Roland Martin & Jason Whitlock Battle Over Politics & If African Americans Should Vote

Fox Sports 1's Jason Whitlock says he does not vote and does not trust politicians.
During Thursday's "Great Debate" on #RolandMartinUnfiltered, Roland Martin challenged Whitlock on his stance on politics and voting reminding the Fox Sports 1 host that politics are involved in an overwhelming number of issues that we have to deal with.
Martin also explained voting is one of the only ways to address the political issues that have an adverse impact on our communities.
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[@beastmode333]

How you don't believe in politics but you always on foxnews talking politics. Smh

[@AngeloTaylorJr]

Uncle Tom!!!

[@morpheusrising9534]

Social issues are political too and fox news is a political network. The solution for many so called social issues are government policies. Let's not act like he's on the View. CNN MSNBC or fox, political networks.

[@allpraisestoyah5033]

Angelo Taylor Jr. nigga voting don’t change shit lol we in a society of syops even tho Whitlock a buck dancer he saying truth no point of voting shit rigged

[@larry_legend]

Only reason he said he's not political is because he can't win this debate.. Hence, he went all the way to God.. In his head he's just thnkn "Roland can't beat God in a debate".. 🤣😆

[@keithbell9348]

Yeah, Whitlock is confusing. I will say this however. He has a right to decide for himself if he wants to vote or not. Roland brought up MLK. MLK did not die for us to vote for rotten politicians who ain't gonna do shit for the black community. As a citizen in this country ain't nobody- Roland included- going to force me to vote against my own interests. And with the last election, neither the wicked witch from the East, nor the Great Pumpkin had my best interests in mind. So yes, I didn't participate.

[@lrivera31]

Just cause Roland says things with conviction it does not mean he’s right

[@catwrangler7907]

Shut up

[@ced9938]

We need fathers in our homes

[@boutwhatever7520]

We really need respectable women to wanna stay with

[@3kmossiah]

Bout Whatever and today we have whole generation of youth that glorify whores and WAP.

[@angrygaymexican]

I remember back in the day when people used to say that men (husbands/fathers) belong on the street to hit the pavement and bring home the bacon while the women were the ones who were supposed to stay at home with the kids. This was the conservative position. Now we're changing the goal post.

[@hbsupreme1499]

@@3kmossiah who tought em all you older folks do is itch and conplain

[@buckseedamerica2743]

Some people need fathers who aren't wrapped up in the Klavern Mentality. High Five!

[@sgbsolo573]

I respect both of them for debating their opinions but I’m always gonna be on the mindset of using your power to vote

[@Mypowerfulrage]

Im going to need Roland to get an audio man ASAP

[@suge25]

I'm a fan of Roland, but I agree

[@5pctLowBattery]

Cut him some slack, he doesn’t have the newsone budget anymore. Is Robert Mercer the reason the show got cut?

[@upfulsoul826]

I bet you didn't donate. At least, he's bringing the news.

[@treyevans699]

I heard everything very clear

[@suge25]

You right I didn't...but is it my fault???

[@dahlonlee]

Whitlock does not vote!! Then you do not get to tell someone else how to use their voice.

[@stevendobson5655]

He is actually smart dumb liberal blacks vote and get nothing in return and never will

[@nichailJm1]

@@stevendobson5655 you're dumb if you don't think voting is what got us the little rights we have now.

[@realdeal8429]

He can tell people what he wants to tell people. "Freedom Of Speech"

[@stevendobson5655]

nichail Miller ..You are right the little rights we have and how long has blacks been voting over decades and you only got a little of rights you dumb fuck.. wake up and do for self because this system will always be racist against blacks

[@U.N.TYDC202]

Roland pushes politics like pastor push religion. If Whitlock said he wanted to vote Republican....Roland would still be upset and angry. Roland is a fraud and yall will find out soon

[@CraigSays]

"millions of black people in church every Sunday" .... and EVEN MORE in prison. So whats your point?

[@pfunk42]

"Politics without economics....is symbol without substance"

[@jjayphilly342]

"Whitlock can't comment on anything but SNACKS." - Lavar Ball

[@l3vyte315]

jjayphilly Roland as well.. This was an heavy weight match 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@julezjohn5785]

😂

[@ja8463]

He is a disgrace to black people who can say that he has NEVER voted.

[@wink181]

jjayphilly you killed me with that one!!! I literally busted out laughing AT WORK and I ain't even supposed to be on here!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍

[@wink181]

@@jackjax532, Working man, working! LMAO!!!

[@williamsmith1808]

"You can pray until you faint, but unless you get up and do something. God is not going to put it in your lap", Fannie Lou Hamer

[@johnwebb2442]

Thank you.

