North Dakota: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

North Dakota is known for being polite, but perhaps they’ve been a little too hospitable to oil companies.
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[@pbass2676]

If John was able to run for president i would honestly vote for him. Imagine the day, an English immigrant as President. Conservatives everywhere would cry

[@jackmcgee6827]

Problem is, you can only be president if you're American-born.

[@frankirons9337]

+mcgeej18 But what about Ted Cruz?

[@JMcMillen]

+The Duderino Man There's a clause that allows those born outside the US, but with an American biological parent to be considered American born.

[@frankirons9337]

John McMillen But his dad was born in Canada!

[@JMcMillen]

+The Duderino Man 'parent', singular. As long as someone has one parent who is an American citizen, they are considered American born. The nationality of the other parent doesn't matter.

[@Jredizzle1]

"Be Polite? Fuck You! Don't tell me what to do" lmao

[@bgreer4752]

I live in a big city and was shopping one day when a women told me to smile. All I could think was "get fucked" lmao

[@MoonShadowWolfe]

Dude, coming from a born-and-raised small-town Canadian ... 'get fucked' is exactly the right response. Trying to tell someone to force a smile is just such an infuriating move. 'Fuck you, I'm not happy, I'm not going to pretend I'm happy for you!'

[@barvdw]

I'm from small town Europe, and although I've moved to the city, I still smile. But I don't tell others to smile, I just smile. It might make them feel a little bit better, or not. I don't care that much, tbh.

[@kerdunne3422]

That's the New York way alright. :D

[@jamesolmsted3471]

Anyone else notice they missed bleeping out that fuck you in particular?

[@blacktimhoward4322]

This man spends the shit out of HBO's money and it's always so worth it

[@LPChipi]

I'd love to have been a fly on the wall when the decision for this show was taken. "Well, Game of Thrones sure is expensive. We can get a late night show, just a guy, a desk and a camera. We'll have to pay the writers well, but nothing extravagant" 1 year later "He wants WHAT now??"

[@Zero_Da_Hero]

We learn so much from this guy.

[@thatguygold]

last week tonights budget is yes.

[@joat1979]

Family Guy said it best: "North Dakota.....we're not even the good Dakota."

[@bakerXderek]

John Oliver's too awesome, always shining light on the stuff most don't notice.

[@oscarmm3]

Agreed !!

[@fclavijo]

+bakerXderek It's so cool that North Dakota has these "Be Kind" signs, its almost like they're canadian.

[@harpy5629]

+fclavijo With the amount of Canadians that come down, we practically are at this point.

[@ClockworkNinja24]

+bakerXderek Cheaaaaaaaaaaaah

[@KingPingPod]

+bakerXderek Agreed - but don't forget that John is "just" the front figure of an awesome team that research and write. They do a great job and John really delivers the stories in a clear and precise way.

[@battybasil2057]

Fun fact about the billboards: they’re still here. And we have no idea who pays for these things, but they’ve been around as long as I can remember

[@kristelbrok182]

Are the billboards still there? ^^'

[@Mister_Nutt]

@@kristelbrok182 Yup. I see one every time I drive into Minot and I kinda hate it.

[@Cervantesbracetty]

Which ones ? The one saying be polite or the one saying be angry

[@Mister_Nutt]

@@Cervantesbracetty The positive ones are never taken down. It angers me.

[@imitator101]

did anything actually change in North Dakota?

[@goopah]

Stumbled in here (a few years late) and found: A comedy show with MUCH more news and actual research than the actual news. The research shown here is at a level not seen much these days. Subscribed.

[@amandabrunner7181]

I just did the same thing

[@joshuasethhill3518]

Same, this needs a new look by John and the gang!

[@prestonfontana8416]

@james kenyon I live in Saskatchewan, Canada, just above ND, and I have NEVER heard of this. Are Canadian oil workers also this badly mismanaged and unsafe??? Good lord.

[@robinjackson7882]

goopah Sordid i. One of my better ideas.

[@fargonianproductions2767]

james kenyon I have heard Canadian mines are terrible

[@boobajaboob]

Oil companies were trying to drill on Dad’s farm in Scobey out in the part of Montana we call West Dakota; he refused to allow it and he fought the KXL pipeline. Sadly he is gone now but the farm is still producing food and not oil. I guess the coal companies also drove him nuts back in the day...

[@2011Oly]

South DaCanada, laughed a little to hard at that.

[@firstnewsshow9051]

+Chris Moore I thought that joke was great too. If you want to watch a comedic news show about the Democratic Presidential candidates you never heard of, click on my name. 2 minute & 21 seconds of joy. (if you laugh, please share)

[@TVNewsMedia]

+Chris Moore ♟♞♝♜♛♚ David Cortese - Manga Chess ♙♘♗♖♕♔

[@ami6081]

what's up

[@alexkavak3079]

+Chris Moore *Too

[@VictoryFire88]

+Chris Moore I just call it Southern Canada.. And I'm so cold... :(

[@WestCoastPuma209]

I am from Texas, and I can confirm that the speed limit is "Let er' rip!"

[@WestCoastPuma209]

+Tim Clark lol I guess you know how It is.

[@johnguy8539]

+Carlos L. I'm in Houston, Never seen a sign like that but in remote areas you can pretty much drive as fast as you want. I imagine you can do the same in every other state that has a remote area.

[@WestCoastPuma209]

+John Guy I live in Houston too, I see them everywhere.

[@Enkabard]

+Tim Clark hehe, we have 130 limit on higway too.... but in km/h LOL

[@Crick1952]

lol, true dat. ps Go H-Town!

[@patsysadowski1546]

In the UK sub contractors count as employees under health and safety law. It avoids this kind of lack of employer responsibility.

[@shrubert]

Same here in Aus!

[@ThinBeagle]

and your growing empire is a sign of the prosperity

[@kai-ht3qs]

@@ThinBeagle Hows the yank empire doing?

[@Gaius__]

@@kai-ht3qs It's dying, thank God. Now, if only it could die *faster.* Please.

[@TheNinthGenerarion]

Gaius 1968 I was going to say “you got your wish” but you’re aware of Covid

[@maddyjohnson9664]

As someone who’s family has lived in North Dakota for 30 years this episode was at once both heartbreaking and extremely accurate

[@BigEZ95]

ALL HAIL JOHN OLIVER AND THE GLASSES THAT LAYETH UPON HIS FACE!

