Wanting The Weakest Adversary

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  • čas přidán 1. 03. 2024
  • Live-streamed on February 16, 2024
    Sam and Emma speak with political commentator Olayemi Olurin to round up the week in news.
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    Olayemi Olurin discusses the tactic of voting for the weakest adversary, before wrapping up the interview by touching on the unsurprising fact of the Democratic Party’s support for Israel.
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Komentáře • 73

  • @nerdalert2782
    @nerdalert2782 Před 4 měsíci +35

    So happy you guys have Olay on. Fantastic and insightful interview.

  • @cassiusdhami9215
    @cassiusdhami9215 Před 4 měsíci +22

    Ironically Olay's argument is the best reason I've heard to vote for Buden and the most effective to get people to vote for him.
    She's not relying on fear of Trump, rather focusing her rhetoric on "who do you want to fight."
    Super smart person, effective activist and good leader.

  • @nerdalert2782
    @nerdalert2782 Před 4 měsíci +49

    As an immigrant, trump would also ruin my life. I probably would have to leave even though I’m here legally. This is the case for SO many of us. For Joe Biden to put all of us in this situation is disgusting, selfish, and vile.

    • @KurtisWhite
      @KurtisWhite Před 4 měsíci

      Joe Biden has always been terrible look at his political career this is not shocking.

    • @nerdalert2782
      @nerdalert2782 Před 4 měsíci +11

      @@elconquistador5469 don’t worry, I’m white, more educated than 60% of Americans, speak 4 languages, and work in research-im exactly the person racist Americans want here. You’re good, bubs.

    • @patchwurk6652
      @patchwurk6652 Před 4 měsíci +8

      @@elconquistador5469 Sure would, you ingrates stopped listening the moment you heard immigrant'

    • @nerdalert2782
      @nerdalert2782 Před 4 měsíci +10

      @@elconquistador5469 yes, it would be. The immigration rules would be changed to the point I would need to leave my family. Immigration is more complex than you think

    • @gregquinn7817
      @gregquinn7817 Před 4 měsíci

      ​@elconquistador5469 I know you are just trying to shitpost and troll but you'd be better at it if you weren't as dumb as a box of rocks.

  • @kaileebailee23
    @kaileebailee23 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Definitely sucks that American electorialism is in this position but her points and the way she talks about the government and progressive action made a lot of sense.

  • @tylerhackner9731
    @tylerhackner9731 Před 4 měsíci +11

    Always choose the enemy you most want to fight

    • @cassiusdhami9215
      @cassiusdhami9215 Před 4 měsíci +1

      Can we add a "/need" in there?
      Always choose the enemy you most want/need to fight.
      😊

  • @grandpafalkenrath2988
    @grandpafalkenrath2988 Před 4 měsíci +7

    Love You here, Olay

  • @M00NWITCH
    @M00NWITCH Před 4 měsíci +8

    Great and insightful segment.
    Love when Ms. Olurin is on MR.
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

  • @Spiral.Dynamics
    @Spiral.Dynamics Před 4 měsíci +3

    She’s right.

  • @brynndooley3946
    @brynndooley3946 Před 4 měsíci

    Love Olay - she always brings a compelling, intelligent, thoughtful and well-articulated perspective. I enjoy watching her ❤

  • @graceomalley4
    @graceomalley4 Před 4 měsíci

    Good stuff Olay. I can’t stop thinking that tens of millions in USA support trump and want him president again. The first 4 years didn’t scare them. It turned them on.

  • @billybigwig1154
    @billybigwig1154 Před 4 měsíci

    Love the show. Left is best.

  • @onions86
    @onions86 Před 4 měsíci +6

    This election is about one thing, survival of our democracy. The ability to live to fight another day.

    • @onions86
      @onions86 Před 4 měsíci +7

      @@elconquistador5469 personally, I don’t think people who refuse to abide by the social contract - respect for the results of an election or refusal to defend the constitution should be allowed to participate in that democracy. If the 14th amendment does not apply here, I’m not sure where it would apply to anyone.

