 жыл бұрын

felt like i was being brainwashed in the second half

@ThreeFingerG 7 жыл бұрын

*unbrainwashed

@silverkerbal 7 жыл бұрын

lol

@bhargavtata8732 7 жыл бұрын

Welcome to PragerU, where we states facts for the first half, and try to "educate" you for the rest. No, seriously. This is one of the most biased right-wing channels. I only watch to see how crazy their claims can get. I enjoyed the climate change one the most.

@bhargavtata8732 7 жыл бұрын

***** Thanks! This is what conservatives do best: label. There is no substance or criticsm. However, after much reexamination, Prager U is actually much better than many other channels out there like Paul Joseph Watson. Objectively speaking, their videos are very well made on a technical level. The editing and animation are incredible. However, on content, some of their videos fall way short.

@mayainverse9429 7 жыл бұрын

what do you mean? everything he said was facts. are left wing people not pushing social justice issues? and completely ignoring teaching individuals how to build their own character and being responsible for themselves? or are social justice issues really created by the right wing people who are only wearing a liberal tag?

@georgeboon7035 7 жыл бұрын

a good government represents both views, both need to co exist so they can cancel each other out so that neither gets too extreme.

@alancruz9607 7 жыл бұрын

George Boon I respect that view. But media plays a key role in baiting both philosophies further towards extremism.

@georgeboon7035 7 жыл бұрын

Splash Antonio TX agreed

@susan45tb 7 жыл бұрын

George Boon i think there should be minimal "fundamental" changes, because it barely works out, so once there is some form of development the conservative ideology is a bit better.

@basedbattledroid3507 7 жыл бұрын

George Boon Exactamundo, we don't need a Right or Left government; Just a human one. Also the Philosophies of Changing Oneself and Changing Society can only work in co-existence if you're a government. You can't expect people to change themselves before changing society if society treats them like dirt.

@robertjohnson8717 7 жыл бұрын

LisaLisaKenadoresher Vegetariansoylentgreen. I disagree martin luther king j.r's generation was oppressed much more than any minority is today but through changing themselves , holding there selves to a higher standard of education both in academics and religion and holding a truly amazing since or morality and character were they able to change our society for the better . not perfect true but from segregation to having a black president in one generation is proof that prager is right.

@Skyfighter64 7 жыл бұрын

"I'm Starting with the Man in the Mirror. I'm asking him to change his ways. No message could have been any clearer. If you want to make the world a better place, take a look at yourself, and make the change." -Micheal Jackson That's what came into my head watching this video. That is all.

@Lord_Volkner 4 жыл бұрын

"If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him." -Gandhi Another good video from PragerU.

@coopahtroopah1175 7 жыл бұрын

For everyone complaining about this video being biased, literally everyone has bias to some degree. It is impossible to be completely unbiased, although one can try to fairly represent both sides of an argument. The problem is when people who are clearly biased claim to be unbiased. This channel is clearly politically right, but it doesn't try to claim that it is unbiased in this regard. However, you have many media outlets that claim to be unbiased but are usually politically left. That is where I take issue.

@MelodyLiuJade 7 жыл бұрын

Coopahtroopah117 Does this not claim to be unbiased in the title? If it said "Why the Right is Better" then it clarifies that it is biased. But because of the unbiased title, people are tricked into thinking the video is unbiased as well.

@coopahtroopah1175 7 жыл бұрын

Melody Liu The entire channel is a conservative outlet. It's incredibly obvious. It's the whole purpose of Prager University.

@greatdude7279 7 жыл бұрын

Yeah they stated since the very beginning they are Conservatives.

@luisraulraudales2468 7 жыл бұрын

Coopahtroopah117 they say they are conservative in their description

@davidsegalle563 7 жыл бұрын

Coopahtroopah117 i wouldnt call myself unbiased but as a middle guy i tend to see the situation and choose what fits the best in my opinion and almost never go to the extremist right or left solution

@binirl8761 5 жыл бұрын

ask not what your country can do for you, ask what YOU can do for your country

@genericprofile2381 7 жыл бұрын

Showed this to a liberal friend in an email. Got a reply that read: "I don't care I know I'm right."

@somuchtocook9159 4 жыл бұрын

The Definition of Oatmeal I honestly am the very opposite because I am in a state of constant fear of my own self because I don’t really know who I am and what my purpose is and I don’t know how my brain works and how to do shit and how to make my parents happy and I don’t understand the meaning of life so I actively seek out any form of identity through science and politics and history

@Jolly123123123 4 жыл бұрын

"I know" Is one of the most dangerous things to free thinking.

@gu3sswh075 4 жыл бұрын

Choco Pudding look into Jordan Peterson WordtotheWise there's a bunch of great content there.

@guilhermesalesferreiradaco2934 4 жыл бұрын

Never use the word liberal to describe a leftist. The founding fathers were liberal, their ideology was classic liberalism, therefore being liberal means supporting capitalism and free market. Unfortunately this word has been misused and it's an insult to America the incorrect meaning people have been giving to it

@DenaStrawberry 4 жыл бұрын

Its the truth tho

@onixtv4034 5 жыл бұрын

"If you want to change the world start off by making your own bed" -Admiral William McRaven USN ret.

@hodor9851 4 жыл бұрын

He was the one who predicted Minecraft

@tamerlane9889 4 жыл бұрын

3 wool 3 planks

@IoNs.Stonio 8 жыл бұрын

As an atheist, and a parent, I have taught my son that you must respect others, respect authority even though it may not seem fair, and to always respect yourself. He knows NEVER to talk back, try his best at school, but never expect to win, but learn to fail and learn from it. He know that things are hard otherwise everyone would be doing it, and he applies himself at school. It boils down to parenting, and keep on their asses up until they are 18 or able to be responsible, reasonable adults. Religion is not a requirement but if you feel that "fear of going to hell" will work, so be it, just keep that shit away from making laws. Parents, don't give up on our children, plain and simple. Each child is different and some require a good old fashion ass whoopin'.

@NarutoUzumakiofficial 8 жыл бұрын

Yeah I agree with the religion part. I got a little hurt when he said that because I wasn't raised religious, tho I'm not an atheist.

@thadofalltrades 8 жыл бұрын

+Antonio Contreras Sadly the family unit is under attack. Lots of children don't have parents to teach them those things or the parents don't teach them those things. We are being conditioned to believe that a family doesn't need a mother and father to raise healthy children. Not that a single parent can't raise healthy children, but the general outcome is that single parent families, especially those without fathers produce adults that will continue the cycle. I am glad you are raising your kids like you are, keep it up, hopefully they will raise their kids the same way.

