I'm British. I voted Green. If I could have moved to Islington North to vote for Jeremy Corbyn, I would have. I adore him. I loathe Kid Starver, I mean Kier Starmer. I detest the Tory-lite Party, who masquerade as the Labour Party, which no longer exists as it should. My favourite quote on Nigel Farage is that he is "the most stubborn skidmark on the underpants of British politics". And I love Owen Jones and The Majority Report. Long life to you all ✊🏼🖤
To be fair, you say voters made the decision, but several primaries (such as mine) were canceled or only had Biden as the option. We didn't ALL actually have a say.
Yeah, you did. You chose him in 2020 😂. The incombant always runs for a second term if he decides to do so. Republicans have said that from day one, he wasn't fit to hold office. Your people gaslight you for years, and now yall are in panic.
@@TheGreatAtario yeah but that's France. Not the UK parliament or US House of Representatives. Those have the same system. I guess it's just the US doesn't call it "First Past the Post". Also the US doesn't have third parties acting as spoilers and protest votes. Yet.
@@farhadchaudhry In California we actually have an electoral system more similar to France. Unlike other states, there is a primary for all candidates regardless of party affiliation, and the top two finishers compete in the general election. In effect, it is a two round runoff system, except that there is no majority threshold for the first round. Several states also have runoff elections if no candidate wins a majority in the general or primary election.
What happened before the end of the USSR. It gives hope for the end of the empire as well. "was a period marked by low socio-economic efficiency in the country and a gerontocracy ruling the country. Yuri Andropov (aged 68 at the time) succeeded Brezhnev in his post as general secretary in 1982. In 1983, Andropov was hospitalized and rarely met up at work to chair the politburo meetings due to his declining health. Nikolai Tikhonov usually chaired the meetings in his place.[27] Following Andropov's death fifteen months after his appointment, an even older leader, 72-year-old Konstantin Chernenko, was elected to the general secretariat. His rule lasted for little more than a year until his death thirteen months later on 10 March 1985."
The 2024 UK election has proved again that First-past-the-post allocates seats in parliament in a mutated, lottery-like arbitrary fashion that has only the slimmest relation to the will of the voters. Either a constituency seat is very safe for one party, in which case votes cast for the others don't count for a bean. Or the seat is won marginally, in which case, inevitably, the majority of constituents vote against the winning party than for it. This election was particularly distorted. Just one fifth of the electorate voted for the party to which the system allocated two-thirds of the seats. It's a regular Hall of Mirrors and most Brits walk through it with their eyes closed.
Re Emma's comment on Parliamentary systems, I agree. As an Australian, I love our system. Plus, we have preferential voting, so every vote counts. And, we have compulsory voting so "the get out to vote" noise isnt a factor, as we have to get out.
The shoveling of the shit back into the horse is getting frantic and frenetic. If they spent half as much effort into backing a new candidate that WON'T lose to Trump the election wouldn't be a problem.
As Owen pointed out about the Labour Party in the UK the Democrats sold out the working class decades ago, following the setting up of the Trilateral commission under Carter. As Biden said to his donors before the 2020 election, nothing will fundamentally change, a promise he did keep. Which shows you where the allegiance of both parties reside. So if beating Trump is the only objective, that's a pretty sad indictment of the miserable state of US democracy.
I second that we need to get Emma back on the campaign trail. It could make the difference that swings this election. Besides, you can't let Jordan Klepper, Good Liars, and Walter Masterson steal your act. Jesus, Emma's carrying the careers of 5 or 6 comedians at this point.
Sounds like conservative voters in the UK did not show up to vote, thereby allowing the labor party to win with fewer votes! Hope the conservatives in the US stay home too! 🤞🏼
"When you come for the king you better have a deathblow or you're in trouble." Well, it's clear no one does and he is going to keep going. Emma keeps regurgitating Russel Brand talking points. Look, no one WANTS to vote for Joe. No one. But you have to realize he isn't stepping down so all you're doing is damage.
All Mike Johnson has to say is Biden clearly is unfit for the office. Not because we criticize his failure to provide a public results of a cognitive test. He is obviously impaired.
Sam I don’t know how you can honestly sit there with a straight face and say that there was a legitimate primary this year and that people chose Joe Biden. They weren’t given any options. Two states literally just didn’t hold primaries.
Yeah, I wish. The Democrats WANT to lose to help their fundraising, can't even deny that anymore. This election convinced me, we need to quit watching our tv's my lazy self needs to quit commenting on RUclips and get people to hit the streets because this election and Shawn Fain has shown me, electoral politics WILL NOT save any of us. Want real change? Doesn't happen from a RUclips comments section or in a studio, you have to fight for it and let the powerful know we are DONE with this status quo. The people are just too comfortable right now. Hate to say it, it will take something like Trump or another Republican axing all of our rights and making us a military dictatorship for the necessary numbers to wake up and realize elections are USELESS.
