Black Conservatives Debate Black Liberals on American Politics (Extended Version) ─ VICE

By popular demand, this is an extended cut of the original version of this debate we published here on YouTube (watch the original debate here: https://youtu.be/HGAsMtcPy_c)

Who voted for Donald Trump? Who voted for Barack Obama? What's it like seeing a black person wearing a MAGA hat? Has the black vote been taken for granted?

Black conservatives and liberals hash it out in the VICE Office.

Watch the full-length documentary: The Young Black Conservatives of Trump's America -- https://youtu.be/DWam9FSRvGI

TIMECODES OF WHAT WAS DISCUSSED:
0:57 - What first comes to mind when you think of Donald Trump?
1:59 - "Drain the swap" and capitalism
3:28 - Who here voted for Donald Trump?
4:54 - What is your impression when you see a black person wearing a MAGA hat?
5:51 - Black conservatives talk about how they're treated in the black community
9:17 - Who here voted for Obama?
11:06 - Who was disappointed by Obama's presidency?
15:34 - Issues with the Trump presidency
16:28 - Why vote for Donald Trump?
19:55 - Disagreements on systems of oppression - welfare, taxes, etc
23:29 - Policies that Republicans and Democrats disagree on that help and hinder the black community
26:09 - Black wealth and reparations
29:24 - Black voters being synonymous with the Democratic party
32:26 - Student loans and college
35:22 - Should the black vote be courted?

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