Mexican Elections: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

Mexico is on the verge of a major election. John Oliver discusses some things we should know about the races and one thing we should not know about Santa Claus.
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[@diegosalazar9455]

Thank God I only look physically like Pena Nieto.... hehehehe. I am the model on the pics who is NOT Mexican, Proudly Colombian but love our Mexican brothers.

[@MightGuy15]

Dude, seriously? Man you are handsome as fuuuuck, lol.

[@patricialovely-broderick5023]

Your picture looks the same as Johns, so I will say congratulations for getting your 60 seconds of tv fame. Hope your modeling is still going well as you are quite pretty. :)

[@KrisRN23935]

Oh lord I’m talking to a famous person!

[@rofsrer]

Lol what an honour!

[@saracarolinehancock]

Qué gracia! Qué pensaste cuando viste tu foto allí?

[@Muzikrazy213]

John you didn't even mention that in the process of looking for the mass grave of those 43 students, they uncovered 2 COMPLETELY DIFFERENT mass graves.

[@jackfirmin5814]

and, what do you want to say?

[@josechavez2521]

He didn't mention many things. Like also the ex governor changed kids with cancer quimo with a water solution in order to steal the money.

[@Thefinalcountdown650]

Thats why some of would like a border system that and the Mexican Chain saw murder i think he was deported 3 times not sure

[@andreaskarlsson5251]

you have a guarded border to mexico already......

[@Thefinalcountdown650]

If deported people can just turn around and come back then it is not a sufficient system

[@thebogcreature6268]

i can't imagine a presidential candidate wrongfully believing they won... it's completely inconceivable...i have no possible way of imagining such an injustice.

[@andylopez3239]

Also not to mention Mexican election are less secure then the U.S. so back then when Mexico only had corrupt presidents, they could easily choose which person can be the president so the people votes were not counted! That’s why one of Mexico party called “ PRI “ mostly won the elections for decades!

[@g.d.graham2446]

In enters Donald Trump

[@beccavecchio8486]

Fake inauguration??? why didn't donny think of that 🤣🤣🤣

[@alexnacud25]

@@andylopez3239 Quedaste pendejo we

[@andylopez3239]

@@alexnacud25 de todo que podías dicer, eso es tu argumento 🤣🤣🤣 casual

[@oliviasanchez2416]

That reporter was talking to Bronco like “say sike right now”

[@Zuchiniii]

but instead he was doubling down 5 times :'D

[@sufimuslimlion4114]

Because she's rich and an airhead bimbo who doesn't face the worst of the disgusting gangster society Mexico has become... Cutting off the hand of those who rob the poor of billions is not crazy or stupid.. it's what Islamic law says

[@ibrahimsaladsomo9612]

@@sufimuslimlion4114 shut your dumbass up

[@idkusername5789]

Sufi Muslim Lion the two are not mutually exclusive. In fact, they very much coincide.

[@sufimuslimlion4114]

@@idkusername5789 Harr Harr iSLaMiC LaW is STOOPID Harr Harr. Anyways - if Islamic law is actually crazy and stupid - why was it the basis of countless world superpowers, regional political powers, local governments, etc for over 1400 years? Not just in the harsh & unforgiving lands of Arabia but everywhere from Bosnia In Europe to Africa to Phillipines To China To Spain to Russia? Ik aware ur using the term stupid as an insult but I'm actually challenging you to articulate your critique of it - no one is denying its harsh or brutal but that doesnt alone imply it's stupid or crazy

[@erikbaran7197]

I thought Santa only came once a year.

[@mistym0rning]

Erik Baran - 😂😂😂👍🏼 underrated comment.

[@broderickthompson2781]

ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner! well done.

[@bookashkin]

Yeah, but he knows where all the bad girls live

[@uhohhotdog]

+

[@Papercut625]

Please excuse yourself.

[@anscerram9816]

God I'm so scared for that Mayor woman. So much bravery but in such a dangerous place. Please be safe.

[@phylwx]

She is a journalist.

[@phylwx]

Fuck, you guys are correct, my bad.

[@polonavarro]

Yeah, the thousand other male mayors have it so easy right

[@kingmaou]

Dr Corico it's not that male politicians are in any less danger. Bit let's be real here, some would not stop at just killing her. It actually happened with a woman in Colombia I think.

[@HeilRay]

INB4 she’s murdered and her snuff film surfaces from the Deep Web. Like clockwork

[@AS-rh7mg]

By the way, I looked up Sonia Villarreal, and she's still alive

[@ruthv2352]

Mónica Pretelini is pretty DEAD for the last 13 years by the way... who's Sonia??😏

[@kingfriday.]

She's a tough women then, or the security is tough

[@uncuentofriki3635]

She now works as the head of the Secretary of Public Safety. So yeah, she's a tough woman.

[@luvmibratt]

@@ruthv2352 Sonia was the Mayor.

[@poopoo9797]

Fuck Santa

[@morphinxeno4004]

Bernie Sanders talking Spanish sounds like Japanese to me

[@takashi.mizuiro]

true

[@Waldzkrieger]

it's the "DE SU" that sells it

[@shawnhartmann4581]

Spanish seems hard for some. I live in West Virginia atm. I work with a guy who was born and raised here. He calls a chimichanga a "chimi chinga", and I, even though I lived in California for most of my youth, refuse to correct him. It's too funny.

[@andylopez3239]

The beginning sounded like that Japanese character from South Park kinda

[@josephpanzarella1417]

Spanish speakers asked for a translation.

[@UltimateStarky]

I really thought John would ruin the Mexican Elections in this video. Instead he just ruined Christmas.

[@kappadarwin9476]

Read on Chrismas traditions Fluttershy, if that doesn't destroy your hope in Chrismas this won't ether.

[@shadowdemon1375]

Based on the video, it’s not like there’s much to ruin anyway. The government is in shambles, so anything slightly better is a godsend apparently.

[@DaDunge]

shadowdemon1375 And you think the populist guy will really be better?

[@shadowdemon1375]

Fredrik Dunge I... never said that? I’m not much for politics, just positive change. Whichever candidate can do the most good and change the country for the better is the one I’ll root for.

