Barack Obama takes on 'woke' call-out culture: 'That's not activism'

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  • @F4LLEND4RK
    @F4LLEND4RK 5 років тому +12877

    This video needs to be shown to around half of all Twitter users.

    • @EDFilmsUK
      @EDFilmsUK 4 роки тому +382

      Only half?

    • @Saint-Louis-du-Ha-Ha
      @Saint-Louis-du-Ha-Ha 4 роки тому +132

      *all

    • @MysticHeather
      @MysticHeather 4 роки тому +70

      And tumblr users

    • @PokeShadow77
      @PokeShadow77 4 роки тому +234

      Twitter is the most toxic social media site, even beyond 4chan. CMM

    • @jackscotchland8947
      @jackscotchland8947 4 роки тому +15

      s n that Jeff guy. He literally replies to EVERY SINGLE TWEET. Does he not have a life lol

  • @anonymousperson6119
    @anonymousperson6119 4 роки тому +9545

    I’m definitely a conservative and disagree with Obama on plenty. However the man is intelligent and I have a fair amount of respect for him. This is one argument where I totally agree with him.

    • @Rolling_Coasters
      @Rolling_Coasters 4 роки тому +604

      I agree with you. I wish the Democratic Party was more like him. I agree with him on a ton of things he said during his presidency. He was the opposite of most of the things that the current leftists are pushing.

    • @shivumganesh
      @shivumganesh 4 роки тому +61

      But would you agree if he said something like this about conservatives? Honest question

    • @Rolling_Coasters
      @Rolling_Coasters 4 роки тому +379

      Shivum Is Cool something like what about conservatives? Depends on what he would say. There are plenty of problems with people on both sides.

    • @dudemanbroguy5747
      @dudemanbroguy5747 4 роки тому +10

      Why do you dislike obama anonymous person?

    • @clairofan01
      @clairofan01 4 роки тому +50

      Rolling Coasters “i wish the democratic party used drone strikes on children just like obama”

  • @9ALiTY
    @9ALiTY 3 роки тому +2147

    When even Obama is Calling out Wokeness I think it's time to Make it Stop

    • @thetruthstrangerthanfictio954
      @thetruthstrangerthanfictio954 3 роки тому +12

      While I agree with you about it being time to stop, I don't think Obama means it. Obama is using wokeness to divide us.

    • @9ALiTY
      @9ALiTY 3 роки тому +19

      @@thetruthstrangerthanfictio954 pritty likely. This world is heading to a point of no return. Orwellian.

    • @_blank-_
      @_blank-_ 3 роки тому +1

      @@thetruthstrangerthanfictio954 Wokeness turns against Dems too.

    • @ryuseioh3507
      @ryuseioh3507 3 роки тому +46

      to most liberals obama is not liberal enough

    • @lukasz1154
      @lukasz1154 3 роки тому +10

      @@ryuseioh3507 Obama is a neo-liberal capitalist at his core. I know this online politics left vs right BS may have you forget that, but policy wise he’s not even close to being a progressive. Most mainstream democrats are not.

  • @KillShot-ln6mn
    @KillShot-ln6mn 4 роки тому +8377

    This dude looks smart. He should try running for President.

    • @emchou3
      @emchou3 4 роки тому +185

      Waiting for someone to woosh. Always that one guy

    • @iyoutubeperson4336
      @iyoutubeperson4336 4 роки тому +215

      Not to get political, but I think ive seen this guy before

    • @matthewdubovik7350
      @matthewdubovik7350 4 роки тому +18

      He was.

    • @matthewdubovik7350
      @matthewdubovik7350 4 роки тому +120

      Kellen S that felt amazing

    • @villeda7534
      @villeda7534 4 роки тому +32

      Ohh wait he was president!! So what did he do again?? 🤔

  • @killerkdawg88
    @killerkdawg88 5 років тому +6428

    My take on "woke culture" is this:
    You have the right to believe whatever you want. That's totally fine. What ISN'T fine is for you to shame, and belittle others who don't share the same views as you do.

    • @anja1627
      @anja1627 5 років тому +241

      Kyle Hughley so true! If you don’t share the same views as they do they are quick to “cancel” you. Whatever happened to respecting other people’s beliefs and principles? You don’t have to shove down your wants on other people’s throats. Not everyone will agree with you. You can’t please everybody so just live with it. No need to hate.

    • @TrishCanyon8
      @TrishCanyon8 4 роки тому +135

      ...Or pass laws that fine, imprison you or jeopardize your job/career if you don't go along with their ideas.

    • @vladivanov5500
      @vladivanov5500 4 роки тому +63

      Alphabet people in a nutshell.

    • @emergencyexitonly6268
      @emergencyexitonly6268 4 роки тому +2

      EXACTLY.

    • @hearts16
      @hearts16 4 роки тому +2

      Yesss! Nail it

  • @IAmNumber4000
    @IAmNumber4000 3 роки тому +823

    The real problem is that Twitter as a platform just sucks. I bet it’s designed to generate controversy (and therefore engagement) due to the misunderstandings created by its short character limit.

    • @Books-and-coffee0
      @Books-and-coffee0 3 роки тому +32

      The character limit never made sense to me. I mean sure it's designed to be "quirky" and mostly for short statements as you say but I feel like they purposely left it that way even when drama started.

    • @TeoZMuff313
      @TeoZMuff313 3 роки тому +13

      It’s a lot bigger than Twitter

    • @ICaligvla
      @ICaligvla 3 роки тому +14

      A lot of media is made to generate controversy because people eat chaos up no matter who they are or what they stand for. People are chaotic creatures and all though they may dream of a peaceful life they constantly seek out chaos and the macabre because its interesting. Perhaps even breaks the mundane of everyday life. The media understands this and takes advantage of it. The more outrage = the more clicks and attention. The more clicks and attention = more profit being generated. We live in a world ruled by money.
      It's not an issue that lies with just twitter but facebook, tumblr, 4-chan, FOX, CNN, NBC, AOL, Corporate and business media, etc.

    • @cadethumann8605
      @cadethumann8605 3 роки тому +1

      @@ICaligvla And UA-cam as well. People use it to generate controversy, whatever the ideology.

    • @GaidenDS10
      @GaidenDS10 3 роки тому +1

      With those character limitations it also destroys what people are trying to say completely without missing the important info and also messes up our sentence structures too.

  • @nevenazMadwrld
    @nevenazMadwrld 4 роки тому +4297

    people want to change the world and others so bad but don't want to change themselves

    • @nevinselman5819
      @nevinselman5819 4 роки тому +75

      This is so true. I tell myself this a lot if I find myself whining about my situation. "Who's the one with the most command over your [my] situation? I am." It's helped me lift myself up more than anything else when I'm bummed out because it also gives me the power to do something about it.

    • @LinaNMalek
      @LinaNMalek 4 роки тому +11

      Well most people try to change the world around themselves

    • @nevenazMadwrld
      @nevenazMadwrld 4 роки тому +53

      @@LinaNMalek but nobody wants to take a second to look in the mirror

    • @codiserville593
      @codiserville593 4 роки тому +46

      It's easier to notice the weaknesses in others then face your own flaws

    • @koala201211
      @koala201211 4 роки тому +18

      @@nevenazMadwrld I'm starting with the man in the mirror

  • @lmao.3661
    @lmao.3661 4 роки тому +6336

    Love him or hate him, Obama spitting straight facts here

    • @bayannirivera
      @bayannirivera 4 роки тому +162

      But he didn’t tell us his last name 😤😭

    • @ilhandaanish2381
      @ilhandaanish2381 4 роки тому +104

      Bayanni Rivera it’s clearly care

    • @abcdef-ms9mb
      @abcdef-ms9mb 4 роки тому +19

      @@ilhandaanish2381 Not clearly at all. To this day I'm convinced it's Castle.

