RNC 2020 & Kenosha: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

John Oliver discusses a week that saw the Republican National Convention, a horrific series of shootings in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and a strike in professional sports -- three stories that are really one story, about race in America.
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[@wilsusonnect4542]

As a German I’d like to remind everyone of the fact that „warehouses for a certain group of people to perish in“ don’t have an amazing history of being bought by Amazon. They also don’t tend to turn into malls.

[@erebostd]

Wilsu Sonnect they turn into museums, to remind people about what happened. But not all visit museums, it seems...

[@wilsusonnect4542]

Erebos It’s a shame. People should really visit the medieval prisons of Nürnberg and then go see a concentration camp. To see how far we didn’t come.

[@pikaskew]

The fact that the sheriff added “perish” to his reasons for keeping “those people” locked up indefinitely is the language of fascism right there, and should have no place in any nation...yet here we are, echoing humanity’s worst mistakes

[@diyimprover6887]

Let's not gloss over the fact that his comments came in the wake of, and were in the context of, a shoplifting case.

[@Jukantos]

As a German, it is truly a bizarre and horrifying spectacle going down across the Atlantic these days. Makes you wanna shake Americans and shout in their face YOU HELPED DEFEAT THE NAZIS WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO BECOME THEM 80 YEARS LATER.

[@plerpplerp5599]

"Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire

[@thehorde2908]

This quote exemplifies the Left and their behavior so very well.

[@mariak8383]

@@thehorde2908 Bruh

[@jbark678]

@Marksman King The cops are supposed to be professionals not panicky civilians. Why can mass murderers be taken alive, but not a person who had their kids with them?

[@plerpplerp5599]

@@thehorde2908 Voltaire was a strong advocate of social reform while Rousseau was an advocate of equality within society. Both of these thinkers gave the American Revolution and the founding fathers important concepts upon which to build a new form of government.

[@sonninnos]

"It's easier to fool people than it is to convince them that they have been fooled."..

[@octavianschaefer7294]

I swear each week I’m like “how can this get worse?” Then I hear a cop propose the idea of literal concentration camps and I’m proved wrong again.

[@zarakikon6352]

That's America for ya. I'm glad you guys voted out the Orange 💩 because he created an atmosphere where people now think that it's perfectly fine to be open about their Racist views. But America Still has a boat load of issues to fix before they can call themselves the greatest country in the world. Because it definitely hasn't been for decades.

[@StellaStarfall]

@@zarakikon6352 It never was. Sincerely, An American who remembers what we did to those who lived here before us.

[@cracknigr6065]

@@StellaStarfall I know that it is "just" a computer game, but in Red Dead Redemption 2 there are some missions you are doing for and with an Indian tribe and all of it was just so fucking sad, I didn't even wanna finish the story line. I don't think a game ever has made me cry before and this one managed it twice. And while I was playing the game my mind wandered to all those that died in horrific ways over the course of our human history and I once more started hating what we are and why we can not be better. There is so much pathetic, empathyless trash wandering this planet, you'd wish we just finally blow it all up and call it a day, since, as we are constantly being remembered of by olivers videos, humanity will never change.

[@redjed100]

@@cracknigr6065 That game was made by a company (Rockstar Games) that, turns out, is an example of the sausage principle: If you love something, never find out how it’s made.

[@theeviloverlord7168]

Hilarious how terrified the person sounds when she says "We'll be one step closer to government-run healthcare!"

[@jamesmccarte1609]

If it wasn't for government-run healthcare, I would be dead (2 brain aneurisms plus appendicitis). And you know what? I didn't even have to wait to be cared for, in contradiction to the Republicans' talking points (proud Canadian)

[@theeviloverlord7168]

@@jamesmccarte1609 Hello fellow Canadian! And what you say makes a lot of sense (as it should)--based on my experience, you only wait for insane amounts of time when whatever you have isn't life-threatening, which is annoying if you have a broken arm or a mild concussion, but it's ultimately how it should be.

[@oneoldgit]

maybe she works in health insurance!

[@jamesmccarte1609]

@@theeviloverlord7168 Wait time actually depends on a lot of factors, for example, the time of day, the time of year, the population of the area you live in.........just like in private health care

[@taniksmlgsniper7178]

It would destroy the industry. at least give people choice.

[@CrunchyEdiblesML]

You can tell how John gets progressively more angry each week

[@SamianHQuazi]

Hopefully he gives up and goes back to England lol

[@pranayr9284]

@@SamianHQuazi He is unfortunately(for him) a US citizen now.

[@SamianHQuazi]

@@pranayr9284 Still no reason he can't try leaving!

[@bearybear191]

Its the quarantine

[@laurendoe168]

When things get increasingly worse every week... it's natural to become increasingly angry.

[@airsam1]

The kicker when you find out that Sheriff Genocide is the same guy from the viral kneeling cop photo is just... wow.

[@clothilde1623]

Yeah, I did not see that coming and it was a punch to the gut.

[@kerrynicholls6683]

Sam Iles I was horrified and disgusted in that sheriff. He literally is the worst in humanity.

[@DanBennettUltra]

I haven't seen that viral video, but commenting "Sheriff Genocide" all over it when I do is a fun idea.

[@Sanguinarius9999]

I thought I saw a follow up video to that kneeling video where those cops were attacking the protesters in the same place a few hours later

[@bethanychatman9531]

Yep, everything they do is propaganda, they don't care about us. These Monsters are constantly everywhere.

[@Gravecoyote]

Im surprised the Kenosha sheriff didn't call his solution "The Final Solution". 🙄

[@hedgehog3180]

Fun fact, Hitler got that name from the US.

[@Gravecoyote]

@@hedgehog3180 Of course he did 🤦‍♀️

[@williamyoung9401]

They also got their anti-Jewish Segregationist laws from us... Glad we're inspiring the right virtues for the next generations...

[@tinfoilslacks3750]

"the fine ol' solution!" -Early Cuyler

[@leboiofbois1005]

What the hell happened to t his country that allows a sheriff to casually advocate for concentration camps and still keep their jobs

[@michaelblower7363]

Sheriffs are publicly voted in through an election. :/ So they get to play on people's fears of crime to stay in power.

[@Halokon]

The problem is nothing happened, this is business as usual since America’s inception. Thing need to happen to make this shit stop, but given an entire political wing is predicated on ramping it up, and the other is about co-opting it and changing as little as possible whilst paying lip-service to change, it needs to come from the people. The system won’t save anyone, the system is the problem. General strikes would be a good place to start! ❤️

[@leboiofbois1005]

@@Halokon woah

[@mightygoodsteak7694]

What do you mean by "happened". It has always been this way.

[@asneakychicken322]

You mean the country that has a Constitution that codifies slavery and returning escaped slaves to their owners, which would have been one of the roles of police. That country?

[@ashleysvoboda8331]

You can actually hear the genuine frustration in John's voice throughout this entire piece, and rightfully so.

[@eitansharabi9488]

must be trying to lie for a living like jhon kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6ishmqfisubpdk 18:30 - there are fine people on both sides 19:30 - and im not talking about the neo nazis and the white supremacists because they should be condemned entire left cant spend 2 seconds looking up a speech and instead lie every step of the way, if you dont see a problem with such a blatant lie being spread everywhere on the left, including john oliver, than you truly are a sheep.

[@craigstebbing504]

@@eitansharabi9488 they are just words. What do words even do now. Nothing. His actions are against what these protesters stand for. You call us the sheep when your happy with people who supported this living used band-aid would happily shoot and lock up black people. I see now why right wing idealists use the nazi flag. They are supporting their idols.

[@mrsmokestacks21]

Yeah, he's an actor. This is a show. And he is totally spinning the story.

[@CerebralFriction]

@Ohma Zi-o The irony is we could say the exact same thing about your side. Your racists, pathological liars,. Hypocritical idiots. Not sociopathic though, you not intelligent enough for that.

[@mrsmokestacks21]

@@eitansharabi9488 that is a great video for post. For years I've been hearing people spout the lie of Trump defending white nationalists in that speech. You just watched the two time stamps that you made and you can see how full of shit they're whole narrative is. But all these propaganda fed sheeple will never pull their head out of their ass and see that their side can have flaws just like the side they hate

[@laura.st.]

