We The People(Aired 08-15-25)The Intolerance of Tolerance:When Acceptance Turns Against Free Thought

[00:00:04] Speaker A: Getting back to our origin of we the People, tackling current issues, both political and legal, with common sense. As we the People, we must bring common sense back to make our lives better. Only on NOW Media tv. [00:00:24] Speaker B: The intolerance of tolerance. Good evening and welcome to we the People. I'm Alina Gonzalez Dakri, and tonight we're diving into something that's been troubling many Americans. And I have been really grasping at this the growing divide, not just in our politics, but in our basic civility toward one another. As someone who spent years in family law helping people navigate their most difficult moments, I learned that understanding comes before judgment and dialogue comes before division. And as an attorney, I often have to listen to both points of view and try to meet out in the middle what is the truth? Maybe that's what it is. We're lacking that empathy or that common sense of listen to sides of the of an opinion and come to your own opinion. That's what we do. Here on we the People. We look at the issue shaping our nation through the lens of traditional American values. Respect, common sense, and the belief that we're stronger when we listen to each other. Tonight we're examining a troubled trend, the rise of what I call performative intolerance among educated liberal women, particularly in media and entertainment. We'll look at some shocking recent examples, explore what's driving this anger, and ask the hard question, is this really the America we want to build together, what we want to teach our children? Let me start with a story that perfectly captures what we're talking about. Just this week, former Bravo reality star and current I've had it podcast host Jennifer Welch posted a social media rant that should concern every American who believes in basic decency. Welch declared that Trump voters should be banned from Mexican, Chinese and Indian restaurants. Let me read you her exact words. I've had it with white people that triple Trump that have had the nerve and the audacity to walk into a Mexican restaurant, a Chinese restaurant, an Indian restaurant, go to a gay hairdresser, Welch raged. She went on to say, these voters don't deserve to enjoy the cultures they supposedly hate. If you want a triple Trump, if you want to browbeat dei, if you want to browbeat gay people, you want to browbeat black people, as you have been doing for hundreds of years. Which side note, really, Democrats are the ones that have been associated with a lot of that white people, that triple Trump should be boycotted, banned from enjoying the best thing that America has to offer, which is multiculturalism. This is for rant and she said a lot of vulgar words which I get it. I curse. However, I guess you know, it was the vulgarity towards a large population of people in the United States. It totally disregards the fact that you have a multicultural base that voted for Trump. Now pause for a moment and think about what she's actually saying. Here is a wealthy reality TV personality, someone who's made millions from American entertainment, is telling working class Americans where they can and cannot eat based on their political beliefs, based on who they voted for. She's demanded segregation based on voting patterns. The response from ordinary Americans was swift and telling. Social media lit up with people posting pictures of themselves enjoying tacos, lo mein and currying, proving that regular folks don't see food through lens of political hatred. One user perfectly captured the absurdity. Just had a burrito with a chorizo while wearing my MAGA hat. The burrito was delicious and didn't ask about my politics. The backlash against Welch was swift on social media, with many blasting the lefty host as unhinged and delusional. It's always the most intolerant and hateful pretending to love everyone, one person commented on the clip. But here's the most revealing Welch claims to be fighting for tolerance and multiculturalism while being the most intolerant person in the conversation. She's demanding that restaurant owners discriminate against customers based on their political beliefs, which then begs the question, how are you going to know unless you wear a MAGA hat or you wear a Biden Harris hat or. I mean, when does it end? How will this look in America today in 2025? And it's absolutely absurd. Now, this might sound like an isolated incident from one raging, unhinged reality star, but it's part of a much larger pattern. Turn on abc, the View any weekday morning and you'll see the same toxic combination. Wealthy educated women spewing hatred toward half the country while claiming to champion tolerance and inclusion to the point that they even insult, hurl insults and try to discredit minority members of population that might be Republican or might be conservative or see themselves as magnets. And don't get me wrong, I will call out those that that decry against Democrats or liberals and progressives because that is not what our nation is supposed to be about. Joy Behar regularly calls Trump voters stupid and uneducated. What this reality TV shows was basically equivalent to what Hillary Clinton called Trump supporters and voters. The deplorables. These women sitting in their Manhattan studio