Kamala Harris on Colbert: "Recently I decided, I don't want to go back into the system. I think it's broken." "I always believed our systems would be strong enough to defend our most fundamental principles. Right now, I don't think they're as strong as they need to be.
She is an UwU smol bean with no voice or agency or morals of her own. - All the bad stuff was mean ol’ Mr. Biden. - Yet she never quit the job. She woke up every day for 12 months and chose genocide over unemployment.
She should start a militia.
No. WE should.
Kind of feels like it’s time, no?
You know will fix the broken system? Buying her new book!
Not really the clip to post this kind of comment under.
Her answer in the full clip makes no sense. She talks about believing in changing the system from the inside and then is like yeah I’m not running because the system is broken.
Lmao
No, it's very much appropriate because momala has never been a leader, she's full of shit, and she should fade into the sunset and leave the rest of us alone
Why do you think she was on the show
Not really the time for her to be selling her memoir.
it absolutely is. it is a warning.
A warning that she could have done something about from AG of CA all the way to comp but didn’t do shit.
I can't even imagine who the fuck is left who would be like "😱oh SHIT thanks for the warning." Maybe we can DO something now? Like organize the entire powerful and connected apparatus of the Dem party to arresting the fascists, including Trump and Elon? Or, "warn." Again. As they built the camps.
Not to mention everyone else has been warning about all this shit for decades, only for neoliberals to tell us to shut the fuck up and stop being "dramatic". It wasn't even that long ago they were saying "Oh he won't really do [the bad thing he promised he'd do]."
Imagine watching this and NOT thinking it’s to sell books and maybe set up for another run
The hot dog suit looks good on her.
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Yeah, the system is broken - but it's not like it was working fine all along and then simply "broke", so I hope she's not trying to put it all on Trump.
She is.
Guess I was not too far off.
Honestly if she didn’t treat the Cheneys like media darlings we wouldn’t have lost that 5 point percentage. But I’m no optics magnate.
A misplaced faith that many have in the GOP to manage the economy, plus a failure on the part of the Democrats to put cost of living concerns front and center in a convincing way seem the largest factors. However, what you mentioned, plus failing to acknowledge genocide, is why some gave up on Dems.
For me it was the creeping mainstream of transphobia. Even Pete Buttigieg is doing it so, I’m actively disinvested until they fix their mess.
Transphobia is always distressing but I feel like Dems openly embracing it really took off after the election? I am not in the US so I can’t say for sure. I am not trans but I am gay, Black, and an immigrant and I find what is happening in the US terrifying. I may never visit again.
Literally, there ain’t nothing in the USA you can’t find in the rest of the world. Theme parks? Every country has theme parks. Historical sites? Everyone’s got a historical thing. The only thing America does better than anyone else is Tourist Traps with spiders in resin domes for sale.
LOL!
I lived in DC for just over two years as a child and did my undergrad in Ithaca, NY. So I have very fond memories of both places plus family and friends all over the States. But I was also turned back at the border once (though I have entered successfully since) so I am not keen to take any chances.
At this point I’d say make sure nobody visits. As it stands we are literally In a nightmare fascist crackdown and it’s only a matter of time before the government starts sorting ALL of its citizens. I’m half expecting them to start on trans ppl next because we are legally tenuous.
It's really something to me that the US when I last lived there in the late 80's was in some ways a safer place to live as a queer/trans person than it is now.
You’re spot on. If I was a Democratic leader who had a campaign chest of nearly $200 million and lost to a guy who is openly a Nazi, I don’t think I would come out in public again (I’m also looking at you Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi)
If you mean Kamala Harris, she spent about $2B so I have heard. Originally it was more like $1B but apparently it went beyond it though no one seems to know the actual number. But def >$1B.
I was looking at the official figures, it’s definitely a lot closer to your numbers
They've never said definitely though, have they? I think that should be mandatory to disclose it? There was way too much $ in politics. That's part of the reason for the epic failure & corruption. And it doesn't even work. Jaime Harrison & Amy McGrath also got huge $amounts & it didn't matter.
I agree, I was just thinking, to have that much money to spend and lose to a guy who is openly a Nazi.
