Lawyer Reacts to Alt-Right Tiktok

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[@jakurdadov6375]

I've been saying it for a long time: They are angry at the wrong people for the wrong thing. It's not the poor, the immigrants, or the minorities who are taking your jobs and pulling your wages down. It's the very wealthy individuals, the investor class, and the corporations who have no responsibility to you that are automating the factories or moving your jobs overseas who are hurting you.

[@MamaKatt]

Rich white men figured out during the Bacon Rebellion if you pit poor whites against black people they will slice their own throats as long as they are doing in the name of the white people. These people do not think that immigrants are taking their jobs. They think that non whites taking their jobs. They are more than comfortable with shipping in Urkarans or other Eurpeans to take those jobs. And even light skin Hispanics (look at Cubans) but the idea that Americans of dark hues taking any job they do not want offends their sense of justice and fairness. Rich people use poor whites to violently hold power as every aristocrats has done.

[@anthonythompson1680]

Well said

[@rosemadder5547]

I’ve always thought We have way more in common with each other on the right and left than any of us do with the officials we elect.

[@mvansome]

Yes!! Been saying this for years!! It's all the rich and investor class he'll bent on destroying the world for a higher quarterly profits

[@teemcshanney8910]

Nope. It's Communists. Uh-unh! No way they're doing that to us! It's Marxists. No wait, Rush Limbaugh says it's the immigrants... Okay it's whatever my unquestioned leaders say. 🐏🐑🙄

[@hostile7teen]

I just discovered your channel and I love your semi snarky, no bullshit, clear headed way of explaining things. You also employ empathy which is authentic. The US needs more folks delivering the news. Thank you.

[@jacoblendzion2372]

Do you know how you spell US ?🤔

[@YonBaBa]

Sam here, just found her channel and liking it so far.

[@mrenneberg]

This is so refreshing to see! We have a (seemingly) growing alt-right movement in Canada, and I am concerned that my parents and siblings are being moved further right by similar rhetoric to the ones you showed in these videos. As an example, I am the only person in my immediate family who is vaccinated against covid, the rest of my family refused and were willing to lose their jobs for their belief that the vaccine was unsafe. I tend to stay out of political conversations with my family because I find them deeply uncomfortable, so I was so pleased that you held my hand through these tik toks. Please give us more like this! Your calm and matter of fact reactions to these intense opinions are so helpful to me, to know how to respond better when I encounter these opinions in real life.

[@LeejaMiller]

thank you!!! also adding this to the list of reasons why I need to move farther away than Canada ✍️

[@mrenneberg]

@@LeejaMiller OMG noooo! Please don't strike Canada off your list! Well if you do, I understand. But if we can, we need to fill this country with more liberal, free minded people. If you can add to this affirmation, then you would actually have more of an impact in Canada than in the US (Based on population your impact would be at least 10x more of the impact on one country)

[@lindseystein9676]

@Hellen Hunt on Wheels I used to live in Canada, but have pieces in the states for several years now. I’ve noticed some family/friends back home getting into far right ideals, too. Things going on in the US seeps into Canada. Honestly, I think Facebook is part of the problem for many countries having a resurgence in farther right ideals.

[@teaburg]

@Hellen Hunt on Wheels If you don't mind me asking, does your family belong to church/es that were founded in the USA? Like Pentecostals, Southern Baptist, etc? It seems to me that people who are primed to believe in a literal Bible tend to believe conspiracies and also in 'alternative medicine'.

[@mrenneberg]

@@teaburg There's definitely a big influence from the Evangelical Movement in Canada, so yes I think that's where a lot of it is coming from. The Evangelical Movement in Canada, while I don't think it's direct from US churches, it's certainly heavily influenced by it.

[@lostbutfreesoul]

The lack of understanding around the 2nd Amendment actually bothers me. So many people think they are authorized to use those firearms however they see fit.... Instead of recognizing the slim circumstances that the government allows for their use. I will say this though - Whomever took two completely different sentences and wove them together like that.... Can we all find out exactly who that was, so we can ridicule them for the rest of time? -Not a lawyer, just an enthusiast from another country.

[@nathanielhathcock9088]

😿

[@nathanielhathcock9088]

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[@morganwentworth2041]

It was proposed by James Madison, unclear if anyone edited it

[@ChardeeMacdennis339]

Yeah and refusing to understand that when it was written we used things like Muskets and firearms that took an entire minute to even reload one bullet. I highly doubt that they could have ever fathomed the kinds of weapons we have today. And I highly doubt that they would think civilians should have access to those kinds of weapons. Most of these people are ignorant and don’t actually know anything about history or our country’s founding and they are so stubborn they will never look anything up. As a US citizen who hates our gun culture, It’s incredibly frustrating.

[@nightlydrugs6927]

Also where do they get these notions about the UN?

[@SaladVP]

After getting out of the military having served 14yrs, When anyone invokes the military, i question why these people don’t look inside theirselves for the ‘strength’ to fight for THEIR cause. Why ruin someone else’s life? I def believe you should fight for what you believe in, but YOU should fight for what YOU believe in.

[@pierregibson6699]

That part

[@isaiahsmith6016]

It's easier to have others spill their blood than do it themselves, I suppose.

[@fairybliss7772]

It would be interesting to put their names into the sex offenders lists and see what comes up

[@kenwaltson7113]

The sex offender list is antisemitic

[@thomasjaggers3576]

What happens when a government, both parties, lies constantly to the public.

[@emilytrott]

As for the UN military operations have to be approved by a unanimous vote of the Security Council. Since the United States can veto anything that they vote on, it doesn't seem likely that they will be invading us here in the USA.

[@ivanheffner2587]

“I will prosecute you posthumously.” He wasn’t saying that he himself would be dead; he’s saying the IRS agent would be dead.

[@JVSfit23]

I love love how you focused on the core of the issues the right have and how you agree with the underlying problems. We as a society I feel focus and the difference we have instead of the similarities we share. And love how this should what misinformation can cause real fear and in turn can cause violence when if people were to truly educate themselves a lot of this issues could be fixed but then again most Americans can’t afford to college or get educated which in turn is what is truly destroying this country.

[@TabbyLavalamp]

As soon as a guy angrily brings up "maritime court" it means they're into the whole sovereign citizen magic law words nonsense.

[@lamontjohnson5810]

This was an interesting watch, because for one I never had any interest in watching anything that the alt-right has to say. But I like that you watched these videos with an open mind and were sympathetic with many of them--you didn't just bash them simply because they are the alt-right. You were able to admit when some of their points were valid and even reasoned as to why some of them feel the way they do. Great non-biased analysis.

[@jbwooten89]

That guy around 18:32.... I always just want to meet one of those guys and say "What exactly did *I* do, in this situation? What exactly do you mean....?"

[@scarlettlovelee]

I love the new digs and this vid! It's hilariously exhausting lisening to these folks air out their grievances. Thank you for giving us calm, educated, and responsible counters to their reactionary views. 🥰

[@Dr_JSH]

The rebel states were "required" to ratify the 13th Amendment so, yeah, plenty of Democrats did vote to formally end slavery.

[@whiteumbrella9344]

Very balanced opinion and I very much enjoyed it. I am more left but I agree no one is happy right now. I think if we stopped fighting and really talked, perhaps we could do something constructive to fix things.

[@Sampson-w3n]

I usually judge a person's intelligence on how religiously fervent they are.

[@regancopple4085]

Maritime Court is Sovereign Citizen rhetoric, Leeja, it's a code word. The Republic vs. Democracy canard is from the John Birch Society, they used to put up billboards by the highways back in the 1960s that explicitly stated, "This is a Republic, Not a Democracy. Let's keep it that way." You can Google the phrase & pictures of the billboards will come up in the Images Section.

[@SpecialInterestShow]

I love it when conservatives scream "free speech" but get real mad when I use MY free speech to call them idiots

[@agoo7581]

They literally think their "constitutional rights" are being violated when they are politely called out for being uniformed/childish/mean/etc. Pointing out their hypocrisy is pointless because they are well aware of it. Their entire worldview is that they should be able to do whatever they want while forcing everyone else to do what they want. There is no intelligence, context, or even basic decency in any of it. It is a 2 year olds mindset that refuses to mature.

[@ninagude0586]

Lmbo SAME!! I just had a small Convo regarding a "country" song that clearly depicts opposing political beliefs in our country's citizens, referring to the "Lib" side as being "Offended", presumably by the "Right" side of Political views...... I was being shown this music video as an example of how "sensitive" the "Left" is. My response to their "point" was 'Its funny how people claim that others are sensitive to "the truth", yet here you are showing me a song and music video where the artist is clearly bothered or offended by opposing beliefs, to the extent that they made a song about it.... Kind of the same sh¡+ as "hating" Cancel Culture, but the moment a brand or business or product or just SOMEONE agrees with an opposing view, there's whole videos and rants about how these entities are "traitors" and should no longer be supported, for example, Bud Light and Anheuser Busch.....'. The lack of rebuttal, and silence following my statement spoke Volumes to me! 😂🤷🏻‍♀️. I say, you're entitled to your opinion, but the moment your opinion escapes your lips, you've opened a window for others to have an opinion on your opinion, and if you felt you had the right to yours, then everyone else has a right to theirs.... If you don't like other's opinions on yours, then don't put your opinions out there to be opinionated upon. 🤷🏻‍♀️😉

[@Bruelax11]

Or when a trans person is on a beer can or when a football player takes a knee. Or a drag queen reads a story book. Or someone queer writes a book. Or when a person or color writes about oppression. The hypocrisy is totally lost

[@achaean7615]

And what makes conservatives idiots in your opinion

[@achaean7615]

​@@Bruelax11well here's the thing, alot of the books banned in schools, especially the homosexuality ones ended being banned as the result of sexual content in the stories, parents would go uo to the microphone and read some really uncomfortable stuff, like several of these books sexualized younger people, and the amount of detail was something that most would agree is completely and utterly inappropriate for a school library, and it wasn't just high schools... the material was often borderline or outright pornographic, if it were my kid, I'd prefer that shot be kept away, another issue you mentioned is the trans guy on the can, he abandoned his family to pursue his fetish, he lives his life playing make believe online for attention, some people.. believe that having gender issue is a legitimate mental illness, and that transitioning is not the right course of action, and again.. can you blame them? Having you actually seen what these people go through just to masquerade as having a woman's body? It's kind of sick yo watch, their minds seem to be slipping, and the fact that this is a relatively new phenomena only adds to the concern, and btw, despite what many trans rights activist try to tell you, this has not been a serious occurrence at any point in human history, that's not to say there weren't gay people and unichs and shit, but back then this was a very, very, very niche fetish

[@jamesstinedurf9841]

i used to watch Fox news and i was always angry because of it. after i stopped watching them i started to feel much better about everything. truth is, their whole purpose is to upset their viewers. that anger that they create makes people easier to manipulate and control. it's something that Trump really grabbed on to.

