I’m eternally grateful for his work and efforts at government transparency. We need this more than ever now. It seems no one believes in democracy and truth anymore.😢
@@JamieNixx Were we ever? People have been stuggling for, striving for democracy for a long time here. Too many people think the Constitution automatically on its own and by itself somehow guarantees something. It is our responsibility to uphold what is good about it and change what is not. That means honest deliberation and participation.
R.I.P Senator Gravel your courage, your leadership and sincerity will be missed. May your family and loved ones find solace during this time of sorrow. Thank you for fighting for a better, more just America.
@@thoughtvirus9854 I have a copy of the Mueller report, all 424 pages of it. What relevant parts do you want me to read? Give me a page number. Anybody can point to a load of manure and swear "really, there's a DIAMOND in there, just go dig for it". People keep referencing this report, but have never quoted from it because it's just 424 pages of BS. Also, the Mueller report was intentionally scanned in as a printed document when it was made available, precisely to prevent people from doing word searches through it. Fortunately, OCR works very well but I always keep original copies of government lies, because they disappear their BS periodically, and data storage is cheap.
A true- American PATRIOT- a man of conciousness and humility...rest in peace sir ...you saved my young life in those heady and frightening days. WE HONOR YOU. 🎬🌿🕊
Great. Any ideas where we find progressive, anti-war candidates? Perhaps there's Sanders, on a good day, but can't see any others. People like AOC have certainly shown themselves to be younger Pelosi clones....
What an endearing account. It illustrates how when humans are making history we have to do it from our own human condition. Yet while most only stand by, few are the ones who muster the courage to take a stand.
Proud he was Alaska's senator. If he was alive when the colonies and new states were genociding Indigenous people, he would have been on right side of history.omg I volunteered for Rep Dow's re-election while in high school and for Mcgovern.
Fantastic story! As an Australian I knew the general history but it was amazing to hear the background details - what a great rep for the people! . . the quality of reps has gone downhill since then . .
Mike Gravel did so many amazing things. He has been largely forgotten in Alaska while I lived in California yet I'm the one who still finds him unforgettable for many reasons, not just the Pentagon Papers although that was a huge one. It was hilarious when he told Hillary Clinton along with a few other candidates that they were unfit to be President because they supported the Iraq war. That's one I definitely agree with, being an old anti-war activist. I don't think we should go to war with any country unless they are a direct threat in that moment. They might pose a threat later or choose a different economic system isn't good enough. They don't want to comply with the demands of US capital is absolutely not good enough. We should defend ourselves against military attack and nothing else unless we are asked for help by a country we are aligned with and then only if that country is under military threat.
And here I always thought ALL POLITICIANS were just conniving, greedy, corrupt, unethical, dishonest, power hungry, lying hypocrites. I was wrong. I am so sorry I didn't know more about you Mr. Gravel. R.I.P. Sir.
Whatever Gravel did - despite the moral cess pit he worked within, he did with joy and aplomb - in contrast to the psychopaths and perverts he pushed back against - people like Gravel are all that is great about America - he will never be forgotten
@@danialhillmann5374 I liked Ron Paul when I was younger but I eventually realized he and his specific ideology are pretty ill-informed. He means well but his beliefs about how the economy works only benefit the wealthiest people.
making something out loud serious, breaks that dam of pain you've held quiet inside you and you get that flood of tears. that pain might be why most people quietly deny those feelings, never having to feel that deeply about the more serious things we know are happening in our lives. climate change comes to mind. the united states empire comes to mind, the way we treat each other. thank you Mike Gravel.
Daniel Ellisburg is a whistleblower. Julian Assange is what according to Democracy Now? Time to see what's going down. God bless you Mike Gravel for having Morals.
Julian Assange is a journalist, not a whistleblower (and a great human being). A whistleblower is someone like Manning (another great human being). Mike is more like Assange here than Manning. Anyway... WTF's your point?
if my math is correct the honorable Mike Gravel was 77 in this clip. biden is 78. the differences in cognitive agility are day and night. what would have happened had he won his presidential bid ? Rest in Power...
