The Daily Show: Ears Edition - The Problem with Cop Shows | Jon Stewart

Episode Date: June 26, 2020

TV shows glorifying lawless cops face a backlash, Roy Wood Jr. talks to Dr. Juanakee Adams about protester vandalism of her business, and Jon Stewart discusses "Irresistible." Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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listened to 60 Minutes, a second look on Apple podcasts starting September 17. Hey everybody, welcome to another episode of the Daily Social Distancing Show. I'm Trevor Noah, and on tonight's episode, Roywood Jr. joins the riots in Alabama. We show you how Hollywood helps the police.. And the police. And the police. And the police. And the police. And th. And th. And th. And that, and that, and that, that, that, that, that, that, that's, that's, that's, that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's that's, that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's tonight's episode, Roywood Jr. joins the riots in Alabama. We show you how Hollywood helps the police. And then, I'm going to be interviewing a young man who's caught my eye over the past few years,

and I don't know, guys. I think if I leave the show, he might be able to take my spot. His name is John Stewart. So, before we get into that, let's catch up on today's headlines. Welcome to the Daily Social Distancing Show. From Trevor's couch in New York City to your couch somewhere in the world. This is the Daily Social Distancing Show with Trevor Noa. the ears edition. Let's begin with the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus that's somehow been to more parts of America than Guy Fieri. Back in March, when we first realized how serious it was, a lot of people were like, damn, this might not be over until like the summer. Well, summer's here and it turns out Corona might just be

getting started. Across the country states are shattering coronavirus records with nearly 35,000 cases yesterday in the U.S., the highest one-day total in two months. Today in Florida, a record 5,500 new cases. Well, California has seen a 29 percent jump in hospitalizations in just two weeks. And in Texas, the governor sounding the alarm. Houston's Texas Medical Center reports 97 percent of the area's current ICU beds are filled, nearly three out of 10 with COVID patients.

Texas Children's Hospital is admitting adults to free up beds for COVID patients. Oh Lord, it's happening again. Just as New York's numbers started going down, the rest of the country is seeing an explosion in cases and hospitalizations. In fact, in places like Houston, Texas, it is getting so bad that they're even sending adults to the children's hospital, which is awful. These people are seriously sick. They should not be at a hospital where all the doctors are children.

What? That's not what a children's hospital... Oh. And I'm not shocked this is happening. I mean because let's be honest, much of America has treated the coronavirus the same way we treat our bodies in the winter. Yeah, we're always like, yeah, I know it's not looking good but when the summer comes, I promise you everything's going to be in shape, and then the summer came and things were still not looking good, and people are like, yeah, screw it, I'm still going to the beach. So, coronavirus records are being broken every day across America. In fact, right now, basically the only place where cases are actually declining is the original epicenter of the outbreak in the northeast, which is why New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut just announced that anyone who is entering the state will have to quarantine for two weeks. Now, that's going to be almost impossible to actually enforce.

But the good news is, it already takes two weeks just to get through the Lincoln Tunnel into New York, so it kind of takes care of itself. In fact, things are looking so bad for the US that Europe is considering a ban of all US citizens until they can figure out what the hell is going on. And I see where Europe is coming from, because we can't deny that the United States is doing a particularly bad job compared to other countries. I mean, look at this chart, right? Cases in all those other places are going to thensensensensensens. to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to New to to New to New to New to New to New to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the to to to to to to to other countries. I mean, look at this chart, right? Cases in all those other places are going down,

while America went down for a little bit and then shot back up. So I guess congratulations on flattening the curve. The question is, though, why is the US doing so badly? Well, while many Americans are wearing masks and socially distancing and following the advice of health experts, one thing you cannot overlook is that there are also many other Americans who are just really, really, um, well, you know, you judge for yourself. At a commissioner's meeting in Florida's Palm Beach County, anger erupted after a unanimous

vote to make masks mandatory. This turned downright ugly. Here was the scene. And ma'am, as a doctor, I really have many question marks about your degrees and what you really know. And I'm sorry, ma'am, but I don't think that you are worthy of your credentials. And I would ask suggestively that you go back to school and get educated. And they want to throw God's wonderful breathing system out the door. You're all turning your backs on it.

