WEBVTT - 052723 This Week in Racism (Part A)

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<v Speaker 1>Broadcasting from the Hip Hop Weekly Studios. I'd like to

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<v Speaker 1>welcome you to another episode of Civic Cipher. I am

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<v Speaker 1>your host, ramses Job.

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<v Speaker 2>He is Rams's Jaw. I am q Ward, and you

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<v Speaker 2>are listening to Civic Cipher. Indeed you are.

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<v Speaker 1>This week, we're going to be playing catchup. I promise

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<v Speaker 1>we haven't been slacking on our duties. There has just

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<v Speaker 1>been a mountain of news that is coming our way

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<v Speaker 1>and trying to pick something some things rather to discuss

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<v Speaker 1>just felt like we'd be leaving too much on the table.

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<v Speaker 1>So let's call it gumbo. We're going to be running

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<v Speaker 1>some stories by you that exist at the local level,

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<v Speaker 1>state level. We're going to be running some stories by

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<v Speaker 1>you that exist at the national level. We're going to

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<v Speaker 1>be talking about stuff with respect to education and initiatives

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<v Speaker 1>to subjugate and marginalize black and ground people.

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<v Speaker 2>We're going to be talking about.

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<v Speaker 1>Really a whole lot of everything, because that's what's been

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<v Speaker 1>going on since.

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<v Speaker 2>We last spoke.

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<v Speaker 1>We're also going to spend a not insignificant amount of

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<v Speaker 1>time discussing the GOP slash Republican loyalty to the former

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<v Speaker 1>president we around here. I think it's orderline sick. And

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<v Speaker 1>I don't mean that to say that if you're a

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<v Speaker 1>conservative voter and that's just your you know, your path

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<v Speaker 1>and your test in life, that you know there's a

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<v Speaker 1>problem there.

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<v Speaker 2>But to this man in particular, you're such a graceful

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<v Speaker 2>I have to be. I have to be.

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<v Speaker 1>So we're going to talk about that, what the obsession

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<v Speaker 1>is and what where the loyalty stems from, because we

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<v Speaker 1>need to know about it, and we feel like if

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<v Speaker 1>you know about it, you'll be a bit more empowered.

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<v Speaker 1>We have those Yeah, yeah, indeed, we're going to talk

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<v Speaker 1>about those and so much more on today's show. But

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<v Speaker 1>the first things first, like we always do it, this time,

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to discuss ebony Excellence and today's any Excellence

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<v Speaker 1>is sponsored by Major Threads, and our reading comes from

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<v Speaker 1>ABC News and normally I'd be the one reading it

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<v Speaker 1>to you, but I have to pass the mic to

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<v Speaker 1>the legend himself keyboard for reasons you'll soon discover you.

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<v Speaker 2>We got some news this week that was heartbreaking in general, sure,

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<v Speaker 2>but heartbreaking being the term I'm using very intentionally and

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<v Speaker 2>specifically for yourself, because the first time that I had

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<v Speaker 2>heart palpitations. If you will the first time that my

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<v Speaker 2>heart strings were plucked. There was a lady with this

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<v Speaker 2>really really big hair and this really really powerful voice

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<v Speaker 2>and the longest, most amazing legs that I'd ever seen

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<v Speaker 2>in my five year life. And you know, I smile

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<v Speaker 2>and I laugh because Rams just you know, passed this

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<v Speaker 2>to me because he knows my story and my face

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<v Speaker 2>action for the giant that we lost, and that's Tina

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<v Speaker 2>Turner from ABC News. Tina Turner dies at eighty three,

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<v Speaker 2>a life well lived. Rolling Stone once named her one

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<v Speaker 2>of the greatest singers of all time. Born Anime Bullock

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<v Speaker 2>November twenty six, nineteen thirty nine, Tennessee, Turner began performing

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<v Speaker 2>at a young age. As a teenager, she immersed herself