@IoNs.Stonio 8 жыл бұрын

Hyperionsf Are you kidding me? Your rant has done nothing other than show your intolerance of someone who has different beliefs or in my case, no religion. You obliterated any argument you had what so ever putting words in my mouth, but that is to be expected from someone who relies on some religion to get kids to listen. I did understand it, but I completely disagree with it. We keep pointing fingers, and making it a more complicated issue than it should be. Yes, when mom and dad are in the picture, the kid has a better chance of being a well rounded person, REGARDLESS of whether religion is there or not. As a matter of fact, I have a nephew who has parents that are EXTREMELY religious. This young boy can't watch Cartoon Network, he can not watch KZfaq videos, he's not allowed to play any video games, or sometimes just be a kid. Well guess what? Even though his parents shelter him as bad as they do, he becomes very rebellious when mom is not around. He uses curse words like crazy, he shows many signs of his dissatisfaction of why his mom does not let him watch Cartoon Network, yet questions why he is allowed to watch Nickelodeon, which in his exact words were, "I don't know why I can't watch cartoons, since Nickelodeon seems more sexual." SEXUAL?! My son, who is his age doesn't even know what that means. "He wasn't stating that religion was absolutely necessary but that it's a proven fact that children without strong father figures or religious backgrounds (actually believing and not just being forced to go to church) produce a far more enriched individual for moral superiority than without." Proven fact that children without religious backgrounds, produce a far more enriched individual?? Where is the "proof"?? Where are the stats that show religion makes a better person? I agree having both mom and dad helps, but where is your proof of the other statement? Otherwise, your argument is pointless, and all you wanted to do is throw your 2 cents and judge someone you do not know. Yeah, religion... lol.

@NarutoUzumakiofficial 8 жыл бұрын

Religion. Isn't needed. I would say I do hate religion personally as it not true, look at Islam. And the church is so corrupt in America, it fails to help people thus failing read most of Matt 25, James 1:27' and many other verses. Religion doesn't save you anyways according to the bible, Jesus does! Religion is just works

@thadofalltrades 8 жыл бұрын

Naruto Uzumaki That is certainly true. Christianity today is no better than the Jewish leaders in Jesus' day. Hypocrites. The world sees its hypocrisy and rejects it. Sadly by rejecting Christianity the world also rejects Jesus, when I am 100% certain that Jesus would denounce what Christianity has become.

@user-pl2mv5yp8u 7 жыл бұрын

(If it's not broken, don't fix it.) My favourite English proverb. Leftists favourite quote (it's their lives, let them live how they want to), yet they limit other's freedom, hypocrites. Rights are i believe, more active, always keeping an eye out for political changes and always in thinking about a country's progress. Just like the video says, rights believe in self-reflection and improvement. We look what's inside the individual rather than what's outside. If lefts had their way. Any "special" individuals will be allowed to be candidates . First Albino President? First Transgender President? First Pan-sexual president? What else? First disabled president? Looking at how special this person is rather than how capable he/she is? Forced marriages? Collapsing economy? I don't even get why it's a "valid" option for any "democratic" society. Right gives you freedom and opportunity. It creates uneven situations so that humans can compete, and improve. Throughout history there has never been an improvement if everyone is equal and one's extra hard work will be given to the others to make it "equal". Jealousy, stress, worries, triumph, hate, disgust, love and pride, these keep us running and on our feet always striving to achieve something. What are we supposed to run on if these were taken away. Are you a rational thinker? Do you like arguments? Do you like staying in the center of every sides, do you love your freedom? Your preferences? Lefts believes everything can be absolute, there will always be uneven-ness and that creates an opportunity to improve. There can't be absolute "non-racists", "non-homophobe" or "non-SomeoneThatDoesn'tAgreeWithYou". If one's homophobic, don't force this person to just plainly accept LGBT culture. Teach them and show them, argue them and win them over. Don't force them only to end up with that person bitterly behaving to your will. Same goes to racism. Show them your race is not what it seems, it's a win-win, you'll improve and he'll most likely change his opinion of your race. If he doesn't, that's fine, nothing can be perfect and absolute. Left and Right is so vastly different, one cannot be in the center. A single belief from a side just contradicts all from the other side. I'm not even American or "White". And I refused to be named "people of colour" by you Leftists, shameful and disgusting name, I'm an equal of any race, my race don't need pity and special names. Caucasians Reigned supreme long ago(several asian colonies), now we Asians will try our hardest to improve and surpass instead of pulling Caucasians down. Leftists are like children playing hero. delusional and unproductive. Waste.

@MelodyLiuJade 7 жыл бұрын

You need to take a closer look at the right side if you think they stand for freedom. They want to impose laws against people who believe abortion is a woman's right, rather than convincing them otherwise in a manner that supports freedom. Where do you see the "forced marriages" in the left side? I've never heard of that before, although I certainly have heard of *rightists wanting to ban gay marriage*. As long as you have a platform and make laws, you impose on the freedom of other people. That's what government is. Leftists only stand for a different *kind* of anti-freedom from rightists, but in the end people's rights are limited no matter which side wins.

@mrtrugglez5567 7 жыл бұрын

Rights: Because we benefit from status quo, therefore don't change everything. Lefts: Because we don't benefit from the status quo, therefore there must be change to make me prosper. The reason why Rich people tend to lean politically right is because they earn most from it, why risk your wealth in changing the system when you can stay status quo and earn a lot of money? The reason why poor people tend to lean left is because they don't earn much from it. I don't want to be poor therefore I want change to the system. No side is better unless you account your personal status in society.

@giuseppe5080 7 жыл бұрын

Mr Trugglez the problem is, the system is a capitalist system, meaning if you want money, you spend your own personal time earning that money. The left tend to believe that the system of America should be communism, meaning if you don't have money you get free money and land, and if you've worked hard for all of the things you own, that is too bad for you because somebody else does not have as nice of things therefore you must give some of your possessions away to someone who has not worked a day in their life.

@emesew262 7 жыл бұрын

黃天寶 god bless ur soul

@mrtrugglez5567 7 жыл бұрын

I happens to be on the left side of the spectrum and I wholeheartedly disagree. The left isn't out there going full on commie, they're just asking for healthcare and free education and minimum wage rise. An economy can only grow if a population has purchasing power to purchase goods, this is something any basic economist will agree upon (Don't get me wrong, I'm no economist, I'm just a random person on KZfaq.). The problem about the current system is that poor people are getting poorer while rich CEOs are massively overpaid than their foreign counterparts. The Poor has been working more than ever. Now working class workers worked more than Japanese and German workers. People are working long hours with no or trinkle (few days) paid leave.The Purchasing power of the wage has dropped lower than that of 1950. Not only that, many people are forced to become jobless, especially in the manufacturing industry, where outsourcing has now became the norm and jobs are taken out. To say our system is acceptable for everyone (not the shrinking middle class or the well off 1%, but EVERYONE) is like saying Hillary doesn't support the TPP, a self deceiving lie.

@philipeli 7 жыл бұрын

"We are now producing vast numbers of Americans who are passionate about fixing America while doing next to nothing about fixing their own character." My favorite statement of video.

@joanblakearasta829 3 жыл бұрын

A ridiculous statement actually. Pure and utter rubbish. Right wing propaganda designed to brain wash young conservative college age folk. Beware of the origins of this video, do your research, look into the founders and creators of this media group. Character to care for those other than yourself is a strong and desirable character to have. The supposition that ones character needs to be fixed before trying to improve upon the injustices of ones society is presupposing that ones character is flawed in the first place. Please. And to say that gradual changes are preferable over a long period of time is really telling. Sometimes it becomes alarmingly apparent that a change is needed, a wrong must be put to right and an improvement in the status quo is being called for. An idea whose time has arrived and it takes a group of forward thinkers to promote that idea, often, effectively, through peaceful protests well as other means.

