A few years ago (6, maybe?), I saw him bring a particularly contentious argument to heel on the 'Morning Joe' program by providing the phrase "two things can be true at the same time". Since then, I have seen it picked up and adopted by all the regulars on that show, and across the network itself. Truly amazing, but typical of Glaude- the right man for our times.
Finally, an insightful political analysis. To realize America we all have to become better human beings. Too many people are backward looking because they don't examine theimselves sincerely and encounter their own ignorance and bigotry. Instead they glorify it and enshrine it as part of the so-called virtues of the past. The past was not a time of great virtue, rather it was a time when the need for greater virtue was revealed. Some people rose to the challenge. Most did not.
Eddie S. Glaude, Jr. has been a BRILLIANT leader since he was in high school! How BLESSED we all are to have such a vibrant, articulate voice active and available to us!
So few white Americans know the true history of our country. Growing up in Jim Crow south Louisiana, I saw the discrimination & suppression first hand. I am ashamed we fail to respect our black brothers & sisters.
Thank You. We are often told to forget about the past when in fact shameful acts are continuing today. We pay taxes too. Taxation without representation was unfair then and is now. Gerrymandering should be a felony.
Speak for yourself @judkkinsman3258. Do you not respect black people? Many white Americans DO know the history of our country. Among other things they know that, since the country's founding, people have fought and died to bring us closer to the promises of the Declaraion of Independence and the Constitution. They know that progress has been sometimes too slow and always diffilcult. They know that there is always room for improvement. They also know that we've done a better job than anyone else anywhere else. There are always those who see a cloud and lament the chance of rain. There are also those who celebrate the sun shining despite the cloud.
No I’m sorry but nobody and I mean nobody bows a knee to anybody in this world unless they have to by threat of pain! How can you possibly sit here and say your nonsense about respect in the 21st century well over 50 years from Jim Crow? And Jim Crow was only in the south my brother! Get your funky black ass facts right and tell mammy she should not have taught you don’t trust whitey!
@@Zayden. Yes we do need revolution, which is why I am a proud DSA member. In a capitalist society ALL policies, regulations, and laws favor profitability for Capitalists over things like "democracy". Capitalism is the problem. Support Democratic Socialism! Repeal Citizens United! Election/Campaign Finance Reform! Regulate/Abolish RNC and DNC! Get Money Out of Politics! Expand and Protect Democracy! Join Unions and Cooperatives! The decommodification of entire industries like education, healthcare, transportation, energy, banking, criminal justice, and land management is the next step in the evolution of humanity. This would be Market Socialism, a mixed economy, which would make these industries Public Goods; where the resources and means of production are collectively managed by the people. These Public Goods, and their quality, should not be accessible based on financial ability. We cannot get there if people aren't willing to criticize capitalism.
Capitalism is not the problem...the coopting of pure Capitalism is the problem. And the lens through which Capitalism is most pervasively coopted and corrupted is invoking race and cultural tropes where identifying who to "scapegoat" when American Capitalism fails to optimize equal opportunity.
Walter does the best interviews with book writers because he asks meaningful, insightful questions. I am always impressed by his ability to penetrate to the cool places. Eddie is also very thoughtful and insightful. Whenever he sits on a network panel, they never let his talk enough.
"To Save Democracy, Americans Have to Become Better People": what a dream. It's a constant struggle: constant. As Madison noted in the Federalist Papers "if men were angels, government would not be necessary." We will never be the angels that he or Glaude's title admonishes, but bless them for making the argument. Gandhi also said we had to be the change we seek. This construct is nothing new. But neither is it anything permanent, As Glaude invokes Lincoln or Baldwin, the complementary text is that there are always those who will be carriers of the fever dreams of retrenchment to which he also refers at 11:55. Heaven help us to help ourselves.
However, as my 70 years of living and inculcating the histories of generations of Black men/people since childhood, I have found that with each entrenchment by the status quo there has been a progressive reversal that has shown historically an advancement that moves some of the oppressed people forward and upward. The proverbial two steps forward and one back tends to be the cycle that human advancement follows, we cannot not let our own internal cynic or cynical points of view stop ourselves or other individuals--the ones that Mr. Glaude calls upon us to become active in our lives--from seeking better positions in our governance where democracy and equal/human rights for all is the goal and legal position that restrains the lesser desires of humankind.
"Seeking higher forms of excellence," is perhaps the key to finding better leaders. The bar has been so low this last decade. It's as if Americans have lost the will to say, "not good enough, do better."
The technical phrase is 'defining deviance down', and the practice has many fathers. Maga types think it began with racial and gender preferences in hiring being initially outlawed, and then alternately re-imposed. You may disagree with this, but you should be able to see your shared instincts.