[@tuhinsaha3015]

HBO presents "John ruins everything - Christmas"

[@HisameArtwork]

Corruption BUS TOURS should be a international franchise!!! And in countries where corruption is low now, they can do historical corruption bus tours.

[@wmurch3]

The Tour would need to be by plane to cover the Trump corruption.

[@Delvina596]

Hisame Artwork if a thing called a corruption bus came in my area in 2.5 seconds the tires would be gone, everyones wallets gone and all the women would be taken. This would all be done by 15 yearolds

[@beniaminborowski4031]

David Eagle how is trump corrupt

[@simmerocky2393]

¨ ¨

[@tokyworld]

nothing shady about securing a 500 million loan on China with ZTE corp as escrow. ZTE is a cellphone developer which CIA, NSA has pointed at them because they're used to spy for the chinese government. Spare me if your next argument that US does the same. Would you rather let china spy on americans than US do it on americans?

[@opmules2574]

Who ever played Santa, give him a big fat bonus. Going through that and not breaking character is a talent all it’s own.

[@cleffa173]

That was Bobby Moynihan, a former SNL cast member.

[@h3ck774]

@@cleffa173 Interesting fun fact Moynihan and piece of toast hate each other apparently they've got some real creative differences

[@cleffa173]

@@h3ck774 Piece of toast? What?

[@zb3495]

🍭

[@danielgraham1082]

@@cleffa173Rick and Morty reference

[@AnthonyDoesYouTube]

Oliver: I'm not scared of him from safety in New York! El Chapo: *gets extradited to Brooklyn* Oliver: *starts sweating*

[@iceberg2466]

@@laurabrown941 just stop lol

[@Campeon99]

@@iceberg2466 no u

[@couragekarnga8735]

I absolutely love Mexicans! They're my favorite country. Every Mexican I've ever met has been genuinely sweet and kindhearted. I wish them the best of luck!

[@guapoviejo9135]

I am a 68 year old man who was born in Ohio and had only lived in on other place before last August (Florida for the past five years). I have never had anything against Latinos (or blacks or Asians or anyone else) in my life. I have lived in San Jose, the capital city of Costa Rica for most of the past 11 months, and I have grown to appreciate Latinos in particular much more than I ever thought I would. There are lots of immigrants here from other countries in Central America, and lots of ex-pats from the USA who live here as well. Of coyrse there are social problems here: such problems exist anywhere human beings exist. But it is a democracy and generally life is good. Is the goverment corrupt? Sure. All governments are to at least some extent: the nature of the beast is that "Power corrupts". But in autocratic countries where a single person IS essentially the government, you have to add the last part of the maxim I quoted above to the discourse, and that is that "Absolute power corrupts absolutely". Most of he corrupt money infesting this country's coffers comes from laundering drug money for the drug cartels in South America. But most of the populace is willing to overlook that as long as their lives and moderately high standard of living are preserved. That is the local "Social Contract". Very, very few Costa Ricans even attempt to emigrate to the USA, because many people who are not rich correctly assume that they can live better here than there. I would guess that there are more relatively wealthy ex-pats from the USA here than there are middle class Ticos (people born to at least one Costa Rican parent) in the United States. Somewhat surprisigly, a whole lot of the ex-pats have admitted to me that they voted for trump, but most of them have healthy bank accounts, or real estate, or good stocks. I live on my pension from The State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio, not from Social Security, and I watch carefully how I spend my money, so I get by OK., and I am happier here than I had been for years before coming here. :-)

[@0000song0000]

Thank you +Courage Karnga. We mexicans try to be very friendly, and from time to time we find friends for life in random places... :) Have a nice one! May God/the Universe bless us all!

[@noereyes9134]

Thank you, you have met the Mexicans that media almost never speak of, even though they are, by far a majority.

[@jocyleal]

Courage Karnga hey thanks for the kind words! Much love back at you 🤗♥️

[@gabito2647]

Joseph Bertolini latino and mexican is not the same thing

[@Zagase]

6:52 A sound bite of John Oliver saying "chinga tu madre" now exists... my life is complete.

[@jltaco85]

Yup, and he said it to peña fucking nieto

[@roryaphunter]

The “politician who hates Santa” thing is straight out of a bad Christmas movie.

[@aviationwithmooka4056]

And that dirty ass,weird Santa was straight out of a Christmas Special from South Park

[@mikegarcia9097]

I’m just imagining el bronco hiring the cartels to end Santa

[@liz3565]

I’m Mexican American and being educated by a British man on Mexican government and elections

[@Whitsoxrule1]

God bless globalization

[@josephmorris3778]

Girl, same. I try to avoid talking about Mexican politics with my friends by saying "We're just going to end up disagreeing on something we don't fully comprehend".

[@luongeesegonzales8471]

Hey me too

[@marlboroman2393]

Whitsoxrule1 no. Im mexican and i believe in my country first. Mexicanism not globalism

[@Mii.2.0]

@D Z Are you okay?

[@MasterGeekMX]

As a mexican let me say something: it may seem that the dubbing/subtitling of the videos may be fake, but no, they have a 100% accurate reflecting the dumbness of this election. P.S: AMLO won by nearly 50%

[@victormeunier9075]

And, how is it now? Seems he nonetheless was the less worst candidate... But I´m french, and this Show presented Macron as such... -_-

[@danixdefcon5]

@@victormeunier9075 less worst candidate, indeed. Some people will disagree with this, but honestly, even with the stuff he hasn't yet delivered on, it's probably less worse than what would've happened with the other guys. That said, "Mexican Macron" is probably a good example. :/

[@victormeunier9075]

@@danixdefcon5 With the little difference that Macron is a neoliberal with nationalist tendencies and AMLO a leftist with nationalist tendencies.

[@TheMacLovinn]

@@victormeunier9075 Actually, I think most Mexicans have now realized that AMLO was/is the worst possible option. He has not delivered anything of his supposed promises, most of his economic politics are stupid decisions, he governs through caprices and tantrums, he has dismantled any autonomous organization that served as counterbalance, has demonstrated to be hypercorrupt, nepotist, incompetent, blames absolutely everything on his predecessor and is incapable of owning on his mistakes... although in his speeches he wants to be portrayed as leftist, his actual politics have hurted women, children, the poor, etc. the most, also he made alliances/pacts with ultraright parties which constantly work to undermine minorities' right. Usually I love John Oliver, but I think than in this case he underdelivered, with I knew why.