making millions of dollars lecture working Americans about morality while displaying the most immoral behavior imaginable. Pure, undiluted hatred toward their fellow citizenships and total vitriol and hate towards our current President Trump. What we're witnessing is a complete inversion of American values. The people who claim to be the most educated and enlightened are displaying the most primitive tribal behavior. They've created a caste system where your political beliefs determine your worth as a human being, your worth to stand in society within the United States of America. This isn't liberalism. It's authoritarianism with a smile. It's the belief that some people are simply better than others and that the better people have right to exclude, shame and punish the lesser people is everything our founders fought against, the whole premise of this great experiment that is the United States of America. So what's driving this phenomenon? Why are educated liberal women so consumed with rage toward Trump voters? And set aside Trump. Trump voters Everyday American, I think we're seeing the collision of several factors. First, there's genuine shock. Many of these women live in such isolated bubbles that they genuinely cannot comprehend how anyone could disagree with them. They surrounded themselves with people who think exactly like them, consume the same media and share the same assumptions about the world. Second, there's class anxiety disguised as moral superiority. Many of these women sense that their cultural dominance is slipping. For decades, they've been the arbiters of what's acceptable to think and say in America. Trump's election twice represents a fundamental rejection of their authority. And thirdly, there's the social media effect. Platforms reward the most extreme, most outrageous statements. Being reasonable doesn't get you clicks or followers. Being hateful does. Being hateful is what gets you popularity. That is a sad note to, to. To really punctuate there. But here's what they're missing and what some I would say in Congress that seem to be more focused on being a social influencer rather than actual leadership and governance for the entire United States. States what every American should understand. Our country was built on the radical idea that ordinary people can govern themselves. Yes, we the people. The ordinary people. That a farmer in Iowa has just as much right to shape our nation's future as a professor at Harvard or a reality star in Beverly Hills or a lawyer in southwest Florida. When Jennifer Welch says Trump voters don't deserve to eat ethnic food, she's not just being ridiculous. She's attacking the very foundation of American democracy. She's saying that some votes count more than others, that some Americans are more American than others. That's not just wrong, it's dangerous. And it's exactly the kind of thinking that we the people were designed to reject. That's exactly what is the sickness that we have been dealing with, especially since 2021. 2020, 2021. Because this great divide is not about them against us or we against them. It is dividing families. This is causing na, you know what? Neighbors against neighbors. No, because what's hap. What the reality is to get off that that castle from above. The reality is the vast majority of us look to our neighbors. And yes, we may differ politically, we may differ ideologies, but you know what? We're neighbors. Our children grow up together. We, we help each other. We talk to each other, our family members. Yes, there may be divisions in political viewpoints, but you love your family member and you accept them. Because just who, if they pull the lever for an R or a D or an I or a none of the above does not mean that that person that you love, that you have known is any less of that person. We're going to take a quick commercial break. Tune right back. Foreign Catch this episode of we the people and every Now Media TV show live on demand anytime. Just download the free Now Media TV app on Roku and on iOS and get instant access to all our bilingual content in English and Espanol, from business and news to lifestyle and culture. It's all streaming 24. 7. Whenever you're ready, search Now TV on your Roku or iOS device and never miss a moment. And you can also catch us on NOW Media tv. Welcome back to we the People. Before the break, we talked about Jennifer Walch's restaurant segregation fantasy and how it represents a broader pattern of performative intolerance among educated liberal women, especially those who have a platform. This is. Now let's examine how the mainstream media has become the primary amplifier of this toxicity, this toxic vitriolic rhetoric. Turn on CNN or MSNBC any day of the week and you'll see the same cast of characters. Predominantly white, college educated women spewing the same venomous hatred toward Trump voters. Joy Reid calls them fascists. Rachel Maddow suggests there are threats to democracy. The ladies of the View regularly question their intelligence, their morality, even their right to participate in American democracy. Hello. These aren't fringe voices. These are multi million dollar media personalities with massive platforms. Now, they may be receding in viewership and and such, but they are still reaching millions of Americans daily. They've created an entire industry built on demonizing half the country, spewing hate intolerance. But here's what's truly insidious, they convince themselves they're the victims. They sit in their Manhattan studios making more money in a year that most Americans make in a lifetime. And they genuinely believe they're the oppressed ones fighting against some imaginary fascist takeover. Then there's the late night comedy industrial complex. What was once fun, like you would stay up late so you could watch David Letterman, Jay Leno, Johnny Carson for those that remember him. And it was funny, it was comedic, it was supposed to be about entertainment, but not so much anymore. Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, Saturday Night Live. What used to be entertainment has become pure political propaganda. They don't make jokes anymore, they make hate speeches with laugh tracks. These shows used to poke fun at everyone in power. Now they're basically campaign ads for the Democratic Party night after night, year after year, and now especially night after night, anti hatred towards Trump and the base. They turned comedy into a weapon of division. And they wonder why half the country has stopped watching when, you know, look at Howard Stone. He basically, Howard Stern basically said, if you voted for Trump, I don't want you listening to me anymore. Well, he's now had his show on. Siri is losing money and he's lost listeners. And guess what? They're canning the show. Same with Stephen Colbert. And it wasn't because there's an attempt to silence him or censor him. It's because his show is losing money. And why is that? Because when you insult and you insult and you insult and you throw vitriol towards a group of people, they will stop turning, tuning in. And trust me, there are those on the right hand that will do the same thing. And it is just vitriolic. And it's not pleasing either. I take, when I watch cnn, I know what I'm going to get. I know msnbc, same with Fox News. They have it, they have their protocols, that's fine. But you know what? Stop demonizing people just for who they wanted to vote for. I for one will never agree. Most, you know that, you know, with most progressive less itinerary. But I'll listen to them. I would love to sit down and learn more of why they feel that way. And, and I would hope that they would allow me to share my viewpoint because that is what we're supposed to be doing. We're supposed to have those talks. We're supposed to be able to sit down and go, okay, you voted for Bernie Sanders or you voted for Trump, or you're absolutely in favor of socialism and increasing taxes or you want capitalist society. Why Is that, see when I was being raised, even my mother, I will say my Cuban refugee mother, who is extremely conservative and I still remember when I was first boating and it was Bush B. Clinton and I was looking at all of the pros and cons and thankfully that was at a time that we didn't have social media and influencers, but I was looking at it. I was, you know, freshly in college and I asked her this, you know, to set aside because she's a Republican, because she is Cuban. That's the way we are. Why was she voting for Herbert Walker Bush, that Bush versus Bill Clinton? You know what she's, she, she asked me to give her a night and she called me back the next day and she goes, I looked at all the pros, I looked at all the cons, let's talk about it. And we had a two hour conversation. That's what it's supposed to be about. It's about to looking at each individual or the politics or something, looking at the pros and cons and Wayne and determining what fits best for you and your family and, and what the community wants to look at. And here's the beautiful irony. And this is where the 2024 election results become so telling. Despite this massive media machine working overtime to convince Americans that Trump is evil, he's Hitler, he's an autocrat, that the Trump MAGA supporters are dangerous extremists, what actually happened? Trump didn't just win, he expanded his coalition. He gained ground with Hispanic voters, black voters, young voters, working class voters. In fact, Kamala Harris pulled less then Biden with black female voters, Hispanic female voters, Asian female voters. The only demographic where Kamala Harris actually improved over Joe Biden's 2020 performance was with white college educated women. And I had to ask, why are they always so guilty of something? So let that sink in. The only group that brought into, bought into this rhetoric of hatred and division was the exact same group put pushing white educated liberal women. Everyone else, including the very minorities they claim to champion, rejected their message and moved toward Trump. The Hispanic community, which these media leads constantly lecture about immigration, voted for Trump in record numbers. Black men, who they insist should be terrified of MAGA because of the white supremacy, shifted significantly toward Trump. Young people, especially young males who many on the left assumed would automatically vote Democrat, broke for Trump in ways no one predicted. What we witnessed in 2024 was the complete collapse of the liberal media's credibility with ordinary Americans. After years of being told they were racist, sexist, fascist, stupid voters simply stopped Listening, they stopped tuning in. And you're seeing that in the. In with the viewerships, the media created such an echo chamber that they