Killer Mike - "Reagan" (Official Music Video)
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1:05 Ronald Reagan declared ketchup a vegetable. Why? So when the law required school lunches to at least include one vegetable, the United States government didn't have to spend more money on schools that way.
And now America is the fattest country in the world
@@useyournogos6845 hey its actually 15th now but at one point it was number 2
@@sinsoftheswamp8346 thats actually pretty good progress lol
Pure evil
@@kevinzhu6417 It might be less progress for the people and more for the food industry worldwide.
I was a white kid from a rural area and the Regan drug war destroyed my family. Glad to hear Mike spit some truth.
So it's "Reagan's drug war"? Because Killa Mike told ya so? lol
@@markwest8960 - So did Noam Chomsky, Politico, NYTimes and Chris Hedges. Read a book you dumb fuck.
Yeah this and B. Dolan's Rick Ross song are some of the best music written about the Reagan-era. Oh and Public Enemy's "Night of the living baseheads".
truth
Sorry for being ignorant but i thought it was Nixon who did?
"We invaded sovereign soil, going after oil. Taking countries is a hobby paid for by the oil lobby.
Same as in Iraq, and Afghanistan, and Ahmadinejad say they coming for Iran..."
He predicted it exactly!
He got it on point.
First thing I thought of hearing this BS
Aphex and mike, you got good taste my guy 🤝
Jacob S thanks man 👍 SAW II one of my faves 😁
I used this music video for my senior thesis. Helped me pass my college class. Killer mike, never change man, speak the truth always.
Risky, depending on the college class. Would love to hear your thesis. I went with Malcom X and Milton Friedman for Economics... didn't receive too much love.
@@cameronmcguire1599 That’s because Malcolm X was a hero and conservatives and liberals both have more bullets in their heads than he ended up with…
Interesting....
I want to read that thesis!
Right. You want him to keep fighting your battles for you
"Free labor is the cornerstone of U.S. economics" god damn
How much of the US economy do you actually think is being supported by unpaid labor?
@@gmodrules123456789 Let's start with all electronic devices. All require coltan, which is mined by slave labor. How about coffee... oh right, Starbucks uses slave labor to source their beans. Shoes, clothing? Slave labor.
@@ScavengerKing
That is all foreign imports, and I agree, it is an issue, but it is not an American issue. Literally the whole world is buying minerals mined by child laborers in the Congo.
@@gmodrules123456789 How is it not an American issue? Where do you think the extracted value of the global south goes? The current situation didn't just randomly happen. We have used our superpower status to make the "developing world" a hotbed of exploitation via institutions like the world bank and the IMF. Is outsourcing slavery and backing it up by military force making it NOT the cornerstone of our economic system?
@@ScavengerKing
As far as Africa is concerned, our influence is not what caused the problems. 200 years of British colonialism, followed by disastrous post-colonial borders, followed by a continued dependency on the commonwealth, as well as massive French interference in the former northern colonies. The next big player in Africa is probably China, who will continue the same game. As far as the US is concerned, our influence in Africa pales in comparison to France and Britain. America's stomping ground is Latin America, and while not great, it's much much better than the slave-like labor you find in the Congo.
The US economy isn't even reliant on Congo slavery. Our primary economic base is Energy export (Oil and Gas extraction, done here), Media (Tech, Film and TV, all American companies), and Agriculture (all done in the country). The blood diamond cartels are not a huge part of the economy. If they were all declared illegal tomorrow, the economy would be fine.
People getting hype over rappers dissing rappers while Killer Myke disses a president.
And the whole government
And a dead one at that!
The illest rapper + activist, to have ever dissed a *live & sitting* President is *Immortal Technique* ( _featuring Mos Def + Eminem_ ) ; baddest + realest track ever. 👊
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Get ready for ww3 with China
J' A Eminem also did the same about Bush
Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, *except as a punishment for crime* whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
That's section 1 of the 13th amendment. Mike is correct, slavery is still fully legal in the US.
What the difference between community service and that?
@@JoeMama-bj9jw community service is slavery so you dont wind up in prison, and thats slavery inside prison
it's a pretty substantial "except"
@@JoeMama-bj9jw Community service is usually volunteering, you don't have to do it. Most of the times people do community service for school projects or to bolster their resume.
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Reagan basically told America "Okay, I totally lied to you guys, but I don't believe it was a lie, so it's alright." and America went "OK".
Yea his approval & favorability ratings were sky high when he left office.
All he needed to stay popular was a talk show and a [R] next to his name on the ballot. Didn’t matter what he did.
Some things don’t change, I guess.
basically?
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Sounds a lot like another President....
“A few months ago I told the American people I did not trade arms for hostages. My heart and my best intentions tell me that's true, but the facts and evidence tell me it is not.”
I have no idea how he was able to keep a straight face while saying that.
avarice
He was an actor, he was good at that kind of thing
Because one he was an actor, but also due to the fact Reagan was a racist sociopath.
He was an actor and/or he actually believed it
fAcTs NoT fEeLiNgS
"They coming for Iran"
I'm here after Killer Mike called it.
Is was obvious
yup
Thinkin the same thing
Rikki xo OH DEAR MOTHER OF GOD...
@XZDrake it is just like 9/11
Killer Mike, I came here because of your speech for Bernie Sanders. I didn't know your music so far. I am proud of who you are and what you do. And god knows I love your rhymes too.
+FRIED CHICKEN I'm here for the exact same reason.
+FRIED CHICKEN Same
Same here too. I really got into Killer Mike's work. but this remains as my favorite. I remember doing a debate against a student in high school on the impact Reagen had. It was a nice day.
+Matthew Johnson lol an article from the world socialist website attacking someone for being right wing? i dont even have to read the article to know there must be huge levels of bias there. they probably consider everything short of communism to be right wing. if you cant recognize bernie as the farthest left of the candidates then i dont know what to tell you.
+Julio Hernandez because you hate yourself
"We brag on having bread, but none of us are bakers; we all talk having greens, but none of us own acres" This line used to come off like something an oldhead would say just to be anti-youth, but as I've learned more, I now recognize this as the vital component which it is. In fact, I'd say the _core_ component in many senses.
If you dont grow your own food, you are controllable.
Reminds me when Kanye talked about buying land and building
a very famous leftist book is named conquest of bread.
