President-Elect Trump: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

2th · 14時間前

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LORD_PUNN87 · 12時間前

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awesometuck1559 · 13時間前

They deadass put the whole show up, HBO logo and everything. Gotta admit that's cool.

GrassBeGreener · 12時間前

Awesome segment, except for the parts about the KKK backing. Come the fuck on. The KKK (all 7000 of them, lol) is backing something every time. Shitty people and shitty groups are always going to back something. They choose their "lesser of 2 evils" the same way we/I choose our "lesser of 2 evils."

KneeGal · 13時間前

Support the washington post

That is a good joke if I have seen one

ShaftRambone · 6時間前

Not one mention of what a low quality candidate Clinton was. Just blame all the racists for electing Trump. That's getting tired.

fivetickaticka · 13時間前

John Oliver significantly contributes to the divide between the right and left in America. Not saying it's wrong (or right) of him to do so, just saying that he does nothing but paint a horrible picture of the right for his viewers who are nearly 100% left, further decreasing their understanding of each other.

greatslyfer · 8時間前

John Oliver IMMEDIATELY using the flawed argument of "Now your daughter won't think she can become president" bullshit argument.

HotStreak000 · 3時間前

I honestly lost a little bit of respect for John Oliver when he said that: "The Washington Post gave good coverage of this campaign." I'm not even a big trump person but they were super biased! Terrible journalism from the Post.

KrisBook · 4時間前

Hillary had many more issues than "she failed to appeal to white rural low income voters".

She failed in gaining Hispanic support, she failed in gaining African-American support. She was under 5 ongoing investigations throughout her campaign. She rigged the primaries, and she rigged the debates. She had multiple health episodes in public. She had completely opposite positions in private compared to in public.

The list goes on and on, and John Oliver would never mention a single negative thing about Hillary. "well she lost because racism" is not a valid criticism of one of the most historic failed presidential campaigns.

ColorsByVest · 10時間前

After hearing Dave Chappelle's incredible down-to-earth take on the election, how he still wielded a clever mix of humor with some inspirational wisdom, Oliver's perspective is just unwatchable in comparison. Chappelle made it very clear that he was disappointed with the result, but conveyed an inspiring message of strength that it is our duty as citizens to unite and be good to one another.

Oliver just sounds like he's on day five of waking up triggered. I get that he's still in a state of shock and anger, yet while I previously respected him for his eloquent and humorous presentation of facts, I can't stand him when his words are driven primarily by emotion. He glossed over a ton of factors contributing to Clinton's defeat, and is still touting the divisive "he was elected because racists" line that actually hurt Clinton by disenfranchising on-the-fence voters. There is a ton of information he could have worked with, but unfortunately, he has a strong liberal contingent of viewers to appease (which he admits to in this episode), and clearly he opted to present the narrative they wanted to hear.

Not the narrative they needed to hear.

This episode is a complete miss. He tells us to support various newspapers that coincide with his personal political views, ~~cites Buzzfeed as a valid news source~~*, and is perpetuating ridiculous scare tactics to such a degree that it's absurd.

* Edit - Buzzfeed News. Not Buzzfeed. Buzzfeed News is apparently a legit source. So nevermind that, looks like I learned something new today.

I've seen a few other episodes where Oliver attempts to handle the election, and they also had their flaws. But the flaws weren't glaring, and he at least didn't tell his audience to be scared. He can still cover the topic and not sound like an irritating whiny pundit. He's got the chops to do it. He levied much criticism against Clinton in the past, and now that the election proves that Clinton was unpopular with the American citizens, he has much more justification to go further down that route. But instead, he made a conscious choice to give her a pass, and patronize to our fears and paranoia. So now nothing of value is to be learned, and we don't come out of this better people. We come out of this afraid.

This week clearly tested the integrity of Oliver's presentation style, and unfortunately, it broke. He went full patronizing over-simplifying panic-inciting pundit. I hope Oliver snaps out of it and his head clears up. I hope we get material he writes when he's more fresh and less emotionally charged. Because if this episode is indicative of what Last Week Tonight will be like in the future, then the show is effectively over for me.

jeraggie · 13時間前

Oliver should be mad at the DNC. They blew this election.

They took for granted a huge part of their voting base. Most importantly they sacrificed the party's integrity to elevate Hillary Clinton who was possibly one of the most unlikable people in politics.

EePluribusUnum · 3時間前

This KKK talk is a brand of Reductio ad Hitlerum in my opinion. I think what they are suggesting is that the KKK 'identifies' with Trump's policies, thus Trump MUST be the leader of the KKK or some bullshit. I think that is their insidious aim by perpetuating this easily Trumpable meme. Nobody wants to be associated with the KKK, their members or their ideas. So trying to stick a KKK pin on your opponent seems pretty damning.

