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Equinox Moon

(6,344 posts)
Sat Jun 11, 2016, 09:23 AM Jun 2016

Standing Ovation!!! Progressive Speech by Rabbi Lerner @ Ali Funeral

Last edited Sat Jun 11, 2016, 12:03 PM - Edit history (1)

This speech will have you on your feet clapping in solidarity!!!
Rabbi Lerner -- Spot On!!!
(Ovation of 14,000 people is cut from the end of this clip. It happened!)



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Standing Ovation!!! Progressive Speech by Rabbi Lerner @ Ali Funeral (Original Post) Equinox Moon Jun 2016 OP
He was speaking right to Clinton.. Clinton looked like he was trying his best to ignore him. LiberalArkie Jun 2016 #1
"let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream" Donkees Jun 2016 #2
Transcribed speech of Rabbi Lerner... (key points) Equinox Moon Jun 2016 #3
Here's a video with ovation included: Donkees Jun 2016 #4
I think maybe Clinton is the first one to sit down Equinox Moon Jun 2016 #6
He had me until he said SHE. Jennylynn Jun 2016 #5
This activist Rabbi is clearly a Bernie supporter... Equinox Moon Jun 2016 #7
Yes, I noticed that. Believe me. :) Jennylynn Jun 2016 #8
he said that to make her accountable to hopemountain Jun 2016 #9

Equinox Moon

(6,344 posts)
3. Transcribed speech of Rabbi Lerner... (key points)
Sat Jun 11, 2016, 11:58 AM
Jun 2016

(Words/speech of Rabbi Michael Lerner at Ali Funeral)

“It is up to us…to speak truth to power. We must speak out, refuse to follow the path of conformity to the rules of the game in life. Tell the 1% that own 80% of the wealth of this country, that it is time to share that wealth. Tell the politicians that use violence worldwide and then preach non-violence to the oppressed. That it is time to end their drone-warfare and any other kind of warfare close our bases around the world to bring the troops home.

Tell those who created mass incarceration that it is time to create a guaranteed income for everyone in our society. Tell judges to let out of prison the many African American’s swept up by racist police and imprisoned by racist judges. Many are imprisoned today for offenses like possessing marijuana that white people get away with all the time. Tell our elected officials to imprison those who authorize torture and those who ran the big banks and investment companies that caused the economic collapse of 2008. Tell the leaders of Turkey to stop killing the Kurd's. Tell Prime Minister Netanyahu that the way to get security for Israel is to stop the occupation of the West Bank and to help create a Palestinian State.

Tell the next President of the United States that She. Tell the next President of the United States that She should seek a constitutional amendment to make all National and State elections funded by congress and the State Legislatures and all sources of money be banned, including money from corporations, from individuals --- all other money --- to make it all public funding.

Tell Her that the way to achieve homeland security is not for us to try new ways of domination. The strategy of domination of the world – of the other – to get security has been tried for the past 10,000 years and it doesn’t work! The way to get security is for the United States to become known as the most generous and caring Country in the world, not the most powerful. We can start with a global and domestic marshal plan to once and for all to end global and domestic poverty, homelessness, hunger, inadequate education and inadequate health care…”


(Words/speech of Rabbi Michael Lerner at Ali Funeral)

Equinox Moon

(6,344 posts)
6. I think maybe Clinton is the first one to sit down
Sat Jun 11, 2016, 04:39 PM
Jun 2016

All the people around him in the video are still standing.

Equinox Moon

(6,344 posts)
7. This activist Rabbi is clearly a Bernie supporter...
Sat Jun 11, 2016, 05:00 PM
Jun 2016

Parts of his speech are straight out of Bernie's platform.

Jennylynn

(696 posts)
8. Yes, I noticed that. Believe me. :)
Sat Jun 11, 2016, 06:25 PM
Jun 2016

Why did he have to do the SHE part? It would've been so much better.....

hopemountain

(3,919 posts)
9. he said that to make her accountable to
Sat Jun 11, 2016, 07:30 PM
Jun 2016

a path of redemption. of course, it went over bill's head and hillary may never get it. the whole world is watching.

i thought hard about what ali was trying to tell us in setting up his memorial the way he did. he had enemies, antagonists and friends and lovers all sitting in the same room - from all walks of life. the common ground: muhammed ali.

there is an old tradition way we have forgotten - whereby foes hold one another to the fire. nothing more humbling than being held to the power truth to the power of fire - if you notice, bill could not look rabbi lerner in the eyes.

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