We Stand With The People Of France

In the light of the terrorist attacks in France, Stephen explains that any act of humanity and attempt to connect with others in a positive way is fine.
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[@bmaxime8771]

Im french and i remember back then how it made me feel better to see such support from all over the world, a shame we're only kind to each other during tragic times, love you all !

[@ryanatkins589]

Wait what happened to France I'm sorry :)

[@Dino-zu4qg]

@@ryanatkins589 attentat that killed a lot of people

[@clara-ye9jm]

@@ryanatkins589 look up the terrorist attacks of the 13th november 2015 in île de france/paris…

[@elfingourmeto1230]

@@ryanatkins589 ISIS attack on Paris.

[@MasterJoeKerr]

Stephen makes everything better.

[@justjack4030]

I was thinking the same.

[@ImDrizzt]

+Joe Kerr Jon Steward for President, then Stephen for Vice, and Jon Oliver uhm, for first lady? Uhm, or somewhere up there as well

[@SarunJunior]

+Joe Kerr Except Anita Sarkasiasiasiasiaisiasiaisiasiaisiasiaisisiasnnssssssssssssssssssss

[@cortesione]

indeed.

[@MarkPanado]

+Joe Kerr doc schultz!

[@annarose8913]

Merci beaucoup Stephen de nous faire rire dans ces moments difficiles!!

[@Nygaard2]

+ANNA ROSE So true - humor is always the enemy of terrorists and dictators...

[@annarose8913]

Magnus Nygaard Exactly! ;)

[@andresfelipegaviriacatano2438]

+ANNA ROSE We are a company that does nothing wedonothingcompany.wix.com/wedonothing

[@sersarsor]

+Magnus Nygaard yes! and those like Colbert who do it well are able to make your day brighter!

[@moisemensah8233]

doctordeduction Merci beaucoup :)

[@imhoffbros3]

God bless France from America

[@heystjim1]

God bless America from France

[@lordrevan773]

america bless god from france

[@avatarlhamo3063]

France bless America from God

[@trorisk]

the French and France have had a complicated relationship with God and for a long time ago.

[@ChachouLP]

Reed Imhoff , thank you 🙏

[@allgood3192]

Merci les Amis Ricains ! 7 ans apres ca fait tjrs plaisir !

[@MrPoeGhost]

That last line was fucking mic drop worthy.

[@isuna]

Merci Stephen ! I'm French and, as your buddy John Oliver from HBO's Last Week Tonight, I say thank you for your support with smile and laughs. #PrayForParis :)

[@samuelguetta8445]

I didn't realize back then how much support we had from over the world. Merci.

[@kelvinfilyk3413]

That last line 10/10

[@milenemuller5396]

I'm French, I live in Paris and I just want to thank you for this video !

[@SentinelPrimek]

Whoever dislikes this video is a suspect.

[@gamediet9722]

jk

[@spankingeverything9908]

+GameDiet is that English?

[@andrei-lucianserb1771]

+Tony DoMonte The problem is not that we don't know who the potential terrorists are, but the fact that anyone is innocent until proven guilty. Are we willing to give up on this idea? I think not, because then, the authorities will surely abuse it. If someone with power doesn't like you, they can have you arrested even if you didn't commit any crime. So with the innocent until proven guilty, the government has to keep track of all these potential terrorists, until they are ready to commit a crime. Only then they can arrest them, because they have the evidence that they were going to commit the crime. But the problem is there are not enough people to keep track of them all. Which is what happened in France. You need multiple people of keep track of 1 potential terrorist. I've heard that it takes 10 people for 1 potential terrorist. The french authorities knew those guys had extremist ideas, but they didn't commit any crimes, and because of the lack of people in the security agencies, they stopped monitoring them, in order to monitor other potential terrorists.

[@micnor14]

+Tony DoMonte There's a bit of red tape to go through when investigations cross borders - even digital ones. There are ways of being anonymous online - that said - none of them are foolproof and most are just take a matter of time to track. It's not as simple as powerful governments just asking and in turn receiving requested sensitive information from foreign data providers. The requested data would entail access to an entire company's database with many and every person's private information at the hands of another country's government. There are ethics issues abound with this powerful access even *within* a country's _own_ borders let alone abroad. Then there's the problem of all the logistics involved with tracking people oversees. It boils down to ethics with privacy, and trust (or lack thereof) in power. You would be asking private businesses of all countries - friends and foes - to make all of their customer's private information available to another country's government.

[@jackster1212]

+Tony DoMonte Why don't we just go scan apartments nearby for those renewal cards that fall out, when you flip open the pages?

