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>> you know, we can look back at a time in history where people were told to wear a gold star, and they were definitely treated like second-class citizens. so much so that they were put in trains and taken to gas chambers in nazi germany. this is exactly the type of abuse that nancy pelosi is talking about. >> exactly the type of abuse. what is your reaction to that? >> well, this person seems to be willing to do or say anything in order to get attention. the words that shes using here, what she...

  Share Source: AP Photo/Andres Kudacki On Wednesday, UN Watch reported that of all countries to be elected to a 4-year term on the Commission on the Status of Women, Iran was chosen, thanks to a vote of 43 of 54 countries.  No joke: UN elects Iranian regime to top womens rights body. Electing Ayatollah Khameneis Islamic Republic of Iran to protect women’s rights is like making an arsonist into the town fire chief.https://t.co/ApcXikZQH7— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) April 21, 2021 Caught...

Are horrible. people are being treated like second-class citizens. the burdenens fall on the leadership at the top because the president has no interest in getting anything done. republicans have used this issue as a red meat issue to generate a response and some type of excitement out of your base going into your election where you are on life support. >> i want to put this to you aidry ann and get your response. a washington post reporter said the vice president saw over 400 men crammed behind...

About -- women who are allowed to go there because their husband or brother or father allowed them to go because saudi arabia has male guardianship. women are treated like second-class citizens. as you alluded to in the intro, there are ten women activists who have been detained since last year. they have been tortured, assaulted, and these women are peaceful womens rights activists. so when mohammad bin salman allegedly lifted the ban a month previous to that, he arrested these ten women. what ...

Israeli community. they have for years felt like second-class citizens and that bubbled to the surface with the shooting and killing. more protests scheduled across the country. in the course of these protests, police say there were molotov cocktails thrown. cars burned. protesters tried to break into police headquarters in a number of locations. and that, of course, is where police drew the line. according to police, 111 oars were injured -- officers were injured and 136 protesters were taken i...

Wasnt that unusual in his world. >> right. you know, in retrospect theres no way to defend the systems and he would later say he was stubborn in his cignorance. but he was motivated by racial justice. he was in the military and world war 2. he was a commander of an all-black unit and wrote hundreds of letters about how proud he was of giving these men who were considered second-class citizens in a segregated army a fair shake. then he was called before the house un-american activities committee ...

Ever get past this point where people wear blackface with halloween costumes or at frat parties, what we ultimately have to get to is this idea that some people think its funny to look at other people as two-dimensional, as second-class citizens, as less worthy of dignity and respect as themselves, which is what allows them to put on blackface and think that its funny or think that its somehow appropriate. >> yeah. i got to ask you, this question, one of my friends, i didnt ask if i could give h...

Think even if people stop putting on blackface or if we ever get past this point where people wear blackface with halloween costumes or at frat parties, what we ultimately have to get to is this idea that some people think its funny to look at other people as two-dimensional, as second-class citizens, as less worthy of dignity and respect as themselves, which is what allows them to put on blackface and think that its funny or think that its somehow appropriate. >> yeah. i got to ask you, this qu...

Second-class citizens. so it was -- it was powerful. really powerful. then he got up there and it was -- it was enraging. you know? i felt like if a woman acted like that during a line of questioning, shwoe have been considered totally unhinged or like she was having a, a meltdown, which i think proves that he doesnt have the temperament to be on the supreme court. the fact that he completely denied the importance of an fbi investigation. he was clearly saying he didnt want to be, any part of th...

Because of years if not decades of negative because of politicians in puerto rico and the united states. what did you make of the presidents tweets? >> first and foremost there is a systemic issue here. that is the modern day colonial relationship that the united states has with puerto rico. puerto ricans are technically american citizens but do not have the right to vote. they are treated in completely different ways as a normal american citizen. and for that reason you have the chronic neglect...