Yeah but the social networks are flooded with BS stuff that gets more attention than the important things. Like Bieber. The important issues are only viewed by those that give a crap. The rest of society doesn't want to know the nasty parts of reality of the world. it doesn't weigh on their minds if they don't see it, and they choose ignorant bliss. If they don't know about it then they don't have to care about it or do anything about it. Moral and physical Laziness.
It's funny when they kicked Libya off the human rights council at the UN I looked at the other counries, and they include Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. The UN is part of this problem, we should not be legitimizing these regimes.
The arabs are going after the people in power. They dont want democracy, they want a share of the pie. And the social networks do not play a role at all.
@cerritoboy I wouldn't say that. More beaurocracy is rarely a good thing. We should of course all pledge allegiance to all other nations that believe in freedom and have porous borders and trade and have relations, but not in the form of a bloated governing body that sucks money and doesn't serve much purpose. You no doubt envision a body that doesn't fit that description, but I don't see how that is possible without taking away individual nations sovereignty.
@MrDustock Totally right, the 20 cent LEAP in gas prices is obviously due to these revolutions in the Middle East, and have nothing at all to do with seasonal changes is gas prices. I obviously underestimated the pricing, now NO ONE will be able to afford a tank of gas if it costs $2 more! How will the Koch brothers fuel their jets?! Seriously, fuck those people dying in the streets outside of their homes for a chance to not live in constant fear of bombing, I need cheaper gas!
Neither the Internet nor the social media caused these uprisings.
It was and is the Financial crash (wall street looting), IMF programs and soaring food prices. People rise up because they're hungry, have no jobs and see no future.
It's really immensely insulting to those people who risk their lives in the streets to go and credit facebook and twitter and the likes. I bet you do not even know any other sites besides American brand names. Yeah because everyone uses those right? Sure.
These revolutions are exactly why the likes of Glenn Beck make net neutrality out to be evil. If people are innocent and ignorant then they're much easier to control.
We are constantly being told that Arab Muslim governments use Jew-hatred as a means by which to redirect the anger of their people; a classic strategy of blaming the Jews for all the ills of the backward Arab Muslim world.
And it is undeniably true that Arab regimes, from Tunisia to Gaza to Jordan, foment Jew-hatred.
But perhaps the corrupt Muslim regimes are simply reflecting what their people already believe.
@MrDustock I know, right? This will cause worldwide panic as fisher-price toys skyrocket in price, producing roving mobs of angry 6-year-old who will wander the streets destroying property and taking lives. These deluded libs only see the the liberation of people from an oppressive totalitarian regime, and fail to recognize the mass chaos that will ensue from gas prices going up, possibly even 10 cents! They're so stupid that they can't see the panic this will cause, and the world will fall.
It's not that Turkey's social media is more open, but that its citizens put it to work very effectively.
In the middle east, Facebook is a complement to organizing real life gatherings for a movement. In the US Facebook is less successful for gatherings, leading mostly to a circle jerk of pics. Protest by changing your profile pic? The government isn't gonna care. They're like babies, you gotta coerce them physically!
Turkey blocks social media! It bans both YouTube and Google.
Turkish authorities have blocked access to YouTube since May 2007 in response to a parody news broadcast in which Greek football fans taunted the Turks by saying: "Today's news; Kemal Atatürk was gay!"
Under Turkish law it is illegal to insult Turkey, Atatürk, the Turkish ethnicity, or Turkish government institutions.
Where the fuck is our revolution? People in America spend all their time logged into these social networks yet there's no revolution? they just gossip and tweet about who's fucking who in the jersey shore >.>
Anyone who denies the influence of Communication Technology and Social Media is ignorant of history, that's like saying the the American Revolution and the French Revolution ahd nothing to do with the independence movements of Latin America in the XIXth Century when in fact they were inspired by them..
Information is power as I've always believed. And you wonder why dictators and oppressive regimes have advocated for an internet kill switch? They don't want their people to have power, that's why.
This is not about democracy, this is about people not having enough money to continue living their life and paying their bills, as all the money is getting to the top of pyramid, and as Gerald Celente rightly says, "when money stops flowing into the main street, blood starts flowing on the street".. but social networks does help in getting the attention that's needed.. remember that the people were living in these non democratic nations for decades, but started to revolt when inflation hit
about 2 months ago I told you I was libertarian and a federalist, and we would disagree with many things, at the same times I said you were important cenk, you are important,
Why aren't more Americans watching, you are progressive, I am reactionary... but I still tell my friends and family to watch...
I think you are relevent simply because you give a shit
There can be a use for social media, but the 99% of twitter and facebook pages are just worthless. I'd rather say it was the Internet that was the major factor in the revolutions and not just some website like facebook.
@ShaqZX So you'd be happy if the tea party folks overthrew Obama and installed I-don't-know Christina O'donnel, Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck as president in the name of peace and democracy? All i'm saying is it's good they're fighting for what they want, but what they want might not be such a good thing. The oppressed people of Saudi Arabia our still going to oppress others even if they overthrow the king. Hate to be a debbie downer but it's not going to be all sunshine and kittens.
It's sad because don't want proper democracy. They want religious run democracy. So if you steal, you still get your hands cut off. And women still have little to no rights. Until they want true democracy and not run by religion, there will never be peace there,
@Ulrna Because polls have shown that places like Egypt want democracy but also incredibly harsh laws like stoning people to death and giving women no rights. What kind of democracy is it where only the men, the religious men get freedom?
@Mills88 How do you know that Egypt will choose a anti secular path.
Writers like Taha Hussein and a lot of politically influential figures have pushed for Egypt to consolidate to a more financially and diplomatically beneficial government for a very long time.
Egypt institutionalized Women's suffrage in 1956, and the first woman in parliament came the following year, in 1957.
we're protesting on 11 of march in saudi arabia, tho our country has the toughest security system in the whole arab world, there are building new prisons to full them not with criminals but to full them with people like me who are calling for freedom and equality between all women and men rich and poor and justice.
man sounds good but your a sellout,like a tv ad...two forces is them and there will...glad the world see's,usa cant fucking claim shit,,can only try sucker premanent contracts..