It is amazing to me to see John Oliver getting angrier and angrier every week during this time. He knows when to hold a serious tone instead of cracking a joke and how dire the situation is. It feels a bit like emotional catch-up and I appreciate it deeply.

[@TehLucario]

Live Life say hi to Putin for me.

[@FelisImpurrator]

@Live Life John Oliver, a "paid shill"? You clearly have no idea how he talks about the literal owners of his show, AT&T, if you think a bit of money would make him shill for anything other than a meeting with Beyonce.

[@rwrunning1813]

Every week, this show gets scarier. It used to leave me with a smile on my face, but now it leaves me feeling trapped and angry. Every week, the injustice and insanity grows, and there's no end in sight. Half of the US has a completely upside down world view and there's nothing we can do about it.

[@FelisImpurrator]

@Live Life I'll take "condescending douchebag" for 200. "Use your brain! Think for yourself! Listen to everything I tell you!" Nice tactic. Did you learn that one from the RNC, or is it from wherever you got the "masks don't help in a pandemic" line?

[@FelisImpurrator]

@Live Life That's a laugh coming from you. Carry on, Dunning-Kruger!

[@quirkyblackenby]

The fact that a cop said that confidently in public says everything you need to know about the institution of the police.

[@fish4716]

"The best is yet to come" is a weird thing to say after having held office for 4 years.

[@muitobigboss]

Living in a historic time is an exausting thing.

[@AB-ee5tb]

It’s not really historic

[@yatoyabuko640]

Lol it really is

[@csl110]

​@@AB-ee5tb Why not?

[@jessicabarczewski1910]

It's only historic if there is change at the end. Since trump will be re-elected in Nov all that is happening now is just exhausting BS

[@LaviniaDeMortalium]

I hear you. Take a break from media for a bit if possible, detox, relax, and come back stronger. Take care of yourself. : )

[@dazzlemasseur]

"Real discomfort is the only thing that's gonna bring real change" That's deep

[@LuchiW]

John Oliver is not making a fair representation in this video. I know it's not what you want to do, and not what you should need to do, but please watch the full videos of the Kenosha shootings, the clips he shows is a savage misrepresentation. Don't contribute to the spread of misinformation. Blake did not listen to multiple commands from the officers and reached for a gun. Multiple angles, but you can't hear what the officers say: kzbin.info/www/bejne/omLYp2p6ip2EaLs&bpctr=1601040871 Cellphone video from across the street, better audio: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWGnhIeMbL2HZ6c Kyle Rittenhouse clip: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6PcgoamrbifqMk This is the full video of the incident John had clipped in his segment. Here is a biased video, but i can't find any better timeline of the incident: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5OsgnqCrt-ShZo , if someone has better sources here, ill gladly receive them! Stop the hate before it's to late! Stay informed and safe, much love

[@billyboy3583]

translation: a cop made me mad so you gotta be hurt

[@ptavangar]

Larry Kudlow saying that the pandemic is over OVER A VIDEO FEED cracked me up! Why aren't you there in person then Lar?

[@tyleralmquist7606]

Dude: Talks about Covid in the past tense January 2021: Hello, we are now at 400,000 deaths

[@themousemage]

February 2021: hold my beer

[@zarakikon6352]

March now and it's over 500.000 ! And America has T**** and his enabling Republican suckups to thank for that.

[@halfwaydillitante3041]

June 2021: 600k

[@ryaj2356]

September 2021: 757k deaths. I thought Biden would know how to spot these deaths by now. Nearly a year in office and death rates and covid is still about with more covid shots on the raise with booster shots

[@kraxitude]

June 2022: over 1 million

[@anasty_arisaka754]

“The best is yet to come” (Rome burning in the background)

[@navaryn2938]

"Giant Meteor 2020"

[@andrewmastin4312]

Roy Wiseman, you’re dead wrong, or more likely, knowingly lying. Wisconsin is an open carry state. To carry, you must be at least 18. Rittenhouse is 17 and openly carried. Ergo, it was illegal. Case closed.

[@andrewmastin4312]

Also, the FBI has documented multiple instances of right wing provocateurs rioting, looting and engaging in arson in an effort to discredit protestors. So it is false to claim “all the burning is by BLM and Antifa.” Incidentally, the FBI has reported that they have found NO EVIDENCE of Antifa participation in the unrest.

[@silvannos5229]

I feel like you are either knowingly lying or you are absolutely blind to the world as it is. I think the latter is more true. You are a fanboy extraordinaire. Your republican party can kill, and you will always come with an excuse. Sounds a little bit familiar? That was what people did in 1930 in Nazi Germany. Do not repeat their mistake.

[@timothyswag3594]

@@roywiseman Go look up the origin of the term "cultural Marxism" and how it is basically an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory peddled by the far-right for decades and now made mainstream within the GOP after Trump came to power. "Cultural Marxism" is a commonly used term that says that every institution in the US has been infiltrated by Marxists. It directly comes from the term used by the Nazi Party in Germany called "cultural Bolshevism." The only difference between this and the full white nationalist conspiracy theory is that white nationalists say the Jews are behind it while mainstream Republicans don't really believe that. Look at Black Pilled YT channel and the man behind it, Devon Stack. Look at his book "Day of the Rope." He's a full fledged neo-Nazi, and his book is just a re-write of the "Turner Diaries." Look up The Red Elephants' interview with Devon Stack and how they talk like buddies. Look up Black Pigeon Speaks and see him recommend Devon Stack's YT channel. Look at all the similarity between literal neo-Nazi propaganda and what now passes as mainstream ideas within the Trumpist GOP on shows like Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson. Isn't it weird how George Soros is suddenly the scape goat for everything now? Isn't it weird that a lot of Trump supporters praise Vladimir Putin because "he's a traditionalist and staunch champion of Christianity?" Isn't it weird that Putin hates Soros and had a conversation with Trump about him in Helsinki? So why is there a pro-Putin message and anti-Soros message now? Isn't it weird that Trump says not to trust the media, even Fox News now apparently? If we can't trust the press, who can we trust? Who becomes the arbiter of truth? Trump? Isn't that a bit self-serving? Look up the "Rope. Tree. Journalist" shirt that has been seen multiple times at Trump rallies, and NO ONE SAYS ANYTHING TO THEM ABOUT IT. It is a literal incitement to violence, and if it ever came to pass would be the death knell for any semblance of the American Republic. Open your eyes and see what these people are really about. It should make you feel physically ill what is going on. Trump is setting in motion what he needs to obtain absolute power in the country, and his most ardent supporters are already suggesting that Trump should get a 3rd or 4th term to make up for the impeachment. Doesn't that sound self-serving and dangerous? It sure as hell does sound that way to me.

[@michaellewis553]

Did that sherif just casually suggest genocide? Really?!

[@Mugthraka]

Its been weeks that Burn Loot Murder cultists wants to put White right wingers people in "CAmps" to re-educate them or even kill them all. And its the SHerif statement thats ticks you off?...

[@gustabz]

He did!

[@oliverc.karstark1950]

I'm from austria and that guy seemed like he and hitler would've gotten on really well.............. i am disgusted by america, they helped save europe from hitler and his ideology, only to succumb to the same shit 70 years later... y'all need reforms... more checks and balances... and we all need to continue fighting fascism and populism... yeah they are easy to elect but they're so hard to get rid of once they show their true face... America shouldnt be repeating germany's mistakes, especially not after the US fought hard to rid europe of this evil... the soldiers who fell fighting the cancer that spread through central europe are surely turning in their graves...

[@princexizor5151]

He didnt suggest genocide he suggested people who cross a certain threshold of crime should be put away forever so basically a really really long death penalty, that includes the 60% of white meth head people in Wisconsin prisons too. He basically said “if youre a criminal were gonna kill you...by locking you away in a warehouse for 100 years” which is still outrageous but to say he is referring to genocide is a ridiculous stretch.

[@HelloItsJacob]

@@Mugthraka Lmao, please stop. The Sheriff is in a position of power, some rando who associates with BLM is not. Stop being so afraid of nothing.

[@DanielVerberne]

This is the first episode in this wonderful show's life where I've seen John angry to the point of having to stop filming. This is one of the most powerful episodes of non-fiction TV I've ever seen. If only it were watched by all sides of politics.

[@dangeletti84]

You should watch the one about child separation at the border. He's basically crying at the end its so powerful.

