WEBVTT - Nick Wright on who we want to be as Americans & what we want America to be | What's Wright

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome in What's Right with Nick? Right. So here's the deal, folks, I.

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<v Speaker 2>Am calling an audible today, and this is we are

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<v Speaker 2>on the precipice of one of my three favorite sports

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<v Speaker 2>weekends of the year, and we are going to do

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<v Speaker 2>our full wild Card weekend pick show, break game, breakdown,

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<v Speaker 2>all of it in a full jam packed episode that

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<v Speaker 2>will come out tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 1>Today.

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<v Speaker 2>However, we are going to do something very very different

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<v Speaker 2>given the events in Minnesota yesterday.

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<v Speaker 1>And typically when I.

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<v Speaker 2>Stray from sports, I tell people, hey, you know you

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<v Speaker 2>fast forward here or come back tomorrow. I am going

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<v Speaker 2>to implore, implore people to with an open mind and

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<v Speaker 2>an open heart, spend these next fifteen minutes with me.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's really I think all it'll be. And then

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<v Speaker 2>we'll wrap up the show and then we'll, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>put the clown noses back on and get back in

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<v Speaker 2>the playground talk sports.

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<v Speaker 1>But I really, if I have, if I have earned

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<v Speaker 1>even the smallest sliver of your trust or respect over the.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know how long you guys have been with

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<v Speaker 2>me as an audience decade in the national spotlight. I

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<v Speaker 2>really am asking you to spend these next ten to

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<v Speaker 2>fifteen minutes with.

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<v Speaker 1>Me, And what I'm not gonna do.

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<v Speaker 2>Is argue with folks about what is shown on that

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<v Speaker 2>video that at this point I assume everyone has seen

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<v Speaker 2>or at least has seen snippets of, and everyone who

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<v Speaker 2>has watched that video knows what they see.

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<v Speaker 1>And I and I just.

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<v Speaker 2>Have to believe that deep down at their core, every

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<v Speaker 2>single person who has even a shred of humanity or

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<v Speaker 2>empathy left, every single person who has not who is

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<v Speaker 2>still a person that sees that video is horrified and

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<v Speaker 2>sad and for a lot of folks justifiably very very angry.

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<v Speaker 2>And I understand that some people have had their brain

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<v Speaker 2>poison and so deeply by their social media feeds, or

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<v Speaker 2>by their own tribalism, or just by deep pervasive hate

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<v Speaker 2>for anyone they perceive to be on the other side,

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<v Speaker 2>that they can't find the empathy, and they will go

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<v Speaker 2>even further and attempt to justify or rationalize or maybe

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<v Speaker 2>even cheer on.

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<v Speaker 1>What's shown in that video. But the video of.

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<v Speaker 2>Renee Nicole Good being shot three times at point blank

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<v Speaker 2>range does speak for itself. So I'm actually not going

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<v Speaker 2>to be talking about that. I'm not going to get

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<v Speaker 2>him back and forth or discuss proper police procedures or

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<v Speaker 2>if that was a good or bad. I'm not doing that.

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<v Speaker 1>I just want to ask one question, what are we

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<v Speaker 1>okay with? That's it. What are we as Americans okay with?

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<v Speaker 2>And when I said, I'm going to ask you to

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<v Speaker 2>trust me, just follow me down this road because we

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<v Speaker 2>are as Americans, we are collectively okay with the topic

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<v Speaker 2>of the day, mass deportations.

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<v Speaker 1>With me here.

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<v Speaker 2>I believe in democracy. I try not to be a

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<v Speaker 2>sore loser, and I'm also not a conspiracy theorist, and

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<v Speaker 2>so I don't claim, you know, this election was stolen.

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<v Speaker 2>That election was not like we had a presidential election.

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<v Speaker 2>One party ran with mass deportations being a huge part

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<v Speaker 2>of their platform, and they won. It didn't sneak up

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<v Speaker 2>on us.

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<v Speaker 1>They didn't.

