The Debate II: The Empire Strikes Back 

This has the same energy as "If the parachute doesn't open you have the rest of your life to figure it out."

when you pull the pin on a grenade and release the spoon you either have five seconds or the rest of your life to throw it.

Not at all. He has an old soul

He uses AI

@@user-tr8rg1xg9e to hell with ALL parties.

That's the spirit, right there

He seems anti establishment. Anyone paying attention to the world should be themselves

@@tonb6749 literally this song - Oh why would u ever believe a single word they tell you or me they’re bloodthirsty for power and we’re all in the way you’d have to be insane to play the games they play

His politics are disillusioned. Like some of these young

he seems to primarily just want humanitarian results, in the song he says he doesn't care if he has to pay more taxes or do stuff like ride a bike to avoid gas all he wants is the suffering machine to slow

hes a leftist, a proper one

i think u missed the point

@@RushSlime the point is that donald trump has suffered more than anyone in history when he wasn't handed the thing he wanted but didn't earn. he is the second coming of christ. bigly.

@@RushSlime​​⁠he only heard what he wanted to hear lol

@@ryanjones4877the point was they are all liars, and you just heard what you wanted. Maybe listen to the lyrics this time. Or not.

@@davidhick4303 I think he meant the comment about him "suffering more than anyone" sarcastically.

The tune, the range of notes and the order he put them there things... (I'm an idiot...) particularly in this song to me is reminscent of Townes Van Zandt which is to say the song is extraordinary

FANTASTIC!❤

Yes! 🙌🏼 🙏🏼♥️🪽

yeah . . . we all have those battles with junk addictions from time to time. Just gotra realize there's no value in it. Somerimes hard to see the junk as junk with these little escapades into the fantasy land that some portray as real--Oh'wells is quite fake--overtly, proudly fake most likely. Only sees himself as he's shown faithfully with every shallow, self-focused breath breathed to date. So much love y'all--his fans--have sent him, but most disappointingly he fails to see the value in y'alls love. He completely ignores 10s of thousands of comments--not ONE minute, miniscule hint of recognotion or respect to the fans who potentially economizr his pop music that has no REAL message. Grace Bowers and Thr Hodge Podge just went international about 3 months ago with a hit titled Wine on Venus. She's been touring non-stop--globally. Just played on Jimmy Kimmel few weeks ago. Yet, she still finds time to engage with fans and send love back to them on RU-vid message boards. But, Oh'wells has not ONE time recignozed 10s of 1000s of comments of love from his fans. Narcissistic tendencies ssem to pull wells to a fantasy spotlight that blinds him from everything but himself. If he has time to get on RU-vid to upload, and he NO DOUBT has comments enabled, which means he's alerted to every message y'all send, why can't he take a few seconds.to hit the thumbs up or thumbs down or heart buttons at least to ONE of 10s of 1000s of comments. And finally, a big eye opener is one of his previous RU-vid channels he titled "Joe Sugmynuts." Only wells videos are posted and there's even a couple that aren't on his primary hellewelles channel. Who else would have access to his videos that are posted nowhere else? Joe Sugmynuts? Hie old is this guy? 40 going on 14? And this really helps explain why hus crappy pop songs have no REAL, authentic message. He just grabs and regurgitates popular topics, such as headline news, or big current evemts, or holidays, or whatever is hot on social media--just a tactic to try to increase views because he love the idea of.that spotlight more than his mamayeah . . . we all have those battles with junk addictions from time to time. Just gotra realize there's no value in it. Somerimes hard to see the junk as junk with these little escapades into the fantasy land that some portray as real--Oh'wells is quite fake--overtly, proudly fake most likely. Only sees himself as he's shown faithfully with every shallow, self-focused breath breathed to date. So much love y'all--his fans--have sent him, but most disappointingly he fails to see the value in y'alls love. He completely ignores 10s of thousands of comments--not ONE minute, miniscule hint of recognotion or respect to the fans who potentially economizr his pop music that has no REAL message. Grace Bowers and Thr Hodge Podge just went international about 3 months ago with a hit titled Wine on Venus. She's been touring non-stop--globally. Just played on Jimmy Kimmel few weeks ago. Yet, she still finds time to engage with fans and send love back to them on RU-vid message boards. But, Oh'wells has not ONE time recignozed 10s of 1000s of comments of love from his fans. Narcissistic tendencies ssem to pull wells to a fantasy spotlight that blinds him from everything but himself. If he has time to get on RU-vid to upload, and he NO DOUBT has comments enabled, which means he's alerted to every message y'all send, why can't he takyeah . . . we all have those battles with junk addictions from time to time. Just gotra realize there's no value in it. Somerimes hard to see the junk as junk with these little escapades into the fantasy land that some portray as real--Oh'wells is quite fake--overtly, proudly fake most likely. Only sees himself as he's shown faithfully with every shallow, self-focused breath breathed to date. So much love y'all--his fans--have sent him, but most disappointingly he fails to see the value in y'alls love. He completely ignores 10s of thousands of comments--not ONE minute, miniscule hint of recognotion or respect to the fans who potentially economizr his pop music that has no REAL message. Grace Bowers and Thr Hodge Podge just went international about 3 months ago with a hit titled Wine on Venus. She's been touring non-stop--globally. Just played on Jimmy Kimmel few weeks ago. Yet, she still finds time to engage with fans and send love back to them on RU-vid message boards. But, Oh'wells has not ONE time recignozed 10s of 1000s of comments of love from his fans. Narcissistic tendencies ssem to pull wells to a fantasy spotlight that blinds him from everything but himself. If he has time to get on RU-vid to upload, and he NO DOUBT has comments enabled, which means he's alerted to every message y'all send, why can't he take a few seconds.to hit the thumbs up or thumbs down or heart buttons at least to ONE of 10s of 1000s of comments. And finally, a big eye opener is one of his previous RU-vid channels he titled "Joe Sugmynuts." Only wells videos are posted and there's even a couple that aren't on his primary hellewelles channel. Who else would have access to his videos that are posted nowhere else? Joe Sugmynuts? Hie old is this guy? 40 going on 14? And this really helps explain why hus crappy pop songs have no REAL, authentic message. He just grabs and regurgitates popular topics, such as headline news, or big current evemts, or holidays, or whatever is hot on social media--just a tactic to try to increase views because he love the idea of.that spotlight more than his mama

