The Daily Show - Charleston Church Shooting 

+CegeRoles Yeah, because these two problems are totally equal, right? Tens of thousands of attacks globally by jihadists in the past decade is equal to this one incident? Get some perspective.

+Dr. Jimes Tooper and thousands of shootings everyday here. idiot

Nonof Ya Thousands of shootings EVERY day? Are you fucking delusional?

thegreeenbeast I don't value American lives over the lives of any other nation's citizens, national chauvinism is disgusting and I don't understand how it's become so ingrained in the modern Left. Your reasoning is fallacious. I could make the same point: More Americans are killed by motor vehicles every year than from firearms, so we shouldn't be focusing on guns before we solve the problem of vehicular safety. Sounds pretty stupid, right?

thegreeenbeast You were the one initially implying that because we have so many deaths due to firearms, we shouldn't worry about jihadis, I was using your own reasoning with the example I gave you. Which is a red herring anyway, nuclear terrorism is the real threat here. Does a suitcase nuke need to go off in an major city before you realize the danger? This is what people need to realize, and downplaying the threat will only get more innocent people killed.

Tremaine Brown good, he's a professional talker, i'd hope he can formulate some of his own thoughts

Tremaine Brown That would be a first for him.

starogre He's a professional comic. Not a professional "talker".... but I see your point. Mechanics are just "professional screw drivers".....

Damien Demento he's spoken without a script countless times, what are you talking about?

Ian Luman he talks to the public for his job. it's a side effect, im not talking shit. just like how programmers are professional googlers. they google all day long.

BBEEAANN 1. I never said the statement represents the majority of white America, so wtf are you on about? 2. Again, wtf are you on about? Nothing you're saying has any relevance to my comment. You seem to have misinterpreted me as some sort of attack on white people. I'm aware that not all whites are racist. All I was trying to say above was that the kid (aka the shooter) is obviously a racist, and people who deny that make me sick. Please make sure you understand before jumping to conclusions.

honesty90 What do you think about this story? White couple carjacked, raped, tortured, and mutilated in USA Knoxville Horror

BBEEAANN I understand what you're saying, but it still has nothing to do with my comment. I don't think all white people are racist and I'm aware that there is black on white violence as well, which is still wrong. So you telling all this to me instead of making your own comment thread is pointless and odd...

honesty90 This comment proves how truly lost in your ignorance you truly are. You actually believe that white people don't know what racism is. I suggest you find a white friend and bring him into a place filled with black people and see how that goes for you. The sad thing about people like you is, you can't see your own racism. You have no idea you are the mirror reflection of the KKK with a different color. See color to me doesn't matter because it isn't important. To you color means something and that is why you talk about it all the time.

Des It's not pointless or odd. The discussion needs to take place. Your statements were focused on one thing, which reinforces the belief that racism is inherently white. This is false and should be fixed asap.

+Lakeside Gardens 31 very true

Do people really think that the civil war was solely about freeing slaves? And that confederate generals fought with only keeping their slaves in mind?

If I remember right, Lincoln's agenda wasn't to free slaves, but went with that because it would help...?

Petar Colic the south left for the right of slavery.

Petar Colic STILL, you don't get it.smfh sad

Him and John Oliver are how i get my news

Simon Carlile AMEN!

Simon Carlile He is a fucking idiot, the roads were named after the generals because that how they were named, Robert E. Lee was an abolitionist, so no, this is a lying left wing idiot who cries racist to the confederacy when that was only a small part of it all, also the confederate flag isnt the confederate flag, it was a flag SOMETIMES flew in battle

***** .....Uhhh are you seriousy? Robert E. Lee was not an abolitionist. If he was, he would not have used his genius strategic mind for the south. Sadly, abolitionists after the war, actually ended up causing more segregation than the southerners after they were free. This is because southerners had already been around them enough to not segregate them. However, when Jim Crow laws were heard of, thats when they started being use for segregation.

matt k

And the fact that you're right is fucking sad, man.

