Charlottesville: Why did this happen and how do we move forward?

Politically Re-Active with W. Kamau Bell & Hari Kondabolu

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4.8 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 17 August 2017

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

Kamau and Hari dive deep into the events that stirred the nation this past weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia. One of the largest white supremacist demonstrations in recent US history led to the death of anti-racist protester Heather Heyer and injured many others. Journalist/activist Spencer Sunshine explains the historical background of white supremacy groups in America and how they organize themselves today. We also hear from Media Matters senior fellow Matthew Gertz, community organizer Rosa Clemente, Pastor Michael McBride, and OUR LISTENERS. They all share how they’re processing this moment and taking action.

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Spencer Sunshine (@transform6789) https://spencersunshine.com/publications/
Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) https://www.mediamatters.org/authors/matt-gertz/51
Rosa Clemente (@rosaclemente) http://rosaclemente.net
Pastor Michael McBride (@pastormykmac) http://www.livefreeusa.org

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0:00.0	This is not about being nice anymore.
0:04.0	This is about us being able to live our lives and our children.
0:08.0	Or if we don't have children, the actual future being able to actually live a life free of white supremacy.
0:20.0	From Topic and Airwolf, this is Politically Reaction. I'm W. Malbell.
0:25.0	And I'm proud of Ma'am.
0:27.0	Hari Kunderbolu.
0:29.0	I see what you did there, sir.
0:31.0	I see what you did there.
0:33.0	We're two comedians trying to make sense of politics in America.
0:35.0	Yeah, this is like Sherlock.
0:37.0	My mind's with bells, it's stagnation.
0:40.0	Except we're not white and America is unsolvable.
0:43.0	So it's not like Sherlock.
0:47.0	Ain't that the truth?
0:48.0	Well today we're going to talk about the thing that everybody is trying to figure out Charlottesville.
0:53.0	And because it's such a big issue, we're going to a lot of people.
0:57.0	We speak to Spencer Sunshine and Matthew Gertz, Rosa Clemente, and Pastor Michael McBride.
1:03.0	It's a full show.
1:05.0	It's all coming up. I'm politically reactive.
1:10.0	Hey, Hari.
1:12.0	Hey, come out.
1:13.0	What are we going to talk about today?
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