Politics And My Special - Bill Burr

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[@ninacee9140]

Madeleine Albright told us half a million dead Iraqi children were "worth it", while Obama changed drone strike victim counting rules so that if you couldn't actively prove that the 6 year olds that he just killed weren't terrorists then you class them as dead terrorists while he dropped record bombs on Pakistan and Somalia. But yeah, the life of a child, unborn or not, is apparently the most sacred thing to people who oppose abortion and those who oppose unwanted births. Suddenly Bill's racial control suggestion makes a lot more sense.

[@kellygraves4189]

Madeline Albright was vindicated by the fact that those numbers were proven to be fake

[@kellygraves4189]

Doesn't change how heartless the statement was, but she at least didn't actually have that happen under her watch

[@ninacee9140]

@@kellygraves4189 "Proven" by the same people who had an interest in proving exactly that. How convenient.

[@johnsimth6587]

You know whats awesome, how Trump surpassed OBAMAS 8 years in less than 3 with drone strikes and killing kids, he was so bad he ordered the Military to just stop reporting civilian deaths.

[@Lemmy1899]

He switched topics in this 6 minutes like 20 times lmao I love bill burr

[@melvindonahue244]

I used to but this clip… wtf.

[@eganc1976]

Bill looks like if Rosie O'Donnell and Joe Rogan had a kid

[@DigitalDuelist]

Ron Howard and Powder from that movie is better.

[@himwhoisnottobenamed5427]

@@DigitalDuelist Sean Patrick Flanery. The OCD in me made me look it up. Incidentally, the writer/director of that movie is a huge pedo.

[@zesalesjt7797]

And, thanks to rule 37, we can watch the conception. Think Exit to Eden plus Fear Factor for a Rosie Rogan Experience.

[@flashpointprdx]

"They want to keep more white babies alive" is such a stupid take from Bill ... black babies are disproportionately aborted far more often. I like Bill's comedy because alot of his day to day gripes are relatable but I think Patrice would roll over in his grave if he could hear half the stuff that comes out of Bills mouth these days...

[@MCNasty69ful]

Thank you I was going to say something. Black abortions are around 40% of abortions. Also via the Mexican plan by Reagan the right has been stopping funding of abortions in developing countries for 80 years.

[@Frenchy78ify]

so what, pro lifes are that dmb.

[@zeeski7454]

@@MCNasty69ful it's closer to 75% of abortions are done by African Americans, yet it's democrats that are advocating for abortions. Make you think maybe the parties never switched, just changed tactics

[@pianospawn1]

You know Patrice was pretty deep into conspiracy shit right?

[@mr.devil9577]

He's been getting more woke each day unfortunately

[@AtariDad]

Democrats and Republicans like to put their own spin on the switch that makes them look good. Democrats will point out that Republicans started pandering to racist southerners and Republicans will point out how only a couple politicians actually switched parties. The reality of the situation is yes the switch did happen during the Civil Rights Era and, much like when the Republicans abolished slavery, it was done for completely political purposes. Both parties had a shitload of racists among their ranks during the Civil Rights Era, but Democrats at the time were convinced by LBJ to bite the bullet and give black people their civil rights anyway for the sake of winning the votes of them and their allies. After that the Democratic party became more socially liberal and the Republican Party became more socially conservative with ideological lines between the two parties becoming far more well established, especially during the Nixon Administration when the Southern Strategy was concocted and abortion was made a lynchpin issue (conservatives barely cared about abortion until Nixon and his cronies told them to). This was exacerbated by the fact that many prominent Civil Rights activists like Jesse Jackson set up camp in the Democratic Party while many conservative activists like Paul Weyrich helped the Republican Party reshape itself and establish modern conservativism.

[@JaZzure79]

I had to scroll for quite a while, but I finally found an accurate depiction of the democrips and rebloodicans. But I’m dumbfounded that so many people are adamant that a change never occurred in each platform’s ethos.

[@johnsimth6587]

Whats interesting is focusing on the modern day situation instead of history, for instance in the modern day the GOP is the party of the LITERAL NAZIS.

[@VincitOmniaVeritas7]

You are missing something: conservatives didn’t care much about abortion because it was still illegal in the majority of states until the SCOTUS decided to play law-making and bypassed congress and made it legal nationwide. It was a dramatic and abrupt policy change that flamed their values way more than any politician’s plan could have.

[@johnsimth6587]

@@VincitOmniaVeritas7 Nice historical revision. The thing is we have the tapes and the open admittance of why they switched to abortion. They could no longer rally about "the blacks" and used "abortion" as the new rallying cry, it has and always will be able to suppress other people's rights so they can be superior. The dramatic change was Reagan taking on the Fundamentalist Christians and rebranding them as "Evangelicals" so they could win elections. Bringing in the Falwells as actually "good god fearing people that are the backbone of America" You're right, most people didn't care about abortion until they were told to give a shit so that the GOP could start winning elections again.

[@VincitOmniaVeritas7]

@@johnsimth6587 “historical revision”? Now you are projecting. And BTW, who rallied against the blacks were the democrats up until the 60s, when they realized they were a solid voting block (just like you said). The republicans were the abolitionist party from the start. The first black senator was republican. The first 23 black members of congress were republicans. It took the democrats 64 years (1934) to elect their first black congressman. Black people were primarily republicans, only switching parties after the Great Depression (and solidifying the switch under LBJ). Meanwhile southern democrats still supported segregation, Jim Crow and were against the Civil Rights Act of 64. The racist history of the Democratic Party is undeniable and equating the republicans with them because the “Solid South” (up until JFK) felt betrayed and switched parties is unfair and revisionist. The Southern Strategy has no historic evidence, specially when you consider Nixon pro Civil Rights Act stance in 64. I’m libertarian and personally I’m not found of any republicans save 2 or 3, but I know enough about history to tell apart who used (and still uses) racial tensions for political gains.

