To give her the benefit of the doubt, Abraham Lincoln was not the sort of Republican you see today. They no longer support tariffs, or at least not all tariffs. They aren't the party of "internal improvements," or at least not as much as the other party. They aren't the big Central Government party anymore. Not that there is a States' Rights party, but if you have to pick one or the other, I guess Republicans are it.

Parties do change over time, without changing their names. For instance, Democrats changed when they dumped the whole apartheid thing and went all McGovern on us. Republicans changed when first Wilson then (more importantly) FDR went wild, and scared the crap out of "Paleo-conservatives" and Unterrified Jeffersonians. They changed again when Reagan re-spun Goldwater's spectacular failure into gold.

I saw that video. it was pathetic! Our society, our civilization is doomed. We set in the comfort of our homes, watching the last vestiges of America being dismantled, plank by plank by Liberal Fascist Militants. This is the Greatest Show on Earth that doesn't go south for the winter, a veritable Circus Maximus. We are one step away from the Colisieum.

Defund ACORN? Defund the NEA? Hell, that video is a good reason to totally defund every college in America. let the little slugs work at Starbucks and pay their tuition……….

Also, the guy's right, British oppression was not so bad. Americans had the highest standard of living in the world. And the level of taxation was easily more bearable than what is laid on us today. In my opinion, that makes the revolution all that much better. That they would kill for principles that didn't make all that much difference, at least in the short term.

They are merely products of our education/indoctrination system. It truly is not their fault that they have no depth of understanding of history/reality. For decades our k, elementary, middle and high schools have deteriorated into institutions that are more about coercion into a particular personal/national/worldview instead of focus on arithmetic, english, writing, history and science. One could rightly conclude that those who have shaped the direction we have gone in are products themselves of the self-selective academics that have always been in our universities. The American Ethic, for the most part, does not reside in those academics. You know, the ethic of personal freedom, self reliance, responsibility, honor, truth, selflessness and sacrifice. The very nature of higher education does not necessarily require these ideals to succeed in that realm. Tenure, unearned power over subordinates (students), role playing and ego's that go unchallenged.

OMG I laughed and then when I thought about it….I cried.

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Brilliant. Boalt law school, Sproul plaza. The students are very, very bright in specific areas. That students and teachers are making mistakes about common American history is very sad. Tax-funded education leads to tax-funded professors who maintain the sources of their pay checks (more tax dollars). Thus, my education at Berkeley was excellent since I knew which lame professors to avoid (the one's campaigning for politicians who love taxes) and which cool professors to take (the one's campaigning for truth, accurate information and the solidarity of John Paul II). Yes, the cool professors can be found and highly appreciated, like William K. Muir, chair, political science.

One thing that I have noticed on the occasions where I have to drive my Taxi Cab through the campus of the University of Minnesota is that virtually all of the students and most of the nominal adults DO NOT LOOK TO EITHER SIDE TO CHECK FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN CROSSING THE STREET.

This makes the process of driving through the campus rather interesting.

Dont quite agree. Although you might right be right thats its largely a parade of irrelevance those attitudes arent likely to change too quickly and thier prevalence is frightening.

Dood…take some friggin' Ritalin for that twitch.

Well, Lincoln WAS a Whig, and served in Congress as a Whig, but became president as a Republican. Then in his second term he was technically a member of the union party. So I wouldn't pick on that one student too much.

And to boil the Great Depression down to the Fed, which while largely true, is a bit overly simplifying matters, and glosses over why the Fed existed in the first place, or policies enacted after the 1929 stock market crash, such as ill-advised tariff increases.

Some of the questions were a little gotcha-esque. Like what random person off the street is going to know the details of an assault weapons bill? I wouldn't. And almost all the questions were about history or political science or liberal arts related issues. Perhaps some of these students are going into medicine or science.

I don't mean to defend anyone in the video. I tend to agree that our schools are turning out the wrong kind of citizen for the prosperity of the country. But to rest the theory that all college kids are idiots on this video is a tenuous proposition.

How the Heck did they get into Berkley you ask? They probably just kissed the butts of the professors and recruiters there by telling them what they wanted to hear when it comes to politics. That's probably why you don't see very many conservative minded college students these days…

Dude, do know how difficult it is to get into UC Berkeley? Just being a student there requires being in the top one percent of high school students gradewise and SAT wise. If straight A students in high school can't come up with the party of Lincoln, or realize that Ben Franklin was never President, then the conclusion is pretty strongly supported that they're not learning American history and the philosophy of the American ideas in school.

i love berkely

Nice tomfoolery, Crowder. This, coupled with Jay Leno's man-n-the-street interviews makes me wonder how can it be that our nation has lasted this long. We are surely doomed, as these people are not only allowed to vote…but to procreate. But lesson learned: Our side needs to find and present a charmingly sylish boob…to go up against and defeat their charmingly stylish boob.

