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Description: We all love a good dystopian movie, but at what point do we have to start considering real life dystopian? In this episode, we're taking a look at some troubling trends in the US, and by extension the rest of the world. Is The US Becoming A Dystopia? – Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: bit.ly/2nFsvTS music by Sam Kužel - samkuzel.com New video every Friday! Citations and Further Reading: Movies and TV depicted: Elysium - imdb.com/title/tt1535108/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Snowpiercer - imdb.com/title/tt1706620/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3 The Road - imdb.com/title/tt0898367/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 The Hunger Games - imdb.com/title/tt1392170/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 The Maze Runner - imdb.com/title/tt1790864/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Blade Runner 2049 - imdb.com/title/tt1856101/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Blade Runner - imdb.com/title/tt0083658/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3 Altered Carbon - imdb.com/title/tt2261227/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 The Expanse - imdb.com/title/tt3230854/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Wall-E - imdb.com/title/tt0910970/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 The resurgence of dystopian media: daily.jstor.org/why-are-dystopian-films-on-the-rise-again Wildfires in Greece: nytimes.com/2021/08/09/world/europe/greece-fires.html apnews.com/article/europe-world-news-fires-wildfires-26aa1fe0da5b145516c373ae62cfd366 cnn.com/2021/08/11/world/greece-evia-fires-intl-gbr/index.html Wildfires in Australia: nbcnews.com/news/world/australian-wildfires-declared-among-worst-wildlife-disasters-modern-history-n1235071 nbcnews.com/science/environment/one-year-australia-s-devastating-wildfires-anger-grows-climate-change-n1256714 New IPCC report: ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1 Ambrosia plasma transfusions: ​​theguardian.com/society/shortcuts/2017/aug/21/ambrosia-the-startup-harvesting-the-blood-of-the-young Hospital inequality: commondreams.org/news/2021/04/08/while-hospital-janitor-got-6-cafeteria-voucher-its-ceo-took-home-30-million Blackrock CEO on retirement: cnbc.com/2021/07/14/blackrocks-fink-you-may-need-to-work-longer-increase-investment-risk-to-afford-retirement.html Tech company “innovation zones”: rgj.com/story/news/money/business/2021/02/26/nevada-innovation-zones-gov-sisolak-controversial-proposal/6844535002 thenevadaindependent.com/article/innovation-zones-promoted-by-sisolak-would-create-semi-autonomous-city-at-behest-of-blockchains-llc apnews.com/article/technology-business-nevada-fff779eddade2575ddc5200dda56b8c9 Ways to get involved: Industrial Workers of the World (IWW): iww.org Democratic Socialists of America (DSA): dsausa.org Socialist Rifle Association (SRA): socialistra.org Socialist Party USA: socialistpartyusa.net Communist Party USA: cpusa.org Follow and Support Second Thought! Twitter: twitter.com/_SecondThought Patreon: patreon.com/secondthought BuyMeACoffee: buymeacoffee.com/secondthought CashApp: $JTChapman Watch More Second Thought: Latest Uploads: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJR_Fq2hhYVEFS11cf1YzG27 Spaaaaaace!: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJQRpqT-hMTTFx8A6VVH3m6v What If...: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJRI7VrWf_-mT0z6lrN--Cvi Popular Videos: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJRx7ZaO9J04Kbob_u5baHxN About Second Thought: Second Thought is a channel devoted to education and analysis of current events from a Leftist perspective. Welcome! Business Email: secondthoughtchannel@gmail.com