Civil War at Retirement Community Over Trump - YouTube

>> Earlier this week, we talked about how Donald Trump had tweeted a video of his supporters,

and one of them had chanted White Power.

He later deleted it and claimed that he didn't know what was in the video that he had tweeted,

which also is not a good look.

Well, that started up a conversation about the retirement community where the whole kerfuffle

happened.

And it's known as The Villages, and it's in Central Florida, It's a gigantic community

of retirees.

And apparently they used to have a very friendly environment there until 2016 came along and

it kind of ripped friendships apart, retirees started arguing with one another about politics.

And things have become so heated in this community, that it's being referred to as a civil war,

that's how heated it's become.

Now, just to give you some numbers that are outrageous, but then when you think about

the fact that it's Florida, not that outrageous, 70% of people in this area voted for Donald

Trump back in 2016.

But what's happening today?

What is the environment like?

Well, we hear from the president of The Villages Democratic Party, his name is Chris Stanley,

and he said we coexisted happily.

We had our club, they had their club.

They had their speakers, we would occasionally get a speaker, right?

But then things started to really fall apart when Trump started campaigning, Trump started

running, and everything just kind of led to that terrible video that we showed you that

took place on June 14th.

But just to give you a little refresher, this is what the civil war in The Villages looks

like.

>> There's your white.

>> White power, white power, white power.

>> There you go white power, do you hear that?

>> Trump.

>> Would you stop the language? >> Trump.

>> Nasty language.

>> Listen to your president if you want nasty language, you idiot.

>> Officer.

>> Get back in your car now, a woman, dick wad.

>> You >> Big boy.

>> If you touch me, here's the officer.

>> Where's the officer?

>> We don't need >> Nazi pig.

>> This isn't what we are, this isn't what we are.

>> No wonder.

>> Praying on November 3rd.

>> Okay, I know what it's like to live in a building that is mostly full of retirees

and retirees love to get into your business because like they're retired, right?

Like, of course what else are they gonna do?

And that place seems like my personal hell, I'm just gonna be honest.

Even if I was only among the Trump haters, I could not imagine being in that situation.

But anyway, let's hear from Sharon Sandler, she's an anti-Trumper living in The Villages

and she says, I can't stand Trump, I think he's a pervert.

>> I think these people are part of a cult and brainwashed.

This is really bad living here.

Thank God we all have friends and we stick together, but it's very hard living in the

Villages as a Democrat and not a Trump supporter.

Cenk, what say you?

>> Okay, first of all, there's actually wonderful things that retirees do, including being some

of the best volunteers for progressive candidates on the planet.

And it's so funny how similar you and I are in some ways and how different we are cuz

I see a layout of that place and I think mm-hm, what a lovely place to retire, maybe I'll

retire there one day.

The movie theater, the golf carts, it looks beautiful.

And to me, god, who doesn't wanna go there every night?

To me- >> Not me.

>> The HOA at that place they are gonna be up your bum like nonstop, like, are you having

your construction workers go through the main lobby?

They're gonna dirty the carpet, that is unacceptable.

We're gonna write you up with the HOA, it's like the worst experience ever.

Anyway, continue go ahead.

I'm sorry, this has nothing to do with the retirees by the way, this has everything to

do with the fact that I hate my HOA.

Okay, continue.

>> Yeah, I was gonna say, this got weirdly personal.

Okay, anyways, and I don't mind the disagreements.

If let's say I'm actually retired and in your scenario, I have nothing to do, I'll be like

bring it, what do you the Trump people gonna intimidate me.

And especially because, I've told you guys this on episodes of Old School before, when

I get older and I'm close to there already, there are going to be less than zero Fs given,

there are going to be negative Fs given, okay?

And that's where a lot of those folks are.

>> Okay, whether they're the right wingers who are like, hey you know what, who cares

what anybody thinks would be any more, white power, right?

You heard the guy say it, he said it very clearly.

Or that's the woman on the other side, who's like okay you bigger racist, etc, and she's

not sparing any F's either.

So I don't know I kinda like that, it reminds me of like a Royal Rumble from the old school

WWF days.

So, they're having fun.

>> Yeah, but like okay, the zero Fs, if they're genuinely enjoying these types of interactions,

do you boo not judging, it's what you like to do, it's fine.

I have gone the route lately in my life of the path of least resistance, I do not engage

in any type of political debate.

Even as someone is provoking me and I'm talking about my personal life, not on the show or

at work.

I just, no, white flag, I'm not interested.

I don't wanna know about your political views, I don't care about your political views.

I'm not interested in having a debate with a normie because it's a frustrating and unwinnable

situation, right?

Usually when you're provoked like that, it's not because they wanna be persuaded or they

wanna have a conversation, it's cuz they wanna fight.

So, let's put that off to the side.

No, but the magic of being a retiree and not having to worry about upsetting your employer

and possibly getting fired is that you can literally do anything, right?

You wanna take ecstasy and go to a rave, do it, right?

You wanna, I don't know, just do crazy stuff, you wanna dress like a crazy person, do it,

it doesn't matter.

There are no consequences unless you break the law.

So that's what I'm looking forward to in my golden years, if I get there, right?

I can't wait to not worry about really, truly feeling free, and not worrying about being

out in public.

And we're living in a surveillance state right now, where everyone is filming everything,

and everyone is calling for everyone to be fired.

I'm just anxiety-ridden over that, because of course, if things can get out of control,

you can be provoked in a way, the camera might be capturing you in a situation that's completely

out of context.

All of that stuff I think is anxiety inducing, and I can't wait till when I'm in my golden

years.

And yeah, yeah I am at a rave, and I am tripping balls and it doesn't matter, no one's gonna

do anything about it.

>> Yeah, you're looking forward to being on uncancellable.

But so last thing on this, look, we covered this story yesterday on the show too, The

Villages is funny they're having sex in public.

There's apparently one guy for every ten women and the other women are saying, we're not

saying.

The women are throwing themselves at the guys, maybe that's why I like it cancelled.

Anyway and the difference between you and me is and I don't engage in those political

fights in my personal life, and I haven't done it in 10, 20 years.

My dad is still trying to convince every religious person to stop being religious.

He's 82 years old and he's going, you are not going to heaven, it's all bull crap, you

have to let go of it right away.

I'm like, dad, you're freaking them out, just let it be, let it be.

And Ana, we do it professionally.

So, we've convinced thousands of people at a minimum, I don't need to go fight those

fights personally one at a time.

So, I'm more detached from it than you are in a sense.

So if people came at me with absurd Trump stuff in my personal life, I'd be like, yeah,

what else dude.

Like, I know they're wrong and I'm so secure in that, that anything they say doesn't bother

me, unless they threaten violence and then we're gonna have an issue, gotta call the

cops and all that.