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@davidhunternyc1
19 күн бұрын
Kamala Harris was not nominated. She was coronated. This isn't democracy. Also, none of Harris's economic agenda will happen. At the DNC Convention, Harris promised to make housing affordable and yet her biggest campaign contributor, Blackstone, is buying up thousands of homes a month. Like Biden, Trump, Obama, and Bush before, they all make false promises. We have unlimited money for corporate subsides. Case in point, $3.3 billion was given to Microsoft, a company worth more than $3 trillion. We have unlimited money for bank bailouts and the military industrial complex. Biden and both houses of Congress just approved another $20 billion for Israel's genocide. When we demand Medicare For All, elites push back with, _"Who's going to pay for it?"_ Americans demand that our tax dollars work for Americans. The rich mock us. Crony-capitalism has, as its feature, the oppression of the working class to ensure the riches of the oligarchy and their power over us. The American government is a duopoly. They must be overthrown. Both Republicans & Democrats are two wings of the same vulture.
@chiy828
19 күн бұрын
A communist talking about another communist
@dillonpeterson1658
17 күн бұрын
People who says Kamala is a communist are the same type that says Hitler was a socialist lol
@wilsontejeda5131
17 күн бұрын
They called themselves National Socialist, that's literally what the word Nazi means
@Scriabin_fan
17 күн бұрын
@@wilsontejeda5131They are fascists, not socialists. Socialism is a left-wing ideology. If you think the Nazis were left-wing then you are lost.
@mortecai222
16 күн бұрын
@@wilsontejeda5131 if that is true then why did they murder all of the German communist? shouldn’t they have been allies? maybe study history
@Krisowy
16 күн бұрын
wilsontejeda5131...sure - and north Korea call itself a democratic Republic 🤣🤦. Nazis Germany has eliminated workers unions complately and arrested union leaders - workers had no rights to negotiate their wages, were working 60-70 hours a week and had to have an employers permission to change their job....socialist ha?🤣🤣🤣🤣 Like every fascist regime, nazi Germany was a corporatist right wing regime.
@rasmusn.e.m1064
16 күн бұрын
@@wilsontejeda5131 The socialist part of their party name was a deliberate pr move to appeal to the unions, which they were aiming to control.
@-frantsel6403
19 күн бұрын
This question alone is ABSOLUTELY ridiculous.
@Felipe-hn3tp
18 күн бұрын
Exactly
@MrLuisisthebest
14 күн бұрын
😂. Exactly. Not even close.
@endcorruptio
17 күн бұрын
"Is kamala a communist?" What a stupid deceptive waste of time question
@flynnsa1998
15 күн бұрын
There are conservatives who genuinely think anyone slightly left of Reganism are commies
@texasoutlook60
11 күн бұрын
Oh no, trigger warning !!
@sunnybunnyfeeling7062
11 күн бұрын
@@texasoutlook60darrrr, communism is anything I don't agree with.
@surreal3900
9 күн бұрын
@@sunnybunnyfeeling7062 and a racist dogwhistle.
@FortYeah
18 күн бұрын
Spot on. I don't know why Cent triggers so many people. Because he puts your contradictions right in front of you and you can't handle them?
@aaronkelley8909
16 күн бұрын
He just comes off as dumb a lot of times. He takes positions that are popular with the left then gets mad because his intellect is low and he can’t defend his position in a debate.
@wizarddragon
14 күн бұрын
He does have some bad takes but he is usually spot on regarding money in politics.
@daviddiggens8841
14 күн бұрын
You mean he puts the contradictions where communists call communism democracy?
@FortYeah
14 күн бұрын
Not sure what is your take@@daviddiggens8841 because there were elections even in USSR except there was only one party, like in China or Cuba. Ironically, the USA is closer to this situation with only 2 parties ; every other countries have more options than that in the Western world. But if you are referring too Kamala, again, only in the USA people can believe that she would be a commie. Unless you heard her saying she'll abolished private propriety, free market and free press. Was Roosevelt with his new Deal too a communist ? Are Canada, Germany, GB or Norway communist countries ? The answer is hell no and anyone who conflates social democracies with communism is at least a lunatic who would have to believe the the USA is the only not communist country in the Western world, which is nonsense.
@MrLuisisthebest
14 күн бұрын
The issue is that he uses a lot of straw man arguments. He treats the other side as if they are all bad actors. But he's entertaining. I'm not hating on him. I like TYT, but that's the issue I see.
@jlmk2728
20 күн бұрын
Both of them are corporatists! We now live in Corptacracy!! Both parties are owned!
@TorukMaktoDracarys
20 күн бұрын
If we followed The US Constitution that's not an issue, a Nothing Burger, look at the list of what ALL of US 🇺🇸 can spend on
@secretgoldfish
20 күн бұрын
A Corptacracy being shamelessly sold to the easily-led via an ironic and marxist-inspired Cult of Supposed 'Good Intentions' deliberately NOT further considered.
@Speedofsound9
19 күн бұрын
Its been like this for a long time
@TheInvestigativeExaminers206
19 күн бұрын
“You will own nothing and you will be happy!”
@Nameless2k6
19 күн бұрын
Thank you !
@FGP_Pro
12 күн бұрын
Conservatives have been calling liberals, "communists" since, at least, Eisenhower. It's just a meaningless smear.
@trusler8237
20 күн бұрын
Americans 😂😂😂 still got PTSD from the anti communist propaganda from the cold war 🙈. They think universal health care is communism 😂😂.
@grimendancehall
20 күн бұрын
it is Universal health care Mena everyone gets it means takes forever to get services. I live in Canada. You DONT WANT TO NOT HAVE AN OPTION IF YOURE NOT VERY POOOR
@paulnguyen6725
20 күн бұрын
It doesn’t work. Look at Canada. And with our immigration and border issues … how can anyone think universal healthcare is a good idea. Look at California. They’re going bankrupt.
