In 142 seconds, Rev. Barber delivers electrifying RESISTANCE speech: They FEAR our unity

[mfcorey1]

Rev. Dr. William Barber II—the unwavering, unshakable founder of The Moral March and Moral Mondays (also known as the People’s Protest)—delivered one of the most remarkable Resistance speeches to the United Steelworkers, about one of the most corrupt administrations this country has ever seen. Millions first “experienced” Rev. Barber’s passion when he spoke at the 2016 Democratic Convention last July, but this short video compilation put together by Now This is bound to inspire the strongest and the weariest of anti-Trump protestors.

“They tell me if you want to make steel out of the iron, you first have got to remove the impurities.

In order for America to be America, there are some impurities we need to remove.

Racism is an impurity
Anti-unionism is an impurity
Meanness is an impurity
Hate is an impurity
Poverty is an impurity
“Don’t you understand how afraid they are of our unity? Think about it —

if they had to engage in voter suppression just to win
if they had to spend pornographic sums of money to divide and conquer us
if they had to go all the way to Russia and get help just to win…
We are not weak. Somebody fears our unity.

Because you don’t cheat somebody that you can win in a fair fight. So I came by here to say what your theme says: No more separation. Black and white, Latino let’s come together. No more separation... ‘Voting Rights’ is a union issue. ‘Wages’ is a civil rights issue. We need a steadfast togetherness so that our movement won’t have movement fatigue. We can’t bow down


http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/4/21/1655164/-In-142-seconds-Rev-Barber-delivers-one-of-the-most-electrifying-RESISTANCE-speeches-of-the-era

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

1. K & R. Powerful.

Putting this in my favorites at YouTube, I may listen to it every morning

Thank you, mfcorey1

[George II]

2. I love that man, I would not want to be opposite him with him staring me down.

[wildeyed]

3. Another tremendous speech by a man who will be remember as one of the great leaders

of this Stygian political era. Barber LEADS. He inspires people to do the right thing, even if it is uncomfortable or difficult. He point people toward the light. And he hit ALL the conservative levers in his use of language. Impurity. Pornographic. Weak. Cheat. All words that push conservative buttons. GREAT speech.

[BigOleDummy]

4. That was POWERFUL!

THIS is what we need today!

[jodymarie aimee]

5. every time someone posts an..... I hate.....so and so....

I want to posts THIS.

[Vesper]

6. Yes!!!

It's no wonder so many are trying to divide us in our online communities, see his over at Daily Kos, other comment systems and right here with the torrent of really hostile and divisive posts. The sheer number of people agreeing with Breitbart and a book attacking the Democratic candidate and the campaign is shocking.

I think they underestimate what they are dealing with here.

Rev. Barber and the women will not allow them to divide us, no matter what.

[PdxSean]

7. This should be required reading.

What an excellent start to my day.

[SunSeeker]

8. K & R

[Mr. Ected]

9. Just think if we unified...and we SUSTAINED that unity...even after an election

We need to empower like-minded people to coalesce. We need to start pulling those who have been brainwashed into voting against their own best interests into our fray. We need to exorcise the demons from our system, from our nation, from our lives.

It's an uphill battle because the power, the money, the leaders...they are precisely those that we need to excise from the body politic. But dammit, what a beautiful nation we would have if it was handed back to the people, for real...not this Trumpian bait and switch that leaves all of us empty-handed and longing for parity.

[ehrnst]

18. We may need to coalesce around issues, like hunters and environmentalists did to save national parks

Because if we try to coalesce as progressives, we can see that someone can try to hijack the definition of that, and we'll argue about what are on the periphery.

[barbtries]

10. reverend Barber

One of the best things about NC. I have protested with him twice, the first time i had no idea who he was but the memory sticks.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

11. Truth: if they had to engage in voter suppression just to win then they fear our democratic vote. nt

[tiptonic]

12. Action

For every action, there is a reaction.

[njhoneybadger]

13. We must come together now!!!!

[mountain grammy]

14. He's our voice, Rev. Barber..

I love this man.

[skydive forever]

15. If he gains national traction

he better watch for snipers. People that speak like him, i.e. JFK, MLK, put huge targets on themselves from the haters of the world. Quite the speaker. I wish him well.

[iluvtennis]

16. Wow, powerful indeed.

[Tactical Peek]

17. Lord, please send us another mass movement . . .

[DFW]

19. I met him in September, 2015. Asked him if he might be interested in speaking at an event

Namely--the Democratic Convention in 2016. He said no one had approached him about it, but he would be honored. I badgered a friend who is DNC Treasurer until he put it to the DNC's convention committee. Next thing I knew, he was on the program, and sure enough, he owned the place when he spoke, just like he did when I met him.

To be unmoved when this man speaks, you would have to be deaf--or, I suppose, a Republican.

[AgadorSparticus]

20. Amen to that!!! Kicked!!

[bathroommonkey76]

21. Rev. Barber has been fighting for the people of NC for years now.

It's good to see him dismantling the GOP on a national level!