This is just one reason why I am all for shutting down the government backed tuition program. Everyone DOES NOT deserve to go to college, in fact, most of them should be going to a trade school instead. Learn the job, graduate, and get the hell out.

I'm in grad school right now and I have learned from my liberal arts professors that I know more about US history and government than they do. I actually had one who said that when our soldiers returned home from Nam that 50,000 of them committed suicide. When I challenged him on his facts and asked where he got them his response was "Everyone knows that"

Yeah. I told him that maybe he should stick to art history and leave US history alone. I got a B in the class.

2 out of 3 of those categories you specified IS where a lot of idiots come from Is there a special intelligence pill they give you when you graduate? Or maybe those are all decoy students and the real students are sequestered at Area 51 getting some "book-learnin' " in?????

The only good thing to come out of Berkeley was Greg Gutfeld – Red Eye. Maybe you should ask him these same questions next time your on?

The Mary Jo Kopechne segment reminded me of an old "Man Show" segment where they went down to an outdoor market in, I do believe it was San Fran, and set up a booth to get petitions to repeal women's suffrage. It was hilarious watching all the eager young people willing to sign the petition to help end women's suffrage. It was all good fun and games until an obviously committed uber-feminist saw what was going on and she launched into a screeching tirade about what suffrage really meant. She did not seem to have a sense of humor about the whole thing.

Arming yourself with a few bits of knowledge, some pre-determined questions, and some amateur editing doesn't prove a God given damn thing… Well only that you're voice is somewhat obnoxious to my ear (It's okay I'm sure others don't mind). Do you think that you are convincing anybody except the people that already agree with you're ideology? I seriously doubt so.

You catch these undergrads on the spot and off-guard with the, 'favorite president question'; who honestly readily has that answer available and with a decent justification to boot? The Great Depression question was even more ridiculous; one could write a lengthy paper on this and still have historians and economists debate the finer points of causation of this crisis. Asking a few questions to a few kids is tomfoolery in itself (whose major of study you conveniently choose to neglect; i.e. for all you and we know is that these kids are majoring in Slavic Languages, or Legal Studies; not American History, or Economics as these questions would be better suited for). You talk statistics and say blah blah this is what they should be learning and the sample size in you're own laughable clip is minuscule (not laughable in the manner you wish, trust me).

This is our college system (whether you accept 'our', or not I do not care) and yes the kids go through it to get a piece of paper, but you cannot simply reduce what someone learns to a 10 second edited clip and be fair about it; predatory humor is not academic debate. One could easily flip this around and make you look like more of a jackass than you already have made yourself out to be. Stop with this 'me' vs 'them' mentality; I guess it's the only way you can find an audience? Either start finding common ground with your perceived intellectual opponents, or start your civil war already; making jokes and singling individuals out in you're clip who gave you the answer(s) which prove the point you had already set out to make is just pathetic. (No I am not a Socialist, Communist, Liberal, Hippie, etc, etc, so spare me [and yourself] the incorrect attacks on my character).

You said it. Steven is nothing more than a right wing Michael Moore. Doesn't anybody on this site who's a university grad find it insulting that he insinuates that everybody who makes it into university is an idiot? And let say I'm speaking as someone with a high school education only, just like Crowder.

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Yeahhhh… I decided months ago that I didn't feel like going through the great final indoctrination camps that my generation has been herded into, and I decided instead to get a real job and join the Army. I doubt that there are a lot of liberals in the Army.

The young, in general, are not very bright if these are examples of our "finest."

Crowder you should go to a notably more conservative university and ask the same questions. It would be interesting…

It wasn't just the taxes. It was a broken promise to be left alone. It was the intrusive nature of British rule. It was the unwelcome guest in thier homes. Food, lodging and other support was comandeered by British Troops with no recourse for citizens. It was the one sided converstaion with the British Crown and Parliment that finally pushed everyone over the edge. To only talk about taxes is to examine one shrub in a forest of disputes that the "Americans" had with thier British cousins.

While in college I worked as a user assistant in the campus computer center. Admittedly its a job that requires you to deal with people when they're not at their best but trust me when I saw there are a lot of idiots in college.

Well, what else have they got?