[@sandrabarnouin5056]

I am very grateful for all that support we've been receiving from all over the world. Thank you so much Stephen for making me laugh again. Sending everyone warm (french) kisses.

[@kemchobhenchod]

Colbert's greatest moments come from the darkest tragedies.

[@samman4696]

that last joke was gold

[@C4letsplyas]

The last sentence. Amazing.

[@nemomeimpunelacessit8121]

Happy to see American-French solidarity!

[@strangerineven]

Merci Stephen. Merci beaucoup. You cheer us up at a time we need this. But let's not forget that we aren't the only ones murdered by those cowards. We stand for a better world, free from this madness.

[@borugby]

Long live the friendship between 🇺🇸 & 🇫🇷

[@KisaraSafiya]

I love how the editors didn't just make it so Lady Liberty had a middle finger stuck up, they moved her torch so it was in her other hand.

[@Mastermime4]

I'm a French guy studying in London when I heard the terrorist attack was currently happening I was with my English girlfriend. I first made sure my friends and family were safe and afterwards I admit I watched ratatouille with my girlfriend who never seen it. The reason is I didn't want to feel same fear and anxiety I had felt during the terrorist attack at Charlie hebdo ( which I've always been fan) and the kosher market ( which is the one my dad use to by kosher for are more religious friends).

[@Gabriel-kb1ju]

Mastermime4 j’étudie aussi en Angleterre

[@FB6418]

Je crois qu'on a tous cherché une solution pour ne pas trop angoisser cette nuit là... avec plus ou moins de réussite d'ailleurs :( ...

[@Sonic45003]

Thanks Stephen to make us laugh . Happy New Year from France

[@FridolinH]

i thought french fries came from belgium?

[@Palmenberserker]

+Peter! they did.

[@FreaperFTW]

+Peter! It's okay, they can come from France for now, we won't get upset.

[@opsin]

+Peter! Indeed, French refers to the thinner cut, not the place.

[@agumonkey]

+Peter! No belgium came out of a French Fry

[@alpacamale2909]

+Peter! No, but they put mayo on them..........................DISCUSTING!! They should know about Alioli by now.

[@panduwobbles2419]

I like how he speaks from the heart. No script written for him at all. So genuine.

[@ruaway]

Thank you for this it gave me confort and laughter in this moment of sadness

[@menwancellos8000]

Merci, du fond fu coeur. You're amazing, funny but respectful. So sad we can't see your program down here... Keep on with it!

[@Pecisk]

Excellent piece Colbert. Excellent.

[@LordOfTheBored]

The best possible way to react to this sad incident. Stephen is nothing but awesome.

[@pandatacenter6308]

I'm French, from Paris. Thank you so much, you made me laugh, and it's so important to laugh right now. Thanks

[@padmashrishelar4275]

As a matter of fact, the Belgians invented the French fries.

[@fidorover]

"They hate us for our kitties." -- _George W Bush_

[@ztaylor9891]

+fidorover Yeah, let's mock the one guy who called it. Let's keep mocking the idea that we're at war with an archaic ideology that's is even more dangerous than Nazism. Boy, that Bush guy sure was wrong about staying the course over there. The smug liberals who mocked him the entire way were right about cutting and running.

[@Tristen95gi]

+ztaylor9891 Yea lets the mock the guy who got us into this shit.

[@ztaylor9891]

Tristen95gi You're a moron if you think Bush got us into this. You have no clue what your talking about. Go watch another Michael Moore doc, moron.

[@Tristen95gi]

***** I shall. Enjoy your Faux News and neo conservative radio hosts and more importantly....have a nice day.

[@ztaylor9891]

Tristen95gi I'm a liberal who voted for Obama in '08 and '12. You're a moron and the left is actively pushing their more rational members out. The left is in the same terrible state as the far right. And did you just use the played out meme of "Faux News"? Fucking cornball.

[@auroretellier9111]

The massive wave of love we receive from foreigners really makes a change, there is a feeling of being vulnerable right now, and seeing people give a shit helps. Thank you all

[@jackosumene]

Your humour was so important for us, because it was nit only humour. Thank you so much , from the people of France.

[@maximeacm9279]

les belges qui rage de nos frites 😂😂😂

[@Gabriel-kb1ju]

Maxime ACM mdrrrr

[@fanofyoutubers9792]

🇩🇪reverse belgium 🍟

[@vazak11]

My heart goes out to the people of France.