@RKWWWW 2 жыл бұрын

@@joanblakearasta829 And proof of what you say is the fact that the world just seems to be getting better and better everyday. Seriously, you have nothing to offer us in the way of making the world a better place.

@shionkreth7536 Жыл бұрын

@@joanblakearasta829 It's genuinely hard to tell if your comment is a satirical parody of a progressive, or an actual opinion.

@thaddeushenry9730 7 жыл бұрын

Again, it's only facts vs. Feelings

@caelumblanco7004 6 жыл бұрын

bitchasshoeism I'd disagree. Global warming exists but not because of us. The world's climate has been changing for a little while now.

@caelumblanco7004 6 жыл бұрын

And as a right winger (and I think all of us Right wingers agree), I think it's safe to say that the left and the right want a lot of the same things, but they go about it in entirely different ways. For instance I think a lot of the less "bright" Leftists are trying to stop racism, the "pay gap", fight for women's rights, when in reality no one really wants those things OR they don't exist. The African Americans have the same rights as we do, so do women. There's no pay gap because women and men work differently, etc. etc. No good American WANTS a society with blacks having less social ability.. because our only difference is our skin color. You probably get the point, bud. :)

@leddsaliva 6 жыл бұрын

Exactly. But not in the false premise this gent spews. Here's the difference: the left believes that change needs to happen in yourself, other individuals AND society; the right believes change should happen only in other individuals. The right falsely believes they are logical and reasonable, but in reality, they operate almost entirely on repressed childhood emotion. Until they address their childhood issues, as Trump never feeling respected by his father demonstrates, they can never get to logic and reason - just pure instinctual emotion. Scandinavian countries are solving most of their issues by addressing root causes and using evidence-based policy. Conservatives don't want that, because it might beehive affect the nice, cozy niche they've carved themselves in their corrupt system. They tell the left, "look, I did well in this corrupt system, quit complaining and do what I did!" But the left would rather fix the corrupt system so that new generations can all get ahead and better themselves and the world. The right only cares about they're open kids getting ahead by maintaining the corrupt system.

@jonathanpetersen8433 6 жыл бұрын

So... this video sucks, because he is wrong, the alt right is right

@lob5645 6 жыл бұрын

LIBTARD UTTERLY ANNIHILATED BY FACTS AND LOGIK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111!!!!

@csgoplayer6899 8 жыл бұрын

I'm a leggist, we humans don't have wings, birds are also stupid.

@felipejnnt 8 жыл бұрын

I believe in most of those ideas, but not when you talk about religion.Religion doesn't make anyone more moral. Usually, it's the opposite actually. Religion is always excluding people and trying to dictate how society should behave. Thus, we should limit the influence of the church the same way we limit the power of the state.

@indianzionist2012 8 жыл бұрын

+felipe jannotti Give me a single NON-RELIGIOUS ideology which GLUED PEOPLE together into an ETERNAL EMBRACE from the womb (birth) to the tomb (death)!

@felipejnnt 8 жыл бұрын

The LAW

@felipejnnt 8 жыл бұрын

The NATION

@felipejnnt 8 жыл бұрын

Common ideas such as Liberty, Rights and Justice.

@indianzionist2012 8 жыл бұрын

***** WTF are you talking about?! LAWS, NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, RIGHTS, etc keep changing every now and then, sometimes far more frequent than chameleons!

@studiopaultv 3 жыл бұрын

I'm a left-leaning LGBT centrist but I love watching PragerU even though it's a conservative channel. It challenges my ideas and they also back their arguments up with data and state their point while respecting the other side, something I don't see a lot of people doing on social media or anywhere else.

@shionkreth7536 Жыл бұрын

It wasn't *that* long ago that conservatives and actual liberals had plenty of things in common, could learn from one another, and kept our society balanced rather than extreme.

@RoRo-hw3um 6 жыл бұрын

Well said. My dad came to this country with no money and little education.. instead of protesting and bitching about how terrible America is, he WORKED HIS ASS OFF. Now he is blessed with a happy loving family, financial stability, and I am going to college along with my sister. It's amazing what anyone can do in this beautiful country. God bless you all, and God bless America.

@kanuam8242 6 жыл бұрын

CornRow Kenny you make you farther proud and give others motivation to do the same

@EanHaworth 8 жыл бұрын

The only thing to be found down here are lies, slander, bickering, and incompetence. You have been warned.

@RangerColinLZ 8 жыл бұрын

I would like to know how you change society without changing individuals. Other than by thought policing and thought control or otherwise other totalitarian views

@CocoaNutCakery 8 жыл бұрын

+RangerColinLZ You answered your own question. Why do you think SJWs want to police speech so much?

@RangerColinLZ 8 жыл бұрын

CocoaNutCakery I knew that. You really can't fight any injustice without going to every person and teaching or learning as an individual. Individuals come together to make a society

@j.j.macbocephus6707 8 жыл бұрын

+RangerColinLZ You can't. But that is lost on witless Progressives.

@RangerColinLZ 8 жыл бұрын

Liam O'Clery I'll compare the situation as I see it to a video game series. Assassin's Creed to be specific. It would seem odd to draw political philosophy from a video game, but even if it is a game, I find that it promotes thought. You have the two factions that seem to generally fight for the same thing. But have much different means to the end. The Templars, who I will compare to the Left, want to have a better world through control of others, or by limiting of rights. Those in power are supposed to lord over those not in power and give everything out. They are willing to do less than ideal things to get power and keep it. This is not to say that all leftists are evil, or that all of them are corrupt. Though I find that to be just a trend among that side. The Right isn't without flaw though and does have it's own problems. The Assassins on the otherhand go about achieving a better world by promoting rights of others. They are classical liberals.While I will say that not every action portrayed in game is applicable to real life (such as you know, assassinating corrupt leader figures, at least while we have Rule of Law on the good side, we have some type of democratic society to work things out) but the idea of freedom for people still holds constant. That people have free will to do as they wish, but are not harming others in some way. Their (the Assassin's) maxim as said and eventually defined in the series is "Nothing is True, Everything is Permitted", on the surface it might seem cynical. That someone can believe what they want and can do what ever they want. Which is partially true. The meaning: "To say nothing is true is to realize the foundations of society are fragile and that we must be the shepherd of our own civilization. To say Everything is Permitted is to understand that we are the architects of our actions, and that we must live with their consequences whether glorious or tragic." This idea seems to follow the saying "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make them drink." You can only hope to educate people about certain ideology and that they might make the best choice for themselves. But as it stands with the Leftist progression of the school systems, only one side is taught. I can point out recent examples to show this is the case. But I feel as if I've made my point and expressed my view in probably too many lines.