[@MrAdamloring1985]

I don’t know what Bills been reading, but the number of black women who get abortions is 5 times higher than white women. So by his rational, pro life folks should be taking bus loads of black women to abortion clinics. But I do believe it’s not a religious issue. I’m not particularly religious myself, but I am pro life. But I don’t mock women for feeling they need an abortion. I just wish more alternatives where available and more affordable.

[@redfordreddington8834]

it's not his rational, it's the rational of the pro lifers who are white

[@rdel2007]

100%

[@johnmcgaheran3576]

Your numbers are off. Check out State Health Facts.

[@rollinOnCode]

there already are a ton of alternatives. women have over a dozen options and choices long before pregnancy and excluding murder. you have the pill, the condom, iud, a ton of women clinics and resources for mothers. and women can even give the child up for adoption and even demand child support irrespective if the father wants the child or not. at a certain point you have to realize that either these wahmen winging leftists are too immature, irresponsible and reckless to even have sex and ought to be castrated- or the leftists flat out are not even human as they want to intentionally murder babies for their own selfish narcissm. either they grow up and can be permitted to have sex or they can get castrated. 🤷 hecht women can also practice abstinence which is the cheapest option.

[@iancuninghame9163]

What reason besides religion is there for being pro-life? (To clarify: to believe life begins at conception and so any sort of abortion is murder)

[@OpEditorial]

Come for the comedian rambling, stay for the comment section soapbox lectures

[@redfro4992]

They are like flies on Billy Butt-Burr-sters fresh poo, endlessly buzzing.

[@jamesmandahl444]

*I side with baby murder and I dont like the comment section*

[@hex3845]

I live in a developing country and you can clearly see that when it comes to liberals, their quality of life and the amount of whining out of getting offended are parallels.

[@Unvaccinated69]

@@X9523-z3v someone's offended by OP's comment....

[@Unvaccinated69]

@@X9523-z3v lmao what did I say that was hateful? You're pretty triggered

[@flashpointprdx]

@@X9523-z3v doesnt seem like he was anywhere near as excited as you are on the subject ..

[@placebojesus5652]

I’m a Bernie loving liberal and I’m not like that at all. I feel like the sort of person you’re mentioning exists but they’re like a tiny portion of the liberals I’ve met and I’m a pretty social person. Actually I find these people extremely annoying and understand why conservatives hate them, but please understand they’re a tiny minority and basically irrelevant to the serious major issues we face. Like it’s not even worth talking about as much as we do.

[@flashpointprdx]

@@X9523-z3v well at least youre having fun writing lmao

[@dingusdingus2152]

I was homeless in Minneapolis in 1988. From new years eve until the middle of February the temperature did not get above 15 degrees below zero. At night the temperatures would plunge to 37 degrees below zero. My only consolidation was that there were no mosquitoes...

[@billyj3842]

Pull yourself up by your bootstraps nothings free! -sipping my coffee watching my workers make me enough money for a 3rd car

[@redfordreddington8834]

@@billyj3842 cringe

[@billyj3842]

@@redfordreddington8834 fragile egos hurt the worst but the world isnt sunshine and rainbows kid. The ones offering to help the veterans are called socialists so I'm afraid this is what you're going to get.

[@nphilly420]

Was it your own fault?

[@redfordreddington8834]

@@billyj3842 wtf are you talking about

[@alexmason8557]

There was no "SWITCHING" 🤣🤣

[@cobraofearth]

Read a history book some day

[@alexmason8557]

@@cobraofearth you mean the history books written by leftists and taught in schools controlled by leftists.

[@cobraofearth]

@@alexmason8557 So anything that doesn't fit your narrative is a leftist lie? How convenient. . . Ok, you just go ahead and make up your own reality. Whatever makes you happy and makes you feel safe.

[@alexmason8557]

@@cobraofearth is jim crow a lie? Is KKK a lie? Joe Biden attending the funeral of a KKK leader a lie?

[@cobraofearth]

@@alexmason8557 The KKK is still very real, and last time I checked they are all Republicans, but I honestly hate the whole left vs right culture wars bs.... the bigger issue is that both sides are really the same, serving the same 1 percent elites who fund the election campaigns. To me that's the biggest issue we are facing and it's why both sides should unite on that above all else, bc our politicians really don't give a fuck about us. Either side.

[@richardvilseck]

“The complete lack of respect we have for babies in other countries????” How ‘bout the complete lack of respect we have for babies in the United States (ONCE THEY’RE OUT OF THE WOMB)?????? Pro Life? More like Pro Birth.

[@bnannarosa]

Bill, the percentage of abortions by race is nearly 40% black. This is the opposite of what you implied because we aren't 40% black in the US, maybe 13%. The biggest issue many of us have with abortion is how it was used to oppress minorities. Planned Parenthood was started by Margaret Sanger, who wanted to kill off any "undesirables." I know you're just riffing, but I know you are curious and will probably look into the facts/stats, which are easy to find.

[@flashpointprdx]

No point in saying this to Bill, its his wife youd have to convince if you wanted to change his mind

[@dpyro]

The whole abortion thing is about punching down on the poor. Anyone middle to upper class can easily afford access to an abortion.

[@flashpointprdx]

@@dpyro I guess sterilizing the poor in the early to mid 20th century was the best we could do for them ..

[@charon1651]

kzbin.infojPK1j7utMGQ?feature=share another point of view

[@advancedchiropractic667]

No Not upset about opposing minorities at all. It is about killing the most defenseless. It is about discounting sanctity of life that it discounts the sanctity of all life.

[@TheTruthSyrum]

They didn't switch. The language did.

[@zeeski7454]

The amount of white guilt that comes from Billy these days would kill Patrice again

[@pault6347]

Comment of the year 😂😂😂

[@crossface222]

They never switched. The democrats just past the republicans in progressivism.

