Who’s Responsible for the Rise of Socialism in America? | The Daily Show 

"This country has socialism for the rich, and rugged individualism for the poor." -- Dr. Martin Luther King

Holy shit. That "how long would it take someone earning 50 mil a year to get Jerf Bozos rich" statistic really put it in perspective.

4:03 "My God, the assholery!" You sum up the greed of the rich so succinctly, Neal. Love your words, man.

When millionaires and industrialists complained that FDR's New Deal was socialism, he said, "They don't understand. I'm *saving* us from socialism!"

There is a quote that describes the situation:"not many people became atheist reading Marx, many did by meeting their pastor"

At this point we need education and health instead of keeping on working to be poor, sick, and in debt

"This is sugar coated socialism!" - supporters of salt covered fascism

Even the greatest writer on capitalism, Adam Smith, in "Wealth of Nations" said that capitalism without regulation and control by the government is doomed to fail. Absolute free capitalism is almost where America is at now, thanks to Reaganomics. All of the great work done by America's greatest president of all time, Franklin D. Roosevelt (A socialist at heart who believed all people are entitled to good jobs, health care, education, etc.) has been effectively undone by the wealthy, who have been fighting to undo his policies for many years.

"Because they keep rubbing their money on people's faces!" "Tokyo drifting with their balls on." "Pittsburgh, entertain me." You're a gold star, Neal Brennan.

"It's like hulk with steroids. " lol totally on point!

socialism is a natural reaction to capitalism that has run amok... precisely that!

that 2880 years thing messed me up. if you started earning 50 million a year since 0 BC you wouldn't have the amount Bezos had

I love how they never see Norway as a communist country. Although that's what, according so some politicians, having proper health care is all about. "They want to turn our country into a communist country."

THIS. IS. IT. a video that exactly describes my feelings succinctly and in its full ironic glory. A+ Daily Show team.

Imagine earning 50 million a year for 10 lifetimes and still not coming close to Jeff Bezos

"I blame Aunt Becky." *Audience gasps and groans* What, too soon?

I just want Medicare for all, and cheaper university. Too many people declare bankruptcy for medical debt. Too many people are enslaved to school loans. That's going to hurt our economy.

Neal Brennan, always a treat! Great points on this new rise, I would've never found this out on my own. I was kinda taken aback by it but now completely understand their point of view. Is this how news is supposed to work?

Wish they didn't pitch Medicare-For-All in this segment as if it was Elizabeth Warren's policy, especially since she was backpedaling on it in the beginning.

Rich people's greed is what turns people angry, Bernie happens to know exactly how to channel that anger and turn it into something productive.

I agree with White Yoda too college should be free!!

It's just baffling that the people against health care for all don't see that people who don't have health care are going to die. It is okay with them and they didn't care. What kind of person thinks that way and calls them self a moral person? Why can't us Americans figure out how to do what every other country in the world does and do it better. I thought we are the best country in the world? We are to ignorant to give people the health care they need. We need to have insurance companies to decide who is worthy of the care they need, so they can make a profit on it. That is a very sick way to live to make a living off of other people's lives! If you are okay with that you are ignorant and very uncaring of your fellow citizens.

"You better check yourself before you wreck yourself" Word is bond!

I'm not even against capitalism. I don't care what we adapt. I'm for anyone who is intent on pushing a system that recognizes and checks exploitation. Let poor people be "poor" as long as we're not starving, unhealthy, homeless, stuck in a cycle perpetrated by the rich, etc. We act like this country is a meritocracy, but the reality is that the rich exploit the poor with little return for the worth of their labor. Skilled labor has gone abroad and people with little money can't afford to learn skills professionally, especially for such few fields with high demand. We're stuck with tons of service and low-skilled work for little pay. This applies equally to socialism and communism. Exploitation of the poor by those in power. I don't care whether we adopt capitalism, socialism, or communism. Whatever it is, keep it under control and always have peoples' rights, health, and happiness in mind. Don't let special interests take over.

We of the black delegation, would like to draft Neal with our first round pick.

Ha, y'all think Bernie Sanders is a socialist

If working class people become convinced they cannot win economically, they will not abandon hard work, they will reject capitalism.

