How the war machine took over the Democrats w/ Dennis Kucinich

How the war machine took over the Democrats w/ Dennis Kucinich | The Chris Hedges Report

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There was once a wing of the Democratic Party that stood up to the war industry. J. William Fulbright, George McGovern, Gene McCarthy, Mike Gravel, William Proxmire, and, of course, Dennis Kucinich. But that was largely decades ago. The new Democrats, especially with the presidency of Bill Clinton, became shills not only for corporate America, but the arms industry. The massive military budget, $858 billion in military spending allocated for fiscal year 2023, is an increase of $45 billion over the Biden administration's budget request, and nearly $80 billion more than the amount appropriated by Congress for the current fiscal year.
What happened to the Democratic Party? Why has it become impossible to question war and the massive expenditures on arms? Why is such questioning political suicide? Why can't a Democrat ask, especially at a time of economic hardship and huge deficits, how much we are going to divert to the war in Ukraine, which has already consumed some $60 billion? Former presidential candidate and eight-term Congressperson Dennis Kucinich joins The Chris Hedges Report to discuss the past half century of the Democrats, and how the war machine conquered the party.
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@typeviic1 8 ай бұрын

Again, this is what happens when corporate interests capture BOTH political parties.

@wren3347 8 ай бұрын

I am no longer a Democrat but when I was I tell people proudly I was a Kucinich Democrat.

@Marcuswelby-nx2te 2 ай бұрын

Traitor

@pangratiskadis9883 Ай бұрын

@@Marcuswelby-nx2te❤❤❤❤❤❤

@mangowizard 13 күн бұрын

Kucinich is independent now

@wren3347 13 күн бұрын

@@mangowizard I know and so am I 😁

@geneekim Жыл бұрын

Dennis Kucinich is a patriotic American speaking for peace. He has my deepest respect.

@latetotheparty184 2 ай бұрын

Does that include his support of Biden? ha ha ha Kucinich deserves NO respect IMO, but then again ,none of them do.

@dianagwinn8143 10 ай бұрын

Dennis Kucinich is a rare politician. He actually has morals, integrity and compassion.❤

@ChannelMath 2 ай бұрын

if he only had a pretty face, he coulda gone far

@37Dionysos Жыл бұрын

"Mr. Kucinich, why didn't you vote for the Patriot Act?" "Because I read it."

@MrAbzu 10 ай бұрын

I would give 50 likes for this if I could.

@needparalegal 8 ай бұрын

911 was an inside job.

@alansimmonds9030 8 ай бұрын

Funny how it was written before 9/11 even took place.

@jesusizawesum 8 ай бұрын

@@alansimmonds9030 Written by Biden too

@ronaldcarrel5388 8 ай бұрын

@@alansimmonds9030 Like almost everything is done now!

@jeffkuta7590 Жыл бұрын

Not supporting articles of impeachment against Bush is what turned me against Nancy Pelosi forevermore.

@lordcharfield4529 Жыл бұрын

The rotten system in USA needs to be swept aside and the criminals running the war conspiracy, thrown into jail!

@TheStickinator Жыл бұрын

She knew she could be next. The Politicians just want the Black Eye so they can say "Vote for me look how bad the other guy is"... So it's not Nancy's insider trading or her allowing her district to become a shit hole?

@foxbodyblues6709 Жыл бұрын

And will you support articles of impeachment against Biden?

@virgilioblanco Жыл бұрын

Might as well cast a net about the criminality of government, the British and the French will never change as the puppet Satanic system.

@soberthinking2102 Жыл бұрын

Same here! I will never forget that "Impeachement is off the table." Dereliction of duty by 🐍 Pelosi.

@andreadaerice 7 ай бұрын

This is the truth that needs to be heard. Thank you for giving a platform to these important voices.

@Hannah82271 Жыл бұрын

❤ Dennis Kucinich is what integrity looks like

@masnarto5973 Жыл бұрын

War in Ukraine is a rackett indeed , right on Mr. Kucinich . Thank you Chris Hedges for bringing the rackett issue forward .

