Dictators aren't elected by its people. Dictators can't be withdrawn by the Senate. Dictators wouldn't be limited by several different institutions, checks and balances and the constitution. Pro-dictatorship pundits and any independent watchdogs are fully aware that the US is a form of a representative democracy where citizens decides the outcome of who becomes the president, which senators/representatives should represent each state/city in the House/Senate and which governors should rule a decentralized state/city in the United States. If Trump was an actual dictator, I'm sure you'd notice. Because you'd probably be stuck behind a jail cell for questioning the system. A lot of issues would've been solved without having to pander to the people or Congress. BLM would've been crushed in three minutes. The police officers handling the long-term convict back in May would've been given a medal for protecting their nation from decadence (and maybe criticized for not tackling and handling the convict hard enough).
A standard that they don't even meet given Barry's "quaint" and "folksy" stories about sucking off authoritarianism and disgusting conduct to cover up Trump's many, many crimes and unmitigated corruption.
real anarchy would probably involve poor people being shot. as well as rich people black people blonde people and more generally peoplepeople doing bad thing to other people... for a while. things would settle down quickly to a sort of social equilibrium, peolple don't naturally want to just destroy others. the problem is what balance would arrise, it could be almost the same lifestyle as today with bakers continuing to bake their bread and exange it for stuff or money or a despotic asshole taking power by force... i think its something we should study more and think about, the concept is interesting in an abstrac social/philosophical way sure but more importantly that's where at least some if not most countries are going... at the end of the 21rst century the world will be much more harsh and inhabitable and nobody is planning anything
people seriously think no poor people would be shot? The working class is full of people turned against each other so why would poor people not have any quarrels
What's insane is threatening to charge protestors exorcizing their basic American right to protest with sedition..but their side has literal goddamn ACTUAL seditionists that attacked the capital to prevent the legal transition of power, which is traitorous and the right would demand they would be hanged if the left did that, and that's if they were white, if that were minority groups attacking the capital it wouldnt have gotten that far, they'd have been shot on sight as terrorists, wouldnt be painted as patriotic good ol boys but horrible un American terrorists
Barr: The only limits on the president should be election and impeachment. Also Barr: The president should be allowed to use the government to interfere in elections and impeachment.
further addendum: The president is above the law and may not be charged or prosecuted for obstructing impeachment or committing election fraud. As long as Barr is there Americans do not live in a Democratic Republic. Sorry Americans but you NOW live in an Autocratic Corporatocrasy.
@@OakleyMoodie Correct, but "Emperor Dictator of the United Stats of America" would be even more apt, since Trump is the sole head of that Corporatocracy.
"First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out-because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out- because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out-because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me-and there was no one left to speak for me." -Martin Niemöller
"You can take our lives, you can take our freedom, but you will never take our honour. We utterly defensless, but not honourless." -Otto Wels, the last free speech in the german Reichstag of 1933
@@alphaomega5878 There was nothing the opposition could do at that point. Interestingly because the German system of a presidential republic granted too much power to one individuum. So, while it might not have saved many lives to oppose the Nazis in front of the entire country, it very well might have sparked some of the resistance that went on to annoy the Nazis later on.
Technically, most tap water is a chemical. Fresh-squeezed juice is a chemical. Tea and coffee are chemicals. Table salt is a chemical. As such, obviously, pepper extract is a chemical. And of those, not one is not an irritant in certain situations, though if you only look at the eyes, nose, skin, and throat, water (usually) is not. There's a reason many countries have outlawed it, with several banning it - along with other things - under various forms of "chemical weapons" bans.
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great how people like you make wild assumptions of others without knowing what they've been through or done, and just love fantasizing about how they know everything.
I don't comment often. But I need to re-iterate that you and your team do an ASTOUNDINGLY good job deep-diving into important topics and laying out issues therein. `Some More News` does it very well too, but doesn't have the same reach or air of legitimacy. I'm very, very glad you are doing this, and feel it's desperately important. Thank you John and team.
The drastic nature of these audience-less shows have been so heart wrenching and accurate when this information so critical to the nation right now; I do hope for his sake the blue wave is overwhelming so he can have a fun relaxing show at some point in the future though
I have got to vehemently disagree about this episode. Like, I’m not for Trump, but John Oliver and his type are not meant to be in depth.... you think 20-30 minutes is enough time to have a useful conversation? How about the fact that almost none of the things Oliver brings up have been fixed? It’s not his fault at all, but please do step back and realize the junk food reporting you’re consuming compared to full journalistic investigations
The problem is "respect" can mean "treat them like a human being" or "treat them like an authority" and people often demand the latter for themselves while not affording the former to others
@@StarlahMutiny It is actually a variation of a quote from John Basil Barnhill, which is often misattributed to Thomas Jefferson. In full, it reads: "Where the people fear the government you have tyranny. Where the government fears the people you have liberty."
Here's to wishing everybody the best of luck in all this. Either direction the election goes, I'm super worried about what's going to pop off. I want it to be ok but realistically, this is a powder keg
I can imagine this guy absolutely loving working for Darth Sidious and being like "well we were just moving the perimeter and planet was in the way, No we used a lazer on the death star but it wasn't powered by Khyber crystals and you know I didn't make the tactical decisions I said get it done, I hear these breathless attacks on Sith dominance in the galaxy WHA"
Remember Trump eliciting praise for Ji Xinping when he was effectively made ruler for life? "Maybe we’ll have to give that a shot someday,” That should have chilled us to the bone.
@Steve N overall it doesn’t matter if it’s a chemical or not, violent force was used against peaceful protesters and I think he’s just knit picking to take away from that point, an awful tactic, just a way to distract the media
@@studentsforademocraticsoci9836 it may turn them into super protesters, and give them constitutional powers and maybe the government would listen to them instead of just crushing their rights and fix the problems with America
Keep it boiling because the more I look at Trump’s authoritarian tendencies, the more likely it seems that the election will be violently contested by his supporters if he loses. If you're wondering whether that could be the spark for CIVIL WAR, there's a great analysis that looks into that: th-cam.com/video/EeF61LRYSKk/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=MyTake
@Brendan McMahon based is a newer slang term meaning “being yourself and not caring what others think of you” in this instance, John is speaking his mind and stating what we’re all thinking, despite the possible consequences of doing so.
@@LS9646 that's why they lay in ambush ,and relieve their oppressors of their weapons after cutting their throats. Remember every revolution was fought by the oppressed people who had inferior weaponry.
What worries me is that this suggests that he believes slavery to be just a - somewhat tolerable - restraint/limitation of freedoms instead of the totally amoral, torturous, dehumanizing, evil disenfranchisement it is. It's just not comparable. It's like comparing social distancing to the suppression of resistance during the 3rd Reich, as some right wingers do in Germany at the moment.
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The reflection of John’s tie is one of the most disconcerting things I’ve ever seen. Aside from Jabba the Barr bringing my chosen instrument into disrepute, that is.
It is weird to see the tie stripes through the reflection of the tie strips. (I'm guessing he went with solid colors after this episode, but I have not checked on that.)
Still waiting for that fabricated illusion of an ongoing dictatorship turning out to be true. By independent and objective standards, there's zero such indications in reality.
@@SerenityM54L2SAM5L5N1 The president has been open to finding ways to postpone the election when it was clear he may lose, he tried to seize "emergency power" to extend his presidency, something his own party warned against doing. He refused to denounce white supremacists after the Charlottesville riots, has been openly admiring authoritarian dictators, and has tried to expand his power, disenfranchise the very electoral process, impeachment process, even basic justice process. You're right, we just need time for it to come true.
War Tome He’s not letting “the states run their own state” he’s trying to force my state (Pa) to throw out the way we’ve always counted votes in order to make sure we count fewer of them. He’s brought numerous farcical lawsuits, all of which have been defeated, to actively interfere with our states ability to “run our own state.”
Finnian Ottinger I think John is right. If there really is anarchy here, it will be a bloodbath for everyone. I think it's possible but mostly unlikely. At least that's what I hope.
I wonder if he's ever wanted/thought to do a show on how Trump and Republicans weaponize red scare and try to more correctly represent socialism/anarchism, Perhaps Business Daddy has more control then they'd have the libs let on.
@@stephengrigg5988 you don't realize none of the evidence was looked at. Trump's cases were all rejected on procedural grounds , except for the two he won. Did China hack the election? The big hack was blamed on Russia but there was zero evidence it was Russia! Tell me what makes the right a cult? The left is behind cancel culture. The left wants us all to accept their moral beliefs. They are even changing language. We have to use their terms or we get cancelled. This is cult stuff. I can't say there are only two genders. I have to believe things that seem ludicrous because there's a small group of radicals that protest and riot. They are against free speech. Cults hate free expression of ideas. Cults are controlling. The right wants free speech but the left is controlling. The left wants you to stay in your house and wear masks. The left wants me unarmed. The left makes all sorts of Demands. Right wingers just want to work. They don't like P.C. you call that a cult? Don't you realize cults all want you to follow their rules? The left is very controlling! How can you not see the left is in favour of the lockdowns?
@Andrew Harper televangelists? Are you from the 1980s? there are Christians that are Trump supporters but that's not he focus. Are all leftists Muslims? It's kooky to have your focus, like as if you are intentionally missing the point with that cliché guiding you. Its a thought killing cliché
@@MicahMicahel they act like a cult because they listen to the president's blatant lies and spread them around like sheep. I notice you ignored the part where I said the right and its followers tried to overturn a democratic election.. curious. Basically everything you wrote was baseless or is a complete exaggeration or lie. You sound brainwashed my friend, and it's sad.
@@MACAVELLE50 That doesn't make any goddamn sense. Investigating a man for possible corruption and collusion, holding him accountable for his actions, isn't a ''one way ticker to dictatorship''. That's ridiculous.
@@MACAVELLE50 so you agree that they're both bad candidates for president and that they're highly corrupt and should be removed from power? Poggers bro viva la revolution!
This doesn't really hold up well. Poor people are usually the first to "get shot" when unrest happens, unless it's specifically targeting those in power, like the French Revolution (and even then, i'd like to see how many poor people died compared to rich). Did i miss something in what he was trying to say? Was this out of context or sarcasm?
@@pills- I think (being charitable to John Oliver here) what you've missed is the difference between 'unrest' (when the status quo is disturbed) and 'real anarchy' (complete disorder, hierarchical breakdown, no government, no status quo), because Oliver was talking about the latter. The point being made imo is that without the institutions of the state (police, laws, military etc.) to protect them the rich/elite would be the first targets. Sure, the massed poor, having removed their former oppressors would then likely turn on themselves (as famously happened in Revolutionary France). But the point wasn't that 'in real anarchy the poor won't get shot', merely that they won't be shot 'first'. Of course there's more nuance in reality than can be conveyed in either a one liner on a comedy show, or a short paragraph in the comments section but I hope this made at least some sense.
