WEBVTT - Donald Trump's Racist NYC Rally at Madison Square Garden

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<v Speaker 1>This is a masterclass in white privilege. Trump can't say

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<v Speaker 1>enough to be racist. He can't commit enough crimes to

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<v Speaker 1>be a criminal. He can't fail enough to be a failure,

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<v Speaker 1>and he can't say enough stupid things to be stupid.

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<v Speaker 1>He is so shielded and insulated by the idea and

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<v Speaker 1>the concept of whiteness.

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<v Speaker 2>That he is un.

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<v Speaker 1>Touchable. The thought conjured around him matters more than any reality,

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<v Speaker 1>any reality. He is a Christian that doesn't know the Bible,

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<v Speaker 1>that foreign stars, that grabs women by the is the

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<v Speaker 1>least christ like. But the sheer promise of the whiteness

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<v Speaker 1>that exists inside Donald Trump is enough for everyone. White

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<v Speaker 1>and black people, a lot of them who worship whiteness

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<v Speaker 1>and aspire to the level of whiteness that Trump has.

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<v Speaker 1>It's enough for them to say, hey, he still our guys,

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<v Speaker 1>no matter what.

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<v Speaker 3>It's the whiteness he guarantees to protect.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what he's That's what he represents, right, It's.

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<v Speaker 3>There being that he guarantees to protect.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's true.

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<v Speaker 1>That's something that they won't say, but that they're voting for.

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<v Speaker 3>Former President Trump held a rally in New York City

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<v Speaker 3>at Madison Square Garden. Some have compared it to drawn

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<v Speaker 3>parallels to another very infamous rally that took place at

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<v Speaker 3>the same venue by the then leader of the Nazi Party,

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<v Speaker 3>one Adolf Hitler. Now some would hear that and immediately

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<v Speaker 3>scream hyperbole, immediately accuse anyone making that comparison to be

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<v Speaker 3>extreme or maybe over zealous. They just hate Donald Trump

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<v Speaker 3>so bad that they're comparing him to whom many consider

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<v Speaker 3>to be one of the worst people in the history

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<v Speaker 3>of the world. Some might misremember the Nazi Party, However,

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<v Speaker 3>they might think that they came to some type of

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<v Speaker 3>covert stealing of their country's national lexicon attention, and that

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<v Speaker 3>their rise to power or was somehow a secret coup.

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<v Speaker 3>Forgetting that what they did happened in plain sight. People

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<v Speaker 3>did not realize in real time that they should be

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<v Speaker 3>taking something happening in front of them far more serious.

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<v Speaker 3>And here we are. I go by the name q Ward,

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<v Speaker 3>and I go by the name Rams's job. And some

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<v Speaker 3>might wonder, as we sit here, microphones on and the

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<v Speaker 3>very well put together pup weekly studios. By the way,

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<v Speaker 3>why this election has me so stressed?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 3>Why I'm taking it so serious? Because you know, no

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<v Speaker 3>matter who wins, everything is going to be okay. People

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<v Speaker 3>that I love, people that I care about, people who

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<v Speaker 3>know me and my kids have said that to me.

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<v Speaker 3>I understand, what's the big deal. No matter who wins,

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<v Speaker 3>everything's going to be okay. So I think it's important

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<v Speaker 3>to point out some things. Forgive the length of this information,

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<v Speaker 3>but all of it is very very relevant.

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<v Speaker 2>If I may, well, let me let me offer you

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<v Speaker 2>this before you go into it. So Q, my brother,

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<v Speaker 2>my partner in crime, I need to ask your forgiveness upfront. Please,

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<v Speaker 2>I have I mean, you know this better than anybody.

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<v Speaker 2>But I have been in the studio getting these interviews

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<v Speaker 2>for the show, editing these interviews, coordinating our on the

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<v Speaker 2>ground efforts to communicate with audiences, and so forth and

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<v Speaker 2>so on, and so when you talk about this rally

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<v Speaker 2>at Madison Square of Goddron, I came across the headline,

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<v Speaker 2>but I'm not intimately familiar with everything that happened in

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<v Speaker 2>that story, just because I've been absolutely slammed. So forgive

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<v Speaker 2>me if I'm a little less than prepared for today's conversation.

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<v Speaker 2>I know you wanted to turn the mics on and go,

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<v Speaker 2>and I like when you have that energy, You like

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<v Speaker 2>when I have that energy, so we never stop each other.

