“Hard Liberty” vs. “Soft Liberty”
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
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Westerners exploring the Nomad Capitalist lifestyle often mention that their countries have constitutional rights - or "hard liberties" - than emerging markets do not. Yet the argument that western countries are more free because of their laws falls flat because emerging countries have "soft liberties" because the government is more likely to leave them alone.
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I agree with you. I am South African, spent five years in Abu Dhabi and now have been in Australia for 10 years. People think middle eastern countries can be a bit authoritarian with little freedom of speech. I actually found living in the middle east liberating in an odd way as you will never be accepted and never be able to participate in the system.
As a result you just don't care about local issues. I very rarely watched local news or cared about local politics or what was going on. If things got bad or I was not enjoying it anymore I would simply pack up and leave.
A true nomad
The Japanese airport security treated me better than any TSA agent ever did. We have developed a nanny-culture and a pathological, paralytic addiction to rule following that is a far cry from the original vision. Interesting talk. Thanks so much!
Yes, entry into the U.S. invariably involves encounters with charmless, aggressive functionaries.
Australian airport security is even worse than America's TSA.
Well said.
Yet you go to China and you'll see the same thing taken to the extreme opposite, and we realise how mild the west actually is. Meaning, Japan is and exception just as much as China, just at different ends of the spectrum.
So cool to see the legendary Patriot Nurse commenting on this channel
I am black an I have been living in medellin colombia the last 2 years in the poblado neighborhood an I will tell it feels GREAT to be able to see the police an not have my heart start beating fast for fear that I might be killed. Because to the medellin police I look like a normal colombian man walking on the side walk regardless of my skin color, but to an american police person I automatically look like a suspicious person who needs to be stopped an questioned an frisk. which happened quite often in my old manhattan n.y neighborhood.....That is a soft liberty that I love
Go where you are treated best ✌️
Hi Dan, my advice is to stay on the surface in Colombia, because once you put your roots there ... you may loose that sense of freedom. And go see more of the world. For me, a white Dutch, any country that lays in a continent with the word America in it, means there are guns around. Not saying that those are not fun countries to hang around.
@Stuart MacPherson Then slavery trading should've been outlawed from the start way before US was born.
I've spent a lot of time in Portugal and Spain , the police are much less robotic ,glad your finding peace and freedom 😎👌😎
@@chelseaphillips-b7t They care even less about Black people. Trust me on that one.
Totally agree with your sentiment, especially when it comes to soft liberties in Asian countries. However, having lived in that hugely powerful country to the north, I have greatly enjoyed these soft liberties for about a decade after first setting up shop there in 2005. However, once the current leadership came into being in 2012 and the party internal purges where progressing nicely, it became more and more clear around 2014/15 that the time of soft liberties was over. Clamp downs in all areas including business, religion, press, sexuality, etc became frequent and uncomfortable, so that I made the (hard) decision to leave the country in 2017. It just goes to prove your point - don't put all your eggs in one basket and have a plan B. And recognize when it is time to enact plan B and start thinking about plan C.
I'm familiar with this. It's getting worse week by week for foreigners here.
@@MiaogisTeas Where is 'here' you mean big C.?
The United States Constitution is plan A,B & C
I'm liking these videos. Longer and more personal. For me the nomad capitalist lifestyle isn't about being on the move it's about not being at the mercy of a government in taxes or any infringements on my rights!
"The day I start getting all of my advice from the Australian government, is the day I close up shop"
amazing call hahahahaha
Definitely feel more personal freedom outside the US, UK, Australia, and NZ. The difference is that countries with a lot of diversity, such as Anglo countries, have low social trust, lack of social cohesion, and cultural incoherence. Unified countries with a dominant ethnic group are more stable and easy-going because there’s no grand contest for power occurring like in the US today. If you import diversity, then do it the Gulf Arab way: keep an iron grip and never give citizenship to outsiders. The Anglo countries have destroyed themselves with identity politics and diversity delusion.
Our diversity is our strength. Repeat this 10 times every day until you believe it to be true.