As a member of the white electorate demographic, I lament that we largely don't realize that we haven't backed the Democrat for President since Democrat Lyndon Baines Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act. It's a national shame and disgrace modern white Americans are wholly responsible for, not something _inherited_ from white nationalism of the past; but made with the white nationalism of the present that we all have a part in, even if we consistently vote Democratic in elections ourselves. We either confront the white nationalism in ourselves individually and collectively, or we enable it.
Not American, but a strong social conservative. Had an American acquaintance that was a senior project manager for a construction contractor who bragged how low he paid his all-white workers and how long worked them. He would say things like "I'd pay less if they were women and work 'em harder if they were black". Not to mention that he lived in a rural deficit state, that took more government assistance than put into the nation. He was raised by union men but refused a union, better wages, and increased benefits for others. Now, he made huge bonuses while bragging about his employees not being able afford dental insurance to the detriment of rotting teeth! I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Not regular locker banter but classiest, racist, sexist, nationalist diatribes. I don't know how the US can get any better if this is the average employer/voter. They are choosing the guild age but reaching for the days of slavery.
@@pluribus_unumIt is inherently conservative, however, to want to impose your culture, religion and way of life on others. Wanting to “conserve” is, to social conservatives, equal to their expectation that all society will stand still at a point of time of their preference. Being liberal is, however, being open minded about preserving or changing personal views, and not imposing them on anybody else.
He is fantastic and a real optimist about humanity. The older I get, however, the more I see how rare wisdom and humility truly are. So as admirable as his views are about the potential in each one of us, I'm skeptical. The best I can hope for is that he inspires and awakens something in those (rare) wise individuals among us.
@bobbart4198 something other than a megalomaniac or a sponsor of genocide. Or are you telling me that either of those is acceptable? Are you incapable of voting for someone other than who you're told to vote for?
@@bobbart4198i think the frustration here is ending up with with a wannabe dictator (who ought to be in jail by now) and an 81 year old who is doing a decent job, but barely holding us together. But the two party system isnt the problem. Its our primary system, distribution of the electoral college, and the cost of a campaign. These factors combined allowed Trump to basically make the GOp primary moot. And Biden is the incumbant so this time it makes sense - but in 2020 I never got the chance to vote for who I really wanted as a democrat because they were gone by super tuesday
I understand the point but structural changes are needed to make this happen. Actually the parties are getting weaker and weaker now which is making things worse. The current primary system, which was seen as a reform in the 1970s, has make it more likely that an extremist will win in a gerrymandered district with no practical opposition. Ranked voting would be a good step forward which has been approved in Alaska and some cities as well. Both parties are opposed but it seems to be working well. The Citizen United case needs to be overturned as it has made corruption officially legal and untraceable. The Supreme Court needs to be expanded with a different process for selecting new justices with a term limit. Each state should have a nonpartisan board drawing district lines for the House seats. The House should be expanded to the point where each district nationwide has the same number of voters. The electoral college needs to be abolished. Every vote for president should count the same to avoid the battleground state nonsense. It should be easier to amend the Constitution. I am sure there are many more changes that would make our democracy work again for the people.
Hey Eddie, I love hearing this man talk! Let's go back to the year 1603. Why? To quote Shakespeare, "If virtue, no delighted beauty lack, your Son-in-law is far more fair than black." We could say today, "If you judge Othello by his content of character, he's one hell of a man." Othello was written 16 years before the African slave trade began in the United States and 150 years after racism was invented. This was cut from whole cloth, the concept was unknown before was published. That being said, can we will the nation, all its individuals to be better people? The reason that racism keeps rearing its ugly head, is because it is a vehicle for hate and the harm that stems for that hate. I love your idealism, sir, but what is your plan to make clinical psychopaths better people? How about a plan to make sub-clinical psychopaths better people? Fascism and theocracy are both the product of pathology, they are the product of psychopathy - and that is the "plain" truth.
It starts with Civics education in High School about the importance, and responsibilities of, citizenship. Any self-improvement beyond that is a bonus. Everyone has different gifts, or potential gifts. Be careful not to judge too quickly.
Without the right 'nudges', becoming better people is not a priority. We've learned other things are more important, like consuming, pointing fingers, etc... Getting the best or something better out of humans is possible, but obviously not evident. Good luck to everybody!
“Better people?” Where are these better people. Maybe I need to get out of the country and move to the city because people are locked into group think out here.
Translation: "don't look into the capitalist system as the source of your problems. Don't seek out collective solutions to your problems. Its all about atomizing yourself, only blame yourself and don't you dare connect and organize with others suffering from similar problems!"
