Billionaires Don’t Deserve Our Sympathy

[@herbyxrevolus]

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[@gwynbleidd1917]

You're based af, comrade

[@kwullums]

it's not too late to title this "billionaire lives don't matter"

[@mamab4720]

The mainstream media -- channels like MSNBC, CNN, Fox News all report about Luigi based on their advertisers. As in will this make their advertisers happy. Corporate health care industry are big advertiser? So are the pharmaceutical companies. Great video though.

[@lovelylipbonesouwwwwwwwolv2198]

It's incredible how Luigi was able to unite people from the left and right 💚

[@dreamlinervirus]

Maybe I’m biased (to be clear I love the channel and your presentation) but this video contrasts heavily with the last video of yours I watched (covering Beyoncé, a billionaire in her own right)

[@ULT369]

It’s never been right vs left, it’s always been top vs bottom, and we need to unify. Class solidarity

[@Raddiebaddie]

Yes they want us in fighting instead of standing up to the elite class :/

[@espifreak]

Well, they have white middles and bottoms fighting against their own interests because God forbid a migrant have a job.

[@BlackberryTitties]

Y’all keep wanting to unite with the right. They are NOT interested!

[@BM-cz5uz]

You hit the nail on the head!

[@ARareAndDifferentTune_13]

You said it man, and the last thing they want is for us to realize this and to organize and band together. Hence the dual party system and propping up the status quo, and as another commenter smartly mentioned - keeping the focus on infighting

[@shashavengesayi6055]

The quote on quote "lack of empathy" for Brian Thompson is not based on the amount of zeroes he had in his pockets, it's about what he and other billionaires did/do with their pockets whilst they're alive. Ofc the loss of life is horrible, but many lives have negatively been affected as result of actions or inactions by the bourgeoisie

[@PaulieTan]

Well said!

[@shashavengesayi6055]

@@PaulieTan thank u

[@PaulieTan]

@@shashavengesayi6055 Welcome let us all unite take care.

[@jacara5260]

Around 45,000 people have died due to United Health. 3,000 ppl died in 9/11. That means every other week is like 9/11, yet these ceos and shareholders are not considered terrorists? It’s profit over people to these corporations.

[@gregvs.theworld451]

I think it's also partially to do with the fact that Tommy's job could only exist to make his pockets so fat from profiting off of our continued sickness and death.

[@SamDavidJr]

Wait, hold UP?! Did they REALLY say that he was light-skinned? 😂

[@ariesfairy4444]

yes chile😫🤣🤣

[@SamDavidJr]

@ I cannot get past that! That ain’t no cornbread! I know cornbread when I see cornbread! He is not it!

[@TimoteoDeBaum]

They tried it 😂

[@ramtailthebattlertr2066]

Its like the onion article, he killed someone so rich he's being charged as a black guy 😂

[@lucianomezzetta4332]

This is a CLASS issue, not a racial issue.

[@watermage25]

Yep, idolizing rich people is so insane. Class consciousness is something that is lost in this society. People think they are close to these millionaires and billionaires, when they are much closer to the homeless person they pass by on the way to work or Starbucks. A lot needs to change before we can really free ourselves from the shackles of the capitalist society we experience today. We have to form real opposition to the Oligarchical path America has been on, the wealth gap has only gotten bigger, quality of life has gone down, and the Elites of our society continue to search for new ways to monetize every aspect of our lives. Electricity, water, housing, internet access, clean air, healthcare and every other aspect of our lives has been and will continue to be restricted in artificial ways to extract more wealth from everyday people. All the while Trump, Elon Musk and his kin will continue to scapegoat minority communities to keep us divided.

[@lucianomezzetta4332]

Well said.

[@davispatricks5453]

So many are convinced that one day they will be mega rich too, so they vote to defend people who are currently living their dream, cause they want things in place to protect them when they 'finally' arrive.

[@laurapichon7623]

Befriend your houseless neighbors! They are much more normal than you think!

[@TheSmark666]

Basketball Americans have been idolizing rich people for decades. Just listen to a random hip-hop-rapping song.

[@Sluggadome_Rotunda_Bernardson]

@@TheSmark666they aren’t idolizing rich white people bruh 😭 it’s about escaping poverty it’s all within the black community, they aren’t rapping abt bill murray or some shit

[@isaacspeyer1129]

As a working class white American with chronic pain, thank you for shedding light on that. My teeth have caused me so much pain and suffering and whenever I try to appeal to my dental care they tell me it’s “not in their budget to help me”. Knowing that this is the case for SO many people, makes it obvious in no uncertain ways why people in this country have such a palpable hatred for medical care. It’s because it’s not medical CARE.

[@PaulieTan]

It is Pocket Profit...

