Ep. 359 — Today's America: Chaos, Division, and Social Unrest | Fireside Chat
Ep. 359 — Today's America: Chaos, Division, and Social Unrest | Fireside Chat
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@mindset9102 Says:
Which one is the video where you spoke about the squirrel that was killed because someone called the police and you mentioned Richard Nixon stating that more government is not the solution
@dietlindvonhohenwald448 Says:
Societies are supposed to evolve and improve and get better and better, instead we have seen a very obvious decline.
@deckardcanine Says:
I'd make an exception for "poetic justice." That seems valid.
@UnMainstream Says:
I think we're headed for a socialist catastrophe. I'm starting to believe it's inevitable. You've got 30 years of intellectually bankrupt indoctrinated kids running around who think it's a good idea.
@gflocktube Says:
Clarity over agreement. I think Jack Smith is seeking the truth. Do you Dennis? I think Donald Trump has leftist tendencies, in so much as he is committed to the truth as much as the Left is. Dennis - who is more committed to the truth, republicans such as Liz Cheney Mitt Romney, Ben Sasse or people like Donald Trump, J.D. Vance, Tucker Carlson, Rudy Giuliani, or Steve Bannon? While you routinely draw distinctions between leftists and liberals, it is not clear to me why you cannot draw similar distinctions on the right or within the republican party. You have stated that everything the left touches, it ruins. Please clarify how Donald Trump has strengthened the Republican party. Do you think Donald Trump has tarnished the word 'conservative' at all? Do you think since 2016, Donald Trump has clarified what it means to be a conservative? On Oct 2, 2024 Jack Smith released several damning accusations against Donald Trump regarding the January 6th riot. Please clarify if you think Mike Pense was courageous that day or not. Are you at all concerned that Rudy Giuliani, Jenna Ellis and Sidney Powell are facing disbarment? If similar figures in the Obama administration were face with similar fates, would you be just as quiet about it? Does Mark Meadows claim that more than 10,000 dead people voted demonstrate a commitment to the truth? Please clarify why Fox News lost a defamation claim to Dominion Voting Machines for $787 million. With respect to the conversations Donald Trump has with Gov. Doug Doucey, do you think Trump or his team produced credible evidence around alleged fraud claims? When the president of the United States publicly tweets that his vice president "does not have the courage to do what should have been done" about a false slate of electors while a riot is happening, please clarify how you would like Prager U subscribers to understand this behavior. Dennis, you taught me the difference between doing good and feeling good, please clarify how you think Donald Trump is committed to doing good. Plese clarify how a Trump/Vance administration would be committed to reducing chaos. Please explain how I should talk to my two sons about how Donald Trump is a man of high moral character, who is committed to liberty, In God We Trust and e pluribus unum. Please explain how, when I hear that members of his administration have said that he is not fit to serve as president, I should disregard these republican appointed or elected officials and only believe Donal Trump. Do I wish Donald Trump was a man of high moral character? Yes, of course, but I do not. Do I wish Donald Trump was committed to the truth? Here to, yes, course. Do I wish that Donald Trump had some ability to stabilize the country and lower the nation's political temperature? Yes. Dennis, the biggest problem I have with you is the degree to which you have caved to the very lessons you have taught me. It pains me, it saddens me, it gives me no pleasure, and I wish none of this was the case. You have made significant withdrawals from your moral bank account. Prior to 2015, that account was through the roof, today, it is seriously in the red.
