If you going to discuss your take on events here, please be respectful of one another and try and take onboard what this video is about, we are communicating in an environment where we don't share or have an agreed upon set of facts. Social media has created bubbles of realities for each and every one, different sets of information we hold and events like this are showing the effects of that division. We need to reach out to one another and communicate with good intentions if we are to get to a better place than this. Thanks.
@@NattyDucks just because it is the best doesn’t mean its all good, this is unbelievably civilized compared to almost all other comment sections need videos barely related to the topic
Reasons I love X: He admits he is biased instead of covering it up. He literally speaks in a non biased fashion. Thank goodness this channel and person exists. Thanks X :).
@@KaiserStormTracking well, the Bundestag in Germany was attempted to be stormed, which too, was very shocking.... quite similar, but thats dangerous....
@@Ff-rr6uj no, that’s how accents works You gain it from your surroundings and if X is all you watch and you don’t do much else then that’s how it can change
I generally try to do the same when talking about events, although I know my biases can get the better of me at times. I do agree that we need to communicate peacefully more.
Every one of these videos are so full of wisdom that we need in the world. I tried to describe this topic about perspective and media but couldn’t put it into words, yet you expressed exactly what I had wanted to say. I seriously wish we had more people like you. I’ve got mad respect for you X!
I hope the angry people in this comment section realize that they are literally doing what was discussed in the video. Stop the dunking. Try to stop your own hypocrisy before calling out others. Look at why you hold your view and why someone else could hold theirs. Look at the past events and why people could hold their opinion. Realize that everyone here is most certainly in a type of echo chamber whether they realize it or not.
All people need to think about what they've done before accusing others - but there isn't enough love and understanding in the world. Also I feel like the media is pulling us apart
@@BeardBarians its not a feeling its a fact just look at how media described the capitol thing vs how they covered the last 6 months of rioting,looting and burning
Here in Poland the polarization of society is so great, that most of young people are not even able, to talk with their grandparents. Things such as ecology are subjects of arguments or more likely quarrels. The amount of hate to each other is unimaginable.
Getting your information through Twitter or social media in general is like playing telephone with thousands of people and taking the end result as fact
I also think its important to educate yourself on where other people are coming from. Not to excuse terrible behaviour. But to influence each other before things become this polarised. I haven't blocked barely any of the people of opposite politics of mine, because i want them to also hear my arguments.
@@Niop_Tres yeah. Im not american, but I grew up on a small place where the alt right stuff was big in the 90s. Most kids were in it. It was pretty ambiguous tho, people were not really in it because of hate. It was romanticised history, catchy music and a place to belong. As people matured, some started to recognise it for what it was, others were radicalized. Those are still the people i grew up with. And many of them you still can reason with. I even think i got some of them out of it. But you need to keep having the conversations.
@@sprinklesandwrinkles not letting people go off the deep end is super important. You have to stay in touch, because losing touch is something that pushes people further toward it.
I agree that when events like this happen, people are driven by their emotions! And I'm guilty of this! for instance, when innocent peaceful protesters where being assaulted by the police and someone justifies the violence with the argument that they've deserved it, and a similar thing happens to the other side, I can't stop myself from using their same response to them! Mostly to prove how much anger we get when someone uses that argument against "my side"! We are an emotionally driven beings and we lose our senses with reality when stuff like this happens.
I mean yeah, opening fire and gassing a crowd of protestors is certainly unjust and kinda violates what the US “advocates” for, but the storming of Capitol Hill is not even a comparable scenario. A few thousand people get together with guns and munitions to demonstrate at a legislative building and then breach barriers kinda get what’s coming to them, ngl. But what should have happened didn’t. A coup attempt was had on the American parliament and the disorganized militia was met with smiling faces and open arms rather than tactical gear and small arms. Handicapped and disabled individuals demonstrating in the exact same place were dragged by their arms, legs, and crutches because they were protesting the decisions made regarding healthcare.
@@imjustsensitive- People were armed? I didn't see any source say openly armed people were storming the capitol. I saw that there were explosives found (which like the BLM protests could just be referring to fireworks). I doubt only one person at capitol hill would be shot by police if they were armed.
You can't be completly neutral. You always have your own point of view even if you don't want to. You can be as little subjective as you can, but there is no neutral point.
@@f_mateo_h141 as much as I agree with both points, it saddens me. The day when a Minecraft UA-camr makes more sense than major news corporations on both the left and right is a sad day, but if it’s what we need, then by god bring it on with a quickness.
@@Fifsson_ I think it is possible, just no one want it. Many people says: "news should be neutral", but that means that they should have same behavior towards brutal dictator and human rights activist
@@adamrezabek9469 true, if he made a podcast he would only be influenced by facts and if there is something horrible then obviously he would be disgusted in it, but still not forget facts because said thing was horrific.
you hit the nail on the head that its been happening for a while now steadely creeping up. we have social media but are not social with one and another
Just a little Feedback: I love to hear your quite unique perspective of looking at things. (wink podcast wink) On the other hand I think that this way of speaking about stuff is better fitted for "general" and timeless topics instead of "newsy" stuff. So I was scared about the kind of discussion in this video but somehow you still made it into a meta-analysis type of thinking about a "news-event". Thanks!
I love your term “meta-analysis”, it really describes what X is doing. He’s not talking about the event itself, he’s talking about the causes, the effects, and the implications of the event
@@bulbasaur001 Yep right. I too think about things in a meta way but X manages to put it into words nicely. Also "meta-analysis" might be a bit confusing because of the science thing called "meta-analysis" which is not quite the same thing X does.
Here's some good news that happened on that day! My younger cousin was born, and he is one of the few boys in my family! I'm extraordinarily happy, and I live in the US. Can't wait to tell him that he was born on the day of a protest.
@Slade Hunter I mean, the definition of protest has been getting broader and broader by the year to be fair. I would definitely not say that breaking into the capital was a protest, but neither is burning down cities in the name of rights for minorities. It just depends on who you ask.
You talked a lot about how people need to have conversations and not slam dunk each other, and how media and events are separating us more and more apart. Im curious on what possible solutions you have in mind, no matter how far fetched the may sound, Id love to hear them.
owen9 It’s a bit extreme, but perhaps you could take people who had opposite ideas and put them in a room together without any internet. Once they reach an agreement or an understanding on something, they would be let out. Another idea: Informed debate. Two sides have a certain amount of time to prepare their arguments. They then have a set amount of time to debate their points, but there is a moderator who prohibits them going in circles or attacking the other person.
Ive thought a little bit about this and as corny as it might sound, i would make it illegal for campane ads and speeches to have any content talking about the other side. There was so much back and fourth hate this year in both of them that i didnt learn a single thing about what almost any politician will do for ME. The one they plan to serve.
One word, Listen. Don't argue, don't debate, just listen. Most of the time, people are not as extreme as they are presenting themselves to be, they are just emotional and in need of venting. Be that person they can vent to. Don't give your opinion on something unless asked, and be honest if they ask. If they give you some counterpoint, either tell them why you personally made the choice you made or tell them that you will look further into what they are saying. Don't tell them they are wrong, tell them why it works for you. We all don't have to have the same opinions or same lifestyles, that's what makes us stronger, not weaker.
@@KarkaranosBuilds so your second idea is sort of like a presidential debate but with ordinary people. My only issue with that is that I feel that the only people that would opt in for that are the people that are already open minded
We had a student teacher who once proved the point you where talking abut, that you can use logic to justify anything. He wrote an essay on why genocide should be committed in third world countries and his logic held up. You truly can use logic in any way to fit your own narrative.
It is almost impossible to form a proper opinion on what happens in the world, and have others agree on your opinion, if you have a completely different impression of reality to begin with. Presenting the same facts / reality was the most important (and exclusive) task of the press, but the trust in them has now been undermined by both the social media, and press increasingly taking sides instead of keeping a mostly neutral stance. (The latter started decades ago, by the way) Extremely well said, Xisuma. You hit the nail on the head with this one.
I hate how polarized the American political system has become. Everyone is so against everyone else with different ideals. This leads to the media problems, the people breaking into the Capitol, "slam-dunking" people without our views, etc. We really need to find middle ground instead of pushing people into enemy factions
In a way I think this polarization is a good thing. With everyone getting involved, worked up, and being forced to choose a side, change will come. Does it need to be violent? Of course not. But politics being juicy and very divided will make people actually passionate about what they believe. This is how progress happens.
i prefer satire news sources, their is so many ways to interpret it. also with other media, some of their headlines are nowadays sounding crazier than satire. we really need to think about everything we consume.
I think that one MAJOR problem that needs to be addressed is the lack of ability in the majority of people to really deal with information. They just dropped the internet in our laps and assumed that everyone would just use it, causing the world to flourish. What no one considered is that we now live in a time, where we have all the world's information in the palm of our hands on our phones, even. And most people don't have the tool kit to.. parse that information. Most people don't understand, for instance, "What is evidence.", "What is a good source of information, and what is a bad source?", "How can I tell the difference?", "What is cognitive bias, and what can I do to help eliminate mine when evaluating information, and sources of information?". These are things that are learned and require practice in order to learn. Right now, this stuff isn't even a bottom priority for our schools. And people really only get taught this stuff if they go into advanced college schooling, and even then, only in certain curriculum. With how much information is being dumped on us every day, this stuff is IMPORTANT to learn. The solution is to make this stuff a top priority for education, and they need to start YOUNG. Kids are using the internet at younger and younger ages. We need to teach these habits right from the start. With enough people out there with this critical thinking training, it will take a HUGE bite out of the vast numbers of people who are getting conned by conspiracy theories, and spreading them like damn viruses. This lack of the toolkit for critical thinking, and dealing with information, is one of the most major sources of the problems this country, and many others face.