[@LeejaMiller]

fascinating, that makes sense

[@isenhobbitz]

As someone who grew up in a Fox News household, I agree that it is a toxic way to consume news.

[@marykayesugerman6843]

I am a nurse and I can’t stand when I have a patient who watches Fox News for my entire 12 hour shift but CNN is so much in the other direction neither are reliable news.

[@ksis86]

Whenever i do come across Fox news bits its very “look at this AWFUL thing thats happening because of the DEMOCRATS and America is DOOMED”. They are so heavily biased and angry, its no wonder why their consumers are so scared and intense all the time, i would be too if that was the only content i was watching lol

[@nunyabidnis3815]

@@marykayesugerman6843 "..but CNN is so much in the other direction..." Well, they just got new ownership.. a guy who used to run, "The Apprentice." Yes, that, "the apprentice." That said, CNN was still very much capitalist, protective of the status quo, and tepidly centrist politically speaking. Now they'll be far right, so ya know... enjoy, I guess?

[@ianprobasco507]

Republicans: "Democrats were the party of slavery." Democrats:"Cool, let's tear down all those confederate monuments..." Republicans:"Never! Keep your hands off our heritage..."

[@auroman302]

Love that!

[@izaiahshorten7609]

Guys there is no democrat vs republican. They’re all Zionist puppets. But I’ll say as mixed person I say I don’t mind memorials/statues as they’re just history. Id rather remember history so we don’t repeat it

[@effend446]

Could it be because (since the 1960's) many of those Democrats (especially in the south) became Republicans? Reagan was the biggest defector of them all when he switched from Democrat to Republican in 1962. "I didn't leave the Democratic Party. The party left me."

[@justseffstuff3308]

Ah yes, their "heritage", statues that were mostly erected after the fact by former slave owners to scare black folks.

[@beejohn1016]

😂

[@deawinter]

The way we can just talk straight past each other is unreal. My aunt On God thought that her vote was being surpressed in Arizona. She was CRYING over it, she was cheering for January 6th. But like… it wasn’t, and I could prove it wasn’t, but she didn’t even want to listen to that. For people who complain about the left having a victim complex, they sure do CULTIVATE their own

[@twilightgardenspresentatio6384]

I once heard “they have a psychological need to be both the victim and the victor. That’s why they feel fine stealing and cheating.”

[@kathleenrobertpogue6818]

Yeah, Its almost like you guys are 2 sides of the same coin.

[@herehere3139]

That's sad. Cognitive dissonance is extremely severe for trump supporters and a lot of republicans alike. It has everything to do with them believing wholeheartedly assertions that are documentedly false by trump and republican politicians alike, while all reality shows they are flat out wrong, fallacious in reasoning, etc. But then they also dont WANT to acknowledge the truth of everything either 😅 Some eventually will, not too many I believe, and it will be one of those crazy things that fades away after time. One of the craziest things is they are actively being anti America, and specifically being pro trump, and he pats them on the back and calls them "patriots". And he's literally a lifelong documented con man, fraudster, embezzler, self admitted and proud sexual assaulter etc. They'll believe what he says because he says what they want to hear, and uses them as absolute tools and fools, taking advantage of their naivety and preconceptions. Nothing else matters to them except for trump.This all really goes to show many people there are who are highly susceptible to suggestion and cons out there.

[@CaptainGrnThmbs]

@@kathleenrobertpogue6818 😂 You couldn’t be farther from the truth .

[@kathleenrobertpogue6818]

@@CaptainGrnThmbs 🤣you couldn't be further from the truth.

[@counterfeit_red]

Hearing an actual lawyer explain freedom of speech in response to grown adults believing the 1st amendment means, "I can say whatever I want" is balm for my soul.

[@achaean7615]

She isn't wrong about the freedom of speech laws but neither are the guys in the videos, the problem is that they believe that everybody, including the gov has a duty as citizens to uphold free speech laws, if we wouldn't let the gov censure us then why would we allow some oligarchic organization or even our fellow citizens do it in their place you know... that's a value issue more than the result of any lack of formal education.. we shouldnt assume these guys are dumb or uneducated just because you don't agree with their beliefs

[@dkupke]

@@achaean7615what they are is disingenuousness dishonesty and insincere. They have no good intentions.

[@achaean7615]

@@dkupke who has no good intentions? Those guys complaing about free speech issues on the internet? I know alot of guys like that, hell I am one to an extent, and you're assuming that every single one of them has bad intentions but I think the truth is much more nuanced than that.. really I think they have the best intentions... they think everybody should have a platform to voice their opinion, nowadays you'll get fucnking banner for saying something that comes off as even moderately offensive and that isn't healthy for a free society, that's a cancer, weak minded individuals get their feelings hurt and boom, any idea they disagree with just dissapears

[@achaean7615]

@@dkupke but explain how they are disingenuous and all that

[@dkupke]

@@achaean7615 they have no real concern about free speech. They are grifters. Their only real concern is separating people from their money.

[@bobblueford]

Alt-Right: We have no freedom of speech on TikTok. Video, courtesy of TikTok.

[@lemonmeat]

fr the first guy had me like "why are you on tiktok then??" 💀💀

[@noblesavage8332]

Nah, let em talk stupid so we can learn exactly what their talking about. So we can know who the nutbags are

[@hauntedshadowslegacy2826]

Worst part is, the first amendment doesn't apply to businesses OR other countries. So for him to demand free speech on a foreign business's platform is a woefully flagrant display of illiteracy. Just how the right-wing likes it.

[@mattsnyderARTIST]

TikTok the China owned company

[@williamjameslehy1341]

And why isn't the media covering this story that I saw on the news?!?

[@carriehazel77]

Imagine the Republicans have gone so far right that they want to defund the military

[@carriehazel77]

Sorry for blowing up your comments - you're my most recent new favorite KZbinr and I'm also high as hell 😅

[@LeejaMiller]

ALL COMMENTS WELCOME NO MATTER THE LEVEL OF INEBRIATION

[@NerdySabbath]

Thier reasoning is insane, but the conclusion isnt. Defund the empire

[@InTheNameOfLife1]

They looped all the way back around 😂

[@kx7500]

@@carriehazel77 based

[@briankoski817]

As a 60yo white dude.. I apologize for these misguided 60yo dude's. Thanks.

[@achaean7615]

Yeah, you're a 60 year old WHITE dude, and a leftist... of course you feel guilty

[@Usmcpb]

😂😂 they all are damn near 60 😭😭

[@danielbroome5690]

Meh, you're not responsible for them and their idiocy. We're all our own people with our own personal responsibility.

[@forte_]

Don’t apologize on their behalf, be proud that you’re not one of them :) we love you

[@latoyamatson6197]

We adore you!!!!

[@erinrising2799]

willing to die for their country...but can't put on a mask to save their countrymen

[@undrwatropium3724]

This ⬆️

[@07Flash11MRC]

Exactly. I also have a hard time believing that right wingers yearning for war even have enough stamina and endurance to fight one for a longer amount of time. After all, they already had a meltdown during COVID-19, because of them not being able to get basic services like getting their hair cut.

[@phriedokra6158]

They ain't wearing no face diaper....

[@sandal_thong8631]

Well, COVID first originally hurt minorities (and people in NYC). But by not masking and distancing, then not getting vaccinated, the cases and deaths balanced out by striking down a lot of white folks in so-called "red" states.

[@WhatWillYouFind]

Considering they are the party of self interest/selfishness . . . it pained me to watch them NOT do what was in their own personal interests just out of spite.

[@brandywillis3998]

This is what happens when you mix fundamental religion, nationalism, and constant fear mongering into a hateful soup of constant misinformation. It breaks my heart. Men in power set this in motion, and they keep it in motion.

[@janegarnham]

Accurate

[@achaean7615]

It's happening on both sides on the political landscape, but your so brainwashed you dint notice

[@MonsieurFeshe]

Not enough people focus on the religion part. I've yet to meet a conservative that is not a Christian.

[@achaean7615]

@@MonsieurFeshe I have met numerous conservative who aren't Christian

[@MonsieurFeshe]

@@achaean7615 doesn't change that the vast majority are Christian, and even the ones who aren't get their values from christians.

[@DianaAmericaRivero]

Also, awww, poor babies. It must be awful to feel like you've been abandoned by your country or that your country doesn't truly represent you. I, a woman of childbearing age in possession of a working uterus, couldn't possibly know what that feels like 🙄.

[@gorillaguerillaDK]

Sadly the irony would be lost on most of them!

