The Solution to Our Democracy Problems is Local with Joe Kennedy
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- Опубликовано: 17 окт 2024
- Former Congressman Joe Kennedy III joins Defending Democracy to talk about the local solutions to national democracy problems, the Groundwork Project, whether Election Day should be a holiday and more.
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This is a Kennedy I would love to and be proud to vote for.
We need him back in congress
Joe Kennedy is a good man.
In 1962 America was BLACKMAILED into betraying a Pacific War Ally, basically selling the black population of West Papua to their enemy Indonesia, and so for Sixty-Two years Indonesia with help of corrupt businesses (Freeport, Bechtel, BP, etc.) have been able to slaughter half-a-million people to silence the survivors' demands for FREEDOM from Indonesian & international LOOTING of $Trillions in Gold, Copper, gas, and rain-forest woods. This on-going slaughter by the US began with JFK, it was meant to end by 1969 but RFK was killed and nobody else in the US cared; in 2005 the US Congress wrote a bill (Foreign Relations Authorization Bill sec.1115) demanding answers about the colony (Victim of the 1962 'New York Agreement') and whether the current Indonesia claim of ownership is legal or not; the Indonesian President denounced the bill and said he would find US Senators to remove it. As PATRICK Kennedy was leaving in 2010 he re-introduced that bill from 2005 trying to help free West Papua from the on-going horror; but nobody else in America supported it. The rapes, slaughter and looting continues.
This is such a thoughtful, insightful discussion.
❤ we need good people like him in office!
We need good people doing good things like this everywhere. Look in your neighborhood for service opportunities. What can you do to help?
I think Joe should be in the mix of VP if he would want to. Vote blue 💙
I agree!
WE’RE NOT GOING BACK!
In 1962 America was BLACKMAILED into betraying a Pacific War Ally, basically selling the black population of West Papua to their enemy Indonesia, and so for Sixty-Two years Indonesia with help of corrupt businesses (Freeport, Bechtel, BP, etc.) have been able to slaughter half-a-million people to silence the survivors' demands for FREEDOM from Indonesian & international LOOTING of $Trillions in Gold, Copper, gas, and rain-forest woods. This on-going slaughter by the US began with JFK, it was meant to end by 1969 but RFK was killed and nobody else in the US cared; in 2005 the US Congress wrote a bill (Foreign Relations Authorization Bill sec.1115) demanding answers about the colony (Victim of the 1962 'New York Agreement') and whether the current Indonesia claim of ownership is legal or not; the Indonesian President denounced the bill and said he would find US Senators to remove it. As PATRICK Kennedy was leaving in 2010 he re-introduced that bill from 2005 trying to help free West Papua from the on-going horror; but nobody else in America supported it. The rapes, slaughter and looting continues.
You were such a great Representative! We miss you in. The House!💙🇺🇸
In 1962 America was BLACKMAILED into betraying a Pacific War Ally, basically selling the black population of West Papua to their enemy Indonesia, and so for Sixty-Two years Indonesia with help of corrupt businesses (Freeport, Bechtel, BP, etc.) have been able to slaughter half-a-million people to silence the survivors' demands for FREEDOM from Indonesian & international LOOTING of $Trillions in Gold, Copper, gas, and rain-forest woods. This on-going slaughter by the US began with JFK, it was meant to end by 1969 but RFK was killed and nobody else in the US cared; in 2005 the US Congress wrote a bill (Foreign Relations Authorization Bill sec.1115) demanding answers about the colony (Victim of the 1962 'New York Agreement') and whether the current Indonesia claim of ownership is legal or not; the Indonesian President denounced the bill and said he would find US Senators to remove it. As PATRICK Kennedy was leaving in 2010 he re-introduced that bill from 2005 trying to help free West Papua from the on-going horror; but nobody else in America supported it. The rapes, slaughter and looting continues.
