America Protests Police Brutality and Systemic Racism | The Daily Social Distancing Show 

"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing" Malcolm X

I'll admit, I'm one of those people who didn't think these protests would amount to anything. I've never been so happy to eat my words.

The fact that they took the statue down in the middle of the night speaks volumes

Thank you PARIS, HUNGARY, ROME, TURKEY, TOKYO FOR STANDING UP WITH AMERICA!!!

When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes a duty.

I am from Germany and since we are children we learn about the Third Reich, Hitler and the Nazis. You don't see any statues relating to that time here, it is about education and awareness. It is important to know about the history of your country, however, a statue will not do that, education will! So that argument that Confederate statues are there for history, is complete bullshit. Edit: We do have memorials for the fallen soldiers as well as Jewish people that died during the Holocaust. We also have buildings of the Nazi time that have been turned into museums to raise awareness and educate about that period in history.

Seeing that support from around the world almost brought a tear to my eye. I cannot believe we still have people out there for us like that.

Trevor: The bubonic plague was a big part of history, but you don't see us putting up statues of rats! Mickey Mouse: * *Sweats Nervously* *

Greetings from Hamburg, where 14k ppl turned up to the 'silent protest' when 800 where planned.

"A month ago if you said that you would be crazy but it's 2020 everything is crazy"

"but how will we learn history??" The people who say this are exactly the ones who REFUSE to learn from our history.

"We'll keep fighting the same fight you are" frikin chills

When they arrested Derek Chauvin, my wife asked "so do you think they'll stop protesting now?" I replied "No, they took too long and proved the protesters right: that even with video evidence, the system is so busted that it takes an angry mob to arrest a cop that murders someone in broad daylight." When they arrested the other cops that held down George Floyd, my wife asked "so do you think they'll calm down now?" I replied "Nope, they *still* took too long and used a bunch of unnecessary violence against peaceful protesters to prove nothing really changed before the arrests." At every opportunity, the police screwed up their PR. They are so used to being treated with absolute respect by everyone that doesn't already have a record that too many couldn't see the big picture. They pepper-sprayed people for yelling at them. They tear gassed people for blocking the President's walk to a photo-op. They beat cameramen for doing their job. They arrested a Black-Latino reporter on live TV without cause and ignored the white reporters at the same location. They used the union to defend two cops that busted a 75 year old man's head open with unnecessary force and walked over his body. I'm 6'1 and black and *never* thought I'd see the day where people actually cared about the fear I have to deal with every time I see a cop car despite never committing a crime. To see every state, and even other countries, protesting for our sake gave me a little bit of hope that things may change in my lifetime. Thanks to everyone for caring! 👏👏👏 EDIT: Was not expecting this to get that many likes and supportive comments (I may or may not have wiped a tear or two today 🤫), but if so many people are reading this I want to get one thing straight: My wife is black and even majored in History with a focus in African American history and went to three different HBCUs for her degrees. She understands the struggle. She just asks me questions like that to get my opinion on things as I'm a quiet guy in general and rarely volunteer it.

“Read a book motherf-er!” That’s the loudest I’ve ever heard Trevor speak and it caught me off guard lol, right on Trevor!

Not trying to be dramatic, but seeing the whole world coming together spontaneously to speak out against racism, it made me cry

Hey corporations: If you truly believe black lives matter, pay your taxes.

"Statues are not the way you learn history, statues are used only to glorify people". - John Oliver.

“Breonna Taylor was an award-winning EMT and model citizen. She loved her family and community. She worked at two hospitals as an essential worker during the pandemic. One month ago, a division of the Louisville Police Department performed an illegal, unannounced drug raid on her home. Not a single officer announced themselves before ramming down her door and firing 22 shots, shooting Breonna 8 times, killing her. Not only were the police at the WRONG HOUSE, but the man they were looking for had already been arrested earlier that day.” yesterday would have been Breonnas 27th birthday. She deserved to be alive. We need to hold her killers accountable. happy birthday breonna.

Trevor thank you for what you bring to the media wirld the clarity..and intellect along with the humor to calm the frustration...God bless you

Trevor: “READ A BOOK!!” Me: “YEAH! READ A BOOK!! Educate yourself!!”

"Let's stop having police in schools" wait, WTF, there's police in US schools??? what are they doing there????

“Read a book MF!!” 😂😂😂 If you get your history only looking at a statue then you really won’t get any substantial insight in history

1:46. I really like how you acknowledge the fact that the police pick on people that are poor too.