convinced themselves that their own propaganda was reality. They genuinely believed their own poll showing Kamala ahead. They actually thought their constant drum feed of anti Trump messaging was working. Instead, they discovered that most Americans don't live on Twitter. Most Americans don't watch msnbc. Most Americans don't care what celebrities think about politics. Most Americans just want to work, raise their families, live in peace, create a stronger and better foundation for the next generation. They want safety, stability. They want neighbors that they can be friends with. And they are. Most Americans are tired of being lectured by people who never lived their lives. The 2024 election wasn't just a rejection of this vitriol, and it's continuing today. It's like, learn your lesson, people. Stop banging the drum. For less than 20%, this was a reaction of the entire cultural apparatus that supports those policies of throwing vitriol and hate towards a group. Americans voted against the media, against Hollywood, against the university system that produces these angry, entitled voices. But here's what makes this story even more interesting. Not every liberal has lost their mind. There are voices on the left who see exactly what they're talking about and are trying to warn their own party. When we return, we'll hear from one of the most surprising voices of reason in this whole mess, Bill Maher. I have to tell you, I love listening to him now. I couldn't stand him a while back, but I didn't understand back then and this was over 10 years ago. But here is a man who has a huge platform that's willing to sit down with President Trump, willing to sit down with the other side, willing to listen to all of the sides and make a rational decision. He's willing to explore why some Democrats are throwing, finally waking up to the damage this rhetoric is doing to their own cause. That's what we're talking about. It's like, wake up. 70 to 80% of us really love our neighbors. We want a better world. We want to be able to have difference of opinions, but also have respect for the other. And that goes on to the other side, too. Because I do know of ex extreme right that do not. Even if you, if they think you're a Democrat, they cut you off. That's not the way of America. That's not the way of we the People. Tune right back in. Don't go anywhere. There's more to come. Right after this. Welcome back to we the People. We've been examining the toxic rhetoric coming from what I'll say educated liberal women in media and politics and how the 2024 election proved that Americans have completely rejected this divisiveness. I'm not saying there was a resounding like 100% for Trump, but it does show that there we are rejecting it. Let's celebrate in the rejection of the divisiveness in the unity. But here's what makes this story even more compelling. Because the reality is, I'm not saying every liberal has lost their mind, although the ones that are ranting raving like this woman, Ms. Welch, really seems like it. But then you have Bill Maher, a man who's been a Democrat longer than some of these view hosts have been alive for decades. He's been a reliable liberal voice supporting Democratic candidates, progressive causes and left wing policies. But but something interesting has happened to Milmar over the past few years. He started telling the truth about his own party. He actually pulled back the curtain and is openly criticizing his very own party. And we need more of that on both sides. There should be an a pulling back of the curtains. That's what I try to do here on lead the people to express what is most important. So just recently Mar unleased what can only be described as a brutal takedown of liberals who support Hamas and I quote, most Muslim societies live under some form of Sharia law which no Westerner who thinks that Hamas is so great could ever live under. Your fundamental rights that you take for granted here in America, you would not have think about that for a moment. Here is a liberal comedian having to explain to other liberals why supporting a terrorist organization that throws gay people off buildings might be a bad idea. He pointed out the obvious irony that if these campus protesters tried their little demonstrations under Hamas rule, they'd be met with violence or death. If it was just that issue how women are treated. Are you kidding me? Mayor explained and he's absolutely right. These are the same people who claim to champion women's rights, LGBTQ rights and religious freedom while cheering for a group that violently oppresses all three group. All three of these groups. And for a group that portends to champion women's rights rather than pushing trans women into women sports, why not actually stand up a feminist? This is to you, stand up and start demanding that insurance company start covering more procedures and medications for women. How about the fact that hormone replacement therapy is not covered by insurance, but yet men can get Viagra, men can get testosterone, men can get all the treatments they need and it's covered. Try champion that or to those college kids who are wearing, you know, and of course, you know, the Sharice and, and, and crying out from the river to the sea. Take a lesson out of the books and really open your eyes and do the research or maybe watch the horrific happenings of that October 7th