Same

And how utterly obscene is it that we haven't done a FUCKING THING about it?

+Jason Gray How about same time tomorrow?

Nick Tally and thats what upsets me. America is still twiddling its thumbs

Exactly right.

It rly is!

Truer words were never spoken!

Same republicans.

And that's why Stewart quit

Jimin Lee same

Even now - his voice has echoes of some long-lost reason...

I read an interview where he said he was starting to be angry way too often. He couldn't just turn it off at the end of the day and enjoy his life and family. He served our nation so well, even through the George W years, he totally deserves a break. I miss the hell out of him too though. Trevor is doing a damn good job too.

Me too

Me too. Sorely missed.

this

Please this tragedy would've been exponentially horrific in other negrophobic parts of the world. Like Asia & Latin America and everywhere else there is human life forms.

Steve Thomas Hey i like your comment. But if one day you want to leave america, dont come in canada, were starting to be usa'ed too.

Steve Thomas I hope you realize that a large majority of us, Americans, are just as baffled and disgusted by the racism and violence that goes on here in this country.

Haley H. I'm sorry, but that's not true at all. Maybe you are baffled, but myself and most minorities aren't surprised at all. Anyone who is surprised is either misinformed or ignores the racism because it doesn't affect them. And I don't think you yourself ignore it. Just thank God you weren't raised to hate

he could, but here in comedy central he's basically free from outside criticism because it is all "comedy"

popcrnshower They won't let him because, well... he speaks the truth. They'll call him a "terrorism-apologist" or some shit like that.

popcrnshower Sadly he's more professional then the professionals.

popcrnshower This is 2015. Unfortunately, I don't think they have actual news organizations anymore.

popcrnshower I think that's exactly why he is leaving this stage. You have not seen the end of this guy. He has a political future ahead of him. Just watch.

I mean... a moldy sandwhich left on the ground has more moral leadership than our president because he does the opposite. It's not the greatest feat to be above the negatives. I agree otherwise.

Watching this wondering if Americans think this is real. John Stewart is an elite propagandist. Obviously

@@actualideas8078 Hey, I kind of want to ask you something. Your comments... are they for real or are you just some sort of troll? If you are a troll I don't care but if you are for real, do you have normal interactions in regular real life? Or is it a mishmash of attention-seeking, narcissism, and fear?

Jeff Barrett what’s with the passive aggressive angle? If you have something to say then just say it. Maybe you’re afraid.. Yeah I’m for real cuz you liberal morons need to be put in your place before everyone starves to death. You truly believe that races are equal? Or that men and women are equal? If that’s so, then why do we have to force “equality” on everyone? And you believe that “everyone’s opinion matters” haha. I’m informing you right now that most people’s opinions are worthless and should be shamed and disregarded. You are so braindead that you actually believe Comedy Central is bringing you the truth. I’m as anti-Government and anti-corporations as you, but the difference is that you vote for gun control whereas I lock n load. You better be getting prepped for war son, cuz it’s coming to a town near you. All thanks to liberalism and it’s lies. And thanks to democracy and the “great” leaders it produces, like Trump or Obama or Bush or Clinton. I sure love democracy! Don’t you?

@@actualideas8078 I mean, I watched Jon Stewart for the comedy. Is he delivering news? No, he's using news to deliver jokes. He's a comedian. He said it once, and said it each and every time he was asked about it. News outfits like CNN, MSNBC, CBS, and specially the moronic hack that is Fox News deliver news. They're supposed to deliver the truth to people like you who tune in to Hannity or O'Reilly (eww). However, people had grown upset with how news media sensationalizes things, so much that people tend to look to comedians like Jon Stewart or Stephen Colbert for their daily shot of news. Not because they think Stewart and Colbert are reliable news sources, but because they want to determine what is the actual truth, and sadly comedians tend to sound (and actually be) more truthful than traditional news outlets -- and hacks like Fox News. So, yeah, call us braindead, sure. But I'm not a conspiracy nut job like you who spews bullshit straight out of Hannity's butthole-looking mouth. Keep your gun lock and loaded, and wait for that civil war you dream of but would never come. Idiot.

