After Days Of Unrest, America Needs Moral Leadership. Instead, We Have Donald Trump

Instead of calling for racial healing and encouraging Americans to remain calm, President Trump's solution is to "dominate" the protestors and send the military to control the streets. #Colbert #StephenAtHome #Monologue
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[@joeexotic4837]

That woman in the park is disgusting - she knew exactly what she was doing

[@grayscribe1342]

I'd be very concerned if she did not. Actually that would really scare me if people such people lived anywhere. People that don't even realize what they are. People that have distanced themselves so much from another group of people that they get scared when one of these other people just talk them.

[@BlikeNave]

If it soothes your anger, she has been slaughtered by karma: fired from her job, dog reclaimed by animal shelter, national notoriety as a racist animal-abuser, and forever infamous; likely unable to get a job ever again due to her history. There are other things too, investigations for falsifying a police call, and talk of banning her from Central Park for life. Could be more but that's just what I've read so far.

[@tallandhandsome29]

BlikenavE Couldn’t happen to a nicer person as far as I am concerned. Karma’s a bitch, apparently.

[@crotchet6439]

@@BlikeNave hearing this makes me happy.

[@klee06able]

Amy Cooper, even I happen to know her name.

[@sonar2001]

There is one interesting thing when it comes to Germany and racism. Of course, mr. Colbert is right, that we do have racism over here, no intelligent person from Germany would ever doubt that. But it got better and today it is no comparison to the structural racism that lies deep within the America nation from it´s beginning. But I think, the problem lies deeper than that. We, as germans, started two world wars, we planed and executed the shoa. And all that guild will be with us evermore. But there is one thing that we did after that, one thing, that the United States had never done: We admitted, that we we were wrong. All together, not "the Nazis", because, we were the nazis. No-one else but us and almost all of us. I am not. a fan of Germany, and as many germans there is only one political thing, that we are proud of, and that is to talk, act and think antifascist. Because we know, we've done wrong. It's been the biggest lecture for this country to admit that. And it has been a long, hurtful way. So, if Mr. Colbert says, getting called out for racism in Germany is like a Jamaican telling you to put down the bong, he is right. But you can be sure that you would be surrounded by ten germans asking you why. Because many of us learned, that it is a giant leap as a nation to admit, that we were wrong and to ask for forgiveness. But it is the first step for healing.

[@aashaynandoskar6862]

Very well said, Sir. The first step for progress is acknowledgement, acknowledging that there is something wrong and something can be improved upon. And you put this not only into beautiful words but also in action by the entire nation. Have a good day.

[@EchoBravo370]

Germans of today are wonderful and kind people. You are a great society. We know you are not your ancestors. You can be proud.

[@stockbag]

Bravo.

[@Marweinicus]

Dont dwell on that for too long. Its in the past, and it's great that you're still learning from past mistakes. But nowadays we consider our neighbour Germany as friends. Even my grandparents who experienced the war dont have a problem with normal Germans. I dont associate Germans with nazi's. I associate nazi's with nazi's. Fuck those guys. I love the Germans :)

[@tskmaster3837]

That comment in the end of WII gets to the heart of the matter. At the end of the US Civil War, it merely turned out that the North was against the succession part, they were pretty OK with the racism.

[@MrBitterfitter]

As an observer from Canada, all I can say is I think the Mexican Government will probably finish the Wall now......

[@delphi-moochymaker62]

We aren't worried, Americans would need to leave their guns behind. Not gonna happen! They would feel naked.

[@GlassTopRX7]

Actually they steal it and barricade their own homes, you really can't make this stuff up.

[@patlynch6517]

With good reason

[@MrBitterfitter]

@marcus milla I guess we're probably fine. Between the mosquitoes and black flies in the summer and the -40 in the winter no sane person would actually want to move here...😉😁

[@user-tb5ns7hc5i]

No joke. The Canadian government publicly announced today that regardless of the virus, there are no plans to reopen the international border with the USA for many months because of all numerous serious problems and threats currently on the American side of the border, which clearly includes the Trump gov.

[@plutobabe750]

“When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.” - Thomas Jefferson

[@theatrain1323]

Thomas Jefferson was one of the largest slave owners in Virginia, was unrepentant, did not free his slaves in his will as did many, and took certain liberties with his female slaves that would really be frowned on today.

[@prettyevil6662000]

@@theatrain1323 And if he were alive today we'd be beating the shit out of him while mocking him with his own quotes. There's nothing wrong with poignant quotes even if they came from someone doing what we now see is objectively bad.

[@elovejapan7818]

Depends on what people interpret as injustice.

[@teresaclark5465]

He was crying for his mother as the life was choked out of him. RIP George Floyd - I will never forget!

[@geigercourtier]

Who are you?

[@thunderousapplause]

someone wrote out his wprds duting the 8 min of brutal torture it took to murder him. the most awful heartbreaking words...i hope chauvin and the other 3 accessories to murder (who have t even gd been arrested yet) are put in general population in prison. only then will there be some justice.

[@chrisdavis7836]

@@dominonidom2656 weird not a single video I've seen supports that 🤔

[@javierorejarena]

@@dominonidom2656 www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/06/01/george-floyd-independent-autopsy-findings-released-monday/5307185002/

[@battoosh]

@@dominonidom2656 that's exactly what Dave Chappelle said in a bit, 20 years ago... After the wrong killing of a black man "oops.. Uhh.. Just sprinkle done crack on him.."

[@junojay4563]

In Germany, it takes about 2 - 3 years to be a police officer. In the US, it takes about 19 weeks. Just saying...

[@Not_Always]

and they are paid more than most Americans. 100k//yr they average

[@Schmissgesicht]

@@Not_Always no

[@quietcorner293]

I have had to deal with cops here in Germany a couple times and each time, they were very professional. Now, I'm a white guy and a native of the Twin Cities. I'm sure if that was my fake $20, I would have been told by the cop, "you can't use this... now on your way." Do they even know if that was his $20? Even if it was, that would be a non-violent crime not justifying a knee to the throat.

[@purplehz97]

This.

[@RecipeRepository]

@@quietcorner293 Also, if you got handed back a fake $20 in change or cash back somewhere would you even realize it before you tried spending it somewhere else? I sure as hell wouldn't.

[@Dachusblot]

When a late night comedian gives a more comforting and inspirational speech than the freaking president...

[@jonlambert76]

Which is pretty much always.

[@sadiestoltzfus9798]

@T.L. Does Colbert display empathy?

[@kevinmcanally9641]

Captain Mark nobody has to make Trump look bad...he does that all on his own whenever he opens his mouth. Trump rot in hell 2020

[@tizodd6]

Trump couldn't give a "comforting and inspirational" speech if his life depended on it. Every time he opens his mouth, he sees an opportunity to attack someone/someplace.

[@elbarjones4812]

@@sadiestoltzfus9798 Do you display stupidity?

[@MrsYolandicook]

“Remember when we were all afraid of our groceries... I miss those days...” 👌😂🙌

[@pinksapphire.2262]

😂😂😂

[@thepepper191]

What days were those? 😂

[@mistylee717]

I’m not seeing what is happening in Birmingham being covered nationally. I know it’s a busy news-cycle these days but it is a story worth covering. In Birmingham, Alabama large groups of all races marched and and met in Linn Park. It was peaceful. Then they decided to take down the confederate monuments in the park. One went down but the other was just too large and strong. A little history: Birmingham didn’t exist until long after the civil war was over. The city has tried to remove the monument as the vast majority of residents want. But the state passed a law making it illegal. So the city put a wall around it. The state sued and the city won in court. The state appealed to the Alabama Supreme Court and won. It was sure to be escalated to the US Supreme Court. But last night the mayor came out and promised that if they would stop trying to take it down, he would have it down in 24 hours. Some agreed - some were angry. But as crowds moved through the streets away from the park a lot of damage was done by a very few. The mayor made a strong and angry announcement that included a curfew until further notice. So tonight was to be possibly very eventful. But so far all that’s really happened is that a crane was at the park and the monument is dismantled. And a go-fund-me was set up to pay the fine that will be levied on the city by the state. And in no time they far exceeded the amount needed. Scores of volunteers showed up down town today and started working to repair the damage done to businesses last night. And now the city that is in love with itself and each other has a reason to be proud.

[@maximusreed9270]

Amazing, I love it!

[@LadyJoolree]

That's impressive!

[@trevornoah5926]

I just went through Northampton MA today and witnessed huge crowds of demonstrators for for George Floyd and BLM. They were peaceful and proud and consisted of about 80% white people. Made me proud to be an American for the first time in 3 and a half years.

[@jamedraa8472]

There have been murders of Black Men & Women that haven't made a blip on the news. Because they weren't caught on camera. Even the ones that were, were only covered by Independent media. So a peaceful protest is not "news" to msm.

[@theguyisinthailand]

Why should Birmingham, U.K./Britain be covered¿¿¿ Cover what's happening in that 💩hole Mobile, Alabama🙊🙉🙈

[@tedmoy]

Brothers and sisters, we need to all vote in November

[@tiffanykrieger5035]

Amen and bring your family.

[@tiffanykrieger5035]

Better yet vote by mail as a family event then have a nice dinner 😁

[@georgeqiso]

For Trump? 😂

[@mickhymes9864]

@@georgeqiso You Bet !!!!!!!!

[@maryanneslater9675]

If you can. While some of us are wondering if Trump is getting a head start on burning the country down in spite when he loses, others are expecting that he's trying to make it bad enough so he can declare martial law and postpone/cancel the election. People have caught on video guys in black uniforms leaving pallets of bricks and spray paint on the protest route. Originally it was believed they were cops, but they might be mercenaries working for Betsy DeVos's brother, Erik Prince of Blackwater infamy. Prince has been contracted to do "security" -- aka spying on, infiltrating and trying to start trouble in liberal groups -- by the Trump administration.