@renebuesa554 Says:
What is wrong with the plain truth? One thing we all should know about the plain truth is that it will absolve all those who embrace truthful pursuits in life while, at the same time, serves to expose all those who con their way through life. The universal rule to understand here is that all big problems have small beginnings and just because they're big problems this doesn't mean it has no solution. One plain truth we should all be familiar with is that you reap what you sow. For all those who embrace truthful pursuits in life they know when they sow a crop of mace, they won't be reaping a crop of corn but only reap a crop of mace. Reaching all the way from the pages of American history is the Founding Fathers' warning to Americans to never make the fateful mistake of "growing the government." The authors of our Constitutional Republic understood that "individual" rights, freedoms, and liberties will always come under attack and be threatened with extinction if and when big government becomes a daily reality. In their finite wisdom, the Founding Fathers understood that effective government is never big government, and that big government will never prioritize the protection of "individual rights." The host in this video states, "there was a level of division and tension and breakdown of norms in America today that I did not experience then.... It's so problematic that you're told that a boy can become a girl, a girl can become a boy.... there's a cheos, that's the word." The host also said, "there's a cheos, good and evil are relative, male and female are relative, everything is up for grabs, everything is your truth......" In this fireside-chat video we're presented with the type of question better associated when writing an epitaph and not necessarily the type of question that will help to solve the current reality. The question being asked is, what happened to America? But when everything is taken into account, I think the more fitting question is, what have they done to America? I have learned that before any labor begins, before we start working with anything we must first fully know which materials we have at hand to work with. If what we've been given to work with is nothing more that straws and mud, then it would be a fool's endeavor to think that working with straws and mud will give you a house of bricks. The host in this fireside chat states, "think of WWI, WWII, the Holocaust, what happened to the Ukrainians, the 60 million Chinese. The human condition is a troubled condition." Some people mistakenly think that what has happened to America is in fact a "leadership" problem, but we all know we can't have a house of bricks if all we're working with are straws and mud. Our problem in America is undoubtedly a "societal problem" and, before leaders can be elected, the society of men must be built. Human society always comes before leaders to be elected. When a piece of fruit shows a significant brown spot all the way at the outer surface, we have to look at the inner core and to the rot that comes from within. Our Founding Fathers' nation is one populated by immigrant peoples and singularly unlike the rest of the nations in the world. It only stands to reason that if we're trying to build a house of bricks then human society in America "must be given" the kinds-of-people from which future leaders can be built and elected. Our unique American nation therefore requires our human society to "sift the ground" removing the rocks, stomps, fallen debris, and all manner of things that will hinder the good and proper development of American society. But if what American society is given are only the rocks, the stomps, the fallen debris, and all manner of things that will impede the good and proper development of human society then the rot at the top would have come from within. When peoples are conditioned by human society and made "allergic to the plain truth" they can no longer embrace truthful pursuits in life, nor can they escape or avoid the collision and turmoil that comes from within a debris field. ReneB, Florida.
@aaf6711 Says:
Sunday being quiet—THANK YOU!! That’s exactly what I remember so vividly about Sundays. The calm and quiet in every neighborhood. I’m 56
@sstritmatter2158 Says:
You're great to listen to and a good man.
@victornavoy09 Says:
That's easy :Obama the great divider
@keithyakouboff8755 Says:
What happened? The Left is ceasing what they believe to be their moment. They are revving the engine of 'revolution'. Riots? Think Mao's Red Guard or Hitler's SA. Exploited crises to grab 'emergency' powers? Think Covid and global warming. Oppressor / victim? This was about class, but that never worked. So, they turned to America's sore spot, race. This is the 1930s all over again, only it's now on American soil. Vote Left and don't you dare lecture me about fascism.
@theheartbreakkidliesdownfo5921 Says:
I havent seen the fireside chat in my suggested videos for so many years, I forgot PragerU was a thing. Ive missed these.
@summerwind4590 Says:
Why would mid 20th century, Central European psychologists do this to America? Quiet boomer you made your bed now lie in it. Rand Paul, Thomas Massie 2028
@JohnDoe69X Says:
"Your truth" These little narcissists feel that reality should conform to them, not the other way around.
@kevinbratcher2221 Says:
I’ve seen more damage from Facebook than good, two of my friends marriages were destroyed from it.