I have conservative ideologies and I was absolutely shocked with what happened. Hopefully both Republicans and Democrats can learn from this so we can improve and so this never happens again. We are one Nation under God, not one nation under the idea that gaining power is the end goal.
As an atheist, I would disagree with the under god part of your statement, but yes, we do all need to learn from this to hopefully never repeat it. I hope that we as a country can come together after this and work for a less politicized future that benefits everyone.
I'm really glad that Xisuma has decided to address this because for starters, he does it in a calm way without offending anyone, and that's key to having an effective discussion about controversial events. His thoughts are really insightful and it makes me happy to see someone that's not screaming at the "other side" about their opinions, but sad to realize that all of this is true, and it will be very hard to get everyone to communicate calmly and respectfully.
Here's the best way I can distill the political divide right now: Side A: "I want to punch you twice in the face." Side B: "No, I prefer not to be punched in the face." Side A: "Fine. Let's meet half way. I will only punch you once in the face." Side B: "That's insane. I do not want my face punched." Side A: "Wow! Why are you unwilling to unify and work together, bigot?"
I generally agree with the sentiment that we need to be able to communicate with each other better. However, a large part of society, at least in the United States, straight up believes in conspiracy theories. Myself and my father have spent our entire lives trying to have respectful conversations with his family, trying to get them to understand and respect our beliefs but they will have none of it. Many of them straight up believe in conspiracy theories. There is no avenue we have not attempted to use to reach some kind of understanding. We are not alone. Many, many people are the same way. And I would say people on one side of the political spectrum tend to be more likely to believe in conspiracy theories than the other. Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe these people make up a small but vocal minority. But at least in the United States, we are at a point of great social unrest. It has been building slowly since pretty much around 9/11 I would say, but became much more noticeable during the Obama years, and much worse in the last 4 years or so. I would argue we have not been this divided as a society since before the American Civil War. Our leaders have been ineffective at best in dealing with this crisis, and recent leadership has actively made it worse, which I think is objective. The fact that Americans were not surprised by these events just goes to show you how bad things have become. And I hate to be pessimistic, but I don't know how things get better, to be honest. America has always had this culture of freedom of speech that has perpetuated problematic views. Even after the Civil War, an event that should have given southerners great shame in their past, they only embraced their ideology more, with the confederate battle flag being a normalized symbol of conservatism in contemporary society. We are so unbelievably far from normal, it's just really hard for me to see how we get back to a healthy society.
While I will immediately add I am left leaning, I would like to talk about conspiracy theories and such. Those people who believe in conspiracy theories usually do so with such strong emotional connection that it is nearly impossible to convince them, since it will result in their entire past being wrong and they'll have to create a whole new view on said matter. That's why it is so hard. Yes thry can believe in alien landings and such, but usually it's more than only that, and it goes to the root of how they see society. For example alien landings and covid-19 all come down to losing trust in the government for telling the truth. If you want to change that, you'll have to go for the root of these conspiracies and that will affect those peoples lives to the core. Same with the confederate flag, thry believe st the core it stands for true values of their society, not for slavery, or racism. Even though that's what everyone else sees it for. It's a problem rooted deep in the mind of those people who either have lost faith or lost hope. This is why communication is important, but nearly impossible sometimes
the wheels are turning, no one wants to be wrong, everyone wants to be correct. i wish we could slam on the brakes, i don't think anyone will. i wonder who is driving this thing, is anyone even driving this thing?
@@Chloe-ch6mc i dont think we should have a singular hero. its pretty easy to silence a singular person. and this whole mess wasn't started by a singular person, it was started by many.
@@heroslippy6666 There does seem to be a group driving this thing through mutual action and it is neither red or blue. This group gets red and blue to argue to take the heat off themselves. They buyout media opinion, buyout politicians, and cutout level headed discussion between sides in order to maintain their control.
18:08 "Being wrong is a blessing most of the time, it let's you know 'Hey, this is the right path to walk now" You are always so well-spoken, what a nice quote that was.
This is well said, I am also left leaning and likely hold similar views on these events. Moving beyond yesterday's events to the root cause, imo a lot of societies current issues stem from ignorance, far too many people are unwilling to listen to others point of view or entertain civil discussion and there are many people who believe they know more than they actually do. Too many people have fallen into the trap of sensational media, viewing most events in black and white without any form of critical thinking or thought to the nuisances of the events.
hey what do you mean by nuance? the first definition on google is "a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound" but i've seen people politically use it differently.
It feels good to find someone who isn't simply taking this opportunity to "slam dunk" other people. It is really sad how we constantly put other people down simply to make ourselves feel better. Thanks X!
The fact that he could speak so on the spot with the different comments amazed me. I know a lot of thought went into the topic before streaming, but even so with different discussion points popping up that might not have been anticipated, he still did a really good job of continuing the discussion in an articulate way. I would be choking on my words and hitting walls even if I knew how I wanted to answer xD
I probably showed up too late but something to point out is that Nancy Pelosi denied Trump’s request for national guard to guard the capital, which would have prevented the storming. Officers also opened the doors to let them in, it’s the strangest thing I’ve seen in a while. They could have prepared better for the event, how could they misjudge the proper authority forces needed to prevent such a tragedy to occur
After watching this video, subscribed to this channel. I'm a conservative, and I like to hear from people who are more left; sometimes I learn things I didn't know. What you said in this video is right on the money. Thanks, Xisuma, for your lack of interest in telling me what a horrible person I am.
I love listening to Xisuma talk about stuff, not only because he has a very calming and gentle voice, but it’s also really refreshing that he acknowledges that the world is not black and white and he tends to dwell in the gray area that forms more of what the world actually is I appreciate it
When you said you have a left leaning bias I was impressed by the way you are able to take yourself out of your biases and look at the situation through multiple lenses. Something I can't say for a lot of people on both sides of the political aisle.
Hey Xisuma, don't normally watch your content, thought I love hermit craft (big Etho fan) but I love that you talked about this in such a mature, and honest way that pushed communication from both sides rather than more decisiveness. Much respect for it
The last time the capitol was under siege was in 1814, and that was from another country. For the *billions* America spends on its defense budget now, one would think that the military would be capable of defending its own capitol building! 🤔
It took mere minutes for the National Guard to tear gas and clear out protesters for Trump's photo op, yet how many hours was the Capitol building under siege...? It goes to show that white privilege extends as far as allowing acts of domestic terrorism to be committed in our capitol building!
@@HobbesHobbiton It’s not white privilege, those were literal terrorists regardless of race, that is irrelevant in this situation. What matters is that they were radical Trump supporters, who caused violence because of the lies of Trump. And guess what, TRUMP SUPPORTED THE TERRORISM! This time, in the Capitol of all places, it was unexpected terrorism, but for the photo op they were already prepared to clear out protesters. This act of terrorism caused by the divide of America was shocking, but not surprising at the same time.
Your statement of we need to talk really reminded me of one scene in doctor who where there's the doctor and the humans and the zygons. There's two boxes with 2 buttons in each, one good outcome and one bad outcome. It's a speech about how war is chance and unpredictable and how to stop the cycle you have to sit down and talk
god i love you so much xisuma, seriously, thank you. everyone around me is so one sided and when i simply attempt to understand the other side, it paints me as the villain. i appreciate having someone like you i can look up to and learn from. thank you for everything
I'm very disconnect of everything and usually if I talk about something to someone I always specify that someone say that to me and did not back check the information.
I tend to lean to the right, but I really wish we didn't have to fight whenever our views are different. We all are here together, and we need to learn to work together rather than fight against each other.
perfect timing, we are discussing this in english class right now. these people are way too extreme. i’m doing research right now, most news articles are calling this a “riot” and a “mob”. the usa is really messed up the lady who got shot had tweeted “nothing will stop us” before the incident, which is ironic in a bad way. now i’ll quote someone in my class” bet they regret legalizing guns now” another classmate said “imagine how bad it would’ve been if they were black”
Look at US history and its foundation, I feel like calling this too extreme is a bit of a slap in the face to those would founded it. While ill certainly say its a extreme measure, its also one that has been a part of our duty as citizens for centuries.
@@xJamesLaughx I would say shooting a unarmed person from the other side of a barricade isn't a particularly fair shoot, especially when the crowd as a whole has kept violence to shoving.
