âWe finally have a common struggle now. Think about that. For once, all the people whoâve been begging, and I mean, literally begging for you to feel how hard any given day is⊠Now you know. How did it feel to be helpless? Now if you could remember what it was like to be helpless and face a force so powerful it could erase half the planet, you would know that youâre about to have the exact same impact. This isnât about easy decisions, Senator. [You donât understand] Iâm a black man carrying the stars and stripes. What donât I understand? Every time I pick this thing up, I know there are millions of people who are gonna hate me for it. Even now, here⊠I feel it. The stares, the judgment. And thereâs nothinâ I can do to change it. Yet, Iâm still here. No super serum, no blond hair, or blue eyes. The only power I have is that I believe we can do better. We canât demand that people step up if we donât meet them halfway. Look, you control the banks. Shit, you can move borders! You can knock down a forest with an email, you can feed a million people with a phone call. But the question is, whoâs in the room when you make those decisions? Hmm? Is it the people youâre gonna impact? Or is it just more people like you? I mean, this girl died trying to stop you, and no one has stopped for one second to ask why. Youâve gotta do better, Senator. Youâve gotta step up. Because if you donât, the next Karli will. And you donât wanna see 2.0. People believed in her cause so much that they helped her defy the strongest governments in the world. Why do you think that is? Look, you people have just as much power as an insane god or a misguided teenager. The question you have to ask yourself is, âHow are you going to use it?ââ
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