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<v Speaker 2>in the local rhythm and blue scene. In nineteen fifty six,

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<v Speaker 2>she met Ike Turner from the band Kings of Rhythm

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<v Speaker 2>and became part of their act under the stage name

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<v Speaker 2>Tina Turner. Together, they recorded hits in the nineteen sixties,

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<v Speaker 2>including A Fool in Love's Going to Work Out Fine,

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<v Speaker 2>I Idolize You, River Deep, Mountain High, as a part

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<v Speaker 2>of the Ike and Tina Turner Review. In nineteen seventy one,

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<v Speaker 2>their cover version of Creden's Clearwater's Revival Crowd Mary became

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<v Speaker 2>a hit and Nutbush City Limit climb the charts as well.

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<v Speaker 2>Tina went on to record What's Love Got to Do

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<v Speaker 2>with It? And just really had an immense impact on

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<v Speaker 2>the life of so many. If you need so much

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<v Speaker 2>more time than we had to get listen, but uh.

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<v Speaker 1>Two time inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,

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<v Speaker 1>movie star, on and on, so ebony excellence, indeed a

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<v Speaker 1>life well lived.

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<v Speaker 2>Now we got a few stories to go through.

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<v Speaker 1>The story that incensed me the most this week, I suspect.

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<v Speaker 2>It's one of the stories that, in those words, should

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<v Speaker 2>be so heavy. The story that incensed me the most

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<v Speaker 2>considering some of you know the type of subject matter

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<v Speaker 2>that we cover every week, and then you'll hear all

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<v Speaker 2>the stories that we're covering this week. The idea that

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<v Speaker 2>something stood out amongst those things is saying a lot.

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<v Speaker 2>So and Culture.

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<v Speaker 1>And Culture, for those that don't know, is a conservative

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<v Speaker 1>media pundant, author and syndicated columnist. She's a lawyer, and

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<v Speaker 1>she has two zero point one million followers on Twitter.

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<v Speaker 1>She is not a nobody in conservative circles. She's been

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<v Speaker 1>on the news countless times. A very uh, very far

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<v Speaker 1>right wing sort of person, and the people on the

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<v Speaker 1>left and make fun of her effectually refer to her

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<v Speaker 1>as like.

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<v Speaker 2>Racism in human form. Right, that's a way to put it.

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<v Speaker 2>But there's always been this.

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<v Speaker 1>Vine of plausible deniability there. I know there hasn't, but

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<v Speaker 1>they believe that and they stand behind it, which kind

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<v Speaker 1>of leaves them.

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<v Speaker 2>They never did right, Well, they did stand on it,

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<v Speaker 2>That's what they did, believe. That's what I'm trying to say.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you, because they felt the same way she does.

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<v Speaker 1>You needed to clear that up. Thank you for that,

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<v Speaker 1>because you're absolutely right. They know better, and I believe

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<v Speaker 1>she knows exactly who she is and what she means.

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<v Speaker 1>But she's used coded language. And again she's a lawyer,

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<v Speaker 1>so she's not a stupid person. Well you know what

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<v Speaker 1>I mean. But she's always been able to be just

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<v Speaker 1>crafty enough, like many others that are like really far right,

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<v Speaker 1>just crafty enough to be able to evade significant pushback

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<v Speaker 1>from her followers and supporters. In other words, she's not

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<v Speaker 1>using the in word, which is you know, anything short

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<v Speaker 1>of that. People can say, well, I'm not racist, I

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<v Speaker 1>have a black friend, I'm not racist. I've never used

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<v Speaker 1>the word, and indeed live much of their life supporting

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<v Speaker 1>racist initiatives and turning a blind eye to others that

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<v Speaker 1>do the same. So this is a culture. And as

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<v Speaker 1>I mentioned, the thing above all else this week that

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<v Speaker 1>incensed me, this is some rare air for me to

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<v Speaker 1>be in, right, I tend to I know the world

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<v Speaker 1>that I live in. It is not comfortable. Nobody, nobody deserves.

