"Democracy is sick in the US, government monitors your Internet"

[ruruowl]

I just decided Richard Stallman is awesome, even if he eats his toejams.

[tyrionoutrider]

He's giving an interview for a Russian state-run authoritarian TV station. How free.

[Mezocosm]

@tyrionoutrider RT kicks ass when it comes digging up the BS in the US. Maybe notsomuch in Russia, I don't know, let the Russians complain about that.

[corpseass]

WHATS UP WITH THE LADY LOL!

[Evilektr0nyka]

I fully exercise my freedom zero: to run the program as I wish to destroy Microsoft and Apple.

[dogwood123100]

this guy talks of freedom, programers seem to hate him they believe in giving away their own freedom to control the people they sell their stuff to it is totally stupid to get a patent on English an operation language and not allow Shakespeare to wright plays because you own the words that make the play

[Ograws]

This man is very important a lot of people don't know that

[oscaringoliling0]

End the fractional reserve system.

[StraussBR]

Richard Stallman should speak at Ocupy Wall Street

[moshpotpaul]

Is this guy retarded? The people who got arrested on suspicion of terrorism were instantly freed as soon as they explained why they were looking at terrorist propaganda. The fact is, there were a few stupid assed police officers who went a little overboard. Everything was fixed in the end, and the police looked like douches.

In the end, it's shit like this that helps curb local terrorism.

[EeeScape]

@moshpotpaul

This is only a reactionary policy and it's important that you help stop this type of draconian laws that are broad brushing the underlying root causes of terrorism in the first place. Do you think that anyone that chose to terrorism does so because they just one day wake up and say, "Oh, I want to blow up a building today!" You need to look at the geopolitical root causes that make these things possible. If I sit behind you in class, and I thump you on the ear, will you not react?

[reallysecretusername]

RT sure does let all the crazies on the air.

[kookieless]

@GodofAnotherWorId they are making the offical gnu os with hurd kernal

[Kenceo]

He looks like Karl Marx

[kookieless]

@Kenceo both good people

[tylana7]

@GodofAnotherWorId You could just call it GNU since that is the OS. :)

[99Maic]

Yellow dots: very important.

[Exiliadomx]

I love you GNU. Debian 100%

[frenchpet]

NOT THE LIBRARY BOOK RECORDS !!!

[chups23]

What you're referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.

[omfgroflma0]

@chups23 nice copy/paste

[Tununias]

@chups23 This is getting really old. I use the term Linux because when I say Linux, I mean any OS that uses the Linux Kernel. Not just GNU/Linux.

[jpalcast]

@Tununias Which OS do you know that uses the Linux Kernel and do not use any of the GNU OS programs? Other X-Like OS like FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD or Solaris uses programs or parts that belong to the GNU OS but they do not use the Linux Kernel... So, all Linux are GNU with Linux, and many of the not-Linux are GNU too...

[Tununias]

@jpalcast WebOS, the OS that the Amazon Kindle uses, and and also the OS the Android uses.

[SuperPhdiva]

This guy is truly stating some real facts and people really need to take heed.

[IcarusFlying]

without this guy we would all be screwed.

[kookieless]

i watched this on a open source linux distro

[XxMsrSzprzxX]

@kookieless GNU/Linux

-RMS

[AppA]

@kookieless Did your CPU melt while streaming Flash content?

[kookieless]

@AppA nope

[kevkev797]

@kookieless while using nonfree flash...

[spcwingo]

@kevkev797 Who says you have to use non-free flash? Have you never heard of Gnash or html5? No non-free software required!

[Slackwareheart]

И разве находятся еще идиоты, которые этого маразматика всерьез воспринимают??

[Serpico261]

@Slackwareheart good question!!!!!!!!

[plilley]

pirating is attacking ships and its very bad... haha awesome

[gundambob646]

@plilley piracy was originally something used during the pirate times. it basically means someone that steals, hence why the term is used for internet downloaders.

[otrab1080]

In Soviet Russia, Linux compiles you!

[Evilektr0nyka]

@otrab1080

hahaha LMFAO!

[MichaelDvinyaninov]

@otrab1080 In nowadays America you don't use the internet, the internet uses you! Russia has much more freedom in the internet than the USA

[hammergascoyne]

Oh, my, god. That woman is the most terrifying creature on this planet!!!

[ricciardelli2021]

Computers behind Stallman are running Windows, right? #LOL

[xxTellTheTruthxx]

@ricciardelli2021 Those are RT's computers, not Stallmans... lol

[NejiHyuga900]

We should have freedom for everything.

[TheGreatBunghole16]

Fuck I hate my country. (USA)

[TiKondaRoga]

@TheGreatBunghole16 Then leave moron.