I don't think people should forget a lot of the people fighting for democracy in these countries aren't fighting for the sort of democracy we know and love. They're fighting for the freedom to do what THEY want, fuck everything anyone else. The freedom for THEM to speak, the freedom of THEIR religion. They'll still have insane death pentalties and lack of civil rights. Don't expect bikkni parties and free weed. Still, some democracy is better then no democracy.
@Fangtorn democracy means the people choose if the people choose an anti western government like in gaza where hamas was democratically elected,,,you have to live with it
@MegaAntimason Yeah, i get that. I'm just not sure a lot of the people celebrating do. A lot of people seem to be screaming Democracy FTW! when in reality its only going to be a democracy for a certain group of the people. It depends on the country but I doubt in Saudi Arabia they're going to let women vote, i doubt they'll accept gays or total freedom of speech. It won't be the democracy we know in the west.
go ahead keep singing these sweet songs about democracy and freedom, but the sad reality is that the entire world is controlled by a very few wealthy elite. they will continue ruling as long as they keep the masses blind to reality with reality television and the chase of the bigger house, faster car and the hotter girl.
@jumar1281 Theres a difference between a very few wealthy elite controlling the entire world and a very few wealthy elite having undue influence. Sure, there are corporations and businessmen with a lot of power but they don't rule the world. Bond villians don't exist in real life. The people of Bahrain of Egypt of Tuniasia aren't being controlled by a very few wealthy elite, they're toppling them.
The CIA is doing a good job in organizing coups. Egypt and Tunisia are democracies now, that is novel. It is like the ancient world, raise a rabble, use it against your enemies. If the mob gets out of hand suppress it. There is something wicked brewing by the US and it ain't good in the Middle East.
@MaggieRoara the system is to comforting for them at the moment a revolution would mean interrupting the life they have become accustomed to god forbid overthrowing the government would mean no more ipods discount sales and Twinkies You can enslave people by ether the whip or the carrot people have become dependent on the government for food and shelter so threatening there sole provider would mean they have to take care of themselves witch they probably don’t know how to or bebothered to
@darkblood626 I think u hit the nail on the head. I guess they have to loose everything before they decide to stand up for something. what tyt is doing is good but how do we get our tyt army to be more vocal?
we need well informed citizens who get angry about corruption and unite for their common goals of freedom and prosperity, who march in the streets, preferrably non-violent, but if necessary with force, because there are still many 'leaders' and elites who deny their people freedom+prosperity while stealing from them and cheating them in every way imaginable - GOGO PEOPLE, THERE IS STILL HOPE!
Atrocities happen in China and no one says anything about it. China is very good at controlling the information that comes in and out of that country.
@MrDustock Turkey is a democracy is same way as Russia and USA is, abit weak but still a democracy. Heck Turkey has at least fairer elections then USA and more open media then USA which is totally controlled by the media giants and is similar to the media control Russia and Italy have.
@Gripen1974 Are you kidding? Being a minority is a wonderful thing - they've got affirmative action and all sorts of affirmative action like programs. Anytime anything goes wrong, all they've got to do is pull out the race card, and voila! problem solved.
The ignorance in your comment is stunning. Even IF that were true, we'd still have to put up with bigotry and discrimination, and that's a trade that just isn't worth it.
Which was beyond fucked up. And that's the big thing that pisses me off. Shit's bad enough without people in the minority groups choosing to live down to the stereotypes.
@Gripen1974 Russia has just as rigged elections as USA only difference is the Americans are tricked to think they are free when Russians know they are tricked.
Heck USA dont send ppl to jail for saying what they think but ppl have been forced ot leave the country and worse is it getting every day in USA and the ppl doesn't even resist. Freedom of speech is just for those with money it is what supreme court have decided. Koch brothers even buy a governor seat and not a word from the Americans.
Most ironic, certainly tragic, is that this same revolutionary wave might have toppled Saddam had he stuck around. Largely peaceful protests have achieved in days what the US military juggernaut has not attained in years in Iraq. So many lives needlessly lost...
The revolution happened by the people for the people. The US and the UK and everyone else needs to step out of it and stop controlling middle eastern countries.
This is also why they want to end Net Neutrality. This is why Glenn Beck tries to demonize Net Neutrality like it's a bad thing. They're scared of this power and they want it stopped.
Cenk has a point. Social media is accelerating and facilitating the process. But it also adds new things, like being connected over the whole world. That's not possible without the internet. No technology can do that by a long shot. The speed with which Egypt toppled their dictator and the speed Libya is raising against Gaddafi is a real surprise. The process would take months or years without the internet.
i'm planning a revolution in england. if anyone wants to join me then meet me at trafalgar square at noon tommorow. i hope i spelled dictator right on my sign
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The protests in the Middle East is a clear sign that this world NEEDS Sarah Palin as our next President! Palin will bring freedom and democracy throughout the middle east and WIPE OUT all Islamic and Dictatorial regimes OFF THE FACE OF THIS EARTH! She will install new secular democratic govts run entirely by women and the hijab is BANNED! Social Media will help Palin become POTUS and usher in the Palin Revolution around the world freeing the world from the EVIL LEFT, DICTATORS and ISLAM!
I wrote a paper in school about how globalization and this stuff was going to force governments to be more authoritarian or revolt into democracy. Information is the key to world peace:D maybe a naive thought but honest conversation about solutions is definitely a huge step if the world can get rid of war. Give people the ability to discuss without fearing death and everyone will be free, this is how positive change happens, this is how civilization as a whole can progress.
@MrDustock Ohman, toy prices will go up a little bit?! Fuck those people being tortured and bombed in the middle east. Damn camel-jockeys! Am I right?
The means of control that rulers have today are greater than ever before.
Therefore, the old means of dissent no longer work. New means are required, and the social networks, the new media, the cellphones etc. have provided them.
Well, tracking social media, email, etc...can also help corrupt governments like the USA or dictatorship crackdown on peace activists. It is a sword, good to hold the handle but not the blade.
