Should The US Be Considered A Democracy?
Help make a difference by installing the free Tab for a Cause browser extension! Visit https://tab.gladly.io/secondthought Does the US live up to the standards it sets for the rest of the world? Is the United States really the torchbearer for global democracy that most Americans think it is? Citations: 1. Nation of inequality: http://theinequalitylab.com/wp-content/uploads/PfefferWaitkus_DP-2019-2.pdf?189db0&189db0 2. Three richest own more than bottom 50%: https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/jul/03/bernie-sanders/bernie-sanders-target-saying-3-richest-have-much-w/ 3. How much Bezos makes in one minute: https://www.businessinsider.com/what-amazon-ceo-jeff-bezos-makes-every-day-hour-minute-2018-10 4. US spends more on military than next 10 nations combined: https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0053_defense-comparison 5. US coups and regime change: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_involvement_in_regime_change_in_Latin_America 6. 1953 Coup in Iran: https://www.npr.org/2019/01/31/690363402/how-the-cia-overthrew-irans-democracy-in-four-days 7. Poverty statistics: https://poverty.ucdavis.edu/faq/what-current-poverty-rate-united-states 8. US healthcare ranks worst in the developed world: https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2020/jan/us-health-care-global-perspective-2019 9. US on list of deadliest countries for journalists: https://time.com/5483773/us-deadliest-countries-journalists-deaths-2018/ 10. Police targeting journalists: https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/newsfeed/2020/06/police-targeting-journalists-protests-200609131908965.html 11. Tax laws benefit the wealthy: https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/11-13-19tax.pdf 12. Environmental regulations in line with big corporations’ desires: https://influencemap.org/report/How-Big-Oil-Continues-to-Oppose-the-Paris-Agreement-38212275958aa21196dae3b76220bddc 13. Anti-union activity: https://files.epi.org/pdf/179315.pdf 14. Who owns American media outlets: https://www.forbes.com/sites/katevinton/2016/06/01/these-15-billionaires-own-americas-news-media-companies/#1dc8f77a660a 15. Healthcare sector donations to politicians: https://www.businessinsider.com/healthcare-donations-to-2020-presidential-candidates-2019-7 16. The Neoliberal consensus: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/11/neoliberalism-term-meaning-democratic-party-jonathan-chait Should The US Be Considered A Democracy? – Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://bit.ly/2nFsvTS WATCH LAST VIDEO HERE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJR_Fq2hhYVEFS11cf1YzG27 New video every Friday! Follow Second Thought on Social Media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/_SecondThought Patreon: https://patreon.com/secondthought Watch More Second Thought: Latest Uploads: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJR_Fq2hhYVEFS11cf1YzG27 Spaaaaaace!: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJQRpqT-hMTTFx8A6VVH3m6v What If...: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJRI7VrWf_-mT0z6lrN--Cvi Popular Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJRx7ZaO9J04Kbob_u5baHxN About Second Thought: Second Thought is a channel devoted to the things in life worth thinking about! Science, history, politics, religion...basically everything you re not supposed to talk about at the dinner table. Welcome! Business Email: secondthoughtchannel@gmail.com