date. Oh, and to Drew Barrymore. And I was watching, I caught a clip of this. She was on Bill Maher's podcast and she was saying that our, we don't have freedom of speech. It's scary to, to speak out today. And Bill actually said it's better now than it was just during the last four years. She was trying to imitate that intimate that Trump and this administration will come down for those of us practicing this very platform we have based on the First Amendment. Right. But he said no because for the last four years, people were subject to cancel culture. Scott Baio, he was canceled because he stood up at a Republican Convention in 2016 on behalf of Trump and his support of Trump and he was canceled. I mean, you had this extreme cancel culture for four years, but now, no, not so much. FOX News media analyst Joe Concha perfectly captured what many Americans are thinking. Bill Maher has increasingly become the voice of reason on the left. Supporting Hamas is like supporting al Qaeda. It's like supporting cancer. This anti Israel, anti Semitic sentiment has become a cancer within the Democratic Party. It's like they can't win for losing. It's like they take, they jump in the traps every single time. They have propped up the Palestinian people, the Gazans as the victims in this. And then when you see this horrific act, what else can they do? No, they have to defend it. They have to come in support of Hamas. Are you kidding me? Or how about the what's happening in D.C. i mean, whether the methodology is correct or not, they're vilifying the fact that Trump wants to clean up crime in D.C. that he wants to clean up the buildings. He wants to make sure that nobody's defecating on this on the sidewalks, that people in tourists can walk safely without being robbed or mugged or spat on. When did cleaning up crime become a bad thing? But yet the Democrats have sat themselves into this box. Stop taking the damn bait. Start using the God given common sense that you have or develop it at least. Fighting crime, good, it is. Fighting crime is good. Having safe communities is good. Supporting law enforcement, our military, our, our, our emergency personnel is good. Yes. Are there bad seeds? There's bad seeds in every single position, in every single profession that could possibly exist. But you know what? The vast majority are good. And this gentleman is pointing that out left and right, and I thank him for that. But Mar isn't alone. Across the country, traditional Democrats are waking up to what their party has become. They're seeing the hatred, the intolerance, the complete disconnect from American values. And they're saying enough is enough. But the better question is, when is it going to be enough for the leadership of the Democratic Party? You know those minority leaders, Chuck Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries, because they're kowtowing and bending the need to this extreme loudness. Or how about let's call out the squad, most particularly AOC or Representative Crockett, who are more impressed and focused on being influencers and, and promoting this hate and pushing an agenda that I don't even know if they truly understand what the, the fallout could potentially be. But not doing what they were elected to do, which is to represent the people of their districts and also represent the United States of America. That's the entire America, not just for those who voted for you, just a hand foreign. This is exactly what we saw in the 2024 election results. Remember those statistics I mentioned earlier? Trump didn't just win, he expanded his coalition precisely because reasonable people on the left starting recognizing the insanity. And they basically said we're going to go with this guy because at least he's a. Maybe he is insane. He could be a little crazy. Trust me. I see some, some of those truths that he tweets out or whatever you call it. But you know what? He seems to have the thumb on the pulse of the average American. And also what Trump is doing incredibly well this time time around seven months into his or going on seven months into his second term, he is always hitting on the 80%. What do the majority of the Americans think are the most important issues? And let's focus on that. Stopping crime is on that list. Hispanic voters, who these liberal elites constantly lecture about immigration, about how we are so oppressed, voted for Trump in record numbers. Why? Because they could see through the performative outrage, they could see that people claiming to represent them were actually more interested in virtue signaling than solving problems. Black men shifted significantly toward Trump. Why? Because they got tired of being thrown, told how to think by wealthy white women or wealthy starlets from Hollywood who never lived their experiences. Young voters broke from for Trump in unprecedented ways. Why? Because they could see that the party claiming to represent their future was actually more interested in policing their thoughts lot than protecting their opportunities. The only demographic that bought into this toxic rhetoric was the exact same group pushing it, the white, college educated liberal. Everyone else saw right through it. Bill Maher represents something crucial, the possibility of honest dialogue. He proves that you can be liberal without being insane. You can support progressive policies without supporting