@rosesmith6208 Says:
we are in the last days of this wicked world, (global flood set a precendent) satan owns the world, gov/false relgion/big business. 1 john 5:19 he is very close to being abyssed, satan has a short period of time and he is creating as much chaos as possible, trying to destroy the earth (humans not the literal earth) tho he would love to blow up the planet since he is angry and desperate.revelation 12:12
@kevinbratcher2221 Says:
Your either a girl or boy or delusional, there are 2 genders, believing anything else is your freedom, but it is all an illusion, we need to speak truth, it’s gone too far and it isn’t healthy to lead people down a false path.
@Truthseekingcatholic Says:
I appreciate your videos they are so full of wisdom. I just switched to a flip phone to get away from the loneliness of instant gratification from my smartphone. I think the internet and social media have caused so much problems.
@robarnold6998 Says:
Liberalism is what happened to America.
@crowmob-yo6ry Says:
Admit it, you're just a coward who's scared of cultural change. You want to bring us back to the dark ages. You're scared because the world is not the same as it was in your precious 1950s. You're bitter because some people are no longer interested in conforming to your worldview.
@aorinz Says:
Kamala has experience in all 3 branches of government. Judicial as prosecutor, legislative as senator and executive as vice president. There's literally no one more qualified. She would be the first president with experience in all 3. Back to your programming...
@blakebortles6098 Says:
dec 23rd 1913 happened
@CatholicNeil Says:
I despise this Jew
@PhthaloGreenskin Says:
There will be a 2nd civil war in America's History. The question is when? Our History is mirroing the French Revolution, The Fall of the Roman Republic and The English Civil War.
@ericneilson1198 Says:
So, the Judeo-Christian tradition was the glue that held our Society together? And now that same tradition is blamed for all our ills that is tearing Society apart starting with the most basic unit, the American Family? Who does this benefit?
@canigetachannel Says:
KJV 1611/1885
@scootmcgoot570 Says:
Non binary = 💩 for 🧠
@truthbtold2910 Says:
What happened? We are experiencing French Liberalism...which when taken to its extremes, which is the point, gets to a point where everything is allowed, really expected. Which leads to chaos, as no one can say "No" to anything.
@johnosborne1873 Says:
The homies love Dennis
@johnosborne1873 Says:
I adore the fireside chats!
@packmane78 Says:
The real truth behind what happened to the West is- it got less White, period.
@jerrytkaczyk-ng8hc Says:
Much different America I was born into in 1986
@palerider964 Says:
america is a 💩hole today because the "woke community" being allowed to make the rules and progressive politics.
@henrylindsey2841 Says:
Thank you Dennis for addressing as as ladies & gentlemen. I'm so sick of this "WOKE" agenda and generation - and referring to everyone as: "you guys," even 90-year old women. How disrespectful is that! The younger generation is devoid of any values, morals, respect -- and I am witnessing the decay of the society I grew up in -- and it's happening fast! Organized religion aside, when was the last time we heard any patriotic American music on a public forum? I remember growing up and hearing folks su!ch as Kate Smith singing "God Bless America," etc.
@craftiestcraftstress Says:
I have to disagree with the attending church or synagogue. It might be great for others, but it is definitely something that is not good for my own family. I am a very deeply spiritual person, but i was raised in a Christian cult. I refuse to put myself or my children in that position. I teach my children about spiritually and morals at home. Our Sundays are spent as a family going on nature walks, then coming home and having extended family over for dinner. To me we receive a far better relationship with God in this way then we would in church. I do agree that it is very healthy, to have family time on Sunday. I don't believe we should work, we should give that time to honor our home and family, pause and come to see what is the most important in our lives. There are many ways this can be achieved without attending church.
@debbieoosthuizen8289 Says:
😂they would call it ‘child bearing person’ knows best-such rubbish! It’s so sad we need to laugh or we’ll cry😂
@sandymacdonald2838 Says:
This guy is full of it the people don't remember the Civil strife in the 1960s,70s😮
@fft2020 Says:
The media are very guilty of the state of caos society is in
@gregorysagegreene Says:
Amendment to Headline: '... and voters in the Daytime TV and Nighttime Comedy Shows.'
