"Scratch any cynic and you will find a disappointed idealist." - George Carlin

He doesnt sound angry. He's just saying it the way it is.

Jon: *says something reasonable very calmly in a soft voice* Fareed: "You seem filled with anger and rage."

Jon Stewart speaks so well, with such clarity. I really don't think the causes he championed for 9/11 Responders, Vets & Burn Pits + others, would have had results without him. His humour, when he delivers it, is one of my top three. I miss him on late night tv. I just might sign up to Apple TV just to watch him.

John Stewart is so Cogent and Lucid it’s crazy. He sees reality for what it is and I understand how cynical that can make a person. Hopefully we wake the heck up, all of us.

"Why isn't everybody?" So true, I feel very angry about the state of the country and politics. I am generally a positive happy person but it is SO hard to watch our democracy being destroyed. It IS hard to not be angry at people that try to distract from the real things that people face.

Best phrase “weaponized nonsense”

The GOP isn't *out* of ideas, they have exactly one idea and it's working incredibly well for them so they stick with it. That idea is to use people's fear of things that are different from what they are familiar with to gain power.

It's refreshing to see Jon Stewart back on TV.

He's not mad, he's just disappointed.

I just couldn't love him any more I swear. The man's a national treasure. Glad he's back

Always love to hear Jon and his simple, practical answers and explanations,

I agree with Jon and have known this for some time. The country fails to address the crux of it's problems but instead, attempts to patch them when they become a nuisance or a threat.

Thank you Jon Stewart for being brilliant and also for continuing to keep us sane through the insanity. 💙

Jon Stewart is such a clear and effective speaker. So precise in what he gets across

Jon's humorous sarcasm is a way to show us the absurdity of what's being argued by "serious" politicians, without enough self-reflection to see their own contradictions. I don't think he sounds "angry". He sounds reasonable and passionate for logic.

How can you not be angry about something so serious?

Spot on, Jon! It's ridiculous that more people don't call it out. It's just maddening!

Great to see Jon Stewart after all these years. We need more people in public life who address reality the way JS does.

I love Jon Stewart. Literally everything he says is just word for word what I believe.

CNN needs to have more people like Jon on.... he is extremely informed and not afraid to call out hypocrisy when he sees or hears it.

I wish Jon would run for (meaningful & impactful) office already and remain as outspoken and direct as he is now. He could bring so much more attention to the reality of our political landscape and maybe even open some eyes thus bringing real change.

Jon gets it. Good to see he still gets it

He's such a force. We are very lucky that he chose to retake up the shield and sword of justice for this world in these coming times.

I love how when Jon is called angry, he just lets it seamlessly roll as someone else's opinion, while momentarily checking it for validity, then responding with wit and intelligence. Here is a man comfortable in his own skin, cool as a cucumber. Love it!

Jon Stewart is a legend as always

I generally like Jon and his line about "It's hard to not be angry at the people that distract from the real things that people face with weaponized nonsense..." this could literally be said by any citizen on either side of the aisle or by independents about either party... both sides will need to find a middle ground and could do better at trying to understand what is valuable to the others...

Man, he’s so right about these corporate diversity programs. It’s like, we aren’t actually going to do anything meaningful to address structural barriers in our workplace, pay gaps etc.… But Dan, our African-American employee, will be sharing one of his grandma‘s favorite recipes today at the diversity meeting. Lol

Jon is on point, and won't let us deviate from the real problem.

Jon Stewart is among the best the US has to offer in regards to speaking on important public issues

Humor, rage, frustration - we all feel it right now- thanks so much, Jon, for being so wonderfully articulate for all of us.

I don't think anyone could have said it better. I would vote for him in a heartbeat. Cause I know he's a real person

Jon Stewart always on point

Jon Stewart is truly a remarkable human and a national treasure

Jon Stewart bears the curse of being an incredibly intelligent and deeply empathetic man. If you have both of those, then it's incredibly hard to NOT be angry. He sees through all the nonsense and intellectual dishonesty that passes for politics. Don't fall for the easy bait of calling these tactics stupid, they are calculated, deliberate, and work to some degree.

