All of those protests that we had was not simply about George Floyd and the fact that he had been killed... It was about inequality. It was about getting rid of racism. It was about changing America and getting rid of the traditions that have divided us for so long.
Waters discusses the broader implications of protests, linking them to the need for systemic change in America.
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