Israel & U.S. won't let them have freedom. Most of these nations are going to be facing systemic breakdown of their countries due to all types of Sabotage, followed by installment of yet another puppet!
See USA? You didn't need to invade Iraq and become the Biff Tannen of the world. Just give the Middle East free internet. Job done, you've saved yourself 50 billion dollars, your economy is fine and the world loves you.
Get it through your head - its your science and culture that makes your country great, not your fucking tanks and bombs!!
The social media pro-democracy movement had a spark of life in China late last week......the Chinese government stomped it out in record time.
And China is much more of a global concern than many of these laughable middle eastern back waters; don't get me wrong...good for them and their move toward democracy (hopefully they will understand just how it works).
@philthy122 so how come china is dangerous but India isn't? India is still in war with Pakistan officially and didn't sign the proliferation act. Both are rising economic powers
@robinvan1983 I stand corrected, China and (to a lesser extent) India are of global concern.
However only China has expressed a long held belief that they alone are the country which will rule the world. They are currently on a global land/resources grab hot on the heels of a recession using artificially inflated currency, throwing money at countries who's economies were bad before the meltdown. Money who's use will, in time, lead to a deeper economic crisis.
@philthy122 really? i guess they built the wall because they invaded countries and that is early chinese persieved other nations like the xiongnu as equals. ANd giving out loans and grabbing resources sounds familiar. The US seems to be doing that after WW2 as well never mind the oil deals they got from invading Irak. Also china is a huge exporter of products. It needs resources to actually produce teh stuff. hell there is a wood cutting ban because of natural disasters so they import it
@philthy122 and don't forget the EU expansion of member states, Russian State own companies in gas and oil! Even rising power Brazil with its newly discovered oilfield has a state owned company. I think nothing really will be that dramatic, but The US is loosing it's economic dominance in the world. The only thing they got going is the largest military force.
What is happening in the middle east is some serious fucking business but the US news media still has time to talk about Charlie fucking sheen and Lindsay Lohan. YEAH...corporate ran news ftw. /sarcasm. America is doomed.
I can't wait to see or hear that Saudi Arabia,Kuwait,N.korea,China people rise up,but knowing those dictatorships & their Corporate allies,some of them from our country the U.S will kill them all.but you can't close Pandora's box after it's open.The Voice of democracy is calling out,even here...horray!!
O.k, Egypt, Lybia, Tunisia, Bahrein... Who is next to fall down? I hope North-Korea, so tomorrow in North-Korea, if someone is reading that... I like to see a riot at the Juch Tower and actually see it fall down. Please, please, please!
@hostilebelligerent Well, there is some internet in North-Korea... It is by satellite, at a speed slower than DSL in the early 2000 (... We are talking about 400Kbit/s when lucky), it's very costly and there is some censorship attached to that.
It is just enough that in the past, some anti-governmental North-Korea film a video and post it somewhere (like on youtube) before going in Taiwan from China, creating a small scale marginal diplomatic incident
@GJNCA Did you not just say mubarak was non religious? so how are you know back peddling and saying egypt is very religious. Your telling me as soon as mubarak left office, egypt all of a sudden became religious? If you even watched the news coverage of the event you would know that christians and muslims actually banded together to topple mubaraks regime. I never knew future Islamic fundamentalist would ever work with christians. Your ASSUMING that the nation will turn out like Iran.
well i hate to be a debbie downer, but there part of the egyptian army have attacked St.Bishoy Coptic Orthodox monastery, christian arabs are being attacked and shot at, muslim egyptians are taking their anger out on them. you'll see it in the headlines soon.
Protests are starting demanding a secular government.
Seperation of state from religion and the immediate removal of all government officials and ministers who are dividing the country based on faith since it has been split inbetween sunni,shia and christians causing major problems.
I'm not exactly siding with Captain Spellcheck over there, though I do agree with most of what he said, but on seeing your response, GJNCA, I feel I must point out what should be obvious.
Just because they MAY put a zealot in charge this does not negate the need for revolution, especially if the guy already in charge is just as bad as this hypothetical replacement. Arguing that the grass won't be greener is all good and well but when the system doesn't work we still need to change it.
For fuck's sake TYT, just record Cenk on CENKS end of the line! Would it be so hard? I get that we need to see it this way when you're live, but there's really no reason why we would need to see a recording OF a satellite link after the fact, when you could just record it on his end and email it over before the edit.
Also, this is NOT a good advert for that gotomeeting thing you keep peddling. Doesn't look that impressive when you can't even get it to work in the same video you advertise it in.
@GJNCA Im sure these protesters are fighting to form a fundamentalist Islamic government(sarcasm) Their fighting for democracy, look up the definition for that word. Second their is no proof evidence only assumptions that religious fanatics will take over. Rightwing cunts kept saying the muslim brotherhood was going to take over egypt after mubarak, yet they only have a 15% approval rating in egypt, and less then 1% approval rating to nominate a member. Those are the FACTS not assumptions.
@SeriouslyPissedOff Go to Al Jazeera and they still have posted the clips showing Barrick and Hillary praising Mubarak as the revolution started. You can also see Biden saying what a swell guy Mubarak is. Yes that is correct. Sometimes Cenk is full of shit.
@RocksSparky No this is terrible... The Marxist Communist Caliphate is coming... RUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNN
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Yeah but the social networks are flooded with BS stuff that gets more attention than the important things. Like Bieber. The important issues are only viewed by those that give a crap. The rest of society doesn't want to know the nasty parts of reality of the world. it doesn't weigh on their minds if they don't see it, and they choose ignorant bliss. If they don't know about it then they don't have to care about it or do anything about it. Moral and physical Laziness.
Thayer79 1 year ago
It's funny when they kicked Libya off the human rights council at the UN I looked at the other counries, and they include Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. The UN is part of this problem, we should not be legitimizing these regimes.
Nemesis000000 1 year ago
@Nemesis000000 I totally agree. The U.N. was a good experiment, but it is time to create a stronger unity alliance with more backbone.
