John Lennon- On Revolution & Native Americans

John talks about, peace, peaceful revolution, the black panthers and the Native American situation. This video is partially a response to those few sick, ignorant individuals who say John Lennon was a racist because of the song, "Woman is the Nigger of the World" See my video response below if intersted.
Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives. I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends and I think I'm liable to be put away as insane for expressing that. That's what's insane about it. -John Lennon
"Laurel and Hardy, that's John and Yoko. And we stand a better chance under that guise because all the serious people like Martin Luther King and Kennedy and Gandhi got shot." -- John Lennon
"I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them to the real facts."
- Abraham Lincoln

[@fourstring182]

Imagine any talk show of today having this kind of serious, worldly conversation.

[@glenndrexler1677]

Lennon my man!

[@njerecordings4296]

@@anis8197 this comment is 8 years old

[@Zer0Riverr]

9 years later and its still true

[@rschloch]

I can only recommend „real housewives of…“ It’s a series, but easy to find. Very enlightening if you want to make sense of this often „empty“ feeling modernity. I can‘t recommend it enough!

[@StewartNicolasBILLYCONNOLLY]

John's vision was so simple - a world without war, hate, conflict. It was too simple to explain to people who were conditioned to hate and to believe in the INSANE concept of a righteous war.

[@Waltiswicked]

+Stewart Nicol as BILLY CONNOLLY That's no way to describe black people. Shame on you

[@Dhakar74]

Lennon was naive man who believed human peace is possible, Its not, no matter how many cherry songs people make about world peace, its still impossible to achieve.

[@YOYO-mx6ie]

The Rothschilds the Illuminati always rule this world

[@midnightrider4066]

But he also sang in revolution he said about violence,count me in\out

[@sigy723]

He was n entertainer. why does he mention his political views ? It’s weird to me

[@rdingo1]

He sure spoke the truth; no exaggerating or minimizing, no candy coating, no white washing, no concern for market image or ruffling the feathers of the establishment, just pure unadulterated truth. He said he wanted a peaceful revolution for Peace, Love and Justice. As he said, "Gandhi tried it, Martin Luther King tried it and they were shot"... "...we all shine on!" -JWL

[@kK-ox7rk]

Funny you say that, all 3 of these men beat their wives

[@Itzsfo0]

@@kK-ox7rk doesnt matter nobody is perfect an some ppl that are abusive can still have good ideas...even today w social media 1 person w good ideas does something bad...real bad even we all of a sudden want to throw all their ideas out the window bc they were addicts/abusive mentally or verbally (also their all dead...an who knows if they had continued to get older an could grow an change an have regret for past actions).... Also those "3" that beat their wives...look up the real stories/info...2 of those 3 men were also abused N had other issues as well. Its always more complicated then we paint it..."oh abuser...bad person no colors of grey all of it is black an white...throw away anything they say.. they can't have good ideas an be flawed people" If that is how we judge ppl then we might as well throw away any art or ideas fr any1 who has as much as told their significant others to "shut up" bc thats gas lighting an abusive nowadays.

[@drizzant23]

Thank You John Lennon for understanding what my people has endured.

[@thereforeayam]

Whether you love or hated Johnson Lennon, he undeniably TRIED to understand. How much he did understand has stood 50 years of test of time, but in the 2000-somethings, is beginning to be tested.

[@thereforeayam]

*John

[@tylerslack3799]

truth. reservations get treated like the hoods and projects

[@lafeeshmeister]

Additionally, I was surprised at and impressed with the host - he tried to understand too. 3:12 "My Lai-like incidents."

[@meldaghost]

Love John.... very smart... always wanting to learn..

[@entropyregen7438]

As a Native American love Mr. Lennon!

[@MrHankulley]

We love you in France and you diserve justice.

[@sadem1045]

He seemed to implied that modern day Native Americans were likely to use violent tactics to make their voices heard. Did I misunderstand what he meant?

[@Azoria4]

@@sadem1045yes you did, they’re two separate points entirely

[@sadem1045]

@@Azoria4 What are 2 separate points?

