WEBVTT - Being Queer in Florida

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, peeps, and welcome to wok F Daily with

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<v Speaker 1>me your girl, Danielle Moody recording from the home Bunker. Oh, folks,

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<v Speaker 1>there are just more reports, more reports on top of

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<v Speaker 1>reports that come out to tell us the lengths that

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<v Speaker 1>Donald Trump, the Trump attorneys, the Trump sycophants, the bought

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<v Speaker 1>and sold members of Congress were planning to go to

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<v Speaker 1>in order to hold onto power. Talking Points Memos has

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<v Speaker 1>in depth reporting this week on all of the ways

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<v Speaker 1>that Kenneth chesbro, John Eastman, and the other Trump attorneys

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<v Speaker 1>were concocting their plan to have January six not just

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<v Speaker 1>be a day, but weeks in order to stop Joe

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<v Speaker 1>Biden from becoming president and stop the peaceful transfer of

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<v Speaker 1>power that we've had in this country up until January sixth,

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty one. I'm so fucking tired. I got to

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<v Speaker 1>tell you of all of these reports, not because they're

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<v Speaker 1>not necessary, but because Donald Trump should be in prison

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<v Speaker 1>and should have been in prison, and all you continue

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<v Speaker 1>to see as these cases get stalled with their appeals

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<v Speaker 1>and kicked up to the Supreme Court, for the Supreme

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<v Speaker 1>Court to pretend that like they've never read the Constitution before,

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<v Speaker 1>and that, oh, well, what is an insurrection? And have

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<v Speaker 1>never read a dictionary? And then you see right right

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<v Speaker 1>out in the open, how Donald Trump's attorneys and Donald

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<v Speaker 1>Trump and all of these members of Congress that voted

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<v Speaker 1>to decertify the votes of millions of Americans, what their

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<v Speaker 1>plans were. How is it that Merrick Garland only went

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<v Speaker 1>after the fucking people with boots on the ground. How

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<v Speaker 1>is it that it took all of this time to

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<v Speaker 1>go after some of the architects, and Merrick Garland waited

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<v Speaker 1>to let the State of Georgia do that. I just like,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm so fucking over everything. And I know, folks like

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<v Speaker 1>I know, I know that we go back and forth.

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<v Speaker 1>In some weeks I have more energy and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>more or fire in me than other weeks. And this

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<v Speaker 1>today is just not one of those days. Our justice

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<v Speaker 1>system is such a fucking setup. It's a set up

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<v Speaker 1>for rich white men to do whatever the fuck they want,

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<v Speaker 1>and their friends in power pat them on the back

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<v Speaker 1>and just sweep their shit under the rug. And with

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<v Speaker 1>the rest of us, those boulders of shit just roll

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<v Speaker 1>downhill and crush us. The amount of leeway, the amount

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<v Speaker 1>of rope, these fucking people are given the amount of consideration.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I found myself the other day I was

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<v Speaker 1>watching this is to show you how fucking sick and

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<v Speaker 1>tired I am. I was watching an episode, an old

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<v Speaker 1>episode of Law and Order, uh, one of those you

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<v Speaker 1>know stations that marathon them, which is like every station,

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<v Speaker 1>and I had to turn one of the episodes off

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<v Speaker 1>because a man, a white man, businessman, was being interviewed

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<v Speaker 1>by the cops in his office and he clearly did

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<v Speaker 1>illegal shit by moving you know, this woman's belongings from

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<v Speaker 1>an apartment that she would later be found to be

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<v Speaker 1>murdered in, and the cops are just given this dude,

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<v Speaker 1>like just the benefit of the doubt after benefit of

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<v Speaker 1>the doubt, after benefit of the doubt, that I got

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<v Speaker 1>so fucking enraged I have to change the channel because

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<v Speaker 1>while sure Law and Order is fiction, right, it's really not.

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<v Speaker 1>You see the way those cops will throw up a

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<v Speaker 1>black person, h LATINX person against the car, beat the

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<v Speaker 1>shit out of them, and then the white businessman that

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<v Speaker 1>has always found to have been the murderer or the rapist.

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<v Speaker 1>They're given more benefits of the of the doubt than

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<v Speaker 1>like I even believe exist and that's how our justice

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<v Speaker 1>system works. Right, life imitating art, are imitating life, like,

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<v Speaker 1>this is how our justice system works. This is who

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<v Speaker 1>it was set up for. So how many detailed reports,

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<v Speaker 1>how many interviews need to be conducted to know, good

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<v Speaker 1>goddamn well, the amount of harm that these people have

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<v Speaker 1>placed on our democracy, on our election system, on our agencies.

