Comments by "Matthew Ingerson" (@matthewingerson) on "The Chris Hedges YouTube Channel" channel.

@Keli-z5z Don't despair -- It's okay to cry. Just because you cry, that doesn't mean you are not strong. I consider tears to be a sign of strength -- it takes strength to care for others -- and your tears express the depth & strength of your caring. So, do not shun the tears. Welcome the tears as proof of your humble humanity. Instead, be wary of those who do not cry. Because the absence of their tears is a sign of the absence of their humanity, which has been either (a)taken from them against their Free-Will (these people are victims), or (b)given away of their own Free Will (these people are suspects). The suspect-people who don't cry, who have given away their humanity, and who take humanity away from others, should be exposed & rehabilitated. The victimized-people who don't cry, who have had their humanity taken from them, should be welcomed & rehabilitated. But they will also need rehabilitation of a different kind than the suspect-people. Don't you dare let the suspect-people take away your humanity, Keli, and don't you dare give it away of your own Free-Will. You keep on caring for others, and let those tears flow. You are welcome here. ✌🤟✊🙏
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@ No worries, sir. :)
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There are good and bad people within all religions, just like there are good and bad non-religious people. But there are no good monarchists, feudalists, capitalists, corporatists, or fascists. The problem isn't religious -- it's the corrupt people who perpetuate the inherent-corruption of RW-political-systems.
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He already knows -- all the rich people know. They. Do. Not. Care. The thing that is really illuminating, and sad, is that you think he/they don't already know, or that seeing this would educate them or compel them to care.
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There are good & bad people in all religions, just like there are good & bad non-religious people. But there are no good monarchists, feudalists, capitalists, corporatists, or fascists. The problem isn't religious -- it's the greedy, selfish, & corrupt people who perpetuate the inherent greed, selfishness, & corruption of RW-political-systems.
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1917-1920: First Red Scared. 1947-1957: Secon Red Scare 1976: SCOTUS decision in Buckley v. Valeo 1978: SCOTUS decision in First National Bank of Boston v. Bellotti There's more that we're both missing, but at least we're reading the same book! :)
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That's all RW-political-systems: the politics of money & power. Monarchism, feudalism, mercantilism, republicanism, corporatism, and fascism are all RW-systems with the same hierarchical-structures as capitalism: a small group of lazy rich people controlling a large group of laborious working people (just like sl@ very). I agree with your sentiment, but it's not only capitalism.
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Yup. It's not strange at all -- the inherent greed, corruption, violence, & exceptionalism of RW-politics has deep-roots in ALL of the indecent knaves of the wealthy-class, and MANY of the indecent dupes in the working-class, of ALL religions. THAT is the opposite of strange -- it is ENTIRELY normal & predictable for RW-politics. And RW-politics do NOT have deep-roots in decent working-class people. Peter is a RWer, whether he has the brains&balls to admit it or not, no matter how hard he tries to verbally-cleanse himself of the RW-politics he has supported for decades. The video title makes me wonder who is in charge of writing them.
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The "leaders" in the US are addicts from the wealthy-class, and they have turned most of the working-class into addicts, too. And, just like most addicts, they will NEVER willingly give up their addictions, just like the Confedrates&N@z!s didn't willingly give up their addictions. When they are done with the Palestinians, another group will be next.
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Probably. There are all kinds of oxymorons.
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The average working-class dupe in the US is too ignorant to comprehend, and too selfish to care about the atrocities they've aided & abetted, and the subsequent suffering they've caused.
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The average dupe in Trumplandia does not care. This is what they voted for. Just like the dupes in Hitlerville did in the past.
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Most of us, who grew up in countries that were free of war WITHIN our countries, can recall, at least, some of the ways&things we thought while we were growing up. Now, imagine your childhood, and how differently you would think&grow, if you grew up thinking about how you were eventually going to be forced to join a military, and perhaps murder & die before you even reached the age of full cognitive-development. These people are sick, and it's all because of the corrupt wealthy-class & their corrupt RW-politics.
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Chris Whalen is another RWer-DEI-hire. I wouldn't even let him flip my burgers or pick up my garbage, let alone do my taxes. 🤣 🙄
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There are good and bad people within all religions, just like there are good and bad non-religious people. But there are no good monarchists, feudalists, capitalists, corporatists, or fascists. The problem isn't religious -- it's the corrupt people who perpetuate the inherent-corruption of RW-political-systems. I agree with your sentiment -- Mammon is alive and well in such people.
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*...Against the corrupt wealthy-class & their corrupt RW-politics.
