WEBVTT - Day of Planting

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, Keeps, and welcome to Woke f Daily with

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

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<v Speaker 1>you know, wooke Wednesday has become an interesting time and

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<v Speaker 1>space for me. You know, it started out as a

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<v Speaker 1>way to kind of get over the hump of the

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<v Speaker 1>week and you know, have a place to vent and

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<v Speaker 1>all of these things, and as things in this country

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<v Speaker 1>and around the world have continued to deteriorate, Wednesday I

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<v Speaker 1>find myself in pretty much a deep place of gratitude,

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<v Speaker 1>just grateful to having made it halfway through the week.

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<v Speaker 1>And I don't say that tongue in cheek or even

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<v Speaker 1>to be funny. I am seriously like getting through these

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<v Speaker 1>weeks over the past several years feel like a feat

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<v Speaker 1>in and of itself, and I think that Wednesday is

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<v Speaker 1>an important day to kind of take stock with what

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<v Speaker 1>has transpired thus far, what you have in front of you,

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<v Speaker 1>but an opportunity to kind of plant your feet for

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<v Speaker 1>the week. Right at least That's how I've been viewing it,

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<v Speaker 1>And so I often find myselves in a place of

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<v Speaker 1>deep reflection on Wednesdays. And now I kind of understand

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<v Speaker 1>I'm piecing together why that is, we all set out

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<v Speaker 1>with certain expectations that we have for the week and

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<v Speaker 1>things that we'd like to accomplish, and you know, be

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<v Speaker 1>able to check off or you know, dinner plans or

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<v Speaker 1>engagements that we're you know making as we ready ourselves

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<v Speaker 1>for the weekend, that wonderful day and a half that

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<v Speaker 1>we get. But I do want us to start to

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<v Speaker 1>use Wednesdays as a day of kind of planting, if

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<v Speaker 1>you will, the day to plant your feet firmly in

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<v Speaker 1>the ground, ground yourself in thinking about where we are

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<v Speaker 1>right this week. For the first time in I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know how long, President Obama released a statement and I

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<v Speaker 1>say for the first time in a really long time,

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<v Speaker 1>because I believe that, you know, the reality that after

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<v Speaker 1>you're done being president of the United States, being president

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<v Speaker 1>of any you know place, that you get to go

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<v Speaker 1>and get your you know, life back, that you have

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<v Speaker 1>the opportunity to regain your space and place as like

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<v Speaker 1>a human, regular citizen. But sometimes I've gotten really pissed

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<v Speaker 1>off at Barack Obama. And I say this, and I

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<v Speaker 1>love this man, but I've gotten pissed off because I'm

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<v Speaker 1>just like you know, there have been so many moments

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<v Speaker 1>over the last eight years where we have needed steady leadership,

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<v Speaker 1>his voice, in particular his ability to kind of weave

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<v Speaker 1>narrative and hold, you know, multiple things to be true

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<v Speaker 1>at the same time, but create a sense of safety

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<v Speaker 1>and resilience that I don't think presidents before him and

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<v Speaker 1>or after him have been able to do. And so

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<v Speaker 1>when we find ourselves and have found ourselves in this

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<v Speaker 1>place of deep, deep, deep, you know, frustration and deep fear,

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<v Speaker 1>we look to people right like Barack Obama. We look

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<v Speaker 1>to leaders to kind of express for us ways that

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<v Speaker 1>we're unable to articulate for ourselves. Now, let me be

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<v Speaker 1>clear that Gaza and Israel, what Israel is doing to Gaza,

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<v Speaker 1>what had mass has done to the citizens of Israel,

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<v Speaker 1>is not something that can be easily parsed apart or

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<v Speaker 1>understood for that matter, even if you are a historian

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<v Speaker 1>or a foreign relations expert. It always depends on your perspective,

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<v Speaker 1>your vantage point, how you were raised, where you were raise,

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<v Speaker 1>your understanding of justice, of rights, of liberty, of fear,

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<v Speaker 1>of all of these things. Which is why I often

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<v Speaker 1>say that I come to you from the place of

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<v Speaker 1>humanity as a black queer woman that has lived her

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<v Speaker 1>life entirely in the United States, whose parents are immigrants

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<v Speaker 1>to this country, that has known injustice and justice, that

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<v Speaker 1>has known both relief and devastation at the hands of

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<v Speaker 1>this country. So recognizing the precarious place that you find yourself,

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<v Speaker 1>people losing jobs for articulating their feelings with regard to

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<v Speaker 1>Israel and Palestine, literally losing their jobs, being written off canceled.

