As American democracy collapses in slow motion to a tin-pot tyrant, journalist and author Osita Nwanevu joins Anthony Davis to explain how ‘we the people’ can save the country from oligarchs – and how grass roots organizing is already demonstrating success for Democratic candidates – only on The Weekend Show.
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The USA is not a true democracy. The USA needs another civil war to rewrite its constitution again and make it truly modern, not 1778 stuff. I am from NZ, and the British form of democracy works OK.
I wish they hurry up and get his ass out that white house this mess is really sad i have ever seen in the. U
States the age i am now it is a big mess clean this mess up fast yiu poeple never had no business putting trump in there in the frist place that man is one mess up crazy person in that white house mess up
Shut down the Government. Will the Democrats Senators demand passing M4A or keeping the government shut?
There was a bipartisan legislation written in Spring of 2024 and T rump told Congress to not pass it because he wanted to run on the border crossing population. He wanted to have a crisis so he can call the military and have them on our streets. The definition of tyranny is literally the intertwining of police force and military!
When T rump held rallies he would say “they’re coming after me to get to you and I won’t let them†he wasn’t talking to his base, he was talking to the white elite criminals.. pedophiles, tax evasions, insurrectionists, white supremacist groups!
We still don’t know what classified documents T rump had and didn’t give back and which he may have shared or if he is blackmailing the country. We don’t know! Someone might know, but he’s not being punished for it.
It would be neat, Anthony, for and Mr. Nwanevu (and/or another expert) to compare deTocquville's assessment of 'Democracy in America' with the current book Mr. N has written.
Did Elon tamper with voting machines in 2024? And is that information or study of it being shut down?
He's right. Even the framers feared the masses, which is why we are a republic.
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Thank you for having this conversation with us!
The elephant in the room is RASCISM , it is the straw that stirs this unholy drink. Most dump voters are too stupid to know or care about economic policy , all they know is , hate ,hate ,hate .
Incest and Canabaliam in the mountains of West Virginia 😢yeah we don't talk about these things
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No, the USA is not economically what it was in the post war world ,but it is still a functional nation. Observe the highways on any big city rush hour or holidays , packed with commuters and or vacationers.
This is still the most prosperous nation on earth.
What functional nation ever " ELECTED" a pig dictator. Germany ,Russia, Cuba ,were all dysfunctional when ,Hitler,Stalin ,and Castro took power. My theory is racism sold the usa its dictator. The age old hatred of blacks is the cake ,but immigrants of color is the icing ,women's rights and lgbtq are the cherry on top this evil cake.
This is why Americans let him break every law and have his way. There is a mentality we will even sacrifice our children , as long as we can hate and terrorize.,mainly blacks . It is as American as baseball ,mom , apple pie , and the good old kkk !
I love that Newsome is not afraid of DT. Policies aside, people in general don't like to see the cruelty being used against a whole group of people. It targeted the Mexicans first but it's spreading to other groups, especially but not limited to dark skinned people. The maga are ok with cruelty but not happy when their farms fail and their health care goes away. He's spot on..the media is culpable in a big way. Strategically the Dems should have kept Biden from running again early on. I thought Newsome could have beaten DT. Don't you think if DT came along in the early days of our country he would have been executed as a traitor,? They didn't mess around.
Republicans cut off their noses to spite their faces
When did immigration become a comtroversial and threatening entity? In the original colonies there were Dutch,,French some Jews, freed slaves (in the north) and not even acknowledged Native Americans.Slaves weren't considered a problem until they were , (another topic)There were Spanish west of the Mississippi River. When was the first wave of immigrants? I know there was a wave of Scottish Presbyterians..my ancestors. They were pushed towards the western frontier at the time as were Getmans ( Pennsylvania Dutch). Point being we have had immigration waves for a long time. The west did not even belong to the United States until recent history. Once the European whites took over the west they subjugated Asians and Mexicans and tragically Native Americans. So this new phase is history repeating itself and it's not going to hold.