@@fistpump64 I've read it, whatchu think "learned more" meant lol
I am an artisan baker. I own land. No black person will applaud me though cause black people hate themselves and will only point out negative things. White folk will build a statue for you if you uphold community principles. That's why Eng;and built a statue for MLK before black people in the US did
Boy this aged like some fine wine
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For real, I was just thinking that.. more relevant than ever.
Yea, especially now.
This didn't age well, things just haven't changed
@@noosurprises so... this did age well...
The point he made about the 13th amendment allowing slavery in prisons is valid af
Eli Lanzo it’s %100 true. The 13th amendment was a compromise during reconstruction. It never actually eradicated slavery.
Not a rap fan, am a history fan. That hot take turned me in my seat.
@@marshman4813 this is assuming that everyone who goes to jail goes there rightfully... which we know isn't true
Maddie Ramirez most go to jail rightfully, it’s very rare for serial killers or rapists to be falsely charged and convicted. If you go to prison for graffiti or petty theft they won’t have you doing much labor.
Eli Lanzo slavery is immoral, and should never be done to anyone.
I love the fact that Mike ain't afraid to go after Obama on this too
Yeah, what Obama did abroad and on the border was low key atrocious.
They all bad.
@@soorian6493 yeah it's kinda sad because alot of people consider Obama a paragon of virtue when compared to his contemporaries. And trump is just making the contrast that much more stark.
All puppets
@@lordmasterization Yep. And we argue which puppet we like best.
Reagan and Thatcher might be dead, but unfortunately their legacies live on. Not just in the countries they ruled over but globally. We're all still more or less living in their twisted world.
Unfortunately so
Sadly, I concur. 💜
Neoliberalism ruined our futures
And thank God for that. The legacy of Reagan and Thatcher will forever live on in the hearts of free and patriotic Westerners.
@@jaketaylor3358 Lol you do know many issues we face can be traced back to the privatization and neoliberalism of that era right? Also, nothing free about a social order based on the monopoly of violence and the exploitation of the poor
When you have this many bad apples, the problem is in the orchard.
The soil the orchard grew upon was poisoned to begin with.
The state is the farming equipment/tools, the capitalists are the farmers, and the masses are the ones that have to consume the apples in this metaphor. The farmers are planting these "bad" apple seeds for a reason: they're good for the farmers' bottom line
Want to get rid of the toxic apple orchard? Then the masses need to forcibly take control of the farming equipment/tools
@@IronArmPanda built on an Indian burial ground.
lol what boy
That’s… a really good saying I’m gonna use that in the future
This song is actually really easy on Reagan.
That’s what’s scary
Robert Shewmake conspiracy theory nonsense
Look at this guy lol, anything poor Harry doesn’t want to hear is conspiracy nonsense
BonDieu617 Why is it that only America have these wild nonsensical conspiracies I can assure you that there is no NWO and a bit of responsibility is necessary it is only the American people who elect your representatives
Harry Pence so you’re not American and telling us about our government ok bruh. That’s like a historian lecturing a math professor about calculus
Reagan never died, he just got a new coat of paint.
Best comment
He looks like an orange human now. Acting out a new role
Never mind the fact he would've needed to get fatter a new york accent and irish
Read the comment thread Below you fools. you aren't looking at the entire picture, tunnel vision much
Orange
This is 9 years old at this point and nothing has changed. So sad :(
we finally left afghanistan
@@amogusamogus8490 because it wasnt profitable to US economics anymore
bernie sanders 2016
+J Beezers Different person, powering the same monster. Same authoritarianism under the guise of a new approach.
+DonYuJuana, fine to feel that way but Killer Mike totally disagrees with you.
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+Daniel Loeb Look, I totally get the beauty of the ideals that Bernie Sanders is sharing, and it's incredible to see the acceptance of those ideals, and to even see how strongly it moves people. But voting in government elections is consenting to a rigged game, where the average citizens have no chance of actually winning. It's a fact of life, and it's the (extremely unfortunate) natural progression of all governments... Notice the use of the word "revolution". Yeah, it's a revolution alright-it's a circular movement, that goes 'round and 'round.
+DonYuJuana
So what do you suggest we do about these problems other than complaining on the Internet?
mm
I like how he doesn't descriminate against politicians, even includes Obama as being a crook.
Seriously, like listen the fuck up.
Obama: *promises to get rid of rigged economy*
Also Obama: *hires Wall St people in cabinet positions*
Obama is an assassin
@@rahulbasu3157 Rahul Basu He also ran on the platform of pulling troops out of Afghanistan, then increased the troops in Afghanistan. Also, a ton of drone strikes happened under him. They are all the same.
@@dangerdan2592 true dat
"We brag about having bread, but none of us are bakers." OMG, this line is too real!
@Edward Burton "Wow, you critique society yet you participate in it. Curious! I am very intelligent." - you
@Edward Burton
The fact that you took the lyrics literally is hilarious; especially since you're trying to be a smart ass.
I take it your failed English Literature. I suspect you failed a lot of classes seeing your comprehension isn't all there too.
At what point did the singer call for communism? What makes you say : " If they were serious, they'd give everything they have to the poorest of the poor, and move to Russia to share crop potatoes. " ? What part of the song makes you think that they are calling for this? I'm really curious.
The song is in 3 parts:
-Criticism of the black American sub-culture.
-Criticism of the rap industry
-Criticism of the U.S. government/Reagan
At what point in the song does he criticize capitalism?
Seize the means of production amirite
To be clear it seems like what Mike's trying to say is that you shouldn't be distracted by all the fancy window dressing of modern society, because at the end of the day what really matters is the essentials: food, water, shelter, resources, goods; because these are the things needed to sustain human life. True power comes from controlling these things, because that means you control life.
@@SovietButcher The entire song is an attack on capitalism. Who do you think the presidents work for? What do you think the police protects? It's all capitalist interests. Racism divides the working class which favors the capitalist. Unregulated markets and penal slave labor make the very few very rich. Killer Mike got it reversed though. We are the bakers. We just don't own the bread. The capitalist does and they give you pennies on their dollars in return.
Killer Mike continuing to be one of the most powerful voices in the music industry. Wish nothing but more success and renown for this man
We need more rap like this! catchy yet informative - with awesome animation!