[@erhardt1477]

One more thing ... I have to admit, I nearly cried when I saw the picture of protesters PROTECTING the cop 👮‍♀️ THAT sir.. is the United States 🇺🇸 I’m voting for 💪

[@campinomilligan7433]

Dear Mister Colbert., I was not born here. But as a kid of an US Solider, mixed of race, growing up in Germany, let me ensure you that your comment about Germany is wrong. They do have a horrible past!!! But nowadays noone is marching along tanks on their way to work anymore. They don't raise their right arms to say good morning or to hail anyone. Do we have racists over here? Of course , sadly like any where else. But Germany is not all about that anymore for decades!!! And even if they won't agree with the politicians at least they don't "vote" a criminal racist into the leading job. I am looking up to you, I love your show and that you are using your voice to wake up America (hopefully). I just wanted to make clear that Germany is so much more than Nazis now. And remember, I am black (mixed). Berlin, Hamburg, Fulda, Munich, Kassel, Stuttgart everywhere peacefully protesters last weekend, by the 10.000. If you ever want to come to Berlin or Hamburg, I would be more than happy to show you what's Germany like today!!! Thanks

[@laurendilaurentis6467]

Calm down it's a joke lol we know Germany has changed

[@campinomilligan7433]

@@laurendilaurentis6467 No need to calm down...I am fine.....I was just saying....

[@crystaly.3780]

For all our white allies: thank you for standing with us. We love you and you are welcome to the barbecue. You are part of our family. I cried a lot this seeing all the love you showed us. Keep fighting with us. Love ya’ll. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@vickie1047]

I’m in and stand with you!

[@visoroverwatch3247]

Whoa what about the mexicans and asians lol.

[@mickberry164]

I am an ally. And I'm going to do something about this.

[@johnkaiysen2772]

@@svenskaboi67 you know what...you can even put the raisins in it.

[@kerryannwoomer9148]

Miss Crystal, your grace is amazing. Please stay safe and blessings to you.💞💞

[@latinwanda]

I am a HUGE Colbert fan and the wit behind all your politically charged jokes. I am an American living over 20 years in a big city in Germany. As part of the minority community of America, I was deeply hurt, offended and enraged over what happened to George Floyd.I have experienced more racism in my homeland than I have ever experienced here! Racism definitely exists here but most Germans, due to their history and their overwhelming reminder in school of it, live in a constant state of humility almost to a fault und are sometimes even too tolerant. I did NOT appreciate how you portrayed Germany at the beginning of this segment. It makes it look like an otherwise racist nation now protesting against racism. Many Americans are globally ignorant and truly don't know nor understand what is happening beyond its borders. Because I appreciate your intellect and your ability to depict the frailties in American society through humor, I felt the need to make you aware that feeding into yet another common American misconception of the world is beneath you. I hope you understand. - still a very big fan! :)

[@onebylandtwoifbysearunifby5475]

Here was my take: He used a historical reference of a bad time, then juxtaposed it with images of Germans protesting against racism. He was showing the potential for progress. (If he was trying to insult germany he would not have shown flattering images). I think it was "too smart" but hit a nerve. He is a deeper level thinker than that.

[@uzi6497]

true i get what you mean although it was probably just a joke he had to fit in im sure he don’t mean that. germans are now very sensitive on the subject of racism because of their past. they’re probably the least racist country nowadays

[@tiro0oO5]

Thanks from a German and happy to have you here :) ... I enjoy US comedy and this was a re-occuring joke. But honestly, I think it is funny, since I know it is meant playful and not dead serious. One of the true signs of friendship is that you can make these kind of jokes together. And hey, we make fun of the US for your president ;)

[@seaoftranquility7228]

latinwanda. The truth is Germany has become once again what it was before the war, one of the most cultured, civilised countries in the world. Now more than ever Germany is the voice of reason in International politics. I agree, Colbert’s comment stood out to me too.

[@elkiness]

You meant ''beneath you''? Otherwise, good point, spoken from experience. As a Jew, I felt strange in Germany, but found openness and even warmth in virtually every contact.

[@neilnelson7603]

A whole grown man calling for his dead mother in his last day on earth on live television in America is not a joke. Americans must walk the talk. The world is watching.

[@obarrel]

Stephen, I´m a guy from Germany and I just wanted to point out something VERY important: Are you aware that demonstrations in Berlin were not meant to accuse the USA of being more racist than Germany, but rather showing our support for the demonstrations and demonstrators in the US?

[@stevenlord5730]

Yes, we believed this to be the case.

[@polsondemott16]

"Remember when we were all afraid of our groceries?... I miss those days" ouch too real.

[@GoddessofSpring25]

Yeah, we really couldn't think of much being worse that that.....

[@TheEpicYak17]

We can't expect Trump to be a leader now when he was never one to begin with. To quote a Trump tweet: "it's almost like the United States has no president."

[@bigwitt187]

We'd be better off without one.

[@az0bis9]

Germany has learned from the past unlike America apparently

[@tonymontana-wd9hv]

az0bis9 and it’s not even their country , stolen from the indigenous and mexicans

[@Swissmister93]

That's a bold claim to make when the AfD went from 4,7% to 12,6% in 4 years. I would not say that it's a systematic thing like in America, but I am still concerned for you guys.

[@Seantendo]

But Trump is not America.The American public is. I'd say most of us have learned, but I might just be naively optimistic.

[@az0bis9]

@@Swissmister93 Right-winged parties have risen in many European countries unfortunately, however, the AfD has no executive power and is about to dismantle itself due to internal quarrels

[@oliversissonphone6143]

Can you bring Dresden up to date..

[@c0mpu73rguy]

1:04 Seriously?! Germany have changed a lot since the 40’s you know!

[@rendacynkum8402]

”Preexisting condition” is the perfect description of this, and we are tired of it! Something can be done and needs to be done about this systemic racism!

[@nerdynadine5892]

this is sooo true.

[@OllamhDrab]

@Major Thought Ahead If more 'thought ahead' they would have voted for Hillary in 2016 and seen if Bernie or Liz or anyone had managed to build a coalition rather than a half-bot mostly-destructive cult by 2020. We only needed to hold the line and follow through on the Obama stuff last time, but we could not afford to lose. Now we lose... Everything we couldn't afford to for three and a half years running. We're set back decades. And still just trying to control the damage. And Bernie still has no way to get any promise done. And don't get me wrong. I'm very progressive, but neither this nor 2016 were my first rodeo, as they say around here. We couldn't afford to lose the last Presidential against the Republicans in any way. But we did. We're still paying the cost. As is our future. And as is our planet. We can't take more damage to our nation or world and expect somehow a viable civilization will come from the ashes, never mind one we progressives would like. You need to know how systems work, and where they don't.... fix them, don't inflame and further break them. Sometimes it's too much easier to scream 'Revolution' than to really actually educate people, really care for people, really actually embrace those different from you instead of taking the easy route and trying to incite and or use them... But breaking things is easy. For some, it's fun. But fixing them or building them, ....that takes skill and *care* and *work.* And that's not so simple. Or abstract. Capiche? Some things need to be dismantled, but you need to know how it works and how to replace or improve them before you go blowing them up. Civilization is at stake. There just aren't enough allowed to participate in it lately. And that goes for those raised in bigoted ignorance even if they seem to be feeling their power now. THey don't know how to govern or do things either, despite the image they claim.

[@AnonymousK-el8zq]

You forgot the Native Americans in Oklahoma city joined the protests. They had drums and chanted in their language

[@leonbrooks2107]

Oklahoma has a very dark history when it comes to Racism. If that state knew it’s history every man woman and child should be marching against racial oppression!

[@lilaclizard4504]

Now that IS gutsy, given how hard Native American communities are being hit by this virus & the risks that protesting presents with that! Definitely worthy of attention!

[@squamishfish]

Donald Trump for got about the Navaho 1st nations with the highest case of coronavirus percentage in all of America , it took a law suit for the Navaho to get their annual funding from the federal government which is part of their treaty, I would hope 1st nations in the USA and Canada wou,d rise and ride into Washington DC and join the protest

[@marlenaforbes-reidy9876]

Lorrie K - Love and deep respect to the Native American people right now. New Zealand 🇳🇿. 💖🌿🌼🌹

[@balcorn9211]

"Mennonites think America is too racist and they live in 1840." Thank you for that one, Stephen, I needed it.

[@birreboi]

@Blake Alcorn Never heard of this mob before, just another bunch of misguided religious people methinks.

[@RohitChouhan-dj7se]

BRAND AMBASSADOR OF SOUR GRAPES. GLORIFYING GEORGE FLOYD A CRIMINAL WHO USED A FAKE 20$ BILL AS MARTYR IS YOUR CUP OF TEA. I LOVE SALTY LIBERAL TEARS 😪😥. MAGA 2.0 TRUMP TSUNAMI WAVE 2020.

[@RohitChouhan-dj7se]

😂I CAN'T BREATH😂

[@debdee2102]

@@RohitChouhan-dj7se you sound like one of those uneducated white voters who enjoys the Trump show.

[@laurels5095]

This group is not Mennonite. They are another conservative group that unfortunately has a lot of sexual abuse allegations. But it is awesome that they showed up in this setting.