@Trossman107
20 күн бұрын
@grimendancehall To be fair, if you're poor in America, you just go to the emergency room if something happens that will kill you and then get stuck with a fat ass bill 😂 the lines for specialists are very long here as well.
@ch3nz3n
20 күн бұрын
"They think universal health care is communism" Cool... how is it NOT?
@g_naq
20 күн бұрын
the root of it is that americans don't like their taxes to raise inorder to pay for "broke" people to have free healthcare, no one has ptsd. I dobt know where you're at on the ladder in your country but I bet your taxes are high
@mk1st
12 күн бұрын
Price gouging is real: inflation went up, prices went up. Inflation went down, did the prices go down?
@josephferrara6309
9 күн бұрын
Not how inflation works. Inflation is the % increase year over year. Inflation went down from 9% to 2.5% but that means prices are 2.5% higher than the inflated prices from a year ago. Deflation means the prices go down. Some goods have seen deflation but overall prices have raised. It will take a recession to see true deflation but that will also mean massive unemployment and housing devaluation.
@mk1st
8 күн бұрын
@@josephferrara6309 Got it. Houses are overvalued IMO.
@fightsportspace7327
2 күн бұрын
Cost of energy, logistics are all still high
@samanthafelizardo5058
19 күн бұрын
Wow, as a Canadian we get one full year maternity leave, it blows my mind that you have a baby and you are expected to go to work the next day. That is such a backward way of thinking!!
@hydraxc2478
19 күн бұрын
A company pays you to not work for a year?
@christopherclark5604
18 күн бұрын
Never heard of any mother reporting to work a day after delivery. Ever.
@nolansutherland3502
14 күн бұрын
If you watch this back to back with the Trump interview, you’ll see how uneven Lex has become. He’s pushing back hard on what Cenk is saying yet he gave huge passes to Trump and his falsities. Sorry, I really like Lex, but hate to see this him not be 100% even.
@raoul_duke7253
13 күн бұрын
Yeah, yeah and the thumbnail for this video tells you what you need to know. I get Lex’s schtick, talk to anyone, try to understand… but looking at his interview here, his thumbnail framing and the deference he gave to Trump. I’m really disappointed… and I’m a raging Independent.
@AudioStream7
13 күн бұрын
Screw Lex. He’s got his agenda dictated. Too obvious
@nolansutherland3502
13 күн бұрын
And the Musk interview where Elon laments about Trump’s courageousness in contrast to his opinion of Kamala? Seriously? At least asking Elon why he thinks Kamala isn’t courageous would be bare minimum unbiased.
@porscheoscar
10 күн бұрын
knew that after the Jeremy Suri (historian) interview when LF coudn't accept the gravity of January 6th. Full blown cognitive dissonance on full display. Then the Jared Kushner interview where not a single question about January 6th was asked in a two hour interview.
@klausmager
19 күн бұрын
This is such an outdated, tired, narrow minded question to ask. What is a communist, a socialist? Define what you are talking about first, because none of your points make any sense. Let's talk about health care, retirement, workers rights, antitrust laws ..... not buzz words.
@OnkyoGrady
19 күн бұрын
That very vagueness is what made it such an attractive and effective political target. Capitalism or communism in their literally pure forms are the stuff of nightmares (at scale), and there aren't any current examples. Socialism is entirely within a grey zone and we actually never argue about getting rid of it (just seeking advantage in the terms).
@tomato6460
19 күн бұрын
It amazing to me that these absolutely stupid modern gurus like Lex have such a following when they fail to have basic insight.
@LevelofClarity
19 күн бұрын
@@klausmager Agree 100%. It’s surprising to see a video by Lex with a title like this.
@DuelyusSeazer
19 күн бұрын
Problem is, is dem voters don't know policies. There's countless compilations of leftists not being able to answer their favourite policy of Kamala Harris
@russell-gt1dy
19 күн бұрын
Complain about taxes.. vote for more taxes
@petes9524
19 күн бұрын
The fact that the question even has to be asked demonstrates how farcical US politics has become since the sociopathic narcissist in chief started spewing his malicious, lying, slurs eight years ago.
@russell-gt1dy
19 күн бұрын
You must be one of those loons that slammed a President as 'racist white nationalist' over this 'dogwhistle'- "You had people who were very fine people, on both sides.. and I'm not talking about the neo-nazis and white nationalists because they should be condemned totally-"
@stringer2295
17 күн бұрын
This
@petes9524
17 күн бұрын
@@stringer2295 either
@oregonsbragia
15 күн бұрын
Nah it started a long time before that. They called Obama a communist. They called John Kerry a communist and was married to catsup fortune heiress. Right? It’s such a tired argument. It must be losing power by now , but still has too much sway .
@marcuscisneros8528
20 күн бұрын
These comments prove lex’s audience is not centrist
@DHEspana
20 күн бұрын
For real
@andrewrankin1443
20 күн бұрын
They are not even logical.
@enginerunsable
19 күн бұрын
Lol for real 🤣
@Jaifreeman
19 күн бұрын
Can you please elaborate? I’m not familiar with this topic and would love to understand more.
@sudoCompetence
19 күн бұрын
Nah I'm a moderate but the left and cenk have lost their minds lol
@sdmods619
19 күн бұрын
Lex, Rogan, and Peterson. When they were smaller, they spoke and operated honestly. As they've each grown with a massively politically diverse following, they are noticeably bending over backwards to keep their viewership. It's disgusting. You can see it in the video titles and change in talking points.
@calebshort6924
19 күн бұрын
Yes
@eatfrenchtoast
18 күн бұрын
Jimmy Dore, Tulsi, RFK
@tykeboy16
17 күн бұрын
Lex has always been a boring, softball interviewer. He has no spine. Never has.
@reivang7196
17 күн бұрын
Elon Musk showing his true colors, I don’t care for ether side but from the outside looking it it was liberals who literally made his company, Tesla is the number one asking car company in California and ever since he took over Twitter he’s shown that even billionaires can get swindle into a certain way of thinking. Shot the right hate the cyber truck and most of them won’t even buy a Tesla.
