Trevor Noah's Brilliant Take On Current Events

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14. Trevor Noah's words are so heartfelt.

I was reminded of MLK's I Have a Dream speech:

https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm

In a sense we've come to our nation's capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the "unalienable Rights" of "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note, insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked "insufficient funds."

But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. And so, we've come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice.

Noah is revisiting this idea because the same issues and problems are still with us, exacerbated by a lack of strong, conscientious leadership. Our society is not honoring its contract equally with all citizens -- it never has. It's especially obvious, damaging, and unbearable during this pandemic. He's brought these thoughts forward to today and connects them to what is happening right now in such a meaningful and thought provoking way.

Thanks for posting this.