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<v Speaker 2>But I just want to make sure that you and

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<v Speaker 2>our listeners know that I'm going to be learning a

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<v Speaker 2>lot in this conversation, so you know, I wanted to

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<v Speaker 2>make sure that that was stated.

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<v Speaker 3>First, former President Donald Trump held a disgraceful rally at

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<v Speaker 3>the Mecca as far as venues go, New York City's

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<v Speaker 3>Madison Square Garden, and to give you the reader's digest version,

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<v Speaker 3>Trump supporters, of course, but Trump's celebrity circus came to

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<v Speaker 3>town Mayor Rudy Giuliani, amongst them Hulk Hogan, Tucker Carlson,

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<v Speaker 3>and I have to figure out this comedian's name because

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<v Speaker 3>he's made the the biggest headlines. Ironically, so far as

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<v Speaker 3>I was like the B Squad, well, all of his

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<v Speaker 3>rallies feature the B Squad. And you know, before we're

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<v Speaker 3>done out find out this comic's name. Maybe because it's

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<v Speaker 3>not his name isn't important. His rhetoric and his message, however, are.

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<v Speaker 3>He noticed a black Trump supporter in the crowd, acknowledged him,

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<v Speaker 3>brought attention to him, noted that he reminded him of

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<v Speaker 3>someone that he knew, and that he spend halloweens with

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<v Speaker 3>carving watermelons. He then went on to, in a very

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<v Speaker 3>anecdotal tone, educate the crowd about a floating island of

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<v Speaker 3>garbage in the middle of the ocean. I did hear

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<v Speaker 3>this part, you know, Puerto Rico.

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<v Speaker 2>I did hear that.

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<v Speaker 3>Some would say he's a comedian. And why are you

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<v Speaker 3>guys making such a big deal of jokes? I'd ask

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<v Speaker 3>you listening, if you made such jokes where you work,

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<v Speaker 3>do you think that have any impact on your employment?

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<v Speaker 3>I almost know at most companies, at least, that the

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<v Speaker 3>answer is absolutely.

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<v Speaker 1>So.

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<v Speaker 3>Imagine electing someone to the most powerful position in the

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<v Speaker 3>Western world and probably in the world, that shares and

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<v Speaker 3>echoes those same sentiments, those same beliefs, in that same rhetoric,

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<v Speaker 3>A black supporter and speaker came to the mic to

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<v Speaker 3>the resounding sounds of Dixie like the Confederate theme song,

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<v Speaker 3>something that we both know was most likely very intentional.

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<v Speaker 3>Vice President Harris was referred to as a prostitute with

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<v Speaker 3>pimp handlers. And it gets more and more disgusting as

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<v Speaker 3>you go on. According to CNN, Donald Trump on Tuesday

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<v Speaker 3>defended his controversial Madison Square Garden rally telling supporters that

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<v Speaker 3>the event was and I quote an absolute love fest

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<v Speaker 3>and that it was quote my honor to be involved,

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<v Speaker 3>spitting in the face of the same people that he

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<v Speaker 3>told he didn't have anything to do with the people

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<v Speaker 3>who attended and didn't know what their messaging was going

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<v Speaker 3>to be. Like in what world?

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<v Speaker 2>Can't have it both ways?

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<v Speaker 3>In what world? I don't think anyone has ever seen

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<v Speaker 3>anything like what happened the other at Medicine Square Garden.

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<v Speaker 3>Trump told a crowd of supporters at his Mar A

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<v Speaker 3>Lago resort in Florida as he addressed criticism of his

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<v Speaker 3>rally for the first time, the love in that room

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<v Speaker 3>it was breathtaking and you could have filled it many

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<v Speaker 3>many times with the people that were unable to get

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<v Speaker 3>in end quote. Again, the crowd turned out at his rallies,

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<v Speaker 3>which it turns out a large portion of the crowd

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<v Speaker 3>was not from New York. Oh yeah, So again every

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<v Speaker 3>accusation of confession because they accused the Harris Walls campaign

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<v Speaker 3>of busting in people because it's something that they do,

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<v Speaker 3>and then anything positive that the Harris Walls campaign does,

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<v Speaker 3>they pretend that that's what they're about too. He's talking

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<v Speaker 3>at the rally about being running sorry, an optimistic and

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<v Speaker 3>hopeful campaign as he weaponizes hate and misinformation to make

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<v Speaker 3>targets of almost everyone black and brown in this country.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to say something here, please, So I know

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<v Speaker 2>that there's people out there who will say, well, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>Donald Trump didn't say that. That was like the opener

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<v Speaker 2>that said that. But I think that there's an opportunity

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<v Speaker 2>here for a critical examination of the entire MAGA movement.