Lol
This is not 'informative'. If you want to be informed, read some history books. This is some misinformed assholes political axe-grinding.
@@ionbing2884 *Citation needed.
@@ionbing2884 Dont tell me you got offended by this song lol.
@@ionbing2884
You telling me history books are any more trustworthy?
looks like the line about Iran is about to be very relevant
everyone except bernie supports war or a standing army against iran. Its fucking crooks everywhere.
@@twentylush this can we just use our military budget on military science instead of wars
@@ThatChainmecha Or turn the Department of Defense into the Department of Peace.
@@twentylush Tulsi Gabbard tho
Bush = Afghanistan and Iraq
Obama = Libya and Syria
Trump = Venezuela and Iran
Ask yourself:
What do they all have in common?
Who's here after Killer Mike's speech to Atlanta? He's a voice we all need more of
link plz
Gonna need a link man
@@FavianTubeX This?
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I had only seen Killer Mike here and there (like on Chappelle's Show way back when), since I live on the West Coast, but hearing that speech I was impressed. Urgent, and both hardcore and totally reasonable.
That shot at 2:18 is so chilling. One shows despair while the other in anger.
I`m not a fan of rap and never even heard of Killer Mike until I saw him on Travis Smiley show. I`m a 50 year old white Canadian guy. Mike do America a favor ,run for public office. I love your ideas and you have deep convictions that are sound.
Make sure you check K Rino, Immortal technique, Lowkey, Akala, vinnie Paz, diabolic and Jedi mind tricks to name a few aswell bruh👌
sheik yerbouti I saw it on the same show. I don't watch it I just happened to see a little of it and checked TH-cam
Real shit bro mike knows what this gov wants is one world order people need to wake up and realize we are all slaves and now Obama wants to make himself the one to lead America as a king of all America this is crazy he's also pushing martial law into affect "jade" operation a military training in affect
Killer Mike is more informed and understands that in fact Obama would be happy to sign gun sense regulation if America would get it's heads out of the NRAs behinds.
But yes, as for the slave part, indeed there are many a politician buddying up to the Oligarchy and that's a damned shame.
Wow. I just realized it now. That 666 reference is for the number of letters too.
Ronald - 6
Wilson - 6
Reagan - 6
6 syllables in his full name too
Ron-ald Wil-son Rea-gan
Donald!
You'd be speaking Russian and most likely dead due to Communism if it wasn't for President Reagan.
@@oskaveli662 lived through communism! Stfu!
@@oskaveli662 yea i dont think so
Bernie Sanders 2016-----Killer mike endorsed him
bballercheetahfan3 the only problem with bernie right now is the palestine issue...if he sides with Israel that would be really bad.
Tales Araujo well...he's not perfect...but he's a hell of a lot better than any other candidate in recent decades. And also, he may be pro israel (probably because he is jewish)...but he is pretty anti-netanyahu as he was first to boycott his speech.
^ he sai he wants israel to end illegal occupation and settlements
if he says that on the debate he will be the first decent candidate in a long time
Sanders 2016
You know what's more shocking. the fact people still support Ronald Reagan even if they're born during the Reagan era, it's sad so many people are still blind that Reagan is not the messiah they think.
There is an idiot right above your comment who supports raegan
ye.s
People born after Regan have the benefits of his policy's and his actions and we saw that weren't that bad. Tell me why he was bad president to Americans.
@@kordellswoffer1520 I may don't have the liberty do discuss Reagan's domestic policy but in foreign policies search up Iran-Contra affair,Operation Condor and Operation Cyclone.
@@angelinobernal6899 i know all of about those things. Ronald wasn't proven guilty or given any evidence of wrong doing on his behalf as it pertains to the Iran contra. Didn't operation cordor start and happen in the middle 70s. Jimmy Carter started operation cyclone not Reagan, Maybe it wasn't a great idea in hindsight but they didn't have that. Ronald wasn't that bad.
Wow! I can’t believe we sent him a “get well” card after the assassination attempt, when I was in 4th grade. This song is killer, Killer Mike!
this song is a masterpiece in political rap
Immense. Lyrical but also poetic and artistic
yes
Why? Because it displays a persecution complex, a lack of historical/political understanding, and conspiracy theories?
The scary thing is this stuff is still happening on both sides of the 2 party system
Rap in general
3:50
Ronald, 6-letters, Wilson, 6-letters, Reagan, 6-letters.
Like the fifth time I watched this video that finally sunk in.
lmao
thanks haha
"I'm trying to explain to you that Ronald Reagan was the devil! Ronald Wilson Reagan? Each of his names have six letters? 666? Man, doesn't that offend you?" - Huey Freeman
Illuminati Confirmed
Jesus was black, Ronald Reagan was the devil, and the government is lyin' about 9/11!
Reagan's handling of the AIDS crisis is why my uncle on my mom's side is dead. Ronald Reagan murdered my uncle.
@J C ROFL, then they're deluded fools. He was an evil monster who crippled America and killed millions. Yet you're all here like, "What about all the good things Hitler did???" GTFO. Why are you even listening to this song you puppet?
@J C how is that so? The Soviet union was collapsing withiut Reagan's help, most of Reagan's foreign policy was about toppling "troublesome" governments that were not satellite states of the Soviets.
@J C Gorbachev tore down the wall, not Reagan. Touch grass and read a book.
@J C That's bs, Gorbachev, and in particular the interviewer who asked him the question is the one who is responsible for the freedom of Eastern Germany. It would have happened regardless of what Reagan said.
What happened during the AIDS crisis?
Respect to Killer Mike and other conscious US artists like
Public Enemy, RATM, EL-P, Immortal Tech, Sage Francis, Saul Williams.
And also British artists like
Lowkey, Akala, Scroopius Pip, Allflaws
Power to Lowkey
@GET THOSE SKILLS Check out, K-Rino. Then tell me, what you think of him.
@@travisdaniel8707 K-Rino - The Serpent. Amazing stuff. Found a new one. Thanks.
@@getthoseskills4451 I told you. You're Welcome.
Who's shocked they just found audio of Reagan calling African people Monkey's, not me!!
Killer Mike tried telling people not many people listened, I always knew he was a racist fuckhead
@@jd5726 Many people have been talking about Reagen's raceism ever since he was elected. As unfortunate as it is I seriously doubt this tape will change the minds of the people who believe he was a good president.