[@simsonfilm565]

I live in the Netherlands so Germany is our neighbor. I always enjoy Stephen”s monologues but the remark about Germany is not a very smart one in my opinion. All of our countries have our histories and fair share of (institutional) racism. I sometimes wish the US would stop thinking and acting as if you guys are the center of the earth. You do have a serious problem within your police force and justice system. But you also have beauty like the Black Lives Matter movement and police chefs who want change. Humor and satire are very important and the ability to laugh at our own expense but to imply that Germany is a racist country, is like implying that your potus is an intelligent and compassionate man..

[@nula14]

Thank you so much for your comment. Greatly appreciated. I'm German, and I've left several comments below this video ...

[@alrikscyriel6208]

Hi. As a German a strongman hiding in a bunker kind of reminds me of something.

[@pondartinc4002]

Same guy, different year.

[@Vagajammer]

If only it ended the same way...

[@-oiiio-3993]

Trump is not strong, nor is he much of a man.

[@-oiiio-3993]

@Sandy Allen So said Donald J. Trump, but his father was born in Bronx, New York.

[@ninjabluefyre3815]

I wish this had the same outcome.

[@lukesmale24]

His teargassing peaceful protesters in order to get a photo of himself holding up a Bible has to be one of the craziest things he has done..top 10 at least

[@anakinskywalker1377]

@Terncote I learned a long time ago that he will always find a way to go lower.

[@joramponi249]

and courting😓

[@robertnett9793]

Oh - just wait for next week and you get a completely new top 10... Like every week before.

[@army.thisthingisgreatbison1631]

I dont know man. The "top 10 crazy dump things Trump ever did" usually changes after every 24 hours.

[@louisearmonio3873]

And he's done and said a lot of crazy stupid things.

[@ChelseaATea]

We missed you Stephen! Even though it was only 10 days, if felt like 2 months.

[@lwgg742]

Every German I have ever met, has always expressed shame over their past racial injustices. Americans? Never.

[@nula14]

Thank you! I'm German, and I truly appreciate your comment!

[@lwgg742]

@@nula14 My pleasure! I also thank you, as a German. It's so important for both parties that the horror of such past events are AT LEAST recognised. That way, the victims have their feelings also validated. And generation after generation, I have always seen Germans express regret, even from actions that weren't even theirs anymore, for example with the younger generations. With Americans, all I have seen was a giant cover-up. I can only wonder what is being thought in American History class. If you (readers of this comment) are white and you still don't see how people of colour feel in America, I also highly recommend watching the Netflix-documentary "13th". There are numerous other examples of documentaries on systemic racism (and that's what makes it so disturbing), but that one really stuck by me.

[@06yungpretty]

That was my bro and his buddies who formed the barrier around the cop here in Louisville. Ill have to tell him his heroic actions made it all the way to The Late Show

[@anthonypetty9288]

Chad Robinson you can tell him his actions have been seen around the world (I'm in New Zealand) and that he and his buddies displayed courage and compassion. Well done.

[@firequeen2194]

Thank god for your brother! Sending warm wishes from Iowa. Stay strong.

[@19lhernandez]

Chad Robinson God bless your brother & his buddies!! I cried when I saw that, it proves what I believe, there is more good out there than bad!!!❤️💕❤️

[@nameunknown007]

Yeah me too, I had to take a deep breath not to let the tear roll down. Great work bro.

[@larrygarland3728]

It's good people like Chad, Anthony, Melissa, Lillie, and Name, that will change the Nation for the better. Starting with Chad's Bro and his buddies! PEACE!

[@rancisgamer]

The White House lights out sums up the Trump presidency exact to scale.

[@chriszerkel5874]

Yes, and Trump's lights in the brain are out. But wait, oh, he has no brain

[@aking3624]

The lights are out & he's cowering @ home...

[@Hornswroggle]

Didn't even leave them on as a pretence...

[@Thehomelessathlete]

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[@pennilesspolyglot7363]

That was amazing. One of the best monologues yet. I had lost faith in this whole country until you brought up the positive stories of protestors protecting police and blocking rioters. Thank you, Stephen. And your crew. This brought tears to my eyes that were happy ones.

[@randomuser5237]

Bullshit. The whole monologue was about Trump. If after all this time anyone still expects that Trump will give speech to "soothe the nation", they are either a dumbfuck or (more likely) just after high ratings pretending to care about minorities. Colbert is so out of touch he didn't even feel the need to ask the opinion of his lead musician who has a much better idea about how it's like to be a black man in America. The racist joke on Germany was downright offensive, whoever wrote that doesn't deserve the job. This is what separates these "hosts" from Conan. Conan knows his place and what is appropriate for him to say and so he did not spend more than two minutes talking about it or express his feelings and instead asked someone who knew.

[@ThomasPanto]

ONLY LIFE DEFENDS LIFE. medieval military empires are not living things

[@edwardiannarelli4678]

Maybe it's just me but I feel like I've treading water so long while circle the drain that I literally do not understand the "tears of joy" experiences people claim to have. Tears are from pain, anguish and frustration. Smiles, laughter, hugs, music, poetry and orgasms are from joy. All of which, our government has progressively found ways to both capitalize from themselves and summarily shit on the end of those experiences that are rightfully ours. ... and where the "F" is my 40 acres and a mule?!

[@ThomasPanto]

@@edwardiannarelli4678 , Tears of JOY when we discover that LIFE was BORN GOOD and REMAINS GOOD. in spite of being TRAINED for decades to HATE GOD and Creation for coins, flags, religions, invisible borders and other LIES made of mere words, by our EVIL military dictatorships. Children TRY hard to be EVIL but the TRUTH remains, survives and eventually PREVAILS. and we CRY for JOY to see that the LOVE and TRUTH that created us cannot be exterminated by our LIES made of mere words.

[@ThomasPanto]

SINCE HYDROGEN, Today is 13 billion years of EVOLVING TRUTH. ALL our LIES, combined, have not been able to destroy a single ATOM of TRUTH. ALL empires have FALLEN and only LIFE goes on in the RUINS of past FAILURES because ONLY LIFE is TRUTH and These religions, nations, armies and invisible borders have been LIES made of mere words. EVERY EVOLVED LIFE DEFENDS LIFE FROM the PREDATORS we left behind.

[@envaya9838]

That comment about Germany was very out of place. Are you indicating 21st Germany is in any way comparable to Nazi Germany or what?

[@thesaurusmaximus4182]

Just let this sink in: "The President just declared war on millions of Americans and the 1st Amendment. He is the greatest threat to the American way of life in our history." -- Congressman John Yarmouth (KY) "The coward got cops to tear gas peaceful protesters so he wouldn't look like such a coward." - Jennifer Rubin

[@AddamMiller]

can I take this?

[@acninee]

Jeez, when Jennifer Rubin makes a statement like that against a Republican...

[@dozzer009]

Mary Anderson Dearing There are a lot of actual republicans who share her thoughts and rightfully so.

[@tttrrrification]

you are brainwashed

[@sethbritton6970]

@@tttrrrification Da, clearly. And yet I think nyet. If we find it fucked up that our president is committing the armed forces against us so he can feel like the big stong man we all know he's not, than that sounds like our brains are properly calibrated, comrade.

[@shaunmm2k]

He had 8 minutes to think about whether he should kill him or not. Premeditated murder is 1st degree murder.

[@narvul]

I work in kind of the same area as this cop and I do understand the going-through-the-motions-feeling. But............ there has to be a system, either morally or legally added which stops you.

[@trocarcat]

Yeah, if you are not a cop, it only takes the time to reach into your pocket, to be considered premeditated. Cops have months, I think......

[@oldrrocr]

wish I could have been there to stop it.

[@stevensmith2043]

No. He had five minutes to decide whether to kill him. He kept kneeling on his neck for three and a half minutes after Mr Floyd was dead. The wrong way of taking a knee.

[@wifekouture4685]

I never thought of it that way but you're exactly right!!

[@bjstewart9394]

Brilliantly said Mr. Colbert. We’re all holding our breath and rooting for you up here in Canada. Stay strong, stay safe, be courageous and compassionate and you will get through this.

[@sebastianliebmann6014]

Can you stop comparing us germans with the nazis and saying we are racists? We dont compare you to slave owners and war criminals either

[@nula14]

Thank you. I'm German, and I've left several comments here. I've loved Colbert's how, but I think I may be done watching it. Oh, well, more time to do other stuff - with people who don't call me racist.

[@sebastianliebmann6014]

@@nula14 It just shows how disrespectful americans are to anything non-american. Its not only Colbert's Show but O'Biran too.

[@thomasc9351]

One of Colbert's best monologues that I've seen

[@giannisignorino1149]

And without the power of an audience

[@krudmonger]

Stephen: "Thank you, you're nice." His wife: "I am." I love those moments.

[@fionaanderson5796]

Yes. Hello Evie!

[@spammyhell6566]

+krudmonger ~ What I appreciate more than anything is his consistent willingness to go beyond the expected. "Thank you" would have been perfectly polite and sufficient, adding the "you're nice," made it mean so much more. Also when Benny got loose a while back, his main thing was "I appreciate you" (to I think his daughter) acknowledging her help, rather than berating for messing up. Coming from an abusive home, seeing genuine proactive niceness is awesome.

[@Quintinohthree]

@@spammyhell6566 Leading by example.

[@t22whitby]

The way she said "I am", Jesus

[@stevenlord5730]

I would so love for my wife and me to be their friends

[@TonesDroneVisuals]

It's like I'm watching the final season of "America"

[@matthewkoslow3221]

the series ended a while ago.....this is some poorly written fan fiction

[@annthompson9532]

That filler episode with the killer hornets was hella weird tho.....

[@kbanghart]

I wanna see the bloopers

[@dps8629]

I was hoping the whole time that they were finally going to get some decent makeup guys.