Marc, you are at it again. Doing great videos, telling truth and showing Republicans up for their disastrous decisions and actions telling the public how their rights are being violated by Republicans and affiliates showing their complete lack of care for their constituents and the public as a whole
It's great to see and hear Joe Kennedy carrying on the good traditions of his family. The Kennedy family's history of service to the country and commitment to justice and democracy is legendary. I would like to see more of them in public office again. Joe Kennedy reminds me a lot of his grandfather Robert F. Kennedy.😊❤.
Thank you Democracy Docket, God bless you ALL. I met Robert F. Kennedy at the Capitol during an 8th grade graduation class trip, he also spoke with my class. Unforgettable.🇺🇲🦅🗽💙👏🏽
We went when my daughter was in 8th grade it was so much fun and interesting
I hope Joe Kennedy is continuing his family’s support of people with disabilities. Sounds like he’s doing some great work! God bless his righteous efforts.
Thank you to both of you for all that you do
Keep up the great work, Joe!
We need more people like Joe Kennedy in government. Brings back such good memories of how politics should be discussed. Mr Kennedy thank you and in the past your family for what decent people can do for the ordinary Americans.
Joe, thanks for the opportunity to say thank you for your service, for all you’ve done for our country. I’ve always been struck by how much you look like your great uncle Joe who died in WWII. Well, you did when you were younger-and minus all the freckles.😊 But you certainly carry the spirit of that Joe and his brothers and sisters. So glad to see how involved you are in this election. Your analysis at 13:30 is 100% so make your fellow Dems listen and act accordingly. I wrote that sentence before I heard you at 16:35 speak of “making” someone do something. You’ve got it. Along with your cousins and aunts and uncles, go for it. Your family has so many “angels” in heaven to guide you, and we need all of you now as we needed them when they were here. They’re still here. You know it. Many of us know it, feel it. Blessings.
Awesome discussion. Before today, never heard of Joe Kennedy III. This man is a TRUE American HERO. NOT because his name. From this discussion, Joe Knows HE has access to effectuate real tangible CHANGE AND is DOING / Making change for Real People & Real Communities. Thank you, Joe.
This was a very valuable conversation with Joe Kennedy III.
COontent can really motivate the grassroots INDIVIDUALS and communities.❤ Thank you both!
Great discussion! Thank you Mark for bringing us Joe Kennedy into the discussion!
Thanks for an insightful conversation. I learned so much.
Joe Kennedy has some very insightful knowledge to share. I hope he gets the ear of a larger audience soon as he seems to have the right focus about what needs to change in American politics for the better.
I almost passed this interview up, I’m glad I didn’t 💙 Thank you!
Thanks Mark, great work!
I watched some of Joes videos a few years back and I was so impressed with him. I even told a friend about him and that he would be a true President for the people back then.
This was very informative about how small time politics can make a big difference. Thanks Mark, you always have great guests.
I hope Kamala and Joe Biden hear about Groundwork as it will be a great project to implement once she is president and a great legacy for the outgoing president 👍
Thank you for all you do, Joe Kennedy! 👍👏
Thank you for all you do, Mark and Democracy Docket Team!👍👏
Vote Blue💙🩵
I used to own a Bakery and at a point our flour costs more than tripled in price. We had to for a short time raise our prices. But when people complained I showed them proof of the much higher cost of flour and said it will eventually come back down and then we can lower our prices again. Showing people the proof of why prices had to change for a short time helped them understand.
So many people don’t remember the violence in Northern Ireland. We need to know history. True unvarnished history.
All of it - not just parts of it!
Joe Kennedy congressman
Thank you for speaking up.
Extremely insightful show! Thank you both! 💙💙💙
The other day, my ten-year-old daughter asked,
"Why wouldn't anybody want women to have rights?" | understand the assignment. We are NOT going back.
I like people who want to make people have better lives;Joe Kennedy is a great example of a gentlemen who is committed to improving the lives of all people. Thank you, Mark Elias, for another great VIDEO!!!
