Does He Know What He's Tweeting?

[@rekrap2]

“Critique” is a good word to use. it keeps the conversation civil, while getting your point across.

[@drbrx7696]

Same goes for "I think": freedom of speech and opinion are things, so if you add it before your 6 page paper on why someone should be sent to clear mine fields with a hammer nobody can say you're wrong

[@TemplarianAS]

I still think he was being way too soft, to avoid offending anyone who watches his content who does support this crap.

[@oaxtec765]

@@TemplarianAS, It's true, at one point its just passing a line and to not call people out on something just to keep from offending them is just simply a crime.

[@timcj8375]

I dont usually find people that will actually tell me what Trump may have done wrong. I like Trump and usually would just get screamed at with no coherent point against Trump or something he has done.

[@casertanick]

@@timcj8375 Why do you like him?

[@mumbalig2092]

Hermit most likely to do a tedtalk: XisumaVoid

[@claireeccleston6887]

@@grahum Same lol

[@MainID]

But he would be wearing a mask so that their is still no face reveal yet or never

[@tasnimm]

Yeah, Xisuma is really well spoken

[@someonesgenericfish0]

Problem is that he won't reveal his face

[@zaknork9282]

well then we would see his face so i doubt it

[@Justspwnz]

Never seen someone talk politics and play Minecraft in one

[@dekearty1515]

Yea i miss it when there was minecraft and thats it

[@iyoutubeperson4336]

Toycat would like to differ

[@dekearty1515]

@@iyoutubeperson4336 do solemnly swear to expel all white thoughts by throwing out meaningless jabs about people who do political theory in minecraft in conversations about political practice or culture manipulation in minecraft.

[@sirflapfla97]

I rant to my family on my toilet

[@Justspwnz]

Can we agree trump is the best candidate for 2020

[@TheSchneider-ig7vq]

I actually really respect and admire how you try and understand the actions of everyone no matter what those actions may be. I really enjoy watching these videos, keep up the fantastic work :)

[@thatguythere6161]

This should just be the default state of anyone voicing an opinion to a group of people.

[@maymay5600]

new england is getting weird and weird, oh i meant united states of new england

[@kidatanakafan]

i think social media is both a curse and a blessing, it allows people to connect, but also divides people apart and allows toxicity to be widespread 😔

[@harrisonschilling1786]

Rikki V. Cruz i dont even see how this is toxicity. This is completely unacceptable, especially from the president of a country. There is nothing really to be debated about imho. Although, I do think he has no place being on Twitter

[@thearcticfox8231]

@@harrisonschilling1786 That's what he meant when he said dividing people.

[@nuklearboysymbiote]

@@thearcticfox8231 social media is not the thing dividing people per se. it just shows you who people really are.

[@toomuchtime4896]

The good thing about social media is that it allows people to communicate across the world, the bad thing is that it allows people to communicate across the world.

[@Saturnlock]

@@harrisonschilling1786 He has every right to be on Twitter, deplatforming is not a solution and frankly it's just not a good thing to do. We as a society are so quick to dismiss ideas that aren't our own rather than hear them out. This leads to people not having platforms to speak their truth. I had a very heated debate, (keep in mind I said, "debate," not, "argument.") With a friend about the good and bad sides of feminism. When it was over I thanked her to debating with me. I gave her a hug, and I told her that I had fun. I walked away knowing more, and so did she. Instead of dismissing different ideas, (which btw is exactly what the old racist, sexists of 100 years ago did) we should have nice kind debates with these people. Because debate is a way to exchange ideals. Argument has hate and malice behind it. The exact kind of hate and malice that comes across when you say we should deplatform people.

[@griffinspears1116]

this is why george washington did not want political parties, he didnt want the country to become so divided, and it's already happened once in the US, during the civil war era, and personally, i think its starting to happen again where both sides are just looking to tear each other apart. I do not endorse trump's actions, but i do think that in the house of representatives and the senate, things are starting to get a little out of hand.

[@whatTFisThis]

Yea why do we have parties exactly?

[@benji272]

@@whatTFisThis this video explains it pretty well kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWjXiHuAm82cr9E

[@katiehouse6502]

idk about him being totally against political parties, all i've heard is that he warned against having only two (and i totally agree).

[@chvredstone5752]

the thing with political parties (especially in the US) is that I find people tend to vote more based on party than any other actual political factor whether that be platform or otherwise simply because "that's what I normally do"

[@whatTFisThis]

@@chvredstone5752 yea

[@Jan-de-Munck]

Public debates aren't ment to change the minds of the debaters but to inform the viewers and let them form their own opinion

[@Saturnlock]

EXACTLY!!! THANK YOU!!! SOMEONE ELSE WHO UNDERSTANDS THIS!!!

[@Attillion]

American here: The current climate is really bad. The reckless tweeting of the POTUS has cause extreme polarisation, and the election in November is going to be more extreme than previous ones. I live in New York, where we are fortunate to have a relatively stable climate compared to the rest of the country and cases on the decline, but there's no telling what could happen. So many Americans are extremely misinformed, and the country as a whole is suffering because of it. Regardless, I'm impressed at how comprehensive X's take on the whole thing is, especially considering the fact that he's not in the US. Props to you for speaking up about it.

[@grahamr2809]

I completely agree with this.

[@Apothecartea]

We need help, we need help bad

[@nzgberg]

You are completely right. The current climate is bad and keeps getting worse. Of course both figuratively and litterally

[@lucasceleste4743]

Props to you

[@declaniii6324]

Roman Wofford I’m not from the US so I don’t vote, but for the record I think Trump and Biden are terrible candidates.

[@Γιώργος-ε3τ]

The worst thing about this is that the people who are actually capable of using high power without getting controlled by it as if it was a drug and those who have something wise, important, sensible, and helpful, are afraid to go and make their words be heard. Whereas the stupid or the evil people do not have a sense of embarrassment sympathy or empathy, thy go out there unprepared and say everything they shouldn't be saying. In short the smart ones are afraid and the stupid ones don't care

[@lucasceleste4743]

True

[@guilhermeferrao5968]

It's just how the world works, I suppose. The "smart" ones are "smart" because they don't focus their time on petty politics or coming up with the world's most vulgar insults. Which makes them politically weak, but otherwise completely sound

[@someonesgenericfish0]

Could this be a conformity issue, since you have a fear of being criticized for speaking out and having a possibly unpopular opinion. It could also be that they don't care for the polarization of politics

[@Netherdan]

The people more capable of avoiding being corrupted by power are often the ones afraid of that outcome

[@Saturnlock]

I wouldn't describe Trump as evil or stupid. He's done dumb things and I don't agree with most of his points, but to say he's not smart is a falicy.