@Thane36425 8 жыл бұрын

+RangerColinLZ For the left it is through terror and democide. Lenin said that: "Terror is an instrument of social hygiene." That wasn't an original thought but it has been part of the left since before the French Revolution where it was first put into wide practice. In excess of 300,000 people were killed by the revolutionaries. Lenin, Stalin, Mao, and others killed vastly more. Those who were not killed were afraid to speak up because they knew they could be next, or they could be sent to the camps. As Hannah Arendt said in her study on Totalitarianism, the camps are also a necessary threat under such regimes moreso than the mass killings. Mass killings could make people too afraid, but the camps, that's not so bad, especially if one could get recognition from the regime, and maybe even prizes, for turning in "malcontents." These days though a more common tack is to use psychological studies and advertising methods to subtly nudge people and influence their thinking without them noticing. By being allowed to frame the language used, to messages in pop culture and mass media, it is a steady bombardment. As this succeeds, the natural impulse of the sheep is to stay with the herd and suddenly there is a surge in the direction desired by, in this case, big government. Most people won't even realize what happened. It's very insidious and one wonders how far they can go with it and when the older methods will come back into use once the "enemy" has been reduced to a small enough percentage of the population and sufficiently dehumanized and stigmatized.

@johnadan3509 6 жыл бұрын

Totally agree!!! But if left and right work together for the same purpose, the result is 💡transformation 👏

@carlosmoreno3162 4 жыл бұрын

Everyone wants to save the world, but no one wants to help mom do the dishes.

@Felix-ot9sk 8 жыл бұрын

A lot of people are asking why we can't change both the individual and the society. I think I can explain. In previous civil rights movements, like African American rights and women's rights, there was a need for societal change because they were being oppressed by actual laws and every aspect of society advocated their persecution or inequality. Today however, while many believe there is still a problem, it is undeniable that the problem is no longer in society as a whole, and certainly not in government. So you can't fix the problem where the problem doesn't exist. For example, you can't fix people being racist by taking their free speech. People being racist is a problem with the individual, and using government as a means to fix the individual doesn't work without violating rights and ruining the government.

@aaronvector4750 2 жыл бұрын

EXACTLY!

@deannarobles2700 8 жыл бұрын

The point he is trying to make is that there's no use blaming other people for better society. What we need to do is build character by reaching our goals one step at a time. To change the world is to change yourself first.

@deannarobles2700 8 жыл бұрын

We need to take responsibility for our feelings and actions. It all depends on how you look at things.

@anthonylong9067 6 жыл бұрын

How to make society better? Simple answer: Work together, compromise, and stop being assholes to each other.

@TracieClaiborne 5 жыл бұрын

Anyone interested in parenting a kid who turns out to be a great American should honestly consider homeschooling. Parents who homeschool focus a majority of school time on learning how to be a good human.

@Blitzeking 8 жыл бұрын

Is this to imply I lack any self control, or moral foundation because i'm an atheist? Or is it saying I got half the morals I should have had because I was lucky enough to have a father in my life?

@BlueAxeRacer 8 жыл бұрын

No I don't think so, I don't think you need both, but just one, preferably the father because he has less bias.

@maxradke2189 8 жыл бұрын

it simply stated religion as one example of self control. religion states many times to try and stay away from things like theft, murder, drugs, addiction, and even overworking. If you dont have such problems then you had something else helping you, or you were not exposed to such problems. and please dont tell me that we dont need religion to tell us killing is wrong, its clear that with a world that has had criminals, communists, NAZIs, and extremists kill millions, we need programs to improve our people.

@mrdorn542 8 жыл бұрын

+max radke Bro the nazis were Christian.

@Blitzeking 8 жыл бұрын

max radke Sure programs that teach people moral values such as killing is wrong, theft is wrong, and lying is wrong aren't inherently wrong. What matters is how you go about it. I'm not opposed to religion, however I just can see the difference between right and wrong myself without it.

@Bob-mo4no 8 жыл бұрын

+Dimitri HAHAHAHAHAHA okay okay okay.. lets assume you're right. then they where christians whom did not follow a single commandment. soo nazi's are great example of people NOT following the bible

@darkshine807 8 жыл бұрын

With this logic: moral transformation happens on a personal level; We would we still have plantation owners with slavery. Sorry Dennis, there needs to be a middle ground. I hate what is happening in collages across the nation as much as anyone, but social revolutions have done great things in the past.

@theworldisgood 8 жыл бұрын

Reminded me of the Democrat conspired with the KKK to block the Republican's reconstruction after the civil war!

@darkshine807 8 жыл бұрын

For fairness sake, the democrats during reconstruction were more classically liberal than the (classical) republicans. personal responsibility in the south, larger government in the union. Reconstruction was completely bungled. It all had to do with the Andrew Johnson, Hands down worst president ever in the union. Lincoln would have Built bridges, Johnson just burned everything down. Is there a modern equivalence?

@CowsCanCook 8 жыл бұрын

+Brian Casey Yeah I hate what is happening my collage, I don't have enough magazines to make the collage how I want it to be. (I think you meant college, fine sir.)

@darkshine807 8 жыл бұрын

derp lol

@bernardohernandez2620 7 жыл бұрын

In all honesty, you need a combination of both of these to have a good society.

@lukeswain5160 5 жыл бұрын

we live in a work where less than 1% decide life for the rest of us 99%

@KC-up7hf 8 жыл бұрын

The left side seems a little half baked.

@slnoll21 7 жыл бұрын

When we say "make America great again", it's not that America isn't already great, it's that we are no longer proud of America. We live in a culture of shame. "America is responsible for climate change, American society is responsible for rape, America is responsible for income equality". The list goes on and on. Liberalism sees America as the problem that needs to be changed. Conservatism sees America as the solution that must be protected.

@wheniztheend 7 жыл бұрын

Scott it's better for America to be aware of its own problems, not just push then to the side and pretend we are still one of the better nations.. being proud of a shitty nation is just being blissfully ignorant.. Also when we will be one of the few nations to somehow dismiss global warming despite all of the evidence of it- that will just be embarrassing. With Trump in charge, there will only be more shame on America.

@slnoll21 7 жыл бұрын

Nick Baldwin it's not that we don't acknowledge climate change, it's just that America is a country, not a planet. And until we can come up with a law to change the weather, I don't see climate change as a problem that can be or needs to be solved by the United States at the federal level. And I'm not ignoring the problems by saying America is not a shitty country. Maybe all the problems are with shitty people. That's exactly the point of this video. Liberals see a problem and they automatically jump to society as a whole for the fault. Conservatives tend to see problems as rooted in individuals.

@slnoll21 7 жыл бұрын

Nick Baldwin by the way I didn't vote for Trump, but I respect his conservative ideas and I respect the voice of the people that got him elected

@wheniztheend 7 жыл бұрын

Scott well I can't disagree with you on that it's an individual thing.. But I believe some government action to help fight climate change might be necessary.. Also the fact that Corporations have a big debt to the climate change, and government actions such as fighting for oil, when we should be avoiding those kinds of wars, and really focus on green energy.. In the sense of green energy, I don't really care whether or not it helps with the economy (although hopefully it does, and facts seem to point that way), but using the gov to help push these kinds of things that are harder to do with individuals on their own is the whole reason for it in the first place (at least to me) I totally understand where you are coming from, and I really don't like relying on the gov, but I still have the (maybe naive) hope/expectation that we (the people) use the gov to do its best to try and solve problems such as climate change as in creating incentives for green energy jobs or something along those lines..