I think that what he meant is that poor people dying violently is a fact of life in a so-called normal state of governance, and that the rich would lose those protections under real, actual anarchy.
Don't be lulled into a false sense of security by the polls. Polls can't predict turnout, and that's going to be the key. No mistakes this time. Turn out, and vote him out!
Exactly! We are days away from the vote and a disputed election scenario and the associated chaos seem increasingly likely. For a great analysis of how the election will unfold and how such a disputed election would go down check out: th-cam.com/video/GtstCIIkOAI/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=MyTake
@Ronnie The problem is you're not gonna learn anything. Politics in the US since Reagan has been broken beyond repair. The hope was getting Trump in that office would be a disaster big enough that society collectively would get scared enough to "wake up". Instead, all that's happenned is everything's gotten even more polarized, and the DNC did everything in their power, and actually succeded, in just trying to get back to the earlier years, where everything is fucked up beyond belief all the same, just not with a complete moron at the helm. Al in all, the US is fucked to a point that's even hard to believe, something that will just keep going when the democrats are back, and meanwhile people are focusing on the last stupidity that comes out of Trumps mouths, as if what he's been doing is that much worse than the last 40 years. Sure, it's worse, but it's a matter of degrees paralel to "here are the choices. would you rather get fucked by a horse or an elephant".
"The eugenics movement became associated with Nazi Germany and the Holocaust when the defense of many of the defendants at the Nuremberg trials of 1945 to 1946 attempted to justify their human-rights abuses by claiming there was little difference between the Nazi eugenics programs and the U.S. eugenics programs." Just reminded me of this. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenics#Eugenics_and_racism_in_the_United_States
Barr: the president should have virtually complete and total executive power *states enforcing quarantine and lockdown because of a pandemic Barr: this is the greates intrusion on civil liberties in american history, second to slavery ofc
We all know that, next time a democrat will be in office he won't be promoting total power to the president, much the contrary... GOP rules only apply when it favors the GOP
I feel like John Oliver would've ended peoples' political careers back in the day but now hardly anything is scandal enough to warrant shit actually happening
I know it's very hard, but try not to lose all faith. I believe it's still possible (though a long road ahead) for our country to reimpose actual law and order, and resolidify the tradition of respect, honor, and integrity of both the office of the President and those of Congress, particularly the Senate. I believe Biden can begin resetting the norms back to decency, competency, and true patriotism.
@@SolidSiren you are Soo right! I ,also,believe that Biden will start bringing Americans together. Can't wait for the 36th president to be Our new beginning!
If you hear a politician "investigated the other party's headquarters" or "kept some money he was given as campaign donation" nowadays, it might not even be considered as top-of-the-hour news story, but it was literally the Watergate and Checkers scandal that rocked Nixon like 50 years ago lol
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it's really telling that they describe UTOPIA as a BAD THING. "these radical lefties want to design a UTOPIA for us all, we can't let them get away with it!"
They're scared because they hear about the radical far left and assume all liberals are like that instead of realizing it's something like 0.01%, just like how racist white nationalists are a small fringe 0.01% or less of conservatives.
@@dietotaku One man's utopia is another man's dystopia. The government should be focused on protecting our freedom to choose, not building what some view as a utopia.
@@rgderen88 A perfect society is impossible, But striving to improve society should not be Dismissed or Villainized And the issue is, while its true one man's utopia is another's dystopia, we shouldn't treat them as equivalent, a Conservatives Dystopia is a world where we force Billionares to help Fix poverty, capitalism and Nationalism are frowned upon, and Bigotry is seen as undebatably horrible as opposed to just seen as a different opinion. And all of those things would be greatly beneficial to society.
@@erickamakeeaina1649 That's part of the problem though, for every conservative that refuses to recognize the flaws in our system there's a liberal that insists they know what's best for us and we should let them build a utopia for us even if we don't want it. People and politicians on both sides need to start drawing back towards the middle.
I mean, C.S. Lewis describes it best: *_Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience._*
Sounds kinda dictatorship apologist. Implying that robber barron's cruelty EVER rests. As if they could ever be satiated. If they could be statieted, they wouldn't own banks
@Mustard Guy Well the only interesting part is that you think people are dumb and do not know what mustard gas is. Face it, you misfired :D You replied as first to the comment that 100% was for people who knows what mustard gas is. People who do not know would ask, something like: "is this joke? i do not understand". Or simply not react at all.
My darker side imagined after Barr said that Pepper spray wasn't a chemical irritant that the reporter then pepper sprayed him while saying "Are you sure?"
Not vocally at least. I mean, if at your job you noticed that the only people that weren't getting fired were the ones that seemed a metric ton's worth of wax short of a box a crayons you would at least PRETEND to have lost your marbles right? Not that I think they are pretending, just saying that at this stage I think it's written in the job description.
Because you’re not just seeing the reflection. It’s a glass table, so you can still see the tie below the glass, while the top part of his tie is seen reflection
Those Americans love fascism, they'll say liberals call everything fascist in order to justify their behavior. Basically don't be a authoritarian prick that all the dems want
Yes, but our country in its purest form was founded with the knowledge that people are going to have different opinions and different blind spots. The pro Trumpers believe the rest of us have the blind spots while they see clearly. It is their right to think so. And we will never convince someone who needs to be right that they’re wrong (a very emotionally charged word at best) by telling them they are wrong. We have to show respect to teach respect. Nevertheless I’m glad and relieved of the outcome of this election and hoping it will not turn into a more catistrophic time for our country between now and Jan. 20th.
The bagpipe player was an invaluable unit in the Scottish military during the age of muskets. His purpose was to lure the enemy into wasting their entire opening volley on just one guy.
Or (to out myself as a Harry Potter fanatic), he's a Corban Yaxley - a spy for Voldemort inside the Ministry of Magic who uses the Imperius curse to control various heads of magical departments that lead to the murder of the Minister for Magic, Rufus Scrimgeour. He then takes over the Department of Magical Law Enforcement himself, and pulls the strings of their new puppet for Minister, Pius Thicknesse. He's also the character that authorizes the Snatchers to catch Muggle-borns and dissidents (perhaps a parallel for the federal agents picking up protesters in unmarked vans). Umbridge will always be Betsy Devos. The sickly sweet demeanor, the tailored skirt suits, the oppressive control over teachers, and her universal loathing by students. Also her willingness to jump into positions of authority under an autocratic regime that's supplanting government stalwarts with Trumpian (Death Eater) appointees. And the GOP wonders why the younger generation is so cynical towards them and openly mock them for their views. You have an entire generation that reads books like the Harry Potter series, the Hunger Games, Divergent, The Maze Runner, and His Dark Materials; they were raised during an era of film franchises like the Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe that tout the virtues of honesty, selflessness, and sacrifice for the survival of mankind; and the GOP can't seem to understand why their isolationist, anti-immigrant, every-man-out-for-himself plans are being derided for the poison they are to the general population. Those books were not meant to be a reflection on society as it is, they were supposed to be a dystopian nightmare that should be avoided, and the Republican Party was seen steering right into it.
@@BrokeredHeart Remember when there were groups that burned the Harry Potter books? I always figured it wasn't the magic they were against, it was the politics. Those books teach kids how to recognize corruption and fight against it, even when your government is telling you they are doing an incredible job and are "rounding the corner."
"if there ever is real anarchy, it won't be the POOR people getting shot". Absolutely loved that! All of this is very reminiscent of V for Vendetta. Like this is how it all began.
@Bruce Gruetzmacher T-that's what the government is for. The government provides services like roads, schools, fire departments, police, military, social security, Medicaid, food stamps, etc. Services to shore up the weaknesses of capitalism. An advocate for the people. That's what it's supposed to be anyway. It's not supposed to be a dog-eat-dog world. The purpose of government is supposed to be the ability to sleep at night without looking over your shoulder. I mean, if you want to play out your Walking Dead wet dream, go to rural Alaska and have fun. But don't drag civilization down with you.
I swear this sentiment scares the fuck out of me. I'm an Indian citizen (currently living in Ireland). One of our elected ministers (equivalent to an US state senator), running for re-election, effectively told her constituents, "If I am still a minister after this election, and I find out your province did not vote for me, do not expect any help from me." It was.... Disturbing.
Ya sure about that? Cause the rich people will have armored cars and armed bodyguards. The poor people? Neither. I still see "the poor people getting shot." Anarchy is the _ultimate_ "Might makes right" situation.
Snowden is pretty much a traitor. He turned the american people against surveillance and anti-terror campaigns by releasing what he did for no reason. No innocent person has been targeted by the surveillance tactics. Snowden released a bunch of info that jeopardized US national security and NSA's way of conducting scrutiny and examination. In a way, he deserves to be punished.
Apparently Japanese internment was just a nice little vacation. Not to mention the "Patriot Act," Its funny how back in the 2000's the conservatives were all "I'd gladly give up my liberty to protect my freedom" when a couple thousand people died to terrorist attacks, but 200,000+ people die from a pandemic and they're all "GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH".
Puts a smirk on my face because there is 100% truth to that statement. Could you imagine seeing a wave of people running toward trump and his secret service. Sure the servant service would likely kill many but then they would run out of bullets and then they crash down upon them all including trump just like how the crowds did with Saudia leader sadaam Hussain? It wasn't pretty but man I bet it felt nice to the people
Yeah, right... that’s the biggest load of BS I’ve ever heard. When things go wrong, it’s ALWAYS poor people who die and suffer more. I mean... the lack of historical context to that statement....
It's so weird watching these as a Canadian who only gets access to them 2 weeks later. I keep forgetting this is pre-election and predates all the developments over the last 13 days. It's kinda a shame John doesn't do a daily show so I won't get to see the day by day journey he goes through over the roller coaster that has been the last couple of weeks.
John Oliver needs a break from all these depressing and infuriating stuff to send time with his family and act miserably British... What am I saying? Anyway, John doesn't need to keep doing this daily. We his fans wouldn't mind if he took a One month leave... So long as he let's us know he's still alive and okay... Anyway
I think these shows are too elaborate to do them every day… not all of them of course but often he has a lot of really famous people and/or extremely elaborate stages and stuff like that, they arrange collaborations with people all over the world and research these shows really carefully. I would love to see more of these shows but for them to be this high quality I don’t think it would be possible 😬 so I prefer that they stay this well researched and written but just once a week over them decreasing in quality but being more often🥲
@@neleh2377 Yeah, I didn't mean that in a serious way, more just that the last couple of weeks at the time (I believe this was right around the 2020 elections? Or something else similarly intense) would have been interesting to see his takes on on a daily basis.