Heh heh heh

And we wonder how Barry was elected? Great job Steven, it seems to be pissing the left off, well done.

Not their fault. Resisting the pressure of the hemp-laden grasp of the liberal professors can prove to be too much for some…

Hence, they come out confused, or "retarded" as you put it.

The good ones roll their eyes in class, play the game for grades, and emerge stronger having faced down liberal ideology every day for years and survived.

One word intro…angry insulting question or statement that adds nothing to conversation.

New format please.

Me too brah.

My last kid is finishishing college. I say lets close them down.

Only future potential docs and lawyers should go to undergrad. They should get copies of books: constitution, federalists papers,…for science anatomy and physiology. The successful kids can train with professionals (clerking and taking bar on their own like my Grandad –or being mentored by docs at hospitals and practices and then sitting for a test.)

The rest of them can go to college if they can prove by exam to have read 100 classic (real classics) and scored at top percentile SAT. College curriculum is two books ( entire books) a week with test AND paper. Closing standardized test and verbal testing. That should scare the party crowd away.

The rest can put some clothes on (ladies), get hair cut and put on nice shirt (gents) and get a job!

You totally suck, Crowder!! How dare you come into my backyard and not let me buy you a totally organic, pesticide free, free trade pseudo-tofu burger (no soy beans were harmed in the making of this product) cooked over a non-carbon footprint, nuclear free picture of a bonfire and served on an uncooked, gluten free, wheat free, sugar free, taste free slab of co-op produced spiritual bread. You totally suck, dude!! Just for that, I'm going to wear my tie-dye "Free Leonard Peltier, Tibet and the moon" t-shirt in protest! Yeah, THAT'S right. The one that hasn't been washed in 7 years so as not to help kill the helpless bacteria in the marshlands! Oh, and P.S.: Your freshly washed hair, bright eyes and non academically slack musculature completely gave you away as a subversive. Did you find the GPS they put in your car at the border to track your movements?

My name is Dan Hughes and I approve this sarcasm, er message.

"To only talk about taxes is to examine one shrub in a forest of disputes that the "Americans" had with thier British cousins."

Maybe, but the Founders sure were fond of talking about the subject. I think you overplay your hand on the quartering troops thing, as one of the other great fears of the Founders, standing armies, has been made a matter of course for us. They don't stay in our homes, but that was never the whole problem. As for the Crown and Parliament, take a look at contemporary Americans' respect for the White House and Congress. Which brings us back to where I was. It's at least as bad now, but we're not revolting, which is to the credit of the Founders' commitment to liberty.

"What were you expecting to find on campus…?"

Common sense.

The housing or quatering of British troops was a huge concern. Food, Shelter and Money was lost never to be recovered. If it was not important then why the 4th Amendment?

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The more time passes, the more I come to believe that the movie "Idiocracy" was prophecy not comedy/fiction.

"…learnt anything."

"…learnt…"

LEARNT?!?!

Try "learned".

That's ok with me but what you believe to be trueor what I believe to be true has no bearing on the actual truth.
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Are there people who don't go to college turn into idiots? Yes.

Turns out, idiots all around.

Am a sub in a high-school and have had three kids go through high school. Also, all 9 cousins go to private school. I KNOW all the "work" they get to do for those 4.0's !!!!!! hahahaha! They have to "lower the SAT standard"every year, folks! Lots of posters with pics from magazines to express how you feel about a book!!! No reading required!!

Good comment, Rez. BTW, very difficult to get into our NC State colleges. They are driving our state broke. Also, unemployment is some of worst in country. Believe they can say that about Kalifornia…

thanks for exposing this!
African Warlords, do they take slaves? Zulu kingdom? me wonders?
Islam, slaves? anyone?
500,000 slaves imported into America, for farming
1.5million slaves abducted by Islamic Pirates…. for sex & war.
12 million slaves to Middle East… though only 1 out of 10 survived Sahara… and any black people in Middle East today????
1 billions slaves? China??? Anyone?

Having graduated from an institution of higher learning (Magna Cum Laude at that), Stephen is largely right. Sure, there are a lot of students who do end up with common sense, but the vast majority are vapid and ignorant. Crowder did not show the outliers, but he did a good job nonetheless.

"If it was not important then why the 4th Amendment?"

I think you mean the 3rd amendment. I didn't say it wasn't a concern, but I tend to think standing armies were to be feared for more than the fact that they stole people's food. Articles of the Bill of Rights were more farsighted than that. Various amendments were intended to forestall the dominance of a standing army, including the 2nd and 3rd because they were thought to be a threat to free government. Not because dirty sheets were a bother.