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<v Speaker 1>And they were all walking around free. What the fuck

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<v Speaker 1>isn't Steve Bannon in jail? Right? Roger Stone, who was

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<v Speaker 1>you know, pardoned by Donald Trump but we know was

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<v Speaker 1>wrapped up in other shit but not charged again. Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>because we don't want to seem political. Everything that these

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<v Speaker 1>people have done has been an assault. They are fucking terrorists,

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<v Speaker 1>but we don't treat them like that because they carry

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<v Speaker 1>briefcases and wear suits. We don't even have laws on

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<v Speaker 1>the books to deal with domestic terrorists because it's only

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<v Speaker 1>the black and brown people that we can see as terrorists.

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<v Speaker 1>And I would argue that more harm has been done

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<v Speaker 1>over the last fucking nine years at the hands of

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<v Speaker 1>these white men than have ever been done at the

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<v Speaker 1>hands of foreign adversaries. And I include in that the

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<v Speaker 1>hundreds of thousands of deaths that were caused via their

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<v Speaker 1>ignorance around COVID, but we don't talk about any of

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<v Speaker 1>that benefit of the doubt, benefit of the doubt. It's

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<v Speaker 1>just so fucking sickening. And that's why, folks, it's so

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<v Speaker 1>incredibly important. Whenever I get the opportunity to sit down

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<v Speaker 1>with people that are doing good work, local work to

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<v Speaker 1>try and fix what is in front of them. Those

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<v Speaker 1>are the conversations that give me hope. Those are the

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<v Speaker 1>conversations that make me realize that sometimes I need to

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<v Speaker 1>pull back from the national discourse and see what real

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<v Speaker 1>people are doing as they are rolling up their sleeves

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<v Speaker 1>trying to change their states bit by bit. And so

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<v Speaker 1>we're continuing with our Queer the Vote series where I

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<v Speaker 1>had conversations at the Creating Change conference down in New

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<v Speaker 1>Orleans last month, and I'm bringing these conversations to you

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<v Speaker 1>now of queer folks that are working in battleground states

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<v Speaker 1>to get as many people out to vote as possible,

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<v Speaker 1>knowing that they are in some of the most hostile

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<v Speaker 1>environments in Florida, in Ohio. And so these are people

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<v Speaker 1>that I have to remember are doing the work, aren't

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<v Speaker 1>paying attention to all that is wrong, so that they

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<v Speaker 1>become paralyzed in their hopelessness. They do what they can

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<v Speaker 1>where they can, and that is just a consistent reminder

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<v Speaker 1>that I need. Coming up next to my conversation with

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<v Speaker 1>Sarah Parker, one of those brilliant advocates and activists that

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<v Speaker 1>are working in battleground states to make this country their

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<v Speaker 1>state safe for LGBTQ folks, folks. I am very happy

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<v Speaker 1>to be joined as I'm doing these fantastic interviews at

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<v Speaker 1>the Creating Change conference in New Orleans with Sarah Parker,

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<v Speaker 1>who is the executive director of Women's Voices of Southwest Florida. Sarah,

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<v Speaker 1>tell me a bit about Women's Voices, about your organization

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<v Speaker 1>and the work that you all are doing in Southwest Florida.

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<v Speaker 2>Awesome. So honestly, her name started because it was me

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<v Speaker 2>and my best friend and it would happen in twenty

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<v Speaker 2>twenty one when an abortion band was brought to u

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<v Speaker 2>Maanite County which has now abortion clinics, which would have

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<v Speaker 2>been a six week abortion ban county wide, and we

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<v Speaker 2>fought that and we want and eventually we spread out.

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<v Speaker 2>We have non binary and we have sis people, we

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<v Speaker 2>have trans people. It's it's amazing how many different queer

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<v Speaker 2>people we have now, so our name is kind of

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<v Speaker 2>like a lead off, so we are a Fabulis four.

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<v Speaker 2>We currently are in Tallahassee working and fighting against a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of legislation that's happening in Florida. As we all know,

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<v Speaker 2>Florida is kind of a shit show, and we are

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<v Speaker 2>seeing we're seeing them do the worst every year. They

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<v Speaker 2>are consistently attacking us, and we are now on the grounds,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, testifying against it and hoping that you know,

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<v Speaker 2>they find it hard.