I am sad to see this whole aspect of Barr was not mentioned at all; "How does religion promote the moral discipline and virtue needed to support free government? First, it gives us the right rules to live by ... Judeo-Christian moral standards are the ultimate utilitarian rules for human conduct." Source: www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-william-p-barr-delivers-remarks-law-school-and-de-nicola-center-ethics This, for me personally, is terrifying. He is proposing that all morality be sourced from the church and to me that sounds like Christian fascism.
Interesting read! "First is the force, fervor, and comprehensiveness of the assault on religion we are experiencing today. This is not decay; it is organized destruction. Secularists, and their allies among the “progressives,” have marshaled all the force of mass communications, popular culture, the entertainment industry, and academia in an unremitting assault on religion and traditional values." I'm not saying religion is inherently bad - personally I believe we all have to believe *something*, because it's what our brain is programmed to do, and at least many strings and varieties of religion have some useful reminders for living that, indeed, help the society at large - but whenever he mentions "traditional values" I can't help wondering, "You mean the past times when a pastor could have his way with the kids under his care because his power was absolute? The good ol' times when the concept of marital rape hadn't been invented yet? That one economy - among many at the time - that was built on the backs of slaves?" All that aside, it reads like a good speech. Makes a clear point with many emotionally heavy statements, a lot of moral high ground and righteousness, a declaration of The Threat, The Enemy and a strongly worded declaration of Resistance against this enemy. Probably sounded like music to his listeners' ears.
Barr's assertion completely ignores the apostle Paul's statement that if his religious beliefs in Jesus and the afterlife were false, the religious strictures he and other Christians followed were folly - "If only in this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men." (1 Corinthians 15:19). Jesus' ministry and sacrifice were about the fact that no one could achieve sufficient righteousness on their own; one could strive to follow all of the Commandments but still end up unredeemed. For Barr to tack even further in the opposite direction and claim that Christian moral standards are *perfectly utilitarian* is questionable under a charitable reading of his statement. Utilitarianism is not a compatible philosophy with Christianity, but an ethical framework that empowers the strong and wealthy to oppress the poor and weak. As much as Barr likes to weasel out of things by playing at semantics, I think his use of the term "utilitarian" here is indicative of his true feelings and motives, which are not for the benefit of the public.
葛Jennifer America’s biggest shame they refuse to talk about: Japanese internment. I only know about it because I’m Japanese. I was never taught about it in school
@@skyskynomnom4674 America, like every nation on the planet, has periods of history where we made the wrong decision that negatively affects millions of our people. The strange case with the US is that we tend to deal with these past wrongs with a "sweeping under the rug" sort of denial; an embarrassed sensitivity to discuss openly *why* leaders and the sentiments of the common people were aligned in a way that ignored the civil liberties of one group in exchange for a sense of security for the nation and a sense of proactivity on the part of the govt. When a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural nation is under attack from outside forces, the members of that nation belonging to the aggressors' ethnic background are unfairly highlighted as potential agents of the enemy. It happened to (and is still happening in many cases) to Middle Eastern and Muslim Americans during and after 9/11, but also to Japanese Americans in WWII, and to communist party members in the McCarthy era. This knee jerk reaction to safeguard, punish, or cleanse the country of our "liabilities" is short-sighted, narrow-minded, and self destructive. Caused by fear, ignorance, and panic these decisions to persecute, segragate, hunt down, or marginalize a segment of our own population makes us a weaker, not a stronger, safer nation. Maybe that's why policies like segregation, Jim Crow, Japanese internment camps, communist witch-hunts, Muslim bans, and now anti Chinese or anti Trump sentiment scar us to the point that when the conflict is resolved, we like to pretend it never happened and never really discuss or heal as a nation. I believe we will be doomed to repeat this same mistake until our history text books make an honest, factual recount of those mistakes highlighting the causes, and reconciling with those marginalized groups.
葛Jennifer totally. Every country does this. I grew up thinking Japan was the most superior country because of their ethics and art and education. But then I made friends with a bunch of student from China and Korea and DAMN. I was told other Asian countries hated Japan because they were jealous, that’s not even remotely the case....
@@pills- theres are to be a divide... or maybe there already is one. the diehard trump loyalists republicans who are shouting "fraud!" an the other republicans saying "ok... thas enough.... cut the crap dude"
I just watched this one full. It broke my little heart to not hear an audience go wild with support when Mr. John announced he'd just voted for the first time. Glad to hear you could participate in our disfunctional democracy, bossman!
Damn it. Just when I close TH-cam. It finally posts. I just want to say that this show is literally the highlight of my week. Thank you Zazu for your work for the crown and for me
The main thing anyone smart enough to chew should learn from studying even a little history is: it is infinitely easier and cheaper, in both blood and treasure, for the government to hand out bread than it is to collect pitchforks.
He forgot a *lot* of things with that one. Japanese Internment camps, Native American prosecution, the Jim Crow laws, *anything* the KKK did, *ACTUAL slavery,* the war on drugs, hell I'll even add the prohibition here.
I couldn't disagree more. If this tinder box ignites it will be the poor and disenfranchised that suffer the most. Who do you think controls the military? I'm not saying we should cower in fear in front of these wannabe tyrants, or even that sometimes violence is the answer, but we're not there yet. A class/race/civil war (whatever that looks like) will be hell on earth for all and can't be the answer. Right now I believe it will take only a small spark to ignite this bomb. This next week is inevitably gonna be crazy. We should try to use our heads, look past our anger, and make our voices heard. Everything is at stake right (I don't just mean the election, but how we handle it). And if shit goes south I guarantee it will be the "have-nots" who pay the higher price.
@@St.Maliki Maybe so, but who knows, Trump's already screwed over the military by making them abandon allies, he's pimped them out to Saudi royalty, and he's called fallen soldiers losers and suckers. Lastly and most importantly, deployed military *have* to mail their ballots, let's see how the military feels about getting getting their votes screwed with by Republicans trying to cheat by voter suppression. Many military units recognize *the fact* their oath is to the country, not the president.
"They want to design utopia for all of us. And that's what turns them on." Does he know what the word utopia means? If you're admitting the other side wants to create an actual utopia, and you're standing in the way, you're the bad guy.
Utopia is in their mind not a good thing to strive for if it includes "the undeserving". Punitive suffering for criminals minorities and the poor is rightly deserved in the eyes of the man who's destiny is perpetually sacrificing his life, time, back and innocence to maintain or regain the glory days. Ask the right wing guy with a mansion and five cars about feeding the poor.
What he’s saying is clearly that utopia for one person’s ideology is hellish in another person’s ideology. Like the plethora of books, where in the future, a utopian society has been constructed and it is sinister af in actuality. Not that I align with this fascist’s beliefs or anything, but I’d hope we all actually understand the point he is trying to make.
1:50- "What is particularly striking about Barr's behavior over the last year and half is that, when Trump first nominated him, the news was basically greeted as relief." That's because Americans either have goldfish memories or we simply do not pay attention as a society. I'm very disappointed that you didn't go into more details of the Iran-Contra cover-up because that's really the main issue at hand with him. For those who don't know, The Iran-Contra scandal was an incident that occurred under the Reagan presidency where the Executive branch sold weapons to the Khomeini government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, who were attempting to overthrow the Persian monarchy and establish an Islamic state, which eventually did occur in 1979 thanks almost entirely to our help because the country was under an arms embargo at the time. While this was happening, senior officials in the White House attempted to divert funds to the Contras, a far-right paramilitary group located in Nicaragua that opposed the democratically-elected socialist government of that country. To do this legally would require an act of Congress, since the legislative branch controls the money of government. Congress had actually passed two resolutions forbidding the sale of arms to the Contras. But Reagan's cabinet did it anyway. The most prominent American players in the scandal were National Security Council official Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North, Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger, Assistant Secretary of State Elliot Abrams, Robert McFarlane the National Security Advisor to the president, Deputy National Security Advisor John Poindexter, and George H.W. Bush, the Vice President. Several Congressional investigations were launched, and eventually a special prosecutor was appointed to investigate the matter, a man by the name of Lawrence Walsh. Walsh's investigation would eventually result in fourteen total indictments and eleven convictions, several of which were vacated on appeal. In June of 1992, Walsh announced that he was indicting Weinberger for his involvement in the scandal. He stated that he had come into possession of detailed notes kept by Weinberger that implicated George Bush, who was currently the sitting president and up for re-election, which would later reveal that the entire operation had been run out of his office when he was VP under Reagan, despite his very public denial of any knowledge of the scandal in 1988. On December 24th, 1992, after he lost his re-election bid to Bill Clinton, Bush announced a pardon for Weinberger on all charges related to his role in Iran-Contra. He then pardoned five other officials who had already been found guilty; Elliot Abrams, Duane Clarridge, Alan Fiers, Clair George, and Robert McFarlane. Bush's attorney general, Bill Barr, was consulted extensively on these pardons, and especially advocated for the pardon of Weinberger. In response to these pardons, Walsh stated publicly, quote, "the Iran-Contra cover-up, which has continued for more than six years, has now been completed." He further noted that in issuing the pardons Bush was preempting his implication in the crimes by the evidence that was to come to light during the Weinberger trial. So for everyone wondering about the implications of Trump attempting to self-pardon his way out of crimes... we've been here before. It's already happened. So... yeah... And fun fact: Elliot Abrams currently serves in the Trump administration as the US Special Representative for Iran.
Goldfish memories. Dems keep trying to compromise with a brick wall that won't budge, and as a result, the overton window is so far right, democrats are seen as "leftist"
@@williamjeffries3557 That's absolutely what happened because it's a matter of record that the plane with the hostages was delayed from takeoff for hours so that it would arrive during prime time news hour in the US. Here's another fun fact regarding accountability: Anne Irene McGill was Ronald Reagan's EPA chief, and the first woman to be the head of that agency. In 1982, Congress charged her with misappropriating a $1.6 billion superfund that was meant for cleaning up toxic waste by withholding disbursements in order to affect the outcome of a local California election. She was cited for contempt of Congress and the White House refused to turn over requested documents, citing executive privilege. Eventually it was revealed by deputy White House counsel that several other White House officials had overheard her say at a luncheon that she was in fact doing the thing she was accused of. The White House abandoned it's claim of privilege and she resigned in 1983, citing pressures caused by the media related to the scandal. Her son, Neil Gorsuch, now sits on the Supreme Court, having been appointed by Donald Trump. These people *never go away.*
I think the most shocking thing in this piece is the use of the term “aglet” I didn’t realize it was possible for someone to use it naturally, I always assumed it only came up in conversation once you google it after someone asks “you think that thing on our shoelace has a name?”
John Oliver is an international treasure. Sometimes I binge re-watch his shows and they still keep me laughing and educated about the state of the world. One of the all time Real News greats together with the amazing John Steward and "Titanium Balls" Stephen Colbert
"They want power... They want to run our lives" - says the man doing everything in his power to enable the the state and by extension, himself, to run our lives. Who argues the semantics of "corrupt", "chemical irritant" (which was contextually irrelevant) and "I didn't say do it, I said get it done", and "what does bad mean", and yet frames utopia as bad?
