I'm impressed by John Cusack. I didn't know he was a liberal and was so deep and had wisdom. He's a smart guy and he dropped knowledge on Cenk about the u.s. flag.
Thank you for this and while I was a natural Cusack fan( including your sisters Ann and Joan, too); now I am an admirer of the man that Mr. Cusack has shown to the world. I love you, man!
it is rare these days to be able to listen to two speakers allow each other to expand, share and finish their thoughts before sharing their own. Its especially refreshing to watch them listen intently to each other as I do to them. Listening to adults partake in a meaningful and important dialogue that touches several important topics is never a waste of time.
Lisa Thomas that would be hilarious LOL! but the next best thing to a post Trump interview is go check out his twitter feed, I can't view his feed because he's got me blocked LOL!
...great, fun actor, just a great talent... really glad to hear of famous people paying attention and doing things that make a difference! Thanks TYT, Thanks John!
Great interview John, and I saw you sat back and thought the whole thing out very carefully, and that's exactly what was needed here. I can see that John realizes that it's forgone conclusion that, no matter what, who ever gets into the White House, it's going to be harsh, and the only people that can turn this around is us..Hit the streets and force their feet to the fire to make them change their attitudes. Would've loved to have been a fly on the wall during this conversation between these guys, and it's a testament to John's integrity that he brought such humanitarian based people together in one room... How can anyone on this thread even condemn Cusack for his beliefs, when they're so obviously based on moral, logical and humanitarian based values. It's a good thing to be against war, it's a great thing to stand against the machine that promotes war, even if it means we pay for our values with jail time. I feel for the American people, I truly do, that said, like those of us in other Western based countries, who're actually allied to the US government, we have to hold our own council, and if we find our governments wanting,we can't tolerate it in any way. As to Trump though, whilst i don't support him in any fashion for obvious reasons, Hillary Clinton to me is a walking nightmare, and just better at hiding her contempt for human life. Neither one of these candidates are fit for office, and sadly I don't know enough about US politics to to make any proper claims on what's the right, or wrong thing to do, but I do do wish someone like Jill Stein was a possibility. This woman is a true humanitarian, intelligent, kind, and wants what's best for the American people, and she's got the spine for it too, she's peaceful without being weak. Truthfully, I also miss Ron Paul as well, he is an amazing man, but he'd never have made presidency because he's too decent, so he's best served where he is now. I pray to Jesus daily that the US, UK, and ME find peace, but if that doesn't happen, I'm not afraid to use what is needed to get that peace, because the cameras will not be on any of us if we're fighting against our own corrupt system.
I love John Cusack, I grew up on his movies such as Say Anything, Sure Thing and Better off Dead. I've discovered these gems bc I have a soft spot for 80s teen dramas. So it's great to know that he is also a humane American patriot who cares about the world not just the rich. God bless this man.
Great Quotes from the interview: "If you have principles, You don't have to remember so much what you said, or what your position was, because it's always going to be, at the least, consistent." #JohnCusack "He is the manifestation of the disease Unmasked." #JohnCusack "We can get busy unpoisoning the world." #CenkUygur
This was an interesting, eye opening conversation and a welcome respite from the seemly bottomless cesspool of US 2016 election cycle. I have so much respect for John Cusack and Cenk Uygur. I have become politically active myself and the catalyst has been new media and voices like yours.
One of my all time favorite actors... and he turns out to be even more awesome than I expected. Ice Harvest is my favorite Movie of his FYI, hands down... and it's that time of year to watch it again.
That was delightful. You never see interviews where the host lets the guest elaborate their entire thought before they jump in and cut it short. Something Chomsky said was the MSM only allows sound byte length commentary because the public can't be allowed to have ideas other than the ones they authorize to spoon feed them with.