[@Azoria4]

@@sadem1045 he said he doesn’t agree with violent revolutions. Then he asked the presenter about his love for Indians and how they should be having a revolution alongside blacks

[@entropyregen7438]

Love John Lennon! I’m 1/2 Native American and he stood for us but you all ignored it! Thank you 😊 John Lennon! He was all about the red Revolution!

[@entropyregen7438]

I’m still getting it!

[@thebeatlesandqueen8817]

😊

[@sadem1045]

He seemed to imply at the end of the clip that modern day Native Americans were likely to use violent tactics to have their voices heard. Did I misunderstand him?

[@NoName-uk9wv]

I think John was interviewing the interviewer. Lol

[@pocahontasreese1423]

this was hilarious...i too picked up on this.

[@undercoverbrother67]

"Give now or die later" Lennon knew what he was talking about. He rocognised you can not, realistically, brutalize, oppress and exploit any race of people for centuries and expect no repurcussions. There are consequences to face for such actions. Lennon was the man!

[@bigduke2140]

Unfortunately you can brutalise, oppress and exploit any group of people, you just have to do it for 4 generations and rewrite the history and the knowledge is lost and the desire to change has been bred away in the oppressed.

[@buffalowallows7689]

Thank you John Lennon for recognizing the theft of our land , genocide and cultural genocide. And this was 50 years ago. What an incredibly smart human being!

[@barkley8285]

"theft" indians were killing each other hundreds of years before europeans. the moment the first american settlers were born in america, the land was theirs just as much as indians.

[@Transwithhands]

He was killed a week after this by a man with heavy connections to the church.

[@Transwithhands]

It's a shame they kill anyone who holds them accountable.

[@bellaangel2860]

John is completely right here! Miss you, John ~❤~ for telling us TRUTH!

[@ErictheACKACKTOR]

'I'm a Artist first and a politician second." they may have assassinated this Man in fear that because he was ambitious, he was traditional, He was able to speak, and he did acquired US Citizenship, that one day John, being a natural leader, would move into the world of Politics.

[@sadem1045]

Who knows

[@annalisavajda252]

He was influential which is why the FBI had a file on him and he and Yoko were harassed but his killer just wanted the game of being the one who killed him and was influenced by Catcher in the Rye because Salinger was misunderstood too and so was his work that's why he became a recluse he had PTSD from the war but was non violent and stalked himself. Artists conjure emotions in people but triggering the wrong sort has severe consequences sometimes.

[@shawnterrell7861]

that was awesome. he was not afraid to tell it like it is.

[@j.f.6469]

I would love to see him interact with W, Obama and the current president!

[@thetewaofficial]

And yet we still don't get all the support we need.

[@emilybrehmer8021]

Kinda reminds me of Marlon Brando. He was very into the treatment ofNative Americans

[@bamafan7353]

Same as Johnny Cash

[@AudioAndroid]

0:12 The gentleman asking John the question looks a lot like the guy who was sleeping in his garden from the movie "Imagine" is this the same guy?

[@kathleencove]

This interviewer has had so many fascinating interviews, this just being one of them. Glad to see this

[@d.moondogg4111]

I am white and i love the Native American culture. Race should never be an issue on anything in life but it sadly is. I wish we really could have world peace

[@Transwithhands]

Ofc you do. Yous stole our land are committing active genocide tried to kill our culture just so you can profit off the land and wear us as costumes.

[@raquellambropoulos279]

I am a Menominee Indian and love John as did my dad.

[@chadwhiteman2497]

I love this format of talk shows where there is a discussion between the guest and host rather than a one way interview. Also nice to involve the audience into the discussion as well. I miss these days.

[@celt67]

You think about all the 'stars' today...whether it's Miley Cyrus , Kanye West or P.Diddy... and you think of the mundane self-promoting pish they fill any interview with, then compare it to the inciteful topics John Lennon chose to speak about. It's like night and day. Lennon is light years ahead, intelligently, musically and philosophically, of these half-wits.

[@eidalhamali1611]

10 years later, it's even worse now.

[@giorgimurvanidze5846]

“Give Now or Die Later!” - John Lennon

[@supositorio2009]

He's too smart for interviewers...

[@johnny1988ism]

We miss and love you John Lennon! You are right, you said " you may say I'm a dreamer. But, I'm not the only one " because your not the only one!!! Much life and to your soul my Freind!!