You literally cannot mandate somebody to wear a mask knowing that that mask is killing people. It literally is killing people. And every single one of you that are obeying the devil's laws are going to be arrested. And you, doctor, are going to be arrested and you doctor are going to be arrested for crimes against humanity. Six feet like I said before is military protocol. You're trying to get the people to train them so when the the cameras the 5g comes out what? They're gonna they're gonna scan everybody. We got to get scanned we got to get temperatured. Yes it appears America isn't just dealing with a deadly strain of coronavirus,

it's also dealing with a deadly strain of stupidity. If wearing masks killed people, there would be no doctors, no dentists, no hockey goalies. Every hockey game would end with a score of 1,000 to 980. Why are we even arguing with these idiots? And this just shows you how destructive social media has been. I I I I I I I I I I I I thia th. I th. I th. I th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the, we've thi, we've the, we', we', we', we', we', we', we', we', we', we', we', we're, we're, we're, we're th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. We've, we've, we've, we've, we've, we've, we've, we've, we've, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. to, to, to, to, th. to, th. to to, to to to to to to to to to to to to to theean, thean, the. the. the. media has been. I mean, you have random people berating qualified health professionals because of some conspiracy's theory that they probably came across on their Facebook feed. You can't trust Facebook for medical advice.

It isn't run by a doctor. It isn't even run by a human. And this is why everyone should stick to Instagram. The worst thing you'll end up doing is getting a butt lift and buying lots of plants.. I I I I I I. to, I. their. th, I, I, I, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, they, their, their, their, their, their, their, th, th, their, th, th. And, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii.. And, thi. And, thi, thi, thi, thi, th Instagram. The worst thing you'll end up doing is getting a butt lift and buying lots of plants. I mean, sure, your body will be out of proportion and your home will look like a forest, but at least you still believe in science. I mean, do these people listen to themselves? Just think for a moment. You guys think every government and every health expert around the world is involved in some giant conspiracy to oppress everyone on earth, but they don't have the power to block that one video on YouTube that exposes the real truth. With this fake health crisis, we will enslave all of humanity.

Muhaha ha ha ha ha! But what about those YouTube videos? Oh, does anyone know how to code? Now, look, having people who believe crazy conspiracy theories and ignore facts, that's nothing new. What is new is that now one of those people lives in the White House. Did anybody see my speech the other night on Saturday night? Yeah.

Yeah. So, what I said the other night, there's never been anything where they have so many names. I could give you 19 or 20 names for that, right? It's got all different names. Wuhan. Wuhan was catching on. Corona virus, right? Kung flu, yes. Cong flu, yes.

Cong flu. COVID. COVID, COVID, COVID, COVID, I say, COVID, I say, what's the 19? the COVID-19. I said, that's an odd name. Yes. How will we ever know why the disease discovered in 2019 has 19 in its name? It's probably the same idiots who came up with the name Madden 20.

I mean, there's way more than 20 football players. It makes no sense. So on the one hand, we have scientists searching for a vaccine, sequencing genomes, and generally busting their ass on an unprecedented effort to understand and defeat to to to to to to to to to to to to to to the to the the the the to the the disease the disease the disease the disease the disease the disease to the disease the disease the disease the disease the disease to to to the disease the disease to to the disease the disease the disease to to the disease the disease the disease the disease the disease the disease the disease the disease the disease the disease the disease the disease the disease the disease the disease the disease the disease the disease the disease the disease the disease the disease the disease to to to to to to to to to to to to to to the disease the disease the disease to the disease to the disease the disease to to the disease to understand the disease to understand to understand for a vaccine, sequencing genomes, and generally busting their ass on an unprecedented effort to understand and defeat this pandemic. On the other hand, we're six months into this thing, and the guy in charge of the response is still trying to figure out the name of the virus. Give me two more months, guys. I think the one and the nine goes together, it makes 10 times times times times times times times times times times times times times times times times times times times times times times times times times times times times ti, tm, tm, tooes, tooes, tooes, tooes, tooes, tooes,. I think I can crack it. I think the one and the nine goes together. It makes 10 times two's 2020.