I commented before I watched whole interview or talk..Genk take alot of shit..I give it too him more than anyone, but he def has his moments..both highly knowledgeable..wow, gotta give them that..if everyone cared as much as ppl like this do..world would be a better place, John's right, obv we know we not gonna learn nothing on tv and newspapers, where most ppl get their info and usually just read a headline and run with it..johns very passionate, whether u agree with him or not, but most was not a question of agreeing with him, he just has a conviction and a concern that most of us don't, let's face it, most of this shit is noting to average citizen, but again kudos too these 2 on this back and forth..tmor I'll be back to calling Genk a regressive pussy..lol
Great observation by Cusack at about 40:00 and speaks to how they talked about values being turned upside down near the start. Too many people revere the flag instead of the ideals it's supposed to represent (same with religious dogma). I guess they need some sense of authority and/or security. "The flag is a symbol and i leave symbols to the symbol minded" (paraphrasing) --George Carlin
Whoa I never knew that Cusack had such amazing leftist politics. Now I feel like watching a few of his movies that I always overlooked. Edit: It occurred to me that this might look like a sarcastic insult - it's not, I'm a leftist.
You guys do realize that 90% of actors are left-leaning, right? Better throw out all your movies except ones starring Clint Eastwood and Vince Vaughn. Oh and don't forget, you guys have Adam Sandler too!
The Berrigan brothers, Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton and Cesar Chavez represent Catholicism in it's most radical and social justice oriented form. Jeremy Scahill himself comes from a family background influenced by the Berrigan brothers. It's good Pope Francis is bringing things back to that radical social justice orientation of Catholic social teaching.
Guarantee if Cusack disagreed with you politically, you'd be slamming him. Saying, "ah just another washed up actor trying to reignite his career." Haha
Is the life of a human being of a different nationality less valuable than that of an American? --We always used to ask that, thank you Mr. Cusack for bringing that up.
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That was why they went for MLK not Malcolm X, civil rights vs Human rights.
They went after both. And of course a "foreign" life is not worth more nor less than an American life. I think if people, and really politicians, saw all the fucking death and men, women, and kids they're killing, if they saw all the dead bodies, and body parts, and destroyed bodies of all the people they call "collateral damage", then maybe they would think twice about executing strikes.
If a nation means anything, then in the eyes of the nation that will always be the case, foreigners especially those who hold different values and/or who do not contribute to the nation will be worth less. Just like how an individual values people, no one is equal.
No one values people equally. That concept if you actually applied it in practice would only mean insanity. E.g. if every child in the world is worth the same, then they would need to get money (from parents in America for example) so that they have the same as your kids and everyone else's kids in America. The more people someone squeeze out the more money that family would get ad infinitum.
Cenk is someone I believe should be heard by all, but this interview helped hear Cenk at a much deeper level, and this is where I think he should resonate more often. Swear words are something that has been his go-to as of late, and I think if he wants to be taken seriously in the way that he should be, then shy away from the rants and cussing, and continue to speak intellectually about America and what it should, could, or used to (maybe in theory) stand for.
This is an incredible interview and I don't feel pushed by a star with an agenda. I feel like I'm listening in to two people talking about something I need to know more about, and fact check for personal decisions. Just what I want in an interview. More than John's career, more than using fame for endorsement, just, "this is where we are, this is what needs to be, in my opinion."
OK...just got my eyes opened wider than I expected to when I clicked on the this video. Found The Young Turks when looking for viewpoints on the current election. I honestly didn't know what John Cusack would have to say...now I want to know more, from him and The Young Turks and others who honestly think and see what's out there. Once upon a time, during the last election cycle with Barack Obama, who I voted for both times, I took time out to respond to something that asked if I was more "liberal" than Obama, just to satisfy my curiosity on this point: I actually found I was more liberal, answered the the thing twice giving measured thought to the areas where I might have slight variations and still came out more "liberal". I looked at the areas of difference and thought to myself, yeah, there's only so much a president can do realistically, given a Republican congress. But right now, I'm really not inclined to be so generous. But actually all that is now a moot point. What matters right now in the current election cycle, is to keep a truly dangerous person out of the White House---that would, of course, be Donald Trump. From Day One I've been like: this is a joke, right? And America, what are you thinking? I will not go into detail because there are just too many reasons why a Donald Trump presidency is just bloody well unthinkable. Bernie was not "electable", could not win and that left Hillary Clinton, who, while not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, is still the best alternative we have right now. This is truly a wake-up call to America; what kind of future do we want to have---"crash and burn" or keep trying and maybe get at least some of right somewhere down the road. Best call: elect Hillary Clinton and "keep her feet to the fire", hold her accountable for the future of our country, domestically and internationally.