@@nickismith4787 ...you should be thanking satan, after all he runs both parties, so no matter which side wins we-the-people lose, but you can act just as smug as those who champion the other side when they 'win'...
I am not even an American citizen. I just follow mainly US and UK news for the sake of keeping my English up to date. I am remembering Senator John McCain's defense of Mr. Obama and thinking ... are we running out of decent people in the politics?
We all need to step up and speak truth to warmongering and the corruption that enables it. Rest in peace, Senator Mike Gravel. BTW, Amy. What happened to cause you to go establishment after all the good work you've done in the past?
@@Marxist2to far gone now with the invasion of the US & Europe. But in saying that, the average Joe & Mary are armed in the USA obviously not in Europe (Bar Switzerland coz that’s where they keep their money, 1/2%). The next year shall be very interesting.
@@wallaceahtone6149 The Gravel Institute are a bunch of Marxist-adjacent teenagers who stole a good old man's name. Prager is an apologist for neocon hawkishness and putting Israel First. Both suck.
They would NEVER allow a true Democrat to win, only neo liberals on both sides!😔🤑 It's all about money! We only use DEMOCRACY as a way to invade and take resources!
He did but Americans are incapable of electing a human leader. In fact, he ran in 2020 on behalf of a group of Gen Z'ers. Mike ran on their platform, not his own, because he knew the importance of representing the wants of the young people. That's the kind of man he was.
This shows that our system of democracy is actually amazing. We can literally put a magnifine glass on our mistakes,failures,corruption and call it out for what it is. And our system won't fail or crash... it can be mended and healed
One thing I think about and consider now long past Vietnam is - what would East Asia look like today if the USA and the West had not done Vietnam or something like it. Personally I think the "something like it" alternative would have been better, cheaper and more positive like taking all that money and developing democracy in those countries - ridding them of dictators and oppression, but what we did in some way preventing China from being worse and bigger than it is today.
This is a profile in courage & brilliant strategic maneuver in the Senate, which protected Daniel Ellsberg, the whistle blower & leaker, & publishers. If ONLY there were a Senator with that courage who protects Edward Snowden.
Here is one upright honest man in America. A brave gentleman who is courageous and knew what's right who values humankind ! My utmost respect to him! May god bless his soul and forever rest in peace. You have done your duty as a human. And I can't say that for the rest of the current American Politicians...why can't America have more of such people? American Politicians are so evil that even Jesus is afraid to come back! Jesus decided not to return and die again for these beasts for he knows his death will be treated like shit by these sub humans.
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RIP Senator, What a wonderful speaker and a wonderful man!
I’m eternally grateful for his work and efforts at government transparency. We need this more than ever now. It seems no one believes in democracy and truth anymore.😢
Rich people, AKA the owners of the world, never did. It wasn't any better back then either, don't romanticize the past.
We are no longer a democracy.
So True, if we had a true democracy, this man would have been President for 8 years and changed the course of history for good.
RIP Mike 😢
Everyone should popularize the Gravel Institute videos to counter Prager "U". Might just be one of his greatest legacies.
@@JamieNixx Were we ever? People have been stuggling for, striving for democracy for a long time here.
Too many people think the Constitution automatically on its own and by itself somehow guarantees something. It is our responsibility to uphold what is good about it and change what is not. That means honest deliberation and participation.
Such a genuine dude. Totally speaking off the cuff. Something lying politicians can't do.
RIP father, the world appreciated your contribution. Alaska and the entire America has lost a great man. may God his family.
R.I.P Senator Gravel your courage, your leadership and sincerity will be missed. May your family and loved ones find solace during this time of sorrow. Thank you for fighting for a better, more just America.
I'm so glad he established the Gravel Institute ~ what a good legacy to leave us with. Long may it reign and enlighten!
A good man in Washington is indeed a rarity. Rest in Peace my fellow American.
Thanks for helping to bring me home from that horrible war so long ago Mike. RIP
I lové you Mike Gravel, thank you, you are a noble man!!!