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<v Speaker 2>It wasn't in the fine print. It was a huge

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<v Speaker 2>they had signed it did mass deportations. Now there was

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<v Speaker 2>an election and the candidate and the party that supported

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<v Speaker 2>that one. You cannot like it or like it. I

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<v Speaker 2>could not like it. But they won. And so we

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<v Speaker 2>can't say we didn't see that coming. They told us

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<v Speaker 2>it was coming. The country wanted it, and here we are.

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<v Speaker 2>So we are okay with that. Collectively, the majority is

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<v Speaker 2>and anyone that put pencil to paper about the math

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<v Speaker 2>of actually deporting millions and millions of people had to

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<v Speaker 2>reckon with that. If they were going to fulfill their

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<v Speaker 2>campaign promise, it would be through brute force and there

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<v Speaker 2>would be unspeakable hardship on countless communities throughout the country.

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<v Speaker 2>And we were okay with that. So if you are

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<v Speaker 2>a proud American, which I am, you have to come

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<v Speaker 2>to terms with that. So that that is something that

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<v Speaker 2>I know we're okay with even if I hate it,

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<v Speaker 2>But other things are happening that we need to have that.

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like we haven't.

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<v Speaker 2>Had the vigorous, true national debate about whether or not

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<v Speaker 2>we are okay with The debate has not happened, and

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<v Speaker 2>it's taking place anyway. So are we okay with the

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<v Speaker 2>term domestic terrorist losing any meaning whatsoever? Are we okay

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<v Speaker 2>with that? Because if that woman, if Renaneicle Good, can

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<v Speaker 2>be classified as a domestic terrorist, then literally any of

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<v Speaker 2>us can be any of us. And words have to

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<v Speaker 2>matter because not only do they tether us to a

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<v Speaker 2>shared reality, but they have real words, like domestic terrorists

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<v Speaker 2>have real legal ramifications. There are protections theoretically that we

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<v Speaker 2>all have as American citizens that become far shakier if

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<v Speaker 2>we are designated as a terrorist, foreign or domestic. So

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<v Speaker 2>I want to be on the record on this. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not okay with domestic terrorist simply being a catch all

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<v Speaker 2>term you to describe nearly anyone that the people currently

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<v Speaker 2>empowered dislike, or use to describe a protester, or use

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<v Speaker 2>to describe a thirty seven year old mother making a

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<v Speaker 2>four point turn attempting to flee law enforcement. I have

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<v Speaker 2>another question. Are we okay with giving masked, armed, in

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<v Speaker 2>badgeless men, many of which have had far less training

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<v Speaker 2>than your local police force, absolute power over us as

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<v Speaker 2>American citizens anytime we run into them? And to further that,

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<v Speaker 2>are we okay with the growing consensus in some corners

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<v Speaker 2>of American life that the justifiable penalty for failing to

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<v Speaker 2>comply with a law enforcement officer very likely maybe lethal force.

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<v Speaker 1>Are we okay.

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<v Speaker 2>That we are a country with a foundational principle of

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<v Speaker 2>innocent until proven guilty, being entitled to a trial by

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<v Speaker 2>a jury of your peers, not being detained without probable cause,

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<v Speaker 2>and everything that historically has made America's system of jurisprudence,

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<v Speaker 2>the envy of the world, things that apply if you

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<v Speaker 2>are accused of murder, that all of those things can

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<v Speaker 2>be thrown out the window at any given moment by

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<v Speaker 2>a dude in a mask with forty seven days of

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<v Speaker 2>training because he's on a power trip. Are we okay

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<v Speaker 2>with the de facto punishment for failure to comply with

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<v Speaker 2>a law enforcement officer, at times being harsher than the

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<v Speaker 2>punishment for bank robbery. I'm not okay with that. Nobody

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<v Speaker 2>voted for that, but that is clearly let me revise.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know that nobody voted for that, but that

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<v Speaker 2>was not put to a vote. Maybe people, It appears

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<v Speaker 2>some people like it. And if that is where we

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<v Speaker 2>want to be as a country, then I want I

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<v Speaker 2>want there to be a vigorous debate. I want people

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<v Speaker 2>to make their case and then we'll see who we actually.

