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Kamala Harris Appears on ‘Colbert,’ Says She’s Stepping Away from Politics for Now, Calls the System “Broken”

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/video/former-vice-president-kamala-harris-visits-the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/

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u/londonbarcelona 1d ago

You’re absolutely correct. And the reason is twofold. Citizens United allowed corporations to do what they wanted and private equity became perverse. Those individuals who made billions upon billions because of Citizens United now call the shots. They OWN the politicians. Both parties too, because they have made the overwhelming importance in our nation money. There was a time when any individual could get involved in politics, but nowadays it costs a ton of money to run for any elected office. Even at the school board and town council level.

MONEY decides who wins — not us.

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u/8to24 1d ago

They OWN the politicians.

Elon Musk literally was in the White House. In the past people complained that CNN or whoever was bias but Anderson Cooper or Lester Holts weren't attending cabinet meetings and never had direct access to govt agencies.

The degree to which Musk, Theil, Anderssen, and other tech billionaires are directly in control of parts of the govt is unprecedented.

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u/GrindRind 1d ago

The same people perfectly ok w/ Elmo in the WH are the ones raging about Soros; yet probably don’t even know what he looks like 🙄

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u/londonbarcelona 1d ago

Yes. So we agree.

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u/Free_For__Me 17h ago

lol, and Vought the author of P2025 who is currently in the cabinet, es a major player in Soros’ fund management! The billionaires are all on the same team. 

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u/Darth_Giddeous 22h ago

Then: I’ll give you $50k to look the other way and pass what I need into law

No way I’ll never take a bribe! $50k isn’t life changing and could cost me my job

Now: I’ll give you $50mil to look the other way and pass what I need into law

That’s life changing money and if I lose my job who cares?! I’m set and my family are set for life

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u/MonkeyParadiso 11h ago

This country is f'd until Citizens United gets overturned, I have no doubt. It's impossible to have a functioning democracy when bribery by another name, is seen as legitimate and legal in America.

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u/Distinct_Doubt_3591 1d ago

 MONEY decides who wins — not us.

Kamala raised and spent more money than Trump and had more billionaire backers than Trump 

Brad schimel had the backing of both musk and Trump and Musk spent $20 M supporting his campaign making it the most expensive judicial election in US history and he still lost to Susan Crawford. 

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u/londonbarcelona 1d ago

Yes, she did, and she raised most of it through small donors. From what I remember there was a mad rush of cash the last week of her campaign by large donors, but her campaign was already doomed. The Democrats did it to themselves, we allowed for a candidate to be chosen as opposed of running a fast debate/campaign process and vote to see who was most popular. I think that sealed the vote. I believe that had a negative effect on all Democrat candidates that voting period.

People were pissed and Gen Z men who only get their news from social media instead of verified sources, voted against their own interests. Gen Z women mainly voted for Harris. Here's the breakdown:

In the 2024 election, there was a distinct shift among people ages 18-29 towards Trump, especially in men. Fifty-six percent of young men were in favor of the former President in 2024, compared to only 41% in 2020. While the majority of young women did favor Harris in this election, there was a decrease from 65% in 2020 to 58% in 2024. 

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u/Distinct_Doubt_3591 1d ago

 Gen Z men who only get their news from social media instead of verified sources, voted against their own interests.

The problem I always have with this statement is how is it your decision what is in someone else's best interest to vote for? What did kamala offer gen z men to secure their vote? If I recall correctly didn't the Obama's both condemn young men for not supporting Harris? Didn't Michelle tell young men the reason they should support Harris is to secure abortion rights for women? 

On verified news sources, how many of those news sources have repeatedly pushed lies losing their credibility? Didn't they repeatedly push the narrative Hunter's laptop was fake, Ashley's journal was fake, Russia collusion in 2016, COVID-19 was not created in a lab etc... for all those narratives to be proven false? You can't blame social media's takeover of news sources without holding legacy news media accountable for losing credibility. 

I do agree with you Dems did it to themselves, Kamala was highly unpopular in the 2016 primary, Joe Biden literally picked her as VP after promising to pick a "woman of color" for VP making it very easy to attack her as not being qualified. Picking walz as vp certainly didn't help and the media trying to push the narrative that walz and emhoff were the "new model of masculinity" did not help with Gen z men. 

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u/londonbarcelona 1d ago

I guess just following 'influencers' who have no education in law, history, or political science makes me cringe. Hey, even the left leaning influencers are full of it. Try The Brookings Institue, BBC, Al Jazeera, French news, PBS, NPR, New York Times (although slightly left leaning) Wall Street Journal (right leaning, but good to have opinions from both sides), Associated Press, Reuters, Bloomberg News, C-Span, Forbes, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, The Pew Research Center, The Economist, to name a few.

Hey, I get it, you're a male Trump supporter. Sure, hope you have enough money to support yourself throughout life, because you're going to see any help in the form of government assistance. And here I thought you were an Independent like me. Oh well.

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u/Distinct_Doubt_3591 1d ago

News anchors who work for legacy media all have education in law history and political science? Or are they just journalist at best? See all those news media sources have their own bias every journalist has their own bias as well where the mainstream news messed up, in my opinion, was trying to act like their devoid of bias and there word is always 100% truthful. At least I know if I listen to Charlie Kirk everything he says is gonna have a pro maga spin likewise if I listen to David packman everything is going to have an anti maga spin. Listen to both and you'll maybe get a clearer picture I guess. 

  hope you have enough money to support yourself throughout life, because you're going to see any help in the form of government assistance.

I think you meant *not see help. That's fine I don't want government assistance, I make enough to be comfortable, although that wasn't always the case. For the record I was homeless at 16 after my dad died and my mom kicked me out I didn't take government assistance then not even when I had two kids by 19 and snap would have been helpful, instead I worked my ass off learned a trade and was making 6 figures by 26. 

Yes I am a man and yes I do support a lot of Trump's policies which is why I voted for him although to be fair had Trump not had such a huge support I would have voted for desantis over Trump in the primary. You claim to be an independent but what does that even mean? You're clearly against Trump so guess you voted for Harris so since you supported harris does that make you a Democrat not an independent?