Christmas and Capitalism- 1st Christmas in America

Born in Africa, three little boys in a Target store talk about their first Christmas in America and reflect on what giving is all about.

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• Christmas
• Capitalism
• Africa
• Consumerism
• Giving
• African
• Development
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[jiffy2001]

What's the bet that if I asked these kids what capitalism is and who Paulo Freire is, I'd get nothing but a blank look?

[JinjaMoores]

You're exactly right. I made it for a grad school project and the Freire part was a joke. Never intended it to hit youtube...ha.

[frthought]

Teaching kids that Capitalism is the problem is wrong. Capitalism is the solution. Leveraging the profit motive to provide education and opportunity to the impoverished is the greatest gift of all. Business incentives to plant these seeds is all it takes to grow prosperity.

[JinjaMoores]

your'e partly right, maybe even mostly right...the problem is materialism much more than capitalism.

[21stCenturyRebel]

Christmas in america.... consume, consume, consume, consume, consume, consume, consume, consume, consume, consume, consume, consume, consume...

[gvicman]

Just Cuuuuuutttttteeeeeeeeeeeee..!!­!!

[hotguybmx760]

AAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

[Wiggletoot]

Oh my gosh! LOOOVE this!

[oceanla]

@MarioSavioTZM Actually, the 2010 World Giving Index reported the USA tied with Switzerland to rank 5th in charitable giving behind Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Ireland. USA also ranked 8th in "wellbeing" - a significant factor in determining how charitable a nation is. Google "World Giving Index 2010" to find the study.

I thoroughly enjoyed this video, even knowing these kids couldn't be as precocious and worldly as they seemed to be. Thanks for making me smile!

[digisolve]

capitalism is not the same as materialism.

you can learn to be a responsible consumer. :)

[MarioSavioTZM]

@mylilmei Sorry but this is a myth. Sweden gives more. The US is something like 19th or 20th if you calculate it as a percent of Gross domestic income. If I have 100 carrots and give 10, and I more generous than the guy who has only 40 and gives 8? No.

[bledthemultitude]

Poor kids, told they couldn't have a toy for christmas because their nut ball parents told them they'd be less human. lol "Hey kids, you get to be political footballs this year!" YAYY!

[MasonicEyes]

Considering, that Christ wasnt even born on the 25th, and if he was, we celebrate his birthday with a man in a red suit name santa claus, and buy each other things we do not need, what an extreme weird race, the human race is.