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<v Speaker 2>We've said this, you know, since twenty twenty, and we've

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<v Speaker 2>said this to each other going back even further back

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<v Speaker 2>to you know, twenty sixteen. Donald Trump and his rhetoric

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<v Speaker 2>and what he stands for and what we know or

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<v Speaker 2>otherwise believe him to stand for espouse parrot behind closed

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<v Speaker 2>doors has emboldened a facet of this country to be

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<v Speaker 2>more authentically themselves. This undercurrent of hatred and the things

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<v Speaker 2>that we feel we have imagined as black people and

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<v Speaker 2>as marginalized people, the things we feel have been true

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<v Speaker 2>in our lives, The things I've seen that I felt

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<v Speaker 2>that I can't quite put my finger on it, I

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<v Speaker 2>can't substantiate it with any valid, tangible evidence, but I

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<v Speaker 2>felt it. Donald Trump has emboldened that undercurrent and caused

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<v Speaker 2>it to rise up. And even if Donald Trump himself

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<v Speaker 2>hasn't said that on the stage about Puerto Rico being

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<v Speaker 2>a floating garbage island or something, how hurtful is that

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<v Speaker 2>this is such a hurtful thing to say. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>I was raised by a Puerto Rican woman, you know

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<v Speaker 2>what I mean. Donald Trump is indirectly responsible for that

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<v Speaker 2>and for people that come to Donald Trump's defense by

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<v Speaker 2>saying and because I know they exist, Well, Donald Trump

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't the one who said that. You know, this is

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<v Speaker 2>just these are the people that are opening they're supposed

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<v Speaker 2>to be comedians blah blah blah whatever, because I could

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<v Speaker 2>see them dismissing that, just as like it's a part

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<v Speaker 2>of the you know, the pomp and the circumstance or

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<v Speaker 2>the show or whatever.

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<v Speaker 3>I just wish they would do the same if the

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<v Speaker 3>tables were turned, and we'd know that they wouldn't.

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<v Speaker 2>Know that said, we don't even have to have that

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<v Speaker 2>argument because we know that. But in this moment, I

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<v Speaker 2>can make a direct connection to that comedian saying that

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<v Speaker 2>thing on that stage because of two reasons. One, he

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<v Speaker 2>feels like Donald Trump won't mind. Donald Trump has indeed

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<v Speaker 2>set the stage for him literally in that instance, but

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<v Speaker 2>you know, figuratively in terms of the scale of the country,

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<v Speaker 2>that's one two the crowd. He thinks the crowd will

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<v Speaker 2>receive it, meaning that he knows what we know or

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<v Speaker 2>otherwise have imagined to be true this whole time, which

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<v Speaker 2>is now, these people can be all the way outside

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<v Speaker 2>with how they really feel about you know, Puerto Rico.

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<v Speaker 2>For those that don't know, Puerto Rico is a part

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<v Speaker 2>of the United States of America. It is not a

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<v Speaker 2>foreign country. Those are United States citizens. It is a

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<v Speaker 2>United States territory. It belongs to the US. And there

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<v Speaker 2>was a man on stage that called it what you

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<v Speaker 2>said it better than me. I just read the headline.

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<v Speaker 3>But there's an island floating in the middle of the ocean,

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<v Speaker 3>an island of garbage floating in the middle of the ocean.

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<v Speaker 3>It's called Puerto Rico. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>So this for people that say that Donald Trump is

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<v Speaker 2>not responsible for that, or people that want to make

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<v Speaker 2>that argument, I'm going to shut that down right now

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<v Speaker 2>because from where I sit, Donald Trump is I could argue,

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<v Speaker 2>either directly or indirectly responsible for that, and indeed the

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<v Speaker 2>state of the country to where a person like that

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<v Speaker 2>even has access to a stage that big and will

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<v Speaker 2>get that off to a crowd that he believes will

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<v Speaker 2>be receptive to it. I think all of that is

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<v Speaker 2>Donald Trump's doing. Once upon a time, that would have

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<v Speaker 2>been something that you could have got off in a

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<v Speaker 2>bar in Alabama, maybe on a Tuesday with the good

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<v Speaker 2>old boys. But that man said that on Madison Square

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<v Speaker 2>Garden stage at a Trump rally. There's something there.