[@nicholasmartinez6043]

I thought the thumbnail was dr evil going on a political rant

[@daelyrics69]

If you want to see a glimpse, live in some of the Amish areas. Only way to survive the winter was cutting wood and hunting for me as a teenager, and hunting and tobacco farming in the summer to keep the lights on. Humbling experience

[@zekemontgomery6678]

Abortions affect more African Americans bill.

[@Greg_Deep]

Black Americans.......and yes that is a fact.

[@J_The_Colossal_Squid]

Modern medicine, modern agriculture, and sanitation.

[@y_magaming9798]

Dems are all about bigger government and Repubs are all about small government.

[@Msroach89]

Yeah, no, no they aren't...

[@y_magaming9798]

@Nonaya Bisnesu lol that's literally the tennet of both parties. Why tf do you think democrats want the government to pay for everything???

[@0Akeldama0]

the whole idea doesnt make sense to me. They all just got up and switched seats? What a farce

[@thecount4903]

They didn't switch. You'll find out when you read our political history.

[@keithmceuen8775]

The party switch never happened go listen to Calvin Coolidge same thing as today’s republicans and listen to Woodrow Wilson same thing as today’s democrats

[@purplecupp3046]

1878. Same year the north troops were removed from south.

[@ryeguy4449]

Nia wearing the pants again

[@flashpointprdx]

For the last 5 years at least..

[@Marvins_Gaye]

Bill Burr starts reading and educating himself and Conservatives lose their fucking minds😂😂😂😂

[@flashpointprdx]

Educating himself on what..lol. He said he thinks conservatives don't like abortion because they want more white babies.. black babies are aborted disproportionately more often. Hes a funny guy and alot of his political takes are so stupid you could call them jokes as well.

[@Marvins_Gaye]

@@flashpointprdx Clearly he’s educating himself on American politics. Hence the book he’s reading, coupled with his knowledge on the political parties (how Democrats use to be the party of Conservatives & Republicans use to be liberals. When LBJ passed the Civil Rights Act in the 1960s, the last remaining conservatives known as the Dixiecrats felt betrayed by LBJ and completely abandoned Democrats and became Republicans) His working understanding of politics and the evolution of American political parties is impressive to say the least.

[@Marvins_Gaye]

@@flashpointprdx Also, it is true what he said about abortions. The Republican Party is 87% white. Due to changing demographics, it’s damn near impossible for Republicans to win elections (hence the need to Gerrymander and their commitment to the electoral college, among others) Abortions becoming illegal will disproportionately impact communities of color negatively because of the lack of resources available. Pro-Life is coded language for nothing more than Republicans desperately attempting to raise their numbers Proof Pro-Life isn’t religious? Ask them their stance on the Death Penalty, and see how Pro-Life they TRULY are🤷🏼‍♂️ “Thou Shall Not Kill” is literally the FIRST commandment😂 They’ll happily dismiss the first pillar of their own religious doctrine so long as it suits them🤦‍♂️ They’re the Christian Taliban😂

[@Marvins_Gaye]

@@X9523-z3v LOL. Bruh, what does that even MEAN?😂

[@flashpointprdx]

@@Marvins_Gaye thats a myth thats been debunked a hundred times by a hundred different people. Do you know how many democrats switched to republicans after the civil rights act? I can count them on one finger. If absorbing partisan propoganda counts as educating yourself, then yes, Bill is educating himself very well.

[@rad4924]

To make a long story short, the 60s was the swap - in fact I'd argue the year was 1964. LBJ (and to a lesser extent JFK) supported the Civil Rights Act which alienated southern democrats. Barry Goldwater supported 'states rights' in 1964 and opposed the Civil Rights Act which made him the first Republican to win the south since the civil war. Nixon and Reagan followed Goldwater's strategy and made the Republicans more conservative; meanwhile the Democrats picked up the hippy/youth vote from George McGovern onwards, skewing them in a liberal direction.

[@AReservoirDog]

Super short version is Dixiecrats felt betrayed after the civil rights act, especially because Johnson was a Democrat from Texas, so they switched to being Republicans because they knew a 3rd party would only split the vote. Also people forget that JFK was a totally flook Liberal Democrat back before it was the norm, and he would be Conservative by modern standards.

[@retrorama3355]

There's zero evidence of a switch. Democrat strategy simply changed from overt racist policy to oppressive policy in the name of equality.

[@nope929]

Dumb theorys like the switch only happen when people forget that elections were focused around the person running rather than the party.

[@nope929]

@@AReservoirDog you're entirely wrong when you say "they switched to being republican because they knew a third party would split the vote" because they did form a third party which only did well in hard democratic states since republican areas in the '60s were made republican due to young, more liberal, voters. Look up George Wallace

[@AReservoirDog]

@@nope929 I am well aware of him. Last 3rd party candidate to carry a state in the EC. Like you said though it only appealed to hardcore democratic voters

[@historyking9984]

They switched in the 60’s but work had been done since the 40’s. Especially during world war 2 black leaders promoted a double v campaign. Victory over Racism and Facism. They even proposed a March on Washington which got Roosevelt to push anti discrimination laws when working with the government. And more black leaders became part of his government and influence . Truman desegregated the military too. But black people in southern states pushed for representation and in 1964 the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party claimed delegates to the national convention due to the racism . The southern democrats left the convention and after that they left with Nixon winning southern states.

[@alexkogan9755]

Woodrow Wilson had resegregated the government years before FDR was president. Alternate History Hub has a very good video on how bad he was as Potus.

[@jedimastayoda112]

Link one News article from the 1960's discussing both major political parties reversing course on all their policies and morals. I'll wait.

[@saureco]

The "great switch" makes zero sense. Imagine two schools of martial arts competing in a match. One comes out on top. It would make sense if the losing school of thought said "you know what? That other school's doctrines and methods won out against us. It would be smart to adopt their methods and ideology." Know what _doesn't_ make sense? The reverse. "Oh, that opposition we just trounced? We should totally take their perspective despite us have defeated them with what we already have. Yeah, let's do that." What a horrible f$#@ing take, Bill.

