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[Podcast] Trump Is Weak and Powerless Without His Enablers · Uncensored Objection

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  SPEAKER_00: Hey, everyone.
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  SPEAKER_00: Welcome back.
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  SPEAKER_00: So,
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  SPEAKER_00: you know,
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  SPEAKER_00: we're always digging into the latest political happenings,
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  SPEAKER_00: trying to unpack what's really going on behind the headlines.
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  SPEAKER_00: Well,
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  you flagged this really thought provoking piece for me from
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  attorney Mitch Jackson,
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  SPEAKER_00: Substack,
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  SPEAKER_00: uncensored objection.
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  SPEAKER_00: And it's tackling some of the biggest stories we're seeing right now.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I got to say, some of his arguments are, well, pretty intense.
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  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, definitely.
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  SPEAKER_01: I mean, the piece is called Trump is weak.
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  SPEAKER_01: We are strong.
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  SPEAKER_01: It's time to prove it.
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  Hmm.
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  SPEAKER_01: So he's not exactly pulling any punches.
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  SPEAKER_01: And I think one of the most striking things about this article,
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  SPEAKER_01: the thing that really jumps out at you,
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  SPEAKER_01: is this idea that Trump's power isn't really his own.
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  SPEAKER_01: Like, it's not some inherent strength or charisma that he possesses.
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  SPEAKER_01: It comes from the people around him, the people who enable him.
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  SPEAKER_01: And that's where the whole we are strong part comes in,
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  SPEAKER_01: because the article argues that if we as citizens stop enabling him,
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  SPEAKER_01: his power crumbles.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's a pretty bold statement, you know.
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  SPEAKER_01: It is.
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  SPEAKER_01: It is.
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  SPEAKER_01: And,
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  SPEAKER_01: you know,
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  what's interesting is that the article breaks these enablers
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  down into three main categories,
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  SPEAKER_01: right?
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  SPEAKER_00: We've got the mad GA politicians,
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  SPEAKER_00: the wealthy elites,
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  SPEAKER_00: think billionaires,
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  SPEAKER_00: CEOs,
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  SPEAKER_00: that sort of crowd.
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  SPEAKER_00: Right.
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  SPEAKER_00: And then he brings in everyday Americans.
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  SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
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  SPEAKER_00: And he's saying that we actually have the power to shift the balance.
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  And he spends a good chunk of the article outlining,
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  you know,
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  how exactly we can do that.
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  SPEAKER_01: Absolutely.
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  SPEAKER_01: Absolutely.
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  So let's dive into each of these groups,
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  starting with those Magier politicians.
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  SPEAKER_00: What's Jackson's take on their role in all of this?
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  SPEAKER_01: Well,
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  SPEAKER_01: his argument,
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  SPEAKER_01: and it's a pretty strong one,
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  SPEAKER_01: is that these politicians,
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  SPEAKER_01: they know what they're doing.
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  SPEAKER_01: They know that their actions are often undermining democratic norms,
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  SPEAKER_01: maybe even breaking some laws.
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  SPEAKER_01: But they're so afraid of losing power,
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  SPEAKER_01: so desperate to cling to their positions,
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  SPEAKER_01: that they're willing to go along with it all anyway.
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  SPEAKER_01: And he uses some pretty specific examples to back this up.
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  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, like the pardoning of those January 6th rioters.
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  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, exactly.
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  SPEAKER_01: Jackson calls that a gross abuse of power.
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  He basically says that Trump gave a green light to political
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  violence by pardoning
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  SPEAKER_01: those involved.
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  SPEAKER_01: It's this idea that,
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  SPEAKER_01: you know,
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  SPEAKER_01: those actions were not just bad in themselves,
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  SPEAKER_01: but they set a dangerous precedent.
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  SPEAKER_01: And the politicians who supported it or even just stayed silent,
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  SPEAKER_01: they're complicit in that,
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  SPEAKER_01: according to the article.
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  SPEAKER_00: And it's not just the pardons, right?
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  He also talks about these politicians rubber stamping some
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  pretty questionable cabinet nominees.
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  SPEAKER_01: Oh, yeah.
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  SPEAKER_01: That was a big one.
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  SPEAKER_01: I mean,
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  SPEAKER_01: he points to this instance with a senator who is also a doctor,
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  SPEAKER_01: a medical doctor,
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  who had serious concerns about an anti-vaccine activist being
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  nominated for a
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  SPEAKER_01: high-level health position.
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  SPEAKER_01: Right.
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  SPEAKER_01: Right.