[@khoatran-pc6tb]

+Kerry Wichterich praise be

[@haydeninglis2237]

Praise be! PRAISE BE!

[@1rebekahlove]

Praise be, commenter, praise be

[@baloney_sandwich]

send him free money. praise be.

[@Bankstercide]

+Kerry Wichterich Praise His Name.

[@BenPalmersuniverse]

1:28 Don't bleep out fuck lol

[@souljuh25]

I heard it too. haha

[@Curtis006]

+Ben Palmer It's a show on HBO; why do they try to bleep them at all?

[@CatJetRat]

+Curtis006 They don't on HBO, but for some reason they do on here.

[@yoji0]

+CatJetRat: I guess KZbin is too kind and gentle for that kind of swearing. ...(snrk) Sorry, couldn't say that with a straight face.

[@whodatninja439]

+Ben Palmer It's funnier with the bleeps

[@joshuak5958]

"North Dakota is probably best known for the 1996 Coen Brother's movie Fargo, and the visitor's center can tell you all about it... " Like how all of it, save one scene, takes place in Minnesota?

[@MaxwellKelley]

I don’t remember the movie that well but I thought it was in North Dakota. Although, there isn’t a huge distinction between the two on their edges.

[@modove2842]

@@MaxwellKelley oh yeah, I think "it was filmed in Duluth MN bc Fargo didn't have enough snow that year" is almost always the second thing I've heard about that movie when I lived in Fargo 😂

[@BigDaddyKai620]

Over 7 years in the Oilfield Services. I got out with all my toes and fingers. Thank God 🙏

[@iheartchubbybellies]

3:01 "...like a solar eclipse, you _really_ shouldn't look directly at it." Insert picture of Trump staring into the solar eclipse...

[@ms9771]

Just learned from john Oliver about america more than college and school god bless you John , I force all the family and friend watch your show, you are great,

[@ashmac87]

That's where he gets his power lol

[@abisheks8511]

@@puredjsentertainment3874 You can really learn from anybody - a toddler to somebody on their death bed - they just have to know the thing you want to learn better than you :)

[@Milly032712]

Oh my gosh, Stempy you're so funny. Your wealth of ignorance astounds me.

[@Milly032712]

@@abisheks8511 stay off the drugs man

[@AthenaAGT]

Did you know that Montana and North Dakota got into a war? It got so bad that the North Dakotans started throwing dynamite. The Montanans lit it, and threw it back.

[@waltereg0]

+asdfasdfasdfasdf4113 Ha hahaha, Now I'm aware that Montana jokes about N Dakota are a thing that exists.

[@dgdaner]

+asdfasdfasdfasdf4113 Do you know why North Dakota is so windy? It's because Minnesota sucks and Montana blows. :P

[@CallMeHeatMiser]

+Dane Glasoe Did you know that birds fly upside down in North Dakota because there is nothing interesting to poop on.

[@waltereg0]

+Ethan Lochridge LOL

[@MissRora]

+waltereg0 That's kind of the thing about upper Midwest states: We all make jokes about each other like rivaling high school sports teams. And don't even get me started on the Canadians....

[@colgantm111]

As a person who’s visited north and South Dakota I can confirm that theyre basically as nice and wholesome as Canadians

[@raypowers9175]

As a resident of ND since I was born, I love your naïveté.

[@ussinussinongawd516]

@@raypowers9175 yup as a Canadian , north dakota is still like North Korea for us

[@davidgoodnow269]

Yeah, I accidently pissed one off once . . . he was my boss . . . once.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

@@ussinussinongawd516 Canada has people trashier than the USA.

[@jamisojo]

​@@ussinussinongawd516 it depends on the North Dakotan, just like it depends on the Canadian.

[@mandymoore5774]

SIXTY NINE HOURS!!! Can you imagine just being awake for that long?! Never mind driving, watching what ur supposed to be working at, listening to what you need to be listening to and for, EVEN WALKING FOR SIXTY NINE HOURS IS INSANE!!!

[@prabuddhaghosh7022]

Japanese who made Allied POWs walk for 36 hours were shot after the war for war crimes. They should have just registered as a US corporation and they would have been fine.

[@00maharum00ma]

You can do it, just need more energy drink

[@Phillip-wt4dz]

69? Nice, except not nice.

[@jamisojo]

I worked at a place where I started to often work 16 hours or more.... I noticed that I started seeing things out of the corner of my eye at around 16 hours.

[@Ikelae]

Having come from North Dakota... I can say the oil boom has been disastrous to my community. I had to leave due to how outrageous prices got for everything from housing to gas. (Ironically enough) You almost have to work in the oil industry to have a decent life there. The lack of infrastructure is probably the most apparent problem. More deaths are resulting from that, as opposed to the rig accidents. Man, it's a mess. You did nail it though. Usually North Dakotians are ecstatic about their state or town being mentioned nationally. I don't feel that right now, except for those billboards. I remember those and they were the shit.

[@kwazhims3lf]

+Ikelae i totally understand that.. the point of view just depends on which side of the fence you're on.... it can be good for some, and real shit for others. real estate must be absolute shit where the boom is. shittly little 2 bedroom house 50 years old $700,000?? are u HIGH?

[@samlynn1992]

Man, sounds like North Dakota has experienced the same thing as Alberta. The recession in the past year and a half has changed things a LOT, but the cost of living here is nuts.

[@Ikelae]

Sam Lynn I've heard a lot of stories that come out of Alberta, which remind me of home. I know the oil sand boom didn't get the same attention, but yeah it's ridiculous in many places in the province from what I've picked up upon. I am not as well versed in the issues faced there sadly. I will have to look more into it ^^ I am sure the fire issues are not helping matters. =/

[@daddytangee]

From what I've researched it has a terrible effects on the elderly ( especially those on fixed income) with house pricing rising, food becoming more expensive, and after the boom comes the bust where it leaves a lot of places deserted. Businesses ruined because it is profitable to leave to the oil industry. Not to mention a lot of the money doesn't even stay in North Dakota. The amount of issues this brings cannot fit into a comment, but hopefully there are solutions that can remedy these problems by studying the oil booms in the past.

[@reynacarrillo3915]

I live in Kern County, and the oil boom has caused a ton of job loss here too. Everyone else is pretty much okay, but unless you have a higher up job in the oil industry, you're fucked.

[@TheAnonyomusGuy]

69 hours that's almost 3 full days for an explosive technician, that's terrifying

[@MonkeyKong21]

+TheAnonymousGuy the explosions would keep you awake though

[@Sephiroso.]

