John Legend Talks Politics, “Wake Up!”

    With a date, track listing and cover art all revealed for John Legend and The Roots collaborative project Wake Up!, the pianist and singer/song-writer spoke on the album’s agenda  with The Huffington Post.

    Recounting a handful of historical reforms by President Barack Obama that have been passed, John Legend explained he still feels people are disappointed by the current state of our nation. “I think a lot of people expected even more. They’re like ‘Man, I thought this was gonna be the president that could wave his magic wand and make everything happen,’ and though he’s gotten a lot done, there’s been a lot of compromise on the way and there’s been a lot of difficulty getting the agenda adjusted. We still haven’t solved the recession yet; we still have a lot of frustration.”

    Looking to inspire, he continued, “You want to try to make it better, and I think part of the way we do that is by creating art. But also since we see so much and we have access to so much and we have the ears of so many people, I think we’d be remiss if we didn’t try to make the world better in other ways.”

    With an initial thought to choose ?uestlove and The Roots for this collaborative project, Legend added, “I have even more respect for [?uestlove] now having been able to work with him and I think it was a really great collaboration. I’m happy we were able to do it.”

    John Legend and The Roots’ Wake Up! will be released September 21 on Sony Music.

    77 thoughts on “John Legend Talks Politics, “Wake Up!”

    1. This nigga must be stupid if he still has faith in NWO puppet Obama. Sure we got a black man in the white house now, but what difference does it make. The same white globalists are calling all the shots.. why do u think Obama supported the bank bailouts? He had to he didnt have a choice. Niggas wonder why Obama hasnt stop all the wars overseas, thats because the military industrial complex is still calling the shots. Prodigy’s right, we should of voted Ron Paul, he would end the racist war on drugs, meanwhile Obama’s lockin up niggas for smoking herb. Whats wrong with u people?

      1. Word up. on the real, this has been the best comment from any poster I’ve seen on this corny ass site.

        Obama is a member of the CFR. He don’t give a fuck about us. I can’t believe these dudes is singing songs about this finger puppet. Especially the Roots? I thought they woulda known better.

        Niggas need to truly WAKE UP, and do the fuckin’ knowledge, and stop being sheep being led to the slaughter. This Illuminati bloodline shit is real. Not this fake as “ooh, we got a black president” shit.

      2. WAT YOU SAY BOI?YA HEARD ME WOAHTAY?IMMA GET ALL UP IN YO ASS PLAYBOI,BURRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!! SUCKIN DICK AND RIDIN ON TWENY FOES PLAYBOI,GAY NIGGAS IS TAKIN OVA PLAYBOI,BURRRRRRRRR!!!!WHEN DRAKE GET HOME IMMA PUT OIL ON HIS SHINNY YELLA ASS AND DO MY THANG,PLAYBOI.I GAVE MY SON HERPES PLAYBOI,BURRRRRRRRR!!! YA HEARD ME YOUNG STUNNA.

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    3. We still haven’t solved the recession yet; we still have a lot of frustration.” irony rnb star sad cuz of the recession=money aint right.not frustrated that he can`t help enough with Haiti or that people are dying across the world cuz america denies sovereignty.Or sad cuz america is maintaining some petty shit with Cuba,Venezuela,Gaza and fuck knows who else.

      1. and thats another thing

        we raised close to billion dollars for what? ppl are living in tents nothing is being done?

        whats the word,who pocketed the money??

        it was easy to text some random number to donate 10 bucks but we didnt even whole the treasurers responsible cus we are lazy humanists

        dont yall know it is child trafikking heaven over there?
        lil girls are being massed raped!!!!

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    5. john legend i wish you were for real
      but i doubt it!

      MOTHER FUCK OBAMA!

      i was steady trying educate people to not vote for this guy. but people got all in the hype just cus he was black! Being black doesnt solve politics! but i admit it was cool to have a black president too bad it wasnt worth shit!

      kuzinich and Ron paul were talking some serious shit but the media ignored them. they ignored what they were saying about the federal reserve

      but who cares right?
      the banks fucked the ppl at the bottom of the socio-economic latter made millions then went bankrupt then WE THE PEOPLE gave them the money to make their pockets fatter!

      fuck i can go on and on and on! and i wish i could to at least educate yall but fuck it

      yall on some “get money” shit. fucking dummies not even ur favorite rapper makes as much as these corporate goons do

      if u down wit the revolution let me know!