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<v Speaker 1>I often stay on this show and just in life,

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<v Speaker 1>it's hard to shame the devil, right, And I believe

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<v Speaker 1>that Ron DeSantis is, you know, one of the most

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<v Speaker 1>soulless people I think that I've ever seen be in

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<v Speaker 1>office in modern in in modern times. And he has

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<v Speaker 1>done everything from in your state from ban African American history,

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<v Speaker 1>ban books, ban the dictionary. Recently talk to us about

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<v Speaker 1>what it's like just from your perspective living in this state.

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<v Speaker 1>Because I think that for people who listen to my show,

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<v Speaker 1>watch the news, they see the headlines right and they're

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<v Speaker 1>lega I'm safe in my blue bubble. I want people

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<v Speaker 1>to understand that what is being tested out and being

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<v Speaker 1>done in Florida can be nationalized if we're not vigilant.

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<v Speaker 1>So just give us a picture of what it is

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<v Speaker 1>like to be queer and be in Florida.

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<v Speaker 2>So being in Florida is it's a lot. First off, right,

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<v Speaker 2>we have children that cannot read. I'm gonna talk about

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<v Speaker 2>being black first because you know that is how I

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<v Speaker 2>identify as a black woman. We have children that cannot read.

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<v Speaker 2>So to see them go and ban books and and

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<v Speaker 2>banned black history, our organization has stepped up and we

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<v Speaker 2>work together with the pastor and we go in and

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<v Speaker 2>teach these black children about their history. We teach them

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<v Speaker 2>how to read. Because no one is focused on that.

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<v Speaker 2>We're seeing school boards have culture wars. We know we

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<v Speaker 2>hear a lot about Rond de Santis, but we don't

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<v Speaker 2>hear a lot about the legislators that are doing the

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<v Speaker 2>dirty work behind the scenes. Like, for instance, we have

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<v Speaker 2>a representative, Webster Barnaby, which is also a black man,

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<v Speaker 2>and he is leading the fight to put Confederate statues

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<v Speaker 2>back up, a fight that in which that we have

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<v Speaker 2>all worked very hard to take down to keep down

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<v Speaker 2>a women's voices, specifically worked in Manatee County with Republicans

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<v Speaker 2>to keep a Confederate statue from going back up after

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<v Speaker 2>we got it down. We look at that, we look

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<v Speaker 2>at the abortion bind The black maternal mortality rate in

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<v Speaker 2>Florida is disgusting and we should be focused on that.

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<v Speaker 2>But they're using the talking point of saving black babies

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<v Speaker 2>but not having the real conversation that they don't care

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<v Speaker 2>about black women or black people. Then patients that can

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<v Speaker 2>get pregnant. Living in Florida is a lot. But you

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<v Speaker 2>know what, I love Florida. I'm gonna say that very confidently.

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<v Speaker 2>That is my place, that is my that is my town.

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<v Speaker 2>I chose Florida. I was not born there, and I

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<v Speaker 2>choose to stay because Florida has fight. Like people are

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<v Speaker 2>on the ground consistently working behind the scenes, like us

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<v Speaker 2>doing tutoring and us talking about like activists such as

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<v Speaker 2>Stokely Carmichael and Angela Davis, to these black young kids,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, sitting in a room with them, you know

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<v Speaker 2>they're from a poor area and I live in that

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<v Speaker 2>poor area. Sitting in a room with them and realizing

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<v Speaker 2>they didn't know really what the underground railroad was really

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<v Speaker 2>first off, made me thankful for my family teaching me

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<v Speaker 2>my history. But sitting in the room with them and

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<v Speaker 2>then sitting in Tallahassee, like it kind of takes you

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<v Speaker 2>aback because there are things that we know that everyone

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<v Speaker 2>would care about. We want all children to read. It

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't matter what color. We want all children to know

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<v Speaker 2>their history, being negative or positive, we need that. We

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<v Speaker 2>want children to be accepted and loved. And as far

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<v Speaker 2>as the queer bills, you know, we're facing a bill

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<v Speaker 2>right now that is going to literally take the identity

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<v Speaker 2>of trans people. We're facing a social media band for

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<v Speaker 2>minors and these so these trans and queer kids, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>they have no community.

