Was I more free in China or the USA? 

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China is as free as any other countries ...just visit China and ask the Chinese people

Safety is freedom. In US, you can't get out of your house after 8pm for a stroll.

Highest praises to this gentleman for taking the time and effort to tell the truth about China. Thank you for helping out those less fortunate westerners who are deeply brainwashed by politically-charged media and politicians.

Freedom. What a word. Freedom to buy a gun? Freedom live in a tent? Freedom to go broke if you're sick? Freedom to not have a job? You're right, you are free!!!!!

You nailed it!!!! As a expat American that now lives permanently abroad after visiting, living in 40+ countries, Im much, much freer, happier now. Unfortunately, I can't convince a few Amrrican family members to follow my path. Their loss, not mine!😊

Yes , Your mother is 100% right.

As an American expat in SE Asia who's lived in many countries, I'd say that in China you have the freedom to be free from crime. In the US, you have the freedom to freely engage in crime - usually without consequence.

China misses you, hope you return someday - your China Vids are great

Freedom of speech, freedom of the press should not include freedom to lie or slander.

Yeah America is free - yet there is now an entire vocabulary of words that you are no longer able to write on social media unless you want to be canceled. YT is an obvious example.

In China, policies are laid out with collectivism in mind. Individualism is permitted when it doesn’t harm collectivism.

Very matured American. You presented the definition of "freedom" in a simple and layman's language , hats off 👍

“Remember democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet, that did not commit suicide.” -John Adams, Founding Fathers..

The word "freedom" has different meanings in different countries. In the US, we emphasize freedom of speech. We also say "talk is cheap", or "actions speak louder than words". The point is while in the US, we can say anything. But we can't do a lot of simple things like can't drink beer or alcohol while walking on the street or in a park. We think we own our houses but until we stop paying property tax, the government will take your house back. So, do we actually own our houses or are we only leasing it from our government? Most people in the US see communist as evil. But they don't even know what it's really like in China.

It’s true for me that when I was in China I don’t feel restricted, I just go my way doing things normally

No personal freedom should be absolute; therefore, you can only be truly free when you are not absolutely free.

WE AMERICANS ARE SO FREE OUR CHILDREN HAVE TO GO TO KINDERGARTEN AND SCHOOL WITH BULLETPROOF BACKPACKS . DO YOU KNOW HOW CRAZY THAT LOOKS AROUND THE WORLD. ? TRAVELLING GLOBALLY AS AN AMERICAN BUSINESS MAN IS AND WAS THE BEST EDUCATION I HAVE EVER RECEIVED.

Yes you are right, there are certain topic you can not say without consequence in US either

First time i saw your video. Absolutely agree everything you said. Great video.

The American Dream, you have to be asleep to believe it. - George Carlin

Agree. Your keen observation and logical arguments are plausible because, as you mentioned, people should get out of the bubble to see what had happened in the world. There is much more out there than U.S.A. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. ✌

Democracy is a con game. All institutions sing "We are free". Whenever you hear freedom and democracy? Watch out. Because in a truly free nation, nobody has to tell you you're free. - Jacque Fresco.

If US is Democratic like what we said, pls hold referendum every 4-5 years in every states and Freedom like u said, let people loot over $ 1000 in every stores

What a good perspective on freedom. Appreciation.

Americans have the freedom to choose either a Republican or a Democrat president, either owned by AIPAC anyways.

Freedom & senseless freedom are two different things. Freedom comes with responsibilities. Like China , S'pore is also often criticised by the arrogant west , politicians & journalists alike , esp from the US & UK to be authoritarian , dictatorial & undemocratic , yes , by their holy standards. In other words we are criticised for not conforming to their holy image. The west needs to learn good courtesy & mutual respect. Freedom means different things to different people. When people in the west have made up their minds that their values & systems are better than others , they truly have a problem. US has the freedom to own guns to look kool , so be it , more deaths will follow. But those in the US who oppose firearms do not enjoy the freedom to stay safe & alive. People in US or UK often brag they can f**k & make fun of their presidents , well , so be it , we don't do it here. If the government does not perform , then they are out in the next election , it's that simple. What matters to me is to live in a safe environment , a progressive society without moronic clowns running the country. Just look at UK & US today , 2024. 🇸🇬

미국은 자기나라에서 당연히하는 제도나 행동을 다른나라가 하면제재하고 비난한는게 특기입니다 이건 잭더리퍼가 다른사람에게 살인하지말고 착하게 살아라 하는것이죠

your mom is absolutely correct. what is freedom ? it all depends on the individual's perception of freedom. a couple years ago, a Hong Konger in UK said he would rather be a beggar in UK than be an emperor in China. For 99.9%of the people in this world, I believe they would rather be an emperor than a beggar. who doesn't want a comfortable living standard and not to worry about the basic needs of food and shelter?? the right to vote is meaningless if a person can't even provide comfortable food and shelter to the family. we have too many politicians and not enough statesmen. that's my perception of freedom. observation from canada.