[@Gravecoyote]

"America is not a racist country" "There is no war in Ba Sing Se"

[@keanhollingsworth6750]

what would the equivalent of the dai li be for this

[@supertrecko6610]

@@keanhollingsworth6750 racists cops.

[@jarsofpaperstars]

@@keanhollingsworth6750I mean, the police are close enough at this point

[@beaudwayful]

That Kenosha Sheriff really seems to be looking for a "final solution"

[@cezarcatalin1406]

cough 1940s cough

[@dontdoit6986]

He would certainly look the other way

[@Axolotl_Mischief]

Sad how fascism is echoing throughout our country and how many Americans are rallying behind it because they cannot define it.

[@beatthegreat7020]

"When they whither away, we will convert the buildings."

[@beatthegreat7020]

@Ebony Panther, Holy shit

[@thexavier666]

"We need to get rid of these group of people" I have read a similar phrase in history books

[@dirtysiouxsnooks33]

And sadly in the Holocaust museum 😔

[@CAPDude44]

A tale as old as America

[@BobbySacamano]

Your textbook had terrible grammar.

[@DontCallMeAaron]

@@BobbySacamano well it’s an American one so I wouldn’t doubt it.

[@BobbySacamano]

@@DontCallMeAaron clever.

[@Prawduk730]

Conservatives: “protest curfew good” Also Conservatives: “covid curfew bad”

[@chrisprilloisebola]

lmao your comment killed some of my brain cells

[@bradleecaldwell618]

It’s not a curfew if it’s last all day and goes in for months.... it’s not even close to the same idiot.

[@monteraid]

Liberal: gathering is bad due to Covid. also Liberal: protesting GF no problem.

[@eighterthabest9024]

@WolframaticAlpha Just a bit?

[@williamyoung9401]

Just the classic double-standard. They also want to have their cake and eat it too. We want to fix man-made climate change, but we want our coal too... "But you can't have it both ways..." "But I WANT it!" ....

[@arcadion448]

10:15 - So the people who got shot were breaking curfew, but the 17 year old doing the shooting was not violating curfew?

[@n8zog584]

To be fair, Kyle claimed it was self-defense. I wasn't there so I can't really comment on if he was lying, and i wasn't present during the trial. But, If it truly was self defense then justice has prevailed and I want to believe in that. However he still was out past curfew and I feel that should be best addressed in another case.

[@sebastienholmes548]

@@n8zog584 did you not watch the footage?

[@faye626]

He claimed self defense but was a weak claim because he is very clearly in the wrong. He only won the trial because that judge did everything short of kiss him on the cheek and call him a good boy

[@leethax100]

@@faye626 if shooting people who attacks you isn't self defense, then self defense doesn't exist. That's why Republicans dived on this issue so hard, and that's why it won in the courts. If Kyle wasn't armed he would have had his brains stomped out by a schizophrenic just for showing up with the wrong opinions. The only way to nail him with anything would have been to prove he knew his mere presence would create a self defense situation, and establish some sort of premeditation based on "duty to retreat" or something along those lines. But the prosecutor was a clown, who tried every specious argument he could except what I just outlined.

[@faye626]

@@leethax100 the schizophrenic threw a plastic bag at him so he resorted to gun violence The second victim, having known that rittenhouse was armed and dangerous (considering he just shot and killed an unarmed man over an empty bag) was attempting to disarm the threat Yea rittenhouse reacted in self defense to someone who was trying to disarm the threat. Gun violence was a gross over reaction

[@HaroldTheWizardCat]

“We have to get rid of this group of people” this is alarming

[@domfree7710]

Dylan James Until you became one of them

[@waspoppin4784]

Dylan James thats how fascists think dude

[@laurendoe168]

What is even more alarming is the possibility that this group of people will NOT be gotten rid of! We must do it NOW!

[@god-hx7iw]

camps ;)

[@Barrelrollz]

"This group of people" Yeah, violent criminals and get rid of them with jails. I know, horrific that anyone face the normal consequences of criminal actions in 2020.

[@SanDeezyBreezy61986]

Is anyone surprised that Kushner, a man who has been handed literally everything in his life to him by his dad and his father-in-law, would make a comment like that?

[@sharonmullins1957]

His disconnect and utter stupidity are only exceeded by his entitlement.

[@IAmHereForeve]

At least those basketball players earned their money..most of them were poor or middle class. I doubt anyone of them was born rich like Kushner...even though his dad was doing illegal stuff.

[@chrissiek8706]

Every time that sycophant whimp opens his trap, journalists should ask, how's the peace in the middle east 🙄

[@bazzokzwattom2655]

I keep wishing that just as interviews with the Trump administration begin, the interviewer would break in and say something like, "wait, why should we listen to this buffoon?" and then cut away. Then, the would-be interviewer would address the audience and say, "sorry about that folks, we'll try to get someone on who actually has knowledge about the situation."

[@21pilotstillidie58]

That was literally my first thought when I heard him say that. He grew up with a silver spoon and was given all his money. Money that was gained by his father being a slumlord and committing multiple crimes. Yet he has the nerve to say that shit about a bunch of basketball players that were born into poverty and manage to rise above it through hardwork.

[@jackbutler3133]

1 year on and the verdict is not guilty

[@mimsydreams]

I got an aneurysm, listening to that "Sheriff". Good lord.

[@Mikeyprs21]

I know right, holy shit.

[@Watzleroviak1210]

That sheriff does Sound Like 1940s Germany, as a German I can say that. The difference is, in 2020 Germany he would not be in Law Enforcement, but facing trial.

[@mtLarN]

Always those Germans in the commentary section pretending Germany was the stronghold against fascism nowadays... It is not. Nazis in the military, Nazis in the Bundestag and this weekend even on the steps of the Reichstag... unhindered, while left protests are always forcefully attacked by police. "Nichts gewusst, 'ne schlechte Tarnung".

[@FractalPrism.]

Operation Paper Clip relocated those actual Nazis to american Universities, founded NASA and gave many new identities. some had towns named after them, were given a job as the mayor etc.

[@jeffersonparsons5519]

Wow. Look to your own house, Fritz. And maybe come to an honest reckoning with your own nation's history.

[@Downloader3008]

@@mtLarN nazis in the military - is bad, i agree with you on that and should be investigated and dealt with. same with the police force. nazis in the bundestag - depends who you meant. the afd? altough i dislike them they were voted in. we're a democracy so as long as the party doesn't fuck up hard enough to get banned they deserve their seats. nazis on the steps of the reichtag - if you're talking about the protests, they were allowed. i don't think they should have been because of corona but we have demonstrationsrecht, versammlungs- und meinungsfreiheit and they were approved. we will always have to fight against fascism and be vigilant. learn from the past. never forget it. never get complacent.

[@7thCobweb]

J.-H. M. i think the point was not that germany is magically immune to fascism today, but rather that there are laws which forbid revival of Nazi ideology ("Wiederbetätigung"). like at least there is laws against this ideology as opposed to america. again, no one is saying there isn't Nazis in germany today, or that germany has no anti-racist work to do ...

[@TheOneLane]

What that sheriff, David Beth, said in 2018 was evil. The man slipped up and revealed what was in his heart at the time. Racism is a spirit that hasn't gone anywhere. "We have to get rid of them." Who in their right state of mind allowed this man to keep his authority as a cop after saying that?

[@MrAllallalla]

Extremists delude themselves to believe everybody's secretly on their side

[@jessicastern8597]

Yes he did let his racism shine. Smh. Makes me sick and ashamed to be from Wisconsin.

[@vonschlesien]

The voters of the county decided to keep him in office in an election *that same year*

[@alblaka8852]

"stopping American citizen from having children isn't politically incorrect in so much as it is politically Germany 1940" As a German, I couldn't agree more. That guy is quite literally proposing to commit genocide (yes, locking up whole groups based upon ethnicity, preventing reproduction, and then working them to death IS in fact genocide, albeit one of the slower variants). US, please get your shit together and kick out those racists from positions of power, because I don't think this time around the Allies would win.

[@erebostd]

vonschlesien maybe they miss the nazis, since germany is doing so well, taking refugees and helping people, they need a replacement, so why not here? Its sad and disgusting that america saw what happened in germany and japan, and now the same ideas float around here, a century later

[@cjkh9752]

I know this isn't necessarily the most relevant criticism of that racist, gun-wielding couple but that is some atrocious trigger discipline in their picture.