@henrikswanstrom9218
15 күн бұрын
The rightwing grift is just too strong. There's SOOO much money on the right from billionaires, corporations, think thanks and Russian "assets" waiting to dump money for propaganda. Rightwingers keep complaining about "George Soros" money when leftists mostly just are a bunch of grass roots dudes building communities. Meanwhile the rightwing grift turn these people into multi millionaires who'll say anything for money.
@acason4
16 күн бұрын
“Is Harris a communist”…😂🤦🏼♂️ This question proves you have no use what communism is. A progressive tax policy is NOT “communism” Lex. 🤣
@carlaauri8461
13 күн бұрын
On the simplest of terms… the US is an oligarchy not a democracy. But still buy the notion you elect politicians and they represent, BS.
@chetstevens2004
20 күн бұрын
Cenk Uygur & Destiny vs Alex Jones & Ben Shapiro, the next big debate of 2024, make it happen Lex
@nemuuu_
20 күн бұрын
Alex Jones and Ben Shapiro don't like each other
@abebrazil4309
20 күн бұрын
Alex Jones and Ben Shapiro have interesting ideas that I don’t agree with but would like to hear. With that being said, they will not be calm cool and collected. They don’t know how to have a civil debate
@DeadDollar1
20 күн бұрын
Ben Shapiro is to bias to debate. He's a dork!
@DeadDollar1
20 күн бұрын
@@nemuuu_ Ben Shapiro doesn't like himself
@thomaswillingham4084
20 күн бұрын
Destiny is a tard
@JoeLancaster
19 күн бұрын
Cenk is rhe best political commentator in media. Maybe aside from Kyle Kulinski?
@adamdarrow
16 күн бұрын
Cenk is much better than Kyle. Kyle isn’t nearly as intellectually honest and willing to admit when the right is correct about something.
@JoeLancaster
16 күн бұрын
@@adamdarrow the right is never correct about anything though.
@adamdarrow
16 күн бұрын
@@JoeLancaster they are correct about needing to secure the border. They are appropriately more mistrustful of the mainstream media….
@Eaudino23
19 күн бұрын
Whoa 🤯 When the truth is spoken it’s easily recognized.
@raoul_duke7253
13 күн бұрын
Dude… this thumbnail is fucking ridiculous. You may disagree with her politically, but there’s literally zero evidence or support for calling her anything close to a communist… He’s telling you in the clip how fucking ridiculous the premise is… that it’s not even worth debate if you start there… and you use it as a thumbnail?!? C’mon Lex… I get your schtick is talk to anyone, try to understand… but this one was ridiculous.
@_Booker_DeWitt
13 күн бұрын
It's clickbait that appeals to the majority of his fanbase
@raoul_duke7253
13 күн бұрын
@@_Booker_DeWitt unfortunately correct. Ugh. 😑
@JFlywheel
Күн бұрын
How about her policies on Equity? Please explain how they are not communist or at least socialist ideology. You won't be able to because that's what they are.
@raoul_duke7253
19 сағат бұрын
@@JFlywheel lol… please tell me what her policies on capital E ‘equity’ are…
@JFlywheel
13 сағат бұрын
@@raoul_duke7253 it's just a Google / KZitem search away. Definitely listen to her campaign ad. Is one of her core policies after all.
@Dhamma_Nomad
12 күн бұрын
“So when people call her a communist they’re usually referring to certain kinds of policies.” Brilliant, Lex. So if a person enjoys meat (e.g. steak or bacon) with their meal it’d be reasonable to refer to them as a cannibal?
@Topsy6892
20 күн бұрын
I don’t think she’s anything. Just a puppet
@RichT330
19 күн бұрын
Right but puppet is so much better than the traitor who is stealing classified documents and selling them to other countries Just like his Uncle John who was in the FBI and stole the Tesla files. He's also on the Epstein list and tried to overturn the government 🤷 give me the puppet 10 times out of 10
@RichT330
19 күн бұрын
But puppet is better then the traitor on the Epstein list who stole our classified documents to sell to other countries, tried to overturn the government by force, still waiting trial and might pass away or go to prison here soon and that would force JD Vance to be president... Absolutely no thanks I'm good on all of that I'll take the puppet 10 times out of time!
@RichT330
19 күн бұрын
But puppet is better then the traitor on the Epstein list who stole our classified documents to sell to other countries, tried to overturn the government by force, still waiting trial and might pass away or go to prison here soon and that would force JD Vance to be president... Absolutely no thanks I'm good on all of that I'll take the puppet 10 times out of time!
@RichT330
19 күн бұрын
But puppet is better then the traitor on the Epstein list who stole our classified documents to sell to other countries, tried to overturn the government by force, still waiting trial and might pass away or go to prison here soon and that would force JD Vance to be president... Absolutely no thanks I'm good on all of that I'll take the puppet 10 times out of time!
@RichT330
19 күн бұрын
But puppet is better then the traitor on the Epstein list who stole our classified documents to sell to other countries, tried to overturn the government by force, still waiting trial and might pass away or go to prison here soon and that would force JD Vance to be president... Absolutely no thanks I'm good on all of that I'll take the puppet 10 times out of time!
@theraven6836
7 күн бұрын
Years ago I had a conversation with a colleague, we’re both lawyers. She’s a Republican and I’m a Democrat. The interesting thing is we’re both of Cuban descent. We were discussing the then-ongoing 2020 election. I asked her why, after all the madness, she still supported Trump. She said she was opposed to the Democrat’s “communism”. I was fairly flabbergasted but rolled with it. I asked her to define “communism” and she said: “it’s what Cuba has.” Not content, I said that wasn’t enough. I wanted an actual definition. Despite her law degree and actually having experienced a communist government thru her family, she couldn’t come up with a cogent definition. She still voted for Trump. In reality, when Republicans hurl this epithet it’s just code for “these people are bad.” They started with “liberal,” when that didn’t work anymore, the switched to “socialist.” Now that doesn’t work so they’re using “communist.”