Absolute "Freedom" is a scary thing. Mere mortals are incapable of handling absolute freedom

The way Americans think about freedom is very childish and performative. Americans like the aesthetics of freedom and democracy but not the actual practice of it. Which is the Americanism has to be indoctrinated at a young age.

I have watched a lot of walking in China videos and USA ,my observation is China has passed up USA ,safer to walk in big cities,lots of high speed trains,lots of cities that are amazing,lots of factories,even the poor in China have a roof over their head,with a kitchen,clean streets,less crime,way less crime.

Your mother is very intelligent and raised an very intelligent son 👍👍👍👍

If you don't feel safe, you don't have any freedom.

Love your presentation, very well explained and easy to understand, you have solids points

In the "Land of Freedom and Democracy", if I say "there are only 2 genders", I get censored

- We don't have gun problems. - Do you have freedom of speech? - We don't have racial problems. -Do you have freedom of speech? - We don't have problems walking around at night. -Do you have freedom of speech? This goes on and on every time I mention what it is like to live in China.

sometimes "your freedom are oppressing me"

I believe only when you go to the place to experience yourself and ask the people of that place then you are eligible to comment on what happens. I think Trip has both because he lived in both China and USA. Therefore, what he said should be considered objective.

look at that sunshine! you guys are winning life

seriously usa needs more,alot more wise man like you sir.

Your mom is a very smart women. She really understand how the world works.

I lived in China for 5 years, I came back in 2017. For me I found that reverse culture shock was more of an issue than landing in China was. How have you found that. I agree with you, a lot of people from the United States were telling me how terrible China is on personal rights. Of course there are issues, but when you think about the personal right to have a gun and then to use said gun in the ways that it has been abused it does make you wonder is this country doing as much to take care of personal rights? I found that what people forget is that there is no perfect government on earth. That each government has it's good points and it's bad points. But people are basically the same. We all want good jobs to take care of our families, we want a good place to live etc. Often I feel that news telling us someplace else is dangerous and doesn't hold our same values does more to keep us separate than allow us to see how similar we all really are. People should use their own judgement and not rely totally on what they hear on the news. Everyone has an agenda.

Thank you for sharing this with the world. There’s so much to learn.

John, I have moved to Texas in 1991, 33 years in US and in law enforcement over 27 years. Truly a lot of freedoms, freedom to own guns, freedom to be a homeless, freedom curse at any politician. I like it and I am not comfortable to live in China. Gun violence and crimes are part of American's lifestyle. Income tax is 25% of my income. The property tax annually is a lot of money to pay if you own some properties. I paid close to 8k for medical insurance, each time doctor visit is $35, specialist $65. It is impossible to have same day doctor visit, must book weeks ahead.

Strikes me that Americans wouldn't need to repeat "I'm free" over and over again if it was really true.

I feel admiration for the way your mom taught you to think!

When I find nirvana in China, I would keep it a secret no need to argue with others freedom this freedom that, enough said 🤫

It's a futile discussion. Freedom is politicised in your country. A just and well administered justice system guarantees freedom for all.

Country that people are obsesswd with freedom are those that are not free. For countries that are truely free, it is simply a natural part of life that people don't pay attention to it.

It still has the most freedom by far. Freedom to die homeless in the streets, freedom to grift, scam, and steal, freedom to be generally a pos, freedom to live off unearned income, it's generally the greatest safe haven and cultivator of humanity's worst traits. Compassion isn't natural but greed is.

Nice ❤ explanation,with reality and truth

This video was very interesting to me as a German who grew up with the USA is free - China is suppressed narrative. To hear a different perspective is very much appreciated. Thanks for opening my horizon a bit. 😀

Thank you for the truth and truth should prevail.