[@emmettsantos1204]

I'll be honest, a political comments section scares me. Especially on KZbin and Reddit

[@ThylineTheGay]

Yeah there are some truly rabid people

[@Saturnlock]

@@ThylineTheGay which is why instead of deplatforming people, and dismissing ideas that are not our own without even hearing them, we should have kind debates, discussing and exchanging ideas.

[@whatTFisThis]

Yea

[@_crunchyleaf_398]

I'm actually surprised of how smart and rabid people can get, it's crazy

[@rhz5802]

Biden is better

[@vonkroft4098]

X should make a podcast on Spotify

[@potatokid1221]

I would listen to that

[@spacenugs1694]

yes please

[@aplepotatocat]

Y e s

[@90PercentNerd]

Yes

[@jimmyboll7258]

I would listen

[@rekrap2]

Just saw that this got posted. I just want to give my thanks to you X these types of highlights are my favorite. I love how Minecraft KZbinrs like yourself can talk about real world issues. I probably wouldn’t do it personally, but I really love how you do it. Have a good day X!

[@zak7338]

"you're an a-hole! " "oh yeah i am, good point" hahaha well said

[@lucasceleste4743]

When you realize that America is the world's Florida

[@Pepperoniburrito]

I've always known this. Being American is a blessing and a curse. Ok, no, just a curse

[@josephmeeks240]

Go pats

[@loik1loik1]

*comment meme detected

[@lucasceleste4743]

@@Pepperoniburrito tbh I think it's both. Lately it's seemed like much more of a curse, but I truly believe that we can rid this place of racism, sexism, and hate and this will be a great nation, which will lead to a great world. We can do it, let's keep our heads up :)

[@lucasceleste4743]

@@josephmeeks240 oh yeah! Let's go! Also les go Cam

[@sammoore1913]

One thing I’ve always hated about politics is how people call others with opposing viewpoints evil. Just because you don’t agree, it doesn’t mean they’re trying to make things worse for everyone. They just think something else would work better

[@nejnej8888]

@Ashley But the problem is still that ppl have diffrent opinions. Ppl on the right might think that the left are evil for taking their money throug taxes, menwhile the ppl on the left thinks the right are evil for not sharing their whealt. Then it just turns into a blaming game where both parts call eacth other things like evil, dumb, libtards, racist, and all what it is instead of giving real arguments. Thats why i hate american politics, its more about the ones who screams insults the loudest and less about arguments. (Dont bother trying to fix my grammar and/or spelling because i alredy know its trash lol)

[@garbotoxins840]

i hate the "difference of opinion" dog whistle you're using there. No it's not a difference of opinion, a difference of opinion is liking or disliking a movie. This is a difference of wanting to slaughter black people and wanting not that.

[@sammoore1913]

Garbo toxins that’s not what I’m stating, please don’t assume it applies to everything. There are things that 99% of people believe are wrong, like murder. There’s a reason we have laws: to protect against things like murder. It was slightly off topic, but I was just stating something I noticed about politics

[@aliciacordero7436]

There's "I don't think a single payer healthcare system would work here, here are some reasons" or conversely "I think we need a single payer healthcare system here, here are some reasons" and then there's crap like "well she should have dressed better if she didn't want to be raped" or "well George Floyd shouldn't have committed [whatever misdemeanor it was] if he didn't want the officer to stop him [and crush his windpipe]". The former can be argued for, can be debated. It brings up an actual question, which can lead to productive discussion. The latter does not do this, is instead is blatantly bigoted and defies the rights of human beings. It is necessary to hear and respect viewpoints that you don't agree with, such as the former. But viewpoints such as the latter, which do not respect people as human beings, do not deserve respect themselves. Those views must be called out so the people who advocate and hold them can be educated on basic decency. Problem is, many people in this country right now spew "views" like the latter while expecting the same respect as if they had said the former, and as you referenced many more treat people who express views like the former as if they'd said the latter; and so the line gets blurred and the discourse gets radicalized. We need to fix both if we want to get anywhere.

[@trollconfiavel]

@@aliciacordero7436 sometimes people say "respect" as "treat as a person" and other times as "treat as an authority" Sometimes authorities say "i won't respect you if you don't respect me", but as in respecting you as a person and respecting him as an authority I saw a text like this somewhere, not exactly like this but that's the idea

[@ossifyn3221]

Someone: You suck because you collide with my view Someone else: Oh my god I do! My entire opinion has been altered simply because you have insulted me

[@sandwich2473]

The problem with an ad-homenim attack is, it'll generally come from a place of anger with the person but whoever's doing it isn't aware of how to articulate their thoughts and feelings about what's really bothering them. They'll just feel angry about it and say whatever comes to their mind. The problem really comes from people who are arguing in bad faith. It stops any kind of conversation, makes people more divided, it does nothing but harm in the long run.

[@metronicmagician1816]

I kind of want to add on to that ad-homenim thing with trump since basically from the get go he has done almost everything he could to anger people and be in the spotlight (even if that wasn’t his plan). From blatant racism and xenophobia with his view of immigrants and the border to being pegged as a sexist with the “grab her by the pussy” video just pushed on everyone’s buttons so much that to actually try and comprehend it all is near insanity, and that was all before he became president. Because of this we get a half bed of nails half blind rage thing going on where either you go completely numb to what’s going on just viewing it as trump being trump, or you snap and lash out at whatever is the newest thing even though that’s not the source of the anger like you said which also means that lashing out is just a temporary relief. I’m also certain trump did this all on purpose to both keep himself in the spotlight, and to allow for the more mundane but just as bad things to slip by. Like the awful awful treatment of kids, and other immigrants in those camps was more or less swept under the rug due to every other crazy thing going on, and really only came back into the lime light when a lawyer had to defend why not giving people soap and blankets was ethical. That said after that more crazy stuff happened so again it got swept under the rug for most people, and really only after his presidency are people now acknowledging it again. Seriously the dude started his presidency with an Islamophobic travel ban, and ended it with an insurrection and blatant disregard for democratic voting. Every step he took he tried angering people cause that allowed him to be in the spotlight as well as burry anything truly bad under a flood of drama.

[@DMadHacks]

Short answer: No Long answer: No

[@napcapped]

Super detailed answer: Nah

[@Juhwuh]

Longer answer: he’s doesn’t

[@Mahfy3w]

Essay-long answer: no.

[@dukcy7450]

Watch the ppl screaming no memes in the reply section of this comment, oh god

[@Ananass]

TL;DR: No

[@reagankohler1181]

Yall remember when he said that we should test less so we find less cases

[@mickmccarthy8219]

@@grim4190 no but the issue is that he said that if they stop testing, there will be no cases...

[@akmil807]

@karim rebai I wish it was a sarcastic joke. Sadly enough, just like with the hydroxychloroquine, it wasn't.