    • @johna3357
      @johna3357 4 роки тому +12

      SPITTIN. STRAIGHT. FACTS. YEAHHHHHH YO.
      But I agree with this sentiment 100%. And IMO he was probably the worst president in US history.

    • @eagann92
      @eagann92 4 роки тому +8

      Why would you hate him lol

  • @Communist-Doge
    @Communist-Doge 3 роки тому +469

    I think all of us on every side of the political spectrum can agree with this. Right-wing, left-wing, conservative, liberal, etc. Obama is just correct, here.

    • @dauntless2935
      @dauntless2935 3 роки тому +20

      Out of topic but your profile pic is lovely 😂

    • @Communist-Doge
      @Communist-Doge 3 роки тому +15

      @@dauntless2935 Haha, thank you!

    • @samnyb7266
      @samnyb7266 2 роки тому +8

      Unfortunately there are clearly many who do not agree with him, we see it with their actions.

  • @TeenageMutantZuckerTurtle
    @TeenageMutantZuckerTurtle 4 роки тому +2905

    “Thanks Obama”
    For real on this one.

    • @BecomingAMan
      @BecomingAMan 3 роки тому

      Haha samw

    • @blackout07blue
      @blackout07blue 3 роки тому +2

      Republican nutjobs have decided to try to cancel everyone since this went viral. If Obama is against it, then republicans suddenly become for it.

    • @rafaelmusacchio5257
      @rafaelmusacchio5257 3 роки тому

      @@blackout07blue I think not, I only see/hear/read republicans applauding the ex-president, do you have evidence to back up your statement?

    • @u-thix2436
      @u-thix2436 3 роки тому +6

      @@blackout07blue I see no republicans around here hating on him tbh, literally the biggest right wing republican right here and I still support this man's words in this video

  • @Paint
    @Paint 5 років тому +4441

    I like this guy I feel like he has a bright future ahead of him

    • @sinenomine2681
      @sinenomine2681 4 роки тому +29

      I feel like you have a bright, long awaited, agonisingly distant future ahead of you. What I'm trying to say is that we miss you like we miss Obama. Can't wait for next millennia's upload!

    • @theulmitter5725
      @theulmitter5725 4 роки тому +68

      Hopefully he runs for president

    • @sabrinachen3091
      @sabrinachen3091 4 роки тому +5

      I love your videos!!!

    • @ians7272
      @ians7272 4 роки тому +12

      P A I N T C O M E B A C K

    • @Neantoa
      @Neantoa 4 роки тому +1

      fancy meeting you here.

  • @poshko41
    @poshko41 3 роки тому +469

    As a conservative, these are true words of wisdom.

  • @Jocelyn_Jade
    @Jocelyn_Jade 4 роки тому +5685

    The only reason cancel-culture and call-out exists is because the people who partake in it are wounded and unsatisfied with themselves, so it’s easier to focus on someone else to divert attention from yourself.

    • @truthseekin
      @truthseekin 4 роки тому +52

      Someone needs to call out the corruption!! The media obviously isn’t going to do it their job! They know it exists and totally ignore it. They probably partake! To sit back and totally ignore something like human trafficking is disgusting!! If you did research financial documents, you would find they pay off the media including The Guardian and global influencers to push their agenda!!

    • @camacaron06
      @camacaron06 4 роки тому +102

      They rather shame people then lift others up

    • @Kamalib05
      @Kamalib05 4 роки тому +31

      Jordan Peterson said something similar

    • @orclover2353
      @orclover2353 4 роки тому +40

      no the cancel culture exists because it is perceived as the only way to win against conservative and nationalist views that have no commitment to truth or decency. I remember feeling this way back in 2004 when John Kerry was running. He was literally the best candidate...vietnam war vet, chose to leave college to go to nam, wounded, went back to nam, then a life in law enforcement, then serving in congress. Weeks before the election a lie came out that HE SHOT HIMSELF to get a purple heart. And there was nothing we could do about it...lying always wins. The response is to become hyper sensitive and attempt to use shame as power, as the right uses dishonesty. And the right also uses cancel culture but they don't have the moral authority to use it as much. A white rich guy doesn't have that authority, he can lie, he can't cancel. It is complicated, but I agree that activism requires a level of restraint because any form of intimidation, violent or non-violent will result in a backlash that undermines you efforts.

    • @edwardkearney6856
      @edwardkearney6856 4 роки тому +8

      Larva S “.....suffered like they do.” Can you explain what you mean? That’s pretty vague.

  • @mrmorgan4624
    @mrmorgan4624 5 років тому +1998

    “I am outraged and offended on behalf of someone else who I have never met before in my entire life.” - OMG. I have changed the world by making people online aware of something!!!!!

    • @Moolers
      @Moolers 5 років тому +67

      And then the people they're offended on behalf on go on to say they don't care or it's not offensive. Every single time.

    • @rf6585
      @rf6585 5 років тому +2

      Wtf that say10 worshiper say??

    • @NeoFryBoy
      @NeoFryBoy 5 років тому +10

      LMAO That's literally the point of activism. Make people stop and think. All you whiners complaining about it prove that they're doing something right.

    • @User-qh3eg
      @User-qh3eg 5 років тому +59

      NeoFryBoy here are two definitions of activism: “the policy or action of using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change” and “Activism consists of efforts to promote, impede, direct, or intervene in social, political, economic, or environmental reform with the desire to make changes in society.” Making a “woke” tweet that people will forget about after 4 minutes isn’t activism lmao

    • @bevjames4046
      @bevjames4046 5 років тому +1

      Amen

  • @terrencemunro
    @terrencemunro 3 роки тому +217

    Who in their right mind would dislike this video? Whether you like the guy or not, he is talking perfect sense.

    • @sunbeam9222
      @sunbeam9222 3 роки тому +17

      People in their wrong mind?

    • @blackout07blue
      @blackout07blue 3 роки тому +1

      He doesn’t really say anything of substance here except policing language too closely is bad.

    • @coolbreeze2.0-mortemadfasc13
      @coolbreeze2.0-mortemadfasc13 3 роки тому +2

      Plenty. It's more word salad from Obama.

    • @TH-du8nc
      @TH-du8nc 3 роки тому +19

      @@blackout07blue he does say something of substance lol. Even conservatives are agreeing with him ... You dont see that very often.

    • @ArcticZombie
      @ArcticZombie 3 роки тому +7

      @@blackout07blue Nice joke

  • @InfinityX2
    @InfinityX2 4 роки тому +894

    “They find it more important to be right than to be effective” - Stephen Fry

    • @Hollowed1415
      @Hollowed1415 4 роки тому +37

      Most of the time they aren't even right, how much more effective?
      The idea of truth is dead is this post modern world.

    • @Spironic
      @Spironic 4 роки тому +4

      This is a bit of an odd quote...isn't it better to do what's right and be ineffective than to not do what's right and be effective? Obviously we get a little into the weeds about what we mean by "right" and "effective" but this quote almost seems to be arguing against having principles.

    • @As567na
      @As567na 4 роки тому +2

      @@Hollowed1415 *post modern western civilization. This world wasn't what the Acient Greeks wanted.

    • @Communist-Doge
      @Communist-Doge 4 роки тому +27

      @@Spironic Better to be a little bit less 'right' yet be effective, than to stick to ideological purity at all costs and be totally ineffective. "Right-ness at any cost" is a bad principle. His quote is promoting understanding & compromise over ideological purity that won't budge. And we can all agree with that, right?

