Comedian Melts His Brain Trying to Reason with MAGA Ghoul

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[@greg1685]

The former racist call warmed my heart. Proves racism is taught and not human nature.

[@sophielepinoia]

Agreed. More people share the same thoughts than these closet racists that were freed when they heard Trump speaking the same language as them. Trump's popularity will fade out as soon as he doesn't win this election, so too will all the attention of his cult followers. I thought it was interesting when he noted that our mindsets change from what we watch as informative. Let's cultivate a new mindset that helps every American be the best version of themselves. I know I do! Sorry, you still have to experience racism in 2024, Greg. Hopefully, one day, we'll live in a society that practices equity and equality for all the people as the amendment to the Bill of Rights intended.

[@peterrandall9523]

Yes - that was a lovely story

[@yellowblanka6058]

Imagine saying "no comment" to being asked if you're against slavery? Cripes.

[@ben361971]

that means yes

[@gadaffi1000]

@@ben361971 I think you mean no..? No way was he against slavery. He definitely wanted to make America white again.

[@gadaffi1000]

Chilling.

[@joey69d]

Repeatedly. Not only "no comment" But No comment No comment No comment

[@jamesblount1043]

It depresses me quite a bit that MAGA has lasted longer than the Confederacy.

[@nsbd90now]

The Republicans purposefully kept racism alive after the Civil Rights Act via "The Southern Strategy". Over the past half-century they identified it, nurtured it, grew it, and empowered it. In the immortal words of Lyndon Johnson, "If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you." It is known that the commonality among Trump voters across wealth and education is their racism.

[@danevertt3210]

But but but……..that flag is there heritage Hahaha

[@doggodoggo3000]

Interesting point actually

[@busterheine3806]

MAGA IS the Confederacy!! How can it possibly be seen as anything else?!? The Charlie Danials Band told you in song-in 1978: “The South’s Gonna Do It Again.” And…the U.S. government is gonna let ‘em.

[@TruthrConsequences]

The slogan "Make America Great Again" was adopted by Ronald Reagan in his 1980 campaign. MAGA has only been around 44 years.

[@cgfamorcan9809]

"My Family was 'POOR' do you know how much a slave cost " BUSTED 😂

[@anandhbalakrishnan3190]

😂

[@stevesteiner6844]

"No comment" can only mean "pro slavery."

[@GTRrocker84]

If he was smart he would have said “I’m against slavery but recognize the flag means different things to different people” or some other bs answer that at least kind of has some thought put into it.

[@stevesteiner6844]

@@GTRrocker84 Yeah. He doesn't seem like a Harvard grad.

[@itsenergybob8917]

The best part of the Confederate flag is it instantly identifies people one might want to avoid.

[@TruthrConsequences]

...And those in desperate need of dental work.

[@pete1342]

The red trumptard hat and the distant banjo music helps identify these dull eyed mouth breathers as well. Attendees of trump rallies look like the hillbilly cast of deliverance as a rule.

[@LAZ77777]

Well as a BLACK male ARMY veteran I can confirm this kind of story !!! Crazy how these people think !!!

[@nobrakes3765]

What an uplifting phone call at the 7:00 mark. Thanks for that!

[@ynysvon]

It has been said that nothing opens the mind more than travelling and experiences outside of someone's normal environment.

[@kmpiccolo]

Republican or Democrat, if you feel deep down that your party can do no wrong, you're not in a party anymore, you're in a cult.

[@dewilew2137]

Truth.

[@lindaparks8089]

My party has definitely been wrong. We're smart enough to NOT vote for a career criminal. 91 indictments, liable for fraud, liable for sexual assault (rape) Money damages for both. Good times.

[@crownedpanda]

"It's heritage!" Sir, I've had shoes that lasted longer than the Confederacy. It's not heritage, it's hate.

[@dougs7367]

That flag is a regimental battle flag of an army fighting to secede from the United States in order to maintain the right to own other human beings. That's the only heritage one can possibly promote from waving or displaying it.

[@randeepmangat1977]

TRUTH!!!! PREACH!!!

