You are so badly ignoring what is really at stake in this election. Its like you never heard of Trump or Project 2025!!! I'm sorry, but your whole take is Ill informed, shallow and somewhat foolhardy. Not you, but your take. I really hope you go do some real research.
@@lionmom7629 Project 2025 belongs to the Heritage Foundation, not Trump. All of Trump's policies are on his website. Unlike Kamala Harris who doesn't have a single policy on her website. That's because she doesn't stand for anything. Perhaps you should do some real research yourself!
@@lionmom7629 not Fox News, CNN fact checker called out Democrats for spreading misinformation about former President Trump and the Heritage Foundation's "Project 2025" on Thursday. Trump did not write Project 2025," CNN's Daniel Dale said. "The big policy document published by the Heritage Foundation thinktank lists dozens of people as authors, editors, contributors. Donald Trump is not among them."
@@lionmom7629 you need to research. Kamala and Tim are using project 2025 because they don’t have anything else. They can’t talk about the borders, because due to the Democratic Party we have 11,000 million illegal in this country. My mortgage payment just go up but Democrats crazy" for passing a progressive legislature that would give illegal immigrants up to $150,000 in first-time homeownership, officials said. The bill, AB 1840, would require the California Housing Finance Authority's home purchase assistance program, or California Dream for All Program, to include illegal immigrants' applications.
I’m not Democrat (I’m much further left) and most definitely not Republican, I’ll vote Harris but I’m not a Stan, but allow me to give VP Harris her props. During the period of time between losing her own presidential campaign and being chosen for VP, she was still in our teacher union meetings listening and taking notes. Also Biden/Harris funded A LOT Of government programs, I benefited from a few of them (including student loan forgiveness, renovated home through Habitat for Humanity, and faster wifi in my neighborhood). The prospect of project 2025 gaining wings under Trump, will have me in the polls for every Democrat with a pulse.
And I was gonna be one of those ppl. It's just.... it's so hard to vote for these heathens. Especially if they're not doing shit to actually help 🫤. I feel for all of them. But it's so slimy and dirty that Trump is trying to exploit that in his favor of winning. I'm voting blue. Not because I like Kamala and not because I have faith in democrats, but because I'm a trans, black, and afab person who will definitely have all my rights stripped away under trumps rein
Wellp, did you cry after you found why we are sitting home or leaving the democratic party after all these years? Nobody wants to have the real conversation smh. This pisses us off. I'm sensing that you are an immigrant. Because this comment wouldn't have been if you were black American.
My thoughts. She’s a politician. She’s gonna do bad terrible things/things we don’t like. We recognize the stakes (especially with Trump) and vote accordingly. We put as much pressure on her as possible now and if she wins, throughout her presidency
EGG👏🏾ZACK👏🏾LEE!!👏🏾 With trump, the people of Palestine are as good as gone. With Kamala, I feel like we’ll see a much better chance at actually seeing an embargo or AT LEAST a ceasefire if we keep pushing for it.
@TCt83067695 Unfortunately it's the truth. A politician is a politician. I'm glad for the enthusiasm and the positive push from her campaign but at the end of the day America as a whole has generations long deals with other nations and too many fingers in pies that no matter what president we have they have to bend a knee to. It comes with the job.
@@MakeSureYouCleanUp Tyler is a progressive that supports wealth tax, Medicare4All, green new deal and so on. I was just saddened to read his comment considering Kamala does not support our policies.
Being a politician is like being a doctor. You have to see people suffer due to your choices, and being, to a point, indifferent is almost required to stay sane.
It’s not just Kamala it’s the Democrats in general (i’m not a republican btw). They say whatever they need to say to get voters. It just so happens she’s not a white man so she has to lean into that even more. It’s both a strength and weakness
I am a proud socialist, and I am voting for Kamala. Not because of her takes on Israel & Gaza, not because I think she's gonna set the political world on fire with radical left policies to really turn everything around, but because we have to make sure we have something to fight for before we do the real work, and if Trump wins, the landscape of our politics and government will change for the worst for potentially generations to come, and that's dangerous. I think we as leftists have become way too idealized that we forget that revolutionary change doesn't occur overnight, especially in a capitalist society. The work begins with first making sure the lowest of bars are cleared, and Kamala (for better or for worse) clears that bar. After she gets into office, the real work can begin by holding her and her administration accountable. I am at least somewhat sure that Kamala will listen to what the people want far more than Trump or his cronies ever would. We have to first play the game before we can change it.
I think "the left" (really liberals here) keep thinking change will come from inside the system. It's a naive approach that doesn't seem to have actually guaranteed anyone's rights save the group who had their enshrined in our original constitution....the rich. .n the 🖐🏻
Im not american nor do i live there but weren't yall fighting ppl who wanted to vote for biden literally a couple months ago because ''its wrong to vote for the lesser evil" and "the policies you don't want trump to reinforce (like transphobic policies) will be reinforced by biden too anyways" and now that literally BIDEN'S VICE PRESIDENT is running you're using the same arguments that biden voters used? Im so confused here what happened and im assuming since youre a socialist that you're pro-palestine , how could you vote for her when shes been loud and proud about supporting isreale's "right to defend itself" and when biden sent billions of dollars to kill ppl in Palestine? Shes literally his vice president you don't think shes gonna do the same thing too?
@@Mysticbladegod Oh, it does. Thanks to people organizing and actually voting, we were able to back Jon Stewart's attempts at financial and medical aid to 9/11 first responders, we were able to see gay marriage legalized, we've seen expanding prison reforms, we'll likely see the legalization of marijuana soon. The people have far more power than a lot of the government (namely conservatives) want you to think. And the second you tell yourself that none of it ever works, they've already won.
Im tired of these people waiting for a national election to spout off about 3rd party candidates. Until you start electing these people locally so someone on a national level has the support, they ARE NOT going to win. VOTE IN YOUR LOCAL ELECTIONS IF YOU WANT REAL CHANGE!!
They're not going to win regardless. Imagine they build a big new party that espouses all of their favorite positions. They manage to somehow make it competitive- like they could really win the presidency. How do you staff your campaign? With disaffected Democrats. Who is going to fill all the administrative positions that require someone with some experience? With disaffected Democrats. Who are your voters going to be? Disaffected Democrats. So in the end, you'll end up with a movement that's largely made up of people who were originally Democrats. In this situation you just end up with... a Democratic party with a new name on it. But I'm wasting time here. No one who wants to vote for a third party thinks about these things for real. It's about being a cool leftist because Democrats aren't cool.
Based on the thumbnail, I was worried this was gonna be another like "Kamala is JUST as bad as Trump so don't vote for her... Your suffering is a sacrifice I am willing to make" take, but you have really nailed it down with this one!! I was already subscribed but now I'm double subscribed. No but seriously... I'm tired of that idea that we should reject the next step just because it isn't the top of the staircase. Of letting perfect be the enemy of good. Especially as a trans person, who is TERRIFIED of another Trump term. tylerhackner9731 said it perfectly in this comment section, pressure her heavily and recognize the stakes. It isn't healthy, as we've learned the hard way from Trump, to agree with a politician's stances unconditionally without critical thought in a cult-like manner. I hope Harris isn't the type to fold and double-down on her stance when she faces great criticism. My hopes aren't high, but I guess we'll see. Love ya! Keep making great videos. Edit: Its common for people to misconstrue criticism for Harris on her Palestine stance as complete and total rejection of her. Not a significant number of people are saying we shouldn't vote for her under any circumstance, it really is just the liberals and misguided leftists getting defensive over Harris and insisting that she is perfect. I've fallen into that trap too, I often thought criticism of Biden should be ignored/silenced because it would be harmful to his image and cost him the election, which just led to me being willingly ignorant to his terrible complacency in genocide. You live and you learn. Edit 2: Another crazy, but interesting thing that you touched on which resonates a lot with me: Black people not going to the polls because Kamala "isn't black" or "isn't progressive enough" is LITERALLY what the fascists want. The fascists will take advantage of a progressive movement to serve their own needs. You see it online with those white conservatives and russian bots pretending to be black women who refuse to vote democrat because XYZ (i'm really a black woman guys). Again, well done and well said!