@slnoll21 7 жыл бұрын

Nick Baldwin I just think the only role of the government should be to protect the people. As for renewable energy, if something has to be done by the government, if must meet two criteria for me: 1) it can't dramatically increase taxes, and 2) it can't compromise liberty. If those two criteria can be met I'm all for it

@waddjantachi 6 жыл бұрын

Because this channel does not block comments, it is safe to stay that right wing encourages freedom compared to most leftists who only want their ideas shared.

@croixrennie892 6 жыл бұрын

The left mostly ignores or occupies the right platforms with a mutually respect...whereas the right in some case will go to left platform with organized trolling.

@DiaboloMootopia 6 жыл бұрын

right wing people flood every comment section and the left does not block it. The left actually does the work of creating content.

@croixrennie892 6 жыл бұрын

+Amber Hoke Wow Berkeley...hahaha is that all you got? The left gets censored way more than the right does...the only difference is we don't bitch and moan like the right or have billionaire sugar daddies funding us to push propaganda like the right. www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/8/3/17644180/political-correctness-free-speech-liberal-data-georgetown And don't even dare talk about respect when numerous people got beat up and maced by Trump supporters at Trump rallies during the 2016 election. If you're okay with a President encouraging his supporters to assault people and equivocating a group of terrorist who ran people over with a car to being the same as the counter-protestors who got ran over...don't tell me to come off anything until you get your head out your ass you brainwashed knuckle dragging sycophant.

@thaddeuskyle572 5 жыл бұрын

www.google.com/amp/s/reason.com/archives/2017/12/11/the-end-of-free-speech/amp

@MusaVoice 5 жыл бұрын

great generalization! v smart stuff

@BF4ClanTBS 7 жыл бұрын

I feel like I'm the only conservative who believes in global warming 😂

@Yash-lx5xr 3 жыл бұрын

No worries, you're not alone. Also do you think global warming is Natural or both man made and natural, other people call me a leftist whenever I bring up climate change. Glad I'm not alone.

@wingedsharkstar 8 жыл бұрын

why does improving one self have to revolve around religion?

@benkai343434 8 жыл бұрын

+wingedshark star That's a stealthily covered opinion which comes from the notion that religion provides a strong moral grounding, which in most cases outside of extremist groups is absolutely correct. If it would help to untrigger your fedora, perhaps it's better if you view it as 'having a strong moral compass/ strong sense of justice' as opposed to believing in a given religion. There's other reasons why religion is important, but unless you'd like me to bring them up then they aren't relevant to your question. To clarify; I'm not what you'd call a religious person, but I understand that it serves a purpose beyond the boogeyman representation it's often given in modern society.

@wingedsharkstar 8 жыл бұрын

+Kriplovski But you don't need religion to provide you with morals. Most morals and values can come from : parents, school, friends, society or you can even just use common sense to figure out wat it is that you believe in or hold dear. Religion can provide these things but it really doesn't have to be that you need religion as a moral compass to guide you in every aspect of your life. You can improve on your own or with the help, it is a choice.

@benkai343434 8 жыл бұрын

wingedshark star Yes, but that requires that such people have a strong moral compass in the first place; existing does not make you moral, and you are just as likely to learn immoral things from friends and family as you are to learn moral things, especially if the people are inherrently immoral. What religion provides is a framework by which others can measure their morality. belief in a higher being or punishment getting doles out for your sins is little more than an allegory for 'leading an immoral life will lead to your own downfall'. If you aren't religious then you have to be disciplined, and even if you don;t view yourself as religious you cannot ignore that religion is the foundation of modern moral precepts.

@wingedsharkstar 8 жыл бұрын

+Kriplovski It is true that friends can actually be a bad influence on some people (if the have shady friends), but this does not mean that religion is the only thing that will always be pure kind. To take an extreme example like westerboro baptist church, they are a hate group that are against things like homosexuality. these morals are not really accepted in this day and age but that's wat they have been told by their religion so they believe it to be morally justified. TL;DR religion is no more trust worthy of being a good moral compass then let's say your parents,school and friends. (not that any of those are bad)

@benkai343434 8 жыл бұрын

wingedshark star The problem with your argument is while the Westboro Baptist Church may do some morally reprehensible activites, what they lack is Self Control, which I'm assuming you gathered from the video is important if you wish to be a moral person. Their core values are no different to your average Christian, albeit with more of a Baptist take on such values. Your last point is moot as you used a fringe group with values that are (at the end of the day) nothing that they should feel ashamed of acting like petulent children to try and pigeonhole the rest of religion. Your point about Homosexuality and it being 'the current year xD' are little more than virtue signalling. Finally, lets not make the rest of this debate about the Westboro Baptist Church. We both know that's a textbook case of strawmanning and shifting the goalposts, so I'd endeavour to keep this on-topic; whether or not religious belief and faith, particularly the christian faith, is the foundation of modern western morality, which I most certainly believe that it is.

@TheLawnWanderer 8 жыл бұрын

Why not a bit of both?

@FerraraM98 8 жыл бұрын

I think the same too. Politics needs a balance, nothing too radical.

@felipejnnt 8 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@ArqCaduGarcia 8 жыл бұрын

+TheLawnWanderer because only the conservatives are honest.

@TheLawnWanderer 8 жыл бұрын

So nixon was a honest man then?

@ArqCaduGarcia 8 жыл бұрын

TheLawnWanderer there can be dishonest people in both sides. The difference is that conservative honesty is real honesty. Left wing honesty can only be 2 things: 1. a logical impossibility; 2. pure dumbness / ignorance / denial of reality / emotiveness / etc...

@selfcontrol9982 Жыл бұрын

If you ever tried to lose weight, get fit, or ho back to school to learn a new skill you know how hard it is to change yourself, so you should know why you can't change others.

@tyronewoodard5800 7 жыл бұрын

In turn as a metaphor, "I can't fix your garage, if I can't fix my own" From, character development

@chrisshipman3342 8 жыл бұрын

i just wish conservatives were less anti science

@tomryan4647 8 жыл бұрын

+Chris Shipman I really hope this is isn't about climate change

@chrisshipman3342 8 жыл бұрын

Tom Ryan in part. Climate change is science. Evolution is another.

@tomryan4647 8 жыл бұрын

Chris Shipman climate change is a total scam. Think about it. If you're a politician, "climate change" is a god send of an excuse to get more government revenue. What do democrats love? taxes! they need to pay for all their government programs somehow, and having a government controlled energy industry is the perfect way to do it.

@chrisshipman3342 8 жыл бұрын

Tom Ryan I'm talking about science not politics. I would agree that the politicians don't have good solutions but that has no effect on the science. The science is solid. At a basic level we know the properties of carbon and i have yet to see any research paper showing how the standard model is completely wrong.

@tomryan4647 8 жыл бұрын

Chris Shipman yes we give out lots of carbon, no doubt. But the climate has changed since the beginning of earth, it has been much warmer in the past than it is today. Don't believe the whole 99% of scientist say climate change is man made, all those scientists receive government grants to fudge data. And the earth is gaining ice, not losing it, especially Antarctica.