[@joshuacampbell1625]

That is absolutely relevant, because idiots shouldn't own or promote firearms. Especially if they have no trigger discipline.

[@Volcarion]

You should only put your finger on the trigger when you intend to fire. Their trigger discipline is fine, the problem is far greater and deeper in them

[@cjkh9752]

@Fact Check: Correct on both counts: Racist- yes Shame on them- yes

[@sunfleurs_]

America is living in such a dystopian state. It’s so hard to believe this is happening, but it is.

[@minimagicmuffins6666]

This is true, and it makes me so scared

[@joanie5278]

I really appreciate this raw version of John not hiding his rage. Feels cathartic as a viewer who also gets angry at the state of things but is far less eloquent.

[@StephanDallaPria]

He is an actor, you sad sad person.

[@kylevernon]

Yeah because you’re a stupid liberal who likes to virtue signal. John Oliver is just another two minutes hate. You’re angry because you’re wrong.

[@humanbeing5918]

it's acting, dont be dumb

[@captainarcher2]

Agreed !!

[@justcallmedevil267]

11:40 putting certant people in "warehouses" which they never leave. As an Austrian I have no idea why that sounds so familiar.

[@DNRTannen]

Makes you wish you were in that crowd so you can stand up and shout, doesn't it.

[@robertjusic9097]

Probably becuse of Hitler

[@FarfettilLejl]

@@robertjusic9097 gee, he was being sarcastic!

[@TheHappyMilexD]

German here, I'm shocked. :O 1940 may has some ideas how to speed up the process, turning them into amazon-warehouses. I hope that sheriff never opens a history-book...

[@theartofbeingstupid8539]

@@DNRTannen yeah man Germany here... this is so frustrating to see... I mean we still have racism-problems but the USA is literally repeating our history step by step smh

[@jenniferesculano2974]

they need to fire that sheriff thats just gross

[@masudaahmed7990]

Regan: *makes fun of soviets for shooting people who disobey curfew* Republican: *shoots people who disobey curfew*

[@views-kb6sv]

no he shot someone attacking him stop being an npc

[@yvaincallipso84]

It's like how when 1984 came out the US claimed it was about the Soviet Union, but the Soviet Union claimed it was about the US when the author had just made it up. A totalitarian and oppressive dictatorship is the same, doesn't matter the propaganda it wears

[@malcolmholmes2596]

Trump: announces having the China virus on the anniversary of the formation of the Chinese communist party

[@TheNinthGenerarion]

Patrick Star sounds like he’s a fan of the party he made it a special day indeed

[@malcolmholmes2596]

1000000000 views stupid npcs shouldn’t wander aimlessly into dangerous territory

[@QuestionEverythingButWHY]

“When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.” ― Thomas Jefferson

[@jerkoffprofessionally6280]

Beautiful

[@bwanakelvin5555]

@@boydcrowder2277 The irony here is Kyle was actually doing his duty.

[@paullindquist2744]

@@bwanakelvin5555 how is a minor illegality carrying in a place that he dont live doing his duty? And dont give me the carpet about being a cadet not even the police we packing ARs so why should he. If it was a black guy do you think that the cops would just let him go? NO! They would have at worst shot him to death. You know why roit control uses shields pepper spray tear gas and high pressure hoses? Because if a shooting in a crowd like that happens it can lead to more then just riots. Riots must be stopped but by proper authority not a kid brandishing a deadly weapon.

[@hybridepigenes]

Love that quote. Thank you.

[@raoulduke3000]

@Djed Vartanes but in german language and in context to fascism in Germany. I had to ask google because I first thought it was a Batman or Hunter Thompson quote. I'm not from the US...

[@Namite0001]

I feel like John Oliver has been talking faster and faster due to his rage just building

[@robertric8279]

And there is so much to talk about he needs to be fast to get his point across

[@aaronbono4688]

Or because there's so much crap to cover he has to talk faster and faster to get through it all in the time allotted.

[@landonagic9700]

And I’m commenting more and more because of the race building in me with these dumbasses defending shooters

[@conor7737]

I feel like he needs to talk fast simply because there is literally 10 other stories occurring while he is doing his show.

[@RustinChole]

Yeah I got that too. He had a lot to say though.

[@Deflecto3]

The worst part about this video is that it's gotten SO MUCH WORSE since then...

[@mano_lamancha4716]

It's March of 2021, and David Beth is still a fucking Sheriff.

[@HibiscusKitsune]

Unfortunately, no. He's STILL the sheriff in October 2021! how does this even happen?!?

[@emilyrowl9421]

I don’t believe it. He should be removed and banned from ever holding public office ever again.

[@sebastienholmes548]

Good

[@bloodyneptune]

Funnily enough, Ive never actually thought "we should put shoplifters in warehouses until they die".

[@gplito]

Once upon a time, bland, nondescript deviate sociopaths like D. Beth were given great powers and their ideas were taken to the next level and actually enacted upon and many millions of people were in fact warehoused in barracks and in cages and ''put in warehouses until they die". True story.

[@baconmaster7683]

these capitalist bastards be like: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXi8mXx8oZdpisk

[@gplito]

Harvey Weinstein have ya thought about making movies?

[@heathersmith4042]

@Harvey Weinstein I'm sure you feel the same about the Kenosha shooter that crossed state lines to murder two protestors, then? What about Trump, who we know kept his mouth shut about covid19 and STILL refuses to take ANY substantive federal action? Just throw him in a warehouse? What about Rand Paul, who refused to wear a mask and didn't even bother to tell anyone he was positive for covid? Every Trumper that refuses to wear a mask, for that matter? Just throw them in a warehouse and lock them in a cage until they die?

[@lesshatemoredebate2281]

​@Harvey Weinstein or how about a movie about an incel so frustrated with their own lack of achievement who experiences such traumatic cognitive dissonance born from the conflict of their functional failure at odds with their own over-inflated sense of self-importance, that they then create a youtube account with the name of a convicted rapist so that FINALLY they might get some attention and feel as though people might, for the very first time, give a shite about what has come out of their incel mouth. Eugenics was left in the 1940s. I suggest it stays there. If you're interested in sharing political ideas and having a discussion how about you change that filth you have as a user name and grow the fuck up... and stop making me irritated enough that my own username becomes ironic...

[@robertbeste]

"Real change does not come without real discomfort." That was the most important sentence in the episode, people.

[@stephenandrzejewski6765]

Real change doesn't always necessarily mean better.

[@penname8441]

+

[@csn583]

Discomfort, obviously, doesn't guarantee we're going in the right direction, but this quote is intended to speak to those who think we should just go with the status quo flow and ask nicely. Letting the powers that be get away with "thoughts and prayers" and empty promises got us here. As the right wingers are so fond of pointing out when they're the ones "resisting": our government (and all power) should be afraid of us, not the opposite.

[@stephenandrzejewski6765]

C N I’d point out that uncomfortable doesn’t need to translate to violence, MLK made people uncomfortable without the need for violence

[@thanesgames9685]

@@stephenandrzejewski6765 "A riot is the language of the unheard" - MLK Also, a lot of that violence is instigated by right wingers trying to obscure the message of the protestors. Some is just opportunists looking to rob, and a lot of them are white as well. Finally, white people riot over sports teams losing, so maybe cut the people being harassed and murdered by the authorities a little slack on the subject.

[@zottel4590]

11:38 I am German and he is literally describing the holocaust

[@maallos334mi8]

Yeah. Americans agree. Most just haven’t seen the video yet

[@ohnofan]

Maybe the most disturbing thing about what these people at the convention and others have said is that most are completely unaware that what they say is so very racist. Seriously, many do not even realize they are hateful people. There is no self awareness at all. I know people like that. To strangers, they seem like good, law abiding, hardworking people but you get them talking politics and the next thing you know, you are shocked at what comes out of their mouth. As I said to a friend just the other night, all these people proclaiming to be Christians while actively hating “the others” are going to have some serious “splaining” to do at the pearly gates.

[@thestretch]

“‘The best is yet to come’ is sounding less like a promise and more like a f**king threat.”

[@nadyanathania3847]

so i take it the great orange leader couldn't even fulfill its promises in 4 years god knows it sure would in 8 tho!

[@DBEdwards]

LOL!!! BE CAREFUL WHAT WE WISH FOR.