@@doomngloom9088 that's true, he's of people are still dilutional though saying he was a great president and even saying he was the best president 😂 shit makes me cringe dude has evil and racist as fuck, same with fuckhead Nixon but I'm pretty sure everyone hates him
Heaps not he's, my bad
Lyndon b johnson
This. Is. Real. Shit. I can't believe I'm just discovering this now in 2019...
Wagz22 I think this song was probably tried to be kept under wraps!! Shits real as it gets
I discovered it in 2022 and still agree with you
Wow. I knew the war on drugs was bad, but this really helped me gain some perspective. All the stuff he's describing should only be in a dystopian horror novel, but sadly, it's history rippling out into the present.
@Camping Comrade I actually did lose him to congestive heart failure 2 and a half years ago but thanks for the homophobia I guess
Exactly man if only people really knew how shameful and disgusting the war on drugs really is.
(Edit: italics) I'd highly recommend reading _The New Jim Crow,_ it's a book all about the modern incarceration system and gets into just how evil the War on Drugs really was. It's a major eye-opener
He is the only one talking about how both Republicans and Democrats went after Quadaffi. But no one asks why.
Gaddafi resisted global capitalism and tried to help build Africa into an independent continent
Banking cartel that owns the US
@@haroldsullivan2036 how by being a ruthless dictator. You type of people always are friendly with US enemies and i assume you live here, why?
@@anonymousq1942 that is clearly not why. I'm not suggesting gaddafi was amazing, i dont think anyone is, but the US has always had and continues to have strong allegiences with people as bad as or worse than him. So the criterion is not "stop the bad guys". If you look at the history of south america, the policy is very obviously: destroy anything not in line with us economic interest, keep in power anything that is.
@@comicsans1689 why it is always antisemitism with you people ?
Cuz free labor's the cornerstone of US economics. #killermikeisberning
That is sooo fucking true! Then if the prisoner(s) "refuse" to work(for $1-2 dollars/hr) they get put on probation and loose privileges and/or early realease because they are "uncooperative". Compound that with the fucking "for-profit" prisons, making the poor/minorities at an extreme disadvantage in this country.
“...say they coming for Iran” He was more right than we could’ve known
Pretty much. Fuck Trump.
@@user-or7mh5we2k This is a problem layered way deeper than just our by the books establishment presidential pick, Donny Trumporino
To be fair, it's not like we didn't see it coming.
@@dumbdumb572 it's a problem of capitalism.
They been going after Iran for over 100 years bruh
Never forget this period of history as it's likely to repeat it's self again (if it isn't already). 😔
Already has since 911 brother. Heroin
@@thad8440exactly, the pandemic is the addiction to the H and the fent everywhere
This isn't just a period in history, man.
It never ended. The neoliberal era started with Thatcher and Reagan, and has so deeply ingrained itself into US political discourse that basic Keynesian policy is considered radical.
It is always repeating, it never ends. They won't give us freedom, we have to take it.
When Steve Jobs died, Richard Stallman said "I'm not glad he's dead, but I'm glad he's gone."
I would say the same thing about Reagan, but he's not gone.
Yet.
very true my man.
how could you have any scrap of sympathy for Reagan. Man is the devil. created a civil war that still lasts to this day.
*****
They call it supply-side economics, but it's really supply-side subterfuge.
Reagan's policies live on through our entire gov't
+c4p0ne this is why the libertarian movement is funny, we already have unfettered unregulated capitalism, open your eyes, you're living in the libertarian capitalist end game.
This song hit hard right now
It really, really do
Drip!
Got chills thinking the same thing.
Check out the new Run The Jewels. Killer Mike's lyrics always hit.
@mistercrowly86 with that mentality you should be done.
We need more concious artists like this in the game. There's too much at stake for the top charts to be filled with songs about indulging in pussy money and drugs.
Skamux I fully agree. sadly it won't happen. people don't want truth because it sucks. it's much easier to ignore this stuff. not everyone mind you, otherwise we wouldn't be here, but definitely the majority
if you like this, then I suggest Kendrick Lamar, fucking brilliant
What about Kendrick Lamar
Stern Unicorn Again, I highly recommend Kendrick Lamar
there is quite a few rappers who are like this around, its just never mainstream Lamar and 2pac would be the only ones they play on the radio. reminds me of the quote "hip hop isnt dead, it was buried alive and if you put your ear to the ground you can hear it in the Underground"
check out Immortal Technique, Lowkey, Akala, Dead Prez, KRSOne just to name a few next level artists
Ben Shapiro: "Excuse me that's FIVE words"
Ah, yes, Ben Shapiro.
The man who discovered women could be sexually aroused because of a song this summer...
@@Davethe3rd ben shapiro bragged about being a virgin
Nothing like someone who went to a private school acting like they know the lower class
@@shadowstriker84 nothing like someone who listens to a rap song and acts like he knows all
@@yassineszn17 There's no shame in being a virgin, especially by choice. But there's plenty wrong with being Ben Shapiro.
i love how he blames both the political establishment and the romanticising of gangs for the current situation
The reality is systemic racism preventing blacks and minorities from having access to loans, their GI bills, red lining and person to perosn racism is the reason blacks are in gangs. If you strip people of legal means of a massing wealth, peoviding meaningful work or status within a society, they find their own ways to do that. Even now rap does not create the realities of gangs and violence. Those have been constants long before rap came around. Rap tells the story, and some it is glorified. But a lot of is a warning.
@@zingclassy6457 systematic racism does effect Asians, e.g Koreans during la riots.