    • @emk2214
      @emk2214 3 роки тому +1

      and the think there opinion is the only opinion

  • @safe-keeper1042
    @safe-keeper1042 4 роки тому +1874

    I'm glad this nonsense is finally facing a proper backlash.

    • @treelife365
      @treelife365 4 роки тому +100

      Let's not call it a "backlash" (let's call it "awareness"), because that's exactly what Obama is asking us to avoid...

    •  4 роки тому +34

      Sane people don't cause backlash. That's a Twitter thing nowadays.

    • @cf9844
      @cf9844 4 роки тому +8

      More like backkklash. Amiright?

    • @SexierMink1699
      @SexierMink1699 4 роки тому +36

      @@cf9844 nope

    • @superbarnie
      @superbarnie 4 роки тому

      The video is from nearly one year ago,

  • @Kefford666
    @Kefford666 3 роки тому +203

    I’m a leftie and I agree with this 100%

    • @namelessnobody7611
      @namelessnobody7611 3 роки тому +3

      I concur

    • @Kefford666
      @Kefford666 3 роки тому +24

      @Eman Egnarts Not necessarily!

    • @dearmadeline
      @dearmadeline 3 роки тому +11

      leftie =/= democrat. far left/right are both psycho

    • @namelessnobody7611
      @namelessnobody7611 3 роки тому +22

      @@dearmadeline I agree. The far left and far right are practically tangential arcs of the same circle

    • @6-dpegasus425
      @6-dpegasus425 3 роки тому

      @@namelessnobody7611 yes

  • @PhyChris
    @PhyChris 5 років тому +804

    The hell is this? sense.

    • @rantsinpatwa
      @rantsinpatwa 5 років тому +7

      No this is a man who has created millions of refugees and destabilized numerous countries. murdered over 90% of civilians in his drone strikes. And managed to have romneycare as his legacy. He is simply trying to defend his legacy of not fighting for progressive change. No sense at all in this...the guy is brilliant in his attempt to conflate having principled policy positions with outrage culture...

    • @aarongoehle128
      @aarongoehle128 5 років тому +14

      bereket addisu Well trump tried to decriminalize homosexuality in other countries. So I’m not sure what you’re getting hard over him for.

    • @lateralival
      @lateralival 4 роки тому +18

      @bereket addisu Are you saying that gay people shouldn't have the same rights as anyone else? WTF! Why does it bother you who another person finds attractive? Cant they go on with their lives, without you having a say on it?

    • @timothyplatt3300
      @timothyplatt3300 4 роки тому +1

      @@rantsinpatwa wooooosh

    • @bhaswardutta4890
      @bhaswardutta4890 4 роки тому

      @bereket addisu How does giving some people rights, make someone a bad leader? Could you explain a bit..

  • @cassieblanche6812
    @cassieblanche6812 5 років тому +633

    I don’t agree with Obama’s politics but I respect him for his accomplishments and for being ethical. He’s 100% right here.

    • @cat-lw6kq
      @cat-lw6kq 5 років тому +7

      yes and 200,000 factory jobs went the way side while he was in office too.

    • @democratshateamerica8196
      @democratshateamerica8196 5 років тому +9

      Cassie Blanche his ethics? It was ethical to pay millions of dollars in CASH to Iran under the table right?

    • @friendlytravelagent7784
      @friendlytravelagent7784 5 років тому +20

      What you said, Cassie, is the model for a return to respectful and civil discourse. Thank you

    • @gracefool
      @gracefool 5 років тому +15

      Obama, the first Nobel Peace Prize winner to bomb another Nobel Peace Prize winner (Doctors Without Borders hospital, Kunduz, Afghanistan, 3 October 2015).

    • @Mica_T
      @Mica_T 5 років тому +8

      I won't say ethical. But no one can be able to maintain that while managing to enter politics, so I don't expect more from him in that regard.

  • @alexanderjavier5237
    @alexanderjavier5237 3 роки тому +74

    I don’t always agree with Obama but I can 💯 agree with him on this one.

  • @hyperr5468
    @hyperr5468 4 роки тому +980

    Some people on Twitter didn't like this at all and tried cancel him 😂😂🤣🤣

    • @MartianFruit
      @MartianFruit 4 роки тому +41

      F

    • @ffm595
      @ffm595 4 роки тому +251

      can u imagine even trying to cancel obama lol

    • @fi1e3rr0r7
      @fi1e3rr0r7 3 роки тому +18

      Lamo FOR REAL 😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @ccf3294
      @ccf3294 3 роки тому +32

      Ruby , I really hope that’s a joke and that people didn’t try and cancel him,
      Because if they did ? There’s no hope left 😂😂😂

    • @samuvisser
      @samuvisser 3 роки тому +9

      Just wait. Obama didn't even personally like the practice of homosexuality (something on which I happen to agree). THAT is gonna get him cancelled real soon

  • @chorleycc
    @chorleycc 5 років тому +1309

    Wonder if the Guardian will take his advise.

    • @chorleycc
      @chorleycc 5 років тому +21

      @mighty mighty haha well done

    • @april-tui3524
      @april-tui3524 5 років тому +4

      Don’t hold your breath.

    • @krolitzmtn
      @krolitzmtn 5 років тому +7

      @mighty mighty Now go watch grownish as you called him out and your job is done.

    • @dropYourVideo
      @dropYourVideo 5 років тому

      Not a change

    • @dropYourVideo
      @dropYourVideo 5 років тому

      @@chorleycc What thing that is so well did he do?

  • @michaelcameron5531
    @michaelcameron5531 3 роки тому +81

    This should be the first video you have to watch whenever you go onto social.

  • @Qwontavius
    @Qwontavius 4 роки тому +639

    Basically what he means is if you judge others for their mistakes, when literally everyone has made a mistake at some point in their life, you’re part of the problem

    • @erikeriks
      @erikeriks 4 роки тому +6

      So we can't judge him for literally destroying countries because I think we should at least take a look at that

    • @evilsharkey8954
      @evilsharkey8954 4 роки тому +54

      He means being offended isn’t enough and isn’t effective. Real change requires work.

    • @pranavp386
      @pranavp386 4 роки тому +2

      We got what he meant.

    • @EinFelsbrocken
      @EinFelsbrocken 3 роки тому +5

      Username checks out.
      Wait-

    • @flameprincess7313
      @flameprincess7313 3 роки тому +4

      @@erikeriks No. Do it better yourself, or sit at home being judgy and miserable as you seem to be now.

  • @treelife365
    @treelife365 4 роки тому +645

    "If all you're doing is casting stones... you're probably not gonna get that far..." - Barack Obama
    No truer words said. The way to make the world a better place is not to tear each other down, but to build each other up.
    We shouldn't pounce on one another's faults, mistakes or perceived wrongdoing - we should approach each other with kindness always.

    • @erikeriks
      @erikeriks 4 роки тому +12

      Well I mean some 'mistakes' should be pointed out

    • @peaceness888
      @peaceness888 4 роки тому +9

      You are completely right! Negativity sows division; positivity creates unity. Ultimately, divided movements become weak - only through unity can we be strong and implement real change.

    • @treelife365
      @treelife365 4 роки тому +5

      @@peaceness888 - Exactly! We should all unite, respect each other... if we disagree, try to create solutions through respectful discourse. If we can't agree, we can still live peacefully in the same society.

    • @msm8936
      @msm8936 4 роки тому +2

      A teaching I read is, “ All human beings are not perfect, the world is full of imperfections.”

