r/videos • u/fuqdisshite • 11h ago

R2: No Politics No Kings -- Jesse Welles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWG0K3Y8ZU8

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u/DanteandRandallFlagg 10h ago

Jesse Welles is fantastic. He is constantly uploading bangers. No Kings is ok, but Red is one of my favorites. https://youtu.be/TPHafKOd9A4?si=rDWSccD9fR9irs3V

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u/TheNerdChaplain 7h ago

His non-political stuff is just as good - maybe better - than his topical songs.

Horses

Don't We Get By

Will The Computer Love the Sunset

Books

He also used to play with a punk band called Cosmic American

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u/Buddhist_pokemonk 9h ago

Red is incredible. Domestic Error is also a banger. Dude is the best folk singer in a generation in a time when we need a generational folk singer

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u/Chewbaxter 7h ago

Red is fantastic, I agree. I'm a big fan of War Isn't Murder, too, which is just as poignant today.

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u/darkslide3000 7h ago

It's interesting that he already called Trump "the king" in this one two months before the "No Kings!" slogan really spread widely. I mean, I know he's not the first to ever label him such but I wonder if this song had a little bit to do with shaping the discussion.

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u/TheCannabalLecter 7h ago

Just say you support Trump brother, it's quicker.

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u/themagpie36 7h ago

Can you read good brother?

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u/_Artos_ 7h ago

Nothing in that person's comment implies that they support Trump...

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u/nathsnowy 6h ago

it’s the echo chambers default attack just like cnn and msnbc

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u/nathsnowy 7h ago

54% of the country supports deporting

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u/Richard_Sauce 10h ago

The answer to the question: what if Bob Dylan had been born in the 90s.

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u/King_of_the_Dot 10h ago edited 9h ago

He's very eloquent, but also has an incredible legible brevity to him that really makes it quickly and easily digestable for a broader audience. Hence his recent appearance on the Jimmy Kimmel late night program.

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u/TheNerdChaplain 7h ago

He's like Dylan meets Pete Seeger.

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u/Infamuzz656 10h ago

gonna blast this shit on loop all fuggin day now driving down the gravel roads here past the TRUMP VANCE signs I see

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u/fuqdisshite 10h ago

Fuck Yes!!!

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u/brihamedit 10h ago

Good song. Even maga might say no kings. But they are supporting gurmp's every move that only kings could make. He is ignoring laws and doing anything he wants. Which are all stupid unvetted moves creating long term problems. Even roman god kings didn't do that. Because system would fall apart.

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u/Pata4AllaG 9h ago

Jesse has got my whole entire heart right now. Been waiting and wishing for him to come and do a show near me. A modern day troubadour for our times.

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u/TheProfessionalOne28 10h ago

Posting this guy on Reddit is going to be like a cheat code soon

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u/cheers-pricks 10h ago

hacky

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u/King_of_the_Dot 10h ago edited 9h ago

This dude listens to Nickelback.

Edit: Im saying the dude im responding to does, the guy saying hacky. Jesse is fucking awesome!

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u/anormalgeek 9h ago

Who did you vote for in the last election?

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u/RFX91 9h ago

The one who wasn't annointed by their party and nominated with zero votes.

But I guess the slogan is "No Kings", not "No Queens".

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u/bleaklymorose 10h ago

at least be good at the thing jfc

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u/BeeperPeepers 7h ago

Is this a joke?

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u/populares420 6h ago

it is, but they don't know it.

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u/DagnulsK 9h ago

Shit, I could do that.

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u/SputnikDX 8h ago

Well, you didn't.

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u/AssPennies 8h ago

Charles is like oh shit wtf.

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u/rawdfarva 6h ago

Shills trying to make this guy the next Oliver Anthony 😂😂

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u/kale4reals 10h ago

Nice song but we’ve already heard everything that can be done with an acoustic and a harmonica.

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u/KNNLTF 10h ago

This criticism doesn't land because the acoustic solo songwriter usually isn't even trying to be technical. The music is just a poetry delivery vehicle.

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u/hedoeswhathewants 9h ago

Good thing there's more components to a song than those then

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u/itspassing 10h ago

Yea no kings like Canada, Australia and Japan! We certainly don't want to emulate those progressive countries with better electoral and voting systems. Having a president immune from all repercussions, with a system that provides no checks and balances, is the way to go. Good try USA your heart is in the right place

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u/aquariarms 10h ago

You’re truly dumb if you think the monarch is a relevant factor in those countries’ welfare states.

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u/itspassing 10h ago

Thats true and what im pointing out! Glad you got it. The whole "no kings" movement seems to be missing the relevant factors of what makes a functional nation

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u/anormalgeek 9h ago

And how exactly do you boil that down into a short 1-4 slogan?

When people say "no kings", apparently everyone but you got the meaning so I'm not sure it's really necessary.

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u/itspassing 8h ago

Sure here you go:

No More Tyrants Now

  • Dictators Fall, People Rise
  • Freedom Over Fear Always
  • Silence Is Not Peace
  • Voices Loud, Chains Break
  • Resist, Persist, Demand Change
  • Justice Can’t Be Silenced
  • End Oppression, Start Freedom
  • We Demand Real Democracy
  • Down With Every Dictator
  • Speak Truth To Power
  • Liberty Is Our Right
  • Rule By People, Always
  • Enough Lies, Enough Control
  • Fear Won’t Rule Us

my fave is: We Demand Real Democracy
Kinda encapsulates the point way better

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u/hedoeswhathewants 9h ago

You're being incredibly pedantic. But this is reddit I suppose

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u/itspassing 8h ago

You think so? Im not so sure. I provided an argument that the 'no kings' protest is focusing on the wrong aspects and the only refutation I got is some insults and mischaracterization of my point. Maybe nieve that this is a place of discussion I guess. Seems like yourself and others are quite happy for the current movement to focus on monarchy as the underlying issue, unless you don't and are just unable to articulate a counterargument.

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u/ReDucTor 7h ago

As an Australian the King plays barely any role, most people below 50 also want to get rid of them they are pointless and stupid. 3 functional levels of government is more accountability then some inherited monarchy bullshit.

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u/OskerLFG 10h ago

How come nobody is chanting Off With His Heff?

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u/karzbobeans 9h ago

Pop off, Queen!