Robert Reich: The Common Good | Town Hall Seattle
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- Опубліковано 11 чер 2024
- Societies and nations undergo virtuous cycles that reinforce and build the common good, as well as vicious cycles that undermine it. In his new book The Common Good, acclaimed author Robert Reich contends that over the course of the past five decades America has been in a slowly accelerating vicious cycle-one that can and must be reversed. With the warmth and lucidity that have made him one of our most important public voices, Reich takes our stage to make the case for a generous and inclusive understanding of the American project, centering on the moral obligations of citizenship. Rooting his argument in everyday reality and common sense, Reich demonstrates the existence of a common good and argues that it is this that defines a society or a nation. He examines how we as a country should relate to honor, shame, patriotism, truth, and the meaning of leadership. Join Reich for a discussion on the fundamental purpose of society, and a cri de coeur to save America’s soul.
Robert Reich is Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley. He has served in three national administrations and has written fifteen books, including The Work of Nations, which has been translated into twenty-two languages, and the best sellers Saving Capitalism, Supercapitalism, and Locked in the Cabinet. His articles have appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. He is co-creator of the award-winning film Inequality for All, and is also chair of the national governing board of Common Cause.
Presented by Town Hall Seattle as part of the Civics series.
Robert Reich... Thank you for your teaching. You are loved by many, including me... 🐦🙏🐦
Yes, we are desperately in danger of losing our soul and historic identity! A substantive change is required of all of us!
Your the biggest man to me Mr. Reich .More common sense than all the politicians in office right now.
...put together 😅
Me too.............Bob is an unusual, brilliant man, and has given invaluable service to this country for a long time.
That's not saying much but I agree that Robert is awesome while I'm not especially impressed with most of our politicians. I do think highly of a few of them.
I love Robert Reich. He is a thoughtful, decent, down to earth man. God bless him.
Mr Reich is a good man with a good heart, it follows that his politics are about fairness, compassion and the pursuit of the common good.
He’s a rare commodity! A gem in the midst of packs of vicious wolves! We need more people like him, especially in the political field!
I thank you for your service, both within government and without.
Bob is so eloquent with his words. I could listen to him speak anytime and anywhere. Thank you Mr Secretary for all you do for our country.
Professor Robert Reich is one of the greatest statesmen and brilliant ethicists of our time. I love his book, "The Common Good" as do many foreign students and recommend it to every citizen with a conscience and those who wish to grow one.
How can we get this guy and Bernie Sanders to lead us into taking back our government? What a phenomenal speaker! Very inspirational and gives me a lot of optimism.
Vote & support or participate in your own way to campaign for him/them.
You're all delusional
@@NEbluefire sorry, I'm all for a woman president, but not Harris. There are a lot of reasons she didn't even her own state in the primary.
@@NEbluefire you didn't. You said we finally got a woman in the white house. If you didn't mean her, I apologize for misunderstanding.
@@NEbluefire I get that. You mentioned there finally being a woman in the white house as well, and as that was the only woman mentioned in a short comment. I took it as an idea, if not an endorsement
Robert R. Gives hope. Agree or disagree he gives hope, by looking at things in his very upbeat way, and being able to say it to the masses in that upbeat way. Thanks Robert R. For your optimistic look on our time and the hope we should have.
The problem is not the system - it's people. No matter what economic system we have in place, we must have regulation to keep the balance. Lesson one is that power always results in corruption. This includes power in the economy, business, education, government, religion, etc. Business owners should not be revered as kings. They should not be given so much power over their workers.
Money = Power. Billionaires should not exist. Thank you, Robert Reich for your contributions to the conversation.
Why can't we have someone like him in Office? Seriously?
Why? Because the power hungry vicious wolves will devour him in an instant!
Perhaps. He strikes me, while thoroughly palatable and digestible, persistently one lent not (
tongue-in-cheek), to be taken lightly!
I voted for Robert Reich in the Democratic Party primary when he ran for Massachusetts Governor back in 2002. He was one of gee, 5 or 6 candidates, iirc, all but one of them men.
So, because Mass. Dem primary voters are who they are, the worst candidate, the most conservative candidate...the only woman in the race, won the nomination, and she went on to lose handily to....Mitt Romney. That is how that happened. I've always thought that Robert Reich would have beaten Romney if the Dems had given him a chance...but they did not.