    • @chewie1355
      @chewie1355 3 роки тому +4

      His actions and bad policies speak louder than his sweet words.

  • @malcolmmagneto7736
    @malcolmmagneto7736 3 роки тому +44

    This should be shown every time someone opens a social media account and when a politician speaks.

  • @joedodic549
    @joedodic549 4 роки тому +398

    We used to complain that religious conservative types were judgmental and wow! Has it ever swung around to the other side of the political spectrum. We should've seen it coming.

    • @riptidemchuggins3222
      @riptidemchuggins3222 4 роки тому +36

      Horseshoe theory on full display. :D

    • @LeRoiDeLaBoxe
      @LeRoiDeLaBoxe 4 роки тому

      yup

    • @dirichlettt
      @dirichlettt 4 роки тому +5

      @@riptidemchuggins3222 All I can think of is jreg whenever I hear horseshoe theory

    • @jonathanfoster4202
      @jonathanfoster4202 4 роки тому +22

      Probs cuz liberals decided to finally call out those religious conservative types for their prejudice, but ofc they then get labelled as being "overly sensitive" and "judgmental" smh

    • @Melanie-ww4yk
      @Melanie-ww4yk 4 роки тому +22

      Yep. Now we have two very polarized, intense sides getting main media attention, and with it, a rise if the number of people switching to the independent side (right in the middle). All I can say is it's gonna be an interesting election coming up.

  • @thomasburns2358
    @thomasburns2358 5 років тому +971

    Lol he's talking about the guardian.

    • @jackskellingtonation
      @jackskellingtonation 5 років тому +10

      He's also crying because the fact that he's a corporate centrist is being discovered by the base. He can't handle the standards of progressives that demand real hope and change. Medicare 4 All, College 4 All, Jobs 4 All, Justice 4 All! Feel the Bern Obama!

    • @Milton754
      @Milton754 5 років тому +2

      It amazes me that black folks don't think of the word "Woke" and think The Guardian. It goes to show how divided our country really is.

    • @LennarthAnaya
      @LennarthAnaya 5 років тому +2

      that's the cynicism Obama is promoting, "don't you even dare to question false-intellectual selft-righteous impure flawful sofa-activist, don't you dare..."

    • @jackskellingtonation
      @jackskellingtonation 5 років тому +1

      @@LennarthAnaya More like: Don't you start having ideas now. And getting all uppity! We need to settle for Handsy Uncle Joe like me and his wife did!

    • @jacencade4019
      @jacencade4019 4 роки тому

      He's talking about YOU

  • @derkardinal9781
    @derkardinal9781 3 роки тому +29

    I am conservative politically, but I'm not sure I have heard this point made better by any political figures, left or right.

  • @BlackWind90
    @BlackWind90 5 років тому +190

    Also, calling out people for things they've done when they were very young....that's plain stupid. People change, people GROW UP. Sometimes takes certain people a little more, others a little less. But we are NEVER perfect, but we can do our best, but it takes time. Let's not forget growing up, changing and, for certain stories, redemption are all THINGS that exist and that are part of people daily life much more than perfection is. Let's not be "woke". Let's be mature. As much as we can.

    • @BlackWind90
      @BlackWind90 5 років тому +24

      @Sarah Hamilton That's a whole different thing.

    • @Luis-vy9bm
      @Luis-vy9bm 5 років тому +1

      Thank you. I absolutely agree with every word you wrote.

    • @miamonteverdi
      @miamonteverdi 5 років тому

      "Also, calling out people for things they've done when they were very young....that's plain stupid. People change, people GROW UP. Sometimes takes certain people a little more, others a little less. But we are NEVER perfect, but we can do our best, but it takes time. Let's not forget growing up, changing and, for certain stories, redemption are all THINGS that exist and that are part of people daily life much more than perfection is. Let's not be "woke". Let's be mature. As much as we can."
      Something something black lives matter.

    • @manichairdo6346
      @manichairdo6346 4 роки тому +6

      I knew a young guy who was kicked out of school. He got work labouring for a construction company. He was absent one day due to a hang over. When he sneered at his boss trying to encourage him to do better, his boss replied...hey, guys like you are 10 a penny, almost worthless, he was so shocked he restarted his education with bells on. Years later he qualified as a brain surgeon. Love it.

    • @MsJubjubbird
      @MsJubjubbird 3 роки тому +1

      not only when they were very young, but when values were very different. Like banning movies or books that were released decades ago or rehashing a quote someone made about homosexuality in the eighties- most people were homophobic then

  • @tiredgardener
    @tiredgardener 4 роки тому +454

    This has a whole new level of relevance in July 2020.
    Cancel culture is still sadly a thing.

    • @thevarietychannelofyoutube4769
      @thevarietychannelofyoutube4769 4 роки тому +8

      Yeah. People are still trying to cancel Brie Larson for that comment she made about white men

    • @SuperNovaJinckUFO
      @SuperNovaJinckUFO 4 роки тому +1

      Thankfully the democratic party finally seems to be openly shunning it

    • @bennettsilverstein1487
      @bennettsilverstein1487 4 роки тому

      SuperNovaJinckUFO part of the Democratic party

    • @tdb517
      @tdb517 4 роки тому +1

      @@SuperNovaJinckUFO Unfortunately I don't see Biden holding these kind of views

    • @RaoulDuke69
      @RaoulDuke69 4 роки тому +7

      The Variety Channel of youtube Solid cherry pick. Except the overwhelming majority of cancel culture is perpetrated by neo-pseudo-liberals who want to silence anyone that dares to disagree with their radical left agenda. Or even make a poorly-worded joke as was the case with Justine Sacco.

  • @logic.4218
    @logic.4218 3 роки тому +95

    The most reluctant and subdued round of applause ever. I could practically hear the heads turning, and the eyes looking around the room to make sure it was ok to clap.

    • @MC-eu8wm
      @MC-eu8wm 3 роки тому +6

      Yeah few of the people he was sharing the stage with looking uncomfortable 🥵 😂 Called out by Obama btchs!

    • @blackout07blue
      @blackout07blue 3 роки тому +6

      He is not really saying anything other than policing language is bad.

    • @albinobeach
      @albinobeach 3 роки тому +4

      @@blackout07blue Which is what Jordan Peterson is being crucified for. Almost sounded like he was reffering to people who seek to cancel Peterson.

    • @jadewolf3448
      @jadewolf3448 4 місяці тому

      @@albinobeach Well I like Obama and I like Peterson, so....

  • @lisalindsey277
    @lisalindsey277 4 роки тому +113

    He is 100 % right. Old school liberals agree!

    • @blackout07blue
      @blackout07blue 3 роки тому

      Lol. He’s not even really making an argument except complaining about language is childish.

    • @blackout07blue
      @blackout07blue 3 роки тому +1

      “I can say racist stuff”, and you not call it racist!
      Reality: Obama tried protecting Biden in this video.

    • @saltysaltymango9403
      @saltysaltymango9403 3 роки тому +7

      @@blackout07blue what are you even talking about dude

    • @talisa222
      @talisa222 7 днів тому

      Yep.

  • @sup_monica3597
    @sup_monica3597 4 роки тому +663

    Wokeness is being offended for a group you're not apart of (and actual members of the group aren't offended) and posting about it on the internet.

    • @thevarietychannelofyoutube4769
      @thevarietychannelofyoutube4769 4 роки тому +39

      You can't cherry pick members of a group and say "See! These guys aren't offended so this group isn't", and your demonization of empathy "you can't be offended by horrible things happening to other people and post about it!" is horrifying.