Thankfully, most people see it for what it is. Trump can't control who backs him, the KKK stuff just doesn't stick. As say, a picture of the candidate kissing a prestigious member of the KKK, or video footage of him/her endorsing a Grand Dragon's positive traits. That might be more effective.

edit:a word

not_stoned · 11時間前

Damn, people were making of fun him saying he'd bitch about the Electoral College, not talk about the DNC corruption, ignore his own role in the creating the media bubble and blame everything on racism & sexism.

They were spot on. This dude is cartoon lol.

sennhauser · 6時間前

Imagine how this guy would go apeshit about the republican protesters if Hillary had won.

Lamb-and-Lamia · 1時間前

This is why Trump won (being serious here). The left got too confident. Simple as that. Lets face it, even if you yourself don't belong wholly to one party or the other, all of us lean in one of the directions. Even the "fuck the government" people, when you actually break down what they believe you can tell which party would better suit them. The left/right divide, as stupid as it is in my opinion, is absolutely real. And both sides, including us the people who compose the parties, are always trying to consume the other.

I heard a quote the other day on Bill Maher, where Eric Holder, previous attorney general under Obama made the statement that "In this new world we don't listen to the other side, we push our side" and he owned that statement, he wasn't observing, he was prescribing. Now, at first it really made me mad that he said that. But in reality he is 100% right. That IS exactly how we function. We don't give a shit about the other side. We're right, we know it, fuck the other side for being stupid, for being racist, for being too PC, for being capitalist, for being socialist, etc. And what happened here was simply that.

There's two ways to look towards the future. Either we maintain this divide and just be more strategic about how vocal we are. Or we maybe try and scale back the divide. Like take a step back from your identity politics, and use some critical thinking. Either way if you are unhappy that Trump won, the answer for you, should not be to point at how bad everyone else. Look at yourself. And I don't even mean in regards to backing of Clinton, who was a DEEPLY flawed candidate. I mean in regards to your actual platform. Really think about what values you think are important, and trim the fat off your platform. Is it more important to you that all people have healthcare? Or are you just here to make sure a transexual is referred to by the right pronoun? Want a safety blanket in society where we all help out the poor and make sure no one goes hungry? Well than we need to secure our borders. Because you can't get both. Sorry you just can't. Its basic math. Its a hard pill to swallow for some, but you do not own the country, you share it with people you hate. You have to find common ground whether you like it or not.

So enough of the "What happened??" You happened. You decided that you were going to transform the entire country into your microcosm and you were reminded of just how out of step you are from general society. Nothing "happened". Nothing changed. You bit off more than you could handle. So my sincere message to those on the left: Next time take smaller bites.

And another thing with the apocalyptic talk. I realize that to many who voice that sentiment, you were likely 12-14 when Obama became president, but for the first 4 years he didn't do much. So all this CHANGE that you somehow can't do without, has only existed for 4 years. So yes people.... the horror show you are recoiling in fear from was how life was 4 years ago. 4 measly years ago, when life still functioned, gays could still be gay, welfare still existed, transexuals still existed, abortions still took place, the vast vast majority of the country was still working, eating, going to the doctor, living life. Drama literally helps nothing. Reason is King. Always.

XZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ · 14時間前

Sorry Oliver but you just come across as a complete condescending asshole which is half the reason the election went this way. I'm a proud liberal and I think Russell Brand's post election analysis and solutions are far more on the money.

sometimescash · 9時間前

Can we for once take responsibility on the left without bringing up the right or any other excuse? If you're wrong, acted wrong, wrongly accuse, wrongly assumed, own up to your own shit.

_MacCumhaill_ · 8時間前

Guys, any mirrors for non-Americans?

jtdusk · 14時間前

I don't think there's any one particular thing to blame. End of the day, it comes down to the candidates, both were disliked so much that if the opposing party had put up somebody who was even half decent they would have won this election by a good 10-15 million votes.

sennhauser · 6時間前

Did this guy seriously critizise CNN for showing Trump's speeches as a whole? In other words, the candidate you don't like needs to have his speeches edited and spoonfed to the viewers, but only the parts that you agree on.

tslj · 10時間前

Keep insisting that your side lost because the other half of the country is racist and sexist. That'll get people on your side. Good luck winning next election.

cookedpotato · 12時間前

2016 was ok.

Go Cubs Go!

ObjectiveMonky · 4時間前

Where's this whole "The Electoral College makes no sense" thing coming from? I've been hearing it all God damn week. What's not to understand, I understood it in the 5th grade, why can't you? If it weren't for the system in place, the big cities, which all tend to swing left, would decide the presidency, leaving rural places like Kansas and south Dakota SOL. Just because your team didn't win, doesn't mean we start rewriting the rule book.