[@victormeunier9075]

@@TheMacLovinn Could you please recommend me some lectures on that subject? I don´t know anything abot mexican medias, but I speak spanish. And I think we all should take Oliver´s takes on foreign elections with some prudence: his take on the french elections wasn´t particularly well researched either. Macron was already largely despised (and is getting more and more autocratic and racist) and Mélenchon (who isn´t far left, and was the only candidate with a real Programm on ecology) missed the second vote by only a very small margin…

[@voiceofkevin9041]

....I don't think I'm comfortable anymore with the idea of Santa always watching me.

[@CNWhatImSaiyan]

*_WHOOOOOO’S READY TO GET YOUR JINGLE OOOOOOOOOONNNNNN...?!_* 🎅🏻🎄

[@PatMan23]

Right

[@Mictla155]

Lol beware of mall santas. We all know that by now.

[@sirmanmcdude508]

He sees you when you're sleeping... He knows when you're awake...

[@facepalmrblx1590]

Kevin he sees you when youre sleeping he then unties his pants his hand moves up and down so swift it makes you pray all day

[@raul1899]

I'm mexican and was able to enjoy this to it's fullest 😂👌🏻 Thank you Sir.

[@Yugioh_Turk]

Even the Santa bits?

[@adielm.gonzalez703]

X2 😂🤣

[@robobop3721]

Thanks for my loss of innocence, John. I can never hear the phrase “Santa Claus is coming to town” in the same way again.

[@maxrichards3881]

Its A Joke.

[@robobop3721]

@@maxrichards3881 Relax dude, I was making a joke too. Google sarcasm if you need to understand.

[@maxrichards3881]

robobop This whole comment section is littered with hate for that one joke, even though it’s not even cringey, I’m just sick of it.

[@emeryjem]

Dude. He sees you when you're sleeping. If that's not weird enough I don't know what is. 😂🤣🤣🤣

[@Mythraen]

@@maxrichards3881 Oh. Okay. Thanks for letting me know when I was cringing that it was not cringey. I had mistaken reality as factual when I should have asked your opinion so that I would know what was factual.

[@1EQUALS-INFINITY]

17:55 That brave woman puts a lot of us to shame. She is a true patriot.

[@ericktellez7632]

From the future, she is still alive and people are seeing her as a potential presidential candidate for 2024

[@wallywallendo]

@@ericktellez7632 that’s cool

[@tori_19]

The Santa bit was hard to watch. Idk what writer said that was a good idea but oh boy was that a big OOF.

[@aranzaramirez8481]

The whole video was hard to watch if you are mexican...living in mexico.....about to vote for one of these four assholes...now that's scary

[@Jan-vv1zk]

Victoria Profitt i literally had to skip that

[@tseriesfans255]

Victoria Profitt u

[@petran17]

It was horrible!

[@Succer]

I died.

[@1080lights]

Lmao watch the sign language guy during when they’re talking about cutting hands.

[@Drosio_AV]

The thing about AMLO being leftist or not, really hits on the meaning Americans give to liberlism. Liberalism is not a leftist ideology, not in a capitalist system. The US has no real left, even Sanders and AOC might be called center-left.

[@HankusTheTankus333]

bernie is center right. source: am Marxist Leninist

[@Kira1Lawliet]

The Santa bit. Never do it again.

[@MrTr3sL3wis]

Kira1Lawliet that's right you respect the American figure who gives children of all races and economic status gifts every 12/25 #MAGA

[@supersquare]

I loved it

[@Timbone07]

I havent watched this in a while and I feel validated

[@davidthorton8161]

Santa Satan Both have NSA in wording. Both have full access to your home for one night a year.

[@Krizbonz]

That Santa skit is the worst comedy I've ever seen.

[@notnotfake226]

Episode Summary: 1. There’s corruption. 2. There’s a little hope. 3. Santa Claus “has fun”

[@davidhollenshead4892]

4. Santa does yoga

[@ludwigmonch-tegeder5753]

the 45 students... when I arived in México, August 2015, that happened after 2 weeks ... national wave of students all over México ... that country ... I love it so much , it's absurdly heavy to live in

[@rubenlarochelle1881]

2:22 Imagine getting a few bucks by posing for some stock photos not many people will ever see, but finding yourself in tv with John Oliver calling you the Mexican president...

[@ericktellez7632]

I dont know why but always everything involving Mexico is so weird and surreal

[@tarielkaroldan4106]

That's not really that high an honor, considering who the President was...

[@osvaldo1969]

It made me laugh my teeth out but then I remembered I live here and considered crying instead

[@fhageran]

osvaldo anaya same Bro! Estamos jodidos.

[@hanniballanda794]

Aren't you relative of Canaya?

[@pameLsi]

Hahaha sii la parte de bronco me mata hahaha es un circo 🎪 desgraciadamente son nuestros candidatos

[@luisguevara5157]

osvaldo anaya A mi me dio mucha vergüenza...

[@dharmaitri8506]

That was hilarious! I live in Mexico City and everything said here was 100% accurate. That's how ridiculous this country is. We're absolutely desperate for a true change. People say all the time "Mexicans are cowards. They should take matter into their own hands." Easier said than done. Would you take real action if you lived in a country where only the corrupt and cartels have U.S. made weapons, cause us normal people can't own a gun, and where if you say anything against any of the two your life is at risk? No. You wouldn't. Why? Because nobody wants to be just a number everyone will forget tomorrow. We have Trump up north and Peña down here. Wouldn't you also be desperate? Great Job John. Loved this sketch. I'm a huge fan. ¡Gracias!

[@Inggridibrr]

No lo de ayotzinapa tho 💔

[@lecorsaire2283]

Dhar Maitri I think Mexico will be fine. AMLO is not Maduro. The media just wants the PRIAN to keep winning. Televisa and all the major players benefit from the establishment. America is a mess with Trump. I would rather have EPN than Trump. That’s how horrible this presidency is.

