Is US media brainwashing all of us? 

Fentanyl is the main issue I see, and crime in cities.

For the last few years the US has had led the field in gun violence, by a lot, and it is way up. more guns = more gun violence. it should be noted that some countries don't have the mental healthcare problems the US has, so a better formula is more guns + mental health crisis with part of those people self medicating = more gun violence. The US has more gun violence than the rest of the world combined x3. The worst "inflation" market is related to real estate, its costs as much to rent in the middle of Paris as it does to rent in Lakeland, Florida. This of course ties over to homelessness, the US has also altered the way they keep statistics on homelessness, they use to include weekly renters, they are "housing insecure", now they don't, they also consider people living in their cars as housed, "vehicle dwellers". There is no national policy, what many cities do is bus homeless people out, for the price of a bus ticket they solved their homeless problem, this of course is a problem. I should add that inflation isn't really inflation, its supply side market, I live in the part of Atlanta that all the tech millennials want to live in, there are about 3,000 vacant apartments just in my neighborhood, this is by design, they profit more from elevated prices than setting a fair price that rents all the apartments in a building. Having worked in housing I thought I was doing a bang up job until someone hit me aside the head with a fundamental truth, capitalism is about profit, whatever produced is secondary. Developers aren't really out to build housing, they are out to generate profit. When you understand this you understand better where supply side economics comes from, you can tweak and twist and increase profit by doing less.

So about homelessness, I’m from New York City and I’ll tell you atleast here the homelessness has SKYROCKETED!! No it’s not just the media, I can tell you my first hand experience. And yes crime has increased- as a lawyer this I know.

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Miguel, you probably aren't aware we have been indoctrinated since grade school. it isn't what they told you. it is what they withheld from you. schoolkids are like blank piece of paper.

raymak you are on every chinese related video lol

For sure they tell the ought story just in their bed dreaming the fantasies.

yes

I have heard this also from friends in other parts of the USA. I live elsewhere in the world and America is the last place I would go on holiday.

You don't think that the political destruction of the Middle-class and the resulting poverty and homelessness has more to do with this more than just drug use, which too is a product of the war on the American working class by our corporate owned politicians created and propagate. Give a read to the Lewis Powell Memo on the internet, and consider Citizens United stake in all this.

nice and amazing country😜

I'm sorry I've heard of Portland is terrible but I was in Southern California and it's pretty much the same There's a few nice cities but in general absolutely terrible in Los Angeles and San Diego San Francisco and the governor has a lot to do with the problem

To( oldreprobate2748.) Mate, it's not just drugs, it's the political system, it's your gun lobby, private medical system, your drug companies, the whole country is broken beyond repair.

The look on everybody's face, (including mine), is beaten and defeated.

I have been living abroad for nearly 40 years. Even when I was visiting annually, I would often notice unpleasant changes like you have. I have not been back in more than 10 years now, and I dread what I might encounter. Because I am aware of media untruths in the US regarding a whole range of topics, I already know that I would not be welcome just from telephone conversations--being asked personal questions that I really do not want to answer on the one hand, and having to bite my tongue as I listen to lies about places like Russia and China. My face would give away my opinion if I went back. There are landscapes I long to see--but what would I have to endure to reach those places? Would I even be allowed to? I think precious memories may be too important to disturb with ugly experiences and disappointments. But I am dying to know what others like me are actually seeing there.

As a European the constant talk of “freedom” by Americans used to baffle me. Why do they keep banging on about it? No one talks about being free in Europe just as no one talks about breathing air - it’s just a given. Then I realised, when a society constantly has to remind itself how free they are, then something’s not quite right. Unfortunately, the US has Freedom written in its constitution but not in its culture. Freedom comes from how people actually treat each other, not from a piece of paper. EDIT: The World Press Freedom Index ranks the US as having the 45th freest press in the world…45th!