+MonkeyKong Something tells me you haven't stayed up for 3 days before.

[@jackmehoff2363]

what he is leaving out is that he was on standby probably.for most of it and he doesnt have to stay awake. i currently work in the bakken i know what its like

[@Cheekee13Monkee]

+TheAnonymousGuy The guy probably slept in a truck or something, that's what guys do out here on the rigs.

[@bonkersblock]

Yup! Imagine rigging it too! But you are so tired that instead using flash thread you end up using your shoe laces..

[@bthsr7113]

The fact that I miss these kinds of stories and having time to worry about the environment is depressing.

[@jamisojo]

​@@Paonporteur often, Democrats come off sounding like whiners. A lot of people don't like whiners.

[@James-rz3jz]

I live in ND, and I approve this message. Thanks you, Mr. Oliver.

[@brianwilliams9605]

I live in Western Australia and this state digs ups rocks. A miner dies and the company says he was a contract employee. Our laws are a bit stronger and the family will get proper compensation and the company will get hauled into court but they will just get a fine and told to clean up their act. Better than nothing but the press here won't let the bastards off.

[@lynlove5195]

@@brianwilliams9605 vdgvlfvgjjnujhdj g

[@theeternaldark1771]

Hi from Dickey County...luckily we aren’t near the oil fields.

[@johnbreen7867]

This is exactly why labor unions are more important now than ever. The labor force being killed and maimed in the oil fields need a voice.

[@IggyTthunders]

Or, alternatively, they could just go get different jobs. I'm sure being a garbageman is less risk-intensive, and if they have qualifications to work an oil field they probably can haul trash. Unions should always be held suspect, because they too easily become mafias.

[@johnbreen7867]

IggyTthunders, I understand your concern. It's been my experience that unions and corporations keep tabs on each other and provide counter-balance. And, just out of friendly curiosity, are you suspect of the oil companies and their potential misuse of labor?

[@IggyTthunders]

John Breen No. But I'm not talking about the oil companies. I'm talking about the labor unions who enforce policies, famously at gun point.

[@chriswarf1689]

One reason people work in the oil and gas industry is because of the pay. No one is going to do this dangerous of work for the same wages as a garbage man. Depending on the company most people can make around 100k a year in this field without any degree and on-the-job training.

[@miningcamper]

What's with the trashing of garbage collectors here? I wouldn't do that no matter how much it paid. Absolutely ANYTHING could be in a trash can!

[@CyricZ]

Y'know, people knock OSHA for not doing a lot to protect workers, but as someone with a degree in industrial hygiene and have thus learned a LOT about OSHA in the last few years, I find that yelling at OSHA for people dying on the job is like yelling at your security guard when your stuff gets stolen when you've nailed that guard's feet to the floor and have given him a rubber band to defend himself. OSHA, for all the good its done, is still one of the most toothless and understaffed agencies in the government, and businesses will do the very crap done as reported here in this video to avoid having to be responsible for the lives of workers and save a buck. And when people try to introduce reforms or enhancements to OSHA, the same baloney comes back down the pipe of "over regulating" and "putting the handcuffs on businesses". I'm so sorry, businesses, that you feel chained down and enslaved because you're being asked to ensure that your employees and contractors are able to come home to their families alive. The saddest part of this video was Governor Dalrymple's speech about how the "regulatory environment is very reasonable" in North Dakota. That's politi-bull for "we'll look the other way on your crap safety if it means you bring us business".

[@gamesman0118]

+CyricZ And it isn't going to get better with the amount of money being paid to certain congress members to gut OSHA. Oh right those were "campaign contributions".

[@jdrudeify]

+CyricZ They really are toothless. A buddy of mine many years ago wanted to file a complaint to OSHA about hazardous working conditions. He was asked to step inside of machines while there was a power outage and perform some repairs. The power outage was an unplanned one and nobody had any idea when service would be restored so he refused. He was threatened with his job and had to do the repairs. Thankfully he was out of the machines before the power came back on, but he was still pissed. He talked to a lawyer and the words that were used stuck with me: "OSHA is a graveyard organization. Unless somebody is dead, they probably can't do anything about it."

[@seancoyote]

+CyricZ This is pretty much the tactic for fighting against regulations, reducing the funding and staff. This is thanks to the lobbyists of the various corporate interests and the political funding. It is very bad press for Republicans to look like they are endangering people by taking away safety regulations, but cutting funding sounds like a good thing, saves tax dollars and there are laws in place to punish companies. As we all know, allowing companies to self govern and self inspect only shows just how evil corporations really are.

[@couchpoet1]

+seancoyote I agree, but let's not forget that these corporations are just human beings all working as one entity... And we as consumers need to inform ourselves much better in order to make decisions that don't detrimentally affect us! Vote with your dollar because if this system is as corrupt as we all know it is then choosing what you purchase is one of our only chances to minimize the wrong!

[@seancoyote]

couchpoet1 And how exactly do I boycott an oil drilling company, or all oil companies, and coal burning power plants, and medication, and medical care? There just isn't a viable way to boycott needed things. Sorry, I agree that boycotting is a tool, but it isn't the only one by far. Vote responsibly, and speak up. Speak with your vote, wallet, mouth and keyboard, make it known.

[@TTV5]

"The longest I've ever been out on a job site is 69 hours straight" Nice. but also, you know, not nice.

[@kenbrownfield6584]

Handling explosives

[@vaguedreams]

he wasn't working non-stop for 69 hours. he got a lot of sleep.

[@highside4life]

🤣🤣🤣

[@hulbertcampos5245]

Ha nice

[@nickwiora8214]

O.t. is always nice

[@patricedhanis3546]

What hit me hardest was that people were burned. That to me is the worst type of injury. Medical professionals have a hard time controlling pain from burns.

[@llovley]

The pain is awful. 48 years ago my parents were hit in their VW bug by a drunk driver. The car burst into flames. A selfless man they, at the time didn't know, stopped what he was doing, ran over to the intersection, and pulled them out of their car. He saved their lives and is now a good family friend. He's told me several times my dad's legs sounded like bacon frying in a pan. Anyhow my parents have burns over 70% of their bodies and they've told me about pain from the burns and how uncontrollable it was and how they would have to take salt water baths and how they would nearly scream from the pain. They were in hospital for 6 months straight. So I can only imagine what these oil field workers felt when they got burned.