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  SPEAKER_01: But despite those concerns, he voted to confirm the nominee anyway.
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  And Jackson's argument there is that it was all about fear,
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  pure and simple.
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  SPEAKER_01: Fear of backlash from Trump, fear of losing his seat.
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  He basically abandoned his own principles,
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  his own expertise to stay in line.
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  So essentially these politicians are putting their own survival
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  above everything else,
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  SPEAKER_00: even above the things they supposedly believe in.
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  SPEAKER_01: That's the gist of it.
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  SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
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  SPEAKER_01: And he even points out how the Republican Party,
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  SPEAKER_01: you know,
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  SPEAKER_01: they used to stand for things like law and order,
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  SPEAKER_01: fiscal responsibility,
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  SPEAKER_01: national security,
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  SPEAKER_01: all that.
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  SPEAKER_01: But under Trump, those principles seem to have gone out the window.
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  SPEAKER_01: Like he brings up Trump's ideas about enhancing foreign territories,
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  SPEAKER_01: the trade wars he started with allies.
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  These are things that,
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  you know,
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  traditional Republicans would have been horrified by.
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  SPEAKER_01: But now crickets because it's all about loyalty to Trump no matter what.
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  And Jackson's conclusion here is that without these politicians
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  propping him up,
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  SPEAKER_00: Trump wouldn't be nearly as powerful,
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  SPEAKER_00: right?
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  SPEAKER_01: Absolutely.
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  SPEAKER_01: He calls them a vital cog in Trump's power structure.
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  They're the ones who allow his agenda to move forward,
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  who give him the legitimacy he craves.
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  SPEAKER_00: So what does he want us to do about it?
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  I mean,
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  what's the call to action when it comes to these Magi politicians?
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  SPEAKER_01: Vote them out.
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  SPEAKER_01: Plain and simple.
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  SPEAKER_01: He says we need to hold them accountable to the ballot box.
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  SPEAKER_01: Remember what they've done.
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  Remember what they've said and vote for people who will
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  actually uphold the Constitution,
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  SPEAKER_01: who will put the country first,
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  SPEAKER_01: not just their own careers or their loyalty to one man.
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  SPEAKER_00: OK, it's pretty straightforward.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now let's move on to the second group.
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  SPEAKER_00: Those billionaires and CEOs.
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  SPEAKER_00: How are they enabling Trump, according to Jackson?
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  SPEAKER_01: Well, he argues that they do it in two main ways.
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  SPEAKER_01: The first is through money.
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  SPEAKER_01: They pour tons of cash into his campaigns.
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  SPEAKER_01: They fund those media outlets that spread his message, all that.
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  SPEAKER_01: But the second way is maybe even more insidious.
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  It's about staying silent or even actively supporting his
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  policies because they
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  SPEAKER_01: benefit financially from them.
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  Think tax cuts,
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  deregulation,
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  all that stuff that helps their bottom line.
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  SPEAKER_00: And he uses that example with a tech billionaire, right?
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  The one who gained influence in the government and started
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  firing people and
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  SPEAKER_00: dismantling initiatives.
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  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, that's a perfect illustration.
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  SPEAKER_01: So this billionaire,
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  SPEAKER_01: he's tight with Trump,
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  SPEAKER_01: shares his political views and he gets into a position of power.
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  And suddenly you see all these experienced civil servants being
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  pushed out,
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  SPEAKER_01: all these programs focused on climate change,
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  SPEAKER_01: diversity being shut down.
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  SPEAKER_01: And it's all done under the guise of efficiency, you know.
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  SPEAKER_01: But Jackson argues that it's really about consolidating power,
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  SPEAKER_01: about putting corporate interests above the Constitution,
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  SPEAKER_01: above the needs of everyday people.
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  SPEAKER_00: So it's this idea that they're not just enabling Trump,
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  SPEAKER_00: they're actively profiting from his policies,
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  SPEAKER_00: even if those policies are harmful to the country as a whole.
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  SPEAKER_01: Exactly.
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  And he doesn't let those CEOs who condemn the January 6th
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  attack off the hook either.
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  SPEAKER_01: He points out that a lot of them,
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  SPEAKER_01: after making these big statements about how horrified they were,
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  they went right back to donating to the politicians who were
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  spreading those lies
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  SPEAKER_01: about the election.
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  SPEAKER_01: You know, the ones who helped incite the whole thing in the first place.
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  SPEAKER_00: Right, right.
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  And he calls out the media moguls to the ones who profited from
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  all the chaos,
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  SPEAKER_01: from all the division that Trump sowed.