[@goldfusion3715]

I'm a 14 yr old Native American & I love John Lennon!! & I'm Crow too!!

[@collinb.8542]

That's neat. My dads side of our family is Tsaligi, and my moms side is European. I don't really remember all my grandfather told me of our ancestors sadly.

[@thureintun1687]

What is Crow?

[@thureintun1687]

how does a person be a crow?

[@kasicaocta9872]

@@thureintun1687 Have you got brain? How can a person live without a brain???

[@thureintun1687]

@@kasicaocta9872 here I'm, living a happy life!

[@adamfindlay7091]

Lennon is genuine period. You don like or hate him now, well, his influence has been relevant for then last 50+ years; deal with it.

[@Rocker5593]

1971-whats happening with the Indian,what are they doing for them?...........uhh not enough 2014--whats happening with the Indian,what are they doing for them?...........uhh not enough

[@knowmate7586]

just awoken

[@knowmate7586]

what can I do? (I don't know)

[@frontdesk9394]

I'm a first nation, awareness, read, get more knowledge is the best thing you can do for us

[@windbuffalo7852]

U could star by Not hating others an 2 tread Man As Man No matter of there looks..an harm none stand with the peace makers wen the time Arrives stand brave.. my brother find peace....Alll Man an women iiiliii.......

[@lafeeshmeister]

That's what I'm doing, far too late. Seeking out knowledge on my own, about this in particular - knowledge which was never fed to me by the education system I grew up with. It feels like the very least one can do. Further, as a PhD candidate in U.S. History, I hope one day to teach a course on this subject. However, I do not feel capable of teaching it from a genuine First Nations perspective - nor would that be my place.

[@TheBeresford7]

It's pretty clear why this guy was destroyed, Look what he had to show, and his popularity. the establishment could never take that.

[@ticaliss]

This guy is the perfect example for : '' if you stand for something... learn about it ''. Thx John for the good inspiration. Your message will live on forever!

[@bigavocado6795]

Well, this is a very progressive conversation to have on television for the time you can hear some of the audience members getting upset they really didn’t care. They use their platform to send a message every time they were able to, even if it was subtle.

[@hania88888]

wait isnt the first guy who asks a question the same Vietnam Veteran from "Above Us Only Sky"?

[@sirwinstonlennon6486]

That is the guy that broke into his house in the Imagine movie 1:23

[@willrich3908]

+Sir Winston Lennon I thought that!! thanks for confirming - I wonder if the guy was a stalker or just messed up on drugs.

[@willrich3908]

Arn Arn oh right I see now . I think he was misled my all that but I take your point, its a little extreme as he didn't do it alone, what about Elvis, Nixon, JFK etc...

[@trustmeimblack1620]

I think he was a friend of John's who was a plant in the audience, and a plant in the movie.

[@trustmeimblack1620]

***** If true, then yes, quite weird. I had not heard about that before.

[@Leon-wg5ke]

Yeah, I knew i saw that face before.. Its really him.

[@FryngeMinority]

At the very beginning of the video: It's the hippie from "Imagine"

[@beone011]

God Bless John Lennon, Missed more as the years go by. From a native american in the US of A. He was great, lived 10 lives and did what artists do-bring to light important issues instead of wondering how people were killed and by whom

[@jeffkampf]

Does anyone know the year of this interview?

[@lindabutcher7014]

jeff kampf WELL JEFF, IT'S BEEN "7" YEARS SINCE U ASKED THIS QUESTION...AND THE ANSWER IS SEPT.11th, 1971

[@kathleencove]

He was talking about cultural genocide before we really used that word more publicly, when we destroy people’s literature and culture

[@TotalSinging]

@leia176oo - its actually the US Govt, for decades that has been destroying the Native American way of life because they live on Govt owned lands. Give the Indians their own property rights and watch them prosper. The Indians who own their land are the prosperous ones.

[@MCullenHightopp]

@Gravitymann When this interview was shot, the term "Native American" was barely used.

[@RaiderDan510]

I tripped over this video and was very 'open eyed' about what they were discussing..interesting stuff!