"Sid Viscous"? Are you made of syrup, Sid?

The crack about sheets was a bit much, but I think the point was made. Fear of standing armies is about more than the cost of quartering. It's one of those fundamental things–i.e. the idea that the monopoly of force lies with the citizen-soldier, not with the government–that set the Founders apart from (and probably made them superior to) us.

"The good ones roll their eyes in class, play the game for grades, and emerge stronger having faced down liberal ideology every day for years and survived."

That's what I did (if I may be so bold as to call myself a "good" student). To give an example: I went to a high-school summer course at the University of Missouri one year, and the liberal doctrination was incredible. One teacher I had had as her main textbook "Politically Correct Fairy Tales," which among other things insisted on spelling "women" as "womyn," to get away from the supposed linguistic subordination of females. And this teacher read it like it was the gospel truth! Another teacher I had put up a poster flatly describing socialism as the ideal economic situation, and stated that the New York Times was a conservative paper! I was only 14 or 15 then but I think I asked, "Are you on crack?" So, frankly, I'm not surprised at the lack of intelligence our college graduates show. If they're trying to force this crap on us in high school, imagine how four straight years of indoctrination will go?

Cjenk is trying to use the he is an idiot argument against showing that the other idiots are not really idiots since Cjenk is an idiot too. Is this too confusing? You have to be an idiot to defend an idiot and Cjenk is doing his idiot best.

Exactly how did you conclude what the standard of living was back in revolutionary times was?

People should at LEAST remember that Ben Franklin was NOT a president. Sheesh. Some of you act like knowing American history is a bad thing…

Berkeley professors gave the Soviets American nuclear secrets because they said it would make the world safer. This is the kind of brilliance that Berkeley continues to have at its disposal.

So the reason that one person guessed whig is that it was just a guess? Got it.
As to the main reason for the depression, it was the fed. There is no such thing
as overly simplifying issues if the question has to do with what the main cause is.
You answer the main cause then you can add other tidbits after you get the key
part of the question correct. And yes, you sound like you are defending the
idiots in the video.

"You show no proof that universities encourage idiocy – just that the people that you interviewed didn't know the answers to your questions."—————————————————————————————————————————-<
Who is your favorite prsident and why?–Sounds pretty subjective to me…

No, not everyone who makes it into the university system is an idiot but after 4 years of one sided indoctrination a larger percentage graduate as idiots than enrolled in the first place. Just look at the projects that these enlightened thinkers are supporting.

Smug's all he's got.

And so how do you defend those who had no clue who Mary Jo Kopechne was, but they were pretty sure she supported Ted Kennedy!

Boy, it's a good thing so many of the posters here quit school after third grade so they avoided any such indoctrination. Clearly the future of our great nation lies with those who never learned anything after their multiplication tables.

Bullocks? Wanker? I say, isn't it about tea time, gov'ner?

I don't really see any irony in my post. I decided that I didn't want liberalism shoved down my throat, so I went and did something where it wouldn't be.

Where's the irony?

Okay, America47000- i would be happy to grant you this defense: "Well, Lincoln WAS a Whig, and served in Congress as a Whig, but became president as a Republican. Then in his second term he was technically a member of the union party. So I wouldn't pick on that one student too much." if any student actually made that argument. but accidentally stumbling across a kinda-sorta-but-not-really-very correct answer doesn't count. that's why math teachers make you show your work…

That's completely irrelevant to my point. And I don't mean to disrespect Mary Jo's memory, but she's pretty much ancient history to everyone but serial Kennedy haters like Crowder.

Maybe Berkeley ain't so great seeing as Greg has the writing style of a High School newpaper reporter.

Who are you to make demands about finding common ground? Now take your socialist, communist, liberal hippie BS elsehwere.

Going to university isn't just about "freedom of thought." If students only studied what they liked, there would be smaller college algebra, world history, and American lit. classes. Students have to study the basics as well as pursue their majors. Understanding world and American history is important for everyone, not just history majors.

In my experience there is one school of study where the Professors are usully conservative, the school of Business, especially the professors that teach accounting. So yes to answer the troll the accountants do come from Universities as well. They just take courses from the conservative professors.

Cali Girl

I am sure all those students knew exactly the entire history of the Roe v Wade and the Ben Franklin was President girl could probably recite the opinion verbatim.

History is written by the victors.

And what does DFTT mean?

