WEBVTT - Episode 28 - George Floyd

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<v Speaker 1>What's going on? Guys. Welcome back to another episode of

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<v Speaker 1>Legit Check. I'm your host, Easy Busta Now guys today. UM,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna keep today's podcast short and sweet because it's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be a little bit different than all the other

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<v Speaker 1>podcasts in the sense that, you know, it's not gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be talking about sneakers and the upcoming releases or exposing anybody. UM,

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<v Speaker 1>what I am going to be talking about is what

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<v Speaker 1>happened last week and what's carried on into this week,

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<v Speaker 1>and what we'll carry on moving forward. I think it's

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<v Speaker 1>really important for me to talk about, UM, kind of

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<v Speaker 1>like my thoughts and my feelings about this whole situation,

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<v Speaker 1>because you know, it's been crazy so far, and there's

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<v Speaker 1>been a lot of good, there's been some bad, but

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<v Speaker 1>hopefully the only thing that really matters is that we

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<v Speaker 1>come out from this better than we were before, and

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<v Speaker 1>there needs to be a change now. Obviously, if you

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<v Speaker 1>guys don't know what I'm talking about, I'm talking about

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<v Speaker 1>the horrific murder of UM George Floyd last week, and uh,

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<v Speaker 1>I honestly think it would be really inappropriate for me

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<v Speaker 1>to talk about anything else considering, you know what happened.

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<v Speaker 1>And UM, honestly, guys, like, if you haven't seen the

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<v Speaker 1>video by now, I mean I think everybody pretty much has. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>It's absolutely like disgusting. It's a video of a cop. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not even gonna say what his name is, putting

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<v Speaker 1>his knee to quote unquote detain a man named George Floyd.

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<v Speaker 1>And he held his knee on George Floyd's neck for

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<v Speaker 1>eight minutes and forty six seconds and sadly, Um, George

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<v Speaker 1>Floyd had passed away and he was killed by this

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<v Speaker 1>horrible cop. And I can't even like put into words

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<v Speaker 1>like what a terrible person this this guy was. And UM, honestly, guys,

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<v Speaker 1>like from all of this, like I said, there needs

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<v Speaker 1>to be a change, Like there needs to be police reform,

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<v Speaker 1>police brutality needs to be put to an end like this,

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<v Speaker 1>this has to stop. Like we we can't just continue

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<v Speaker 1>to pretend like it doesn't exist. And we can't just

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<v Speaker 1>continue to pretend that racist don't exist in our country.

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<v Speaker 1>And I mean quite frankly, quite frankly in the whole world.

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<v Speaker 1>But I mean, we gotta start here. We gotta start here.

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<v Speaker 1>We we need to love our black brothers and sisters.

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<v Speaker 1>We need to stand up for them. We need to

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<v Speaker 1>understand that what they go through we may never understand

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<v Speaker 1>because we are not for those who are not born black,

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<v Speaker 1>Like you don't understand what they go through on a

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<v Speaker 1>day to day basis, because like, racism is an absolute thing,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, I think it's really messed up when

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<v Speaker 1>people try to pretend like it's not a real thing

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<v Speaker 1>or like whatever, and clearly it is and it's affected

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<v Speaker 1>hundreds of thousands of people honestly daily. Um, But I

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<v Speaker 1>really think that it's important for us to see what's

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<v Speaker 1>going on now and move forward stronger, and honestly move

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<v Speaker 1>forward stronger, not only as a country, but as a

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<v Speaker 1>as a family. We really need to understand that all

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<v Speaker 1>those around us are our brothers and sisters, and we

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<v Speaker 1>need to love everybody. Me being in the sneaker community,

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<v Speaker 1>there's people from all walks of life, all races, genders, everything,

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<v Speaker 1>Like everybody is united. We're all like in this together,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. And that's one thing that I love about

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<v Speaker 1>the sneaker community is not just um, like one specific race,

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<v Speaker 1>like it's we're all It's like a melting pot, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>I've been all over the world um at at sneaker

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<v Speaker 1>conventions and events, and like it's amazing how people from

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<v Speaker 1>all from all over the world come together and we

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<v Speaker 1>all have the same passion and the same love for

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<v Speaker 1>like the same things, which is so cool, and like

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<v Speaker 1>that's why I love the sneaker community and that sense.

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<v Speaker 1>But I think it's really important for all of us

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<v Speaker 1>to come together and fight racism. And honestly, this isn't

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<v Speaker 1>even like political anymore. This is this is something that

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<v Speaker 1>just inherently needs to be stopped. Like everybody agrees that

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<v Speaker 1>this is absolutely Like what what that cop didn't George

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<v Speaker 1>Floyd was absolutely disgusting, I mean, right left, middle, like

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<v Speaker 1>wherever you are on the political spectrum, Like, we all

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<v Speaker 1>agree that what he did was disgusting and it needs

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<v Speaker 1>to be this This should not be a white and

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<v Speaker 1>versus black thing. This should be an everyone versus racist

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<v Speaker 1>team because guys, anybody who has any sort of racism

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<v Speaker 1>in their heart is it's just racism is evil, Like

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<v Speaker 1>how could you believe that your race superior to someone else's.