Thayer79 1 year ago
@RocksSparky now if we can get a little freedom here in the U.S. that would be AWESOME!
tcdowning666 1 year ago
The arabs are going after the people in power. They dont want democracy, they want a share of the pie. And the social networks do not play a role at all.
cerritoboy 1 year ago
@cerritoboy you are a retard
ChrisTripp 1 year ago
@cerritoboy I wouldn't say that. More beaurocracy is rarely a good thing. We should of course all pledge allegiance to all other nations that believe in freedom and have porous borders and trade and have relations, but not in the form of a bloated governing body that sucks money and doesn't serve much purpose. You no doubt envision a body that doesn't fit that description, but I don't see how that is possible without taking away individual nations sovereignty.
Nemesis000000 1 year ago
@Nemesis000000 You sound like a Hawk. I dont like that at all
cerritoboy 1 year ago
@cerritoboy There is nothing whatsoever hawk-like about my position.
Nemesis000000 1 year ago
now watch as nations across the globe enact laws further regulating the internet.
toxzen 1 year ago
@toxzen giving people one more thing to protest
InfamousArmstrong 1 year ago
@MrDustock Totally right, the 20 cent LEAP in gas prices is obviously due to these revolutions in the Middle East, and have nothing at all to do with seasonal changes is gas prices. I obviously underestimated the pricing, now NO ONE will be able to afford a tank of gas if it costs $2 more! How will the Koch brothers fuel their jets?! Seriously, fuck those people dying in the streets outside of their homes for a chance to not live in constant fear of bombing, I need cheaper gas!
theguruofreason 1 year ago
The medium is the message!!!!
edAVP1138 1 year ago
How long will it take before there's a revolution in the US to get back democracy??
Razorlust 1 year ago
@RocksSparky and now China and Vietnam!
fakesmith797 1 year ago
@Northen5tar he didn't say it caused the uprisings. He said he helped mobilize and spread the word. Which it did.
sabzxrodriguez 1 year ago
Power to the people!
tookthenight 1 year ago
Neither the Internet nor the social media caused these uprisings.
It was and is the Financial crash (wall street looting), IMF programs and soaring food prices. People rise up because they're hungry, have no jobs and see no future.
It's really immensely insulting to those people who risk their lives in the streets to go and credit facebook and twitter and the likes. I bet you do not even know any other sites besides American brand names. Yeah because everyone uses those right? Sure.
Northern5tar 1 year ago
Where the fuck were you guys during Everybody Draw Muhammad Day?!?!! Dammit TYT! XL
MysteriousMayonaise 1 year ago
For the Go-To-Meeting adverts, they should say"DOCUMENTS...Live Sex!"
loveofphysics 1 year ago
Maybe, it's the Arab people who are steeped in Jew-hatred and their governments are just along for the ride.
This kind of thinking is heretical. It posits the theory that the Arab people are, at the core, a genocidal yearning collective.
It's easier and politically correct, to blame regimes and view the street as a bunch of attractive, freedom loving tweeters.
However, Jew-hatred boils to the surface drownin out the adorable but hopelessly naive bloggers, Tweeters and Facebook hotties.
ColonelHarry 1 year ago
These revolutions are exactly why the likes of Glenn Beck make net neutrality out to be evil. If people are innocent and ignorant then they're much easier to control.
Thanks, internet!
Saaduk92 1 year ago
We are constantly being told that Arab Muslim governments use Jew-hatred as a means by which to redirect the anger of their people; a classic strategy of blaming the Jews for all the ills of the backward Arab Muslim world.
And it is undeniably true that Arab regimes, from Tunisia to Gaza to Jordan, foment Jew-hatred.
But perhaps the corrupt Muslim regimes are simply reflecting what their people already believe.
ColonelHarry 1 year ago
so why arent you using gotomeeting to make the videos? :)
KamilWow 1 year ago
@MrDustock I know, right? This will cause worldwide panic as fisher-price toys skyrocket in price, producing roving mobs of angry 6-year-old who will wander the streets destroying property and taking lives. These deluded libs only see the the liberation of people from an oppressive totalitarian regime, and fail to recognize the mass chaos that will ensue from gas prices going up, possibly even 10 cents! They're so stupid that they can't see the panic this will cause, and the world will fall.
theguruofreason 1 year ago
It's not that Turkey's social media is more open, but that its citizens put it to work very effectively.
In the middle east, Facebook is a complement to organizing real life gatherings for a movement. In the US Facebook is less successful for gatherings, leading mostly to a circle jerk of pics. Protest by changing your profile pic? The government isn't gonna care. They're like babies, you gotta coerce them physically!
ccricers 1 year ago
Young Turks Revolution???
Turkey blocks social media! It bans both YouTube and Google.
Turkish authorities have blocked access to YouTube since May 2007 in response to a parody news broadcast in which Greek football fans taunted the Turks by saying: "Today's news; Kemal Atatürk was gay!"
Under Turkish law it is illegal to insult Turkey, Atatürk, the Turkish ethnicity, or Turkish government institutions.
kFIRmAGNOON 1 year ago
@kFIRmAGNOON young turls as in politically minded young people has nothing to do with the country
TheIronweasle 1 year ago 2
@TheIronweasle
“The Young Turks” is the name chosen by the host, Cenk Uygur, a Turkish citizen.
Yes, TYT is a play on words, because it calls to mind “Progressives” and Turkey- the two things Cenk often identifies with.
TYT = Cenk and Cenk = Turkish influence, therefore it’s valid to link TYT and Turkey.
Relevant as TYT calls for open social media, when YouTube and Google are banned in Turkey.
kFIRmAGNOON 1 year ago
TYT is going to become the voice of most of the world.
Oriente7 1 year ago
Got to see the viral Muammar Gaddafi music video- The Zenga Zenga Song /watch?v=cBY-0n4esNY
kFIRmAGNOON 1 year ago
This doesn't help you promote gotomeeting. Cenk is cutting up like crazy.
ocelotecpatl 1 year ago
Where the fuck is our revolution? People in America spend all their time logged into these social networks yet there's no revolution? they just gossip and tweet about who's fucking who in the jersey shore >.>
SoullessConviction 1 year ago
@SoullessConviction Why do we need a revolution? We aren't being oppressed by a ruthless dictator.