[@rbeeydwan4479]

💯 %!!!!🔥🔥🔥❤️‍🔥

[@kingdomcome4241]

Greetings, @williamsmith1808. You are correct. We must do something. The Texas in me says, we can trust in man's mutable, legislative laws of the land until the cows come home, but unless and until we skillfully use the KINGDOM WEAPONS to engage the POWER OF OUR TONGUE; by superimposing the immutable, spiritual laws of God's kingdom over the laws of the land, the gates of hell will not be moved. Satan and the demonic host ARE NOT subject to the laws of mankind. So, what must we do. Some will run with the political vision of the democratic platform; some will run with the political vision of the republican platform. As an Independent, Habakkuk 2 voter, I was guided to READ both political visions. The problem is voters are voting for their choice of candidates; irrespective of the political policies (VISION) of the political platform with which they are are choosing to run.

[@dollarbill6342]

Doing something in our case isn't voting its actually war with the elites

[@lestermckinzy8072]

I agree with Mr. Whitlock!!

[@HandInhand123]

Jason os 100% right i am not going to wait politics to change my life

[@cookiebaby27]

Jason trust Burger king, McDonald's, and Popeye's.

[@carmelos1608]

And you trust cookies?

[@cookiebaby27]

@@carmelos1608 , You got that right, However, I'm not in denial.

[@daniellejohnson2061]

He also trust that nasty ass papa johns!

[@jaxcoss5790]

So all black people are broke and live in slums eh?! 🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@omarrivera4204]

🤣🤣😂😂🤣😂😂🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣😂😂🤣😂😂🤣🤣🤣😂🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣😂That's a good one 🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣😂😂🤣😂😂😂🤣😂😂😂

[@douglasjones4650]

Jason Whitlock is on to something very real. Family is the nucleus if it’s not together everything falls apart

[@mallorycoats4085]

He is 100% right. He is also 100% wrong when he pretends like there is no problem when American citizens get pulled over and wind up dead rather than being arrested. Two things can always be true at the same time but as soon as Jason is confronted with the truth that goes against his political agenda he changes the subject.

[@rievans57]

Denzel Washington has a similar opinion.

[@buckseedamerica2743]

Except many good people are raised by single parents these days too. Well, throughout history. High Five!

[@rkid727]

@@buckseedamerica2743 and our culture is crumbling because of it.

[@rkid727]

@@buckseedamerica2743 you can always find the exceptions but it’s not the majority and it’s certainly making it HARDER on those kids. It’s hard enough with two parents. It’s no coincidence that we’re seeing the results of a nation where the family isn’t as revered today as it was 30-40 years ago. Especially in the black community. You can deny this all you want, but it wasn’t always like this.

[@user-ui1hx6gx6w]

Roland is right!

[@christopherebsch3766]

The next question I would ask Jason is, "when does it become necessary to get involved in politics? How many rights do politicians have to take away before you'll decide that it's worth voting? "

[@WBKimmons]

Both parties just take away different rights

[@charlesbarkley223]

​@@WBKimmons both parties? There's 1 uniparty and its globalists

[@cliftonmoore1565]

We need more blacks to be involved in more politics. We have most blacks involved in religion. But I believe we need both.

[@bad444]

Your right, and I would love to see black people separate from the church. These church tell people how to vote and create tunnel vision. Look at Evangelical, they care more about abortion that the air they breathe or where there tax dollars are spent.

[@jm503]

There needs to be more Black entrepreneurs and innovators and workers coming from STEM fields. That would establish a firm foundation for solid economic growth and being the actual architects of the community. It won't matter who's in power.

[@andrejamison2723]

@@bad444 see that's one of the issues church is the foundation the people church is the foundation now I'm not saying that all churches are right I send that all leaders all right but the point of matter is still to get together to gather to worship God is the greatest and finest thing you can do I personally believe that there should be a separation between politics and the church because politics is such a dirty business and the Bible says you can't serve two masters you going to end up making a decision that goes against morality and goes against the laws so to say that you want more black people separate from the church that's the last thing we should do are you what's going on right now they're attacking our children from a moral standpoint the politicians are these organizations are but then you want them to stay away from church before you get your strength from well correction God is where you get your strength from but he also says do not forsake corporate worship

[@Lalaphive]

Whitlock is the Sports Uncle Ruckus!!

[@wink181]

As a black man in America I feel I must vote simply because too many people DIED (both black and white) so I would have the right to do so! You don't have to believe in either side of this debate, or the institution of politics AT ALL to go out and vote! I have literally gone to the polls and written myself in on the ballot and voted FOR MYSELF (yes, you can do that) because I feel an obligation to do so. That is my rationale behind why I primarily vote in America!!!

[@vg4life]

They died for freedom not voting

[@allpraisestoyah5033]

@@Liveandlearn934 lmao keep dreaming voting are for whites 😂😂😂

[@thadonjuan2339]

Correction: Black people died for the right for you to choose whether you want to vote or not.

[@allpraisestoyah5033]

@@thadonjuan2339 false we black people ain’t in constitution so not sure wtf youtalkin about.. black means chattel property

[@ive9th]

Y'all are having two different conversations. One is taking about the benefit of politics and the other is taking about dependency on politicians and politics or an obsession.

[@thomaslynch9016]

Yup

[@Zulu-Lemon]

He not talking as reckless as he does on faux sports about black people in front of Roland.