RIP to a real truth teller
Everyone should popularize the Gravel Institute videos to counter Prager "U". Might just be one of his greatest legacies.
Unlike Amy Goodman - find that Russian Collusion yet?
@@richardwicks4190 Read the Muller report yet?
@@thoughtvirus9854 I have a copy of the Mueller report, all 424 pages of it.
What relevant parts do you want me to read? Give me a page number.
Anybody can point to a load of manure and swear "really, there's a DIAMOND in there, just go dig for it".
People keep referencing this report, but have never quoted from it because it's just 424 pages of BS.
Also, the Mueller report was intentionally scanned in as a printed document when it was made available, precisely to prevent people from doing word searches through it. Fortunately, OCR works very well but I always keep original copies of government lies, because they disappear their BS periodically, and data storage is cheap.
A true- American PATRIOT- a man of conciousness and humility...rest in peace sir ...you saved my young life in those heady and frightening days. WE HONOR YOU. 🎬🌿🕊
This is why it's important to support progressive candidates. We need more people with courage like Mike Gravel in office
when the lies is filled in the minds of the people, the truth must be spoken out
Great. Any ideas where we find progressive, anti-war candidates? Perhaps there's Sanders, on a good day, but can't see any others. People like AOC have certainly shown themselves to be younger Pelosi clones....
Progressive and courageousness aren't mutually exclusive terms, but I think we definitely need more candidates who meet these criteria.
I think a better term would be social libertarian, whereas Ron Paul is considered to be a conservative libertarian
Thank you Senator Gravel for your dedication and unselfish devotion of service to country and to our veterans. Rest in peace and God Bless you!
Everyone should popularize the Gravel Institute videos to counter Prager "U". Might just be one of his greatest legacies.
The world will forever miss you. Thank you for standing up and speak for all humanity 💕💕💕💕💕💕
What an endearing account. It illustrates how when humans are making history we have to do it from our own human condition.
Yet while most only stand by, few are the ones who muster the courage to take a stand.
Thank you so much Senator.
Rest in Peace brave man. Thank you for what you did for us.
I love Mike Gravel. He was one of the good guys!
That’s such a great story…heroes!!!
A real one. Humanities hero right there.
Heroic Statesman!
Timely, given recent mini collapse of the US case against Assange. Great story. Thanks.
Amazing. Gripping story telling by Mike. ❤
This great man should have been our President.
🤔
Rest Mike. Rest. You did great! A man that was shadowed by elite. But some of us remember you. Good man.
Proud he was Alaska's senator. If he was alive when the colonies and new states were genociding Indigenous people, he would have been on right side of history.omg I volunteered for Rep Dow's re-election while in high school and for Mcgovern.
Few as human today, doing the right thing for the good of people rather than self serving & greed. RIP
A true hero!
Fantastic story! As an Australian I knew the general history but it was amazing to hear the background details - what a great rep for the people! . . the quality of reps has gone downhill since then . .
Mike Gravel did so many amazing things. He has been largely forgotten in Alaska while I lived in California yet I'm the one who still finds him unforgettable for many reasons, not just the Pentagon Papers although that was a huge one. It was hilarious when he told Hillary Clinton along with a few other candidates that they were unfit to be President because they supported the Iraq war. That's one I definitely agree with, being an old anti-war activist. I don't think we should go to war with any country unless they are a direct threat in that moment. They might pose a threat later or choose a different economic system isn't good enough. They don't want to comply with the demands of US capital is absolutely not good enough. We should defend ourselves against military attack and nothing else unless we are asked for help by a country we are aligned with and then only if that country is under military threat.
former bush Alaskan agrees with you
if we knew the truth behind war, no one would support it. EAT THE RICH! power to the people
Mike Gravel is a true American hero
And here I always thought ALL POLITICIANS were just conniving, greedy, corrupt, unethical, dishonest, power hungry, lying hypocrites.
I was wrong.
I am so sorry I didn't know more about you Mr. Gravel.
R.I.P. Sir.
