WEBVTT - 012024 How the Right Co-Opts Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Part 1)

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to another episode of Civic Cipher. I'm your host, Rams'

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<v Speaker 1>job job I mq ward. You are tuned into Civic Cipher, Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>and we got a lot for you to stick around for.

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<v Speaker 1>We had an interesting Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Junior

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<v Speaker 1>holiday and we realized that.

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<v Speaker 2>A lot of people really.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't know the man that we, to be fair, had

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<v Speaker 1>to had to come to know and study. And this

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<v Speaker 1>version of him that has been whitewashed and romanticized is

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<v Speaker 1>in some ways a far cry from the actual man

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<v Speaker 1>that lived. This guy was prolific, and you know, he's

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<v Speaker 1>almost it's almost like he's reduced every holiday to just

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<v Speaker 1>his I have a dream speech and a couple the choice.

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<v Speaker 3>Quotes that believe they've kind of put him in the

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<v Speaker 3>category with Santa Claus right right, and that's not really fair.

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<v Speaker 1>So we're going to take some time and really flesh

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<v Speaker 1>out a little bit more of Doctor King what he

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<v Speaker 1>stood for.

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<v Speaker 2>And we're going to do that a little later in

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<v Speaker 2>the show.

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<v Speaker 1>By reading five lesser known facts about Doctor Martin Luther

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<v Speaker 1>King Junior for our Way Black History fact there's a

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<v Speaker 1>lot that we feel you need to know about, and

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<v Speaker 1>there's a lot that doesn't really make its way too

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<v Speaker 1>popular conversations and educational curriculum. Also, we're going to take

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<v Speaker 1>some time and point out the hypocrisy found most prominently

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<v Speaker 1>in the GOP in this country when it comes to

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<v Speaker 1>Doctor King's holiday, where again they take little bits and

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<v Speaker 1>pieces of his life and kind of throw a quote

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<v Speaker 1>up here and there for clout. But they in no

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<v Speaker 1>way stand for anything that Doctor King stood for. So

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<v Speaker 1>it's up to us to point that out and to

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<v Speaker 1>teach what we know. Right now, it's time for some

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<v Speaker 1>Today's example of EBNY excellence, we're gonna shout out the

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<v Speaker 1>one and only mister Tony Coles, who is one of

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<v Speaker 1>the people who is responsible for the success of this show.

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<v Speaker 1>Right here will He is growing in the media's space

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<v Speaker 1>and it has made trade news and so we thought

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<v Speaker 1>we'd share with you today. I'll read Tony Coles promoted

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<v Speaker 1>from President of the Black Information Network to President of

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<v Speaker 1>Multicultural Business and Development at iHeartMedia. Sometimes there are people

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<v Speaker 1>you know like me and Q, and sometimes there's people

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<v Speaker 1>you don't know behind the scenes making things like this

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<v Speaker 1>and other things that happened. Tony Cole's effectively discovered civic

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<v Speaker 1>side from the early days of our syndication, and now

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<v Speaker 1>that we are on over seventy stations across the country,

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<v Speaker 1>we can point to a handful of folks, most notably

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<v Speaker 1>Tony Coles, for making that happen. So with this new move,

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<v Speaker 1>he's adding the additional responsibility President of Multicultural Business and

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<v Speaker 1>Development to his title, effectively expanding his influence on behalf

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<v Speaker 1>of the largest media company in the United States. He

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<v Speaker 1>will now lead all multicultural efforts as the President of

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<v Speaker 1>Multicultural Business and Development. Multicultural advertising is projected to reach

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<v Speaker 1>sixteen point five billion dollars in the next three years,

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<v Speaker 1>and we are certainly happy to see someone who is

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<v Speaker 1>tapped in, someone who understands what it is that we

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<v Speaker 1>are trying to do. I think as a people collectively,

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<v Speaker 1>and we're just grateful someone has the temperament and the

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<v Speaker 1>resolve and is measured and calculated who's in that position.