[@ARareAndDifferentTune_13]

I have such empathy for people with chronic pain problems and dental problems. Dental problems are so insidious, and they not only cause physical pain but psychological pain and embarrassment for people as well. In addition, it saddens me that chronic visual dental problems immediately can mark people as appearing to be “poor” just upon immediate sight, which makes people not want to socialize or smile. It’s truly a way to further separate people into socioeconomic groupings.

[@POSSIBLYHIGH]

It makes you want to leave your OWN country! America SUCKS omg

[@samcarmen]

It’s not in the budget to do their jobs? I’m crying 😭. Keep your head up king

[@janellexox3745]

try going saving up to go to the uk or other countries that have free healthcare and try to get help there, im so sorry abt you going through that i hope everything gets better ❤️

[@samk522]

Correct, Luigi Mangione is a meme, not a movement. However, powerful and consequential movements can be, and have been built around memes. Memes like Luigi are sparks, and this country is a tinder box. Maybe this spark won't light the fire, but there will be more, and one of them will.

[@a.h.i267]

i’m a pessimist so i pray i’m wrong when i say i think it’s too late. it didn’t matter who became president- this country can’t survive another 50 years unfortunately. We are on the brink of a civil war. the wealthy will be hiding out in their bunkers waiting for the rest of us to bleed out. the USA is DONE.

[@mandymonroe5515]

I don’t believe it’s just a meme. Luigi is the full embodiment of what struggling working class citizens have been thinking and feeling for more than just decades now. Of course just my own opinion and from others I’ve talked to they seem to have the same perspective towards this issue.

[@samk522]

@mandymonroe5515 That's my point, though. People think of memes as frivolous or ephemeral. But what you're describing? That's a meme. Memes can have real power.

[@mandymonroe5515]

@@samk522 oh okay I get it. Idk maybe I’m just old lol I just see memes as an internet thing that ends up being forgotten and don’t have that much power or meaning. I just believe power within the people goes far past internet memes

[@danielazaragoza9732]

@@samk522 thank you!! i highly disagree with this video reducing him to a “meme.” i think that sure that makes him highly consumable and visible to us but ppl haven’t forgotten and can still relate to what he represents outside of the lighthearted jokes on the internet

[@Louzaza29]

I really hoped that Luigi would incite a class movement but I agree it seems (at least according to the internet) ppl are more interested in him being a sexy meme. I wonder how bad things will have to get before people finally see that we cannot live like this and organize for actual change. Thanks always for your insightful conversations!

[@blakerobinson5084]

The first thing people would need to do is organize IN PERSON. Talking and complaining online is one thing but it usually doesn’t result in action. I just watched this documentary on Netflix called Join or Die. It highlights the civic crisis we are currently because people are generally no longer members of community organizations (think Rotary club, Lions club, Kiwanis, Freemasons).

[@TCt83067695]

​@@blakerobinson5084the right organizes effectively online that's why their internet troll of a president won twice. Online vs in person isn't the issue here. Conviction is.

[@ramtailthebattlertr2066]

Wait until the tariffs hit and the FTC stops doing its job

[@nelsonth]

It's hard to organize a movement when you are just caught up in the grind of earning enough to live...

[@ImpendingRiot83]

The act itself was never going to. That’s not how anything works. Anyone who believes that hasn’t studied history at all. Revolution never starts so abruptly and from solely individual acts of assassination. Those only really have effect in and of themselves during a full-scale class revolt. What we CAN use it for in a pre-revolutionary moment is to take that almost universal public sentiment of support or at least understanding and non-condemnation for what he did and what it means in the overall grand material scheme of things, and guide that latent, burning, never-dissipating anger and hatred toward the ruling class for what they do to all of us in our day to day lives toward constructive organizational ends. So basically we gotta take all that “Hell yeah get ‘em” energy pointed at things that can also further advance our shared, mutual class interests which can be instrumental toward BUILDING the revolution. People know and understand Thompson was not the only monster to slay in the vampire’s castle; now more than ever in day to day conversation and walking the streets I see and hear support for what was done. I see stickers and graffiti talking about it. *_WE HAVE A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY. THE LAST THING WE SHOULD DO RIGHT NOW IS STOP FINDING WAYS TO EXPLOIT THIS FOR POSITIVE ENDS. THIS THING CHASED OFF THE FALSE CAPITALIST ETERNAL CULTURE WAR FOR A WHILE! IT CAN BE MORE IF WE DO THE WORK!_*

[@PossibleBat]

Im so conscious about it, that if I was born in the USA, I know for sure, I would be dead. Dead, and my mother would be crippled with debt. I was born with a very rare genetic condition that took 12 years to get diagnosed because it’s so rare, it took months of constant blood analysis and really expensive procedures to even GET DIAGNOSED. I just know I would be miserable and dying if I was born in the USA. I take genetic medication and blood thinners. I live with my mother cause this condition cripples me so much I’ve never worked. I’m incredibly privileged and lucky to be born in Europe. I just weep for all the American people who have to deal with this horrible, inhumane, cruel system 😢

[@roselynholloway7863]

What country

[@roselynholloway7863]

What country are you in

[@PossibleBat]

@@roselynholloway7863im from Spain

[@PossibleBat]

@ won’t let me reply 😭 I’m from Spain

[@3u-n3ma_r1-c0]

this is the funniest thing to read as an American. I'm also happy you were born in Spain.