Just like a Pepsi commercial, after they tell u a million times u actually believe ur a sheep 🐑

Culture defines everything. Speech defines the world we live in. In American corporations, there is a public relations department through speech. The US president has a speechwriter, which shows how vital speech is. Freedom of speech creates chaos in a society.

I can add some thoughts, I think Western liberals deliberately ignore a country's national freedom, diplomatic autonomy, that is, independence, the best case is the liberal and democratic Taiwan, Taiwan's three political party candidates need to go to Washington, D.C. before the election to get diplomatic support, if Tsai Ing-wen is elected by the Taiwanese, then Tsai Ing-wen listens to the Taiwan people, or listens to the United States? Especially in the controversy over the import of American ractopamine food, the KMT accepted ractopamine beef, while the DPP accepted ractopamine pork, but the Taiwan public opinion is very clear against any ractopamine food, so is the Taiwan president serving the locals Taiwanese? If the president of a country is not free, will the people he rules be free?

Stick and stones will brake my bones but words will not hurt me? I guess that is not true anymore.

Lived in South Asia, Europe and USA. Very astonished at the propagandizing in thr USA compared to elsewhere. 😳

We have a bad notion of freedom as lack of interference. But as you point out, that can mean a spazzing toddler is 'free.' A better concept is that freedom is when you can make determinations between ultimate values (requiring a lot of moral education) and enact your choices aiming to achieve whatever value you decide is best (requiring a lot of technical education). Being at liberty to make yourself or others unhappy can run contrary to freedom in this deeper sense. What's crazy is this understanding is fully within the western philosophical tradition, but it seems we need to look at China to see how it can really work and to challenge ourselves. Thank you for this great video!

Freedom describes journalistic freedom and the opportunity to publish articles , essays, and other publications critical of the government . RU-vid bloggers pass themselves off as journalists and critics , but it’s lot more complicated than that.

Yes no doubt America is the most freedom government who can freely put any bill of sanctions to restrict other country's rights.

Good analysis and comments. I think freedom is a combination of subjective and objective cognition.

Freedom exist in your mind...👍👍

You're free to do anything you want in USA as long as it doesn't interfere with the rich and the corporations ability to exploit you

Thank you for telling it like it is. Some members of my family immigrated to the States, 50 years ago. They bought a house in Oakland. They are afraid to go out. Especially my elderly aunt. That bubble theory really applies. It's like these Karen videos we watch on YT. They are stuck inside their bubbles and they are immersed in their negative thinking, resulting in their atrocious behaviour. When people just go out more, see outside their glass walls, the world can be so much freer.

Why I need to protest over issues when filing complaint is enough. Like a leftover electric pole blocking the entrance to my apartment block when filing a complaint with my neighbour to the local authority is enough. Only an ineffective local government need protesting to make changes. From vn btw.

When people repeated shout 'freedom of speech', it only means they don't actually have it. In society where people don't feel overconcerned about their freedom, and start saying other countries lack freedom, that's when they're admitting they don't have it.

China does have less political freedom but is it so important to ordinary people compare with an effective government?

Very interesting and a lot of countries are surpassing the US in different things like education

In Ameerica, Freedom free to abused from law makers to common public. In China, Freedom is contain within social community interest as a whole.

America needs freedom from the press .

As far as I know United States is the only country with a constitution that includes a provision for legal slavery. We did not outlaw slavery. Slavery continues to be legal in the U.S.

Historically freedom of speech is by and large means political freedom of speech so that an ordinary citizen or can criticize govt which is way too powerful for an individual to fight back. Based on what you said, Chinese govt has definitively reserved the right to react to a speech or not.

Maybe something like "FREE PALESTINE" would be also considered as hate speech towards a specifoc group of people

I agree with your mom’s statement….

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Great Show.

All very true!

Thank you for giving this logical, objective, insightful and truthful talk on freedom. You deserve a big thumb up!!!👍👍👍

In a single-party state, the single party in power determines which subjects you're allowed to talk about. The subjects they don't want you to talk about are banned. In a two-party state like the US, a subject is banned if BOTH parties agree that they don't want you talking about it. If one party or the other allows you to talk about it, then it's permitted. In the US, criticism or outright mockery of US politicians is confused with free speech. Democrats mock Republicans. Republicans mock Democrats. This isn't free speech because one party permits attacks upon the other party for self-gain. It isn't free speech because there are subjects that both parties don't want the public to have free discussion about, and those subjects are banned. What are some of these subjects? They include the origins of Vid Co. (1991), who was on FreyJef SteinEp's client list, who bummed the SordNtream Lipe-Pine, the JahLuFa BiBaes in Raqi, virtually everything about "is it real?", what Elon Musk says about the Truthistry of Min, where the $15 trillion the US added to the national debt these past 6 years went, etc.