Fareed's "you sound angry" charge says so much. As soon as Jon mentions racial injustice and our refusal to genuinely address it, he's angry. There is an implicit admission that the content of Jon's words are things to be angry about, even when delivered calmly and with a tongue-in-cheek chuckle. But since Fareed does not share the outrage the content of Jon's word's warrant, and is in fact made comfortable by said content, he zeros in on the anger in lieu of what warrants it.

This guy would demolish every candidate that runs against him.

What's really refreshing is how Stewart actually seems to actually think before answering / speaking

i love how it took jon stewart to say what everyone else has been saying for years.

Love Jon more than words. Amazing dude all around.

This man Jon Stewart literally changed the way we digested our news forever

Jon is pretty on point, we aren't tackling the real issues, we are just making up non-issues to cover up the real issues

I have the same problem as Jon. Seeing the republicans sit back and do nothing about climate change for the last fifty years of my life makes me dismayed and in disbelief. They have no honor, no integrity.

I admire this man, he gets straight to the point and does it with humour and wit. Very intelligent person.

All the dichotomy of emotions, the passion, hope, a splash of well earned bitterness, he is like the perfect cocktail. I would love to meet him and give him a hug and thank him.

The man is a ****ng legend and a national treasure! 🙌🙌🙌🙌

Comedians are the political leaders we need now. They see things as they truly are.

This opens up so many conversations about DEI and real purpose behind the positions. My god I hope this goes viral.

"Why isn't everybody angry?" Best line of the interview

I’d love to see Jon today and Jon from the 80s have a conversation. I wish I had continued to better myself on that level through adulthood.

My dude understands the system and isn’t afraid to talk about it, we need more people like him in media.

If only Someone like Jon Stewart Ran America. It's so refreshing to listen to someone whose real. So Human. Love him.

i love jon most people dont give him enough credit for how smart he is because he was on a 22 min comedy show 4 days a week. if he ran for pres he would win.

It is quite gratifying, to see Jon being finally recognized. It is so sad, that it took his defending soldiers and veterans from the results of the burn pits created by our lax wartime legal system. How many of those burn pits were set ablaze by contractors, and are therefore off the table?

i love jon so much what a guy thanks for continuing to grow

My first time watching CNN in a year or two. It’s nice to see the interviewer having a real conversation. Talking like a normal person. It’s refreshing. 💯

John as always is a genius. 🎉

"Don't do drugs. Stay in school." We laugh at that but it's a good reminder for us older ones who grew up hearing that to not drink the kool aid and continue studying what's actually good for us. The truth.

That's basically what George Carlin had been saying many years ago. "When you're born you get a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America, you get a front row seat."

Sarcasm is a mix of humor and anger wrapped up to make a point and can be very effective. Jon Stewart is clever and needed by the country to balance the crap coming out of other Americans.

Discontentment of the status quo is only called “rage” when it has to do with addressing systemic inequities. If a privileged person is discontented about something, we just call it “disruptive innovation.” But if it’s to remedy social inequities, it’s called anger and rage.

he says it so perfectly. in a way that makes me feel calm and not confused.

Fear is the emotion that drives most initiatives these days…

Always amazed when MSM lets Jon Stewart pierce their BS media bubble with reality. This was great

"You want to be upset about 'real things'....but isint that what drives comedy, or art...or...anything?" Never has there been a truer statement.

See this is why he needs to be on tv more,he doesn’t sound angry, he broke it down intelligently that’s all

A comedian once said, "ignorance is bliss, unless you're aware of it." But if you are not ignorant, then there is no bliss, only anger and frustration (these days).

Tremendous journalism. I appreciate CNN for it's adherence to integrity which is reinforced and made obvious by interviews and questions presented to guest like this. ❤️

The voice of a generation. Bless Jon Stewart with an always comfortable pillow.

Jon: "It was top of mind" - he did a far better job at picking out the nuances in Fareed's comments than vice versa.