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<v Speaker 1>Barack Obama, who has been silent on so much, decided

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<v Speaker 1>to weigh in to this conflict and did so in

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<v Speaker 1>what I will say was arguably probably the best way

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<v Speaker 1>that he could, right as both a man that presided

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<v Speaker 1>over war, conflict, death and destruction doing things that arguably

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<v Speaker 1>from a different vantage point, probably shouldn't be have been

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<v Speaker 1>done in our name. And that's what it means to

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<v Speaker 1>be president of the United States. Where drones have drop

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<v Speaker 1>bombs that are not void of civilian life and civilian casualty,

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<v Speaker 1>that America probably has more blood on its hands than

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<v Speaker 1>most countries, right, And that's saying a lot. But when

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<v Speaker 1>Barack Obama decided to weigh in on this, I thought, oof,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. I do believe that he walked the

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<v Speaker 1>line while both understanding his role as a former president,

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<v Speaker 1>also not undermining the current administration, which is his former

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<v Speaker 1>vice president, while also holding multiple things to be true

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<v Speaker 1>at the same time, that you can believe in humanity,

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<v Speaker 1>justice and freedom for all peoples and not be an

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<v Speaker 1>anti Semite or anti Palestinian and anti Muslim. That the

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<v Speaker 1>deaths of thousands of children, thousands of children is not

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<v Speaker 1>something that any of us should take lightly. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>care what fucking border imaginary border that they fall on

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<v Speaker 1>the side of right. Denying people water, electricity an aid

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<v Speaker 1>is a violation of international law. I don't care whether

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<v Speaker 1>or not you are part of the Allied quote unquote

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<v Speaker 1>axis or not. If you violate law, you violate law.

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<v Speaker 1>We should not pick and choose who we call out

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<v Speaker 1>for said violation in who we don't. That's called hypocrisy.

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<v Speaker 1>Former President Obama is getting a lot of flat for

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<v Speaker 1>his comments that I'm gonna share with you pieces of it,

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<v Speaker 1>not all of it. You can check it out on

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<v Speaker 1>his Medium page or on Instagram where he reposted it.

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<v Speaker 1>But I think that it's important to lift up because

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<v Speaker 1>this is a situation where if you comment on one

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<v Speaker 1>side or the other, you're canceled. If you don't comment

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<v Speaker 1>at all. You're canceled right and leaping people in very

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<v Speaker 1>precarious positions, namely those that are in the public. I

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<v Speaker 1>believe in commenting on humanity, on the thousands of lives lost.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't believe in tailoring things to fit a certain

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<v Speaker 1>narrative that will work for me at the time. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>following the reports that are coming out about what the

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<v Speaker 1>hostages are saying that have been released the latest the

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<v Speaker 1>two elderly women, and how they're saying that their government

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<v Speaker 1>abandoned them, how they're saying that they were treated. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>what does that say? I don't know. I do want

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<v Speaker 1>to offer up some of the pieces of what former

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<v Speaker 1>President Barack Obama said, some of which overall I agree with,

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<v Speaker 1>and some of which I do not. He writes this

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<v Speaker 1>in his Thoughts on Israel and Gaza. It's been seventeen

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<v Speaker 1>days since Hamas launched its horrific attack against Israel, killing

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<v Speaker 1>over fourteen hundred Israeli citizens, including defenseless women, children, and

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<v Speaker 1>the elderly. In the aftermath of such unspeakable brutality, the

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<v Speaker 1>US government and the American people have shared in the

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<v Speaker 1>grief of families prayed for the return of loved ones