[@frankmcmahon5820]

Right on

[@SomethingBlonde-oc7sc]

"I think it wiser, moreover, not to keep open the sores of war but to follow the examples of those nations who endeavored to obliterate the marks of civil strife, to commit to oblivion the feelings engendered.” - Robert E. Lee, on why he would not attend a memorial to dedicate a confederate monument after losing the Civil War. The confederate flag has no valid place in America today. This is our flag. 🇺🇸 Americans are meant to be united under it.

[@alicewood1665]

The sad part is some of them have no clue what the flag means they just think it's about being a rebel. The more disturbing part is the ones who do know and continue to fly it.

[@SomethingBlonde-oc7sc]

@@alicewood1665 💯

[@jeanneeber]

It's our Heritage! "We couldn't afford to purchase the human beings we needed to work our farm!"

[@sallysson]

That story from the Marine from Alabama can melt the polar caps. Bless his heart.

[@meganann3876]

The two Vietnam veterans as best friends has a heart warming story. Had me worried, but I’m so grateful they found peace with each other. Now are brothers.

[@RipPimpCScrewstonTX]

As a Native American all i see are silly settlers 😅

[@Sports5561]

When Trump said he loved the poorly educated, that is everything you need to know about his voters. Poorly educated people are most gullible.

[@scottadkinshill2493]

Also easy to manipulate and control.

[@pete1342]

@scottadkinshill2493 Especially when they stay glued to the likes of Fox "news," and Fox affiliate talk radio.

[@thismachinekillsfascists1138]

Quite right.

[@GTRrocker84]

That poorly educated line was a joke. Trump is terrible enough where you don’t have to take things out of context he says to fit a narrative.

[@BigDubReactions]

I have aunts, uncles, cousins and grandpaws on both sides of my family who are hardcore racist republicans. the only saving grace for me and my two brothers is our parents stayed as far away as possible and kept us as far away as possible.

[@Paul-wo3qh]

Respect to your parents.

[@BeavisSaves]

They're all unreasonable assholes, stay strong.

[@TheSimidog]

It's true you cant choose your family but you can choose your friends

[@TheGbelcher]

“Do you know how much a slave cost back then?” The look on his face after he said that 😂 “WTF did I just say? Damn it” 😂😂😂

[@artemismoonbow2475]

I live in Michigan and there are Confederate flags all over the place. This has nothing to do with heritage. That is such a BS deflection.

[@rbw7456]

It's absolutely terrifying to watch the intellectual and cognitive decline of the people of the United States.

[@grantmccabe8966]

They were always there, trump just brought them to the surface.

[@elitedeltadcgaming]

Decline??!! They're the SAME damn people THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN!!! Hate to break it to you 😮‍💨🙄

[@GTRrocker84]

They are just editing and pointing out the extreme idiots. Each party has them and always has.

[@jdice6868]

If his family didn't have any slaves and fought to save their farm during the civil war than they should have been pissed that their farm was put in danger by the confederacy protecting the ability of wealthy land owners to keep their slaves.

[@JaneaDahl]

Obviously, this is a family of multi-generational idiots.

[@barbaracollins385]

I'm a Georgian, and i have never been so glad to see the Dixe flag come down. Yes, we have a rich heritage, focusing on our family and our properties. But slavery was absolutely wrong. No one should own another person. The KKK was the worst thing in the whole salvery issue. Nothing can explain lynching. Ever. Completely lawless. They should have all been jailed. Why did the southern police do nothing about the slsughter? Possibly because they were part of the organization themselves.

[@Thekidisalright]

“You can’t argue with stupid”

[@Antagon1s]

Never argue with a stupid person they will only drag you down to their level and beat you with experience. 🤯

[@silverash32]

I used to be quiet. I no longer can do so. As a student of history I can see we are losing our democracy. I am no longer quiet when ignorance, stupidity, racism, misogyny and religious zealots raises its/their ugly head. I will not be cowed by these people. I believe we need to call them out and stand up for our constitution and rights.

[@iaminevitable_]

I wholeheartedly agree with you!