Honestly though once you've lived in other countries long-term, you realise that what you had back home was probably worth it.
I've experienced more personal freedom in those 4 countries than anywhere else. You may be able to get away with more in some places, but there are far fewer opportunities for us. Ever tried to start a business in a place that is more "free?" It typically requires you paying off mobsters and/or officials to grease the wheels. Guess what happens in 5 years when they bring in anti corruption measures? Foreigners are the first to be targeted. And as Andrew has said in the past: gone are the days where waving your passport around and demanding to be released will get you results.
People don't understand that spending a month in a country isn't enough to build a solid picture of long term life there. And many of these "free and easy" countries are striving to reach what the west has created, or more so. More often than not, the answer you will get is a flat "no, you can't do that" whereas in the west we can (after jumping through hoops and red tape, yes).
Example: in China, to withdraw your own money from your own bank account and exchange it to foreign currency, foreigners must provide evidence of their tax records, visa status, travel plans, and sign a declaration that they are using that money to spend overseas when on holiday.
They will gladly take USD and change it into RMB no questions asked, but if you want to take your own money elsewhere? Clearly you're a criminal. 5 years ago, people could do nearly anything they wanted in China. Now it's "no, and since you asked, were going to investigate you."
Not really. The problem isn't diversity but government being shitty
Andrew - very much appreciate these "tea" sessions, the human side of the journey.
Redundancy and diversification are the most important things in life. After compound interest, of course.
Great topic Andrew. I do relate to what you are expressing here. And do agree they are places where people are way more relaxed than in Western countries. Moreover this whole notion of civil rights which is supposed to be their plus is blatantly thrown down the drain right now.
NOBODY KNOWS HOW IMPORTANT FREEDOM IS.. TO FEEL SAFE... AND HAVE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY!
Damn !! Totally agree with you!
I'm from chile and lived in australia and france nonetheless in chile i feel free, more than in australia and france, way too many rules there.
In France. 😱
In China you can argue with a cop, You'll be fine, just don't insult IE curse them. In the US arguing with a cop is not a good idea.
Lmao
Right on, particularly on the "rights" and freedom of speech issues
Don't be fooled. Our premier Danuel Andrews said openly and unashamedly on Australian tv that our human rights can be waved.
There's only one country in the world whose "rights" are not merely at the pleasure of the government.
1 year passed... he was not joking
@@extsaojose 1 month passed can firm 💯
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I escaped totalitarian Cuba and I have to admit that the USA and Canada are less free than Cuba. There is not better slave than those who believe they are free.(not my quote)
In Asia the authorities leave you alone unless youre doing something that annoys or interferes with others such that they complain. In the west the authorities and your neighbors or complete strangers regularly stick their noses in your business reporting any minor transgressions to the authorities. Western governments are too well funded. I feel much freer and less surveiled in Asia.
As a retired global airline pilot, I'm about to go insane being stuck in the U.S. I can't wait for the world to open up and we can start traveling again.
Summary: Americans need to travel more, or they will actually believe that they live in the best country in the world.
We do.
Objectively.
@@ayeone3870 😂😂😂
Great talk! Poignant and timely, as always.
RIGHT ON !!! Jay walking, drinking on the beach, smoking cigarretes... these will NEVER get you in ANY kind of problem WHATSOEVER in most of these places.
I love these talks Andrew, I wish I could join you at your live conference, but being a chairbound it is not practical. I am sure it will be a awesome event.
Thank you for the kind words and interest!
Being a "outsider" is a kind of privilege, even in the U.S, you can get away from a lots of judgmental mind set because people understands that you are not from here, and thus you deserves a leeway. The less drama and politicization you troubled with, the more liberty you enjoys, and outsider can easily enjoys the less of both.
youtube banned my favorite philosophy show the last 14 years. hope the neocommunists dont consider you "the enemy of the people" in the future. Tnx for awesome content.
Or the neo-fascists.
This was a really good talk. This is you at your best. Well done & thank you good Sir
Really interesting vid, would love to see more like this!
How do you deal with corruption in Malaysia and some of the other countries. Does that make life very difficult
No.
