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The Good Fight

An Optimist’s Vision of America

The Good Fight

Yascha Mounk

News

4.7964 Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2021

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

In his new book, When The Stars Begin to Fall: Overcoming Racism and Renewing the Promise of America, Ted Johnson offers an optimistic vision for America's future. The only way to overcome racism and build a more just society, Johnson argues, is to build a shared American identity and aim for real mutual solidarity. In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Ted Johnson discuss what is going wrong in current debates about race, how to foster civic friendship, and why Americans should remain optimistic about building an inclusive democracy. This transcript has been condensed and lightly edited for clarity. Please do listen and spread the word about The Good Fight. If you have not yet signed up for our podcast, please do so now by following this link on your phone. Email: podcast@persuasion.community  Website: http://www.persuasion.community Podcast production by John T. Williams and Rebecca Rashid Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Connect with us! Spotify | Apple | Google Twitter: @Yascha_Mounk & @joinpersuasion Youtube: Yascha Mounk LinkedIn: Persuasion Community Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

So what's it like to buy your first cryptocurrency on Krakin?

0:05.0

Well let's say I'm at a food truck I've never tried before.

0:08.0

Am I going to go all in on the loaded taco?

0:10.0

No, Suri. I'm keeping it simple. Starting small. That's trading on Krakhan.

0:15.3

Pick from over 190 assets and start with a 10 quid in your pocket.

0:19.7

Easy. Go to crackin.com and see what crypto can be.

0:23.2

Don't invest unless you're prepared to do all the money you invest.

0:26.2

This is a high-risk investment and you should not expect to be protected if something goes wrong.

0:29.6

I don't think me being black makes me less American and I don't think me clinging to

0:35.1

American rituals and symbols in Americana makes me any less devoted to the

0:40.0

project of black America which is basically to help America become more American and I

0:45.2

think this goes for every group if you're the descendant of Irish immigrants or

0:48.9

Chinese immigrants or Native Americans or whatever you can hold on to your American journey and hold on to America,

0:58.0

even recognizing that historically the United States may have wanted to prevent you from being part of it at all.

1:05.0

And now the good fight with Yasha Monk.

1:07.0

Instead of my usual spiel at the beginning of this podcast, I have a favor to ask of you today.

1:21.0

The audience for the podcast has been steadily growing, but we want to make sure that we reach

1:26.0

as many people as possible. And so if you like the good fight, if you like the conversations we have here if you want more people to hear some of the upcoming debates I will have on the podcast with everybody from George Packer to Neil Ferguson in the coming weeks and months.

1:45.0

I would love for you to just take a minute to share the podcast with a few of your friends.

1:52.0

You can take a second to find the right link and send it to people

1:56.0

or you can simply tell them, hey, I've been listening to this podcast, The Good Fight

2:00.5

with Yashamunk, go to your podcast app and look for it. It'll be easy to find.

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