[@kgirl310]

The last time i spoke with my brother was shortly after the overturning of Roe. In sharing my sadness with him, he called me immoral as well as other vile insults. He piled on the conspiracy theories involving eugenics and other abhorrent racist comments. Mind you, this was nothing new from him as well of his mistreatment of me, but this was the final straw. He now wonders why I refuse to speak with him. I'm sure that my story is common in today's political climate, which is quite sad.

[@TruthrConsequences]

"Words are weapons, sharper than knives." -Michael Hutchence

[@kgirl310]

@@TruthrConsequences yes!!! And I love that song btw

[@TruthrConsequences]

@@kgirl310 "Ignorance is a virtue amongst those incapable of recognizing their own flaws." -Me

[@gadaffi1000]

Well done. Good for you.

[@marioozzie]

My father was a lifelong racist and religious fanatic. He never forgave when when I stopped going to church at 16, and I thought it was hilarious once when I was at his house for a visit, and he and his wife would talk about his neighborhood (which was overwhelmingly white) and they would whisper that a nearby neighbour was "italian". We were in the house even though there was a screen door, I asked them why were they whispering? We never did get along better because of his archaic beliefs.

[@rocketscience4516]

Should have asked him if he'd be pro or anti-slavery if _he_ would be the slave.

[@AnalogWolf]

I know that struggle well. I spent years trying to convince my homophobic brother why he needs to treat me with respect, even telling him I feel suicidal based on it. He doesn't care, and for my own safety I had to stop talking to him. We have no contact anymore for about 6 years, and then my mom passed away. Even then, he isn't interested in listening. I'm done. I can't take that pain anymore. I cut off all my relatives for the same reason. Their words just cut me down and I can't take it. I tried, I really did to reach them and I learned very quickly that if peoples' minds are made up it is near impossible for them to see any reason. If there is a hint of compassion and understanding, you may have an inroads. In those situations, if you feel compelled to speak truth and love please do so. But if you try and try and you are just worn down or in my case it is a threat to your life, for your own safety and happiness know that you are not obligated to spill your guts and spend your life trying to reach these people out of obligation. I remember when I first came out at 31 back in 2016 I was in a support group for other LGBT Christians, who felt that their faith and their sexuality was in conflict. The group was not some shitty conversion camp, it was a genuine place to work this out. When this issue with my brother and my relatives was starting in 2016 I remember a guy about 15 years older than me who said that he had tried for 20 years to be polite and kind and not confront his bigoted conservative family and he hoped being around them, being a positive example of how gay people are "normal" and that he wasn't any different than he was before he came out would soften their stance. When he did confront them, they hadn't shifted an inch because they had absolutely no reason to. They could keep thinking about him as garbage and he didn't challenge it. So he told me "do not let them put you back in the closet again" after telling this story and I never forgot it. Educate if you can (especially POC and queer allies!) but never surrender your dignity or safety for it, never. Sorry if this is long winded but this discussion is intensely personal and I know the pain Rick is describing so very well.

[@sonja4164]

As a gay person, I know exactly how you feel. You have to do what's best for your own well-being. Sending love ❤️

[@paulsinsigalli6580]

Thank you for sharing and getting this out there. I love your message. We MUST put all of our grievances aside and come together as one to prevent our America from ever turning and pointing weapons at each other again. We cannot have another Civil War. Period. Thank you again for sharing

[@effkay3691]

America allowing confederate statues is like Britain allowing statues of Hitler in Trafalgar Square.

[@owenritz1224]

Their real heritage is their profound ignorance. 😮😮😮

[@danevertt3210]

Heritage???? That flag flew for like 3 years? What heritage?

[@hunterericson6782]

well said !!!

[@crabbyresister9194]

Another word for MAGA is Haters.

[@spishe683]

Did that guy just say his family didn't have slaves only because they couldn't afford them?

[@912912patriot]

Do you know how much a slave cost back then?Said loudly and proudly to defend his people's level of destitution. Can't make this stuff up.

[@NeuroticWolf13]

"My family was poor! Do you know how much a slave cost back then?!" It was at that moment that he knew he had fucked up.

[@krpurple2678]

I'm not convinced he knew how stupid his comment was

[@asynchronicity]

No, he felt victorious there.