Indeed, indeed

6 months later, how's that working out for ya? I'm not hear to antagonise, but this is why the world won't accept a "couldn't do it anymore" attitude. The mentality that supports Trump's ways isn't being corrected, it's getting enforced. "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." I could use this quote against Stuart for being justifiably overwhelmed, instead it's what people see in Trump and his ways. To have allowed it says something about America and the world at large.

i think it had mor with him getting older and having a job that probably took 80+ hours a week

Trump won...

Thomas Hall lol misogynist because he said sorry I'm talking? She lost to fuc'king trump! Lol. Her corrupt face will never be seen in politics again.

TheoKabala89 Well Sparky the whole making them gun free zones has pretty much been shown a failure now hasn't it? Did preventing Law abiding church members from being armed protect that congregation? Or did it just make it an attractive target?

TheoKabala89 www.dailykos.com/story/2015/06/18/1394261/-Fox-News-Charleston-shooting-is-an-attack-on-faith-not-race-calls-for-pastors-to-arm-themselves You are right ! Same time Fox news says that this is attack on Christians and a priest says that they should arm themselves !!!

Murphaticlaw YES TTHROW MORE GUNS INTO THE SITUATION. NO HOW ABOUT..TANKS. EVER CHURCH GETS A TANK. BUT THATS NOT FAIR EVERYONE SHOULD GET A TANK! SCHOOLS SHOULD DEF HAVE MACHINE GUNS, WHAT IF SOMEONE HAS A TANK AND DECIDES TO BLOW UP THE SCHOOL? How about we stop giving fucking morons guns they can carry in the open. Fucking moron assholes. Because i don't trust any-fucking-one with a gun. I don't know you, why should I think you having a gun in a fucking starbucks is a good idea? What is this fucking Lybia? Are we overthrowing a dictator? you aren't going to defend shit wiht your stupid gun. If someone wants you dead they'll kill you.

Murphaticlaw The answer should never be more guns. We can debate what to do with the ones we already have and that kind of debate should happen but the answer should never ever be more guns. That's like stoking the fire with gasoline.

Murphaticlaw People can barely control the murderous rage they spew online, how they "want to kill someone" when they don't agree with a video on a cat, why the hell should people have guns? What, so they can get so mad they shoot some church full of people? or some girl in the back because she rejected them? And before you point out how angry MY comment was, please note I didn't wish violence upon anyone. I just used a lot of cuss words.

***** Larry Wilmore is a joke and his show is pure dung.

Agtsmirnoff Oh, we will. Thanks.

Yes thank god Jon Stewart spoke up, because nobody else in the media has even mentioned this tragedy. Seriously, do you watch or listen to any news besides the daily show?

***** Why would I be offended?

***** I don't undertand your point? What point are you trying to make?

KMC that's incredibly unproductive and people have been doing that for years. fox news isn't going to change. people have to stop talking about the mainstream media, stop watching it, stop thinking about it and let it die out. why focus on the news when you should focus on the actual issue? just ignore it. he's only on tv for so much longer, why spend it bashing on news networks that won't get us anywhere?

starogre Stewart has said that one of the things he's looking forward to on leaving the show is that he's not going to have to watch Fox News anymore.

KMC rip

KMC Yes, he should have pushed an agenda like the rest parasites that just wait for innocent people to be murdered in large numbers. You know, progress.