@hassett3393 8 жыл бұрын

Why should one only focus on character inprovment or societal change? Why not both?

@AnHonestApe 8 жыл бұрын

+Hasset Anteneh The problem is you're asking ultra-conservatives to focus on more than one thing (the one thing being themselves). This isn't to say ultra-liberals are much better.

@hassett3393 8 жыл бұрын

Honest Ape thats why I'm a moderate.

@nathans5521 8 жыл бұрын

+Hasset Anteneh There is a proper place for both. I believe the inner battle is the greatest one because without a moral populace society has to be controlled by minimizing freedom to keep order.

@birdinmotion1525 8 жыл бұрын

+Hasset Anteneh im conservative now, after finding this channel, i am no longer moderate. These men are patriotic, intelligent, and God fearing men who understand what our founding-fathers wanted for this nation and that it is heading the exact opposite direction. If you think about it, liberalism is anti-american

@hassett3393 8 жыл бұрын

Bird In Motion good for you. That still doesn't answer my question.

@KurtGodel432 7 жыл бұрын

The right looks to the past for reference to societal organisation, the left look to principles to apply for the future.

@mattgianni8688 7 жыл бұрын

Both is necessary, since the symptoms of bad character must be controlled by the government

@reharl4953 4 жыл бұрын

As a last resort.

@deadass8323 7 жыл бұрын

When you can taste the bias

@benfuller9009 6 жыл бұрын

'It is true that in violent and evil societies such as ... Islamist tyrannies the individual must be preoccupied with battling outside forces. Almost everywhere else, though, ... the greatest battle of the individual must be with inner forces' This is hilarious because one of the central ideas of Islam- the Jihad, and most of all the Inner or Greater Jihad, is literally a 'battle ... with inner forces'.

@ideasofadummy8855 4 жыл бұрын

Evidence of the idiotic nature of these Islamic tyrants no?

@jorgejorhoe3129 3 жыл бұрын

Did this video get updated, so it no longer shows: 1.) how the left uses violence (the cartoon part where they had those wrenches or something), or 2.) the reference to how Martin Luther King Jr spoke about development of one's character? I didn't understand how that's what he was about, before.

@metromarketnews 7 жыл бұрын

After reading many of the comments it struck me: so many are consumed by what is Right or Left rather than what is right and wrong. Dennis does a very good job of delineating the latter rather than the former. What a nice reprieve from the regular news we all consume. Thank you Dennis!

@danilogomes4310 7 жыл бұрын

am I the only one who loved his voice?!...lol

@rikvanschaaik8443 5 жыл бұрын

"religion being a conveyor of self control." Guess the catholic priests missed that part.

@0ijm3409fiwrekj 4 жыл бұрын

The teachings not the people

@Shelf_Improvement 4 жыл бұрын

So did the slave owners

@blairdurward4324 7 жыл бұрын

He's absolutely right, if nobody addresses their own flaws and focuses entirely on society's flaws, nothing will get better, only worse.

@phazon6179 Жыл бұрын

Can't believe this video pas posted 7 years ago and yet increasingly more relevant.

@joshuahudsaks7328 5 жыл бұрын

“Left people bad! Right people good!” It never gets old 😂

@joshuahudsaks7328 5 жыл бұрын

BIGJRU no, because he blames everything on the Left. He’s claiming that the left have no morals or religion.

@joshuahudsaks7328 5 жыл бұрын

BIGJRU leftism now? Shit, but at least they care. Leftism before? Good. I could say the same thing about the right. I have made no points in why either side is bad, but why his argument is bad.

@sekischro5093 7 жыл бұрын

Im 13 why am i seeing videos about politics when i dont even know what is left wing and right wing someone please explain?

@hankonokokoro6684 7 жыл бұрын

Cause it's interesting and because one day you'll have to vote

@sekischro5093 7 жыл бұрын

Miles Edgeworth do i learn this in school or?

@hankonokokoro6684 7 жыл бұрын

Aetherio Games Well it depends of your country i'm french so I don't know about the usa but in france , you learn some part of it in school .

@EvenWaysMusic 7 жыл бұрын

Well.... When a man loves a woman...

@harrybudgeiv349 7 жыл бұрын

Flint Sheep the left right dichotomy came from France during the Revolution

@tomlock5484 Жыл бұрын

Where people are convinced that left and right are the only options, they stop moving forward.

@danielleriley8498 6 жыл бұрын

I just don't understand why it can't be a healthy mix of both.

@Blue-nn1oh 7 жыл бұрын

Conservatism is a way of life versus a way of living. Conservatives use reason, common sense and wisdom to guide their actions whilst "progressives" use only their feelings.

@sightninja 7 жыл бұрын

Interestingly, that is a feeling-based statement. Just because you haven't met a logical thinking progressive doesn't mean ALL progressives aren't logical.

@josiahjohnson1833 7 жыл бұрын

SightNinja No, but the illogical nature of progressive philosophy means all progressives are illogical

@Blue-nn1oh 7 жыл бұрын

SightNinja Wrong! The greatest description of American civilization was written in the early 19th century by the Frenchman Alexis de Tocqueville. One of the differences distinguishing Americans from Europeans that he most marveled at was how much Americans - through myriad associations - took care of one another. Until President Franklin Roosevelt began the seemingly inexorable movement of America toward the European welfare state - vastly expanded later by other Democratic presidents - Americans took responsibility for one another and for themselves far more than they do today. Churches, Rotary Clubs, free-loan societies and other voluntary associations were ubiquitous. As the state grew, however, all these associations declined. In Western Europe, they have virtually all disappeared.

@sightninja 7 жыл бұрын

Blue But...what does that have to do with feelings vs logic? You said conservatives use facts, logic and reason, while progressives use feelings. But that is an opinion. Anyone can use logic to support their political beliefs. And anyone can use feelings to support them. Example 1 - Liberal: Since gay marriage doesn't affect straight people personally, it makes sense to let gay people get married if they want to. At the very least, they'll pay for a marriage license. Free money. Conservative: As a Christian (or believer in like...ya know...biology), Gay marriage feels wrong... Example 2- Liberal: I feel like McDonalds is taking advantage of low minimum wage! I want $15 /hour Conservative: fast food isn't meant to provide a living wage. Just work experience and a stepping stone to better jobs. See? First example the liberal uses logic. Second example, the conservative uses logic. Logic and feelings are not signs of political ideologies.

@Blue-nn1oh 7 жыл бұрын

SightNinja On your first argument: A conservative says, "Society should not change an ancient institution for no other reason than 'It feels right'."

@randalglyph4967 5 жыл бұрын

The conservatives have most of the equation right about limiting government. If they would stop pushing religion and prayer in the schools, which violates separation of church and state, then almost everything else is correct. Maybe another role for the government that big business refuse to do, is reduce pollution or pay fines. Don't pollute the rivers, air, soil, oceans, etc. Global warming is bunk, but acid rain and mercury contaminated fish is real. Schools should go back to teaching self discipline, rather than tearing down the west. People need self restraint as a virtue. Having illegitimate kids should not be socially acceptable, and you just marry the government to pay for them. Horrible outcomes of kids without fathers winding up depressed, violent, criminal, on drugs, and in prisons overwhelmingly.