My wife made it through college by employing the following techniques…

1. Write to the audience. The professors have vast and needy egos that require validation. Play the tape back that they want to hear, and you'll pass easily…

2. Maintain extremely low profiles. Do not provide any personal input into politics, religion, or any other hot-button issues. Find a polite elaborate way to say what is essentially, "No Comment".

3. Become background scenery. Dress similar to your fellow attendees, but more muted. Do not attract any attention to yourself. Sit in the middle of the class and blend in.

4. Parrot what is expected of you. Colleges and professors are not interested in your opinions or ideas, no matter what the brochures say. This is a "groupthink" environment, and the proper tone will be relayed to you as part of your indoctrination through certain particular mandatory classes in your freshman year.

5. When you leave, you may then take your mind out of your safety-deposit box, after you have your diploma in hand. Just don't send the school any money when they send out the alumni letters, and ridicule them roundly as you wish…you already have the piece of paper you bought…

"Now take your socialist, communist, liberal hippie BS elsehwere. "

This is funny because many of the attitudes of the users that agree with Chowder are convinced that 'left-wing professors' spew ideology and have no tolerance for dissent, or debate to anything contrary to their beliefs. Now, you are doing the same thing and asking me to leave without first trying to open any type of dialogue. And you may be afraid of 'big government', but they have the monopoly on violence that would keep your otherwise dangerous way of thinking from action because of the consequences that I am sure a person of your below average intelligence still can recognize. Now, if you want to talk substance do so. If you want to hurl immature, inaccurate, insults… well continue to do so; but, don't think for a second that you will ever be taken seriously by someone other than your wife, or kids, or people that already agree with you in the first place. Have fun indoctrinating your children, and not letting some leftist, hippie university do so (if you don't have a family then follow the obvious logical steps of canceling out the first two options and being left with 'people that already agree with you in the first place').

You really think the Chowder guy would edit the footage in the same way??? No, when you are in charge of the production and what you want to show –and you have a point to prove— it wouldn't make much sense to do so. You think his audience would appreciate conservatives being made to look silly? It would be just easy as what he has done here with this clip.

nevermind, I just found out. So this site is only for people to write to each other and agree with each other. No room for debate. Pretty sad. Almost as sad as Crowder's video.

"this is UC Berkeley, one of the most prestigious public universities in the country!"

Look at the sample size and the heavily edited footage… You think this is at all representative of a university with a student population of more than 35,000???? You people actually being swayed by this 'tomfoolery' are the real idiots; which is quite funny considering how strong of a stance most of you take with this… i.e. the whole, "Let's burn the books!!!!! College is a privilege not a right!!!! Look how stupid they are… Let's make them more stupid!!!! Yeaaaaaaaa!~!!!!" attitude. Sounds like a bunch of folks who when asked a few questions they realize they know nothing about would then realize that they are somehow under qualified for whatever they do as far as jobs go—sound fair? Yea, not giving Chowder the correct answer on his blog video means you are not suited for whatever you are studying. Give me a break. Given a chance for real academic debate most of you would get pwned.

So, are you agreeing with Crowder? Because, I can see both ways at this point; but, I am leaning towards you disagreeing with him. Wanna elaborate?

In fairness Minsky, I do know some conservatives that share the same exact views–and find Crowder completely unfunny, and utterly annoying…which makes it all the more fun to repost his videos. People either like him or not but free speech is still free for now and everybody has to the right to either watch his (and anyone else's) videos or ignore them.

Minsky, you strike me as a 20-something. Possible you're a Berkeley student or grad student?

Yeah, no kidding Joe! Like the part where Steve edited out that bit with the girl who remembered which party Lincoln was affiliated with, or the other lass who named her favorite president, Thomas Jefferson, without missing a beat.

Oh wait…

If you find Crowder so offensive, the why watch? I don't waste my time on lefty blog sites. What's your point?

You say right wing Michael Moore like that's a bad thing. The right wing needs a Michael Moore, a talented filmmaking agitator (and things won't be truly balanced until say, Crowder gets an Oscar for this type of film). I've been through lots of college and have met a disproportionate number of people (faculty and students) who march in lockstep with liberal group think.

An example I've stated elsewhere on this blog: One textbook (about teaching youth and nonviolence) for one of my classes was written by Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn and only one other student knew that a) they were in the Weather Underground and b) who the Weather Underground were. My professor was one of those who signed that ridiculous petition in support of Ayers last year. So "freedom of thought" is not what's on the docket at college. Critical thinking in college has become confused with thoughtlessly criticizing U.S. policy.

