"Outrage on Top of Outrage"

The Daily DC

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4.4 • 621 Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2020

⏱️ 20 minutes

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A national movement unlike any seen in decades has swept America following the killing of George Floyd. The rage behind that movement is a unique product of our time. CNN Political Commentator and New York Times Op-Ed Columnist Charles Blow joins CNN Political Director David Chalian to dig deeper into how longstanding structural inequality and mounting pressures of COVID-19 are fueling protests nationwide. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I don't think there are two sides to the justice issue.
0:03.3	There's injustice and there's justice.
0:05.0	There's no debate to be had.
0:07.0	We don't have to hear dissenting voices on this.
0:09.6	On this, there is one damn side.
0:12.3	And on that side, I am alive on this side,
0:16.3	and my life matters on this side,
0:18.3	and my kids' lives matter on this side,
0:20.5	and my anger should be recognized on this side.
0:24.1	And I am right on this side.
0:31.9	Powerful words there from our guest today, New York Times op-ed columnist Charles Blow.
0:36.8	Hello, everyone.
0:38.5	I'm David Chalien,
0:44.0	the CNN political director. This is the Daily DC. The autopsy report released this week showed George Floyd tested positive for coronavirus. And at the time of his death, Floyd was one
0:50.0	of the millions of Americans out of work due to Minnesota's stay-at-home orders.
0:55.8	Floyd had the disease in early April, but he survived the pandemic that has taken the lives of
1:00.3	over 100,000 Americans this year, only to fall victim to a different plague facing black and brown
1:06.7	people in America, dying under the knee of Officer Derek Chauvin. Small example of how interconnected
1:14.4	the major events in this country truly are right now, a pandemic, an economic shutdown, and the
1:20.5	killing that led to America boiling over. So joining me now to discuss that and more is Charles Blow.
1:27.0	Charles, thank you so much for being here.
1:28.7	Really appreciate it.
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