    • @bennettsilverstein1487
      @bennettsilverstein1487 4 роки тому +12

      The Variety Channel of youtube yes but how are they to know the struggles of other groups of people? Most people aren’t overly sensitive like that to saying the wrong name or something

    • @thevarietychannelofyoutube4769
      @thevarietychannelofyoutube4769 4 роки тому +13

      ​ Based on statistics and studies, it's possible to know the struggles of a group of people. "Overly sensitive" is subjective. People have different ideas of what being "overly sensitive" is
      I have a feeling that what you consider overly sensitive isn't what I consider overly sensitive

    • @bennettsilverstein1487
      @bennettsilverstein1487 4 роки тому +2

      The Variety Channel of youtube what do you consider overly sensitive

    • @jackmehoff2503
      @jackmehoff2503 4 роки тому +15

      @@bennettsilverstein1487 I don't think just because you have never had a heart attack, that you can't at least empathize with the old man struggling to get out of bed in the morning....

  • @moegreene3192
    @moegreene3192 3 роки тому +44

    It's easier to see the flaws in others than myself...activism is about making change and inserting yourself honestly in the conversation...great message

    • @Wiseman108
      @Wiseman108 2 роки тому

      Yes, that is real activism. The the kind of Activism we seem from historical figures like Gandhi and MLK Jr.

  • @nicholasnicholas918
    @nicholasnicholas918 4 роки тому +676

    This generation is so toxic and self righteous. Everyone cast a stone.

    • @livelife4928
      @livelife4928 4 роки тому +16

      Even the two of us are barely much different. Just because we see the strings doesn't mean we aren't puppets in this show.
      Thankfully, acknowledging a situation is the first step to getting out of it. So what can we do next ?

    • @Katiewithdaffodils
      @Katiewithdaffodils 4 роки тому +10

      And what do you think you are by saying that?

    • @nicholasnicholas918
      @nicholasnicholas918 4 роки тому +26

      Katie York it doesn’t make me anything.

    • @nordicpride9708
      @nordicpride9708 4 роки тому +3

      But they won’t win. Their tactics are flawed. Obama is speaking to this very flaw. America’s resolve will win out. We will always be the pillar or freedom. Even for those that may stray...

    • @anastasiao4036
      @anastasiao4036 4 роки тому +5

      Tbh, most of the people complaining about others isn't even this generation, but the adults, like Karens and boomers.

  • @TheJohnCooper
    @TheJohnCooper 5 років тому +471

    Why are guardian posting this. They are the the newspaper version of exacrly what Obama is referring to!

    • @usxnews1834
      @usxnews1834 5 років тому +54

      Imagine that, a newspaper holding a multiplicity of opinions. It's almost as if the two-dimensional paper in your head doesn't quite match the one in real life.

    • @TheJohnCooper
      @TheJohnCooper 5 років тому +17

      UBX The Guardian pushes a very deliberate neo-Marxist ideology. In other words “wokeness”.

    • @usxnews1834
      @usxnews1834 5 років тому +19

      @@TheJohnCooper What do you mean by neo-Marxist? I'm yet to find a clear definition of this much-used term that isn't just a hash of Jordan Peterson's (poorly-read) views on Marx

    • @Forestgravy90
      @Forestgravy90 5 років тому +14

      UBX neo-marxism is a quite well established term tbh mate, you should do a bit of research. It spans revisionist marxist ideologies to more philosophical thought doctrines that use marxism as inspiration but expand and alternit such as the Frankfurtian academia originating in the 50s, postmodernist advocacy of subjective truth, identitarian intersectionality with the goal of "equality for all yay!" It's not a "muh Jordan Peterson" thing, he uses much of this (somewhat lazily at times) as part of his lectures etc.

    • @leonlx564
      @leonlx564 5 років тому +6

      @@TheJohnCooper dont use terms that you dont understand. Let me guess, you get all your beliefs from Peterson?

  • @mikebasil4832
    @mikebasil4832 3 роки тому +23

    Being imperfect is where our most authentic freedom comes from. Especially our freedom to truly be at our best for ourselves and for others.

  • @halobro27
    @halobro27 4 роки тому +122

    I’m a strong conservative, but I have nothing but respect for that man.

    • @subifyouhatetiktokandreddit234
      @subifyouhatetiktokandreddit234 3 роки тому +2

      @rudy vickery I don't recall obama Bieng a abortion doctor...

    • @terrilee3869
      @terrilee3869 3 роки тому +3

      Then you are not a strong conservative

    • @terrilee3869
      @terrilee3869 3 роки тому +1

      @@subifyouhatetiktokandreddit234 but he put into effect killing full yerm babies...
      Your just as guilty when you sign legislation allowing it to happen.

  • @thrillhausen8858
    @thrillhausen8858 5 років тому +328

    Very true. Guardian, take note.

    • @C-Stanz
      @C-Stanz 5 років тому +7

      From the Guardian today: "Barack Obama thinks 'woke' kids want purity. They don't: they want progress
      " - Malaika Jabali

    • @clairduffy60
      @clairduffy60 5 років тому

      AGREED

  • @JustSomeCanadianGuy
    @JustSomeCanadianGuy 2 роки тому +11

    “People in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.”
    We’ve given up on that premise in society.

  • @terencenordberg7482
    @terencenordberg7482 4 роки тому +407

    Here we have Obama:
    A) Not trying to be cool ✔️
    B) Not trying to be the ‘great orator of our time’ ✔️
    C) Speaking a tonne of sense ✔️
    Respect.

    • @erikeriks
      @erikeriks 4 роки тому +22

      Bombing the middle east✔️

    • @ethereal231
      @ethereal231 4 роки тому +17

      @@erikeriks oof ow the edge

    • @milesandrews6711
      @milesandrews6711 4 роки тому +19

      @@erikeriks eh he's following us president traditions

    • @PG-20
      @PG-20 3 роки тому +2

      @@erikeriks That's a Bush thing ya know, he tried removing troops from the Middle East

    • @gaurasrspublishing
      @gaurasrspublishing 3 роки тому

      "Respect"? You're just damning with faint praise..... or as my father would have put it, giving a left-handed compliment.

  • @tomatotokyo
    @tomatotokyo 4 роки тому +152

    Did he just call out people who call out??

    • @user-dq2ym1nn9k
      @user-dq2ym1nn9k 4 роки тому +51

      the difference is he is thoughtful, compassionate and makes sense.

    • @zRhid
      @zRhid 4 роки тому +18

      @@user-dq2ym1nn9k and, you know, was a president for 8 years and tried to enact real political change

    • @marcelpronobis9280
      @marcelpronobis9280 4 роки тому

      but we call out facts big difference buddy

    • @tomatotokyo
      @tomatotokyo 4 роки тому +4

      @@marcelpronobis9280 I didn't mean it in a negative way. I, for one, am sick and tired of people calling stuff out either because they're trying to victimize themselves to gain sympathy, attention or some sort of validation of their morality from their peers.

  • @lippalassi
    @lippalassi 3 роки тому +24

    Guardian surely didnt take this one to heart

    • @blackout07blue
      @blackout07blue 3 роки тому +4

      No kidding. They fired a liberal journalist just because he dared criticize Israel. Of course the right-wingers would have fires him even faster for daring to criticize Israel. Lol. Right-wingers cancel anyone who talks bad about Israel’s corrupt government.

  • @janowen8203
    @janowen8203 5 років тому +206

    This is a very valid point...one both sides of the aisle should take note of.

    • @SoloModz99
      @SoloModz99 5 років тому +16

      welp he specifically said on ‘college campuses’ which points directly at liberals.

    • @Sc00byg00ky
      @Sc00byg00ky 5 років тому +1

      @glyn hodges oops not you.