[@Traitorman..Proverbs26.11]

They should think about the fact that the confederates mostly waved white flags.

[@robg.8616]

This level of ignorance and stupidity is not comical, it is frightening!

[@tomhuynh4058]

This is what happened when there is lack of education and human decency.

[@CALLMESIR...]

If that psychopath wins, I will leave this country. And I mean it.

[@xwr3ksh0px]

I’ve never hated a president more than Trump, that being said you do NOT want one of these democrats, they’re actually dangerously scary, I’ll take trump over any of them lol unfortunately Vivek fell victim to the system, he should be the next president

[@eyespy3001]

These people aren’t stupid, they’re stubborn. They know they’re wrong. They just refuse to admit it.

[@dc013]

I'm not sold they think they're wrong.

[@eyespy3001]

@@dc013 It’s the refusal to listen to another point of view that gives it away. If you’re simply uneducated you still are open to learning. These people are closed off to anything that refutes their viewpoint. That’s not a sign of stupidity but ego, arrogance, and stubbornness. They just don’t want to lose.

[@KarlMarcus8468]

I think thats partly true. I think they've convinced themselves that they don't really care whether they are or not.

[@katboss4886]

They vote. It is scary. Vote Blue!

[@gadaffi1000]

They procreate. Even scarier.

[@stanhartman6662]

Real americans only have one flag the american flag.

[@martincahill5622]

This is also BS. America is multi cultural. Many nations flags should be flown

[@GTRrocker84]

There’s state flags too

[@davidlewis7004]

America needs to make this flag criminal

[@jaybee9269]

The Confederate battle flag, (it’s not the Confederate flag btw…that was the stars and bars) like the U.S. flag, is covered with glory. Most rebels had nothing to do with slavery.

[@LB-yg2br]

We have books to remember history. We have statues and flags to honor history. Taking down the statues and flags isn’t erasing the history…it’s removing monuments that racists built to honor racism and slavery

[@Tcrror]

Ironically, the Republicans are now trying to literally rewrite history. In some states, they're succeeding. Every accusation is a confession.

[@Dustandfuzz]

One Trumpist told me the war wasn’t about slavery. Slavery had nothing to do with the war. Pfft! He is a Texan in denial.

[@ryancallsin]

Well said.

[@sweetwilliam4199]

Hey America are these people allowed out in society unsupervised?

[@bizygirl1]

Only in certain parts of the country. They’re afraid to leave their red states of refuge that we blue states financially carry. They know if they come into our states they might get some education and see that we really do live better than they do and we aren’t communists.

[@Ppurk]

VOTE BLUE! Save our country.

[@TheLastofMyKind-vz9lw]

F**k No!!!

[@lifeflowconscienciasaude9013]

No wonder the world is flat and man has never landed on the moon…

[@Rec-m8x]

😂😂😂😂

[@babachloe7140]

The US is a scary scary place.

[@Dustandfuzz]

Staying in Canada. Trumpists are just too weird. Too bad because America is such a great country to visit. All the unrest ruins it for tourists. There is too much anger and aggression going on.

[@callumanderson2645]

lmao when the big guy is saying his family were poor, then mentions the cost it like slowly set in that he was wrong lmao

[@Dj.Hylanda]

No comment means yes he is and wants the 1800's -1850's back 😅

[@markharrison6498]

Nobody thinks about the poor southern farmers who couldn’t even afford to buy their own people.😢

[@angeloiannitelli6589]

Just put statues of king George and Benedict Arnold next to the confederates so they don't get lonely.

[@rogerdavis5142]

My family was so poor they couldn’t afford slaves! What the…!

[@BoogerBrains1987]

Some of these people sound like toddlers trying to explain why they dumped a whole box of cereal on the floor.

[@kevinflynn4519]

To the people wearing rebel flags: YOU LOST!! To Trump supporters: YOU LOST.

[@IkeOkereke]

I think it is very important not “to let it slide” when close friends or family promote bigotry. It is true that you may lose friendships, but saying nothing is being silently complicit. It allows bigotry and discrimination to continue and gives those bigots a safe space. My opinion anyway.