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

John Winston Ono Lennon nacido como John Winston Lennon (Liverpool, 09 de octubre de 1940-Nueva York, 08 de diciembre de 1980) fue un artista, músico, cantautor, actor, activista, compositor, productor, escritor y pacifista británico, conocido por ser el líder y fundador de la banda de rock The Beatles y considerado uno de los artistas más influyentes del siglo xx. 84 AÑOS (40 AÑOS) 44 AÑOS 🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤

[@WhiteStarWoman]

Also I'm impressed with Dick Cavett's knowledge particularly regarding Custer!

[@meldaghost]

That guy in Blue shirt looks like the hippie that was on John's property... wanting to know about john song was written about him...

[@danb1391]

You're 100 percent right. I thought the exact same thing. He was hanging in his yard for a couple days. When they confronted him, he seemed dazed. He was trying to relate lennons lyrics to his own life, but was quoting paul songs. In the end Lennon and his staff ask if he was hungry.....and they brought him inside and fed him. I think it was the same day George Harrison stopped by to help record "HOw Do you Sleep."

[@danb1391]

I just looked it up on the video from the lennon documentary and its the same guy- 100% burnt out stalker.

[@lgh1197]

Yes! I thought he looked familiar.

[@ENigma-um8zw]

It’s not the same guy, that incident and this took place relatively in the same stretch of time and that guy was in England on John’s property looking really burnt and this guy is here in the States looking together. This was just sort of a popular look in the early 70s

[@marcusrodriguez9044]

He’s is right on the dots

[@ZelbeQahi]

Lennons guitarist a few years later was Jesse Ed Davis, a full blooded Kiowa from Oklahoma he would later use on the Rock & Roll and Walls & Bridges albums, not to mention George's Concert for Bangladesh; Extra Texture and Ringos Goodbye Vienna and Ringos Rotogravure albums! Lennon met him at the Rolling Stones R&R Circus in 1968 backstage and the rest was history. Davis girlfriend Patti Daley recently released photos from Johns Lost Weekend era in LA. Check it out!

[@skellymom]

@Legacychildren - I think around the 60's/70's people were starting to get interested in first nations culture. So, people of non-native ancestry still had mis-information. We have so much more knowledge now, thanks to the movements of indigenous peoples who make their voices heard and shared their culture. Still have a ways to go, but, minds are opening...and on a world scale, the struggle for indegenous rights is a struggle for all peoples-we are all people of the earth.

[@jenniferkennedy8291]

ZombieMommy what's to know they are people.. or should say we are people like everyone else...we have our own cultures yes it the same basic human needs..and deserve the basic human rights..its not hard to u derstan d what ever decade your in...people breath and eat and feel.....and I hope one day that white buffalo returns so u can all understand

[@LacLife420]

native pride never dies

[@zapeti]

John is a pure genius.

[@jordanspencer7662]

This is the guy that thought lennon was talking directly to him about a lyric ' you can penatrate anywhere you go' and turned up at his house to the bewilderment of lennon

[@Lysergic_Fox]

I thought that guy looked familiar

[@JuniorShaman]

Thank you for posting this! So many people misunderstand each other.. -Peace & Love-

[@keepmewierd]

The guy in the audience looks exactly like the homeless guy they find in the garden in that movie Imagine: John Lennon

[@raquellambropoulos279]

Everyone looked like that after Vietnam

[@silverapples75]

Fucking brilliant. John. Yoko. Dick. What a time to be able to discuss heavy shit primetime. Bless you all.

[@steve-r-collier]

i wish john was around now ...world is more insane

[@damiendavis.ezekiel5697]

What he would say to you is live on your own merits.

[@twinray27]

What makes you think they'd listen to him NOW , anymore than they did then ? He said it best back then ; " Everyone wants someone else, to do it FOR them." The world is insane, because we allow it to be so. Change starts with US.....

[@elaovi]

Didn’t John beat his wives and kids?

[@elaovi]

Marco Evans It’s not that they were disrespectful. He was a domestic abuser. You can’t seriously believe that he was in the right when he beat BOTH of his wives

[@broadjumper1]

@nt109 - These aired in September, 1971 and were John's first U.S. televised post-Beatles interview.