      1. BITCH you just want some attention i done figured your fake militant ass out

        let me guess you read a couple books…listened to some dead prez and immortal technique all of a sudden you’re some revolutionary radical

        SUCK A DICK AND GAG YOU POSING ASS FAKE INTERNET PUNK

        ron paul is part of the tea party which means his opinion doesnt count for shit
        and the fact that you encourage black people not to vote for obama what does that make you…uncle tom
        and as far as voting for obama because he is black well so was al sharpton and jesse jackson so what are you even saying

      2. smoothdude the more i read i’d like to say get off my balls!!!
        i’m willing to respond to every ignorant thing you say cus i’m down for letting a little knowledge out

        first off you dont know me…you have no idea in what type of activities nor music i engage in nor what music i decide to blast.

        and when it comes to speaking truth i will do it anywhere i am allowed the opportunity weather it be here or on a hobo’s cardboard sign!

        haha uncle tom? i didnt ask you to vote for hilary or Mccain just some niggas there were on point with their arguments…..but it shows how much of a follower you are that u just voted for obama because of his race….neither sharpton or jackson had the charisma nor youth approval as obama.

        please kid stop repeating shit i’ve heard on tv because its obvious and i will call you out on that

        state FACTS instead of ranting profanity because ur arguement is weak!

      3. let add the fact the banks targeted people at the bottom of the financial totem pole

        which included thousands of blacks and latinos! They were making money from the debt that the people could not pay until the bubble burst
        so if anyone is being an uncle tom its you for supporting the bill

    6. these niggas think they “got it” but have no clue that they actually make propaganda for the wrong side. sheeple ass niggas. fuck john legend for real.

      1. nope! he had no reason to sign the bank bailout.

        i doubt you know anything about politics

        just cus obama sucks less than bush does not make him a good president

        that is fucked up logic!

        give me facts what is soo good about obamaA?

      2. co-sign

        and ASA what the fuck are you talking about he didnt have to sign the bank bailout?

        you stupid stupid motherfucker

        if he didnt sign the bank bailout the whole institution would have failed and if the banks fail this really would have been a repeat of the great depression because thats what happened back then the market crashed and the banks failed.

        and whats good about obama? you’re not even worth it an asshole like you is too stupid and closeminded to believe me anyway

      3. smoothdude…..i can tell you are just repeating the words you heard on TV

        You dont know me so you cant go and say i’m not worthy of being educated?

        if you think i’m soo ignorant…fine, educate me…show me some facts…instead of bitchen and complaining about it-show the knowledge????

        I’m willing to bet its because u dont know shiiiiiiiiiiiT!!!

        so u even know what the banks did w/ the money???? lik

    7. @ASA
      co-sign!! couldn’t have said it any better than that..everyone’s too busy chasing “dollars” when little do they know that the government is working on ending the US dollar with a “new world” currency..john legend probably won’t tell you that..WAKE THE FUCKK UP!!!

    8. John Legend probably only watches t.v. aka “the propaganda machine”. CNN, Fox, MSNBC, ABC, etc. They’re all controled by the government (The 4th branch – Immortal Technique). All presidents are the same “political puppets” for the super wealthy, powerful elite who want to control the world. Republican or Democrat, it’s the same shit, different face.

      1. I highly recommend “End Game” and “The Obama Deception”. You can watch it on youtube. Pick up some books too, cause now a days, you have to educate yourself.

    9. I want Bush back! Nobama is ten times worse. It took the guy 3 months to get an oil spill capped. He made like what 2 visits to the golf coast acting like he cared what was going on, he did it all just for media coverage. Instead Hes out playing golf and basketball everyday while big things are going on in this world like the guy has nothing to do. Spent billions on a failed stimulous that made unemployement rise above 12% in some states he said if it passed it wouldnt go above 7%. I can go on all day but let me not clog the airways. Just shows we have monkeys running this shit.

