John Oliver knocks it outta the park on Brexit

[KelleyKramer]

Last edited Sun Jun 26, 2016, 02:14 AM - Edit history (2)

I haven't been able to confirm it, but I saw a news article a couple days ago that said this was not allowed to be broadcast in England until after the vote.

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Edit/Update

Confirmed, this was delayed for viewing in the UK until after the election.

John Olivers show is carried in the UK by the Sky Atlantic network, that is owned by conservative media mogul Rupert Murdoch

http://www.vox.com/2016/6/21/11989128/john-oliver-brexit-rant-postponed-uk


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For any mobile users who can't spare the data...


It's 15 minutes long so I cant summarize the whole thing but some of the hi lights, he said ...

Most of the arguments for leaving were lies and bullshit

Of the Leave supporters, a big chunk are flat out racists

He also covered some details on how much money the UK put into the EU and what they get out of it

Covered some of the business and trade problems leaving would cause

And then basically said it would be batshit crazy to leave


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[madaboutharry]

1. The song at the end is priceless!

[scscholar]

2. And for those of us with dial-up...

what did he say? I hate living in Seattle.

[Logical]

3. Seattle does not have high speed internet? nt

[scscholar]

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My building has been fighting for over a decade to allow CenturyLink to offer DSL or Comcast to upgrade their equipment, who has the government-granted monopoly on cable in our part of the city, to be allowed to offer service.

[Logical]

5. Sorry, that sucks, I had no idea. Thanks for info. Nt

[KelleyKramer]

6. He said ...

It's 15 minutes so I cant summarize the whole thing but some of the hi lights, he said ...

Most of the arguments for leaving were lies and bullshit

Of the Leave supporters, a big chunk are flat out racists

He also covered some details on how much money GB put into the EU and what they get out of it

Covered some of the business and trade problems leaving would cause

And then basically said it would be batshit crazy to leave


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[bananas]

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[SunSeeker]

7. Damn. That should have been required viewing before the Brexit vote.

My 401k took quite a hit because of those idiot Leave voters, and it's not going to recover before I am set to retire this November. Racist fuckers.

[YoungDemCA]

8. Now, let's see if all of the useful idiots for the far Right here actually watch this.

nt

[Hekate]

12. ....and the um folks on the left who just don't get it....

[SMC22307]

9. That song...

[mountain grammy]

10. I saw this and thought, anyone in England who sees it will surely vote to remain in the EU.

Not surprised that it was suppressed. It was just too damn good.

[muriel_volestrangler]

21. British TV has rules about balance

which get strictly enforced in the lead-up to votes. No broadcaster is allowed to put forward anything clearly on one side of a vote without giving equal time and prominence to the opposing view(s) (they literally end up counting jokes on comedy programmes - which can then be a joke itself). Oliver would have known that couldn't go out in the UK until after the vote.

[Hekate]

11. The song and the rant are both priceless

Kick and Rec forever

[betsuni]

14. Loved the song!

Love this, too, from "Meeting Venus": "How they hate each other!"

Cold Swedes
Stupid Poles
Greasy Greeks
Hate each other!
Dirty communists
Dirty fascists
Never speak to one another.
Cheeky Czechs
Lazy Latvians
Angry Austrians
etc.

[Surya Gayatri]

15. Totally brilliant. The "Ode to the European Union" at the end is hilarious.

Thanks for posting.

[longship]

16. OMG! That is something absolutely wonderful!

The song at the end wraps things up into a neat package in a way that Oliver could not do during his diatribe. I suspect that he understood that song might prevail. As great as it was...

Sadly, it did not.

[DirkGently]

17. + Stick around for the song at the end. n/t

[lindysalsagal]

18. I laughed, I cried, I want to be British, now.

Genius.

[vintx]

19. "Fuck these eggheads with their studies and degrees!"

Anti-intellectualism strikes again.

He deals with the topic in an amusing way, but seeing this after the vote, it is nothing but depressing.

[Native]

20. He was fucking brilliant!