XRTV Interview: Chris Hedges on Coronavirus, Climate and What Next? 

some speak silently hears only by ultimate T2P above in oxygen's less world of 91122 JFKMLKRFKillers&jr2, is real

Keep on preachin` the truth!

and he's vegan 🌱💕

Tom Bergere i put an innocent puppy in a cage too small to turn around in and poke it with a stick just so i can experience the pleasure of causing pain for no good reason while i satisfy my very temporary taste addiction with those boring fruits, veggies, beans, and spices, plant based meats n nut cheeze while celebrating the pending extinction of the nasty selfish failed human experiment. there’s a thing called the internet, don’t bother searching vegan doctors or recipe sites, and whatever you do don’t watch documentaries like “dominion” or “violated”.

@@PlantPoweredRadio Good going, Grandma.

He has his un disturbed show on RT America!

There are lots of long lectures by him on RU-vid here, sadly I think I've listened to them all. Chris is a treasure. But he's also done books, both illustrated by cartoonist Joe Sacco, the best one to come along since R. Crumb, and un-illustrated. All are very good.

@@alexcarter8807 Me too. I search for new Chris Hedges every Monday and watch old episodes of On Contact RT.

Ha. You must be talking about when folks like Harris try to make audiences believe that the ability to debate and interrupt is as good as being right.

Without having to stand at a podium - more face to face

Chris put his health and life on the line many times for his beliefs. Unlike our cowardly leaders and news talkers.

Truth has many levels it seems. Chris is into the absolute truth as we all should be. It doesn't hurt that he has a spiritual foundation.

And I love how he also gives humanity to those people who have been dehumanized and made caricatures like the brothers and sisters in The Rustbelt. Truly exemplary practitioner of the radical message of love in Christianity.

@Ross Rain I find it beneficial to focus my attention on achieving my goals and living with integrity. People who use their perceived advantage to undermine the efforts of others only dehumanize themselves on a spiritual level.

@Ross Rain Thanks for that. I'll check it out !

He's done some really excellent books, both by himself and with cartoonist Joe Sacco.

He is stoic and immovable. I love how he can criticize a Pelosi and a Bernie Sanders with objectivity and is dedicated to the truth and nothing else.

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Me as well A Christian giving out the voice of reason.... Wow A very lovely man

silent as Noam's loam's roam as DE-mocking me Now bad woo man Amy as heartless man Toms uncle

I'm a big fan of Mr. Hedges. I voraciously read his column on Truthdig (which has now gone under, unfortunately). His most recent book "America: The Farewell Tour" absolutely crushed me.

@Howie B The recent criticisms I've seen of Bernie (Chris here and Dylan Rattigan on Jimmy Dore's show) has been somewhat of a wakeup call for me. I donated a little to Bernie in the 2016 campaign and did so a month or two ago again... only to watch him fold to Joe Biden of all people. It's crushing to me. I look up to Chris' quiet strength in the face of potential hopelessness, but where I'm sitting right now I'm not sure I'm up to it just yet.

Read Hedges - American Fascism - the Christian Right's War on America - Every American should read this one.

Hedges is one of the most indispensable social critics snd journalists around today. He has a show on RT called On Contact. Check it out. Also, check out his many books and articles as well as his talks on RU-vid.

He's written a string of excellent books and has many, many lectures here on RU-vid, all of them excellent.

He's our George Orwell.

Along with noam chomsky, who's unfortunately getting older :(

Orion Gural mr. hedges is a hero who has been putting his life on the line for years for the sake of telling the TRUTH!

@@alexcarter8807 There's a BIG difference between the two. George Orwell had no time for baseless religious claims but Hedges thinks there's good reason to believe god claims (but can't supply even ONE).

Absolutely. Ruthless Authentic Accountability. 101

Hi bro! Didnt know you can see this kind of info in Iran! Could we have a short chat on iMo or whatsup? 0046707698288 Arash, I`d be greatful, tc

Hamid, as an American I am sorry that we are so misinformed about the people of Iran. Your people have a great tradition that goes back thousands of years. Persia was a shining example of enlightened empire. Maybe some day we will see that we are all brothers and sisters.

Well hoya03, you have not been listening closely. For example, one of his often repeated lines is I don't fight fascists because I'll win, but because they're fascists. He advocates resistance ( you chose your method) as a solution. Though to be fear, why should he carry the buden of identifying the problem and offering solutions? What is your role? Haven't you heard the phrase, we all have a cross to bear, a role to play? What is your suggested solution?

hoya03 the solution, and Chris has talked about this, as has documentary filmmaker Michael Moore, MASS DEMONSTRATIONS! Problem is there are, or at least have been, too many who are financially comfortable. However, with this coronavirus crisis and the coming economic collapse, hopefully that will change

He has known for years. It's only the ostriches that are blinded.