[@thefriendlygamer2221]

This is the horrible 2nd reboot

[@vanessaheine8093]

Hey, Late Show writers, when you have people in Berlin peacefully protest in support of your citizens of colours, maybe don’t make a cheap “Germany is racist” gag. At this point, you really don’t have a leg to stand on.

[@wendysgarden4283]

I remember a chant from the 60s. The whole world is watching! The whole world is watching! Even more true now. Eric Garner had just broken up a fight. Ezell Ford was walking in his neighborhood. Michelle Cusseaux was changing the lock on her home's door. Tamir Rice was playing in a park. Walter Scott was going to an auto-parts store. Bettie Jones answered the door to let Chicago police officers in to help her upstairs neighbor. Philando Castile was driving home from dinner with his girlfriend. Botham Jean was eating ice cream in his living room in Dallas. Atatiana Jefferson was babysitting her nephew at home in Fort Worth Eric Reason was pulling into a parking spot at a local chicken and fish shop. Dominique Clayton was sleeping in her bed. Breonna Taylor was asleep in her bed. And George Floyd was at the grocery store. #SayTheirNames #BlackLivesMatter

[@georgeb.wolffsohn30]

@ that solution, however attractive will only lead to more extreme, violent police culture. They ALL need to be arrested and charged, then prosecuted and convicted. That will take courage in the police department and the judicial system. But that's how it must be. It's time for a change.

[@19lhernandez]

Thank you for listing these names! Some of them I’d never heard of, they deserve to be remembered!! ❤️💕❤️

[@josephrankin5696]

@Wendy's Garden thank you for bringing those names to life in memoriam, reminding us of their humanity.

[@auseryt]

@ People that want back lynching are part of the problem and in no way better than the pigs you mention.

[@jerkfudgewater147]

A Solution: anytime a police action results in a death, there WILL be a Murder Trial Most will be found not guilty, but when your job is to protect and serve, no one should be dying.

[@ezsus3574]

My music playlist is public, please enjoy! 😍

[@CB-db1qx]

And I thought 2019 was bad and that the new decade would bring some optimism

[@The_Christ_Angel]

2020 XD ➊ Noah the time traveller said A lot of people was dying. Wait till the army start shooting people. Noah is the real hero for us. Broke rank to save us!

[@andreabradley5837]

@@CB-db1qx Truly the Age of Aquarius. I guess the harmony and understanding comes later, after all this mess. I hope.

[@The_Christ_Angel]

Milkyway2099 just think about the questions and answers to pass the test!

[@The_Christ_Angel]

Milkyway2099 I also found Satan Trumps mother. Check out lovehaswon cult on KZbin. A bunch of crazy

[@robinholbrook6576]

Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, Stephen. I’m a 74 year old White grandmother living in San Antonio. I marched with Angela Davis in the 60’s and I’d be marching now except for COVID and my lungs. This country ISN’T the kind of place I want to live in yet. The man in the White House has unleashed hatred and made racism seem “okay.” I mean if people hear the president confirm it it MUST be okay. It breaks my old heart. And today when I read that he picked up a Bible and walked to a church I thought Oh No! He’s going to let the reporters think he’s going in to PRAY! But oh NO! Lol HE DIDN’T EVEN GO INSIDE! It was just a PHOTO OP! They just took photos of him in front of the church! I practically fell over! There is NOT a genuine bone in his body! He can’t be real for an instant! He is fake thru and thru. NOTHING THERE! No substance! None! He will subvert anyone and anything for his own purpose, his own ego. I’ve never hated anyone in my life before. But that men, that detestable man in the Oval Office I loathe, detest, despise. Thank you, Stephen, for giving us a hint of the words we so sorely need as a nation. I even longed for W’s words after 9/11. Some weeks ago I listened to The Queen as she spoke to her subjects about coronavirus. I took some solace there. But I LONG for SOMEONE to speak to us as a broken nation. John Lewis: we need you NOW! 🙏🏼

[@FalloutJack]

Oh, Stephen. Germany has come a long way! They are practically an icon of decent behavior compared to the 1940s.

[@Hornswroggle]

A few things there: A: That's a low bar if I ever saw one B: We are fighting against hard right movements in our politics to this day. It never really stopped. Just in the last 3 years a new hard right party emerged running on Nazi rhetoric (sometimes verbatim) and was elected to many of our states' parliaments, and even our federal government C: Even some "normal" conservatives are at least flirting with the idea of working with that right wing in the future. Luckily our parliamentary elections are direct, so the pushback from the public is felt stronger by the parties on the receiving end and our liberal-left Green Party is gaining traction to counteract that motion, but it's still a struggle.

[@grahamkemp1610]

My wife and I love Stephen and his show, we miss him when he's off air , as he was last week. But we can't laugh at what Stephen is saying today as it's all horrifyingly true and saddening. Love and best wishes from England

[@brettpiggott2664]

I could’ve done without the attempts at the usual levity. People are being murdered, these jokes don’t feel funny with all that is happening.

[@silvervixen007]

There are protests in Switzerland too. The police announced that they wouldn't step in eventhough its technically against the law because of the current situation. But they decided not to step in because" that wouldn't be appropriate"

[@tiffanykrieger5035]

Wow, we need guys like that here.

[@mcc6904]

Yes, I worked and studied in Switzerland and spent a lot of time in Geneva when I lived with my parents who are still in France. I figured they are protesting too.

[@TheWorld_2099]

Yes, civilization must be nice. We have neanderthals with guns and billy clubs.

[@waterlilly1498]

The UK still is on lockdown, but still they let thousands protest in solidarity with the US

[@onebylandtwoifbysearunifby5475]

The show of solidarity does mean something. Especially when their own 'leader' is against them. Pass along our appreciation for all who are standing up for basic human rights..

[@MultiStor1]

Me, & Every Black protestor will remember this on Election Day, when he’s begging 4 our votes. I hope someone calls him out on this 2, on every News & Social Media, especially on how he cares more about property damage then getting justice & fair rights for Black people.😡😠

[@volo455]

R u stuck talking in 2000s lingo 2?

[@michaelinhouston9086]

A lot of people claim that it does not matter if they vote - the events of this year prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that it does matter - people need to get off their rear ends and vote

[@scetchmonkey007]

I have to ask how did you feel about Bidens "You aint black" quote when I saw that and I thought that was more directly racist then anything trump has said. And that includes "Their bringing crime their rapists"

[@paolagrando5079]

Multistor1 Hopefully, every decent American will remember and choose a better president, a better person.

[@doriensutherland8893]

I am a white, older, privileged guy. But you are so right.

[@christineachmus1116]

So... I never comment, but I’m upset that Stephen said racism in the US must be bad if even Germans criticise it... As if he is trying to downplay the American problem by relativising it. It is BAD because this form of violence against black and brown people is currently unparalleled, at least in the Western world, while still being tolerated and defended by some of the members of the white majority. The rest of the world sees this very clearly and is disgusted by the cruel deaths of innocent African Americans, and they expect the United States to do much better. Definitely, racism exists everywhere, but you don’t have to fear for your life because of the colour of your skin everywhere like in the US.

[@nula14]

Thank you! I'm German, and I fully agree. I've posted several times below this video ...

[@clearfield2009]

"If you're wondering why people are so upset, it's because things are so upsetting." Perfect.

[@larazanz]

❤️

[@teresawilkinson6231]

I was very moved by Stephen's speech, what a shame that speech was not delivered by a President, who instead chose to stand outside a church he doesn't attend, with a Bible he doesn't read, whistling for the dogs

[@joshuaburris6805]

Sad thing is , the secret service clear street for president using tear gas so he could give his fake speech , fox news failed to mention it during their interview with the rector

[@gwenwalravens8030]

Still upset that he didn't use the word 'hounds'.

[@kelseyelle6627]

I had the exact same thought. Reminded me of the feeling I would get when Obama spoke to the nation during times of hardship.

[@niveknanorc7316]

@@gwenwalravens8030 Release The Hounds = Monte Burnspurs

[@andreebesseau6995]

Teresa Wilkinson hypocrit! this is no christian.this is demonic.hitler sion!!!

[@GordonJones88]

Mexico called. They are happy to pay for the wall now.

[@jochem1986]

So this was Trumps plan all along!

[@elabiesiada3754]

😂

[@Rallybear]

So the cop killing that man was an order from Trump then?

[@dzulkafleysamad4980]

To keep the zombies out of Mexico

[@dianevohwinkel2927]

Good one!!! And who's going over that wall come Nov. if? god forbid and may heaven help us all!

[@JoeLow-yr1zs]

I know I shouldn't be offended, because it was a joke, but germany is one of the least racist countries in the world. I hate that I as a modern german citizen still have to hear these prejudice from decades ago.

[@sigurdkaputnik7022]

that pissed me off as well. just made a comment about that. Questioning moral integrity on the basis of nationality is racism itself.

[@nula14]

I'm German, and I'm offended. I've left quite a few comments below this video. It is your RIGHT to be offended when, 75 years post WW2 , people like you and I have to tolerate Nazi jokes. I don't, and this is my last time watching Colbert (whose show I love!).

[@Asphodelflower]

@@nula14 I'm German as well and I'll stop watching Colbert because I really can't stand this American exceptionalism stuff about moral leadership. I hate this kind of nationalism and don't want to waste my time with people that are mentally trapped in a mythified past. Even US Democrats in the senate thought it was a great idea to send a freaking fascist raging Islamophobe like Grenell to Berlin where he tried to destabilize the German government and empower the far-right AfD. The US media didn't even report on it. The US is so self-absorbed & narcissistic, they don't care about their US Ambassador to Germany preferring neo-Nazis over the conservative chancellor. I will always remember that, though. Even the the former president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany criticized that Grenell uses the same language as extremists and called that cycle of mutual encouragement a danger to Germany's liberal democracy. Meanwhile the US press writes puff pieces about Grenell's engagement for Israel. I think I spider. :)

[@nula14]

@@Asphodelflower Thank you for your reply :-) Couldn't have said it better, couldn't agree more!