[@gabrielhersey5546]

Lincoln sent antifa United States armed forces into illegally occupied southern territory (never a formal country) and kicked god’s ass and killed white supremacy Christians kkk confederacy and freed humans from Christianity slavery Today 70 million kkk nazi Christian extremism terrorists voted for republicans and trump. Yeah. They switched parties in the 60’s Eisenhower was the last Lincoln president

[@saureco]

@Down with Corporate Amerika territory changed. Ideology didn't. Get that straight.

[@Tim_the_Enchanter]

They didn't "switch," Bill. It's one party. They just take turns stretching out the kind of people you used to be.

[@dwattz4872]

Ahh the old rope belt and puddle baths. Classic

[@romebigred2]

My man, if abortion were racial... Minorities are significantly more religious than white people. Making it religious makes it so more non-white babies survive. And more power to them!

[@TheSLOShadow]

Nixon's southern strategy look it up

[@lsizzle4rizzle]

The 1980s is when the evangelicals took over the Republican Party and essentially kicked out New York republicans. Even Reagan was more progressive in some aspects than many republicans today (example banning Flurocarbons to preserve the ozone). People point to the 1960s-70s and say Nixons deliberate appeal to southern democrats is when they switched, but that was only in the presidential election. State legislatures in the south were democratic strongholds up until Obama.

[@lsizzle4rizzle]

I could be wrong since this all off memory, but I’ve done a little reading myself here and there.

[@rollinOnCode]

lol except it is not.

[@lsizzle4rizzle]

@@rollinOnCode Well when do you think the democrats and republicans “switched” ?

[@rollinOnCode]

@@lsizzle4rizzle they never did switch. lol. the democrats were always bigoted degenerate racists. democrats have always pushed for racism and degeneracy- the leftists fight for slavery and love slavery so much they founded the positive school of slavery which sought to rationalize it as being positive for the slave not just the master. the democrats use the same failed rationalizations as they push eugenics and all their other deplorable schemes. the left also pushes for racial segregation and jim crow laws and fought against the civil rights act. see dinesh dsouza debunk the lefts mythical southern strategy

[@lsizzle4rizzle]

@@rollinOnCode Lmao. I’m actually a Republican myself and I think even that’s putting it to harshly. While that’s a statement I’d agree with in my inner circle, any articulate form of debate I’d get destroyed with that premise. And I actually like Dinesh! It sucks how he got caught up in tax fraud or something along the lines cause people love to use his checkered past as a way to refute what he’s saying.

[@stanisawzokiewski3308]

electorates switched not parties, parties changed but not in a mirror way.

[@looking4themountain]

They switched. When? You know, when those two Democrats became Republicans in the 70's. Then Reagan in the 80's was all like, lets go south and convince voters to vote for Republicans. But wait, didn't the north move south and the south move north? Ya, so what. Then if Republicans were Northerners, and they began to migrate south, and Democrats were southerners and they migrated north... Wouldn't Reagan just be going with where his party was migrating to? Man, your racist. Wait, wa?

[@johnsimth6587]

Hey, who do the LITERAL nazi's support today?

[@ababoogie8919]

They never switched… your views changed

[@harveyquinn3535]

The parties never switched bill. Only like 1-2 senators switched parties

[@bumbeboi9596]

they didn't swap

[@chihuahua3892]

God, I love these top tier comedians.

[@dawsonpurkett7709]

Ya, the older I get, the more I appreciate Jerry seinfeld. ZERO politics associated with the parties, but still can make fun of political stuff. Just one guy’s opinion

[@5unny5ide]

They never switched. It nevwr happened, It's not true.

[@glockfanboy933]

If you want to change political parties just don’t change your opinion in 20 years

[@gedenirfiorese3523]

Actually I’m also curious how Abraham Lincoln, who was a Republican, was anti slavery.

[@pierregibson6699]

They swapped over brown vs board of education yes Racism is why the “Dixiecrats” became republicans

[@mathompson53187]

Lincoln was considered a moderate Republican in party circles at the time and was often attacked by many Republicans who felt he wasn't anti slavery enough, they felt that he was too slow and opportunistic to make ending slavery a war aim rather than simply upholding the Union however it could be upheld. A more radical wing of the party tried well into 1864 (the year of his run for a second term) to dump him and actually held a convention that nominated John C. Fremont as the Radical approved candidate (he was also the 1856 Republican nominee) in the hopes that Lincoln might drop out entirely -- into the Summer of 1864 Lincoln's reelection prospects were actually considered by many to be quite gloomy. Lincoln technically ran under a party named National Union and further angered radical Republicans by nominating a War Democrat as his 1864 Vice President (Andrew Johnson, who would later become president and was tied loyally to the Democrats and the idea of a mostly painless reunion after the war). Fremont only withdrew in September as it was clear that he could only play a spoiler role and that Lincoln was the best of the winnable options, sort of a hold your nose and vote Lincoln stance. Victories that Autumn would help galvanize pro-War sentiment and secure reelection for Lincoln.

[@billyj3842]

Their weren't neoliberal donors in 1865. Nowadays both parties share the same roots and values. No change and status quo.

[@manwithoutfear05]

The Republican Party was founded as an anti slavery party.

[@antedote1]

Look up the "Southern Strategy" it started in the late 40s through the 60s and Dems in the south split with Dems in the north over desegregation and became the Republicans that you see today.

[@seang9450]

4:30 😂🤣😂🤣. This dude lol.

[@vincentdevecchis8322]

Truth? THEY DIDNT

[@jackkelly2620]

They never switched. It's all bs.

[@donovanphillips419]

“Switched” is a bit of a misnomer, but both parties are obviously very different today from when each was formed.

[@billyj3842]

All Confederate states are Republican now. Both parties are neoliberal with same donors owning both sides so none of this matters. It's just the feeling of winning that keeps Republican men woke.