This is the approach the late M Scott Peck practiced and documented. He and his co-developers labeled the process “community building.” The endeavor was born of the Cold War threat. Today we find ourselves again in an analogous circumstance. Our democracy, our freedoms, depend on our fulfilling our roles when our souls call us to lead, however frightening and painful that seems. The call is loud indeed.
@@jaymacpherson8167 I thought it was way more significant than was "A Road Less Travelled". Especially today when everyone is talking about Narcissistic Personality Disorders. That book was the first to really identify it in real life terms--- not just as described in the DSM.
@@nsbd90now A "dangerous book" indeed. Interestingly, I remember a presentation from several years ago by Richard Rohr who runs the Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, NM about a conversation he had with Peck shortly before he passed. I never checked the sales data, but Rohr related that Peck lamented that People of the Lie was not one of his best selling books. If so, maybe people simply weren't ready for it at the time. It certainly seems a book for today's times as it feels as "people of the lie" are overwhelming our political and social discourse.
His comments are very inspirational. However sometimes you simply feel like running toward something better rather than staying to continue the struggle. Many US expats living in other countries feel the same way. We simply want to live where the divisiveness of the US and its racial politics are not an issue. No country is perfect but its about going where you are at least treated better.
I am currently living outside of the US and have done so for several years. However, it is important to remember/recognize that not all Americans are in an economic position to "run-away."
@@daayieevideos I agree with you! I do disagree with your choice of words, "running away". Its not about running away, its about running to something. Also, we should remember that many of us are in the position to move and work remotely because we are Americans. Those that are retired military that live overseas can do so because they did serve in the US armed forces. Its an odd time we live in.
So good to hear voices of reason. I wrote in Bernie, rather than vote for Hillary or Trump. My conscience couldn’t live with voting for people who did not reflect my values. Friends begged me to vote Hillary because we knew that a vote for Bernie would likely lead to a Trump victory. So I appreciate your viewpoint of “biding our time”.
Gratitude for this Beauteous interview, i'll be getting this book today & share it with People in projects i'm involved with to uplift our Communities. Recently i've been processing my rage & grief watching the rise & decay of vibrant Black Communities i've personally witnessed in the past 50 years. Regressive polices are disturbing as when it seemed We were moving forward equitably. As a woman of racially ambiguous appearance enriched by Native & African American Communities i'm weary of the illUsions of Separation that cause US to not recognize We're a HueMan Family with Healthier methods for Living Together beyond colonized structures ~ Truth & Reconciliation attends to the crack in the foundation with radical Honesty or democracy crumbles! ✍🏾🤔💜🇺🇸💧🌎
What happened to E Pluribus Unum, we need to get back to all of us citizens being Americans. Close both borders until a feasible immigration policy bill can be passed. That's fair as we are overwhelmed and that's the logical thing to do. Love you Prof.
This matches closely with what Heather Cox Richardson says - minorities, especially African Americans, have been key for holding the U.S. to its founding ideals of equality and democracy, especially when wealthy (often white) minorities try to concentrate power instead.
Americans need a goal for the future that is not race-based, that all work to achieve and all benefit from. When you're working FOR something, you don't notice the color of the person working by your side.
If you want people to be "better" as you describe, you've got to give them some structure and a method of connecting one to another. Otherwise, they may have all the desire in the world to be the people you want to see in the world, but they feel stuck, isolated, powerless, as in, "Is it just me against the world?" It one thing to say, "People need to be better. To be the leaders we need." OK, agreed. Now how does that happen? It's one thing to shout, "Hey, the house is on fire!" Now how exactly do you put out the fire? Problems are easy to identify. Solutions are the hard part. That's where the rubber meets the road. What are your ideas on that? There is your leadership. This is NOT an attack. I do think it's a legitimate question for someone calling for better people to be leaders.
I don't mean this to sound angry, but apparently, it's easy to raise issues of societal needs, but hard to offer practical solutions regarding how to actually meet those needs.
Man im really stoned and it trips me out whenever he ends a sentence with "yeah!" Sounds "British" like Austin Powers or Hendrix. (Neither were British, but? )
Sounds like something an adolescent would say. Being a good citizen has definite requirements, duties and responsibilities. How does anyone know what that is without being told? From Tom Nichols: “It is long past time to admit that support for Trump, after all that we now know, is a moral failing. As I wrote in a recent book, there is such a thing as being a bad citizen in a democracy, and we should cease the pretend arguments about policy-remember, the 2020 GOP convention didn't even bother with a platform. Instead, anyone who cares about the health of American democracy, of any party or political belief, should say clearly that to applaud Trump's fantasies and threats at CPAC is to show an utter lack of civic character.”