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<v Speaker 3>New Republic, amongst other sources say that this comic had

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<v Speaker 3>to workshop his material with Trump's team before he was

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<v Speaker 3>allowed to take the stage.

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<v Speaker 2>I think my point is well made.

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<v Speaker 3>And even worse is that he had worse things to

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<v Speaker 3>say that they made him not say, which means they

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<v Speaker 3>were okay with everything that he did say. He had

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<v Speaker 3>some some more blatantly disrespectful things to say about our

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<v Speaker 3>current vice president, which they made him remove. I will

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<v Speaker 3>not even utter the words he planned to say. So

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<v Speaker 3>this idea that, hey, that wasn't me, That's just the

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<v Speaker 3>guy that.

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<v Speaker 2>Opened for me.

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<v Speaker 3>Because former President Trump kind of approaches this whole thing

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<v Speaker 3>like it's a stand up comedy act. He's a very

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<v Speaker 3>very unserious person. The problem is those that worship him

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<v Speaker 3>take him very seriously. Well, he stirred up the worst

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<v Speaker 3>things in the worst amongst us.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that. So when we first sat down to

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<v Speaker 2>have this conversation, you wanted to play a clip of audio,

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<v Speaker 2>which is what we heard opening the show, and I

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<v Speaker 2>had not heard that before, but I think the point

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<v Speaker 2>was well made from the audio that was Van Lathan

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<v Speaker 2>talking about how Donald Trump represents or he's the most

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<v Speaker 2>extreme form of I forgot how he said it on

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<v Speaker 2>white privilege, white privile, Okay, so something like effectually, that

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<v Speaker 2>was what he was communicating. It's white privilege on full

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<v Speaker 2>display to the n degree. And so I think that

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<v Speaker 2>this is a full circle moment going all the way

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<v Speaker 2>back to that clip that we played at the top

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<v Speaker 2>of the show, because yeah, you're absolutely right, Donald Trump

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<v Speaker 2>is always in the clear. He's never has to take

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<v Speaker 2>responsibility or take accountability for anything.

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<v Speaker 3>His sick of fans come out in Saint Washington. Man's

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<v Speaker 3>plain everything he said, because that's not what he meant

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<v Speaker 3>to say, and that's not what he was trying to say.

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<v Speaker 3>As if he doesn't have access to the same words

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<v Speaker 3>we heard, the words that he actually said. Why are

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<v Speaker 3>you explaining to me that he meant to say something

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<v Speaker 3>else every time he didn't mean it, every time, he

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<v Speaker 3>meant to say something more benign and less racist and

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<v Speaker 3>less misogynistic every time. And if he never means what

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<v Speaker 3>he says, why are you all so ready to stand

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<v Speaker 3>for this man who was either incapable of telling us

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<v Speaker 3>the truth or fully capable and just decides we're not

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<v Speaker 3>worth it. Trump, on Tuesday, again Seeing in Politics, mocked

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<v Speaker 3>Democrats for drawing parallels between his rally and the Nazi

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<v Speaker 3>rally held at Madison Square Garden in nineteen thirty nine.

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<v Speaker 3>Vice President Kamala Harris made Minnesota Governor Tim Wall said

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<v Speaker 3>before the rally that Trump's campaign knows exactly what they're

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<v Speaker 3>doing there. End quote, ramses, I'd like to be more

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<v Speaker 3>comfortable today, less than a week from this election, as

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<v Speaker 3>Donald Trump stirs up preemptively every version of this thing

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<v Speaker 3>being stolen from him, as we see ballot boxes being

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<v Speaker 3>burned all over the country, how can we expect that

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<v Speaker 3>this gets better before it gets worse, no matter the outcome.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, what are you and I supposed to say

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<v Speaker 3>to our listeners, to our friends and family who've come

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<v Speaker 3>to us for our insight, for our voices that they

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<v Speaker 3>have to look forward to as we encourage them to

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<v Speaker 3>participate in this election, and it because of rhetoric like

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<v Speaker 3>this becomes a more and more dangerous proposition.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm kind of right there with you. I My hope

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<v Speaker 2>is that obviously, this chapter is in this nation's history,

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<v Speaker 2>in our lives, is coming to its conclusion, and that

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<v Speaker 2>you know, in a very short amount of time, we

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<v Speaker 2>will be able to focus on holding the right people

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<v Speaker 2>accountable for delivering on the promises that they've made to

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<v Speaker 2>this country. But at present, that overwhelming feeling that I

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<v Speaker 2>know that you feel, and you know that I feel,

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<v Speaker 2>not just from the amount of work that we have

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<v Speaker 2>to do, but just from the stakes. You know, it's

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<v Speaker 2>kind of tough being sort of skittish every day. And

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<v Speaker 2>you know, we hear from our listeners quite a bit,

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<v Speaker 2>and I know that that's something that they feel as well.