[@jeffreykweder8337]

Well fucking said, Oliver. Absolutely spot on.

[@GrauzoneBay]

I think it was a threat. It was the RNC...

[@mstwelvedeadlycyns]

Truth

[@mightypensword]

that sheriff was actually talking about putting black people in boxes to prevent them from having children. wow

[@fiendishrabbit8259]

And for our next gameshow. "Fascist rally or Republican Convention!?" "The best has yet to come". Was this phrase uttered at A) Republican Convention 2020 or B) Nazi rally 1935. You have 30 seconds to answer from...Now.

[@AlexanderWeixelbaumer]

Ethnic cleansing is a very effective strategy against ethnic differences. Ask China.

[@elsandungu5627]

Fear of 'these people". This is not new and instigators on both sides will only make matters worse.

[@whitetigr8337]

That clip made me realize something: Prisons in America are awfully close to the concentration camps of WWII...

[@bopeep5662]

Yes. Shocking. That sheriff needs to be fired.

[@carmensandiego1727]

“I think I’m saying what most people in society are saying but are just afraid to actually say it” Society: gtfoh, you don’t speak for us!

[@Lizzie-ve7kt]

Hey here’s a crazy idea, instead of jailing men who might be getting a lot of women pregnant, why don’t we, I don’t know, have better sex education programs as well as better access to affordable birth control and stop restricting access to abortion to where it’s essentially impossible and illegal in America.

[@nifralo2752]

Or what about the women get to sue them for their father's money.

[@Dan55888]

Wow, that cop is insane. Stop them from having children because they stole clothes? Locked away with no recreation? That's insane

[@LeafseasonMagbag]

Not “lock them away with no recreation” “Lock then away so they can’t have children and then die” That’s a definition of genocide!

[@seanmatyas3938]

The thing is he said it knowing that enough people agree with him so while it is insane to you (as it should be) it is a normal enough thought that he feared no push back from anyone that mattered.

[@dwanrobinson]

That's Kenosha and Racine in a basket.

[@FSCJ-ft7nk]

but he said they will make them a mall or amazon warehouses later

[@dumpygoodness4086]

EVERY kop is insane. Do your homework: KOPS WERE INVENTED BY KINGs AND DICTATORS TO KILL OR BEAT UP ANYONE WHO QUESTIONS AUTHORITY. The history of Kops is billions of times WORSE than any of you think. Slave Patrols were the LIGHTEST of their sins!

[@viktorrodriguez5660]

"Real discomfort is the only thing that's gonna bring about real change" Truer words have never been spoken

[@cameronsitton501]

​@@SaurabhKumar-uo6ms Yes, because racial justice in the country of "leaders of the free world" is the exact same thing as Marxist communism. Why do so many critics on the right always immediately jump to communism? Your viewpoint is objectively the wrong one to insert here. There's a line between not supporting communism and not supporting any change whatsoever.

[@dariocarraresi1823]

@@SaurabhKumar-uo6ms Yes. Because of Stalin. Who started by killing off most of the communist party and by implementing policies that went directly against communism and parallel to, if not equal to, capitalism. You absolute floppy buffoon.

[@dariocarraresi1823]

@@ja3424 They were going to vote for Trump anyway. If someone can see at the sheer amount of bigotry the Trump administration and the police system are spewing out and still vote in their favor, they won't respond to anything except violence. Either from the revolutionaries, or from the Trump government when - not if, *when* - it will turn against them.

[@BAGELMENSK]

If you want to burn down my city to bring about change you are a fascist. Very simple.

[@viktorrodriguez5660]

@@cameronsitton501 thats the exact response i was looking for thank you for that

[@mkalyan4289]

I've never seen an accurate representation of prison industrial complex than in the sheriff's speech

[@Dire_Pants]

You can tell he's pissed because he didn't dub Jared with Gilbert Gottfried.

[@Acularius]

'Warehouses' That's a new euphemism for concentration camps I wasn't expecting today...

[@caseyb1346]

Well when people are just "human resources" then it only makes sense you would store them in a warehouse.

[@apoolio7718]

@@caseyb1346 Yes, and make sure they are all properly tagged and inventoried! ***Shudders*** Honestly, I think all this insanity can be partially tied to the failure of our education system. Good education is democratizing, civilizing, and encourages self-reflection & rational thought. It's not a coincidence that the same party that supports mass incarceration and cruelty has also been actively attacking our education system for decades. It's much easier to create an army of terrified pawns if you've damaged their ability to think first.

[@Saiputera]

Only 6milion views? Lmao😂

[@ashleysvoboda8331]

It actually feels like we're heading towards that, and if Trump gets re-elected, I would not be at all surprised if it actually happened.

[@friedrice4015]

@@ashleysvoboda8331 There's alleged forced sterilization occuring at the border- we are literally already there

[@JC-ks3yk]

"Sounds less like a promise and more like a f**ng threat" PREACH!

[@YouTubePremium-nl2rm]

Wait, did that sheriff suggest genocide? Also that last line scared me for real. All I have to say is... Vote, my friends. Vote. Vote blue down the ballot. Let's create a blue wave!!! We got this 🌊

[@winderzhao1450]

Wait a hot minute. Is he asking to put a whole generation in rooms til they die to shut them up

[@danthespaceman9747]

Stolen comment

[@bgclarinet]

"Exhaustingly depressing" pretty much describes the past 7 months.

[@boppob1343]

4 years :/

[@hunterjohnson6656]

bro facts

[@steve87j]

that kevin kid was defending himself if u watch the video. this is why democrats suck. fake news lol

[@dwinosam]

try the history of the world...thanks internet!

[@pauleywallnutz9429]

4 years.

[@PhillipKnoll]

bless your heart john oliver 👏️👏️👏️ news reporting at its finest!!

[@GalidorCash]

"The best is yet to come." Takes a real different meaning after the riot.

[@realskepticalstoic9704]

This Sheriff comments make me sick in my stomach.

[@erebostd]

Charlie Grisham seems he misses the nazis or something. Its sad that Germany welcomes refugees and helps where it can while we build walls and have sheriffs who consider building concentration camps in 2020

[@_samuelajayi]

What the actual fuuuuuu! Dude I almost puked!

[@nahajaha]

Maybe Amazon can use him after he is fired.

[@alibobo2009]

Yeah.

[@Stolens87]

As it fucking should be! Putting "a whole generation of people in camps to rot them out for a next, better generation" should create such feelings.

[@lincolnnoronha4128]

US, you desperatly need more than 2 parties.

[@Kleineganz]

Technically we do, but not enough people vote for any of the so-called 'third parties' (there are several of them).

[@midknight]

No. It desperately needs to purge itself of the racists and fascists that have taken over the GOP

[@React2Quick]

Oh we do have more than 2 parties. However the two parties hold all the power in terms of elections. We have the two major of Republican and Democrat then we have several smaller parties such as the Libertarian party, the Green Party etc. But not enough people cast their vote for a third party candidate because their odds of winning are beyond slim to none.

[@muraddiab6393]

Every election we’re told “this is the most important election of our lifetime” and “now isn’t the time to vote third party.” Well when the fuck is it then?

[@kelva1304]

@@Kleineganz You need ranked-choice voting in every state so ppl can safely vote for their nr. 1 choice and not feel like it is a wasted vote.

[@sebastienholmes548]

Can these people not tell the difference between protest and riot?

[@jessaminehaak8253]

That woman screaming at the beginning of the video is genuinely fucking terrifying

[@MzShonuff123]

She’s the real life version of that teacher from “Snowpiercer” 😂

[@ObligedUniform]

Oh no. Environmentalism and healthcare. The HORROR.

[@silvervixen007]

😂😂

[@xxIluvyouguysxx]

Don’t forget women who can think for themselves!!! How awful!

[@jamesjanes7936]

It’s my right to live like shit and be in debt to own the libs

[@danielrios2599]

Well I mean truly, how much clean air do we really need to survive?

[@Diojenes.]

A healthy planet and healthy Americans?? How disturbing.

[@derrigible5364]

"This has been one hell of a week" What a thing to say in 2020

[@rochester212]

Every week is Hell when you live in the USA...

