Biden v. Trump: The Perfect Picture of the Decline of U.S. Empire
Is Donald Trump on his way to a landslide victory? Joe Biden’s disastrous performance raises the question: Why are Democratic leaders sticking with him as their party heads into the abyss?
Brian is joined by Walter Smolarek, editor of Liberation News and a producer of The Socialist Program.
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This country holds no promise to most of its citizens. All I see is decline: decline in standards of living; decline in life expectancy; decline in morals; decline in infrastructure, etc,etc. It’s frightening and depressing. No American politician has the interests of American workers at heart. Little wonder the working class of this country have become suspicious of everything related to the rulers and their shenanigans.
@samliew6610
18 күн бұрын
The capitalist government only work for the 1% which is known as a PLUTOCRACY. The people can only vote but their policies will not really change.
@lordhe11iaon95
17 күн бұрын
It’s a recurring theme with alot of empires weather they be an autocracy, Republic or any form of governmental systems they over expand and canabalized themselves too death and militarizalize themselves too death until they collapse
Saying US is a democracy is like saying biden can run up the stairs without stumbling.
@lewisharrell8558
18 күн бұрын
Or that Trump can speak without lying.
@Winstonclawfinger
18 күн бұрын
Walk....
@mohammadmatin8030
18 күн бұрын
Sham indeed. For show
@HellBot-gi5si
18 күн бұрын
Dude, you this bullshit video. America is getting stronger. I tell you who is decline China and UK. That what this video should been about. This just Propaganda not News.
@AudioPervert1
17 күн бұрын
Get lost... The US is a police state and is globally seen as an insane power. Internally its society has no meaning anymore...
ONE word. Circus 🎪. The empire in decline.
There is no more destructive force on this planet than the unchecked human ego.
america in obvious decline
@tyfromuzi5871
18 күн бұрын
@@SouthsideMike-1226 we can lose our freedom to the same machinery standing anywhere. We must everywhere be together for the well being and safety of people. But one gov is what we practically are seeing it wbt solve. We must all have our individuality preserved for the families of the future to have some safety.. lest those with reigns will leave the rest of our families to history
@alejandrosanchez6683
18 күн бұрын
America is rising 🌎🇲🇽🇦🇷🇧🇷 It is the u.s. that is sinking on a free fall 🇺🇸 ⬇️📉
If it weren't so tragic, it'd be hilarious. A nation of 340,000,000 people, and these 2 are the best on offer. Proof, if it's needed, that this is indeed a country in desperate decline.
@uraniumrock8381
17 күн бұрын
These are the two AIP*C will allow us to choose from
@eddieennis9191
17 күн бұрын
@@uraniumrock8381 The U.S controls Israel..the tail does not wag the dog
The U.S. is gradually jumping from the cooking pot to the fire.
@alejandrosanchez6683
18 күн бұрын
America is doing good 🌎🇲🇽🇨🇴🇧🇷🇦🇷 It is the u.s. that is sinking on a free fall 📉🇺🇸⬇️
@Sirehistory
17 күн бұрын
@@alejandrosanchez6683 thanks for the correction G
If only 5% of the population voted, how could any candidate be legitimate? Choosing 1 evil over another evil is evil.
@ileanahernandez1709
18 күн бұрын
Vote third party!
@okzoomer5728
17 күн бұрын
Please go read about any true dictatorship from the 20th century and come back and assess your comment please. You do not know how to assess risk concerning fascism.
Love this show on the Breakthrough News network! 👍
They recognized that Trump couldn’t answer 99.9% of the questions but they still said they dont know what to do! I pointed to the PSL & Jill Stein candidates & the youngest teacher announced: “I’m voting for Jill Stein & she put it on Facebook publically!
@irismoon8435
18 күн бұрын
Pretty sure Trump's advisors said to him "okay, if you can try not to interrupt him and let him carry on... that's gonna be better than anything you could say"
I was watching with four Working Class Women - All of whom HATE TRUMP, but they felt desperate because of everything you both (Brian & Walter) are saying that this is a mentally defective guy who they RECOGNIZE IS A SHAMEFUL SHELL & it made then feel desperate!