Mitt Romney was tall, that's all, and he spent his whole governorship preparing to run for president.
Robert Reich is brilliant and is wonderful at conveying his knowledge to his fellow Americans!
Thank you Bob, I too am a war baby and LOVED your talk tonight and true we are in our own safe bubble because no one hears us. ❤
Thank you so much...you are a gift to my heart. To hear the toxic atmosphere I and others feel we are experiencing put into words ...and then given a positive solution. You are a treasure. Will continue to listen, read and do!
Myra Morosco a1
He so eloquently exists as he suggests. Chef's Kiss!
I will always follow him! Everything he says is True!
Always great to listen in to Robert Reich. Inspirational!
I'm so glad I came across this today!!
Love this guy
“If you really want to learn anything you’ve got to talk to someone who disagrees with you”
This is SO true. Sadly social media is primed do exactly the opposite, making villains of anyone who disagrees. Social media is a toxic wasteland fuelled by targeted propaganda on either side. It’s good to know young minds are being guided by you. It gives me hope!
That is why here in the YT comments i pick the adverse comments to comment to. Way more fun, staying (halfway) polite, responding exctly to what they wrote (not a strawman), calling them out whether they have any backing for their slogans. Almost all the time crickets.
It is not only politics, there is a myriad of such mindset. Trumpism, Flat Earth, Creationism, gun nuts, and and and, I use to call it cults.
All share that one (or a handful) slogan is declared as irrefutable Truth, so obvious it is not worth pondering for a millisecond about.
By choosing to believe in the slogan, you mutate into someone who is RIGHT - always. Who belongs to the Chosen Few who understand without the burden to know ANYthing or ever to be curious, to be forced to learn anything. Your gut feeling is the ONLY reliable source of truth.
Life is so simple from now on, all is defined, no need for ANY own thinking, especially not this nasty questioning of your own ideas.
Total laziness is now the Motto, all self-doubt can be dropped, just lean back and let yourself be filled up by the steady trickle of the media's pseudo-reality, right down to the so-called "documentary" channels that fill their program with the weirdest nonsense about aliens etc., more spectacular and better done than real fact-based info.
Imho the movies are contributing to the blurring of reality and fiction, not by malicious intent, just for entertainment. When science and engineering is realistic and when it is just sciency talk - in a movie you will not put a disclaimer in front of every statement.
We are trending to let ourselves be entertained, advertisement is a profession in subconscious manipulation.
Critical thinking should be a prime topic at schools, questioning all you hear, but first and foremost what you think YOURSELF - and why, whether that is not from someone else.
When you cannot formulate a thought in your own words, you have not thought it through and should not spout it out.
When people start "talking" in Bible verses, you know how far the brainwashing can go. Own thinking replaced by Bible babble.
normally that would work. but with the current state of affairs the opposing views are trumpian crazy nuts who believe that the Jews are shooting space lasers at us you can't negotiate with crazy
Well said.
You are so correct. After my Conservative twin brother tried to tell me that Nixon beat Kennedy I pulled up the Electoral College count, 319 to 209. My brother’s response, “you are not going to change my mind, I get my information from a different source than you..” That got me thinking for a day. Then I realized my twin brother like all extreme Conservatives knows. Just as if you are religious know there is a God in heaven. They know, Fox has conditioned them to know, to know what they know in a powerful religious way. So they only listen to what they want or need to hear. When they hear a contrary fact or opinion it is blasphemy to them because they know the truth. Like a religious belief only their truth is and can be true. To get my brother to listen to and process a fact contrary to what he knows is like asking a Christian to convert to Buddhism.
Remember the past.
People worship the positive product talks of Steve Jobs, etc.
They sell a good product. They are self imposed or actual geniuses. And work day and night on computer tech.
The geniuses "actually" know the possible pros and cons of possible future usages of the "information highway". But, nobody wants to listen to them speak in forums that talk about the pros and cons. The iPhone and iPad got sold like absolutely "NOTHING" bad could ever happen. They need to sell a product so they sell a lie. Or wait, they didn't lie. They omitted all their campfire talks with Steve Jobs and other geniuses that actually talk about all the pros and cons. They omit it.
We pay for their omitting the possible cons.
I listed possible cons in a course in University with professors. I said what about child molesters and social media, what about rogue groups forming, what about incredibly angry people using the internet while also being able to do all that on an iPhone and iPod anywhere they are, and what about lies people could spread.