[@AgroAaronFpv]

Southern Democrats were pro slavery, then later for Jim Crow and Northern were against. Most southern Dems left the party in the early 1900's and the last of them left in 63. That is why hate groups that were started by Democrats are now Republican, like the KKK for instance. Even if it doesn't fit your worldview we should know our history.

[@thepro08]

@@donovanphillips419 ahhh people believe in left vs right like children believe in santa claus is comical.....

[@donovanphillips419]

@@thepro08 What

[@danielcastiglione5328]

The party switching is not 100% but is 100% on some issues. For example, from a fiscal perspective it hasn’t switched. From a state right to centralized government perspective it has switched. From a War/Defense perspective this has switched back and forth a few times. Remember Teddy Roosevelt wasn’t a typical or establishment Republican. They made him VP to try and hide him.

[@johnsimth6587]

There hasn't been a fiscally responsible republican in office in over 30 years. Nor "small gov GOP" Trump was the exact opposite of that as well.

[@danielcastiglione5328]

@@johnsimth6587 GOP has been fairly consistent on supporting business. Platform for deregulation and lower business taxes. Trump was different in that he was the first Republican since the 1920s to drive tariffs as a source of income. Trump truly is a 1860s to 1920s Republican. Who to your point were not small government Republicans.

[@johnsimth6587]

@@danielcastiglione5328 Correct, he wrecked our economy and raised prices not to mention a bailout twice the cost of the auto bailout because of his wasteful tariffs. Deregulation also was a fantastic driver of our current situation as well, well lets not say deregulation more along the lines of openly corrupt bullcrap with his PPP loans that had zero oversight. (remember, there was supposed to be oversight but before he signed it he waived that so they could just print money for the rich during the pandemic). The problem is modern day GOP says things like "we support business" as you said, which they absolutely dont. They support a specific sector within business and it doesn't include people not making over 7 figures. Trump and his GOP administration was horrible for businesses that didn't have a global reach or a local monopoly (or corrupt contacts).

[@johnsimth6587]

@@danielcastiglione5328 FYI Trump raised taxes on all Americans with that tariff nonsense, raised prices on all steel imports and grain imports. Ever sit around and wonder why we had to fly baby formula from around the world instead of getting it from Canada? Thanks GOP "pro-business" model that was completely opposed to businesses and only a political stand to get points from his base because "liberal canada bad and russian steel good" etc etc etc. Trump and most of the GOP have been horrible for business unless you're corrupt or already vastly successful. Shit, the GOP's "pro de regulation/pro big business" is literally just "lets make the people pay the welfare/taxes these companies should as all they're employee's are on government assisted aid" The GOP has been running failing economic policies for over 100 years. Its why the democrats always have to fucking jump in and fix the sinking ship.

[@johnsimth6587]

@@danielcastiglione5328 I also just realized something, you're really close on with the 1920s issue but you're leaving out the biggest connection. That whole "American First" thing you know, the whole Lets support the Nazi's stuff is also the same as back then and now.

[@ginacelovsky751]

Listen Thomas sowell

[@djy0tub3r]

This comment

[@jpponce8522]

I’m originally from Ecuador South America. the poor have 10-15 kids to do all the work for them

[@matthewhandagoat8127]

The amount of butt-hurt conservatives in this comment section is adorable. Why the hell did you think Bill was on your side? He's even publicly supported Bernie Sanders.

[@leviticuscornwall9631]

Because his ape of a wife tells him what to believe and he doesn’t have the back bone to tell her to stfu

[@sithpsychopath3189]

Be careful, conservatives will get their feelings hurt and go take their ar 15 into public and massacre a bunch of us. "Waaah the comedian doesn't believe the same lies i do"

[@e.k193]

Because bald Bostonian white guy!

[@tuckernevel]

yeah its hilarious. these troglodytes only like when he agrees with them and closes their ears when he says something they dont agree w. and they call everybody else snowflakes 😂😂😂

[@mau4604]

Keep that same energy when he goes after your side buddy.

[@nerroseven]

isnt it more about big gov vs smaller gov, and that is what has switched from lib to conser,,,???

[@Jusoon]

This is what happens when a guy who admittedly doesn't know shit about a subject reads "a book" and suddenly he's an expert. Billy lost it when Patrice died. He's been steadily becoming one of his own punchlines ever since.

[@williamcutting5224]

Sounds like you read 2 books.

[@DANTHETUBEMAN]

it's a unaparty

[@zesalesjt7797]

A few key things to remember: Before they switched, they split. There was once a Democratic-Republican party. Additionally, these people have family lines through both parties and corporations aren't loyal or related to anyone. Plus, the nationality of a corporation only tells you where their headquarters are. It's more confusing but in it's accuracy certain other things make more sense.

[@timmancillas8326]

The Democratic-Republican party is a retroactive term applied by historians. The first party system consisted of Federalists and Republicans. Jeffersonian Republicans that is. The modern Republican Party was not started until the 1850s.

[@PatrickWDunne]

It's funny because my anti-mask anti-vax cousin has posted Bill Burr stuff on his Facebook page before. Doesn't he know that Bill makes fun of people like him?

[@MB-ul5me]

And that means your cousin isn't allowed to find him funny? For the record, Bill has also ripped Pro-maskers and pro-vaxxers to shreds. Don't you know he makes fun of people like you too?

[@jamesmandahl444]

They were right.

[@MB-ul5me]

@@jamesmandahl444 OP is another neckbeard fart sniffer that's all.

[@niteshades_promise]

the comments from all the political scientists is hilarious.🤣🍻

[@justindehaan7453]

They never switched

[@mixedcryptoarts3579]

And why is every second line. I don’t know? Because you’re just waking up now.

[@alleystargrowley2784]

its pro wrestling. two sides of the same coin

[@j.j.negrontv1111]

2:38 If he’s not joking here’s, then this dude has gone off the deep end.