[@reagankohler1181]

@@grim4190 we don't test more

[@evilbucket1608]

It was a sarcastic joke. Right when I heard him say it i was like well let's watch the press take this literally.

[@akmil807]

@@evilbucket1608 did you see my comment? If trump wants to get people to vote for him, what he wants, he wouldn't make a sarcastic joke after he already made one where people hated on.

[@nautilus8518]

I actually started laughing when he said “maybe I should find a better platform to spend 5 minutes on the toilet on”

[@dukcy7450]

For someone who doesn’t live in the United States, X has a really deep understanding in American politics and the deep meaning of problems in America

[@raven_mint_915]

This is another reason I admire him and Doc in these matters. Yes, they're both content creators, but even though they're not based in the US, they still understand and give their opinions.

[@Quintinohthree]

@@raven_mint_915 Doc has the distinction of sort of being an expert of sorts, having doctorate in political science.

[@ChillstoneBlakeBlast]

That is what you think. By that logic people in the US can have a deep understanding of UK or other European Politics.

[@nzgberg]

X is just as amazing as Mark hamill

[@haashirkabeer2671]

@@ChillstoneBlakeBlast who says they can't?

[@sephrosemary]

It's ridiculous how I instantly knew who it was about after seeing the notification, without even seeing the thumbnail.

[@kibocentric]

Lol me too

[@Saturnlock]

Yes because Trump is known for being accused of not knowing what he's tweeting.

[@theneekofficial8829]

Super Nerd I mean he either does or doesn’t and in this case either way isn’t good for a president who tweets the tweets that trump does.

[@hannamaac2074]

Completely fair reaction to the situation from and outside looking in to America. As an American it is strange to see the degradation of what used to be the prestigious role that “President” used to hold. Critiquing Trump for the dumb reasons (like commenting on his appearance, his diet, other stupid stuff) degrades the legitimate ones and divides those of his supporters who would otherwise be reasonable and still logical. I hope that this would be a turning point but I fear it may do nothing because twitter has been flooded mindless Trump hate/memes for a while

[@RLQFK]

just casually watching this again a year later, but I think that while what you say rings true somewhat, people got so tired of having to "critique trump on the important stuff" because it was so blatant to reasonable people what it was that he was doing wrong, and what it was that was honestly really damn bad legally and optics wise that it was tiresome having to explain that time and again to his somewhat rabbid fans. It feels so weird as an analogy but a lot of them were quite honestly comparable to something like dream stans or kpop stans. Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil vibes lol

[@bigeazymc]

In America our 2 party system is basically picking the lesser of two evils in your own opinion. Our whole political system needs fixing. I'd rather not choose between bad and worse.

[@Dreio1998]

I supported Trump for the longest time, I have disagreed with him a couple of times of course, that's how things work, we don't have to agree on everything. And to be honest, I love how X puts down his points and his opinions in a civil and not aggressive way like some other people might do. Good video!

[@itatane]

Look, I voted for neither Trump nor Clinton. I feel that like a great many demagogues, he knows how to appeal to discontent and discord. You see, neither party in the US has been representing the people properly for a very long time. Most of the people I know want strong borders, but streamlined emigration procedure. We oppose police brutality, but also condemn rioting and pillaging. We cherish classical capitalism, but castigate greed. Yet, we are not permitted by EITHER PARTY to hold these reasoned views. People this election once again are going to hold their noses and vote for either a crass, imbecilic demagogue... or a senile career politician who has been part of the problem for 30+ years. It also doesn't help that we have a system that penalizes third options. It would be like the UK saying that Labour and Tories are automatically on the ballot in Ayrshire, but the SNP needs to raise x amount of Pounds to qualify for a ballot slot.

[@tetsujin_144]

Police brutality vs rioting and pillaging is a false dichotomy - (though unfortunately I don't think either Trump or Biden is really motivated or capable enough to move us to real improvement in that situation) Once can certainly imagine a police force that was effective enough to maintain public safety and keep crime under control, and yet could manage to not unduly harass and murder black people, and deal with peaceful protests with at least the same level of respect for the lives and well-being of the protestors that they show, say, when sports fans' celebrations get out of control. (And there are cases like Victoria Snelgrove, who died from being shot in the face by police with a pepper ball after a Boston Red Sox victory - but I think generally even when revelries like that turn to looting and destruction they're not met with liberal use of pepper spray and the kind of violence by police that have happened at the riots in response to George Floyd's death) Like I guess your point is that people generally want to hit a reasonable point in between the two extremes - but the Democrats are not promoting rioting and pillaging, and the Republicans are not promoting police brutality. Both are essentially promoting modest reforms to try and address police brutality. To me the distinction is that on the Democratic side there is talk of increased accountability for police (which I think is important, but I'm not convinced their proposals are truly enough) and on the Republican side there is more condemnation of the protests (which I think is wrong because we seem all too willing to ignore the problem when there's not a protest going on). I kind of feel like your take on where each party stands was provided by the other party. :)

[@itatane]

​@@tetsujin_144 Thank you for the reasoned reply. In response, allow me to elaborate on my understanding of the two parties. I would be considered a Libertarian in some of my thinking, conservative in other areas and quite liberal in others. I approach both mainstream parties with a certain amount of skepticism, disgust and criticism. Like everyone alive, I filter what I see through this worldview, and note that all too often, the criticisms which each party levels at the other are uncannily accurate. (I view Trump as the Republican's version of LBJ... both crude, foul, corrupt, crafty, racist political manipulators.) Police Brutality and Rioting are not so much a dichotomy (I apologize if that is how it came across) but rather, two problems that seem to be inextricably linked by recent events. People want police and prosecutors held accountable for misconduct. But the rallies quickly degenerated into riots in many areas, and for what? It is not advancing the cause against police brutality when people wantonly destroy their own neighborhoods. By way of contrast, I saw a peaceful demonstration in Youngstown, Ohio, a city with a LOONNNGG and storied history of corruption, dirty cops, mafia, racism, you name it. The press was there was there, as was the police chief, and afterward, real reform measures were proposed and some enacted. The only problem was caused later by someone who vandalized the United Way and was turned in by a BLM protester. As for the response currently, some of the protests were met with excessive force (the reporter who got shot by a douchebag cop with pepper balls live on air), while some that were actual riots were allowed to continue unabated. I have seen no workable solutions put forward by either major party, apart from political grandstanding ("defund the police!" or "we support the police." Both hollow statements that mean everything and nothing). Here are some suggestions. 1. No alleged police or prosecutorial misconduct will be investigated internally; all will be handled by BCI. 2. No knock warrants are inherently dangerous and will not be exercised except by clearly uniformed police officers. 3. Body cams will be worn and activated via remote the second and officer exits a vehicle. 4. Civil Immunity shall not be given in cases of Police and Prosecutorial misconduct. P.S. 2 observations on police issues: 1. Police have been gradually militarized with emphasis put on an "Us vs. Them" mindset. Look up warrior training, it is a frightening mindset to instill in our police. The police also actively prefer hiring ex military personnel, even though there is NO similarity between Podunk, Ohio and Basra. It has less to do with racism, and more to do with creating a new class of people who are above citizens and look down upon them. 2. Dirty cops get a pass from politicians and police unions, and I would submit to you that the police simply mirror the corruption in councilmen, mayors and prosecutors. By way of example: Years ago my late father walked outside to see a sheriffs deputy pointing a gun at him, because he'd had the gall to shoot a dog that was killing our whole flock of ducks the day previous. The deputy was related to the person who filed the complaint and the prosecutor said in open court "I don't care if the dog had attacked your children, you had no excuse to kill it." I would posit that most parts in America are fundamentally broken... because we ALLOWED ourselves to be broken up into demographics in the first place. It goes back to that tribalistic, "us vs. them" mentality. Our politicians on both sides maintain power by exploiting the angst of the mob. The majority of us, stuck in the middle, are told to vote for the lesser of two evils, because "a third party vote is wasted." It's only "wasted" because people buy into that fallacy.