    • @adamhbrennan
      @adamhbrennan Před 4 měsíci +1

      What democracy?

    • @adamhbrennan
      @adamhbrennan Před 4 měsíci

      @@onions86Biden is violating the war powers clause

    • @onions86
      @onions86 Před 4 měsíci

      @@adamhbrennanname an amendment that makes Biden ineligible for office. Better yet, name a President in the last 40 years that hasn’t violated the War Powers Clause. It’s up to Congress to take that power back.

    • @MaxMckayful
      @MaxMckayful Před 4 měsíci

      ​@@adamhbrennan Olay is coming from the fight from within the system position, and it does exist. Is there ZERO ability to push legislators. No, it's not zero. That said, the unfairness of the fight. The fact that it's quite literally saying "I'm trying to manipulate an adversary" is disgusting and so far removed from the propaganda narrative of the system as "representative" and "of the people". We need better words. There's stuff like "plutocracy" but it's so esoteric. Part of the injustice is not even having words to properly describe the hellscape current forms of so-called "democratic" oppression we live under.

  • @ROXAS-XIV
    @ROXAS-XIV Před 4 měsíci

    👍

  • @jfrsnjhnsn
    @jfrsnjhnsn Před 4 měsíci

    They both got their wish

  • @OleksandrBarraniv321
    @OleksandrBarraniv321 Před 4 měsíci +3

    People are still going to ignore her and throw us under the bus anyway.

  • @LizzyMcD
    @LizzyMcD Před 4 měsíci

    How will giving up you right by getting the other guy in as President help the Palestinian people, how?

  • @ifihadalifeiduseitwisely7589

    That link isn't working to her video

  • @merriemelodiesfan7425
    @merriemelodiesfan7425 Před 4 měsíci +2

    We shouldn't be in this situation, but there also times where you have no choice. I do believe in never settling for anything less from the establishment, always striving for bigger things and challenging the status quo no matter what, but there are times where you have no choice. I still push for getting the most progressive candidate possible, but just don't think the timing is right in this election for it. If Donald Trump wins later this year, then the idea of a Progressive ever winning won't happen under a permanent Trump American dictatorship and nothing more than an optical illusion.

  • @TheJofurr
    @TheJofurr Před 4 měsíci

    In America, the system is in the entryists!

  • @purewhiteloverbizarrejelly
    @purewhiteloverbizarrejelly Před 4 měsíci +5

    How do we know that Biden wouldn’t have moved the embassy to Jerusalem if given the opportunity

    • @roselipton2113
      @roselipton2113 Před 4 měsíci

      Trump will be much worse..
      Biden was just passive...but Trump is active..but in the wrong way....he will destroy the country.... never again

    • @gregquinn7817
      @gregquinn7817 Před 4 měsíci

      It's already there man.

    • @purewhiteloverbizarrejelly
      @purewhiteloverbizarrejelly Před 4 měsíci +2

      @@gregquinn7817 *wouldnt have* as in past tense. As if Trump didn’t already. As in I don’t believe the narrative that Biden is any better than Trump on Israel

  • @noktilux4052
    @noktilux4052 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Maybe she's not the best person for her job if she finds it impossible to persuade GOP voters. I also find her "I'm not telling you who to for for" line rather disingenuous, because she doesn't just leave it at that but goes on to basically imply why you're probably wrong to stand up against Biden.

  • @johnnypittman9866
    @johnnypittman9866 Před 4 měsíci +2

    🤔

  • @AuntyKsTarot
    @AuntyKsTarot Před 4 měsíci +4

    CORRECTION: Olay said the usa is imperialist Actually it’s a settler colony and admitting that just might help all you settlers understand the evil that is the usa and why they actually support the genocide of settler colonialism elsewhere. And perhaps why settlers are comfortable seeing genocide joe as the lesser of 2 evils instead of an evil that doesn’t impact them personally.