[@DaDunge]

1:00 Germany is one of the least racist countries in the world, mainly because we'e seen how bad things can get.

[@Lumibear.]

And learned from it.

[@EchoBravo370]

Germans of today are wonderful and kind people. You are a great society. We know you are not your ancestors. You can be proud.

[@adammosel4895]

@@EchoBravo370 Tell that to Colbert and his comedy writers.

[@saltator1802]

@@adammosel4895 Well, that's exactly what s/he just did, left a comment on the Stephen Colbert YT channel.

[@ZheToralf]

@@EchoBravo370 Not all of us

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

You know you are terrible when people emerge from the 1840’s and join the protests...

[@Benson_aka_devils_advocate_88]

They are known for sticking to themselves and are not known for taking a public stance on national matters. The fact that they have says a lot!

[@Hansen710]

🤣

[@johnburt7935]

They're not ordinary people from the 1840s, you know. They separated themselves from the general society because of its depraved, immoral habits. They didn't approve of how our ancestors (that's yours and mine, no theirs) were exploiting slave labor, murdering Native Americans, committing domestic violence and numbing their consciences with gigantic quantities of whiskey. Every thirty years or so, they stick their heads out: 1870: "Okay, they've abolished slavery, but they're still drinking whiskey like it was water, beating their wives like drums and murdering Indians." 1900: "Still drinking whiskey, maybe not as much. Taking a lot of opium. Still beating their wives. Only quit killing Indians because they ran out of them. And for the love of God, don't eat this stuff they call 'canned meat' . . . ." 1930: "They definitely beat their wives less, but now they make them work in offices. They made whiskey illegal, but they're drinking more of it than ever, and they have something worse than whiskey and opium put together. It's...hard to explain...they have this thing called a hypodermic...it sort of...well, it gives a vein in your arm an enema." 1960: "Those flying machines that make those long skinny clouds we've been seeing overhead? They use them to fly to the other side of the world so they can find more Indians to kill." 1990: "One of the worst governments that ever existed has collapsed. That's promising. Let's put a pin in the map and check back in thirty years, see how Russia is getting along." 2020: "Oh, for cryin' out sake, enough is enough! We've got to get out there and have a word with these dimcandles!"

[@onebylandtwoifbysearunifby5475]

I don't think they are even supposed to have radio. Any yet: still more informed than trumpsters.

[@l0re811]

Well said

[@cweissable]

What she is doing is appalling! At the same time she's strangling her poor dog....

[@kathywilliams5152]

Cathy Weiss You are right! I noticed that too. What a disgusting woman ! She needs to be put in Bellevue Psych Hospital. The man did nothing wrong. Dogs were legally required to be leashed, and he asked politely. I am SO glad nothing bad happened to Mr Cooper. She gets herself so energized by her racism that she can barely speak and is swinging the dog by the neck using its collar (an apostrophe between the “t” and the “s” means “it is”). In my opinion it is perfectly correct that she was fired, and the dog was removed from her as well. The next day she issued an apology but for me it is “too little too late “. If something had happened to Mr Cooper, she would have been guilty of causing any injuries or death that might have happened to Mr Cooper. She is a really disgusting example of an uneducated, privileged white bigot.

[@lorettayoung3088]

You should read what she did to her "boyfriend". He really was not her boyfriend the relationship was all in her mind. Stalking.

[@sherylhoward4831]

Thank God the dog was taken away from her! Wasn't she arrested too?

[@suryayedavilli6750]

Kathy Williams Love your comment and your grammar. So few people seem to have good English nowadays.

[@RustyDust101]

As a German I completely agree Germany is not free of racism. But making it the subject of a stupid Nazi Germany joke in context is pretty low-brow, even for the Colbert joke authors. Please consider for the future how much you want to root around in the past for joke subjects. It might bite you on the rear harder than you like. Please consider that Germany's current constitution contains human dignity as its first, inviolable article. While the US constituion contains some basic human rights that have to be defined by being a US citizen. As such these rights do not apply to ALL humans, just to US citizens. Isn't that something to think about?

[@vanessaheine8093]

Thank you. I’m glad to see I wasn’t the only one who was taken aback by that unnecessary comment.

[@michaelnimmermann6893]

That joke is hilariously ignorant. If I (born in Munich, a former temporary New York resident, Berliner since 1990) didn't now better, I'd say: See? The ignorant American again. We know the type! But I do know better. There are plenty of curious, substantially interested, cultivated Americans. Still, I am sincerely p****d at those never-ending Germany-equals-Nazis and/or look-how-harsh-and-always-screaming-that-German-language-is jokes. As RustyDust101 said, that's gonna bite sooner or later your a**, folks. That's when a critical mass of those who understand the stupidity degree of those remarks is reached; remarks by people that have just watched way too many Hollywood Nazi movies and read way to little history books. I look forward to the moment when the audience has changed and goes WTF? on a large scale degree. I also hope I'll one day witness debates on topics like the comparison of constitutions (and the way they are lived by respective societys), as RustyDust101 proposed. Maybe one day there is even a considerable amount of Americans that knows that Germany had its first democratic revolution in 1848 (failed, alas) - at a time when the US genocide against Native Americans was in full swing, while the US's economic growth was still based of the exploitation of slaves, in full swing that one too. The second German democratic revolution then, 1919, duration: five days altogether; successful. And the third one, 1989, in East Germany. VERY successful that one. Those events are very much part of our history and our culture. They might explain much of the obvious stability of the post-1945 German democracy, couldn't they? Maybe one day enough people will come to know and understand why contemporary Germany, compared to other larger European nations - like France, Italy, the UK, Poland - constantly has the lowest nationalist/populist election results within the last decades. And also, why historic Germany had 12 years of fascism while Italy (21 years) and Spain (39 years) started much earlier, and had it much longer. Until then, I laugh at you, the ignorants. Excuse me, I can't help it.

[@luwer8880]

Precisely. Germany is one of the most tolerant and intellectually advanced societies and cultures in Europe, let alone the world. The joke is getting tiresome, especially now as it is detracting from the insurmountably disgusting exhibition of racial violence they have in the USA.

[@salomebobokhidze4918]

@@luwer8880 I am not German, but i found this joke offensive, i can only imagine, how it feels to listen to these stupid jokes for German people! He is talking about equality but somehow manages to insult the whole nation instead!

[@garycross2277]

Even here in Australia we believe it was murder. And they haven’t arrested the other police!

[@ritosho9266]

They should publicly prosecute the guilty police officers!

[@KDH-br6hy]

I dont think he is going to get charged

[@amarakonneh5714]

@@KDH-br6hy why?

[@sadiestoltzfus9798]

@@KDH-br6hy He already was charged for murder. Where have you been? But by the time it goes to court, it will be pleaded as manslaughter.

[@TPB82]

I believe that Australia is not above disbelief. I spent a year in Australia on a work visa and the truth is your country has problems too. So many illegal acts by the police against aboriginals but the one I remember most was some aboriginal people being detained in a patty wagon and that vehicle being left in the scorching heat until death (08) . I saw a white 10 yr old call an Aboriginal the N word, more than once. I saw people drive their cars past aboriginals and yell ' I'm not bloody sorry'. I loved living there, a beautiful country, I would go back. My country , not America, is not perfect either but believe me , your country has a deep problem with racism too.

[@juliem6840]

The Mennonites literally brought me to tears. There is still love for humanity in this world. We should continue fighting and end the racism.

[@zaraj2251]

Julie M Me too!

[@AlexanderHarris]

I’m confused, some of my closest friends are Mennonites and I’ve attended their church a few times. They all wear modern clothing and live in modern homes. Aren’t the people in that footage Amish, or is there another sect of Mennonites I’m unaware of?

[@spvillano]

@@AlexanderHarris there are multiple sects of Mennonites, who range from Amish in dress and manner to quite contemporary in appearance and behavior. One thing in common is pacifism. As a lapsed pacifist, I can relate to that. ;)

[@773SleepyHollow]

They aren't Mennonites, they're Church of God. (The OP corrected the post later on.) Sure, there's a Church of God in Christ, Mennonite, but that's not these guys... these guys are just Church of God. (The ones in the widely distributed photo are from Greenville, Ohio, and they made their way to Minneapolis to offer support to the community there.)

[@benedictsyse5107]

The last 3 min. of this clip is beautiful and exactly what people need to hear. Well done Mr Colbert that was beautiful

[@92jwiener]

Can we take a moment to appreciate that the man, whose base calls liberals "snowflakes," took refuge in a literal safe space?

[@Roonasaur]

Freaking out over someone misgendering you is hardly the same thing as being afraid of an angry mob.

[@anonymoustoo4945]

So he should have jumped in to a circle of people burning down buildings and looting businesses ?

[@goreil2489]

Reminds me of someone in a bunker in Berlin a while back

[@beno.verbich9586]

Ok snowflake

[@andyparal]

@@goreil2489 Yeah, but that guy had a gun with him and did the right thing to himself. I doubt Trump will find the same use for a gun.

[@errgag3580]

To paraphrase Wanda Sykes: "A vote for Trump does not mean you ain't Black ...it just means you ain't smart."

[@joyceroberts6979]

Timothy McCaskey Trump is a coward and a dangerous racist thug hiding from Americans! He’s afraid of us! 🤣

[@DebyNieto-kq2ci]

@@joyceroberts6979, I have said this from the beginning that I never thought I would live to see Hitler as America's president. He is the true definition of a war crime. Stay safe and well Joyce.