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<v Speaker 1>Are as a country.

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<v Speaker 2>But I'm not I can't believe that's where people actually are,

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<v Speaker 2>but it is the direction we're heading, more rapidly than

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<v Speaker 2>ever before. Are we okay with becoming a nation of

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<v Speaker 2>show me your papers, that any of us, at any

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<v Speaker 2>given moment, for no rhyme or reason, might have to

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<v Speaker 2>prove we are allowed to be where we are?

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<v Speaker 1>Are we okay with that?

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<v Speaker 2>Again, if we as a country are, then I want

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<v Speaker 2>to see the proof. I want that to be debated,

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<v Speaker 2>and I want folks that think that is the best

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<v Speaker 2>version of America to make their case, and if they win,

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<v Speaker 2>so be it. But I'm not okay with that simply

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<v Speaker 2>just being a thing now just happening. Are we okay

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<v Speaker 2>that we have unleashed a band of masked, armed, anonymous men.

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<v Speaker 1>Across this nation.

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<v Speaker 2>That appear to feel accountable to no one, And if

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<v Speaker 2>they didn't feel accountable to anyone before yesterday, they can

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<v Speaker 2>only be emboldened after they saw that video and then,

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<v Speaker 2>most importantly, saw the reaction of literally the most powerful

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<v Speaker 2>people in the country exonerate the shooter and demonize the victim.

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<v Speaker 2>Are we okay that we are a nation with foundational principles,

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<v Speaker 2>foundational principles based in resisting and oppressive government, freedom of speech,

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<v Speaker 2>freedom of protests, freedom of movement, innocent until proven guilty,

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<v Speaker 2>and all.

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<v Speaker 1>That goes along with that.

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<v Speaker 2>And none of that applies evidently if you happen to

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<v Speaker 2>run into the wrong federal agent.

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<v Speaker 1>Who decides.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't care about your constitutional rights, and he might just

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<v Speaker 2>decide that the penalty for not listening to him is death,

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<v Speaker 2>and then post mortem you might be branded a terrorist

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<v Speaker 2>by your own government. Are we really okay with that?

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<v Speaker 1>Is that really who we? Is that the road we

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<v Speaker 1>want to go down?

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<v Speaker 2>And lastly, and this is bigger than yesterday's tragedy, But

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<v Speaker 2>yesterday's tragedy and I feel I feel terribly saying that

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<v Speaker 2>for that woman and her family, I understand nothing's bigger

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<v Speaker 2>than their stage tragedy. I apologize, But yesterday's strategy is

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<v Speaker 2>once again shined to spotlight on this. Are we okay

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<v Speaker 2>with there no longer being any type of shared morality

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<v Speaker 2>amongst us as Americans that Trump's our political affiliations? Are

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<v Speaker 2>we okay that we currently live in a world where

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<v Speaker 2>we can see a thirty seven year old mother shot

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<v Speaker 2>dead in the street, and we know when we see it,

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<v Speaker 2>some people, including some of the most powerful people, will

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<v Speaker 2>not only justify it, but try to convince you that

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<v Speaker 2>you didn't see what you just saw. Are we okay

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<v Speaker 2>with lyne by the world's most powerful people becoming so

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<v Speaker 2>brazen and commonplace that even when it's as black and

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<v Speaker 2>white as the video of the shooting of Renanical Good

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<v Speaker 2>that they believe they can instantly create an alternate reality where.

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<v Speaker 1>What we all saw on video is not what we

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<v Speaker 1>saw on video.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not okay with any of it, and deep down

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<v Speaker 2>in your heart, in your soul, in the marrow of

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<v Speaker 2>your bones, I gotta believe you're not okay with it either.

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<v Speaker 1>That's right,