[@Aeore506]

OMG... John Lennon was well more educated than plenty of people, he says the whole American continent, which includes South America (5:57). I don't get why people still insist on separating them. Some say tectonic plates, other use another explanations, but in the whole right sense it should be just one continent. And of course I liked John in this interview, asking very fair and appropriate questions that most of the people never ask themselves about Native Americans. I'm Native, that's why.

[@RastafariPoet]

The most powerful Beatle. Politically/Musically.

[@cxcflower4727]

John Lennon was so prophetic

[@MarcoLunaMan]

John Lennon creia en la LA REVOLUCION" NO VIOLENTA DE LOS ARTISTAS " Estoy escribiendo un articulo de la "LA REVOLUCION DE LA SOCIEDAD ATRAVEZ DEL ARTE " es una serie enpesando con John Lennon. y "LA HISTORIA HUMANA Y SU EVOLUCION ATRAVEZ DE LAS ARTES" El primer video de esta serie sera co producida con Jorge Luis Rodriguez Stage of the Arts y se Llama "the Long and Winding Road from the Beatles John Lennon to Las Cafeteras. La revolución sin violencia

[@aaron4wilkins]

John Neihardt,you know,he wrote a little book called 'Black Elk Speaks?'

[@aaron4wilkins]

John Neihardt died in 1973. Two years before his death, an appearance on The Dick Cavett Show provoked the most viewer response in the history of the show.

[@sleeplessintokyo]

great stuff discussed.

[@STEPASAUR]

Isn't the dude from the audience asking the questions the same dude who turned up in JLs garden during the filming of the Imagine movie?

[@Burnzi2]

Imagine celebrities talking about stuff like this (e.g Chris Martin) on chat shows these days? No chance, they no theyve got it too good

[@pinkmissmarilyn]

He didn't have a relationship with his son for a long time, probably due to the fact that he was a very troubled and lonely young man who didn't have any idea how to be a father, but in his later years he said he was very much looking forward to re-establishing his relationship with Julian, who actually lived with them in New York for a while.

[@runingblackbear]

all we are saying is give peace a chance

[@qualqui]

Tasunke Witko once said, how can we sell the earth, the earth is our Mother,.....different way of thinkin' as compared to her royal majesty's way of life.

[@JohnCrowquillerCullen]

The 'Ancients; have been speaking for some time now,.....they are NOW taking action through our hearts and minds and WORKING to prepare us all for the big CHANGE that is NOW in our experience......those of us that are ready will help those that are not, ...and the Spirit will guide us all .into the new Dimension of Love and Peace where we belong. John Lennon knew that VIOLENCE only leads to it's own demise,....LOVE is the WAY. You are part of the REVOLUTION !!

[@winston11ify]

Is the guy asking the question the same person who turned up at Tittenhurst in the imagine movie ?

[@DoctorCapitalist]

@MissSteak666 He wasn't intending to be racist though, probably just wasn't aware it was considered offensive. I used to use the term "red indian" when I was a child thinking that's what they were called, obviously I meant to offense.

[@idontlivet0day]

I'm not reading any comments before I post this... but... is the guy who asks the first question the dude sleeping in John's garden? In Imagine?... cause he definitely looks like him.

[@bernzee]

(1st part) For those who have lived and enjoyed what the American and Canadian societies has given them ,,you cannot say that you have not benifited from what has been taken away for all of what you have now and what has been gained,we as First Nations people had taken away from us.

[@000xyz]

what would really help is if it was written the name and date of this talk show for citation if anyone wanted to do a research paper on lennon or the song revolution or the antiwar movement in general

[@pogle30]

The guy asking questions looks like the same person who was in the imagine film also asking questions !!

[@d.moondogg4111]

I understand what you mean but I am not white I am Caucasian, but seems that every race has an issue similar to this. That being said Native American culture is beautiful..the dance, the music, the traditions,respect for our earth and all. If we all lived this way we really could have world peace!!

[@totes32]

the last 10sec............you're so right mr lennon.

[@n136h]

2:40 - I think that may be the first time I have ever heard John speak to ask someone else a question as opposed to answering questions himself.

[@nandoGdog]

I didn't get that Spiro Agnew reference. Can someone elaborate?

