Dem Rep. Delia Ramirez Goes on a Rant About How Terrible America Is, Reparations, and How America Was Founded on Racism

MODERATOR I want to ░░░░░░░░ it seems like a ░░░░░░░░ broad question but what ░░░░░░░░ it mean to you ░░░░░░░░ be an American RAMIREZ ░░░░░░░░ is it for me ░░░░░░░░ be an American For ░░░░░░░░ being an American is ░░░░░░░░ ability to dream to ░░░░░░░░ to have dissent to ░░░░░░░░ able to organize and ░░░░░░░░ a kind of solidarity ░░░░░░░░ recognizes the good and ░░░░░░░░ bad of the formation ░░░░░░░░ this country that is ░░░░░░░░ to reckon with how ░░░░░░░░ have used colonialism to ░░░░░░░░ others especially in the ░░░░░░░░ hemisphere and begin to ░░░░░░░░ about and imagine creatively ░░░░░░░░ reparations look like what ░░░░░░░░ solidarity looks like what ░░░░░░░░ all of us together ░░░░░░░░ To be an American ░░░░░░░░ me is the ability ░░░░░░░░ love and also push ░░░░░░░░ the ability to be ░░░░░░░░ to fight back and ░░░░░░░░ build community And to ░░░░░░░░ this precise moment is ░░░░░░░░ time for us to ░░░░░░░░ ourselves who are we ░░░░░░░░ Americans And let s ░░░░░░░░ Frank we haven t ░░░░░░░░ been great and let ░░░░░░░░ be Frank our history ░░░░░░░░ a lot about what ░░░░░░░░ ve done and who ░░░░░░░░ ve done This country ░░░░░░░░ never been great for ░░░░░░░░ people for black people ░░░░░░░░ indigenous people And so ░░░░░░░░ be American for me ░░░░░░░░ to be able to ░░░░░░░░ into what we should ░░░░░░░░ not what we have ░░░░░░░░