[@erich6860]

Republicans are too dense to even understand your point. They will dismiss what you said in favor of their opinion, that they claim is based on their religion, however, anyone who actually read the bible knows, it says nothing about abortion. Except the part where your allowed to give your wife bitter water to induce an abortion should she be lying about being unfaithful.

[@-._.-KRiS-._.-]

Well played.

[@junkandcrapamen]

Unlike your real abandonment and persecution, theirs is largely imaginary.

[@lisacheney7904]

Add in non-Christian as well. Amazing how many laws are based on purely Christian viewpoints and morality.

[@Cuckoorex]

Alt-right starter pack: untamed beard , furrowed brow, vague 1st and 2nd amendment awareness, guns & ammo. Oh, and paranoia. Gotta have paranoia.

[@juanansi]

😂😂 you can’t forget paranoia 😂

[@76rjackson]

Teeth optional

[@royalcommoner3873]

Double points if they have a hat with MAGA, Veteran or their favorite beer/tackle bait shop

[@doeeyes2]

You forgot the racism.

[@beanpasteposts]

Wearing a fitted cap or trucker hat and oakleys while sitting in a messy pickup truck or suv 😎 🇺🇸 🦅

[@MarioLanzas.]

seeing her so unbothered next to the angry man is kind of comedic 🤣

[@OrdinaryMarvel]

I just wanted to chime in as a white male and a former right-wing, gun rights advocate... The empathy you feel is the core of the difference between the right and the left. You reacting/expositing on these videos you are looking for and pointing out the common ground. I think anyone would struggle to find a right-wing commentator or content creator who could watch extreme left videos and they would not be able to calmly address the talking points or find even one point of common ground. Great video, if anything, I would say that you're being too kind to many of these people who have gone right past reality into a disturbing dystopia that doesn't exist.

[@Kamishi845]

Want to chime in and say that based on my own observations and studies of this phenomenon (I loosely follow the global local trends of the far and extremist right out of personal self-interest), one notable key difference between left and right is the inherent hierarchical and authoritarian nature of the right. You can of course be economically right and not authoritarian e.g. a libertarian, but these people tend to nr more in the political center but to the right. But when we observe the actual conservative right, the need for social hierarchy means that you cannot empathize with people outside of your own group, because that would disrupt the hierarchy. Another notable feature of the far right is that since it promotes a hierarchical worldview, it also promotes competition between supposed winners and losers, so people are actively encouraged to be selfish and only act in accordance with their own self-interests. In other words, it's a dog-eat-dog world. So all this dehumanizing of minority groups that we see in the far right is a direct result of this hierarchical structure of reality, because the fear is that if they don't cut down, they will be at the bottom instead. Naturally, when you are in a competition, you also don't want to express empathy towards those you compete against, at least not when it's a dog-eat-dog world, because if you do, it's a surefire way to be eaten first. The final point I want to add is that since the far right is built around hierarchy, it also means there must be a leader and a follower, and a majority of people are followers, not leaders. Due to the inherent competitive nature of a hierarchy, what this means is that people who aspire to become leaders and do not care to uphold any moral standards to get what they want will also be the ones that will naturally succeed the most, because they are not afraid to take advantage of others when it serves them. To get there they must also obviously convince the followers to follow them, usually by indirectly promising their followers that the followers will get to experience some or all of the benefits their leader experiences, as long as they do what the leader wants them to do. This is exactly why we see the political development we see within the far right right now, where in actuality a fairly small group of people possess an incredible amount of people over a very large group of people that follow them, because once you begin to dig into the far right rabbit hole, you see how there are actually very few new players within the social space that they share; instead they often comingle to the point the only real distinct feature between them is that they create this radicalizing pipeline until you end up at white supremacy and Nazi propaganda, but they all lead there. It's actually quite uncanny because there's no comparison whatsoever with the left, and I've loosely observed portions of the authoritarian left as well, and the "worst" thing you get is something like the debacle which happened around the new Harry Potter video game that was released earlier this year. Of course, when people begin to harass others online and send death threats that's just as bad as when the far right does it, but there really is no radicalizing pipeline. A lot of redtubers for example have nothing to do with each other beyond the fact that they know they probably are aware that they share the same political space.

[@mayhemamigos4766]

I used to be alt-right as well. I am now a socialist gun advocate

[@mikebronicki8264]

Ok, is nobody going to mention that the guy who was calling for the someone in the military to step up and march some soldiers to fix the problem NEEDS A VISIT FROM THE FBI?

[@Friend-]

As a leftist with a below-average capacity for emotional empathy, I disagree that feeling empathy is the core difference between us. I used to think something was wrong with me because of my low empathy, but now, I accept it as part of how my brain is wired, and it can actually be advantageous to my sense of justice, as I'm immune from the whole "one person dying is a tragedy, a million dying is a statistic" phenomenon where people care more about individual stories than numbers because they've based their sense of right on empathy, and they can't empathize with numbers. That's not to say that emotional empathy is bad; it has its place, and just like righteous anger, it can spur you to positive action, but at the end of the day, emotional empathy is just that -- emotional, and it's what you think and do that matters, not your emotions.

[@WhatWillYouFind]

Same sort of ship on my end. I classify myself as an Eisenhower Republican . . . which makes me a Democrat. I always have had conservative values. I dont believe in children before marriage or dissolution of marriage " except in cases of abuse." I used to think a lot of things about fiscal policy. That got turned on its head once I got older and actually got into a high school civics class. It just didn't make sense to allow certain hardliners when it COSTS MORE to simply be cruel and apathetic. It costs more to have children or support them "writ large, not just government, but also the community that should be supporting them." Why would I disallow abortion or contraceptives for others, my personal freedom isn't being infringed? How can it be conservative fiscally speaking if my own personal beliefs costs EVERYONE more money and actually creates suffering. I abandoned the party in highschool because of getting a decent education, no surprise there . . . though this happened in the Midwest, which is the real surprise. Urban vs Rural There was a huge bubble living inside the more progressive cities, which have to handle large numbers of people and problems that the rural communities cant/wont tackle so they simply become triggers that create another bubble but one filled with anger because TIME is moving on but they arent.

[@rachelny5209]

I like how calm and empathetic your responses are while also being very upfront about your own political views. I will try to be more like that!

[@Vesperrv]

My dad and brother are like this and it is impossible to hold any conversation with them without it turning angry and abusive for pretty much no reason. It's gotten to the point I've had to remove them from my life. I grew up in Idaho and I'm in Texas now so I run into a lot of people like this and I just smile and nod and change subject when I can. I hate talking politics in general but this conspiracy and extremist stuff really stresses me out.

[@seanlahm4826]

I feel you. Same thing going on in my family. Sadly , a few of my family members have taken the bait and it came covered in a black bag with Jesus's name on it. They have hijacked the Christian religion and weaponized it against their own followers. Its time to start sending those IRS agents to some of these "churches" to collect their fair share. If you want to play in politics , you need to pay the price. Then we will see how much they love a specific political party. Personally , I am an agnostic. Leaning more towards atheist , but what the hell do I know about the existence of a all powerful God? Oh yeah, just as much as the next person . Nothing.

[@helpanimals-]

you don't have to put up with such people, not even to nod and smile. Walk away screaming and pointing "lunatic" and that'll fuck em up XD

[@tachobrenner]

​@@helpanimals-If most people have the same stance that would backfire.

[@cxarhomell5867]

@@tachobrenner Not to mention, why would you act like a lunatic to people who are conservative? That would just prove their point.

[@areuarealman7269]

I moved here and regret the f out of it I ran away from thug culture too imposed nonsense.

[@dylank.4498]

Recently found your content, and really enjoy it. As a veteran, white dude we aren’t all crazy like these people. This was rough to watch. Makes me yearn for the days when people like this had no platform to get their nutty thoughts out there to the masses. Now any crazy guy with a smart phone and internet can make a video being angry about something and post it on social media where it spreads like a disease.

[@OvertDegree1612]

Can confirm, as a veteran white dude myself, this was hard to watch. Glad we didn’t fall into this crazy mess, glad there are other sane ones out there lol

[@NativeMatt]

Thanks goes to Donny J

[@daxmcanear]

Another white dude. We don't all hate progress. Not a vet. Thank y'all for your service. Libs appreciate those brave enough to serve too.

[@Kamila-ey5vi]

I find it really funny how much credit Leeja gave to the guy who said "we live in a republic not a democracy" when in reality they just believe democracy means being ruled by the Democrat Party.

[@JeanieD]

The term “Democrat Party” is not the actual name, it’s the “Democratic Party”. I don’t know if he originated the term, but Trump popularized it, saying it is their real name, which is (gasp) a lie. Please, let’s not spread a single of Trump’s lies, even the smallest, most seemingly unimportant.

[@marcilk7534]

Right, and at the same time, he is complaining he didn’t get a vote.

[@miskatonic_alumni]

A lot of rightwingers are genuinely too ignorant to understand that a constitutional republic is a type of democratic government. Still, it's always nice to know who is opposed to the idea of democracy while simultaneously pretending to be a patriot.

[@mechanomics2649]

She gave the guy insinuating that he was going to kill IRS agents too much leniency. It was kind of weird.

[@rustomkanishka]

It's not like he's going to listen. He's an old man and given his hatred of society, if he ever gets sick, he's in trouble.. However, talking sense into others who might be violently inclined has some use

[@dhoffnun]

"The glory that once was" = "my conception of the USA as a child, before any competing ideas had time to present themselves"

[@henrytawnn8694]

Well, for many of these right wingers, that phrase means, "Before women and people of color could vote."

[@alexmartinelli6231]

Even better. The "great again" america that trump was talking about is the Reagan administration - where someone charismatic was tricking them instead of someone boring. And the "Great Again" that Reagan was talking about was the 1950s.

