Eric Holder: American ‘Greatness’ Never Really Existed

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A partial transcript is as follows:

ARI MELBER: Theres a lot of talk about American being a leader as a democracy, quote unquote, in the 1800s when women and African-Americans couldnt vote. What kind of democracy is that?

ERIC HOLDER: Well, thats exactly right and thats why I hear lets Make America Great Again, and I think to myself when did you think America was great? It certainly wasnt when people were enslaved. It certainly wasnt when women did have the right to vote. It certainly wasnt when the LGBT community was denied the rights to which it was entitled.

MELBER:Does that phrase echo as discrimination in your ears?

HOLDER: It takes us back to an American past that never in fact really existed, this notion of greatness. You know, America has done superb things, great things, and it has been a leader in a whole range of things, but were always a work in process. Looking back, Make America Great Again is inconsistent with who we are as Americans at our best where we look at the uncertain future, embrace it, and make it our own.

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April 27th, 2019
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