Teary-Eyed John Oliver Begs Reluctant Voters to Back Harris
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The late-night host sent an emotional message to viewers in a passionate monologue days before the election.

Summary

In an emotional monologue, John Oliver urged undecided and reluctant voters to support Kamala Harris, emphasizing her policies on Medicare, reproductive rights, and poverty reduction.

Addressing frustrations over the Biden administration’s Gaza policy, he acknowledged the struggle for many voters yet cited voices like Georgia State Rep. Ruwa Romman, who supports Harris despite reservations.

Oliver warned of the lasting consequences of a second Trump term, including potential Supreme Court shifts.

Oliver said voting for Harris would mean the world could laugh at this past week’s photo of an orange, gaping-mouthed Trump in a fluorescent vest and allow Americans to carry on with life without worrying about what he might do next.

  • Blackbeard@lemmy.worldEnglish
    111·
    13 days ago

    If you believe we haven’t made progress since Emmett Till and Stonewall, then you’re looking at the arc of history through a drinking straw.

    • eldavi@lemmy.ml
      213·
      13 days ago

      that’s the last time we made progress and those too come from the same generation of civil rights pushes.

      similarly to MLK jr, our leaders have also taken efforts, spend money and legislated away rights to ensure that they never happen again; yes we did progress at those times, but haven’t since then.

      • Blackbeard@lemmy.worldEnglish
        91·
        13 days ago

        And if Trump gets to appoint Thomas and Alito’s replacements, we never will again.

        • eldavi@lemmy.ml
          212·
          13 days ago

          yes and the vast majority who only have that “shallow understanding” and the people who have worked ensure that they do have sealed our fate.

            • eldavi@lemmy.ml
              111·
              13 days ago

              i’m never that lucky and this is clearly hitting close to home for you as it does for me based on your comments.

              i have the benefit of doing this for about 50 years so i have my own ways of coping and i hope you have your own version of touching grass too.