Would America Be Better Under Communism? | Middle Ground

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0:00 Intro
00:38 America would be a more powerful country under communism
11:03 Giving people government aid makes them lazy
19:09 Women are more empowered in a communist society
28:01 Only the rich benefit from capitalism
34:46 There is no perfect economic model
42:03 The purpose of an economy should be to maximize the well-being of the population

[jubilee]

Unreleased prompt is up on our Patreon 👉 bit.ly/4ahMyzP “Communism has caused more suffering than capitalism has”

[lilbill]

Not gonna lie at this point jubilee should just do actual debates and allow the guest to prepare and come with both statistics and anecdotes that way you get the numbers and reality side of whatever topic it is

[gabriellareynoso]

Again, this series desperately needs:
1) Live fact checking
2) Better moderation
3) Better preparation from the participants (encourage them to come with stats and articles and numbers)

So many of these discussions go off the rails bc people are saying things that either aren't true or aren't on prompt and it's so frustrating.

[Dangkles]

If Jubilee decides to start fact checking these debates, they would be so much more valuable

[goodnightvids]

As a Cuban who was born and raised in Cuba and lived there for 17 years. I invite these 3 individuals to go live over there if they love the system so much and enjoy of the perks of misery and a socialist dictatorship.

[zamasumaycry]

It’s really annoying when a conversation starts actually getting somewhere or someone is making their point and they eventually just cut to the next prompt. They’ve done it much more often recently and then started charging you to go watch their full version. I don’t want to pay for the full version if it’s still gonna be lackluster question topics, people consistently cutting each other off with no moderation and their arguments eventually getting cut off to get to the next topic. I would pay/support if it meant the quality would be better but it’s literally the same video with an extra topic.

[cumobama]

I think this is the first time jubilee has brought on real leftists and not neoliberal democrafts and while it was definitely refreshing, the conversation seemed to go in too many directions to be cohesive. I think middleground needs a much more active moderator to keep everyone on track. No one actually even discussed the first prompt about power, it went straight into a general argument of capitalism vs communism in general.

[panka]

I would have loved to see an Eastern European involved in this conversation.

[bellagiolutjen]

my fiance was born in cuba. I cannot imagine how long this comment would be if i tried to list every single grievance her (large) family has and their struggles with living under the cuban government. We recently met one of her distant cousins who immigrated to the US a few months ago, and he told us that he broke down in tears stepping into a supermarket for the first time. He told us how in cuba you would have to wait in a line to get a single chicken breast and a loaf of bread for the week.

[PauloNideck]

Molombo is extremely manipulative and controlling while pretending to be kind.
This is just the worst kind of people.

[junoji]

I feel like jubilee should have a mediator that makes sure no one gets interrupted and an after credits where everyone’s points are fact-checked. I can see these videos being educational in seeing other perspectives but I think Jubilee need to make sure misinformation isn’t being spread.

[miguelangelalgaranaz]

Molomo trying his hardest to play the nice guy but being extremely condescending and not taking into any consideration any of the points being mentioned is crazyyyy.

[thomasfisher]

Both sides are dressed exactly as you would imagine them to be

[wynterleblanc]

I really wish the moderators kept them on track for each question. It’s so frustrating watching everyone interrupt/talk over each other. I would love to see people who are able to have a debate without getting so worked up they don’t allow the other side to talk.

[HotFryReptiles]

Please do a middle ground on doctors and patients. I've seen such a divide lately on how patients perceive doctors and vice versa

[technofire_cake]

The government is so mistrusted in the US and I am glad they all agreed to that.

[wtfa]

The best part about this whole conversation is that they are in a country where you are allowed to have it

[slimkt]

I would’ve loved if a moderator came in and gave explicit definitions of capitalism and communism because they are not universally agreed upon in general, and I’m sure even in this small sample size, most of them would not agree on a single definition.

[MrUnlimitedTorque]

"China has abolished poverty"

OMG that guy is so lost in his fantasy world 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[trumpetera]

No way that girl thinks that a content maker should make as much as a Software designer