[@island_ellis_8105]

I tweeted him one time that if he spoke abt white folks like he does black folks that he would be off the air.....Cant stand hin

[@MrTwindog4]

Brother Roland, this interview was waste of your time. Whitlock is so confused and befuddled. Some people we are gonna have to leave behind , as the nation moves forward

[@island_ellis_8105]

He is just like Charles Barkley.....CAN'T STAND THESE GUYS

[@toneloc1915]

Sparto Athletic Geek AMEN 🙏

[@danielkyles3361]

Politics ain't worth a damn, it's not a friend to black people, Democrats Republicans neither one cares about us or our issues. Roland is paid to think this way, whites have the receipts. Mr. Whitlock has a point, but Roland needs to have a conversation with Dr. Claude Anderson

[@MrTwindog4]

Jay Johnson we are not begging for power, we are taking it. Also, we are not n-words. We are share culture with the Caribbean and Western Africa. Yes Economic power will change things , not just voting .

[@rositawest4279]

True!

[@patrickkelly864]

The lack of a positive male father figure in a young mans life will lead to violence and trouble.

[@buckseedamerica2743]

yeah, the White Men are smoking bubbles with their kids! High Five!

[@KeoniProductions]

what do you say to the people who are doing just fine and did not have one. Should they now get in trouble to fit the narrative.

[@vermithrax7796]

Ladies and gentlemen: THE POLITICS OF RESPONSIBILITY!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@lishadixon5560]

Jason always has something ignorant to say.. Now he is in front of a strong black man he has nothing really to say!!

[@ronnelhamiel7921]

Both are correct in that the black family is broken. We as a people have forgotten to train our kids to be respectable men and women. We allow television, movie stars, rap artist, sports etc..shape ourselves as well as our children. On the other hand, Jason needs a reality check. African Americans must continue the struggle to be come respected in this country. That means voting! You can't change anything if your voice is not heard or having our presence at the table to have REAL talk ( not kanye west!). Not voting means you simply don't care. Your silence means agreement-- so don't complain about society, white men, government etc -- because you simply don't care. Jason can jump in the lake.

[@7rueop1n1on5]

@@cherp7522 The only fact I've seen all video.

[@savvygeege7363]

Lisha Dixon he has elected to be conscientiously stupid. PERIOD!

[@trillfate1922]

Hello

[@trillfate1922]

@@cherp7522 fuck your life bigot. You're a white supremacist

[@dclaytonius1577]

I agree with what the guest was saying. If we as black people can't unify, starting with our own family, voting for someone to rule over us is simply a joke!

[@anthonybenincasa]

I'm surprised about alot of these comments acting like voting for a human ruler is gonna make a big difference. Politicians make laws that a person has to abide by and the government steels our money. Roland is begging for a ruler that is most likely always gonna be white

[@tmc9278]

@@tonyasmith2595 Well I respectfully disagree with you in terms of a white man not being able to stop you from doing what you want. Black people were slaves until white men changed that. Black people weren't able to vote until white men changed that. Women weren't able to vote until white men changed that. Without Affirmative Action you couldn't go to the schools you wanted or get the jobs you wanted. Before desegregation black people couldn't even eat or use the bathroom where they wanted. If this new Supreme Court has their way, women wont be able to make their own reproductive choices. They will allow employers to decide if they want to cover birth control. There are many examples of white men stopping black people from enjoying the liberties that white people have always had. This is what the Civil Rights movement was about and now we have to fight to keep those rights because they are slowly trying to take those things away. As for Whitlock, no he is not directly telling people not to vote but he is doing it indirectly by insinuating that voting isn't important and that it doesn't matter who is in charge because they all lie. Obviously by this presidency we can tell that it does matter who is in charge. Him saying that can cause people especially young black people to think voting isn't important which couldn't be any further from the truth. You see voter suppression going on all over the country right now because these republicans understand the power of the vote and what it means for their jobs and the future of this country. I don't believe that black people have made politics their God. Not by a long shot. I actually think that black people don't pay enough attention to politics and focus too much on God. Thinking that just prayer without action is going to make something happen. Whitlock is trying to make people turn away from paying attention to what's going on in politics and go back to praying, wishing and hoping for a change. No change in this country has ever occurred by people just sitting and praying to God. Change occurred by action and protest to rules and laws and by being involved in the politic process. Whitlock works for Fox and his argument is disingenuous and conservative based. Him telling black people to pay more attention to God and less to politics only helps conservatives in govt because most black people are democrats. And we obviously know that conservative rules and laws do not help minorities in the least bit. His commentary here does absolutely no good for blacks in America.

[@lincolnward85]

He's partially correct. The family is key however, once you get outside the home you have to have economic and educational opportunities. That always will involve politics on some level.

[@lincolnward85]

@@tonyasmith2595 you're right as far as it being the families job to instill values. My point id's at some point there's always an intersection where community and politics meet. Politics will always be relevant for that reason. Pre civil rights the black community was teaching those values but because we were locked out of the political process we were still being marginalized. The key is teaching those same values and then putting representation in office that reflects those values.