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<v Speaker 1>and rightfully declared solidarity with the Israeli people. As I

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<v Speaker 1>stayed in an earlier post, Israel has a right to

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<v Speaker 1>defend its citizens against such wanton violence, and I fully

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<v Speaker 1>support President Biden's call for the United States to support

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<v Speaker 1>our longtime ally in going after Hamas, dismantling its military capabilities,

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<v Speaker 1>and facilitating the safe return of hundreds of hostages to

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<v Speaker 1>their families. But even as we support Israel, we should

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<v Speaker 1>also be clear that how Israel prosecutes this fight against

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<v Speaker 1>Hamas matters. In particular, it matters as President Biden has

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<v Speaker 1>repeatedly emphasized that Israel's military strategy abides by international law.

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<v Speaker 1>Why is Barack Obama writing this because he knows good

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<v Speaker 1>goddamn well that what the Israeli government has been doing

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<v Speaker 1>is not abiding by international law and that the world

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<v Speaker 1>is looking the other way at the use of force

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<v Speaker 1>against defenseless citizens Gazians. Because to not look away is

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<v Speaker 1>then to be called an anti Semite. To not sheeer

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<v Speaker 1>on the deaths of thousands of children in response to

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<v Speaker 1>the deaths of fourteen hundred people is somehow to not

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<v Speaker 1>be on the side of those that are most vulnerable.

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<v Speaker 1>I can think of no other vulnerable people than children.

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<v Speaker 1>And I don't care how those children pray. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>care what those children look like. What we know is

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<v Speaker 1>what we are seeing and hearing and reading and watching

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<v Speaker 1>with our own eyes. Whether it's one report that comes

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<v Speaker 1>out that says it Israel bombed a hospital, whether it's

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<v Speaker 1>the Palestinian group that led a bombing of a hospital.

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<v Speaker 1>What we do know is that there have been countless

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<v Speaker 1>bombs that have been dropped since those fourteen hundred people

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<v Speaker 1>that are massacred. Why do I need to part and

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<v Speaker 1>parcel who because thousands are dead, Bridges that were supposed

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<v Speaker 1>to be carrying humanitarian and aid were blown up, That

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<v Speaker 1>fucking matters. It doesn't make you a bad person to

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<v Speaker 1>say that that should matter because if it was putin

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<v Speaker 1>that was doing that in Ukraine, which, by the way,

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<v Speaker 1>there is no comparison as to what is happening into

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<v Speaker 1>these two places, right, And I really really disagreed with

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<v Speaker 1>President Biden's comparison of the two. The only comparison is death, absolutely,

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<v Speaker 1>but how and at the hands of what and why?

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<v Speaker 1>Completely and totally not comparable. Obama goes on to say

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<v Speaker 1>this upholding these values is important for its own sake

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<v Speaker 1>because it is morally just and reflects our belief in

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<v Speaker 1>the inherent value of every human life. Upholding these values

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<v Speaker 1>is also vital for building alliances and shaping international opinion,

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<v Speaker 1>all of which are critical for Israel's long term security.

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<v Speaker 1>This enormously difficult task, he writes, This is an enormously

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<v Speaker 1>difficult task. War is always tragic, and even the most

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<v Speaker 1>carefully planned military operations often put civilians at risk. As

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<v Speaker 1>President Biden noted this his recent visit to Israel, America

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<v Speaker 1>itself has at times, many times fall in short of

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<v Speaker 1>our higher values when engaged in war, and in the

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<v Speaker 1>aftermath of nine to eleven, the US government wasn't interested

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<v Speaker 1>in heeding the advice of even our allies when it

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<v Speaker 1>came to the steps we took to protect ourselves against

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<v Speaker 1>al Qaeda. Let us be clear. If you don't know

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<v Speaker 1>Muslim person that was living inside of New York or

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<v Speaker 1>anywhere for that matter, after nine to eleven, ask them

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<v Speaker 1>about their treatment. Ask them about being told to sign

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<v Speaker 1>up on some type of server right where your every

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<v Speaker 1>move could be followed to ensure that you weren't a terrorist.