And before you come back with a cutesy tired response about the american political system:
Know that by doing so, you are insulting the people who actually HAD something to revolt about in those countries.
playerwithfaith 1 year ago
@playerwithfaith we are being oppressed by a ruthless dictator.
It's called the corporation.
toxzen 1 year ago
Anyone who denies the influence of Communication Technology and Social Media is ignorant of history, that's like saying the the American Revolution and the French Revolution ahd nothing to do with the independence movements of Latin America in the XIXth Century when in fact they were inspired by them..
magiorey 1 year ago
Excellent EXCELLENT video!
FromThatShow 1 year ago
Revolution happens in the face of better communication and the community gathering together to fight for the things taken away by the few 'powerful'.
GalliaUchiha 1 year ago
Information is power as I've always believed. And you wonder why dictators and oppressive regimes have advocated for an internet kill switch? They don't want their people to have power, that's why.
NaziGOPBallmer 1 year ago
That comment about Thomas Paine was hillarious! lol =) You made my day!
RobbyArt 1 year ago
This is not about democracy, this is about people not having enough money to continue living their life and paying their bills, as all the money is getting to the top of pyramid, and as Gerald Celente rightly says, "when money stops flowing into the main street, blood starts flowing on the street".. but social networks does help in getting the attention that's needed.. remember that the people were living in these non democratic nations for decades, but started to revolt when inflation hit
nagarajhubli 1 year ago
'democracy blew me'
evilmamaluigi 1 year ago
tumblr is exploding.
randomnessnessnes 1 year ago
about 2 months ago I told you I was libertarian and a federalist, and we would disagree with many things, at the same times I said you were important cenk, you are important,
Why aren't more Americans watching, you are progressive, I am reactionary... but I still tell my friends and family to watch...
I think you are relevent simply because you give a shit
hawksstock 1 year ago
There can be a use for social media, but the 99% of twitter and facebook pages are just worthless. I'd rather say it was the Internet that was the major factor in the revolutions and not just some website like facebook.
SlightyDisturbedNBK 1 year ago
Cenk forgot to mention "and thats why you see the FCC trying to regulate and control the internet"
Judicial78 1 year ago
Kanye West@Twitter: Viva La revolucion, bitches be wanting me xD L-O-L. PS I has abortion L-O-L.
LiBlub1 1 year ago
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Fangtorn 1 year ago
@ShaqZX So you'd be happy if the tea party folks overthrew Obama and installed I-don't-know Christina O'donnel, Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck as president in the name of peace and democracy? All i'm saying is it's good they're fighting for what they want, but what they want might not be such a good thing. The oppressed people of Saudi Arabia our still going to oppress others even if they overthrow the king. Hate to be a debbie downer but it's not going to be all sunshine and kittens.
Fangtorn 1 year ago
youtube, the new Trotsky, Washington, Gandhi, Zapata, Mandela, or whoever you choose !
envanje 1 year ago
It's sad because don't want proper democracy. They want religious run democracy. So if you steal, you still get your hands cut off. And women still have little to no rights. Until they want true democracy and not run by religion, there will never be peace there,
Mills88 1 year ago
@Mills88 democracy means the people choose if people choose religion let them be...it their choice
MegaAntimason 1 year ago
@MegaAntimason Women want rights. They don't get them. By their choice, you mean the religion men.
Mills88 1 year ago
@Mills88 How do you know what (they) want?
Ulrna 1 year ago
@Ulrna Because polls have shown that places like Egypt want democracy but also incredibly harsh laws like stoning people to death and giving women no rights. What kind of democracy is it where only the men, the religious men get freedom?
Mills88 1 year ago
@Mills88 How do you know that Egypt will choose a anti secular path.
Writers like Taha Hussein and a lot of politically influential figures have pushed for Egypt to consolidate to a more financially and diplomatically beneficial government for a very long time.
Egypt institutionalized Women's suffrage in 1956, and the first woman in parliament came the following year, in 1957.
And by the way, what polls are you referring to?
Ulrna 1 year ago
"Democracy Blew Me" - Cenktavist
kidluna 1 year ago
Viva La Revolution!
MetalIsEvolution 1 year ago
@RocksSparky
we're protesting on 11 of march in saudi arabia, tho our country has the toughest security system in the whole arab world, there are building new prisons to full them not with criminals but to full them with people like me who are calling for freedom and equality between all women and men rich and poor and justice.
TheChicChick1 1 year ago 29
man sounds good but your a sellout,like a tv ad...two forces is them and there will...glad the world see's,usa cant fucking claim shit,,can only try sucker premanent contracts..
SweeterThanKisses 1 year ago
I don't think people should forget a lot of the people fighting for democracy in these countries aren't fighting for the sort of democracy we know and love. They're fighting for the freedom to do what THEY want, fuck everything anyone else. The freedom for THEM to speak, the freedom of THEIR religion. They'll still have insane death pentalties and lack of civil rights. Don't expect bikkni parties and free weed. Still, some democracy is better then no democracy.
Fangtorn 1 year ago
@Fangtorn democracy means the people choose if the people choose an anti western government like in gaza where hamas was democratically elected,,,you have to live with it
MegaAntimason 1 year ago
@MegaAntimason Yeah, i get that. I'm just not sure a lot of the people celebrating do. A lot of people seem to be screaming Democracy FTW! when in reality its only going to be a democracy for a certain group of the people. It depends on the country but I doubt in Saudi Arabia they're going to let women vote, i doubt they'll accept gays or total freedom of speech. It won't be the democracy we know in the west.
Fangtorn 1 year ago
Internet ftw.
XxSweetDelicious 1 year ago
I heard a rumour that there are a lot of Libs in Libya.
Cenk should go there and try to become the next leader and later on a dictator.
masonkim7 1 year ago
DO they know wa democracy is those shawarmas?lmao
salwa0031 1 year ago
TYT does not have the story right. What is happening has nothing to do with democracy spreading.