@chipsilliman8848 Says:
There has been a negative mindset against Christianity that has been cultured and fermented in the minds of people; resulting in skepticism and worse. This mindset has severely damaged humanity, by hampering and separating them from their creator. These negative thoughts and opinions differ greatly from the reality of what Christianity actually is. Many of the People bearing the banner of Christianity, in the present and in the past, have done and are doing unimaginable things that are in no way part of the truth...bringing dishonor to God...and fostering the mindset. the same is true of Jewish people. God has only claimed two groups of people as his own...the Israelites and Christians. God will never let the Israelites go as is evident with the two tribes representing Judea remaining separate not absorbed into other cultures for 4000 years, being dragged through rebellion and punishment, while carrying the message of redemption they do not understand...yet...remaining separate, whether believers or atheist. There is only one truth, the bedrock of reality. there is only one code of perfect morality. This God... has established them... everlasting... Everything else is a lie. The truth is plain and simple...but it takes much effort, in every way to pierce the fortresses of unbelief built in the minds of men. Only Gods Holy Spirit can do so.
@peplsuk7635 Says:
hoars?
@djinhelo Says:
Large corporations are adopting DEI because the Biden Harris administration subsidizes all large companies that participate. THAT Should be investigated and total subsidy dollars should be released to the public. The Democrats know they're finished and are going to do their very best to destroy America as bad as they possibly can, as if they can do better than they've already done. They want Donald Trump to be incapable of repairing their MASSIVE damage in a 4 year term. Then they'll blame the GOP.
@pacarter7169 Says:
Well the airlines have gone “wokeism” because all public transport including the airlines are controlled by the WEF, and in America (democratic politics): Not sure how it’s regulated in republican states.
@stellaz2595 Says:
Dear Dennis: I have long thought of you as the wise elder, so I was surprised today to realize that you are a year younger than I.
@Dee-mj3pu Says:
There are reaction videos on the internet in which people are exposed to music outside of their norm. Some of the most touching & telling are the ones in which young people are introduced to love songs from 50-60+ years ago, e.g. the Righteous Brothers. I love to watch those youngsters be amazed and melt! It's beautiful!! (Many say they had no idea such things existed and lament how much trash is pushed on them.)
@blafonovision4342 Says:
I think the USA is doing pretty well. We are working on banishing Christianity from our political and social spheres. We need to work harder on obliterating billionaires and inherited wealth.
@Dee-mj3pu Says:
Thank you!
@richardsmith9609 Says:
I was born in 1953. I never would have imagined growing up in the 1950's and 1960's that America would become what it is today. I remember the day that the Supreme Court took prayer out of Public Schools. I was going to Catholic School and when we got to class the Nun who was my teacher said that because of that decision "Blood will run in the streets of America". How right she was. America has abandoned God. God has abandoned America. America is doomed!
@SimplyGobsmacked Says:
I love the Fireside Chats, but it drives me crazy when you don't include a link to the full episode in the description. The PragerU website doesn't have a chronological list of Fireside Chats (I think it might be sorted by most popular?) so you have to scroll through episode after episode looking for the right one. I waste more time looking for the episode than I do watching it. Not doing this anymore. Sorry, but if the link isn't in the description I'm not watching the episode, plenty of other vlogs out there that don't make me work to watch them.
@terrygerber3590 Says:
WHAT HAPPENED??? HAVE AN INTERVIEW WITH BARRY SOETORO.... IF YOU CAN GET HIM TO TELL THE UNEQUIVOCAL TRUTH
@michaelparylak5649 Says:
My master plan is working. YouTube is desperate for my attention. They're finally letting me have access to Dennis's fireside chat videos 🤫

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