[@PirateNori]

The number of Trumpites who believe they know better, but can't seem to explain away the facts is mindnumbing

[@revolutioninthedark7048]

Oh they try, fail and just get annoying about what they believe. Like they follow the old Nazi rhetoric, “ if you tell a lie long enough it will become truth, and people will believe it”. Also they try to hide the actual truth and facts so that people believe their bs. That’s what all the banning books and burning books is all about. Making it harder to gather information, and making it harder for these people to fall into fantasy.

[@revolutioninthedark7048]

TLDR: they’re afraid of reality and want to hide behind their delusions of grandeur.

[@bridgez04]

Also let’s remember that Trump claims to be a billionaire yet doesn’t pay taxes and doesn’t release his tax returns…

[@bridgez04]

@@revolutioninthedark7048 or they are older people who don’t understand how a show could be marketed as news but actually be entertainment and they don’t know the difference between disinformation/propaganda and real, trustworthy information.

[@youcantdisagreetoadog2706]

​@@revolutioninthedark7048 I'm done accepting limits cause someone says they're so some things I cannot change but until I try I'll never know

[@Suited_Nat]

Agree from the title alone. I don’t get the cries for sympathy if the billionaires don’t care about the policies that they make that kill families.

[@chelseashurmantine8153]

Thank you for discussing the terrorism aspect. The Atlanta salon shooter from 2021 pled guilty to everything BUT hate crimes. He literally went after women, Asian women, and is saying that it wasn’t a hate crime.

[@Tam...]

To this day I can not wrap my head around the fact that such a rich and powerful country like the US does not have universal health care for all...This unfortunate situation shows me how much this affects the citizens and it need to change...BLAME the government and not the insurance companies...Ya'll need to come together and DEMAND IT....

[@k_n_g5678]

the us govt & presidents have spent decades demonizing "socializim" equating any universal healthcare to russian or communist china. Watch "Sicko" by Michael Moore (its avaialble for free on this platform") for a deep dive doco on it. Lobbying allows money to buy out politicians from making progress on it.

[@Cat-tastrophee]

As with a lot of terrible policies in the US, our current health care is rooted in rwcism. White people wanted to deny Black people health coverage, hoping they would go extinct. I wish I was joking :(

[@sugloja]

We live in a capitalist society. Profit over human lives. Health care system, the lying food industry. All connected, feeding us food that makes us sick, with one of the wore health care system in the world to compensate.

[@everydy]

we don't for the very reason brought up near the end of this video. The NEEDING to be superior. We don't have Universal HC here bc yt folks don't want blk folks to have it. Same with college, lots of free college for yts until about the Civil Rights movement. Rcism is woven deeply into why we are not further along.

[@intheorigin0728]

28:40 say that a million times! As a student of public policy, it is extremely frustrating to watch people misunderstand how policy implementation works in real life. No, voters who won the last election, you don’t “miss” 45’s economy, BECAUSE YOU ARE CURRENTLY LIVING IN IT!

[@Fabricaneg]

Yep. Peer in the same struggle (MPP). It’s very frustrating.

[@-user_redacted-]

The fact that Luigi is literally being charged three separate times for the same crime is absolutely insane, and FULLY FUCKING ILLEGAL.

[@yeeyeeyeeye]

I don't care how cringe this makes me, but I'm a Luigi stan now and forever. Left-leaning, chronically online bros consider saying "eat the rich" as protest but won't even bother signing a few petitions. Luigi meanwhile said "eat the rich" and actually followed through with it. He's a meme, but raiding Area 51 was a meme too and a group of people still successfully managed to do that. If it takes a meme to fight against the system, so be it.

[@purpleelixir]

👏👏👏 ALL ABOARD 🗣📢 !!

[@myachi_art]

honestly, real

[@Cat-tastrophee]

Good point. Something can be a meme _and_ a movement. Maybe it even becomes a movement because it was a meme that went viral. Both are about something resonating in the public consciousness.