I'm so glad you have a semblance of sanity when discussing this. I was sort of worried when this video came up that what you would say would frustrate me, so much so that I put off watching it. Here's my perspective, for what little it is worth: With all that has gone on the confidence in the democratic process is at a low point. I believe that is why the storming took place. I think there was a way to prevent this from occurring -> They should have let the voter fraud allegations be heard in court. If you are R, and believe voter fraud: obviously happy to be heard. If you are D, and don't believe voter fraud: happy that it can be finally put to bed. My biases: English, live in UK. Drawn further right by polarisation, but generally centrist. Consume generally 'rightwing' media. I feel that it looks dodgy that they wouldn't even hear the allegations. There were people who signed sworn affidavits who, if lying, should face repercussions for intentionally damaging the confidence in democracy. It makes it seem like the Democrats they have something to hide. If the allegations are as ridiculous as it's said to be then they should wilt under the scrutiny of a court. I think that Biden is corrupt enough to only care about winning. The way that Silicon Valley has reacted to this makes people like me feel like there might not be more chances to speak up. I really didn't want this to happen.
What I saw yesterday was so sad. I mourn for those protesters who have gotten to a place where they would resort to violence. As I watched the police officers holding the mob at bay, I thought of the families they left that morning. There is so much anger in the hearts of people. That display of violence was wrong. I think this goes beyond who the president is, or if the votes were messed with. People are angry in America, and instead of productively and peacefully talking about it, they destructively shout and resort to violence. It is sobering. Truth is so hard to find. The news outlets twist the facts to fit their narrative. I don't know if the election results are correct. I shudder to think what it means if they aren't. But even if that were true, it wouldn't justify what has happened.
There is no evidence of fraud beyond a few isolated cases of people voting twice for Trump with their dead relatives' information. You don't have to continue to worry about whether or not the election was fraudulent, and besides, the popular vote speaks for itself.
@@andrewlalis This is just flat out wrong. There is *so* much evidence that something was fishy in Biden's favor (the sudden jumps in votes for Biden at 2 in the morning in 4 major states, for example, without a single vote for Trump, which is statistically impossible, or the videos of people forging voting ballots), everything just went wrong there.
Shurikens Miner okay but 1) there were 60 court cases about the election fraud and not one came up with substantial enough evidence to prove it happened to the degree of overturning the results 2) cheating doesn’t get resolved with violence. there are a ton of isolated cases where fraud did occur on both sides, but none to the degree where there were just 11,000 uncounted votes for trump just lying around, and even if he did win over one other state it wouldn’t be enough for him to win. He lost either way and to storm the capitol with the intention to hurt those who disagree with you isn’t okay. Stop pointing fingers because both sides were involved with cases of cheating. It’s over now. I’m not sure who hurt you to the point you believe the rhetoric of a man who thought he could nuke a hurricane, but I hope you have a nice night
@@angryflamingo7759 who said I agree with them? I'm here to give context, something rather lacking in discussions about the capitol riots. They get a bit mad, don't even hurt anyone other than themselves, and they're labeled terrorists. BLM burns down cities, terrorizes small businesses, and has actually causes the deaths of several people not involved with the protests on either side, and they're justified. It's a double standard.
Shurikens Miner I agree, but intent matters, too. They are called domestic terrorists because they broke into our nation’s capitol and tried to disrupt democracy with the intent of hurting our country’s lawmakers. They said ‘heads on pikes’ and ‘hang mike pence’. It wasn’t harmless. It was shameful and damaging to the image and strength of America just as the blm riots were that got out of hand. But you cannot dent there wasn’t looting and rioting on the trump supporter’s side, too. The context is that they were at a Trump rally, all fired up, and told by their idol to ‘go to the capitol’ and ‘never concede’. If that isn’t war mongering, I don’t know what is. The media also portrayed the blm protests as heinous and critics had their share of opinions on it without censorship. The context for those riots, however, were over centuries of discrimination and racism. It’s not right, either way, but the intention of why each side first started the protest were completely different. There may be a double standard on how these two groups have been portrayed, but there is also a double standard on how they were dealt with, which is a whole other discussion. It’s disgusting all around
great video as always. loved your calm attitude and how instant of the point at people and blame them, you gave a neutral overview of the situation and what do you think it represents. I know you rarely get your video ideas from the comment sections and that you mostly choose topics from the Twitch chat, but I live in a zone with very different time zones than you and so I tend to miss them a lot. but I wanted to ask you if you can talk about the situation that arose recently about how parasocial relationships became very much a new social pandemic. it's a very interesting topic and i would love to hear your thoughts about it
This is by far the best explanation I've heard of these events, as well as the problem with media today. I'd send this to some of my opinionated friends if it wasn't minecraft related lol. Xisuma has one of the best and calmest ways of explaining things. This is also coming from a slightly more right leaning person, not that it really matters. I agree that people need to stop polarizing and need to find common ground wherever they can. The media needs to figure out better ways to show more views.
There's a TED talk "Why I as a black man attend KKK rallies" and a Tom Scott video "There is no Algorithm for Truth" that dive deep into how this polarization happened and how to contribute to fixing it
This is going to be quite long, but I feel like I have to say my thoughts. 2020 has changed my mind on alot of issues. We all know what has been going on. As a pole living in Poland I can tell you all that tribalism is absolutly insane. There are issues that are called rightwing or leftwing for eg. mail in voting or lockdowns and the crazy thing is that in another country like Poland righwingness or leftwingness of those issues is competly flipped. It really just shows that its not about any ideology or logic, its just "belonging" to a "tribe". Another thing is that im really not found of Trump but man, it is obvious that this whole thing will just lead to more conflict or even civil war... Those people have real grievances you have to understand how it all looks from their perspective. They are being called all sorts of names by the media. The amount of censorship is insane. Media is even calling pewdiepie and enrice tario "white nationalist" and "nazi" and i have to add for those who dont know that enrice tario is a black man. Media and other personalities keep calling them studip, crazy, insane, conspiracy theoriests even your own audience is doing that :/. And sure some of them are but my parents and I arent even from USA and we think its crazy that voter turnout in some places was over 100% and whats more it was always in a swing state... There were some other things pointed out by trumpists and poeple like Matt Parker analysied that data and explained why its OK. The last thing I want to say is that from my observation Trump really has lost control over this crowd, this is not going to go away it will get worse. This is absolutely insane you have people willing to risk their lives to STORM the capitol building and the other side instead of deescalating things is talking about putting them in GULAGS?!? Imagine what will happen if they have nothing to loose they will go ballistic.
@@speedy01247 The thing is, it is so hard to try, because you have to go into detail in difficult and complex science and ideas to try to change their minds (and thats for both sides). And because those things usually take time to do, before you get the chance to explain they either stop listening or start the "Oh you're just a communist", "Is that what they told you on CNN". It is so hard to talk to people anymore because this is what happens when you do, you cannot debate anymore, they don't want to debate they want to argue.
@@urbanfrog well you couldn’t say they aren’t racist because of all the stuff to do with police and the bias of allowing the protests yesterday but calling them riots for BLM when that had nothing to do with it
I firmly believe that in every situation (using this one as an example) the vast majority of people on both sides are closer to each other than they are to the extremists on either side. But they've been conditioned by biased media to believe that "the other" are all extremists. I was in DC on work assignment ( I'm a flight mechanic) and you couldn't even see the people breaking into the capitol building from the plaza in front. No cell service either so no one knew what was going on.
You mentioned that multiple people can go to a protest peacefully, and some of them may do things that are illegal, but that shouldn't incriminate the whole crowd. This is true and I'd normally agree with that, but if you were at a protest, and some of the protesters broke into the capitol, any logical person who did not support what was happening would leave. If you continue to stay in a crowd of people who are committing sedition even after you've known that they are committing sedition, you are endorsing that behavior.
I'd agree with this if everyone at these protests were on the same page, but they're not. There's no single person leading the protestors, whether it be this situation or BLM. You will always have minority who go overboard, but that doesn't take away from the messages at play.
@@peanutbutter6720 I'm here just responding to all the comments that said something similar. The blm protests, while some of them did turn violent, did not involve a mass of people attempting to overthrow a democratic process. The people at this protest who were still there, a whole 7 hours later, aware that people had raided Congress, aware that not just the mayor, not just biden, but Trump himself, had asked them to leave, and aware that they were violating a curfew, were endorsing what had happened. If even the organizer of the protest you are at, has (albeit quite half-heartedly) asked you to go home, and you are aware that there has been violence, and you stay there, you are endorsing the violence.
See, the "hear out both sides" and so on approach is what I'd love to see as possible. But this only works if you assume good faith in politicians. Almost every Republican and almost every Democrat has nothing but their own career in mind, and these are the people who stir up this hatred. Because by opposing us against each other, they distract from genuine anger that their actions would cause if they weren't hidden by said opposition they create. What the rioters did yesterday was absolutely terrible and cannot be defended. But they were led on to this by certain politicians (Trump, Cruz, Hawley) and those are the ones who started it all. If the ones who govern just contribute to more anger and hatred, what happens to us?
I agree, the majority of the US government has entrenched themselves and are unwilling to talk without blaming each other for their problems, as 16th president Abraham Lincoln said "a house divided against itself, cannot stand"
the two factions of politicians are at war, why are we fighting in this war? proxy wars only hurt those that are doing the fighting. in some situations a politician will condemn the violence, in other situations they will condone the violence. also im going to disagree with you on one point. the wheels started turning before (Trump, Cruz, Hawley), they may have contributed to what has recently happened, but they didn't start it. It's been happening for years, possibly longer than we all think. we need to watch and listen, to each other and ourselves, it is the first step to resisting the inertia.