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<v Speaker 1>So shout out to Tony Coles for making it happen

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<v Speaker 1>for us, and shout out to him for growing and

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<v Speaker 1>developing and taking on all the Spanish stations and everything

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<v Speaker 1>that comes with this new title.

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<v Speaker 2>Keep going. You got our support now.

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<v Speaker 1>One of the things that we did, you know, with

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<v Speaker 1>the time off, you know whatever, you get a chance

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<v Speaker 1>to kind of check in with social media. You get

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<v Speaker 1>a chance to tap in with people you haven't heard

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<v Speaker 1>from in a while. And of course, you know, with

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<v Speaker 1>you and I working in this space, you know, folks

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<v Speaker 1>think of us, you know, being in the space where

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<v Speaker 1>we're trying to kind of create a more equitable world

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<v Speaker 1>along racial lines. And you know, for some of our

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<v Speaker 1>friends and people that were connected with we're top of mind, and.

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<v Speaker 2>So things get sent our way.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to take a moment and shout out and

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<v Speaker 1>Instagram handle Live Love Liberate. She's a good friend of

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<v Speaker 1>mine and a good friend of the show, and she

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<v Speaker 1>managed to compile a blond of stuff that really illustrates

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<v Speaker 1>the delusion that has found its way in recent years

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<v Speaker 1>to right wing social media of platforms, certainly right wing

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<v Speaker 1>political platforms, and in no way represent the reality of

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<v Speaker 1>what Doctor King stood for. And it feels a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit insulting that they would take Doctor King's words stand

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<v Speaker 1>on them, at least in a digital space, saying that

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<v Speaker 1>this was a great man and these things that he

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<v Speaker 1>said were so profound, and we're glad that the country

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<v Speaker 1>has reached this level, and so forth and so on,

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<v Speaker 1>and then the other three hundred and sixty four days

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<v Speaker 1>of the year actively work against what not only what

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<v Speaker 1>he would wrote in.

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<v Speaker 2>His letters and has gave.

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<v Speaker 1>In his sermons, but even in the I have a

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<v Speaker 1>dream speech which is in and of itself picked apart

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<v Speaker 1>and used oftentimes out of context by these folks. And

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<v Speaker 1>it's up to us to kind of set the record straight.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, the hypocrisy. We we do blatant thank you hypocrisy.

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<v Speaker 1>We point out a lot of hypocrisy and in all

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<v Speaker 1>you know, political arenas, but not enough can be said

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<v Speaker 1>about the extreme hypocrisy that we find in you know,

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<v Speaker 1>conservative circles.

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<v Speaker 2>It's it's the strangest thing.

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<v Speaker 1>It's they're so it's like it's like watching crazy people,

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<v Speaker 1>but there's so many crazy people sharing the delusion that

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<v Speaker 1>you can't.

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<v Speaker 2>Convince them that they're crazy.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, But I will read to you exactly what made

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<v Speaker 1>its way to us, and we'll discuss and you can see,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and decide for yourself if in fact this

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<v Speaker 1>is crazy, this is a delusion.

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<v Speaker 2>So let's start one of the things.

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<v Speaker 1>And this was just a meme that was sent along

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<v Speaker 1>that I thought was kind of important, uh, for us,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, getting into this subject better right now. The

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<v Speaker 1>meme was a child holding a poster and the poster says,

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<v Speaker 1>stop using MLK as an example of a peaceful protest.

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<v Speaker 2>You shot him too, I was heavy.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, yeah, right, Nothing you can do's good enough, right,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, Doctor King was certainly one of those people

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<v Speaker 1>that had to push back against folks of the cloth,

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<v Speaker 1>ministers and pastors and preachers pushing back on him, telling

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<v Speaker 1>him that he should not protest in a non violent way. Right,

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<v Speaker 1>And bear in mind that his approval rating again was

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<v Speaker 1>twenty percent when he was alive. Twenty percent. Now everybody

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<v Speaker 1>looks back and go doctor King, you know, but when

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<v Speaker 1>he was alive, eighty percent of the people disapproved of him,

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<v Speaker 1>his methods, what he stood for, his face, whatever. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>people just didn't like him. And that's something that this

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<v Speaker 1>country loves to forget. I don't forget that though, all right,

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<v Speaker 1>First up, full disclosure. Some of these are from this year,

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<v Speaker 1>and some of these are from previous years. Rand Paul. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>so Ran Paul is you know again, conservative politician Rand

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<v Speaker 1>Paul quoting doctor King when anything is laughable? Isn't that crazy?