[@Jilly42]

So accurate.

[@raultrashlord4404]

"Of course it was great, you were young."

[@invaliduser6431]

I blame hollywood for creating and sustaining the myth that the US was a shining city on the hill. We've never been; we've at best only aspired to be that city.

[@jonathanshaw7355]

“I love it when the right go so far right they go left. Defund the police!” Love it.

[@PapaSmurf11182nd]

Unfortunately it’s more about police stopping police from stopping them from doing what they (right wing peeps) want to do

[@twilightgardenspresentatio6384]

But they want to defund only the police upholding the law against the rich

[@kathleenrobertpogue6818]

Its almost like you guys are 2 sides some the same coin.

[@ElJibaro718]

​@@kathleenrobertpogue6818it's almost like you're trying to be smart. Thing is, you're failing miserably in your endeavor😂

[@kathleenrobertpogue6818]

@@ElJibaro718 my endeavor to what, leave a comment on a post? Na, sure seems like I managed to do that. Even managed to trigger you a week later.

[@mischaminxx]

Let it be known; this (the TikTokers not Leeja she's lovely) is what happens when education is continually defunded decade after decade, as well as shitting all over intellectualism in the media. You showed more empathy then I have the patience for any longer! Knowing several people and (unfortunately) family members like this in real life, in my personal experience, showing them empathy never made a bit of difference. They thrive on anger and misinformation no matter how many sources of good/factual information you try to share. It's like that saying..."you can lead a horse to water but you can't make them drink".

[@JeffRebornNow]

I agree with your point about how little of our resources go toward public education. We gave up on education in the 1950s when the majority of our federal budget went toward the military industrial complex that Eisenhower warned us against. And it's been that way ever since.

[@Bugg...0_o]

It's just.....I can't get past "the Pronoun Mafia."😂😂😂 This is who they think are coming for their freedoms?

[@BleedForTheWorld]

As you said, I still think some people do turn around 180 degrees but not all. That's why the one with the bigger rock wins in the end. Yes I do mean a rock. Imagine every ultra violent white supremacist that has ever committed an atrocity - if you had one chance, you would be able to save countless of lives because there comes a point where words just cannot make sense to their mentally ill rotten brains. They have gone past those moments into something barbaric, something that our distant ancestors would toss over a cliff in order to preserve the more stable community.

[@PicoPistolero]

It is easier to con people than to convince people they've been conned.

[@ControllersBluetooth555]

-Charizard

[@lancecook7225]

Mark Twain

[@theinimitablejora522]

“You’ve been conned by someone else. That’s why you should trust _me,_ so you’ll never be conned again.”

[@PicoPistolero]

@@lancecook7225 attributed to him, but the quip doesn't appear in any of his writing, nor reported in any contemporary sources.

[@Brutushungwell]

This is why we need to teach factual history. Because these people are totally ignorant

[@NativeMatt]

Nope they are highly incapable of reality and reason

[@DamonBanks142857]

“I agree with you, sir. You angry, angry man.” I felt this in my soul Also, I’m glad that you mentioned the glasses on the next guy

[@gilk7688]

Yeah, I'm now really interested in finding out the benefits of wearing my glasses on my forehead instead of over my eyes.

[@nopenope9118]

@@gilk7688you have to wear your glasses on your forehead when your third eye is blind!

[@Stophatingjitt]

Why shouldn’t we be angry? Look at our country? I can’t even recognize this shit. Keep voting democrat til your city becomes San Francisco

[@AmosAmerica]

@@gilk7688 lol. He's probably far sighted and doesn't need them when looking at the phone 🙂

[@lonestarseoul]

All the stuff about the IRS cracks me up. I’m a CPA. I REJOICED when they announced that the IRS was getting more money. They imploded when COVID happened and have not recovered. It takes ages for them to process returns and refunds and i’m sick of it. Returns that require paper filing, like Estate tax returns, take literal years to process because of how understaffed the IRS is.

[@LeejaMiller]

YIKES

[@falconinthedive]

Right? I have a friend at their Kansas City office and duting the Trump admin they absorbed the jurisdiction of two or three other offices. It was a Jan-September job with crunch time like March-May and is now year round, mandatory overtime job

[@rossmwi]

Still waiting for my fed tax return from this year.

[@dhoffnun]

@@rossmwi Only this year?

[@graceneumann3544]

They still haven’t processed my 2020 or 2021 tax returns (which means I can’t go back to grad school because I can’t apply for FAFSA) and I was RELIEVED to hear they were getting more money.

[@vanessa7511]

I love and appreciate your empathy. I recently saw a tiktok where a man was showing normal clouds in the sky, the rippley kind, and he was saying how "the government is poisoning us", and I definitely felt sorry for him living with that level of paranoia and fear. Personally I am worried about the violence they are ready to go to. I'm Canadian btw but American politics seeps upwards and we are having similar conversations.

[@cheezbiscuit4140]

was he spooked by satanic magic changing the shapes of the clouds? kzbin.info/www/bejne/gX-8oGlvjc53nKM

[@hardryv3719]

I wish folks understood the danger you detailed there, but sadly that normally only comes after the late-life wisdom

[@ericmacrae6871]

​@@hardryv3719 I'm a Canadian and I am afraid for my country. The chances that Pierre Poillievre becomes our Prime Minister this falls is almost guaranteed. The best way to describe him he is a smart Trump. He whole plan for our economy is deregulation and tax cuts. As if that is going to solve a single systamic issue. But the conservative are dead set to vote him in

[@brettatton]

Pierre the Polarizer likes angry Canadians.

[@weebmaster9591]

To be fair, look into the effects of PFAS that the EPA refuses to do anything about, cia testing things on low income neighborhoods, or the lackluster restrictions on poisonous food additives. We are being poisoned at the fault of the government. Seriously look into the PFAS one. Vice did a great piece on its relationship with food and farming

[@alanfike]

You aren't a wolf, you aren't a sheep, you're a leopard. Fastest cat. I applaud your open-minded and still fair responses to utterly deplorable opinions.

[@baby.nay.]

I like this take . I’m quite tired of the wolf/ sheep analogy . Don’t even get me started on the alpha wolf thing , both borrow all of their “rules” from wolves in captivity, not in the wild. Wolves are lovely little socialists 💕

[@ElenaKomleva]

I thought the fastest cat was cheetah 🐆

[@alanfike]

@@ElenaKomleva Whoops! I think you're right!

[@DebbieStOnge]

​@@alanfikelol both fast

[@MHannigan100]

So accepting of you

[@kristenmoon4405]

They’re so angry and so so so misinformed. I’d laugh but they’re honestly terrifying.

[@bunnyboops8875]

For real. I WISH I could laugh them off like she does.

[@munkeefinkelbeen5395]

Agreed! They are my neighbors. The few democrats in my county function like an underground movement, partly due to the local branches of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys

[@our12silly]

They are the tip of the spear... The fear they spread isn't a bug, it's a feature.

[@tylermykal1952]

NOT only terrifying, but dangerous to every one of us. I have multiple gun-toting MAGAt neighbors who have Trump, MAGAt and KKK crap splattered on every window and their cars. These MAGAts could go off at any time!!

[@unoriginal2552]

​@wwiihistorysongs3408I very strongly sense you to be a republican. Does "woke", in simplest terms of course, mean anything you don't agree with? Because I, and many others, are starting to believe that, most especially when it's used by republicans.

[@CapitalWorksPro]

IRS dude is a "sovereign citizen" - considered perhaps one of the most pervasive ongoing threats to our country.

[@tylermykal1952]

Yeah those sovereign citizen dudes always object to contributing to the upkeep of their country thru taxes but don't see any of them leaving and stopping their use of the facilities like roads, schools, EMS, fire, police, etc.

[@samwindmill8264]

*MUH NAVAL ADMIRALTY LAW*

[@VikingNewt]

@@tylermykal1952 honestly we could solve our problem with the reich wing by just immediately banning them from all public services they dont pay for.

[@hauntedshadowslegacy2826]

Yo, if Leeja hasn't reacted to Darrell Brooks yet, I hope she does. Cuz he's one whacky barrel o' walnuts.

[@DrachenGothik666]

To me, they're one of the most pervasively *STUPID* examples of misunderstanding law & the Constitution out there. They're continually having their dumb asses handed to them in court. They're no threat, unless you have a weak heart, then you might die from laughing too hard. There's also not that many of these nitwits.

[@astreaward6651]

Maybe being good friends with a respiratory therapist throughout this pandemic has sapped me of empathy for these people because I just CAN'T feel anything but disgust and anger towards them anymore. My brother's best childhood friend died of covid-19 because he bought into all the garbage the alt-right has been spewing and his wife tried to sue the hospital because she thought they...killed him...somehow? My friend had to tell people that their family member was dead of covid and they refused to believe it. It was somehow still a hoax, or the hospital murdered them, or something something SOCIALISTS! I'm done. If they want to be lied to and manipulated, they're welcome to the consequences. I no longer care. I'm legit moving to Norway so I don't have to deal with their crap anymore. If they define what it means to be American, I'll cheerfully renounce my citizenship.

[@mike196212]

This is VERY SAD. Are you serious about moving? Just curious.

[@astreaward6651]

@@mike196212 Dead serious. The work I'm interested in doing wouldn't be possible here anyway. We don't exactly have tons of Viking Age textiles that need to be conserved in museums lying around the US, after all. Nearly all of Europe and some of Eastern Europe would work, but I picked Norway because it's both EU and NATO. And it's gorgeous. I'm not sticking around for the full-blown fascism that's looking more likely by the day.

[@alexysq2660]

@@mike196212 If you would, could you elaborate at all on just what is ¨Very Sad¨ about moving away and leaving the USA behind ? Or then again, is that not even what you were actually referring to...??