This man shall be sorely missed.
Whatever Gravel did - despite the moral cess pit he worked within, he did with joy and aplomb - in contrast to the psychopaths and perverts he pushed back against - people like Gravel are all that is great about America - he will never be forgotten
The best President America didn't get to Elect...
No kidding! And I love when one knows how many dots are in ellipses.
Bernie?
@@danialhillmann5374 I liked Ron Paul when I was younger but I eventually realized he and his specific ideology are pretty ill-informed. He means well but his beliefs about how the economy works only benefit the wealthiest people.
Good job Amy and democracy now. Keep us safe and bring peace to the world
Henry A Wallace too.
making something out loud serious, breaks that dam of pain you've held quiet inside you and you get that flood of tears. that pain might be why most people quietly deny those feelings, never having to feel that deeply about the more serious things we know are happening in our lives. climate change comes to mind. the united states empire comes to mind, the way we treat each other.
thank you Mike Gravel.
Truly an American hero. Rest in Peace, and in Power, Mike Gravel
Respect, Mike. The Gravel institute is a great legacy.
Great story, RIP Senator Gravel.
He's a talented storyteller. Had me laughing the whole way through. Quite a story.
The ability to story-tell is priceless for great leaders. I could listen to him all day long.
Daniel Ellisburg is a whistleblower. Julian Assange is what according to Democracy Now? Time to see what's going down. God bless you Mike Gravel for having Morals.
Julian Assange is a journalist, not a whistleblower (and a great human being). A whistleblower is someone like Manning (another great human being). Mike is more like Assange here than Manning.
Anyway... WTF's your point?
@@robertstan298 Assange is more than the others .
May he Rest In Peace. An amazingly legendary legacy he left in our history.
God Bless Mike Gravel! Thank God for such humans.
There are no politicians in the US today who would di this today. Shame on them.
Rest In Peace, Michael Gravel
Godspeed Mr. Gravel. ♥️
I'm proud to say my first vote ever was cast for Mike :)
A great American!❤️✌️
One of the greatest US Senators of the 20th century. Thank you Sen. Gravel.
RIP Sir 🙏🏽
Your work is not in vein!
God bless your family
🙏🏽🇺🇸🙏🏼
Thank you for showing respect to a great man's legacy.
He will be missed RIP Mike Gravel "The Big G" Love you and thank you for your truth!
if my math is correct the honorable Mike Gravel was 77 in this clip. biden is 78. the differences in cognitive agility are day and night. what would have happened had he won his presidential bid ? Rest in Power...
You should be thanking God for Joe Biden.
@@nickismith4787 Thank you know the thing
@@nickismith4787 ...you should be thanking satan, after all he runs both parties, so no matter which side wins we-the-people lose, but you can act just as smug as those who champion the other side when they 'win'...
@@sideshowbobrobert I'm not smug. I'm grateful.
@@nickismith4787 Watch out for that cool aid, the aftertaste is what gets ya ~ (CHUMP)
What a lovely man.
A champion of the people. You may be gone sir....but you will never be forgotten.
Smart people are always funny.
I guess that explains why Crowder is so unfunny
One brave and upright man. Thank you, Senator. RIP
I am not even an American citizen. I just follow mainly US and UK news for the sake of keeping my English up to date. I am remembering Senator John McCain's defense of Mr. Obama and thinking ... are we running out of decent people in the politics?
Now you know why they hate Assange...
Where are more men like him?
Thanks Be for Sen. Bernie Sanders still.
We all need to step up and speak truth to warmongering and the corruption that enables it. Rest in peace, Senator Mike Gravel. BTW, Amy. What happened to cause you to go establishment after all the good work you've done in the past?
GREAT!
We need more Democratic politicians like Mike Gravel, and less like Clinton, Obama, and Biden
Must include trump then
?
Thank you I agree, but the DNC does everything to stop Progressive Democratic politicians. We need to change that.
@@Marxist2to far gone now with the invasion of the US & Europe. But in saying that, the average Joe & Mary are armed in the USA obviously not in Europe (Bar Switzerland coz that’s where they keep their money, 1/2%).