    • @mike4ty4
      @mike4ty4 5 років тому +1

      @glyn hodges Like what, exactly?

    • @badasian2741
      @badasian2741 4 роки тому +6

      @@SoloModz99 yeah he also called out fox News and Republicans many time. Do you agree with him on that too or would you disagree cuz partisanship is better?

    • @jackmehoff2503
      @jackmehoff2503 4 роки тому +4

      @@SoloModz99 so you're saying conservatives don't go to college... ok, got it.

  • @angeloselarja
    @angeloselarja 5 років тому +1175

    Title of the video should be retitled to: "Obama puts woke people to sleep."

    • @jackskellingtonation
      @jackskellingtonation 5 років тому +8

      The title should be Obama cries about progressive standards he can't meet. Medicare 4 All, College 4 All, Justice 4 All!
      Feel the Bern Obama!

    • @Manly2000Man
      @Manly2000Man 5 років тому +5

      Obama puts woke people down. FTFY

    • @Ant-bm1qk
      @Ant-bm1qk 5 років тому +12

      Oarqvs Rodte stfu already, you’re up and down the comment section like a loser responding to everyone.

    • @toby9999
      @toby9999 5 років тому +10

      @@jackskellingtonation progressive standards are nonsensical utopian dreams which cannot map on to reality

    • @jackskellingtonation
      @jackskellingtonation 5 років тому +2

      @@toby9999 Ironic you say that using progressive new deal infrastructure that raised our standards of living. Currently, our standards are the lowest in the developed world thanks to a government unresponsive to its peoples needs.

  • @sethguidry6730
    @sethguidry6730 Рік тому +19

    I never voted for him and disagree with him on a lot of political stuff, but I love him as a person. Thank you sir for your wisdom and for sharing your thoughts =)

  • @lizgiz4225
    @lizgiz4225 4 роки тому +174

    I don't agree with everything Obama does or says, but I think he's on the money with this one for sure.

    • @lauringrace1389
      @lauringrace1389 4 роки тому

      He is.

    • @pforce9
      @pforce9 4 роки тому

      Barack Obama was a punk for the republicans.

    • @taurtue
      @taurtue 4 роки тому +1

      You like him or not, but it''s a different level of class than trump.

    • @arandomzoomer4837
      @arandomzoomer4837 4 роки тому +4

      taurtue
      Ha yeah for sure. As a (kind of) right winger, I can still respect Obama more as a person.
      Though Joanne Jorgensen, if she becomes president, that would be awesome.

    • @taurtue
      @taurtue 3 роки тому +1

      @p Trump is not brutally honest. He's just brutal.

  • @blaine9902
    @blaine9902 5 років тому +258

    I didn’t like Obama during his presidency but I can 100% respect what he is saying because it is TRUE.

    • @Mrgone454
      @Mrgone454 5 років тому

      Won't change anything though.

    • @nickj5451
      @nickj5451 5 років тому +38

      Indeed. Got to give credit where credit is due.

    • @jacobrickayzen2744
      @jacobrickayzen2744 5 років тому +2

      Why not?

    • @lizzie7138
      @lizzie7138 5 років тому +4

      You’re white so you probably agree 🤣

    • @223costa
      @223costa 5 років тому +27

      @@lizzie7138 yoww racist much

  • @dong1883
    @dong1883 3 роки тому +9

    The problem with throwing stones is that eventually someone will throw that stone back at you. Be careful of what you say and how you say it because it will bite you in the end

    • @shelleyashfield5642
      @shelleyashfield5642 2 роки тому

      No. Sometimes we just walk away. Ever wonder why Grandma hasn't invited you to her house lately? Yup.

  • @nmillion9763
    @nmillion9763 5 років тому +297

    So nice to hear a president making sense and being smart instead of insulting people and bragging about stuff he hasn't done

    • @Freshnewz10
      @Freshnewz10 5 років тому +14

      Well it seems like Obama is redeeming himself so I don’t we should be too hard on Obama. He seems like he is moving past that.

    • @stefanyw8693
      @stefanyw8693 4 роки тому +1

      NMillion 😂😂🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

    • @jamessmith6438
      @jamessmith6438 4 роки тому +4

      Freshnewz Obama brought us out of a recession. Trump has done nothing but ride of of his coattails.

    • @alexanderthompson5713
      @alexanderthompson5713 4 роки тому +1

      @@Freshnewz10 What did Obama brag about that he never did? And what insults did he give and to whom? I'm curious.

    • @Freshnewz10
      @Freshnewz10 4 роки тому +1

      James Smith Obama did not bring us out of a recession. He had the slowest economic recovery. Why do you think states that elected him twice were disappointed at him? Obama is the only president in decades that has not reached 3% annually. Trump hasn’t either but he has had a 3% GDP growth in 12 months; something we haven’t had since George Bush was in office. Obamacare affected many small businesses like my dad. He was one of the worst presidents we had.
      What ever happened to Obama shovel ready jobs? Oh that’s right! They never happened.

  • @MsRockstar013
    @MsRockstar013 5 років тому +190

    I think he was referring more to "call out culture" where people shame others on social media for whatever mistakes or deeds they may have done that may not line up with their views about society. Propping yourself up as "woke" is a part of it but the judgemental part is the call out culture.

    • @alexandertheaccursed1627
      @alexandertheaccursed1627 5 років тому +8

      MsRockstar013 that’s one way of looking at it, and it’s true that social media has become a contest of who is the most “woke”
      But what I got from this speech is that he’s telling young people to sell out

    • @alexandertheaccursed1627
      @alexandertheaccursed1627 5 років тому +10

      Richard Li the thing is that he[Ben Shapiro] IS racist, homophobic etc,
      It’s plain as day bruh

    • @anja1627
      @anja1627 5 років тому

      MsRockstar013 Like the so called cancel culture mob.

    • @laural3738
      @laural3738 4 роки тому +1

      @@nd7231 words have meanings and should be used when they fit without childish taboos. If someone says things that are discriminatory against other people he is a racist by definition. There's nothing bad in calling dog a dog, or calling racist a racist. Unless they are not a dog or a racist. All words can be used if they fit.

  • @paulmcgee1867
    @paulmcgee1867 3 роки тому +3

    Absolutely right. This should be shown in every school and university followed by a debate

  • @lukepearlberg6237
    @lukepearlberg6237 5 років тому +24

    It’s been so long...logic, facts, thoughtfully worded sentences...how I’ve missed you

  • @rafaelsarda9448
    @rafaelsarda9448 5 років тому +81

    Thank you, Mr. Obama. More love, less hate.

    • @Mrgone454
      @Mrgone454 5 років тому +3

      Rafael Sarda cool, what planet are you from? Because ast I checked people LOVE to tear others down.

    • @shaynskyline
      @shaynskyline 5 років тому +1

      And Obama was one the main culprits to STOKE hatred and division. Smfh.

    • @mrfinch5246
      @mrfinch5246 4 роки тому +1

      @@shaynskyline actually no it's the citizen who started it. Not Obama not Trump.

  • @Culperrr
    @Culperrr 3 роки тому +9

    Everyone should share this on their social media timelines. People need to see it, especially CNN and Fox news.

    • @dialatedmcd
      @dialatedmcd 3 роки тому +1

      Anyone that watches those channels is a little political robot. “MUST-ATTACK-FELLOW-AMERICANS-THEY-SAID-THEY-ARE-WRONG-AND-BAD.”