Actually it is pretty much taught in economic schools that the stock market crash was a symptom as much as a cause. The correct answer if there is one is the Smoot Hawley Act where the government enacted exorbitant tariffs to protect US markets. Countries around the world immediately began placing tariffs of their own and international trade evaporated. It is widely accepted that free trade across nations creates one large pot. When companies try to provide for themselves they stop producing goods that they have a competitive advantage in order to provide necessities they would get elsewhere. Thus less is produced in the world. The case study is Ghana and South Korea. Similar GDP in 1950. SK was free trade all the way Ghana was Marxist protectionism. SK has something like 20 times their GDP now and Ghana quit growing coffee a product their climate is suited for to grow corn to feed their starving people.

Where does one go to cite "Everyone" in the bibliography of your report.

Problem is this

You'll get the A but you won't learn anything other than what is in the book which if it is the professor who wrote it…………………………………….

Are you really this obtuse.

The indoctrination in the army has to do with following orders and chain of command so that on the field of battle our troops don't do somehting stupid like shoot each other or run in terror because they are unsure the guy next to him will be there.

The army is specifically told that they must keep their political opinions to themselves on duty and are not allowed to express them or go on TV. So from a political standpoint it is the opposite of indoctrination. The President is Commander in Chief and you will obey his orders no matter what they are so long as those orders are lawful. It is pretty sad state of affairs when you find more open mindedness and diversity of intellectual thought in an army barracks than on a college campus.

Well put. Should only the people who enjoyed this video comment then? That's a harder one to answer. Cheers.

I say right wing Michael Moore like it's a bad thing because it is, just like Michael Moore himself is a bad thing. Crowder's being dishonest. just like he was with his film about Canadian health care. he only asked people who had horror stories to tell. Just because a few people could answer his questions right away means nothing unless he's willing to show all the video he shot.

"Ghana's economic retrogression stemmed from allowing hyperinflation, over-regulation, production disincentives, institutional demoralization, and deterioration of human services."

And remember, this citation is just from the World Bank perspective. Everybody has an agenda, so if you really wish to be informed you need to read everyone's perspective and maybe then you can get an idea of what is going on. On the whole, Sub-Saharan countries after about 1975 experienced a precipitous decline in any type of economically meaningful statistic. On the other hand East Asia did almost the complete opposite… And it's not that Ghana just stopped growing cocoa and therefore couldn't compete in a global marketplace and their populace couldn't purchase plasma t.v.'s (humorous injection; obviously plasma t.v.'s are a recent invention), as you seem to believe. In 1970, then president of the World Bank, Robert McNamara had acknowledged that the high rates of growth of GNP in low-income countries left infant mortality 'high', life expectancy 'low', illiteracy 'widespread', unemployment 'endemic and growing' and the distribution of income and wealth 'severely skewed' (Robert McNamara, "The True Dimension of the Task", International Development Review, vol.1, 1970, pp. 5-6). So, if these countries were doing so well as measured by the precarious, omniscient GDP and GNP growth indicators then why are the people of these countries (Ghana included) so bad off in terms of welfare? I guarantee you it's not because they just woke up one day and chose to stop growing cocoa. If you look at what was in demand in North America in the mid to late seventies (cheap industrial goods) then it may be easier to understand why agricultural exports (cocoa, or your 'coffee') couldn't compete as well. You get two broadly categorized regions, one where they tend to benefit from the redirection of capital flows and one where for historical and geographical reasons, were disadvantaged in competing for that share of North American market demand (i.e. the cheap industrial goods).

Redirection of capital flows is used here to describe the historic transformation of the United States becoming in the 1980's the world's main debtor nation and by far the largest recipient of foreign capital. One only needs to look at the change in the current account of the US balance of payments. In the five-year period 1965-69 the account still registered a surplus of $12 billion, this accounted for 46% of the total surplus of G7 countries. Going on to the period between 1970-74, the surplus contracted to $4.1 billion and to 21% of the total of G7 countries. Moving on to the interim 1975-79, the surplus turned deficit in the amount of $7.4 billion. It continues to grow to levels never before imagined…$146.5 billion for 1980-84; $660.6 billion in 1985-89; $324.4 billion in 1990-94; and $912.4 billion in 1995-99. As a result of these escalating US deficits, the $46.8 billion outflow of capital from G7 countries of the 1970s (as measured by their consolidated current account surpluses for the period 1970-79) turned into an inflow of $347.4 billion in 1980-1989, and of $318.3 billion in 1990-1999 (all statistics from IMF data).

