Jon Stewart is back in the spotlight and he has a lot to say about the state of the country
, which he both wrote and directed, out June 26.' David Marchese began the interview by asking Stewart his thoughts on modern-day America, specifically the continuous, large-scare anti-racism protests in the wake of May 25 killing of George Floyd. Stewart said the wrong problem was being addressed concerning police brutality.
He continued, "The police are a reflection of a society. They’re not a rogue alien organization that came down to torment the black community. They’re enforcing segregation. Segregation is legally over, but it never ended. The police are, in some respects, a border patrol, and they patrol the border between the two Americas. We have that so that the rest of us don’t have to deal with it. Then that situation erupts, and we express our shock and indignation.
"Look, every advancement toward equality has come with the spilling of blood," he told the magazine. "Then, when that’s over, a defensiveness from the group that had been doing the oppressing. There’s always this begrudging sense that black people are being granted something, when it’s white people’s lack of being able to live up to the defining words of the birth of the country that is the problem.
"And if we don’t address the why of that treatment, the how is just window dressing," Stewart said. "You know, we’re in a bizarre time of quarantine. White people lasted six weeks and then stormed with rifles, shouting: 'Give me liberty! This is causing economic distress! I’m not going to wear a mask, because that’s tyranny!' That’s six weeks versus 400 years of quarantining a race of people. The policing is an issue, but it’s the least of it.
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