[@momelendez9691]

Big Facts

[@lorenacarlson7706]

Not much to criticized Mexico, I am not sure who is worse, Mexico with all that corruption or USA with the most horrible, corrupted, racist, president Thrump.

[@05jorgeruiz]

Dhar Maitri , maybe the youth should rise up and demand for a second amendment and vote for it ....

[@mexaloco]

Why not a follow up Episode about Mexico?

[@jamarusjackson334]

Why

[@mexaloco]

Is been one year after the election. There are several changes done that are good for corruption but others controversial

[@marcosperez1283]

@@jamarusjackson334 well it's like hell In Mexico rn Here in my town there's a shooting every day

[@Alienleon10]

@@mexaloco it's been terrible. I hooe he acknowledges all the terrible things the President jas done and all the lies he's said during the debates which did not translate into his presidency at all.

[@shnglbot]

I also want a follow-up episode about Mexico

[@patrickjohnson1649]

I’m not sure if I’ve already said this, but Bobby Moynihan could actually play a decent Santa.

[@ineslerman]

As a Portuguese person I can attest that our mice, in fact, have very large penises. Actually, when we have them in our houses, we usually find them through the sound of their genitals dragging along the floor.

[@johnnytony593]

Inês Pardal : any cats being assaulted?

[@katarinafil]

This is true.

[@quester09]

that must keep you awake at night.

[@zora99ny]

Inês Pardal that’s unfortunate

[@marialuke2116]

ded

[@StrayCatMatt]

AMLO won, btw. So you don't have to google it if you're watching late, like me.

[@sleepysera]

Thx.

[@hardrock342]

@@dhammupandit3582 technically speaking he should have won. We people need more politicians like him

[@HachikujiMayoi]

HaichaoTeaLover where is ur pfp from?

[@androkguz]

@@hardrock342 really? AMLO has you guys repeating the Venezuelan's story ten times faster.

[@MRTIBURONTIBURON]

@@androkguz Your ignorance shows greatly. I hope that you do more research because AMLO is in no way attempting to control but to improve the Mexican quality of life. AMLO has increased the elders retirement payback and provided money to college students. AMLO has also bettered the issue with people stealing gasoline, and reduced the politicians benefits such large salaries and bodygards.

[@Pennsyltucky84]

Oliver blew it. After that clip of Anaya playing the recorder was begging for his trademark deadpan 'fire'.

[@twstf8905]

That Mexican congressional candidate, "Fernando Puron," was murdered in public, while posing for a selfie with a supporter after a campaign debate! A surveillance camera captured a man walking up from behind, raising a gun and shooting him in the back of the head, that's terrifying! Evidently, Puron was running on an, "anti-cartel platform," obviously making him a target in Piedras Negras, which is scary for Americans, too because it's a town on the Texas/Mexico border. He was only one of 113 candidates and politicians who have been murdered in Mexico just since the election cycle started. Fifty relatives have also been killed and 132 politicians, mostly at the local level, have been threatened. 15,000 candidates run for the most open government positions Mexico has ever had, so Drug cartels and organized criminals felt especially desperate to try silencing those who would threaten their hold on lucrative smuggling routes to the world's number one consumer of illegal drugs, the United States of America. This is yet another huge reason thousands of innocent people are seeking asylum in America, Because they fear for the safety of their families. And, whether you like Mexicans or not, or believe we must reform our Immigration laws and practices, it's difficult to believe anyone who would say that they wouldn't try doing the exact same thing to protect their family!

[@Emajenus]

How do you even clean a country whose entire government is corrupt? Anyone who shows the slightest sign of resistance gets killed, and the only remnants are corrupt politicians and police officers.

[@evanlee3646]

Agreed

[@AnthonyDoesYouTube]

@@Emajenus *corrupt police officers*

[@kyleguajardo]

It may sound shallow, but please believe that at least my heart goes out to Mexico. I would not wish for the kind of rule by fear from the drug cartels on anyone. I hope that many good politicians will step up and help, and will root against all odds that they survive long enough to make some real reform. - Sending love and support from some citizen of the USA (thankfully not one who consumes the illegal drugs that cause so much trouble for you, and everyone else)

[@guillepankeke2844]

@@Emajenus with arming the civilian population, google "dr mireles" i think that is an example.

[@TheCow67]

There is something deeply wrong with politics in Latin America, we need some drastic change, I hope we can change our countries for better. Força México! from Brasil.

[@osmango19]

Is gonna sound bad and i know you ain’t gonna like it but we should’ve been conquer by france or usa we as race we have the tendency to fuck things up , Thas is the case you just mention 🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽

[@alfrredd]

oscar dominguez yeah, conquered by France you would be like Haiti or subsaharian Africa and by the Us you'd end up like Cuba or Nicaragua. Grow a pair and be proud of who you are, you can't make your country a better place if you are constantly thinking about who would have been the better colonizers.

[@ShEmAinn]

oscar dominguez no, Mexico needs to overcome that past that happened centuries ago, CENTURIES!

[@Luis.Barrueta]

So be it. Obrigado, Gabriel!

[@mariobadia4553]

Gabriel Veiga MAKE MEXICO GREAT AGAIN!!

[@divanimariadossantos4697]

I wish i was half as brave as that woman facing the mexican cartels.

[@Dragerdeifrit]

There's a huge chance that she's married to a cartel leader anyways.... Not saying she is, but it usually works that way.

[@pinkupcake6]

We all do.

[@billderinbaja3883]

... and with a name of Juki Shit, I'm sure you are a real expert on all things Mexico... change your name to Ignorant Shit.

[@ricardochavez6398]

Billder Inbaja as a mexican I can tell you he's quite right, our politicians are master liars and with one hand they give and with the other they take away by handfuls.

[@billderinbaja3883]

Ricardo: Let's hope for better with AMLO

[@datalphalion]

8:55-10:42 19:24-19:57 Those are the Santa bits in case you want to skip them.

[@MarioAtheonio]

Thanks, I wanted to rewatch them.

[@trainboy2019]

Thanks for saving me

[@nowayangelo]

WhatWhere lmao

[@Tony_AM009]

I decided to scroll down during those parts, but hearing just the audio while not looking at the visual is still terrible. I'm not sure I even want to know whether it's worse to watch the video with the audio, not watch but listen, or watch but not listen. Moral of the story: mute the video and don't watch!