Imo we ARE choosing to accept someone's suffering to save ourselves. A.A ancestors were pretty clear about what threat to justice means. If we can't make a just decision in face of genocide n only have maybes I am not confident the people are in any position to say this is a democracy. 🤷🏽♂️
@user-jv8kr4im1t so what do we do if we can't make a jut decision. I'm not hearing affective solutions to changing the systems or the minds of the politicians. All I hear are quitters refusing to make calculated decisions even if they don't get all that they want
Putting trump back in office is gonna cause a problem out here that we can undo. The problem is the right really believes the left is about to just silently acquiese and there won't be any social conflict and they are very very wrong. These people are so angry and vengeful they actually WANT to cause a war.
@@user-jv8kr4im1t agreed. i am probably going to vote for Kamala, but I am going to hold onto that guilt forever. I understand being strategic as leftists. But why are so many of us being ridiculed for caring about a genocide? To the original comment, i am also trans. I am disabled. I know what it will be like if Trump gets elected again. I am scared. But you know who is a million times more scared than either of us? The people in Gaza who are constantly under threat of extinction. Not to mention i've been long disgusted with the use of our military; i dont understand how ANY of us can support her happily.
I understand wanting to appeal to as many people as possible and trying to reach across the aisle to certain anti-Trump Republicans. I also take it as a good sign that she chose Tim Walz as her VP pick👀 My only serious concern is with how she will handle Israel, especially if she wins... I think I can understand how much power/clout certain lobbying groups and companies may have, but it was awful that her campaign couldn't even give a Palestinian speaker how many minutes for a pretty sanitized, thoughtful speech that was in support of Harris.
It’s crazy how they would rather not let any Palestinian speak whether they were in support of Harris or not cause they are afraid of any sort of criticism
Did you grow up in a different United States than I did? I knew Gaza was toast right when Oct 7 happened. It was just a question of how fast the West Bank would follow after that. Because I know the American people inherently see Arabs as threats. They will support Israel no matter how brutal their tactics are. Remember when John McCane assuaged a town haller's fears about Barak Obama being an Arab by saying "No, he's a good man."? He's not Arab he's a good man. 😐Kamala's position is as far as you can go supporting a ceasefire (which is bullshit btw, it's colonialism plain and simple) and still be a viable candidate. She can't call it what it is: an occupied territory that has been ethnically cleansed for the last 75 years.
She met with the Palestinian group privately, she listened to their concerns, she pledged support for their cause, she is on record and working to get a cease fire. I believe she is sincere. How much time were they given to speak at the RNC? It's a tight election and a binary choice. The podium at the DNC was already overcrowded. Did they really have anything to say that would increase Kamala's electability? The stakes are high: Donald Trump is on record supporting Netanyahu to continue doing what he is doing... It would seem that Kamala is their best option.
@@prettybrownbrown7 extremely unlikely, imo. If anything, hinting that the next president might not be as nice to Netanyahu would give negotiators more to work with.
The way in which this black woman has had to walk a tight rope throughout her career in San Francisco, California, democratic and national Politics has been nothing short of remarkable. She has my enthusiastic support, love, trust, and confidence. Hold her accountable. She works for us. But I will work with and for her to ensure her political ascendancy to the highest office in the land.
What? Being someone who lived through her policies and have had people close to me work with her, Ill sum her up at a high level. Shes basically the kid who cheats on tests in school and when she gets caught and asked to show her work she calls the teacher racist.
@@raidergainzx5290so whats the other choice? Trump and his Red Ceasarist lackies in Heritage and Federalist Society? Yeah shes not the shining progressive we want, shes the stopgap against something far worse that im MUCH MORE TERRIFIED OF
I want to add that a ceasefire isnt enough as u dont have to fire a shot to completely starve ppl and deny them their necessities. Then it could also b argued the Nakba(48s invasion) never stopped which there was a netflix movie about. Honestly the more I read about that history the more my blood boils and disdain for US, Britain n Iz... grows. That said thank you for taking an analytical approach regardless of me disagreeing with you at the end.
I really find a lot of value in the "weakest adversary" theory for leftist politics. Kamala isn't our ideal candidate, but she's the candidate most likely to bend to outside influence from the left. We should elect her in November, and immediately begin planning how we're going to hold her to account once she's in office.
I also feel like a lot of leftists are SUPER YOUNG and they were either underage and not affected by politics during Trumps presidency, or just didn't care. The truth of the matter is that whether we like Kamala, or not we need to make sure she makes it to office. One of the positive things is that AT LEAST she cares about the peaceful transfer of power, voting rights and WOMENS REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOMS and people as a whole not being targeted by a white supremacist presidency. These things are enough to not want the other guy to win because that'll just make our lives miserable here. I feel like they just don remember how bad it was, so they don't care if he gets elected again, and not even taking into account that he wants to make it even WORSE.
Let’s be honest, our “ideal candidate” wouldn’t win a presidential election. There’s a reason why her centrism is working. In order to win, you must appeal to all voters.
I'm sorry mate, those are pipe dreams. US leftists said as much about Biden in 2020, and look where we are now? Did you bend Biden to your leftist will? Also, as a non American this is one thing driving me crazy: what do you mean "vote them in and then bend them to our will"? You already voted mate, that's the one card you had to bargain with (as ineffectual as it is in the US's sham democracy). You give them your one bargaining card, and you still think you have some leverage on the conversation?
@@miaomiaou_ that’s not true the majority of people support progressive policies, maybe not outright socialism or communism but things like universal healthcare or a ceasefire are widely supported
I want to also, I would employ you to do a little bit more investigation about the American Israeli alliance support. Have to do with pro-Zionist affiliated donors spending untold amount of money and congressional campaigns, as well as threaten to withhold endowments to the tune of 100 millions of dollars to universities, making it hard for people to speak out against them so that support isn’t 100% organic.
Do you follow any independent progressive news outlets like The Lever? I finished the video and agree. Kamala is the better option. I just don’t want her to take our votes for granted like the dems always do.
When she said: "As Commander-in-Chief, I will ensure America always has the strongest, most lethal fighting force in the world." My jaw literally dropped.
You know ... I hate to admit it, but right now, It's just about fucking winning this thing. I actually do like Kamala, what she represents, and her background. But high key, even if that weren't true, I would still vote for her. Trump is too much of a threat to whatever Democracy we have left.
To be completely honest I don’t think, at least at this moment in time, it is possible for someone with the views of the most progressive Americans to get any traction as a political candidate. The political establishment simply won’t allow for it. And so, of COURSE Kamala does not align with the views of many young progressive Americans. The presidential race has never been about “who had the perfect views and is a perfect person” or even “who agrees with me”… it’s about who is better out of the two. And that sucks, but that’s not changing before this November.
I hope people don’t see this as progressive and more as being more centered. A lot of people don’t agree with her views HOWEVER we as Americans are scared of this huge idolization of one figure where he can do no wrong.
I hate that she made it seem like the Palestinians are just starving, not being starved by Israel. But I also understand the tightrope she's walking to appease conflicting factions within "the left".