Democrats have to become an anti corruption government reform party with a vision that they clearly communicate to the people. They must run on campaign finance reform, Healthcare reform, tax reform, economic opportunity for the wrlorking class and democracy strengthening and reform. Then, when they get power, MAKE THESE REFORMS. No more half measures. No more incremental changes that are reversed by the next Republican president.
Most people see the Democratic party as the empty words, or empty promises party. Inaction on issues is why.
If we fixed education a whole lot of problems would go away. So many Trumpers suffer from the Dunning-Kruger effect: too ignorant/stupid to know they're ignorant/stupid, i.e. those with little ability in a given field can believe they excel in it or, "My ignorance is as good as your knowledge." Or, maybe it's worse and it's anosognosia: they're mentally ill and don't know they're mentally ill.
The people who elected 47 were NOT the people who voted for him, but the Millions of people who stayed home because they refused to vote for a black woman! We need to make sure that EVERY registered Democrat comes out to vote against that POS! That is regardless of their feelings about the Democratic candidate! I like Pete Buttigieg but the scary part about him could be that Democratic voters might refuse to vote for a gay man!
Here’s a thought America ,
You know how you have a rule that you must be at least 35 yrs old in order to run for president WHY NOT add the rule that NO ONE with a criminal record can run OR become the president of United States. I can’t believe it’s not a rule already because if it was then you guys and THE WORLD wouldn’t have to deal with this LYING CONVICTED FELON.
Love and support from Canada 🇨🇦 💙
Make the republikkk party pay back the funds that Ronald Raygun "borrowed" from the Social Security Trust Fund. And make them pay it with an appropriate interest from day 1! And make the wealthy ones pay their share. When FDR set up the variable tax rates, the wealthy people agreed that they should pay more than the working class!
Yes, there are Republicans who see democracy as a stumbling block to overcome.
So difficult to hear this talking that this man are telling, who in good mind can say this Dictator Trump criminal who corrupt every thing is succeed???
The American public is dumbfounded with what is going on. They are not hardwired or knowledgeable about how to recognize and act against this type of government take over. Some are just moving around like lost sheep. The Maga and right wing are, with fist raised saying, "YEAH!", while the sheep are moving from meadow to meadow chomping on grass
Over in nz we don't see Americans rising up yet we see lots of talk but no action you guys are rolling over for trump take him down by force
Osita Nwarnevu put in as his parting shot that he wished there were more stated reasons why immigrants are of value to the US economy. Democrats and all regular Americans need to appreciate immigrant laborers for more than the fact that they work for cheap at doing work that depends upon their youngest strength to be a competitive earner. Had they been paid like Pro football, Baseball and Basketball workers I think we would all have been paid a living wage. Moreover, the US benefits from artisan skills, old cultural ways of the immigrant culture in more ways than one can number. Immigrants add a different way of looking at problems, adding the outside-of -t box advantage
Assassination
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Excellent and informative interview! Thanks.
Thanks, Anthony, for sharing Osita with us. Great interview.
Trump only won the popular vote because the Dominion voting machines were hacked to flip the votes to him! He didn’t REALLY win at all!
Vote out GOP ( GUARDIANS OF PEDOPHILES)
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY ARE ALL TRAITORS TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION
Come on you are saying things that make it look like you know you need to look deeper what it is really about. you see your skin that is what is about they are confederdency and the Rich combines
It's not democracy that is broke it's the insurrectionist in the supreme court and all the Republican Party they are the confederdency and work for the Rich dark money like the United
Trump wants Ivanka to replace him, it’s a great possibility 🇨🇦
I read an article by Matthew McWilliams (2016) (political scientist by training) that said the biggest predictor of a being MAGA voter and drawn to authoritarian leaders is their attitude about child rearing. (“… more important for the voter to have a child who is respectful or independent; obedient or self-reliant; well-behaved or considerate; and well-mannered or curious.) . It cuts through both parties. Look up the article on the net. These voters are not the rich people voters who want tax cuts, needless to say.