[@lincolnward85]

@@tmc9278 that's what I took from him saying he doesn't get involved in politics. He's willing to give up everything the generations before us fought for our at the very least he's saying he is. Either way it's problematic. We need to do less church and less blindly voting for either party based on party affiliation and start making people earn our vote.

[@bigghoww]

Strong family structure is #1.

[@empirejackson5434]

Jason Whitlock goes to sleep every night dreaming about being white.

[@tehutibrim594]

WORD

[@axclusiventerprise2090]

Factz

[@kevinmoreland1394]

That might be true, but hes right on with his comments on this one.

[@rustedgreen5916]

Empire Jackson After everything Jason Whitlock said that was what your summation? Pathetic.

[@marklandrebe9895]

What's wrong with that ?

[@Eatm3]

THATS SKIN FOLK NOT KIN FOLK WHERE WAS JESUS DURING SLAVERY??? I’ll wait

[@Eatm3]

Christian Soldier you sound fucking dumb they enslaved people with bible scriptures dickhead wtf are you talking about that Christianity shit been flipped and switch so many times you got white pastors saying they won’t marry interracial couples??? So what are you saying?? I was waiting for one of you clowns drunk on Jesus juice to step up let me know if you wanna keep going I’ll embarrass you today

[@iDrum90]

Kareem Gray the ONLY reason Christianity was able to be used to enforce slavery, was because WE COULDN’T READ. Before you start throwing sand on Christianity and using slavery to discredit Christianity; actually pick up a Book and study the FULL subject. There’s a reason why it was illegal for blacks to know how to read and especially know how to read the Bible. White people didn’t want us to know how to read the Bible, because biblical characters were dark skin human beings just like us. Jesus was a Dark skinned (most likely black). Adam and Eve were black. The garden of eve has been proven biblically to be located in Africa. You “woke” people are so damn ignorant, it makes NO sense. You just spout random bullshit and like to present it as facts

[@Eatm3]

Kenneth Dunn so basically you telling me in Africa before we was enslaved we didn’t have our own language? Did we speak English? Did we read in our own dialect? Ask yourself these questions black peoples existence didn’t start when slavery did im sorry you didn’t know that we have a history before we was slaves because of that book called the Bible that those white people from Roman times been trying to get the world to believe in what they believe in do your research because all you wanna do is defend fairy tales you don’t know what you believe in you believe what you been told so you pick up a book clown

[@charles6724]

Kareem Gray, what book have you picked up? Can you actually quote from one, or are you like Trump and Kanye West, all talk and suffer from a serious allergic reaction whenever you've touched a book? Cause if you actually read "the book," or studied it, you'd know people of African descent wrote some of the books in the bible, Africans helped created it, Africans and African culture are featured prominently in it, and Jesus even spoke Aramaic, a language with heavy African roots. To attack Kenneth Dunn as if he didn't know "we" have a history before slaves, when clearly he understand the African presence in the bible (and the history in the bible is thousands of years before slavery in America)....makes you look incredibly ignorant. Better to have someone think you are a fool, but not really know, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt!

[@simienkeisha2014]

Kareem Gray I am a Christian & it’s a blow to my heart when there are debates about Jesus & the Bible. So, if I could for a moment challenge you to ponder these thoughts for a moment. If God The Father & Jesus The Son does not exist who created the first humans(male & female) fully equipped with every organ necessary to procreate generations of ppl that came before us so that we may exist. There’s not a human traceable back in history that gives clear evidence that they A. Created themselves thus B. Made it possible that we would be created millennium, centennials & decades later. The second thing I would respectfully ask that you would consider is, if you were a betting man & you heard the “fairy tale” of a man name Jesus & the alternative Satan. In that “fairy tale” 2 places were vividly described & explained as Heaven & Hell & all that each offered your soul after you died. Life, joy, peace & so much more everlasting or eternal burning & all that was required for everlasting was acknowledging(confessing) your wrongs(sin) asking forgiveness from God(The Creator) & allowing Him in your heart. Would you really want to take the risk, bet on your life(eternal) die & discover that it was all true but it’s too late for you & burning for an eternity is now your fate? My prayer for you sir is that you choose everlasting before it’s too late, for no man knows the hour which will be our last!!

[@will8953]

I never thought I would agree with Whitlock , but I do agree with him

[@simplertimes3948]

Jason makes sense. Roland is speaking as if he doesn't understand or acknowledge his own success. Who does he claim he's speaking for? Not himself, for sure.

[@AfricanHeavyMetalGuy]

Jason is always on point. Unfortunately a majority of Black Americans have been blinded and lied to for so long that they don't realize the truth anymore.

[@will8953]

@@AfricanHeavyMetalGuy no he is not , a broke clock get it right twice

[@AfricanHeavyMetalGuy]

@@will8953 Listen to Jason with an open mind and leave your biases aside and you'll realize how right he is for the most part. I used to disagree vehemently with him until I started to realize that some of what be says made sense.