I got told to "SHUT UP" by the professor with a few masters and a PHd. Why? Because as far as designers and smart people were concerned the iPhone and iPod and the internet was Only Ever going to save the world and be this wonderful place with love, caring, and butterflies. It was automatically going to create a place where all creative folks would meet and help support each other. Sure. For that group. But what happens when anybody and everybody can use the internet? Professors at the time had no answers. Interesting how professors at the time only praised Steve Jobs and the internet. Praise and omitting possible cons isn't great education. Now they are eating their words and writing essays about the cons like they first thought of it....and no they didn't first think of it. They ignored any possible cons and just kept only seeing positives in their own minds. I was told to quit the course. I was told the internet and smart phones were going to the best thing that ever happened.
Sadly. I was disappointed in their behaviour. Because in any other class in art school we always went over possible pros and cons with every single other art subject. BUT NOT, the internet and smart phones. They were left for only blessing. We were only allowed to bless the internet and the smart phone? Really bizarre to me.
Now people get it. And it's too late? Not sure.
Anyways, the California folks at the forefront of computers and inventing all of this stuff are saying they always thought about pros and cons but companies don't want to discuss or worry about negative ramifications. Just create a product and sell it.
Any other company that builds cars, sells food, etc. are under huge scrutiny, and products are vetted and anything that goes wrong, products are discontinued and companies get sued when issues occur.
But the internet, social media, and smart phones...computers. Oh well, just do whatever. There are some attention drawn to some faulty products. But not taken as seriously as car manufacturers and food. We seem to give the new tech a free pass. The internet is suppose to be the wild west where child molesters rule, violence is encouraged, and people can do whatever they want in secrecy and partake in dangerous and unsafe activities. Is this how you would sell a car? Or food?
How do you deem the internet and smart phones unsafe? Who will deem some parts of the internet and the smart phones are negative enough that the product needs to be discontinued, revamped, or reviewed? If cars start blowing up we can have that car discontinued, revamped, or reviewed. And if food starts poisoning people then we discontinue, revamp, or review the product.
How do you revamp and review the internet and smart phones? We would be reviewing people's behaviours and dark uses? How do you keep up with billions of people?
How do you discontinue, revamp, and review people's behaviours on the internet and on smart phones?
I went that far in the class to talk about that in 2005. And sci-fi has been questioning this kind of stuff since the early days of sci-fi coming into fruition. So, no, these pros and cons, have been thought of in sci-fi for years before we had the internet. This is not surprising by the geniuses in California. They are giving advice and ideas again. But, again, nobody wants to listen to them. So the products, called the internet and smart phones will just be pumped out with absolute zero responsibility and zero accountability. Imagine car companies and the food industry being able to run without regulations and just running wild? Would you want these companies doing whatever they feel like? I don't think so.
Imagine all flight systems and the behaviours of pilots just running wild because they feel like it and freedom of flying becomes a thing? Just fly anywhere and everywhere and ignore all the rules. No thanks.
Rules and regulations can be beneficial on the internet and smart phones. No?
Do I have ideas of about those rules and regulations? No. Lol. But, what would be some options? I mean. Criminal activity is monitored. How do we keep up? Lol. People get away with big criminal activities with smart phones and the internet. It's a giant problem and it's only going to get worse. That's no pessimism. Criminality is a major excessive problem happening all day and night online and through cell phones. It's a criminal's dream to hide in plain sight.
You are a light that gives me hope for my grand children and that for real América is always great country
Love this man and his understanding of the way things are and should be.
Have you seen his doc " Inequality for All" . It really did point out some real progress.
@@murrayflewelling1258 🥵🎉🎉
I love listening to this man! He gives me so much hope for our country!
Your entitled country is lost
Enjoyed listening, as This was a lecture of hope for many, as evident by their questions, everyone needs hope, especially in a era of transition and uncertainties, it hard to be positive…thank you, Bob !
A brilliant man and loved!
Thank You.
Thank you, Professor Robert Reich ❤😊🇺🇸 🗽 🌎
Erudite, amusing, compelling. Such a great and natural public speaker.
Robert Reich is AWESOME, HILARIOUS, AND BRILLIANT...
The way you addressed the questions was amazing. I look forward to learning more about you.
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"What he said", thanks Mike. My experience is that he exists as suggests. Don't we all want to be heard, acknowledged? Personified exemplification of encouragement! Again, Chefs Kiss. Standing ovation!!!