That's what's happening now. I guess what I'm trying to say is, you might want to upgrade to Zoom premium, because we're gonna be talking in those little boxes for a while. When we come back, police brutality might be your DVR's fault. Stay tuned. When 60 Minutes premiered in September 1968, there was nothing like it. This is 60 Minutes. It's a kind of a magazine for television. Very few have been given access to the treasures in our archives. But that's all about to change.

Like none of this stuff gets looked at. That's what's incredible. I'm Seth Done of CBS News. Listen to 60 Minutes, a second look, starting September 17th, wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome back to the daily social distancing show. In the wake of the George Floyd killing, most Americans have now come to realize that the police need sweeping changes. But the question is, why has it th th th then tha tha tha tha tha tha tha tha tha tha tha tha tha tha tha tha thate that thate that that that that that that that that that that that thoom. I that's thathea. I'm that's that's th. I that's that's that's th. I th. I that's th. I th. I th. I th. I tho. I tho. I tho. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. th. that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's thathea. that's that's that's thate. thate. that's thate. that's that's that's that's that's that's that's thate. that's that's thate. that's thate. thate. that's th have now come to realize that the police need sweeping changes.

But the question is, why has it taken so long? Why did so many people, particularly white people, think until now that police are just fine the way they are? Well, one reason is that most Americans don't actually have much actual experience with police. In fact, in a typical year, only 21% of US adults have any type of contact with police at all. So, I mean, most Americans see the cops less than Trump sees Eric. So if people don't see cops in real life, how are they forming their opinions about

the police? Well, a lot of it comes from the same way I form all my opinions about clingons. Television, baby. Police dramas are iconic, hugely popular, and now under intense fire, from activists who say these shows far too readily portray cops as good and trustworthy, I never put a hand on them, while undermining real-life claims of systemic racism and abuse. Police not only consulting these shows, but they're also very aware that their portrayals impact public perception, and they have a vested interest in making sure that portrayal

is positive. The 2015 study found, viewers of crime dramas are more likely to believe the police are successful at lowering crime, use force only when necessary, and that misconduct does not typically lead to false confessions. Yes, believe it or not not, that, that that that that that that that that that that thiiiiiii the the the the their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their the misconduct does not typically lead to false confessions. Yes, believe it or not, watching cop shows makes a lot of people see the police as infallible. And honestly, I don't blame any of these people. I mean, I'll admit a lot of my perceptions about reality have been shaped by TV as well. I believe sponges wear pants.

I believe white people have no black friends. And most importantly, I believe that every kiss begins with K. Now, part of the reason it's easy for TV shows to convince people that cops are always right and always good at their jobs is because that's what we want to believe. I think we can all agree that we want people who are going to enforce laws fairly and effectively so that we don't have to do it ourselves. I know I don't want to do it. Like I don't want to have to find the person who stole my car.

I've got other things to do. You know, I want to go look for a new car. I want the stress of having to find the thief because I mean, like what I th is is happens happens happens happens happens happens happens Huh? Then I have to give them a job in my library, and then they educate themselves and get a degree, and then they turn their life around? And now I'm stuck with an inspirational story in my hands. I don't need that stress. And when you watch these shows, you understand how they can shape public perception. Because according to cop shows, whenever the. It's only because they have to. We can't just break protocol because we think it's right at the time and expect to get away with it. Normally I'd agree with you but in this case I'd rather ask for forgiveness than permission. As you