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<v Speaker 1>So here's a a It looks like a tweet from

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<v Speaker 1>Rand Paul. It says, as we honor MLK today, may

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<v Speaker 1>his courage inspire us to redouble our commitment to working

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<v Speaker 1>together for change. Let's commemorate the life of doctor Martin

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<v Speaker 1>Luther King, Jr. While uniting the two Americas into one

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<v Speaker 1>in America that includes just.

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<v Speaker 2>Dot dot dot.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, So this is, you know, the tweet as you

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<v Speaker 1>get the idea, to get the gist of it. And

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<v Speaker 1>then in the screencap that was sent to me, there's

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<v Speaker 1>an article and the headline says how Rand Paul blocked

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<v Speaker 1>the Immit till Anti lynching bill while the nation more

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<v Speaker 1>George Floyd. So this man talking about commemorating the life

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<v Speaker 1>of doctor King, uniting the two Americas and so forth

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<v Speaker 1>and so on. It feels like, you know, what it

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<v Speaker 1>takes to unite the two Americas is to recognize that

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<v Speaker 1>the two Americas have different views, have different concerns, and

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<v Speaker 1>different realities.

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<v Speaker 2>Right.

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<v Speaker 1>This is something that I'm sure every politician can understand.

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<v Speaker 1>But when you fail to account for one of those facets,

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<v Speaker 1>one of those elements, Alps, it seems less like I

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<v Speaker 1>want to work together and more like I want to

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<v Speaker 1>seize more power and subject you to my reality.

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<v Speaker 2>Who in the world and I need you to be

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<v Speaker 2>okay with that? Right? Thank you?

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<v Speaker 1>Who in the world would block the init till anti

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<v Speaker 1>lynching bill while the nation was mourning? George Floyd? I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>we don't even need the second part. Who would block

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<v Speaker 1>an anti lynching bill a period?

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<v Speaker 2>And see it's these things that feel so hurtful, and

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<v Speaker 2>it's like everybody's just ignores this and keeps voting for

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<v Speaker 2>these guys.

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<v Speaker 3>I think you are providing too much grace because I

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<v Speaker 3>do not think that all the people that this men

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<v Speaker 3>are ignoring that like them.

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<v Speaker 2>That's why they're voting. For sure, I'll give you that.

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<v Speaker 1>But so if that is true, then why a quote

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<v Speaker 1>and post it on your social media?

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<v Speaker 2>Ran Paul?

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<v Speaker 3>Because even racist, bigoted, despicable people don't want you to

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<v Speaker 3>think that of them. Crazy racist people don't even like

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<v Speaker 3>being called racist while doing racist things.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, when you're right, you're right. Man. But you know

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<v Speaker 2>the craziest part about this is that it feels like.

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<v Speaker 1>There's like, to a person like me, why would you

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<v Speaker 1>quote doctor King? Why don't why not quote you know,

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<v Speaker 1>Robberty Lee, you know, or one of your like real heroes,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, people that would also be opposed to the

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<v Speaker 1>imit till anti lynching bill. Right, Since this, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>your voting record shows me where your values are, why not,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, quote a person like that? Why even celebrate

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<v Speaker 1>Doctor King's Day? And it feels like they want to

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<v Speaker 1>get some of that Doctor King clout now that they've

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<v Speaker 1>whitewashed the legacy, they want to cash in on it. Right,

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<v Speaker 1>So I think that what you're saying is absolutely right,

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<v Speaker 1>just adding a couple of layers are a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>more seasoning to it. But yeah, man, this is this

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<v Speaker 1>is the strangest thing. I've never seen anything like it.