As I alluded to earlier, this had never been seen before in US fiscal/monetary history. It was a complete reversal of momentous proportion which ultimately reflected an extraordinary capacity of the US political economy to attract capital from all over the world. This redirection of capital flows to the US reflated both effective demand and investment in North America, while deflating it in the rest of the world. At the same time, this redirection enabled the US to run large deficits in its balance of trade that created an expanding demand for imports of those goods that North American businesses no longer found profitable to produce. And again as I alluded earlier since competitive pressures had become particularly intense in manufacturing industries, these imported goods tended to be industrial rather than agricultural products; hence leaving out the 'development program' countries (i.e. Sub-Saharan nations).

Anyway, I am just that leftist troll trying to re-indoctrinate you… So, you can cast off everything I just explained in that fashion. It suits you (sarcasm).

Also, check out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_International_Ec...
It's also a piece to this overwhelming puzzle.

"It is pretty sad state of affairs when you find more open mindedness and diversity of intellectual thought in an army barracks than on a college campus."

What good is 'open mindedness and diversity of intellectual thought' when, in your own words, "the army is specifically told that they must keep their political opinions to themselves on duty and are not allowed to express them"???…. Might wanna elaborate on that one a bit.

At least the atmosphere of university doesn't prohibit such things outright; I'll give you that you can find a professor every now and then who is hostile to debate/dissent, but I have had more encouraging professors in my experience than the former—just to generalize; which I really dislike doing because of the sophistry factor.

So, let me get this straight you are saying only people who enjoy this clip and agree with Chowder (sp?) are allowed to comment? Sounds like a board of 'yes men' to me.

As far as point goes… What is the point of this clip if not to be defended by the people it is supposedly attacking?

I don't see what me striking you as has anything to do with the substance of what I am trying to discuss. All I really receive is personal attacks on my 20-something, possible Berkeley ugrad/grad, possible leftist, possible hippie, possible socialist, character. I am trying really hard not to categorize all of the people who disagree with me here on this thread..maybe you could bestow the same courtesy? Certainly, many of your 'friends' haven't done so.

'A number' of students? That number being…what?….10? 15? out of 22,000. They probably got into university due to their intelligence in other areas perhaps. just taking a stab there.

This video proves nothing. If you find is 'shocking' 'sad' or 'scary' you are no better han the 'Obama Kool Aid' drinkers or The Michael Moore fans you were no doubt decrying when Farenheit 911 came out.

And you didn't explain how you view them the same as jaywalking

It is too confusing. Use grammer. Maybe I need to smoke some more so I can kill some braincells and get to your level.

Nice Try though!

Again….a troll is just someone who disagrees and shows an opposite opinion? How does anything progress in the vacuum then?

Big Hollywood Circle-jerk!

I'd say! What ho!

Wait, there are rules we have to abide by on here? Cheezy Creezy.

They say history is written by the winners. So far it looks like maybe the US didn't win the Cold War. Let's not let that happen people. It's time to take history back from the "revolutionaries."

Sorry, I'll translate my post for you.

You are boring.

There ya go.

Steve Crowder you are annoying. You just fill your airwaves with insults and fear. You unproductive piece of shit to society.

Ok, I'll admit, my comment was intended to be a poke with a stick and not a way to engage you in a civil manner. As you seem to be sincerely seeking dialogue, regardless of your personal political bent, I offer you my apologies. However, I think the implication of hypocrisy rings hollow when comparing an internet message board to learning institutions. Also, for someone who obviously prides themselves on their open-mindedness and thoughtful consideration of all the facts, you assume much about me based on very little.

No a Troll is a disgusting evil little Gremiln that lives under a bridge and throws stones because he has no social graces and just wants to be mean.

How many names do you use- – Let's see joe below averagte, Fey Fan, Minsky, etc.etc.etc.

congrats BenjaminPiece, you joined the largest socialist establishment the US govt pays for.

You get free meals, you get free lodging, free clothes

ahhaa you putz. Lincoln was a whig for more than twice as long as he was "Republican", and even then it was a completely different party than now. If you really think that the Republican party of Lincoln's time (Which waged war on the South) and the Republican party of today (Which is carried by the South) share anything besides a name then you are the one engaging in historical revisionism. Hint: The Politics of the South haven't changed because they are and always will be locked in the Stone Age.

Remind me again what, 'socialogogy' is… If, I lend insight to error then the first logical step would be for me to assume you had meant, 'sociology'. But, if you knew the first thing about 'sociology' then you would realize that this discipline wouldn't have any authority incorporating 'revolutionary war' into it's domain. And yes, we do have freedom to edit footage in ways that suit our own agendas and on the same token I have freedom to disagree with you and post in this discussion area.