[@lotr9000]

i find it hilarious that the north dakota video has 6 times more views than the population of N Dakota.

[@bejanetemad8047]

Now it is around 17x's...

[@humility1st]

@@bejanetemad8047 cool

[@froggy2therescue0266]

Its because we were mentioned and had to show all of our friends multiple times. :)

[@devinmichaelroberts9954]

It has more views than the population of New York City too, whats your point?

[@xfinity1348]

Now 19 times.

[@timthepieguy]

YES, SOUTH DAKOTA WAS MENTIONED. I'VE NEVER BEEN THIS PROUD. THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING US. SOUTH DAKOTA EXISTS!

[@Alleywolf-nk1wi]

Exactly! THANK GOD THEY MENTIONED IT!

[@noeyjo4864]

Mayonnaise you don't need to suffer as much as North Dakotans so shut up

[@madethisforrestrictedvideo9907]

But, like... Are you *sure?*

[@reptoidrenaissance]

Sorry, turns out South Dakota is actually fictional.

[@nataliaalfonso2662]

Does it?

[@samuelrosander1048]

"Business friendly" = "Civil Enemy" That's how it sounds, at least.

[@heavystalin2419]

Exactly!

[@trdtooster]

Who'd have known in 2020 the barrel is worth more than oil in it .

[@robertoqueiroz9028]

ahahahahahahaha

[@ihavethebestwords984]

Lol

[@ZT1ST]

I was watching this again and when I got to @3:19, that was my first thought to - followed by "Who's going to tell them?"

[@kara6020]

Lol

[@UlshaRS]

It will still always worth more than the worker as long as they can pull this shit.

[@thomasbishop3494]

As someone who lives in North DaCanada I can tell you that the only reason we're so polite is because that staves off the psychosis. Remember the last time Canadians got mad? Nazis ran away.

[@PhillyB20XX]

+Thomas Bishop To be fair, we carried large placards that read, "Boo!" into battle.

[@gamerpog2243]

+AndyDuhAwesome i looked it up and dang

[@xGraeme63x]

+Alex Montejo He's telling the truth. We Canadians were some of the best soldiers during both WW1 and WW2.

[@SFO14]

+Thomas Bishop reference? or is this sarcasm?

[@Yal_Rathol]

+SFO14 nope, it's actually true. though to be fair, it's not like we won the war by ourselves. we just captured some key points like vimy ridge. although vimy ridge was infamously hard to capture, so the fact that canadians did it helped the reputation somewhat.

[@ARBLACKx]

John please do a segment on the TPP!

[@ARBLACKx]

+Mr. D yup essentially every trade deal in existence right now which screws over the ordinary person for the benefit of corporations.

[@guyshepard9658]

The phantom pain?

[@Crick1952]

Definitely! Mainstream media brushes over it or praises it. We need you John Oliver! You're our only hope.

[@guyshepard9658]

lesslighter What took you so long.... ....to figure out that this whole time.... ....they played you LIKE A DAMN FIDDLE!!!

[@userwhosinterestedin]

Don't forget TTIP!

[@lesbomeful]

My friend worked in the Bakken oil fields and came home with leukemia. I wonder how many others got sick?

[@symbologee]

Depends on what he did...was he mixing frac fluids? He might have been.

[@mattgrele6318]

So they destroyed their environment for 8 years of work,

[@Krystalmyth]

Karma.

[@Sonichero151]

@@Krystalmyth it was either work in an oil field or live in their parent's basement until they hang themselves.

[@Krystalmyth]

@@Sonichero151 I promise you their options were more broad than that.

[@stger2384]

one aspect why they are so great, I'm watching this vid 8 years later, pretty cool for a "weekly news" series. Thanks!

[@DynamicSeq]

North Dakota: Come for the culture.....Stay because your car won't start..

[@kaydgaming]

“Culture”

[@sunfeatherX3]

@@kaydgaming ey, fuck you. It was great up here

[@marysenum5621]

You just have to learn to plug it in and start it up regularly. If we can work through -60 so can you!

[@kenbrownfield6584]

LOL

[@jonmulack4226]

Most new cars do just fine. Beaters and some diesel's maybe. And it doesn't get as cold as it used to. Yes, way up north but I'm from central Mn. It used to regularly get -40. Not any more.

[@Blacklister773]

I love that they censored "F*ck you!" But then, on the third f*ck, they just said fuck censorship.

[@kylestubbs8867]

Janice in Accounting must've been in charge of bleeping that day.

[@RC5108Gaming]

They gave a f*ck

[@annalocker1187]

Eric Strong I guess no one noticed what you did

[@Blacklister773]

Andrew Locker I'm glad you got it lol

[@stars4809]

I didn't notice that until Andrew pointed it out, you clever little muffin.

[@iliahi2669]

Standing Rock is in North Dakota. This report came out just before the huge protests. The stranglehold oil has on the state was absolutely the reason for all of that unbridled police violence. Oil benefits a few in the short term and hurts so many more in the long run

[@elaineb7065]

I was looking for this xxx

[@christianrivera4328]

I would totally love to hear a follow up on this subject matter.

[@CinemaKnight]

I love John Oliver. He knows just how to simplify complicated topics while not making it sounding like he's dumbing it down, plus he's seriously funny.

[@suprtroopr1028]

Ooooo, the censors missed one

[@annamannix9695]

I heard! I was so startled!

[@WalrusBrosStudios]

When?

[@suprtroopr1028]

+WalrusBrosStudios last fuck you of the bit at 1:12

[@stacatalina]

As soon as I heard it, I paused the video and scrolled down to the comments to see how quickly it was mentioned. LOL

[@B20C0]

Who gives a fuck? Bleeping fucks out is retarded anyways. As if the audience didn't know what he actually said.

[@kedabro1957]

7:00 ... Oasis Petroleum? It takes a real weasel for a company that pollutes all the water to name itself after a source of water.

[@blazeheupel7179]

There is only 2 seasons in ND winter and road construction

[@karleenkarlotta6740]

Accurate af

[@SailingSeignior]

They forgot to bleep the "fuck you" @ 1:28. I can't believe a show on HBO didn't bleep out a cuss word. Shameful. Here I thought HBO was good, wholesome family entertainment.

[@eliyahyan8999]

+SailingSeignior HBO a good, wholesome family entertainment? LOL, you do know Game of Thrones is on HBO right?