[@will8953]

@@AfricanHeavyMetalGuy I've listened to him for years , and he have a hater way in him especially how downed Kobe then letter he wanna do all that crying and lying

[@Skeez057]

Jason is 100% correct and this is a message that needs to be talked about more. The civil rights work is important but the spot light is always in that and politics. Screw whoever is in office and go get the bag. We got good people fighting the good fight

[@toddblaze44]

I’m an Atheist so there’s that and I’m African American, he’s not right about anything

[@dianam3725]

witlock claims to not believe in politics but hes on fox all the time

[@DangerousUrNot]

Jason wants nothing to do with politics but talks about our families being screwed up. I wonder if he knows that having higher wages, being covered with healthcare and living in a society where you can trust police actually makes people happier and less stressed. More people being secured and happy means less stress at the home, less fighting but you get there through politics.

[@cookiebaby27]

His type is it doesn't apply to me, As long as I sit back and be seen and not heard. "No Threat!

[@jacquelynn2051]

I bet you can't convince him that food doesn't matter. Preposterous!

[@williamjohnson541]

Jacquelynn lol he doesn’t believe in voting but I bet if they band hamburgers he will vote against that...

[@AkinolaWilliams]

I think he just didn’t want to debate Roland.

[@DangerousUrNot]

Willie Carter you keep thinking that free thinker! Way to be off the Dem plantation 👍🏾. This was sarcasm in case you guys didn’t know lol.

[@TheGymromeShow]

Jason is right! Read Daniel 2:44, and 45. That is the future for anyone involved in politics!

[@CrwnRoyel]

“We have replaced relationship with God with politics”....I agree

[@boutwhatever7520]

Indeed he is right

[@fdub187]

Aren’t you too old for imaginary friends?

[@acearl2011]

Roland is always trying to talk over somebody when you don't agree with him

[@williamalequin17]

Agreed!

[@jsharps1000]

That is called a debate.

[@simplertimes3948]

It's very annoying. He's used to doing it with inferior guests. Horrible listener.

[@sweetnsassy4159]

Black folks have been praying to God for a long time. We need to put something in action for things to change

[@crw3673]

Well said! How do you look to be save, by same God your oppressor pray to? The slave is praying for deliverance, while the slave owner is praying that the slave doesn't rise up against him. And all of this to the same God?

[@mistersayles6699]

Black folks been voting for a while too...how has that worked out

[@mistersayles6699]

@@crw3673 ....everybody on their knees is not praying....

[@davidshareefChTPhD]

If Jesus was coming back he would have come back for us during slavery that's all I'm going to say on that period

[@Poleeze1]

Blacks were making tremendous strides in the face of utmost adversity prior to the 60s. Everything started going downhill since blacks started depending on the govt. Yes it helps to change the laws and enact new ones, but black Americans have lost sight of their values

[@alhygh2753]

What a great interview.

[@waltondennis8208]

Politics is very important but Jason is spot on and I don’t understand how Roland can only keep defending his position but not acknowledge the demise of the black family and moral structure.

[@steadyb23]

This never gets old.

[@anthonymarcus8485]

This whole conversation is nullified voided he has no voice,Ro Ro this dude wasted your whole day thanks for showing us who he is the mask is off

[@andrejamison2723]

You don't have to agree with the man but why would you say that someone is wasting their time from hearing a different black man's perspective I remember rolling Martin letting a woman call another black man a liar and she did not correct her so black people need to stop acting like white people they need to stop thinking that we're all the same because we're not and we have different perspective different opinions I happen to agree with Whitlock we have gotten away from God we have spent most of our time on politics and if you look at the laws that are on the books now they're immoral the word father husband and wife are actually in the Bible so now they're talking about getting rid of the word father and mother or the term father and mother so he's right he's politicians are dishonest

[@sneakdissintv6586]

I can't stand ppl that throw God in every debate/argument.. it's like a cop out cause you have no real insight on the discussion

[@chriscj71]

T Johnson You just don’t understand the perspective he’s speaking from bro. And I mean that with no disrespect. Nothing but love coming from this direction. But he’s talking about a real issue that’s going on in this society with our people. Politicians don’t care about us. This land is not our rest. We shouldn’t be fighting for “equality”. We should be fighting for rulership

[@sneakdissintv6586]

@@chriscj71 bro Whitlock basically has no insight or knowledge his answer is prayer. I love how Roland chewed his ass up #pause

[@lordmalice8368]

And most black people gonna talk about the colonizers God! Following a religion forced on them

[@tyhubb804]

@@lordmalice8368 I can tell you never read the bible

[@lordmalice8368]

@@tyhubb804 I already read the bible! It's full of shit! The white man's control book! Why the hell is it so many bibles?! That shit felt funny even as a kid learning that crap! The people who made the mothafuckin bibles don't follow it, it's for us to follow! Better wake up! Christianity in its entirety is false! Branched off from catholics, practiced witchcraft, and demonic shit! Sacrifices, drinking baby blood, drinking adult blood! Look it up! All religion you find today is false!

[@thenaftewards4064]

Still to this day politicians continue to dissapoint.