@nsbd90now An adolescent? Ask Pericles ya dumba**. The principle I'm talking about goes back to Ancient Geeece - and it's been true ever since in democracies. You have to accept the voters that you have - you can't wish them into existence. The only thing you can do is ensure that public education is properly funded, teach civics, and hope for the best. Go ahead - head out to the Idaho countryside and start telling people what they're required to do in order to be good citizens. See how that works out for you.
This guy irritates the heck out of me whenever I see him on TV and I change the channel. He should have been a better person in 2016. The way he undermined Hillary's candidacy should shame him but no, he has amnesia about his own role in that election. He had influence to do the right thing in that election and he didn't. Give me a break!
*Geee, this particular interview of Glaude was certainly a useless string of trite platitudes... The thing is, the very people -- regardless of color or gender -- I could give you a list of prominent names -- who spout such platitudes are usually the ones with the biggest egos, and the least likely to actually practice what they preach to us, if you don't have high public status like they do & don't constantly adore them* . *Such platitudes are usually just a way or (often as a way to sell a basically trite book) PR front for that person to publicly say, 'Aren't I so wonderful a person!?, you should admire me some more!'... But someone saying, "SHUT UP & LISTEN!!", to kids?...: sounds more like a chronically overbearing parent than a loving encourager* . *If you want a better country/world, you don't have to be one of the leaders. You don't have to have the bullhorn, be in front of the cameras, have the loudest public voice, go to all the meetings (especially not if you have kids or someone else to care for), plan & lead the marches, or have your name in the news* . *Just don't be a right-wing nutcase forcing your hardcore religious ideas on everyone else, don't support white or American double standards, don't support America's constant wars (even if only the Civil War & WWII were just wars) or U.S. proxy wars, don't fall for American govt seductive propaganda -- or lies -- in the first place (try to do your own finding-out as best you can), don't believe everything you hear in the mainstream media, don't support oppression (even if Israel has been oppressing others since even before 1948, it's imposed statehood, & telling you the Palestinians, the indigenous people of Palestine are the oppressors), BUT JUST GET IN WHERE & HOW YOU FIT IN* .
It sounds to me that what he’s saying, despite the abundance of progress made on civil rights-there has never been a better time to be Black in n the U.S, is that he’s willing to hold hostage American democracy until he is happy. That to me is terrorism.
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0:14 hmm… exploring an obvious? All dressed for our times? … 1:35 honestly, did you have to give the book such an extravagantly loooooooooong title? 3:28 THANK YOU, YES!!! 18:22 obviously not apparent; an exploration into obvious territory in unexpected intimacy. Most engaging!
Eddie Glaude jr. is one of the wisest people in our troubled country and world!
A few years ago (6, maybe?), I saw him bring a particularly contentious argument to heel on the 'Morning Joe' program by providing the phrase "two things can be true at the same time". Since then, I have seen it picked up and adopted by all the regulars on that show, and across the network itself. Truly amazing, but typical of Glaude- the right man for our times.
Finally, an insightful political analysis. To realize America we all have to become better human beings. Too many people are backward looking because they don't examine theimselves sincerely and encounter their own ignorance and bigotry. Instead they glorify it and enshrine it as part of the so-called virtues of the past. The past was not a time of great virtue, rather it was a time when the need for greater virtue was revealed. Some people rose to the challenge. Most did not.
Eddie Glaude Jr. is so incredibly gorgeous -- inside and out. Let's be those every day heroes!
Love me Some Eddie Glaude, Jr.❤️
His Time Magazine article of July 12, 2016 “My Democratic Problem with Voting for Hillary Clinton”
I could listen to Dr. G. all day. His passion, sincerity, and intellect are captivating and inspiriting.
Eddie S. Glaude, Jr. has been a BRILLIANT leader since he was in high school! How BLESSED we all are to have such a vibrant, articulate voice active and available to us!
So few white Americans know the true history of our country. Growing up in Jim Crow south Louisiana, I saw the discrimination & suppression first hand. I am ashamed we fail to respect our black brothers & sisters.
Thank You. We are often told to forget about the past when in fact shameful acts are continuing today. We pay taxes too. Taxation without representation was unfair then and is now. Gerrymandering should be a felony.
Speak for yourself @judkkinsman3258. Do you not respect black people? Many white Americans DO know the history of our country. Among other things they know that, since the country's founding, people have fought and died to bring us closer to the promises of the Declaraion of Independence and the Constitution. They know that progress has been sometimes too slow and always diffilcult. They know that there is always room for improvement. They also know that we've done a better job than anyone else anywhere else.
There are always those who see a cloud and lament the chance of rain. There are also those who celebrate the sun shining despite the cloud.