[@nataliewalton8590]

It's not up to him to take anyone's life

[@WhiteFang111]

​@@nataliewalton8590same rwaon it's not up to cops to decide who to put ppl to jail or arrest em let crime roam free.

[@mysticmajin3769]

the only people who feel bad are people who think they're on their way to being a billonaire

[@callisto2895]

Yea, just recently saw a music reactor reacting to a murder ballad about this shooting, who I stopped watching cause he supports trump and he was like "But I would like to be rich one day 😢" He will never be anywhere close to the 1% no matter how much he hustles. So embarrassing for him.

[@danielazaragoza9732]

I feel like all mass media (liberal, right-wing, legacy, etc.) wanted us to react torn up about it, not just right-leaning

[@turtleanton6539]

Indeed😊

[@alyssapinon9670]

I agree. All the neoliberals I know are demonizing Luigi and are licking CEO boots. I’m surprised I’ve found more common ground with certain conservatives on this issue than the “leftists” I know.

[@briannajanae2074]

Looking forward to that video on Reaganomics because people swear "trickle-down" when it comes to corporations/millionaires were always the way to go when it never happens.

[@ladyTired]

17:20 This is so true. he can't start a movement in a country where comfort rules and no one is wiling to make sacrifices. We just don't leave in that world anymore. You are my favourite pop culture and national affairs commentator

[@Simmonds91]

I just find it funny that all my life Americans have told me that their healthcare system is much better than the one I'm in, the UK system, because of "wait times" and having to pay tax to have it, as if insurance costs isn't a tax in itself. A person bleeding out may be prioritised over someone with a chesty cough, the shame, an awful system I'm sure, but at least neither one will become bankrupt.

[@picahudsoniaunflocked5426]

They do that to us in Canada too. I can’t recognize my country sometimes when some RW dude is podcasting about our “socialist ways” (I wish). It also breeds a certain kind of empathy & community. Last time I was at ER (I think it’s called “Casualty” in UK?) I insisted I could swap with the kid who came in about an hour after me bc I’m an adult lifelong chronic patient with decent meds & knew I could manage another couple hours, while that poor kid was so obviously distressed. A while later in ER proper, I saw the kid walk by, released with a cast, & he looked so much better & his (I assume) Mom looked so relieved. I have no idea if they knew I got the nurses to switch us but we all got what we needed when we needed it (I knew I was going to be admitted so it was going to be a long night regardless). But it just makes you think about things differently when you’re a community rather than a customer.

[@realworkoutsforrealpeople5041]

This is exactly what happens in the US as well. Wait times? How about 6 months to see a neurologist when im acute pain? We Americans are myopic to the extreme 😮

[@magusofthemoon]

That is the most valid video title I've seen in a minute.

[@1drlnd]

I don't support vigilante justice either, but what other recourse was there? This was inevitable.

[@nellyg149]

They deem him a terrorist cuz they wanna send a message to not mess with the bourgeoisie/ruling class/millionaires. He might've come from petty/petite bourgeoisie, but he had had enough of the healcare system that sucks the working class every day. Better than a peaceful protest imo.

[@thatdvo]

eric adams being in the background of the picture of luigi getting escorted by the avengers is the cherry on top

[@nearestivo6823]

It truly reads like a movie.....cuz the good guys are in fact....the bad guys 😂

[@Sanjay-x5x]

“Luigi is a meme not a movement” damn that’s a reality check I needed but didn’t want

[@marooned_space_princess]

New york doesn't have a death penalty. Murder one counts would give him life without parole. The terrorism charge is gonna be hard to prove though🤞🏽

[@blakerobinson5084]

His online manifesto isn’t helpful to the terrorism charge. Also you only need is 2-3 random CEOs to go on the stand and claim they felt their life was in fear because of this murder.

[@nearestivo6823]

They would actually have to prove he was trying to hurt the government..... So in fact, they would have to admit healthcare and the government are the SAME. He was a CEO, but NOT, a part of the government. Soooooo, good luck w/that 😂😂

[@blakerobinson5084]

@@nearestivo6823 terrorism isn’t about “hurting the government”. It’s about causing terror. CNN reported at the NY governors summit that the state was considering setting up an emergent hotline for CEOs. As I said before, the prosecution can validate this claim of terror by having other CEOs claim that they felt fear for their lives. “Hurting the government” is not a factor if terror has been caused amongst the people.

[@Lisa-r6u1w]

When my son was sixteen he qualified for medicaid based on our income even tho my husband worked full-time we were just under the poverty level , he needed a root canal on a front tooth and it wasn't covered we had to use our tax refund to pay for his root canal . This is ridiculous if a root canal isn't covered than what is .