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  SPEAKER_01: He's basically saying that they were happy to cash in,
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  SPEAKER_01: even if it meant sacrificing journalistic integrity,
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  SPEAKER_01: even if it meant undermining democracy itself.
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  SPEAKER_00: Wow.
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  SPEAKER_00: I mean, he uses some strong language here.
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  SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
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  He basically says that these elites are investing in the
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  erosion of our democracy.
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  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, he doesn't mince words.
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  And his point is that every dollar they give to a Trump-aligned candidate,
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  SPEAKER_01: every time they stay silent when they should be speaking out,
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  SPEAKER_01: they're making a choice.
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  SPEAKER_01: They're choosing to support someone who is actively damaging our country.
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  SPEAKER_00: So what's the solution here?
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  SPEAKER_00: What does he want people to do about these billionaires and CEOs?
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  SPEAKER_01: He says we need to hit them where it hurts, their wallets.
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  SPEAKER_01: Boycott the companies that support Trump,
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  SPEAKER_01: support the ones that stand up for democratic values and call them out,
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  SPEAKER_01: expose their hypocrisy.
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  Don't let them get away with pretending to be on the side of
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  the people while
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  SPEAKER_01: they're bankrolling the very forces that are hurting us.
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  SPEAKER_00: OK, that makes sense.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, what about everyday Americans?
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  SPEAKER_00: How does Jackson see us fitting into this whole enabler equation?
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  SPEAKER_00: Because I think a lot of people feel pretty powerless right now.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know, like what can one person really do to change all of this?
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  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, he acknowledges that.
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  He knows that a lot of people are feeling disillusioned,
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  maybe even hopeless.
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  SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
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  SPEAKER_01: And he says that's exactly what Trump and his enablers want.
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  SPEAKER_01: They want us to give up, to feel like our voices don't matter.
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  SPEAKER_01: Right.
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  SPEAKER_01: But he says we can't let them win.
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  He reminds us that there were nearly 90 million people who
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  didn't vote in the last election.
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  SPEAKER_01: That's a huge number.
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  SPEAKER_01: And he's saying that's where the real power lies.
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  If we all get engaged,
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  if we all start using our voices,
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  we can drown out the noise.
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  SPEAKER_01: We can overcome the influence of these enablers.
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  So it's this idea that even small actions when multiplied by
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  millions of people can
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  SPEAKER_00: actually make a difference.
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  SPEAKER_01: Exactly.
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  SPEAKER_01: He points to the civil rights movement,
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  SPEAKER_01: the women's suffrage movement,
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  SPEAKER_01: all these historical examples of how ordinary people,
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  SPEAKER_01: by coming together,
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  SPEAKER_01: by refusing to give up,
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  SPEAKER_01: managed to achieve incredible things.
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  SPEAKER_00: And his message to everyday Americans is don't be silent.
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  SPEAKER_00: Right.
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  SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
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  SPEAKER_00: Speak out.
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  SPEAKER_00: Get involved.
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  SPEAKER_00: Vote.
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  SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
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  He says we need to have those tough conversations with our
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  friends and family,
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  SPEAKER_01: engage on social media,
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  SPEAKER_01: participate in local protests and most importantly,
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  SPEAKER_01: vote in every single election,
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  SPEAKER_01: no matter how small.
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  SPEAKER_01: It's about showing up,
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  making our voices heard and refusing to let those who would
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  undermine our democracy win.
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  SPEAKER_00: OK, so we've talked about who the enablers are, what they're doing.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, let's get into the how.
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  SPEAKER_00: How do we actually dismantle this whole system that Jackson's describing?
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  SPEAKER_00: What's his plan?
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  SPEAKER_01: Well,
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  SPEAKER_01: his main strategy is to apply pressure,
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  SPEAKER_01: social pressure,
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  SPEAKER_01: political pressure,
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  SPEAKER_01: economic pressure.
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  SPEAKER_01: We need to hit them from all sides.
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  SPEAKER_01: And he lays out some very specific steps we can take.
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  SPEAKER_00: OK, like what?
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  SPEAKER_01: Well, first and foremost, vote.
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  SPEAKER_01: In every election, local, state, national, everything.
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  SPEAKER_01: That's the foundation.
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  SPEAKER_01: But then we need to go further.
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  SPEAKER_01: Hold our elected officials accountable.
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  SPEAKER_01: Call them.
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  SPEAKER_01: Write to them.
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  SPEAKER_01: Show up at town halls.
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  SPEAKER_01: Make them know that we're watching, that we're paying attention.
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  SPEAKER_00: And he mentions that whole vote with your wallet thing again.
