Things to Show Liberals

These are some good, entry-level videos for people who aren't quite there yet and don't know what to make of the whole socialist thing. They'll be sorted by topic. It is worth mentioning that I am an American, so this list will skew towards American politics and social issues. Some videos might not be made by socialists, but are included because they're good at explaining specific topics

Why YouTube Videos? Because people love this shit. You're not going to get your centrist uncle to read Das Kapital, but you can probably get him to watch a 5 minute video about something. Book recs will (eventually) be in the Resources tab on the navigation bar, if you prefer something more substantial.

Still very much a work in progress!

Big Pharma & The Opiod Crisis

• The Opiod Crisis Is Much Worse Than You Think // Second Thought

Capitalism

• Capitalism Makes Sh!t Products | Planned obsolescence and the inadequacy of market incentives // YUGOPNIK
• Is Capitalism Actually Efficient? // Second Thought
• Why Are So Many People Losing Faith In Capitalism? // Second Thought
• Why Capitalism Can't Handle Crises. // YUGOPNIK
• Why You Don't Actually Own Anything Under Capitalism // Second Thought

Civil Rights & Protests

• Protests Don't Need To Be Civil // Some More News
• Violence & Protest // Philosophy Tube
• Whitewashing 101: How To Rewrite Black History // Second Thought
• Why Peaceful Protest Won't Solve Anything // Second Thought

Class

• How Billionaires Pay Less In Taxes Than You // Second Thought
• The Middle Class Doesn't Exist | How a fabricated myth divided the working class // YUGOPNIK
• The Myth of the "Self Made" Billionaire // Second Thought
• The Myth Of Upward Mobility // Second Thought
• Why You're Not "Middle Class" // Second Thought

Climate Change

• Capitalism Is Destroying Us - The New Climate Report // Second Thought
• Green Energy Is Cheaper...So Why Aren't We Using It? // Second Thought
• Your "Carbon Footprint" Is A Scam // Second Thought

Economy

• How Companies Plan The Economy // Second Thought
• The Truth About Recessions // Second Thought
• Why The American Credit System Is So Terrible // Second Thought
• Why There's No Such Thing As An Ethical Business Under Capitalism // Second Thought

Education

• Why Is American College So Expensive? // Second Thought

Electoral Politics

• How The US Ended Up With Two Right Wing Parties // Second Thought
• Why US elections only give you two choices // Vox

Fascism & Anti-Fascism

• What is (and is not) anti-fascism? // Renegade Cut

Feminism

• How Capitalism Destroys Feminism // Second Thought

Housing

• Are Landlords Really That Bad? // Second Thought
• How Finland Ended Homelessness // Second Thought
• How Landlords Ruined Everything // Tom Nicholas

Labor & Workers' Rights

• How Capitalism Ruined Work // Second Thought
• Is Retirement Still Achievable? // Second Thought
• This Is Why You're Poor // Second Thought
• Wage Theft Is A Much Bigger Problem Than Retail Theft // Some More News
• What If We Just...Stopped Working? // Second Thought
• Why Is Everything Turning Into Uber? // Second Thought
• Why Work Is Getting Worse // Second Thought
• Work (or, the 5 jobs I had before YouTube) // Philosophy Tube

LGBT Rights

• Are Drag Queens Coming For Your Kids? // Some More News
• Who Are The Real "Groomers"? // Some More News

Liberalism

• How Feel Good Stories Let A Broken System Off The Hook // Second Thought
• How "Moderates" Serve The Right // Second Thought
• The Most Dangerous Thing in the Western Hemisphere // Second Thought
• Why Liberalism Won't Solve Anything // Second Thought
• Why "Neither Left Nor Right" Just Means Right Wing | Bonapartism // Second Thought

Media Literacy & Propaganda

• Democrat Twitter // Renegade Cut
• Republican Twitter // Renegade Cut
• Why "Hearing Both Sides" Is Dangerous // Second Thought
• Why Is US Media Becoming More Right Wing // Second Thought
• You're Not Immune To Propaganda // Second Thought

Mental Health

• How Capitalism Causes Loneliness // Second Thought

Police & Prisons

• Capital Punishment (& Prison Abolition) // Philosophy Tube
• How Being a Cop Broke My Brain // That Dang Dad
• How Law Enforcement Taught Me To Dehumanize // That Dang Dad
• How Many Cops Are Domestic Abusers? // Renegade Cut
• Lies I Told As A Cop // That Dang Dad

Relationships

• Capitalism is ruining your love life | The Commodification of Love, Romance and The Family. // YUGOPNIK

Socialism

• Can There Be Innovation Under Socialism? // Second Thought
• Do Socialists Just Want To Take Your Stuff? // Second Thought
• Liberty and Freedom are Left Wing Ideals // Second Thought
• Socialism for Aboslute Beginners // Second Thought
• What Happens to Rich People Under Socialism? // Second Thought
• Why Would Anybody Work Under Socialism? // Second Thought

United States

• How Conservatives Co-opted Christianity // Second Thought
• How Do Politicians Keep Getting So Rich? // Second Thought
• Project 2025: The New Fascist Playbook // Second Thought
• The Growing Threat of Christian Nationalism // Second Thought
• "The US Doesn't Meddle In Foreign Affairs" // Second Thought
• Why American Fascism is on the Rise // Second Thought
• Why Is American Patriotism So Weird? // Second Thought
• Why the US is Not a Democracy // Second Thought

War & Conflict

• Don't Join The Military // Renegade Cut
• The Myth of Capitalist Peace // Second Thought