[@yake222]

+Eliyah Yan sarcasm is difficult through text

[@PurpleMetal75]

Don't worry. There are other nice, wonderful, wholesome shows on HBO that the whole family can enjoy, like Boardwalk Empire.

[@rjekwlq___1327]

Pussssssy

[@eliyahyan8999]

yake222 Oh, is it? Precisely why I assume it to be nonexistent.

[@Foskitty]

Regarding the explosives expert required to work shifts up to 68 hours long... Uhh, well, I've spent a lot of the past few years voluntarily not getting enough sleep so I can play video games and make posts on webforums regarding video game lore. One thing I've learned about my sleeplessness, is that after 24 hours awake or so, I do not consider my mental state to be capable of playing the easy mode stuff in video games with a sufficient level of competence to actually get anything done. I've been up to 68 hours (and further) without sleep on some occasions, so I know something about the mental state of someone who's been awake that long in a stress-free environment. That explosives expert was required to handle explosives competently while he was constantly hallucinating, the size and shapes of objects constantly shifting, and he probably couldn't walk in a normal fashion or be able to complete a grammatically-correct paragraph. The fact that no one at that site was killed during that work shift is a god damned miracle.

[@jamisojo]

Agreed. If someone encouraged him to stay up for 69 hours... or 24 hours for that matter, they should be sued for millions.

[@larapalma3744]

John and his team must have saved lots of lives raising awareness

[@stevemartin4249]

Hiring sub-contractors. I live in Japan, have been here 36 years, and this is the standard operating procedure for large corporations to avoid responsibility of compliance to Japanese Labor law. The law mostly applies to only full time employees, not sub-contractors. And did you know that many of the workers at the pre-tsunami nuclear power plants are untrained and under-protected sub-contractors .... as are the foreign immigrant labor hired to clean up the shit?

[@Krystalmyth]

That whole country is subcontracted at this point.

[@donfolstar]

DAMNIT I WANTED TO GO TO SLEEP!

[@AlexSmith-tc8lo]

+donfolstar SAME

[@deadlyattacker]

Same

[@jerichoofficial1485]

Same here XD

[@roboguy75]

+donfolstar It's fucking 2:39 where I am right now, can't sleep now

[@MayoMongrel]

i have to be up in a couple hours to go fishing but i need me some jhon oliver

[@Kenpokid4]

Man, my econ teacher last year (who also happened to be a far-right conspiracy theorist) was going on about how great the North Dakota oil fields were. I hope he somehow finds out about this video.

[@anndroid5147]

+Kenpokid4 Send it xD

[@KesSharann]

+Leon Belmont Libruls hate short term profits, dontchaknow.

[@ThePharphis]

+Leon Belmont The! Narrative! Must! Be! Maintained!

[@Kenpokid4]

***** Really. It's one of those things that sounds good on paper, but then fucks up horribly.

[@avedic]

+Kenpokid4 He probably listens to Sean Hannity. Hannity is *_constantly_* rambling on about how North Dakota's oil boom is the future of humanity. It's -practically- a fetish for him.

[@Fiericte]

I've lived in North Dakota 11 years... and I had to look up that turtle monument. Practically in Canada as far north as it is. But I'm still proud. Next time I head west to visit in-laws, I'll be making a detour to see it. Thanks John Oliver ;)

[@SerpentiCaptain]

As an ND native, I'll give him this: South Dacanada is one I hadn't heard before.

[@SparkytehUnicorn]

I moved to Minot for a year and a half during high school, the first night I was back a few people died in a bar stabbing that involved a lot of oil workers with too much to drink. Violence indeed rose a lot in ND because of the influx of new workers.

[@gregorymartin9746]

+The Presidential Perkolator Good point. That rarely ends well.....:-)

[@NerdEnthusiast]

Just watched this on TV. Did anyone else have the part about Mitchell's Oil Service cut out?

[@xCHiCK3NbUTTx]

They don't post the full episodes on KZbin, just the main part of the episode!

[@ViolentMLG]

+NerdEnthusiast Really? Interesting..

[@bebesomething]

Yup it cut out for me too

[@he1986]

You usually find it somewhere else you youtube, but no here at the main channel, they only post the main part of the episode, as Tom sais.

[@c130fan]

+Tom Tebow I think he means that a part that was showed here was cut when it aired.

[@Uncle-Cookoo]

Years later, I still live in ND. We still have those billboards...

[@radiobob1908]

I have a slightly ridiculous suggestion. When we were in Seattle last year, my father wanted to photograph the welding sparks at a construction site near where we were staying. He did this several days in a row. He noticed he was getting nervous looks, and asked someone about it. "You from the government?" the guy apparently asked. "No," my father replied, "I'm just taking photos of the sparks." The guy laughed and said, "I don't think I'll tell the boss. He's been double-checking all the safety equipment since they saw you." My point being, if you dress business-casual and carry a large camera, you can sometimes get someone's boss scared enough to follow the law. Even if you have no authority. Schrodinger's OSHA.

[@l.ga.1061]

Lmao nice

[@marpinteacup6395]

@@l.ga.1061 Gotta love letting the boss be paranoid

[@NitroNeoOriginal]

This story echos the entire shale natural gas industry in multiple other states.

[@swgriff1]

yes and it shows a ways that companies skirts safety laws to increase production. something they legally should not be able to do.

[@jerrycan1756]

+Nitro Neo 1 death per year for millions of dollars, thousands of jobs, and a healthier worldwide economy?

[@ezrablock3218]

+Nick Johnson Not 1 death, as we saw, and tons of land being polluted. THE STATE has the oil, if companies want to use it they should be forced to take the STATE's objectives into consideration.

[@jerrycan1756]

Ezra Block A. "State's objectives" is a very subjective topic (ironically) and B. THEY HAD TO PAY FOR THAT LAND... FROM THE STATE

[@ezrablock3218]

Nick Johnson I'm pretty sure that the NUMBER 1 priority of the state should be to ensure protection.

[@MrDruism]

John please do an episode on the problems in Alaska! Most people don’t even know we’re a state or that we are not an island. Despite the glaring issues with global warming they constantly vote against doing anything about it or other issues

[@aaronmarks9366]

@Armenias Thunk We can do both

[@aaronmarks9366]

There are people who think Alaska is an island? Jesus Christ, our education system is trash.

[@Fiericte]

@@aaronmarks9366 Seriously, that is terrifying. We're so far behind other first-world nations in education and many of our own children can't even identify what parts of the world are part of the USA.