well know we will need a warrant to search the house. Agent Callan these are exigent circumstances. You let me worry about the the the legan. If I'm gonna been the rules a little bit to get a bad guy off the street, I'm going to do it, and you would too. Forget warrants. Forget the rules. It's on us to catch him. Ooh, that was cool. Although what that guy was actually saying is the Constitution is for Pussies. It's amazing how cops and TV shows are always saying that the only way to catch a criminal is by breaking the law themselves. Technically, that cop is now a criminal too, which means another cop should kick his ass, but then that new cop is also a criminal because he's breaking the law, which means another cop should then beat up cop number two, so the third cop tops. Then a fourth cop show has to come in beat them, then a fifth. Basically, every cop show should thi. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, th. thi, th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi while the suspect just sneaks out of the door. And you see that that's what cop shows are really good at doing. They make us believe that the only way the police can

truly be effective is if they break the rules that society created to protect us from police. And by the way, when TV cops break the rules, it's not usually by filling form 27G instead of 27B. No, they often do it by beating the shit out of a suspect. And I told you everything. No, you haven't, but you will. I'm going to beat the balls off, you. Please don't let him hit me! Pyle, the only thing on this earth is going You're gonna tell us what happened. I'm gonna do something I won't regret, not for one second. We can do this the fast way, the slow way,

then there's more... Save him! Ow! She's, you can't do you see that? Oh! What shotguns? What shotgun bones? Son of a bitch, I'm gonna fix you right now so you can't love any more kids. You raped them, right?

Guess it better! You sure you didn't give him brain damage when you slammed his head against the steering wheel? Ah, Captain Grover, I think brain damage was a pre-existing condition. Don't you think, George? I need to see a doctor. Whoa! H all at once! Yeah, that guy doesn't deserve to see a doctor. He maybe committed a crime. And even if he didn't commit the crime, well then this will be a lesson to stop him from committing

one in the future. It's the same reason I plan to pre-beat all my children. Because you might not have done anything yet, but I know you will. It's actually crazy how every cop show has police just regularly using violence to help them do their job. TV doesn't do that with any other profession. They aren't medical dramas where they're like, doctor, this doesn't make any sense. The patient's lab work is normal, but his heart is failing. Well maybe we need to smack him around a little bit and see what he knows.

What? I used to be on a cop show. Every cop show makes it seem like the reason cops have to beat suspects is just because without the beat down, they won't tell the truth. And so those beatings protect the rest of society from these lying criminals. But in real life, beating a suspect is a great way to get them to confess to something they didn't do, which means you've locked up an innocent person

and you've let the real criminal walk free. Oh, and by the way, even if the person didn't do the crime, their lawyer can get them off because their confession wasn't legitimate, because they were beaten. So beating a suspect to solve your case is like washing your computer with water. Yeah, the virus is gone, but so's your laptop. So, whether we like it or not, TV is a powerful tool that shapes how the public sees the police, shapes how the public sees the police's role in society and how accountable they should be. Because in real life, when rogue cops throw away the rule book and take matters into their own hands,

it doesn't look cool like in one of the TV shows. It looks a lot more like this. The Valdasta Police Department facing a lawsuit this morning for unnecessary and illegal force after arresting the wrong suspect and reportedly breaking his arm in the process. Put your hands. What do you do? Oh, oh, please. Oh, please. Put your hands. I was enjoying his thing.

Oh my God. That's painful body came v. Smyth was showing the officer's handcuffing and slamming that man to the ground. That was back in February. Antonio Smith stopped for suspicious activity and accused of panhandling, but officials had the wrong man. Smith was released at the scene. Now he's filing a $700,000 lawsuit. You see?

Unfortunately, every day in America, there are people who have encounters just like that with the police. And so all those show creators, directors, and writers in Hollywood who make these cop shows and have been tweeting that something needs to be done about the police. Well, one way you can help make a difference is if you do something about the police on screen. When we come back, Roywood Jr. checks in on a looting victim in his hometown and then we'll talk to John Stewart., don't go away. When 60 Minutes premiered in September 1968, there was nothing like it. This is 60 Minutes.