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<v Speaker 1>Like at the end of the day, Like, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>the textbook definition of racism is literally um discriminating against

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<v Speaker 1>someone on the basis that your racist superior. Like, dude,

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<v Speaker 1>that is so disgusting to me that anybody would ever

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<v Speaker 1>think that they're better than someone else just because of

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<v Speaker 1>the color of their skin. And there needs to be

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<v Speaker 1>a change, like out of all this, out of all

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<v Speaker 1>of the protests, like the peaceful protests and the rioting

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<v Speaker 1>and the looting and all this madness and chaos, like

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<v Speaker 1>there needs to be a light at the end of

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<v Speaker 1>the tunnel that is positive. People need to come out

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<v Speaker 1>of this knowing that we all have each other, that

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<v Speaker 1>we love each other no matter what color your skin is,

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<v Speaker 1>or how you identify, or where your back or what

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<v Speaker 1>your background is, like we all need to just come

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<v Speaker 1>together and love each other. And all of us just

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<v Speaker 1>need to understand that this is not this is not

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<v Speaker 1>like we all need to understand that this is everybody

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<v Speaker 1>versus the racists, because racism doesn't belong in our country,

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<v Speaker 1>it doesn't belong in the world, and it's something that

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<v Speaker 1>needs to be completely eradicated. And I think this is

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<v Speaker 1>the first step, and this should have been this step

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<v Speaker 1>should have been taken a long time ago, because George

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<v Speaker 1>Floyd did not have to die, He did not deserve

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<v Speaker 1>to die. He should not have died. And quite frankly,

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<v Speaker 1>it just makes me sick that um sick about what

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<v Speaker 1>this cop did to him. But on top of that,

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<v Speaker 1>the fact that this guy had multiple offenses before what

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<v Speaker 1>he just did last week, and nobody stopped him or

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<v Speaker 1>kicked him out of the force. He continued to stay

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<v Speaker 1>in the force. He was allowed to be in the force,

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<v Speaker 1>and he was allowed to kill George Floyd. And honestly,

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<v Speaker 1>it just makes me sick, Like there needs to be

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<v Speaker 1>police reform, Like police brutality is a thing. It really

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<v Speaker 1>needs to stop. Like nobody deserves to see there their son,

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<v Speaker 1>their father, their grandson, like whatever get killed by a

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<v Speaker 1>police officer for no reason. Like it just makes me sick.

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<v Speaker 1>And and guys, obviously you know, today's episodes very um

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<v Speaker 1>different than what we normally talk about. Like I said,

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<v Speaker 1>but I mean it's something that needs to be said.

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<v Speaker 1>Like I think I would be very insensitive and ignorant

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<v Speaker 1>not to talk about what's going on and like and

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<v Speaker 1>I give you guys my opinion on the whole thing,

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<v Speaker 1>because I do have such a large platform, UM and

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<v Speaker 1>I want my platform to spread positivity and um happiness,

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<v Speaker 1>And I know a lot of people might be like, yo,

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<v Speaker 1>you know you bully people like whatever. I never really

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<v Speaker 1>view what I do as bullying because honestly, I just

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<v Speaker 1>I just speak the truth. Man. If somebody's weren't to

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<v Speaker 1>fake stuff, I'm like, yo, that's fake and that's it.

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<v Speaker 1>I always talking about how I don't really care people

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<v Speaker 1>wear fake stuff as long as they just don't up

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<v Speaker 1>to it. But if somebody wears fake stuff and pretends

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<v Speaker 1>like it's real, that's my issue. Right. But if you notice,

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<v Speaker 1>I never like really name call um. I never I

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<v Speaker 1>never like put anyone down for anything. I just kind

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<v Speaker 1>of just speak the truth about like what they're wearing. Right,

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, obviously I've built an audience in a

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<v Speaker 1>platform that you know, listen that he um listens to

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<v Speaker 1>what I have to say and kind of respects my

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<v Speaker 1>opinions on things, and guys, Like, if there's anything that

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<v Speaker 1>you guys can respect my opinion on out of everything

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<v Speaker 1>that I've ever done, please just try and understand and

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<v Speaker 1>respect my opinion about what's going on now, Like there

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<v Speaker 1>needs to be a change. Police brutality needs to be stopped.

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<v Speaker 1>Racists need to like funk off like they need to

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<v Speaker 1>be they like they need to be educated and understand

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<v Speaker 1>that racism has no place in America, has no place

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<v Speaker 1>in this world, has no place in anybody's heart. And

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<v Speaker 1>and that's honestly how I feel about this whole thing.