@@darkmatter6714 : I'm european and I know what you are talking about. The same thing aplays to american smile. In Europe we smiie of course but is spontaniousley and nbody talk about it. One more thing: There is no such a thing on this world like "Freedom" and "Democracy". Those two doesn't exist on this world. That's just a Lie.

So well said! It’s so strange to observe the American smile if you have been away long enough. In Asia, when you see smiles, it’s very heart warming and sincere. In Europe, when a local smiles at you, you can feel it’s realness because they’re NOT obligatory and often times, they don’t smile easily ( esp N European) but when they do, you know it’s real.

The majority of the ignorant American public r so brainwashed by their criminal leaders fake news propaganda that they can no longer differentiate between real n fake news. Any positive news about China n Russia will send these brainwashed creatures into fits of frenzy n possible violence. Ignorance in this age of information is called techno feudalism. Sadly the world is not just destroyed by the evil but also the ignorant

It's "not too bad" if one watches those robberies in his phone screen a thousand miles away. It's a devastating disaster for the small business owners.

X is full of morons, especially if you engage in comments

yeah, even if they know nothing about communist.

Can't believe they think this situation isn't "too bad"...

Doing so make you feel easy, but it keeps you unaware and unprepared.

@@TropicShade not at all. I get my awareness and preparedness by listening to friends, family, coworkers, doctors, teachers, and by watching what is going on in my neighborhood. And I travel to China

although, you are only pushing your head into the sand while someone behind you has a gun to your head. What you need is discernment as to what is TRUE and what is a LIE IF you see videos of a school shooting or a grab and run robbery, IT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING Having said that, there is NO GOOD REASON to watch POLITICAL NEWS

I cut the cord in 2005. Freedom

Gun violence, homelessness, drug addiction and debt is epidemic in the U.S.A. and yet it spends trillions on the military and endless foreign wars.

Agree! The tip is at least 18% prints on receipt, even if I go to have buffet. The grocery shopping costs higher.

Try find homeless addict gang robber bum n beggar wacko in US is like try find Asian Chinese immigrants in US it's lot them there just know where yr looking for but try find bum beggar bigot bully in commi China then is like try find real big American or obese Chinese in China. Well to tell the true more like try find needle in haystack im telling you. Go to Skidrow LA San Francisco California, Kensington Philthy Portland Seattle Denver Colorado bet you cant miss it to say the true, seem like half of city are homeless area. What the heck seriously what's coming to USA that's ridiculous. Bet lot real big American esply bigot bully one must feel embarrassed as hell but for good American then nothing to be so ashamed about like you never treat Asians Chinese Hispanic Arabic like shit so it's just part of America problems beyond yr control nor pride nor shame.

​@@jenniferzhang864 , The 18% ,, is that up against ; Last quarter , Last year . In my city , in under 10 yrs , our property tax has more than doubled . At the minimum, it's 10% annualy , But 10 yrs ago , that's all we pay , No "GREEN" Garbage fee, NO. Compost Bin fee NO dumpster pile garbage fee, NO sewage fee, Restructuring the water usage billing system , where out bill goes up 10% annually, Electricity bills , it fluctuate, so each homeowner diligence to watch out and grab if there's long term cheaper rate . Etc etc , Previously , our 911 ambulance service is free , Not anymore , Include fire-truck when they arrive , or when they left the fire-hall . And police services , goodness , they are included in taxes , But a police cruiser will arrive in 15~20 minutes while a crime is in progress , and I could drive to the police station. In less than 10 minutes , under normal speed . - The cost of living is high and going up , up & away - Burial expense must be up too .

That 'bubble' is most of America, though. Statistically, crime/homelessness/major drug issues are highest in very few areas; mostly cities. Even within cities that are 'known' for crime or other bad behavior, it's typically more or less isolated to certain sections of a city.

Very well said

Why can't the Ruling Elite see what you clearly see? Are they willfully blind or controlled by "The Donor Class"?