Yeah IKR. And then they go on the offense & blame people like me who voted for her, donated $ and volunteered. I'm disgusted. And I'm from SC so when Biden put Harrison as the DNC chair I thought omg he wants to lose. I KNEW he would do a poor job. I know some ppl who told me how much more work
the RNC put in & it was clear that one of the probs was just lack of effort. Reps started campaigning in Jan 2021. When the DNC started 3.5 years later, they'd already lost. Trump did 95 rallies just in 2024. Biden barely talked to anyone. The voter reg #s Reps got were SO much higher,. basic stuff
And of course cancelling the primary
💯 The lack of self reflection and accountability from the Dems is incredible. They blame pro-Palestine people like me (I still voted for Kamala) and claim we cost her the election. If they truly believe that, then maybe they should ask themselves why they antagonized their own voters.
My friends from other countries were like incredulous about the lack of a post-mortem analysis even, much less an apology. And yes the no primary. We voted for the candidate the senile guy foisted on us & still no apology for losing.
Yep and I notices how they tried to put the onus on voters even before the election. I could not "vote harder." And it wasn't me who made all the bad decisions or hired ppl like Donilon, Plouffe, West, Rodriguez, etc. It is like they didn't understand the assignment at all. Liz Cheney omg
And not only that, they accuse voters of staying home of helping elect Trump. It’s debatable but I would instead focus on wooing these people and it further antagonizing. The hubris of the party is amazing, they talk about attracting swing voters all while not even being able to win your own voters
Even just hearing people out could have made all the difference... and very likely would have, regardless whether any "efforts" there would have actually led to any real change. And even if a President Harris had just kept on, same as Joe, Dems def wouldn't be getting as much shit as any are now.
I can’t pinpoint what it is. Are people like Schumer and Booker so surrounded by the donor class that they really think voters want more of the same or do they truly know but ignore it
Same with Hilary. Both did so much in public service and honestly believed in the spirit and principles of this nation. They believed the people held the same; only for them to see Trump win, unhinged damage he's wrought, and all to the cheers of his supporters.
That’s their problem right, believing in the spirit and principles of this nation. They buy into that mythology that we are some great nation. We are simply the richest and probably one of the most morally repugnant countries ever created.
Are you kidding me.
We can call it "the system" but it's far worse than that. It's multiple semi-independent systems that are all eroding the fabric of our society, country, and government. Each of these are feeding each other, and to explain itall would probably get you odd looks at best or anti-psychotics at worst.
Hah. I already have antipsychotics. Patriarchy and white supremacy are systemic and racism and misogyny can be. Neither Hilary nor Kamala have much issue with capitalism, militarism, or carceralism but those are part of the problem you describe too. And lots more..
She would have been so much better than this idiot, but we don’t want her. Gov. Newsom is a brilliant guy and we will need someone like him to repair this country after all the damage this guy is doing.
The system is as broken as people allow it to be.
This maneuver is known colliquially as "cashing out." She's rich enough, fuckit.
Do people who genuinely want to travel the country to listen to people usually announce that on national television first?
She knows how to source a bottle of alcohol and sleeping pills. I pray she makes use of them to atone for her failure.
its literally her fault too that we’re in this mess. could’ve just denounced the genocide in gaza but instead REFUSED to
Who did you vote for?
mark carney
walk me through the bananapants logic on that one Explain how the situation in Gaza under Trump is so much better. Use all the sources you need. Make it make sense, because right now you say all suffering in Gaza is justified as a purity test for Americans.
thats not the point. she lost a lot of support from voters because of it, and doing the "at least im not trump!" schtick didnt work this time because people didnt want to vote for another cenrtist stand-in president i dont like trump either but lets be for real
I would be really into an AI that autoblocks anyone that expressed anything positively about her on this clip.
What a horrible hollow suit person
She talked about people’s power. She has the power to try to help fix that broken system. Don’t give up.
The system was broken as she ran for president. What changed Kamala? I’m afraid that we will see her again in 2028. That is, if elections are a thing by then.
What changed? bsky.app/profile/eliv...
just means she never wanted to fight for “the system” in the first place, she just wanted either the power or the wealth that comes with from the system she helped create.. she just wanted to benefit from it, not protect it
reminds me of “the people who created the problems aren’t going to be the ones who solve them”
From someone who sold herself as a tough leader this is some incredibly weak bullshit
You guys fall for every bit of theater from these
I respect her very much for stepping back. It's not on her to save us. It's up to all of us to save ourselves. She is right to speak the truth about this.