Kamala certainly isn't trying to appease the left. Just like most democrats she would rather go after republican votes than conceed to leftist demands. She serves AIPAC and arms manufacturers just like 99.9% of Washington's swamp creatures. Just another black face in a high place enforcing colonialism and US hegemony i.e. obama
Herby I just wanna say thank you for this video. It was well done and extremely informative. Everyone share this video to each person in America that has a voting right we have to get the information out !!!!
Raven Symoné isn’t not biracial and she meant she’s just a Black American instead of African American bc she doesn’t know where she’s from in Africa which makes sense. Just had to defend my girl!
@@eddie-lamardavis1354But what’s wrong with just saying Black Americans? We don’t get on white folks to call them European-American, who don’t know which European country they come from.
@@michellelove52I appreciate you seeing this side of the argument. It truly doesn’t make sense to force one group to identify with a term that other groups of people aren’t even close to identifying with. Let’s keep it consistent across the board.
@@oliviaisnicole1835 you can call yourself a black American. But African American is the definition given to black people who are the descendants of slaves, which is precisely what Raven Symone is even with her white ancestry. She should be proud of her heritage! It's beautiful!
Best video about Kamala. They have been saying for months that they are working on a ceasefire. How do you plan on stopping someone when you continue to supply weapons? I wish America would focus on Americans. Spend that type of money here on its citizens. Education, health care, child care, housing, increase minimum wage, better food etc. I don't understand her plan on housing. I live in Florida and there are so many houses for sale that no one can afford them. Some developers have decided to rent out new housing development because people can't afford to buy. Her plan is to build more houses? Just decrease inflation. Also, leave other countries alone. The government is not Christian because the Bible has so many says about worrying about your own household and minding your own business.
Building affordable houses is different than just building housing. Presidents and Congress can't just make businesses lower their prices because they say so. Something in their power is to increase the minimum wage though. But state governments aren't ignored or shouldn't be.
Not to mention the more houses added the less they can go "well the stock is short sooooo we gotta charge a lot, sorry not sorry" they can't use that excuse if new homes keep getting built.
So why is Gaza so important but Dafur isn't? Attacks in Darfur have escalated, and experts warn of ongoing ethnic cleansing and genocide. Since April 15, 2023, half of Sudan's population, or 25 million people, are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance and protection. We sure seem hyper focused on GAZA. -- when Russia in Sudan Nearly every internal conflict regarding resources ultimately becomes internationalized, and both Russia and China figure in Sudan’s crisis. Sudan is Africa’s third largest producer of gold. Russia is sustaining its war in Ukraine and surviving Western economic sanctions by smuggling gold out of Sudan. There have been at least 16 known Russian gold-smuggling flights out of Sudan since the Ukraine war began. Russia has lent military backing to Sudan’s leadership to quash Sudan’s nascent pro-democracy civilian movement. U.S. officials affirm that Russia actively supported Sudan’s 2021 military coup. Documents show that both Hemedti and al-Burhan are backed by Russia.
As European (Spanish), as we are trying to hold off some Trump and Bannon's friends around here, respecting that it is your country and your vote, think about us when voting if you can and vote against Trump, please😭
We're trying as hard as we can to elect Harris and get the Trump plague under control, but that's what it is, the symptom of an ill nation. Even if Harris wins, there is an overwhelming number of deranged people who wont accept the election results, their anger may eventually swallow what's left of this country.
I’ve always wanted to move to Spain and it’s so scary seeing the rise of the right-wing there. Y’all putting up a good fight though and frankly are still in a better position than leftists in the U.S.
@@loadishstone it has always been here, since our civil War and dictatorship at least, but it was inside the right winged party, somehow 'ashamed?' , they did horrific things then. But when Bannon started his conferences and meetings they split and made its own party, now we have like three. We remember, my generation (I'm 48) remembers its parents and grandparents totally fucked up. We'll put a fight, and you will too, it's global, we need to
Folks always wanna blame progressive but imma hear this video out lol. We deserve something for our vote. Obama left the middle class behind as most of the relief went to Wall Street and corporations. I would like to see her commit to an arms embargo and universal childcare
37:47 rhetoric is different from action. It sounds like they’re saying different things but the material result is the same. Malcom Xs fear of the fox liberal against the wolf republicans: one tells you what they’re going to bite you, the other smiles as if they’re your friend and ends up biting you regardless. The people are tired
I Spent years working in the CJ system doing harm reduction and incremental change. Its tough and necessary. Too many folks throw the baby out with the bath water. This is a no brainer Harris-Walz 2024
If you wanna learn more about Kamala’s opportunity economy you should watch her recent NC rally but basically she plans to build 3 million new homes and rentals, 25,000 down payment assistance for first time home buyers, expanding and extending the CTC, giving 100M everyday Americas a tax cut, raising the corporate tax rate to 28%, forgiving medical debt, forgiving student loan debt, cracking down on corporate monopolies, price gouging, corporations buying up homes, and corporations charging and conspiring with other companies to charge absurd amounts of rent. She’ll need a democratic congress ofc if she wants to get most of this done
What house is anyone buying for a 25,000 down payment and who is going to be paying these mortgages when the interest rate is 7%…you realize the bank will make more off you you than when you sell the house if you ever do…also this loan only applies for FIRST TIME homeowners who have paid rent on time for two years….not all the ppl left behind in the crash of 2008, not all the ppl who fell on hard times in the last few years and might have missed a rent payment…it doesn’t really matter how much they pursue monopolies here when the majority of American companies are allowed to act as monopolies overseas and drive down the cost of labor world wide….hell her top economic advisor is a black rock exec which is who is also buying up all the homes. Don’t confuse the government and the fed trying to drive up asset prices with them trying to give you a break.
Corporations and billionaires are paying her campaign bills. Seriously, don't hold your breath. She's allowed to say those things to garner votes, but we should all know better by now that establishment democrats are full of nothing but empty words.
@bisiashley 100%, she doesn't want to make housing affordable because she doesn't want to take away profits from developers and landlords, this is just aesthetics. The issue is not a housing shortage (there are more empty homes than homeless people in America), the issue is affordability - $25000 is not going to suddenly help a working class family in any major city afford a home. She'd rather protect housing as an investment asset for the wealthy than implement nationwide rent control or anything that takes profits away from landlords and REITs.
@@JakeTahoeMusic surplus housing is concentrated in places where nobody wants to live or move to. unless you want to live in the middle of nowhere west virginia, there's a housing shortage.
but she has been talking about Israel defending itself against Hamas not Palestinians . also I dont know why we have to vote based on soully Palestine and Israels G side . im half west African and I know on the continent so much G side is happening and nobody is talking about why those aren’t also being used to determine who to vote for.. people dont really care
There is no Hamas out to get Israel. Hamas has no weapons, and no support from any big country. She is lying through her teeth about that. Every politician or government official who mentions Hamas as a reason to give Israel weapons is lying for money.