It's a kind of a magazine for television. Very few have been given access to the treasures in our archives. But that's all about to change. Like none of this stuff gets looked at. That's what's incredible. I'm Seth Done of CBS News. Listen to 60 Minutes, a second look, starting September 17th, wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome back to the daily social distancing show. Right now, America is seeing some of the most widespread protests in its history.

And although the vast majority of them have been peaceful, there has been some looting. Now, our very own Roywood Jr. went to his hometown in Alabama to bring us this story of a small business owner and her surprising reaction to people who looted her store. I've spent the last few weeks quarantining here at my mom's house in Birmingham. Mom, I told you I'm at work. Birmingham has a deep history with civil rights, so it's not surprising that people protested here

after the killing of George Floyd. Like in many cities, some of the protests led to riots and looting of small businesses, like this optometry office run by Dr. Wannakee Adams. We've been here for years, you know, and it's just unnecessary. So I'm going to go and talk to her, and of course I'm going to observe all pandemic protocols. What happened the night of the protest? What did you say? Which means I'm going to talk to her right here in this chair.

I get a call for my security company and so I come down to find four windows broken and one of the doors broken and they took my high-end frames. Have you asked other optometrists in the area whether or not they did this to you? No, sir. Because it seems to me the only person that was still a prescription eyeglasses is somebody that could write a prescription for eyeglasses. butt, but but but but but but but but but but but this the the the the the the the the the windows. the windows. the windows. the windows. the windows. the windows. the windows. the windows. the windows. the windows. the windows. the windows. the windows. the windows. the windows. the doors. the doors. the doors. the doors. the doors. the doors. the doors the doors the doors the doors the doors to the doors the doors the doors to to to to to the doors to to the doors the doors the doors the doors the doors the doors the doors the doors the doors the doors the doors the doors the doors the doors the doors. the doors. the doors. the doors. the windows. the windows. the windows. the windows. the windows. the windows. the windows. the windows. the windows. the windows. the windows. the windows. the the the the to to the to to to to the doors to to to to to to the doors to the doors to the doors the doors the doors the doors the doors the doors to me the only person that was still a prescription eyeglasses is somebody that could write a prescription for eyeglasses. But, but, but, but, but, but, now what I am doing is if somebody has nerves enough to bring my own frame up in here, I'm gonna have to call the cops on them. Now I don't know what I'm gonna do when I see them on their face. We need to get a samurai sword and a baseball back back back back back back. to to to to to to th. th. th. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. th. th. th. the. the. the. the. bat and just anybody with glasses just bust their ass in the face.

You feel me? I feel you. I'm gonna let you leave that march. I'm gonna be behind you 100%. Actually, what struck me about Dr. Adams was that she seemed to feel compassion for the people who broke into her story. If they are feeling pain like this and I have to get doing something like this, and put a small price for train. God will rebuild it, you know. Why were you so understanding of the people that caused all this damage to you?

It must be some severe pain to execute, hurt in this level. You know, they have issues, you know, and they don't know how to properly channel that, the anger. But peaceful protesters, I'm all for that. It was okay, but just don't come tear up my shop again. There you go. Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. I underpaid my price. My contribution was to get up out of my bed and throw on the first thing I could try on, didn't even have my earrings on and come down here and assess the damage.

That was my contribution. So your contribution to the struggle was all the prescription eyeglasses that they stole? Yes. And being up all night long. The story does have a silver lining. The day after the protest, the community mobilized to clean up Adam's store. I saw outpouring a love, not just black. that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, the black, the black, the their, their, their, that, their, that, that, that, that, that was that was that was that was their, their, that, that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their their their their thiia, their thiaugh, thia, thia, thia, thia, thia, thia, their, their, their, the community mobilized to clean up Adams store. I saw an outpouring of love, not just black, not just white. I even heard a rumor that was a guy that's from Birmingham that lives in New York and somehow

ended up out there with a shovel too. Mm-hmm. Birmingham native and Comedy Central's Roy Wood Jr. was right in the mix. Oh, that was! Oh, it was! Oh, it was! Yes, it was. Wow. So crazy. And for the first black woman optometrist in Alabama,

the recent media attention has opened some doors that had long been closed. Okay, so what's next? You rebuild and you just go back to business? Well, we rebuild, but we go into business in another location. We'll be going to the Callahad Eye Foundation, which is one of the premier eye facilities in Birmingham, Alabama. And to be quite honest, 40 years ago, I couldn't have worked there.