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<v Speaker 1>All Right, let's go on, Ron DeSantis. So suffice it

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<v Speaker 1>to say, you just, you know, copied a meme or screen,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, a photo of doctor King standing next to

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<v Speaker 1>a cutout of his I have a dream speech right

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<v Speaker 1>the text right, and then above the photo he put

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<v Speaker 1>Happy MLK Day with an exclamation point and that you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the cutout is the you know, I have a dream

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<v Speaker 1>that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill

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<v Speaker 1>and every mountain shell, etcetera.

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<v Speaker 2>Blah blah blah.

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<v Speaker 3>Right.

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<v Speaker 1>The person that grabbed this entire screen grab and send

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<v Speaker 1>it over to me responded to Ron de Santis saying

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<v Speaker 1>pretty close to that horrible CRT, like, that's that's Black

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<v Speaker 1>history right there.

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<v Speaker 2>You sure that's what you want to do.

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<v Speaker 1>And for those that don't know this guy, Rondasantis has

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<v Speaker 1>been perhaps the biggest and most vocal opponent of CRT

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<v Speaker 1>or in fact, American history, Teaching American history in schools

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<v Speaker 1>based off of nothing, based off of some imaginary boogeyman,

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<v Speaker 1>kids are going to be sad and not you know,

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<v Speaker 1>love the country and feel bad about themselves or whatever,

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<v Speaker 1>which in my estimation is complete not or nonsense. It

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<v Speaker 1>feels very unfair and it feels like another whitewashing of history,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's dangerous. But it's particularly hurtful when this person,

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<v Speaker 1>who does not want us as a country to look back,

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<v Speaker 1>certainly doesn't want our children to look back, will readily

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<v Speaker 1>pull from Black history when it keeps him slightly. I

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<v Speaker 1>mean in terms of the optics looking slightly less racist

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<v Speaker 1>than he absolutely is. And again, these are things that

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<v Speaker 1>you need to know. Not everybody that you know quotes

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<v Speaker 1>the Bible, is, you know, going to heaven. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure there's some sort of even a believer you're quoting.

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<v Speaker 1>There's some sort of anecdote that I've heard growing up.

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<v Speaker 1>I come from a Christian tradition in my house, and

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<v Speaker 1>so there are these little things that we pass around

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<v Speaker 1>back and forth. But you know, the same seems to

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<v Speaker 1>be true here with the in the political arena with

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<v Speaker 1>respect to doctor King.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's a funny one. The actual at gops.

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<v Speaker 1>Social media handle, which is I'm assuming the handle for

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<v Speaker 1>the entirety of the political party known as Republicans in

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<v Speaker 1>this country. They're just they just put a post that

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<v Speaker 1>says happy Martin Luther King Day. And this is just

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<v Speaker 1>sort of funny because the person also responded with a

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<v Speaker 1>clip clippy the clip art and it says, Hi, it

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<v Speaker 1>looks like you're quoting doctor Martin Luther King Jr. To

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<v Speaker 1>try to hide the fact that you give comfort to

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<v Speaker 1>racist Would you like some help logging out forever?

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<v Speaker 2>That's awesome?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, man, it's crazy, but you know, that one doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>have as much you know, teeth in it in it

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<v Speaker 1>from a journalistic standpoint, but it's just sort of something that's.

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<v Speaker 2>A little bit funny. Let's go to Ted Cruz. Ted Cruz.

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<v Speaker 1>Has has a post that and we know, we realized

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<v Speaker 1>this was from last weekend, but we had to talk

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<v Speaker 1>about this because if we don't point out this, these hypocrisies,

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<v Speaker 1>then you may associate these backwards political leaders on the

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<v Speaker 1>right with an actual American hero who probably would be

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<v Speaker 1>more left than everybody that even I know, and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>way over there on the left, man, but you know,

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<v Speaker 1>Ted Cruz, he put a post that says, today we

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<v Speaker 1>honor the life and legacy of doctor Martin Luther King,

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<v Speaker 1>Junior Priest Standard and then there's like a photo of

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<v Speaker 1>doctor King and everything like that.

