Venezuela: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

John Oliver discusses the devastating economic crisis in Venezuela and enlists the help of a large bird who bears a striking resemblance to Wilmer Valderrama.

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[_jelle]

I like how 90% of the comment section doesn't get that countries aren't either 100% capitalist or 100% socialist, and now they're all confused because they don't know what label to stick on which country.

[obiequack]

"Politicians turn into birds when they die"
At least they still get to shit on poor people

[lennydotdotdot]

Coffee girl interview was much longer than that...you left out the part where she *starts* to answer and then looks at the mic and says "Oh... Info Wars..." *sips coffee* "Nah."

[drewsmotherinlaw]

The InfoWars “reporters” are arguing that Socialism results in a huge wealth disparity where an alarming amount of people are going hungry. Thankfully nothing like that would happen in a Capitalist country.

[surtu]

"I just want people to have free healthcare, honey." XD

[Vlagstaf]

To be honest, if I saw a "Infowars" microphone, I would talk to the person the same way.

[justanotherweirdhumanbeing]

9:11 "... making up missing revenue by simply printing more money... "

* heavy german breating *

[carolinamurtha]

7:42 every Latino has a dad who tell stories with those sound effects. We’re so used to it.

[jmlkinc]

"That's basically the state of our political discourse, two people who don't know what they're talking about, condescending at each other until one of them lands a sick burn".

Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the comment section.

[YimiIpsa]

As a Venezuelan, I testify this and much more that is not shown here. Thanks Oliver for reaching more people to see and understand this horrible crisis we got here since years. Hope we can all learn from this kind of history examples of what blind power and sick people who claim and even some people claim to be "leaders".

Freedom for Venezuela and the whole world. We are more than this. We can change.

[jlife]

The Venezuelan lady choking back tears as she struggled to maintain an air of dignified defiance even as she detailed the atrocities dealt out to civilians who dared to speak out publicly against the government, the equal parts of her frustration and humiliation so palpable, I couldn't help but feel immense sorrow for her sense of utter helplessness at the situation of her beloved country.

[YTNFSCC]

I loved the part in the coffee girl interview where she want
"You can have healthcare without socialism"
"I want free healthcare, that everybody pays for"
"Why should everyone pay for it?"
"Because they want free healthcare"

[AlejandraPerez-svtr]

HBO you the real MVP.
I'm definitely too poor to have HBO, but I appreciate you posting to YouTube so I can be a less naive human being 💯

[sircrabsalot]

"You people have, like, worms in your brain, honestly..."

There is so much beauty in this world.

[ThePlockets]

That analysis of American political discourse is so tragically spot on: "Two people, who don't really know what they're talking about, condescending to each other nonsensically until one of them lands a sick burn"

[jdizzle]

Wilder Valderrama was in a tv documentary about returning to Venezuela for the first time since he left as a child and his whole family asked why did he abandon them and never call or write or help them. He was caught by surprise and the tv show didn’t edit it out. Was pretty telling.

[crocorobin]

I live in a Brazilian city in Amazon Jungle that has received hundreds of Venezuelan refugees the last couple of years. It's heartbreaking, especially as someone studying International Relations, to see what is going on in Venezuela and how delicate of a situation it is, where a lot of good intended acts might cause more harm than good. I'm not religious, yet I pray for my Venezuelan brothers and sisters.

[harmenbreedeveld]

"Oh my God ... You people have like worms in your brain, honestly." 😂😂😂

[stormyprawn]

"I just want healthcare honey"

Omg the sass in that 😂 the "honey" at the end was amazing!

[tyleriobilletera]

As a Venezuelan, I love how the comments are Americans trying to deviate the whole point of Socialism and political parties in the US from the ACTUAL MESSAGE of the video. Venezuela needs help and it starts with you giving at least 19 min to pay attention of the atrocities that are going on in my country. TE AMO VENEZUELA!