Mr30scratch 1 year ago
of course you have to realize. corporations and governments will now try to find ways of shutting down this positive trend.
this is a wikileaks revolution actually, and they are under serious attack.
go cenk! you're kicking ass buddy!
tomitstube 1 year ago
Technology, in the wrong hands, started totalitarianism. Technology, in the right hands, can break it.
dEdGrimley 1 year ago
go ahead keep singing these sweet songs about democracy and freedom, but the sad reality is that the entire world is controlled by a very few wealthy elite. they will continue ruling as long as they keep the masses blind to reality with reality television and the chase of the bigger house, faster car and the hotter girl.
jumar1281 1 year ago
@jumar1281 Theres a difference between a very few wealthy elite controlling the entire world and a very few wealthy elite having undue influence. Sure, there are corporations and businessmen with a lot of power but they don't rule the world. Bond villians don't exist in real life. The people of Bahrain of Egypt of Tuniasia aren't being controlled by a very few wealthy elite, they're toppling them.
Fangtorn 1 year ago
The CIA is doing a good job in organizing coups. Egypt and Tunisia are democracies now, that is novel. It is like the ancient world, raise a rabble, use it against your enemies. If the mob gets out of hand suppress it. There is something wicked brewing by the US and it ain't good in the Middle East.
wanker89 1 year ago
@wanker89 Something happened?! It was the CIA!
Xaklyth 1 year ago
when is there going to be a rising for democracy in states? one can only wait
MaggieRoara 1 year ago 2
@MaggieRoara the system is to comforting for them at the moment a revolution would mean interrupting the life they have become accustomed to god forbid overthrowing the government would mean no more ipods discount sales and Twinkies You can enslave people by ether the whip or the carrot people have become dependent on the government for food and shelter so threatening there sole provider would mean they have to take care of themselves witch they probably don’t know how to or bebothered to
darkblood626 1 year ago
@darkblood626 I think u hit the nail on the head. I guess they have to loose everything before they decide to stand up for something. what tyt is doing is good but how do we get our tyt army to be more vocal?
MaggieRoara 1 year ago
revolution = freedom from the united states.
cpufightclub 1 year ago 2
we need well informed citizens who get angry about corruption and unite for their common goals of freedom and prosperity, who march in the streets, preferrably non-violent, but if necessary with force, because there are still many 'leaders' and elites who deny their people freedom+prosperity while stealing from them and cheating them in every way imaginable - GOGO PEOPLE, THERE IS STILL HOPE!
Lhaw06 1 year ago
Atrocities happen in China and no one says anything about it. China is very good at controlling the information that comes in and out of that country.
Godisahomo 1 year ago
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Obama can thank SM for his presidency
Pleblian 1 year ago
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Pleblian 1 year ago
@MrDustock Turkey is a democracy is same way as Russia and USA is, abit weak but still a democracy. Heck Turkey has at least fairer elections then USA and more open media then USA which is totally controlled by the media giants and is similar to the media control Russia and Italy have.
Gripen1974 1 year ago
@Gripen1974 Turkey is wonderful - unless you're an Armenian or Kurd.
megagagnon1 1 year ago
@megagagnon1 Just as USA is wonderful-unless you are black or Latino
Gripen1974 1 year ago
@Gripen1974 Are you kidding? Being a minority is a wonderful thing - they've got affirmative action and all sorts of affirmative action like programs. Anytime anything goes wrong, all they've got to do is pull out the race card, and voila! problem solved.
megagagnon1 1 year ago
@megagagnon1
The ignorance in your comment is stunning. Even IF that were true, we'd still have to put up with bigotry and discrimination, and that's a trade that just isn't worth it.
DemonWithAHumanHeart 1 year ago
@DemonWithAHumanHeart And whites have to put up with the ignorance and bigotry of minorities, for instance Iowa's "beat whitey night".
megagagnon1 1 year ago
@megagagnon1
Which was beyond fucked up. And that's the big thing that pisses me off. Shit's bad enough without people in the minority groups choosing to live down to the stereotypes.
DemonWithAHumanHeart 1 year ago
@Gripen1974 Russia has just as rigged elections as USA only difference is the Americans are tricked to think they are free when Russians know they are tricked.
Heck USA dont send ppl to jail for saying what they think but ppl have been forced ot leave the country and worse is it getting every day in USA and the ppl doesn't even resist. Freedom of speech is just for those with money it is what supreme court have decided. Koch brothers even buy a governor seat and not a word from the Americans.
Gripen1974 1 year ago
@Gripen1974
"Turkey has a more open media then USA" - wtf?
Turkey blocks social media! It has banned YouTube and even Google.
You can't see TYT in Turkey!
Turkey also passed “Article 301” in 2005 that even makes it illegal to insult Turkey, the Turkish ethnicity, or Turkish government institutions.
kFIRmAGNOON 1 year ago
Looks like go-to meeting isn't working as advertised.
MrGrayish 1 year ago
@MrGrayish better than skype :-P
HenningII 1 year ago
Net NEUTRALITY! Defend net neutrality cus you might need it in the future.
elgorre 1 year ago
the internet is law!
MrNavvy69 1 year ago
the last TYT videos we're all messed up, soung and video-quality wise...is it just me?
KingJulien234 1 year ago
God bless the TYT for their acuuracy and honesty. i hope they'll never change
YEMENYnPROUD 1 year ago 85
They said the millinial generation would change the world in the fourth turning.
crackmonster99 1 year ago
Wait..didn't Glenn Beck predict this? This confuses me.
BacklTrack 1 year ago 3
Most ironic, certainly tragic, is that this same revolutionary wave might have toppled Saddam had he stuck around. Largely peaceful protests have achieved in days what the US military juggernaut has not attained in years in Iraq. So many lives needlessly lost...
MDUMANOVIC 1 year ago 9
@MDUMANOVIC it was about the oil and power and the gas line in Afghanistan it had nothing to do with democracy that is propaganda
xadam2dudex 1 year ago
Obama is trying to outlaw and ban skype and other internet chat programs if they don't allow the cia to wiretap everything.