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<v Speaker 2>And then there's a picture.

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<v Speaker 1>Of him interrogating or interviewing whatever you want to call it,

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<v Speaker 1>Judge Katanji Brown Jackson, and he's.

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<v Speaker 2>Holding up the children's book.

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<v Speaker 1>You remember that scene on the floor of the children's

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<v Speaker 1>book was like basically an educational book for children about

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<v Speaker 1>race and so forth. And so again, doctor King was

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<v Speaker 1>certainly about educating, certainly about together in this fellowship.

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<v Speaker 2>So forth, we need to understand each other, we need.

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<v Speaker 1>To support each other, help each other. And then Ted Cruz,

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<v Speaker 1>almost everything that he's done in this space has been.

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<v Speaker 2>If Doctor King.

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<v Speaker 1>Were still alive, Ted Cruz would, based on his track record,

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<v Speaker 1>would stand in opposition to almost.

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<v Speaker 2>Everything Doctor King stood everything.

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<v Speaker 1>And so again, just pulling a little bit of political

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<v Speaker 1>they reworked the image of Doctor King because he wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>Malcolm X. It reworked him, made him a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>more you know, friendly, like you said, made him into

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<v Speaker 1>basically Santa Claus, and then took him for themselves.

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<v Speaker 2>And it feels like.

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<v Speaker 1>Wait, you know, and we've seen this happen with music,

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<v Speaker 1>with rock and roll, with you know, we've seen it

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<v Speaker 1>happen time and again with all bits and pieces of

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<v Speaker 1>our culture. It's taken from us. It's white washed and repackaged,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, for a white audience. But to see this

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<v Speaker 1>happen with Doctor King, someone who in many ways is

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<v Speaker 1>a moral guidepost for not just black people, but for

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<v Speaker 1>this entire country, to have his legacy and his story

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<v Speaker 1>be co opted, his words be co opted and used

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<v Speaker 1>in these circles where the source of the hatred that

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<v Speaker 1>we're dealing with the source of the conflicts. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>we can't figure this gun stuff out. We can't figure

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<v Speaker 1>it noun of this stuff out. And often enough it's

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<v Speaker 1>those people on that side of the aisle that are

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<v Speaker 1>standing in the way, and as you mentioned, very intentionally

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<v Speaker 1>out loud, not hiding it. They wide open. And then

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<v Speaker 1>all of a sudden, Doctor King's Holiday comes around, everybody's like,

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<v Speaker 1>oh yeah, comebaya, and then the day after they get

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<v Speaker 1>right back to it. All right, let me let me continue.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's another name, you know, Mitch McConnell. Uh says, today

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<v Speaker 1>we honor an American hero, the Reverend doctor Martin Luther

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<v Speaker 1>King Jr. His dream of equal justice an abundant opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>inspired our nation to make historic progress and continue to

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<v Speaker 1>make us better to this day.

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<v Speaker 2>And this quote was superimposed.

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<v Speaker 1>This quote that this tweet rather for Mitch McConnell is packaged,

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<v Speaker 1>as it was sent to me, was packaged with a

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<v Speaker 1>photo of Mitch McConnell receiving an award standing in front

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<v Speaker 1>of a gigantic Confederate flag and he's old as dirt,

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<v Speaker 1>so these basically the same age as he is now.

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<v Speaker 2>So clearly this person wants the image of Doctor King.

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<v Speaker 1>But Doctor King was really about you know, togetherness, and

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<v Speaker 1>Mitch mcconnald just used his words, but you know, staying

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<v Speaker 1>in front of that flag, it'd be hard press to

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<v Speaker 1>make a case that that's what you're really on.

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<v Speaker 3>It's like they've gone out of their way to make

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<v Speaker 3>Doctor King benign.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, toothless.

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<v Speaker 3>Soft a word that you often use to remind people

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<v Speaker 3>that you aren't, so.