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<v Speaker 1>M hm m hm. And I'm so glad that you

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<v Speaker 1>said that you love Florida and you chose Florida because oftentimes,

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<v Speaker 1>right again, for people who live in blue state, who

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<v Speaker 1>live in progressive cities, the common reaction is just leave,

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<v Speaker 1>right And I said, well, if everyone leaves every place

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<v Speaker 1>that is hard, do you know what I'm saying? Then

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<v Speaker 1>then then what do we do, right, Like we build

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<v Speaker 1>up a fortress. Like so when people say to you

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<v Speaker 1>will just leave or they should just leave, what is

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<v Speaker 1>your response to that?

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<v Speaker 2>First off, your privileged, your privilege. I have two kids

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<v Speaker 2>I am a small nonprofit. I'm an executive director. I

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<v Speaker 2>do all of my work into good and I don't

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<v Speaker 2>make a lot right. I can't just up and uphand

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<v Speaker 2>my children, one of my children. That is that's special

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<v Speaker 2>needs privilege. To be able to say that you just

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<v Speaker 2>up and leave from your place, you know what I'm saying.

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<v Speaker 2>That's bizarre to me. And it's also like, just say

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<v Speaker 2>you want segregation. Just say that, because if we were

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<v Speaker 2>to up and leave, this whole place would turn completely red.

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<v Speaker 2>There would be no fight, no resistance unless I detect again,

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<v Speaker 2>my ancestors fought and still stayed in the South after

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<v Speaker 2>we fought. What are this playbook that they're doing has

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<v Speaker 2>already been played, and I don't understand why we keep

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<v Speaker 2>trying to either recreate the wheel or disregard that playbook.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not giving up my space, definitely not to mostly

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<v Speaker 2>white male legislators. I'm not letting them force me out

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<v Speaker 2>of my home and my life and my house. And

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna fight for the people that cannot leave. Look like, financially,

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's like seventy percent live below the poverty line.

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<v Speaker 2>Do not quote me on that, but y'all take a

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<v Speaker 2>look at like Florida's poverty line and income level, and

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<v Speaker 2>that's black, brown and Indigenous people. We can't just all

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<v Speaker 2>up and leave. Ye it's not gonna you know, it's

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<v Speaker 2>not that easy. They don't make it that easy. And

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<v Speaker 2>it's my town. It's where I want to raise my

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<v Speaker 2>children right now. It's where you know, I fell in love.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't have to give that up, and I refuse to.

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<v Speaker 2>And people need to know across the country, we have

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<v Speaker 2>fighters on the ground, We have champions. We have champions

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<v Speaker 2>that should be funded. I mean, we look at abortion access, okay,

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<v Speaker 2>but the abortion access Florida is the number two in

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<v Speaker 2>the United States of America. You have you know, we

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<v Speaker 2>have blue states that are doing bout initiis, which is amazing,

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<v Speaker 2>all right, but you know, but Florida is also doing

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<v Speaker 2>their own thing and it's important to highlight that. And

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<v Speaker 2>we're winning. So you know, I hate a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>the time our wins are not publicized. Yea, he did not.

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<v Speaker 2>No one ever heard about the six week abortion ban

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<v Speaker 2>that would have been the first in the United States,

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<v Speaker 2>brought on by Mark Lee Dixon who came from Labuck, Texas.

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<v Speaker 2>And we all remember about the Texas abortion ban. He

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<v Speaker 2>brought that same band to do a sanctuary county instead

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<v Speaker 2>of city for the unborn, meaning he he was able

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<v Speaker 2>to do the work that you do for one job

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<v Speaker 2>and get eight cities. You don't hear that's not publicized,

0:16:58.640 --> 0:17:01.080
<v Speaker 2>that we beat that back. You don't get to hear

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<v Speaker 2>about the small wins, the resolutions that are past. You know,

0:17:04.160 --> 0:17:06.760
<v Speaker 2>great things that are going on in Orlando and all

0:17:06.760 --> 0:17:09.360
<v Speaker 2>these other organizations that are on the ground, from Hope

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<v Speaker 2>to Flick, to Women's Voices, to Equality Florida to the

0:17:13.040 --> 0:17:15.639
<v Speaker 2>National MUTQ Task Force. There are tons of people on

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<v Speaker 2>the ground consistently working our assets off. So not only

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<v Speaker 2>is it like privilege, but it is a slap in

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<v Speaker 2>the face.