@MarinCipollina
18 күн бұрын
Desperate for what? Do they intend to vote for the orange nazi ? That makes no sense at all.
@earthwitch61
16 күн бұрын
Here's a positive: IF trump gets re-elected NATO gone. Tell him his kingdom will have more money if he leaves genocide king hanging out to dry. There's no money in it for trump to keep the genocide going. Israel is going down financially as I type. Maybe some reversed psychology? The worst is happening right now. ☮️ GO BRICS!
It's the old chicken and egg story all over again. Do empires collapse when leaders are incompetent or do incompetents become leaders because empires are collapsing?
@donnagaffney6467
18 күн бұрын
It's a collapsing empire
@alfred-vz8ti
18 күн бұрын
in this instance, competent people don't go into politics as the tax structure favors share-marketadventures.
@buttercuptaylor7135
17 күн бұрын
Money in politics
sadly that's the reality of CAPITALIST market..
@rfink222
18 күн бұрын
I thought the free market system was supposed to bring out the best. Guess it ain't so.
@emperor270353
18 күн бұрын
@@rfink222 guess in the capitalist market, investor will go where they reap the biggest profit.
Why People here are talking about the decline of the empire as if was a bad thing?
@AntonioPeralesdelHierro
14 күн бұрын
Who is "we" in this decline❓ There have been no few now indigenous communities ( besides Native Americans), burned by US "'values" with no intention of "decline" and have a pretty good idea of cultural renewal and how to work it. The poisonous media continues is racist, classist and unrealistic and dishonest versions of human values interests, politics and pursuits which when evaluated turn out to serve those corporate interests, and not you and me.
The Emperor isn’t naked. How dare you!
@leechowning2712
17 күн бұрын
Imagining this emperor naked is enough to put me off lunch... but I love the DNC response I keep seeing. "I would vote for him even if he was in a coma. I trust the unelected, unnamed beaurocracy to run our country"... well then why do we have elections? If you trust the capitalists and their friends to run things, how about we stop pretending, and just only elect the congress, and let them choose a minister for us, like most democracies?
However wins the people lose.
He just admitted that he was the guy who has caused every problem in the world war's included he should be proud of he doings caused alot people to suffer and it's going to take decades to get the Country to be trusted again the strongest military in the world and run by a narcissist drama queen.
@buttercuptaylor7135
17 күн бұрын
NOT THE STRONGEST US MILITARY. HAS NEVER WON A WAR WITHOUT RUSSIA'S HELP. PEOPLE NEED TO REALIZE THIS!
So meaningful analysis. The decline must be searched deeper in the disgusting class imperialistic system in USA and elsewhere.
@leechowning2712
17 күн бұрын
The fact I have to come here to hear any comment of the Biden admin undoing rules Trump pushed for to get money back into working and middle class homes, or the wars, or anything... none of the progressive channels want to rock that boat.
something very wrong with America democratic system,unlike others' countries with bunch of candidates,they hv only 2 very oldmen。
@alejandrosanchez6683
18 күн бұрын
Another problem the u.s. has is people who are not able to distinguish America 🌎 a great continent From a falling apart country like the u.s.
And it is not people want but the Israeli Lobby want
This is the end of the Empire.
With these two candidates, the US is making a sickening joke of itself. There's no way that after the 2024 elections the US are going to be taken seriously by the rest of the world. Bey, bey, "ruler of the world"
Let Biden carry his cross! Nobody should replace him. Even if he wins, which would be a miracle, the impending political disaster is ineluctable.
Who said that? Two cheeks of the same butt. That is what two party system is. Very good metaphor. This is the butt of ruling class. Because ruling class is always is turned his butt to working class.
@anniedodd8582
18 күн бұрын
George Galloway
@cheniche8118
18 күн бұрын
@@anniedodd8582 Exactly. Thank you)
Biden is doing a Netanyahu 😂
I really don't understand why people don't vote for other people... "But if you vote for other people, trump will win!!!" So what? Biden is every bit as bad. At least try to vote for someone who is not evil!