@lector247 and there are some who choose rose colored glasses. And yern for a time long gone.
@@Wegivesp Yes, you are absolutely correct. But the distance we have come and the progress we have achieved evinces their minority status
No I’m sorry but nobody and I mean nobody bows a knee to anybody in this world unless they have to by threat of pain! How can you possibly sit here and say your nonsense about respect in the 21st century well over 50 years from Jim Crow? And Jim Crow was only in the south my brother! Get your funky black ass facts right and tell mammy she should not have taught you don’t trust whitey!
Eddie Glaude is one of my favorites
Great interview…thank you Walter and Eddie
MLK and Malcolm X knew that it was classism that truly kept people divided. Capitalism is the problem.
Bingo. We need revolution. Join the RCA!
@@Zayden. Yes we do need revolution, which is why I am a proud DSA member.
In a capitalist society ALL policies, regulations, and laws favor profitability for Capitalists over things like "democracy".
Capitalism is the problem.
Support Democratic Socialism!
Repeal Citizens United!
Election/Campaign Finance Reform!
Regulate/Abolish RNC and DNC!
Get Money Out of Politics!
Expand and Protect Democracy!
Join Unions and Cooperatives!
The decommodification of entire industries like education, healthcare, transportation, energy, banking, criminal justice, and land management is the next step in the evolution of humanity. This would be Market Socialism, a mixed economy, which would make these industries Public Goods; where the resources and means of production are collectively managed by the people. These Public Goods, and their quality, should not be accessible based on financial ability. We cannot get there if people aren't willing to criticize capitalism.
Capitalism is not the problem...the coopting of pure Capitalism is the problem.
And the lens through which Capitalism is most pervasively coopted and corrupted is invoking race and cultural tropes where identifying who to "scapegoat" when American Capitalism fails to optimize equal opportunity.
Neoliberalism
@@randyreadstheholyquran2342 - you mean 'Socialism for the few'?
Walter does the best interviews with book writers because he asks meaningful, insightful questions.
I am always impressed by his ability to penetrate to the cool places.
Eddie is also very thoughtful and insightful.
Whenever he sits on a network panel, they never let his talk enough.
"To Save Democracy, Americans Have to Become Better People": what a dream. It's a constant struggle: constant. As Madison noted in the Federalist Papers "if men were angels, government would not be necessary." We will never be the angels that he or Glaude's title admonishes, but bless them for making the argument. Gandhi also said we had to be the change we seek. This construct is nothing new. But neither is it anything permanent, As Glaude invokes Lincoln or Baldwin, the complementary text is that there are always those who will be carriers of the fever dreams of retrenchment to which he also refers at 11:55. Heaven help us to help ourselves.
However, as my 70 years of living and inculcating the histories of generations of Black men/people since childhood, I have found that with each entrenchment by the status quo there has been a progressive reversal that has shown historically an advancement that moves some of the oppressed people forward and upward. The proverbial two steps forward and one back tends to be the cycle that human advancement follows, we cannot not let our own internal cynic or cynical points of view stop ourselves or other individuals--the ones that Mr. Glaude calls upon us to become active in our lives--from seeking better positions in our governance where democracy and equal/human rights for all is the goal and legal position that restrains the lesser desires of humankind.
Professor Glaude is fabulous! So impressive!
For the moment hate is America's biggest product and export.
If Americans have to become better people to save democracy we are all screwed.
"Seeking higher forms of excellence," is perhaps the key to finding better leaders. The bar has been so low this last decade. It's as if Americans have lost the will to say, "not good enough, do better."
The Parties need to use their leverage to vett/force out unacceptable candidates.
The technical phrase is 'defining deviance down', and the practice has many fathers. Maga types think it began with racial and gender preferences in hiring being initially outlawed, and then alternately re-imposed. You may disagree with this, but you should be able to see your shared instincts.
@@SenorJuan2023 - like when the Democrats did everything possible to defeat Sanders?
As a member of the white electorate demographic, I lament that we largely don't realize that we haven't backed the Democrat for President since Democrat Lyndon Baines Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act.
It's a national shame and disgrace modern white Americans are wholly responsible for, not something _inherited_ from white nationalism of the past; but made with the white nationalism of the present that we all have a part in, even if we consistently vote Democratic in elections ourselves.
We either confront the white nationalism in ourselves individually and collectively, or we enable it.
Not American, but a strong social conservative. Had an American acquaintance that was a senior project manager for a construction contractor who bragged how low he paid his all-white workers and how long worked them. He would say things like "I'd pay less if they were women and work 'em harder if they were black".
