No way that I’ll go back to hating people

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A question I get quite a bit
especially when I'm talking

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with young people is they
ask me if I'd ever go back

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or if you know if
I ever feel like I'm slipping back

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into those racist ways of thought.

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And my answer is always
a very firm No, Not at all, Never.

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And the reason why is because
today I have people in my life

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who are really every kind of
person I used to hate:

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Jewish people, Muslim people,
gay and lesbian people,

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bisexual transgendered people,
people of every ethnicity,

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black, Latino Asian, Indian.

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And all of these people are not
only dear friends of mine

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who I truly love
and appreciate every day

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but knowing them has made
my life a richer experience.

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And it's something that
I wouldn't trade for anything.

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So that experience that I get
from celebrating diversity

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is something that's
very precious to me.

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And I when I talk to people

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who are still enmeshed
in hate groups I point out

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that I've lived the way
they have for seven years.

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They haven't walked my path.

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And until they do, they don't
know what they're missing.

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So it's kind of my job to
celebrate what they're missing

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and hopefully set an example
for them as well.