[TheGreatBunghole16]

@TiKondaRoga Well I might hate it but it is my home and I will do everything I can to make it a country I am proud of.... (I am proud to be from the Pacific Northwest, but not the USA) It is morons like you that try and tell everyone who sees the wrong in the country and says, go somewhere else then. Wow, so you would rather live in a dump and tell everyone they are wrong for calling it a dump then huh?

[TiKondaRoga]

@TheGreatBunghole16 You said,"I hate my country". I gave you an easy solution in which you were unable to figure out for yourself. But you're probably a liberal and are unable to comprehend simple and realistic solutions such as that. It's only a dump because dumb asses like you would rather bitch and moan about what we're not rather then be proud of what we are.

[OutOfTheBoxThinker]

@TiKondaRoga : What is there to be proud of? Your country is run by a banking oligarchy that completely controls your press, is slowly destroying the middle class and restricts the rights of people all over the world with its imperialist tactics. And no, I'm not a liberal. I'm actually a European conservative and I regard US imperialism as the main harmful element with regards to traditional European values from 1945 onwards. You gave us modern liberalism and poisoned us with it.

[TiKondaRoga]

@OutOfTheBoxThinker Wow...Are you stupid? You're from Europe and you say these things? What a joke. U.S. Imperialism is harmful??? Sorry, I guess we should slaughter, rape, and pillage, like our predecessors (i.e. England).

[OutOfTheBoxThinker]

@TiKondaRoga : You really believe the US army doesn't slaughter, rape and pillage? Historical records prove otherwise. During the 19th and early 20th century, the British empire was the greatest imperial force on the planet, excercising its authority with brutal force. Between both world wars, the US gradually took over and today it's the dominant empire, just as brutal and even more exploitative than the British were. You should stop drinking the cool aid and wake up to reality.

[TiKondaRoga]

@OutOfTheBoxThinker And you beleive we do? That arguement can be made both ways. Even if we do slaughter, rape, and pileage, we don't do it on nearly the same scale as the European's have. And beleive it or not the U.S. isn't the dominant empire at the moment. The U.K. actually is. There's a reason the pound is over the dollar and the euro. Also I would like to appoligize for calling you stupid on my last comment.

[OutOfTheBoxThinker]

@TiKondaRoga : Apology accepted.

Well, the US has only been the dominant force in the world since the 20th century, so it has a few centuries of slaughter, rape and pillaging to make up for. Still, that doesn't change anything. Also, while there's no question the US isn't the dominant force in the world imo, I would say the American elite and the British elite are working together closely and not so very different from one another.

[TiKondaRoga]

@OutOfTheBoxThinker Couldn't agree more about the elites. The unfortionate reality over here is that people have been brain washed into beleiving we're the worst thing to ever happen to the planet. But on a global scale, we are only a dot. Granted an influencial dot, but a dot none the less. I agree with liberals in the sense that we should all work together for a greater planet, but the reality of human nature won't allow us to do so. But all in moderation I guess.

[OutOfTheBoxThinker]

@TiKondaRoga : I'd say that if we want a better world we should find a way to cooperate attempting to overthrow the corporate elite and return power to the rest of the people. If we ever get that far, each people should rebuild their country based on their own culture and their traditional values. We don't need a global culture or a global infrastructure, but we do need some kind of global cooperation to end our exploitation by the greedy power hungry elite.

[piratebri]

What did that crazy little dwarf say???

[oren86]

Marijuana induces mild paranoid schizophrenia.

[jimjamgumbob]

wow...he sounds nothing like I expected.

[clandestine1976]

This is crazy...these corporations have too much power, and even power over the "government"

[hamzeeco]

the interviewer is kinda scary ... 

[MessageKyle]

@hamzeeco programmers actually look like that lol. 99% software engineers look like that!

[hamzeeco]

@MessageKyle Richard Stallman is awesome dude, i was talking about the chick ... besides, im a programmer. I've got long hair, and a fuckin awesome beard! lol

[MessageKyle]

@hamzeeco oh. she's russian! Maybe thats why. lol

[MasterOfFlash92]

hey the us ppl do have the right to demand a change in power, don't they?

[lonnmaj15]

FOSS rules!

[DJHeroMist]

so what im hearing is that basicly our country doesnt like the fact its running its self. i dont give a shit what the gov says about this i dont care if im being watched. im not doing anything illegal that could make me wind up paying in over 2mil in debt..

so if the gov does go thru peoples pc's then that means they will be accusing about over 120 people hourly just for downloading. Sry gov but you cant win, what happened for the people by the people?!