Human worth, in every aspect of our culture, is invariably tied to social popularity. The political and social landscape is exactly like what you'd expect to find in a culture obsessed with being constantly entertained. We place the highest value on the most worthless piles of human trash possible.
"I know I wouldn't win"
Blue states must secede and form a functional government with a constitution that isn't crap. The GOP has show ours is utterly toothless and easily corrupted. Nazis easily took over. There's no coming back. Secede, lead the way and drop the baggage.
Comrade Harris has decided to reject electoralism ✊
So.., she’s just giving up, eh? The system is too broken, I’m giving up. Ok then. So dirty to say, but that is NOT what a leader does. ffs.
Meant ‘so sorry to say’
This clip does not show her in a good light, I’m surprised her team allowed her to do this. So much for the tough fighter who wanted to lead the country. She’s thrown the towel in, it must be disheartening for people who voted for her, to hear this. Well everyone you’re on your own!
IMO, KH perspective is of how Amricns casted their votes & how quickly Dems turned their back on Biden! Trump fell asleep at his rallies, yet GQP STOOD w/him. Even when [he] TOLD Amricns what he WILL do TO them, he STILL received large MINORITY votes. Dems stabbed Joe in the back has cost us a LOT!😤
That is true. The Dems never took advantage of that and didn’t bring the fight to the GOP with force.Yes, the Dems stabbed Biden in the back in an appalling way, but he should have never run again in the first place. It was a gift to DT and MAGA, we are dealing with a cult here, not rational peeps.
I agree. I also think Joe only ran bc he ws encouraged by Dems to do so. Dems now look as if they never had a plan in the first place. No one in either the House nor Senate are feeling the trickle down effects of this bc their pockets are flushed w/cash. We R suffering bc of absence of preparation.
Absolutely spot on 🎯
She's right, but this is an extraordinary thing for her to say
system is broken, has been broken why? because we failed to correct and enforce the role of government we let it become for the money by the money "it's the economy stupid" was the worst message to the people!
If she’s not calling for a full scale revolt I don’t want to see her again then.
Revolt against who? Her and her friends?!
It was clear that the system was inadequate to resist evil back when the Biden administration ignored the Leahy Law.
her message about capitulation on colbert’s show was a shot across the bow to cbs imo as well
fucking loser
she's very right but she's participated in and expanded that system, and is culpable for its crimes
The system isn't broken. It's working as intended, for the wealthy and the big corporations. We need to replace it with a better system, one that works for the working people.
well good look to us I guess
When she runs for president she's going to attempt to sell herself as a fighter and an outsider to the system.
And shell say "I told you so" at least in political speak. I respect her for what she was able to do in a such a short window in 2024 but I hope she steps aside in 2028. We need new faces
Yeah. We're going to need her for Attorney General anyway. Gotta have the right person to prosecute all of these traitorous fucks.
actually Harris as AG could be *extremely* satisfying to watch
Just not if you’re trans… in that case she’ll throw you under the bus like she did when she was AG before…
She knows the laws, she knows the executive branch, and she has compassion for the vulnerable. That's all we need, and that's just what we need.
She single handedly lost the election. Don't lib post.
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Oh well okay.
She sucks so hard
I understand why she feels it. I understand her need for rest. I don’t understand her need to say that aloud. It’s real white flag /totally hopeless. Democrats swiftly need to get their act together grass roots up. Never heard anything quite so depressing. Hugely disappointed she’d air that
That was A moment in the full interview, not THE moment. She later emphasized extremely heavily that she is NOT telling us to give up or stop fighting and makes it clear she is staying in the fight herself.
Honestly it’s kind of refreshing to hear just say it instead of speaking in platitudes.
The situation is hopeless and has been since January. There is no act to get together. That's just called being awake.
Good point about the white flag. Personally I’m not flying it. I haven’t seen this entire interview, so I’m trying not to form an opinion, but this clip has me disappointed. I thought she was stronger. Tired, sure, we all are. But done? Nope.
Her plan is to go around the country and give pep talks while listening to people WITHOUT the elephant in the room of getting their votes. She said this in the interview.
Thank you. That’s an interesting strategy that will hopefully make a difference. I plan on watching the interview in the morning.
