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@@ThunderRambler in the show parks and rec he wears a red shirt if he has had intercourse the night before

@@ThunderRambler watch parks and rec

My late dad has the exact same laugh 😊

Interesting comparison. To Twain, I mean. I don't think the audience really knew what to expect either. I've followed Offerman through the years, seen his specials and watched whatever I could of his, and found him consistently... Nick Offerman. This speaks to his authenticity, like you've mentioned. He speaks his mind, but doesn't feel the need to propagandize anything. I don't think those aspects of his persona has carried across the ocean, so people see him and expect Ron Swanson, and what they got instead was, as Nick puts it, an actual human being. He isn't a Twain, but I'm inclined to label him a Quarter Twain or perhaps Semi-Twain. He has a lot of potential, and I hope he takes to writing more books as well. Him and his wife.

Well said!

So profound.

I think the comparison to Twain is apt. Whether or not in style, certainly in importance to intellectual development. His free-thinking American ideals act as a much needed voice of reason in a time of heightened tension and extremism. More men like Nick Offerman are needed, to say the least. As you so succinctly put it, Offerman maintains balance in an unbalanced profession - and this is something we could all do to learn from. I am thankful to Oxford Union for reaching out to such a talented and underappreciated voice. Much like their expansive and profoundly deep interview with comedic maverick Stephen Merchant, these series really shed an insight into the art of maintaining composure in the face of a crazy world that we can no longer fully understand.

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me too and I'm a woman..What a guy!

"The guy interviewing is not a professional at anything like this - anything at all really -" It's ten am and you just made my fucking day.....

do they not have a performance art section, or just a slightly more funny guy? next time, @John Manoochehri

I can appreciate this perspective; for what it's worth, I really liked the host since he mostly stayed out of the way. I mean, what could he have said/added that would have made Nick's responses any better? Sometimes interviewers are best when they give the interviewee a long leash.

i can see ur point, as this being an interview, and not a comedy segment. but, the guy is a comedian, or rather good at it, and what they do well with, is getting ideas to bounce off of. its not so much a host to be another comedian, but banter enough to keep his mind working, and not wonder if hes entertaining enough. @@waiting4more

@@waiting4more My only issue was his lack of follow-up questions. Anytime he said "a bit of a follow up", it wasn't a follow up question at all... it was just the next question on his list. A good interviewer can stay out of the way while also asking true follow-up questions about whatever the guest brought up in the previous response. Now, Nick Offerman can speak for hours and essentially asks his own follow-up questions to himself. But this is the one area the interviewer could really improve on.

The interviews at OU are conducted by the President of the Union, who is usually an undergrad student who does the job alongside their full-time studies. Being able to conduct an interview tends not to rank highly among their priorities when trying to get the position...!

Ok

Ikr

i liked that he let him talk

What do you expect, he goes to Oxford. He will never lift a hand to do work for his life. He is worthless. Success at 18 does not equate to success in life, look at Boris Johnson. Offerman is good though.

Disappointing. Another typical champagne socialist Hollywood type. Not interesting.

@@keepamericafree3362 'Champagne socialist'? An odd form of abuse. I remember John Mortimer (creator of 'Rumpole of the Bailey' and father of Emily) said he was quite happy to be called one, because he thought champagne was a wonderful drink and everyone should have the opportunity to taste it. Far from being hypocritical, it shows they are aware of their good fortune and aren't arrogant about it. Has it occurred to you that the reason there are so many liberals in Hollywood is precisely because it's actually the purest form of capitalism? Hollywood exists because it does what capitalism is supposed to do - make movies and TV shows people want to see, voting with their wallets. Bizarre how so many Trumpers and Brexiteers love to attack 'millionaire elites' in a way that sounds almost...communist!

@@Elitist20 People don't drink champagne when they are living under real socialism...but they do eat zoo animals.(i.e Venezuela) The reason I hate rich "socialists" is because socialism doesn't really effect the rich. They get to assume "moral superiority" by just saying something is good when they have very little at stake to lose. Essentially they are out touch and live in an ivory tower where most public policy does not effect them. No on other hand people like i.e the middle class. The people with mortgages. Who need daycare and send their kids to shitty public schools. And try to send their kids to private schools. These are the real people. These are the people socialism will ultimately hurt the most. Middle class doesn't exist in socialism because socialism aims to(futility) eliminate class. Thus everyone is dragged into mud. The only people that are immune will be the rich and the political class that has the power. So when rich people pretend to be socialists for morality points they are actually acting in the most immoral way possible.