@@ellagage1256 you are absolutely correct, the one thing you haven't mentioned is that the media has no obligation to tell the truth, they only exist to sell stories. mainstream media does not do real journalism.
X, I am stunned on your interpretation of the event at our Capitol Building. I really appreciate your rather mature view. Living in America, the tribalism is horrible here and all I want to do is raise my loving family in this country and not fear anything. I pray that the leaders of this country will figure it out and reduce the amount of tribalism. Thanks for your insight, you awesome human being.
This is a really good take, and your main idea that social media perpetuates tribalism and anonymous dunking on people for having certain views are really important for everyone to hear. The only criticism I have is that one of the sides involved has mastered the art of using these polarizing media algorithms to their advantage. In my opinion, this side disproportionately benefits from extreme polarization and the misinformation strewn about their echo chambers. That’s not to say the other side doesn’t also benefit from their own echo chambers, but it’s hard for me to comment on this because I do have my own biases and I’m trying to sort that from my reasoning here.
For clarity, if you read this far, I have a strong left-leaning bias that I am trying to keep in check. I just don’t want to get attacked by anyone without them having opened the thread and read my whole comment.
I find it very very comforting that someone can actually talk about these events and situations in a relatively unbiased manner, and admit when opinions may be biased- Because everything is biased in some way, no matter what. Keep up the great work X, you inspire me daily.
When you said "left leaning twitter" I found that strange, I'm displayed right and left stuff on twitter and I find it annoying. It doesn't change my opinion though
Same with me on UA-cam. I get video recommondations on Communism because I searched Polish and Russian language learning videos (I'm half Polish, so I was interested), and watch Alternate History videos (and normal history documentaries), then I get PragerU and Atlantis recommendations, then back to videos on police brutality rants because I watched a police chase video from a "dumb criminals" type video, then it's "ancient technology conspiracies in India/SE Asia" because I watched a video on early civilizations in that area. *shurgs*.
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What I think is unfortunate is that we all agree on that something is wrong with our world and how society operates, it's just that we can't agree on a solution
There is no "solution" this is a large and complex issue that has been growing worse for years, and "fixing" it would involve changing the thinking of millions, maybe even billions, of people. The best we can do is try to be open-minded in our daily lives, speak out against blind hate online, and hope for the best.
Although dividing and conquering leads to people who have more knowledge about one thing than another. It’s better to cooperate and work together where everyone shares knowledge and we are all on similar pages.
The problem with that is, no matter what you belive there will allways be people who disagree. By "dividing" you have made 2 groups of people hate eachother. Then you go to "conquer" and even if you do proclaim your victory, there will allways be people on the other side, and they will allways disagree with you. Why not work together to improve a place instead of dividing it
@@rixterz11 "the best way to eat apples is to eat oranges, only then to call them apples" my pfp is just there because im gay, it had nothing to do with inclusivity
@@rixterz11 their pfp has fuck all to do with their views, it might just be there because they are a part of that. Calling it selfish and shit that trying to get human beings to be accepted isn’t right isn’t it? Look, even if you somehow disagree with someone’s sexual orientation then fine, you won’t be convinced. However stop attacking people for it because they are still humans just like you. Keep your hate to yourself and that’s it
Thanks for saying all of this. I live near Washington DC and it was definitely a shock when it happened. Who would’ve thought that the person I agree with most politically would be a Minecraft youtuber
What really interests me is what happens in people's heads when they learn about political matters and terms for the first time. They are probably just kids at that time. Do children make any sense of any of that? I really doubt that. Is it a game for them that turns into that bias as they grow up?
What group are you exactly speaking about? The people who slamdunk or the radicals resulting to violence? As their is a clear difference between them. The second group is desperate, while the first group probably just wants a boost of self confidence.
I say it depends on the kid. Some kids will take bias from their parents and other adults, but I’m sure that some kids are able to do research, and use morals and reasoning to figure out where they stand. I think it depends on the maturity and intelligence of the kid. Also, in this day and age, some kids can realize how the world is set up, and how much they know can impact their views
I suppose my concern when addressing these situations is the golden mean fallacy, which is commonly used within the US to discourage directly challenging bad behavior. "There are good people on both sides," is a memetic example. While I agree both sides are made entirely of people, I find the question of their goodness frankly irrelevant, and functionally a red herring. My question is not whether the people on a given side are good, but whether the ideas are.
I think you have a very poetic interpretation of "communicating". I get what you're saying, bit it took a bit of interpreting. I do agree with you, though.
Only in this Video have I noticed what an intellectual person you are. Thank you for the Impulses for thinking. I also play Minecraft. For me it is a way to express myself. I'm not very good at socialising and don't really have any really good friends, but Minecraft helps me find my peace.
If you going to discuss your take on events here, please be respectful of one another and try and take onboard what this video is about, we are communicating in an environment where we don't share or have an agreed upon set of facts. Social media has created bubbles of realities for each and every one, different sets of information we hold and events like this are showing the effects of that division. We need to reach out to one another and communicate with good intentions if we are to get to a better place than this. Thanks.
Thanks for talking about this, Xisuma! :)
Yeah the one thing ima attack is the capital building being seiged was good
thanks for making a vid on this - could u link the twitter red and blue cloud thing u were talking about?
@@ezrapaul6808 Don't mean to come of as rude but it was meant in a metaphorical sense not a literal one
We are all humans, I just wish society focused on getting into space. Until that time we need to significantly increase education levels
This is probably the most mature yet civilised comments section I’ve seen on UA-cam
did you actually read some of the comments XD
@@NattyDucks just because it is the best doesn’t mean its all good, this is unbelievably civilized compared to almost all other comment sections need videos barely related to the topic
Part of the reason I love X so much is his community. Full of great and insightful people
Yeah, I think X’s neutrality, calmness and outside perspective helps keep people from getting energetic and therefore vulgar or immature.
Yeah X generally has a pretty good fanbase
Reasons I love X: He admits he is biased instead of covering it up. He literally speaks in a non biased fashion. Thank goodness this channel and person exists. Thanks X :).
Simply because he admits his bias he is better then most politicians
@@penginlord9396 seriously, politicians true to people are a rare species of humans.
this was scary and shocking and yet no one was very "surprised"
Its damn america. As an American i was really shocked
@@KaiserStormTracking and ashamed
@@KaiserStormTracking well, the Bundestag in Germany was attempted to be stormed, which too, was very shocking.... quite similar, but thats dangerous....
@@admiralhydra519 And that
@@blubberwasser5105 Its Germany.since when was nothing violent there?
oh god.. I've started listening to these videos like they're podcasts and I've slowly developed a British accent.
Haha me too
@@Ff-rr6uj no, that’s how accents works
You gain it from your surroundings and if X is all you watch and you don’t do much else then that’s how it can change
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were the endgame now
I watch mostly X and then Tommy and Wilbur(both dream smp). I used to have no accent,now...the bri ish accent I have now?oof
Im not suprised this got talked about on a stream
He cancelled his stream on the day because he knew everyone would want him to talk about it
@@SA-vl9dr he actually did do a stream but from the little I saw tried to prevent talking about it
Every single one of this mans words are so brilliantly thought out and I admire that
Xisuma2024 - The Faceless Leader.
@@jellemier2160 what if x is actually Biden
Thanks for being a source that doesn't go over one side more than the other.
I really appreciate that he is trying to be as non-biased as possible and just trying to make people communicate and be peaceful.
X is left leaning, naturally he will have bias on some level to left-leaning ideas, however, unlike most, he is aware of his bias
I generally try to do the same when talking about events, although I know my biases can get the better of me at times. I do agree that we need to communicate peacefully more.
@@saucepan2715 he tries to be as little subjective as he possibly can.
Hahaha people are crazy. Fund mental health. Buncha nut jobs.
I wanted to write something, but X said all there is need to say.
Xisuma just wants to grill
Come to the center, we have sausages
reject grilling, return to lake fishing
did I just find the PCM gang here?
Every one of these videos are so full of wisdom that we need in the world. I tried to describe this topic about perspective and media but couldn’t put it into words, yet you expressed exactly what I had wanted to say. I seriously wish we had more people like you. I’ve got mad respect for you X!
Xisuma for president!
I hope the angry people in this comment section realize that they are literally doing what was discussed in the video. Stop the dunking. Try to stop your own hypocrisy before calling out others. Look at why you hold your view and why someone else could hold theirs. Look at the past events and why people could hold their opinion. Realize that everyone here is most certainly in a type of echo chamber whether they realize it or not.
It feels like "stop the dunk" should be a meme or something...
All people need to think about what they've done before accusing others - but there isn't enough love and understanding in the world. Also I feel like the media is pulling us apart
@@BeardBarians its not a feeling its a fact just look at how media described the capitol thing vs how they covered the last 6 months of rioting,looting and burning
@@tacomonkey222 Yes, I think you're right but they're so powerful now
Here in Poland the polarization of society is so great, that most of young people are not even able, to talk with their grandparents. Things such as ecology are subjects of arguments or more likely quarrels. The amount of hate to each other is unimaginable.
Getting your information through Twitter or social media in general is like playing telephone with thousands of people and taking the end result as fact
Telephone except everyone changes the message on purpose
I also think its important to educate yourself on where other people are coming from. Not to excuse terrible behaviour. But to influence each other before things become this polarised. I haven't blocked barely any of the people of opposite politics of mine, because i want them to also hear my arguments.