Not to mention that he lived in a rural deficit state, that took more government assistance than put into the nation. He was raised by union men but refused a union, better wages, and increased benefits for others. Now, he made huge bonuses while bragging about his employees not being able afford dental insurance to the detriment of rotting teeth! I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Not regular locker banter but classiest, racist, sexist, nationalist diatribes.
I don't know how the US can get any better if this is the average employer/voter. They are choosing the guild age but reaching for the days of slavery.
We need to figure out how to get rid of the cult of Christianity.
Gosh, I wish you’d tell me what makes you a social conservative?
@@judykinsman3258 - Nothing @kingmelanin7468 said isn't socially conservative.
There's nothing conservative about discrimination and enforced inequality.
@@pluribus_unumIt is inherently conservative, however, to want to impose your culture, religion and way of life on others. Wanting to “conserve” is, to social conservatives, equal to their expectation that all society will stand still at a point of time of their preference. Being liberal is, however, being open minded about preserving or changing personal views, and not imposing them on anybody else.
I love listening to this brother!
Beautiful, Dr. Glaude.
Given the current Presidential contest being evenly split with TFG, THAT sad fact is indicative alone of how many Americans need to be better. ☹️
They have to become better people? That's a big ask. Can't it start instead with putting the right people in power?
❤❤❤❤ Eddie Glaude!!!!
He is fantastic and a real optimist about humanity. The older I get, however, the more I see how rare wisdom and humility truly are. So as admirable as his views are about the potential in each one of us, I'm skeptical. The best I can hope for is that he inspires and awakens something in those (rare) wise individuals among us.
Good luck with that.
Amanpour and Company, You're so cool! Let's be friends and have fun!
We're doomed!🥴
Lol that's not doom'd face guy !!? 😂 THESE are! 😱😩😫
That's 🥴 "Cletus McIvermectin" ...or "just kick'd in the balls guy?"
To save democracy, we need to get rid of the 2 party system.
And replace it with what, exactly?
@bobbart4198 something other than a megalomaniac or a sponsor of genocide. Or are you telling me that either of those is acceptable? Are you incapable of voting for someone other than who you're told to vote for?
@@bobbart4198i think the frustration here is ending up with with a wannabe dictator (who ought to be in jail by now) and an 81 year old who is doing a decent job, but barely holding us together.
But the two party system isnt the problem. Its our primary system, distribution of the electoral college, and the cost of a campaign. These factors combined allowed Trump to basically make the GOp primary moot.
And Biden is the incumbant so this time it makes sense - but in 2020 I never got the chance to vote for who I really wanted as a democrat because they were gone by super tuesday
Multiple parties.
I understand the point but structural changes are needed to make this happen. Actually the parties are getting weaker and weaker now which is making things worse. The current primary system, which was seen as a reform in the 1970s, has make it more likely that an extremist will win in a gerrymandered district with no practical opposition. Ranked voting would be a good step forward which has been approved in Alaska and some cities as well. Both parties are opposed but it seems to be working well. The Citizen United case needs to be overturned as it has made corruption officially legal and untraceable. The Supreme Court needs to be expanded with a different process for selecting new justices with a term limit. Each state should have a nonpartisan board drawing district lines for the House seats. The House should be expanded to the point where each district nationwide has the same number of voters. The electoral college needs to be abolished. Every vote for president should count the same to avoid the battleground state nonsense. It should be easier to amend the Constitution. I am sure there are many more changes that would make our democracy work again for the people.
Respect to you, Mr. Glaude. I'd give good money to see you Secretary of Education in Biden's next Cabinet.
Hey Eddie, I love hearing this man talk! Let's go back to the year 1603. Why? To quote Shakespeare, "If virtue, no delighted beauty lack, your Son-in-law is far more fair than black." We could say today, "If you judge Othello by his content of character, he's one hell of a man." Othello was written 16 years before the African slave trade began in the United States and 150 years after racism was invented. This was cut from whole cloth, the concept was unknown before was published. That being said, can we will the nation, all its individuals to be better people? The reason that racism keeps rearing its ugly head, is because it is a vehicle for hate and the harm that stems for that hate. I love your idealism, sir, but what is your plan to make clinical psychopaths better people? How about a plan to make sub-clinical psychopaths better people? Fascism and theocracy are both the product of pathology, they are the product of psychopathy - and that is the "plain" truth.
BRILLIANCE❤❤❤
It starts with Civics education in High School about the importance, and responsibilities of, citizenship. Any self-improvement beyond that is a bonus. Everyone has different gifts, or potential gifts. Be careful not to judge too quickly.
Without the right 'nudges', becoming better people is not a priority. We've learned other things are more important, like consuming, pointing fingers, etc... Getting the best or something better out of humans is possible, but obviously not evident.
