Three Ways to Fix America | 5 Minute Video

Are we just going to give up on the greatest country in the history of the world? Or are we going to fight for freedom and a thriving future? For Dave Rubin, the author of Don’t Burn This Country, the answer is obvious. And, even better, he has a battle plan.

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Script:

Something ain’t right and we all know it.

Are we just gonna give up on the greatest country in the history of the world? 

Or are we gonna fight for freedom and a thriving future?

They always tell us we’re at a once-in-a-lifetime pivotal moment.

But this time, they're actually right.

You know it. I know it. You know that I know it. I know that you know it.

And they know that we all know it.

So, what are we going to do about it? 

Well, I’ve got a few ideas…

First off…

Be an individualist.

The American Heritage Dictionary defines an individualist as “one that asserts individuality by independence of thought and action.”

If that sounds self-centered, it is. But why is that bad?

Everything in your life starts with you—our attitude, how you project yourself to the world, whether you take responsibility for your own actions. 

The Founders of America sought to create a government whose primary purpose was to protect the freedom of the individual.  After that, as far as George, Ben, and Tom were concerned, you were on your own. 

Nobody saw this more clearly than the 19th-century French writer, Alexis de Tocqueville. He came to America to see what all the commotion was about and was absolutely blown away.

This new American democracy—what he called, “the equality of conditions”—was not merely a new way to govern, he realized, but a new way to live. For de Tocqueville, American individualism was not about being self-centered, but about being self-reliant.

Government can’t guarantee your happiness, but it should guarantee your right to pursue it.
This is the only way to make progress on a national level and still be authentically inclusive. Because where true freedom exists there will be individualism, and where individualism exists there will be true freedom.

But being an individualist is just the start.

You must also…

Be a Family. 

There are lots of ways to measure the strength of a society. But family has to be at the top of the list. 

This hit me very deeply one night during Jordan Peterson’s worldwide lecture tour in 2019 which I hosted. Jordan and I were leaving the theatre after our show in Dublin, Ireland. Two men ran toward us. 

Wiping tears from their eyes, they told us their story. They were a father and son. Several years ago, they had a huge falling out. On their own personal timelines, they had both bought Jordan’s book, 12 Rules for Life, and began fixing up their lives.

Separately, they had attended the show. As thousands of people exited the theater, they saw each other in the crowd, and—right then and there, after so much time and so much heartache—they embraced and made amends. The family bond was restored.

So how important is family?

According to a 2019 American Enterprise Institute survey, which asked participants to rank attributes of the American Dream, a good family life ranked number two, right behind freedom of choice.

It’s no surprise. It’s within the nurturing bonds of family we learn to deal with the world.

Once you have your head screwed on straight and you’ve made things right with your family, then you’re ready to move on to the next level of real social improvement….

Be a Community.

There are all kinds of communities.

It’s your church or synagogue. It’s your neighbors. It’s the girls you meet for brunch or the guys you play basketball with. It’s the group of people that know you and care about you. And you care about them.

Next to breathing and maybe a few other things, I don’t know what’s more essential than that. 
When George Bailey’s brother toasts George at the end of the classic movie, It’s a Wonderful Life, “to the richest man in town,” we know exactly what he’s talking about—George’s community. 

Are you catching the theme here?

When individuals are healthier, the family is healthier, and in turn, so is society.

It’s obvious... We know it.

Which is why those on the left oppose all of it—every piece.

[bryanjones]

"If everyone is thinking the same thing, then no one is thinking."
- Benjamin Franklin

[prajwalpramod]

Strong individuals lead to strong families and communities. Strong families and communities make a great nation.

Makes sense.

[spray-n-prey]

As teen I thought my perception was whatever it was, I didn’t realize I could change my thoughts and perception to be more positive and joyful. Change you perception and change your reality. But never lie to yourself. You hold the power, sometimes you just have to get out of your way.

[WolfeSaber]

Freedom is the right of all sentient beings.

-Peter Cullen/Optimus Prime

[rotoristworkshop]

I have to mention that this actually aligns with an ancient Chinese wisdom: fix yourself first, then your family, and then your community, your country... in that order. 修身，齐家，治国

[richardc]

It’s a great video Dave, even though FAMILY can sometimes push us to our limits we need them in our lives.

[GodBlessedAmerica]

“Folks it’s never, ever going to be the time to give up on our country. It’ll never be time to give up on The United States”!
Rush Limbaugh
May he RIP 🙏🏼🇺🇸🦅

[xredrumx]

Just saw the video, it’s on their website.
I agree with most of what he said. It is better to focus on yourself, your family, and your community; not the entire nation. People can achieve more change in their communists than the federal government ever can.

[heflinms]

That was wonderfully done. And I could not agree more that everything begins with personal responsibility. We cannot serve our family until we’ve taken care of ourselves, and we cannot serve our community until we’ve taken care of our family. Attempting to solve problems top down rather than bottom up are exactly why institutions always fail…

[NJHProductions]

​3 ways to fix america presented by Dave Rubin, if that is not ironic then I don't know what is.

