October 14, 2022

03. Paul DeMarco - Issues In Our Society and Midterm Prognosis

45 minutes

👨‍💼 Paul is an attorney involved in politics in Birmingham, Alabama. 00:44
👦 In fifth grade, Paul thought that giving refrigerators to lawmakers was a waste of money, so he complained to his legislator. 01:17
👉 We are lacking in civic education and civic involvement. 03:00
😞 The biggest issue in the USA is fatherless homes. 05:39
🤝 Declaration of Independence by Zoom: face-to-face conversation can’t be substituted with anything. 07:51
3️⃣ The three buckets of communication are verbiage, how you are saying it, and how you look. 09:27
🗳️ Midterm elections: ask what politicians are going to do for you, not how they look - they control your funds. 10:25
🧑‍🏫 More than ever, we need educated and engaged voters: voting against spending funds on some legislations is important for everyone to know. 14:15
👂 Know what your candidates are saying: focus on what the candidate that you like is going to do.15:45
⚠️ The importance of getting beyond the spin and finding out what the candidate stands for: The Inflation Reduction Act is not working. 16:57
🌟 Getting elected for Alabama House of Representatives: knocking on doors and being accessible.1 9:55
📺 Power is addicting: there are too many bullies in the media and society. 21:53
👮‍♂️ Case of defunding the police in Minneapolis: some cities in the US are becoming war zones. 23:53
😷 Losing faith in doctors: ordinary people, military, and sports players suffering because of the pandemic measures. 26:20
🤯 Leading the United States military is shameful: we don’t worry about the strength of our army and our enemies but trivial nonsense. 29:13
🎯 Strong national defense is here to make sure all our freedoms are defended: Liberal Europe is electing conservative leaders. 33:26
😮 Europe and US have open border issues: economy and crime issues are very problematic. 36:42
⚖️ Issue of carrying a gun in a restaurant after a church shooting: bad guys don’t care about laws. 40:00
🤓 Everyone with a weapon needs to be trained and educated. 42:03
🏛️ United States House of Representatives might flip back to the Republicans: a lot of people are against failed economic policies and jeopardized freedom around the world. 43:21