Good luck to everybody!
We got some punch brother, democracy plus .
“Better people?” Where are these better people. Maybe I need to get out of the country and move to the city because people are locked into group think out here.
I like the philosophy he espouses
“Democracy is, or should be, the most disinterested form of love.” -R. Ellison
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My guy!
Translation: "don't look into the capitalist system as the source of your problems. Don't seek out collective solutions to your problems. Its all about atomizing yourself, only blame yourself and don't you dare connect and organize with others suffering from similar problems!"
"We have to buy us some time."
We’re a Constitutional Republic.
This is the approach the late M Scott Peck practiced and documented. He and his co-developers labeled the process “community building.” The endeavor was born of the Cold War threat. Today we find ourselves again in an analogous circumstance. Our democracy, our freedoms, depend on our fulfilling our roles when our souls call us to lead, however frightening and painful that seems. The call is loud indeed.
"People of the Lie" was significant for me.
@@nsbd90now Same for me. “This is a dangerous book,” is a heck of a first sentence.
@@jaymacpherson8167 I thought it was way more significant than was "A Road Less Travelled". Especially today when everyone is talking about Narcissistic Personality Disorders. That book was the first to really identify it in real life terms--- not just as described in the DSM.
@@nsbd90now A "dangerous book" indeed. Interestingly, I remember a presentation from several years ago by Richard Rohr who runs the Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, NM about a conversation he had with Peck shortly before he passed. I never checked the sales data, but Rohr related that Peck lamented that People of the Lie was not one of his best selling books. If so, maybe people simply weren't ready for it at the time. It certainly seems a book for today's times as it feels as "people of the lie" are overwhelming our political and social discourse.
His comments are very inspirational. However sometimes you simply feel like running toward something better rather than staying to continue the struggle. Many US expats living in other countries feel the same way. We simply want to live where the divisiveness of the US and its racial politics are not an issue. No country is perfect but its about going where you are at least treated better.
I am currently living outside of the US and have done so for several years. However, it is important to remember/recognize that not all Americans are in an economic position to "run-away."
@@daayieevideos I agree with you! I do disagree with your choice of words, "running away". Its not about running away, its about running to something. Also, we should remember that many of us are in the position to move and work remotely because we are Americans. Those that are retired military that live overseas can do so because they did serve in the US armed forces. Its an odd time we live in.
So good to hear voices of reason. I wrote in Bernie, rather than vote for Hillary or Trump. My conscience couldn’t live with voting for people who did not reflect my values. Friends begged me to vote Hillary because we knew that a vote for Bernie would likely lead to a Trump victory. So I appreciate your viewpoint of “biding our time”.
Amen, Brother!
Amen!
FACTS!!!
This man is so smart, and his message is exactly right.
As a black man, glaude reminds me that i grew up not believing in the myths and the legends because we had to bear the brunt of them.
pre-ordering now.
... Well that's it, then ... Democracy is toast ! ...
Gratitude for this Beauteous interview, i'll be getting this book today & share it with People in projects i'm involved with to uplift our Communities. Recently i've been processing my rage & grief watching the rise & decay of vibrant Black Communities i've personally witnessed in the past 50 years. Regressive polices are disturbing as when it seemed We were moving forward equitably. As a woman of racially ambiguous appearance enriched by Native & African American Communities i'm weary of the illUsions of Separation that cause US to not recognize We're a HueMan Family with Healthier methods for Living Together beyond colonized structures ~ Truth & Reconciliation attends to the crack in the foundation with radical Honesty or democracy crumbles! ✍🏾🤔💜🇺🇸💧🌎
What happened to E Pluribus Unum, we need to get back to all of us citizens being Americans. Close both borders until a feasible immigration policy bill can be passed. That's fair as we are overwhelmed and that's the logical thing to do. Love you Prof.
This matches closely with what Heather Cox Richardson says - minorities, especially African Americans, have been key for holding the U.S. to its founding ideals of equality and democracy, especially when wealthy (often white) minorities try to concentrate power instead.
Americans need a goal for the future that is not race-based, that all work to achieve and all benefit from. When you're working FOR something, you don't notice the color of the person working by your side.
If you want people to be "better" as you describe, you've got to give them some structure and a method of connecting one to another. Otherwise, they may have all the desire in the world to be the people you want to see in the world, but they feel stuck, isolated, powerless, as in, "Is it just me against the world?" It one thing to say, "People need to be better. To be the leaders we need." OK, agreed. Now how does that happen? It's one thing to shout, "Hey, the house is on fire!" Now how exactly do you put out the fire? Problems are easy to identify. Solutions are the hard part. That's where the rubber meets the road. What are your ideas on that? There is your leadership. This is NOT an attack. I do think it's a legitimate question for someone calling for better people to be leaders.