He likes pussy. He likes to bang lots of women. He talks about this with his buddies. I dont think you people can handle a guy that actually likes pussy.
Maybe I'm extreme, but to me the problem with mistrusting the government is that people wait for something OUTRAGEOUS to come along before they do it, like a Patriot Act or a Watergate or a McCarthy. To me mistrusting the government is a full-time thing.
It's all just an illusion anyways...money isn't even a real thing but just an invention we all have to fall for and participate in the illusion...Our Capitalistic system is just a game...we just need to have leaders that can keep it somewhat reasonable and within a certain region of workability...at their level they understand it is all fake, and their new job is just to keep the public within a level of being pleased and trust...it becomes the game of holding back the truth while having people put faith in something that doesn't matter...if people understood it really is about respect and love for one another they wouldn't care so much about feeding the political/capitalistic machine...keep the people divided and they will have a need for government to protect them from each other.
with that said, every politician is crooked...then there is the problem of all the stupid people that do not know how to love and respect...with true freedom comes the responsibility to have freedom. So there are those of us that understand it and abide with the phony system. Stupid people can see something isn't right in the system, but not have the capacity to see the big picture. Best we can do is vote the lesser of the evils (as they are all going to be evil) and know we will never live in Utopia.
“Identification with the rag called the national flag is an emotional and sentimental factor and for that factor you are willing to kill another - and that is called, the love of your country, love of the neighbor . . .? One can see that where sentiment and emotion come in, love is not.” ― Jiddu Krishnamurti
Christian Fundamentalists turn the ethics & morality as preached by Christ on its head, by reversing where one reads about the importance of "feeding the poor, the widow and the dispossessed" and replacing the word "poor" with "rich. It's referred to as the "prosperity Bible". If one is rich, it is because God is pleased with what we do. If we are poor, then it must follow that the poor are looked upon with disfavour! I think Christ is & would be utterly appalled at how Christians, and wealthy Christians at that, pervert His message and use it to satisfy their needs, while ignoring the poor and enlarging their wealth. My country has an increasing disparity between the rich and the poor. We need to work hard to collectively reverse these un-Christian messages to be used as an excuse to keep more and give even less. I hope & pray that the "Developed" world still has time to reverse course; because time is definitely NOT on "our" side. Rather, we will be eclipsed by countries who use a far more socialized model of governance and because of that, will come out ahead in the coming decade(s) - no more than 20, are those countries that understood, looking forward, that recognize the signifigance of a "knowledge-based economy and supported and educated their citizens to be equipped to build a future for themselves, their fellow citizens, young and old, and take CARE OF EACH OTHER. That can NEVER come to pass in a selfish society where the individual model triumphs over the social model of any country, especially ones who espouse to be Christian, without reading the Sermon on the Mount.
Thank you for this inspirational interview, Mr. Cusack. The world is a messed up place, but in the words of Charles De Mar: "Buck up, little camper. We'll beat that slope together!"
No idea Cusack was so down to earth.. you feel like your listening to some guy, not someone caught up in celebrity
I have always liked him as an actor, I did not realize what a great man he is .
Tammie Gullotta ; Same here! I'm glad to have found this video, and to have finally heard about all this. Wonderful! 😄💜😊
You would not know a great man if you saw one.
Grosse Pointe Blank is so underrated, probably one of the best films of the nineties.
Cusack shows the difference between seeking the truth, and searching for justification.
I'm impressed by John Cusack. I didn't know he was a liberal and was so deep and had wisdom. He's a smart guy and he dropped knowledge on Cenk about the u.s. flag.
"Runaway Jury" was my favorite John Cusack movie.
I LOVE JOHN CUSACK! Very excited that Cenk interviewed Him.
I have learned so much from this interview, more in fact than in my 49 years. Thank you! From a U.K. citizen who will miss being a European!
these cusacks are very intelligent, obviously they had a strong intellectual upbringing
Cusack is the man....Kicks ass and takes names!
gawd, I love Cusack.
Is John skyping in from the set of 1408: Part Two???
bwaa haa
You guys really need to have John Cusack on again now that were a year and a half into the "improbable" Trump presidency.
The room Cusack is in looks like the hotel room from 1408 lol 😂💖
Even if he s leaving the room, he can never leave the room. :)
I love that movie and was thinking the very same thing.