I don't know why this Genocide is more important than any other that's taking place, if feels a little political for me. April 15, 2023 - Present Attacks in Darfur have escalated, and experts warn of ongoing ethnic cleansing and genocide. Since April 15, 2023, half of Sudan’s population, or 25 million people, are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance and protection. Roughly 18 million people are facing acute food insecurity, with 8.5 million people acutely malnourished or struggling to survive and an additional 755,000 in famine conditions. It is predicted that in the coming months, 220,000 Sudanese children will die. Additionally, by October 2024 an estimated 2.5 million people could die from hunger-related causes, and at least 14 areas of the country are near famine, yet no famine declaration has been made. The healthcare system is near collapse and contagious diseases are spreading; meanwhile, over 70% of healthcare facilities in regions affected by the conflict are inoperable or closed. Since April 2023, over 10 million people have been internally displaced and over 2 million refugees have fled to neighboring countries. Fighting has been concentrated in the capital Khartoum. However, mass killings and displacement in Darfur have led to reports of ethnic cleansing. The country faces complete economic and social collapse. Just under half of the population is unemployed and the Sudanese pound has lost at least 50% of its value. Internet and telephone access has experienced blackouts during which more than 30 million people had no access for over a month. At least 10,400 schools have been closed, leaving 19 million children without education. The United Nations has only received 17% of its requested $2.7 billion it has requested for Sudan. The UN calls the present situation in Sudan the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Devolution to Destruction The current mass atrocities in Sudan are the inevitable result of several factors: The West’s failure to realistically assess the goals of the military and paramilitary leaders in Sudan and to naively trust their promise of a democratic transition. An inability to strengthen and support civil society. A withdrawal of multiple peacekeeping forces, placing vulnerable people at increasing risk. No effort to resolve local resource-based conflicts. Limited accountability for previous violence in the region. Inertia among regional mechanisms that could enhance peace, safety, and security, such as the African Union.
I don't know why people keep saying no one is talking about Sudan because most of the influencers I follow also talk about Sudan and Congo. Y'all just aren't watching the right people it seems. Cause people are talking. People are boycotting and people are basing their votes in it. She is literally lying about sexual assault and ignoring the videos of Palestinians having r*ped with literal rods and dying from it. Isreal is not defending it's self and she knows that. So there is no but. Biden said the same but he's still a blood thirsty freak. The president of Israel literally said he was concerned about how blood thirsty he was in the past. She's not saying anything different from him. Period. Disgusting.
@@JillStJohn-qj8gsdoes America fund this? America is literally funding the g-cide hence why it matters. if they weren't funding it then obviously it wouldn't matter (in terms of voting for a president). it's not really rocket science.
Very good video. Tbh, I don't think we would see the real Kamala until a hypothetical second term. However, I think Kamala is progressive enough to at least listen to the protesters. Kamala reportedly pressuring Netanyahu for a cease fire during the 2024 visit is better than anything Trump has done. I agree that it is not enough, but... idk. I wish I could snap my fingers and make things right, but progress is slow in America as mentioned in the vid. Call it cope, but Harris is better for the country than Trump and that's all I got for now. However, this is just one single battle. We need to continue to protest, work with our communities, etc. Progress may be slow, but the needle is shifting.
I keep telling people to check out her voting record from her time as a senator- She voted with Bernie Sanders 95% of the time, making her the most progressive senator. Right now, she just needs to win the presidency and so she's doing what she's gotta do.
What’s interesting is how confusing the discussion becomes. We tag team a well rounded candidate and coddle the other one. Is patriarchy the champion?? Then we jump over the face of the country and lean on relationship choice overlooking the dysfunctional act from the other one. Why are we here?? In the complicated errors of our ways. We need a leader. We need decent representation. Up next is a generation that will be able to foster change ….. I’m just so over all the opinion platforms.
Yep these people really think they ain’t uneducated psychos casually supporting mass murder and genocide, it would be funny if it wasn’t sad ,,,” talking bout nobody’s perfect “ lol some damn sociopaths
I mean, she's demonstrably a hypocrite, but that goes for pretty much all politicians. She's gonna be a hero to the neolib democrats. For us? She's harm reduction compared to Trump. In My Not So Humble Canadian-ass Opinion, eh.
What do you actual know about her work as a public servant? I never hear anyone discuss her actual work as a public servant. I'll wait why you look up Trumps? VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS As CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL from 2011 to 2017, Kamala Harris worked on several significant policies, bills, and acts. Here are some notable examples: 1. **Criminal Justice Reform**: Harris focused on reforming the criminal justice system, emphasizing rehabilitation and reducing recidivism. Her office worked on initiatives to improve the conditions of prisons and support reentry programs for former offenders. 2. **California Racial and Identity Profiling Act (RIPA)**: Harris supported the passage of RIPA, which requires California law enforcement agencies to collect data on stops, searches, and arrests to combat racial profiling and improve transparency in policing. 3. **Victims' Rights and Support**: Harris advocated for and supported measures to enhance protections and services for victims of crime, including efforts to strengthen the rights of survivors and provide better resources and support services. 4. **Consumer Protection**: Her office took significant actions to protect consumers, including filing lawsuits against companies involved in fraudulent practices. This included cases related to mortgage fraud and deceptive business practices. 5. **Environmental Protection**: Harris supported environmental protection policies and worked on initiatives to address issues related to climate change and pollution, collaborating with various agencies to enforce environmental laws. 6. **Human Trafficking**: Harris was a strong advocate for combating human trafficking. Her office worked to strengthen laws and penalties against traffickers and improve support services for victims. 7. **Marriage Equality**: During her tenure, Harris supported the legal recognition of same-sex marriages and defended the state's position in legal challenges related to marriage equality. 8. **Safe Schools Initiative**: She supported policies aimed at ensuring safer school environments, including efforts to address bullying and harassment. These efforts reflect Harris's broader focus on justice reform, consumer protection, and advocacy for marginalized communities during her time as Attorney General. As a U.S. SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA from 2017 to 2021, Kamala Harris worked on and supported a variety of policies, bills, and acts across different areas. Here are some notable examples: 1. **Criminal Justice Reform**: - **First Step Act**: Harris supported the First Step Act, which aimed to reform the federal prison system by reducing mandatory minimum sentences for certain non-violent offenses, improving rehabilitation programs, and providing inmates with better opportunities for early release. - **Justice in Policing Act**: Harris co-sponsored this comprehensive policing reform bill, which aimed to address issues related to police misconduct, accountability, and the use of force. It included provisions for banning chokeholds, establishing a national database of police misconduct, and promoting community-based policing. 2. **Healthcare**: - **Affordable Care Act (ACA) Protections**: Harris was a vocal supporter of protecting and expanding the ACA, including efforts to ensure coverage for pre-existing conditions and improve access to affordable healthcare. - **Medicare for All**: Harris co-sponsored the Medicare for All Act, which aimed to create a single-payer healthcare system providing universal coverage for all Americans. 3. **Economic and Labor Issues**: - **Minimum Wage**: Harris co-sponsored the Raise the Wage Act, which sought to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour. - **Equal Pay**: She supported the Paycheck Fairness Act, aimed at closing the gender pay gap and promoting wage equality. 4. **Climate Change and Environmental Protection**: - **Green New Deal**: Harris co-sponsored the Green New Deal resolution, which proposed comprehensive measures to address climate change, create green jobs, and invest in renewable energy. - **Climate Crisis Action**: She worked on legislation to address climate change and promote environmental justice, including supporting policies to reduce carbon emissions and increase investment in clean energy. 5. **Education**: - **Student Loan Debt**: Harris supported various initiatives to address student loan debt, including proposals to make college more affordable and provide relief for borrowers. - **Higher Education Act**: She co-sponsored legislation to reform the Higher Education Act, aiming to increase funding for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and improve access to higher education. 6. **Gun Control**: - **Background Checks**: Harris co-sponsored the Background Check Expansion Act, which aimed to require background checks for all gun sales, including those conducted online and at gun shows. - **Assault Weapons Ban**: She supported measures to ban the sale and manufacture of assault weapons. 