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<v Speaker 2>They want him to be perceived that way.

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<v Speaker 3>So it's not just whitewashing, but making him harmless. Right

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<v Speaker 3>in many ways, it can't be perceived that he was

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<v Speaker 3>at one point opposed to and by the government.

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<v Speaker 2>Right. So now that his reproval rating is one hundred

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<v Speaker 2>and the.

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<v Speaker 3>Most romanticized parts of the dream sweech, because I have

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<v Speaker 3>a dream speech in of itself, it's not even all kumbaya,

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<v Speaker 3>but patch that way very intentionally to take out this

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<v Speaker 3>really really sweet, really really warm part, make it very

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<v Speaker 3>very hallmark, make him very very animated, make him very

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<v Speaker 3>very much a character, right, And like I said, of

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<v Speaker 3>a nine harmless, toothless, warm, soft character when he was

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<v Speaker 3>at his core, the opposite of all of that, and

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<v Speaker 3>more selflessly for us probably than anyone ever, how about

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<v Speaker 3>that like his his his rap sheet with regards to

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<v Speaker 3>the causes that helped us long and impenetrable, that that

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<v Speaker 3>part of his legacy cannot be tarnished or questioned for

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<v Speaker 3>real willing to sacrifice at all as it ultimately did

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<v Speaker 3>for all of us and not just skin folk.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, yeah, and this is another thing that we need

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<v Speaker 1>to share with you. You know, for those who don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>when doctor King was assassinated, it was because he had

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<v Speaker 1>gone to Tennessee to work with.

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<v Speaker 2>Poor people.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, he was trying to get you know, workers' rights,

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<v Speaker 1>labor rights, you know, fair compensation, et cetera.

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<v Speaker 2>Issues that were still dealing with.

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<v Speaker 1>In this country today, issues that you know, the Republican

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<v Speaker 1>Party would.

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<v Speaker 2>Stand opposed to, as they have done for the past

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<v Speaker 2>couple of years.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, once he turned that corner, you know, once

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<v Speaker 1>it wasn't about hey can we use the same bathroom

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<v Speaker 1>or drink from the same water fountain or sit at

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<v Speaker 1>the same lunch counter. Once it was like once it

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<v Speaker 1>was like, hey, you're coming after you know, our war,

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<v Speaker 1>coming after our money, or you know, creating cohesion between

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<v Speaker 1>poor people and or whites and poor blacks. You know.

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<v Speaker 1>Then it became okay, well this is this guy has

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<v Speaker 1>got too much power. Once his approval ratings started to

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<v Speaker 1>tick upward because he's now reaching in the new communities

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<v Speaker 1>and identifying commonalities, then it becomes more problematic. So you know,

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<v Speaker 1>this list goes on Lauren Bobert and whoever else. The

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<v Speaker 1>rest of these people are more of the same. I'll

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<v Speaker 1>spare you the details, but I do want to leave

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<v Speaker 1>you with this. Here's a tweet from Bernie King, which

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<v Speaker 1>is doctor King's daughter.

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<v Speaker 2>She says, if.

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<v Speaker 1>You're going to quote and authentically honor my father on

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<v Speaker 1>MLK Day, commit to embracing a world house perspective, determine

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<v Speaker 1>how you'll disrupt unjust systems and thinking with non violent strategy,

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<v Speaker 1>which that was doctor King. That was what he was about,

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<v Speaker 1>non violence, and that's what they took. They preferred him

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<v Speaker 1>to Stoke Lee and to you know, uh uh Malcolm

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<v Speaker 1>Malcolm and James Baldwin everyone else. Doctor King was a

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<v Speaker 1>minister and you know, anyway, I'll continue support policies that

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<v Speaker 1>reflect higher consciousness and make no excuses for hate.

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<v Speaker 2>So this comes directly from his daughter.

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<v Speaker 1>This is what you need to do on doctor King's

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<v Speaker 1>birthday and unfortunately we have not seen that from our

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<v Speaker 1>conservative branch