[@thefourofapocalypse7955]

Give this guy a medal

[@Jarod-vg9wq]

Good luck to Mexico from Canada 🇨🇦

[@ericktellez7632]

Can we get adopted by Canada instead of the US? We will be like your Spanish Quebec but not as pretentious as quebec is.

[@hansmaier1391]

@@ericktellez7632 malinchista🤮

[@ericktellez7632]

@@hansmaier1391 Says the guy whose username is a german name instead of a latin name

[@kang1983]

biggest election in history: 1910: am i a joke to you

[@heartbeast2137]

what ? plz explain

[@bigrivet985]

No

[@ramonmcgee2240]

@@heartbeast2137 Mexican Civil War. Started over the election of 1910.

[@lilly5695]

The election of 1800: I-

[@obeda.ruvalcaba8996]

The revolution of 1910 started because Porfirio Diaz (mexican president) had been in office for 31 years and favorited the rich.

[@santakillingcreepers]

*Don't ever bring santa claus out in june ever again*

[@RNovelo]

Would like to see an updated take from John Oliver on the current situation of Mexico.

[@AngelaRdz]

It would be a s**tshow, but it goes well with the whole white void theme he has since the pandemic started.

[@ericktellez7632]

@@AngelaRdz Lukewarm shit show. We are not worse than when Peña was around but a lot of amlos promises and predictions didnt became true either.

[@pidiroderics8425]

@@ericktellez7632 haha, are you related to Panista Lilly Tellez? You're ridiculous.

[@ericktellez7632]

@@pidiroderics8425 Far, far relative like the same great grandfather but thats it lmao

[@Tt-dr2ld]

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[@joezegers]

Bernie attempting to speak Spanish is the best thing ever

[@OverlordMMM]

The only thing scarier than the state of affairs in Mexico seems to be the state of affairs in the North Pole.

[@josht9518]

But hey, that World Cup tho

[@shashenkashaklein6809]

Seriously impressed with the lady mayor👍 Very brave lady. Hope she is doing well, and is able to make a significant difference in the fight against the cartels. Best Wishes 🙋‍♂️

[@dasaauto2024]

Yes, I completely agree. She is incredibly brave and worthy of total respect. (I think I just has a moment, like when women swoon over a fireman? But the opposite?) 🤔😬

[@nathanmcguire932]

The one woman in the presidential race (first to drop out) was the best candidate, but Mexico isn't ready to elect a female president unfortunately...

[@arnoldoaguilar7449]

@@nathanmcguire932 no she wasn't

[@joe972]

Shakeel Zaydan the only way to end cartels is to legalize drugs

[@diego76249]

Not at all. Once you remove their main source of income, they're just gonna move on to the next thing that sells. Cartels aren't just an abstract concept, they're people, and thus, they can think. Once drugs don't sell anymore, what's stopping them from doing bank hits instead? Kidnapping and ransoming en masse? And that's assuming that all countries, suddenly, legalized *all* sorts of drugs completely. 'Cause even if it was legalized in the US and Mexico, there's still plenty of countries out there to support drug trade. And even then, that's assuming that drugs were legalized to the absolute, no regulation at all, and with anyone being able to buy as much as they'd want. Otherwise, if there was even a tiny bit of regulation (like, say, you can't sell heroin to kids), then there'd still be a market, even if niche. Things are unfortunately not that simple, and if the solution was that easy, it would've already been tried. Because, even if drugs were legalized, all they'd have to do to keep their stuff selling would be to sell at a lower price than normal. Plus, come on, it'd just be destructive. Just imagine anyone being able to buy heroin. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@forrestcommander6283]

Bobby Moynihan is absolutely hilarious! Love his Santa

[@christophermills9289]

Mexico has a trillion dollar economy and a growing middle class. Been there many times. Public and private sector construction in the cities has always impressed me.

[@molotera8789]

Boy i wish

[@christophermills9289]

@@molotera8789 Go to Chetumal in the far south on the border with Belize. A city of 400,000 with everything I just mentioned. The peso is at an 11 to 1 exchange rate with the dollar because Mexico does have an economy in excess of 1 trillion dollars as set to the 14 trillion US economy and the peso is based on the dollar. Went to Mexico 15 times over a two year period and they were always doing road construction and private sector construction even in the far south next to Belize and Guatemala. Your wish is true my friend.

[@elmencos3335]

How did you not mention Duarte's scam in Veracruz of giving child cancer patients distilled water bags instead of chemotherapy?

[@UrielTorresA]

Porque todos sabemos que es una basura el pri :p

[@maxrichards3881]

It would have been to horrible.

[@EdgardoCervantesP]

Ex Governor Duarte got thrown in jail by Peña Nieto despite being his ally because he was a sociopath who pretended to give kids in his state chemo treatments but they were really filled with only water. Oh by the way, aren't cancer sick kids' parents protesting Lopez Obrador's arrival in Mexico city's airport today because their kids are not even getting saline water bags, and also no chemos since 2018?

[@jema.flores]

*IF YOU ARE FROM LONDON PAY ATTENTION, PLEASE* Javier Duarte, the gov John just talked about, has a wife who fled the country as soon as he was encarcerated and now lives in London. Her name is *Karime Macías*, google her. She already asked for political asylum on the grounds of political persecution and British authorities agreeded to review her situation. I have no idea how politics work over there but if there is ANYTHING you can do to ask your authorities to send this woman back to face ¨justice¨ please do. She knew what her husband was doing and we deserv to have her back in Mexico to prosecute her. -Thanks, love from Mexico.

[@smpdigital]

To put in perspective the kind of monster that Javier Duarte (Karime Macias’s husband) was, it has been found that we would divert to his checking accounts, state funds meant for children with cancer, and replace chemo needles with water.

[@herrero4270]

Mexico already demanded the extradition of her.

[@jema.flores]

Herrero yes a few weeks ago. But the process demands for the British authorities to investigate first what she did. They cannot just take her and send her back. She took advantage of this and asked for political asulylum.