And I think John and other Democratic voters I've talked to have spent so much time laughing and ridiculing trump supporters that they never took the time to figure out why they were voting for him. It's not because they hate women, black people, and the LGBT community. They just want change. It happens every 12 years at most. 1/3 of Americans are sick of the way things are and decide that it's time to shake shit up. What better way than to elect the wild card himself? People don't even know what the change is gonna be, they just know it's gotta be better than whatever this shitty year has been. /rant

Edit: To clarify, I know most people understand the system, and maybe I don't understand it as well as I think. It just feels like most of the complaining is reactionary. I'm fairly young, and I don't really identify with either of the major parties, so maybe I've missed some rumblings of this , but I feel like we've never had this conversation until Trump was elected.

brandonbui · 12時間前

LOL, John Oliver's arguments boil down to replaying biased clips from CNN. CNN. He's lost it. Even Jon Stewart would have never done that without at least mocking CNN.

He's got zero self-awareness and is basically just preaching to his elitist HBO bubble.

And he asks people to donate to "newspapers" like the Washington Post.

http://fair.org/home/washington-post-ran-16-negative-stories-on-bernie-sanders-in-16-hours/

Remember that time the Washington Compost printed 16 anti-Bernie articles in the span of 16 hours?

John oliver is just asking people to straight up give money to Jeff Bezos. What a hack.

9inety9ine · 7時間前

Keep fueling that divide, John. You're doing a great job.

TheUnchosenWon · 13時間前

Remember when the Clinton team tried to get people to think pepe the frog was a racist nazi symbol? Even CTR thought it was so ridiculous that they ended up just downvoting anything that had to do with it so people would forget it. Good times. Also, John Oliver show is terrible

seoulsun · 12時間前

One of the worst takes on the election.

Even Maher's reaction and thoughts were far better than this.

Just terribly biased and full of "the world is ending" tripe.

Expected better.

ownage516 · 12時間前

Did he just tell me to buy a new York times subscription? Is that really going to help the media problem. While I didn't agree with everything he said, I lost some respect when he said that.

CMViper · 14時間前

That ending was cathartic. Never have I wanted a year as shitty as this to come to an end.

perfectsnowball · 3時間前

Instead of showing our daughters that they too can one day become president, we decided to elect a blah, blah, blah

It's 2016 and people think being female is more than enough qualification to become president.

Krytan · 2時間前

This video is a perfect example of why Trump won and why liberals never saw it coming.

John Oliver hits every single check box in terms of demeaning, insulting, demonizing, and dehumanizing Trump and those who supported and voted for him.

It's nothing but smears and character assassinations, lies delivered with a smugly condescending haze of moral superiority.

Lets go through his video point by point

1) Says Trump is racist, voted in by racists

2) Says anyone who voted against Hillary is a sexist who wants Americas daughters to be sad

3) Complains that Trump has access to Nuclear codes, ignoring that it is Hillary who is most likely to start a nuclear war with Russia due to her idiotic Syria policy

4) Tries to guilt by association all 60 million Americans who voted for Trump because some members of the KKK supported Trump (and were disavowed) and some supported Hillary.

5) Whines about the electoral college. We're not a direct democracy, we are a republic. Hillary got more votes than Obama in 2008 primary - does this make Obama illegitimate?

6) Tries to denormalize Trump and his supporters. Explicit othering and dehumanizing.

7) Compares Trump and his supporters to Satan

8) Says Trump and his supporters are sexist again

9) Says Trump voters are racist again

10) Says Trump won because the media weren't tough enough on him and really didn't make it sufficiently clear how much they hated him(ROFL). This in a year the media pulled out all the stops, abandoned every pretence at objectivity, and did every single thing in their power to pull Clinton across the finish line, running any wild thinly-sourced or flat out incorrect anti-Trump story they could get their hands on, and killing, covering up, or downplaying any anti-Clinton news.

11) Immediately after, wonders why trust in media is at an all time low!!

12) Mocks Trumps appearance

13)Acts as though no one could possibly react to Trumps election with anything other than nausea

Nothing but scorn and derision and mockery, all around. It gets so tiresome typing up a careful refutation of each of his careless, irresponsible slanders against decent people, thrown out before a sympathetic and sycophantic audience to score cheap laughs at the expense of all those maligned peasants and rubes in flyover America.

Maybe they just got sick of all the lies and condescension?

He makes some slightly good points in there near the end, but the beginning of his show completely belies those points.

I've read a lot of retrospectives by Democrats, many of them raising many good points : why did they run a criminal candidate? Why not Bernie Sanders? Why not Warren? Why did they abandon the working class? Why was their candidate so joined at the hip to our financial elite? How did the republican candidate become the one against foreign wars and interventions? and on and on and on

John Oliver's "How did we get here" retrospective has....none of that. Just smug moral superiority. It's probably the least self-aware and least introspective one I've seen.

Rauqen · 14時間前

LoL John blames the "media" but doesn't take any blame himself. I figure he would apologize or at least be a little introspective.

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