WEBVTT - What Democracy Provides

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, peeps, and welcome to WOKF Daily with me

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<v Speaker 1>your girl Daniel Moody recording from the Home Bunker. Folks.

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<v Speaker 1>Happy first, Wow is it really the first? I guess

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<v Speaker 1>it's the first live fucking Friday that I'm doing of

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty four and boy do I have so many

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<v Speaker 1>things to say fuck it to and it's only twelve

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<v Speaker 1>days in, but let me start out with this. So

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<v Speaker 1>this week South Africa is presenting a case in front

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<v Speaker 1>of the Hague laying out how Israel has broken international

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<v Speaker 1>law and is committing genocide with their consistent and nonstose

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<v Speaker 1>hummeling of Gaza, which has killed well over twenty thousand

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<v Speaker 1>Palestinians in two months. And you would be hard pressed

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<v Speaker 1>to find any fucking coverage in the United States of

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<v Speaker 1>this really important case that is being brought by South

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<v Speaker 1>Africa in front of the Hague because guess what, It's

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<v Speaker 1>not being covered on any American news channel. It is

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<v Speaker 1>only being covered by Al Jazeera English. Now. I have

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<v Speaker 1>posted several clips to my stories on Instagram because I

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<v Speaker 1>am only finding out the information via clipse of what

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<v Speaker 1>is actually happening. And let me tell you something. You

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<v Speaker 1>know that shit is fucking dirty when no American news

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<v Speaker 1>cable news outlet is deciding to cover it, right, is

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<v Speaker 1>making you believe that it doesn't exist, that it's not

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<v Speaker 1>actually happening. That when the United States was pressed in

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<v Speaker 1>recent press conference, they said, oh, there's nothing to see here,

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<v Speaker 1>it's nothing but nonsense. I want to remind folks something

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<v Speaker 1>that I saw recently too, that said, it was the

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<v Speaker 1>United States and the UK that were among the last

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<v Speaker 1>countries in the world to recognize apartheid that was happening

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<v Speaker 1>in South Africa. So should it shock any of us that,

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<v Speaker 1>as we are witnessing with our own fucking eyes what

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<v Speaker 1>is transpiring in Gaza, that the United States would be

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<v Speaker 1>having an entire blackout as it pertains to what South

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<v Speaker 1>Africa is charging. So you know, you can find the

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<v Speaker 1>story in the New York Times. Like I said, you

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<v Speaker 1>can follow Al Jazeera America, you can follow put in

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<v Speaker 1>the Hague, put in South Africa, and you will be

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<v Speaker 1>able to get that information. It is just so fucking

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<v Speaker 1>disgusting where the world is right now, right that you

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<v Speaker 1>want to claim quote unquote fucking democracy and oh we

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<v Speaker 1>got to uphold this, that and the other thing, and

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<v Speaker 1>the key to democracy being an educated citizenship citizensree and

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<v Speaker 1>in order for there to be an educated citizen injury,

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<v Speaker 1>you would have to allow for information to break through.

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<v Speaker 1>So you tell me the difference between how China and

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<v Speaker 1>Russia block information and what the United States cable networks

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<v Speaker 1>are doing. Now. The difference is that the Chinese government

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<v Speaker 1>and the Russian government own the television networks, right, so

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<v Speaker 1>it's state run TV. But when every single network is

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<v Speaker 1>in cahoots with who they've decided is the enemy of

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<v Speaker 1>the people and who is worth the coverage and who

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<v Speaker 1>is not, are we really actually getting any semblance of

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<v Speaker 1>truth from these outlets or again, are we all just

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<v Speaker 1>living in some type of matrix Truman Show meshup. The

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<v Speaker 1>difference between what is happening right now in Gaza and

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<v Speaker 1>what happened in South Africa is that we didn't have

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<v Speaker 1>the internet, we didn't have social media. So the only

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<v Speaker 1>way that you were getting information again was relying on

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<v Speaker 1>these major broadcast networks and cable news networks to tell

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<v Speaker 1>you what was happening through their white supremact lens. And

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<v Speaker 1>so now through the democratization of social media and the

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<v Speaker 1>use of the Internet, folks, you don't need to wait

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<v Speaker 1>for other people to tell you what is right and

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<v Speaker 1>what is wrong. You can see with your own two eyes, right.

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<v Speaker 1>I say this because the decisions that we have to

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<v Speaker 1>make in the next ten months are so weighted and

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<v Speaker 1>so fucking heavy and existential at that I can't pretend

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<v Speaker 1>to you that I have faith, encouragement, and excitement about

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<v Speaker 1>the Biden administration, because I would be lying to you,

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<v Speaker 1>and I do not lie. What I will continue to

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<v Speaker 1>say is that whatever situation we are finding ourselves in

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<v Speaker 1>right now as a nation and as a globe, can,

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<v Speaker 1>in fact, and will in fact, get a million times

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<v Speaker 1>worse if Republicans regain power, because they will never let

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<v Speaker 1>it go. And the shit that we are seeing happening

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<v Speaker 1>in Idaho right with the Supreme Court allowing them to

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<v Speaker 1>institute their total abortion ban regardless of if a woman

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<v Speaker 1>are a pregnant person shows up in an emergency room

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<v Speaker 1>and needs emergency care. Idaho says, let them die, and

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<v Speaker 1>the Supreme Court has just said that's okay with us.