Thank you for this and while I was a natural Cusack fan( including your sisters Ann and Joan, too); now I am an admirer of the man that Mr. Cusack has shown to the world. I love you, man!
Thanks John for being a truth teller.
After watching this, I feel like taking a boombox with some Peter Gabriel music to a girl's window.
Great interview, I like John Cusack now.
Hot Donkey
What a great guy, loved him as an actor and great to find out that he's such an intelligent, real human being :)
Check out the big brain on Cusack. Really well informed celebrity for a change.
Wonderful choice! Yay, a progressive voice.
John Cusack just became one of my favorite actors
John Cusack, I'VE MISSED YOUR AZZ! Where the hell have you been? THANK YOU CENK for this WONDERFUL interview and conversation!
it is rare these days to be able to listen to two speakers allow each other to expand, share and finish their thoughts before sharing their own. Its especially refreshing to watch them listen intently to each other as I do to them. Listening to adults partake in a meaningful and important dialogue that touches several important topics is never a waste of time.
Watch Cenk's interview with Jesse Ventura - they don't agree on many things but they still allow each other to talk.
Love Cusack. Would like to hear a post-trump interveiw.
Love his politics, hate his acting. Just keeping it real. :)
Lisa Thomas that would be hilarious LOL! but the next best thing to a post Trump interview is go check out his twitter feed, I can't view his feed because he's got me blocked LOL!
It was cool hearing about Keith Olbermann, I miss that guy.
He's got a spot in GQ these days.
John cusack just blew my mind
I think I love Cusack now! I liked him as an actor before, but wow, I'm really impressed.
cusak is on the level.. no wonder he does good flicks.
...great, fun actor, just a great talent... really glad to hear of famous people paying attention and doing things that make a difference! Thanks TYT, Thanks John!
This is a very inspiring and honest interview.I enjoyed it so much and appreciated all of the information that was shared.Thank you.
Wow, John Cusack! Hey, John, I love you! Even if you look like a ghost in that lighting :D.
Great interview John, and I saw you sat back and thought the whole thing out very carefully, and that's exactly what was needed here.
I can see that John realizes that it's forgone conclusion that, no matter what, who ever gets into the White House, it's going to be harsh, and the only people that can turn this around is us..Hit the streets and force their feet to the fire to make them change their attitudes.
Would've loved to have been a fly on the wall during this conversation between these guys, and it's a testament to John's integrity that he brought such humanitarian based people together in one room...
How can anyone on this thread even condemn Cusack for his beliefs, when they're so obviously based on moral, logical and humanitarian based values. It's a good thing to be against war, it's a great thing to stand against the machine that promotes war, even if it means we pay for our values with jail time.
I feel for the American people, I truly do, that said, like those of us in other Western based countries, who're actually allied to the US government, we have to hold our own council, and if we find our governments wanting,we can't tolerate it in any way.
As to Trump though, whilst i don't support him in any fashion for obvious reasons, Hillary Clinton to me is a walking nightmare, and just better at hiding her contempt for human life.
Neither one of these candidates are fit for office, and sadly I don't know enough about US politics to to make any proper claims on what's the right, or wrong thing to do, but I do do wish someone like Jill Stein was a possibility. This woman is a true humanitarian, intelligent, kind, and wants what's best for the American people, and she's got the spine for it too, she's peaceful without being weak.
Truthfully, I also miss Ron Paul as well, he is an amazing man, but he'd never have made presidency because he's too decent, so he's best served where he is now.
I pray to Jesus daily that the US, UK, and ME find peace, but if that doesn't happen, I'm not afraid to use what is needed to get that peace, because the cameras will not be on any of us if we're fighting against our own corrupt system.
I love John Cusack, I grew up on his movies such as Say Anything, Sure Thing and Better off Dead. I've discovered these gems bc I have a soft spot for 80s teen dramas. So it's great to know that he is also a humane American patriot who cares about the world not just the rich. God bless this man.
What a fantastic and important discussion!
Joh Rocks! What a brilliant guy. Smart Smart Smart...
I love how informed this interview was. I also love that this interview looks a bit like some of the scenes from 1408.