I get it ... me too Green Brain, I too know how he feels. it's as if our time for trying has been exhausted ... I can now relax ... I know I did all I could in trying to awaken leaders & those I loved [including being locked up against my will - diagnosed as "acute manic episode" with "fixed delusions regarding the danger of Christian Right Fascist Extremists" ... I know now, without doubt, we're in the midst of a covert, WWIII FASCIST -Capitalistic - Religious War using the faux name of "God" to gain ethical, moral superiority - are using RELIGION to takeover our Democracy ... by delusional leaders, VP Mike Pence, the New World Order has 100% intention of enforcing a Theocracy ... God - the Compassionate God - real humans relate to - know not what these peoples intentions are because they are far too innocent to imagine their level of evil.

@@Maureen_Schilder Yeah, after years of trying to warn people it's nice to not look crazy about what's happening. Friends that used to tell me it isn't as big of a deal as I made it out to be are now waking up to the fact of how fragile our society really is.

The World is not ending, your silliness

@@mikemsea4086 I think she meant the world as we have known it. Major change is coming and it is not the average person that will benefit.

Exactly! Stay safe and free(I wish) from Canada.

So true!

Check out Diem25tv. And Yanis Varifoukas !

Also Richard Wolfe.

Same here, Yurik. Also, Blumenthal.

You sound like a religious lunatic.

@@juliusebola9389 Did I miss something? What makes him or her sound like a religious lunatic?

@@ikeman9784 You missed nothing, mate. 'Twas just a glitch (troll) in the comment section.

He’s predicting the dollar will fall by 2030, and China will surpass us.

Glenn Greenwald, another treasure!

@@JamieNixx True that, and Abby Martin!

What is it about the virus that chris wont talk about ?

@@p8entlyobvious383 the virus is the icing on the cake of unfettered Capitalism .... it's like why talk about the bullets flying throuth the air we breath ... his objective is to explain why & how we all got to DEATH'S DOOR ... the bullet ; "virus" is the end ... why elaborate about our death when most have been blind as to our cause of death

@@Maureen_Schilder I know , but I wonder if it fitted into their calculations ? I never heard end of the world predictors say really anything . Its like they are almost dumbfounded. I dont think they ever seriously considered it.

Mumtaz Zafar exactly.

Yes my dear the most important thing in life is to know how to think. Thanks to people like chris I have got that angle. These people deserve the most projection in this world who are educating people especially the working class

@@mumtazzafar1576 The most important thing in the world is Jesus Christ who died for your sins and rose again after three days, so all of His righteousness would be attributed to you and your wickedness forgotten. And all who don't believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and repent of their wicked ways will go to hell for eternity for rejecting His free gift and wishing to die in pride and sin. May Jesus Christ gift you repentance.

what a sweet tribute!

@@FelipeSxy01 you should respect other's right to believe if you want your right respected.

paul dini 😊

Fughetaboutit101 He is an Elite

yes a dose of reality is a hard pill to swallow....

Global prize

He is not an national object of wealth. He is a great thinker, writer. and much more. The idea or claim of someone being reduced to a national object of wealth kinda' makes me nauseated. Think about the off the cuff remark and the hubris behind claiming someone is a national object really stinks, why? The notion that someone is more valuable than another, the idea of a pedestal, is us and them,. You lack class analysis. What is American? Mexico and Canada are North Americans and so are most of you, the USA is in the middle. It strikes me as ridiculous most of the good folks in the United States have the blinders on and can not see past themselves. Ross, my comment is not to lash out at you, but to make the greater point of sharing a wider view. We probably agree on more things than not. Our collective class analysis as North Americans needs to be better understood.

Sadly unbeknown to many Americans who would actually benefit from his lectures. Stay safe!

A global treasure

Pure truth. He has no agenda.

Weekly at On Contact + Democracy @ Work

So true...... Don't forget Cornell West.

Robert Burnett My American heroes - Richard Wolf, Chris Hedges, Noam Chomsky, Ralph Nader and Bernie Sanders! All so smart, learned and compassionate. And yes, I like Michael Moore a lot too. 😄 M from Australia

@@ericjohnson8894 🎯Yes! What a great team! West, Hedges and Wolff!

There a reason why America is si great but you won’t fiend it by the like of Hegdes and Wolfe.

Dore is a tool (please forgive me) he denigrates women in ways Chris would NEVER dream. With all due respect, Robert.

I adore the Quotation phrases of Ghandi.

Yes! So heartening to hear from these two. Hello from XR in Canada! :)

Yes the whole truthdig team [who Chris writes for} has been in hiatus the last month or so,

G'day from Melbourne Australia. Great to listen to a learned person for a change . In the early 1940s in Australia there came about an organization of intellectual writers and artists, they were dispirited with the perceived national lack of cultural appreciation for the arts at that time . This group of thinkers were called the Angry Penguins. To paraphrase someone "Howcan I sore like an eagle when I'm surrounded by crows" Such a group of intelligent individuals is sorely needed today, populas leaders with both eyes on a 3 year election cycle will not deliver Australia nor any other country from the 4 horsemen that have saddled their mounts and are heading our way. Thank you Chris for you courage, if we had 299 more like you we just might keep this sinking ship afloat. Keep the faith.

Yep, sadly true.

Yes breaks my heart, but we are deserving of a better world. Chris is an example of who we all are, the goodness in us all. I guess love in this world is not entirely crushed. Peace and safety from Canada!