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@ You're welcome, friend. ✌🤟✊🙏
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There are good and bad people within all religions. There are no good monarchists, feudalists, capitalists, corporatists, or fascists. The problem isn't religious people -- it's people who perpetuate RW-economic-systems.
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Stop voting for RWers. RW-extremist Repub & moderate-RW Dems have enabled this, and allowed it to continue.
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It's even worse than you've described. They are using your information to come up with ways to shape your thoughts and propel your actions. But that's always been the goal of the corrupt wealthy-class with their corrupt RW-politics. https://youtu.be/GZ5XN_mJE8Y
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As soon as rich people figure out how to monopolize the market, they'll make it legal, in the worst, most destructive ways possible.
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There are good and bad people within all religions. There are no good monarchists, feudalists, capitalists, corporatists, or fascists. The problem isn't religious people -- it's the corrupt people who perpetuate the RW-political-systems that are inherently-corrupt.
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There are good and bad people within all religions, just like there are good and bad non-religious people. But there are no good monarchists, feudalists, capitalists, corporatists, or fascists. The problem isn't religious -- it's the corrupt people who perpetuate the inherent-corruption of RW-political-systems.
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All RW-political-systems are just slavery with different names. The RW-systems of Monarchism, Feudalism, Capitalism, Republicanism, Corporatism, Cronyism, Oligarchy, and Fascism are ALL systems of enslavement. Down with the corrupt wealthy-class & their corrupt RW-politics.
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Some(MANY) working-class people are incapable of being woke -- they are too ignorant to comprehend the multi-faceted, multi-layered oppression that the corrupt wealthy-class has imposed, with their corrupt RW-politics, upon the working-class. In fact, some(MOST) working-class people in the US are so ignorant, they continuously vote for the two RW-political-parties that are bought, owned, bribed, & controlled by the corrupt wealthy-class & their corrupt RW-politics. In the US, the working-class is so ignorant, they vote for the oppression of others, while also voting for the oppression of themselves. And THAT is exactly what the corrupt wealthy-class has designed working-class dupes to do.
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Now, if only you could/would explain how neoliberalism is a RW-economic system of politics. RW-politics are anti-working-class politics and pro-wealthy-class politics. RW-politics are anti-democratarian politics and pro-authoritarian politics. Neoliberalism enables disproportionate benefits for the populace-minority of the wealthy-class. Neoliberalism causes disproportionate detriments to the populace-majority of the working-class. Neoliberalism AND Noconservatism are BOTH RW-economic system of politics -- they are BOTH trying to conserve (a)the power & property of the corrupt wealthy-class & (b)their corrupt RW-politics.
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@neilpace Stop trying to make everything a competition. Michael didn't RANK Hedges and West, Michael merely LISTED their names. When making a list, something or someone always has to go first and last. This is a Hedges video, so Hedges was LISTED first. Don't be so obtuse -- just because you can think of something to say, that doesn't make valuable the thing you have to say.
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@neilpace It's obvious why you can't help yourself -- you're obtuse. You told the comment-writer to not do something that they DIDN'T EVEN DO. That's not "leaving little messages all over the place" -- that's showing off your own obtuseness like it's badge of honor. So I pointed out your obtuseness. Don't be so obtuse -- just because you can think of something to say, that doesn't make valuable the thing you have to say. Disclaimer to anyone else reading our exchanges: I just checked out Neil's profile, and I don't think Neil has the capacity nor capability to comprehend [a]his own ignorance, nor [b]the point I'm trying to make. I'll not be pursuing the endeavor to educate Neil any further. This isn't a medium in which Neil can learn even the most basic concepts.
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Well thought & written. Ain't no war but the class-war that is being waged against the working-class by the indecent, wealthy-class authoritarians and their corrupt RW-politics.
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Chris Whalen is another RWer-DEI-hire. I wouldn't even let him flip my burgers or pick up my garbage, let alone do my taxes. 🤣 🙄
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That's foolish at best and knavish at worst. @KennethTRocher is correct about Buchanan, and Paul would have turned the US into a "Libertarian" autocracy. If you really think so highly of the immoral-theocrat Buchanan and the vile-autocrat Paul, then you're probably thrilled because DJT is both. And whether you're a fool or a knave, neither is anything of which to be proud.
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That's foolish at best and knavish at worst. @KennethTRocher is correct about Buchanan, and Paul would have turned the US into an autocracy. You must be thrilled, because DJT is doing both. Whether you're a fool or a knave, neither is anything of which to be proud.
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There are good and bad people within all religions, just like there are good and bad non-religious people. But there are no good monarchists, feudalists, capitalists, corporatists, or fascists. The problem isn't religious -- it's the corrupt people who perpetuate the inherent-corruption of RW-political-systems.
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