As an Englishman, it’s interesting to see how Owen Jones frames the situation here in the UK😂 I’d urge anyone interested to look beyond him, he is extremely biased lol
I maintain Owen Jones is a joke. Appreciate the open-mindedness to express an opinion on one guest and then timed out for the show-very broad minded moderation. I watch the Majority Report to be informed and be exposed to views I normally wouldn't be exposed to. I've enjoyed the commentary section and generally stay quiet. The second I involve myself to express an opinion I happen to know a bit about-not aloud to expand either, just silenced. Goodbye Sam, get some less triggered mods.
The YT comment section is largely automatically moderated by YT. If you are spammy, use banned words or sounds unnecessarily hostile all that gets deleted automatically without Sam's team even lifting a finger.
@@Joe-xy3vy I said, "Owen Jones is a joke." A mod replied to me, angrily, I was silenced. That's fine, if that's how Mr. Sedar wants his community to run than he has every right to cultivate that. Thank you for responding with actual information. Have a tremendous day.
@@Skifictious So you emptily insulted a guest in real time and are shocked when you get bopped on the nose with a rolled-up newspaper for it. Cracking social skills there
I'm British. I voted Green. If I could have moved to Islington North to vote for Jeremy Corbyn, I would have. I adore him. I loathe Kid Starver, I mean Kier Starmer. I detest the Tory-lite Party, who masquerade as the Labour Party, which no longer exists as it should. My favourite quote on Nigel Farage is that he is "the most stubborn skidmark on the underpants of British politics". And I love Owen Jones and The Majority Report. Long life to you all ✊🏼🖤
rest in power brother michael, stub is rarely first, left is best
Labour victory miles wide, inch deep.
To be fair, you say voters made the decision, but several primaries (such as mine) were canceled or only had Biden as the option. We didn't ALL actually have a say.
Yeah, you did. You chose him in 2020 😂. The incombant always runs for a second term if he decides to do so. Republicans have said that from day one, he wasn't fit to hold office. Your people gaslight you for years, and now yall are in panic.
Great show today. We need to know what happening in the UK and France . The mainstream media doesn’t cover this in detail👍🏽
But the one battle he cannot win is the fight against time. None of us can.
- Clooney
We need a Fact Check News Network that specifically focuses on fact checking politicians and those in power in real time.
Left is best, comrades! Thanks for the show! ❤
Excellent interview! 👍
Who jogs in white shirt and tie, slacks and dress shoes????? Just another photo opportunity. Look, we are just like real people.
Can Owen please be a regular contributor? I feel like Michael would have loved Owen, and he gets on so well with the whole crew.
Superb analysis Owen.
Love the show. Left is best.
I wish Scotland wouid red flag Trump on Interpol.
That bit with Sam pushing Matt out of frame at the end 😂 💀 🤣
1:07:10 Matt being chased around the screen.😄👍
Why is Sam asking about First Past the Post?
House elections have the same system.
Because some systems require a majority and if that fails there's a top-two runoff followup
@@TheGreatAtario yeah but that's France. Not the UK parliament or US House of Representatives. Those have the same system.
I guess it's just the US doesn't call it "First Past the Post". Also the US doesn't have third parties acting as spoilers and protest votes. Yet.
@@farhadchaudhry We do call it First Past The Post. But anyway, Sam just didn't know how it worked there. So he asked.
@@farhadchaudhry In California we actually have an electoral system more similar to France. Unlike other states, there is a primary for all candidates regardless of party affiliation, and the top two finishers compete in the general election. In effect, it is a two round runoff system, except that there is no majority threshold for the first round. Several states also have runoff elections if no candidate wins a majority in the general or primary election.
Top show!
What happened before the end of the USSR. It gives hope for the end of the empire as well. "was a period marked by low socio-economic efficiency in the country and a gerontocracy ruling the country. Yuri Andropov (aged 68 at the time) succeeded Brezhnev in his post as general secretary in 1982. In 1983, Andropov was hospitalized and rarely met up at work to chair the politburo meetings due to his declining health. Nikolai Tikhonov usually chaired the meetings in his place.[27] Following Andropov's death fifteen months after his appointment, an even older leader, 72-year-old Konstantin Chernenko, was elected to the general secretariat. His rule lasted for little more than a year until his death thirteen months later on 10 March 1985."
very strange that someone as knowledgeable and worldly as Sam doesn't know the difference between England and Britain/the UK.
Will you be having Allan Lichtman as a guest soon? I would love to know your opinion of his predictions. Love the MR. Sam and Emma your the best.
The 2024 UK election has proved again that First-past-the-post allocates seats in parliament in a mutated, lottery-like arbitrary fashion that has only the slimmest relation to the will of the voters. Either a constituency seat is very safe for one party, in which case votes cast for the others don't count for a bean. Or the seat is won marginally, in which case, inevitably, the majority of constituents vote against the winning party than for it. This election was particularly distorted. Just one fifth of the electorate voted for the party to which the system allocated two-thirds of the seats. It's a regular Hall of Mirrors and most Brits walk through it with their eyes closed.