[@weavehole]

@xwaystranger I'm still not sure I'm with you here. Are you using 'satan' as a metaphor for a group of humans' greed/retribution? Or are you saying that there is a real and tangible being known as satan whose physical embodiment we perceive as being those particular casino owners?

[@ReturnOfTheJ.D.]

In 1970 when this interview was done there were 264,000 Indians in North America, or a quarter of one million, down from 19 million on that land mass when whites arrived.

[@ChrisLupetti]

That guy in the audience asking the first question was the same guy on John's property in the Imagine film!

[@mattbatley1]

i think john lennon has brilliant opinions on stuff and i could listen to him talk all day long

[@xxKaylaxxShereexx]

i love john lennon.

[@Julesnshane]

@Gravitymann Omg that annoys me when people call Native Americans "Indians". I always try to correct them. 2 totally different ethnicities.

[@WhiteStarWoman]

The man was brilliant but I am so surprised he didn't know more about our Natives. Must have been before he moved to US. Too bad we don't have him here now!

[@shauntaylor23]

John was a great anti war hero, on of my heros also, dont join the army and fight in war, but be like john and be anti war.

[@raulh5457]

What year is this ?

[@dhucke4assembly]

Lennon was sincere, and not hypocritical. Self promoter ? He already had millions, what would he need to promote. I think it's good when celebrities stand up for causes that they believe in. Wright or wrong, famous people are heard more clearly.

[@Stiletos]

@CherishBobbyLoveBear It was not all like that. Many of the tribes were relatively peaceful and like you said were open to the Europeans. Other tribes were far more territorial and warlike. The Lewis and Clark expedition led to some very good early writings on contact by Europeans with Native Americans that went both ways.

[@williammurray9055]

Guy in the audience is the same guy that was living in the bush at Johns house in Tittenhurst Park the in the 'Imagine' film.

[@greenwich1754]

The banks and the corporations? Would it be better that the government take our homes, lands and resources? At least in private hands, it can be sold, or the corporation might fail. Once big government owns it, it's gone forever. Believe me, I know. I've got a camp in Northern Vermont on land now owned by the Feds, and they are slowly tightening the screws to force me (and others) out.

[@kimpunkrock]

@RocktheStageNYC thank you! I am trying to spread the word on this in a big way. I am working on making a video about this right now actually.

[@2uconner]

thank you john

[@baretgibot]

education is key to all native people #1 we need to change our stereotype in the media show the world we have talented people show our native warriors fighting on ufc we need our stories told by our view slowly win back more land,little by little get our people up to 20 % in canada and u.s

[@remeclerk]

John was my Mums cousin, I never had the opportunity to meet him, but the more I research, the more i learn

[@arunvaidyanathan2043]

you researched and found out that he fell in the shit pool called communism

[@sdv0018]

I love Dick, I really do....I know some people dislike him and they have a right to, but he has such a graceful way of making these extremely famous people get into a conversation. I'm 24 and I really wish there were more shows like that today. Other than late night stuff...the closest thing I have around I suppose is Charlie Rose...but he's getting old. OH yeah and John Lennon rocks

[@21woodsii]

John Lennon saw the west for what it was and what it did and still does to Indians, Blacks, Mexicans....and predicted that a "revolution" would eventually come to be.. He would love the Idle No More movement !

[@Funkifyurlife11]

out of curiosity, what makes any of you better or worse than John Lennon, or anyone else? Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and you don't have to agree with it, or you can if you want. Seems like John was pretty well spoken, if you ask me, regardless of what his opinions were

[@joslynmoses3644]

When they came and took the land, they said "This is our God given right to take the land". They use God to steal land, animals, forest, gold, silver, coal, water. They used GOD in a wrong way>>>

[@izenhh5684]

joslyn moses They used God to justify their acts

[@ronaldharris7639]

joslyn moses we even told them they were lucky because we brought them jesus

[@Catssandra13]

Right on! Thanks for posting this - might force some more brain-dead people to actually THINK!

[@broadjumper1]

@UserUK201 - Dude, if you would have bothered to watch all parts of this interview, you see that Lennon himself said he's not an intellectual, but working class...like him of not, he was a musical genius who had a great effect on modern culture.

[@ECWFAN545]

The word Native American as a term for "indians" was just getting started as a movement when this interview was shot.