      1. dumb ass nigga we dont want Bush back either, im tired of the false choice between a turd sandwich and a shit sandwich. they all suck, they all work for the same globalist agenda. ‘member bush had stimulus too, and he supported the federal reserve. ron paul bring the power back to the people, thats who we need

      2. ^^^ Bush’s stimulus package was an idea of the Democratic party and was passed by the democrats, Bush had nothing to do with it really.

        far as the gulf goes I dont blame Obama for the spill or the capping of it, its the half-assed clean up effort he’s been doing. or not been doing would fit much better. why do they have to wait for the leak to be capped before cleaning up?

        or what about doubling the national debt. with all the debt accumilated from Washington to Bush Obama doubled that shit in his first year.

        He passed a health care bill that the country doesnt want or need.

        He refuses to secure the borders and instead he puts the blame on a state whos gotten fed up with it all claiming they’re being racist. which is a lie because the law is actually easier than the FEDERAL law which does allow you to accuse anyone of being an illegal immigrant without previous provacation.

        he’s definetlly brough us change… for the worse.

      3. ha! he’s da president in technical terms it HAD to go through him its how our system is suppose to work
        but fuck that theory cus we all know bush isnt capable of forming any type of intellectual move. he’s a political puppet! cheney runs it!

        As far as the gulf goes its an opportunity that goes into the who save the environment tip
        the “go green” scam! probably making easier to pass some fucked up regulation in the name of this catastrophe. i heard that some top nigga from BP had bought a cleanup company before this whole thing happened! {cha-ching!}

        as far as securing the borders, Az is encouraging legal profiling. yea it technically says race should not be terms for suspicion but when the hell have u ever trusted police???

        the issue of immigration is far too broad to be solved by a fucking wall and security!
        i mean you have to solve the issue of WHY they are in NEED of coming to this country (believe that problem was created by greedy US corporations) instead of just shooting them or criminalizing at the border. but blah blah blah lets read some books people!

      4. you are the only monkey thats on here

        first of all Bush is the reason why we needed a stimulus in the first place and before obama got into office Bush had already signed a billion dollar stimulus so shut the fuck about that

        what did bush do when katrina happened hmmmmmmmm i dont know he flew over it with his puppy after hiding in crawford. And as far as the crisis in the GULF(cant believe you cant spell that) Obama knew about the crisis and was in contact with all the people on the ground from the jump you proably didnt know seeing as your head is up sean hannitys asshole.

        And if it wasnt for the stimulus all the banks and the financial system would have collapsed and you cant create jobs if corporations and businesses are not hiring

        now i can go on and on but seeing as you are nothing but an ignorant hillbilly rightwing monkey who believes everything fox news says especially when everyone knows its a biased media

        ill just end it with GO FUCK YOURSELF!!!

      5. now smoothdude i know u want to believe ur president is awesome and that he was there helping the gulf!
        go ahead and believe that but if you want to open up your eyes just read what i wrote

        as far as being rightwing? in this country democrats and republicans are the same basic thing- if there is never a third,fourth option then its just THE ILLUSION OF AN OPTION

        obama is no better the bush. he is far more articulate perhaps

        the banks went bankrupt because they were being greedy. wallstreet shouldnt have gotten bailouts them ppl of MAINSTREET should have.

        bailouts for the banks allowed for the heads of them to recieve a huge chunk of bonus checks
        while the Automobile bailouts allowed for these companies to move their production to third world countries.

        this country is going down a spiral. there is No jobs because our Corporation’s factories are moving to countries w/ lack of human/labor rights. which in turn encourages shitty pay that influences third world citizens to migrate to developed countries believing they will a better life which is slightly true for they endure racism poverty(although better than previous living conditions) and overall a harsh life. obama has done SHIT to help this problem. Have corporations bring back to the US
        instead of giving them money to make their lifes easier!!!!
        Socialism for the Rich

    10. wow i’m kind of surprised that there’s people talking about real shit on hiphopdx comments lol. I almost lost faith in the general public learning about real shit but alas, you mofos are waking the fuck up, good shit. a few years ago i thought it was a lost cause. Keep hammering truth to these sleepy zombies boyz

    11. wow i’m kind of surprised that there’s people talking about real shit on hiphopdx comments lol. I almost lost faith in the general public learning about real shit but alas, you mofos are waking the fuck up, good shit. a few years ago i thought it was a lost cause. Keep hammering truth to these sleepy zombies boyz.