@FASBLAQUE Жыл бұрын

I'm glad someone said this, because he's over there out of his own personal interests just like Bush invaded Iraq for personal reasons. They're all the same.

@noahvannote363 Жыл бұрын

@@FASBLAQUE I forgot about Iraqis amassing nato weapons on our border and bombing a Canada for 8 years and putting sanctions on us oh wait. Totally the same no different context whatsoever. Like I get he's a dirt bag but its incomparable to the scale of our.....YOUR!....empire. You don't live in Russia and you should know this is being used to manufacture our consent for more war and not going to be used for altruism ever.

@billwalsh388 11 ай бұрын

What's the alternative? Let Putin take it over?

@FASBLAQUE 11 ай бұрын

@@billwalsh388 It belongs to Russia in the first place. Putin is not over here telling you to open your borders so why should you be in his business about their borders? Why do you think it's appropriate for you to protect your borders, but the same is not appropriate for Russia? It's no secret that Biden and his sons have business in the Ukraine. They're undoubtedly, low key meddling in the affairs of Russia, and Putin knows it. What you think the Republicans want Biden's son's computer for? I hate republicans and have never voted for one, but voting republican might be the way to stop WWIII, because you 🐵won't quit your bullsh!t!!!🙄🤔

@RogerLewis-ey2tt 11 ай бұрын

@@billwalsh388 That's the REAL tragedy! This proxy war between Putin and NATO is putting Ukrainian lives and freedom at risk, and turning Ukraine into bloody rubble!! And I heard some guy in an expensive suit say NO peace talks--- because the whole point is to (MAYBE) weaken Putin (and for that, NATO will fight to the last Ukrainian!!)

@TheLegenDacster 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Chris and Dennis for offering such honesty for all to appreciate. You are the very best of us. Please never stop.

@MsOceanstar 7 ай бұрын

Voices of conscience. Thank you Sen Kucinich, and Chris Hedges.

@douglaslund7188 Жыл бұрын

I’m in Czech, it’s 11.30am. I knew Dennis quite well, I was developing a huge Project in Cleveland. He always supported us to obtain Gov funds for Urban Renewal. He is one of a small few Politicians who I believe is an Honest Man.

@anonymike8280 Жыл бұрын

That's why he's not a politician anymore.

@johniorio7951 Жыл бұрын

right, I will go one better...if we had even another 10 kuciniches in congress in 2002, the iraq disaster would have not happened.

@warrencmarglin2413 Жыл бұрын

We need a Peace Industrial Complex and not a Military Industrial Complex

@audries5048 Жыл бұрын

But is there money to be made out of peace?

@warrencmarglin2413 Жыл бұрын

@@audries5048 It won't be as much as you make from war,but it will be enough

@fishinghuntingfool 11 ай бұрын

@@audries5048 money for whom? Working class people are not getting rich on military spending,we only supply the tax money and send our children to fight the wars ,to protect the investment and property of the 1% who decide policy in Washington.

@YTStopCensoringFreedomOfspeech 4 ай бұрын

@@audries5048 Yes there is, look at what China is doing. They are building all the tech of the future. The US has squandered their lead because of the defense industry. The US has a lot of technology and strategy to destroy humanity. It does not have much technology or strategy to unite people and progress humanity. We have reached a turning point where the US's investment is coming back to bite them. Now China has become the world leader. We are going to see from this point advancements from Chinese technology that outpace the US. I pray that the US takes the same road as the British Empire and befriend China. We do not need the US defense industry to turn into a divided mercenary for hire force like what happened with the Soviet Union. If it happens in the same manner, it would be very destructive for the planet as the kind of weaponry the US have is way more advanced than anything the Soviets had.

@ChannelMath 2 ай бұрын

War loses money. Literally burns it. The problem is that we the many are divided but the war profiteers are united @@audries5048

@redlipstickmafia Жыл бұрын

The fact that Dennis Kucinich, a man of great integrity, is no longer able to be elected to Congress, says everything you need to know about what kind of people do get elected (the ones who take corporate money and who work for the corporate oligarchy, especially the military industrial complex.)