  • @GiratinaofFury
    @GiratinaofFury 4 роки тому +37

    That's pretty much it. It's one thing to be casting shame on the system, it's another to actually change it. And the more we throw about accusations rather than actually tackle injustices, the more we make ourselves out to be the problem, rather than the solution, and drive more to the arms of those wilfully orchestrate the inequality we should be fighting.

    • @blackout07blue
      @blackout07blue 3 роки тому

      Lol. Watch Fox News and you’ll see the right-wing nutjobs.

  • @Scriabin_fan
    @Scriabin_fan 4 роки тому +90

    That guy should definitely run for President.

  • @VC1ty17
    @VC1ty17 Рік тому +4

    This is a sophisticated way to call out narcissism.

  • @buntings
    @buntings 5 років тому +82

    One of the more wise things he's ever said.

    • @grahepo
      @grahepo 5 років тому +10

      he said a lot of wise things but never put into practice those wise things

    • @XxDarkmasterxXx
      @XxDarkmasterxXx 5 років тому +3

      @@grahepo True

    • @Gambit771
      @Gambit771 5 років тому

      @@grahepo Has he?

    • @clairduffy60
      @clairduffy60 5 років тому +2

      Wise man. On many things.

  • @SuperWarking
    @SuperWarking 5 років тому +210

    "The world is messy, there are ambiguities"
    Are there people that are in their right minds, regardless of who you are, that could legitimately contest this comment he made?
    Edit: Wow didn't think I'd get many likes so thanks guys. I just ask y'all spread this around because regardless of who is in office, it is apparent we need to get back to basics and work OUR way up from there, sit down and really think, is this turmoil something we want to leave for those to deal with after our jobs are done here?

    • @JonatasAdoM
      @JonatasAdoM 5 років тому +6

      @mrgeorge118 Thas the price of diversity of thought, there will always be someone with a different view to argue with you

    • @gamezillagaming5625
      @gamezillagaming5625 5 років тому +1

      Your one of those woke people he's talking about lol

    • @SuperWarking
      @SuperWarking 5 років тому +1

      @@gamezillagaming5625 You talking to me or someone else? It gets hard to track whose talking to who in these comment sections from time to time imo
      Assuming you are talking to me, what are you basing this off of? Do you mean this as a jab?

    • @eoghannolan741
      @eoghannolan741 5 років тому

      @@SuperWarking I feel that fact that you are maybe taking this personally is his point, but honestly what do I know

    • @SuperWarking
      @SuperWarking 5 років тому +3

      @@eoghannolan741 Whose comment am I taking personally? I am no fan of President Obama by any means, however, looking at the turmoil today, and being a combat vet myself, yeah, I kind of do take the safety of this nation and our people very personally, and the point is WE need to be reminded from time to time the world can be a real jacked up place

  • @danielalvarez5763
    @danielalvarez5763 7 місяців тому +1

    I’m glad I stumbled upon this. I needed this and this greatly helped things click for me. What a G.
    Edit: forgot to add that I do believe, however, that if done tactfully, truthfully, and and purposefully, the call out culture that comes to mind for me does in fact prove to be activism. This greatly empowers just, fair, and appropriate change.
    Ps. Sorry bad grammar, I accept that lol. But I’m gettin’ there!

  • @phillipadams4691
    @phillipadams4691 4 роки тому +21

    It took a whole lot of courage for President Obama to speak the truth about this. I have so much respect for him.

    • @erikeriks
      @erikeriks 4 роки тому +2

      It didn't take a lot of courage to bomb the middle east

    • @IFearlessINinja
      @IFearlessINinja 4 роки тому +1

      Erik Eriks Sick stone casting edit: Which tv show are you gonna lean back and watch now?

  • @Bigburt-
    @Bigburt- 5 років тому +65

    He is so articulate and well spoken. I loved having him in office.

    • @kevcthulu4576
      @kevcthulu4576 5 років тому +11

      I'm black and I don't like him. But he spoke the truth here

    • @LWT1331
      @LWT1331 2 роки тому +2

      @@kevcthulu4576 What does being black have anything to do with it?

  • @Alex-hz2xg
    @Alex-hz2xg 3 роки тому +3

    “Our starting point is always wrong. Instead of beginning with ourselves,we always want to change others first and ourselves last. If everyone would begin first with themselves, then there would be peace all around!” - Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica

  • @JustChadC
    @JustChadC 5 років тому +68

    Forgive the meme but I mean this sincerely,
    Thanks Obama.

  • @SgM-1000
    @SgM-1000 4 роки тому +33

    Im not the biggest obama fan but i have to agree with him here

  • @verticle2612
    @verticle2612 3 роки тому +7

    Smartest thing I’ve ever heard the man say. Considering what we’ve been through lately I’d actually like to see him come back and I’m a republican.

  • @tedmcfly
    @tedmcfly 4 роки тому +40

    That's what I always say, "casting stones is too easy" you need to work if you want change.

    • @Vinkie
      @Vinkie 4 роки тому +1

      "casting stones is too easy. Cast boulders, then we're talking."

    • @peaceness888
      @peaceness888 4 роки тому +4

      Yes! Obama knows that real change isn’t a company changing its Twitter profile pic for a week. It’s laws passed, people’s hearts and minds changed, and money in the hands of those who need it, etc. He was a community activist - he registered voters, knocked on doors, etc. People don’t want to do that because real change is hard.

    • @blackout07blue
      @blackout07blue 3 роки тому

      Republicans: “I prefer domestic terrorism”.

  • @margarit19871
    @margarit19871 4 роки тому +31

    Such an important speech in today's world

  • @TheDanimatorsChannel
    @TheDanimatorsChannel 3 роки тому +22

    As a right leaning libertarian I agree with him on this

  • @uhnile8
    @uhnile8 4 роки тому +139

    Now this is a president.

    • @vixendreamer
      @vixendreamer 4 роки тому +4

      Should have been our President FOREVER!

    • @JM-kl7zv
      @JM-kl7zv 4 роки тому +7

      Sydni Nelson Imagine a Trump supporter saying this. In all fairness though, I love Obama and wish there was someone like him leading our country again.

    • @arandomzoomer4837
      @arandomzoomer4837 4 роки тому +9

      As a libertarian I really dislike his policies (he’s kinda just a left leaning centrist), but he’s definitely a smart guy and I respect who he is as a person.

    • @mr.hawklingiii8739
      @mr.hawklingiii8739 4 роки тому +1

      Too bad he didn’t act like this WHILE in office

    • @uhnile8
      @uhnile8 4 роки тому +3

      Mister Sgroi Where were you?

  • @matthewroth1
    @matthewroth1 4 роки тому +33

    I don't like a lot of what Obama did or lack thereof, but I gotta respect and praise him for his intellect and stance on this issue!

    • @DoctorSess
      @DoctorSess 4 роки тому +2

      Matthew Roth Same. I was very critical of his presidency, mostly due to the insane hypocrisy of giving him the Nobel peace prize and then turning around and continuing to bomb children and commit war crimes under his command. Having said that I still somehow respect the dude as an individual and agree with the excellent point he made here.

    • @DoctorSess
      @DoctorSess 4 роки тому

      2k GoDsZ Obama was cloned Jurassic Park style from an Egyptian mummy

  • @meyekull
    @meyekull 3 роки тому +12

    When even Obama is dissing you, you know you gotta be doing something wrong.