Great Quotes from the interview:
"If you have principles,
You don't have to remember so much
what you said,
or what your position was,
because it's always going to be,
at the least,
consistent."
#JohnCusack
"He is the manifestation of the disease
Unmasked."
#JohnCusack
"We can get busy unpoisoning the world."
#CenkUygur
This was an interesting, eye opening conversation and a welcome respite from the seemly bottomless cesspool of US 2016 election cycle. I have so much respect for John Cusack and Cenk Uygur. I have become politically active myself and the catalyst has been new media and voices like yours.
thank you for this conversation... it was inspirational to me
Definitely ,mind opening!!!!! Thank you Cenk great interview!!! John, I Love you more for it brother! Am looking forward to reading the book.
Amazing interview! I have always been in love with John Cusack and this just makes me love him more LOL
His room looks like in the movie, Room 1408, i hope john is ok
dude...i was having a 1408 flashback...remember the part when he is on a webcam with his wife...John GET THE FUCK OUT
This is a great interview, I am sharing this, love you guys!
One of my all time favorite actors... and he turns out to be even more awesome than I expected. Ice Harvest is my favorite Movie of his FYI, hands down... and it's that time of year to watch it again.
One of the best interviews I've ever heard.
Love John Cusack. Would give anything to meet him as a real person..not an actor. Although, love, love the actor. Best actor ever.
That was delightful. You never see interviews where the host lets the guest elaborate their entire thought before they jump in and cut it short. Something Chomsky said was the MSM only allows sound byte length commentary because the public can't be allowed to have ideas other than the ones they authorize to spoon feed them with.
GREAT Interview. Made me Love both Cenk and John more for all that they do. Let's all support them.
Gar Funkle Think I like John a lil bit more..
I commented before I watched whole interview or talk..Genk take alot of shit..I give it too him more than anyone, but he def has his moments..both highly knowledgeable..wow, gotta give them that..if everyone cared as much as ppl like this do..world would be a better place, John's right, obv we know we not gonna learn nothing on tv and newspapers, where most ppl get their info and usually just read a headline and run with it..johns very passionate, whether u agree with him or not, but most was not a question of agreeing with him, he just has a conviction and a concern that most of us don't, let's face it, most of this shit is noting to average citizen, but again kudos too these 2 on this back and forth..tmor I'll be back to calling Genk a regressive pussy..lol
Cenk rules! John Cusack rules! Love these guys! Keep up the great work, Fellas! Thank you!
LOL @ 15:20 "...I don't really count *FOX NEWS* as media..."
Man, I love John Cusack's smile.
Great observation by Cusack at about 40:00 and speaks to how they talked about values being turned upside down near the start. Too many people revere the flag instead of the ideals it's supposed to represent (same with religious dogma). I guess they need some sense of authority and/or security.
"The flag is a symbol and i leave symbols to the symbol minded" (paraphrasing) --George Carlin
How do you name all those movies and NOT BETTER OFF DEAD? Such an underrated CLASSIC!!!
Whoa I never knew that Cusack had such amazing leftist politics. Now I feel like watching a few of his movies that I always overlooked.
Edit: It occurred to me that this might look like a sarcastic insult - it's not, I'm a leftist.
***** It's okay, I'll negate your boycott by going out of my way to support him now.
yeah, im disappointed. better off dead is my favorite movie
You guys do realize that 90% of actors are left-leaning, right? Better throw out all your movies except ones starring Clint Eastwood and Vince Vaughn. Oh and don't forget, you guys have Adam Sandler too!
Right wingers are just irrational....Adam Sandler is still one of my favourite actors!
Great interview!!
You don't find this depth of truth and ideas on commercial corporate tv that's for sure.
The Berrigan brothers, Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton and Cesar Chavez represent Catholicism in it's most radical and social justice oriented form. Jeremy Scahill himself comes from a family background influenced by the Berrigan brothers. It's good Pope Francis is bringing things back to that radical social justice orientation of Catholic social teaching.
I really admire this man!
Cusack has always been one of my favorite actors.
Guarantee if Cusack disagreed with you politically, you'd be slamming him. Saying, "ah just another washed up actor trying to reignite his career." Haha
Is the life of a human being of a different nationality less valuable than that of an American? --We always used to ask that, thank you Mr. Cusack for bringing that up.