      1. word son niggaz iz wakin the fuck up. niggaz been put to sleep son. fuck politics all dem niggaz the same, all dem niggaz iz fuckin devilz

      2. word son niggaz iz wakin the fuck up. niggaz been put to sleep son. fuck politics all dem niggaz the same, all dem niggaz iz fuckin devilz

    12. LEAVE JOHN LEGEND ALONE! CRACKAS THINK EVERY BROTHA WITH A BRAIN IS GAY OR BEING WHITE. AS IF BEING SMART MEANS BEING WHITE. JAPANESE ARE SMART AND THEY ARE NOT WHITE AND THEY WILL RAPE A HOE. LOL BUT ANYWAY, BEING SMART IS COOL AGAIN, BLACK MEN INVENTED MAN KIND, THEY CALL US APES. SHAVE AN APE AND HE IS WHITE. THEN AFTER HE EVOLVES TO THE SUN, IT BECOMES DARK. TRY TO FLIP THAT WHITEY

      1. no where in this article did it say he was gay!!! FYI the “crackas” aren’t the 1’s saying that he is gay, it’s his own people.

      2. @GETTING HEAD FROM YOUR MOMZ …What the fuck are talking about. Pullin that race card bullshit, then turning around and saying “cracker”. I think KRS-One is the most intelligent figure in hip hop, because the man is forever searching for knowledge. Fuck John Legend!

    13. I am amazed by the comments on this story. People need to think about what they are typing. I am from the UK but it the racism on here is crazy, especially when you take on to context what John Legend is talking about.

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      2. i think its def overshadowing what was really being said out of all the real shit going on you are going to pay attention to what 2 lunatics said???

        you are pathetic you would rather defend the dude just to add your two little cents in instead of talking about POLITICS its cus like ost idiots have no idea or opinion on them

      3. from the uk where? can`t be england.what is the language you are typing?people did comment on the context of what legend was saying.

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    20. fuck you krakker!!!!! that’s why we need underground rap,it does make us look smart,and we get rich playing basketball………FUCK YOU AND TOBY KIETH!!!!!!!!!

    21. SOME OF U DUMMIES HAD TO BE BORN STUPID TO BELIEVE THE SHIT U WRITE..I HOPE SOME OF U ARE JUST WEAK ASS COMEDIANS…U ILLUMINATI DUMMIES ARE WHATS HELPIN TO FUCK UP PROGRESS..DUMMIE THEY WANT YOU TO NOT GIVE A FUCK..BELIEVE WHAT U WANT..NOT GIVIN A FUCK IS AN AUTOMATIC LOST..DUMMIE…SECOND HOW IN THE FUCK IS A MAN WHO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING DAY ONE…HE DIDNT TAKE A 3 MONTH VACATION(BUSH)..HE PASSED LAWS THAT DEMOCRATS BEEN TRYIN TO GET THROUGH CONGRESS SINCE THERE HAVE BEEN DEMORATS…HOW IN THE FUCK DID THE COUNTRY NOT WANT A “HEALTHCARE OVERHAUL WHEN THAT WAS ONE THE PRINCIPLES “THIS pRESIDENT” WHO WON BY A LANDSLIDE..(BUSH STOLE HIS FIRST TERM) RAN ON…THIS MAN DOIN ALRIGHT..U R THE DUMMIE WHO IS BEIN “CONTROLLED” BY THE MEDIA OF U BELIEVE OTHERWISE…WHY WOULD A “THINKING MAN” VOTE FOR A PARTY OF ADMITTED “DUMMIES” WHO DONT BELIEVE IN SHIT,NOT GLOBAL WARMING,NOT SOCIAL SECIROTY, THEY SENT THE JOBS AWAY STARTING IN THE 80’S..LOOK IT UP DUMMIES..WITH REAGAN DUMASS..U NIGZ SAY ALL THE DUMBEST SHIT WITHOUT ANY PROOF,NO HISTORY TO BACK IT UP..AND ALL THEY PREACH IS “FREEDOM OF SPEECH”..AND TRY TO TAKE EVERYONE U GOT(THEM DUMASS IMMIGRATION BILLS,ABORTION FOR WOMEN(WHAT IF A POOR WOMAN JUST DONT WANT OR NEED ANY MORE KIDS..ITS HER CHOICE-RIGHT)..THEY AGAINST U GETTIN UNEMPLOYMENT..FUC OUTTA HERE AND THE TEA PARTY IS THE MOST ADVERSELY RACIST SHIT I HAVE BEEN WITNESS TO IN MY YOUNG LIFE…IT PLAYS ON TV EVERYDAY..IM FROM THE INNER CITY AND IM SURE ITS MILLIONS JUST LIKE ME WHO WILL NEVER VOTE FOR NONE OF THAT OPPRESSIVE SHIT DISGUISED AS MORALS FROM BLASPHEMOUS IDIOTS….THATS ALL DUMMIES