[@j.j.negrontv1111]

@G PYes, this is common knowledge. And… you think this is being spearheaded by the Pro-Life movement? Who exactly do you think is placing Planned Parenthood’s in poor areas? Conservatives? Dude, what are you talking about? Do some research into the history of Planned Parenthood.

[@josephvanwyk2088]

2:41 - what a moronic thing to believe. Shame dude. If this is your world view.

[@Gibson1961SG]

Bill is trapped in a far left echo-chamber, but he's convinced hes in the middle.

[@antedote1]

You obviously don't listen to Burr if you think that.

[@iancuninghame9163]

And no i will not give specifics!

[@joeygraye2800]

You’re just far right

[@LukeyP2819]

100% Gibson watches OAN and agrees with everything the mypillowguy says and is too ignorant to see the irony in accusing others of living in an ‘echo chamber’.

[@Eatbutternow]

Do you even listen to anything he says? Lol if he’s far left I’m the queen of England.

[@danielcastiglione5328]

3:30 Billy Beef Cakes… you would survive, because you are a realist.

[@BuddMcAwesome]

As a moron that lives in yemen i am not surviving without charity

[@Thegreywanderer42]

The southern strategy. The Nixon administration.

[@DemandAlphabetBeBrokenUp]

I don't know. Bill Burr's abortion bit I'm sure it's hilarious but the greatest abortion joke ever is Doug stanhopez and I'm not going to ruin it but you should find it listen to it cuz it's hilarious

[@vincentdevecchis8322]

Wow burr is WAY OFF in this rant:/

[@dingusdingus2152]

It was so cold I saw a dog frozen to a fire hydrant

[@sstaners1234]

I like what Ari Shaffir said about the Right and Left. “You can either be on the Right or you can be on the Left. Or you can be like me and stand in the middle and laugh at both of them. Your choice.”

[@chrispbacon6810]

Bill has no clue what he is talking about

[@triangle1332]

Yes, he's a comedian. That's literally the point.

[@jonnidark1986]

the bit was george carlin... 'they care about children until they're born then they don't care until the children are of military age'.

[@mixflip]

If republicans were the racists of the 1800s then how do you explain President Lincoln and the unanimous republican vote to free slaves??? If they were the racists then wouldn’t 1800s republicans love slavery?

[@AgroAaronFpv]

They weren't the racists of the 1800's, Southern Democrats were. Most Southern Democrats left the Democratic party between 1900-1930. The minority that stayed left in 63. The modern democratic party is not what it was in the 1800's.

[@dustybrain8735]

Which democrats left the party to join the republicans in the 60's?

[@AgroAaronFpv]

@@dustybrain8735 read my comment again..

[@suzygirl1843]

@@AgroAaronFpv The Great Depression

[@aaronkristo858]

@@AgroAaronFpvThe South overwhelmingly voted Democrat Jimmy Carter into the Presidency in 1976. So your theory holds no water.

[@andrewstuk1234]

Bill like your comedy, but I would recommend reading some other sources on the whole pro-life vs pro-abortion standpoints as I think you have especially mischaracterized the pro-life side with the exception of the example you gave where the woman was pointing at the other side. Think that kind of behavior is pointless.

[@sithpsychopath3189]

It isn't pro life, it's pro controlling poor women's bodies. Disgusting creep

[@jpotter7716]

Bill has a blue haired gender studies grad grasp on US politics !

[@johnsimth6587]

Lol. You guys never liked Bill.

[@jamesmandahl444]

@John Smith nah it's just bill is an old boomer with goofy ideas that have intensified because of his wife.

[@aaronkristo858]

If anyone would like a brief and factual explanation regarding the "switch," search here on KZbin for a video titled "Why Did the Democratic South Become Republican?" by PragerU.

[@aaronkristo858]

@@jockslap Watch the 5 minute video and dispute the actual facts, not the creator of the video. That's just lazy and ignorant.

[@keoki_]

@@aaronkristo858 watching prageru is lazy and ignorant.

[@ericreingardt2504]

I'd recommend the Mr beat breakdown of why Prager U is wrong instead

[@aaronkristo858]

@@ericreingardt2504 He won't because he can't. The facts are not with him.

[@rollinOnCode]

@@jockslap unfortunately you can not debunk anything said. but go ahead with your ad hominem fallacy. it is typical of degenerate subhuman trash called democrats

[@FullyCharged22]

The party switch is ridiculous on it's face.

[@iancuninghame9163]

How? You dont think 300 year old political parties might shift their ideas and what demographics they're targeting over time?

[@FullyCharged22]

@@iancuninghame9163 When did it happen? What year, or set of years did the party switch occur?

[@iancuninghame9163]

@@FullyCharged22 the most recent one? Take a look at the electoral maps pre-1950 vs. post-1970. You'll find pre-1950 there were socially liberal Republicans in the northeast, and socially conservative Democrats in the south. The southern Democrats (aka the Dixiecrats) started voting Republican after the Civil Rights era and Nixon's embrace of the southern strategy.

[@FullyCharged22]

@@iancuninghame9163 So then, the party switch occured in the 60's, despite democrats voting against the civil rights act, going so far as to hold the longest filibuster in history? Yeah, sure, that makes total sense.

[@iancuninghame9163]

@@FullyCharged22 yes, it does actually. What happened after that? Why do you think the southern Jim-Crow-loving Democratic voters left the party and started voting Republican? Because a Democratic president signed the civil rights legislation, and Nixon thereafter chose to adopt the southern stategy and target those people's votes. If you don't think that's true, again, just look at some historical electoral maps.

[@DANTHETUBEMAN]

you make a living on complaining,, lol 😂😆😂 oh so funny.

[@peachezprogramming]

So this already happened in history. Lincoln was a Republican. It switched mid century I think

[@rollinOnCode]

nonsense. there never was a "big switch". democrats all democrats and leftists are using the same degenerate fallacious arguments they used centuries ago to rationalize slavery - they use it to rationalize and push for eugenics just like they do today. no change except that democrats today are 100x dumber and more illiterate- they can't even figure out the difference between men v women or their head v their ass

[@foyo5497]

The party switched happened I believe around 1964. But it switched among civilians, not so much among politicians.