"Bud Light is the Medicaid of beers." 😆🤣😂👍

Support Bernie, guys! He's our only hope in achieving economic and social prosperity for the poor, working, and dwindling middle class!

Damn that's accurate! Neal Brennan with the knowledge and laughs!

This segment had so many quotable moments my brain can't handle it

The funny part is that those politicians that americans call "far left" and "socialists" would be considered moderate liberals in most countries.

Finally, a daily correspondent not doing a bad impression of steven colbert

Totally off point but Neal Brennan can definitely get it. He seems like he's right on that edge of nerd/bad boy

Remember when they said Obama was a socialist? Might as well fully embrace the word like Bernie and AOC , they’ll brand it on them anyway

I remember when FDR plunged this country into soviet authoritarianism by passing (reads smudged hand) Social Security!

This is perfect, I have watched it 3 times and still laughed. Way to effectively name the problem and make it hilarious at the same time

OBAMA WORE HELMET GUYS,helmet.

Americans have the misperception that socialism is the same as communism, it is not. Europe has proven that socialist values go very well with Capitalism.

"So you think socialism is just a reaction to capitalism run amok?" That's almost exactly how Marx predicted and explained it.

The pitchforks are coming. The Hamptons are not a defensible position

It is mind boggling how rich Bezos is

Man, Trevor gotta interview Bernie Sanders at least once to make his pitch for America on the show, who agrees?

True. Pitchforks are coming.

Neal kills😆😆😆. And yes it's Always Rich People's Fault 🙂👍🏼

Can we stop calling universal healthcare and affordable college socialism... come on people. And maybe go read a book on politics.

DEMOCRATIC (Of the People) SOCIALISM (For the People)

if only the rich and privileged had some kind of historic comparison they could make, to see where this is going... but sadly, no such examples exist. especially not in france. and cake was in no way involved in some famous quote from that non-existing event...

Socialism is such a new radical idea, like when 2 or 3 cavemen families banded together to hunt bigger game.

Everyone is so scared of the Boogeyman that is "Socialism". Let me explain what it really is in hopes of better enlightening everyone about it: Socialism is any political movement that is geared towards Social interests or centred around society. "Socialism" is just "Society"+ "ism", and anything + "ism" is a political/religious idea that is centred around that thing. It's not the gulag style Soviet Communism that many conservatives fear. Atleast it doesn't have to be. You see, If you Google "Socialism", you would get the definition "workers owning the means of production" but that is Marxist Socialism, because Marxism is the most famous type of Socialism and because Marx proved an important framework of what Social politics should be like, so naturally political scholars started to associate Marx with Socialism and suddenly, the entire meaning of Socialism has changed to what Marxism is. In other words, the politics centred around Social interests the way that Marx perceived how it should be, is Marxist Socialism, it doesn't define the entire concept of Socialism. I could, for example, come up with my own theory about a political system that benefits society and is centred around Social issues. That would also be "Socialism", because my theory would also be centred around Society. But mine could be entirely different from the Socialism of Karl Marx, yet it would still be a form of Socialism. So it would be unfair to say that my form of Socialism (or Karl's form of Socialism) is the default form of Socialism "Racism" is a type of politics centred around race, specifically how one race should dominate the other. "Feminism" is politics centred around women. Anyone can have their own perception about what Feminism should be like, in other words, they can have their own way of _how_ the feminism is implemented. The same goes with "Socialism". As long as Society is the central focus of it, anyone can dictate how it works, it's not this scary boogyman idea that the right portrays it to be.

2880 years. And people get snarky about entertainers who make a tiny fraction of that who are actually willing to be taxed 70%.

Normally I only listen to bits by Trevor, but this guy's good.

Has anyone seen his Netflix stand up special?!?! Soooo good

I think scandinavia is responsible. They make us jealous

One thumbs up is just not enough!! I give this video 100 thumbs up!