[@turtleanton6539]

Indeed

[@gabriellabuen3118]

I'm sorry for being so so so out of topic and don't want to be insensitive butI'm high and just found your channel and I'm having the time of my life. THE BRAIN THE PERSONALITY THE DELIVERY THE EDITING EVERYTHING IS ON POINT. Thank u for your content

[@MadTracker]

They’re trying HARD to illicit sympathy on this one …or to send a clear message that if rich ppl are f’kd with they’ll come down like ten tons of bricks

[@briannaking3034]

Bingo ‼️ It’s a warning 😩

[@NicolePatriceCox]

This is the BEST breakdown of these situationships America keeps getting into with these people. THANK YOU FOR STATING THE OBVIOUS in this essay💐💐💐💐💐

[@luckydavine]

You are everything. Loved every bit of this. Thank youuuuu!

[@TobioLamb]

I have listened to so many commentary youtube videos but you're so EDUCATIONAL!! You dive into the facts behind peoples political ideas, you are literally a history TEACHER. An economist 😩 you are doing amazing work all in a language i can understand and enjoy. NEVER STOP!!

[@caith8957]

the "you need to leave!" sound is always going to make me giggle, doesn't matter how many times i hear it

[@Yannieboo]

5:29 omg, okay I wasn't the only one that noticed. The audacity. The NYPD knew they were wrong for that.

[@Spiral.Dynamics]

“There is a crime here that goes beyond denunciation. There is a sorrow here that weeping cannot symbolize. There is a failure here that topples all our success … in the eyes of the hungry there is a growing wrath. In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage.” John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath

[@theaizere]

I'm from a post USSR country and our people are turning very religious and uneducated fast. Comes with idolisation of the billionaires and strive for materialism. Sad to see. I really enjoyed your analysis, true, we are way into comfort to start a movement for now at least.

[@hassle5145]

what country?

[@StoutShako]

I don't care how cringe it is. I'mma stan Luigi until the day I die. So many left leaning people are internet debate bros who think owning some conservative (or liberal) online is the same thing as helping their community. Luigi actually got back at the ones making our lives hell. In a world where we're going to have disillusioned white boys getting radicalized online, I'd much rather they go for rich CEOs than school kids or random brown and black people trying to get groceries, but that's just me. 🤷🏾🤷🏾🤷🏾

[@NorthKoreanComedian]

If we lived in a society where ppl were worshiped for shooting ppl cuz the victim in question was a “bad person”, we would live in a world that is even more degenerate than it already is. You think killing a CEO is gonna end capitalism? That’s not how politics work

[@monopolizedopamine]

I have this attitude toward all structures of oppression. I also believe it has to be yt people to take action because when black people do, all lives matter and thin blue lines and rioters and looters et cetra et cetra.

[@lucianomezzetta4332]

RIGHT ON

[@purpleelixir]

@@StoutShako Agreed.

[@zeepickens9049]

☝🏾 *!!!!!!!!!!!!!*

[@MrThad15]

Arizona tea and Gravity’s CEOs only ones that sleep well at night

[@OoooshetriesSs]

And Costco

[@AstinzWorld]

WE NEED MORE OF THIS HERBY!!!! We are moving into a dangerous place and we need people with voices and platforms not to concave in this time. Hold our people accountable specifically! Because unfortunately it blows my mind how many people are ignorantly dumb… and happy to be (not sorry). I have been stunned by how many people in meeting state they’ve gotten there news for Twitter and TikTok I am dumbfounded because WE will and are the first to get hurt when the public decides our fate. So Bravo!! ❤

[@ellahope3654]

Who are you and why has the algorithm been hiding you for me?!! Subscribed instantly

[@gregvs.theworld451]

Whenever Herby mentions the bit about the HBCU studyhall, he gives me the vibe of an eccentric wizard teacher I'd want to be in the class of at a magic school.

[@micheller3251]

The thing with Luigi is that while some people see him as a symbol to motivate a social movement, others see him as "the hero we need" which is incredibly counterproductive. Heroes do not change societies, they don't even delay the inevitable. All they do is make people think that someone else will take care of everything, therefore enabling them to "not care" about the issue. The only way to stop abuse by the system is to find a way to regulate the system or to find a way to make the system obsolete by superimposing a stronger system. And neither of those things can be done if everyone is convinced that they don't have to think about the problem in question because "someone will save us all".

[@MM-qp4pd]

If you want to see movie about jury nullification watch Anxious People based on the book Anxious People by Frederik Bachman. Read the book too

[@DanicaRoberts1127]

Before I even get into the video: I'M LOVING THIS FORMAT! The visual identity is SKRONG with this one. Here for the growth!!! :D

[@ramtailthebattlertr2066]

17:22 how do you get charged with 3 counts of murder for murdering one dude?

