Ep. 357 - The only change we get is the change we fight like hell for

The Breakdown with Shaun King

The North Star

News, Society & Culture

4.8 • 12.6K Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2020

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

I am nothing but excited about the defeat of Donald Trump. But the fight for deep systemic change has just started. When it comes to justice, policing, and mass incarceration, we would be making a HUGE mistake to simply assume that the Biden-Harris administration will do right by us. In all fairness, they are inheriting a country in shambles. And if we're not careful, our most pressing concerns could easily be forgotten or put on the back burner. We're going to have to fight for every bit of policy change we get. Are you ready? ---- If you listen to The Breakdown and want to help support the work we do, consider becoming a member of our Patreon at www.patreon.com/thebreakdown for exclusive members perks and early access to content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.0	If you don't mind today I need to teach us a core lesson because I really believe it's going to inform where we go this week, next week, next month, and truthfully for the years in front of us.
0:45.0	The only positive change that we'll ever get is the change that we fight for.
0:53.0	There is no such thing as overturning the status quo of completely changing course
1:02.0	in a positive direction without fighting as if your life depends on it.
1:07.0	And I need us to understand that even with the Biden Harris administration, we would all be wrong to assume that they are
1:17.1	simply going to do right by us.
1:19.7	I don't even mean that as an insult to them, I'm letting you know that the only change we've ever
1:26.6	gotten was change that we fought like hell for.
1:31.0	Let me unpack and explain it. This is Sean King and you are listening to
1:35.0	the breakdown.
1:37.0	The breakdown.
1:40.0	The breakdown.
1:42.0	The breakdown.
1:43.0	The breakdown. The breakdown. Change is incredibly difficult. In fact, our entire infrastructure and political system here in the United States or political systems
2:06.5	are really designed not to accelerate change, not to advance or promote change, they are really designed to preserve the
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