[@mike196212]

@@alexysq2660 Sorry,but I can't find that comment. I guess I meant that I think it's very sad what's happening there. MAYBE,for that person it ISN'T a sad thing to move. Maybe they're happy to move away. If I spoke out of turn,or without really fleshing out what I was saying,it wasn't intentional. You have a valid point---if I'm remembering correctly what I was on about. Would you be sad about moving from the USA? No judgement. Just curious. I still think the USA is our best friend. My mom used to tell me that when I was a kid growing up in 70s.

[@alexysq2660]

@@mike196212 Oh; well actually, it was a comment from someone who said that he was about to move permanently to Norway, to which you replied: ¨this is very sad¨ - in block capitals, actually. ~🩷

[@leonardozobaran2258]

A pattern here: hate and ignorance.

[@linagreenlyfe6705]

I once had a right leaning friend whom I suspected was probably alt right. He once told me: "You can't like or love people who hate you for existing." If only he knew how queer people in America felt.

[@wendwllhickey6426]

They think fighting makes you strong 😂

[@linagreenlyfe6705]

@@wendwllhickey6426 According to my history textbooks, fighting is sometimes necessary

[@ksis86]

Its crazy how angry and afraid these people genuinely are about things that aren’t even happening because theyre so misinformed. I understand being scared for where the country is headed because TRUST ME- im scared to be a black woman living here with how things are going with our rights, but its like… im worried about ACTUAL changes that directly impact me and not just some here-say articles about gun bans and killer IRS agents from Facebook or Fox news.

[@kernelpickle]

That angry old man said he would “prosecute” IRS agents “posthumously” clearly meant that he was going to shoot them. His mention of maritime law kinda sounds like he might be one of those sovereign citizens, and if that’s true I’d bet he doesn’t pay a dime in taxes and that’s why he’s concerned about the IRS showing up as his door. I’ve seen those idiots publicly claim their “right as a taxpayer” as the reason for why they should be treated a certain way, meanwhile they secretly haven’t paid taxes in years or cheat so badly on them, that they’re eventually caught by the IRS and forced to pay. I’m betting this guy is in that camp, based on how concerned he is about them coming to visit, he’s probably on a payment plan and is probably not paying as much as he should.

[@melanova5]

Yeah, I think the "posthumous" "prosecuting" he was talking about was this exact thing. He implied that he would shoot any IRS agent who tried to unlawfully come into his house and then later legally go after them, even if they were dead. I think Leeja was maybe giving them the benefit of the doubt, bless her lol What I don't understand is why would they unlawfully enter his house if anything they seize can't be kept because they went in unlawfully? Like the court wouldn't allow them to illegally/unlawfully seize any of his assets, I'm no lawyer but I'm pretty sure the IRS would be forced to return his assets and would need to lawfully go about trying to collect any taxes he owes. So it doesn't even make sense, it would be a waste of resources and energy for them to unlawfully seize his assets

[@rustomkanishka]

Watching Sovereign Citizens get arrested is funny though. Also, they're the one group of people who make you feel bad for cops.

[@nw4042]

Yeah, I think you're on the right track. Dude would be screaming "I do not consent!" as he's getting arrested and "that is not my name, that is the name of my strawman," when asked to identify himself.

[@mr.pavone9719]

I got the same vibe. He's a SovCit, a rebel without a clue, ready to go out with gunz blazin'.

[@DJW1959Aus]

Yeah you got it he's one of those.

[@morganwentworth2041]

I think the scariest part of this was how genuinely afraid the person at 30:00 was. The fact that they're worried about complete nonsense in such an intense way means they're mustering more emotion about this than my burnt-out butt ever could

[@LeejaMiller]

100%

[@126644]

Personally I feel like the amendments in our constitution aren't really rights at all but technically privileges

[@yuzu-tsuyu]

Definitely gone down the conspiracy-theory rabbithole. They've just lost all sense of objective reality because they're so obsessed with the idea that they're the only ones who "get it".

[@schrecksekunde2118]

I think it's mainly because they WANT to be mad so everything that sounds somehow scary is welcome. If they'd honestly be bothered they'd spend the 20 minutes to understand what they freak out about. It's the same as the war on Christians /Christmas - they can't be that fucking stupid but it's a nice emotional rallying cry to freak out about. Don't get tricked into taking them serious, you'll never ever be able to make them feel less threatened until they rule alone and they can go ISIS on all the liberals, gays and people who can read & write

[@joseeguizabal6712]

These fools are too afraid, yet decide to say the opposite, that it's the libs that are the "snowflakes", yet they are the biggest snowflakes themselves.

[@cpehansen21]

I feel like the last TikTok was the most telling. The woman is almost in tears, terrified that shes being hunted or persecuted when the truth is, no one cares about her. She is insignificant and does not even register on the minds of ANYONE in government (including her own elected officials, but thats another story). Yet shes so convinced of her own importance, self righteousness, and superiority, that she believes its all about her. Its just pathetic tbh. I feel bad for all these people who are clearly relatively ignorant and naive, and being taken advantage of by an apparatus designed to keep them that way

[@davidhlnda]

Ya I’m guessing if you look at the budgets per capital of education and the states and counties that support hard right goes, it’d be a perfect match

[@davidhlnda]

Fuck spell check. I typed GOVS was changed to GOES. Sorry bout that

[@davidhlnda]

Also….GOVS not GOES

[@tewtravelers9586]

I've been dealing with these nutjobs for 40+ years. They're nothing new, just more prevalent. It's interesting to see you react. You're a great example of composure.

[@pjpredhomme7699]

You're right

[@KB-iv5dz]

I was raised by these nutjobs. They've only gotten worse over time.

[@spg1794]

where do you work, corrections?

[@MrMarinus18]

The one of the IRS is the most unfortunate. One thing many don't seem to realize is that taxing the poor is easy and the IRS needs very little funding to do that. What the extra funding is for is to tax the rich who have all kinds of tools to hide their wealth and put up obstacles which take time and resources to sort through.

[@tewtravelers9586]

@spg1794 I spent my career in the Army. My father was a paid employee for the John Birch Society for decades. I was already exposed to many conspiracy theories back in the 80s.

[@wickabug13]

"you can have a little gun control, as a treat" aaaand I'm dead 😂😂

[@wickabug13]

Such a great video! Thanks Leeja!

[@LeejaMiller]

thank you!!

[@javk8673]

Y'all really out here thinking 700,000 dollars in ammo would arm every one who works at the IRS? The math ain't mathing 🐕

[@LeejaMiller]

lollll

[@theresacorbin1201]

The amount of disinformation these poor people are consuming is tragic. Empathy indeed.

[@tylermykal1952]

That's why all the misinformation is spilling out all these people's ears, eyes and mouths. Their heads are at capacity and the garbage is leaking out every oriface. Pretty soon, heads will be exploding across the land leaving RW trash in pieces everywhere if it's not already.

[@kathleenrobertpogue6818]

Its not just these people. The democrats and liberals are just as bad.

[@Nikki_with_the_blikki]

And all of the correct information is a simple Google search away. It's really sad but absolutely FASCINATING at the same time!

[@gsp4prez]

When you’ve been convinced that any big tech company is Skynet, no amount of free good information will help.

[@Nikki_with_the_blikki]

@@gsp4prez that's true!

[@steveremington]

Your comment about fear and lack of coping skills reminds me of something my highschool English teacher would say when a student gave an "excuse" for not submitting their homework: "That may explain why you do not hand in your homework but it does not excuse it" The same goes for the people in these videos. Fear and lack of coping skills may explain their irrational and violent behaviour but it in no way excuses it.

[@raamyasharahla535]

Ignorance is not an excuse for stupidity 😉

[@WhatWillYouFind]

The lack of empathy can contribute to the cycle too. Why did you not do your homework? " I didn't want to do it, but I still feel shame and am trying to save face with you." The proper response is not necessarily to allow them to slide and do it late or to just fail them. Each student might have had variables that necessitated a response. If the student is normally good, that means their home life was suddenly far more difficult and you should support them. If they are normally bad and always indifferent but have a new face that day trying to do right, that is a wake up call moment to transition them into being good little persons over time. If it is just manipulation they can pound sand, mommy and daddy will call administration at the end of the year and just change the grade anyway.

[@MrMarinus18]

I really hate the whole "It doesn't excuse them" argument cause the only thing I ever see it do is being a barrier to finding a solution to a problem. It's not about excusing people, it's about finding a solution to a problem and having to work to prove you aren't excusing them just feels like a big unnecessary burden.

[@lostbutfreesoul]

I do have a question about all this: Why do these people think the Ultra-Rich are on their side....? I also concur with you in the end there: How do you get national pride and yet still hate the concept of government?

[@IKilledEarl]

For decades, the Republicans have been voting against their own interests because they bought into the "American Dream" so wholeheartedly that they've deluded themselves into believing that one day, they too might become millionaires and will threaten exercising their second ammendment rights if the government tries to tax their nonexistent wealth. Any tax increases on the ultra-rich are seen as an assault on their freedoms, even when they'll never be in the same room, much less the same tax bracket, as the ultra-rich. They will therefore vote against anything that will hurt their gold encrusted puppeteers for fear those policies may one day hurt them too. The ultra-rich are their role models that have accessed the American Dream, but they don't realize that "The Dream" is dead and unattainable--and hasn't been for 50 years--because those they worship have obliterated the government programs that made "The Dream" possible in the first place. Meanwhile, they're on Medicaid, Medicare, food stamps, and/or social security, going to public schools and public hospitals, or are insured through Obamacare (that they know as the ACA but don't tell them that), voting against any efforts to support these programs and screaming at the " soyboy lefttard communists" about their "big government entitlement programs," college degrees, and something about bootstraps... All while idolizing and throwing their money towards a moronic half-wit, silver-spooned, narcissistic, fear-mongering, corrupt, thieving, pompous ultra-rich wannabe mob boss dictator they have nothing in common with except that he spouts the exact brand of hateful bullshit they want to hear that reinforces their biases and confirms their bigotry. And they hope, one day, to be just like him. Yeah, make it make sense... I'm left of center, just to be clear. Used to be part of the "socially liberal, financially conservative" crowd, but that ship has long sailed. These people are in a cult. You can't change my mind.