7. **Voting Rights**: - **For the People Act**: Harris co-sponsored this major voting rights and election reform bill, which aimed to expand voter access, reduce the influence of money in politics, and improve election security. - **Voting Rights Act**: She supported efforts to restore and strengthen provisions of the Voting Rights Act to protect against voter suppression. 8. **Immigration**: - **Dream and Promise Act**: Harris co-sponsored this bill aimed at providing a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children (Dreamers) and those with temporary protected status. These legislative efforts reflect Harris's focus on issues related to justice reform, healthcare, economic equality, environmental protection, education, and civil rights during her time in the Senate. As VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, Kamala Harris has been involved in several key initiatives and policies, though her role is more supportive and advisory compared to when she was a legislator. Here are some notable areas where she has played a significant role: 1. **COVID-19 Response**: - **American Rescue Plan Act**: Harris played a key role in advocating for and supporting the American Rescue Plan, which provided economic relief during the COVID-19 pandemic. This included direct stimulus payments to individuals, extended unemployment benefits, and funding for vaccine distribution. 2. **Infrastructure**: - **Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act**: Harris supported and promoted the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which aims to improve the nation's infrastructure, including investments in roads, bridges, public transit, broadband, and clean energy. 3. **Climate Change**: - **Climate Action**: Harris has been involved in the Biden administration’s efforts to combat climate change, including supporting policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, promote renewable energy, and address environmental justice issues. 4. **Voting Rights**: - **For the People Act and John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act**: Harris has been an advocate for federal voting rights legislation. Although these bills faced significant challenges in Congress, she has supported efforts to expand voting access and protect election integrity. 5. **Economic Equity**: - **Small Business Support**: Harris has worked on policies to support small businesses, particularly those owned by minorities and women, through access to funding and resources as part of broader economic recovery efforts. 6. **Gun Violence Prevention**: - **Gun Control Advocacy**: Harris continues to support measures aimed at reducing gun violence, including strengthening background checks and banning assault weapons, aligning with the administration’s broader gun control agenda. 7. **Immigration**: - **Immigration Reform**: Harris has supported the Biden administration's immigration reform efforts, including providing a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, addressing root causes of migration, and improving border management. 8. **Gender Equality**: - **Support for Women's Rights**: Harris has continued to advocate for gender equality issues, including advancing women's rights in the workplace, addressing domestic violence, and supporting reproductive rights. While the Vice President’s role is often more focused on supporting and facilitating the administration’s agenda rather than directly sponsoring legislation, Kamala Harris has been instrumental in promoting and advancing these key policy areas during her tenure.
Another great video, Herby! Always love to hear your thoughts, especially about important matters like this. I'm really hoping your analysis of why Kamala said what she said about Israel is correct, and it's my take as well. In a political sphere that emphasizes artifice over depth/integrity, I hope she just said that to win support and not because that's what she actually thinks. Either way, we cannot let our like OR dislike of her dissuade us from pressing her on the issues we care about. That is our political, civic, and HUMANITARIAN duty as constituents and people
I appreciate what you’ve done to try to bring the facts and to approach this thoughtfully. Below are my thoughts: I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again, I understand the strategy of voting for her. I think many people are saying “she doesn’t have their vote” to use their vote as bargaining power because if she’s already got it you have nothing to bargain with. I also think if we’re going to sit here and talk about fascism being on the rise and a pressing threat, then we have to acknowledge that nothing being done or said on that stage is a counter to that. It’s a vote to stave off something that will continue to be there, and its threat will only be more legitimate if we’re only focused on reifying the institutions, including the military and policing, that fascism needs in order to take hold. It’s not like Kamala is running on an anti fascism platform, so treating her like the solution to it comes across disingenuous. Which isn’t what Kirby has done here at all, but it is something I see a lot from people trying to persuade others to vote for her. And I don’t think it’s helpful. The thing about an arms embargo is that it’s literally just asking the government to follow its own laws. It’s within our own laws that money and arms not be provided to a nation engaging in the kind of violences the Israeli colony is. Our government is actively disregarding its own laws and the institutions it’s helped create. All because of the economic, military, and ideological gains it gets from the existence of this colony. That’s a dangerous precedent being set that only reaffirms fascism. So I think this is a big part of what drives people to feel like the choices don’t look different to them. I’ve always voted and I’ll continue to vote but I just want us to be able to do two things at once. To not be so fixated on moralizing our decisions that we lack the ability to critically engage with the negative aspects of what our decisions mean and the results it has for people we likely will never know. You can’t chastise people for not voting when voting is widely inaccessible, even without rhetoric and propaganda. The lack of covid policy literally makes going to vote dangerous for vulnerable people. Some people don’t have the ability to get proper documentation. Staff is often ill-informed or intentionally malicious in stopping people from voting. People don’t have free time or the money and transportation needed to get to the polls. Theres just always more to the story, and idk, I guess I just want us to approach things with more grace for others. I’m sorry that this is so damn long.
After watching your video, my major problem with Kamala is that she’s too much of a chameleon for me to understand what she is fighting for. It’s like she’s trying to blend in with and for everyone that she loses a sense of self for me as a black woman. I’ll still be voting for her just because of my distaste for Trump and his dialogue on women and abortion rights.
Here we go with this again 🙄. She’s clearly stated more than once what she’s fighting for. What do you want her to do?! Come out with a fro with her fist in the air saying Black Power???
24:28 The border bill is not great but it is better. It invests in increasing capacity to process. But it also doesn't demilitarize the border, which will be an ongoing problem in the future. It's weird to treat Mexico like an enemy, and China for that matter, when they are two of our biggest trading partners.
Where are her policies? Where is her agenda? We dont owe her nothing, and she has to earn my vote, not the other way around. She is just a trash candidate and a empty suit of the highest order. I can understand why people are tuning her out because she is just not likable. At all.
Unpopular opinion Personally I am pro Palestine and was hoping for palestinian speaker however many conservatives see a pro Palestine stance as supporting hamas. So in my opinion it was probably a strategic move to not be seen as “supporting terrorism”
So we not talking about any other "Genocides" just Gaza...ummm okay April 15, 2023 - Present Attacks in Darfur have escalated, and experts warn of ongoing ethnic cleansing and genocide. Since April 15, 2023, half of Sudan’s population, or 25 million people, are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance and protection. Roughly 18 million people are facing acute food insecurity, with 8.5 million people acutely malnourished or struggling to survive and an additional 755,000 in famine conditions. It is predicted that in the coming months, 220,000 Sudanese children will die. Additionally, by October 2024 an estimated 2.5 million people could die from hunger-related causes, and at least 14 areas of the country are near famine, yet no famine declaration has been made. The healthcare system is near collapse and contagious diseases are spreading; meanwhile, over 70% of healthcare facilities in regions affected by the conflict are inoperable or closed. Since April 2023, over 10 million people have been internally displaced and over 2 million refugees have fled to neighboring countries. Fighting has been concentrated in the capital Khartoum. However, mass killings and displacement in Darfur have led to reports of ethnic cleansing. The country faces complete economic and social collapse. Just under half of the population is unemployed and the Sudanese pound has lost at least 50% of its value. Internet and telephone access has experienced blackouts during which more than 30 million people had no access for over a month. At least 10,400 schools have been closed, leaving 19 million children without education. The United Nations has only received 17% of its requested $2.7 billion it has requested for Sudan. The UN calls the present situation in Sudan the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Devolution to Destruction The current mass atrocities in Sudan are the inevitable result of several factors: The West’s failure to realistically assess the goals of the military and paramilitary leaders in Sudan and to naively trust their promise of a democratic transition. An inability to strengthen and support civil society. A withdrawal of multiple peacekeeping forces, placing vulnerable people at increasing risk. No effort to resolve local resource-based conflicts. Limited accountability for previous violence in the region. Inertia among regional mechanisms that could enhance peace, safety, and security, such as the African Union.