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<v Speaker 1>Let me ask you this, you know, because I feel

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<v Speaker 1>as if in many ways, the Democratic Party, the National

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<v Speaker 1>Democratic Party, seems to go where it is easy and

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<v Speaker 1>they seem to abandon places where it is hard. And

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<v Speaker 1>I say this. I've said it on National I've said

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<v Speaker 1>it on Cable News, I say it on all of

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<v Speaker 1>my shows because I find it problematic. Why do I

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<v Speaker 1>say this Because I look at what happened in Georgia,

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<v Speaker 1>and I looked at the work and the fight and

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<v Speaker 1>the decades of grassroots initiatives on the ground to turn

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<v Speaker 1>to turn Georgia blue. They did so without the Democratic

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<v Speaker 1>National Party. And so when you think about the resources

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<v Speaker 1>that are needed to be put on the ground, what

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<v Speaker 1>is it that the Democratic Party needs to be doing

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<v Speaker 1>in the state of Florida.

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<v Speaker 2>You know what, that's a really good question. Let's can

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<v Speaker 2>I can I answer that in two parts? Okay, so

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<v Speaker 2>let's talk about national You know, you don't any war

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<v Speaker 2>that is easily won is an award to begin one.

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<v Speaker 2>You know what I'm saying, You're not actually fighting anything

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<v Speaker 2>in Florida. And I'm trying to figure out how to

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<v Speaker 2>say this in a nice, nice white way. Turning your

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<v Speaker 2>back on your allies in the middle of a war

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<v Speaker 2>is the truth in US. And using black people and

0:18:56.280 --> 0:19:01.440
<v Speaker 2>black women and then leaving them out to dry is treacherous.

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<v Speaker 2>It is very disheartening to know to see, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the National Democratic Party not take our activists up to DC,

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<v Speaker 2>but then don't fund the small racists that are out there.

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<v Speaker 2>That it's disheartening is that it's a it's a dog

0:19:19.359 --> 0:19:21.919
<v Speaker 2>and pony show. We know what, we know that. And

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<v Speaker 2>as a black person is black activist. That happens to

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of us all the time. You're taking around

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<v Speaker 2>a room smiled at and not given funding, not giving

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<v Speaker 2>anything your you know, your white counterparts might receive maybe.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's the thing is that it's look at the

0:19:38.800 --> 0:19:42.040
<v Speaker 2>state of like, look at the look at national Okay, like, yeah,

0:19:42.200 --> 0:19:44.200
<v Speaker 2>we're starting to pick up on elections again and start

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<v Speaker 2>to get some seats back. But oh, but let's look

0:19:47.840 --> 0:19:54.080
<v Speaker 2>at the actual state. Nationally, we have people like Marjorie

0:19:54.080 --> 0:19:58.280
<v Speaker 2>Taylor Green. We have people like Matt Gates who's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be running or supposedly gonna be running for govern we

0:20:00.960 --> 0:20:04.399
<v Speaker 2>have people like Lauren Bobert. That's the Democratic Party's fault.

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<v Speaker 2>That's the Democratic Party's fault. It is and y'all, And

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<v Speaker 2>you know what, like I feel that they need to

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<v Speaker 2>start listening and you start listening to their black constituencies

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<v Speaker 2>and not just their black constituencies that are quote unquote

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<v Speaker 2>on their level or in their income bracket. I'm talking

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<v Speaker 2>about the black people that are on the ground that

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<v Speaker 2>you're begging for their votes. One of the biggest things

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<v Speaker 2>that you know, the Florida Democratic Party and I'm hoping

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<v Speaker 2>that they, you know, continue to do and they need

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<v Speaker 2>to do, is you know, engaging with people. But the

0:20:30.880 --> 0:20:33.280
<v Speaker 2>BIPOC people and I've been and I don't mean engaging

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<v Speaker 2>only when you're asking for a vote and they're trying

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<v Speaker 2>to get a little bit better about that, but engaging.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't ask your grandma for twenty dollars before you say, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>how are you? You don't do that?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh my god, that was so good.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it's real. And I think black and brown

0:20:46.160 --> 0:20:49.879
<v Speaker 2>people understand that. You know that you become that cousin

0:20:49.880 --> 0:20:53.000
<v Speaker 2>that always comes around just for something, you know, and

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<v Speaker 2>that is how I feel like the Democratic Party does now.

0:20:55.440 --> 0:20:57.960
<v Speaker 2>I will say that FDP is getting better under NICKI

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<v Speaker 2>Free's guidance. You know, they have a lot of work

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<v Speaker 2>to do. They have a lot of work to do,

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<v Speaker 2>and at least it's a little bit better than last year.