[@frankvsrandomobjects8266]

I live in the us and I really wish both parties could get along and compromise

[@phillip7494]

Well polls show that something you have to talk to Democrats about. The majority of Republicans said theyd be friends with a democrat but the minority of Democrats said the same about Republicans

[@xHICKORYx]

@@phillip7494 being friends with and compromising with are two different things.

[@phillip7494]

@@xHICKORYx I was referring to the getting along bit

[@daltonbedore8396]

they do get along: on war, on private healthcare, on corporate handouts, on not prosecuting corupption, on the status quo. niether party actually represents a majority of American citizens

[@gothgrrl8711]

@@daltonbedore8396 THANK YOU. they only disagree on culture war nonsense that doesn't really affect any of us. 2 wings, same plane...

[@runo4155]

A British guy talks about America better than an American guy talking about America

[@OracleOfAegis]

Not only has politics gotten so much more decisive over the years, but it is also so much more polarized now. You hardly ever hear of anyone being supportive of policies from both sides; it's always hard left or hard right in order to get the most support rather than actual personal views.

[@Saturnlock]

I am, I hate both the far left and far right. The far left are radfems, TERFS, white-ppl haters, man-haters, people who beleive there're more than 2 genders, (there aren't btw) people who beleive we shouldn't be allowed to discuss ideas and instead seperate everyone into groups based on their political or social views, (sounds familiar doesn't it?) The far right are gun weilding assholes who treat Trump like a God, hate black ppl, women, and LGBTQQIAA. Both of them suck

[@deanwrubel5730]

@@Saturnlock Gender and sex are 2 different things, there's 2 types of sex only but there's multiple genders and sexual organizations

[@sekinnnnn1121]

@@Saturnlock but then u have libertarians 😎🥳

[@Saturnlock]

I ain't even gonna touch this

[@KeitieKalopsia]

The latter half of this video has profoundly impacted the way I see the world and interact with people with beliefs contradicting mine. I appreciate this talk a lot.

[@cpt_hellman]

Xisuma: talking about serious politics from my country Me: "I didn't know you could bonemeal nether rack"

[@dabuide18]

Honestly for me Trump seems like he is pro patriotism he wants people to do what they think is better for their countries although he sometimes screws it up a lot and the media is always ready to twist everything he says. And honestly Trump does seem like he is a competent leader compared to other candidates.

[@tetsujin_144]

I'd take exception to that: He doesn't want people to do what *they* think is better for their country (if he did, he would support the George Floyd protests, for instance, or the NFL protests before that), he wants them to do what *he claims* is better for the country, i.e. not be "divisive" by opposing him or protesting problems in the country.

[@lukeoliver9216]

@@tetsujin_144 yeah because supporting riots and burning down cities is "progress"

[@Massuus]

Myth busting question: What happens when you put your netherinde tools in a shulker box and then drop the shulder box in lava?

[@phillip7494]

It burns

[@wintersfan]

I Think It'll Burn Because It Counts Shulker Box As A Seperate Item And It Will Just Burn

[@circadianarchist]

At first I thought that this was a reference to something that might have happened on a stream... but actually, it's a good question

[@Kenoboi_42]

In 1.17 the shulker box will break and some of items will be saved

[@captainfordo1]

Trump deleted it right afterwards. Not even I heard it the first time I saw it

[@andrewlalis]

I disagree with your statement that people have not been attacking Trump on hard issues. They most definitely have, but it's mostly only the dramatic bs that becomes 'trending'.

[@ahmedisl8]

What people need to know is hating others for their political opinion is wrong. Politicians nearly always have power lust, you don't need to mess up your relationships with others for them cuz, in the end, they don't give a crap.

[@danielburns3240]

hating people with hateful opinions is necessary

[@ahmedisl8]

@@danielburns3240 I would say dialogue and understanding is necessary. Listen to this ted talk... kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYPTZKRnhMaYsNk

[@lucasceleste4743]

This isn't even about politics anymore, this is about being good people.

[@thatguythere6161]

The fact that these are separate means that our country is doomed.

[@lucasceleste4743]

@@thatguythere6161 I am a little scared too tbh, but we can change this, we need to come together as a nation and as the human race to get agent cheeto dust out and then we can get this country, this world back on track.

[@resurrectedbard]

I'm not american (I'm british), but I am a firm believer that the world isn't split into "good" and "bad" people.

[@lucasceleste4743]

@@resurrectedbard I understand that, and I wish it were true. And I do think that there's is down crossover, but unfortunately the VAST majority of trump supporters here in America are awful, racist, sexist people

[@thatguythere6161]

Lucas CELESTE thanks for the music

[@Chainshot91]

You're not wrong in that most of the attacks on the president are very superficial in nature, but what I hate is when a proverbial nail in the coffin appears and they try and pass it off as one of the superficial attacks.

[@iminmissouri8589]

Literally trump: if we test less, there’s less cases of corona!

[@TheRogueone45]

And if we test more... now what happens

[@sakiafrfr]

ikr!

[@wafiq2308]

@@grim4190 So to him data is more important than public health

[@alecfixter5983]

Literally? No lol

[@willexists208]

That was a joke, and anyone who didn’t already have a bad opinion of him could see it.

[@widdershinnz]

Labels enable people to decide which box to put eachother in.