John Peric Yeah, you are totally fuckin wrong. Blacks were being red lined into ghettos by racist banks and city planners, there was a systematic campaign to keep blacks snd nvm other ninorities out of white communities. The development of white houseing covenants to keep blacks out of new housing tracts, the banks wouldnt let blacks take loans to build or repsir their homrs even in the redline district which is what white were being offered to build ewuity and wealth in their families. This institutionalized racism went all the way to the top with state supreme courts ruling that white only housing covenants were legal. Even Blsck WW2 veterans werent being allowed access to home loans , god damn war heroes of the ww2 were being denied housing loans because they were black. This even extended to people who were trying to build their own housing tracts, they'd have their own land and pernits ready to build their own communities but they coulsnt. It is this systematic and intentional with holdings plus segregation that can be sttributed to the economic situation of blacks snd minorities. they were intentional held down, intentional kept from having housing, educstion, meaningful labors and excluded fromall the ways in whicb people build wealth, capital and equity. This is what led to the formation of ghettos and gangs, this is why people of color are trapped. because 100 years after slavery blacks and minoritites still do not have equal access to resources, education and jobs. gangs formed as a way to find a create economic opportunities in communities that were robbed of them. So fuck off with your sycophantic white-washed view of your countries relationship with black and other minority groups. White people and racism have ALWAYS been at the core of the destruction of minority groups. and i will continue to handle well documented history over to you internet arm chair scholars. stop spreading lies and go ask ur white grandad what he thought of blacks or if it would have been ok of a wealth black fsmily moved next door.
Zing Classy except most of ehat u said is either not happening or is out right lies or fallacious logic. if thats ehat u see happening then u need to go opem a history book. oh also tell me where u work so i can shoe them jr comment history and get u fired tomorroe.
@@fasdasdff5477 the goverment brought blacks into other ethnic groups areas to shit up the place and then left them there
And now it turns out that Reagan called Africans monkies in a phone call with Nixon. Go figure.
(Edited : 01/2020) He didn’t say that because they were africans but because they were socialist who were defending a communist regime. He didn’t say that africans in gerneral « are m », he was reffering to those who started dancing and who were jumping up and down... By the way Malcom x said the same thing "the m" !
ste stell That makes it ok then I guess
who among us hasn't said things we have regretted sometime in our past? especially said in anger. I’m sure everybody has said something in secrecy they wouldn’t say in public. Do i think bcs he said this or bcs you did yoo in the privacy of a private phone call that you all are racist ? Every race talks about every race ! Look at how albinos are being treated by African countries.
@@stestell7544 That is true. Many have said things in private they regret. However, I have seen no evidence in favor of him having regretted his statements towards black people nor anything that would indicate that what he said was purely out of anger (again, what would he have said if he was angry at, say, the French?).
Also! I got news for you, Stell ol' boy,. Albinos aren't a race. The reason albinos are treated poorly in Africa generally has a lot more to do with superstitions than actual skin color.
In those African countries that supported the communist regime, there was also Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia,Libyans .. I doubt they are black. in his presidential speeches and after these remarks Reagan said many times that we were a nation under God, black and white, democrat or republicans we are all americans.
Yes it’s true, But the way in which African countries torture minorities (albinos, white farmers in south africa, blacks in Libya ) remains shocking.
But I still believe that every race talks about every race you just have to see, how Arab families, Mexican families, Turkish families etc . talk about blacks.
This is how rap should be
RAP Should be About Lyrics just like this song Revealing the TRUTH !!! #Truthbehindlyrics
Nice Tune Exactly
This is how hip hop is. I don't know what that other shit is. But it's not hip hop.
I feel that the commercialization of hip hop has had negative as well as positive effects on the quality of the product. People who entered into the world of hip hop solely for the purpose of making cool sounding music have given us some sweet stuff, but I agree with you. Hip Hop minus politics loses a lot of its power and becomes more of a passing fad.
***** exactly, we need more killer mikes and rappers like him, but we also need dumbed down music to keep the balance, even tho i prefer music like this its just the truth
I don't like that this song practically keeps getting more and more relevant
Same
2:05 "They boots was on our head"
@@TheFanboy121 Floyd wasnt the first and probably wont be the last, unfortunate world we live in but that's just facts.
Unless something drastic changes in your government and the police in general we'll forget in 5 years or so and it'll happen again.
Or the protests keep happening over a long period of time and changes something, there will always be racists with some power.
I keep coming back to this! It's so impactful.
You see rtj earlier this year?
Didn't you get redpilled tho
Or am I oversimplifying your politics
NZAnimeManga Check out my animated video called “American Way” ...this video in many ways inspired me!
Ma dude you aint responding, did they get u
Yeah ik right
“We brag about having bread but none of us are baker”
Saxon Heins ...s
apimpnameslickback 😬
If I say anymore they might be at my door…
Pigs finally got him
Free Killer Mike
he’s a landlord. killlermike is the pig. this a great song though
"Reagan" > "This is America"
Not even a competition
Them fighting words
@Daniel Sadjadi A+>A
This is America is fake woke bullshit for wannabe woke teenagers. It's not a competition
DISCLAIMER - THIS IS ONLY AN OPINION
The difference i feel is the beat,
"Reagan" is not the usual mainstream sound which is kinda obvious because it was produced by EL-P(who in my opinion, is the king of weird, sci-fi and experimental alternative hip hop beats), this in particular is has a mean, dark and evil vibe.
"This is America" is more of a fusion alternating between african folk and trap music, the folk introduction had a happy vibe and the transition into the trap was sudden and ment to be shocking. The only reason why i feel "This is America" is below "Reagan" in terms of the actual beat is because of the trap bit. Critics say it was menacing, i say it is just a bland excuse to cash on that mainstream appeal of trap 808s and adlibs, contributed by blocboy jb, Slxm Jxmmy of rae sremmurd, young thug, and quavo(if i remember correctly), this makes even more mainstream.
I'm dropping off the grid before they pump the lead/ I leave you with four words, "I'm glad Regan dead"/
Damn!!! I can't believe I'm just now listening to this! This is real hip-hop!!!!
Yes, almost 2 mil views. Still not enough though.
Here we are 2 mil!
+Ryan Lowry small world Pham 😜
+GAZEREAPER Dude it's over 2 million you fucking idiot!
Oh and I got a +1 on my comment so obviously you are wrong!
+Jeff Bowling XD indeed.
I get chills everytime I hear this song. And honestly it’s crazy I had never heard of reaganomics before this video.
It is also called voodoo economics. Ferris Bueller made a reference to it, I've always wondered if the script writers wanted to get people to look into it
“I’ll leave you with four words, I’m glad Reagan dead”.
Me too. Now if only the same would happen to Mitch McConnell...
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@@ChaosBW Someone can't read or speak vernacular 😂🤣
Learn AAVE
Meme Machine they were just quoting the song, they’re not wrong about the lyrics
he doesn't even like obama? Damn dude finally someone who gets it
Ezekiel Stone I don't think it's that he don't like Obama specifically, he just don't like the government as a whole. Like he said in the song, they all just puppets
@phil chickenfingers what is he supposed to vote for
He's Bernie or bust.