Also: capsaicin is the active ingredient in pepper spray. It's quite stable, so all it really needs is a propellant or anti-clumping agent. It's also so irritating that the extraction process is considered to be potentially lethal to workers if improper safety is implemented.
A President that answers to no one is called a dictator.
Dictators aren't elected by its people. Dictators can't be withdrawn by the Senate. Dictators wouldn't be limited by several different institutions, checks and balances and the constitution. Pro-dictatorship pundits and any independent watchdogs are fully aware that the US is a form of a representative democracy where citizens decides the outcome of who becomes the president, which senators/representatives should represent each state/city in the House/Senate and which governors should rule a decentralized state/city in the United States.
If Trump was an actual dictator, I'm sure you'd notice. Because you'd probably be stuck behind a jail cell for questioning the system. A lot of issues would've been solved without having to pander to the people or Congress. BLM would've been crushed in three minutes. The police officers handling the long-term convict back in May would've been given a medal for protecting their nation from decadence (and maybe criticized for not tackling and handling the convict hard enough).
or a King/Queen, Emperor/Empress.
@@SerenityM54L2SAM5L5N1 dictators very much have been elected by the people, read a book
I could break down every sentence you wrote but this is TH-cam.
One that tells state government to run their own state? This is a dictator? You know all the previous ones, always sharing power 😂
When having “an adult in the room” is a standard for this administration...
I'd rather have dbza goku as an adult
Interesting that even Fox used the phrase. If Barr is the adult, who is the kid, right?
@@drunkensailor3736 Stop spamming your self-promotion BS without any substance. At least contribute with something worthy.
A standard that they don't even meet given Barry's "quaint" and "folksy" stories about sucking off authoritarianism and disgusting conduct to cover up Trump's many, many crimes and unmitigated corruption.
This isn't the "who is older " card in the room... scarily sobering
"Earn protection by respecting the protectors" sounds like mafia to me.
And especially true when Police can be Bought for the Right amount of money and used like hired Thugs!
It would be a shame if something happened to this lovely democracy you have. Perhaps you should vote for us to protect it.
Exactly
@@danielramsey6141 "Innocent until proven guilty. Guilty until proven wealthy."
Soon New York will have to bribe the cops and corruption wouldn’t be good, I bet the cops would crack down more on minorities and soon we become China
"If there ever is real anarchy, it won't be poor people getting shot."
My god I love this man
real anarchy would probably involve poor people being shot. as well as rich people black people blonde people and more generally peoplepeople doing bad thing to other people... for a while. things would settle down quickly to a sort of social equilibrium, peolple don't naturally want to just destroy others. the problem is what balance would arrise, it could be almost the same lifestyle as today with bakers continuing to bake their bread and exange it for stuff or money or a despotic asshole taking power by force...
i think its something we should study more and think about, the concept is interesting in an abstrac social/philosophical way sure but more importantly that's where at least some if not most countries are going... at the end of the 21rst century the world will be much more harsh and inhabitable and nobody is planning anything
people seriously think no poor people would be shot? The working class is full of people turned against each other so why would poor people not have any quarrels
What's insane is threatening to charge protestors exorcizing their basic American right to protest with sedition..but their side has literal goddamn ACTUAL seditionists that attacked the capital to prevent the legal transition of power, which is traitorous and the right would demand they would be hanged if the left did that, and that's if they were white, if that were minority groups attacking the capital it wouldnt have gotten that far, they'd have been shot on sight as terrorists, wouldnt be painted as patriotic good ol boys but horrible un American terrorists
GOD DAMN RIGHT. My second amendment loves to hunt rich pricks.
Doom Music
Barr: The only limits on the president should be election and impeachment.
Also Barr: The president should be allowed to use the government to interfere in elections and impeachment.
Yes, exactly. Take them at their word.
That is exactly what they want.
further addendum: The president is above the law and may not be charged or prosecuted for obstructing impeachment or committing election fraud.
As long as Barr is there Americans do not live in a Democratic Republic. Sorry Americans but you NOW live in an Autocratic Corporatocrasy.
They just want a absolutist monarch.... First emperor of america
@@OakleyMoodie Correct, but "Emperor Dictator of the United Stats of America" would be even more apt, since Trump is the sole head of that Corporatocracy.
At the point that those become the only limits we shall start the revolution/assassination process #DownWithTyrrants
Best quote: "If this was REAL anarchy, it wouldn't be poor people who'd be shot."
Eventually, the 99.9% are gonna come for the .1% for a payday, or a reckoning.
Only a matter of time till someone said it
That was so based wtf
That's the best news I've heard in a long time.
"By making peaceful revolution impossible, you make violent revolution inevitable"
"First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out-because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out- because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out-because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me-and there was no one left to speak for me."
-Martin Niemöller
"You can take our lives, you can take our freedom, but you will never take our honour. We utterly defensless, but not honourless."
-Otto Wels, the last free speech in the german Reichstag of 1933
Even that's the softened version
@@herbertschulz4313
I'm sure the victims of nazi Germany are glad Otto Wels kept his honour.
That phrases doesn't matter for someone who's "lay down their lives to own libs"
@@alphaomega5878 There was nothing the opposition could do at that point. Interestingly because the German system of a presidential republic granted too much power to one individuum. So, while it might not have saved many lives to oppose the Nazis in front of the entire country, it very well might have sparked some of the resistance that went on to annoy the Nazis later on.
As a Scotsman, I greatly appreciate the "Bagpipe Promise".
We’ll be holding him to it.
Same here
I'm both delighted to have two Oliver episodes and mortified we need them in the first place. Good luck tomorrow, America.
Thank you. We're gonna need it!
Thanks, pal. We got this. [I hope. Dear dog, I do so hope. *continues to drink*]
Just my thoughts
Thanks everyone, hope we're okay. My state went blue as I knew it would, now to see where the swings go.
"pepper spray is not a chemical irritant"
"would you like to try some then?"
"Why yes I wou-AAARGH!!!"
Technically, most tap water is a chemical. Fresh-squeezed juice is a chemical. Tea and coffee are chemicals. Table salt is a chemical. As such, obviously, pepper extract is a chemical. And of those, not one is not an irritant in certain situations, though if you only look at the eyes, nose, skin, and throat, water (usually) is not.
There's a reason many countries have outlawed it, with several banning it - along with other things - under various forms of "chemical weapons" bans.
I would pay to watch that happen.
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"He is an adult."
You literally can't set the bar lower than that.
Coming soon to a political party near you, it's BABY SENATOR!
@@CaptainDoomsday Who is still more adult than Trump.
You can't set the BARR lower than that.
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@@Yugioh_Turk That's the tagline.
"If there's ever Anarchy, it won't be poor people getting shot."
Let everyone remember that.
No need. It comes naturally, normally.
@@picklerick1104 it's basically civilians acting like kids and larping
OH NO BIDEN BROS HOW COME TRUMP WON?!
@@sorrykid8538 he didn't, so there's that.
great how people like you make wild assumptions of others without knowing what they've been through or done, and just love fantasizing about how they know everything.
I don't comment often. But I need to re-iterate that you and your team do an ASTOUNDINGLY good job deep-diving into important topics and laying out issues therein. `Some More News` does it very well too, but doesn't have the same reach or air of legitimacy. I'm very, very glad you are doing this, and feel it's desperately important. Thank you John and team.
The drastic nature of these audience-less shows have been so heart wrenching and accurate when this information so critical to the nation right now; I do hope for his sake the blue wave is overwhelming so he can have a fun relaxing show at some point in the future though
@@halcyon_echo42 yeah I miss the audience laughter on his show.
I have got to vehemently disagree about this episode. Like, I’m not for Trump, but John Oliver and his type are not meant to be in depth.... you think 20-30 minutes is enough time to have a useful conversation? How about the fact that almost none of the things Oliver brings up have been fixed? It’s not his fault at all, but please do step back and realize the junk food reporting you’re consuming compared to full journalistic investigations
"...The bagpipes, basically a noisy sex doll for octopusses" is probably one of the best things I've ever heard.
I am nervous for the week to come. Please everyone in the US, go and vote! Good luck from Europe
Oh no. Two Last Week Tonight Epsiodes on one day. We are in deep shit lads.
100th like
Adult? Really? So what.😠
“The truth is obedience and respect should not be automatic, they should be earned.”
-George Carlin
..imagine what he would have said to us if he was alive now....
@@FlawlesSanshiro that is something I would love to have seen.
@@FlawlesSanshiro “Y’all are f*cked.”
-George Carlin (in an alternate timeline)
@@blueeyedtech1234 he was so ahead of his time a real stable genius
The problem is "respect" can mean "treat them like a human being" or "treat them like an authority" and people often demand the latter for themselves while not affording the former to others
Anyone noticing that “anarchist jurisdictions” seems sort of contradictory in terms 😅?
And don't forget, "secular religion"
It's an oxymoron.
Same thing when people say “communist country/state” like fuckin pardon?
@@_HuffleProud_ Exactly! communism is a state-less money-less society.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Once a wiser man said: "People should not be afraid of their governments, government should be afraid of their people."
Is that a v for vendetta reference?
that's my quote.
@@brandonangstman yes it is.
@@StarlahMutiny It is actually a variation of a quote from John Basil Barnhill, which is often misattributed to Thomas Jefferson. In full, it reads:
"Where the people fear the government you have tyranny. Where the government fears the people you have liberty."
Here's to wishing everybody the best of luck in all this. Either direction the election goes, I'm super worried about what's going to pop off. I want it to be ok but realistically, this is a powder keg
I'm really worried for those who actually clapped for what he said.
@chris younts otherwise known as the federalist society - which is pretty close!
Exactly!!
I can imagine this guy absolutely loving working for Darth Sidious and being like "well we were just moving the perimeter and planet was in the way, No we used a lazer on the death star but it wasn't powered by Khyber crystals and you know I didn't make the tactical decisions I said get it done, I hear these breathless attacks on Sith dominance in the galaxy WHA"
Remember Trump eliciting praise for Ji Xinping when he was effectively made ruler for life? "Maybe we’ll have to give that a shot someday,” That should have chilled us to the bone.
Hogs be like: "YEEEAAHH BROTHER! THIS IS WHAT WE NEED! IMPEACH OUR FREEDOM BROTHER! YEEHAAAW"
"Pepper spray is not a chemical."
EVERYTHING IS A CHEMICAL BILL!
Spoken like a true chemist!
