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This is Stephanie, your truth detective, with an important message.
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What's the one thing I wish I knew at twenty
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instead of fifty that rescuing a dog wouldn't merely alter
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their existence, it would transform mine as well. Picture this,
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A small, unkempt docson mix named Frank, abandoned at the shelter,
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not once, but twice, his eyes brimming with hope and
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sadness and a touch of apprehension. It was clear we
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were meant for each other. You see, it was the
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first time in ten years I was living alone. I
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quickly found that I needed a companion that needed me
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as well, and that was Frank. When Frank first crossed
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the threshold of my home, my life was in turmoil,
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but not for long. It is true. My life felt
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like a jigsaw puzzle with pieces missing. But then came Frank,
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his tail wagging and heart bursting with love filling those voids.
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He was so smart and knew how to help me
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through my rough days. All he yearned for was to
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be by my side, which he was with many of
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my facts seeking investigations. What took me by surprise was
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eventually I began to laugh again. There was certainly a
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lot of that in our home. We both loved our
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quiet moments of comfort on the couch and researching quietly
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on the computer. Frank redefined the essence of unconditional love
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and companionship for me. So here's a thought for those
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on the fence. Take that leap of faith. Rescue a pet.
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You'll not only be giving them a new lease on life,
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but they might end up rescuing you in ways you
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never imagined. Your future furry companion is out there eagerly waiting.
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Who knows they might just be your Frank, make the
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decision to adopt today. Believe me, it's one of the
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most rewarding choices you'll ever make, not just for them,
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but for you too. The important message that you just
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heard is brought to you by artificial intelligence. That's right.
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That is my voice, but it is not me speaking
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the whole important message that you just heard. So be
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careful of the deep fakes and memes. Don't fall for
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the dupes. Go to my last episode to hear about that.
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Truth Detective podcast dot com on Truth Detective with Stephanie Lee.
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The main core topic of the episode is based on
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the truth, and in most episodes Some of the events, people, places, pseudonyms,
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and the lifestyle that I lead as a truth detective
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are fictionalized for a better storytelling experience. For each episode,
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go to the show notes for more information on the topic.
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Enjoy this episode, Welcome This is Truth Detective with Stephanie Lee.
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Dystopian Stories the race against time in the heart of
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a modern day dystopian city where racial unrest has become
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a growing concern. Your very own truth detective found myself
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at the center of a case that, if not solved,
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would bring down the fabric of our our society. As
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a truth detective, I was known from my unwavering commitment
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to uncovering the facts, no matter how uncomfortable they may be,
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And this made me uncomfortable. Race had never been an
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issue during any time in my life, for sure. It
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all began when I stumbled upon a series of old
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movies from the nineteen sixties that seemed to hold a
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key to the current racial tensions of today. To Kill
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a Mockingbird, to Sir with Love, and Guess Who's Coming
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to Dinner. All these movies portrayed the civil rights movement
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of that era, highlighting the struggles and triumphs against racial discrimination.
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These films served as a strong reminder of a time
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when the United States was making significant strides towards equality,
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saying goodbye to racial tension. Each one of these movies
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is placed in our history as learned lessons and great
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examples of a fair and equal nation that everybody could understand.
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Race we all knew was not to overpower meritocracy, love
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or friendships. But there were demons behind these setbacks in
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our nation that wanted desperately to divide us, and they
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were about to have a rude awakening. So we did
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some much needed movie watching. As a triple movie showing
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at the library one Friday, we made watching these movies
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a part of the case, and as always we did
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so with our very low tech note books in hand,
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of course, taking down notes and important memorable quotes that
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stuck with us as being the takeaways of these important movies.
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As in the movie To Kill a Mockingbird, the theme
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was based on a white lawyer defending a black man
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that was accused of rape but was innocent. Although his
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innocence was true, proven in court by his attorney, the
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all white, all male jury still convicted him because of
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the color of his skin. That part it's pretty easy
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to figure out. But at the end of the movie
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there is a thrilling late night takedown in a forest
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involving the white accuser that ends in his death and
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the movie Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? What a great movie.
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Despite considering themselves liberal and open minded, A couple must
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overcome their latent racism when their strong willed daughter wants
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to marry a distinguished black physician when she brings him
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home for dinner after meeting on vacation. There are many
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great remarks and truths here, but most memorable is the
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talk the young black doctor has with his father, who
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doesn't believe in the marriage of two different races, and
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how about to serve with love. It has the same
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racial theme. A black teacher in England has been assigned
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to a class in a school for wayward children who
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are troubled or have social problems. The teacher, Mark Thacker,
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is only there for the semester, and the students discriminate
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against him because of his color until they realize how
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how much they can learn from him a good dose
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of life skills, patience, acceptance, and love. It is a
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touching story at the end of the school year, the
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students discover color doesn't matter, and they present him with
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a gift of thanks from their heart. These movies were
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examples of how far we had come as a nation,
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and they gave all of us hope for the future.