This was really well-articulated. Thanks for the video!
This is a great topic. Here in Berlin I run a local business and there were a lot of occassions where I had to deal with issues because there are basically no soft liberties.
Andrew, how would you rank the best CBI and residency programs in a post Covid world?
What a great video and thoughts Andrew. Soft liberties vs the hard ones. Where tyrannical entities don’t butter you and everyone lives their own lives and don’t shove their noises in others people business. Love the cup of tea a conversations format.
One of the reasons NY is the cesspool of the world.
redundancy is entirely necessary.
This was very interesting, like your talk about countries becoming transactional. What probably makes the places with "Soft Freedoms", where people merely remind you of rules when necessary, is that their government and civil service cultures aren't transactional. The US is manipulated from the top in my opinion. But the the stinkiness is really a cultural problem. It comes from people becoming accustomed to a Rules/Fines/Liability/Insurance-based environment, in which lots of people must be paid. Or have the power to let you go if you're nice to them. That's just not as nice a social environment. And just because a government outside of the West can legally cane you in public, does not mean they want to. Americans might find corporal punishment degrading or primitive. Much better to take money or confine someone. I actually feel that way, a prejudice I prefer to keep. But the same community that might cane you for vandalism (happened to a young American some years ago), might also go to great lengths to protect or help you. In the country with the caning, the people might strongly disincline to bother you in any way at all. I only recently understood that. It was pleasant to hear it from your firsthand experience. (Also about the tea.)
Yes, I'd like to hear more about it please do make a video on it.
Just another great topic!
We need a part two for a year later
Hot topic! As the WEF attempts to push debt burdened governments towards capital and political controls, tools for navigating a changing landscape may be at the top of the preparedness list for decades. While advising on country risk is not the main business of Nomad, helping me strategize my passports and residences would be something I will be looking for help with. Great video and topic. More of this will be topical for awhile!
Well said Andrew on lots of this subject many westerners would be shocked how well some countries treat foreign guests and occasionally politely remind you of the rules , most people outside the west as you say have a relaxed mindset ,
very important topic. great experience.
So in Singapore you can have a bottle of water on the train, but you can't drink it?
Met Malaysians while at Ole Miss, they treated me great. Jason Ong's back there now, he'll break down the culture divide for you.
I think there's a big difference between being born in a country rather than actually choosing to live there.
True.
Well said
HK used to be free. Hard and soft 5 years ago. They left you alone and you could say whatever you wanted.
Perhaps the developing countries are at the level that the west was in the 1960's and 70's in that context.
What do you think are the freest countries? Somewhere that doesn't require masks for healthy citizens!
Thats the million dollar question you don't want on the internet.
Eastern Europe
The bit about being more laidback is rather interesting. It's kind of baffling how concepts like loitering and jaywalking exist, or that drinking in public is illegal in some places, uk defamation laws or even the reasons I've heard for americans to call the cops on each other.
Great video topic, you really have a well grounded view of various countries and also helpful you are able to analyze both the positive and negative aspects of these countries. The closest I have traveled to Asia is Russia which is a quite culture shock the first time but will say in almost all countries foreign people can find good local people and create long lasting friendships with these people. I still have contact with a few Chilean friends that I met in 2013 to this day and always cool to have these type of friends in my life!
Is there a way to compare soft liberty between countries?
It's hard, because that what makes them soft.
you should do live streams where you answer questions from the chat
Agree with you 100%
I want to travel to see the world and not be like most people work your whole life never travel anywhere and just die from some health problem. You only live once and you need to live life to the fullest.
Andrew the most difficult thing is to get around capital control
Do you have any idea
If you could get in Israeli passport for free would you do it or would you advise someone to do it if they could get one for free as well
Do you today 8/24/2020 have to still wear a mask? Thank you, Andrew.
Andrew what do you think of Bulgaria and moldova as countries to be
Air travel 2023???? By December most places will be open if there's not another wave. I'd be happy to live in Penang until 2023.
LiberTea
Short memories?.. Fruit fly memories more like it.. and fascist gov cashes in on that every time
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