Lmfao, fair point. Pretty much everything IS a chemical, by definition 🤣
@Steve N overall it doesn’t matter if it’s a chemical or not, violent force was used against peaceful protesters and I think he’s just knit picking to take away from that point, an awful tactic, just a way to distract the media
@@studentsforademocraticsoci9836 it may turn them into super protesters, and give them constitutional powers and maybe the government would listen to them instead of just crushing their rights and fix the problems with America
@American Nacirema A naturally occuring CHEMICAL. Chemical does not mean artifical.
Nothing like getting my blood righteously boiling for 20 min at 12:50 am
Lol I stay up late on Sundays just to get my blood boiled up
Keep it boiling because the more I look at Trump’s authoritarian tendencies, the more likely it seems that the election will be violently contested by his supporters if he loses. If you're wondering whether that could be the spark for CIVIL WAR, there's a great analysis that looks into that: th-cam.com/video/EeF61LRYSKk/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=MyTake
@Scribbli Chheery : I'm a cynical ass who stereotypes groups frequently, but I strongly doubt your conjecture.
They uploaded two videos tonight, so if you have a weak heart, may I suggest saving the other til tomorrow.
Just go 🗳
"Let me put it this way: if there ever is real anarchy [in America], it won't be POOR people getting shot."
Incredibly fucking based
@Brendan McMahon based is a newer slang term meaning “being yourself and not caring what others think of you” in this instance, John is speaking his mind and stating what we’re all thinking, despite the possible consequences of doing so.
The only person shot dead to rights on Jan 6th was Ashli B. Please do your homework the govt is lying.
@@kristielannette1070 I mean yeah, the gov't is lying constantly, just look at the coverage about Cuba rn. What's your point?
Ancom John goes off
"if ever there is real anarchy, it won't be poor people getting shot".
I'm gonna tattoo this one
/our guy/ omegalul
Poor people cant aford guns.
I’ll go get my guillotine
@@LS9646 that's why they lay in ambush ,and relieve their oppressors of their weapons after cutting their throats. Remember every revolution was fought by the oppressed people who had inferior weaponry.
Slavery is a “different kind of restraint” just like shooting unarmed black men is a “different kind of public service”.
Yup th-cam.com/video/acyass75PTg/w-d-xo.html
What worries me is that this suggests that he believes slavery to be just a - somewhat tolerable - restraint/limitation of freedoms instead of the totally amoral, torturous, dehumanizing, evil disenfranchisement it is. It's just not comparable. It's like comparing social distancing to the suppression of resistance during the 3rd Reich, as some right wingers do in Germany at the moment.
You mean public policy. Shooting unarmed black men could hardly be called 'a service'.
@@judobongobuck Oh, don’t tempt fate, they’ll find a way.
😯
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Chill. Biden has this in the bag.
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@@Resi1ience Please don't say that, I am superstitious and I am terrified, I don't want anything to jinx this.
The reflection of John’s tie is one of the most disconcerting things I’ve ever seen. Aside from Jabba the Barr bringing my chosen instrument into disrepute, that is.
It is weird to see the tie stripes through the reflection of the tie strips. (I'm guessing he went with solid colors after this episode, but I have not checked on that.)
Yes! His reflection wearing a different tie is a bit distracting.
Don't drag Jabba down like that. He can do that on his own.
'Hey, let's do dictatorship.'
-- William Barr
✔🎭
Still waiting for that fabricated illusion of an ongoing dictatorship turning out to be true. By independent and objective standards, there's zero such indications in reality.
@@SerenityM54L2SAM5L5N1 The president has been open to finding ways to postpone the election when it was clear he may lose, he tried to seize "emergency power" to extend his presidency, something his own party warned against doing. He refused to denounce white supremacists after the Charlottesville riots, has been openly admiring authoritarian dictators, and has tried to expand his power, disenfranchise the very electoral process, impeachment process, even basic justice process. You're right, we just need time for it to come true.
He let the states run their own state and this is a dictatorship?
War Tome He’s not letting “the states run their own state” he’s trying to force my state (Pa) to throw out the way we’ve always counted votes in order to make sure we count fewer of them. He’s brought numerous farcical lawsuits, all of which have been defeated, to actively interfere with our states ability to “run our own state.”
Can't stop looking at Johns Tie, which is obviously striped, but checkered in the reflection on the table. :D
Good eye
thanks for giving me a brief respite from the terrible reality of the world by calling my attending to the tie reflection.
@@newflesh666 Glad to contribute to getting you through the day!
Can somebody explain why this happens?
@@Jollyjewel94 you are seeing the reflection as well as the actual tie through the transparent glass table
"If the President does it, it's not illegal."
-Richard M. Nixon
"I was tired of abusing article 2, i had to quit for my own well being"
-Richard M. Nixon
"lol I'm dead"
-Richard M. Nixon
Rest in piss
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Someone watched that Vanity Fair video the other day
"His attitude was get it done but he didnt say go do it" mafia boss stuff
The same way forcing us to have insurance is federally "legalized" racketeering. Way to go, American't!
@@aaronjanusch6090 what
every time john drops "if trump wins" i feel like dying
The fact that it’s even a possibility at all is mind boggling. After ALL he’s done??
Get ready to feel like dying for another 4 years
as a black man in 2020, this scares me
He should say "when Trump has won", because everything is pointing into this direction.
Yea, should be "when trump wins"
"If there is true anarchy, it won´t be the poor people getting shot" -John Oliver 2020
Based
Finnian Ottinger I think John is right. If there really is anarchy here, it will be a bloodbath for everyone. I think it's possible but mostly unlikely. At least that's what I hope.
the first, and perhaps only time a mainstream pundit will ever accurately describe anarchist political theory and practice
@@saoirsecameron right
yeah, if you think actual anarchy will magically bypass poor people your delusional lol.
"Let's put it this way: if there ever is real anarchy, it won't be poor people getting shot".
-Based comrade John Oliver
We love comrade John
Considering my company punishes vacation time by denying workers of bonuses if they take it... Yeah, I'd believe that.
I wonder if he's ever wanted/thought to do a show on how Trump and Republicans weaponize red scare and try to more correctly represent socialism/anarchism, Perhaps Business Daddy has more control then they'd have the libs let on.
It gave me chills for real...so bloody true
I feel like anyone who actually lived in an anarchy would know that poor people getting killed is not exactly uncommon there.
Barr: criticised the left’s secular religion
Should we tell him what secular means
The left is on amoral outrage with cancel culture. It’s like a cult
@@MicahMicahel the right doesn't seem to be a cult to you?
Didnt they just try to overthrow a democratic election? Oh yea, they did.
@@stephengrigg5988 you don't realize none of the evidence was looked at. Trump's cases were all rejected on procedural grounds , except for the two he won. Did China hack the election? The big hack was blamed on Russia but there was zero evidence it was Russia! Tell me what makes the right a cult? The left is behind cancel culture. The left wants us all to accept their moral beliefs. They are even changing language. We have to use their terms or we get cancelled. This is cult stuff. I can't say there are only two genders. I have to believe things that seem ludicrous because there's a small group of radicals that protest and riot. They are against free speech. Cults hate free expression of ideas. Cults are controlling. The right wants free speech but the left is controlling. The left wants you to stay in your house and wear masks. The left wants me unarmed. The left makes all sorts of Demands.
Right wingers just want to work. They don't like P.C. you call that a cult? Don't you realize cults all want you to follow their rules? The left is very controlling!
How can you not see the left is in favour of the lockdowns?
@Andrew Harper televangelists? Are you from the 1980s? there are Christians that are Trump supporters but that's not he focus. Are all leftists Muslims? It's kooky to have your focus, like as if you are intentionally missing the point with that cliché guiding you. Its a thought killing cliché
@@MicahMicahel they act like a cult because they listen to the president's blatant lies and spread them around like sheep.
I notice you ignored the part where I said the right and its followers tried to overturn a democratic election.. curious.
Basically everything you wrote was baseless or is a complete exaggeration or lie. You sound brainwashed my friend, and it's sad.
Two videos in one day? I feel spoiled lol. If only the news wasn’t horrible
Seriously I hope this is the start of him doing this every week!
Yeah, I'm a little confused about it honestly. Was one of these from another week?
@@TheMangomelon789 pretty sure it's done to try and have some impact on the elections this week.
I was thrilled for a second and then I rememebered what tomorrow is and immediately became horrified
"..no limit on the President's authority.."
One way ticket to a dictatorship... alrighty then..
Darth Sidious: [Triumphantly] “POWER!!!! UNLIMITED POWER!!!!”
Spending years trying to put your elected opponent in jail is a one way ticket to dictatorship.
Pot, kettle, kettle, pot.
@@MACAVELLE50 That doesn't make any goddamn sense. Investigating a man for possible corruption and collusion, holding him accountable for his actions, isn't a ''one way ticker to dictatorship''. That's ridiculous.
@@MACAVELLE50 So who's the pot and who's the kettle?
@@MACAVELLE50 so you agree that they're both bad candidates for president and that they're highly corrupt and should be removed from power? Poggers bro viva la revolution!
"If there ever is real anarchy it won't be poor people getting shot"
Holy shit.
Yeah that phrase stuck with me.
i'd say bull sh*t
This doesn't really hold up well. Poor people are usually the first to "get shot" when unrest happens, unless it's specifically targeting those in power, like the French Revolution (and even then, i'd like to see how many poor people died compared to rich).
Did i miss something in what he was trying to say? Was this out of context or sarcasm?
@@pills- I think (being charitable to John Oliver here) what you've missed is the difference between 'unrest' (when the status quo is disturbed) and 'real anarchy' (complete disorder, hierarchical breakdown, no government, no status quo), because Oliver was talking about the latter. The point being made imo is that without the institutions of the state (police, laws, military etc.) to protect them the rich/elite would be the first targets. Sure, the massed poor, having removed their former oppressors would then likely turn on themselves (as famously happened in Revolutionary France). But the point wasn't that 'in real anarchy the poor won't get shot', merely that they won't be shot 'first'. Of course there's more nuance in reality than can be conveyed in either a one liner on a comedy show, or a short paragraph in the comments section but I hope this made at least some sense.
I think that what he meant is that poor people dying violently is a fact of life in a so-called normal state of governance, and that the rich would lose those protections under real, actual anarchy.
Fun fact about chemicals: literally everything is chemicals
fun fact: that's not true
@@rickross9829 - Everything is a bunch of atoms and empty space.
@Goth Vaush - Jedi Master Engineer did you just.... motivate me?
@@rickross9829 yes. Literally everything is chemicals.
Don't be lulled into a false sense of security by the polls. Polls can't predict turnout, and that's going to be the key. No mistakes this time. Turn out, and vote him out!
And back to the same old shit. The shit that made Trump possible in the first place, mind you.
Exactly! We are days away from the vote and a disputed election scenario and the associated chaos seem increasingly likely. For a great analysis of how the election will unfold and how such a disputed election would go down check out: th-cam.com/video/GtstCIIkOAI/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=MyTake
@Ronnie The problem is you're not gonna learn anything.