@Thedeepseanomad
19 күн бұрын
Hold on. Communism is not *supposed* to be about personal property (like homes and cars - Yes, Yes, I know homes were actually talken by the Leninists in Soviet society) but means of production ( Factories, farm land etc)
@eatfrenchtoast
18 күн бұрын
Every nation communism has affected was an agrarian monarchy so im not sure what wingnuts expected the new voting districts to do with the czar or emperor lands... They had no problem the govt handing out native american land in usa
@rustylidrazzah5170
18 күн бұрын
They don’t differentiate between private property and personal property in their arguments. And you’re right, they completely ignore the means of production point.
@meetadi4u
16 күн бұрын
Oh okay factors of production that government is about to take over was researched , built and successfully run by some people . Once government takes over who will do that ? The bureaucracy? It’s just bullshit logic
@tonedowne
14 күн бұрын
There were no cars at the time of the revolution. The state made cars and people bought them when they were allowed to. People did own cars and TVs and ovens and stuff like that. It’s not like you couldn’t go shopping
@russelljames5631
13 күн бұрын
No control of the means of production. Ownership of houses and cars existed until communism. It’s the idea where a corporation (black rock) can buy up 60 percent of the housing and charge crazy amounts to where most can’t afford them then becomes an issue for private ownership.
@joshuamorrison8332
7 күн бұрын
To my knowledge, Harris has never claimed to be communist nor has she espoused communist ideas. You might as well ask "how is she not a submarine captain?" It is just as ridiculous a question.
@davdonoghue
20 күн бұрын
Cenk Uygur NAILS IT as usual , We need to get the money out of politics , we have lost our country to the corporations. For the love of god vote for the ones who refuse corporate "Donations"
@quintrankid8045
20 күн бұрын
No money for adverts? No money for candidates to travel? No money to pay for office space? No money for polling? Computers? Communications? Is that what you mean?
@davdonoghue
20 күн бұрын
@@quintrankid8045 My request is to voters , not politicians , wouldnt need millions in advertising if voters decided to vote only for candidates who do not take corporate money , Like Kate Porter and Bernie Sanders . People need to wake up.
@quintrankid8045
20 күн бұрын
@@davdonoghue That's an interesting goal. You may need money to do some polling and studies to find out why people vote for candidates who have corporate money. And then money for adverts to tell them why it's not a good idea. I am more than just a little curious to know how that turns out.
@ch3nz3n
19 күн бұрын
@@davdonoghue "My request is to voters" Your request is illogical and impossible in the real world.
@davdonoghue
19 күн бұрын
@@ch3nz3n Realy - and yet the two candidates I mention got elected and if more people realise what is going on why would more not get elected . Mainstream media does not have the power it once had and online shows like Cenks (and Lexes) are getting more and more popular and the truth is sneaking out. just my opinion.
@DogDog-pu8py
11 күн бұрын
Lex is way too civility-pilled. Good manners doesn’t mean shit when the person you’re talking to wants gay people dead like so many of the republicans Lex has interviewed. I’m sure Hitler was also very civil in many of his political conversations. The most important thing when having this type of convo with someone is the content of the conversation, and not their tone of voice.
@LevelofClarity
19 күн бұрын
The shift in the sentiment and political ideology in the comment sections of pods like Rogan, Lex, and All-In is wild. It started with Rogan a couple years ago, then Lex, and now All-In. It's kind of sad to see..
@da1onlynickvicious
19 күн бұрын
It’s so gross.. and notice all these changes happen once they enough money to start thinking “I’m good now fuck you”
@LevelofClarity
19 күн бұрын
@@da1onlynickvicious Yeah, man. Maybe it’s a money thing. I’m not so sure about that. I feel like it may not be a money thing, though. Seems to me that Elon Musk has driven a lot of acceptance of far right ideology amongst those close to him who have in the past been more moderate. Could be way off with this. All I know is something has changed and it’s not for the better.
@calebshort6924
19 күн бұрын
Couldn’t agree more, it’s very sad to see
@eatfrenchtoast
18 күн бұрын
Rogan is fooled so often i think hes taking money from the gop
@yordanstefanov5570
11 күн бұрын
@@LevelofClarityElon Musk is now calling himself christian. Like hell.
@wades2132
16 күн бұрын
I mean Heritage Foundation who came up with "Romneycare" 20 years ago is FAR different than what they are today.
@sebastiangutierrez1780
14 күн бұрын
Well that is totally true, so today, like, holy shit. Yeah they have glowed down hella hard
@monkeyboy4311
13 күн бұрын
No.
@wades2132
13 күн бұрын
@@monkeyboy4311 yeah they are, they’re far worse now.
@gardyloo3415
20 күн бұрын
Cenk is full of it. A corporatist wouldn’t even think about price gouging measures.
@johnnygarrett83
20 күн бұрын
@gardyloo3415 I was thinking the same thing.
@quintrankid8045
20 күн бұрын
In your view, is corporatist a synonym for free-marketer? Or do those have different meanings?
@Snolly_
20 күн бұрын
@@johnnygarrett83 Apparently you're both unfamiliar with politicians. You act like something will be done about this just because promises are made.
@johnnygarrett83
19 күн бұрын
@Snolly_ That wasn't the point I was making but as usual throw insults instead of speaking your position. Anyway my opinion is that Cenk said she is a corporatist but how can she be if she is talking about policies that will effect business like price fixing (that's what she said even if you want to try and clean it up for her).
@harleyjohnny
19 күн бұрын
Didn't you listen? He said Dems pass minor policies as a relief valve
@ivantuma7969
19 күн бұрын
The FTC has the power to investigate tacit and explicit price fixing by corporations. Starting int 2017, the FTC was continuously starved of funding. In 2021, the Biden administration proposed additional funding for the FTC ... but congress curtailed additional funding, so all the price increases due to COVID restrictions, supply chain issues and additional money in the system increasing demand two years ago are still in place - with fewer guardrails. Now you have America's largest grocery store chains seeking a merger "claiming" it will be good for the consumer - when they already ADMITTED in court to keeping the price of common food and household items higher than inflation as separate entities (what will they do when they're combined into a practical monopoly?)