Fuck the neocon/neolib national security police state!
dffykvn 1 year ago
And all because Mark Zuckerberg wanted to get laid...
Tony007corp 1 year ago 117
@Tony007corp and tell everybody about it afterwards.
AvatarOfGames 1 year ago
@Tony007corp Why do you think Castro started his revolution?
brokenassholestudios 1 year ago
British bullets.
The revolution happened by the people for the people. The US and the UK and everyone else needs to step out of it and stop controlling middle eastern countries.
mynameis677 1 year ago 3
@mynameis677 HERE HERE, i agree they only care about their interests not the people!
ProudAussie101 1 year ago
There are some serious protests against the government all over Croatia too...
Revolution for the fucking win!
Tr1pTr0p 1 year ago 4
its time to take down/control internet !
wulfgarpl 1 year ago
This is also why they want to end Net Neutrality. This is why Glenn Beck tries to demonize Net Neutrality like it's a bad thing. They're scared of this power and they want it stopped.
borimirtheboring 1 year ago 3
Cenk has a point. Social media is accelerating and facilitating the process. But it also adds new things, like being connected over the whole world. That's not possible without the internet. No technology can do that by a long shot. The speed with which Egypt toppled their dictator and the speed Libya is raising against Gaddafi is a real surprise. The process would take months or years without the internet.
P1ranh4 1 year ago
all hail the internet .
ROBISDISTURBED 1 year ago 2
i'm planning a revolution in england. if anyone wants to join me then meet me at trafalgar square at noon tommorow. i hope i spelled dictator right on my sign
beatlegreg07 1 year ago
i wonder ..when will we people overtrow the bankers and the big coorparations..
i have no isseu with banks or MC.. but the way they are running the world..
how they control our life..when will the revolution starts against them...
opiated666 1 year ago
@opiated666 not enough people realize that bankers and corporations control america and the world. They still think the government runs things.
janses08 1 year ago
lock and load your gats ...they are coming for my internet
buakawkaoklai 1 year ago
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The protests in the Middle East is a clear sign that this world NEEDS Sarah Palin as our next President! Palin will bring freedom and democracy throughout the middle east and WIPE OUT all Islamic and Dictatorial regimes OFF THE FACE OF THIS EARTH! She will install new secular democratic govts run entirely by women and the hijab is BANNED! Social Media will help Palin become POTUS and usher in the Palin Revolution around the world freeing the world from the EVIL LEFT, DICTATORS and ISLAM!
ecwaufisxtreme 1 year ago
this all began with one man mohammed bouazizi
1samothrace77 1 year ago
I like how GoToMeeting is advertised at the beginning and then the video quality starts to suck about a minute in haha.
madamefeemy 1 year ago 2
Direct Democracy is the only real Democracy.
trapedd 1 year ago 3
Golly-gee willakers
iCore3 1 year ago 2
Can anyone else see George W Bush going around saying "I told you so" lol 1 democracy and the dominoes are falling
draknoss1 1 year ago
Next they'll be Skyping the dictators a big fuck you. Then when hes running out of the country he'll get a tweet saying, "AND STAY OUT!"
biggydx 1 year ago
I wrote a paper in school about how globalization and this stuff was going to force governments to be more authoritarian or revolt into democracy. Information is the key to world peace:D maybe a naive thought but honest conversation about solutions is definitely a huge step if the world can get rid of war. Give people the ability to discuss without fearing death and everyone will be free, this is how positive change happens, this is how civilization as a whole can progress.
limduul 1 year ago
@MrDustock Ohman, toy prices will go up a little bit?! Fuck those people being tortured and bombed in the middle east. Damn camel-jockeys! Am I right?
scumbag.
theguruofreason 1 year ago
Some historians would say that the American Revolution would never have happened without the printing press and pamphleteers.
ankharris 1 year ago 2
@MrDustock um turkey is a democracy. Maybe he is so happy because he actually believes in freedom.
DrEvilmonki 1 year ago
The means of control that rulers have today are greater than ever before.
Therefore, the old means of dissent no longer work. New means are required, and the social networks, the new media, the cellphones etc. have provided them.
arad7613 1 year ago
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AKSBSU 1 year ago
Well, tracking social media, email, etc...can also help corrupt governments like the USA or dictatorship crackdown on peace activists. It is a sword, good to hold the handle but not the blade.
mistacramer 1 year ago
Israel & U.S. won't let them have freedom. Most of these nations are going to be facing systemic breakdown of their countries due to all types of Sabotage, followed by installment of yet another puppet!
RBLA818 1 year ago
See USA? You didn't need to invade Iraq and become the Biff Tannen of the world. Just give the Middle East free internet. Job done, you've saved yourself 50 billion dollars, your economy is fine and the world loves you.
Get it through your head - its your science and culture that makes your country great, not your fucking tanks and bombs!!
310sucks 1 year ago
@igotaidsinnarnia hell yeah im looking foward ro that day =D
superkadeemx 1 year ago
The social media pro-democracy movement had a spark of life in China late last week......the Chinese government stomped it out in record time.
And China is much more of a global concern than many of these laughable middle eastern back waters; don't get me wrong...good for them and their move toward democracy (hopefully they will understand just how it works).
philthy122 1 year ago
@philthy122 so how come china is dangerous but India isn't? India is still in war with Pakistan officially and didn't sign the proliferation act. Both are rising economic powers
robinvan1983 1 year ago
@robinvan1983 I stand corrected, China and (to a lesser extent) India are of global concern.
However only China has expressed a long held belief that they alone are the country which will rule the world. They are currently on a global land/resources grab hot on the heels of a recession using artificially inflated currency, throwing money at countries who's economies were bad before the meltdown. Money who's use will, in time, lead to a deeper economic crisis.