The part of about hating the lower & poverty classes as long as they were minorities is crutial. Many minorities have worked or birthed their into the middle class or higher. We can see owning companies while many white baby boomers didnt plan ahead. They and descendants literally cant afford the consequences of their gatekeeping, NIMBY, redlining, no-loan-forgiveness, and anti-union behavior. Im not laughing at them because its not funny. They are at the age where they need the most govt protections decades of denying it to others. I bet single payer healthcare sounds better now.

Or, you could save words and say "capitalism sucks."

It's also why the US keeps on importing over a million immigrants each year. US population is in decline, the only way to stop it is to import more people each year. With more people coming in each year it prompts up the economy, as well. The population of the US will never exceed over 400 million though. By 2100, the population will be pretty much the same as it is today, statistics shows. Unless the US started importing TONS of people, then it can exceed over 400 million.

Well, I always tip when I go out. Minimum wage for US servers is $2.13 an hour, even in 2023. So, really, they only work for tips.

@@Who_Let_The_Dogs_Out_10-7 That's only in some states.

@@Who_Let_The_Dogs_Out_10-7 I always tip too and fairly generously but I can really do without the prompting, starting with 18% and up, or seeing a tip field on the bill and not being notified that the price has already included a tip.

Tipping is like giving a treat to a dog for it's good behaviour. In other words, it's just ridiculous! Companies should pay their employees a fair salary. Simple as that.

Mandatory tipping is wrong in so many levels. I am seeing more of this Australia too, You are guilt treated at the time when you pay via credit card. At the end of the day, a business should be sustainable and paying their staff good enough without relying on tips. I will not tip again as it is a race to the bottom and at the end, will benefit no one.

It's cute that you spout that nonsense in a reply to a video about being brainwashed. You, sir, are indeed brainwashed.

More prisons? What hsppened to the defund the police movement?

Back in the 1990s Portland Oregon was fantastic. Now all major USA are essentially "no go" zones to me.

a houseless person is worth nothing until you put him behind bars, now he's worth $50k per year. sick.

@@ДжейШмидт People who want a better world don’t control police funding. They bulldozed the main park downtown for kids in a city to my south and replaced it with a jail. Now they’re building a new jail where I live. I don’t know what they’re going to destroy to build it.

In Malaysia, you just pay RM5 (USD1.07) for extraction at any governmental clinic, which is done immediately

Look up *Failed State you'll find (🇺🇸) 😢

You're not alone.

I live in San Francisco right across the street from Golden Gate Park and, surprisingly, the homelessness in GGP is, again surprisingly, nothing, NOWHERE become worse..... This is almost certain due to the fact that Golden Gate Park has a "no overnight dwelling" within GGPD and the park police and police in general have been VERY STRICT ABOUT ENFORCING. There ARE homeless within GGP but they are "out of sight" for the simple reason that they are "encamped" within the mass of huge bush and tree "forests" that the homeless can "hide out in". The other thing also is that while trailer encampments have skyrocketed across the city streets in SF, it has NOT happened along the streets that form the borders of GGP (Fulton street and Lincoln Blvd) as there has been a blanket STRICTELY ENFORCED "No Parking Longer than 72 Hours" restrictions that has been in place for decades.

Whether it is exaggerated or not, the fact that it exist at a level that it is hard not to notice is already a failure. Everything else is just different degree of bad. Do mass shootings occur? Yes, and distressingly a lot in the US. Whether this month has 10 shootings Vs same month of last year "only" having 6 is beside the point. The point being there are that many mass shootings when such incidents in other functional countries are so rare that they occur maybe once in a lifetime, or even less.

Fuck the USA.

Trudeau.

Come to Western Europe. There’s freedom, sanity, order, low crime and high quality of life here.

his experience is very limited tho and biased as well.

Why use the word 'expatriated', when you're really an immigrant in your new country?

Because it is technically correct. Look it up!

@@TropicShade Immigrant and expatriate are both words that describe someone living in a another country - look them up! US Americans living abroad seem to rather call themselves 'expatriates' as the word 'immigrant' is such a dirty word in the US.