Sir, I needed that lecture. You helped me regain some confidence in our country. I think I should have got a better education.
Love the part about the signing the Presidents name with a signature machine. When I was a kid we were going to move into government housing and I had a dog that I was not going to be allowed to take. I was heart broken and told my Mom it was not fair. She said that I should write a letter to the President which I did. I did get a letter back from one of the Presidents secretaries explaining that I should take the matter up with our local government representatives It was a nice letter but the signature at the bottom was note worthy,,,,,,,Golda Hale.
Excellent presentation!
He is a great speaker and I'm glad I listened
Wonderful thoughts 😊.
A superb communicator...and he makes it look so easy which of course it's not...
Great lecture.
Loved it! 👍🏼
I can listen to this gentleman forever! What an inspiration he is to all of us! Hope does exist!❤️
You Sir Are a Giant Amoung Us!
I'm still amazed that people choose to hate a very distant person's ethnic origins than to point an evil finger at their very unskilled and wounded parents!!! Even the crown of Esau was preserved in eternity for this exact same consideration in his nature!
Tomatis Therepy reignites the neural pathways that supplant the frontal lobe in service to community thru internal peace and truth; Not ideals, not politics, not educatoral defamation but rather; inward register of self necessity with other!!!The human mirror mother that offers opportunity to the self insight life was intended for.
Seattle!!! You will always be my home! Namaste
Thank you
Reich for President!!
and for VP/ Stephanoupolous? LOL
This is soooo true. Delivered beautifully, little humor here and there keeps audience awake. : ) Althoug I have some doubs considering his optimism about the future in USA. That´s because what´s happening in Universities there, not pretty, necessarily.
Love you, Prof. Bob!
In 1967 1 worked at a bowling alley in the navel base in Philly as a pin setter for 35 cents an hour. I was in the third grade. if you don't know what a pin setters job was , it's a job that was phased out by machines, thank God, I believe we will overcome the current crisis, I dodged a lot of heavy objects in my life and the one currently tossed my way will miss, with your help, 😁
Ok, this was 4 years ago, I want to hear todays speech. This was inspiring by the way! I enjoyed
Interesting comments on why America is so polarized. Change is needed.
Inspirational! ROBERT YOU ARE IN FACT A CELEBRITY!
"give to others" that is GOLD....
Robert Reich, AKA RR! He is the Smartest Man I know of. He is Brilliantly Intelligent. I have asked him to Run for Public Office, as IMO he would do America GOOD. Standing Ovation for Mr. Robert Reich!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Feeling optimistic
An excellent presentation, followed by an organized, interesting diverse set of questions. Good to pass It on.
Brilliant and excellent. Right on in how the world is today.
That lady, who came from another Country to here, said it right. People listen to WHO makes a statement and NOT what they are SAYING.
Love your stories.
That was my momentous introduction to someone who makes the case for the common good better than anyone I have ever heard.
Such a smart man.
A Master in his Field 😊.
Robert is a dark horse and very funny. I love him:) Great video.
I want to ask if there's anyone here from Seattle. If so - and if the guy in still alive - please send my admiration to the master carpenter who did that woodwork. Quite sincerely (and I'm not American) it is equal to the best in the world, medieval or modern. Seattle Town Hall must be an absolute masterpiece.
Thank you!!!
Best speaker so far !
excellent.
Good lesson ..love his talks..
Looking forward to reading the book.
Brilliant
23:05. We are not learning anything because we are not talking with people we Disagree With. Meaninful Dialogue. Friendly Repartee. This is the most important thing he has said so far. A Very well-spoken man.
I do
Why doesn’t he hold office? What a fantastic and knowledgeable speaker.
Holding office ruins you... changes you..
Actually he did hold office once. He was Labor Secretary under Bill Clinton, an appointed position once. And he did a wonderful job. The powers that be would never let him get elected ; however. But, another democratic administration "could re-appoint him, again to another position, or to a leadership position inside a cabinet to rebuild things." Hope yet springs eternal.