The thing that I love is that most of the people that are in the protests and are planning them are gen.z the same generation that people say are too naive to mess with politics but we’re the ones that are trying to fight for our rights and the rights of the next generations. Don’t get me wrong our generation is made of a bunch of anxious crazy people (I’m saying this as type of compliment) but we’re doing something

"You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time." Abraham Lincoln

I love the woman I saw on the news the other day who was quoting Trevor’s “contract” bit. The best part was at the end, she said we’re “lucky black people just want equality, not revenge.” So true. ♥️

They say we should learn from history so it wouldn't repeat itself... But so many people have learned nothing... It's sad

The police system was long time broken

We have to keep the dialogue and momentum going. Real change takes time and persistence 🙌💯

German here: we took off all swastikas from every building they were put on. It doesn't mean that we do not learn about the Nazi period. Quite to the contrary.

hey Trevor, I was born and raised in Namibia :)) I really wanted to have the Namibian-Passport but it wasen't possible because my parents were foreigners and we were white! We had all the documents and it would've been possible but they didn't want us too! We could've paid them but that's just not the way it works! I just wanted to share my story, I'm 100% for the BLM-protests!

The way that reporter pronounces "fragility" had me looking up the pronunciation lol

“If not now, when? If not us, who? If not here, where?”

It's extremely depressing when you realize that many innocent people had to die to bring attention to a problem that should never have existed.

"The bubonic plague was major event in history, we don't go around putting up statues of rats." lmao

As a Hungarian, I never expected us to have a Black Lives Matter protest and so many people wearing official BLM clothing even in my school, I’ve never been so proud of our youth.

I'm a disabled Veteran. This is my daughter RU-vid account. I want to tell everyone that is out there were I can't be; that I love you all so much for being so brave. I will be with you on November. To ALL. I love you... Tito

when humans realised that we are 1 species rather than different races, that is the time we can move forward.

“Read a book mother fucker!!” I’m dying 😂😂

I would love a transcript of this episode. I've been watching nearly every morning, but this one...this one makes me tear up.

“Black people having lives shouldn’t be a controversial thing.” -TN

i'm 77 years old and i agree...nothing like this has happened in my lifetime until now.

A MOVEMENT that NEEDS to HAPPEN: Educating the people WILL REDUCE the need for police. I know we cannot abolish the police force all together (we do need someone to take care of those who refuse to play by civil rules), but if citizens behave better, there will sure be a lesser need for policing the streets so much. Educating people to become better citizens, instill the need for us to help each other and also help each other walk a civil and decent line is ESSENTIAL to the betterment of the country and of Quality of Life. Someone like YOU, Trevor, can really push issues like this, but not only in one show, but until it happens. We humans learn by experience or by infinite repetition. Thank you.

Seeing all of those other countries coming out like that was beautiful, for once it was great to see people from all over the world of different ethnicities coming together like that

Crazy to witness the entire globe, even Athens, protesting against police brutality in America

In Vienna where I protested, it was the third biggest protest within the last 20 years.

5:55 "...because the whole world was forced to sit at home and watch that video." Powerful

Took down several racist symbols and replaced it with another painted on streets.

He forgot to show how protesters in Bristol in England took down a statue of a slave trader themselves and dumped it in the harbour. Legends

I'm from a semi-big city in Germany and we've also been protesting last week. There were more than 1000 people and I've become so emotional when every single one of us stayed silent for nearly 9 minutes. There is pure power in this gesture and I'm so proud to see that so many people actually stand up and stop ignoring everyday racism.

I'm fighting tears watching the first several minutes.

“JUST MERCY!” had me screaming WHAT have we done to deserve this level of HATE??? WE didn’t create ourselves....

“ An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure “

Trevor is too humble to say this, but read his book, "Born a Crime." It is excellent.

Trevor, what you do is actual journalism.

When Trevor starts cursing you know shits going down

I actually teared up when Trevor mentioned how people are *READING* books about racism. This truly moved me ✊🏿🥺...this night sound cliché but for the world to be a better place would be a dream come true for me.

Protests happening here in Mexico too! We stand with you.

the "How not to Kill your House Plant" just chillin' in the background

Trevor want to say that you are brilliant!! You so informative!! When I watch anything you do its always from beginning to end. You have my undivided attention to do what you always do when I watch and listen to Trevor!! You empower me, you give me chills when state facts, you make me laugh so hard(and all while keeping astraight face), you make cry tears of hope and joy that there will be change and a better tomorrow!!

