Ibram Kendi Justifies His ‘The Only Remedy to Past Discrimination Is Present Discrimination’ Quote

Reid But here it ░░░░░░░░ Sen Josh Hawley sort ░░░░░░░░ one of the worst ░░░░░░░░ of offenders here slamming ░░░░░░░░ by name Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ Dr Ibram Kendi wrote ░░░░░░░░ The only remedy to ░░░░░░░░ discrimination is present discrimination ░░░░░░░░ only remedy to present ░░░░░░░░ is future discrimination That ░░░░░░░░ right that s what ░░░░░░░░ said Think about that ░░░░░░░░ a moment He s ░░░░░░░░ that he s opposed ░░░░░░░░ equality under the law ░░░░░░░░ Kendi and his followers ░░░░░░░░ in no uncertain terms ░░░░░░░░ for state sanctioned racism ░░░░░░░░ ends Reid Okay now ░░░░░░░░ the fact that they ░░░░░░░░ t seem to quote ░░░░░░░░ King accurately I m ░░░░░░░░ going to assume that ░░░░░░░░ re misquoting you or ░░░░░░░░ the wrong context Can ░░░░░░░░ explain what that quote ░░░░░░░░ if it s an ░░░░░░░░ quote what it means ░░░░░░░░ Sure So Joy we ░░░░░░░░ as a nation that ░░░░░░░░ people were dying at ░░░░░░░░ highest rates were the ░░░░░░░░ vulnerable to Covid 19 ░░░░░░░░ we decided that it ░░░░░░░░ best to provide vaccine ░░░░░░░░ those people first No ░░░░░░░░ described that as a ░░░░░░░░ policy But young people ░░░░░░░░ have said Hey you ░░░░░░░░ discriminating against us And ░░░░░░░░ would have responded Well ░░░░░░░░ people are dying at ░░░░░░░░ highest rates Should they ░░░░░░░░ receive vaccine first But ░░░░░░░░ we would have then ░░░░░░░░ thinking about Oh black ░░░░░░░░ are also dying at ░░░░░░░░ highest rates from Covid ░░░░░░░░ You know maybe they ░░░░░░░░ also receive maybe they ░░░░░░░░ also receive vaccine first ░░░░░░░░ we should have a ░░░░░░░░ in which those who ░░░░░░░░ the those who have ░░░░░░░░ greatest needs are provided ░░░░░░░░ what they need but ░░░░░░░░ call that reverse discrimination ░░░░░░░░ call that discrimination They ░░░░░░░░ against that How are ░░░░░░░░ going to create equity ░░░░░░░░ justice for all if ░░░░░░░░ re providing the same ░░░░░░░░ to middle income people ░░░░░░░░ we re providing to ░░░░░░░░ Reid Yeah This is ░░░░░░░░ same theory under which ░░░░░░░░ have gone after black ░░░░░░░░ receiving benefits when they ░░░░░░░░ only 14 of the ░░░░░░░░ at this point They ░░░░░░░░ been stripped of their ░░░░░░░░ But then they re ░░░░░░░░ that white farmers need ░░░░░░░░ get all the rest ░░░░░░░░ the benefits need to ░░░░░░░░ to white farmers or ░░░░░░░░ s reverse discrimination They ░░░░░░░░ doing that in courts ░░░░░░░░ Miller is part of ░░░░░░░░