@ryno3888
19 күн бұрын
Massie is the man. At least Cenk gave him credit for not being a corporatist.
@arodriguez2007
4 сағат бұрын
As a Californian, she's awful no matter what she is. Hard NO. Voters go do your due diligence and look into her instead of just hearing what MSM says. "Her values haven't changed, she'll say whatever she needs to to get elected"- Bernie Sanders.
@estebancomulet
19 күн бұрын
Enjoyed this loads...Cenk is a charismatic and compelling speaker! Good choice Lex.
@danpress7745
15 күн бұрын
The biggest problem for the electorate is no real choice. Rank choice voting would go a long way to add choice for the voters.
@bossofniki4373
20 күн бұрын
On occasion, chunk says something worthwhile but not worth listening to the rest of his dribble.
@mmhmmthatright6900
20 күн бұрын
It's crazy because when he's on his show he sounds absolutely insufferable but here he's actually palatable. I think because he's speaking to Lex and treats him as an equal instead of his audience where he treats them like children.
@Blackstorm99
19 күн бұрын
That’s just all podcasters. Every show is reacting to the news Look at the way tyt reacts then with same critical thinking look at Ben Shapiro on the same subject Here is a different forum where he is communicating his ideas and mutual understanding.
@user-MFTI
19 күн бұрын
@mmhmmthatright6900 Lex is a right wingers idea of intelligent, when he's clearly dumb as a rock.
@eatfrenchtoast
18 күн бұрын
But you can listen to trump 😂
@mmhmmthatright6900
18 күн бұрын
@@eatfrenchtoast We don't listen to him near as much as you assume we do, we check out his policy proposals and that's about it ngl.
@SullenMorbius
19 күн бұрын
I love cent more whenever he's doing someone else's show, it seems 😂 Can't explain the distinction.
@UnknownWarriorZz
19 күн бұрын
This is the same guy that would call Trump Hitler and say it’s a comparable comparison. He can’t “debate” someone that thinks that way, but he says it about Trump.
@jpmcconaty
15 күн бұрын
GREAT conversation, thank you gentlemen
@paulmoulton7248
20 күн бұрын
How do you define a politician that has a goal of Equity. That is not a corporatist. Harris is a communist owned by corporatists, so Harris is a constrained Communist.
@rigger49er
20 күн бұрын
😂🤣
@fatface2911
20 күн бұрын
Crack pipe politics
@vmasing1965
20 күн бұрын
@@fatface2911 It's suddenly not so crack pipe once you get the chance to live in this open world concentration camp they will create for you. I've lived in Soviet Union, believe me I have a pretty good idea on how a society based on equity looks like...
@danielromerosol4158
20 күн бұрын
Yeah. We all know rich corporations have the goal of equity 😏(sarcasm,)
@quintrankid8045
20 күн бұрын
@@danielromerosol4158 Sorry, but I think you missed the point.
@Nicole-m1p4f
19 күн бұрын
Damn that was so good, I don't really watch The Young Turks anymore but that was really really honest and scary
@pvitale
19 күн бұрын
Why is it so hard to see we don’t need to collect more in taxes to solve the problem. We have a spending problem. Have someone get a percentage of what we save on spending and see how this changes. Throwing more money at this will not work!
@Ex0dus111
19 күн бұрын
GDP is 22 Trillion, the US Federal Budget went from 6 Trillion, to 4 trillion with 2 trillion in debt under Trump. Where is all this spending? How is moving the Federal budget to starvation mode going to benefit anyone, but the wealthy ?
@da1onlynickvicious
19 күн бұрын
Yeah.. corporate tax cuts and austerity politics work great! 👍😂🤣 rich people should continue to pay almost nothing while they all benefit from corporate welfare
@Blackstorm99
19 күн бұрын
It’s kinda both. Plug up tax loopholes, cut spending on everything and stop corporate donations to political parties
@russell-gt1dy
19 күн бұрын
@@da1onlynickviciouswhat a noob take
@morenitomoreno1282
19 күн бұрын
Ok, i think we need to start with cuts to police budgets, ICE and border patrol budgets. Deal?
@AdmiralBison
8 күн бұрын
'Socialism' was propagandized as a dirty and evil word in the United States, but is it not only accepted, it is becoming preferred by younger generations. Eventually 'Communist/communism' will also be accepted, and 'Capitalist' will be shunned.
@kurtyaz
19 күн бұрын
Why don’t they focus on reducing government size and spending.
@eatfrenchtoast
18 күн бұрын
Well you could move to a less developed part of the country or even actual less developed country.
@eatfrenchtoast
18 күн бұрын
Youre a baby wingnut still. Please dont get too radicalized by your tv shows.
@kurtyaz
18 күн бұрын
@@eatfrenchtoast I like living in a city, I want a city that's developed and financially responsible. And a federal government that prioritizes fiscal responsibility and it's citizens and their safety over other interests and doesn't sugar-coat the truth of their voters or try and gas-light and lie to them.
@kurtyaz
18 күн бұрын
I think Miami is a great example over the last 4 years where we've seen movement in the right direction here.
@sixtynine2856
17 күн бұрын
@@kurtyazDisingenuous every time a right wing says that BECAUSE they are pro tax cut for the rich. You guys are just closet darwinists.
@EOeoEOeoOEoeOEeo
11 күн бұрын
Lobbyists seem to be a big problem for our government.... People need to be represented by elected officials who won't do crazy things because they've been bought.
@mikewilliams4443
20 күн бұрын
Trump went from "I am going to be voting that we need more than six weeks” to voting for Florida’s 6-week abortion ban in less than 24 hours. So how long do you think he would “resist” Project 2025?
@grimendancehall
20 күн бұрын
abortion is such a non issue jfc. Most od the population isn't worried about abortion lmfaoo that's such media garbage.