[@Im_on_couch_arrest]

Trump doesn’t make people ignorant and racist, they have always been this way, trump just gave them a license to be loud and proud!

[@kevinkoch-jj1uj]

That's one of the biggest reasons I hate Dump.

[@giveyourselfone]

He brain washed them.

[@Infantinhighnalator]

They are stubborn

[@muchomachismo6187]

From the river to the sea 🇵🇸 will be free

[@NOLOVE4AZ]

Hell Confederate flags helps me identify the 🤡 so I rather them keep em so I know who's who.

[@2tone2tone39]

"Are you pro slavery, or anti slavery"...."no comment" says it all. This is today's republican...smh

[@ADude-f3z]

All of this “Us vs Them” needs to end. Anyone with a genuine desire to improve life in the United States needs to seek commonalities and build on them… “You may call me a dreamer, but I’m not the only one”…

[@lewy1]

Why would you want to wear the flag of the losers

[@captainkirk4514]

It was appalling that the dude tried to justify his racism by saying his ancestors who worked their farm in the south during the Civil War wasn't part of confederate slavery because they were poor and couldn't afford to buy slaves. Wow! I have no words for such ignorance.

[@kshaun84]

Heritage lol... The confederacy only lasted about 4 years lol. Thats not heritage.. Golden Girls lasted longer. CSI lasted longer, even Martin Lasted longer.

[@Ashlysusan]

would they like to swap that flag for the British one? the British flag flew over America a lot longer than that one and obviously makes more sense as heritage goes

[@michaelwitt421]

Pro or anti slavery....and you can't give an answer. And that, friends and neighbours, is EXACTLY why the Confederate flag has the connotation it does.

[@GrayScoutEpsilon]

Never attempt rationalizing with the irrational.

[@ponypalpaula]

America isn’t a racist country says Nicki Haley. 😂

[@joey69d]

Do you know how expensive you used to be is not the argument you should be having about slavery.

[@kennysilvers-z4x]

"you can't argue with a sick mind- so don't try"

[@talkinhiphop9370]

Proverbs

[@EthiopianPrinceReacts]

This comment 👌 👏

[@scottadkinshill2493]

The Confederate flag is the American swastika.

[@hojo70]

The Trump flag embodies both

[@diyflamethrowers4465]

Their heritage lasted only 5 years before they flew a white flag.

[@Chris-fn1xx]

That's like saying US heritage started in 1776, or Russian history ended in 1991.

[@davemoran8924]

Sadly the USA is an open air asylum 😢

[@biggtrux]

Feel free to leave, the borders are wide open according to the kuckle dragging GOP.

[@tonysilva5173]

Things are going from bad to worse.

[@jimmyperalta6383]

I love the poor educated 🤣🤣🤣

[@CajunGoneKiwi]

There’s a reason we moved to New Zealand 6 months ago. Trumps America.

[@1patrioticscots]

These videos break my brain. These people can not be reasoned with nor can you use logic, facts, or even reality. How did we get here? Not a sunny outlook for America.

[@kittycatmeowmeow963]

Donald Trump; that's how.

[@nickmessner700]

The Confederate flag is not a symbol of your heritage, it only existed for like 5 years. By that logic, the high school I went to is part of my family's heritage, or is 4 years below the cutoff? It's mind boggling.

[@WeggieQueen2005]

I taught 4th and 5th graders and they had such a firmer grasp on critical thinking than so many of these adults.

[@sheryloldham505]

You took your land from my native ancestors!!

[@danceswithcritters]

Let those confederates have their own little country down there. See how well they do.

[@glassmonkeyface8609]

All for this.. but wait til l can get out, lol.

[@Zelos311]

First guy was a fucking creep. He understood the implications of saying no commment.

[@SDChargersFreak]

Many of the same people who are fine with flying the Confederate flag are also horrified to see it when somebody flies the flag of Mexico within the US. But if it's part of the heritage of Hispanic Americans with Mexican ancestry, just as the Confederate flag is claimed to be representative of heritage, then it's okay to fly it to celebrate Mexican heritage, even though it isn't a US flag, right?