So it's progress. Okay, let me get this straight. Your place gets vandalized, volunteers come to clean it up. Then after the cleanup, you get offered a new residency for your eye care practice at which, which, which, which, which, which, which, which the the the the the the the the their f..... their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, but, their, but, but, but, but, but, but, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I'm, I'm, I'm not.e, I'm not.e.e.e. I'm not. I'm not.e. I'm not. I'm not.e. I'm not, the the the the the the the the the the the the the the it up, then after the cleanup you get offered a new residency for your eye care practice at one of the most prestigious eye care institutes in the country. Yes sir, yes sir. Tell the truth. You toe it up. You tow up your own business to get an upgrade to a better eye care facility. Tell the truth! No, no, no, no, I did not do that. No, sir. Look at the facts. I'm sorry. It's whatever the facts look like, it's an illusion.

I need to see your bank account and make sure you ain't paid no protesters. That's all I'm saying. No, I ain't paid none of them protesters, because you can check my records. It was probably Antifa. It was probably Antifa. the thi th. It was, it's, it's, it's, it's, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, th, the the the the the the the the the the the the, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it's. It's the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the fact, it's, know Antifa. I got Aunt Shirley, Aunt Rose, and I got Antifa. I'll give you her number later. She's really nice, usually me.

Do you think she want to get her eyes? This is possible. This proves that a community can rise up and come together under the worst circumstances. It also proves that I look good in glasses. Back to you, Trevor. Thank you so much for that, Roy. That was amazing. Don't go away, because John Stewart is next.

We'll be right back. Welcome back to the daily social distancing show. Earlier today, I spoke with my old boss, John Stewart. His new movie Irresistible, which he wrote and directed, will be in the theaters and on demand beginning June 26th. We talked about his movie and much more. Do me a favor though, look at your lens and not the screen.

So it's no, the other, yeah, that's closer to it. Yeah, there, there. That's it. But don't look at you? No, don't look there please. Oh man. John Stewart, welcome to the daily social distancing show. I've been doing press now for, it's got to be a week straight, junkets and everything from the same space. And this is how I've been doing it.

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through a screen. They're like, okay, you can't do that, but you can look off at them and seem like you don't know where they are and communicate effectively. That's basically what what. the the thapapapapapapapapap. That's th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the th. the th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the. the. the. theeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. the. the. the what we do. Where are you right? Like what is this? What is this room behind you? I'm in my attic. Yes. In the room, when my children were younger, this was their playroom, and so they did a lot of doodling where their cousins did, because this is where they would come up with their cousins, and then they grew up and decided, you know what, I'm just going to stay in my room, quarantine or no quarantine, and you're going to go up into the attic. So that's what we've done. It's funny because, like, it's beautiful now that I know it was your kids who did that, but it almost looks like the same graffiti that's on like the Confederate monuments around America. It looks like you let people practice the graffiti at your house. It looks like you that. It's th th th th th th. It's thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thateateat that that that that that tho- tho- tho- tho- tho- thi tho- tho-n' tho tho tho thatic thatic thatic thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thattoda thattoda that that that that that that that that that that that that that tha tha tha that that that that that that that that th go to the monuments so they can get it right. Antifa has infiltrated my attic. They're putting the best I can, but they are rabble rousers. And as you can see, they have decided that this wall must, this is the Berlin Wall,