terrorist organizations. You can believe in social justice without hating happy country. And before you start going, oh, you just sound like a typical Trumpster, I was social justice. I was on the front lines helping those that could not defend themselves. But here's what's telling. Maher is increasingly isolated in his own party. The fact that basic moral clarity makes him a voice of reason tells you everything you need to know about how far the Democrat Democratic Party has fallen and how its base is looking around going where are our leaders? When we return after this break, we'll talk about what this all means for America's future. Can we rebuild this kind of civil discourse that makes democracy possible? Or are we doomed to this cycle of hatred and division? Plus, I'll share some thoughts on what traditional Americans can do to lead by example. Stay with us for our final segment of we the People. Welcome back to we the People. Tonight, we've examined a troubling phenomenon, the rise of performative intolerance among educated liberals, especially liberal women. On podcast television, there's a lot of anger. I'm still trying to figure out reality stars demanding restaurant segregation to media personalities viewing hatred toward over half the country. We've seen how the 2024 election results completely rejected this toxic rhetoric. And we've heard from voices like Bill Maher who proved that not every liberal has lost their moral compass. And I joined even right wing conservative Republicans to join in. I mean, I still remember watching that SNL skit where Tom Hanks, and I'm a fan of Tom Hanks, but I was so disappointed in him where he dressed up like a MAGA and acting as he refused to, to speak or shake the hands of African American. I can assure you, though, there are races on both sides of this table. Not all MAGA people are racist. Not and they're not homophobic. How do you explain all these gays for Trump that came out? You know what? Maybe rather than paint us as MAGA or, you know, Dems or progressives or that, how about we all paint ourselves in the red, white and blue that we are Americans, we value, we celebrate the differences among us and we listen to each other's opinions and we still decide what's best for us. And you know what? It's okay to have different opinions and we can still be friends. Wouldn't that be beautiful? Now that's utopia. But here's what gives me hope and what should give every American help. The real America isn't found in Manhattan TV studios or Beverly Hills mansions or on the sets of Hol Hollywood. It's not found in university faculty lounges or corporate boardrooms. The real America is found in the places where people actually live and work together. I see it in my law practice every day. When families are going through divorce or they have lost a loved one, when parents are seeking guardianships for their special needs children, when people are planning their estates. Politics doesn't matter. What matters is competence, compassion and character. The Hispanic construction worker and the white suburban mom both want the same thing. Someone who will fight for their family somewhere where their children can grow, learn, expand their wings and do better than themselves. I see it in small businesses across America where Trump voters and Biden voters work side by side. Or even Kamala Harris voters work side by side, share lunches together where they help each other through tough times. They don't check each other's voter registrations before offering help or friendship. This is the America that Jennifer Welch and Joy Behar don't understand. An America where people are defined by their actions, not their politics. Where your worth is measured by how you treat your neighbors, not how you vote. What we're witnessing is a leadership vacuum on the left. The Democratic Party has been captured by its most extreme voices. The campus radicals, the social media activists, the wealthy elites who've never faced real hardship. They've abandoned working class American minority communities and anyone who doesn't share their narrow worldview. But nature abhors a vacuum, and leadership will emerge from somewhere. The question is, will it come from reasonable voices like Bill Maher who can pull the Democratic Party back from the brink? Or will it come from a new generation of leaders who reject both parties failures? And maybe, as I've been extolling now for over two decades, we actually create a third party. One that has common sense in the forefront, one that has we the people in mind. What I know for certain is this. The American people have spoken and they continue to speak. They are rejecting hatred. They are rejecting this division. They are rejecting the idea that some Americans are better than others based on their education, their zip code or their party affiliation. The 2024 election wasn't just about policy. It was about character. And Americans choose the candidate who, despite all his flaws and there are many, many, many, many actually seem to like ordinary Americans. They rejected the candidate whose supporters openly despise half the country and through insults and vitriol towards them. So where do we go from here? How do we rebuild the civil discourse that democracy requires? First, we lead by example. When someone disagrees with us politically, we don't question their intelligence or the morality