@@Niop_Tres yeah. Im not american, but I grew up on a small place where the alt right stuff was big in the 90s. Most kids were in it. It was pretty ambiguous tho, people were not really in it because of hate. It was romanticised history, catchy music and a place to belong. As people matured, some started to recognise it for what it was, others were radicalized. Those are still the people i grew up with. And many of them you still can reason with. I even think i got some of them out of it. But you need to keep having the conversations.
@@sprinklesandwrinkles not letting people go off the deep end is super important. You have to stay in touch, because losing touch is something that pushes people further toward it.
@@Niop_Tres Very thoughtful response
I agree that when events like this happen, people are driven by their emotions! And I'm guilty of this!
for instance, when innocent peaceful protesters where being assaulted by the police and someone justifies the violence with the argument that they've deserved it, and a similar thing happens to the other side, I can't stop myself from using their same response to them!
Mostly to prove how much anger we get when someone uses that argument against "my side"!
We are an emotionally driven beings and we lose our senses with reality when stuff like this happens.
I mean yeah, opening fire and gassing a crowd of protestors is certainly unjust and kinda violates what the US “advocates” for, but the storming of Capitol Hill is not even a comparable scenario. A few thousand people get together with guns and munitions to demonstrate at a legislative building and then breach barriers kinda get what’s coming to them, ngl. But what should have happened didn’t. A coup attempt was had on the American parliament and the disorganized militia was met with smiling faces and open arms rather than tactical gear and small arms. Handicapped and disabled individuals demonstrating in the exact same place were dragged by their arms, legs, and crutches because they were protesting the decisions made regarding healthcare.
@@imjustsensitive- People were armed? I didn't see any source say openly armed people were storming the capitol. I saw that there were explosives found (which like the BLM protests could just be referring to fireworks). I doubt only one person at capitol hill would be shot by police if they were armed.
@@thugpug4392 They were armed but few were open carry. I know some people were seen with handguns and such
@@thugpug4392 The explosives were pipebombs, not really the same thing as fireworks
Protesting against the racial injustice of police departments is very different from protesting an election for which you have no evidence of fraud.
xisuma's voice always calms me down, i could easily listen to a 6 hour podcast about his philosofy
same
*philosophy :)
Can we appreciate how polite this comment section is
The most polite comment section on a political video I've seen, which isn't saying much, but still polite
Unless you go into the replies. There's some not-so-nice things being said there.
I honestly think X could make a neutral political podcast and it would be successful
You can't be completly neutral. You always have your own point of view even if you don't want to. You can be as little subjective as you can, but there is no neutral point.
@@Fifsson_ Fair point!
@@f_mateo_h141 as much as I agree with both points, it saddens me. The day when a Minecraft UA-camr makes more sense than major news corporations on both the left and right is a sad day, but if it’s what we need, then by god bring it on with a quickness.
@@Fifsson_ I think it is possible, just no one want it. Many people says: "news should be neutral", but that means that they should have same behavior towards brutal dictator and human rights activist
@@adamrezabek9469 true, if he made a podcast he would only be influenced by facts and if there is something horrible then obviously he would be disgusted in it, but still not forget facts because said thing was horrific.
you hit the nail on the head that its been happening for a while now steadely creeping up. we have social media but are not social with one and another
Other people: listening to x. Me: damn that shovel at half durability
Just a little Feedback:
I love to hear your quite unique perspective of looking at things. (wink podcast wink)
On the other hand I think that this way of speaking about stuff is better fitted for "general" and timeless topics instead of "newsy" stuff. So I was scared about the kind of discussion in this video but somehow you still made it into a meta-analysis type of thinking about a "news-event".
Thanks!
Very good. I really appreciate this comment.
That's kinda how he talks, more about general and That's good
I love your term “meta-analysis”, it really describes what X is doing. He’s not talking about the event itself, he’s talking about the causes, the effects, and the implications of the event
@@bulbasaur001 Yep right. I too think about things in a meta way but X manages to put it into words nicely.
Also "meta-analysis" might be a bit confusing because of the science thing called "meta-analysis" which is not quite the same thing X does.
Xisumavoid: Hermitcraft Civil War 2
Xisumasays: American Civil War 2
Part 2 Electric BOOGALOO
X is the most mature person on social media I've ever heard of.
Here's some good news that happened on that day! My younger cousin was born, and he is one of the few boys in my family! I'm extraordinarily happy, and I live in the US. Can't wait to tell him that he was born on the day of a protest.
Thats a bright side
@Slade Hunter I mean, the definition of protest has been getting broader and broader by the year to be fair. I would definitely not say that breaking into the capital was a protest, but neither is burning down cities in the name of rights for minorities. It just depends on who you ask.
Dang, that balls on X for bringing this up in a livestream respect+
You talked a lot about how people need to have conversations and not slam dunk each other, and how media and events are separating us more and more apart. Im curious on what possible solutions you have in mind, no matter how far fetched the may sound, Id love to hear them.
owen9 It’s a bit extreme, but perhaps you could take people who had opposite ideas and put them in a room together without any internet. Once they reach an agreement or an understanding on something, they would be let out.
Another idea: Informed debate. Two sides have a certain amount of time to prepare their arguments. They then have a set amount of time to debate their points, but there is a moderator who prohibits them going in circles or attacking the other person.
Ive thought a little bit about this and as corny as it might sound, i would make it illegal for campane ads and speeches to have any content talking about the other side. There was so much back and fourth hate this year in both of them that i didnt learn a single thing about what almost any politician will do for ME. The one they plan to serve.
One word, Listen.
Don't argue, don't debate, just listen.
Most of the time, people are not as extreme as they are presenting themselves to be, they are just emotional and in need of venting. Be that person they can vent to. Don't give your opinion on something unless asked, and be honest if they ask. If they give you some counterpoint, either tell them why you personally made the choice you made or tell them that you will look further into what they are saying. Don't tell them they are wrong, tell them why it works for you. We all don't have to have the same opinions or same lifestyles, that's what makes us stronger, not weaker.
@@jonbeckman3227 that’s legitimately a great idea. Good thinking
@@KarkaranosBuilds so your second idea is sort of like a presidential debate but with ordinary people. My only issue with that is that I feel that the only people that would opt in for that are the people that are already open minded
Imagine if the Russians during the cold war knew how easy it would be to invade the United States capitol building...
Don't give them ideas!
@@KaiserStormTracking don’t worry they disbanded in the 90s
@@JellyAntz No like the russians in general
@@KaiserStormTracking, China has taken the place of the great enemy of capitalism.
@@Jaydee-wd7wr Mhm
We had a student teacher who once proved the point you where talking abut, that you can use logic to justify anything. He wrote an essay on why genocide should be committed in third world countries and his logic held up. You truly can use logic in any way to fit your own narrative.
It is almost impossible to form a proper opinion on what happens in the world, and have others agree on your opinion, if you have a completely different impression of reality to begin with.
Presenting the same facts / reality was the most important (and exclusive) task of the press, but the trust in them has now been undermined by both the social media, and press increasingly taking sides instead of keeping a mostly neutral stance. (The latter started decades ago, by the way)
Extremely well said, Xisuma. You hit the nail on the head with this one.
I hate how polarized the American political system has become. Everyone is so against everyone else with different ideals. This leads to the media problems, the people breaking into the Capitol, "slam-dunking" people without our views, etc. We really need to find middle ground instead of pushing people into enemy factions
In a way I think this polarization is a good thing. With everyone getting involved, worked up, and being forced to choose a side, change will come. Does it need to be violent? Of course not. But politics being juicy and very divided will make people actually passionate about what they believe. This is how progress happens.
Nazra Rain What would you suggest as some middle-ground to begin depolarization?
@@KarkaranosBuilds That's the biggest problem. There is no real solution because nobody will listen to anybody else. I have no clue
Ultimately, this is a societal issue with the way that we consume media, and the lack of critical thinking in what we consume.
Exactly! So many issues in America right now are a result of the media and people's willingness to automatically believe them
i prefer satire news sources, their is so many ways to interpret it.
also with other media, some of their headlines are nowadays sounding crazier than satire.
we really need to think about everything we consume.
I think that one MAJOR problem that needs to be addressed is the lack of ability in the majority of people to really deal with information. They just dropped the internet in our laps and assumed that everyone would just use it, causing the world to flourish. What no one considered is that we now live in a time, where we have all the world's information in the palm of our hands on our phones, even. And most people don't have the tool kit to.. parse that information. Most people don't understand, for instance, "What is evidence.", "What is a good source of information, and what is a bad source?", "How can I tell the difference?", "What is cognitive bias, and what can I do to help eliminate mine when evaluating information, and sources of information?". These are things that are learned and require practice in order to learn. Right now, this stuff isn't even a bottom priority for our schools. And people really only get taught this stuff if they go into advanced college schooling, and even then, only in certain curriculum. With how much information is being dumped on us every day, this stuff is IMPORTANT to learn. The solution is to make this stuff a top priority for education, and they need to start YOUNG. Kids are using the internet at younger and younger ages. We need to teach these habits right from the start. With enough people out there with this critical thinking training, it will take a HUGE bite out of the vast numbers of people who are getting conned by conspiracy theories, and spreading them like damn viruses. This lack of the toolkit for critical thinking, and dealing with information, is one of the most major sources of the problems this country, and many others face.