[@malongdong7406]

BOY this is gold! me being mexican instead of being insulted by this i was in the floor holding my stomach from all the laughter,

[@GdotHost]

13:10 oh shit, i really hope we don't see something like this in the US come inauguration day

[@arcos7290]

Trump claims he wants to keep out Mexicans, yet he's taking *major* inspiration from AMLO's behaviour here.

[@stephengrigg5988]

No one let trump know about that guy

[@alexhaworth757]

Well

[@rachelgrubman4606]

No instead he just caused a coup during the certification in the senate

[@ieattuass]

This aged like fucking wine

[@TheLostAge]

I was really hoping for Oliver's take on our next election. I'm glad to see people in the US that can see the world outside, specially when Mexico is their neighbor. I'm really impressed by how informed he is, he nailed every single point he talked about here, everything he said about the atmosphere in Mexico and about the candidates is true. I just wanna say, Te amo Oliver cara de rata!

[@crashcoptr]

Google translate for those like me who can't speak a lick of Spanish: "I love you Oliver rat face"

[@OriginalKasym]

Well, tbf, he has a whole team of information researchers for each and every topic he talks about.

[@noraa.616]

It’s not decent to call him that. And it is NOT funny. A self-respecting person wouldn’t do that. He likes to self-deprecate and compare himself to that bird in lion king, that’s his choice, and only he can do that to himself; others shouldn’t

[@crashcoptr]

That's why every chance Oliver gets, he diverts respect for the show towards the highly-skilled reporters and writers working on the show.

[@xXRazorSharp101Xx]

Nora AlMeida it's out of love

[@jakubwidlarz]

Well at least they're in the World Cup.

[@Elpuma1374]

HAHAHA!! Good one.

[@andeace23]

Judging by how corrupt FIFA is and Mexico combined...you really think that's a coincidence?

[@masonthieu2114]

andeace23 I think it was also a shot at our stupid USA team not making it

[@andeace23]

Sure, I don't think most Americans care either. The World Cup was actually staged in Moscow this year. You might as well call WWE an actual wrestling competition. It's all staged, or it's at least staged just enough to keep people interested. I'm all for international football, just take the corruption out please.

[@chadcagle8544]

My favorite part about the Bronco scene in the debate was the Sign Language Interpreter in the corner

[@AmilcarPenya1703]

as a mexican citizen i litterally dont know either to cry or laugh

[@BigTulsa]

That's how Americans felt in 2016

[@chokolat50]

Ainsley Harriott cry

[@kennethchemwok9776]

Is it possible Ainsley is both!!! GASP!!!

[@xRainbowInTheDarkx]

Been there, when he did a segment on Iran.

[@AmilcarPenya1703]

im 1/2 mexican mate , i learned the spicy meat (yehehea boi) recipie on mexico

[@Yeah_Whocares]

I've watched SNL long enough to notice Bobby Moynihan in any costume....

[@listamato]

Same

[@abchernin]

"I like to stroke it till it's like a candy cane! Ho-ho-ho! Thick, and long, and curved at the end!" I'm gasping for air.

[@mayorshake7236]

Thought it was Forte for a minute at first....

[@gmoney5947]

Oh NO! I said my Opinion!?! But it’s Santa 🎅. I just realized you can’t change the color of Santa like you can with some of the other emojis.

[@macymonical8382]

SAME! 🎅🏼

[@el_fantasma_loco6497]

Im only mad that the voice actors didn’t capture the true feeling of “QUE LES MOCHEMOS LA MANO”

[@EllieofAzeroth]

13:08 Uh oh, I guess this is what's coming for us now

[@tinogarcia2094]

The fight in mexico is difrent from the one in the US......in the us is about hatred and the fight in mexico is about corruption and poverty.

[@PeaceL0veandFreedom]

I’m from the future. What’s coming for us is MUCH worse.

[@illuminatea6868]

10:35 to skip past the santa bit

[@trina5044]

IlluminaTea thanks man

[@x105w5]

thank you

[@hassanalbolkiah127]

Honestly a disgusting clip, apparently americans consider this "funny"

[@ReddishSunset]

God thank you so much. My window was open and people could hear that shit.

[@misterb3577]

+Bill Wilson Hey there, I'm a dude living in America. That Santa bit was seriously weird and fucked up.

[@Ufu4847]

I love the Mexican people. Mexico is a beautiful country and the food is good. I hope I visit your country soon when I graduate from University. Saludos!

[@mapache7317]

Dont die.

[@noaei]

Tr4cK17 Chapala is beautiful and Guachimontones is fascinating!

[@wendyberrios5957]

Cuernavaca is pretty awesome. You should check it out!

[@alejandroespinoza5680]

Stay out of Cuidad Juarez or have a local stay with you.

[@NA-vz9ko]

Stay in the right areas and be safe. Dangerous place

[@Ezequiel-lh4ub]

Im quite surprised by seeing how accurate jhon got his mexican politics background , he truly made a good research about the topic ,he knew wich was the popular perception and even knew that jose antonio meade didnt had a chance to get elected so he didnt bothered at all to speak about him...thats a hell of a good job.

[@AGRS22]

And yet Meade was arguably the best candidate

[@Ezequiel-lh4ub]

@@AGRS22 fuck off dumbass ,he never was.

[@rogueguardian]

1:58😂😂😂 that caught me off guard

[@temshasanaie2478]

Was that santa bit necessary

[@Mictla155]

It was completely necessary. :)

[@jayarby8494]

Temsha Sanaie That’s the joke.

[@humanoideric]

interesting international interest piece? better inject santa masturbating - Oliver. Lol, I guess he knows his audience.

Yes.

[@brandonwoohoo]

Absolutely, it renewed my faith in him.

[@realinus]

I literally had to skip the santa part... yikes lmao

[@mrskitkats]

Rodrigo Kirk me too

[@Timbone07]

I havent watched this in a while and I feel validated I stick to PBS

[@michafaine2433]

14:22 I work at Walmart and cash checks.. I would never attempt Spanish.. I made that mistake while working at a Whataburger in Tempe, AZ asking a Hispanic could "how can I help you?" in Spanish.. certainly didn't help, lol

[@surtu9221]

Ha! You're allowed to dislike Guillermo Del Toro but man do I love everything he's worked on! So creepy, so good!