[@boss180888]

1:19 YEEEEEAH XD that guy is awesome

[@EdSpooky]

you deserve waaay more views man, despite you are a comedian this is a show for smart people,reason why not to many watch it i think lol, stephen you are a geek,thanks 4 your show and may the ratings be with you :)

[@cyrilboscher9513]

merci, ça fait chaud au cœur !

[@MrClementdu65]

Merci Stephen, ça fait beaucoup de bien :)

[@SirRichieSan]

Thanks for making me laugh Stephen, all my love from Paris !

[@laurenacci8710]

Excellent !

[@waldpfad]

Bravissimo, Stephen Colbert !

[@chartaiwan]

this is the Colbert I like and respect, always with the right words and the correct approach.

[@natacha2050]

Thanks for the laugh Stephen :-) Love from Paris

[@BeepDerpify]

Aren't french fries from belgium?

[@lupiv5176]

+BeepDerpify It was invented in France, but the part of France it was invented in is now part of Belgium.

[@briankool1]

+BeepDerpify belgium fries a much fatter

[@thomasbuettner6878]

+BeepDerpify And croissants are Austrian. But whatever.

[@TheMrMacintosh]

+BeepDerpify fuck yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

[@in___Transit]

+Lupiv no it's Belgian. The English term 'french' fries actually comes from frenched fries. It's not about France, at all.

[@justinlafser916]

1:20 It should be against the law for the FCC to be censoring that in this scenario.

[@shkotayd9749]

Colbert just says it all in a way that gives you hope xD

[@ericandy88]

His response on the previous Friday episode (the day of the attacks) was heartfelt & moving. What a fantastic way to bring back light when this world so truly needed (and needs) it.

[@andremimoun1137]

Love you Stephen, from a French guy

[@koojaa]

I automatically started applauding when I heard that last line, holy crap Stephen.

[@PrecisionWrittens]

lol great closing line

[@LoliconSamalik]

That lady liberty joke killed it. XD

[@makoto7029]

Thanks a lot for the laugh. One french passing by.

[@sarahyoung232]

Thank you, Stephen.

[@Juningch]

Laugh in tears. Thank you Stephen.

[@ama1212]

Thanks for helping us as well :)

[@Tekstar85]

Merci, ça m'a fait rire.

[@earl77]

Excellent speech, reminded me Jon Stewart's post September 11 speech, Colbert and Stewart are so good at making us all feel better in times of crisis.

[@LeonDelmont]

thank you American people for your support.

[@Will_Salcedo]

Hahaha Lady Liberty flipping off ISIS 01:21 i love Colbert lol

[@ElPatar]

Do not underestimate the courage of the French , they were the first to discover that the snails were edible. Thank you for all your support. I was in Paris that night, I heard the bullets. Now the only thing I want to hear is the sound of joy, laugh and peace. From France, with love.

[@CorentinHarbelot]

Merci! Love from Paris

[@imoor1]

Stephen, I love you man, don't ever change.

[@neosaneo2]

1:18 "YEAAAAAAAH"

[@sylvaingautier9399]

Thanks Sir !

[@kiranorazinnecker]

This makes me feel good.

[@rinzler1242]

geee, i'm french thank you it made me smile and even laugh

[@GregKrsak]

Agreed. But I think the better message is to be aware of the good and the bad in the world, and don't let your awareness be manipulated by -- or only supplied by -- the media.

[@trence5]

Good one Mr. Colbert, good one.

[@Vince6381]

Merci beaucoup from France guys! PS:Too bad they have censored the finger

[@4seeableTV]

GREAT last line!

[@cianw2942]

Vive la France de L’Irlande 🇮🇪🇫🇷

[@QuoteNat]

3:57 Shots fired.

[@Dyreckt1]

my cousin was in the attacks. VIVE LA FRANCE

[@BrionyMae]

I'm glad there is anger and repulsion and heartache around the Western world for what happened in Paris. But the problem is we've seen this all before, and we've seen this response before. We can be very emotional for a few weeks, we say we stand for liberty and our way of life, we'll raise the flag of whatever country was targeted this time, and sing their national anthem, but when it comes to real action we become cowards. How many media outlets in the West reprinted the Charlie Hebdo cartoons? They said we stood for free speech, but they imposed blasphemy laws on Western society in response to that atrocity. We marched in the streets, we cried and said Je Suis Charlie, but we were only acting, to make us feel like we were being courageous. Nobody was Charlie because only a small minority has the courage to stand up for free speech in the West. And when the cartoonists from Charlie Hebdo had not even been laid in the ground yet, the Western media called them racists. Before the bodies from this latest atrocity had even been identified, there were many in the left wing press saying that this is our fault, as if we'd brought it on ourselves merely by existing and being free. It's an abomination. We have no courage to stand up for our human rights. And not just the courage to stand up against Islamists, but the courage to stand up against those in our own society that will say you're racist and that you deserve to die because a barbaric religion from the desert says so. We're watching our civilisation fall apart like the Romans, we don't do anything to defend it.