[@Brx01]

So to vote for someone who has dementia and doesn't even know what he's running for is smart? I've not seen anything dumber today

[@Brx01]

@@DebyNieto-kq2ci What was the war crime again?

[@aetch77]

Hmmm, maybe you'd think it was smarter to vote for someone who incites violence/riots and then tells someone else to clean it up. Or to accuse your predecessor of incompetence and not preparing when you've binned their preparations, been in the job long enough that you're almost at the end of your contract, claim you have a better plan and we've still seen nothing but bluster. Or to claim you can do whatever you want and blame someone else when it goes wrong. Or to attempt to bribe a foreign government just for the announcement of an investigation so you can personally attack another person. Or serve at the whim of your adversary while disillusioning the people who were your allies. I'm not republican, I'm not even American but I'd sooner see Richard Nixon or George W Bush return to the white house than agent orange. At least they gave the appearance they worked for the people, unlike the current occupant who's only out for himself.

[@c.s.2302]

He wants oh so badly to be a "wartime" president. Why don't you try something else first Mr. President, like being Human!!

[@Kamn_exe]

Or join the military instead of dodging the draft

[@user-fg5vk9nr9x]

Right

[@mfcabrini]

Being human is not something he understands. If you just don't get it . . . .

[@ProjectFlashlight612]

@@Kamn_exe Nothing like war to make a small man feel big.

[@julialarsen]

“America eventually does the right thing, after it has exhausted all other options” - Winston Churchill.

[@michaelwaynemartin3291]

A burn in the shade. Nice one.

[@mfcabrini]

I hope it isn't too late.

[@trishadez2163]

That's coming from Churchill

[@JimmyRa6s]

@@Steviewonderisntblind dont want to stero type old timer but you're mustache & hat pretty much say it all. leave the internet to people that know how to use it.

[@MrChannel19]

And at what cost?

[@viktorb9045]

Dude is stuck in 1933 with this sentence.Germany has improve al lot the last 75 years. Racism is lower over here then in the Usa.We learned from the mistakes of our ancestors and we know that there can be a Reform and a rebuilding.So you Americans can Reform your Country too

[@shwetadash9401]

Vvvvv true

[@CCISolitude]

i thought that was his point really. Germany had a bad time to be sure, but Germans got past it, Germans learned, Germans improved, Germans became substantively and demonstrably more decent. Swathes of America has failed to do so, and over a much much longer period.

[@Sneakysneaky88]

It's actually a point of admiration the world has for Germany. They were at the epicenter of a catastrophic piece of human history, but not only did Germany manage to gradually move past it, it managed to heal itself AND used it as a means to grow. We always pay attention to the awful shit the regime did back then, but we often overlook just how many of their own countrymen were tormented, trodden upon and executed. It's for that reason that I look at the patterns shown in current events, and the words of the Tronald Dump, and just get a cold shiver. If not for the sheer number of people who can still see the bullshit for what it is, I dread to think what kind of changes he would enforce, or what kind of foreign action he might be tempted to try.

[@rogeliobeltran1742]

I didn’t realize how much I needed this. Words of encouragement, hearing our voices, acknowledging that we are human and this is America. Here in dallas Texas, outskirts of “the hood”-south dallas, we have state troopers filling up high school parking lots. Easily 80+ cop cars. I was just picking up my kids from their grandmas house. This is insane. I know you won’t read this, but thank you for what you’re doing - just a Mexican from Texas named Roy.

[@robertnett9793]

I've read it. You and your family - stay save.

[@heavierthanlight7173]

Stay safe.

[@lindaforbes9940]

I read it. I'm in peaceful Scotland. Be assured, the whole world is watching and hoping that change will come.

[@laxpaint]

Stay safe, I hope you heard about the Latino kid from Austin, 15 years old that got shot in the face with possibly a rubber bullet from the guns of cops while he was literally standing on a hill by himself. I believe he will need brain surgery. Do what you can to make sure Texas votes blue.

[@shirleyb6533]

Hey there from Houston Texas stay safe God bless 🙏🏽

[@berkpick]

Deadly global pandemic: He's not worried. Wants people to get back to dying for him ASAP. Peaceful protesters kneeling nearby: Cowers in a bunker. Promotes violence against unarmed civilians. What a champ.

[@ChickenSDS]

Don't forget he signed an executive order when he was fact-checked...

[@ValerieJNorse]

In all fairness, a building was burned near the White House. It wasn't JUST peaceful protesting going on.

[@meghnac78]

@@ChickenSDS And keeps using Twitter after accusing them of stifling free speech.

[@calvingreen7197]

Valerie J. Norse True, but he disrupted a PEACEFUL protest today for a...photo op. That’s after claiming he champions those who do so peacefully, then when given the opportunity to prove it...pfft.

[@Mila-Nova]

He is right up there with Khamenei and all the other dictators he is trying to copy smh

[@alexomoridon8099]

The scene of protesters forming a shield to protect the policeman was intensely powerful.

[@charnacharna3981]

But Police won't return the favor, more killing of black people will continue unless more people are outraged with the actions of the Police.Its always us,the people's job to submit ourselves like slaves in order to be commended,or seen with respect,but the police...all they have to do is pass a short test with very little training, a silent racist code and they're Applauded.

[@RPostVideos]

Amy Cooper is the only one threatening her dog. Legit choking him.

[@KatJ3st]

Agreed!!!

[@Tru1981]

I can’t even watch the full video. The poor dog is choking and gasping for air. 😡

[@eijonasson]

What is more pathetic is the stupid woman has her dog back. Even animals are vulnerable .

[@joueurharo]

If you’re a sane American, don’t vote for trump ever again

[@ayosese3005]

Sorry their is no sanity in america

[@idkwhoyet9523]

Why are ppl afraid of Bernie Sanders, he's simply the best.

[@army.thisthingisgreatbison1631]

@Night shade he was impeached.

[@torbjornlekberg7756]

The problem is that, in this election, there is no longer even a half-decent choice. Biden can, at best, be considered the slightest of improvement.

[@NS-xo6qe]

@Night shade that can happen, you know

[@Slazerable]

3:14 "She should win the white lady Oscar. Also known as the Oscar." nailed it

[@arunadegroot8974]

"He is threatening me and my dog" - Continues to choke her own dog.. That dog probably just wanted to give that man a hug.

[@r.carter8378]

The shelter she adopted the dog from took the dog away from her.

[@GrandisSilva]

And the increasing fake panic in her voice, which is probably part of why the dog is so unsettled. I'm sure the dog would have felt much better with the man (also I read that she had surrendered the dog while the dispute is sorted, apparently).

[@aldeamfacey7573]

I hurt me as a black man watching that.... Why should she do that??

[@angelapiccolella1491]

I'm a dog trainer and yes, her voice aggravated an obviously kind dog. He didnt know what was happening and was scared. This is the behavior that will make a kind dog bite. I hope she is barred from ever adopting an animal again. I'm just glad she is identified... her life will be in ruins now.

[@sanSDI]

@@aldeamfacey7573 to get her american freedom?

[@JLM498]

She needs to be charged for a fabricated police call.

[@KatJ3st]

Is she a creepy mene now? Does anyone know who she is and did she apologize?

[@prettyevil6662000]

@@KatJ3st Her name is Amy Cooper. She lost her job and her dog though the dog was returned a week after. Cuomo is pushing for an Amy Cooper bill that will punish false 911 allegations.

[@devashreekisnadwala7171]

In all of this, we can definitely agree that Amy Cooper’s dog is not at any fault or guilt.. After all, he is just a dog, not a human with supreme intellect and wisdom..!

[@drewski1535]

@@prettyevil6662000 thats the best justice she got losing her job to bad the dog had to go back to her.

[@DiazRuiz]

Astounding that comedians became the moral voice of America.

[@GoldSrc_]

It has always been like that, good old George Carlin was one of them.

[@mickeye6428]

They always were. The inventor of Stand Up Comedy wrote Huckleberry Finn.

[@imisstoronto3121]

More Sahl? Lenny Bruce?? George Carlin?

[@scottdormani771]

The moment I saw John Stewart I knew "satirical" news is more credible than either side at this point. At least they do their due diligence and on the rare occasion they misreport they own that shit. You guys are all more credible reporters and researches than any of the other channels or news stations. I know people on the right say you lean left but if being if being capable of critical thinking and empathy is left leaning I guess I do too. Keep fighting the good fight and keeping people informed in a time of lies and deceit. These moments of failure will forever be the legacy of Donald j Trump

[@charlesphillips1468]

"“No man can put a chain about the ankle of his fellow man without at last finding the other end fastened about his own neck.” - Frederick Douglass

[@feralbluee]

never heard this one. he was really a great leader and thinker . . .

[@ThomasPanto]

EVERY EVOLVED life on his planet DEFENDS LIFE from the RETARDED PREDATORS we left behind who are still LIMITED to using fangs and claws to feed their GREEDS because their brains don't know any better.

[@ThomasIOsaze]

I wonder are there any Anthropologists or Biologists who study in the field of Human DNA that watched this segment - and found something peculiar with that image displayed of Adam and Eve?

[@arthurdduda63]

Yeah, that was good for 150 years ago, no excuse for the sub human scum beating people and looting

[@abcdfree4910]

So well said I’m gonna start reading his book! Dave Chappell once said it’s his fav.

[@tomshimko4688]

For people of privilege, equality feels like persecution...