@phil chickenfingers Ya gotta pick the least worse of whover they prop up. Voting will never change the system because the system is built with voting in mind, but you can at least get a few folks some healthcare while we wait until the system crashes on its own
Most of us had no idea Obama was false HOPE @ the time... Th epicture today is clear, like Trump or hate him, he's EXPOSING THE DEEP STATE DAILY.... no president has ever done that and made it this long publicly without being put under a real scope with hot lead hitting the flesh. Trump may not be a favorite, but JFK JR .... what if you found out he lived after they shot his dad dead on national television for preventing the old war outcome and going after the FEDERAL RESERVE, kennedy made a speech called "secret societies" shortly before his death ...watch it and this story will unfold a bit more and the rabbit hole is the path to true freedom and prosperity, but you gotta jump in and ride or die ... NO FEAR.. FOR THEY FEAR THOSE THAT KNOW THE TRUTH AND THE TRUTH IS LEAKING FASTER THAN THEY CAN PATCH A HOLE! WHEN BLACK AND WHITE UNITE THEIR TRUE COLORS WILL SHINE AND THE TRUE AMERICANS OF ALL SHAPES WILL DESTROY THAT EVIL .... FORGET COLOR WE ARE ALL HUMANS, SAME SHAPE! DIFFERENT COLORS OF BEAUTY RUN DEEP IN OUR BLOOD, AND THAT'S OUR DUTY TO PROTECT OUR HERITAGE WHILE INFORMING OTHERS OF THE ROOTS THAT WHEN INTERWOVEN IN LOVE ARE GOD's TRUE CREATION ... FROM A WHITE BOY IN GA! RISE UP AND F** THE FLAWED SYSTEM UP AT ITS INCePtiON.. here's a head start... "The creature from Jekyll Island"
REALIZE THE MAGA AGENDA NEEDS TO UNITE n EXPOSE THE EVIL WITH THE LIGHT! @phil chickenfingers
How are artists like Killer Mike and Run the Jewels not winning more awards for work like this. Kendrick is the only hope I have for mainstream hip hop.
"Critics wanna mention that they miss when hip-hop was rappin’/ Motherf--ker if you did then Killer Mike would be platinum"
I meet people who are self proclaimed hip hop fans and have no idea who RTJ is... smh
It's called "marketing for big money" it's not about Kendrick and his weak-ass pop songs, it's about feeding the population with a message, just like the song above says "We are advertisements for agony and pain/ We exploit the youth, we tell them to join a gang/ We tell them dope stories, introduce them to the game"
Justin Crawford because it's exposing the media, government, the acting, and music industry. Mainstream hates the truth.
Kendrick sold the fuck out now with his lame stuff on the radio and was never even at rtj level in the first place...
This video is not allowed on Facebook. Let that sink in ….
Killer Mike, I'm so glad Bernie introduced me to you. Love your Reagan song and vid. So when are you going to write a Malcom, King and Bernie Song?
+knice1895 How about FDR and Bernie! Sounds good to me.
I didn't come up with the idea for a Malcom, King, and Bernie Song, Killer Mike did. Didn't you listen to the interview? Go Bernie!
there is a Malcolm X song by Killer Mike.
It's called "Pressure" ft. Ice Cube.
+realeyes realize real lies Can you answer a question from an old white lady: what does "ft." mean? From my education, FT. meant a measurement? Lori
WomenoftheSea Irish ft. just stands for "featuring". It seems to be most common in hip-hop music.
If you are indeed an older white lady, props on listening to Killer Mike! He is one of the best MCees since Outkast...in my opinion of course :)
Malcom was a full out revolutionary. He said "the ballot or the bullet" and that the ballot clearly didn't work. Bernie Sanders is a liberal who wants you to play this rigged game they called elections. Malcom was a hero, Bernie is not.
damn, im here because of the name drop in Kendrick's new album.
But shit.
This song is confronting as fuck. Kinda reminds me of Brother Ali, cept more intense.
Glad Kendrick lead u here but u seriously havent saw this before Kendrick?
Moneyminty nah man. there's a lot of music out there. my tastes are wide but i havent heard it all
ProducShuns
I wasnt saying it wasnt broad. Just when this first came out everyone was sharing this video didnt know alot of rap fans havent seen it is all
Moneyminty oh true, nah i havent seen it before lol. mean song though
thank god for kendrick sending me here too
Killer Mike is a fucking legend for this.
Cool
Just discovered the band and this songs, I'm listening to it for the 4th time in a row and still getting goosebumps. This is some amazing stuff!
Mike should stick to pushing this social-political commentary bag, that's his strongest stuff. This is extremely well put together did he write it on his own?
+Dylan H Writes all of his stuff for his solo career and with his group run the jewels.
This is off his solo album R.A.P Music, which he worked on with El-P - his partner in Run the Jewels. So yeah he writes the lyrics but I'm sure El contributed to the beats on this one
+drfaustus1992 when I said writes I meant lyrics you're correct el-p did the production for this and a few other songs on Rap music
See kids? This is why having a ghostwriter means you're a bitch that lowers the curve. It's so pervasive that people just assume you didn't write your own shit
+George Rumberg El-P did 100% of the production on RAP Music
"My heart and my best intentions still tell me that is true, but the facts and the evidence tell me it is not."
That line single-handedly sums up the GOP's entire modern history: denying facts and evidence to cater to their own feelings
Ironically they also the ones that try to say "facts dont care about your feelings". I have my own problems with the lefts hypocrisy on certain issues but i have a much bigger problems with how the right just denies outright objective facts or distorts them beyond recognition to suite their agenda
Pretty sure both parties do that. Amazing how a little bit of power inflates people's egos.
"cater to their profit and power" FTFY
@@Legitpenguins99 Conservatives are the original snowflakes after all.
"That depends on what your definition of 'is' is" - Bill Clinton
If rap was about lyrics and not about beats Killer Mike would be the greatest rapper of this generation.
Lord Zeus It is not even like he is lacking anything in the beat department. They are better than most other rap songs I have heard.
ZanderDogz nah Killer Mike struggled with beat selection in that 8 year between Organized Noize and EL-P
Lord Zeus El's production is up there with the best.