[@tetsujin_144]

Yeah labels are a problem. Like take "racist" for instance: we take all the racial injustice in the world and put it into that box, "racist", and generally agree that it's awful. But the reality is more complex than that. We can look back at lynchings or the Tulsa massacre (or the Holocaust for that matter) and say, "that was bad, I'm glad I'm not part of that" - putting ourselves outside of that "box" just by virtue of not embodying the *worst* things we find there. But racism isn't just a matter of those individual incidents that we can comfortably distance ourselves from, it's an everyday systemic reality that people aren't always willing even to acknowledge, let alone work against - and the fact that we are comfortably ouside that "racist" box helps people feel comfortable in that. Or someone may want to take something out of that box. Like "There's nothing wrong with 'white power', it's just pride in our own race" - and it's not a massacre or another blatant, direct, or violent form of racism (if you accept the premise, at least) so it's "OK". And then people confront each other on these issues, and say, "You're a racist" (as in the video Trump re-tweeted) - and, of course there's the whole "white fragility" thing but again, people don't see themselves in that "racist" box because that's where all the *really bad* racism is... The distinction between being "in" the box and "out" of the box is seen as an absolute and it denies the reality, that people can be in some regard fundamentally good people and still do things that are wrong. The distinction isn't just important as a way to "cater to white fragility" and allow people to do and say bad things but send the message that they can still feel good about themselves - it's important to recognize this distinction because it's the only way to acknowledge the fact that the problem extends beyond the most blatant practitioners of racism.

[@widdershinnz]

Tetsujin Wow, now that is something to think about. Thank you so much for that brain candy, I’m gonna read it a few more times!

[@PyriteSkarn]

What I always fail to understand is why "White Power" and "White Supremacy" mean the same thing but "Black Power" and "Black Supremacy" are two completely different things. Might just be me but it does seem preeety racist.

[@koasucks]

Exactly, neither is ok to say.

[@tayloryoder7399]

Yeah, I agree. It's just more one-sided bs from a media who only cares about sensationalism instead if good, honest journalism.

[@magicgirliy]

It’s about context. The US has a history of slavery, segregation, and black people being lynched, beaten, etc based on their skin colour by white people proclaiming white power. There is nu such history with black power, instead that was/is a movement meant to empower black people against discrimination, and fight for equality. You cannot equate the two only because they sound alike.

[@sweepingpage1845]

It's not in his best interest to tweet a video out where it could appear he's directly supporting the idea of "white power." It just doesn't make any sense for him to do it. A staggering majority of his supporters would be turned off by this, thus being a net loss in support. He's since deleted the retweet, and the White House responded saying he didn't hear that part. Considering how hectic the job of POTUS is, I don't think it's unreasonable a scenario where he gets distracted during the "white power" part, while, for example, responding to someone in-person. I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt here.

[@alleyratcliff]

I agree about giving the benefit of the doubt. Do we even know for sure that he is the actual one doing the tweeting? It honestly could have been some Social Media manager thinking that would be beneficial for "the cause" that ultimately made a mistake. Yes Trump has made mistakes, but so has literally everyone else on the planet. That doesn't negate the fact that it was wrong. However, we should see people as people and not as "perfect beings". :)

[@SamuraiPipotchi]

I've been watching a few of these talk videos, and I'm starting to feel like you are probably way wiser than I ever previously recognised.

[@masterimbecile]

Coming to a Minecraft player's video for some voice of sanity. This is what we've come to, folks.

[@Eli_Is_Cool]

No-one knows what goes on inside the mind of Trump.

[@lincolnchugg1163]

Agreed

[@Vaggumon]

Not even Trump. lol

[@carddu]

This is going to turn into one of those annoying "Nobody:" Memes I can feel it

[@nzgberg]

Does he have a mind is the better question

[@charliemcloughlin1761]

There’s nothing going on up there

[@TheMasterBlaze]

Donald Trump is a man of theatrics. He does his job, but he won't do it without letting you know he did it. The Democratic party has been trying to take him down since 2016. I as American citizen haven't heard of this video and my primry news program is very Democratic and especially Left oriented. So I will not comment on the situation any further due to the lack of information.

[@zer0tonin_]

imagine if everyone would be this moderate... i love you x :')

[@tetsujin_144]

Well... There are situations where things need to be radically changed, and you don't get radical change without radicals. So I don't want *everyone* to be moderate. :)

[@rosierivera678]

@@tetsujin_144 i think X is moderate in language but I think he's very leftist politically. Just my speculation

[@anizyart]

These talks are really amazing because of how calm and well spoken they are. It’s getting tiring how there’s a lot of shouting and insults instead of being understanding and doing proper critiques

[@Lisalvsjohn]

Xisuma, you'll probably never see this, but I just wanted to say that while I strongly disagree that President Trump is a racist or a bigot, I actually appreciate your video and gave it a like. I appreciate your open honesty and you trying to be fair instead of simply condemning everything because it doesn't come from "your side". I think that both sides could benefit from that practice. As someone who is scared to let my 17 year old daughter wear her "MAGA" hat because people are physically attacking children for wearing them, I honestly am horrified that we as a nation have come to this point. There is no-one in this world that I hate or despise, even though I disagree with some of their beliefs. Goodness, I don't agree with all of MY actions, and wish I could do better in so many ways. I don't believe this makes me a bigot. If by some small chance you read this, thank you for your time in doing so.

[@John14-23]

Absolutely right. One thing I wish X did is share the video (maybe he did but I didn't see it)

[@kansasrockers1157]

I totally agree this is the manner i think everyone should express their opinions instead of yelling at one another calling calling one another racists

[@coltrinculo703]

Here from 2021 we had no idea where it would go

[@ethanlocke3604]

It’s the boy who cried wolf. The far left freaked out so much about every little thing he did that when he does do big stuff everyone ignores them

[@spicymcchicken7896]

I absoluely agree, however its not the far left thats responsible. the corporatists that pretend to be on the left are almost always responsible for the flaccid attacks on trump. the right oftentimes likes to pretend that the far left are the college campus kids that want to deplatform ben shapiro, however that is very much a strawman interpretation of what the far left really is.

[@yowassup4205]

@@spicymcchicken7896 yeah the snowflake strawman is very harmful to our cause

[@alexthompson8977]

@@spicymcchicken7896 I would say that they are but a small portion of what the far left is

[@wilyriley_]

@@alexthompson8977 Exactly. I feel like not enough people know or care that there are good and bad people on each side of the political spectrum.

[@morganlucchi]

7:21 "You're an ahole!" "Oh yeah you're right, good point!" This was hilarious

[@spoopythescout]

never did I think I'd see the day where xisuma of all people, talks about politics

[@draco894]

People for too long have been told it is not polite to discuss money, politics, or religion. People have come to define themselves by which "team" they are on. Both sides are entrenched in the mindset of "If you are not with us, your against us." regardless of what their parties platform has become. Thank you for the awesome content and the examination on the broad range of topics you cover.

[@miiiira_]

Bigot, noun: a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices, especially : one who regards or treats the members of a group (such as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance (Merriam-Webster)

[@marijaynebiggans6322]

Thank you

[@violetlover3628]

Thank you

[@alexfrye8637]

Hate to tell you this but when the other side doesn't believe you should exist it's hard to find common ground.