I love your show💕. When I’m down I can always count on you to make me smile 😀

His analogies are on point

you guys call this a rise of socialism? in my country, this is call human rights and government responsible

"Bernie, The White Yoda" made me chuckle 😂

As you can see, greed and jealousy cause socialism. “I have never understood why it is "greed" to want to keep the money you have earned but not greed to want to take somebody else's money.” - Thomas Sowell

That dude is funny af Edit: huh he was a writer for the Chappelle show and the movie half baked yea he seems like he fits he's funny enough

Legalize weed and take the money made from that (tax) and put it to the, much needed, education and healthcare reform. College should be free

D E M O C R A C Y for ALL... The Original Promise of the United States of America’s Constitution❣️.

Great Bit. Keep it up! "Bud Lite is the Medicaid of beers." hahahahahaha

Nail hit on head

Ancient Philosopher - Ice Cube

The problem isn't "out of control capitalism," it's the creeping fascism replacing capitalism.

Brilliantly clear observations and presented on point.

Socialism has been in America since the 1920s. Things such as fire departments, hospitals, police barracks, produce stores and emergency responders. Socialism and capitalism are both in American daily life.

Implementing social ideas will not make a democracy into a socialist country. Healthcare is a human right.

This is the best presentation I've seen so far.

@The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Although I didn’t vote for Trump and I’m a Libertarian with conservative views - I really do love your show! You are HILARIOUSLY ENTERTAINING! Keep up the good work! 💜👍

Hey Trevor I'm a big fan. I Would really like to see Andrew yang as your guests

I was mid sip of my coffee and then, "Hulk balls shrink."

I just love that Neal is back on Comedy Central :-)

That spoiled king bit 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂👏🏻👏🏽👏🏿👏🏾👏🏿👏🏿 hilarious this dude is insane. Luv him

Hilarious! More Neal pls!

"You better check yourself before you wreck yourself!" Self reflection in a nutshell! 😏

“the rich will sell us the noose we hang them with”

Senator Librarian is a much better nickname for Elizabeth Warren, but I gotta go with White Yoda.

was gonna thumbs up but realized it's 99 to 1, don't wanna disrupt that perfection!

Three Mics was amazing!

Universal healthcare for all of us, take the stress off of families, small business. No small print; just a card with our name on it.

"White Yoda" 🤣

should be called "mitigating the flaws of capitalism" cause thats what is trying to be done

YANG2020!!!! Let's flip this shiiiit! Trickle up!

“Senator librarian” lol..

Neil is the best associate comedian the daily show has!!!!!! I would love if he had his own show!!

This guy reminds me so much of Dr. House

Greed devours it's self. BERNIE 2020

I love Neal's impression of Jeff Bezos. I really can picture Bezos saying those things....in that tone... 😆😆😆

Yeah Trevor, rich people like you are responsible, rich people like Bernie Sanders are responsible, rich people like Hollywood actors are responsible.

this video is gold

Let's not get all too excited here. We are not really seeing anyone argue for socialism, the closest we get is the Nordic version of Democratic Socialism (TM) which advocates Economic Democracy (which just translates into the economy working for the people. I'm Norwegian and Elizabeth Warren would literally be a right winger here, hell, even the majority of Sanders' policies would be well right of center - and we are NOT socialist ... :D Calling universal healthcare socialism, when even Margareth Tatcher supported it (yes, she did ...) is just ... weird. It is like calling the police socialist. Yes, I understand the thought - collective spending = socialism - and you are, pending definition, kinda right, but by that definition everyone who does not want to privatize the government and hand it all to Jeff Bezos is a socialist. (Edit: And just to be clear, the Nordic countries are not democratic socialist either, we do however have notable democratic socialist parties, and the biggest parties used to espouse it - but have now embraced Social Democracy. Norway's last Democratic Socialist PM was Trygve Bratteli '71-'72 & '73-'76. Sweden's last, possibly only DS PM was Olof Palme, '69-76 & '82-'86)

That’s the realest ish I’ve heard regarding socialism! 💯

This is perfect. Neal Brennan is great.

"You better check urself before u reck urself" Ancient OG-ICE-T

Neal Brennan for life!!!!

I love it when this guy is on the show. He always puts things into perspective. He reminds me of Jon Stewart in a way.

I love this guy...smart and funny