Lord Zeus That'd be called "poetry"
"Critics want to mention that they miss when hip hop was rappin’
Motherfucker, if you did, then Killer Mike'd be platinum"
Kendrick Lamar
Hood Politics
"My heart and my best intentions still tell me that's true but the facts and the evidence tell me it is not."
That's an odd way to say "I was bullshitting you."
Illuminati? I think you mean ruling class bro
if illuminati is anything, it is the ruling class
Hegemonic power.
Akrinim Nah, symbology is just inherent to who we are as a species. Carl Jung shit. The ruling class shares a worldview and some symbology but it doesn't really imply that it's a completely organized effort.
Illya Lypyak The reason humans aren't smart enough to branch off of this one planet, is because this one planet is run by something useless to the rest of the universe, dollars.
Illya Lypyak What's the difference? They may not call themselves the illuminati
Only took 8 years but they've come for Iran.
been comin for Iran since before 1950s - peace and much love, all power to the people
Iran's been coming for us since 1979. Reagan's biggest mistake was not invading them.
They've been destabilizing since the 50's
The plan to invade has been in the works since 9/11
maybe because we replaced their democratically elected PM with a shah?
Thinking back to BP and all the planted coups and riots during the cold war
This hits so different now wow
Nah, we good. Reagan been long gone.
especially after the speech KM had at that rally, a few days ago.
Christiaan Tomatenpuree it’s not only him, it’s the system
@BobaFettTea Thefirst Trump is a blessing for black americans
@BobaFettTea Thefirst trump gave them prison reform and labour employment. Don't forget that Hillary used to advocate for Biden's crime bill which Bill Clinton signed into law.
I send this video to my mother. She is just starting to realize that all that glittered in the 80s was not gold. Her shock when she starting looking into it and learning the truth.
It seems like Kendrick's shout out did bring some new people to Killer Mike's awesome tunage :D
Now we just need these two to collab and we'll be hearing a perfect mix of art and anger. Hell if you get EL-P on production we'd be looking at another classic album too.
Peter Elliott i don't know who Kendrick is but if the youth likes it i'm all for it,
teach them KillerMike and El-P thats the best you can do for all of us .
SchwererGustav800mm Kendrick Lamar dude..
Wisey Pinguin
I don't follow the newest trends since a long time and really 99% of is garbage anyway.
Just checked some tracks out and mediocre is the best i can say about it ...
You should check him out if you're interested, Good kid Maad city is a good starter if you want to check him out. Trust me , he will not dissapoint
SchwererGustav800mm Lol Don't know how To Pimp A Butterfly is mediocre but alrighty then.
A lot of black folks don't even know how we got in this current condition thanks Killer Mike for shining light on what the Reagan era was really about!
+Anonymous there all the same shit man, all presidents are the same, the don't hold the power, their masters do. No president had done any bad things or made any bad policies. It's their masters that push bills and major decisions.
+MC-Disent no either they do bad or their masters do bad. Most modern presidents always have some scandals or proposals that makes them bad.
+Anonymous
alright there mr. trustfund, where are the historical inaccuracies?
Ya all that deregulation and the war on drugs sure are paying their dividends.
Everybody here should watch CGP Greys rules to ruling video, it explain how leaders aren't good or evil, they are just forced to align there policies with the "key" figures (in America thats usually neo-liberal "non"-profits, corporate lobbyists & the white baby boomers who make up 60% of voters). It pretty much explains everything in politics, including why this election is so unpopular. America's key demographics are weakening (the 1% has lost its organized elite circle & millennials have overtaken baby boomers as the largest block of the population) which is throwing the entire system into disarray. The last time this happened we got the ultra-unpopular Carter Administration due to no unified voice supporting anything.
I find it ironic that I watched this on the day that Reagon's wife died.
I'm just glad we never voted for a president based on celebrity status again
What are you going to tell me next? That a man with a rotting brain is going to be president. Please.....
@@atlrichard7 Pretty much either way.
I don’t think the songs necessarily about that man
Hmm yes
(Thinks back on trumps tv shows, marrying a supermodel, and being born into an already rich and powerful family)
That’ll never happen, again again
Lets make it a trifecta, and get Kanye in office.
Fascism is on the rise across the globe. Our markets are destabilzed, we're impoverished, and those who commit the sin continue their work while we blame ourselves and each other. Reject capital and the police state. Reject racism and the countless bigotries that convince us the inequalities are derived from biological hierarchies and not artificial divisions. Resistance is an active process. We must take part in the struggle.
We just have to make sure not too many people are indoctrinated into this misdirected hatred. The flaws of a capitalist system are somehow never the fault of a capitalist system, it's always the minorities, immigrants and any group that is different looking enough to be made into a scapegoat.
I used to be a proud capitalist but because of modern events fascism is starting to look better and that
comes from a Mexican
@@mr.crusader7081 What? What?! Okay so if you are disillusioned with capitalism fascism is extreme conservatism which is much more capitalism friendly than socialism. If you are Mexican then you should be terrified of fascism it is designed to discriminate against minorities.
@@pernicusnew9750 and the "liberal elites"
@@rorymcgill761 my good sir i no longer believe in this system. It has shoved us down and down. But fascim has made me see alight that shows opportunity. It is the only way that has 100% work force. So tell me does your precious capitalism have this?
This is quite an absolutely amazing song and music video, with quite a totally terrific, relevantly and vitally radical and subversive, rebellious, resistant, resilient, revolutionary and insurrectionary or insurgent historical and political, economic, social, societal, ideological, moral and philosophical message and meaning behind it.
thesaurus andy
Cyberspace Troublemaker I recommend The Coup, Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy, and Immortal Technique for that left wing rap
Ancom gang
as filthy frank said: spiritual lyrical metaphysical .....
Politics is the shadow of business.
And people are attacking the shadow.
Silent Echos Without the state their would be no capitalism, for who would protect property rights?
Also, who do you think pushed for the creation of pro-business intervention? If capitalist are profit seeking, wouldn't they ALWAYS push for a government they can use to extract more profit?
Who creates the extra value in a product? The workers.
Who collects the profits made by that extra value? The capitalists.
Does that make sense?
Not to mention that monopolies will form on their own and that capitalism results in overproduction crises.