[@reallybadateverything]

I think you mean to say: a bold statement for 2020

[@maxedoutvibes]

This has been one hell of a *insert any time measurement*

[@seriesjunkie0074]

*Hey guys, the things are as fucked up as they are, because our government is corrupt af and has stopped working for the American People decades ago!* *If we wanna fix this, we gotta liberate our government from the corrupt! Here's how we do that:* *1. Register yourself to vote* (if you haven't already)! *2. Educate yourself about who is up for (re)election!* Educate yourself whether there are progressives running for government positions in your state! The best way to do this, is to subscribe to KZbin channels like 'Secular Talk', 'The Humanist Report', 'TYT', 'The Benjamin Dixon Show', 'The Hill', etc.! The hosts of these channels are fed up with our corrupt politicians that created the system that isn't working for the majority of the American People! They're fighting the corrupt (the establishment of the Democratic Party and the Republikkkan Party)! *Shouldn't there be a progressive* running for important government offices in your state, *run yourself or convince someone who is smart and compassionate to run for office!* Just a little reminder... AOC had been a bartender and waitress before she ran for the House of Representatives! If she could do it, so can you! *3. Support Progressives!* Progressives like Bernie Sanders, Ilhan Omar, AOC, Rashida Tlaib, etc., didn't sell themselves to the wealthy. They're fighting against corruption and they're fighting for us, whereas the Corporate Democrats (the Pelosis, the Bidens, the Clintons, the Obamas, etc.) and the Republikkkans (#MoscowMitch, the Trumps, the Grahams, Ted Cruz, etc.) exclusively serve the wealthy! Progressives are fighting for Medicare for all, tuition free Colleges (things that Swedes, Norwegians, Germans, Finns and the Danish already enjoy for decades)! In addition, Progressives want to give us a green new deal, good paying jobs, clean water and clean air. Over all, Progressives want to create an economy that works for all Americans, not just the wealthiest 1%! *4. Donate to Progressives (if you're able to)!* Unlike the Corporate Democrats (the likes of Obama, Clinton, Biden, Pelosi, etc.) and the Republikkkans (#MoscowMitch, the Trumps, the Grahams, Ted Cruz, etc.), Progressives don't accept money from big corporations or the wealthy (like Jeff Bezos, the last remaining Koch brother, Mike Bloomberg, etc.)! They only accept small donations from us (the American people)! *5. Volunteer for Progressives!* Go to your communities and educate them (especially the elderly) about progressives! Democratic propaganda platforms, like CNN and MSNBC won't cover them! Or if they do, they won't give progressives fair coverage, but they'll frame progressives as some radical socialists and point at Venezuela! They do that, because if Progressives take over our government, big corporations like CNN, MSNBC and the wealthy will have to pay their fair share of taxes! But since they're greedy as fuck, they don't want that. *6. Always vote and never sit elections out!* Some of the worst, corrupt scum is up for reelection this year (e.g. Nancy Pelosi, Mitch McConell, Lindsey Graham, etc.)... Vote them out! Nancy Pelosi is running this year against a progressive with the name Shahid Buttar, who is fighting for Medicare for all! If we got rid of Pelosi, #MoscowMitch, Graham, etc., it would be a tremendous success! *Please tell all your family members, friends and your community about all of this!* *And please copy my comment and share it as often as you can! Voting* (out the corrupt) *is the only way how we can fix the problems we're dealing with!* *If we wanna get a change, we gotta get rid of all the corrupt* (the likes of Clinton, Pelosi, Obama, Biden, McConnell, Trump, Graham, Cruz etc.), *who sold themselves to the highest bidder and whose job it is to prevent change and to keep us* (the bottom 99% of the American People) *down!* *We have to replace them with non corrupt politicians who actually care about all of us and who actually represent all of us! Otherwise our lives will keep getting worse!* Just a little reminder... *About 100 Mio. People not voting in 2016 and Trump & QAnon lunatics getting elected* in high government positions *is, what the failed experiment, known neoliberalism gave us!* *Replacing all the neoliberal, corrupt scum* (the Pelosis, Obamas, Bidens, Clintons, etc.) in the Democratic Party *with fresh, non corrupt people* (like Shahid Buttar who is challenging Pelosi in November) *is the only way to get the change we desperately need!* *Or more/worse rightwing lunatics like/than Trump will plunge America into rightwing fascism!*

[@ceciliaFX]

Check vote.org for details in your State on early voting etc And don't let the racist scum prevent you from voting. When they imply that your vote doesn't count they really mean they don't want to count YOURS.

[@KhalidKamalReasonbeforepassion]

Well done John, Salute you and love you.

[@dantruss84]

John Oliver is the absolute best, with his sincere and genuine disgust at all the bat shit crazy things going on in this world. He is a complete legend

[@fricki1997]

1:48 "We'd be one step closer to government-run healthcare" As a German myself....how is that a bad thing? :D From the tales I've heard, the medical bills make simply letting the disease run its course the less painful option for many people

[@Charon85Onozuka]

Or a deadly one. As an American born with breathing issues, my current options if I get Covid are to either die or be in medical debt for life _after_ insurance coverage. It honestly might be the best and/or only solution for someone like me to willingly eat a bullet instead of going to the hospital to make sure my family doesn't try to bear the costs to help.

[@supC_]

Because they don’t trust the government to not fuck it up. Admittedly, they shit the bed pretty hard with the Affordable Care Act, so it’s believable. Also because the more extreme people in America actually believe that if you can’t afford healthcare, you should just die. And finally the republicans are in the pockets of the private healthcare lobbies. Actually, come to think of it, probably mostly that last one.

[@douglasbaker9663]

Because over the last 100 years, and especially during the Cold War, Americans have embraced capitalism as an identity. For many, the consideration of government-run healthcare over for-profit healthcare causes cognitive dissonance to an almost religious level, and they cannot fathom it ever being acceptable.

[@mangalores-x_x]

​@@douglasbaker9663 capitalism makes no statement of regulations or what services a government renders, it is solely about how the "means of production" are distributed and owned, aka who is allowed to create a business, run a business and profit from it. In monarchies it was always the king, maybe handing out monopolies, in capitalism it is private citizens. What Americans actually embrace is real anarchism which is no regulations which leads to the rich and powerful being able to rule and live splendidly while the rest of society can go get screwed. Healthcare in germany is not even a left wing issue. It was introduced by an autocratic monarchist to make workers stay away from socialism and reasoned it based on Christian values of love thy neighbor towards his conservative friends.

[@SteelBollocks]

The problem is that America is a joke. 37 trillion in debt. Massive class divide. A huge import export imbalance Countries that are able to have universal health care don't have those problems. The US is a mess

[@attilatiti9542]

John Oliver is getting steadily more and more angry each episode

[@dirkdriessen1133]

Me too

[@Scrantonman95]

Blake would still be alive if he just obeyed the police. Way to leave that fact out.

[@katlegokhalo5578]

How could he not be? I once aspired to visit America the beautiful,now,I feel way more free and safe in a post apartheid country that is South Africa

[@Derekivery]

look at the country, if you're not more and more angry each week, somethings wrong with you

[@taylormaypassow8263]

Scrantonman95 he is still alive, ass.

[@thenewninja7450]

It’s just so heartbreaking

[@boemer1274]

The Confederancy flag should be for the US what the Swastika is for Germany

[@Francklyynnnn]

Not even the swastika is to the US what the swastika is to anyone else. There's not just a few people who fly it next to the stars and stripes which is just beyond ironic

[@stephenwright8824]

@@Francklyynnnn IRONIC is a Party that swore to eradicate Marxist Communism adopting the primary colour of two remaining "Communist" countries.

[@AhavaMath]

"the best is yet to come" definitely sounded like a threat to me, even the first time I heard her say it.

[@xlarz1996]

Maybe it's better for america to not have you, I mean if you view a positive look at the future and you see it as a threat I would suggest immigration since you really hate your country for you to view a hope for positive future as a threat to you.

[@petegromov9037]

...all over her face?

[@FreudRulz]

@@xlarz1996 "The best is yet to come," coming from a talking head at the RNC, is a fucking threat. The GOP is an openly, blatantly, fascist party, and no, I'm not just using that term to fearmonger. Based on Umberto Eco's list of characteristics of fascist movements, they are wholly and entirely there. Their policies are ones of racial and ethnic violence, of war on the poor and disabled, against LGBT rights, and they have fear mongered the toothless Democratic Party to the point that a fuckload of people now believe it's essentially equivalent to the Bolshevik Party. Gilfoyle's word should absolutely be read as a threat to anyone who values their liberty in any capacity.