Re Emma's comment on Parliamentary systems, I agree. As an Australian, I love our system. Plus, we have preferential voting, so every vote counts. And, we have compulsory voting so "the get out to vote" noise isnt a factor, as we have to get out.
The shoveling of the shit back into the horse is getting frantic and frenetic. If they spent half as much effort into backing a new candidate that WON'T lose to Trump the election wouldn't be a problem.
As Owen pointed out about the Labour Party in the UK the Democrats sold out the working class decades ago, following the setting up of the Trilateral commission under Carter. As Biden said to his donors before the 2020 election, nothing will fundamentally change, a promise he did keep. Which shows you where the allegiance of both parties reside. So if beating Trump is the only objective, that's a pretty sad indictment of the miserable state of US democracy.
If Sam really had the ear of Soros, I’d suggest telling him to start that Reparations Fund, playa 💯
I second that we need to get Emma back on the campaign trail. It could make the difference that swings this election.
Besides, you can't let Jordan Klepper, Good Liars, and Walter Masterson steal your act. Jesus, Emma's carrying the careers of 5 or 6 comedians at this point.
Sounds like conservative voters in the UK did not show up to vote, thereby allowing the labor party to win with fewer votes! Hope the conservatives in the US stay home too! 🤞🏼
sams shirt is nice today
I guess Sam's sleeping at work again, so he decided to just wear his pyjamas.
"When you come for the king you better have a deathblow or you're in trouble." Well, it's clear no one does and he is going to keep going. Emma keeps regurgitating Russel Brand talking points. Look, no one WANTS to vote for Joe. No one. But you have to realize he isn't stepping down so all you're doing is damage.
All Mike Johnson has to say is Biden clearly is unfit for the office. Not because we criticize his failure to provide a public results of a cognitive test. He is obviously impaired.
DONCON WILL DESTROY ALL THE WINDMILLS.
Sam I don’t know how you can honestly sit there with a straight face and say that there was a legitimate primary this year and that people chose Joe Biden. They weren’t given any options. Two states literally just didn’t hold primaries.
How exactly do you think these things work for an incumbency? Not like that? Because I've got bad news.
HARRIS/SANDERS 2025 ???
Yeah, I wish. The Democrats WANT to lose to help their fundraising, can't even deny that anymore. This election convinced me, we need to quit watching our tv's my lazy self needs to quit commenting on RUclips and get people to hit the streets because this election and Shawn Fain has shown me, electoral politics WILL NOT save any of us. Want real change? Doesn't happen from a RUclips comments section or in a studio, you have to fight for it and let the powerful know we are DONE with this status quo. The people are just too comfortable right now. Hate to say it, it will take something like Trump or another Republican axing all of our rights and making us a military dictatorship for the necessary numbers to wake up and realize elections are USELESS.
2025 would be too late.
Get James o Brien on!
lmao you are scarily ignorant
Sorry but what kind of show do you think this is
1:02:30 this whole interaction is hilarious. Very cute.
Der Sturmer Der sturmer the time is now *ARISE!*
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As an Englishman, it’s interesting to see how Owen Jones frames the situation here in the UK😂 I’d urge anyone interested to look beyond him, he is extremely biased lol
@@peewee4916 you do know Majority Report is a left-wing show as well you muppet? Also, why are you stalk-watching Owen Jones' stuff?
pelosi looked in a hurry,probly had a hot stock tip she needed to pass on to her broker..
Don't get simple Owen on again
Zionists angry
I maintain Owen Jones is a joke.
Appreciate the open-mindedness to express an opinion on one guest and then timed out for the show-very broad minded moderation. I watch the Majority Report to be informed and be exposed to views I normally wouldn't be exposed to. I've enjoyed the commentary section and generally stay quiet. The second I involve myself to express an opinion I happen to know a bit about-not aloud to expand either, just silenced. Goodbye Sam, get some less triggered mods.
Bye
The YT comment section is largely automatically moderated by YT. If you are spammy, use banned words or sounds unnecessarily hostile all that gets deleted automatically without Sam's team even lifting a finger.
Nobody asked nobody cares.buh bye.
@@Joe-xy3vy I said, "Owen Jones is a joke." A mod replied to me, angrily, I was silenced. That's fine, if that's how Mr. Sedar wants his community to run than he has every right to cultivate that. Thank you for responding with actual information. Have a tremendous day.
@@Skifictious So you emptily insulted a guest in real time and are shocked when you get bopped on the nose with a rolled-up newspaper for it. Cracking social skills there
Love seeing Owen Jones more on US media
He’s a 40 year old teenager who grifts money by pretending to be “left”
He's like the only prominent lefty we have in the UK. We need to protect him at all costs.
@@sregan5415 he isn’t a “lefty” he’s just a troll
@@DavidKRoebuck Who in the UK fits your definition of a lefty?
@@DavidKRoebuck you're a troll
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