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<v Speaker 1>And in a way, like obviously I want I want

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<v Speaker 1>life to go back to quote unquote normal, but life

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<v Speaker 1>can't can't continue to go on normal if things like

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<v Speaker 1>this keep happening. The only way that we're going to

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<v Speaker 1>be able to live in like a good, positive, equal

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<v Speaker 1>and happy society is to end things like this and

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<v Speaker 1>police brutality and racism. And this is a necessary step

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<v Speaker 1>to move forward. And everybody has the right to protest.

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<v Speaker 1>I stand for it. And um, obviously there are some

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<v Speaker 1>things and that that try to blur the message of

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<v Speaker 1>what's actually trying to be spread from the protesting. Like

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<v Speaker 1>people want to protest for there to be a change

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<v Speaker 1>and for there to be justice for George Floyd. People

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<v Speaker 1>aren't protesting to loot or to steal things. Like the

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<v Speaker 1>people who are doing that are opportunists who just like

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<v Speaker 1>want want to take advantage of this whole situation. Besides that,

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<v Speaker 1>I support the protesters and make your voice heard. Yell

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<v Speaker 1>that ship, yell that ship, like stand for justice, stand

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<v Speaker 1>for a change in our country, stand for a necessary change.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want to see this happen ever again. And honestly,

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<v Speaker 1>I love each and every one of you guys, like

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<v Speaker 1>I don't care what like race, gender, or cultural background

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<v Speaker 1>that you have, Like I love you as a human

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<v Speaker 1>and everybody just needs to understand that we're all brothers

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<v Speaker 1>and sisters, were all humans. We all look the same

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<v Speaker 1>under our skin, like we all have the same organs,

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<v Speaker 1>we all have the same blood that runs through our veins,

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<v Speaker 1>and we need to understand that everybody needs to come

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<v Speaker 1>together and we need to we need to make a change.

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<v Speaker 1>And I know I've said that like a hundred times,

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<v Speaker 1>but that's honestly my whole opinion on the matter. Like

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<v Speaker 1>we need to make a change. We need to there

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<v Speaker 1>needs to be a change, and I really hope that.

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<v Speaker 1>And if you're listening to this, I like, I like,

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<v Speaker 1>I appreciate you more than anything, Like thank you for supporting,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you for always backing me up. And like I said,

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<v Speaker 1>if I can leave you guys with one thing, I

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<v Speaker 1>want to I want to leave you guys with this,

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<v Speaker 1>just love each other. And I mean Honestly, That's that's

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<v Speaker 1>the best way I could put it. Love each other

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<v Speaker 1>and fight for justice. And that's it. Just love each

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<v Speaker 1>other and fight for justice. UM. I really wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>dedicate this whole episode about UM George Floyd and what

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<v Speaker 1>had happened and UM Inneapolis. So UM, guys, these are

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<v Speaker 1>just my opinions on the whole matter. I'm really trying

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<v Speaker 1>to It's really hard for me to talk about this

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<v Speaker 1>kind of stuff because it's it's so serious and UM,

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<v Speaker 1>I always have a hard time putting in words like

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<v Speaker 1>the way I feel because I feel really strongly about

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<v Speaker 1>what's happened, and like I every time I like think

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<v Speaker 1>about it, it it just makes me sick to my stomach.

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<v Speaker 1>But I just wanted, but since I have a platform,

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<v Speaker 1>I wanted to speak out, um about what exactly is happening.

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<v Speaker 1>And UM, that's just how I feel, guys, And UM,

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<v Speaker 1>if you guys want to help out, I do have

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<v Speaker 1>some resources on my Instagram. I'm gonna be posting them

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<v Speaker 1>on my story throughout the next week or so. UM

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<v Speaker 1>I've donated, I've donated myself. UM if you guys can

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<v Speaker 1>donate anything that UM, anything helps guys, seriously, anything helps,

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<v Speaker 1>and if you can't, then at the very least just

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<v Speaker 1>try to spread the message because guys, it's free to

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<v Speaker 1>post on Instagram, it's free to tweet, it's free to

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<v Speaker 1>make a YouTube video, it's free to do all those things.

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<v Speaker 1>So just spread the message and let's fight free equality

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<v Speaker 1>because black lives matter and there needs to be a

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<v Speaker 1>change to fight those people who think that their lives

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<v Speaker 1>don't matter. So, guys, I love you guys so much,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm gonna get you guys next week, um two,

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<v Speaker 1>and obviously next week hopefully things will have died down

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<v Speaker 1>and a change has actually happened because you know, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>people are going to be out there until there is

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<v Speaker 1>justice and there is a change. So I'm gonna get

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<v Speaker 1>you guys next week. I appreciate you guys for listening,

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<v Speaker 1>and guys, just love each other and fight for justice

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<v Speaker 1>and make your voice heard. All right, guys, Love you guys. Peace,