John Legend Talks Politics, "Wake Up!"

thank you DallasTx_GreedyGrove for bringing this up! everybody that inst aware READ THIS: the banks and corporations run this country Obama and all presidents are puppets! no presidents are elected they are all put into power. America is third world status. nwo is here , china is the leader where we pay all of are carbon taxes. all these wars are frauds and and the republicans and democrats , liberals/neocons are all the same, controlled opposition! there is only one party, i.e. the new world order party!! = politics is a circus for the public!

thank god you said this haha i was about to say the same shit!

AMEN!!!

agreed!

Asa. Respect. Keep thinking, you make some very solid points (particularly about the media, and I applaud your attempts to diversify the sources of your information consumption). I feel your frustration. I'm a lawyer out in DC, and I'm no superstar, but I have the privilege of getting to see some of this stuff up close. It's mostly ugly and petty, which can be discouraging, but I've also seen some pretty incredible and intelligent people do a little bit of good through sheer determination and wit and that gives me some hope. But things move slow. The problem is that once you're in the seat of power (whether it be the presidential one or a senatorial one), small movements generate large waves and you have a myriad of interests trying to force, push, and pull you to make small movements in one direction or another. Because you can't do anything unless you stay in power, you sometimes have to cater to the people who are organized enough and influential enough to keep you in power so that you can chip away at the things you wish to accomplish. Some of it is corruption, but most of it is just political reality--power is only really influenced by some other countervailing power. Not that you necessarily subscribe to them, but a lot of these conspiracy theories just cloud people's minds with a labyrinth of half-truths. It helps people make sense of a situation that is otherwise confusing--it creates the impression that things black and white. But things are not black and white and we should be skeptical of those who suggest that it is. There are most definitely very powerful interests out there, but they are not superhuman and they do not all want the same thing. Whatever your interest, it's about organization and cunning--a lot of these interests just happen to be highly organized and highly cunning, and they have been for a long time. I think that there is a decent case to be made regarding this idea of an American oligarchy, but they aren't all-powerful, things can change. I respect your thoughts, and you seem passionate about this stuff, so I just hope that you hold out a little hope that things can change as well. Stay up.

i respect your comment the major difference between media in the TV and media on the internet is the fact that every channel on tv is controlled by 5 corporations. These corporations have special interests because they have investments in other ventures. Now, you can see how it difficult to trust a news media that isnt going to report "bad" things that are going on w/ these ventures nor will they report against their advertisers because its all about the $$$ The internet is the only media so dar that isn't controlled by this oligarchy. i do though in fact watch this media and i try to look for various sources to find out what's the story behind the story. I started out as democrat, but the more i read i learned that people in the political business are corrupt and they work for special interest. They become submerge in their power trips. I've gone lobbying a couple times and it was pathetic how the whole state senate never had time for we the people. i'm college educated so all these philosophers,writers, and political ideologists they have help me only scratch the surface. i'm a skeptic of almost everything including these "conspiracies" ,but you have to understand that when you mix your education, when you learn things wbout how Europe use to function and how the church was on some really corrupt, to nazis, to slavery, etc you start to find out that in every era in time there has been a group of people that were on "power trip" and it all had something to do with $$$$ so the whole new world order to me wouldn't be a stretch but i never advocate about it because i'm not certain All i know is that the people in the position of power always seem to have ulterior motives. In the end what i try to encourage that the power is held by the people and not political figures that do what they want(i mean i bet if we lowered political figures salary by 50%, they would leave their careers) So its okay to see the media tv or internet as long as you can look up a handful of sources so you can better formulate an educated conclusion of what is going on!!!

Asa, if you're for real, where did you come by this "knowledge?" You tell others to get educated and you mock television and media (and I'm not defending it) as some singly orchestrated instrument of propaganda, yet the majority of the "knowledge" you're dropping comes from a handful on internet sites that all reinforce a similar worldview. So which is more "true?" Maybe you've read some books, seen some interviews, seen some movies, but we all know the story--CFR, Trilateral, NWO, global government, blah, blah, blah. And a "story" is all that it is. I'm not trying to come at you personally, but you seem to be a pretty active representative of your demographic, so I thought I'd throw a thought or two your way. You're probably an intelligent person and I think that you should keep educating yourself, but a lot of this stuff is just pure nonsense. There is a reason that no one takes this stuff seriously, and it's not because the Illuminati lurks everywhere and shuts down all dissent (it's a sexy sounding idea, but it's too convenient an excuse, and unsupported by any reasonable facts). Politics is a tough game and no one in it does it without fault, but you do yourself and others a disservice to claim that it's all bullshit and both parties are the same. Both parties are most definitely not the same. There are very powerful men and women in this game who wield tremendous influence on both parties, but they do not all want the same things and they do not rule carte blanc from behind some velvet screen. If you're really interested in getting a handle on things, you'll do yourself better to read some of the great thinkers on power and social organization (Machiavelli, Locke, Hobbes, Montesquieu are a few of the more modern thinkers, so they more accurately reflect our understanding on these issues as moderns).

yyyyoooooooo is prolly pissed about the lack of information being passed to the masses but the way he is doing it people tend to look away from the real message instead of following it. People watch too much tv so when you bring up bilderberg group they cast you as conspirator who wears a tin foil hat(cus thats what TV gives them as reference) so yooo i agree w/ some points you are saying but they way you go about it is completely wrong dont bitch and complain at ignorant minds spit a lil info to educate. thats the only way if liberating a slaved mind.

I'm not sure that ranting about completely unfounded conspiracy theories counts as being educated.

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but see here you are offending republicans when in reality they are both fucked up. And no one ever deny the fact that Reagan-omics fucked up the US maade production system, but all the presidents since him have done zero effort to resolve this issue. I do not defend a democrat as i do not defend any given republican. THey have lacked to give the people what they deserve. Obama could have helped the people that were losing there homes instead of bailing the banks that caused the problem. He could've had health care w/o encouraging a health business that profits insurance companies. He could have pressured BP into creating solutions. but its all politics of of the game when it comes to that. A Swedish company offered to help clean the mess but was denied.?? wonder why? as far as global warming wont even touch that issue...lets just say 30,000 scientists are suing Gore for perpetuating a fraud...CO2 is a natural occurring process! and u didnt have to vote for ron paul but u could have for kucinich social security....wait till you're old it wont hold up because of the baby boomers! Fuck Republicans-fuck Democrats be on sum individual shit! its like i have to choose between whack and whacker where my 3,4th,5th option there is none!! my > to you is why are you steady defending obama?

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