I have conservative ideologies and I was absolutely shocked with what happened. Hopefully both Republicans and Democrats can learn from this so we can improve and so this never happens again. We are one Nation under God, not one nation under the idea that gaining power is the end goal.
As an atheist, I would disagree with the under god part of your statement, but yes, we do all need to learn from this to hopefully never repeat it. I hope that we as a country can come together after this and work for a less politicized future that benefits everyone.
the Gop is already a party of traitors
@@stevenorrington473 every party is a party of traitors
I'm really glad that Xisuma has decided to address this because for starters, he does it in a calm way without offending anyone, and that's key to having an effective discussion about controversial events. His thoughts are really insightful and it makes me happy to see someone that's not screaming at the "other side" about their opinions, but sad to realize that all of this is true, and it will be very hard to get everyone to communicate calmly and respectfully.
we need more people like X in the world. People with a bias, that they know they have, but to still be able to see the 'other side' so clearly
The way you worded this was beautiful. To me you really stayed neutral which is good so that anyone can watch this without being angry.
I just want to have a long long conversation with you about.. EVERYTHING or something
I appreciate xisuma’s consistency on matters like this. He never applies any sort of double standards, and that’s a huge breath of fresh air
Here's the best way I can distill the political divide right now:
Side A: "I want to punch you twice in the face."
Side B: "No, I prefer not to be punched in the face."
Side A: "Fine. Let's meet half way. I will only punch you once in the face."
Side B: "That's insane. I do not want my face punched."
Side A: "Wow! Why are you unwilling to unify and work together, bigot?"
thanks comment section, yall were put together for once.
I generally agree with the sentiment that we need to be able to communicate with each other better. However, a large part of society, at least in the United States, straight up believes in conspiracy theories. Myself and my father have spent our entire lives trying to have respectful conversations with his family, trying to get them to understand and respect our beliefs but they will have none of it. Many of them straight up believe in conspiracy theories. There is no avenue we have not attempted to use to reach some kind of understanding. We are not alone. Many, many people are the same way. And I would say people on one side of the political spectrum tend to be more likely to believe in conspiracy theories than the other. Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe these people make up a small but vocal minority. But at least in the United States, we are at a point of great social unrest. It has been building slowly since pretty much around 9/11 I would say, but became much more noticeable during the Obama years, and much worse in the last 4 years or so. I would argue we have not been this divided as a society since before the American Civil War. Our leaders have been ineffective at best in dealing with this crisis, and recent leadership has actively made it worse, which I think is objective. The fact that Americans were not surprised by these events just goes to show you how bad things have become. And I hate to be pessimistic, but I don't know how things get better, to be honest. America has always had this culture of freedom of speech that has perpetuated problematic views. Even after the Civil War, an event that should have given southerners great shame in their past, they only embraced their ideology more, with the confederate battle flag being a normalized symbol of conservatism in contemporary society. We are so unbelievably far from normal, it's just really hard for me to see how we get back to a healthy society.
While I will immediately add I am left leaning, I would like to talk about conspiracy theories and such.
Those people who believe in conspiracy theories usually do so with such strong emotional connection that it is nearly impossible to convince them, since it will result in their entire past being wrong and they'll have to create a whole new view on said matter. That's why it is so hard.
Yes thry can believe in alien landings and such, but usually it's more than only that, and it goes to the root of how they see society. For example alien landings and covid-19 all come down to losing trust in the government for telling the truth. If you want to change that, you'll have to go for the root of these conspiracies and that will affect those peoples lives to the core.
Same with the confederate flag, thry believe st the core it stands for true values of their society, not for slavery, or racism. Even though that's what everyone else sees it for. It's a problem rooted deep in the mind of those people who either have lost faith or lost hope. This is why communication is important, but nearly impossible sometimes
the wheels are turning, no one wants to be wrong, everyone wants to be correct. i wish we could slam on the brakes, i don't think anyone will.
i wonder who is driving this thing, is anyone even driving this thing?
@@heroslippy6666 no, this is a runaway train and if we don't get a hero it'll cause devastation
@@Chloe-ch6mc i dont think we should have a singular hero. its pretty easy to silence a singular person. and this whole mess wasn't started by a singular person, it was started by many.
@@heroslippy6666 There does seem to be a group driving this thing through mutual action and it is neither red or blue. This group gets red and blue to argue to take the heat off themselves. They buyout media opinion, buyout politicians, and cutout level headed discussion between sides in order to maintain their control.
I just want to live in a world where there is no war. I just want peace.
Amen
Agreed.
@@etoinedevries7583 and awomen (/s)
@@scipio5916 Ahahah i cant belive he thought saying that was smart.
Scipio poor enbies
18:08 "Being wrong is a blessing most of the time, it let's you know 'Hey, this is the right path to walk now"
You are always so well-spoken, what a nice quote that was.
We might not agree on everything, but damned right I respect you and your high level of reasoning and objectivity.
This is well said, I am also left leaning and likely hold similar views on these events. Moving beyond yesterday's events to the root cause, imo a lot of societies current issues stem from ignorance, far too many people are unwilling to listen to others point of view or entertain civil discussion and there are many people who believe they know more than they actually do. Too many people have fallen into the trap of sensational media, viewing most events in black and white without any form of critical thinking or thought to the nuisances of the events.
hey what do you mean by nuance? the first definition on google is "a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound"
but i've seen people politically use it differently.
It feels good to find someone who isn't simply taking this opportunity to "slam dunk" other people. It is really sad how we constantly put other people down simply to make ourselves feel better. Thanks X!
What I always have in mind is that hate can’t stop hate, only understanding and peaceful communication can help. Hating will only fuel more hate.
A franchise which has that as it's entire core message is gundam (ignoring the giant robots (mobile Suits) )
The fact that he could speak so on the spot with the different comments amazed me. I know a lot of thought went into the topic before streaming, but even so with different discussion points popping up that might not have been anticipated, he still did a really good job of continuing the discussion in an articulate way. I would be choking on my words and hitting walls even if I knew how I wanted to answer xD
I probably showed up too late but something to point out is that Nancy Pelosi denied Trump’s request for national guard to guard the capital, which would have prevented the storming. Officers also opened the doors to let them in, it’s the strangest thing I’ve seen in a while. They could have prepared better for the event, how could they misjudge the proper authority forces needed to prevent such a tragedy to occur
She doesn’t control the guards, only the president does.
The Name for looking for facts to back up your emotional response is called "confirmation bias"
I love these videos
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I agree, but I wish that this one didn’t have to happen
After watching this video, subscribed to this channel. I'm a conservative, and I like to hear from people who are more left; sometimes I learn things I didn't know. What you said in this video is right on the money. Thanks, Xisuma, for your lack of interest in telling me what a horrible person I am.
Thank You For Speaking About This!! You Are Amazing X
I love listening to Xisuma talk about stuff, not only because he has a very calming and gentle voice, but it’s also really refreshing that he acknowledges that the world is not black and white and he tends to dwell in the gray area that forms more of what the world actually is
I appreciate it
When you said you have a left leaning bias I was impressed by the way you are able to take yourself out of your biases and look at the situation through multiple lenses. Something I can't say for a lot of people on both sides of the political aisle.
Hey Xisuma, don't normally watch your content, thought I love hermit craft (big Etho fan) but I love that you talked about this in such a mature, and honest way that pushed communication from both sides rather than more decisiveness. Much respect for it
The last time the capitol was under siege was in 1814, and that was from another country. For the *billions* America spends on its defense budget now, one would think that the military would be capable of defending its own capitol building! 🤔
It took mere minutes for the National Guard to tear gas and clear out protesters for Trump's photo op, yet how many hours was the Capitol building under siege...? It goes to show that white privilege extends as far as allowing acts of domestic terrorism to be committed in our capitol building!
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Yes but The military fighting its own citizens would look bad on them but also we americans would lose trust
@@Colorado-Coyote Well not in this case since the entire country would have supported military police intervention to stop this
@@HobbesHobbiton It’s not white privilege, those were literal terrorists regardless of race, that is irrelevant in this situation. What matters is that they were radical Trump supporters, who caused violence because of the lies of Trump. And guess what, TRUMP SUPPORTED THE TERRORISM! This time, in the Capitol of all places, it was unexpected terrorism, but for the photo op they were already prepared to clear out protesters. This act of terrorism caused by the divide of America was shocking, but not surprising at the same time.
Your statement of we need to talk really reminded me of one scene in doctor who where there's the doctor and the humans and the zygons. There's two boxes with 2 buttons in each, one good outcome and one bad outcome. It's a speech about how war is chance and unpredictable and how to stop the cycle you have to sit down and talk
Okay, this is all well and good. But X broke two pieces of gravel and got two flints!
Perhaps he has Fortune on his shovel?
god i love you so much xisuma, seriously, thank you. everyone around me is so one sided and when i simply attempt to understand the other side, it paints me as the villain. i appreciate having someone like you i can look up to and learn from. thank you for everything
I'm very disconnect of everything and usually if I talk about something to someone I always specify that someone say that to me and did not back check the information.