Freedom, and that is all in common all around the world, is rather something which disappears with the forthcoming of civilization of the masses. So if one thinks he is having a lot of freedom, his descendants will no longer have it. This is what history is teaching us. I all goes towards the extremes. Everywhere in the world. This is what we should be aware of. There is a tendency towards the less.

You are very lucky to have such a smart Mom. She is absolutely right about the definition of freedom. In fact, political correctness in the US means that you are not free when you live in the US because you must always be mindful of what you express. Otherwise, they will give you all kinds of labels.

you are only freed when you realized how and why your not have certain freedom,but most of ppl just dont have the ability to think about it

People, probably Americans more than anyone, babble on about freedom. We are not "free" in the US (or in any other country). What we have are constitutional "rights", which are unevenly enforced, but we have them. There ARE lots of laws and rules, but they can't (or aren't supposed to) violate your constitutional rights. The courts decide these issues. So rights in the US center around speech, gun ownership, privacy, search and seizure, trial by jury, etc... Everything else is open to regulation. I don't know if individual Chinese citizens have ANY codified "rights" like that. So your not talking about "rights". You're talking about flying under the radar.

well said...

RU-vid gave me many warnings on “freedom of speech “

The welfare and good of society is the most important; self-interest of a person, or group if entertained will cause greater chaos for the whole society, and maybe country.

Very informative analysis!

Great video and agree in China 100%. My wife has family throughout Hubei province and we enjoy taking regular trips there. We plan to live there part time when I retire in a few years. Americans screaming about their “rights” I find very amusing

Very true

In the first 2 minutes you build your case with falsehoods. In America you have the freedom to be ignorant of your freedoms.

The way i see it, the more laws a country has - from federal, state/provincial to city ordinance - the less free you are. It's all about how a person exercises his/her rights in the society that makes him/her feel free or not.

2:45 words of wisdom, couldn't agree more

What a wise woman your mother is but it is so true, no one is free not even from the bible times… Ten Commandments anyone? Those seem like rules to me 😅

Am working to establish the digital nomad lifestyle. Am ex-military (10 years total; 7 years Navy, 3 years Army) and hoping to someday soon acquire a 36' to 42' sailboat). Most "free" moment I ever felt was during the first Gulf War, when nothing was going on and I had a brief moment to myself; I looked out of the hangar bay of my aircraft carrier, towards/to the horizon, as the sun was setting and felt such a momentous sense of freedom. Since then, I've been wanting to (and am now being drawn back to) get back to the ocean. The "Freedom" of and in America is an illusion; think of the scene in "The Wizard of Oz": "pay no attention to the man behind the curtain". At time index 0:29 you show a posting about freedom of thought, and yet EVERYTHING is monitored now (with or without your knowledge, permission or consent). For those who have never actually taken the time to read a book, they might want to pick up the book "1984" by George Orwell and pay attention to The Thought Police.

Very intriguing and thoughtful points on freedom! for ordinary people, there is not much difference in terms of freedom between the two countries. However, if you are into the political issues, US is definitely more free than China. I don't know whether RU-vid is banned in other communist countries such as Vietnam. I agree with him that China should relax more on media and public speech.

Free speech and free press are meant for the media, because very few can hear what you as a person say. But it is important for the media, so they can publish the untruth, that is the media freedom. If you said something wrong on social media, then there is account suspension, that is again a part of media freedom, because social media platform are a part of media, they are free to censor. In the end so the rich can influence and control the public opinions. You know, that is what capitalism is all about, that is why liberal democracy is always a part of capitalism.

Haven we seen enough of “the hunger games” “ divergents “ “ the maze” etc hahah

Are Americans free of paying property taxes because there are no property taxes to pay in China? Are Americans free of drinking beer or alcohol on the streets because you can in China? Are Americans free to criticize Israel for not being called antimerism because you can in China? Are you free of secession from the country because no country allows it just as China does? Do you say that there is no freedom in China? You are free because you are told by your government and its media since your were born, not because you are truly free.