@strawberrykisses2795 5 жыл бұрын

Conservatives don't "push religion & prayer" in schools. We only want the right to have our religious after school clubs, prayer meetings, be able to bring our Bibles to school & read them, be allowed to have open discussions if the topic organically arises, things of that nature. We cannot do any of that in most schools. Kids aren't even allowed to wear a t-shirt referring to God in some schools! It's not, & never has been, about forcing entire schools to teach religion but rather it's about us retaining our rights to practice our religion, which has been taken away from us. That's not freedom.

@Gerwitch 6 жыл бұрын

I've been a liberal my whole life and a recent PragerU binge has totally transformed my thinking. There are still many conservative ideals that I do not agree with, but I certainly no longer feel I am a liberal.

@zak27986 2 жыл бұрын

We really need classical liberalism back & I wish I could put the far-left the woke SJW progressives and the far-right the neo-nazi hateful bigots on an island & bomb them all to death because these parasites are destroying our society for both decent normal tolerant conservatives & decent normal tolerant classical liberals period. In my world you are either a classical liberal or a conservative because you cannot be an anarchist, a communist, a fascist, an imperialist, a marxist, a monarchist, a nazi, a progressive (leftist) and a socialist period because all these ideologies are disgusting & violent. Watch this video link that destroys the far-left like Antifa and the far-right like the Neo-Nazis. Here is the video link below: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m7yof7unrruYcmQ.html

@wespeakyournames7227 6 жыл бұрын

i agree with personal responsibility and self improvement for a better society. i want to live in a culture and community that is united instead of divide and conquered.

@robertvoss9111 7 жыл бұрын

"A free and decent country like America" I just had to burst out laughing when he said this, I'm sorry but this is the most untrue nationalistic statement one can make regarding the USA.

@sadfern0 6 жыл бұрын

The USA is about as free as you can get.

@lightningmcqueengayming3340 5 жыл бұрын

Ben McClure yes I love being told what I can earn and buy by big corporate entities and not having a say in how my country is run compared to the billionaires who fund campaigns

@lightningmcqueengayming3340 4 жыл бұрын

Cheyenne Xia China isn’t communist but believe me I’d move to Cuba in a heartbeat

@johnbrodeur3528 3 жыл бұрын

@@lightningmcqueengayming3340 China has a communist system , a one party system that oversees a capitalist market economy.....exactly what liberals seem to desire for the usa

@spiffygonzales5899 7 жыл бұрын

I mean, it's obviously biased towards the right, but it's also true.

@leonabundy6739 6 жыл бұрын

When you blame society you take away individual accountability.

@stevenshepard1168 4 жыл бұрын

"From the founding of the United States until the 1960s, schools and parents concentrated on character education, but with the ascent of left wing ideas character education has all but disappeared from American schools. Instead, children are taught not to focus on their flaws, but on America's." This is what's wrong with the failing government schools in America.

@komencanto 7 жыл бұрын

"A moral sociaty" pfff! Tell that to manifest destiny

@jimijenkins2548 4 жыл бұрын

The entire video was about personal refinement and change. If America was a perfect country, then there would be no need for improvement. So instead of pointing fingers at America for manifest destiny, how about we thank god that we became better than what we once were?

@superpcstation 8 жыл бұрын

So we don't have the capacity to improve both ourselves and the society? Really?

@pacoo3712 8 жыл бұрын

+AZ N Society is made up of individuals, the society can make up any laws or regulations for individuals to follow but if they aren't willing to change themselves, nothing good can come of it. If you want to change society, start by changing your self.

@joebroart 8 жыл бұрын

change yourself you change society

@janemadison3542 8 жыл бұрын

Fix yourself and then your children will learn from you, making you and them better people for the future. You can't beat other up for their flaws while you have some.

@hydebosley5336 5 жыл бұрын

I love the video, but something that my AP gov teacher taught me to always ask is (3:01)"Which framers?!" They all disagreed on many issues. Can you please answer that? Thanks.

@propellerhead9197 4 жыл бұрын

I wish our schools today had the wisdom and courage of this man.

@willhiggins9563 7 жыл бұрын

This was completely one sided. It should gave been called how the Right is good and the Left is bad. A balanced agreement could have been that the two sides have mirror opposite approaches to society's improvement, like how the Right seeks the better society by bettering individuals who would better society on their own, and the left seeks to better society so that it then betters the individuals in it, and both sides gave positives and negatives. This doesn't even mention that some Conservatives don't even accept gradual changes, and it acts like Liberals don't even have a sense of individual improvement.

@dsmithcdc1 7 жыл бұрын

yes, leftism is bad. that is the point. The left "seeking to better society" is the problem. that implies the State determines such things rather than a free, moral, responsible people who self govern. This is America.

@willhiggins9563 7 жыл бұрын

David Smith If the Right is about self-governing then why dose the Republican Party have a person who is famous for not having self-control? And this channel has been hypocritical with it's view o self-responsibility. In many videos where say 'take responsibility' they also say blame you parents, blame the government, blame anyone who doesn't agree with you. The Right says that people should take responsibility for their problems, but when there is a spike in crime they blame minorities, when someone has a drug addiction they blame immigrants, when things don't go their way and don't really know who to blame they blame the government, even thought by their own ideals the government shouldn't have that kind of responsibility. And Liberals tend to try to better society by bettering the people in it, like by raising awkwardness for problems that might be fixed with community support. You can make yourself better, or just feel better about yourself all you want, unless you have some positive influence on your society it doesn't matter.

@wheniztheend 7 жыл бұрын

David Smith So you want something closer to Anarchy? The biggest problem with conservatives seems to be that they just assume that everyone will just work together and lend helping hand to other people. Nothing inherently wrong with this assumption, because that's something I wish to assume of the human race. But the biggest problem is that there are some people that just can't take care of themselves (disability etc. talking about safety net). Now I don't support anything on the left or right that gets in the way of civil liberties (so libertarian society) but when it comes down to the gov, I see them needing to hold more power over the corporations (instead of the other way around) so that people have an actual say in the government.. Going back to social issues, the main issue with the conservative doctrine, is that it tends to favor religion morals (Christianity in specific). Also that they go out of their way to make discrimination ok..

@basedbattledroid3507 7 жыл бұрын

Will Higgins He had me at "Teaching character development over global warming". Anyway PragerU is a conservative, semi-official university.

@willhiggins9563 7 жыл бұрын

+LisaLisaKenadoresher Vegetariansoylentgreen Why can't you teach character development along with global warming? It's not like the two are polar opposites.

@lompeluiten 8 жыл бұрын

hahahahah,, "most decent sociaty in history!" HAHAHAHAHAHA

@descoladas6365 8 жыл бұрын

Care to list the more decent ones?

@calebwilliams7357 8 жыл бұрын

A. He said one of the most decent and b. Name a single other nation that hasn't had a dark past. Just one. And then consider that proportional to the nation's lifespan America has reformed society faster than any other country.