@josephsomers2858 Жыл бұрын

This is A gentleman with whom I had and still have the greatest Respect First As the Honest mayor of Cleveland who fought the Corporation Corruption and After his honest and truthful respect for the Peoples of the USA in the CONGRESS as the one in a million Honest Democrats. God Bless and Protect You always your TRUTH is missed.

@tedmusson5179 Жыл бұрын

Dennis is my number one hero, social and political. I'm eighty, and I hope to be half of Dennis when I grow up.

@delprice3007 Жыл бұрын

I remember Kucinich being vilified; in retrospect he was so on point about forever wars.

@fredjones43 Жыл бұрын

When they vilify, it shows us who is truthful and therefore trustworthy.

@rogbrogb5341 Жыл бұрын

If these folks are so smart and decent, WHY DON'T THEY GET THE HELL OUT OF THE UNDEMOCRATIC PARTY AND BUILD SOMETHING DECENT?!

@justgivemethetruth Жыл бұрын

Yeah, he did try, but he was not able to get people to listen to him?

@rickb3650 Жыл бұрын

@@justgivemethetruth "The People" do whatever the media tells them to do. Kucinich is far from the only good politician that the media has wiped out. Many of them just go away and others take the money, but they all lose the power to decide.

@jasondelvaux3036 Жыл бұрын

For some of us, it's not just in retrospect.

@24hourjukebox55 Жыл бұрын

A wise and compassionate man is Mr. Kucinich. First time I've heard him interviewed...thanks Chris...

@vladimirmihaljevic9764 8 ай бұрын

Thank You Dennis for your honesty faith for goodness and freedom.

@RichardJuukovsky 8 ай бұрын

'Human unity is the truth that surrounds all of us.' 👏👏👏👏👏Great stuff. Peace and love

@isblackboy Жыл бұрын

Never knew such people existed in the US. He’s rare. A very wise person indeed.

@compassioncampaigner728 Жыл бұрын

Your observation speaks to....humanity - dependably greedy.

@glintinggold Жыл бұрын

I'm still in the US 😢and I voted for Dennis Kucinich back in the day . I hope RFK Jr. really is refusing to go through ActBlue, because they are the Party's and not the candidate's.

@ronaldcarrel5388 8 ай бұрын

@@compassioncampaigner728 What?

@leboholmes6576 5 ай бұрын

Greed greed greed!

@DanielJohnson-vr9mw Жыл бұрын

Im not an American, I deeply resent America's behaviour around the world. And then, I come across the likes of Dennis and Chris and yes, there is some hope for America. Keep up the good work.

@JuliusGalacki Жыл бұрын

I AM an American and I deeply abhor American government and corporations destruction actions about the world both because it is immoral and inhumane (reason enough of course), but also such behavior is actually bad for the average American citizen and benefits only a small elite, and is bad for America as a nation in the long term.

@DanielJohnson-vr9mw Жыл бұрын

@@JuliusGalacki Thanks Julius.

@tinoyb9294 Жыл бұрын

I'm an American. There is no hope for this country. If you were here among the gun toting war mongers, you would know.

@gerrycoogan6544 Жыл бұрын

I regret to this day that there was never an option to vote for a Presidential ticket of either Dennis Kucinich/Ron Paul or Ron Paul/Dennis Kucinich (they could have flipped a silver dollar to decide which of them would be POTUS first). That ticket would have cleaned up and America would have moved in a far wiser direction.

@cheri238 Жыл бұрын

How did I miss this one? 2 months ago? Thank you always, Chris Hedges, and for having Dennis Kucinich on. Chris's intelligence is speaking now. "America can't run the world anymore." No more wars for profits. All truth to power, every word.

@jeffsmith9420 Жыл бұрын

Kucinich nails it. We are a rotting empire.

@compassioncampaigner728 Жыл бұрын

Agreed. My gut tells me 2035 to 2050 - all the wheels fall off.