@@JillStJohn-qj8gs Of course i care about these other genocides I was just answering the Palestine speaker question. Sorry if I confused you with my comment.
Why what conservatives say is that important they’ll say negative things regardless. That’s the biggest problem with democrats they are always cater to rebublicans to unify and shit. But other side never does and they spit on their faces.
You can thank Reagan for that. I’m old enough to remember when Americans had Election Day off. We had no school and our parents had the day off to go vote. My parents were very active in our Latin community to get them out and vote back then.
Tyla never denied her blackness, she just clarified that she is Coloured. We (South Africans) were not segregated the same way as you, there was no one-drop rule here. We have been continuously colonised for over 400 years and if you insist on speaking on South Africa, please do the reading. Americans are quick to say "Blackness is not a monolith" until the reality of that actually hits yall in the face. Just because we are African we must be the purest bread of black in the way that you define blackness? Please guys, respect our struggles and our trauma. Anyway, love your work.
America is founded on racism. So when Tyla comes to America we need to know if she with or against us. We need to know if she 's black or what she identifies as because that's how things work in America. She can be Coloured but we still reserve the right to ask "Do you fuck with black people and black culture?". Black Americans aren't the brightest as a collective. However, we've been let down by people claiming to be black and loving black culture publicly, and being the most anti-black and racist people behind closed doors. If she's Coloured then she isn't black, because Coloured is a race, no? She has 'black' in her but is she 'black'? That's what we're asking
The issue with this is we aren't coming to South Africa. She came to America to sell her music. You wanna sell to people then YOU respect Them while you ask for THEIR money. She ain't gotta be Black. But the Team needs to understand that if she isn't a Black then they need to sell her as they would a white girl making what the people feel like is Black music. I'd just say Good Luck with that one. The whole advertising campaign need to look Different.
@@TychoKingdom How about YOU Not be Fucking Pretentious! NOT everything is about FBA….. ALL of our Afro - Brethren Contributed to the Foundation of BLACK CULTURE. 😮
I’d love to observe or listen to a conversation between you and @RashadCrenshaw. Because I fully understand and respect both your perspectives on this.
Full offense but being “progressive” and choosing not to vote over Palestine/Dems not doing everything the way you want is nothing more than virtue signaling. And that WILL have consequences for pretty much anyone who isn’t a white man in a majority blue state. Neither side is great, but to act like they’re even comparable in how they’d treat us is delulu. Keep advocating for ceasefire and change in our country 10000%, but please for the love of minorities, go out and vote!
I’m not American but THIS IS WHAT IVE BEEN SAYING it is really disheartening to see all these progressive virtue signalling activists on Instagram and tiktok saying that they’re not gonna vote Kamala over this single issue sure she’s not the best candidate but she is CLEARLY better the better candidate and the other issues on the ballot too are also interconnected with what’s going on in Palestine too. She said she’s going to work towards getting a ceasefire while trump told the blue and white country not accept a US-backed ceasefire deal that was being proposed. And not to mention that the majority of those who are pro Palestine are queer/bipoc/disabled people or their identities intersect between these 3 groups and come from middle/lower income backgrounds which project 2025 is gonna be detrimental too (Bonus points if they’re are also apart of these minority groups too). How are you going to be able to advocate for Palestine when your income and freedoms have been heavily suppressed? If you want to help others you need to be able to help yourself. I get that people want to advocate for Palestine but the question is what kind of political environment you want to do that in? One with a president who will accept being held accountable and is willing to negotiate or one who will shut down all opposition completely? The day that people learn what opportunity cost is, we will be slightly closer to world peace
I hate how people are thinking wrong about her n not trusting n her it’s just sad when she hasn’t yet been in office to make it happen, also they are not liking the abortion when it’s not there body and they are ending up pregnant because of men taking advantage of women’s bodies r just sick n sad
I hate how people act like they can chat gpt her record and keep acting like she is some mystery that can't be figured out and they don't know where she came from and they can't figure out her political stance. It's all extra for me and ridiculous. VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS As CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL from 2011 to 2017, Kamala Harris worked on several significant policies, bills, and acts. Here are some notable examples: 1. **Criminal Justice Reform**: Harris focused on reforming the criminal justice system, emphasizing rehabilitation and reducing recidivism. Her office worked on initiatives to improve the conditions of prisons and support reentry programs for former offenders. 2. **California Racial and Identity Profiling Act (RIPA)**: Harris supported the passage of RIPA, which requires California law enforcement agencies to collect data on stops, searches, and arrests to combat racial profiling and improve transparency in policing. 3. **Victims' Rights and Support**: Harris advocated for and supported measures to enhance protections and services for victims of crime, including efforts to strengthen the rights of survivors and provide better resources and support services. 4. **Consumer Protection**: Her office took significant actions to protect consumers, including filing lawsuits against companies involved in fraudulent practices. This included cases related to mortgage fraud and deceptive business practices. 5. **Environmental Protection**: Harris supported environmental protection policies and worked on initiatives to address issues related to climate change and pollution, collaborating with various agencies to enforce environmental laws. 6. **Human Trafficking**: Harris was a strong advocate for combating human trafficking. Her office worked to strengthen laws and penalties against traffickers and improve support services for victims. 7. **Marriage Equality**: During her tenure, Harris supported the legal recognition of same-sex marriages and defended the state's position in legal challenges related to marriage equality. 8. **Safe Schools Initiative**: She supported policies aimed at ensuring safer school environments, including efforts to address bullying and harassment. These efforts reflect Harris's broader focus on justice reform, consumer protection, and advocacy for marginalized communities during her time as Attorney General. As a U.S. SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA from 2017 to 2021, Kamala Harris worked on and supported a variety of policies, bills, and acts across different areas. Here are some notable examples: 1. **Criminal Justice Reform**: - **First Step Act**: Harris supported the First Step Act, which aimed to reform the federal prison system by reducing mandatory minimum sentences for certain non-violent offenses, improving rehabilitation programs, and providing inmates with better opportunities for early release. - **Justice in Policing Act**: Harris co-sponsored this comprehensive policing reform bill, which aimed to address issues related to police misconduct, accountability, and the use of force. It included provisions for banning chokeholds, establishing a national database of police misconduct, and promoting community-based policing. 2. **Healthcare**: - **Affordable Care Act (ACA) Protections**: Harris was a vocal supporter of protecting and expanding the ACA, including efforts to ensure coverage for pre-existing conditions and improve access to affordable healthcare. - **Medicare for All**: Harris co-sponsored the Medicare for All Act, which aimed to create a single-payer healthcare system providing universal coverage for all Americans. 3. **Economic and Labor Issues**: - **Minimum Wage**: Harris co-sponsored the Raise the Wage Act, which sought to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour. - **Equal Pay**: She supported the Paycheck Fairness Act, aimed at closing the gender pay gap and promoting wage equality. 4. **Climate Change and Environmental Protection**: - **Green New Deal**: Harris co-sponsored the Green New Deal resolution, which proposed comprehensive measures to address climate change, create green jobs, and invest in renewable energy. - **Climate Crisis Action**: She worked on legislation to address climate change and promote environmental justice, including supporting policies to reduce carbon emissions and increase investment in clean energy. 