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<v Speaker 1>That will be nationalized right right now. Florida, following their guideline, says,

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<v Speaker 1>just banned the Dictionary, the fucking dictionary from schools. What

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<v Speaker 1>so that the complete curriculum wide out that is happening

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<v Speaker 1>in not only K through twelve education, but in higher

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<v Speaker 1>education in Florida will be nationalized. Texas has just turned

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<v Speaker 1>down three hundred and fifty million dollars worth of federal

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<v Speaker 1>LAID assistance that would allow the state to be able

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<v Speaker 1>to feed hungry children over the summer when school is closed.

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<v Speaker 1>Texas has turned down that aid, saying they don't have

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<v Speaker 1>the resources or the ability to implement such a program.

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<v Speaker 1>But do you know what they have the resources and

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<v Speaker 1>the ability to do. Oh to prosecute and hunt down

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<v Speaker 1>Kate Cox and other women that are looking for abortion care.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you know what else they have the ability to do. Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>turn their police department into a migrant hunting group. So

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<v Speaker 1>they love themselves some fetuses, but hate the fucking kids.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what their policies tell you. That will be nationalized.

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<v Speaker 1>So everywhere that you see in states like Idaho, Texas, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana,

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<v Speaker 1>where you are seeing them institute abortion bands, get rid

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<v Speaker 1>of d and I Diversity equity and inclusion programs, where

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<v Speaker 1>they are firing presidents of universities. You know what happens

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<v Speaker 1>in fascist and authoritarian regimes. You know, the first people

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<v Speaker 1>to go the educated ones, the professors, the teachers, right

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<v Speaker 1>the presidents of universities. Then you go after the rabble rousers,

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<v Speaker 1>those that have the audacity to march, to speak out,

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<v Speaker 1>to use their platforms. They start disappearing. Then little by

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<v Speaker 1>little you look around and all of a sudden, there

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<v Speaker 1>are no places to have intellectual debate or conversation. There

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<v Speaker 1>are no longer any protests because you see that as

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<v Speaker 1>a right that is stated in our constitution, and much

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<v Speaker 1>like abortion and affirmative action and the right to vote,

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<v Speaker 1>those rights to assemble will be taken away, to have

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<v Speaker 1>the freedom of speech will be taken away. So I

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<v Speaker 1>am not sitting here to tell you that Joe Biden

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<v Speaker 1>is the best president and the best person for the job.

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<v Speaker 1>What I am saying is that is who the fuck

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<v Speaker 1>we have. So if you like freedom, even if you

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<v Speaker 1>are like me in this country and are just free ish,

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<v Speaker 1>the only way that we continue to have the ability

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<v Speaker 1>to try and perfect this very imperfect union, this very

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<v Speaker 1>imperfect country, is if we have a president in office

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<v Speaker 1>and in power that actually believes in the constitutions and

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<v Speaker 1>the tenants of a democracy, aps in that you have

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<v Speaker 1>Donald Trump having the ability to shoot protesters, because remember

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<v Speaker 1>what Mark Milly's book, right, General Millie's book stated out

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<v Speaker 1>very clearly, was that when Donald Trump wanted Lafayette Park

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<v Speaker 1>cleared following protests so that he could go take a

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<v Speaker 1>picture in front of a church he doesn't attend with

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<v Speaker 1>a book that he doesn't read, aka the Bible, he said,

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<v Speaker 1>can't we just shoot them in the leg or something.

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<v Speaker 1>General Milly said, Uh no, that's against the law. Who

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<v Speaker 1>do you think is going to be around or who

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<v Speaker 1>would dare say to the new dictator in chief that

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<v Speaker 1>you are not allowed to shoot protesters, that you're not

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<v Speaker 1>allowed to weaponize the military and law enforcement against the people.

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<v Speaker 1>There will be no one. There will be Tienemin Squares

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<v Speaker 1>all across this country. And for those that don't remember,

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<v Speaker 1>Tieneman Square is when Chinese students stood up to protest

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<v Speaker 1>the Chinese government and they literally rolled tanks over those students.

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<v Speaker 1>That little bit of Chinese history is not taught and

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<v Speaker 1>the Chinese don't know about that. We know about it.