[@emiliegatfield2918]

Will Rogers said that the United States only has "temporarily embarrassed billionaires," rather than a working class. I remember on election day in 1980, seeing a young Black kid came out of the voting booth and tell a news interviewer he voted for Reagan, "because he supports rich people, and that's what I want to be - a rich person!" I don't know where that insanity came from, but it's been around for a century or more. And I agree - the people who yell the loudest about "loving this country" don't seem to understand the basic principles upon which we were founded.

[@witchy90210]

I think it comes from the whole "trickle down economics" mind set. Its also just a very capitalist mindset that the ultra rich deserve to have all that money, and goes back to trickle down economics, that if they have money then we will all somehow get a part of that money. Which is BS because if they were spending that money then they would have more money than literally anyone could ever spend on anything.

[@witchy90210]

@@emiliegatfield2918 To your second point, its because they arent taught what those actually are. They just hear what others THINK those are, not what they actually are.

[@nunyabidnis3815]

"How do you get national pride and yet still hate the concept of government?" They think of, "The Nation," as the Americana lifestyle brand, for _specifically_ (in most cases) white christians. You know the type.. These were examples of who they see as Americans.. Not citizens of the country, not it's institutions, but specifically, _just_ the white christian nationalists. If you don't think whitebread, hillbilly, jarhead, bible thumping, gun owner, truck driving, loose cannon when you see a person, then that person _fundamentally does not qualify_ as American to them. Some of them will make exceptions for people of other background that will do this whole performance for them, but you can imagine: If their identity is about high-control group dynamics, and 'weeding out the weak', then it's last hired first fired for the folks who don't fit the ever more purity tested stereotype.

[@Eniral441]

To add a note. Those 87,000 IRS agents were to be hired over the span of 10 years, most of which were to replace projected retirees, etc. But Fox and others kept leaving that part out. Being a part of our government, the hiring of agents has to be approved by Congress... kind of like some positions in the military (another can of worms).

[@NovemberXXVII]

It astounds me how alarmed people get about the IRS when like...the CIA and CBP are right there? The NSA is right there? I won't pretend the IRS has never done anything abusive, but there are worse agencies with far shakier reasons for existing.

[@alexanderrestaino1921]

And they don't even focus on the scariest part of the IRS they're the ones who took down Al Capone. If i was trying to drum up fear about the IRS i wouldn't shut about how the greatest crime boss in America was not taken down by the CIA or the FBI it was the Boogeyman of the IRS

[@TheBiggestMoronYouKnow]

also like, republicans are our biggest issue rn

[@NovemberXXVII]

@@TheBiggestMoronYouKnow I agree. I do wanna point out tho that Democrats haven't really been on top of restricting the outsized authority of some of these agencies. CBP, for instance, has broad jurisdiction over huge parts of the U.S. [100 miles from any border including coasts], and neither party has really challenged that despite it being a nightmare for civil rights and due process.

[@chrisfrank2664]

So true. And it’s both sides that do this. They yell and scream about whatever they are into when your doing nothing and Seinfeld reruns are on tv. And most ironic thing is if a new constitution was written tomorrow exactly how the person wants, they’d still be the same and go off on something else. Smile & nod , and change subject, or then walk away is all you can do.

[@rustomkanishka]

They don't owe the cia money, they do owe the irs money

[@BLARG09]

Not only republicans have guns. It's so confusing when they say that. I just want better and common sense gun laws.

[@JohnnyGingy]

Big ol facts!

[@procession101]

True, I’m a leftist and I’d compare my rifle and pistol collection to any of these hogs.

[@antisocialal4799]

Exactly. We want gun control, not gun bans. Only a small minority of people want guns to be fully banned. Guns are fun, but it’s when we use them outside of gun ranges is when we have a problem.

[@h.a.l.3980]

@@antisocialal4799 Why does your need to own a gun outweigh the importance of people's safety? There are literal thousands of things that are illegal that are much less lethal than firearms, but because of archaic laws and an idiotic society we need to own our killing sticks.

[@emuemu8428]

Then why was the recent AWB the big push in congress? It’s literally a ban.

[@Matthew-pw5iz]

"You can have a little gun control as a treat" 😂 I cackled

[@mayhemamigos4766]

As a socialist, I don’t want gun control. Only liberals want that.

[@sandal_thong8631]

21:45 Just got to that point in the anti-IRS rant.

[@jaydiaz2124]

I'm a year late to the prom here, but I still gotta let you know that you've made an outstanding video that excellently lays out reality in a way that hopefully someone will learn from without feeling attacked and maybe change their trajectory AWAY from extremism.

[@quaithe1]

Great video. As for slavery and present-day issues, prison labor is a present-day issue, and so are abhorrent working conditions both in the US and across the world, and Republicans seem to be very much in favor of both.

[@quaithe1]

To be clear, I'm not saying bad working conditions are equivalent to slavery, but I would argue prison labor is pretty close.

[@iTzJimBoi]

@@quaithe1 No need to defend yourself. There's historical slavery and modern-day slavery. Forcing people to work for pennies is modern-day slavery. Forcing inmates to make goods to be sold at retail stores is modern-day slavery. In California, we force our inmates to fight our fires. That is also slavery. Very different than the slavery of the Bermuda Triangle ages but slavery nonetheless.

[@sydney.mp4]

@@quaithe1 the 13th amendment explicitly states: "neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted" so no need to qualify the statement - slavery is literally still legal in prisons

[@126644]

@@sydney.mp4 yeah which is why I would argue that technically slavery was never outlawed. How can you say something is banned if it's allowed under certain conditions.

[@calliew311]

@@126644 ya but ask those prisoners if they'd rather not work. Most like to work just to make their day go by quicker. I'd say we have a problem with the entire prison, and criminal justice system, rather than prison slavery. But that's just me.

[@byebicycle]

I'm not American and I don't live in the US but from this video I got 2 things: 1, I think having grains of truth within the crazy is how people get sucked in. 2. The military thing is probably because a lot of them are in the military or know someone who is and so that is their "tribe" if you will.

[@antisocialal4799]

Yes, you are correct. Alex Jones is wrong about 1,000 things, but he so happens to be right about one thing every once in awhile. When he’s right about a single thing, everyone gets sucked in and think he’s right about all things. They will use that one thing against you if you speak out about him and ignore the 1,000 things he’s wrong about.

[@antisocialal4799]

The military thing is correct as well. There’s too many boots in this country. A lot of them were never in the military and will have a million excuses as to why they never went, but they still haven’t grown out of the boot mentality. They may have one person who is in the military and they will put their whole personality and body into that one family member. They use that person for attention from the internet even though they’re their third cousin twice removed. The right wing is mainly filled with rich people, wannabe boots, cops, and the uneducated poor. Its fucked here. I have friends in the military and it’s quite the opposite of the right. There are some centrists and Republicans here and there, but it’s a little bit more left. But, those now leftist people were disillusioned to join whether that’s because for “free” college or to get away from abusive parents. Sorry for the long rant.

[@byebicycle]

@@antisocialal4799 No no, don't be sorry! Thanks for adding to this conversation! :D

[@peachy_lili]

the military thing comes from guilt in a lot of these cases. every dude I meet online who is troops-obsessed didn't go into the military and knows no one who has. they just wish they had had 'the guts' so they pretend by supporting the troops like a religion.. but just like with the cops they don't actually support the troops, they just believe they all stand for whatever they stand for because they're delusional. they would stop worshipping the troops if the US military ever made a really public move against MAGA, same way they stopped worshipping the cops as much after Jan6

[@TheBiggestMoronYouKnow]

whiteness and military are hand in hand even if they don't serve they take credit

[@themadpaintress3255]

The most concerning thing to me is religious fanaticism being mixed with politics and government leading to people who are treating politics as if it will save them from an eternity in hell. That is dangerous.

[@sc00b4s7eve]

I’m so impressed with your ability to offer understanding and compassion to these folks. We generally call these HogTok videos, for obvious reasons, but it is amazing to hear the legitimate parts pointed out.

[@FortheLoveofMonsters]

It’s a great point that these men have been conditioned to only channel their emotions through angry outbursts. I hope these men get therapy or learn to paint or dance or something.

[@KhorneSDGR12]

we definitely need adult ballet classes for reformed alt right dads

[@annemarie3811]

My favorite response to “Women are more emotional” is “Oh, are we not counting anger here?”

[@sandralamphier9433]

Unfortunately art and dance lessons (except line dancing) are considered “woke” by most of these men and suggesting therapy (even if it’s available and affordable) will likely get you shot. 🤦‍♀️😖

[@tylermykal1952]

@@sandralamphier9433 Its WAY TOO LATE for all those on the ALT-RIGHT. Talk about WASTED LIVES. Manipulated into spending their entire lives ANGRY. NONE of them understand their own government and how it operates. NONE of them recognize who caused most of the corruption and who is taking peoples rights. Pretty much we all get that our government is "f"up. NOT exactly a NEW development. These sorry little boys need to go back to Nixon and Reagan eras to see where the damage started. But of course white males are the only ones being "victimized." Poor babies! What does being constantly ANGRY, promoting BS about the IRS coming for people's guns, and believing that Biden is going to institute martial law and other assorted nonsense ACCOMPLISH? I guess they ALL missed the lawlessness of the Trump crime era? Beyond ridiculous that they believe TRUMP cares about them, did anything positive for this country and that the orange blob rapist is some sort of great masculine hero who's going to save the US. They're all delusional and need to be institutionalized. Instead, all these nut-bags are wandering our streets with AR15s. YIKES!