[@aaronmarks9366]

@@Fiericte Absolutely, it's atrocious. There are Americans who grow up and still can't name all of our states or where they are. Or where things like the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans are. 🤦‍♂️

[@bryanekers3472]

I can sort-of picture how a misconception like Alaska being an island might take root, if an American schoolchild is only ever shown maps of United States territory that include the 48 plus Alaska and Hawaii in sidebars (though almost never to scale) and not world maps that show where the U.S. is relative to other countries. Hence the inability to find the U.S. on a world map or globe. Still, though.... yikes.

[@hematospermia]

My dad bought an apartment complex right before they shut down the jobs. Let's just say that it's a bad situation now. Side note... the guy who wrote Blood and Oil was in my graduating class of high school. haha

[@abbycross90210]

Sounds like it's time for my dad's favorite joke about ND! What is the North Dakota state bird? An empty Walmart bag caught on a barbed-wire fence.

[@riotschminke]

You know you're not american when you wonder about all the people talking about one "fuck you" not being bleeped in the comments^^

[@artsHscience]

+Riotschminke I think most of us don't care. Just squeaky wheels.

[@PerthTowne]

+Riotschminke HBO is a cable TV channel, so they don't have to "beep" anything. It's obviously their choice to do it. On broadcast channels, they have to "beep" out seven or eight words that are considered "obscene" or "indecent" under federal law. If they don't, they can be fined if someone complains. Not a particularly harsh law, considering that nothing else is censored--just that handful of words. But some people still love to complain about it.

[@legendblader01]

***** what america do you live in? lol

[@eerosalonen]

+PerthTowne I that is really federal law it is quite harsh and direct form of governmental censorship. It should be against First Amendment, but Supreme Court have never yet had balls to say that government don't and shouldn't have right to enforce indecency regulations.

[@PerthTowne]

Eero Salonen This is a minor thing. I'm not going to get excited about the government restricting the use of a handful of words on broadcast TV. There are much more important problems to focus on.

[@S0RGEx]

As a Texan, the "Let 'er rip" speed limit thing is 100% true.

[@dyedviolet7349]

Is the age of consent = winky face true too?

[@S0RGEx]

To an extent, but that's not just limited to Texas.

[@DKjazzguitar]

I've actually driven in an 85 mph zone. I didn't realize that 85 is the highest posted speed limit in the country until I Googled it just now. I thought a lot of big empty places in this country high ridiculous speed limits like that!

[@S0RGEx]

Daniel Kaplan Yep, Highway 130. Driven it many times.

[@AbdullahIbnBilal1]

Ryan Sorge Drove from Milwaukee to Laredo then to Odessa, I think my little needle had invisibility powers ;)

[@denverbeek]

"The price of oil has dropped in the last year." 2020, 2021, and 2022: *Allow us to introduce ourselves*

[@kennethcoenen7643]

Thanks Joe.

[@darthmaul216]

@@kennethcoenen7643why should I be paying for your fuel?

[@DemonPlayDemonOut]

It's always the nicest people who get taken advantage of the most.

[@ShannaCarlson525]

Born and raised North Dakotan. Grew up in Bismarck and I hardly recognize it anymore. Porches, Ferraris, massive houses in gated neighborhoods. I just can't stand it here anymore. People, especially in big cities, are rude. At least in a place like NYC or LA you'd expect it. But with the massive migration to this state, they've brought that with them. Granted, the first time I tried Japanese food was after the boom, but I'd rather stick with lefse, kneophla, and hotdish if it means we could have our state back. I really encourage journalists to check out the levels of corruption in our State Legislature. It's sick. But the citizens are too polite to say people aren't doing their jobs in government. It's true. We'd rather be seen as ignorant than rude. Being rude is a big deal here. Thanks for bringing attention to the issue, John.

[@ARichardP]

Shanna Wheeler It’s common to the Midwest - this underdeveloped ability to be rude. Or to be able to handle rudeness in others. Over-niceness comes at a cost. I grew up in the Midwest and then lived in the South for 10 years - many things to love about each region but people there are generally over-repressed.

[@rzz9594]

Pretty sure u had ‘ porches’ , built on the front house , before the bakken, just sayin 🤔🤔🤔

[@kathyinthewallowas9190]

maybe. I remember a N. Dakotan laughing at me when I had car trouble and pulled into his gas station. Thanks N. Dakota. Maybe you're getting what you deserve.

[@Awakeningspirit20]

That's crazy! We in North Carolina have been fighting fracking to protect our environment, but otherwise we're having a steady economic boom like the rest of the South. My family and many others migrated to the South over the last decades and contributed to the South's economic progress, hopefully North Dakota ends up more like that eventually. But up north, where my family came from, corruption is just more obvious I guess. I really want to visit North Dakota and the other plains states, I went to college in Illinois and was amazed at how flat some parts of the state were. And I love Midwesterners.

[@Qolus]

I'm from Minneapolis, and I have been in Seattle for 4 years. It has a similar recent culture of young rich assholes, thanks to the tech boom... I've been to the Dakotas and rural Minnesota enough to see that, in and around Williston, a lot of corruption, injury and death can be written off by the fat cats at the top. They can always make the excuse that they are creating desperately needed jobs. It's not worth it...

[@ForeverMe543]

Additionally I love John’s little evil finger tap before he reveals the bullshit lol

[@cftvdata]

Wow, this episode was particularly infuriating... The news clip describing the burn victim losing his legs and committing suicide is just horrific. Good lord...

[@MajorasWrath1]

The machine of capitalism is oiled with the blood of the workers.

[@ciaranosullivan9352]

@@MajorasWrath1 yes it is

[@Joekuh]

@@MajorasWrath1 That is a DAMN good quote.

[@jamisojo]

​@@MajorasWrath1 not so with Communism. They just shoot you and take your stuff.

[@MajorasWrath1]

@@jamisojo yeah because you're like a landlord or something genius.

[@konraadse9923]

'I've mind fruck ya' is such a scottish phrase

[@marydotjpeg]

Hey oil companies: Why the fuck you lyin why the fuck you lyin mmmh ohmygod why the fuck you lyin

[@AvoCattoTV]

+thedigichan STOP FUCKIN' LYIN'!

[@Jellybean5689]

The ending is actually, mmh oh my god, stop fucking lying

[@a.randomjack6661]

+thedigichan The answer is *money and corruption*.

[@HideousConformity]

+thedigichan We're talking about companies that are run by sociopaths. The fact that they're liars is probably the least of our worries.