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<v Speaker 1>Those parents of those students were not even allowed to grieve,

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<v Speaker 1>They weren't even allowed to have funerals. And if they

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<v Speaker 1>did so, they would find themselves behind bars. That is

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<v Speaker 1>what Donald Trump and the modest supremacist Party want the

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<v Speaker 1>ability to do in the United States. Those who are

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<v Speaker 1>not pledging allegiance to Donald Trump and white supremacy will

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<v Speaker 1>in fact be rolled over. So, folks, this is not

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<v Speaker 1>really a hard fucking decision that we have to make

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<v Speaker 1>in ten months. Do you want freedom or not? Do

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<v Speaker 1>you want the ability to send your children to a

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<v Speaker 1>robust public school or one that is trying to improve

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<v Speaker 1>with each administration, or do you want the Republican Party

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<v Speaker 1>to finish the job that Donald Trump started by gutting

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<v Speaker 1>the public education budget, putting that into charter schools and

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<v Speaker 1>real religious schools. Because what will happen is that for

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<v Speaker 1>ninety percent of the country that attends public schools, for

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<v Speaker 1>those that can afford private schools, oh well, go ahead,

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<v Speaker 1>if it's within your family budget to afford, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>an additional thirty forty fifty sixty thousand dollars a year,

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<v Speaker 1>not just for four years, but for twelve plus. By

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<v Speaker 1>all means, you have young kids, you want them to

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<v Speaker 1>have the ability to dictate their life and their future. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>you can't do that if you are pregnant at fifteen fourteen.

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<v Speaker 1>What democracy provides is possibility, is a hopefulness, something to

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<v Speaker 1>reach for, something too perfect. It isn't perfect. There is

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<v Speaker 1>no one that is coming to save us. We no

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<v Speaker 1>longer have the ability to have some type of political

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<v Speaker 1>and cultural dissonance. Every four years. We see that the

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<v Speaker 1>cost is too great, that the stakes are too fucking hot,

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<v Speaker 1>that the misinformation campaigns aren't just about spreading lies, but

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<v Speaker 1>they are about blacking out the truth. This country has

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<v Speaker 1>reached a precipice. It's either we move forward with this

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<v Speaker 1>American and Democratic project or MAGA supremists take over and

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<v Speaker 1>we lose our voice, our vote, our bodily autonomy, and

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<v Speaker 1>no place and no space in this country will be safe.

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<v Speaker 1>There will be no next time. So as I sit

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<v Speaker 1>here on this fucked Friday, I want people to be angry.

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<v Speaker 1>I want people to call out this administration's hypocrisy. I

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<v Speaker 1>want people to hold this administration's feet to the fire

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<v Speaker 1>right and to disrupt speeches and events in March because

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<v Speaker 1>we have the right to do that right now. We

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<v Speaker 1>have the right and the responsibility as citizens of this

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<v Speaker 1>country to question our leaders. That's what it means to

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<v Speaker 1>live inside of a democracy, but you lose that right

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<v Speaker 1>when you decide that you're not going to vote, or

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<v Speaker 1>you're gonna throw your vote away with the third party,

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<v Speaker 1>or just say oh I can't it doesn't align with

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<v Speaker 1>my values. Well, does maga supremacy align with your values?

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<v Speaker 1>Does white supremacy align with your values? Because that that's

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<v Speaker 1>the alternative Some elections, dear friends, are just about hanging

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<v Speaker 1>on and we have got to give this one ten

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<v Speaker 1>months out every fucking thing that we got because we

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<v Speaker 1>are not getting another chance. This is not a twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty REDUS, as people are saying, we thought that when

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<v Speaker 1>we got rid of Trump in twenty twenty that somehow

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<v Speaker 1>we were gonna quote unquote go back to normal. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>just like normal has not occurred following COVID, which a

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<v Speaker 1>thousand people a week are still dying from and being

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<v Speaker 1>hospitalized from. We just don't talk about it. It doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>mean that it's not happening. Just like we're not talking

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<v Speaker 1>about what is going on in Gaza and what the

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<v Speaker 1>United States is funding and how South Africa has brought

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<v Speaker 1>the case to the Hague. We're not talking about It

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't mean that it's not happening, and so I will

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<v Speaker 1>be talking every day until election day because I am

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<v Speaker 1>not a representative of the DNC. I am a person

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<v Speaker 1>in this country that cares about our ability to continue

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<v Speaker 1>enjoying the freedoms and fighting for more for generations to come.

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<v Speaker 1>We friends, may not see the fruits of our labor,

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<v Speaker 1>which is why we have to depart ourselves from our

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<v Speaker 1>ego that says somehow I must reap the reward for

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<v Speaker 1>what I am fighting for. That is not what enslaved

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<v Speaker 1>people did. They were dreaming a dream that they were

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<v Speaker 1>never going to touch and feel. But it was because

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<v Speaker 1>of their perseverance, because of their strength, that we arrive

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<v Speaker 1>at this moment today. So what we are fighting for

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<v Speaker 1>is not about us. It's about future generations and what

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<v Speaker 1>they will have the opportunity to do, to be to dream.

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<v Speaker 1>So what side will you come down on? That's the

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<v Speaker 1>question that is it for me today, Dear friends, on

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<v Speaker 1>woke a f as always, Power to the people and

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<v Speaker 1>to all the people. Power, Get woke and stay woke

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<v Speaker 1>as fuck. M