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<v Speaker 2>It's it's it's tough to navigate. But the one thing

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<v Speaker 2>that I will say, and I know that at least

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<v Speaker 2>some of our listeners feel the same way, is that

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<v Speaker 2>we have done as much as we know how to do,

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<v Speaker 2>and we've contributed as much as we know how to

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<v Speaker 2>contribute to this moment and as long as we are

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<v Speaker 2>able to look back and say we lived this moment, Well,

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<v Speaker 2>whatever comes next is what comes.

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<v Speaker 3>I have to say this before we let you go,

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<v Speaker 3>because I have friends, I'll say friends. Now, I don't

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<v Speaker 3>know that that will remain true. And definitely that are

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<v Speaker 3>messaging me saying not to vote, which yeah, right, saying

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<v Speaker 3>that all of us are overreacting to Trump rhetoric. And

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<v Speaker 3>you know he's prone to hyperbole and doesn't really mean it.

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<v Speaker 3>And like I said, everything is going to be okay

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<v Speaker 3>no matter who wins. This is a very very important

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<v Speaker 3>thing to say out loud because of this moment in history,

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<v Speaker 3>because people will pretend they didn't know. People will act surprised.

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<v Speaker 3>As he said out loud, he wants to be a dictator,

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<v Speaker 3>as they echoed at his rally, that America is only

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<v Speaker 3>for Americans, as he's said that, he wants to use

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<v Speaker 3>the National Guard and the military against those who disagree

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<v Speaker 3>with him or oppose him, his political enemies, the enemy within,

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<v Speaker 3>he calls us on the left, he said in that quote,

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<v Speaker 3>and I'm going to leave you out with this. They

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<v Speaker 3>started to say, well in nineteen thirty nine that the

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<v Speaker 3>Nazis used Madison Square Garden. How terrible to say, right,

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<v Speaker 3>because you know they've used Madison Square Garden many times.

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<v Speaker 3>Many people have used it. But nobody's ever had a

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<v Speaker 3>crowd like that. And I tell you what, right now,

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<v Speaker 3>nobody's ever had love like that. That was love in

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<v Speaker 3>the room, and it was love for our country. End quote.

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<v Speaker 3>This is from Donald Trump. Important things to leave you

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<v Speaker 3>with the Nazi Parti's rise to power in the nineteen

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<v Speaker 3>thirties was unique due to a combination of factors, including

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<v Speaker 3>exploiting the deep seated frustrations of post WARLD War One

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<v Speaker 3>Germany through powerful propaganda, utilizing a charismatic leader, leveraging economic instability,

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<v Speaker 3>and a failure of the international commut unity to effectively

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<v Speaker 3>oppose their growing influence. That part especially important, rams is

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<v Speaker 3>because this isn't some small community of people in the

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<v Speaker 3>margins of our country. About sixty or seventy million people

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<v Speaker 3>I believe voted for Donald Trump. That's not a small

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<v Speaker 3>amount of people. Key elements to their rise masterful propaganda,

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<v Speaker 3>their leader's charisma. There are some people that buy into

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<v Speaker 3>the fake bully, weak man child personality of former President Trump.

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<v Speaker 3>Economic distress, pointing to the pandemic when people are having

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<v Speaker 3>a hard time and making people believe that he was

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<v Speaker 3>their savior. I think you spoke about that on social media.

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<v Speaker 3>Rec stantle people who are going to the polls because

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<v Speaker 3>Donald Trump gave them a stimulus check.

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<v Speaker 2>He didn't give you a stimulus.

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<v Speaker 3>Check twelve hundred dollars. I believe you told me, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>four years ago. Yeah, which it waste to about seventy

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<v Speaker 3>five cents a day.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. But that was Congress that gave you that money.