Great video Brian Becker
The British have a saying: "It's like changing your shirt, when you shit your pants." Neither candidate is worth a fart.
@denniscollinster7882
18 күн бұрын
The British? You mean the people who voted Starmer and his Labor party to Sunak and his Conservative party? Those people who chose one of the 2 cheeks of the same back side instead of Reform Party or Workers Party?
@glowiedetector
17 күн бұрын
@denniscollinster7882 what does this have to do with the saying? anyways, labor is better than the conservatives.
@gordonaliasme1104
17 күн бұрын
@@denniscollinster7882 at least we've had a female prime minister, and we have free health care
Richard Wolff is 6 months older than Biden and Michael Hudson is 85 and they would both make excellent presidents.
THIS DEBATE REMINDED ME OF THE MOVIE 'DUMB AND DUMBER'....😆
🤣🤣🤣The thumbnail pic of Biden🤣🤣🤣 Im just enjoying the LIVE SNL COMEDY SHOW🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
We started circling the drain in 2008 with the election of 0bama.
@NGC7000
18 күн бұрын
Wrong!!! The Bush presidency was a catastrophe. In 2008 this country was a total wreck when Obama got elected.
@phatmantv
18 күн бұрын
Bush jr
@MarinCipollina
18 күн бұрын
It started much earlier.. With RONZO..
@mochawitch
18 күн бұрын
1980 is when it really started.
@mochawitch
18 күн бұрын
@@MarinCipollinaagreed
I wonder who is leading America
Great discussion!
Great video, thanks!
The best analysis I've seen yet of Genocide Joe and the decline of the U.S. empire
Now I know how I looked and sounded on 400mg of Seroquel. 🤣 Someone bring a blanket, coz he's definitely falling asleep on the couch.
Awesome show!
THANKYOU FOR SAYING WHAT I AM SEEING !!!!! TIME FOR CHANGE !!!!!!!
Ok. That was the saddest thing ive wver seen. Somebody needs to do something.
"Defuturized" (13:20) Love it! Going to use it!
Defuturized 13:16 , I love that, it captures the idea perfectly.
Excellent analysis.
TRUER WORDS HAVE NEVER BEEN SPOKEN
If he would have stood by the American people as stubbornly as he stands by foreign nations and his ego he might have been a really good president.
So sad too late, the punch and judy politics continue.
What most U.S. citizens and the rest of the world aren't aware of is, every time the U.S. dollar is used, we are all accomplices to what the U.S. government does, military war machine, foreign aid, much good and bad, to the rest of the world... There are solutions available, we just need the will to help each other, shared global responsibility.
How about taking a leaf out of France's book.
We have some "seriously challenging" candidates over the last 2 decades. Will not surprise me if the 2028 election, we will have Lloyd Christmas running against Harry Dunne.
I concur. We need Jill Stein, stat!
@augusto3113
18 күн бұрын
💚💚💚
@Uchihasasuk5
18 күн бұрын
They are blocking Jill Stein. They froze the campaign assets that she is legally entitled to have. Despicable behavior.
I believe so , they are the same
So happy to see you here
Exactly a pathological lier
Walter managed to say about 20 words in the whole show. I agree with Brian politically but he needs to work on how he "interviews" his guest because at the moment it's a case of "Come on my show, and listen to me talk".
This country is so phqk’ed. Gawd help us all.
Brian ❤
Anybody else like to pretend they’re getting their left news from Eric Clapton?
I don’t see any protest anymore
Really great conversation
I'm voting green for Jill Stein 💚
I remember in Black Dynamite when they had a joke where characters were reading the prompt line of the script. Never thought I would see a US president doing it
Tragedy=comedy
War criminals
Has anyone listened to RFK. He's addressing all of these issues. I don't agree with everything he says but he's talking about the forever wars, big pharma, the housing crisis, climate change and wealth inequality
Brian, please let your guest speak!