[@unbag]

These videos are really nice, you're a really good... speaker? You get your point across clearly

[@michaelbeiter5737]

I think people are missing the point of him supporting racism. You yourself might not be racist, but voting for a racist means it's not a deal breaker for you. The same can be said about sexism, xenophobia, etc.

[@synced8014]

This is soo true. *Context* : I support Trump economically but hate him socially and environmentally. (That's why I don't know whether to support Biden or Trump). When the media went on a frenzy of him unable to run up a ramp, I was thinking to myself why is the media so irritant on trying to 'getcha' politics with Trump, when they can rather be focusing on his other problems like his covid response. Whether he can or cannot run that ramp has no influence on how well his presidency is. They should be focusing on the true reasons why he's bad. Watching your video now, I have the exact same opinion as you, but you just put it into words!

[@runo4155]

Like yea, I want news, not a Facebook post on TV

[@ConsumerOfCringe]

I understand where you are coming from, many support the free market that the republicans used to represent. But supporting trump economically doesn't make too much sense when the US economy has never been as bad since the great depression. you are right that people should criticize legitimate things such as his covid response and tweets, not stupid things like drinking water.

[@ms.fish1238]

Synced I agree with you but I would vote for trump because Biden just seems a wee bit worsed

[@alexthompson8977]

@@ConsumerOfCringe it's due to covid no him. He literally was breaking record before. If the economy is in trouble I think it makes even more sense to vote for the guy who was doing every good on it. And covid wasn't his fault either. China and WHO have been called out for lying which left many countries less prepared. Not to mention that when trumo tried to lock things up the democrats and media kept claiming it was because he hated immigrants and bil deblasio said everyone should go to in china town festival. Because of actions like these and what cuomo dif newyork was hit the worse

[@verde7595]

@@alexthompson8977 Look, I can maybe agree that people tried to bait him into doing dumb shit. He still decided that doing said dumb shit was worth 300,000 American deaths. If the leader of my country can't sacrifice a little bit of his own pride for the good of his people, he is no leader of mine.

[@tiddelyfish2413]

No offense X, but as someone who lives in the UK you don’t see these insane trump supporters everyday like I do. It’s a whole different world for these guys. The state of Mississippi has had a confederate flag in a section of their state flag for a century ever since the kkk was in its prime and they see nothing wrong with that. They have huge trump or confederate flags hanging off of their trucks and parade around trying to shove it down everybody’s throats. It’s insanely aggravating and I gotta say even if they didn’t talk about politics those types of actions would not be something I would care to be around. I cannot simply converse with people that so blatantly disrespect others, because their actions are words are sickening.

[@danielson7756]

I really like how you addressed this situation, however if you are going to call someone a bigot, you have to use actual definition of a bigot which is : a person who is intolerant toward those holding different opinions. Just because u have a predisposed presumption like a stereotype for example doesn't make you a bigot. like your video also said, the trump or biden supporters who debate eachother without trying to understand eachother are the only real bigots.

[@aliciacordero7436]

That may be the denotation (dictionary definition), but the connotation (common/understood meaning) is closer to what xisuma said, particularly with regards to racism, sexism, homophobia, and associated stereotypes. I will agree with the spirit of your last sentence though; if we don't take the time to understand where the other "side" is coming from (and vice versa), we won't be able to find middle ground on anything and we'll never get anywhere. That said, some views truly are indefensible and need to be shut down. (for example, defending cops who needlessly murder unarmed, non-threatening people, except in the legal sense where defending == ensuring the prosecution does its job) The trick is telling the difference.

[@SuperPremiumDeluxe]

Biden and Trump are both right wing corporate puppets anyways. Trump however plays towards white supremicists and accellerates America's descent into a dystopia while with Joe "nothing will fundementally change" Biden we get the continued slow rise in already massive wealth inequality (bottom 80% holds 7% of the nations wealth, bottom 50% has 1% (and dropping), while the top 10% has 76% and the top 1% has 40% and rising) and the worst healhcare system in the developed world (40k deaths per year from lack of insurance and many more from inadequate insurance. The average hospital stay is $1k per day WITH insurance, yet only 39% of americans have enough savings for a $1k emergency. 42% of cancer patients declare bankruptcy after 2 years). We also ranked last of the g7 nations for worker's rights.

[@nosna91]

I feel like it is no long candidate vs candidate, and more of a my side verses your side. The reason so many people defend trump is because they want the republican side to win. It’s not what’s best for the country any more. It is now just republican vs democrat, which is why I personally dislike the electoral college. I feel the electoral college capitalizes on republican vs democrat, while we should be focusing on candidate vs candidate. This brings me to my next belief, which many people may disagree with; eliminating political parties. This is once again for the same reasons as before. Doing this makes it so that people don’t just make up their minds before the election that they are voting for republican or democrat. If each candidate individually runs for president, using and election system that isn’t party based, (popular vote) then I feel that people will pay more attention to the candidates themselves, rather then the parties. If you actually made it to the end, thank you for reading my opinion, and I would like to hear your thoughts as well so please reply to me. Thanks!

[@ethanwhitney5935]

Nosna 91 You should have ended this with, “Thank you for listening to my TED Talk.”

[@kriegscommissarmccraw4205]

Popular vote is stupid because people are stupid Hitler was elected by popular vote. You can get a standing ovation by speaking gibberish. "My wife's daughter drank the water of a cardboard tube" *standing ovation* The electoral college was also made before blue vs red largely became a thing

[@nosna91]

@@kriegscommissarmccraw4205 the electoral college was made because there was less media. They couldn't do popular because at the time they didn't have technology where everyone could get information. The world is differnt now. Respect ur opinion tho

[@annabannister8069]

as a nine year old I agree.

[@nosna91]

@@kriegscommissarmccraw4205 I don't think we should do popular vote, I just used it as a non party based system. I think what Ireland has to do their local elections is pretty interesting, and should be considered

[@40-watt]

Bigot means that someone is is basically the opposite of progressive. The definition is, a person who is intolerant toward those holding different opinions. Incase you didn’t look it up, here you go.

[@zombielizard218]

1 week later, I can confirm that this was not the moment his entire base abandoned him.

[@Sehtareh]

Xisuma is wise and kind. They are one of the KZbinrs that can talk about serious matters without sounding silly.

[@Lincolnium_]

Xisuma is so real, I respect his opinion, even as a kid

[@signofthewind4924]

in 1973 he refused to give rooms to black customers, 3 different times. he faces and lost lawsuits on all 3 occasions

[@alexthompson8977]

It was his father I think.