[@scytheseven9173]

Politicians who make vague promises to wipe out corruption _always_ keep them.

[@DaDunge]

Scythe Seven my experience is that the louder a politician promises to take on corruption the less they'll actually do about it.

[@ellistarceansa8182]

I think that's Scythe Seven's point. If the promise is vague, it's probably meaningless and so easy to "keep".

[@DaDunge]

Alistair Ceansa ah I thought he was just being sarcastic.

[@scytheseven9173]

Yeah, just some basic sarcasm.

[@rumplstiltztinkerstein]

yeah, same as improving health care. Promising to fix these things is what got them elected. So why fix it?

[@seth4607]

Please don't do anything like that Santa segment again. That was cringe.

[@philmartinez8704]

Seth the height of comedy

[@angryyogbuscus1578]

False.

[@davidhollenshead4892]

Admit it, we all wondered about Santa, ever since we had to sit on the lap of an alcoholic, in a department store as kids....

[@jonhon]

a loooot of the jokes are cringey, but the other half of the show is well researched and informative

[@Fordring1776]

I think that was the point

[@traviswebb3532]

Watching this after Jan 6th is interesting when hearing about when they stayed in Mexico city's square for months on end.

[@damiancameron5495]

I imagine at least 1 parent called their kid in when Santa came in, and then immediately told them to run away!

[@RodrigoRosseeuw]

Im actually impressed, that was very well informed, 20 min is of course not enough time to understand Mexico, but it did a good job of presenting an overview of the political situation without rooting for any candidate's political views. Good job.

[@easyaspi31415]

Rodrigo Rosseeuw that is what John Oliver is great at. His show focused on quality over quantity, putting time into a single story and reporting only once a week. And I promise, usually, the humor is better than this. The Santa joke was just awful.

[@santiagomujica7930]

Thanos he didn't favor any candidate, all he said was that AMLO was "winning" the votes of the majority of Mexico until now.

[@RVNess]

Thanos he said AMLO it's Mexican Trump, is that supporting? xD

[@Sabertooth994]

That's easy. NONE of them. Please stay away from fake news and double-check your sources. AMLO NEVER said what some "independent" media are claiming he said. He actually said the opposite.

[@mariocobos2001]

pat purcell Stop giving money to narcos..Stop snorting cocaine and maybe people wouldn’t have to flee their homeland.

[@CBBC95]

Soy mexicano y este reportaje ha Sido el mejor que vi, casi nadie se atreve a hablar así adentro de este país.

[@jscb21]

Que triste que esa es la imagen que se proyecta a los gringos. Mas desalentador para la inversión extranjera. Soy mexicano tambien, ni hablar

[@fitzacartoonnow9602]

Porque los neoliberales te censuraban y te madreaban

[@CarlosVValdez]

Nadamas peor

[@jorgeramossantiago2204]

@@fitzacartoonnow9602 Los izquierdistas te atacan con puras tonterías o les arde que hablen mal de él mesías tabasqueño.

[@fran-yv1xc]

@@jorgeramossantiago2204 en Mexico no hay izquierda o derecha, no hay conservadores o liberales, solo dicen lo que la gente quiere escuchar

[@botigamer9011]

1:45 John Oliver, actually, that's a very common insult here

[@charlescannon2469]

Me: Oh sweet this is the video with Santa bits! *Me reading comment section for the first time* : Well damn, looks like I'm the freak again.

[@ericktellez7632]

You actually like the Santa bits?

[@charlescannon2469]

@@ericktellez7632 So much so I am rewatching the video because you reminded me of them. Between John's reaction and enjoying dark humour and gross out humour the Santa bits was probably made by someone like me, for people like me.

[@k_a_y_l_e_e]

well. that's santa claus completely ruined, then.

[@in-craig-ible6160]

Well, there's always the Easter Bunny. Oh wait...

[@pierre-yveslegal1702]

Didn't he make the Easter Bunny a drug addict in a previous piece?

[@thisisabadname7599]

Pierre-Yves LE GAL maybe the tooth fairy Oh wait she sneaks into children's bedrooms while they are sleeping

[@quester09]

nah, he's a filthy old man just like uncle. that's real all right.

[@avykh99]

Never liked the idea of an drunk, obese man breaking into your home and leaving a random box by your fireplace?

[@josearmandodavilamarquez7826]

you forgot to mention distilled water instead of chemotherapy at Veracruz during Duarte’s time.

[@JoshSweetvale]

José Armando Dávila Márquez Nope. That's American businesses stirring up trouble. Viacom would put a stop to that line.

[@psychopie4598]

“Biggest mattress sale in Dutch history” Why care about that mattress when you have cheese??

[@ceofounder]

Awesome segment/episode! Yet, with all due respect; the Santa sketch totally threw me off! Last Week Tonight is one of the best shows on cable television.

[@montreharriswouldntlie]

Well, it’s 2:30 A.M. EST right now but I got this notification on my phone and I was like “Ehhh, it’s summer vacation, I don’t have anything to do tomorrow anyway” so here we are.

[@colourized8494]

It's 8:30 AM here

[@nichequiche713]

basically the same situation for me

[@tacocat9182]

Succ Norris same dude

[@patriciah9413]

same here, except i got work at 8:30 😅

[@hsthast7183]

Its 12:10 p.m. here

[@efesezer8206]

the santa claus bit was cringy af

[@TheSilentCartgraph3r]

The channel deleted the comment saying this that had almost 1k likes. They know they had a little fart on that one.

[@kopec82]

Efe Sezer very very very cringy

[@badbanana0]

But dont they always have random cringy bits

[@xIPatchy]

I'm pretty sure the guy playing santa was Bobby Moynihan from snl lmao.

[@Adam-iy2ko]

Yeah that was a bold choice lol.

[@BKRagequitz]

My mom told me Santa was fake from the start, and I never worried about it after that. Why is that so hard for parents nowadays? Just tell your children how it really is and maybe they'll actually want to give gifts instead of receive every winter.

