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Speaker 1: To me being there in the street, it almost felt

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Speaker 3: From futuro media. It's Latino Usa. I'm Maria Inojosa. Traditionally,

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Speaker 3: February is carnival season in the Dominican Republic. It's a

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Speaker 3: time when people wear colorful masks like the Diabloco quelo

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Speaker 3: have been taking to the streets for a different reason.

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Speaker 3: On Sunday, February sixteenth, people in the dr headed to

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Speaker 3: the voting booth as the nation held municipal elections, But

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Speaker 3: three to four hours after voting began, the Central Electoral

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Speaker 4: Perro la Juntas Electoral cding the city and get the

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Speaker 4: momento Suspendela's electiones anniveel Heneral.

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Speaker 3: The dr spent millions of dollars on these new electronic

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Speaker 3: race that began in October. But on the day of

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Speaker 3: the municipal election just a few weeks ago, people began

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Speaker 3: reporting that some candidates named We're missing from the ballots.

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Speaker 3: This was the last straw in a series of frustrations

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Speaker 3: that Dominicans have been having with their electoral process, and

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Speaker 3: since mid February they've been protesting NonStop. Demonstrations have extended

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Speaker 3: digital media editor Amanda Cantra has been covering this story,

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Speaker 3: and today she breaks down why this election glitch has

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Speaker 3: history of entrenched political power in the Dominican Republic. So

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Speaker 3: amand that you are our resident expert on all things

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Speaker 3: from the Dominican Republic. And you've been out at some

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Speaker 3: over the past couple of weeks. So tell us about

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Speaker 1: So those protests have been in solidarity with others taking

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Speaker 1: place in Dominican Republic. So can you tell me your

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Speaker 1: first and last name and why you decided to come out.

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Speaker 5: My name is Rowdy Casara's and I'm just showing support

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Speaker 3: Is enough?

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Speaker 5: Like they all they doing is stealing, mistreating everybody?

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Speaker 6: Is enough?

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Speaker 1: Is enough?

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Speaker 7: That's it.

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Speaker 2: Why you decided to come with your son?

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Speaker 5: I want to show him from his young age that

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Speaker 5: he has to show support for his people. Even though

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Speaker 1: One thing that was super interesting about the protest was

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Speaker 1: are very, very involved in local politics. But when I

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Speaker 6: She wants to go back to a fair country, a

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Speaker 8: And I've made a support today, and.

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Speaker 1: I thought this was super interesting, you know, because normally

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Speaker 3: So let's take it to the DR. You've been talking

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Speaker 2: So I spoke to one person, Jose Maria Carrall.

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Speaker 1: He is a Dominican filmmaker and he's been on the

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Speaker 7: I was at my apartment changing to go to the

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Speaker 1: On that Sunday, February sixteen, people were just out voting.

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Speaker 1: Dominican Republic takes their election day very seriously. It's held

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Speaker 1: And this particular election was very, very important. These are

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Speaker 1: bringing it back to her sat Maria Carral. You know,

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Speaker 1: he said that initially there weren't a lot of people

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Speaker 7: Monday, there were about one hundred people. I don't know,

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Speaker 1: And initially jose Maria Kabra told me that there were

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Speaker 3: So all of this class difference and stereotypes were being

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Speaker 1: Yeah, so not quite the government, but there was one

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Speaker 2: And people immediately called him out. That didn't stop the

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Speaker 9: Tuesday was the crucial day.

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Speaker 1: And he said that there was one moment when to him,

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Speaker 3: Is like throwing like is it a smoke bomber.

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Speaker 1: It's a tear gas bomb, Okay, that was thrown at

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Speaker 3: So you hear them, you know they're they're clearly like

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Speaker 7: We ran, and then we came back again, and then

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Speaker 1: He says that the tear guys bomb, he called it

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Speaker 1: And you know, Madie, I found that super interesting because

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Speaker 1: it would terrify me. But instead, what happened was that

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Speaker 10: And I'm sure you know this, Maria, February twenty seventh

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Speaker 3: It's a celebration, it's a party.

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Speaker 1: But instead, instead there was a giant rally that brought thousands, thousands,

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Speaker 3: That's like tens of thousands of people there. Yeah, So

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Speaker 3: that these protesters are concerned with.

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Speaker 1: People are angry at these ongoing claims of corruption, and

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Speaker 1: they're also upset about the ruling party, the BELEEVE. The

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Speaker 3: There So the BELEEVE or PLD is the Dominican Liberation

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Speaker 1: in the name of the party right, Dominican Liberation Party.

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Speaker 1: It was started by Juam busch Uambosh was a politician

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Speaker 1: in nineteen sixty three after dictator Hefida Rujuillo was assassinated

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Speaker 2: Right now.

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Speaker 1: The president is Danilo Medina and I actually sat down

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Speaker 9: They control everything and they were the one calling off

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Speaker 9: What happened there is there is no transpidency.

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Speaker 3: So does the PLD control the elections if they've got

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Speaker 3: system like who in fact shut down the municipal elections.

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Speaker 1: So technically the Pellet does not control the Central Electoral Board,

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Speaker 1: on the day when the elections were canceled, the Central

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Speaker 1: they should cancel the elections. So of course, this is

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Speaker 1: Yeah, and it doesn't look good when suddenly only the

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Speaker 2: I live in New York, right If I.