I don't mean this to sound angry, but apparently, it's easy to raise issues of societal needs, but hard to offer practical solutions regarding how to actually meet those needs.
Thanks Barack!
better people as in, MORE OBJECTIVE and LESS POLITICAL... is what he means, I'm sure......
tell cornell west to pay his god damn child support
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YES. Bless you all for this! 💞💜💞
Give Barack a Hand.
Man im really stoned and it trips me out whenever he ends a sentence with "yeah!" Sounds "British" like Austin Powers or Hendrix. (Neither were British, but? )
😂😂😂😂😂 "Americans become better people"
yeah.... alabama and mississippi laughing in his face
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Fabulous discussion Eddie Glaude!!
While he isn't wrong, its always a mistake to tell voters what they owe - or is required of them.
Fortunately he's not running for office.
Sounds like something an adolescent would say. Being a good citizen has definite requirements, duties and responsibilities. How does anyone know what that is without being told? From Tom Nichols: “It is long past time to admit that support for Trump, after all that we now know, is a moral failing. As I wrote in a recent book, there is such a thing as being a bad citizen in a democracy, and we should cease the pretend arguments about policy-remember, the 2020 GOP convention didn't even bother with a platform. Instead, anyone who cares about the health of American democracy, of any party or political belief, should say clearly that to applaud Trump's fantasies and threats at CPAC is to show an utter lack of civic character.”
@nsbd90now An adolescent? Ask Pericles ya dumba**. The principle I'm talking about goes back to Ancient Geeece - and it's been true ever since in democracies. You have to accept the voters that you have - you can't wish them into existence.
The only thing you can do is ensure that public education is properly funded, teach civics, and hope for the best.
Go ahead - head out to the Idaho countryside and start telling people what they're required to do in order to be good citizens. See how that works out for you.
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This guy irritates the heck out of me whenever I see him on TV and I change the channel. He should have been a better person in 2016. The way he undermined Hillary's candidacy should shame him but no, he has amnesia about his own role in that election. He had influence to do the right thing in that election and he didn't. Give me a break!
*Geee, this particular interview of Glaude was certainly a useless string of trite platitudes... The thing is, the very people -- regardless of color or gender -- I could give you a list of prominent names -- who spout such platitudes are usually the ones with the biggest egos, and the least likely to actually practice what they preach to us, if you don't have high public status like they do & don't constantly adore them* .
*Such platitudes are usually just a way or (often as a way to sell a basically trite book) PR front for that person to publicly say, 'Aren't I so wonderful a person!?, you should admire me some more!'... But someone saying, "SHUT UP & LISTEN!!", to kids?...: sounds more like a chronically overbearing parent than a loving encourager* .
*If you want a better country/world, you don't have to be one of the leaders. You don't have to have the bullhorn, be in front of the cameras, have the loudest public voice, go to all the meetings (especially not if you have kids or someone else to care for), plan & lead the marches, or have your name in the news* .
*Just don't be a right-wing nutcase forcing your hardcore religious ideas on everyone else, don't support white or American double standards, don't support America's constant wars (even if only the Civil War & WWII were just wars) or U.S. proxy wars, don't fall for American govt seductive propaganda -- or lies -- in the first place (try to do your own finding-out as best you can), don't believe everything you hear in the mainstream media, don't support oppression (even if Israel has been oppressing others since even before 1948, it's imposed statehood, & telling you the Palestinians, the indigenous people of Palestine are the oppressors), BUT JUST GET IN WHERE & HOW YOU FIT IN* .
He looks like a banker...but there is good data there..
Corporations are people and money is free speech.
It sounds to me that what he’s saying, despite the abundance of progress made on civil rights-there has never been a better time to be Black in n the U.S, is that he’s willing to hold hostage American democracy until he is happy. That to me is terrorism.
Hahahahahahahahabaha........ahahahahahahahahah.....ahahhaahahahh........ahahhahahah!!!?!?!?!?!
We are so completely fucked....
Every Army NCO has the training, the experience and the ability to lead; upon reentering civilian life maintaining those professional ethics becomes the sole responsibility of the individual. Blaming others is a simple way to escape our own personal responsibilities as as mature, responsible adults. Sometimes reality to just too much.
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0:14 hmm… exploring an obvious? All dressed for our times? …
1:35 honestly, did you have to give the book such an extravagantly loooooooooong title?
3:28 THANK YOU, YES!!!
18:22 obviously not apparent; an exploration into obvious territory in unexpected intimacy. Most engaging!