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<v Speaker 2>This.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that we deserved better, right. I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>that's saying a lot either, right. But she put a

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<v Speaker 1>tweet up referring to the NAACPS warning there's like a

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<v Speaker 1>travel ban or travel restriction or something in DOUBLEA.

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<v Speaker 2>It's more like a travel advisor advisory. That's it's not

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<v Speaker 2>a restriction, it's not a band. It's just saying, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>stare clear. If you're going to be traveling at all,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe Florida shouldn't be at the top of your list

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<v Speaker 2>as places to visit, as places to frequent and as

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<v Speaker 2>a place to go spend money. Because if you've been

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<v Speaker 2>watching the news at all, Florida is the government gun

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<v Speaker 2>in there gunning for black folks, is gunning for everybody

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<v Speaker 2>not white, It seems well they have one group.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll get to it. Yeah, one group that they're using

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<v Speaker 1>again to use that veneer to say, hey, we're not racist.

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<v Speaker 1>Look at this one group we're treating these handful of people, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>and they're not why everybody else look do like them

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll be fine anyway. And Culture, in response to

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<v Speaker 1>the NAACP's advisory, put a.

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<v Speaker 2>Tweet out and she's so classy, it says.

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<v Speaker 1>NAACP issues warning to African Americans to avoid visiting Florida.

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<v Speaker 1>Employees and restaurant and tourism industry brace for a zero

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<v Speaker 1>point zero zero percent drop in tips.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, now now let me I want, I need you

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<v Speaker 2>to talk about this one.

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<v Speaker 1>But let me let me set it up for our

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<v Speaker 1>listeners that don't know about this stereotype. So, among many

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<v Speaker 1>stereotypes and prejudices and preconceived notion notions, especially from people

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<v Speaker 1>who don't regularly interact with many black people from many

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<v Speaker 1>different socioeconomic backgrounds and faith traditions and parts of the country,

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<v Speaker 1>et cetera, right, there is a myth that exists that

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<v Speaker 1>black people are not good tippers. Among many that are

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<v Speaker 1>very damaging, very hartful, and very negative, but typically the racism.

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<v Speaker 1>The prejudice is not out loud, whereas right here we

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<v Speaker 1>have it in a tweet. It's unfounded when you apply

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<v Speaker 1>it to an entire ethnic group. And she did it

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<v Speaker 1>for laughs. Maybe I don't understand. So there's the setup.

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<v Speaker 1>That's why she used these zero point zero percent dropping tips,

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<v Speaker 1>just trying to be cheeky there.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, go ahead, you tips. I forget because tips mean something.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it used to be an acronym and now

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<v Speaker 2>it's just a word that we use. Was never intended

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<v Speaker 2>to be how you got paid. You were supposed to

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<v Speaker 2>go make a living wage, and then if your service

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<v Speaker 2>was extraordinary, people will pay you extra on top of that.

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<v Speaker 2>I say that because for my entire working life, I

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<v Speaker 2>won't even say an adult, because I got my first

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<v Speaker 2>job before I was an adult. I have not been

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<v Speaker 2>able to hold people in service of me accountable. Because

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<v Speaker 2>of that, I have tipped, no matter how awful your

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<v Speaker 2>service was, because as soon as I walk in the door,

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<v Speaker 2>you know that as soon as I'm being as soon

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<v Speaker 2>as you're being of service to me, I know that

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<v Speaker 2>there is a chance that you've been schooled in this

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<v Speaker 2>way to think I won't tip you that your mind.

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<v Speaker 2>As soon as you saw me thought that guy or

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<v Speaker 2>those guys, or that family or that group, thank you?

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<v Speaker 2>Is it gonna tip?

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<v Speaker 1>The reason I'm finishing your sentences is because that's the

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<v Speaker 1>same with me.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's not because I wasn't great at my job.