[@jamesalexander8872]

Never switched. Some Dixiecrats became Republicans, tho.

[@rollinOnCode]

@@jamesalexander8872 who?

[@twistedbydesign5216]

@@rollinOnCode he’s right, there was no switch in the way it is described. The democrats started the Kkk, and were the southern racist slave owners that are now supposedly republicans, but its not true. There isn’t a predominant racist republican base in the south, by any means. The democrats in power always were and still are oppressing the black population with their policies, its just done using euphemism coupled with onslaughts of accusing the Republicans that do live in the south and abroad of racism, which started during LBJ’s term, where he is on record using racial slurs while describing how he will secure the “ negro vote for the next 200 years”, when they realized they had to tone their ways down if they wanted to ever hold office again. Think about it, there have been multiple cases of politicians in the last few years of photos surfacing with them in black face, and ALL of them were democrats. Biden recently attended the funeral of a Clan Grand Wizard with whom he was close, and Hillary named margaret sanger of planned parenthood one of her biggest heroes and influences,the same margaret sanger who is quotes as saying she wishes to decimate the negro population through abortions, and likened them to weeds. None of this bullshit is found on the right, just noise through the leftists propaganda MSM , and everyone buys it. Im not a republican, used to be a democrat until I researched for myself and got to know actual people on both sides. Its all bullshit man.

[@jessecooke1807]

#dineshdsouza the big lie Dinesh lays this out very well, they never actually 'Switched'

[@schen7913]

Except that they did. If you disagree with the idea that the conservative Southern Democrats switched to become Republicans, go ahead and summarize it.

[@jessecooke1807]

@@schen7913 the democrats owned the slaves. Not the Republicans.. Jim crow laws were democrats. Racist Hollywood was run by the democrats. Racist Hollywood is still democrats.

[@jessecooke1807]

@@schen7913 they did not literally stand up in congress and switch ties They have just been lying and hiding their slave owning history.

[@jessecooke1807]

@@schen7913 besides, read the book I recommend by Dinesh.

[@checktheskies5040]

How bad is it? Does the MSM do it justice? I see normal people on the streets then ill people who cant afford treatment who have to self medicate daily. What a sad state when we cannot fix the issue is the country to small?? It looks huge. Can they get treatment anywhere free? The misery of non universal health care is tragic.

[@healthfadsfade]

Bill is so wrong lol

[@danimal6070]

It is a religious issue. It’s not racial. You’re not as smaahhhht as you think you ahhh.

[@danimal6070]

Still think BB is wicked funny though

[@sithpsychopath3189]

Hahahahaha, it's a "religious issue" because all the sexist racist misogynistic monsters call themselves Christians? Gtfo

[@danielcastiglione5328]

Sorry multiple comments. The short answer to your question. It switched with Nixion in 1968. In order to win the election, you needed to win some southern states. So Nixion changed platform perspective to win southern states.

[@merchantofvenice1603]

This guy has some stupid takes sometimes.

[@jordanebacher]

2:38 oh my God do you actually think Bill burr is serious here? can he really believe something so crazy and factually wrong?

[@SRR-5657]

Because he's a comedian, it's not his job to be factual. Look at all the dumb shit he says about guns.

[@matthewsawyer4864]

Crazy, yes, but is it wrong? You have fascists chanting, "Jews will not replace us!" And white conservatives who openly fear liberal minorities will become the majority (Tucker Carlson, for instance, to name one). The best solution seems to be more white babies indoctrinated to Christian-fascist doctrine.

[@SpicyTortilla69]

Yes, people do that all the time

[@billyj3842]

If anything it means more poor people to enrich the wealthy and keep the middle class on their toes as the middle class shrinks into poverty. Neoliberal Republicans caused the Iraq war, NAFTA and the recession. It doesn't stop their

[@pjetrs]

It sounds really crazy but it's actually not even that far fetched. One of the biggest fears that is being exploited by (extreme) right wing politicians is that 'they' (foreigners/other races/other religions) are taking 'our' (white) country and the white race is becoming extinct. 'Great repopulation' it's called and right now its gaining a lot of traction in Western European countries

[@obsoleteelite8258]

Bill I’m liking you more and more each day.

[@runescapedreamer450]

That part with the whole "wanna keep white babies alive" bit sounds like a bit of white guilt to me! honestly that abortion issue is a moral issue to me more than politcal, im pro choice i aint the one goin to hell "MY BODY MY CHOICE" n all that jazz so have at it :^)

[@jedimastayoda112]

Black women have the overwhelming majority of abortions. Abortion clinics are located in black community's at a rate 5 times higher than any other. But tell me again Bill, how we just want to keep white babies alive.

[@QuanahParker17]

Homeless junk 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jeremybabcock4287]

My, what interesting takes on "The Switch". Look at the voting records. The actual Civil Rights legislation passed because of a majority Republican vote. Of those Republican Congressmen, none of them became Democrats. I came from a family of long time Republicans and, while the older people said some things that would be bad nowadays (as jokes) all of them walked the line of let them find any level of success they can achieve to and they have my respect. (Also the same view they had for White people). None of them or their friends every switched parties. I know in some groups and parts of the country race is a regular topic but among the Republicans I have spent time with, It rarely hits the radar. That includes Republican minorities (And yes they exist). I have known many black people who are absolutely certain the Republicans are evil racists. Then when they get to know us they tend to think we are confused about what our party believes and we are the good ones. But most never bother to look pass this misguided idea of the party switch and all the racists taking over. It's just not what people think. Most Republicans don't understand why we are still talking about race, because we see the poverty issue as a poverty issue not a race issue. We don't get why everyone want this to still exist. In fact we see the race issue as a Democrat concocted issue they won't let die they death is should. As for the south. The push to gain voters in the South was based on their strong anti-communist stance. The Civil Rights fight was over so the average voter switched based on a strong anti-communist views. As they switched they slowly became less interested in the race issues and now they tend to be ambivalent to "The Cause". Democrats did change their point of view. Not because the people switched but because they believed the idea that "Blacks" and other minorities were incapable of taking themselves out of poverty (That was an argument for slavery, by the way) so providing for there care was the only way to keep them from causing trouble. It's not that they liked them now it's just that they thought giving them enough to survive would be good enough. This is why the Democrats never seem to figure out how to solve the problem, even when they have all the power. Because they are still the racists and will always find a way to pander but never provide solutions. Give a good search of historical documents and not books written by someone with an agenda and you will see the facts.