Politics in the US since Reagan has been broken beyond repair. The hope was getting Trump in that office would be a disaster big enough that society collectively would get scared enough to "wake up".
Instead, all that's happenned is everything's gotten even more polarized, and the DNC did everything in their power, and actually succeded, in just trying to get back to the earlier years, where everything is fucked up beyond belief all the same, just not with a complete moron at the helm.
Al in all, the US is fucked to a point that's even hard to believe, something that will just keep going when the democrats are back, and meanwhile people are focusing on the last stupidity that comes out of Trumps mouths, as if what he's been doing is that much worse than the last 40 years.
Sure, it's worse, but it's a matter of degrees paralel to "here are the choices. would you rather get fucked by a horse or an elephant".
More like polls can't predict frauds & cheats
@@GaudyGabriev
The Mr Hands argument?
"I'm not involved in giving tactical commands like that" would have made a great excuse at the Nuremberg trials...
"Just told the Men to get it done while eating Meth-chocolate, i'm clearly innocent your honor"
"The eugenics movement became associated with Nazi Germany and the Holocaust when the defense of many of the defendants at the Nuremberg trials of 1945 to 1946 attempted to justify their human-rights abuses by claiming there was little difference between the Nazi eugenics programs and the U.S. eugenics programs."
Just reminded me of this.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenics#Eugenics_and_racism_in_the_United_States
Not very original of him
Barr: the president should have virtually complete and total executive power
*states enforcing quarantine and lockdown because of a pandemic
Barr: this is the greates intrusion on civil liberties in american history, second to slavery ofc
I wonder what he’d say if the president mandated it
then i guess Biden has some massive power to execute when he gets into power.
Barr wants Trump to have his enabling act, the same power Adolf Hitler had. Which was "if Hitler said it, it is law"....
Second to slavery Japanese internment?
We all know that, next time a democrat will be in office he won't be promoting total power to the president, much the contrary... GOP rules only apply when it favors the GOP
"if there is ever real anarchy it wont be poor people getting shot" just made up for the year i had
I feel like John Oliver would've ended peoples' political careers back in the day but now hardly anything is scandal enough to warrant shit actually happening
I know it's very hard, but try not to lose all faith. I believe it's still possible (though a long road ahead) for our country to reimpose actual law and order, and resolidify the tradition of respect, honor, and integrity of both the office of the President and those of Congress, particularly the Senate. I believe Biden can begin resetting the norms back to decency, competency, and true patriotism.
@@SolidSiren you are Soo right! I ,also,believe that Biden will start bringing Americans together. Can't wait for the 36th president to be Our new beginning!
If you hear a politician "investigated the other party's headquarters" or "kept some money he was given as campaign donation" nowadays, it might not even be considered as top-of-the-hour news story, but it was literally the Watergate and Checkers scandal that rocked Nixon like 50 years ago lol
@@SolidSiren Don’t put too much faith in Biden. He’s gonna undo Trump’s nonsense and then sit on his ass for 4 years, I’d guess.
@@supC_ It'll be difficult to do anything when you have the opposite party gung-ho and stopping anything and everything from happening.
Barr's gas lighting could power our entire country. We need him OUT of this government.
Oh justice is coming
Maybe he can gaslight himself out of existence?
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Dude is done. They trying to pass thier anarchy laws in the next 30 days, the washington swamp toilet is getting flushed
He is fired
"The police should earn respect by protecting the community" hits extra hard in the wake of Uvalde
John dropping hints on the involvement of queen's role in diana's death is hilarious
Yeah everybody knows it was John Mulaney
@@MoochieMary I'm a John Mulaney fan and I don't get this reference??? Was it from one of his specials???
@@ourdivinemouseoverlord3308 im pretty sure its in his "New in town" special
@@ourdivinemouseoverlord3308 listen to Oh, Hello: the P’dcast and you’ll see why
They are so scared that we will actually have EQUAL RIGHTS, that’s all we want
it's really telling that they describe UTOPIA as a BAD THING. "these radical lefties want to design a UTOPIA for us all, we can't let them get away with it!"
They're scared because they hear about the radical far left and assume all liberals are like that instead of realizing it's something like 0.01%, just like how racist white nationalists are a small fringe 0.01% or less of conservatives.
@@dietotaku One man's utopia is another man's dystopia. The government should be focused on protecting our freedom to choose, not building what some view as a utopia.
@@rgderen88 A perfect society is impossible, But striving to improve society should not be Dismissed or Villainized
And the issue is, while its true one man's utopia is another's dystopia, we shouldn't treat them as equivalent, a Conservatives Dystopia is a world where we force Billionares to help Fix poverty, capitalism and Nationalism are frowned upon, and Bigotry is seen as undebatably horrible as opposed to just seen as a different opinion.
And all of those things would be greatly beneficial to society.
@@erickamakeeaina1649 That's part of the problem though, for every conservative that refuses to recognize the flaws in our system there's a liberal that insists they know what's best for us and we should let them build a utopia for us even if we don't want it.
People and politicians on both sides need to start drawing back towards the middle.
I mean, C.S. Lewis describes it best:
*_Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience._*
He was talking about the church and god.
Religious nutters like Barr are the worst. They like to burn witches. Literally.
@@bkolumban Applicable nonetheless.
Sounds kinda dictatorship apologist. Implying that robber barron's cruelty EVER rests. As if they could ever be satiated. If they could be statieted, they wouldn't own banks
Well, there goes Christianity...
"Not saying go do it, but get it done." Or as Shakespeare said "Who will rid me of this turbulent priest."
* Henry II (supposedly).
I'd assume Barr also thinks mustard gas isn't a chemical, it's a condiment.
@Mustard Guy I think Amit is aware of this. The joke was solid!
@Mustard Guy Learn to read ;)
@Mustard Guy Well the only interesting part is that you think people are dumb and do not know what mustard gas is.
Face it, you misfired :D
You replied as first to the comment that 100% was for people who knows what mustard gas is.
People who do not know would ask, something like: "is this joke? i do not understand". Or simply not react at all.
@Mustard Guy what's the best kind of Mustard. If you are the true Mustard Guy then I want proof of your superiority!
Cyclone B is good for your skin (Barr)
My darker side imagined after Barr said that Pepper spray wasn't a chemical irritant that the reporter then pepper sprayed him while saying "Are you sure?"
Is there anyone left in the trump's circle who isn't a lunatic criminal?
Fauci
Maybe Tiffany?
Not vocally at least. I mean, if at your job you noticed that the only people that weren't getting fired were the ones that seemed a metric ton's worth of wax short of a box a crayons you would at least PRETEND to have lost your marbles right? Not that I think they are pretending, just saying that at this stage I think it's written in the job description.
That implies that there ever was one in the first place
Possibly mike pence's rabbit but apart from that no, and we don't get to see mr bundo's tax returns so we really can't tell...
@@skysnow2495 Tiffany is just a bit dim witted but she also has no influence on anything, so I'd say that is a correct answer
John deserves and has my massive respect for doing this without an audience and nailing it.I actually quite like it without one
Nobody on here talking about how John's tie is checkered in the reflection on his desk? Priorities, people!
Because you’re not just seeing the reflection. It’s a glass table, so you can still see the tie below the glass, while the top part of his tie is seen reflection
@@toughtittypdiddy4634 ooooh this is why!! Thank you. I was also wondering about this apparent magic trick XD
@@toughtittypdiddy4634 this this is what I've been looking for, thank you
I thought it was from the trump collection😆
Dope!
The sad part is, half of the US feels they are represented with this kind of people in power... Sad and really dangerous.
@chris younts rather, their vote isn't gonna get rid of a Capitalist plutocracy larping as a democracy
Those Americans love fascism, they'll say liberals call everything fascist in order to justify their behavior. Basically don't be a authoritarian prick that all the dems want
Yes, but our country in its purest form was founded with the knowledge that people are going to have different opinions and different blind spots. The pro Trumpers believe the rest of us have the blind spots while they see clearly. It is their right to think so. And we will never convince someone who needs to be right that they’re wrong (a very emotionally charged word at best) by telling them they are wrong. We have to show respect to teach respect. Nevertheless I’m glad and relieved of the outcome of this election and hoping it will not turn into a more catistrophic time for our country between now and Jan. 20th.
Not half, but they _do_ have most of the fanatics. And fundamentally, Democracy rewards the people who show up.
The bagpipe player was an invaluable unit in the Scottish military during the age of muskets. His purpose was to lure the enemy into wasting their entire opening volley on just one guy.
Heh. I like bagpipes, though. My favorite metal bands use bagpipes in their music.
Made my chuckle, good on you sir. I will be remembering this one.
Seems apt
I'm just impressed that John managed to work the word 'aglets' into a joke.
Must have been a writer’s room bet
So he's like a male version of Dolores "The Ministry is always right" Umbridge.
Apparently they share the same toad ancestor.
Or (to out myself as a Harry Potter fanatic), he's a Corban Yaxley - a spy for Voldemort inside the Ministry of Magic who uses the Imperius curse to control various heads of magical departments that lead to the murder of the Minister for Magic, Rufus Scrimgeour. He then takes over the Department of Magical Law Enforcement himself, and pulls the strings of their new puppet for Minister, Pius Thicknesse. He's also the character that authorizes the Snatchers to catch Muggle-borns and dissidents (perhaps a parallel for the federal agents picking up protesters in unmarked vans).
Umbridge will always be Betsy Devos. The sickly sweet demeanor, the tailored skirt suits, the oppressive control over teachers, and her universal loathing by students. Also her willingness to jump into positions of authority under an autocratic regime that's supplanting government stalwarts with Trumpian (Death Eater) appointees.
And the GOP wonders why the younger generation is so cynical towards them and openly mock them for their views. You have an entire generation that reads books like the Harry Potter series, the Hunger Games, Divergent, The Maze Runner, and His Dark Materials; they were raised during an era of film franchises like the Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe that tout the virtues of honesty, selflessness, and sacrifice for the survival of mankind; and the GOP can't seem to understand why their isolationist, anti-immigrant, every-man-out-for-himself plans are being derided for the poison they are to the general population. Those books were not meant to be a reflection on society as it is, they were supposed to be a dystopian nightmare that should be avoided, and the Republican Party was seen steering right into it.
@@BrokeredHeart
You, sir, have hit the nail on the head.
@@BrokeredHeart Remember when there were groups that burned the Harry Potter books? I always figured it wasn't the magic they were against, it was the politics. Those books teach kids how to recognize corruption and fight against it, even when your government is telling you they are doing an incredible job and are "rounding the corner."
"if there ever is real anarchy, it won't be the POOR people getting shot". Absolutely loved that!