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Speaker 3: to the conversation now. So why is it exactly so

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Speaker 1: It's concerning because there have been widespread corruption allegations directed

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Speaker 8: Giant hydro electric plant in Punta Catarina, the Dominican Republic's

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Speaker 1: Which erupted across Latin America. Other Bridge is this giant

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Speaker 1: is that in almost every other country in Latin America

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Speaker 1: there have been repercussions, but not in Dominican Republic.

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Speaker 9: The Other Bridge has been in a worldwide scandal.

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Speaker 2: This is Professor Milago Striet Court. Again.

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Speaker 9: Many presidents in Latin America were put in jail. The

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Speaker 3: That's right, so no one ended up in prison. No

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Speaker 1: Yeah, and people organized back then in protests that were

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Speaker 9: They have taken the money of the students, you know,

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Speaker 9: these women giving birth to children in public hospital. So

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Speaker 1: So when I spoke to Milagros, she told me the

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Speaker 9: They're taking the money from my mother. My mother is

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Speaker 9: ninety four and every six months do you have to

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Speaker 1: Is very far from the capital, very very very part

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Speaker 9: Near very near to the to the boarder with Haiti.

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Speaker 9: So that's abusive.

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Speaker 1: So people have this feeling that they're being stolen from themselves.

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Speaker 1: The money is being taken from them.

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Speaker 2: And they do pay taxes.

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Speaker 1: And when I was in the protest at Washington Heights,

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Speaker 1: So we're here sending dollars and sending thousands and remittances

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Speaker 3: There has been an accusation, a formal accusation, that the

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Speaker 2: So even though Danilo has denied all allegations.

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Speaker 3: And Danilo is the president of the PLD and of

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Speaker 1: Yeah, so even though President Danilo Medina has denied all allegations,

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Speaker 1: there have been indicators and reports of vote buying that

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Speaker 1: they offer people quote unquote nino peso or pickup oyo,

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Speaker 2: So one of the.

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Speaker 1: Messages during the protests is actually that the people will

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Speaker 2: But it also to me, it.

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Speaker 1: Also does speak to how disenfranchised and marginalized some people

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Speaker 2: That you're put in.

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Speaker 1: A position where you would give await your ability to

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Speaker 2: So to me, I almost think of.

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Speaker 1: President Dani Do Medina as an absent father who shows

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Speaker 1: up every Christmas to give away gift baskets because they

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Speaker 1: with you. And despite all this, the ability is losing support.

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Speaker 1: They're trailing behind in the polls for the first time

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Speaker 3: So tell us a little bit about the opposition. So

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Speaker 1: I mean, the opposition is also kind of shady Maria

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Speaker 1: So then other opposition leaders are saying, well, look at

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Speaker 2: You know' this is what he's doing.

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Speaker 1: He's trying to get the US backing in order to

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Speaker 3: All right, So the opposition isn't perfect. There's a lot

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Speaker 1: You know, Mari, I've been thinking about this question a lot,

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Speaker 1: you know. So a change in the government might not

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Speaker 1: of this protest is an incredible spirit of solidarity, and

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Speaker 1: it is a change in the way that people view

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Speaker 1: this term in Spanish comra signacion, Yeah, that people had

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Speaker 1: when it came to politics, you know, it was like,

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Speaker 1: there's nothing that we can do to change what is happening.

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Speaker 1: So for example, with the beld if you couldn't change them,

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Speaker 2: As well join them.

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Speaker 1: So now with these protests that are happening in the streets,

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Speaker 1: and pick up boya.

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Speaker 3: I think one thing that people don't realize is that

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Speaker 3: So in these protests, is this just solidarity or do

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Speaker 1: It's a little bit of both for Dominicans in the diaspora.

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Speaker 1: There are things that happen here in relation to being

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Speaker 2: But there's also this sort of resounding message that.

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Speaker 1: I left the country and I didn't necessarily want to,

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Speaker 1: We're talking about issues with education, We're talking about femicide.

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Speaker 1: You know, Dominican Republic has one of the highest femicide

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Speaker 3: So this is really personal for you.

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Speaker 2: Have my makeup done?

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Speaker 1: It?

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Speaker 3: Spank you?

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Speaker 9: Yeah?

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Speaker 2: It is, Maria.

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Speaker 3: You know why I mean, you were born here, you

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Speaker 2: Yeah, and it's because, you know, I always wonder.

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Speaker 1: How would my life be had I stayed and if

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Speaker 2: You know, it's cold in New York City, right, and

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Speaker 2: So it hurts. It hurts.

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Speaker 1: And when I see everything that is happening, you know,

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Speaker 1: something that has also been a lot of fun. Right,

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Speaker 1: You know, we have created rhythms and sounds and musics

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Speaker 1: that has been really cool and it has been a

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Speaker 2: And I want to show you a video.

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Speaker 3: Oh my god, those are like the cheap little horns

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Speaker 3: or trumpets that people use like New Year's so.

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Speaker 1: But then what I really like is also, did you

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Speaker 1: catch what he said in the beginning? So basically, this guy,

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Speaker 1: he's looking in the camera and he tells the camera

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Speaker 1: you could be here, but you're roughly translated taking money

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Speaker 2: And then he.

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Speaker 1: Pands the camera to everybody that's around him, just having

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Speaker 1: of powerlessness that the people had, it's starting to fade away.

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Speaker 3: Amanda, thank you so much for telling us about this

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Speaker 3: story and for letting us know how much it means

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Speaker 3: to you. We really appreciate it.

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Speaker 1: Thank you, Thank you so much for sitting down with

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Speaker 3: edited by Sophia Balisa car The Latino USA team includes

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Speaker 3: theme music was composed by Zena Ronos. If you like

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