and they are going to take it down. What do you, what do you make of all that? Like, honestly, because, I mean, this, this, this, this, this, this, thiiiiiiii, thi, thi, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi. they is, thiolomea, thiolome has has has has has has has has has has has has has has has has has has has has has has has has has has has has has has has has has has has has has has has has has has has has has has has has has has has has has has has has, the the the th. th. th. th. th. the the the they. they. they. they. they. they. they. they. they. they. they. th. th. th. th. th. th. tooooooom. to. to. t. t. t. t. t. t. together, th. th. th. th. th. th. going to take it down. What do you make of all that? Like, honestly, because you know, I mean, just like the Confederate monuments, like every statue coming down. I mean, it started with Confederate statues. It started with, you know, like, racist people from history. Then we started just seeing, you know,

statues, theyrown of people who fought for the union, and people who fought against slavery and you know, like, what do you make of it? Are we just, should we just get rid of statues? What's going on? What you'll find is, if you don't allow regular order to take down the statues that represent the insurrection that tried to destroy this country and preserve the institution of slavery, if you make that impossible to do through pleading, peaceful and treaty, and all that, you're going to end up with a spasm. Look, people shouldn't have 400 years.

The statues are not from the Confederate era, they're from the Jim Crow era. They're from the era when they built them to say, just so you know, I know they let you go, but I just want to make sure everybody understands, like, we will still subjugate you. I hope that's, you know, and bring fear into your life. So, you know, because these statues are not,

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and that is a normal functioning society. It feels like normal functioning and society of three words that are very quickly slipping away. All over the world, people are dealing with the same thing, that is coronavirus. But I honestly believe that America might be the only country where it's seen as a political issue as opposed to a pandemic. Do you know what I mean?

It seems like something you can choose to believe in or not, or where you stand politically defines whether in, like the legitimacy of the virus. Whereas in other places, they argue about how to deal with it, but the virus itself is not like a political issue. And there are arguments, listen, we're not the only country that's arguing about how much to limit freedom of movement and have, you know, in Italy you saw, you know, big demonstrator and protest against, you know, trying to confine people to a certain extent. But I think a reasonable view of it would be,

it's not being done for the sake of tyranny. We are actually facing something where tens of thousands of people are dying. And it's, you know, if you think about it, like, it's like preparing for a hurricane. You know, when a hurricane is coming, there's always those hurricane that if we prepare for it, the hurricane weakens. And that doesn't happen normally.

But because in this country now we've set up parallel universes in the multiverse that the right lives in, you know, this is an infringement. It kind of, the mask thingthat the right lives in, you know, this is an infringement. It kind of, the mask thing is what blows my mind because, you know, surgeons wear them in operating rooms. And they don't wear them because, you know, they drive Volvos and sip Chai T in NPR. Like, they wear them, like, so I just want to say to people on the mask thing, like, great. Next time you're having an operation,

and the surgeon comes in with washed hands in a mask, just be like, don't be a pussy, don't be some liberal puss. You take off that mask and you unwash your hands, and you stick your paws in my open gaping wound. Because apparently, sanitary conditions are a liberal myth. I knew you, you know, obviously, I mean, we knew each other when you were leaving the Daily Show, like I'm getting into different things,

I'm taking time with my family, I'm going to do a movie here or there. It was interesting for me to see you do a political movie. You know, I was like, John, aren't you just going to get to get to get just going to get to get to get just going to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get the the the the the the the the the the to the the the the the the the the the the the the the, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, the then you made a movie that wasn't just about politics, but it was almost about the game that is beneath politics. I was shocked the first time I went to New Hampshire for the primaries. And I was sitting with, you know, like the aids of these politicians and even the reporters and they were like, oh yeah, they hang out. They chat they they their their their their their their their their they they their they th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. that, that, that. that. that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, thathea. thathea. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, their their. And, their. And, their. And, their. And, their. And, their. And, their. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, that. And, that. And, that. And, tha. And, tha. And, tha. And, tha. And, tha. And, tha. And, tha. And, oh yeah, they hang out, they chat, they go out for drinks afterwards.