That was why they went for MLK not Malcolm X, civil rights vs Human rights.
They went after both. And of course a "foreign" life is not worth more nor less than an American life. I think if people, and really politicians, saw all the fucking death and men, women, and kids they're killing, if they saw all the dead bodies, and body parts, and destroyed bodies of all the people they call "collateral damage", then maybe they would think twice about executing strikes.
If a nation means anything, then in the eyes of the nation that will always be the case, foreigners especially those who hold different values and/or who do not contribute to the nation will be worth less. Just like how an individual values people, no one is equal.
No one values people equally. That concept if you actually applied it in practice would only mean insanity. E.g. if every child in the world is worth the same, then they would need to get money (from parents in America for example) so that they have the same as your kids and everyone else's kids in America. The more people someone squeeze out the more money that family would get ad infinitum.
In the midst of absolute chaos TYT and John C. Restore hope and sanity... Great interview. Excellent points. Thank you both.
Mainstream News broadcasters shouldn't give opinion, they should give viewers facts only and let them make up their own minds.
Thank you John Cusack
Best interview quotable: "History will not be kind in any form to the notion of American Exceptionalism."
Selfishness is only attractive to the self.
Great to see John Cusac talk like that. Great interview TYT.
Best actor EVER!
Cenk is someone I believe should be heard by all, but this interview helped hear Cenk at a much deeper level, and this is where I think he should resonate more often. Swear words are something that has been his go-to as of late, and I think if he wants to be taken seriously in the way that he should be, then shy away from the rants and cussing, and continue to speak intellectually about America and what it should, could, or used to (maybe in theory) stand for.
Big fan big fan!
Looks like John Cusack is still stuck in room 1408.
lol
VI5H totally was thinking the same thing lmao
Brilliant, only just finished watching that film for the first time.
This is an incredible interview and I don't feel pushed by a star with an agenda. I feel like I'm listening in to two people talking about something I need to know more about, and fact check for personal decisions. Just what I want in an interview. More than John's career, more than using fame for endorsement, just, "this is where we are, this is what needs to be, in my opinion."
OK...just got my eyes opened wider than I expected to when I clicked on the this video. Found The Young Turks when looking for viewpoints on the current election. I honestly didn't know what John Cusack would have to say...now I want to know more, from him and The Young Turks and others who honestly think and see what's out there. Once upon a time, during the last election cycle with Barack Obama, who I voted for both times, I took time out to respond to something that asked if I was more "liberal" than Obama, just to satisfy my curiosity on this point: I actually found I was more liberal, answered the the thing twice giving measured thought to the areas where I might have slight variations and still came out more "liberal". I looked at the areas of difference and thought to myself, yeah, there's only so much a president can do realistically, given a Republican congress. But right now, I'm really not inclined to be so generous. But actually all that is now a moot point. What matters right now in the current election cycle, is to keep a truly dangerous person out of the White House---that would, of course, be Donald Trump. From Day One I've been like: this is a joke, right? And America, what are you thinking? I will not go into detail because there are just too many reasons why a Donald Trump presidency is just bloody well unthinkable. Bernie was not "electable", could not win and that left Hillary Clinton, who, while not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, is still the best alternative we have right now. This is truly a wake-up call to America; what kind of future do we want to have---"crash and burn" or keep trying and maybe get at least some of right somewhere down the road. Best call: elect Hillary Clinton and "keep her feet to the fire", hold her accountable for the future of our country, domestically and internationally.
Maybe my favourite interview in a long time.
#JillNotCorruptHillary! Vote for Jill Stein.
John Cusack, you certainly make sense.
That interview went so fast. I didn't even realize it was an hour by the time it was done.
is he broadcasting from 1408?
lmao i left a similar comment before seeing this one. great minds think alike.
Love these in-depth interviews!
I am so glad Mr Cusack mentioned Keith Olbermann, he is the best in his field. Check some of his stuff out,,,,amazing! GQ
Lovbeinamom Olberman unchained is pretty good indeed. I recently came across his The Closer videos. Good stuff.
Olbermann is a biased, unprofessional mouthpiece for the Democratic party
i used to dread reading Howard Zinn's people history of the US in high school. Looking back it totally changed my perspective on history.