[@SanvelloSerapiega]

You get charged for whatever could stick so a jury has proper options to sentence you with

[@Live_love_laugh_withme]

That's how you know how the system is that much corrupt in just general

[@RileyFillion]

I've been looking for YEARS for a relatable, funny, and understandable history/current events and news channel, and I'm so glad you came across my for you page today! I'm working towards a future working for an NGO, starting school soon to major in political science. Keep doing what your doing, so excited to watch more of your videos!

[@MSK-n]

the description of the upgrade you era 😂😂😭 too much fun

[@syrukean]

Think I'm on the great side of youtube, finally! Great analysis.

[@Solambulist]

I sincerely wish we could all, as a population, be at this level of media bias awareness/political/economic literacy, but that requires time, education, and patience. 😢 It saddens me deeply beacause I know this is never going to happen-not in our lifetime.

[@scout-187inf]

So you want us all to be the same?

[@khrinalekill-thebloodspira2531]

@@scout-187infnot what they said only that people would do their research before coming to a conclusion it’s not that hard to understand

[@madysenvalentine5801]

i’m shadowing HBCU today and you got yourself a new follower.😊

[@CourtneyGraham-rn1hh]

Right wing media? Thats ALL of the mainstream media

[@alyssapinon9670]

Oh yeah the neolibs don’t get a free pass on this one. I’ve actually agreed with a lot more conservatives on being pro Luigi and anti CEO than with some “leftists” I know

[@CourtneyGraham-rn1hh]

@ glad to hear. Also, neolibs aren’t leftists

[@alyssapinon9670]

@@CourtneyGraham-rn1hh oh yeah I just put “leftists” in quotes because so many neoliberals I know call themselves that unironically 🙄

[@CourtneyGraham-rn1hh]

@ I gotcha. Sorry, I saw the quotes but wasn’t sure.

[@alyssapinon9670]

@@CourtneyGraham-rn1hh no worries, hard to tell on the internet sometimes

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[@edhutch8946]

Yes they play us like a violin, and they use consulting to get it right.

[@TheUrbanMinimalist]

Herby you are outstandingly talented! We need you on The View so you can read the gworls down!! The “upgrade you” segment had me rocking side to side like I was in the Beyoncé video! 👏🏾👏🏾

[@rjbailey777]

I love your take on things, Herby! This is brilliant. What an important voice you are. You have managed to achieve a rare blend of thoughtful research, social activism, scholarly know-how and truly hilarious comedic bits. BRAVO!

[@noneofyourbusinesslolz6112]

The fact of the matter is people are eventually going to forget about Mr. Mangione like they always do. People only acknowledge social injustice when it’s trendy. They don’t actually care about how corrupt the American Health Care System is. Even though corruption has existed in America for the longest, people are only now paying attention because someone who is conventionally attractive pointed it out. They pay attention for two seconds and then move on to Mr. Mangione’s physical appearance. If they really cared, they’d actually be fighting against it in ways that are actually productive and not just tweeting about it and making edits of the guy. There might only be a small amount of people who actually want to do something about the broken system and are more interested in doing that than in talking about someone’s attractiveness. Those same people might have actually been fighting for longer and been fighting harder against companies like UnitedHealthCare but don’t get far/are ignored.

[@noneofyourbusinesslolz6112]

Continued: it’s actually really sad because I highly doubt that Mr. Mangione’s goal was to get people to objectify him. He most likely doesn’t care about all of the people saying he’s “hot” or maybe he does and hes only recently been radicalized so those things/this kind of attention still matters to him idk. But let’s just say hypothetically speaking that he does hate the system; I can’t imagine doing something so extreme to prove a point just to have people look at the point I was trying to prove for 1 second and then make memes about me and post videos about how attractive they think I am.

[@bea3356]

couldn’t have clicked faster- banger one as always Herb!

[@pastlesandfish]

Subscribed. Your content is perfectly balanced between humour, information and cutaways.

[@vellaJuliana]

As a non American, thank you for brining well documented context into the table!

[@justcommenting4981]

I think you made an interesting point about chronic back pain among White people. However people were down with it from the first hour the story dropped and no one knew anything.

[@itschandelen]

Thank you, Herby! You’ve been saying everything I’ve been trying to tell people around me who is going off of vibes and social media regarding politics. Ever since his first presidency, I’ve made an effort to understand politics as a whole better and it’s really not that hard as people that don’t want to see the information make it seem.

[@Ian-c1m8y]

Girl I have never seen anyone deliver such concise information in a way that is so engaging to me. You are amazing, I will be bingeing your videos

[@agriope2334]

I am in a constant state of practice and therefore, I can never fail. Now you know I made it to the end of this great video. Lots of food for thought and a life-changing mantra, thank you and bless you!