[dave]

One of the main problems is the disintegration of the family unit. A child deserves to have a father and a mother in a normative home. End of story.

[keanumoore]

"After that...you were on your own." That kind of thinking is how we get homeless encampments, people can't just be left out to dry without some sort of help.

[ZGuyfSci]

Saw this from an ad and have to agree; Both Collectivism as per Nationalism AND Individualism per Self Reliance, Self Pride, and Self Accountability, are All & BOTH needed and required for a Free Nation and a Free People., else we have what has become the issue in modern times. That without regards for Family, Community and Nation you fall apart just as how the same that when no one cares about their others, When you do not support the Rights of the Individual you neither the same can have Nation as a Group ultimately is those who form said groups.


We cannot have strong groups without strong Self Reliant and Self Accountable Individuals to form and shape the Group and to help encourage Identity both of the Group and those In the Group individually.

The same that we cannot have Nation without that core foundation of Family, Nationalism, Identity and Accountability from each Individual upwards through each stage and step of the Social Ladder.


"We Are per as We Do" both individually and collectively, with it being the responsibility of every Individual to hold the Collective accountable the same as they hold themselves; and for each individual to be held accountable the same as they would hold others.


"We All Lift Together" else we all fall apart much as how a wise person said "We either hang together or we shall surely hang separately." That either ALL Lives Matter else they don't; and if they don't who is to decide who is to decide who decides? and by what measures? Thus being in everyone's best interests.


Yet as we have seen with those who are Not-Rights, be they fake christians or not real conservatives who pretend to be "Right Wing" yet the same as the Extremist Left as extremists themselves violate what the goals are of being Pro-Moderate, or in simpler terms the same both extremes what We the People mean by "Americans."

That what such groups seek as represented well with Pazul in WF as with such characters in literatures similarly, who are in easy terms what the 'LGBTMAPQ+ Agenda are doing and represent; Hypocrisy and Dominan. And not so far apart from Ballas had tried; To seek a One-Sided control where ONLY they the ones or the few as THEY decide to hold power with no other source of Authority of Decision nor Control such no one is of the power to hold Them accountable to what They do; such they the singular few per no Technocracy nor Accountability to the Governed to have Supreme Power and Absolute Authority, per no meritocracy nor answerability again to those they govern.

Which to a point such one does the building of said such a community and people CHOOSE to be a part of it is a fine thing as by all rights who is to decide what You should be made to do with what YOU make and what YOU found and guide into success; Such again the point being Choice & Merit., that the ones are who are in charge such they are the ones to Make and Do such the same that it is the CHOICE of those being governed or included to do so with the freedom to stay or go as They choose.


Leftism instead to be that We the People have no choices in the matters and Neither did They the Usurpers make anything., but took from those who did so for themselves at our cost and our expense. They are infiltrators and invaders who steal and stole from us what WE the People do and make and shape., to then tell US to include the US how we the US and Others how to live Our lives without to be allowed the same onto them less they be called out and held accountable as they would seek of others; not having made the community nor the systems and neither the same the Rights of Choice for those involved to make their own nor to leave to those places they make their own themselves., as seen with the 2nd American Revolutionary War of Independence and the same per Atals Shrugged works.


But such the same ultimately Castles that stand on but Pillars of Salt and Pillars of Sand cannot and do not stand; Things built upon Lies and Hypocrisy ultimately fall to that same as they are made.



Keep up the great works and vids P.U, and supports to those who value Truth., for God and Truth are Absolutes and the Truth shall be upheld. Glory to the Truth, (amen.) o7

[g.mantua]

Don't need three, just one. Diminish the size and scope of the federal government by at least 50% and let America fix itself. Isn't it telling that our problems have gotten so much bigger as the government has grown as well.

[glennwidelko]

Awesome … thank you for sharing 🙏🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[bangchow]

1. Strengthen the family unit
2. Reform Section 230 and hold social media liable pushing narratives
3. Let facts express reality rather than have feelings construct reality

[cosmickal]

"Only in community with others has each individual the means of cultivating his gifts in all directions; only in the community, therefore, is personal freedom possible."

[EstudioVoitheia]

The last Harvard studies showned that children raised in more religious famillies have a better mental health. This, should help to fix America. I've put the sources and the conclusions in a short (2 mn) video in my channel: Religious Upbringing and Health

[AmirGTR]

I want to live in an America that doesn't conflate Liberalism with Authoritarianism.

[josephcarlson]

Easy..

End the Fed & go back to sound money
Shrink government spending- foreign aid, military expansion, welfare, get rid of federal agencies such as the CIA, NSA, etc
Decriminalize non-violent drug crimes- our country imprisons more of its own citizens than most countries.. this also breaks up the family unit