[@Fratellodifrassati]

You are the smartest person in the KZbin comments section. I'm glad someone has the courage to speak the truth. I know there are others out there that agree and it gives me hope

[@josephsmith961]

+Briony Thank you for some common sense in this thread of stupidity.

[@YIFYPIRATE786]

Your a hypocrite

[@dragonforcesfan]

Well, allowing these people to speak their opinions is,while perhaps not morally right, free speech, which is what the west (at least the US) is founded on. I agree that these ideas held by racists shouldn't be, but I don't think it's right to take some kind of affirmative action against them just for thinking that way. I mean, there is a significant amount of people more than racists, especially in a place like the US following some recent events. Maybe trying to teach and show them what's wrong is the right way to go, but shutting them away or trying to eliminate them is quite similar to their intentions.

[@rinzler1242]

geee, i'm French, thanks you made me smile, and even laugh !

[@TeddyPicker191]

Aaannd cue the endless shitstream of misinformed political arguments. That ending line was hilarious though. Colbert is doing an amazing job

[@PawPatrolTheLionGuardFan]

3 years later... thank you for your tribute 😔🇫🇷

[@Erendislevrai]

Merci Stephen!

[@olivierlarrieux8261]

Such a smart and touching speech. Thank you Mr Colbert. Long live the american and french friendship. 🗼🇫🇷❤🇺🇸🗽

[@Evan-ur5ho]

merci beaucoup du fond du coeur 😃

[@ardenweald1647]

The only way to prove to the terrorists that they have lost is to continue to live and laugh like before. Thank you from France Stephen !

[@wenting2457]

I appreciate that Paris is getting support, but can we do that without forgetting completely about Baghdad, Lebanon, and Beirut? Terror is everywhere, and is heinous everywhere, not just in a first world country.

[@johnsmith-wc8gs]

he is becoming the king of late night. nuff said

[@obligeancefrancaise]

Merci / Thank you

[@vince-j]

That last line. Fuckin' bravo!

[@nicklyslame3320]

I attended a highschool in France, in which stood the house where the man who built the structure of the statue of liberty lived as a child.

[@Maximillienifyx]

Merci

[@willow2893]

It seems like it was less than a year. 2016 went by _fast_

[@bigguy1576]

FRENCH FRIES ARE BEL... Aaah fuck it, we'll never get credit..

[@ambroiseperret6460]

c est une questions tres discuté et de ce que j ai trouvé une trace des frittes apparaits en premiers chez les belges avec le mythe de l homme qui manquant de poisson en hiver fait frire des pommes de terre mais les historien n approuve pas cette évenement et il est tres possible qu il n est pas effectué la double cuissons si specifique aux frittes la premiére apparition des frittes comfirmé remonte un peu apres cette évenement sur un pont de paris ou un vendeur faisait des frittes.( je n an sais pas plus la question est a creuser)

[@trevorstravels]

Class.

[@Celine.35]

amen to that video!! vive mon pays!!

[@chefbubba]

Drop the mic, Stephen. That last comment was spot on.

[@GillesCC]

Thank you from Paris.

[@AbsentiaeAddoAccendo]

Shots fired Colbert, shots fired.

[@themarquis6960]

thank you

[@arnaud9482]

merci

[@romangysse3690]

Just one thing... "French" Fries aren't actually french. It's Belgian. Try to eat fries in both countries, you'll see.

[@bertschmert]

Its clear that the most important thing in this moment is for people who don't live in France to feel comfortable about what happened. Not supporting the victims, not engaging in a dialogue about why this happens and how to stop it, no. Lets spend our time making ourselves feel better by up voting flags on twitter.

[@shampoovta]

oh I loved the spin on freedom fries. Papas libertad!

[@MsMelissaKaina]

This speech was hilarious. But the funniest thing to me was the pronunciation of Ratatouille. I never realized that it was pronounced like that in English!

[@MsMelissaKaina]

We pronounce it [ratatuj] not [ratatuji:]. The final sound is [j] like yogurt or yellow, not [i:].

[@rrows5803]

Mais quel homme !