5. **Education**: - **Student Loan Debt**: Harris supported various initiatives to address student loan debt, including proposals to make college more affordable and provide relief for borrowers. - **Higher Education Act**: She co-sponsored legislation to reform the Higher Education Act, aiming to increase funding for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and improve access to higher education. 6. **Gun Control**: - **Background Checks**: Harris co-sponsored the Background Check Expansion Act, which aimed to require background checks for all gun sales, including those conducted online and at gun shows. - **Assault Weapons Ban**: She supported measures to ban the sale and manufacture of assault weapons. 7. **Voting Rights**: - **For the People Act**: Harris co-sponsored this major voting rights and election reform bill, which aimed to expand voter access, reduce the influence of money in politics, and improve election security. - **Voting Rights Act**: She supported efforts to restore and strengthen provisions of the Voting Rights Act to protect against voter suppression. 8. **Immigration**: - **Dream and Promise Act**: Harris co-sponsored this bill aimed at providing a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children (Dreamers) and those with temporary protected status. These legislative efforts reflect Harris's focus on issues related to justice reform, healthcare, economic equality, environmental protection, education, and civil rights during her time in the Senate. As VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, Kamala Harris has been involved in several key initiatives and policies, though her role is more supportive and advisory compared to when she was a legislator. Here are some notable areas where she has played a significant role: 1. **COVID-19 Response**: - **American Rescue Plan Act**: Harris played a key role in advocating for and supporting the American Rescue Plan, which provided economic relief during the COVID-19 pandemic. This included direct stimulus payments to individuals, extended unemployment benefits, and funding for vaccine distribution. 2. **Infrastructure**: - **Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act**: Harris supported and promoted the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which aims to improve the nation's infrastructure, including investments in roads, bridges, public transit, broadband, and clean energy. 3. **Climate Change**: - **Climate Action**: Harris has been involved in the Biden administration’s efforts to combat climate change, including supporting policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, promote renewable energy, and address environmental justice issues. 4. **Voting Rights**: - **For the People Act and John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act**: Harris has been an advocate for federal voting rights legislation. Although these bills faced significant challenges in Congress, she has supported efforts to expand voting access and protect election integrity. 5. **Economic Equity**: - **Small Business Support**: Harris has worked on policies to support small businesses, particularly those owned by minorities and women, through access to funding and resources as part of broader economic recovery efforts. 6. **Gun Violence Prevention**: - **Gun Control Advocacy**: Harris continues to support measures aimed at reducing gun violence, including strengthening background checks and banning assault weapons, aligning with the administration’s broader gun control agenda. 7. **Immigration**: - **Immigration Reform**: Harris has supported the Biden administration's immigration reform efforts, including providing a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, addressing root causes of migration, and improving border management. 8. **Gender Equality**: - **Support for Women's Rights**: Harris has continued to advocate for gender equality issues, including advancing women's rights in the workplace, addressing domestic violence, and supporting reproductive rights. While the Vice President’s role is often more focused on supporting and facilitating the administration’s agenda rather than directly sponsoring legislation, Kamala Harris has been instrumental in promoting and advancing these key policy areas during her tenure.
I understand the concerns but for now we need to get her in office and then deal with her during her presidency, she's a politician don't set your expectations too high. This no vote movement some people are doing tho is cringe ngl, like do y'all want Trump in office, cause he won't handle this situation any better.
People voting for what they believe in is called democracy. Believing that genocide is an important thing to them, important enough to not vote for a genocidal candidate, is pretty fair. And that's democracy.
@@Purpletrident Okay so Trump gets office then because of that logic, got it. Like okay we get it now, y’all are genuinely annoying and people like you are going to cost us the election. Where and what evidence do you have of Kamala publicly and loudly supporting Israel (like Trump has been doing)? Some of you are forgetting she is a VP who works for Biden and doesn’t control what he decides to do. When she’s elected president when can press her further on the issue rather than being like you, refusing to vote and getting someone much worse.
How many of you women here, if-God forbid-you were raped by a violent criminal, would choose to carry the pregnancy to term and not consider abortion? And if this happened to your young daughter, would you want her to go through with the pregnancy?
*EDIT: Ty for showing me the positives in this video, bc I only was focusing on the negatives* . My previous comment before the edit: My expectations were on the ground, and then they fell through the floor. When Kamala went off on how she is going to make sure our military is the most powerful, and started going off on hamas and supporting Israel….I was too enraged to watch anything else. That’s the last thing I want to hear. It’s so depressing.
But she will be commander-in-chief. Who will be in charge of the military. And she is a woman, so she is seen as weak. I feel like she had to make that statement. Also Republicans are constantly talking about a civil war, and the world has been hinting at a world war. I feel like her explicitly stating our military strength is a deterrent to both of those things. Also, soldiers/military officials can vote, and she needs them to vote democrat to win.
The strongest military has the power to make sure wars won't happen just by threat alone. It's why you don't go bully a buff 6'5 dude because the fight is over before it starts. A dangerous military is NOT A BAD THING.
@@legittaco5899The US military has never only existed to "make sure wars don't happen". Do I need to mention Iraq ? Afghanistan ? Somalia ? Vietnam ? Laos ? Yemen ? All those countries they've bombed and excused as "fighting the spread of islamism/communism" while more often than not affecting the civil population (bombing public infrastructure, destroying homes, schools, hospitals, farms, causing massive waves of poverty and even famine, and injuring/killing thousands of civilians each time) more than the military ? I get that she has to "look strong" due to her being a woman of color and perceived as "perhaps too soft" by potential voters but saying this in the context of possibility of a global Middle Eastern war after 10 months of gen0cide unconditionally funded by her own administration, and knowing the past of the US army, is seriously worrying. And specifically using the term "lethal" on top of that is very telling
An opportunity economy is when you have thousands of people arrested on marijuana charges…but not convicted (because arrests alone are also profitable for the state and the private sector whilst devastating those who cannot afford the fees and fines attached to said “transaction” my bad, “arrests”) then intentionally failing to legalize marijuana…twice…opportunity (and you looked like Captain SavaHo)…economy.
I will never be able to understand the position of being anti-prosecutor. It is a position no more evil than a Defense attorney. Within the confines of a court system, a prosecutor and defense attorney are needed. Both sides can do great good and bad depending on how you want to view it. Defense attorneys can get an evil person scot-free. Or help protect an innocent. A prosecutor can get a sex offender sent to jail or attack and get an innocent locked up. At the end of the day, both jobs are equally good and terrible they are dependant on those within them. They are not the cause of the prison industrial complex but rather a byproduct and being specifically anti-prosecutor is rather rediculous and close-minded.
@Purpletrident not really they work for the state they dont work for the prison but rather represent the state in a case. But if youre so against prosecutors what do you replace the system or would you rather there be no court system all together.
@Purpletrident you can argue against prison industrial complex and thats fine and there are plenty of issues around it and definitely is a problem. However anti prosecutor stance is rather ridiculous in my eyes
@@ventarmadness9692 I think our current court and criminal justice system are pretty terrible. Not the absolute worst, but it's obvious it's not great. It's normal for people not to trust government employees, especially the ones who are putting people in prison. There are plenty of people doing research on different ways to do the system, I don't think asking a random person on a RU-vid comment section about their new system is fair.
