I am trying to get more into politics. Any YouTube channel suggestions?

[val_grae]

Recently I've been following the likes of Jordan Peterson, Dave Rubin, Ben Shapiro, Milo Yiannopoulos, Steven Crowder. I'm wondering if anyone had any other suggestions? While I may not agree with a lot of what they say I am still interested in hearing other people's opinions.

[nightdrot]

It is laudable that you are taking a quickened interest in politics. However, for God's sake, in the name of humanity, I beg you. Do not presume to learn about politics through YouTube or social media.

If you really want to learn, it is hard work. Buy books and read them. Real books - as your mind reacts differently to the screen than it does to the printed page. (Fun fact: They did a study - Harvard I think it was. They sent a bunch of kids home for summer vacation with a reading list and a computer to read or hear them onscreen. They sent other kids home with books. After the summer they tested the kids. The kids with the computers? Their grades stayed the same or went down. The kids with books - their grades went up universally.")

The sources you are going to on YouTube are not bad - but they give you no foundation. You are trying to run before you can crawl. Start with the great political thinkers - good and bad. (Locke, Burke, Rousseau, Mill, Marx, etc.) Then go from there.

You will find it fascinating and - believe it or not - far deeper and more interesting than the superficial and cursory analysis you get from television, talk radio and social media.

[val_grae]

Thanks but it is a casual interest, I've no intention of nearing a political career. I'm a Visual Effects worker, this is just for my own curiosity and entertainment

[ak667]

This should keep you busy for a while (Milton Friedman's Free to Choose series). There's a full playlist of all ten episodes.

https://youtu.be/D3N2sNnGwa4?list=PL4742023192B69941

The Free to Choose series is an excellent one on the benefits of the free market regardless of your political leanings. A profound example about how a pencil is impossible for any one person to make:

https://youtu.be/67tHtpac5ws

Milton Friedman was quite an interesting figure, a Consequentialist libertarian, and the one largely responsible for abolishing the draft.

>> In his testimony before the commission, Mr. Westmoreland said he did not want to command an army of mercenaries. Mr. Friedman interrupted, "General, would you rather command an army of slaves?" Mr. Westmoreland replied, "I don't like to hear our patriotic draftees referred to as slaves." Mr. Friedman then retorted, "I don't like to hear our patriotic volunteers referred to as mercenaries. If they are mercenaries, then I, sir, am a mercenary professor, and you, sir, are a mercenary general; we are served by mercenary physicians, we use a mercenary lawyer, and we get our meat from a mercenary butcher."

[ak667]

This series should also give you the economics background to make people like Ben Shapiro make a whole lot more sense when he talks about the practical consequences of various policies on the economy as well as the ethical reasons why he leans towards the right.

[val_grae]

Thanks! Sounds really interesting

[Laura-mx]

Follow the Latest Politics in youtube, It's only channel I know in English language

[val_grae]

Thank you!

[Lexicore]

Philosophy Tube, Peter Coffin, ContraPoints, Shaun, Knowing Better.

[Travis_Skyles]

https://www.youtube.com/user/PragerUniversity
PragerU is a great place for highly informational videos pertaining to politics.
https://www.youtube.com/user/TokyoAtomic
BlackPigionSpeaks is one of many political commentary channels just use that as a jumping off point.
Most of the others that I watch that discuss politics are also very comedic
www.youtube.com/results?search_query=metokur
or sciencey
www.youtube.com/channel/UCMIj-wEiKIcGAcLoBO2ciQQ

[val_grae]

I actually recently found them aswell they're great! Thank you!

[Anon-ymous1]

The "Crash Course" channel by Vlog Brothers has a lot of good, basic history and politics videos, most of them not very long.

[Anon-ymous1]

And don't listen to Ben Shapiro. Or Milo Y.

[val_grae]

Thanks! Oh and I listen to them but I disagree with almost everything they say ahah. May aswell be open to the idea of new ideas haha

[Anon-ymous1]

Yeah of course, but listening to trash doesn't open up anyone's mind to anything substantive or new. We shouldn't be afraid of things we disagree with but if we really want to learn, we need to listen to people who disagree with us who still actually know what the hell they're talking about. Those guys aren't reporters or journalists; they aren't learned or well-read or worldly. Their version of reality is sitting in a figurative corner and loudly proclaiming "I am very smart!" while showing disdain to anyone who doesn't agree. They don't provide evidence; they just rant.

[val_grae]

That's true, but they are entertaining and do encourage diversity of thought which can lead to other people becoming outspoken aswell and that is something that I think today's radical leftist society really needs

[Anon-ymous1]

Read George Will; read David Brooks; read Gail Collins; read Leonard Pitts; read Cal Thomas (so you can laugh at how stupid he is); read A. J. Dionne; read Paul Krugman; read Jonah Goldberg; read Kathleen Parker. Basically, you'll be better served by just reading the newspaper-- all these writers are nationally syndicated columnists with much more to say, and with much more zeal and variety, than anything you'll hear from the majority of YouTube baboons. Not to say that there isn't decent discussion online (there is), but that's not what gets attention-- the idiots get the attention. Honestly, just watch town hall discussions amongst leading political writers that get broadcast on CSPAN... you can probably find them online, and you're more likely to find intelligent people with differing viewpoints that actually know what they're talking about, yet still differ.

[val_grae]

The reason I request online content is because I don't have the time to sit and read right now unfortunately

[Anon-ymous1]

Okay. Well I stand strongly by Crash Course; the Vlog Brothers are smart boys and their videos are fun but also informative, and are usually only between about 10-15 minutes. You can find history and political ones in there, several.

[Pamina]

Crash Course is indeed one of the few useful YouTube channels for politics and history.

[zuchary]

Jordan Peterson? Nice choice.
Hands down Phillip DeFranco is the best/ most popular on YouTube. Iv been watching him weekly since like 09

[val_grae]

Oh same, Philly D is the best!

[Dude_1820]

Glenn Beck and Bill O'Reilly and Ben Shapiro are good.

[Anon-ymous1]

You're kidding right?

[Dude_1820]

@Anon-ymous1 I'm a Conservative. I will say Shapiro is my favorite and more balanced and neutral than the other two though

[GetzRekt]

Gavin McInnes
Paul Joseph Watson

[Whatthefluff]

TJ Kirk

[ThisDudeHere]

He's still around? I was watching him when I was your age and he was talking exclusively about atheism then. Gave up on him a few years ago

[Whatthefluff]

I had no idea he was a Youtuber for that long (no offense lol). Yeah, he's still around

[Whatthefluff]

He talks politics a lot

[ThisDudeHere]

Well maybe I was 17 or 18, dunno.

[val_grae]

Thanks I'll check him out!

[Travis_Skyles]

Wow, just watched his "channel trailer" he hasn't changed that much... will except he dropped the The from his name, but that took me back thanks for the nostalgia trip.

[Whatthefluff]

No problem haha

[Anonymous]

So essentially you're following the extreme right, cucks

[name_is_eric]

ThuleanPerspective, The Golden One.
Good luck.

[hornymike6969]

DONT DO IT.

[val_grae]

Why do you say that?

[hornymike6969]

cause its all a circus and a joke it doesn't matter what you think or say nothings going to change the clowns running the show do what they want

[val_grae]

Okay hornymike6969

[vaibhav29]

Wow cool