@Tsepete
20 күн бұрын
@@grimendancehallRed wave didn't happen in 2022 because of abortion.
@ricki-bobby
20 күн бұрын
@@grimendancehall Women worry about. It crosses political ideology. Women reject control of their bodies in the same way gun owners reject control of the flow of guns
@phoenixmodellingphotography
20 күн бұрын
@@ricki-bobby I was passionately pro choice all my life until last year when I became educated on the number of abortions performed in US compared to the number of infertile couple's on the waiting list to adopt. "Control of our bodies" is an overdramatic simplification I've been guilty of using in the past. It's not like a ban on abortions means that the state all of a sudden owns our bodies and we're all mandated to become living incubators for the duration of our most fertile years for the good of the economy. If you're irresponsible enough to get knocked up, let it be a lesson and accept the responsibility of sacrificing a few months of your life in order to give a child a chance at life with a family who actually wants them
@mmhmmthatright6900
20 күн бұрын
@@phoenixmodellingphotography I'm with you but getting women who have made that mistake to accept responsibility when they think emotionally instead of logically is a tough sell. Simply not going to win votes that way.
@skylerNope
20 күн бұрын
He really uses that Richard wolff style on giving his opposition storybook evil voice
@kiaranr
19 күн бұрын
He's a rhetorical clown.
19 күн бұрын
@@kiaranras is Wolfe
@PatrickMcLaughlin-ji4rb
12 күн бұрын
The interviewer's comment about communism betrayed his ignorance of it. Communism has never existed, apart from Jesus and his disciples, the Soviet Union, by its own admission, was capitalistic socialism and so is China. Communism is impossible to implement in a large population.
@danieltilleru3528
20 күн бұрын
How does Anna put up with this guy
@MathewRenfro
19 күн бұрын
💰
@cowboywayne35
17 күн бұрын
@@MathewRenfroM s n b c offered her ten times what she makes at young turks. But nice try.
@floridastar1000
16 күн бұрын
He’s intelligent
@texasoutlook60
11 күн бұрын
@@floridastar1000He's a legend in his own mind!
@Heezydoesit167
16 күн бұрын
lol I love how Cenk gaslights everyone into thinking he is a calm and reasonable person.
@MrDannyHeim
20 күн бұрын
good stuff Cenk
@alfredh5468
18 күн бұрын
A lust for power, self aggrandizing status, and financial greed have always been driving force for most politicians - but in the past they at least had an ostensible position for people to choose. I’m not sure if either party have a solid philosophy that is coherent for voters other than trying to convince the other party is bad.
@DocOrtmeyer
19 күн бұрын
they call her communist because of price controls -_-
@yungpalos
19 күн бұрын
Nixon was the last person to do it, she is a corporatist
@krninja22
19 күн бұрын
She wants equity over equality.
@johnnylara
17 күн бұрын
Price gauging. Not control. Haha.
@Deadcarpet25
15 күн бұрын
@@johnnylarashe wants to control price gouging. I don’t think you know what that word means
@kurtzFPV
15 күн бұрын
Was Teddy Roosevelt a communist? The idea behind trust busting was to keep price collusion under control.
@diggernash1
18 күн бұрын
Until 38 states ratify an amendment so declaring, even minimal healthcare is not a right. Our system is intentionally set up to prevent the majority changing it. Wyoming has as much Constitutional power as California in regards to maintaining the limits placed on tge central government.
@anthonyventi5471
19 күн бұрын
Cenk is a damn lunatic sometimes, this isn’t one of those times.He’s a guy worth listening to, because he makes a lot of sense sometimes.
@stringer2295
17 күн бұрын
What did he get wrong, specifics are welcomed….
@joesprivateonly
15 күн бұрын
@@stringer2295 You'll be waiting for a while.
@stringer2295
15 күн бұрын
@@joesprivateonly o yea for sure I’ll never get the answer to my question lol
@moceri55
13 күн бұрын
Can’t say grocery stores aren’t part of the problem when Publix charges me $1 more for something than Walmart or WinDixi charges.
@samuraisteve2775
19 күн бұрын
Cenk= price controls never work Cenk= in favor of a minimum wage/wage controls
@eddycurrents8073
19 күн бұрын
i like it
@sstteevveenn77
18 күн бұрын
Minimum wage addresses labor markets, while price controls often target goods and services. Minimum wage sets a floor to ensure fair compensation in an inherently unequal labor market so as to prevent exploitation. Price controls distort supply & demand which leads to shortages or surpluses. These are distinct economic tools applied to different contexts, so supporting one and not the other is consistent based on their respective effects on markets
@airforcex9412
18 күн бұрын
The fact you think those are the same thing says a lot about your education…😮
@stringer2295
17 күн бұрын
You’re an idiot if you got that from what he said
@jacoby1303
17 күн бұрын
@@sstteevveenn77setting a ceiling vs a floor. The internet has given the dumbest people microphones.
@moceri55
13 күн бұрын
He acts like there isn’t any opposition from the Republicans.
@fletcherthompson1272
19 күн бұрын
She said she would take patents away from private citizens and companies so the government can use them. That's not corporatism. That's communism. He's a gaslighting narcissist.
@0908jj
19 күн бұрын
Harris was raised by parent that I communist. MAXIST. If people think she's not gonna implement communism on our country. If she became president then they choose to be blind!
@racebannon3672
18 күн бұрын
lol that's not communism
@airforcex9412
18 күн бұрын
Taking patents away so that others can use them and compete is called capitalism, not communism. Just like with every other patent that expires so you can get your cheap viagra… But, that’s not what she was saying…🤦🏻♂️
@fletcherthompson1272
18 күн бұрын
@@racebannon3672 Yes, it is. "Communist philosophy generally opposes private property, including intellectual property, and supports collective ownership." See that "including intellectual property," part? That includes patents. Just Google it.