@hchoe6823
17 күн бұрын
I thought Brian WAS the guest 😂
Incase they have this promise that you won’t lose
Project 2025 literally sounds like they watched “The Handmaid’s Tale” and started taking points. Disgusting!
@theedspage
18 күн бұрын
It's like Project 2025 already started, like in 1980.
@JohnSmith-vm8rx
18 күн бұрын
@@theedspage Praise be!
Not just decline. Terminal decline !
Thanks for detailing the 2025 Project.
i recommend gettng democracy: a society administered by public service under direction of regular referendum and controlled by initiative. also good to fire the soldiers and replace with universal military service. prevents coups. navy and air force must be professional, but can be small.
The other problem with the US is that we have a lot of leftists here who never lived under the wrath of a dictatorship and never fully appreciated the history they read about concerning the extreme domestic destructive behavior of other dictatorships. In their situation of relative comfort and privilege compared to what people who survived real dictatorships went through, the threat of a dictatorship here doesn't look any scarier than the realities of a flawed democracy. Hyper-capitalism has done a number to the wellbeing of the lower classes, and historically, many minority groups, but most living Americans have never tasted the more extreme horror of pure fascism. And that kind of privilege-induced blindness to this risk puts everyone in danger, from Trump and going into the future.
I have a hard time recognizing a groundswell for Stein or Delacruz.But- this an opportunity displace one of the 2 two-party parties. Socialists seem to not recognize it. Do they actually want it.
The DEMENTED & The ROGUE 🤮
What did you do for the people? "I STARTED WARS" 🙄
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Universal Strike? Is that whats being asked?
🙏✊❤️
BT leader: stop touching your face! Do you WANT to be sick?
And have robots do the work instead of immigrants.
GIVE THE KAKASTOCRACY WHAT THEY DON'T WANT - RFK JR 🔥
Can we talk about what project 2025 is and how we’re gonna live and fight thought it?
20:40 "I'm Ron Burgandy??"
Keep Mewling We need a new system.Keep Mewling We need a new system.Keep Mewling We need a new system.Keep Mewling We need a new system.Keep Mewling We need a... Never Indulge in DIRECT ACTION...Never Indulge in DIRECT ACTION...Never Indulge in DIRECT ACTION...Never Indulge in DIRECT ACTION...Never Indulge in DIRECT ACTION...
@rsavage-r2v
17 күн бұрын
Brian Becker literally founded a communist party.
You folks fogure it out ..this US Army Ranger .is going to peace out .in Puerto Rico .
@ileanahernandez1709
18 күн бұрын
! Viva Puerto Rico Libre 🇵🇷💚!
God is sovereign central authority unity, people are confederation
I am Almighty God, and I hereby command Joe Biden to drop out.
well, he IS older than nato
Infrastructure decay is more accurate.
Not allowed to talk about 2025.. feed crashed lol
I HOPE BIDEN STAYS IN THE RACE. I WANT TO SEE HIM LOSE BIG IN NOVEMBER, AND TAKE THE REST OF THE DEMOCRAPS WITH HIM
Did he shut Putin down or pimped Ukraine
Both are culprit.
BYE-DONE 2024
Another Donald trump
What we have way to many people coming in
🌺💐🌺
FED Feds Declare WAR On UAW Over Gaza Ceasefire Breaking Points 63 k vues il y a 8 heures
Empire 😂
Comparing expenditures between Black colleges and the war in Ukraine is ludicrous. Are Black colleges currently rebuilding hospitals, dams, and power plants that are getting shelled? Are Black colleges fighting off a foreign power who's filling mass graves with civilians? That's what's happening in Ukraine. It's a nonsensical comparison. Settler colonialism and territorial annexation are bad in Gaza AND in Ukraine. It's a strange and pervasive form of cognitive dissonance that says Bibi is bad but, Papa Putin is A-Okay for doing the same thing.
Please BTN do a poll for people on KZread that polls who they want Independents Democratics Republicans Please show everyone they can sill choose before it's too late.