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<v Speaker 2>It wasn't because I was rude and unattentive and apathetic

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<v Speaker 2>in the way that I carried on. It's because they're

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<v Speaker 2>black and they just don't tip. So I have never

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<v Speaker 2>been able to in the way of withholding my tip

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<v Speaker 2>because the service wasn't great, as a way of encouraging

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<v Speaker 2>better service, I've never been able to do that because

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<v Speaker 2>I never wanted to be associated with that stereotype. I

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<v Speaker 2>never wanted to add credence. I never wanted to justify

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<v Speaker 2>the feeling that person has. I never wanted to prove

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<v Speaker 2>anyone right to ever served me Somewhere, You've gotten a

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<v Speaker 2>really good tip, not always because you were great, but

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<v Speaker 2>because I refused to give credence to that. Yeah, that

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<v Speaker 2>ignorance exactly. Now. I want to say something.

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<v Speaker 1>The the truth is that black people aren't the only

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<v Speaker 1>one that this is associated with. This has been associated

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<v Speaker 1>with a lot of different people throughout the years. Notably

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<v Speaker 1>Jewish people, and it is unfair the time, but again

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<v Speaker 1>to see it out in print like this or in

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<v Speaker 1>a tweet feels a bit low even for her. Moving on,

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<v Speaker 1>you thought that was funny. North Carolina State Representative Jeff

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<v Speaker 1>McNeely was asked, or sorry, asked North Carolina State Representative

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<v Speaker 1>Abel Jones, who's not an athlete or a minority, would

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<v Speaker 1>he have been able to attend Harvard? So here we

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<v Speaker 1>have another one where.

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<v Speaker 2>The and this one.

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<v Speaker 1>I actually kind of feel bad about this guy, Jeff McNeely,

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<v Speaker 1>because a lot of times conservative white men who get

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<v Speaker 1>their news from one two sources that are also deeply conservative. Right,

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<v Speaker 1>if you get your news from a very left leaning source,

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<v Speaker 1>then sure. But the fact of the matter is that

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<v Speaker 1>the truth has a liberal bias to it. The fact

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<v Speaker 1>of the matter is that the majority of the people

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<v Speaker 1>in this country have a liberal philosophy about them. The

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<v Speaker 1>majority of human beings in their entirety or old enough

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<v Speaker 1>to vote. And the reason elections are competitive is because

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<v Speaker 1>of things like Jerry Manderin, because of things like voter suppression,

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<v Speaker 1>and because of things.

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<v Speaker 2>Like the.

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<v Speaker 1>Electoral College exactly. But that doesn't mean that we are

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<v Speaker 1>a divided country. We are a liberal country. We are

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<v Speaker 1>a liberal planet in fact.

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<v Speaker 2>Right.

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<v Speaker 1>But again, if you're this person and you get your

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<v Speaker 1>news from this source, then it might appear as though.

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<v Speaker 2>You only know.

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<v Speaker 1>About the myths associated with.

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<v Speaker 2>Affirmative action.

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<v Speaker 1>And the myths associated with great replacement and deep state

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<v Speaker 1>and all these weird things that you might believe are

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<v Speaker 1>very true.

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<v Speaker 2>And if you believe them to be true.

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<v Speaker 1>That ignorance might manifest itself on the North Carolina House

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<v Speaker 1>of Representatives floor when you ask out loud of your

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<v Speaker 1>own mouth and then subsequently have to apologize a black representative,

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<v Speaker 1>Able Jones, if he was not an athlete or a minority,

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<v Speaker 1>would he have been able to attend Harvard. I want

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<v Speaker 1>you to know that. When the representative of Able Jones responded,

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<v Speaker 1>he said, when I graduated Harvard, I was in rank

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<v Speaker 1>number two, and so he earned his place there. So

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<v Speaker 1>that feels like another sort of cheap shot that we've

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<v Speaker 1>had to deal with this past week. But moving on,

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<v Speaker 1>because there's a few more here. There was a recent

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<v Speaker 1>story about a group of homeless veterans that were removed

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<v Speaker 1>from a New York hotel to make room for migrants,

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<v Speaker 1>and the story made waves through right wing media. Now

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<v Speaker 1>this story has been proven to be false. According to

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<v Speaker 1>the mid Hudson News. Homeless men in the area said

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<v Speaker 1>they were paid to pose as veterans and corroborate the

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<v Speaker 1>false story to a local Chamber of commerce. The men

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<v Speaker 1>identified the person who bribed them as Sharon Tony Finch.