[@sigurdkaputnik7022]

Very bad joke at 01:02. Questioning the moral integrity of german anti-racism protesters solely on the basis of them being german, is racism itself. Same applies for the cliche about jamaicans and their alleged preference for bongs. I expected a more nuanced point of view from Mr. Colbert, who - despite intellectually sharp humor - seldomly misses a chance to claim the moral high ground.

[@nula14]

Thank you! I'm German and I've left quite a few comments on here. A racist joke in an anti-racism speech - not good. This is some next-level moral superiority nonsense.

[@sigurdkaputnik7022]

@@nula14 Das sehe ich genauso :-)

[@saadk44]

These are slowly becoming "the talk" a responsible dad gives to his children on a weekend. I move that Mr. Colbert take on this persona wholeheartedly and allow himself an actual drink while being our modern-day Atticus Finch.

[@AC3handle]

Wasn't atticus finch a racist?

[@ChristmasLore]

That's why he hasn't addressed the public: his entourage finally understood they can't let him speak now, if it's to say things like this, like "you have to dominate": that sure doesn't ring any bell for Black Americans... Just the choice of the word, reveals so much.. How can this be the president? How hasn't he resigned by now?

[@quinnwasson2399]

Because the Oopa-Loompa has not an ounce of shame.

[@larsbaer3508]

trump? ... resigning ? show me one example in history, where a racist dictator resigned ... rofl i quote the president of the us "i have total power" ... lol, someone who thinks of his job to give him total power .... its so concerning ... and no trump supporter in america seem to care ... its seems like if you are mentioning some critic you are fired and substituted with a yes saying dauchebag...

[@neilcowan535]

Only because the USA is chock-a-block full of the most appallingly ignorant and selfish people! (Apologies to the liberals amongst you. (Apparently you are actually communists!))

[@robertnett9793]

@@larsbaer3508 There are some examples. Now - to be fair... resigning in this cases was called 'escaping with a chopper full of cash in the dead of the night'

[@LividImp]

Resigning would require he be capable of recognizing right from wrong.

[@GoddessofSpring25]

I'm a Minnesnowtan. I live here blocks from where riots broke out. I heard the screams of "I can't breathe !" A lot of stuff has happened in the days since George died. Looting took place in places all over Minneapolis and St. Paul, many of it done by people from out of state, a precinct was set abalze, as well as a few other buildings. Yesterday, while protesting on Highway I-35W a trucker in his 18 wheeler drove into the crowd. No one knows how he got into it because there were barricades for miles. I could go on. But what has also happened is that hundreds of people showed up the next day, including myself, to clean and clear away the debris. Grocery stores were forced to close so people got together and made the parking lot of Sanford Middle School a place to donate bags of groceries. That also happened downtown Minneapolis. Although yes I agree a lot of people have gone too far, and I also believe there are agencies at work that are NOT local people, I am proud of the stand (or kneeling, sitting, or lying on our stomachs with our hands behind our back) we took to say we're literally not going to take it anymore. Peaceful protests are still occuring, the cities are on curfew. Thank you, Stephen, for showcasing the commander in tweets real face during this crisis. The brother of George said he spoke with Trump on the phone. Well, he tried to. He said Trump wouldn't let him speak, and was generally disinterested in anything he had to say......Change is coming. What kind, though, is yet unknown.

[@asbk3286]

Planned cultural rev. Stay safe.

[@krejados1]

The 'done by people from out of state' assertion is disproven by the arrest records that detail over 80% of those detained are native Minnesotans

[@64Magick]

*I'm just waiting for a HOMEMADE NUKE TO HIT THE WHITE HOUSE SO AMERICA CAN BE HAPPY AGAIN!!!*

[@GoddessofSpring25]

@@krejados1 oh sure, because everyone who was there was arrested. Good logic.

[@westcoastkitties]

You can see Stephen's anger, and how much he is trying to hold back.

[@jollygoon]

I don't think I've ever seen him angry. This is legit scary.

[@MegaLaMoto]

@@jollygoon Stephen gets angry when his teddy bear falls off the bed.

[@elizabeth7520]

If he's so angry, why doesn't he March too? Food for thought.

[@MTMF.london]

@gary grine Trumptards are here. woop woop

[@theatrain1323]

Colbert knows exactly what he is doing and his speech was so predictable that a 12 year old could have written it. A bigger man might have used this opportunity to start healing the rift in the country. Make no mistake, when Trump leaves his supporters will only grow angrier that their values and beliefs are not represented by the national media. Instead they are ridiculed.

[@NewMessage]

So.. is America sick of winning yet? I'm pretty sick of it, gotta tell ya.

[@JCTiggs1]

If this is America winning I would hate to see what happens when the losing starts. 🤔

[@Kamn_exe]

Time for a victory lap 😧

[@topgunkilla2]

"so dirty even his badge is crooked" I needed that laugh.

[@deliciad5513]

From the capital of Egypt: Take my full support people. I swear if we were allowed to protest, we would take down to streets to join you, but unfortunately the police and army forces have an iron grip and the only thing they use to disperse protests here is live ammunition and forced disappearance. We've long lists of missing activists taken from streets or their houses to unknown destinations forever. My heart is with you, protest, express your anger, and stay stafe. Power, folks. Cairo, June 2nd, 2020 7:10 pm. ✋

[@butthole1873]

Yeah dude the protest ended days ago now it's about looting and destruction the protest has been lost in all that

[@SomeDSquares]

@@butthole1873 Have you been down there? Tens of thousands in every city are still peacefully protesting. There is a very small fraction of people destroying things, and hopefully they will be stopped.

[@coloradomom2011]

Watched Egypt. Our hearts are with you too.

[@butthole1873]

@@SomeDSquares been down there? I'm living there. I completely support the peaceful protesters and what they stand for. What peaceful protesters and our cities don't need right now are idiots going around setting fires, robbing stores, destroying businesses that some people haved worked their whole life to build. All this destruction is just making it harder for the peaceful protesters to get their message across, destroying the city's we live in.

[@deliciad5513]

@@butthole1873 Excuse me?! Take my advice from a person who took part in Jan 25th revolution: Do not be an asshole, don't betray protestors by spreading propaganda, you either be with them or fucking keep silent! I've seen images of protestors protecting shops or making human lines to protect other protestors from police attacks.

[@tamasdmmolnar9450]

I know it's a joke but Germany being called racist is a huge miss fire.

[@JoergSi]

@A guy you can trust A joke is most the time taking a hit of a behavior you have recognized, you exaggerate it. Hmm, again, where is the joke? Are you serious or are you a troll?

[@JoergSi]

@A guy you can trust Depends, what is more dangerous than a pitbull with AIDS? The guy who did this. I think this joke is funny.

[@IAmSuzyQ]

The only way Trump could "make America great again", is to duct tape his own mouth shut, smash his phone, and resign immediately.

[@joesarr1671]

Amen

[@vanessakhumalo8233]

That's exactly what should be done.

[@mus762]

You bet

[@oldsoul3609]

AGREED!!!👏🏽👏🏽

[@kylenavyguy]

Bingo!! 😁

[@chinabill379]

I am a youtube-r from China. Bless the kind American people to recover soon.

[@captainjohnson1214]

Subbed to your channel bro.

[@muuuuuud]

Take care Bill, much appreciated support, big hug from America brother. ^^

[@grmpEqweer]

Be well Mr Bill.👍

[@DebyNieto-kq2ci]

Thank you Bill, you stay safe and well also.

[@samnieves8158]

Godspeed brother

[@anthonyellis4915]

Most of the Germans I've met have been fiercely anti-racist and anti-fascist. Love them so much.

[@knarfyacnod9508]

@Leonardo's Truth maybe the space force should be included too... you think?

[@superblondeDotOrg]

@Leonardo's Truth maybe ya wanna back away from the crack pipe

[@nedcramdon1306]

@Leonardo's Truth Leonardo Truth/Trump

[@noobstopped]

damn you're lucky. the last german i met wouldn't stop going on about how Hitler was 'actually' an Austrian

[@hungryguyonabicycle]

You gotta try to live in Germany... they thought I was Turkish and quite racist. But the good news is they seem to love Black people. 👍🏽

[@hellisotherpeople929]

Germany is not surprising Stephen because out of all the develop countries besides Canada they have the most African and Black Refugees! They have laws put in place to protect them which I can't understand why we don't in the U.S.!

[@suelviundso]

I didn't understand that reference either, seemed a little stereotypical and outdated.We want to be better than that.

[@flynjack4304]

I'm not american but following these events I can only hope that the american people look at the large picture ad seek change and reform that could pu them in a position to once again call themeselves proud americans

[@everentropy]

Unfortunately, our elections need to be reformed first. We are trying though

[@brookeggleston9314]

Yes, we *are* trying. Sometimes we're *very* trying!!

[@stancurrent8133]

ron comey right on, we're supposed to be about Liberty, Justice and Equality for All. But the GOP white supremacist, racist MAGA maggots believe they should rule over us. The Civil War is still going on. Cf Confederates In The Attic by Tony Horowitz

[@richarddarlington1139]

Pride comes before the fall. What we need is humility. Don't get me wrong, I love this great land of ours. But, many of the people, just don't get it.

[@Mila-Nova]

@@everentropy Biden is the same tbh. With Trump you get what you get a racist crazy man. Biden is a creep and voted for the Iraq war back in early 2000s. He is the lesser of two evils I guess.

[@deborahaustin2867]

he also called himself the president of law and order - what a laugh - Mr. corruption and obstruction of justice himself. Oh, he meant what racist dictators mean........

[@ClassyCrustatio]

Not to mention the President is not in a position of law and order. That’s the judicial branch. He is responsible for being our representative out general in the time of war and a spokesperson for the American people to congress and protect Americans rights and right to happiness. The only thing he protects is himself and is money.

