America After George Floyd with Deval Patrick

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

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International Relations, Government, Foreign Policy, Gzero World, News Commentary, Trump, News, Global Economy, Geopolitics, Politics, Ian Bremmer

4.6 • 684 Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2020

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

The images of George Floyd’s death, captured on video and seen around the world, ignited global rage and calls for an end to the systemic racism that has plagued policing in the U.S. since its founding. On the latest episode of GZERO World, Ian Bremmer talks about possible solutions and paths to real change with Deval Patrick, former governor of Massachusetts. In an in-depth interview, Gov. Patrick details his reaction to yet another incident of police brutality claiming the life of a black man, his own personal experiences with racism in America, and why he feels “Defund the Police” isn’t a practical fix for this widespread problem. Gov. Patrick also discusses VP Joe Biden’s presidential campaign and previous gaffes and policy blunders around race and criminal justice. He describes Biden as “evolving” and “empathetic,” and encourages the Democratic party to rally in this crucial election.

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0:00.0	Racism is not my problem. It's white people's problem. The impact is on me, but the work to overcome it, that belongs to others.
0:11.0	Hello and welcome to the G0 World podcast. Here you'll find extended versions of the interviews from my show on public television. I'm Ian Bremmer, and today is all about race, inequality, and why it
0:22.8	feels like so little has been done to solve America's deepest social problem. I'll dig into it
0:28.2	with the former governor of Massachusetts, Deval Patrick. Let's begin.
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1:07.0	Former governor of Massachusetts and presidential candidate, Deval Patrick, great to be with you.
1:16.1	Good to be with you, Ian. Thank you for having me.
1:18.8	So much to talk about. We're at a very remarkable moment of American history, protests
1:26.3	blanketing the country in the midst of a global pandemic,
1:29.3	certainly not where any of us thought
1:30.3	we're going to be at the beginning of the year.
1:32.3	I have to start this off by asking you
1:34.3	what you think these protesters
1:37.3	and the leadership of the Black Lives Matter movement
1:40.3	should be demanding at this moment.
1:42.3	Well, first of all, I want us all to share in the gratitude that I have to them.
1:50.0	Because I think in addition to calling attention to police excesses, so many more of which
2:00.0	occur, you know, without being videotaped than the horrific ones we have
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