[AK49Gunner]

Russia today cracks me up. I love coming on to hear about how the PAk FA is bette rthan the F-22, and how George Bush started genocides in Georgia. lol

[darknessthehedgehog3]

shit so I'm being watch on youtube and someone is reading are pm's ***** from a third party website

[DJHeroMist]

@darknessthehedgehog3 what happened for the people by the people?

[bootiack]

very capitalist and free market awesome, respect the individual vs the communist colectivism, wild that in some ways free software is more capitalist then proprietary softtware since corps use commy law courts and governmetn to avoid compeition and to enscone themselves in cash flow of tax money liek oracle and sun scum and to lesser extent microsft, even though gates is more just a competitive winner, I still run free software myself thnks bill

[bootiack]

id pork the interviewer

[bootiack]

Its very philosophical, since when i buy a mvoie, it is mine. i can then giev ti out to whoever, its mINE.

[fl1ckmasterflex]

This dude is a lunatic. He wants companies to pump in hundreds of millions of dollars to make movie so he can enjoy the fruits of hard labor of OTHER people for free. Open Source is better off without extremist tools like RMS.

[phektus]

@fl1ckmasterflex - nah, you are describing piracy. Richard is advocating free stuff to remain free, shareable stuff to remain shareable, and those that should stay free and shareable for the long term benefit of the human race stay free and shareable. Everything else can be sold and owned and copyrighted and patented without problems. That is why when he sees something not right, his call for action is boycotting, not pirating.

[kenryder]

Gotta love his four part list with an index starting at zero.

[ILIYYILI]

The pirate bay forever!!!!!!!!!!!

-because I can, and it's free!

[ilovetheview47]

lol, read the bottom at :42.

[mazmardigan]

@ilovetheview47 lol, they said transexual ¬¬

[missbreezthebaddest]

This interview is great, Russia is definitely putting our government under a microscope and showing the world what it's really made of. Whatever "freedoms" we have left are being picked off one by one and in the end our "freedom" will be washed with government control. V for Vendetta was already talking about this just using Britain instead of the US.

[eyesofnova]

Richard Stallman has good points, and the free software foundation has brought lot of good stuff out, but his understanding of Windows and Mac is very limited because of major stance against them so take what he says about them with a grain of salt. Yes Windows has back doors that could allow for them to install stuff with out you knowing but you can easily disable it. Just remember to think for yourselfs, and do your own research and never take what anyone says as the whole truth. Linux FTW btw

[DMalenfant1]

you know what the worst part about the government watch over us is? If some fucking thief gets my credit card# they won't help me out. They don't stop viruses from infecting people's computers. It wouldn't be so bad if they were using their power to protect us as well.

[macnet83]

this guy isnt a kid. this guys knows what he's talking about. a man that I hope history will never forget. long live Richard

[Arkblu]

The computer in the background it running windows...

[lvkrystal]

But he does make sense. Stupid people will always use whichever dirty tricks against more clever people just to save their pathetic stupid lives and positions.

[face40sp]

this is very tru wow..

[bicostp]

That's about as close as she could get without passing out from the fumes.

[Viriatus]

i want to have have freedom to kick Stallman's butt. FREEEDOOOOMMMMM!!!!

[fixingtheproblem]

I purpose a civil war in the united states to refresh the corrupt government we have

[sepnova4e]

figure it out and im up for it.

[TheKnives777]

Here Here!!

[anime1973]

@fixingtheproblem why? so that elite on both sides can order men on both sides to kill each other? At the end of it there is less of them... and the elite are still mostly alive.

[linuxluver]

@fixingtheproblem Much better to get together with others who agree there is a problem and then peacefully - but firmly - insist things be changed. War only allows a new gang to take power....while peaceful, citizen-driven movements have a much better chance of achieving a satisfactory and democratic outcome.

[lpasepok]

@fixingtheproblem

WHAT?!

Are you telling me that repeatedly pressing F5 doesn't work?!

[mikeisaacs1210]

Thats not cool that the government watches you feels pretty weird big brother is watching you...

[m1xmast3r]

I'd like to interject for a moment...

[45009234]

What you're referring to linux, is in fact ... oh fuck off /g/ you faggots :)

[murderface74]

Bravo!!!! He said it. He said what I ve been trying to say that thing that cuts across the bow of the political insanity of American Federal Policy.

[marker853]

fucking Software fascists

[KrupyFren]

I wish you happy living in your golden cage of proprietary software.

[wwood14]

So what is the guys's website??!!!

[chjustin69]

It's CodeJustin(.)com

[Dampir]

They are several:

gnu(.)org - here you can find a lot of free software philosophy and history. What is free software; why; when; how; etc.

fsf(.)org - here you can find the current stuff. Campaigns, activism, news, blogs, associates.

stallman(.)org - this is his personal website.

