NBC’s Collins: ‘DEI Does Not Mean DEI, It Means Black and Gay People, It’s Fear of the Other’ for Ron DeSantis

SCARBOROUGH Really dangerous There ░░░░░░░░ so many things to ░░░░░░░░ off of from what ░░░░░░░░ just said I ll ░░░░░░░░ say Ben part of ░░░░░░░░ that that I ve ░░░░░░░░ is the community aspect ░░░░░░░░ he talked about You ░░░░░░░░ people who are isolated ░░░░░░░░ their homes you have ░░░░░░░░ who have failed and ░░░░░░░░ m not I m ░░░░░░░░ generalizing everybody I m ░░░░░░░░ generalizing everybody but I ░░░░░░░░ want you to talk ░░░░░░░░ this So many people ░░░░░░░░ I come in touch ░░░░░░░░ that have these conspiracy ░░░░░░░░ they ve lost their ░░░░░░░░ They re isolated from ░░░░░░░░ families Their broken life ░░░░░░░░ broken them They they ░░░░░░░░ they they are you ░░░░░░░░ it s it s ░░░░░░░░ we ve talked about ░░░░░░░░ this show in rural ░░░░░░░░ you know Tim Carney ░░░░░░░░ a great book talking ░░░░░░░░ how evangelical churches have ░░░░░░░░ down There s not ░░░░░░░░ community I always talked ░░░░░░░░ on Sunday you know ░░░░░░░░ d go into Sunday ░░░░░░░░ and everybody s be ░░░░░░░░ around you know you ░░░░░░░░ drinking their coffee and ░░░░░░░░ d all be talking ░░░░░░░░ someobody would come somebody ░░░░░░░░ come up with a ░░░░░░░░ conspiracy theory and we ░░░░░░░░ just kind of turn ░░░░░░░░ go Where did you ░░░░░░░░ that That ain t ░░░░░░░░ But anyway how about ░░░░░░░░ Falcons They re going ░░░░░░░░ win this week right ░░░░░░░░ then we go back ░░░░░░░░ talking That s not ░░░░░░░░ now Like you ve ░░░░░░░░ a lot of these ░░░░░░░░ as Tim said have ░░░░░░░░ hollowed out There s ░░░░░░░░ community there s no ░░░░░░░░ boards they just sit ░░░░░░░░ as Dan said and ░░░░░░░░ you say all the ░░░░░░░░ they get funneled down ░░░░░░░░ this community of hatred ░░░░░░░░ conspiracy theories of lies ░░░░░░░░ they re welcomed in ░░░░░░░░ COLLINS Yeah it s ░░░░░░░░ s a 30 year ░░░░░░░░ There s a there ░░░░░░░░ a book by the ░░░░░░░░ called Bowling Alone that ░░░░░░░░ all about this about ░░░░░░░░ about bowling alone SCARBOROUGH ░░░░░░░░ COLLINS Right About the ░░░░░░░░ that once you once ░░░░░░░░ lose that sort of ░░░░░░░░ it needs to be ░░░░░░░░ somehow And the issue ░░░░░░░░ there s one political ░░░░░░░░ that s very OK ░░░░░░░░ open to the concept ░░░░░░░░ leading people down this ░░░░░░░░ and and saying you ░░░░░░░░ everything that you think ░░░░░░░░ true about all these ░░░░░░░░ theories instead of you ░░░░░░░░ slightly correcting them and ░░░░░░░░ about football which is ░░░░░░░░ we used to do ░░░░░░░░ still kind of do ░░░░░░░░ On the air it ░░░░░░░░ not how it works ░░░░░░░░ just get funneled down ░░░░░░░░ For example you know ░░░░░░░░ you if you were ░░░░░░░░ listen to Ron DeSantis ░░░░░░░░ launch with Elon Musk ░░░░░░░░ Twitter which a lot ░░░░░░░░ you couldn t but ░░░░░░░░ you could find a ░░░░░░░░ to get on there ░░░░░░░░ would hear nothing but ░░░░░░░░ like weird acronyms ESG ░░░░░░░░ CBDCs Even though the ░░░░░░░░ GEIST That one I ░░░░░░░░ t know crosstalk COLLINS ░░░░░░░░ right yeah exactly So ░░░░░░░░ s a digital currency ░░░░░░░░ that they think is ░░░░░░░░ to be like a ░░░░░░░░ to Bitcoin But it ░░░░░░░░ all different language because ░░░░░░░░ have funneled themselves into ░░░░░░░░ really specific space where ░░░░░░░░ just say everyone s ░░░░░░░░ to get you All ░░░░░░░░ acronyms are out to ░░░░░░░░ you And they re ░░░░░░░░ placeholders for different things ░░░░░░░░ does not mean DEI ░░░░░░░░ means black and gay ░░░░░░░░ Frankly that s what ░░░░░░░░ means It s a ░░░░░░░░ s a fear of ░░░░░░░░ other And you get ░░░░░░░░ fear of the other ░░░░░░░░ you go down these ░░░░░░░░ And that s exactly ░░░░░░░░ Dan is talking about ░░░░░░░░ once you create a ░░░░░░░░ identity out of this ░░░░░░░░ some big anonymous entity ░░░░░░░░ the top is trying ░░░░░░░░ get you trying to ░░░░░░░░ you in instead of ░░░░░░░░ about football instead of ░░░░░░░░ about something that actually ░░░░░░░░ and real stuff instead ░░░░░░░░ talking about real issues ░░░░░░░░ know the fact that ░░░░░░░░ Cheerios cost 9 or ░░░░░░░░ That s going to ░░░░░░░░ a problem because you ░░░░░░░░ t bring them back ░░░░░░░░ that You can t ░░░░░░░░ them back to talking ░░░░░░░░ Cheerios are 9 if ░░░░░░░░ re talking about how ░░░░░░░░ s one big entity ░░░░░░░░ to ruin the world.”