[@cewlhwip]

this video needs to go viral asap

[@rickcasedrinksbud]

Like you said all the information is out there for people to learn. They choose not to they choose to stay ignorant, and they choose to vote ignorant.

[@Mavs-s5e]

Every American needs to see this video before they vote next election

[@MTANB]

You are Phenomenal and don't you EVER forget! You and Zach Campbell are 2 beautiful, brilliant, Black Kings!!!

[@AryonaSamoto]

It's the entire government and wealthy community. Both democrats and republicans are complacent as well as every wealthy individual who invests in these companies. Making this about one party being bad will only detract from the magnitude in which Americans have been abused and exploited.

[@chriswills1621]

Ngl I was waiting for bro to drop a video on this, he often provides nuance I was likely not aware of

[@dch3934]

excellent work Herby, thank you ❤️‍🔥

[@erinleigh4363]

So glad I found your channel! I watch a lot of political content and it can get so boring sometimes but you have the best humor and energy i love it!!

[@merpderpyerp]

I’m grateful for this video, your words, your presence! Please keep going 💜

[@YoutubeAccount-u9z]

The video I’ve been waiting for!!! ❤❤❤ thank you for posting!

[@briannajones9572]

This is so brilliant! I would kill for that video on our inability to engage with reality! Thank you for making these! 💛

[@VegasValentineMusic]

I love hearing you break this shit down. I feel not only smarter by listening to you, but I feel like my perspective gets lovingly checked.

[@carolined3610]

girl where have u been all my life new fav channel

[@TheMusicBoxMashups]

I adore the work you do. Please do not stop

[@zoramckoy7989]

i love watching you Herby, I wish you taught electrical engineering (my major) because i’d be a straight A student 😭

[@Mtv20O1]

There are many critiques/concerns I have about the CEO situation and it is not about the situation itself. Before anyone comes for me, I also want to emphasize that I am not sympathizing with the billionaire here. Your video is frankly the first one I was able to sit through regarding the event because you actually provided reasoning and it wasn’t just bandwagoning what everyone else is saying. The fact that many are receiving their news information from TikTok or other social media platforms is beyond me. I understand the need for using memes and thirst traps to get us by but I find it troublesome how many are relying on it to get their facts. The memefication of this situation is making the entire event seem meaningless. You said it, our political IQ is sooooo low and this is another example of it. Also, I’ve seen countless people say this will start a revolution but it won’t. Everyone claims the only way for the CEOs and higher ups to listen to us normies is by enforcing vigilante. However, who is the first to throw the stone? Everyone is wishing for copy cats and the death of all CEOs but is anyone willing to put their life on the line for it and do it like Luigi. Thousands of women thirsting over him (and if you’re one of them that is great you do you boo) but will any of you step up and start this revolution that is so desperately being proclaimed? If the election showed us anything, the only ones who are willing to spark any change are black Americans, primarily black women. How many white women and Latinas voted for Trump despite his racism and being a literal abuser. Nobody (esp white folks) is willing to put blood on their hands for this cause. I’m not promoting violence here but I do find it ironic how many people are voicing for it yet I don’t see anyone stepping up to do it. As I said, I am not one to promote vigilante as I am also not a violent person either. That is just my personal beliefs. Currently, people are promoting violence and are in support of it (when it aligns with their own beliefs) but don’t necessarily think of the consequences of it. Trump is coming into office in a few weeks and I can guarantee things will worsen. Encouraging vigilantism can create more chaos as there will be a fine line of people who would be fighting for what is right and others using it for their own personal gain. Violence can create change BUT it can also create more conflict depending on the person who is committing the act. People promote violence as long as it aligns with their beliefs. Otherwise, it is considered an involuntary attack. LM did it for the right reasons. However, who is to say that the next person would do it for the greater good. The “greater good” also depends on the person and their motives. We saw what the Jan 6 rioters did and we were afraid but those rioters saw it as their duty to defend their constitution. It is unrealistic for any of us to expect any form of violence will lead to these positive outcomes that we desperately want. (Sorry for this long ass comment lol)

[@normandy2501]

People getting their news from TikTok isn't so alarming with literacy rates going down. How many people outside of who may be in your own circle do you even know sit down to read a book after work vs go straight to Netflix, gaming, or endless scrolling to pass the time before their next shift? It's not just what you can get people's attention with, but how quickly you can get it and keep it. And I agree that this wouldn't start a revolution. While violence is a common theme among many revolutionary periods, too many people just wouldn't even be able to stick their necks out there behind any serious action (non-violent or otherwise) without at least a serious support for mutual aid already in place since the State would have nothing for you at that point.