@@Baking_baked RR has held offices in three different Administrations! He is not "ruined." I believe “holding office” can equally bring out the best in people also, especially if they have a heart to do good for their fellow man(kind) and their country and world--and the position has power they get to use for those purposes! (Sincerely, Rev. J. Roland Cole., age 85, a 1960's Civil Rights Activist and patriot, who spent his family's last $ 25.00 in 1963 to attend the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom so it wouldn't be a failure and hold the Movement for Civil Rights back. I got to hear live Dr. King's great "I Have a Dream" Speech!) And I heard the youngest speaker that day, also, John Lewis. I also attended, 58 years later, the March on Washington for Civil Rights for All, August 28th 2021, to express my passionate conviction and belief in "Civil Rights for !"--that right and our "democracy" is under greater threat now than ever before. There, an appreciative and beautiful "black lady," a Professor Russey, gave me a blue, John Lewis T-shirt with his colorful picture on the front and with four of his great quotes which I will share after saying, "John Lewis's "holding many offices" did not ruin him. either, but gave him greater freedom, scope, and ability to do good for us and our country! Consider encouraging everybody to act according to these four (4) John Lewis sayings: 1. "Your vote is precious, almost sacred." 2. "Each day on earth is a gift/ we must use to continue/ building the/beloved community." 3. "Get into Good and/ Necessary Trouble." 4. The Struggle for Voting Rights/ Continues." All the Best to you and yours for the rest of your life! JRC
@@thethirdgeneration1738 I know that's right!
@@jenoyecole628 Oh Lordy, Lordy! How not to be taken lightly, INDEED! 👍
Bob you are a God among men. Also we have lost all our Heros. You are my Hero. No better example of why in war I have hope.
i am in stitches...
YOU HAVE THAT RIGHT, PEOPLE DO NOT DISCUSS TOGETHER, ANYMORE...I CHOOSE TO REMAIN AN AMERICAN INDEPENDENT...ALL THIS LEFT/RIGHT STAGNATION IS ABSURD...
Wounderful brother
Our friend
This has never been more important that after the 2022 midterms
Income determines outcome in America & THAT is the #1 problem.
I know that podium and choir bay. Wish I could have managed the 75 miles...please come again.
you are a genius,like your speech very much
At the end of the day, does this affect me personally or our society in any way?
No. We should help anyone that needs help.
Our society should focus on our epidemic of health issues, feeding, clothing and housing the poor and taking care of our elderly.
nice town hall.people are actually coming out.
My takeaway from this is that we need to get rid of the labels.
Myself, I identify as an individual. Independent of the republican and democratic parties. I vote for whom will best serve my best interests.
Not Party lines. Country over party. People over party.
He is awesome!!
I would love to get an education from Robert but I am now at the end of my life. It would be better if my son got that education. He would learn so much the university failed to teach him.
I'm not as optimistic,social media is here to stay.
BRILLIANT 💞
What a great talk from a great man.
I am glad I bumped across this video.
The book is entitled The Common Good and I need to investigate that further.
Question:
What are the most effective ways of getting the message across that we do have responsibilities beyond the size of our waist? Dmckenna
That is not called capitalism but like in Germany and Austria Socialism ! The State provide easy access to Health and Education , those who are rich pay their fair contribution to the Society and enjoy fully what they earn ! There is Social Justice and all citizens respect one another ! Much safer society than in the US !
Good morning Mr Robert Reich long time no see how you doing? Time is running out, Thanksgiving is coming, May your heathy, happy, always smiles with you family enjoys the feast at great Holiday,
I remember 1968 as a good time of rebellion
Professor Reich is a National Treasure.
(But of course I would think that bcoz I was born in 1946 AND
I graduated from university in California.)
Listen to Robert Reich, his fluency with words, his message. He sounds like a genuine intellectual who isn't full of shit. Show me one Republican who is able to deliver a monologue with such eloquence and with such honesty and who doesn't appear one bit nervous or self conscious because he's speaking the truth.
Exactly the people need to ask all of our government to work for us no matter what party. No them vs us.
Criminal conspiracies are common enough, but not much good.
Maybe, we should finally address the criminals.
Then, the common good comes into view...
Absolutely👍👍
We face many challenges here in 2022...we should look at the present but plan for now and again
His words are aspirational, but unfortunately the system is too far gone to be salvaged!
I agree Bob, your the real deal, and I did two tours in Iraq.
Yeah, Robert Reich !
24:00 this story about the mini Cooper and the truckers reminds me of the Gabriel Eglasias bit about him driving a VW bug ... "Yo how'd you get in there essay?"
Controlling the mind is key.