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<v Speaker 1>They said she has not paid them the two hundred

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<v Speaker 1>dollars they were promised for their role in the hoax. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>so let me back up a bit for those that

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<v Speaker 1>maybe you don't find yourself on the bright bart sites

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<v Speaker 1>and the again, these far right borderline Sorry, I can't

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<v Speaker 1>even say borderline because qu's here.

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<v Speaker 2>Bona fide, hateful sites.

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<v Speaker 1>That perpetuate division in this country and attack anything that

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<v Speaker 1>is even remotely humane.

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<v Speaker 2>This false story.

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<v Speaker 1>Was circulated to suggest that migrants were taking precedents over veterans. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>mind you, this is the party on the right, Republicans

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<v Speaker 1>that have voted to limit funding to the VA for

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<v Speaker 1>veterans to and a lot of local elections and sorry,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm the local political arenas around the country have pushed

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<v Speaker 1>back against efforts to treat houseless people humanely, and a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of them are veterans.

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<v Speaker 2>As well, right, they don't actually care. That's my point.

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<v Speaker 2>It's good marketing to pretend you care. This is my point,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, just like you know, we notice with the

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<v Speaker 2>Blue Lives Matter movement, a lot of those people have

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<v Speaker 2>moved to defund now as the slogan that they cry

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<v Speaker 2>out because you know, do everything exactly the way I

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<v Speaker 2>want you to do it, or you have no worth.

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<v Speaker 2>It's kind of the subscription that they have subscribed to.

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<v Speaker 2>And they pretend to honor, love, respect, and care about

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<v Speaker 2>our veterans. But there's no proof, like, there's zero proof,

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<v Speaker 2>there's no statistics to back that as an idea. And

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<v Speaker 2>you know who is actually or politically.

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<v Speaker 1>You know who is actually trying to push initiatives that

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<v Speaker 1>actually do help benefit and fund the VA and benefit

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<v Speaker 1>our veterans. Democrats? But who has the narrative at least

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<v Speaker 1>they've been to fund law enforcements. Yeah, that too, But

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<v Speaker 1>who has the narrative at least with their base, their

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<v Speaker 1>voter base, the Republican I wish I wish their base

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<v Speaker 1>got news from other sources.

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<v Speaker 2>I wish the base actually cared or it doesn't matter anymore.

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<v Speaker 2>Once upon a time they would have needed to get

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<v Speaker 2>some unbiased, unslanted news beyond the point now where that matters,

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<v Speaker 2>even when the real news reported by them is awful.

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<v Speaker 2>It's cool.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, we'll get to that in the second part of

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<v Speaker 1>the show. All right, moving on Florida, here we go again.

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<v Speaker 1>Florida now requires schools to teach AAPI history. How about

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<v Speaker 1>that aa PI Asian American Florida, Florida, the state that

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<v Speaker 1>just made it illegal to teach American.

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<v Speaker 2>History, how about that? Right? Why would they do such

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<v Speaker 2>a thing? Round?

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<v Speaker 1>Well, real quick, AAPI, for those who don't know, stands

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<v Speaker 1>for Asian, American and Pacific Islander.

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<v Speaker 2>Right.

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<v Speaker 1>So that is a very specific and indeed very small

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<v Speaker 1>in terms of the numbers minority group in this country.