or curse them out and just say that, you know, they're Hitler or there's some neocon liberal. No, let's talk, let's stop doing that, people. We engage with their ideas. We talk. We remember that in America, the farmer's vote counts just as much as the professors. That that wealthy starlet, their vote is equal to the stay at home mom in a suburban community or a rural community. Second, we reject the politics of personal destruction. When Jennifer Welch says Trump voters shouldn't be allowed in restaurants, we don't respond by saying, well, Democrats shouldn't be allowed in churches. That's so stupid. Did you hear how stupid that sounds? It's so tip for tat. And that's what she is. She is very immature. Tip for tat. But how do we respond? We respond by inviting everyone to the table, literally and figuratively. And third, we remember our founding principles. This country was built on this radical idea that everyone is equal and that ordinary people can govern themselves. That means all ordinary people, not just the ones with college degrees or ones who live in the right neighborhood or those that prescribe to a certain ideology or belief. All of us deserve to be governed by ourselves, is a government for the people, by the people. And maybe, just maybe, if we the people, the vast majority of us that look around, God, yeah, hey, they may think differently than me, but you know what? He and she, he, he or she is really okay and I really like her and I invite her into my home or him into my home or at the table to talk. Maybe if we have this open discussion, we can show the change that we need and maybe get the leadership we all deserve, not those that just hit on one. And just because for the sake of the fact that it came from Trump or it came from Biden or it came from Obama, that we're going to be opposed to it. That's not leadership. That's not governance. That's being a petulant child. And fourth, we support voices of reason wherever we find them. When Bill Maher calls out Hamas supporters, we acknowledge his courage because he is speaking out against a base that might, you know, be majority of his viewers or what was traditionally his viewers. And now he's gaining more. And I love the fact that he opens his table to differing viewpoints. When a liberal journalist questions their own party's extremism, we give them credit. When a conservative journalist questions the Republican Party or the Trump administration, we also give them credit. We reward honesty over partisanship. We reward critical thinking as well. It's not just to be a sycophant like the Anscomb marked him one by one. It's about questioning because that is something that we have right here in this country that is beautiful. We have the right to question, to criticize, to, to, to state our opinions against those that are in power. But now, more importantly, we need to get, the vast majority of us need to join together and say enough is enough about this hate because we are trying. I mean, what is happening is destroying the very fabric that this country was, Was built upon. And I was speaking to someone earlier today, and they were like, I really was doubting whether America's fabric can be healed. But you know what? It is. You may try to shred at her. You may try to destroy her by dividing the people and, and, and chilling out this vitriol like this Welch woman did. But the truth of the matter is, is that our fabric is so strong and it's the fabric of the, of our souls, the American soul of the American people. The angry, educated, liberal woman like Ms. Welch we've discussed tonight represent a dying worldview, at least in my hope. The belief that some people are simply better than others, that some voices matter more than others, that some Americans are more American than others. What the hell does that mean? The 2024 election proved that worldview is finished. Americans have moved on. They want leaders who respect them, policies that help them in a culture that includes them. And trust me, I understand. Trauma says a lot of stuff that I cringe at as well, because it's not right. But I'm looking to we the people, those of us who still believe in this beautiful country and the rights that we have here. We the people, all of us, regardless of education, income, or zip code, are taking our country back. Not through hatred or division, but through the simple act of remembering what America is supposed to be. A place where everyone gets a voice, everyone gets a vote, and everyone gets treated with basic human dignity. Excuse me. That's the America worth fighting for. That's the America worth preserving. And that's the America we're going to build together. Thank you for joining us tonight on we the People. I'm Alena Gonzalez. Doc reminding you that in America, we don't just tolerate different viewpoints. We celebrate them because that's what makes us stronger. So that's our show tonight. So thank you again for spending this time with me. Remember, the conversations we have here don't end when the cameras stop rolling. They continue in your communities, your workplaces and your homes. Keep asking the hard questions. Keep seeking the truth. And most importantly, keep believing in the promise of America that we can disagree without being disagreeable and we can debate without demonizing. And we can move forward together as one nation under God. Until next time.