Predictably, an incoherent rant. Ah, Venezuela - the latest far-right mantra! You know what Venezuela's really an example of? Populism. Chavez won power by setting himself up as the 'man of the people' against 'the elites'. Remind you of anyone? You want an example of socialism? The US from the 1940s to the 1980s, where the top tax rate was 70% (and rich people actually paid their taxes, without the elaborate tax avoidance schemes that go on now). Result - prosperity with real social mobility.

@@Elitist20 You probably didn't read what I said because you are a faithful believer in your socialism death cult. Venezuela is a socialist state. I can't tell if you are delusional or just a liar. All political paradigm shift and revolutionary change is usually brought on by a form of populism. So how socialism came to be in Venezuela is less important than the fact it's socialism. You don't have to be right wing to understand the shitsow that socialism has not only caused in Venezuela but every Latin American country that continues to bang their head against that wall. Also having a 70% tax rate for the income at the highest level doesn't necessarily make a socialist country. Usually the richest have the means to move their money and avoid tax liability. So again this was an asinine argument and I can't tell if you are arguing in good faith or pushing your agenda.

webbess1 would be interesting. Have a feeling Nick isn’t a Joe fan.

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He's too good for Joe and his show, and Nick doesn't have any need to self-promote. Joe needs to stick to MMA fighters.

@@strideygamingjesters5393 I bet they could get along together quite well if they stuck to lifestyle topics. Bet Joe would be fascinated by all of Nick Offermans carpentry knowledge, as well as his philosophy of grounding those activities you derive your satisfaction from in some kind of productive craft. I'm sure he would find Joe's experience with bow hunting in particular to be interesting. And Joe's enough of a political chameleon that I bet they could have a fruitful discussion there, too. **stealth edit** Also, they're both stand-up comics. So, you know, there's an ice breaker.

D Fiala good points. I’d watch/listen to it

I listened while milling aluminum ^.^

Less BS, more Nick. I see no problem.

Spalted Maple and Red Cedar for me. But White Oak is a joy to work with.

Most of us are making enough money but our governments greed in on it. Not to say we abolish them but all of us srsly need to lower their paychecks. If you want social security working make sure all politicians receive the same social security. No special Healthcare and so on, make them have to relate to it.

And then again at 1:00:18 "Eldritch" strange or unnatural.

Britain is a shadow of its former self.

His voice is very pleasing to hear.

He's changed a bit, like most in Hollywood post 2016.

After the revolutionary war ended, America set up its government with the Articles of Confederation. There was still state government but central government and government in general was weak. Law of justice departments had no authority, riots and rebellions had an increasing amount of power. The was no order and the economy tanked. In response the United States created the presidential position and the Constitution of the United States of America. Edit: This isn’t pure libertarianism but it is pretty close. America was so scared of being a monarchy or a strict government system like England that they decided to go to almost the polar opposite.

@@ulyssesmacargen2388 Except the Anti-Federalists were right. The powers granted to the central government, as limited as they tried to keep them, lead inexorably to a "Splendid Empire" complete with conscription, draconian regulation that grossly favours those connected to the powers in DC, and taxation far beyond that of the British Empire being insufficient to support intervention and perpetual military conflict throughout the world- thereby leading to perpetual deficits that will inevitably melt down the economy completely. But maybe you see that as a "feature"?

I doubt he's very politically informed.

It hasn't been attempted, because attempting a truly libertarian government is akin to dividing by zero.

Sourabh Unnikrishnan smh what a doof

Technically he isn't wrong. Yes originally it is of Greek origin, but we got it from New Latin.

His really not. His show All Rise is very political yet funny. Very left wing

Yes.

He didn't said that libertarianism is anarchism. He said it sounds nice, but it's just stupid. And really it is. But I'm supporting woodworking, so good luck

@@arhael1 Thank you for that intelligent, well thought out and in depth critique.

@@jamesbarros950 Well you got it all wrong so no need to thanking me. It was opinion, and explanation of what quest said. But I can give you more in depth critique if you like, just maybe tomorrow since I don't have time right now.

@@arhael1 Nick has previously drawn a comparison between Libertarianism and anarchism saying that Libertarianism would collapse into anarchism so no he didnt get it all wrong. Also, Libertarianism isn't dumb at all. The closer any nation has gotten to Libertarian or free markets, the more people were lifted out of poverty. Millions of people in China have been lifted out of poverty as their markets have become more free. And Nick is wrong, we have never had a fully libertarian government so no, have not tried it. We have had largely free markets, and those markets have performed the best.

@@mitchellleese OK master of economics. How would roads work in libertarianist country? I had long answer but cancel it by mistake. There're many ways to show Libertarianism is just stupid