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<v Speaker 1>What was created during nine to eleven, the Patriot Act

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<v Speaker 1>that allowed for the American government to spy on its

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<v Speaker 1>own people, all in defense of what our freedom. The

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<v Speaker 1>United States government has always gone above and beyond the values,

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<v Speaker 1>the true values of democracy, justifying heinous, fucking acts in

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<v Speaker 1>our name. We are told American history. Other people that

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<v Speaker 1>have been at the other side of the gun, the

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<v Speaker 1>other side of the drone, the other side, have their

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<v Speaker 1>own stories to tell. Both can be true. He goes

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<v Speaker 1>on to write this, now, after this systematic massacre of

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<v Speaker 1>Israeli citizens, excuse me, a massacre that invokes some of

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<v Speaker 1>the darkest memories of persecution against the Jewish people, it

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<v Speaker 1>is understandable that many Israelis have demanded that their government

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<v Speaker 1>do whatever it takes to root out Hamas and make

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<v Speaker 1>sure such attacks never happen again. Moreover, hamasa's military operations

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<v Speaker 1>are deeply embedded with Gaza, and its leadership seems to

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<v Speaker 1>intentionally hide amongst civilians, thereby endangering the very people they

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<v Speaker 1>claim to represent. Still, the world is watching closely as

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<v Speaker 1>events in the region unfold, and any Israeli military strategy

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<v Speaker 1>that ignores the human costs could ultimately backfire. Already, thousands

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<v Speaker 1>of Palestinians have been killed in the bombing of Gaza,

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<v Speaker 1>many of them children. Hundreds of thousands have been forced

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<v Speaker 1>from their homes. The Israeli government's decision to cut off food, water,

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<v Speaker 1>and electricity to a captive civilian populations threatens not only

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<v Speaker 1>to worsen a growing humanitarian crisis, it could further harden

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<v Speaker 1>Palestinian attitudes for generations, erode global support for Israel, play

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<v Speaker 1>into the hands of Israel's enemies, and undermine long term

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<v Speaker 1>efforts to achieve peace and stability in the region. This

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<v Speaker 1>is one of the boldest paragraphs I have read yet,

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<v Speaker 1>because to state what we know, what we have seen,

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<v Speaker 1>what we have heard with our own line eyes as fact,

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<v Speaker 1>is to open yourself wide for criticism and to being

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<v Speaker 1>called in anti Semite, Because what he is arguing here

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<v Speaker 1>is that to attack and continue to kill thousands of

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<v Speaker 1>children in the name of your own self protection is

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<v Speaker 1>going to create the very mindset, the terrorist mindset that

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<v Speaker 1>you say that you're trying to about, because of what

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<v Speaker 1>they are living through and experiencing, and if the world

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<v Speaker 1>is watching for the first time and seeing wait a minute,

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<v Speaker 1>these newspapers, these journalists that are reporting on this show

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<v Speaker 1>no empathy, no care. You're seeing hundreds of thousands of

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<v Speaker 1>people march in the streets across countries because of what

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<v Speaker 1>they are seeing taken place. So to come out and

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<v Speaker 1>say what we all know as a former president of

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<v Speaker 1>the United States cannot be taken lightly. He goes on

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<v Speaker 1>to say this, It's therefore important that those of us

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<v Speaker 1>supporting Israel and its time of need encourage a strategy

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<v Speaker 1>that can encapit incapacitate Hamas while minimizing further civilian casualties.

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<v Speaker 1>Israel's recent shift to allow relief trucks into Gaza, prompted

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<v Speaker 1>in part by the Biden administrations behind the scenes diplomacy,

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<v Speaker 1>is an encouraging step, but we need to continue to

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<v Speaker 1>lead the international community in accelerating critical aid and supplies

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<v Speaker 1>to an increasingly desperate Gaza population. And while the prospects

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<v Speaker 1>of future peace may seem more distant than ever, we

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<v Speaker 1>should call on all of the key actors in the

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<v Speaker 1>region to engage with those Palestinian leaders and organizations that

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<v Speaker 1>recognize Israel's right to exist to begin articulating a viable

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<v Speaker 1>pathway for Palestinians to achieve their legitimate aspirations for self determination,

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<v Speaker 1>because that is the best and perhaps only way to

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<v Speaker 1>achieve the lasting peace and security most Israeli and Palestinian families.