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<v Speaker 1>Right now, Florida wants their history to be taught, which

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<v Speaker 1>in and of itself we both would say, and I

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<v Speaker 1>believe everyone should say, is amazing.

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<v Speaker 2>Right.

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<v Speaker 1>But the reason Florida is doing this, I'll explain. What

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<v Speaker 1>they're trying to do is push the model minority myth.

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<v Speaker 1>For those that are unfamiliar, Asian Americans are purported to

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<v Speaker 1>be the model minority in the United States of America. Right,

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<v Speaker 1>everyone should be like the Asians. Now, everyone does not

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<v Speaker 1>have the history that Asian folks do. Everyone does not

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<v Speaker 1>have the constant opposition that Asian people have. Not to

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<v Speaker 1>say the Asian people have not had their fair share

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<v Speaker 1>of opposition, but indeed there's a longer history here with

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<v Speaker 1>African American people, and the legacy of that history has

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<v Speaker 1>profound implications even to this day. Plus there are a

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<v Speaker 1>lot more black people in this country, and this country

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<v Speaker 1>interacts with black people differently. We love our Aapi brothers

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<v Speaker 1>and sisters, and we always will. So this is never

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<v Speaker 1>going to be a conversation of us versus them, because

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<v Speaker 1>we're as far as I'm concerned, we're always on the

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<v Speaker 1>same team. This is also an attempt to keep the

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<v Speaker 1>racialized structure stable. Asians are used to triangulate and wedge

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<v Speaker 1>a group between black people and white people, right, and

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<v Speaker 1>really the state and the government and these far right

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<v Speaker 1>Republicans gives.

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<v Speaker 2>Them someone to point to so that they can you go, there,

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<v Speaker 2>you go.

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<v Speaker 1>What I have written says the same thing. It says

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<v Speaker 1>to a to avoid accountability, that they can say that

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<v Speaker 1>they aren't racist. We're not racist. Look at this group.

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<v Speaker 1>We want their history taught right. So that's another thing

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<v Speaker 1>that's happening. And then these last couple of things I

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<v Speaker 1>really need to share with you. Florida State Bill seventeen

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<v Speaker 1>eighteen was a pushback on immigration. I employ you to

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<v Speaker 1>look it up. But now Kansas is following Florida. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>So Kansas House Bill HB twenty three fifty attacks immigration.

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<v Speaker 1>So Kansas governor vetoed this bill, but their House legislature

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<v Speaker 1>passed it anyway by overriding the vetol goes intofect July first,

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<v Speaker 1>and it makes it a level five felony to transport

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<v Speaker 1>someone who's in the US illegally.

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<v Speaker 2>This is just racist nationalism for the sake of it

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<v Speaker 2>all the way out as in a border state. On

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<v Speaker 2>top of that, Kansas, what are they doing? Kansas?

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<v Speaker 1>They farm agriculture, so I don't know what they're going

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<v Speaker 1>to do to keep that economy going or whatever the

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<v Speaker 1>export from that place. But you need to know about

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<v Speaker 1>this because we also stand with I'm from California, so

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<v Speaker 1>I grew up with Mexican people from Mexico and from California.

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<v Speaker 1>My children are half Mexicans, qu'es children are half Mexicans.

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<v Speaker 1>So this will always be applied. This's near and dear

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<v Speaker 1>to both.

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<v Speaker 2>Of our hearts. Get this last thing in about Texas.

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<v Speaker 1>University of Texas system is trying to ban educators from

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<v Speaker 1>using the word racism up to and including jail time.

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<v Speaker 1>There's even a hotline people can use to snitch on educators.

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<v Speaker 1>They're planning on using six million dollars to implement and

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<v Speaker 1>enforce this policy. Now, what does that remind you of? Fascism?

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<v Speaker 1>And it's not just the University of Texas, it's not

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<v Speaker 1>just Kansas, it's not just Florida. You need to be

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<v Speaker 1>aware and hopefully we've made you a little bit more aware.