Ep 19 | NYC Crime Surge, Less Sexy M&Ms, Ukraine, Affirmative Action, Covid Fault Lines

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🗓️ 26 January 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Ravi, Cory, and Rikki begin with an alarming spike in crime in New York, including the fatal shooting of two NYPD officers this weekend. We go through new Mayor Eric Adams’ plans to address gun violence and the nationwide rise in crime. Then we discuss the looming possibility of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, where the U.S. figures in and how Biden might respond going forward. Then we take a look at two major cases on college admissions before the Supreme Court and they could spell the end of affirmative action. Then we review the fault lines in the liberal debate around Covid restrictions, including Bari Weiss saying “I’m done” with the pandemic. Finally, we touch on the biggest issue facing America: the prospect of a less sexy green M&M. [1:26] NYC Crime [12:42] Ukraine vs. Russia [21:22] Supreme Court & Affirmative Action [31:00] Bari Weiss vs. Ritchie Torres [47:44] Sexy M&M's Subscribe to The Lost Debate’s YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3Gs5YTF LOST DEBATE ON SOCIAL: Follow Lost Debate Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lostdebate/ Like Lost Debate on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lostdebate Follow Lost Debate on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thelostdebate

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0:00.0	It just sounds like we're criticizing things because they didn't work when most of the country didn't even try half of the things.
0:06.2	And then the things that were advertised, we're never going to be 100% fixes.
0:10.3	There's something to be said about the fact that had you chosen to be vaccinated, you're protected.
0:15.3	If people don't, are we supposed to be protecting them and closing down schools and locking down continuously?
0:22.5	In a way, I'm sympathetic to her, but I think one thing that I'm, I react to in hearing her is
0:27.9	that she's not acknowledging that there actually is a rollback.
0:41.1	Welcome to The Lost Debate, a show for political eclectics.
0:42.0	I'm Ravi Gupta.
0:43.0	I'm Corey Bradford.
0:43.9	And I'm Ricky Schlaught.
0:46.8	Well, guys, I think a lot has happened since Thursday.
0:47.8	Where are we going to start?
0:53.4	Well, Ravi, first up, it's looking more and more likely that Russia will invade Ukraine. Are we headed for World War
0:55.4	3 or just another 2014 Crimea situation? The Supreme Court agrees to hear two cases on affirmative
1:01.1	action. Ravi is going to break down the implications of that. Barry Weiss and Congressman
1:05.5	Richie Torres go on Bill Maher representing the fault lines in the fight against the pandemic.
1:10.5	They asked the question,
1:11.6	should we be done with COVID restrictions? And the company that produces M&Ms make politically
1:17.0	correct changes to their personalities of those iconic chocolates. So of course, we had to weigh in on
1:24.0	this issue of such national importance. But first, it's only the first month of 2022 and
1:29.4	five police officers have already been shot this year in New York City. In response, New York's new
1:35.7	mayor, Eric Adams, introduced some harsh new policies to crack down on crime, including the return
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