@@Thr333_Sugar_Skulls hey you're off your meds again

truly, the greatest artist of our generation

Who’s radar?….Not ours.

80s baby, couldn't give a damn about the Oasis reunion. But when Welles drops I'm listening

this man is a national treasure

He's definitely on a roll with his outstanding songwriting! Love it

141k _subscribers._ As of one hour, it's only 3,700 views. But that's still pretty great. And yes... writing and releasing this in 22 hours _is_ remarkable--both in content delivery and in songwriting.

​@@zedmelonOh shit my bad. 3.7k is still pretty remarkable, but it's the quick turnaround that gets me. Not one of his truly great songs, but still better than 99% of what's out there. Wells is on a streak.

Right? My jaw is dropped open.

@@stimso 100 percent. That turnaround is quite impressive. I'm also a songwriter, and there are some that stick in your mind rather quickly. But it's uncommon (for me at least) to have an _entire_ song committed to memory within a couple days. It doesn't even look like Jesse is reading in this video. Some of them, it looks like he's reading notes off to the side, but not here. The guy is definitely on a streak and on his way up. I'm excited to see it near the beginning.

@@zedmelon I can't tell, but it wouldn't surprise me if he had some cues of to the side, given the lyrical density and the way they keep coming. He's been around for a while doing rock stuff in various groups, but this recent spate of folk songs are pretty amazing. Obviously in the lyrics and his musicality, but what gets me is the response. Folk music isn't exactly what the kids are into yeah? But this stuff has struck a chord (haha) and people of all types seem genuinely struck by it. No song by committee and overproduced hits, just a dude and a guitar. His talent and passion are intense. Glad to be here as it takes off, like you!

@@sierrapeaks8838 yeah thats what we should be worrying about right now

@@sierrapeaks8838 "i have to focus on grammar because i have nothing else"

This comment section shows me there's still hope for America. Even you two...

​@@sierrapeaks8838I am glad that I do not stand alone. I hope you can find someone or something that revitalizes your spirit

@@sierrapeaks8838 we might disagree, but i think we can both agree donald trump is functionally illiterate and has terrible grammar

Yes! For me also! And more humorous.

Nice ass tho

This guy gets it. All owned by "our greatest ally" that danced on 9/11 to celebrate us being attacked

🙏 beautiful

That's what she said.

@Hotline_Mr_Jesse_Welles identity theft is super cringe

Don't confuse making fun of both parties with making fun of both the left and right. Both parties are arguably right-wing, certainly when compared with the rest of the world. From a leftist perspective, there isn't even an argument to be had. I'm not saying you yourself need to adopt this perspective, just that you should acknowledge that it exists. Critique of both parties is not inherently "centrist", or whatever word you use. I have no knowledge of Welles' political beliefs, I would actually wager that this is intentional on his part. He seems to want the songs to speak for themselves. This song is clearly expressing an anti-war sentiment. This is, by definition, a progressive value. As such; criticising both parties for their respective complicity in the ongoing cycle of endless war is *not* criticising both the left and the right. It's not as though Reps are pro-war for right-wing reasons, and Dems are pro-war for left-wing reasons. Both of them are pro-war for the same reason; money. The war machine is an incredibly effective way of generating new wealth, and preserving old wealth. In a word: capital. The single most fundamental right-wing value. My point is not that this perspective is correct and yours is not, just that yours is not the only one. Critique of both parties does not equal critique of both the left and right. I'm not interesting in arguing about ideology with you, but I would ask that you consider this: If the results of either party being in power are the same (as you alluded to above), are they really on different sides?

@@Schmopit political literacy in this country is just awful. you can't rightly criticize shitty things done by democrats because that somehow makes you republican

​@@Schmopit Great comment, my dude! Nailed It.

​@ryanjones4877 and you can't criticize Republicans without being called a trans communist

@@chestfarter4207 do you see a difference between "you must be on the other team!" and "you're (insert the worst thing the speaker can think of)"? because i see one as being too deep into the "team sports" mentality while the other is being a simple reactionary

(he was watching a rerun of Alf)

he says the lyrics in the song too ;-)