[@toofast2721]

My thing is why vote when you know the "elite" already know who they want in Congress etc.

[@boutwhatever7520]

These idiots don’t get it..... even if let’s say hypothetically black people ain’t vote in this election (and I really mean not go cast 1 fuckin ballot ) see who they give us and if it get better or worse😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@keithbperrin9633]

U r1000% right!!!!!! It's all rigged

[@onetravlnnurse]

That way of thinking is part of the "Southern Strategy". Make them think their vote doesn't matter. You falling for the ole Okey doke!

[@musafawundu6718]

Jason, we are living on Earth and not in heaven. One can still be religious and interested in politics. Politics exists and affects people even in theocratic states and the United States is a secular state and definitely people residing in such states will be affected.

[@cooper482011]

Asians are heavily involved in politics on a local level. Nationwide, Asians are a noticeable minority (5%), but in many metropolitan cities like New York, L.A. San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle, Detroit, Minneapolis-St. Paul, etc. they are an economic and political powerhouse.

[@augurcybernaut4785]

Michael Cooper can you count? Does the word minority mean anything to you? Blacks don't have the economy or the numbers en mass to make sustainable changes.

[@Unknown26557]

Also, they get the system. America doesn’t reward the uneducated. Like it or not. They acquire college degrees at much higher rates than other minority groups and are much more likely to obtain STEM degrees than other minority college students. In other words, they go into careers that pay well. So, their economic power is immense relative to other demographic groups. That’s the route that black people as a group have not taken and need to in order to combat the forces against us.

[@MVPsince94]

Roland reminds me of the quote “keep hope alive” 😂

[@waltermorris9310]

Keep hope alive in what?

[@jennieredrose5819]

I can't believe I agree with Whitlock on this 1 issue. His basic point was each individual can be victorious living a spirit filled life. That's facts.

[@tyhubb804]

I actually agree with dude on this

[@hallardaddison2197]

I can see how serious Roland is in this interview by the fact that hes wearing a throwback Jersey.

[@kennethwalton6]

It's been 4 years Rowland, what progress is being made?

[@InForQuestioning2023]

Jason is simple, to the point and correct.

[@SmartMoneyBro]

Jason, you accurately said Family and God. I would add BUSINESS Building!

[@poltergeistsouth]

Whitlock has lost his mind now as for me I don't trust politicians or political parties but I have to vote right now

[@edhooper1421]

Hold on you try to low key shade him, but partially agree with him so.... 🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@terrell7171]

@nickmorgan so your gonna vote for politicians that you dont trust, just bc you have the right....hmmmmmmm

[@poltergeistsouth]

I'm not Jason Whitlock

[@rkid727]

Vote for who? How’s that working out?

[@ive9th]

I really appreciate you Roland when you are in enlighten mode like your interview with MK but the civil but argumentative side or persona always leave me wanting the enlightening RM.

[@janestelee9374]

It's true the breakdown of the family is a big problem it's like the kids are raising themselves

[@td1627]

Who raised this man? He’s so ignorant.

[@TheKh65]

This Whitlock guy is a joker. How many times is he going begin a retort of a question with ' I didn't say...'

[@afrikannus77]

I don't believe in politics or politicians. Comes back later and says, I never said I don't believe in politics.

[@GoSuMonSteR]

What did Roland lie about?

[@loutlaw854]

They tell you, you're choosing the lesser of two evils.........😒😒😶😶...we still end with evil....

[@montgal53]

Wow!!!! I just know WHERE to start with this man. . .

[@jessejames4603]

Jason your so right bro

[@CoreyAMoore]

Jason, faith without works is dead. I get what you're saying about getting back to God and keeping him the focal point in our community and family but the Bible tells us that we have to do some leg work. If you're praying to God and asking for more opportunities or a better way of life or just to simply make it through...yes, you can have the faith but it takes an effort on your part to go out and try to make your situation better with God's help. It makes no sense to pray to God for a car and you don't even have a drivers license ... or you're praying for a job and instead of filling out applications or sending in resumes, you sit at home playing Playstation or watching soap operas. In order for us to see the change we want in the Black community we have get involved and make our voices heard politically and with God's help we'll make it.

[@johnwebb2442]

Exactly.

[@djapollo1580]

I can’t lie ...... he’s right

[@yusiyola2011]

If the world was full of people like that we’d be in bondage still.

[@johnwebb2442]

Exactly.

[@fdub187]

And he would be trying his hardest to be the house boy like Stephen from Django Unchained 😂

[@Photomeike]

As soon as i heard “I don’t believe in politics, I don’t vote, blah blah” I immediately lost interest in this debate. Clearly this man isn’t worth the energy or my time.

[@greenmile668]

you didnt listen to this brother...he mentioned , that there was a time for voting....now we must , pool our resources and do for self, get back to God.....

[@Photomeike]

@Azar How is there a time for voting.. if you don't vote.. EVER! If you don't like politics and don't care about voting. Then why even are you on this platform or even speaking about political/social issues. Stick to talking about draft picks and trade deals please. And if your angle is the God route. Then I will look for him on the CBN or something. Not on Fox news or whatever...