“The bubonic plague was a major event in history we don’t go around putting up statues of rats.”👏🏽👏🏽😂

"The great stumbling block is the white moderate, who is more devoted to order than to justice, who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice, who constantly says 'I agree with your goal but not your methods of direct action', who paternalistically believes he can set the timetable for another man's freedom. Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will." --- "Letter from a Birmingham jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr.

You made me weep, Trevor. This was one of your most powerful shows ever. Thank you.

I'm so thankful for Trevor Noah! Your voice is so important right now. Please continue to amplify

Oh wow. So we're finally figuring out we need to fund education. GENIUS 😒

At this moment I'm feeling so honored by the droves of young people fighting, marching, and advocating against racism. America has gone into other countries to tell them about how they treat their people but for 400 years black lives have been overlooked here in America.

Honestly, if I was young enough and was thinking of having another child I would name her Breonna. It's a beautiful name.

Your are doing a great job for the community with these videos. Protest in this paceful way is really efficient

i live in new jersey. camden was once considered one of the most violent cities in all of america. almost a decade ago, they disbanded their police force and decided to rebuild it from the ground up. as a result, crime rates have dropped, there's so much more trust in the law enforcement there, and there's a sense of community again. i know camden is a fraction of minneapolis's size, but it's a sign that steps like these can work, as long as the dedication to see it work is there.

It literally brought tears to my eyes when the young sister said, “Your message is heard over here and we’ll keep fighting the same fight u are. “ As a black American mom and wife with 3 black sons, allow me to thank u all for hearing our voices and standing with us from across the globe. Blessings to u all.❤️

Very well said. Thank you for using your platform to speak out againt injustice. Be Blessed

the statue of the rat cracked me up.....lol

"We the NFL..." not "*I* was wrong. " I dont hear any responsibility being taken.

As someone who lived through the 60s and 70s this really does feel differently. I hope it's real change.

Thank you for clarifying complex issues in a such a way that someone like myself, an Asian who wants to understand and be better, can grasp and perhaps be able to perform in a positive way. You are godsend.

Finally a balanced view, in mainstream television. Thank you bro

Seeing other countries show support warms my heart and brings tears to my eyes. Thank you 🙏🏽💕

This is so POWERFUL and for the first time in my 52 Years...I Can Truly Believe...A REAL CHANGE IS GOING TO COME✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿

This stuff happens to us Native Americans everyday

“In every state” me chilling in Florida with barely BARELY even any protests

We're protesting in tiny little New Zealand too! You are heard! We are fighting this fight together and WE WON'T BACK DOWN.

My favorite part of this video is "READ A BOOK.." Correct. People need to get educated. Education is the key.

My only sadness is this is two weeks old. Keep up the momentum everyone. Be a part of the active, constant improving change

I have looked at the news a lot recently and I get frustrated every time. Every time, I see more police brutality, more stupid people and politicians. It's good to hear some good news once in a while.

I'm a german and I know the history of my country very well and I also know the history of the US very well and I also know the history of the US very well, but unlike Germany the US did and does nothing to prevent the same shit from happening again. (Just my thoughts)

If monuments taught history, they wouldn't want to keep them up.

hello im from india ( northeast part of India arunachal Pradesh )and have been facing racism since i was very young ...our govtt has simply done nothing about it sadly. And hope one day racism will end here too. And I love the way you explain things .keep up the good work sir. ☮️.

Seeing everyone across the globe uniting with the principles of equality in mind and love in their hearts, I am excited to see what the future holds for the world

A great book is “born a crime” by Trevor ! He’s too humble to promote it !

Statues don't teach anyone. They're only good for pigeons.

The worse sin here is that they act like they didn't know.

Trevor Noah is so clutch in times such as these

in India also we have skin color related racism, this movement is heartening, let's break this bias

5:27 I'm only reading about systemic racism now because it wasn't taught in my all-white schools, for some reason.... And I didn't realize that I harbored really embarrassing, dumb and mean racial biases built in through that education until now. And now everything I ever said or did or failed to do in the past that added toward the collective disinterest in the humanity of Black people haunts me. Like it should. And I want to change and make it better.

Trevor Noah makes it all good and make the world awesome

I like that you are using your platform for good. If more celebrities with influence like yours did the same, our world would be better for it.

I'm standing with you, last Saturday a silent protest here in Germany, they expected 700, 7000 showed up, there will be another protest this Saturday, we will stand with you!

I'm in the Bahamas and I'm going out to protest tomorrow IDC if I go out by myself

Thank you sir, I get very happy to hear some good news in these deep times of S***. Thank you for the information you spread and every day keep us smiling!

We need to get in the game here in denmark, hopefully they start soon!