[@matildawhitaker.]

@@KhorneSDGR12 best comment award 🥇

[@OfficialRedDirtNurse]

As an Aussie, this is really fascinating. And disturbing. Mostly disturbing.

[@WesTV]

@@Thomas_Santa.5686 sure of it. One Nation revealed their true colours in that usa nra documentary too.

[@e.vangelios7285]

you gave up your guns... you can shut up.

[@amandasunshine2]

I'm always so shocked when someone says "well we have our own crazies over here in our country" and I'm just like "YOU HAVE LITERAL N@Z!S IN YOUR COUNTRY'S GOVERNMENT??" Like I don't think most people realize how bad it is. There are some very scary parallels between America today and Germany right before WW2.

[@RedLion502]

😅 as a southern American I’m so sorry I swear we’re not all like this

[@LadyPhoenix62]

As an American, I am very disturbed too as are many others. We are watching the Nazification of the United States and it’s scary as hell

[@skerple94]

I can’t get over what I feel is a through line of theatricality and (for lack of a better word) narcissism. They all do these TikToks like they’re the buff and gruff hero in an action movie performing the climactic monologue. And the tone of “I’m sending a message to the military!” “I’m going to form a group to rise up!” “Listen to me!” while they consistently have sub-1k views. It’s sad to see their fear, but it’s also almost silly in a way.

[@greenkhmer4043]

It is very strange. I am not amerixan nor do I live there. But I attended a high school in KY and graduated, so I have definitely met several of the types; permanently semi-pissed off if not interrupted by full-on rage and, above ALL, fiercely NATIONALISTIC! The behaviour strikes me often as emotionally immature. Not so much childish (thou it occurs) as displaying signs of a fully grown person unable or dangerously ill-equipped to deal with their emotions. As if they didn't draw a lesson from being denied candy at the store, and got even harsher feedback when trying to escalate by starting to cry. I live in a culture which frowns upon big words and no follow-thru, and I am happy to say that you rarely see middle-aged men behave like this around hete. Goddamn social media will remedy that in a hurry I recon Cheers

[@matthewschuh3332]

I'm a new subscriber but as someone who grew up being groomed to believe christofascist rhetoric thank you for not just damning these folks. They are scared, and you're right that more often than not empathy and compromise are better solutions than the violence they suggest; but people are people, and scared people instinctually want to eliminate the causes of those fears. Thank you for getting that Miss Leeja, even if some of them don't give us the same benefit of the doubt.

[@agoo7581]

I mean, this is true, but their fear is nothing more than "being worried that I won't be able to keep my exclusive privilege and continue to oppress other people that are not in my preferred demographic". So, I have literally no compassion for them as long as they continue to be willfully ignorant.

[@brainspin7518]

@@agoo7581 "You can't force someone to see if they've removed their eyes".

[@auggiedoggiesmommy1734]

I love them saying the “whole government” is corrupt when they mean the parts they don’t like.

[@patrickburke6789]

Leeja... I applaud your 'young lawyer's enthusiasm' for engagement on issues of public importance. Here's an old lawyer's perspective (for your consideration): You may explain things perfectly to those who do not yet understand such things, but you cannot also do the understanding part for them as well. You may transmit flawlessly... but some folks just don't receive the channel that you're transmitting on.

[@Untamedshrew83]

I completely agree with this. I’m close to some people that share similar views to these folks and no matter which facts I present to them, they think I’m a sheep and that I’ve been brainwashed.

[@merlebarney]

@@Untamedshrew83I’m pretty much in the same boat. I don’t even bother trying to inform them anymore or point them in the direction of really looking into things to get the whole story. The answer I get is “I know all I need to know”. I swear it’s like trying to drive a limp piece of spaghetti through a concrete wall with a 20lbs sledgehammer. I’ve pretty much given up.

[@Kamishi845]

@@Untamedshrew83 You can't argue with these people based on facts, you need to reach out to them through emotion and values. They're reacting to something factual (as in, no matter how distorted it is, it is based on a nugget of truth) but their reaction isn't logical so arguing over logic is pointless. I think Leeja actually did a decently good job trying to connect over shared sentiments though.

[@Untamedshrew83]

@@Kamishi845 I’ve tried that. They won’t care until they are affected first hand.

[@Untamedshrew83]

@@Kamishi845 and I agree with you. Maybe it’s just me, but some days I feel like I stepped into upside down land or the twilight zone. It’s gotten to the point where I am just planning out what I will need to do if shit hits the fan.

[@caifengforever2796]

I have to say people being this out of touch with reality ( and them being able to vote and own weapons) is f0cking terrifying 👀

[@SpielkindFR]

If people being able to vote terrifies you, there are some issues you need to work out.

[@unoriginal2552]

​@@SpielkindFRthe idea of people being able to vote doesn't terrify them. The idea of people this out of touch with reality being able to vote does terrify them.

[@williamjameslehy1341]

I can't believe they're still falling for the "The Democrats are a-comin' fer yer gunz" hysteria.

[@KonwTheTrut]

I’m a Marine veteran and I’m nothing like these military dudes. All these guys terrify me. I’m ashamed, tbh.

[@robinpage2730]

These guys wouldn't make it in the military. You have to have a good, sound mind and intellect and these guys just don't

[@KonwTheTrut]

@@robinpage2730 you'd be surprised with who they let Iin the military

[@matthewkologi6833]

I’m a retired Navy Corpsman and while there were some crazy right wingers, most of the people I know were ashamed that Trump was elected. Remember that minorities make up a large percentage of the military. There aren’t many black people that voted for Trump.

[@kx7500]

@@robinpage2730 lmao okay bud

[@jeremiahmaddox5889]

Marine veteran here as well and I'm way to the left of most of these dudes claiming to be military adjacent. Really started troubling me to find a lot of the people I served with posting alt right memes and videos.

[@tradrudeboy]

The "IRS is not the government guy" is a sovereign citizen. It's a whole Thing with a lot of really terrible ideas.

[@melissam.pledger6467]

And I'm pretty sure she assumed the best when this guy made the comment about suing them posthumously... I think his message wasn't he'd sue the IRS after his death... I got the vibe he was saying "first I will kill the IRS agent, and then sue his dead body." 🫥

[@pjpredhomme7699]

sovereign citizens are a lot more than "a whole thing with terrible ideas" - they are really quite dangerous and have known to become violent - I would consider one as an bomb just waiting to be detonated.

[@justsomeguy6240]

I have a family member who fell to that sort of thing. I tried to save them but they didn’t want to listen.

[@Rayne_Storms]

Gods the fear in these people's eyes just guts me. They've been worked into such a frenzy that they're literally afraid for their lives. For no reason.

[@ToneTitan]

The news and media they consume: Fox “News” makes things sound like the world is literally about to end tomorrow. The “religion” that they consume sounds the same

[@ChardeeMacdennis339]

That’s what’s so funny is that they constantly call everyone else weak snowflakes but they are like scared to go outside 👀😂

[@yoyohayli]

Hey! Just by chance, are you pagan? I ask because I noticed you said "gods" instead of "god." Just a long shot, I know, but I love meeting fellow pagans randomly online 🤗

[@82892869hi]

@@ChardeeMacdennis339 right wingers love projection, take all their arguments and reverse it and you’ll realise they’re always projecting

[@Rayne_Storms]

@@yoyohayli hi there! I am indeed pagan, nice to meet you too! 😊

[@recessschedule3089]

half of these alt-right tiktokers look like the same guy in various states of desiccation

[@anthonydelfino6171]

The IRS, post-humus lawsuit guy? You’ve got his intent of his comment backwards. He’s saying he’s going to kill the IRS agent and then sue the person he killed.

[@LeejaMiller]

lolllll still nonsensical but thank you!

[@cathyfreeze3381]

Ya, that's what I got, too

[@ScotHarkins]

The hardest part here is delineating between those who are simply greatly misled from those who have legit issues, whether emotional or cognitive or behavioral. Empathy is so important here, no matter what.

[@twilightgardenspresentatio6384]

And those who are willing to publicly lie to get what they want

[@brandywillis3998]

I'd love to be empathetic, but they're always threatening and hurting others, so no. The time for reason and empathy with traitorous trash has passed. They got away with trying to commit treason and openly threatening and harming others already. How much more empathy can we give them?

[@jeffersonclippership2588]

What's the difference? If you've been misled it means you haven't put in the work to educate yourself, which is a pretty legit issue.

[@jeffersonclippership2588]

​@@brandywillis3998 thing is, we already tried empathy. We let them keep Confederate statues, we shrugged off their racism with "they're entitled to their opinion", we excused their edgy "humor", we didn't talk about all the bad things the US did throughout history, and the racist uncles always got to ruin Thanksgiving. That was how it was from the late 60s up until Trump started saying the quiet parts out loud. Society bent over backwards to protect these people's feelings and tell them they're special. Now that it's starting to do that a little less they wanna kill people so yeah, empathy time is over.

[@mammawlee]

Why is 'globalist' an insult? Doesn't that just mean that the whole world has quit fighting other countries and killing their own people ?

[@gigitastic90]

I come away from this thinking how utterly terrifying it must be to be in the alt right. They see enemies everywhere and think they are being hunted. I cannot imagine living in such paranoia. Like god what a way to live. It looks exhausting. Like I am fearful of things like losing abortion access and lgbtq+ rights being eroded but I still have hope. I try to use my fear to drive me to do things like phone bank for progressive candidates and contact my representatives. I don't start thinking of acts of violence. I don't know in a way I feel almost sorry for them.