[@23kingwill]

I have never agreed with anything Jason have ever said but he didn't lie about politricks must of them are low life rats and I've voted in every election since I was 18 but I'm done time to move on to something else

[@IlkanAli]

Photo-Me-Ike he believes politics are liars but then goes against black interest who are the result of American policies and interests !!!!!

[@thomashakim8877]

Both political parties have betrayed the cause of justice. The Democrats have betrayed it by capitulating to the prejudice, and undemocratic practices of the Southern Dixiecrats . The Republicans have betrayed it by capitulating to the blatant hypocrisy of the right wing reactionary Northerners-----DR. KING

[@galdemsteele]

Roland, I don’t know how you did that interview without slapping the crap out of Whitlock. More power to you Roland. Whitlock has no solutions. He just wants to criticize everything.

[@AC-AC-AC]

Jason, I don’t know how you did that interview without slapping the crap out of Martin.... clearly we didn’t see the same video. 🙄

[@mrflynn01]

Indeed your correct!

[@THEE-BLK-CONSERTIV]

That sounded more like roland. He was all over the place with contradictions, I think u need to listen carefully again.

[@JoeRyMi]

Great audio

[@THEE-BLK-CONSERTIV]

Whitlock is spot on.

[@CardioRoyalty]

FREEDOM means I have the FREE will to vote or to NOT vote..my ancestors did not die for my right to pick the best white person to "lead" me and SELL me the best set of lies.. .... and just because I don't vote don't mean that's a vote for the person YOU did not vote for... what kind of LOGIC is that??.... NO we need better POLITICIANS who WORK for the people and CONTINUE to work and have their presence seen and felt more than just an election cycle.....I don't even listen to the slave based shame game and insults.. I laugh at them.. good try

[@jdominian5569]

That's is some serious food for thought.

[@edubbs5556]

If voting didn't matter they wouldn't try to suppress the black vote so much

[@CardioRoyalty]

@@edubbs5556 was the last election RIGGED by Russia??did the LOSER have 3 MILLION more votes than the winner ??.. did those 3 million more votes matter ??... when you get done answering those, we can go back and talk about al gore

[@fabiancortez2256]

Felix Donnell All great questions for which many people who believe and trust the voting process never has a satisfying answer. In 2016, Donald trump received 304 electoral votes while Hillary received 227. So, essentially, the US election system was established in a manner where 304 votes from REGULAR CITIZENS (labeled “electoral college”) can outvote or defeat 3,000,000 more ballots from REGULAR CITIZENS. That’s ridiculous. What kind of math is being employed here? Then those same people would berate a non-participant for refusing to be civically engaged. However, I posed this thought provoking question, “If I would have voted for Clinton, should would have exceeded Trump’s votes by 3,000,000 and 1, do you really believe she would have won the election then? Truth is Hillary could have received 10 million more votes than Donald and still lost the election due to the electoral college rigged system. Russia did not rig the election. The founding father’s did.

[@CardioRoyalty]

@@fabiancortez2256 ABSOLUTELY agree!!!!!... so would it make sense for us to FIGHT to "un rigg" the system instead of arguing, debating, and shaming people who have VALID points on a rigged system ?? ... I NEVER said I would not vote, or have not voted, I am saying ain't NOBODY gonna shame me into it either... when my ONLY option is the lesser of two EVILS, I choose to sit that out and keep doing what I been doing so HOPEFULLY better options come in the future.. I can't even fathom participating in figuring out which evil is better than the other evil...I'm going to let y'all have that. And you won't hear me complain one bit.. call me what you want to...

[@wowsadowsa]

Jason Whitlock doesn't get it that politics had a role in breaking up the families that he's saying we need. He's a joke.

[@boutwhatever7520]

@William Moore politics don’t make your decisions and this comin from a real life single dad with a 4 yr old girl

[@wowsadowsa]

@@boutwhatever7520 But politics do factor in disproportionate sentencing, mandatory minimums for minor offenses, access to homeownership (see redlining), voting eligibility, and access to entrepreneurship (see felons that can't open legal weed shops after being convicted for years for drug possession). I agree that politics don't make decisions for people, but it sure can dictate the number of decisions some people have and the amount of options they have after a mistake.

[@wowsadowsa]

@anthony giardina How is redlining avoidable when that's literally a racist and bigoted, segregationist action? You're assuming an equal playing field in a country where that's never been the case. Studies have been done, proving that positive decision making doesn't equal the same result. What you're describing is wishful thinking that many African Americans don't have the privilege to indulge in a country that has actively oppressed them for 100+ years post-slavery. You do realize we are still less than 60 years removed from Jim Crow, right? The effects of that don't disappear in two generations.

[@geng8667]

Too bad the audio on this meeting is so horrible. Whose idea was it to conduct and interview in this setting?😱😣

[@YourNorthFloridaRealtor]

Man Jason Whitlock ain't trying to hear you unless you say Politics is Popeye's

[@tn7198]

It's hard to separate politics from real life that we experience every day. So it's hard to imagine that any person in any job or field could or should be non-political.