Good interview
Great guest and interview
Joe Kennedy is a breath of fresh air.
Excellent episode
As a Bostonian, I have a deep respect for the Kennedy family. Joe made some great points. I lived about an hour west of Biloxi Mississippi in Bay St Louis Mississippi , and I know that coast well. I was there not long after Katrina decimated that whole region. No one could understand unless you lived there and saw what the effects of that hurricane did to that region for so long. Community work and organizing does make a difference.
Thank you both very much
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I was in New Orleans for Katrina. I traveled the gulf coast to check the damage. The years it took for the whole region to come back was surprising to me. I thought at the time there would be massive building projects & things would quickly return to normal. It was six months before the mail service even came back!
@@BeatTrump
Yes, bridges had to be rebuilt making the commute for folks really long. I think the first big build back was the train tracks. It's no joke about climate change
Just ask any coastal residents.
Thank you
Have a great day 😊
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So True! We talk about the south, which is very true but there is also Rural States like Montana, North Dakota and Wyoming. I was born and raised in Montana, my hope for a decent life was to join the military and I benefitted greatly by doing so. My brothers on the other hand elected to stay. The didn’t choose education but rather blue collar jobs. My oldest brother died at age 62, my middle brother became disabled at age 58, my youngest brother had Streptococcal Pneumonia when the delta surge from the pandemic was taking up all the ICU beds in Montana. He became septic and nearly died, and his kidneys entirely shut down. He is no longer able to work, because he had lived with my mother to care for her ( she had subsequently died) he did not have enough work credits to qualify for SSD and was too young to collect SSI. The rent in Missoula skyrocketed and he could no longer afford it ( having lived on a little of the money from the estate) and availability of apartments were severely lacking. His money ran out short by summer of 2021. I now pay for his rent $1300./ month in a trashy trailer. He is true blue and will vote for democracy but these are the problems that people who live in rural America ( Montana) deal with. Everyone he knows is far right… and their biggest issues is their “guns” as for some of them this is their lively hood. Currently the beloved Jon Tester Democratic Senator, is being harshly attacked with disinformation by a right wing non Montanan for his seat in the Senate. This is a huge challenge and definitely needs to be addressed.
What a smart conversation! Puts a finger directly on the root causes of disenfranchisement.
You did a terrific job here. This interview covered a myriad of hugely important concerns.
Fantastic, heartening interview!
Excellent insight on the people who feel forgotten. We are putting heavy burdens on the people who did not create these problems😢
Thanks, Marc, for shining a light on Joe's great work !
No matter what our identity, we are all Americans- one nation together which is not emphisized enough! As I travel across our country by car, train or plane (way less), I see how beautiful and vast it is and speaking to people all over- how ggod are our citizens! We all love each other in so many ways- we don't express the normalcy in which most if us live! ❤❤
I didn't like when he was in office, but now, listening to him, I think he's either improved or come to see the value of local and rural needs.
Thank you for sharing this conversation with Joe Kennedy.
Hi Guys! 😊. Thanks for helping us save our Country!
I'd like to say what a great job all of the Pro Democracy Platforms do on U Tube while ultra right wing media outlets dominate the mainstream media channels what a joy it is to have such an important, amazing and diversified group of Platforms keeping us up to date with a balanced and alternative view of what we have to endure on mainstream media .
How blind are CNN MSNBC ABC CBS Are left leadership but always you need to be told how to think and do
@@Richard-v8mI don't know how to interpret this comment. What??
@@Richard-v8m We do not need to be told how to think. Projection is such a problem with MAGA. Democrats don't parrot the media like MAGA does. We observe Trump & the MAGA movement. That's how we form our opinions.
Corporate media has failed us miserably. I am very thankful for the pro-democracy content of these platforms which focus on the important issues instead of the fluff.
@@lindak4799 I think the exclusion of Fox tells you all you need to know.