All of this is very reminiscent of V for Vendetta. Like this is how it all began.
If you seriously believe that, I pity you
@Beat me pretty sure they're a Russian troll lol they prob don't give a fuck about who is the US president they just want to create division
@Beat me probably some demented sap with ocd
While collecting taxes: it's serving your nation.
When it comes to providing services: did you vote for me?
It's the perpetual hypocrisy for me
Then vote to lower our taxes
@Bruce Gruetzmacher T-that's what the government is for. The government provides services like roads, schools, fire departments, police, military, social security, Medicaid, food stamps, etc.
Services to shore up the weaknesses of capitalism. An advocate for the people. That's what it's supposed to be anyway.
It's not supposed to be a dog-eat-dog world. The purpose of government is supposed to be the ability to sleep at night without looking over your shoulder. I mean, if you want to play out your Walking Dead wet dream, go to rural Alaska and have fun. But don't drag civilization down with you.
I swear this sentiment scares the fuck out of me. I'm an Indian citizen (currently living in Ireland). One of our elected ministers (equivalent to an US state senator), running for re-election, effectively told her constituents, "If I am still a minister after this election, and I find out your province did not vote for me, do not expect any help from me."
It was.... Disturbing.
OH NO BIDEN BROS HOW COME TRUMP WON?!
Well. Squirtlocker is a word I can't unhear now..
"If there ever is real anarchy, it won't be poor people getting shot."
Well said. #GetOutTheVote ✔
Ya sure about that? Cause the rich people will have armored cars and armed bodyguards. The poor people? Neither.
I still see "the poor people getting shot."
Anarchy is the _ultimate_ "Might makes right" situation.
Army is pretty brainwashed, they will have no qualms walking street by street shooting anything that moves.
@@NEPAAlchey the military is beaten down to remove any sense of self and reeducated to follow orders. They won't help us. You're right.
Have you ever heard of Afghanistan? Both of the world's mightiest powers failed to conquer a bunch of sheep hearderders.
@Donald Drumpf sure thing, I bet people in Hong Kong said the same thing.
Barr: This is the greatest intrusion on civil liberties in American history
Edward Snowden:
@@drunkensailor3736 We WILL take to the streets. I promise you, he will NOT stage a coup uncontested. He is no Pinochet.
US government: do you have the slightest idea how little that narrows it down
@@wantse-rita25y.oopenmycana50 I have no idea what you are trying to communicate, sorry.
Snowden is pretty much a traitor. He turned the american people against surveillance and anti-terror campaigns by releasing what he did for no reason. No innocent person has been targeted by the surveillance tactics. Snowden released a bunch of info that jeopardized US national security and NSA's way of conducting scrutiny and examination. In a way, he deserves to be punished.
Apparently Japanese internment was just a nice little vacation.
Not to mention the "Patriot Act," Its funny how back in the 2000's the conservatives were all "I'd gladly give up my liberty to protect my freedom" when a couple thousand people died to terrorist attacks, but 200,000+ people die from a pandemic and they're all "GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH".
Well, having just watched this for the first time... that was a close call
"If there ever is anarchy, it won't be poor people being shot." SHOTS FIRED OFF THE BOW
We're luffing WE'RE LUFFING!
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Puts a smirk on my face because there is 100% truth to that statement. Could you imagine seeing a wave of people running toward trump and his secret service. Sure the servant service would likely kill many but then they would run out of bullets and then they crash down upon them all including trump just like how the crowds did with Saudia leader sadaam Hussain? It wasn't pretty but man I bet it felt nice to the people
the communist mindset (i'm saying this as a positive thing, if you haven't read anything on the subject)
Yeah, right... that’s the biggest load of BS I’ve ever heard. When things go wrong, it’s ALWAYS poor people who die and suffer more. I mean... the lack of historical context to that statement....
It's so weird watching these as a Canadian who only gets access to them 2 weeks later. I keep forgetting this is pre-election and predates all the developments over the last 13 days. It's kinda a shame John doesn't do a daily show so I won't get to see the day by day journey he goes through over the roller coaster that has been the last couple of weeks.
John Oliver needs a break from all these depressing and infuriating stuff to send time with his family and act miserably British... What am I saying? Anyway, John doesn't need to keep doing this daily. We his fans wouldn't mind if he took a One month leave... So long as he let's us know he's still alive and okay... Anyway
I think these shows are too elaborate to do them every day… not all of them of course but often he has a lot of really famous people and/or extremely elaborate stages and stuff like that, they arrange collaborations with people all over the world and research these shows really carefully. I would love to see more of these shows but for them to be this high quality I don’t think it would be possible 😬 so I prefer that they stay this well researched and written but just once a week over them decreasing in quality but being more often🥲
@@neleh2377 Yeah, I didn't mean that in a serious way, more just that the last couple of weeks at the time (I believe this was right around the 2020 elections? Or something else similarly intense) would have been interesting to see his takes on on a daily basis.
Ay my late night existential crisis show, love you Mr. Oliver
definition of a true gentleman: Someone who knows how to play the bagpipes, but doesn't.
The lovechild of John Goodman and Steve Bannon
I need bleach to wash my brain after that mental picture, lol.
I cannot unsee that now.
That is assuming that either of those can even feel love
Considering what Scaramucci said about Bannon, it might have been a solo act that spawned AG Headspread.
For everyone wondering:
Aglets are the end pieces on shoelaces.
Have a nice day!
I learned that from Justice League XD. Apparently, their true purpose is sinister.
Phineas and Ferb made a song about them. It's pretty catchy!
A-G-L-E-T
@@gauravsaluja3833 Don't forget it!
holy shit, you saved me from a google search! well played internet stranger. well played.
Me: Let me just watch a quick TH-cam video before I go to sleep.
19 mins later I'm absolutely infuriated and can't go to sleep
who else is back after Barr has said that he's stepping down...
I am
YES! Holy crap, I am so ready for that ugly toad to be gone
He backstabbed Trump. He’s really on the Democrats side. Trump supporters hate him. He’s establishment
@@MicahMicahel he... He was always establishment. Trump knew this. Everyone knew this.
the algorithm has brought us together
I am sad to see this whole aspect of Barr was not mentioned at all;
"How does religion promote the moral discipline and virtue needed to support free government?
First, it gives us the right rules to live by ... Judeo-Christian moral standards are the ultimate utilitarian rules for human conduct."
Source: www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-william-p-barr-delivers-remarks-law-school-and-de-nicola-center-ethics
This, for me personally, is terrifying. He is proposing that all morality be sourced from the church and to me that sounds like Christian fascism.
Interesting read!
"First is the force, fervor, and comprehensiveness of the assault on religion we are experiencing today. This is not decay; it is organized destruction. Secularists, and their allies among the “progressives,” have marshaled all the force of mass communications, popular culture, the entertainment industry, and academia in an unremitting assault on religion and traditional values."
I'm not saying religion is inherently bad - personally I believe we all have to believe *something*, because it's what our brain is programmed to do, and at least many strings and varieties of religion have some useful reminders for living that, indeed, help the society at large - but whenever he mentions "traditional values" I can't help wondering, "You mean the past times when a pastor could have his way with the kids under his care because his power was absolute? The good ol' times when the concept of marital rape hadn't been invented yet? That one economy - among many at the time - that was built on the backs of slaves?"
All that aside, it reads like a good speech. Makes a clear point with many emotionally heavy statements, a lot of moral high ground and righteousness, a declaration of The Threat, The Enemy and a strongly worded declaration of Resistance against this enemy. Probably sounded like music to his listeners' ears.
Barr's assertion completely ignores the apostle Paul's statement that if his religious beliefs in Jesus and the afterlife were false, the religious strictures he and other Christians followed were folly - "If only in this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men." (1 Corinthians 15:19). Jesus' ministry and sacrifice were about the fact that no one could achieve sufficient righteousness on their own; one could strive to follow all of the Commandments but still end up unredeemed. For Barr to tack even further in the opposite direction and claim that Christian moral standards are *perfectly utilitarian* is questionable under a charitable reading of his statement. Utilitarianism is not a compatible philosophy with Christianity, but an ethical framework that empowers the strong and wealthy to oppress the poor and weak. As much as Barr likes to weasel out of things by playing at semantics, I think his use of the term "utilitarian" here is indicative of his true feelings and motives, which are not for the benefit of the public.
Bill Barr: this is the greatest offense in civil liberties in American history since slavery
Japanese Americans: 🧐
Wow. Great point. Thumbs up! Good to know there are still folks who read their history. Thank you! 🤗
葛Jennifer America’s biggest shame they refuse to talk about: Japanese internment. I only know about it because I’m Japanese. I was never taught about it in school
@@skyskynomnom4674 America, like every nation on the planet, has periods of history where we made the wrong decision that negatively affects millions of our people.
The strange case with the US is that we tend to deal with these past wrongs with a "sweeping under the rug" sort of denial; an embarrassed sensitivity to discuss openly *why* leaders and the sentiments of the common people were aligned in a way that ignored the civil liberties of one group in exchange for a sense of security for the nation and a sense of proactivity on the part of the govt.
When a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural nation is under attack from outside forces, the members of that nation belonging to the aggressors' ethnic background are unfairly highlighted as potential agents of the enemy. It happened to (and is still happening in many cases) to Middle Eastern and Muslim Americans during and after 9/11, but also to Japanese Americans in WWII, and to communist party members in the McCarthy era. This knee jerk reaction to safeguard, punish, or cleanse the country of our "liabilities" is short-sighted, narrow-minded, and self destructive. Caused by fear, ignorance, and panic these decisions to persecute, segragate, hunt down, or marginalize a segment of our own population makes us a weaker, not a stronger, safer nation. Maybe that's why policies like segregation, Jim Crow, Japanese internment camps, communist witch-hunts, Muslim bans, and now anti Chinese or anti Trump sentiment scar us to the point that when the conflict is resolved, we like to pretend it never happened and never really discuss or heal as a nation.
I believe we will be doomed to repeat this same mistake until our history text books make an honest, factual recount of those mistakes highlighting the causes, and reconciling with those marginalized groups.
葛Jennifer totally. Every country does this. I grew up thinking Japan was the most superior country because of their ethics and art and education. But then I made friends with a bunch of student from China and Korea and DAMN. I was told other Asian countries hated Japan because they were jealous, that’s not even remotely the case....
@@skyskynomnom4674 lmao even us Canadians are learning about that in school
Who’s here after trump supporters calling him a leftist traitor for saying there’s no election fraud 😂
Glad there's at least a comment about it!
Barr is awful, but I'm glad he said it. Trump is really scrambling around now. He know's he's lost.
@@quizzabella Barr probably saw what was going on with the lawyers and went "I am not touching that crazy."
Oof. Has that started already? The trump supporters have started eating their own?