  • @DonaldAMisc
    @DonaldAMisc 5 років тому +67

    "The combination of common-enemy identity politics in microaggression training creates an environment highly conducive to the development of a 'CALL-OUT CULTURE', in which students gain PRESTIGE for identifying small offenses committed by members of their community, and then publicly 'calling out' the offenders. One gets NO points, NO credit, for speaking privately and gently with an offender - in fact, that could be interpreted as colluding with the enemy.
    .
    Call-out culture requires an easy way to reach an audience that can AWARD STATUS to people who shame or punish alleged offenders. This is one reason SOCIAL MEDIA has been so transformative: there is always an audience eager to watch people being shamed, particularly when it is so easy for spectators to join in and pile on.
    .
    Life in a call out culture requires constant VIGILANCE, FEAR, and SELF-CENSORSHIP. Many in the audience may feel sympathy for the person being shamed but are afraid to speak up, yielding the false impression that the audience is unanimous in its condemnation."
    .
    ~ Jonathan Haidt, "The Coddling of the American Mind" (An amazing book everyone should read!!!)

    • @hklinker
      @hklinker 5 років тому +4

      It’s a lot like life in mainland China. Public shaming is a staple of the culture, led by the CCP and its control over the media. Ratting out your neighbour, or even relative, has long been encouraged there.

    • @mrD66M
      @mrD66M 5 років тому

      Haidt is one of the most liberal thinkers currently out there. So far he has been wise to avoid the traps and crosshairs of the *socialjustice* crusaders. Long may it continue

    • @emilyhart7876
      @emilyhart7876 4 роки тому

      👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

    • @thevarietychannelofyoutube4769
      @thevarietychannelofyoutube4769 4 роки тому

      Wow. He completely misunderstands so much.

  • @kpbergey
    @kpbergey 4 роки тому +19

    He is so articulate, calm, in control, & simply clear with his idea(s).
    I wish we had someone in office like this right now.

    • @boiiii9042
      @boiiii9042 4 роки тому +4

      Yes and this man also bombed the heck out of middle east, 26,000 bombs. Well 26,171 to be exact. I don't want a man like that in office again.

    • @cadenhenderson4322
      @cadenhenderson4322 4 роки тому +2

      BOIIII I’m not saying I agree with everything that the current president does or the previous one does, but I do miss how calmly Obama could speak compared to Trump.

  • @AdrianGomez-cl6gc
    @AdrianGomez-cl6gc 3 роки тому +8

    Seriously, I would love for someone that disliked this video to explain why.

  • @lordfieldsworth595
    @lordfieldsworth595 5 років тому +89

    Something everyone can agree on I believe

    • @JC19021
      @JC19021 5 років тому +21

      Well if everyone did it wouldn’t be an issue.

    • @michaelluder4670
      @michaelluder4670 5 років тому +2

      I disagree.
      Because it's edgy to disagree.
      And it's ok to disagree, as long as it's not inciting hatred.
      The bird needs both the left and right wing to fly. Dividing opinion into categories creates conflict. Let's agree to disagree, and move forward.

    • @Mrgone454
      @Mrgone454 5 років тому +1

      @@michaelluder4670How about you elections next year and see how far dead the Bird really is.

    • @michaelluder4670
      @michaelluder4670 5 років тому +1

      @@Mrgone454 I'm always talking from a quixotic perspective.
      Democracy is an illusion lapped up by the masses.
      When you're a child you believe street magic is real. When you grow up you know it's a charade.

    • @kyzersoze8408
      @kyzersoze8408 5 років тому +1

      Michael Luder unfortunately this is just true. “Democracy” has lost its meaning.

  • @dominator1217
    @dominator1217 4 роки тому +14

    I’m conservative and don’t like Obama’s policies but I do have respect for the man for being very well spoken

  • @josephbarrett8287
    @josephbarrett8287 3 роки тому +4

    I consider myself conservative, but I like this guy! Upon reflection I do it too. It’s easy to criticize someone else, It’s hard to look at my own faults!

  • @sancho7863
    @sancho7863 5 років тому +32

    Self righteous people are the absolute worst that humanity has to offer

  • @arlandbishop3636
    @arlandbishop3636 4 роки тому +19

    Always the voice of reason. Lord how I miss that!

  • @Armando316
    @Armando316 3 роки тому +4

    Even for those who disagreed politically with him, what cannot be denied is that he’s an intelligent, civil person.

  • @Here0s0Johnny
    @Here0s0Johnny 5 років тому +58

    such an elegant and noble person. the US is lucky to have had him as president.

    •  5 років тому +6

      No. Not really.

    • @gactyre1490
      @gactyre1490 5 років тому +13

      @ Still better than that POS in the White House right now, right?

    • @gactyre1490
      @gactyre1490 5 років тому +9

      @ You open your eyes, you're too much in love with the zillionth politician. Because that's what he is, another politician owned by sickening lobbyists.

    • @tilapiah6
      @tilapiah6 5 років тому +2

      The facts you shared are indicative of someone who maybe doesn't love, but is at least highly favorable towards the current administration.

    • @grapesoda6651
      @grapesoda6651 5 років тому +2

      in my opinion, he wasn’t the best president he could have been, but i do admire and respect him as a person.

  • @randomuploadsism
    @randomuploadsism 4 роки тому +44

    I didn’t know how much I loved him til Trump was President.

    • @_Fornad
      @_Fornad 4 роки тому +1

      @Adam L Where’s the wall then?

    • @korpiklaaniband2277
      @korpiklaaniband2277 4 роки тому +2

      Obama has the same issues with Republicans yet managed to do a lot more.

  • @mikemcq10
    @mikemcq10 3 роки тому +2

    America needs to hear this.

  • @CarmelaMiles
    @CarmelaMiles 5 років тому +19

    Hey Guardian, this is for you.
    Anyone from Buzzfeed here? Please listen. Vice? WSJ?

  • @TheBeathingWar
    @TheBeathingWar 5 років тому +54

    Finally seems like people are getting tierd of the woke crowd.

  • @odinangie1377
    @odinangie1377 3 роки тому +3

    I completely agree.

  • @Rasika269
    @Rasika269 4 роки тому +4

    I love love LOVE how he put it in simple words and in just one and a half minutes.

  • @Necronlord2011
    @Necronlord2011 4 роки тому +17

    My respect for him went even higher having seen this.

    • @blackout07blue
      @blackout07blue 3 роки тому

      Yes, his shallow statement hit so deep in my shallow mind!

  • @ziyou3494
    @ziyou3494 3 роки тому +7

    He never stops to amaze me.

    • @blackout07blue
      @blackout07blue 3 роки тому

      incel

    • @krokuke
      @krokuke 3 роки тому +1

      @@blackout07blue How does liking Obama suddenly make him an incel (A person unable to find love which you probably didn't know)? Or you're just insulting him for no reason.

  • @philhob4317
    @philhob4317 4 роки тому +10

    It's always refreshing to watch him. Especially in these crazy times

  • @spearPYN
    @spearPYN 4 роки тому +26

    I love his intelligence and wisdom. Thats what the President should represent.

  • @TheManinblack1011
    @TheManinblack1011 9 місяців тому +4

    Man spitting facts

  • @mancinellismathlab7451
    @mancinellismathlab7451 5 років тому +18

    I absolutely salute this. Thank you Mr. President

  • @patarcher9199
    @patarcher9199 4 роки тому +14

    Just believe what you want and don’t try to cancel people who have a different opinion than you do

    • @missandry5178
      @missandry5178 3 роки тому

      It's the only way it can work. 👍

    • @blackout07blue
      @blackout07blue 3 роки тому

      Different opinion is why people are cancelled. It’s because they’re racist or domestic terrorists.

  • @keiroty7187
    @keiroty7187 3 роки тому +4

    This needs to be shown everywhere

  • @celinaeinem6837
    @celinaeinem6837 4 роки тому +4

    I love hearing Obama talk with a casual conversational tone