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The Conversation · Uncensored Objection

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  SPEAKER_00: This is the conversation.
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  SPEAKER_00: The setting is as follows.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's evening at the kitchen table.
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  SPEAKER_00: The kids are asleep.
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  SPEAKER_00: The dishes are done.
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  SPEAKER_00: The air is quiet, except for the hum of the fridge.
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  SPEAKER_00: A husband and wife sit down with cups of tea,
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  SPEAKER_00: anxious about the world their children,
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  SPEAKER_00: Ashley,
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  SPEAKER_00: 14,
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  SPEAKER_00: and Justin,
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  SPEAKER_00: 10,
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  SPEAKER_00: are growing up in.
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  SPEAKER_02: I've been thinking about how hard it's gotten to just live.
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  SPEAKER_02: We work nonstop,
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  SPEAKER_02: and still,
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  SPEAKER_02: between rent,
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  SPEAKER_02: groceries,
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  SPEAKER_02: gas,
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  SPEAKER_02: the medical bills,
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  SPEAKER_02: it feels like we're one step away from drowning.
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  SPEAKER_01: I know.
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  SPEAKER_01: And Ashley's already asking about college.
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  SPEAKER_01: I don't even know how we're supposed to afford that,
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  SPEAKER_01: let alone keep the lights on and feed two growing kids.
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  SPEAKER_02: It's not just us.
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  SPEAKER_02: Everyone I talk to says the same thing.
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  SPEAKER_02: They're working harder but getting less.
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  SPEAKER_02: Wages aren't keeping up, and the cost of everything keeps climbing.
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  SPEAKER_01: What's worse is knowing it doesn't have to be this way.
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  SPEAKER_01: I remember when they expanded the child tax credit.
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  SPEAKER_01: It actually helped.
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  SPEAKER_01: Diapers, backpacks, groceries.
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  SPEAKER_01: It mattered.
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  SPEAKER_01: And then they let it expire, just like that.
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  SPEAKER_02: And now we're back to square one,
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  with politicians patting billionaires on the back while
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  families like ours
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  SPEAKER_02: scramble.
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  Trump's so-called big,
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  beautiful bill,
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  it's nothing but corporate handouts.
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  SPEAKER_02: It adds to the debt our kids will be stuck paying off.
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  SPEAKER_01: It's enraging.
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  SPEAKER_01: We're teaching Ashley and Justin about responsibility,
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  and then they see their future being traded away for oil
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  profits and campaign
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  SPEAKER_01: checks.
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  SPEAKER_01: How do you explain that to a 10-year-old?
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  SPEAKER_02: And speaking of oil, have you seen the weather?
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  SPEAKER_02: The fires, floods, unbearable heat?
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  SPEAKER_02: Scientists have been sounding the alarm for years.
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  SPEAKER_02: And instead of action,
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  Trump's rolling back protections and gagging officials from
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  saying climate change.
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  SPEAKER_01: That scares me the most.
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  SPEAKER_01: Justin's asthma gets worse in the summer.
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  SPEAKER_01: And every delay makes their future more dangerous.
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  SPEAKER_01: Democrats have been pushing clean energy, trying to do something.
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  SPEAKER_01: Why is that so hard to support?
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  SPEAKER_02: Because it's easier to score political points than solve real problems.
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  SPEAKER_02: Same with immigration.
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  SPEAKER_02: We need humane reform, not more stunts and cruelty.
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  SPEAKER_02: But they'd rather put kids on buses to other states like it's a joke.
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  SPEAKER_01: What message does that send to our kids about compassion, about fairness?
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  SPEAKER_01: We're raising them to treat people with dignity,
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  SPEAKER_01: and our leaders are treating migrants like cargo.
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  SPEAKER_02: And let's not forget the democracy piece.
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  SPEAKER_02: The lies after the 2020 election.
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  SPEAKER_02: The attack on the Capitol.
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  SPEAKER_02: The constant talk now about terminating parts of the Constitution.
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  SPEAKER_02: It's chilling.
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  SPEAKER_02: I used to believe the law was stronger than one man.
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  SPEAKER_02: I'm not so sure anymore.
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  SPEAKER_01: Me neither.
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  Trump's people are trying to tear down every institution that
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  might hold him accountable.
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  SPEAKER_01: And then they wrap it all in the word freedom,
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  SPEAKER_01: while banning books,
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  SPEAKER_01: censoring teachers,
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  SPEAKER_01: and taking away women's rights.
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  SPEAKER_02: Ashley noticed.
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  She asked why girls in some states can't make decisions about
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  their own bodies.
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  SPEAKER_02: She's 14, and she already sees the imbalance.
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  SPEAKER_01: That broke my heart.
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  And Justin came home from school asking what an active shooter
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  drill was for.
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  SPEAKER_01: This isn't normal.
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  SPEAKER_01: It shouldn't be.
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  SPEAKER_02: It's not.
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  SPEAKER_02: And yet MAGA Republicans keep blocking even basic gun safety laws.
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  SPEAKER_02: No background checks.
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  SPEAKER_02: No common sense reforms.
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  SPEAKER_02: Just more chaos.
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  SPEAKER_01: They all feel like they thrive in chaos.
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  SPEAKER_01: They stir up anger and division, then blamed everyone but themselves.
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  Immigrants,
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  teachers,
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  climate activists,
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  anyone but the donors writing the checks.
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  SPEAKER_02: It's a con.
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  SPEAKER_02: And regular people, families like us, are the ones paying for it.
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  SPEAKER_02: I want leaders who actually care,
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  SPEAKER_02: who show up and try to fix things,
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  SPEAKER_02: not perform for cameras or bully the truth.
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  SPEAKER_01: Democrats may not be perfect,
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  SPEAKER_01: but they're trying to lower costs,
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  SPEAKER_01: fix the system,
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  SPEAKER_01: and give our kids a real shot.
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  SPEAKER_01: That matters.
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  SPEAKER_01: That's something I can support.
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  SPEAKER_02: Me too.
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  SPEAKER_02: We owe it to our kids.
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  SPEAKER_02: We owe it to ourselves.
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  SPEAKER_02: We can't sit on the sidelines anymore.
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  SPEAKER_02: We have to stay engaged, speak out, vote like it counts, because it does.
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  SPEAKER_01: Exactly.
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  SPEAKER_01: This is about more than politics.
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  SPEAKER_01: It's about building a country where our kids can dream without fear.
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  SPEAKER_01: Where they can breathe clean air,
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  SPEAKER_01: get a fair education,
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  SPEAKER_01: and grow up in a democracy that still works.
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  SPEAKER_02: Let's fight for that.
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  SPEAKER_02: Together.
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  SPEAKER_01: For them.
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  SPEAKER_01: Always.