Very true, we, humans, more and more and more, refuse to face issues, refuse to talk, refuse to be honest, and hey maybe we sound like aholes, but people who don't want to hear anything negative have been arguably worse by passively being an ahole the entire time and arrogant on top and only manipulating the truth by then turning into the victim when it's convenient. Masked is self-interest, and I would rather have someone tell me to my face what they think good or bad, I would respect that person a whole lot more.

And Stewart nails it again.

"hate and envy" top of mind for fareed 😂

“For those of you watching at home: Don’t do drugs. Stay in school.” LOL😂😂😂

Stewart's humor is the leverage, the wedge, that allows him into you soul. It's disarming, yet when you realize what you've been listening to, you are forced to think about it. Also - it's a result of all the damage that he has seen our society, our culture, suffering under. What doesn't kill you fosters the growth of odd and perhaps dangerous coping skills and a dark sense of humor.

Jon Stewart is a national treasure.

Jon is an amazing human being who gets better and better with time.

I would call that PASSION not anger. Well done Jon Stewart......

The amount of bull's-eyes John hit in this is amazing

John Stewart, the Carl Sagan of politics. Making millions care about things they would barely think about otherwise.

Best definition I’ve ever heard of modern GOP ethos: weaponized nonsense.

It’s wild that Fareed would ask Jon why he is angry. I’ve never once wondered why he is angry.

I wish more people were telling the simple truth like he is.

It's very easy for someone with no idea where to go to recontexualize to deflect, i think one of the big issues right now is where is that discussion being taken the most seriously. Because in the age of social media, the world's political ideology seems to stem around social media outlets with a "As little context as possible" model (Twitter) as the sounding rod for the vibe of society. I think as little content presented as possible does the self a disservice, it leaves things too open to interpretation without the opportunity for dicsussion. I left twitter, switched to rolling the dice in having conversations through comments and posts with more context, and it's freed me up to having a calmer mindset, making things that would normally scare me into something for me to understand and work with. And it's helped.

Jon always says it right!!

Just a normal person, an intellectual, talking about what they see. Very good

I've been saying this for years, if he ran for President he would have my vote in a hearbeat.

I agree with Jon, but how do we fix the systemic race and class issues? I've never heard a compelling strategy. People say "tear it down." What does that mean tactically? Love it Jon! Keep going, man! You are inspiring!

Even after all these years, he still manages to make me give a damn about uprooting all the political bullshit and focusing on the actual issues. Jon Stewart is True North.

Well, watching this and the way John phrased some of his points, it reminded me of an Italian's singer line, roughly translated: " We don't focus the problem, we just watch the side effects, we are so busy polishing the knobs on the Titanic"

Intelligence and understanding in many or most case is considerate like anger, but it is not it is realism facing facts! This comedian is more intelligent than most politicians. Thanks for the demonstration.

I wish Jon would run for office.

The ending killed me. Perfection.

I had a similar epiphany. In the US, we hear "the first African American " or "the first female" or "the first Asian American ". If our country was truly inclusive to everybody, no one would be a first of anything. The fact that we have to add the tag, "the first" shows that our inclusion is an exception and not the rule.

Jon Stewart is a national treasure

Fareed : "You sound angry" Jon : "Why isn't everybody?!" ❤❤❤

"You sound like you're angry and full of rage, and yet you're really funny." That's not a surprise. That's the art form.

John is so freakin brilliant!!

Laughter can be a coping mechanism for when it hurts too much to cry.

To answer John's question on emotions, there are only 5 PRIMARY emotions (all others are derivatives): Fear, Anger, Joy, Sadness, and, what's best defined as the emotion of experiencing 'sexual' energy--the feeling state of being "in love". And, 90% of the time, when we're experiencing Anger, it's actually just covering up a deeper Fear we're masking. So when angry, stop and ask yourself, "what is the fear behind my anger?" and we can learn a lot. It's also interesting to think about "time" relative to emotions: Sadness is a past-based emotion (sad about something that happened already). Anger and Joy are present-based emotions (Anger is because I'm not getting my way right now; Joy is because I'm getting what I want right now). Fear is a futures-based emotion (I'm afraid of something that could happen in the future). And as for Jon's gummies comment...he nailed it. ;)