@juan1jay Жыл бұрын

Thank you for speaking the truth in this world of lies .

@WolfMage888 7 ай бұрын

“False consciousness” - so sadly true. I have gained respect for Mr. Kuchinich - keep on spreading the truth and shinning the light! Thank you!

@lisasmith1850 8 ай бұрын

This is so relevant. They sound as if this interview took place this week. I wished you guys would do more discussions like this. Great rapport too. Thanks for bringing Kuncinich on.

@joyduncan9434 Жыл бұрын

Dennis Kucinich is a man with integrity. He did pay a heavy price for having principles and staying committed to them but his conscience is clean and he doesn't have blood on his hands unlike so many others in the Democratic Party. Much respect to him. Thank you for this interview.

@eugenecharrington7754 Жыл бұрын

We need more good guys like Dennis kucinich, money for education healthcare housing not endless wars.

@joyduncan9434 Жыл бұрын

@@eugenecharrington7754 1000 % Imagine what a trillion dollars could do for helping people instead of destroying economies and killing people?

@hungmeow8284 Жыл бұрын

Both democrats and republican establishments are warmongers and tyrrants. The few like Kucinich, Gabbert, Yang in the democratic Party and the likes of Ron and Rand Paul in the Republican or independent side are VILLIFIED by both parties. The founding fathers would have FOUGHT this evil government in another REVOLUTION. They knew EVIL PEOPLE would create this current government and why they created the 2nd Amendment of the Bill of Rights to protect the other Amendments and the rest of the Constitution. The Founders NEVER wanted the USA to EXPAND beyond it's boundaries but to mind it's own business and live peacefully and trade with other countries. People like the Bush's, Clintons, Obamas, Bidens, Pelosis, Mcconnells, Grahams, Schumers are CORRUPT tyrrants that have created this evil empire that is just like the British Empire and the British is behind it all!

@UltraSaltyDomer1776 Жыл бұрын

Yes. That can’t exist in the democrat party

@RedXlV Жыл бұрын

He clearly is *not* a man with integrity, because he's lying his ass off in this interview.

@ttystikkrocks1042 Жыл бұрын

Dennis Kucinich is one of my favorite people. In a world gone incredibly crazy he's one of the few voices of reason.

@womanoftheozarks Жыл бұрын

I voted for Dennis both times he ran... I still have his Kucinich bumper-sticker on my truck and proud of it still.

@_Wai_Wai_ Жыл бұрын

@@womanoftheozarks our votes don't matter. The Entrenched special interest groups have the entire system locked down. They are a big party, and sane, reasonable people are not invited. The only way that will change anything is a nationwide Revolution.

@TheEvilDrR Жыл бұрын

I remember when the ACA was being debated, Kucinich was a stalwart for Universal Healthcare. Of course, the only one.

@smplfi9859 Жыл бұрын

i just don't like how he doesn't acknowledge that republicans have been historically anti-war up until Bush in 2005, seems like rewriting history but nonetheless the office is controlled by covert intelligence agencies and their hyper secretive specialized departments. They killed JFK and setup Nixon. Both who were Americans. Nixon even started the EPA! No doubt both main coalitions in the DNC and GOP have been taken over. Historically it has been the GOP and a small coalition of DNC members standing up against daddy warbucks. But until very recently, when we were "attacked". I just don't like how he portrays that democrats were historically anti-war. Which is why they portray the GOP as the SOLE warmonger profiteers. When it really is just obfuscation and deflection at hand. They are both bad and not voted for. No matter how much you all believe that. That wasn't always the case. But it is clear to atleast half the nation and many of those people typically vote democrat.

@UltraSaltyDomer1776 Жыл бұрын

Agree but I feel that he believes in globalism in a connection of humanity. I think we should be focusing on a America first agenda and then helping the world and we should avoid war at all cost. Unfortunately the war machine will not let this happen and this is what Eisenhower was warning us about.