[@delugesofgrandeur]

Jerry Orbach is not amused.

[@deemon710]

What just happened? Did a comedian late night show host just address the nation in an effort to encourage peace, understanding, and healing because the highest power in the nation won't? What bat shit crazy times we live in.

[@jean-lucpicard581]

Well you got a bad game show host as president xD

[@chrissiek8706]

Whana more batshit crazy? Corporations are taking a stand! I guess, they are betting on the majority of their customers not being racist scums... Even the crafters chanels i follow are saying those "all liiiives maaaterrr" "why are you politicaaaaal" etc folks where to go 😅

[@seriesjunkie0074]

*Guys, if wanna change things as they are, vote! And don't only vote blue, vote for progressives!* Corporate Democrats (the likes of Nancy Pelosi, Biden, Chuck Schumer, Obama, etc.) have been in politics for decades, and they did nothing! They are part of the problem! Since they are/have been corrupt, they couldn't do the reforms that would have been necessary! We need more fresh politicians who didn't sell themselves to the wealthy (the likes of AOC, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib)! As long as the corrupt remain in power, nothing is ever gonna change! The corporate Democrats and the Republikkkans stand for the Status Quo! That's why they must go! Get educated who's running in your state, and if there is a progressive, vote for the person! Nancy Pelosi, for example, is up for reelection this year, and against her is a progressive running (a man with the name Shahid Buttar), who is fighting for Medicare for all and who's fighting against corruption! Vote for him and support him! If we want more justice and more equality for all, we have to change fundamentally! And that can only happen, if we replace the corrupt who exclusively serve the wealthy (the Trumps, the Pelosis, the McConnells, the Schumers, the Clintons, the Obamas, the Bushs, the Cruzs, etc.) with progressives, who serve all Americans!

[@chrissi418]

1:03 Sorry, but that 'even' is needless. Stop mistaking Germany nowadays for the past.

[@chrisbuttonshaw2088]

yeah Germany LEARNED from their mistakes.. America not so much

[@yadayada111986786]

Yes, but it was said to make a joke.

[@msKita43]

My friend just moved back from Germany. She was fired from her job at a local cafe because she'd chosen to wear the hijab. Germany is still racist honey.

[@vanessaheine8093]

KitaKat, oh honey, I’ll take “that didn’t happen for 100 points”.

[@michaelnimmermann6893]

@@msKita43 🙄

[@composerdoh]

It's truly sad when our late night comedians have to give us statements of hope, reconciliation, and comfort whilst the Commander-In-Chief stands by and will not.

[@robin2012ism]

can not.

[@MegaLaMoto]

So go loot and burn down his mansions for him. See if his same holier than thou rhetoric changes slightly.

[@lauriemtz8616]

Yes it truly is. But I’ll take it.

[@composerdoh]

@@robin2012ism True. That's probably a more fair way to word it.

[@composerdoh]

@@lauriemtz8616 Well said.

[@brokenrecords123]

Stephen Colbert is being able to give a mood of more and more reliable authority with his words as he ages. I appreciate him for talking about these serious issues with impressively appropriate humor. Listening to it is one of the few ways I can still consume the news without going crazy.

[@sadiestoltzfus9798]

God you people are wack. You get a good example from a half ass Catholic.

[@bakersupreme2010]

@@sadiestoltzfus9798 And with that stated, You have just been reported to KZbin* for Harrasement.

[@sadiestoltzfus9798]

@@bakersupreme2010 How was that harassment? I am a half ass Catholic also. Maybe I can set the same example.

[@sadiestoltzfus9798]

@@bakersupreme2010 You should report people who make degrading remarks against the president. And report Stephen Colbert for instigating division.

[@sebastiancuadros7067]

@Sadie Stoltzfus you support trump, or at the least defending him, your opinion is invalid, there literally is nothing he is doing that’s right that was pointed out here, yet you feel the need to defend him, that’s is why you are wrong.

[@hostility3404]

“Cop is so dirty that even his badge is crooked.” Damn that joke would have had the cameraman laughing. I miss that guy’s laugh. He made the jokes funnier.

[@TheGodOfPegana]

Oh wow I didn't even understand the pun when I heard it !

[@hostility3404]

TheGodOfPegana lol it was really clever.

[@anti-domesticviolenceleagu3035]

Victor SteenBornNovember 12, 1991DiedOctober 3, 2009 PensacolaParentsCassandra Steen Steen was struck and killed by the cruiser of Pensacola Police Officer Jerald Ard while riding his bicycle in the Brownsville neighborhood of Pensacola. Officer Ard claims to have spotted Steen at an empty construction site around 1:50 AM and attempted to stop him for questioning. According to Ard, Steen fled the area. Ard pursued Steen in his police cruiser going the wrong way on a four lane highway (causing danger to others) and attempted to fire a Taser weapon from the window of the moving cruiser.[1] The chase ended when Steen was struck by the cruiser and dragged until the cruiser came to a stop at a median in an empty parking lot at the corner of Cervantes and R Streets. Steen was pronounced dead at the scene.

[@redmed10]

That's a cheap shot against Germany regarding racism Stephen. You're better than that.

[@xxanime2014xx]

When a Late Night Host is more honest and moving about the changes needed in our country than the president....

[@jesnyc146]

B Y O P Be Your Own President......be the leader we all need now NOVEMBER 3rd. Make your voices heard

[@cesarr.s.a.r.3963]

Yeah, at times like this, a bit of humanitarian anarchy is much appreciated.

[@020ctmarie]

Yea to replace him with the architect of mass incarceration and impunitive state violence? How exciting.

[@sYnSilentStorm]

@@020ctmarie no matter how you frame it, it isn't as bad as trump. 2016, people voted for the lesser of two evils, it's time to do that again.

[@020ctmarie]

@@sYnSilentStorm well Hillary lost that election so that whole "vote for the lesser of two evils" doesn't really hit the same anymore. And choosing someone who is any bit of evil is just as problematic. Biden's worked in government for 50 years and what good has he done? Look at where we are today. Nothing is better. We're in a pandemic and Black people are still being lynched by police. Police who are in Democratic led cities. People like you who choose to bury their head in the sand are part of the problem. You are the reason why we have such terrible leadership. Stop being a fucking sheep and raise your fucking standards.

[@ChunkyLover53atAOL-com]

@M. Stone Fun fact! TDS is not real, or an actual syndrome. Nice try! Please play again soon.

[@Brigant70]

I am glad, that the late show hosts step up to the occasion and do some serious and thoughtful monologues like you and James Cordon. I am a fan of your show for years now. You bring some sanity and relief to the insane times we live in. I also happen to be a german. Personally I do not feel offended by the cheap shot in your monolgue. I think it was a cultural/historic joke that forced it's way into the monolugue because of the historical context. I think Germany has done quite well with aknowledging what horrors we have done in the past. The education system makes it pretty obvious that we do want to avoid the haunting errors from the past. We learn how racism evolves and what it can lead to, if the good majority of people are standing idle by doing nothing. All what evil needs to succeed is that good people stand idle by doing nothing. Freedom is taken from us not in a giant leap but in small steps until you notice it is too late to turn back the wheel. Therefore it is of upmost importance to speak up and protest while you still can make a difference. Trump and his nationalists are eroding the freedom of the people gradually. So it is important to speak up now and it seems already bleakly late in the process. As I said....I get why the german reference was so tempting to use. I personally do not make a fuss about it, I rather try to teach my kids being better human beings by leading through a hopefully good example of tolerance and open-mindedness. But reinforcing old stereotypes might cement pop-cultural-images in some futile minds that I feel are no longer true. I think Germany tries hard to educate it's citizen to be compassionate and welcoming. There is no place for racism in our society, although it of course exists like in every country. But thankfully the majority is not like that. I do not judge people by gender, skin-color, belief or sexual orientation. I judge people for what they do and say. Your president does not fare well in my personal scoring book and a lot of u.s.-citizens do not fare too well either. I know, the majority did not vote for Trump. But it is this majority that stands idle by and morn that their country is taken from them step by step. It is upon you all, to proove that you are better than that. Instead you let the racist minority erode the great potential of what this nation could be. The nation has lost moral leadership long ago. You dwell in glorified memories from the past. But you live in the now and here. Try to act in the now and here. 2016 is already over. If decent american citizens are bystanders while their country gets taken from them, they might find that social collapse is inevitable. Each passing day makes the cost of change for the better more expensive. So it is better to act while you still have the power of the people: "A republic.....if we manage to keep it." As your founding fathers stated. We can't do it for you, but we hope you succeed. Rest in Peace George Floyd.

[@victoria1936]

Brigant70 ‘i do not make a fuss about it’ as you write 6 paragraphs about it

[@MikeMelia51]

Brigant70 Strong . . . Thanks

[@smike-lz8uf]

@@victoria1936 Please learn to read. Brigant70's words went way over your head.

[@MsTemporaryMadness]

Brigant70 Thank you for taking the time to write this. You and I are strangers, yet you touched my heart. Blessings to you and your family. Rest with the angels Mr. Floyd.

[@sadiestoltzfus9798]

Too long...I happen to be a German/Irish mutt. And you take responsibility for a period in time you had nothing to do with? Irish where treated as badly as any black. But no one fusses over that. And stereotyping Germans. What's the use. Liberals are hypocrites.

[@lovetippi]

People used themselves to protect that single policeman, oh my God, I can’t stop crying now. Thursday morning in Beijing.

[@P.M.P.181]

Yes. That whole segment squeezed my heart

[@elijahelje1026]

If it was true it would be hart wrenching, but it’s probably just a good picture

[@Mr979511]

What's happening in Hong Kong is also bad