@fletcherthompson1272
18 күн бұрын
@@airforcex9412 She didn't say she'd let them expire so people can compete. She said she'd "snatch them away so we can use them." That's not within the law in this country. It's something a dictator would do.
@sergioshimabukuro3293
13 күн бұрын
I wish Cenk would interview Kamala Harris but of course she would never do it!
@mitchellhedden1978
20 күн бұрын
His take on raising minimum wage might be disqualifying.
@DeadDollar1
20 күн бұрын
July 4th 2025 FEDERAL RESERVE MARCH!!!
@owlmuso
19 күн бұрын
Nuts MAGA BS
@staceytheresatammytinataco5488
19 күн бұрын
So everything costs more but wages stay the same? So the middle class becomes the poor.
@DeadDollar1
19 күн бұрын
@@staceytheresatammytinataco5488 July 4th 2025 Make Money Constitutional Again! Article 1 Section 10.
@dizzle.1983
18 күн бұрын
@staceytheresatammytinataco5488 anyone that's in the middle class already have skilled jobs that get higher pay regardless. The only people effected are small businesses to pay unskilled labor more forcing them to higher their prices that effect EVERYONE
@peace-c2r
19 күн бұрын
Wow, Cenk actually understands political fundamentals, like what communism isn't, at least.
@Gorwooken
20 күн бұрын
Dengism. The latest evolution of Communism after 1978, named after Deng Xiaoping, which adopts a facade of capitalism. Dengism is a Corporate-State model of Marxism where commerce is encouraged to be done by large vertically integrated corporations, monopolies, and cartels that have the blessing of the State, who uses them to redistribute resources and enforce the will of the State. "Stakeholders" are put inside each company to ensure ideological compliance. Shareholders are considered secondary to the interests of stakeholders. Citizens under Dengism are allowed to earn money, remain employed, and have access to services like banking, transportation, social media as long as they present online views acceptable by the State. Their data is monitored and collected at all times. Sound familiar?
@TheInvestigativeExaminers206
19 күн бұрын
Bingo
@Almstfam
19 күн бұрын
You're describ8ng china and not the USA...
@Ex0dus111
19 күн бұрын
Yes, that's China. Not Kamala Harris.
@09marathon
15 күн бұрын
Right off the bat I think that they’re referring to certain kinds of policies yeah I don’t think people that are calling her communist are putting that much thought into it
@bluecrocks
20 күн бұрын
Garbage. 4 years of democratic policies with her as vice president and we have this terrible economy. Words aren't going to remove the actions buddy.
@rigger49er
20 күн бұрын
So the economy was great under Trump? He locked down the economy, killed our supply chain, didn’t pass an infrastructure bill, didn’t do anything on healthcare so spare me with your false anger.
@Tsepete
20 күн бұрын
Terrible relative to which planet? Because if you live on earth, the United States has recovered from Covid better than most western countries. Remember Covid? Inflation happened everywhere. Not just the United States. Supply chains were disrupted. Smarten up.
@andrewrankin1443
20 күн бұрын
The policies that created a record number of manufacturing jobs? Why is the economy terrible? Don't just say people living pay check to pay check or increase in groceries. Specifically how did we get here in the first place? What was the state of the economy when Biden/Harris took office?
@dudertino51
20 күн бұрын
The economy moves waaaay slower than 4 years. Of the economy is bad you have to at the last administrations at bare minimum.
@san209nha9
20 күн бұрын
Google search is your friend The U.S. added 15.8 million jobs during Biden’s first 42 months in office, compared to a 2.7 million contraction during Trump’s presidency (Forbes News) When Trump started the term, there were 7.2 million job opening from Obama that helped the unemployment low under Trump.
@Guy_Incognito1
19 күн бұрын
8:40 Lex's compliment of Cenk's interview of Charlie Kirk sounded so phony. He said nothing in his compliment that indicates he even watched the interview. His final statement, "and I think Anna was there too," strongly suggests he didn't see the interview, considering Anna was sitting there the entire time, as she was co-hosting with Cenk that night.
@ElaineWalker
20 күн бұрын
“Price gouging” is such a fallacy. 🙄Prices go up and down naturally during emergencies because of supply and demand. High prices signal a shortage, then outside supply knows to come in, rebalancing supply/demand. Businesses never benefit just raising prices willy-nilly during non emergencies because they’d never sell anything.
@johncrichton8876
20 күн бұрын
Bullshit
@jamestorres2789
20 күн бұрын
They have admitted to it
@psychoticchemist
20 күн бұрын
That’s just not true lmao there’s a reason corporate profits are at records highs right now. If they were only raising prices to account for inflation, their profits would be stagnant at best…
@ryanelliott6706
20 күн бұрын
@@psychoticchemist”profits at record highs” means nothing. When exactly should a company not have a higher profit than the quarter before? Answer: a recession or depression. Otherwise every quarter should be more profitable than the last. Going from (for example numbers vary) 9.7 to 9.9 to 10.2 to 10.5 million or billion in profit each quarter in a year is quite normal for most companies. And each quarter is “record profits” technically.
@touchpotential3762
20 күн бұрын
It depends on the size of the business. Big Pharma, Black Rock and Big tech are perfect examples of price gauges due to their tight grip on the market. Thats why the wealth of the top 1% has tripled since covid.
@d.b.1176
12 күн бұрын
I’m a simple man, when I see a video sponsored by TENET Media I click 💰
@1dantown
20 күн бұрын
Let the bloviation begin....
@kenbob1071
9 күн бұрын
Cenk is pretty accurate in his predictions.
@johnclark2212
15 күн бұрын
Cenk is 100% Correct!!!
@dturtles33
18 күн бұрын
Does he think corporations simply pay more in taxes, without raising prices, so that we don't end up with more inflation?
@trolltoll7696
20 күн бұрын
Hes 100% wrong about Trump being in corporations pockets. That's the big reason why people voted for him in 2016 is because he wasn't tied down like every politician
@andrewrankin1443
20 күн бұрын
Have you bothered to look at the breakdown of where the Trump campaign receives their money from?