      1. 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?

    22. how about your stupid ass actually researches organizations that Obama is a part of. Like perhaps say, the BILDERBERG group, or the TRILATERAL COMMISION, or the CFR (council on foreign relations), and the groups that people who work for him are also involved in like the UNITED NATIONS, the INTERNATIONAL BANKING CARTEL, the oligopoly of the Oil/auto industry and the oligopoly of the MEDIA industry with a bunch of supposedly different companies that are all the same company with the same means to an end. Get educated fool before you think anyone who actually knows about Obama’s evil is someone uneducated. If you learned to actually research reality and not get brainwashed by the bullshit the curriculum you swallowed in school taught you and the media, maybe you wouldn’t be so ignorant as to worship the ground some puppet walks on just because he’s black.

      1. WHO THE FUCK SAID SUMTHIN ABOUT HIM BEIN BLACK..IM TALKIN ABOUT GOOD PRESIDENT IN YO DUMASS LIFETIME…THE UNITED NATIONS..FOR REAL..U R A DUMMIE..WHY WOULDNT THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES BE APART OF THE UNITED NATIONS…”OBAMAS EVIL”..U R POLLUTIN YOUR MIND WITH DUMASSSSSSSS SCARE TACTICS OF A STUPID GROUP…HICKS SHOULD READ…”OLIGOPOLY”..MY EYES BLEED FROM THE IDIOCY THAT PPL WHO THINK THEY SPEW KNOWLEDGE SAY…THE SAD PART IS WE PICK FROM THE LESSER OF TWO EVILS IN A GOV’T THAT WAS NOT DESIGNED WITH YOUR BEST INTERESTS FROM THE BEGINNING…ONE MAN WAS NEVER SUPPOSED TO CHANGE EVERYTHING..HE CANT DO SHIT WITH ALL THE SNAKES IN HIS GARDEN(FELLOW SPINELESS DEMOCRATS) AND WE AS A COUNTRY WILL NEVER GET SHIT DONE WITH THE PARTY OF DUMMIES..SO WHO DO U CHOOSE…DUMMIE

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

      3. 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.

      4. 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).

      5. 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!!!

      6. 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.

    23. Lol

      Obama = Puppet

      John Legend = Spreading Dis Info

      Bankers Run this Bitch niggas wake up

      the world isn’t what you learned in ya Text books niggas

      you dumb ass niggas shout out the real niggas who know what’s up

      and you other niggas with “faith” in Obama keep living in your made up world

      NWO shit

      1. 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!

    24. Yo ASA, big respect to you. You be dropping these jewels fam. Mind Detects Mind.

      I was up on that scam about “text a $10 donation to Haiti”…… I know so many people that did that, but not the God.

      Let these people think what they wanna think. Brothas like myself and yourself know the real.

      Peace

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