[@marydotjpeg]

+HideousConformity I know. I saw the whole thing lol just wanted to leave a funny comment.

[@kellyk1919]

Coming from Saskatchewan the oil has had a disastrous impact to communities. it's made the crime rate skyrocket made once nice neighbourhoods turn into ghettos.

[@QT5656]

Yeah but a small number of people have gotten very wealthy out of it and America needs such heros to aspire to... #irony

[@nataliaalfonso2662]

I oddly think about North Dakota a LOT. Almost specifically Bc I think of it as a “forgotten” state. What I actually forget about is South Dakota. And Idaho. I forget Idaho exists 99.9% of the time.

[@MrChancla]

I've legit watched this episode a handful of times because frankly I enjoy watching John do the fucking news. This man hands down has the best fucking show on cable.

[@OffRezWolf]

I really wish John Oliver would dedicate an episode to the 1100 murdered or missing indigenous women here in Canada. And how the government says it is not a problem and not worth investigating any further, despite calls from the UN saying it is a crisis.

[@MrGarlic1234]

yes, please U.S.A needs to learn some info

[@Illlium]

+OffRezWolf Do you have any source for that? Sounds interesting.

[@Crick1952]

I hope John sees this.

[@1234kalmar]

+OffRezWolf I didn't yet hear about that. Can you link something i can go on?

[@patrickmurray2786]

That's terrible, I'm from the U.S. And never even heard about this, it needs to be addressed

[@DrRockso79]

Those billboards straight up remind me of They Live.

[@davidnewey3130]

John Oliver is wearing "the glasses" haha

[@GRYFX02]

Nice observation, what a movie 😊

[@clovisthegreat7078]

It says on the bottom right: paid for by last week tonight by John Oliver

[@SJATX]

From Texas here... John is spot on about what he said regarding my state... 🤦🏽🤦🏽

[@AFN2750]

The Briggs thing about North Dakota oil wouldn’t let me stop thinking about the northern wall of Briggs.

[@ZakingGaming]

I'm just gonna say what everyone's thinking. That was was a f*cking awesome turtle.

[@ammonmiller7950]

+Phil Hadel We have the turtle, and also the world's largest cow and bison statues. Oh, and Bismarck has a giant eagle.

[@needsmetal]

+Phil Hadel and its literally within 5 miles of Canada

[@AngelValis]

+Ammon Miller I know that Bismarck is the capitol of N.D. ... but I'd rather imagine Otto von Bismarck with a giant eagle on his shoulder.

[@odge99]

+Phil Hadel Actually took pictures of my kids in front of that turtle this summer! It's in Dunseith.

[@ammonmiller7950]

AngelValis Now I think that the city should rebuild the statue to Otto von Bismarck with a giant eagle.

[@DatVideoDoe]

They didn't censor the "fuck you" at 1:30

[@MG-Makes]

Yea I noticed that as well.

[@xXUnownghost72Xx]

Why do they even bother censoring it?

[@texivani]

Have they censored things before? I never really paid attention, but he's on HBO now, I was pretty sure they're okay with it

[@davidflores909]

According to some KZbinr I cannot recall right now you can actually say fuck once or twice without your material being considered for a "Mature" public.

[@BlueCaboose42]

They should upload these uncensored

[@joesantos2455]

That wood chipper is an AMERICAN Hero! Steve Buscemi is a MONSTER!!

[@dfailsthemost]

I asked my OSHA certification instructor what would happen if a company just didn't pay a fine. He said, the fine would double...and so on. So, nothing.

[@Ziggurat1]

Being Norwegian here I never ate Lute fisk, If I ever go to North Dakota I will try that single restaurant. I just have 48 states to visit first.

[@jellyrolls2765]

don't you mean 49? or have you visited one? or is there one you want to visit last that isn;t south dcanada?

[@zhinka1]

nobody here eats it either, we just feed it to stupid tourists

[@olkid5595]

I'm in Minnesota and only the very traditional older generation eat it. I'm talking like people in the 70s and 80s.

[@Ziggurat1]

Jelly Rolls I've been to one.

[@nathanl7018]

Most lutefisk made in the States is not real lutefisk. They use actual lye instead of lute, which makes the fish turn to jelly. That's not lutefisk, that's just shit. Real lutefisk tastes and has the consistency of regular fish. My family has it every year for Christmas.

[@JoaqMan]

I HAVE AN AUDITION FOR A FILM TOMORROW, OLIVER! Ah fuck it! I love you

[@texivani]

Good luck! :>

[@ZenoDragos]

+J Wizard Phoenix Good luck !

[@C3Squared]

+J Wizard Phoenix Good Luck

[@shangster42]

GL fam

[@ndmtrs]

good luck mate!

[@lagodifuoco313]

"North Dakota, we're not even the best Dakota." - Peter Griffin Lmgdao! Here in North Dakota right now. Living in Minnedakota and we were just all throughout South Dakota for spring break vacation at Crazy Horse Monument, Mt. Rushmore, Deadwood, The Black Hills, Badlands NP, Rapid City, Wall Drug, The Corn Palace and Sioux Falls. That saying is soooo freakin true. "It's funny cause it's true."

[@rosilindschroeder1880]

They are almost Canadian with their kindness and politeness.

[@BlikeNave]

One of the best jobs must be the person who photoshops the images for all the show's jokes. You'd just photoshop funny pictures and read jokes all day. 15:22 - 15:31 Even the Fifa building in the field next to a windmill seems like it'd be humorous to create.

[@BeverlyLodge]

I have a pretty great job but I think I'd still take a year off to do that job! LOL Maybe work for Buzzfeed too... those job looks awesome

[@brazilianseac]

And he didn't even touch on the increase of rape, human trafficking, and other violent crime that have come with the oil boom there.

[@meanderingwayfarer0928]

+Stephanie Spencer Rivera I saw that on This is Life with Lisa Ling on CNN. Interesting stuff. Just goes to show that whenever there is money to be made in oil, the most awful of human beings turn up in large numbers

[@creepyoursmile1654]

+Stephanie Spencer Rivera John and his staff have 30 mins, once a week to do a topic. I think we can forgive him if he cannot cover *everything*. What would you propose he cuts to incorporate what *you* want? John does what he can do with the time he has. Everything cannot be done all at once, so stop thinking that its possible.

[@brazilianseac]

+CreepYourSmile I realize that, and I didn't comment to criticize the lack of these issues, but to point out all the issues that have come with this oil boom in addition to what he did cover.