@alexc773
19 күн бұрын
@@andrewrankin1443 The OP is partially correct, some of them vote for Trump because they THINK he's not bought. But of course he is; his whole party is. One need only look at all the billionaires and establishment hacks he filled his cabinet positions with last time. This is one reason one shouldn't vote either red or blue.
@trolltoll7696
19 күн бұрын
@@andrewrankin1443 from a lot of Jews. I don't like it very much but he's not a lifelong bought and paid for corrupt politician
@Xhw3288
19 күн бұрын
Thats hilarious…he 100% is DEFINITELY in corporations pockets. Look where his campaign money comes from. Big oil, AIPAC, etc. he just received several millions of dollars from Miriam Adelson (but not before disparaging the Medal of Honor). If he has proven anything, Trump has shown he will say whatever he wants and people believe it even when he is almost always lying through his teeth.
@seanknox7321
19 күн бұрын
@@andrewrankin1443lol or looked at what was achieved during his term
@abisal_gergiev
19 күн бұрын
Would love to see you interview waltz or kamala.. waltz could probably happen?
@MyCatChloe
14 күн бұрын
That was an intense video. Makes me mad we have so much corporate greed and corruption.
@CharlesDeBoer-j1h
13 күн бұрын
If you're asking those clowns you don't care about the answer. Hell, posing the question is comical.
@virginiaconway374
19 күн бұрын
There is a saying: "How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time." That is why no one makes one sweeping move. Plus, buz & (play on words) is no way to have a constructive conversation. I agree with some of his thoughts and not at all with others. I enjoy being an Independent.
@kurtarbuckle1730
20 күн бұрын
I’m not an expert on the Heritage Foundation, but it might be controlled by a different group now than when they came up with Obama care. Could be wrong.
@francisseidel8014
20 күн бұрын
Yes, they change leadership and even employees. Also, they came up with the basis for the ACA but not the details. The details were payback for support from pharmaceutical companies and hostility from health insurance companies.
@Redbaron_sites
13 күн бұрын
The worst thing that is wrong with The Democratic Party is it's structure. It should get rid of the Superdelegate system and distribute PAC money in a fair way ,not be totally allocated as the party bosses see fit. Being Independent is nice,we can criticize both sides!😂
@Teamsterteacher
8 күн бұрын
Some folks need to review “property” from the texts.
@babablacksheep8019
14 күн бұрын
She’s planning on lowering the corporate Tax rate, and raising capital gains. Probably not by much either.
@user-rp9om3pr6g
18 күн бұрын
It is simple, she wants price controls. Basically she wants to tell the farmer how much he can sell his produce for. She has openly said this so YES.
@scxble
15 күн бұрын
lol this already exists, it's called farming subsidies. The federal government gives hundreds of billions to farmers in exchange for them promising to keep prices low, and has done this for almost a hundred years.
@ArmchairRamb0
19 күн бұрын
Can we just substitute COLLECTIVIST for COMMUNIST? Agree, calling someone a Communist in 2024 is stupid. And people would rather argue definitions instead of subtance. "Collectivist" describes policies without the baggage. Lex, you can do it if anyone can. Please make it happen
@editscantswim3661
15 күн бұрын
I question Lex ever since he got bigger, he doesn’t seem to be a centrist, comparing him in this interview to Trumps interview, lex threw nothing but softballs at Trump with zero pushback, but with Cenk he threw slightly harder questions with slight pushback.
@Stew8artb4
16 күн бұрын
LOVE CENK~~~!!!! Thanks Lex for doing this!!!
@failingup4907
18 күн бұрын
There are 4 movies at the very least that the super wealthy want to model the world after.. Demolition man, Elysium, The Hunger games , Robocop.. i know there are many more, but you get the point. 1 corporation rules the world..
@DondiniMontefusco
12 күн бұрын
Great vid!! I would love for Cenk to go to Florida and debate some of these kooky Cubans and Venezuelans who label Harris as a Communist and or Socialist! ✌🏼
@emb647
12 күн бұрын
Who would even entertain such an idiotic question.....ohh thats right.. the RIGHT
@CDX7
19 күн бұрын
The idea that corporations will pay more taxes and not transfer that onto the employees and consumers is crazy. It's also less about the tax rate and more about the loopholes. It's also true that all of the tax savings do NOT trickle down to the employees and consumers - it mostly trickles down into the shareholders. So we need the corporations to pay some minimum tax, obviously. But it also can't be too high and too restrictive. America has to compete with the world here and if we go too high they'll just incorporate in Ireland or whatever else tax haven. It's a tricky balance.
@russell-gt1dy
19 күн бұрын
Long term employees are shareholders
@baronvonlichtenstein
8 күн бұрын
Offers no increase in minimum wage or lower Medicare age
@trentenian
13 күн бұрын
Kroger CEO admitted to price gouging. Would that fall under grocier?
@YouDANO
20 күн бұрын
If the corp pays them they just move it to the consumer. Politicians just want someone to blame. Just reduce the COST of things w EASY ENERGY, TRANSPORT, etc
@gonzalodavidvazquezgonzale5796
14 күн бұрын
Cenk is usually spot on regarding monetary policies, still cant stand him😅
@LayedBackJ
8 күн бұрын
Cenk is a Real One.
@oliver9465
13 күн бұрын
Lex should know. He was born in the USSR.
@RextheRebel
12 күн бұрын
How old was he when the USSR collapsed? 2?
@oliver9465
12 күн бұрын
@@RextheRebel nope. But Wikipedia can give the answer you are looking for.
@mattuccima2893
17 күн бұрын
But paid family leave is something she is advocating for… that lost his credibility for me
@williamgatheist1314
12 күн бұрын
If the Dems also win the House and Senate I guarantee she will raise Corp. Taxes as they should!
@isaac.anthony
19 күн бұрын
I wish Lex would have an actual American communist on to talk about farmers cooperatives and what communism looks like in a capitalist system. Cuba has higher private home ownership than the United States does.
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