Or we can discuss the actual work she done as a public servant. The work speaks for itself. Period. I don't care about her personality I care about the policy she co-sponsored, wrote and worked to get passed. Everything else is talking points. VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS As CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL from 2011 to 2017, Kamala Harris worked on several significant policies, bills, and acts. Here are some notable examples: 1. **Criminal Justice Reform**: Harris focused on reforming the criminal justice system, emphasizing rehabilitation and reducing recidivism. Her office worked on initiatives to improve the conditions of prisons and support reentry programs for former offenders. 2. **California Racial and Identity Profiling Act (RIPA)**: Harris supported the passage of RIPA, which requires California law enforcement agencies to collect data on stops, searches, and arrests to combat racial profiling and improve transparency in policing. 3. **Victims' Rights and Support**: Harris advocated for and supported measures to enhance protections and services for victims of crime, including efforts to strengthen the rights of survivors and provide better resources and support services. 4. **Consumer Protection**: Her office took significant actions to protect consumers, including filing lawsuits against companies involved in fraudulent practices. This included cases related to mortgage fraud and deceptive business practices. 5. **Environmental Protection**: Harris supported environmental protection policies and worked on initiatives to address issues related to climate change and pollution, collaborating with various agencies to enforce environmental laws. 6. **Human Trafficking**: Harris was a strong advocate for combating human trafficking. Her office worked to strengthen laws and penalties against traffickers and improve support services for victims. 7. **Marriage Equality**: During her tenure, Harris supported the legal recognition of same-sex marriages and defended the state's position in legal challenges related to marriage equality. 8. **Safe Schools Initiative**: She supported policies aimed at ensuring safer school environments, including efforts to address bullying and harassment. These efforts reflect Harris's broader focus on justice reform, consumer protection, and advocacy for marginalized communities during her time as Attorney General. As a U.S. SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA from 2017 to 2021, Kamala Harris worked on and supported a variety of policies, bills, and acts across different areas. Here are some notable examples: 1. **Criminal Justice Reform**: - **First Step Act**: Harris supported the First Step Act, which aimed to reform the federal prison system by reducing mandatory minimum sentences for certain non-violent offenses, improving rehabilitation programs, and providing inmates with better opportunities for early release. - **Justice in Policing Act**: Harris co-sponsored this comprehensive policing reform bill, which aimed to address issues related to police misconduct, accountability, and the use of force. It included provisions for banning chokeholds, establishing a national database of police misconduct, and promoting community-based policing. 2. **Healthcare**: - **Affordable Care Act (ACA) Protections**: Harris was a vocal supporter of protecting and expanding the ACA, including efforts to ensure coverage for pre-existing conditions and improve access to affordable healthcare. - **Medicare for All**: Harris co-sponsored the Medicare for All Act, which aimed to create a single-payer healthcare system providing universal coverage for all Americans. 3. **Economic and Labor Issues**: - **Minimum Wage**: Harris co-sponsored the Raise the Wage Act, which sought to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour. - **Equal Pay**: She supported the Paycheck Fairness Act, aimed at closing the gender pay gap and promoting wage equality. 4. **Climate Change and Environmental Protection**: - **Green New Deal**: Harris co-sponsored the Green New Deal resolution, which proposed comprehensive measures to address climate change, create green jobs, and invest in renewable energy. - **Climate Crisis Action**: She worked on legislation to address climate change and promote environmental justice, including supporting policies to reduce carbon emissions and increase investment in clean energy. 5. **Education**: - **Student Loan Debt**: Harris supported various initiatives to address student loan debt, including proposals to make college more affordable and provide relief for borrowers. - **Higher Education Act**: She co-sponsored legislation to reform the Higher Education Act, aiming to increase funding for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and improve access to higher education. 6. **Gun Control**: - **Background Checks**: Harris co-sponsored the Background Check Expansion Act, which aimed to require background checks for all gun sales, including those conducted online and at gun shows. - **Assault Weapons Ban**: She supported measures to ban the sale and manufacture of assault weapons. 7. **Voting Rights**: - **For the People Act**: Harris co-sponsored this major voting rights and election reform bill, which aimed to expand voter access, reduce the influence of money in politics, and improve election security. - **Voting Rights Act**: She supported efforts to restore and strengthen provisions of the Voting Rights Act to protect against voter suppression. 8. **Immigration**: - **Dream and Promise Act**: Harris co-sponsored this bill aimed at providing a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children (Dreamers) and those with temporary protected status. These legislative efforts reflect Harris's focus on issues related to justice reform, healthcare, economic equality, environmental protection, education, and civil rights during her time in the Senate. As VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, Kamala Harris has been involved in several key initiatives and policies, though her role is more supportive and advisory compared to when she was a legislator. Here are some notable areas where she has played a significant role: 1. **COVID-19 Response**: - **American Rescue Plan Act**: Harris played a key role in advocating for and supporting the American Rescue Plan, which provided economic relief during the COVID-19 pandemic. This included direct stimulus payments to individuals, extended unemployment benefits, and funding for vaccine distribution. 2. **Infrastructure**: - **Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act**: Harris supported and promoted the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which aims to improve the nation's infrastructure, including investments in roads, bridges, public transit, broadband, and clean energy. 3. **Climate Change**: - **Climate Action**: Harris has been involved in the Biden administration’s efforts to combat climate change, including supporting policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, promote renewable energy, and address environmental justice issues. 4. **Voting Rights**: - **For the People Act and John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act**: Harris has been an advocate for federal voting rights legislation. Although these bills faced significant challenges in Congress, she has supported efforts to expand voting access and protect election integrity. 5. **Economic Equity**: - **Small Business Support**: Harris has worked on policies to support small businesses, particularly those owned by minorities and women, through access to funding and resources as part of broader economic recovery efforts. 6. **Gun Violence Prevention**: - **Gun Control Advocacy**: Harris continues to support measures aimed at reducing gun violence, including strengthening background checks and banning assault weapons, aligning with the administration’s broader gun control agenda. 7. **Immigration**: - **Immigration Reform**: Harris has supported the Biden administration's immigration reform efforts, including providing a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, addressing root causes of migration, and improving border management. 8. **Gender Equality**: - **Support for Women's Rights**: Harris has continued to advocate for gender equality issues, including advancing women's rights in the workplace, addressing domestic violence, and supporting reproductive rights. While the Vice President’s role is often more focused on supporting and facilitating the administration’s agenda rather than directly sponsoring legislation, Kamala Harris has been instrumental in promoting and advancing these key policy areas during her tenure.
When talking about the Israel issue, you're either being disingenuous or you're just uninformed about what progressives actually realistically want from her. She could have avoided calling explicitly for an arms embargo without messaging so aggressively pro-Israel. There are tons of ways she could subtly signal to progressives that she will be at least slightly better than Biden on Israel in a way that would play well even to people who sympathize more with Israelis than Palestinians. Instead, the DNC chose to signal that they plan to continue Biden's policy pretty much exactly on this issue. They could have allowed a Palestinian speaker to ENDORSE KAMALA at the DNC. People think the speaker would have been critical of her, but you can read the speech and it just wasn't. Kamala could have also just not emphasized having the most "lethal" military or repeated the old unsubstantiated claims of sexual violence on Oct 7. Nobody is expecting them to come out pro-Palestinian in any meaningful way, so the data you mention is irrelevant. We would just like her to be any tiny bit less aggressive in the unconditional support of Israel, which would leave her more room to actually make meaningful changes after becoming president. It would also likely be good strategically, as there is a lot of polling to suggest that conditioning aid to Israel and getting a ceasefire would make voters (especially in swing states) MUCH more likely to vote for Kamala. Virtually everyone in the uncommitted movement understands exactly how bad Trump would be on this issue. They're not idiots. They're just doing everything they can to pressure Kamala to end the genocide because just having a democrat in office has not been good enough, and because there are ways for her to pivot which would help her election chances rather than hurt them.
What if what I want is for my vote to be a part of the 5% needed to get the third party candidate funding? I know they won't win, but I also know that my presidential vote doesn't matter unless I'm in a swing state...
The problem with third party candidates is they seem to only come around during election season but they're never out there doing the grassroots work and securing a voter base (Eg. Jill Stein)