Marc,
This conversation you had with Joe Kennedy was refreshing. A genuine talk that made sense. Thank you for doing this with Joe.
I have equally enjoyed other guests that you've invited on your podcast. Keep them coming.
Thanks ❤
As a Canadian I cringe when I think about your voting system. Gerrymandering, lack of polling stations, long lines, etc... so convoluted, so difficult. Ours is simple and easy! And I don't have to declare if I'm a conservative or liberal.
And Mark, I'm a huge fan! Thanks for your work.
Canada will be electing a hard right candidate and kicking out Justin Trudeau
@@twittertwice You don't know that. The far-right is exactly what we don't need. Extremism isn't what people want. We want sanity, normalcy, justice, & equity.
I feel like Rep Kennedy didn’t get enough coverage. Great discussion. Thank you!
No longer a rep. He lost his house set when he challenged a Democrats for a senate seat. That Congressman had been in congress for 43 years. It is interesting that the progressives who came to help his campaign were the same progressives who in Congress thought Nancy Pelosi should retire and a number of older Black Congress person’s should retire. However when Kennedy challenged an older white Democrat, they rushed into MA and help the old man win, because the progs could not own Kennedy. I am not against progressives, but to ignore that they are as politically aggressive as any other group is hypocrisy. I found it quite telling that back in those days they were talking about all the Democrats retiring and letting new progressives. And when a young Democrat challenged an old Democrat., they rush their campaign people in to assure the win of the older Democrat. And that was only because they did not want Kennedy name growing by going to the Senate like his uncle Ted.. They did not want the Kennedy to become powerful again.. I personally would love for the Harris campaign team to call in Joe Kennedy, and vet him for consideration as a VP.possibility.
I wish for a VP like Joe Kennedy!!!
Thank you both for an excellent interview!!!
❤❤❤Marc kudos for all you have accomplished! You have been a savior for us legally as a top "watchdog" Meow!😻😻😻
Wow, Such an Awesome discussion!!!
I was born and raised in the Mississippi Delta and am familiar with the problems there. I’m so glad to hear that somebody is working to help the people in that area. Thank you, Marc, for highlighting this work.
Thanks for the shoutouts from Jackson, MS. At work at a vet clinic with mega destroyed plumbing with services most people can’t readily afford 😞
I really hope this guy runs for president one day because he really truly ACTUALLY gets it.
Thank you both. Given me a better wholistic picture of so many complxities in our country! And spotlighting what is going on in understructured and resourced smalker areas and poirer areas!❤❤❤
Vote blue every vote counts 💙. 💙
Mark, I enjoyed your conversation with Joe Kennedy… thank you👏👏👏👏👏
Thank you Mr Kennedy spoken like a true KENNEDY ❤
Also, thanjs for the International piece! So important!
Excellent chat❤
Fascinating
I was not so sure i wanted to listen to a Kennedy, but if Marc Elias is on I'm paying attention.
Great and inspiring interview, Marc. Thank you!!!
Great conversation. Thank you.
Thank you Joe and Marc, so many important messages here
"We can't afford it" is a euphemism for "We dont want those people to have help."
Make Voting by Mail a National Mandate .
Thank you for this interview with Joe Kennedy. I learned something new.
Marc, you are a great interviewer! Thanks
I love this conversation. Gave a great breakdown of how the government works from the bottom up.
Sounds like my kind of revolution. Big love from Scotland. Thank you.
Excellent. Thanks for this!
I love listening to Joe. His in-site is right on! If he ran for something I could vote on, I would.
Thank you for this wonderful episode!
Thanks for interviewing Joe Kennedy. I wondered what had happened to him and what contribution he was making now. Ground Work sounds fascinating.
👏👏👏👏 THIS. Great video!
Great ideas! Very inspiring.
