Henry Rollins: Letter to a Young American (Part 1)

http://bigthink.com

Henry Rollins' advice on discipline, self-reliance, and overcoming obstacles.

Directed / Produced by
Elizabeth Rodd and Jonathan Fowler

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[Geekman333]

You're MY favourite American Henry. Greetings from Australia.

[deergawd]

If I ever see Henry Rollins on the street I will offer him a blowjob. He deserves it.

[superbaron1]

Oh my god! Abraham Lincoln is THE biggest tyrant we have EVER had for President. Judge Andrew Napolitano did a video on him, it's called "Lincoln the Treasonous Tyrant", here on youtube. We were SOOOO lied to in school about him. Please look up that video, I think you might be a bit surprised.

[Stephanie Chase]

This is a huge generalization. Not all politicians are liars/scum. Take one example he gave, Abraham Lincoln...does he fall into this category? Or how about FDR, Teddy Roosevelt, plus many more. There are good and bad people in every walk of life.  There is not a profession in the world that doesn't have liars who want to take from others. If you base all feelings in life on these people, you'll never be able to see all the good that exists around the bad.

[brostomper]

listening to this at 5am haven't slept trying to finish my college portfolio.

[mrbobsshow]

And a Pizza

[operationmiller]

How exactly is this bullshit?

[vladislavgenov]

...Apparently, the world is pretty messed up when Mr. Rollins gave similar advice...!!!!???....:)

[IcarusLime]

My favorite living American used to be Christoper Hitchens, until life fired his ass. All time favorite American would have to be Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Kurt Vonnegut is up there. There are so many to choose from.

[tabie wade]

, LISTEN TO HENRY HE IS A VERY WISE MAN, the hell he has been through is a learning point in his lifE, read everything he writes kids, soak it up, listen to him speak, he is WISE, HE IS HONEST (to a fault) DO THESE THINGS, YOU WILL GROW. I have time out for my five year old( yes language, I know.. my kid) and I put on Henry, I BELIEVE HE IS A TEACHER NOT THE KIND AT SCHOOLS BUT THE KIND YOU NEED FOR LIFE, his view on life is something that you need to absorb ASAP.

[superbaron1]

You know, this was great, except for one thing. He mentioned politicians like they were a great thing. Politicians take, they don't create. A politician has never created a dollar (unless you count what happens as the federal reserve, which is counterfeiting, for all intensive purposes). They've never created a job. They take from the private sector...money, jobs, people and give it to the public sector (government). We need to start treating them like the liars/scum that they are.

[UoyEtahIrm]

@deergawd You are very clever, Henry Rollins.