I haven't insulted anyone, at least not unprovoked. You just don't like people coming on this site with different opinions from the majority of people here. You just want to communicate with like-minded people and talk about how bad the left is.
Yeah, I like pie, my favorite is lemon meringue.

Hi, Steven, I'd just like to say that I enjoy your blogs and videos and happen to think that you're as cute as a button! Please write longer blogs!!

The military is designed to protect democracy, not practice it.

Berzerkley is as corrupt as its ever been. Many employers have been looking at "graduates" of these kinds of schools with distain for a while. Employers need to make good hires, so their company can make a profit and stay in business. These kinds of idiots aren't condusive to this kind of endeavor. Unfortunately these people can't always get private secor jobs and wind up working for the government…

Haha, you read Glenn Beck and then criticize people.

Watched he rest. Verdict: Berkeley more intelligent than one Steven Crowder having the answers to his own questions. Worst man on the street gotcha video ever.

Or really dumb people.

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that discussion being?

He is contributing to a rather rousing discussion. Which one should he be contributing to?

Hopelessly, assholishly smug?

i still can scarely believe how easily most all of you, be you voting republican or democrat, subscribe to a binary model of socio-politcal thought. Either your a sycophantic right-winger, or a dirty communist leftists.

The spectrum of thought about how to organize a society runs far deeper…. and wider… than two camps.
Me, I love individual rights (the cornerstone of US democracy, not god or old men in beards) , but hate unrestrained deregulation of necessary institutions. Examples of this lie in my belief that incorporated entities not be granted personhood under the law…. That means corporations will be subjected to the ability to be held accountable for misgivings and outright criminal actions. And, furthermore, that the individual actors be held accountable for criminal acts, rather than the entity as a whole.

What else?

I hate gun control,
I love unabashed free-speech, regardless of obscenity
I hate corporate owned journalism, a fourth estate beholden to financial interests (which differ from The Actual Truth quite vividly)
I love gay people, and poor people, and drug addicts and rich white folks. I should have no say in how they all run there personal lives, self-destructive or not, and neither should you, you fascists
I don't trust the democratic party to actually forge a reformative agenda due to all of the buisness and special interests they are in bed with, or their inability to pull together a unified policy agenda
I think the republican party has gone systematically Batshit Insane in the last 8-10 years
I know that, since Kissinger, US foreign policy has been mismanaged heinously, which has left us with a middle east pissed off, radicalized, and armed. Realpolitik, and nationalistic rhetoric has eliminated the values we once sought to instill in other nations – through the application of hegemonic "soft-power" (trade, cultural exchange, infrastructure projects.) 2(4) Wars, seemingly without end. Bullheaded rhetoric about imposing freedom on the oppressed, while killing those we liberate. This country has not understood the necessity of far-sightedness when solving problems abroad. We are literally our own worst enemies in this respect. You can blame everyone in government except for jimmy carter for this fuck up.

So yea, Don't be dense. all of you vibrant and actives members of the poles (no pun indented).

YEA! YOU SAY IT. TO HELL WITH THAT AMERICAN DREAM!!
GET A JOB!

All caps–wow–you are upset.

I said the smart kids should go to school.

You are being duped into thinking that anything goes on in undergraduate and graduate programs for non-serious kids. It is simply a money collection source and indoctrination center for "Big Education." They actually make the kids stupider (note obamabots at recent election.)

College has become a scam. You can get the American dream without it.

I will not respond to anymore all caps intense debate with you.

Sincerely,
CrisD

My sentiments exactly. Well articulated.

"…and two is thinking you are smarter THEN others" – Flash

Correct usage: than.

Signed, The Leftist Troll

This is common in all college towns. They seem to think they are immortal: I say we test the concept.

Ok, mom.

We have different writing styles. If you had a bit of common sense and deductive reasoning skills that would be quite obvious.

Seriously Steven, the questions were complicated to answer even for history buffs. The fact that you have to explain to your audience about "the gun ban" questions means you expect that even some in your audience wont be clued in. The fact that Lincoln was a Whig. and you discredit it.

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Minksy, sometimes I wonder if the Cold War just went underground for 20 years and is now resurfacing. My point was that alot of the books–educational and otherwise–are filled with revisionist history that favors Progressive ideas…

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I wish they'd all just slit their own wrists. They're too stupid to be alive! Seriously. No, seriously.

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