[@marys4038]

Xlarz A.) you can’t immigrate anywhere right now because other countries are blocking us citizens from entering their countries due to coronavirus B.) just because we don’t like the current president and don’t support racism and xenophobia doesn’t mean we can’t love America for it’s good qualities, like its diversity and culture C.) wanting america to be better and wanting it to not stand for racism is NOT an anti-patriotic, it’s the most patriotic thing you can do D.) in an administration that has divided our country, spouted racist rhetoric and fear-mongering, and is currently destroying democracy by intentionally sabotaging the postal service (which will disproportionately affect poor and black communities), the promise of “the best is yet to come” is absolutely a threat, not a promise of better things, because “the best is yet to come” said in that tone implies the previous four years have been “good”, even though they absolutely have not been for people of color

[@xkoala303x]

Xlarz It sounds like a threat bc covid 19, protests, violence, environmental catastrophes etc. they sound like they are either ignoring reality or seeing these things as a good thing. Even if they weren’t at fault for it, some recognition of the turmoil and struggles our country is going through right now would be beneficial to a message of hope. To me a message of hope would sound like, “while our country is undergoing difficulties right now, with our leadership, together we can heal”. Also a recognition of issues in our country doesn’t mean you hate your country. Otherwise every political party would hate their country.

[@matthewright3736]

“And more like a F**king threat” that is the line of the year.

[@debuggz]

Absolute chills down my spine at that line.

[@whitetigr8337]

That last line is echoing through my mind. They know they're making us suffer. And they're going to make things worse and worse, until we manage to stop them.

[@thowl7065]

@@whitetigr8337 I know and Im worried.

[@turbocoma]

Easily his most powerful moment on this show. Felt like a gut punch.

[@RonSolo]

@@debuggz I involuntarily started crying

[@williamvaux7500]

I love how he has just gone off his MO and gotten angry, like Jim Gaffigan. #blacklivesmatter

[@bramusa]

To think that vigilante now is a free man, and to some a genuine hero…

[@monkey_on_acidxoxo4453]

"And that insists that THE BEST IS YET TO COME; which given what happened in the last 4 years, it sounds less like a promise and more like f*cking threat" John Oliver spoke volume, powerful statement for sure!

[@tamcon72]

[sigh] Joe Biden stated this in a broadly distributed Tweet last week. Give credit where it's due, even if Oliver--of whom I'm a fan and with whom I'm disappointed for his perpetuation of this "both parties are the same" crap--can't/won't.

[@peters2717]

John Oliver is an idiot

[@j-dubgaming5153]

@@peters2717 I smell projection.

[@huntersteele1712]

tamcon72 Where has John said both parties are the same? I mean sure I’d be surprised if he’s a fan of the DNC, and frankly they don’t inspire confidence, but he’s made it very clear time and again that the RNC are monsters. Half of this episode was dedicated to that

[@louisrussell3247]

@@tamcon72 he (accurately) criticized Biden for not being a progressive candidate. That's not saying "Both parties are the same," though.

[@subashshekar]

At 6:30 in this video, you hear the lady talk about how bringing in low quality housing into suburban neighborhoods is going to increase crime and lawlessness. Now go to another episode by John Oliver titled US History, fast forward to 21:20 to watch a clip of a woman in 1957 talk about the exact same thing but using terms typical of her time. Other than the quality of videography, doesn't seem like a lot has changed in the last 60 years! PS: I am not from the US, never been there and I could still draw the parallels between those two clips.

[@RickKasten]

Good call. I remember that episode. That's the thing about shitty arguments: they don't improve with time.

[@FrankietheGoose]

I saw that episode too. You are spot on about it. :(

[@KolKay]

Thanks, irony

[@coloradobrad6779]

Ikr, this is nothing new and I am very glad someone else made this connection. Actual videos in history are similar: Coal miners in West Virginia saying the 'disappearing coal jobs' from the government (1930s). Also lads in the UK saying the foreigners (The Polish) 'took their jobs.' Sound familiar? It is taught (or not corrected) by parents generationally. Mine included and I left once I wised up. Stop the cycle of fear and hate.

[@seansmith4993]

It's also worth noting that an experiment done in NJ regarding adding low-income housing to a suburban neighborhood found that there was no difference in property values or crime rates. The idea that a small amount of low-income housing being added to a nice neighborhood is bad for the neighborhood as opposed to being good to the families who move in is bullshit. Economic opportunity is frequently gated by location.

[@therealchristian1]

17:35 whoever wrote that bit needs their salary tripled. HOLY SHIT THAT WAS GOOD

[@mlungisindlovu4675]

I'm your biggest fan foureyes(john oliver) big up

[@jkgayarox]

Wait, did they just admit that a confederate statue is “a divisive symbol”?

[@rohitr9400]

*flag. No, just Haley.. Trump wont denounce it..

[@marching27]

....... wellllllll Nikki is the scarier type of racist that tries to hide history under layers of mis-truths/semi truths........... its hard not to admit at least that.... but man I dislike her.

[@Nameless_mixes]

Republicans are such hypocrites that need to run around in circles to keep their lies in line. You can call them out on pretty much everything they say because they’re never objectively correct on anything.

[@matthewbuchholtz4170]

Nikki Haley is just trying to position herself to be a leader of the Republican party after Trump is gone. She’ll deny ever supporting Trump’s bullshit, repudiate it, and say she was against him all along. She’s just protecting her long-term career interests.

[@FriedrichBarb]

Who knew the flag that symbolized the complete separation of the Southern US from the union could be “divisive” Of course it’s fucking divisive, stating the obvious, still there’s nothing wrong with the flag, it’s apart of History and shouldn’t be censored

[@bornmad_diemad]

Sometimes I wonder if John is starting to regret moving to the USA. Things have gotten really bad really fast in America and if I were a naturalized citizen I would probably want to go back to my home country by now.

[@ipodtouch495]

I doubt it. As frustrated as he is at the Trump Administration he clearly loves America.

[@sammavacaist]

UK isn't much better right now.

[@benjaminfikhman370]

@@ipodtouch495 Word. And Oliver's also a man of privilege, and he doesn't only acknowledge that reality, but he also uses it to raise awareness, inform, and entertain.

[@batmabel]

the problem is, not many places are in. a better position than this right now, we are just more aware about America because of the way our media is shaped to be

[@janepetty9107]

My dad immigrated here about 30 years ago from New Zealand. In that time he’s seen 9/11, immigrants in cages, unprecedented school shootings, the 2008 recession, the opioid epidemic, has personally dealt with massive amounts of student loans, hate crimes, etc. and he told me that he has never regretted moving here... until this year

[@t_buddski4672]

10 days can't wait for the new season

[@higglefurli1358]

I think he has found good pacing for non-live audience shows

[@jamesamala7371]

"these people" "this generation" "they" he's being very careful not to say which group he wants to systematically imprison and murder in concentration camps but it's,, it's honestly very unsettling

[@lestatsewald2244]

He seems fine with the deliberate exclusion of nuance if only there was a word for that

[@AcilandreF]

Doesn't matter what group he is talking about. That shit is grounds to be removed from office, and given a nice 9x9 padded room that he must never leave

[@idfk1608]

I want to agree... if i could read this sentence

[@jessejive117]

No. You are just reading and racism when it’s not there like the left always does

[@fakename287]

@@jessejive117 why is every right-winger's response always just a wordy version of "no u, I'm covering my ears lalala"

[@gus.smedstad]

Sheriff Dave Beth talks about after “this generation is gone” and they’ve “perished in these buildings.” He’s talking about building concentration camps then re-using them as malls when the “final solution” is complete.

[@camille9803]

Thanks for clarifying, Gus. That is indeed what that dear gentle sheriff was saying.

[@jessicabarczewski1910]

I was hoping Jon Oliver would have had an Auschwitz/mall joke after that clip....but I guess it's not that funny.

[@philippos5547]

What amazes me is that this was a press conference and it seem to bother anyone.

[@nobettername562]

See, internet consrvatives were making fun of anyone who correctly calls these people Nazis for about 5 years now. There needs to be a more left-wing pushback against this kind of shit. We need to depose all Nazis and fascists from positions of power by any means necessary if we are to have actual freedom and fix any of the problems with this country. This sherif should have no public position as it is clear what he is advocating for.