[@johnb3898]

I'm non-political; it's not that hard when you're focused on providing for yourself and your family. Most people focus on the drama of politics instead of the actual laws. If you know the laws of the land and the words of the Most High, you will be able to operate successfully in life without getting caught up in the political game.

[@johnlindsay5214]

@@johnb3898 Laws are one thing....but the interpretation of laws is another. The latter is what we're dealing with most of the time.

[@thrillwillent]

His ignorance can fill… His Stomach… 😂

[@futurekillerful]

Tbh although I disagree with whitelock he made a better argument then I thought he would.

[@prometheusall6804]

Great one on one

[@dj1835]

Jason is right!!!! Fathers leaving the home is the biggest problem in the black community!!! I don't understand why that's so hard to understand!!!!

[@greenmile668]

dam , I thought I would never agree with this brother, but he is telling the truth about politics

[@kimjackson3986]

I don't know this man but he is entitled to his own opinion....We as people are so judgmental......Good Morning Everyone Have A Blessed Day!!!!!

[@lapx1]

you deal with it like both of you have dealt with it!

[@dropsixteentvtv4149]

Jason should be familiar with "Faith without works is dead" proverb in the Bible.

[@johnb3898]

the Bible speaks nothing of politics however, so Jason was more on point in his assertion.

[@tarikR.R.5120]

John Ball But every figure in biblical history didn’t just pray nor hear the voice of God. God spoke and they acted.

[@johnb3898]

Tarik Steadman right, which is why I don’t 100% agree with his solution as far as putting an emphasis on politicians to do something. But, I do agree that if you make sure you’re providing for your family and are following the guidance of the Most High, you are doing as much as anyone can ask of you...everything else that is of true substance and real action is going beyond which is commendable as well

[@tarikR.R.5120]

John Ball Yes because we call to a higher standard after all.

[@Nomercysecurityforce]

I mean I don’t like Jason but he have a right not to vote and that’s his personal opinion. Roland think he knows everything all the time trying to convince him to vote.

[@mrsoserious6534]

Facts

[@jaylienparks8909]

YOU're a fool why do you think we've some of the rights we do now because our ancestors die for our rights to do so why do you think white people have some of what they do by voting you can see a change if you don't make a change they love Whenever Y'ALL DON'T VOTE you make it easier for them to kill or in prison because ypu think so small minded IT'S sad so many black people loss THEIR lives for idiots

[@nymike06]

Jason is right

[@thekingbradable]

I disagreed with a lot of what Whitlock said in this video but what he said at 2:52 is just straight facts.

[@KLuqman01]

People like Jason are fatalistic and passive under a front of not giving a damn

[@jacobfrancis2817]

Fatalistic. LOL

[@johnwebb2442]

Exactly. Talk the talk but don't walk the walk

[@TipToe67]

My only issue with Whitlock is not voting. Otherwise he made good points.

[@dantefranklin3942]

These days presidents are selected not elected. Dick Gregory told me this personally and I believe him

[@ebwgs]

J Williams so you don’t believe that the convergence of education and politics won’t move us forward?

[@BigChooch8787]

Roland doesn't debate in good faith

[@thenotorioustinysmallzgrunz]

First time I think Whitlock was right

[@TheAntbanks24]

It's a hilarious to watch this. People literally don't have the skills of listening anymore. Whether you agree with Whitlock or not Roland did not actually take time to listen to Jason.

[@kendrismith1337]

Bruh!!!!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 ya played ya self!!! OMG!! Roland you would have came out with a better interview asking Trump those questions!

[@peggycornute2231]

Get him Roland...

[@tommybennett7907]

He is ashamed of who he is.

[@buttstinkman5983]

I feel like a lot of commenters in this section never met their dads. A lot of emotional femine energy going on here

[@THEE-BLK-CONSERTIV]

I agree, roland was way to emotional and cutting Whitlock off at every turn

[@delvinwilliams1131]

Jason u have a point that people living of this world will never understand I feel u

[@borninthe8044]

I saw Whitlock vs Martin and automatically clicked and hit the like and share buttons.

[@kennycolew.7661]

I would go into it but I just cant........... this hurts

[@floridagemini74]

I appreciate all the comments that were made and everybody is entitled to their own opinion. I'll comment later because I just saved $250 by switching to Geico and I'm about to go spend some of this money on some lottery tickets for the mega million tonight.

[@pennythecreator2230]

Chronicles of judah 144 might have some insight on this looking forward to

[@williamalequin17]

Allegedly!

[@orchestratedadmin]

1st time I will agree with Withlock on we are not going to be right without THE MOST HIGH. He can't back up why but he at least understand that. Deuteronomy 17:15 [15]Thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee, whom the LORD thy God shall choose: one from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee: thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which is not thy brother.

[@realtalkw_darius2253]

I’m with Jason

[@tonglong1647]

when will blacks wake up and see Rolan Matin for what he is .