@@pills- theres are to be a divide... or maybe there already is one. the diehard trump loyalists republicans who are shouting "fraud!" an the other republicans saying "ok... thas enough.... cut the crap dude"
I just watched this one full. It broke my little heart to not hear an audience go wild with support when Mr. John announced he'd just voted for the first time.
Glad to hear you could participate in our disfunctional democracy, bossman!
Damn it. Just when I close TH-cam. It finally posts. I just want to say that this show is literally the highlight of my week. Thank you Zazu for your work for the crown and for me
0:19 as an Englishman, I can feel the second hand embarrassment radiating from Scotland.
"If there's every anarchy, it won't be poor people getting shot." Amen.
The main thing anyone smart enough to chew should learn from studying even a little history is:
it is infinitely easier and cheaper, in both blood and treasure, for the government to hand out bread than it is to collect pitchforks.
If there's no bread then we eat the rich.
“Greatest offense to American rights!” Have we forgotten the Japanese internment camps?
You can argue the Whiskey Rebellion of 1793 can be considered the very first enroachment...
Why would he bash what he plans to do?
he probably only considers white people to be American (or even human)
@Altair IV 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
He forgot a *lot* of things with that one. Japanese Internment camps, Native American prosecution, the Jim Crow laws, *anything* the KKK did, *ACTUAL slavery,* the war on drugs, hell I'll even add the prohibition here.
"If there ever is real anarchy, it won't be poor people getting shot."
Oof
It's true though. Anarchism is taking down of power, not building up the Police
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I couldn't disagree more. If this tinder box ignites it will be the poor and disenfranchised that suffer the most. Who do you think controls the military? I'm not saying we should cower in fear in front of these wannabe tyrants, or even that sometimes violence is the answer, but we're not there yet. A class/race/civil war (whatever that looks like) will be hell on earth for all and can't be the answer.
Right now I believe it will take only a small spark to ignite this bomb. This next week is inevitably gonna be crazy. We should try to use our heads, look past our anger, and make our voices heard. Everything is at stake right (I don't just mean the election, but how we handle it). And if shit goes south I guarantee it will be the "have-nots" who pay the higher price.
“A moral order by force”, is in itself, immoral!
@@St.Maliki Maybe so, but who knows, Trump's already screwed over the military by making them abandon allies, he's pimped them out to Saudi royalty, and he's called fallen soldiers losers and suckers.
Lastly and most importantly, deployed military *have* to mail their ballots, let's see how the military feels about getting getting their votes screwed with by Republicans trying to cheat by voter suppression.
Many military units recognize *the fact* their oath is to the country, not the president.
Did he just insult the bagpipes SCOTLAND WE ATTACK!!!!!!
I see what you did there “ What does BAD mean?” “Babies And Dogs know that”
"They want to design utopia for all of us. And that's what turns them on." Does he know what the word utopia means? If you're admitting the other side wants to create an actual utopia, and you're standing in the way, you're the bad guy.
Yeah he pretty much admitted right then and there that he's the actual villain.
The right-wing want to create a Utopia for the right-wing only, not for everyone.
Utopia is in their mind not a good thing to strive for if it includes "the undeserving". Punitive suffering for criminals minorities and the poor is rightly deserved in the eyes of the man who's destiny is perpetually sacrificing his life, time, back and innocence to maintain or regain the glory days. Ask the right wing guy with a mansion and five cars about feeding the poor.
What he’s saying is clearly that utopia for one person’s ideology is hellish in another person’s ideology. Like the plethora of books, where in the future, a utopian society has been constructed and it is sinister af in actuality. Not that I align with this fascist’s beliefs or anything, but I’d hope we all actually understand the point he is trying to make.
@@highonheroin5352 We don't because the internet isn't designed for nuance. Tribalism rules the day.
1:50- "What is particularly striking about Barr's behavior over the last year and half is that, when Trump first nominated him, the news was basically greeted as relief."
That's because Americans either have goldfish memories or we simply do not pay attention as a society. I'm very disappointed that you didn't go into more details of the Iran-Contra cover-up because that's really the main issue at hand with him.
For those who don't know, The Iran-Contra scandal was an incident that occurred under the Reagan presidency where the Executive branch sold weapons to the Khomeini government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, who were attempting to overthrow the Persian monarchy and establish an Islamic state, which eventually did occur in 1979 thanks almost entirely to our help because the country was under an arms embargo at the time. While this was happening, senior officials in the White House attempted to divert funds to the Contras, a far-right paramilitary group located in Nicaragua that opposed the democratically-elected socialist government of that country. To do this legally would require an act of Congress, since the legislative branch controls the money of government. Congress had actually passed two resolutions forbidding the sale of arms to the Contras. But Reagan's cabinet did it anyway.
The most prominent American players in the scandal were National Security Council official Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North, Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger, Assistant Secretary of State Elliot Abrams, Robert McFarlane the National Security Advisor to the president, Deputy National Security Advisor John Poindexter, and George H.W. Bush, the Vice President.
Several Congressional investigations were launched, and eventually a special prosecutor was appointed to investigate the matter, a man by the name of Lawrence Walsh. Walsh's investigation would eventually result in fourteen total indictments and eleven convictions, several of which were vacated on appeal. In June of 1992, Walsh announced that he was indicting Weinberger for his involvement in the scandal. He stated that he had come into possession of detailed notes kept by Weinberger that implicated George Bush, who was currently the sitting president and up for re-election, which would later reveal that the entire operation had been run out of his office when he was VP under Reagan, despite his very public denial of any knowledge of the scandal in 1988.
On December 24th, 1992, after he lost his re-election bid to Bill Clinton, Bush announced a pardon for Weinberger on all charges related to his role in Iran-Contra. He then pardoned five other officials who had already been found guilty; Elliot Abrams, Duane Clarridge, Alan Fiers, Clair George, and Robert McFarlane. Bush's attorney general, Bill Barr, was consulted extensively on these pardons, and especially advocated for the pardon of Weinberger.
In response to these pardons, Walsh stated publicly, quote, "the Iran-Contra cover-up, which has continued for more than six years, has now been completed." He further noted that in issuing the pardons Bush was preempting his implication in the crimes by the evidence that was to come to light during the Weinberger trial.
So for everyone wondering about the implications of Trump attempting to self-pardon his way out of crimes... we've been here before. It's already happened. So... yeah...
And fun fact: Elliot Abrams currently serves in the Trump administration as the US Special Representative for Iran.
this should be higher up!
@@williamjeffries3557 Oops. Fixed. Good catch. o7
Goldfish memories. Dems keep trying to compromise with a brick wall that won't budge, and as a result, the overton window is so far right, democrats are seen as "leftist"
@@williamjeffries3557 That's absolutely what happened because it's a matter of record that the plane with the hostages was delayed from takeoff for hours so that it would arrive during prime time news hour in the US.
Here's another fun fact regarding accountability:
Anne Irene McGill was Ronald Reagan's EPA chief, and the first woman to be the head of that agency.
In 1982, Congress charged her with misappropriating a $1.6 billion superfund that was meant for cleaning up toxic waste by withholding disbursements in order to affect the outcome of a local California election. She was cited for contempt of Congress and the White House refused to turn over requested documents, citing executive privilege. Eventually it was revealed by deputy White House counsel that several other White House officials had overheard her say at a luncheon that she was in fact doing the thing she was accused of. The White House abandoned it's claim of privilege and she resigned in 1983, citing pressures caused by the media related to the scandal.
Her son, Neil Gorsuch, now sits on the Supreme Court, having been appointed by Donald Trump.
These people *never go away.*
This is all too overly disturbing. The Gorsuch portion is just too much to add to this mess, and it is true...
“Get it done,” but not “Go do it.” That reminds me: will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?
That's actually a good comparison.
Henry II and Thomas Becket. I hadn't even thought of it that way
"So what's Barr's qualification again?"
"He's... uhm an adult?"
Also Barr: HuUuuUuuH!
I think the most shocking thing in this piece is the use of the term “aglet”
I didn’t realize it was possible for someone to use it naturally, I always assumed it only came up in conversation once you google it after someone asks “you think that thing on our shoelace has a name?”
Where was it used here?
@@darthknightwingphoenix2081 "licking boot so hard he shits aglets for a week" or something
I loved that! I love all the little thing words, like "bezel."
Ohhh do I have an animated show for you! Congrats on going this far without mention of Phineas and Ferb, but I'm afraid it ends here.
I remember hearing it in Justice League Unlimited during the final stretch of the First season.
As an almost-lawyer, seeing Barr in power is sickening. I can't wait till he's out of office
USSR!
John Oliver is an international treasure. Sometimes I binge re-watch his shows and they still keep me laughing and educated about the state of the world. One of the all time Real News greats together with the amazing John Steward and "Titanium Balls" Stephen Colbert
Funny, but educational is a perfect Discription of john
"They want power... They want to run our lives" - says the man doing everything in his power to enable the the state and by extension, himself, to run our lives.
Who argues the semantics of "corrupt", "chemical irritant" (which was contextually irrelevant) and "I didn't say do it, I said get it done", and "what does bad mean", and yet frames utopia as bad?
"Chemical Irritant" has no implication of being synthetic, pepper extract is still chemical, heck even water is a chemical.
If you want to be technical, it's probably not a singular chemical, but it's _definately_ a chemical compound!
Ahh. Nothing like an ice-cold glass of industrial solvent.
Also: capsaicin is the active ingredient in pepper spray. It's quite stable, so all it really needs is a propellant or anti-clumping agent. It's also so irritating that the extraction process is considered to be potentially lethal to workers if improper safety is implemented.
Hey, botulinum toxin is "natural". So are asbestos and cobra venom. Barr's just a Parsing-For-Tyranny kind of guy.
OH NO BIDEN BROS HOW COME TRUMP WON?!
2010: Two of the three world’s super-powers are run by dictatorships
2020: The third is getting close
@fjf sjdnx Russia, perhaps not in finance but definitely in military
I actually don’t agree with that
@fjf sjdnx Hehehehehehe :-)
Every 8 years we get a new administration so you’re being an apocalyptic dumbass
I’d say all are oligarchies now
Cant believe there are people who clap to slavery being “a different kind of restraint “
That’s what we get when we don’t educate about slavery.
TWO IN THE SAME NIGHT! Damn!!
@fjf sjdnx Two segments upload tonight.
yeah will try to find the trump and corona after I watch this one. Couldn't do that at first , both videos did not show in video list on the channel
Oh it was part of one big mega episode
I know right?
Election day is right around the corner so that may be why.
I forgot Jeff Sessions even existed. It's insane to me that even Jeff Sessions of all people now looks good when compared to Bill Barr
Forgetting jeff sessions’ existence is one of the upsides of this century.
I felt my stomach drop when Barr said slavery was "a different kind of restraint" or some shit.