Silent Echos A powerful enough business can out-produce and outcompete smaller start-ups. Not to mention buy outs, as well as the limitations to entry that naturally form. If a steel monopoly formed, what would you do? It does matter, because it expresses who is in power and who will do this on their own. The state is not the final authority, the capitalists are. They bribe politicians, push for wars and deregulation, they pick regulations they like, all in the name of the divine profit motive. The politicians simple want to be re-elected and satisfy their constituents. And the capitalists want to have the scales tipped.
That is true, but we've never had a "free market" as you think. When capitalism was born, it was from feudal manors and public commons being divided up for capitalists to buy. Many of capitalism's "innovations" come from the public sector.
Yes, I am. Capitalism is a system where capital goods/means of production are owned by private interests. Because of this, the owners of the capital can claim any and all profits made by it and the workers they hire. Workers have to work for these capitalists because there isn't another option. Well, starvation, but that isn't really a choice, is it? The extra value created by workers goes to capitalist, and there it accumulates or goes into expansion. There we find the two problems of capitalism: falling demand and infinite expansion. This results in imperialism, depressions, massive debt, pollution, corruption, and the alienation of workers.
In my view, it is a system that has outlived its usefulness. We need a new system.
Silent Echos So, are you saying that the people who are elected should be immune to corruption?
Who adds utility to iron and coal to make it steel? The workers.
Also, almost EVERY company uses wage labour and private ownership, so picking who you work for or who you buy from is like picking who your master will be. You might get a better own, but he will be bought out, and you are still under someone undemocratic control.
That is what governments are. Organizations that make contracts that are backed by military power. They are very useful, but if mismatched with the wrong economy or technology, they get ugly.
I agree with you. Capitalism has been the best system of production we have implemented on a global scale. The problem is that just like slavery and feudalism started to fail, capitalism is in its death throws, and it will get more violent and oppressive as time goes on.
The democratic ownership of the means of production through a nationally elected parliament and local firm-to-firm organizations.
Silent Echos New on a global scale.
Hell, new in the fact it hasn't been tried in a rich country!
You too, man.
Thank you, JD, excellent post.
Can watch all sorts of nastiness on social media but can't post this tune on fb because "community standards"
Songs like this aint famous anymore becase truth and reality bothers the people !! They prefere listen to songs about drugs money and hoes because it easy to listen to it and it sleeps you , never wakes you up people love being asleep
I kinda think that people are happier when they dont think about the world too much, because most things are just fucking shit, so youre better of focusing on yourself.
No, it's because this song, while has a strong message, isn't really that appealing to listen to.
Nah I just think this song is harder to listen to than Run the jewls for example
Well said
who here after those tapes being released
He got triggered by seeing black people at the UN and called Nixon (fuck him too) to vent his frustrations. Republicans are the original snowflakes.
donsly Who came here before the tapes were released and knew this bitch! was a racist
Here before and after
@@Dominickudo i already knew about this song but i came back once i heard those tapes
People really be out hear being surprised reagan was racist
Man this song has the beats that hit deep. I can’t stop listening on repeat, thank you and respect to killer mike
you know El had to go hard for this one
"Same as in Iraq and Afghanistan. And Ahmadinejad say they coming for Iran"
ahmadinejad nailed it right on the head
Originally I didn't really like the instrumental, but it's got a nice mean-ass vibe to it and it's grown on me.
My history teacher showed us this song
That's a cool ass teacher
Teachers shouldn't be showing political opinions. I wonder why your teacher did that.
Teacher's should be teaching the truth. Sadly, the truth is political, and every verifiable criticism of a president should be taught in school.
Truth has a liberal bias, even though both sides lie, the conservative side definitely lies more than the other.
If you think that Liberals oppose police brutality, war on drugs, racism, war, then you don't understand what the democratic party defends. So miss me with that "Truth has a liberal bias" bullshit. Liberals are two steps away from being conservatives.
Killer Mike is the realest rapper in a LONG time, both on and off the mic, hes killin it for real. Reminds me of tupac in that way, he tells the truth about the government.
LOL
It was laughable when Regan died how the everyone praised him , when reganomics is the reason wages haven’t been close to the cost of living since the late 80s . Ask your grandparents or parents what their first house cost and how much they made a year, ask yourself the same question now.
I'm not a rap fan, but I can jam to this. This is rap for metal heads.
Heavy metal kings
"hey all you people who like this genre, your genre sucks. this is the only good thing in your genre"
Fuck you
I'm a metalhead and I like this song, but that doesn't mean it's "rap for metalheads" it just means this is a good song and I happen to enjoy it
+BigNick66 "Rap for metal heads" what does that even mean? If you enjoy it, you enjoy it. Period.
+BigNick66 being twelve years old is the only sensible excuse for unironically enjoying metal
Hey stop fighting and be glad there's a hiphop song that actually has people taking and thinking. This is what hiphop should be and I'm glad el-p and killer mike bringing it back
Same as in Iraq, and Afghanistan and Oh look...they finally came for Iran.
Showed this to my uncle who thinks Reagan is a god, and he refused to comment on it lol
I've loved this guy and his rap since he endorsed Bernie Sanders.
+calavante Try Immortal Technique, Akala, K-Rino and Lowkey.
+Nunya Bid'nez I heard he was down with Bernie also. He took Bernie to a soul food joint in the ATL. I saw him on TMZ and I am impressed. The brother has a head on him.
+Nunya Bid'nez The Cracked podcast had been telling me to listen to Run The Jewels album for months, but I didn't look into them until after seeing his opening in ATL for Sanders.
+Nunya Bid'nez I've always fucked with Mike and the whole dungeon crew since early 2000's... but it was actually his endorsement of Bernie that helped convince a friend of mine to vote for him (he was undecided at the time)
***** He wants the US to finally catch up to the rest of the world in giving its citizens free universal Healthcare like other countries, like those in North Europe and Canada, do. There are other policies people like too. You can read about his ideas at feelthebern.org
"I am glad Reagan dead"
This is by far one of the most powerful messages in any rap song. Hell, in any song period.
great song with a lot of depth.
Something people here might overlook:
The ronald = 6, wilson = 6, reagon = 6 is possibly a reference to the reagan administration employing an astrologist and being obsessed with numbers. They rescheduled meetings and flights if they thought the date or time would be bad luck.