[@samuelyoelisliko5070]

What does this prove? Joe Biden hung out with segregationists and he passed a crime bill that caused a lotta black folks to go to prison

[@phoebebaker9829]

5:47 I'm no expert, but here's what I think. The only thing that truly keeps everyone from getting along is stubbornness. If people weren't as stubborn as they are, then we would all get along much better simply because we would need each other more. But because we are stubborn, if we back down, we feel as if our pride has been hurt. That gives us a rather poor excuse to argue over something.

[@scout6563]

I saw this video and thought ‘This is gonna be good’! 🙂

[@AlphaLibre9]

He knows what he's tweeting. It was at the very beginning of the video.

[@sketchups4672]

I honestly think it was a mistake. He is smart enough to know that tweeting something like that would make him look bad and doing so would be pretty hard to defend. In my opinion I'd just think he was too exited with all the support that he was sharing that he wasnt listening out for stuff like this.

[@sketchups4672]

@@grim4190 That sounds like a possibility

[@magicgirliy]

Grim honestly, that is grasping for straws. You’re just making excuses now and speculating without basis.

[@vaughnphillisp1745]

"You're an a-hole!" " Oh yeah I am good point." I know this is a serious video, but this had me dying.

[@colingibbons6404]

Freedom of speech and opinion is important, but if you are in a leadership position of one of the most diverse countries in the world you need to be someone that even people with opposing views can follow and use as someone that will keep the county safe while supporting and protecting the general welfare and the rights of the constitution.

[@yernoi2167]

Sometimes I remember this man is my president

[@dawoods7716]

It's scary when we remember that.

[@volrosku.6075]

you know though we may disagree I think trump is not a bigot but sometimes if gregarious mature and overly-competitive attitude met with the rhetoric of his opponents leads to the man saying many things or unknowingly supporting things that are objectionable... at the same time I can see and understand why some would call him an unconscious bigot. you make your points on the man and of modern politics extremely well and I truly wish common understanding and civility would return to political discourse. you talking without even leaning to one side or attacking the other is a breath of fresh air after all the mud of the rest of political YT

[@SouperGT]

I like xisuma's heh whenever he says something funny

[@bekkipickett]

The thing about people shouting at each other is that it's hard to be moderate and understanding when you have so much to lose. Black people in America literally have their lives on the lines and white supremacy is being encouraged from the top down. Of course people are angry and shouting. If you haven't read MLKjr's Letter from Birmingham Jail, I highly recommend it! That's not to say that people SHOULD be calling each other names and such, but if I am talking to someone, having a nice conversation, and then I learn they they believe my Black friends and neighbours are sub-human or my ex-pat friends and neighbours have no right to be safe in this country, why would I want to go on being friendly with that person? As the old German saying goes, if you are having dinner with 10 moderates and a nazi, you are having dinner with 11 nazis.

[@hockeyboss355]

If somebody wouldn’t mind sending me the clip of it, I’d like to watch it

[@Lord_Reset]

Its at the top of this article www.cnn.com/2020/06/28/politics/trump-tweet-supporters-man-chants-white-power/index.html

[@daruistube2007]

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[@notyepdranel961]

@@daruistube2007 that's not it. That's just a clip of the Tusla rally taken *out of context.* because of you more people are becoming more one sided.

[@xcovd2533]

@@notyepdranel961 then say how it's out of context

[@notyepdranel961]

@@xcovd2533 He was making jokes when he said that. A little starter for the rally.

[@evgaming0014]

What about the people saying black power?

[@pickle315]

Why can't more people just be moderate and keep to themselves?

[@leandrosoares8338]

I don't think things work like that. People like to expose their opinions. If they don't they will demand freedom of speech. We should be able to get rid of any stereotypes we might have against other people and vice-versa. To eradicate racism there has to be 0 racist thoughts in everyone's minds, that's how I see it tho

[@pickle315]

I mean why do people have to yell at each other, why can't they just coexist? As much as you try to eradicate those thoughts, there will always be people who are racist. Also people can Express their opinions, it is when people are fighting each other that it gets bad.

[@bencebaracsi883]

@@pickle315 I think peaceful, just coexistence is the goal in the first place. Racism, especially institutional racism prevents that.

[@Saturnlock]

Because Americans live in a country built on free speech and expression of ideas. Anyone who has a problem with that is FREE to gtfo.

[@SuperPremiumDeluxe]

Only the privleged can afford to stay moderate and neutral. Biden and Trump are both right wing corporate puppets. Trump however plays towards white supremicists and accellerates America's descent into a dystopia while with Joe "nothing will fundementally change" Biden we get the continued slow rise in already massive wealth inequality (bottom 80% holds 7% of the nations wealth, bottom 50% has 1% (and dropping), while the top 10% has 76% and the top 1% has 40% and rising) and the worst healhcare system in the developed world (40k deaths per year from lack of insurance and many more from inadequate insurance. The average hospital stay is $1k per day WITH insurance, yet only 39% of americans have enough savings for a $1k emergency. 42% of cancer patients declare bankruptcy after 2 years. Decreasing life expectency). We also ranked last of the g7 nations for worker's rights. When we get a center left SocDem like Sanders running who actually cares about the majority of Americans and proposes a small wealth and capital gains tax to fund what the majority of Europe has thrived with for decades, the entire establishment comes together to put them down. The DNC and the RNC are not even govermenal bodies, they're private companies. The exit polls showed MASSIVE margin of error all in favor of Biden to boot.

[@KevinContrearas]

when america has gotten to the point that white power is a political party thing...that’s when we need to take a close look at where we’re going as a nation

[@qeyishcneieydg2514]

Black lives matter is a black power movement and that black fist image is the symbol of black power but go on

[@kerentan9446]

bigot: a person who is intolerant toward those holding different opinions.

[@leshaseletskiy7755]

One thing to consider is that sometimes people have their volume off, not saying that's what happened just saying we don't know if it did.

[@nylti_xelic]

xisuma's streams teach me more than all the years in school...

[@didierpolgar8651]

0:59 I have to disagree with X's point that people attack him for superficial reasons. While, yes, there are some who do so, most of the criticism surrounding the president is based in legitimate grievances that people have with his policy and mannerisms. This is also not the first time that Trump has posted racist remarks. While I understand the attempt to not offend, it is not helpful to brush over the legitimate criticism.

[@didierpolgar8651]

Also, America is just so f***Ed up right now. Especially politically.

[@debtlessstar2871]

@@didierpolgar8651 I agree dude

[@peterbuiltit5822]

I truly think people have been confined to long and they believe what they read without doing anymore digging and I personally think both sides could be better and I’m glad x isn’t just looking at face value if you do you get stuck in the mindset if the people who don’t realize that they are following the wrong thing and if you dig too deep it’s just a bunch of finger pointing and it’s a total mess but find it funny that George Washington and the founding fathers of America asked that the people do not do one thing and that was separate into two different political groups and sadly that’s exactly what happened and it’s so split it’s spitting out once great country. And like all good things they must come to an end

[@thatguythere6161]

Look, I agree with you, but please. PUT PERIODS AT THE END OF YOUR SENTENCES. It makes it so much harder to read without them.