Senator John Cussack!
Yep!!! We need more people - in all countries - who hold these views and principles.
He likes pussy. He likes to bang lots of women. He talks about this with his buddies. I dont think you people can handle a guy that actually likes pussy.
Great interview Cenk and John!
Maybe I'm extreme, but to me the problem with mistrusting the government is that people wait for something OUTRAGEOUS to come along before they do it, like a Patriot Act or a Watergate or a McCarthy. To me mistrusting the government is a full-time thing.
It's all just an illusion anyways...money isn't even a real thing but just an invention we all have to fall for and participate in the illusion...Our Capitalistic system is just a game...we just need to have leaders that can keep it somewhat reasonable and within a certain region of workability...at their level they understand it is all fake, and their new job is just to keep the public within a level of being pleased and trust...it becomes the game of holding back the truth while having people put faith in something that doesn't matter...if people understood it really is about respect and love for one another they wouldn't care so much about feeding the political/capitalistic machine...keep the people divided and they will have a need for government to protect them from each other.
with that said, every politician is crooked...then there is the problem of all the stupid people that do not know how to love and respect...with true freedom comes the responsibility to have freedom. So there are those of us that understand it and abide with the phony system. Stupid people can see something isn't right in the system, but not have the capacity to see the big picture. Best we can do is vote the lesser of the evils (as they are all going to be evil) and know we will never live in Utopia.
I like your political views, John Cusack!
Deborah jjo ✌️Yep, me too 🇺🇸✌️
When did being intelligent and having common sense become a bad thing in this country? Stop being sheeple and wake up to the truth. #TYTstrong
Hell yeah! Too Strong!
This is so awesome.
Good discussion. Thanks.
Love John Cusack. He looks here like the lovechild of Nicolas Cage and Robert Downey Jr.
C3 Network lol except they are all 80's gen xers
JOHN KUSAK YOU HAD AN AWESOME UPBRINGING , HE IS RIGHT ON 🙏🏼
Oh how I love him ❤
In depth interview....thank you. Just how violence, coercion, bigotry and oppression happens if we do not think and learn.
My dad called it "inverted logic". I miss him, he was so damn smart. Like a cross between Albert Einstein and George Carlin.
Great Interview
Excellent discussion! Thank you.
“Identification with the rag called the national flag is an emotional and sentimental factor and for that factor you are willing to kill another - and that is called, the love of your country, love of the neighbor . . .? One can see that where sentiment and emotion come in, love is not.”
― Jiddu Krishnamurti
Christian Fundamentalists turn the ethics & morality as preached by Christ on its head, by reversing where one reads about the importance of "feeding the poor, the widow and the dispossessed" and replacing the word "poor" with "rich. It's referred to as the "prosperity Bible". If one is rich, it is because God is pleased with what we do. If we are poor, then it must follow that the poor are looked upon with disfavour! I think Christ is & would be utterly appalled at how Christians, and wealthy Christians at that, pervert His message and use it to satisfy their needs, while ignoring the poor and enlarging their wealth.
My country has an increasing disparity between the rich and the poor. We need to work hard to collectively reverse these un-Christian messages to be used as an excuse to keep more and give even less.
I hope & pray that the "Developed" world still has time to reverse course; because time is definitely NOT on "our" side. Rather, we will be eclipsed by countries who use a far more socialized model of governance and because of that, will come out ahead in the coming decade(s) - no more than 20, are those countries that understood, looking forward, that recognize the signifigance of a "knowledge-based economy and supported and educated their citizens to be equipped to build a future for themselves, their fellow citizens, young and old, and take CARE OF EACH OTHER. That can NEVER come to pass in a selfish society where the individual model triumphs over the social model of any country, especially ones who espouse to be Christian, without reading the Sermon on the Mount.
The Moral Majority...Reagan's campaign started mixing Christianity with being Republican.
That mix is unamerican.
Is John in room 1408?
Exactly what I was thinking.
I saw John Cusack on tv at the Cubs game last night.
Freakin' GREAT interview!
Thank you for this inspirational interview, Mr. Cusack. The world is a messed up place, but in the words of Charles De Mar: "Buck up, little camper. We'll beat that slope together!"
They prefer the term "Asian" these days.