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<v Speaker 2>I hope that they really take into consideration the trans

0:21:12.560 --> 0:21:16.520
<v Speaker 2>trans community, all the marginalized communities, the queer communities, the

0:21:16.520 --> 0:21:21.400
<v Speaker 2>black communities, the immigrant communities, the undocumented communities. They really

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<v Speaker 2>take into account their lives, you know, their lives that

0:21:27.359 --> 0:21:30.399
<v Speaker 2>are at stake, and they take into account that we

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<v Speaker 2>are not to be used.

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<v Speaker 1>Last question for you Sarah Is twenty twenty four. As

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<v Speaker 1>we're just stating, as you're just laying out the ways

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<v Speaker 1>in which at the Democratic Party needs to not just

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<v Speaker 1>put together a dog and pony show, needs to actually

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<v Speaker 1>put their money where their mouth is, needs to not

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<v Speaker 1>turn their backs on their allies. There are a lot

0:21:56.680 --> 0:22:00.199
<v Speaker 1>of people who are looking at this election who are

0:22:00.040 --> 0:22:04.040
<v Speaker 1>are saying Biden is not my guy. I may sit

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<v Speaker 1>this one out because I need to vote my values.

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<v Speaker 1>I am. I'm not with it. What is your response

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<v Speaker 1>to that.

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<v Speaker 2>My great grandmother told me recently she is not voting

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<v Speaker 2>when she is not gonna vote for Biden. I was

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<v Speaker 2>sitting on a panel and someone said the same thing.

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<v Speaker 1>You know what, I.

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<v Speaker 2>Hope that you do just realize, like I hope that

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<v Speaker 2>people realize, like what's really at stake, And I know

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<v Speaker 2>that we hate compromise first off, right, I personally, and

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<v Speaker 2>I'm talking like Floridians, I don't care if you vote

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<v Speaker 2>in the presidential election, but I'll be damned if you

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<v Speaker 2>miss go into that ballot box like it is important.

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<v Speaker 2>We have marijuana on the ballot, we have abortion on

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<v Speaker 2>the ballot, and we there are amazing champions fighting on

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<v Speaker 2>the ground literally as I speak, and committee that are

0:22:50.119 --> 0:22:52.920
<v Speaker 2>gonna be on that ballot. Again, we need to make

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<v Speaker 2>sure that we vote. And if you don't want to

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<v Speaker 2>vote in the presidential election, I understand. I'm gonna vote.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna vote. And does that mean I'm compromising, then

0:23:01.359 --> 0:23:05.120
<v Speaker 2>it call it say that I'm compromising. It's like again

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<v Speaker 2>looking at Florida, even with the abortion right, it's number

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<v Speaker 2>two in the East Coast. I'm going to vote in

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<v Speaker 2>the presidential election because my vote, our votes can make

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<v Speaker 2>or break the lives of millions of people, just like

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<v Speaker 2>abortion in Florida, all of the Southeast. Once if we

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<v Speaker 2>lose abortion in Florida, the Southeast is screwed. The most

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<v Speaker 2>marginalized populated under the poverty stricken communities are going to

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<v Speaker 2>be the ones that are going to feel as ripple effects.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think that that comes down to the presidential

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<v Speaker 2>election too. But again, if nothing your House, Senate, Congress,

0:23:43.240 --> 0:23:46.480
<v Speaker 2>there's other things. There's ballt initiatives across you know, the

0:23:46.560 --> 0:23:50.320
<v Speaker 2>United States. That's why you vote your city. You look

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<v Speaker 2>at over development, access to water, clean water like these

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<v Speaker 2>are in we have access to clean water thing in Florida.

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<v Speaker 2>These are all really, these are all very important things

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<v Speaker 2>that affect your day to day life. You just don't

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<v Speaker 2>notice it. And I hate when people are like, well,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't do politics because I do believe that. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>one of the things I say is that politics going

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<v Speaker 2>to do you regardless.

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<v Speaker 1>And with that, Sarah Parker, thank you so much for

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<v Speaker 1>making the time for WOKF. Thank you for your work,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you for your voice. It is so needed and appreciated.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you. That is it for me today, dear friends

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<v Speaker 1>on WOKEF as always, power to the people and to

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<v Speaker 1>all the people. Power, get woke and stay woke as fuck.