[@sickandtiredofbeingsickand]

Good point!

[@keithhunter3910]

"Keep it flying," and then he turns to the fence and can't make eye contact with the interviewer or the camera out of SHAME. He knows his heritage and beliefs are wrong.

[@alexeitighineanu8874]

Did that dude really said about how expensive were slaves just in front of a couple of black folks??? Man, that’s surreal.

[@HostOfFrenziedFlame]

1:22 dude should hold onto a treadmill

[@ritac-wf6js]

Imagine US Soldiers are fighting and dying for these people!

[@RaBjr.]

My good friend says- YOU CANT FIX- STUPID!!

[@mrzack388]

Don't think I've ever seen that many grade school drop outs in 12 minutes before.

[@stuffwelike7184]

Thats so sick, I just don't understand how anyone could be pro-slavery. I just can't wrap my head around having the thought process of treating another human being that way.

[@freefromit2]

I'm old enough to remember colored only signs, public schools in NY were a bag of skittles, all colors and all flavors. we were kids and didn't know we were supposed to hate each other until the "adults" taught us to hate. if not for them imagine America?

[@pdoylemi]

I cannot understand the power of Trump. One of my best friends is close to divorce because of Trump. His dad gave him control of the two family farms when he was 18, with a generous deal to buy them. He went on to build a successful produce distribution company, then a landscaping company, and expanded his farming, but he always held the idea that he was blessed to have had this inheritance, and it was his duty to do everything he could to provide good lives for his workers (almost all immigrants) and he did. Many of them own their own farms, sometimes more than one, because he helped them, and now they are suppliers for his produce business. But his wife has gone full MAGA. She is virulently anti-immigrant now - never was before. She complains that she and Steve could be so much richer if he had not "wasted" their money on "those people". And she's right! They are rich, but they COULD have been a lot richer if they had treated their workers like dirt. Trump took this woman whom I was good friends with for over 40 years and somehow made her a toxic person,

[@44pacino90]

Wow but LBJ said give em someone to look down on.

[@patriot1382]

Dude, no comment means PRO-SLAVERY

[@JH22533]

Just like White Supremacists should "Stand back and stand by" means you love them and support their views

[@centralscrutinizer7374]

Whew….these get hard to watch! These are adults and they walk amongst us.

[@bradley772]

He's a coward, and won't answer the question. He does everything that promotes slavery but doesn't want to admit to his promotion of slavery.

[@bassgraph74]

It starts with education… Nobody educated is this stupid (without getting money for it)

[@AndyInTheUK]

Being educated doesn't make you intelligent. Being intelligent makes you want to be educated. Being stupid makes you want to avoid education.

[@billf7062]

“My heritage” line is a lot of bullshit. The Confederacy lasted four years and there was considerable division for at least two of those years. The people suffered terribly. Enormous death toll, starvation,POW’s, an economy that completely crashed, that was The Confederacy. As the country expanded west, free white men did not want to compete with slaves; they’d pretty much be slaves too. Thus the war. To claim this four year tragic mistake is “my heritage” is to proudly proclaim, “I am proud to be ignorant.” Our Southern region has much to be proud about from Jamestown to founding fathers to rock-n-roll and plenty more but The Confederacy was a mistake; everybody makes em. Own it and move on.

[@captaingoody]

Maybe people need to look further than their own house to find a mate...

[@cuteshoesandbags8094]

Loved the guy who was a former racist.

[@hi808surfdudenew5]

Freedom of speech means we also need to listen to idiots.

[@michjefferson77]

I always believed a good leader would bring out the best in everyone, but Trump somehow brings out the worst in his supporters.

[@bjt81366]

This guy's like a 1000, Trump had nothing to do with his hatred. Trust me, he would have said the same thing when Obama was in office. Don't get me wrong, Trump is a white supremacist, but these people are racist to the core.

[@TruthrConsequences]

A nation built on stealing native lands and building plantations with slaves, will not quickly pivot to supporting the idea that "ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL." We're 250 years in... and MLK was killed by the U.S. Gov't. while Trump walks free.