The next year shall be very interesting.
What a fucking legend RIP 🌹
Free Julian Assange
A very interesting man and a politician with integrity. I was sad to see him pass away.
God will bless this man so a real American hero and probably 95% of Americans don't even know who he is.
Is this the man that the Gravel Institute is named after?
Yes
Yes. He said- Cogress is not uncommonly cowardly, they are commonly cowardly.
The gravel institute is the counterweight to Prager university. Mike Gravel is a hero; Dennis Prager is a charlatan.
@@wallaceahtone6149 The Gravel Institute are a bunch of Marxist-adjacent teenagers who stole a good old man's name. Prager is an apologist for neocon hawkishness and putting Israel First. Both suck.
@@Jonathan-om1wq Maybe that's true, but between the two, I know which one I would rather listen to.
Rest In Peace such wonderful man
Mike Gravel & Bernie Sanders should've been running mates they would've won in a Landslide.
Amén, I got goose bumps just reading your post and they are still continuing and getting stronger as I text.
Yep! Except the DNC rigs the primaries. 😔
They would NEVER allow a true Democrat to win, only neo liberals on both sides!😔🤑 It's all about money! We only use DEMOCRACY as a way to invade and take resources!
Yes. Yes.
Michael Hudson / SUPERIMPERIALISM webinar
A great loss to American, may he Rest In Peace with the angles.
He should have ran for president! Rest In Peace🇺🇸👈🙏🙏🙏
He did. Twice.
He did in 2008. He let the warmongers know and called them out on stage debate. He is a hero.
He did but Americans are incapable of electing a human leader. In fact, he ran in 2020 on behalf of a group of Gen Z'ers. Mike ran on their platform, not his own, because he knew the importance of representing the wants of the young people. That's the kind of man he was.
Remember Rumsfeld‘s meeting with the press on September 10, 2001? Where did all that money go Donald?
Rest in power ☮
This shows that our system of democracy is actually amazing. We can literally put a magnifine glass on our mistakes,failures,corruption and call it out for what it is. And our system won't fail or crash... it can be mended and healed
ha if only
I’m a proud Unitarian Universalist!
Rest In Peace
That's why he and Bernie never made it to the presidency!😔
The DNC stopped them. we gotta get rid of this corrupt DNC.
Beautiful man. RIP
This was amazing. We need someone today of this caliber to expose what the hell is going on with Ukraine
One of the few democrats I like
One thing I think about and consider now long past Vietnam is - what would East Asia look like today if the USA and the West had not done Vietnam or something like it. Personally I think the "something like it" alternative would have been better, cheaper and more positive like taking all that money and developing democracy in those countries - ridding them of dictators and oppression, but what we did in some way preventing China from being worse and bigger than it is today.
This is a profile in courage & brilliant strategic maneuver in the Senate, which protected Daniel Ellsberg, the whistle blower & leaker, & publishers.
If ONLY there were a Senator with that courage who protects Edward Snowden.
Here is one upright honest man in America. A brave gentleman who is courageous and knew what's right who values humankind ! My utmost respect to him! May god bless his soul and forever rest in peace. You have done your duty as a human. And I can't say that for the rest of the current American Politicians...why can't America have more of such people? American Politicians are so evil that even Jesus is afraid to come back! Jesus decided not to return and die again for these beasts for he knows his death will be treated like shit by these sub humans.
R.I.P.
Rest in Power.
Now, HOW ABOUT JULIAN ASSANGE?
Hooray for the Unitarians ! Hooray for Beacon Press !.
What a great man, Robert Thornton Vietnam Combat Veteran 1967-68
Do cover his anti war speech in the presidential election debate against Hillary Clinton et al.
RIP Mike!
Rip Mike
R.I.P
RIP Mike gravel
why does this make me feel patriotic I'm not even on the right side of the pond
Rip to a real man
He was the only one who would do it. Ellsberg went to about five people and they all turned him down.