[@user-ayiy824jbd]

majority LATINAS did NOT vote for trump. LATINO MEN did. do not lump us is with them pls girl

[@whoisthisperson8454]

I agree with everything you said and I was wondering the same thing. People would rather meme and posting little videos supporting him but where are the actual movements, exposing more CEOs and their corruptions and starting to get in touch with their community to see what needs to be changed? the way I see it is that Luigi made the sacrifice and everyone is behind their phones not taking real action. hopefully it does spark actual change and not just “a flash in the pan” thing

[@GAHAHAHH]

And who are you to decide that. Revolutions take many years or even decades, you can not know the outcome in such a short time. And do you know what the word meme actually means? A meme is an idea that contains the desire to spread itself to be known by as many people as possible. So let me ask you does that not sound like a meme is a requirement for all revolutions to happen? There have been many great even globally encompassing things throughout history, revolutions among other things that have had their origins be incited by a single decisive action as small as what one singular person does to another singular person. Sure they may have been other factors and pressures that have been building over years but regardless the impact of that single decision is irrefutable. P.S. Don't you think it is a bit racist to claim "the only ones who are willing to spark any change are black" or even that a claim like that is even helpful at all instead further dividing people? Now maybe it is just me but what you are saying seems oppositional and dismissive. It's as if you are trying to downplay the voices of the people and have no real plan of your own, almost as if you want literally nothing to happen or worse you seem to want to demotivate and divide the people who have finally been given a common cause to rally behind. Rather than ask "what should I do?" you have shamed people doing things because you have deemed it "ineffective". I would provide you with the knowledge of "what to do" here but honestly I doubt you would do it and personally I think it would go a lot better and faster if you just stayed out of things.

[@pandaboogus]

@@whoisthisperson8454 ironically you're doing the same thing

[@Raddiebaddie]

“In my opinion…. and according to the data” 😂👏

[@Christopher-ss8cz]

This is such a good video. . . .informative and well balanced between news and humor. . . .subscribed.

[@lucianomezzetta4332]

Until Americans stop seeing things always being based on gender or race and see the truth that everything is based on MONEY it will only get worse for the poor and working class. Luigi has my back no matter what his race, haircut, sex, or whatever other distracting BS you have.

[@IrisMartin-iy9mw]

Hmm....i dont think it will ever happen.

[@pInkflqmingo]

Notice how you said “Americans” as in America the country, a country that was born with laws against different races and gender groups, they’ll never stop seeing anything.

[@BlackberryTitties]

Good luck!! The Left is Always trying to unify with the right. The right do not want to unify.

[@gothicvomit4894]

*Until Americans stop seeing things always being based as left and right Fixed your sentence

[@pInkflqmingo]

@@gothicvomit4894 Notice how you said “Until” as in the future, meaning as of right now my statement is still very correct. Right now Americans ain’t seeing anything.

[@teflondawn]

this was such a well put together video. glad i clicked 👏🏾

[@Root_beer_Guy]

I love your energy

[@ryanfitzalan8634]

Herby, you are awesome, great channel glad i found you

[@stephss]

Oh hey, the YT algo sent you my way. This was a joy, thank you.

[@KeepTheDoubleSpace]

Gee, F.G Signifier hooked us up here! Excellent video! New subscriber looking to hit your back catalogue over the holidays

[@boop79]

Well said! They’re not our friends

[@blaquehealer5484]

This is heartbreaking but informative!

[@syhlmpo]

You are truly one of my fav content creators 😂😂😂. I'm not American, this was so informative and funny and tye Upgrade You reference, chef's kiss 🤭

[@JamMasterKae]

listening to this during a chronic back pain flare up 😢

[@JamMasterKae]

also a gen z girlie lol. put ya hands UP

[@daraudobong7195]

Praying for your healing 🤍

[@timothyhill32]

Intelligent commentary with your own fabulous spin. Bravo!

[@MiaKate1428]

Herby, just found you while scrolling Luigi stuff. I love you already. Thank you ! Probably your only, and definitely your no. 1 fan from Dublin Ireland. Looking forward to hearing more. Mia 🍀

[@gen_xecutioner]

Maybe not, but it’s probably in our interest to refrain from dehumanizing them.

[@PCKLEZZ]

Luigi was at my house we were watching the Lorax 😢

[@figz6]

26:05 this part & “put ur hands UP!” KILLED me 😭 great video as always 🫶

[@jemlynntatlonghari9973]

Best reaction vid I've seen. Funny and informative. They not like us!

[@hefallsasleep3686]

Aye Herby, love from Iowa. I love this corner of the internet. Extremely Valuable (27 m)

[@lenas816]

I am in awe of your presence and energy in every video, every joke and every reference is perfect. I just had to say how much I adore your videos and how you present them!

[@poltertronic4338]

Oh I’m so happy I found your channel 🖤🖤