@Triumvirate888 8 жыл бұрын

+Chris Luiten You must be one of those typical "Stupid Americans" I hear about so often. Any historian or even any student who had a decent education in History can tell you that America is not only the most decent nation to ever exist, they're by far the most generous and benevolent society ever to exist.

@lompeluiten 8 жыл бұрын

you Asume you are the "most". I never asume my "dutch"culture is the "best", because a definition of "best" is an almost impossible claim, as you need to be able to know all cultures. And as for of the history part: America was often late, with slavery and segregations as a very good example.

@lompeluiten 8 жыл бұрын

+Jeremy young Do you care to give me a list, because as far as I know, there is none

@booblikon 3 жыл бұрын

The first 25 seconds of this video is contradicted by the existence of Fox News.

@BlackFox_632 5 жыл бұрын

Even if you "fix society" There will still be individual people out there.

@tofookat7639 5 жыл бұрын

There’s character education at my school we had to sing this hole song about citizenship and responsibilities (it was really cringe though)😂 I’m 12

@Jeff-bl1rz 3 жыл бұрын

Whole ….

@tofookat7639 3 жыл бұрын

@@Jeff-bl1rz I was 12 years old when I wrote that calm down

@joeboyd1964 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mr. Prager, you inspire me with your information!

@puddin3543 6 жыл бұрын

I'm starting with the man in the mirror I'm asking him to change his ways And no message could have been any clearer If you to make the world better place Take a look at yourself and then make a change

@javindhillon6294 4 жыл бұрын

Battling both outside and inside forces are the ACTUAL way to make society better

@tressayork 7 жыл бұрын

To all the phobias we need to add one to the left now is :) TRUMPPHOBIA

@tressayork 3 жыл бұрын

@lakshya varshney Ahh that post was 4 years ago the events you have commented had not happen then but thanks for replying :)

@samjudge1240 5 жыл бұрын

Interesting hiw you keep saying Moral, when its really rational self interested individuals.

@vwr32jeep 7 жыл бұрын

For starters, we need to constantly remind all those celebrities that they promised to leave.

@LeftistTears92 5 жыл бұрын

“Can’t change the world unless we change ourselves”

@Benjam901 6 жыл бұрын

That got biased real fast. I was expecting a balanced view...woops

@funnyfisher7 4 жыл бұрын

lol Okay quick note about that: I personally believe that we are all biased. In essence, I believe what I believe, so therefore I am "biased" and support what I believe in! The same you do or anyone does. Also, PragerU straight up claims to be a conservative channel, it's not like they hide it, yeah they present what they believe as the truth, and sometimes demonize the Left more than I might like, but hey, don't we all? The point is, PragerU doesn't come out and say "hey, we're an unbiased news source, you should trust us!" I hope that made sense :)

@spoonfedtruth7666 7 жыл бұрын

Seems like common sense to me.

@Loomofthefruit-s 6 жыл бұрын

Did he just refer to USA as the most decent country in history?

@teetalksthereal 7 жыл бұрын

Point me to the "we all know right from wrong so stop playing" group.

@Johncalabro7 8 жыл бұрын

This is one of the best video you have made

@trieu_pham22 8 жыл бұрын

It is.

@BroadswordMedia 7 жыл бұрын

While I do agree that we need to improve ourselves, some people can't improve themselves without the help of others. Improving one self still has to come from within, but having someone there to let you know how things are does help. While the United States has many great freedoms, what a lot of people don't seem to pay any attention to is the fact that many other countries out there have nearly as much if not even just as much freedom as the US, but some of these countries have their people living better lives which is solid proof that our society can indeed improve. And don't act like wealth inequality isn't an issue. It still is. Especially when you have billionaires actually literally paying a smaller percentage of taxes than some middle class people. That makes no sense.

@josiahjohnson1833 7 жыл бұрын

BroadswordMedia Why does wealth inequality matter? Poverty matters, but who cares if there is great disparity in wealth if poverty doesn't exist? Wealth disparity doesn't cause poverty, so it's a non-issue.

@josiahjohnson1833 7 жыл бұрын

BroadswordMedia Name one country where you would rather stand trial than the US. Name one other country that ha the same speech protections. No nation has the same standards of freedom

@josiahjohnson1833 7 жыл бұрын

BroadswordMedia Regressive tax structure actually does make sense if you take some economics classes

@josiahjohnson1833 7 жыл бұрын

BroadswordMedia People need other people to help them improve their lives. They don't need government

@tannersmith2791 7 жыл бұрын

BroadswordMedia Face it. No matter how hard we try, most of us are never going to be rich. Most of the wealth is going to go the the already rich, and we have almost nothing. The system is rigged.

@EON314 5 жыл бұрын

America will rise or fall depending on the character of those who will push its future through what is right or what their interpretation of right is

@Callummullans 8 ай бұрын

People write over their hearts with thoughts, many people don’t know how harming a lie is and how far it removes us from the truth.

@bigmandy841 7 жыл бұрын

"Can only make the society worse." I'm very glad that you right folk have lived so many lives to tell me what fundamental change does, thank you so much!!

@mikebrines5708 4 жыл бұрын

Yep, that's the benefit of reading history. You get to see how crazy ideas played out in practice without having to destroy your country trying them.

7 жыл бұрын

according to right-wing mentality, we should work in ourselves and stop blaming the left-wing

@pira707 7 жыл бұрын

if everyone stopped being extremists and actually worked together then we would be great.

@modernbunny320l2 7 жыл бұрын

You lack critical thinking or something? Left wing seeks social change through government instated force (AKA: I'm going to put a gun to your head, don't do what I say and I will pull the trigger). The argument is that current right wing ideology is much more of a socially homogenous libertarian society, while the left are essentially the new fascists. The idea that an outside force trying to force their changes upon you should be accepted as your fault is purposely obtuse.

@adidell 7 жыл бұрын

MickDick FYI the original Fascists...were leftist!

7 жыл бұрын

MickDick l you sound like you're upset about what i think, i wonder how fascist you will turn after i share my leftist opinions. you can't make society better unless you make it's people better

@sadfern0 7 жыл бұрын

its hard when they repeatedly ruin everything and don't fix it, and don't let us fix it either.

@midnightproductions3442 7 жыл бұрын

So this is what people mean when they quote "Be the change you want to see in the world"

@HoshizakiYoshimasa 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing video as always Dennis. I send these videos to my friends and family back in Taiwan. These issues are not always just a US issue. But issues that are global

@jtomally9681 6 жыл бұрын

Every point in this video is very true.

@ddruprup12ify 5 жыл бұрын

@No Coin Needed What. You are flawless? It everyone's fault but your own. Spoken like a true leftest drone.

@shed2211 8 жыл бұрын

So many people liberals who have been triggered by a video. ROFL

@amc7568 5 жыл бұрын

This is true. You can have fundamental religions, that aren't teaching a moral compass. Rather An Environment of Judgement.

@heythatsprettygood1237 7 жыл бұрын

I couldn't have said that better. How am I expected to give 10 dollars every day to a homeless person if i can barely afford to buy 3 meals a day for my future kids.