[@guilhermeferrao5968]

I don't think it's a problem for different groups to divide themselves to be honest. Most other countries are doing fine

[@lukedennison5368]

At 0:10 he said “Breddit” on accident. I have a friend named Brett who we call “Breddit” sometimes as a joke so this was pretty funny to me.

[@neseltunii1927]

I really enjoyed this mature content do more please!!

[@tacotyler96]

politics suck, you just gotta pick the best of the worst.

[@landocalrissian856]

If a black person in the audience shouted black power would they get the same backlash? (Genuinely Curious)

[@thesexydevil780]

I know right

[@tetsujin_144]

From different people, perhaps, and with different arguments behind it, but yes. But that aside - it's important to recognize another distinction here - that is that "white power" reinforces the existing dynamic where white people *do* hold power over our society, while "black power" opposes that.

[@qeyishcneieydg2514]

Tetsujin will you be saying that when whites people become the minority? Or do you just hate white people?

[@landocalrissian856]

@@tetsujin_144 I'd have to disagree. I'd personally class it as racism either way. Shouting white power should never be acceptable, but neither should shouting black power. I find it interesting that it is seen as racism if a 'majority race' were making such a comment while it's seen as virtuous when it's done by the minority. In short, racism does not fix racism.

[@herold.mp4]

It bothers me how people are getting political issues and accusing the people who don't agree with them on those issues of being emotionless, and pushing a "good v. bad" narrative in order to promote their own political agenda. (e.g. people standing on the graves of the victims of shooting in order to make the pro-gun people seem evil) note: im 50/50 on issues like that, i was just using that as an example because it's a fair criticism or a relevant issue

[@ourfamilyoutdoors7331]

Now do Biden next, his senate history and his quote “poor kids are just as bright as white kids”. His own words not a video shared from one of his accounts.

[@matthewuzhere]

I still don’t get the big deal over that quote. Don’t get me wrong I despise Biden and only support him because Trump is worse, but that statement really is just trying to say “poor kids are just as bright as rich kids.” How he managed to fuck up and say “white” I don’t know, but it’s not really that bad considering that white kids do tend to come from significantly wealthier families due to systematic inequality.

[@ourfamilyoutdoors7331]

matty g Now do his senate history and his tough on crime bill that brought mass incarceration to black folks

[@tetsujin_144]

@@ourfamilyoutdoors7331 Yeah, and Bill Clinton had a part in that "tough on crime" stuff as well. And going farther back, the Democratic party was the principal party of segregation and of Jim Crow laws. History is messy and today's politicians weren't always on the right side of issues in the past. The poor kits/white kids quote was a pretty stupid and embarrassing gaffe, but it was a gaffe. Picking that apart has no more meaning than making fun of Trump's comb-over. It's fun maybe but it doesn't really mean anything.

[@tayloryoder7399]

I don't vote because I have serious doubts about the whole system, but I gotta say I appreciate your calm take on this stuff. Just keep in mind that most people have no problem with some shouting black power. Calling white power racist but not black power the same is blatantly unfair. Let's be fair and apply the same rules to everyone. Couldn't agree more about the divisiveness if modern politics, though!!

[@harhodes84]

It is hard to believe anyone bothers to vote in the presidential election. If most people read up on what the electoral college is supposed to be they would realize the way it is used currently is unconstitutional. If the people of a state are split 60% to 40% in votes then the electoral votes are supposed to be split by the same percentages, not 100% going towards the person who got 60% of the votes. It's only because one state decided to go against the constitution and start giving 100% of the electoral votes to the majority winner and instead of upholding the law on a federal level the rest of the states followed suit because they saw how the elections could be controlled through a handful of states with this method. Imagine how it would feel knowing that your vote mattered and the president was actually chosen by the majority of the actual citizens. To top all of that off the electors of each state is supposed to take into consideration what the popular vote is in their state and use the electoral votes in that direction but they can also choose to use all of those votes towards the opposite candidate that the people voted for. Long story short there is good reason to have doubts about our system.

[@brandonlee8123]

I swear, minecraft youtubers are some of the smartest people in the world. Alone, they could probably run the world (or at least a city) better than current presidents, businesses, and communities.

[@gavi_savi7369]

I think the way xisuma is portraying his thoughts on this matter is a good example for all who are trying to prove a point they believe in, he cuts away any past opinions and says things that both trump supporters and democrats can agree with, thank you!

[@the.sargeants]

What do you know about American Politics?

[@haashirkabeer2671]

He has a law degree

[@alexbombbird353]

I completely agree with you on the way people focus on such minute, pointless details when it comes to Trump. He seems to have massive ego problems and racist beliefs whether he recognizes them or not but it just wastes time when people actively look for any possible way to criticize him over superficial things like appearance rather than focusing on the actual problems with his actions.

[@ianmccreary331]

Does xisuma live in the USA or does he just call another country's president "The president" 😂

[@Islamphobe]

@internet person you should vote for me to be the next prime minister

[@waldotheranger3987]

I do not care that this is a minecraft video. it is the most important video on modern politics this decade.

[@adrianthegreat8190]

Ok, here’s the thing. I don’t think he heard it. First: at least in my experience, when I first watched the video I had to turn it up and watch it a second time before actually hearing it, and even then it kind of seemed like the guy was being sarcastic. Anyway whatever. Second: he deleted the video right away, if he was a racist and wanted to promote a racist ideal why wouldn’t he just keep it up. Third: even if he was a racist, why would he post that video knowing that it had these racist ideas and knowing that he would face serious backlash (like he did) Idk maybe I’m a fool but I just don’t think that he is a racist and even if he was he wouldn’t want people to have any more reason to believe he was a racist so I just don’t think it was intentional.

[@meliabugg6201]

I'm just a kid, so I can't vote or anything. However, my family is all very conservative. So obviously, I would defend Trump a lot since I live in a pretty liberal area. But as of late, he been so... stupid. He is the PRESIDENT of the country, he should know better than to act like a three year-old. I never particularly liked him, but I agreed with many of his policies. However everything he has been doing lately has just made me completely loose any sort of respect I had for him. He needs to leave twitter, all he does is make a fool of himself. I wish some more moderate people could run and win, but unfortunatley the extremists for both sides scream the loudest, completely drowning out any and all semblance of sensibility in the government. When George Washington became president, he warned our country about becoming to divided by political party. And now it is ripping us apart. I'm honestly scared for the elction this November, because Trump has proven he is not worthy of being president and Biden has some of the craziest ideas ever. I feel like our country is digging itself into a hole we may never get out of.