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But what happened to those strides we made in the sixties. Huh?
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I wonder? It appears we've reversed course and have become
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a nation of hate and chaos among the races once again.
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But in today's world, fear rages on instead. White people
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fear black people, and black people are taking the upper
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hand against white people. We all know none of this
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is necessary in a civilized society. Yes, it is true
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that concluding scenes of peaceful coexistence depicted in these movies
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stood and start contrast to the present reality. Well orchestrated
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racial tensions had escalated an in the past two years
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since the George Floyd incident, creating a divide that has
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threatened to tear the nation apart in ways well we
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haven't seen in my lifetime. We fact finders and truth
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seekers were determined to solve this injustice and this case
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and hopefully start to restore much needed harmony. We delved
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deeper into the mystery that had unfolded regarding the recent
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racial problems that we all were faced with, seeking answers
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in the shadows of a society plagued by prejudice. As
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we pursued the truth, I as always discovered an anonymous
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group operating in the underbelly of many many cities. This
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group is driven by a shared belief that race should
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never be a barrier. We detectives and the anonymous group
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sought justice for those who felt as we did. They
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were anonymous and nobody knew who they were, but to
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us they became the harmony seekers. For sure they were,
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and there was no doubt their mission was to help
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our society and to uphold meritocracy as the only criterion
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for opportunities and jobs, and to reject the divisive role
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that race had come to play in everyday life. We
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all accepted that it was a horrible existence and would
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get worse over time, no doubt. After all, we believed
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in people having diverse friendships, men and women, getting positions
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and careers where that person was an expert in whatever capacity,
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all of which was and still is very important and
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relevant today. If we are to survive as a country.
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With the help of the anonymous group that was known
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by us secretively as the Harmony Seekers, we embarked on
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a daring quest to unravel the conspiracy behind the sudden
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resurgence of racial tensions. Why did it happen and where
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did this begin? It was known that there was indeed
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a civil rights movement in the sixties that pushed for
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equality for everybody, and it worked as predicted beautifully, or
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at least, we had made strides, and they were beautiful.
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As Martin Luther King famously said, not by the color
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of your skin, but the content of your character. He
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was speaking the truth. In a Time article I found
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this quote about equality. America had made strides since the
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nineteen sixty three March on Washington for jobs and freedom
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and approaching the ideals of equality on which the nation
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was founded, thanks to the work and resilience of countless individuals.
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But look closer at today's realities and it is clear
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that the dream of equality remains just that, and the
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fight continues. Well, there's a little truth to that. We
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are not perfect, and we are not there yet. We
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all Detectives and the Anonymous group believe that to be true.
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We all accepted that the trouble began slowly with those entities,
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evil devils wanting to dismantle our country for all the
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wrong reasons a few years ago. The racial divide that
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had been conquered in the sixties, well, of course, it
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began again. Together we all uncovered a web of corruption
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and manipulation through orchestrated protests monetarily made possible by powerful
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billionaire figures such as George Soros, one of the devils,
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seeking to exploit the country's divisions for their greedy gain
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and political agenda and perhaps just maybe and making of
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a new communist America and overthrowing the constitutional republic that
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we now have, making political and societal protests a big
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part of the racial divide we have in this country today.
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Chaos is their mission. As a truth came to light,
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we all stood united and are resolved to bring about
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change and restore equality to a society on the brink
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of collapse. In the end, through our combined efforts and
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unwavering determination, we succeeded in exposing the truth and dismantling
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the forces of devils and evil players, bad actors perpetrating
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racial unrest for their gain creed and chaos that would
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over time bring down the nation. With the researched information,
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we all detectives and harmony seekers, wrote articles in major magazines,
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went on podcasts, and made a peace movement on social media.
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We found that Americans wanted the same things happiness, peace,
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love and harmony. Our actions reverberated throughout the country, inspiring
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others to stand up against injustice and strive for a
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future where meritocracy, hard work, and acceptance and not race
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determined one's fate. And in that moment, that very moment
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resolved the case of racial divide. Hope flickered in the darkness,
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and a beacon of light guided the way towards a
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better tomorrow. Is special. We all have loved ones and
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connections and want to go through life with harmony in
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our hearts, so become a harmony seeker. We will forever
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say no to the racial divide because we now know
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what it can and will do to a country that
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was and still is beautiful to the core.