  • @naymatunc-rc6vs
    @naymatunc-rc6vs Před 4 měsíci

    Baskasinin parasiyla baskasinin muhhimatiyla savasmak nereye kadar

  • @jorgenjorgensen656
    @jorgenjorgensen656 Před 4 měsíci +5

    So basically "lesser of two evils" wow. Never heard that argument before

  • @JoshuaFazeli
    @JoshuaFazeli Před 4 měsíci +1

    I disagree Trump getting re elected will push the Democrats more right.

    • @adamhbrennan
      @adamhbrennan Před 4 měsíci

      They’re already willing to give the GOP their dream legislation for the sake of funding an overwhelmingly unpopular genocidal war.
      When they take the left’s support for granted, they’ll be chasing more right wing support…
      Also, their positions are largely a function of what major donors want…
      Also, to the extent that we have a meaningful democracy, people’s movements should be able to exert influence to push the Democrats to the left.
      Vote Biden or don’t vote Biden, your choice. But let’s be clear: the Democrat’s victory is not my responsibility; if they want our support, then they should act like it.
      If they’re just using the other party to blackmail us…(why Pelosi says “‘We’ need a strong Republican Party”) well, their obvious false pretenses sure make their alarmism about democracy ring hollow… they have a similar M.O. to Trump vis a vis the border legislation: they don’t really want to defeat fascism, it’s just something useful to campaign on.

  • @apertureonline9566
    @apertureonline9566 Před 4 měsíci

    I think it would be cool if this women to create an organization in the free market and advocate for regulation without the government or "social policies." She can also sue someone, the department of labor for the most part doesnt do very much, i feel when they do itd be more about following trends. I think they haven't won every lawsuit, its civil law with businesses. Oh god, imagine a 99% win rate for the government in this way. I think personally id enjoy that more then getting the government to write policies, im sure that could totally exist, she just cant print money to do it, she would need donations/investors and banks buy stock, but not organizations. She can also own an organization and business together.

    • @apertureonline9566
      @apertureonline9566 Před 4 měsíci

      I guess it's because I'm pretty libertarian I'd say this, plus I enjoy these things more then I would enjoy changing the world based off my every whim. I think it'd be interesting for someone like her to consider something like that though. I wish more people did stuff like that.

    • @apertureonline9566
      @apertureonline9566 Před 4 měsíci

      Did she immigrate from Canada? She has no accent at all.

    • @kvaka009
      @kvaka009 Před 4 měsíci

      ​@apertureonline9566 you should definitely call the show and try to convince Sam of this. You sound like a very articulate libertarian with some high level ideas. Definitely call.

  • @Giantstalking
    @Giantstalking Před 4 měsíci +1

    I don’t agree with this, the government does not change based on the administration wildly enough that they will be easier to fight legally. We are all focused on fighting through established lines of power that are gatekept from us. Why bother with this nonsense. You couldn’t shake or agitate me into voting for Biden either lmao and I’m on the left.

    • @Rexini_Kobalt
      @Rexini_Kobalt Před 4 měsíci

      its simple. democrats aren't totally authoritarian. you can actually work with them. you cant with republicans. at all. i dont understand the logic in your argument, cause there is no argument. israel did a bombing campaign in 2017 and 2019 and nobody cared either time, you just woke up to this ongoing genocide and now you want to "punish biden" lmfao its nonsense, you will just allow the republicans to take all power and control because "muh democrats bad" as if republicans are better? this absentension vote stuff is literally helping nobody, except republicans to take absolute power

  • @southpaw1755
    @southpaw1755 Před 4 měsíci +1

    It's amazing how many people that speak for a living studder and stammer so much.

    • @shtarpark7938
      @shtarpark7938 Před 4 měsíci +7

      Why? And did you mean 'stutter'? 'Studder' is an archaic term for mis-spelling words. I can define irony, too, if you like.

    • @kvaka009
      @kvaka009 Před 4 měsíci

      Way to studder and stammer out the gate buddy 😂