Wow this was very good thank you
Wise X, as always. Always well thought out thoughts and deep insights
I tend to lean to the right, but I really wish we didn't have to fight whenever our views are different. We all are here together, and we need to learn to work together rather than fight against each other.
minecraft doom accent man says politics bad
i cant even imagine being on the outside looking in on american politics
perfect timing, we are discussing this in english class right now. these people are way too extreme. i’m doing research right now, most news articles are calling this a “riot” and a “mob”. the usa is really messed up
the lady who got shot had tweeted “nothing will stop us” before the incident, which is ironic in a bad way.
now i’ll quote someone in my class” bet they regret legalizing guns now”
another classmate said “imagine how bad it would’ve been if they were black”
Well, the legalization of guns was a bit of a gray area, as everything has pros and cons. But yeah, sometimes the U.S. is simply *ridiculous* .
Thing is about that girl who got shot. Her name was Ashli Babbitt and she should have known better. She was an Air Force Veteran.
Look at US history and its foundation, I feel like calling this too extreme is a bit of a slap in the face to those would founded it. While ill certainly say its a extreme measure, its also one that has been a part of our duty as citizens for centuries.
@@xJamesLaughx I would say shooting a unarmed person from the other side of a barricade isn't a particularly fair shoot, especially when the crowd as a whole has kept violence to shoving.
riot and mob are soft words for this.
I'm so glad you have a semblance of sanity when discussing this. I was sort of worried when this video came up that what you would say would frustrate me, so much so that I put off watching it.
Here's my perspective, for what little it is worth:
With all that has gone on the confidence in the democratic process is at a low point. I believe that is why the storming took place. I think there was a way to prevent this from occurring -> They should have let the voter fraud allegations be heard in court.
If you are R, and believe voter fraud: obviously happy to be heard.
If you are D, and don't believe voter fraud: happy that it can be finally put to bed.
My biases:
English, live in UK. Drawn further right by polarisation, but generally centrist. Consume generally 'rightwing' media.
I feel that it looks dodgy that they wouldn't even hear the allegations. There were people who signed sworn affidavits who, if lying, should face repercussions for intentionally damaging the confidence in democracy. It makes it seem like the Democrats they have something to hide. If the allegations are as ridiculous as it's said to be then they should wilt under the scrutiny of a court. I think that Biden is corrupt enough to only care about winning. The way that Silicon Valley has reacted to this makes people like me feel like there might not be more chances to speak up.
I really didn't want this to happen.
Werent the voter fraud allegations heard several times in court?
@@0topon The judges wouldn't even let them go to court.
my man Xisuma out here with the most level head on the internet. love you man keep the wisdom flowing
I'm just surprised the comments aren't a warzone
What I saw yesterday was so sad. I mourn for those protesters who have gotten to a place where they would resort to violence. As I watched the police officers holding the mob at bay, I thought of the families they left that morning. There is so much anger in the hearts of people. That display of violence was wrong. I think this goes beyond who the president is, or if the votes were messed with. People are angry in America, and instead of productively and peacefully talking about it, they destructively shout and resort to violence. It is sobering. Truth is so hard to find. The news outlets twist the facts to fit their narrative. I don't know if the election results are correct. I shudder to think what it means if they aren't. But even if that were true, it wouldn't justify what has happened.
There is no evidence of fraud beyond a few isolated cases of people voting twice for Trump with their dead relatives' information. You don't have to continue to worry about whether or not the election was fraudulent, and besides, the popular vote speaks for itself.
@@andrewlalis This is just flat out wrong. There is *so* much evidence that something was fishy in Biden's favor (the sudden jumps in votes for Biden at 2 in the morning in 4 major states, for example, without a single vote for Trump, which is statistically impossible, or the videos of people forging voting ballots), everything just went wrong there.
Shurikens Miner okay but 1) there were 60 court cases about the election fraud and not one came up with substantial enough evidence to prove it happened to the degree of overturning the results 2) cheating doesn’t get resolved with violence. there are a ton of isolated cases where fraud did occur on both sides, but none to the degree where there were just 11,000 uncounted votes for trump just lying around, and even if he did win over one other state it wouldn’t be enough for him to win. He lost either way and to storm the capitol with the intention to hurt those who disagree with you isn’t okay. Stop pointing fingers because both sides were involved with cases of cheating. It’s over now. I’m not sure who hurt you to the point you believe the rhetoric of a man who thought he could nuke a hurricane, but I hope you have a nice night
@@angryflamingo7759 who said I agree with them? I'm here to give context, something rather lacking in discussions about the capitol riots. They get a bit mad, don't even hurt anyone other than themselves, and they're labeled terrorists. BLM burns down cities, terrorizes small businesses, and has actually causes the deaths of several people not involved with the protests on either side, and they're justified. It's a double standard.
Shurikens Miner I agree, but intent matters, too. They are called domestic terrorists because they broke into our nation’s capitol and tried to disrupt democracy with the intent of hurting our country’s lawmakers. They said ‘heads on pikes’ and ‘hang mike pence’. It wasn’t harmless. It was shameful and damaging to the image and strength of America just as the blm riots were that got out of hand. But you cannot dent there wasn’t looting and rioting on the trump supporter’s side, too. The context is that they were at a Trump rally, all fired up, and told by their idol to ‘go to the capitol’ and ‘never concede’. If that isn’t war mongering, I don’t know what is. The media also portrayed the blm protests as heinous and critics had their share of opinions on it without censorship. The context for those riots, however, were over centuries of discrimination and racism. It’s not right, either way, but the intention of why each side first started the protest were completely different. There may be a double standard on how these two groups have been portrayed, but there is also a double standard on how they were dealt with, which is a whole other discussion. It’s disgusting all around
great video as always. loved your calm attitude and how instant of the point at people and blame them, you gave a neutral overview of the situation and what do you think it represents.
I know you rarely get your video ideas from the comment sections and that you mostly choose topics from the Twitch chat, but I live in a zone with very different time zones than you and so I tend to miss them a lot. but I wanted to ask you if you can talk about the situation that arose recently about how parasocial relationships became very much a new social pandemic. it's a very interesting topic and i would love to hear your thoughts about it
This is by far the best explanation I've heard of these events, as well as the problem with media today. I'd send this to some of my opinionated friends if it wasn't minecraft related lol. Xisuma has one of the best and calmest ways of explaining things.
This is also coming from a slightly more right leaning person, not that it really matters. I agree that people need to stop polarizing and need to find common ground wherever they can. The media needs to figure out better ways to show more views.
You should share it to them, it doesn’t matter that he’s playing Minecraft, they will still get the message
@@TheAtomBuilds they might not take it seriously, but I did send it to a couple.
There's a TED talk "Why I as a black man attend KKK rallies" and a Tom Scott video "There is no Algorithm for Truth" that dive deep into how this polarization happened and how to contribute to fixing it
oh yeah those were interesting
Poor Xisuma sounds really upset here :(
I was going to say the same thing! Poor guy sounds exhausted and perturbed.
I think this conversation is very necessary, thanks for laying it out for us X, your amazing
This is going to be quite long, but I feel like I have to say my thoughts. 2020 has changed my mind on alot of issues. We all know what has been going on. As a pole living in Poland I can tell you all that tribalism is absolutly insane. There are issues that are called rightwing or leftwing for eg. mail in voting or lockdowns and the crazy thing is that in another country like Poland righwingness or leftwingness of those issues is competly flipped. It really just shows that its not about any ideology or logic, its just "belonging" to a "tribe".
Another thing is that im really not found of Trump but man, it is obvious that this whole thing will just lead to more conflict or even civil war... Those people have real grievances you have to understand how it all looks from their perspective. They are being called all sorts of names by the media. The amount of censorship is insane. Media is even calling pewdiepie and enrice tario "white nationalist" and "nazi" and i have to add for those who dont know that enrice tario is a black man. Media and other personalities keep calling them studip, crazy, insane, conspiracy theoriests even your own audience is doing that :/. And sure some of them are but my parents and I arent even from USA and we think its crazy that voter turnout in some places was over 100% and whats more it was always in a swing state... There were some other things pointed out by trumpists and poeple like Matt Parker analysied that data and explained why its OK.
The last thing I want to say is that from my observation Trump really has lost control over this crowd, this is not going to go away it will get worse. This is absolutely insane you have people willing to risk their lives to STORM the capitol building and the other side instead of deescalating things is talking about putting them in GULAGS?!? Imagine what will happen if they have nothing to loose they will go ballistic.
the right think the left are baby eating pedophiles who will turn America into a communist nation. HOW do you convince them that is untrue?
I doubt we’re going to go into civil war
@@speedy01247 The thing is, it is so hard to try, because you have to go into detail in difficult and complex science and ideas to try to change their minds (and thats for both sides). And because those things usually take time to do, before you get the chance to explain they either stop listening or start the "Oh you're just a communist", "Is that what they told you on CNN". It is so hard to talk to people anymore because this is what happens when you do, you cannot debate anymore, they don't want to debate they want to argue.
@@speedy01247 the left think the right are evil racist facist that want to turn America into nazi Germany. HOW do you convince them that is untrue?