***** Then why did FOX & Friends spend so much time trying to link this to their "War on Christians" Narrative? They talked about how jumping to conclusions on Race is wrong, but then proceeded to jump to conclusion on "The War on Christians" Narrative seconds later. Why did Bill O'Reilly try to link this to Video Games? Why does FOX NEWS push this "Mental Issues" narrative in situations like this, but when a Minority does an act of Violence, it's Obamas Fault, Rap Musics Fault, and it's their "Personal Choice"? This Shooter knew what he was doing. So this "Mental Issues are the main reason" BS doesn't fly with me. Because anyone who commits an act like this, probably has some kind of Mental Issue, but FOX never uses it for anything else. I'm not hoping for Dead Officers, but if one is Killed by a Minority, FOX NEWS will not bring up Mental Illness at all when it comes to the Perpetrator. It's just automatically "War on Cops", "Obamas Fault", "They chose to be Thugs"

AlashiaTuol Yeah what the hell. Why isn't South Caronlina following the incorrect liberal narrative of what the Confederate flag represents? Who is South Caronlina to choose what the Confederate flag means to them?

AlashiaTuol The Confederate Flag is the flag of treason. All who fly it celebrate dissidence.

Daniel Millage Yeah, fall in line, maggots!

AlashiaTuol SC needs another Sherman March to the sea

AlashiaTuol Well technically the Swastika is an inverted symbol of peace and harmony.

Not to downplay the South's racism but as a Californian, it ain't just a Confederate or red state problem. It's an American problem.

@@justinwebber5313 Agreed. I live in CA and was taught the Civil War was for the States Rights. ._.

jon says the church has stood for black people for a hundred plus years,YET they were banned only 70 years ago from making contact with the normal population.rosa parks is not a myth right? haha!

jeremypascall He isn't really an American. He is Jew.

LaCrenshaw Mercedes-Benz Jackson He isn't a real American because he's Jewish??? What's the matter with you????

LaCrenshaw Mercedes-Benz Jackson Are you insane or just ignorant ? Jews can't be American?!!

SarrazinAkbar I'm 88% sure it's a troll

Athe Ist I'm only 69% sure he's a troll

Jerry Breeze Stfu filthy supremacist

Yeah, good argument, dipshit. You're clearly an example of the kind of easily swayed simpleton that Jon Stewart's crap appeals to.

Jerry Breeze Michael Douglas stfu

Gtfo, poo-poo head.

Oh, you're just a meanie meeanie bo-beanie!

Laura. Hi. I know it’s a very belated response, but I, like you, come back to this periodically. I never noticed your comment before, as filled with despair and hurt as the video which prompted it. Fair play to you. It is a sincere, well articulated cry of anguish. I salute the ability to put your heart into words. But here is the thing. Since 2016, and exponentially since January , the sentiment that led to that atrocity have been legitimised, excused, covered for. Establishment figures who should and do know better have ossified this thinking into a political position they see as legitimate. Certain news outlets are a megaphone for this philosophy, and white nationalist views are unashamedly broadcast as news. So how do we fight? I don’t know. But we must. You. Must. The alternative is something we have stared into. It’s too horrible to contemplate.

bikebeerrun1960 Jawohl!

bikebeerrun1960 Purely European Lvov (former Lemberg) has Djokhar Dudaev street. But who gives a fuck.

Nein haben wir auch nicht weil wir noch Ehre haben und nicht die "Geschichte nicht verändern dürfen" indem Statuen von hitler himmler und so weiter runter nehmen sondern bei uns wird das alles in der Schule gelehrt um vergangene Fehler in der Zukunft zu vermeiden!

They burned/changed everything connected to Hitler. People here in South Africa are trying to do the same thing: we want to eliminate every statue or change every street's name connected to the Apartheid regime. Believe me, we are also facing a lot of resistance.

Katharina Nachname 👍✌🍺

Alexander Talm Thats evidence right there that racism and prejudice are taught. That is the cycle. Older people teaching younger people how to think.

gyasi sutton It's not necessarily a taught thing. It's more observable at an older age because issues faced between children are not as elaborate and deep as issues between adults.