@Kaditsu-Chronicles Жыл бұрын

Please can’t this thoughtful compassionate intelligent man be our POTUS?!❤

@DianeLasek 8 ай бұрын

Thank you Chris and Dennis for bringing this to light. I hope many people see this.

@rahjtaren5769 Жыл бұрын

Dennis Kusinich possesses immense depth as clarity! We must listen to him. Truth and Reconciliation indeed!

@kateoneal4215 Жыл бұрын

It's truly horrid, but sociopaths can't be reasoned with. Nor do they have either empathy or a conscience.

@marywest6844 Жыл бұрын

I know. I have a sibling like that. Just callous, pretender. Self interest, crook.

@ace6285 8 ай бұрын

I have two.

@betsyny1 6 ай бұрын

I saw Dennis speak at the Unitarian Church on Long Island during the time of all the anti-war protests in the early 2000s. I have been a fan ever since. He has so much integrity. Thank you for having him on.

@danieltodd1750 Жыл бұрын

Love to hear more from Brother Kucinich. Solidarity forever

@Shairony Жыл бұрын

Watching Dennis Kucinich after a long time. Good man, a courageous man.

@OuroborosChoked Жыл бұрын

"The Defense Department has failed its fifth-ever audit, unable to account for more than half of its assets [...] After 1,600 auditors combed through DOD’s $3.5 trillion in assets and $3.7 trillion in liabilities, officials found that the department couldn’t account for about 61 percent of its assets, Pentagon Comptroller Mike McCord told reporters on Tuesday." Kucinich is right. It absolutely is a racket.

@janetcohen9190 Жыл бұрын

Some tin hat folks are convinced the self inflicted hole in pentside was a way to easily adjust for $$ trillions unaccounted for during bush1,2, cheny, rumsey, clintins, o'biden, etc. And, conveniently by warmongering gather more $ trillions off population for more wars and pawns in destroying countries Mr Kucinich began to mention.

@rogbrogb5341 Жыл бұрын

And the "democratic" party voted UNANIMOUSLY to send $40 Billion to pour gas on the fire in Ukraine. (More since!) There actually were a few Republicans voting against it!- Is this the "Rotating Villain" game?

@JuliusGalacki Жыл бұрын

I recalled that it is 30 trillion in total.... of course , even it it is "only" 3.5 trillion, that's still an absurd amount of corruption and waste.

@JohnTaylor-fh4et Жыл бұрын

Same story broke the days before The Staged September 11th attacks.

@petrabraham9512 Жыл бұрын

I wonder if they were treated the way regular people are treated during an audit when you can’t find a receip. 😕

@joelquaintance9025 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for having Dennis Kucinich: one of most honest & intelligent politician who has ever served in The Congress.

@ins344 10 ай бұрын

Writing from the UK here. I've always admired Mr. Kucinich and his unwavering moral compass that guided him in congress. It says volumes about the world that such rare people are sidelined, ignored, attacked & derided by the mainstream which pull the strings of so many in the populace. Just want to add that TRNN is a gem. I have yet to watch a single video where I didn't learn something new, understand something deeper, agree & felt less alone in an increasingly evil world.

@falsificationism Жыл бұрын

Gravel, Kucinich, Stein, Chomsky, Ellsburg, Nader, Hedges.. Lots of people still around who have been at it for decades. There's something timeless (sadly) about interviews like this.

@josephshields2922 Жыл бұрын

Sadly Nadar and Chomsky are now telling us to vote Democrat as lesser of 2 evils.

@stephaniecarrow4898 Жыл бұрын

Sadly, not Gravel anymore. RIP.

@falsificationism Жыл бұрын

@@stephaniecarrow4898 RIP. What a legend.

@1LaOriental Жыл бұрын

Jeffrey Sachs; Max Blumenthal; Aaron Maté; Vijay Prashad; Kishore Mabubhani and many others. Power to the forces of love; dialogue; peace; dignity; cooperation and good will. 🙏🏼

@falsificationism Жыл бұрын

@@1LaOriental all positively contributing to the discourse in important and different ways!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

@lokitus Жыл бұрын

A sad example that nice guys finish last. A great man: a morally bankrupt system.