[@slightlyOnion]

Welcome to 1939 Germany...

[@Zimmertwin]

And Rittenhouse was found not guilty

[@CocoNut-yd1ri]

So was OJ

[@zx7-rr486]

@@CocoNut-yd1ri Yeah.. but Kyle was innocent. OJ obviously wasn't and was foung guilty in a civil lawsuit.

[@CrimzinEclipse2010]

Because he wasn’t guilty.

[@thysdebeer2911]

Best rant to date. Thank you John. We appreciate you.

[@littlebearoverlook]

Everyone just overlooking the fact that the sheriff of Kenosha literally ADVOCATED FOR EUGENICS

[@arlenejeanette1429]

I was thinking the same thing. Everyone is focused on the RNC. How is this man still sheriff??

[@zyansheep]

Don't forget he also advocated for concentration / death camps... again...

[@JasonReagan84]

I could somehow see Hitler's face being promoted as a weird positive soon. They are being that blunt with it

[@christopherganir4698]

And then said after they die we can sell the warehouses to Amazon! Wtf

[@SerenityM54L2SAM5L5N1]

Lol, so hysterical. What's wrong in sending away people who destroy our nations? People who can't take responsibility, respect our cornerstones/laws? People who time and time again destroy for themselves, others, communities, and the country? But no, apparently the "EUGENICS" is the scary boogieman to look out for. Laughable.

[@ameliapaine]

That woman’s intro to the RNC was disturbingly dystopian.

[@JennieMaeJune]

Especially with the contrast of silence following her intro. Gave me the creeps.

[@Sweetteawillie]

I'll bet you haven't seen anything but snippets of the RNC events... the snippets they want you to focus on because OMB, just like little Johnny Triggerwarning tells us! 😆🤣😂😉

[@huongtranthanh5608]

feels like the fucking Hunger Games intro

[@charlesearle8414]

@Tyler Durden A dystopia against fascism and against racism? I'm terrified.

[@robertblount1377]

@Tyler Durden , all true Americans are sick of your stance.

[@RoobieRhoo]

"...less like a promise and more like a fucking threat!" Holy shit!

[@thatoneguywiththevoice328]

John oliver was the voice of zazu, and this is the greatest news I heard all day

[@jussehwagner3166]

in 2020 "the best is yet to come" sounds like a threat

[@marching27]

i laughed way to hard at her choice of words... had to go down to comments for that one...

[@marching27]

@Nagoalc Like.... we already had to deal with so much shit-- but there is more to come beyond this... (or is this gonna be a /r-whoosh for me or you?) I don't know.... but that lady's face was hella scary.

[@troychurch6250]

@Robyn Justice it's so frustrating to try to tell people this because almost everyone thinks that sounds too alarmist but it's True. Trump is a Fascist, very classically fascist.

[@bzudemjarne]

@@marching27 her face was so scary because she was high to the sky.

[@michaelmoyo7250]

12:06 Felt like I was in a horror movie. Guys, if I disappear along with all other black people, you know what happened...

[@kayaye7481]

“The best...is yet...to come!!!” is sounding less like a promise , and more like a F**king THREAT. (Def one of the most accurate & hard-hitting comments Ive heard from anyone after watching 4 nights of that hilarious yet horrifying train wreck)

[@trashpanda6885]

#ACAB

[@ittakesallkinds809]

Glad John verbalized what a lot of us are thinking after hearing that bimbo shouting her bullshit.

[@ittakesallkinds809]

@anthony diaz It's a warning. "The Best is Yet to Come" is a promise. We've seen this admin's 'good' - it's misery & lies. I shudder to think what their 'best' looks like.

[@trashpanda6885]

@@ittakesallkinds809 Trump: I'm going to do really bad shit and Biden is going to good things. Biden: No no I promise I'm going to do horrible shit too.

[@MonkeyDamir]

just imagine The Joker standing there instead of her

[@cydre3401]

Haha Just remembered John Oliver played Zazu in the new Lion King ❤️❤️

[@prithvib8662]

This aged horribly. Rittenhouse's prosecutor keeps embarrassing themselves.

[@aarondsouza1471]

Yeah dude

[@HaroldTheWizardCat]

Jesus christ, that Sheriff is absolutely disgusting, it’s hard to even watch that clip of him speaking, and he’s still employed?

[@WarEagle1023]

People of the world, HE DOES NOT REPRESENT THE WHOLE OF THE UNITED STATES!

[@genieglasslamp5028]

No you see doesn't like black people. That's perfectly ok here don't you know./s

[@mubay967]

That’s the 🇺🇸 for you...overtly denouncing and denying racism, while covertly...or not so covertly, in the case of this sheriff, openly preaching neo-nazi policies.

[@BaeBunni]

A sheriff can be considered worse they are elected not hired.

[@alexelliott7960]

@@WarEagle1023 but unfortunately he does represent a plurality of voters in his district

[@apollomars1678]

wait wait wait, he basicly explained in USA the concept of a death camp as a solution for "young black men" and is still a sheriff?

[@randomnamegbji]

Yupp kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6mlZWSVjrqhjdU

[@jessicastern8597]

Smh. I’m from Madison Wisconsin like an hr from kenosha and never heard this. This should have made the headlines of papers if America really isn’t racist “anymore.” Smh. Whatta joke

[@hellfrost333]

This is America; First Amendment gives you the right to advocate for Genocide....We hope No-one takes you Serious.

[@insaneshepherd8678]

I recommed forcing them to build some Autobahns for the full 3rd Reich experience.

[@emanuelmartinez7267]

@@hellfrost333 yes it gives you the right as a private citizen to essentially say whatever you want but this is a government official who expressed these beliefs while in his official capacity..... Do you not see the issue?

[@cjlb49]

As a person who leans left, these Rittenhouse videos haven't aged well after watching the prosecution rest in his trial.

[@zaper2904]

Read up about the lawyer couple case and how that was entirely self defense too I like some of Oliver's work but I'm surprised he didn't choke with the amount of bullshit he was spewing in this vid.

[@cjlb49]

@@zaper2904 exactly. Once video started coming out I could that this was probably self defense, but the way this trial is going makes me think that this is malicious prosecution, because it's not even close. I'm going back to see what people said at the time because I knew the coverage when the incident happened was bad for Rittenhouse, but the whole narrative seems to be the opposite of reality. John Oliver, for example, calls him a vigilante, but from my eye the only people who were trying to take the law into their own hands were the one's trying to beat up or kill Rittenhouse.

[@zx7-rr486]

@@cjlb49 Exactly. After being found not guilty and demonstrably innocent, he cannot be a vigilante. He also has no links to white supremacy groups or even any militias. He really does have grounds to sue HBO for defamation.

[@Aethelia]

Or, maybe people are using basic common sense. That when you have one guy with an assault rifle, and one guy with a skateboard, maybe the one who brought a method of transportation wasn't actually the one who went there to kill someone.

[@cjlb49]

@@Aethelia I suggest you watch the trial. There is zero evidence that he went there with the intent to kill people. The guy with the skateboard however....hitting someone in the head with a skateboard is clear intent to injure.

[@porteal8986]

let's remember that self defence is not a crime

[@ToBi-xr2mg]

The sheriff's piece is so mind blowing, I can't fathom the level of hatred

[@salcolonsc]

He only hates criminals.

[@nowinski964]

@@salcolonsc sorry but throwing innocent people into a concentration camp for having 10 kids, without any recreation time and letting them suffer and die and then selling the warehouses they were housed in to amazon, isn't exactly a great take from a sheriff.

[@bradleyhenderson2265]

It hurt me so much to hear that pos sheriff say those things. I feel so bad for black people who deal with people like that. I was so angered. I can't blame black people for how they feel. I am with you. I am disgusted myself. I have two black nieces and I would go crazy if something happened to them at the hands of these pieces of trash. I love you black people.

[@salcolonsc]

@@nowinski964 Again, not innocent people. Only criminals. I'm sure we can all get behind that, no?

[@thatchapthere]

@@salcolonsc minor criminals getting (he implied) life sentences with no recreation time? Absolutely not. Also, he was pretty keen on stopping people reproducing (eugenics). Oh and "these people" was not exactly... subtle. At all.