[@rockjock3]

+Stephanie Spencer Rivera Maybe he'll revisit these other issues in a later episode like he did when covering FIFA's investigations, FCC and Net neutrality, and others. It could happen, plus I'd like to see if and how North Dakotans would respond after this episode.

[@SingerTJones]

I grew up playing on that Turtle as a kid.

[@klaythoring1326]

I pushed the foot into the chipper last summer & the photo of me is one of the happiest I’ve ever had. We stayed in Fargo & it was sketchy af & honestly, one of my favorite things ever.

[@Eban11235]

They're like Captain Planet villains without the subtlety.

[@aloe.0v0]

1:28 A "Fuck" slipped its way past the FCC.

[@aloe.0v0]

+Eli or Die Yes and there's plenty of swearing. But they still bleep all the "fucks" for online content. Why did this one slip through?

[@aloe.0v0]

+Eli or Die You're right. Still a goof though, and someone had to point it out.

[@billydiesel8520]

+Alomar K It's HBO, paid channel.

[@SnowHarp]

+Alomar K Yes, but luckily it does not bother me. If it did, I would just move on to another video. You can too if you like.

[@Bamalamization]

I left Fargo ND not a few months ago. And YES. Those billboards are still there.

[@ef01mw]

.....like the saying goes in the Air Force: "Why not Minot, Freezin's the reason."

[@Madsovic999]

Like the saying goes in Spanish Gibraltar "Shoop di dap di boop"

[@pillowcaselaw]

I know this is an old video, but the real problem with the subcontractor system in cases like this is that it allows corporations to completely evade responsibility. Subcontracting can actually be good for local economies, by giving business to existing local firms rather than creating competition for them - or worse, transferring in people from outside the locale and displacing local workers - but the contractor themselves needs to have some degree of accountability for the actions of their subcontractors. I worked on defense contracts for several years, and at first the company I worked for was subcontracted through another company. If we screwed around and our employing company didn't do anything about, _they_ could get penalized as well as us. The same went for the DARPA liaison on top of the whole contract - if he was made aware of improper work activity of a contractor (such as one University using DARPA funds to fund research that was not even tangentially related to the subject of the contract, outside of being about the military), and did nothing about it, _he_ could wind up being disciplined or even *prosecuted* for allowing the mismanagement of government funds. Heavy industry *must* be held to the same standard, or some standard at *all* because unlike a contract that involves non-mission-critical software, peoples lives are _literally_ on the line. EDIT: Full indemnification waivers like the one in Oasis' contract should also be abolished. Some of them can be scary as hell. I had to sign one during a competition that attempted to claim that I would not assign liability to the host school even in cases of _malfeasance_. In non-legal terms, that meant that they could _intentionally_ do something that could harm me, and I could not file civil suit against them. Was it enforceable? I don't know! Even if not, though, the fact that someone would ask anyone, let alone someone who was at the time a _minor_, to sign such a waiver, is unconscionable.

[@littlehammerman]

The investigative team on this show is absolutely brilliant.

[@harleyb.birdwhisperer]

These vids are like topical extended-length late-night monologues without the interview guests promoting their record/movie/book. For a long time, I’ve recorded Kimmel and Colbert so I could watch the monologue and delete the rest. These topics are better chosen, too, as they can use the lengthier time to dig deeper. 60 Minutes show with one speaker and one topic per episode. Adding the comic asides during the rat-a-tat pace is brilliant. Rock on, John. Even when they’re old, they’re often topical.

[@Lawrence330]

You have oil, why would you be friendly to business? They should be cozying up to you, "can we dwill your oil, pwease, North Dakota?" Unlike pretty much ANY other business, they can't just move across the border and build their factory, they NEED to be on top/adjacent to the reserves.

[@casualsatanist]

Honestly, that’s how you keep your supply, while simultaneously increasing the demand, WHILE also being able to raise your stipulations and keep your infrastructure/bureaucracy in conjunction with the businesses so you don’t have insane situations like with OSHA. I smell the money of coal lobbyists in this decision. Edit: Not coal, oil. Different noxious source of energy.

[@Carnerd101]

Comedians speak the truth while politicians make us laugh.

[@jessicaandsahara]

+Carnerd101 Personally, they both just make me want to cry.

[@1Sapere]

+Carnerd101 ♟♞♝♜♛♚ David Cortese - Manga Chess ♙♘♗♖♕♔

[@WH-hx8dq]

+Carnerd101 brilliant quote

[@ComplexFaust]

lol how's you first week of high school going

[@stp52x]

+Carnerd101 Have you heard of Bernie Sanders?

[@extremelymemely9694]

Omfg I live in South Dakota and I just found out we don’t have an ethics commission either

[@jannicolaisen4925]

Don't diss lutefisk. It is the sustenance of the gods, your puny form cannot comprehend the majesty of lutefisk.

[@AreaLabMen]

And Republicans still vote against government enforced business regulations. They'll say something heartless like: "Well, the guy knew what he was getting into when he signed the contract." Complete. Lack. Of. Empathy.

[@catawallupinbear3796]

Anything smacking of "We the People" like "collective bargaining" or "living wage" or "medicare for all" and the party of, for, and bought by the rich is totally against it. They love bailing out the rich and giving them BONUSES for bankrupting their ENTIRE industry in 2007, but when "We The People" need sensible regulations put in place as a moral deterrent they water down the regulation insuring that the financial meltdown will happen again. The market will not self regulate and neither will the oil industry.

[@intercat4907]

And say it to his widow. You're right.

[@QT5656]

The media (backed by oil and tobacco barons) have done an excellent job of demonising regulation.

[@drmadjdsadjadi]

This is not just a Republican problem. It is a human problem. Democrats are just as bad when it comes to actual enforcement because they seem to think that passing a law is sufficient. They almost never back it up with decent funding and oversight for enforcement. While you can legitimately argue that Republicans like to ignore problems entirely, it is equally clear that Democrats tend to only care when a problem spirals out of control and is publicized on the news. So long as the public does not hear about t and get upset, most Democrats are fine with papering over such issues. So therein lies the problem, - your voting choice is often between the unsympathetic Republican and the hypocritical Democrat. We really need to stop choosing between the lesser of two evils because regardless of the choice you make, it is still evil.

[@lucyk2371]

Cash is king and the people that work for them expendable. This is killing people and destroying the environment. It's not a simple pandering point.