@@dopaminey9946 Come soon, Lord Jesus.

@@dopaminey9946Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. - JESUS CHRIST

@@dopaminey9946Romans 15:13 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

completely

He makes too much sense, the Empire would never allow him to be president.

why would you wish that on him ? given the toxic cronyCorpiratist DEMaGOP duopoly and Asshole-Apparatchiks infesting the entire public power, he would accomplish nothing and be ground into the ground by the machine

@@topherdalrymple6535 Indeed too much of a humanitarian, too much of a moral compass and social responsibility. Take care.

I agree. As I'm learning from some of these brilliant thinkers on RU-vid, I find myself wondering why they didn't get MORE involved in the changing of the system rather than writing and speaking about the problems. Well, maybe they will inspire someone in the right position. Another thing I've learned is that there are many people who are smarter than myself. It's dizzying at times to try and comprehend it all.

Duncan McKeown He would be the best President!

cuz weak minded and weak hearted

Biden is another sure loser, and as a bonus he has a serious allegation of sexual assault against him (his campaign manager VOLUNTEERED TO PROVIDE LEGAL COUNSEL TO HARVEY WEINSTEIN!) I won't vote Democrat again until they put up a true progressive. Until then, I'll sit out the national elections. I'm far from the only one.

Toototabon I am so sad about the status of the American progressives. They need to start their own party which will take years to mature. Hopefully we don’t all die from a pandemic or climate change before we have a chance to make a difference. So so sad.

Because we're enslaved , we can't buck or they will sanction us regular POOR people like they do foreign nations like Cuba ,Iran , Venezuela ,Russia , Private Corporations from those nations or whoever BUCKS in any nation .... African Americans know best how it's done because they have suffered MOST OF ALL ABOVE !

Why are electronic voting machines used? Why did a retired CIA officer recently say that the agency's activities included the manipulation of election results (as well as the infiltration and sabotage of radical or socialist leaning organizations)? Why do some people claim that CIA trained personnel work in all major public media outlets? Could it be true? What would be the point?What is "creating a narative"? Did Pompeo actually say recently that the United States would not let a Socialist (that would be Corbyn) be elected into government in Great Britain? (And if so, what could he possibly have meant by this seemingly absurd statement?) Do exit polls in the Democratic Party's presidential nomination campaign indicate fraud? If so what would that mean? Could it be that the privileges of the most privileged must be protected in order to be maintained? I imagine that the answer is yes.

Pascale Dingenen make something then. Dont blabber on. Make something, it will do u good

The whole concept of people only having a worth or reason for living as one of work & accumulation of goods is inane. How we got there is a direct result of TV & marketing. Now we have "wealth porn" , were we live vicariously via watching people with NO skills or contribution to the greater good, get accolades & even MORE money from their brainwashed & poor followers. Conspicuous consumption is how we got here, we should NOT be celebrating it!

TRUMP2Q2Q BlackAwakening2020 LANDSLIDE2020

Micha Grobi i checked your black awakening reference. Its a book dummy. A book is fine. Thinking that satan is rising is religiousity. Thank god i m not religious. And anyone that wants trump 2020 doesnt have much to lose

🤣! Nice song reference. 👍

Heh. That's one thing I kind of treasure about Chris Hedges: he's obviously channeling his father in his commentary, as it is always focussed on MORAL arguments, with a definite scent of rhetorical fire and brimstone about it. So much left-wing commentary today seems to want to avoid this kind of stylistic orientation, possibly out of a misguided embarrassment over its religious overtones, but I think it's very refreshing, and at times, clarifying.

Dusty said truth so long ago. Marvelous song.

This is much more interesting & significant than most of the garbage on TV.

So true

Send a link to your friends, we need an informed citizenry!

There are lots of shorter videos in which he says much the same thing.

And also, most people are too limited in their brains to understand other way to see life. Most of the people believe all what traditional media says about this "virus"🤨🤨🤨🤨

how? who has the will these days to get shit done? I'm part of the Oregon trail gen we will most likely succumb to easily preventable ailments, not including covid shit show. I'm learning as much as can on what happened but there isn't the ladder to higher rains.

Or "buffer zones" - have some cartoons showing the little droplets that spread the virus, etc.

So true, brain washing socialism motto

An absolutely archaic expression especially in the age of social networking--which most Americans are engaging in during this pandemic. It's almost as if "social distancing" is code word for divide and conquer/rule.

@@kokoleka808 yes

We need both

I enjoy your name. I think this depression will be the one that defifes us as humanity. I see this in the EU. Some parts want to save their people. Some parts wants to save everyone. Some parts want to do both. I think we could burn a few "Goldman Sachs" Vultures and still keep warm.

Yes ,we confuse democracy with capitalism .

We must remember , democracy is not requisitely capitalistic .

It is Crony Capitalism. There is no free market capitalism.

RIGHT ON JILL!

Hello Old Hippy in Nepal from an old hippy in N. Georgia USA!

@@katiekane5247 Stay healthy Katie!

@@oldnepalihippie you too friend!