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<v Speaker 1>Yearn four. He provides at the end links to different

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<v Speaker 1>articles that provide background on the conflict and history. If

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<v Speaker 1>you all choose to read it, I want to end

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<v Speaker 1>with not his ending, but a paragraph that I think

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<v Speaker 1>is extraordinarily important because it's true. Finally, in dealing with

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<v Speaker 1>what is an extraordinary complex situation where so many people

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<v Speaker 1>are in pain and passions are understandably running high, all

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<v Speaker 1>of us need to do our best to put our

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<v Speaker 1>best values rather than our worst fears, on display. That

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<v Speaker 1>means actively opposing anti Semitism in all its forms everywhere.

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<v Speaker 1>It means rejecting anti Muslim, anti Arab, or anti Palestinian sentiment.

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<v Speaker 1>It means recognizing that Israel has the right to exist,

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<v Speaker 1>that the Jewish people have claimed to a secure homeland

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<v Speaker 1>where they have an ancient historical roots. It means acknowledging

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<v Speaker 1>that Palestinians have also lived in disputed territories for generations,

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<v Speaker 1>that many of them were not only displaced when Israel

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<v Speaker 1>was formed, but continue to be forcibly displaced by a

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<v Speaker 1>settler movement that too often has received tacit or explicit

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<v Speaker 1>support from the Israeli government, that Palestinian leaders who have

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<v Speaker 1>been willing to make concessions for a two state solution

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<v Speaker 1>have too often had little to show for their efforts,

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<v Speaker 1>and that it is possible for the people of good

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<v Speaker 1>Will to champion Palestinian rights and oppose certain Israeli government

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<v Speaker 1>policies in the West Bank and Gaza without being anti Semitic.

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<v Speaker 1>If we care about keeping open the possibility of peace,

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<v Speaker 1>security and dignity for future generations of Israeli and palisade

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<v Speaker 1>and children, as well as for our own children, then

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<v Speaker 1>it falls upon all of us to at least make

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<v Speaker 1>the effort to model in our own words and actions

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<v Speaker 1>the kind of world we want them to inherit. I

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<v Speaker 1>say this again as I close today, that Wednesdays have

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<v Speaker 1>become a day for me of reflection on what has

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<v Speaker 1>transpired in the week, what I'm looking forward to, but

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<v Speaker 1>also where I'm standing firm in the present moment. We

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<v Speaker 1>are all in need of deep moments and times of

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<v Speaker 1>reflection of space when we're allowed to just be and

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<v Speaker 1>understand that the world that we're living in is so

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<v Speaker 1>rapidly changing our heads might as well be on a swivel.

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<v Speaker 1>It is important to take space, to take time to read,

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<v Speaker 1>to consume, and not just regurgitate what it is that

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<v Speaker 1>we see, but to really have our own analysis and

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<v Speaker 1>self awareness. We deserve those moments, and we need them

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<v Speaker 1>more now than ever because we are dealing with really complicated,

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<v Speaker 1>layered issues and emotions. And so I do hope that

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<v Speaker 1>you will use these days that I call Woke Wednesdays,

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<v Speaker 1>not as a day to just rage against the machine,

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<v Speaker 1>but as a day to be truly conscious of what

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<v Speaker 1>is happening in the world and your role in it,

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<v Speaker 1>because we all have a role to play. We may

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<v Speaker 1>not see the arc bend towards justice, but it is

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<v Speaker 1>all of our jobs to help it bend. Nonetheless, that

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<v Speaker 1>is it for me today, dear friends on Woke af

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<v Speaker 1>as always, Power to the people and to all the people. Power,

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<v Speaker 1>Get woke and stay woke as fuck.