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  SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
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  SPEAKER_01: Yep.
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  SPEAKER_01: Support businesses that align with Democratic values.
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  SPEAKER_01: Boycott the ones that don't.
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  SPEAKER_01: Hit them where it hurts.
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  And don't be afraid to use social media to call out those who
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  are enabling Trump.
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  SPEAKER_01: to expose their hypocrisy.
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  SPEAKER_01: And then he talks about the importance of building coalitions,
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  finding common ground with people who might not agree with us
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  on everything,
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  SPEAKER_01: but who share our commitment to democracy.
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  SPEAKER_01: And he emphasizes the need to support watchdog groups,
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  SPEAKER_01: whistleblowers,
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  SPEAKER_01: anyone who's working to expose the truth.
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  SPEAKER_00: So it's a pretty comprehensive plan, right?
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  SPEAKER_00: It involves pretty much every aspect of our lives.
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  SPEAKER_01: It does.
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  SPEAKER_01: And it's not going to be easy.
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  SPEAKER_01: Jackson acknowledges that.
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  SPEAKER_01: He says it's going to take time.
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  SPEAKER_01: It's going to take persistence.
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  But he believes that if we all do our part,
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  we can actually reclaim our democracy.
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  Now,
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  Jackson doesn't shy away from directly criticizing Trump in
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  this article,
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  does he?
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  SPEAKER_01: No, not at all.
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  I mean,
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  he calls him weak,
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  powerless without his enablers,
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  a convicted felon.
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  SPEAKER_01: He brings up the infidelity, the sexual assault allegations, all of it.
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  SPEAKER_01: And I think his point there is to strip away the mystique,
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  SPEAKER_01: to show that Trump is just a man,
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  SPEAKER_01: a flawed man,
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  SPEAKER_01: who's managed to con his way into a position of power.
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  SPEAKER_00: And he uses that life support machine analogy again, right?
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  SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
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  SPEAKER_01: To drive home the point that the real target isn't just Trump himself.
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  SPEAKER_01: It's the entire system that's propping him up.
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  SPEAKER_01: The politicians, the donors, the media, all of it.
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  SPEAKER_01: We need to dismantle that machine if we want to truly move on.
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  SPEAKER_00: And then he talks about patriotism, right?
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  SPEAKER_01: Yes.
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  SPEAKER_01: He contrasts the Nanjie version of patriotism,
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  SPEAKER_01: which is all about blind loyalty to Trump,
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  SPEAKER_01: with what he calls real patriotism,
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  SPEAKER_01: which is about defending the Constitution,
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  SPEAKER_01: about fighting for liberty and justice for all.
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  SPEAKER_00: OK, so it's pretty powerful message overall.
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  SPEAKER_00: And he ends with that really strong call to action, right?
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  SPEAKER_01: Yeah,
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  SPEAKER_01: he says,
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  SPEAKER_01: Trump is weak without his enablers,
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  SPEAKER_01: and we,
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  SPEAKER_01: the people,
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  SPEAKER_01: are strong without Trump.
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  SPEAKER_01: It's time to prove it.
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  SPEAKER_01: Let's get to work.
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  SPEAKER_01: It's a call to action,
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  SPEAKER_01: a rallying cry,
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  SPEAKER_01: an expression of hope that we can actually overcome all of this.
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  SPEAKER_00: Well, that was a deep dive into some pretty heavy stuff.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thanks for breaking it all down for us.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's definitely a lot to think about.
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  SPEAKER_01: Absolutely.
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  SPEAKER_01: And it's really important that we don't just think about it,
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  SPEAKER_01: but that we actually do something,
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  SPEAKER_01: that we take those steps that Jackson outlines,
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  SPEAKER_01: that we get involved,
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  SPEAKER_01: that we fight for our democracy.
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  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, absolutely.
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  SPEAKER_00: And if you want to read the full article for yourself,
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  SPEAKER_00: we'll be sure to link to it in the show notes.
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  SPEAKER_00: And while you're at it,
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  SPEAKER_00: head over to Mitch Jackson's Substack Uncensored Objection and subscribe.
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  SPEAKER_00: He's got some really insightful stuff over there.
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  SPEAKER_01: Definitely worth checking out.
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  SPEAKER_00: So for all of you listening, here's a final thought.
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  SPEAKER_00: What action are you going to take today to make a difference?
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  SPEAKER_00: What will you do to reclaim your power?
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  SPEAKER_01: It's up to all of us.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thanks for joining us.
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  SPEAKER_01: Thanks for having me.