@caroleschaefer2203 5 күн бұрын

😢 we have to be able to change that. The corruption is winning and we can't allow that to continue

@lokitus 5 күн бұрын

@@caroleschaefer2203 Meh. It's really a matter of social/cultural inertia: people really don't want it to change because they want to hold on to existing beliefs and practices.

@johnbialoglowicz4468 Жыл бұрын

Dennis Kucinich A really honest man bless him for his honesty !!!

@M1984FA Жыл бұрын

It is nice to see one US politician who kept his sanity.

@rosezaz6607 Жыл бұрын

Love you both. Where is the Department of Peace? Where are the peace advocates?

@marywest6844 Жыл бұрын

There is peace activists and worldwide organisation

@martinsplichal1581 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris Hedges for continuing to have Dennis Kucinich on your shows.

@kimchristensen6962 10 ай бұрын

Great interview, your words are wise Mr. Kucinich and I look forward to hearing more.

@moonmaidrainbow 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for this great interview! There are sane people in government, with the courage of their convictions!

@JuliusGalacki Жыл бұрын

Dennis Kucinich is the rare example of a politician with integrity and morality and a past time when we had statesmen in our government

@grandma6552 Жыл бұрын

He's also a not-so-rare example of a politician who either doesn't know what's going on, or, has a subconscious mind that pretends not to know.

@rogbrogb5341 Жыл бұрын

If Kucinich was for real, he should have had self respect enough to QUIT THE (UN)DEMOCRATIC PARTY! And help build a NON-corporate party!

@elenarose4758 Жыл бұрын

Sanity - in touch with reality...three men grounded in it - Kucinich, Hedges, Nader. They speak and suddenly, a coherence -long hibernating given our contemporary slate of (mis)leadership - and soundness appears.

@ResistEvolve Жыл бұрын

And the Democrats redrew his district because they didn't want someone of his integrity in the US House!

@justgivemethetruth Жыл бұрын

Well, clearly having statesmen in our government did not make it strong enough to live up to pursue the vision that most people had of the potential of our Constitution, and now we seem to have let the system slide into oligarchy and perhaps fully into fascism. There is an argument to have here, though it cannot be had because our system does not care or want to know what the average person thinks, because the average person is an idiot and cannot be entrusted with the power to discuss or improve our system.

@jfc4639 Жыл бұрын

Forever love Dennis Kucinich & his integrity.

@rodellwilliams871 Жыл бұрын

Real talk ☑ this man is absolutely right ✅

@georgekoutsis9351 Жыл бұрын

I love listening to intelligent people with common sense thank you sir

@elizabethchristian922 Жыл бұрын

Chris you are incredible and so knowledgeable

@arizonanative7409 Жыл бұрын

Mr. Kucinich is an evolved spirit. He is such a rarity in our world. Thank you for this interview.

@mattbba8451 Жыл бұрын

What the hell are you talking about? He is a politician and he has two years to keep his seat just like every other politician. He only votes accidentally along justice lines when it helps him. I refuse to give credit to these crazy people who love power for the sake of themselves.

@allcatall3931 Жыл бұрын

like, oliver stone, as well..

@UltraSaltyDomer1776 Жыл бұрын

To me it seems like this guy falls into the jfk role. I don’t see this guy or jfk being able to survive as a democrat today. Him being squeezed out is proof of that

@richardmccleod9898 Жыл бұрын

War is a raquat ,a business and a sceme.

@redgimp Жыл бұрын

...the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) helped drag the liberals even further to the right.

@yuriajones Жыл бұрын

I've never listened to Mr. Kucinich speak for such a long period of time. It's mostly be bites and clips over the years. While listening to this interview I was surprised and thoroughly impressed.

@bandmanager007 Жыл бұрын

I have always deeply respected this man. I love his comments on our spirtualness.

@flash_flood_area Жыл бұрын

Thank you Chris and Dennis! I grew up in an antiwar household and the withering of an antiwar left has been devastating to watch