[@jesurenbnb]

Oh you know its christmas

[@dantruss84]

As much as John Oliver my rip on himself for being a coward, whimp or unattractive male, he really is the best, most honest and investigative host around. I love his sense of humour and his very informative show. Keep it up John, England and America love you

[@Ch4pp13]

i came expecting a collection of corrupt politician, i left to search for Anaya memes.

[@ferescalante182]

Hahahaha theyre great

[@Mgranadosv]

You will find a tsunami of them. He's like a robot

[@diegov1743]

He's a Mexican Zuckerberg.

[@MrMickel11]

Mexican here, did you find the chicken little ones?

[@Mgranadosv]

He brought out graphs and pictures to the debates like the weird emotionless sociopath nerd he is. There's one picture where he fakes sleeping with his glasses on.

[@DrewBoivie]

Most of this episode was pretty good like usual. The Santa parts were...not.

[@eddiegaytan236]

Drew Boivie Santa bit, was drawn out and bad on a otherwise good report

[@hoseadavit3422]

+Team Binary Santa go HO HO HO and a snow go rain

[@peterhooper3391]

On the contrary, the Santa parts were spot on and hilarious.

[@hazukichanx408]

They were not to my liking, either... but to each their own, I suppose.

[@MrJimbokerns]

are you trying to say you watch john oliver for the journalism? although...the santa stuff was pretty factual

[@aamidjaythreepointoh]

Still thinking of El Bronco telling his children that Santa doesn’t exist everyday, unprompted, and emphatically

[@BlackPhoenix13]

I may or may not be listening to this during my break siting in my Nissan Sentra

[@abortretryfail9350]

Okay, this was great, but I have to mention that the Santa Clause bit was, as John Oliver might say, _objectively terrible_ .......

[@vincentlance]

I love this show's work and that was just... painful to watch.

[@JaimeGuajardo]

Yeah... WTF were they thinking? Especially at the end... After having delivered such powerful messages... You guys thought dumb cringy sex jokes without punchiles were the best you could? I would've shared this video if it weren't for that idiotic part...

[@rowangratz6146]

Agreed

[@Churono]

It is so bizarre. A politician being absurdly opinionated about Santa is funny enough by itself, did they feel they had to pad for time with a completely unrelated joke?

[@Moundshroud.]

Indeed, I also feel he did not went deep enough, for instance Duarte 5:29 that fucking piece of shit, stole about 109 millions (and this is for real) by buying IV water and passing it off as IV chemo to treat children afflicted with cancer, I feel people really needed to hear that to truly grasp how fucked up things are over here.

[@jonathanskee6681]

They couldn’t come up with anything funnier for the Santa scene?

[@Mountain413]

Jonathan Skee These skits are so unnecessary. The show has so many forced parts it's impossible to not cringe while watching an episode. Don't get me wrong I still like John Oliver but the show has really changed for worse.

[@panzerfaust5046]

It would have been so simple if he just came out, told El Bronco to fuck his mother, and left. But instead they had some serious cringefest.

[@dreamerabe]

I found the first Santa scene funny, but I generally agree. The show would work better if they didn't try as hard to be funny. They can have a few jokes here and there, but not overdo it with everything being a punchline. The jokes just end up being cringey most of the time.

[@noway9320]

"Students were handed over to a drug cartel and murdered, and their bodies were burned." 5 minutes later "OOH I'M SANTA I MASTURBATE"

[@andrewcamden]

They're propagandists NOT comedians.

[@LenNeko1998]

man watching this after January 6th hits different, cause I half expected him to mention it before I realized how old the video is 😂

[@Znotyou14]

that "legitimate president of mexico" thing hits a little too close to home nowadays

[@ikentspell2659]

wtf was that Santa sketch!!!

[@Glenhh]

iKentSpell War on Christmas! FoxNews was right 😱😱

[@JacatackLP]

iKentSpell that’s perfect is what that is

[@jaykoerner]

I think it was jack black?

[@baysas5214]

Jay Koerner it's Bobby Moynihan from SNL :)

[@celieboo]

Baysa S awesome! Love that guy!

[@Degan1000]

My first criticism of Last Week Tonight in 4 years. The Santa bit was tasteless and unfunny. And it went on way too long. John, get some new writers.

[@gerardo8av]

Jeff Foehringer agree: too hacky, and as funny as a root canal

[@Juubi217]

Jeff Foehringer personally I thought it was the most hilarious thing I've ever seen! I nearly pissed myself!

[@robertkoerber3309]

A daily reminder that this is not a news show

[@josejones4413]

Robert Koerber lol doesn't take away from the point that it was unfunny. Just bad writing, plain and simple.

[@Flippyboy]

Not only that, when he says "Santa," he is saying he doesn't believe in government handouts. You might disagree, but he isn't talking about the Christmas character.

[@IsabelFernandez-qv7xz]

The comment of AMLO being a mexican Donald Trump is very accurate

[@janewilson7462]

What the hell was with the Santa skit?

[@enigmadrath1780]

I find inexplicable joy in learning about other countries' meme cultures.

[@Shalloworldmx]

7:30 - 7:33 the sign language for cutting hands it hilarious.

[@tobybartels8426]

Sillyworld : Wow, thank you for noticing this!

[@cameronmccarthy7587]

The best part is that he has to change signs when it switches from figurative to literal cutting

[@ElSikario100]

Lmao imagine having to process that comment while also making sure you're depicting it accurately to possible deaf/mute voters. If I were Mexican I'd vote for the sign language man.

[@paulmartinez594]

welcome to Mexican politics ;-;

[@Beboroni]

When he started insulting the so called cartel head, I was scared for John lol

[@ixtabehecatl]

because you love coke and marihuana? lol

[@Tejano12398]

@@ixtabehecatl what’s wrong with marihuana lol

[@Benin780]

You should do part 2

[@highgrounder]

Santa has me CRYING! I think I just ruined my entire life.

[@nickgoesvestmode]

The Santa bit was kinda dumb.

[@BloodOrangeSun]

Curtis It would have been funnier if they tied in the cocaine bit into it. So many coke and snow jokes in there.

[@nickgoesvestmode]

agreed!

[@terrycrews6179]

Ok have a nice day

[@el_presidente]

not even a meme in Mexico

[@extremeguy967]

almost all of the jokes are absolutely terrible I'm just watching for the info