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<v Speaker 2>Donald Trump stood in the way of you getting that

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<v Speaker 2>money because he wanted his name to go on a check,

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<v Speaker 2>because he wanted to take credit for what Congress did.

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<v Speaker 2>And it was a Democratic Congress, and that's who gave

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<v Speaker 2>you that money. Donald Trump didn't give you that money.

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<v Speaker 2>It didn't come from his pockets.

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<v Speaker 3>Racist, xenophobic scapegoating and anti semitism a strategy that they

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<v Speaker 3>used paint an enemy other every community and make your

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<v Speaker 3>community those that support you superior, so they feel like

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<v Speaker 3>they are part of it with you, even though you

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<v Speaker 3>could care less about those people. Intimidation and inciting violence.

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<v Speaker 3>This is the one Ramses early underestimation, the greatest trick

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<v Speaker 3>the devil ever pulled off is convincing the world he

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<v Speaker 3>didn't exist. He's playing in our faces. He's not even

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<v Speaker 3>pretending that he's not going to do all the things

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<v Speaker 3>he plans to do. They have a nine hundred page

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<v Speaker 3>document project twenty twenty five, and every time he steps

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<v Speaker 3>to a microphone, he says in detail what he plans

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<v Speaker 3>to do. To quote the enemy from within, that means

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<v Speaker 3>you people, because when he says Haitian and Puerto Rican,

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<v Speaker 3>he does not just mean Haitian's in Puerto Ricans. If

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<v Speaker 3>Ramses and I when we introduced ourselves to people told

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<v Speaker 3>them that we were Haitian and Puerto Rican, none of

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<v Speaker 3>them would hesitate to believe it. Misinformation which the GOP

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<v Speaker 3>has become quite masterful and gradual escalation. You pointed out

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<v Speaker 3>to me, Rams, is that the Make America Great hat

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<v Speaker 3>used to have much smaller text on it. It is

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<v Speaker 3>gradually getting bigger. Their rhetoric is gradually getting more and

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<v Speaker 3>more racist and more misogynists and more direct. It used

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<v Speaker 3>to be kind of vague, not enymore. It's blatant now.

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<v Speaker 3>So I just want people to be aware. We cannot

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<v Speaker 3>pretend that we didn't see this coming, because they've outlined

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<v Speaker 3>everything that they plan to do, and some of the

0:27:32.800 --> 0:27:37.399
<v Speaker 3>things they've done already. Right, our former president wants to

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<v Speaker 3>give full immunity to law enforcement, bring back stop and frisk,

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<v Speaker 3>already appoint at Supreme Court justices that have given him

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<v Speaker 3>presidential immunity to do whatever he feels is in his

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<v Speaker 3>right as his duty in office. You think he's going

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<v Speaker 3>to pick one other group to get rid of when

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<v Speaker 3>he wants to do a math deportation of tens of

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<v Speaker 3>millions of people. Has warned that it will be bloody.

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<v Speaker 3>I hate to go on and on, but we cannot

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<v Speaker 3>not take this as serious as we should. Ramses and

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<v Speaker 3>I have already voted. We don't get to tell you

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<v Speaker 3>who to vote for. I mean, I can tell you,

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<v Speaker 3>we can tell you who we voted for. But most importantly,

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<v Speaker 3>I do not want you to sit on your hands

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<v Speaker 3>and sit this one out. This is not the time.

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<v Speaker 3>And I don't want to harp on this. I don't

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<v Speaker 3>want to fear monger. I don't want to try to

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<v Speaker 3>create undue distress. But this is very, very real, and

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<v Speaker 3>it happened before, and it happened right in front of people.

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<v Speaker 3>That man in Germany was elected, duly elected and at

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<v Speaker 3>a time was very very popular. So we look back

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<v Speaker 3>now and we think of him as this despicable and

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<v Speaker 3>disgusting and evil person. But once upon a time he

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<v Speaker 3>walked across the stage at Madison Square Garden. And if

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<v Speaker 3>you could read a transcript of both rallies, the rhetoric,

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<v Speaker 3>the rhetoric is startling in its similarities.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, we all have our marching papers. We know it

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<v Speaker 2>comes next, and obviously here we're going to continue to

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<v Speaker 2>do what we do and you can continue to support

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<v Speaker 2>us on all social media. You can find me at

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<v Speaker 2>Rams's Jah.

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<v Speaker 3>I am q Ward on all socials as well.

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<v Speaker 2>And until next time, y'all peace,