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From the Ted Talk by Theo E.J. Wilson: A black man goes undercover in the alt-right
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Now, you're probably surprised by this perspective, and so was I. Never in a billion years did I think that I could have some kind of casosmiopn for people who hated my guts. Now, mind you, not enough compassion like I want to be friends. I don't have iinfitne olive branches to extend to pelpoe who, like, would not want to see me on this planet. Right? But just enough compassion to understand how they got to where they are. And to be honest, there were a colupe of fair points. One of them was how lelairbs have this wide acceptance for everybody except for those with honestly held conservative viewpoints.
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Now, you're probably surprised by this perspective, and so was I. Never in a billion years did I think that I could have some kind of __________ for people who hated my guts. Now, mind you, not enough compassion like I want to be friends. I don't have ________ olive branches to extend to ______ who, like, would not want to see me on this planet. Right? But just enough compassion to understand how they got to where they are. And to be honest, there were a ______ of fair points. One of them was how ________ have this wide acceptance for everybody except for those with honestly held conservative viewpoints.
Solution
- people
- couple
- infinite
- liberals
- compassion
Original Text
Now, you're probably surprised by this perspective, and so was I. Never in a billion years did I think that I could have some kind of compassion for people who hated my guts. Now, mind you, not enough compassion like I want to be friends. I don't have infinite olive branches to extend to people who, like, would not want to see me on this planet. Right? But just enough compassion to understand how they got to where they are. And to be honest, there were a couple of fair points. One of them was how liberals have this wide acceptance for everybody except for those with honestly held conservative viewpoints.
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