French? Yeah no please lol

I'd say Russian, Iranian, Hindu and Chnese for a fuller picture.

@@UranijaZeus Chinese is the best option, just my view...

French, Italian indian media just copy paste US propaganda media

"It's where many wish to visit, to study and learn, grow and forge a better world. Such dreams are being dashed " . Stupid is as stupid does ! These dreams are no longer attainable in our oligarchy . It is not a functioning democracy , where YOUR vote counts . Politicians just sell themselves to whom ever will pay for the charade .

Is tipping a part of German society?

Only the US and its 7 friends believe their own lies about Uighur genocide. None of the Islamic countries in the world believe that and it's good enough for China.

Lousy western media go visit China and see their devolpment

Lies about Hong Kong, Tibet and Xinjiang ( most crazy) really the last straw that i lost all my trust of Western media.

Oh the irony of the US-fabricated Uighur claim now that US is funding & enabling a real genocide

that means you still stick your head in the sand , tibet was def a real bad thing china did

Yes, whatever happened to American First proclaimed by the MAGA Orange Jesus? Infrastructure in shambles, urban sprawl that make everyone sick, huge drug problems, most expense healthcare in the western world with a declining life expectancy, education in science is replaced by religious non-sense, a wasteful department of war overseeing 800 military installations in the world, highest income disparity, corporate controlled media propaganda of denial of denigration, highest incarceration in the world, all branches of a corrupt government (from city to federal) controlled by the billionaire parasites. Billions of taxpayer money wasted on overseas wars but no money to solve homeless crisis, total lack of social justice driven by greed and selfishness of the rich elite. It is depressing, have a beer. 🍺

Yes usa sucks

I did see them in Seatle & Vancouver. It was mostly under the bridge and maybe cover a block. It was moreso in Seatle than Vancouver and it was b4 the pandemic. I heard it is gotten worse. I remember NY homeless used to live in subway & in the street. It was never in tent.

Visit San Fransico or LA. they are visible. That was whybefore the last G20, they cleared up the streets.

​@shawnhennity1769 Phoenix it's called the Zone but it's everywhere just not concentrated

They're actually all over the big cities on the West Coast. Gavin Newsom actually forced them to leave some cities for Zi's visit to California. Don't worry they came back as soon as Zi left.

If 80% of the homeless spend $50 a day that's 25 million a day being spent. No point having your customers all over the place. Somebody is getting paid and the business of govt is business.

eastern media are just as bad, wake up man

Thank you, I will

Inflation is killing us all. And fake American medicine 😢

I understand from a resident of Portland that there are some polarized areas of the city. 😢

Thank you! I am looking forward to seeing my family. Hopefully, it will be a good trip.

I call it sanctioned begging.

Even their underwears. You have to call someone over and usually have to wait 10 minutes.

every govment does it.period

My friend's two bedroom apartment went from 1300 to 2200. Isn't exactly a really nice place either.

1. No, they aren't using really using the E-CNY yet. They have it and will be pushing it out more in the future, but right now everything is mobile payments through WeChat and Alipay. The apps are linked to bank accounts, so basically debt payments. Cash can still be used, but almost no one uses cash now. 2. No, that isn't really a thing. It was an exaggerated story. 3. No, many people didn't get the vaccine and testing stopped over a year ago. 4. The working hours are similar on paper, but many people will work longer hours in offices jobs or really most jobs. So, 50-70 hours per week aren't unheard of and holidays are a little different. 5. You can get by with just English, but learning the language will make your life better. 6. Taxes are progressive, so in the higher brackets you can pay closer to 45-50%, but it isn't on all your income. So, the less you make the less you pay. 7. Yes, but it costs a lot more money if you want to be a foreign owner, which is why many people will open a business with a local partner. There are different rules and it costs more money to start a WFOE (Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise).

More people in prison in California than in all of China 😢

Me too! He better come back!