BRBallin1​that I will have to disagree...I'd say 80% is taught...when children see and hear how their parents may react to another group, when parents specifically tell their kids not to trust another group....the amount of disrept or distrust...a kid will see that...I remember back in the day and even on a military bases I didn't even recognize or care about race and a lot of other people did not think twice about were I went or such and such, and when I moved down south my eyes were opened by people who thought it best to explain how the world worked...I was called naïve, I was just getting ready to go to high school, no where near being and adult, and I was told to be careful who I liked...by teachers.When you travel to other countries and see that the color of you skin doesn't matter its very sobering...no country is perfect, no society is perfect, but you have old people in our country literally "kicking and screaming" for their way of life, for their family values, rejecting political correctness because they feel its a personal attack on their way of life....before homosexualiuty was accepted, before interracial dating was accepted...before civil rights were accepted...kids where taught to whip slaves and think of them as less than animals...in some parts of Africa kids were taught to use guns and have absolutely no regard for human life...its corruption at the base level

gyasi sutton My parents have distrust in certain races as well and they tell me not to trust certain people. They do have a point because people of a certain race were raised under a culture. Culture affects almost every individual of that group. But for me personally, I now look at the individual's character and not their race because they integrated themselves into the American culture rather than the cultures of people my parents distrust. Once that child grows up, the people around them influence them more than their parents. So even though my parents tell me how they feel about certain races, I rely on empirical evidence before blindly agreeing with them. Today's racism is a little different though. It seems to most cause racial profiling more than hatred and violence.

gyasi sutton The old have a duty to teach the young, but so often do they teach the wrong things.

You are so right. I can't watch this show anymore.

Welcome.. Oi "dear" ye: Very shit-faced welcome. To the "RU-vid® comments-section". Did you learn something?

I don't know maybe Malcolm X, Angela Davis, James Baldwin, Frederick Douglass, MLK, W.E.B. DuBois, Fanny Lue Hamer, Stokely Carmichael...etc

@@Koyasi78 Thanks for the list, honestly :) I never saw any of those, infact, coming from India, and having lived in US for 5 years, before coming back, I have very limited exposure to US, its politics, and culture. So, I am definitely handicapped by my knowledge. The only names that sound familiar to me are MLK & Malcom X. So, thanks again for sharing this, will definitely try to listen to them :)

Kunal Mehta There are actually a number of original recordings of King’s speeches widely available on free platforms. I can link a few if you like.

@@Lowkeylie Oh my friend, that would be awesome. I will also try to find some, really do appreciate it, my friend :)

verbalise* There! FTFY 😑

I miss him so much ❤️

The 9/11 episode was also super powerful

Try this... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GP9SZzseFqI.html

Actually not bad, good job everyone! What a great speach! we need to accept our problems before we can change them, i think it might go far deeper than this issue, but i think it will be worth it!

jonas samuel I dont suggest trying it again... It's gotten worse

Charlotte Burnside lets hope that it bounced back, but thank you for the warning! i think a problem is that people with strong (extreme/stupid) opisions are far louder, the normal people need to leave seom positive comments to balance this out. :)

Clint Flicker Yes that is okay, but you have to be careful that you dont hurt yourself. :)

jonas samuel The top comment on mine is some guy who thought that the shooting was a government conspiracy... Sigh

Royal T Are you planning on forcing him to run for presidency against his own will? :o

Navin Yes he is. At gunpoint.

Royal T If you think a guy who rants and makes funny faces would be a good president, I for one am very happy you don't vote. Please continue to not vote.

1973cableguy Ironic that we now have a guy who rants and makes funny faces as president, only much dumber. *sigh* I love going through old video comments. It's like a time capsule.

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mike martin Because he doesn't give actual solutions to problems. He just complains that something happened. Anybody can do that.

grit1 Apparently not. The problem with america today is it's inablility to acknowledge there's even a problem happening. Everything is so "surprising" and seeming to be "out of no where!"

mike martin Maybe because he never ran for president... :D

mike martin He is not the president because he is more concerned about ratings and styling his hair then fixing actual problems. Hes a great whiner and complainer though. Kudos on that.