[timetodepop]

Well this is just Russia showing the world how much of a hypocrit we are...And they are right...You people think your free?...Nah...Your cage is just a little bigger than most.

[smartguy9765]

@timetodepop

well said.

[coyotama]

@timetodepop seconded. needs moar revolution. we need to learn from V for Vendetta and 1984.

we need to wake up.

[timetodepop]

@coyotama

Oh you will be awakened...That in itself is part of the larger plan for a New World Order...Once awakened, the products of a defective gene pool will spill out into streets doing what they do best in the form of violent protests and riots...Marshall law will be declared and off the FEMA camps they will go :)

[MikePresents]

Copyrights are a tool of fascist dictators to control the market.

[Amy31415]

If I were president, I'd keep the U SAP AT RIOT act and FISA on the books just long enough to spy on Cheney, Bush et al., get something on them, throw 'em in supermax. Then I'd repeal both of those laws and every other unconstitutional POS law that was put in place during their administration.

[timetodepop]

"I'd keep the U SAP AT RIOT act and FISA on the books just long enough to spy on Cheney, Bush et al., get something on them"

For what?....They only did as they promised the people who put them in office...Those are the real sinister bastards ...We need to hang them....ALL of them.

[jryan1971]

"we have a corporatocracy" 

agree completely

[givebirthathome]

RMS for POTUS '12!

[ItaLlThesame]

i like this show but this girl is pissin me off :D so cereal

[namename654]

My new Dell laptop (made in China) produces a flash from the webcame every time I log in. The camera also flashes before phase 2 of a MicroCrap update. The flash occurs even though I have disabled the webcam within the Microcrap system manager. If someone actually designed this, and is using it to spy on people in their homes, they should be shot.

[kazalack]

lol

[thezaphod]

Richard Stallman is is not just "that guy". He pioneered the free software movement which led to linux and most of the software that internet is running on today. You won't find him on CNN or FOX. RT needs to invite more people like it: Gore Vidal, Richard Dawkins, Noam Chomsky etc.

[givebirthathome]

I've been impressed by the people RT interviews.

[OrphanPaper]

, all software , has intelligence gathering in bedded, no software program or operating system is or can be 100% safe from being archived by some one

[gotthekeystomycar]

I see some valid points expressed in this video but I also see some obvious flaws and loopholes that could be exploited if the internet was like this.

[Teenagefreedomfightr]

Thanks for jumping to conclusions. I exonerated him for his intelligent and how well versed he was. I was merely poking fun at his appearance in pure good humor.

[badqual]

there is nothing wrong to watch any video, why is it line than for? if it is very secret than you can put it in your own private website and make a log in for it, that is much safer and it would be stupid to be arrested because of watching al qaeeda movie or who ever, it is freedom of internet, there is no boundaries.. for boundaries get a passport :)

[scottthrees]

Him and that lady from Britain got talent and this guy are PERFECT for each other. Other than that this guy is right. Stop watching everything i do...... especially here on Youtube.

[DK210]

hes ugly but very smart

[PragmaticHeathen]

I like this guy. He sounds like a leftist, but his ideas about having perogitive over one's personal property as individuals could be considered very right wing. Anyway, this guy is a great guy.

[Teenagefreedomfightr]

Great interview but what an oddball lol. He's very well versed on the subject but man he makes internet advocates look like middle age DnD players. lol

[KiMisSerbia]

5 stars!

And finally I get to see the face of the human responsible for the most annoying and irritating voice in all of television history! LOL

Cheers!

[KiMisSerbia]

P.S. I mean the reporter, not the guy in the video! :)

[piratakamrata]

Yeah 5 stars

[ArtypNk]

We are losing youtube, have you herd this have you read about this?

[enslavetherich]

yeah I also heard about it...

But well then probably some new website will rise up?

[ArtypNk]

Well probably, but just imagine how much time will take to have something good.

[igorvasilevsky]

In fact, this is anti-democracy. And US spreading this anti-democracy all over the world, especially in Middle East and Post-Soviet space. US today is a virus, parasiting our planet. World can be much better without US busturds.

[kps75]

Democracy means Jewish oppression. When they spread "democracy", they are really spreading ZOG (Zionist Occupied Government).

[AnarchoTrotskist]

What about: New Gorbacevite USSR needed to balance the power for better live of all people including people in the USA?

When are two govs fighting, ordinary people can better survive...

[lvecsey]

USAP AT RIOT act, lol

[TheHairyHeart]

Thumbs up!

[marlonsuniverse]

Richard Stallman is awesome. I really like him and his values. Bravo!

[xkeltoix]

best stallman interview yet, great job, RT

[slomarik]

Free as in Freedom