India does not.
philthy122 1 year ago
@philthy122 really? i guess they built the wall because they invaded countries and that is early chinese persieved other nations like the xiongnu as equals. ANd giving out loans and grabbing resources sounds familiar. The US seems to be doing that after WW2 as well never mind the oil deals they got from invading Irak. Also china is a huge exporter of products. It needs resources to actually produce teh stuff. hell there is a wood cutting ban because of natural disasters so they import it
robinvan1983 1 year ago
@philthy122 and don't forget the EU expansion of member states, Russian State own companies in gas and oil! Even rising power Brazil with its newly discovered oilfield has a state owned company. I think nothing really will be that dramatic, but The US is loosing it's economic dominance in the world. The only thing they got going is the largest military force.
robinvan1983 1 year ago
So when is america's turn
superkadeemx 1 year ago
@superkadeemx Soon.
igotaidsinnarnia 1 year ago
What is happening in the middle east is some serious fucking business but the US news media still has time to talk about Charlie fucking sheen and Lindsay Lohan. YEAH...corporate ran news ftw. /sarcasm. America is doomed.
igotaidsinnarnia 1 year ago
Scott Walker is making the other governors think twice about being public assholes. Unions forever!
menthol5 1 year ago
0:40 pause
ydnaDandy 1 year ago
Rambo believed that the MIND was the greatest weapon...so information is truly the way to go.
MoPapparani 1 year ago
I can't wait to see or hear that Saudi Arabia,Kuwait,N.korea,China people rise up,but knowing those dictatorships & their Corporate allies,some of them from our country the U.S will kill them all.but you can't close Pandora's box after it's open.The Voice of democracy is calling out,even here...horray!!
CmdrSloanne 1 year ago
When I was watching some protest in Yemen, I saw some communist banners, COOL SEE COMMUNISM HASN'T DIED YET. PERIOD!!
lapiz4azulli 1 year ago
O.k, Egypt, Lybia, Tunisia, Bahrein... Who is next to fall down? I hope North-Korea, so tomorrow in North-Korea, if someone is reading that... I like to see a riot at the Juch Tower and actually see it fall down. Please, please, please!
therrydicule 1 year ago 4
@therrydicule i don't think north koreans have internet.
hostilebelligerent 1 year ago
@hostilebelligerent Well, there is some internet in North-Korea... It is by satellite, at a speed slower than DSL in the early 2000 (... We are talking about 400Kbit/s when lucky), it's very costly and there is some censorship attached to that.
It is just enough that in the past, some anti-governmental North-Korea film a video and post it somewhere (like on youtube) before going in Taiwan from China, creating a small scale marginal diplomatic incident
therrydicule 1 year ago
@therrydicule Your country I hope.
Bristow42 1 year ago
"Wether it's in the america or the west" - you mean asia? ;D europe = to the east(not really but it's funny ;D)
Chumppi 1 year ago
Will social media save America from corporate takeover ?
georgebushwack 1 year ago 2
@GJNCA Did you not just say mubarak was non religious? so how are you know back peddling and saying egypt is very religious. Your telling me as soon as mubarak left office, egypt all of a sudden became religious? If you even watched the news coverage of the event you would know that christians and muslims actually banded together to topple mubaraks regime. I never knew future Islamic fundamentalist would ever work with christians. Your ASSUMING that the nation will turn out like Iran.
imboardnotstupid 1 year ago
well i hate to be a debbie downer, but there part of the egyptian army have attacked St.Bishoy Coptic Orthodox monastery, christian arabs are being attacked and shot at, muslim egyptians are taking their anger out on them. you'll see it in the headlines soon.
one example: watch?v=0Bb3i-sSeEQ
there are many others.
803brando 1 year ago
You can add Lebanon as of today to the list.
Protests are starting demanding a secular government.
Seperation of state from religion and the immediate removal of all government officials and ministers who are dividing the country based on faith since it has been split inbetween sunni,shia and christians causing major problems.
selfsenter 1 year ago 2
@selfsenter a secular government? that is awesome!!!
803brando 1 year ago
mark zuckerberg is a terrorist!
hollaboutit 1 year ago
@GJNCA
I'm not exactly siding with Captain Spellcheck over there, though I do agree with most of what he said, but on seeing your response, GJNCA, I feel I must point out what should be obvious.
Just because they MAY put a zealot in charge this does not negate the need for revolution, especially if the guy already in charge is just as bad as this hypothetical replacement. Arguing that the grass won't be greener is all good and well but when the system doesn't work we still need to change it.
TheFounderUtopia 1 year ago
Of course it is. That's why the US wants to implement an internet kill switch.
Ian7570 1 year ago
For fuck's sake TYT, just record Cenk on CENKS end of the line! Would it be so hard? I get that we need to see it this way when you're live, but there's really no reason why we would need to see a recording OF a satellite link after the fact, when you could just record it on his end and email it over before the edit.
Also, this is NOT a good advert for that gotomeeting thing you keep peddling. Doesn't look that impressive when you can't even get it to work in the same video you advertise it in.
TheFounderUtopia 1 year ago
Cenk...
it's pronounced Reelpolitic
not Ree Al Politic
redryan20000 1 year ago
@GJNCA Im sure these protesters are fighting to form a fundamentalist Islamic government(sarcasm) Their fighting for democracy, look up the definition for that word. Second their is no proof evidence only assumptions that religious fanatics will take over. Rightwing cunts kept saying the muslim brotherhood was going to take over egypt after mubarak, yet they only have a 15% approval rating in egypt, and less then 1% approval rating to nominate a member. Those are the FACTS not assumptions.
imboardnotstupid 1 year ago
Cenk at the beginning of the Egypt revolution Obama and Clinton supported Mubarak.
cheddyrod 1 year ago
@cheddyrod NO WAY!!!.. wait, in Cenk's own fucking words "NO SHIT SHERLOCK!"
SeriouslyPissedOff 1 year ago
@SeriouslyPissedOff Go to Al Jazeera and they still have posted the clips showing Barrick and Hillary praising Mubarak as the revolution started. You can also see Biden saying what a swell guy Mubarak is. Yes that is correct. Sometimes Cenk is full of shit.
cheddyrod 1 year ago
@cheddyrod I understand that. It's true, I realize that! What I don't understand is where Cenk said otherwise. Enlighten me
SeriouslyPissedOff 1 year ago
@SeriouslyPissedOff Start listening at about 2.20.
cheddyrod 1 year ago