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Mighty Ira

I was at a conference and I saw news flashesconstantly on my phone about what was...

I was at a conference and I saw news flashes
constantly on my phone about what was happening
and that was
extremely distressing

Full Transcript

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I was at a conference
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and I saw news flashes constantly on my phone
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about what was happening and that was extremely distressing.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
01:19:10
Uploaded
May 26, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

Ira is one of America's unsung champions of civil rights and liberties. As his generation retires from the barricades, Ira reminisces on his life at the forefront of defending the rights of all Americans.
[chanting] - Mighty Ira 00:26
[chanting]
[chanting] - Mighty Ira 00:12
[chanting]
It's the first thing I remember hearing when I woke up - Mighty Ira 00:20
It's the first thing I remember hearing when I woke up
What had happened in ensuing days, uh, is not the fault of free speech - Mighty Ira 00:07
What had happened in ensuing days, uh, is not the fault of f...
What happened in ensuing days was the fault of the police and the government - Mighty Ira 00:06
What happened in ensuing days was the fault of the police an...
[soft music playing] - Mighty Ira 00:16
[soft music playing]
When Heather Heyer was run down by an automobile, - Mighty Ira 00:13
When Heather Heyer was run down by an automobile,
In our reports, we kept noting, I'm looking around, I'm not seeing any police here. - Mighty Ira 00:05
In our reports, we kept noting, I'm looking around, I&#...
I had officers and the help of the National Guard - Mighty Ira 00:08
I had officers and the help of the National Guard
I guess my question, and I'm not trying to be contentious for the sake of it, - Mighty Ira 00:24
I guess my question, and I'm not trying to be contentio...
Oh, no, no. They... they can feel that, - Mighty Ira 00:08
Oh, no, no. They... they can feel that,
When people burn flags, they got arrested for inciting violence. - Mighty Ira 00:06
When people burn flags, they got arrested for inciting viole...
When people carry guns in a demonstration, - Mighty Ira 00:14
When people carry guns in a demonstration,
Now the difficult question is where does the speech bleed into conduct - Mighty Ira 00:09
Now the difficult question is where does the speech bleed in...
Is it fair to have a concern that if hate speech incites violence - Mighty Ira 00:08
Is it fair to have a concern that if hate speech incites vio...
Well, you know, the... the key phrase there is "incites violence." - Mighty Ira 00:09
Well, you know, the... the key phrase there is "incites...
The police did a poor job of anticipating and protecting speech - Mighty Ira 00:08
The police did a poor job of anticipating and protecting spe...
All right, now. But we're going gonna have a little bit of a traffic tie-up when he's-- - Mighty Ira 00:05
All right, now. But we're going gonna have a little bit...
The police have to be good enough and competent enough - Mighty Ira 00:17
The police have to be good enough and competent enough
[clamoring] - Mighty Ira 00:12
[clamoring]