[@Red-Brick]

The politicians didn't switch the voters did the moment a democrat passed the Civil Rights act. Replace the words democrats and republicans with liberals and conservatives look at historical documents because after doing that most people reach the same conconclusion, that a switch incured. Who cares regardless they are both corrupt with their own flaws.

[@jeremybabcock4287]

@Down with Corporate Amerika What a puzzling set of questions. Perhaps you should take some personal time to find the answers yourself. I find this approach to work well for me. All the best.

[@jeremybabcock4287]

​@@Red-Brick I agree with most of what you said, though I don't believe they switched for race based reasons and that's the main idea for my point. I especially agree with your last sentence.

[@josephcoon5809]

@Down with Corporate Amerika So… wanna explain why MOST of the redlining happened in cities run by Democrats in the NORTH? How about why minorities are disproportionately shoved into slums in cities run by Democrats? Wanna address why Democrats disarm minorities; over legislates them; over polices them; over charges them; over prosecutes them; over convicts them; and fill prisons to the brim with them? As a minority, I’d rather somebody be racist to my face rather than empower corporations to enslave me with laws YOU never bother to read. What kind of person are you that would advocate to have the sale of loose cigarettes criminalized leading to the death of Freddy Gray? You are either incompetent/oblivious, or you are a straight up tyrant to want so many people rotting in prison.

[@whm_w8833]

@@jeremybabcock4287 could you at least cite the sources? Need it for research

[@joeybanez310]

We have to remember that Bill is comedian that has succumbed to his wife. He his colossally ignorant about history. And now his anger is showing in his comedy..

[@MM-qi5mk]

Bill needs to stop taking political cues from his wife

[@billyj3842]

Use common sense. Same states that fought for slavery are all Republicans now. Not rocket science. Neolibetal donors own your brain and you love it.

[@slimischillin7753]

Proof?

[@kingofrock8428]

@@slimischillin7753 the proof is in the 90% of blacks who vote Democrat

[@slimischillin7753]

@@kingofrock8428 seems like a projection for his issue with bill having an interracial marriage. Bill of all people, is an original person with original thoughts and opinions. Maybe he has a black wife BECAUSE he thinks a certain way, not vise versa.

[@suzygirl1843]

@@slimischillin7753 Exactly. Most of the out of the box men are in interracial relationships - George Lucas, John McAffie, David Bowie etc. Those are the ones that I can name. Matthew McConaughey married an Indian.

[@trentbusta1]

Bill Blur , you're a fool!!

[@curtevartt9064]

How do you make a trade to become the nazi party. Here you fought a war to end slavery then you turn around and take the name of the slavers odd.

[@name-sq4rk]

Annnnnd we are losing him...

[@nicholasjones5808]

They didn’t switch Republicans were for the rural economy whereas the Democrats were for big business and the American Dream

[@mrpersonality3497]

And now democrats are only for big business

[@ericreingardt2504]

That's just the opposite of historical fact

[@iancuninghame9163]

Republicans were more popular in the cities and Democrats were actually more popular in rural areas

[@bencarignan2711]

Bill the big switch is for the most part a big myth. A bit of a flase claim, if you will. Check out the Dinesh D'Souza video on it. At the very least you'll find it entertaining. Lol

[@antedote1]

It was called "the "Southern Strategy"..Dems from the south split with Dems of the north over desegregation attempts and became Republican, thus beginning the cancer that's now fully eaten the GOP. It's not a myth.. It actually happened and Dinesh is a hack of expert level hacks.

[@7upac]

You can tell which opinions nia has implanted in bills brain

[@351cleavland]

He's a grown man. He has whatever thoughts works for him otherwise you wouldn't taken interest in him.

[@suzygirl1843]

Black women are not masterminds. They're just hard headed. Bill and Nia are perfect for each other because he'll let her unwind her points but still inject his own analysis. If only more men were like Bill. Bottom line is just because a white guy is with a black girl, doesn't mean she is wearing the pants, he ALREADY was thinking a certain which is why he didn't want to be with a his own. Ask white people why they are seemingly more entitled this generation?

[@redfordreddington8834]

no

[@doomsdaybooty1072]

I'm not really religious or pro-life myself, but it never ceases to amaze me how far folks' rhetorical contortion will go to ascribe perverse motivations to the pro-life crowd; like it's so hard to understand that if you believe the miracle of life starts at conception, it follows that abortions will be an offensive solution to a problem that doesn't exist.

[@johnsimth6587]

Its not far fetched to see the perversion in a crowd that wants to starve living children to death, let them be raped and force them to have children and then claims to care about life with abortion. Its called open hypocrisy, they're not caring about life at all just control. They lie about their beliefs, constantly.

[@maxvarjagen9810]

@Down with Corporate Amerika There's just as many pro life women as pro life men, sometimes more depending on the poll and how the question is worded. If its about "controlling women" then why are women advocating for it?

[@jasonbourne3335]

A switch lmao. There never was it's all made up. And that's facts. If you search hard enough and deep enough you can find the real history. It's been changed slowly so many times it's not even funny.

[@doubleugly1594]

There is an answer to this question, but its a little long and nuanced for comedy format.