And I was like, what do you mean? They hate each other on screen, and then we hate people on each other's behalf, and I see it happening in the country, but they are friends, and I didn't understand that concept. And it seems like that's what you're of politics is not as real as we think it is, and we're willing to die for the undertaker, but the undertaker is just a guy named Bill who goes home with Triple

H and they carpool, you know what I mean? Right, let's not draw the undertaker into this. First of all, he is a marvelous wrestling and was undefeated at, you know, you know, WrestleMania. So let's not until obviously listening. Listen, listen, I didn't want to make a movie about the political moment. I feel like that's the Daily Show, and that's what you guys do so well, is you do the weather. Every night you come out and you talk about the political moment, and you bring the funny and the insight and the context to the political moment. I, listen. I really want it. I to, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I to, I to, I to, I to, I to, I to, I to, I to, to, I to, I to, I to, I to, I to, to, to, to, the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the th about the political moment and you bring the funny and the insight and the context to the political moment. I really wanted to think about it as the climate and the system and that idea that we have

kind of created this complex of media and monied interests and politicians and they all work and enrich each other and there's very little accountability and it grows in, you know, those types of symbiotic structures don't dismantle themselves. Here's this system with its own inertia and energy and self-interest and incentives to entrench itself and to grow itself and it's really at odds with any relevant facts on the ground. Or the system we have in place to elect people is almost working antithetically to the system we have in place to try and govern people. And we don't really have a robust governance system, but we've got an incredibly enriching

and robust and corrupt and corrosive system of elections, of campaigns and of influence. So do you see a change, do you see an end where you go like, oh no, it's something is going to happen that shuts this all down? Where I'm optimistic is there are such talented, committed, energized people, taking the reins of these really rotted out husks of institutions. And you get the sense that they're committed to rebuilding them in a manner that is going to create a sturdier foundation. And so much of this country, what you learn from this is,

and the pandemic exacerbates it, you know, what's essential? Well, it turns out all the people in this country who are essential to its functioning are the lowest paid. And how did we create, how do we, you know, for many years, we've sort of gone on this principle of, if we just take care of the investor class, we'll get a taste, you know, and I don't say we, because I'm now up there. But the pendulum has slung away from valuing work. And we have to figure out, you know, and they always talk about, the people that talk about trickle down are always about freedom and liberty.

Well, what's more liberating than not having to worry about your health insurance being tied to your job? Or working really hard, but still having to use food stamps. Like, that's not freedom. And we have to find a way to make those in this country who are essential to give them more liberty. And more liberty comes from being able to live a life that is built on granite and not on quicksand.

I could talk to you forever, my friend. Thank you so much for joining us again. I hope everyone watches the movie. I hope you're having fun. I hope you're loving your family and your kids and enjoying yourself. And let me say this to you. May I have a moment?

Yeah, of course. I'm so impressed by everything. Oh, I'll say it up here. I'm looking at your face, but I'll look into camera. I'm just so impressed by everything that you guys are doing and the insights of the show and the hilarity of the show and the it's just it's it's magnificent and I just wanted to tell you just I know what goes into making it. So I am impressed for the right reasons because of how hard I know that it is and how beautifully you're doing it. The only thing I would say is, do you have to do it so handsomely? That, the handsomeness, if I may, feels a little bit like a personal attack.

The other stuff I love, but if you could do the show without pimples, I'm just saying. I will pass these comments onto management and we'll see what we can do. John Stewart, thank you so much for joining us on the show. I hope to see you again. Look after yourself too. Take care of yourself. Thank you, buddy. Bye. She won, how to ride? Now, I don't even know how to hang up, so.

Oh. Thank you so much for that, John. Well, that's our show for today. Now, as you may know, June is Pride Month. And right now, we want to highlight charities that are making a difference for LGBTQ people of color, associations like the National Black Justice Coalition, which advocates for federal policies that fight against racism and homophobia. If you'd like to help them

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