[@m3ntyb]

well a lot of them believe a literal supernatural demon is after them at all times so it’s not that far for them to assume it’s gotten to others. their whole premise is illogical from the start.

[@gigitastic90]

@@m3ntyb Oh yeah I agree but I can't imagine what living in that much fear is like. I thought having anxiety and panic attacks about every day stuff was bad enough.

[@m3ntyb]

@@gigitastic90 it’s a trade off. i used to be superstitious (religious). on the other side good and great things will happen and/or occur or are occurring now, or can be conjured up to occur in also “mysterious ways”, so you’re living in a constant suffocated and repressed state of spiritual demonizing and hyper vigilance, and then counterbalancing with grandeur delusions like being on the *right* side of history actually, and the eventual receiving of the greatest ever reward for being one of “the chosen” in the afterlife for it. on the one hand you have persistent hate-mongering and terror and on the other most valuable player participation trophies. evens out. no pain no gain. martydom complex ftw

[@dhoffnun]

They call themselves lions and say they aren't afraid - but everything they say is filtered through some kind of fear of this or that. Oh no the gays. Oh no the IRS. Oh no twitter. Oh no Taylor Swift. Jeez.

[@gigitastic90]

@@dhoffnun Exactly. For people who are supposedly so strong and so brave they sure are scared of some really weird stuff

[@jeffpetty3741]

As someone who is college educated and had to grow as a person the older I became. Watching this video just reminds me of the insane stuff I heard as a child growing up in rural Appalachia and accepted as truth. Still hear this type of rhetoric to this day and almost everyday. I do in a way empathize with these people but become so frustrated when their concerns are pointed in the wrong direction and no amount of debate will help. But there is another side of me who does not have any empathy for them because if I can grow as a person, so can you. Going off to college and being around different people helped that. Allowing me to challenge my own ignorance. With that being said, being willfully ignorant is not an excuse and I would argue it is not an ignorance anymore but a foolish stubbornness. Anyway, I could go on and on about my experiences but I feel like a therapist should listen to it. Not the comment section on a KZbin video. I will leave with a positive note. Between watching your videos and LegalEagle's coupled with my own life experiences. I have started to express an interest in going to law school. Have not fully decided yet and still weighing my options. Keep up the good work.

[@kyrathedestroyer_]

for me the empathy for these folks are lacking. they don’t only harbor fear about the direction of the country, they’re in fear that the country is gonna go farther left and give other folks equity. i don’t understand giving these folks the benefit of the doubt. there’s access to the right information they simply don’t want it. you can only do so much educating.

[@tropezando]

Yeah. It's like, I can agree that they've been lied to, manipulated, and make their choices out of fear, but they are also DANGEROUS. I can only feel so sorry for something as it simultaneously causes harm to others... Agreeing on a problem is not enough for me to give any leeway to the right, because their "solutions" never align with the ones proposed by the left. The right's are always cruel.

[@Findmy_Way-Home]

Agreed. They want to be ignorant 🙄. It seems like things is either their way or they throw tantrums. My empathy has run dry w/ these ppl.

[@davishropshire5361]

It’s easier for many people to empathize with these folks when they also happen to look just like them, probably have relatives like them, and have no real reason to fear them, if you know what I mean…

[@leroylindsay7654]

What’s sad thing about watching this video is,you soon realise most of these folks,if not all,are very poorly educated Or their meds aren’t working! Seriously though,it’s just mind boggling that in this day and age,with the technology that’s available to gain sound information,a percentage of the American population is literally clueless.

[@samwindmill8264]

"I love the poorly educated!"-Donald Trump

[@achillesbogart]

When the guy started talking about Maritime Court my Sovereign Citizen alarm went off.

[@LeejaMiller]

you're the second person to mention that! i hadn't heard of that but I will be doing some googlin

[@artemisameretsu6905]

@@LeejaMiller tbf Sovereign citizens make these folks seem sane and happy go lucky.. I'd take some Tylenol first before that dive

[@Thesarcasticdom]

@@LeejaMiller omg yes please do a video on “sovereign citizens” and the legalities they feel they are above etc

[@karebear81184]

@@LeejaMiller counselor, you are in for a world of... well, something 😂

[@dhoffnun]

@@LeejaMiller Seconding a request for a Sov-Cit video; they have their own vocabulary of shenanigannery.

[@lazy_lefty]

The brain rot of these people is seriously concerning. Like she said, the levels of cognitive dissonance in these people is insane, and it stems from their fears of what they don't understand. But instead of trying to learn more and understand these things they immediately withdraw into their echo chambers and become defensive and lash out. I just don't know what the solution to this problem is....

[@rustomkanishka]

Shut down partisan news, for starters. Fox or AON or whoever comes up with batshit conspiracies. Everyone's always playing catch-up to them. They get to control the conversation. By the time you can conclusively prove, for example, that there are no litter boxes being given to furry kids in public schools, they'll find another caravan headed to the border Also perhaps teach people that American freedoms are not special. Stop worshiping Founding Fathers. None of this is going to happen though.

[@sandtanmaroon]

They don’t want to understand. They just want to be mad at something.

[@truthisland56]

It's really simple, give them skin in the game. If these men were earning good wages, buying houses, and cars they wouldn't risk all of that to make fringe tiktok videos as they would be afraid of losing something good. These men obviously feel as if they have nothing to lose and that is why they lash out.

[@rainkidwell2467]

​@@truthisland56how on earth have you managed only ten subscribers on top of all that content? Disagree with your statement here but wow man.. Where are your subs? That's a lot of work..

[@truthisland56]

@@rainkidwell2467 Thank you so much for acknowledging this! I really do try and put a lot of effort into crafting quality and nuanced conversations on my podcast. I really don't know why people are not attracted to what I have to say. The fault lies entirely with me. I have failed to produce content that people find meaningful or gain fulfillment from. I do something a bit different than other content producers, I don't speak down to people with my own personal agenda, but rather try and learn from my guests to better arrive at the 'truth'. Unfortunately, there is not a very strong appetite for this sort of thing right now (hoping it changes). Currently working on two books as well. Any feedback that you have would be greatly appreciated!

[@lorenawolfman9333]

You are so skilled at listening through their anger... to find what is true and what is not... I also understand the anger, but they articulate things in may inarticulate or illogical ways... but love how you see through to what is really being said without getting caught up on the emotional charge... or rejecting them out of hand... You are good!!!

[@GanesaAudrey]

Love how most of these are from guys shooting from below their eye-line. Always reminds me of a criminal minds line about how it's supposed to make them feel more powerful like they're looking down on you. How very insecure.

[@rocky-hi7hc]

Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made A Great Point

[@LeejaMiller]

lolllll

[@pauladufour7594]

Leeja, I've listened to many of your videos. I've found them funny, entertaining, and well researched. Anything I've fact checked has been correct factually, your opinions are your own.😊 I watch your videos because you are who you are. You be you. There will always be haters. Enjoy your work and I will too. Make me think. Challenge the established point if you disagree. Educate me, I'm 66 and happy to learn every day. This is not sarcasm or criticism. I'm actually proud of you and what you are doing. All of it.

[@mojopitdog]

I'm very happy to have found Leeja. Great content!

[@Christian-is-thriving]

Videos like this are why I am so so glad I discovered this channel (via Trixie and Katya). The intelligence and the snark

[@psimin]

The anger in these tiktoks is chilling.

[@sm1purplmurderedme583]

and they call the left angry💀

[@gregisalways]

15:00 "I don't know why he thinks the military, which is a part of the government, is any less corrupt than the rest of the government." As Trixie and Katya would say, "Let's have THAT conversation!"

[@TheOmegaXicor]

probably because Washington is faceless whereas he knows some people in the military, he thinks "My friends are in the military, they aren't corrupt, they are also republicans and the republican party can't be corrupt because I'm a member, so the military must not be corrupt" cognative dissonance to the extreme

[@slednix8215]

Good gravy. Obviously not everyone has a law degree to interpret it all, but to have such confidence about things that are so blatantly untrue is wild. Not once in my life have I feared the IRS breaking into my home.

[@Herrikias]

If you're an animal that wants to leave, you gotta be a bird. Their migration paths completely disregard country's borders, they're obsessed with fair weather, and they always get to travel. You also get to convince yourself you're on perpetual vacation.

[@LeejaMiller]

BRILLIANT

[@boopscrootles6786]

@@LeejaMiller Make it an eagle........ for the irony

[@lutoph]

Librarian here. Confirming that you do, in fact, look like a librarian when wearing glasses. Thanks for the video! It was sort of a masterclass in sifting through what could be described as drivel to find some common ground and not many people try for that these days.

[@Sllacy]

Question for the librarian: would you say that all folks wearing glasses look like librarians or does it require that special something? (Asking as a non-librarian, librarian presenting glasses wearing individual)

[@lutoph]

@@Sllacy great question! In this particular instance, I believe it is a combination of the glasses, hair, and button up top giving a sharp, smart appearance which is in line with the general perception of what a librarian looks like. Given I have no hair and have never worn a button up on the job since I’ve worked there, even though I wear glasses I do not look like a librarian. Kind of ironic I would say.

[@slk1451]

Lucipher the librarian. 😂

[@ogami1972]

Librarians are hot. Just sayin'. Librarians make my decimal dewey.

[@coyoteclockworkstudios3140]

It's always nice to see terrified people somewhere between "I don't know how a combustion engine works and it scares me" and "I don't know how the law works and it should protect me."

[@terrav717]

I'm so sorry you had to witness these tiktoks. You poor poor soul.

[@LeejaMiller]

lolllll tysm