@@urbanfrog well you couldn’t say they aren’t racist because of all the stuff to do with police and the bias of allowing the protests yesterday but calling them riots for BLM when that had nothing to do with it
I firmly believe that in every situation (using this one as an example) the vast majority of people on both sides are closer to each other than they are to the extremists on either side. But they've been conditioned by biased media to believe that "the other" are all extremists. I was in DC on work assignment ( I'm a flight mechanic) and you couldn't even see the people breaking into the capitol building from the plaza in front. No cell service either so no one knew what was going on.
You mentioned that multiple people can go to a protest peacefully, and some of them may do things that are illegal, but that shouldn't incriminate the whole crowd. This is true and I'd normally agree with that, but if you were at a protest, and some of the protesters broke into the capitol, any logical person who did not support what was happening would leave.
If you continue to stay in a crowd of people who are committing sedition even after you've known that they are committing sedition, you are endorsing that behavior.
So all protesters at the BLM protests supported the rioting & looting with that logic?
A small group of people does not invalidate the movement
So any protest can be ruined and invalidated by one person doing something wrong?
I'd agree with this if everyone at these protests were on the same page, but they're not. There's no single person leading the protestors, whether it be this situation or BLM. You will always have minority who go overboard, but that doesn't take away from the messages at play.
@@peanutbutter6720 I'm here just responding to all the comments that said something similar.
The blm protests, while some of them did turn violent, did not involve a mass of people attempting to overthrow a democratic process. The people at this protest who were still there, a whole 7 hours later, aware that people had raided Congress, aware that not just the mayor, not just biden, but Trump himself, had asked them to leave, and aware that they were violating a curfew, were endorsing what had happened.
If even the organizer of the protest you are at, has (albeit quite half-heartedly) asked you to go home, and you are aware that there has been violence, and you stay there, you are endorsing the violence.
As someone who lives in the USA, it’s great to hear an outsider’s take on the situation.
See, the "hear out both sides" and so on approach is what I'd love to see as possible. But this only works if you assume good faith in politicians. Almost every Republican and almost every Democrat has nothing but their own career in mind, and these are the people who stir up this hatred. Because by opposing us against each other, they distract from genuine anger that their actions would cause if they weren't hidden by said opposition they create.
What the rioters did yesterday was absolutely terrible and cannot be defended. But they were led on to this by certain politicians (Trump, Cruz, Hawley) and those are the ones who started it all.
If the ones who govern just contribute to more anger and hatred, what happens to us?
I agree, the majority of the US government has entrenched themselves and are unwilling to talk without blaming each other for their problems, as 16th president Abraham Lincoln said "a house divided against itself, cannot stand"
the two factions of politicians are at war, why are we fighting in this war? proxy wars only hurt those that are doing the fighting.
in some situations a politician will condemn the violence, in other situations they will condone the violence.
also im going to disagree with you on one point. the wheels started turning before (Trump, Cruz, Hawley), they may have contributed to what has recently happened, but they didn't start it. It's been happening for years, possibly longer than we all think.
we need to watch and listen, to each other and ourselves, it is the first step to resisting the inertia.
The Republican and Democratic party are just two sides of the same coin, and most of these politicians only care about themselves
@@ellagage1256 you are absolutely correct, the one thing you haven't mentioned is that the media has no obligation to tell the truth, they only exist to sell stories. mainstream media does not do real journalism.
@@heroslippy6666 Oh yeah absolutely! They are driven by the same thing those politicians are motivated by
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X, I am stunned on your interpretation of the event at our Capitol Building. I really appreciate your rather mature view. Living in America, the tribalism is horrible here and all I want to do is raise my loving family in this country and not fear anything. I pray that the leaders of this country will figure it out and reduce the amount of tribalism. Thanks for your insight, you awesome human being.
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This is a really good take, and your main idea that social media perpetuates tribalism and anonymous dunking on people for having certain views are really important for everyone to hear. The only criticism I have is that one of the sides involved has mastered the art of using these polarizing media algorithms to their advantage. In my opinion, this side disproportionately benefits from extreme polarization and the misinformation strewn about their echo chambers.
That’s not to say the other side doesn’t also benefit from their own echo chambers, but it’s hard for me to comment on this because I do have my own biases and I’m trying to sort that from my reasoning here.
For clarity, if you read this far, I have a strong left-leaning bias that I am trying to keep in check. I just don’t want to get attacked by anyone without them having opened the thread and read my whole comment.
Thank you for talking about this in a pretty neutral way- wait no, thank you for talking about this at all. It had to be said
I find it very very comforting that someone can actually talk about these events and situations in a relatively unbiased manner, and admit when opinions may be biased- Because everything is biased in some way, no matter what. Keep up the great work X, you inspire me daily.
When you said "left leaning twitter" I found that strange, I'm displayed right and left stuff on twitter and I find it annoying. It doesn't change my opinion though
Yeah you must be really good at confusing the algorithm. Can you share your secret?
Same with me on UA-cam. I get video recommondations on Communism because I searched Polish and Russian language learning videos (I'm half Polish, so I was interested), and watch Alternate History videos (and normal history documentaries), then I get PragerU and Atlantis recommendations, then back to videos on police brutality rants because I watched a police chase video from a "dumb criminals" type video, then it's "ancient technology conspiracies in India/SE Asia" because I watched a video on early civilizations in that area. *shurgs*.
twitter in my opinion is most definitely a left leaning media source. if you even show a hint of support towards cops you will get people very angry.
I genuinely think i could be good friends with xisuma
I don't know why but the whole thing was hilarious to me, they were storming the capitol and breaking in and it was so surreal that it was funny imo
I do understand that most other people would think differently but that's just my thoughts
@@mikeH824 especially when they started climbing up the walls when they could've gone up the steps
I laugh at a lot of seemingly tragic things because the only other option is to be sad and that is a very deep dark hole that I will not come out of
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What I think is unfortunate is that we all agree on that something is wrong with our world and how society operates, it's just that we can't agree on a solution
Reminds me of the Hbomberguy video about flat-earthers, something is wrong, but this isn’t the solution.
There is no "solution" this is a large and complex issue that has been growing worse for years, and "fixing" it would involve changing the thinking of millions, maybe even billions, of people. The best we can do is try to be open-minded in our daily lives, speak out against blind hate online, and hope for the best.
I still can’t believe this actually happened.
"Divide and conquer"
So ask yourself, who's benefits from the division? It's not western democracy...
Although dividing and conquering leads to people who have more knowledge about one thing than another. It’s better to cooperate and work together where everyone shares knowledge and we are all on similar pages.
The problem with that is, no matter what you belive there will allways be people who disagree. By "dividing" you have made 2 groups of people hate eachother. Then you go to "conquer" and even if you do proclaim your victory, there will allways be people on the other side, and they will allways disagree with you. Why not work together to improve a place instead of dividing it
@@rixterz11 "the best way to eat apples is to eat oranges, only then to call them apples" my pfp is just there because im gay, it had nothing to do with inclusivity
@@rixterz11 their pfp has fuck all to do with their views, it might just be there because they are a part of that. Calling it selfish and shit that trying to get human beings to be accepted isn’t right isn’t it? Look, even if you somehow disagree with someone’s sexual orientation then fine, you won’t be convinced. However stop attacking people for it because they are still humans just like you. Keep your hate to yourself and that’s it
Thanks for saying all of this. I live near Washington DC and it was definitely a shock when it happened. Who would’ve thought that the person I agree with most politically would be a Minecraft youtuber
What really interests me is what happens in people's heads when they learn about political matters and terms for the first time. They are probably just kids at that time. Do children make any sense of any of that? I really doubt that. Is it a game for them that turns into that bias as they grow up?
What group are you exactly speaking about? The people who slamdunk or the radicals resulting to violence? As their is a clear difference between them.
The second group is desperate, while the first group probably just wants a boost of self confidence.
I say it depends on the kid. Some kids will take bias from their parents and other adults, but I’m sure that some kids are able to do research, and use morals and reasoning to figure out where they stand. I think it depends on the maturity and intelligence of the kid. Also, in this day and age, some kids can realize how the world is set up, and how much they know can impact their views
My first big political experience was with the “March for our Lives” movement, and my political interest has waxed and waned since then.
You have changed my life for the better
I suppose my concern when addressing these situations is the golden mean fallacy, which is commonly used within the US to discourage directly challenging bad behavior. "There are good people on both sides," is a memetic example. While I agree both sides are made entirely of people, I find the question of their goodness frankly irrelevant, and functionally a red herring.
My question is not whether the people on a given side are good, but whether the ideas are.
I'm an American trying to understand what happened. happy to hear the Outlook from somebody that lives somewhere else.
I think you have a very poetic interpretation of "communicating". I get what you're saying, bit it took a bit of interpreting. I do agree with you, though.
Only in this Video have I noticed what an intellectual person you are. Thank you for the Impulses for thinking. I also play Minecraft. For me it is a way to express myself. I'm not very good at socialising and don't really have any really good friends, but Minecraft helps me find my peace.
i am from california, and when this happened i was shocked and disgusted, it was horrible and frustrating... this is a shame to our country!
Yeah I live in NJ and I agree
I wasn't that shocked though Donald Trump literally tweeted that people should go there to protest
The thing I am shocked about is how there are 4 people that died
Yeah, that dude in red instigated to go in. Smh must be a fed.