OK now another comment. Arlie Russell Hochschild. ~ "Strangers in Their Own Land." ~. California Sociologist spending time in Louisiana a little tedious at times but a clear overview of the corporate toilet that Louisiana has become ~ continuing to support the Orange Man in spite of their poverty and pollution. Amazing behavior that continues for poor people even today. Whooo Weee. ‼
This is for a global audience
I💯 WOULD SUPPORT THIS TICKET 🇺🇸HARRIS/BUTTIGIEG🇺🇸
Thank you mark and joe. I was so bummed from listening to another podcast you both helped me clear the garbage out and gave me some understanding that would benefit everyone
One of the problems (I am blue in a red state) is the disappearance of local newspapers. I live right outside Nashville, TN. The TENNESSEAN is printed in Knoxville (3 hours east of here). The main paper is two days behind. Local papers have practically disappeared. Our Republican Party turned down the Medicare money, this causing five rural hospitals to close. They stated they wouldn’t take Obama Care (aka The Affordable Care Act) and played into the underlying racism (both economic and cultural). There are, however, small rumblings of progress. The Republican Party here made a huge mistake not addressing the Covenant School gun shooting, by playing the mothers, and not promulgating real gun reform. Arming teachers is not a solution.
Vote blue in all elections up and down the ballot to give Harris the house and senate 👍 👌 Vote blue anyway every vote counts 💙 👍.
Great conversation, thanks for that!
Thank you Marc✨🇺🇸✨💙✨
Thank You 😊
So happy I was exposed to say thank you thank you thank
All politics are local, coalitions critical and voter registration programs are all key essentials to win elections.
Fantastic discussion
Meeting people where they are is a spiritual direction technique- one-on-one, bottom-up, not top down...
Thank you 💙💙💙
It's so good to see you on youtube. I wish you were still in congress.
Great idea! I truly think there are many overlooked people.
This video addresses a critical aspect which is behind the political problems we have, especially more critical in recent times: Political positions used to be pursued , and given, to individuals committed to serve society. Yes, there has always been a crook favoring special interests but that was usually a minority. In recent decades, the corruption of the legislative and judiciary led to several individuals seeking financial improvement to seek public positions. The petty grievances, prejudice and ignorance in our People have enabled the corruption. I trust that with the old degenerate generation dying (old age), the new generation may be stronger and better both in morality and intelligence.
No place should ever run out of ballots.
Hey Marc,
Here in Canada it is Federal law that if and employee’s hours on election day do not allow them to get to the polls between polling hours; the employer MUST give them 3 consecutive paid hours during their shift to vote. They are prohibited from interfering with voting or they can be fined or imprisoned. Why are the individual States not held to a Federal law similar to this in order to protect voters? The US Electoral system is so convoluted and outdated that it’s ripe for the corruption it’s experiencing. It needs to be reformed.
Democrats and President Biden have tried to get Election Day as a National Holiday. In Minnesota employee have the right to be allowed to have time off to go Vote 😊
@@lynnegackstetter2779 Hey neighbour!👋 I’m in Manitoba. That’s great to hear about Minnesota but what about the other 49 States? When it comes to “Federal” elections should there not be some form of consistency for the Nation? It’s the consistency that allows for immediate results (Here anyway🍁) and lack of corruption with those results. We know who has won that same night! Thats not to say our system is perfect, but it is efficient. From cost to cost we’re all on the same page. It’s simple.
You don't have to make voting day a holiday. You just must ensure that people have the right to take time off from work to vote. (Plus the other things you mention.)
Or, just make mail-in voting accessible to every citizen without adding features meant to undermine their vote (for example useless sleeves, that if they are missing when the ballot arrives at the elections office means they throw that ballot out).
In my early 20s I could take off work to vote but wasn’t paid for time away from office. The lines at my voting station were usually 3-4 hours long and I simply couldn’t afford to take the cut. That was in the 70s. Personally I like mail in/drop off ballots. It gives me time to research the candidates and issues with the ballot in front of me.
Thank you Joe✨🇺🇸✨💙✨